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Occupation by Israel Nabi Rubin

nabi rubin in 1985, minaret still standing nabi rubin in 2012, minaret gone nabi rubin located in region targeted haganah´s operation lightning (mivtza barak) during 1948 arab–israeli war, aimed force arab inhabitants move. during 10–12 may 1948, units of ephraim sub-district, apparently without success, repeatedly mortared , raided nabi rubin, aim of forcing evacuation. on june 1, 1948, israel s giv ati brigade captured village in second stage of operation barak. upon capture, of inhabitants expelled, except few stayed until harvest season collect oranges, later expelled. on 24 august, giv ati brigade hq issued order mivtza nikayon (operation cleaning), aiming @ ´cleansing [letaher]´the newly conquered area included nabi rubin. armed units destroyed, , arab civilians expelled. operation took place on 28 august, , killed 10 arabs, wounded 3 , captured 3 . there no idf casualties. according salman abu-sitta, in 1998, there 10,116 palestinian refugees nabi rubin or descendants. walid ...

Military colors Flag of the Socialist Republic of Romania

1 military colors 1.1 naval ships 1.2 military colours, 1968 pattern 1.3 naval rank flags 1.4 patriotic guards military colors on 28 july 1950 great national assembly issued decree nr. 189 establishment of military colors of armed forces of romanian people’s republic, standards military air force , naval forces. article 2 defined units’ military colors follows: “three silk stripes colored red, yellow , blue, arranged vertically blue situated near flagpole. on edges flag has yellow metal fringes of wire, while fly corners each have tassel of same wire. on side oriented flagpole right, in middle, placed coat of arms of r. p. r. in natural colors. above coat of arms, on same side, in arched line, written letters of golden wire: ‘pentru patria noastră’ (‘for our fatherland’). on other side , in middle of flag, emblem worn on uniforms of officers of armed forces of r. p. r. applied. under emblem written straight, letters of golden wire, unit’s name. flagpole ends in ogive-shaped tip, within...

Specials and miniseries List of programs broadcast by Science

^ de moraes, lisa. discovery simulcast science channel s first scripted film challenger disaster . deadline.  ^ nerd tv alert: life in memory, science channel, 10/19 9pm et . democraticunderground.com.  ^ science channel explores full spectrum of science in-depth, engaging programming . thefutoncritic.com. 

History Four color theorem

1 history 1.1 proof attempts 1.2 proof computer 1.3 simplification , verification history early proof attempts letter of de morgan hamilton, 23 oct. 1852 as far known, conjecture first proposed on october 23, 1852 when francis guthrie, while trying color map of counties of england, noticed 4 different colors needed. @ time, guthrie s brother, frederick, student of augustus de morgan (the former advisor of francis) @ university college london. francis inquired frederick regarding it, took de morgan (francis guthrie graduated later in 1852, , later became professor of mathematics in south africa). according de morgan: student of mine [guthrie] asked me day give him reason fact did not know fact—and not yet. says if figure how divided , compartments differently colored figures portion of common boundary line differently colored—four colors may wanted not more—the following case in 4 colors wanted. query cannot necessity 5 or more invented… (wilson 2014, p. 18) f.g. , perhaps 1 of 2...

References (phosphorylase) phosphatase

brandt h, capulong zl, lee ey (1975). purification , properties of rabbit liver phosphorylase phosphatase . j. biol. chem. 250 (20): 8038–44. pmid 240850.  graves dj, fischer eh, krebs eg (1960). specificity studies on muscle phosphorylase phosphatase . j. biol. chem. 235: 805–9. pmid 13829077.  rall tw, wosilait wd, sutherland ew (1956). interconversion of phosphorylase , phosphorylase b dog heart muscle . biochim. biophys. acta. 20 (1): 69–76. doi:10.1016/0006-3002(56)90264-5. pmid 13315351. 

Guest judges RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9)

^ nolfi, joey (march 10, 2017). lady gaga hits rupaul s drag race runway — see photos . entertainment weekly. retrieved march 16, 2017.  ^ nolfi, joey (march 10, 2017). kesha, lisa kudrow, tamar braxton join rupaul s drag race in season 9 trailer . entertainment weekly. retrieved march 16, 2017. 

