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7600 | "Caterina Edwards"
Caterina Edwards has taught English and creative writing at institutions in Edmonton such as Grant MacEwan Community College, the University of Alberta and Athabasca University. She combines two of her major interests into her teachings, which include, her own writing and encouraging other writers. T... |
7601 | "Caterina Edwards"
the history of the place where she was born. I felt the connection between the personal and the public, between memory and history, before I understood it."" In an interview in 2008, Edwards states ""that the biggest challenge for writing ""Finding Rosa""', was to find a proper structure."" Throughou... |
7602 | "Caterina Edwards"
has a sense of regionalism towards the Canadian Prairies in her novels which she tries not to limit her appeal to the rest of Canada. Some critics say that Edwards writes in the realist tradition, just like other regional authors. Caterina Edwards Caterina Edwards LoVerso (born 1948) is a Canadian wr... |
7603 | "2011 WNBA draft"
2011 WNBA draft The 2011 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 11, 2011 at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut. The first round was shown on ESPN (HD), while the second an... |
7604 | "Annie Hacker"
Annie Hacker Anne ""Annie"" Hacker, Lady Hacker of Islington is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel, ""Yes, Prime Minister"". She was portrayed by Diana Hoddinott. In ""Yes Minister"" Annie is the wife of Jim Hacker, Minister for Administrative Affairs, a cab... |
7605 | "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
Do You Hear the People Sing? ""Do You Hear the People Sing?"" (""À la volonté du peuple"", ""The people's will"", in the original French version) is one of the principal and most recognisable songs from the musical ""Les Misérables"". It is sung twice in the stage musical. The song is fir... |
7606 | "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
the musical. This second version, which immediately follows a number by Jean Valjean and others, is sung by the entire cast with revised lyrics, and becomes progressively louder with each stanza. The song is a revolutionary call for people to overcome adversity. The ""barricades"" referre... |
7607 | "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
Cantonese and Taiwanese, intended as actual protest songs; better known versions include ""Ask Who Hasn't Spoken Out"" (), written in Cantonese for Occupy Central with Love and Peace, and ""Lí Kám Ū Thiann-tio̍h Lán Ê Kua"" (你敢有聽着咱的歌) in Taiwanese Hokkien. Aside from the aforementioned Ca... |
7608 | Triosphere
organization, in competition with more than 40.000 artists in all genres around the world. Their second album, ""The Road Less Travelled"" was picked up by AFM Records and released on May 28, 2010. The album is for the first time produced by Bergesen (also co-producer of the previous album) but also by Haukl... |
7609 | "Tilton School"
bathroom, the top-floor private bathroom with a skylight as well. The new dormitory marks a shift in housing toward smaller, family-style living. Knowles Hall is the oldest building and the center of Tilton's campus for over 120 years. It houses over half of the student body. The East side of Knowles ho... |
7610 | "Martin Carter"
in a PPP procession. Shortly after being released from prison the first time, Carter published his most well-known poetry collection, ""Poems of Resistance from British Guiana"" (1954). Martin Carter was born in Georgetown in what was then British Guiana (now Guyana) to Victor Emmanuel and Violet Eugene... |
7611 | "Tilton School"
Hall, built in 1926, houses the majority of Tilton's classrooms, the Admission Office, and the administrative offices, including Tilton's College Counseling Center. Plimpton Hall is also home to Tilton's Innovation Lab, which includes a 3D printer. Pfeiffer Hall, constructed in 1938 and 1939, presently ... |
7612 | "Dialects of Polish"
in the northeast of Poland continue to speak a Northern Kresy dialect, which sounds ""slushed"" (in Polish described as ""zaciąganie z ruska"", 'speaking with a Russian drawl'), and is easily distinguishable. The majority of Poles expelled from the Kresy were settled in newly annexed regions in nor... |
7613 | "Dialects of Polish"
consider themselves a separate ethnicity and have been advocating for the recognition of a Silesian language. According to the last official census in Poland in 2011, above 0.5 million people declared Silesian as their native language. Many sociolinguistic sources (e.g. by Tomasz Kamusella, Agniesz... |
7614 | "Conrad III, Duke of Carinthia"
