Posts

Showing posts from September, 2011

Prangin Mall Komtar

prangin mall viewed prangin road (jalan dr lim chwee leong) prangin mall planned part of phase 3 of komtar project. named after prangin road, known jalan dr lim chwee leong, prangin mall opened in 2001. caters market ranging lower middle class. mall comprises 6 levels including basement floor, 2 levels of basement parking , further 3 levels of parking @ upper floors. in recent years, prangin mall well-known wide range of electronic retail outlets.

Genus altostratus List of cloud types

altostratus translucidus (v-49) near top of photo merging altostratus opacus (v-50) near bottom abbreviation: as stratiform clouds of genus altostratus form when large convectively stable airmass lifted condensation in middle level of troposphere, along frontal system. altostratus can bring light rain or snow. if precipitation becomes continuous, may thicken nimbostratus can bring precipitation of moderate heavy intensity. species no differentiated species (always nebulous). opacity-based varieties altostratus translucidus (v-49) altostratus through sun can seen. altostratus opacus (v-50) altostratus blocks out sun. pattern-based variety radiatus bands appear converge @ horizon. altostratus translucidus radiatus (v-51) altostratus opacus radiatus (v-52) pattern-based variety duplicatus altostratus in closely spaced layers, 1 above other. altostratus translucidus duplicatus (v-53) altostratus opacus duplicatus (v-54) pattern-based variety undulatus altostratus wavy undulating base. alto...

Small and medium enterprises Pharmaceutical industry in India

as promising future whole, outlook small , medium enterprises (sme) not bright. excise structure changed companies have pay 16% tax on maximum retail price (mrp) of products, opposed on ex-factory price. consequently, larger companies cut on outsourcing , business left shifted companies facilities in 4 tax-free states – himachal pradesh, jammu , kashmir, uttaranchal, , jharkhand. consequently, large number of pharmaceutical manufacturers shifted plant these states, became impossible continue operating in non-tax free zones. in matter of couple of years excise duty revised on 2 occasions, first reduced 8% , 4%. result, benefits of shifting tax free zone negated. resulted in, factories in tax free zones, start third party manufacturing. under these factories produced goods under brand names of other parties on job work basis. as smes wrestled tax structure, scrambling meet 1 july deadline compliance revised schedule m manufacturing practices (gmp). while should beneficial consumers , ind...

Air raids Australian home front during World War II

the japanese air force made 97 air raids against australia on 19-month period starting darwin in february 1942 until 1943. darwin area hit 64 times. horn island struck 9 times, broome , exmouth gulf 4 times, townsville , millingimbi 3 times, port hedland , wyndham twice , derby, drysdale, katherine, mossman, onslow, , port patterson once.

Politics List of Kumaonis

1 politics 1.1 scientists , scholars 1.2 journalists , writers 1.3 sports 1.4 films , drama politics badri datt pandey govind ballabh pant, (bharat ratna) kalu singh mahara, (freedom fighter) led anti-british militia in champawat, during indian rebellion of 1857 p. c. joshi, general secretary of c.p.i. (1935–1947) sheila irene pant or begum ra ana liaquat ali khan, (pakistan) narayan dutt tiwari murli manohar joshi krishan chandra pant, former defence minister & vice chairman planning commission bachi singh rawat bhagat singh koshiyari harish chandra singh rawat, m.p. 7th, 8th, 9th lok sabha almora, 15th lok sabha haridwar, c.m. uttarakhand bipin chandra tripathi ila pant pradeep tamta, m.p. scientists , scholars the cartographer (pundit) nain singh rawat (1830–1895) received royal geographical society founder s gold medal in 1877. nain singh rawat, c.i.e., first person survey tibet krishna singh rawat, surveyor khadg singh valdiya, geologist , environmentalist pooran chand joshi, ...

