title: "Bahá'í Faith in Uzbekistan" content: years imprisonment "in the neighbourhood of the North Sea and the polar forests." Following the ban on religion, the Bahá'ís, strictly adhering to their principle of obedience to legal government, abandoned its administration and its properties were nationalized. By 1946 in all Turkestan only Ashgabat, Samarkand and Tashkand communities continued. Bahá'ís had managed to re-enter various countries of the Eastern Bloc through the 1950s, following a plan of the head of the religion at the time, Shoghi Effendi. By 1956 there was only a vague mention of an operating community of Bahá'ís in Uzbekistan. A pair of small communities were


title: "Johnnie Bassett" content: Willie John. The Detroit Blues Society recognized Bassett's contribution to the blues with a lifetime achievement award in 1994. He released the album "I Gave My Life to the Blues" on the Dutch label Black Magic in 1996, before recording and touring in North America and Europe with his own backing band, the Blues Insurgents. Their 1998 album "Cadillac Blues" was nominated for five W. C. Handy Awards. His record label at the time, Cannonball Records, ceased to trade, but Mack Avenue Records signed him to a new recording contract, after its owner saw Bassett and his band play in


title: Kaich content: if available the name of the parents. Not to mention the complication that all Christian names in Austro-Hungary were recorded in Latin language. The word "kaić" is Croatian and is translated in English as "boat". Kaich In Bačka (Bachka) during the Austro-Hungarian rule, the Slavic surnames ending with sound [ć] were often spelled according to German writing and the Latin spelling was used: also according to Hungarian spelling as: or even a mixture: While for comparison those Kaić's who lived under Venetian rule wrote their surname according to Italian spelling as: Such spelling deviation highlights the complications in naming conventions


title: "SBB Vukovi Beograd" content: Norfolk State University. Also, change in quarterback happened, Vukovi signed Shaun Rutherford from Texas State University. Besides Rutherford, Vukovi brought in Dextrell Simmons from Boise State and second year returner, receiver Tony Washington. SBB Vukovi applied for IFAF Champions League, new continental European Competition. This was one of the reason why two of the best ever domestic Vukovi players, WR/QB Andrej Tasic and OL Petar Vitorovic decided to come out of retirement. They’ve won domestic championship once again, by defeating Wild Boars 27-17, they won CEFL by defeating Ljubljana Silverhawks 27-17, and even played for IFAF Champions League title, but


title: "Panic selling" content: Panic selling Panic selling is a wide-scale selling of an investment which causes a sharp decline in prices. Specifically, an investor wants to get out of an investment with little regard of the price obtained. The selling activity is problematic because the investor is selling in reaction to emotion and fear, rather than evaluating the fundamentals. Most major stock exchanges use trading curbs to throttle panic selling, providing a cooling period for people to digest information related to the selling and restore some degree of normalcy to the market. The panic is typically the “fear that the market for a


title: "Nathaniel Montgomery-Moore" content: Nathaniel Montgomery-Moore Colonel Nathaniel Montgomery-Moore (1757 – 4 December 1834) of Garvey, Co. Tyrone and Fassaroe Castle, Co. Wicklow was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was the son of General Alexander Montgomery (died 1785) of Ballyleck, Co. Monaghan, M.P. for County Monaghan in 1743–1760 and 1768–1783. Nathaniel was the eldest son of his father's second wife Eleanora Moore, daughter of Acheson Moore of Garvey. His full sisters were Sidney and Maria Montgomery. His father's first wife was Catharine Willoughby, daughter of Colonel Hugh Willoughby of Carrow, County Fermanagh in 1746, by whom he had Nathaniel's three half-brothers Colonel John


title: "Matt DiBenedetto" content: mini kart racing so he bought him a used kart which a young DiBenedetto drove to his first victory. He later moved up to the UARA-Stars series, racing late models. DiBenedetto made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in 2009 at the Memphis Motorsports Park and drove the No. 20 Pizza Ranch Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. DiBenedetto raced part-time in the No. 20 car in 2010. His first race of 2010 came at the night race for the Nationwide Series from Tennessee. He was solid the whole night and had a top 10 performance in 10th. His next race came


title: "Mississippi Highway 313" content: through rural areas for a mile before ending at MS 7. Despite ending at MS 7, the Mississippi Department of Transportation has the route continuing north to US 72 in Slayden for a total distance of . Mississippi Highway 313 Mississippi Highway 313 (MS 313, also known as Highway 313E) is a minor Mississippi highway in Marshall County, Mississippi, serving the communities of Atway and Hudsonville. It is approximately 1.3 miles long and is generally a narrow two-lane route. MS 313 begins at an intersection with Holland Road/Old Hudsonville Road in the community of Hudsonville. Past this intersection, the road


title: "Rhoda Fox Graves" content: Rhoda Fox Graves Rhoda Fox Graves (July 2, 1877 – January 25, 1950) was a suffragist, women's rights activist, and early female Republican party politician from St. Lawrence County, New York in the United States. Graves was the first woman to serve in the New York State Senate, the first woman to hold office in both the upper and lower legislative houses in New York State, and the first woman to chair a New York Senate Committee. Rhoda Fox Graves was born on July 2, 1877, to Leander and Rhoda Martha (Burt) Austin in Fowler, New York. Her mother died


title: "Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics" content: the mid 70s the IBI encouraged the development of Informatics Laws, publishing many studies on the relationship between law and informatics in various sectors of the society. Moreovover it participated in and collaborated on conferences on this subject. In the early 80s the IBI-ICC collaborated on efforts to standardize the use of the Arabic language in informatics. In order to achieve this it organized and financed a committee, the COARIN, for the adaptation of Arabic written characters to the ASCII code which, at that time, proved very difficult. Among the publications put out by the IBI is the AGORA magazine


title: "Mar de Grises" content: style, float around other genres such as progressive rock, post-rock, ambient, electronic music, death metal and others. Their first demo was recorded in 2002, and was convincing enough to get them a contract with Finnish label, Firebox Records. This was quite rare at the time for a rock or metal band from South America, as the band was barely even known in Chile itself. With Firebox Records, Mar de Grises released their first LP titled "The Tatterdemalion Express" in January 2004, with sound engineers that had previously worked with bands like Six Magics and Poema Arcanus. The album got a


title: "Cheryl Kagan" content: victims. In June, 2009, Kagan kicked off a campaign for Maryland Senate, running in the same legislative district in which she had previously served in the House of Delegates. She was challenging incumbent Senator Jennie M. Forehand in a race that Kagan ultimately lost by a small margin. The race received significant attention in local media and political blogs, not least for the extensive use of negative campaigning from both sides. One of the factors in the race was the wide age gap between the two candidates: Forehand was 74 as of February 2010, while Kagan was 48. Forehand has


title: Notleymere content: Notleymere Notleymere (1885–89), also known as the Frank Norton estate, is a historic house located on the eastern shore of Cazenovia Lake in Cazenovia, Madison County, New York. The large, Shingle Style "summer cottage" was designed by architect Robert W. Gibson. It is a picturesque, asymmetrically massed, -story structure, sheathed in dark-stained wooden shingles and covered by a steeply pitched, multi-gabled, shingle roof. It features two tall, corbelled brick chimneys and a three-story polygonal turret. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. After acting as a Bed and breakfast for years, it was purchased


title: "Kahnawake surnames" content: was Marie-Angélique Giasson, whom he married in 1812; he married a third time in 1842 to a woman by the name of Hypolite. After having a total of twenty-eight children, he died in 1866 at the age of ninety-five. McGregor: Pierre "Anatorenha" McGregor was taken captive {delete: during a noted raid by French and Abenaki in 1704} with his sister Marie. {delete: and more than 100 others from Deerfield, Massachusetts.} They were among the many captives brought to Montreal and Kahanawake. He and his sister were adopted by a Mohawk family in Kahnawake. Montour, Taylor, Norton (to be updated and


title: "Vernon Treatt" content: Rhodes scholarship in the same year, at New College, Oxford. At Oxford, Treatt gained a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1923 and was briefly admitted to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in that year. When he returned to Australia, Treatt was appointed to the New South Wales Bar and also as the Sub Warden of St Paul's College, University of Sydney from 1925 to 1930. In 1927, he played first grade Rugby Union for the Drummoyne DRFC. He married Dorothy Isabelle Henderson (1902–1992) on 5 June 1930 and had four children: George Vernon, John Vernon


title: "Mastic (plant resin)" content: gathered the finest mastic crop to send it to his harem. During the Ottoman rule of Chios, mastic was worth its weight in gold. The penalty for stealing mastic was execution by order of the sultan. In the Chios Massacre of 1822, the people of the Mastichochoria region were spared by the sultan to provide mastic to him and his harem. "Sakız Adası", the Turkish name for the island of Chios, means "island of gum". The mastic villages are fortress-like, out of sight from the sea, surrounded by high walls and with no doors at street level (meaning that the


title: "Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov" content: Dance and Song Group "Iskorka" (i.e. "sparkly" ) in Kotelnichesky oblast(region) of Vyatka-city. He worked with Iskorka till 1986. At the same time (1986–1988), Vladimir Zakharov headed and administrated national choreography at Rosconcert (i.e.all Russian concert - organizing administration) in Moscow. At that time he was recognized as one of the leading Russian national choreographers: he was merited by his first national title of "Honoured Artist of Russia" and staged the official government concert at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses in 1987. In 1988 Vladimir Zakharov founded his theatre of dance "GZHEL" (now Moscow National Academic Theatre of Dance "GZHEL").


