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Liberty head Double eagle

due less desirable artwork , therefore lower demand, liberty coronet $20 gold pieces less encountered, , common subtype commands less st.-gaudens type. in 1866, motto in god trust added liberty coronet double eagle, creating second subtype. in 1877, coin s denomination design on reverse changed twenty d twenty dollars creating third , final subtype series. 1879 pattern coin made quintuple stella using design combining features of liberty head double eagle , stella pattern coin , using same alloy stella (90 parts gold, 3 parts silver, , 7 parts copper). coin stolen in july 2008.

Pool E 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (NORCECA)

1 pool e 1.1 preliminary round 1.2 final round 1.2.1 3rd place 1.2.2 final 1.3 final standing pool e venue: clifton hunter high school sports center, grand cayman, cayman islands dates: october 6–7, 2012 all times eastern standard time (utc−05:00) preliminary round final round 3rd place final final standing

Demographics Chisasibi

^ cree nation of chisasibi: chief & council ^ cite error: named reference statcan.ca invoked never defined (see page). ^ band details archived 2008-01-25 @ wayback machine. ^ statistics canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census ^ languages ^ official languages act (canada) ^ statistics canada 2006 census

20th century Somerhill House

memorial window sarah d avigdor-goldsmid in saints church, tudeley in 1912, there army camp held in grounds of somerhill. soldiers housed in bell tents. on sir osmond s death in 1940, passed eldest son sir henry. during second world war, somerhill site of prisoner of war camp, known pow camp no. 40. italian pows amongst housed @ somerhill. army in possession of somerhill 1940–49. squatters occupied of 40-plus huts in 1948, locked in colonel in charge of camp @ time. post-war, house scene of lavish entertaining. lady rosemary d avigdor-goldsmid likened hotel, except guests didn t pay! amongst distinguished visitors john betjeman, hugh casson, david niven , enoch powell. house listed on 20 october 1954. assessed grade i. on 19 september 1963, d avigdor-goldsmid s daughter sarah drowned in accident, occurred off rye, east sussex. artist marc chagall commissioned design set of stained glass windows in saints church, tudeley, in memory. in 1976, somerhill passed sir henry s surviving dau...

History Somerhill House

1 history 1.1 17th century 1.2 18th century 1.3 19th century 1.4 20th century 1.5 21st century history 17th century the land somerhill built on formed part of estate of south frith, 1 of 2 deer parks in lowey of tonbridge. @ 1 time estate covered 6,500 acres (2,600 ha). built on site of earlier mansion, , designed john thorpe, house built between 1611 , 1613, dates found on surviving leaden rainwater heads. somerhill built 4th earl of clanricarde, anglo-irish nobleman. design based on of villa valmarana, lisiera, italy, designed palladio. lord clanricarde died in 1636, , somerhill passed son ulick, 5th earl of clanricarde, created 1st marquess of clanricarde in 1646. following battle of naseby in 1645, somerhill sequestrated parliament, gave 3rd earl of essex, half-brother of ulick, lord clanricarde. on death in september 1646, parliament gave somerhill john bradshaw. john evelyn, visited somerhill on 29 may 1652, described somerhill situated on eminent hill, park, has nothing els...

West and east of Glasgow Glasgow City and District Railway

system map of glasgow city , district railway for many years passenger , goods trade between glasgow , communities , industries west of glasgow carried on boat. north bank of clyde relatively unpopulated far bowling, basin of forth , clyde canal entered river; beyond dumbarton centre of industry; , beyond dumbarton lay towns of firth of clyde. in 1858 glasgow, dumbarton , helensburgh railway (gd&hr) opened, connecting city purely local railway connected bowling , balloch, on loch lomond. @ last north bank of clyde had through railway connection. built-up area of glasgow prevented gd&hr building directly west city, , line made large circuit round north of glasgow. there still no attempt @ suburban service: first station glasgow maryhill, isolated village, , dalmuir. the gd&hr joined edinburgh , glasgow railway @ cowlairs, , absorbed company in 1862; e&gr absorbed north british railway in 1865. on east side, monklands area around airdrie , coatbridge had become centre of ...

