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Personnel Surfin' Safari

the beach boys mike love – lead, harmony , backing vocals al jardine – harmony , backing vocals on surfin ; acoustic bass on surfin david marks – lead, harmony , backing vocals; rhythm guitar brian wilson – lead, harmony , backing vocals; bass guitar; organ; snare drum on surfin carl wilson – lead, harmony , backing vocals; lead guitar; acoustic guitar on surfin dennis wilson – lead, harmony , backing vocals; drums additional musicians , production staff nick venet – harmony , backing vocals; electric guitar

Plot summary The Truth About Cats & Dogs

abby barnes (garofalo) veterinarian , host of radio show called truth cats , dogs. when makes blind date brian (chaplin), caller show, insecurity appearance leads persuade more conventionally attractive (though less intellectual) friend noelle (thurman) pretend abby on date. both women develop feelings brian, leading series of comic misunderstandings. brian s persistence in pursuing noelle in person thwarted noelle tries maneuver him toward real abby. after abby behaves jealously while drunk , embarrasses herself @ photo shoot, leaves , appears brian , noelle sleep together. however, noelle leaves too, , brian, distressed noelle s changing attitude, corners abby in apartment finds evidence of real identity radio host fell through voice. abby , noelle attempt explain, brian decides has been victim of practical joke , leaves in disgust. abby later approaches brian @ regular bar , explains happened, , although dismissive, meets abby , has fallen real abby , attracted noelle because of dec...

Third marriage Bess of Hardwick

arms of st loe: argent, bend sable in 1559 bess married third time, sir william st loe (1518–1565) (alias st lowe, saintlowe, sentloe, etc.) , became lady st loe. new husband captain of guard queen elizabeth , chief butler of england. owned large west country estates @ tormarton in gloucestershire , chew magna in somerset, while principal residence @ sutton court in stowey. when died without male issue in 1564/5, in suspicious circumstances (probably poisoned younger brother), left bess, detriment of daughters , brother. in addition own 6 surviving children, bess responsible 2 daughters of sir william cavendish first marriage. however, 2 daughters adults , otherwise provided for. sir william st loe s death left bess 1 of wealthiest women in england. annual income calculated amount £60,000, (£nan of 2017). further, lady of bedchamber daily access queen, favour enjoyed. still in late 30s, bess retained looks , health, , number of important men began courting her.

Convicted Pieing

1 convicted 1.1 canada 1.2 united kingdom 1.3 united states 1.4 spain 1.5 sweden convicted canada former canadian prime minister jean chrétien hit in face pie protester in prince edward island in 2000. attacker given jail time received conditional sentence. a woman missed alberta premier ed stelmach pie @ annual calgary stampede breakfast in 2007, , hit security official instead, sentenced 30 days in jail. woman threw pie @ calgary mayor dave bronconnier in summer of 2007. in 2003, protester hit then-alberta premier ralph klein in face pie @ stampede breakfast convicted of assault , ordered serve 30-day intermittent jail sentence. in 2010, peta supporter threw tofu cream pie @ canadian fisheries minister gail shea protest canadian government s support on seal hunting. act later condemned liberal mp gerry byrne act of terrorism. united kingdom comedian jonathan may-bowles (also known jonny marbles) pied rupert murdoch in july 2011 during highly publicized testimony before british parlia...

Art.2C entertainment.2C and media Vega (disambiguation)

1 art, entertainment, , media 1.1 fiction 1.1.1 fictional places 1.1.2 characters 1.2 music art, entertainment, , media fiction fictional places vega (planet), planet in works of isaac asimov characters vega (street fighter), street fighter character, named balrog in japan king vega, ufo robot grendizer character vega obscura, zoids: new century 0 character m. bison, street fighter character, named vega in japan vega, gear fighter dendoh character king vega, ufo robot grendizer character general vega, command & conquer: tiberian sun character james vega, character in mass effect series tori vega , trina vega, characters in nickelodeon sitcom victorious vic , vincent vega, brothers quentin tarantino films pulp fiction , reservoir dogs vega, sentient artificial intelligence runs uac mars facility in doom. music vega (band), turkish alternative rock band founded in 1996 vega (singer) (born 1979), born mercedes mígel carpio, spanish singer/songwriter suzanne vega (born 1959), american ...

