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1 history 1.1 history 1.2 congo free state (1877–1908) 1.3 belgian congo (1908–60) 1.4 independence , political crisis (1960–65) 1.5 zaire (1971–97) 1.6 continental , civil wars (1996–present) 1.7 kivu conflict 1.8 kabila s term in office , multiple anti-government protests history early history the area known dr congo populated 90,000 years ago, shown 1988 discovery of semliki harpoon @ katanda, 1 of oldest barbed harpoons ever found, believed have been used catch giant river catfish. some historians believe bantu peoples began settling in extreme northwest of central africa @ beginning of 5th century , gradually started expand southward. propagation accelerated transition stone age iron age techniques. people living in south , southwest san bushmen , hunter-gatherer groups, technology involved minimal use of metal technologies. the development of metal tools during time period revolutionized agriculture , animal husbandry. led displacement of hunter-gatherer groups in east , southeas...

1 professional career 1.1 sacramento kings 1.2 d-league stint (iowa energy , la d-fenders) 1.3 los angeles clippers 1.4 san antonio spurs 1.5 tianjin (cba) 1.6 2009–2010 1.7 2010–2011 1.8 2011–2012 1.9 philadelphia 76ers 1.10 return europe professional career sacramento kings on june 29, 2007 watkins signed free agent contract sacramento kings. watkins played kings mini-camp in july , in vegas summer league. in vegas summer league, averaged 3.8 points, 3.4 rebounds , 0.8 blocks per game, including nine-point, three-rebound effort against houston rockets. in august 2007, watkins signed partially guaranteed deal worth estimated $450,000 kings , appeared in 9 games. d-league stint (iowa energy , la d-fenders) however, on december 10, kings waived watkins , watkins split rest of season los angeles d-fenders , iowa energy of nba development league. los angeles clippers watkins played los angeles clippers in 2008 las vegas summer league. san antonio spurs on september 11, 2008, watkins sign...

1 award winners 1.1 german comedy award 1997 1.2 german comedy award 1998 1.3 german comedy award 1999 1.4 german comedy award 2000 1.5 german comedy award 2001 1.6 german comedy award 2002 1.7 german comedy award 2003 1.8 german comedy award 2004 1.9 german comedy award 2005 1.10 german comedy award 2006 1.11 german comedy award 2007 1.12 german comedy award 2008 1.13 german comedy award 2009 1.14 german comedy award 2010 1.15 german comedy award 2011 1.16 german comedy award 2012 1.17 german comedy award 2013 award winners a list of nominees , award winners since beginning of ceremony in 1997: german comedy award 1997 german comedy award: renate berger , thomas hermanns (for quatsch comedy club) german comedy award 1998 best comedyact: oliver kalkofe (for kalkofes mattscheibe) best comedyact - newcomer: marcus jeroch best basis comedy: titanic german comedy award 1999 17 december 1999; presented theo west best comedian, male: michael mittermeier best comedian, female: gaby köster (fo...

1 discography 1.1 studio albums 1.2 singles 1.3 compilations discography studio albums you can t hide love forever (uk no.21) – march 1982 rip (uk no.39) – november 1982 texas fever (uk no.34) – march 1984 the orange juice – november 1984 singles 1980 – falling , laughing (uk indie chart no.48) 1980 – blue boy (uk indie chart no.15) 1980 – thrilled honey (uk indie chart no.5) 1981 – poor old soul (uk indie chart no.5) 1981 – wan light (scheduled on postcard records never released) 1981 – l.o.v.e. love (uk no.65) 1982 – felicity (uk no.63) 1982 – 2 hearts (uk no.60) 1982 – can t myself (uk no.42) 1983 – rip (uk no.8) 1983 – flesh of flesh (uk no.41) 1984 – bridge (uk no.67) 1984 – presence (uk no.47) 1984 – lean period (uk no.74) compilations 1984 – in nutshell 1992 – esteemed – best of orange juice (featuring edwyn collins) 1992 – ostrich churchyard – cd release of unreleased debut orange juice album postcard records ( sound of young scotland ), along john p...

