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Architecture and furnishings Holy Name Cathedral (Chicago)

1 architecture , furnishings 1.1 bronze cathedral doors 1.2 resurrection crucifix 1.3 ambo of evangelists 1.4 ambo of epistle writers 1.5 cathedral altar 1.6 cathedra of see of chicago 1.7 sanctuary panels of holy name 1.8 pipe organs 1.9 galeri of cardinals architecture , furnishings the nave of cathedral during wedding. holy name cathedral built in gothic revival architectural style while @ same time integrating motifs symbolic of message of modern church. church building 233 feet (71 m) long, 126 feet (38 m) wide , can seat 1,110 people. ceiling 70 feet (21 m) high , has spire reaches 210 feet (64 m) sky. overall, cathedral features motifs meant instill ambience of physically dwelling in biblical tree of life. bronze cathedral doors the first feature greets worshipers massive bronze doors designed albert j. friscia weigh 1200 pounds each. doors introduce overall tree of life theme intricate details serve make doors overwhelming planks of wood. doors possess hydr...

Driver changes 2017–18 Formula E season

^ cite error: named reference nio invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference jani invoked never defined (see page). ^ alex lynn steps full-time formula e race seat ds virgin racing . ds virgin racing. 5 september 2017. retrieved 5 september 2017.  ^ cite error: named reference venturi invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference kobayashi invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference jaguar invoked never defined (see page).

Between the centuries Austro-Hungarian Navy

1 between centuries 1.1 crete rebellion 1.2 boxer rebellion 1.3 montenegro 1.4 european naval arms race 1.5 dreadnought era 1.6 submarine fleet between centuries crete rebellion in late 1896 rebellion broke out on crete, , on 21 january 1897 greek army landed in crete liberate island ottoman empire , unite greece. european powers, including austria-hungary, intervened, , proclaimed crete international protectorate. warships of k.u.k. kriegsmarine patrolled waters off crete in blockade of ottoman naval forces. crete remained in anomalous position until ceded greece in 1913. the boxer rebellion austria-hungary part of eight-nation alliance during boxer rebellion in china (1899–1901). member of allied nations, austria sent 2 training ships , cruisers sms kaiserin und königin maria theresia, sms kaiserin elisabeth, sms aspern, , sms zenta , company of marines north china coast in april 1900, based @ russia concession of port arthur. in june helped hold tianjin railway ag...

Equipment Empire Service (train)

pc no. 3636, 1 of rehabilitated 64-seat coaches, @ hudson in 1968 the new york central did not order new equipment empire service, preferring rehabilitate existing equipment. 40 64-seat coaches, built pullman-standard in 1946, refurbished in 1967–1968. 21 coaches same pool rebuilt 50-seat coach-buffet cars. amtrak acquired equipment when took on penn central s passenger trains in 1971. cars remained on empire service under amtrak mid-1970s. typical train between new york , albany consisted of 2 coaches , coach-buffet or snack bar coach. trains operated west of albany had additional coaches.

History Austro-Hungarian Navy

1 history 1.1 origins 1.2 19th century 1.2.1 modernising navy 1.2.2 novara expedition 1.2.3 second schleswig war 1.2.4 third italian war of independence 1.2.5 peace-time 1.2.6 polar expedition 1.3 between centuries 1.3.1 crete rebellion 1.3.2 boxer rebellion 1.3.3 montenegro 1.3.4 european naval arms race 1.3.5 dreadnought era 1.3.6 submarine fleet 1.4 world war i 1.4.1 battle @ durazzo 1.4.2 battle of otranto straits 1.4.3 cattaro mutiny 1.4.4 late world war i 1.4.5 ships lost history emperor joseph ii. an overview of adriatic ports today. origins until end of 18th century, there limited attempts establish austrian navy. habsburgs had employed armed ships sailing danube in 16th , 17th centuries fight ottoman empire, , ships guarding merchant fleet operated austrian netherlands, these forces neither under common command nor did serve common purpose. after 7 years war austrian vulnerability privateers in mediterranean sea led count kaunitz push creation of small force of frigates. spec...

