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point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2007) Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 (2007) Radios: 620,000 (1997) Television broadcast stations: 6 (2007) Televisions: 60,000 (1997) Internet H... | (2007) country comparison to the world: 137 Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,895 million (2007) country comparison to the world: 114 Telephone system: general assessment: inadequate; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment with fixed-line teledensity stuck at 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular... |
potholes are common. During the rainy season from mid-June to mid-September, dirt roads often become impassable. Four-wheel drive vehicles with full spare tires and emergency equipment are recommended. Most of the main streets in Cotonou are paved, but side streets are often dirt with deep potholes. Traffic moves on th... | common. During the rainy season from mid-June to mid-September, dirt roads often become impassable. Four-wheel drive vehicles with full spare tires and emergency equipment are recommended. Most of the main streets in Cotonou are paved, but side streets are often dirt with deep potholes. Traffic moves on the right, as i... |
years, the Belgian Armed Forces have had an active programme of co-operation with Benin, offering training and coaching, donating redundant military equipment and using the country for limited military exercises. History The constitution of December 11, 1990 ordered the Benin Armed Forces to ensure effective, permanent... | of Firefighters 1st Combined Arms Battalion 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 3rd Combined Arms Battalion 7th Combined Arms Battalion 8th Combined Arms Battalion 1st Mixed Artillery Battalion 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signal Battalion 1st Materiel Battalion 1st Train Battalion Headquarters Group Air Force After achieving in... |
state and sought financial support from communist governments in Eastern Europe and Asia. To distance the modern state from its colonial past, the country became the People's Republic of Benin in 1975. However, Benin dropped the socialist ideology in 1989 following pressure from creditors and domestic unrest related to... | provided a contribution to the United Nations force in Haiti, all of which were indications of the country's growing confidence in the international community. Some of the allies of Benin are France, India, US, UK, Netherlands, Ghana, and China. Bilateral relations Transnational Issues Disputes In September 2007, Econo... |
to conduct their own services during the 18th Century, and Methodists were permitted worship in the 19th Century, despite initial steps taken by the Government to prevent this. The Wesleyan Methodists sought to include enslaved blacks resulting in 1800 in the passage of a law by the Parliament of Bermuda barring any bu... | the facts of which it was believed that well-travelled enslaved Bermudian sailors were particularly well-acquainted with and would be inspired by, combined with the relative freedom of movement and association of Bermuda's slaves, meant they were seen as a potential threat by officers of the British Government. As it w... |
the United Bermuda Party. Executive branch The Governor is appointed by the Monarch. The Governor invites the leader of largest party in Parliament to form a government as Premier. The premier is head of government and leader of the majority party in the elected House of Assembly. The Cabinet is composed of 14 members ... | principles of Administrative Law and entertain petitions that laws or public acts are contrary to the Constitution of Bermuda. It also has appellate jurisdiction on matters from the Magistrates' Court. The Court of Appeal has appellate jurisdiction on matters from the Supreme Court. The Judicial Committee of the Privy ... |
1505, the island's habitat was dominated by the remnant, old-growth forest of Bermuda Juniper (Juniperus bermudiana). Underwater archaeology of the caldera basin to the north shows that the area was once densely forested with junipers when it was above sea level. The juniper is an endemic species, though related to spe... | of scale insect, Lepidosaphes newsteadi and Carulaspis minima, had accidentally been introduced, and were rapidly killing off the junipers, which had no immunity to their toxicological effect. Attempts were made to control the infestation naturally, which involved the large-scale introduction of ladybird beetles (Cocci... |
1928. He introduced regulations in 1924 governing the control of local diseases and pests, and the import of plants – so vital for an island. Import embargoes applied for banana plants, lily bulbs, sweet potatoes, citrus fruits from the West Indies, and certain Irish potatoes. In 1924 a concrete fumigation chamber was ... | that the colony should appoint a full-time plant pathologist. During this time, exports of agricultural products to the United States contributed the most to Bermuda's economy. Lawrence Ogilvie from Scotland was the Government's plant pathologist from September 1923 to April 1928. He introduced regulations in 1924 gove... |
1490 AM Unknown 1610 AM ZBB Government of Bermuda Emergency Measures Organisation Information 89.1 FM ZBM-FM "Ocean 89" / Bermuda Broadcasting 94.9 FM ZFB-FM ZFB-FM "Power 95" / Bermuda Broadcasting 98.3 FM VRBF-FM "Irie 98.3" WRBF / LTT 100.1 FM ZBB-FM Government of Bermuda Emergency Measures Organisation Information ... | hop, reggae and some gospel. Overnight Hott 107.5 FM became the number one radio station in Bermuda. The Programme Director and part owner for the station was Elroy RC Smith, formerly of WGCI-FM of Chicago, Illinois, who is widely respected as one of the top PD in America. He has since departed from the station. Inter-... |
paved roads. A former railway track has been converted into a walking trail. There are also two marine ports (Hamilton and St. George's), and an airport, the L.F. Wade International Airport, located at the former U.S. Naval Air Station. A causeway links Hamilton Parish, Bermuda to St. George's and the airport. In commo... | into a walking trail. There are also two marine ports (Hamilton and St. George's), and an airport, the L.F. Wade International Airport, located at the former U.S. Naval Air Station. A causeway links Hamilton Parish, Bermuda to St. George's and the airport. In common with the United Kingdom and most British Overseas Ter... |
bankruptcy from the cost of the war, the value placed on the Imperial bases in Bermuda rapidly diminished on the end of the conflict. However, the air bases remained in operation long after the war. Also, from 1954 to 1995 the US Navy operated a submarine-detecting SOSUS station designated Naval Facility Bermuda in a f... | in artillery rendered many of the forts obsolete before they were completed, and several were abandoned, or removed from use, soon after construction. Following the Crimean War, the trend was towards reducing military garrisons in colonies like Bermuda, partly for economic reasons, and partly as it became recognised th... |
individuals or a family group Megalithic tomb (including Chamber tomb) – prehistoric place of interment, often for large communities, constructed of large stones and originally covered with an earthen mound Necropolis Ohel, a structure built around the grave or graves of Hasidic Rebbes, prominent rabbis, Jewish communi... | wide to permit the admission of a corpse Martyrium – Mausoleum for the remains of martyrs, such as San Pietro in Montorio Mausoleum (including ancient pyramid in some countries) – external free-standing structure, above ground, acting as both monument and place of interment, usually for individuals or a family group Me... |
