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Ilham Yadullayev | International career & Managerial career | Ilham Yadullayev International career Yadullayev made 35 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team from 1998 to 2004. Managerial career On 19 June 2014 Yadullayev was appointed as manager of Sumgayit on a one-year contract. |
Hatchback | Europe & North America | a fall in popularity, compared with 5-door models. This has led to many models no longer being offered in 3-door body styles, for example the Audi A3 and Renault Clio. The same trend is very strongly seen on SUVs, where demand for 4-/5-door models is far stronger than for traditional 2-/3-door models. North America In 1970, American Motors Corporation (AMC) released the first North American subcompact car since the 1953-1961 Nash Metropolitan, the AMC Gremlin. Although the Gremlin has the appearance of a hatchback, it is technically a Kammback coupe instead, since it is only the rear window that opens. |
Hirola | Population size and distribution | Tsavo East National Park with translocations in 1963 and 1996 (Hofmann, 1996; Andanje & Ottichilo, 1999; Butynski,1999; East, 1999). The 1963 translocation released 30 animals and the first survey in December 1995 and concluded that there were at least 76 hirola present in Tsavo at the time. Eight months later a further 29 translocated hirola were released in to Tsavo, at least six of which were pregnant at the time (Andanje, 1997). By December 2000 the hirola population in Tsavo had returned to 77 individuals (Andanje, 2002) and by 2011 the population was estimated at 76 individuals |
Genesis Rabbah | Date | date of the editing of Genesis Rabba. It was probably undertaken not much later than the Jerusalem Talmud (4th to 5th centuries). But even then the text was probably not finally closed, for longer or shorter passages could always be added, the number of prefatory passages to a section be increased, and those existing be enlarged by accretion. Thus, beginning with the Torah portion Vayishlach, extensive passages are found that bear the marks of the later haggadah, and have points of connection with the Tanhuma homilies. The passages were probably added at an early date, since they are |
James Glenwright Unger | Playing career | James Glenwright Unger Playing career Unger was first noticed as a standout forward for the Topeka ScareCrows during the 2001-2003 seasons in the USHL. During his time in Topeka, Unger compiled 52 points in 100 games played, scoring 23 goals, 29 assists, and 181 penalty minutes.
Unger played university hockey at Bowling Green State University from 2003 to 2007. During his 129 GP for BGSU, Unger amassed 78 total points, 40 career goals, 38 assists, and 189 penalty minutes. The defining moment of Unger's college career came when he set a CCHA record in 2007. The record |
James Simms (instrument maker) | null | James Simms (instrument maker) James Simms (1828 – 4 September 1915) was a British instrument maker.
He succeeded his father William Simms (1793 – 1860) at the instrument making firm Troughton & Simms. The firm made instruments of various kinds, including notably astronomical instruments and telescopes.
For about ten years, until 1871, his partner in the firm was his cousin William Simms (1817 – 1907), who was the son of his uncle James, the brother of his father William. After 1871 he was sole proprietor. After his death, he was succeeded in the firm by his sons, who |
Irvin Herrera | Club career | scoring 23 goals during league play. Additionally, Herrera played for the club during the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, scoring his team's lone goal in a 2–1 defeat to Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
On February 19, 2016, USL club Saint Louis FC announced their signing of Herrera from Santa Tecla. He scored his first goal for the club on May 7 against the Swope Park Rangers. Two weeks later he became the first Saint Louis FC player to register a hat trick, tallying four goals in a match against the Tulsa Roughnecks, and was named the USL's Player of |
Jamaica, Iowa | 2000 census & Economy | age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,850. About 8.8% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.3% of those sixty five or over. Economy A 6,000-square-foot (560 m²) recording studio, Sound Farm, where Slipknot & The Envy Corps recorded their 2008 albums All Hope is Gone |
James C. Nelson | Supreme Court tenure & Family | in evidence of an infant's brain bruising and multiple rib fractures in prosecuting the infant's mother for murder. Family Nelson and his wife, Chari, have two children, Mary Pat and Jay, and three grandchildren. |
James Vint | Service in the legislature | with 2242 votes to 2015 for Democrat J. F. Hefferman, 1146 for Republican L. A. Conlan, and 103 for Prohibitionist Lucia Willis; and was transferred to the committee on state affairs, and the special committee on rules.
In 1914, he was again re-elected, with 2062 votes to 1426 for Republican William Klug, 997 for Democrat Clement Emery, and 61 for Prohibitionist Willis. He remained on the rules committee, but also moved to the standing committees on taxation and on elections.
He did not run for re-election in 1916, and was succeeded by fellow Socialist William E. Jordan. |
Ira C. Eaker | Civilian career | and of Douglas Aircraft (1957–61).
While stationed in New York in the early 1920s, Eaker studied law at Columbia University. Eaker went back to school in the early 1930s at the University of Southern California and received a degree in journalism.
With Henry Arnold, Eaker co-authored This Flying Game (1936),
Winged Warfare (1937),
and Army Flyer (1942). Starting in 1962, he wrote a weekly column, carried by many newspapers, on military affairs.
Eaker was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, in Dayton, Ohio, in 1970. Over his 30 years of flying, General Eaker accumulated 12,000 flying hours as pilot.
On September 26, 1978, the |
Jane Addams | Pacifism | organization. The Legion's efforts to portray the WILPF members as dangerously naive females resonated with working class audiences, but President Calvin Coolidge and the middle classes supported Addams and her WILPF efforts in the 1920s to prohibit poison gas and outlaw war. After 1920, however, she was widely regarded as the greatest woman of the Progressive Era. In 1931 the award of the Nobel Peace prize earned her near-unanimous acclaim.
Jane Addams was also a philosopher of peace. Peace theorists often distinguish between negative and positive peace. Negative peace deals with the absence of violence or war. Positive peace is more |
Japonicana | Background & Release | Japonicana Background On January 6, 2012, was held a sold-out concert at 12,000 seat Yokohama Arena, which was streamed live at the Grammy Museum. In the same month, on January 24 was released digital single "Sun Burns Down". Release The album's name is a combination of Japan and America, while the last part is taken from the Spanish "a" sound, which makes a noun feminine. On his debut studio album, Akanishi collaborated with The Stereotypes and Static Revenger.
