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History Ouagadougou

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europe, africa , near east in 1200 ad, showing kingdom of wagadugu (in west africa, right of area labeled 25 ) , neighbors. the name ouagadougou dates 15th century when ninsi tribes inhabited area. in constant conflict until 1441 when wubri, yonyonse hero , important figure in burkina faso s history, led tribe victory. renamed area kumbee-tenga , ninsi had called it, wage sabre soba koumbem tenga , meaning head war chief s village . ouagadougou francophone spelling of name. the city became capital of mossi empire in 1441 , permanent residence of mossi emperors (moro-naba) 1681. moro-naba ceremony still performed every friday moro-naba , court. french made ouagadougou capital of upper volta territory (basically same area contemporary independent burkina faso) in 1919. in 1954 railroad line ivory coast reached city. population of ouagadougou doubled 1954 1960 , has been doubling every ten years since. 2016 aqim , al-mourabitoun attacks on 15 january 2016, gunmen armed heavy weapons a...
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Biography Francis Mansour Zayek

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1 biography 1.1 life 1.2 bishop 1.2.1 brazil 1.2.2 second vatican council 1.2.3 united states 1.2.4 awards 1.3 death biography early life zayek born in manzanillo, cuba, 1 of 8 children of mansour zayek , mariam khoury, on october 18, 1920. family moved cuba homeland of lebanon in 1931, part of french mandate syria , lebanon , settled in native city of ghazir. inspired uncle, father george zayek, local pastor, felt drawn priesthood. of youth, felt drawn enter franciscan order service missionary asia. instead of path, zayek applied seminary of maronite church in hometown, approval of local bishop, elias richa, archbishop of baalbek. excelled in studies @ seminary, being fluent in arabic in french , spanish (and later in italian, portuguese , english) , archbishop decided send him rome further studies, continued gain honors. spent world war ii studying @ urban college, gained diploma in philosophy. later recounted struggle seminarians faced find food in period. after graduating, ordained...
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Notable first-round draft picks New York Jets

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perhaps famous of jets first round picks came in 1965 when selected alabama quarterback joe namath boosted jets national spotlight boisterous personality , lifestyle. physical talents on field helped improve jets fortunes, leading them victory on baltimore colts in super bowl iii. though injuries hampered latter part of namath s career, best remembered, according former teammate john dockery, guy came along , broke lot of conventions. namath inducted hall of fame in 1985. perhaps 1 of disappointing players in jets history running blair thomas. thomas, averaged 5.4 yards per carry @ penn state, intriguing prospect jets interested in utilizing cumbersome offense. confident in decision, jets drafted thomas second overall pick in 1990, expecting him solid player years come. thomas ran 620 yards in 1990, , failed meet high expectations. time thomas left team unrestricted free agent in 1993, had rushed 2,009 yards , 5 touchdowns. 2008 first round pick, defensive lineman vernon gholst...
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Ambassadors to Greece List of Australian Ambassadors to Greece

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^ embassy in athens . canberra times. 10 march 1964. p. 2.  ^ envoy leaves greece . canberra times. 10 may 1965. p. 10.  ^ envoy named . canberra times. 22 may 1968. p. 8.  ^ foreign affairs changes . canberra times. 12 june 1972. p. 8.  ^ envoy greece change . canberra times. 12 april 1974. p. 4.  ^ ambassadors . canberra times. 28 march 1980. p. 3.  ^ new envoy greece . canberra times. 30 may 1984. p. 3.  ^ former indonesian military chief new ambassador . age. 2 september 1987. p. 6. mr kevin gates, former ambassador mexico city, yesterday confirmed australia s ambassador greece  ^ new ambassadors . canberra times. 6 june 1991. p. 2.  ^ evans, gareth (13 october 1995). diplomatic appointment: ambassador greece (press release). australian government. archived original on 12 february 2014.  ^ downer, alexander (16 december 1997). diplomatic appointment: ambassador hellenic republi...
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Officeholders Athenian democracy

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bust of pericles, marble roman copy after greek original c. 430 bc during athenian election, approximately 1 hundred officials out of thousand elected rather chosen lot. there 2 main categories in group: required handle large sums of money, , 10 generals, strategoi. 1 reason financial officials elected money embezzled recovered estates; election in general favoured rich, in case wealth virtually prerequisite. generals elected not because role required expert knowledge because needed people experience , contacts in wider greek world wars fought. in 5th century bc, principally seen through figure of pericles, generals among powerful people in pols. yet in case of pericles, wrong see power coming long series of annual generalships (each year along 9 others). office holding rather expression , result of influence wielded. influence based on relation assembly, relation in first instance lay in right of citizen stand , speak before people. under 4th century version of democracy roles of ...
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Wheelchair Racing 2005 Canadian Paralympic Athletics Championships

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1 wheelchair racing 1.1 100 m t-34 (women s) 1.2 100 m t-52 (women s) 1.3 100 m t-53 (men s) 1.4 100 m t-54 (men s) 1.5 100 m t-54 (women s) 1.6 5000 m t-54 (men s) wheelchair racing 100 m t-34 (women s) gold: chelsea clark, mississauga, ontario 100 m t-52 (women s) gold: lisa franks, saskatoon, saskatchewan 100 m t-53 (men s) gold: brent lakatos, dorval, quebec: 16.20 sec 100 m t-54 (men s) gold: daniel normandin, montreal: 15.87 sec 100 m t-54 (women s) gold: chantal petitclerc, montreal: 18.11 sec 5000 m t-54 (men s) gold: jeff adams, toronto: 12:14.12 silver: michel filteau, st-jean-baptiste, quebec: 12:18.44
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History of discovery Nemegtomaia

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maps showing nemegt locality (a, b) , nemegtomaia specimens have been found (c) in 1996 japanese palaeontologist yoshitsugu kobayashi (as part of mongolian highland international dinosaur project team) found incomplete skeleton of oviraptorid dinosaur in nemegt formation of gobi desert in southwestern mongolia. specimen (mpc-d 100/2112 @ mongolian palaeontological center, formerly pc , gin 100/2112), consists of complete skull , partial skeleton, including cervical, dorsal, sacral, , caudal vertebrae, left scapula, lower ends of both humeri, right radius, both ilia, upper ends of both pubes, both ischia, , upper end of femur. specimen described new specimen of genus ingenia (referred i. sp.; of uncertain species) chinese palaeontologist junchang lü , colleagues in 2002, , used highlight similarities between oviraptorosaurs , birds. skeletal diagrams showing preserved elements of 3 known specimens in grey, composite on right in 2004 lü , colleagues determined skeleton belonge...
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