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List of voivodes Voivode of Transylvania

1 list of voivodes 1.1 twelfth century 1.2 thirteenth century 1.3 fourteenth century 1.4 fifteenth century 1.5 sixteenth century list of voivodes twelfth century thirteenth century fourteenth century coat-of-arms of lackfi family stibor of stiboricz fifteenth century gravestone of nicholas Újlaki in church of st. john of capistrano @ Újlak (ilok, croatia) john hunyadi on engraving sixteenth century stephen báthory ahidnâme of 1571 stephen báthory sultan selim ii

August 1, 2009 (Saturday) August 2009 in sports

1 august 1, 2009 (saturday) 1.1 auto racing 1.2 cricket 1.3 cycling 1.4 football (soccer) 1.5 golf 1.6 rugby union 1.7 swimming 1.8 volleyball 1.9 water polo august 1, 2009 (saturday) auto racing indycar series: meijer indy 300 in sparta, kentucky: (1) ryan briscoe (aus) (penske racing) 1:28:24.3246 (2) ed carpenter (usa) (vision racing) + 0.0162* (3) tony kanaan (bra) (andretti green racing) drivers standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) briscoe 416 points (2) scott dixon (nzl) (chip ganassi racing) 408 (3) dario franchitti (gbr) (chip ganassi racing) 405 nationwide series: u.s. cellular 250 in newton, iowa: (1) brad keselowski (chevrolet, jr motorsports) (2) kyle busch (toyota, joe gibbs racing) (3) jason leffler (toyota, braun racing) v8 supercars: norton 360 sandown challenge in melbourne, victoria: round 13: (1) davison (aus) (holden commodore) (2) james courtney (aus) (ford falcon) (3) craig lowndes (aus) (ford falcon) standings (after 13 of 26 races): (1) jamie whincup (aus)

Exploitation and extinction Japanese sea lion

sea lion (right) , fur seal, wakan sansai zue (around 1712) many bones of japanese sea lion have been excavated shell middens jōmon period in japan while 18th-century encyclopedia, wakan sansai zue, describes meat not tasty , used render oil oil lamps. valuable oil extracted skin, internal organs used make expensive oriental medicine, , whiskers , leather used pipe cleaners , leather goods, respectively. @ turn of 20th century, captured use in circuses. harvest records japanese commercial fishermen in 1900s show many 3,200 sea lions harvested @ turn of century, , overhunting caused harvest numbers fall drastically 300 sea lions 1915 , few dozen sea lions 1930s. japanese commercial harvest of japanese sea lions ended in 1940s when species became virtually extinct. in total, japanese trawlers harvested many 16,500 sea lions, enough cause extinction. submarine warfare during world war ii believed have contributed habitat destruction. recent sightings of z. japonicus 1970s, last confirmed

United Kingdom Garden centre

part of large garden centre near bristol, england a garden centre in uk sells plants, compost, fertilizers, tools , landscaping products such statues, furniture , garden ornaments. sell pet related products , small pets such guinea pigs, rabbits, fish , mice. garden centres have branched out , sell home , interior products well, such items of furniture. garden centres have branched out selling goods based around camping , outdoors, selling clothing , items related outdoor activities. in 2010 value of garden retail market in uk stood @ £4.6bn per annum. sector comprises mix of independent small businesses, of there approximately 2,500 centres, plus number of national or regional chains. the major garden centre chains in uk include, wyevale garden centres (151 sites) dobbies (34 sites) klondyke (22 sites) mole country stores (36 sites) notcutts (18 sites) hillier nurseries (12 sites) squires (15 sites) blue diamond (19 sites) the diy chains b&q , homebase have own garden departments,

Conditional execution Bash (Unix shell)

where ./do_something executed if cd (change directory) command successful (returned exit status of zero) , echo command executed if either cd or ./do_something command return error (non-zero exit status). for commands exit status stored in special variable $?. bash supports if ...;then ...;else ...;fi , case $variable in $pattern)...;;$other_pattern)...;; esac forms of conditional command evaluation.