Conrad III, Duke of Carinthia Conrad III (died 1061), a member of the Ezzonid dynasty, was Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona from 1056 until his death. He was son of Hezzelin I, count in the Zülpichgau, and brother of Count palatine Henry I of Lotharingia. His mother possibly was ... |
7615 | "Martin Carter"
Guyana. During this time he wrote ""Poems of Succession"" which was published in 1977 by New Beacon Books. In 1978 Carter was badly beaten when he took part in a demonstration against the PNC and their refusal to hold elections. Politically, Carter's sympathy lay with the Working People's Alliance of Eu... |
7616 | "Martin Carter"
died on 13 December 1997, survived by his wife and their four children. He was buried at the Place of Heroes in the Botanical Gardens in Georgetown, an honour that had previously been reserved for Heads of State. His collection ""Poems of Resistance"", published in 1954, established his reputation as a ... |
7617 | "Martin Carter"
the Live from Lincoln Center jazz concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, Danny Glover quoted some lines of Carter's, bringing him to public attention in North America for the first time in the twenty-first century. Martin Carter Martin Wylde Carter (7 June 1927 – 13 December 1997) was a Guyanese ... |
7618 | Polyworld
Polyworld Polyworld is a cross-platform (Linux, Mac OS X) program written by Larry Yaeger to evolve Artificial Intelligence through natural selection and evolutionary algorithms. It uses the Qt graphics toolkit and OpenGL to display a graphical environment in which a population of trapezoid agents search for ... |
7619 | "Karen Robson"
Stallone's ""Cliffhanger"". In recent years, Karen has represented a significant portion of producers, lenders, equity investors and distributors in a wide range of financings, including senior and mezzanine debt and equity, international co-productions, U.S. and foreign tax incentivized financings and c... |
7620 | "Too Many Rivers"
Too Many Rivers ""Too Many Rivers"" is a Harlan Howard composition which was a 1965 hit single for Brenda Lee. Brenda Lee recorded ""Too Many Rivers"" in a January 29, 1964 recording session at Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN overseen by producer Owen Bradley. The song was not released until ... |
7621 | "Temper mill"
through cold forming of the steel product in the bite of the work rolls. The physical properties that are enhanced by the temper pass due to elongation of the product include: Typical elongation produced in the product is 0.5% to 2%. Product dimensions vary. Thicknesses include typical sheet metal gauges ... |
7622 | "Temper mill"
to shot-blasted or electric-discharged textured rolls that produce a dull, velvety finish on the steel surface. Typical auxiliary equipment includes PLC based controls, overhead traveling cranes, roll changing equipment, roll grinding equipment, hydraulic power unit(s), bundle lifting devices, Coil handli... |
7623 | "Guy Anderson"
age Guy was intrigued by other cultures; he was particularly fascinated by the woodcarvings of Northern Coastal native tribes, and by the collection of Japanese prints owned by his piano teacher. As soon as he was old enough to do so on his own, he began commuting to the Seattle Public Library by bus to ... |
7624 | "Guy Anderson"
applied for and won a Tiffany Foundation scholarship and spent the summer studying at the Tiffany estate on Long Island, New York. As there were no art museums in Seattle at that time, he delighted in weekend visits to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan, examining the works of Rembrandt, Goya, Whistle... |
7625 | "Guy Anderson"
19-year-old painter Morris Graves, who lived near Anderson, and the two became lifelong friends. In 1934 they traveled together to California in a beat-up panel truck, attempting to sell their paintings along the way. They also spent time painting near Monte Cristo in the North Cascade mountains. With th... |
7626 | "Fashion design"
Fashion design Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bra... |
7627 | "Occupational English Test"
in the post following the release of online results. There is no overall grade – candidates receive separate grades for each sub-test. Most recognising organisations require candidates to have at least a B grade in each of the four sub-tests and recognise results as valid for up to two years... |
7628 | "Occupational English Test"
community made negative statements about testing conditions and marking consistency to the Enquiry. One submission claimed that it is possible to get a pass by re-sitting the test multiple times as you will eventually be marked higher after 6 sittings of the OET test. OET is underpinned by o... |
