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Constituent_halls Cabot_House

cabot hall cabot house comprises following 6 halls: cabot hall whitman hall briggs hall barnard hall bertram hall eliot hall cabot, whitman, briggs , barnard connected series of tunnels in basement. dining hall, jcr, , grand entry serve connect these buildings above ground. bertram , eliot halls, oldest, not connected rest of house, short distance away, co-located on radcliffe quadrangle. faculty deans residence , resident dean s residence, 107 , 103 walker street, respectively, located directly across street rest of house, , such residences in harvard house system not physically connected rest of house.

Third_national_championship Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_under_Nick_Saban

the alabama defense in motion during 49–0 victory on auburn. after captured second national championship in 3 years, alabama again signed 1 of nation s top recruiting classes in february 2012. after completed spring practice in april, crimson tide entered season no. 2 ranking , favorite repeat national champions. alabama opened season 41–14 victory on michigan in cowboys classic. after win on wolverines, crimson tide moved no. 1 ranking prior game against wku won 35–0 in home opener. next week, alabama posted second consecutive shutout 52–0 win @ arkansas open conference play. crimson tide returned tuscaloosa , defeated florida atlantic , ole miss prior first win on missouri conference foes @ faurot field. next alabama defeated rival tennessee 44–13 @ neyland stadium , followed 38–7 win on undefeated , no. 13 ranked mississippi state. crimson tide defeated lsu @ tiger stadium 21–17 when aj mccarron threw screen pass t. j. yeldon took 28-yards game-winning touchdown within...

Historical_evidence Abraham_ben_Abraham

there evidence potocki legend embellishment of true story. report published in july 1753 edition of london magazine describes story of similar execution. correspondent dated report june 11, 2 days after end of shavuot holiday. describes apostate named raphael sentimany, native of croatia , converted judaism @ age of 12 , adopted name abraham isacowicz. report describes imprisonment , execution in wilno potocki legend describes. report states executed on june 9, second day of shavuot, in potocki story. important differences between sentimany execution , potocki legend martyr s jewish surname isacowicz, called raphael sentimany rather valenty potocki, killed in 1753 rather 1749, , croatian immigrant rather polish noble. raphael sentimany mentioned in anonymous british work admonitions dead, in epistles living , published in 1754, in manner suggestive of wide exposure of original report of abraham ben abraham s execution.

Decline_and_fall First_Bulgarian_Empire

bulgaria under rule of emperor samuel despite treaty , largely peaceful era followed, strategic position of bulgarian empire remained difficult. country surrounded aggressive neighbours – the magyars north-west, pechenegs , growing power of kievan rus north-east, , byzantine empire south, proved unreliable neighbour. bulgaria suffered several devastating magyar raids between 934 , 965. growing insecurity, expanding influence of landed nobility , higher clergy @ expense of personal privileges of peasantry, led emergence of bogomilism, dualistic heretic sect in subsequent decades , centuries spread byzantine empire, northern italy , southern france (cf. cathars). south, byzantine empire reversed course of byzantine–arab wars against declining abbasid caliphate , in 965 discontinued payment of tribute, leading sharp deterioration of bilateral relations. in 968 byzantines incited kievan rus invade bulgaria. in 2 years kievan prince svyatoslav defeated bulgarian army, captured pr...

Conflicts Brigham_Young

brigham young (seated near middle, wearing tall beaver hat) , exploring party camped @ colorado river in 1870 the degree of young s involvement in mountain meadows massacre, took place in washington county in 1857, disputed. leonard j. arrington reports young received rider @ office on day of massacre, , when learned of contemplated attack members of lds church in parowan , cedar city, sent letter directing fancher party allowed pass through territory unmolested. young s letter reportedly arrived on september 13, 1857, 2 days after massacre. governor, young had promised federal government protect immigrants passing through utah territory, on 120 men, women , children killed in incident. there no debate concerning involvement of individual mormons surrounding communities scholars. children under age of seven, cared local mormon families, survived, , murdered members of wagon train left unburied. remains of forty people later found , buried, , union army officer james henry carleton had ...