Literals and Part-Literals List of Fables characters

1 literals , part-literals 1.1 jack horner 1.2 kevin thorn 1.3 pathetic fallacy 1.4 mr. revise 1.5 page sisters 1.6 new jack frost - jack 2 or jack 1.7 bookburner 1.8 genres 1.9 other literals literals , part-literals jack horner kevin thorn kevin thorn former new york city journalist has ability see behind illusions cast fabletown magic-users. after battle of fabletown, anchorman on news show thorn worked reported out-of-control block party, building fire , gang fight in upper west side; minutes later, details fading s head kevin s. after reporting boss, fired going x-files . kevin has dedicated himself discovering going on in upper west side. leaving complete paper trail in case of sudden death (which considers strong possibility). during sons of empire story-arc, revealed kevin acting superintendent @ house 3 blocks away fabletown. house occupied hansel , staff, though kevin seems unaware of true identities. in kevin s free time (when not spying on fabletown residents), writing ...

Chronology WikiLeaks-related Twitter court orders

1 chronology 1.1 subpoena issued accompanying gag order 1.2 appeal , publication of subpoena 1.3 users opposition subpoena chronology prior december 2010 subpoena relating wikileaks, twitter had received @ least 1 subpoena information users. after attorney-general of state of pennsylvania tom corbett elected governor of pennsylvania, revealed had issued subpoena against twitter demand personal information on 2 users criticised him. sub-poena included phone numbers, email addresses, banking info, , internet accounts. ordered twitter produce information without informing users. philadelphia inquirer claimed subpoena issued because of 2 users criticisms of corbett. corbett s spokesperson said subpoena issued part of ongoing criminal investigation . organizations public citizen , american civil liberties union (aclu) provided legal aid users. subpoena later dropped attorney-general s office. on 11 march, u.s. judge upheld request of federal prosecutor. subpoena issued accompanying gag o...

Arts.2C entertainment.2C and media Bridge (disambiguation)

1 arts, entertainment, , media 1.1 card games 1.2 films 1.3 literature 1.4 music 1.4.1 songs 1.4.2 other music 1.5 musical instruments 1.6 other arts, entertainment, , media arts, entertainment, , media card games auction bridge, further derivation popular in 20th century bridge whist or straight bridge, derived whist contract bridge, modern form of game two main variants: duplicate bridge, in same set of deals played competitors rubber bridge, basic game, 2 partnerships play until 1 has won 2 games, called rubber additional variants: chicago (bridge card game), played rubber bridge session limited 4 deals singaporean bridge, re-invention of game different rules films bridge (1949 film), chinese film die brücke (film) (the bridge), 1959 german film the bridge (1969 film), yugoslav film bridge (1988 film), usa–ussr film literature the bridge (1930), long poem hart crane the bridge (1986), science fiction novel iain banks the bridge (1987), short story franz kafka the bridge (1986), fant...

References Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase

duff sm, lefebvre dd, plaxton wc (1989). purification , characterization of phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase brassica nigra suspension cells . plant physiol. 90 (2): 734–741. doi:10.1104/pp.90.2.734. pmc 1061789 . pmid 16666836.  malhotra op; kayastha (1989). chemical inactivation , active site groups of phosphoenolpyruvate-phosphatase germinating mung beans (vigna radiata) . plant sci. 65 (2): 161–170. doi:10.1016/0168-9452(89)90061-7.  malhotra op; kayastha (1990). isolation , characterization of phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase germinating mung beans (vigna radiata) . plant physiol. 93 (1): 194–200. doi:10.1104/pp.93.1.194. pmc 1062488 . pmid 16667434. 

Victims Harok family murder

the haroks moved brno-ivanovice district in 2005 , described quiet , polite neighbors. veronika haroková (aged 46) worked teacher of history , czech language @ brno grammar school worked pupil counselor. described being liked students. husband martin harok (aged 55), entrepreneur, , son filip (aged 25), masaryk university student, both members of ukulele orchestra jako brno band. youngest of victims, david (aged 16), student, described promising soccer player in czech media.