7629 | "Occupational English Test"
are consulted to ensure that tasks are based on a typical workplace situations and the demands of the profession. A full list of research can be seen on the official website Occupational English Test The Occupational English Test (also known as OET) is an international English language test ... |
7630 | "Norton A. Schwartz"
Norton A. Schwartz Norton Allan Schwartz (born December 14, 1951) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from August 12, 2008 until his retirement in 2012. As Chief of Staff, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible... |
7631 | "Intelligence cycle management"
phase, the information is converted into intelligence. The planning and direction phase of the intelligence cycle includes four major steps: The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff described planning & direction in 2013 as: ""...the development of intelligence plans and the continuous management ... |
7632 | "De Landa alphabet"
De Landa alphabet The de Landa alphabet is the correspondence of Spanish letters and glyphs written in the pre-Columbian Maya script, which the 16th-century bishop of Yucatán, Diego de Landa recorded as part of his documentation of the Maya civilization. With the aid of two Maya informants familiar ... |
7633 | "Fashion design"
operational outfit. Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who was the first designer to have his label sewn into the garments that he created. Before the former draper set up his ""maison couture"" (fashion house) in Paris, clothing desi... |
7634 | "Spokane Art Center"
Despite his ardent opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs, local newspaperman and business magnate William H. Cowles donated the use of a spacious, three-storey building, while a fund-drive by Parent-Teacher Associations, businesses, and arts associations produced m... |
7635 | "Trichinopoly District"
Vijayanagar kingdom. The city of Trichy served as a capital of the Madurai Nayaks who succeeded the Vijayanagar kingdom. After the Madurai Nayak kingdom fell in 1736, Trichinopoly was occupied for short periods by Chanda Sahib of the Carnatic, the Thanjavur Marathas (see siege of Trichinopoly), ... |
7636 | "Trichinopoly District"
1801 with Mr. Wallace as its first Collector. As of 1907, the district had three municipalities - Karur, Srirangam and Trichinipoly - and four taluk boards - Trichinopoly, Ariyalur, Karur and Namakkal - which looked after the administration of rural areas. The Trichinopoly taluk board handled th... |
7637 | "Trichinopoly District"
municipality was the oldest municipality in the district, established in 1866, followed by Srirangam in 1871 and Karur in 1874. As of 1901, Trichinopoly district was made up of seven taluks. Perambalur taluk was initially a part of South Arcot district but was transferred to Trichinopoly. Namakk... |
7638 | "Trichinopoly District"
population of the district increased by 21 percent between 1871 and 1901. Tamil was spoken by a majority of the populace. Telugu was spoken by 12 percent of the population and Kannada was spoken by 2 percent of the population. Around 1 percent of the population spoke Hindi. Over 93 percent of th... |
7639 | "Ambient Devices"
similar to the discontinued Microsoft's SPOT service. Ambient Devices runs a data network called ""Ambient Information Network"" that sends weather, stock market activity, sport scores, energy pricing and usage using a paging network that utilizes encoded FM radio stations to send out a data broadcast... |
7640 | "Intelligence cycle management"
and analysis, which are supposed to work in tandem, in fact work more properly in parallel. Finally, the idea that decision-makers wait for the delivery of intelligence before making policy decisions is equally incorrect. In the modern era, policy officials seem to want intelligence to s... |
7641 | "Rachael Robertson (television presenter)"
Rachael Robertson (television presenter) Rachael Robertson is a former British television continuity announcer and presenter. Robertson began her career with Grampian Television (now ""STV North"") in the mid-1990s as a staff announcer and newsreader for ""Grampian Headlines""... |
7642 | "Rachael Robertson (television presenter)"
Scottish Television's long-running travel show, ""Scottish Passport"". Robertson left Grampian when the station closed down its Aberdeen-based presentation department in 1998 and soon became an announcer for BBC1 and BBC2. She left the BBC in December 2003. Robertson is no lon... |
7643 | Cuahilama
located, and to agricultural terraces; the basements of residential quarters are registered over an area of 400 m² and a Xochimilca “jolla or military training camp. The site depicts cultural Aztec characteristics and possibly was a ceremonial center linked with agricultural fertility festivities and worship ... |