Career statistics Bing Crosby

white christmas (1954) crosby s among popular , successful musical acts of 20th century. although billboard magazine operated under different methodologies bulk of crosby s career, chart numbers remain astonishing: 396 chart singles, including 41 no. 1 hits. if multiple times white christmas charted counted, bring number 43 – more beatles , elvis combined. crosby had separate charting singles in every calendar year between 1931 , 1954; annual re-release of white christmas extended streak 1957. had 24 separate popular singles in 1939 alone. believed crosby best selling recording artist ever, plus or minus 1 billion units sold. statistician joel whitburn @ billboard determined crosby america s successful recording act of 1930s , again in 1940s. for 15 years (1934, 1937, 1940, 1943–1954), crosby among top 10 in box-office drawing power, , 5 of years (1944–1948) topped world. sang 4 academy award-winning songs – sweet leilani (1937), white christmas (1942), swinging on st...

Local Government Southwest Penang Island District

although districts in malaysia created purpose of land administration , revenue, in practice, local council manages provision of basic amenities , maintenance of urban infrastructure. the penang island city council, agency under penang state government, local authority in charge of whole penang island. history dating 1800, oldest local authority in malaysia , successor country s first city council - george town city council. headquarters city hall in george town, within northeast penang island district. the mayor of penang island appointed penang state government every 2 years. current mayor of penang island maimunah mohd sharif.

Writing career Clare Boothe Luce

poster 1939 film women a writer considerable powers of invention , wit, luce published stuffed shirts, promising volume of short stories, in 1931. scribner s magazine compared work evelyn waugh s vile bodies bitter humor. new york times found socially superficial, praised lovely festoons of epigrams , beguiling stylishness: malice there may in these pages has felinity purest angoran. book s device of characters interlinked story story borrowed sherwood anderson s winesburg, ohio (1919), impressed andre maurois, asked luce s permission imitate it. luce published many magazine articles. real talent, however, playwright. after failure of initial stage effort, marital melodrama abide me (1935), rapidly followed satirical comedy, women. deploying cast of no fewer 40 actresses discussed men in scorching language, became broadway smash in 1936 and, 3 years later, successful hollywood movie. toward end of life, luce claimed half century, had steadily received royalties productions of women...

Classification and evolution Tiktaalik

in late devonian vertebrate speciation, descendants of pelagic lobe-finned fish – eusthenopteron – exhibited sequence of adaptations: descendants included pelagic lobe-finned fish such coelacanth species. in 2000 p. ahlberg et al. described transitional form fish tetrapod, livoniana. creature dates 374 - 391 million years ago, successor panderichthys. tiktaalik roseae species classified under genus. tiktaalik lived approximately 375 million years ago. paleontologists suggest representative of transition between non-tetrapod vertebrates (fish) such panderichthys, known fossils 380 million years old, , tetrapods such acanthostega , ichthyostega, known fossils 365 million years old. mixture of primitive fish , derived tetrapod characteristics led 1 of discoverers, neil shubin, characterize tiktaalik fishapod . tiktaalik transitional fossil; tetrapods archaeopteryx birds, troodonts , dromaeosaurids. while may neither ancestor living animal, serve evidence intermediates between different t...

Interior Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini

the archangel michael, painted guido reni. the church designed antonio casoni , built between 1626 , 1631. comprises small nave , several side chapels. chapels notable 1 contains body of st. felix of cantalice , tomb of saint crispin of viterbo. the first chapel has dramatic altarpiece of st. michael archangel (c.1635) guido reni, , gherardo delle notti s christ mocked. second chapel has transfiguration mario balassi, , nativity (c. 1632) lanfranco. third chapel has saint francis receives stigmata domenichino. fourth chapel houses prayer in gesthemane (c. 1632) baccio ciarpi. in fifth chapel saint anthony sacchi, painted apparition of virgin (1645) saint bonaventure in fifth chapel on left. tomb monument alexander sobieski sculpted camillo rusconi. third chapel has deposition andrea camassei , stigmatization of saint francis (c. 1570) girolamo muziano. second chapel has santa felice da cantalice alessandro turchi, while first has painting of saint paul restores vision (c. 1631) pietro ...

