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Production White Tulip

executive producer j. h. wyman particularly loved white tulip because love story. white tulip co-written executive producer j. h. wyman , supervising producer jeff vlaming. cinematographer thomas yatsko directed episode, first directing credit fringe. ign announced in january 2010 actor peter weller had been cast in guest starring role upcoming episode. though had kept distance episodic television because burns [him] out , pursuing ph.d @ ucla, wife, big fringe fan, read script , convinced him accept part of alistair peck, telling him ve got this, s beautiful, s guy wants save wife . during conference call journalists, weller cited character s tremendously romantic , moving storyline reason accepted part. thought four-page scripted scene between him , john noble rare television [and] wonderfully written. thrilled [fringe] . weller has since become fan of fringe because of work in episode, , love return , direct show. in later twitter post, wyman dismissed speculation , confir

Prehistory History of Germany

the steinheim skull @ least 250,000 years old the discovery of mauer 1 mandible in 1907 shows ancient humans present in germany @ least 600,000 years ago. oldest complete hunting weapons ever found anywhere in world discovered in coal mine in schoningen, germany in 1995 3 380,000-year-old wooden javelins 6-7.5 feet (1.8-2.3 meter) long unearthed. neander valley in germany location first ever non-modern human fossil discovered , recognised in 1856; new species of human named neanderthal man. neanderthal 1 fossils known 40,000 years old. @ similar age, evidence of modern humans has been found in caves in swabian jura near ulm. finds include 42,000-year-old bird bone , mammoth ivory flutes oldest musical instruments ever found, 40,000-year-old ice age löwenmensch figurine oldest uncontested figurative art ever discovered, , 35,000-year-old venus of hohle fels oldest uncontested human figurative art ever discovered.

Filing requirements Form 1040

1 filing requirements 1.1 must file? 1.2 filing modalities 1.2.1 paper filing 1.2.2 electronic filing 1.2.3 comparison 1.3 signature requirement 1.4 substitute return filing requirements who must file? form 1040 (or variant thereof) main tax form filed individuals deemed residents of united states tax purposes. corresponding main form filed businesses form 1120, called u.s. corporation income tax return. an individual considered resident of united states tax purposes if or citizen of united states or resident alien of united states tax purposes. individual resident alien of united states if or passes either substantial presence test or green card test, although there other cases; individuals have taxable income in united states fail criteria being resident aliens must file nonresident aliens tax purposes. while residents of united states tax purposes file forms 1040, 1040a, or 1040ez, nonresident aliens must file form 1040nr or 1040nr-ez. there dual status alien aliens status changed

Second Stage 2016 Avispa Fukuoka season

1 second stage 1.1 results summary 1.2 results matchday 1.3 matches second stage results summary last updated: 2 september 2016. source: competitive matches results matchday last updated: 2 september. source: ground: = away; h = home. result: d = draw; l = loss; w = win; p = postponed. matches   win   draw   loss   upcoming fixture

Stadiums New York Jets

shea stadium, 1964 owner harry wismer sought out place team play home games able secure dilapidated polo grounds, had not had major tenant since baseball new york giants vacated stadium in 1957. titans played first 4 seasons @ stadium—in final season renamed jets. titans shared stadium baseball s new expansion team, new york mets, 2 years before both teams moved shea stadium in queens in 1964. jets hold distinction of being final team host game @ polo grounds, 19–10 loss buffalo bills on december 14, 1963. wismer hoped titans play in become known shea stadium beginning in 1961. however, funding difficulties , legal problems delayed construction of stadium. wismer signed memorandum of understanding in late 1961 secure titans new home. memorandum recognized mets have exclusive use of stadium until had completed season. team moved shea under new ownership, were, in years, required open season several road games, problem made worse in 1969 , 1973 when mets had long playoff runs. feeling a

Flag Officer Denmark Allied Forces Baltic Approaches

1 flag officer denmark 1.1 fregateskadren fge (danish frigate squadron) 2nd squadron april 1992 1.2 torpedobådseskadren tbe (danish torpedo boat squadron) 4th squadron april 1992 1.3 ubådseskadren ube (danish submarine squadron) 5th squadron april 1992 1.4 mineskibseskadren mse (danish mine ship squadron) 3rd squadron april 1992 1.5 inspektionsskibseskadren ise (danish fishery protection squadron) 1st squadron april 1992 1.6 others flag officer denmark danish naval bases , coastal fortresses under navbaltap in 1989 danish mobile harpoon anti-ship missile launcher the flag officer denmark (fod) commanded entire danish home fleet. fleet s main tasks prevent warsaw pact naval forces passing through danish straits , prevent amphibious landings on danish coast. fulfill mission danish navy fielded large number of minelayers , fast attack crafts. first have been used mine sealanes , potential landings beaches, while latter have harassed enemy fleet continuous hit , run attacks. additionally d

