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Background Surfin' Safari

in autumn of 1961, cousins brian wilson , mike love composed song on surfing, titled surfin @ behest of brian s younger sibling, dennis wilson. formed band, bringing in youngest wilson brother carl on lead guitar , brian s high school friend al jardine on rhythm guitar. brian took bass, dennis drums , mike frontman, while harmonize vocals arranged brian. released december, produced hite morgan, , backed luau , surfin made no. 75 in top 100 in 1962. father murry wilson became band s manager. submitted professionally recorded demo tape capitol records spring. beach boys signed , surfin safari b/w 409 (from april 1962 demo tape) released single june. al jardine left band after recording of song surfin before demo session , album session, replaced wilson-family friend david marks— jardine rejoin form six-member band in fall of 1963, appearing on third studio album. both surfin safari , 409 becoming hits (the former reaching no. 14), capitol records approved full album. ...

Characters Japanese name

a name written in kanji may have more 1 common pronunciation, 1 of correct given individual. example, surname written in kanji 東海林 may read either tōkairin or shōji. conversely, 1 name may have several possible written forms, , again, 1 correct given individual. character 一 when used male given name may used written form hajime, hitoshi, ichi- / -ichi kazu- / -kazu, , many others. name hajime may written of following: 始, 治, 初, 一, 元, 肇, 創, 甫, 基, 哉, 啓, 本, 源, 東, 大, 孟, or 祝. many-to-many correspondence between names , ways written more common male given names surnames or female given names, can observed in these categories. permutations of potential characters , sounds can become enormous, overloaded sounds may produced on 500 distinct kanji , kanji characters can stand several dozen sounds. can , make collation, pronunciation, , romanization of japanese name difficult problem. reason, business cards include pronunciation of name furigana, , forms , documents include spaces wri...

New York City Ethiopian Americans

19th century amhara altar, brooklyn museum in new york. as of 2012, there 4,610 ethiopia-born persons in new york-northern new jersey-long island metropolitan area. ethiopian american musician gonjasufi new york abay ethiopian sports club (nyaesc), , local football team, located in bronx borough of city. ethiopian football team sited in van cortlandt park, ethiopian marathoners found practicing, including new york city marathon finisher bizunesh deba. tadias magazine ethiopian american news source based inside new york, founded publisher ethiopian immigrant liben eabisa. other notable ethiopian americans residing in new york city include supermodel liya kebede, husband , hedge fund manager kassy kebede, swedish celebrity chef marcus samuelsson, , fashion designer amsale aberra.

History WTSO

wtso s original logo under big 1070 branding (c. 2010) the station first signed on air on january 19, 1948, wkow. wisconsin known dairy state, original call letters stood word cow. licensee monona broadcasting company. wtso previous logo in mid-1970s, call sign changed wtso stand ten 7 zero, position on radio dial. @ time owned mid-continent broadcasting , aired country music format. country music listening switched fm dial, wtso tried talk radio format , later adult standards. in 2000, wtso went current all-sports format, network affiliate of espn radio, calling madison s espn radio 10-7-0. on january 1, 2009, wtso parted company espn radio , rebranded big 1070, madison s sports station, affiliating fox sports radio , later adding programming nbc sports radio. (espn radio programming airs on 100.5 wtlx.)

Landmarks Battle, East Sussex

the windmill telham hill 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of senlac hill, in east sussex, england. telham hill william conqueror s army first caught sight of english army forming on senlac hill, battle of hastings, 14 october 1066. there 3 sites of special scientific interest within parish. blackhorse quarry, site of palaeontological interest has produced many fossil bones , teeth including iguanodon , crocodiles. hemingfold meadow site of biological interest consisting of 2 meadows nationally rare grassland species. darwell wood partially within parish site of biological importance example of hornbeam coppice oak standards.

