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History Ouagadougou

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

Biography Francis Mansour Zayek

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

Notable first-round draft picks New York Jets

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 gholston,

Ambassadors to Greece List of Australian Ambassadors to Greece

^ 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 republic (press release). australian government. archived original on 12 february 2014.  ^ downer, a

Officeholders Athenian democracy

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 gene

Wheelchair Racing 2005 Canadian Paralympic Athletics Championships

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

History of discovery Nemegtomaia

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 belonged new, di

Development Contra Force

a japanese ad arc hound showing main promotional art. contra force planned released in japan under title of arc hound in 1991 , did not have ties contra series. game announced in magazines such famicom tsūshin , advertised in official konami brochures scheduled october release, version of game canceled. despite cancellation of arc hound in japan, game still localized north american market spinoff of contra series. scheduled winter 1991 release, contra force announced third console game in series, being released sometime prior contra iii: alien wars (known contra iv @ time). however, contra force delayed late 1992 release, few months later contra iii, causing latter game renumbered prior release.

Hardening of the regime.2C Costa e Silva Brazilian military government

a column of m41 walker bulldog tanks along streets of rio de janeiro in april 1968. castelo branco succeeded presidency general artur da costa e silva representative of hard-line elements of regime. on december 13, 1968 signed fifth institutional act gave president dictatorial powers, dissolved congress , state legislatures, suspended constitution, , imposed censorship. on august 31, 1969 costa e silva suffered stroke. instead of vice-president state power assumed military joint, chose general emílio garrastazú médici new president.

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu (TV series)

two decades after first series ended, second, related series running in syndication follows adventures of kwai chang caine s grandson, named kwai chang caine. entitled kung fu: legend continues, again starred carradine, time grandson of original caine, , introduced chris potter son. second series ran 4 years, 1993–1997. first season released in germany on dvd, in 2009.

Spring 1936 1936 Group B (Soviet football championship)

1 spring 1936 1.1 competition format 1.2 final standings 1.3 withdrawn teams 1.3.1 dynamo kharkiv 1.4 top goalscorers spring 1936 competition format the winner planned play off against poorest performer of group a. bottom team planned relegated. wins accounted 3 points, draws - 2 points, losses - 1 point, , no-show - no points. final standings withdrawn teams dynamo kharkiv dynamo kharkiv withdrew competition due health problems of players. club had played against stalinets moscow, stalinets leningrad, , zis moscow having on record 3 games 0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, , goals ratio 3 - 9. records annulled. top goalscorers

Released versions KDE Software Compilation 4

1 released versions 1.1 kde 4.0 1.1.1 pre-releases 1.1.2 release 1.1.3 reception 1.2 kde 4.1 1.3 kde 4.2 1.3.1 kde workspace improvements 1.3.2 new , improved applications 1.3.3 reception 1.4 kde 4.3 1.5 kde sc 4.4 1.6 kde sc 4.5 1.7 kde sc 4.6 1.8 kde sc 4.7 1.9 kde sc 4.8 1.9.1 plasma workspaces 1.9.2 applications 1.10 kde sc 4.9 1.11 kde sc 4.10 1.12 kde sc 4.11 1.13 kde sc 4.12 1.14 kde sc 4.13 1.15 kde sc 4.14 released versions kde 4.0 kde 4.0 showing dolphin, system settings , kickoff the majority of development went implementing of new technologies , frameworks of kde 4. plasma , oxygen style 2 of biggest user-facing changes. dolphin replaces konqueror default file manager in kde 4.0. done address complaints of konqueror being complicated simple file manager. dolphin , konqueror share code possible, , dolphin can embedded in konqueror allow konqueror still used file manager. okular replaces several document viewers used in kde 3, kpdf, kghostview , kdvi. okular makes use of soft

History Polish State Railways

pkp s pm36 locomotive won gold medal @ 1937 international exposition of art , technology in paris a steam engine of warsaw–terespol railway, 1866 gaining independence on 11 november 1918 allowed poland reclaim former russian , austrian sectors military railways. railway department in ministry of communication created , polish railways officially named polskie koleje paÅ„stwowe. in december 1918, great poland uprising started. rebels took on former prussian sector of railways. 1 year later, fights lviv on , former austrian railway directorate taken on poland. taking on railways prussians lasted until 1921. after victory on red army in polish-bolshevik war (1920), great deal of damage in railway structure discovered on route along communists retreating. @ same time, tense relations lithuania led railways around vilnius , minsk partial disintegration , stagnation. libau–romny railway not recovered. polish railways administration took on railways in upper silesia in 1922. same year, decisio

