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History Empire Service (train)

a battered penn central emd e8 leads e8 , 2 coaches @ albany-rensselaer in 1969 the route formerly water level route of new york central railroad buffalo , former buffalo , niagara falls railroad. in december 1967, months before merger pennsylvania railroad become penn central transportation company, central reorganized passenger trains. gone individual train names. in place central introduced empire service brand new york–buffalo trains. marketing emphasized convenient service within new york, reduced emphasis on long-distance trains continued west of buffalo. program continued after penn central merger. new scheduling produced mixed results; passengers deterred poor quality of passenger cars , inconvenient locations of stations along route. amtrak once operated turboliners on empire corridor. here mohawk crosses seneca river in 1984. amtrak began on may 1, 1971, 7 daily trains on new york—albany—buffalo corridor: 4 operated new york—albany , 3 ran through buffalo. service west of buf...

Classification 2016 Berlin ePrix

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Report 2016 Berlin ePrix

1 report 1.1 background 1.2 practice , qualifying 1.3 race 1.4 post-race report background 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...

Enacted 114th United States Congress

january 12, 2015: terrorism risk insurance program reauthorization act of 2015, pub.l. 114–1 april 16, 2015: medicare access , chip reauthorization act of 2015, pub.l. 114–10 may 22, 2015: iran nuclear agreement review act of 2015, pub.l. 114–17 june 2, 2015: usa freedom act: uniting , strengthening america fulfilling rights , ensuring effective discipline on monitoring act of 2015, pub.l. 114–23 june 29, 2015: trade preferences extension act of 2015, pub.l. 114–27 july 6, 2015: department of homeland security interoperable communications act, pub.l. 114–29 november 2, 2015: bipartisan budget act of 2015, pub.l. 114–74 november 5, 2015: librarian of congress succession modernization act of 2015, pub.l. 114–86 november 25, 2015: space act of 2015, pub.l. 114–90 december 4, 2015: fixing america s surface transportation (fast) act, pub.l. 114–94 december 10, 2015: every student succeeds act, pub.l. 114–95 december 18, 2015: consolidated appropriations act, 2016, pub.l. 114–113 february 8,...

Disc 1: TISM. A Film by Antonionioni. The White Albun

1 disc 1: tism. film antonionioni. 1.1 background information 1.2 concert 1.3 extras 1.4 disc 2: white albun 1.5 disc 3: tism. docunentary. disc 1: tism. film antonionioni. background information the first disc of release live concert, titled save our tism recorded @ max watt s house of music (then known hi fi bar) on 26 september 2003. title of disc refers madman entertainment, released albun. ron hitler-barassi stated: i’ve never seen such pencil necked bunch of jerky movie aficionados in fuckin’ life. chicks anorexic , nervy , blokes have got little french moustaches, , i’m not kiddin this, bloody poster on wall elégie de la traverse un film de aleksandr sokurov [1] the title of disc can seen expansion on statement, claiming live concert filmed acclaimed director michelangelo antonioni. the concert the concert features telethon hosted marcel proust (mark o toole) in tism need raise million dollars before end of concert or split good. comes after revealed powderfinger wish merg...

American Growler M151 ¼-ton 4×4 utility truck

a growler light strike vehicle u.s. marine corps in december 2005, towed mortar. american growler designs , sells line of light utility vehicles based on m151 drivetrain. light strike vehicle intended replace fast attack vehicle variants of m151, , reduced in size fit v-22 osprey tiltrotor transport. although intended utilize m151 drivetrain, final result new design , contains no m151 parts or design elements.

Service M151 ¼-ton 4×4 utility truck

soldiers of 82nd airborne division in heavily loaded m151 during operation urgent fury first put service in vietnam, m151 played active part in american military operations 1980s, when phased out in favor of hmmwv. despite official replacement, m151 had distinct advantages on larger , heavier successor, being small enough fit inside ch-53 heavy transport helicopter. flexibility 1 of reasons u.s. marine corps deployed m151 fast attack vehicle (fav) variants until 1999, in theatres such kosovo. serves in u.s. special forces units fav. various models of m-151 have seen successful military service in 15 different nato countries , m151s sold many countries, including canada, denmark, united kingdom , non-nato countries egypt, lebanon, israel, philippines, , pakistan. currently, m151 used on 100 countries worldwide.

