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1500 | "Horse behavior"
to investigate the unusual and not immediately flee from something that is merely different. This willingness to consider new things can also be used by a human trainer to adapt the horse's behavior to an extraordinary range of activities that are well outside the range of instinctive horse behavior, i... |
1501 | "Horse behavior"
normal herd behavior is inappropriate around humans. For example, biting and ""shadow boxing"" (rearing, striking) that is common play among young horses, colts in particular, could be injurious or fatal to people. Other instinctive traits, such as running away when frightened, bucking off anything tha... |
1502 | "Horse behavior"
inexperienced handler. For example, if handled with incompetence or abuse, a horse may ignore its training and attempt to nip, bite, kick, refuse to be led, or try other ways to challenge human dominance. Without consistent handling, some horses, especially young ones, will revert to their untrained wa... |
1503 | "Horse behavior"
in the wild. Lying down makes an animal more vulnerable to predators. Horses are able to sleep standing up because a ""stay apparatus"" in their legs allows them to relax their muscles and doze without collapsing. In the front legs, their equine forelimb anatomy automatically engages the stay apparatus... |
1504 | "Horse behavior"
from bending. Horses do not need a solid unbroken period of sleep time. They obtain needed sleep by many short periods of rest. This is to be expected of a prey animal, that needs to be ready on a moment's notice to flee from predators. Horses may spend anywhere from four to fifteen hours a day in stan... |
1505 | "Horse behavior"
of sleep, on average, in a 24-hour period. Most of this sleep occurs in many short intervals of about 15 minutes each. These short periods of sleep consist of five minutes of slow-wave sleep, followed by five minutes of rapid eye movement sleep (REM) and then another five minutes of slow-wave sleep. Ho... |
1506 | "Horse behavior"
rare cases may suddenly collapse as it involuntarily slips into REM sleep while still standing. This condition differs from narcolepsy, which horses may suffer from. Horses sleep better when in groups because some animals will sleep while others stand guard to watch for predators. A horse kept entirely... |
1507 | "Horse behavior"
all day long. In the wild, the horse adapted to eating prairie grasses in semi-arid regions and traveling significant distances each day in order to obtain adequate nutrition. Thus, they are ""trickle eaters,"" meaning they have to have an almost constant supply of food to keep their digestive system w... |
1508 | "Horse behavior"
hierarchical; the higher-ranked animals in the herd eat and drink first. Low-status animals, that eat last, may not get enough food, and if there is little available feed, higher-ranking horses may keep lower-ranking ones from eating at all. When confined with insufficient companionship, exercise or st... |
1509 | "Nikos Kostakis"
Nikos Kostakis Niko Kostakis, (), born 16 February 1973 in Athens, Greece, is a professional football (soccer) goalkeeper, currently playing for Thrasivoulos Filis F.C. in the Greek second division. Before Kostakis joined the club, he played for Akratitos, joining in 2004 from GS Neos Panionios, and ha... |
1510 | "Clyde Haberman"
Clyde Haberman Clyde Haberman (born May 18, 1945) is an American journalist who was a longtime columnist and correspondent for ""The New York Times"". He worked for the ""Times"" from 1977 to 2013. Haberman was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. He is a graduate of The Bronx High School of Science (1... |
1511 | "Comedian (film)"
film was theatrically released in the United States on October 11, 2002 and grossed about $2.8 million domestically. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 76% based on reviews from 88 critics. Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars. Owen Glieberman of EW gave the film a B grade. Comedian (film... |
1512 | "Clyde Haberman"
between Israel and the Palestinians, the rise of Islamic terrorism in the Middle East and the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in 2001. He wrote ""NYC"", a twice-a-week column on New York, from 1995 to 2011. In 2009 he was part of a ""Times"" team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News, awa... |
1513 | "Clyde Haberman"
began writing a column called ""The Day"" for ""The New York Times"" online ""City Room"" blog. That column ended in January 2013, and he began a new series of interviews for the ""Times"". In 2014 he began writing an online series for the ""Times"" called Retro Report, linked with video documentaries ... |
1514 | "David Ellenson"
