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Avengers: Age of Ultron (soundtrack) | Background | listing and announced that the soundtrack would be released on physical media on May 19, 2015, and digitally on April 28, 2015. The following day, a bonus track composed by Elfman, titled "New Avengers-Avengers: Age of Ultron", was revealed. |
Asclepiades of Bithynia | Life | Asclepiades of Bithynia Asclepiades (Greek: Ἀσκληπιάδης; c. 124 or 129 – 40 BC), sometimes called Asclepiades of Bithynia or Asclepiades of Prusa, was a Greek physician born at Prusias-on-Sea in Bithynia in Asia Minor and who flourished at Rome, where he established Greek medicine near the end of the 2nd century BC. He... |
Anna Leonowens | Anna Leonowens in fiction and film | theatregoing public.
The humorous depiction of Mongkut as a polka-dancing despot, as well as the king's and Anna's apparent romantic feeling for each other, is condemned as disrespectful in Thailand, where the Rodgers and Hammerstein film and musical were banned by the government. The 1946 film version of Anna and the ... |
Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea (July 1945) | Prelude | morale and retaliate for the Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Second, it would ensure that the Japanese could not disrupt the planned Soviet invasion of Hokkaido. Third, it would prevent Japan from using its fleet as a bargaining point to secure better peace terms. Finally, he had been ordered to conduct the at... |
António Mascarenhas Monteiro | East Timor controversy & Global Leadership Foundation | in serving there." He explained that "the functions of a representative of the UN Secretary-General in East Timor are very broad and must be exercised with the goodwill of all parties involved." Therefore, "it is better to stand down now than to create problems later on, especially in view of the complexity of the s... |
Akec Tong Aleu | null | Akec Tong Aleu Akec Tong Aleu has been the Governor of Tonj State, South Sudan since 24 December 2015. He is the first governor of the state, which was created by President Salva Kiir on 2 October 2015. |
Anti-ballistic missile | American plans for Central European site & Historical Project 640 | hosting a component of the system in Poland.
By 28 July 2016 Missile Defense Agency planning and agreements had clarified enough to give more details about the Aegis Ashore sites in Romania (2014) and Poland (2018). Historical Project 640 Project 640 had been the PRC's indigenous effort to develop ABM capability. The ... |
Badnjak (Serbian) | Similar European traditions | household's head, and proclaim that the buzm was coming and bringing all kinds of delicious things. The head of the household would respond by saying "You are welcome!" and the buzm would be ceremonially brought in, greeted by the family and treated with great respect. The log would be placed on the hearth, and often a... |
American automobile industry in the 1950s | Steering linkage & Steering power assistance | the 1930s, and many other European manufacturers soon adopted the technology. American automakers adopted rack and pinion steering beginning with the 1974 Ford Pinto. Steering power assistance The first power-assisted steering on any type of vehicle dates to 1876, but little is recorded of the system. Other attempts we... |
AHI (musician) | null | 2018. |
Ayesha Bedora Choudhury | Early life & Career | Ayesha Bedora Choudhury Ayesha Bedora Choudhury (1935–1971 was a Bangladeshi doctor who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Early life Ayesha was born on 6 April 1935 in Kolkata, West Bengal, British Raj. Her parents were Imaduddin Choudhury and Kaniz Fatema Mahmud. She... |
Austrian Empire | Metternich era | legalized revolution. Metternich believed that absolute monarchy was the only proper system of government. This notion influenced his anti-revolutionary policy to ensure the continuation of the Habsburg monarchy in Europe. Metternich was a practitioner of balance-of-power diplomacy. His foreign policy aimed to maintain... |
Atıf Yılmaz | Early life & Film career | Atıf Yılmaz Early life Atıf Yılmaz was born on 9 December 1925 in Mersin, Turkey to a Kurdish family originally from Palu. After finishing the high school in Mersin, he attended the Law School of Istanbul University. Because of his interest in arts, he dropped out the Law School and entered the Painting Department of t... |
Waltham Iron Ore Tramway | History | made to Harts pit.
