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The Three Kingdoms Ancient Chinese coinage

1 3 kingdoms 1.1 cao wei (222–265) 1.2 shu han (221–265) 1.3 eastern wu (222–280) the 3 kingdoms obverse , reverse of zhi bai wu zhu coin. in 220, han dynasty came end, , followed long period of disunity , civil war, beginning 3 kingdoms period, developed divisions within han dynasty. these 3 states cao wei in northern china, shu han west, , eastern wu in east. period golden age of chivalry in chinese history, described in historical novel romance of 3 kingdoms. coinage reflected unsettled times, small , token coins predominating. cao wei (222–265) this state issued wu zhu coins. shu han (221–265) the coins issued state were: zhi bai wu zhu (chinese: 直百五銖; pinyin: zhí bǎi wǔ zhū; literally: value 1 hundred wu zhu ) found incuse characters on reverse. zhi bai (chinese: 直百; pinyin: zhí bǎi; literally: value 1 hundred ) when liu bei, later ruler of shu , 1 of heroes of romance of 3 kingdoms, took chengdu in sichuan in 214, advised issue value 1 hundred coins overcome problems of maint...

Discography Dom Capuano

1 discography 1.1 singles 1.2 albums 1.3 solo albums , ep discography singles selected singles sales chart rankings: 1993 - let me - n.1 italy dance charts 1994 - take way - n.1 italy dance charts 1995 - stay me - n.1 italy pop charts, - n.70 european hot 100 singles 1995 - movin on - n.94 european hot 100 singles 1995 - take me - n.75 european hot 100 singles 1995 - make me cry - n.1 italy dance charts 2000 - move body - n.1 20 country in world such usa, germany, france , uk 2000 - europop - more 10 million sales worldwide , 3x riaa platinum in usa alone - n.4 top album billboard charts usa 2003 - quelli che non hanno età - (sanremo 2003) n.1 italy dance charts n.3 italy top charts 2004 - man in moon italian hit performed dj gabry ponte n.1 italy dance charts 2006 - ninja turtles - tv cartoon theme soundtrack 2006 - me - n.1 germany top charts 2008 - wale (tanto wale) - italian hit dari - n.2 italy top charts 2009 - non pensavo - dari , max pezzali n....

Literary works Ali-Shir Nava'i

a page nava s diwan. library of suleiman magnificent. ghara ib al-sighar (wonders of childhood) navadir al-shabab (rarities of youth) bada al-wasat (marvels of middle age) fawa id al-kibar (benefits of old age) to other turkic poets, alisher wrote technical works such mizan al-awzan (the measure of meters), , detailed treatise on poetical meters. crafted monumental majalis al-nafais (assemblies of distinguished men), collection of on 450 biographical sketches of contemporary poets. collection gold mine of information timurid culture modern historians. alisher s other important works include khamsa (quintuple), composed of 5 epic poems , imitation of nizami ganjavi s khamsa: hayrat-ol-abrar (wonders of people) (حیرت الابرار) farhad va shirin (farhad , shirin) (فرهاد و شیرین) layli va majnun (layli , majnun) (لیلی و مجنون) sab ai sayyar (seven travelers) (سبعه سیار) (about 7 planets) sadd-i-iskandari (alexander s wall) (سد سکندری) (about alexander great) alisher wrote lison ut-tayr (لسا...

Etymology Dictator

julius caesar, dictator of rome. originally emergency legal appointment in roman republic, term dictator did not have negative meaning has now. dictator magistrate given sole power limited duration. @ end of term, dictator s power returned normal consular rule whereupon dictator provided accountability, though not dictators accepted return power sharing. the term started modern negative meaning cornelius sulla s ascension dictatorship following sulla s second civil war, making himself first dictator in more century (during office ostensibly abolished) de facto eliminating time limit , need of senatorial acclamation, although avoided major constitutional crisis resigning office after 1 year, dying few years later. julius caesar followed sulla s example in 49 bc , in february 44 bc proclaimed dictator perpetuo, dictator in perpetuity , officially doing away limitations on power, kept until assassination following month. following julius assassination, heir augustus offered title of d...