The Cold War era Finnish Navy

100 56 tk in kuivasaari island in 2009 the war time fleet replaced in 1950s , 1960s. due finland s neutrality tried balance purchases of equipment between 2 blocs , tried produce own vessels. bay class frigate (matti kurki), 2 dark class fast patrol boats (vasama 1 , vasama 2) , 4 byms class minesweepers bought uk, 2 riga class frigates (hämeenmaa , uusimaa) , 4 osa ii class fast attack craft (tuima class missile boats) obtained soviet union. of vessels, such 2 turunmaa class gunboats (turunmaa , karjala) , nuoli class fast attack craft produced domestically. the paris peace talks in 1947 resulted in treaty limited offensive capability of finnish military. navy, meant limitation fleet of no more 10,000 tons , 4,500 men. weaponry, torpedoes, submarines, mines , missiles forbidden. restrictions eased in 1960s , missiles , mines allowed. torpedo restriction not either exercised riga class frigates equipped torpedoes , number of torpedo boats manufactured gunboats converted carry torpedoes

Accomplishments Tet Garcia

1 accomplishments 1.1 fight keep petrochemical industry in limay, bataan 1.2 creation of bataan polytechnic state college 1.3 conversion of municipality of balanga city of balanga 1.4 closing bir tax checks loophole 1.5 bataan iskolar ng bayan program accomplishments garcia entered politics in 1987 , elected house of representatives, representing 2nd district of bataan. since has been credited numerous accomplishments, few of listed below. fight keep petrochemical industry in limay, bataan during garcia s first term in philippine congress, 1987 1992, became known vigorously , fighting keep petrochemical industry in province of bataan. arguing transfer of petrochemical plant batangas unfair bataan , philippines whole, fought plant s transfer way supreme court in landmark case. on august 24, 1990, emphasize belief in truth , importance of fighting for, garcia took emphatic leave of absence house of representatives , vowed resign if petrochemical plant s transfer not stopped. garcia had f

College athletics Colorado

the following universities , colleges participate in national collegiate athletic association division i. popular college sports program university of colorado buffaloes, used play in big-12 play in pac-12. have won 1957 , 1991 orange bowl, 1995 fiesta bowl , 1996 cotton bowl classic.

Notable people Ningxiang

ningxiang county birthplace of: gan siqi - 1 of 57 generals bestowed honour of being founding general of people s republic of china. he shuheng - proletarian revolutionary in modern china. huang yali - pop singer earned sixth place in 2006 super girl contest. ray huang - historian , philosopher best known in later years idea of macro-history. li zehou - scholar of philosophy , intellectual history resides in united states. liu shaoqi - former president of people s republic of china. former residence museum. liu yuan - 1 of sons of liu shaoqi, general , political commissar of people s liberation army general logistics department. lu diping - military general , politician. lu li - gymnast best known gold medal on uneven bars in 1992 summer olympics in barcelona. qi xueqi - famous anti-japanese commander of kuomintang (kmt). tang sulan - writer , politician. tao zhiyue - kuomintang general during second anti-japanese war. tong enzheng - archaeologist, historian, designer, , science fict

Train services Berlin Friedrichstraße station

s-bahn , regional trains stop @ upper platforms - c on berlin stadtbahn viaduct, elevated above city streets. upper level of station enclosed 2 train shed halls. smaller shed on north side used s-bahn, larger on south regional trains. platform d station on north-south tunnel of s-bahn, located underground approximately aligned eastern bank of spree river. the underground station u6 line located @ eastern end of station, directly under friedrichstraße. in addition, south side of station serves station , terminus number of trams , buses of berlin transportation company.

Ibn Khaldun History of Islamic economics

statue of ibn khaldoun in tunis perhaps best known islamic scholar wrote economics ibn khaldun of tunisia (1332–1406), considered forerunner of modern economists. ibn khaldun wrote on economic , political theory in introduction, or muqaddimah (prolegomena), of history of world (kitab al-ibar). in book, discussed called asabiyya (social cohesion), sourced cause of civilizations becoming great , others not. ibn khaldun felt many social forces cyclic, although there can sudden sharp turns break pattern. idea benefits of division of labor relate asabiyya, greater social cohesion, more complex successful division may be, greater economic growth. noted growth , development positively stimulates both supply , demand, , forces of supply , demand determines prices of goods. noted macroeconomic forces of population growth, human capital development, , technological developments effects on development. in fact, ibn khaldun thought population growth directly function of wealth. although understood

