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Kivu conflict Democratic Republic of the Congo

people fleeing villages due fighting between fardc , rebels groups, north kivu, 2012 additionally, in northern katanga, mai-mai created laurent kabila slipped out of control of kinshasa gédéon kyungu mutanga s mai mai kata katanga briefly invading provincial capital of lubumbashi in 2013 , 400,000 persons displaced in province of 2013. on , off fighting in ituri conflict occurred between nationalist , integrationist front (fni) , union of congolese patriots (upc) claimed represent lendu , hema ethnic groups, respectively. in northeast, joseph kony s lra moved original bases in uganda , south sudan dr congo in 2005 , set camps in garamba national park. in 2009, new york times reported people in congo continued die @ rate of estimated 45,000 per month – estimates of number have died long conflict range 900,000 5,400,000. death toll due widespread disease , famine; reports indicate half of individuals have died children under 5 years of age. there have been frequent reports of weapon ...

References Nakhlé Moutran

research of german historian robert czoelner zaina misk, portrait of maud fargeallah (1909–1995), in: al-raida,vol. 17, number 88 – vol. 19, number 98, beirut university college, institute women s studies in arab world, 2000 maud fargeallah, visages d une époque, maud fargeallah raconte, jounieh/paris, 1989 maurice h. chéhab, Âdil ismâ îl, documents diplomatiques et consulaires relatifs à l histoire du liban, vol. 18, 1975, nicolas de bustros, je me souviens, 1983 eduard sachau, mitteilungen des seminars für orientalische sprachen der königlichen friedrich-wilhelms-universität zu berlin, seminar für orientalische sprachen, 1909 martin hartmann, der islam, in: mitteilungen des seminars für orientalische sprachen der königlichen friedrich-wilhelms-universität zu berlin, 1908 abdallah naaman, histoire des orientaux de france du ier au xxe siècle,ellipses, paris, 2004 (see la saga des mutrân ) joseph n. hajjar, l europe et les destinées du proche-orient, volume 4, parte 1 et 2, 1988 , 19...

Life and experiences Tomas O'Crohan

Ó criomhthain on irish postage stamp. as fisherman, Ó criomhthain caught wide variety of seafood, including scad, pilchard, mackerel, cod, herring, halibut, pollock, bream, dogfish, ling, rockfish, wrasse, conger eel, porpoises ( sea pig , sea bonham – meat being described pork ), seals, crab, lobster, crayfish, limpets, winkles , mussels, seaweeds such dulse, sea lettuce, sea belt, , murlins. many on island relished seal meat more pork. 1 night Ó criomhthain , colleagues caught huge creature in nets great danger , difficulty. perhaps whale or basking shark. oil liver of unidentified great beast fuelled lamps on island 5 years (there 150 people in fewer 30 households). Ó criomhthain harvested turf home fuel top of island , sods carried home ass. often, when set work cutting turf interrupted island poet distracted him teaching him lengthy songs. there comedy in Ó criomhthain s silent exasperation @ hours wasted, yet never snubbed poet fear damaging satire composed ...

References N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase

epstein eh, leventhal me (1981). steroid sulfatase of human leukocytes , epidermis , diagnosis of recessive x-linked ichthyosis . j. clin. invest. 67 (5): 1257–62. doi:10.1172/jci110153. pmc 370691 . pmid 6939689.  glossl j, kresse h (1982). impaired degradation of keratan sulphate morquio fibroblasts . biochem. j. 203 (1): 335–8. pmc 1158229 . pmid 6213226.  lim ct, horwitz al (1981). purification , properties of human n-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase . biochim. biophys. acta. 657 (2): 344–55. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(81)90320-x. pmid 7213753.  sorensen sh, noren o, sjostrom h, danielsen em (1982). amphiphilic pig intestinal microvillus maltase/glucoamylase structure , specificity . eur. j. biochem. 126 (3): 559–68. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1982.tb06817.x. pmid 6814909.  yutaka t, okada s, kato t, inui k, yabuuhi h (1982). galactose 6-sulfate sulfatase activity in morquio syndrome . clin. chim. acta. 122 (2): 169–80. doi:10.10...