Epidemiology Middle East respiratory syndrome

1 epidemiology 1.1 saudi arabia 1.2 united states 1.3 south korea 1.4 philippines 1.5 united kingdom 1.6 kenya 1.7 comparisons epidemiology total cases saudi arabia mers implicated in outbreak in april 2014 in saudi arabia, mers has infected 688 people , 282 mers-related deaths have been reported since 2012. in response newly reported cases , deaths, , resignation of 4 doctors @ jeddah’s king fahd hospital refused treat mers patients fear of infection, government has removed minister of health , set 3 mers treatment centers. eighteen more cases reported in may. in june 2014, saudi arabia announced 113 unreported cases of mers, revising death toll 282. a hospital-related outbreak in riyadh in summer of 2015 increased fears of epidemic occurring during annual hajj pilgrimage begins in late september. after period of few cases, cases began increasing in middle of summer. cdc placed travel health alert level 2, calls taking enhanced precautions. united states on 2 may 2014, centers disease

1990s Plame affair timeline

1 1990s 1.1 1990 1.2 1991 1.3 1993 1.4 1994 1.5 1997 1.6 1999 1990s 1990 valerie plame begins first cia posting, posing state department official @ embassy in athens. 1991 the persian gulf war ends iraq being forced concede demands of united nations after coalition led united states expels armies of saddam hussein kuwait. 1993 according editorial in national review online, iaea report lists 580 tons of natural uranium in iraqi stockpiles, of came niger. 1994 may 22, 1994: brewster jennings & associates, front company central intelligence agency posing legal services office, registered dun , bradstreet. brewster jennings & associates cover many cia officers, including valerie plame. 1997 fearing aldrich ames has revealed identity russian intelligence, cia recalls plame europe washington. 1999 june: (according 2002 conversation between joseph c. wilson , former prime minister of niger ibrahim assane mayaki) iraqi businessman approached mayaki , insisted mayaki meet iraqi delega

Foreign production Fiat 125

1 foreign production 1.1 poland 1.2 yugoslavia/serbia 1.3 egypt 1.4 argentina 1.5 colombia 1.6 chile 1.7 morocco foreign production poland polski fiat 125p in uk (after 1983) a licence copy produced in poland fabryka samochodów osobowych (fso) 1967 until 1991, under brand polski fiat polski fiat 125p, , later fso 1500, fso 1300, or fso 125p. it simplified variation of fiat car, outdated 1300 cc or 1500 cc engines , mechanicals fiat 1300/1500. polish cars differed in details italian ones, visible 4 round headlights instead of square ones, simpler bumpers , front grill, orange front turn signal lenses, different shape details in tail , front lamps design, simpler body sheet metal stampings, old fiat 1300/1500 chassis , interior. model available estate (the polski fiat 125p kombi) , pickup developed in poland after italian fiat 125 production ended in 1972. yugoslavia/serbia the zastava 125 zastava produced model identical polish 125p. available versions called 125 pz 1,295 or 1,481 cc en

Archeology Niha Bekaa

the lower small temple. a portion of text in section courtesy of ministry of tourism of lebanon provided bulk of description on roman temples of niha. niha home 4 roman temples constructed between 1st , 3rd century ad. lower 2 temples located on edge of village, , upper 2 temples 2 km above village in known hosn niha. the first , smallest temple built in 1st century ad. 1 enters gate @ edge of village archeological park maintained department of antiquities, lower small temple appears first , directly ahead right of creek. temple dedicated syro-phoenician mermaid goddess atargatis , consort, god hadaranes. hadaranes local name of hadad, god of thunder, lightning , rain. atargatis goddess of fertility. small water channel runs through podium of temple leading belief water purification rituals conducted @ temple. entrance of temple faces south; consists of stairway leading portico 4 columns ionic-style capitals. cella, or central space of temple, accessed through 3 doors @ top of stairw

Weightlifting Lithuania at the 2016 Summer Olympics

lithuania has qualified 1 male weightlifter olympics virtue of top 15 individual finish, among had not secured quota places through world or european championships, in iwf world rankings of 20 june 2016, signifying nation s return sport after eight-year hiatus. place awarded rookie aurimas didžbalis in men s middle-heavyweight division (94 kg).