the Louchheim School of Judaic Studies, the undergraduate program in Jewish Studies at the University of Southern California conducted under the aegis of HUC-JIR. In 1988, Ellenson was appointed the I.H. and Anna Grancell Professor of Jewish Religious Thought at HUC-JIR. He also served as a visiting pr... |
1515 | "Clyde Haberman"
grandchildren: Max, Miri and Dashiell Gregorian, and Eve and Celia Haberman. Clyde Haberman Clyde Haberman (born May 18, 1945) is an American journalist who was a longtime columnist and correspondent for ""The New York Times"". He worked for the ""Times"" from 1977 to 2013. Haberman was raised in an Or... |
1516 | "David Ellenson"
religion and state in Israel, the history of modern Jewish religious movements, and American Jewish life. Ellenson has authored or edited seven books and over 300 articles and reviews in a wide variety of academic and popular journals and newspapers. Ellenson was inaugurated as HUC's eighth president i... |
1517 | "Jason Hoyte"
Steve Mudgeway in the comedy Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. He has also narrated for New Zealand reality shows City Beat, Coastwatch, Dog Squad and Animal House. Has won a Billy T. comedy award and a Chapman Tripp Theatre award as part of 90s comedy duo Sugar & Spice (alongside Jonathan Brugh). He was nom... |
1518 | "Bates's slit-faced bat"
Bates's slit-faced bat Bate's slit-faced bat (""Nycteris arge"") is a species of slit-faced bat frequently confused with ""Nycteris major"". It is broadly distributed and common, living throughout many parts of Africa in forests and savannas. It was described as a new species in 1903 by British... |
1519 | "Early effect"
current: Both these factors increase the collector or ""output"" current of the transistor with an increase in the collector voltage, but only the second is called Early effect. This increased current is shown in Figure 2. Tangents to the characteristics at large voltages extrapolate backward to intercep... |
1520 | "Mik Kaminski"
Kaminski was featured as violinist on a selection of tracks from the second studio album, ""Beauty In Chaos"", by the Anglo-Irish acoustic duo Fay & Latta. In 2000, Kaminski set out on tour under the moniker The Orchestra featuring former members of ELO and ELO II. Mik Kaminski Michael Kaminski (born 2 S... |
1521 | Vrujci
Vrujci Banja Vrujci is a spa town located in the northwestern part of Serbia, spread around the hillsides of Suvobor mountain and the River Toplica valley. It is most famous for its healing water which is also used for bottling VodaVoda, a brand of mineral water in Serbia. VodaVoda is now being sold in many coun... |
1522 | Vrujci
by picturesque hills and captivating scenery of pristine nature. The Toplica River runs through the spa the name of which speaks of the existence of hot thermal water in the Vrujci Spa. The temperature of the water that springs in the very centre of the spa is 26-27°C, and it falls within the category of oligomi... |
1523 | "Hinglaj Mata"
withstand this insult, Sati immolated herself activating her chakras, (energy generated through her anger). Sati died, but her corpse did not burn. Shiva (as Virabhadra) slew Daksha for being responsible for Sati's death and forgave him, resurrecting him. The wild, grief-stricken Shiva wandered the unive... |
1524 | "Boeing Model 40"
Boeing Model 40 The Boeing Model 40 was a United States mail plane of the 1920s. It was a single-engined biplane that was widely used for airmail services in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s, especially by airlines that later became part of United Airlines. It became the first aircraft built b... |
1525 | "Boeing Model 40"
large stocks of war-built engines were available. The resultant aircraft, the Boeing Model 40, was a conventional tractor biplane, with the required Liberty engine housed in a streamlined cowling with an underslung radiator. The aircraft's fuselage had a steel tube structure, with an aluminum and lami... |
1526 | "Boeing Model 40"
July 7, 1925. Although the prototype was purchased by the US Post Office, the production order went to the Douglas M-2. The Contract Air Mail Act of 1925 set out the gradual privatization of the Post Office's Air Mail routes. In late 1926, bids were requested for the main transcontinental trunk mail r... |
1527 | "Boeing Model 40"
ignoring the weight of the Liberty's radiator and cooling water. The fuselage was redesigned to make more extensive use of welded steel tubing, and an enclosed cabin was fitted between the mail compartments, allowing two passengers to be carried as well as of mail. Boeing's bid of $3 per lb was much l... |
1528 | "Boeing Model 40"
Model 40C, with an enlarged cabin allowing four passengers to be carried. Meanwhile, Boeing Air Transport's Model 40As were modified by replacing their Wasp engines with Pratt & Whitney Hornet radial engines to become the Model 40B-2. The Model 40B-4 was a new-build aircraft combining the four-passeng... |
