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History Lahti

lahti town plan 1878 alfred caween. a map of lahti made nils westermark in 1750–52 the completion of riihimäki – st. petersburg railway line in 1870 , vesijärvi canal in 1871 turned lahti lively station, , industrial installations began spring around it. long time, railway station @ vesijärvi harbour second busiest station in finland. craftsmen, merchants, few civil servants , lot of industrial workers mixed in existing agricultural peasantry. on 19 june 1877, entire village burned ground. however, accident proved stroke of luck development of place, led authorities resuming deliberations establishing town in lahti. village granted market town rights in 1878 , empire-style, grid town plan approved, included large market square , wide boulevards. grid plan still forms basis of city center. of buildings low wooden houses bordering streets. lahti founded during period of severe economic recession. russian empire encumbered war against turkey. recession slowed down building of township: la

Political career Publius Quinctilius Varus

as lugdunum (ric 230), countermarked var (varus). in 8-7 bc, varus governed province of africa. later went govern syria 7/6 bc until 4 bc 4 legions under command, known harsh rule , high taxes. jewish historian josephus mentions swift action of varus against messianic revolt in judaea after death of roman client king herod great in 4 bc. after occupying jerusalem, crucified 2000 jewish rebels , may have been 1 of prime objects of popular anti-roman sentiment in judaea. (josephus, made every effort reconcile jewish people roman rule, felt necessary point out how lenient judicial massacre had been.) indeed, @ precisely moment jews, en masse, began full-scale boycott of roman pottery (red slip ware). thus, archaeological record seems verify mass popular protest against rome because of varus cruelty. it possible long running dispute on historicity of narrative in luke s gospel chapter 2 birth of christ @ same time census held whilst quirinius governor of syria explained mistaken spell

Development The Voice Kids (Philippines season 1)

at first, there rumors unnamed filipino singer popular in asia, , filipina singer known winning international reality singing competition sit coaches series. later on january 15, 2014 interview push, lea salonga confirmed join 1 of coaches inaugural season of voice kids. salonga confirmed there 3 coaches in show, , coach apl.de.ap not part of version. on march 7, 2014, salonga confirmed on twitter sarah geronimo , bamboo mañalac part of kids version of show. on february 10, 2014 interview of toni gonzaga in banana nite, toni gonzaga confirmed not hosting kids version. on march 11, 2014, rumor circulating online luis manzano , alex gonzaga hosting show. march 14, rumor becoming stronger voice kids team published teaser, through franchise s official instagram, of image of 2 silhouette individuals described hosts of show. few netizens commented silhouette figures highly resembled of luis manzano , alex gonzaga. on march 17, 2014, confirmed official pr website of abs-cbn show hosted luis m

Founding and name Les Sauterelles

schweizer radio drs, brunnenhof studio in zürich on 19 september 1962, in lobby of studio brunnenhof of swiss national radio in zürich, 2 unnamed students french-speaking switzerland, dedicated music of shadows, , toni vescoli, aspiring singer-guitarist participated @ trials guitar festival in lausanne mini-shadows : had hardly chance win, @ least first professional studio recording, , never met again. françois garzoni, drummer, , toni vescoli rehearsed first songs @ garzoni s home, , les sauterelles born, grass-hoppers or more precisely locusts . peter frey, in fact jazz musician , former classmate of vescoli, acted third member instrumental guitarist in style of shadows experienced , oldest guiy. bass guitarist günter sohr, which, however, not play bass guitar, latter played peter furrer, sound @ youth center zürich-bachwiesen convinced. otto ritschard, friend of toni vescolis sister vera, shortly thereafter joins sauterelles bass guitarist, although has never played guitar; to

Namco Museum Battle Collection Namco Museum

this title released on playstation portable in 2005. contains on twenty of namco s games such pac-man (1980) , galaga (1981). in addition, new arrangement variants available pac-man, galaga, new rally-x (1981) , dig dug (1982), have updated gameplay, graphics , can played in versus or co-operative mode using psp s ad hoc feature. game sharing, feature had not yet been used on psp, introduced in game. allowed others psps in area download first few levels of of games. the arrangement games in compilation not same on arcade s namco classic collection vol. 1 , vol. 2. entirely new games designed take advantage of psp s hardware , features. the japanese version divided 2 volumes, second containing 3 games: dragon spirit, motos arrangement , pac-man arrangement plus.