sojourner is found in Leviticus 25:23, 35, 40 and 47, and the denotation of stranger in Leviticus 25:6, 45 and 47—a total of seven instances. Abraham is mentioned as a sojourner in Genesis 23:4 and King David and "our fathers" are described as "sojourners" in Psalm 39:12. These other instances of the word in question s... | the demonym for Tishbe: the demonym is predicated of the prophet to denote that his residence or possibly his birthplace was Tishbe. Alternatively, the words of 1 Kings 17:1 could be rendered as "Elijah the dweller from among the inhabitants in Gilead", because in that verse "Tishbite" and the word denoting inhabitants... |
result, a petition to the Chamber of Deputies by citizens Barbosa Lima Sobrinho and Marcelo Lavenère Machado, respectively the then President of the Brazilian Press Association and the then-president of the Brazilian Bar Association formally accused Collor of crimes of responsibility (the Brazilian equivalent of "high ... | is the son of the former Senator and Leda Collor (daughter of former Labour Minister Lindolfo Collor, led by his father, former governor of Alagoas and proprietor of the Arnon de Mello Organization, a media conglomerate which manages the state-wide television station TV Gazeta de Alagoas, the affiliate of TV Globo in t... |
Foreign Relation Policies under the Indo-Bhutan Treaty of 1949. The Indian Army patrols Bhutan's frontiers and has played a major role in the development of the country's road infrastructure. Additionally, the Government of India continues to provide approximately 60% of Bhutan's government finances. The second reason ... | Bhutan's climate is as varied as its altitudes and, like India's, is affected by monsoons. Western Bhutan is particularly affected by monsoons that bring between 60 and 90 percent of the region's rainfall. The climate is humid and subtropical in the southern plains and foothills, temperate in the inner Himalayan valley... |
as his mother had ceded the county to him. For centuries, the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles, so it had passed to Eleanor from her father; giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title, separating it from the duchy. Some authorities say he also held the title of "Archbishop ... | he also held the title of "Archbishop of York", but this is probably an error. His half-brother Geoffrey (died 1212), who was born a year before William, later held that office, causing the confusion. References Sources 1153 births 1156 deaths 12th-century English people Heirs to the English throne Heirs apparent who n... |
one of the most isolated countries in the world and nobody knew how many people lived there since no census had ever been taken. Demographic statistics The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Population 708,427 (July 2011 est.) 716,896 (July 2012 est.) 750,125 (... | Bhutan listed the country's population as 752,700 in 2003. The Bhutanese numbers can be reconstructed from their 9th Five Year Plan documents, which lists the exact number of households in each gewog. If the Bhutanese refugee advocate groups are correct, a spot check of a southern gewog should show a massive under-repo... |
legislative assembly. The cabinet was headed by the Prime Minister, who was the head of government. The post of Prime Minister rotated each year between the five candidates who secured the highest number of votes. The 2005 draft Constitution of Bhutan included provision for a two-party democratic system that was unveil... | process existed under which the unicameral National Assembly, or Tshogdu could force the king to abdicate. The Je Khenpo is the highest religious official of Bhutan and head of the Dratshang Lhentshog (Monastic Affairs Commission). He is typically viewed as the closest and most powerful advisor to the King of Bhutan. T... |
use, 179th in the world (2012). Mobile cellular: 560,000 lines, 165th in the world (2012). Telephone system: general assessment: Urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services (2012); domestic: very low tele-density, domestic service is poor especially in rural areas, mobile cellular service ava... | is now state-owned (2012). Five private radio stations are currently broadcasting (2012). Radios: 37,000 (1997). The Bhutan Broadcasting Service first commenced television transmissions in June 1999, upon legalizing television, one of the last countries in the world to do so. Cable TV service offers dozens of Indian an... |
Most of the route between Paro Airport and Thimphu has been improved as a two-lane road. The Lateral Road traverses a number of high passes, including Tremo La and Do Chu La. The highest pass on the road is at Chapcha; the second-highest pass is at Trumshing La, in central Bhutan, at an altitude of over . Main roads in... | to construct and upgrade of roads and to extend the road network through Bhutan's five major river valleys by 1992. Driveable roads were not the only important development; as part of the Fifth Development Plan, Bhutan also needed an estimated of mule tracks to connect the country's 4,500 settlements. The country's pri... |
Bhutan are the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA), Royal Bodyguards, and Royal Bhutan Police. Being a landlocked country, Bhutan does not have a navy or an air force. India is responsible for military training, arms supplies and the air defense of Bhutan. Bhutan's army is trained by the Indian Armed Forces. Air support The RBA re... | Bhutan Army (RBA), Royal Bodyguards, and Royal Bhutan Police. Being a landlocked country, Bhutan does not have a navy or an air force. India is responsible for military training, arms supplies and the air defense of Bhutan. Bhutan's army is trained by the Indian Armed Forces. Air support The RBA relies on the Eastern A... |
Conversely, only Bangladesh, Kuwait, and India have embassies in Thimphu. Moreover, Denmark has a representative office in Thimphu. Israel is the latest country to establish diplomatic relations with Bhutan. The following is a list of countries which have established diplomatic relations with Bhutan. Asia Bangladesh Ba... | especially after the signing of a 1998 agreement on border peace and tranquility, the first bilateral agreement between China and Bhutan. Despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations, Bhutan has also maintained an Honorary Consul in Macau since 2000 and Hong Kong since 2004. In late 2005, Bhutan claimed that PLA sol... |
greater powers in Europe at that time. Henry III of England wrote to Amadeus in 1235 to seek his consent and blessing to marry the Count's niece, Eleanor of Provence In 1238, Amadeus went to the court of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in Turin, where he was knighted by the Emperor. Then with his brothers, he led tro... | was succeeded by his young son Boniface. Career Head of the family As the eldest son of Thomas I of Savoy, Amadeus inherited the county and associated lands on his father's death in 1233. However, his brothers Peter and Aymon demanded that he divide the territories and give them their share. In July 1234, he and his br... |
around it, making crops of maize and wheat possible in sheltered areas. Lake Titicaca drains southward through the slow-moving, reed-filled Desaguadero River to Lake Poopó. In contrast to the freshwater Lake Titicaca, Lake Poopó is salty and shallow, with depths seldom more than . In western Bolivia, the Cordillera Occ... | of dormant volcanoes and solfataras, volcanic vents emitting sulfurous gases. Bolivia's highest peak, the snowcapped Nevado Sajama , is located here. The entire cordillera is of volcanic origin and an extension of the volcanic region found in southern Peru. Most of the northern part of this range has an elevation of ab... |