1529 | Vrujci
World War I) – museum - Ribnica (7 km) – the Ribnica River, the Ribnica Cave and St.Peter and Paul’s Church - Ravna Gora (29 km) – a monument of Draža Mihajlović (leader of the Chetnik movement in World War II) - Bogovađa (23 km) – the Bogovađa Monastery - Rajac (23 km) – Mt.Rajac, “Haymaking in Rajac“ an event ... |
1530 | "State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross"
State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross The State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross (SDSC) is a ribbon bestowed upon those who go above the call of duty in service to the State of Maryland. Former or current members of the Maryland National Guard and former or... |
1531 | "Hinglaj Mata"
Another legend narrates that Hingol and Sundar, sons of Vichitra who lived in the Treta yuga (second of four Hindu eons), tormented the people. To free the people from their tyrant, the god Ganesha slew Sundar. Then, the people prayed to Devi (the Hindu Goddess) to kill Hingol as well, which she agreed t... |
1532 | "Konstal 105N"
the 105N significantly (approximately 1200 kg) lighter than the 13N and decreased the amount of raw materials used in production. The first models lacked the ability to be connected to one another, and the placement of the electrical system caused problems with humidity. The tram was equipped with electr... |
1533 | "Hinglaj Mata"
with a protective mantra of Hinglaj Mata, given by Dadhici. Hinglaj Mata protected Jayasena and ordered Parshurama to end his killing spree. The local Muslims also hold Hinglaj Mata in reverence and provide security to the shrine. They call the temple the ""Nani Mandir"" (lit. ""maternal grandmother’s te... |
1534 | "Hinglaj Mata"
Haj"". The annual four-day pilgrimage to the Hinglaj Mata Temple is in April. The major ceremony in the pilgrimage occurs on the third day, when the priests of the shrine recite mantras to invoke the gods to accept the offerings brought by the pilgrims, and bless them. Offerings made by the pilgrims to t... |
1535 | Erilaz
Erilaz Erilaz is a Migration period Proto-Norse word attested on various Elder Futhark inscriptions, which has often been interpreted to mean ""magician"" or ""rune master"", viz. one who is capable of writing runes to magical effect. However, as Mees (2003) has shown, the word is an ablaut variant of earl, and ... |
1536 | "Hinglaj Mata"
Gwadar. Hinglaj is 328 km and nearly 4 hours drive from Karachi on the Makran Coastal Highway. Consequently, the number of pilgrims visiting the shrine has substantially increased over the years; the last reported figure was 25,000 to 30,000. While most pilgrims come by buses or private cars, a few cycle... |
1537 | Erilaz
""Muha"" may either be a personal name, or a word meaning ""retainer"" or similar. The runes of ""gagaga"" are displayed as a row of three bindrunes based on the X-shape of the ""g"" rune with side-twigs attached to its extremities for the ""a"". A similar sequence ""gægogæ"" is found on the Undley bracteate. Er... |
1538 | "Hinglaj Mata"
include middle-class Hindus, especially from nearby Karachi, which is a stop on the pilgrimage route to Hinglaj. The pilgrimage serves as meeting point for places and doing community activity like gathering funds for construction of a Hindu temple. Hundreds of volunteers help in the organization. Diesel ... |
1539 | "Battle of Shiojiritoge"
as examples of Takeda Shingen's expertise and specialty in using cavalry to maximum effect. Battle of Shiojiritoge The 1548 battle of Shiojiritoge was one of many battles fought by Takeda Shingen in his bid to conquer Japan's Shinano Province. It took place soon after Shingen suffered a devasta... |
1540 | "Hinglaj Mata"
went. Terrified with the prospect of death at Lord Parashuram, the progeny of Sahastararjun seek Janaka Maharaj, one of the most learned king of Videha who advises them to seek Hinglaji Mata's blessing. The clan devotedly pray to Devi at Higloj who is overcome with compassion and assures shelter in her p... |
1541 | "Eduardo Lago"
returned to teaching Spanish, Spanish literature, and European Literature at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers in 2011, after leaving in 2005 for the position of Director of the Cervantes Institute in New York. Eduardo Lago Eduardo Lago (born 31 January 1954) is a Spanish novelist, translator, and litera... |
1542 | "Hinglaj Mata"
tailors. Amba Bhavani or Jagadamba is considered as one of the later incarnations of Hinglaj Devi by the same communities who also worship her mostly in Western India. Hinglaj Mata Hinglaj Mata (Balochi and ), also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town ... |
1543 | Abhinetri
