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Battle_of_Deptford_Bridge Cornish_rebellion_of_1497

1 battle of deptford bridge 1.1 cornish force @ bridge 1.2 continuation of battle 1.3 aftermath battle of deptford bridge the battle of deptford bridge (also known battle of blackheath) took place on 17 june 1497 on site in present-day deptford south-east london, adjacent river ravensbourne , culminating event of cornish rebellion. henry vii had mustered army of 25,000 men , cornish lacked supporting cavalry , artillery arms essential professional forces of time. after spreading rumours attack on following monday, henry moved against cornish @ dawn on lucky day – saturday (17 june 1497). royal forces divided 3 battles , 2 under lords oxford, essex , suffolk, wheel round right flank , rear of enemy whilst third waited in reserve. when cornish duly surrounded, lord daubeney , third battle ordered frontal attack. cornish force @ bridge at bridge @ deptford strand, cornish had placed body of archers (utilising arrows full yard long, strong , mighty bow cornishmen said draw ) block pa...

Interstates_and_highways Transportation_in_Arkansas

arkansas highway 45 between fayetteville , goshen. arkansas first designated state highway system in 1924, , first numbered roads in 1926. arkansas had 1 of first paved roads, dollarway road, , 1 of first members of interstate highway system. state maintains large system of state highways today, in addition 8 interstates , 20 u.s. routes.

Second_national_championship Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_under_Nick_Saban

the alabama offense lines against lsu defense in 9–6 overtime loss. after disappointing 2010 season in opened year national title favorite , ended 3 losses, crimson tide looked regain championship form 2011 campaign. after again signing 1 of top recruiting classes in country, , going through spring practice, tragedy struck tuscaloosa on april 27, 2011, when ef4 rated tornado devastated city. tornado resulted in deaths of 43 people in city, , team later dedicate season both victims , survivors of storm. the crimson tide opened season 48–7 victory on saban s alma mater, kent state , traveled beaver stadium , defeated penn state 27–11. after 41–0 shutout on north texas, alabama opened conference play 38–14 victory on arkansas. after defeated florida 38–10 @ gainesville, crimson tide shutout vanderbilt 34–0, , defeated both ole miss , tennessee set game of century against lsu. against tigers, neither team scored touchdown , lsu won final score of 9–6 in overtime. loss, alabama dropped no...

Singles_main_draw_entrants 2006_Brasil_Open

1 singles main draw entrants 1.1 seeds 1.2 other entrants 1.3 withdrawals singles main draw entrants seeds rankings of 20 february 2006. other entrants the following players received wildcards main draw: andré ghem ricardo mello andré sá the following players received entry qualifying draw: nicolás almagro juan martín del potro daniel gimeno traver olivier patience the following players received entry lucky losers: iván navarro pastor albert portas the following player received entry due protected ranking: gustavo kuerten withdrawals before tournament agustín calleri (replaced portas) mariano zabaleta (replaced navarro pastor) ^ results archive - sao paulo 2006 - top seeds . atp world tour. retrieved 23 july 2017. 

Future_ventures Cirque_du_Soleil

^ lapresse.ca ^ grupo vidanta , cirque du soleil expand partnership create world s first entertainment park animated cirque du soleil . cirquedusoleil.com. cirque du soleil. retrieved 13 november 2014.  ^ forgione, mary. cirque du soleil plans first theme park, chooses mexico site . latimes.com. los angeles times. retrieved 13 november 2014.  ^ cirque du soleil theme park resort . facebook.com. goddard group. retrieved 13 november 2014.  ^ http://planoinformativo.com/nota/id/513461/noticia/cirque-du-soleil-abrira-parque-tematico-en-mexico ^ https://cirquedusoleil.taleo.net/careersection/2/joblist.ftl ^ http://www.destination360.com/middle-east/united-arab-emirates/cirque-du-soleil-dubai ^ http://www.nytix.com/news/9674/cirque-du-soleil-commits-to-a-permanent-show-in-american-dream-mall-nj ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-american-dream-mall/ ^ https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/careers/talent/f23e20ab-4e47-4b6c-a78f-40bdb2d39471