Rafiq Hariri assassination Lebanon bombings and assassinations (2004–present)

ministry of interior soldier guarding site of attack killed former prime minister hariri a massive explosion on 14 february 2005, killed former lebanese prime minister rafiq hariri in beirut, near st. george hotel. killed former minister of economy, bassel fleihan, , 19 other people. 220 others wounded. a group calling nasra & jihad group in greater syria claimed responsibility blast. group had not been heard before. tape aired al jazeera showed bearded man, believed palestinian named ahmad abu adas, claiming attack. adas apartment raided remains missing; however, thought forced admit plot , killed planned assassination. according united nations report detlev mehlis, released 20 october 2005, blast result of truck bomb. security camera captured white mitsubishi truck driving near hariri s convoy moments before blast; investigators determined truck carried explosives, estimated @ 1,000 kg. since hariri s convoy had jamming devices meant block remote control signals, attack carrie

Scottish Premier League (2004–2009) Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.

inverness playing st mirren in may 2008 @ caledonian stadium. a change in spl rules during 2004–05 season reduced stadium seating requirement 6,000 seats spl membership. caledonian stadium rendered valid spl venue after rapid ground expansion, 2 new stands added. stadium renamed tulloch caledonian stadium in honour of local building firm completed work in 47 working days. chairman of tulloch, david sutherland, chairman of club @ time , remains major shareholder. club returned playing in inverness, defeating dunfermline 2–0 in first spl game in own ground on 29 january 2005, goals barry wilson , player-manager craig brewster. during season 2008–09 season, team incurred number of bad results , struggled near bottom of spl. eventually, manager craig brewster sacked after run of 7 consecutive defeats, ending 1–0 loss hamilton academical. first time club had sacked manager, , fans had voiced concern brewster s ability. brewster replaced former england international terry butcher, unable pre

Wattled crane White Oak Conservation

an animal specialist @ white oak holds wattled crane. classified vulnerable, wattled crane has wide range in southern africa, encompassing of zambia , portions of several other countries. estimated wild population between 6,000 , 8,000. white oak participates in cooperative breeding program between association of zoos , aquariums, crane species survival plan, , conservation center species survival. collaborations in place smithsonian conservation biology institute, fossil rim wildlife center, san diego zoo safari park, , wilds. white oak welcomed new wattled crane chick in spring 2013.

Competitions 2009 D.C. United season

1 competitions 1.1 overall 1.2 preseason 1.3 carolina challenge cup 1.4 major league soccer 1.4.1 standings 1.4.2 results summary 1.4.3 results round 1.5 match results 1.6 concacaf champions league 1.6.1 group standings 1.6.2 preliminary round 1.6.3 group stage 1.7 u.s. open cup competitions key   win   tie   loss overall last updated: october 18, 2008 source: competitions preseason carolina challenge cup major league soccer standings eastern conference overall table ^note 1 - toronto fc cannot qualify u.s. open cup, canadian-based team. if qualify automatic berth u.s. open cup, next highest placed team not qualified given berth. similarly, cannot qualify concacaf champions league through mls. rather, can qualify through canadian soccer championship. if qualify champions league through mls, highest placed team not qualified qualify. ^note 2 - winner of 2009 mls supporters shield (columbus crew) , winner of mls cup 2009 (real salt lake) qualified 2010–11 concacaf champions league group