First voyage to Australia Willem Janszoon

19th-century artist impression of ship duyfken in gulf of carpentaria on 18 november 1605, duyfken sailed bantam coast of western new guinea. after that, janszoon crossed eastern end of arafura sea gulf of carpentaria, without being aware of existence of torres strait. duyfken in torres strait in february 1606, few months before spanish explorer luís vaz de torres sailed through it. on 26 february 1606, janzoon made landfall @ pennefather river on western shore of cape york in queensland, near town of weipa. first recorded european landfall on australian continent. janszoon proceeded chart 320 km of coastline, thought southerly extension of new guinea. finding land swampy , people inhospitable (ten of men killed on various shore expeditions), janszoon decided return @ place named cape keerweer ( turnabout ), south of albatross bay, , arrived @ bantam in june 1606. called land had discovered nieu zeland , after dutch province of zeeland, name not adopted, , later used dutch cartogr...

Notable alumni List of Valdosta State University people

1 notable alumni 1.1 academia 1.2 arts, media, , entertainment 1.3 athletics 1.4 business , industry 1.5 government , law 1.6 religious figures notable alumni academia donald stoker (historian), military historian elizabeth gassel perkins, ed.d., dean, darton state college - albany, ga charles s. ellis, ph.d., liberal arts, literature instructor arts, media, , entertainment 6lack, r&b singer, songwriter, , rapper lisa blount, actress, oscar-winning producer brad carter, actor , musician steve ekstrom, author , comic book expert debra fordham, emmy-nominated writer , producer sitcom scrubs , series army wives nancy grace, worldwide cnn media personality, attended valdosta state university, later received b.a. mercer university scott hudson, former professional wrestling announcer wcw bruce joyner, lead singer of unknowns, bruce joyner , plantations , distinguished solo career amanda kozak, pageant titleholder warner robins, georgia competed in miss america , miss usa pageants ray mc...

Media University of Kansas

the william allen white school of journalism the university houses following public broadcasting stations: kjhk, student-run campus radio station, kujh-lp, independent station broadcasts public affairs programs, , kanu, npr-affiliated radio station. kansas public radio station kanu 1 of nation s first public radio stations. kjhk, campus radio has roots 1952 , run students.

Team Georgia national basketball team

1 team 1.1 current roster 1.2 depth chart 1.3 managerial history 1.4 past rosters team current roster roster eurobasket 2017. the following squad in eurobasket 2017. depth chart managerial history past rosters 2011 eurobasket squad: finished 11th among 24 teams giorgi gamqrelidze, vladimir boisa, anatoli boisa, zaza pachulia, giorgi tsintsadze, giorgi shermadini, lasha parghalava, manuchar markoishvili, marquez haynes, viktor sanikidze, tornike shengelia, nikoloz tskitishvili (coach: igor kokoškov) 2013 eurobasket squad: finished 17th among 24 teams nika metreveli, otar pkhakadze, duda sanadze, beka burjanadze, giorgi tsintsadze, giorgi shermadini, ricky hickman, manuchar markoishvili, levan patsatsia, viktor sanikidze, besik lezhava, nikoloz tskitishvili (coach: igor kokoškov) 2015 eurobasket squad: finished 15th among 24 teams jacob pullen, nika metreveli, zaza pachulia, giorgi tsintsadze, giorgi shermadini, duda sanadze, manuchar markoishvili, levan patsatsia, viktor sanikidze, be...

Deal allocation and associated issues Allied Irish Banks

between 1989 , 1996, funds of senior executives of aib @ time and/or related parties managed allied irish investment managers limited (now aibim) through british virgin islands investment company, faldor ltd. faldor benefited inappropriate favorable deal allocations, way of artificial deals, amounting approximately €48,000 out of aibim s own funds. further inappropriate deal allocation practices relating 8 transactions in period 1991 1993 identified adversely affected performance of 2 specialist unit trusts, amounting total of €174,000, advantage of other clients. these unrelated faldor. while internal audit function of aib did identify inappropriate dealing practices in 1991 , 1993, there no evidence faldor account identified in these audits. no disciplinary action taken against individuals involved in these practices @ time , compensation not paid unit trusts affected. when episode of law breaking exposed disciplinary process put in place within aib , compensation has been paid disad...

History Manchester, Maryland

north main st, circa 1900 from 18th century until earliest parts of 20th century, primary languages spoken residents german, or pennsylvania dutch. custom of german residents of making noodles , stringing them on lines outside homes give town nickname noodle doosey . later, manchester receive nickname when german custom of making ginger cakes brought on gingercake town . manchester relatively large cigar manufacturing town, after civil war until around 1930, when mass production of cigars made manual method in use in town less economical. manchester home of 1 of first colleges in carroll county when, in 1858, irving college, named after poet washington irving, established dr. ferdinand dieffenbach. during civil war success of school hampered death of dr. dieffenbach , low number of young men returning front lines. school changed name irving institute in 1886 , ceased operation 1893. during american civil war, manchester used camping area union sixth army corps under general john sedg...