Tracing_the_original_tombs Saint_Peter's_tomb

fourth century glass mosaic of saint peter, located @ catacombs of saint thecla. catholic tradition holds bereaved christians followed usual custom in burying him near possible scene of suffering. according catholic lore, laid in ground belonged christian proprietors, side of well-known road leading out of city, via cornelia (site of known pagan , christian cemetery) on hill called vaticanus. actual tomb underground vault, approached road descending staircase, , body reposed in sarcophagus of stone in center of vault. the book of popes mentions pope anacletus built sepulchral monument on underground tomb of saint peter shortly after death. small chamber or oratory on tomb, 3 or 4 persons kneel , pray on grave. pagan roman emperor, julian apostate, mentions in 363 a.d. in work 3 books against galileans tomb of saint peter place of worship, albeit secretly. there evidence of existence of tomb (trophoea, i.e., trophies, signs or memorials of victory) @ beginning of 3rd century, in words...

Ceramics First_Bulgarian_Empire

the main sources bulgarian domestic use-oriented pottery necropoleis @ novi pazar, devnya, , varna. vessels made potter s wheel, unlike slavic practice. since 9th century two-story ovens used annealing of pottery. shape , decoration of bulgarian pottery similar found in northern caucasus, crimea, , shores of sea of azov. growing exchange byzantine empire following adoption of christianity led increase in shapes , decorations of bulgarian pottery unprecedented in slavic world. one of famous features of pliska-preslav culture decoration of palaces , churches lacquered ceramic plates, may indicate near eastern (arabic) influence. produced of white clay, known kaolin. in 10th century ceramic workshops in , around preslav produced high quality ceramic tiles in so-called preslav style used in monumental construction projects , exported abroad. many of them marked cyrillic or glagolitic letters on rear side. archaeologists have discovered tile of style in kiev, showing bulgarian influences ...

Culture First_Bulgarian_Empire

1 culture 1.1 architecture 1.1.1 civil architecture 1.1.2 sacral architecture 1.2 art 1.3 ceramics culture the cultural heritage of first bulgarian empire defined in bulgarian historiography pliska-preslav culture, named after first 2 capitals, pliska , preslav, of surviving monuments concentrated. many monuments of period have been found around madara, shumen, novi pazar, village of han krum in north-eastern bulgaria, in territory of modern romania, romanian archaeologists called dridu culture . remains left first empire have been discovered in southern bessarabia, divided between ukraine , moldova, in modern republic of macedonia, albania , greece. treatise of 10th-century bulgarian cleric , writer cosmas priest describes wealthy, book-owning , monastery-building bulgarian elite, , preserved material evidence suggests prosperous , settled picture of bulgaria. architecture civil architecture the first capital pliska resembled huge encampment spanning area of 23 km eastern , weste...

Cultural_references Brigham_Young

byron morrow played young in cameo appearance in death valley days episode, organ brother brigham (1966). in storyline, organ built , guided west salt lake city joseph harris ridges (1827–1914) of australia becomes mired in sand. wagonmaster luke winner (portrayed morgan woodward) feels compelled leave instrument behind until ridges finds solid rock under sand. gregg henry depicts young in fourth (2014) , fifth (2015) seasons of tv series hell on wheels, fictional story construction of first transcontinental railroad. competing rail lines approach utah east , west coasts, young supplies mormon laborers both railroad companies , negotiates railways have them make salt lake city meeting point. in season 5 mid-season finale, false prophets , young s son, phineas, attempts murder father. persuaded swede, phineas believed chosen 1 go forward lead mormons, instead of father.

Slavic_migrations_to_the_Balkans First_Bulgarian_Empire

the slavs, of indo-european origin, first mentioned in written sources inhabit territories north of danube in 5th century ad historians agree had arrived earlier. group of slavs came known south slavs divided antes , sclaveni spoke same language. slavic incursions in balkans increased during second half of justinian s reign , while these pillaging raids, large-scale settlement began in 570s , 580s. migration associated arrival of avars settled in plains of pannonia between rivers danube , tisza in 560s subjugating various bulgar , slavic tribes in process. consumed in bitter wars persian sasanian empire in east, byzantines had little resources confront slavs. slavs came in large numbers , lack of political organisation made difficult stop them because there no political leader defeat in battle , thereby force retreat. wars persia persisted, 610s , 620s saw new , larger migration wave slavs penetrating further south balkans, reaching thessaly, thrace , peloponnese , raiding islands in a...

