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Threats Persian leopard

ahmad shah qajar sitting hunted persian leopard. persian leopards threatened poaching, depletion of prey base due poaching, human disturbance such presence of military , training of troops in border areas, habitat loss due deforestation, fire, agricultural expansion, overgrazing, , infrastructure development. in iran, primary threats habitat disturbances followed illegal hunting , excess of livestock in leopard habitats. leopards chances survival outside protected areas appear slim. intensive dry condition in wide areas of leopard habitats in recent years affecting leopard main prey species such wild goat , wild sheep. assessment of persian leopard mortality rate in iran revealed 70% of leopard mortalities 2007 2011 result of illegal hunting or poisoning, , 18% due road accidents. in 1980s, anti-personnel mines deployed along northern part of iran-iraq border deter people entering area. persian leopards roaming area safe poachers , efforts industrial development, @ least 2 individuals

Georgia Persian leopard

a caucasus leopard taxidermy in georgian national museum, tbilisi since 1954, leopards thought extinct in georgia — killed hunters. there have been several sightings of leopards around tbilisi area , in shida kartli province northwest of capital. leopards live in dense forests, although several have been spotted in lowland plains in southeastern region of kakheti in 2004. leopard signs have been found @ 2 localities in tusheti, headwaters of andi koisu , assa rivers bordering dagestan. in winter of 2003, zoologists found footprints of leopard in vashlovani national park in southeastern georgia. camera traps recorded 1 young male individual several times. individual has not been recorded again between 2009 , 2014.

History School of Computer Science, University of Manchester

^ university of manchester celebrates birth of modern computer . computer50.org.  ^ duncan hull (2007). tom kilburn . flickr.  ^ http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/history/ history of school of computer science ^ professor hilary kahn (1943-2007) . digital60.org.  ^ kahn, hilary j. (2004). kilburn, tom (1921–2001), computer scientist . oxford dictionary of national biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55314.  ^ http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/people/profile/?personid=10584 ^ http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~dbree/ ^ kilburn, t.; piggott, l. s. (1978). frederic calland williams. 26 june 1911-11 august 1977 . biographical memoirs of fellows of royal society. 24: 583. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1978.0020.  ^ lavington, simon h. (1978). manchester mark , atlas: historical perspective . communications of acm. 21 (1): 4–12. doi:10.1145/359327.359331.  ^ simon lavington s publications indexed scopus bibliographic database, service provided elsevier. (subscription required) ^ geoff tootill: born 1922 lanca

Biography Emanuel Leutze

1 biography 1.1 philadelphia 1.2 europe 1.3 new york city , washington, d.c. biography philadelphia leutze born in schwäbisch gmünd, württemberg, germany, , brought united states child. parents settled first in fredericksburg, virginia, , @ philadelphia. education good, though not in direction of art. first development of artistic talent occurred while attending sickbed of father, when attempted drawing occupy long hours of waiting. father died in 1831. @ 14, painting portraits $5 apiece. through such work, supported himself after death of father. in 1834, received first instruction in art in classes of john rubens smith, portrait painter in philadelphia. became skilled, , promoted plan publishing, in washington, portraits of eminent american statesmen; however, met slight encouragement. europe in 1840, 1 of paintings attracted attention , procured him several orders, enabled him go kunstakademie düsseldorf. due anti-academic attitude, studied 1 year @ academy (in class of director sch

Ulysses S. Grant 1880 Republican National Convention

a photograph of president grant during 1870s at close of grant s 2 terms president in 1877, republican-controlled congress suggested grant not return white house third term. grant did not seem mind , told wife julia, not want here [in white house] 4 years. not think stand it. after grant left white house, , wife decided use us$85,000 of savings travel around world. biographer new york herald, john russell young, traveled grants , documented journey exotic places around world in book later published called around world general grant. young saw grant s popularity soaring, treated splendid receptions @ arrival in tokyo , peking, china. after hayes falling-out republican party , perceived desire on part of united states electorate strong man in white house, grant returned united states ahead of schedule, in hopes of seeking third term in office. backing of stalwarts , calls man of iron replace man of straw in white house, grant confident receive republican nomination presidency. ro

Features Open-mid central rounded vowel

its vowel height open-mid, known low-mid, means tongue positioned halfway between open vowel (a low vowel) , mid vowel. its vowel backness central, means tongue positioned halfway between front vowel , vowel. it rounded, means lips rounded rather spread or relaxed.