7644 | "Noel Crichton-Browne"
1981 to 9 September 1995, and thereafter as an Independent Liberal after being expelled from the Liberal Party following media publicity of his inappropriate language and behaviour towards journalist Colleen Egan. He retired from Parliament upon the expiry of his final term on 30 June 1996. In 20... |
7645 | "RAF Driffield"
RAF Driffield Royal Air Force Station Driffield or RAF Driffield is a former British Royal Air Force station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. It lies about south-west of Driffield and north-west of Beverley. The site was first opened in 1918 by the Royal Air Force under the name of RAF Eastb... |
7646 | "Banca Antonveneta"
in Sicily and 3% in both Lazio and Emilia Romagna. It has a focus on the wealthy Northeast of the country with 6% market share and 600 branches. Eighty-six percent of its clients are retail clients, accounting for 58% of assets, most of which are owned by affluent and private clients, 12% corporate,... |
7647 | "USS Eclipse (SP-417)"
USS Eclipse (SP-417) USS ""Eclipse"" (SP-417) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. ""Eclipse"" was built as a private motor schooner of the same name in 1906 by Bishops at Gloucester, Massachusetts. On 31 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free leas... |
7648 | "Jackie Marone"
to ""shame"" Nick and Jackie into returning the Forrester's company to them, Stephanie announced to all that Jackie was a former prostitute during the debut fashion show of ""The New Nick-owned Forrester Creations."" The plan backfired and Jackie garnered sympathy for having had to stoop so low to make ... |
7649 | "Africa Progress Panel"
Africa Progress Panel’s work centres on complex and high-impact issues that are particularly relevant to Africa. The Geneva-based secretariat is a non-profit foundation under Swiss law. The secretariat is led by Executive Director Caroline Kende-Robb and Deputy Director Max Bankole Jarrett. Publ... |
7650 | "Jackie Marone"
she and Jackie remained closed. After an unsuccessful attempt at restarting the Brooke's Bedroom, Nick decided to sell Forrester Creations back to Eric, with one ultimatum—Stephanie may not be a part of the company. The sale was successful, and excluded the sale of Jackie M Boutiques, by which Jackie st... |
7651 | "Jackie Marone"
still friends, as was evidenced when Eric invited her and Nick to the first fashion show since Eric got Forrester Creations back. Although Stephanie had them removed by security, (Eric found out and was furious with Stephanie for doing that) they still came back. Recently, Jackie became a first time gra... |
7652 | "Africa Progress Panel"
– and enable all Africans to benefit from their continent’s extraordinary wealth. The 2012 Africa Progress Report was launched in London, United Kingdom on 8 May 2014 by Kofi Annan, Tidjane Thiam, Bob Geldof, Peter Eigen and Caroline Kende-Robb. Africa Progress Report 2013 – Equity in Extractive... |
7653 | Geoloqi
Geoloqi Geoloqi was a platform for location-based services, with tools for enterprise, government and mobile developers to add advanced geolocation functionality to apps and devices. Geoloqi provided a real-time toolkit for tracking, messaging, battery management, geofencing, storage and analytics, with a langu... |
7654 | Geoloqi
location service was powered by a set of algorithms that minimize battery drain on mobile devices. Geoloqi had sample apps available for iPhone and Android. Developers and non-developers could use the Geoloqi API or ""visual trigger editor"" to import or add in location-based content that can be subscribed to t... |
7655 | Stonedogs
of the fictional gang ""The Rabble"" Gator causes an incident and makes an enemy in the leader of the gang chapter. After a tip off from his friend Steve, whose cousin is a gang prospect, Gator and the other plan to steal the harvest of the gang's marijuana crop. They drive their Holden to Northland and after... |
7656 | Geoloqi
guidance through TiE Oregon (a non-profit entrepreneurial network). In 2012, Geoloqi partnered with Appcelerator Inc to make their geolocation services available to developers using the Titanium platform. On October 15, 2012, Esri announced that it had acquired Geoloqi. As a result of the acquisition, Esri inte... |
7657 | "Jackie Marone"
Bridget, Whip and Jackie heard that Owen had declared that she was nothing but his ""cougar fantasy woman"" and then snidely told her on TV, that she'd been Punk'd. This sent Jackie to the bottle and into Whip's apartment. It was quickly revealed that the ""Owen"" on television was actually Owen's immat... |
