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Seal meat, new uniforms, and crisis in Haiti Michaëlle Jean

as representative of canada s head of state, governor general welcomes president barack obama canada, february 19, 2009 during tour of nunavut in 2009, governor general again garnered headlines when participated in traditional inuit seal feast @ community festival, gutting seal had been killed hunters , consuming piece of raw heart. while both immediate predecessor , prince charles had partaken in raw seal meat in canadian arctic, jean s simple act drew attention, both positive , negative, because of coincidence european parliament s recent ban on import of canadian seal products. dining on seal traditional aspect of annual event , proper etiquette governor general, guest, take part. when asked reporters motivations were, jean replied: take will. a series of state visits followed in 2009, norway, croatia, greece, , mexico, visit canadian troops in afghanistan september 8–9. in between these diplomatic missions, jean presided on june 27 on ceremonies in halifax, nova scotia, consecrati

Education Friendswood, Texas

1 education 1.1 primary , secondary schools 1.1.1 public schools 1.2 public libraries education primary , secondary schools public schools students in friendswood attend schools in either friendswood independent school district (fisd) if live south of clear creek (galveston county), or clear creek independent school district (ccisd) if live north of clear creek (harris county). ccisd portion within board of trustees district 4, represented stuart j. stromeyer of 2008. cline elementary school, westwood elementary school, bales intermediate school, , windsong intermediate school serve friendswood isd portion of friendswood. friendswood isd residents zoned friendswood junior high school , friendswood high school. clear creek isd students friendswood attend wedgewood elementary school in friendswood, , brookside intermediate school in friendswood. residents of ccisd friendswood zoned clear brook high school in unincorporated harris county, while residents of ccisd friendswood zoned clear s

History Acciano

church of st peter , paul many monuments of great artistic significance situated in area including recent discovery found square structure of ancient italic-roman temple numerous pottery fragments scattered around it. structure located between church of santa maria delle grazie , cemetery in s. lorenzo. test, run archaeological superintendence of chieti, dated relics between republican , first imperial age of roman empire. renowned italian archaeologist giuseppe fiorelli discovered old burial tombs , fragments of bucchero vases around church of san lorenzo. discovery antonio de nino in contrada vicenna of shrouds , elaborate system of underground tunnels evident traces of mosaic floor near ancient cemetery enough evidence testify there ancient town located @ acciano(for lack of funds now, these excavations have been covered soil until can best appreciated). various aristocratic families in italy , spain, such feuding piccolomini , scialenghi strozzi families, rotated possession of vill

Salt dome trap Structural trap

salt dome trap masses of salt pushed through clastic rocks due greater buoyancy, breaking through , rising towards surface (see salt dome). salt impermeable , when crosses layer of permeable rock, in hydrocarbons migrating, blocks pathway in same manner fault trap. 1 of reasons why there significant focus on subsalt imaging, despite many technical challenges accompany it.

Tooth thickness nomenclature Gear

circular thickness  length of arc between 2 sides of gear tooth, on specified datum circle. transverse circular thickness  circular thickness in transverse plane. normal circular thickness  circular thickness in normal plane. in helical gear may considered length of arc along normal helix. axial thickness in helical gears , worms, tooth thickness in axial cross section @ standard pitch diameter. base circular thickness in involute teeth, length of arc on base circle between 2 involute curves forming profile of tooth. normal chordal thickness length of chord subtends circular thickness arc in plane normal pitch helix. convenient measuring diameter may selected, not standard pitch diameter. chordal addendum (chordal height)  height top of tooth chord subtending circular thickness arc. convenient measuring diameter may selected, not standard pitch diameter. profile shift  displacement of basic rack datum line reference cylinder, made non-dimensional dividing normal module. used specify to

