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Career Horatio C Wood Jr.

portrait of dr. horatio c. wood jr. (1886) thomas eakins, detroit institute of arts. wood started studying medicine @ medical department of university of pennsylvania in 1859, , graduated in 1862, having presented thesis on enteric fever . while still student, wood wrote first scientific paper, reporting on carboniferous flora of united states. served several internships in hospitals, , acted surgeon northern army during american civil war, including spell @ front-line fairfax seminary general hospital. after civil war, wood supplemented income teaching privately @ medical school. awarded chair of botany @ university, , elected clinical lecturer in nervous diseases @ medical school in 1873, later rising clinical professor. made professor of materia medica , pharmacy in 1876, , added general therapeutics title later year. upon retirement in 1907, wood granted title of emeritus professor of therapeutics. wood member of various scientific societies, including american physiological soc...

World War II service USS Henry T. Allen (APA-15)

1 world war ii service 1.1 invasion of north africa 1.2 pacific theater 1.2.1 invasion of new guinea 1.2.2 made flagship 1.3 decommission world war ii service after completion of outfitting, henry t. allen made 1 troop carrying voyage honolulu , return. arriving san diego 18 june 1942, took part in amphibious landing exercises until august, helping mold potent american assault forces decisive factor in pacific war. ship sailed 22 august via canal zone norfolk, virginia, arrived 11 september more landing training on maryland coast. invasion of north africa henry t. allen departed 23 october north africa , operation torch part of northern attack force under brig. gen. lucian k. truscott, jr. , serving flagship in phase of operation headquarters remaining aboard during landing of troops until set ashore. force arrived off mehedia, near strategic port lyautey, 7 november , henry t. allen began morning unload army troops transport area. remained off beaches subjected fire shore batteries un...

Institute of Kannada Studies, Mysore T. V. Venkatachala Sastry

group photograph showing t. v. venkatachala sastry a. l. basham (1956) while @ mysore university university of mysore s kannada adhyayana samsthe s prominent publications such kannada sahitya charitre , kannada chandassina charithre , kannada vishaya viswakosha , , epigraphia carnatica owe great deal sastry s erudition, perseverance , steadfast administrative acumen. skills editor helped assemble , streamline many of these volumes in addition several felicitation volumes eminent personalities.

The Royal Court Frances Burney

print of 1782 in 1775 frances burney turned down marriage proposal 1 thomas barlow, man whom had met once. side of barlow courtship amusingly told in journal. during period 1782–85 enjoyed rewards of successes novelist; received @ fashionable literary gatherings throughout london. in 1781 samuel crisp died. in 1784 dr johnson died, , year saw failure of romance clergyman, george owen cambridge. 33 years old. in 1785, association mary granville delany, woman known in both literary , royal circles, frances travelled court of king george iii , queen charlotte, queen offered post of keeper of robes , salary of £200 per annum. frances hesitated in taking office, not wishing separated family, , resistant employment restrict free use of time in writing. however, unmarried @ 34, felt constrained accept , thought improved social status , income might allow greater freedom write. having accepted post in 1786, developed warm relationship queen , princesses lasted later years, yet anxieties prove...

Papacy Pope Urban II

1 papacy 1.1 struggle authority 1.2 first crusade 1.3 sicily papacy struggle authority from outset, urban had reckon presence of guibert, former bishop of ravenna held rome antipope clement iii . gregory had repeatedly clashed emperor henry iv on papal authority. despite walk canossa, gregory had backed rebel duke of swabia , again excommunicated emperor. henry took rome in 1084 , installed clement iii in place. a 19th-century stained-glass depiction of urban receiving st anselm, exiled england william red amid investiture controversy urban took policies of pope gregory vii and, while pursuing them determination, showed greater flexibility , diplomatic finesse. kept away rome, urban toured northern italy , france. series of well-attended synods held in rome, amalfi, benevento, , troia supported him in renewed declarations against simony, lay investitures, clerical marriages (partly via cullagium tax), , emperor , antipope. facilitated marriage of matilda, countess o...

