title: "No Nay Never" content: Cup Turf Sprint. No Nay Never is an unusually large bay colt bred in Kentucky by Jayne Doi Johnson & David Sparrow. He was sired by Scat Daddy who won the Champagne Stakes in 2006 and the Florida Derby in 2007 before his racing career was ended by injury. Scat Daddy's other offspring include Daddy Long Legs and the American Oaks winner Lady of Shamrock. As a foal in November 2011, No Nay Never was consigned by Hunter Valley Farm to the Keeneland Breeding Stock sale where he was bought for $170,000 by Chestnut Valley. The colt was returned to


title: "Agalinis purpurea" content: Agalinis purpurea Agalinis purpurea (known by common names including purple false foxglove and purple gerardia) is an annual forb native to the eastern United States and Canada, which produces purple flowers in late summer or early fall. "Agalinis purpurea" is 10 to 120 centimeters tall. The stem is slender, with spreading branches. It has simple opposite leaves, which are 10 to 40 millimeters long, and only 0.5 to 2 millimeters wide. The flowers are racemose on the branches. They are borne on 1 to 8 millimeter long pedicles. Each flower is bilaterally symmetrical, with five 20 to 38 millimeter long


title: "Agalinis purpurea" content: petals fused into a corolla tube, and four stamens. The fruit is a round 4 to 6 millimeter long dry capsule that splits open when ripe. "Agalinis purpurea" is widely distributed in the eastern United States, although local distribution may be spotty. It has been recorded in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. It has also been recorded in the Canadian province of Ontario.


title: "Agalinis purpurea" content: In Virginia, it grows in habitats such as marshes, swamps, interdune swales, and old fields. The presence of this species is dependent on appropriate habitat, and it may be eliminated from an area by development, changes in land use, or competition with invasive species. Like other members of the genus "Agalinis", this species is hemiparasitic on a variety of hosts, particularly graminoids. "Agalinis purpurea" uses haustoria to connect its roots with those of its host plants, but it also has green tissues, and performs photosynthesis. This species is a member of the genus "Agalinis", which was formerly placed in the


title: "Agalinis purpurea" content: family Scrophulariaceae, but has more recently been placed in the family Orobanchaceae, in keeping with the findings of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. Agalinis purpurea Agalinis purpurea (known by common names including purple false foxglove and purple gerardia) is an annual forb native to the eastern United States and Canada, which produces purple flowers in late summer or early fall. "Agalinis purpurea" is 10 to 120 centimeters tall. The stem is slender, with spreading branches. It has simple opposite leaves, which are 10 to 40 millimeters long, and only 0.5 to 2 millimeters wide. The flowers are racemose on the branches.


title: "Forth Bridge" content: different bridges in Scotland as examples of Scottish engineering, and the £20 note features the Forth Bridge. In 2014 Clydesdale Bank announced the introduction of Britain's second polymer banknote, a £5 note featuring Sir William Arrol and the Forth Bridge (the first polymer banknote was issued by Northern Bank in 2000). It was introduced in 2015 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the bridge, and its nomination to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Forth Bridge The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, west of Edinburgh


title: "Copper ale" content: Copper ale Copper ale is a style of ale known in part for its copper color. Some varieties of copper ale may be produced to have a bitter flavor, such as that of a bitter, the English term for pale ale. Beer brewed with dark malt may contribute to a copper-colored beer. Copper ale is the flagship beer of Otter Creek Brewing, a craft brewery located in Middlebury, Vermont. It is also produced by other U.S. companies, such as Boulder Beer Company in Boulder, Colorado. In Australia, the James Squire brand of copper ale named The Constable Copper Ale is


title: "Nancy Okail" content: when Egyptian authorities raided the offices of 17 local and foreign NGOs—amongst them were the International Republican Institute, Freedom House, the National Democratic Institute, and the German Konrad-Adenauer Foundation. The NGO workers, whose offices were raided on December 29, 2011, were arrested on allegations of illegal funding from foreign donors, working without legal permits, and fomenting unrest in Egypt. The US retaliated by threatening to halt a $1.3billion military aid package to Egypt, calling the raids an attack on democratic values. As several American NGO workers were implicated, the United States reacted quickly to ensure the timely release of the


title: "Illinois Innocence Project" content: In 1998, Anthony Murray was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 45 years in prison. After the Marion County Associate Judge ruled that Murray had received ineffective assistance of counsel, Murray’s case was reexamined. Students working with the Illinois Innocence Project reviewed Murray’s case and discovered that his attorney knowingly called a witness that would incriminate his client, leading the Marion County Associate Judge to vacate Murray’s conviction. To gain full freedom, however, Murray was forced to accept a plea to second-degree murder and was released on time served. His Alford Plea, allowing him to gain freedom by


title: "Hannah Arendt (film)" content: testimony of survivors and the prosecutor, Gideon Hausner. "Hannah Arendt" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes classified the film as "fresh" giving an 88% approval rating among 66 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.8/10. The site's consensus reads, "Led by a powerful performance from Barbara Sukowa, "Hannah Arendt" does a commendable job of dramatizing the life of a complex public figure." On Metacritic the film has a score of 69%, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ""Hannah Arendt" conveys the glamour, charisma and difficulty of a certain kind of German thought. Ms.


title: "Project M (video game)" content: own repertoires of special moves, or with a basic attack. Attacks can be avoided by jumping or using a short-lived shield move. Unlike most traditional fighting games, the Super Smash Bros. games do not include standard health gauges, but a percentage counter; there is no point at which a character is automatically knocked out from the counter getting too high, but they will be knocked farther with increasing damage. Being knocked off the screen—or falling off oneself—causes a knock-out. Players may use items for offensive purposes, such as guns and swords, or for healing purposes, such as food and heart


title: "Electoral district of The Burra" content: Electoral district of The Burra The Burra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1862 to 1875. "The Burra" was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 until its abolition in 1857, George Strickland Kingston being the member. It was created in 1862 after the Electoral district of The Burra and Clare was abolished. In February 1875 "The Burra" was abolished and superseded by the Electoral district of Burra, Rowland Rees being one of the last members for the old district


title: "Sandomierz bridgehead" content: Sandomierz bridgehead Sandomierz bridgehead, also known as Sandomierz-Baranów bridgehead (, ) was a pocket of resistance created by Red Army's 1st Ukrainian Front in late July 1944 on the left bank of the Vistula River in German-occupied Poland. Located around the towns of Sandomierz and Baranów, it covered roughly 40 by 70 kilometres. The creation of the bridgehead was one of the final acts of the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive of the Red Army. In the evening of 29 July 1944 elements of the 350th Rifle Division under Major General Grigori Vekhin reached the Vistula River and crossed it near Baranów. The


title: "Dick Johnson (academic)" content: could learn about ancient Greek and Roman objects. In April 1984, Dickson was appointed Secretary of the Department of Education (later, Education and Youth Affairs). He left his role in January 1985, succeeded by Helen Williams, the first woman to become a departmental secretary in the Australian Government. Dick Johnson (academic) Richard St Clair Johnson (born 1929) is a former academic and senior Australian public servant. Dick Johnson was born in Singapore, one of four children born to Australian parents. His father worked in the insurance industry in Asia. He attended secondary schooling at the Jesuit Riverview College. In 1946


title: "Invisible (U2 song)" content: commenting that it "features the kind of grand, aspirational chorus that Bono and buds were born to birth and flies on the wings of a typically sticky guitar melody courtesy of the Edge," and that lyrically, the song conveys "some sort of grandly unified message that speaks truth to power without being too political about it," also typical for U2. "Spin" magazine's Marc Hogan called the "founded in togetherness" song "a ringing stadium-rock anthem in "All That You Can't Leave Behind" mold," with Bono singing "like he's posing for a 21st-century Mount Rushmore." Michael Cragg of "The Guardian" wrote of


title: "Occupied territories of Georgia" content: Line, enhancement of Russia's military presence on the occupied territories as well as Russia's blocking of the extension of the OSCE and UN missions in Georgia. It urged Russia to allow EUMM unimpeded access to the entire territory of Georgia. NATO Parliamentary Assembly also welcomed Georgia's State Strategy on Occupied Territories and the Action Plan for Engagement. In late June 2013, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during his visit to Georgia said that the fence-building by the Russian troops "impedes freedom of movement" and could "further inflame tensions" in the region. In September 2013, James Appathurai, the NATO Secretary


title: "Mark Nelson (actor)" content: Playhouse, and Chautauqua Theatre Company, and is a frequent guest director at the Juilliard School. He graduated from Princeton and then studied acting with Uta Hagen. In 2013 he received a Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship. Mark Nelson (actor) Mark Nelson is an American actor, director and teacher. He appeared on Broadway in "Angels in America","The Invention of Love," "After the Fall" and "Three Sisters" at Roundabout Theatre Company, and the original casts of "A Few Good Men", "Rumors", "Biloxi Blues" and "Amadeus". For his performance as Einstein in Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" he received the Obie, Drama League, Carbonell


title: "Viva Puerto Rico Tour" content: tour also caused Ivy Queen's eighth studio album "Musa" (2012) to reenter the "Billboard" Latin Albums chart at number thirty-six for the week of February 9, 2014. In 2008, Ivy Queen received an award from GLAAD for her support of the gay community. Ivy Queen headlined the Machete Music Tour 2010, which performed in cities such as New York and Los Angeles and featured "the hottest stars in reggaeton and Latin urban music", including Chino & Nacho, Flex, Jowell & Randy, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Cosculluela, Angel & Khriz, J-King & Maximan and R.K.M & Ken-Y. After the success of


title: "Wang Chuhui" content: himself with armed guards. Wang therefore decided not to inform him of Meng Zhixiang's death, until after Meng Chang took the throne shortly after. (With Zhang and Meng Chang's close associates Han Jixun (韓繼勳), Han Baozhen (韓保貞), and An Siqian (安思謙) all suspecting Li as well, Meng Chang shortly after had Li arrested and put to death after consulting with Zhao Jiliang and Zhao Tingyin; Wang's involvement in the matter, if any, was not stated in history.) Meng bestowed on Wang the honorary chancellor title of "Shizhong" (侍中) and also gave him the title of military governor of Wutai Circuit