Life Pieter Thijs

daedalus fixing wings onto shoulders of icarus everything suggests completed training gonzales coques, leading painter of portraits , history paintings known nickname de kleine van dyck ( little van dyck ). thijs continued working in coques workshop more 3 years after becoming master of antwerp guild of st. luke in 1644–45. presence of collection of george villiers, 1st duke of buckingham, in antwerp, thijs able study paintings of cinquecento. after leaving coques workshop thijs started out on career successful despite prevailing dire economic situation in antwerp. maintained busy workshop employed twenty apprentices in course of career. in 1660s had enough work keep 6 assistants busy. obtained many commissions altarpieces in churches in flanders , brabant portraits, , allegorical , mythological paintings patrons in both southern netherlands , dutch republic. through international business connections of father-in-law ran large import-export business in antwerp offices in major por

History Huntingdon

sebastopol cannon huntingdon its valuable trading position secured vanished huntingdon castle. site scheduled ancient monument, , home beacon used commemorate 400th anniversary of spanish armada. in 1746, botanists wood , ingram of nearby brampton developed cultivar species of elm tree, ulmus × hollandica vegeta , named huntingdon elm after town. original historical documents relating huntingdon, including borough charter of 1205, held cambridgeshire archives , local studies @ county record office huntingdon. huntingdon welcome sign between railway station , old hospital building, stands replica cannon. in 1990s replica installed replace original crimean war one, stood there until second world war, being scrapped war effort. when replica installed placed in opposite direction original. st mary s street drill hall built in late 19th century. george hotel the george hotel, on corner of high street , george street once posting house. named after st. george in 1574 , bought 25 years lat

Off-season 2009 D.C. United season

1 off-season 1.1 draft 1.2 re-signings 1.3 signings 1.4 released 1.5 waived 1.6 transactions 1.7 loaned off-season d.c. united involved in following off-season activity: draft the 2009 mls superdraft took place on january 15, 2009. draft order determined regular , post-season record, united received sixth pick in each round. additionally, united acquired colorado rapids first-round pick (#7 overall) , houston dynamo s second-round (#26 overall). united s fourth-round (#51 overall) pick went colorado. re-signings santino quaranta – january 6, 2009 bryan namoff – january 6 marc burch – january 7 francis doe – january 21 devon mctavish – january 28 signings andrew jacobson – february 10 dejan jakovic – february 27 brandon barklage – march 3 anthony peters – march 3 milos kocic – march 12 released marcelo gallardo – january 30 waived ryan miller – march 25 transactions loaned

In popular culture When pigs fly

fliegende schweine michael maschka in lewis carroll s through looking-glass (1872), poem walrus , carpenter poses question of whether pigs have wings . pigasus flying pig character in oz books written ruth plumly thompson in 1930s. because of historical importance of pig industry city, prominent in local iconography of cincinnati (nicknamed porkopolis ) such events big pig gig , flying pig marathon. public art around town features flying pigs. in grand prairie, tx, semi-pro baseball team (grand prairie airhogs). in advertising, have used slogan hogs fly . in 1968 movie lion in winter, king henry ii tells wife eleanor of aquitaine when pigs have wings! . replies there ll pork in trees come morning! pink floyd had flying pig on cover of animals album. ties in album s songs pigs on wing . since group has used flying pig prop concerts. see pink floyd pigs. this album cover 1 of many cultural references in game jet set willy; emergency power generator miniature indoor version of bat

Economy and infrastructure Hundsangen

1 economy , infrastructure 1.1 transport 1.2 education 1.3 media 1.4 public institutions economy , infrastructure transport right through community runs bundesstraße 8, linking limburg der lahn , hennef. nearest autobahn interchanges diez, limburg der lahn , montabaur on a 3 (cologne–frankfurt), 9 km away. nearest intercityexpress stops railway stations @ montabaur , limburg süd on cologne-frankfurt high-speed rail line. rhine-main , cologne urban agglomerations thereby reached. education hundsangen has @ disposal catholic kindergarten , primary school. secondary schools (gymnasien in hadamar, limburg , montabaur, realschulen in hadamar , montabaur hauptschulen in salz, montabaur , hadamar) linked community local public transport. media the official medium citizen information in hundsangen collective municipality’s weekly gazette. ortsgemeinde conducts official homepage current news , information village, twitter account , facebook page. public institutions swimming pool town hall st.