Twingo I .281993.E2.80.932012.29 Renault Twingo

1 twingo (1993–2012) 1.1 development 1.2 engines 1.3 timeline twingo (1993–2012) the original twingo launched in april 1993, sold in europe s lhd markets until june 2007, , received intermediate restylings in 1998, 2000 , 2004. development designed under direction of patrick le quément, renault s chief designer. car derived series of concepts developed through w60 project when gaston juchet renault s chief designer. project aimed @ replacing renault 4 minivan model. le quément chose jean-pierre ploué design develop production version. included unconventional front end layout resembling smile. interior equipment mounted on central console free space. renault had participated in 1981 1984 mono-box eco 2000 car project, along psa peugeot citroën , french government. the twingo s electronic centrally mounted instrument panel had speedometer, fuel gauge, clock, odometer , trip recorder controlled via stalk located button. strip of warning lights located behind steering wheel. rear seat ...

Official bilingualism Languages of Canada

1 official bilingualism 1.1 language policy of federal government 1.2 language policies of canada s provinces , territories 1.2.1 officially bilingual or multilingual: new brunswick , 3 territories 1.2.2 officially french-only: quebec 1.2.3 de facto english only, or limited french-language services: other 8 provinces official bilingualism language policy of federal government a bilingual sign in montreal english , french have equal status in federal courts, parliament of canada, , in federal institutions. the public has right, there sufficient demand, receive federal government services in either english or french. immigrants applying canadian citizenship must able speak either english or french. the principles of bilingualism in canada protected in sections 16 23 of canadian charter of rights , freedoms of 1982 establishes that: french , english equal each other federal official languages; debate in parliament may take place in either official language; federal laws shall printed in b...

Reception Max Evans (Roswell)

melinda metz, original books writer stated more once liked choice , believed jason behr right actor max , herself never saw character model book publisher gave physical description of max. though amazing choice max. have intensity — way looks @ liz —and feel longing. felt max cautious, responsible , person, bubbling underneath. think conveys that, hard do, because s internal. thanks portrayal of max evans jason behr won award in standout performance young actor category @ young hollywood awards in year 2002. got nominated 2 years consecutively (2000 , 2001) both @ teen choice awards (in category tv - choice actor) , @ academy of science fiction, fantasy & horror films, usa (saturn award).

Notable visitors Feldkirch railway station

james joyce quote display in feldkirch station concourse. joyce had travelled through feldkirch train in 1915. due world war i, had been considered enemy alien in home town of trieste, which, @ time, part of austria-hungary. influential friends, had obtained permission leave austria-hungary, partner nora barnacle , 2 shared children, , travel zürich. meanwhile, brother stanislaus joyce arrested in trieste , detained until end of war. during border control checks @ feldkirch, train on joyce , barnacle travelling boarded, , passengers inspected officials; joyce escaped arrest whisker. if joyce had been arrested then, have been unable write ulysses in present form, , explains famous comment jolas. at end of 2001, Öbb replaced plaque mounted feldkirch culture circle above ticket counters on bloomsday 1994 particularly clear , conspicuous presentation of joycean literary quotation. Öbb has contributed popularization , dissemination of decades-long hidden incident. stefan zweig in memoirs ...

The Periplus of Amaro Saint Amaro

sunset in western galicia coast. they sailed long time vast unknown until saw several vessels thought assist them. unfortunately, found these vessels had been invaded monsters, had killed sailors , taken bodies down depths of ocean. amaro rescued apparition of group of women, advised him empty bottles of wine , oil sea, , fill bottles air. amaro did , rescued mar cuajado (lit. still sea ; doldrums). three days later arrived @ desert island, inhabited savage beasts hostile man. there found hermit informed them beasts there annihilated fighting 1 on day of saint john; stench of corpses persisted throughout year. hermit provided them supplies , recommended sail east, there beautiful land satisfy of needs. they sailed next day , arrived in afternoon, finding monastery named valdeflores. monk monastery, leonites, greeted them , told amaro waiting him: informed of arrival means of vision. leonites provided amaro instructions on how reach earthly paradise. with leonites, amaro , companions...