Nottingham Forest Chris Gunter

gunter playing nottingham forest in 2011 on 17 july 2009, tottenham hotspur accepted bid of £1.75 million nottingham forest. forest completed signing of gunter on 20 july on four-year contract. scored first goal club in 1–0 victory @ plymouth argyle on 27 september 2009. gunter s first goal in senior football. in match between nottingham forest , crystal palace on 23 march 2010, gunter made 100th senior club appearance. in may 2010 selected in championship pfa team of year 2009–10 season. on 15 august 2010, gunter , sanchez watt booked referee tony bates on-field altercation; later month fa retrospectively gave gunter three-match ban when replays showed him stamping on leeds united player. a regular @ right-back during time @ forest, gunter scored other goal club on 16 august 2011, goal of match @ doncaster rovers.

Children Vsevolod IV of Kiev

^ cite error: named reference cawley invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference dimnik invoked never defined (see page). ^ charles cawley suggests unnamed daughter, , sister (the wife of prince aleksandr glebovich of dubrovitsa) called vera; (cawley, charles (7 december 2010), russia rurik: vsevolod 1205/1214, medieval lands database, foundation medieval genealogy ,) ^ dimnik, martin op. cit. pp. 268, 296. cite error: there <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see page).

Attributes Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean)

similarly, because jones abandoned soul-ferrying duty, , crew bear curse gradually mutates them anthropomorphic amalgamations of sea creatures. in dead man s chest dvd commentary, writers ted elliott , terry rossio mention crew become less , less human until literally absorbed flying dutchman (davy jones knows this, fails inform new recruits). 1 character, wyvern, transformed integrated ship s hull. crew has little or no human flesh remaining on them, although newer members, bootstrap bill, partially encrusted sea life. nearly crew members time in servitude spent toiling on board ship. amusement, crew play game called liar s dice, in gamble years of service. in 1 scene of dead man s chest, crew works on night, , in rain, while davy jones plays on pipe organ. when wrongly blamed causing work disruption, boatswain proclaims punished whip. in later scene, crew excited when jones commands ship submerge, , others continue on duties unhampered. however, that, captain, things have changed on

Leagues 2003 in Russian football

1 leagues 1.1 premier league 1.2 first division 1.3 second division leagues premier league first division the first division extended 18 teams in 2005 22. amkar , kuban won promotion on dramatic final day of season, leaving terek , tom in first division. aleksandr panov of dynamo spb became top goalscorer 23 goals. second division the ural , povolzhye zones of second division merged because of low number of clubs. following clubs have earned promotion winning tournaments in respective zones: fc arsenal tula (west) fc oryol (centre) fc dynamo makhachkala (south) fc kamaz naberezhnye chelny (ural-povolzhye) fc luch-energia vladivostok (east)

References Frank Leland

this article includes information article of same name in baseball reference bullpen, accessed december 5, 2006. available under gnu free documentation license. holway, john b. (2001). complete book of baseball s negro leagues: other half of baseball history. fern park, fl: hastings house publishers. isbn 0-8038-2007-0.  lester, larry, sammy j. miller , dick clark, black baseball in chicago. arcadia press, 2000. isbn 0-7385-0704-0. (excerpts). riley, james a. (1994). leland, frank c. . biographical encyclopedia of negro baseball leagues. carroll & graf. pp. 474–75. isbn 0-7867-0959-6.  (riley.) frank leland, personal profiles @ negro leagues baseball museum. – identical riley (confirmed 2010-04-14)

Geography Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, Indiana

1 geography 1.1 cities, towns, villages 1.2 unincorporated towns 1.3 adjacent townships 1.4 cemeteries 1.5 major highways 1.6 rivers 1.7 lakes geography according united states census bureau, cedar creek township covers area of 35.67 square miles (92.38 km); of this, 34.47 square miles (89.27 km) land , 1.20 square miles (3.11 km), or 3.37 percent, water. cities, towns, villages grabill leo-cedarville unincorporated towns cedar shores @ 41°13′39″n 85°04′20″w / 41.227549°n 85.072192°w / 41.227549; -85.072192 hursh @ 41°14′53″n 84°58′27″w / 41.248105°n 84.974134°w / 41.248105; -84.974134 (this list based on usgs data , may include former settlements.) adjacent townships jackson township, dekalb county (north) spencer township, dekalb county (northeast) springfield township (east) milan township (southeast) st. joseph township (southwest) perry township (west) butler township, dekalb county (northwest) cemeteries the township contains these 3 cemeteries: saint michaels, schlatter ,