title: "Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park" content: Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park Lulusar-Dodipat National Park is located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The park was created in 2003. The scenic Dudipatsar Lake and Lulusar Lake and peaks are in the park. The flora includes the trees, shrubs, perennials, and herbs of the Himalayan Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests and higher elevation Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregions. Some of the park's fauna includes the snow leopard, black bear, marmot, weasel, lynx, leopard, Himalayan snowcock, and the snow partridge. The park's lakes and wetlands habitats are of significant ecological importance for resident fauna and


title: "Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park" content: migratory waterfowl. The road is accessible by cars and motorbikes. The 2005 Kashmir earthquake in North Pakistan made access more difficult. However since 2006 the Pakistan government has taken steps to restore tourism in the Kaghan Valley, including rebuilding and new tourism facilities and infrastructure. Saiful Muluk National Park, with Lake Saiful Muluk, is adjacent to Lulusar-Dodipat National Park in the Kaghan Valley region. Together the parks protect . Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park Lulusar-Dodipat National Park is located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The park was created in 2003. The scenic Dudipatsar Lake and Lulusar Lake


title: "Sydney FC in international competition" content: for a Sydney FC match of 80,295. Sydney had a friendly match in China, with new sister club Shanghai Shenhua. Sydney FC lost the match 2–1, with their goal coming from striker Alex Brosque, who scored halfway through the second half to level the scores at 1–1. John Aloisi, who had a poor last season, showed he had hit form, but being very unlucky to have two goals disallowed during the first half. It was the first game for former Sydney and Socceroos Tony Popovic as caretaker coach. The 2010 Sydney Festival of Football was an international friendly tournament held


title: "Keyboard layout" content: for the right. With this scientific preparation, Turkey has broken 14 world records in typewriting championships between 1957 and 1995. In 2009, Recep Ertaş and in 2011, Hakan Kurt from Turkey came in first in the text production event of the 47th (Beijing) and 48th (Paris) Intersteno congresses respectively. Despite the greater efficiency of the Turkish F-keyboard however, the modified QWERTY keyboard ("Q-keyboard") is the one that is used on most computers in Turkey. The reason for the popularity of QWERTY in Turkey is that they were overwhelmingly imported since the beginning of the 1990s. The ŪGJRMV layout is specifically


title: "Keyboard layout" content: Cangjie(pronounced as ChongKit in Cantonese) or Chinese handwriting recognition are the most common input method. The use of phonetic-based input method is uncommon due to the lack of official standard for Cantonese romanisation and people in Hong Kong almost never learn any romanisation schemes in schools. An advantage of phonetic-based input method is that most Cantonese speakers are able to input Traditional Chinese characters with no particular training at all where they spell out the Cantonese sound of each character without tone marks, e.g. 'heung gong' for 香港(; Hong Kong) and to choose the characters from a list. However, Microsoft


title: "2007–08 DEL season" content: fifteen, the season ended. No club was relegated from the DEL in this season. The Eisbären Berlin () won their third championship in four years. The final table operates under the following points system: Three points for a win, two for a win after overtime or penalties, one for a loss after overtime or penalties and no points for an outright loss. GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No


title: "Alichino (devil)" content: Alichino (devil) Alichino is one of the devils in the "Inferno" of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy". Alichino is a member of the Malebranche, whose mission is to guard Bolgia Five in the Eighth Circle, the Malebolge. Alichino's name is commonly regarded as a garbled version of the Italian word for harlequin, "Arlecchino", perhaps for his flying attempt to catch Bonturo Dati in his escape (see picture). His most, and only, significant contribution to the plot is when he persuades the other devils to leave Bonturo Dati alone. Bonturo is supposed to summon other sinners from the lake of boiling pitch


title: "Molester's Train Housewife: Madam is a Pervert" content: a late night motorcycle ride through Tokyo. Through a series of flashbacks, it becomes apparent to the audience that the younger man's girlfriend is having an affair with the older man. "Molester's Train Housewife: Madam is a Pervert" was released theatrically in Japan on April 1, 1994. It was re-released on July 8, 1997 as . Molester's Train Housewife: Madam is a Pervert Two men drink at a coffee shop late at night as the film recalls their recent sexual activities. The middle-aged man has just committed his first groping of a woman on a train, and the man in


title: "English Romantic sonnets" content: between man and nature. For instance, in Keats’s "The Human Seasons", the changes of the seasons are compared with the stages of human life. The two classic forms that the Romantics used the most were the Petrarchan sonnet and the Shakespearean sonnet. The Petrarchan or Italian form usually follows a rhyme scheme of abba abba cde cde. The poem is usually divided into two sections with the first eight lines, an octave, and the last six, a sestet. There is usually a turn in the poem around line nine. The Shakespearean form has a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef


title: "Heaven Is Whenever" content: at this point having a lifetime in rock'n'roll." "Heaven Is Whenever" debuted at #26 on The Billboard 200 with 23,000 albums sold in its opening week thus becoming the highest charting album by The Hold Steady. In 2009, the Hold Steady began writing "Heaven Is Whenever" while touring in support of their previous album, "Stay Positive". According to guitarist Tad Kubler, the band "turned the back lounge of the [tour] bus into a makeshift vocal booth where we could also overdub guitars. These songs gradually became the demos for the new record, and we continued writing. It allowed us to


title: Nydeggkirche content: of the Reformed Churches of the Canton Bern-Jura-Solothurn. In 1863, the church was extended to the west and an entrance from the Nydeggbrücke (Nydegg Bridge) was added. Then, from 1951 to 1953 a total renovation happened. During the renovation, bronze reliefs by Marcel Perincioli were added to the main entrance at Nydegghöfli and the entrance to the bridge. The Nydegghöflibrunnen or Stalden fountain was added to a niche under Nydegggasse at Nydegghöfli in 1857. Then, in 1968, the Zähringer monument at Nydegghöfli was erected, which had previously been on the Munster platform. In 1956, bronze reliefs by Perincioli were inspired


title: "Wanzai, Small Hengqin and Great Hengqin islands" content: recently begun to experience major development with new residential areas. Macau, due to lack of land, wanted to annex the island of Hengqin expressed their desire to the Chinese Central Government. The Central Government did not allow this integration. However, on September 1, 2005, the Central Government allowed entrepreneurs from Macau and Hong Kong to be exempt from the payment of some taxes and fees. The CPG also allowed greater flexibility in controlling migration to the island to promote investment. Wanzai was an island in the Xiangzhou District of the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong, China.（） It is adjacent to


title: "Institut français des relations internationales" content: Etudes de l’Ifri", a short magazine named "Actuelles de l’Ifri" as well as Ifri’s online collections – about 10 – and the books written by the Ifri researchers. Ifri publishes its findings in several languages. In 2012, 12 of these books were published, four of which in foreign languages, as well as 130 "Notes d'Ifri", half of which in foreign languages – English, German and Russian. Ifri’s budget amounted to about 6.5 million Euros in 2011. Ifri's sources of funding are various: subsidies or State contracts, private funding from individuals or companies. The members list is available online under the


title: "Buckingham Army Airfield" content: the Navy, was used. The Jam Handy used motion picture technology to project actual combat situations on a movie screen with sound effects that included engine noise. The attacking aircraft could be shown coming from several different angles at the trainee who was behind a mock machine gun. Training tested the skill in selecting the proper range to fire and the aim point of the weapon could be evaluated. If the trainee "fired" his weapon within the proper range, the sound of gunfire could be heard. The correct aim point was projected via a ring-sight image. Also a spot of


title: "The Secret History of the Mongol Queens" content: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire is a 2010 book by Jack Weatherford, about the impact and legacy of Genghis Khan's daughters and Mongol queens such as Mandukhai the Wise and Khutulun. The book references Mongolian, Central Asian, Persian, European and Chinese sources such as "Altan Tobchi", "Erdeni Tobchi", "Erdenyin Tunamal Sudar", "Tarikh-i-Rashidi", "Tarikh-i Jahangushay-i Juvaini", and "Ming shi" in addition to various secondary sources in English, Mongolian, and German. Weatherford also analyzes the role of Mongol women in the Mongol Empire and


title: "2000 Grand National" content: commentary for the 59th time since its first broadcast in 1927. All of the major national daily newspapers in the UK published pullout sections of their Saturday morning editions ranging from four to sixteen pages with most including full colour guides of the competitors. 2000 Grand National The 2000 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 153rd official renewal of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree Racecourse in England on 8 April 2000. The race was won in a time of 9 minutes 9.7 seconds and by a distance of


title: "William Jordan (writer)" content: William Jordan (writer) William Jordan (fl. 1611), Cornish dramatist, lived at Helston in Cornwall, and is supposed to have been the author of the Cornish language mystery or sacred drama "Gwreans an Bys: the Creacon of the World". The oldest manuscript is in small folio in the Bodleian Library (N. 219); with it is a later copy; another is in the British Museum (Harl. 1867), together with a translation made by John Keigwin; and a fourth was in 1858 in the possession of John Camden Hotten; a fifth copy, perhaps the same as the fourth, was in 1890 in the


title: "Nepenthes andamana" content: colour of the peristome is highly variable and may be green, white, orange, or red. The lid ranges in colour from orange to red, and bears fine red streaks. The tubulose to narrowly infundibular upper pitchers are similar in size to their terrestrial counterparts, measuring up to 16 cm in height by 3 cm in width. The wings, if present, are up to 1 mm wide, otherwise they are reduced to a pair of ridges. The pitcher mouth is orbicular to broadly ovate and has an oblique insertion. The peristome of upper pitchers often has a slightly lobed outer margin.


title: "Cucurbita argyrosperma" content: Cucurbita argyrosperma Cucurbita argyrosperma, also the Japanese pie pumpkin or cushaw pumpkin, and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico. This annual herbaceous plant is cultivated in the Americas for its nutritional value: its flowers, shoots, and fruits are all harvested, but it is cultivated most of all for its seeds, which are used for sauces. It was formerly known as "Cucurbita mixta". It is a "Cucurbita" species, with pumpkin varieties that are commonly cultivated in the United States as part of the Eastern Agricultural Complex and Mexico south to Nicaragua. Of all


title: "Cucurbita argyrosperma" content: the cultivated "Cucurbita" species it is the least found outside the Americas. It originated in Mesoamerica and its wild ancestor is "Cucurbita sororia". It is also closely related to "Cucurbita kellyana" and "Cucurbita palmeri". The flowers are orange or yellow and bloom in July or August. The plant grows about 1 foot high and spreads 10–15 feet. It likes well drained soil and has both male and female flowers. Fruits can weigh up to 20 pounds. It is often found in close proximity to "Cucurbita moschata. The flowers, stems, shoots, and unripe fruits of the plant are consumed as vegetables.