Protection Norderoog

jens wand hut , container shelter in 1989 norderoog lies inside protection zone 1, highest-level protective area of schleswig-holstein wadden sea national park. has been official nature reserve since 1939. island has been dedicated birds ever since 1909 when verein jordsand bought farmer j. feddersen 12,000 german gold mark. previously, feddersen had made living collecting birds eggs , using island make hay. jens sörensen wand lived on norderoog bird warden since 1909, , permanently 1923 1950. bird observatory @ northeastern shore of norderoog has been named after him. this stilt house safe storm floods due construction. first hut built wand in 1909, in 1995/96 replaced new building. in 2005, additional loghouse replaced container building , serves dwelling warden , visitors centre. installations maintained civilian servants of verein jordsand , volunteers. observatory regularly manned march through october. since 1950s, coastal management has been conducted on norderoog. in 1977, wes...

Murder of Ali .C5.9E.C3.BCkr.C3.BC Bey Topal Osman

for work in national movement, osman became commander of mustafa kemal s special bodyguard regiment. , loyal vassal captain of militia mustafa kaptan appointed commander of guard battalion of grand national assembly. choked trabzon deputy ali Şükrü bey (tr) death on 27 march 1923, allegedly in response Şükrü s criticism of mustafa kemal.

Notes and references Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra

general references history of southern oregon: pacific coast -- a. g. walling 1884 vancouver island history canadian military heritage spanish exploration: hezeta (heceta) , bodega y quadra expedition of 1775 formally claim pacific northwest spain bc bookworld on bodega y quadra, bibliography. further reading tovell, freeman. @ far reaches of empire: life of juan francisco de la bodega y quadra (2009)..435pp; standard scholarly biography derek hayes (1999). historical atlas of pacific northwest: maps of exploration , discovery : british columbia, washington, oregon, alaska, yukon. sasquatch books. isbn 1-57061-215-3 michael e. thurman (1967). naval department of san blas: new spain s bastion alta california , nootka, 1769-1798. arthur h. clark company.

The United States 1804 Alexander von Humboldt

1804 map of louisiana territory. jefferson , cabinet sought information humboldt when visited washington, d.c., spain s territory in mexico, bordering u.s. leaving cuba, humboldt decided take unplanned short visit united states. knowing current u.s. president, thomas jefferson, himself scientist, humboldt wrote him saying in united states. jefferson warmly replied, inviting him visit white house in nation s new capital. in letter humboldt had gained jefferson s interest mentioning had discovered mammoth teeth near equator. jefferson had written believed mammoths had never lived far south. humboldt had hinted @ knowledge of new spain. arriving in philadelphia, center of learning in u.s., humboldt met of major scientific figures of era, including chemist , anatomist caspar wistar, pushed compulsory smallpox vaccination, , botanist benjamin smith barton, physician benjamin rush, signer of declaration of independence, wished hear cinchona bark south american tree, cured fevers. humboldt la...

Other uses Caret

1 other uses 1.1 programming languages 1.2 surrogate symbol superscript , exponentiation 1.3 escape character 1.4 ordinal indicator 1.5 signature tag 1.6 upwards-pointing arrow 1.7 estimator other uses programming languages the caret has many uses in programming languages. can signify exponentiation, bitwise xor operator, string concatenation, , control characters in caret notation, among other uses. in regular expressions, caret used mark beginning of string, or beginning of line within string (depending on regular expression dialect , specified options); if begins character class, indicates inverse of class matched. pascal uses caret declaring pointers , when dereferencing them. go uses bitwise not operator. in smalltalk, caret takes function of return statement. in method, ^ 1 cause method exit , return number 1. in c++/cli type of pointer c++ pointer, , .net reference types accessed through handle , new syntax classname^ instead of classname*. new construct helpful when managed , ...

