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1 month month review 1.1 may 1.2 june 1.3 july 1.4 august 1.5 september month month review may 9 may - defender adam eckersley signed two-year contract extension club, tying him club until summer of 2019. confirmed ben gordon, andy webster , jordan stewart leave club when contracts expire in summer. 11 may - young defender jack baird signed one-year contract extension club. 15 may - veteran goalkeeper jamie langfield signed one-year contract extension club. anticipated langfield fulfil coaching role, rather involved in playing capacity. 18 may - highly rated midfielder stevie mallan signed two-year contract efl championship side barnsley undisclosed fee. 19 may - midfielder josh todd signed one-year contract extension club after signing in january. 22 may - defender gary mackenzie became fifth player sign contract extension summer, signing season club. on day, forward cammy smith left aberdeen , joined saints on two-year deal, after successful loan spell last season. 23 may - midfielde...

evelina, volume ii, 1779 edition frances burney s first novel, evelina or history of young lady s entrance world, published anonymously in 1778, without father s knowledge or permission, thomas lowndes, voiced interest after reading first volume , agreed publish upon receipt of finished work. novel had been rejected previous publisher, robert dodsley, refused print anonymous work. burney, worked father s amanuensis, had copied manuscript in disguised hand prevent identification of book burneys, thinking own handwriting might recognised publisher. unthinkable @ time young woman deliberately put herself public eye writing, , burney s second attempt publish work involved collusion of eldest brother, posed author lowndes. inexperienced @ negotiating publisher, james burney extracted twenty guineas (£21) payment manuscript. the novel critical success, receiving praise respected individuals, including statesman edmund burke , literary critic dr johnson. admired comic view of wealthy englis...

domnina/shabalin perform controversial original dance @ 2010 olympics. their original dance based on australian aboriginal folk dances sparked controversy in 2010. australian aboriginal leaders offended dance. domnina/shabalin said meant no disrespect , dance @ olympics. when first skated @ 2010 russian championships, wore face makeup removed 2010 european championships. domnina/shabalin won bronze medal @ 2010 olympics , withdrew world championships result of continued problems knee. decided not compete during 2010–11 season allow shabalin recover. in july 2010, domnina announced on team s official site not ready retire, despite insistence of mother , boyfriend leave sport, , decision made in 2011. denied rumors suggesting team roman kostomarov added never never.

language rights recognized in mexico in 2003 general law of linguistic rights indigenous peoples established framework conservation, nurturing , development of indigenous languages. recognizes countries many indigenous languages coofficial national languages, , obligates government offer public services in indigenous languages. of 2014 goal of offering public services in indigenous languages has not been met.

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1 original series 1.1 dune 1.2 dune messiah 1.3 god emperor of dune 1.4 heretics of dune , chapterhouse: dune 1.5 prequels the original series dune in dune, paul atreides defeats padishah emperor shaddam iv in battle on arrakis. demands first emperor s daughter wife, make paul heir throne, , second emperor step down. demands coupled threat destroy spice. since end interstellar transit, guild sides paul, threatening strand emperor , troops on arrakis if not relinquish throne. in appendix of dune, herbert wrote guild, along bene gesserit order, had been responsible standardization of religion in dune universe; promoted adoption of orange catholic bible , offered protection dissenting theologians created book. nonetheless, in same appendix, herbert held guild members atheists, , promoted move promote stable societal order profit. dune messiah navigators made prescient spice (a requirement of being pilot), , utilized such: in dune messiah (1969), navigator named edric takes part in plot ...

under austrian constitutional law (1867), article 8(2) grants right maintenance , development of nationality , language ethnic minorities, equal rights languages used within regions in domains of education, administration , public life, right education in own language ethnic communities, without necessity of acquiring second language used in province.

1 language rights @ international , regional levels 1.1 international platform 1.2 regional platform 1.2.1 africa 1.2.2 europe language rights @ international , regional levels international platform the universal declaration of linguistic rights approved on 6 june 1996 in barcelona, spain. culmination of work committee of 50 experts under auspices of unesco. signatories 220 persons on 90 states, representing ngos , international pen clubs centres. declaration drawn in response calls linguistic rights fundamental human right @ 12th seminar of international association development of intercultural communication , final declaration of general assembly of international federation of modern language teachers. linguistic rights in declaration stems language community, i.e., collective rights, , explicitly includes both regional , immigrant minority languages. overall, document divided sections including: concepts, general principles, overall linguistic regime (which covers public administra...