title: "Cucurbita argyrosperma" content: In the south of Mexico, the wild, more bitter varieties are used in this same way, once washed and cleaned to eliminate cucurbitin. The ripe fruit is grilled to make pies or used to feed animals. The seeds yield an edible oil. It is also grown in the Sonoran Desert region of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico by native peoples, especially the Tohono O'odham, where it is especially prized when immature as a summer squash. "Cucurbita argyrosperma" also has medicinal properties. A liquid emulsion of its seed can act as a vermifuge, and the subsequent use of a


title: "Cucurbita argyrosperma" content: laxative can effect an expulsion of parasitic worms. The Yucatán peasantry has traditionally used the flesh of "Cucurbita argyrosperma" to tend burns, sores, and eczema, while the seeds have been used with the aim of promoting lactation in nursing women, and provide pain relief. Cucurbita argyrosperma Cucurbita argyrosperma, also the Japanese pie pumpkin or cushaw pumpkin, and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico. This annual herbaceous plant is cultivated in the Americas for its nutritional value: its flowers, shoots, and fruits are all harvested, but it is cultivated most of all for


title: "Oyapock River Bridge" content: and full visa waiver reciprocity had not yet been achieved, due to pressure from the French government, the bridge was inaugurated on 18 March 2017 in the presence of officials from Brazil and French Guiana (including the Governor of Amapá, Waldez Góes, the Prefect of French Guiana, Martin Jaeger, and the Mayor of Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock, Georges Elfort). The French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal, was originally due to attend the inauguration ceremony, but in the end was not present. The official reason for her absence at the inauguration ceremony was that her Brazilian counterpart would not be


title: "OSiR Stadium in Słubice" content: OSiR Stadium in Słubice The OSiR Stadium (locally known as the Olympic Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Słubice, Poland, home of the IV liga football club Polonia Słubice. It is located just east of the Oder river close to the German border. Building work on the complex employing Russian prisoners of war commenced in spring of 1914, when present-day Słubice was still part of German Frankfurt (Oder), but due to the effects of World War I wasn't completed until 1927. Despite its name and contrary to common belief, the Olympic Stadium (originally named "Ostmarkstadion") was not built for the


title: "2008–09 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season" content: to Ukraine with hope, but were on the back foot throughout after Ismaël Bangoura had given Dynamo a fourth-minute lead. Péguy Luyindula struck a post with a header soon after, but Mickaël Landreau's poor goalkeeping put an end to PSG's European ambitions. He inadvertently punched a high ball into his own goal, before fumbling an Oleksandr Aliyev free-kick on the hour mark that allowed Ognjen Vukojević to score a third. The 2008–09 season was French football club Paris Saint-Germain's 10th season in Division 1 Féminine and their 8th consecutive season in the top division of French football. PSG was managed


title: Busskirch content: Busskirch Busskirch is a village ("Kirchdorf") within the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The village is located along the northern shore of the "Obersee" lakeshore between Jona and Bollingen. Busskirch was part of the former municipality of Jona: On January 1, 2007, the former municipalities of Rapperswil and Jona merged to form the new political entity Rapperswil-Jona. Beginning in the 1st century A.D., Busskirch was a Roman lakeside settlement that served as a stage town on the intersection of the streets to Kempraten (Latin: "Centum Prata") respectively Zürich ("Turicum"), Winterthur ("Vitudurum") and to Chur ("Curia


title: Busskirch content: Rhaetorum") respectively on the waterway Walensee–Zürichsee to Rome's alpine route. Busskirch is first mentioned in 842/843 A.D. as "Fossonas ecclesiam", in 854 as "Fussinchirichun" and in 1209 as "Buschilche". «"A little church dreaming on the lake"» wrote Pius Rickenmann, a poet from Rapperswil, in his poem "Busskirch". The early medieval Parish church of "St. Martin Busskirch" with its cemetery rests on the remains of a Roman building (1st to 4th century A.D.). Beginning in the 8th century, the village belonged to the Pfäfers Abbey. Busskirch is one of the oldest churches around the Lake Zürich. Even the citizens of Rapperswil


title: Busskirch content: had to attend services in Busskirch until Count Rudolf II of Rapperswil built his own church and a chapel next to Rapperswil Castle in 1253. In 1351 "St. Martin Busskirch" was incorporated by the monastery (until 1838). In co-operation with Jona the settlement formed an "Allmendgenossenschaft" (farmer's association), reigned by the Counts of Rapperswil, latter by the city of Rapperswil. In 1253 the parish churches of Rapperswil ("St. John's Church") and Jona were established: "St. Martin Busskirch" lost its former importance and was in 1945 integrated in the Roman Catholic parish Rapperswil. "St. Martin Busskirch" Church, which due to its


title: Busskirch content: idyllic lakeside location is very popular for weddings, is a remarkable landmark on the upper Lake Zürich shore. Today visitors can see the Roman ruins excavated in 1975 underneath Busskirch church. Restaurant "Seegartenkeller" next to "St. Martin" church is a popular touristic destination. Jona (river) forms a small river delta near Busskirch and flows at "Stampf" lido in the upper Lake Zurich ("Obersee"). Between Busskirch and Rapperswil respectively Jona there is a busline, provided by "Verkehrsbetriebe Zürcher Oberland. Busskirch Busskirch is a village ("Kirchdorf") within the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The village is located


title: "ARA Drummond (P-31)" content: ARA Drummond (P-31) ARA "Drummond" (P-31) is the lead ship of the of three corvettes of the Argentine Navy. She is the second vessel to be named after Scottish-born Navy Sergeant Major Francisco Drummond. She is currently based at Mar del Plata and conducts fishery patrol duties in the Argentine exclusive economic zone, where she has captured several trawlers in recent years. According to reports in November 2012 the "Drummond" class "hardly sail because of lack of resources for operational expenses". "Drummond" was built in 1977 in France for the South African Navy to be named SAS "Good Hope" but


title: "The Linus Pauling Quartet" content: its long awaited follow-up to "Bag of Hammers": entitled "Ampalanche", it released first on vinyl through Italian label Vincebus Eruptum in January 2016, and then in April of that year, it was released digitally online, paired with a 49-minute bonus track: "Vi, de Druknede (We, the Drowned)", a droning wordless group improvisation based on twin electronic tambouras. In July 2017, the group contributed side one to the Vincebus Eruptum label's third Psychedelic Battles split LP with Colt38, including their final masterpiece, "Jolakottur," the lyrics of which were derived from Icelandic folklore. Shortly thereafter, the band split, with lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Clinton


title: "Titanium ring" content: processing purposes). It is a blend of 6% aluminum, 4% vanadium and 90% titanium (as well as trace amounts of iron and oxygen; max 0.25% and 0.2% respectively), and is one of the strongest and most lightweight of other known compositions. Aircraft grade titanium is often used in crafting titanium rings due to its advantageous and suitable properties (compared with other titanium compositions), as well as its wide commercial availability. Inlays are the result of combining or two or more metals into one ring. It is not to be confused with alloying. The process of inlaying involves crushing the metals


title: Mawewe content: his brother. Mawewe made his way to eSwatini present day Swaziland to seek for new beginnings. He used the surname Mkhatshwa in which most of his descendants still uses today. Mawewe Mawewe, or Maueva, was king of the Gaza Empire and son of king Soshangane Nxumalo. Mawewe was born of a Swati woman whom king Soshangane had married. At some point Mawewe felt that since he was older than uMzila his half brother who had a Tsonga mother. Mawewe was burning with desire to be king of Gaza. After the death of King Soshangane. Mawewe began to attack half of


title: "Murder in German law" content: Schuld"), the sentence can only be suspended much later, earliest after 18 years but usually after 22–23 years (the law states that a suspension after 15 years is not possible for "special gravity" crimes, but provides no explicit minimum served time). The penalty for "Totschlag" (intentional homicide, otherwise) is five to fifteen years in prison and in especially grave cases lifetime imprisonment (minimum sentence 15 years). Especially grave cases are very rare, because usually such case already fall under Mord (§ 211). In lesser cases ("minderschwerer Fall", § 213 ) of "Totschlag" the prison sentence is one to ten years.


title: "Murder in German law" content: cases. In 1949, the death penalty was abolished by the "Grundgesetz" in West Germany. In East Germany the death penalty was abolished in 1987. After the 1950s it was very rarely used. Murder in German law Under the German penal code, Strafgesetzbuch, there are two sections relating to murder: For "Mord" the penalty is lifelong imprisonment - although usually suspended after 17–18 years. The current form of § 211 StGB was created in the year 1941. Before that the differentiation between Mord (murder) and Totschlag (killing) was, that Mord was killing "with consideration" ("mit Überlegung" and Totschlag without (StGB 1871-1941).


title: "Calpodes ethlius" content: Calpodes ethlius Calpodes ethlius, the Brazilian skipper, larger canna leafroller or canna skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southern Florida and southern Texas, south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina. Strays and temporary colonies can be found north to southern Nevada, northern Texas, Illinois and Massachusetts. The wingspan is 45–61 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer in the north. There are several generations from April to December in southern Texas, two generations from July to November in Arizona. Adults are on wing throughout the


title: "Calpodes ethlius" content: year in Florida and the tropics. The larvae feed on various Cannaceae species, including "Canna flaccida", "Canna indica", "Canna edulis" and "Canna lutea". The larvae roll the leaves of their host, reducing the aesthetic appeal of ornamental canna. Leaf feeding by later instar larvae may be so severe that plants do not flower. In food crops such as arrowroot, severely defoliated plants may produce little of the harvestable rhizome. Adults feed on "Lantana" in Arizona. In Costa Rica, adults have been recorded feeding on the nectar from large white or pale yellow flowers of woody lianas, trees and shrubs. Calpodes


title: "Wallengrenia otho" content: Wallengrenia otho Wallengrenia otho, the southern broken dash or broken dash skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was originally described by Smith in 1797. It is found from eastern Texas and the southeastern United States, south through the West Indies and Central America to Argentina. Strays can be found as far north as central Missouri, northern Kentucky and Delaware. The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in two generations (sometimes a partial third) in most of North America. In peninsular Florida and southern Texas, adults are on wing all year round.


