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Public library League City, Texas

helen hall library in league city, tx the helen hall library, member of galveston county library system, operated city , located @ 100 west walker street. league city public library renamed after hall in 1985. during year $2.5 million bond expand 7,000-square-foot (650 m) library passed. library received two-story adult services wing , renovation of original structure, housed children s , audio-visual services sections; projects completed 1988. of 2008 hall, 29,000 square feet (2,700 m) of space, largest , busiest unit of galveston county library system.

B Glossary of bird terms

explanatory diagram pycraft, w. p. (1893). interlocking of feathers . natural science: monthly review of scientific progress. vol. 3. macmillan. p. 199.  back the exterior region of bird s upper parts between mantle , rump. barb also defined herewith: ramus (plural: rami). barbs individual structures growing out of shaft collectively make vanes of feathers, more or less interconnected hooklets of barbules, extending each side of distal part of feather s shaft known rachis. central axis of barb known ramus. barbules also, radius / radii; tertiary fibres. defined herewith: proximal barbules; distal barbules; barbicels; hooklets (hamuli); pennulum; teeth. barbs branch off on parallel sides of rachis, barbs in turn have set of structures called barbules, branching each side of ramus. base cells of barbule form plate thinner stalk projects called pennulum. @ 1 more level of branching, pennulum hosts small outgrowths called barbicels—which when found on pennaceous feathers, vary in structur

Fiction Robert Holdstock bibliography

1 fiction 1.1 short stories 1.2 novelizations of movie screenplays 1.3 other novels 1.4 berserker series 1.5 francoise jeury series 1.6 raven series 1.7 professionals series 1.8 night hunter series 1.9 ryhope wood series 1.10 merlin codex series fiction short stories pauper s plot, 1969 microcosm, 1972 ash, ash, 1974 (also published under title ashes) the graveyard cross, 1976 magic man, 1976 on inside, 1976 the time beyond age, 1976 travellers, 1976 a small event, 1977 the touch of vanished hand, 1977 in valley of statues, 1979 earth , stone, 1980 mythago wood, 1981 (novella) where time winds blow, 1981 the phantom of valley, 1981 manchanged, 1981 walking on shores of time, 1981 elite: dark wheel, 1984 (a novella based upon computer game elite david braben , ian bell) the boy jumped rapids, 1984 thorn, 1986 scarrowfell, 1987 the shapechanger, 1989 time of tree, 1989 the bone forest, 1991 the ragthorn, 1991 (coauthored garry kilworth) the silvering, 1992 infantasm, 1995 novelizations o

History of textile production in Bangladesh Textile industry in Bangladesh

a woman in dhaka clad in fine bengali muslin, 18th century. under mughal rule, bengal subah center of worldwide muslin , silk trades during 16th 18th centuries. during mughal era, important center of cotton production bengal, particularly around capital city of dhaka, leading muslin being called daka in distant markets such central asia. bengal exported cotton , silk textiles markets such europe, indonesia , japan. bengal produced more 50% of textiles , around 80% of silks imported dutch asia, example. bengal conquered british east india company after battle of plassey in 1757 , bengal presidency founded in 1765. british colonization forced open bengali market british goods, while @ same time britain implemented protectionist policies such bans , high tariffs restricted bengali imports britain. raw cotton imported without taxes or tariffs british factories, used them manufacture textiles, many of exported bengal. british economic policies led deindustrialization in bengal. post-1971

Commission membership Commission on Parliamentary Reform

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Club career Tom Hitchcock

1 club career 1.1 blackburn rovers 1.2 queens park rangers 1.3 milton keynes dons club career blackburn rovers hitchcock progressed through youth system @ blackburn rovers academy after officially joining in 2007, after being recommended father kevin hitchcock goalkeeping coach @ club. made breakthrough blackburn rovers reserve team in 2009, scoring first goal year. on 19 july 2011, following successful pre-season trial, hitchcock joined league 2 side plymouth argyle on initial three-month loan, making 10 appearances club before returning parent club. on 2 february 2012, hitchcock became free agent following mutual cancellation of contract blackburn. queens park rangers on 4 march 2012 hitchcock signed one-year deal queens park rangers. on 17 august 2012, hitchcock made debut club 83rd substitute bobby zamora, scoring 90th minute winner in 1-0 win on ipswich town. following limited first team opportunities, hitchcock signed on loan league 1 side crewe alexandra. went on make 6 appearan