7658 | "Jackie Marone"
remain very much in love, despite the occasional rough spots. However their marriage is in real trouble now because of Owen cheating on Jackie by having a one-night stand with Bridget, which resulted in the birth of his & Bridget's son Logan on September 3, 2010. In October 2010, Rick Forrester, Bridget... |
7659 | "Jackie Marone"
giving up on her no matter what but realizes that it just wasn't worth it in the end. Jackie asked Owen to meet up with Bridget in Hawaii, where she enables Owen to realize his love for his son Logan and Bridget. Jackie sorrowfully asked Owen for a divorce, and Owen went to Bridget. In October 2011, Jac... |
7660 | "Jackie Marone"
M When he discovers that it is Stephanie's sister, Pamela Douglas, he is shocked. Pam informs him of her break-up with Stephen and confesses to finding him (Nick) increasingly attractive. Nick rejects her advances, but Jackie makes a deal with Pam: in exchange for her getting to spend time with Nick, Pa... |
7661 | "Jackie Marone"
Pam, Jackie M was back in business. After the Jackie M collection is shown, the Forresters soon discover that Nick and Jackie stole their designs, and later discovered that Pam was behind it. In February 2012, Bridget and Owen announce their decision to split in order to allow Owen to return to his marr... |
7662 | "TMCR 95.3"
of 2005 on 87.9 FM. The opening was performed by Ed Miliband MP in his capacity as member for Doncaster North. Preparations were being made to start full-time broadcasts from October 2009 with the main launch date pencilled in as 16 November with a frequency of 95.3 FM. Due to funding issues, this date had ... |
7663 | "International Center For Management and Indian Studies"
transferable to many institutions in USA, Canada and the Gulf. The institution also offers degree and short term programs. In 2005, ICMIC moved into its permanent home in Kothanur. The campus, located at the northern edge of the City of Bangalore, is regarded as ... |
7664 | "Mushtaq Leghari"
Ahmed Khan Laghari got his commission as a fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force. He was the Wing Under Officer (WUO) of his graduating course. In the Air Force, he rose to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. In 1997 he decided to accept a diplomatic appointment and became Pakistan's Ambassador to the UAE... |
7665 | "Mushtaq Leghari"
war between Pakistan and India. A highly decorated officer of the Pakistan Air Force, he was known in the Air Force for his leadership, generosity, bravery, honesty, integrity, and fighter flying skills of the highest caliber. While serving with the Air Force he commanded a fighter squadron, a fighter... |
7666 | "Pouya Jalili Pour"
his musical career. in 1999 He work his first album called ""Ghatreyeh Baran"". Pouya's first album released in 2000. Pouya Jalili Pour Pouya is an Iranian singer. He is most famous for his 2000 ""Safar"" (Journey) song. Pouya's songs has spread out among Iranians, Afghans and other Persian speaking... |
7667 | "DBLCI Optimum Yield (OY) Index"
DBLCI Optimum Yield (OY) Index In May 2006, Deutsche Bank launched a new set of commodity index products called the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodities Indices Optimum Yield, or DBLCI-OY. The DBLCI-OY indices are available for 24 commodities drawn from the energy, precious metals, industri... |
7668 | "DBLCI Optimum Yield (OY) Index"
The DBLCI-OY is rebalanced on the fifth index business day of November when each commodity is adjusted to its base weight. The DBLCI-OY is also listed as an exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the American Stock Exchange. The rationale of the Optimum Yield technology was to address the dynami... |
7669 | "DBLCI Optimum Yield (OY) Index"
maximises the positive roll yield in backwardated term structures or minimises the negative roll yield in contangoed markets from the list of tradeable futures that expire in the next 13 months. The changing pattern in commodity term structures has important implications for commodity i... |
7670 | "Intelligence cycle management"
assignments given to the intelligence services. Another aspect of analysis is the balance between current intelligence and long-term estimates. For many years, the culture of the intelligence community, in particular that of the CIA, favored the estimates. However, it is in long-term ana... |
7671 | "Intelligence cycle management"
the extent long-term estimates are produced, it is important that they be concise, written by individuals, and that sources justifying conclusions be shown as they would in any academic work. If the project is a group effort, differences among participants need to be sharpened and acknow... |
