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History Jingzhou (ancient China)

1 history 1.1 pre-qin era 1.2 han dynasty 1.3 3 kingdoms period , jin dynasty 1.4 southern , northern dynasties period 1.5 sui dynasty history pre-qin era in warring states period, chu state covered of present-day hubei , hunan, areas form jingzhou in later era. qin state dropped name chu , used jing (荊) instead avoid naming taboo, since personal name of qin s king zhuangxiang (281–247 bce) zichu (子楚; lit. son of chu ) because adoptive mother, lady huayang, chu. chu conquered qin in 223 bce in final stages of qin unification campaign. han dynasty map of chinese provinces in prelude of 3 kingdoms period. (in late eastern han dynasty, 189 ce). in 106 bce, during reign of emperor wu in western han dynasty (206 bce – 9 ce), china divided 13 administrative divisions (excluding area under central government s control), each governed inspector (刺史). jingzhou 1 of 13, , land area 1 of largest, covering modern provinces of hubei , hunan, city of nanyang in henan province @ north frontier

History United Nations

1 history 1.1 background 1.2 1942 declaration of united nations allies of world war ii 1.3 founding 1.4 cold war era 1.5 post-cold war history 1943 sketch franklin roosevelt of un original 3 branches: 4 policemen, executive branch, , international assembly of forty un member states. background in century prior un s creation, several international treaty organizations , conferences had been formed regulate conflicts between nations, such international committee of red cross , hague conventions of 1899 , 1907. following catastrophic loss of life in first world war, paris peace conference established league of nations maintain harmony between countries. organization resolved territorial disputes , created international structures areas such postal mail, aviation, , opium control, of later absorbed un. however, league lacked representation colonial peoples (then half world s population) , significant participation several major powers, including us, ussr, germany, , japan; failed act aga

Power plants Nuclear marine propulsion

a nuclear fuel element cargo ship ns savannah. element contains 4 bundles of 41 fuel rods. uranium oxide enriched 4.2 , 4.6 percent u-235 as core of seagoing reactor smaller power reactor, probability of neutron intersecting fissionable nucleus before escapes shielding lower. such, fuel typically more highly enriched (i.e., contains higher concentration of u vs. u) used in land-based nuclear power plant, increases probability of fission level sustained reaction can occur. marine reactors run on relatively low-enriched uranium requires more frequent refueling. others run on highly enriched uranium, varying 20% u, on 96% u found in u.s. submarines, in resulting smaller core quieter in operation (a big advantage submarine). using more-highly enriched fuel increases reactor s power density , extends usable life of nuclear fuel load, more expensive , greater risk nuclear proliferation less-highly enriched fuel. a marine nuclear propulsion plant must designed highly reliable , self-sufficien

Book III.2C Property in the Stock Markets The Modern Corporation and Private Property

1 book iii, property in stock markets 1.1 function of public market 1.2 ii flotation , bankers disclosure 1.3 iii disclosure corporation market 1.4 iv management in market book iii, property in stock markets book iii s full title property in stock markets: security exchanges appraisers , liquidators . i function of public market ii flotation , bankers disclosure iii disclosure corporation market iv management in market

List of radio network stations Boston Red Sox Radio Network

1 list of radio network stations 1.1 flagships (2 stations) 1.2 affiliates (60 stations + 6 translators) 1.2.1 connecticut (5 stations) 1.2.2 maine (11 stations) 1.2.3 massachusetts (13 stations + 2 translators) 1.2.4 new hampshire (10 stations + 1 f.m. translator) 1.2.5 new mexico (1 station) 1.2.6 new york (5 stations + 1 f.m. translator) 1.2.7 rhode island (2 stations) 1.2.8 vermont (11 stations + 3 translators) 1.2.9 wyoming (2 stations) list of radio network stations map of radio affiliates flagships (2 stations) 1490/wcec: haverhill, massachusetts (spanish) 93.7/weei-fm: lawrence, massachusetts (boston) (flagship) affiliates (60 stations + 6 translators) connecticut (5 stations) 800/wlad: danbury 1490/wgch: greenwich 1080/wtic: hartford clear-channel station 1350/winy: putnam (am stereo) 1400/wili: willimantic maine (11 stations) 620/wzon: bangor 92.7/wqdy-fm: calais 1370/wdea: ellsworth 99.3/wktj-fm: farmington 96.3/wjjb-fm: gray 100.1/whou: houlton 105.5/wbya: islesboro 95.3/wa