Education Pikeville, Kentucky

1 education 1.1 elementary schools 1.2 middle schools 1.3 high schools 1.4 colleges education elementary schools pikeville elementary school st. francis of assisi school christ central school myra christian academy mullins elementary school millard elementary school dorton elementary school johns creek elementary school elkhorn city elementary school kimper elementary school blackberry elementary school feds creek elementary school northpoint academy phelps day treatment center phelps elementary school shelby valley day treatment center southside elementary school valley elementary school middle schools pikeville jr. high school belfry middle school valley middles school dorton middle school phelps middle school johns creek school mullins middle school elkhorn city middle school feds creek middle school millard middle school kimper middle school high schools five high schools served pikeville post office, pikeville high located within city limits. pikeville high school — part of pikevi

Regional variation Chinese architecture

1 regional variation 1.1 lingnan (cantonese) architecture 1.2 minnan (hokkien) architecture 1.3 hakka architecture 1.4 gan architecture 1.5 others regional variation there considerable regional variance in chinese architecture. more notable regional styles include: lingnan (cantonese) architecture the classical lingnan architecture used in southern province of gwongdung , eastern half of neighboring gwongsai. noted use of carvings , sculptures decorations, green brick, balconies, cold alleys , narrow doors , , many other characteristics adaptive subtropical region. minnan (hokkien) architecture minnan architecture, or hokkien architecture, refers architectural style of hoklo people, han chinese group have been dominant demographic of of fujian , taiwan. style noted use of swallowtail roofs (heavily decorated upward-curving roof ridges) , cut porcelain carving decorations. hakka architecture hakka people have been noted building distinctive walled villages in order protect clan wars

Plot Stratosphere Girl

teenager angela (chloé winkel), skilled @ drawing, meets , falls in love attractive japanese dj. encouraged him, goes japan work @ exclusive club rich businessmen, meet young blonde women. start, film surreal unique characters, clear , sharp cinematography, , slow panning camera work. manga drawings used enhance plot , ambiance. angela seeks work @ aforementioned club and, after having been begrudgingly let in, met derision other girls working there. however, despite having spurned of other girls, proves favorite among patrons pretending lolita-style 15-year-old please businessmen. the plot has sinister undertone of possibility of murder of girl, larissa, whom angela has replaced. film goes on, learn larissa possibly murdered, not japanese men in search of sick sexual fantasy fulfillment, @ envious , jealous hands of workmates. in last scenes learn larissa lives and, furthermore, when angela heralded contract manga artist.

NASA career Douglas G. Hurley

hurley speaking @ tulane university in october 2010 selected pilot nasa in july 2000, hurley reported training in august 2000. following completion of 2 years of training , evaluation, assigned technical duties in astronaut office have included kennedy operations support “cape crusader” lead asp (astronaut support personnel) shuttle missions sts-107 , sts-121. has worked shuttle landing , rollout, served on columbia reconstruction team @ kennedy space center , in exploration branch in support of selection of orion crew exploration vehicle. he served nasa director of operations @ gagarin cosmonaut training center in star city, russia. in july 2009, pilot on sts-127, iss assembly mission 2j/a, delivered japanese-built exposed facility (jem-ef) , experiment logistics module exposed section (elm-es) international space station. mission duration 15 days, 16 hours, 45 minutes. on july 2011, hurley returned space on sts-135 on space shuttle atlantis. mission delivered multi-purpose logistics

Post-war Fort Wint

10-inch gun fort wint, @ fort casey, washington grande island , remains of fort wint incorporated u.s. naval base subic bay. 2 10-inch (25-cm) disappearing guns of battery warwick dismantled united states navy in 1960s , shipped fort casey renovation , display. 4 3-inch guns of batteries flake , jewell removed , divided between forts flagler , casey in washington state remain on display. 6-inch guns of battery hall remain in place (pictures right). grand island operated many decades after ww ii subic bay navy special services on base resort military , civilians stationed though out philippines. accessible via small landing craft type boat shuttle service @ pier adjacent alava carrier pier in front of hq building @ naval station subic bay. during operation new life, in 1975, thousands of vietnamese refugees sheltered , processed on grande island after fall of viet nam viet cong. after rescue mission, lasted 6 months, grande island rehabilitated , restored special services resort configu