title: "Wallengrenia otho" content: The larvae feed on "Paspalum" species and "Stenotaphrum secundatum". Adults feed on the nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, selfheal and sweet pepperbush. Wallengrenia otho Wallengrenia otho, the southern broken dash or broken dash skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was originally described by Smith in 1797. It is found from eastern Texas and the southeastern United States, south through the West Indies and Central America to Argentina. Strays can be found as far north as central Missouri, northern Kentucky and Delaware. The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in two generations


title: "Alyona Minkovski" content: and short form videos. In August 2016, Minkovski produced a documentary for HuffPost about wrongful conviction titled, "Stolen Time: Injustice in Brooklyn". HuffPost Live won three consecutive Webbys for Best News and Information Channel while Minkovski worked there. In 2014, she was the host of a Gracie winning special on victims of mass shootings and was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism in coverage of bisexual activists holding a first ever forum at the White House. In October 2017 Minkovski joined Salon as a host for the live interview show "Salon Talks" and as the producer


title: "The Best of Fritz Leiber" content: "The Year 2000" (1970). British edition: American edition: The book won the 1975 Locus Poll Award for Best Single Author Collection. The story "Gonna Roll the Bones" won both the 1967 Nebula Award and the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. As of July 5, 2009, Night Shade Press was planning a new Leiber collection to be issued under the same title, but covering the whole of his writing career through his death in 1992. Publication was projected for 2010. The Best of Fritz Leiber The Best of Fritz Leiber is a collection of short stories by American writer Fritz


title: "Rob du Bois" content: parts, or even the entire ensemble for sections of the score. Sometimes these are twelve-tone complexes and sometimes smaller sets (what Josef Matthias Hauer called “tropes”). These groups serve as the focus of passages that may either be written out in all details, or partly improvised. Bois expertly fashions such sections, either as monolithic blocks or, by contrast, in a counterpointing of different groups . Even in a fully notated score such as "Muziek voor altblokfluit" (1961), when working within these fixed pitch complexes du Bois said he had the feeling of improvising "like a jazz piano player" (quoted in


title: "Bluebell in Fairyland" content: she and Dicky become engaged, and all ends happily. Bluebell in Fairyland Bluebell in Fairyland is a Christmas-season children's entertainment described as "a musical dream play", in two acts, with a book by Seymour Hicks, lyrics by Aubrey Hopwood (son of John Turner Hopwood) and Charles H. Taylor, and music by Walter Slaughter. It was produced by Charles Frohman. The creators sought to distinguish the work from a Christmas pantomime. The story concerns a flower girl, Bluebell, who on Christmas Eve goes to fairyland in search of the "Sleeping King", seeking to restore him to his throne, which has been


title: "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (musical)" content: A woman startles awake and rushes to the phone, ‘Ivan? Ivan?’ She's too late, he's gone. As day breaks, the city and its inhabitants come to life, and the ubiquitous and philosophical Mambo Taxi Driver sings of a place and time of joy and passion, a world where an entire life can be rewritten in one day ("Madrid"). Pepa, a working actress and singer, arrives at a film recording studio, where she is scheduled to dub a duet with Ivan. Still reeling from his message and hoping to get some answers, she is disappointed to learn he has already laid


title: Kourbania content: Kourbania Kourbania ( (sing.), (pl.); via Turkish "Kurban"; from the Arabic "qurban" "sacrificial victim"; compare Hebrew "korban") refers to a practice of Christianized animal sacrifices in some parts of Greece. It usually involves the slaughter of lambs as "kourbania" offerings to certain saints. In antiquity the sacrifice was offered for health or following an accident or illness, as a votive offering promised to the Lord by the community, or by the relatives of the victim. Writing in 1979, Stella Georgoudi stated that the custom survived in "some villages of modern Greece" and was "slowly deteriorating and dying out". A similar


title: "Helen Grant (politician)" content: has subsequently said that as a practising lawyer she saw a 'huge amount' of domestic violence, and that it had a 'huge effect' on her subsequent Ministerial role. Grant joined the Labour Party in 2004 and was asked by a senior local party figure to consider becoming a local councillor, but she rejected the idea. She offered the local party the use of her company's telephones in late 2004 prior to the 2005 general election. She claimed, however, they showed little interest, and that this left her feeling disillusioned with Labour. She joined the Conservatives in 2006, and later said


title: "Moisant Aviation School" content: Moisant Aviation School The Moisant Aviation School was a school in the early days of aviation founded by Alfred Moisant at Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Alfred and his brother John Bevins Moisant formed the "Moisant International Aviators", a flying circus which toured the United States, Mexico and El Salvador. John had learned to fly in France with Louis Bleriot but died in 1910 in an accident. The school had six Bleriot monoplanes equipped with 50 horse power Gnome motors. Many early aviators learned to fly or perfected their skills at this school, among them Harriet Quimby first American pilot,


title: "HMS Flirt (1897)" content: assigned to the East Coast Flotilla of the 1st Fleet based at Harwich. Commander Brian Barttelot was appointed in command on 1 August 1902. She took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII. From August to October 1907, "Flirt" underwent a refit at Portsmouth Dockyard, but collided with a harbour wall on 8 October when returning to harbour after steam trials, damaging her bow. After repair she joined the Harwich destroyer flotilla. On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated


title: "2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony" content: pillar. He then wiped his brow with a red handkerchief to signify a job well done and walked off the stage. After the pillar was in place, Le May Doan, who had been left out of the lighting of the cauldron in the opening ceremony because of the failure, saluted the audience by holding her torch in the air, walked over toward the pillar and was finally able to light the cauldron, to great fanfare from the audience. With the entire cauldron lit, Le May Doan saluted the audience again and then descended back underneath the stage. A mass of


title: "1694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquake" content: at Bella, 230 at Pescopagano, 190 at Cairano, 160 at Atella, 120 at Sant'Andrea di Conza and 100 at Tito. The earthquake was preceded by a small foreshock on the evening of 7 September. The mainshock was followed immediately by an aftershock, the first of a series that lasted until June of the following year. The earthquake occurred on a NW-SE trending normal fault. The area of damage for the 1694 earthquake is similar to that for the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, but involved movement on a different fault. 1694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquake The 1694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquake occurred on 8 September. It


title: "Bahá'í Faith in Italy" content: war has set such a conflagration to the hearts that no word can describe it. In all the countries of the world the longing for universal peace is taking possession of the consciousness of men. There is not a soul who does not yearn for concord and peace. A most wonderful state of receptivity is being realized.… Therefore, O ye believers of God! Show ye an effort and after this war spread ye the synopsis of the divine teachings in the British Isles, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria,


title: "Erik Saedén" content: Erik Saedén Carl Erik Sædén (born 3 September 1924 in Vänersborg, died 3 November 2009, was a Swedish bass-baritone whose career was principally centred on Stockholm, both on the operatic stage as well as the concert platform. He made a few recordings and appeared in the 1975 Bergman film of "The magic flute". Sædén studied at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm from 1943–52, his teachers there including Arne Sunnegårdh, Martin Öhman and Wilhelm Freund. He received degrees in higher cantor and organist degree from the Royal College of Music in 1946, and a degree in vocal teaching 1952. Having joined


title: "Concorde (album)" content: Concorde (album) Concorde is an album by the Modern Jazz Quartet, recorded in New York on July 2, 1955, and first released that year as an LP, Prestige 7005, with liner notes by Ira Gitler. The album was reissued in 2008 as part of the Rudy Van Gelder Remasters collection. The album is the first to feature drummer Connie Kay, who replaced Kenny Clarke in 1955. It is also the first Modern Jazz Quartet LP conceived from the beginning as a long playing record; previous MJQ recordings had been released as 78's, 10 inch 33's or reissues of these formats


title: "Harbour Rocks Hotel" content: Part of the AccorHotels MGallery group, the building is currently a four star-rated hotel, and also houses the Lanes Restaurant & Bar on the lower level, complete with an outdoor terrace. This site was part of the original hospital gardens. The land is shown on 1834 map as reserved for Presbyterian Church. In 1836 evidence presented to the Court of Claims stated that Allotment 3 had been promised to David Smith by Governor Macquarie as a reward for services as a master mariner. Smith sold the land to Thomas Middleton shortly after acquiring it. The Court accepted the claim although


title: "Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria" content: Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria, the blackberry looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west in Canada to Manitoba, west in the United States to the Rocky Mountains, and south into Mexico. It is also listed as occurring in Great Britain. This is based on a single individual held in the BMNH and originating from the early 19th century. The wingspan is 14–23 mm. Adults are on wing from April to November in the south and from May to September in the north. There are at least two generations per year. The


title: "Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria" content: larvae feed on the fruit of blackberries and petals of various composite flowers. Recorded food plants include "Achillea millefolium", "Ambrosia", "Aster", "Chrysanthemum leucanthemum", "Eupatorium perfoliatum", "Gutierrezia dracunculoides", "Gutierrezia texana", "Helenium autumnale", "Helianthus", "Parthenium hysterophorus", "Rudbeckia hirta", "Solidago", "Vernonia", "Zinnia", "Dianthus", "Prunus pennsylvanica", "Rubus", "Ceanothus", "Myrica asplenifolia" and "Apocynum androsaemifolium". Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria, the blackberry looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west in Canada to Manitoba, west in the United States to the Rocky Mountains, and south into Mexico. It is also listed as occurring in Great Britain. This is


title: "Flap-necked chameleon" content: Flap-necked chameleon The flap-necked chameleon ("Chamaeleo dilepis") is a species of arboreal chameleon native to sub-Saharan Africa. There is considerable uncertainty about the taxonomic status of various described subspecies of the flap-necked chameleon. The following listing is not universally recognized and may contain local morphs: This species is a large chameleon, reaching . Colouring ranges through various shades of green, yellow, and brown. There is usually a pale stripe on the lower flanks and one to three pale patches higher on the flanks. This species has a very wide distribution, occurring throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa from as far north


title: "Flap-necked chameleon" content: as Ethiopia and Somalia to a western extreme of Cameroon, and as far south as northern South Africa. It inhabits coastal forest, moist or dry savannah, woodland and bushy grasslands, and may also venture into rural and suburban areas. The flap-necked chameleon lays 10-40 eggs in a hole dug in soil, which take 10–12 months to hatch. Food includes a variety of invertebrates, although large individuals may take geckos and other chameleons. The species is itself commonly preyed on by snakes such as the boomslang and the twig snake. This species does well in captivity. They are mostly active during