Definitions Directed acyclic graph

adding red edges blue directed acyclic graph produces dag, transitive closure of blue graph. each red or blue edge uv, v reachable u: there exists blue path starting @ u , ending @ v. a vertex v of directed graph said reachable vertex u when there exists path starts @ u , ends @ v. special case, every vertex considered reachable (by path 0 edges). if vertex can reach via nontrivial path (a path 1 or more edges), path cycle, way define directed acyclic graphs graphs in no vertex can reach via nontrivial path. a topological ordering of directed graph ordering of vertices sequence, such every edge start vertex of edge occurs earlier in sequence ending vertex of edge. graph has topological ordering cannot have cycles, because edge earliest vertex of cycle have oriented wrong way. therefore, every graph topological ordering acyclic. conversely, every directed acyclic graph has topological ordering. therefore, property can used alternative definition of directed acyclic graphs: graphs have t

Design and variants Roadster (bicycle)

1 design , variants 1.1 roadster 1.1.1 gents roadster 1.1.2 ladies model , omafiets 1.2 sports roadster 1.3 club sports design , variants there 3 basic variants of roadster. roadster gents roadster contemporary gents roadster the classic gents roadster, aka english roadster, has lugged brazed steel diamond frame, rod-actuated brakes , of late, cable operated drum brake systems have been produced european market, upright north road handlebars, single gear ratio or 3 or 5 speed hub gears, chaincase, steel mudguards, steel cranks, 28 x 1½ inch (iso 635) wheels, westwood rims, , sturmey-archer hub dynamo. roadsters built durability above else , no serious attempt made save weight in design or construction, roadsters weigh upwards of 40-45 pounds (18–20 kg). mounts of policemen , rural letter carriers. interestingly, derivative of roadster, ladies model, seldom called roadster. the roadster similar in design , intended use european city bike, model still used in germany, denmark , not

Invitation by the Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel Mahmoud Hosseini Zad

mahmoud hosseini zad in discussion circle in centre dürrenmatt neuchâtel in april 2015, centre dürrenmatt neuchâtel organized reading , discussion circle mahmoud hosseini zad part of printemps culturel. spoke dürrenmatt s popularity in iran, own activities translator , read translations. said dürrenmatt s works in interview schweizer radio und fernsehen: dürrenmatt famous , popular pessimist philosopher, has ironical bitter life...the government of iran has talent interpret in own way. in dürrenmatt, sees critic of western capitalism, when writes atomic bomb. dürrenmatt criticize west. government , censorship agency consider dürrenmatt s works criticism of west, criticism of capitalism.... these wicked , fighting wicked. these dürrenmatt s themes. humans , history , philosophy. these in dürrenmatt s works, iranians fascinated dürrenmatt s philosophical aspect. iranians love philosophy hosseini zad said censorship in iran: the limits of censorship not clear in iran. have unfortunately c

Impact Typhoon Cimaron (2006)

infrared satellite loop of typhoon cimaron making landfall in luzon on october 29 typhoon cimaron struck philippines winds estimated @ 195 km/h (120 mph) , gusts in excess of 230 km/h (145 mph). along coastal aurora province, mother , daughter killed when strong winds destroyed home. numerous trees , power lines felled winds well, causing widespread blackouts in luzon. majority of aurora , isabela provinces left without power , telecommunications more 2 weeks. approximately 90 percent of homes in dinapigue damaged. heavy rains across region swelled many rivers, flooding low-lying areas along banks. several bridges became impassable , officials had release water 2 major dams prevent them overflowing. significant flooding occurred along allied-sinocalan , tagamusing rivers in pangasinan. low-lying areas along cagayan, chico, magat, pinacanauan, tuguegarao pared rivers throughout cagayan province affected flooding. numerous roads blocked off landslides or washed away flooding, severely li

