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Geography League City, Texas

map of league city league city located @ 29°29′59″n 95°05′23″w / 29.499797°n 95.089784°w / 29.499797; -95.089784 (29.499797, −95.089784). 23 miles (37 km) southeast of houston, , same distance northwest of galveston. according united states census bureau, city has total area of 53.0 square miles (137.3 km), of 51.3 square miles (132.8 km) land , 1.7 square miles (4.4 km), or 3.22%, water. climate the climate in area characterized hot, humid summers , mild cool winters. according köppen climate classification system, league city has humid subtropical climate, abbreviated cfa on climate maps.

Facts Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio

a group of nonwhite cannery workers filed suit in district court citing title vii of civil rights act of 1964 complaining wards cove packing company, company operated several alaskan salmon canneries, using discriminatory hiring practices resulted in large number of skilled permanent jobs did not involve working in cannery (referred noncannery positions) filled white workers, , large number of unskilled seasonal cannery jobs filled local nonwhite workers. in case nonwhite workers predominantly native alaskans , filipinos (alaskeros). district court found in favor of company. the workers appealed united states court of appeals ninth circuit, reversed district court decision, stating workers had made prima facie case of disparate impact. decision based on statistics provided workers showed high percentage of nonwhite workers in cannery jobs , low percentage of skilled noncannery jobs filled nonwhite workers.

Climate South Cameroon Plateau

yaoundé mount febe the south cameroon plateau experiences equatorial climate of guinea subtype. area experiences 4 seasons each year: 2 rainy, , 2 dry. long dry season december march (or longer in northern reaches of plateau), short rainy season march june, short dry season in august, , long rainy season september december. rainfall averages 1,500–2,000 mm per year, , precipitation common during dry seasons. however, rainfall higher near coast , in south , diminishes toward northeast. coastal city kribi, example, receives 2,970 mm of rain each year, moloundou in southeast gets 1,502 mm, , yoko gets 1,638 mm. the temperature remains steady year round, averaging 25°c. fluctuates seasons. long, rainy season coldest time of year, , long dry season warmest. humidity high year round.

The Fourth Doctor Adventures List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish

1 fourth doctor adventures 1.1 season 1 (2012) 1.2 season 2 (2013) 1.3 season 3 (2014) 1.4 season 4 (2015) 1.5 season 5 (2016) 1.6 season 6 (2017) 1.7 season 7 (2018) 1.8 season 8 (2019) the fourth doctor adventures in 2012, big finish began range of ongoing dramas featuring fourth doctor, portrayed tom baker. baker had declined feature in big finish releases, after recording fourth doctor box set had been encouraged participate. season 1 (2012) this series of adventures set between seasons 14 , 15 of classic series, , features louise jameson reprising role leela. series big hit after first release destination nerva. season 2 (2013) this series of adventures set between seasons 16 , 17 of classic series, , features mary tamm , john leeson reprising roles romana , k9. season 3 (2014) this series of adventures, series 1, set between seasons 14 , 15 of classic series, and, series 1, features jameson reprising role leela. chronologically, takes place after oseidon adventure , special night

Chairmen and mayors of Mount Remarkable District Council of Mount Remarkable

^ matthews, penny (1986), south australia, civic record, 1836-1986, wakefield press, pp. 369–370, isbn 978-0-949268-82-2  ^ member (am) in general division of order of australia (pdf). governor-general of australia. retrieved 12 november 2016.  ^ annual report 2010-2011 (pdf). district council of barunga west. retrieved 12 november 2016.  ^ booleroo s colin nottle elected mayor . flinders news. 20 september 2016. retrieved 12 november 2016. 

