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existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They believe that this concept is rooted in Judaism. Mankind was created in the image of God, but due to sin has been separated from God. Jesus is the Messiah and died for the sin of mankind as a substitutionary sacrifice. All who believe in Him have salvation. T... | the Christ and the Son of God. Despite its name, Jews for Jesus is not considered a Jewish organization by Rabbinic Jewish authorities, who view Jesus either as a good Jewish teacher or as a false prophet rather than a messianic figure. History Jews for Jesus was founded by Moishe Rosen, a Baptist minister of the Hebre... |
of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type. Temperate grassland regions include the Pampas of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, and the... | much of the United States Great Plains ecoregion, contributing greatly to the Great Depression. Environmental history Bison hunting Nomadic hunting has been the main human activity on the prairies for the majority of the archaeological record. This once included many now-extinct species of megafauna. After the other ex... |
shape the pinnae Cropping (image), to remove unwanted outer parts of an image Scrapbooking, also called cropping, the creation of cards and or scrap-books in unique and creative ways as a hobby The Crop, a 2004 Australian comedy film "The Crop" (short story), a 1947 short story by Flannery O'Connor CROP may also stand ... | Canadian polling and market research company Cropping (punishment), the removal of a person's ears as a punishment Cropping (animal), cutting the ears of an animal shorter, usually trimming to shape the pinnae Cropping (image), to remove unwanted outer parts of an image Scrapbooking, also called cropping, the creation ... |
an overall dietary plan for managing irritable bowel syndrome by modification of food choices. One insoluble fiber, resistant starch from high-amylose corn, has been used as a supplement and may contribute to improving insulin sensitivity and glycemic management as well as promoting regularity and possibly relief of di... | benefited from removing fructose and inulin from their diet. While clinical studies have shown changes in the microbiota at lower levels of inulin intake, higher intake amounts may be needed to achieve effects on body weight. Vegetable gums Vegetable gum fiber supplements are relatively new to the market. Often sold as... |
October 1945. 1945–present – post-World War II status 1947 – 228 Incident When the 228 Incident erupted on 28 February 1947, the U.S. Consulate-General in Taipei prepared a report in early March, calling for an immediate intervention in the name of the U.S. or the United Nations. Based on the argument that the Japanese... | to these islands. Development of the controversy Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and some other minor islands effectively make up the jurisdiction of the state with the official name of the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as "Taiwan". The ROC, which asserted control of Taiwan (as well as Penghu and other nearby ... |
is grown year-round in California – which produced 92% of the crop nationally – with 95% of the total crop produced for fresh sales in 2018. Broccoli cannot be harvested using machines, meaning it must be hand-harvested. Nutrition A 100 gram reference serving of raw broccoli provides 34 calories and is a rich source (2... | raw or cooked. Broccoli is a particularly rich source of vitamin C and vitamin K. Contents of its characteristic sulfur-containing glucosinolate compounds, isothiocyanates and sulforaphane, are diminished by boiling but are better preserved by steaming, microwaving or stir-frying. Rapini, sometimes called "broccoli rab... |
a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring in temperate and subtropical regions throughout much of the world. It is a prolific and abundant plant in the moorlands of Great Britain, where it is limited to altitudes of below 600 metres. It does not like poorly drained marshes or fen. It has been observed growing in soils fro... | the bracken canopy. Both Camarographium stephensii and Typhula quisquiliaris grow primarily from dead bracken stems. Other plant associations Bracken is known to produce and release allelopathic chemicals, which is an important factor in its ability to dominate other vegetation, particularly in regrowth after fire. Its... |
knighthood Kriegsmarine, name of the German navy during the Nazi regime Koninklijke Marine, Dutch name of the Royal Netherlands Navy Places Kamenz (district), Germany (license plate indication) Messenia, Greece (license plate indication) KM Junction, West Virginia Comoros, country (ISO 3166-1 code KM) Kysucké Nové Mest... | for: Postnominal Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a chivalric order Businesses KM Group, a multimedia group based in Kent Kennis Music, a record label Kia Motors, an automobile manufacturer Kmart (former stock symbol "KM") Konica Minolta, a manufacturer of electronics Air Malta (IATA code KM) Organisati... |
based on being his father's son. From a new Marxist perspective, Akhmatova's poetry was deemed to represent an introspective "bourgeois aesthetic", reflecting only trivial "female" preoccupations, not in keeping with these new revolutionary politics of the time. She was roundly attacked by the state, by former supporte... | most significant Russian poets of the 20th century. She was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in 1965 and received second-most (three) nominations for the award the following year. Akhmatova's work ranges from short lyric poems to intricately structured cycles, such as Requiem (1935–40), her tragic masterpiece about the ... |
component i. Dalton's law is not strictly followed by real gases, with the deviation increasing with pressure. Under such conditions the volume occupied by the molecules becomes significant compared to the free space between them. In particular, the short average distances between molecules increases intermolecular for... | laws. Formula Mathematically, the pressure of a mixture of non-reactive gases can be defined as the summation: where p1, p2, …, pn represent the partial pressures of each component. where xi is the mole fraction of the ith component in the total mixture of n components. Volume-based concentration The relationship below... |
computer scientist and historian Kathryn Kleiman was once told, "refrigerator ladies", i.e., models posing in front of the machine for press photography. Nevertheless, some of the women did not receive recognition for their work on the ENIAC in their lifetimes. After the war ended, the women continued to work on the EN... | If the result had fewer than ten digits, it was obtained faster. ENIAC is able to process about 500 FLOPS, compared to modern supercomputers' petascale and exascale computing power. Reliability ENIAC used common octal-base radio tubes of the day; the decimal accumulators were made of 6SN7 flip-flops, while 6L7s, 6SJ7s,... |
and muscle damage. Choline was not initially classified as essential because the human body can produce choline in small amounts through phosphatidylcholine metabolism. Conditionally essential Conditionally essential nutrients are certain organic molecules that can normally be synthesized by an organism, but under cert... | required for normal physiological function that cannot be synthesized in the body – either at all or in sufficient quantities – and thus must be obtained from a dietary source. Apart from water, which is universally required for the maintenance of homeostasis in mammals, essential nutrients are indispensable for variou... |