Harts was the last ironstone pit worked by the Waltham Iron Ore Tramway. It closed in 1958, and with it the tramway was shut down. The line was lifted in 1959, with just a few sidings by the locomotive sheds at the southern end of the tramway left. The remaining rolling stock survived until 1960, whe... |
Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang | History | Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang The Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang is Latin pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Catholic Church with seat in Yueyang, Hunan province, central China.
It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (not part of any ecclesiastical province), and on its missionary Roman Congregation for... |
Bangladesh Institute of Information Technology | History | Bangladesh Institute of Information Technology History Bangladesh Institute of Information Technology (BIIT) was established in 1999 by its founder Engr. Md. Shahabuddin Saikat. In early time it was a Computer Training Center. For their Significant role & success in 2002, It was started four years long Diploma in Engin... |
An Anna Blume | Publication of The Artist's Book | include English, French and Russian translations of Anna Blume, Le Grande Ardeur de Dada (Marche Funèbre), a brief critique of dada written in French ('Let me explain - dada is the great root of all the little roots...'), and a series of newer poems that would point the way toward Schwitter's later poetic style, using ... |
Arthur Dorros | null | make children's picture books." Dorros has written many fiction and nonfiction picture books including Abuela, an ALA Notable Book, Julio's Magic, a CLASP Americas Award Commended Title, Feel the Wind, and Ant Cities. He's also received Orbis Pictus, the Parents' Choice, Notable Children's Trade Social Studies Books an... |
Arab–Khazar wars | Ardabil and the Arab reaction | Agapius of Hierapolis reports that the Khazars took as many as 40,000 prisoners from the city, al-Jarrah's army, and the surrounding countryside. The Khazars raided the province at will, sacking Ganza and attacking other settlements, with some detachments reaching as far as Mosul in the northern Jazira, adjacent to the... |
Anna Leonowens | Literary career | customs such as prostration and sexual slavery which seemed unenlightened and degrading. The sequel, Romance of the Harem (1873), incorporates tales based on palace gossip, including the king's alleged torture and execution of one of his concubines, Tuptim. The story lacks independent corroboration and is dismissed as ... |
Aerobic gymnastics | National Aerobic Championships | Fitness International, it was the first major championships in the sport predating the Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships by 11 years. From 1988 onwards the individual events were separated by gender. The sport became popular around the world after it gained popularity in the US when major championships were aired... |
Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea (July 1945) | Prelude | Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea (July 1945) Prelude In July 1945 the IJN's remaining large warships were concentrated near the major naval base of Kure. The ships were effectively immobilized due to fuel shortages and were being used only as stationary anti-aircraft batteries. Admiral John S. McCain, Sr., the comman... |
APOPO | Detecting landmines | and be accredited by the local national agency, which will take a number of months.