Order Didelphimorphia (American opossums) List of monotremes and marsupials

virginia opossum (didelphis virginiana) family didelphidae (opossums) subfamily caluromyinae genus caluromysiops black-shouldered opossum (caluromysiops irrupta) genus caluromys (woolly opossum) subgenus caluromys bare-tailed woolly opossum (caluromys philander) subgenus mallodelphys derby s woolly opossum (caluromys derbianus) brown-eared woolly opossum (caluromys lanatus) subfamily glironiinae genus glironia bushy-tailed opossum (glironia venusta) subfamily hyladelphinae genus hyladelphys kalinowski s mouse opossum (hyladelphys kalinowskii) subfamily didelphinae tribe metachirini genus metachirus brown four-eyed opossum (metachirus myosuros) tribe didelphini genus chironectes yapok or water opossum (chironectes minimus) genus lutreolina lutrine (lutreolina massoia) lutrine or thick-tailed opossum (lutreolina crassicaudata) genus philander (gray , black four-eyed opossum) anderson s four-eyed opossum (philander andersoni) deltaic four-eyed opossum (philander deltae) southeastern four-...

Track listing Brute (song)

1 track listing 1.1 1995 release 1.2 2009 7 reissue 1.3 2014 12 release track listing 1995 release the 12 release contains same tracks in different order. 2009 7 reissue track 1 shorter mix of original album-mix not contain noise heard @ end of song. noise served transition next song, trust . 2014 12 release

Notes and references Hopf algebra

references dăscălescu, sorin; năstăsescu, constantin; raianu, Șerban (2001), hopf algebras. introduction, pure , applied mathematics, 235 (1st ed.), marcel dekker, isbn 0-8247-0481-9, zbl 0962.16026 . pierre cartier, primer of hopf algebras, ihes preprint, september 2006, 81 pages fuchs, jürgen (1992), affine lie algebras , quantum groups. introduction applications in conformal field theory, cambridge monographs on mathematical physics, cambridge: cambridge university press, isbn 0-521-48412-x, zbl 0925.17031  h. hopf, uber die topologie der gruppen-mannigfaltigkeiten und ihrer verallgemeinerungen, ann. of math. 42 (1941), 22–52. reprinted in selecta heinz hopf, pp. 119–151, springer, berlin (1964). mr4784, zbl 0025.09303 montgomery, susan (1993), hopf algebras , actions on rings, regional conference series in mathematics, 82, providence, rhode island: american mathematical society, isbn 0-8218-0738-2, zbl 0793.16029  street, ross (...

New Martyrs and Confessors September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

^ (in russian) АЛЕКСИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (orthodox encyclopedia - pravenc.ru). ^ cite error: named reference mospat invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference roc-ru invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference pravoslavie invoked never defined (see page). ^ (in russian) АМФИЛОХИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (orthodox encyclopedia - pravenc.ru). ^ (in russian) БОРИС. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (orthodox encyclopedia - pravenc.ru). ^ (in russian) ВЛАДИМИР. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (orthodox encyclopedia - pravenc.ru). ^ (in russian) ВЕНИАМИН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (э...

History and notable accomplishments Richmond Times-Dispatch

1 history , notable accomplishments 1.1 development 1.2 2004 mosul attack 1.3 tacky christmas lights tour history , notable accomplishments development although richmond compiler published in virginia s capitol beginning in 1815, , merged later newspaper called times, times , compiler failed in 1853, despite attempt of former banker james a. cowardin , william h. davis revive several years before. in 1850, cowardin , davis established rival newspaper called richmond dispatch, , 1852 dispatch bragged of having circulation 3 times large other daily paper in city, , advertising dominated front page. cowardin began term in virginia house of delegates (as whig) in 1853, many thought city s pre-eminent paper richmond examiner. john hammersley bought half of newspaper company in 1859, , continued joint publisher on masthead until may 5, 1862, when no name appeared. newspaper had been staunchly pro-slavery since 1852, , called union soldiers thieves , cut-throats . of wartime issues available...