viking 1 lander s sampling arm scooped soil samples tests (chryse planitia) the current understanding of planetary habitability—the ability of world develop environmental conditions favorable emergence of life—favors planets have liquid water on surface. requires orbit of planet lie within habitable zone, sun extends beyond venus semi-major axis of mars. during perihelion, mars dips inside region, mars s thin (low-pressure) atmosphere prevents liquid water existing on large regions extended periods. past flow of liquid water demonstrates planet s potential habitability. recent evidence has suggested water on martian surface may have been salty , acidic support regular terrestrial life. the lack of magnetosphere , extremely thin atmosphere of mars challenge: planet has little heat transfer across surface, poor insulation against bombardment of solar wind , insufficient atmospheric pressure retain water in liquid form (water instead sublimes gaseous state). mars nearly, or perhaps totall...

a de finetti diagram representing distribution of genotype frequencies it possible represent distribution of genotype frequencies bi-allelic locus within population graphically using de finetti diagram. uses triangular plot (also known trilinear, triaxial or ternary plot) represent distribution of 3 genotype frequencies in relation each other. differs many other such plots in direction of 1 of axes has been reversed. curved line in diagram hardy–weinberg parabola , represents state alleles in hardy–weinberg equilibrium. possible represent effects of natural selection , effect on allele frequency on such graphs. de finetti diagram has been developed , used extensively a. w. f. edwards in book foundations of mathematical genetics.

harness racing kiddie ride @ herschell carrousel factory museum another common type of kiddie ride miniature carousel type. these rides in form of small-sized carousel , newer models have coin-box on main pillar whereas older units have coin box on pole sticking out of side of ride. carousel rides featuring licensed characters (see below) not common, exist. thomas tank engine carousel ride known exist, 1 british television show children called play school. carousel rides featuring characters wiggles, bob builder, , hi-5 have been documented.

phil spencer has hosted several real-estate programmes. pam spencer (born 1957), american high jumper paula spencer, american journalist , author peggy spencer (1920–2016), british ballroom dancer , choreographer percy spencer (1894–1969), american physicist , inventor peter spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including: peter spencer (religious leader) (1782–1843), american christian leader peter spencer (journalist) (active 1970s onwards), british television news journalist peter spencer (royal navy officer) (born 1947), british naval officer , chief of defence procurement peter spencer (footballer) (born 1956), australian rules footballer peter spencer (farmer) (born c. 1948), australian farmer , political activist phil spencer (born 1969), british media personality, television presenter , journalist phil spencer (business executive), american business executive philip spencer (1823–1842), american midshipman platt rogers spencer (1800–1864), american calligrapher

nordhorn, church when first church built in nordhorn unknown. story goes, however, stood @ guildfield , named after saint ludger. ludger 1 of first christian missionaries in area, , in 804 became first bishop of münster. in 809 died near billerbeck. in municipal area s northwest, monastery of augustinian canons (chorherrenstift) founded in frenswegen, earlier known marienwolde, in 1394. church, consecrated in 1444, destroyed in 1881 lightning strike. monastery of great importance nordhorn , places far beyond. bit bit monastery building arose, , in 15th century, did church. also in nordhorn, bigger church needed. on 6 july 1445, both churches consecrated auxiliary bishop münster. new nordhorn church s patron once again saint ludger. three-naved late gothic market church built out of bentheim sandstone , 71-m-high steeple, dominated town s skyline. after reformation (1517), count arnold – , along him whole county – adopted lutheran faith in 1544. in 1588, county of bentheim (grafschaft b...

ted e. brewerton, former temple president comparison of temples of church of jesus christ of latter-day saints list of temples of church of jesus christ of latter-day saints list of temples of church of jesus christ of latter-day saints geographic region temple architecture (latter-day saints) the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints in mexico

1 notability 1.1 historic sites 1.2 businesses 1.3 people notability historic sites the dent hardware company factory complex @ fullerton , helfrich s springs grist mill listed on national register of historic places. businesses lehigh valley mall the lehigh valley mall, largest lehigh valley-based shopping mall, located in whitehall township, whitehall mall. several radio stations have broadcast facilities within township (all owned iheartmedia): waeb (am) (790 am), talk radio waeb (fm) (104.1 fm), contemporary/top 40 wsan (1470 am), sports radio wzzo (95.1 fm), rock music people brian knobs, former professional wrestler. dan koppen, professional football player, denver broncos. matt millen, former professional football player, oakland raiders, san francisco 49ers , washington redskins, former president , general manager, detroit lions. jerry sags, former professional wrestler. curt simmons, former major league baseball player 1947–1967, philadelphia phillies, st. louis cardinals, chi...

