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Honorary degrees Michaëlle Jean

^ osgoode hall law school convocation conferring honorary degree on excellency right honourable michaëlle jean . york university. archived original on june 9, 2008. retrieved february 26, 2009.  ^ jean, michaëlle (june 5, 2007). speech on occasion of presentation of honorary doctorate university of manitoba . office of governor general of canada. retrieved june 10, 2007.  ^ university of alberta senate > honorary degrees > past honorary degree recipients > j . university of alberta. retrieved november 3, 2015.  ^ honorary doctorate université de moncton . governor general of canada. retrieved may 26, 2009.  ^ office of governor general of canada. governor general receives honorary doctorate université laval . queen s printer canada. retrieved june 21, 2009.  ^ larose, yvon (june 18, 2009). des moments forts et inoubliables . au fil des événements. quebec city: université laval. 44 (34). retrieved june 21, 2009.  ^ department of national defence. archives > photo of d

Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean

1 governor general of canada 1.1 governor general-designate 1.2 in office 1.2.1 military duties , welcomes overseas 1.2.2 loose cannon accusation 1.2.3 parliamentary prorogation 1.2.4 seal meat, new uniforms, , crisis in haiti 1.2.5 end of tenure governor general of canada jean canada s first governor general of caribbean origin; third woman (after jeanne sauvé , adrienne clarkson); fourth youngest (after marquess of lorne, 33 years old in 1878; marquess of lansdowne, 38 years old in 1883; , edward schreyer, 43 years old in 1979); fourth former journalist (after sauvé, roméo leblanc , clarkson); , second after clarkson not have neither political nor military background, visible minority, break tradition of canadian-born governors general, , in interracial marriage. jean first representative of queen elizabeth ii have been born during latter s reign, , appointment saw first child living in rideau hall, official residence, since schreyer , young family lived there in 1980s. as governor

History Tarrafal camp

1 history 1.1 first period 1.2 victims 1.3 second period history by 1932 salazar had become portugal s prime minister (primeiro-ministro). after consolidating power, declared estado novo ( new state ) in 1933. government modelled on fascist state in italy ruled benito mussolini. trade unions , political parties banned (except salazar s own national union). in response many left-wing organizations began campaigns against right-wing regime. arrests led rise in portugal s prison population. against drop, estado novo, under guise of reorganization of country s prisons, decided build overseas penal colony exiling political opponents. several locations throughout portuguese colonies considered. chão bom (which means earth , soil) chosen on santiago island in cape verde archipelago. site approved because best suited hygiene, surveillance, , natural resources ; ideal properties prison colony should have according portuguese penal experts. ideologically tarrafal created 2 purposes. first used

Personal life Valdemar Knudsen

photographed in vienna, 1885, valdemar knudsen , children. standing left right: ida, maud, , augustus. sitting left right: eric, arthur , valdemar during february 1867, knudsen married anne mchutcheson sinclair, whom had 5 children: ida, augustus, maud, eric , arthur–were born between 1868 , 1875. following death, there claims of allegedly illegitimate children resulted in failed attempts of taking on kekaha sugar company. valdemar knudsen, known hawaiians kanuka. in 1945, son eric alfred knudsen published kanuka of kauai, book on life of father, hawaiian natives befriended him.

Fault trap Structural trap

fault trap this trap formed movement of permeable , impermeable layers of rock along fault line. permeable reservoir rock faults such adjacent impermeable rock, preventing hydrocarbons further migration. in cases, there can impermeable substance smeared along fault line (such clay) acts prevent migration. known clay smear.