Sicily List of mobsters by city

1 sicily 1.1 alcamo (trapani) 1.2 altofonte (palermo) 1.3 belmonte mezzagno (palermo) 1.4 caccamo (palermo) 1.5 castelvetrano (trapani) 1.6 catania (catania) 1.7 cattolica eraclea (agrigento) 1.8 ciaculli (palermo) 1.9 cinisi (palermo) 1.10 corleone (palermo) 1.11 mazara del vallo (trapani) 1.12 mussomeli (caltanissetta) 1.13 palermo (palermo) 1.14 partinico (palermo) 1.15 racalmuto (agrigento) 1.16 riesi (caltanissetta) 1.17 san giuseppe jato (palermo) 1.18 san mauro castelverde (palermo) 1.19 siculiana (agrigento) 1.20 trapani (trapani) 1.21 villalba (caltanissetta) 1.22 others sicily alcamo (trapani) antonio salvo (1929-1986) altofonte (palermo) francesco di carlo (born 1941) santino di matteo (born 1954) belmonte mezzagno (palermo) benedetto spera (born 1934) caccamo (palermo) antonino giuffrè (born 1945) castelvetrano (trapani) matteo messina denaro (born 1962) catania (catania) antonio calderone (1935-2013) giuseppe calderone (1925-1978) benedetto santapaola (born 1938) cattolica...

India Multinational state

india has more 2,000 ethnic groups, , every major religion represented, 4 major language families (indo-european, dravidian, austroasiatic, , sino-tibetan) , language isolate (nihali). each state , union territory of india has 1 or more official languages, , constitution of india recognizes in particular 21 scheduled languages . recognizes 212 scheduled tribal groups, constitute 7.5% of country s population. india has muslim-majority state (jammu , kashmir) , muslim-majority union territory (lakshadweep); 3 christian-majority states (meghalaya, mizoram, , nagaland); , sikh-majority state (punjab). of states based on ethnicity, including tamil nadu (tamil), andhra pradesh (telugu), odisha (odia), west bengal (bengali), maharashtra (marathi), punjab (punjabi), haryana (haryanvi), kerala (malyali), , bihar (bihari). furthermore, several indian states ethnically, religiously, , linguistically diverse. karnataka home tulu , kannada people; jammu , kashmir consists of hindu-majority jammu, ...

History Harvard, Massachusetts

1 history 1.1 shakers 1.2 fruitlands 1.3 fiske warren tahanto enclave 1.4 st. benedict center 1.5 st. benedict abbey history europeans first settled in later became harvard in 17th century, along road connecting lancaster groton formally laid out in 1658. there few inhabitants until after king philip s war, in groton , lancaster attacked , substantially destroyed. on next 50 years population grew until had reached point adequate support church. new town including parts of lancaster, groton, , stow incorporated in 1732, subject proviso inhabitants settle learned , orthodox minister among them within space of 2 years , erect house publick worship of god. uncertain how town obtained name, though willard family, among first settlers , largest proprietors in new town, had several connections harvard college. in 1734, town considered have 5 districts or villages. these oak hill, bare hill, still river, old mill , shabikin, present day devens. one notable enterprise based in harvard benjami...

Philosophy and academics Ethical Culture Fieldston School

the progressive movement important fieldston. part of school s curriculum, per philosophy of adler, includes courses in ethics , moral philosophy, along required community service. drawing heavily on educational philosophy of john dewey, hands-on learning doing emphasized pre-kindergarten through senior year of high school. there many elective courses upper grades. community service program cornerstone of school, students volunteering within school, surrounding community , city @ large. hallmark of school s ethics program has been interaction older students peer advisors younger ones, 5th graders working kindergarteners, , 11th , 12th grade students leading 7th , 8th graders in ethics courses (through program called student student), example. fieldston dropped participation in advanced placement program in 2002 give faculty freedom offer supposedly more challenging , thought-provoking material. students can take ap exams, school no longer officially sponsors such courses. while there...

North America Archaeology of the Americas

since 1990, in united states, physical anthropology , archaeological investigations based on study of human remains complicated native american graves protection , repatriation act, (nagpra), provides bodies of native americans , associated grave goods turned on recognized tribal body legally affiliated remains. in cases, notably, of kennewick man, these laws have been subject close judicial scrutiny , great intellectual conflict. exact location of mesoamerica

Demographics Gardner, Massachusetts

downtown gardner, 2005 as of census of 2000, there 20,770 people, 8,282 households, , 5,085 families residing in city. population density 936.0 people per square mile (361.4/km²). there 8,838 housing units @ average density of 398.3 per square mile (153.8/km²). racial makeup of city 93.13% white, 2.29% african american, 0.34% native american, 1.37% asian, 0.08% pacific islander, 1.22% other races, , 1.58% 2 or more races. hispanic or latino of race 4.08% of population. 19.6% of french canadian, 17.6% french, 12.7% irish, 6.7% english, 6.3% polish , 6.2% italian ancestry according census 2000. there 8,282 households out of 30.3% had children under age of 18 living them, 44.4% married couples living together, 12.7% had female householder no husband present, , 38.6% non-families. 32.4% of households made of individuals , 13.5% had living alone 65 years of age or older. average household size 2.35 , average family size 2.97. in city, population spread out 23.7% under age of 18, 7.7% 18 24,...

