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(or, less frequently, year 1026 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 273 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. The year also saw most lost territories to rebellion returned to the Roman Empire by Emperor Aurel... | sacks the city of Palmyra after putting down a second revolt. In bitter street-fighting, Aurelian crushes a rebellion in Alexandria by Firmus, a sympathizer of Palmyra. Firmus is strangled to death. Persia King Hormizd I of Persia dies after a brief reign in which he has shown tolerance toward the ascetic, anti-materia... |
had been a supporter of Zenobia. This is the first recorded instance of an imperial intervention in an ecclesiastical dispute. Battle of Emesa: Aurelian decisively defeats the Palmyrene army. Aurelian besieges Palmyra. Zenobia attempts to escape to Persia but is captured on the Euphrates. Palmyra surrenders soon after.... | the Consulship of Postumius and Veldumnianus (or, less frequently, year 1025 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 272 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Aurelian launche... |
frequently, year 1030 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 277 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Probus travels with his army west across the Sea of Marmara | used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Probus travels with his army west across the Sea of Marmara (Turkey), and through the provinces of Thrace, Moesia, and Pannonia |
his half-brother, the praetorian prefect Marcus Annius Florianus, continues the campaign. Tacitus' cousin Maximinus administers Syria in a harsh manner, and is assassinated by local men of power, who are joined in the conspiracy by the faction responsible for having assassinated Aurelian in the previous year. Tacitus d... | and his half-brother, the praetorian prefect Marcus Annius Florianus, continues the campaign. Tacitus' cousin Maximinus administers Syria in a harsh manner, and is assassinated by local men of power, who are joined in the conspiracy by the faction responsible for having assassinated Aurelian in the previous year. Tacit... |
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Marcellinus (or, less frequently, year 1028 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 275 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By pl... | the Consulship of Aurelianus and Marcellinus (or, less frequently, year 1028 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 275 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Aurelian puts do... |
medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date). The Goths under King Cniva invade Moesia. They cross the Danube and lay siege to Novae and Marcianopolis. B... | into Egypt and the Roman colonies in North Africa, and spreads through the Roman Empire (named the Plague of Cyprian, after St. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage). Africa The Kingdom of Aksum (Axum) takes control of commerce on the Red Sea. Asia The earliest Chinese references to a device known as "emperor's south-pointing c... |
Asia Sun Liang succeeds his father Sun Quan, as emperor of the Chinese state of Eastern Wu. By topic Religion Pope Cornelius is exiled to Centumcellae, by Emperor Trebonianus Gallus. Births Eusignius of Antioch, Roman general and martyr (d. 362) Wang Jun (or Pengzu), Chinese general and warlord (d. 314) Wei Huacun, fou... | Trebonianus and Volusianus (or, less frequently, year 1005 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 252 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Battle of Barbalissos: King Shapur I defea... |
and sacks the Anatolian city of Zeugma on the Euphrates. A devastating fire and an earthquake soon follow, causing Zeugma to be abandoned. Cities in the Roman Empire begin to build walls, as the defense of the frontiers begins to crumble; future emperor Aurelian inspects along the Rhine. Asia Peace and unity are finall... | starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Claudius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 1009 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 256 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calen... |
title of Caesar. A second Imperial edict prohibits Christianity in the Roman Empire. This edict divides Christians into four categories: priests, who are to be put to death; senators and equestrians, who are to be stripped of their positions and their property confiscated; nuns, who are to be exiled; and imperial civil... | dies, possibly murdered by Pannonia's governor Ingenuus; Emperor Valerian bestows on another one of Gallienus's sons, Saloninus, the title of Caesar. A second Imperial edict prohibits Christianity in the Roman Empire. This edict divides Christians into four categories: priests, who are to be put to death; senators and ... |
men) to relieve Edessa, besieged by the forces of Persian King Shapur I. An outbreak of a plague kills many legionaries, weakening the Roman position in Syria. Battle of Mediolanum: A Germanic confederation, the Alamanni (300,000 warriors), who crossed the Alps, are defeated by Roman legions under Gallienus, near Medio... | year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aemilianus and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 1012 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 259 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domin... |
dies of plague in Sirmium while preparing to fight the Vandals and Sarmatians, who have invaded Pannonia. He is succeeded by his brother Quintillus, who briefly holds power over the Roman Empire. Victorinus besieges and sacks the city of Autun, which had declared allegiance to Claudius. Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (or A... | both sides. Eventually, many Goths die of plague and others are absorbed into the Roman legions. Zenobia seizes control of Roman Arabia and Egypt. Claudius dies of plague in Sirmium while preparing to fight the Vandals and Sarmatians, who have invaded Pannonia. He is succeeded by his brother Quintillus, who briefly hol... |
King Shapur I sends Valerian to Bishapur and uses the captured Roman army for engineering plans. They construct the Band-e Kaisar ("Bridge of Valerian"). Gallienus becomes the sole emperor of Rome; during his reign the Pannonian governor Ingenuus revolts on the Danube. Gallienus evacuates the fortifications (limes) in ... | control over the Scheldt estuary (approximate date). Persia Persian king Shapur I destroys Caesarea Mazaca in Asia Minor. China Emperor Cao Mao of Former Wei state attempts to lead a coup against the powerful regent Sima Zhao, but he himself is killed before it comes to a confrontation. June 2 – Cao Mao is killed in an... |
Gallienus crushes the Alemanni at Milan (approximate date). Gallienus repeals the edict of 258, which led to the persecution of the Christians. Gallienus usurpers: The rebellion of Macrianus Major, Macrianus Minor, and Quietus against Gallienus comes to an end. They march from Asia to Europe but they are defeated in Th... | At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Taurus (or, less frequently, year 1014 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 261 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Ro... |