the warm season; typical vegetation in these areas ranges from moist seasonal tropical forests to savannahs. When the wet season occurs during the warm season, or summer, precipitation falls mainly during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The wet season is a time when air quality improves, freshwater quality ... | The word "tropic" comes from Ancient Greek τροπή (tropē), meaning "to turn" or "change direction". Seasons and climate "Tropical" is sometimes used in a general sense for a tropical climate to mean warm to hot and moist year-round, often with the sense of lush vegetation. Many tropical areas have a dry and wet season. ... |
the struggle that accompanied its independence. In turn, Joseph Stalin and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov sought to cultivate a strong relationship with Israel as a means of furthering the Soviet position in the Middle East. Soviet–Israeli relations were complicated by Soviet policies against religious inst... | called by President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States to discuss the question of Jewish refugees' fleeing Nazi persecution. Delegates from the 32 invited countries repeatedly expressed their sorrow for the plight of the European Jews, but outlined why their countries could not help by admitting the refugees. T... |
an anatomical organ Chemistry Organic matter, matter that has come from a once-living organism, is capable of decay or is the product of decay, or is composed of organic compounds Organic compound, a compound that contains carbon Organic chemistry, chemistry involving organic compounds Farming, certification and produc... | "organ" meaning an organization or governmental body Organic Articles, a French law presented in 1802 Music Organic (Arj Barker album), 2019 Organic (Freak Kitchen album), 2005 Organic (Joe Cocker album), 1996 Organic-Lee, a 2006 album by Lee Konitz and Gary Versace Other uses Organic (military), a military unit that i... |
a joint venture between May Gurney and WSP. Rivers and canals Two major canals – the Oxford and the Grand Union – join in the county at Braunston. Notable features include a flight of 17 locks on the Grand Union at Rothersthorpe, the canal museum at Stoke Bruerne, and a tunnel at Blisworth which, at , is the third-long... | kingdom of Mercia, and Northampton functioned as an administrative centre. The Mercians converted to Christianity in 654 AD with the death of the pagan king Penda. From about 889 the area was conquered by the Danes (as at one point almost all of England was, except for Athelney marsh in Somerset) and became part of the... |
independent Kenya, and included bass singer Rupert Willington. The duo auditioned for Dodd in 1969 which led to the release of their debut single "Door Peep" (the session also included Cedric Brooks on saxophone). They were then joined by tenor Delroy Hinds. The trio recorded several more singles for Dodd, and two albu... | singles for Dodd, and two albums, before they moved on to work with Jack Ruby in 1975. Their first recording with Ruby, "Marcus Garvey", was intended as an exclusive track for Ruby's Ocho Rios–based Hi-Power sound system, but was released as a single, giving them an immediate hit, and was followed by "Slavery Days". Th... |
Symphony Orchestra while on tour with Barrault. In Cologne he conducted his own Le Visage nuptial in 1957 and—with Bruno Maderna and the composer—the first performances of Stockhausen's Gruppen in 1958. His breakthrough came in 1959 when he replaced the ailing Hans Rosbaud at short notice in demanding programmes of twe... | notice in demanding programmes of twentieth-century music at the Aix-en-Provence and Donaueschingen Festivals. This led to debuts with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Bavarian Radio Symphony and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras. In 1963 he conducted the Orchestre National de France in the 50th anniversary performance of Str... |
racial minority neighborhoods, and noise pollution associated with household electricity generators is an emerging environmental degradation in many developing nations. High noise levels can contribute to cardiovascular effects in humans and an increased incidence of coronary artery disease. In animals, noise can incre... | as a threat. However, it was also noted that the alarm responses decreased over a period of time, signifying that the squid had likely acclimated to the noise. Regardless, it is apparent that stress occurred in the squid, and although further investigation has not been pursued, researchers suspect that other implicatio... |
Lost World (1998 film), set in Mongolia The Lost World (2001 film), a BBC film The Lost World (TV series) (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World), a television series "The Lost World", a radio drama in the Radio Tales series Crichton novel and adaptations The Lost World (Crichton novel), a 1995 book The Lost World: J... | Lost World (1925 film), a silent film set in South America The Lost World (1960 film), set in Venezuela The Lost World (1992 film), set in Africa The Lost World (1998 film), set in Mongolia The Lost World (2001 film), a BBC film The Lost World (TV series) (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World), a television series "... |
as a symbol that the Panhellenic war of revenge is at an end. Before continuing his pursuit of Darius III, who has retreated into Bactria, Alexander assembles all the Persian treasure and entrusts it to Harpalus, who is to hold it at Ecbatana as chief treasurer. Parmenion is also left behind in Media to manage communic... | He also accepts the surrender of Darius' Greek mercenaries. In Aria, Alexander's army defeats the satrap Satibarzanes, who initially offers to submit, only to later revolt. Alexander then founds the town of Alexandria of the Arians (modern Herat). At Phrada, in Drangiana, Philotas, Parmenion's son and commander of the ... |
mother, who had begun to show unbalanced behaviour. By 1931, Hazel had been diagnosed with cancer and tuberculosis, while William also contracted tuberculosis resulting in blindness in one eye and then the other. Throughout this time O'Brien worked with Hoyt on a series of cancelled projects included Atlantis for First... | to animate a series of short films with a prehistoric theme, these included R.F.D. 10,000 B.C. and Prehistoric Poultry (both 1917) released as part of Conquest Pictures film packages for youth audiences. During this time he also worked on other Edison Company productions including Sam Loyd's The Puzzling Billboard and ... |
mountains past the site of modern Kabul into the country of the Paropamisade, where he founds Alexandria by the Caucasus. In Bactria, Bessus raises a national revolt in the eastern satrapies using the title of King Artaxerxes V of Persia. Crossing the Hindu Kush northward, probably over the Khawak Pass, Alexander bring... | 329 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 Macedonian Empire From Phrada, Alexander the Great presses on up the valley of the Helmand River, through Arachosia, and over the mountains past t... |
garrison in Maracanda. Alexander the Great sends an army under the command of Pharnuches of Lycia which is promptly annihilated with a loss of more than 2,000 infantry and 300 cavalry. Understanding now the danger represented by his enemy, Alexander moves personally to relieve Maracanda, only to learn that Spitamenes h... | than 2,000 infantry and 300 cavalry. Understanding now the danger represented by his enemy, Alexander moves personally to relieve Maracanda, only to learn that Spitamenes has left Sogdiana. Spitamenes then attacks Bactra, from where he is repulsed with great difficulty by the satrap of Bactria, Artabazus of Phrygia. Al... |