Israeli people of Lithuanian Jewish descent Lithuanian Jews

a large number of lithuanian jews settled in israel, many of them , descendants becoming famous within country. famous israelis of lithuanian jewish descent include: yemima avidar-tchernovitz – hebrew children s writer ehud barak – former idf general, israeli defence minister, , prime minister of israel abba eban – former israeli ambassador united states , united nations, former minister of foreign affairs, former minister of education (was born in south africa parents fled lithuania) daniel kahneman – nobel prize–winning psychologist zvi kolitz – produced israel s first full-length film joseph klausner – jewish historian , professor of hebrew literature amos oz – israeli writer , intellectual bar refaeli – israeli supermodel jordan katzman – cofounder smiledirectclub

Stage 2008 K League

round 2 round 3 round 4 round 5 round 6 round 7 round 8 round 9 round 10 round 11 round 12 round 13 round 14 round 15 round 16 round 17 round 18 round 19 round 20 round 21 round 22 round 23 round 24 round 25 round 26

Battle of Fort Stevens XXII Corps (Union Army)

the corps took part in defense of washington during jubal s washington raid of 1864, playing major role in defense of fort stevens on july 11, 1864. hardin s division held skirmish lines , engaged in small engagements, suffering 73 killed , wounded. following day, found works held veteran soldiers of major general horatio wright s vi corps , brevet brigadier general william emory s xix corps. after making small fight, withdraw, crossing virginia next day.

XXII Corps XXII Corps (Union Army)

the blue pentagon cross served badge of 3rd division, xxii corps a corps grouping of 2 6 divisions, providing level of chain of command typically commanded major general. corps first created act of congress on july 17, 1862, major general george b. mcclellan had instituted them in spring of 1862. before time, formations known either wings or grand divisions . corps came under operational command of army, xxii corps did not. xxii corps formed corps under department of washington on february 2, 1863. tradition, commanders doubled commanders of department of washington. during time, many of regiments fought out arrived reconstitute , transferred out, of them or army of potomac.

Purpose Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

goes data relay pattern. designed operate in geostationary orbit 35,790 kilometres (22,240 mi) above earth, goes spacecraft continuously view continental united states, pacific , atlantic oceans, central america, south america, , southern canada. three-axis, body-stabilized design enables sensors stare @ earth , more image clouds, monitor earth s surface temperature , water vapour fields, , sound atmosphere vertical thermal , vapor structures. evolution of atmospheric phenomena can followed, ensuring real-time coverage of meteorological events such severe local storms , tropical cyclones. importance of capability proven during hurricanes hugo (1989) , andrew (1992). the goes spacecraft enhance operational services , improve support atmospheric science research, numerical weather prediction models, , environmental sensor design , development. satellite data broadcast on l-band, , received @ noaa command , data acquisition ground station @ wallops island, virginia disseminated users. a

Geography Fairwood, King County, Washington

1 geography 1.1 neighborhoods 1.2 climate 1.3 geographic location geography cascade-fairwood located @ 47°26′49″n 122°08′37″w / 47.44694°n 122.14361°w / 47.44694; -122.14361 (47.447062, -122.143586). according united states census bureau, cdp has total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²). the fairwood area forms plateau extends bluffs of cedar river valley on north , east down state route 167 , kent valley on west. fairwood includes opens spaces, towering trees, many neighborhoods , several commercial districts. surrounds seattle watershed of lake youngs on south, , borders renton east, , maple valley southeast. fairwood area features 5 sizable lakes, timberland, , farmland. incorporation area of fairwood 6.2-square-miles. neighborhoods climate fairwood s climate features cool/mild wet winter, , dry-summer. warmest month of year in cascade-fairwood within past 3–6 years july average maximum high of 106 °f , average minimum low of 48 °f. coldest months of year december, average min lo

Education Missouri City, Texas

1 education 1.1 primary , secondary schools 1.1.1 public schools 1.1.1.1 fort bend independent school district 1.1.1.2 houston independent school district 1.1.2 private schools 1.2 colleges , universities 1.3 public libraries education primary , secondary schools public schools the fort bend county portion of missouri city served fort bend independent school district, while harris county portion served houston independent school district. harris county portion within trustee district ix, represented lawrence marshall of 2008. fort bend independent school district fbisd formed in 1959 consolidation of missouri city independent school district , sugar land independent school district. it operates following schools within missouri city city limits: elementary schools e. a. jones elementary school glover elementary school hunters glen elementary school lantern lane elementary school palmer elementary school quail valley elementary school middle schools lake olympia middle school missouri c