Factbook estimated 12,000 people are living in Bolivia with HIV/AIDS (0.2%) and less than 1,000 of that population died from it. In 2003, it was estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that 31.9% of the adult population (12–64) were smokers. According to 2008 WHO data, 17.9% of the population is obese. In 2011... | The average monthly household income was Bs.1,378 ($293) in 1994. In December 2013 the unemployment rate was 3.2% of the working population. The average urbanization rate in Bolivia is 67%. Population The first true estimate of the population of Bolivia came in 1826, in which 997,427 inhabitants were estimated. This nu... |
Calle Mamani (Oruro), Pastor Segundo Mamani Villca (Potosí), Antonio Guido Campero Segovia (Tarija), Gonzalo Miguel Hurtado Zamorano (Beni), Fidel Marcos Tordoya Rivas (Cochabamba), Rita Susana Nava (Tarija), and Norka Natalia Mercado Guzmán (Pando). The elected alternate members are: William Alave (La Paz), María Armi... | Law (Law 026, passed 2010). The Organ's first elections will be the country's first judicial election in October 2011 and five municipal special elections expected to be held in 2011. Local government Bolivia is divided in nine departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Beni, La Paz, ... |
million to one in 1987 after many years of rampant inflation. At that time, 1 new boliviano was roughly equivalent to 1 U.S. dollar. At the end of 2011 the boliviano was only worth around 0.145 U.S. Dollar. Annual interest rates in 2010 had decreased steadily to 9.9 percent from more than 50 percent before 1997. Bolivi... | developing fully. Leading manufactured goods in Bolivia include textiles, clothing, non-durable consumer goods, processed soya, refined metals, and refined petroleum. Processing of food, beverages and tobacco is the biggest sector within the manufacturing industry (39% in 2001). This sector occupies a prominent place i... |
does not always respect the law. Defamation remains a criminal offence. Concerns were raised over a 2010 anti-discrimination law. Its "far-reaching and vague" language could be used to curb and punish legitimate journalism, warned the Committee to Protect Journalists. On 21 October 2012, Vice President Garcia Linera st... | speed: 1.1 Mbit/s, 54th in the world (2014). IPv4 addresses: 561,920 (2012). Top-level domain: .bo. Internet censorship and surveillance There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet. The Bolivian constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press. Although the government generally respects t... |
RN6 Oruro - Sucre - Chaco, border with Paraguay. RN7 Cochabamba - Samaipata - Santa Cruz de la Sierra. RN8 Yucumo - Riberalta - Guayaramerín, border with Brazil. RN9 Guayaramerín, border with Brazil - Trinidad - Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Yacuíba, border with Argentina RN10 Montero - San Matías, border with Brazil. RN 1... | gauge both countries; break of gauge where Chile is gauge Peru - Shipping from railhead in Guaqui to railhead in Puno across Lake Titicaca, see Peru train ferry Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Light Rail Bolivia's first light rail network is under construction in Cochabamba, and is due to open in 2020. Cable Car Boliv... |
(Military airlift TAM):Air squadron 710,Air squadron 711,Air squadron 712 Aerophotogrammetry National Service (NSS) Bolivian Air Transport-TAB Task Force "Black devils" Group air defence artillery GADA-91 Second Air Brigade (Cochabamba): Hunting air group 34 "P.R.Cuevas": Aerotactico squadron 340,Link training squadron... | Command, under the previous President Evo Morales, occurred on 24 Dec 2018, 11 Dec 2017, 29 Dec 2016, 30 Dec 2015, 18 Dec 2014, 13 Dec 2013 and 3 Dec 2012. Attempts to increase the maximum length of service for members of the High Command (and other positions) were made, unsuccessfully, under the Morales administration... |
also reviewing its own mission's security. The country had a detachment of 130 soldiers that was working in Bukavu, but was moved to a location near Goma. Bolivia currently serves as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, with a two-year term ending in 2018. While a member of the Security Counci... | its demands for a corridor to the Pacific. In March 2004, Mesa announced that the government would stage a series of public rallies across the country and in Bolivian embassies abroad in remembrance of those who died in the War of the Pacific, and to call for Chile to grant Bolivia a seacoast. Mesa made this demand a c... |
disputed this, seeking to divide the county's many properties, but Thomas took it to arbitration per the family treaty of 1234 which had been negotiated by his brother William and won out. Peter and Philip were, however, granted compensation in return, receiving more properties within the county. When Thomas died in 12... | 1259, Cecile continued as regent in Savoy. Under her regency, Philip and Peter continued their previous work of expanding the control and influence over the County of Savoy. Boniface's campaigns in Flanders and Piedmont were not successful. In September 1262, Rudolf of Geneva offered homage to cousin Boniface after yet... |
of Europe. His name is sometimes Esperantized as Kolomano Kaloĉajo, and some of his work was published under various pseudonyms, including C.E.R. Bumy, Kopar, Alex Kay, K. Stelov, Malice Pik and Peter Peneter. Kalocsay studied medicine and later became a surgeon and the chief infectious disease specialist at a major Bu... | Kay, K. Stelov, Malice Pik and Peter Peneter. Kalocsay studied medicine and later became a surgeon and the chief infectious disease specialist at a major Budapest hospital. He learned both Esperanto and its breakaway dialect Ido in his adolescence but became more inclined towards Esperanto after he had seen its greater... |
Museum of Natural History, wrote that there is insufficient published evidence to support Sutherland's claims, and that the Dorset were using spun cordage by the sixth century. In 1992, Elizabeth Wayland Barber wrote that a piece of three-ply yarn that dates to the Paleolithic era, that ended about 10,000 BP, was found... | CE. What the source of this Old World contact may have been is unclear and controversial; the newspaper article states: Sutherland's research eventually led to a 2012 announcement that whetstones had been found with remnants of alloys indicative of Viking presence. In 2018, Michele Hayeur Smith of Brown University, who... |
Lord of Piedmont from 1233 to his death, Count of Flanders jure uxoris from 1237 to 1244, and regent of the County of Savoy from 1253 to his death, while his nephew Boniface was fighting abroad. He was the son of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva. Career Thomas was born in Montmélian. He started his career in th... | 1199 – 7 February 1259) was the Lord of Piedmont from 1233 to his death, Count of Flanders jure uxoris from 1237 to 1244, and regent of the County of Savoy from 1253 to his death, while his nephew Boniface was fighting abroad. He was the son of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva. Career Thomas was born in Montmél... |
Nash equilibrium, and assist the player using these strategies to become unexploitable. By bluffing in optimal frequencies, you will typically end up breaking even on your bluffs (in other words, optimal bluffing frequencies are not meant to generate positive expected value from the bluffs alone). Rather, optimal bluff... | hand decides that the only way to win the pot is to make a pure bluff. If the player bets the size of the pot on a pure bluff, the bluff will have a positive expectation if the probability of being called is less than 50%. Note, however, that the opponent may also consider the pot odds when deciding whether to call. In... |