Stevensville Bank Stevensville Historic District

the stevensville bank constructed between 1903 , 1907. opened business in 1909, , predecessor bank of america s tidewater branch in stevensville. bank s original building located in historic district on love point road , listed individually on national register of historic places. building has classical architectural details, pressed tin ceiling, intact period furnishings , vault. since bank s business moved locations in 1960s, building has been occupied business offices , merchants. kent island heritage society current lessee of property.

Game format GoBingo

the bingo cards studio contestants ignacio reprised role host , gobigirls have far been played joy velasco (miss teen world 2007), rain larazabal (sister of maureen larazabal), lyka feliciano, cristina fariñas , twins kc & bebs hollmann. after 3 weeks, krissa mae arrieta (miss usa-philippines 2007 expo) became permanent gobigirl. the gobingo home bingo cards replaced scratch cards, , number of sponsors new season down 7 (from 10-12 in first season). home viewer, proofs of purchase mercury drug stores nationwide exchanged gobingo scratch cards, according size of purchase. the bonus round bingo cards have 25 boxes instead of 16. a new bonus game (to win new car, after contestant has won first bonus round) requires contestant uncover 9 gobingo logos without uncovering 3 images of sad faces. contestants fail still retain won prize money, , win 1,000 pesos every gobingo logo uncovered before third sad face.

Economy Île d'Orléans

parc maritime saint-laurent: old boat yard, tourist attraction. since days of first french settlers, agriculture has been main economic activity. island, known garden of quebec , still rural place famous locally produce, strawberries, apples, potatoes , wineries. sugar maple stands produce maple syrup , other products. while old trades of fishing , boat building have been abandoned, island s rich cultural heritage , pastoral scenery has led flourishing tourism industry. attracts more 600,000 visitors each year. numerous bed-and-breakfast inns, regional cuisine restaurants, roadside fruit stands, art galleries , craft shops attract visitors.

Germany Aftermath of World War II

post-wwii occupation zones of germany, in 1937 borders, territories east of oder-neisse line shown annexed poland , soviet union, plus saar protectorate , divided berlin. east germany formed soviet zone, while west germany formed american, british, , french zones in 1949 , saar in 1957. in west, alsace-lorraine returned france. sudetenland reverted czechoslovakia following european advisory commission s decision delimit german territory territory held on 31 december 1937. close 1 quarter of pre-war (1937) germany de facto annexed allies; 10 million germans either expelled territory or not permitted return if had fled during war. remainder of germany partitioned 4 zones of occupation, coordinated allied control council. saar detached , put in economic union france in 1947. in 1949, federal republic of germany created out of western zones. soviet zone became german democratic republic. germany paid reparations united kingdom, france, , soviet union, in form of dismantled factories, force...

Techniques Gaze-contingency paradigm

parafoveal magnification paradigm: graphical depiction of parafoveal magnification paradigm (miellet et al., 2009). location of each fixation indicated arrow , corresponding display fixation represented. consecutive lines represent chronological order of fixations. in language domain method has been used in natural reading. study of eye movements in reading allowed researchers map out perceptual span (moving window paradigm: e.g., reder, 1973; mcconkie & rayner, 1975), nature of extrafoveal information extracted during fixation, instance orthographic , phonological information (boundary paradigm: e.g., rayner, 1975; balota, pollatsek & rayner, 1985; miellet & sparrow, 2004) or relative influence of attention versus visual acuity drop-off in perceptual span (parafoveal magnification paradigm: miellet, o donnell & sereno, 2009).

History East Bengal F.C.

1 history 1.1 1920-1930s 1.2 1940s–1970s 1.3 1980s–1990s 1.4 recent history history 1920-1930s on 28 july 1920 mohun bagan scheduled play jorabagan in coochbehar cup. jorabagan sent out starting eleven notable exclusion of defender sailesh bose dropped squad reasons not disclosed. vice-president of jorabagan, suresh chandra chaudhuri, asked bose included in line-up club coaches did not listen. chaudhuri left club due , along raja manmatha nath chaudhuri, ramesh chandra sen, , aurobinda ghosh, formed east bengal on 1 august 1920; 97 years ago. the club participated in first tournament in same month of formation in hercules cup 7-a-side tournament. east bengal won tournament. after tournament club became affiliated indian football association. club entered league play in ifa second division. club finished in third place in first season in second division. in 1924 club won second division gain promotion ifa first division after finishing in second place cameroons b . due cameroons bein...