Life cycle Tessaratomidae

two bronze orange bugs (musgraveia sulciventris) mating. the eggs of tessaratomids barrel-shaped or globular. eggs exhibit ring of small protuberances, known micropylar process, permit entry of sperm fertilization eggs (through micropylar canals). provide openings air developing embryos. the eggs laid in compact clusters glued leaves of variety of plants. laying arrangement can follow pattern. example, in pygoplatys tenangau, egg clusters distinctively hexagonal; while in piezosternum subulatum, arranged in 2 neat rows. eggs white, cream, or yellow in color can change embryos inside mature. nymphs emerge eggs through peristaltic movements , of internal h-shaped structure in egg known egg burster . as in other hemipterans, tessaratomids hemimetabolic, undergoing incomplete metamorphosis. means not possess larval , pupal stages. instead, juvenile tessaratomids (called nymphs), hatch directly eggs. nymphs resemble grown adults except size , absence of wings. nymphs undergo 4 5 successive...

Composition House of Representatives (Netherlands)

representation per party, between 1946 , 2006 until 1956, there 100 seats. expanded 150 seats, current number. to give overview of history of house of representatives, figure on right shows seat distribution in house first general elections after world war ii (1946) current situation. left-wing parties towards bottom, christian parties in centre, right-wing parties towards top. occasionally, single-issue (or narrow-focus) parties have arisen, , these shown @ extreme top. vertical lines indicate general elections. although these held every 4 years, resulting coalition governments not finish term without government crisis, followed fresh elections. hence frequent periods shorter 4 years. current situation the dutch general election of 2017 held on wednesday, 15 march 2017, , followed call new elections after second rutte cabinet had completed four-year term. new members of house of representatives installed on 23 march 2017. 4 parties required form coalition simple majority (76 seats). r...

Hungarian Hypercorrection

in hungarian suffix -ban/ben indicates location, such házban (in house), while -ba/be indicates direction, such házba (in(to) house). speakers of regional dialects or rural speakers use latter, shorter forms both cases: házba vagyok (incorrect: m in(to) house). mistake perceived lower quality or uneducated speech. avoid perception, people make opposite mistake, using first form everywhere, such in incorrect sentence házban megyek (i go in house). effect can observed in public speeches of politicians, religious figures, etc. a similar mistake affects old intransitive verbs, in old hungarian had distinct system of conjugation (the so-called ikes conjugation, referring -ik suffix in third-person singular). among others, system requires use of suffix -m instead of -k in first person (e.g. eszem instead of *eszek , eat ). conjugation preserved in parts, of rapidly fading out of use. however, due prescriptivist pressure, hungarian speakers incorrectly use -m suffixes on v...

Results 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles

1 results 1.1 final 1.2 semifinals 1.2.1 semifinal 1 1.2.2 semifinal 2 1.3 heats 1.3.1 heat 1 1.3.2 heat 2 1.3.3 heat 3 1.3.4 heat 4 results final 1 august wind: 0.4m/s semifinals 1 august qualified: first 4 in each final semifinal 1 wind: 1.0m/s semifinal 2 wind: 0.7m/s heats 31 july qualified: first 3 in each heat , 4 best semifinal heat 1 wind: 0.5m/s heat 2 wind: 0.3m/s heat 3 wind: 1.0m/s heat 4 wind: -0.2m/s

Use DU spectrophotometer

beckman du spectrophotometer in use the beckman spectrophotometer first easy-to-use single instrument containing both optical , electronic components needed ultraviolet-absorption spectrophotometry within single housing. user insert cell tray standard , sample cells, dial desired wavelength of light, confirm instrument set measuring standard, , measure amount of absorption of sample, reading frequency simple meter. series of readings @ different wavelengths taken without disturbing sample. du spectrophotometer s manual scanning method extremely fast, reducing analysis times weeks or hours minutes. it accurate in both visible , ultraviolet ranges. working in both ultraviolet , visible regions of spectrum, model du produced accurate absorption spectra obtained relative ease , accurately replicated. national bureau of standards ran tests certify du s results accurate , repeatable , recommended use. other advantages included high resolution , minimization of stray light in ultraviolet reg...