U.S. government Enhanced interrogation techniques

john yoo, author of torture memos following september 11 attacks in 2001, several memoranda analyzing legality of various interrogation methods written john yoo office of legal counsel. memos, known today torture memos, advocate enhanced interrogation techniques, while pointing out avoiding geneva conventions reduce possibility of prosecution under war crimes act of 1996 actions taken in war on terror. in addition, new definition of torture issued. actions fall under international definition not fall within new definition advocated u.s. the bush administration told cia in 2002 interrogators working abroad not violate prohibitions against torture unless have specific intent inflict severe pain or suffering , according secret justice department memo released on july 24, 2008. interrogator s faith , honest belief interrogation not cause such suffering protects interrogator, memo adds. because specific intent element of offense, absence of specific intent negates charge of torture ,

Investigation and calls for prosecution Enhanced interrogation techniques

1 investigation , calls prosecution 1.1 request special counsel probe 1.2 united nations convention against torture 1.3 binyam mohamed case investigation , calls prosecution request special counsel probe on june 8, 2008, fifty-six house democrats asked independent investigation, raising possibility authorising these techniques may constitute crime bush administration officials. congressmen involved in calling such investigation included john conyers, jan schakowsky, , jerrold nadler. the letter addressed attorney general michael b. mukasey observing that information indicates bush administration may have systematically implemented, top down, detainee interrogation policies constitute torture or otherwise violate law. the letter continues state: because these apparent enhanced interrogation techniques used under cover of justice department legal opinions, need outside special prosecutor obvious. according washington post request denied because attorney general michael b. mukasey felt

Motorsports career results Hideki Mutoh

1 motorsports career results 1.1 complete formula nippon/super formula results 1.2 complete super gt results 1.3 american open–wheel racing results 1.3.1 indy lights 1.3.2 indycar series 1.3.3 indianapolis 500 motorsports career results complete formula nippon/super formula results (key) complete super gt results american open–wheel racing results (key) (races in bold indicate pole position) indy lights indycar series run on same day. non-points race. ** podium (non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes. *** top 10s (non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes. indianapolis 500

Function VLDL receptor

1 function 1.1 beyond nervous system 1.1.1 lipoprotein uptake 1.1.1.1 endocytosis 1.2 in nervous system 1.2.1 neuronal migration function beyond nervous system vldlr peripheral lipoprotein receptor functions in lipoprotein metabolism, cardiac fatty acid metabolism, , fat deposition. in effect, vldlr allow cholesterol reach tissues bloodstream, may used in cellular membranes. in addition, allow fatty acids cells may used energy source. overall, vldlr modulates extra-hepatic metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. lipoprotein uptake vldlr plays discrete role in lipid metabolism, more significant in stressed situations. mice double knockouts in vldlr , ldlr have higher serum triglyceride levels knockout in ldlr gene. in addition, ldlr knockout mice overexpressing vldlr have decreased serum triglyceride levels. although fat deposition close normal without vldlr, role gains importance when ldlr deficient. despite knowledge on role in lipoprotein uptake, complete mechanism of lipid met

Comics List of reptilian humanoids

1 comics 1.1 marvel 1.2 dc 1.3 other comics marvel badoon, hostile alien race chitauri, alien shapeshifters ultimate marvel universe. lizard, enemy of spider-man the lizard men of subterranea the lizard men of savage land the lizard men of tok microverse sauron, enemy of x-men skrulls, alien race of reptilian shapeshifters slither, snakelike mutant , ally of magneto stegron dc copperhead, versions gordanians, species of alien reptilian slavers killer croc, enemy of batman lizardmen warlord series. llarans psions other henry phage mr. hero comics tekno comix kleggs, alien mercenaries in judge dredd universe. the teenage mutant ninja turtles, , ally/foe leatherhead treens dan dare tyranny rex, reptilian artist in stories published in 2000ad.