Music Passenger (disambiguation)

1 music 1.1 artists , bands 1.2 albums 1.3 songs music passenger records, new york-based record label the passenger (opera), 1968, opera auschwitz mieczysław weinberg artists , bands passenger (singer), british folk-rock singer-songwriter mike rosenberg passenger (british band), folk-rock band fronted mike rosenberg passenger (swedish band), metal band passengers (side project), 1995 side project formed brian eno , u2 passengers (italian band), 1980s italo disco band the passengers (band), 1970s belgian new wave band the passengers, 1980s australian band led angie pepper passenger, pseudonym of dj tiësto albums passenger (passenger album), 2003 self-titled album swedish metal band passenger passenger (mnemic album) passenger (tara maclean album), 2000 passenger (lisa hannigan album) passenger (nico touches walls album), 2011 passengers (mostly autumn album) passengers (gary burton album), 1977 songs passenger (song), iggy pop passenger (deftones song) passenger (powderfinger song...

2006 CFL playoffs 94th Grey Cup

1 2006 cfl playoffs 1.1 division semi-finals 1.1.1 east semi-final 1.1.2 west semi-final 1.2 division finals 1.2.1 east final 1.2.2 west final 2006 cfl playoffs division semi-finals november 5 east semi-final michael bishop spearheaded late fourth quarter comeback, giving toronto argonauts 31-27 win on winnipeg blue bombers in east division semifinal game @ rogers centre. bishop completed touchdown passes arland bruce , r. jay soward in final 8 minutes, turning 27-17 deficit chance play montreal alouettes in east final. bishop came in ineffective damon allen. bishop finished 3-of-5 110 yards. allen went 15-of-28 219 yard td , interception. toronto head coach mike pinball clemons made change under center catch winnipeg off guard , worked. charles roberts had 2 touchdown runs blue bombers, failed hold on 10-point fourth-quarter lead. ended 30 rushed 179 yards. after winnipeg went 27-17 on kevin glenn s 27-yard td pass chris brazzell, argonauts began comeback. first, bruce hauled in 78-...

Fleet Solaseed Air

a solaseed air boeing 737-800 @ haneda airport, tokyo (2012) the solaseed air fleet consists of following aircraft (as of august 2017): fleet notes in september 2014, solaseed air stored last remaining 737-400 aircraft, , exclusively operates 737-800. the entire solaseed 737 fleet equipped cabins featuring boeing sky interior, wingtip fuel-reducing winglets.

History Upfield railway line

macaulay station, under citylink freeway flemington bridge station, citylink in background royal park station the line north melbourne coburg opened in september 1884, , in october 1889 extended somerton. meanwhile, duplication had started, being provided royal park in september 1888, south brunswick (jewell) in may 1889, brunswick coburg in december 1891, , south brunswick brunswick in august 1892. coburg somerton closed in july 1903, reopened far fawkner in december 1906, funeral trains only, in conjunction opening of fawkner cemetery adjacent station. full services extended fawkner in 1915. in december 1920 line electrified, in march 1928, section fawkner somerton reopened passenger services provided aec railmotor connecting electric trains @ fawkner. north melbourne macaulay converted automatic signalling in june 1928, rest of line remained double line block , staff , ticket until more recent times. in may 1956, fawkner somerton again closed, 3 years later, upfield somerton reopene...

Archaeology Merrivale, Devon

menhir (standing stone) @ merrivale kistvaen within merrivale stone rows also visible 2 stone avenues running parallel each other on either side of stream. southern avenue 263.5 metres long , has remains of barrow in middle. northern avenue shorter. both avenues 1 metre wide down centre. southernmost double row has kistvaen set within stone row. eastern end of rows passed section of great western reave, running nw-se. cist (kist) south of rows to south of avenues large kistvaen contained flint scraper, number of flint flakes , whetstone polishing metal items. lid of cist broken in 2 farmer sometime in past made gatepost out of it. numerous tors visible site, including king s tor , staple tor. the stone row formerly known in area potato market or plague market, supposedly since provisions tavistock left here during outbreak of plague. william crossing remarked on how insignificant stones appear, given size of of raw materials available. more recent archaeology includes remains of tin ...

History Halda

1 history 1.1 halda, sweden s first pocketwatch factory 1.2 company split 1.3 abu takes on pocket watch manufacturing 1.4 ab Åtvidaberg industries take on typewriter manufacturing 1.5 brand resumes history halda, sweden s first pocketwatch factory halda founded in 1887 factory owner henning hammarlund (1857-1922) in order produce pocket watches. name formed contraction of founder s surname -hammarlund( a). hammarlund had, after education in particularly switzerland, returned sweden determined start swedish pocketwatch factory. location of purpose found in small community of svängsta mörrumsån in blekinge. first pocketwatches, haldauren presented 1889. in 1893, rewarded 2 medals @ world exhibition in chicago. in 1890, halda began produce typewriters , taximeters. the company split to cope ever-decreasing demand pocket watches during world war i, hammarlund developed new ideas manufacturing of typewriters , taxi meters. after financial problems however, pocket watch production put down i...