History Vibraphone

former headquarters of j.c. deagan, inc. in chicago, henry schluter invented vibraphone. (2008) home century mallet instrument service. this popularity led j.c. deagan, inc. in 1927 ask chief tuner, henry schluter, develop similar instrument. however, schluter didn t copy leedy design, introduced several significant improvements: making bars aluminium instead of steel more mellow basic tone; adjustments dimensions , tuning of bars eliminate dissonant harmonics in leedy design (further mellowing tone); , introduction of foot-controlled damper bar musicians can play more expression. schluter s design more popular leedy design, , has become template instruments called vibraphone. however, when deagan began marketing schluter s instrument in 1928, called vibraharp. name derived similar aluminum bars mounted vertically , operated harp stop on theatre organ. since deagan trademarked name, others obliged use earlier vibraphone instruments incorporating newer design. the name confusion c

Life Wilhelm Tank

1 life 1.1 family provenance , years 1.2 teaching 1.3 beyond teaching life family provenance , years tank s came traditional east prussian family close links protestant churches union. father, emil tank, superintendent (senior church administrator) based, time of wilhelm s birth, not in east prussia in village of kuschlin, @ time in prussian province of posen. on leaving school embarked on apprenticeship in mechanical engineering. switched berlin university of arts. it @ berlin university of arts professional career began. studied anatomy hans virchow (de). pupil of prof. paul richer, academic artist-anatomist reputation @ time extended far beyond borders of france. during , after student years tank undertook study tours africa, western asia, southern russia, england, france, italy , spain along german-speaking part of central europe, in order study form. teaching tank began own teaching career in 1912. accepted appointment teacher of anatomical , nude drawing @ charité (teaching hospi

Notable residents Alajuela

historical gregorio jose ramirez (1796–1823) politician, military commander. josé maría alfaro zamora (1799–1856) costa rican head of state (1842–44, 1846–47) florentino alfaro zamora (1805–1873) politician juan alfaro ruiz (1810–1856) politician jose maria figueroa (1820–1900) artist. recorded events of costa rican history in album de figueroa apolinar de jesus soto (1827–1911) vice-president of costa rica (1886-1889). title called primer designado juan santamaría (1831–1856) costa rican national hero. tomás guardia gutiérrez (1831–1882) president of costa rica (1870–82) born in bagaces, guardia married , lived in alajuela of life emilia solórzano alfaro (1835–1914) costa rican first lady (1870-1882) activism in favor of education , human rights, declared benemerita de la patria in 1972. leon fernandez bonilla (1840–1887) historian, lawyer, diplomat, journalist. declared benemerito de la patria (distinguished citizen) in 1994. bernardo soto alfaro (1854–1931) president of costa rica (

Advantages Plasma gasification

^ tendler, michael; philip rutberg; guido van oost (2005-05-01). plasma based waste treatment , energy production . plasma physics , controlled fusion. 47 (5a): a219. bibcode:2005ppcf...47a.219t. doi:10.1088/0741-3335/47/5a/016. issn 0741-3335. retrieved 2013-03-19.  ^ [1], apparatus , method treating hazardous waste   ^ [2], arc plasma-melter electro conversion system waste treatment , resource ...   ^ lemmens, bert; helmut elslander; ive vanderreydt; kurt peys; et al. (2007). assessment of plasma gasification of high caloric waste streams . waste management. 27 (11): 1562–1569. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2006.07.027. issn 0956-053x. retrieved 2013-03-20.  ^ mountouris, a.; e. voutsas; d. tassios (2008). plasma gasification of sewage sludge: process development , energy optimization . energy conversion , management. 49 (8): 2264–2271. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2008.01.025. retrieved 2013-03-20.  ^ leal-quirós, edbertho (2004). plasma processing of municipal solid waste . brazilian journa

History XXII Corps (Union Army)

1 history 1.1 department of east 1.2 department of washington, d.c. 1.3 department of potomac 1.4 military district of washington 1.5 department of rappahannock 1.6 defenses of washington, d.c. 1.7 department of washington 1.8 xxii corps history civil war armies @ time took name department born out of. reason naming of army of potomac, born out of department of potomac. @ time of war, union named of departments, , armies, after naturally occurring landmarks, water courses, i.e. army of potomac, army of james, army of gulf, etc. in opposition, confederacy named of armies geographic areas , states. department of east comprising of united states east of mississippi river, half of became confederate territory. formed on january 1, 1861, there many departments formed within borders, , destablished august 17, 1861. primary focus employ chain of command units until smaller departments formed. headquartered in albany, new york, commanded major general john e. wool. department of washington, d.