Limiting cases Causal fermion system

1 limiting cases 1.1 lorentzian spin geometry of globally hyperbolic space-times 1.2 quantum mechanics , classical field equations 1.3 einstein field equations 1.4 quantum field theory in minkowski space limiting cases causal fermion systems have mathematically sound limiting cases give connection conventional physical structures. lorentzian spin geometry of globally hyperbolic space-times starting on globally hyperbolic lorentzian spin manifold ( m ^ , g ) {\displaystyle ({\hat {m}},g)} spinor bundle s m ^ {\displaystyle s{\hat {m}}} , 1 gets framework of causal fermion systems choosing ( h , ⟨ .

History Hook, Fareham

1 history 1.1 prehistory 1.2 medieval settlement 1.3 industrial hamlet history prehistory there appears have been activity on site @ hook since prehistory, number of palaeolithic handaxes , other implements found in gravel terrace excavations in , around hook during 18th , 19th century later prehistoric artifacts have been found in area, including bronze age beakers. , bucket urns, , late bronze age enclosure on hook lane. medieval settlement the name ‘hook’ refers hook shaped spit of land @ mouth of river hamble. in medieval times protected entrance tidal inlet known fleet, hence local name ‘fleet end’. medieval hamlet , port of hook occupied southern shore of inlet, situated distance west of present settlement. @ height settlement little more scatter of cottages , chapel significance port indicated records of conflict france in 1345. recorded 21 ships , 208 men left england hook fight in battle of crécy. sixteenth century fleet beginning silt , combined gradual increase in size of sh

Retaining existing styles Wikipedia:Manual of Style

mos:var mos:stylevar mos:styleret on questions of style, mos provides more 1 acceptable answer; on other questions gives no guidance. arbitration committee has expressed principle when either of 2 styles acceptable inappropriate wikipedia editor change 1 style unless there substantial reason change. edit-warring on styles never acceptable. if existing style of article problematic, discuss @ article s talkpage or if necessary @ mos talkpage.

Rome Marcantonio Raimondi

martyrdom of saint lawrence, c 1525 around 1510, marcantonio travelled rome , entered circle of artists surrounding raphael. influence began showing in engravings titled climbers (in reproduced part of michelangelo s soldiers surprised bathing, called battle of cascina). after reproduction of work raphael, entitled lucretia, raphael trained , assisted marcantonio personally. another famous engraving, judgement of paris, dated 1515 or 1516, after raphael, became composition source Édouard manet when painted luncheon on grass. the 2 started successful printing establishment under colorgrinder, il baveria, expanded engraving school marcantonio @ head. among distinguished pupils marco dente (marco da ravenna), giovanni jacopo caraglio , agostino de musi (agostino veneziano).

Objective technical problem Glossary of patent law terms

in so-called problem-solution approach applied european patent office (epo) assess whether claimed invention involves inventive step (article 56 epc), problem notional skilled person tasked solving. if skilled person, starting closest prior art , faced objective technical problem, have arrived, without exercising inventive skill, @ claimed invention, claimed invention regarded being obvious, i.e. claimed invention not involve inventive step.

Post-Nicene Fathers Christianity in the 5th century

1 post-nicene fathers 1.1 greek fathers 1.2 cappadocian fathers 1.3 cyril of alexandria 1.4 john chrysostom 1.5 latin fathers 1.6 jerome 1.7 augustine of hippo post-nicene fathers augustine late antique christianity produced great many renowned fathers wrote volumes of theological texts, including augustine, gregory nazianzus, cyril of jerusalem, ambrose of milan, jerome, , others. resulted golden age of literary , scholarly activity. of these fathers, such john chrysostom , athanasius, suffered exile, persecution, or martyrdom heretical byzantine emperors. many of writings translated english in compilations of nicene , post-nicene fathers. the church fathers, church fathers, or fathers of church , influential theologians , writers in christian church, particularly of first 5 centuries of christian history. term used of writers , teachers of church, not saints. teachers particularly known doctors of church, although athanasius called them men of little intellect. st. athanasius, depict

Radio West Midlands (region)