Migration_west Brigham_Young

repeated conflict led young relocate group of latter-day saints salt lake valley, part of mexico. young organized journey take mormon pioneers winter quarters, nebraska, in 1846, salt lake valley. time young arrived @ final destination, had come under american control result of war mexico, although u.s. sovereignty not confirmed until 1848. young arrived in salt lake valley on july 24, 1847, date recognized pioneer day in utah. young s expedition 1 of largest , 1 of best organized westward treks. on august 22, 29 days after arriving in salt lake valley, young organized mormon tabernacle choir. after 3 years of leading church president of quorum of twelve apostles, young reorganized new first presidency , declared president of church on december 27, 1847.

Sport_Nicknames Nicknames_of_Houston

the nickname of clutch city given city of houston after houston rockets won 1994 , 1995 nba championships. moniker adopted in response front-page headline in houston chronicle declaring houston choke city . revived in 2005, houston astros had late-season rally win pennant , clinch first-ever world series appearance, , again in 2006, when houston dynamo won mls cup in inaugural season. the rockets mascot, clutch bear , named 5th-most recognizable mascot in sports usa today in february 2005, , inducted mascot hall of fame in 2006. crush city crush city nickname derived 2015 houston astros season. crush reference high amount of home runs delivered houston astros, team ended second home runs in mlb.

Controversy_between_the_Republic_of_Macedonia_and_Greece Macedonia_(region)

a controversy exists in regard whether or not parts of historic region of macedonia incorporated in present-day republic of macedonia, little if of ancient macedonian kingdom is. there controversy, however, regard slavic peoples concentrated in less half of region. first arrived in late 6th , 7th centuries ad when slavic-speaking populations overturned macedonia s greek ethnic composition. result, appropriation republic of macedonia of greece held greek symbols , raised concerns in greece fuelling nationalist anger. anger reinforced legacy of civil war , view in quarters, members of greece s slavic-speaking minority pro-yugoslavian , presented danger borders. status of republic of macedonia became heated political issue in greece demonstrations took place in athens while 1 million macedonian greeks took streets in thessaloniki in 1992, under slogan: macedonia greek , referring name , ancient history of region, not posing territorial claim against northern neighbor. initially, greek...

World_War_I Macedonia_(region)

after world war macedonian campaign status quo of macedonia remained same. establishment of kingdom of serbians, croats , slovenes in 1918, in 1929 renamed yugoslavia (south slavia) predicted no special regime skopje neither recognized macedonian national identity. in fact, claims macedonian identity remained silent @ propaganda level because, eventually, north macedonia had been serbian conquest. the situation in serbian macedonia changed after communist revolution in russia (1918–1919). according sfetas, comintern handling macedonia matter of tactics, depending on political circumstances. in 1920s supported position single , independent macedonia in balkan soviet democracy. actually, soviets desired common front of bulgarian communist agriculturists , bulgarian-macedonian societies destabilize balkan peninsula. internal macedonian revolutionary organization (imro), under protection of comintern, promoted idea of independent macedonia in federation of balkan states, unifying maced...

Nomenclature Second_Bulgarian_Empire

the name used empire contemporaries bulgaria, state called itself. during kaloyan s reign, state known being of both bulgarians , vlachs. pope innocent iii , other foreigners such latin emperor henry mentioned state bulgaria , bulgarian empire in official letters. in modern historiography, state called second bulgarian empire, second bulgarian tsardom, or second bulgarian kingdom distinguish first bulgarian empire. alternative name used in connection pre-mid 13th century period empire of vlachs , bulgars; variant names include vlach–bulgarian empire, bulgarian–wallachian empire, or romanian–bulgarian empire; latter name used exclusively in romanian historiography. however, arabic chronicles 13th century had used name of wallachia instead of bulgaria , gave arabic coordinates of wallachia , specified walachia named al-awalak , dwellers ulaqut or ulagh

N List_of_breakfast_foods

nasi lemak (center), fish cake, ikan bilis, egg, , buah keluak chicken nasi goreng – popular breakfast dish in indonesia, malaysia , singapore nasi lemak – well-known breakfast dish in malaysia , singapore nihari ^ indonesia kaleidoscope - helen agostino, kathy kiting - google books p. 59. ^ focus ace pmr 2009 english - christine khoo, ainon omar & anita lim - google books p. 18.