fences, etc. Climbers can be grown over other plants to provide additional attraction. Artificial support can also be provided. Some climbers climb by themselves; others need work, such as tying them in and training them. Scientific description Vines widely differ in size, form and evolutionary origin. Darwin classifie... | fences. Twining vines A twining vine, also known as a bine, is one that climbs by its shoots growing in a helix, in contrast to vines that climb using tendrils or suckers. Many bines have rough stems or downward-pointing bristles to aid their grip. Hops (used in flavoring beer) are a commercially important example of a... |
frequently, year 427 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 327 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 Macedonian Empire Alexander the Great invades northern India. Recrossing the Hindu Kush, A... | His advance through Swat and Gandhara is marked by the storming of the almost impregnable pinnacle of Aornos, a few miles west of the Indus. The relations between Alexander and Aristotle are embittered by the execution of Aristotle's nephew, the historian Callisthenes of Olynthus, who is charged with treason. Callisthe... |
the Hydaspes, Alexander fights his last great battle, the Battle of the Hydaspes River. He and his general Craterus defeat the Indian King Porus. Alexander founds two cities there, Alexandria on the Indus or Alexandria Nicaea (to celebrate his victory) and Alexandria Bucephalous or Bucephala (named after his horse Buce... | (modern Jhelum River) and the Acesines (modern Chenab River). On the left bank of the Hydaspes, Alexander fights his last great battle, the Battle of the Hydaspes River. He and his general Craterus defeat the Indian King Porus. Alexander founds two cities there, Alexandria on the Indus or Alexandria Nicaea (to celebrat... |
Malli clans (in modern day Multan). The ensuing battle severely weakens his army. Alexander sends much of his remaining army to Carmania (modern southern Iran) with his general Craterus, while he leads the rest of his forces back to Persia by the southern route through the Gedrosian Desert (now part of southern Iran an... | calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Camillus and Scaeva (or, less frequently, year 429 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 325 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 ... |
summer and autumn at the Median capital, Ecbatana, where his best friend, Hephaistion, dies during the autumn. Alexander indulges in extravagant mourning for his closest friend. Winter – Alexander carries out a savage punitive expedition against the Cossaeans in the hills of Luristan. Greece Alexander the Great's treas... | condita). The denomination 324 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 Macedonian Empire On returning to Susa, Persia, Alexander the Great punishes those who he considers to have failed in t... |
of any power some of their members (such as Johannes Althusius in a letter to Lubbertus) declared Grotius' ideas diabolical. In 1621, with the help of his wife and his maidservant, Elsje van Houwening, Grotius managed to escape the castle in a book chest and fled to Paris. In the Netherlands today, he is mainly famous ... | 1645), also known as Huig de Groot () and in Dutch as Hugo de Groot (), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, poet and playwright. A teenage intellectual prodigy, he was born in Delft and studied at Leiden University. He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in the intra-Calvinis... |
ruler, Antipater, in Lamia is relieved by Leonnatus with an army of 20,000 infantry and 1,500 cavalry. Leonnatus is killed in the action. September 5 – Craterus arrives to defeat the Athenians in the Battle of Crannon. This battle marks a complete victory for Antipater in the Lamian War. The Athenian orator and diploma... | the throne by burying their predecessor. To pre-empt Perdiccas, the imperial regent, Ptolemy has Alexander the Great's body brought to Memphis, Egypt and buried there in a gold sarcophagus. Ptolemy then marries Alexander's mistress, Thaïs and commences to reign as king of Egypt and the adjacent Libyan and Arabian regio... |
the sign itself is turned upside down. Appoggiatura An appoggiatura (; ) is an added note that is important melodically (unlike an acciaccatura) and suspends the principal note by a portion of its time-value, often about half, but this may be considerably more or less depending on the context. The added note (the auxil... | sounded." Clive Brown writes that "Despite three different ways of showing the trills, it seems likely that a trill beginning with the upper note and ending with a turn was envisaged in each case." Sometimes it is expected that the trill will end with a turn (by sounding the note below rather than the note above the pr... |
Egypt and Cyrene. Ptolemy further strengthens his position amongst the diadochi by marrying Eurydice, the third daughter of Antipater. Antigonus and Craterus defeat Eumenes in battle but Eumenes escapes. Antigonus and Craterus then besiege him unsuccessfully in the mountain fortress of Nora on the border between Cappad... | further strengthens his position amongst the diadochi by marrying Eurydice, the third daughter of Antipater. Antigonus and Craterus defeat Eumenes in battle but Eumenes escapes. Antigonus and Craterus then besiege him unsuccessfully in the mountain fortress of Nora on the border between Cappadocia and Lycaonia. Crateru... |
Demography Alexandria in Macedonian Egypt becomes the largest city of the world, taking over the lead from Babylon in Macedonian Babylonia. Births Timocharis of Alexandria, Greek astronomer responsible for the first recorded observation of Mercury and the first star catalogue (d. 260 BC) Bindusara, the heir to the thro... | the territories of the Indian king Porus, and treacherously puts that monarch to death. By topic Biology Theophrastus begins the systematic study of botany. Demography Alexandria in Macedonian Egypt becomes the largest city of the world, taking over the lead from Babylon in Macedonian Babylonia. Births Timocharis of Al... |
at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia published a paper called "A Comparison of 'The Limits to Growth' with Thirty Years of Reality". It compared the past thirty years of data with the scenarios laid out in the 1972 book and found that changes in industrial production,... | perspectives." In 1989, a symposium was held in Hanover, entitled "Beyond the Limits to Growth: Global Industrial Society, Vision or Nightmare?" and in 1992, Beyond the Limits (BTL) was published as a 20-year update on the original material. It "concluded that two decades of history mainly supported the conclusions we ... |
medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Persian Empire After being besieged by the Persian forces of King Artaxerxes III, Sidon is taken and its population is punished with great cruelty. Greece The Athenian help to its cities in Macedon... | By place Persian Empire After being besieged by the Persian forces of King Artaxerxes III, Sidon is taken and its population is punished with great cruelty. Greece The Athenian help to its cities in Macedonia is diverted by a revolt in Euboea which Philip II of Macedon has fomented. He conquers the city of Olynthus in ... |
years. Events By place Persian Empire Sidon is besieged by Persian forces. Macedonia After recovering from illness, Philip II of Macedon turns his attention to the remaining Athenian controlled cities in Macedonia and to the city of Olynthus, in particular. The Athenians organise to | 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 Persian Empire Sidon is besieged by Persian forces. Macedonia After recovering from illness, Philip II of Macedon turns his attention |