Presidency 2 Viktor Yushchenko

yushchenko meeting then-united states president george w. bush @ april 2005 press conference. the first 100 days of yushchenko s term, january 23, 2005 through may 1, 2005, marked numerous dismissals , appointments @ levels of executive branch. appointed yulia tymoshenko prime minister , appointment ratified parliament. oleksandr zinchenko appointed head of presidential secretariat nominal title of secretary of state. petro poroshenko, fierce competitor of tymoshenko post of prime minister, appointed secretary of security , defense council. may 2005 saw ukraine host eurovision song contest in capital of kiev. accused yushchenko of attempting gain political capital event, appearance on stage @ end criticised undignified commentators. during 2005, yushchenko in confident mood, making such pledges solving gongadze case removal of russia s black sea fleet. in august 2005, yushchenko joined georgian president mikheil saakashvili in signing borjomi declaration, called creation of instituti

Michigan 2009 Wisconsin Badgers football team

michigan entered game having lost 5 consecutive big ten games after narrow 38-31 win on indiana in conference opener. wolverines needed win on wisconsin or ohio state make required 6 wins postseason play. wisconsin, @ 7-2, hardly going let michigan walk postseason, in light of previous year s disastrous second half collapse in ann arbor , looked continue michigan s struggles against big ten opposition. in first quarter, scott tolzien found te garrett graham 22-yard touchdown pass give wisconsin 7-0 lead. michigan countered 21-yard touchdown pass qb tate forcier rb vincent smith. after field goal attempt jason olesnavage blocked j. j. watt, score tied 7-7 @ end of first quarter. michigan intercepted tolzien on next series, however, , converted on next fg attempt, making score 10-7 in michigan s favor in 2nd quarter. wisconsin drove down field on next drive , scored on touchdown pass tolzien wr nick toon, , wisconsin took lead 14-10. on wisconsin s next offensive series, however, tolzien

Budget and taxes Wyoming Valley West School District

1 budget , taxes 1.1 state basic education funding 1.1.1 accountability block grants 1.1.2 classrooms future grant 1.2 federal stimulus grant 1.2.1 race top grant 1.3 common cents state initiative 1.4 real estate taxes 1.4.1 act 1 adjusted index 1.4.2 property tax relief budget , taxes in 2008, district reported $2,399,470 in unreserved-undesignated fund balance. designated fund balance reported zero. in 2007, district employed on 300 teachers. average teacher salary in district $55,685 180 instructional days worked. in 2009, district reported employing on 360 teachers salary range of $41,580 $112,303 , median teacher salary of $63,256. more 100 teachers earn on $60,000 per year. teachers work 7 hours 30 minutes per day 30 min lunch period , daily prep period. in addition salary, teachers compensation includes: health insurance, life insurance, 3 days paid bereavement leave, 1 emergency leave day, 11 paid sick days, 3 personal days, , reimbursement college courses. @ retirement, teach

Technical specifications G.hn

1 technical specifications 1.1 technical overview 1.1.1 optimization each medium 1.1.2 security 1.1.3 profiles 1.2 protocol stack technical specifications technical overview g.hn specifies single physical layer based on fast fourier transform (fft) orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (ofdm) modulation , low-density parity-check code (ldpc) forward error correction (fec) code. g.hn includes capability notch specific frequency bands avoid interference amateur radio bands , other licensed radio services. g.hn includes mechanisms avoid interference legacy home networking technologies , other wireline systems such vdsl2 or other types of dsl used access home. ofdm systems split transmitted signal multiple orthogonal sub-carriers. in g.hn each 1 of sub-carriers modulated using qam. maximum qam constellation supported g.hn 4096-qam (12-bit qam). the g.hn media access control based on time division multiple access (tdma) architecture, in domain master schedules transmission opportunit

Professional career Steve Wapnick

1 professional career 1.1 detroit tigers 1.2 chicago white sox 1.3 minors professional career detroit tigers on december 4, 1989, wapnick drafted blue jays detroit tigers in rule 5 draft. first major league game april 14, 1990 @ age of 24. appeared in 4 games tigers, posting era of 6.43, , returned blue jays on may 1. wapnick 1 of 2 jewish baseball players make major league debut in 1990. other scott radinsky. wore number 43 tigers. chicago white sox after spending of 1991 season blue jays top farm club, syracuse chiefs, on september 4 wapnick sent chicago white sox player named later in deal involved shawn jeter going sox outfielder cory snyder. wearing uniform number 51, wapnick appeared in 6 more games chicago down stretch, winning none , losing 1 era of 1.80. never appeared in majors again. back minors he injured arm in 1992 during spring training, beginning of end career. pitched 2 more seasons in minors, 1 in white sox organization , 1 seattle mariners top farm team, calgary cann