It was released in the United States and Japan in different editions. The United States physical edition compared to the digital on iTunes |
Gravity (Big & Rich album) | Overview | have it in the fans' hands the next day." After amicably parting ways with Warner Bros., the duo worked at their own pace and completed the album. In a solo interview, Big Kenny mentioned that having complete control of their musical endeavors would allow the duo to "see what's working and what isn't," as well as to release the album when they see fit. Kenny also made mention of a duet with Tim McGraw that might appear on the album. On July 28, the duo officially announced the release date of the album through their Facebook |
Jerzy Sikorski | Education | Sikorski graduated from high school in 1953, he was repeatedly denied entry to university in spite of passing exams in Gdańsk, Warsaw, Toruń, and Poznań. Each time, he received the characteristic preprinted postcard with "not accepted due to lack of space". On the advice of a Polish studies specialist teacher (Polish philologist), Janina Kirkicka, Sikorski was able to enroll in a two-year teacher's college in Olsztyn, but after two weeks the director Bolesław Wytrążek instructed Sikorski to leave the college, due the decision of the local Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) in Olsztyn. Through Hieronim Skurpski, who |
James Syvitski | Biography | of which he published in such journals as the Journal of Geology, Science, Nature Geoscience, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, and many others. In 2009 he was awarded the A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences from the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2010 he became a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. In 2011, he was appointed by the International Council of Science as Chair of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme. |
Jane Weir | null | seventies, continued to expand on his confession and Jane Weir gave an even more exaggerated history of witchcraft, sorcery and vice.
The trial began on 9 April 1670. Jane Weir confessed that their mother had been a witch and had taught her children. She also revealed that Thomas bore the mark of the Beast on his body and that they frequently roamed the countryside in a fiery coach.
Weir was born near Carluke in Lanarkshire. |
Italian War of 1521–1526 | Prelude | the French candidacy. The prince-electors themselves, with the exception of Frederick of Saxony, who refused to countenance the campaigning, promised their support to both candidates at once. Before his death, Maximilian had already promised sums of 500,000 florins to the Electors in exchange for their votes, but Francis offered up to three million, and Charles retaliated by borrowing vast sums from the Fuggers. The final outcome, however, was not determined by the exorbitant bribes, which included Leo promising to make the Archbishop of Mainz his permanent legate. The general outrage of the populace at the idea |
Ixkun | Modern history | Ixkun has been explored since the 19th century, in large part due to the presence at the site of the impressive Stela 1. Modesto Méndez, governor of Petén, visited the ruins in 1852, he may have commissioned Eusebio Lara to draw the monuments. Alfred Maudslay visited Ixkun in 1887, he mapped the ruins and may have been the discoverer of Stelae 2 and 3. He also drew and photographed Stela 1 and made a mould of it. Maudslay's excavation of the summit of Structure 6 on the Main Plaza was one of the earliest formal archaeological investigations in the Maya |
Hugh Rodman | Biography | Delaware (BB-28) in 1913. Duty as Marine Superintendent of the Panama Canal followed in 1914, and in 1915 he commanded New York (BB-34). During 1916 he served on the General Board.
Promoted to the rank of rear admiral in 1917, Rodman served as commander of Battleship Division 9, Atlantic Fleet, in his flagship, New York. Ordered to European waters late in the year, his division joined the British Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow and became the 6th Battle Squadron, British Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir David Beatty. For the remainder of World War I, Admiral Rodman commanded his division in operations in the |
J. Stitt Wilson | Political activity | so to speak, a revelation of the fundamental principles of Social Justice and human fellow ship for this our everyday world. Such a passage as that beginning with the phrase, 'No man can serve two masters,' is nothing short of a brief but comprehensive Social Program. It is almost impossible to find in the whole Sermon on the Mount anything that could give an ecclesiastical or theological colour to these sayings. They are ethical, moral, social.
From 1907, Wilson was a contributing editor to The Christian Socialist [Chicago], a weekly newspaper which unified the Christian socialist wing of the Socialist Party |
James Keene (footballer) | Bidvest Wits & International career | side Östers. International career Uncapped by England, Keene has expressed his interest in playing for the Swedish national football team when he becomes eligible in 2012. |
Jason Biggs | Career & Personal life & Politics | is Biggs' wife in real life, appears as his wife in the film. Personal life Biggs is sometimes cast as an explicitly or implicitly Jewish character, as he was in American Pie, Saving Silverman, Anything Else, and Orange is the New Black although he is not Jewish.
In January 2008, he became engaged to his My Best Friend's Girl co-star, actress Jenny Mollen; they married on April 23, 2008. They have a son, Sid, who was born on February 15, 2014. Their second son, Lazlo Biggs, was born on October 2, 2017. Politics Biggs made headlines after writing offensive jokes about |
Jack Murphy (Irish politician) | Resignation | to highlighting emigration/unemployment issues, but rather as a potentially viable platform for wider agendas and sweeping political change in Ireland. Their repeated attempts to influence Murphy to promote their agenda – and his steadfast refusal to do the same – meant that the UPC meetings became characterised by growing friction, with clashes between the highly charged-political committee and the increasingly marginalised Murphy becoming more common.
Under severe strain and personal attack from all sides Murphy thus began to disassociate himself from UPC activities. In August 1957 he formally broke with the committee. Ultimately, less than a year later, on Saturday 13 |
Indian religions | Unifying Hinduism & Sikhism (15th century) | origins of a distinct Hindu identity in the interaction between Muslims and Hindus, and a process of "mutual self-definition with a contrasting Muslim other", which started well before 1800. Both the Indian and the European thinkers who developed the term "Hinduism" in the 19th century were influenced by these philosophers. Sikhism (15th century) Sikhism originated in 15th-century Punjab, Delhi Sultanate (present-day India and Pakistan) with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus. The principal belief in Sikhism is faith in Vāhigurū— represented by the sacred symbol of ēk ōaṅkār [meaning one god]. Sikhism's traditions and teachings are distinctly associated |
Jeremy Dein | Career | Jeremy Dein Career Jeremy Dein was called to the Bar in 1982 and took Silk in 2003. He was appointed a Recorder on 2004. He became an Old Bailey recorder in 2016. Dein is listed in Band 1 Chambers directory, and Legal 500, in Criminal Silks 2017. He is former Criminal Bar Association Director of education and has written and lectured in the UK, and internationally on criminal defence. He has conducted many homicide trials, predominantly at the Old Bailey.
He practices from and is Joint Head of 25 Bedford Row] Chambers.
He acted for Amy Winehouse's husband on serious |
Jane Addams | Feminine ideals | bringing art and culture to the neighborhood (as evidenced in the construction of the Butler Building) to responding to the needs of the community by providing childcare, educational opportunities, and large meeting spaces. Hull-House became more than a proving ground for the new generation of college-educated, professional women: it also became part of the community in which it was founded, and its development reveals a shared history.