son of Hecatomnus, succeeds to the throne of Caria on the death of Artemisia II, the widow of his elder brother Mausolus. Shortly after his accession, at the request of the Persian king, Artaxerxes III, Idrieus equips a fleet of 40 triremes and assembles an army of 8,000 mercenary troops and despatches them against Cyp... | after the original marble is now kept at Musei Vaticani, Museo Pio Clementino, Gabinetto delle Maschere in Rome. The building of the Mausoleum in Halikarnassos (modern Bodrum in Turkey) is completed (approximate date). It is the grave of the Persian satrap and Carian ruler Mausolos and is built under the direction of h... |
and Black Hills Railway, a short line railroad between Kearney and Callaway, Nebraska Kearney & Company, American accounting firm Other uses Kearney (surname) Kearney Zzyzwicz, a fictional character from The Simpsons Kearney Research and Extension Center, an agricultural research station in the University of California | Kearney Park, Mississippi, United States Kearney Township, Michigan, United States Companies Kearney (consulting firm), management consulting firm Kearney and Black Hills Railway, a short line railroad between Kearney and Callaway, Nebraska Kearney & Company, American accounting firm Other uses Kearney (surname) Kearne... |
essentially good-hearted. He could also be bitter and fierce, a partisan of political ideas. The guillotine and the figure of Death appear in his caricatures. At the time of the Dreyfus affair he was an anti-dreyfusard; with Jean-Louis Forain, he moved to the political right. Works The artist was a prolific contributor... | scenes in the manner of Busch. He decorated several "brasseries artistiques" with wall-paintings, stained glass, and so on notably Le Chat noir and La Palette d'or, and he painted the ceiling for La Cigale music hall. Willette contributed to the Salon des Cent and six of his posters were published in Les Maîtres de l'A... |
Little Foxes" was suggested by Dorothy Parker. In 1946, Hellman wrote Another Part of the Forest, a prequel chronicling the roots of the Hubbard family. Production Produced and directed by Herman Shumlin, the original Broadway production of The Little Foxes opened February 15, 1939, at the National Theatre. It closed F... | Campbell. The touring production of The Little Foxes went on hiatus for three months during filming, and Patricia Collinge, Charles Dingle, Dan Duryea, John Marriott and Carl Benton Reid all reprised their stage roles in their motion picture debuts. Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and Teresa Wright star as Regina, Horace... |
Psycho Demolition Mix" by Steve Lyon, an instrumental version of the song, and a "Poe Only" Mix. Another single, "Angry Johnny", broke into the top 10 of Billboard'''s Modern Rock chart, and also enjoyed heavy rotation on radio. The song's video received high rotation on MTV.Hits Magazine. March 1996 The song featured ... | Mark Danielewski" Request Magazine. October/November 2000. In November 2000, Poe performed a tour of Borders Bookstores with her brother. Their set included Mark reading passages from House of Leaves and Poe singing songs that share themes with the book. House of Leaves made the New York Times Best Seller list in April... |
mysteriously transform into two rectangular prongs at the other end. In 1964, D.H. Schuster reported that he noticed an ambiguous figure of a new kind in the advertising section of an aviation journal. He dubbed it a "three-stick clevis". He described the novelty as follows: "Unlike other ambiguous drawings, an actual ... | resolution." The word "poiuyt" appeared on the March 1965 cover of Mad magazine bearing the four-eyed Alfred E. Neuman balancing the impossible fork on his finger with caption "Introducing 'The Mad Poiuyt' " (the last six letters on the top row of QWERTY typewriters, right to left). An anonymously-contributed version d... |
(Plutella xylostella) is perhaps the most serious pest of brassicaceous crops. Also in sub-Saharan Africa, the African sugarcane borer is a major pest of sugarcane, maize, and sorghum. Several moths in the family Tineidae are commonly regarded as pests because their larvae eat fabric such as clothes and blankets made f... | moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, H... |
lines would result in Afghan Turkestan being unified with the predominantly Turkic peoples of Russian Central Asia as well as with the Afghan Pashtuns being reunified with the Pakistani Pashtuns within British India. Toynbee viewed the Hindu Kush as being an ideal and impenetrable frontier between Russia and British In... | the Hindu Kush. A partition of Afghanistan along these lines would result in Afghan Turkestan being unified with the predominantly Turkic peoples of Russian Central Asia as well as with the Afghan Pashtuns being reunified with the Pakistani Pashtuns within British India. Toynbee viewed the Hindu Kush as being an ideal ... |
magazine stated that the game has "super graphics and 500 levels. Populous is both highly original and amazingly addictive, with a constant challenge on offer". They gave the Mega Drive version of Populous an overall score of 91%. In the September–October 1989 edition of Games International (Issue #9), John Harrington ... | replay value. It was nominated for multiple year-end accolades, including Game of the Year from several gaming publications. The game was ported to many other computer systems and was later supported with multiple expansion packs. It is the first game in the Populous series, preceding Populous II: Trials of the Olympia... |
transfixing his head. It was no surprise then that he found the Somalis to be a "fierce and turbulent race". However, the failure of this expedition was viewed harshly by the authorities, and a two-year investigation was set up to determine to what extent Burton was culpable for this disaster. While he was largely clea... | sympathetic biography of the poet and adventurer. The book The Jew, the Gipsy and el Islam was published posthumously in 1898 and was controversial for its criticism of Jews and for its assertion of the existence of Jewish human sacrifices. (Burton's investigations into this had provoked hostility from the Jewish popul... |
passage which states "... came upon them beyond the bridge ....". Henry of Huntington mentions Stamford Bridge and describes part of the battle being fought across the bridge. The exact location of the battle site is not known for certain. We know that it took place along the Derwent River, where a wooden bridge crosse... | January 1066 had triggered a succession struggle in which a variety of contenders from across north-western Europe fought for the English throne. These claimants included the King of Norway, Harald Hardrada. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Manuscript D (p. 197), the Norwegians assembled a fleet of 300 ships to i... |
of Ethiopia, Rozman tried unsuccessfully to join the Ethiopian forces fighting the Italian invaders. Soon after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he decided to travel to Spain. Rozman was among the first Yugoslav volunteers in Spain, where he, on 1 October 1936 joined the International Brigades. In November 1936 h... | de guerre Stane (Slovene convention: Franc Rozman – Stane) or Stane Mlinar (27 March 1911 – 7 November 1944), was a Slovene Partisan commander in World War II. Early life Franc Rozman was born in the Carniolan village of Spodnje Pirniče near Ljubljana, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (now in Slovenia) in... |
he played, as recalled by those such as Claudio Arrau and Vladimir Horowitz, who had heard Schnabel in the 1920s, were Chopin's E minor Piano Concerto and the Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, and Weber's Konzertstück in F minor, Piano Sonata No. 2, and Invitation to the Dance. Schnabel himself mentioned that he had ... | Bösendorfer-Saal in Vienna. Later that same year, he gave a series of concerts in Budapest, Prague and Brünn (today Brno, Czech Republic). Berlin years Schnabel moved to Berlin in 1898, making his debut there with a concert at the Bechstein-Saal. Following World War I, Schnabel also toured widely, visiting the United S... |