Marketing 2003 ASEAN Para Games

1 marketing 1.1 logo 1.2 mascot 1.3 songs marketing logo the golden goat, official mascot of games the emblem of 2nd asean para games stylised image of wheelchair athlete 2 hands raised upwards in shape of v symbolises vietnam , victory. @ top of emblem, 11 small circles linked around image of khue van cac (room reciting poems). linked small circles represents solidarity, cooperation, , friendship of disabled athletes among 11 countries in southeast asian region, while khue van cac represents host country vietnam. colours of athlete , khue van cac dark sea blue represents unity while colours of 11 circles vermilion represents courage , passion. mascot the mascot of 2003 asean para games golden goat designed nguyen nguyen. selected organising committee because year 2003, year of vietnam hosting second asean para games goat year in lunar calendars, in vietnamese , chinese calendar. goat described in many art , literary works of vietnam intimate, friendly , useful animal people in d

Under Austria-Hungary and into the twentieth century Ukrainian nobility from Galicia

medal of 1782 commemorating constitution of parliament in galicia , lodomeria joseph ii, holy roman emperor. shows allegorical depiction of imperial law (left) being handed on allegorical figure of galicia shield showing coat of arms of lands in 1772, western ukraine annexed austria during first partition of poland. western ukrainian nobility, self-image centered on function of militarily defending kingdom, found without social role within new political circumstances , point defined largely differences , superiority peasants. in 1848, serfdom abolished. prior abolishment of serfdom in 1848, ukrainian nobility enjoyed lifestyle quite different of ukrainian peasants. unlike ukrainian peasants, ukrainian nobles worked on own lands , not forced work polish nobility. enjoyed own court system , not under authority of local polish-dominated courts. unlike serfs, ukrainian nobles not obligated perform communal duty such working on roads, considered humiliating. in contrast polish nobles had ow

Gameplay Long Live the Queen (video game)

political intrigue plays key role in game. the player reads through story , schedules protagonist s weekly lessons, in topics such economy, foreign affairs, logistics, expression, military matters, self-defense, intrigues, doublespeak , magic. based on activities, elodie increases proficiency in various statistics. additionally, during weekend elodie has free run of castle , can choose activity alters mood. has 4 emotional axes, , position on each determines proficiency @ learning topics: instance, being willful master military , intrigue skills easier, hamper learning civil skills royal demeanor. once 3 sub skills of particular skill raised point (around 30 each), elodie gains outfit boosts specific skill. learning skills unlocks additional weekend actions: example, learning dance allows attend balls, while reflexes gives ability play tennis. as weeks progress, elodie presented various social , political opportunities. when occur, game performs checks against elodie s current sk

Career Jay Barbree

vanguard exploded within seconds of launch on december 6, 1957. barbree interested in space program, paid own ticket cape canaveral, florida in 1957, , watched attempted vanguard launch. failed launch 1 barbree never forget: there s ignition. can see flames, barbree reported. vanguard s engine lit , s burning. wait... wait moment, there s... there s no liftoff! appears crumbling in own fire... s burning on pad... vanguard has crumbled flames. failed ladies , gentlemen, vanguard has failed. early next year, returned , witnessed successful launch of explorer 1 on january 31, 1958, while calling in reports walb. eventually, barbree hired radio station wezy in cocoa beach, , worked traffic reporter, covering space program well. six months later, barbree joined nbc part-time space program reporter, moving full-time. on years, barbree had been offered opportunity move washington, d.c., or new york city, turned down every offer, preferring stay , report on had become passion, spaceflight.

Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Goa liberation movement

on 21 july 1954, united front of goans (led francis mascarenhas) forced portuguese retreat colonial enclave of dadra, small landlocked territory bordering nagar haveli. group of volunteers national movement liberation organisation (nmlo), umbrella organisation involving revolutionary groups rashtriya swayamsevak sangh , azad gomantak dal, led attack on nagar haveli on 28 july 1954, , took on 2 august. despite conquering territories, india did not assimilate these enclaves indian union. time, both enclaves functioned de facto independent states, administered varishta panchayat of free dadra , nagar haveli. the successful annexation of dadra , nagar haveli provided dormant goa anti-colonial movement renewed vigour , motivation continue anti-colonial struggle. on 15 august 1954, hundreds of people crossed portuguese goan borders, defying ban indian government on participating in satyagrahas. portuguese responded action injuring , fatally shooting many satyagrahis. the portuguese responded

DNA repair ADP-ribosylation

dna repair facilitated parp1 recruitment of repair enzymes. repair of single strand break in dna initiated binding of parp1. parp1 binds single-strand breaks , pulls base excision repair intermediates close, leading synthesis of poly-adp ribose. xrcc1 x-ray repair cross complementing protein 1. xrcc1 complexes polynucleotide kinase (pnk) processes dna termini. pcna proliferating cell nuclear antigen serves dna clamp aids in dna polymerase activity (dna pol) fen1 (flap endonuclease 1) recruited remove overhanging 5 flap. last step of dna repair involves dna ligase brings final dna strands in phosphodiester bond. there many mechanisms repair of damaged double stranded dna. parp1 may function synapsis factor in alternative non-homologous end joining. additionally, has been proposed parp1 required slow replication forks following dna damage , promotes homologous recombination @ replication forks may dysfunctional. possible parp1 , parp3 work in repair of double-stranded dna , has been sho

Software Ethernut

1 software 1.1 nut/os 1.2 nut/net 1.3 configuration , usage 1.4 supported architectures 1.5 bluetooth stack software nut/os the open source operating system these boards called nut/os. modular real-time operating system, licensed under bsd license. characteristics: cooperative multithreading assured interrupt-latency prioritized event handling different configurable timers dynamic memory management process synchronization technologies good portability other architectures nut/net the ethernut project implements own network stack, called nut/net. implements substantial protocol , socket api use in nut/os programs. the supported protocols are: ethernet arp ip icmp udp tcp ppp dhcp dns sntp snmp ftp tftp syslog http wins (subset) configuration , usage configuring nut/os , nut/net quite simple. after download of source packages nut/os configurator has executed build needed libraries selected hardware configuration. application programmers use these nut/os , nut/net libraries write own softw

Companies List of Singapore-related topics

1 companies 1.1 companies listed on singapore exchange 1.2 aerospace companies 1.3 communications companies 1.4 defunct companies 1.5 electronics companies 1.6 engineering companies 1.7 internet companies 1.8 manufacturing companies 1.9 oil , gas companies 1.10 real estate companies 1.11 record labels 1.12 security companies 1.12.1 auxiliary police forces 1.13 service companies 1.13.1 defunct supermarket chains 1.13.2 supermarket chains companies companies listed on singapore exchange list of insurance companies in singapore companies listed on singapore exchange abr holdings allco finance group allgreen properties aspial corporation boustead group breadtalk cosco capitaland chartered semiconductor manufacturing city developments comfortdelgro companies listed on singapore exchange creative technology dbs bank dairy farm international holdings datacraft asia fraser , neave ges international haw par corporation hongkong land hyflux isetan jardine cycle & carriage jardine matheson ho

Geography Columbus, Georgia

1 geography 1.1 climate 1.2 cityscape 1.3 surrounding cities , towns geography downtown panorama (1886) columbus 1 of georgia s 3 fall line cities, along augusta , macon. fall line hilly lands of piedmont plateau meet flat terrain of coastal plain. such, columbus has varied landscape of rolling hills on north side , flat plains on south. fall line causes rivers in area decline rapidly towards sea level. textile mills established here in 19th , 20th centuries take advantage of water power falls. columbus developed along chattahoochee river. interstate 185 runs east of city, access exits 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, , 14 city. interstate 185 runs north 96 mi (154 km) atlanta. u.s. route 27, u.s. route 280, , georgia state route 520 (known south georgia parkway) meet in interior of city. u.s. route 80 runs north of city, locally known j.r. allen parkway; alternate u.s. route 27 , georgia state route 85 run northeast city, locally known bill heard expressway. the city located @ 32°29′23″n 84°

Homology C6orf62

1 homology 1.1 orthologs in select mammals 1.2 orthologs in select ray-finned fish 1.3 orthologs in select amphibians 1.4 orthologs in select reptiles 1.5 orthologs in select birds homology c6orf62 highly conserved among vertebrates , has orthologs found in invertebrates. orthologs in select mammals orthologs in select ray-finned fish orthologs in select amphibians orthologs in select reptiles orthologs in select birds orthologs in select invertebrates

Brandon Sutter family

brandon sutter, son of brent, player vancouver canucks. played under father brent junior red deer rebels , team canada @ 2007 super series. served alternate captain rebels , played cousin brett. drafted 11th overall, highest of second-generation sutters, in 2007 nhl entry draft carolina hurricanes, , became first of second generation play in nhl. scored first nhl goal carolina hurricanes on october 23, 2008, against penguins. during 2012 nhl draft, traded penguins, brian dumoulin , 8th overall pick, jordan staal.