Abhinetri Abhinetri () is a 1970 Hindi film produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Nirupa Roy, Nazima, Asit Sen and Deb Mukherjee. The music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal includes the song ""Sa Re Ga Ma Pa"" by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar, besides the hit ... |
1544 | Abhinetri
get married. Anjana stops her involvement in dancing and singing, and both spent the next several months in relative harmony. Then Anjana finds that Shekar is spending more and more time in the laboratory than with her, and she decides to take up dancing and singing, which does not augur well with Shekar. Arg... |
1545 | "Nicholas Maxwell"
Nicholas Maxwell Nicholas Maxwell (born 3 July 1937) is a philosopher who has devoted much of his working life to arguing that there is an urgent need to bring about a revolution in academia so that it seeks and promotes wisdom and does not just acquire knowledge. For nearly thirty years he taught ph... |
1546 | "Mission Viejo, Aurora, Colorado"
on February 28. The new agreement ensures that Mission Viejo branch will be open well past the fifteen years remaining on the original contract. Homeowner's Association: missionviejohoa.org Mission Viejo, Aurora, Colorado Mission Viejo is a subdivision of Aurora, Colorado, in the Denve... |
1547 | "Nicholas Maxwell"
of human life on the one hand, and to what modern science tells us about the physical universe on the other hand? Problem 2: What ought to be the overall aims and methods of science, and of academic inquiry more generally, granted that the basic task is to help humanity achieve what is of value – a m... |
1548 | "Nicholas Maxwell"
according to which experiential and physical features of things both exist. In connection with Problem 2, Maxwell argues that the problematic aims of science, and of academic inquiry more generally, need much more honest and critical attention than they have received so far. Maxwell's books have been... |
1549 | "Marxist–Leninist–Maoist Tendency"
Marxist–Leninist–Maoist Tendency Marxist–Leninist–Maoist Tendency (, abbreviated 'Tendencia ML') was a communist group in Colombia. It emerged in late 1974/early 1975, after the 4th plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist-Leninist) (PCC(ML)... |
1550 | "Marxist–Leninist–Maoist Tendency"
work and other mass struggles. Regional committees of Tendencia included: Tendencia ML was riven by internal divisions. By the late 1970s, two separate groups had emerged, the 'Majority' and the 'Minority'. The 'Majority' would later form the Workers Revolutionary Party (PRT) whereas ... |
1551 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
Dream Days at the Hotel Existence Dream Days at the Hotel Existence is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band Powderfinger, released by Universal Music on 2 June 2007 in Australia, 19 November 2007 in the United Kingdom, and 11 November 2008 in the United States on the Dew Pr... |
1552 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
and DVD, was released on 18 April 2008. Powderfinger reunited in late 2006, after a three-year hiatus, to write songs for ""Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"", which was recorded in Los Angeles, California, in early 2007 by producer Rob Schnapf. The first single from the album, ""Lo... |
1553 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
many reviewers commenting that the album was ""consistent"" and ""distinctly Australian"". The album encountered controversy relating to the song ""Black Tears"" with claims that it may have influenced the Palm Island death in custody trial. Powderfinger released an abridged version ... |
1554 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
Fanning made an announcement on Australian radio station Triple J that tracking was complete, mixing the album was to follow, and the approximate release date was June. Fanning also stated that several of the tracks on the album feature session pianist Benmont Tench. The title of the... |
1555 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
"""", the band reconvened in late 2006 to write songs for ""Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"". The band sought a new sound on the album, causing the recording process to be different from prior albums; Melbourne's Sing Sing studios were not used and Nick DiDia was no longer the pro... |
1556 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
wrote songs in parts and brought them together; some songs were written in pairs or trios, while others were written in parts by different people, and then combined. According to the band, this brought a ""diverse"" and ""fresh"" approach to songwriting. The band used different metho... |
1557 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