Awards and honors 2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

^ http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/050609aaa.html ^ http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/ ^ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/09-w-baskbl-all-american.html ^ espn . retrieved 23 april 2009.  ^ big east press release . archived original on april 29, 2009. retrieved 23 april 2009.  ^ uconn press release . retrieved 23 april 2009.  ^ archived copy . archived original on 2009-03-02. retrieved 2013-10-30.  ^ cite error: named reference wbca aat invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference wade trophy invoked never defined (see page). ^ usbwa press release . retrieved 1 april 2009.  ^ uconn press release . archived original on 11 april 2009. retrieved 23 april 2009.  ^ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html

Cast Hasta que el dinero nos separe

1 cast 1.1 main cast 1.2 main 1.3 special participation cast main cast itatí cantoral alejandra Álvarez del castillo fernández de medina ( alejandrita / la licenciada / doña bruja ) pedro fernández rafael medina núñez / manuel rivera ( rafita / el bofee / pajarito / principe ) víctor noriega marco valenzuela aguilera-rentería ( el sr. abogaducho / el sr. arribista / el sr. macario ) luz elena gonzález victoria de la parra de valenzuela ( vicky / la pajarita / la loca / pajarita psicopata / la intensa / la obsesiva ) carlos cámara don lic. francisco beltrán sergio corona don jorge Álvarez del castillo ( don yoryi ) rodrigo vidal jaime del rincón ( jaimito / dora ) lalo el mimo vicente chávez ( la rata ) sergio defassio ismael dueñas ( el bebe ) harry geithner edgar marino ( el zorro ) carlos bonavides ramiro jiménez ( el ay dios mio ) joana benedek marian celeste ( la licenciada #2 ) fabiola campomanes lola sansores frances ondiviela rosaura suárez de de la grana ( la casada ) diana ...

History Happy Days

1 history 1.1 production , scheduling notes 1.1.1 production styles 1.1.2 sets 1.2 theme music history happy days originated during time of 1950s nostalgic interest evident in 1970s film, television, , music. in late winter of 1971, michael eisner snowed in @ newark airport bumped tom miller, head of development @ paramount. eisner has stated told miller, tom, ridiculous. re wasting our time here. let s write show. script treatment came out of did not sell. in spite of market research department telling them 50 s theme not work, decided redo it, , accepted pilot. unsold pilot filmed in late 1971 , titled new family in town, harold gould in role of howard cunningham, marion ross marion, ron howard richie, anson williams potsie, ric carrott charles chuck cunningham, , susan neher joanie, paramount passed on making weekly series, , pilot recycled title love , television set (later retitled love , happy days syndication), presentation on television anthology series love, american style...

Years in the Danish West Indies Johannes Søbøtker

høgensborg, søbøtkers home @ st. croix he moved danish west indies , in 1821, sold house in hellerup. when father died in 1823 on st. croix, inherited 2 plantations, constitution hill , høgensborg. in 1735, when peter von scholten appointed governor general, took on position governor of st. thomas. introduced first steam mill in danish west indies on plantation høgensborg.

Division 2 1965 VFA season

1 division 2 1.1 ladder 1.2 finals 1.3 awards division 2 the division 2 home-and-home season played on 18 rounds, each team playing 16 games , having 2 byes; top 4 contested finals under page–mcintyre system. finals played on sundays @ toorak park. ladder finals awards the leading goalkicker division 2 johnny walker (preston), kicked 108 goals in home-and-home season , 116 goals overall. the division 2 best , fairest won john bradbury (mordialloc), polled 37 votes. ray murnane (preston) second 26 votes, , ian cameron (preston) , hank verwoert (prahran) equal-third 22 votes. prahran won seconds premiership. prahran 13.13 (91) defeated preston 6.11 (47) in grand final, played stand-alone match on saturday, 4 september @ selwyn park. ^ bob crimeen (16 august 1965). dandy returns favouritism . sun news-pictorial. melbourne. p. 45.  ^ bob crimeen (23 august 1965). dandenong puts seal on vfa 4 . sun news-pictorial. melbourne. p. 48.  ^ cite error: named reference r...