Development Pontiac Grand Prix

the rear end more subtle aggressive front shortened 3 inches previous catalina wheelbase, 118 in (3,000 mm) 1969 grand prix had own body – , pontiac s longest-ever hood. short-lived 1967 convertible, new grand prix 2-door hardtop. model names borrowed suggestive duesenberg model j nomenclature j , sj levels of trim. the basic 1969 body shell saw major facelift in 1971 bracketed minor detail revisions in 1970 , 1972 model years.

Post-independence History of Penang

1 post-independence 1.1 1957 - 1969 1.2 1970 - 2000 1.3 2001 - present post-independence 1957 - 1969 penang s political landscape after independence of malaya became relatively fractured. new penang state government dominated alliance coalition (now succeeded barisan nasional), same ruling coalition controlled malayan federal government. wong pow nee of malaysian chinese association (mca), 1 of major component parties of alliance, became penang s first chief minister, position held until 1969. on other hand, labour party, left-wing opposition party, took control of george town city council after malayan independence. penang s voters tended leave control of state government in hands of alliance, while consistently electing labour party run city council. at time, george town city council fully-elected local authority in malaya, country s richest, annual revenue double of penang state government 1965. solidified financial autonomy of city council, led labour politicians, both state govern

Biography Alfred Henry Forrester

christmas yule log , illustrated london news,1848 undated illustration alfred crowquill alfred forrester son of robert forrester of 5 north gate, royal exchange, london, public notary. discovered aptitude literary , artistic pursuits age, , associated writing periodical publications, including colburn s new monthly, bentley, , punch magazine. wrote short tales, songs, children s stories, , occasional burlesques. draw , worked on wood, etchings , caricatures using pen , ink, specialising in anthropomorphic animals, illustrating stories brother charles robert forrester (1803–1850) wrote under pseudonym of hal willis. he made several popular ceramics of contemporary subjects, including memorial of great exhibition of 1851 , statuette of wellington bear. illustrated plays children in dean & son s series, little plays little people. in 1854 julia corner wrote play children based around beauty , beast fairy story illustrated forrester working under name of alfred crowquill. he buried

1790 to 1934 Kīlauea

1891 eruption picture the earliest reliable written records of historical activity date 1820, , first well-documented eruption occurred in 1823, when volcano first put under observation; although native hawaiians thought have first settled on island around 1,500 years ago, oral records predating european arrival on island few , difficult interpret. 1 pre-contact eruption in particular, phreatomagmatic event in 1790, responsible death of party of warriors, part of army of keōua kuahuʻula, last island chief resist kamehameha s rule; death evidenced set of footprints preserved within hawai‘i volcanoes national park listed on national register of historic places. kīlauea has been site of 61 separate eruptions since 1823, making 1 of active volcanoes on earth. during observed history, volume of lava erupted kīlauea has varied widely. in 1823 kīlauea s summit caldera far deeper today, in process of filling under continuous summit eruption, 3 km (1 cu mi) of lava erupted there alone 1840. per

Ardennes offensive and the crossing of the Rhine No. 6 Commando

men 1st commando brigade fight on outskirts of wesel 1945. it had been planned send brigade—which had been renamed 1st commando brigade in late 1944—to india, however, effect of german ardennes offensive prevented , in january 1945, still under command of brigadier derek mills-roberts, crossed english channel sea , landed in netherlands deployed asten on maas. time arrived german advance had been largely halted , not until 23 january brigade engaged in large-scale operations. under command of lieutenant colonel anthony lewis, night no. 6 commando joined operation blackcock. lewis had taken on courtenay-coade after latter had experienced complications head injury had suffered in france earlier. part of blackcock, unit advanced on ice-covered juliana canal , took positions @ maasbracht, in support of no. 45 (royal marine) commando s advance on st. joostburg. the following day, after royal marines had met stiff resistance, no. 6 commando attempted advance position in effort relieve pressu