Rats are only a component of integrated demining operations. Metal detectors and mechanical demining machines are also still necessary. Before the rats can be used, the land must first be prepared with special heavy machinery to cut the... |
Acaimo | Other | to the chronicler Fray Alonso de Espinosa, Acaymo was now the king of Güímar Guanche (where the occurrence took place). |
Aymeri de Narbonne | Aymeri de Narbonne & Narbonnais | he incites his four uncles to war against the Emperor. Narbonnais The hero also appears in the chanson de geste entitled Narbonnais (c.1210) by an anonymous author from the Brie region. The poem comprises 8,063 decasyllable verses grouped into assonanced laisses. The manuscripts which contain the work all place it alon... |
Adekan | Drama CDs & Stage Play | voice acting cast includes; Jun Fukuyama as Shiro, Maeno Tomoaki as Kojiro, Takahiro Sakurai as Anri, as well as Takuya Sato, Kei Shindo, Nobuo Tobita, and Saki Fujita. Stage Play There have been 2 stage plays, both performed in Theater Sun Mall (Tokyo, Japan). The first was written and directed by Hosaka You. The seco... |
Antoin Sevruguin | Landscape photography & Ethnographical photography | it was in his time. Sevruguins pictures show Tehran as a small city. They show monuments, bridges and landscapes which have changed since then. Ethnographical photography Some of Sevruguin's portraiture fed preexisting stereotypes of Easterners but nevertheless had a commercial value and today prove to be historical re... |
Ashes Divide | Background and early years (2003–2007) | Ashes Divide Background and early years (2003–2007) After being a guitar tech for a number of alternative rock bands such as Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails in the 1990s, guitarist Billy Howerdel desired to start a musical project of his own. In 1999, he formed A Perfect Circle with Tool singer Maynard James Keen... |
2253 Espinette | Orbit and classification & Physical characteristics & Rotation period | has an eccentricity of 0.28 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. Physical characteristics In the SMASS taxonomic scheme, Espinette is classified as a Sl-subtype, which transitions from the common S-type asteroids to the much redder L-type asteroids. Rotation period Several rotational lightcurves of Es... |
Allochares azureus | Biology | has its outer surface covered in long silky hairs. This species has a number of generations in a year. The adults have been observed or caught feeding on flowers of Baccharis and Solidago, and also Acacia, Asclepias, Condalia, Hyptis emoryi and Colubrina texensis. |
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal | Further Appeals | the factual conclusions reached by the Immigration Judge are wrong. He can only seek reconsideration if the Immigration Judge has misdirected himself in law, failed to consider relevant material, considered irrelevant material, or erred in his fact-finding to the extent that the findings are irrational and therefore am... |
Argonnerwaldlied | Versions | song spread through Germany, regional variations of the words "Durch deutsches Land" occurred and were substituted with "Durch Großberlin", "Durch Schwabenland", etc. The third stanza also has some slight lyrical variations. The NSDAP songbook version adopted "Wir fürchten SPD und Rotfront nicht." whereas the Reichsarb... |
Assyrian folk/pop music | Modern Assyrian Music | British playing. Assyrian youths started to find new bands and to play in parties, picnics and other functions for both Assyrians and others.
Gabriel Asaad was the pioneer of Assyrian music and composed the first Assyrian song in the Turoyo language, Othuroye Ho Mtoth Elfan l-Metba‘ (1926, ܐܬܘܪܝܶܐ ܗܐ ܡܛܬ ܐܠܦܢ ܠܡܛܒܥ "As... |
Alviso, San Jose | Day on the Bay & Santos Family Free Car Show & Fireworks | the newly renovated Marina Park. About 5,000 people were in attendance from all around the county. The event was created to celebrate the new city attraction but also to attract a diverse crowd to the outdoor recreational setting. Santos Family Free Car Show Every year on a Saturday near the end of August Alviso hosts ... |
Automotive X Prize | History & Vehicle requirements | of the AXP and world-class advisors.
On 7 April 2009, the X Prize Foundation announced that 111 teams had registered by the February 2009 deadline. By 20 October 2009, the design judging had winnowed the number of teams down to 43, with some publicly, and others quietly, withdrawing. The formal vehicle competition eve... |
Andre Savelio | Playing career | Wolves on a one-year deal.
In July 2017 he signed a two-year deal to play for Brisbane. During a pre-season trial, Savelio suffered a season-ending injury. |
Anatole Fistoulari | Biography | France and the USSR with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
He made a number of studio recordings from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s. Fistoulari specialised in the interpretation of ballet music. He was also a noted conductor of Tchaikovsky and the Russian School, as well as romantic and impressionistic French m... |
Anti-ballistic missile | United States | defense command systems. The system, the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), is an anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach. A prime contractor wa... |
Alfred Gessow | Honors | bestowed on an individual who has had "a highly distinguished career in vertical flight aircraft research and development, and is skilled at communicating their technical knowledge and experience, for whom a summary of their original work represents a valuable reference publication."