International_relations Pabianice

twin towns – sister cities pabianice twinned with: rokiškis in lithuania (since 1998) gusev in russia (since 2002) plauen in germany (since 2005) kerepes in hungary (since 2009) ^ miasta partnerskie pabianic . um.pabianice.pl (in polish). biuro promocji miasta. 4 may 2005. retrieved 29 august 2008. 

Promotion A_Moon_Shaped_Pool

card sent fans featuring lyrics burn witch in departure industry practice, radiohead conducted no interviews , did not tour before release of moon shaped pool. on 30 april 2016, days before album announced, fans had made orders radiohead received embossed cards lyrics album s lead single, burn witch . on 1 may, radiohead deleted content website , social media profiles, replacing them blank images. donwood said idea had been way of getting rid of of [sic] had gone before ... being sort of evil bond villain or something, in lair, pressing buttons ... creatively brilliant fun. pitchfork interpreted move symbolic of radiohead s re-emergence. after releasing excerpts on instagram, radiohead released burn witch download on 3 may. accompanied stop-motion animated music video homages style of 1960s english children s television trumpton trilogy programmes , plot of 1973 horror film wicker man. on 6 may, radiohead released second single, daydreaming , accompanied music video directed pau...

Day_of_the_funeral_and_aftermath Death_and_funeral_of_Margaret_Thatcher

security checks in hours of 17 april, prior funeral service the coffin bearing remains of thatcher being carried gun carriage grave of margaret thatcher @ royal hospital chelsea flags along whitehall lowered half-mast @ 08:00, , rare mark of respect chimes of palace of westminster great clock, including big ben, silenced 09:45 duration of funeral. @ tower of london, 105mm gun fired every 60 seconds during procession. muffled bells tolled @ st margaret s church @ westminster abbey, , @ st paul s. the funeral cortège commenced @ houses of parliament, thatcher s coffin had lain overnight in chapel of st mary undercroft beneath st stephen s hall @ palace of westminster. funeral procession follows: from palace of westminster, motor hearse travelled down whitehall, across trafalgar square , down strand , aldwych at st clement danes, central church of raf, @ eastern end of strand coffin transferred gun carriage drawn king s troop, royal horse artillery the cortège continued along fleet street...

Kit_and_team_crest Ghana_national_football_team

ghana home shirt: 1970s–1980s the black star present on flag of ghana , national coat of arms in centre of national crest. adopted following independence of ghana in 1957, black star has been included in kits. black stars kits sponsored puma se 2005, deal ending in 2014. the black star kit used instead of original gold, green, , red coloured football kit based on colours of ghana national flag. black stars have used all-white , partly black football kit worn years 1957 1989 , again 2006 until december 2014. between 1990 , 2006 ghana national football team used kit in colours of national flag of ghana, gold, green , red used extensively, in team s crest , known pan-african colours. gold green , red kit concept , design used in sixties , seventies, , designed gold , green vertical stripes , red shoulders. black second kit introduced in 2008 , in 2015, black stars gold-red-green coloured kit , black coloured kit reassigned position of 1st , 2nd kits following induction of brown blue , g...

Implementation Hottentot_Proclamation

portrait of 4th earl of caledon earl of caledon imposed caledon code in capacity first governor of cape colony after occupation britain in 1806. eastern , north-eastern districts of cape colony affected declaration since of khoikhoi population based in these areas. it stated khoikhoi have “fixed place of abode” , not travel freely, requiring passport if found outside of stipulated area. prevented them moving away farms in worked slaves unless passes signed employer. if asked produce pass white settler, present document verifying had permission employer away home.