title: "Flap-necked chameleon" content: the day. When these animals are in captivity, it is very important to create an environment very much like their natural climate. Their diet includes crickets, mealworms, wax worms, and other locally caught insects. Their estimated life expectancy is 5–8 years. The flap-necked chameleon is in heavy demand for the international pet trade, being the third most highly traded chameleon species. More than 111,000 individuals were exported between 1977 and 2011, mostly to the USA. No detrimental effects on the total population size have been observed so far, although more in-depth studies have been recommended. The species is currently classified


title: "Flap-necked chameleon" content: as Least Concern by the IUCN. Flap-necked chameleon The flap-necked chameleon ("Chamaeleo dilepis") is a species of arboreal chameleon native to sub-Saharan Africa. There is considerable uncertainty about the taxonomic status of various described subspecies of the flap-necked chameleon. The following listing is not universally recognized and may contain local morphs: This species is a large chameleon, reaching . Colouring ranges through various shades of green, yellow, and brown. There is usually a pale stripe on the lower flanks and one to three pale patches higher on the flanks. This species has a very wide distribution, occurring throughout much of


title: "Richard Darton Thomas" content: of the "Ville de Paris" until December 1810. The following February he was appointed to command of the frigate initially engaged on operations on the coast of Catalonia, then on the blockade of Marseilles and Toulon. He was eventually invalided home in February 1813, and saw no further wartime service. Between April 1822 and April 1825, and again from May 1834, Thomas served as Superintendent of the Ships in Ordinary at Portsmouth and Plymouth, until promoted to rear-admiral on 10 January 1837. From May 1841 until December 1844 he served as commander-in-chief on the Pacific Station, flying his flag on


title: "Enugu Ukwu" content: Enugu Ukwu Enugu Ukwu (or Enugwu Ukwu) is a larger town in Anambra State, Nigeria. Basically, Enugwu-Ukwu town is geographically situated on a hilly terrain; thus it is named after its geographical topography. Enugwu-Ukwu in Igbo literally means: "on top of a high hill". It is predominantly occupied by the Igbo ethnic group of Anambra State. Most of its inhabitants are Christians (majorly Roman Catholics). It is located in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Major villages that make up the town include Uruokwe, Enu-Avomimi, Adagbe-Avomini, Umu-Atulu, Urualor, Akiyi, Avomimi, Awovu, Enuagu, Ire, Orji, Orofia, Osili, Umuakwu, Umuatulu, Umuatuora,


title: "Mahakavi Kshetrayya" content: Krishna himself, Varadha's outlook on life changes completely. He sets out on a journey that he believes is his destiny. As he travels he writes some of the most inspirational and devotional music that reaches out to all of the Lord's devotees. In his quest to vanquish evil through his music he is faced with many obstacles which he overcomes undeterred. Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. Music released on Audio Company. Mahakavi Kshetrayya Mahakavi Kshetrayya is a 1976 Telugu, biographical film, based on the life of Kshetrayya, produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali Pictures banner and directed


title: "Sea foam" content: Sea foam Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids) derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. These compounds can act as surfactants or foaming agents. As the seawater is churned by breaking waves in the surf zone adjacent to the shore, the surfactants under these turbulent conditions trap air, forming persistent bubbles that stick to each other through surface tension. Sea foam is a global phenomenon and it varies


title: "SS Empire Candida" content: Jansens Rederei A/Z, Bergen and renamed "Statius Jansen". In 1959, she was sold to the New China Steamship Co Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed "Sunny". She was placed under the management of Wallem & Co Ltd, Hong Kong. In 1961, "Sunny" was sold to P T Maskapai Pelayaran, Sumatera, Indonesia. In 1969, she was sold for scrapping. On the voyage to the breakers she developed a leak on 5 April 1969 at . She was escorted into Kaohsiung, Taiwan, arriving on 8 April. SS Empire Candida Empire Candida was a cargo ship which was built in 1942 for the Ministry


title: "Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine" content: Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine () is a historical complex, located in Mahan, Iran, which contains the mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, the renowned Iranian mystic and poet. Shah Nematollah Vali died in 1431 aged over 100. In 1436 a shrine was erected in his honor and became a pilgrimage site; with the attention of successive rulers contributing various additions over the centuries. The shrine complex comprises four courtyards, a reflecting pool, a mosque and twin minarets covered with turquoise tiles from the bottom up to the cupola. The earliest construction is attributed to the Bahmanid


title: "Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine" content: ruler Ahmed I Vali who erected the sanctuary chamber in 1436. Shah Abbas I undertook extensions and renovations in 1601, including reconstruction of the tiled blue dome, described as "one of the most magnificent architectural masterpieces in old Persia". During the Qajar period the site was particularly popular, necessitating the construction of additional courtyards to accommodate increased numbers of pilgrims. The minarets also date from this period. The small room where Nematollah Vali prayed and meditated contains plasterwork and tile decorations. The complex is also famous for its tilework and seven ancient wooden doors. The blue girih tiled dome contains


title: "Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine" content: stars with, from the top, 5, 7, 9, 12, 11, 9 and 10 points in turn. 11-point stars are rare in the geometric patterns of Islamic art. The complex includes some courtyards and other sections which are as follows when one moves from the street toward the interior of the mosque: Atabaki courtyard, Vakil-ol-Molki courtyard, Modir-ol-Molki portico, the shrine, Shah Abbasi portico, Mirdamad courtyard and Hosseiniyeh courtyard. Atabaki courtyard has been built through contributions from Ali Asghar Khan Atabak, the chancellor of Naser al-Din Shah and has porticos around and a big pond in the middle. Vakil-ol-Molki courtyard has been


title: "Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine" content: built by Mohammad Esmaeil Ebrahim Khan Nouri, Vakil-ol-Molk. On the upper part of the entrance corridor is Shah Nematollah Museum while a bookshop is located to the north and the tombs of Amir Nezam Garousi, the famous politicians, literary experts, artist and renowned figure of Qajar area are located to the southwest. There is a polygonal pond in the middle of the courtyard, which is usually adorned with geraniums. After Mohammad Esmaeil Khan died, his son, Morteza Qoli Khan, added two minarets and a portico to the complex. It has a dome-shaped arch which is adorned with paintings and has


title: "Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine" content: two shells. In the middle of the arch, there is a high tomb some 3.4 m long and 2 m wide. On the marble stone which is the last covering of the tomb, there is a Quranic verse around which the names of 12 Shia Imams have been written. On the southwestern side of the portico behind the shrine, there is a small place where Shah Nematollah Vali spent 40 days and nights worshipping God. Its roof is like the hat worn by Sufis and has 12 cracks in it. Some verses of the Quran and Persian poems have been


title: "Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine" content: written on the walls. Chelleh Khaneh was totally damaged during a flood in 1932, but was reconstructed later. The portico has been built in 998 AH under the rule of Shah Abbas I and when Beik Tash Khan was the ruler of Kerman. The names of 12 Shiite imams have been written at the entrance of the portico in relief inscription. This courtyard which is also known as Shah Abbasi courtyard has been reconstructed under the rule of Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty. This is the last courtyard of Shah Nematollah Vali complex which contains the Mohammad Shahi minarets


title: "Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine" content: standing on the western side of it. The minarets are 42 m high and were built under the rule of Mohammad Shah Qajar. They were damaged in an earthquake in 1981. This courtyard is connected to Biglarbeigi House by a bridge, which is currently known as Motevalli Bashi House and is a hostel. The bridge was destroyed in a flood in 1932. Other parts of the shrine include the library and Shah Vali Museum where valuable copies of the Quran, one of which is attributed to Bibi Khatoun and is called Si-Pareh (30 pieces), various types of armors and swords


title: "Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine" content: and a unique piece of cloth which once covered the tomb are being kept. The fabric is among artistic handicrafts of Kerman province, which is called Pateh and was built under Naser al-Din Shah for four years by tens of Kermani artists. Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine () is a historical complex, located in Mahan, Iran, which contains the mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, the renowned Iranian mystic and poet. Shah Nematollah Vali died in 1431 aged over 100. In 1436 a shrine was erected in his honor and became a pilgrimage site; with the attention


title: "Howard Smith Wharves" content: a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The site is significant also for its close association for over 6 decades with the work of the Howard Smith Co. Ltd, one of Australia's principal 19th and early 20th century coastal shipping companies. Howard Smith Wharves Howard Smith Wharves is a heritage-listed wharf on the Brisbane River at Boundary Street, Brisbane City and Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to 1940s circa. It is also known as Brisbane Central Wharves. The site is one of the most culturally and historically significant riverfront locations


title: "Hanau Hauptbahnhof" content: and the downtown bus junction in Freiheitsplatz. Until the end of the Second World War, the station served a tram line of the Hanau Tramway ("Hanauer Straßenbahn"). On 15 May 1927, the station was renamed from Hanau Ost station to Hanau Hauptbahnhof. The original station building was demolished in 1966 and replaced by a building north of the tracks with a spacious station forecourt. The original location as an island station can still be recognised from the track numbering and road connections between the tracks to the nearby park and ride facility. The floor level of the main level of


title: "Winnemucca (YTB-785)" content: LMW Investments Inc. Chula Vista, CA. for $67,822. Converted to civilian use, ex-"Winnemucca" was renamed "Noelani" and provides tug services from San Francisco, California. Winnemucca (YTB-785) "Winnemucca" (YTB-785) was a United States Navy named for Winnemucca, Nevada. She was the second navy ship to bear the name. The contract for "Winnemucca" was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 23 September 1965 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 23 December 1965. "Winnemucca" was initially assigned to the 5th Naval District and operated in the Norfolk, Virginia area until the following spring. Reassigned at that time to


title: "Umar Farouk Ahmed" content: He was commissioned in the army in 1976 as a platoon Battery Commander. Subsequent posts were Military Assistant (1986), General Staff Personnel Training Army Headquarters (1987), Academy Adjutant (1989) and Commanding Officer S.S Wing (1992). In Cross River, his administration was said to be "most inept". When leaving Kaduna, Ahmed handed over a debt N400 million to his successor, who refused to honor any of his commitments. The Kaduna State House of Assembly resolved to probe his tenure based on allegations of looting. In April 2001, he was one of 16 former military administrators who announced the creation of an