Background 2016 Berlin ePrix

strausberger platz, part of race held. the berlin eprix confirmed part of formula e s 2015-16 series schedule in october 2015 fia world motor sport council. eighth of ten scheduled single seater electric car races of 2015-16 season, second running of event, , held on 21 may 2016 @ berlin street circuit in berlin, germany. eleven-turn track 2.030 kilometres (1.261 mi) long, pit lane on karl-marx-allee , goes around strausberger platz , alexanderplatz. race contested 9 teams 2 drivers each. teams nextev, e.dams-renault, audi sport abt, dragon, virgin, andretti, aguri, mahindra , venturi. before race, audi sport abt driver lucas di grassi led drivers championship 126 points, eleven ahead of nearest rival sébastien buemi in second, in turn, further 33 points in front of third-placed sam bird. jérôme d ambrosio fourth on 64 points , stéphane sarrazin sixth points behind in battle position. e.dams-renault leading teams championship 165 points, 7 in front of audi sport abt in closely fo...

Heckler & Koch HK416 M16 rifle

the heckler & koch hk416 assault rifle designed , manufactured heckler & koch. based on m16, , conceived improvement based on colt m4 carbine family issued u.s. military, notable inclusion of hk-proprietary short-stroke gas piston system derived heckler & koch g36. hk416 used united states navy seals kill osama bin laden.

M16A2 M16 rifle

m16a2 new rear sight, brass deflector , forward assist of m16a2 a u.s marine m16a2 on training exercise @ camp baharia, iraq, 2004 the development of m16a2 rifle requested united states marine corps result of usmc s combat experience in vietnam xm16e1 , m16a1. officially adopted department of defense rifle, 5.56mm, m16a2 in 1982. marines first branch of u.s. armed forces adopt m16a2 in early/mid-1980s, united states army following suit in late 1980s. modifications m16a2 extensive. in addition new rifling, barrel made greater thickness in front of front sight post, resist bending in field , allow longer period of sustained fire without overheating. rest of barrel maintained @ original thickness enable m203 grenade launcher attached. new adjustable rear sight added, allowing rear sight dialed in specific range settings between 300 , 800 meters take full advantage of ballistic characteristics of new ss109 rounds , allow windage adjustments without need of tool or cartridge. weapon s rel...

Aftermath Two-cent billon

a 2 cent piece proposed third time during economic turmoil of american civil war, due national coin shortage. part, lack of coins filled private token issues, struck in copper-nickel approximating size of cent , others thinner pieces in bronze. this fact did not escape government officials, , in 1863, use of bronze coins proposed, did not seem contain face values in metal. in annual report submitted october 1, 1863, mint director james pollock noted whilst people expect full value in gold , silver coins, merely want inferior [base metal] money convenience in making exact payments . observed private cent tokens had contained little fifth of cent in metal, yet had still circulated. proposed copper-nickel cent replaced bronze piece of same size. pollock wanted eliminate nickel coinage metal; hard alloys destroyed dies , machinery. on december 8, pollock wrote treasury secretary salmon p. chase, proposing bronze cent , two-cent piece, , enclosing pattern coins of two-cent piece h...

Seniors 2007 French Open

1 seniors 1.1 men s singles 1.2 women s singles 1.3 men s doubles 1.4 women s doubles 1.5 mixed doubles seniors men s singles rafael nadal defeated roger federer, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 it nadal s 3rd career grand slam title, , 3rd (consecutive) french open title. women s singles justine henin defeated ana ivanovic, 6–1, 6–2 it henin s 4th title of year, , 33rd overall. 6th career grand slam title, , 4th , last french open title. men s doubles mark knowles / daniel nestor defeated lukáš dlouhý / pavel vízner, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 it knowles 3rd , last career grand slam title, , french open title. it nestor s 3rd career grand slam title, , first french open title. women s doubles alicia molik / mara santangelo defeated katarina srebotnik / ai sugiyama, 7–6, 6–4 it molik s 2nd , last career grand slam title, , french open title. it santangelo s 1st , career grand slam title. mixed doubles nathalie dechy / andy ram defeated katarina srebotnik / nenad zimonjić, 7–5, 6–3

The IAPI Five-Year Plans of Argentina

1 iapi 1.1 objectives 1.2 features 1.3 results 1.4 decline the iapi the argentine institute promotion of trade (iapi) argentine public body created decree nº 15350 on may 28, 1946, that, although signed president edelmiro farrell, part of package colonel juan domingo perón , team of advisers had projected, operating under aegis of central bank, in order centralize foreign trade , transfer resources between different sectors of economy. director economist miguel miranda, chairman of central bank. objectives the objective guided creation of agency need have agency specialized in trade issues, better external integration through conquest of new markets, , consolidation of argentina s presence in obtained. sought promote quality , diversity of local products , create strategies defend prices in international market against eventual deterioration of terms of trade; protecting domestic producers against changes in international prices, , against action of international monopolies , importing...