Protocol Hyperbaric medicine

the slang term, @ facilities, cycle of pressurization inside hbot chamber dive . hbot treatment longer-term conditions series of 20 40 dives, or compressions. these dives last hour , can administered via hard, high-pressure chamber or soft, low-pressure chamber—the major difference being per-dive dose of oxygen. many conditions quite lower dose, lower cost-per-hour, soft chambers. emergency hbot decompression illness follows treatment schedules laid out in treatment tables. cases employ recompression 2.8 bars (41 psi) absolute, equivalent of 18 metres (60 ft) of water, 4.5 5.5 hours casualty breathing pure oxygen, taking air breaks every 20 minutes reduce oxygen toxicity. extremely serious cases resulting deep dives, treatment may require chamber capable of maximum pressure of 8 bars (120 psi), equivalent of 70 metres (230 ft) of water, , ability supply heliox breathing gas. u.s. navy treatment charts used in canada , united states determine duration, pressure, , ...

French Indochina Aftermath of World War II

events during world war ii in colony of french indochina (consisting of modern-day states of vietnam, laos , cambodia) set stage first indochina war in turn led vietnam war. during world war ii, vichy french aligned colonial authorities cooperated japanese invaders. communist-controlled common front viet minh (supported allies) formed among vietnamese in colony in 1941 fight independence of vietnam, against both japanese , prewar french powers. after vietnamese famine of 1945 support viet minh bolstered front launched rebellion, sacking rice warehouses , urging vietnamese refuse pay taxes. because french colonial authorities started hold secret talks free french, japanese interned them 9 march 1945. when japan surrendered in august, created power vacuum, , viet minh took power in august revolution, declaring independent democratic republic of vietnam. however, allies (including soviet union) agreed area belonged french. nationalist chinese forces moved in north , british south (as fren...

.5B.5B.7B.7B.7Bpg.7D.7D.7D.5D.5D Miloš Popović (Scouting)

painting of popović in scout uniform dr. miloš popović serbian: Милош Поповић, born 14 february 1876 in Čajetina. finished elementary school in užice, lower secondary school in smederevo, fifth year of high school in kragujevac , mouth grades , graduation in belgrade. attended university in 1895 1901 in vienna. 1901 founded society fight against alcoholism called league of sober youth, , in 1911 alliance scouts , climbers. first editor of allies, chief of ministry of social affairs , head of clinical hospital in belgrade. after world war ii became president of red cross of yugoslavia. dr. popović died 27 february 1954, 79 years old. buried in new cemetery in belgrade.

Cashel today Cashel, County Tipperary

1 cashel today 1.1 attractions 1.2 sport 1.3 people cashel today attractions charters on display in heritage centre. the rock of cashel the rock of cashel 1 of ireland s popular tourist sites. town has many other interesting attractions, including gpa bolton library (which houses many books found else in world). the heritage centre & tourist office on main street displays model of cashel in 1640s , multimedia presentation in several languages, , sells tipperary crafts. the charters granted kings charles ii (1663) , james ii (1687) on display in heritage centre. walking best way discover heritage town of cashel, georgian st. john s cathedral (which replaced on rock in 18th century) , adjacent bolton library, city walls, , former deanery or archbishop s palace leading hotel. st. dominic s abbey s ruins visible southeast of rock. the cashel folk village includes replica displays of country life in ireland, including old public house, butcher s shop, farmhouse, traveller s caravan, , c...

Mayors City of Maryborough (Queensland)

^ epitome date . courier. brisbane: national library of australia. 14 may 1861. p. 2. retrieved 28 september 2013.  ^ maryborough . courier. brisbane: national library of australia. 17 september 1861. p. 3. retrieved 28 september 2013.  ^ weekly epitome . courier. brisbane: national library of australia. 5 october 1861. p. 2. retrieved 28 september 2013.  ^ eskdale (entry 600706) . queensland heritage register. queensland heritage council. retrieved 1 august 2014.  ^ north australian. thursday, march 16, 1865 . north australian. brisbane: national library of australia. 16 march 1865. p. 4. retrieved 28 september 2013.  ^ supreme court library queensland | judicial profiles . www.sclqld.org.au. retrieved 2015-11-22.  ^ maryborough . brisbane courier. national library of australia. 1 december 1866. p. 5. retrieved 28 september 2013.  ^ telegraphic . brisbane courier. national library of australia. 20 february 1878. p....