title: "Tsitsino Shurgaya" content: by postgraduate and doctoral studies at the Central Institute of Advancement of Medics (presently known as the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education – RMAPO ). In 1992 she defended her thesis on “Neyromioplastic operations in paralysis and paresis of mimic muscles”. In 1995 she defended her doctoral dissertation on the topic: “A surgical algorithm for treatment of patients with facial paralysis”. Shurgaya is a Maxillofacial and Plastic surgery expert. She has more than 100 publications and scientific papers, 10 personal methodologies of operation on the face and is a co-author of two guides on plastic surgery. She holds three


title: "Carcieri v. Salazar" content: Carcieri v. Salazar Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the federal government could not take land into trust that was acquired by the Narragansett Tribe in the late 20th century, as it was not federally recognized until 1983. While well documented in historic records and surviving as a community, the tribe was largely dispossessed of its lands while under guardianship by the state of Rhode Island before suing in the 20th century. The Court ruled that the phrase of tribes "now under Federal jurisdiction" in


title: "90th Aero Squadron" content: bombing raid. The officers and men heard the planes overhead, and identified them as German Gotha G.V bombers by the sound of their motors. They dropped seven small bombs, three of which landed within twenty feet of the hangars; but by great good fortune did no damage beyond a few holes In the field, and these were filled in before daylight. In addition to the regular corps photographic work which the 90th was doing, they carried out a considerable number of Infantry Contact patrols near Chaumont, taking part in exercises with newly arrived divisions. A few adjustments of artillery with


title: "La Paeria" content: school La Paeria The Palace of La Paeria is the name the city hall of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, which currently houses the city council. The see is located on Plaça de la Paeria. Lleida's mayor is called "Paer en cap", a term also used for Cervera's mayor. The term "paer" derives from Latin "paciarum", meaning "man of peace". This title was given to Lleida's mayor as a special privilege by king James I The Conqueror in 1264. Lleida's Paeria is an example of Catalan Gothic. The façade includes all of the usual elements found in the works of this medieval


title: "Lynn de Silva's theology" content: it is a field that merits careful study. Regarding Purgatory, de Silva states in this paper that the Hindu/Buddhist view, where Ultimate Reality is reached through a process of purification through liberation from "self" and elevation to stages of spiritual development, is more acceptable than the belief in a single life on earth and an everlasting hell or heaven after death. Furthermore, he insists that the Hindu/Buddhist view conforms to modern theological as well as psychical research. In agreement with the Hindu/Buddhist view, de Silva regards Purgatory to be a place of cleansing, which ultimately makes a person ready for


title: "Twelve Hours to Kill" content: Twelve Hours to Kill Twelve Hours to Kill (also known as 12 Hours to Kill) is a 1960 American crime drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Nico Minardos and Barbara Eden. Martin Filones (Nico Minardos), a young Greek man, witnesses the murder of gangster Frankie Russo, and is ushered off into the relative "safety" of suburban obscurity by Lt. Jim Carnevan (Grant Richards), unaware that he is being double-crossed by a crooked gendarme. Barbara Eden plays the femme fatale of the story. "Twelve Hours to Kill" was the first lead role for Nico Minadros, who had been


title: "Last Enemy" content: species.” As they talk, Dalla realizes that all her experiments prove that death isn’t forever, and that the last enemy -– death -– has finally been conquered. But Vall assures her that they still have one enemy left, stupidity, and death has no power over that. The story ends with Vall and Dalla vowing to return to the Akor-Neb Sector in a hundred years and see what changes have occurred. In 2001, "Enemy" was nominated for the 1951 Retro-Hugo Award for Best Novella Last Enemy "Last Enemy" is a science fiction short story written by H. Beam Piper, and is


title: "Eckehard Specht" content: his Ph.D. about the coal combustion (1984) and Habilitation in the field of high temperature process equipment (1993), he is professor from October 1, 1993 for thermodynamics and combustion at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics. He is an appointed member of nine committees, including, the research community industrial furnaces of the Association of German Engineering Federation (VDMA), the Technical Commission of the German Ceramic Thermal Engineering Society (DKG) and the Committee of thermal processing technology by the German Iron and Steel Institute (VDEH). During his university career he was involved with a member


title: Srugim content: television companies of Keshet and Yes, concerning the future purchase of the series, labeled under the working title "Sex v'ha'Ir haQdosha" ("Sex and the Holy City"). It was reported that due to the high production costs expected, the companies considered broadcasting it first on satellite and later on terrestrial television, to ensure maximal revenues. After Yes bought the rights, Aroch hired a group of screenwriters, many of them Ma'ale alumni and residents of the "swamp" themselves. Divon, Shapiro and their team wrote a full screenplay for a first season of fifteen episodes. Shapiro was also chosen to direct it. Auditions


title: "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light" content: plot." Tom Hoggins from telegraph.co.uk stated "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light restores the queen of adventure to her former glory." Matt Cabral of "GamePro" also gave the game a positive review, giving the game 4.5/5 and saying "A seamless blend of the series’ trademark puzzling, exploration and combat gameplay in a neat new package." Like most critics, "GamePro" expressed that the game's weak point was the storyline, but added ""Guardian of Light" signals a triumphant return for one of gaming's most iconic heroines." Keza MacDonald of Eurogamer gave "Guardian of Light" a 9 out of 10 and stated


title: "Cathedral of Guatemala City" content: and the bronze from the San José Fort cannons was used to build the main bell, which was blessed during the first Vatican Council in 1871, and which became known as "La Chepona" since then. In 1917 a series of tremors began on 17 November and destroyed several towns near Amatitlán. But on 25 and 29 December, and on 3 and 4 January 1918, there were strong earthquakes, which destroyed numerous public buildings and private homes in Guatemala City. Semi-official "Diario de Centro América", published updates twice a day for several days and then began criticizing the slow and inefficient


title: "1920 Queensland state election" content: 1920 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 9 October 1920 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its third term in office since the 1915 election. It was Premier Ted Theodore's first election. During the previous term, the Queensland Country Party, had re-emerged from the National bloc, taking half of the Country Party's parliamentary seats with it. A Labor member, Alfred James, switched to the party, and the Maranoa by-election in 1919 saw them gain a seat at the expense of Labor. An additional party,


title: "James R. Ambrose" content: James R. Ambrose James R. Ambrose (August 16, 1922 – January 16, 2017) was an American aerospace executive who was United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1981 to 1988. James R. Ambrose was born in Brewer, Maine. He was educated at the University of Maine, graduating in 1943. He also studied at Georgetown University, The Catholic University of America, and the University of Maryland, but did not receive degrees from any of those institutions. During World War II, Ambrose worked at the United States Naval Research Laboratory, and stayed on there after the war. While there, he worked


title: "Constantine ruble" content: declared the whole affair a state secret. Two of three pairs of press dies were left incomplete; they, along with five proof coins, tin proof pressings and Reichel's original drawings, were locked in the vaults of the Ministry of Finance. Their existence remained strictly classified throughout the reign of Nicholas I. In 1857, when Nicholas and all men involved in pressing the Constantine rouble were already dead, general Fyodor Schubert (1789–1865) broke the silence and published a brief description of a Constantine ruble from his private collection. Schubert wrote that his coin was a test sample that was sent to


title: "The Sea Lion" content: (Bessie Love). The survivors are brought back to the ship, where the captain resists letting them board. The survivors promise to work on the ship, and he reluctantly agrees to let them travel. Blossom learns that the captain's family name is Nelson, and says that her mother had the same name. The captain realizes that Blossom is the daughter of his wife, but assumes Blossom's father is another man. Blossom tells him that she never knew her father. During a storm at sea, the captain finds Blossom's Bible, which contains a note from her mother saying that she loved him


title: "Ghana Nuclear Society" content: society, which operates under the motto "Nuclear for Sustainable Energy Development," has an eight-member Advisory Panel that consults with the Board of Directors, which is made up of 13 persons and four members from the National and Student Chapter Executives. The society has created public information programs on nuclear matters, and it has produced seminars, educational outreach programs and interactive media presentations on local radio and television stations. It also publishes a newsletter that outlines issues relating to nuclear energy. It is planning educational programs at the SAMBEL Academy and the GAEC, and at primary schools located near the Graduate


title: "Carnfield Hall" content: Carnfield Hall Carnfield Hall is a privately owned country house located at South Normanton, near Alfreton in Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The estate includes around ninety acres of park and ancient woodland. The manor was anciently held by the Babington family of Dethick Manor but was sold in about 1502 to Hugh Revell, a younger brother of John Revell of Ogston Hall Documents relating to the Carnfield estate date from the early 14th century. The earliest parts of the present structure date from the mid 15th century, but the west facing hall was extensively reconstructed


title: "Joseph Civello" content: Ginsberg was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison which, at the time, was the longest sentence ever given for a drug crime in the United States. Civello was sentenced to 15 years in Leavenworth, and five others of the Civello gang were given lesser sentences. After his release, Civello resumed his organized criminal activities in Dallas and quickly moved up within the Piranio family ranks. From its beginning, the Piranio crime family was a traditional mafia organization, taking care to avoid unnecessary attention from the press and law enforcement. In fact, when family boss Joseph Piranio died at age


title: "Aminah Assilmi" content: stamp, as well as future anniversary editions. She was also involved in creating an educational center for Muslim converts. Assilmi died on March 5, 2010 in a car accident while returning from a speaking engagement in New York with her older son. Her youngest son was also killed in a car accident. She also had several grandchildren. Since then, Her daughter has continued in her mother's footsteps teaching a drug free program her mother taught for 30 years. She appears in the 2005 National Film Board of Canada documentary film about North American Muslim women, "Me and the Mosque". Aminah


title: "Wheeler's Surprise" content: at Mendon and had decided to join Metacom's rebellion. Curtis was later joined by Captain Thomas Wheeler and Captain Edward Hutchinson (son of Anne Hutchinson). Curtis and his men met with the Nipmuc sachem Muttawmp on July 14, the same day that another party of Nipmuc warriors was attacking Mendon. Hence, at the meeting, Muttawmp already considered himself to be at war with the English. However, while Muttawmp's soldiers were rude to the English emissaries, the sachem himself considered it better to feign friendship to the colonists and so told Curtis that he would show himself in Boston within seven


title: "La Certosa" content: are for the first stage park to be opened to the public in 2013. La Certosa La Certosa (Italian: "Isola della Certosa") is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is located north-east of Venice, less than from San Pietro di Castello and little more than from the Venice Lido. A channel separates it from the Vignole island. La Certosa has a surface of some . The island housed a community of Augustinian friars starting from 1199. After two centuries, the abandoned island was ceded to the Carthusians, the previous religious edifice being restored from 1490 to 1505.