Release A_Moon_Shaped_Pool

a moon shaped pool special edition a moon shaped pool released download 7 pm bst on 8 may 2016 on radiohead s website , online music stores including itunes store , amazon music; accidentally released hours on google play music. released on paid streaming services including google play music, apple music, groove music , tidal. cd , lp editions released in japan on 15 june through hostess entertainment , in other countries on 17 june through xl recordings. a moon shaped pool made available on streaming service spotify on 17 june 2016. yorke , godrich had made headlines in 2013 criticisms of spotify, arguing cannot support new artists. spotify had been in advanced discussions radiohead s management , label make moon shaped pool first album available exclusively service s paying subscribers, , not listening free service, no agreement reached. spotify spokesman jonathan prince said: of approaches explored radiohead new, , decided couldn t deliver on approaches technologically in tim...

Video_games Henry_Hugglemonster

^ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/henry-hugglemonster/games ^ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/big-air-adventure ^ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/henry-s-hugglematch ^ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/henry-s-roaring-racers ^ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/henry-s-roarsome-rescue ^ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/hugglemonster-monster-maker

Scouting_in_Colorado_today Scouting_in_Colorado

1 scouting in colorado today 1.1 denver area council 1.1.1 organization 1.1.2 programs , activities 1.1.3 camps 1.1.3.1 tahosa high adventure base 1.1.3.2 peaceful valley scout ranch 1.1.4 tahosa lodge 1.2 great southwest council 1.3 longs peak council 1.3.1 organization 1.3.2 ben delatour scout ranch 1.3.3 chimney park scout camp 1.3.4 camp laramie peak 1.3.5 camp patiya 1.3.6 kola lodge 1.4 pikes peak council 1.4.1 camp alexander 1.4.2 districts 1.4.3 scout executives 1.4.4 ha-kin-skay-a-ki lodge 1.4.5 international exchanges 1.5 rocky mountain council 1.5.1 organization 1.5.2 camps 1.6 western colorado council 1.6.1 mic-o-say lodge 541 1.6.2 summer camps 1.7 spanish peaks scout ranch scouting in colorado today there 6 boy scouts of america local councils , single girl scouts of usa council in colorado, merged original five. the first national wider opportunity senior girl scouts, recall riches restore ruins, held in central city in 1973. in 1979, sky hi ski, national wider oppor...

History University_of_Kentucky

1 history 1.1 university origins 1.2 coeducational school: modern period 1.3 contemporary history history university origins in commonwealth of kentucky, higher education limited number of children prominent families, disciplined apprentices, , young men seeking entry clerical, legal, , medical professions. first university in territory become kentucky, transylvania university primary center education, , became father of become university of kentucky. the campus: barker hall in center, main building right, , lake in foreground student center later built. john bryan bowman founded agricultural , mechanical college of kentucky (a&m), publicly chartered department of kentucky university, after receiving federal support through morrill land-grant colleges act in 1865. courses offered @ ashland, henry clay estate. 3 years later, james kennedy patterson became first president of land-grant university , first degree awarded. in 1876, university began offer master s degree programs. 2 year...

Geography Gzennaya

panorama on igzennayen mountain range some notable towns , village of gzennaya people include: taza buÉ›enqud aknul (aknoul, ichawiyen) taÅ™a tazeggwaght ajdir burd tizi ousli tastit qasita acht aru aisa tamjunt tisliwin taghilaste yahouthen ait hazem ibackwathen coordinates: 34°44′n 3°57′w / 34.733°n 3.950°w / 34.733; -3.950

Biography Rachel_Bluwstein

rachel s house in no. 64 street of prophets in jerusalem she returned israel on board ship ruslan , while joined small agricultural kibbutz degania, settlement neighboring previous home @ kinneret. however, shortly after arrival diagnosed tuberculosis, incurable disease. unable work children fear of contagion, expelled degania , left fend herself. in 1925 lived briefly in small white house in courtyard of william holman hunt house @ no. 64 street of prophets in jerusalem. spent rest of life traveling , living in tel aviv, eking out living providing private lessons in hebrew , french, , settled in sanatorium tuberculosis patients in gedera. rachel died on april 16, 1931 in tel aviv, @ age of 40. buried in kinneret cemetery in grave overlooking sea of galilee, following wishes expressed in poem if fate decrees. alongside buried many of socialist ideologues , pioneers of second , third waves of immigration. naomi shemer buried near rachel, according shemer s wish.