the Consulship of Albinus and Dexter (or, less frequently, year 1016 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 263 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire King Odenathus of Palmyra declar... | known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Dexter (or, less frequently, year 1016 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 263 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire King Odenat... |
invade the Black Sea coast; they unsuccessfully attack Byzantium and Cyzicus. The Roman fleet defeats the Herulian fleet (500 ships) but allows them to escape into the Aegean Sea, where they raid the islands of Lemnos and Skyros. The Goths sack several cities of southern Greece including Athens, Corinth, Argos and Spar... | urbe condita). The denomination 267 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire First Gothic invasion: The Goths, originally from Scandinavia, with the Sarmatians (from modern Iran), i... |
the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire The Goths invade Asia Minor and destroy the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus. An earthquake strikes Ephesus and Pergamon and another strikes Cyrene. The Heruls accompany the Goth... | Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Faustianus (or, less frequently, year 1015 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 262 for this year has been used since |
medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Asia March 1–3 – Zhong Hui's Rebellion in China is quelled. Sima Zhao, regent of the Chinese state of Cao Wei, styles himself the "King of Jin", the penultimate step before usurpation. Sun Hao succ... | emperor of the Chinese state of Eastern Wu. Births Deaths March 3 Jiang Wei (or Boyue), Chinese general and regent (b. 202) Zhang Yi (or Bogong), Chinese general and politician Zhong Hui (or Shiji), Chinese general and politician (b. 225) March 22 – Dionysius the Great, patriarch of Alexandria September 3 – Sun Xiu (Ji... |
will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paternus and Egnatius (or, less frequently, year 1021 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 268 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the preval... | and political supporters. Emperor Gallienus is deified and buried in a family tomb on the Appian Way. The Alamanni invade Italy north of the Po River. The Visigoths first appear as a distinct people. November – Battle of Lake Benacus: A Roman army (35,000 men) under emperor Claudius II defeats the Germanic tribes of th... |
crush the usurper Postumus, but on the first occasion Aureolus, commander of the elite cavalry, carelessly lets him escape. The second time, Gallienus sustains an arrow wound and has to break off his siege of a Gallic town where Postumus has holed up. He makes no other serious attempt to overcome his rival, instead dev... | period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Gallienus tries twice to crush the usurper Postumus, but on the first occasion Aureolus, commander of the elite cavalry, carelessly lets him escape. The second time, Gallienus sustains ... |
266 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire King Odaenathus of Palmyra invades Persia to conquer the capital, Ctesiphon, and twice comes as far as the walls of the Persian capital,... | in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire King Odaenathus of Palmyra invades Persia to conquer the capital, Ctesiphon, and twice comes as far as the walls of the Persian capital, but fails to take it.Babylonia Judaica in the Talmudic Period By A'haron Oppenheimer, Benjamin H. Isaac, Michael Lecker After ... |
Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Second Gothic invasion: The Goths and other German tribes attack Bosphorean towns on the coast of the Black Sea. Some 2,000 ships and 320,000 men from the Danube enter Roman territory. Emperor Claudius II defeats th... | Roman territory. Emperor Claudius II defeats the invaders and receives the title Gothicus for his triumph. Many of the prisoners will serve in the Roman legions and settle in vacant lands in the Danubian provinces. Claudius II travels to Sirmium and prepares a war against the Vandals, who raid Pannonia. The Heruli capt... |
the Shu Han state (d. 269) Ma Su, Chinese general and strategist of the Shu Han state (d. 228) Quintus Egnatius Proculus, Roman politician (approximate date) Wang Ji (or Boyu), Chinese general of the Cao Wei state (d. 261) Deaths March 6 – Liu Bian, Chinese emperor (poisoned by Dong Zhuo) (b. 176) Athenagoras of Athens... | that the moon does not glow on its own, but rather reflects sunlight. Economic Egypt (under Roman rule) is impoverished due to an inflation rate of 100% during the previous decade. The percentage of silver in the Egyptian denarius is lowered from 90% to 70%. Births Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus, Roman praeto... |
Parthia King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xia... | year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini c... |
189). Vietnam The kingdom of Champa begins to control south and central Vietnam (approximate date). By topic Arts and Science A fire destroys Galen's library. Religion Syriac Christians establish an early Christian community in Kerala, India. Births Cao Zhi (or King Chen), Chinese prince and poet (d. 232) Gordian II, R... | the Antonines Dynasty ends. Civil war again strikes Ancient Rome (192–193). China May 22 – Lü Bu assassinates warlord Dong Zhuo, who has controlled the central government of the Han Dynasty (since 189). Vietnam The kingdom of Champa begins to control south and central Vietnam (approximate date). By topic Arts and Scien... |
Emperor by his troops at Carnuntum, in Pannonia Superior (Balkans). He marches with his army to Rome. June 1 – Septimius Severus enters the capital, and has Julianus put to death. He replaces the Praetorian Guard with a 15,000-man force from the Danubian legions, and gains control of the Roman Empire, beginning the Sev... | the defence work is carried out by the legionaries. Counterfeiting workshops begin to appear throughout the Roman Empire. China Last (4th) year of Chuping era of the Chinese Han dynasty. Cao Cao's invasion of Xu Province: Cao Cao invades Tao Qian's Xu Province, holding him responsible for the death of Cao Song. By topi... |
Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albi... | walls suffer extensive damage. Asia Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days. First year of the Xingping era during the Han Dynasty in China. By topic Art and Science Galen writes his manual on pathology, The Art of Curing (approximate da... |
declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China First year of the ''Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. Emperor Xian of Han returns to Luoyang, which has been ravaged by war, and seeks for the protection of warlord Cao Cao. He is advised to move the capital... | in Britain is partially destroyed. China First year of the ''Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. Emperor Xian of Han returns to Luoyang, which has been ravaged by war, and seeks for the protection of warlord Cao Cao. He is advised to move the capital to Xuchang; the Emperor becomes a pawn in the hands of the Chines... |