History XVI Corps (Union Army)

1 history 1.1 creation , vicksburg 1.1.1 left wing 1.1.2 right wing 1.2 dissolution 1.3 re-activation history creation , vicksburg the xvi corps organized on december 18, 1862 maj. gen. stephen a. hurlbut in command. had 4 divisions commanded respectively william sooy smith (1st division), grenville dodge (2nd division), nathan kimball (3rd division) , jacob g. lauman (4th division). these divisions assigned garrison duty in vicinity of memphis, lagrange , corinth. army of tennessee besieging vicksburg, maj. gen. ulysses s. grant gathered reinforcements surrounding areas. divisions of smith, kimball , lauman ordered vicksburg on june 12. detachment led maj. gen. cadwallader c. washburn. hurlbut , dodge remained on garrison duty in tennessee during time. after fall of vicksburg, smith s division attached ix corps , lauman s division attached xiii corps during maj. gen. william t. sherman s expedition jackson, mississippi. in 1864, corps divided 2 wings of 2 divisions each. left wing the

Biography Gilbert Shelton

1 biography 1.1 life , education 1.2 career 1.3 music 1.4 personal life biography early life , education shelton born in houston, texas. graduated lamar high school in houston. attended washington , lee university, texas a&m university, , university of texas @ austin, received bachelor s degree in social sciences in 1961. cartoons published in university of texas humor magazine texas ranger. career directly after graduation, shelton moved new york city , got job editing automotive magazines, sneak drawings print. work of published in warren publishing s help! idea character of wonder wart-hog, porcine parody of superman, came him in 1961. following year, shelton moved texas enroll in graduate school , student deferment draft. first 2 wonder wart-hog stories appeared in bacchanal, short-lived college humor magazine, in spring of 1962. same year, published (in zine form) foolbert sturgeon s adventures of jesus, 1 of first underground comix. became editor of texas ranger , published

Russo-Japanese War Izumo-class cruiser

a postcard of iwate @ anchor, before 1905 in april 1904, division tasked contain russian armored cruisers based @ vladivostok, failed until 13 august when latter tried rendezvous ships attempted breakout port arthur. unbeknownst russians, tōgō had defeated ships port arthur during battle of yellow sea on 10 august , russian squadron vladivostok intercepted off ulsan, korea 2nd division. steering of russian cruiser rurik damaged in battle , russians made several attempts prevent japanese concentrating fire on her, forced abandon her fate. kamimura left rurik tender ministrations of reinforcements , pursued 2 remaining russian ships time before breaking off pursuit prematurely based on incorrect report izumo had expended of ammunition. ship hit on 20 times, suffered fewer 20 men killed or wounded. iwate, in contrast, hit far fewer times, 1 of them started major ammunition fire killed or wounded dozens of men. after battle, sisters refitted , assigned different units, escorting troop conv

References Padroado

donald f. lach, asia in making of europe, vol. 1: century of discovery (book 1 of 2), chicago , london: university of chicago press, 1965, pp. 230–245 (the portuguese padroado [patronage] of east) e. wijeysingha (2006), going forth. catholic church in singapore 1819-2004, isbn 981-05-5703-5

Food protection Ultralight backpacking

a captive bear tests food canister in parts of approved bear-resistant food storage container required item hikers, add between 1 lb 9 oz (710 g) , 3 lb 2 oz (1.4 kg) base pack weight. these areas include parts of yosemite national park , eastern high peaks zone.

Geography Wayne Township, Allen County, Indiana

1 geography 1.1 cities , towns 1.2 adjacent townships 1.3 major highways 1.4 cemeteries geography wayne township covers area of 42.25 square miles (109.43 km), of 42.13 square miles (109.11 km) land , 0.12 square miles (0.32 km), or 0.29%, water. cities , towns fort wayne (southwest portion) adjacent townships the township adjacent these indiana townships: aboite (west) adams (east) lafayette (southwest) lake (northwest) marion (southeast) pleasant (south) st. joseph (northeast) washington (north) major highways i-69 us 27 us 33 cemeteries the township contains 3 cemeteries: lindenwood, prairie grove, , saint johns.