Life in America James Alexander (lawyer)

1 life in america 1.1 legal career 1.2 politics 1.3 later life life in america in november 1715, appointed surveyor general of new jersey. made surveys, using instruments had brought scotland , resolved disputed titles. alexander settled in new york, , in january 1721 after marrying, appointed deputy-secretary of new york. legal career alexander read law in new york , admitted provincial bar of new jersey in 1720. served attorney general colony of new york 1721 1723. alexander sought membership of gray’s inn in february 1, 1725, , returned london large legal library enabled him cite legal precedent in court. distinct advantage colonial lawyer. james duane, ward , later son-in-law of robert livingston, third lord of livingston manor, read law clerk in alexander s office , became proficient in area of rights , jurisdiction in land disputes. alexander practiced law, engaged in mercantile pursuits, , built considerable fortune. he built large brick mansion @ broad , beaver streets. politic...

Awards and recognitions Wind, Sand and Stars

^ 1939 book awards given critics: elgin groseclose s ararat picked work failed due recognition , new york times, 1940-02-14, page 25. proquest historical newspapers new york times (1851-2007). ^ miller, john r.; fay, eliot g. antoine de saint-exupéry: bibliography , french review, american association of teachers of french, vol.19, no.5, march 1946, p.300 (subscription). retrieved 20 september 2011. cite error: there <ref group=n> tags on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=n}} template (see page).

References Phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate 4-phosphatase

howell s, barnaby rj, rowe t, ragan ci, gee ns (1989). evidence @ least 4 different inositol bisphosphatases in bovine brain . eur. j. biochem. 183 (1): 169–72. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1989.tb14909.x. pmid 2546770.  norris fa, auethavekiat v, majerus pw (1995). isolation , characterization of cdna encoding human , rat brain inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase . j. biol. chem. 270 (27): 16128–33. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.27.16128. pmid 7608176.  norris fa, atkins rc, majerus pw (1997). cdna cloning , characterization of inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase type ii. evidence conserved alternative splicing in 4-phosphatase family . j. biol. chem. 272 (38): 23859–64. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.38.23859. pmid 9295334. 

Productions List of productions directed by André Antoine

1 productions 1.1 passage de l Élysées des beaux arts 1.2 théâtre montparnasse 1.3 théâtre des menus-plaisirs 1.4 théâtre libre, paris 1.5 théâtre antoine, paris 1.6 théâtre de l odéon, paris productions passage de l Élysées des beaux arts 1887: mademoiselle pomme (duranty , alexis) 1887: un préfet (byl) 1887: jacques d amour (hennique, adapted zola) 1887: la cocarde (vidal) 1887: la nuit bergamesque (bergerat) 1887: en famille (métènier) 1887: soeur philomène (byl , vidal) 1887: l Évasion (l isle-adam) théâtre montparnasse 1887: belle-petite (corneau) 1887: la femme de tabarin (mendès) 1887: esther brandès (hennique) 1887: la sérénade (jullien) 1888: le baiser (banville) 1888: tout pour l honneur (céard, adapted zola s captaine burle) 1888: la puissance des ténèbres (tolstoy) 1888: la pelote (bonnetain , descaves) 1888: pierrot assassin de sa femme (margueritte) 1888: les quarts d heure (guiches , lavedan) 1888: le pain du péché (arène) 1888: matapan (moreau) 1888: la prose (salandri)...

Simple resolution Two envelopes problem

the total amount in both envelopes constant c = 3 x {\displaystyle c=3x} , x {\displaystyle x} in 1 envelope , 2 x {\displaystyle 2x} in other. if select envelope x {\displaystyle x} first gain amount x {\displaystyle x} swapping. if select envelope 2 x {\displaystyle 2x} first lose amount x {\displaystyle x} swapping. gain on average g = 1 2 ( x ) + 1 2 ( − x ) = 1 2 ( x − ...