1992–1996 Paula Radcliffe

radcliffe week after finishing second in first senior race. at 1992 iaaf world cross country championships, radcliffe, took junior title, beating wang junxia , gete wami in boston, after recovering bad asthma attack in weeks beforehand. radcliffe went junior track world championships , finished fourth in 3,000 metres. in first senior race, in durham @ start of 1993, radcliffe finished second olympic champion derartu tulu. @ age of 19 radcliffe finished in seventh place @ 1993 world championships. radcliffe claimed back world cross challenge wins @ durham , mallusk start 1994 season. radcliffe missed world cross country championships foot injury. radcliffe misdiagnosed injury forced miss of 1994 , thought quitting injury not better. @ fanny blankers-koen games in hengelo in 1995 radcliffe outkicked tulu run third fastest time british woman 5,000 metres. @ world championships, radcliffe qualified comfortably final of 5,000 metres, finished fifth. @ 1996 securicor games radc...

Parish church Middleham

church of saints mary , alkelda the church of saints mary , alkelda founded in 1291 , consists of 14th , 15th century architecture, although there stones indicating existence of church on site perhaps century before. remaining norman artefact section of zig-zag moulding once round door or window, , appears above north aisle. church has three-metre-high perpendicular font cover , replica of middleham jewel. west of church st alkelda s well, waters reputed restore strength weak eyes. in 1478 king edward iv gave permission leper hospital built on east side of town in association church. today location still known chapel fields, given on horse-training stables of same name, , no trace of hospital or chapel remains.

College career Bryn Forbes

1 college career 1.1 freshman year (2012–13) 1.2 sophomore year (2013–14) 1.3 junior year (2014–15) 1.4 senior year (2015–16) 1.5 college statistics college career freshman year (2012–13) forbes played freshman year @ cleveland state. appeared in 32 games, starting 18, averaging 12.7 points, 3.5 rebounds , 1.2 assists in 28.3 minutes. forbes led team in scoring among players played in more 6 games. ranked 11th in horizon league in scoring , eighth in three-pointers per game (2.0) , in conference games, ranked seventh in scoring (14.9 ppg) , second in free-throw percentage (.908). forbes scored in double figures in 24 contests, including 4 games of more 20 points. season-high of 24 points came against both valparaiso (2/9), connecting on 8-of-10 shots, including 4-of-4 three-point range, , milwaukee (2/17), making 9-of-12 shots, including 4-of-7 behind arc. other high scoring games came against loyola 22 points (1/23) , 21 against detroit (1/12), adding season-high 8 rebounds against ti...

Career Marcelo Nicácio

1 career 1.1 ceará 1.2 litex lovech 1.3 vitória career in january 2009 nicácio joined fortaleza on loan atlético mineiro. in first half of year, scored 13 goals in campeonato cearense. completed season série b s top goal-scorer 17 goals. in 2010, signed figueirense , scored 2 goals in 10 matches of série b. ceará in september 2010, nicácio joined ceará. made debut in 1–1 home draw against goiás on 20 september, coming on substitute kempes. scored first goal on 2 october, in 2–2 away draw against corinthians. in first half of 2011, nicácio scored 16 goals in campeonato cearense , ceará crowned champions. continued scoring scored ceará s opening goal of série match in 3–0 win on atlético mineiro on 7 july. on 10 august, nicácio scored last-minute winning goal in 2–1 home win on são paulo in second stage first leg tie of copa sudamericana. litex lovech on 8 december 2011, nicácio signed bulgarian pfg side litex lovech. made league debut on 3 march 2012 in 3–0 home win on vidima-rakovski, ...