Early history Presidio of San Francisco

california historical landmark marker presidio the presidio in 1817 battery chamberlin the presidio spanish fort sited juan bautista de anza on march 28, 1776, built party led josé joaquín moraga later year. in 1783, presidio s garrison numbered 33 men. upon mexican independence spain, briefly operated mexican fortification. the presidio seized u.s. military in 1846, @ start of mexican-american war. officially re-opened americans in 1848 , became home several army headquarters , units, last being united states 6th army. several famous u.s. generals, such william sherman, george henry thomas, , john pershing, made homes here. during long history, presidio involved in of america s military engagements in pacific. importantly, assembly point army forces invaded philippines in spanish-american war, america s first major military engagement in asia/pacific region. beginning in 1890s, presidio home letterman army medical center (lamc), named in 1911 jonathan letterman, medical director of ci

Nominations 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards

1 nominations 1.1 best song 1.2 best video 1.3 best female 1.4 best male 1.5 best new act 1.6 best pop 1.7 best rock 1.8 best alternative 1.9 best hip-hop 1.10 best live act 1.11 best world stage performance 1.12 best push act 1.13 biggest fans 1.14 best worldwide act nominations winners in bold text. best song adele — rolling in deep bruno mars — grenade jennifer lopez (featuring pitbull) — on floor katy perry — firework lady gaga — born way best video adele — rolling in deep beastie boys — make noise beyoncé — run world (girls) justice — civilization lady gaga — born way best female adele beyoncé jennifer lopez katy perry lady gaga best male bruno mars david guetta eminem justin bieber kanye west best new act bruno mars far east movement jessie j lmfao wiz khalifa best pop britney spears justin bieber rihanna lady gaga katy perry best rock coldplay foo fighters kings of leon linkin park red hot chili peppers best alternative thirty seconds mars arcade fire arctic monkeys my

History Northwest Arm

waegwoltic club, c. 1910 in 1753, when lawrence became governor, mi kmaq attacked again upon sawmills near south blockhouse on northwest arm, killed 3 british. mi kmaq made 3 attempts retrieve bodies scalps. it officially named north west arm on 1 march 1921 , changed northwest arm on 4 april 1933.

Geology Hindhead Tunnel

geology of hindhead tunnel the hindhead tunnel runs through sequence of fine grained strata of lower greensand group laid on wealden clay during (part of wealden group) during lower cretaceous period (70–140 million years ago) on margins of subsiding weald basin. greensand group consists of hythe beds, overlay 10 20 m (33 66 ft) layer of atherfield clay. hythe beds themselves, host tunnel, consist of upper hythe bed, has 4 substrata identified letters d , , lower hythe bed, has 2 strata identified letters , b . whole area covered burgate beds, when weald uplifted, burgate beds eroded away. most of tunnel passes through upper hythe c , d layers , lower hythe layer described weak, locally weak moderately strong, clayey fine medium sandstone occasional thin beds of clayey/silty fine sand , typically has uniaxial compressive strength (ucs) values of 2–5 mpa. rock heavily fractured , has mean fracture centres varying 190 815 mm (7.5 32.1 inches). southern end of tunnel passes throug

Lyocell Rayon

the lyocell process relies on dissolution of cellulose products in solvent, n-methylmorpholine n-oxide. process starts woody sources of cellulose , involves dry jet-wet spinning. developed @ defunct american enka , courtaulds fibres. of 2013, lenzing s tencel brand perhaps known lyocell fiber producer.

