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High stratocumuliform species List of cloud types

^ world meteorological organization, ed. (1975). species, international cloud atlas (pdf). i. pp. 17–20. isbn 92-63-10407-7. retrieved 26 august 2014.  ^ cite error: named reference clouds - species , varieties invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference aerographer2012 invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference features invoked never defined (see page).

Notable people Swansea

statue of dylan thomas in swansea marina see category:people swansea , list of people swansea. people swansea known locally swansea jacks, or jacks. source of nickname not clear. attribute swansea jack, life-saving dog. throughout 19th century, vivian family did develop swansea city. wealth , influence came large copper mining, smelting , trading businesses in swansea (vivian & sons), , still visible today in former family residences: singleton abbey (now used swansea university), sketty hall, clyne castle , clyne gardens. henry vivian became first lord swansea in 1893. swansea s famous daughter hollywood actress catherine zeta-jones still owns home in mumbles. swansea home town of 2013 itu triathlon world champion non stanford. thriller writer, mark ellis educated in swansea. on literary stage, poet dylan thomas perhaps best-known. born in town , grew @ 5 cwmdonkin drive, uplands lived 23 years , produced 2 thirds of published work tiny bedroom has been faithfully recreated may ha...

History Brushmakers' Museum, Ramberg

figure of ramberg brush merchant since 18th century, municipality of ramberg has been known beyond boundaries of palatinate region brushmakers , brush merchants; long time these occupations undertaken in remote corner of palatinate forest. brushmaking cottage industry brushes , brooms, scrubbers , similar everyday articles made painstakingly hand in home, later became factory-based activity. example, in 1907 there 8 brush , brushwood factories in ramberg. raw materials, wood , common broom, obtained inter alia holpertal valley, begins northeast of ramberg. ramberg brush merchants sold wares not across whole of germany, in other european countries.

Colonial Forces 1940 List of French divisions in World War II

french troops in paris, 1940 division types included moroccan divisions (dm), north african divisions (dina , dlina), african divisions (dia) , colonial divisions (dic). 1st moroccan division. active division @ start of war, mobilized 2 september 1939 in meknes, algeria. transported via rail , sea marseille , reequipped type northeast division 8 november. campaigns: battle of dyle , battle of north. evacuated dunkirk on 1 june , returned france 6 june, remnants of division reorganized , became part of 1st dlina on 12 june. final command post @ almenêches-saint-pierre. subordination: numerous, including colonial corps, iv corps, v corps, cavalry corps , xvi corps. 2nd moroccan division. inactivated 10 september 1939 in morocco. 3rd moroccan division. in morocco during 1940 campaign. elements later assigned fez , casablanca divisions in army of transition. 3rd moroccan division existed between 1 march , 1 june 1943, became 4th dmm in army of liberation. 1st north african infantry divisio...

September List of earthquakes in 1955

^ m5.8 - costa rica . united states geological survey. september 1, 1955. retrieved january 7, 2017.  ^ significant earthquake costa rica . national geophysical data center. september 1, 1955. retrieved january 7, 2017.  ^ m6.4 - offshore guatemala . united states geological survey. september 3, 1955. retrieved january 7, 2017.  ^ on-line bulletin . international seismological centre. september 3, 1955. retrieved january 7, 2017.  ^ on-line bulletin . international seismological centre. september 4, 1955. retrieved january 7, 2017.  ^ m6.3 - bougainville region, papua new guinea . united states geological survey. september 8, 1955. retrieved january 7, 2017.  ^ m6.0 - southern sumatra, indonesia . united states geological survey. september 9, 1955. retrieved january 7, 2017.  ^ m6.4 - bougainville region, papua new guinea . united states geological survey. september 11, 1955. retrieved january 7, 2017.  ^ m6.2 - eastern mediterranean sea ...