Life Hans Karl Breslauer

1 life 1.1 career actor , screenwriter 1.2 career film director 1.3 career journalist , author life career actor , screenwriter hans karl breslauer born in vienna, son of proprietor of coffee-house, intended should take over. instead became actor. first engagements in cologne, wiesbaden , vienna. from 1910 breslauer active in berlin screenwriter. produced 40 filmscripts film companies duskes, messter, vitascope, mutoscope , biograph. from 1914 supposed have had first directing job sascha-film in vienna, has been called question because of lack of evidence directing in these years. can shown have had acting role in viennese regent-film production zu spät gesühnt (1916). career film director breslauer s first demonstrable directorial involvement in 1918 in sascha-film production ihre beste rolle. after world war worked director leyka-film , biehl-film. in 1919/1920 vicepresident of film directors club of austria. 1921 breslauer regularly directed mondial-film, under roof set own product

Population Kogarah, New South Wales

resurrection of christ greek orthodox church demographics according 2011 australian bureau of statistics census of population, there 12,764 people resident in kogarah. 63.2% stated born overseas top countries of birth being china 12.0%, nepal 6.5% , bangladesh 4.4%. english stated language spoken @ home 30.0% of residents , common other languages spoken mandarin 10.2%, nepali 6.8% , cantonese 6.7%. common responses religious affiliation catholic 20.0%, no religion 18.2% , orthodox 12.6%. notable residents clive james – writer, poet, essayist, critic , commentator on popular culture raised in kogarah. kenneth slessor, 1 of australia s greatest poets, attended kogarah primary school, in 20th century. family lived in belgrave street, according biographer, geoffrey dutton. rev dr rowland croucher, theologian , author, lived in warialda street in years of married life while staffworker intervarsity fellowship. wife jan taught @ kogarah high school. reg gasnier – rugby league legend lived in

History Kogarah, New South Wales

railway parade in 1915. former kogarah post office on right built in 1892 , community centre kogarah derived aboriginal word meaning rushes or place of reeds. had been written coggera , cogerah , kuggerah current spelling settled when railway line came through area in 1880s. early land grants in area made john townson (1760–1835) received 910 hectares (2,250 acres) 1808 1810, centred on hurstville , james chandler, neighbouring estate centred on bexley. district provided fruit, vegetables , oysters sydney. in 1869, st paul s church of england opened on rocky point road (now princes highway). built on 0.81 hectares (2 acres) of land given church william wolfen swedish consul sydney, owned 320 hectares (800 acres) in kogarah. suburb grew around church , gardeners arms hotel. kogarah became municipality in 1885. the former neighbourhood of moorefield part of kogarah. 24-hectare (60-acre) land grant governor lachlan macquarie in 1812 patrick moore, built fine house there. moorefield r

1988-1991 USS Trepang (SSN-674)

in 1988, trepang visited bermuda, earned battle e , visited scotland following northern atlantic deployment. 1989 1991, trepang completed overhaul @ portsmouth naval shipyard. moved new home port of charleston, south carolina. during voyage kittery charleston late in 1991 transited beneath under 1991 perfect storm .

Palaeoecology Marsupial lion

mounted display of thylacoleo carnifex @ wonambi fossil centre, naracoorte caves national park, south australia. numerous fossil discoveries indicate marsupial lion distributed across of australian continent. large proportion of environment have been similar southern third of australia today, semiarid, open scrub , woodland punctuated waterholes , water courses. it have coexisted many of so-called australian megafauna such diprotodon, giant kangaroos, , megalania, giant wallabies protemnodon, giant wombat phascolonus, , thunderbird genyornis. australia s pleistocene megafauna have been prey agile t. carnifex, adapted hunting large animals, not particularly suited catching smaller prey. relatively quick reduction in numbers of primary food source around 40,000 50,000 years ago led decline , eventual extinction of marsupial lion. arrival of humans in australia , use of fire-stick farming precipitated decline. extinction of t. carnifex makes australia unique other continents because no su