repel a Parthian invasion of Mesopotamia; they loot the royal palace at Ctesiphon and capture an enormous number of its inhabitants as slaves. Septimius Severus reconstitutes the Province of Mesopotamia under an equestrian governor commanding two legions. Septimius Severus, who had spared the Senate at the beginning of... | the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigris and Euphrates. Legio I, II, and ... |
method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire January 28 Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; after... | By place Roman Empire January 28 Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him |
order to be united to these regions. Traditionally a very Catholic region, Veneto was once the heartland of Christian Democracy, which won a record 60.5% of the vote in the 1948 general election, polled above 50% in each and every general and regional election until 1983 and governed the region since its establishment ... | 30–40 years industrialisation transformed the appearance of the landscape, especially in the plains. The regional industry is especially made of small and medium-sized businesses, which are active in several sectors: food products, wood and furniture, leather and footwear, textiles and clothing, gold jewelry, but also ... |
associates ancestors of the Dál Riata with the prehistoric Iverni and Darini, suggesting kinship with the Ulaid and a number of shadowy kingdoms in distant Munster. The Robogdii have also been suggested as ancestral. Ultimately, the Dál Riata, according to the earliest genealogies, are descendants of Deda mac Sin, a pr... | manned by skilled sailors, capable of undertaking far-reaching expeditions. It had an organized system for manning the fleet. Houses were grouped into twenties for the purpose of naval recruitment, with each group having to provide a quota of 28 oarsmen. Religion and art No written accounts exist for pre-Christian Dál ... |
Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state (d. 241) Deaths March 17 – Julian, pope and patriarch of Alexandria Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (b. AD 100) Lucius Antistius Burrus, Roman politician (executed) Ma Xiang, Chinese rebel leader (approximate date) Publius Atilius Aebutianus, Roman prefect | the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes pro-consul of Africa from 188 to 189. Japan Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248). Births April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217) Lu Ji (or Gongji), Chinese offi... |
became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa.... | year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 187 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini c... |
of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 186 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Peasants in Gaul stage an an... | (CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 186 for |
(6th) year of Guanghe era and the start of Zhongping era of the Eastern Han dynasty. Korea King Gogukcheon (Gaonanwu) of Goguryeo (Gaogouli) pushes Chinese armies all the way back to Liaodong. Beolhyu becomes king of Silla. Births Guo Nüwang, Chinese empress of the Cao Wei state (d. 235) Origen, Christian scholar and t... | become scattered. Last (6th) year of Guanghe era and the start of Zhongping era of the Eastern Han dynasty. Korea King Gogukcheon (Gaonanwu) of Goguryeo (Gaogouli) pushes Chinese armies all the way back to Liaodong. Beolhyu becomes king of Silla. Births Guo Nüwang, Chinese empress of the Cao Wei state (d. 235) Origen, ... |
Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Victorinus (or, less frequently, year 936 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 183 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.... | denomination 183 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire An assassination attempt on Emperor Commodus by members of the Senate fails. Births January 26 – Lady Zhen, wife of the Cao... |
for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Commodus escapes death at the hands of assassins, who have attacked him at the instigation of his sister Lucilla and a large group of senators. He puts many distinguished Romans to death on charges of being implicated in the conspiracy; Lucilla is exiled to Capri. ... | of Sura and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 935 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 182 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place |
year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Burrus (or, less frequently, year 934 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 181 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini cal... | (CLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Burrus (or, less frequently, year 934 Ab urbe condita). The denomination |
Germania. The Praetorian prefect, Tarutenius Paternus, achieves a decisive victory against the Germanic tribes. March 17 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies after a week's illness at his camp in Vindobona (modern Vienna). He is succeeded by his son Commodus (age 18). The Era of the Five Good Emperors ends. Rome creates a 4-... | published. Religion July 17 – Twelve Christian inhabitants of Scillium in Numidia are executed in Carthage (also in North Africa) (known as the Scillitan Martyrs) – they had refused to swear an oath to the Emperor. Commodus creates an official cult of the Zoroastrian god Mithra. Births Ardashir I, founder of the Sasani... |
years. Events By place Roman Empire Lucius Fabius Cilo and Marcus Annius Flavius Libo become Roman Consuls. The Daysan River floods Edessa. China Gongsun Kang, Chinese warlord of Liaodong, establishes the Daifang Commandery in northern Korea. Battle of Ye: Warlord Cao Cao lays siege to and captures the military headqua... | in Ye. By topic Commerce A trade recession in the Leptis Magna region (Africa) is alleviated by Emperor Septimius Severus, who buys up the country's olive oil for free distribution in Rome. Births Cao Rui, Chinese emperor of Cao Wei (d. 239) Dong Jue, Chinese official and general Elagabalus, Roman emperor (d. 222) Phil... |
Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Claudius and Sallustus (or, less frequently, year 984 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 231 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. ... | the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Claudius and Sallustus (or, less frequently, year 984 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 231 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in... |
of Augustus and Valens (or, less frequently, year 1126 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 373 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Valens is converted to Arianism, and o... | been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Emperor Valens is converted to Arianism, and orders the persecution of Trinitarian Christians in the Roman East. Quintus Aurelius Symmachus becomes proconsul ... |