Improvements M151 ¼-ton 4×4 utility truck

m151a2 top , closed although m151 retained same basic layout , dimensions of predecessors, intents , purposes new design. unlike previous jeep designs, structure consisted of steel tub bolted onto separate steel frame, m151 utilized integrated frame design, integrated box frame rails sheet-steel body-structure. eliminating separate frame gave m151 more ground clearance, while @ same time lowering center of gravity. process enlarged vehicle, making roomier previous jeep designs, while retaining same light weight. front has grille horizontal slats another area improved upon in m151 suspension. dispensing rigid live axles in front , rear previous military jeeps used (a layout still used on modern day jeeps, such jeep cj , wrangler), m151 instead equipped independent suspension , coil springs. made capable of high-speed, cross-country travel, while boasting high maneuverability , agility. new suspension had added benefit of providing more comfortable ride. due copyright , trademark issues,...

Career Godfrey Poku

1 career 1.1 st albans city 1.2 luton town 1.3 mansfield town 1.4 afc telford united 1.5 woking 1.6 oxford city career st albans city born in newham, london, poku educated @ nearby redbridge college under guidance of andy russell. in february 2009, offered scholarship fort lewis college in colorado, united states, having impressed scouts @ invitational football tournament @ preston college in phoenix, arizona previous year. poku chose turn down offer, instead preferring pursue full-time career in english football, , joined conference south side st albans city beginning of 2009–10 season. made st albans debut on 19 september 2009 against weymouth. played in 14 further games st albans, scoring 25-yard goal in return fixture against weymouth. during time @ club, poku had trials football league clubs reading, leyton orient , southend united. luton town on 5 january 2010 poku signed on free transfer conference premier club luton town, along fellow st albans player jj o’donnell. poku highly ...

Programs The Nobelity Project

1 programs 1.1 nobelity in schools 1.2 kenyan water project 1.3 mahiga hope high school 1.4 mahiga rainwater court 1.5 mahiga hope library programs nobelity in schools nobelity in schools brings films of nobelity project classrooms across u.s. , abroad, inform students problems faced world , motivate them become involved, through words of nobel laureates in films. dvds of films available teacher requests one. kenyan water project seeing stark poverty of village in kenya primary motivator behind formation of nobelity project. students @ st. joseph s mahiga primary school had walk hour reach stream drinking water , suffered illnesses unpurified water. kenyan water project able build pump , provide running water school, , provide classroom supplies including computers. mahiga hope high school in 2009, nobelity project began construction on mahiga hope high school in rural kenya. first high school in area of mahiga near nyeri. school held grand opening on october 1, 2010. nobelity project ...

Papacy Pope Alexander VII

1 papacy 1.1 election pope 1.2 nepotism 1.3 urban , architectural projects in rome papacy election pope when innocent x died on 1 january 1655, cardinal chigi, candidate favoured spain, elected pope after eighty days in conclave, on 7 april 1655, taking name of alexander vii. nepotism the conclave believed opposed nepotism had been feature of previous popes. indeed, in first year of reign, alexander vii lived , forbade relations visit rome. contemporary, john bargrave (having visited rome during period following election , later during papacy) wrote following: in first months of elevation popedom, had taken upon him profession of evangelical life wont season meat ashes, sleep upon hard couch, hate riches, glory, , pomp, taking great pleasure give audience ambassadors in chamber full of dead men s sculls, , in sight of coffin, stood there put him in mind of death. [his] extraordinary devotion , sanctity of life found esteemed noise of spread far , near. had called relations him changed ...

Events 13th century in music

^ g. kraft , percy m. young, eisenach , new grove dictionary of music , musicians, second edition, edited stanley sadie , john tyrrell (london: macmillan publishers, 2001). ^ theophil antonicek, vienna, §1: 15th century , new grove dictionary of music , musicians, second edition, edited stanley sadie , john tyrrell (london: macmillan publishers, 2001). ^ jack sage, alfonso el sabio [alfonso x] , new grove dictionary of music , musicians, second edition, edited stanley sadie , john tyrrell (london: macmillan publishers, 2001). ^ fritz reuter, worms , new grove dictionary of music , musicians, second edition, edited stanley sadie , john tyrrell (london: macmillan publishers, 2001).

Kennet Navigation John Hore

the 23-mile (37 km) section of river reading newbury has gradient of 66 inches per mile (1.1 metres per kilometre), requiring locks traverse terrain. kennet navigation act (1715) had allowed construction begin, although straight away navigation proprietors saw huge expense in employing unskillful person[s] ; ten locks built @ mills on stretch of river severe lack of engineering experience meant quality of work undertaken poor , progressed @ unacceptable rate, hore appointed engineer , surveyor. hore s father, proprietor of waterway, had hand in arranging son s employment on project. hore recognised inappropriate nature of solution, proposing more locks , artificial cuttings dug. subsequently employed on salary equivalent £9,000 in 2016 plus expenses, responsibility of delivering 18.5 miles (29.8 km) of navigable waterways, 11 miles (18 km) of new cuttings. work on navigation began in 1719, although local opposition following year threatened works—mayor of reading robert ...