Classification Germ cell tumor

1 classification 1.1 germinomatous 1.2 nongerminomatous 1.3 mixed classification germ cell tumors classified histology, regardless of location in body. germ cell tumors broadly divided in 2 classes: the germinomatous or seminomatous germ cell tumors (ggct, sgct) include germinoma , synonyms dysgerminoma , seminoma. the nongerminomatous or nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (nggct, nsgct) include other germ cell tumors, pure , mixed. the 2 classes reflect important clinical difference. compared germinomatous tumors, nongerminomatous tumors tend grow faster, have earlier mean age @ time of diagnosis (~25 years versus ~35 years, in case of testicular cancers), , have lower 5 year survival rate. survival rate germinomatous tumors higher in part because these tumors sensitive radiation, , respond chemotherapy. prognosis nongerminomatous tumours has improved dramatically, however, due use of platinum-based chemotherapy regimens. germinomatous nongerminomatous mixed mixed germ cell tumors occur...

Awards Pilnyeo

^ 필녀 (pilnyeo) (in korean). kmdb. retrieved 2008-03-20.  ^ 제 7회 수상자/작 (winners , works of 7th baeksang arts awards) (in korean). 43rd baeksang arts awards hosted joong-ang ilbo. retrieved 2008-03-20.  ^ 김수현 (kim su-hyeon) (in korean). empas people. retrieved 2008-03-20.  ^ 청룡영화상 각본상 (winners of blue dragon film awards in best screenplay) (in korean). mydvdlist. retrieved 2008-03-20. 

Compulsory sterilization Reproductive rights

1 compulsory sterilization 1.1 roma women 1.2 united states 1.3 canada compulsory sterilization roma women during 20th century, forced sterilization of roma women in european countries, in former communist countries, practiced, , there allegations these practices continue unofficially in countries, such czech republic, bulgaria, hungary , romania. in v. c. vs. slovakia, european court human rights ruled in favor of roma woman victim of forced sterilization in state hospital in slovakia in 2000. united states an individual’s sterilization 1 of main issues behind reproductive rights being ignored believe have right decide whether people fit have children. mental stability of individual , physical defects individual might have played important role in beginnings of forced sterilization. individuals afraid these defects hereditary , wanted put stop before society became incompetent. although there numerous operations may render 1 sterile, vasectomy in male , salpingectomy in female consi...

Marriage to Jogaila (1385-92) Jadwiga of Poland

saint florian s psalter, commissioned jadwiga in around 1370, held in national library of poland in warsaw jogaila signed union of krewo in august 1385, promising queen elizabeth s representatives , polish lords envoys convert catholicism, pagan kinsmen , subjects, if jadwiga married him. pledged pay 200,000 florins william of habsburg in compensation. william never accepted it. 2 days after union of krewo, teutonic knights invaded lithuania. the aeltere hochmeisterchronik , other chronicles written in knights territory accused polish prelates , lords of forcing jadwiga accept jogaila s offer. according polish legend, jadwiga agreed marry jogaila due divine inspiration during long prayers before crucifix in wawel cathedral. siemowit iv of mazovia resigned claim poland in december. the polish lords envoys informed jogaila obey him if married jadwiga on 11 january 1386. jogaila went lublin general assembly unanimously declared him king , lord of poland in february. jogaila went on k...