Security vulnerabilities Internet Explorer

internet explorer has been subjected many security vulnerabilities , concerns: of spyware, adware, , computer viruses across internet made possible exploitable bugs , flaws in security architecture of internet explorer, requiring nothing more viewing of malicious web page in order install themselves. known drive-by install . there attempts trick user installing malicious software misrepresenting software s true purpose in description section of activex security alert. a number of security flaws affecting ie originated not in browser itself, activex-based add-ons used it. because add-ons have same privilege ie, flaws can critical browser flaws. has led activex-based architecture being criticized being fault-prone. 2005, experts maintained dangers of activex have been overstated , there safeguards in place. in 2006, new techniques using automated testing found more hundred vulnerabilities in standard microsoft activex components. security features introduced in internet explorer 7 mitig...

Features Internet Explorer

1 features 1.1 standards support 1.2 non-standard extensions 1.3 favicon 1.4 usability , accessibility 1.5 cache 1.6 group policy features page zoom seen in ie9 internet explorer has been designed view broad range of web pages , provide features within operating system, including microsoft update. during heyday of browser wars, internet explorer superseded netscape when caught technologically support progressive features of time. standards support internet explorer, using trident layout engine: supports html 4.01, html 5, css level 1, level 2 , level 3, xml 1.0, , dom level 1, minor implementation gaps. fully supports xslt 1.0 obsolete microsoft dialect of xslt referred wd-xsl, loosely based on december 1998 w3c working draft of xsl. support xslt 2.0 lies in future: semi-official microsoft bloggers have indicated development underway, no dates have been announced. almost full conformance css 2.1 has been added in internet explorer 8 release. trident rendering engine in internet explore...

Performers and roles Cantonese opera

1 performers , roles 1.1 types of play 1.2 roles 1.2.1 sang (生) 1.2.2 daan (旦) 1.2.3 zing (淨) 1.2.4 cau (丑) 1.3 major career artists performers , roles types of play there 2 types of cantonese opera plays: mou (武, martial arts ) , man (文, highly educated , esp. in poetry , culture). mou plays emphasize war, characters being generals or warriors. these works contain action scenes , involve lot of weaponry , armour. man plays tend gentler , more elegant. scholars main characters in these plays. water sleeves (see used terms) used extensively in man plays produce movements reflecting elegance , tenderness of characters; female characters wear them. in man plays, characters put lot of effort creating distinctive facial expressions , gestures express underlying emotions. roles there 4 types of roles: sang, daan, zing, , cau. sang (生) these male roles in cantonese opera. in other chinese operas, there different types of male roles, such as: siu sang (小生) – literally, young gentleman, role ...

Ecology Zostera noltei

zostera noltii stabilises seabed seagrass beds highly productive , form basis of important coastal ecosystems. many different species of algae grow epiphytically on zostera noltii. these include brown algae species cladosiphon zosterae, halothrix lumbricalis, leblondiella densa, myrionema magnusii , punctaria crispata. these grow on other seagrasses such zostera marina. parasite, plasmodiophora bicaudata, attacks eel grasses, including zostera noltii. prevents further growth between nodes , damages clumps leaves growing in tufts, causing known wasting disease. eel grass beds provide refuge many invertebrates , safe haven developing juvenile fish. detritus produced when leaves decay in winter enriches sediment. decomposing tissues basis food chain , large numbers of protists found in water column nearby feeding on leached organic compounds , bacteria break down tissues. zostera noltii plays important part in winter diet of whooper swan (cygnus cygnus), mute swan (cygnus olor), brent goo...

History Arusha

arusha clock tower area, 1953 the current site of arusha first settled in 1830s agro-pastoral arusha maasai arusha chini community, south of mount kilimanjaro. traded grains, honey, beer, , tobacco pastoral kisongo maasai in exchange livestock, milk, meat, , skins. demand arusha s foodstuffs increased substantially during 1860s when pangani valley trade route extended through old moshi, arusha, , western kenya. although not yet town, regional centre , had number of urban features. arusha conquered germans in 1896 after murder of first 2 missionaries attempted settle on nearby mount meru. germans established permanent presence in 1900 when military fort (a boma) built , soldiers garrisoned there. boma solid statement, meant impress german moral , political order on surrounding countryside. set on rise overlooking plains, fortress-like building dominated surrounding landscape complete machine gun. many africans forcibly displaced ancestral lands germans , forced dig lime or carry stone...