title: "Citroën Type B10" content: Budd. From 1899, Budd had worked to develop stainless steel bodies for railroad cars, for the Pullman in particular. Budd went on to manufacture steel bodies for many automakers, Dodge being his first big auto client. In Europe the Citroën B10 was the first car to use an "all-steel" "("tout-acier")" body. Although individual flat sheets of steel were structurally weak and prone to deform under pressure, once a steel sheet was stamped into a three-dimensional shape it became much more rigid, and by welding a number of these three-dimensional sheets together it became possible to create a car body stronger


title: "Josie Lloyd" content: Josie Lloyd Josie Lloyd (born 1940) is an American actress and daughter of noted producer, director, and actor Norman Lloyd (born 1914) and Peggy Craven Lloyd (1913–2011), who was also an accomplished Broadway actress and director. Fans of "The Andy Griffith Show" will recognize Josie Lloyd from her roles on that classic television series, including her 1962 and 1965 portrayals of the eccentric character Lydia Crosswaithe. As a teenager in Los Angeles, California, in the late 1950s, Josie Lloyd gained on-set experience in television production by observing her father's acting and directorial work on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". On that series


title: "Gun cultures" content: Gun cultures Gun cultures are found around the world, and evidence various attitudes towards guns in such places as the United States, Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Yemen and Pakistan. Among the most studied and discussed global gun cultures is that of the gun culture in the United States. Like British gun culture, Canadian gun culture is also largely represented by sport-shooting and hunting and less on self-defense. Sport-shooting has always been a popular activity for both gun-owners and non-gun-owners in Canada. It is also a bridge and a leeway between American and British attitudes towards firearms. The provinces of


title: "Fam Irvoll" content: Fam Irvoll Fam Irvoll (born 16 October 1980 in Oslo) is a Norwegian fashion designer who is known for her colorful and playful creations for women. Irvoll went to Ris School, and Hartvig Nissens school, graduating in 1999. Irvoll studied at Esmod (2005 ) in Oslo and Central St. Martins ( 2008) in London. She has designed clothes for international artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Marina & The Diamonds, Rihanna, Pixie Geldof, Alice Delall, Katy Perry, Tyra Banks, Paloma Faith, Lily Allen, Jessie J, Spice Girls, Azelia Banks and Girls Aloud. In Norway her clothes have been


title: "Clitoria mariana" content: Clitoria mariana Clitoria mariana (known by the common names butterfly pea or Atlantic pigeon wings), is a perennial forb. The plant is native to the eastern, southern, and central United States west to New Mexico and Arizona. It is also found in Asia, in: Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China (Guangxi, Yunnan) In the United States it has been recorded in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin,


title: "Clitoria mariana" content: and West Virginia. The ascending, sometimes twining stem of "Clitoria mariana" is 45 to 60 centimeters long. The leaves are pinnately trifoliate, borne on petioles with stipules. The thin, smooth or slightly hairy leaflets are ovate, 2.5 to 11 centimeters long, and 1.5 to 5 centimeters wide. It produces purple flowers in summer. The flowers are axillary, usually solitary, and resupinate. The calyx is tubular. The corolla of the flower is about 5 centimeters long, its wings and keel much shorter than the standard. The fruit is a linear oblong pod, 25 millimeters long and 5 millimeters wide. It is


title: "Clitoria mariana" content: listed as an endangered species by the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The range of "Clitoria mariana" also includes parts of India, Bhutan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Chinese provinces of Guangxi, and Yunnan. In Virginia, it grows in habitats such as dry open forests, shale barrens, and rocky or sandy woodlands. The presence of this species is dependent on appropriate habitat, and it may be eliminated from an area by development, changes in land use, or competition with invasive species. Clitoria mariana Clitoria mariana (known by the common names butterfly pea or Atlantic pigeon wings), is a


title: "Electoral district of Wooroora" content: whole of the Hundreds of Goyder, Stow, Hall, Inkerman, Balaklava, Dalkey, and Alma as well as parts of the Hundreds of Dublin, Grace, Light, Gilbert, Upper Wakefield and Stanley. The number of members was set at two. Electoral district of Wooroora Wooroora was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian colony (state from 1901) of South Australia. The electorate was created by the Electoral Districts Act 1872 of the South Australian parliament but it was not until the provincial election of 1875 that candidates were first elected to represent Woorooroo. The electorate stretched from Gulf St


title: "Boehmeria cylindrica" content: Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica, with common names false nettle and bog hemp, is a herb in the family Urticaceae. It is widespread in eastern North America and the Great Plains from New Brunswick to Florida to Texas to Nebraska, with scattered reports of isolated populations in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, as well as in Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. The plant is an herb or subshrub up to 160 cm tall, usually monoecious, but rarely dioecious. Leaves are usually opposite, though occasionally alternate, and the inflorescence is a spike with a tuft of small


title: "Boehmeria cylindrica" content: bracts at the apex. "B. cylindrica" is a deciduous and occasionally dioecious growing plant. The plant grows to be 0.5 to 1.0 m in height with opposite leaf arrangement. Spike-like hairs are in the leaf axils. Leaves are ovate in shape and 6-8 cm in length and 3-4 cm in width. Flowers are green or greenish white in color and the flowers appear from the axils of the upper leaves. Small, oval-shaped seeds are covered in small, hook-like hairs. Once mature, the seeds are dark brown. The inflorescences resemble spikes and can be from 1-3 cm in length. Male and


title: "Boehmeria cylindrica" content: female flowers typically grow on separate plants. Male flowers are more prominently distributed among the spikes in bunches. The female flowers are less continuously distributed along the spikes. Some of the synonyms and intraspecific taxa are: "Boehmeria austrina" Small, "Boehmeria cylindrica" (L.) Sw. var. "drummondiana" (Weddell) Weddell, and "Boehmeria cylindrica" (L.) Sw. var. "scabra" Porter. "B. cylindrica" can be found across the North American continent into Central and South America. It is native to northeastern Canada through the majority of the United States from Maine to Florida and stretching towards South Dakota to California. "B. cylindrica" can be found in


title: "Boehmeria cylindrica" content: wet to mesic deciduous woodland habitats. The plant flourishes the most in floodplain and bottomland areas. "B. cylindrica" is wind pollinated, so plants are fertilized by pollen carried by the wind. Thus, the flowers do not attract many insects. Larvae of the fly "Neolasioptera boehmeriae," form small galls in the shape of spindles. Flowering season for "B. cylindrica" is during the summer to fall. During flowering season, pollen acts as an allergen to some. The generic name "Boehmeria" honors the German botanist, Georg Rudolf Boehmer (1723-1803). The specific name "cylindrica" is based on its generally cylindrical spikes located in the


title: "Boehmeria cylindrica" content: leaf axils. Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica, with common names false nettle and bog hemp, is a herb in the family Urticaceae. It is widespread in eastern North America and the Great Plains from New Brunswick to Florida to Texas to Nebraska, with scattered reports of isolated populations in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, as well as in Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. The plant is an herb or subshrub up to 160 cm tall, usually monoecious, but rarely dioecious. Leaves are usually opposite, though occasionally alternate, and the inflorescence is a spike with a tuft


title: "Non-homologous isofunctional enzymes" content: number, commonly referred to as an EC number. Each distinct enzymatic activity is given a recommended name and EC number. To be classified as a distinct enzyme, "direct experimental evidence is required that the proposed enzyme actually catalyses the reaction claimed" Examples of unrelated enzymes with similar functions were noted as early as 1943 by Warburg and Christian (1943) who discovered two different forms of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase, one occurring in yeast cells and the other occurring in rabbit muscle. In 1998 an article by Mariana Omelchenko et al, titled "Analogous Enzymes: Independent Inventions in Enzyme Evolution" identified 105 EC


title: "Robert and John McKee Peeples Houses" content: in 1817, and his ownership of a local cotton gin allowed him to purchase luxuries such as ornamental doorknobs for his house. The John McKee Peeples House was constructed in 1846 by John McKee Peeples, Robert's son; the two houses were attached by a common roof. The houses were designed in the Federal style and featured parapetted chimneys atop the end walls and facades with three and four bays on the older and newer houses respectively. The houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983. They are no longer standing at their site of


title: "Solidago bicolor" content: Solidago bicolor Solidago bicolor, with several common names including white goldenrod, silverrod and (in Québec) verge d’or bicolore, is a plant species native to much of eastern North America. It is found in Canada (from Manitoba to Nova Scotia) and in the United States (every state completely east of the Mississippi except Florida). It prefers sandy and rocky soils, and can frequently be found along roadsides. "Solidago bicolor" is distinctive in the genus. Stems are thin and wiry. Flowers are white rather than yellow, the heads mostly clustered in the axils of the leaves rather than displayed in a large


title: "Solidago bicolor" content: terminal raceme. Solidago bicolor Solidago bicolor, with several common names including white goldenrod, silverrod and (in Québec) verge d’or bicolore, is a plant species native to much of eastern North America. It is found in Canada (from Manitoba to Nova Scotia) and in the United States (every state completely east of the Mississippi except Florida). It prefers sandy and rocky soils, and can frequently be found along roadsides. "Solidago bicolor" is distinctive in the genus. Stems are thin and wiry. Flowers are white rather than yellow, the heads mostly clustered in the axils of the leaves rather than displayed in


title: "Indigenous health in Australia" content: Rates decreased by 64% and 51% in equivalent age groups for non-Aboriginal children. Until the 1980s Aboriginal children were recognised as having better oral health than non-Aboriginal children. Today, average rates of tooth decay in Aboriginal children are twice as high as non-Aboriginal children. Between 1991 and 2001, the rate of tooth decay amongst Aboriginal children living in metropolitan areas fell, going against the increase in child tooth decay in remote areas. A study performed in 2001-2002 showed that Indigenous Australian patients showed a higher ratio of missing or decayed teeth than European patients, but a lower ratio of filled