Coronation (1384) Jadwiga of Poland

imaginary portrait of queen jadwiga 16th century. held @ kunsthistorisches museum in vienna the interregnum followed louis s death , caused such internal strife came end jadwiga s arrival in poland. large crowd of clerics, noblemen , burghers gathered @ kraków greet display of affection , according 15th-century polish historian, jan długosz. nobody protested when archbishop bodzanta crowned on 16 october 1384. according traditional scholary consensus, jadwiga crowned king . thereby, robert w. knoll proposes, polish lords prevented eventual spouse adopting same title without consent. stephen c. rowell, says sources contradict traditional view outnumber verifying it, suggests sporadic contemporaneous references jadwiga king reflect not queen consort, queen regnant. bodzanta, archbishop of gniezno, jan radlica, bishop of kraków, dobrogost of nowy dwór, bishop of poznań, , duke vladislaus ii of opole jadwiga s trusted advisers during first years of reign. according accepted scholarly t...

Range ambiguity Pulse repetition frequency

a real target in 100 km or second-sweep echo in distance of 400 km? a radar system determines range through time delay between pulse transmission , reception relation: range = c τ 2 {\displaystyle {\text{range}}={\frac {c\tau }{2}}} for accurate range determination pulse must transmitted , reflected before next pulse transmitted. gives rise maximum unambiguous range limit: max range = c τ prt 2 = c 2 prf ...

Sky Sports Top Up TV

sky sports 1 , 2 offered of 2 august 2010 ofcom s pay tv review saw channels being offered under wholesale must offer (wmo) agreement forces bskyb offer these channels competitors. using capacity bt secured , used offer same channels bt vision subscribers, top tv offered these 2 channels subscribers officially launched on 2 august 2010. top tv had been able offer sky sports 1 & 2, , espn via conditional-access module october 2011. possible via ci+ compatible idtvs , set-top boxes.

Hurling career Rónán Fallon

1 hurling career 1.1 club 1.2 inter-county 1.3 inter-provincial hurling career club fallon plays hurling famous st vincents club in marino, dublin. while has never won dublin senior hurling championship title them, has been runner-up on 3 occasions. played in first county final in 2005 against ucd, losing scoreline 3–13 2–10. fallon reached county final vincents again in 2007 when lost ballyboden st endas 2–13 1–5. suffered heavy defeat ballyboden in 2010 final, time losing scoreline of 3–17 1–10. inter-county fallon made debut dublin senior hurlers in national league game against kilkenny in 2003. earlier year, substitute on dublin team beat kilkenny in walsh cup final @ parnell park 2–11 2–10. unusual start dublin hurlers career dublin s first piece of hurling silverware since 1966. in 2005, dublin relegated division 2 of national hurling league after finishing @ bottom of table in division 1. following year, dublin gained promotion division 1 when won first ever division 2 title, b...

History Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate

orthodox missionaries novgorod , pskov active among estonians in southeast regions of area, closest pskov, in 10th through 12th centuries. result of northern crusades in beginning of 13th century, estonia fell under control of western christianity. however, russian merchants later able set small orthodox congregations in several estonian towns. 1 such congregation expelled town of dorpat (tartu) germans in 1472, martyred priest, isidor, along number of orthodox faithful (the group commemorated on january 8). little known history of church in area until 17th , 18th centuries, when many old believers fled there russia avoid liturgical reforms introduced patriarch nikon of moscow. in 18th , 19th centuries, estonia part of imperial russian empire, having been conquered emperor peter great. significant number of estonian peasants converted orthodox faith in (unfulfilled) hope of obtaining land, , numerous orthodox churches built. in 1850 diocese of riga (in latvia) established russian ortho...

Architecture Brittain Dining Hall

brittain hall s western side faces techwood drive , bobby dodd stadium. side entrance patrons , features ten doric pillars emblazoned stylized busts of ten famous scientific minds , fields contributed; these fields present @ georgia tech during brittain s 1928 construction. civil engineering, mechanical engineering, , aerospace engineering represented leonardo da vinci. ceramics represented luca della robbia. textiles represented eli whitney. electrical engineering represented thomas edison. architecture , fine arts represented michelangelo. physics represented archimedes. chemistry represented antoine lavoisier. mathematics , astronomy represented isaac newton. biology represented aristotle. ecology represented charles darwin.