1 radio 1.1 bbc local radio 1.2 commercial radio 1.3 community radio radio bbc local radio the west midlands served numerous bbc local radio stations, including bbc wm, bbc coventry & warwickshire, bbc radio stoke, bbc hereford & worcester , bbc radio shropshire. commercial radio commercial radio stations include free radio, capital fm birmingham, heart west midlands, smooth radio west midlands, absolute radio, touch fm, rugby fm, signal radio, signal 107, sunshine 855 , sunshine radio herefordshire & monmouthshire. community radio community radio stations include: the bridge 102.5 (stourbridge) youthcomm radio (worcester) big city radio (birmingham) radio plus , hillz fm in (coventry) wcr fm , gorgeous radio (wolverhampton) moorlands radio (leek) 6 towns radio, cre8 fm , cross rhythms city radio (stoke-on-trent) the hitmix (newcastle-under-lyme) cannock radio , stafford fm (stafford) stafford notable windmill broadcasting, uk s radio station based in windmill, in broad eye

Applications Polylactic acid

mulch film made of pla-blend bio-flex biodegradable pla cups in use @ restaurant tea bags made of pla. peppermint tea enclosed. 3d printing of microcoil using conductive mixture of polylactide , carbon nanotubes. pla can processed extrusion such 3d printing, injection molding, film , sheet casting, , spinning, providing access wide range of materials. 3d printed human skull data computed tomography. transparent pla. pla used feedstock material in desktop fused filament fabrication 3d printers (e.g. reprap). pla printed solids can encased in plaster-like moulding materials, burned out in furnace, resulting void can filled molten metal. known lost pla casting , type of investment casting. being able degrade innocuous lactic acid, pla used medical implants in form of anchors, screws, plates, pins, rods, , mesh. depending on exact type used, breaks down inside body within 6 months 2 years. gradual degradation desirable support structure, because gradually transfers load body (e.g. bone)

Career Jim Cummings

some of cummings earliest vocal work @ disney, replaced hal smith voice of winnie-the-pooh in 1988 (smith had taken on role longtime actor sterling holloway in 1981). began voicing tigger in 1989, taking on paul winchell (though winchell voiced tigger 4 more times, last time being in february 1999) after winchell died in 2005. in 1991, ventured warner bros. animation , began voicing tasmanian devil on animated series taz-mania (he voice character on other warner brothers shows, such animaniacs, , reprise voice in 2006 in bah, humduck! looney tunes christmas). when actor jeremy irons, voice of scar in lion king, developed vocal problems during recording of song prepared , cummings chosen replace him rest of song. cummings later hired singing double russell means in pocahontas , christopher lloyd in anastasia.

Folk beliefs Blue men of the Minch

the quick responses took blue chief surprise; defeated , unable damage vessel, blue men returned underwater caves, allowing vessel free passage through strait. blue men may alternatively board passing vessel , demand tribute crew, threatening if not forthcoming raise storm. capture , killing no surviving tales mention attempts kill demons, gregorson campbell story tells of capture of blue man. sailors seize blue man , tie him on board ship after discovered sleeping on waters . 2 fellow blue men give chase, calling out each other swim towards ship: on hearing companions voices captured spirit breaks free of bonds , jumps overboard answers: sailors believed blue men have names address each other.

Eastern monasticism Christianity in the 4th century

analavos worn eastern orthodox schema-monks. orthodox monasticism not have religious orders in west, there no formal monastic rules; rather, each monk , nun encouraged read of holy fathers , emulate virtues. there no division between active , contemplative life. orthodox monastic life embraces both active , contemplative aspects. icon depicting souls ascent heaven after death

Black and white negative processing Photographic processing

black , white negative processing chemical means photographic film , paper treated after photographic exposure produce negative or positive image. photographic processing transforms latent image visible image, makes permanent , renders insensitive light. the washing time can reduced , fixer more removed if hypo clearing agent used after fixer. once film processed, referred negative. the negative may printed; negative placed in enlarger , projected onto sheet of photographic paper. many different techniques can used during enlargement process. 2 examples of enlargement techniques dodging , burning. alternatively (or well), negative may scanned digital printing or web viewing after adjustment, retouching, and/or manipulation. in modern automatic processing machines, stop bath replaced mechanical squeegee or pinching rollers. these treatments remove of carried-over alkaline developer, , acid, when used, neutralizes alkalinity reduce contamination of fixing bath developer.