Thoor (Θωωρ), as well as Bohairic Coptic Thōout. These spellings reflect known sound changes from earlier Egyptian such as the loss of ḏ palatalization and merger of ḥ with h i.e. initial ḏḥ > th > tʰ. The loss of pre-Coptic final y/j is also common. Following Egyptological convention, which eschews vowel reconstructio... | from , borrowed from , the reflex of "[He] is like the Ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat, and his wife was Ma'at. He was the god of the moon, wisdom, writing, hieroglyphs, science, ... |
rulers. He was responsible for the significant renovations of the Château de Chillon, and by 1253 he was the protector of Bern. One scholar suggests that French is the language of western Switzerland due partly to Peter's extensive conquests in the region. English career In January 1236, Eleanor of Provence, Peter's ni... | a similar grant was made for the holding of a fair on 15 August, also to be held at the manor. A separate charter was granted to Peter on 8 April 1255 by the king to hold a market on Mondays. In 1246, the king granted Peter the castle of Pevensey. Peter sided with Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, in the Second Bar... |
assault rifle AUG, the most common start codon, the three-nucleotide sequence that starts translation of mRNA and encodes the amino acid methionine Applicative Universal Grammar, a linguistic theory Augite, a clinopyroxene mineral An augmented chord Augusta Railroad, defunct Arkansas railroad Agricultural University of | the most common start codon, the three-nucleotide sequence that starts translation of mRNA and encodes the amino acid methionine Applicative Universal Grammar, a linguistic theory Augite, a clinopyroxene mineral An augmented chord Augusta Railroad, defunct Arkansas railroad |
Amtrak station code JAN Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities J... | for people with disabilities Joint Army-Navy, US standards for electronic color codes, etc. Journal of Advanced Nursing Personal name Jan (name), male variant of John, female shortened form of Janet and Janice Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name Ran (surname), romanized ... |
This allows meat to be successfully preserved without tissue denaturation, and allows creosote to be used as a medical ointment. Because wood-tar creosote is used for its guaiacol and creosol content, it is generally derived from beechwood rather than other woods, since it distills with a higher proportion of those che... | creosote also contained phenols, giving it a feature in common with coal-tar creosote. Historically, coal-tar creosote has been distinguished from what was thought of as creosote proper—the original substance of Reichenbach's discovery—and it has been referred to specifically as "creosote oil". But, because creosote fr... |
standard ISO 3166-1. For instance, the United Kingdom is considered a single entity, while the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are considered separately. In addition, this list includes certain states with limited recognition not found in ISO 3166-1. Also given in percent is each country's popul... | the world population, which the United Nations estimates at billion today. Method Figures used in this chart are based on the most up-to-date estimates or projections by the national census authority, where available, and are usually rounded off. Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the e... |
the equilibrium shifts to the right: more ammonia molecules are converted into ammonium ions. If the pH is high (the concentration of hydrogen ions is low and hydroxide ions is high), the equilibrium shifts to the left: the hydroxide ion abstracts a proton from the ammonium ion, generating ammonia. Formation of ammoniu... | + HCl(aq) -> NH4Cl(gas) Ammonia when passed through CuSO4 (copper sulphate) solution turns from blue to deep blue color forming Schweizer's reagent. CuSO4(aq) + 4NH3(aq) + 4H2O -> [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2](OH)2(aq) + H2SO4(aq) Ammonia or ammonium ion when added to Nessler's reagent gives brown color precipitate known as iodide ... |
Troop 17 was the first group of 32 women at Depot in Regina on September 18 and 19, 1974 for regular training. This first all-female troop graduated from Depot on March 3, 1975. After initially wearing different uniforms, female officers were finally issued the standard RCMP uniforms. Now all officers are identically a... | or blue serge. During the summer, officers wear a short-sleeved shirt. Winter dress is a long-sleeved shirt. A tie is worn on occasion for events such as testifying in court. In colder weather, members may wear heavier boots, winter coats (storm coats) and a muskrat fur cap or wool toque. In 1990, Baltej Singh Dhillon ... |
"catch Moose and Squirrel". Other characters included Fearless Leader, the dictator of the fictitious nation of Pottsylvania and Boris and Natasha's superior; Gidney & Cloyd, little green men from the Moon who were armed with scrooch guns; Captain Peter "Wrongway" Peachfuzz, the captain of the S.S. Andalusia; various U... | 20,000 child viewers who actually did so. Bullwinkle told the children the following week to put the knobs back on with glue "and make it stick!" The puppet sequence was dropped altogether. Scott later re-used the puppet for a segment called "Dear Bullwinkle," where letters written for the show were read and answered h... |
Blanche (her namesake) placed within her own daughters' chambers and afforded her the same luxuries as theirs; additionally, John of Gaunt stood as godfather to the child. Some time after Blanche of Lancaster's death in 1368 (most likely in 1371–1372), Katherine and John of Gaunt embarked upon a love affair that would ... | the manor of Kettlethorpe in Lincolnshire, a knight in the service of John of Gaunt, and the son of Thomas Swynford by his marriage to Nicole Druel. Katherine, Lady Swynford, had the following children by him: Blanche (born 1 May 1367), Thomas (21 September 1368 – 1432), and possibly Margaret Swynford (born about 1369)... |
of Comics Cavalier (Dungeons & Dragons), a warrior designation available to players of Dungeons & Dragons Cavaliers and Roundheads, a set of rules for English Civil War miniature wargaming The Cavalier, an American pulp magazine later merged with The All-Story Sports teams Cleveland Cavaliers, a professional basketball... | Marie Cavallier (born 1976), second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark Nita Cavalier (1906–1969), American silent film and stage actress Places Cavalier, North Dakota, a city Cavalier County, North Dakota, a county Cavalier Air Force Station, a United States Air Force installation in North Dakota Cavalier Tower, a tower... |
the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651). Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I of England and his supporters, known as the Cavaliers or Royalists, who claimed rule by absolute monarchy and the principle of the divine right of kings. The goal of the Roundhead party... | Civil War, Thomas Fairfax, remained a supporter of constitutional monarchy, as did many other Roundhead leaders such as Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex; however, this party was outmanoeuvred by the more politically adept Cromwell and his radicals, who had the backing of th... |
of Riel's forces at Batoche and Poundmaker's defeat, most of Big Bear's fighters surrendered over the next few weeks. On July 2 Big Bear surrendered to the NWMP on an island in the Saskatchewan River near Fort Carlton. The government addressed the critical food shortage of the Cree and Assiniboine by sending food and o... | The last armed engagement in the rebellion was the Battle of Loon Lake. On June 3, 1885, a small detachment of NWMP under the command of Major Sam Steele caught up to Big Bear's force which was moving northward after their victory at Frenchman's Butte. Big Bear's fighters were almost out of ammunition, and fled after a... |