Prof. Gessow's lecture was entitle... |
Australia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | Venues | in Beijing. From this, 18 were used at the Olympics and also in the Paralympic games. Venues where spread throughout three regions in China. “In the construction of the Olympic venues and related facilities, we will give full consideration to the special needs of the athletes and spectators with physical disabilities, ... |
American automobile industry in the 1950s | Notable failures | sales of the Big Three.
Crosley produced cars from 1939 to 1952, including the only compact cars in an era of bigger and more powerful cars. They were unique in that they were sold through the Crosley's network of appliance stores. Peak production was in 1948, with almost 29,000 vehicles produced, followed by a sharp ... |
Autopsy images of Ngatikaura Ngati | Distribution of the images & Broadcast television | trial, in an unusual and controversial move, Auckland High Court Judge Graham Lang allowed the release of the autopsy photos into the public realm, and allowed New Zealand's TV One (New Zealand) (TVNZ) to film the autopsy photographs "so that they may give pause to those people who choose to ignore that their family me... |
Avengers: Age of Ultron (soundtrack) | Background | Avengers: Age of Ultron (soundtrack) Background In March 2014, Brian Tyler signed on to compose the film's score, replacing the composer for the first film, Alan Silvestri, while also marking his third film collaboration with Marvel following Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World in 2013. Tyler stated that the score pays... |
Bank of America Building (Baltimore) | Description | Bank of America Building (Baltimore) Description 10 Light Street was the tallest building in the state, and the tallest office building in the United States south of New York City when constructed in 1929. The Art Deco building was designed by the firm of Taylor and Fisher, and completed in eighteen months, fashioned ... |
Anti-ballistic missile | The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972 & Brief use of Safeguard in 1975/1976 | development. The radar systems and anti-ballistic missiles were approximately 90 miles north/northwest of Grand Forks AFB, near Concrete, North Dakota. The missiles were deactivated in 1975. The main radar site (PARCS) is still used as an early warning ICBM radar, facing relative north. It is located at Cavalier Air Fo... |
Ananya Nanda | Early life & Career | Ananya Nanda Early life Ananya's father Prasanna Kumar Nanda,is a director in a government industrial department and mother Prasanti Mishra,is a Housewife. Ananya considers her elder sister Amrita Pritam Nanda, as her inspiration. Ananya who has been training in singing under Hindustani exponents Guru Pandit Dr. Chitta... |
Bamor | Demographics | Bamor Demographics As of 2001 India census, Bamor had a population of 25,222. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bamor has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 65% of the males and 35% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. |
Alain Resnais | Early life & 1946–1958: short films | lost). A more ambitious feature-length work, Ouvert pour cause d'inventaire, has also vanished without trace. 1946–1958: short films After beginning with a series of short documentary films showing artists at work in their studios, as well as a few commercial commissions, Resnais was invited in 1948 to make a film abou... |
B-Prolog | Loops with foreach and list comprehension & Tabling | 1..N, I-J=:=K]) #=< 1),
foreach(K in 2..2*N, % at most one queen in each left-up diag
sum([Qs[I,J] : I in 1..N, J in 1..N, I+J=:=K]) #=< 1),
labeling(Vars),
foreach(I in 1..N,[Row],
(Row @= [Qs[I,J] : J in 1..N], writeln(Row))). Tabling Tabling has been found increasingly important for ... |
Arthur Abraham | Abraham vs. Stieglitz & Abraham vs. Bouadla, Stieglitz II | of the year. Abraham vs. Bouadla, Stieglitz II On 9 October 2012 Mehdi Bouadla (26-4-0, 11 KOs) was confirmed as Abraham's first title defence at super middleweight. The fight took place on 15 December at Nüremberg Arena, Nüremberg, Germany. Abraham retained his title against Bouadla on 15 December 2012. He won via tec... |