in many of their songs, enlisting veteran pianist Benmont Tench to play parts throughout. ""Dream Days at the Hotel Existence's"" cover art was designed by Aaron Hayward & David Homer of Debaser, a New South Wales-based design organisation. The recipient of the 2007 ARIA Award for ""... |
1558 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
a man with no head in a suit is seated at the end of the bed while watching the television. Above the window is the album title and at the top of the cover is the band's name in a typeface more crafty than on previous album covers. Though the general design of the cover is that of a ... |
1559 | "Lindholm amulet"
(an) ""erilaz"", I am called the wily"" (or ""I am called ""Sawilagaz""). If the word in first line is translated as a name, ""Sawilagaz"" means ""the one of the Sun (Sowilo)."" If the word is translated as ""the wily"" or ""crafty one"" or ""deceitful one,"" then it may be related to a byname of Odin... |
1560 | "Guajará-Mirim"
Guajará-Mirim Guajará-Mirim is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at an altitude of 128 meters. Its population was 46,632 (2015) and its area is 24,856 km². Guajará-Mirim lies along the Mamoré River, just across the Bolivian border town of Guayaramerín. It was once the sou... |
1561 | "Guajará-Mirim"
created in 1990. It contains the Rio Ouro Preto Biological Reserve, created in 1990. It contains 73.45% of the Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve, also created in 1990. The municipality contains 47.5% of the Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve, created in 1995. It contains the Rio Cautário Federal Ext... |
1562 | "SKY Magazine"
SKY Magazine SKY Magazine was a British magazine that was published between 1987 and 2001. It was an entertainment magazine dealing mainly in celebrities featured in film, television and music. It should not be confused with the ""Sky"" magazine sent free to subscribers to British Sky Broadcasting. There... |
1563 | "SKY Magazine"
male and female and were photographed and commented from a sexually interested viewpoint regardless of their sex. In the later years there also featured a number of 'Sex Issues', asking for responses from hetero and gay people of both sexes. Another frequent feature for a number of years was the back pag... |
1564 | "SKY Magazine"
found alongside ""Loaded"", ""FHM"" and ""Maxim"" on the newsagents shelves. Famous, often nude or scantily clad, cover stars included Madonna (most frequently featured), Louise Nurding, Anna Friel, Kylie Minogue, Mark Wahlberg, Brad Pitt, Nick Kamen and Ewan McGregor. SKY Magazine SKY Magazine was a Bri... |
1565 | "Maryland World War I Service Medal"
Maryland World War I Service Medal The Maryland World War I Service Medal was authorized for issue to citizens of the state of Maryland who volunteered for and served in either the Army or Navy of the U.S. during World War I. The state legislature authorized this medal on 13 April 1... |
1566 | "Maryland World War I Service Medal"
and five red alternating stripes. Maryland World War I Service Medal The Maryland World War I Service Medal was authorized for issue to citizens of the state of Maryland who volunteered for and served in either the Army or Navy of the U.S. during World War I. The state legislature a... |
1567 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
no new directions for the band, and was highly consistent. He noted that the album contained less ""rough edges and attitude"" than predecessor ""Vulture Street"", and likening the album more to ""Odyssey Number Five"". Sputnikmusic's James Bishop agreed, claiming the band should be ... |
1568 | "Skopje Jazz Festival"
McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Youssou N'Dour, Tito Puente, Gregory Porter, Toni Kitanovski, Sierra Maestra, Goce Stevkovski, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Zawinul. The festival is part of the European jazz network and the European Forum of World Music festivals. Skopje Jazz Festival The Skopje Jazz Festival is... |
1569 | "Peruvian Naval Infantry"
Peruvian Naval Infantry The 3,000 personnel Peruvian Naval Infantry ( - IMAP) includes an amphibious brigade of three battalions and local security units with two transport ships (one used as a training ship), four tank landing ships, and about forty Portuguese Chaimite armored personnel carri... |
1570 | "Peruvian Naval Infantry"
of the Navy, Jorge Martín Guise, requested a garrison of 38 troops to be stationed at Balcarce and Belgrano. The formal request was made on 6 November 1821 to the Minister of War and Navy, creating the Navy Battalion. The Navy Brigade was later formed after another battalion was formed and on ... |
1571 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