2005.E2.80.932006: Early non-Asian touring Dir En Grey

kyo performing live @ rock im park in 2006. the band performed @ 2 major festivals, rock ring , rock im park. becoming more involved international music scene, french band eths opened them @ paris concert , dir en grey invited american musician wednesday 13 , band play @ show in japan. dir en grey appeared @ japanese leg of year s taste of chaos tour. 2005 saw group s first official european releases well, beginning withering death. band s music had been available through means of import , internet file-sharing european fans. album achieved dir en grey s first non-asian chart position, reaching no. 31 in finnish album charts. subsequent single, clever sleazoid , later climbed no. 15 on singles charts in same country. several dir en grey songs featured in soundtrack of 2005 film death trance. in 2006 touring expanded united states. band performed in austin, texas @ south southwest festival, new york city @ avalon club , los angeles, california @ wiltern theatre, followed north american

Operation Unified Task Force

a marine 8x8 lav-25 (light armored vehicle) 3rd light armor infantry battalion (left), , italian soldiers in 4x4 fiat-oto melara type 6614 armored personnel carrier (right), guard intersection on green line in mogadishu. the operation began on 6 december 1992, when u.s. navy seals , special boat crewmen naval special warfare task unit tripoli began conducting reconnaissance operations in vicinity of airport , harbor. these operations lasted 3 days. in hours of 8 december 1992 elements of army s 4th psychological operations group (airborne) attached 15th marine expeditionary unit (meu) conducted leaflet drops on capital city of mogadishu. on 9 december, meu performed unopposed amphibious assault city of mogadishu uss tripoli (lph-10), uss juneau (lpd-10) , uss rushmore (lsd-47). the meu s ground combat element, 2nd battalion 9th marines (2/9), performed simultaneous raids on port of mogadishu , mogadishu international airport, establishing foothold additional incoming troops. echo , g

Punctuation Wikipedia:Manual of Style

1 punctuation 1.1 apostrophes 1.2 quotation marks 1.2.1 names , titles 1.2.2 punctuation inside or outside 1.3 brackets , parentheses 1.3.1 sentences , brackets 1.3.2 brackets , linking 1.4 ellipses 1.5 commas 1.5.1 serial commas 1.6 colons 1.7 semicolons 1.7.1 semicolon before 1.8 hyphens 1.9 dashes 1.9.1 in article titles 1.9.2 punctuating sentence (em or en dashes) 1.9.3 other uses (en dash only) 1.9.3.1 in ranges might otherwise expressed or through 1.9.3.2 in compounds when connection might otherwise expressed to, versus, and, or between 1.9.3.3 instead of hyphen, when applying prefix compound includes space 1.9.3.4 separate parts of item in list 1.9.4 other dashes 1.10 slashes 1.10.1 and/or 1.11 number sign 1.12 terminal punctuation 1.13 spacing 1.13.1 spaces following terminal punctuation 1.14 consecutive punctuation marks 1.15 punctuation , footnotes 1.16 punctuation after formulae punctuation mos:punct mos: apostrophes consistent use of straight apostrophe (   ) recommended,