title: "Kilnamanagh Lower" content: Kilnamanagh Lower Kilnamanagh Lower (Irish: "Cill na Manach Íochtarach") is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Dundrum. The barony lies between Kilnamanagh Upper to the north (whose chief town is Borrisoleigh), Clanwilliam to the south (whose chief town is Cahir) and Eliogarty to the east (whose chief town is Thurles). It is currently administered by Tipperary County Council. Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue.


title: "Meridian Radio" content: Paul Beard Marina Fennell Tina Campbell John E.Davies Johnny Kaye Meridian Radio Meridian Radio is the working name of the Woolwich Hospitals Broadcasting Service. It is a hospital radio station providing entertainment and information to the patients and staff of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. It was established from the merger of two radio stations in 1972, becoming the Woolwich Hospitals Broadcasting Service. The on air name of the station became Meridian Radio in 2001 following the station moving to new studios on Woolwich Common. The station operates from studios in the Conference Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital,


title: "Edwin Dingle" content: Edwin Dingle Edwin John Dingle (6 April 1881, Cornwall – 27 January 1972) was an English journalist, author and founder of the Institute of Mentalphysics in California, US. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain. Dingle claimed to have learned advanced spiritual disciplines from a Tibetan mystic, and styled himself as a spiritual teacher with the name Ding Le Mei (). As the President and Preceptor Emeritus of the Institute of Mentalphysics, he described himself as a "psychologist, author and philosopher". Edwin J. Dingle was born in Cornwall, England and became an orphan at


title: "Patricia Travers" content: Patricia Travers Patricia Travers (December 5, 1927 – February 9, 2010) was an American violin child prodigy and actress who withdrew from public performances at age 23. She lived in Clifton, New Jersey, her entire life. Travers began violin lessons at age four which led to her first public performance at age six in the Falls Village, Connecticut, summer music festival, Music Mountain. She later performed on CBS radio 'Ford Sunday Hour' show when she was nine. She soloed with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Efrem Kurtz at Lewisohn Stadium at age ten where she played "Symphonie Espagnole" In


title: "Christopher S. Stewart" content: at The New York Observer. Stewart has written for various magazines, including "The New York Times Magazine", "GQ", "New York", "The Paris Review", "Harper's" and "Wired", among others. He is the author of "Hunting the Tiger," a definitive portrait of one of the Balkans most dangerous men during the region's wars in the 1990s. His second book, "Jungleland," is about a lost city in Central America and an American spy who claimed that he'd found it. He lives in New York. Stewart is the co-author of the upcoming book "Drone Warrior" about the life of Brett Velicovich, which received CIA


title: Sky-Walk content: the aspect of the unknown. What happens while the sleepwalker is asleep is unknown to him when he is awake, and this device allows Brown to build up the mystery and horror in his novel. Sleepwalking also expresses a dual nature. The actions of the man asleep and the man awake are entirely opposite. Charles Brockden Brown lived through the American Revolutionary War, and his concerns for America and its recently revolutionized ideals are apparent in many of his works. Brown's parents were pacifist Quakers, and his father was exiled to Virginia in 1771, the year Brockden Brown was born.


title: "Duboisia hopwoodii" content: Ferdinand von Mueller in 1861 in "Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae" and given the name "Anthocercis hopwoodii". In 1876, von Mueller transferred the species to the genus "Duboisia". Duboisia hopwoodii Duboisia hopwoodii is a shrub native to the arid interior region of Australia. Common names include pituri, pitchuri thornapple or pitcheri. It has an erect habit, usually growing to between 1 and 3 metres in height and has long, narrow leaves. Flowers are white and bell-shaped with violet-striped throats. These appear between June and November in the species native range followed by purple-black, rounded berries which are 3 to 6 mm in


title: Fakelaki content: and other forms of corruption. In 2012 the website edosafakelaki (I Paid a Bribe in Greek) was created for Greek citizens to anonymously report the payment of fakelaki. The site received over 1,000 reports in its first month of operation. The website was created after its founder, Kristina Tremonti, was forced to pay a fakelaki on behalf of her 90-year-old grandfather, a war veteran with terminal cancer, who was left waiting for hours in the emergency room of a public hospital. Fakelaki Fakelaki or fakellaki is the phonetic transliteration of the Greek word φακελάκι. It means "little envelope" but is


title: "Veterinary public health" content: syringes, animal tissue and other clinical waste. All of these materials have to be dealt with in a safe and controlled way. See the section Environmental Contamination on WikiVet. This aspect of veterinary public health deals with a number of ethical issues. Welfare of animals is an ever present issue regardless of the setting, whether it concerns pet animals, production animals or wild animals. Where the line that defines acceptable and unacceptable welfare conditions lies is different for different individuals from different countries and cultures, however, it is common for minimum welfare standards to be defined in legislation Other issues


title: "Sports Racer Series" content: added additional weight. Sports Racer Series The Sports Racer Series is an Australian motor racing series for competitors racing naturally aspirated small-engined (under 1.6 litres of engine capacity) prototype sports cars. The series eligibility is something of a polyglot collection of existing racing cars and racing categories, featuring Group 2C Supersport racing cars, which in itself is an amalgamation of the former Clubman or Sports 1300 regulations with some newer motorcycle engined cars built specifically for Supersports, and a group of Category 6 sports cars produced by West, Minetti, Radical, Lincspeed and ADR, many of which formerly raced as Prototype


title: "R. Verman" content: R. Verman Ratna Verman Shetty Mostly credited as R.Verman is a noted Indian Art director. Born in Mangalore, Verman is an alumnus of J. J. School of Art, Mumbai. After completing his education he started his own publicity designing and cine advertising business company called ‘Takshila’. During this time his major clients were Navketan films and Verman worked on production houses of films like Jewel Thief and Guide. While working as a publicity designer Verman became interested in art direction and worked as an assistant of noted art director Sudhendu Roy for few years before becoming a full-fledged art director.


title: "Andi Eigenmann" content: Andi Eigenmann Andrea Nicole "Andi" Guck Eigenmann (born 25 June 1990) is a Filipina actress and model. Eigenmann is the daughter of actors Mark Gil and Jaclyn Jose, and is a half-sister of actors Sid Lucero, Gabby Eigenmann and Max Eigenmann from Mark Gill's side. Her aunt from her mother's side is actress Veronica Jones. She graduated Elementary in 2004 and High School in 2008 at Miriam College in Katipunan, Quezon City. After finishing high school, she studied at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in Taft Avenue Manila. In 2007, Eigenmann started her showbiz career in a soap opera


title: "Braian Toledo" content: recover the grandchildren that were robbed during the National Reorganization Process. Born and raised in Marcos Paz, Braian Toledo grew up in a small one-bedroomed house with his mother and two younger brothers. Athletics coach Gustavo Osorio gave a class at Toledo's school and invited him to join with his training group. Initially focused on football – the most prominent and potentially profitable sport in Argentina – Toledo took the decision to focus solely on track and field instead at the age of twelve. He managed a bronze medal at the South American Youth Championships in 2008. However, it was


title: "United Nations Security Council Resolution 859" content: Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in continuing to provide humanitarian assistance to the civilian population. The siege of Sarajevo, Mostar and other cities was met with concern by the Council, which condemned the disruption of public utilities by the Bosnian Serb party in particular, calling on all parties to restore them. The Security Council reaffirmed that it was unacceptable to acquire territory by force and ethnic cleansing, stressing that an end to the hostilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina is required to achieve meaningful progress in the peace process. As the resolution determined that


title: "2010–11 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team" content: 2010–11 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team The 2010–11 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rob Jeter. They played their home games at US Cellular Arena, along with one game (plus two exhibitions) at the Klotsche Center, and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in Horizon League play to share the regular season conference title with Butler and Cleveland State. They advanced to the championship game of the 2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Butler.


title: "Tasty Planet" content: is to get to the size specified by the level. This is done by eating entities that are smaller than the Grey Goo, and avoiding those that would harm or eat it, such as police officers, amoebas and white blood cells. The level is complete when the Grey Goo has reached the required size. On the timed levels, players can also try to achieve the "Medals" for each level by completing the level under a certain time limit, which can be found on the level select menu by mousing over the chosen level. "Tasty Planet" is split up into 9


title: "Nissan NV (North America)" content: Nissan NV (North America) The Nissan NV (Nissan Van) is the first full-size van built by the Japanese automaker for the United States, Mexico and Canada, and sold by Nissan. Until the introduction of the Nissan NV, Mexico was the only country in North America selling a full-size Nissan Van, as the Nissan Urvan was sold there. Upon the introduction of the NV, it replaced the Urvan for Mexico. There was also a small pickup truck sold in Thailand as the "Nissan NV", this was based on the AD Wagon (Y10), a relative of the Nissan Sunny. The NV uses


title: "Nissan NV (North America)" content: the same F-Alpha platform as does the Nissan Titan full-size pickup, but due to the need for a flat loading floor it is highly modified and they end up sharing mainly powertrain pieces and some appearance aspects. The NV is also only available with rear-wheel drive, coupled to a five-speed automatic transmission. The NV is not targeted directly at the (mainly fleet) buyers of the Ford E-Series and Chevrolet Express, but rather at private users who have hitherto often been buying more comfortable pickup trucks. The 4.0-litre V6 engine outputs 261 hp and 281 lb-ft of torque, while the 5.6-litre


title: "Nissan NV (North America)" content: V8 engine outputs 317 hp and 385 lb-ft of torque. The V8-engined versions are also electronically limited to a top speed of . The NV1500 has a load capacity of , similar to the GMC/Chevrolet cargo van using the same "1500" designation, and informally known as a "half-ton". It is only available with the 4-litre V6. It is available in S or SV trim, with the SV receiving power door locks, windows, outside mirrors and 17" styled steel wheels. The NV2500 HD (HD for "heavy duty") is equipped with the 4-litre V6 engine, with the bigger V8 available as an