Adverse effects Clorazepate

delirium has been noted discontinuation clorazepate a benzodiazepine dependence occurs in approximately 1 third of patients take benzodiazepines longer 4 weeks, characterised withdrawal syndrome upon dose reduction. when used seizure control, tolerance may manifest increased rate of seizures increased risk of withdrawal seizures. in humans, tolerance anticonvulsant effects of clorazepate occurs regular use. due development of tolerance, benzodiazepines are, in general, not considered appropriate long-term management of epilepsy; increasing dose may result in developing of tolerance higher dose combined worsened adverse effects. cross-tolerance occurs between benzodiazepines, meaning that, if individuals tolerant 1 benzodiazepine, display tolerance equivalent doses of other benzodiazepines. withdrawal symptoms benzodiazepines include worsening of pre-existing symptoms appearance of new symptoms not pre-existing. withdrawal symptoms may range mild anxiety , insomnia severe withdrawal sym...

Types of arches Arch

semi-circular arches using limestone block construction @ great wall, china roman aqueduct near nîmes, france: arcade, employing circular arch horseshoe arches in 9th-century mosque of uqba, in kairouan, tunisia pointed arches used builders of gothic-style architecture. advantage using pointed arch, rather circular one, arch action produces less thrust @ base. innovation allowed taller , more closely spaced openings, typical of gothic architecture. cathedral of st. michael , st. gudula in brussels, belgium, central pointed arch window, typical of gothic architecture vaults adjacent arches [that] assembled side side. if vaults intersect, complex forms produced intersections. forms, along expressed ribs @ vault intersections, dominant architectural features of gothic cathedrals. interior vaulted ceiling of notre dame de paris, showing ribs @ intersection of several arches the parabolic arch employs principle when weight uniformly applied arch, internal compression resulting weight fol...

Services Maritime Line

150239 waits @ truro passengers london train join service falmouth since 1970s trains have run between falmouth docks , truro, connections made services on cornish main line penzance, plymouth , beyond. trains run every thirty minutes of day (except on sundays when less frequent service operates). call @ stations except perranwell served alternate services on request guard or clear signal driver. service in 1960s 16 or 17 trains daily, , had been reduced 12 1975. 2008 there 13 trains each way, new loop installed @ penryn may 2009 timetable provides 29. enhanced timetable resulted in trains being formed 1 coach instead of former two, increase in demand has resulted in fgw allocating sufficient stock enable both units become 2 car units 2012.

Protestant Reformation Christianity in the 16th century

1 protestant reformation 1.1 martin luther , lutheranism 1.1.1 widening breach 1.1.2 political maneuvering 1.1.3 results of lutheran reformation 1.2 calvinism 1.2.1 ulrich zwingli 1.2.2 john calvin 1.3 arminianism 1.4 anglicanism , english reformation 1.5 monasticism 1.6 scandinavia 1.7 scotland 1.8 france 1.9 netherlands 1.10 hungary protestant reformation the renaissance yielded scholars ability read scriptures in original languages, , in part stimulated protestant reformation. martin luther, doctor in bible @ university of wittenberg, began teach salvation gift of god s grace, attainable through faith in jesus, in humility paid sin. along doctrine of justification, reformation promoted higher view of bible. martin luther said, true rule this: god s word shall establish articles of faith, , no 1 else, not angel can so. these 2 ideas in turn promoted concept of priesthood of believers. other important reformers john calvin, huldrych zwingli, philipp melanchthon, martin bucer , anaba...

Riverview Corridor Canceled transitway projects in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

the riverview corridor arterial transit corridor downtown saint paul mall of america via minneapolis-saint paul international airport. discussed proposal bus rapid transit corridor project, running maplewood mall mall of america, through saint paul union depot in downtown saint paul. route have used sections of central corridor , hiawatha line , run along center of west 7th street. project canceled when minnesota legislature took majority of unspent allocated funds. concerns project included low ridership predictions , neighborhood opposition needed right of way expansion. have been possible line have connected both blue line , green line, making transit way triangle. bus service along route later improved, although not proposed bus rapid transit project levels. this corridor, of canceled projects, had , continues have consideration. city council of saint paul voted on january 23, 2013 request ramsey county regional rail authority conduct new study of transit corridor.