Canada Linguistic rights

the canadian charter of rights , freedoms (1982) grants positive linguistic rights, guaranteeing state responsibility french , english language communities. section 23 declares 3 types of rights canadian citizens speaking french or english mother tongue , minorities in region. first accords right of access instruction in medium of mother tongue. second assures educational facilities minority languages. third endows french , english language minorities right maintain , develop own educational facilities. control can take form of exclusive decision-making authority on expenditure of funds, appointment , direction of administration, instructional programs, recruitment of teachers , personnel, , making of agreements education , services . of these rights apply primary , secondary education, sustained on public funds, , depend on numbers , circumstances.

Description of AMQP 1.0 Advanced Message Queuing Protocol

1 description of amqp 1.0 1.1 type system 1.2 performatives , link protocol 1.3 message format 1.4 messaging capabilities description of amqp 1.0 type system amqp defines self-describing encoding scheme allowing interoperable representation of wide range of commonly used types. allows typed data annotated additional meaning, example particular string value might annotated understood url. likewise map value containing key-value pairs name , address etc., might annotated being representation of customer type. the type-system used define message format allowing standard , extended meta-data expressed , understood processing entities. used define communication primitives through messages exchanged between such entities, i.e. amqp frame bodies. performatives , link protocol the basic unit of data in amqp frame. there 9 amqp frame bodies defined used initiate, control , tear down transfer of messages between 2 peers. these are: open begin attach transfer flow disposition detach end clos...

Divisions of the university University of Mississippi

medicinal marijuana farmed university government the schools @ university of mississippi medical center campus in jackson: school of dentistry school of health related professions school of nursing (with satellite unit @ main campus) school of medicine school of graduate studies in health sciences university of mississippi medical center surgeons, led james hardy, performed world s first human lung transplant, in 1963, , world s first animal-to-human heart transplant, in 1964. heart of chimpanzee used heart transplant because of hardy s research on transplantation, consisting of primate studies during previous 9 years. the university of mississippi field station located in abbeville natural laboratory used study, research , teach sustainable freshwater ecosystems. since 1968, school operates legal marijuana farm , production facility in united states. national institute on drug abuse (nida) contracts university production of cannabis use in approved research studies on plant distributi...

Cape Town Wireless User Group .28CTWUG.29 South African wireless community networks

ctwug logo the cape town wireless user group has been around since 2005 small network between friends. since has grown citywide network. ctwug has on 1500 user sites around cape town - spanning way houtbay stellenbosch , helderberg. ctwug non-profit organisation geared towards community based wireless networking focus promote use , understanding of wireless equipment in order build citywide free wireless network. building of network forms social , interactive community people interest in expanding , improving network donate time, money , equipment group. ctwug runs many network enhancements, including gametime system stops bulk traffic during hours gaming , other high-priority network uses. ctwug puts lot of priority in making sure network usable many applications , uses possible. no monthly or annual fees of kind asked membership , contributions voluntary. ctwug maintains vendor relationships ensure high quality equipment used , supplied network links.

Loss of Australian citizenship Australian nationality law

1 loss of australian citizenship 1.1 adult australian citizens acquiring citizenship 1.2 loss of citizenship – children 1.3 naturalised australian citizens 1.4 australian citizens connected burma 1.5 service in armed forces of enemy country 1.6 deprivation of australian citizenship 1.7 ex-citizen visa loss of australian citizenship prior 4 april 2002, many australian citizens lost australian citizenship through acquiring citizenship, or being child of parent did so. date onwards, scope lose australian citizenship more limited. adult australian citizens acquiring citizenship between 26 january 1949 , 3 april 2002, adult australian lost australian citizenship automatically (section 17 of australian citizenship act 1948) upon acquisition of citizenship voluntary , formal act , following rules: the age of majority in respect 21 until 30 november 1973, , 18 thereafter, before 22 november 1984, australian citizenship not lost if acquisition of citizenship took place while person inside aust...

