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the interior of aisle. the aisle in 1880s. the skelmorlie aisle contains notable monument built local landowner, sir robert montgomerie of skelmorlie castle, seventh laird of skelmorlie burial site himself , wife, dame margaret douglas. aisle added old kirk (church) of largs in 1636, , comprises renaissance canopied tomb above burial-vault entrance. barrel vaulted ceiling of aisle painted 1638 in panels, heraldic emblems , signs of zodiac, etc. mr. stalker. third coffin within tomb said of sir hugh montgomerie of eaglesham, hero of battle of otterburn. can compared other significant tombs, such of cunninghames, earls of glencairn @ kilmaurs in east ayrshire. sir robert s coffin long , of lead on bottom of coffin missing, supposedly taken local fishermen believed lead weights made result in large catch of fish. painted ceiling the painted timber ceiling signed , dated 1638 j. stalker , in vernacular contrast, albeit designs derived work of goldsmith @ french royal court, etienne delaune...

dynastes head , prothorax showing pliers males of dynastes bear 2 long horns, 1 on head, , other on pronotum, forming plier ; pronotal horn has reddish setae on underside. pronotal horn absent in females. species have iridescent colouration elytra. species of genus dynastes have ability change colour. specific species have been noted occur either black or yellowish khaki green elytra. variation in colour due spongy layer below transparent cuticle; spongy layer network of filamentous strands made of three-dimensional photonic crystals lying parallel cuticle surface. when cuticle filled gas layer can show through, presenting yellow khaki green colour, when filled fluid cuticle appears black. due change in refraction index allowing see difference in colours. system known hygrochromic effect. female beetles can change colour not males, not yet explained mechanisms colour change still not understood. known changes in humidity affect levels of moisture in cuticle leads change in colour in c...

1 championships 1861-1932 1.1 wdsb-congresses 1861-1880 1.2 mdsb-congresses 1871-1877 1.3 ndsb-congresses 1868-1872 1.4 german congresses 1879-1932 championships 1861-1932 max lange german congresses 1879-1932 siegbert tarrasch carl schlechter efim bogoljubow

that roundhouse built in secret in pembrokeshire coast national park. builders cut timber surrounding woods. in jurisdictions construction plans subject building inspector s approval. before building, soil conditions on site must verified support heavy cordwood masonry walls. with felled timber, bark should removed in spring shovel, chisel, or bark spud. sap still running in spring time , provides lubricating layer of cambium between bark , wood, making separation easier task if left until fall when 2 layers well-bonded together. once debarked, logs should sit dry @ least 3 summers limit splitting , checking. important cut logs, once debarked chosen building length. richard flatau, cordwood construction: best practices (2012) suggest splitting 70% of wood better drying , seasoning. after drying, logs must sawed desired length (usually 16, 18, or 24 in.). in case metal handsaw preferable chainsaw because finer cut helps ward moisture , pest penetration. cut off saw or buzz saw make...

peenemünde, germany - v-2 , first rocket reaching space in june 1944 launched the first rockets reach space v-2 rockets launched peenemünde, germany in 1944 during world war ii. after war, 70 complete v-2 rockets brought white sands test launches, 47 of them reaching altitudes between 100 km , 213 km. the world s first spaceport orbital , human launches, baikonur cosmodrome in southern kazakhstan, started soviet military rocket range in 1955. achieved first orbital flight (sputnik 1) in october 1957. exact location of cosmodrome held secret. guesses location misdirected name in common mining town 320 km away. position became known in 1957 outside soviet union after u-2 planes had identified site following railway lines in kazakhstan, although soviet authorities did not confirm location decades. the baikonur cosmodrome achieved first launch of human space (yuri gagarin) in 1961. launch complex used, site 1, has reached special symbolic significance , commonly called gagarin s ...

entrance sign muir woods national monument as president franklin delano roosevelt, supposed host conference, had died on 12 april 1945, delegates held commemorative ceremony on 19 may among tall redwood trees in muir woods national monument cathedral grove, dedication plaque placed in honor. a steering committee, composed of heads of delegations, formed. committee decided on important matters relating principles , rules. although each country had 1 representative, membership detailed work. therefore, commissioned executive committee of 14 heads of delegation, submit recommendations steering committee. the draft of united nations charter divided 4 sections, each of studied commission. first of these took on organization s purposes, principles, membership, secretariat , question of amendments charter. second considered loas functions of general assembly. third took on regards security council. fourth dealt assessment of draft statute of international court of justice. statute had been dr...

emperor wilhelm , tsar ferdinand in sofia, 1916 on 11 october 1915, bulgarian army attacked serbia after signing treaty austria-hungary , germany stating bulgaria gain territory sought @ expense of serbia. ferdinand not admirer of german emperor wilhelm ii (his second cousin once removed) or austrian emperor franz josef whom described idiot, old dotard of francis joseph . however, ferdinand wanted additional territorial gains after humiliation of balkan wars. entailed forming alliance former enemy, ottoman empire. during initial phase of world war i, kingdom of bulgaria achieved several decisive victories on enemies , laid claim disputed territories of macedonia after serbia s defeat. next 2 years, bulgarian army shifted focus towards repelling allied advances nearby greece. partially involved in 1916 conquest of neighboring romania, ruled ferdinand i, ferdinand s second cousin once removed. to save bulgarian throne, tsar ferdinand abdicated in favour of eldest son, became tsar boris ...