Road Wolverhampton

wolverhampton s ring road major historical improvements city s road network include thomas telford s holyhead road (now part of a41), constructed between 1819 , 1826 improve communications between london , holyhead, , hence ireland. majority of work within city saw improvement contemporary network, though both wellington road in bilston , cutting @ rock near tettenhall newly constructed road, although improvements @ rock constructed local turnpike trust rather telford himself. in 1927, a4123 birmingham-wolverhampton new road constructed both unemployment relief project, , relieve pressure on telford s road through black country. first purpose built inter-city road in united kingdom within 20th century, , said longest stretch of new road in britain since romans. took 3 years complete , cost £600,000. in 1927, first automatic traffic lights in united kingdom installed in princes square in city centre. princes square location of united kingdom s first pedestrian safety barriers, erected i

Player trades and signings Winter Meetings

barry bonds playing san francisco giants in 1993 with principals in 1 place, winter meetings typically site of player trades , free-agent signings. however, informal meetings used take place in hotel lobbies until end of 20th century have been replaced texting , emailing; interactions take place in privacy of suites due preponderance of media personnel , fans converging on site. among notable trades , signings have been made @ winter meetings are: at 1975 winter meetings in fort lauderdale, new chicago white sox owner bill veeck sat @ table in lobby behind sign said open business . during course of meetings, veeck negotiated 6 trades involving 22 players. at 1988 winter meetings in atlanta, texas rangers closed 3 trades involving 15 players , signed free agent pitcher nolan ryan. at 1992 winter meetings in louisville, first-time free agent barry bonds signed san francisco giants 6 years , $43 million. bonds negotiated have hotel suite @ disposal during road games. on last day of 2011

Characters Don't Bite the Sun

1 characters 1.1 jang 1.2 older people 1.3 other characters jang danor – friend of narrator s loses ability have love , becomes celibate, surrounded adoring fans. predominantly female. hatta – unusual character. unlike other jang members, hatta not obsessed outward beauty instead focuses on individualism, going far physically ugly. loves narrator , wants accept him inward beauty. hergal – young jang male fascinated suicide, sex, , ecstasy. bird-plane enthusiast. kley – friend of main character. lorun – epitome of jang male. narrator falls in love him while searches suitable parent child-to-be. sarl – lorun’s jang friend. narrator – main character. has known jang way of life, tires of , wants more out of life. thinta – predominantly female person wants become cat cannot. 1 of narrator s close friends. older people glar assule – self-styled archaeologist sets out explore desert ruins on expedition. narrator’s makers – both male older people created narrator , looked after until after g

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears 2006 Minnesota Vikings season

staying @ home, vikings played fierce nfc north fight chicago bears. in first quarter, minnesota got on board first kicker ryan longwell completing 31-yard field goal. bears tie game, kicker robbie gould completed 41-yard field goal. in second quarter, longwell give vikings small lead, nailed 26-yard field goal score of period. in third quarter, minnesota began trail, gould kicked 24-yard , 31-yard field goal give chicago small lead. in fourth quarter, vikings retook lead cb antoine winfield returned interception 7 yards touchdown. gould give bears 49-yard field goal, longwell answered 41-yard field goal vikings. vikings fell doom, chester taylor fumbled , bears qb rex grossman completed 24-yard td pass wr rashied davis, give vikings first loss of year. of first 5 games played bears in 2006 season, closest game. others have been decided @ least 26 points.

A Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

^ notable interments & families , angelus-rosedale cemetery, retrieved december 12, 2011 ^ ivy anderson @ find grave ^ brooks, patricia; brooks, jonathan (2006). laid rest in california: guide cemeteries , grave sites of rich , famous. globe pequot. p. 2. isbn 0-7627-4101-5. 