Physical geography Vale of Pickering

1 physical geography 1.1 climate 1.2 geology 1.3 drainage physical geography climate footbridge on welldale beck, stream issuing spring @ base of north york moors. as part of united kingdom, vale of pickering has cool summers , relatively mild winters. weather conditions vary day day season season. latitude of area means influenced predominantly westerly winds depressions , associated fronts, bringing them unsettled , windy weather, particularly in winter. between depressions there small mobile anticyclones bring periods of fair weather. in winter anticyclones bring cold dry weather. in summer anticyclones tend bring dry settled conditions can lead drought. latitude area mild in winter , cooler in summer due influence of gulf stream in northern atlantic ocean. air temperature varies on daily , seasonal basis. temperature lower @ night , january coldest time of year average maximum of 5.8 degrees celsius. july warmest month average maximum of 19.4 degrees celsius. average annual rainfal

Early history .281766.E2.80.931808.29 Old Queens

the rev. ira condict, third president of queen s college, laid cornerstone old queen s on 27 april 1809. chartered on 10 november 1766, queen s college small, private liberal arts college affiliated dutch reformed church founded education of youth in learned languages, liberal , useful arts , sciences, , in divinity; preparing them ministry , other offices. eighth-oldest college in united states , 1 of 9 colonial colleges founded before american revolution. queen s college named charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz, daughter of german duke became queen consort of british king george iii. college first held classes in tavern called sign of red lion on corner of nielson , albany streets in new brunswick, , later @ building on george street in city s current business district, before moving college hilltop begin build old queen s in 1809. during revolution hilltop old queen s built site of redoubt alexander hamilton, artillery captain commanding sixty men of new york provincial company o

Track listing First in Line (song)

^ tim neely; martin popoff (28 july 2009). goldmine price guide 45 rpm records. krause publications. pp. 540–. isbn 0-89689-958-6.  ^ martin popoff (5 august 2010). goldmine standard catalog of american records 1948-1991. krause publications. pp. 940–. isbn 1-4402-1621-5.  ^ jerry osborne (1 july 2007). presleyana vi - elvis presley record, cd, , memorabilia price guide. jerry osborne enterprises. pp. 85–. isbn 978-0-932117-49-6.  ^ paul kennedy (28 february 2011). warman s elvis field guide: values & identification. krause publications. pp. 417–. isbn 1-4402-2835-3. 

History Harlingen Air Force Base

1 history 1.1 world war ii 1.2 cold war 1.3 current uses history world war ii with outbreak of world war ii in europe in september 1940, u.s. government saw need expedite military readiness. create military airfield in harlingen. city voted $105,000 bond issue acquire 960 acres leased war department 24 years , upon field constructed. fifteen farmhouses , buildings on site removed, 1 building left in place become field office. col john r. morgan became first commanding officer of harlingen aerial gunnery school arriving in august 1941 assume assignment. hold appointment duration of world war ii. on june 30, 1941 contract let morgan , zachary, el paso , laredo builders, start military airfield construction. mission of harlingen army airfield train aerial gunners. school received first assigned cadre in august 1941. primary mission, initial student load of 600, of training aerial gunnery students in five-week (extended 6 weeks in 1943) training program. on 48,000 soldiers trained until sc

Decision for a new terminal Kurumoch International Airport

in 1990s, kurumoch s passenger traffic rate decreasing, therefore didn t have significant investments. passenger traffic relatively low , served comfort in old terminal. passenger traffic rate began increase, problem of overcrowding potential threat. kurumoch s terminal meant approximately 1,250,000 passengers annually, in 2008 airport serving on 1,400,000 passengers. main terminal did not have definite arrival section until late 1990s , today s domestic , international baggage claim not equipped handle such flow of passengers. in spring 2011, contest on investment towards complete reconstruction of kurumoch s facilities announced. in fall 2011, hc airports of regions won bid , gained full legal rights on investment of kurumoch international airport. airports of regions finished developing complete plan on construction of multiple new facilities in spring of 2012. construction split 2 phases: phase , phase ii. initial price of new airport placed @ 339,11,1370 usd or 13,000,000,000 rubl