Addams called on women, especially middle class women with leisure time and energy as well as rich philanthropists, to exercise their civic duty to become involved in municipal affairs as a matter of "civic |
Jehuda Reinharz | Published works | late Ben Halpern, entitled Zionism and the Creation of a New Society, was published in 1998. Glorious, Accursed Europe, co-authored with Yaacov Shavit was published in 2010.
His latest books are published in Hebrew and English. In October 2005 he co-edited the letters and documents relating to the life and times of Manya Shochat, a remarkable pioneer of the Second Aliyah. His book Israel in the Middle East, co-edited with Itamar Rabinovich, was published in 2007; three books, Darwin and Some of His Kind (2009), The Scientific God (2011) and Window Unto the World (2017), were co-authored with Yaacov Shavit. |
Hand of Mercy | History | then joined well-known band Parkway Drive on the 'Sick Summer' tour in December.
In 2012 Hand of Mercy traveled to the USA and recorded in Cape Cod, Massachusetts with producer Shane Frisby. In June 2012 van den Crust left the band and was replaced by his friend Michael Dawson. Shortly after, the band signed with UNFD, which released the second studio album 'Last Lights' on 17 August. 'Last Lights' spent a week on the Australian Albums Chart at number 44. By August the band were touring again supporting UNFD label mates Dream On, Dreamer nationwide.
In 2013 Hand of Mercy toured |
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act | Overview & Title II: Federal Bureau of Investigation | of airline passenger information to Federal Government watch lists for international and domestic flights. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) developed the Secure Flight program and issued rulemaking to implement this congressional mandate. Airline personnel will have the right to demand government-issued ID be shown if ordered by the TSA to do so, but those orders are to remain confidential, so there is no oversight as to when the airline has been ordered to request ID and when they are requesting it on their own imperative. Title II: Federal Bureau of Investigation The second title, simply titled "Federal Bureau of Investigation", |
Indian religions | Status of non-Hindus in the Republic of India | 1873, after independence in 1947 Sikhs and Jains were not treated as national minorities. In 2005 the Supreme Court of India declined to issue a writ of Mandamus granting Jains the status of a religious minority throughout India. The Court however left it to the respective states to decide on the minority status of Jain religion.
However, some individual states have over the past few decades differed on whether Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs are religious minorities or not, by either pronouncing judgments or passing legislation. One example is the judgment passed by the Supreme Court in 2006, in a case pertaining |
Indian religions | Āstika and nāstika categorisation & "Dharmic religions" | they are nastika and have redefined the phrases āstika and nāstika in their own view. Jains assign the term nastika to one who is ignorant of the meaning of the religious texts, or those who deny the existence of the soul was well known to the Jainas. "Dharmic religions" Frawley and Malhotra use the term "Dharmic traditions" to highlight the similarities between the various Indian religions. According to Frawley, "all religions in India have been called the Dharma", and can be
...put under the greater umbrella of "Dharmic traditions" which we can see as Hinduism or the spiritual traditions of India |
Jack Murphy (Irish politician) | Protest committee & 1957 general election | made-coffin; "We organised marches through the city. We hoped to arouse the conscience of the Nation. We carried a black coffin, symbolising our only hope if we did not fight.". However, despite their pageantry the UPC marches seem to have had limited impact on the employment situation and on the policy makers. 1957 general election The fall of the government on 4 February 1957, due to the withdrawal of support by Seán MacBride's Clann na Poblachta, led to the 1957 general election and provided an opportunity for the UPC to dramatically escalate their protests. Seeing the need to put employment |
George Pollock (Australian politician) | Death | ones.
His body was found when the manageress of the parliamentary refreshment room, (Miss Curnow) went to inquire what Pollock would like for lunch. She went back to the refreshment rooms and told the Premier what had happened. He went to Pollock's room and found him, apparently dead, and ordered that the doctor and police be immediately summoned. Upon leaving the room, Forgan Smith forgot to leave it unlocked and the police had to gain entrance by walking along a narrow parapet on the first floor and climbing through the window.
Besides some of his parliamentary colleagues, his funeral, which was held |
Jack Mormon | In popular culture | Young character.
The term is used in its modern meaning by Wallace Stegner in his 1979 novel Recapitulation, set in Salt Lake City.
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons is a rock band from Portland, Oregon in the United States.
Jack Mormon Coffee Company is a Salt Lake-based coffee roaster, located in the Historic Avenues district.
American actor Jason Cloud premiered a self-produced play titled Jack Mormon in December 2017 in Vienna, Austria. |
Flagler Saints | Women's volleyball & Men's tennis & Men's basketball & Flagler Gymnasium | Mott won the Coach of the Year Award in the Peach Belt Conference 3 times (2009-11). Men's tennis The men’s tennis program claimed the NAIA national title in 1977 and 1986. They were the national runner-up in 1985. Men's basketball The men’s basketball teams competed in the NAIA national tournament three times (2003, 2004 and 2005) and advanced to the second round in the last two trips. The Saints were ranked in the NAIA Top 25 at least once every year from 1995-2006, with the exception being 1999. Flagler Gymnasium Since 1976, the Flagler Gymnasium has been home to the |
History of Cagliari | Pisan domination | the Pope, who decided to give the island to the Aragonese kings in 1298, granting them the title of King of Sardinia and Corsica. Pisa responded by assuming direct control of the territories controlled as manor by Pisan citizens and increasingly reinforced the defenses of the island and in particular those of the Castle of Cagliari.
In fact, only in 1324 did the Aragonese organized the invasion of Pisan Sardinia. With a large fleet coming from Barcelona and Valencia they landed in the south-west of the island and poceeded to besiege Cagliari. After a few months the Pisans capitulated and surrendered |
Gay Meadow | Ground improvements & General overview | club promotion to the old Second Division required further improvements. The old 600 seater Station Stand was demolished and a new 4,500 capacity centre stand built. Until the ground's demolition in 2007, this was the last major building work to take place at the ground. Minor changes in the 1990s included a new Executive Suite, the controversial demolition of the ground's wooden scoreboard, and, following the Taylor Report, the removal of perimeter fencing with the exception of the away Station end. General overview On the banks of the River Severn, the ground was surrounded by trees and parkland, with the |
Japan–Saudi Arabia relations | The latter half of 20th century | countries, an important station in the year 1957 as the Kingdom was granted the right of privilege to explore for oil It's a Japanese Arabian Oil Company.