W List of people with surname Spencer

walter baldwin spencer botanist , anthropologist. sir walter baldwin spencer (1860–1929), english-australian biologist , anthropologist walter spencer (canadian football) (born 1978), canadian football linebacker wen spencer (born 1963), american writer william spencer (disambiguation), multiple people

S List of people with surname Spencer

samuel spencer (1847–1906) first president of southern railway. sam spencer (1902–1987), english footballer samuel spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including: samuel m. spencer (1875–1960), politician on hawaiʻi island samuel r. spencer (1871–1961), american politician, lieutenant governor of connecticut samuel spencer (railroad executive) (1847–1906), american civil engineer, businessman, , railroad executive sandra spencer (born 1973), british actress s. b. spencer (1827–1901), american politician scott spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including: scott spencer (writer) (born 1945), american writer scott a. spencer (born 1970), american abstract painter scott spencer (footballer) (born 1989), english footballer sean spencer (born 1975), american baseball player selden p. spencer (1862–1925), american politician shane spencer (born 1972), american baseball player shawntae spencer (born 1982), american football player si spencer, british comic book writer spike spenc...

Flora Cartagena, Spain

tetraclinis articulata. cartagena’s coastal mountains have concentration of 1 of largest botanical biodiversities of iberian peninsula. european , african species both present, number of remarkable ibero-african species, found on southern coasts of spain (mostly in provinces of murcia , almería) , north africa. among these, there stands out tetraclinis articulata or sandarac (sabina mora o ciprés de cartagena—literally cartagena s cypress in spanish) endemic morocco, algeria, tunisia, malta, , cartagena, growing @ relatively low altitudes in hot, dry subtropical mediterranean climate. species endangered siempreviva de cartagena (limonium carthaginense), rabogato del mar menor (sideritis marmironensis), zamarrilla de cartagena (teucrium carthaginense), manzanilla de escombreras (anthemis chrysantha), garbancillo de tallante (astragalus nitidiflorus) , jara de cartagena cistus heterophyllus carthaginensis ).

Reaching Southampton at last Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway

a 1913 railway clearing house map showing (right) railways in vicinity of winchester the company had expended financial resources in building line, southern terminus in winchester: cathedral city not commercial centre had been planned. in june 1885 company estimated required £100,000 complete line southampton, , winchester , southampton councils invested £15,000 , £70,000 respectively. the intended works @ southampton considerable: £100,000 had been expended, of on land acquisition. sands, writing in 1971, said, the d.n.&s. had bought wide belt of land stretching wyndham place, outside present southampton central station, northwards along east side of hill lane  ⁄2 mile, north-westward mile towards st. james s church in upper shirley ... actual work seems have been confined hill lane area ... viaduct required ... viaduct completed on half length ... unfinished viaduct has [since] vanished. deposited plans held hampshire record office show route planned run south winchester through ...

St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock

lou brock part of cardinals coaching staff during team s 2005 spring training. in 1966, brock ended maury wills six-year reign national league s stolen base champion 74 steals. in david halberstam s book, october 1964, author states manager johnny keane asked brock forgo hitting home runs in favor of stealing bases. brock went on lead national league in stolen bases 8 times within nine-year span between 1966 , 1974 (former teammate bobby tolan led league in steals in 1970). brock began 1967 season hitting 5 home runs in first 4 games of season, becoming first player (barry bonds tie record in 2002). hitting .328 average mid-june earn role starting left fielder national league in 1967 all-star game. after suffering through mid-season slump, recovered finish season career-high 206 hits , .299 batting average while leading league in stolen bases , runs scored cardinals won national league pennant ten , half games. brock became first player steal 50 bases , hit 20 home runs in same seaso...

College gymnastics Artistic gymnastics in the United States

georgia dabritz performing during utah red rocks vs stanford cardinal meet in 2013. title ix has been factor in abolition of few gymnastics programs; massachusetts institute of technology , james madison university both cut women s gymnastics programs in 2000s, did cal state fullerton, after 2010-11 season, due budget constraints . although many programs have folded in recent years, have opened. notably, lindenwood university added gymnastics program 2012-13 season , first school in 10 years add gymnastics program, since university of arkansas added program in 2001. college gymnastics head count sport therefore, meaning ncaa limits total number of individuals can receive athletic scholarships allows individual receive full ride scholarship. women s gymnastics, 12 di , 6 dii , men s gymnastics, 6.3. no financial aid award diii teams, ncaa sports. gymnastics scholarships fiercely competitive many high school gymnasts wanting full-ride scholarships top schools. typically, women s gymnas...