Novel God of War (2005 video game)

an official novelization of game, titled god of war, announced in july 2009, along novelization of god of war ii. written matthew stover , robert e. vardeman, , published on may 25, 2010, del rey books. in interview play magazine, vardeman said mythology book written in 1930s got him interested in greek mythology, , chance work on god of war novel opportunity not missed . said giving readers solid plot foundation necessary , novel required material did not follow action of game. although has not played game, said god of war based on traditional edith hamilton greek mythology, accepted mythology on steroids . vardeman called kratos substantial character, continuing, conflict of motives makes him great, if troubled, hero. confirmed work on second god of war novel, saying there many potential story ideas kratos , shame if there not additional books fill in details of quests, such stories of time while minion of ares or before met barbarian king. the novel recounts events of game , o

Rejuvenation Chiltern Main Line

class 165 dmus introduced chiltern main line network southeast with sectorisation of british rail in mid-1980s, operations south of banbury fell under control of network southeast in 1986, under thames & chiltern sub-sector, later split 2 constituent parts. in 1987 new station opened @ haddenham & thames parkway. birmingham snow hill reopened in 1987 on smaller scale original, beneath multi-storey car park, tunnel reinstated , new platforms on through lines @ moor street, terminus taken out of use, leamington/stratford services diverted snow hill. the opening of extension of parallel m40 motorway oxford birmingham in 1991 spawned development in towns along northern section of route, notably bicester, banbury, leamington spa , warwick. generated additional patronage train services in corridor. class 165 turbo trains introduced in 1991, between marylebone , banbury. these improved passenger comfort , enabled journey times reduced; frequencies increased, hourly stopping service to

Gameplay God of War (2005 video game)

god of war third-person single player action-adventure video game hack , slash elements, viewed fixed camera perspective. player controls character kratos in combo-based combat, platforming, , puzzle game elements, , battles foes stem greek mythology, including undead soldiers, harpies, minotaurs, medusa , gorgons, cyclopes, wraiths, sirens, satyrs, centaurs, cerberuses, , boss opponents—the hydra , giant minotaur known pandora s guardian. platforming elements require player climb walls , ladders, jump across chasms, swing on ropes, , balance across beams proceed through sections of game. puzzles simple, such moving box player can use jumping-off point access pathway unreachable normal jumping, others more complex, such finding several items across different areas of game unlock 1 door. throughout game world, player finds chests colored green, blue, or red, , each chest contains orbs of corresponding color. green orbs replenish player s health, blue orbs replenish magic allowing furthe

Active List of army units called Guards

1 active 1.1 australia 1.2 austria 1.3 bahrain 1.4 bulgaria 1.5 canada 1.6 denmark 1.7 estonia 1.8 finland 1.9 germany 1.10 india 1.11 israel 1.12 jordan 1.13 netherlands 1.14 north korea 1.14.1 guard units 1.14.2 units word guards 1.15 morocco 1.16 norway 1.17 oman 1.18 romania 1.19 russia 1.20 saudi arabia 1.21 serbia 1.22 singapore 1.23 spain 1.24 sweden 1.25 switzerland 1.26 thailand 1.27 ukraine 1.28 united kingdom 1.29 vietnam active australia federation guard austria guard battalion bahrain royal guard bulgaria national guards unit of bulgaria canada governor general s foot guards the governor general s horse guards the canadian grenadier guards. denmark royal life guards guard hussar regiment mounted squadron estonia guard battalion finland guard jaeger regiment germany wachbataillon india brigade of guards israel knesset guard (hebrew: mishmar haknesset) responsible security of knesset building , protection of members (mks). jordan royal guard brigade netherlands garderegiment

Line breaking rules in Korean text Line breaking rules in East Asian languages

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Published works Naim Araidi

1 published works 1.1 in hebrew 1.2 in arabic 1.3 in italian published works in hebrew is love possible in 5 dimensions soldier of water perhaps love back village compassion , fear in arabic devils , graves as illusions of land as illusion of sun alone hope forever songs of carmel in maritime love in italian canzoni di galilea isbn 9788881795154, seam ed. (2013, 2° ed. 2014)

Philosophy and process Ultralight backpacking

poncho shelter replace gear. @ last step, purchase/borrow lighter weight gear. start shelter, sleeping, , carrying systems (commonly called big three) might include tent/tarp/bivy, sleeping bag/quilt, sleeping pad, , backpack). last, think short toothbrush. all these efforts can result in base backpacking weight under 6 pounds (3 kg). although focusing on pack s weight common, philosophy of ultralight travel applies person (e.g. trim vs. obese) , carried (e.g. skin-out weight).