Mines Saint John d'El Rey Mining Company

1 mines 1.1 morro velho 1.2 raposos mines 1.3 other mines mines morro velho around 1869 morro velho morro velho in 1907 the morro velho mine in low valley near nova lima, 12 miles (19 km) belo horizonte. company invested significant amounts improving infrastructure, , increased production. first dividends paid in 1842. company encouraged british miners come work in brazil, , employed slaves until emancipated in late 19th century. after gongo soco mine closed in 1856 of cornish miners found work in brazilian mines operated saint john d el rey mining company. cornish formed majority of british miners @ morro velho, numbering 350 in 1860s. a fire caused mine collapse in 1867, , took 7 years bring operation. in 1870s superintendent found engaged in fraud , had fired. rock fall in 1886 caused mine collapse again, , company went temporary liquidation. mine reopened , again became profitable in 1890s. @ 1 time morro velho mine deepest in world, 2,545 metres (8,350 ft) below entrance ...

Background .281983.E2.80.931985.29 Carmen Sandiego

the original game idea started in 1983 broderbund programmer dane bigham, wanting take idea of text adventure games colossal cave adventure create menu-driven interface played on apple ii computer. initial work done broderbund s rubber room artists, gene portwood , lauren elliott, creating game player chase down various crooks. broderbund co-founder gary carlston suggested changing concept focused on geography, anticipating shipping copies of world almanac let players research clues , find right answers geography questions. as bigham not thrilled direction, focused more on interface, , carlston hired david siefkin write game s story. siefkin came idea of player tracking down numerous criminals, , developed several criminal personas, including carmen sandiego. other staff found name mysterious , exotic, in addition being female character use attract younger women game. siefkin s script, expanded out idea of criminal organization v.i.l.e. - villains’ international league of evil – , ac...

History Sanctuary movement

1 history 1.1 central american conflict 1.2 public sanctuary 1.3 historical parallels history central american conflict between 1980 , 1991, 1 million central americans crossed u.s. border seeking asylum. fleeing political repression , violence caused civil wars in guatemala , el salvador, though had fled nicaragua in wake of 1979 nicaraguan revolution. in el salvador, military had killed on 10,000 people 1980, including archbishop oscar romero , 4 u.s. churchwomen. in guatemala, government-backed paramilitary groups killed 50,000, disappeared 100,000 , perpetrated 626 village massacres. official policy under reagan administration hindered central americans obtaining asylum status. congress forbade foreign aid countries committing human rights abuses, and, @ same time, u.s. provided funds, training , arms salvadoran , guatemalan governments. because admitting these governments abuses bar u.s. providing further aid, reagan administration instead argued central americans “economic migra...

Georgian wine varieties Georgian wine

1 georgian wine varieties 1.1 white 1.2 red 1.3 fortified georgian wine varieties glass of saperavi wine traditionally, georgian wines carry name of source region, district, or village, french regional wines such bordeaux or burgundy. these french wines, georgian wines blend of 2 or more grapes. georgian wines classified sweet, semi-sweet, semi-dry, dry, fortified , sparkling. semi-sweet varieties popular. white pirosmani semi-sweet white wine made 40% tsolikauri, 60% tsitska blend. has won 3 gold medals , 1 silver medal @ international competitions. tsinandali blend of rkatsiteli , mtsvane grapes micro regions of telavi , kvareli in kakheti region. tvishi natural semi-sweet white wine made tsolikauri in lechkhumi region. has won 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals , 1 bronze medal in international competitions. mtsvani dry white wine made mtsvani. alaznis veli white semi-sweet wine made rkatsiteii, tetra, tsolikauri , other industrial grape varieties cultivated in western , eastern georgia....