Jain epistemology Kevala Jnana

in jain epistemology, there 2 kinds of valid methods of knowledge: pratyakṣa or direct knowledge , parokṣa or indirect knowledge . kevala-jñana considered pratyaksa. 5 ways of obtaining knowledge defined: matijñana acquired through sensory perception; srutajñana acquired through understanding of verbal , written sentences; avadhijñana, manhaparyaya jñana , kevala jñana. jains contrast attempts proclaim absolute truth anekantavada, can explained through parable of blind men , elephant . in story, each blind man felt different part of elephant (trunk, leg, ear, etc.). men claimed understand , explain true appearance of elephant, partly succeed, due limited perspectives. principle more formally stated observing objects infinite in qualities , modes of existence, cannot grasped in aspects , manifestations finite human perception. according jains, kevalis—omniscient beings—can comprehend objects in aspects , manifestations; others capable of partial knowledge. consequently, no single, s

Culinary use Lupinus

the legume seeds of lupins, commonly called lupin beans, popular romans, cultivated plants throughout roman empire; hence, common names lupini in romance languages. lupinus angustifolius australian sweet lupins (lupinus angustifolius) or lupin bean high in protein, dietary fiber, , antioxidants, low in starch, , legumes, gluten-free. lupins can used make variety of foods both sweet , savoury, including everyday meals, traditional fermented foods, baked foods, , sauces. the european white lupin (l. albus) beans commonly sold in salty solution in jars (like olives , pickles) , can eaten or without skin. lupini dishes commonly found in europe, in portugal, spain, greece, , italy. common in brazil , egypt. in egypt, lupin known in arabic ترمس termes, , popular street snack after being treated several soakings of water, , brined. in portugal, spain, , spanish harlem, popularly consumed beer. in lebanon, jordan, syria, , israel, salty , chilled lupini beans called termos , served part of apé

Books Patrick Corrigan (businessman)

^ stitz, charles (ed.), australian book collectors, bread street press, bendigo, 2010, p. 69 ^ state library of queensland, james hardie library of australian fine arts ,[1] retrieved 18 january 2014 ^ giese, diana, james hardie library of australian fine arts , national library of australian news, september 1993, p. 7

Bath to Bristol.2FAvonmouth .2819.6 miles.29 A4 road (England)

a4 passing under clifton suspension bridge in original 1922 road numbering list, a4 ended @ junction between george street , milsom street in bath. on 1 april 1935, extended on a431 , b4044 newbridge, , a36 avonmouth. from queen square, a4 carries on queen square place , charlotte street, before heading along upper bristol road royal victoria park newbridge road. road crosses river avon on way join a36 , become dual carriageway again until roundabout forms junction a39 wells road @ globe inn , exit nearby bath spa university. continues on through village of saltford towards keynsham roundabout splits road , a4 continues dual carriageway by-passing town, crossing on river chew in process. the end of by-pass coincides junction of bristol outer ring road, a4174. route goes though suburb of brislington, going past arnos court park , arnos vale cemetery. road runs on bridge on new cut , temple gate bristol temple meads railway station located. route turns redcliffe way loses trunk road clas

History Seashore Trolley Museum

a 1918-built car of eastern mass. street railway after war, conversion of trolley lines buses resumed, , created period of rapid growth museum s collection. in 1950s, diesel-powered electric generator used allow cars move under own power. car 31 moved small building repaired , restored. in 1980, ten of museum s trolley , railroad cars listed on national register of historic places (as maine trolley cars ). these include trolley #31 , other vehicles either built or operated in maine. 2 cars of aroostook valley railroad, , 2 built york utilities company of sanford included in collection. as of 2010, museum had on 260 vehicles. while new england , other areas of united states, trolleys canada, australia, japan, germany, hungary, england, scotland, italy, , several other countries in collection. ironically, 1 of motor buses museum owns biddeford , saco #31, bus replaced trolley #31 in 1939. bus donated museum bus company. seashore trolley museum continues acquire new vehicles collection.