American Dream (LCD Soundsystem album) | Recording & Composition | on the album. After this was revealed, it was suggested that the release date for the album would be moved into 2017, as opposed to the original prediction of 2016, as the recording was predicted to take another few months. It was noted in April 2017 that the band had been working on the album for 18 months. In a Faceb... |
Aymeri de Narbonne | null | Aymeri de Narbonne Aymeri de Narbonne is a legendary hero of Old French chansons de geste and the Matter of France. In the legendary material, as elaborated and expanded in various medieval texts, Aymeri is a knight in the time of Charlemagne's wars with the Saracens after the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. He is son of Her... |
Arab–Khazar wars | Escalation of the conflict | already held the post of governor of the Jazira. The appointment of Maslama testifies to the importance placed by the Caliph on the Khazar front, for he was one of the most distinguished generals of the Umayyad empire. For the time being, Maslama remained in the Jazira and was more concerned with operations against the... |
Automotive X Prize | Vehicle requirements | 200 grams/mile CO₂ emissions (measured well-to-wheel). For electric vehicles, the CO₂ emissions requirement is a more binding constraint. Because CO₂ emissions will be calculated assuming a national average of electricity sources projected to 2014, an all-electric car will have to achieve 114 MPGe in order to produce... |
Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962 | Section 1 & Section 2 | Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962 Section 1 This section provides that the chapter number of every Act of Parliament passed on or after 1 January 1963 is assigned by reference to the calendar year in which it has been passed, instead of by reference to the session of parliament in which it has been pas... |
1980 Fiesta Bowl | Background & Game summary | 1980 Fiesta Bowl Background Penn State had played three ranked opponents during the season (#3 Nebraska, #9 Missouri, and #4 Pittsburgh), and had only won the second one. They were looking to beat a ranked opponent to finish their season in their first Fiesta Bowl appearance since 1977. Ohio State had finished 2nd in t... |
Alain Resnais | 1981–2014 | Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Aimer, boire et chanter (2014) was the third film which Resnais adapted from a play by Alan Ayckbourn, in this case Life of Riley, in which three couples are thrown into confusion by the news that a shared friend has a terminal illness. Three weeks before Resnais's death, t... |
Bárbara Virgínia | Career & Personal life | and accomplishment was for long lost in the Portuguese film history. But in the 2010’s her contributions to the Portuguese cinematic heritage has been, somewhat, redeemed. Today there is a reward in her name
In 2015 a reward was established in Portugal in her name, Prémio Bárbara Virgínia, to recognise female artists ... |
Acaimo | Family and Descendancy | Acaimo Family and Descendancy Acaimo descended from the first mencey of Tacoronte, who was called "Rumén" or "Romén" by Juan Núñez de la Peña. During the division of the island, which occurred after the death of his father, Tinerfe the Great, in the late fourteenth century, Acaimo took his father's territory. However,... |
Ann Donnelly | Federal judicial service & Notable case | 22, 2016. Notable case On January 28, 2017, Donnelly issued an emergency stay blocking part of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump from going into effect. The ruling enjoined the federal government from deporting individuals who had arrived in the country with valid visas or refugee status. Several minu... |
Alviso, San Jose | History | of Alviso was incorporated on March 4, 1852, as the boating and shipping port of San José and the transportation hub for the Santa Clara Valley to the San Francisco Bay. Steamboats traveled regularly between San Francisco and Alviso. That usage declined with the growth in railroad transportation between San Francisco a... |
All People's Congress (Ghana) | History & Disqualification | All People's Congress (Ghana) History It was founded in 2016 by Hassan Ayariga after leaving the People's National Convention, where he lost ouot to Edward Mahama as the presidential candidate for the December 2016 general election. The party's focus for the election campaign was jobs and the economy. Disqualification... |
BNSF Police Department | Jurisdiction | in any state that allows railroad police authority under state law.