Fort Valley connector route Georgia State Route 49

state route 49 connector (sr 49 connector) 4.7-mile-long (7.6 km) connector route exists within southwestern part of peach county, in central part of u.s. state of georgia. road functions more bypass route around northwest parts of fort valley. connects sr 96 west of town sr 49 mainline northeast of town. route, mainline route, part of fall line freeway. sr 49 connector begins @ intersection sr 96 (troutman avenue), west of fort valley. heads northeast intersection us 341/sr 7 (hartley road), northwest of town. highway curves due-east routing , curves southeast before meets eastern terminus, intersection sr 49 mainline (north camellia boulevard), northeast of town. all of sr 49 connector, us 341/sr 7/sr 42 sr 49 mainline, included part of national highway system, system of roadways important nation s economy, defense, , mobility. the entire route in peach county.

Route description Georgia State Route 49

^ cite error: named reference google invoked never defined (see page). ^ national highway system: georgia (pdf). united states department of transportation. october 1, 2012. retrieved august 6, 2013.  ^ national highway system: macon, ga (pdf). united states department of transportation. october 1, 2012. retrieved august 6, 2013. 

Course River Avon, Warwickshire

river avon the source of avon spring near village of naseby in northamptonshire. first few miles of length between welford , dow bridge on watling street, forms border between northamptonshire , leicestershire. on section, has been dammed create stanford reservoir. flows in west-southwesterly direction, not far north of cotswold edge , through vale of evesham, passing through towns , villages of welford, rugby, wolston, (bordering leamington spa), warwick, stratford-upon-avon, welford-on-avon, bidford-on-avon, evesham , pershore, before joins river severn @ tewkesbury. the river has total length of 85 miles (137 km) , catchment size of 1,032 square miles (2,670 km). avon s tributaries include rivers leam, stour, sowe, dene, arrow, swift, isbourne , swilgate many minor streams , brooks. a long distance footpath has been created follows river source river severn @ tewkesbury. route marketed shakespeare s avon way, , 88 miles (142 km) long. uses existing footpaths , tracks stay close rive

Cast Milk (film)

sean penn filming milk in 2008. a number of milk s associates, including speechwriter frank m. robinson, teamster allan baird , school teacher-turned-politician tom ammiano portrayed themselves. additionally, carol ruth silver, served milk on board of supervisors, plays small role thelma. cleve jones has small role don amador. anne kronenberg makes appearance stenographer, , daniel nicoletta appears carl carlson.

2009: Second ATP title Sam Querrey

querrey @ 2009 french open querrey participated in 2009 heineken open in auckland, new zealand in january, sixth seed. querrey made final, defeated in straight sets top-seed juan martín del potro. in 2009 australian open, querrey lost in opening round philipp kohlschreiber. in sap open in san jose, querrey beat cypriot wildcard marcos baghdatis in opening match. querrey beat denis gremelmayr, in 52 minutes. in 2009 campbell s hall of fame tennis championships in newport, rhode island, no. 3 seeded querrey advanced final against compatriot , first-time finalist , lucky loser rajeev ram, had entered main draw when top seed mardy fish had take andy roddick s place in davis cup quarterfinals. querrey lost match. querrey seeded no. 3 2009 indianapolis tennis championships, made second final in many tournaments. however, querrey fell unseeded american robby ginepri. querrey in indianapolis querrey defeated no. 1 seeded tommy haas advance final of la tennis open. defeated qualifier carsten ba

Places of interest Birmingham City Centre

birmingham backs on hurst street. cultural attractions include birmingham central library in chamberlain square , birmingham museum & art gallery , council house, birmingham in same building clock tower, big brum. thinktank opened in millennium point complex in eastside in 2002, replacing museum of science , industry on newhall street. history of jewellery quarter documented in museum of jewellery quarter. in jewellery quarter royal birmingham society of artists , st. paul s gallery. group of back-to-back houses on hurst street restored national trust. birmingham backs last surviving court of back houses in city. colmore row centre of colmore row , environs conservation area consists of st. philip s cathedral. jewellery quarter covered conservation area. other quarters in city centre chinese quarter, irish quarter , learning , technology quarter.

