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Governance Furness College, Lancaster

furness abbey or st mary of furness former cistercian monastery situated on outskirts of barrow-in-furness the college syndicate body charged charter of university governance of college. university council appoints, on recommendation of college syndicate, principal of college. other college officers, example senior tutor , dean, elected directly syndicate. syndicate elects senior member of college university senate three-year term , 2 members university court 3 years, once re-newable. unusually lancaster college, no members of jcr co-opted syndicate. the furness college council responsible day-to-day running of college. comprises principal , vice-principal; ten officers of senior common room manage tutorial system, deanery, residences, social life , college office; , fifteen members of jcr manage undergraduate affairs. council meets once each academic term.

History United Kingdom insolvency law

w shakespeare, merchant of venice (1598) act iv, scene i the history of corporate insolvency law in uk began first modern companies legislation in 1844. however, many principles of insolvency rooted in bankruptcy laws trace ancient times. regulation of bankruptcy necessary part of every legal system, , found in hammurabi code (2250 bc), twelve tables of roman republic (450 bc), talmud (200 ad), , corpus juris civilis (534 ad). ancient laws used variety of methods distributing losses among creditors, , satisfaction of debts came debtor s own body. debtor might imprisoned, enslaved or killed or three. in england, magna carta 1215 clause 9 set out rules people s land not seized if had chattels or money repay debts. bankruptcy act 1542 introduced modern principle of pari passu (i.e. proportional) distribution of losses among creditors. however, 1542 act still reflected ancient notion people not pay debts criminals, , required debtors imprisoned. fraudulent conveyances act 1571 ensured tran

Political campaigns William O'Neill (Ohio judge)

1 political campaigns 1.1 1996 ohio court of appeals campaign 1.2 2004 ohio supreme court campaign 1.3 2006 ohio supreme court campaign 1.4 2008 congressional campaign 1.5 2010 congressional campaign 1.6 2012 ohio supreme court campaign 1.7 2018 ohio gubernatorial campaign 1.7.1 controversy political campaigns 1996 ohio court of appeals campaign in 1996, o neill won seat on ohio eleventh district court of appeals 50% of vote. served 1997 2007, when resigned run congress. 2004 ohio supreme court campaign in 2004 special election finish term of ohio supreme court justice resigned, o neill lost terrence o donnell 21%. 2006 ohio supreme court campaign in 2006, o neill ran against o donnell again full-term on ohio supreme court. o neill lost again, on 17%. 2008 congressional campaign o neill lost in 2008 bid ohio s 14th congressional district seat incumbent steve latourette 20%. race ranking , details cq politics campaign contributions opensecrets.org 2010 congressional campaign on february

References José Fidalgo

andreia guerreiro (11 march 2008). josé fidalgo e fernanda marinho comentam rumores de crise conjugal (in portuguese). archived original on 14 march 2008. retrieved 2008-04-13.  sara oliveira (2007-11-12). josé fidalgo arrasa belluci actor grava com diva italiana (in portuguese). retrieved 2008-04-13. 

Carillon Munttoren

carillon in munttoren hammers automatic chimes on outside of bells the carillon made in 1668 pieter hemony, added new bells instrument , brother françois had made earlier tower of amsterdam stock exchange in 1651. made bronze drum automatic music announce strike of hour , half hour bell. chimes on quarter short melody. old drum still in function. in 1873, original baton keyboard removed carillon, in favor of changes clockwork mechanism. since year munt clock had minute arm. in 1960 when carillon restored petit & fritsen aarle rixtel, baton keyboard manual playing system re-installed. of original smaller hemony bells have been damaged on years pollution traffic round tower , have been replaced new bells in 1959 , 1993. original smaller hemony bells on display in amsterdam museum. current carillon consists of 38 bells (2 more original carillon had). 13 original hemony bells remained. mechanism causes bells chime every quarter of hour. twice year pins on drum changed city carilloneur.