with the alliance of France, Austria, and Russia, and allowed Russian troops access to its western lands as bases against Prussia. Frederick II retaliated by ordering enough Polish currency counterfeited to severely affect the Polish economy. Through the Polish nobles whom Russia controlled and the Russian Minister to ... | and Catholic priests, before it was put down by Russian and governmental Polish troops. This uprising led to the intervention of the Ottoman Empire, supported by Roman Catholic France and Austria. Bar confederation and France promised Podolia and Volhynia and the protectorate over the Commonwealth to the Ottoman Empire... |
the stone broke into two pieces. After burying the greater part of the Stone in a Kent field, where they camped for a few days, they uncovered the buried stone and returned to Scotland, along with a new accomplice, John Josselyn. According to one American diplomat who was posted in Edinburgh at the time, the stone was ... | removal from Scone during Edward I's invasion of Scotland in 1296, it was used in the coronation of the monarchs of England as well as the monarchs of Great Britain and latterly of the United Kingdom following the Treaty of Union. Its size is by by and its weight is approximately . A roughly incised cross is on one sur... |
the world, including much of the European Union and United States, acts of violence are legally classified as hate crimes, which entail harsher sentences if convicted. In some countries, this form of legislation extends to verbal abuse as well as physical violence. Violent hate crimes against LGBT people tend to be esp... | found that approximately 10% of all hate crimes in the country were motivated by sexual orientation. Of these, 56% were of a violent nature. In comparison, 38% of all racially motivated offenses were of a violent nature. In the same year in the United States, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation data, though 4,... |
of Mendes, an Egyptian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the reign of Tiberius Significant people Kamose, last Pharaoh of the Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt (1573–1570 BC). Ahmose I, Pharaoh and | Egypt begins. 1572 BC—The death of Moses, according to Thrasyllus of Mendes, an Egyptian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the reign of Tiberius Significant people Kamose, last |
blocked, although aluminum foil is not sold in this thickness, so numerous layers of foil would be required to achieve this effect. A belief also exists that aluminum foil is a protective measure against the effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) for many unspecified EMR frequencies. There are some allegations that... | range of the radiation. For half-millimetre-thick aluminum foil, radiation above about 20 kHz (i.e., including both AM and FM bands) would be partially blocked, although aluminum foil is not sold in this thickness, so numerous layers of foil would be required to achieve this effect. A belief also exists that aluminum f... |
and established the Subversive Activities Control Board to investigate possible communist-action and communist-front organizations so they could be required to register. Due to numerous hearings, delays, and appeals, the act was never enforced, even with regard to the Communist Party of the United States itself, and th... | counties also enacted anti-communist ordinances: Los Angeles banned any communist or "Muscovite model of police-state dictatorship" from owning arms and Birmingham, Alabama, and Jacksonville, Florida, banned any communist from being within the city's limits. Popular support McCarthyism was supported by a variety of gro... |
John Forbes Nash, Jr. A Beautiful Mind (film), the 2001 film adaptation of the same title A Beautiful Mind (soundtrack), the associated soundtrack album A Beautiful Mind (TV series), | (book), about the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr. A Beautiful Mind (film), the 2001 film adaptation of the same title A Beautiful Mind (soundtrack), the |
In addition, there is a high seasonal temperature variation (in Milan, the average temperature is in January and in July). The plains are often subject to the presence of fog during the coldest months. In the Alpine foothills, characterised by an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb), numerous lakes exercise a mitigating influe... | hills and mountains, the climate is humid continental (Köppen Dfb). In the valleys it is relatively mild, while it can be severely cold above 1,500 m, with copious snowfalls. Precipitation is more intense in the Prealpine zone, up to annually, but is abundant also in the plains and alpine zones, with an average of annu... |
Smith & Pullman. Chicago was built on a low-lying bog, and people described the mud in the streets as deep enough to drown a horse. The growing city needed a sewer system, and Pullman's became one of several companies hired to lift multi-story buildings four to six feet—to both allow sewers to be constructed and to imp... | hours in his plant to lower costs and keep profits, but he did not lower rents or prices in the company town. The workers eventually launched a strike. When violence broke out, he gained the support of President Grover Cleveland for the use of United States troops. Cleveland sent in the troops, who harshly suppressed t... |
In 1859, aged 22, he opened his own brokerage firm and joined the Philadelphia stock exchange. By 1865 he had moved into banking and specialized in selling municipal, state, and government bonds. Relying on his bank president father's connections, his political contacts, and his own acumen, Yerkes gained a name for him... | route of one proposed line and surveying the city of London from the summit of Hampstead Heath. He established the Underground Electric Railways Company of London to take control of the District Railway and the partly built Baker Street and Waterloo Railway; Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway; and Great Northe... |
in the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) architecture. It uses General Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) to propagate the transactions between multiple | Management Group (OMG) Object Transaction Service (OTS) used in the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) architecture. It uses General Inter-ORB Protocol |
was published by Mirage Studios in an oversized magazine-style format using black and white artwork on cheap newsprint, limited to a print run of 3,250 copies. Through a clever media kit that included a press release in The Comics Journal No. 89 and a full-page ad placed in Comic Buyer's Guide #547, the public's intere... | a miniseries. The series saw Splinter become a bat, Donatello a cyborg, Leonardo losing a hand and Raphael becoming the new Shredder. The series was canceled in 1999 before returning to Mirage. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures From 1988 to 1995, Archie Comics published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, a ... |