Life and works Alexander Goehr

1 life , works 1.1 youth , studies 1.2 return uk, 1956–76 1.3 1976–96 1.4 1996–2014 life , works youth , studies alexander goehr born on 10 august 1932 in berlin, , family moved britain when few months old. alexander came extremely musical family: mother laelia classically trained pianist, , father schoenberg pupil , pioneering conductor of schoenberg, messiaen (he conducted uk premiere of turangalîla symphony in 1953) , monteverdi. child, alexander grew in household permanently populated composers, including mátyás seiber , michael tippett. although these premises point goehr s future composer, efforts composer not encouraged father, , intended study classics @ oxford university, went instead study composition @ royal manchester college of music, richard hall. in composition classes goehr became friends young composers peter maxwell davies , harrison birtwistle , pianist john ogdon, whom founded new music manchester group. seminal event in goehr s development hearing uk premiere of me

Intact stability Stability conditions

1 intact stability 1.1 intact conditions 1.1.1 lightship or light displacement 1.1.2 full load departure or full displacement 1.1.3 standard condition 1.1.4 light arrival intact stability the vessel in normal operational configuration. hull not breached in compartment. vessel expected meet various stability criteria such gmt (metacentric height), area under gz (righting lever) curve, range of stability, trim, etc. intact conditions lightship or light displacement the vessel complete , ready service in every respect, including permanent ballast, spare parts, lubricating oil, , working stores without fuel, cargo, drinking or washing water, officers, crew, passengers, effects, temporary ballast or other variable load. full load departure or full displacement along lightship loads, vessel has systems charged meaning fresh water, cooling, lubricating, hydraulic , fuel service header tanks, piping , equipment systems filled normal operating fluids. crew , effects @ normal values. consumabl

Education Stafford, Texas

1 education 1.1 colleges , universities 1.2 primary , secondary schools 1.2.1 public schools 1.2.2 private schools 1.3 public libraries education houston community college system stafford building colleges , universities the city served houston community college system. hccs southwest college includes stafford campus @ 10041 cash road. in spring 2012, headcount enrollment @ stafford campus 8,139. primary , secondary schools stafford municipal school district headquarters public schools the city has municipal school district (stafford municipal school district) in of texas. in 1977, stafford broke away fort bend independent school district (fbisd), caused several rounds of federal litigation; and, 1981, declared stafford municipal school district constitutional. of stafford in fbisd, minuscule portion in houston independent school district. of stafford zoned stafford municipal school district, municipal school district in texas controlled city. residents pay property taxes school distri

By state/district List of United States military bases

1 state/district 1.1 joint 1.1.1 joint overseas 1.2 united states army 1.2.1 overseas 1.2.1.1 germany - 38 facilities 1.2.1.2 israel 1.2.1.3 italy - 3 facilities 1.2.1.4 japan - 84 facilities 1.2.1.5 kosovo 1.2.1.6 kuwait 1.2.1.7 south korea 1.3 united states marine corps 1.3.1 domestic 1.3.2 overseas 1.3.2.1 afghanistan 1.3.2.2 germany 1.3.2.3 japan 1.4 united states navy 1.4.1 domestic 1.4.2 overseas 1.4.2.1 bahamas 1.4.2.2 bahrain 1.4.2.3 brazil 1.4.2.4 british indian ocean territory 1.4.2.5 cuba 1.4.2.6 djibouti 1.4.2.7 greece 1.4.2.8 italy 1.4.2.9 japan 1.4.2.10 kuwait 1.4.2.11 south korea 1.4.2.12 spain 1.5 united states air force 1.5.1 domestic 1.5.2 overseas 1.5.2.1 afghanistan 1.5.2.2 germany 1.5.2.3 denmark (greenland) 1.5.2.4 italy 1.5.2.5 japan 1.5.2.6 kuwait 1.5.2.7 portugal (azores) 1.5.2.8 qatar 1.5.2.9 south korea 1.5.2.10 spain 1.5.2.11 turkey 1.5.2.12 united kingdom 1.6 coast guard by state/district joint the pentagon joint overseas pine gap joint defence space resear