title: "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step" content: His orchestra released the song as "Dixieland One-Step" on Cahill with the songwriting credit to Nick LaRocca. Kid Ory recorded the song as "Original Dixieland One-Step". "Original Dixieland One-Step" was released by the Sextette from Hunger led by Eddie Skrivanek with George Thow, Joe Yukl, Blake Reynolds, Charlie LaVere, Richard Cornell, and Country and Washburne on MacGregor 1026 in the early 1950s. Jack Teagarden, Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven, Coleman Hawkins, and Doc Evans in 1947 also recorded the song under the title "Original Dixieland One-Step". The song was featured in the film "The Benny Goodman Story". Dixieland Jass


title: "Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli" content: was again closed during World War II when the collections were dispersed and put in storage. It did not re-open until 1959. Further structural problems with the gallery forced its closure in the 1970s for urgent repair work. The collections were again dispersed for safe-keeping, and some of the works stored in the academy were lost in a serious theft in 1984. The gallery finally re-opened in 2005. The works on display range from the 17th to the mid-20th century. The oldest painting is by Jusepe de Ribera (1591 – 1652), but the museum is particularly noted for its collection


title: "Director of National Intelligence Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies" content: Regulatory Affairs Cass Sunstein and former Chief Counselor for Privacy in the Office of Management and Budget Peter Swire. The 300-page report, entitled "Liberty and Security in a Changing World", was released on December 12, 2013. It contained over 40 recommendations. The Electronic Frontier Foundation released a statement criticizing the report, saying "we’re disappointed that the recommendations suggest a path to continue untargeted spying. Mass surveillance is still heinous, even if private company servers are holding the data instead of government data centers." Director of National Intelligence Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies The Director of National Intelligence Review


title: "Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)" content: extraordinary congress was held in the Ahmet Taner Kışlalı Stadium in Ankara on 27 October 2013. The HDP Executive Board and the Congressional Preparation Council both recommended Ertuğrul Kürkçü and Sebahat Tuncel for the positions of chairman and chairwoman respectively, after which both formally assumed their positions. The congress focussed mainly in voicing support for the Gezi Park protests. A message from imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, emphasising the party's support for a decentralisation of power and for the establishment of localised 'people's parliaments', was also read out. 105 sitting and 25 reserve members were elected to the Party Council.


title: "Meet the Vamps" content: the Vamps are verifiably bandy", but also felt that "there are many moments when it would be hard to pick the Vamps out of a lineup alongside One Direction and Peter Andre (whose "Mysterious Girl" clearly provided much of the inspiration for "Girls on TV"). This is where their origins as a YouTube covers act are most evident, and the need for a voice of their own most felt." Virgin Media's Matthew Horton called the album "an appealing effort that adds something to the pop landscape". "Meet the Vamps" debuted at number two on the Irish Albums Chart, behind Paolo


title: "Bodybuilding in Australia" content: and natural competitions increased. Natural bodybuilding competitions started to take place in the country during the 1990s, however actual drug testing was not included until much later. Some organisations administer drug testing through the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. The extent of this is generally unknown, however the INBA has been recognised for its decision to ban athletes for anti-doping violations. Bodybuilding in Australia The 1947 Mr Australia contest was the first large scale national bodybuilding competition. Promoters such as Fred Vella were instrumental in the advent of annual contests which would further the development of competitive bodybuilding in Australia. Early


title: "Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey" content: the table to play as if it were in an aged condition and at a slight angle, and players are also given the option to change the number of extra balls they receive, how many times a ball can be saved, as well as adjusting the table slope, plunger power, and general game difficulty. There are five adventures in the game, each requiring the user to trigger certain elements of the board to keep the game moving forward. Levels of the game include tunneling to the earth's core, navigating to the bottom of an ocean, traveling to a fictional island


title: "Virginia Walbot" content: professor in the Department of Biology. Dr. Walbot first worked with maize while working with Ed Coe in the University of Missouri. Dr. Walbot participates in societies including the American Society for Cell Biology, AAAS, AIBS, Genetics Society, and International Society for Plant Molecular Biology Published two books, Developmental Biology in 1987 and The Maize Handbook in 1993. Virginia Walbot has published a total of 126 journal articles. Virginia Walbot Virginia Walbot born in 1946, is an American agriculturalist and botanist who is a professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University. She was a member of a team


title: "100 metres at the Olympics" content: the only one within the top ten that did not feature an American winner). The high-profile nature of 100 m Olympic finals in some countries has served to encourage participation in sport among the wider public, particularly in short sprinting. Successive generations of athletes cite previous 100 m Olympic champions as the reason for their entering the sport. The history of the event has had particular impact for African-American athletes: Jesse Owens' Olympic 100 m gold was an early example of a black American achieving success on an international stage while Wilma Rudolph's 1960 win inspired many black American women.


title: "Nelly Kaplan" content: Giukin, Lenuta. “Demystification and Webtopia in the Films of Nelly Kaplan.” "Cinema Journal" 42.3 (2003): 96-113. Greene, Linda. "A Very Curious Girl: Politics of a Feminist Fantasy." "Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media" 6 (March 1975): 13-14. Holmlund, Chris. "The Eyes of Nelly Kaplan." "Screen" 37.4 (Winter 1996): 351-367. Houston, Beverly. “Néa”, "Film Quarterly", 32.3 (1979): 46-9. Johnston, Claire. “Women’s cinema as counter cinema”. "Notes on Women’s Cinema". London: Society for Education in Film and Television, 1973. 25; reprinted in Bill Nichols ed., "Movies and Methods: an Anthology". Berkely: University of California Press, 1975. 210. Kay, Karin. “The Revenge


title: "Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries" content: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries (HelMet) is a library network in Finland. It consists of the city libraries of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. All libraries in HelMet have common operating rules, procedures, and services. The same library card can be used at any library in the network. Patrons can request material from any library in the network. They can also return and renew materials at any library in the network. The HelMet network consists of 63 locations and six library buses. The regional book storage facility is located at the Main Library in Pasila. The 844


title: "Luka Karabatic" content: Luka Karabatic Luka Karabatic (born 19 April 1988) is a French handball player for PSG Handball and the French national team. He is the younger brother of Nikola Karabatic. Karabatic came from a handball family – his father, Branko, is a former Yugoslavian handballer who played as goalkeeper in the national team. His older brother, Nikola, is one of the best handball players in the world who was named best player in the world by IHF two times, but Karabatic decided to play tennis and won France championship for 10 years old in 1998. In 2007, when he was 19,


title: "Thomas Middleditch" content: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in the show. On April 23, 2013, he was added to the cast of the comedy film "Search Party", the feature directorial debut of Scot Armstrong. Middleditch made a small cameo appearance in the 2013 film "The Wolf of Wall Street" as a broker who is fired for cleaning his fish bowl during office hours. He has played as a hipster thief in the episode "Sunday Funday" on the show "You're The Worst". On "The Pete Holmes Show", he played Nightcrawler and Gambit from the "X-Men" and Vega and Ken


title: "Nadia Benois" content: by the Tate Gallery in 1936. Later in life, Benois used her talents to help the career of her son Peter Ustinov by formatting the screenplays and plays and creating costumes and sets for the films "Vice Versa" and "Private Angelo". Nadia Benois Nadezhda Leontievna Ustinova (Надежда Леонтьевна Устинова), née "Benois" (Бенуа), better known as Nadia Benois (1896–1975), was a Russian painter of still life and landscape, and stage designer. Her father Leon Benois belonged to the Benois family. Nadezhda studied how to be an artist at St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. In 1920, Benois moved along with her


title: "Pilgrim 100-B N709Y" content: Pilgrim 100-B N709Y Pilgrim 100-B N709Y is one of a few surviving aircraft from the early days of aviation in the history of Alaska. It is a single-engine aircraft built in 1932 by the American Airplane & Engine Corporation, of a type where only 10 were produced. This aircraft, and others like it, were used in the early days of Alaskan aviation to transport mail, people, and supplies, to all corners of the territory. At the time of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, it was the last Pilgrim that was still flightworthy and was


title: "The Turning Point (The Vampire Diaries)" content: and asks Damon if it was him. Damon reassures him that there is a new vampire in town and they decide not to leave till they find him. Caroline (Candice Accola) and Matt (Zach Roerig) get closer. Everyone notices including Tyler (Michael Trevino), who grills Matt about it. Bonnie (Kat Graham) is still a little freaked out about being attacked by Damon but she is grateful to Stefan who saved her life. Stefan shows up at school to inform Elena (Nina Dobrev) about the new vampire and to be careful till they find out who it is. Damon tries to


title: "Emirates News Agency" content: Federation of Arab News Agencies, the International Islamic News Agency, the Pool of Non-Aligned News agencies and of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA). The agency has cooperation and news exchange agreements with various news agencies, including the Sudan News Agency, the Malaysian National News Agency, the Russian News Agency, the Chinese News Agency, Xinhua, the Kuwait News Agency, the Jordanian News Agency, the Indonesian News Agency, and the Yemeni News Agency. Since 2012 the agency has also been in cooperation with the official Turkish news agency, Anadolu Agency. Emirates News Agency Emirates News Agency (), also known as


title: "Ouija (2014 film)" content: one point in 2011 Universal dropped out due to budgetary concerns. Following this it was subsequently announced that the film would be produced at a lower budget and Universal subsequently rejoined the project. Casting was announced in November and December 2013. Principal photography began mid December 2013 in Los Angeles wrapped at the end of January 2014 Although shooting officially wrapped in January 2014, poor test screenings resulted in re-shoots occurring in June, which, according to Olivia Cooke, resulted in half the film being re-shot. With the reshoots, Lin Shaye was added to the film to play a newly written


title: "Li Sijian" content: was formally cancelled in 897, Li Sijian was made the military governor of Ningsai Circuit (寧塞, i.e., Baoda). (However, there was no real indication in historical records that Li Sijian actually reported to Ningsai.) In 907, the major warlord Zhu Quanzhong the military governor of Xuanwu Circuit (宣武, headquartered in modern Kaifeng, Henan) had Emperor Zhaozong's son and successor Emperor Ai yield the throne to him, ending Tang and starting a new Later Liang. He bestowed on Li Sijian the honorary titles of acting "Taiwei" (太尉) and "Shizhong" (侍中). In 908, Li Sijian died, and his son (or grandson, or