Legacy Jadwiga of Poland

jadwiga s sarcophagus, wawel cathedral, kraków numerous legends miracles recounted justify sainthood. 2 best-known of jadwiga s cross , jadwiga s foot : jadwiga prayed before large black crucifix hanging in north aisle of wawel cathedral. during 1 of these prayers, christ on cross said have spoken her. crucifix, saint jadwiga s cross , still there, relics beneath it. because of event, considered medieval mystic. according legend, jadwiga took piece of jewellery foot , gave poor stonemason had begged help. when king left, noticed footprint in plaster floor of workplace, though plaster had hardened before visit. supposed footprint, known jadwiga s foot , can still seen in 1 of kraków s churches. in yet legend, jadwiga taking part in corpus christi day procession when coppersmith s son drowned falling river. jadwiga threw mantle on boy s body, , regained life. on 8 june 1979 pope john paul ii prayed @ sarcophagus; , congregation divine worship , discipline of sacraments officially af...

Ovarian fibroma Fibroma

it appears in sex cord-stromal tumour group of ovarian neoplasms. ovary fibromas frequent during middle age, , rare in children. upon gross pathological inspection, ovary fibromas firm , white or tan. variants edema associated meigs syndrome. on microscopic examination, there intersecting bundles of spindle cells producing collagen. there may thecomatous areas (fibrothecoma). presence of ovarian fibroma can cause ovarian torsion in cases.

Career beginnings Joy Behar

behar started career in show business in 1980s receptionist , later producer on morning america. she stand-up comedian , made appearances on abc s morning america , new show, short-lived lorne michaels nbc project. in 1987, had talk show on lifetime television called way off broadway , host on show live queens. there, continued work comedy club circuit, regular on nbc s baby boom, , had minor film roles including cookie, life, , manhattan murder mystery. wabc radio talk-show host, , made appearances on hbo comedy specials 1 night stand , women of night 2.

Stereo slide viewer Slide viewer

a view-master model e of 1950s the practice of viewing stereoscopic film-based transparencies through small magnifying viewer dates @ least 1931, when tru-vue began market black-and-white 35 mm filmstrips fed through handheld viewer made of bakelite. in 1939, radically different viewer, designed use commercially prepared stereo images, introduced view-master. images in color on small pieces of kodachrome film came mounted in rectangular openings near edge of cardboard disk, which, despite being quite flat, officially known view-master reel . each reel contained 7 image pairs, left-eye , right-eye images being diametrically opposite. lever used rotate reel in increments present each image pair in sequence. eventually, viewers available in several models, including illuminated flashlight bulbs powered line current transformer or batteries, talking view-masters. viewers , reels in view-master format still being made today. 1 category of material still in production children s fairy tal...

History Norwich City railway station

the remains of bay platform in 2009. the station opened in 1882 lynn , fakenham railway, , later became southern terminus of midland , great northern joint railway (mg&n) line melton constable. station became well-used, services cromer , through-carriages range of destinations including peterborough , leicester. the station badly bombed in baedeker raids of 1942 when main building largely destroyed , thereafter station operated temporary buildings constructed on site. closed passengers on 2 march 1959 along of midland & great northern system, although station remained in use goods traffic until 1969.

See also Roger & Me

pets or meat: return flint list of documentaries final offer - documentary film shows backroom 1984 general motors contract negotiations result in union split of canadian arm of uaw. shows how uaw more willing negotiate general motors canadian counterparts. film depicts of events lead closing of plants in flint, , other plants around united states. gm chairman roger smith featured in film. the corporation shows history of corporation , of potential downfalls. michael moore appears in film.

Research Center for Automotive Research

1 research 1.1 research groups 1.1.1 labor & industry 1.1.2 manufacturing, engineering & technology (met) 1.1.3 economic development strategies group (eds) 1.1.4 transportation systems analysis (tsa) research the center automotive research s reputation providing leading, thought-provoking, impactful research established during history @ university of michigan , has been further refined standalone nonprofit organization since 2003. car s research led dr. sean mcalinden, executive vice president of research , chief economist. research groups car research divided 4 distinct research groups: labor & industry, manufacturing, engineering & technology (met), sustainability & economic development strategies group (seds), , transportation systems analysis (tsa). labor & industry the labor & industry group performs analysis of automotive industry s employment, productivity, wages, benefits, education , training, occupations, labor agreements, plant locations, , capaci...