1912.E2.80.931941 Far East Air Force (United States)

o-19 observation aircraft @ nichols field in 1932 the air forces in philippines component of army s philippine department, , army air corps in continental united states, operated under split authority. nominal head air officer, philippine department, staff member did not exercise command of operational units. actual command of operational forces (the 4th composite group) resided group commander, reported through chief of staff commanding general of philippine department, , through air officer chief of air corps. installations , airfields maintained service forces assigned philippine department, on neither officer had authority. maintenance of defensive status quo of philippine department mandated provisions of 1922 conference on limitation of armament, although air power not mentioned in terms. between 1924 , 1931, when deliveries of new aircraft ceased because of great depression, department received first-line equipment including martin nbs-1 (1924-1930); keystone lb-5 (1929-1931); ,

Overview Fideism

1 overview 1.1 history 1.2 theories of truth 1.3 tertullian 1.4 luther 1.5 blaise pascal , fideism 1.6 hamann , fideism 1.7 kierkegaard 1.8 james , believe 1.9 wittgenstein , fideism 1.10 fideism , presuppositional apologetics overview alvin plantinga defines fideism exclusive or basic reliance upon faith alone, accompanied consequent disparagement of reason , utilized in pursuit of philosophical or religious truth. fideist therefore urges reliance on faith rather reason, in matters philosophical , religious, , therefore may go on disparage claims of reason. fideist seeks truth, above all: , affirms reason cannot achieve kinds of truth, must instead accepted faith. plantinga s definition might revised fideist objects not reason per se—it seems excessive call blaise pascal anti-rational—but evidentialism: notion no belief should held unless supported evidence. history theories of truth the doctrine of fideism consistent some, , radically contrary other theories of truth: corres

Baton holder Police duty belt

there several types of baton holders officers have fixed or collapsible batons. fixed straight , side-handle batons, use ring keeps baton in place, can slide out when officer running or engaging in altercation offender, , fixed baton has removed before officer can sit in patrol vehicle. in uk, police not equipped firearms, use cross-draw holster extendable batons, on opposite side of strong hand, facing forward. when officer needs draw device cross-draw baton holster, required reach across front other side of belt, baton is, undo thumbsnap (these baton holders have open tops, considered secure) , pull baton out of pouch. these holders allow baton stored while extended allow officer arrest suspect without officer having drop baton or collapse it, take time , allowing suspect stage counterattack or escape. elsewhere, officers can choose have closed baton pouch or open top baton pouch extendable batons. open top baton pouches considered officers safety concern there no thumbsnap undo, off

Operations Fort Astoria

1 operations 1.1 construction 1.2 activities 1.3 tonquin 1.4 beaver 1.5 war of 1812 operations construction the layout of fort astoria in 1811. by end of may 1811 company employees built fort astoria out of bark-covered logs enclosed stockade , guns mounted defense. ross recalled in 2 months, scarcely yet acre of ground cleared due many initial difficulties pfc employees faced in establishing fort astoria: the place selected emporium of west, might challenge whole continent produce spot of equal extent presenting more difficulties settler: studded many gigantic trees of incredible size, many of them measuring fifty feet in girth, , close together, , intermingled huge rocks, make work of no ordinary labour level , clear ground. by time overland party joined them in february 1812, pfc laborers had constructed trading store, blacksmith s shop, house, , storage shed pelts acquired trapping or trading local native americans. traders arranged cannons around perimeter defense. post serve ad

External links Chinese input methods for computers

1 external links 1.1 information 1.2 tutorials 1.3 tools external links information what chinese keyboard like?, article slate.com overview of input methods, sebastien bruggeman. 中文輸入法世界 chinese input method news. tutorials what input method editor , how use it?, microsoft article windows xp s input method editor. enabling international support in windows xp/server 2003 family, microsoft tutorial on how install input methods on windows xp. tutorial on typing chinese using pinyin method - based on hanwj chinese input engine ime tutorial, tutorial on how use microsoft global ime pre-windows 2000 systems. tools microsoft voice recognition typing chinese online optional tone input online cantonese input scim s homepage chinese input method software inputking online input system, online ime multiple input methods, supporting both simplified , traditional characters. g6 chinese input method (preinstalled on android phones e.g. htc) 聪明打字 cong ming da zi, 2011, android link. pinyin based input