History Württemberg Cup

the 3 states merged form baden-württemberg in 1952 the competition established in 1945 in württemberg part of württemberg-baden , in württemberg-hohenzollern. in 1952, these 2 states merged south baden form baden-württemberg 3 separate football associations, württemberg, baden , south baden, remained , regional cups. initially, final held @ neutral ground 1967 onwards, 1 of 2 finalists received home advantage. occasionally, still held @ neutral venue when club home advantage didn t have suitable stadium. after 1981, competitions final returned neutral venue. from 1974 onwards, winner of wfv cup qualified first round of german cup. @ times, wfv permitted send both, winner , finalist first round of german cup, (2008–09), winner württemberg not 1 of 3 largest federations, permitted send 2 clubs. possibly remarkable wfv-cup winner in terms of german cup appearance sc geislingen in 1984–85. club drew hamburger sv first round , beat bundesliga club 2–0, defeated kickers offenbach 4–2 go out ...

Work songs Daina (Lithuania)

1 work songs 1.1 herding songs 1.2 ploughing songs 1.3 haymaking songs 1.4 rye harvesting songs 1.5 oat harvesting, flax , buckwheat pulling , hemp gathering songs 1.6 milling songs 1.7 spinning , weaving songs 1.8 laundering songs 1.9 fishing songs 1.10 hunting songs 1.11 berry picking , mushroom gathering songs work songs work songs among oldest forms of folklore. came being when rudimentary manual labor employed. farm implements improved , management of labor changed, many work songs no longer suitable accompanying tasks , began disappear. many of songs became divorced specific job , became lyrical songs on subject of work sung @ time. work songs vary in function , age. there old examples, have retained direct relation rhythm , process of work done. later work songs sing more of person s feelings, experiences , aspirations. older work songs more accurately relate various stages of work done. categorized according purpose on farm, in home, , on. herding songs herding songs make consi...

Veneration Swithun

st swithun s memorial shrine in retrochoir of winchester cathedral saint s relics kept swithun s feast day in england on 15 july , in norway (and formerly in medieval wales) on 2 july. moved grave indoor shrine in old minster @ winchester in 971. body later split between number of smaller shrines. head detached and, in middle ages, taken canterbury cathedral. peterborough abbey had arm. main shrine transferred new norman cathedral @ winchester in 1093. installed on feretory platform above , behind high altar. retrochoir built in 13th century accommodate huge numbers of pilgrims wishing visit shrine , enter holy hole beneath him. empty tomb in ruins of old minster popular visitors. shrine moved retrochoir in 1476. demolished in 1538 during english reformation. modern representation of stands on site. the shrine of swithun @ winchester supposedly site of numerous miracles in middle ages. Æthelwold of winchester ordered monks stop whatever doing , head church praise god every time mir...

Candidates 2 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2014

1 candidates 1.1 declared 1.2 withdrew 1.3 declined candidates declared burrel farnsley, perennial candidate alison lundergan grimes, secretary of state of kentucky greg leichty, professor @ university of louisville tom recktenwald, businessman withdrew ed marksberry, contractor , nominee kentucky s 2nd congressional district in 2010 (ran independent before dropping out entirely) declined jerry abramson, lieutenant governor of kentucky , former mayor of louisville matthew barzun, united states ambassador united kingdom , former united states ambassador sweden steve beshear, governor of kentucky john young brown iii, former secretary of state of kentucky , candidate lieutenant governor of kentucky in 2007 ben chandler, former u.s. representative jack conway, attorney general of kentucky , nominee u.s. senate in 2010 adam edelen, state auditor of kentucky greg fischer, mayor of louisville tom fitzgerald, executive director of kentucky resources council heather french henry, former miss a...

Democratic primary United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2014

1 democratic primary 1.1 candidates 1.1.1 declared 1.1.2 withdrew 1.1.3 declined 1.2 endorsements 1.3 polling 1.4 results democratic primary in late 2012 , 2013, media speculation focused on possibility of challenge incumbent mitch mcconnell actress , tennessee resident ashley judd, raised in kentucky. judd later announced not seek democratic nomination. on april 9, mother jones magazine released tape of private meeting between mcconnell and, allegedly, aides reviewing opposition research , tactics use against judd. @ february strategy session, mcconnell referred stages of re-election bid whac-a-mole period of campaign , , aides discussed attacking judd s religious views struggle depression. alison lundergan grimes, sitting secretary of state, entered primary race encouragement of former president bill clinton, friend of grimes father, former kentucky politician. on may 20, 2014, won democratic primary 77% of vote. hollywood executives harvey weinstein , jeffrey katzenberg have host...