In 1960, His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, later Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, Kln, when the then Minister for Transport Minister to visit Japan.
The visit of King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz to Tokyo in 1971 strengthened their bilateral relations and it launched the most important stage in the history of Saudi-Japanese relations, which has seen many of the mutual visits of officials |
Henry Tancred (New Zealand politician) | Member of the executive | Member of the executive Tancred was a member of three ministries. He was appointed as a minister without portfolio in the 2nd Parliament in the Sewell Ministry, from 18 April to 20 May 1856.
In the first Stafford Ministry, which he joined on 5 August 1858 as a member of the executive council, he was appointed as Secretary for Crown Lands (19 August 1858) and three months later (3 November) Postmaster-General. He held those offices until the end of this government on 12 July 1861.
In the 3rd Parliament, he was a member of the executive council of the Domett Ministry from |
Hyphaene thebaica | Egyptian tombs | Ancient Egyptians, and the seed was found in many pharaoh's tombs. On September 24, 2007, it was announced that a team of Egyptian archaeologists led by Zahi Hawass, discovered eight baskets of 3,000-year-old doum fruit in King Tutankhamun's tomb. The fruit baskets were each 50 centimetres high, the antiquities department said. The fruit are traditionally offered at funerals. |
Hyundai Merchant Marine | Management & Commercial | Hyundai Merchant Marine Management HMM has formed a global business network with four international headquarters, 27 subsidiaries, 76 branches, five overseas offices and 10 liaison offices. It is highly regarded as one of the world's top integrated-logistics companies with its targeted market prospects, efficient organization, top personnel, and advanced internet systems. Commercial HMM transports nationally strategic materials such as crude oil, iron ore/coal and diverse special products as well as import/export goods. Earnings are eight trillion Korean won per year. |
James A. Parker (foreign service officer) | null | James A. Parker (foreign service officer) James A. Parker (April 30, 1922 – August 21, 1994) was an African-American Foreign Service Officer for the United States Department of State. In 1963, while at Boston University, he won a housing discrimination lawsuit in Lexington, Massachusetts.
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Roxie and William Parker. After serving in World War II as a U.S. Army sergeant, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from American University. In 1947, Parker became a career Foreign Service Officer, serving in Liberia, Nigeria, and Spain. On a year's leave, he enrolled in the African Studies |
Jack Mormon | Origin of the term | in the Anti-Masonic political movement. These sympathetic non-Mormons included Nauvoo Justice of the Peace Daniel H. Wells, who later joined the church, and soldier and diplomat Thomas L. Kane. Kane was identified as a sympathetic Jack Mormon by US Army officials and the media, some of whom asserted that he had been secretly baptised into the LDS faith. However friendly toward the LDS people, Kane remained a Presbyterian all of his life.
Several LDS historians believe that the term was used prior to Sharp's mention, and has ties to sympathetic Democrats in Jackson County, Missouri. Their belief |
Ivan L. Slavich Jr. | The Air War: Politics and the Press & Post–Vietnam War | into the fight, they were eager to hop a ride. In Once Upon a Distant War, William Prochnau wrote that Slavich not only gave [the journalists] the skies, he gave them the war, affording them a rare and unfettered bird's eye view of the unfolding conflict below. Said Halberstam, "After Ivan came in, you just couldn't bullshit us anymore. We could find out anything." Post–Vietnam War From 1963, Slavich served as the aviation action officer with DCS/OPS, United States Continental Army Command, followed by a tour as a student in the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. He returned |
Jason Ellison | Seattle Mariners & Cincinnati Reds | was not ejected from the game, and went on to record the first 4-hit game of his major league career. In 2009, Ellison and Blanton became teammates on the Philadelphia Phillies.
On August 3, 2007, the Seattle Mariners designated Ellison for assignment, making room on their 25-man roster for rookie outfielder Adam Jones to be called up from their Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers. Cincinnati Reds On August 7, the Cincinnati Reds claimed Ellison off waivers from the Mariners. He finished the season for the Reds and was outrighted to the minor leagues on October 11. He refused the assignment and |
Jesse H. Jones | Banking | test came with the Panic of 1907. One of the largest and oldest of Houston's banks, the T.W House Bank, failed amidst this economic recession. The bank had a $500,000 (equivalent to $9,700,000 in 2016) loan on its books in the name of Jesse Jones. Yet even during the bank panic, Jones was able to sell enough mortgage paper and draw on lines of credit to repay the loan. So he stood ready to make new investments after the worst of the recession ended.
Sometime after 1908, Jones organized the Texas Trust Company. By 1912, he had become president of Houston's |
Heat burst | Forecasting | due to an increase in solar radiation in the hours of the morning or a daytime precipitation weather system.
By studying the archived data, the scientists' have the ability to determine the beginning, peak and end of heat burst conditions. The peak of heat burst conditions is the maximum observed temperature. The beginning of the heat burst occurrence is the time when the air temperature began to increase without decreasing until after the heat burst. The end of the heat burst is when the system ceased to affect the temperature and dew point of the area.
In addition to researching |
Japanese raccoon dog | In folklore and tradition | folktales like "Kachi-kachi Yama", and "Bunbuku Chagama", they often played the part of foolish animals.
Compared with kitsune, which are the epitome of shape-changing animals, one saying is "the fox has seven disguises, the tanuki has eight (狐七化け、狸八化け)". The tanuki is thus superior to the fox in its disguises, but unlike the fox, which changes its form for the sake of tempting people, tanuki do so to fool people and make them seem stupid. Also, a theory is told that they simply like to change their form.
The comical image of the tanuki having a large scrotum is thought to have developed |
James McClatchy | Life and career | after he took a stand against land speculators in what would evolve into the 1850 Squatters' Riot.
By fall of the next year, McClatchy was editing his own Settlers and Miners Tribune, which survived only a few weeks. He moved on to work for the Sacramento Transcript, the Democratic State Journal and the Sacramento Times before joining founder Rollin Ridge at the fledgling Sacramento Bee. Less than a week after the new paper appeared in 1857, McClatchy had become its editor. That same week, The Bee reported a scandal that led to the impeachment of California State Treasurer Henry Bates.
Known as |
Henry Foss High School | History | threatened to boycott Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) standardized tests if the school board did not promise to retain pre-IB honors courses in English and history. The principal and school board promised to offer these honor classes in the academies, and the boycott was called off. However, the school ultimately removed the pre-IB classes and replaced them with Honors courses.