Ships in class Charles F. Adams-class destroyer

mölders, lütjens-class destroyer museum ship of german navy hellenic navy four destroyers transferred hellenic navy; kimon (d218) (formerly uss semmes) nearchos (d219) (formerly uss waddell) formion (d220) (formerly uss joseph strauss) themistocles (d221) (formerly uss berkeley) ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_2_4856.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_3_4857.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_4_4858.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_5_4859.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_6_4860.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_7_4861.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_8_4862.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_9_5008.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_10_5009.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/shipsdetail_ddg_11_5010.html ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/shipdetails/s...

Other deep sky objects Sagittarius (constellation)

messier 54 first globular cluster found outside milky way. in 1999 violent outburst @ v4641 sgr thought have revealed location of closest known black hole earth, later investigation increased estimated distance factor of 15. complex radio source sagittarius in sagittarius, near western boundary ophiuchus. astronomers believe 1 of components, known sagittarius a*, associated supermassive black hole @ center of galaxy, mass of 2.6 million solar masses. sagittarius dwarf elliptical galaxy located outside milky way. baade s window area little obscuring dust shows objects closer milky way s center visible. ngc 6522, magnitude 8.6, , ngc 6528, magnitude 9.5, both globular clusters visible through baade s window. 20,000 , 24,000 light-years earth, shapley classes of vi , v respectively, both moderately concentrated @ cores. ngc 6528 closer galactic core @ approximate distance of 2,000 light-years. 2mass-gc02, known hurt 2, globular cluster @ distance of 16 thousand light-years earth. discover...

Faculty of Legal Studies Hamdard University

in addition success in semester-wise examinations, students required complete prescribed number of class hours attaining ll.b. degree. in order fulfill objectives of providing , promoting study , research in field of law , allied subjects , following boards established: advisory board executive board the executive board entrusted after administration , management of school. main function of advisory board extend guidance law school on policy matters prime objective develop law school leading centre of excellence of law , research in country , international recognition of credentials, degrees , diplomas awarded. teaching faculty of hamdard school of law consists of 3 professors, 2 associate professors, 18 assistant professors , lecturer.

References Alexander Bullet

miller, ralph n. (january 1939). remember bullet? . popular aviation. vol. xxiv no. 1. pp. 33, 76–78.  table 2: american airplane specifications: passenger planes seats more 3 persons . aviation. vol. 30 no. 7. july 1931. pp. 428, 431. (registration required (help)). 

Uber Susan Fowler

in february 2017, fowler wrote 3,000-word blog post on sexual harassment @ uber, led ouster of ceo, travis kalanick, , subsequent backlash against sexual harassment in silicon valley, including removal of tech investors dave mcclure , justin caldbeck. fowler s post outlined hostile work culture female employees of uber. recounted how company s human resources refused punish former manager, had propositioned sex, based on productivity. story shared 22,000 times on twitter. external probes confirmed account , led multiple firings. fowler s role in changing uber made business world celebrity. has received book , hollywood film deals , continues work towards legislation , workplace protections women. in august 2017, petitioned united states supreme court consider experience in decision on whether employees can forfeit rights collective litigation in employment contracts. vanity fair named among 2017 list of top business , cultural leaders. after uber, fowler moved payment processing compan...

Equipment Russian Ground Forces

the ground forces retain large quantity of vehicles , equipment. there great deal of older equipment in state military storage, practice continued soviet union. however, following collapse of ussr, newly independent republics became host of formations modern equipment, whereas russia left lower-category units, older equipment. financial stringency began bite harder, amount of new equipment fell well, , 1998, ten tanks , 30 bmp infantry fighting vehicles being purchased each year. new equipment, armata universal combat platform, bumerang , kurganets-25 equipped 2015 , replace many old tanks, bmps, btrs t-72, t-90, bmp-1/2/3, btr-80 in active service. funding new equipment has risen in recent years, , russian defence industry continues develop new weapons systems ground forces. level of modern weapons in ground forces 42 per cent in late 2016. 2 iskander-m missile system brigade sets, on 60 tornado-g mlrs , more 20 msta-sm self-propelled howitzers have been received in 2016. more 70 upgr...