in response to the complaint, stating that the band had never intended for the song to contain ""even the slightest suggestion of any prejudice"". He also said that the band would still release the album on the planned date, but with an alternate version of ""Black Tears"". Fanning l... |
1572 | "Peruvian Naval Infantry"
Battalion of the Navy was organized into two companies of riflemen, one section of machine gunners and another section of servicemen, commanded by corvette captain Héctor Mercado. The Peruvian Navy in charge of defending the oil port of Talara then allied itself with the United States, patroll... |
1573 | "Peruvian Naval Infantry"
8, 1971 with the Amphibious Command Company headquartered there a year later providing logistical information to better organize amphibious operations. Following over a decade of an authoritarian government in Peru, elections were held in 1980. Leftist armed groups arose, such as the Shining P... |
1574 | "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"
the titles ""Powderfinger's First XI"" and ""The Twelfth Man"", the bonus DVD features eleven music videos by Powderfinger spanning their entire recording career, and also includes the launch single to ""Dream Days at the Hotel Existence"", ""Lost and Running"". Powderfinger's First ... |
1575 | "Aadmi Aur Insaan"
Aadmi Aur Insaan Aadmi Aur Insaan is a 1969 Hindi film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Dharmendra, Saira Banu, Feroz Khan, Mumtaz, Johnny Walker, Ajit, Anwar, Iftekhar, Kamini Kaushal and Nazima. The film's music is by Ravi. This is the only movie in which Yash Ch... |
1576 | "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook"
young to have seen ""The Two Ronnies"" when it was first broadcast. Ronnie Corbett later said that Ronnie Barker was ""delighted that the ""Two Ronnies Sketchbook"" had gone so well, bringing us to a new generation of audiences"". This proved to be Barker's final television work. He appeare... |
1577 | "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook"
was recorded. It was broadcast on Christmas Day of the same year, two months after Barker's death (Ronnie Corbett paid tribute to him in a specially recorded introduction to the show), and saw the pair introduce their favourite sketches from their Christmas shows. Again, the show was a rous... |
1578 | "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook"
of six sixty-minute shows. Since then the full series was not repeated but The Two Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook has since been repeated over the festive period on both GOLD and BBC One. In December 2011 BBC One repeated some episodes of the series again but only in the 30 minute format. On ... |
1579 | "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook"
broadcasting on GOLD from 1 November 2013. Repeat broadcastings of the 30 minute edits aired again in December 2014 on BBC One on Friday nights in the 7:30pm slot. GOLD regularly repeat the series and have recently been showing episodes cut down to 45 minutes, to allow adverts. Episode 3 wa... |
1580 | "Aurora (given name)"
Aurora (given name) Aurora is a feminine given name, originating from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of dawn Aurora. The variant used in the Russian language is """" (""Avrora""). While in use before the 20th century, it became more common after the Russian Revolution of 1917, due to the ro... |
1581 | "Aurora (given name)"
name include """" (""Avrorka""), """" (""Ava""), """" (""Ara""), and """" (""Rora""). The Sanksrit name Aarushi (Arushi) meaning first rays of the sun in the dawn, is closely related. The name Arushi stems from the word Arusha which appears in the Rig Veda. The Vedic hymns composed in praise of th... |
1582 | "Aurora (given name)"
Arora in family surnames or given female names. Aurora (given name) Aurora is a feminine given name, originating from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of dawn Aurora. The variant used in the Russian language is """" (""Avrora""). While in use before the 20th century, it became more common aft... |
1583 | "Leonora Ainsworth"
from Minnesota to California, where William, a highly experienced stage actor, accepted an offer by the new Universal Film Manufacturing Company to perform in their productions. William’s success as a film actor led to additional work for him as a director for Universal and to opportunities for Leon... |
1584 | "Jeffrey Rosen"
and was a Marshall Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (1988) from which he received a second bachelor's degree. He then received his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School (1991) and then he served as law clerk to Chief Judge Abner Mikva of the United States Court... |
1585 | "Siege of Multan"
broke out, and was won by the British East India Company. There was an uneasy peace for three years, during which Mulraj attempted to maintain practical independence while being nominally subject to the East India Company. In 1848, Multan had a population of 80,000. It was the centre of trade for a wi... |