Festivals Tales_from_the_Organ_Trade

^ tales organ trade . documentary edge festival. retrieved 10 april 2013.  ^ tales organ trade . hot docs canadian international documentary festival. retrieved 10 april 2013.  ^ tales organ trade . miff film festival awards. retrieved 22 april 2014.  ^ southside film institute - films . southside film institute. retrieved 22 april 2014.  ^ 2013 schedule - safilm . san antonio film festival. retrieved 22 april 2014.  ^ indianapolis international film festival 2013 - tales organ trade . indianapolis international film festival. retrieved 22 april 2014.  ^ tales organ trade - dokufest . dokufest. retrieved 22 april 2014.  ^ schedule . white sands international film festival. retrieved 22 april 2014.  ^ 2013 film selections - docutah . southern utah international documentary film festival. retrieved 22 april 2014.  ^ tales organ trade - fantastic fest . fantastic fest. retrieved 22 april 2014.  ^ film north - 2013 program . film ...

Judaism Saint

the term tzadik righteous , , associated meanings, developed in rabbinic thought talmudic contrast hasid ( pious honorific), exploration in ethical literature, , esoteric spiritualisation in kabbalah. in hasidic judaism, institution of tzadik assumed central importance, combining former elite mysticism social movement first time.

International_School_of_Photonics Cochin_University_of_Science_and_Technology

international school of photonics the international school of photonics (isp) came existence in 1995. research activities include design , fabrication of various laser systems , laser components, detailed investigations of non-linear phenomena in different materials using photothermal, photoacoustic , related techniques, time , space resolved studies on laser induced plasmas variety of targets, design , characterization of fibre optic sensors, fabrication , characterization of polymer fibres, preparation , investigation of photonic materials , studies on photonics theory. of these activities supported funding agencies dst, aicte , ugc. isp @ present offers 4 semester m.tech degree programme in opto electronics , laser technology , ph.d programme. manpower development in modern high technology field , establishment of collaborative research activities various institutions in india , abroad major objectives of isp.many of alumni isp workings in advanced laboratories in various parts of w...

Mounting_types Emergency_vehicle_lighting

1 mounting types 1.1 roof-mounted single beacon 1.2 lightbar 1.3 body mounted 1.4 vehicle integral 1.5 interior mounted mounting types diagram showing potential mounting positions internal, body mounted , removable beacons on emergency vehicles a michigan state police cruiser single red beacon , hood fin emergency lighting may fitted several places on vehicle, depending on degree of conspicuity required. beacons , lightbars mounted on roof high visibility, while other lights may mounted on body, in grill, or in interior of vehicle. since introduction in 1948, rotating beacons have become accepted means of attracting attention one’s vehicle. although use of single beacon in law enforcement has dropped since introduction of light bars, still used police departments, because of lower cost or due tradition. 1 agency continues employ traditional red rotating beacons on patrol cars michigan state police. beacons used on construction equipment when full-sized lightbar unnecessary or impractic...

The_Merckx_years Raymond_Poulidor

poulidor @ 1976 tour de france the end of anquetil era presented opportunities poulidor win tour de france. not due injuries in 1967 , 1968, , arrival of eddy merckx in 1969. poulidor no match merckx, although offered resistance. in 1973 tour poulidor lost life on descent col de portet d aspet when plunged ravine, taking serious blow head , crawling out of race director, jacques goddet.