1 ground transportation 1.1 airport bus 1.2 taxi 1.3 high-speed train (crh) 1.4 underground ground transportation airport bus airport bus no.1, chengdu shuangliu international airport - city centre (minshan hotel, section 2 of renmin road south, metro station of jinjiang hotel), single ticket:￥10. airport bus no.2, chengdu shuangliu international airport - chengdu railway station (north railway station), single ticket: to￥10. airport bus no.3, chengdu shuangliu international airport - chengdu east railway station (chengdu dong railway station), single ticket:￥12. airport bus no.4, chengdu shuangliu international airport - century city (chengdu int l exhibition centre), single ticket:￥10. taxi it costs rmb 60 yuan chengdu shuangliu international airport city centre of chengdu. high-speed train (crh) passengers can take crh train @ shuangliu airport railway station (-1f of terminal 2) chengdu south(nan) railway station , chengdu east(dong) railway station, single tickets ￥11. in addition...

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fez s five-year development cycle known protracted length , amount of public exposure. nathan grayson of vg247 likened rocky history indie duke nukem forever , , polygon reviewer arthur gies noted standing reputation underdog darling of indie game scene . designer, phil fish, became renowned in way unusual game developers due prominence in 2012 documentary indie game: movie. apart fez, released wide acclaim, fish himself became known outspoken , acerbic public persona. fez began collaboration between canadian indie developers fish , shawn mcgrath. worked on mcgrath s idea puzzle game in 3d space viewed 4 2d angles. though partnership broke down due creative differences, entirety of fez s design, story, , art descends game mechanic. fish continued work on project in spare time , solicited programmer on deviantart, found renaud bédard. fez first announced in july 2007 on independent gaming source. nominated 2 awards @ 2008 game developers conference independent games festival (gdc igf)...

prior 2017 contest, hungary had participated in eurovision song contest fourteen times since first entry in 1994. hungary s best placing in contest fourth, achieved début entry in 1994 song kinek mondjam el vétkeimet? performed friderika bayer. hungary had attempted participate in contest in 1993, however, entry eliminated in preselection show kvalifikacija za millstreet. hungary withdrew contest 6 years between 1999 , 2004 , missed 2006 , 2010 contests. in 2014, hungary achieved second best result in contest since début, placing fifth song running performed andrás kállay-saunders. in 2016, hungary placed 19th in eurovision final song pioneer performed freddie. the hungarian national broadcaster, media services , support trust fund (mtva), broadcasts event within hungary , organises selection process nation s entry. mtva confirmed intentions participate @ 2017 eurovision song contest on 7 may 2016. since 2012, mtva has organised dal, national selection show has managed to, far, p...

1 liga i 1.1 league table 1.2 results summary 1.3 results opponent liga i league table updated games played on 21 may 2014. source: liga i rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored (c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round. only applicable when season not finished: (q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament. results summary last updated: 20 may 2014. source: fcpetrolul.ro results opponent

the rewards room it revealed twins entering house, regularly changing places without other housemates knowing. greg , david entered house single person named logan (their shared middle name). task remain undetected 2 weeks while swapping places @ big brother s command. secret of twins discovered 1 week series housemate glenn, , revealed during lies exposed. as result, both logans able continue living in house, treated single person in matters such evictions , nominations. late in series special eviction held 1 twin evicted based on votes of other housemates, , remaining twin allowed continue in house normal housemate. during eviction process, david evicted. however, because greg last housemate evicted, both david , greg shared prize equally. interior of big brother house in 2005

portrait of john iii jan tricius by 26 may 1656 received position of chorąży koronny (standard-bearer of crown). during three-day-long battle of warsaw of 1656, sobieski commanded 2,000-man strong regiment of tatar cavalry. took part in number of engagements on next 2 years, including siege of toruń in 1658. in 1659 elected deputy sejm (polish parliament), , 1 of polish negotiators of treaty of hadiach cossacks. in 1660 took part in last offensive against swedes in prussia, , rewarded office of starost of stryj. afterward took part in war against russians, participating in battle of slobodyshche , battle of lyubar, , later year again 1 of negotiators of new treaty cossacks (the treaty of cudnów). through personal connections, became strong supporter of french faction in polish royal court, represented queen marie louise gonzaga. pro-french allegiance reinforced in 1665, when married marie casimire louise de la grange d arquien , promoted rank of grand marshal of crown. in 1662 again el...