novel is Red Orc's Rage (1991), which does not involve the principal characters of the other books directly, but does provide background information to certain events and characters portrayed in the other novels. This is the most "psychological" of Farmer's novels. Literary themes Sexual Farmer's work often handles sex... | examples of literary mashup novel. Literary critic Leslie Fiedler compared Farmer to Ray Bradbury as both being "provincial American eccentrics" who "strain at the classic limits of the [science fiction] form," but found Farmer distinctive in that he "manages to be at once naive and sophisticated in his odd blending of... |
a nictitating membrane. A spiracle is present, but small. The dorsal ends of the fourth and fifth branchial arches are attached, but not fused into a "pickaxe" as in lamniform sharks. Heterodontiforms have two dorsal fins, with fin spines, as well as an anal fin. The dorsal and anal fins also contain basal cartilages, ... | are attached, but not fused into a "pickaxe" as in lamniform sharks. Heterodontiforms have two dorsal fins, with fin spines, as well as an anal fin. The dorsal and anal fins also contain basal cartilages, not just fin rays. Species Nine living species of bullhead shark have been described: Heterodontus francisci (Girar... |
refer to the defense of the Basque country within the Republic of Spain against the nationalist Spain army. It is also used as an anthem by ETA and the organizations orbiting the Basque National Liberation Movement. The music is a traditional Basque tune from Araba, named . The lyrics were composed in 1932 by José Marí... | heard on the top of the mountain, let's go, all the soldiers behind the Basque flag 1 Irrintzi, literally "neigh", is a high-pitched scream used in celebrations and to call others at long distances. See also Gernikako arbola, a traditional Basque anthem Gora ta gora, official Basque anthem Oriamendi, a traditional Carl... |
(communist guerrillas who fought Portuguese rule and later established a Marxist regime) National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) – Angola (anti-communist guerrillas backed by the United States and Apartheid South Africa. Angolan Civil War) Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) – Eritrea Liberians United f... | Kuva-yi Milliye during Turkish War of Independence – Turkey Forest Brothers – Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania (World War II–1952 approx.) World War II Resistance movements in various countries sponsored by the United Kingdom and other Western governments; Irish Republican Army – Ireland (prior to the establishment of an indep... |
theories about it. Variable stars Graphs of the apparent magnitude of a variable star over time are commonly used to visualise and analyse their behaviour. Although the categorisation of variable star types is increasingly done from their spectral properties, the amplitudes, periods, and regularity of their brightness ... | or period of the pulsations can be related to the luminosity of the star, and the light curve shape can be an indicator of the pulsation mode. Supernovae Light curves from supernovae can be indicative of the type of supernova. Although supernova types are defined on the basis of their spectra, each has typical light cu... |
of Earth's axis of rotation relative to the plane of its orbit, and since the tilt changes, the location of these two circles also changes. In geopolitics, it is known for being the southern limitation on the mutual defence obligation of NATO, as member states of NATO are not obligated to come to the defence of territo... | (Latin for crab) at the June solstice, the time each year that the Sun reaches its zenith at this latitude. Due to the precession of the equinoxes, this is no longer the case; today the Sun is in Taurus at the June solstice. The word "tropic" itself comes from the Greek "trope (τροπή)", meaning turn (change of directio... |
difficult arable agriculture specialises in dry fruits, nuts and modest water consumption produce. Other types are possible given reliable irrigation sources and, ideally, water-retentive enriched or alluvial soils, especially wheat; shallow irrigation sources very widely dry up in and after drought years. The multi-ri... | Cancer. The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude marked on maps of Earth. Its latitude is currently south of the Equator, but it is very gradually moving northward, currently at the rate of 0.47 arcseconds, or 15 metres, per year. Less than 3% of the world's population lives south of it; thi... |
prolonged closure of the Canada–United States border as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Titans, the Aigles and the Capitales later joined forces to form a new team that competed as a member of the Atlantic Division. Known as Équipe Québec, they began the season as a traveling team, and starting on July 3... | as the announcement of the partnership with Major League Baseball, as Ottawa was granted an expansion franchise in the league. The team, as chosen by fans in a contest, was named the Titans and will play at RCGT Park. Then, on January 8, 2021, after the reorganization of Minor League Baseball, the league added the Tri-... |
by injuries sustained in an automobile accident in February 2000, forcing him into retirement. The Paints returned to the Frontier League championship in 2001 with a division-winning 51-31 (.607) record, but were upset by the Richmond Roosters 2-0 in the series. Rick Blanc (13-1, 3.24 ERA), Matt McKay (.345 BA, 1 HR, 4... | Tomahawks did not complete the season as the league struggled with stability. In 1994, the Paints featured Brian Tollberg who went 7-4, 2.48 ERA, and was then signed by the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Tollberg would become the first Frontier League alumnus to make the majors when he started for the San Diego Padres... |
strong, coarse-grained. Cracks in drying, but when carefully treated could be successfully used for furniture. Also used in construction and for interior finish of houses. Sp. gr., 0.6621; weight of cu. ft., 41.25 lbs. Winter buds: Dark chestnut brown (reddish brown), ovate, acute, generally long Leaves: Alternate, sev... | and usually repandly dentate and terminating with long bristle-pointed teeth; the second pair of lobes from apex are largest; midrib and primary veins conspicuous. Lobes are often less deeply cut than most other oaks of the red oak group. Leaves emerge from the bud convolute, pink, covered with soft silky down above, c... |
first season of play in Evansville. On the field the Otters have reached the playoffs in 9 seasons, including six Frontier League Championship series with FLCS wins in 2006 and 2016. Off the field, the Otters set numerous league attendance records in their early seasons. The Otters drew 90,000 fans in their first seaso... | Off the field, the Otters set numerous league attendance records in their early seasons. The Otters drew 90,000 fans in their first season, more than the entire Frontier League had in its inaugural season two years earlier. The Otters have averaged over 2,500 fans per game since they started playing at Bosse Field in E... |
St. Louis suburb of Sauget, Illinois, in the United States. The Grizzlies are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, which is a partner league | GCS Credit Union Ballpark (formerly GMC Stadium) opened and has remained the club's home since. Seasons Current Roster Notable alumni Scott Patterson (2002-2005) Justin Erasmus (2013) Trevor Richards (2015-2016) References External links Sports in the Metro East Frontier |