Dahomey Panyarring

the door of no return in whydah. memorial slave trade through port of dahomey. the kingdom of dahomey, along coast in present-day benin, took on kingdoms of allada , whydah in 1720s , established control on part of atlantic coast , became 1 of main participants in slave trade. allada , whydah had been prominent users of panyarring of contact europeans. king of allada, toward end of 17th century, recorded threatening local traders in default on loans wives taken. similarly, whydah known being particularly hard on debtors because allowed panyarring of persons or goods whenever loans not paid. dahomey had banned practice of panyarring in 17th century under king houegbadja, requiring debt disputes handled in royal courts. when dahomey conquered allada , whydah practice banned. although kingdom known militarism , slave raids, dahomey did not use panyarring , practice not prominent along known slave coast in 18th , 19th centuries.

Today History of the Jews in Hungary

the weeping willow monument in budapest hungarian victims of holocaust. each leaf inscribed family name of 1 of victims. in april 1997, hungarian parliament passed jewish compensation act returns property stolen jewish victims during nazi , communist eras. under law, property , monetary payment given jewish public heritage foundation , jewish victims of holocaust. critics have asserted sums provided trivial, however, , represent nothing more symbolic gesture. overshadowing of holocaust politically guided preoccupation horrors of communist era has led, among other things, giving priority compensation of victims of communism on of nazism. add insult injury, indeterminate number of christian victims compensated properties nationalized communist regime had, in fact, legally or fraudulently acquired them jews during nazi era. compounding virtual obscenity, government of viktor orbán sought in late 1998 ease collective conscience of nation offering compensate survivors paying approximatel...

History of operations State Bank of New South Wales

^ commissioner of taxation v bank of western australia ltd; commissioner of taxation v state bank of new south wales (1995) ^ frank cain, wood, william henry o’malley (1856–1941) , australian dictionary of biography, national centre of biography, australian national university, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wood-william-henry-omalley-13255/text6475, published first in hardcopy 2005, accessed online 3 september 2015. ^ melanie oppenheimer, mckerihan, sir clarence roy (1896–1969) , australian dictionary of biography, national centre of biography, australian national university, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mckerihan-sir-clarence-roy-10991/text19541, published first in hardcopy 2000, accessed online 3 september 2015.

Occupation and deportation History of the Jews in Hungary

1 occupation , deportation 1.1 nazis take on hungary 1.2 deportation auschwitz 1.3 efforts rescue jews 1.4 arrow cross rule occupation , deportation nazis take on hungary adolf eichmann on trial in jerusalem 1961. hungarian jews on judenrampe (jewish ramp) after disembarking transport trains, sent rechts! - right - meant labor; links! - left - gas chambers. photo auschwitz album (may 1944). hungarian jewish women , children carpatho-ruthenia after arrival @ auschwitz deathcamp (may/june 1944). photo auschwitz album. on march 18, 1944, adolf hitler summoned horthy conference in austria, demanded greater acquiescence hungarian state. horthy resisted, efforts fruitless – while attended conference, german tanks rolled budapest. on march 23, 1944, government of döme sztójay installed. among other first moves, sztójay legalized arrow cross party, began organizing. during 4 days interregnum following german occupation, ministry of interior put in hands of lászló endre , lászló baky, right-...

Titles Parascientific Escape

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Biography Johann Gottlieb Fichte

1 biography 1.1 origins 1.2 schooling 1.3 theological studies , private tutoring 1.4 kant 1.5 jena 1.6 atheism dispute 1.7 berlin biography origins fichte born in rammenau, upper lusatia. son of ribbon weaver, came of peasant stock had lived in region many generations. family noted in neighborhood probity , piety. christian fichte, johann gottlieb s father, married above station. has been suggested impatience fichte himself displayed throughout life inheritance mother. young fichte received rudiments of education father. showed remarkable ability, , owing reputation among villagers gained opportunity better education otherwise have received. story runs freiherr von militz, country landowner, arrived late hear local pastor preach. was, however, informed lad in neighborhood able repeat sermon practically verbatim. result, baron took lad protection, meant paid tuition. early schooling fichte placed in family of pastor krebel @ niederau near meissen , there received thorough grounding in c...