Estimation of Hammett sigma constants Hammett equation

core-electron binding energy (cebe) shifts correlate linearly hammett substituent constants (σ) in substituted benzene derivatives. consider para-disubstituted benzene p-f-c6h4-z, z substituent such nh2, no2, etc. fluorine atom para respect substituent z in benzene ring. image on right shows 4 distinguished ring carbon atoms, c1(ipso), c2(ortho), c3(meta), c4(para) in p-f-c6h4-z molecule. carbon z defined c1(ipso) , fluorinated carbon c4(para). definition followed z = h. left-hand side of (1) called cebe shift or Δcebe, , defined difference between cebe of fluorinated carbon atom in p-f-c6h4-z , of fluorinated carbon in reference molecule fc6h5. the right-hand side of eq. 1 product of parameter κ , hammett substituent constant @ para position, σp. parameter κ defined eq. 3: where ρ , ρ* hammett reaction constants reaction of neutral molecule , core ionized molecule, respectively. Δcebes of ring carbons in p-f-c6h4-z calculated density functional theory see how correlate hammett σ-const...

Pir and Dawah Isma'ilism

just imām seen ismailis manifestation of first-created light, during period between imāmates of muhammad ibn ismail , al-madhi billah, relationship between teacher , student became sacred one, , dai became position beyond normal missionary. dai passed on sacred , hidden knowledge of imām student, use information ascend higher levels. first student loved dai, , dai learned love imām, interceder on behalf of god. in nizari ismailism, head dai called pir.

The Middle East under Fatimid rule Isma'ilism

the fatimid caliphate @ peak. the fatimid caliphate expanded under subsequent imāms. under fatimids, egypt became center of empire included @ peak north africa, sicily, palestine, syria, red sea coast of africa, yemen, hejaz , tihamah. under fatimids, egypt flourished , developed extensive trade network in both mediterranean sea , indian ocean, determined economic course of egypt during high middle ages. the fatimids promoted ideas radical time. 1 promotion merit rather genealogy. also during period 3 contemporary branches of ismailism formed. first branch (druze) occurred al-hakim bi-amr allah. born in 985, ascended ruler @ age of eleven. religious group began forming in lifetime broke off mainstream ismailism , refused acknowledge successor. later known druze, believe al-hakim manifestation of god , prophesied mahdi, 1 day return , bring justice world. faith further split ismailism developed unique doctrines class separately both ismailism , islam. arwa al-sulayhi hujjah in yemen tim...

History 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

the roots of acc basketball began 2 men: everett case , frank mcguire. case accepted head coaching job @ north carolina state. case s north carolina state teams dominated years of acc modern, fast-paced style of play. became fastest college basketball coach reach many games won milestones. case became known father of acc basketball. despite success on court, may have been better promoter off-the-court. case realized need sell program , university. state started construction on reynolds coliseum in 1941. case persuaded school officials expand arena 12,400 people. opened new home court team in 1949; @ time, largest on-campus arena in south. such, used host site many southern conference tournaments, acc tournaments, , dixie classic. dixie classic brought in large revenues schools involved , became 1 of premier sporting events in south. partly counter case s success, north carolina convinced frank mcguire come chapel hill in 1952. mcguire knew that, largely due case s influence, basketba...

Twentieth century migration to the U.S. Puerto Rican literature

the nuyorican poets café building on east 3rd street during part of 20th century, many puerto ricans moved eastern coast , mid-western parts of united states in search of better way of life. settled in cities such new york , chicago. there faced racial discrimination , other hardships. jesús colón, known father of nuyorican movement, discriminated against because black , had difficulty speaking english. wrote experiences, experiences of other immigrants, becoming among first puerto ricans in english. one of works, puerto rican in new york, preceded literary movement known nuyorican movement . ultimately, nuyorican movement influenced puerto rican literature, spurring themes such cultural identity , discrimination. goal of nuyorican movement maintain cultural identity of puerto rican people in foreign land. movement composed of group of intellectuals, writers , poets express experiences nuyoricans living in united states, including nicholasa mohr (whose el bronx collection of stories e...