aviation and especially for-hire flying will look like it does now?" Christian Dries, owner of Diamond Aircraft Austria said "Behind the curtain, aircraft manufacturers are working on a single-pilot cockpit where the airplane can be controlled from the ground and only in case of malfunction does the pilot of the plane ... | threaten aviation safety and opposes the April 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act's Section 744 establishing a research and development program to assist single-pilot cargo aircraft by remote and computer piloting. For French aerospace research center Onera and avionics manufacturer Thales, artificial intelligence (AI) like ... |
chinkapin oak being a light ash-gray and somewhat peeling like that of the white oak and that of swamp chestnut oak being paler ash-gray and scaly. The chinkapin oak also has much smaller acorns than the chestnut oak. The chestnut oak is easily distinguished from the swamp white oak because that tree has whitened under... | swamp chestnut oak and chinkapin oak, but the trees can readily be distinguished by the bark, that of the chinkapin oak being a light ash-gray and somewhat peeling like that of the white oak and that of swamp chestnut oak being paler ash-gray and scaly. The chinkapin oak also has much smaller acorns than the chestnut o... |
end in a tie and the Home Run Derby took place. Brody Jackson of the River City Rascals hit the eventual game winner for the West Division. The Derby drew national attention for the League immediately, with a 30-minute segment on Fox Sports Radio’s national broadcast and continuing to have the television footage shown ... | played their home games at Homer Stryker Field. A previous Frontier League team named the Kalamazoo Kodiaks had existed in Kalamazoo from 1996-1998, playing in the same stadium, before relocating to London, Ontario and being renamed the London Werewolves. Team history In their second Frontier League season, Kalamazoo h... |
Frontier League, which at that time had no affiliation with Major League Baseball. The Roosters began play in the third season of the Frontier League when the Kentucky Rifles franchise folded and Richmond was granted an expansion team. The team played at Don McBride Stadium in Richmond. The franchise was sold after the... | Hall of Fame by Richmond player-manager Fran Riordan, Richmond part-owner Duke Ward, along with Roosters first-basemen Morgan Burkhart, pitcher Matt Schweitzer, outfielder Pete Pirman, and pitcher Bobby Chandler. Richmond Roosters The Richmond Roosters returned professional baseball to Richmond, Indiana in 1995, with t... |
of the ninth inning. This was the first minor league baseball game in Missouri since 1955. Under Clark, a former St. Louis Cardinals slugger, the team led the Frontier League in home runs, however only two pitchers had ERAs under 5.00. The move of the franchise from Zanesville to O'Fallon saw a major increase in attend... | a local group headed by Ken Wilson. River City Rascals The Rascals began play in 1999 in the Western Division of the Frontier League under manager Jack Clark, pitching coach Greg Mathews, and first-base coach Dick Schofield Jr., all previous Major League Baseball players. . The first game played was on Wednesday, June ... |
seam). The shape of a samara enables the wind to carry the seed farther away from the tree than regular seeds would go, and is thus a form of anemochory. In some cases the seed is in the centre of the wing, as in the elms (genus Ulmus), the hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata), and the bushwillows (genus Combretum). In other ca... | as in the elms (genus Ulmus), the hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata), and the bushwillows (genus Combretum). In other cases the seed is on one side, with the wing extending to the other side, making the seed autorotate as it falls, as in the maples (genus Acer) and ash trees (genus Fraxinus). Some species that normally produc... |
moved to RiverHawks Stadium, now known as Rivets Stadium, located in Loves Park, Illinois. History The Aviators Frontier League franchise was relocated from Springfield, Illinois, where the franchise played as the Springfield Capitals. The team moved to Rockford for the 2002 season. The RiverHawks franchise moved to th... | moved to RiverHawks Stadium, now known as Rivets Stadium, located in Loves Park, Illinois. History The Aviators Frontier League franchise was relocated from Springfield, Illinois, where the franchise played as the Springfield Capitals. The team moved to Rockford for the 2002 season. The RiverHawks franchise moved to th... |
half of season (Since July 18) 23–5 the month of August 13-game winning streak (July 27 – August 9) 11-game winning streak (August 12 – August 23) 14 straight home wins (August 3 – August 23) Hosted the Frontier League All-Star Game in 2005 and 2013 New Frontier League records up to 2005 Only perfect game in Frontier L... | 23) Hosted the Frontier League All-Star Game in 2005 and 2013 New Frontier League records up to 2005 Only perfect game in Frontier League history (August 24, 2014, thrown by Matt Sergey) Wins in a season: 63 (old record – Washington Wild Things, 2004) Triples: 46 (old record – 33; Springfield, 1999) Runs: 645 (old reco... |
to: Kenneth Thomson (cricketer) (born 1947), Australian cricketer Ken Thomson (footballer) (1930–1969), Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Stoke City, Middlesbrough, Hartlepools United) Kenneth Thomson (actor) (1899–1967), | may also refer to: Kenneth Thomson (cricketer) (born 1947), Australian cricketer Ken Thomson (footballer) (1930–1969), Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Stoke City, Middlesbrough, Hartlepools United) Kenneth Thomson (actor) |
Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. – blue ash Fraxinus trifoliolata Section Fraxinus Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl – narrow-leaved ash Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa – Caucasian ash Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. syriaca Fraxinus excelsior L. – European ash Fraxinus holotricha Koehne Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. – Manchuria... | species are evergreen. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. The leaves are opposite (rarely in whorls of three), and mostly pinnately compound, though simple in a few species. The seeds, popularly known as "keys" or "helicopter seeds", are a type of fruit known as a samara. Some Fraxi... |
was the official language of British Raj, was commonly written in Arabic or Persian characters, and was spoken by approximately 100,000,000 people. When the British colonised the Indian subcontinent from the late 18th through to the late 19th century, they used the words 'Hindustani', 'Hindi', and 'Urdu' interchangeabl... | This is all due to its origin as the common speech of the Mughal army. As a literary language, Urdu took shape in courtly, elite settings. Along with English, it became the first official language of British India in 1850. Hindi as a standardised literary register of the Delhi dialect arose in the 19th century; the Bra... |
Bushehr, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran Poshtu, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran Pashto, Battagram, a union council town in Battagram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan See also Pashto alphabet | Iranian language, spoken by the Pashtun tribes in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pashto or Poshtu may also refer to: Poshtu, Bushehr, a village in |
than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season. Evergreen species There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs. Evergreens include... | Evergreen families Japanese umbrella pine is unique in that it has its own family of which it is the only species. Differences between evergreen and deciduous species Evergreen and deciduous species vary in a range of morphological and physiological characters. Generally, broad-leaved evergreen species have thicker lea... |