seats in the Sejm were divided among more than a dozen different parties (amongst them such curiosities as the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party (Polska Partia Przyjaciół Piwa), led by a popular comedy actor, Janusz Rewiński). The existence of so many parties in the Sejm was seen by many as being counterproductive to the effec... | Party of Poland – Komunistyczna Partia Polski, KPP – (communist, illegal) Folkspartei – Jewish People's Party ('Folkists') German Socialist Labour Party of Poland – (German: Deutsche Sozialistische Arbeitspartei Polens, abbreviated DSAP, Polish: Niemiecka Socjalistyczna Partia Pracy w Polsce) Labor Party – Stronnictwo ... |
a Cardinal of the Church of Rome. He served three times as Lord Chancellor and played an important role in English politics. He was a member of the royal House of Plantagenet, being the second son of the four legitimised children of John of Gaunt (third son of King Edward III) by his mistress (later wife) Katherine Swy... | Beaufort became Chancellor once more, but was forced to resign in 1426 because of disputes with the king's other uncles, in particular Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. Pope Martin V finally appointed Beaufort as Cardinal in 1426. In 1427, he made him the Papal Legate for Germany, Hungary and Bohemia, and directed him to l... |
including SFTP, SMB, and FTP. Window clutter was reduced by merging all Thunar file progress dialog boxes into a single dialog. The panel application was also rewritten for better positioning, transparency, and item and launcher management. 4.8 also introduced a new menu plugin to view directories. The 4.8 plugin frame... | directories. The 4.8 plugin framework remains compatible with 4.6 plugins. The display configuration dialog in 4.8 supports RandR 1.2, detecting screens automatically and allowing users to pick their preferred display resolution, refresh rate, and display rotation. Multiple displays can be configured to either work in ... |
passed on Earth. He hitches a lift with a man named Russell and his sister Fenchurch (nicknamed "Fenny"). Russell explains that Fenny, who is sitting in a drugged state in the back seat of the car, became delusional after worldwide mass hysteria, in which everyone hallucinated "big yellow spaceships" (the Vogon destruc... | has gone mad. Watson shows them another bowl with the words "So long and thanks for all the fish" inscribed on it, and encourages them to listen to it. The bowl explains audibly that the dolphins, aware of the planet's coming destruction, left Earth for an alternate dimension. Before leaving, they pulled the Earth from... |
was certain who won. The officials, however, agreed to award the gold medal to Remigino. The finish of the race was one of the closest in Olympic history with the first four clocked at the same time, 10.4, with the fifth and sixth runners only 0.1 behind in 10.5. Across Europe that Summer, Remigino defeated McKenley se... | Treloar took a step ahead, but Remigino the eventual Olympic champion and several more quickly picked up his pace, with Jamaica's Herb McKenley lagging well behind. By the 80 m mark, Remigino held a big lead: however, in his excitement at sight of the advancing tape, he pitched forward in a virtual lean. He therefore d... |
in the late 1860s. Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas praised Eric Brighteyes, saying that "nothing has been written in English that matches this complete comprehension of the blend of the fury and mysticism that was that greatest of anomalies, the Viking." Pamela Cleaver described Eric Brighteyes as the best of Ha... | novel by H. Rider Haggard that concerns the adventures of its eponymous principal character in 10th-century Iceland. The novel was first published in 1890 by Longmans, Green & Company. It was illustrated by Lancelot Speed. Plot outline Eric Thorgrimursson, nicknamed "Brighteyes" for his most notable trait, strives to w... |
Trouble In The Nursery Ups And Downs Wilfred's Nightmare Lancelot Speed's cartoon work is the source of the nickname for the colourful commander of the World War II Special Forces unit "Popski's Private Army". Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Peniakoff DSO MC, a Belgian of White Russian descent, was called "Popski" by Bill ... | son of William Speed, a Queen's Counsel of the Middle Temple. He attended Rugby School. He was admitted to and matriculated from there in Easter 1881. He was admitted to Clare College, Cambridge on 27 January 1881, matriculated that Easter, and was awarded a Bachelor or Arts degree in 1885. Illustration Speed had no fo... |
standard for fiber optic media used in token passing computer networks like FDDI. This was part of the IEEE 802 group of standards. The group had given | FDDI. This was part of the IEEE 802 group of standards. The group had given up and disbanded itself and is no longer a part |
the above criteria. Rivers flowing into estuaries have an arbitrary lower end. The channel of such a river through an estuary is usually included in the length when it is exposed at low tide. The length of a watercourse through a reservoir or lake is open to interpretation. For this table, when a source for the total l... | - Donets - (major right tributary of Don River) Vistula - Tagus - Daugava - Loire - - Tisza - ( before 1880) (tributary of the Danube) Ebro - - Prut - (tributary of the Danube) Neman - - Sava - (tributary of the Danube) Meuse - Kuban - Douro - Mezen - Oder - Guadiana - Rhône - Kuma - - Warta - (major tributary of Oder)... |
affairs of state. During the Qing dynasty, as Emperors held court far more frequently, a less ceremonious location was used instead, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony was only used for ceremonial purposes, such as coronations, investitures, and imperial weddings. The Hall of Central Harmony is a smaller, square hall, use... | including Cixi, held court from the eastern partition of the hall. Located around the Hall of Mental Cultivation are the offices of the Grand Council and other key government bodies. The north-eastern section of the Inner Court is taken up by the Palace of Tranquil Longevity () (O), a complex built by the Qianlong Empe... |
Nikšić 1978, and Bled/Portorož 1979. Tournament successes By 1982 Timman was ranked second in the world, behind only Anatoly Karpov. In the 1980s he won a number of very strong tournaments, including Amsterdam IBM in 1981, Wijk aan Zee in 1981 and 1985, Linares in 1988, the 1989 Euwe Memorial, and the 1989 World Cup to... | Championship, Power Chess with Pieces: The Ultimate Guide to the Bishops Pair & Strong Knights (2004), Botvinnik's Secret Games (2006), On the Attack: The Art of Attacking Chess According to the Modern Masters (2006), Curaçao 1962: The Battle of Minds That Shook the Chess World (2007), which covers the 1962 Candidates ... |
centuries During the 17th and 18th centuries, Westerners commonly used the name Tonkin (from Đông Kinh) to refer to Đàng Ngoài in the North, ruled by the Trịnh lords. Đàng Ngoài, or Bắc Hà, included not only the delta of the Red River, but also the deltas of the Mã River and Cả River. Meanwhile, Cochinchina or Quinan w... | was the port of call for ships on the South China Sea, though the center of commerce later moved north to Guangdong. The victory of Ngô Quyền at the Battle of Bạch Đằng in 938 ushered a new era of independence of Vietnam. The Ngô dynasty was followed by the Đinh, Early Lê, Lý, Trần, and Hồ. 15th and 16th centuries Lê L... |
Kingdom Soča dialect, spoken in the Upper Soča Valley Soca music, a Caribbean music genre Socapex, a type of electrical connector used for stage lighting Socca, a type of chickpea flour pancake from Provencal and also in Italy as farinata | in the Upper Soča Valley Soca music, a Caribbean music genre Socapex, a type of electrical connector used for stage lighting Socca, a type of chickpea flour pancake from Provencal and |