Ren.C3.A9_Santhagens Oude_Molen_Distillery

founder rené santhagens the distillery started rené van eibergen santhagens, born in batavia in 1864 wealthy dutch parents. adventurer, explorer, cavalry officer , chemical engineer. he became passionate wine , brandy after stay in france on estate of marquis de pellerin latouche in cognac. here fell in love marquis daughter, jeanne de pellerin de la fouche, whom later married. in 1897, answered advertisement brandy maker in south africa. sammy marks had obtained concession former president paul kruger erect distillery @ eerste fabrieken . ensure production top notch distillery had advertised position cognac makers. santhagens arrived on goldfields of witwatersrand, laden own curvaceous alembic charentairs copper pot stills him france. distillery success, production halted during english war, , abandoned in 1902 after war when concession revoked lord milner. in 1903 moved cape town , shortly afterwards jeanne, wife-to-be, arrived father, marquis. time had convinced of farmers of area...

Home_video_release Jo_(TV_series)

region 2 dvd cover of complete series showing jean reno, tom austen, orla brady, celyn jones , wunmi mosaku (left right) tf1 video released complete series on dvd on june 5, 2013. 8 episodes spread on 2 discs, available in dubbed french , release devoid of special features. original english sound track legally available on august 5, when uk distributor arrow films set release fox edits on dvd, spread on 2 discs. 10 days later, series have blu-ray debut in germany through studiocanal, under title cop: crime scene paris. both original english , dubbed german included in release, spread across 2 discs, while dvd version spread across three.

Pork_and_beans Gilbert_Van_Camp

early can label, c. 1900 in 1894 indianapolis jobber brought load of canned baked beans van camp plant have them reprocessed. @ lunch time, frank van camp, founder s son, opened can jobbing house eat lunch. flavor of beans flat, make them more palatable added van camps ketchup, originating van camp s pork , beans tomato sauce. first sale car load delivered in pittsburgh. in december 1894 van camps placed small want ad in indianapolis news seeking house-to-house canvassers sell cans of pork , beans, 300 responded. next year company sold 67,030 cases of beans. company began advertising in several cities street car cards, outdoor signs , three-sheet posters. in 1896 magazine advertisements began running in national magazines, , organized sales force dispatched in field. in 1898 company used 6 million tin cans operation. turn of century company spending $1.5 million on advertising , running 6 plants spread out across country canning evaporated milk beans, , 1909, van camp’s dominant ven...

United_States_Congress Committee_of_the_whole

in united states house of representatives, committee of whole device in house of representatives considered 1 large congressional committee. presiding officer chosen speaker of house , member of majority party not hold chair of standing committee. the united states senate used committee of whole parliamentary device 197 years 1st congress in 1789 , ceased using in 1986 during 99th congress.

History Ostrowiec_Świętokrzyski

post office building the oldest testimonies of human habitation date stone age (ca 4000 bc). @ time, there nomadic tribes belonging to, among others, lengyel , globular amphora cultures. came here danube river region. the earliest documents ostrowiec village, gave beginning contemporary ostrowiec ÅšwiÄ™tokrzyski come 14th century. @ time village called ostrow, , located on right bank of kamienna. in 16th century, local nobleman kacper maciejewski tried establish here town, failed so. in 1564 town charter granted settlement of denkow (also called wielki michów), 1 of ostrowiec districts. the city itself, @ time part of sandomierz voivodeship, built scratch in 1597 jakub gawroÅ„ski of rawa coat of arms on left bank of kamienna river, situated in vistula river basin. received town privileges in 1613. became property of janusz ostrogski, statesman , 1 of richest magnates of polish–lithuanian commonwealth. later belonged many polish aristocratic families: tarnowski family, czartoryski family, ...