References David Rizzio

ruthen, lord (1815). particulars of life of david riccio, chief favourite of mary queen of scots. london: triphook.  the register of privy council of scotland, edited john hill burton, ll.d., vol.1. 1545–1569, edinburgh, 1877, p. 437, lists charged slauchter of david riccio. given many names shown, presumably includes in wider conspiracy. hawkins, sir john (1778). history , character of scots music, including anecdotes of celebrated david rizzio. universal magazine, october 1778. 

Politics James Whitcomb Riley

in march 1888, riley traveled washington, d.c. had dinner @ white house other members of international copyright league , president of united states grover cleveland. riley made brief performance dignitaries @ event before speaking need international copyright protections. cleveland enamored riley s performance , invited him private meeting during 2 men discussed cultural topics. in 1888 presidential election campaign, riley s acquaintance benjamin harrison nominated republican candidate. although riley had shunned politics of life, gave harrison personal endorsement , participated in fund-raising events , vote stumping. election exceptionally partisan in indiana, , riley found atmosphere of campaign stressful; vowed never become involved politics again. upon harrison s election, suggested riley named national poet laureate, congress failed act on request. riley still honored harrison , visited him @ white house on several occasions perform @ civic events.

Racing Series that included FIA Group 5 cars Group 5 (racing)

1 racing series included fia group 5 cars 1.1 1st generation 1.2 2nd generation 1.3 3rd generation 1.4 4th generation racing series included fia group 5 cars 1st generation european touring car championship (1968 1969) british touring car championship (1966 1969) 2nd generation international championship makes (1970 1971) interserie 3rd generation world championship makes (1972 1975) 4th generation world championship makes (1976 1980) world endurance championship (1981 1982) deutsche rennsport meisterschaft imsa gtx all japan sports prototype championship fuji super silhouette series (1979 1984) spezial tourenwagen trophy (de) (1986-?) giro automobilistico d italia (it) (1977-80)

In literature and art Souq

in 18th , 19th centuries, europeans began conquer parts of north africa , levant, interest in middle eastern culture , architecture began flourish. interest spawned genre of literary works , paintings became known orientalism. proliferation of both oriental fiction , travel writing occurred during modern period , many of these works lavishly illustrated engravings of every day scenes of oriental lifestyles, including scenes of market places , market trade. of these works propaganda designed justify european imperialism in east, many artists relied heavily on everyday experiences inspiration in artworks. example, charles d oyly, born in india, published antiquities of dacca featuring series of 15 engraved plates of dacca [now dhaka, bangladesh] featuring scenes of markets, commerce, buildings , streetscapes. notable artists in orientalist genre include: jean-léon gérôme delacroix (1824–1904), alexandre-gabriel decamps (1803–1860), frederic leighton (1830-1896), eugène alexis girardet ...

Charging an object by induction Electrostatic induction

gold-leaf electroscope, showing induction, before terminal grounded. however, induction effect can used put net charge on object. if, while close positive charge, above object momentarily connected through conductive path electrical ground, large reservoir of both positive , negative charges, of negative charges in ground flow object, under attraction of nearby positive charge. when contact ground broken, object left net negative charge. this method can demonstrated using gold-leaf electroscope, instrument detecting electric charge. electroscope first discharged, , charged object brought close instrument s top terminal. induction causes separation of charges inside electroscope s metal rod, top terminal gains net charge of opposite polarity of object, while gold leaves gain charge of same polarity. since both leaves have same charge, repel each other , spread apart. electroscope has not acquired net charge: charge within has merely been redistributed, if charged object moved away elect...