Web Services, or JAX-RS — formerly Java API for RESTful Web Services Java API for XQuery, or XQJ Jakarta XML Binding, or JAXB — formerly Java Architecture for XML Binding (this was its official Sun name, even though it is an API, see ) Streaming XML processing, or StAX (compatible with JDK 1.4 and above, included in JD... | XML Based RPC deprecated for Java API for XML Web Services Jakarta XML Registries, or JAXR — formerly Java API for XML Registries Jakarta XML Web Services, or JAX-WS — formerly Java API for XML Web Services Jakarta RESTful Web Services, or JAX-RS — formerly Java API for RESTful Web Services Java API for XQuery, or XQJ ... |
Praag, who had had a similar idea, by a few hours. Coughlin would win the election with 2,671 votes while independent Republican J. Irving Pearce received 1,261 and Skakel received 1,046. The tactics used in the election received much scorn in the press, with the Chicago Tribune writing that "Bathhouse John's election ... | almost invariably excoriated by the Municipal Voters' League Coughlin himself was re-elected 19 times and never defeated, running unopposed in his last four elections. Indifferent if not enthused about his reputation for corruption, upon being accused of corruption he demanded a retraction not for the charge of graft b... |
an ordinance granting the dubious Ogden Gas Company the rights to manufacture, distribute, and sell gas for 50 years. The resultant Ogden Gas Scandal sparked an outrage in Chicagoans and would prove a disaster to the local Democratic party and especially Kenna's aldermanic aspirations. Irked about the events of 1894, v... | traditional Harrison supporters by supporting John Patrick Hopkins. Kenna is noted as a member of the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee for the 1st Ward as of December 21, 1893, serving alongside John P. Leindecker. He succeeded James Walsh, who had been alderman of the 10th Ward from 1883 to 1885. An earl... |
sent him some of her own works. He apparently was impressed, and a long correspondence eventually led to marriage. After marriage, Luise continued to write and publish, and was also her husband's faithful helper in his literary labours. Her uncle was the anatomist Johann Adam Kulmus. Works She wrote several popular com... | Testament is the best, and translated The Spectator (9 volumes, 1739–1743), Alexander Pope's Rape of the Lock (1744) and other English and French works. After her death her husband edited her Sämtliche kleinere Gedichte with a memoir (1763). References Sources 1713 births 1762 deaths 18th-century German writers 18th-ce... |
films); Michael Murphy (5 films); Jeff Goldblum, Lily Tomlin, Lyle Lovett, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, and John Schuck (4 films each); Tim Robbins, Carol Burnett, Belita Moreno, Richard E. Grant, Geraldine Chaplin, Craig Richard Nelson, Sally Kellerman and Keith Carradine (3 films each). Krin Gabbard adds that Altman en... | do what you write, blah blah blah.' ... Ring Lardner was very pissed off with me," for not following his script. Nor did Altman get along well with studio heads, once punching an executive in the nose and knocking him into a swimming pool because he insisted he cut six minutes from a film he was working on. His reputat... |
was questioned by her own attorney, Stuart Ball, for under 40 minutes, and then cross-examined by Barone for less than two hours (see the Witnesses section below). Ball's questioning ended with the following exchange: On that night of May 2[n]d, did you shoot, kill, execute or have anything to do with the death of Troo... | been exaggerated by the police. One officer said that they had created a "myth" to "demonize" Shakur because she was "educated", "young and pretty". As of February 17, 1972, when Shakur was identified as one of four BLA members on a short trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was wanted for questioning (along with Robert... |
movies such as Beauty Shop (2005), Footloose (2011), and Magic Mike XXL (2015). She received critical acclaim for the 2017 drama film Love After Love, and co-starred in the film Ready or Not (2019) and the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021), opposite her daughter Margaret Qualley. MacDowell has modeled for Calvin Klein and... | Mary Alice Monroe, The Beach House. Also in 2018, she was cast in the horror comedy film Ready or Not, which was shot over 26 days. The film was released in 2019, and was a critical and commercial success. In 2019, she starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo. In an episode of NBC's Mr. Mayor, that aired January 2021, MacDowel... |
servlets can respond to many types of requests, they most commonly implement web containers for hosting web applications on web servers and thus qualify as a server-side servlet web API. Such web servlets are the Java counterpart to other dynamic web content technologies such as PHP and ASP.NET. Introduction A Jakarta ... | method determines the kind of request being made and dispatches it to an appropriate method to handle the request. The developer of the servlet must provide an implementation for these methods. If a request is made for a method that is not implemented by the servlet, the method of the parent class is called, typically ... |
Abgar IX the Great becomes King of Edessa. Gogukcheon succeeds his father Shindae as King of Goguryeo. Han Dynasty China: The full title of the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art appears on two bronze standard measures dated to this year, yet there is speculation that the same book existed beforehand only under diff... | Roman fort Castra Regina ("fortress by the Regen river") is built at Regensburg, on the right bank of the Danube in Germany. Roman legionaries of Legio II Adiutrix engrave on the rock of the Trenčín Castle (Slovakia) the name of the town Laugaritio, marking the northernmost point of Roman presence in that part of Europ... |
calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Bruttia Crispina marries Commodus, and receives the title of Augusta. Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus arrive at Carnuntum in Pannonia, and travel to the Danube to fight against the Marcomanni. Asia Last (7th) ... | was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scipio and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 931 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 178 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Bruttia Cr... |
bishop of Lyon, are among them). Second Marcomannic War: Marcus Aurelius and Commodus begin war against the Quadi and the Marcomanni. Asia Chinese troops suffer a crushing defeat against a confederacy of Central Asian tribes, led by the Xianbei (see Wu Hu). Births Cao Ang, Chinese warlord and son of Cao Cao (d.197) Huo... | of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 930 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 177 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming y... |
and Aper (or, less frequently, year 929 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 176 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire November 27 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants | enter Rome after a campaign north of the Alps, and receive a triumph for their victories over the Germanic tribes. The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is made. It is now kept at Museo Capitolini in Rome (approximate date). Births Fa Zheng, Chinese nobleman and adviser (d. 220) Liu Bian, Chinese emperor of the Han ... |