Peacekeeping and security United Nations

bolivian blue helmet @ exercise in chile, 21 october 2002 the un, after approval security council, sends peacekeepers regions armed conflict has ceased or paused enforce terms of peace agreements , discourage combatants resuming hostilities. since un not maintain own military, peacekeeping forces voluntarily provided member states. these soldiers nicknamed blue helmets distinctive gear. peacekeeping force whole received nobel peace prize in 1988. in september 2013, un had peacekeeping soldiers deployed on 15 missions. largest united nations organization stabilization mission in democratic republic of congo (monusco), included 20,688 uniformed personnel. smallest, united nations military observer group in india , pakistan (unmogip), included 42 uniformed personnel responsible monitoring ceasefire in jammu , kashmir. un peacekeepers united nations truce supervision organization (untso) have been stationed in middle east since 1948, longest-running active peacekeeping mission. a study

Episodes Kaeloo

1 episodes 1.1 season 1 1.2 season 2 1.3 season 3 episodes kaeloo three-minute short film animation created in 2007, titled red light, green light, 1, 2, 3 , presented mip tv in same year. considered pilot of series. the episode let s play quest wholly gruel (la quête du greul) released annecy animation festival 2010 in 3d. season 1 season 2 a second season made , aired in france, has not yet been dubbed english. season 3 the third season released in france on september 4th 2017. unknown whether dubbed in english.

Game rules Penang Rummy

1 game rules 1.1 wildcard substitution 1.2 passport 1.3 declare dead 1.4 declare game game rules wildcard substitution a player may substitute wildcard on table (in run or set) card in hand, provided card fits. can keep wildcard future use. wildcard substitution not counted action. player must still take 1 other action of either melding or laying off, after perform wildcard substitution, if has not done turn. there no limit how many wildcard player can substitute in turn. passport at beginning of each game, mandatory player play meld before else. first meld called passport . failing result in instant dead , , sitting out rest of game round. there no point requirement passport meld, unlike other rummy rules. lay-off cannot used passport. in addition, wildcard substitution cannot carried before player has passport. failing obtain passport rare occurrence, given large number of cards in hand, large number of wildcards, , relatively low requirement of passport. player considers oneself u

U.S. Armed Forces Enhanced interrogation techniques

an army investigator counted use of unmuzzled dogs @ abu graib among sadistic, blatant, , wanton criminal abuses u.s. troops.--washington post, may 24, 2004 the following techniques authorized u.s. military: in november 2006, former u.s. army brigadier general janis karpinski, in charge of abu ghraib prison until 2004, told spain s el país newspaper had seen letter signed united states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld allowed contractors employed u.s. use techniques such sleep deprivation during interrogation. methods consisted of making prisoners stand long periods, sleep deprivation ... playing music @ full volume, having sit in uncomfortably ... rumsfeld authorized these specific techniques. said contrary geneva conventions , quoted geneva convention saying, prisoners of war refuse answer may not threatened, insulted, or exposed unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of kind. according karpinski, handwritten signature above printed name , in same handwriting in margin wr

Results Unified Task Force

german army soldiers paratrooper battalion 261 on board armored personnel carrier (apc) on hand dedication of well, part of relief effort. as unitaf s mandate protect delivery of food , other humanitarian aid, operation regarded success. united nations secretary-general boutros boutros-ghali determined presence of unitaf troops had positive impact on security situation in somalia , on effective delivery of humanitarian assistance. estimated 100,000 lives saved result of outside assistance. one day prior signing of addis ababa agreement, united nations security council passed resolution 814, marked transfer of power unitaf unosom ii, united nations led force. major change in policy transition unitaf unosom ii entailed new mandate included responsibility of nation-building on multinational force. on 3 may 1993, unosom ii officially assumed command, , on 4 may 1993 assumed responsibility operations. operation continue hope provided support of unosom ii establish secure environment human

Geography Sevier County, Tennessee

1 geography 1.1 adjacent counties 1.2 national protected areas 1.3 state protected area geography mountains on sevier county @ sunset great smoky mountains national park according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 598 square miles (1,550 km), of 593 square miles (1,540 km) land , 5.2 square miles (13 km) (0.9%) water. southern part of sevier county located within great smoky mountains, , protected great smoky mountains national park. northern parts of county located within ridge-and-valley appalachians. sevier contains highest point in tennessee, clingmans dome, rises 6,643 feet (2,025 m) along county s border north carolina. mount guyot, located in eastern smokies in extreme eastern part of county, state s second-highest mountain @ 6,621 feet (2,018 m). 6,593-foot (2,010 m) mount le conte, prominent mountain visible of central part of county, state s third-highest. sevier county drained french broad river, passes through northern part of county. portion of french broad part