occasionally on the New Zealand current affairs show Nationwide throughout 1974. In December of that year the character was the subject of a satirical mockumentary spoof episode on the NZBC farming show, Country Calendar. Fred Dagg went on to become a household name in New Zealand in 1975 with further comedy skit appea... | of 20 five-minute long episodes which screened Sunday nights from September 1978 through to February 1979. The programmes featured Fred holding forth on a variety of diverse subjects such as golf, photography, how to write an autobiography, UFO spotting, saving whales and tree-felling. The original master tapes of all ... |
per the Assyriologist Karen Radner, his claims or royal descent were probably true, meaning that while he did usurp the throne, he was a legitimate contender for it, having been victorious in an inter-dynastic civil war. Tiglath-Pileser faced no known resistance or rebellions against his rule after taking the throne. I... | in his own inscriptions claimed that he was the son of Adad-nirari III, making him Ashur-nirari's brother. Assyriologists and other historians have overwhelmingly concluded that Tiglath-Pileser was a usurper. The Assyriologist Bradley J. Parker went as far as suggesting that he was not part of the previous royal dynast... |
word thuon, "fragrant wood," or possibly thuein, “to sacrifice”, and it was so called because it was burnt in sacrifices, on account of its fragrance. In Rome, wood from this tree was called citrum, "citrus wood". It was considered very valuable, and was used for making articles of furniture by | mentioned in the King James Version of the Bible at Revelation 18:12 as being among the articles which would cease to be purchased when Babylon fell. The New International Version translates the passage "citron wood"; the Amplified Bible translates it as "scented wood". This wood is also mentioned in the 1st Book of Ki... |
its tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Southern Africa Cuanza - Angola Great Fish River - South Africa Great Kei River - South Africa Black Kei River - South Africa White Kei River - South Africa Groot River(s) - South Africa Groot River (Western Cape) Groot River (Southern Cape) Groot River (Eastern Cape) another name ... | Ebola River - Democratic Republic of the Congo Kasai - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo Kwango - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo Sankuru - Democratic Republic of the Congo Lualaba - Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomami - Democratic Republic of the Congo Ubangi - Democratic Rep... |
- Sri Lanka Bhima River (maharastra)-India Buriganga River - Bangladesh Büyük Menderes River Chao Phraya - Thailand - Gulf of Thailand Chenab River - Pakistan and India Deduru Oya River - Sri Lanka Devi River - India Euphrates (Fırat) - Turkey, Syria, Iraq Gal Oya River - Sri Lanka Ganges River - India and Bangladesh G... | Oya River - Sri Lanka Mae Sai River -Myanmar (Tachileik) -Thailand (Mae Sai) Maha Oya River - Sri Lanka Malwathu Oya River - Sri Lanka Marikina River - Philippines (Marikina, Metro Manila) Meghna-Bangladesh Mekong - China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia. Menik River - Sri Lanka Mindanao - Philippines Mahawe... |
on the way to the city. At this point three roads run into the Via Appia, that from Tusculum, that from Alba Longa, and that from Antium; so necessarily here would be a halting-place, which took its name from the three shops there, the general store, the blacksmith's, and the refreshment-house...Tres Tabernae is transl... | the general store, the blacksmith's, and the refreshment-house...Tres Tabernae is translated as Three Taverns, but it more correctly means three shops". The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition identifies it as "an ancient village of Latium, Italy, a post station on the Via Appia, at the point where the main road w... |
British, American, and Soviet radio; and a cover version performed by the Army Air Force Orchestra appears as the introductory music to Frank Capra's 1944 propaganda film The Battle of China and again during its coverage of the Chinese response to the Rape of Nanking. The "March of the Volunteers" was used as the Chine... | Chinese response to the Rape of Nanking. The "March of the Volunteers" was used as the Chinese national anthem for the first time at the World Peace Conference in April 1949. Originally intended for Paris, French authorities refused so many visas for its delegates that a parallel conference was held in Prague, Czechosl... |
of me." Paul does not specify the nature of his "thorn", and his other epistles do not directly address the topic. Throughout church history, there has been a significant amount of speculation about what Paul was referring to, although scholars such as Philip Edgcumbe Hughes, F. F. Bruce and Ralph P. Martin conclude th... | used to describe an annoyance, or trouble in one's life, drawn from Paul the Apostle's use of the phrase in his Second Epistle to the Corinthians 12:7–9: Other biblical passages where "thorn" is used as a metaphor are: The standard English translation was popularised by the 1611 King James Version of the Bible. Among e... |
of the Cambodian floodplain, the Tonle Sap and the Great Lake. By this stage, over 95% of the total flow has entered the Mekong system. The focus turns from hydrology and water discharge to the assessment of water level, over- bank storage and flooding and the hydrodynamics that determine the timing, duration and volum... | the most recent features of the delta. For much of its length the Mekong flows through bedrock channels, i.e., channels that are confined or constrained by bedrock or old alluvium in the bed and riverbanks. Geomorphologic features normally associated with the alluvial stretches of mature rivers, such as meanders, oxbow... |
the Romans throughout the empire, an offence against the Roman government (crimen majestatis). Secondly, that he was a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes; disturbed the Jews in the exercise of their religion, guaranteed by the state; introduced new gods, a thing prohibited by the Romans. And thirdly, that he attem... | of the plural "Nazarenes" (the plural form of the Iesous ho Nazoraios "Jesus of Nazareth") to refer to Christians, though the use of the term "Christians" is already used at Antioch, and by Herod Agrippa II in the next trial of Paul before Porcius Festus. Tertullus' use of the Greek term Nazoraioi has continuity with t... |
it contains live viruses, the MMR vaccine is not recommended during pregnancy but may be given while breastfeeding. The vaccine is safe to give at the same time as other vaccines. Being recently immunized does not increase the risk of passing measles, mumps, or rubella on to others. There is no evidence of an associati... | instead. An MR vaccine, without coverage for mumps, is also occasionally used. Medical use Cochrane concluded that the "Existing evidence on the safety and effectiveness of MMR and MMRV vaccine supports current policies of mass immunisation aimed at global measles eradication in order to reduce morbidity and mortality ... |
that it was Abram who picked up the torch to continue his father's quest, that Terah himself was unable to achieve. When Abram leaves Haran In Jewish tradition, when Terah died at age 205, Abraham (70 years younger) was already 135 years old. Abram thus left Haran at age 75, well before Terah died. The Torah, however, ... | Terah come from a passage in the New Testament at where Stephen said some things that contrast with Jewish rabbinical views. He said that God appeared to Abraham in Mesopotamia, and directed him to leave the Chaldeans—whereas most rabbinical commentators see Terah as being the one who directed the family to leave Ur Ka... |