Etymology Fuller's earth

^ cite error: named reference usgs1522 invoked never defined (see page). ^ lotha, gloria (13 september 2007). fuller s earth . encyclopædia britannica. encyclopædia britannica online. retrieved 7 july 2015.  ^ harper, douglas. fuller . online etymology dictionary.  ^ nutting, p. g. (1933). bleaching clays. washington: u.s. geological survey. 

October List of shipwrecks in 1935

1 october 1.1 2 october 1.2 8 october 1.3 10 october 1.4 15 october 1.5 16 october 1.6 17 october 1.7 19 october 1.8 20 october 1.9 21 october 1.10 23 october 1.11 25 october 1.12 29 october 1.13 30 october 1.14 31 october october 2 october 8 october 10 october 15 october 16 october 17 october 19 october 20 october 21 october 23 october 25 october 29 october 30 october 31 october

Ferdinand leaves the war First Italian War of Independence

ferdinand ii abandoned campaign against austria in order settle revolution in sicily. simultaneously, in naples, ferdinand ii decided, result of riots in capital on 15 may, withdraw war - before troops had encountered enemy. decision arose political considerations (such failure form italian league), departure of pope pius ix war, , need reconquer sicily, had declared independent state, kingdom of sicily (it). on 21 may 1848, few hours after departure of first brigade of neapolitan expedition bologna ferrara, commander of troops, guglielmo pepe, received order return kingdom of 2 sicilies. despite resistance of general pepe, withdrawal inevitable. single body of bourbon expedition remained, 10th regiment abruzzo , had linked piedmontese troops. regiment withdrew naples after battle of goito. in romagna, decision not easy various bourbon officials. case of colonel carlo francesco lahalle particularly dramatic - split between duty king , ideals, committed suicide. in context, small p...

Books by Stephen Mansfield Stephen Mansfield

^ paperback nonfiction . new york times. july 11, 2004. retrieved september 5, 2017.  ^ 2005 audies . audio publishers association. retrieved september 5, 2017.  ^ retailers choice awards 2004 . archived original on march 7, 2005. retrieved september 5, 2017.  ^ 2010 retailers choice awards winners (pdf). archived original (pdf) on march 8, 2012. retrieved september 5, 2017. 

Houston Astros Michael Bourn

bourn during tenure houston astros in 2010 on november 7, 2007 bourn traded along geoff geary , mike costanzo houston astros brad lidge , eric bruntlett. houston s general manager, ed wade, declared bourn 2008 astros leadoff hitter , starting center fielder, moving hunter pence right field. bourn stole 41 bases in 2008. among players had enough plate appearances qualify, bourn s ops worst in majors in 2008. finished season .229 batting average , major league-low .288 on-base percentage , major league-low ops of .588, while striking out 111 times in 467 at-bats. in 2009 spring training, bourn led players in steals, 13, while being caught twice. bourn had major turnaround year, finished 61 stolen bases, in national league , second in majors 70 steals jacoby ellsbury, go along .285 ba , .354 obp in 157 games, 27 doubles , 12 triples (tied second in majors stephen drew) in 606 abs. bourn s ops went .588 in 2008 .738 in 2009, eighth best improvement in majors. improved play prompted former...

Religion Sargans

village church in sargans from 2000 census, 3,001 or 63.0% roman catholic, while 843 or 17.7% belonged swiss reformed church. of rest of population, there 4 individuals (or 0.08% of population) belong christian catholic faith, there 132 individuals (or 2.77% of population) belong orthodox church, , there 53 individuals (or 1.11% of population) belong christian church. there 4 individuals (or 0.08% of population) jewish, , 265 (or 5.56% of population) islamic. there 75 individuals (or 1.57% of population) belong church (not listed on census), 218 (or 4.58% of population) belong no church, agnostic or atheist, , 170 individuals (or 3.57% of population) did not answer question.