Knockout stage 2011 World Women's Handball Championship

1 knockout stage 1.1 last 16 1.2 quarterfinals 1.3 5th–8th semifinals 1.4 semifinals 1.5 seventh place match 1.6 fifth place match 1.7 third place match 1.8 final knockout stage championship bracket 5th place bracket last 16 quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals semifinals seventh place match fifth place match third place match final

Discography The Black Sorrows

1 discography 1.1 studio albums 1.2 live album 1.3 box set 1.4 compilation albums discography studio albums sonola (june 1984) aus #50 rockin zydeco (march 1985) a place in world (november 1985) dear children (april 1987) aus #22 hold on me (september 1988) aus #7, nor #6, nzl #35, swe #18 harley , rose (august 1990) aus #3, nor #5, swe #36 better times (september 1992) aus #13 lucky charm (november 1994) aus #20 beat club (1998) one mo time (2004) roarin town (2006) 4 days in sing sing (2009, cd/dvd set) crooked little thoughts (2012, 3 cd/hardcover book) certified blue (april 2014) aus #73 endless sleep chapter 46 (april 2015) endless sleep chapter 47 (april 2015) faithful satellite (september 2016) live album radio waves (november 1996) (3-cd set) box set better times (by black sorrows) / amazing stories (by revelators) (march 1993, 2-cd set) aus #14 compilation albums the chosen ones - greatest hits (1993) aus #4, nzl #23 the best of black sorrows (1997) the essential black sorr...

Production notes Mr In-Between

uk film poster early on, film s producers skeptical choice of paul sarossy, first-time director , american in otherwise all-british production crew, agreed best man job. director paul sarossy, better known work in cinematography, wanted focus on directing , told cinematographer haris zambarloukos not let him behind camera, no matter how hard persisted, duration of shooting. in original screenplay, in novel, tattooed man s lair large, victorian-style manor. director paul sarossy wanted more dismal, , writer peter waddington revised scenes take place in sewers under streets of london.

History Icarians

1 history 1.1 cabet radical french politician 1.2 voyage en icarie 1.3 colonization begins history cabet radical french politician louis philippe i, moderate conservative orléanist king replaced extreme conservative charles x following revolution of 1830. Étienne cabet born in dijon, france in 1788 middle-class family of artisans. cabet attended roman catholic secondary school , continued education, earning doctorate of law degree in 1812. cabet not inclined towards jurisprudence, however, preferring rough , tumble of politics , journalism. following fall of napoleon bonaparte in 1815, cabet became active in struggle against conservative theocratic monarchism, participating in political groups espoused constitutional , republican form of government under monarchical leadership. in 1820 cabet moved paris, political center of french nation. there continued participate in secret revolutionary societies, @ considerable personal risk. took decade underground political effort bear fruit when...

Secondary professional tour World Snooker Tour

a secondary tour first established in 1994/1995 season; comprising 6 tournaments, wpbsa minor tour open professionals, ran 1 season. concept revived in 1997/1998 in form of uk tour, following adoption of two-tier tour structure. unlike main tour had restricted membership, uk tour open professional members, competing on main tour—although members of main tour prohibited entering 1999/2000 season. rebranded challenge tour 2000/2001 season, , open players not on main tour , amateurs. 2001/2002 season, challenge tour had restricted membership , offered exclusive professional competition limited number of professionals not members of main tour, , open tour established open players—including players on main , challenge tours. wpbsa operated 3 level circuit until end of 2002/2003 season when split english association of snooker , billiards (easb). since open tour fell under control of easb, amateur governing body, open tour took on amateur status , professional players no longer eligible ente...

Legislative career Richard Harding Poff

^ holton, linwood (1999-07-16). gov. holton s keynote address . virginia governors project. center politics @ university of virginia. retrieved 2007-01-08. have been defeated if had not signed document, expect has regretted signature through years.  ^ conley, richard s.; richard m. yon. legislative liaison, white house roll-call predictions, , divided government: eisenhower experience, 83rd–84th congresses (pdf). university of florida department of political science. retrieved 2007-01-08. ...[when] president called increase in minimum wage ... members of gop leadership save poff of virginia came on board. 