title: "IPod Touch (5th generation)" content: IPod Touch (5th generation) The fifth-generation iPod Touch (stylized and marketed as the iPod touch, and colloquially known as the iPod Touch 5G or iPod Touch 5) was unveiled at Apple's media event alongside the iPhone 5 on September 12, 2012, and was released on October 11, 2012. An all-purpose pocket computer designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a touchscreen-based user interface, it succeeded the 4th-generation iPod Touch. It is compatible with up to iOS 9.3.5, which was released on August 25, 2016. Like the iPhone 5, the fifth-generation iPod Touch is a slimmer, lighter model that introduces a


title: "Rhododendron columbianum" content: Rhododendron columbianum Rhododendron columbianum, commonly known as western Labrador tea, is a shrub that is widespread in the western United States and in western Canada, reported from British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. It grows in wet places from sea level up to . It was formerly known as "Ledum columbianum". "Rhododendron columbianum" is a shrub up to tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. The evergreen leaves are ovate to lanceolate, fragrant when crushed. Flowers are white to cream, borne in groups of 10 to 35. "Rhododendron columbianum" has been used medicinally


title: "Rhododendron columbianum" content: as a tea astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic and laxative properties. The plant can, however, be toxic if the tea is allowed to steep too long. The fragrance of the leaves has also been shown useful in repelling insects and rodents. Rhododendron columbianum Rhododendron columbianum, commonly known as western Labrador tea, is a shrub that is widespread in the western United States and in western Canada, reported from British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. It grows in wet places from sea level up to . It was formerly known as "Ledum columbianum". "Rhododendron columbianum" is


title: "ISpy (Modern Family)" content: do drugs there. Claire asks Alex (Ariel Winter) to snoop into Haley's room and find out what her sister is hiding while she and Phil (Ty Burrell) go and find Luke. Alex finds out where the exhibition is going to be and that Haley was selected from her class as one of the five who should take part at it. She calls the whole family to tell them to go to the exhibition after Claire's urge. Meanwhile, Claire and Phil discover that Luke and his friends are only making a movie and they run away when their drone is spotted


title: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" content: to Jack: Salazar is coming for him. In Saint Martin, a young astronomer and horologist named Carina Smyth is sentenced to death for witchcraft but escapes and briefly crosses paths with Jack as he and his crew spectacularly blunder a bank robbery. Having suffered years of such bad luck, Jack's crew lose faith and abandon him. Depressed, Jack trades his magical compass for a drink. However, this betrayal of the compass frees Salazar and his crew from the Devil's Triangle. Carina learns Henry is looking for the Trident's location and offers to help him using her unknown father's diary. Carina


title: "Chinese in New York City" content: arrive into New York City with the popularity of Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine and entertainment being widely available, the Cantonese dialect and culture still hold a large influence, and Cantonese is still a lingua franca in those enclaves. Even though there are very large Fuzhou populations in Manhattan's Chinatown and Brooklyn's Chinese enclaves, many of whom speak Mandarin as well, the influence of Mandarin in those enclaves is as only one of the lingua francas in addition to Cantonese, rather than being the dominant one – unlike in the Chinese enclaves in Queens, where Mandarin is the most dominant lingua


title: "Justan I ibn Marzuban I" content: Justan I ibn Marzuban I Justan I ibn Marzuban (died 960) was the Sallarid ruler of Azerbaijan (957–960). He was the son and successor of Marzuban ibn Muhammad. Marzuban ibn Muhammad had designated his brother Wahsudan ibn Muhammad as his successor. When he came to Azerbaijan, however, the commanders of the fortresses refused to surrender to him, recognizing instead Marzuban's son Justan I ibn Marzuban I as his successor. Unable to establish his rule in the province, Wahusdan returned to Tarum; Justan was recognized as ruler in Azerbaijan, with his brother Ibrahim I ibn Marzuban I made governor of Dvin.


title: "2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup squads" content: at the 2014 FIBA South American Championship in Venezuela in late July. A 14-player roster was named on 6 August. The 12-player squad was revealed on 13 August 2014. A 16-player preliminary roster was named on 29 July. On 14 August 2014 the roster was cut down to 14. On 22 August the 12-player roster was announced. France initially announced a 24-man preliminary roster, and announced seven cuts on 13 June 2014. On 21 July, one of the players on the 17-man roster, Alexis Ajinça, announced that he would not play in the World Cup because his wife was expected


title: "Enzo Zelocchi" content: strong commitment is transforming his dreams into media marketing strategy, producing projects, and honoring his passion for acting and a professional career. Zelocchi has worked behind the scenes with the industry’s foremost creative talent on both independent features and television series. Zelocchi started his producing career at a young age as an associate producer and post producer, with TJ Mancini, Screenwriter/Producer and President of Crossroads Entertainment, Inc. Over the past 10 years, Zelocchi has produced and executive produced more than eight films and TV shows nationally and internationally. Enzo Zelocchi and his projects have received more than 33 awards in


title: "California Breed" content: to record this!'", at which point he called Bonham to finalise the group's lineup. Citing bands such as Rush and Cream, the two decided against adding a keyboardist to their band, and instead progress as a power trio. Throughout the rest of 2013, the three-piece recorded 12 songs for its debut album, all of which were credited equally among all three members. On February 6, 2014, the announcement of the formation of California Breed was made, as well as the news of first single "Midnight Oil". In March, it was announced that the band would release its debut album, "California


title: "Sardines (Inside No. 9)" content: particularly praised. Journalists also lauded the script, with Kendall labelling the dialogue "perfectly pitched", Dessau calling it "tightly written" and without wastage, and Owen praising the way each character was "delivered into the story at the exact right moment". Brad Newsome, writing for "The Sydney Morning Herald" (the episode having been shown in Australia on BBC First in 2015), said that the episode was "deftly written", and Venning said the "lean, mean narrative didn't just twist and turn, it folded back upon itself to provide a totally unexpected, profoundly disturbing and deeply satisfying denouement". On The Arts Desk, Lee praised


title: "5.11 Tactical" content: Florida and Utah. In 2016, the company was acquired by Compass Diversified Holdings for US$401 million. 5.11 Tactical makes clothing, gloves, boots, holsters, knives, slings and packs for law enforcement use, but is popular with civilian shooters and private military contractors. Actress Jennifer Garner and her co-stars wore 5.11 watches in the 2007 film "The Kingdom". Actor Ryan Philippe wore 5.11 plate carriers in the series Shooter. 5.11 is the official plate carrier of the CrossFit Games. The company operates a chain of 41 retail stores across 18 US states, Germany, Australia, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Japan, as of May


title: "MS Morska Wola" content: scrapped in 1959. MS Morska Wola The MS "Morska Wola", (previously "Consul Horn", "Hindhead" and "Rio Negro"), was a Polish freighter during the Second World War. She was purchased in Norway by the Polish shipping company Gdynia America Line and named after a Polish emigrants settlement in Brasil. The ship was built as "Consul Horn" in Kiel in 1924 by Friedrich Krupp AG for the HC Horn shipping company, which operated her out of Hamburg. On 31 December 1927 the ship ran aground on Ven, Sweden. She was refloated on 4 January 1928. In 1934 she was acquired by the


title: "Mexicans in Germany" content: are part of the bodies of work and research laboratories, universities and industrial workshops. Some women find work in the care of children and elderly are the other main sector marital bonds that have recently emerged between people from Germany and Mexico, which have been increasing the generation of German children with a parent in Hispanic America. Germany is a recipient nation for Mexican transmigrants, and it is final destination in most things because of the economic and employment stability that Germany presents compared to other European countries. Some of these Mexican transmigrants had already arrived to other European countries,


title: "Alan Poza" content: messages all along. She was one of his 'victims' and the relationship had ended badly. The police, led by Pride, rescue Alan and Ina and arrest Bunmi. Bunmi had stolen Pride's phone and sent Alan the message luring him to where Ina was being held. Alan promises to change his attitude to women completely after this ordeal. Six months later; the movie ends with Kokori marrying singer, Kiki, who Alan and Pride "'discovered'" on their first date and signed up to Scorpio Records. Alan becomes a "'reformed casanova"', him and Ina are still together and are looking forward to a


title: "Pepper–Hearst expedition" content: Pepper–Hearst expedition The Pepper–Hearst expedition of 1895–1897 on the west coast of Florida was sponsored by Dr. William Pepper and philanthropist Phoebe Hearst, and led by the anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing. The pre–Columbian finds demonstrate a Shell Age phase of human development and culture. In 1895, Pepper took steps to investigate the existence of interesting remains near Tarpon Springs, Florida after Lt. Col. Charles Day Durnford reported on them. An expedition was organized, the expense of which was defrayed jointly by Pepper and Hearst. By special agreement with the Bureau of American Ethnology, the expedition was placed under the direction


title: "Henry van Zile Hyde" content: Deputy Director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) serving under Herbert Lehman and Fiorello La Guardia, Hyde became chief of the Middle East office of UNRRA. Hyde’s office was responsible for all the refuge camps in the Gaza Strip, the Sinai and North Africa, together totaling over 80,000 refugees from Greece and Yugoslavia. These civilians had been evacuated as part of the Allied ruse to have the Axis powers believe they were going to be invaded through the Balkans and not at the beaches of Normandy. Hyde served in Cairo from March 1944 until the end of


title: "First Hawaiian International Auto Show" content: and motorcycle collections sponsored by local car clubs, advice and money-saving promotion booths set up by First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaiian Electric, and numerous auto-related businesses, test drives, and a showcase of the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project, which is scheduled to start service in 2024. "Unless otherwise noted, the brands listed are sold by more than one dealership in Hawaii" Brands that are shown occasionally: A list of brands that were withdrawn from the event: First Hawaiian International Auto Show The First Hawaiian International Auto Show is an annual auto show held every year between the middle week of March


title: "Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand)" content: Commissioner has been held by: The Privacy Act 1993 is primarily concerned with information privacy; other aspects of privacy are protected by the common law right to privacy in New Zealand. The Act controls the collection, use, disclosure, storage and granting of access to personal information by agencies. Personal information covers any information about an identifiable natural person. The Privacy Act was enacted in an era of heightened national awareness for human rights, and sits alongside the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993. The Privacy Act similarly addressed international concerns, acknowledging privacy obligations