Phonetic-based Chinese input methods for computers

interface of pinyin input method, showing need choose appropriate word out of list of options. word typed wikipedia in mandarin chinese, options shown include (from top bottom) wikipedia, uncyclopedia, wiki, crisis, , rules violation. the user enters pronunciations converted relevant chinese characters. user must select desired character homophones, common in chinese. modern systems, such sogou pinyin , google pinyin, predict desired characters based on context , user preferences. example, if 1 enters sounds jicheng, software type 繼承 (to inherit), if jichengche entered, 計程車 (taxi) appear. various chinese dialects complicate system. phonetic methods based on standard pinyin, zhuyin/bopomofo, , jyutping in china, taiwan, , hong kong, respectively. input method based on other variation of chinese, hakka or minnan exist. while phonetic system easy learn, choosing appropriate chinese characters slows typing speed. users report typing speed of fifty characters per minute, though reach on 1

Spaceflight experience Ronald J. Garan Jr.

garan stands in front of soyuz tma-21 booster carried him space in april 2011. sts-124 discovery (may 31 june 14, 2008) 123rd space shuttle flight, , 26th shuttle flight international space station. sts-124 launched kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida, , docked international space station on june 2 deliver japanese experiment module pressurized module (jem-pm) , japanese remote manipulator system. during 9 days docked space station, sts-124 shuttle astronauts delivered 37-foot (11-meter) kibo lab , moved logistics module permanent home on top of jem-pm. garan accumulated 20 hours , 32 minutes of eva time in 3 spacewalks required maintain station , prime new japanese module s robotic arm. sts-124 delivered new station crew member, expedition 17 flight engineer greg chamitoff. replaced expedition 16 flight engineer garrett reisman, returned earth sts-124 crew. sts-124 mission completed in 218 orbits, traveling 5,735,643 miles in 13 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes , 7 seconds. ron

Classification 2017 Rallye Deutschland

1 classification 1.1 event standings 1.2 special stages 1.3 power stage 1.4 championship standings after rally classification event standings special stages power stage the power stage 12.95 km (8.0 mi) stage @ end of rally. championship standings after rally

Background and early IRA activity Martin Meehan (Irish republican)

martin meehan on active service provisional irish republican army in belfast, 1971 meehan questioned in relation 1971 scottish soldiers killings never charged. in 6 weeks following beginning of operation demetrius in august 1971, 6 soldiers green howards regiment killed ira in north belfast. meehan became 1 of wanted ira members in area, , when arrested badly beaten soldiers , needed 47 stitches of head. meehan imprisoned without charge under special powers act in crumlin road jail. meehan , 2 other ira members including joe b. o hagan escaped prison on 2 december 1971. men covered in butter keep warm, hid inside manhole six-and-a-half hours before scaling prison walls using ropes made knotted blankets , sheets. meehan escaped across border dundalk in republic of ireland, , on 27 january 1972 arrested garda along 7 other ira members following four-hour cross-border gun battle between ira , soldiers royal scots dragoon guards. meehan claimed reporters @ time, pasted them. have heard t

Classification 2017 Rally Argentina

1 classification 1.1 event standings 1.2 special stages 1.3 power stage 1.4 championship standings after rally classification event standings special stages power stage the power stage 16.32 km (10.1 mi) stage @ end of rally. championship standings after rally

Arts and museums Wolverhampton

wolverhampton art gallery the city s arts & museums service, run council, covers 3 sites: wolverhampton art gallery, home england s biggest pop art collection after held @ tate; bantock house, fine historic house edwardian interior museum of wolverhampton located within bantock park; bilston craft gallery exhibitions of contemporary crafts. the black country living museum, situated in nearby dudley, has large collection of artefacts , buildings across black country, including extensive collection associated city. eagle works studios , gallery situated in chapel ash, self run artists group. provides studio accommodation eighteen visual artists, painters. small gallery holds regular programme of exhibitions show , promote contemporary art in city. the national trust owns 2 properties on edge of city open public: wightwick manor, victorian manor house , 1 of few surviving examples of house built , furnished under influence of arts , crafts movement, , moseley old hall, famous 1 of re