Bore Gun barrel

the bore hollow internal lumen of barrel, , takes vast majority portion of barrel length. part of barrel projectile (bullet, pellet, shot or slug) located prior firing , gains speed , kinetic energy during firing process. projectile’s status of motion while travelling down bore referred internal ballistics. most modern firearms (except muskets, shotguns , artillery pieces) , air guns (except bb guns) have helical grooves called riflings machined bore wall. when shooting, rifled bore imparts spin projectile longitudinal axis, gyroscopically stabilizes projectile s flight attitude , trajectory after exit barrel (i.e. external ballistics). gun without riflings in bore called smoothbore gun. when firearm cartridge chambered, casing occupies chamber bullet protrudes beyond chamber , touches wall of posterior end of bore. in rifled bore, short rear section without rifling, , called freebore. length of freebore not in contact bullet called leade, , transitions throat of bore, riflings begin. ...

The Civil War History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom

1 civil war 1.1 charles , civil war 1.2 oliver cromwell , commonwealth 1.3 richard cromwell , charles ii the civil war charles , civil war james succeeded son became charles in 1625. charles believed in divine right of kings, father, , continued fight parliament. parliament s main power @ time control of taxes. parliament demanded more power on taxes. traditionally, parliament had voted @ beginning of king s reign on amount allowed king s tonnage , poundage, customs duties (taxes on imported goods wool , wine) made large portion of king s annual income. parliament wanted re-evaluate these taxes annually, give more control on king. james resisted abrogation of divine right , dealt situation dissolving parliament. charles did same @ first , later ignored annual evaluations. charles acquired of money forced loans rich. received lot of money through taxes. 1 important tax charles collected ship money tax required counties bordering sea fund navy protect english coastline. coastal countie...

uni-ball Trophy 1998–99 British Basketball League season

1 uni-ball trophy 1.1 group stage 1.2 quarter-finals 1.3 semi-finals 1.4 final uni-ball trophy group stage group a group b quarter-finals semi-finals derby storm vs. leicester riders sheffield sharks vs. manchester giants final

Personal life Prince Harry

1 personal life 1.1 james hewitt 1.2 relationships 1.3 mental health , counselling personal life harry (right) talking opponent during volleyball competition between american , british injured soldiers, 13 may 2013 harry enjoys playing many sports, playing competitive polo, skiing, , motocross. supporter of arsenal football club. harry keen rugby union fan , supported england s bid host 2015 rugby world cup. harry earned reputation in youth being rebellious, leading tabloid press label him wild child . seen @ age 17 smoking cannabis , partaking in underage drinking friends, clashing physically paparazzi outside nightclubs, , photographed @ highgrove house @ colonial , native themed costume party wearing nazi german afrika korps uniform swastika armband. later issued public statement apologising behaviour. in january 2009, british tabloid, news of world, revealed video made harry 3 years earlier in referred pakistani fellow officer cadet our little paki friend , called soldier wear...

Biography Niccolò di Pitigliano

1 biography 1.1 years 1.2 career condottiero 1.3 in venetian service , war of league of cambrai biography early years niccolò di pitigliano born in pitigliano, in maremma, son of aldobrandino paioletti ll, count of pitigliano , wife bartolomea. descendant of romano [ romanello ] orsini, count of nola, had acquired signoria of tiny tuscan citystate of pitigliano in 1293 marrying anastasia de montfort, heiress of aldobrandeschi lords of city. parents both came different branches of orsini clan. equipped reputation comes famous name, connections , dynastic links many of ruling families of italy, , own private fief base, both niccolò paioletti, , father aldobrandino paioletti made careers mercenaries taking condotte (mercenary contracts) florence, siena, pope, , kingdom of naples @ various times. career condottiero a chronological list of niccolò di pitigliano s contracts shows him moving among same employers , taking service same state more once. niccolò di pitigliano s significant condot...