BNSF Special Agents may have investigative and arrest powers both on and off railroad property if authorized by the state in which they are working. They carry interstate authority as provided by federal law (Title 49, USC, Section 28101.) This authori... |
Aquascogoc | Roanoke colony & Legacy | Roanoke, leaving behind fifteen men, battle-hardened soldiers. When Governor John White returned in 1587 he searched for the fifteen, but found only bones. White quickly made contact with friendly natives led by Chief Manteo, who explained to him that the lost fifteen had been killed by hostile Secotan, Aquascogoc and ... |
Badnjak (Serbian) | null | Badnjak (Serbian) The badnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: бадњак, [bǎdɲaːk]), also called veseljak (весељак, [ʋɛˈsɛ̌ʎaːk], literally "the one who brings joy" in Serbian), is a tree branch or young tree brought into the house and placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve, a central tradition in Serbian Christmas celebra... |
A2 milk | Australia and New Zealand | Corporation, led the company into litigation against Fonterra, asking the New Zealand High Court to order Fonterra to put health warnings on its conventional milk concerning risks of type 1 diabetes, heart disease, autism and schizophrenia due to the presence of A1 beta-casein, and to force Fonterra to publicly disclos... |
Arab–Khazar wars | Aftermath and impact of the Second Arab–Khazar War | the limited gains made by the Caliphate in the Second Arab–Khazar War as disproportionate to the resources expended: Arab control was in reality limited to the lowlands and coast, and the land itself was too poor to recompense the Umayyad treasury. More importantly, the need to maintain the large garrison at Derbent fu... |
Aerobic gymnastics | National Aerobic Championships & FIG aerobics | to transition the focus from fitness to gymnastics. As other countries have blended successfully with their gymnastic federations, the USA, where the sport was created, has not been as successful in making that transition. The USAG does not officially acknowledge the sport as a gymnastic discipline even though the in... |
Apostle | Latter Day Saint movement & Islam | and prophets are believed to be the foundation of the church, with Jesus as the chief cornerstone. The Articles of Faith, written by Joseph Smith, mentions apostles: "We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth." Isl... |
Australia–Vietnam relations | History & Vietnam War and aftermath | Australia–Vietnam relations History While their first contact dated at 19th century as the British Empire was paying attention on colonizing countries in Asia, subsequent French colonization of Vietnam denied formal contact between Vietnam and Australia. Until the end of World War II, relations between Australia and Vi... |
2003 Afro-Asian Games | Transport & Accommodation | and cars to ferry the athletes and the guests. Accommodation Accommodation of the athletes and foreign officials posed a serious problem to the organisers. Contrary to what the Olympics and related multi-sport events provide, no actual Games Village was available for the athletes to stay. The Sports Authority of Andhra... |
Argenis Chávez | Sanctions | Argenis Chávez Sanctions In November 2017, Canada sanctioned Chávez and other Venezuelan officials under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, stating: "These individuals are responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, have committed acts of signifi... |
Aurel Demo | Luftëtari Gjirokastër | 3-2 away victory in the league over Skënderbeu Korçë. His goal, scored in the 11th minute, leveled the scores at a goal each. |
August 1969 lunar eclipse | null | August 1969 lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, August 27, 1969, the second of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1969, the first being on Wednesday, April 2, and the last being on Thursday, September 25.