Energy production Solar water heating

a laundromat in california panels on roof providing hot washing water. the amount of heat delivered solar water heating system depends on amount of heat delivered sun @ particular place (insolation). in tropics insolation can relatively high, e.g. 7 kwh/m2 per day, versus e.g., 3.2 kwh/m2 per day in temperate areas. @ same latitude average insolation can vary great deal location location due differences in local weather patterns , amount of overcast. calculators available estimating insolation @ site. below table gives rough indication of specifications , energy expected solar water heating system involving 2 m of absorber area of collector, demonstrating 2 evacuated tube , 3 flat plate solar water heating systems. certification information or figures calculated data used. bottom 2 rows give estimates daily energy production (kwh/day) tropical , temperate scenario. these estimates heating water 50 °c above ambient temperature. with solar water heating systems, energy outp...

Business career Victor Li Tzar-kuoi

^ victor li: ck hutchison not withdrawing china. ej insight. hong kong economic journal. 6 october 2015. retrieved 2017-06-14. ^ cheung kong’s victor li says open sale of city buildings. frederik balfour. bloomberg news. 12 august 2016. retrieved 2017-06-14. ^ behind restructuring of cki , power assets? ben kwok. ej insight. hong kong economic journal. 8 september 2015. retrieved 2017-06-14. ^ ck life sciences intl holdings inc (0775.hk) section biographies. reuters. retrieved 2017-06-14. ^ board of directors section non-executive director. power assets. retrieved 2017-06-14. ^ victor li acquires canada s reliance home comfort c$2.8 billion. john tilak. reuters. 31 march 2017. retrieved 2017-06-14.

Bankruptcies Settlements and bankruptcies in Catholic sex abuse cases

1 bankruptcies 1.1 portland 1.2 tucson 1.3 spokane 1.4 davenport 1.5 san diego 1.6 fairbanks 1.7 wilmington 1.8 milwaukee 1.9 ecclesiastical province of saint paul , minneapolis 1.10 others bankruptcies portland citing monetary concerns arising impending trials on sex abuse claims, archdiocese of portland (oregon) filed chapter 11 bankruptcy on july 6, 2004, hours before 2 abuse trials set begin, becoming first roman catholic diocese file bankruptcy. if granted, bankruptcy mean pending , future lawsuits settled in federal bankruptcy court. archdiocese had settled more hundred previous claims sum of on $53 million. filing seeks protect parish assets, school money , trust funds abuse victims; archdiocese s contention parish assets not archdiocese s assets. plaintiffs in cases against archdiocese have argued catholic church single entity, , vatican should liable damages awarded in judgment of pending sexual abuse cases. tucson the diocese of tucson filed bankruptcy in september 2004. dioc...

References Howard Van Doren Shaw

coventry, kim; meyer, daniel; miller, arthur h. (2003). classic country estates of lake forest. norton book architects , designers. new york city, ny: w. w. norton & company. isbn 978-0393730999.  davis, susan o connor (2013). chicago s historic hyde park. chicago, il: university of chicago press. isbn 978-0226138145. 

Visual elements Cantonese opera

1 visual elements 1.1 makeup 1.2 costumes 1.3 hairstyle, hats, , helmets visual elements makeup a female general applying makeup cantonese opera long , specialized process. 1 of common styles white , red face : application of white foundation , red color around eyes fades down bottom of cheeks. eyebrows black , elongated. usually, female characters have thinner eyebrows males. there black makeup around eyes shape similar eyes of chinese phoenix (鳳眼; fung ngaan). lipstick bright red (口唇膏; hau seon gou). actors given temporary facelifts holding skin ribbon on of head. lifts corners of eyes, producing authoritative look. each role has own style of make-up: clown has large white spot in middle of face, example. sick character has thin red line pointing upwards in between eyebrows. aggressive , frustrated character roles have arrow shape fading forehead in between eyebrows (英雄脂; jing hung zi). strong male characters wear open face (開面; hoi min) makeup. each character s makeup has own dis...