two years. Perennial or perennials may also refer to: Perennial, the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society, a British charity Harper Perennial, a paperback imprint of HarperCollins | also refer to: Perennial, the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society, a British charity Harper Perennial, a paperback imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Perennial (album), by Vera Blue, 2017 Perennial (terminology), a mindset of a group |
as a nitrogen source during the growth of new leaves or flowers. Function Plants with deciduous foliage have advantages and disadvantages compared to plants with evergreen foliage. Since deciduous plants lose their leaves to conserve water or to better survive winter weather conditions, they must regrow new foliage dur... | after its purpose is finished". In plants, it is the result of natural processes. "Deciduous" has a similar meaning when referring to animal parts, such as deciduous antlers in deer, deciduous teeth (baby teeth) in some mammals (including humans); or decidua, the uterine lining that sheds off after birth. Botany In bot... |
bases, which are relatively over-perfused with blood. It is only in the middle of the lungs that the blood and air flow to the alveoli are ideally matched. At altitude this variation in the ventilation/perfusion ratio of alveoli from the tops of the lungs to the bottoms is eliminated, with all the alveoli perfused and ... | be inhaled per minute (respiratory minute volume) to provide the same amount of oxygen to the lungs at altitude as at sea level. During inhalation the air is warmed and saturated with water vapor during its passage through the nose passages and pharynx. Saturated water vapor pressure is dependent only on temperature. A... |
to 1642 Taiwan under Japanese rule, 1895 to 1945 Formosa Strait, historic name for the Taiwan Strait Mount Formosa, a colonial-era name to a group of contiguous hills near Kanhangad, Kerala, India Europe Ria Formosa, a lagoon in the Algarve Formosa Island, Berkshire, England South America Formosa Province, Argentina Fo... | jurisdictions Asia Republic of Formosa, a short-lived republic in 1895 on the island of Formosa (also known as Taiwan) Dutch Formosa, the period of colonial Dutch government on Formosa (Taiwan), lasting from 1624 to 1662 Spanish Formosa, a Spanish colony established in the north of Taiwan from 1626 to 1642 Taiwan under... |
Commission roads and land in Great Britain for walkers, cyclists and horse riders and, since the Countryside Bill of 1968, it has become the largest provider of outdoor recreation in Britain. The commission works with associations involved in rambling, cycling, mountain biking and horse riding to promote the use of its... | abandoned railway corridors. They can be used for walking, cycling and horseback riding. They exist throughout the world. RailTrails Australia describes them as:Following the route of the railways, they cut through hills, under roads, over embankments and across gullies and creeks. Apart from being great places to walk... |
on the advice of the Prime Minister. According to The Hill Times, a clause in Bill C-60—an omnibus budget implementation bill introduced by the government of Stephen Harper in 2013—"appears to contradict a longstanding arm's-length relationship between the independent CBC and any government in power." The clause allows... | 1997, when it was discontinued due to a declining subscriber base. Television The CBC operates two national broadcast television networks: CBC Television in English, and Ici Radio-Canada Télé in French. Like private broadcasters, both of these networks sell advertising, but offer more Canadian-produced programming. All... |
nine winners, in order of their first sign-on, were: CFCN-TV Calgary (September 9, 1960) CHAN-TV Vancouver (October 31, 1960) CJAY-TV Winnipeg (November 12, 1960) CFTO-TV Toronto (December 31, 1960) CJCH-TV Halifax (January 1, 1961) CFCF-TV Montreal (English; January 20, 1961) CFTM-TV Montreal (French; February 19, 196... | affiliate for the duration of the Caldwell era, yet nonetheless would later claim to have been a "charter member" of the network. Early years The network finally launched as the CTV Television Network on October 1, 1961. The CBC had objected to the network's initial name, apparently claiming it had exclusive rights to ... |
Besides the possibility that the masks, or at least some brands of the mask, are a cause, other theories include the possibility that the masks make snorkeling accessible to people who have difficulty with traditional snorkeling equipment. That ease of access may result in more snorkelers who lack experience or have un... | a shut-off valve and opening at the bottom into the interior of a diving mask. Integrated snorkels must be fitted with valves to shut off the snorkel's air inlet when submerged. Water will otherwise pour into the opening at the top and flood the interior of the mask. Snorkels are attached to sockets on the top or the s... |
is a distinction between the positions of the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The Kuomintang holds the "One-China principle" and maintains its claim that under the ROC Constitution (passed by the Kuomintang government in 1947 in Nanjing) the ROC has sovereignty over most of China, including... | in five points: The United States did not explicitly state the sovereign status of Taiwan in the three US-PRC Joint Communiques of 1972, 1979, and 1982. The United States "acknowledged" the "One China" position of both sides of the Taiwan Strait. U.S. policy has not recognized the PRC's sovereignty over Taiwan; U.S. po... |
Parise – scored 30 or more goals, with Kovalchuk and Elias also finishing the season among the NHL's top ten-point scorers. Rookie forward Adam Henrique totaled 51 points and earned a Calder Trophy nomination for rookie of the year. As the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Devils defeated Southeast champions Fl... | season was canceled due to the lockout; many Devils players played in European leagues and in the hockey world championships. Patrik Elias, who was playing in the Russian Superleague, contracted hepatitis A. Faced with Elias' indefinite recovery timetable, plus the loss of defensive stalwarts Scott Niedermayer to free ... |
Province covers the entire island of Taiwan and all its associated islands. The city of Taipei was split off to become a province-level special municipality in 1967, and the city of Kaohsiung was split off in 1979 to become another special municipality. In December 2010, Kaohsiung County left the province and merged wi... | relocated to Taipei in 1949 as a result of the Kuomintang's (KMT) defeat by the Communist Party of China forces in the Chinese Civil War, the provincial administration remained in place under the claim that the ROC was still the government of all of China even though the opposition argued that it overlapped inefficient... |
Golden League one million dollar jackpot, awarded to athletes who remained undefeated in all six competitions in the season. She put part of her winnings towards the foundation that she had established in her name in Mozambique. Aiming to become the first woman to successfully defend the Olympic 800 m title in 2004, he... | best. She has not gained a world record in the event, but her consistency, her performances at major championships and her ability to compete at the highest levels of the sport for two decades are unmatched – the 2008 Olympics were her sixth consecutive Olympics. She does however have a 0–4 record against her rival Ana... |