Defensive Fortifications Sesklo and Dimini fortifications

1 defensive fortifications 1.1 protection 1.2 construction 1.3 destruction defensive fortifications protection valuable oyster shell used dimini settlement building wall alone has been said statement capabilities , level of preparedness of settlement defend @ least. decision build them expresses lack of trust sesklo , dimini may have had in each other or in other neolithic sites. these settlements felt need consolidate , protect themselves, indicating @ least apprehension. further, dimini largely in control of production , exchange of exotic , valuable type of oyster shell, used in creating personal ornaments rings, beads, , buttons. limited few elites , functioned expression of status. fortifications have protected valuable asset. various types of weapons have been found @ sesklo, including stone projectile points, clay , stone sling bullets, axes, , knives. if these weapons used in warfare context, fortified sites have provided necessary defense , protection. note, however, many of t...

History Twentekanaal

twentekanaal @ dochterense bridge in vicinity of lochem although first plan canal twente dates middle of 19th century, construction did not start until 1930, after quarrel of quarter of century 8 subjects. canal constructed secure better supply of raw materials textile industry (rough cotton) , supply of coal mines in limburg. of canal constructed job project unemployed workers during crisis. canal largely dug hand. in 1938 canal completed. in 1953 canal extended , fork constructed, connecting harbour of almelo , kanaal almelo-de haandrik twentekanaal. until 2003 channel water pumped ground , filtered sand , gravel; drinking water produced way provided 80% of drinking water needs of enschede. due large fire @ vredestein in enschede channel section closed weeks prevent spreading pollution. research water company vitens in february 2008 showed water twentekanaal no longer suitable water. the twentekanaal has been widened , deepened cemt-class iv cemt-class va waterway between 2004 , 2007...

Organization 70th Armor Regiment

1 organization 1.1 light tank battalion 1.2 medium tank battalion 1.3 heavy tank battalion 1.4 regimental battalion 1.5 division 86 battalion organization the 70th tank battalion, , later battalions of 70th armor regiment, saw numerous changes table of organization , equipment on years. battalion formed light tank battalion, converted standard tank battalion configuration during world war ii. after war, redesignated heavy tank battalion, in guise fought in korean war. when reactivated in 1960s, battalions reorganized again. saw active service relatively minor changes until 1980s when reorganized again modernized tank battalions. light tank battalion as light tank battalion, 70th tank battalion equipped m5 stuart tanks, updated version of m3 stuart. battalion organized follows: headquarters , headquarters company – included battalion staff , battalion command headquarters section, including 3 m5s. headquarters company included reconnaissance section equipped “peeps” (jeeps), mortar plat...

Regular season 1965 Chicago Bears season

1 regular season 1.1 schedule 1.2 game summaries 1.2.1 week 1 1.2.2 week 2 1.2.3 week 3 1.2.4 week 4 1.2.5 week 5 1.2.6 week 7 regular season schedule game summaries week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4 date: october 10 location: wrigley field, chicago, il game weather: 55°f; wind 8 rudy bukich 16/22, 299 yds week 5 date: october 17 location: metropolitan stadium, bloomington, mn game weather: 65°f; wind 12 gale sayers 297 all-purporse yds week 7 date: october 31 location: wrigley field, chicago, illinois game weather: 57°f • wind 14

Rototoms Tom-tom drum

rototoms have no shell @ all, single head , steel frame. unlike other drums, have variable definite pitch , composers write them tuned instrument, demanding specific notes. can tuned rotating head. since head rotates on thread, raises or lowers head relative rim of drum , increases or decreases tension in head.

A ring around the moon Weather lore

solar halo precursor rain a halo around sun or moon caused refraction of body s light ice crystals @ high altitude. such high-level moisture precursor moisture moving in @ increasingly lower levels, , indicator active weather system on way. halos typically evolve known milk sky , when sky appears clear, typical blue either washed-out or barely noticeable. high, thick cirrostratus cloud clear indicator of approaching low. in coldest days of winter, halo around sun evidence of cold , typically clear air @ , above surface. sun dogs indicators weather conditions change in next 18 36 hours.

Results by electoral district Results of the South Australian state election, 1965 (House of Assembly)

1 results electoral district 1.1 adelaide 1.2 albert 1.3 alexandra 1.4 angas 1.5 barossa 1.6 burnside 1.7 burra 1.8 chaffey 1.9 edwardstown 1.10 enfield 1.11 eyre 1.12 flinders 1.13 frome 1.14 gawler 1.15 glenelg 1.16 gouger 1.17 gumeracha 1.18 hindmarsh 1.19 light 1.20 millicent 1.21 mitcham 1.22 mount gambier 1.23 murray 1.24 norwood 1.25 onkaparinga 1.26 port adelaide 1.27 port pirie 1.28 ridley 1.29 rocky river 1.30 semaphore 1.31 stirling 1.32 stuart 1.33 torrens 1.34 unley 1.35 victoria 1.36 wallaroo 1.37 west torrens 1.38 whyalla 1.39 yorke peninsula results electoral district adelaide albert alexandra angas barossa burnside burra chaffey edwardstown enfield eyre flinders frome gawler glenelg gouger gumeracha hindmarsh light millicent mitcham mount gambier murray norwood onkaparinga port adelaide port pirie ridley rocky river semaphore stirling stuart torrens unley victoria wallaroo west torrens whyalla yorke peninsula