title: "Hector and the Search for Happiness (film)" content: Suddenly Hector's brain scan erupts with a flurry of activity, mimicking the colored flags from the monastery and revealing that true happiness isn't just one emotion; it's all of them. Having finally achieved his own happiness, Hector rushes home and marries Clara. On 19 May 2012, Simon Pegg was cast in the title role, Hector. On 6 September 2012, Rosamund Pike and Christopher Plummer joined the cast of the film. Pike played Clara while Plummer played Professor Coreman. On 1 November 2012, Stellan Skarsgård also joined the cast, playing Edward. German actress Veronica Ferres also joined the film, playing a


title: "Rolling Stoned" content: tend to dibble and dabble with features with the people I like. It’s people I listen to that I have genuine interest in. I don’t just do songs with just anyone unless it’s business but for my own purposes I always wanna do music with people that I can really have respect for. I got a lot of good features on this project, good production, good topics and a lotta anthems. I got a lot of stories to tell too so, it’ll be real cool." "Rolling Stoned" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. The Company Man of


title: "Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption" content: of secret union slush funds. The series of Fairfax reports revealed the involvement of the NSW Right’s powerful Transport Workers Union in a $500,000 takeover of its own Queensland branch with the backing of the disgraced former HSU leader Michael Williamson. It also reported the possible unlawful misuse of union and parliamentary staff by senior union officials and Labor figures." The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption was established on 13 March 2014 by the former Governor-General, Dame Quentin Bryce. The Governor-General issued Letters Patent which formally appointed the Royal Commissioner, John Dyson Heydon, and outlined the Terms


title: "Javier Silva Ruete" content: Javier Silva Ruete Javier Edilberto Silva Ruete (September 17, 1935 – September 21, 2012) was a Peruvian politician, lawyer and economist. Silva Ruete was the son of Max Silva Velásquez, a notable physician from Piura, and Raquel Ruete de Silva. He studied at the Colegio Salesianos and the Colegio San Miguel in Piura. Silva Ruete studied Economy and Law at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. He later obtained postgraduate degrees from Uruguay, Italy, France and the United States. He worked at the Peruvian Central Reserve Bank and Banco de Fomento Agropecuario. Silva Ruete served as Minister of Agriculture


title: "Full Moon (Sunmi EP)" content: Full Moon (Sunmi EP) Full Moon is the debut extended play by South Korean singer Sunmi. It was released by JYP Entertainment on February 17, 2014. In August 2013, it was announced that Sunmi would return to her musical career as a solo artist under JYP Entertainment and Park Jin-young himself would take over her complete production, including dance, MV, outfits, and the song. On August 11, Sunmi was announced to making her solo debut with single "24 Hours". The music video for the song was released on August 20, 2013, followed by its debut television performance on August 22,


title: "Romanov Empire (micronation)" content: who at the time was in Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport seeking amnesty in Russia. On 31 March 2014, under the new name of the Imperial Throne, the micronation issued a manifesto announcing itself a sovereign nation and declaring that Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen (born 1952) had become its head with the title of "Nicholas III, Emperor of All Russia", as a successor to Nicholas II. The title claim emerged upon the Prince's conversion from Lutheranism to Eastern Orthodox Christianity on 1 June 2013. Karl Emich descends from the House of Romanov through his grandmother, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna (1907-1951), eldest


title: "Timeline of global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)" content: targeted people belonging to the worlds of business, politics or French state administration. The NSA monitored and recorded the content of telephone communications and the history of the connections of each target i.e. the metadata. The actual surveillance operation was performed by French intelligence agencies on behalf of the NSA. The cooperation between France and the NSA was confirmed by the Director of the NSA, Keith B. Alexander, who asserted that foreign intelligence services collected phone records in "war zones" and "other areas outside their borders" and provided them to the NSA. The French newspaper "Le Monde" also disclosed new


title: "Bhavna Kardam Dave" content: Gujarat University and SNDT Women's University in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was elected as the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 1995-96. She was elected to 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. She lost against Savji Makwana in 1999 Loksabha seat Surendranagar. She lost Surendranagar seat against Congress candidate Savji Makwana of Indian National congress Bhavna Kardam Dave Bhavna Kardam Dave (born. 7 July 1952) is a politician and a Member of Parliament elected from the Surendranagar constituency in the Indian state of Gujarat. She was elected as a member in the 12th Lok sabha elections from Bharatiya Janta Party.


title: Sthiti content: "Sthiti" of mind. Yoga school recommends exercises to be practiced in accordance with one’s physical condition, age and constitution; the general rule is to follow "vriddhi" (during youth when the body is healthy and growing), "sthiti" (during middle age when the body is neither growing nor decaying) and "laya" (during old age when the body gets old and is decaying). The different "asana" ('postures'), which are duly graded, are also called "sthiti". Moreover, absence of commonly experienced states of mental distraction known as "citta vritti" is called "sthiti" ('stationary') or absolute tranquility, in that state one experiences "prasanta-vahita" ('flow of


title: "Grant Anderson (rugby league)" content: 16 October 1988, and played left-, i.e. number 4, in the 11-8 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1990 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 23 September 1990. Grant Anderson played left-, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Castleford Tigers' 33-2 victory over Wigan in the 1993–94 Regal Trophy Final during the 1993–94 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994. Grant Anderson made four appearances for Great Britain under-21s between 1989 and 1990. Grant Anderson made his début for Castleford in the 44-8 victory over Widnes


title: "Abu Sa'd Khusrau Shah" content: acknowledge the authority of Al-Malik al-Rahim. Toghrül later made Al-Malik al-Rahim his vassal. However, barely a week had passed, before the citizens of Baghdad began to complain to the amir about looting committed by the Seljuk troops, asking him to expel them out of the city. Toghrül then summoned him to his camp to negotiate over the issue. When he arrived, he was accused of acts of retribution against the Seljuk troops, and was arrested over the caliph's protests. What happened to Abu Sa'd Khusrau after this event is not known, he probably died a few years later. Abu Sa'd


title: "Gene Autry's Melody Ranch" content: Again", "Keep Rollin' Lazy Longhorns" (from Gaucho Serenade) by Autry, "Old Buckaroo, Goodbye" by Autry, Drama: "Ruckus in Moosehead", "I Only Want a Buddy, Not a Sweetheart" by Autry, Closing Theme: "Back in the Saddle Again". Also included are Doublemint gum pitches. Unfortunately three selections are left out - "Apple Blossoms and Chapel Bells" by Miss Nancy, "I Like Mountain Music" by Autry and Shorty Long, and "The Little Old Church in the Valley" by Autry and the Texas Rangers. Carefully edited, one does not suspect that the issue on DVD is not the complete show without comparing to the


title: "Hermann Pleuer" content: technology and the "Rausch der Geschwindigkeit" (Thrill of Speed), and turned to railway painting. His work was supported by a patron, Franz Baron von Koenig-Fachsenfeld (1866-1918) whose son, , would become a well-known inventor and automotive engineer. Pleuer died from tuberculosis at the early age of 47. There is a "Hermann-Pleuer-Weg" in Ostfildern and a "Hermann-Pleuer-Straße" in Stuttgart. Hermann Pleuer Hermann Pleuer (5 April 1863 in Schwäbisch Gmünd – 6 January 1911 in Stuttgart) was a German Impressionist and landscape artist who is best known for his paintings of the Royal Württemberg State Railways. Pleuer was the son of a


title: "Nottingham University Samworth Academy" content: Samworth, and is supported by the Torch Academy Gateway Trust, a trust which oversees other Nottinghamshire schools, including Meden School and Toot Hill School. However, Nottingham University Samworth Academy continues to coordinate with Nottingham City Council for admissions. Nottingham University Samworth Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school operates a small vocational sixth form for work-related courses, and there is also a provision for pupils with special educational needs who are deaf. Nottingham University Samworth Academy Nottingham University Samworth Academy (formerly William Sharp School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy


title: "Belgian prisoners of war in World War II" content: their families. Initially, the German Military Administration in Belgium viewed the continued detention of all Belgian prisoners as temporary and undesirable. Both Alexander von Falkenhausen, head of the Military Administration, and Eggert Reeder, responsible for the civilian administration, viewed the continued detention and segregation of Belgian prisoners by ethnicity as unnecessarily divisive and harmful to civil order in Belgium. On 15 July 1940, the Military Administration even announced the imminent release of all Belgian prisoners, although this was later condemned as a mistake. The detention of prisoners who worked in specialist jobs in civilian life created numerous problems in Belgium


title: "Praia Grande (Macau)" content: the south-west. Only a few colonial buildings remain, and the landscape has been largely altered by land reclamation and high-rise buildings. Praia Grande (Macau) Praia Grande Bay ( or ) or Nam Van (), officially known as Ou Mun (), is a bay in Macau, China. Located on the east side of the Macau Peninsula, it served as the chief promenade in Macau. It was the site of the governor's palace, the administrative offices, the consulates, and the leading commercial establishments. It has been credited as probably the "most depicted view of 19th-century Macau", and its most characteristic landmark for


title: "Dragon Gold Cup" content: Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The hosting country and the Organising Authority continue to be selected by the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association in conjunction with the International Dragon Association and the number of participants was limited to 120. Dragon Gold Cup The Dragon Gold Cup is an annual sailing race for the Dragon class since 1937, organized by the International Dragon Association and the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association. The most successful sailor is Danish Aage Birch, with seven titles, followed by fellow Danish Ole Berntsen, with five titles. In total, Danish crews


title: "Disaster! (musical)" content: Jackie and her children survived the blast but are hanging from a wall. She hopes Tony will come and rescue them, but the kids know better ("When Will I Be Loved"). Professor Scheider decides to buck his own rules, braves the fire, and arrives to rescue them with a daring routine on a high beam ("Nadia's Theme"). On their way back to the casino, they hear Tony, who's trapped in a flooded room with sharks ("Don't Cry Out Loud"). The explosion has separated Levora from her dog, Baby. The sister appears and helps Levora find him by strumming her guitar