History Colorado

ruins of cliff palace @ mesa verde national park photographed gustaf nordenskiöld in 1891. great kiva @ chimney rock in san juan mountains of southwestern colorado. said have been built ancient pueblo peoples. the region today state of colorado has been inhabited native americans more 13,000 years. lindenmeier site in larimer county contains artifacts dating approximately 11200 bc 3000 bc. eastern edge of rocky mountains major migration route important spread of peoples throughout americas. ancient pueblo peoples lived in valleys , mesas of colorado plateau. ute nation inhabited mountain valleys of southern rocky mountains , western rocky mountains, far east front range of present day. apache , comanche inhabited eastern , southeastern parts of state. @ times, arapaho nation , cheyenne nation moved west hunt across high plains. the u.s. acquired territorial claim eastern rocky mountains louisiana purchase france in 1803. u.s. claim conflicted claim spain upper arkansas river basin excl

Classical Muslim commerce History of Islamic economics

1 classical muslim commerce 1.1 economy in caliphate 1.2 trade 1.3 agriculture in medieval islamic world 1.4 islamic capitalism 1.5 islamic socialism 1.6 industrial development 1.7 labour force 1.8 urbanization classical muslim commerce the concepts of welfare , pension introduced in islamic law forms of zakat (charity), 1 of 5 pillars of islam, since time of abbasid caliph al-mansur in 8th century. taxes (including zakat , jizya) collected in treasury of islamic government used provide income needy, including poor, elderly, orphans, widows, , disabled. according islamic jurist al-ghazali (algazel, 1058–1111), government expected store food supplies in every region in case disaster or famine occurs. caliphate 1 of earliest welfare states, particularly abbasid caliphate. economy in caliphate in medieval arab agricultural revolution, social transformation took place result of changing land ownership giving individuals of gender, right buy, sell, mortgage , inherit land. early forms of pr

Beyond publishing and Parliament Charles Gilpin (politician)

1 beyond publishing , parliament 1.1 directorships 1.2 kossuth 1.3 quaker beyond publishing , parliament directorships he director of south eastern, metropolitan, , smyrna & cassaba railways. he chairman of national freehold company, moorgate , british land company establishment in 1857 until 1873 , director of national provident life assurance company. charles gilpin s home @ 10, bedford square, london kossuth gilpin friend , supporter of lajos or louis kossuth, hungarian nationalist. london residence, english home of louis kossuth , garibaldi . as quaker his obituary in friend says: friend, took warm interest in welfare of society. clear voice heard @ yearly meeting [the annual gathering of british quakers] . . . our friend s sphere of action seemed more political religious, believe motive power influenced him acceptance of christianity spiritual reality . . . intended men . in 1855, member of committee of friends temperance union.

Abbey structure Thorn Abbey

model of abbey district view of south side of st. michael s church the collegiate women came high nobility. thorn had belonged benedictine order originally. changed, however, in 12th century, free secular ladies abbey. in 1310, secular cannons of abbey stressed secular status , claimed never have been benedictine. in 18th century, collegiate ladies were, in principle, required reside in abbey year, except @ 6 weeks per year. however, 600 florins, ladies buy free. in theory, free ladies still required provide 6 weeks of choral service; not observed in practice. ladies held positions in several abbeys. possibility of buying freedom appears have been used frequently. maria josepha of hatzfeld , gleichen, example, member of abbeys @ thorn , essen 46 years. during time, resided in essen abbey 4 years, never in thorn. the abbey district contained curia building deachoness , 5 house ladies. in 14th century, new gothic abbey church built. of ladies built houses outside abbey district.

Gene regulation ADP-ribosylation

crystal structure of parp1 zinc finger domain bound dna (purple). pdb: 4av1 parps have been shown affect transcription factor structure , cause recruitment of many transcription factors form complexes @ dna , elicit transcription.mono adp-ribosyltransferases shown affect transcription factor binding @ promoters. example, parp14, mono adp-ribosyltransferase, has been shown affect stat transcription factor binding. other adp-ribosyltransferases have been shown modify proteins bind mrna, can cause silencing of gene transcript.