Roman soldiers. Aurelius gives her the title of Mater Castrorum ("Mother of the Camp"). Marcus Aurelius officially confers the title Fulminata ("Thundering") to the Legio XII Fulminata. Asia Reign in India of Yajnashri Satakarni, Satavahana king of the Andhra. He extends his empire from the center to the north of India... | display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallus and Flaccus (or, less frequently, year 927 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 174 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent metho... |
Pompeianus (or, less frequently, year 926 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 173 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Gnaeus Claudius Severus and Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus be... | the Consulship of Severus and Pompeianus (or, less frequently, year 926 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 173 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire Gnaeus Claudius Severus and T... |
Danube with an expeditionary force. He subdues the Marcomanni and their allies and then, in a pact signed with the Germanic tribes, he imports them into the Roman Empire to occupy areas that have been depopulated by the plague. The Sarmatians attack the lower Danube frontier. Miracle in Moravia: As the Roman army is en... | the Roman army is encircled by the Quadi under intense heat, a violent thunderstorm sweeps away the Quadi in a torrent of water and mud, and refreshes the parched legionaries. Avidius Cassius, governor of Syria, suppresses an agrarian revolt in Egypt and is made supreme commander of the Roman army in the East. Asia Las... |
(Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusis, near Athens, and destroy the temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries. May – June – Aelius Aristides, Greek orator, delivers a public speech in Smyrna, lamenting the damage recently inflicted to the sacred site of Eleusis. Births Sima Lang, Chinese offici... | Costoboci cross the Danube (Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusis, near Athens, and destroy the temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries. May – June – Aelius Aristides, Greek orator, delivers a public speech in Smyrna, lamenting the damage recently inflicted to the sacred site of Eleusis. Birth... |
2001 Senator Santorum proposed incorporating pro-intelligent design language, crafted in part by the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, into the No Child Left Behind bill. It portrayed evolution as generating "much continuing controversy" and not widely accepted, using the Discovery Institute's Teach... | the Congress: Santorum then went on to quote David DeWolf, a Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, as how the Institute's agenda was justified and would benefit students. Phillip E. Johnson, retired UC Berkeley law professor, leading proponent of intelligent design, founding advisor... |
up similar sharing network in the state of Andhra Pradesh and these two states were at the forefront of deceased donation and transplantation programme for many years. As a result, retrieval of 1033 organs and tissues were facilitated in these two states by the NGO. Similar sharing networks came up in the states of Mah... | Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wyoming) and the District of Columbia also offer paid leave for state employees. Five states (California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Minnesota,... |
the daughter of Patty (née Shobe), a homemaker, and William Jennings Shepherd, who managed a home appliance business. She is the second of three children. She has an older sister, Terry (1946-2009) and a younger brother, William. Cybill was named using a name blend that referred to her grandfather Cy and her father Bil... | Teenage Memphis" title and represented the city at the 1966 Miss Teenage America pageant at age 16, where she won the congeniality award. She competed at the 1968 "Model of the Year" contest at age 18, making her a fashion star of the 1960s and resulting in fashion model assignments through high school and afterward. A... |
died unexpectedly, MacMurray was cast. The initial concept came from Brief Encounter by Noël Coward, in which Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) meets Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard) for a thwarted tryst in his friend's apartment. However, due to the Hays Production Code, Wilder was unable to make a film about adultery in the 19... | the theater. Later, at the company's raucous Christmas party, Sheldrake's secretary, Miss Olsen, tells Fran that her boss has had affairs with other female employees, including herself. Later, at Bud's apartment, Fran confronts Sheldrake. He professes genuine love for her, but then takes off, heading back to his suburb... |
(Crystal Lewis album), 2001 More (Giuseppi Logan album), 1966 More (No Trend album), 2001 More (Jeremy Riddle album), or the title song, 2017 More (Symphony Number One album), 2016 More (Tamia album), or the title song, 2004 More (Vitamin C album), 2001 More, by Mylon LeFevre, 1983 More, by Resin Dogs, 2007 Songs "More... | 2014 More (Michael Bublé EP), 2005 More (Clarke-Boland Big Band album), 1968 More (Double Dagger album), 2009 More... (Montell Jordan album), 1996 More (Crystal Lewis album), 2001 More (Giuseppi Logan album), 1966 More (No Trend album), 2001 More (Jeremy Riddle album), or the title song, 2017 More (Symphony Number One ... |
cost-benefit calculations. Three stages have been identified in the life cycle of a norm: (1) Norm emergence – norm entrepreneurs seek to persuade others of the desirability and appropriateness of certain behaviors; (2) Norm cascade – when a norm obtains broad acceptance; and (3) Norm internalization – when a norm acqu... | do not necessarily concern behavior. Norms are contingent on context, social group, and historical circumstances. Scholars distinguish between regulative norms (which constrain behavior), constitutive norms (which shape interests), and prescriptive norms (which prescribe what actors ought to do). The effects of norms c... |
which can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance Autonomous underwater vehicle, a system that travels underwater without requiring input from | and routers under the control of one entity Autonomous system (mathematics), a system of ordinary differential equations which does not depend |
their beliefs and experiences, every individual interprets the same world differently, hence "Truth is in the eye of the beholder". His ideas influenced the work of his friend Robert Anton Wilson. Abstract objects and mathematics The status of abstract entities, particularly numbers, is a topic of discussion in mathema... | in themselves, or learned by experience; he holds rather that both are elements of a systematic framework we use to structure our experience. Spatial measurements are used to quantify how far apart objects are, and temporal measurements are used to quantitatively compare the interval between (or duration of) events. Al... |