State funeral Death and funeral of Hirohito

1 state funeral 1.1 ceremony @ imperial palace 1.2 funeral procession through tokyo 1.3 ceremonies @ shinjuku gyoen garden 1.3.1 palanquin procession 1.3.2 shinto ceremony 1.3.3 state ceremony 1.4 ceremony @ imperial graveyard state funeral on friday, february 24, emperor shōwa s state funeral held, , unlike of predecessor, formal not conducted in strictly shinto manner. funeral designed both tribute late emperor , showcase peaceful, affluent society japan had developed during hirohito s reign. unlike emperor taisho s funeral 62 years earlier, there no ceremonious parade of officials dressed in military uniforms , far fewer of shinto rituals used @ time glorify emperor near-deity. these changes meant highlight shōwa tennō s funeral first of emperor under postwar democratic constitution, , first imperial funeral held in daylight. the delay of 48 days between death , funeral same previous emperor, , allowed time numerous ceremonies leading funeral. late emperor s body lay in 3 coffins; p

Influence Sekhmet Statues

description there 2 types of sekhmet statues. there standing statues , there seated statues. sekhmet statues made of black grandiorite different types of stones. since there on 57 types of grandiorite found in statues opens new perspectives of workshops , of how statues made. statues may have not been made same sculptor since vary in size. statues consist of litany stone used appease goddess. sekhmet statues measurements vary depending if re looking @ standing or seated statue complete. average measurements of sekhmet statue height of 210 cm (82 11/16 in.), width of base 47.5 cm (18 11/16 in.) , d 95.5 cm (375/8 in.). statues can twice height of or taller , can weigh 2 tons. the statues leave people in awe fiery eye of re , jaw structure of goddess sekhmet. statue zoomorphic form of lioness. egyptian artists great @ putting human , animal forms in equal power , truth. head of statues have sun disk , uraeus on top connected dove tail groove. sun disk ve been placed in pillar. there rare

Low-level formatting .28LLF.29 of hard disks Disk formatting

low-level format of 10-megabyte ibm pc xt hard drive hard disk drives prior 1990s typically had separate disk controller defined how data encoded on media. media, drive and/or controller possibly procured separate vendors, users able perform low-level formatting. separate procurement had potential of incompatibility between separate components such subsystem not reliably store data. user instigated low-level formatting (llf) of hard disk drives common minicomputer , personal computer systems until 1990s. ibm , other mainframe system vendors typically supplied hard disk drives (or media in case of removable media hdds) low-level format. typically involved subdividing each track on disk 1 or more blocks contain user data , associated control information. different computers used different block sizes , ibm notably used variable block sizes popularity of ibm pc caused industry adopt standard of 512 user data bytes per block middle 1980s. depending upon system, low-level formatting done op

Evolution of venom Squamata

recent research suggests evolutionary origin of venom may exist deep in squamate phylogeny, 60% of squamates placed in hypothetical group called toxicofera. venom has been known in clades caenophidia, anguimorpha, , iguania, , has been shown have evolved single time along these lineages before 3 groups diverged, because lineages share 9 common toxins. fossil record shows divergence between anguimorphs, iguanians, , advanced snakes dates 200 mya late triassic/early jurassic. fossil evidence jurassic. snake venom has been shown have evolved via process gene encoding normal body protein, typically 1 involved in key regulatory processes or bioactivity, duplicated, , copy selectively expressed in venom gland. previous literature hypothesized venoms modifications of salivary or pancreatic proteins, different toxins have been found have been recruited numerous different protein bodies , diverse functions. natural selection has driven origination , diversification of toxins counter defenses of

House Greenwich Village townhouse explosion

actor dustin hoffman , wife anne byrne living in townhouse next door @ time of explosion. can seen in documentary weather underground (2002), standing on street during aftermath of explosion. after considerable debate new york city s landmarks preservation commission, home rebuilt in 1978 in angular, modernist style renowned architect hugh hardy. (“it whole idea new building should express new,” hardy has said, adding, “we deeper diagonals @ point.”) home sold $9,250,000 in december 2012. new owner revealed in 2014 justin korsant of long light capital, plans renovate town house using architecture firm h3, successor hardy s firm.