In March 2006, the faculty voted by a 60-40 margin not to apply for a renewal of the Gates Foundation grant; those opposed argued that the grant "destroyed good programs" in the school, including the IB Program and |
Heli Lääts | Early life and education | After the death of her mother, she was raised by her aunt Anna. Her father later remarried.
Lääts later attended primary and secondary schools in Kivimäe and Rahumäe. In 1950, while contemplating attending the University of Tartu to study physical education, she was singing in a mixed-choir under the direction of Joosep Aavik. The choir traveled to Tallinn for the XIII Estonian Song Festival and Aavik introduced Lääts to singer Aleksander Arder, who, after hearing Lääts sing, asked her why she didn't wish to train as a singer. After a year of student teaching in Kuressaare, she changed her plans and |
Jason Crabb | Career & Personal life & Awards and nominations | the concerts was held in New York to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims.
Crabb's next project, Love is Stronger, was released on March 12, 2013. It was produced by Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts), Ed Cash and Wayne Haun. The album features a special guest appearance by Kari Jobe.
Crabb is signed to Provident Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. His first studio album, Whatever the Road, with Reunion Records, is scheduled for a September 18, 2015, release date. Personal life Jason and his wife, Shellye, have two daughters, Ashleigh Taylor and Emmaleigh Love. Awards and nominations Crabb has received several awards |
Jane Alexander (bishop) | Ministry & Episcopate | Saints' Cathedral in Edmonton. Before stepping to episcopacy, she is involved in a movement to eliminate poverty in Edmonton caused by inequality. According to statistical data, it is the most unequal province in the country. She took leadership in a Call To End Poverty in Edmonton leading to coming up with concrete proposals on many fronts, including early childhood education, daycare, living wage, affordable transit and job training which made her more an embodiment of a true Christian leader. Episcopate In 2007 Bishop Victoria Matthews resigned as Bishop of Edmonton and Alexander became diocesan administrator in her capacity as dean |
Jean-Pierre Vallotton | Awards | (Belgium), Louise Labé (Paris), de la Ville de Lancy, Poncetton de la Société des Gens de Lettres de France (Paris).
What critics have said about
Jean-Pierre Vallotton's poetry:
"With neither complaint nor joy – uncompromising words."
(Constuire)
"A perfect and elegant writing that softly sings about love."
(Arpa)
"His poetry book traces a need for deep communion, for
transcendental essence, the light of which is a symbol closest
to the absolute."
(Rétro-Viseur)
"Profusion and sobriety converge in this pursuit of a learned
language of poetry."
(Le Courrier de l ’Escaut)
"Here is poetry, vibrantly so. the divine breathe of
inspiration transcends anguish, and opens to new life."
(Lettres et Cultures de Langue Française)
"Poetry opening to |
History of Cagliari | 18th century | on Poetto Beach and advanced towards Cagliari, but was defeated by Sardinians who defended themselves against the revolutionary army. People from Cagliari hoped to receive some concession from the Savoys in return for their defense of the town. For example, aristocrats from Cagliari asked for a Sardinian representative in the parliament of the kingdom. When the Savoys refused any concession to the Sardinians, inhabitants of Cagliari rose up against the Savoys and expelled all representatives of the kingdom and people from Piedmont. This insurgence is celebrated in Cagliari during the "Die de sa Sardigna" (Sardinian Day) on the last weekend |
Jean de la Roque | null | Jean de la Roque Jean de la Roque (1661 – December 8, 1745) was a French traveller and journalist born in Marseille. He was the son of Pierre de la Roque, a merchant who his remembered for introducing coffee to Marseille in 1644, and the brother of Antoine de la Roque (1672-1744), a noted journalist with whom he collaborated with on the magazine Mercure de France.
Jean de la Roque was the author of Voyage en Syrie et au mont Liban (1722), a book written about his experiences in the Levant, which he first visited in 1689. Here he describes the |
J. Y. A Kwofie | null | J. Y. A Kwofie J. Y. A Kwofie is a former Ghanaian police office and was the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service from 1 January 1990 to 30 September 1996. |
Jefferson County, Nebraska | History & Geography | Jefferson County, Nebraska History Jefferson County was founded on 26 January 1856, and its governing structure was organized in 1864. It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States.
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed south out of Jefferson County. Geography Jefferson County lies on the south line of Nebraska. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of Kansas. The terrain of Jefferson County consists of low rolling hills, whose leveled tops are largely used for agriculture. The Little Blue River flows southeastward through the southwestern-middle of the county. The |
Jan Ullrich | 1996 Tour de France | 30 seconds back, 22 behind his teammate Bjarne Riis while Indurain finished four minutes down. On the following stage, he finished in the same group as Indurain 40 seconds behind Riis. On stage 9, Riis rode into the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification while Ullrich finished 44 seconds back and also into 5th place overall 1-minute 38 seconds from Riis.
Over the final mountains, Ullrich rode into second place behind Riis, but he conceded time on each mountain stage, eventually being nearly four minutes behind Riis. He won the final individual time trial and secured his first Tour |
Go Ask Alice | Controversies involving other works by Sparks | not been involved with the occult or "devil worship".
Sparks went on to produce numerous other books presented as diaries of anonymous troubled teens (including Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager and It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager) or edited transcripts of therapy sessions with teens (including Almost Lost: The True Story of an Anonymous Teenager's Life on the Streets). Some commentators have noted that these books use writing styles similar to Go Ask Alice and contain similar themes, such as tragic consequences for spending time with bad companions, a protagonist who initially gets into |
Jeffrey Fuller | Army service & Private sector & ACLU | the rank of Major, but continued to serve as a Major in the reserve, where he specialized in psychological warfare. Private sector With Michael Bodkin, Fuller founded the Bodkin Research & Manufacturing Co., Inc. in July 1946. He served as vice-president and general partner. The company produced organic plant food and failed in February 1948. ACLU In 1948, Fuller joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) staff as the Membership Director, responsible for fundraising and membership promotion and maintenance. The majority of his work was conducted through the mail and involved the preparation of letters, leaflets and other promotional material, |
James W. Rodgers | Background & Death of Charles Merrifield | James W. Rodgers Background Rodgers was born on August 3, 1910 in Lubbock, Texas, and was the eldest of five brothers and six sisters. His education was interrupted during the eighth grade. At the age of twelve, he left his family's household, where his father forced the children to work. By the age of sixteen, he became involved in a bootlegging operation and was injured in the legs by machine gun fire. Rodgers eventually became involved in armed robbery, spending over twenty years in incarceration at various prisons. Death of Charles Merrifield In 1957, Rodgers came from New Mexico to |
Isabel Leigh | Wife of the Vice-Chamberlain and sister to the Queen | Isabel Leigh Isabel Leigh, Lady Stumpe (ca. 1496 – 16 Feb 1573) was a lady-in-waiting during the reign of her younger half-sister, Catherine Howard, fifth wife and Queen Consort to Henry VIII. Wife of the Vice-Chamberlain and sister to the Queen The leases of many manors such as Paddington, Temple Rockley, and Chisbury were given to Edward during his marriage to Isabel. Some of the leases were given to Isabel after Edward's death, and they passed on to their son Henry. On New Year's Day 1532, Isabel made a gift of a shirt to the King, following a gesture that |
Governorship of Mitt Romney | Same-sex marriage | Protection Amendment. In the letter, Romney stated that the debate over same-sex unions is not a discussion about "tolerance", but rather a "debate about the purpose of the institution of marriage". Romney wrote, "Attaching the word marriage to the association of same-sex individuals mistakenly presumes that marriage is principally a matter of adult benefits and adult rights. In fact, marriage is principally about the nurturing and development of children. And the successful development of children is critical to the preservation and success of our nation."