with reviews; he continued to do so until 1970. He saw up to four hundred films a year. He graduated from New York City's Collegiate School in 1957 and studied acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory. Film critic In the early 1960s, Bogdanovich was known as a film programmer at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City... | for my picture ... '" He hosted The Essentials on Turner Classic Movies, but was replaced in May 2006 by TCM host Robert Osborne and film critic Molly Haskell. Bogdanovich hosted introductions to movies on Criterion Collection DVDs, and had a supporting role in Out of Order. In 2006, Bogdanovich joined forces with Clic... |
by Commodore International. C64 or C-64 may also refer to : C64 (field gun), a late 19th-century field gun by Krupp C-64 (Michigan county highway), a road in the United | Krupp C-64 (Michigan county highway), a road in the United States C-64 Norseman, an aircraft Ruy Lopez's chess opening number in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings Renal cell carcinoma's code in the International Classification of |
was merged with the Southern Denmark School of Business and Engineering and the South Jutland University Centre to form the University of Southern Denmark. The campus is now known as SDU Odense, and is considered the main campus of the University of Southern Denmark, both because of its relative size and because the ce... | Odense (Syddansk Universitet Odense, abbr. SDU Odense) and is the university's biggest campus. History The university was established in 1966. It had four faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Science and Natural Sciences. In 1998, Odense University was merged with the Southern Denmark School of Business and E... |
community has resulted in three substantial donations from some of the giants in Danish industry: Odense is the home of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute for Production Technology, where robot technology is one of the many research areas. The Mads Clausen Institute in Sønderborg is engaged in the design and develop... | Higher Education World University Rankings of the Top 100 Universities Under 50 and the QS World University Rankings of the Top 50 Universities Under 50. History The University of Southern Denmark was established in 1998 when Odense University, the Southern Denmark School of Business and Engineering and the South Jutla... |
storms across Lake Superior, which cause dramatic amounts of precipitation, the lake-effect snow is said to make the Keweenaw Peninsula the snowiest place east of the Rockies. Only one official weather station exists in this region. Located in Hancock, Michigan; this station averages well over per year. Farther north i... | produced. Larger fetches provide the boundary layer with more time to become saturated with water vapor and for heat energy to move from the water to the air. As the air mass reaches the other side of the lake, the engine of rising and cooling water vapor pans itself out in the form of condensation and falls as snow, u... |
is also used (e.g., SATBarB), often sung by the higher basses. In smaller choirs with fewer men, SAB, or Soprano, Alto, and Baritone arrangements allow the few men to share the role of both the tenor and bass in a single part. Male choir (or choir of men & boys) with the same SATB voicing as a mixed choir, but with boy... | ensemble while playing a harpsichord or the violin (see Concertmaster). Conducting while playing a piano may also be done with musical theatre pit orchestras. Communication is typically non-verbal during a performance (this is strictly the case in art music, but in jazz big bands or large pop ensembles, there may be oc... |
come her semiweekly parties were attended by several literary celebrities: Wieland, the Schlegel brothers August and Friedrich, Tieck, and, above all, Goethe, whose connaissance was probably what attracted Johanna to Weimar in the first place. Goethe's endorsement was a big factor behind Johanna's social success, and w... | The correspondence continued sporadically until Johanna's death in 1838. Despite the cordial tone of the last communications between Johanna and Arthur, the latter continued to speak ill of her even after her death, making little of Johanna's mother skills and painting her as a thoroughly self-centered woman. For her p... |
the 18th century. In 2011, another family was added to the list when researchers found the first man in the Netherlands with FFI. While he had lived in the Netherlands for 19 years, he was of Egyptian descent. Other prion diseases are similar to FFI and could be related, but are missing the D178N gene mutation. As of 2... | commonly reported and early symptoms are ataxia, cognitive impairment, and double vision. Cause The gene PRNP that provides instructions for making the prion protein PrPC is located on the short (p) arm of chromosome 20 at position p13. Both people with FFI and those with familial Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (fCJD) carry... |
Berlin 1791 Geschichte des siebenjährigen Krieges in Deutschland von 1756 bis 1763. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1982, (Reprint of the Karlsruhe edition from 1791) Historische Bemerkungen über die große sittliche Revolution im 16. Jahrhundert. s. n., Berlin 1791 Historisches Taschenbuch für Damen. Saur, München 1990/1994 (... | Munich 1990 (Reprint of the Berlin edition 1791) Geschichte der Flibustier. Edition Fumfei, Berlin 1991, (Reprint of the Tübingen edition 1803) Geschichte Gustavs Wasa, König von Schweden. Saur, Munich 1990/94 (Reprint of the Tübingen edition from 1801) Geschichte der Verschwörung des Fiesco i.J. 1547. s. n., Berlin 17... |
they worked together on a La traviata in Dallas, Texas, in 1958. Of particular note is his 1964 Royal Opera House production of Tosca with Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi. In the same year, he created Callas' last Norma at the Paris Opera. Zeffirelli also collaborated with Joan Sutherland, designing and directing her perfo... | Zeffirelli's major breakthrough came the year after, when he presented two teenagers as Romeo and Juliet (1968). It made Zeffirelli a household name – no other subsequent work by him had the immediate impact of Romeo and Juliet. The film earned $14.5 million in domestic rentals at the North American box-office during 1... |
School, and Tenaya Middle School. There are also 14 elementary schools in this district. Merced Union High School District has three major public high school campuses, Merced High School, Golden Valley High School, and El Capitan High School as well as a few smaller campuses offering alternative education. Merced's com... | from Fresno, and from Los Angeles. In 2005, the city became home to the 10th University of California campus, University of California, Merced (UC Merced), the first research university built in the U.S. in the 21st century. History The first Merced post office opened in 1870. Merced incorporated in 1889 and now operat... |