Today Fort Worth Stockyards

fort worth stockyards riscky s barbeque , separate riscky s steakhouse located in fort worth stockyards fort worth stockyards , skyline, 2007 painting r. vojir the fort worth stockyards celebrates fort worth s long tradition part of cattle industry , listed on national register historical district in 1976. listing included 46 contributing buildings , 1 other contributing structure. the stockyards consist of entertainment , shopping venues capitalize on cowtown image of fort worth. home famous boot making company m.l. leddy s located in heart of stockyards , maverick fine western wear , saloon customers can belly bar, relax , have cold beer while in stockyards; did in days of big cattle drives , shop around store. city of fort worth referred west begins. many bars , nightclubs (including billy bob s texas) located in vicinity, , area has western motif. there opry , rodeo. fort worth stockyards last standing stockyards in united states. volunteers still run cattle drives through s...

Others Traditional Easter games and customs

a pomlázka in central european countries (poland, czech republic, slovakia, hungary) there tradition of sprinkling girls , women water , spanking them easter switches . switches made of willow rods decorated color ribbons. polish tradition called Śmigus-dyngus , , tradition, goes middle ages. in czech republic, such switch called pomlázka meaning rejuvenator , implying female struck pomlázka become younger , prettier. ^ joseph strutt, william hone (1867) sports , pastimes of people of england earliest period; including rural , domestic recreations, may games, mummeries, pageants, processions , pompous spectacles , p. 349 ^ venetia newall, p. 315

Indianapolis Journal James Whitcomb Riley

1 indianapolis journal 1.1 newspaper poet 1.2 lyceum circuit 1.3 western association of writers indianapolis journal newspaper poet riley moved indianapolis @ end of 1879 begin employment journal. metropolitan newspaper in indianapolis daily editions, , had wide readership. newspaper wrote regular society column included verses of poetry. thereafter riley met many prominent people, , began close friendship eugene v. debs. debs enjoyed riley s works , complimented sentiments. riley had been using pseudonym jay whit since started authoring poetry, began write under own name in april 1881. riley renewed relationship bottsford in 1880, , 2 corresponded frequently. relationship remained unstable, riley became attached her. inspired poem werewife, told of perfect wife become demonic monster. bottsford pressed riley marriage several times, riley refused. broke off relationship second time in 1881 when discovered correspondence 2 other women, , found had taken secret vacation wisconsin 1 o...

Contents Didache

1 contents 1.1 title 1.2 description 1.3 2 ways 1.4 rituals 1.4.1 baptism 1.4.2 fasting 1.4.3 daily prayer 1.4.4 eucharist 1.5 church organization contents the contents may divided 4 parts, scholars agree combined separate sources later redactor: first 2 ways, way of life , way of death (chapters 1–6); second part ritual dealing baptism, fasting, , communion (chapters 7–10); third speaks of ministry , how treat apostles, prophets, bishops, , deacons (chapters 11–15); , final section (chapter 16) prophecy of antichrist , second coming. title the manuscript commonly referred didache. short header found on document , title used church fathers, lord s teaching of twelve apostles jerome said same gospel according hebrews. fuller title or subtitle found next in manuscript, teaching of lord gentiles twelve apostles . description willy rordorf considered first 5 chapters jewish, christian community able use adding evangelical section . lord in didache reserved lord god , while jesus c...

The Constitution 2 History of the Constitution of Brazil

rui barbosa had large influence upon text adopted 1891 constitution of brazil. in final form, new constitution meant create lay federal state promote, above all, individual liberties, following basic principles of constitution of united states, albeit adoption of different (and more centralized) form of federalism. the main traits of constitution were: federalism: provinces turned states indissoluble union taken forming body politic of brazilian federation. governors (at time called state presidents) elected direct vote , fixed term of office. separation of state , churches. male universal suffrage (with exceptions, illiterates, beggars , members of monastic orders) , basic individual rights citizens. abolition of death penalty. adoption of standard three-way separation of powers under presidential republic on american model; direct elections members of legislative , chief officers of executive branch. executive branch headed president of republic, elected direct voting (in preference ...

Capital accumulation as social relation Capital accumulation

in third volume of das kapital, marx refers fetishism of capital reaching highest point interest-bearing capital, because capital seems grow of own accord without doing anything. in case, relations of capital assume externalised , fetish-like form in interest-bearing capital. have here m − m ′ {\displaystyle m-m } , money creating more money, self-expanding value, without process effectuates these 2 extremes. in merchant s capital, m − c − m ′ {\displaystyle m-c-m } , there @ least general form of capitalistic movement, although confines solely sphere of circulation, profit appears merely profit derived alienation; @ least seen product of social relation, not product of mere thing. (...) obliterated in m − m ...