1 career 1.1 cambridge united 1.1.1 kettering town (loan) 1.2 braintree town 1.3 brighton & hove albion 1.4 southend 1.4.1 swindon town (loan) 1.4.2 wycombe wanderers (loan) 1.5 leyton orient 1.6 rotherham united 1.7 cardiff city 1.7.1 wigan athletic (loan) 1.8 milton keynes dons 1.9 northampton town career cambridge united revell graduate of cambridge united youth set-up, struggled establish himself during stint @ abbey stadium. kettering town (loan) discovering first team opportunities @ cambridge limited, revell spent loan spell @ conference national club kettering town. braintree town soon afterwards, revell left cambridge in 2004 made decision drop out of football league joining braintree town. during time @ braintree, revell managed find net 35 times club, managed them gain promotion conference south during 2005–06 season. brighton & hove albion revell signed brighton & hove albion braintree £8,000 during close season of 2005–06. on 1 january 2008, revell scored first...

new style sheets (quick styles) , ability switch among them. default font calibri instead of times new roman , featured in previous versions of microsoft office. word count listed default in status bar. word count dynamically updates type. new contextual spell checker, signified wavy blue underline traditional wavy red underline misspellings , wavy green underline grammar errors, catches incorrect usage of correctly spelled words, such in think loose battle . translation tool tip option available english (u.s.), french (france), , spanish (international sort). when selected, hovering mouse cursor on word displays translation in particular language. non-english versions have different sets of languages. other languages can added using separate multilingual pack. automated generation of citations , bibliographies according defined style rules, including apa, chicago, , mla. changing style updates references automatically. connect web services access online reference databases. redesi...

ruttman s 1983 nascar cup car ruttman made nascar sprint cup series (then known grand national series) debut in 1963 @ riverside international raceway, finishing 10th @ winston western 500. drove in 3 more series races between 1964 , 1980, while racing local tracks in between. ruttman caught big break in 1981 when j.d. stacy, had bought rod osterlund s team, hired him take on dale earnhardt, left team mid-season join richard childress racing. ruttman went on run full series schedule 1982 through 1984, 1986, , 1991. best season in 1983, when finished 12th in points. during 20 years in sprint cup series had 60 top-ten finishes , 19 top-fives. came close winning race @ richmond in 1982, late power-steering failure sent car wall , gave dave marcis victory. in 1995 ruttman competed in first craftsman truck series season (now known camping world truck series), winning 2 races year on way finishing second in inaugural championship. success full-time driver in truck series continued went on wi...

1 faculties 1.1 water industry management faculty 1.2 hydro melioration faculty 1.3 automating , mechanizing water industry faculty 1.4 building of irrigation hydro technical construction , usage faculty 1.5 utilization of land , land cadaster faculty faculties tashkent institute of irrigation , melioration consists of 5 faculties, divided 30 departments. 5 faculties follows: water industry management hydro melioration automating , mechanizing water industry building of irrigation hydro technical construction , usage utilization of land , land cadaster water industry management faculty until 1970s there no economists on water industry in uzbekistan. caused serious problems in water consumption , utilization. in 1974, in order solve problem, new branch opened under faculty of hydro technical constructions , called economy of water industry , analysis. in 1976, branch set independent faculty , started working 1 of biggest parts of institute. first years 50 students invited university , i...

escobar milwaukee brewers in 2009. in 2007, split time between single-a , double-a, playing 63 games brevard county manatees of class a-advanced florida state league , 62 games huntsville stars of class aa southern league. batted combined .306 1 home run , 53 runs batted in. in 2008, escobar played huntsville. on september 1, 2008, when rosters expanded, escobar called majors first time , made debut 2 days later defensive replacement @ shortstop. picked first hit in first career at-bat in same game, single against scott schoeneweis of new york mets. before 2009 season, baseball america rated escobar 19th best prospect in baseball. in 2009, escobar appeared in all-star futures game starting shortstop world team. during game, went 2-for-4 , scored go-ahead run. on august 12, escobar called brewers triple-a nashville sounds replace j. j. hardy, had been optioned down. made first major-league appearance of season night, pinch running prince fielder in bottom of 9th against san diego padres...