New_books 1933_in_literature

1 new books 1.1 fiction 1.2 children , young people 1.3 drama 1.4 poetry 1.5 non-fiction new books fiction hervey allen – anthony adverse jorge amado – cacau (cacao) edwin balmer , philip wylie – when worlds collide marjorie bowen – last bouquet: twilight tales pearl s. buck all men brothers (translation of water margin) sons edgar rice burroughs – tarzan , city of gold dino buzzati – bàrnabo delle montagne erskine caldwell – god s little acre john dickson carr – mad hatter mystery leslie charteris – once more saint (also saint , mr. teal) agatha christie the hound of death lord edgware dies a. j. cronin – grand canary warwick deeping – 2 black sheep guy endore – werewolf of paris susan ertz – proselyte miles franklin – bring monkey zona gale – papa la fleur erle stanley gardner – case of sulky girl matila ghyka – pluie d étoiles walter greenwood – love on dole dashiell hammett the thin man woman in dark robert hichens – paradine case james hilton knight without armour lost horizon vol...

History Perim

perim shown on portuguese map the ottoman fleet protecting shipping in gulf of aden the straits of bab-el-mandeb witness earliest migrations of modern humans out of africa 60,000 years ago. @ time oceans lower because water frozen in ice age glaciers , straits shallower or dry. despite sheltered natural harbour , strategic location @ entrance of red sea, perim largely bypassed written history until middle of 19th century, in part because bare, waterless island not sustain life. result, fishermen , pearl divers lived there seasonally, building reed huts material brought elsewhere. in 1513, albuquerque, part of portuguese bid seize control of trade routes red sea , persian gulf, attacked aden near entrance red sea failed capture fortified city. having failed in main objective, nonetheless sailed red sea. red sea pilots of days lived on island close perim , 1 secured sending forward decoy indian-built ship. passage of first portuguese ship through bab-el-mandeb occasion ceremony. after ha...

EFL_Cup 2016–17_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._season

on 22 june 2016, first round draw efl cup made. rovers drawn @ home championship side cardiff city, managed former rovers boss paul trollope. game later picked live broadcast sky sports. rovers progressed second round 115th-minute winner chris lines set trip premier league side chelsea.

New_York_Jets David_Clowney

1 new york jets 1.1 2007 1.2 2008 1.3 2009 season 1.4 2010 new york jets 2007 clowney signed new york jets on october 3, 2007. released on october 23, , signed jets practice squad 2 days later. however, released practice squad on december 11. re-signed jets on january 15, 2008. 2008 in 2008 preseason game clowney led receivers 4 receptions 163 yards , 2 touchdowns. finished preseason catching 8 passes 222 yards , 2 touchdowns. however, clowney injured collar bone, , didn t have first career nfl reception until week 15 against buffalo bills, when had one-handed catch went 26 yards. 2009 season clowney caught 14 passes 191 yards. had 1 touchdown catch. 2010 the jets waived clowney on september 5, 2010. clowney re-signed team on september 14, 2010 following week 1 matchup against baltimore ravens. clowney, along teammate patrick turner, released on october 4, 2010, make room defensive tackle howard green , wide receiver santonio holmes, returning four-game suspension.

Middle_Eastern Death_(personification)

mot (lit.  death ) personified canaanites god of death. considered son of king of gods, el. contest storm god baʿal forms part of myth cycle discovered in 1920s in ruins of ugarit. lacunae obscure of details, mot apparently consumes baʿal before being split open , mutilated god s sister, warrior anat. after time, both gods restored , resume battle before sun goddess shapash prompts truce warning mot that, if forced to, el intervene on baʿal s behalf. phoenicians worshipped death under name mot , version of mot later became maweth, devil or angel of death in judaism.

Women 2013_Karuizawa_International_Curling_Championship

1 women 1.1 teams 1.2 round robin standings 1.3 round robin results 1.3.1 draw 1 1.3.2 draw 2 1.3.3 draw 3 1.3.4 draw 4 1.3.5 draw 5 1.3.6 draw 6 1.3.7 draw 7 1.3.8 draw 8 1.3.9 draw 9 1.3.10 draw 10 1.4 playoffs 1.4.1 quarterfinals 1.4.2 semifinals 1.4.3 bronze medal game 1.4.4 gold medal game women teams the teams listed follows: round robin standings final round robin standings round robin results all draw times listed in japan standard time (utc+9). draw 1 thursday, april 18, 9:00 draw 2 thursday, april 18, 13:00 draw 3 thursday, april 18, 16:30 draw 4 thursday, april 18, 20:00 draw 5 friday, april 19, 9:00 draw 6 friday, april 19, 12:30 draw 7 friday, april 19, 16:00 draw 8 friday, april 19, 19:30 draw 9 saturday, april 19, 9:00 draw 10 saturday, april 19, 12:30 playoffs quarterfinals saturday, april 20, 19:30 semifinals sunday, april 21, 9:00 bronze medal game sunday, april 21, 12:00 gold medal game sunday, april 21, 12:00