Background of the migration Mormon pioneers

map showing westward exodus of lds church between 1846 , 1869. shown portion of route followed mormon battalion , path followed handcart companies mormon trail. since founding in 1830, members of lds church harshly treated neighbors, partially due religious beliefs, reaction against actions , words of lds church , members , leaders. these , other reasons caused body of church move 1 place another—to ohio, missouri, , illinois, church members built city of nauvoo. sidney rigdon first counselor in lds first presidency, , spokesman, rigdon preached several controversial sermons in missouri, including salt sermon , july 4th oration. these speeches have been seen contributing conflict known 1838 mormon war in missouri. result of conflict, mormons expelled state governor boggs, , rigdon , smith arrested , imprisoned in liberty jail. rigdon released on writ of habeas corpus , made way illinois, joined main body of mormon refugees in 1839. in 1844 joseph smith, , brother hyrum smith killed mob...

Carpentry C-Clamp (stagecraft)

c-clamps commonly used in theatrical carpentry same purpose non-theatrical carpenters employ them: creating quick, temporary, , non-destructive way of joining 2 objects together. legs commonly attached platforms via c-clamp before fastened using more permanent method (i.e. bolts). multi-platform assemblies commonly joined 1 solely c-clamps, in touring situations set needs assembled , struck quickly.

Vedic hermeneutics Hermeneutics

vedic hermeneutics involves exegesis of vedas, earliest holy texts of hinduism. mimamsa leading hermeneutic school , primary purpose understanding dharma (righteous living) involved detailed hermeneutic study of vedas. derived rules various rituals had performed precisely. the foundational text mimamsa sutra of jaimini (ca. 3rd 1st century bce) major commentary Śabara (ca. 5th or 6th century ce). mimamsa sutra summed basic rules vedic interpretation.

Monuments, remembrances and other art Jacques Cartier

jacques cartier monument in st malo croix jacques cartier on saint-quentin island jacques cartier island, located on tip of great northern peninsula in newfoundland , labrador in town of quirpon, said have been named jacques cartier himself on 1 of voyages through strait of belle isle during 1530s. jacques-cartier river, tributary @ donnacona, quebec of st. lawrence river jacques cartier park in gatineau, quebec jacques cartier bridge, steel-truss bridge between montreal , longueil, quebec jacques cartier provincial park, located 5 km east of alberton, pei jacques-cartier state park, in st. lawrence county, new york place jacques-cartier, square in old montreal cartier pavilion, built in 1955, @ royal military college saint-jean jacques cartier monument, in harrington harbour, quebec the province of quebec s parliament building tower, built between 1877 , 1886 eugène-Étienne taché, dedicated cartier manoir de limoelou, saint malo houses musee jacques cartier plaque @ saint malo cat...

Extension to Hong Kong Island East Rail Line

the sha tin central link, major expansion of mtr network, under construction. extend east rail line southward across victoria harbour hong kong island, via new immersed tube. trains call on new exhibition centre station before terminating @ admiralty station, passengers can transfer island line, tsuen wan line, or south island line. hung hom station, present terminus, being reconstructed on adjacent site , act interchange east west corridor, merge west rail , ma on shan lines 1 line via kowloon city , provide direct service tuen mun , wu kai sha. this extension scheduled completion in 2021 , include first cross-harbour rail tunnel owned kcrc , first kcrc-owned stations on hong kong island. part of construction, entire east rail line s signalling system further upgraded communications-based train control (cbtc) system, similar on west rail , ma on shan lines, , in december 2012 hk$850 million contract awarded siemens installation of trainguard mt cbtc system, replace existing tbl , atp/...

Illuminated manuscripts Stefan Lochner

prayer book of stephan lochner , job derided wife, c. 1450 lochner associated 3 surviving books of hours; in darmstadt, berlin , anholt. extent of association in each debated; workshop members heavily involved in production. famous 1450s prayer book of stephan lochner @ darmstadt; others berlin book of prayers of c. 1444, , anholt prayerbook, completed in 1450s. manuscripts small (berlin: 9.3 cm x 7 cm, darmstadt: 10.7 cm x 8 cm, anholt: 9 cm x 8 cm) , similar in layout , colourisation , each extensively decorated in gold , blue. borders ornamented in bright colours , contain acanthus scrolls, gold foliage, flowers, berry-like fruits , round pods. darmstadt book includes complete cycle of martyrdom of apostles. illustrations contain lochner s characteristic application of deep blue, reminiscent of virgin in rose garden. the art historian ingo walther detects lochner s hand in pious intimacy , soulfulness of figures, expressed gently , elegantly, in extrem...