Religious Chinese architecture

generally speaking, buddhist architecture follows imperial style. large buddhist monastery has front hall, housing statue of bodhisattva, followed great hall, housing statues of buddhas. accommodations monks , nuns located @ 2 sides. of greatest examples of come 18th century puning temple , putuo zongcheng temple. buddhist monasteries have pagodas, may house relics of gautama buddha; older pagodas tend four-sided, while later pagodas have 8 sides. daoist architecture, on other hand, follows commoners style. main entrance is, however, @ side, out of superstition demons might try enter premise (see feng shui.) in contrast buddhists, in daoist temple main deity located in main hall @ front, lesser deities in hall , @ sides. the tallest pre-modern building in china built both religious , martial purposes. liaodi pagoda of 1055 ad stands @ height of 84 m (276 ft), , although served crowning pagoda of kaiyuan monastery in old dingzhou, hebei, used military watchtower song dynasty soldiers o

Buildings opened 1962 in architecture

twa flight center april 21 - space needle in seattle, in time century 21 exposition. may 25 - coventry cathedral in england, designed basil spence, consecrated. may 28 - twa flight center @ jfk airport, new york, designed eero saarinen. july 1 - minolta tower in niagara falls. august 24 - general rafael urdaneta bridge on lake maraceibo, venezuela, designed riccardo morandi; opened president romulo betancourt. september 23 - philharmonic hall, lincoln center performing arts, new york city, designed max abramovitz. november 6 - commonwealth institute in london borough of kensington, designed sir robert matthew of rmjm; opened queen elizabeth ii (refurbished 2016 design museum). dates unknown saint petersburg tv tower in saint petersburg, russia. kpn-zendmast waalhaven in rotterdam, netherlands. ^ united states history: space needle. accessed 19 october 2013 ^ vanderbilt, tom (2005-01-14). review of show cannot see . design observer. archived original on 2010-01-04.  ^ communication tow

CLK55 AMG Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class

1 clk55 amg 1.1 engine 1.2 transmission 1.3 handling clk55 amg engine the clk55 amg powered hand-assembled 5.4-liter v8 engine. hardware list includes super-stiff forged billet steel crankshaft, forged, weight-matched connecting rods , pistons, lightweight amg-specific chain-driven single overhead camshafts v8 (one cam per cyl bank) 2 intake , 1 exhaust valves per cylinder, 8 coil packs , 16 spark plugs (two spark plugs per cyl). bore , stroke 97mm x 92mm. dual-resonance intake manifold tuned runners helps create optimized torque , power outputs taking advantage of 2 resonant frequencies increase performance. engine features high compression ratio of 10.5:1. of these advanced technologies deliver healthy 342 hp (255 kw) , 376 lb·ft (510 n·m) of torque. transmission the five-speed automatic transmission adapted gearbox used in v-12 s-class models, because gearbox can take torque. adaptive , electronically controlled, , stronger unit of clk430. larger four-bolt driveshaft s 4 inches in d

Battle of Chickamauga XIV Corps (Union Army)

on january 9, 1863, in immediate aftermath of stones river, xiv corps wings given own official corps designations. mccook s right wing became xx corps. crittenden s left wing became xxi corps. thomas center wing remained xiv corps. thomas led corps distinction defense @ horseshoe ridge (in particular actions @ snodgrass hill) protecting federal army complete rout following battle of chickamauga.