National politics.2C and Watergate Sam Garrison

in 1971, moved washington staff counsel house judiciary committee, , 16 months later, joined staff of newly elected vice president spiro agnew legislative liaison. after agnew resigned in 1973, garrison began working on house judiciary committee s impeachment staff, , replaced committee s chief minority counsel, albert e. jenner jr., called impeachment case against nixon persuasive. in obituary washington post wrote: garrison, 32, last-minute replacement chosen committee s 17 republicans present minority view of case against nixon. days prepare, submitted 41-page argument against impeachment. accounts, sam garrison did not hit home run , reporter william greider wrote in washington post on july 23, 1974. performance satisfied senior republicans wanted someone, appearance s sake if nothing else, argue soft spots in judiciary committee s evidence. question, mr. garrison said @ time, whether public interest better served or not served removal of president.

Constructions Freudenthal magic square

1 constructions 1.1 tits approach 1.2 vinberg s symmetric method 1.3 triality constructions see history context , motivation. these constructed circa 1958 freudenthal , tits, more elegant formulations following in later years. tits approach tits approach, discovered circa 1958 , published in (tits 1966), follows. associated normed real division algebra (i.e., r, c, h or o) there jordan algebra, j3(a), of 3 × 3 a-hermitian matrices. pair (a, b) of such division algebras, 1 can define lie algebra l = ( d e r ( a ) ⊕ d e r ( j 3 ( b ) ) ) ⊕ ( a

Historical development Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail

zero mile of trail monkton station historical significance the northern central railway, built in 1832, ran between baltimore, maryland, , sunbury, pennsylvania, , 1 of oldest rail lines in country. railway serviced growing baltimore, york , harrisburg industries, had 46 stops, 22 of in maryland, , operated 140 years. carried passengers, people vacationing @ bentley springs, , freight between baltimore , york or harrisburg, pennsylvania. during civil war, pennsylvania railroad-controlled northern central served major transportation route supplies, food, clothing, , material, troops heading south camp curtin , other northern military training stations. already in financial trouble, ncr ceased operations between cockeysville , york in 1972 after hurricane agnes battered bridges. old bed, converted rail-trail in 1984, can still seen today. historical markers can found along trail such monkton train station underwent renovations , serving museum, gift shop, , ranger station. history , evol

Specifications .28AF-2S Guardian.29 Grumman AF Guardian

line drawings , systems arrangement of af-2s data united states navy aircraft since 1911. general characteristics crew: 3 (four in af-2w variant) length: 43 ft 4 in (13.21 m) wingspan: 60 ft 8 in (18.49 m) (about 25 ft-wings folded (7.62 m)) height: 16 ft 2 in (5.08 m) wing area: 560 ft² (52.03 m²) empty weight: 14,580 lb (6,613 kg) max. takeoff weight: 22,640 lb (10,270 kg) powerplant: 1 × pratt & whitney r-2800-48w double wasp radial engine, 2,400 hp (1,790 kw) performance maximum speed: 253 mph @ full throttle not exceed 30 minutes @ 15,000 ft, gross weight 21,000 pounds (276 kn, 510 km/h) range: 1,500 mi (1,304 nmi, 2,415 km) service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4600 m) rate of climb: 1,850 ft/min (9.4 m/s) armament rockets: 6× 5 in (127 mm) unguided high velocity aircraft rocket (hvar) rockets bombs: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs, torpedoes, , depth charges ^ swanborough , bowers 1976, p. 228. ^ cite error: named reference vs invoked never defined (see page).

Republic of Ireland v Irish Republic Names of the Irish state

when republic of ireland act enacted, united kingdom cabinet debated whether should use new name in preference eire . having said minded , invited comment, prime minister of northern ireland (sir basil brooke, ulster unionist) objected in strongest possible terms, saying new description intended repeat eire s claim jurisdiction on whole island. attlee partly accepted argument, saying [uk] bill should formally recognise title republic of ireland description irish republic employed in official usage. indeed, despite belfast agreement, british publications still follow style (see below).