Liga NOS List of Portuguese football transfers summer 2016

1 liga nos 1.1 arouca 1.2 belenenses 1.3 benfica 1.4 boavista 1.5 braga 1.6 desportivo de chaves 1.7 estoril praia 1.8 feirense 1.9 marítimo funchal 1.10 moreirense 1.11 nacional madeira 1.12 paços de ferreira 1.13 porto 1.14 rio ave 1.15 sporting cp 1.16 tondela 1.17 vitória de guimarães 1.18 vitória de setúbal liga nos note: flags indicate national team has been defined under fifa eligibility rules. players may hold more 1 non-fifa nationality. arouca belenenses benfica boavista braga desportivo de chaves estoril praia feirense marítimo funchal moreirense nacional madeira paços de ferreira porto rio ave sporting cp tondela vitória de guimarães vitória de setúbal

Air Southwest Penang Island District

bird s eye view of penang international airport. the penang international airport in bayan lepas serves major airport within northern region of peninsular malaysia. completed in 1935, oldest civilian airport in nation. today, 1 of busiest airports in malaysia in terms of cargo tonnage , passenger traffic, highlighting role penang island plays tourist destination , major manufacturing hub. airport s proximity bayan lepas free industrial zone allows easy transportation of goods , factories in bayan lepas. in addition, connects penang several major regional cities, including kuala lumpur, singapore, bangkok, jakarta, hong kong, guangzhou, taipei, ho chi minh city , yangon.

Village Reda Reda, Poland

view of reda in 1357 first mentioned in documents. later shared history of province: 1308 teutonic order state. 1466 poland, province royal prussia 1772 first partition of poland → kingdom of prussia, province west prussia. 1920 poland, pomeranian voivodeship. 1939 polish defense in ww2 annexed germany province danzig-west prussia 1945 poland, pomeranian voivodeship 1967 found town of reda. reda has 5400 inhabitants. 1982 reda has 6091 inhabitants. dynamic growth started. 1982-1999 population of reda has grown 3 fold.

Life and work Hugo Weidel

structure of niacin hugo weidel born in vienna in 1849. studied @ vienna university of technology heinrich hlasiwetz. later moved university of heidelberg, germany, , obtained phd degree there in 1870. after returning vienna, weidel became assistant of hlasiwetz in 1871. during time, started research on oxidation products of cinchonine , nicotine alkaloids. became lecturer @ university in 1874, and, after ludwig barth von barthenau became chair of department, weidel intensify research on alkaloids. although oxidation of nicotine known, weidel first isolate large enough amounts determine properties of material. work earned him lieben prize in 1880. in 1886, weidel became professor agricultural chemistry @ pedology institute in vienna. of time there occupied lecturing , educating students. after retirement of von barth in 1891, returned previous institute , assumed position of full professor. in 1890, weidel became member of austrian academy of sciences , in 1898 received decoration of i...

References List of Watford F.C. players

general positions, playing statistics , career spans 1898–99 1997–98 sourced to: jones, watford season season. pp. 225–241. players multiple spells @ club cited individually. positions, playing statistics , career spans 1998–99 onwards sourced to: watford player appearances . soccerbase. centurycomm. retrieved 26 april 2016.  career spans players multiple spells @ club cited individually. international representation , including may 1996 sourced to: jones, watford football club illustrated s who. pp. 279–284. players made international debut after may 1996 cited individually. players of season 2010–11 sourced to: former watford players of season . watford football club. archived original on 18 july 2011. retrieved 16 may 2012.  subsequent winners cited individually. specific

End of French control in former possessions Causes for liberation of French colonies in India

1 end of french control in former possessions 1.1 pondichéry 1.2 karikal 1.3 mahé 1.4 yanaon 1.5 chandernagore end of french control in former possessions pondichéry location: southern region of madras presidency. language: tamil. culture: there culture , way of life of people typical tamil lifestyle. external factors: time, when tamil people in madras presidency powerful @ centre , state governments in indian union. used have large impact on local pondicherians. views: there mixed proportion of nationalist , francophile sentiments prevailing in pondichéry. sphere of influence: pondichéry , neighbouring communes under sphere of influence of pondichéry. karikal location: 132 km south of pondichéry in madras presidency. language: tamil. culture: there culture , way of life of people typical tamil lifestyle. colony in french india not have of cultural , linguistic differences w.r.t pondichéry. external factors: changes political movements in pondichéry , madras state used have impact ...

