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Ban Liang coins Ancient Chinese coinage

obverse , reverse of ban liang coin western han dynasty. the ban liang coins take name 2 character inscription ban liang (chinese: 半兩; pinyin: bàn liǎng), means half liang. liang, chinese ounce, consisted of 24 zhu (chinese: 銖; pinyin: zhū), , equivalent of 16 grams. original ban liang weighed equivalent of 12 zhu – 8 grams; however, kept inscription when weight later reduced. means ban liangs found in great variety of sizes , calligraphic styles, same inscription, difficult classify , date exactly, of unofficial or local manufacture. these coins traditionally associated qin shi huang di, first chinese emperor, united china in 221 bc. history of han says: when qin united world, made 2 sorts of currency: of yellow gold, called yi , currency of higher class; , of bronze, similar in quality coins of zhou, bore inscription saying half ounce, , equal in weight inscription. archaeological evidence shows ban liang first issued in warring states period state of qin, possibly 378 bc. ...

Further reading List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes

gerard labuda (ed.), historia pomorza , vol. 1–4, poznan-torun 1969–2003 edmund kopicki, tabele dynastyczne , wykazy panujacych , in: katalog podstawowych monet banknotow polski oraz ziem z historycznie z polska zwiazanych , vol. ix, part i zugmunt boras, ksiazeta pomorza zachdniego , poznań 1969, 1978, 1996 casimir kozlowski, george podralski, poczet ksiazat pomorza zachdniego , kaw, szczecin 1985 l. badkowski, w.samp. poczet ksiazat pomorza gdanskiego , gdańsk 1974 b. sliwinski, poczet ksiazaat gdanskich , gdańsk 1997 wojciech myslenicki, pomorscy sprzymierzenscy jagiellonczylow , wyd. poznanskie, poznań 1979 j. spors, podzially administracyjne pomorza gdanskiego slawiensko-slupksiego od xii poczatkow xiv w , słupsk 1983 k. slaski, podzially terytorialne pomorza w xii–xii w. , poznań 1960 edward rymar, krewni powinowaci ksiazat pomorskich w zrodłach sredniowiecznych (xii–początek xvi w.), materially zachodniopomorskie, vol. xxxi

Zodiac Circle of stars

6th century synagogue zodiac, beit alpha, israel the zodiac ancient circle of stars stars symbolically combined 12 star signs known constellations. etymology of term zodiac comes latin zōdiacus, greek ζῳδιακός [κύκλος], meaning [circle] of animals , derived ζῴδιον, diminutive of ζῷον animal .

Faith and family Ignaz Moscheles

moscheles married charlotte emden (henri lehmann,1837) moscheles still practising jew in vienna in 1814-15. wife notes member of congregation in vienna, , wrote vienna jewish community oratorio celebrating peace. throughout life, many other musicians of jewish origin, remained close other musicians of similar descent such felix mendelssohn, anton rubinstein, joseph joachim , ferdinand hiller. remained in contact patrons of jewish origin such eskeles family in vienna, leo family in paris, , rothschilds in england. married charlotte embden, daughter of hamburg jewish banker , cousin of heinrich heine, in hamburg synagogue in 1825. nonetheless, after settled in england moscheles became member of church of england. his children, 2 sons , 3 daughters, baptised @ birth , , wife baptised in 1832. parents painters felix (1833-1917), second son, , serena anna moscheles (1830-1902), second daughter , wife of georg rosen. rosen orientalist brother of friedrich august rosen, friend of mendelssohn,...

Heinz Cassirer.27s translation Messianic Bible translations

after cassirer family fled hitler s persecution of jews, heinz cassirer came believe jesus promised messiah , baptized anglican church in 1955 , considered himself henceforth jewish christian. translated new testament, god s new covenant: new testament translation. cassirer completed translation of new testament in thirteen months. in 1989, late widow, olive cassirer published work through william b. eerdmans publishing company decade after death, olive died in 2008. publication out of print.

Europe Clothing sizes

1 europe 1.1 cen 1.2 germany 1.3 france 1.4 united kingdom 1.5 former yugoslavia europe cen the european standards organisation (cen) produced series of standards, prefixed en 13402: en 13402-1: terms, definitions , body measurement procedure en 13402-2: primary , secondary dimensions en 13402-3: size designation of clothes. body measurements , interng national standards of 33 member states. in common use children s clothing, not yet adults. third standard en 13402-3 seeks address problem of irregular or vanity sizing through offering si unit based labelling system, pictographically describe dimensions garment designed fit, per iso 3635 standard. germany dob-verband (1983) france afnor nf g 03-001 (1977) - human body - vocabulary - pictogram; afnor exp g 03-002 (1977) - women measures afnor exp g 03-003 (1977) - men measures afnor exp g 03-006 (1978) - measures of babies , young children afnor exp g 03-007 (1977) - size designation of clothes men, women , children afnor nf g 03-008 (19...