Institutional history Vanguard Press

1 institutional history 1.1 establishment 1.2 sale james henle 1.3 sale random house 1.4 perseus book group institutional history establishment the may 1926 meeting of directors of american fund public service, better known garland fund, allocated $100,000 establish vanguard press. new publisher intended reissue left-wing classics @ affordable cost , provide outlet publication of new titles otherwise deemed unpublishable commercial press of day. initial officers , directors of new publishing house included jacob baker, roger baldwin, elizabeth gurley flynn, clinton golden, louis kopelin, bertha mailly, scott nearing , rex stout. stout accepted post of president , held until 1928, when garland fund ended subsidy , james henle became president. the vanguard press emulated little leather library, first company mass-market inexpensive books in united states, , little blue books of emanuel haldeman-julius. vanguard depicted in promotional advertising destined ford of book publishing thr...

Tigers in traditional East Asian medicine Tiger hunting

instructions tiger skinning tiger bones , body parts used in traditional chinese medicine range of purported uses, including pain killers.tiger parts used in traditional east asian medicines, particularly in traditional chinese medicine, many people believe tiger parts have multiple medicinal properties. when combined high prices furs fetch on black market , destruction of habitat, poaching medicinal uses has reduced tiger populations in wild. century ago, estimated there on 100,000 tigers in world; now, global numbers may below 2,500 mature breeding individuals, no subpopulation containing more 250 mature breeding individuals. there no scientific corroboration these beliefs, include: the tail of tiger ground , mixed soap create ointment use in treating skin cancer. the bones found in tip of tiger s tail said ward off evil spirits. crushed tiger bones added wine, served taiwanese general tonic. the feet of tiger, when dipped in palm oil , hung in front of door, said diminish likelihood...

Plot Batman and Son

cover batman #658, concluding issue of batman , son. art andy kubert. the story begins in medias res joker has managed poison commissioner gordon , crouched on appears bloody , beaten batman. joker gloats on victory, beaten batman pulls out handgun , manages shoot joker in face. @ moment, real batman appears , captures joker, throwing him dumpster. when later visits recovering gordon in hospital, learns in short time in gotham, has managed rid city of supercrime. in batcave, alfred tells batman has been focused on war on crime has started lose touch bruce wayne identity. robin states believes vacation away gotham beneficial, batman decides attend charity event @ london pop art museum can spend time rejuvenating playboy bruce wayne identity. although troubled quick meeting dr. kirk langstrom, former man-bat, attends party talking myriad of women. 1 woman intrigues him millionaire jezebel jet, former supermodel , newly named leader of small african country. chat while before claims not...

Episodes Meet the Ancestors

1 episodes 1.1 series 1 (1998) 1.2 series 2 (1999) 1.3 specials (1999) 1.4 series 3 (2000) 1.5 canterbury special (2000) 1.6 series 4 (2001) 1.7 series 5 (2002) 1.8 new year special (2003) 1.9 series 6 (2003) 1.10 series 7 (2004) episodes series 1 (1998) series 2 (1999) specials (1999) series 3 (2000) canterbury special (2000) series 4 (2001) series 5 (2002) new year special (2003) series 6 (2003) series 7 (2004)

Judgment Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC

lord goff. (2) proprietary claim in restitution i have stated restitution in these cases can achieved means of personal claim in restitution. question has arisen whether bank should have benefit of equitable proprietary claim in form of resulting trust. immediate reaction must - why should it? take present case. parties have entered commercial transaction. transaction has, technical reasons, been held void beginning. each party entitled recover money, result balance must repaid. why should plaintiff bank given additional benefits flow proprietary claim, example benefit of achieving priority in event of defendant s insolvency? after all, has entered commercial transaction, , taken risk of defendant s insolvency, defendant s other creditors have contracted it, not mention other creditors whom defendant may liable pay damages in tort. i feel bound not @ first sight have thought equitable proprietary claim in form of trust should made available bank in present case, 2 things. first decisio...