Program activities Byng Arts Mini School

2006 byng arts passport each byng arts students receives byng arts passport designed record events celebrate arts: visual, literary, musical, , dramatic. mandatory byng arts events such fab assemblies recorded. rewards system implemented through passport students compete year end awards , prizes. byng arts passport idea encourage students participate, see, , support fine arts.

Innate selectivity Carbon–hydrogen bond activation

for oxaziridine (left), 1st site oxidized preferably due not distance electron-withdrawing obz group because of substitution—the carbon tertiary—and more electron rich. similarly, secondary methylene position in trifluoromethyldioxirane (tfdo, right) farthest away electron-withdrawing group selectively oxidized. note here, oxaziridine, substitution @ carbon affects selectivity; secondary methylene position preferred on terminal methylene position because former has secondary carbon while latter has primary one. in oxidation of cyclohexane compound, tertiary site on ring preferential on tertiary site of isopropyl substituent. 2 methyl groups hinder oxidation on isopropyl group, making less hindered cyclohexyl site more favorable.

Nala Dynasty List of rulers of Odisha

nalas , kalinga, other contemporaries, c. 375 ce for time in 4th century, region around modern-day koraput ruled nalas. vrishadhvaja (c. 400-420 ce) varaharaja (c. 420-440 ce) bhavadattavarman or bhavadattaraja (441-446 ce) arthapatiraja (446-478) skandavarman (c. 480-?) ^ cite error: named reference govt invoked never defined (see page). ^ s. c. bhatt, gopal k. bhargava (520). land , people of indian states , union territories: in 36 volumes. orissa, volume 21. gyan publishing house. retrieved 25 october 2012. 

Hurricane Igor 2010 Atlantic hurricane season

the intense hurricane of season began tropical wave organized tropical depression southeast of cabo verde on september 8. initial organization fast-paced, , depression intensified tropical storm igor 6 hours after formation. igor moved west west-northwest several days while embedded within monsoon trough. increased vertical shear caused cyclone temporarily weaken tropical depression 12:00 utc on september 9, re-attained tropical storm intensity next day , further strengthened hurricane 00:00 utc on september 12. after rapid intensification , subsequent eyewall replacement cycle, igor attained peak maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) 00:00 utc on september 15. inner core changes continued after peak, , igor continued category 4 hurricane several days until increased shear , dry air entrainment forced consistent weakening trend on september 17. system recurved north-northeast while passing within 60 mi (95 km) of b...

Honors Scott Rudin

in january 2008, 2 of rudin s productions—the coen brothers no country old men, adapted cormac mccarthy book of same name, , paul thomas anderson s there blood, adapted upton sinclair novel, oil!—were nominated 8 oscars apiece @ 2008 academy awards, including best picture nod each of them. 2 films shared distinction of being nominated movie @ year s oscar ceremony. ultimately, no country old men won best picture prize. at 2011 producers guild of america (pga) awards, rudin became person ever nominated twice in 1 year. nominated (along dana brunetti, ceán chaffin , michael de luca) producing facebook biographical film social network , nominated (along joel , ethan coen) remake of classic western true grit (2010). same year, pga awarded rudin david o. selznick achievement award in motion pictures recognizes individual s outstanding body of work in field of motion picture production.

Viticulture in Georgia today Georgian wine

georgian vineyard. georgia ranks 2nd (in terms of volume) in grape production in former soviet union behind moldova, , georgian wines have been highly prized , sought after in soviet space. presently, wine produced thousands of small farmers (using traditional techniques of wine-making), monasteries, , modern wineries. according minister of agriculture of georgia wine production has increased 13.8 millions wine bottles in 2009 15.8 millions wine bottles in 2010 bottle size 0.75 l. in 2009 georgia exported 10.968 millions bottles of wine in 45 countries. in 2010 georgia exported wines in: ukraine - 7.5 millions bottles, kazakhstan - 2.0 millions bottles, belarus - 1.2 millions bottles, poland - 870 thousands bottles , latvia - 590 thousands bottles.