Asia Clothing sizes

1 asia 1.1 china 1.2 japan 1.3 south korea 1.4 russian federation 1.5 thailand asia china gb 1335-81 gb/t 1335.1-2008 size designation of clothes - men gb/t 1335.2-2008 size designation of clothes - women gb/t 1335.3-2008 size designation of clothes - children gb/t 2668-2002 sizes coats, jackets , trousers gb/t 14304-2002 sizes woolen garments japan jis l 4001 (1997) sizing systems infants garments jis l 4002 (1997) sizing systems boys garments jis l 4003 (1997) sizing systems girls garments jis l 4004 (1997) sizing systems men s garments jis l 4005 (1997) sizing systems women s garments jis l 4006 (1997) sizing systems foundation garments jis l 4007 (1997) sizing systems hosiery , pantyhose south korea ks k 0050 (2009) men’s wear ks k 0051 (2004) women s wear ks k 0052 infants ks k 0059 headgear ks k 0070 brassiere ks k 0037 dress shirts ks k 0088 socks russian federation gost r 53230-2008 (iso 4415-1981) size designation of clothes. men s , boy s underwear, nightwear , shirts thai...

Celebrity target girls Target girl

^ lynda carter: other tv appearances 1956-1979: 016 circus of stars 1979 . wonderland - ultimate wonder woman site. retrieved 2007-03-30.  ^ has been suggested janssen , carter s act faked using trick target board worked in manner similar method exposed on masked magician television show. professional throwers have observed janssen s throwing style wrong , result in wildly inaccurate throws if throwing knives. seems occasion when knife throwing act faked on circus of stars. other occasions when show included knife act involved professional throwers , genuine nature of acts has been confirmed through study of video footage. ^ kristy mcnichol on tv . j wilson. retrieved 2007-11-21.  ^ circus of stars #4 . internet movie database. retrieved 2007-04-04. . ^ sally kellerman on imdb ^ linda blair appeared on show 3 times, in 1982, 1983 , 1990. see linda blair on imdb. pictured in costume , holding set of throwing axes on cover of 18–24 december 1983 issue of tv news magazine...

Government and Society Pandyan dynasty

silk road map showing ancient trade routes. roman , greek traders frequented ancient tamil country, present day southern india , sri lanka, securing trade seafaring tamil states of pandyan, chola , chera dynasties , establishing trading settlements secured trade south asia greco-roman world since time of ptolemaic dynasty few decades before start of common era , remained long after fall of western roman empire. recorded strabo, emperor augustus of rome received @ antioch ambassador south indian king called pandyan. country of pandyas, pandi mandala, described pandyan mediterranea in periplus , modura regia pandyan ptolemy. outlasted byzantium s loss of ports of egypt , red sea (c. 639-645) under pressure of muslim conquests. sometime after sundering of communications between axum , eastern roman empire in 7th century, christian kingdom of axum fell slow decline, fading obscurity in western sources. survived, despite pressure islamic forces, until 11th century, when reconfigured in dyna...

Brendan Fehr about his character Michael Guerin Michael Guerin

from same interview: character s evolution on season hasn t surprised me, continues. ve been excited writers have written him, wasn t surprising. figured way go, become little bit lighter. once in while kind of thinks s got place in life, journey , s going follow journey, no questions asked. s going question else , defy authority. kind of that, because when doesn t want something, figured go against heart , felt meant do. in 1 sense s admirable, in s kind of ignorant , stupid. kind of loyalty on part, s going broken down relationship maria , max , isabel, force him kind of embrace human side of life more. s going real ultimate struggle him. don t think can ride fence on one; re going have embrace alienhood or kind of go other way, , don t think, mentally health of character, can stay alienhood. overall, think choice have made , s ll struggle with. this bit found on brendan fehr s official website http://brendanfehr.com s funny, looking pilot , of episodes , michael lonely. tell on ...

Relationship with Liz Parker Max Evans (Roswell)

the relationship liz parker considered important aspect of show , character. heart , soul of roswell, think jason (katims) share opinion, has been relationship between max , liz. s plot begins. saved life , exposes himself @ same time. love between 2 characters fundamental show s success. recurring themes due nature of relationship , difference between alien boy , human girl max , liz relationship considered modern example of forbidden lovers many references romeo , juliet through series both characters , writers/producers. notable examples when maria de luca called them modern romeo , juliet against world or when liz parker herself used tragedy of romeo , juliet 1 own tragic speech in episode end of world season two. producers , writers of series weren t unaware of parallelism. episodes have found have worked in way pilot episode, works because that’s really, me, romeo , juliet. it’s 2 people meeting , falling in love, not being able together, , think grabs in way. another recu...