This is the last lunar eclipse of Saros 108 |
B. Prasada Rao | Career | of the Central Industrial Security Force at Visakhapatnam and Bhopal. He was the DIG of Eluru and Kurnool ranges and also additional director of the Anti Corruption Bureau and DIG of the Security Wing of Intelligence. Rao served as the Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad and Cyberabad. He served as vice-chairman and MD... |
Australia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | Administration & Sponsorship | de Mission), Nick Dean (Deputy Chef de Mission), Paul Bird (Chef de Mission), Alison Keys, Jason Hellwig (General Manager), Steve Loader, Michael Hartung, Natalie Jenkins, Caroline Walker, Chris Nunn (Performance Consultant), Jenni Cole, Tony Naar (Chief Information Manager), Graham Cassidy (Media Manager), Margie McDo... |
Wrest Park | Restoration programme & Capability Brown memorial & As a location | and the park opened to the public on 4 August 2011. Capability Brown memorial There is a memorial column dedicated to Lancelot "Capability" Brown. It was originally placed near the Bowling Green House, which was remodelled by Batty Langley in 1735, but is now located in the eastern part of the gardens. The column has t... |
Awnsham Churchill | Stationer & Political career | of England, as the Prince became in 1689, and a leading bookseller of his time. He amassed a fortune, and was able to purchase, in 1704, the manor of Higher Henbury in Dorset from John Morton, and that of West Ringstead from James Huishe in 1723. Political career Churchill was returned in a contest as Whig Member of Pa... |
AutoCAD | Student versions & Windows | set (the "educational flag"). When such a DWG file is printed by any version of AutoCAD (commercial or student) older than AutoCAD 2014 SP1 or AutoCAD 2019 and newer, the output includes a plot stamp/banner on all four sides. Objects created in the Student Version cannot be used for commercial use. Student Version obje... |
Barachiel (Dungeons & Dragons) | Worshippers | gods of good to grant particular spells and domains to their followers. They are careful to remind these followers that they are not deities, however; to do otherwise would be to fall prey to the sin of pride. |
Anatol Petrytsky | Biography | Anatol Petrytsky Anatol Petrytsky (January 31 (February 12), 1895, Kyiv-March 6, 1964, Kyiv) - Ukrainian painter, stage and book designer. Biography Born in the family of a railwayman. In 1912-1918 - studied at the Kiev Art School. Was an apprentice of Vasyl Krychevsky. At the same time, he studied at the studio of Al... |
American automobile industry in the 1950s | Automatic transmission & Power windows | first automatic transmission in a low-cost automobile. It was a two-speed automatic transmission that was in production from 1950 until 1973; variations are still used in drag racing owing to its simplicity and durability. Ford initially offered GM's Powerglide for its Lincoln cars, as its own were not capable of han... |
Ayşe Ören | Early life & Career | Ayşe Ören Early life After finishing the high school at TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, she studied Architecture, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey and graduated in 2006. Career She was the first designer to be accepted into A Technopark (Boğaziçi University).... |
Aurangabad Central (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | null | Aurangabad Central (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Aurangabad Central Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the six constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in Aurangabad district.
It is a part of the Aurangabad (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Vaijapur, Gangapur, Aurangab... |
Anna Leonowens | Marriage, Western Australia and widowhood | that year, a daughter, Avis Annie, was born. In 1855, Thomas Leonowens was appointed to Glasscott's former position with the commissariat at Lynton, and the family moved there. At Lynton, Anna Leonowens gave birth to a son, Louis. During late 1856, Thomas Leonowens also served briefly as magistrate's clerk under Willi... |
Alicia Keys | Philanthropy and activism | next generation of women, she says, would greatly aid in the end to the disease.
Keys performed Donny Hathaway's 1973 song "Someday We'll All Be Free" at the America: A Tribute to Heroes televised benefit concert following the September 11 attacks. Keys protested at the New York City Hall against proposed budget cuts f... |
Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society | Synopsis & The detective | Mershone, to avoid a newspaper scandal and to eschew the "doubtful satisfaction" of revenge. The story concludes with the very fashionable wedding of Arthur Weldon and Louise Merrick. In the end, even Beth has modified her attitudes toward the social world:
"Society," announced Beth, complacently, "is an excellent thin... |
Apocephalus borealis | Life cycle | of the bee; when the larvae hatch, they feed on flight muscles in the thorax and hemolymph. Development of larvae takes an average of one week. Mature fly larvae typically emerge from the host between the head and thorax (but rarely result in decapitation), and the larvae pupate outside the host body. About 28 days are... |
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | Summary | When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? Summary The story starts out in a neat but rundown little diner just off the highway in the middle of nowhere, New Mexico. The protagonist, Stephen "Red" Ryder, is sitting at the counter after finishing his shift. He is smoking a cigarette and drinking coffee from a paper cup. Angel ent... |
Austrian Empire | The Bach years & After 1859 | Austria participated with volunteers in the First War of Schleswig (1848–1850).