2011 season Andy Dirks

dirk slides home plate during game against baltimore orioles on august 12, 2011. dirks called majors first time on may 13, 2011. made debut on may 16, 2011 going 1-for-2 walk during game against toronto blue jays. hit first major league home run on may 23, 2011 @ comerica park against tampa bay rays , pitcher jeremy hellickson. dirks set career best four–hit performance against baltimore orioles on august 12. 4 runs drove in on september 4 against chicago white sox in young career. sent down mud hens on august 19. after hitting .308 in brief stint toledo, dirks brought major league roster on september 1. overall, batted .325 in 41 games mud hens , .251 in 78 appearances tigers during 2011 season. homered 7 times , drove in 28 runners during time tigers. on defensive side, dirks played left field detroit in 38 games, right field in 22 games , center field in 16 games. the tigers made playoffs division champions in 2011 , advanced american league championship series (alcs), faced texas r

19th century Monza

the cappella espiatoria. considered french symbol of aristocratic power, royal villa destined demolition. however, protests of citizens stopped process, although abandonment caused complex decay. two-thirds of gold , silver treasures of monza cathedral delivered mint of milan, turned them coins used military expenses. bonaparte took possession of treasures of basilica , chapter library books, transferred national library in paris. iron crown left provisionally in monza. in 1805, italian republic became kingdom of italy capital in milan. on 26 may 1805, iron crown in milan coronation of napoleon bonaparte, put on head, uttering famous phrase god gave me, woe touches it. napoleon established order of iron crown. monza received title of imperial city. viceroy of italy, eugene de beauharnais, appointed in august 1805 , settled in villa of monza. in 1807 castle demolished. in fall of first empire (1815), austria annexed italian territories kingdom of lombardy-venetia, monza being included

Geography Unicoi County, Tennessee

1 geography 1.1 adjacent counties 1.2 national protected areas 1.3 state protected areas 1.4 major highways geography the appalachian trail approaching summit of big bald according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 186 square miles (480 km), of 186 square miles (480 km) land , 0.3 square miles (0.78 km) (0.2%) water. fifth-smallest county in tennessee total area. nolichucky river, enters unicoi county north carolina, county s primary drainage. unicoi county situated entirely within blue ridge mountains, bald mountains (south of nolichucky) , unaka range (north of nolichucky). big bald, @ 5,516 feet (1,681 m) highest mountain in balds, unicoi county s high point. traversed appalachian trail, mountain topped grassy bald, allowing 360-degree view of surrounding mountains. adjacent counties washington county (north) carter county (northeast) mitchell county, north carolina (east) yancey county, north carolina (south) madison county, north carolina (southwest) greene county (west

18th century History of ballet

france , development art form the 18th century period of advance in technical standards of ballet , period when ballet became serious dramatic art form on par opera. central advance seminal work of jean-georges noverre, lettres sur la danse et les ballets (1760), focused on developing ballet d action, in movements of dancers designed express character , assist in narrative. noverre believed that: ballet should technical move audience emotionally, plots need unified, scenery , music need support plot , unified within story, , pantomime needs simple , understandable. reforms made in ballet composition composers such christoph willibald gluck. finally, ballet divided 3 formal techniques sérieux, demi-caractère , comique. ballet began featured in operas interludes called divertissements. outside france venice continued centre of dance in europe, particularly during venice carnival, when dancers , visitors across continent travel city lively cultural exchange. city s teatro san benedetto be

Jaflong Tourism in Bangladesh

jaflong attracts tourists beautiful scenery jaflong hill station , popular tourist destination in division of sylhet, bangladesh. located in gowainghat upazila of sylhet district , situated @ border between bangladesh , indian state of meghalaya, overshadowed subtropical mountains , rainforests. jaflong famous stone collections , home of khasi tribe.

Rowing Hong Kong at the 2004 Summer Olympics

hong kong rowers qualified following boats: men qualification legend: fa=final (medal); fb=final b (non-medal); fc=final c (non-medal); fd=final d (non-medal); fe=final e (non-medal); ff=final f (non-medal); sa/b=semifinals a/b; sc/d=semifinals c/d; se/f=semifinals e/f; r=repechage

Open Seats 2 New York state elections, 2012

^ hampton, matthew (2012-06-20). rozic makes bid lancman s assembly seat - bayside-douglaston, ny patch . douglaston.patch.com. retrieved 2012-10-12.  ^ chan, melissa (2012-06-14). news | assembly race divided along ethnic lines . queens courier. retrieved 2012-10-12.  ^ john sullivan (2012-03-23). goshen s roddey joins list of calhoun s opponents . recordonline.com. retrieved 2012-10-12.  ^ wager says s in state assembly race . midhudsonnews.com. 2012-05-22. retrieved 2012-10-12.  ^ capitol confidential >> clenahan drops out of 109th race democrats endorse no 1 . blog.timesunion.com. 2012-05-23. retrieved 2012-11-16.  ^ wnyt>> 7 candidates vie 109th assembly seat . wnyt.com. 2012-09-07. retrieved 2012-11-16.  ^ capitol confidential » assemblyman reilly stepping down, backs frazier x2 . blog.timesunion.com. 2012-03-12. retrieved 2012-10-12.  ^ sayward step down . denpubs.com. 2012-03-02. retrieved 2012-10-12.  ^ local news - s official - randy weaver running asse