traditional distribution of ethnic somali clans. within traditional somali society, other ethnic groups in horn of africa region, there has been social stratification. according historian donald levine, these comprised high-ranking clans, low-ranking clans, caste groups, , slaves. rigid hierarchy , concepts of lineal purity contrast relative egalitarianism in clan leadership , political control. nobles constituted upper tier , known bilis. consist of individuals of ethnic somali ancestral origin, , have been endogamous. nobles distinguished europid physical features, different of negro africans. believe great pride of arabian ancestry, , trace stirp muhammad s lineage of quraysh , of companions. although not consider culturally arabs, except shared religion, presumed noble arabian origins genealogically unite them. the lower tier designated sab, , distinguished heterogeneous constitution , agropastoral lifestyle linguistic , cultural differences. third somali caste strata made of artis...

joseph grimaldi’s grave the park extends 0.5 hectares (1 acre) , includes tarmac ball court, children’s playground , shrub beds. notable trees include specimens of lime, london plane , horse chestnut. joseph grimaldi’s grave enclosed within railings , stands in south-east corner, close entrance rodney street. other notable burials on site include henry penton, responsible many developments in area, including church building once stood on site. existing headstones stacked northern boundary. a tree , plaque remembering former deputy mayor of islington paul matthews, championed restoration of grimaldi s grave, sited in park.

panoramic view of centre of village a rare k8 telephone box the parish council has responsibility local issues, including setting annual precept (local rate) cover council s operating costs , producing annual accounts public scrutiny. parish council evaluates local planning applications , works local police, district council officers, , neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, , traffic. parish council s role includes initiating projects maintenance , repair of parish facilities, such village hall or community centre, playing fields , playgrounds, consulting district council on maintenance, repair, , improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, , street cleaning. conservation matters (including trees , listed buildings) , environmental issues of interest council. the parish falls within unitary authority of north somerset created in 1996, established local government act 1992. provides single tier of local government responsibility local government f...

1 main features 1.1 robotic mounting 1.2 image guidance 1.2.1 6d skull 1.2.2 xsight 1.2.3 fiducial 1.2.4 synchrony 1.3 frameless main features several generations of cyberknife system have been developed since initial inception in 1990. there 2 major features of cyberknife system different other stereotactic therapy methods. robotic mounting the first radiation source mounted on general purpose industrial robot. original cyberknife used japanese fanuc robot; however, more modern systems use german kuka kr 240. mounted on robot compact x-band linac produces 6mv x-ray radiation. linac capable of delivering approximately 600 cgy of radiation each minute – new 800 cgy / minute model announced @ astro 2007. radiation collimated using fixed tungsten collimators (also referred cones ) produce circular radiation fields. @ present radiation field sizes are: 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50 , 60 mm. astro 2007 saw launch of iris variable-aperture collimator uses 2 offset banks of 6 ...

dorando pietri, have won gold medal italy in marathon disqualified after receiving assistance umpires during race, leaving gold medal american johnny hayes instead. british athlete wyndham halswelle, won gold medal in walkover in olympic history in men s 400 metres race after american competitors refused compete following controversial judging call. this full table of medal count of 1908 summer olympics, based on medal count of international olympic committee (ioc). these rankings sort number of gold medals earned country. number of silver medals taken consideration next , number of bronze medals. if, after above, countries still tied, equal ranking given , listed alphabetically. information provided ioc; ioc not recognize or endorse ranking system.   host nation (great britain)

1185 - city rights granted. 1225 - wall of s-hertogenbosch (nl) built, brussels gate (nl) , leuven gate (nl). 1268 - tafel van de heilige geest (charity) active (approximate date). 1399 - vughter poort (nl) (gate) built. 1400 - public clock installed (approximate date). 1495 - artist hieronymus bosch active (approximate date). 1530 - st. john s cathedral ( s-hertogenbosch) built. 1533 - stadhuis van s-hertogenbosch (nl) (city hall) remodelled. 1559 - roman catholic diocese of s-hertogenbosch established. 1601 - november: siege of s-hertogenbosch (1601). 1620 - kruithuis ( s-hertogenbosch) (nl) built. 1629 - april–september: siege of s-hertogenbosch. 1638 - st. john s cathedral organ installed. 1645 - citadel of s-hertogenbosch (nl) built. 1749 - parade grounds, s-hertogenbosch (nl) laid out. ^ joop w. koopmans; arend h. huussen jr. (2007). historical dictionary of netherlands (2nd ed.). scarecrow press. isbn 978-0-8108-6444-3.  ...