Overview M-209

an intermediate gear unit (center) meshes gears adjoining each key wheel. visible left of image paper tape , typewheel print out messages , ciphertext. an inactive pin (red) on bottom of left key wheel (light blue) pulls guide arm (green) back. no pin blocking right guide arm, spring tilts guide arm forward. the left guide arm prevented interacting lugs (purple) on drum (blue), while right guide arm in effective position, , push left bars lug in position. each key wheel contains different number of letters, , correspondingly different number of pins. left right, wheels have: 26 letters, z 25 letters, z, excepting w 23 letters, x, excepting w 21 letters, u 19 letters, s 17 letters, q this discrepancy chosen give wheel sizes coprime nature; end result wheels align same way once every 26×25×23×21×19×17 = 101,405,850 enciphered letters (also known period). each key wheel associated slanted metal guide arm activated pins in effective position. positions of pins on each key wheel comprise

MTV Awards List of awards and nominations received by Cher

1 mtv awards 1.1 mtv australia awards 1.2 mtv o music awards 1.3 mtv video music awards mtv awards mtv australia awards the mtv australia awards started in 2005 , australia s first awards show celebrate both local , international acts. cher has received 1 honorary award. mtv o music awards the mtv o music awards 1 of major annual awards established mtv honor art, creativity, personality , technology of music digital space. cher has received 1 nomination. mtv video music awards the mtv video music awards, commonly abbreviated vma, established in 1984 mtv celebrate top music videos of year. cher has received 3 nominations.

Sewer jetters Drain cleaner

pressure washer sewer jetter attachment, nozzle end a sewer jetter composed of controlled high-pressure water source such pressure washer or reciprocating displacement pump, flexible high-pressure line (called jetter hose connects high-pressure engine mini-reel) of hundreds of metres (several hundred feet) in length, mini-reel (a hose reel can taken distance engine) , nozzle uses hydraulic force pull line sewer drains, clean sides of pipes, , flush out residue. high-pressure sewer jetters can mounted on trolleys, inside vans or on trailers. power of sewer jetter ranges 1000 psi 5000 psi. sewer jetter nozzles come in different sizes , applications; bullet-type nozzle streamlined profile can clear hole larger root cutting nozzle. root-cutter nozzles designed cut roots spinning nozzle shoots jet stream horizontally inside pipe. 5000 psi sewer jetters root-cutting nozzles can clear hole through center of root-infested sewer line , rear-facing jet streams cut roots , clean pipe walls, flush

Fort Pembina Pembina, North Dakota

fort pembina , red river ox carts, c. 1870 due unrest among american indians of red river valley after american civil war, minnesota legislature petitioned congress build fort, defend against incursions lakota (sioux), of whom had migrated canada evade army. as result, major general winfield scott hancock recommended establishment of post on december 8, 1869; fort pembina completed on july 8, 1870. located mile , half south of settlement, above mouth of pembina river. called fort thomas, major general george h. thomas, died on march 28, 1870. post designated fort pembina on september 6, 1870. damaged fire on may 27, 1895, abandoned on august 16, 1895. later sold @ public auction.

Rooms of St Stanislaus Kostka in the Jesuit novitiate Church of Saint Andrew's at the Quirinal

sculpture pierre legros of saint stanislaus kostka (1702-03) in jesuit novitiate adjacent sant andrea al quirinale, rome. the rooms of saint stanislaus kostka have been reconstructed next church. sculpture in polychrome marble pierre legros (1702–03), depicts dying saint. fr. andrea pozzo has painted scenes life of saint in rooms. canvas painting above head of legros stanislaus painted tommaso minardi in 1825 , covers older, deteriorated frescos.