Traditional events Langley, Washington

1 traditional events 1.1 mystery weekend 1.2 welcome whales festival 1.3 djangofest nw 1.4 whidbey island area fair traditional events mystery weekend mystery weekend yearly event occurring last weekend in february. fake newspaper story run in south whidbey record or fake newspaper can purchased visitor & information center, detailing persons involved. players instructed search every store box of cards, clue mystery printed on each card. various locals play parts of characters in story, , players invited question them information. players believe have solved game may submit solutions , enter drawing of prizes. welcome whales festival the welcome whales festival held @ beginning of april each year , culminate in inclusive parade on 8th of april 2017. djangofest nw the djangofest nw music festival held in september each year. five-day festival celebrates gypsy jazz style of django reinhardt, , features workshops, concerts, , impromptu jam sessions around town. whidbey island area fai

North Point Shopping Centre Bransholme

the interior of north point centre the north point shopping centre main shopping centre in bransholme area. still referred former name, bransholme centre , opened in 1970s. main supermarket gateway, later kwik save , freshxpress. has since closed (the unit poundstretcher), leaving iceland , heron foods food retailers in centre s main building. there netto adjacent shopping centre, closed in 2011 , became morrisons instead. closed down in 2015 , unit taken on home bargains. centre has small market hall. shops in centre aim @ budget end of market stores home bargains. there 2 opticians including rouse opticians, have stores elsewhere in hull. in outer face of centre there further shops, including post office. additional retail development built adjacent centre in mid-2000s, including netto, wilkinson , amusement arcade. on days, there mobile fish , chip wagon in eastern car park. there health centre next site, original health centre dated 1960s/early 70s , of distinctive single-storey fl

Historic sites Osraige

view of seirkieran (saighir). jerpoint abbey, founded in 1160 ad domnall mac goilla phádraig. st. ciarán s chair ; ancient stone seat in st. canice s cathedral, kilkenny city. stone under seat reputed have been part of original bishop s throne @ saighir (c. 400) , later abbey of aghaboe (c. 950), brought here when church (or predecessor) became cathedral of diocese. modern counties laois , kilkenny preserves many of ancient , medieval site associated kingdom of osraige. long , well-attested sculptural tradition of stone carving, creation of irish high crosses developed under dál birn / mac giolla phádraig kings of osraige. of ireland s earliest stone high crosses found within ancient kingdom of osraige or close borders. great examples of tradition include fine crosses still preserved @ kinitty, ahenny , killamery, amongst other sites. historians have asserted pre-norman fortification existed @ site upon kilkenny castle built; ancient capital of kingdom. st. ciarán said have founded in

Notable nobility Osraige

an important ossorian genealogy domnall mac donnchada mac gilla patric preserved in bodleian library, ms rawlinson b 502, tracing medieval mac giolla phádraig dynasty Óengus osrithe, supposedly flourished in first or second century. Óengus osrithe first recorded king , namesake of kingdom semi-legendary Óengus osrithe, lived in either first or second century. loegaire birn buadach gave epithet ruling lineage amongst ossorian people, dál birn (lit. portion of birn ). cerball mac dúnlainge (king of osraige 846 888; king of dublin 872 887; earl of orkney prior 888) a celebrated king of osraige (and osraige s famous monarch) cerball mac dúnlainge, ruled osraige vigorously c. 846 death in 888 , direct male progenitor of later medieval mac giolla phádraig dynasts. icelandic landnámabók describes cerball (kjarvalur) ruler of dublin , earl of orkney , opens list of prominent rulers in viking-age europe, listing ossorian king alongside popes adrian ii , john viii; byzantine emperors leo vi w

History Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1

1 history 1.1 shell design 1.2 incidents 1.3 disposition history beginning in 1910s, pennsylvania received ff-1 decided slow passenger trains , relegated heavy freight service. in mid 1920s, received l5 electric had third rail power supply @ time. when pennsylvania built o1 , p5, chose p5 on o1 ability , power on rails. after grade cross accident p5, cab moved center , designated p5a. pennsylvania still searched ultimate electric since p5 did not track @ high speeds , wondering if p5a improved further. enough, pennsylvania in luck , found 2 contacts 1932. mechanical design of gg1 based largely on new haven ep3, had been borrowed earlier new haven railroad prr compare current standard electric locomotive, p5a. in 1933, prr decided replace p5a locomotives , told general electric , westinghouse design prototype locomotives following specifications: lighter axle load , more power p5a, top speed of @ least 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), streamlined body design , single (central) control cab