main building, 1957 constructed in 1957, main building first building on campus. formerly containing campus administrative offices, main houses education, english, communications, psychology , other liberal arts departments continuing education office , 3 multimedia equipped classrooms. crawford building, 1959 crawford technology hub of campus, containing 3 computer labs, technology desk , digital commons (funded digital commons initiative) 2 large multimedia equipped classrooms , offices theatre department. it named after george crawford. the crawford computer labs include on 80 computers mix of macintosh , pc platforms. computer labs can double classrooms , contain digital projectors. frable building, 1969 named in honor of milton frable, first campus advisory board president, frank building houses of campus administration offices including chancellor s office, academic affairs, admissions , police services. second , third floors home business, engineering, information sciences , tec...

warrant officer steve cass prof antony carr fmedsci, director since 2001 of genome damage , stability centre @ university of sussex steve cass, warrant officer of naval service 2013-17 andy parsons, comedian (briefly) petroc trelawny, broadcaster on bbc radio 3 helston grammar school prof richard cardwell, professor of modern spanish literature 1983-96 @ university of nottingham john coleridge, 1st baron coleridge richard edmonds (scientist) david falcon, director of education 1985-88 @ inner london education authority (ilea), director general 1988-92 of royal institute of public administration thomas rowe edmonds andrew george (politician), lib dem mp 1997-2015 st ives charles kingsley thomas pennington lucas john rogers (divine) henry trengrouse james trevenen ^ rapple, brendan a. brief biography of charles kingsley, 1819-1875 . boston college libraries. retrieved 2008-04-13.  ^ rowse, a. l. (1976). chapter 2 oxford . matthew arnold: poet , prophet. london: thames , hudson. p...

1 offseason 1.1 draft picks 1.2 preseason transactions 1.3 preseason exhibition games offseason draft picks preseason transactions don chaney of boston celtics, signed in september 1974 three-year contract starting 1975-76 season, joined spirits rod thorn hired head coach m.l. carr signed free agent, july 31, 1975 preseason exhibition games like aba teams, spirits of st. louis played preseason exhibition games against nba squads. on october 8, 1975, spirits first time faced in-state rivals, kansas city kings, in columbia, missouri. marvin barnes had 24 points , 14 rebounds spirits; nate archibald had 24 points kings. spirits won, 95-90. on october 17, 1975, spirits , kings met again, time in kiel auditorium in st. louis. kings won rematch, 114-108. on october 18, 1975, in carbondale, illinois, spirits played philadelphia 76ers. st. louis maurice lucas had 21 points , 15 rebounds; philadelphia s billy cunningham - had played in aba team spirits displaced, carolina cougars - led 76ers 1...

in 1770, emir mansur resigned in favor of emir yusuf after being compelled step down druze sheikhs. transition held @ village of barouk, shihabi emirs, druze sheikhs , religious leaders met , drew petition governors of damascus , sidon, confirming emir yusuf s ascendancy. emir mansur s resignation precipitated alliance sheikh zahir al-umar, zaydani strongman of northern palestine, , sheikh nasif al-nassar of jabal amil in revolt against ottoman governors of syria. sheikh zahir , forces of ali bey al-kabir of egypt had occupied damascus, withdrew after ali bey s leading commander, abu al-dhahab, bribed ottomans. defeat ottomans made emir mansur liability druze sheikhs vis-a-vis relations ottoman authorities, decided depose him. emir yusuf cultivated ties uthman pasha , sons in tripoli , sidon, , backing, sought challenge autonomous power of sheikhs zahir , nasif. however, emir yusuf experienced series of major setbacks in cause in 1771. ally, uthman pasha, routed in battle of lake hula ...

the colossal statue of abraham lincoln @ lincoln memorial has been cited manifestation of cult of personality. a number of scholarly papers , peer-reviewed articles have assessed personality cult has developed around u.s. president barack obama. academics ramona bran , andreea pele wrote, critics have claimed obama’s 2008 campaign built around cult of personality, , obama focal point of own electoral discourse. also, when obama administration announced plans broadcast president s back-to-school speech nation s children, president accused of attempting create cult of personality. political scientists sidney m. milkis, jesse h. rhodes, , emily j. charnock had on subject, seeking avoid pitfalls undermined bush presidency, obama has been more ambivalent uniting partisanship , executive power. time tell whether ambiguity proves effective statecraft—enshrining charisma in enduring record of achievement , new democratic majority—or whether marks new stage in development of executive domini...