title: "Nissan NV (North America)" content: option. The payload is , similar to the GMC/Chevrolet cargo van using the same "2500" designation, and informally known as a "three-quarter-ton". It comes in S, SV, or SL trim levels and is available in low or high roof; the SL is only available with the V6. The SV trim features a lockable center console with power outlets as well as an additional 120V outlet in the cargo compartment along with features from the 1500 SV while the SL trim adds chrome bumpers, grille, and door handles and 17" chrome wheels. The NV3500 HD is the heaviest weight class offered,


title: "Nissan NV (North America)" content: and is only available with the large 5.6-litre V8 engine with either a low or a high roof. Payload capacity is , similar to the GMC/Chevrolet cargo van using the same "3500" designation, and informally known as a "one-ton". The NV3500 has a rollover risk of 30.6%. It is also the only weight class offered in passenger van configuration (with up to 12 seats). Unusually, the latter is offered with a V6 or a V8, unlike its V8-only cargo counterpart. The NV3500 comes in S, SV or SL trim levels. Nissan NV (North America) The Nissan NV (Nissan Van) is


title: "Drosera falconeri" content: and set seed; a short wet season and sudden drought may cut the growing season considerably. New roots are white and fleshy, mostly serving as a water storage organ, while older roots become thinner and mostly anchor the plant. Its diploid chromosome number is "2n" = 12. It can readily hybridise with other species in the "D. petiolaris" complex, which includes the species in the subgenus "Lasiocephala". Hybridisation is rare in the wild, however, because the soil types specific to individual parent species do not converge often. The first natural hybrid to be discovered was the product of "D. falconeri"


title: "United Nations Security Council Resolution 850" content: obligation on the part of the United Nations for training or establishing the new armed forces. The importance of establishing the Commission of State Administration was stressed, as was the application throughout the country of the provisions of the Rome General Peace Accords concerning public administration. Meanwhile, all foreign donations in support of the peace process were welcomed, in particular the contribution of Italy to the Trust Fund. The resolution concluded by requiring the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to report back by 18 August 1993, on the outcome of the discussions. United Nations Security Council Resolution 850 United Nations Security Council


title: Heroman content: Heroman Orphaned American boy Joey lives with his grandmother, working at a restaurant in the West Coast city of , while going to school. Upon hearing of a new toy robot called the Heybo, Joey believes that getting one will make his life better, turning him into a hero to protect his friends and family. However, he cannot afford to buy it on his meager salary. His luck changes when he picks up a broken down Heybo abandoned by a school bully. He tries to fix it, naming it Heroman, but does not have any luck in getting it to


title: "History of Brahmin diet" content: Upanishad (8.15.1). For instance, many Hindus point to the "Mahabharata"s maxim that "Nonviolence is the highest duty and the highest teaching," as advocating a vegetarian diet. It is also reflected in the "Manu Smriti" (5.27-44), a particularly renowned traditional Hindu law book (Dharmaśāstra). These texts strongly condemn the slaughter of animals and meat eating. Baudhayana Some of the south Indian Brahmins during the "sutra" period, like those of North India were not meat eaters. Starting from the last few centuries B.C., Buddhism and Jainism contributed much to the belief that nonviolence is supremely valued which stimulated growing hostility to the


title: "History of Durham University" content: practical. The college opened in Framwellgate Moor in 1841 before moving to Leazes Road in 1847. On 4 June 1841 a further Order in Council transferred further estates to the university and attached canonries to the professorships of Divinity and Greek, while the professor of Mathematics (Chevallier) was made the professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. The wardenship of the university was (after the term of the current Warden, Charles Thorp) to be held "ex officio" by the Dean of Durham, the revenues freed up to be used to establish a professorship in Hebrew. Three weeks after this order was made,


title: "GCV Infantry Fighting Vehicle" content: and BAE Systems announced their intention of re-competing soon after the cancellation. A revised RfP was to be issued around 27 October 2010. Military officials met on 20 October to discuss delaying the RfP to allow leaders time to deliberate about requirements. The panel recommended releasing the RfP without delay but George Casey said he would need time to commit to a decision. Senior leaders at the meeting felt that the 27 October target could be met. The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform suggested deferring development of the GCV until after 2015. The revised RfP was issued on


title: Thiruppachethi content: Thiruppachethi Thirupachetty is a panchayat village in the Sivagangai District on the highway of Madurai-Rameswaram (NH-59). The name of this village is given after an event of religious quarrel between Thirugnana Sambanthar and some Jains. According to the legend, Campanthar dueled with Jains through two mediums: water and fire. In the duel of water both released a palm leaf that was inscribed with their religious belief in the Vaigai River. Which leaf swims across the fled of river will be the winner. And it is said that leaf released by Sambanthar reached Thiruvedagam (thiru=yadu=agam), while the palm leaf released by


title: "1996–97 Mersin İdmanyurdu season" content: in the following table. Three points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tie-break; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored. In the score columns first scores belong to MİY.
 (C): Champions; (P): Promoted to 1997–98 Turkish First Footbal League; (Q): Qualified to Promotion play-offs.
"Source": 1996–97 Turkish Second Football League pages from TFF website, Turkish-Soccer website, and Maçkolik website. Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1996–97 Second League season second half game reports in promotion group is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST. "Sources": 1996–97 Turkish Second Football League pages. Five classification group


title: "Josh James (singer)" content: previous experience of singing. He attended The Billericay School and studied for A levels in Music Technology, Drama and English Literature. In 2008 he won the Blues Idol competition, and has also won Voice of St Lukes contest and Billericay's Got Talent. Prior to auditioning for "Your Country Needs You", he applied for a part on E4 TV series Skins 3rd series and was short-listed for the role of Freddie Mclair. When Dubovie left school, his father, Richard, decided to manage him and has got him the majority of his professional work. On 12 March 2010, Dubovie won Eurovision: Your


title: "Ecuadorian rock" content: rock continues to be a popular genre in the country. Unlike Argentina or Mexico, which have dedicated rock record labels, Ecuador lacks a music industry that supports Ecuadorian rock bands. This is an issue of the Ecuadorian music industry that as a whole has had relatively limited support and investment. Although, in recent years, a small rock music industry has developed in Ecuador, many Ecuadorian bands believe the lack of a strong local music industry is the primary reason that Ecuadorian rock music has not found international commercial success. Rock music was introduced to Ecuadorian audiences in the late 1950s


title: "French Empire mantel clock" content: normally decorated with either garlands, acanthus tendrils, acroterions, laurel wreaths, scrolls, flowers and other classical decorative motifs, or depicting finely chased mythological and allegoric scenes in relief as a frieze of a Greek-Roman temple. On top of the base (in the center or to one side) sat the plinth that accommodated the clock dial, however in other models it was also placed in cart wheels, rocks, shields, globes, tree trunks, etc. These timekeepers were embellished with fine bronze figures of art, sciences, and high ideals allegories, gods, goddesses, muses, cupids, classical literary heroes and other allegorical or mythological compositions. Sometimes


title: "James McBey" content: London and Glasgow. In 1912 McBey travelled to Morocco with James Kerr Lawson and began working in watercolours. At the start of World War One McBey's poor eyesight prevented him enlisting as a soldier but in February 1916 he was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant while employed with the Army Printing and Stationery Service, based in Rouen. While on leave there he completed two series of sketches, "France at her Furnaces", showing the munition works at Harfleur, and some views of the Somme. After these drawings were shown in London, McBey was appointed an official war artist to the


title: "Defensive tackle" content: sole defensive tackle is referred to as the nose tackle. The nose tackle aligns across the line of scrimmage from the offense's center before the play begins in the "0-technique" position. In this position, frequently taking on the center and at least one if not both of the guards, the nose tackle is considered to be the most physically demanding position in football. In five-linemen situations, such as a goal-line formation, the nose guard is the innermost lineman, flanked on either side by a defensive tackle or defensive end. According to Pat Kirwan, a traditional 3–4 defense demands "a massive


title: "Andrew Duncan (mayor)" content: 28 November 1870. Ronald O. Duncan was their sixth son and was born in Christchurch in 1875. James Robertson Duncan (d. 1914) founded the nursery Duncan and Davies in New Plymouth. Elections for Christchurch City Council and the prior town council were held annually. He was elected four times: 1866–1868 and 1870. He was thus a councillor when the town council became the first city council, which held its first meeting on 10 June 1868. On 15 December 1869, the city council held its annual general meeting. In those days, the councillors elected one of their group as mayor at


title: "Trinity Academicals RFC" content: the side, we recovered from defeat in our first game to clintch the title in our last game. Lenzie 17- 20 L Leith Accies 12 - 9 W Biggar 9 - 6 W Broughton 26 - 6 W Hutchesons 19 - 9 W Wigtownshire 34 - 8 W Edin. Univ. 10 - 15 L Glenrothes 16 - 3 W Alloa 22 - 3 W Cambuslang 4 - 3 W Dumfries 20 - 4 W Peebles 18 - 3 W Clarkston 20 - 10 W The season started badly for a team captained by Andy Wilson and coached by Ian Henderson


title: "Divine grace" content: cross, thus securing man's eternal salvation from sin. Bill Gothard, an American conservative Christian, has suggested "God's grace gives us the desire and the power to do his will." Within Christianity, there are differing concepts of how grace is attained. In particular, Catholics and Reformed Protestants understand the attainment of grace in substantially different ways. It has been described as "the watershed that divides Catholicism from Protestantism, Calvinism from Arminianism, modern liberalism from conservatism". Catholic doctrine teaches that God has imparted Divine Grace upon humanity and uses the vehicle of sacraments, which are carried out in faith, as a primary


title: "B. J. Garbe" content: Missions. He hit .204 overall that year. In 2005, Garbe hit .275 in 80 games for the Inland Empire 66ers. He wound up in the Florida Marlins organization in 2006, hitting .184 in 35 games with the Carolina Mudcats. Overall, he hit .235 in 722 games over an eight-year career. B. J. Garbe Brandon James Garbe (born February 3, 1981 in Moses Lake, Washington) is an American former minor league baseball player. In 1999, Garbe won the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award. Garbe was selected fifth overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 1999 amateur draft