Ingredients and methods of preparation Abramelin oil

1 ingredients , methods of preparation 1.1 abramelin oil 1.2 samuel mathers abramelin oil 1.3 abramelin oil made essential oils 1.4 macerated abramelin oil 1.5 mathers macerated abramelin oil 1.6 crowley s abramelin oil made essential oils 1.7 doubly consecrated crowley oil of abramelin recipe ingredients , methods of preparation there are, among english-speaking occultists, numerous variant forms of abramelin oil. abramelin oil the oil described in book of abramelin abraham of worms, jew worms, germany, presumed have lived c.1362–c.1458. in english translation book of abramelin: new translation (2006) steven guth of georg dehn, compiled known german manuscript sources, formula reads follows: take 1 part of best myrrh, half part of cinnamon, 1 part of cassia, 1 part galanga root, , quarter of combined total weight of good, fresh olive oil. make these ointment or oil done chemists. keep in clean container until need it. put container other accessories in cupboard under altar. guth s t...

Season 7 .282015.29 American Ninja Warrior

the seventh season of american ninja warrior premiered on nbc on may 25, 2015. season s grand prize increased $500,000 $1,000,000. qualifying , finals courses held in venice beach, kansas city, houston, orlando, pittsburgh, special military-only course in san pedro. stage 1 had total of 38 finishers including brent steffensen , dustin mckinney. in stage 2, 30 of 38 competitors failed. 8 remaining in stage 3 including drew dreschel, abel gonzalez, isaac caldiero, ian dory, jeremiah morgan, kevin bull, joe moravsky , geoff britten. 2 competitors finished course: isaac caldiero , geoff britten. first time american had finished stage 3. season concluded victory: geoff britten first complete stage 4 second remaining; however, isaac caldiero achieved stage 4 rope climb in faster time , awarded grand prize of $1,000,000 , title of american ninja warrior . geoff britten first ninja complete 6 courses in single season.

History Bottineau, North Dakota

pierre bottineau bottineau founded in 1883 oak creek customs station , overnight stagecoach stop. town name changed bottineau in 1884 in honor of pierre bottineau (c.1814-1895), métis pioneer, hunter, , trapper became successful land speculator. the town located 1.5 miles north of current location. entire town moved south in 1887 great northern railway installing new tracks. in 2012 new chalet called annie s house built in bottineau winter park (16 km north of bottineau). facility north dakota s first ski facility handicapped children , wounded veterans. being built honor ann nicole nelson, north dakotan die in september 11 attacks on world trade center in new york city.

Variations .26 similar styles Chelsea boot

the beatles, seen here in 1963, helped popularise chelsea boots. beatle boots theatrical , ballet shoe maker anello & davide created variant of chelsea boot in 1961 cuban heels , pointed toes beatles, after john lennon , paul mccartney saw chelsea boots in shop window , commissioned 4 pairs higher, cuban heels – style became known beatle boots. beatle boots, chelsea boots, adopted mods , worn tailored suits. other variations australian work boots variation of chelsea boot. some modern versions of boot have side zip rather elastic panel. variants , similar boots include type of riding boot called jodhpur boots assorted work boot designs, including australian work boots manufactured blundstone , other companies: such work boots may have steel toes.

2010 census Apache County, Arizona

of 22,771 households, 42.3% had children under age of 18 living them, 42.8% married couples living together, 21.2% had female householder no husband present, 28.3% non-families, , 24.8% of households made of individuals. average household size 3.10 , average family size 3.76. median age 32.4 years. the median income household in county $30,184 , median income family $36,915. males had median income of $38,451 versus $31,557 females. per capita income county $12,294. 26.9% of families , 34.4% of population below poverty line, including 41.8% of under age 18 , 29.2% of age 65 or over.

History South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball

university of south alabama men s basketball game in mitchell center the university of south alabama public, doctoral-level university in mobile, alabama, united states. school founded in 1963 , began men s basketball program in fall of 1968 under former auburn standout , alabama sports hall of fame member rex frederick. the jags have participated in ncaa tournament 8 times record of 1–8. last tournament appearance in 2008 when lost seventh seeded, butler university 81–61 in ncaa birmingham regional first round. the jaguars have been invited play in nit tournament 4 times , have record of 3–4 in nit.