America_COMPETES_Act_of_2010 America_COMPETES_Act

1 america competes act of 2010 1.1 provisions of act 1.1.1 office of science , technology policy 1.1.2 national aeronautics , space administration 1.1.3 national oceanic , atmospheric administration 1.1.3.1 research , development 1.1.3.2 education 1.1.4 national institute of standards , technology 1.1.4.1 under secretary of commerce standards , technology 1.1.5 national science foundation 1.1.5.1 merit based grants , fellowships 1.1.5.2 manufacturing education 1.1.6 stem training grant program 1.1.7 innovation 1.1.7.1 office of innovation , entrepreneurship 1.1.7.1.1 federal loan guarantees innovative technologies in manufacturing 1.1.7.2 regional innovation program 1.1.8 department of energy 1.1.9 united states innovation , competitive capacity 1.1.9.1 competes report 1.1.9.2 innovation advisory board america competes act of 2010 the house reauthorized act on 28 may 2010 vote of 262-150. on december 17, 2010, senate passed amended version of h.r. 5116 unanimous consent. then, on decem...

Autosomal_DNA South_Slavs

network of 29 populations constructed neighbor-net approach fst distances based on variation of autosomal snps. whilst useful in postulating population migrations , expansions, mtdna , y-dna not demonstrate totality of genetic make-up , rather small portion of it, namely, single line of patrilineage (y-dna) , matrilineage (mtdna).[1] moreoever, given propensity drift, population expansions in more recent prehistory can overwrite previous patterns. however, majority of genetic history lies in thousands of classical markers (blood group systems, protein polymorphisms), non-coding single nucleotide polymorphism , str sequences in autosomal dna (atdna), representative of 1 s entire ancestry [2]. several loci, such β-globin gene, have been dated 800, 000 years ago. contrast, coalescence time of mtdna , y-dna haplogroups reaches maximum of 200, 000 years most of larger sequences in atdna undergo recombination, direct information ancestral inheritance difficult ascertain. however, inferenc...

Television_series Kim_Tae-woo_(actor)

^ winter, wind blows kim tae woo, guardian angel how different original? . kdramastars. 13 march 2013. retrieved 2013-04-09.  ^ lee, sun-min (10 april 2013). kim tae-woo appear on knee drop guru . korea joongang daily. retrieved 2013-04-10.  ^ lee, sun-min (20 april 2013). kim tae-woo admits having surgery . korea joongang daily. retrieved 2013-04-20. 

Development_of_the_craft_in_Oaxaca Alebrije

butterfly man francisca calva of oaxaca many rural households in mexican state of oaxaca have prospered on past 3 decades through sale of brightly painted, whimsical wood carvings call alebrijes international tourists , owners of ethnic arts shops in united states, canada, , europe. called “alebrijes” in oaxaca marriage of native woodcarving traditions , influence pedro linares’ work in mexico city. pedro linares méxico city (distrito federal). in 1980s, british filmmaker, judith bronowski, arranged itinerant demonstration workshop in u.s.a. participating pedro linares, manuel jiménez , textil artisan maria sabina oaxaca. although oaxaca valley area had history of carving animal , other types of figures wood, @ time, when bronowski s workshop took place when artisans oaxaca knew alebrijes paper mache sculptures. linares’ designs adapted carving of local wood called copal. oaxaca valley area had history of carving animal , other types of figures wood, , linares’ designs adapted carving ...

Geography Ikerasaa_Strait

aerial view of ikerasaa strait, milissua island, , western cape on sanningassorsuaq peninsula the strait 17 km (11 mi) long , @ 3.7 km (2.3 mi) wide. located in northern part of upernavik archipelago, inner waterway of inussulik bay, linking alison bay in northeast. in northwest, strait bounded mountainous kiatassuaq island. in northwest, strait splits 2 channels, small milissua island straddling middle. the northern channel narrow, , both channels choked icebergs greenland ice sheet (greenlandic: sermersuaq) reaching waterline @ east end of strait, , confluence alison bay. southern coast of strait undeveloped, formed sanningassorsuaq peninsula, , nunatak @ root.