dominant bird species is the semipalmated sandpiper. South Wolf Island Nature Preserve: in the lower bay, about offshore from Blacks Harbour. It was donated to the Nature Trust of New Brunswick by Clover Leaf Seafoods in 2011. It is ecologically important for birds, some not common on the mainland, as well as some very... | the bay including fin whales, humpback whales, minke whales, Atlantic white-sided dolphin and the harbour porpoise. The Bay of Fundy mudflats are a rare and unique intertidal habitat. Major mudflats are found on around the Maringouin Peninsula which lies between Shepody Bay and the Cumberland Basin and at the northern ... |
Association of India Youth Hostel Association of New Zealand Hostelling International, an international | of India Youth Hostel Association of New Zealand Hostelling International, an international federation of national youth hostel associations |
Apollo Global Management, an American private equity firm Art Gallery of Mississauga, an art gallery in Canada Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE symbol), a US loan and mortgage company Science and technology AGM postulates, a set of conditions describing knowledge and belief revision Absorbent glass mat, ... | Media, a game localization company based in Japan Apollo Global Management, an American private equity firm Art Gallery of Mississauga, an art gallery in Canada Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE symbol), a US loan and mortgage company Science and technology AGM postulates, a set of conditions describing k... |
board. The chair has, in practice, the most influence over the management of the university. In some countries, including England, the position of head teacher in secondary schools is also designated as rector. In the Netherlands, the terms "rector" and "conrector" (assistant head) are used commonly for high school dir... | universities are called the rektor. The rector acts in the name of the university and decides the university's affairs unless prohibited by law. The rector is nominated by the University Academic Senate and appointed by the President of the Czech Republic. The nomination must be agreed by a simple majority of all senat... |
Aljmaš Our Lady of Gorica in Baška, island of Krk Our Lady of Remete in Remete Our Lady of Kloštar in Slavonski Kobaš Our Lady of Molve in Molve Cuba Our Lady of Charity, El Cobre, near Santiago de Cuba Cyprus Kykkos Monastery Czech Republic Pilgrimage Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Hejnice Basilica of the Vis... | to Veria, Greece, a monastery that was created in Northern Greece, in memory of the Sumela monastery, for Pontic Greeks that were expelled from the region of Trabzon in Turkey after the forced population exchange of the 1920s. Guatemala The Basilica of the Virgin of the Rosary (Temple of Santo Domingo). Guatemala city.... |
use practices on a broader scale. It also includes formulating laws that will guide the efficient planning and management of such said regions. Regional planning can be comprehensive by covering various subjects, but it more often specifies a particular subject, which requires region-wide consideration. Regions require... | each region in each country, but generally speaking, regional planning at the macro level will seek to: Resist development in flood plains or along earthquake faults. These areas may be utilised as parks, or unimproved farmland. Designate transportation corridors using hubs and spokes and considering major new infrastr... |
the most senior member of a country's legislature Places Dean, Victoria, Australia Dean, Nova Scotia, Canada De'an County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China United Kingdom Lower Dean, Bedfordshire, England Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, England Dean, Cumbria, England Dean, Oxfordshire, England Dean, a hamlet in Cranmore, Somerset, E... | Other Dean (film), a 2016 American film starring Demetri Martin Dean Foods, a dairy processor in Dallas, Texas Dean Guitars, American manufacturer of guitars and other stringed instruments Dean number, a dimensionless group in fluid mechanics, which occurs in the study of flow in curved pipes and channels Hurricane Dea... |
more dark red material. The reddening of the surfaces is often a result of space weathering caused by bombardment of the surface by charged particles and micrometeorites over the age of the Solar System. However, the color asymmetry of Oberon is more likely caused by accretion of a reddish material spiraling in from ou... | material deposited after their formation. A peak with a height of about 11 km was observed in some Voyager images near the south-eastern limb of Oberon, which may be the central peak of a large impact basin with a diameter of about 375 km. Oberon's surface is intersected by a system of canyons, which, however, are less... |
produced by Steve Lillywhite. The album quickly established the band on radio in Europe and was a No. 18 hit in the UK Albums Chart. The album also found success in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Australia. Success (1981–1991) The Furs found success in the US with their next release, 1981's Talk Talk Talk which saw ... | debut on the US Billboard 200 chart. In the UK, the album yielded two charting singles, "Dumb Waiters" and the original version of "Pretty in Pink". The latter song served as inspiration for the 1986 John Hughes film of the same name and was re-recorded for the platinum-selling soundtrack – though Richard Butler was la... |
facilitate transfer of data between software produced by different companies. IFF files do not have any standard extension. On many systems that generate IFF files, file extensions are not important (the OS stores file format metadata separately from the file name). An .iff extension is commonly used for ILBM format fi... | a simple relative seek operation. Chunks must begin on even file offsets, as befits the origins of IFF on the Motorola 68000 processor, which couldn't address quantities larger than a byte on odd addresses. Thus chunks with odd lengths will be "padded" to an even byte boundary by adding a so-called "pad byte" after the... |
existing AIFF-C compression architecture, and created a "pseudo-compressed" codec called sowt (twos spelled backwards). The only difference between a standard AIFF file and an AIFF-C/sowt file is the byte order; there is no compression involved at all. Apple uses this new little-endian AIFF type as its standard on macO... | backwards). The only difference between a standard AIFF file and an AIFF-C/sowt file is the byte order; there is no compression involved at all. Apple uses this new little-endian AIFF type as its standard on macOS. When a file is imported to or exported from iTunes in "AIFF" format, it is actually AIFF-C/sowt that is b... |
whether the Hanging Gardens were an actual construction or a poetic creation, owing to the lack of documentation in contemporaneous Babylonian sources. There is also no mention of Nebuchadnezzar's wife Amyitis (or any other wives), although a political marriage to a Median or Persian would not have been unusual. Many r... | description on the lost account of Onesicritus from the 4th century BC. He states that the gardens were watered by means of an Archimedes' screw leading to the gardens from the Euphrates river. The last of the classical sources thought to be independent of the others is A Handbook to the Seven Wonders of the World by t... |
A successful release on both sides of the Atlantic, this album contained the band's only US top 40 hits in "Hourglass" and "853-5937". Metcalfe left the band in 1988, leaving the Difford / Tilbrook / Holland / Wilkinson / Lavis line-up to record 1989's Frank. The LP was a commercial disappointment, from which no charti... | added around this time, replacing Newmark. He lasted through the 1995 album Ridiculous, which was recorded by the quartet of Difford, Tilbrook, Wilkinson and Wilkinson. The album spun off three minor hits in the UK: "This Summer", "Electric Trains" and "Heaven Knows". ("Heaven Knows" was used as the closing song in the... |
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