Staff Organisation Diagram J. Slater Lewis

staff organisation diagram, j.s. lewis 1896. some officials being disposed, not infrequently, regard equal, if not superior men masters, essential well-being of industrial concerns have definite organisation under responsibility may not fixed, relative positions or rank of officials defined. purpose necessary have recourse diagram such specimen (see image)... the diagram should drawn in bold lines , clear letters on sheet of drawing paper not less double elephant size. should framed , placed in conspicuous position in general offices... the diagram can of course varied suit particular organisations, though, stands, possible in accordance general practice prevailing in country... urwick & brech (1946) noted knowledge, first example of modern organisation chart in british business literature. concluded fact in treatise intimately concerned every aspect of management, organisation structure touched on incidentally regards method indicates how little need definition of formalised

Diagram of manufacturing accounts J. Slater Lewis

scheme how incorporate labour costs factory accounts garcke , fells (1887/89). diagram of manufacturing accounts, j.s. lewis 1896. systems of controlling accounts, church 1910. special order system (fragments). nicholson. 1913. relation of stores records commercial records, moxey 1913/19. slater lewis paid special attention establishment charges, or overhead element, of manufacturing costs, , advocated integrating of costs financial accounts. garcke , fells (1887/89) had made first step here proposing system incorporate material costs , labour costs double-entry bookkeeping system. slater lewis focussed on next step, , developed method practically use ledger accounts distributing overhead work in process. in years come, become standard in engineering factories. in chapter xxiii on establishment charges slater lewis explained principles in paragraph on allocation of establishment expenditure. opens: for mere purposes of commercial book-keeping, matters, indeed, little in way genera

Semicolon before "however" Wikipedia:Manual of Style

mos:however the meaning of sentence containing trailing clause starts word depends on punctuation preceding word. common error use wrong punctuation, thereby changing meaning 1 not intended. when word adverb meaning nevertheless , should preceded semicolon , followed comma. example: when word conjunction meaning in whatever manner , or regardless of how , may preceded comma not semicolon, , should not followed punctuation. example: in first case, clause starts cannot swapped first clause; in second case can done without change of meaning: if 2 clauses cannot swapped, semicolon required. a sentence or clause can contain word in middle, if adverb meaning although , have been placed @ beginning not start new clause in mid-sentence. in use, word may enclosed between commas. example:

Development Bridget Forrester

—ashley jones on bridget s tragic flaw jones stated bridget values family ironically, inconsistent yet consistent thing in life , calling family member has priorities straight . described bridget being voice of reason , moral compass of forrester family, acting nurturer parents. furthermore, opined bridget s deep personal turmoil acts life experience, allowing offer advice others. bridget became doctor, lives other people , jones stating natural thing in world do. felt part of bridget s choice become doctor because s been through lot of emotional challenges , of has come out stronger person. however, bridget later became fashion designer jackie m designs, designing ladies high fashion while embracing more of sensuality , strength . jones saw bridget coming own , becoming in tune sexuality, saying she’s rennaissance woman . relationships daytime confidential regards bridget mother brooke logan s (katherine kelly lang) tragic victim , brooke having been impregnated

December 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season

kristopher letang prior game therrien named jordan staal , matt cooke december s alternate captains. think s important our young group try extend leadership group, coach said of decision. survey turnkey sports & entertainment released on december 2 surveyed fans of 122 nfl, nba, nhl , mlb teams ranked penguins eighth. survey consisted of 21 categories such entertainment value, commitment winning, ticket value , likeability of players , owners. ranked 20th in same poll in 2007, penguins second-ranked nhl team, behind detroit red wings. penguins began month 7 games in eleven days in 2–4–1. of december 10, crosby , malkin continued lead league in points leading voting all-star game in montreal. on december 11, after losing 3 consecutive games, petr sykora , pascal dupuis each scored first career hat-tricks in 9–2 victory on new york islanders in pittsburgh. seventh time in penguins history 2 players scored hat-trick in same game, first since 1993. on december 21, sidney crosby surp