Previous test requirements (before 2008) Expert Field Medical Badge

part evacuation of sick , wounded comprehensive written test 100 multiple choice questions; 75% pass. army physical fitness test pass standard. m16 weapons qualification pass standard within last 12 months. land navigation day , night land navigation courses. forced road march 12-mile road march standard fighting load completed in 3 hours. litter obstacle course done 4-man team candidates graded individually. lane testing tasks graded individually lanes pass/fail. communications: competency field radios , radio techniques. prepare , transmit medevac request must 1 of 3 of 4 tasks passed in order receive overall go lane. survival: demonstrate knowledge of survival skills in nbc environment , combat situations including use of m16 series rifle. emergency medical treatment: demonstrate treatment of various wounds similar in combat situation. evacuation of sick , wounded: demonstrate evacuation techniques utilizing vehicles , manual carries. cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr): demons

Tel-musici .28Wilmington.2C Delaware.2C U.S..29 Telephone newspaper

tel-musici service home installation (1909) the tel-musici developed send requested phonograph recordings, transmitted central music room , households listened using loudspeakers called magnaphones . primary individual behind tel-musici inventor george r. webb. in 1908, tel-musici company, capitalization of $10,000, incorporated in state of delaware number of baltimorians , , service began operation in wilmington next year, george webb company president, , j. j. comer general manager. charge 3 cents each requested standard tune, , 7 cents grand opera. subscribers required guarantee purchases totaling $18 per year. the wilmington system later taken on wilmington , philadelphia traction co. service added live programs, expanding offerings more along lines of general telephone newspaper operation. the promoters worked convince local telephone companies install own tel-musici operations, however, although there plans expand throughout united states, wilmington location, ceased operation

Timeline History of Riverside, California

1 timeline 1.1 spanish period 1.2 mexican period 1.3 american period timeline spanish period 1774 on march 20–21 juan bautista de anza treks through riverside area tubac en route san gabriel mission intent find land route alta california. 1775 on december 31 – january 1, 1776, de anza leads second expedition through riverside area intent on establishing colony in northern california. mexican period 1810 on september 15, mexico declares independence spain. 1810 james porter greves born in upstate new york. 1815 john wesley north born in sand lake, ny on january 4.) 1838 juan bandini receives rancho jurupa land grant. 1842 benjamin d. wilson, future first mayor of los angeles, purchases part of rancho jurupa becomes rancho rubidoux. 1842 wilson arranges section of rancho jurupa, bandini donation , go group of new mexican colonists called settlement agua mansa. 1846 on may 13 united states declares war on mexico starting mexican-american war. 1847 louis rubidoux purchases rancho rubidoux

Ecology and behaviour False gharial

1 ecology , behaviour 1.1 diet 1.2 reproduction 1.3 conflict ecology , behaviour diet until recently, little known diet or behaviour of false gharial in wild. details being revealed. in past, false gharial thought have diet of fish , small vertebrates. more recent evidence , observation inidicate has generalist diet despite narrow snout. in addition fish , smaller aquatic animals, mature adults prey on larger vertebrates, including proboscis monkeys, long-tailed macaques, deer, water birds, , reptiles. eye-witness accounted of false gharial attacking cow in east kalimantan. the false gharial may considered ecological equivalent neotropical crocodiles such orinoco , american crocodiles, both have slender snouts broad diet. reproduction false gharials mound-nesters. females lay small clutches of 13 35 eggs per nest, , appear produce largest eggs of extant crocodilians. sexual maturity in females appears attained around 2.5 3 m (8.2 9.8 ft), large compared other crocodilians. it not known

@ Stanford Cardinal 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team

at stanford stadium • stanford, ca date: october 3, 2015 game time: 7:30 pm tv: p12n following game against ucla, arizona host stanford (for thirty-sixth time) on first road conference game of 2015 season. in 2012, stanford won previous meeting 54–48 in ot @ stanford stadium in stanford, ca. 2 school programs tied all-time series 14-14.