References Halitherium

bibliography national geographic prehistoric mammals (national geographic) alan turner marine mammals: evolutionary biology annalisa berta, james l. sumich, , kit m. kovacs the beginning of age of mammals kenneth d. rose encyclopedia of marine mammals william f. perrin, bernd wursig, , j. g.m. thewissen colbert s evolution of vertebrates: history of backboned animals through time edwin h. colbert, michael morales, , eli c. minkoff origin of species charles darwin classification of mammals malcolm c. mckenna , susan k. bell the rise of placental mammals: origins , relationships of major extant clades kenneth d. rose , j. david archibald

History The_Everly_Brothers

1 history 1.1 family , education 1.2 1950s 1.3 1960s/1970s 1.4 solo years (1973-83) 1.5 reunion, subsequent activities (1983-2006) 1.6 phil everly s death 1.7 recent activities history family , education don born in brownie, muhlenberg county, kentucky, in 1937, , phil 2 years later in chicago, illinois. parents isaac milford ike everly, jr. (1908–1975), guitar player, , margaret embry everly. actor james best (born jules guy), muhlenberg county, son of ike s sister. margaret 15 when married ike, 26. ike worked in coal mines age 14, father encouraged him pursue love of music. ike , margaret began singing together. everly brothers spent of childhood in shenandoah, iowa. attended longfellow elementary school in waterloo, iowa, year, moved shenandoah in 1944, remained through high school. ike everly had show on kma , kfnf in shenandoah in mid-1940s, first wife , sons. brothers sang on radio little donnie , baby boy phil. family sang everly family. ike, guitarists merle travis, mose ra...

Discovery_and_classification Sphenacodon

restoration of 2 specimens the american paleontologist o.c. marsh named sphenacodon (from greek sphen wedge + ake point + odous (-odon) tooth ) in 1878, based on part of lower jaw (dentary) bone found in redbeds of northern new mexico fossil collector david baldwin. in short description of jaw, marsh cited teeth characteristic ( crowns compressed, , have sharp cutting edges without crenulations ) , assessed animal 6 feet in length, , carnivorous in habit, although rest of skeleton not known. did not provide illustration of specimen. marsh gave genus latin species name ferox fierce , erected new family sphenacodontidae, placed under primitive reptilian order “rhynchocephala” [= rhynchocephalia], including groups of reptiles in addition living tuatara. other paleontologists overlooked marsh’s brief mention of sphenacodon 3 decades. in meantime, sail-backed dimetrodon, named in 1878 rival paleontologist edward drinker cope, became scientifically important genus,known numerous fo...

Late_poetry_and_drama Benjamin_Fondane

similar themes being explored super flumina babylonis cycle, described sernet terrible foreshadowing of events peoples , continents sink, author himself dragged without possibility of return. writing entirety of fondane s french poetry (le mal des fantômes), poet , language theorist henri meschonnic argued romanian author unique in depicting revolt , flavor of life mixed sense of death .

History Yeovil_Pen_Mill_railway_station

semaphore signals @ pen mill the station opened great western railway (gwr) part of wilts, somerset , weymouth route on 2 february 1854. gwr opened locomotive depot @ station in september 1856, operated until january 1959, when closed , locomotives transferred yeovil town depot. bristol , exeter railway line taunton, terminating @ yeovil town, had been extended connect gwr @ yeovil pen mill 2 february 1857. in june 1874, both these lines (gwr , b&er) converted original broad gauge had become standard gauge. a connection between gwr line , southern railway line exeter established during world war ii allow trains direct access between yeovil junction , yeovil pen mill. opened on 13 october 1943 , offered new route trains of war materials diversion route in event of bomb damage.

2015 List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan

^ afghanistan: helicopter crash kills 5 in coalition . new york times. 12 october 2015. retrieved 18 may 2016.  ^ harro ranter. asn aircraft accident 11-oct-2015 westland puma hc.2 (sa 330e) xw229 . retrieved 18 may 2016.  ^ c-130 crash in afghanistan not enemy action, air force says . air force times. 1 october 2015. retrieved 18 may 2016. 

Passante_di_Mestre Autostrada_A4_(Italy)

the route of passante di mestre (marked in blue) , venice-mestre motorway system the passante di mestre. the passante di mestre part of a4 motorway, opened traffic on 8 february 2009. objective of route reduce volume of auto- , truck-based traffic passing through mestre (a mainland frazione of venice) reach non-local destinations austria, slovenia , other eastern european countries. the new includes 3 lanes plus 1 emergency lane, each lane measures 3.75 metres (12.3 ft) apart emergency lane measures 3 metres (9.8 ft), new stretch of motorway totals 32.3 kilometres (20.1 mi).