Abbreviations Wikipedia:Manual of Style

1 abbreviations 1.1 write out both full version , abbreviation @ first occurrence 1.2 plural , possessive forms 1.3 full stops , spaces 1.4 , u.s. 1.5 circa 1.6 not use unwarranted abbreviations 1.7 not invent abbreviations or acronyms 1.8 html elements 1.9 ampersand abbreviations abbreviations shortened forms of words or phrases. in strict analysis, distinct contractions, use apostrophe (e.g., won t, see § contractions) , initialisms (including acronyms). initialism formed or of initial letters of words in phrase. in linguistic works, acronym considered initialism pronounced word (e.g., nato), distinct case initialism said string of individual letters (e.g., us). herein, general statements regarding abbreviations inclusive of acronyms, , term acronym applies collectively initialisms, without distinction acronym said word. write out both full version , abbreviation @ first occurrence when abbreviation used in article, give expression in full @ first, followed abbreviation in parenthese

The Human Cost 2014 FIFA World Cup preparations

in order create space these events choices had made, infrastructure located in order support stadium itself. concessions had made in order place these venues both fifa , government felt effective place them be. because of decision in may of 2014 in brasilia, brazil indigenous protesters clashed police on horseback during protest of world cup ended 1 policeman shot in leg , in response police fired tear gas crowd , dispersed protest. in separate similar example police evicted indigenous population of between 10-20 different ethnicities next maracana stadium in rio de janeiro in order prepare upcoming mega event . these residents living informally in abandoned brazilian indian museum in heart of rio, had become known fact , time leading evictions residence allowed live in location in peace. however, when event announced police eviction violent , abrupt. later discovered these evictions carried out in order make room new parking garage stadium. in past decade more 500 indigenous people h

Mission in India William James Wanless

william wanless, age 23, @ new york university school of medicine, ca.1888. the bryn mawr presbyterian church, of bryn mawr, pennsylvania, sent dr. wanless india in 1889. in 1891, selected rustic town of miraj in maharashtra state mission hospital. mission started one-room dispensary in small rented place @ busy bazaar, , assisted wife, mary, trained nurse. rajah of miraj, rajah sir gangadharrao ganesh (bala saheb) patwardhan, provided him land hospital formally opened in 1894, in part of city known wanlesswadi. with establishment of hospital, need higher quality medical care increasingly felt, , towards end school of nursing founded in 1897 under superintendence of miss elizabeth foster. has since steadily developed 1 of best nursing schools in maharashtra. the mary wanless hospital founded in memory of wanless s first wife mary after death in 1906. called mary wanless hospital / miraj medical centre, still attracts hundreds of poor , needy patients across india , abroad. established

Disk formatting process Disk formatting

1 disk formatting process 1.1 low-level formatting of floppy disks 1.2 low-level formatting (llf) of hard disks 1.2.1 transition away llf 1.2.2 disk reinitialization 1.3 partitioning 1.4 high-level formatting disk formatting process formatting disk use operating system , applications typically involves 3 different processes. low-level formatting of floppy disks the low-level format of floppy disks (and hard disks) performed disk drive s controller. consider standard 1.44 mb floppy disk. low-level formatting of floppy disk, writes 18 sectors of 512 bytes each of 160 tracks (80 on each side) of floppy disk, providing 1,474,560 bytes of storage on disk. physical sectors larger 512 bytes, in addition 512 byte data field include sector identifier field, crc bytes (in cases error correction bytes) , gaps between fields. these additional bytes not included in quoted figure overall storage capacity of disk. different low-level formats can used on same media; example, large records can used cut

Flag Municipality of Kočevje

flag of kočevje the municipal flag of kočevje tricolor consisting of 3 equal horizontal bands displaying colors of kočevje: blue , white, defaced coat of arms. association colors blue , white dates 1470s, when emperor frederick iii approved design of coat of arms, along civic rights, on april 19, 1471. flag during time varies 1 seen today. old flag bicolor of blue , white, defaced coat of arms, different @ time.