Economic Initiatives Charles Felix of Sardinia

the teatro carlo felice, genoa charles felix s reign characterised financial , economic difficulties , rigid protectionism, there initiatives relating services , public works. the road network improved construction of road between cagliari , sassari (now strada statale 131 charles felix) , between genoa , nice, bridges on bormida , ticino (the latter completed in 1828). large number of public buildings constructed in cities: port of nice largely restored, genoa received theatre (the teatro carlo felice, named after king), , turin benefited programme of urban improvement included bridge on dora, piazza carlo felice, underground drainage channels, porticos of piazza castello , various new suburbs. charles felix paid attention steelworking sector, had occupied him viceroy, banking , insurance sectors, improved creation of cassa di risparmio di torino in 1827 , establishment of royal mutual society of insurers in june 1829. encouraged agricultural , manufacturing sector granting lots of ex

Music List of Iranian Americans

^ bahador kharazmi: prince of underground . huffington post. retrieved 2014-02-17.  ^ bahador kharazmi on b.b.c persian 7th day . b.b.c persian. retrieved 2005-01-14.  ^ garage radio magazine - limited edition of slayer s christ illusion re-released july 24 . garageradio.com. 2006-08-08. retrieved 2016-07-17.  ^ archived copy . archived original on 2007-07-06. retrieved 2008-01-27. 

External links Ferguson v. City of Charleston

text of opinion, findlaw.com text of opinion, lii, cornell university multimedia files, oyez project merits brief of petitioners reply brief of petitioners information aclu ferguson amicus brief of national coalition child protection reform amicus brief of american public health association amicus brief of aclu ferguson v. city of charleston , child welfare, duke journal of gender law , policy summary national conference of state legislatures

History South West Rail Link

1 history 1.1 conception 1.2 construction 1.2.1 stage one 1.2.2 stage two 1.2.3 associated projects history conception the south west rail link part of metropolitan rail expansion program (mrep) proposed carr government in 2005, along north west rail link , cbd rail link. 3 projects integrated single operational sector, trains south-west running north-west via cbd link. other 2 components of mrep cancelled in 2008, south west rail link remained on government s agenda. plans north west rail link resurrected in 2010, though form part of new metro network. in march 2008, iemma government indicated construction begin in 2009, completion scheduled 2012. october of year government had decided delivery of project divided 2 stages. stage 1 comprise preliminary work around glenfield station, , stage 2 comprise construction of new line itself, stage 2 deferred due budget cuts. on 14 november 2009, premier nathan rees announced construction of stage 2 of south west rail link begin in mid-2010, co

Titles, styles and honours Ferdinand I of Bulgaria

titles , styles 26 february 1861 - 7 july 1887: serene highness prince ferdinand of saxe-coburg , gotha, duke of saxony 7 july 1887 – 5 october 1908: serene highness prince of bulgaria 5 october 1908 - 3 october 1918: majesty king of bulgarians honours domestic grand master of following bulgarian orders: order of saints cyril , methodius order of bravery order of st. alexander order of civil merit order of military merit foreign albanian royal family: knight collar of order of albania albanian royal family: knight grand cross of order of fidelity, special class austro-hungarian imperial , royal family: knight collar of austrian order of golden fleece austro-hungarian imperial , royal family: knight grand cordon collar of military order of maria theresa austro-hungarian imperial , royal family: knight grand cordon collar of order of saint stephen of hungary austro-hungarian imperial , royal family: recipient of military merit cross, 3rd class  belgium: knight grand cordon of order

War work Nelson Eddy

like many performers, eddy active in war work during world war ii, before united states entered war. did first war effort concert on october 19, 1939, leopold stokowski polish war relief. in 1942, became air raid warden , put in long hours @ hollywood canteen. broadcast armed forces throughout war. in late 1943, went on two-month, 35,000-mile tour, giving concerts military personnel in belém , natal, brazil; accra, gold coast; aden; asmara, eritrea; cairo (where met king farouk); tehran; casablanca; , azores.

Military figures of the Cornish campaigns Cornwall in the English Civil War

ralph hopton, lord hopton the earl of brentford jacob astley, 1st baron astley of reading arthur capell, 1st baron capell of hadham prince charles, duke of cornwall william coryton robert devereux, 3rd earl of essex (parliamentarian) thomas fairfax (parliamentarian) george goring, lord goring bevil grenville richard grenville henry grey, 1st earl of stamford (parliamentarian) ralph hopton robert rich, 2nd earl of warwick (parliamentarian) patrick ruthven, 1st earl of brentford john robartes, 1st earl of radnor (parliamentarian) william scawen philip skippon nicholas slanning john trevanion

Casting Equations of State into Virial Form Virial expansion

the 2nd , 3rd virial coefficients 12 fluids the exponential terms in last 2 equations seem intimidating, , out of line virial expansion sequence. purpose correct third virial coefficient, isotherms in liquid phase represented correctly. actually, exponential term converges rapidly ρ increases, , if took first 2 terms in taylor expansion series, 1 − γ ρ 2 {\displaystyle 1-\gamma \rho ^{2}} , , multiply 1 + γ ρ 2 {\displaystyle 1+\gamma \rho ^{2}} , result 1 − γ 2 ρ 4 {\displaystyle 1-\gamma ^{2}\rho ^{4}} . contributed c / r t