Career Brian Kerwin

born in chicago , raised in flossmoor, illinois, kerwin won theatre world award in 1988 off-broadway play emily. broadway theatre credits include 1997 revival of little foxes , elaine may comedy after night , music in 2005. same year starred in edward albee s goat or sylvia? @ mark taper forum. in 1989 had played nick in revival of albee s s afraid of virginia woolf? @ doolittle theatre (now ricardo montalbán theatre) in los angeles. production, directed playwright, starred glenda jackson , john lithgow, cynthia nixon kerwin s character s wife, honey. production not received. played opposite kathy baker in south coast repertory production of man nebraska in 2006. recent stage appearance in original broadway production of august: osage county. kerwin s feature films include murphy s romance, hard promises, 27 dresses (as katherine heigl s character s father), torch song trilogy, love field, jack, king kong lives, myth of fingerprints, , debating robert lee. kerwin has enjoyed extensive ...

Notable former pupils Rendcomb College

kojo annan, son of un secretary-general kofi annan; while @ rendcomb, successful rugby player richard dunwoody, retired national hunt racing jockey david mabberley, keeper of herbarium, library, art , archives @ royal botanic gardens, kew, ex-director of center urban horticulture @ university of washington in seattle, president of iapt, ex-dean of wadham college, oxford john middleton murry, jr., writer used names colin murry , richard cowper angus primrose, yacht designer david tyler, businessman, chairman of sainsbury s david vaisey, historian , archivist, formerly bodley s librarian @ university of oxford, 1986–96, librarian emeritus nicolas walter, anarchist , atheist writer, speaker , activist nicholas wapshott, journalist , writer, expert on keynes , hayek ^ macaskill, ewen, english public schoolboy turned businessman disappointed father , guardian, march 30, 2005 ^ priest, christopher john middleton murry: science-fiction writer emerged shadow of famous father (obituary), g...

United States Socialite

1 united states 1.1 18th , 19th centuries 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century united states american members of establishment, or american society based on birth, breeding, education, , economic standing, listed in social register, directory of names , addresses of preferred social contacts of prominent families in 19th century. in 1886, louis keller started consolidate these lists , package them sale. 18th , 19th centuries the concept of socialites dates 18th , 19th century. of earliest socialites wives or mistresses of royalty or nobility, being socialite more duty , means of survival form of pleasure. bashful queens forced play gracious , wealthy hostess people despised them. mistresses had pay social reputation , had use social skills obtain favor in court , retain interest of lovers. with increase of wealth in america in 19th century, being socialite developed role brought power , influence. 20th century the william woodward jr. murder, franklin bradshaw murder , lyle , erik men...

History Cypriot Greek

cyprus cut off rest of greek-speaking world 7th 10th century ad due arab attacks. reintegrated in byzantine empire in 962 isolated again in 1191 when fell hands of crusaders. these periods of isolation led development of various linguistic characteristics distinct byzantine greek. the oldest surviving written works in cypriot date medieval period. of these are: legal code of kingdom of cyprus, assizes of jerusalem; chronicles of leontios machairas , georgios voustronios; , collection of sonnets in manner of francesco petrarca. in past hundred years, dialect has been used in poetry (with major poets being vasilis michaelides , dimitris lipertis). traditionally used in folk songs , τσιαττιστά (battle poetry, form of playing dozens) , tradition of ποιητάρηες (bards). in late seventies, minister of education chrysostomos a. sofianos upgraded status of cypriot introducing in education. more recently, has been used in music, e.g. in reggae hadji mike , in rap several cypriot hip hop groups, ...

Mayor of City of Sudbury, 1976–1981 Jim Gordon (politician)

1 mayor of city of sudbury, 1976–1981 1.1 fiscal responsibility 1.2 development , housing 1.3 re-greening of sudbury mayor of city of sudbury, 1976–1981 fiscal responsibility gordon introduced 0 based budgeting, basics form of analyzing municipal budgets. city fiscally constrained in 1970s. later use policy mayor in 1990s achieve 0 increases in taxes , develop more effective , efficient workforce in city’s many departments. development , housing gordon worked city council encourage private sector , provincial government including john rhodes (minister of housing @ time) expand supply of housing in sudbury resulted in many new homes, apartment developments , housing socially disadvantaged. re-greening of sudbury gordon supported , worked municipal leaders such tom davies, chair of regional municipality of sudbury, , other regional politicians in creation of policies established successful re-greening effort recognized united nations successful environmental land reclamation.