Career Spencer Bailey

1 career 1.1 work (2005–2010) 1.2 bloomberg businessweek , new york times magazine (2010–2014) 1.3 surface media (2010–present) career early work (2005–2010) bailey s first interest in journalism happened in high school studying fiction , poetry, , in college, realizing never going make living writing fiction or poetry, , needed outlet. ended working @ college s alumni magazine, dickinson magazine. there got work editor, sherri kimmel, showed me ropes. had few professors made me realize wasn’t of writer , had push myself become better. has cited former cosmopolitan magazine editor-in-chief kate white mentor. in summer of 2009, took fiction-writing workshop led gordon lish. of lish class, bailey told interviewer, whole concept of class learn how write story, period. class did strip down barest essential, sentence. really, word, actually, , sentence, , had build first word. idea 12th class, able have full story. few people made full story. some, humiliating. ... made 2 , half pages. m

Applications On Liberty

1 applications 1.1 economy 1.2 preventing harm 1.3 repeat offences public through private action 1.4 encouraging vice 1.5 suicide , divorce 1.6 education 1.7 conclusion applications this last chapter applies principles laid out in previous sections. begins summarising these principles: economy mill first applies these principles economy. concludes free markets preferable controlled governments. while may seem, because trade social act, government ought intervene in economy, mill argues economies function best when left own devices. therefore, government intervention, though theoretically permissible, counterproductive. later, attacks government-run economies despotic. believes if government ran economy, people aspire part of bureaucracy had no incentive further interests of itself. preventing harm next mill investigates in ways person may try prevent harm. first admits person should not wait injury happen, ought try prevent it. second, states agents must consider whether can cause

Philosophy Lingnan garden

lingnan garden said embody philosophy behind cantonese culture - commerce, pragmatism, , openness foreign ideas. of past millennium, cantonese people have served major merchants of chinese empire, when came trade activities western europeans , southeast asians. results in strong commercial tradition among cantonese. distinguishes them other han chinese groups - such northern groups, have formed empire s politicians , bureaucrats, or wuyue group, have served prominently scholars , artists. cantonese gardens less bounded royal standards , adopt foreign (i.e., non-chinese) elements stained glass. also, cantonese far less heavily invested in confucian philosophy, resulting in style closer average people - such tendency fuse gardens buildings have mundane purposes.

Contrasted with antisemitism Anti-Judaism

terms anti-judaism (the christian aversion toward jewish religion) , anti-semitism (aversion toward jews racial group) omnipresent in controversies on churches’ responsibility regard extermination of jews , since 1945, of works on anti-semitism have contrasted term anti-judaism . according jeanne favret-saada, scientific analysis of links , difference between both terms made difficult 2 reasons. first definition: scholars argue anti-judaic refers christian theology , christian theology while others argue term applies discriminatory policy of churches (...). authors advance eighteenth-century catechisms antisemitic , others argue term cannot used before date of first appearance in 1879. second difficulty these 2 concepts place in different contexts: old , religious anti-judaism new , political anti-semitism. as examples regarding nuances put forward scholars: leon poliakov, in history of anti-semitism (1991) describes transition anti-judaism atheist anti-semitism going in

1990s Trans World Airlines

1 1990s 1.1 1992 bankruptcy 1.2 1995 bankruptcy 1.3 short turn-around 1990s in 1990, icahn s pressing needs additional capital forced him sell airline s heathrow operations american airlines same time pan american world airways sold heathrow operation united. 1992 bankruptcy tillinghast ignored trans-pacific market , dedicated air cargo market. reported have said, there s no money in pacific , there s no money in cargo. re gonna shrink airline til s profitable. these 2 oversights said have been undoing of twa, in addition sandro andretta s resignation in december 1991. airline deregulation hit twa hard in 1980s. twa had badly neglected domestic u.s. expansion @ time when newly deregulated domestic market growing quickly. twa s holding company, trans world corporation, spun off airline, became starved capital. airline briefly considered selling renowned corporate raider frank lorenzo in 1980s, ended selling yet corporate raider, carl icahn, in 1985. under icahn s direction, many of