Law and regulation Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia

early attempts regulate strip-mining on state level largely unsuccessful due lax enforcement. appalachian group save land , people founded in 1965 stop surface mining. in 1968, congress held first hearings on strip mining. ken hechler introduced first strip-mining abolition bill in congress in 1971. though bill not passed, provisions establishing process reclaim abandoned strip mines , allowing citizens sue regulatory agencies became parts of smcra. smcra created office of surface mining, agency within department of interior, promulgate regulations, fund state regulatory , reclamation efforts, , ensure consistency among state regulatory programs.

Plot Killjoy (2000 film)

the film begins boy named michael, kid has crush on beautiful girl named jada rejected because jada stuck gangster, lorenzo (johnson). when michael comes close her, beat lorenzo , homeboys, t-bone , baby boy. michael secretly involved in black magic, , tries bring doll calls killjoy life. after abducted gangsters , brought woods, michael accidentally shot , killed lorenzo. a year later, jada going out guy named jamal similar michael. lorenzo going out girl named kahara, jada. when lorenzo leaves have sex her, t-bone , baby boy go ice-cream. ice-cream man, s dressed clown sells drugs. baby boy , t-bone hop in truck end in abandoned building. split find way out. baby boy gets rammed wall ice-cream truck, killing him. t-bone starts smoking pot when suddenly, starts burn him, , body vanishes. corpse ends hide-out, along baby boy s. meanwhile, lorenzo, after having sex kahara, hears outside apartment building, , goes outside check. finds ice-cream truck , opens door, , ice-cream man pulls h

Prince Albert.27s .28Somerset Light Infantry.29 Somerset Light Infantry

1 prince albert s (somerset light infantry) 1.1 childers reforms 1.2 actions in india , burma 1.3 second boer war 1.4 haldane reforms 1.5 first world war 1.6 inter-war period prince albert s (somerset light infantry) childers reforms the regiment not fundamentally affected cardwell reforms of 1870s, gave depot @ jellalabad barracks in taunton 1873, or childers reforms of 1881 – possessed 2 battalions, there no need amalgamate regiment. under reforms regiment became prince albert s light infantry (somersetshire regiment) on 1 july 1881. county regiment of somersetshire, gained county s militia , rifle volunteer battalions, integrated regiment numbered battalions. within months regiment had been retitled prince albert s (somersetshire light infantry). on formation, regiment had following battalions: 1st battalion (formerly 1st battalion, 13th foot) 2nd battalion (formerly 2nd battalion, 13th foot) 3rd battalion (formerly 1st somersetshire light infantry militia) 4th battalion (formerly 2

13th .281st Somersetshire.29 Regiment .28Light Infantry.29 Somerset Light Infantry

sir robert sale, commanding officer of regiment during burmese , afghanistan campaigns, , colonel 1843–1846 in september 1822, 13th foot moved chatham in kent, brought strength service in india. while there, reconstituted light infantry regiment in december , retitled 13th (1st somersetshire) regiment (light infantry). first anglo-burmese war the 13th light infantry arrived in kolkata in may , june 1823. after arrival, burmese forces attacked cachar, territory under british protection. war formally declared on 5 march 1824, , 13th took part in campaign lasted until february 1826, when treaty signed, king of ava agreeing cede territory , pay compensation british east india company. the 13th light infantry returned garrison duty in india. 1826 1838, stationed in baharampur, danapur, agra , karnal. first anglo-afghan war in 1837, persian troops, allied russians, occupied herat region of afghanistan. british, feared russian intervention in area, decided remove emir of afghanistan, dost muh

Oil workers' rights 21st-century fossil fuel regulations in the United States

the occupational safety , health administration within u.s. department of labor sets requirements oil companies must abide treatment of employees; among them, employers provide employees safe , healthful workplaces , , employer must held responsible should employee denied rights. title vii of civil rights act, prevents company not hiring on basis of race, sex, religion, or national origin applies oil rig workers. because oil rig workers can working outside osha has jurisdiction within mainland u.s., state or maritime laws may apply instead in cases of unemployment, security checks, , safety regulations responsibilities falling on transportation security administration, fbi, bureau of ocean energy management, , u.s. coast guard. united steelworkers union advocates employees of oil industry. pointe-à-pierre refinery , fenceline community as of 2015, there no stringent enforcement of overtime or hazard pay. workers have complained lax attitude of refineries toward improvement of safety m