title: "Akron Digital Academy" content: week while scheduled in various class periods throughout the day. An "online" school model is where a student works only from a computer, where all of the courses are offered through online curriculum. A blended learning model is truly a hybrid to both traditional and online. At Akron Digital, students are given Chromebook (laptops) with online based curriculum/courses and are assigned various days to attend labs. This flipped classroom model allows students to work primarily from their computer (while connected to the internet) at their own pace. Because this model does not put time restrictions like a traditional model, students


title: "Drury Run" content: acid mine drainage, mostly in the final . The tributary Stony Run is the most affected by acid mine drainage of all the tributaries of the stream. In 1990, the discharge of Drury Run upstream of Sandy Run's confluence with it ranged from 1500 to 3700 gallons per minute. The watershed of Drury Run is located in Clinton County. It is 11.5 square miles in area. The watershed is underlain by Pennsylvanian age sedimentary rocks of the Pottsville and Allegheny Formations. The Clarion, Lower Kittanning, and Mercer coals are all found in the watershed. A number of abandoned mines are


title: "Anthony Barber (basketball)" content: Anthony Barber (basketball) Anthony "Cat" Barber (born July 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played three seasons of college basketball for NC State, where he earned first-team All-ACC honors as a junior. Barber grew up in the same area of Virginia as NBA star, Allen Iverson. Barber has even drawn comparisons to the former superstar in both his appearance and style of play. A standout player for Hampton High School, Barber averaged 21.0 points per game in his sophomore campaign. In 2011, Barber was named to the All-Eastern


title: "Refugee health care in Canada" content: refugees and other migrant populations has been constrained by language barriers, among other cultural factors. A 2012 study showed that roughly sixty percent of government-assisted refugees had no English or French language skills, therefore acting as a deterrent to accessing proper health care. Concerns over privacy are also significant, as some women have expressed reluctance to using interpreters within the same, small ethnic community. However, proper interpreter training may help bridge the gaps between patient and health practitioner, as is the case in British Columbia where the Provincial Health Services Authority trained thirty interpreters in anticipation of the arrival of


title: "Lennox Lagu" content: Lennox Lagu Lennox Lagu, born Mongameli Johnson Tshali (16 October 1938 – 7 September 2011) was a commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a major general in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). He was a fierce opponent of the apartheid government. Tshali was born in Port Elizabeth on 16 October 1938, he did his primary and senior secondary schooling at Upper United Mission School and Newell High School in New Brighton respectively. Tshali joined the ANC and MK in 1961; he served in various capacities until his


title: "Kate Rogal" content: actor Dana Ashbrook in 2015. Kate Rogal Kate Rogal (born 1986) is an American actress. Rogal is the daughter of actress Lori Cardille who starred in George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead" (1985). She graduated with a BFA from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama in 2006, and apprenticed with the United Stuntman’s Association. Rogal has performed mostly in supporting roles, her most notable roles are Kate Favor on "Psych", Jez in "Gravy". and Gretchen in "Concussion". In theater Rogal starred in the off-Broadway play "Muckrakers" Rogal is also an artist working mostly with beads and other textile


title: "Scarlet Road" content: late 2000, Wotton collaborated with other prostitutes and related organisations, such as People with Disability Australia Inc., to form the "Touching Base Committee". The committee explored the concept of providing commercial sex for people with special needs and the corresponding training that would be required for participating prostitutes. As of February 2014, Touching Base is an incorporated charitable organisation based in New South Wales and provides information, education and support for clients with disabilities, prostitutes and disability service providers. Filmmaker Catherine Scott had known Wotton for 11 years when she proposed the idea for "Scarlet Road"; however, Wotton was initially


title: "Alexander II of Russia" content: Oscar Wilde's first play "Vera; or, The Nihilists", written in 1880Alexander II's last yearfeatures Russian revolutionaries who seek to assassinate a reform-minded Emperor (and who, in the play, ultimately fail in their plot). Though Wilde's fictional Emperor differs from the actual Alexander, contemporary events in Russia – as published in the British press of the time – clearly influenced Wilde. Mark Twain describes a short visit with Alexander II in Chapter 37 of "The Innocents Abroad", describing him as "very tall and spare, and a determined-looking man, though a very pleasant-looking one nevertheless. It is easy to see that he


title: "Hanns Egon Wörlen" content: Hanns Egon Wörlen Hanns Egon Wörlen (5 April 1915 – 17 February 2014) was a German architect and art patron. Born in Marnheim in 1915, Wörlen was the son of painter and graphic artist Georg Philipp Wörlen and his wife Margaret. At the age of five, he moved with his parents to Passau. He studied architecture at the Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich) and was drafted into military service to fight in World War II. In October 1947, he became a freelance architect after returning home from being a prisoner of war. He sought to preserve and restore


title: "Louise Showe" content: Louise Showe Louise C. Showe, Ph.D., is a researcher and scientific director of the Genomics Facility and the Bioinformatics Facility at The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. Her research focuses on functional genomics and how they can be used to better understand the immune system and cancer. Showe has said that being able to "globally screen gene expression patterns using genomics and proteomics appears to have injected a new level of enthusiasm for learning what is going on in complex cancers that have been particularly recalcitrant to therapy." Recently, Showe's research led to the creation of a blood test that could


title: "2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica" content: 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica The 2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the third season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, having converted from the Tour de las Américas which ceased to operate in 2012. PGA Tour Latinoamérica is operated and run by the PGA Tour. The number of tournaments increased from 14 to 18, events added to the schedule included: Stella Artois Open, Lexus Panama Classic, Ecuador Open, TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mazatlán Open, and Bridgestone America's Golf Cup. The Puerto Rico Classic was dropped from the schedule having previously been played in both the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The table below shows


title: "APRA Music Awards of 2001" content: Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) in November 2002. Also at the 2001 awards ceremony, APRA celebrated its 75th anniversary by presenting the "ten best and most significant Australian songs of the past 75 years", which together with 20 previously announced songs comprise APRA's Top 30 Australian songs of all time. "Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right." APRA Music Awards of 2001 The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2001 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards held on 28 May 2001. The APRA Music Awards were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical


title: "USS Smith-Briggs" content: the Mattaponi River to attack Confederate ordnance works at the town of Walkerton. On June 23, 1863, the "Smith Briggs" and other boats – including the , , "Jesup", , and – formed an escort flotilla to provide support for a week-long mission to land a Union force at White House plantation along the Pamunkey River in Virginia. It also patrolled the York, Rappahannock, Nansemond, and James Rivers in addition to Chuckatuck Creek in Hampton Roads, Virginia. "Smith Briggs" was a key ship in the Battle of Smithfield in 1864. During the engagement with Confederate troops, members of the 99th


title: "The Bye Bye Blackbirds" content: the group's -year-old principal songwriter and frontman, was originally from Tacoma, Washington. Skaught began taking drum lessons while in second grade. He later moved to Oakland, California, where his musical career included a stint as drummer for Yuji Oniki, after which Skaught became better known as a guitarist and vocalist. His vocals have been called "distinctive and lovely," "a unique drawl reminiscent of Tom Petty", and likened to John Lennon. Skaught was the founder of the band Belle Da Gama, which included Ian Robertson. The name Belle Da Gama was taken from the Salman Rushdie novel "The Moor's Last Sigh".


title: "The Heart and Difference Maker" content: The Heart and Difference Maker "The Heart" and "Difference Maker" (styled "The Heart + Difference Maker") are the two lead singles from Needtobreathe's fifth studio album "Rivers in the Wasteland". It was released on January 14, 2014 by Atlantic Records, Word Records and Curb Records, and the songs were written by Bear and Bo Rinehart. On February 20, 2014, Needtobreate performed "The Heart" on "Conan". On April 18, 2014, Needtobreathe performed the song "The Heart" on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". On April 23, 2014, Needtobreathe performed "The Heart" on "Late Show with David Letterman". On May 3, 2014, the band


title: "Red Hot Chili Peppers 2013–2014 Tour" content: Mars onstage and appear for 3 minutes during his set. Smith said "There's no pressure on us. It's his gig. We're just gonna crash his gig for like three minutes and then we pop up and things blow up." On February 1, 2014 the band performed at a special pre-Super Bowl XLVIII concert in Brooklyn, New York. This was the band's first show in New York since May 2003 during their By the Way tour. During the halftime show, the Chili Peppers joined Mars onstage for a three-minute performance of "Give It Away". Mars and the Chili Peppers generated 2.2


title: "Francesc Homs Molist" content: Francesc Homs Molist Francesc Homs Molist (born 5 September 1969 in Vic) is a Spanish politician and Minister of the Presidency and Spokesperson of the Government of Catalonia. Francesc Homs was born in Vic (Barcelona) in 1969 and holds a degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). He is married and father to two daughters. In his private life, he is a keen cyclist and a practising Roman Catholic. He is Minister of the Presidency and Spokesperson of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). Previously, he was Secretary General of the Presidency of the Government of


title: "The Rise of Miss Power" content: The Rise of Miss Power The Rise of Miss Power is a special one-hour episode of the animated television show "WordGirl". The movie aired on PBS on February 20, 2012. In reruns, the special is broken into two half-hour episodes of two segments each. The movie introduces Miss Power, a new villain unlike any WordGirl has ever seen: instead of being prone to malapropisms like her usual rogues' gallery, Miss Power is an eloquent yet sinister bully whom WordGirl does not immediately recognize as evil. The movie contains "The Pretty Princess/Magic Pony Power Hour". Part One Part Two Part Three


title: "Troços" content: he made in the magazine in which he wrote Vive le France. In the magazine there were published translations from foreign writers like Pierre-Albert Birot, Philippe Soupault, Egio Bolongaro and Pierre Reverdy. Moreover, there were published original works by Josep Maria Junoy, Joaquim Folguera and Josep Vicenç Foix. Drawings by Albert Gleizes, Pere Ynglada, Joan Miró, Cels Lagar, Frank Burty and Enric C. Ricart were published. The magazine Troços, although it had a short life, is a good source to learn about European Avant-gardism. Troços Troços is an avant-garde Catalan magazine published for the first time in 1916. It was