Religion Arunachal Pradesh

an uncertain relatively large percentage of arunachal s population nature worshippers (indigenous religions), , follow own distinct traditional institutions nyedar namlo nyishi, rangfrah tangsa & nocte, medar melo apatani, kargu gamgi galo , donyi-polo dere adi under umbrella of indigenous religion donyi-polo. small number of arunachali people have traditionally identified hindus, although number may grow animist traditions merged hindu traditions. tibetan buddhism predominates in districts of tawang, west kameng, , isolated regions adjacent tibet. theravada buddhism practised groups living near burmese border. around 30% of population followers of christian faith. according 2011 indian census, religions of arunachal pradesh break down follows: christian: 418,732 (30.26%) hindu: 401,876 (29.04%) others (mostly donyi-polo): 362,553 (26.2%) buddhist: 162,815 (11.76%) muslim: 27,045 (1.9%) sikh: 1,865 (0.1%) jain: 216 (<0.1%) as per 2001 census, out of 705,158 tribals living in aru

Illness and death Jack Kemp

kemp in 2007 on january 7, 2009, kemp s office issued statement announcing had cancer; type of cancer , anticipated treatment not announced. diagnosis , prognosis never publicly disclosed. however, continued serve chairman of washington-based kemp partners consulting firm , continued involvement in charitable , political work until death. on may 2, 2009, kemp died @ home in bethesda, maryland, cancer of unknown primary origin; 73. president barack obama praised kemp s work on race, adding kemp understood divisions involving race , class stood in way of country s common goals. former president george w. bush said kemp remembered significant contributions reagan revolution , steadfast dedication conservative principles during long , distinguished career in public service. in april 2008, kemp had announced plans establish jack f. kemp institute of political economy @ pepperdine university s school of public policy. plans later scrapped , kemp died next year. following death, jack s son,

Even-toed ungulates and whales.2C order Cetartiodactyla List of mammals of New England

1 even-toed ungulates , whales, order cetartiodactyla 1.1 deer , moose, family cervidae 1.2 right whales, family balaenidae (coastal) 1.3 rorquals, family balaenopteridae (coastal) 1.4 sperm whales, family physeteridae (pelagic) 1.5 beaked whales, family ziphiidae (pelagic) 1.6 beluga , narwhal, family monodontidae (coastal vagrant) 1.7 dolphins, family delphinidae (coastal) 1.8 porpoises, family phocoenidae (coastal) even-toed ungulates , whales, order cetartiodactyla deer , moose, family cervidae fallow deer, dama dama (introduced) distribution: dukes county, , rhode island american elk, cervus elaphus (extirpated) distribution (before extirpation): southern vermont, western massachusetts,northwestern connecticut in rhode island. subspecies (before extirpation): cervus elaphus canadensis according hall (1981) , whitaker , hamilton (1998). white-tailed deer, odocoileus virginianus white-tailed deer distribution: maine, new hampshire, vermont, massachusetts, connecticut, , rhode island

Political career Jack Kemp

1 political career 1.1 congress (1971–1989) 1.2 presidential bid (1988) 1.3 cabinet (1989–1993) 1.4 post-hud years (1993–1996) 1.5 vice presidential nomination (1996) 1.6 legacy political career kemp s political career began long before 1970 campaign. in 1960 , 1961, kemp editorial assistant san diego union editor , future richard nixon aide herb klein. subsequently, kemp became volunteer in both barry goldwater s 1964 presidential campaign , ronald reagan s successful 1966 california gubernatorial campaign. in 1967 football off-season, kemp worked on reagan s staff in sacramento. in 1969, special assistant republican national committee chairman. kemp voracious reader, , political beliefs founded in readings of goldwater s conscience of conservative, ayn rand s libertarian novels, such fountainhead, , friedrich von hayek s constitution of liberty. brought football career belief in racial equality, came playing football black teammates: kemp said, wasn t there rosa parks or dr. king or

Recording Coming of Age (2008 TV series)

(from left right) minnie crowe, hannah job, ceri phillips, joe tracini, tony bignell, anabel barnston, ellen thomas. coming of age set in abingdon, oxfordshire. although show consists of scenes recorded on location , pre-recorded studio scenes, of show recorded in front of live studio audience @ bbc television centre, white city, london. wooton college external shots filmed @ abingdon , witney college, abingdon campus.