1586 | "Siege of Multan"
now in arrears. Mulraj attempted to forestall a complete annexation of Multan by abdicating in favour of his son. Currie nevertheless decided to impose a compliant Sikh ruler, Sardar Khan Singh, who was to be accompanied by a British Political Agent, Patrick Vans Agnew. On 18 April, Vans Agnew and ano... |
1587 | "Siege of Multan"
to ride out of the citadel, a soldier from Mulraj's army attacked Vans Agnew. This may have been the sign for a concerted attack, as a mob surrounded and attacked them. Mulraj's troops either stood by, or joined the mob. Both officers were wounded, and they and Khan Singh retired to a Mosque outside t... |
1588 | "Siege of Multan"
Khan Singh aside and hacked the two British officers to death. Mulraj had probably not been a party to the conspiracy among his own troops. He nevertheless regarded himself as committed to rebellion by their actions. He presented Vans Agnew's head to Khan Singh and told him to take it back to Currie. ... |
1589 | "Jeffrey Rosen"
before the Senate's vote on her confirmation, Rosen encouraged Kagan to look to the late Justice Louis Brandeis as a model ""to develop a positive vision of progressive jurisprudence in an age of economic crisis, financial power and technological change."" Rosen's articles assessing the Supreme Court ha... |
1590 | "Leonora Ainsworth"
include Hettie Grey Baker, Emma Bell, Nell B. Bronson, Elsie M. Callaghan, Francis Worcester Doughty, Marion Fairfax, Mary Edith Grant, Grace T. Hadley, Theodosia Harris, Helen Christene Hoerle, Agnes Christine Johnston, Kate Jordan, Maibelle Heikes Justice, Maud Grange Lewis, Jeanie MacPherson, Ann... |
1591 | "Siege of Multan"
his second in command, Jundial Singh, to reinforce Sher Singh. This allowed Jundial Singh and other officers to influence Sher Singh and spread disaffection among his regiments. At this stage the besiegers consisted of Whish's division (8,089 men, 32 siege guns, 12 horse artillery guns), Edwardes's ir... |
1592 | "Siege of Multan"
they were forced to retreat. Most of Edwardes's troops and the Bahawalpur troops dispersed to their homes. Sher Singh and Mulraj nevertheless were not prepared to cooperate. At a meeting at a neutral mosque outside the city, it was agreed that Sher Singh would move north into the mainly Sikh-populated... |
1593 | "Siege of Multan"
tasks such as digging trenches. Whish's combined force amounted to 32,000, of which 15,000 were from the British Army or European (mainly Irish) troops of the Bengal and Bombay armies. He also had 150 pieces of artillery, many of which were heavy guns or mortars. It was comparatively easy to supply th... |
1594 | "Siege of Multan"
mounted in the citadel, though some of these may have been obsolete or decorative pieces). On 27 December, Whish ordered four columns of troops to attack the suburbs. Mulraj's forces were driven back into the city, and Whish's force set up batteries 500 yards from the city walls. Under cover of their ... |
1595 | "Leonora Ainsworth"
employed working in “theatre”. By that time they had been married four years and would remain together for another 29 years, until her death. Leonora Ainsworth died at age 68 in Los Angeles County in September 1939. Her gravesite is at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Her husband W... |
1596 | "Carrigdhoun GAA"
Carrigdhoun GAA Carrigdhoun GAA is one of the eight baronies or Gaelic Athletic Association divisions that make up Cork. The division is made up of eleven Gaelic Athletic Association teams, making it one of the smaller divisions. The division is also known as the South East division. It extends from j... |
1597 | "Carrigdhoun GAA"
except any that is senior (at present Ballinhassig and Ballymartle in hurling and Valley Rovers in football) to represent the division in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship and in the Cork Senior Football Championship. The division's team wear a black and gold strip. The division organises champions... |
1598 | "Jean Miotte"
Jean Miotte Jean Miotte (8 September 1926 – 1 March 2016) was a French abstract painter, in the style known as l'abstraction lyrique. He was born in Paris. Miotte's work is preserved and studied at the Miotte Foundation, which occupied the third floor of the Chelsea Art Museum in Manhattan, New York. Miot... |
1599 | "Jean Miotte"
Emil Schumacher, and Miotte championed the individual freedom of the artist as expressed through gestural brushstrokes and thick pools of color. As Miotte has commented, “My painting is a projection, a succession of acute moments where creation occurs in the midst of spiritual tension and as a result of i... |
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