Overview NUMMI

the nummi plant in fremont, california nummi established @ former general motors fremont assembly site had been closed 2 years earlier in 1982 (gm plant since 1962). gm , toyota reopened factory joint venture in 1984 manufacture vehicles sold under both brands. gm saw joint venture opportunity learn lean manufacturing japanese company, while toyota gained first manufacturing base in north america , chance implement taylorism-inspired production system in american labor environment, avoiding possible import restrictions. gm employees went toyota s takaoka plant in japan , improved production @ nummi, spring hill , other sites, particularly after jack smith spread program. up may 2010, nummi built average of 6000 vehicles week, or 8 million cars , trucks since opening in 1984. in 1997, nummi produced 357,809 cars , trucks, peaking @ 428,633 units in 2006. gm pulled out of venture in june 2009 due bankruptcy, , several months later toyota announced plans pull out march 2010. closure oppos...

History Bournbrook

1 history 1.1 bourn brook mills 1.2 farms 1.3 kerby s pools 1.4 selly oak institute 1.5 selly oak water pumping station history prehistoric along bourn brook evidence has been found of bronze age burnt mounds. these have been interpreted having domestic use, beer-making, or saunas implication there may have been prehistoric settlement nearby. small pieces of prehistoric, iron age, pottery , piece of worked flint found on selly park recreation ground in 1996 may indicate site of iron age farmstead in vicinity. roman metchley fort occupied site nearby distributing goods such salt droitwich places further north , west. probable upgraded existing tracks. @ point have needed ford brook , bournbrook seems place possibility of local support periods when area flooded. anglo-saxon until 1911 bourn brook ancient anglo-saxon boundary between worcestershire , staffordshire (harborne), , warwickshire (edgbaston). boundaries of midland shires possibly established during reign of danish kings 1016-10...

Political career Clare Boothe Luce

1 political career 1.1 house of representatives 1.2 republican national conventions 1.3 ambassador italy 1.4 ambassador brazil 1.5 political life after office 1.6 presidential medal of freedom political career house of representatives in 1942, luce won republican seat in united states house of representatives representing fairfield county, connecticut, 4th congressional district. based platform on 3 goals: one, win war. two, prosecute war loyally , can republicans. three, bring better world , durable peace, special attention post-war security , employment here @ home. took seat formerly held late stepfather, dr. albert austin. outspoken critic of roosevelt s foreign policy, luce supported isolationists , conservatives in congress, , appointed prestigious house military affairs committee. although no means female representative on floor, beauty, wealth, , penchant slashing witticisms caused treated patronizingly colleagues of both sexes. made sensational debut in maiden speech, coinin...

Bachelor of science programs German University of Technology in Oman

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History Contraband (American Civil War)

envelope showing contrabands (slaves) speaking union general butler. escaped slaves meeting union troops, 1862 the status of southern-owned slaves after confederate states had engaged in american civil war became issue in 1861, not long after hostilities began. @ fort monroe in virginia s hampton roads, major general benjamin butler, commander, learned 3 slaves had made way across hampton roads harbor confederate-occupied norfolk county, , presented @ union-held fort monroe. general butler refused return escaped slaves slaveholders supported confederacy. amounted classifying them contraband, although first use of terminology in military records appears have been officer. (see below). the 3 slaves, frank baker, james townsend , sheppard mallory, had been leased masters confederate army construct defense batteries @ sewell s point, across mouth of hampton roads union-held fort monroe. escaped @ night , rowed skiff old point comfort, sought asylum @ fort monroe. prior war, owners of sla...