7672 | "Selfless service"
God is perceived as having an interest in the well-being of others as well as oneself; serving other people is considered an essential devotional practice of indirectly serving God and living a religious life that is a benefit to others. ""Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished... |
7673 | "Jagdstaffel 32"
Jagdstaffel 32 Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 32, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 32, was a ""hunting group"" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the German ""Luftstreitkräfte"", the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. The unit would score 41 aerial victories during the war, including four enemy ... |
7674 | "Jagdstaffel 32"
February 1917. It would not score its first aerial victory until 4 July 1917. By September, it had been assigned to ""Jagdgruppe von Braun"". Jasta 32 moved to the ""17 Armee"" front in March 1918 as part of ""Jagdgruppe 8"". A change to ""Jagdgruppe 4"" followed in September 1918. It ended its war in ... |
7675 | "Southeast Missouri Lead District"
known as Mine a Breton, and founded Herculaneum as his shipping point on the Mississippi. This lead was originally used as a roofing material. Bonne Terre has large subterranean mines, now used commercially for recreational scuba diving. The area of mining has changed over the years. ... |
7676 | "Little Tragedies (rock group)"
the first and later the second part of their sixth album based on Russian translations to Chinese poetry, ""Chinese Songs"", with the main theme of the album being the relationship between man and nature. In 2008 the band released ""Cross"", which was recorded in August 2007. The entire ... |
7677 | "Southeast Missouri Lead District"
sphalerite, and chalcopyrite. Gangue minerals associated with the economic minerals include pyrite, calcite, dolomite, and quartz. Specimens from the Lead Belt are highly prized by gem and mineral collectors and are found in museums worldwide. The ore minerals of the Lead Belt are pri... |
7678 | "Intelligence cycle management"
Experience has shown that high level government needs to be aware of both clandestine and covert field activities in order to prevent them from interfering with one another, and with secret activities that may not be in the field. For example, one World War II failure occurred when Offic... |
7679 | "Spanish ironclad Tetuán"
sink the rebel ships, the government ships kept their distance and thwarted rebel attempt to close with them. The latter suffered 13 dead and 49 wounded in the skirmish, although ""Tetuán"" was damaged in the battle. The ship was under repair when she was destroyed by fire (either by accident... |
7680 | "Blue Skies (Jamiroquai song)"
Blue Skies (Jamiroquai song) ""Blue Skies"" is the second single from British alternative group Jamiroquai's studio album ""Rock Dust Light Star"". The single was released via digital download on 1 November 2010. The song was written by band frontman Jay Kay and Matt Johnson. It is the ba... |
7681 | "Blue Skies (Jamiroquai song)"
the UK Singles Chart. The music video shows Jay Kay riding a Harley Davidson fat boy motorbike through the outback of Almeria, attempting to find a beauty spot where he can look at the Blue Skies, hence the title of the song. The video shows jay riding his bike through many roads of Spain... |
7682 | "Ancient Diocese of Mâcon"
as Cardinal de Châtillon, who eventually became a Protestant and went to London to marry under the name of Comte de Beauvais, was from 1554 to 1560 prior, and after 1560 provost, of St-Pierre de Mâcon. The Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, situated within the territory of this diocese, was exempte... |
7683 | "Ancient Diocese of Mâcon"
a separate diocese ended at the French Revolution, and the title of Mâcon is since borne by the Bishop of Autun. Of the six councils held at Mâcon (579, 581-or 582-585, 624, 906, 1286), the second and third, convoked by command of King Gontran, are worthy of special mention. The second counc... |
7684 | "Hmong funeral"
by the eldest son, while the reed pipe instrument, called the ""qeej"", plays a ceremonial song (Tapp 84). Another offering made to the spirit of the deceased is a daily animal sacrifice. Traditionally, the sacrifice has been a pig, bulls, and oxen. (Falk, par. 12). Once the offerings have been finished... |
7685 | "Hmong funeral"
culturally taboo to show distress, as the ceremony is not about the death of the person but the rebirth of the soul and a new life (Goetz, par. 12). The main reason the funeral rituals are performed is so that the dead will be reborn into the same family. If the rituals are not performed properly the Hm... |