Births 1927

1 births 1.1 january 1.2 february 1.3 march 1.4 april 1.5 may 1.6 june 1.7 july 1.8 august 1.9 september 1.10 october 1.11 november 1.12 december births january barbara rush johnnie ray olof palme january 1 vernon l. smith, american economist, nobel prize laureate doak walker, american football player (d. 1998) january 4 – barbara rush, american actress january 5 – satguru sivaya subramuniyaswami, american-born hindu guru (d. 2001) january 8 – tim flood, irish hurler (d. 2014) january 10 gisele mackenzie, canadian-born singer (d. 2003) johnnie ray, american singer (d. 1990) otto stich, member of swiss federal council (d. 2012) january 13 brock adams, american politician (d. 2004) sydney brenner, south african biologist, nobel prize laureate january 15 – kirti nidhi bista, nepali politician (d. 2017) january 17 thomas anthony dooley iii, american physician , humanitarian (d. 1961) eartha kitt, african-american actress , singer (d. 2008) january 24 marvin kaplan, american actor (d. 2016)...

History Reedville Creek Park

skatepark @ park the city hired corp inc. $1.54 million build reedville creek park in june 2002, construction beginning month. hillsboro estimated park completed end of year. mid-november concrete ramps @ park had been installed. in february 2003, park , skatepark opened. funds pay park collected city’s development charges. the opening of park attracted skateboarders around portland metropolitan area. skatepark first 1 in hillsboro park. summer city built fence between basketball courts , skatepark. since opening park has hosted events such safety fair in 2004, annual skateboarding camps, tennis camp held national junior tennis league in 2007, , park clean-up event organized solv included removal of non-native species reedville creek held in may 2008. when skatepark @ reedville creek opened, skateboarders allowed use skatepark. in june 2010, city started 90-day trial period people riding bicycles , scooters allowed use skatepark well. hillsboro made change permanent in october of year....

Mass graves of 1917 Kremlin Wall Necropolis

november 10, 1917. mass grave on red square in july 1917, hundreds of soldiers of russian northern front arrested mutiny , desertion , locked in daugavpils (then dvinsk) fortress. later, 869 dvinsk inmates transported moscow. here, jailed soldiers launched hunger strike; public support them threatened develop in citywide riot. on september 22, 593 inmates released; rest left behind bars until october revolution. released soldiers, collectively called dvintsy, stayed in city cohesive unit, based in zamoskvorechye district , openly hostile ruling provisional government. after october revolution in saint petersburg, dvintsy became strike force of bolsheviks in moscow. late @ night of october 27–28 detachment of around 2 hundred men marching north tverskaya street confronted loyalist forces near state historical museum on red square. in fighting 70 of dvintsy, including company commander sapunov, killed @ barricades. on following day loyalists, led colonel konstantin ryabtsev, succeeded in...

Later reign Sebastian of Portugal

portrait of king sebastian; cristóvão de morais, 1565. during sebastian s short personal reign, strengthened ties holy roman empire, england , france through diplomatic efforts. restructured of administrative, judicial , military life in kingdom. in 1568, sebastian created scholarships assist students wished study medicine or pharmacy @ university of coimbra. that same year rewarded indians in brazil helped in fight against french. chief of temiminós indians, araribóia, given lands near bay of guanabara. in 1569, sebastian ordered duarte nunes de leão compile laws , legal documents of kingdom in collection of leis extravagantes known código sebastiânico (sebastian’s code). during great plague of lisbon in 1569, sebastian sent doctors seville portuguese doctors fight plague. created 2 hospitals in lisbon take care of afflicted disease. in concern widows , orphans of killed plague, created several recolhimentos (shelters) known recolhimento de santa marta (shelter of santa marta) , recol...