title: "RK Lovćen in the First League" content: finished season with 23 wins and 5 defeats. Another one guest game of Lovćen was interrupted by incidents - away match in Berane, played in March, was dissolved too, after big fights on the ground. On the home match against Mornar, played on 15 March 2009, Lovćen conceded only 13 goals ("34:13"). For the first time in the independent Montenegro, and for the third time in club history, Lovćen won the national Cup. After they eliminated Rudar in quarterfinals ("24:19"), and Mojkovac ("26:22") in semifinals, Lovćen won the final match against Budućnost – 26:25 ("13:12"). RK Lovćen finished season 2009-10


title: "Church of the Holy Archangels, Rogoz" content: Church of the Holy Archangels, Rogoz The Church of the Holy Archangels () is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş in Romania listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in December 1999. The structure is in the village of Rogoz in the Lăpuș River valley within the mountainous area of northern Transylvania. The church was built in 1633, which is indirectly confirmed by the inscription at the entrance informing visitors about the Tatar raid in 1661. The church survived the last Tatar invasion of 1717 which is referred to on a mural writing which mentions "the terrifying year 1717


title: "Ida Rauh" content: information, Rauh was charged with obscenity and given a suspended sentence. Rauh left the theater in 1920 to pursue sculpture, painting, and other interests. Among her works is a bust of writer D. H. Lawrence, who was one of her friends. A book of her poems, "And This Little Life", was published in 1959. Her collected papers, including poems, television scripts, stage plays, correspondence, and other materials are housed in the American Heritage Center of the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Rauh was the daughter of Samuel and Rosa Rauh of New York. Her marriage to Eastman ended in divorce


title: "New Port Richey Public Library" content: 13 documentaries focusing on human rights. A weekly organic farmers' market, known as Tasty Tuesdays, is held in the library courtyard. Local growers come to lay out their harvest as a part of the urban gardening movement that has spread throughout the country. In conjunction with this effort, the library created a seed library in August 2013, through which patrons can check out seeds like they would books. This trend caught on in neighboring libraries, with Dunedin Public Library launching its own seed library within a couple of months. The library has made many efforts to engage its youth patrons.


title: "Burnout (Anarbor album)" content: A Come Down" and "Who Can Save Me Now", as well as "18" were released throughout May 2013. Each, with the exception of "18", was released as a single on iTunes as well. The album received mostly positive reviews. Echeverria's vocals, the catchy choruses, and the instrumentals were considered the highlights of the album. Reviewer from AbsolutePunk said "Everything about Burnout is vastly better than their old stuff, and Anarbor has a pretty solid, albeit small, discography. Stronger lyrics, better instrumentals, and most importantly, better song themes. Old Anarbor was enjoyable stuff, but after hearing a dozen or so songs


title: "Vennira Iravuggal" content: Vennira Iravuggal Vennira Iravuggal (English: "White Night") is a 2014 Malaysian Tamil romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by R.Perakas. Starring Vikadakavi in the lead role with Sangeeta Krishnasamy. The film revolves around a journey of love which begins in Malaysia, continues to Singapore and finally ends in Myanmar with one objective, one mission and vision. The film were released on 6 March 2014 at Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar with critical acclaimed by critics. Vennira Iravuggal (duration: 100 minutes), is a story about a rich, seemingly irresponsible senior student, Ramesh at a university (shot on the campus of Universiti


title: "Proximo Spirits" content: Both Proximo and Cuervo are controlled by the Beckmann family of Mexico, descendants of Jose María Guadalupe de Cuervo. Proximo signed marketing agreements with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and the New York Knicks in 2010, to promote 1800 Tequila at their respective stadiums. Proximo's ad campaigns have featured actor Kiefer Sutherland for Jose Cuervo; actor Ray Liotta, actor Michael Imperioli and rapper Rick Ross for 1800 Tequila; actor Clive Owen and rapper Lil' Kim for Three Olives Vodka; and musician Perry Farrell for Maestro Dobel Tequila. Proximo Spirits Proximo Spirits, Inc., is an American spirits importer and international


title: Pannai content: of the Srivijayan mandala. Three centuries later, the name of the kingdom reappeared in Javanese source, the Nagarakretagama, written by Mpu Prapanca from Majapahit Empire dated 1365 (or 1287 Saka year). In Nagarakretagama canto 13, Pane is mentioned as one of Sumatran kingdoms held under Majapahit influence. Javanese overlordship upon Malay states in Sumatra was probably initiated through Singhasari’s Pamalayu expedition that pull Malayu Dharmasraya into Singhasari mandala orbit. Therefore, all of Dharmasraya’s vassal states were also recruited within Javanese Singhasari mandala. These states includes Palembang, Teba, Kandis, Kahwas, Minangkabau, Siak, Rokan, Kampar, Pane, Kampe, Haru, Mandailing, Tamiyang, Perlak, Padang


title: "No. 657 Squadron AAC" content: recovery in a descent. It was being routinely set lower than required by the standard operating procedures without challenge. The report also highlighted that the pilot had had less than six hours sleep the previous night and was possibly fatigued. With the Lynx reaching the end of its operational life in January 2018, the squadron disbanded in May 2018. Plans to purchase modified AgustaWestland Wildcat helicopters to replace the Lynx in the special forces role were dropped due to budget constraints. The squadron's special forces role has therefore been taken over by a flight of special forces-trained personnel within the


title: "The Darcys" content: In late 2013, The Darcys delivered the third installment of a three album series with Warring. The band discussed accomplishing the album in a statement explaining: "It's learning in motion. Competition and survival, letting go to persevere. It is anxiety about the future and the triumph of life in the moment. It's victory on will alone, the force that eradicates failure as an option." The album is strongly influenced by the work of American novelist Cormac McCarthy, specifically his book Blood Meridian, which can be seen through the lyrical content. The 10-track album features artwork done by Toronto artist/graphic designer


title: "Ilene Segalove" content: the new techniques acquired in the commercial television program at Loyola. In "Secret Places", 1977, in which she photographs and prints so darkly that it is almost not discernible, places where she hid, lived and loved. Despite tapping into the personal, Segalove always infused her work with humor and irony. This stemed from her childhood desire to become a cartoonist and has said that it informed her narrative style and interest in commenting on popular culture. According to her gallerist Tom Jancar, other influences on her video work include the satirical voices found in Mad Magazine and the work of


title: "Neil Harrison (curler)" content: the time. Again, the team lost just one match en route to winning the gold medal, defeating Germany's Keith Wendorf in the final. At the Worlds, Harrison became the first curler to play a perfect game. The team won their second straight provincial championship in 1984, and represented Ontario once again at the 1984 Labatt Brier. The team made it all the way to the Brier final, where they lost to Michael Riley of Manitoba in the final. Following their success in the early 1980s, the team began to perform poorly. Kawaja was removed from the team, replaced by Graeme


title: "Kingdom of Khana" content: too far from the rivers and watering places, returning to their settlements for the harvest season. Based on onomastic evidence they were related to the other West Semitic peoples known as the Amorites, such as the Benjaminites, Rabbians and Habiru, originally coming from the deserts of Syria. The contact with the settled population leads to gradual transformation of the population into more settled rural communities. The history of the Khanaeans is closely linked to the kingdom of Mari. They were strongly presented in the Euphrates and Khabur valleys. Records indicate that the area around Terqa could muster several thousand in


title: GeoReM content: GeoReM GeoReM (Geological and Environmental Reference Materials), a database of reference materials of geological and environmental interest, is accessible to the scientific community on the internet. The database was developed at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz by Klaus Peter Jochum et al. (2005) and contains published analytical, compiled, and certified values for major and trace element mass fractions and concentrations as well as radiogenic and stable isotope ratios. Important metadata about the analytical values (uncertainty, type of uncertainty, method, and laboratory) are given as well as information about sample type, producer, and references. Currently (state: January 2017)


title: "Pre-vocational Certificate" content: Institute of Training and Development. However, this course option has been gradually phased out and replaced with a programme of study of four years of pre-vocational education followed by the NTC F course. Entry into the Pre-vocational Certificate programme generally requires completion of Standard 6 of primary school. It is at this stage of education that students take the examinations for the Certificate of Primary Education; students who fail to take the exams or who are unsuccessful in completing or passing the exams may then progress onto the Pre-vocational Certificate and enter into the vocational stream of education. The pre-vocational


title: "America Online, Inc. v. IMS" content: war between online service providers and spammers will probably continue for quite a while. And there were several battles launched by online service providers against spammers following America Online v. IMS. In the academic community, there were also heated debate on whether courts should apply the century-old doctrine of trespass to chattels to the Internet in order to save online service providers from junk e-mail. America Online, Inc. v. IMS America Online, Inc. v. IMS, 24 F. Supp. 2d 548 (E.D. Va. 1998) was one of a series of legal battles America Online (hereafter "AOL") launched against junk e-mail (aka


title: "Deer Isle (island)" content: Deer Isle (island) Deer Isle is an island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. There are two communities on the island, Deer Isle and Stonington. It is on the eastern side of Penobscot Bay, connected by road to the Maine mainland through Little Deer Isle. Its only vehicular connection to the mainland is State Route 15 over Deer Isle Bridge. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Deer Isle has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The town is separated from the mainland by Eggemoggin Reach and may be reached by


title: "Marc Pachter" content: Marc Pachter Marc Pachter (born 1942 or 1943) is an American museum director who headed up the United States National Portrait Gallery from 2000 until 2007 and was the acting director (after coming back out of retirement) of the National Museum of American History between 2011 and 2012, both at the Smithsonian. While at the NPG Pachter played an instrumental role in acquiring the Lansdowne portrait for the museum. When he retired as director of the National Portrait Gallery in 2007, in turn the Gallery commissioned a portrait by Robert Liberace of him. Pachter gave a talk entitled "The Art


title: "Archambaud, Count of Foix" content: extensive holdings. Archambaud became, co-regent of the County of Foix "suo uxoris", viscount of Béarn, Marsan, Lautrec, and Castelbon, as well as co-prince of Andorra. The King of France, however, objected to this inheritance, as one of the largest territories of the Kingdom would fall into the hands of a subject of England. Thereofore the French Connétable de Sancerre marched into the County of Foix with an army and occupied large parts of it. Isabelle and Archambaud could not counter this threat alone and showed themselves ready to subject themselves to French authority. In the Treaty of Tarbes, 10 May