Terminal A Kurumoch International Airport

also known main terminal , departure building, terminal used facility of entire airport. terminal finished construction in 1993, underwent major renovations in 1998 , 2004. building 11,340 m² , consists of 3 floors: underground floor, floor 1 , floor 2. main terminal serves departure international , domestic flights (including baggage handling departure flights) , air traffic control tower. additionally, of jsc international airport kurumoch s offices located in terminal a. altogether, terminal has capacity of 750 passenger per hour. domestic zone has capacity of 600 passengers per hour, whilst international terminal can handle 150 passengers per hour. renovations within terminal have been made spring 2014. floor 1 consists of 8 check-in desks domestic departures , 6 international , domestic departure lounge. floor 2 has variety of air company offices, international departure zone , staff rooms.

Castle Hawkstone Park

hawkstone hall red castle, first castle @ hawkstone park, built in 1227 henry de audley (alditheley), sheriff of shropshire , staffordshire. norman enclosure castle built of sandstone on natural outcrop of rock, flanked on sides wide valleys. castle has been known various names: red castle; rubree; radeclif, redcliffe, redde, castle rous, , hawkstone. about same time (1227-1232) henry built heighley castle @ madeley, staffordsire, , made family caput. subsequent generations of audleys known as, lords of heleigh castle, , expanded there. the red castle , became known, held family until 16th century main shropshire stronghold. repairs undertaken in 1283. in use in 1322, around 1400 seems no longer occupied. when leland visited castle in around 1540 described ruinous. john tuchet, 4th baron audley (1371–1408) inherited title via sister, survived uprising of owain glyndŵr , battle of shrewsbury in 1403, fought against henry hotspur percy. son james tuchet, 5th baron audley (1398–1459) k

Education Odessa, Texas

1 education 1.1 universities , colleges 1.1.1 university of texas of permian basin 1.1.2 texas tech university health sciences center 1.1.3 odessa college 1.2 primary , secondary schools 1.3 libraries education universities , colleges university of texas of permian basin the university of texas of permian basin (utpb) began in 1973. utpb upper level , graduate university until texas legislature passed bill in spring 1991 allow university accept freshmen , sophomores. of 2006, university holding discussions nuclear regulatory commission construction of new high-temperature teaching , test reactor which, if successful, finish licensing , construction around 2012. first university-based research reactor built in in decade, , 1 of few htgr-type reactors in world. in january 2006, utpb s school of business awarded accreditation association advance collegiate schools of business international (aacsb). aacsb regarded premier accreditation agency world s business schools. according university,

Late Bronze Age Short chronology

the middle assyrian period (14th 12th centuries) third babylon dynasty (kassite) the kassites first appeared during reign of samsu-iluna of first babylonian dynasty , after being defeated babylon, moved control city-state of mari. undetermined amount of time after fall of babylon, kassites established new babylonian dynasty. babylonian king list identifies 36 kings reigning 576 years, however, 18 names legible. few more identified inscriptions. there confusion in middle part of dynasty because of conflicts between synchronistic chronicle , chronicle p. later kings attested kudurru steles. relative dating sychronisms egypt, assyria , hittites. dynasty ends defeat of enlil-nadin-ahi elam. mitanni perhaps because capital of mitanni, washukanni, has not yet been found, there no available king lists, year lists, or royal inscriptions. fortunately, fair amount of diplomatic, hittite, , assyrian sources exist firm chronology. having become powerful under shaushtatar, mitanni falls traditional