7686 | "Hmong funeral"
living family along with the deceased party (“Death”). In the Hmong culture a death is an extremely important event. The burial process must be performed correctly in order to protect those living and the deceased from evil spirits that are present when there is a death. The first step in burial is sacr... |
7687 | "Fu Rong"
of the six provinces that Former Yan possessed, as viceroy, but in 372 he recalled Wang to again be prime minister, and made Fu Rong the viceroy of the six provinces. Although he was away from the capital, he urged Fu Jiān not to incorporate so many Xianbei officials (particularly those from Former Yan's impe... |
7688 | "Fu Rong"
Pi was sieging the Jin city Xiangyang (襄陽, in modern Xiangfan, Hubei), Fu Jiān had initially ordered Fu Rong to mobilize the six eastern provinces and meet him personally at Xiangyang, but at Fu Rong's urgings (that it would be overly costly to mobilize so many troops for the battle at Xiangyang), Fu Jiān can... |
7689 | "Chechen' Island"
Archipelago'. There are many birds on Chechen Island, especially seagulls. In very cold winters herds of ""Saiga tatarica"" find refuge in the island. Chechen' Island Chechen Island (; Ostrov Chechen') is a coastal island on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. It is located 20 km east of Krainovka r... |
7690 | "Fu Rong"
would support it, but Fu Rong, citing Wang's urging against it on his deathbed, opposed—arguing that it would be a dangerous venture and that what Fu Jiān truly had to look out for were the Xianbei and Qiang generals who might rebel. Fu Jiān did not listen to him, but instead put him in charge of commanding t... |
7691 | "Callixte Mbarushimana"
have directed and participated in the murder of 32 people in 1994 — including U.N. employees he was given the responsibility to protect. He was dismissed from the U.N. in 2001 but in 2004 he won a lawsuit seeking compensation for his dismissal. Mbarushimana joined the UN in 1992 and remained a s... |
7692 | "Fu Rong"
wanting to attack Jin forces as they were crossing the river, and Fu Rong agreed, ordering a retreat. However, the Former Qin forces fell into a panic while retreating, and Jin forces attacked. Fu Rong tried to personally calm the troops, but as he was doing so, his horse suddenly fell, and he was killed by J... |
7693 | "Hmong funeral"
spirit would come back to take the souls that killed them into the other world. Hmong funeral Hmong people have a culture built on animistic beliefs and a strong faith that after death the soul reincarnates as one of many forms such as humans, plants, rocks and ghosts (Goetz par. 1, 12). Death is often ... |
7694 | "Cabécar language"
is spoken in southern parts of Costa Rica. Cabécar uses a Latin alphabet with umlauts for (ë, ö), and tildes for (ã, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũ). Cabécar has twelve vowels, five of which are nasalized. Cabécar has a canonical word order of subject–object–verb. Cabécar language The Cabécar language is an indigenous ... |
7695 | "Temple Cloud"
Harptree and Hinton Blewett), had 1,465 residents, living in 548 households, with an average age of 39.0 years. Of these 79% of residents describing their health as 'good', 22% of 16- to 74-year-olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.5% of all economically active people ag... |
7696 | "Lokanatha Temple"
Lokanatha is kept inside the Jagannath temple, Puri. He is the guardian deity of all the treasures and jewellery of Lord Jagannath This temple is one of the five famous Shiva Temple of Puri. Others are Markandeswara Temple, Jambeswar Temple, Banambara Temple and Kapalamochana Temple. Shivaratri, Mond... |
7697 | "Kanga Loaders"
Kanga Loaders Kanga Loaders is an Australian brand of compact utility loaders. The company's headquarters are in Yatala, Queensland with 10 branches Australia-wide. Originally owned by the Jaden Group of companies and called the Dingo, it was the first ""stand-on"" mini-skid steer. At present Kanga Load... |
7698 | "Kanga Loaders"
white was released to the public. Two of the loaders manufactured in this period were still working in a privately owned rental yard and another in a North West Queensland opal mine. In 1985 there was a partnership breakup one of them bought the manufacturing rights and started manufacturing the machine... |
7699 | "Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics"
Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program Davide Bresadola took part in both Nordic combined and ski jumping. Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from ... |
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