Late 1990s successes Cinema of Singapore

1999 marked watershed singapore films. raintree pictures, filmmaking subsidiary of mediacorp productions, started. raintree pictures invested in 2 regional co-productions, liang po po , truth jane , sam, starred singaporean television lead actress fann wong taiwanese singer peter ho , hong kong director derek yee. raintree pictures finance number of local , hong kong productions in years come, , producer company of films of jack neo. subsequent productions, such 2000 ad (2000) , tree (2001), drew on hong kong star power; company invested in critically acclaimed regional films such eye (2002) , infernal affairs ii (2003). raintree pictures produced 2 english-language local productions, chicken rice war (2000) , 1 leg kicking (2001). with financing of local production company , setting of organisations such singapore film commission (sfc, set in 1998), budding filmmakers, independent ones, found easier make movies on subsidies , loaned funding. advent of digital video meant novice filmma

Air pollution dispersion models Outline of air pollution dispersion

^ list of atmospheric dispersion models ^ air pollution dispersion: ventilation factor dr. nolan atkins, lyndon state college ^ bosanquet, c.h. , pearson, j.l. (1936).the spread of smoke , gases chimney, trans. faraday soc., 32:1249. ^ atmospheric dispersion modeling ^ beychok, milton r. (2005). fundamentals of stack gas dispersion (4th ed.). author-published. isbn 0-9644588-0-2.  (chapter 8, page 124) ^ features of dispersion models publication of european union joint research centre (jrc) ^ degadis technical manual , user s guide (us epa s download website) ^ ucrl-ma-105607, user s manual slab: atmospheric dispersion model denser-than-air releases, donald ermak, june 1990. ^ hegadis technical reference manual

References East Cree

swain, erin. acquisition of stress in northern east cree: case study. order no. mr55290 memorial university of newfoundland (canada), 2008. ann arbor: proquest. web. 31 jan. 2014. structure of cree words. eastern james bay cree language. n.p., n.d. web. 19 feb. 2014. nouns inflected gender. eastern james bay cree language. n.p., n.d. web. 19 feb. 2014. nouns inflected gender. eastern james bay cree language. n.p., n.d. web. 19 feb. 2014. nouns person inflection. eastern james bay cree language. n.p., n.d. web. 19 feb. 2014. demonstrative pronouns. eastern james bay cree language. n.p., n.d. web. 15 mar. cree verb classes. eastern james bay cree language. n.p., n.d. web. 26 mar. 2014. junker, m. (2004). focus, obviation, , word order in east cree. lingua, 114 (3), pp. 345–365 junker, marie-odile, marguerite mackenzie, , julie brittain. comparative structures of east cree , english. (2012): 1-57. print nikkel, walter. language revitalization in northern manitoba: study of

Regular season 1887 St. Louis Browns season

1 regular season 1.1 drawing color line in baseball 1.2 season standings 1.3 record vs. opponents 1.4 roster regular season drawing color line in baseball racial segregation started become custom in baseball time 8 members of browns withdrew playing exhibition game in september against new york cubans, prominent colored team. during time, popular practice refer teams of african american players cuban, hispanic, or arabian deflect racial stigma of time, though many predominantly none of three. news accounts reported first time in history of base ball color line has been drawn, , st. louis browns, have established precedent white players must not play colored men. the browns in philadelphia plans travel new york city play cuban giants in exhibition game. scheduled long in advance big guarantee , crowd anticipated in excess of 15,000 spectators. however, night before departure new york, 8 browns players signed letter addressed von der ahe , delivered in person. letter read: we, unders

Rates Banking and insurance in Iran

as of 2010, interest rate charged between banks (i.e. interbank rate) set government of iran (by iranian banking association council). in practice, because banking system of islamic republic run on islamic interest-free basis, there no interest rates per se provisional profit lending rates called mobadala. official provisional lending rate (aka mobadala ) 12.0% (2007), 11.5% (2008), 12.0% (2009). free market rate 24-25 percent (aug 2009). deposit rates as of 2010, private banks have acquired 11 percent of whole money market in iran. * range given covers different interest rates offered different banks. in 2010, first time in annual policies, interest payable on bank deposits similar both state-owned , privately owned banks. example, overnight deposits’ interest has been reduced 12.5% last year 9% year. similarly, 5-year term deposits earn 17.5% (per annum) interest, opposed 19% previous year. as of april 2014, maximum interest rate deposits of 90 days or less set @ 10 percent, m