fictionalised and pseudonymous Richardson – a domineering and arrogant character whom everyone hated – in his play The Hotel in Amsterdam. Richardson's work was stylistically varied. Mademoiselle (1966) was shot noir-style on location in rural France with a static camera, monochrome film stock and no music. The Charge ... | the theatre. Richardson had a different version. In his autobiography (p. 195), he writes that Osborne was angry at being replaced in a small role by Laurence Harvey to whom the producers had obligations. Osborne took literary revenge by creating a fictionalised and pseudonymous Richardson – a domineering and arrogant ... |
(1999). 2000s Finney had his biggest hit in a long while with Erin Brockovich (2000), alongside Julia Roberts for Steven Soderbergh. Finney had a cameo in Soderbergh's Traffic (2000) and played Ernest Hemingway in Hemingway, the Hunter of Death (2001) for TV. He had the lead in Delivering Milo (2001) and in 2002 his cr... | Bates, about a roguish but lovable poacher-cum-farm labourer looking after his great-nephew. The show ran for two series broadcast in 2001 and 2003. Finney had a key role in Big Fish (2003) directed by Tim Burton, and did another cameo for Soderbergh in Ocean's Twelve (2004). He sang in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)... |
was 6 years old, Quinn attended a Catholic church and even contemplated becoming a priest. However, at age 11 he joined the Pentecostals at the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, which was founded and led by the evangelical preacher Aimee Semple McPherson. For a time Quinn played in the church's band and wa... | the 1936 films The Plainsman (1936) as a Cheyenne Indian after Custer's defeat with Gary Cooper, Parole (in which he made his debut) and The Milky Way, his first motion picture, although he was not credited. He played "ethnic" villains in Paramount films such as Dangerous to Know (1938) and Road to Morocco, and played ... |
began a collaboration with Tintin magazine. He wrote some short stories for Jo Angenot and Albert Weinberg, and worked on Signor Spaghetti with Dino Attanasio, Monsieur Tric with Bob de Moor, Prudence Petitpas with Maurice Maréchal, Globul le Martien and Alphonse with Tibet, Strapontin with Berck and Modeste et Pompon ... | the pseudonym Agostini, Goscinny wrote Le Petit Nicolas for Jean-Jacques Sempé in Le Moustique. It was later published in Sud-Ouest and Pilote magazines. In 1956, Goscinny began a collaboration with Tintin magazine. He wrote some short stories for Jo Angenot and Albert Weinberg, and worked on Signor Spaghetti with Dino... |
motile bacterium with the ability to produce the neurotoxin botulinum. The botulinum toxin can cause botulism, a severe flaccid paralytic disease in humans and other animals, and is the most potent toxin known to mankind, natural or synthetic, with a lethal dose of 1.3–2.1 ng/kg in humans. C. botulinum is a diverse gro... | muscle weakness and trouble controlling the head Weak cry Irritability Drooling Dropping eyelids Tiredness Difficulty sucking or feeding Paralysis Beneficial effects of botulinum toxin Purified botulinum toxin is diluted by a physician for treatment: Congenital pelvic tilt Spasmodic dysphasia (the inability of the musc... |
moment in their relationship, and he memorialised it in his longest (and unfinished) poem "The Dance". Around this time, also at her prompting, Larkin learnt to drive and bought a car – his first, a Singer Gazelle. Meanwhile, Monica Jones, whose parents had died in 1959, bought a holiday cottage in Haydon Bridge, near ... | property "utterly undistinguished" and reflected, "I can't say it's the kind of dwelling that is eloquent of the nobility of the human spirit". Shortly after splitting up with Maeve Brennan in August 1973, Larkin attended W. H. Auden's memorial service at Christ Church, Oxford, with Monica Jones as his official partner... |
informs clients of the XML document structure by invoking callbacks, that is, by invoking methods on an org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler instance provided to the parser. This way of accessing document is called Streaming XML. The DefaultHandler class implements the ContentHandler, the ErrorHandler, the DTDHandler, an... | to access external documents. It is possible to store a local cache for frequently used documents using an XML Catalog. This was introduced with Java 1.3 in May 2000. StAX interface StAX was designed as a median between the DOM and SAX interface. In its metaphor, the programmatic entry point is a cursor that represents... |
(both No. 10). In a departure from his "piano man" persona, Joel is shown in the video playing a Gibson Les Paul. The ballad "This is the Time" also charted, peaking at No. 18. On November 18, 1986, an extended version of the song "Big Man on Mulberry Street" was used on a Season 3 episode of Moonlighting. The episode ... | it became Joel's third – and most recent – US number-one hit, spending two weeks at the top. Storm Front was released in October, and it eventually became Joel's first number-one album since Glass Houses, nine years earlier. Storm Front was Joel's first album since Turnstiles to be recorded without Phil Ramone as produ... |
I bet you a pound that he has forgotten. Not all descriptive grammars recognize tritransitive verbs. A clause with a prepositional phrase that expresses a meaning similar to that usually expressed by an object may be called pseudo-transitive. For example, the Indonesian sentences Dia masuk sekolah ("He attended school"... | a lexical property, since the same verb very often appears with different transitivity in different contexts. Consider: Does your dog bite? (no object) The cat bit him. (one object) Can you bite me off a piece of banana? (two objects) The vase broke. (no object; anticausative construction) She broke the toothpick. (one... |
obligate aerobe. It also confirms the fermentation in a mycobacterium and is evidence that hydrogen plays a role in survival as well as growth. Problems can also arise in oxygen-rich environments, most commonly attributed to oxidative stress. This occurrence is when there is an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidan... | yielding more energy (adenosine triphosphate or ATP) than fermentation or anaerobic respiration, but obligate aerobes are subject to high levels of oxidative stress. Examples Among organisms, almost all animals, most fungi, and several bacteria are obligate aerobes. Examples of obligately aerobic bacteria include Mycob... |
sentences, and sentence (2) is an example of implicit middle voice. This has also been termed an anticausative. Other alternating intransitive verbs in English are change and sink. In the Romance languages, these verbs are often called pseudo-reflexive, because they are signaled in the same way as reflexive verbs, usin... | "When he finished the race, he vomited." || || "When he finished the race, he vomited up his lunch." |- | "Water evaporates when it's hot." || || "Heat evaporates water." |- | "He's been singing all day." || || "He's been singing barbershop all day." |- | "You've grown since I last saw you." || || "You've grown a beard... |
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