Demographics Smith County, Tennessee

age pyramid smith county as of census of 2000, there 17,712 people, 6,878 households, , 5,069 families residing in county. population density 56 people per square mile (22/km²). there 7,665 housing units @ average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). racial makeup of county 95.42% white, 2.53% black or african american, 0.37% native american, 0.17% asian, 0.01% pacific islander, 0.59% other races, , 0.93% 2 or more races. 1.13% of population hispanic or latino of race. there 6,878 households out of 34.10% had children under age of 18 living them, 60.10% married couples living together, 9.80% had female householder no husband present, , 26.30% non-families. 23.40% of households made of individuals , 11.10% had living alone 65 years of age or older. average household size 2.55 , average family size 3.00. in county, population spread out 25.50% under age of 18, 8.00% 18 24, 30.00% 25 44, 23.10% 45 64, , 13.40% 65 years of age or older. median age 37 years. every 100 females there 97.00

Queen Elizabeth Land British Antarctic Territory

on 18 december 2012, foreign & commonwealth office announced southern part of british antarctic territory has been named queen elizabeth land in honour of queen elizabeth ii in diamond jubilee year. area, southern third of territory, has area of 437,000 square kilometres (169,000 sq mi) – twice size of united kingdom – , triangular in shape, south pole @ 1 apex , 20°w , 80°w lines of longitude forming eastern , western boundaries. northern boundary formed filchner-ronne ice shelf on west , coats land on east. the name queen elizabeth land used in future on british maps, due unique status of antarctica, other countries recognise name if see fit. argentina, lays claim part of area, criticised naming.

P Glossary of patent law terms

1 p 1.1 patent 1.2 patent ambush 1.3 patent application locating , monitoring system (palm) 1.4 patent caveat 1.5 patent classification 1.6 patent drawing 1.7 patent family 1.8 patent flooding 1.9 patent infringement 1.10 patent misuse 1.11 patent model 1.12 patent monetization 1.13 patent pending 1.14 patent pool 1.15 patent portfolio 1.16 patent thicket 1.17 patent troll 1.18 patent watch 1.19 patentability 1.20 patentability opinion 1.21 patentable subject matter 1.22 patentee 1.23 pay-for-delay 1.24 pct application 1.25 pct direct 1.26 person having ordinary skill in art 1.27 petition make special 1.28 petty patent 1.29 phosita 1.30 piracy 1.31 pre-grant publication 1.32 prior art 1.33 priority right 1.34 problem-solution approach 1.35 prosecution history estoppel 1.36 provisional application 1.37 provisional (patent) rights or provisional protection p patent a territorial right prevent others commercially exploiting invention, granted inventor or successor in rights in exchange pu

Nestorianism Christianity in the 5th century

detail of nestorian stele nestorian churches eastern christian churches keep faith of first 2 ecumenical councils, i.e., first council of nicaea , first council of constantinople. nestorian outsider s term tradition predated influence of nestorius. thus, assyrian church of east more neutral term. nestorian schism first major schism of eastern churches , addressed council of ephesus.

Diet and foraging behaviors Mule deer

mule deer foraging on late winter morning @ okanagan mountain provincial park kufleld et al. (1973) analyzed 99 studies of mule deer diets , found 788 species of plants eaten mule deer, , mule deer diets vary depending on season, geographic region, year, , elevation. kufeld, et al. (1973) gave following data rocky mountain mule deer diets: anthony & smith (1977) found diets of mule deer similar of whitetail deer in areas coexist. mule deer intermediate feeders rather pure browsers or grazers; predominantly browse, eat forb vegetation, small amounts of grass, , available, tree or shrub fruits such beans, pods, nuts (including acorns, , berries. mule deer readily adapt agricultural products , landscape plantings. in sierra nevada range, mule deer depend on lichen bryoria fremontii winter food source. the common plant species consumed mule deer are: among trees , shrubs: artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush), cercocarpus ledifolius (curlleaf mountain mahogany), cercocarpus montanus (tr