Later life John Dee

the seal of god , british museum by 1580s, dee growing dissatisfied progress in learning secrets of nature failing influence , recognition in court circles. failure of proposed calendar revision, imperial recommendations , ambivalent results exploration of north america had brought hopes of political patronage end. result, began more energetic turn towards supernatural means acquire knowledge. specifically, sought contact spirits through use of scryer or crystal-gazer, act intermediary between dee , angels. dee s first attempts several scryers not satisfactory, but, in 1582, met edward kelley (then going under name of edward talbot disguise conviction coining or forgery), impressed him abilities. dee took kelley service , began devote energies supernatural pursuits. these spiritual conferences or actions conducted air of intense christian piety, after periods of purification, prayer , fasting. dee convinced of benefits bring mankind. (the character of kelley harder assess: hav...

Magnetic anomalies Oceanic crust

the oceanic crust displays pattern of magnetic lines, parallel ocean ridges, frozen in basalt. symmetrical pattern of positive , negative magnetic lines emanates mid-ocean ridge. new rock formed magma @ mid-ocean ridges, , ocean floor spreads out point. when magma cools form rock, magnetic polarity aligned then-current positions of magnetic poles of earth. new magma forces older cooled magma away ridge. process results in parallel sections of oceanic crust of alternating magnetic polarity.

Legal career Charles L. McNary

jessie breyman circa 1896 while still partnered brother, mcnary began teaching property law @ willamette university college of law in spring of 1899 , courting jessie breyman. in 1908, hired dean replace john w. reynolds. dean, worked enlarge school , secure additional classroom space. recruited prominent local attorneys serve on faculty , increased size of school 4 graduates in 1908 36 in 1913, last year dean. in drive make willamette s law school 1 of top programs on west coast, had re-located leased space in office buildings university campus. on november 19, 1902, married jessie breyman, daughter of successful salem businessman eugene breyman. jessie died on july 3, 1918, in automobile accident south of newberg on way home salem. had been in oregon attend funeral of mother , returning portland in boise family s car when flipped , crushed her. mcnary spent several days in oregon funeral , returned washington. charles , jessie had no children.

Tournament history Pakistan women's national cricket team

1 tournament history 1.1 world cup 1.2 world t20 1.3 asia cup 1.3.1 one-day internationals 1.3.2 twenty20 internationals 1.4 asian games 1.5 honours tournament history pakistan team @ icc women s cricket world cup in sydney, march 2009. a red box around year indicates tournaments played within pakistan world cup world t20 asia cup one-day internationals twenty20 internationals asian games honours asian games : ★gold medal (2) : guangzhou 2010, incheon 2014

Asia Cup Pakistan women's national cricket team

the pakistan women s cricket team did not participate in inaugural edition of women s asia cup in 2004–05, sri lanka , india played five-match series in sri lanka. pakistan hosted second edition of asia cup in 2005–06, did not win single game of tournament. india won final 97 runs, against sri lanka, played @ national stadium, karachi. in third edition of women s asia cup, once again pakistan failed see victory, , third consecutive occasion india , sri lanka playing in final. in 2008 edition of women s asia cup, pakistan registered victory against bangladeshi women s cricket team participating first time in asia cup. the 2012 edition twenty20 version of game took place in guangzhou, china 24 31 october 2012. pakistan reached final of tournament, , lost india 18 runs. bismah maroof awarded woman of tournament all-round performance.

Places Montaigu

1 places 1.1 belgium 1.2 france 1.3 haiti places belgium the french exonym scherpenheuvel france montaigu, aisne, in aisne département montaigu, jura, in jura département montaigu, vendée, in vendée département montaigu-de-quercy, in tarn-et-garonne département montaigu-la-brisette, in manche département montaigu-le-blin, in allier département montaigu-les-bois, in manche département montaigut, puy-de-dôme, in puy-de-dôme département montaigut-le-blanc, creuse, in creuse département montaigut-le-blanc, puy-de-dôme, in puy-de-dôme département montaigut-sur-save, in haute-garonne département château de montaigut @ gissac in aveyron département haiti montaigu, haiti, in nord (haitian department) département

Origins Civil defense

british first world war poster, bringing attention threat posed aerial bombardment german zeppelins. the advent of civil defence stimulated experience of bombing of civilian areas during first world war. bombing of united kingdom began on 19 january 1915 when german zeppelins dropped bombs on great yarmouth area, killing 6 people. german bombing operations of first world war surprisingly effective, after gotha bombers surpassed zeppelins. devastating raids inflicted 121 casualties each ton of bombs dropped; figure used basis predictions. after war, attention turned toward civil defence in event of war, , air raid precautions committee (arp) established in 1924 investigate ways ensuring protection of civilians danger of air-raids. the committee produced figures estimating in london there 9,000 casualties in first 2 days , continuing rate of 17,500 casualties week. these rates thought conservative. believed there total chaos , panic , hysterical neurosis people of london try flee city....