History 53d Airlift Squadron

1 history 1.1 operations , decorations 1.2 lineage 1.3 assignments 1.4 stations 1.5 aircraft history activated in june 1942 troop carrier command c-47 skytrain troop carrier squadron, trained in united states. assigned twelfth air force , deployed north africa during may 1943. squadron s aircraft flew supplies front-line units in algeria , tunisia during north african campaign suitable landing strips available , evacuated casualties rear area field hospitals. squadron engaged in combat operations, dropping airborne units sicily during operation husky invasion , later areas around anzio, italy part of operation shingle, invasion of mainland italy , initiation of italian campaign, january 1944. moved north though italy, in 1943 in support of allied ground forces, evacuated wounded personnel , flew missions behind enemy lines in italy , balkans haul guns, ammunition, food, clothing, medical supplies, , other materials partisans , drop propaganda leaflets. was moved england in february 194...

Negative effects Towra Point Nature Reserve

^ cite error: named reference autogenerated1 invoked never defined (see page). ^ towra point nature reserve (pdf). information sheet on ramsar wetlands (pdf). ramsar. april 2012. retrieved 2 october 2014.  ^ water management report: appendix e: water , wastewater management (pdf). environmental impact statement (pdf). caltex australia. 3 may 2013. retrieved 2 october 2014.  ^ hickey, deanne; bruce, eleanor (january 2010). examining tidal inundation , salt marsh vegetation distribution patterns using spatial analysis (botany bay, australia) . journal of coastal research. 261: 94–102. doi:10.2112/08-1089.1. 

Human effects Towra Point Nature Reserve

looking west air on towra point humans can maximise area of healthy, functioning intertidal wetlands minimising impacts , developing management strategies protect, , possible rehabilitate these ecosystems @ risk. the following positive ways of trying protect or rehabilitate intertidal wetlands. exclusion – responsible management of wetland areas facilitate public access small, designated area while restricting access other areas. provision of defined boardwalks , walkways management strategy used restrict access vulnerable areas, issuing of permits whilst visiting towra point nature reserve. education – in past, wetlands regarded waste-lands. education campaigns have helped change public perceptions , foster public support wetlands. due location in water catchment area, education programs need teach total catchment management programs. educational programs include guided tours general public, school visits, media liaison, information centres, conference presentations, interpre...

Species Towra Point Nature Reserve

1 species 1.1 birds 1.2 amphibians 1.3 mammals 1.4 reptiles 1.5 plants species towra point nature reserve home many endangered, vulnerable, protected , exotic species. list nsw government s environment , heritage department website - comprehensive listing, including numbers, scientific names, , protection status, can found @ link. looking across towards towra point nature reserve sandringham, new south wales. birds yellow thornbill brown thornbill striated fieldwren chestnut-rumped heathwren mangrove gerygone brown gerygone white-browed scrubwren brown goshawk grey goshawk swamp harrier black-shouldered kite white-bellied sea eagle chestnut teal grey teal australasian shoveler black swan pacific black duck hardhead musk duck australian wood duck australian shelduck australasian darter oriental darter great egret cattle egret intermediate egret little egret white-faced heron eastern reef egret grey butcherbird pied currawong bush stone-curlew black-faced cuckooshrike double-banded plove...

Common equipment types Video door-phone

there several variations on basic format. in addition outdoor panels 1 pushbutton per apartment, possible find others numeric keypad: in case, designed large residential installations, homes identified codes. others have built-in cardholders panels or small screens guide user or facilitate entry people disabilities. video entry monitors have earpiece similar telephone handset, while others hands-free . other examples monitors memories store image every time calls @ door or touchscreen video entry systems.

Maria Theresa .281740.E2.80.931780.29 History of the Jews in Hungary

in 1735, census of jews of country taken view of reducing numbers. there @ time 11,621 jews living in hungary, of 2,474 male heads of families, , fifty-seven female heads. of these heads of families 35.31 per cent declared hungarians; rest had immigrated. of immigrants 38.35 per cent came moravia, 11.05 per cent poland, , 3.07 per cent bohemia. largest jewish community, numbering 770 persons, of pressburg (bratislava). of jews engaged in commerce or industries, being merchants, traders, or shopkeepers; few pursued agriculture. during reign of queen maria theresa (1740–1780), daughter of charles iii, jews expelled buda (1746), , toleration-tax imposed upon hungarian jews. on september 1, 1749, delegates of hungarian jews, except szatmár county, assembled @ pressburg , met royal commission, informed them expelled country if did not pay tax. frightened jews @ once agreed so; , commission demanded yearly tax of 50,000 gulden. sum being excessive, delegates protested; , although queen had...