Romney's letter was his second effort to persuade the U.S. Senate to pass the Defense of |
Islamic toilet etiquette | Rules | hands as well, which is discussed in verse 5:6.
When leaving the toilet, one is advised to leave with the right foot, and say a prayer – "Praise be to Allah who relieved me of the filth and gave me relief." |
J Revolusi | Plot | at Jiman as he needs him to find his sister. 6 months later, Chief explains to Jay that Dian is actually still alive.
Jay goes back to work to find his own sister, but he gets captured by the terrorist(Farid Kamil)
Jay goes disguised as a bookkeeper (Hans Isaac) to find the virus at Andra's post office. But an alarm sounds around the place, Jay finally escapes with a motorcycle.
Jay, knowing that Eddie was infected by a virus, he has to save Eddie from the Andra's gang. After Jay defeated Peter, Eddie cannot near by him because there is a virus on |
Jesse H. Jones | Personal life & Death and legacy | Staub to design the interior for their apartment. Audrey Jones, one of Mary's granddaughters, also lived with them. Death and legacy Jones retained the title of publisher of the Houston Chronicle until his death on June 1, 1956, at the age of 82. His remains were interred in Houston's Forest Park Cemetery.
The name of Jesse H. Jones is memorialized throughout Houston through many grants from the Houston Endowment. The home of the Houston Symphony is Jesse H. Jones Hall in the Houston Theater District.
Texas Southern University founded the Jesse H. Jones School of Business in 1955. After Jones's death the |
Italian War of 1521–1526 | Madrid | a Franco-Ottoman alliance. Suleiman eventually wrote an ultimatum to Charles, asking for the immediate release of Francis—and demanding a yearly tax from the Holy Roman Empire; when this was not forthcoming, the Ottomans launched an invasion of Hungary in the summer of 1526, aiming to reach Vienna.
Francis, convinced that he would regain his freedom if he could obtain a personal audience with Charles, pressed d'Avalos and Lannoy, who had intended to transport the king to the Castel Nuovo in Naples, to send him to Spain instead. Concerned by Bourbon's scheming, they agreed and Francis arrived in Barcelona on 12 June.
Francis |
Ishaq Beg Munonov | Ili Uprising & Legacy | leaders to attend a planning conference for the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Ishaq Beg Munonov was part of the leadership delegation that left Yining on August 22, 1949 for Beiping. He, along with Ehmetjan Qasim, Abdulkerim Abbas, Dalelkhan Sugirbayev and Luo Zhi, was killed in a plane crash near Lake Baikal on or about August 26, 1949. Legacy In the People's Republic of China, Ishaq Beg is remembered as a martyr and hero in the struggle against the Nationalist regime. His remains were returned to China in April 1950 and later reburied in a martyrs' |
Jean de Laforcade, Seigneur de La Fitte | Marriage | the Notary Pérarnaud de Camps in Pau. |
Jain Center of Southern California | Overview & History | Jain Center of Southern California Overview The new facility includes a religious complex and a cultural complex and an educational complex. All these has been built at a total cost of about $20 million made possible by donations of the members.
The building houses the historic 1904 wooden Jain Temple structure carefully restored to its full glory. Initially constructed for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, it stood in Las Vegas for many years before being reassembled recently. History In 1971, Chitrabhanu, Jain scholar and organizer, visited Los Angeles and assisted in a pratikramana hosted by Lalit Shah. Assisted |
James Ludington | Biography | Mason County Record. The sawmill that Ludington acquired developed into an independent entity, called the Pere Marquette Lumber Company, which operated and managed the sawmill and The Big Store. On July 24, 1869, Ludington sold his interests to the company for half a million dollars, making him a very wealthy person. Ludington used a portion of this money to develop the village. On March 22, 1873, the city of Ludington was chartered.
Ludington lived in New York state as a boy and in Wisconsin as an adult, but never lived in Ludington, Michigan, the town that bears his name. |
Jesse H. Jones | Construction and real estate | to $1,900,000 in 2016) to the project, which would include a rooftop garden and dance floor. He also commissioned a ten-story building for the Texas Company (Texaco), and the company moved its headquarters to Houston. The same year, he constructed a new plant for the rapidly growing Houston Chronicle in exchange for a half-interest in the company, which had been solely owned by Marcellus Foster. In 1911, Jones purchased the original five-story Rice Hotel from Rice University although the university retained the land on which it stood. Working with James A. Baker, the president of Rice Institute's Board of Trustee's, |
Jerzy Sikorski | Recognition | and for his 1973 discovery of Copernicus's resting place. |
James W. Rodgers | Death of Charles Merrifield | work as a part-time security guard with the Continental Uranium Company at its Rattlesnake uranium mine near La Sal, Utah. Following an altercation on June 19 of that year, James W. Rodgers shot miner Charles Merrifield, who died of multiple gunshot wounds to the head, arm, and torso. The two had been arguing over how to properly grease a scoop shovel.