Chelsea Nathan Aké

1 chelsea 1.1 career 1.2 loan spells 1.3 return chelsea chelsea early career aké agreed join chelsea youth system feyenoord in 2011 @ age of 16. had played @ feyenoord since age of 12 after joining club ado den haag. he made premier league debut on 26 december 2012 against norwich city 17-year-old, replacing juan mata in added time @ end of 1–0 win @ carrow road. made first start club in fa cup on 27 february 2013, in 2–0 win against championship side middlesbrough. chosen start in defensive midfield position chelsea in second leg of europa league quarter-final clash rubin kazan in russia on 11 april, match finished in 3–2 loss resulted in 5–4 aggregate victory. aké unused substitute chelsea in europa league final against benfica in amsterdam on 16 may, chelsea won 2–1. voted chelsea s young player of year on 16 may, , made first premier league start 3 days later in 2–1 win against everton @ stamford bridge on last day of campaign. on 8 august 2013, aké signed new five-year contract ch

Sontarans List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q–Z)

a sontaran first appeared antagonist in third doctor serial time warrior. sontarans referred in eye of gorgon bea said looked huge potato raygun. commander kaagh appears in series 2 in story last sontaran after destruction of battle fleet death of other sontarans on board in doctor two-parter episodes sontaran strategem , poison sky . returns in enemy of bane, sides mrs wormwood, recurring bane. in end, sacrifices himself foil plans of destruction of earth. makes small appearance in pandorica opens. sontarans remain miffed weren t allowed fight in time war. as seen strax, sontarans can t tell difference between men , women ( 2 genders bit further [they] can count ), , think polite terms such miss or mister military ranks.

Life and career Judie Tzuke

1 life , career 1.1 life 1.2 success 1.3 1982-1995 1.4 1996-present life , career early life tzuke s family relocated poland england in 1920s, , changed surname tzuke myers. mother, jean silverside, television actress, , father, sefton myers, successful property developer managed artists , singers—most notably andrew lloyd webber , tim rice during writing of jesus christ superstar. when tzuke embarked on singing career, decided reclaim family s polish name stage name. educated in visual arts, performing arts, , music, tzuke performed in folk clubs age of 15. meeting mike paxman in 1975 turning point , began collaborate. under name tzuke & paxo, secured recording contract , duo released single, these laws , produced tony visconti. early success tzuke s career solo artist began in 1977, when signed elton john s label rocket record company. first single on rocket, , released in 1978. notable success, stay me till dawn , released in 1979. track, co-written mike paxman, became top 20

Submarine communications Extremely low frequency

1 submarine communications 1.1 explanation 1.2 difficulties of elf communication 1.3 ecological impact submarine communications the united states navy utilized extremely low frequencies (elfs) radio band , radio communications. submarine integrated antenna system (sias) research , development effort communicate submerged submarines. soviet/russian navy utilized elfs submarine communications system, zevs. indian navy has operational elf communication facility @ ins kattabomman naval base communicate arihant class , akula class submarines. explanation because of electrical conductivity, seawater shields submarines higher frequency radio waves, making radio communication submerged submarines @ ordinary frequencies impossible. signals in elf frequency range, however, can penetrate deeper. 2 factors limit usefulness of elf communications channels: low data transmission rate of few characters per minute and, lesser extent, one-way nature due impracticality of installing antenna of required s

S List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q–Z)

1 s 1.1 sand beast 1.2 saturnyn 1.3 savage 1.4 scarecrow 1.5 screamer 1.6 sea devil 1.7 seaweed creature 1.8 seed pod 1.9 sensorite 1.10 sex gas 1.11 shadow 1.12 shakri 1.13 shalka 1.14 shambonie 1.15 shansheeth 1.16 shrivenzale 1.17 simon 1.18 silence 1.19 silurian 1.20 siren 1.21 sirian 1.22 sisterhood of karn 1.23 skarasen 1.24 skonnan 1.25 skullion 1.26 sky fish 1.27 slitheen 1.28 slyther 1.29 solonian 1.30 sontarans 1.31 spiridon 1.32 star whale 1.33 stigorax 1.34 swampie 1.35 swarm 1.36 swarm (virus) 1.37 sycorax s sand beast saturnyn saturnyn vampiric, lobster-like aliens battled eleventh doctor in 16th-century venice in vampires of venice . appearance quite fear-inducing due many sharp protrusions , fangs. able breathe underwater , had vampire-like qualities such vulnerability sunlight, no reflections , thirst human blood. however, these explainable; fish space , used living in dark depths; s mind cannot deal conflicting information of perception filter , saturnyn s true ref