Career after leaving the CIA Robert Gates

1 career after leaving cia 1.1 1993–1999 1.2 texas a&m 1.3 corporate boards 1.4 public service 1.5 declined appointment director of national intelligence career after leaving cia 1993–1999 after retiring cia in 1993, gates worked academic , lecturer. evaluated student theses international studies program of university of washington. lectured @ harvard, yale, johns hopkins, vanderbilt, georgetown, indiana, louisiana state, oklahoma, , college of william , mary. gates served member of board of visitors of university of oklahoma international programs center , trustee of endowment fund college of william , mary, alma mater, in 1998 conferred upon him honorary degree of doctor of humane letters. in 1996, gates autobiography, shadows: ultimate insider s story of 5 presidents , how won cold war, published. gates has written numerous articles on government , foreign policy , has been frequent contributor op-ed page of new york times. texas a&m gates @ texas a&m gates interim dean...

September 4.2C 1911 .28Monday.29 September 1911

^ gotch, frank alvin , in biographical dictionary of iowa (university of iowa press, 2009) p194; gotch champion wrestler of world , new york times, september 5, 1911 ^ margo mcloone, jacquelyn l. beyer, women explorers of air: harriet quimby, bessie coleman, amelia earhart, beryl markham, jacqueline cochran (capstone press, 1999) p13; girl flies night @ richmond fair , new york times, september 5, 1911 ^ william e. mcgoun, southeast florida pioneers: palm , treasure coasts (pineapple press inc, 1998) p64 ^ mydelraybeach.com ^ cite error: named reference aror oct 1911 invoked never defined (see page). ^ french fleet ready, salutes president , new york times, september 5, 1911 ^ garros ascends 13,943 feet , new york times, september 5, 1911

References No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF

odgers, george (1968) [1957]. australia in war of 1939–1945: series 3 (air) volume ii – air war against japan, 1943–1945. canberra: australian war memorial. oclc 246580191.  parnell, n.m.; lynch, c.a. (1976). australian air force since 1911. sydney: a.h. & a.w. reed. isbn 0-589-07153-x.  raaf historical section (1995), units of royal australian air force. concise history. australian government publishing service, canberra. raaf historical section (1995). units of royal australian air force: concise history. volume 4: maritime , transport units. canberra: australian government publishing service. isbn 0-644-42796-5. 

Sequel: Blueberry 1900 Blueberry (comics)

—giraud, on thoughts , intents blueberry 1900 in several comments made contemporary magazine interviews. —giraud, 2008, in public reaction on blueberry 1900 not coming fruition. a third spin-off series, coined blueberry 1900, conceived original creator giraud in early-1990s, intended bonafide sequel series. set, series title implied, in era of william mckinley presidency, not have featured 57-year old blueberry, adult son well, albeit in minor role. story line, intended encompass 5 books, take place around events surrounding assassination of president mckinley. pegged artwork french comic artist françois boucq whom giraud had met @ comic event in honor of lifelong friend jean-claude mézières, , concurrently discussed project with. actually, giraud had approached michel blanc-dumont, lyric art work jonathan cartland adored, project around 1993, still tentatively called blueberry 20 ans après (blueberry, 20 years later). blanc-dumont, despite being reciprocally admirer of giraud s art ...

Contributions to mathematics Évariste Galois

1 contributions mathematics 1.1 algebra 1.2 galois theory 1.3 analysis 1.4 continued fractions contributions mathematics the final page of galois mathematical testament, in own hand. phrase decipher mess ( déchiffrer tout ce gâchis ) on second last line. from closing lines of letter galois friend auguste chevalier, dated may 29, 1832, 2 days before galois death: tu prieras publiquement jacobi ou gauss de donner leur avis, non sur la vérité, mais sur l importance des théorèmes. après cela, il y aura, j espère, des gens qui trouveront leur profit à déchiffrer tout ce gâchis. (ask jacobi or gauss publicly give opinion, not truth, importance of these theorems. later there be, hope, people find advantage decipher mess.) within 60 or pages of galois collected works many important ideas have had far-reaching consequences branches of mathematics. work has been compared of niels henrik abel, mathematician died @ young age, , of work had significant overlap. algebra while many mathematician...