State Assembly New York state elections, 2012

1 state assembly 1.1 march 20 special elections 1.2 open seats 1.3 notable races state assembly the new york state assembly has 150 representatives. of assembly members seats election. special election held fill vacant seats in 93rd, 103rd, 145th districts. march 20 special elections 93rd district: seat became vacant after mike spano elected mayor of yonkers. democratic party nominee shelley b. mayer defeated republican party nominee donna nolan. 100th district: seat became vacant after thomas kirwan died in november 2011. democratic party nominee frank skartados defeated republican party member john forman. 103rd district: seat became vacant after marcus molinaro elected executive of dutchess county. democratic party nominee didi barrett narrowly prevailed on republican candidate richard wager. 145th district: seat became vacant after mark j. f. schroeder elected comptroller of buffalo. democratic party member michael p. kearns running on republican party line defeated democratic par

Career Johnny Longden

jayne mansfield jockeys johhny longden, eddie arcaro , willie shoemaker (left right) in 1957 by 1912, longden sr. had saved enough money send wife , young son join him in canada. however, longdens train late getting port of southampton, , missed scheduled voyage new york city on titanic. as young man, longden jr. worked in mining industry. love of horses , horse-racing led him leave canada in 1927 seek opportunities jockey in california s burgeoning racing scene. based @ santa anita park, 1956 had become thoroughbred racing s winningest rider, breaking record of 4,870 wins british jockey sir gordon richards (1904–1988). longden, called pumper fellow jockeys because of riding style, rode many of great thoroughbreds of day. in 1943, captured united states triple crown of thoroughbred racing winning kentucky derby, preakness stakes , belmont stakes aboard count fleet. sculptured bust of longden, along busts of fellow jockeys william shoemaker , laffit pincay, has been placed in paddock

Geography Union County, Tennessee

norris lake, near big ridge state park the clinch river, union county s primary stream, flows through northern part of county. section of river part of norris lake. big ridge dam, small non-generating dam, impounds inlet of norris lake, creating big ridge lake @ big ridge state park. loyston sea, 1 of widest sections of norris lake, located in union county north of state park. adjacent counties claiborne county (north) grainger county (east) knox county (south) anderson county (southwest) campbell county (northwest) state protected areas big ridge state park chuck swan state forest (part) ^ 2010 census gazetteer files . united states census bureau. august 22, 2012. retrieved april 14, 2015.  ^ michelle gibson, waterside @ norris lake, knoxnews.com, 16 may 2008. retrieved: 7 november 2013.

Result Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

1 result 1.1 first round 1.2 first repechage 1.3 semi-final 1.4 second repechage 1.5 final result first round heat 1 heat 2 heat 3 heat 4 first repechage heat 1 heat 2 heat 3 heat 4 semi-final heat 1 heat 2 second repechage heat 1 heat 2 heat 3 final

History Gur Sikh Temple

gur sikh temple the first sikh pioneers came abbotsford area in 1905 , worked on farms , in lumber industry. first plans build temple made in 1908. after property situated on hill acquired settlers carried lumber local mill on backs hill construct gurdwara. when gurdwara opened on february 26, 1911 sikhs , non-sikhs across british columbia attended ceremony , local newspaper reported on event. temple 2 floor building, outside looked contemporary wood houses of seen in local frontier towns. features , decoration typical sikh architecture , design used in interior. first floor contains langar , common dining room community, , second floor contains prayer hall. building extended twice in 1932 , in 1960s. until 1975 gurdawa belonged khalsa diwan society vancouver (founded in 1905), transferred khalsa diwan society abbotsford, wished greater autonomy. in 1983, new, larger, temple different architectural style built on opposite side of road. old temple designated national historic site in 20

David Ochterlony Anglo-Nepalese War

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