Morphology Mbula language

1 morphology 1.1 inflectional morphology 1.1.1 verbal inflection 1.1.2 inflection of inalienable nouns 1.1.3 pronoun inflection 1.2 derivational morphology morphology word structure in mbula language not complex. there little inflection of both nouns , verbs , few derivational processes. words in mbula language mono-morphemic. multi-morphemic words can formed via following processes: indexing on verbs person , number of subject inflection of inalienable nouns person , number of genitives reduplication derivation of predicates increase or decrease transitivity compounding nominalisation these processes discussed below. inflectional morphology the types of inflectional processes in language on verbs person , number of subject, inflection of inalienable nouns person , number of genitives pronoun person/number distinctions. verbal inflection verbs typically index person , number of subject of sentence following set of subject prefixes: 1sg - ang 2sg - nothing ~ ku 3sg - i 1pl.inc - t 1pl.e...

Buildings completed 2006 in architecture

saint-pierre, firminy date unknown accordia housing development in cambridge, uk, phase 1 construction, designed feilden clegg bradley studios maccreanor lavington , alison brooks architects (stirling prize 2008). saint-pierre, firminy, france, completed josé oubrerie church design le corbusier (died 1965) begun in 1971. cnooc building in beijing, designed american architects kohn pedersen fox. kumu (kunstimuuseum), tallinn, estonia, designed finnish architect pekka vapaavuori.

Priory Chacombe

chacombe priory hugh of chacombe, lord of manor of chacombe, founded augustinian chacombe priory in reign of henry ii (1154–89). west of present village. in 1536 priory suppressed in dissolution of monasteries , surrendered properties crown. today visible remains of priory small chapel apparently built in 13th century , set of mediaeval fishponds. however, @ least 3 medieval stone coffin slabs, including 1 13th century, have been found in priory grounds. part of priory site occupied house, called chacombe priory. house has large elizabethan porch , late 17th-century staircase, , remodelled in georgian era.

Recording and musical style Romances (Luis Miguel album)

luis miguel worked armando manzanero , bebu silvetti on recording of romances. miguel collaborated silvetti arrangement of romances, while manzanero in charge of direction. recording began on 18 march 1997, @ ocean way recording in hollywood , @ hit factory in new york city. during recording of romances, in romance, silvetti employed signature style of arrangements known silvetti sound , leila cobo of billboard describes anchored in sweeping melodies, lush string arrangements, acoustic instrumentation, , above all, unabashed romanticism . silvetti has stated when produces album not copy own arrangements, because feels ridiculous , , prefers creative within own style. selection of songs album, manzanero stated give [miguel] songs, , chooses wants record. participants in recording sessions included sixty-one musicians los angeles philharmonic. miguel covers twelve ballads in romances, including songs josé antonio méndez, carlos arturo briz, consuelo velázquez Álvaro carrillo, robert...

Characters Dragon Eye (manga)

1 characters 1.1 squadron zero 1.2 squadron one 1.3 squadron two 1.4 squadron three 1.5 squadron five 1.6 squadron six 1.7 squadron seven 1.8 squadron eight 1.9 squadron ten 1.10 dracule characters squadron zero squadron 0 (零番隊, rei-bantai) known being dangerous, difficult , captain detested . squadron branch of troop mizora of enforcement corps. issa kazuma (珂妻 一叉, kazuma issa) the leader of squad zero, issa light-hearted , appears lazy. however, when comes down battle, competent. wields broadsword diamond sacred steel though possesses amazing melee skills appears dracule-like. issa, unknown many of vius, possesses dragon eye in forehead , forced wear fetters, spell tablets, limit power, otherwise power runs amok. able sense number , strength of dracules. has been vius number of years despite youthful appearance , no 1 seems remember when joined. however, due personality , unusual behavior many people in vius despise issa, including of issa s ex-squad members, 1 admitting lost trus...