Chicago and the post-Civil War years Dwight L. Moody

missionary preaching in china using moody s version of wordless book dwight l. moody visited britain ira d. sankey, moody preaching , sankey singing. published books of christian hymns. in 1883 visited edinburgh , raised £10,000 building of new home carrubbers close mission. moody later preached @ laying of foundation stone 1 of few buildings on royal mile continues used original purpose , called carrubbers christian centre. moody influenced cause of cross-cultural christian missions after met hudson taylor, pioneer missionary china. actively supported china inland mission , encouraged many of congregation volunteer service overseas. international acclaim his influence felt among swedes despite of english heritage, never visited sweden or other scandinavian country, , never spoke word of swedish. nonetheless became hero revivalist among swedish mission friends in sweden , america. news of moody’s large revival campaigns in great britain 1873 through 1875 traveled sweden, making mr. mo...

Shearwaters and petrels List of birds of Hawaii

christmas shearwater order: procellariiformes   family: procellariidae the procellariids main group of medium-sized true petrels , characterized united nostrils medium septum , long outer functional primary. northern fulmar, fulmarus glacialis lc kermadec petrel, pterodroma neglecta lc herald petrel, pterodroma heraldica lc murphy s petrel, pterodroma ultima nt mottled petrel, pterodroma inexpectata nt juan fernandez petrel, pterodroma externa vu hawaiian petrel pterodroma sandwichensis (en) vu white-necked petrel, pterodroma cervicalis vu bonin petrel, pterodroma hypoleuca (en) lc (almost entire world population believe breed in hawaiian islands.) black-winged petrel, pterodroma nigripennis lc cook s petrel, pterodroma cookii vu stejneger s petrel, pterodroma longirostris (v) vu tahiti petrel, pterodroma rostrata (v) nt bulwer s petrel, bulweria bulwerii lc jouanin s petrel, bulweria fallax (v) nt streaked shearwater, calonectris leucomelas (v) lc pink-footed shearwater...

Perception 2 Phonological development

1 perception 1.1 14 months 1.2 16 months 1.3 18-20 months 1.3.1 fast-mapping 1.4 2–6 years 1.5 12 years perception 14 months children able distinguish newly learned ‘words’ associated objects if not similar-sounding, such ‘lif’ , ‘neem’. cannot distinguish similar-sounding newly learned words such ‘bih’ , ‘dih’, however. so, while children @ age able distinguish monosyllabic minimal pairs @ purely phonological level, if discrimination task paired word meaning, additional cognitive load required learning word meanings leaves them unable spend effort on distinguishing similar phonology. 16 months children’s comprehension vocabulary size ranges 92 321 words. production vocabulary size @ age typically around 50 words. shows comprehension vocabulary grows faster production vocabulary. 18-20 months at 18–20 months infants can distinguish newly learned ‘words’, if phonologically similar, e.g. ‘bih’ , ‘dih’. while infants able distinguish syllables these after birth, able distinguish them if p...

Training of new magistrates Magistrate (England and Wales)

the mnti scheme feeds stages of magistrate s training , development the jsb magistrates committee has issued syllabus delivered locally. because of large number of magistrates, training carried out in local areas, through clerk of court, through weekend courses organized universities magistrates region in attendance. training designed develop knowledge , skills necessary required become effective , confident magistrate. based on competence framework , includes: reading , distance learning exercises cover role , responsibilities of magistrate. induction , core training before magistrate sits in court. equivalent of 3 days (18 hours) , may delivered: on long weekend; in series of short evening sessions on several weeks; on 3 separate week days; or residential course. a minimum of 3 court observations. a visit prison establishment, young offender institution , probation service facility. consolidation training. received after year. equivalent of 2 days (12 hours) and, core training, may ...