San Diego to San Francisco.2C flummoxed at Monterey .281769.29 Portolá expedition

1 san diego san francisco, flummoxed @ monterey (1769) 1.1 earthquakes around future los angeles 1.2 monterey bay hidden in plain sight 1.3 rounding san francisco bay 1.4 return trip san diego san francisco, flummoxed @ monterey (1769) after 2 weeks of recuperation, portolá resumed northward march rediscover vizcaíno s port of monterey land, party of 74 men: lieutenant pedro fages catalan volunteers; leather-jacket soldiers; captain fernando rivera; sergeant josé francisco ortega leading scouts; engineer , cartographer miguel costansó; baja california christian indians; , friars juan crespí , francisco gómez; franciscan missionary college of san fernando had appointed crespí official diarist of expedition. on july 14, 1769, after friars held mass in honor of saint joseph — patron saint of portolá expedition — portolá party pulled out of san diego. serra stayed behind, did captain vicente vila , few sailors remained on san carlos. serra founded mission san diego in humble building 2 day...

Ship.27s history USCGC Burton Island (WAGB-283)

1 ship s history 1.1 u.s. navy, 1947–1966 1.2 coast guard, 1966–1978 1.3 decommissioning , sale ship s history u.s. navy, 1947–1966 on 17 january 1947, burton island, loaded supplies, steamed san diego ross sea, antarctica met units of tf 68 on first antarctica development project, operation highjump. after returning antarctica, burton island departed 25 july 1947 point barrow expedition alaska. from april 1948 december 1956, burton island participated in 19 arctic , alaskan cruises, including operation windmill. during operation windmill in antarctic burton island flagship of cdr gerald l. ketchum, usn commander of task force 39. duties on cruises varied including, supply activities, helicopter reconnaissance of ice flows, scientific surveys, underwater demolition surveys, , convoy exercises. in march 1949, burton island redesignated agb-1. one prominent excursion submarines uss seadragon (ssn-584) , uss skate (ssn-578) in 1962, in torpedoes tested underneath polar ice pack after 2 su...

Hemichordates Chordate

hemichordates ( half (½) chordates ) have features similar of chordates: branchial openings open pharynx , rather gill slits; stomochords, similar in composition notochords, running in circle round collar , ahead of mouth; , dorsal nerve cord—but smaller ventral nerve cord. there 2 living groups of hemichordates. solitary enteropneusts, commonly known acorn worms , have long proboscises , worm-like bodies 200 branchial slits, 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) long, , burrow though seafloor sediments. pterobranchs colonial animals, less 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long individually, dwellings interconnected. each filter feeds means of pair of branched tentacles, , has short, shield-shaped proboscis. extinct graptolites, colonial animals fossils tiny hacksaw blades, lived in tubes similar of pterobranchs.

Generalizations Rhumb line

the surface of earth can understood mathematically riemann sphere, is, projection of sphere complex plane. in case, loxodromes can understood classes of möbius transformations. spheroid the formulation above can extended spheroid. course of rhumb line found merely using ellipsoidal isometric latitude. distances found multiplying ellipsoidal meridian arc length secant of azimuth.

Club career Fernando Lopes Alcântara

1 club career 1.1 hong kong 1.2 macedonia 1.3 brazil 1.4 hong kong 1.5 brazil 1.6 malta 1.7 oman 1.8 jordan 1.9 third return brazil club career hong kong fernando began professional career away home nation in hong kong south china aa in hong kong first division league in 2009. in short spell @ club, helped side win 2008–09 hong kong first division league , win runners-up place in 2009 hong kong community shield. macedonia after 1 season in hong kong left europe, macedonia, signed two-year contract macedonian first league club fk rabotnički. helped skopje-based club secure runners-up place in 2009–10 first macedonian football league , win runners-up place in 2009–10 macedonian football cup. made macedonian first league debut on 27 september 2009 in 1-0 loss against fk teteks , scored first goal on 16 october 2010 in 2-0 win on fk turnovo. scored 2 goals in 26 appearances in 2009–10 first macedonian football league. made 5 appearances in 2010–11 uefa europa league included 5-0 home , 6-0...