Proposal and ratification Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution

ratification completed on december 5, 1933. the amendment subsequently ratified conventions in following states: the amendment rejected following state: south carolina (december 4, 1933) voters in following state rejected holding convention consider amendment: north carolina (november 7, 1933) the following states took no action consider amendment: georgia kansas louisiana mississippi nebraska north dakota oklahoma south dakota ^ mount, steve (january 2007). ratification of constitutional amendments . retrieved february 24, 2007.  ^ citizen or subject? . retrieved august 24, 2010.  overlooked reconsideration of fundamental question in u.s. constitutional law. gilder, eric , hagger, mervyn. british , american studies (university of west, timisoara) 13 (2007): 163-74. ^ universal newspaper newsreel late 1933 ^ everett somerville brown, ed. (1938), ratification of twenty-first amendment constitution of united states: state convention records , laws, ann arbor, michigan: unive...

Athletics Henderson State University

upon establishment in 1905, henderson state football team became known wearing red jerseys. absent traditional nickname or mascot, team appropriately dubbed reds. eventually, name shifted reddies, , stuck. henderson state university ncaa division ii school , competes in great american conference. school fields teams in baseball, basketball (men , women), cross country (women), football, golf (men , women), softball, swimming (men , women), tennis, , volleyball.

Controversies Gender Development Index

1 controversies 1.1 general debates 1.2 debates surrounding life expectancy adjustment 1.3 debates surrounding income gaps controversies general debates in years since creation in 1995, debate has arisen surrounding reliability, , usefulness of gender development index (gdi) in making adequate comparisons between different countries , in promoting gender-sensitive development. gdi particularly criticized being mistakenly interpreted independent measure of gender-gaps when not, in fact, intended interpreted in way, because can used in combination scores human development index, not on own. additionally, data needed in order calculate gdi not readily available in many countries, making measure hard calculate uniformly , internationally. there worry combination of many different developmental influences in 1 measurement result in muddled results , perhaps gdi (and gem) hide more reveal. debates surrounding life expectancy adjustment more specifically, there has been lot of debate on life-...

Series 13 (2015) Strictly Come Dancing

strictly come dancing returned thirteenth series launch show on 5 september 2015, followed live shows starting on 25 , 26 september. on 23 april 2015, list of professionals participating in thirteenth series revealed. professionals last series did not return included trent whiddon, iveta lukosiute , joanne clifton. clifton remain involved in group dances , feature on strictly come dancing: takes 2 dance expert. robin windsor, absent previous series because of injury, did not return series. 3 new professional dancers introduced: russian dancer gleb savchenko (from american, australian, , russian versions of dancing stars), south african dancer oti mabuse (from germany s let s dance) , italian dancer giovanni pernice. on 3 october 2015, judges performed strictly, signature dance made of iconic moves show s history fans @ home when hear theme tune; subsequently, tutorial dance made available on show s website , iplayer hosted natalie lowe , tristan macmanus. ola jordan later announced had...

Plot summary The Great Indian Novel

1 plot summary 1.1 first book: twice-born tale 1.2 second book: duel crown 1.3 third book: rains came 1.4 fourth book: raj quartet 1.5 fifth book: powers of silence 1.6 sixth book: forbidden fruit 1.7 seventh book: son rises 1.8 eighth book: midnight s parents 1.9 ninth book: him — or, far power-villain 1.10 tenth book: darkness @ dawn 1.11 eleventh book: renunciation — or, bed of arrows 1.12 twelfth book: man not king 1.13 thirteenth book: passages through india 1.14 fourteenth book: rigged veda 1.15 fifteenth book: act of free choice 1.16 sixteenth book: bungle book — or, reign of error 1.17 seventeenth book: drop of honey — parable 1.18 eighteenth book: path salvation plot summary the organisation of sections , chapters of novel mirrors organisation of mahabharata , themes , events addressed in each allude themes , events of mirrored sections of epic. novel has 18 books, mahabharata has 18 books , battle of kurukshetra lasted 18 days. the first book: twice-born tale up extent coun...