Honours Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

^ http://www.constantinianorder.org/history/the-activities-of-the-order-since-1960.html ^ royal decree 1189/1988, of 14 october. boe, no.248, 15 october 1988, p 29811. ^ https://atthespanishcourt.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/condbcnmelleriocenabodaeii.jpg?w=529 ^ titular sovereign of order 1941 1977. (in spanish) royal order of queen maria. blasones hispanos. retrieved april 15, 2015 ^ http://geneall.net/images/album/name/p6746_20131029014925.jpg ^ http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d9v8jn90quc/tkt-mfsnapi/aaaaaaaavgm/jrayizz1vqk/s1600/juanymarapf6ue2.jpg ^ http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nk9t5874suy/vrfzpo53ygi/aaaaaaaarww/bcks2_a2tlw/s1600/522-the%2bmother-trh%2binfanta%2bpilar%2bof%2bspain,%2blater%2bduchess%2bof%2bbadajoz%3b%2band%2bcountess%2bmaria%2bde%2blas%2bmercedes%2bof%2bbarcelona%2b%2banpilar.jpg ^ http://foros.ws/img.php?image=http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u16/jufranli/pilar05.jpg ^ http://www.noblesseetroyautes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/e3.jpg ^ http://www.chivalricorders.org/b...

Works and publications Malcolm H. Stern

1 works , publications 1.1 archival papers 1.2 monographs 1.2.1 jewish families series 1.3 articles 1.4 lectures, speeches, etc. works , publications chronological order archival papers stern, malcolm henry. malcolm h. stern papers, 1882-1994. new york, ny: american jewish archives. monographs stern, malcolm h. jews of norfolk. norfolk, va: m.h. stern, 1950. oclc 18772408 stern, malcolm h. 2 studies in assimilation of american jewry i. endogamic. ii. exogamic, based on tentatively complete genealogical tables of jewish families settled in america prior 1840. thesis/dissertation. cincinnati, oh: hebrew union college/jewish institute of religion, 1956. oclc 2902235 stern, malcolm h. descendants of salomon jaroslawski. s.l: s.n., 1956. oclc 221819393 stern, malcolm h. function of genealogy in american jewish history. cincinnati: (hebrew union college press), 1958. oclc 21170378 postal, bernard, , malcolm h. stern. tourist s guide jewish history in caribbean. [new york]:...

History Crawford Grill

1 history 1.1 origins of crawford grill 1.2 crawford grill no. 1 (1933–1951) 1.3 crawford grill no. 2 (1943–2003) 1.4 crawford grill no. 3 (1948–1955) 1.5 new crawford grill @ station square (2003–2006) 1.6 legacy , crawford grill revitalization project history origins of crawford grill the crawford grill can best understood outgrowth of broader set of social institutions flourished in hill district neighborhood in 1900s. known black-and-tan clubs , these venues featured black artists , catered mixed-race patrons. leader house (1401 wylie ave.) , collins inn (1213 wylie ave.) 2 black-and-tan clubs operated in 1910s important because offered means through entrepreneur william gus greenlee enter entertainment industry in hill district , later become crawford grill , black musicians union club. high standard of entertainment established pianist earl hines, began career jazz musician in hill district when hired bandleader lois deppe perform @ leader house, , violinist vernie robinson...

2004–present: Attanasio era History of professional baseball in Milwaukee

1 2004–present: attanasio era 1.1 2004–2006: building winner 1.1.1 2004 1.1.2 2005 1.1.3 2006 1.2 2007: return respectability 1.3 2008: return postseason 1.3.1 2008 nlds 1.4 2009: missing playoffs 1.5 2010 1.6 2011 season: nl central champs 1.7 2011 postseason 1.8 2012 1.9 2013 1.10 2014 1.11 2015 1.12 2016: rebuilding 1.13 2017 2004–present: attanasio era 2004–2006: building winner on january 16, 2004, selig announced ownership group putting team sale, great relief of many fans unhappy team s lackluster performance , poor management daughter, wendy selig-prieb, on previous decade. in september 2004, brewers announced had reached verbal agreement los angeles investment banker mark attanasio purchase team reported us$223 million. sale attanasio completed on january 13, 2005, @ major league baseball s quarterly owners meeting. other members of attanasio s ownership group include private equity investor john canning, jr., david uihlein, harris turer , stephen marcus, of whom involved prev...