Armament Brazilian_monitor_Alagoas

paraguayan canoes approaching alagoas, in vicinity of timbo batteries. alagoas carried single 70-pounder whitworth rifled muzzle loader (rml) in gun turret. 70-pounder gun had maximum elevation of 15°. had maximum range of 5,540 meters (6,060 yd). 70-pounder gun weighed 8,582 pounds (3,892.7 kg) , fired 5.5-inch (140 mm) shell weighed 81 pounds (36.7 kg). unusually gun s brazilian-designed iron carriage designed pivot vertically @ muzzle; done minimize size of gunport through splinters , shells enter.

Judaism Vegetarianism_and_religion

rabbinical judaism discourages ascetic practices in general, , encourages 1 enjoy bounty of world in proper fashion . several passages in hebrew scriptures permit eating animal flesh, such supposedly genesis 9:3, states every moving thing liveth shall food you. verse extends such permission children of noah, i.e., humanity. 1 of sages of talmud asserted, man have account saw did not eat. (this refers permissible or kosher foods only, not forbidden animal species such pork.) on other hand, talmud discourages indulgence , states preferable 1 s diet consist of non-meat products. jewish vegetarians wishing remain consistent teaching, vegetarianism not form of self-deprivation, because vegetarian not desire eat meat , believes healthier not eat meat , aware of other negative effects of meat production , consumption. genesis 1:29 states , god said: behold, have given every herb yielding seed upon face of earth, , every tree has seed-yielding fruit—to shall food. according classica...

Buddhism Vegetarianism_and_religion

the first precept prohibits buddhists killing people or animals. matter of whether forbids buddhists eating meat has long been matter of debate. the first buddhist monks , nuns forbidden growing, storing, or cooking own food. relied entirely on generosity of alms feed themselves, , not allowed accept money buy own food. not make special dietary requests, , had accept whatever food alms givers had available, including meat. monks , nuns of theravada school of buddhism, predominates in sri lanka, thailand, cambodia, burma, , laos, still follow these strictures today. these strictures relaxed in china, korea, japan, , other countries follow mahayana buddhism, monasteries in remote mountain areas , distance nearest towns made daily alms rounds impractical. there, buddhist monks , nuns cultivate own crops, store own harvests, cook own meals, , accept money buy else needed in terms of food in market. according vinaya pitaka, when devadatta urged him make complete abstinence meat compulsory, ...

Later_career William_K._Everson

following service in british army 1946–48, everson worked cinema theatre manager london s monseigneur news theatres. emigrating united states in 1950 @ age 21, worked in publicity department of monogram pictures (later allied artists) , subsequently became freelance publicist. concurrently employment writer, editor , researcher on tv series movie museum , silents please, everson became dedicated preserving films silent era 1940s otherwise have been lost. through industry connections, began acquire feature films , short subjects slated destroyed or abandoned. many of discoveries projected @ manhattan film group, theodore huff memorial film society, founded huff (the biographer of charlie chaplin), everson, film critic seymour stern , variety columnist herman g. weinberg theodore huff film society. after huff s death, everson added word memorial . @ each screening, huff members presented extensive program notes written everson each film. during 1960s, these screenings held in hall @ uni...

Executive_branch Politics_of_Montenegro

1 executive branch 1.1 president 1.2 government 1.3 prime minister executive branch the government of montenegro (Влада Републике Црне Горе, vlada republike crne gore) comprises prime minister, deputy prime ministers ministers. milo Đukanović prime minister of montenegro , head of government. ruling entity in montenegro coalition european montenegro, headed democratic party of socialists of montenegro (dps) (Демократска Партија Социјалиста Црне Горе). president the president of montenegro elected period of 5 years through direct , secret ballots. president: represents montenegro in country , abroad promulgates laws calls parliamentary elections proposes parliament candidate prime minister, president , justices of constitutional court proposes holding of referendum grants pardons confers honors , decorations government the government of montenegro appointed majority vote of parliament. government: formulates , conducts foreign policy adopts decrees , other regulations implements laws co...