Short stories Gwyneth Jones (novelist)

^ tilton, lois (7 december 2010). lois tilton reviews short fiction, december . locus. retrieved 6 january 2015.  ^ seel, nigel (11 april 2011). book review: engineering infinity (ed) jonathan strahan . sciencefiction.com. retrieved 6 january 2015.  ^ waters, robert e. (8 march 2011). engineering infinity, edited jonathan strahan . tangent. retrieved 6 january 2015.  ^ not blog: venus in march . grrm.livejournal.com. 19 june 2014. archived original on 21 august 2014. retrieved 27 september 2014. 

References Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962

parliamentary debates http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1961/nov/13/acts-of-parliament-numbering-and-citation http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1961/dec/20/acts-of-parliament-number-ing-and http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1962/jan/25/acts-of-parliament-number-ing-and http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1962/feb/28/business-of-the-house http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1962/feb/28/acts-of-parliament-numbering-and http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1962/may/24/business-of-the-house#s5cv0660p0_19620524_hoc_217 http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1962/jun/28/business-of-the-house#s5cv0661p0_19620628_hoc_211 http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1962/jul/04/acts-of-parliament-numbering-and http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1962/jul/19/royal-assent

History Taralga

taralga railway station in 1923, town visited premier sir george fuller, marking period of renewed interest , prosperity in taralga. during visit, premier unveiled war memorial honouring residents served in world war i, turned first sod construction of railway link laying foundation stone taralga co-operative dairy company s new butter factory. 25 km (16 mi) taralga railway line, constructed branch crookwell line @ roslyn opened in 1926 , closed in 1957. line has since been lifted , little remains of formation. electricity first provided in 1930s way of plant set local mr sid holt.

Zimbabwe.2C Mozambique and South Africa Zambia Railways

a freight train crosses victoria falls bridge zambia zimbabwe, 2006 via victoria falls bridge zimbabwe rail network , ports in mozambique (beira, maputo) , south african railways of south africa can reached. condition of 100-year-old bridge restricts traffic. up mid-1960s, passenger , sleeper services ran ndola bulawayo, zimbabwe (then rhodesia), connecting sleeper service cape town , union castle shipping line southampton, uk. main travel route between south-central africa , europe before jet age. journey ndola cape town took 5 days. ndola-bulawayo passenger services ended when zambia suspended services across victoria falls bridge in response rhodesia s udi crisis. freight services resumed line re-opening in 1980, successful passenger services have not resumed.

History Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

a new flyer de42lfa #6567 local branded bus @ ballston-mu metro station in april 2011. starting in mid-19th century, washington area had been served variety of private bus lines , streetcar services, including extensions of northern virginia trolleys. on time, absorbed capital transit company, formed on december 1, 1933, amalgamation of washington railway, capital traction, , washington rapid transit. financier louis wolfson acquired company in 1949 had franchise revoked in 1955 amidst crippling strike. congress awarded 20-year concession o. roy chalk on condition replace city s remaining streetcars buses 1963. company thereafter known dc transit. in same year, mass transportation survey attempted forecast both freeway , mass transit systems sufficient meet needs of washington area in year 1980. in 1959 study s final report called construction of 2 rapid transit subway lines in downtown washington. congress responded report enacting national capital transportation act of 1960 coordinat

Etymology Angrivarii

upland meadow in wiehengebirge, part of ancient engern the name angrivarii can segmented angri-varii meaning men of engern , parallel ampsi-varii, men of ems. julius pokorny derives first element indo-european root *ang-, bend, bow. root derived german anger, english dialect ing, danish eng, swedish äng, dutch eng/enk, , many other forms in germanic languages, meaning meadow, pasture. cf. similar element angeln. the second element -varii prolific among germanic tribal names, commonly taken mean inhabitants of , dwellers in . precise etymology remains unclear, there general consensus cannot derived pie root *wihxrós, man , surviving in english were-wolf .