Hilbert algebras Tomita–Takesaki theory

the main results of tomita–takesaki theory proved using left , right hilbert algebras. a left hilbert algebra algebra involution x→x , inner product (,) such that a right hilbert algebra defined (with involution ♭) left , right reversed in conditions above. a hilbert algebra left hilbert algebra such in addition ♯ isometry, in other words (x,y) = (y, x). examples: if m von neumann algebra acting on hilbert space h cyclic separating vector v, put = mv , define (xv)(yv) = xyv , (xv) = x*v. tomita s key discovery makes left hilbert algebra, in particular closure of operator has polar decomposition above. vector v identity of a, unital left hilbert algebra. if g locally compact group, vector space of continuous complex functions on g compact support right hilbert algebra if multiplication given convolution, , x(g) = x(g)*.

Buddhism Religion in Pakistan

buddhism has ancient history in pakistan; there small community of @ least 1500 pakistani buddhist in country. country dotted numerous ancient , disused buddhist stupas along entire breath of indus river courses through heart of country. many buddhist empires , city states existed, notably in gandhara elsewhere in taxila, punjab , sindh. believed tantric buddhism developed in pakistan s swat valley. pakistan , of afghanistan 1 of first regions adopt buddhism , saw large number of adherents faith. believed through silk road of northern pakistan, buddhism spread later central asia, china , beyond.

Political career Eva Estrada Kalaw

1 political career 1.1 first term 1.2 second term , martial law 1.3 assemblywoman of manila 1.4 vice presidential bid 1.5 post-edsa revolution political career first term a member of nacionalista party, kalaw first entered politics in 1953 when campaigned nacionalista presidential candidate , former defense secretary ramon magsaysay, ran against incumbent president elpidio quirino. in 1957, campaigned senator claro m. recto when ran president against incumbent president carlos p. garcia. during garcia administration, kalaw headed national economic protectionism association, non-government organization staunchly promoted economic protectionism , promotion of filipino businesses , products. during 1965 senatorial elections, kalaw part of senatorial slate of nacionalista party candidate ferdinand marcos , won. senator, introduced total of 41 bills, including ones salary increases of public school teachers (ra 5158); creation of local school boards (ra 5447) , of barrio high school charter...

Marriage British Bangladeshi

same cultural rituals practised bangladeshi weddings celebrated combination of bengali , muslim traditions, , play large part in developing , maintaining social ties. many marriages between british diaspora (londonis) , native-born bangladeshis. men go bangladesh married, more women marrying in bangladesh. second or third generation bangladeshis more married in uk within british culture. exposure has created division between preferences arranged marriages or love marriages. tradition holds bride s family must buy bridegroom s family set of new furniture housed in family home, original furniture given away or discarded. average bangladeshi outlay wedding £30–60,000 single wedding, including decorations, venue, food, clothing , limousines, areas in there competition between families. forced marriages rare, practice largely present in bangladesh; british high commission has been involved many cases concerning on british citizens. media highlight includes bangladeshi-born national health s...

Music career Alex Otey

1 music career 1.1 collaborations miss amy 1.2 ionian productions 1.3 recent years music career collaborations miss amy otey met wife, singer-songwriter miss amy, , began playing in jazz, folk , rock bands together. after birth of son in mid-1990s family moved new jersey, , miss amy began focusing on children s music, of sort children move , exercise. alex otey produced, co-wrote, , helped arrange miss amy s first album, swimming, , handles trumpet, keyboard, , backup vocals in miss amy & big kids band, founded in 2004. along band performed @ white house 2010 egg roll event, other performers included justin bieber, j.k. rowling, , cast glee. , miss amy & big kids band headlined kidstock 2010. he has produced 5 albums miss amy since 2004, handling, example, collaborative arranging, engineering, production, keyboard, trumpet , back-up vocals on 2011 s miss amy’s fitness rock , roll, blended jazz, rock, pop, broadway, , lullabies. fitness rock & roll released on label, ionian ...