History United Macedonians Organization

first executive committee of united macedonians king edward hotel in toronto, organization first established by 1950s toronto had become epicenter organizational activity among post-wwii macedonians in north america. total of 20,000-30,000 aegean macedonians, including many of deca begalci, or child refugees of greek civil war, settled in toronto. many among them spoiling attack greek government poor treatment of macedonian minority , child refugees. relatively liberal canada of prime ministers lester pearson , pierre trudeau provided fertile ground in left wing emigre organization grow. in 1959 group of 8 men met @ bermuda tavern on yonge street. initial 8 men became 12 when met again @ zhelevo hall, social space owned zhelevo benevolence brotherhood, mutual aid society founded in 1907 migrants zhelevo (antartiko) in aegean macedonia. chairing both meetings james saunders, macedonian-canadian had migrated zhelevo toronto in 1938. on april 28, 1959, group established united macedonians

John F. Kennedy International Airport Trans World Airlines

the trans world flight center @ john f. kennedy international airport in new york in 1962, twa opened trans world flight center, terminal 5 (or t5), @ new york city s jfk airport , designed eero saarinen. terminal expanded in 1969 accommodate jumbo jets, went dormant in 2001, , underwent renovation , expansion beginning in 2005. new terminal crescent-shaped entry hall , serving jetblue airways opened in 2008—partially encircling landmark.

History KYW (AM)

1 history 1.1 origin in chicago (1921) 1.2 move philadelphia (1934) 1.3 kyw cleveland/wrcv philadelphia (1956-1965) 1.4 return philadelphia (1965) 1.5 adoption of all-news format history origin in chicago (1921) in november 1920, westinghouse electric & manufacturing company established first broadcasting station, kdka, located in plant @ east pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in order promote sale of radio receivers. initial station proved successful, in 1921 company developed plans set additional stations in major population centers, including, in addition kyw, wjz in newark, new jersey (now wabc in new york city), , wbz, in springfield, massachusetts, , in boston. miss forster singing [a lullaby] audience of hundred thousand (1922) the station first licensed on november 15, 1921 chicago s first broadcasting station, randomly assigned call letters of kyw. jointly operated westinghouse , commonwealth edison, westinghouse later taking on sole operator. through financial support of samuel

In media Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel

the 1971 james bond movie diamonds forever has chase scene showing horseshoe several times. the music video u2 s 1987 song, still haven t found m looking , filmed on fremont street , features several views of binion s. in 2005, outside of hotel (along famous former horseshoe logo) featured prominently in music video snoop dogg s 2005 single, signs featuring justin timberlake. the hotel seen in 2007 film lucky you. history mentioned in chum goes awol , second season episode of history channel reality television series pawn stars, aired in 2010. a reality series, casino confidential airs on dtour, gives behind scenes @ binion casino.

Binion's Horseshoe (1951-2004) Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel

while brown operated casino, installed famous $1 million display on casino floor. sold display in 1959 , later recreated using 100 $10,000 bills benny in 1964. display became 1 of casino s attractions. as convicted felon, benny no longer allowed hold gaming license, sons took on day-to-day control when family bought out brown. jack became president while ted became casino manager. benny assumed title of director of public relations. in 1970, jack began hosting world series of poker (wsop) @ horseshoe. eventually, wsop became largest set of poker tournaments in world. in 1988, horseshoe expanded acquiring mint, high-rise hotel on west side of casino. expansion of casino purchase provided room binion s first poker room. ted under constant scrutiny nevada gaming commission 1986 onward drug problems , associating known mob figure fat herbie blitzstein. banned entering family s casino. in 1998, stripped of gaming license continued association blitzstein. forced sell 20% interest younger s