Environmental considerations Hindhead Tunnel

milestone on pre-1826 road, close gibbet hill. inscription reads portsmouth 30 , hyde park corner 39 , godalming 7 , liphook 11 from outset tunnel built rather cutting being dug avoid spoiling area of outstanding natural beauty , site of special scientific interest, of owned national trust. before digging started environmental survey carried out. common lizards, adders , slow-worms found @ boundless valley relocated national trust land @ highcombe edge while grass snakes taken hurthill copse. tree felling scheduled minimise disruption nesting birds , other wild-life , in instances, animals such dormice removed similar habitats elsewhere. after works completed, 200,000 trees planted on route of old road. restoration of old road nature removed barrier prevented migration of ground-nesting birds, such woodlarks , nightjars 1 part of nature reserve other. among artefacts found old milestone discarded during rebuilding of road in 1826. 1811 ordnance survey map used identify original pos

Premiership season 1995 AFL season

1 premiership season 1.1 round 1 1.2 round 2 1.3 round 3 1.4 round 4 1.5 round 5 1.6 round 6 1.7 round 7 1.8 round 8 1.9 round 9 1.10 round 10 1.11 round 11 1.12 round 12 1.13 round 13 1.14 round 14 1.15 round 15 1.16 round 16 1.17 round 17 1.18 round 18 1.19 round 19 1.20 round 20 1.21 round 21 1.22 round 22 1.23 qualifying finals 1.24 semi finals 1.25 preliminary finals 1.26 grand final premiership season round 1 round 2 round 3 round 4 this first anzac day clash held between collingwood , essendon famously ended in draw. the crowd of 94,825 anzac day clash was, , still is, second highest crowd home , away game in afl history. round 5 round 6 round 7 round 8 round 9 round 10 round 11 round 12 round 13 round 14 (matthew lloyd debut) round 15 round 16 *brisbane bears came 45 points down @ 3 quarter time beat hawthorn 7 points. round 17 round 18 round 19 round 20 round 21 round 22 qualifying finals semi finals preliminary finals grand final

Waterways Wolverhampton

there no navigable rivers within city, there 17 mi (27 km) of navigable canals. birmingham canal main line passes through city centre, connecting remaining portion of wednesbury oak loop @ deepfields junction, , wyrley & essington canal @ horseley fields junction, before passing between railway station , bus station in city centre , descending 132 feet (40m) through 21 wolverhampton locks , terminating @ aldersley junction meets staffordshire , worcestershire canal, in turn connects shropshire union canal @ autherley junction.

Geography Wolverhampton

1 geography 1.1 climate 1.2 areas of city 1.3 nearby places geography wolverhampton lies northwest of larger near-neighbour birmingham, , forms second largest part of west midlands conurbation. north , west lies staffordshire , shropshire countryside. wolverhampton city centre falls outside of area traditionally known black country, although districts such bilston , heath town , willenhall side of wolverhampton fall within black country coalfields, leading confusion whether entire city falls within region. modern usage has tended towards using term refer western part of west midlands county, excluding birmingham, solihull , coventry. examples uk government regional bodies such black country development corporation, under remit city fell. the city lies upon midlands plateau @ 163 m (535 ft) above sea level. there no major rivers within city, although river penk , river tame (tributaries of river trent) rise in city, smestow brook, tributary of river stour, , thence river severn. means c

Fictional history Faerie (DC Comics)

the faerie race born , lived in mundane world many centuries until frosty relationships growing race of men caused them leave world forever time before 16th century. upon leaving realm of birth, 9 rulers of faerie led them on search new world call own. band of refugees met lucifer, offered them corner of hell have own in exchange payment of tithe. lucifer claimed moved sympathy faeries, having been forced leave own birth-realm, when faeries agreed deal true nature of tithe revealed: 8 of 9 rulers taken hell tortured, leaving last - huon small - remain first king of faerie. in order keep land, faerie required send 9 of fairest , best subjects hell every 7 years, or risk war armies of hell. the faeries, unaware of true price, settled new home; land transformed lush world of happiness , nature, faeries maintaining links mundane world , mortals visiting twilight kingdom. king magnus came throne, instigating dark time carefree realm: believed in innate superiority of pure-blood faeries , le