Population growth Soltau

population growth 1860 2008 the oldest list of townsfolk in town book of 1452 enumerates 42 households in soltau, represents 200 inhabitants based on conditions of time. around 1600 there 100 households in soltau, corresponds 500 inhabitants lived in 70 houses. black death raged in 1626 , caused population plummet dramatically. after that, number of inhabitants rose @ first; accelerating 1940. large increase in 1974 due regional reform , incorporation of 16 surrounding villages. following short drop in numbers population grew again in 1990s , reached maximum in 2005 @ 22,044. according internal censuses town has greater numbers, e.g. in 2001 23,508, due inclusion of second homes. since numbers have dropped slowly. trend should stop in next few years according study bertelsmann foundation. 2025 study forecast population of 21,614. ¹ population censuses

Primo de Rivera.2C the Second Republic.2C and the Franco regime Republicanism in Spain

flag of second spanish republic that in 1932 there had been failed coup led general josé sanjurjo shows political instability of time. in general elections of 1933, josé maría gil-robles s coalition confederación española de derechas autónomas won parliamentary majority, followed lerroux s partido republicano radical. ceda, united diverse conservative , christian democrat parties, rejected presidency of alcalá zamora, instead electing lerroux, appointed cabinet of ministers several members of ceda. integration of ceda in government 1 of motivations spanish revolution of 1934, in sectors of psoe, communist party of spain (partido comunista de españa or pce ), , trade unions unión general de trabajadores (ugt) , confederación nacional del trabajo (cnt) lead general strike. anti-government strike occurred @ same time esquerra republicana de catalunya ( erc ) s lluís companys, president of generalitat of catalonia, proclaimed catalan state within spanish federal republic. violent repressi...

Notable guests Skeptics in the Pub

over past ten years, london event has featured lectures well-known scientists , skeptics. guests proponents of fringe or pseudoscientific views. notable guests include: simon singh (no longer being sued british chiropractic association criticising activities in column in guardian.) victor stenger (author of god: failed hypothesis) jon ronson (documentary film-maker , author of men stare @ goats) phil plait (past-president of james randi educational foundation, author , blogger) david colquhoun (past holder of a.j. clark chair of pharmacology @ university college london , science/political blogger) richard j. evans (professor of modern history @ cambridge university , expert witness @ irving v. lipstadt libel case) s. fred singer (atmospheric physicist , agw skeptic) ben goldacre (medical doctor , journalist, , author of guardian newspaper s weekly bad science column) david nutt (psychiatrist , neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in research of drugs affect brain , conditions such ad...

Departmental libraries Hamdard University

book-shelves @ h.i.i.t. library almost every institute of hamdard university has dedicated library contains books related not limited institute. these include: hiet departmental library, registered students , faculty of hamdard institute of information technology, karachi. houses books related information & technology, applied sciences , different engineering disciplines. book bank provided students of hiet through same library. hims departmental library, registered students , faculty of hamdard institute of management sciences, karachi hiess departmental library, students , faculty of hamdard institute of education & social sciences, karachi departmental library of faculty of eastern medicine departmental library of faculty of health , medical sciences departmental library of faculty of legal studies book bank initiated in 2011, book bank (available students of hamdard institute of information technology) provides students reference- , text-books minimal fee of rs. 50/book (eq...

Adaptations You Only Live Twice (novel)

sean connery played bond in 1967 cinema adaptation daily express serialisation (1964) you live twice adapted serialisation in daily express newspaper on daily basis 2 march 1964 onwards. playboy serialisation (1964) you live twice serialised in april, may , june 1964 issues of playboy magazine. comic strip (1965–1966) ian fleming s novel adapted daily comic strip published in daily express newspaper, , syndicated worldwide. adaptation, written henry gammidge , illustrated john mclusky, ran 18 may 1965 8 january 1966. final james bond strip gammidge, while mcclusky returned illustrating strip in 1980s. strip reprinted titan books in james bond omnibus vol. 2, published in 2011. you live twice (1967) in 1967, book adapted fifth film in eon productions series, starring sean connery bond. few elements of novel , limited number of fleming s characters survive film version. radio adaptation (1990) in 1990, novel adapted 90-minute radio play bbc radio 4 michael jayston playing james bond. pro...