Description Nacaduba kurava

from javadi hills in india s eastern ghats male upperside: pale dull violet in lights frosted silvery sheen; bases of wings suffused blue. forewing: slender anticiliary dark brown line. hindwing: costa broadly paler; dorsum brownish; in specimens subterminal spots in interspaces 1 , 2 show through transparency underside, in few these spots marked actual scaling; anticiliary dark brown line in forewing. underside: brown. forewing: transversely traversed 3 pairs of white strigae, innermost pair curved, subcostal vein vein 1 across middle of cell; inner striga of medial pair complete, crosses on inner side of discocellulars subcostal vein vein 1, outer striga beyond discocellulars vein 7 vein 1, interrupted in interspace 5; outer pair of strigae discal , cross -from vein 7 vein 3, inner striga of pair impinging @ vein 3 on outer striga of medial pair; these followed inner , outer subterminal slender lunular line, terminal series of slender transversely linear spots edged outwardly slender

Foul poles Baseball field

one of 2 foul poles @ citizens bank park, philadelphia. foul poles, if present, umpires judge whether fly ball hit above fence line foul (out of play) or fair (a home run). poles vertical extension of foul lines @ edge of field of play. outer edge of foul lines , foul poles define foul territory. both lines , poles in fair territory, in contrast football , basketball, lines marking playing boundaries out of bounds. before 1920, foul lines extended indefinitely; batter awarded home run if fly ball out of field fair landed, or when last seen umpire. now, batted ball leaves field in flight judged fair or foul @ point leaves field. thus, such fly ball passing on fair side of foul pole, or hitting foul pole, home run regardless of ball goes thereafter. foul poles typically higher top of outfield fence or wall, , have narrow screen running along fair side of pole. further aids umpires judgment, ball bounces off screen home run. can still difficult call, in ballparks no outfield stands beh

Etymology Shikharji

tonk of parshvanatha, shikharji shikharji means venerable peak . site called sammed Śikhar or sammet shikhar peak of concentration. because place twenty of twenty-four tirthankaras attained moksha through meditation. word parasnath derived parshvanatha, twenty-third jain tirthankara, 1 of believed have attained moksha @ site.

Appearances Pinhead (Hellraiser)

cover of pinhead #1 (dec. 1991). art jim sanders iii. pinhead first appears in clive barker s novella hellbound heart (1986), in appears in story s beginning, , portrayed sexually ambiguous follower of engineer : its voice, unlike of companion, light , breathy-the voice of excited girl. every inch of head had been tattooed intricate grid, , @ every intersection of horizontal , vertical axes jeweled pin driven through bone. tongue decorated. the character appears in various hellraiser comics , received own comic miniseries, entitled pinhead, published marvel comics epic comics imprint. in comic book series, pinhead depicted latest incarnation of cenobite spirit xipe totec, entity derived aztec mythology. in harrowing storyline, pinhead revealed have been romantically involved cenobite named merkova, killed disciples of morte mamme, sister , rival of leviathan. in pinhead/marshal law crossover series, revealed pinhead s human incarnation, captain spencer, took part in battle of somme.

Sports venues Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area

1 sports venues 1.1 arenas 1.2 golf courses 1.3 motor sports 1.4 sports fields sports venues arenas cox pavilion mandalay bay events center mgm grand garden arena orleans arena thomas & mack center t-mobile arena all net resort , arena (2019) golf courses primm valley golf club rio secco golf club shadow creek golf club – private tpc las vegas (formerly tpc @ canyons) tpc @ summerlin – private wynn golf , country club rhodes ranch tuscany badlands the club @ sunrise las vegas golf club motor sports las vegas motor speedway sports fields bettye wilson soccer complex cashman field sam boyd stadium las vegas ballpark (2019) las vegas stadium (2020)

Origins and early development Water board (Netherlands)

1654 painting cesar van everdingen , pieter post, depicting william ii of holland granting privileges in 1255 spaarndam dijkgraaf , hoogheemraden, organisation evolve hoogheemraadschap van rijnland this method of controlling water emerged unpredictable water tamed , land drained agriculture. first dikes , water control structures built , maintained directly benefiting them, farmers. structures got more extensive , complex, councils formed people common interest in control of water levels of land. first water boards formed in 13th century. these controlled small area, single polder or dike. as these boards became better organised, counts of holland began granting charters boards. granted right make own bylaws. ever-present threat of loss of life , land required short lines of communication between authorities , residents maintained infrastructure. threat of flooding in heerlijkheid best dealt local authorities, water boards chaired local nobility. local water boards set maintain integri

Salvation Front People's Republic of Kampuchea

the kampuchean united front national salvation (kufns or funsk) organisation pivotal in overthrowing khmer rouge , establishing prk/soc state. salvation front heterogeneous group of communist , non-communist exiles determined fight against pol pot , rebuild cambodia. led heng samrin , pen sovann, both khmer rouge defectors, in zone liberated khmer rouge after purge of eastern zone, front s foundation announced radio hanoi on 3 december 1978. of salvation front s fourteen central committee members, top 2 leaders —heng samrin, president, , joran pollie, vice-president— had been former kampuchean communist party (kcp) officials; others former khmer issarak khmer viet minh members had lived in exile in vietnam. ros samay, secretary general of kufns, former kcp staff assistant in military unit. the government of democratic kampuchea lost no time in denouncing kufns, vietnamese political organisation khmer name, because several of key members had been affiliated kcp. despite being de