Sardinia allied itself with France for the conquest of Lombardy–Venetia. Austria was defeated in the 1859 armed conflict. The Treaties of Villafranca and Zürich removed Lombardy, except for the part east of the Mincio river, the so-called M... |
Avaya | Acquisition and return to private corporation | and president.
In 2009, the Avaya Aura for integrated communications was introduced, and in December the company acquired Nortel Enterprise's assets for $900 million. The following year, Avaya was the converged-network equipment supplier for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, and Avaya Aura Contact Center was in... |
Avengers: Age of Ultron (soundtrack) | Background | nostalgia and do it upfront so you can relate to it." Danny Elfman also contributed music to the score, using Silvestri's theme from the first film to create a new hybrid theme. "The movie is such a large canvas that there were parts that really benefited from his kind of voice," Tyler said of Elfman's contributions. "... |
BNSF Police Department | Jurisdiction | BNSF Police Department The BNSF Police Department or Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the BNSF Railway. Its headquarters is situated in Fort Worth, Texas. Jurisdiction The current Chief of Police for BNSF is Greg Sandsness.
BNSF maintains a functioning police d... |
Arab–Khazar wars | First Arab–Khazar War and aftermath | in 642, they launched their first raid across the Caucasus under Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah. This raid reached Derbent, where, according to the History of the Prophets and Kings of al-Tabari, the Persian governor, Shahrbaraz, offered to surrender the fortress to the Arabs and even to aid them against the unruly native Ca... |
Badnjak (Serbian) | Felling and preparing | grow, olives, bay laurels, elms, or strawberry trees are used instead. Young, straight, and undamaged specimens are preferred. The badnjak may be more valued if it is felled stealthily in someone else's rather than in one's own woods.
Generally, each household prepares one badnjak, although more are cut in some regions... |
Arthur Abraham | Super Six World Boxing Classic & Abraham vs. Taylor | Six World Boxing Classic tournament for the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles. Fellow participants were: WBA champion Mikkel Kessler, WBC champion Carl Froch, Andre Dirrell, Andre Ward and Jermain Taylor. Abraham vs. Taylor In his first match of the tournament, Abraham faced Jermain Taylor on 17 October 2009. Arthu... |
Avenida Corrientes | Abasto & Almagro & Villa Crespo | Abasto" (the dark-haired from Abasto). In disrepair not many years ago, the neighborhood is slowly making a comeback, after local developer IRSA turned the imposing old market into what is today, the city's largest shopping center. Almagro Further down Corrientes is Almagro, a calm residential neighborhood inhabited by... |
Armorial of Malaysia | null | Armorial of Malaysia This is a list of Malaysian coats of arms. Each of the thirteen States of Malaysia has their own coat of arms. In Malay, the coat of arms is called a jata. |
Alicia Keys | Impact and legacy | wrote that Keys was "something new" in contemporary popular music, "bridging the generation gap" with "hip-hop swagger, an old-school soul sound and older school (as in Chopin) piano chops." Key's debut, Billboard stated, "introduced a different kind of pop singer. Not only was she mean on the ivories, but she showed ... |
Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea (July 1945) | Battle | in the further damaging of the battleships Ise and Haruna, and the heavy cruiser Aoba. The aircraft carrier Katsuragi which had largely escaped attack in the earlier raid, and the unserviceable light aircraft carrier Ryūhō were attacked, with Katsuragi suffering heavy damage. These air strikes were among the largest co... |
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