Life Nicholas III of Saint Omer

map of greek , latin states in southern greece ca. 1278 he fought in campaigns of 1291/92 against byzantine greeks of despotate of epirus, , inherited rule on 1 half of thebes uncle otho of saint omer @ death, sometime before 1299. consequently man of influence in affairs of frankish greece. on advice guy ii de la roche, young duke of athens, wed daughter , heiress of princess isabella of villehardouin, matilda of hainaut, in effort improve relations of 2 powerful, , rival, frankish states of greece, , establish alliance between them. in 1300–1302, during isabella s absence in italy, nicholas served bailli (representative) of achaea s suzerain, king charles ii of naples. in 1301, princess isabella married third husband, philip of savoy. new prince made himself unpopular in achaea arrogance, despotic manners, , disregard principality s feudal customs. when philip, after arrival, arrested chancellor benjamin of kalamata, nicholas confronted new prince @ glarentza , vehemently protested a...

Public schools Hawaii

waianae high school, located in waiʻanae, houses educational community media center. hawaii has school system within u.s. unified statewide. policy decisions made fourteen-member state board of education, sets policy , hires superintendent of schools, oversees state department of education. department of education divided 7 districts; 4 on oʻahu , 1 each of other 3 counties. main rationale centralization combat inequalities between highly populated oʻahu , more rural neighbor islands, , between lower-income , more affluent areas. public elementary, middle , high school test scores in hawaii below national averages on tests mandated under no child left behind act. hawaii board of education requires eligible students take these tests , report student test scores. may have unbalanced results reported in august 2005 of 282 schools across state, 185 failed reach federal minimum performance standards in mathematics , reading. act college placement tests show in 2005, seniors scored above nat...

Specifications .28Beaufighter TF X.29 Bristol Beaufighter

orthographic projection of beaufighter tf mk.x, inset profiles of mk.i(f), mk.ii(f) , mk.v , of thimble , herringbone radar installations. data jane s fighting aircraft of world war ii, bristol beaufighter & ii general characteristics crew: 2: pilot, observer length: 41 ft 4 in (12.6 m) wingspan: 57 ft 10 in (17.65 m) height: 15 ft 10 in (4.84 m) wing area: 503 ft² (46,73 m²) empty weight: 15,592 lb (7,072 kg) max. takeoff weight: 25,400 lb (11,521 kg) powerplant: 2 × bristol hercules 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,600 hp (1,200 kw) each performance maximum speed: 320 mph (280 kn, 515 km/h) @ 10,000 ft (3,050 m) range: 1,750 mi (1,520 nmi, 2,816 km) service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,795 m) without torpedo rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min (8.2 m/s) without torpedo armament guns: 4 × 20 mm hispano mk ii cannon (240 rpg) in nose 1 × manually operated .303 in (7.7 mm) browning observer rockets: 8 × rp-3 60 lb (27 kg) rockets or bombs: 2× 250 lb bombs or 1× british 18 inch torpedo or mark 1...

Biography Jenny Cowern

1 biography 1.1 days 1.2 west cumberland 1.3 sky felt hangings 1.4 commissions 1.5 continuous improvement 1.6 death biography early days jenny cowern born in worcester, england, on 20 june 1943, second daughter of artists raymond cowern ra , margaret (née trotman). in 1959, cowern enrolled @ brighton college of art, father dean of art faculty. during time studying national diploma in design produced ‘mother cutting hedge’ (1962) , ‘east street, brighton’ (1963). in 1963 began studying @ royal college of art, london, where, amongst others, studied under peter blake , carel weight, graduating painting school in 1966 award of arca (alumnus of royal college of art). @ tube station in london, met artist raymond higgs, later became lifelong partner. west cumberland in 1965, jenny won david murray travelling scholarship paint landscape, , used opportunity visit cumbria raymond’s mother owned row of cottages @ langrigg, near aspatria. 1 of these empty , available use, despite being derelict ne...