Description Eschscholzia californica

habitat its native habitat includes california , extends oregon, washington, nevada, arizona, new mexico, sonora , northwest baja california. antelope valley california poppy reserve located in northern los angeles county. @ peak of blooming season, orange flowers seem cover 1,745 acres (706 ha) of reserve. other prominent locations of california poppy meadows in bear valley (colusa county) , point buchon (san luis obispo county). taxonomy e. californica subsp. mexicana, mexican gold poppy, maricopa county, arizona eschscholzia californica first named species of genus eschscholzia, named german botanist adelbert von chamisso after baltic german botanist johann friedrich von eschscholtz, friend , colleague on otto von kotzebue’s scientific expedition california , greater pacific circa 1810 aboard russian ship rurik. maritime poppies, e. californica subsp. californica var. maritima (e. l. greene) jeps., cambria, california. california poppy highly variable, on 90 synonyms. botanists acce

Life and career Charles Groves

1 life , career 1.1 years 1.2 conducting posts 1.3 repertoire 1.4 honours , personal life life , career early years groves born in london, child of frederick groves , annie (n̩e whitehead). pupil @ st paul s cathedral school (where house named after him), singing in cathedral choir and, age of 13, studying piano , organ. music important him solace, orphaned @ age of ten Рfather having died in 1921 injuries received in world war , mother having died 4 years later. 1930 until 1932 pupil @ sutton valence school, in kent, groves hall named in honour of him. after leaving sutton valence school attended royal college of music. there, main studies in lieder , accompanying, became involved in student opera productions r̩p̩titeur. naturally gifted great fluency , ability sight read music, confessed, years later, having been lazy piano studies, , abandoned ambitions become concert pianist. played in percussion section vaughan williams s hugh drover , delius s village romeo , juliet when sir tho

Maritime transport Trieste

trieste s maritime location , former long term status part of austrian and, between 1867–1918, austro-hungarian empires made port of trieste major commercial port of landlocked areas of central europe. in 19th century, new port district known porto nuovo built northeast city centre. there significant commercial shipping container terminal, steel works , oil terminal, located south of city centre. after many years of stagnation, change in leadership placed port on steady growth path, recording 40% increase in shipping traffic of 2007.

Springs Malvern water

barnards green trough plumbed receive malvern water. according inscription, dedicated horses used military in world war i. there sources in 70 locations around hills, residents regularly fill containers free of charge, including st ann s well, housed in building dating 1815, in town of great malvern. major popular water sources are: beauchamp fountain – cowleigh road enigma fountain plus malvhina water feature, belle vue terrace – town centre evendine spring – jubilee drive (west flank of hills) hayslad spring – west malvern road holy – malvern wells jubilee fountain – malvern wells morris well, wells common – lower wyche st ann s – great malvern the walms dating around 250 bc 1 of earliest documented.

Residential life University of Michigan

north quad residence hall the university of michigan s campus housing system can accommodate approximately 10,000 students, or 25 percent of total student population @ university. residence halls located in 3 distinct geographic areas on campus: central campus, hill area (between central campus , university of michigan medical center) , north campus. family housing located on north campus , serves graduate students. largest residence hall has capacity of 1,270 students, while smallest accommodates 25 residents. majority of upper-division , graduate students live in off-campus apartments, houses, , cooperatives, largest concentrations in central , south campus areas. the residential system has number of living-learning communities academic activities , residential life combined. these communities focus on areas such research through michigan research community, medical sciences, community service , german language. michigan research community , women in science , engineering residence

Speakers Modern Standard Arabic

people literate in modern standard arabic found in countries of arab league. may assumed number of speakers of language number of literate people in region, because compulsory in schools of of arab league learn modern standard arabic. people literate in language more passively, use language in reading , writing, not in speaking. spoken muslims in northern nigeria people islamic education (especially hausa , fulani people). the countries largest populations mandate msa taught in schools are, rounded-up numbers: egypt (84 million; 74% literacy) algeria (32 million; 80% literacy) iraq (31 million; 79% literacy) sudan (31 million; 72% literacy) saudi arabia (28 million; 87% literacy) yemen (24 million; 65% literacy) morocco (22.6 million; 68.5% literacy) syria (22 million; 84% literacy) ^ official egyptian population clock ^ world factbook. cia.gov. retrieved on 2014-04-28. ^ population of algeria cia world factbook ^ world population prospects, table a.1 (pdf). 2008 revision

Legislative service David Shafer (politician)

1 legislative service 1.1 elections 1.2 legislative ratings 1.3 leadership positions 1.4 legislative record 1.4.1 shafer amendments 1.4.2 budgetary disagreements perdue administration legislative service elections shafer first elected state senate in nonpartisan special election on february 12, 2002, defeating 3 other candidates in race succeed senator billy ray, had resigned senate accept judicial appointment superior court. shafer caucused republican party. shafer re-elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 , 2012 general elections republican. legislative ratings one of state organizers of republican liberty caucus, shafer popularly associated libertarian wing of republican party. describes himself, however, fiscal , social conservative. receives high marks traditional conservative , libertarian organizations. in 2012 re-election campaign, shafer received a+ ratings americans prosperity, american conservative union, georgia family council s center educated georgia , national rifle a