Works Jessica Amanda Salmonson

1 works 1.1 author 1.2 editor 1.3 essays , web presence works author salmonson author of tomoe gozen trilogy, fantasy version of tale of historical female samurai tomoe gozen. other novels swordswoman, ou lu khen , beautiful madwoman, asian fantasy, , modern horror novel, anthony shriek. her short story collections include silver thread of madness; mystic women; john collier , fredric brown went quarreling through head; deep museum: ghost stories of melancholic; , dark tales. poetry collections include horn of tara , ghost garden. editor salmonson editor of anthologies amazons! , amazons ii; heroic visions , heroic visions ii; tales moonlight , tales moonlight ii; , did miss darrington see: anthology of feminist supernatural stories. she has edited series of single-author collections of ghost stories , weird tales, many of them of historical significance genre literature, including volumes marjorie bowen, alice brown, thomas burke, olivia howard dunbar, hildegarde hawthorne, julian haw...

North Fork Shenandoah River Shenandoah River

view of north fork shenandoah river near woodstock, virginia. the north fork 105 miles (169 km) long , rises in northern rockingham county, along eastern flank of shenandoah mountain in george washington national forest. @ formation, principal feeder on north fork german river. north fork flows southeast, down mountains, northeast through valley across shenandoah county, along western side of massanutten mountain. flows past woodstock , strasburg. on north end of ridge turns briefly southeast join south fork northwest form shenandoah. north fork tributaries bridges on north fork

History Ryukyu independence movement

1 history 1.1 u.s. military bases 1.2 protests 1.3 recent events 1.3.1 china s support 1.4 polls history the independence movement investigated u.s. office of strategic services s in 1944 report. considered organization emerge among okinawan s emigrants, in peru, because ryukyu land , population small make movement attainable. noted long relationship between china , ryukyu kingdom, saw china s territorial claims justified, , concluded exploitation of identity gap between japan , ryukyus policy united states. george h. kerr considered u.s. should not see ryukyu islands japanese territory. asserted islands colonized japan, , in echo roosevelt s 4 freedoms, since matthew c. perry s visit in 1853 u.s. treated ryukyu independent kingdom , such should re-examin perry s suggestion independent nation international ports international commerce. there pressure after 1945, following war during united states military government of ryukyu islands (1945–1950), creation of autonomous or independent r...

Background Anoxic event

oceanic anoxic events euxinic (i.e. sulfidic) conditions have been linked extreme episodes of volcanic outgassing. thus, volcanism contributed buildup of co2 in atmosphere, increased global temperatures, causing accelerated hydrological cycle introduced nutrients oceans stimulate planktonic productivity. these processes potentially acted trigger euxinia in restricted basins water-column stratification develop. under anoxic euxinic conditions, oceanic phosphate not retained in sediment , hence released , recycled, aiding continued high productivity.

Sequel Wii Play

a sequel wii play first announced in press conference held nintendo on april 12, 2011. wii play: motion later shown off @ 2011 e3 convention. wii play: motion later released wii in june of same year. wii play: motion makes use of wii s enhanced wii motionplus motion control, , features several games designed demonstrate capabilities of feature. predecessor, wii play: motion bundled black wii motionplus wii remote in north america , red wii remote in europe.

Korean War List of Puerto Ricans missing in action in the Korean War

1992 painting depicting puerto rican 65th infantry regiment s bayonet charge against chinese division during korean war. pfc ramón núñez-juárez according online archive pow-mia korean war casualties, total number of puerto rican casualties in korean war 732. out of more 700 casualties suffered in war, total of 122 puerto rican men listed missing in action. it during korean war puerto ricans suffered casualties members of all-hispanic volunteer unit: 65th infantry regiment. 1 of problems unit faced language difference; common foot soldier spoke spanish, while commanding officers english-speaking. in september 1952, 65th infantry holding onto hill known outpost kelly until people s volunteer army had joined north koreans, overran position. became known battle outpost kelly. twice, 65th regiment overwhelmed chinese artillery , driven off. battle of outpost kelly accounted 73 of men missing in action total of 122. out of 73 mias suffered regiment in month of september, 50 of them occur...

External links Chagas disease

wikipedia s health care articles can viewed offline medical wikipedia app. chagas disease @ curlie (based on dmoz) chagas information @ u.s. centers disease control chagas information drugs neglected diseases initiative unhco site on chagas disease chagas disease information travellers iamat (international association medical assistance travellers)

Military and political career Vespasian

1 military , political career 1.1 career 1.2 invasion of britannia (43) 1.3 later political career (51–66) 1.4 great jewish revolt (66–69) military , political career vespasian leading forces against jewish revolt, miniature in 1470 illuminated manuscript version of history of josephus early career in preparation praetorship, vespasian needed 2 periods of service in minor magistracies, 1 military , other public. vespasian served in military in thrace 3 years. on return rome in ad 30, obtained post in vigintivirate, minor magistracies, in 1 of posts in charge of street cleaning. performance unsuccessful emperor caligula reportedly stuffed handfuls of muck down toga correct uncleaned roman streets, formally responsibility. during period of ascendancy of sejanus, there no record of vespasian s significant activity in political events. after completion of term in vigintivirate, vespasian entitled stand election quaestor; senatorial office. lack of political or family influence meant vespas...