States (). The second longest river in North America and the United States is the Mississippi River (). The Rio Conchos () is the longest river in Mexico. The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie River (). Some of the longest or otherwise notable rivers include the rivers listed in the table below. West Indies The ... | River (). The Rio Conchos () is the longest river in Mexico. The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie River (). Some of the longest or otherwise notable rivers include the rivers listed in the table below. West Indies The significant rivers in the West Indies include the following: South America The following are s... |
in-line, four-cylinder engines, which had by then had been used in several LADA models. Aleko was different from any model the factory had made previously; it was larger and more luxurious, made with more comfort, safety, and aerodynamics in mind. The new car had such features as front-wheel drive, a hatchback body sty... | substandard roads, and were offered at low cost. Demand always exceeded production, so people in the Soviet Union had to wait a long time for a new car. Until the 1980s, all Moskvitch cars were compact rear-wheel drive saloons and estates with solid rear axles suspended by leaf springs. The Moskvitch was also produced ... |
pistachio nut and the thick bark of the tree is a source of a highly valued varnish and particular turpentine (Modern French, térébenthine). The English and French translations in the Roman Catholic Douay Bible from the Vulgate do not confuse the two trees. The Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) says that Teil tree is an... | English Dictionary gives the etymology of teil as Latin tilia and Old French (13th to 15th centuries) til. In Modern French it is tilleul. The French and Latin word cognates appeared amongst the English literate classes starting in the 14th century. Most names of trees, however, kept their Germanic origins, hence linde... |
GAZ plant also launched production of the related Valdai medium-duty truck and the Sobol (sable) light commercial vehicle. The plant became AvtoGAZ, with the integration of its various subcontractors, on 24 August 1971; the same year, it was awarded the Order of Lenin. GAZ produced its ten millionth vehicle in March 19... | succeeded by the more modern GAZ-M1 (based largely on the four-cylinder version of the Ford Model B), produced from 1936 to 1942. The M letter stands for Molotovets ('of Molotov's fame'), it was the origin of the car's nickname, M'ka (Эмка). During the war, GAZ assembled Chevrolet G7107 and G7117 (G7107 with winch) fro... |
Plant (Russian: ГАЗ or Го́рьковский автомоби́льный заво́д)). The vehicle is one step down from the ZIL-111 limousine. Chaika production consisted of two generations, the GAZ-13 of 1959 to 1981 and the GAZ-14 of 1977 to 1988. GAZ-13 Chaika The GAZ-13 Chaika debuted in 1958 and exhibited internationally at the Brussels m... | The GAZ-13 was powered by a 195-hp SAE gross 5.5 L V8 and driven through a push-button automatic transmission of a similar design to the Chrysler TorqueFlite unit. It was offered as a saloon (GAZ-13), limousine (GAZ-13A), and four-door cabriolet (GAZ-13B) with an electrohydraulic top. The cabriolet was made in 1961 and... |
from the Red Army, that in 1955 created a forward control van project, codenamed "Forty", on the GAZ-69 chassis. This became the UAZ-450, the first Soviet "cabover" truck. The prototype appeared in 1956, and was tested in both the Caucasus Mountains and the Crimea. Its loaded weight was 2.7 tonnes, and it, like all the... | crucial industrial centers to the East. By October 1941, the rapid German drive to Moscow, triggered the decision to relocate the Moscow automotive manufacturer ZIS to the Volga town of Ulyanovsk. The town, already a nascent industrial center with a sufficiently developed infrastructure and a good supply of skilled wor... |
in 1962: a van with payload and volume, a pickup with a payload, and a microbus able to seat six or seven plus a ; even four-wheel drive models (971, 971B, and 971V) were planned. None was built. Further growth in Ukraine In 1975 the factory was consolidated in the AvtoZAZ holding, which was transformed into joint-stoc... | own badge as ZAZ Forza. The same year production of the Chevrolet Aveo (T250) was moved from the FSO car factory to ZAZ. By Decree of the President of Ukraine, CJSC "ZAZ" employees were rewarded with State awards of Ukraine in 2009. In the first half of 2012 ZAZ manufactured 20,060 vehicles, a 30% decline from the same... |
temples are popular spots because people like to give donations and get their fortunes told during Tết. Children are free to spend their new money on toys or on gambling games such as bầu cua cá cọp, which can be found in the streets. Prosperous families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house. Also, publi... | of Tết, and the days of and following Tết, respectively. The New Year in Tet The first day of Tết is reserved for the nuclear family. Children receive red envelopes containing money from their elders. This tradition is called mừng tuổi (happy new age) in the North region and lì xì in the South region. Usually, children... |
with Tarshish. The first is retrospective in 27:12 "Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares" and 27:25 "The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas... | merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas." The second in Ezekiel 38:13 is forward looking where "Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders will say to you, 'Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver an... |
it meets the Valira River coming from Andorra. From this point it adopts a south-western course across the pre-Pyrenees (with several dams along its gorges) and the western plains of Catalonia. It passes through Balaguer, Lleida and flows into the Ebro at Mequinenza. Among its tributaries: Valira (from Andorra), Noguer... | Another park, Els Camps Elisis, is adjacent to the Segre. Many bridges span the river in the city of Lleida, namely: Pont Vell, Pont del Ferrocarril, Pont Nou, Pont de la Universitat, Pont de Pardinyes, Pont de Príncep de Viana, Passarel·la de Rufea, Passarel·la dels Maristes, Passarel·la d'Onze de Setembre, Passarel·l... |
OS and user interfaces. The acquisition of Symbian Ltd. by Nokia was completed on 2 December 2008, at which point all Symbian employees became Nokia employees. Transfer of relevant Symbian Software Ltd. leases, trademarks, and domain names from Nokia to the Symbian Foundation was completed in April 2009. On 18 July 200... | (OS), for smartphones and some related devices. Its headquarters were in Southwark, London, England, with other offices opened in Cambridge, Sweden, Silicon Valley, Japan, India, China, South Korea, and Australia. It was established on 24 June 1998 as a partnership between Psion, Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, and Sony, to... |
of World War I. An autobiography, entitled The Fastest Human, was published in 1932. In 1943, during World War II, Upshur and Paddock (by then a captain) died in a plane crash near Sitka, Alaska. Paddock is interred at Sitka National Cemetery in Sitka. In 1976 he was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of F... | which is slightly more than 100 m, in 10.2 seconds. It was not until 1956 that the world record for the 100 m became lower than Paddock's time over 110 yd. Paddock broke or equaled several other world records over Imperial distances. At the 1924 Olympics, Paddock again qualified for both the 100 and 200 m finals, but h... |
Space universe and has different rules, such as faster-than-light travel being possible through a system of portals similar to wormholes. Century Rain also departs substantially from Reynolds's previous works, both in having a protagonist who is much closer to the perspective of our real world (in fact he is from a ver... | 2 June 2009. Reynolds described it as "Six million years in the future, starfaring clones, tensions between human and robot metacivilisations, King Crimson jokes." Reynolds states that he is "firmly intending" to return to the House of Suns setting to write a sequel. Terminal World, published in March 2010 was describe... |