Team Ninja Warrior American Ninja Warrior

on october 9, 2015, esquire network announced spin-off of american ninja warrior feature 24 three-person teams (two men , 1 woman) of popular anw alumni. teams compete head-to-head against each other, running course simultaneously, creating new live duel dynamic. 2 teams fastest times advance finale 1 team crowned winners , receive cash prize. matt iseman , akbar gbaja-biamila host alongside actor , journalist, alex curry. series esquire network s most-watched program in channel s history. on may 31, 2016, esquire network ordered sixteen-episode second season included five-episode special college edition had college-aged competitors go head-to-head against rival schools. on march 6, 2017, announced team ninja warrior moving sibling cable channel usa network esquire network winds down linear channel operations , relaunches online service. show s second season premiered proper on april 18.

Statistics and data Rape in the United States

1 statistics , data 1.1 statistics 1.1.1 underreporting 1.1.2 gang rape 1.2 demographics 1.3 rate of victimization statistics , data statistics annual rape , forms of sexual assaults per 100,000 people. estimates of prevalence of rape , other forms of sexual assault vary considerably across data sources. 2016 uniform crime report (ucr), measures rapes known police, estimated there 90,185 rapes reported law enforcement in 2015. 2016 national crime victimization survey (ncvs), measures sexual assaults , rapes may not have been reported police, found there 431,840 incidents of rape or sexual assault in 2015. estimates other sources typically report higher levels of both rape , sexual assault either ncvs or ucr. 2010 study conducted centers disease control found around 1 in 5 women , 1 in 71 men had experienced attempted or completed rape in lifetime. differences in survey samples, definitions of rape , sexual assault, , wording of survey questions contribute these differences, , there n...

Athletics Mary D. Bradford High School

bradford competes in wiaa in division 1. school has been member of wiaa southeast conference , has been in cross-town rivalry tremper high school since 1958. in 2005, girls golf team won first state title. school won combined championship in gymnastics tremper high school in 2005. in 2008, boys baseball team won first title in on 40 years on kimberly high school. football team qualified state tournament in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 , 2011. in 2011, red devils won first state championship in football, besting wisconsin rapids lincoln high school 7-0. teams

Attractions Antler, North Dakota

742d missile squadron - all antler home o-2 flight, king stag , lgm-30 minuteman nuclear missile silo (48-58-01 north, 101-15-36 west), distinction of being closest continental nuclear missile nuclear-missile-free canada. site manned missile operations flights, operation support flight, , security forces flight crews 742d missile squadron of 91st missile wing rough riders , based out of minot afb, minot, north dakota.

Contents Junius manuscript

1 contents 1.1 genesis 1.2 exodus 1.3 daniel 1.4 christ , satan contents the names of poems modern inventions; not given titles in manuscript. majority of anglo-saxon writing, poems anonymous , provenance , dating uncertain. genesis in illustration page 46 of cædmon manuscript, angel shown guarding gates of paradise. genesis paraphrase of first part of biblical book of genesis, creation through test of abraham s faith sacrifice of isaac (gen. 22). the work recognised composite work formed of 2 distinct parts, conventionally referred genesis , genesis b; latter, lines 235-851 of poem have it, appears have been interpolated older poem produce current text. it genesis b has attracted critical attention. origin notable in appears translation ninth-century old saxon original; theory made on metrical grounds, in 1875 german scholar sievers, , confirmed discovery of fragment of old saxon verse appears correspond part of work in 1894. writer of interpolated passage german may have lacked cædmo...