title: "Pandyan Grama Bank" content: Pandyan Grama Bank in recognition of its performance. Pandyan Grama Bank has its own Administrative Office at Collectorate Complex Virudhunagar. It has five Regional Offices at Virudhunagar, Sivagangai, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Thanjavur. It operates in 17 districts Virudhunagar, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Pudukottai,Thiruvallur, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Trichy, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ariyalur and Perambalur with 333 branches in Tamil Nadu at the end of the month September-2018. Pandyan Grama Bank(PGB) received the Best Performance award from NABARD. It was recognized as a model institution by NABARD for hosting exposure visits on SHGs and JLGs. NABARD also awarded PGB with 'A'


title: "Jost Fitschen" content: Jost Fitschen Jost Fitschen (1 January 1869, Brest (Lower Saxony) – 26 January 1947, Hamburg-Altona) was a German botanist known for his work in the field of dendrology. Beginning in 1889, he worked as a schoolteacher in the town of Geversdorf, afterwards teaching classes in Magdeburg (1894–1901), where he worked closely with Otto Schmeil. With Schmeil, he was co-author of the popular ""Flora von Deutschland"", a book on German flora that was published over many editions (90th edition issued in 1996). From 1901 to 1930, he taught classes in Altona, where for a period of time he also served as


title: "Historical monuments in Pristina" content: period was “destroy the old, build the new”. The Sultan Mehmet Fatih Mosque, also known as the Imperial Mosque (), is located in the old quarter of Pristina opposite the clock tower. It was built in 1460–1461 during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, also known as al-Fatih or the Conqueror and was named in his honor. Its interior features ornamental decorations and detailed floral designs, as well as a 15-meter dome, which was quite impressive for a 15th-century construction. It was recognized region-wide as the largest construction of this nature. In 1689, the mosque was temporarily converted


title: "Mary R. Grizzle" content: Mary R. Grizzle Mary R. Grizzle, also known as Mary Grizzle (née Pearson; August 19, 1921 – November 9, 2006), was a legislator and advocate of the Equal Rights Amendment, who served in both houses of the Florida state legislature. She grew up near Ironton, Ohio, where she was born. Grizzle went to business college in Portsmouth, Ohio. She worked for an insurance business. After World War II started, she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked for the War Production Board. She met Ben Grizzle and they got married. They moved to Florida in 1949. Grizzle was involved with the


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: Hadum Mosque The Hadum Mosque in Gjakova, Kosovo was built in the last decade of the 16th century (1594/95) and was financed by Hadum Sylejman Efendia – Hadum Aga, which explains the name of the mosque. The mosque was built on the property of Jakë Vula and is located in the Old Bazaar. A rectangular, dome-covered structure, it belongs to the classic forms of mosque of the Islamic-Kosovar style. Around the mosque there are tombs with sculpted decorations and engraved with epithets in the old Ottoman language. The tombs belonged to the most respected families in Gjakova. There also used


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: to be a "hamam", but it was destroyed during World War II. The entrances are covered with floral paintings, geometrical shapes, citations from the Qur'an and arabesques. In 1999, the surrounding complex was burned to the ground and only the mosque and the minaret along with some damaged arabesques survived. The architecture of this mosque is one of the most interesting ones in Kosovo. It has the classic form of the Islamic-Kosovar style. The mosque has a prayer hall, the "hajat" (lobby) and the minaret. It is a typical Ottoman culture influenced building. This hall has a square plan and


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: is made of one single volume. It is covered with a dome raising directly on pendentives. On the corners of the bearing wall it has cubicles constructed directly on it. This specific construction presents a unique building setting in Kosovo. The dome has a diameter of 13,5m, while the height from the floor to the ceiling is 12,6m. it is particularly worth noting that the dome is constructed on top of construction consisted of eight solid pilasters and pendentives. The hall receives light from 11 windows. Each surface of the cube, except the north-western surface, has three windows. These windows


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: are placed in two rows, shaped as a triangle.The first row contains two windows covered with architraves and they contain metal railings, while the second row has only one window covered with a pointy arch. The Hadum Mosque features a mihrab facing the entrance. Mihrab is positioned in the center of the south-eastern wall, towards Mecca. This element is nicked into the wall forming a niche which ends in the upper part in form of the semi-cone. On the right side of mihrab is mimber, which is used for preaching. Mimber, which serves for preaching, consists of : the door,


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: the stairs and balldahin and it is entirely made of wood. The tectonic of this element is presented through paintings and carvings. Mahfil is made entirely of wood, and it is supported by portrayed wooden columns. Mahfil or the gallery, as a constructive, architectural and functional part of the mosque, enriches and breaks the monotony of the volume of prayer hall. It has plastic and painted decorations. The gallery is placed on the north-western side of the mosque, over the entrance into the prayer hall and it stretches along all of its width. It can be reached through the minaret


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: stairs. It is supported by the north-western wall and the wooden columns. Mahfil is accessed through minaret staircase. Similar to the other parts of the mosque, mahfil, too, is painted with floral motifs. The portico is located on the north-western façade and is of traditional shape, which is found in classical and monumental buildings of this type. If there is not enough space in the praying hall or when one arrives late, the portico is used for the namaz prayer. The portico is also used for prayer rituals. It is covered with three small domes covered with lead. It can


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: be entered from the outside, and the prayer hall can be entered through the portico. The middle part of the vestibule splits it into two areas which serve as an entry into the prayer hall. The floor used to be covered with hexagonal terracotta slabs, and it serves as a podium and a base for the column arcades. The portico’s columns do not have bases but they are made of three parts of the massive stones. The decorative elements of these columns are brass rings. The minaret is a key component of the plan of mosque, and it is placed


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: on the right side of the prayer hall. The minaret is entered through two small entries. One of the doors is located in the inner part of the mosque, the other in the outer part. The outer is used to access the minaret from mahfil, or vice versa. The shaft of the minaret diminishes to the second cornice becoming slightly narrower. The minaret sherefe (drum) is where the polygonal shaft ends. Sherefe is built from a few rows of stones as to form a balcony, which allows enough moving space for the imam to move during a religious rite, such


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: as calling the worshippers for prayer – Ezan. The staircase of the minaret provides access to the sherefe. This staircase, along with the walls, is built of monolith stone. Hadum Mosques features paintings and arabesques which are also found on the walls of Islamic-Albanian sacral buildings. The interior of the domes is filled with murals of secco (dry plaster) techniques. The main motifes are stylized landscapes (in some cases with motifs of folk architecture, of kullas of Dukagin plain) with cypress trees, still nature, stars, motifs of architectural religious buildings – mosques, floral ornaments, geometrical figures and quotations for Qur'an.


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: The mural paintings are more present in mihrab, mimber, mahfil, the crown, niches, arches and tropes. In the written names of Allah, Mohammed and his successors the red, blue, green, ochre, grey and black colors are dominant. This also shows the Islamic-Albanian baroque style. There are three layers of mural decorations. The first two layers are believed to belong to the 17th or 18th century, while the third decorated layer, according to Hijri and the date written in the timpanonin, was built in 1844. The stonework in the Hadum Mosque is in form of stalactites, designed on the parapet of


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: the minaret balcony. All of these decorations are very detailed. The portico columns do have stylized flowers designed in detail, instead of plastic decorations. All four columns of the porch have the same decoration. Windows, the main portal, cornices of the prayer hall, portico and the parapet of the minaret balcony also have similar adornments as mentioned above. The mosque’s domes have a huge impact on adding dynamics and contrast to the building and giving it an aesthetic appearance. With its proportions, Hadum Mosque has a very powerful view that gives warmth to the building, the complex around it and


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: that it fits perfectly in The Old Bazaar, Gjakova. In 1999, the evening when NATO’s intervention against Yugoslavia began, Serb police and the paramilitary began to set fire around the mosque complex. The fire caused a lot of damage to the complex. The library, the religious school, the wooden portico were burned down, and the mosque’s minaret was shot off. The library used to contain books and manuscripts that were hundreds of years old. These manuscripts contained the history of the mosque. As if this religious site had not suffered enough damages, in 2000 the Saudi Joint Relief Committee received


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: permission to restore the complex. The “restoration” began with bulldozing of the already damaged library and religious school. The aim of this “restoration” was to clear all the buildings around the mosque and to build a new religious center. In 2000 the restoration project started, but because of the difficulties in finding skilled craftsmen and good material the restoration stopped in 2002. In 2003 Cultural Heritage without Borders, asked by KCHP, took over the restoration of the Hadum Mosque. The implementation phase included the restoration of the damaged minaret, dome, portico, windows, façades and the building of the library. This


title: "Hadum Mosque" content: processes finished in 2005. Hadum Mosque The Hadum Mosque in Gjakova, Kosovo was built in the last decade of the 16th century (1594/95) and was financed by Hadum Sylejman Efendia – Hadum Aga, which explains the name of the mosque. The mosque was built on the property of Jakë Vula and is located in the Old Bazaar. A rectangular, dome-covered structure, it belongs to the classic forms of mosque of the Islamic-Kosovar style. Around the mosque there are tombs with sculpted decorations and engraved with epithets in the old Ottoman language. The tombs belonged to the most respected families in


title: "Serbian Orthodox Seminary of Prizren" content: Serbian Orthodox Seminary of Prizren The Serbian Orthodox Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius (), known as the Prizren Seminary (Призренска Богословија), is a Serbian Orthodox theological school. The school has produced scholars and educators, though its main mission is to create clergymen. The seminary was the first cultural-educational and political center of the Serbs in Kosovo. Serbian merchant Sima Andrejević founded the seminary in order to train men to serve as Orthodox clergymen and teachers. The teaching process in this school started in May 1871. Two years after its foundation, on 10 August 1872, a dormitory for students and


title: "Architecture of Kosovo" content: planner of Pristina who started an initiative to face this problem was killed in September 2000. Ancient Ulpiana was a settlement of religious and cultural importance in the Roman Empire, that was active from the 1st to 7th centuries. Destroyed in an earthquake in 518, the settlement was later rebuilt by the Emperor Justinian I. The city had a sustainable urban scheme typical of a Roman city in terms of street layout and water supply. It also had 3 meter thick city walls with watch towers and 5 meter wide castle gates. Apart from Ulpiana, another notable city from the