Rodgers drove off in his truck, but was quickly apprehended in Colorado and turned over to the Grand County Jail in San Juan County, Utah. He claimed that he had been repeatedly threatened and thought Merrifield was going to "beat |
Jesse H. Jones | Construction and real estate & Banking | as the Texas State Hotel. His largest project to date, however, Jones built in New York: a 44-story office tower on East 40th Street. This he completed in the spring prior to the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Banking As a young man, Jones found opportunities to borrow money in order to establish credit. He borrowed in excess of his need, and kept the extra cash in a savings account. However, at least two Houston bankers expressed concerns about his borrowing practices. By his own estimate, he had borrowed as much as $3 million (equivalent to $61,900,000 in 2016). The |
Ixkun | Late Classic | kingdom. At this time Ixkun controlled a large territory within which it established a number of secondary sites, including Mopan 3-West and Xa'an Abajo in the west, El Tz'ic in the south and La Jutera in the northwest. The kingdom appears to have reached its apogee around the end of the 8th century AD, as demonstrated by the sculpted monuments at the site.
Tum Yohl K'unich, the late 8th-century king of Caracol, took part in a ritual overseen by the king of Ixkun. This was recorded in a hieroglyphic text painted onto the wall of the Naj Tunich cave.
Ixkun was burned |
Jam sandwich (food) | Origin | Jam sandwich (food) Origin Jam sandwiches are thought to have originated at around the 19th century in the United Kingdom. In Scotland, they are also known as pieces and jam, or jeely pieces. The jam sandwich was an affordable food which was a major part of the diets of the lower/working-class people of cities such as London and Glasgow. One plausible reason for this was that the ingredients that the jam sandwiches were made from cost little to manufacture and due to taxes being lifted on sugar in 1880, it became widely available as a cheap foodstuff. Traditionally, |
Ixkun | Late Classic & Terminal Classic | cities record the visit of Ch'iyel, king of Sacul, to Ixkun on 11 October 790, when king Rabbit God K ruled. Ixkun and Sacul formed a military alliance at this time against another city whose identity is unclear, although it could be Ixtonton. Terminal Classic Ixkun was densely occupied during the Terminal Classic Period. Around AD 800 the king "Rabbit God K" erected the last sculpted monument at the city and was preparing new construction projects, with construction material piled ready for use in various places in the site core, however these projects were never finished. However, activity continued into |
Jack Del Rio | Jacksonville Jaguars | the way to the AFC title game in 1999. They qualified as a wild card; however, the season was ended with a 28–3 loss to the New England Patriots.
After missing the playoffs in 2006, Jacksonville cut quarterback Byron Leftwich in favor of David Garrard. The team returned to the playoffs in 2007 winning their first playoff game since 1999. On April 3, 2008, Del Rio's contract with the Jaguars was extended through the 2012 season.
On January 11, 2010, Del Rio was offered the head coaching job at USC, his alma mater. The next day he denied receiving an offer from |
Jain Center of Southern California | Jain Pathshala (Jain center Youth Council) & Jain Social Group & Location | had 20 children and three teachers. For several years the classes were held at various residences, until the construction of Jain Bhavan in 1988, when the attendance had increased to about 70. By 2009, it had further increased to about 400 with 29 classes and 86 teachers. All the classes have been taught by volunteers. Jain Social Group The Jain Social Groups (JSC) of Los Angeles is a cultural group that is informally associated with JCSC. Founded in 1984, it contributes to charities, the community as well as the JainCenter. Location The temple is located in Buena Park, |
Herbesthal railway station | The First World War and its aftermath 1914–1944 & Postwar revival | now switching between Belgian and German locomotives not at the frontier but at Aachen.
Belgium was again invaded by German troops in May 1940, although developments in motor transport during the previous two decades meant that the generals were no longer quite so dependent on the rail network as they had been for the First World War. During approximately 52 months of German occupation Herbesthal temporarily recovered its status as the German frontier station. Postwar revival After 1945 it was again the SNCB (National Railway Company of Belgium) using Herbesthal as their frontier station. In contrast to |
Ishaq Beg Munonov | Early life & Ili Uprising | beliefs and urging the Kyrgyz to rise up against Xinjiang governor Jin Shuren. He later served as a regiment and then a brigade commander in the army of Sheng Shicai who supplanted Jin Shuren as governor in 1933. Some sources say that Ishaq Beg was a sent by Soviet intelligence to Xinjiang to support Sheng Shicai.
Ishaq Beg was a capable commander but aroused the suspicion of Sheng Shicai, who removed his military post and reassigned him to Yining to serve as the head of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Cultural Society. In Yining, Ishaq Beg was under government surveillance. Ili |
James O'Shaughnessy, Baron O'Shaughnessy | Life | Lord-in-Waiting (i.e. Government Whip in the House of Lords) on 21 December 2016. He resigned on 31 December 2018 due to "family circumstances."
Lord O'Shaughnessy returned to government in 2019 being appointed by PM Boris Johnson. |
Instruments of Mercy | Release and promotion & Commercial & Style and lyrics | on February 19, 2014. On December 17, 2013, Instruments of Mercy was followed up by a compilation album, Instrumentals of Mercy, containing the instrumentals to each track from the album. Commercial Though a free version of the album was released through NoiseTrade, Instruments of Mercy fared well commercially. It charted at No. 6 on the Billboard Top Gospel, and No. 21 on the Top Christian. Style and lyrics On Instruments of Mercy, Beautiful Eulogy exhibited a fusion of folk and hip hop music mixed with electronic, indie, hymn tunes, contemporary worship music, and spoken word passages. Michael Wildes The Christian |
Hospital pharmacy | Pharmacy logistic in hospitals & Sterile production | not the actual hospital pharmacy. Pharmacy logistic in hospitals Hospital pharmacies may provide a huge quantity of medications per day which is allocated to the wards and to intensive care units according to a patient's medication schedule. Larger hospitals may use automated transport systems to aid in the efficient distribution of medications. Sterile production Hospital pharmacists and trained pharmacy technicians compound sterile products for patients such as total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and other medications given intravenously such as neonatal antibiotics and chemotherapy. This is a complex process that requires specialized training of personnel, quality assurance of products, and appropriate facilities. |
Indian religions | Dravidian culture | on the mood, the season and the land. Tolkappiyam, mentions that each of these thinai had an associated deity such Seyyon in Kurinji-the hills, Thirumaal in Mullai-the forests, and Kotravai in Marutham-the plains, and Wanji-ko in the Neithal-the coasts and the seas. Other gods mentioned were Mayyon and Vaali who were all assimilated into Hinduism over time. Dravidian linguistic influence on early Vedic religion is evident, many of these features are already present in the oldest known Indo-Aryan language, the language of the Rigveda (c. 1500 BCE), which also includes over a dozen words borrowed from Dravidian. This |
Ivan Francescato | null | Ivan Francescato Ivan Francescato (10 February 1967 – 19 January 1999) was an Italian rugby union player.