Academics The Art Institute of California – San Francisco

aica-sf labs the art institute of california – san francisco part of growing number of established video game educational institutes spawning across united states. the institution offers degree programs @ 3 levels: associate s, bachelor s, , master s level. education runs topics dealing video game industry, or special effects within film fashion, web design, , advertising. student-faculty ratio 19 1.

Route description Utah State Route 30

view east west end of sr 30 @ nevada state line sr-30 starts @ nevada state line connecting sr 233 , loosely follows original route of first transcontinental railroad around north shore of great salt lake. towns along section rosette , park valley. highway connects i-84 near snowville. i-84 , i-15 connect western segment central segment. the central section begins near tremonton north of separation of i-84 i-15. travels due east through gap in wellsville mountains created bear river. highway crests hill , has view of cache valley gives highway nickname, valley view highway. central section joins us-89 in downtown logan. us-89 connects central segment eastern segment. the eastern section branches off us-89 @ garden city , follows south shore of bear lake laketown. highway cuts across wyoming state line continues wyo 89.

Sites and monuments Allerey

the church of saint pierre church war memorial the church of saint-pierre contains 2 items registered historical objects: the furniture in church a stained glass figure (bay 0) (16th century) ^ ministry of culture, palissy im21005885 furniture in church (in french) ^ ministry of culture, palissy im21000859 stained glass figure (bay 0) (in french)

New Haven area U.S. Route 5 in Connecticut

south end of overlap between route 15 , 5. 5 signed unnumbered exit indicating i-691, route 66 at merge route 150 before town line, 5 follows south broad street (the alignment of old hartford , new haven turnpike) city of meriden. south broad street becomes broad street after intersection hall avenue passes eastern part of city, avoiding downtown area. past olive street, road becomes divided wide grassy median. @ north end of divided section, has intersection east main street, main east–west business route through city. 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of east main street, 5 has interchange i-691 (at exit 8). @ intersection brittania street, road becomes north broad street, climbs on slope meets north end of wilbur cross parkway. northbound roadway overpasses parkway , merges onto right. beginning of 15-mile (24 km) overlap route 15. southbound @ beginning of parkway, 5 signed exit (with no number) main roadway. north broad street continues north merge divided 4-lane arterial road 1.1 miles (

Tolls Cleddau Bridge

the bridge funded tolls collected on pembroke dock side of bridge traffic travelling in both directions. present toll rates have been in place since 1993 , 35p motorcycles, 75p cars , £1.50 heavy vehicles; pedestrians , cyclists free of charge. car drivers may buy books of 20 or 50 bridge tickets reduces cost 60p per crossing. toll booths accept cash or pre-purchased tickets. toll booths barriers introduced in september 2004 reduce number of vehicles driving through without paying. review collection of tolls carried out in 2016, following which, pembrokeshire county councillors voted tolls charges remain unchanged , not abolished.

Membership Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe

stability pact member states member partners:  albania  bosnia , herzegovina  bulgaria  croatia  macedonia  moldova  montenegro  romania  serbia observer:  ukraine supporting partners:  japan  norway  russia  turkey   switzerland  united states  european union member states multiple international organizations.

New Guinea campaign Daniel E. Barbey

rear admiral daniel e. barbey, usn (2nd right) other officers @ hollandia, new guinea, november 1944. present (from left right): lieutenant may; rear admiral arthur d. struble; rear admiral barbey; , lieutenant commander william s. mailliard, usnr. for landing @ lae, barbey elected make night approach , dawn landing. lcis approached beach, set upon 3 mitsubishi g4m betty bombers score bomb hit , 2 near misses on uss lci-339. badly damaged , riddled strafing bullets , fragments, ship beached became total loss. afternoon, 6 lsts attacked force of 80 japanese aircraft. 48 lockheed p-38 lightnings vectored assist uss lst-471 , uss lst-473 hit, killing 57 crewmen , australian troops. a few weeks later barbey called upon make landing @ finschhafen. not confident of promised air support, barbey decided make night landing, landing ships clearing beach before dawn. major general george wootten, commander of assault troops, doubted vii amphibious force find correct beach in dark, , proven corr