Politics Regensburg

1 politics 1.1 government 1.2 boroughs 1.3 twin towns – sister cities politics government the lord mayor , city council elected period of 6 years. both elections take place @ same time. city council composed of 51 members , includes lord mayor, 2 deputy mayors, 5 counsellors , other council members. the municipal elections in bavaria of 2014 delivered following results: after 18 years of city council conservative majority, social-democratic candidate, joachim wolbergs, became lord mayor in mai 2014. boroughs regensburg subdivided 18 boroughs (stadtbezirke): innenstadt, stadtamhof, steinweg-pfaffenstein, sallern-gallingkofen, konradsiedlung-wutzlhofen, brandlberg-keilberg, reinhausen, weichs, schwabelweis, ostenviertel, kasernenviertel, galgenberg, kumpfmühl-ziegetsdorf-neuprüll, großprüfening-dechbetten-königswiesen, westenviertel, ober- und niederwinzer-kager, oberisling-graß, burgweinting-harting. each borough contains number of localities (ortsteile), can have historic roots in olde...

February 15.2C 1927 .28Tuesday.29 February 1927

^ 24 dead hurricane thrashes way on state ; storm worst recorded here ; unprecedented fury strews wreckage throughout california , oakland tribune, february 16, 1927, p. 1 ^ great fog bank covers england; first time in 50 years channel service had suspended , montreal gazette, february 16, 1927, p1 london engulfed , time magazine, february 28, 1927

During the reign of Louis XIV .281643.E2.80.931715.29 .22The Sun King.22 Chapelle royale

^ julie anne sadie companion baroque music p121 1998 gobert, thomas (died 1672). composer , 1654 sous-maitre of chapelle royale. associated throughout life sainte chapelle, gobert, along nicolas formé , jean veillot, did develop french double-chorus .. ^ recherches sur la musique française classique, norbert dufourcq, marcelle benoit - 1985 - p221 son quartier d octobre sera confié à un des plus anciens chantres de la chapelle, nicolas le prince reçu en 1706 [25], lui-même remplacé après sa mort par ducros. ces remplaçants, simples « batteurs de mesure » non compositeurs,

April 24.2C 1960 .28Sunday.29 April 1960

^ mother lifts 3,600-lb. car , pacific stars , stripes, april 27, 1960, p3; mother saved life , charles trotter told john m. ross, family weekly magazine, august 28, 1960, pp12–13; david s. goldstein, m.d., adrenaline , inner world: introduction scientific integrative medicine (johns hopkins university press, 2006) p71 ^ swim attempts trigger race brawl , tucson daily citizen, april 25, 1960, p1; walter rucker , james nathaniel upton, encyclopedia of american race riots (greenwood press, 2007), vol. 1, p32 ^ arthur j. dommen, indochinese experience of french , americans: nationalism , communism in cambodia, laos, , vietnam (indiana university press, 2001), p386 ^ bergt samuelsson , michael sohlman, eds, nobel lectures: physics 1901–1921 (world scientific, 1998), p359

Visual arts.2C architecture and design Culture of Slovenia

1 visual arts, architecture , design 1.1 architecture 1.2 comics , animation 1.3 conceptual art 1.4 design 1.5 graphics 1.6 illustration 1.7 painting 1.8 photography 1.9 sculpture visual arts, architecture , design the sower (1907), produced impressionist painter , musician ivan grohar, became metaphor slovenes , reflection of transition rural urban culture. slovenia s visual arts, architecture, , design shaped number of architects, designers, painters, sculptors, photographers, graphics artists, comics, illustration , conceptual artists. prestigious institutions exhibiting works of slovene visual artists national gallery of slovenia , museum of modern art. architecture modern architecture in slovenia introduced max fabiani, , in mid-war period, jože plečnik , ivan vurnik. in second half of 20th century, national , universal style merged architects edvard ravnikar , marko mušič. comics , animation milko bambič known first slovene comic strip little negro bu-ci-bu, allegory of mussolini...