Palmer (2009): rentals in inclusionary housing Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act

1 palmer (2009): rentals in inclusionary housing 1.1 new construction exemption applies 1.2 2013 attempt partially repeal act 1.3 governor brown s veto message palmer (2009): rentals in inclusionary housing new construction exemption applies in palmer/sixth street properties lp v. city of los angeles (2009), issue involved how apply costa-hawkins inclusionary housing ordinance of city of los angeles. inclusionary housing laws (also called inclusionary zoning) apply construction of new multi-unit developments , seek mandate inclusion of affordable units price controls, along larger number of units sold on free market. one-third of california cities , counties have inclusionary zoning ordinances. such laws might require, beside affordable units sale, units rent. in case, los angeles housing ordinance in effect mandated sixty rentals low-income tenants included in geoff palmer s 350-unit development west of downtown. the appellate court held, however, exemption rent control of new con...

References Capricorn silvereye

sources campbell, a.j.; white, s.a. (1910). birds identified on capricorn group during expedition of r.a.o.u., 8th 17th october, 1910 . emu. 10 (3): 195–204. doi:10.1071/mu910195.  clegg, s.; frentiu, f.; kikkawa, j.; tavecchia, g.; owens, i.p.f. (september 2008). 4000 years of phenotypic change in island bird: heterogeneity of selection on 3 microevolutionary timescales . evolution. 62 (9): 2393–2410. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00437.x. pmid 18540948.  craig, robert j. (2002). aspects of flocking behavior in endemic pacific island white-eye (pdf). journal of field ornithology. 73: 70–73.  higgins, p.j.; peter, j.m.; cowling, s.j. (2006). handbook of australian, new zealand , antarctic birds. volume 7: boatbill starlings. melbourne: oxford university press. pp. 1745–1792. isbn 978-0-19-553996-7.  kikkawa, j. (2003). capricorn white-eye zosterops chlorocephalus . sunbird. 33 (2): 64–76.  kikkawa, jiro; wilson, janice m. (1983). breeding , d...

Lok Sabha Tamil Nadu by-elections, 1952–95

1 lok sabha 1.1 1993 1.2 1985 1.3 1982 1.4 1980 lok sabha 1993 the by-election took place due death of shri senapathy. 1985 the by-election took place due death of shri k.t. kosalram. 1982 the by-election took place due death of shri c.n. natarajan. 1980 the by-election took place due death of shri karunanithi thazhai. note: s. singravadivel ran candidate congress (indira faction).

Lineage 497th Combat Training Flight

1 lineage 1.1 assignments 1.2 stations 1.3 aircraft lineage constituted 302d bombardment squadron (light) on 13 january 1942 activated on 10 february 1942 redesignated 302d bombardment squadron (dive) on 27 july 1942 redesignated 497th fighter-bomber squadron on 10 august 1943 disbanded on 1 april 1944 reconstituted on 3 february 1953 , redesignated 497th fighter-interceptor squadron activated on 18 february 1953 redesignated 497th tactical fighter squadron on 25 july 1964 inactivated on 16 september 1974 activated on 1 october 1978 inactivated on 24 january 1989 redesignated 497th fighter training squadron on 28 october 1991 activated on 31 october 1991 redesignated 497th combat training squadron on 1 august 1994 redesignated 497th combat training flight on 26 october 2006 assignments 84th bombardment group (later 84th fighter-bomber group), 10 february 1942 – 1 april 1944 503d air defense group, 18 february 1953 84th fighter group, 18 august 1955 65th air division, 5 july 1958 united...

Subjects and themes Edward Hopper

girl @ sewing machine (1921) hopper derived subject matter 2 primary sources: one, common features of american life (gas stations, motels, restaurants, theaters, railroads, , street scenes) , inhabitants; , two, seascapes , rural landscapes. regarding style, hopper defined himself amalgam of many races , not member of school, particularly ashcan school . once hopper achieved mature style, art remained consistent , self-contained, in spite of numerous art trends came , went during long career. hopper s seascapes fall 3 main groups: pure landscapes of rocks, sea, , beach grass; lighthouses , farmhouses; , sailboats. combined these elements. of these paintings depict strong light , fair weather; showed little interest in snow or rain scenes, or in seasonal color changes. painted majority of pure seascapes in period between 1916 , 1919 on monhegan island. hopper s long leg (1935) all-blue sailing picture simplest of elements, while ground swell (1939) more complex , depicts group of you...