R171 .282004.E2.80.932010.29 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

mercedes-benz slk 200 pre-facelift 2004–2008 slk 280 pre-facelift the r171 features number of revisions compared predecessor, r170: 30mm longer wheelbase, increased length (72mm) , width (65mm), 40% increased use of high strength steel, seven-speed automatic transmission, adaptive two-stage airbags, head/thorax sidebags , revised roof mechanism (marketed vario roof) deployable in 22 seconds (previously 25 seconds) rotary-pivoting rear window enabling more compact folded roof stack , trunk storage increased 63 litres roof retracted. optional features include remote operation of retractable hardtop forced air, neck-level heating system integral headrests, marketed airscarf. the galvanized bodywork, features 19 percent improvement in static bending , 46 percent improvement in torsional strength roof down, features 3% improvement in aerodynamic efficiency, cd value of 0.32. design has been aerodynamically optimized minimize interior draughts top retracted , includes fabric windblocker can

Expansion Canadian Football League in the United States

1 expansion 1.1 background 1.2 1992–1993 1.3 1994 1.4 1994–1995 offseason 1.5 1995 1.6 end of u.s. experiment 1.6.1 league troubles 1.6.2 end game 1.7 aftermath 1.8 list of american cfl teams 1.8.1 teams played 1.8.2 proposed teams did not play expansion cities , provinces/states have hosted cfl teams:   western   eastern   defunct (1993–95) background the idea of expansion united states began take shape in 1990s, prompted precarious ownership situations , chronic money shortages amongst existing canadian teams. chief catalyst of league s struggles carling o keefe brewery s decision stop lucrative television sponsorship in 1987. arrangement had provided steady income of league s teams, reaching $11 million per season before withdrawal. guaranteed revenues, instead of being used grow league, had subsidized outdated , shoddy financial practices , marketing both @ team , league level. montreal alouettes, having been rescued failure 5 years prior, folded during 1987 preseason. take 2 decad

Selected publications Christopher I. Beckwith

beckwith, christopher i. (1977). study of medieval chinese, latin, , tibetan historical sources on pre-imperial tibet. indiana university phd dissertation. beckwith (1979): introduction of greek medicine tibet in seventh , eighth centuries . journal of american oriental society 99.2: 297–313. beckwith (1984): aspects of history of central asian guard corps in islam . archivum eurasiae medii aevi, vol. 4, 1984, 29–43. beckwith, christopher (1983). “the revolt of 755 in tibet” contributions on tibetan language, history, , culture. ernst steinkellner , helmut tauscher eds. wiener studien zur tibetologie und buddhismuskunde; heft 10. wien: arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische studien, universität wien, pp. 1–16. reprinted in: history of tibetan. ed. alex mckay. london: routledge curzon, 2003: 273–285. beckwith (1984): plan of city of peace: central asian iranian factors in ‘abbâsid design. acta orientalia academiae scientiarum hungaricae 38: 128–147. beckwith (1984): aspects

History of usage and practice Jihad

1 history of usage , practice 1.1 classical 1.1.1 muslim conquests 1.2 post-classical usage 1.3 contemporary fundamentalist usage 1.3.1 islamism 1.3.2 abdullah azzam 1.4 shia 1.5 evolution of jihad history of usage , practice the practice of periodic raids bedouins against enemy tribes , settlements collect spoils predates revelations of quran. according scholars (such james turner johnson), while islamic leaders instilled hearts of warriors belief in jihad holy war , ghaza (raids), fundamental structure of bedouin warfare remained, ... raiding collect booty . according jonathan berkey, quran s statements in support of jihad may have been directed against muhammad s local enemies, pagans of mecca or jews of medina, these same statements redirected once new enemies appeared. according scholar (majid khadduri), shift in focus conquest , spoils collecting of non-bedouin unbelievers , away traditional inter-bedouin tribal raids, may have made possible islam not expand avoid self-des