New Mexico List of defunct newspapers of the United States

^ alamogordo news. (alamogordo, n.m.) 1899-1912 . library of congress. retrieved 8 april 2017.  ^ carlsbad current. (carlsbad, n.m.) 1908-1926 . library of congress. retrieved 8 april 2017.  ^ carrizozo outlook. (carrizozo, n.m.) 1910-1945 . library of congress. retrieved 8 april 2017.  ^ chieftain. (socorro, n.m.) 1890-1901 . library of congress. retrieved 8 april 2017.  ^ cimarron news , cimarron citizen. (cimarron, colfax county, n.m.) 19??-19?? . library of congress. retrieved 8 april 2017.  ^ clayton citizen. volume (clayton, union county, n.m.) 1906-19?? . library of congress. retrieved 8 april 2017.  ^ estancia news-herald. volume (estancia, torrance county, n.m.) 1912-19?? . library of congress. retrieved 8 april 2017.  ^ estancia news. volume (estancia, torrance county, n.m.) 1904-1912 . library of congress. retrieved 8 april 2017.  ^ evening herald. (albuquerque, n.m.) 1914-1922 . retrieved 7 april 2017.  ^ el farol. (capi...

Life and work William Elford Leach

libinia emarginata described leach in zoological miscellany in 1815. elford leach born @ hoe gate, plymouth, son of attorney. @ age of twelve began medical apprenticeship @ devonshire , exeter hospital, studying anatomy , chemistry. time collecting marine animals plymouth sound , along devon coast. @ seventeen began studying medicine @ st bartholomew s hospital in london, finishing training @ university of edinburgh before graduating md university of st andrews (where had never studied). from 1813 leach concentrated on zoological interests , employed assistant librarian (what later called assistant keeper) in natural history department of british museum, had responsibility zoological collections. here threw himself task of reorganising , modernising these collections, many of had been neglected since hans sloane left them nation. in 1815, published first bibliography of entomology in brewster s edinburgh encyclopedia (see timeline of entomology – 1800–1850). worked , published on oth...

Thirteenth Hour: Cosmic Pulses Klang (Stockhausen)

cosmic pulses, electronic music (8-track-tape, loudspeaker pairs, mixing desk / sound director) 2006–2007 (32 mins., 05 secs.). work number 93. specified colour hks 4 (yellow) (stockhausen 2008b, cover). cosmic pulses commissioned massimo simonini, artistic director of angelica festival in bologna, in conjunction dissonanze electronic music festival in rome, premiered on 7 may 2007 @ auditorium parco della musica, sala sinopoli (anon. [2007] ; stockhausen 2007a). german premiere took place later in same year, on friday, 13 july 2007, @ stockhausen courses in kürten (collins 2008, 89). title of work may related composition written kind of homage stockhausen, titled pulsares, brazilian composer flo menezes, had sent dvd recording of stockhausen in late 2005. written 1998–2000 solo piano, orchestra, quadraphonic electronic sounds , live electronics, pulsares, cosmic pulses, particularly concerned rotating spatial sounds (menezes 2014, 74) when stockhausen began composing work on 16 augu...

Marriage Bryan FitzAlan, Lord FitzAlan

^ cokayne (1926) vol. v., p.395 ^ burke, sir bernard, ulster king of arms, dormant, abeyant, forfeited, , extinct peerages, london, 1883, p. 504 ^ burke s commoners (1835), vol. ii, p. 208 ^ norcliffe, charles best, of langton, yorkshire, editor, visitation of yorkshire in years 1563-64 william flower, esq., norroy king of arms, london, 1881, p. 294n, states: gilbert s wife s mother daughter of john baliol , devorguil of galloway. ^ foster, joseph, dictionary of heraldry - feudal coats of arms , pedigrees, london, pp. 180-81, 1989 reprint of 1902 original.

Region-based Japanophobia Anti-Japanese sentiment

1 region-based japanophobia 1.1 united states 1.1.1 pre-20th century 1.1.2 20th century 1.1.3 during world war ii 1.1.3.1 decision drop atomic bombs 1.1.4 since world war ii 1.2 china 1.2.1 anti-japanese film industry 1.3 japan 1.4 korea 1.5 taiwan 1.6 philippines 1.7 australia 1.8 russian empire , soviet union region-based japanophobia united states pre-20th century in united states, anti-japanese sentiment had beginnings before second world war. late 19th century, asian immigrants subject racial prejudice in united states. laws passed openly discriminated against asians, , japanese in particular. many of these laws stated asians not become citizens of united states , not hold basic rights, such owning land. these laws detrimental newly arrived immigrants, since many of them farmers , had little choice become migrant workers. cite formation of asiatic exclusion league start of anti-japanese movement in california. early 20th century young china club warning american visitors against b...