Military career Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

grand duchess charlotte of russia in 1708 peter sent alexei smolensk collect provender , recruits, , after moscow fortify against charles xii of sweden. @ end of 1709, alexei went dresden 1 year. there, finished lessons in french, german, mathematics , fortification. after education, alexei married, princess charlotte of brunswick-wolfenbüttel, family connected marriage many of great families of europe (i.e., charlotte s sister elizabeth married holy roman emperor charles vi, ruler of habsburg monarchy). met princess charlotte, both pleased each other , marriage went forward. in theory, alexei have refused marriage, , had been encouraged father @ least meet intended. why haven t written tell me thought her? wrote peter (in tone can guessed) in letter dated 13 august 1710. the marriage contract signed in september. wedding celebrated @ torgau, germany, on 14 october 1711. 1 of terms of marriage contract agreed alexei while forthcoming children raised in orthodox faith, charlotte herse

Medieval clothing and textiles History of clothing and textiles

1 medieval clothing , textiles 1.1 byzantium 1.2 medieval europe 1.3 high middle ages , rise of fashion medieval clothing , textiles the history of medieval european clothing , textiles has inspired deal of scholarly interest in 21st century. elisabeth crowfoot, frances pritchard, , kay staniland authored textiles , clothing: medieval finds excavations in london, c.1150-c.1450 (boydell press, 2001). topic subject of annual series, medieval clothing , textiles (boydell press), edited robin netherton , gale r. owen-crocker, emeritus professor of anglo-saxon culture @ university of manchester. byzantium the byzantines made , exported richly patterned cloth, woven , embroidered upper classes, , resist-dyed , printed lower. justinian s time roman toga had been replaced tunica, or long chiton, both sexes, on upper classes wore various other garments, dalmatica (dalmatic), heavier , shorter type of tunica; short , long cloaks fastened on right shoulder. leggings , hose worn, not prominent in

Ancient China History of clothing and textiles

the earliest evidence of silk production in china found @ sites of yangshao culture in xia, shanxi, cocoon of bombyx mori, domesticated silkworm, cut in half sharp knife dated between 5000 , 3000 bc. fragments of primitive looms seen sites of hemudu culture in yuyao, zhejiang, dated 4000 bc. scraps of silk found in liangzhu culture site @ qianshanyang in huzhou, zhejiang, dating 2700 bc. other fragments have been recovered royal tombs in [shang dynasty] (c. 1600 – c. 1046 bc). under shang dynasty, han chinese clothing or hanfu consisted of yi, narrow-cuffed, knee-length tunic tied sash, , narrow, ankle-length skirt, called shang, worn bixi, length of fabric reached knees. clothing of elite made of silk in vivid primary colours.

The archetypical plot Heist film

usually heist film contain three-act plot. first act consists of preparations heist: gathering conspirators; learning layout of location robbed; learning alarm system; revealing innovative technologies used; and, importantly, setting plot twists in final act. the second act heist itself. rare exception, heist successful, although number of unexpected events occur. the third act unraveling of plot. characters involved in heist turned against 1 or 1 of characters have made arrangements outside party, interfere (often wise, underestimated detective). normally, of or characters involved in heist end dead, captured law, or without of loot; however, becoming increasingly common conspirators successful, particularly if target portrayed being of low moral standing, such casinos, corrupt organizations or individuals, or fellow criminals. as established archetype, became common, starting in 1950s, excise 1 or 2 of acts in story, relying on viewers familiarity archetype fill in missing elements.