slope (13.6°) of Peter's Hill from the riverside to the entrance to the Millennium Bridge without using the alternative flight of steps. The lower end of the lift is on Paul's Walk next to the Thames, and the top end is further up Peter's Hill on the terrace which is level with the deck of the bridge. It was primarily ... | while crossing. Resonance The bridge's movements were caused by a positive feedback phenomenon, known as synchronous lateral excitation. The natural sway motion of people walking caused small sideways oscillations in the bridge, which in turn caused people on the bridge to sway in step, increasing the amplitude of the ... |
superseded by Windows Phone on February 15, 2010, when the latter was announced at Mobile World Congress that year. No existing hardware was officially supported for a Windows Phone 7 upgrade. Additionally, not a single one of the thousands of apps available for Windows Mobile would run unaltered on Windows Phone. Spec... | system versions Windows Mobile 6.5 The first Windows Mobile 6.5 device was first shown in September 2009. Leaked ROMs surfaced in July 2009 for specific devices. The generic ROM images for Mobile 6.5 are also available as part of the officially distributed and freely downloadable development kit. Several phones running... |
describes "a very prosperous market called Tartessos, with much tin carried by river, as well as gold and copper from Celtic lands". Trade in tin was very lucrative in the Bronze Age, since it is an essential component of bronze and is comparatively rare. Herodotus refers to a king of Tartessos, Arganthonios, presumabl... | in silver). The invention of coinage in the 7th century BC spurred the search for bronze and silver as well. Henceforth trade connections, formerly largely in elite goods, assumed an increasingly broad economic role. By the Late Bronze Age, silver extraction in Huelva Province reached industrial proportions. Pre-Roman ... |
in the 16th century by Felip Betendorf, Oviedo, Hernández, Cobo and other Spaniard chroniclers. By 1958, guaraná was commercialized. Composition According to the Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, guaranine (better known as caffeine) is found in guaraná and is identical to caffeine derived from other sources, lik... | killing a beloved village child. To console the villagers, a more benevolent god plucked the left eye from the child and planted it in the forest, resulting in the wild variety of guaraná. The god then plucked the right eye from the child and planted it in the village, giving rise to domesticated guarana. The Guaranis ... |
In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a labial consonant articulated with both lips. Frequency Bilabial consonants are very common across languages. Only around 0.7% of the world's languages lack bilabial consonants altogether, including Tlingit, Chipewyan, Oneida, and Wichita. Varieties The bilabial consonants identif... | the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) are: Owere Igbo has a six-way contrast among bilabial stops: . Other varieties The extensions to the IPA also define a () for smacking the lips together. A lip-smack in the non-percussive sense of the lips noisily parting would be . The IPA chart shades out bilabial lateral con... |
quickly, Dailly commented that "Every now and again though, the fax would be covered in scribbles with the time and comments crossed out again and again; this is what we were striving for while we were designing the levels, and it gave us all a warm fuzzy feeling inside." Each of the designers had a somewhat different ... | reverse direction. Builders build a stairway of 12 steps. Bashers, Miners and Diggers dig horizontally, diagonally downwards or directly downwards respectively. While the player is able to pause the game to inspect the level and status of the lemmings, skills can only be assigned in real-time. Lemmings are initially re... |
the black mulberry (Morus nigra) and the white mulberry (Morus alba), which are common in Palestine. It is in the same family as the fig-tree. The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but cedars will we put in their place. The trees were once very common along the lowlands ... | a dedicatory offering in order to prevent their theft. The sycamine is a deciduous to semi-deciduous tree and sheds its fruit in a prolific manner, by reason of which the Sages of Israel prohibited a Jewish planter from planting such trees within the radius of 50 cubits from his neighbor's cistern. All sycamines that c... |
the A.V.). Some scholars (Patrick, Rosenmüller, and others) identify it with Suphah (Numbers 21:14, quoting the lost Book of the Wars of the Lord) as probably the name of | A.V.). Some scholars (Patrick, Rosenmüller, and others) identify it with Suphah (Numbers 21:14, quoting the lost Book of the Wars of the Lord) as probably the |
reduction of carbonyls using hydride and the dehydration of alcohols: 4 C6H5C(O)CH3 + NaBH4 + 4 H2O → 4 C6H5CH(OH)CH3 + NaOH + B(OH)3 → C6H5CH=CH2 A similar two-step process is used industrially, but reduction step is performed by hydrogenation over a copper catalyst. C6H5C(O)CH3 + H2 → C6H5CH(OH)CH3 Being prochiral, a... | to useful resins and fragrances. Production Acetophenone is formed as a byproduct of the cumene process, the industrial route for the synthesis of phenol and acetone. In the Hock rearrangement of isopropylbenzene hydroperoxide, migration of a methyl group rather than the phenyl group gives acetophenone and methanol as ... |
side of his chest, exiting below his right nipple. This bullet then passed through his right wrist and entered his left thigh where it caused a superficial wound. There is no credible evidence that the shots were fired from the Triple Underpass, ahead of the motorcade, or from any other location. The weight of the evid... | Harvey Oswald or Jack Ruby was part of any conspiracy, domestic or foreign, to assassinate President Kennedy. The Commission has found no evidence of conspiracy, subversion, or disloyalty to the U.S. Government by any Federal, State, or local official. The Commission could not make any definitive determination of Oswal... |
when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events Croesus seizes the Persian city of Pteria and enslaves its inhabitants. Meanwhile, Cyrus invites the Ionians to join him in battle. The Battles of Thymbra and Pteria are fought between Croesus of Lydia and Cyrus the Great. ... | has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events Croesus seizes the Persian city of Pteria and enslaves its inhabitants. Meanwhile, Cyrus invites the Ionians to join him in battle. The Battles of Thymbra and Pteria are fought... |
(place)) during the Israelite exodus from Egypt (Exodus 12:37), thought to be El Arish. Succoth, Argyll and Bute, | (Exodus 12:37), thought to be El Arish. Succoth, Argyll and Bute, a village in |
The platform of the ring is generally from the ground and is covered by about of padding topped by stretched canvas. The ropes are approximately in diameter and at heights of 18, 30, 42, and 54 inches (.46, .76, 1.07, and 1.37 m) above the mat, held up on posts rising around above the mat. The ropes are attached togeth... | the mat. The ropes are attached together with spacers that prevent them from spreading too far apart. Construction of the ring environment extends to maximization of lighting in the ring, minimization of heat of the lighting, and a complete as possible cut-off of illumination at the ringside. Construction differs from ... |
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