Matches 2011–12 NK Varaždin season

1 matches 1.1 pre-season 1.2 prva hnl 1.3 europa league 1.4 croatian cup matches pre-season prva hnl varaždin suspended , unable play match game awarded 3–0 after failing play 2 matches in prva hnl, varaždin expelled , remaining matches awarded 3–0 forfeit win opponents europa league croatian cup

Intentional torts United States tort law

1 intentional torts 1.1 elements 1.1.1 intent 1.1.1.1 transferred intent 1.1.2 act 1.1.3 result 1.1.4 causation 1.2 causes of action 1.2.1 battery 1.2.2 assault 1.2.3 false imprisonment 1.2.4 intentional infliction of emotional distress 1.2.5 trespass land 1.2.6 trespass chattel 1.2.7 conversion 1.2.8 defamation 1.3 affirmative defenses 1.3.1 consent 1.3.2 self-defense 1.3.3 defense of property 1.3.4 necessity 1.3.4.1 private necessity 1.3.4.2 public necessity intentional torts intentional torts involve situations in defendant desires or knows substantial certainty act cause plaintiff damage. include battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress ( iied ), trespass land, trespass chattels, conversion, invasion of privacy, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, fraud, inducing breach of contract, intentional interference business relations, , defamation of character (libel/slander). elements the elements of intentional torts follow same pattern: int...

Submitted for season 17 List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films

1 submitted season 17 1.1 shada 1.2 child prodigy 1.3 doomsday contract 1.4 erinella 1.5 secret of cassius 1.6 tearing of veil 1.7 valley of lost 1.8 untitled storyline (adams) 1.9 untitled storyline (mills & wagner) submitted season 17 shada shada six-part serial written douglas adams have concluded series 17 in 1980. production halted during filming due strike , never resumed, although reconstruction of serial using narration , existing footage later released on vhs in 1992. story later adapted big finish in 2003 webcast production featuring paul mcgann s eighth doctor (and later released audio story same year), while adams himself reused elements serial first dirk gently novel dirk gently s holistic detective agency. story novelized gareth roberts in 2012. child prodigy written alistair beaton & sarah dunant, four-part story commissioned on 12 december 1978. scripts delivered on 5 january 1979 , rejected 4 days later unacceptable. the doomsday contract for season 17, john ...

2005 Manila Southeast Asian Games Malaysia national amateur boxing athletes

six amateur male boxers competed 9 gold medals of men s divisions in edition of southeast asian games. malaysia not represented female boxers. entry list mohd nazzi bin mat yusof (pinweight) zamzai azizi bin mohamad (light flyweight) - bronze eddey kalai (featherweight) - bronze zulkarnain bin mustafa (light welterweight) paunandes paulus (lightweight) - bronze mohd khairul akhmal b kamal (middleweight) ^ sea games official results

Second Doctor List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films

1 second doctor 1.1 submitted season 4 1.1.1 ants 1.1.2 bar kochbar 1.1.3 big store 1.1.4 imps 1.1.5 mutant 1.1.6 new machines 1.1.7 return of neanderthal 1.1.8 sleepwalkers 1.1.9 twin world 1.1.10 untitled storyline (dixon) 1.1.11 untitled storyline (letts) 1.2 submitted season 5 1.2.1 king s bedtime story 1.2.2 operation werewolf 1.2.3 queen of time 1.3 submitted season 6 1.3.1 aliens in blood 1.3.2 dreamspinner 1.3.3 eye in space 1.3.4 harvesters 1.3.5 impersonators 1.3.6 laird of mccrimmon 1.3.7 lords of red planet 1.3.8 prison in space 1.3.9 rosemariners 1.3.10 stones of darkness 1.3.11 untitled storyline (ling) 1.3.12 untitled storyline (sherwin) second doctor submitted season 4 the ants written roger dixon, story submitted on january 16, 1967. basic story idea had tardis bring doctor , companions nevada desert, discover have been shrunk tenth of inch in height. make matters worse, learn local ants have been made super-intelligent atomic bomb tests , plan take on earth. bar k...