Francescato began his career in his native city, Treviso, like his five elder siblings before him, all of whom played the game at high levels; three (besides him) made the Italian National team, Bruno, Nello and Rino. He got his technical and athletic training in the youth development teams at A.S. Ruggers Tarvisium 69.
He made his debut in the Italian Championship on 14 September 1986, as a centre, against A.S.R. Milano in Milan. He remained faithful to Benetton Treviso throughout his life. Francescato also |
Jean E. Fairfax | NAACP Legal Defense Fund | systems in the nation.
Fairfax's efforts at educational opportunity were not limited to young children in the rural South. She fought for historically black colleges to prevent their downgrading or closure in the face of cutbacks in funding and programs. In addition, she organized a group of women from across many denominations to demand a school lunch program for needy children. This led to reform of the National School Lunch program. |
Jhen Wen Academy | History | Jhen Wen Academy History The academies was originally built in 1797 as Wen Chang Temple to worship five major heavenly emperors of learning during the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan. It was the place where Jhen Wen Club was established for scholars to study about poetry. In 1812, an academy for classical learning was proposed and it was completed one year later and renamed Jhen Wen Academy. On 8 October 1979, the place was listed as national class 3 historic spot by the Ministry of the Interior and became a historic monument in 1985. Renovation was made for the great |
Jack Murphy (Irish politician) | 1957 general election | in the election."
Two names were put forward as possible candidates at a meeting in Parnell Square: Sam Nolan, and Jack Murphy. After much consideration it was decided that Murphy would be more suitable. When some Committee members suggested that Nolan might be the better choice, Peadar O'Donnell argued that, with a background as a leading member of the Communist party, his candidacy might frighten voters away. Nolan himself pointed out that his Communist credentials would have a negative impact as anti-communist hysteria was rife following the Soviet invasion of Hungary of 1956.
It was decided that Murphy, with his republican background, |
Isabel Leigh | Wife of the Vice-Chamberlain and sister to the Queen & Later life and death | of Mary I of England and Elizabeth I with Edward. Later life and death In 1550, Isabel obtained a lease for the dissolved monastery at Edington, Wiltshire with Edward Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough. An interest in the manor of Faulston near Salisbury was declined by Isabel, but after her death in February 1573 the interest was taken up by her son Henry. |
Internet slang | Around the world | "770880" (simplified Chinese: 亲亲你抱抱你; traditional Chinese: 親親你抱抱你; pinyin: qīn qīn nǐ bào bào nǐ), which means to 'kiss and hug you', is used. This is comparable to "XOXO", which many Internet users use. In French, "pk" or "pq" is used in the place of pourquoi, which means 'why'. This is an example of a combination of onomatopoeia and shortening of the original word for convenience when writing online.
In conclusion, every different country has their own language background and cultural differences and hence, they tend to have their own rules and motivations for their own Internet slang. However, at present, there |
Jack the Ripper in fiction | Film | Knight storyline, though Depp's character differs significantly from Caine's heroic Abberline and exhibits aspects of both Sherlock Holmes (deductive powers, drug addiction) and Robert Lees (psychic ability, foresight).
Peter Barnes' stage play The Ruling Class (1968) and its film adaptation (1972) are satires on the British aristocracy that link the Ripper to the British upper class. Jack Gurney, the mentally ill 14th Earl of Gurney (played in the film version by Peter O'Toole), spends part of the plot believing himself to be Jack the Ripper, and performs a pair of Ripper murders. The black comedy Deadly Advice (1994) features Jane Horrocks |
Japanese raccoon dog | Name | were not always clearly distinguished from other animals with a similar appearance. In local dialects, tanuki and mujina (狢, kyujitai: 貉) can refer to raccoon dogs or badgers. An animal known as tanuki in one region may be known as mujina in another region. In the modern Tokyo standard dialect, tanuki refers to raccoon dogs and anaguma refers to badgers. Regional dishes known as tanuki-jiru ("tanuki soup") do not contain actual tanuki. Some northern, very rural communities may eat tanuki stew (tanuki shichuu).
In Japanese slang, tanuki gao ("raccoon dog face") can refer to a face that looks like that of |
Jack W. Mathis | Biography | Jack W. Mathis Biography Mathis was born on September 25, 1921, in San Angelo, Texas, and grew up in nearby Sterling City. He enlisted in the Army on June 12, 1940, and served in an artillery unit at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, until he learned that his brother Mark had enlisted in the then-U.S. Army Air Corps.
Mathis transferred into his brother's unit and began aviation cadet training at Goodfellow Field in San Angelo. Both were trained as bombardiers and commissioned as Second Lieutenants upon graduation. Jack Mathis was assigned to the 303d Bombardment Group of the Eighth Air Force in England, |
Jhumpa Lahiri | Literary career | of food in Lahiri's relationship with her mother.
Since 2005, Lahiri has been a vice president of the PEN American Center, an organization designed to promote friendship and intellectual cooperation among writers.
In February 2010, she was appointed a member of the Committee on the Arts and Humanities, along with five others.
In September 2013, her novel The Lowland was placed on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize, which ultimately went to The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. The following month it was also long-listed for the National Book Award for Fiction, and revealed to be a finalist on October 16, 2013. However, |
Jane Addams | Pacifism & Prohibition | of peace by emphasizing relationships. Peaceweaving builds these relationships by working on practical problems, engaging people widely with sympathetic understanding while recognizing that progress is measured by the welfare of the vulnerable" In the 21st century, Addams is regarded as an early American democratic socialist. Prohibition While "no record is available of any speech she ever made on behalf of the eighteenth amendment", she nonetheless supported prohibition on the basis that alcohol "was of course a leading lure and a necessary element in houses of prostitution, both from a financial and a social standpoint." She repeated the claim that |
Hindgut fermentation | Speed & Types | advantage at very large body size, as they are able to accommodate significantly larger food intakes. The largest extant and prehistoric megaherbivores, elephants and indricotheres (a type of rhino), respectively, have been hindgut fermenters. Study of the rates of evolution of larger maximum body mass in different terrestrial mammalian groups has shown that the fastest growth in body mass over time occurred in hindgut fermenters (perissodactyls, rodents and proboscids). Types Hindgut fermenters are subdivided into two groups based on the relative size of various digestive organs in relationship to the rest of the system: colonic fermenters tend to be |
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