2011: Original reformation and split Sugababes

the sugababes began recording eighth studio album in april 2010. in 2011, group , management crown talent & media group left record label of ten years, island records, new three-album distribution deal sony music s rca records, crown talent & media group acting record label. in july 2011, sugababes commented on new album, stating: s bit darker, tougher , quite edgy. in september 2011, band stated new album showcases personalities: feels our personalities part of album. promotional single under new label, freedom , released free on 25 september 2011. group began hiatus in 2012 work on solo projects: range participated in seventh series of dancing on ice, berrabah worked on solo material , ewen competed contestant on first series of splash! in april, reported original line-up of sugababes—donaghy, buena , buchanan—had signed record deal worth £1 million polydor records under name mutya keisha siobhan. reunited trio known have recorded mnek, asterix , craze & hoax. on...

City Council Jim Wilson (Los Angeles)

1 city council 1.1 elections 1.2 positions 1.3 reputation city council elections see list of los angeles municipal election returns, 1933–41. in 1933, los angeles city council district 1 covered sparsely populated san fernando valley , atwater section, los feliz area east of griffith park, east of vermont avenue , north of fountain avenue. wilson won first election 1st district seat in 1933 on incumbent, charles randall, 2-to-1 margin. reelected in 1935 , in 1937 , 1939 lost delamere francis mccloskey in 1941. positions 1936 wilson appeared @ meeting of city police commission, along representatives of los feliz women s club , parent-teacher association of los feliz district, protest issuing of floor-show permit wigwam cafe @ 3100 los feliz boulevard, saying activities @ wigwam keep neighborhood awake @ nights , nuisance district. 1941 councilman on losing end of 9-5 vote when city council approved spot zone allow radio station kmpc construct transmitter, building , towers on north sid...

Television Ricky Gervais

1 television 1.1 television appearances 1.2 office 1.3 extras 1.4 ricky gervais show 1.5 life s short 1.6 idiot abroad 1.7 derek 1.8 stand-up comedy 1.8.1 animation 1.8.2 guest star on television series 1.8.3 entertainment 1.8.4 talk shows television early television appearances gervais @ 60th british academy film awards in 2007 gervais has contributed bafta-winning sketch show (itv), penning several sketches. mainstream-tv debut came in september 1998 part of channel 4 s comedy lab series of pilots. one-off show golden years focused on david bowie–obsessed character called clive meadows. gervais came wider national attention obnoxious, cutting persona featured in topical slot replaced ali g s segments on satirical channel 4 comedy programme 11 o clock show in 1999, in character used many expletives possible , produced inordinate amount of politically incorrect statements. among other regular featured comedians on show mackenzie crook, later co-star of office. 2 years later, gervais ...

History German Papiermark

from 1914, value of mark fell. rate of inflation rose following end of world war , reached highest point in october 1923. currency stabilized in november 1923 after announcement of creation of rentenmark, although rentenmark did not come circulation until 1924. when did, replaced papiermark @ rate of 1 trillion papiermark = 1 rentenmark. later in 1924, rentenmark replaced reichsmark. in addition issues of government, emergency issues of both tokens , paper money, known kriegsgeld (war money) , notgeld (emergency money), produced local authorities. the papiermark used in free city of danzig until replaced danzig gulden in late 1923. several coins , emergency issues in papiermark issued free city.

Federal Mogadishu

the federal government of somalia has seat in mogadishu, nation s capital. the transitional federal government (tfg) internationally recognized central government of somalia between 2004 , 2012. based in mogadishu, constituted executive branch of government. the federal government of somalia established on 20 august 2012, concurrent end of tfg s interim mandate. represents first permanent central government in country since start of civil war. federal parliament of somalia serves government s legislative branch.

History of the library system University of California, Los Angeles Library

1 history of library system 1.1 1883-1944: laying foundation 1.2 1944-1961: powell years 1.3 1961-1977: accumulation , expansion 1.4 1977-present history of library system 1883-1944: laying foundation the university library @ los angeles founded in 1883, 2 years after establishment of known california state normal school. library s first acquisition survey of wyoming , idaho dr. ferdinand vandeveer hayden in 1910, elizabeth fargo began tenure university s first librarian , 1919, university library operated staff of four. 1931, library had collected 24,000 volumes , ranked 36th in country princeton library survey. upon elizabeth fargo s retirement in 1923, john e. goodwin took helm librarian collection of 42,000 volumes, tended 12 staff members. goodwin planned orderly expansion of library immediate reclassification of books dewey decimal system library of congress classification system. opposed , defeated proposal make library @ los angeles adjunct collection of main research library @...