Hurricane Four 1859 Atlantic hurricane season

based on reports of strong winds ship near 40°n, 50°w, partagás documented new storm near point on september 12. previous hurricane, no track existed storm until 1995 hurdat, when more extensive observations several additional vessels utilized. @ least 4 ships sustained structural damage or took on water, , bell flower lost captain , crew member sea. severity of weather encountered ships suggested cyclone of modest hurricane intensity.

Miјatović as cabinet minister Čedomilj Mijatović

photograph of Čedomilj mijatović, published in nova iskra 24 (1899). when modern political parties created in serbia, in 1881, progressive party turned out of 3 serbian parties (the other 2 being pro-russian liberal party , pro-russian radical party) ready make agreement austria-hungary, became influential country in serbia after congress of berlin in 1878. ruler decided open new page in serbian foreign policy , arranged secret convention should signed habsburg monarchy. mijatović gradually entrusted ruler complete task , on june 28, 1881 signed secret convention serbia got diplomatic , political backing of habsburg empire abandoned independence in field of foreign policy. when 2 other prominent members of cabinet, prime minister piroćanac , home minister garašanin learned exact contents of convention decided resign had accept new reality in end. in return mijatović had resign post minister of foreign affairs , kept tenure @ ministry of finance. last act minister of foreign affairs sig...

Germany Debtors' prison

schuldturm in nuremberg in late middle ages, , @ beginning of modern era, public law codified in germany. served standardize coercive arrest (pressionshaft), , got rid of many arbitrary sanctions not universal. in areas (like nürnberg) debtor sell or redistribute debt. in of cities, towers , city fortifications functioned jails. sanctions there designated prisons, hence towers being called debtors prison (schuldturm). term schuldturm, outside of saxon constitution, became catchword public law debtor’s prison. in modern era, debtor’s detainment or citizen’s arrest remained valid in germany. used tool compel payment, other times used secure arrest of individual , ensure trial against them in order garnish wages, replevin or form of trover. practice particularly disgraceful person’s identity, had different rules criminal trials. more similar modern enforcement of sentences (strafvollzug) e.g. debtor able work off debt amount of days, graduated how owed. the north german confederation eli...

Western countries Hizb ut-Tahrir

1 western countries 1.1 australia 1.2 denmark 1.3 germany 1.4 netherlands 1.5 united kingdom 1.6 united states western countries in germany , denmark, ht’s hostility democratic institutions , refusal recognise israel’s right exist has caused legal problems according jean-pierre filiu. in france , spain, of 2008, hts cells illegal , authorities keeping party under close surveillance. while ht’s ideology , strategy centralised, localities have different strategic action plans, example when comes international situations, danish branch focuses on arab-israeli issue because in denmark muslim population of arab descent while british branches focus on south asian issues because in uk muslims of south asian descent. australia hizb ut-tahrir has been involved in number of controversies in australia has been clever @ knowing how outrageous enough media attention not arrested , according 1 observer (greg barton). observer (irfan yusuf) claims ht , anti-immigrant politicians feed off each oth...

Life Abu Taghlib

1 life 1.1 origin , background 1.2 reign 1.3 exile , death life origin , background family tree of hamdanid dynasty abu taghlib eldest son of al-hasan, better known laqab of nasir al-dawla, had established hamdanids masters of practically independent emirate encompassing jazira , centred on mosul. nasir al-dawla engaged in repeated attempts gain control on abbasid caliphs @ baghdad, in end forced concede defeat more powerful buyids, recognize suzerainty , pay them tribute. @ same time, nasir al-dawla s younger brother ali, better known sayf al-dawla, managed establish control on northern syria 2 capitals aleppo , mayyafariqin, , through clashes byzantine empire overshadowed brother. however, last decade of sayf al-dawla s rule, until death in february 967, marked heavy military defeats @ hands of byzantines, occupied of domains, , internal turmoil. it in context abu taghlib first mentioned in 964, when father had once again been embroiled in conflict buyids. army of buyid mu izz al-daw...