1 history 1.1 background 1.2 reorganisation of utv , proposed mergers 1.3 utv ireland , further radio expansion 1.4 sale of utv itv plc history background wireless group headquarters @ havelock house the current utv limited (originally ulster television plc), began in 1959 itv franchise holder in northern ireland, purchased isp direct net access in march 2000 £4.4m, rebranding utv internet , later utv connect. service expanded telephone market under utv talk in august 2004 , provided broadband , fibre optic packages northern ireland, republic , rest of uk. service sold rainbow communications , vodafone ireland in 2014. the company set online car dealership utv drive, created in partnership abbey insurance, sold in 2014. further expansion took place move radio, starting in cork 96fm , c103 in 2001. further acquisitions undertaken on next decade, largest investment being purchase of wireless group in 2005 £97m, boosting radio portfolio additional local stations, digital radio multiples ,...

the grand street building in 1916 the neighborhood playhouse had been founded off-broadway theatre philanthropists alice lewisohn , irene lewisohn in 1915, closed in 1927. following year, re-opened neighborhood playhouse school of theatre addition of rita wallach morgenthau. sanford meisner joined faculty in 1935 group theatre. meisner used study of russian theatre , acting innovator, konstantin stanislavski s system develop own technique, alternative lee strasberg s method acting. the executive director emeritus of playhouse, harold g. baldridge, graduate of school himself, had been head of school 32 years. pamela moller kareman serves current executive director, graduate of neighborhood playhouse school of theatre. the school offers 2 year certificate program, admission second year dependent upon unanimous approval of faculty. there 6 week summer intensive. the neighborhood playhouse offers playhouse juniors, popular saturday training program children in grades 1–12. children attend ...

1 reception 1.1 critical reception 1.2 ratings 1.3 awards , nominations 1.4 syndication reception critical reception the middle has received positive reviews, citing unique , original characters along critics praising show s consistent standard , realistic portrayal of lower-middle-class families. holds score of 71 on review aggregator website metacritic of april 1, 2011. critics praise show s timing, writing, , acting, robert bianco of usa today saying, ...this series seems more assuredly offer first-class version of many viewers want: humorous, heartfelt, realistic @ middle-class, middle-america family life. praise has been, far, consistent, entertainment weekly s ken tucker saying that, in season two, middle continues ...a rock-solid show, saga of family struggling keep heads above choppy economic waters... in 2009–2010 season, middle ranked number 6 on metacritic s best reviewed new network show list. airing behind cancelled hank during first season, ratings not impressive, a...

exterior of sukiya restaurant. the brands owned or licensed zensho include: gyūdon: sukiya nakau family restaurants: coco s big boy el torito jolly pasta fracasso carrows hanaya yohei fast food: wendy s (exit announced december 2009) kyubeiya denmaru hamazushi yakiniku: gyuan ichiban takarajima other: chicago pizza, chicago delita ^ kachi, hiroyki (11 december 2009). wendy s exits japan amid stiff competition . wall street journal. 

cokayne, george edward, ed. (1887). complete peerage of england, scotland, ireland, great britain , united kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant. 1–8 (1st ed.). london: george bell & sons.  cracroft-brennan, patrick. cracroft s peerage (web). heraldic media limited. retrieved 2013-07-08. 

1 post-world war activities , disappearance 1.1 work in film industry 1.2 attempt @ aircraft sales 1.3 nungesser disappears post-world war activities , disappearance work in film industry after conclusion of world war in november 1918, nungesser tried organize private flying school failed attract enough students. post-world war economic recession had left many world war aces without job, decided take chances cinema in united states, days of heroic flying popular theme. when nungesser in u.s. doing film dawn patrol became interested in idea of making transatlantic flight , told friends next trip america air. nungesser , fiancée, 1923 in 1923, nungesser became engaged consuelo hatmaker.; married in 1923 , separated in 1926. attempt @ aircraft sales in late 1923, nungesser headed ill-starred voyage havana. having been invited secretary president, josé manuel cortina, when latter vacationing in paris, nungesser seemed have assumed had received official tender cuban government. @ rate, nung...

1 world war exploits 1.1 enlisting in cavalry 1.2 serving in service aéronautique 1.3 undisciplined @ times 1.4 victories flying ace 1.5 wounds , injuries world war exploits enlisting in cavalry when world war broke out, nungesser returned france enlisted 2e régiment de hussards. during 1 patrol, , several soldiers commandeered german mors patrol car after killing occupants. impressed superiors , subsequently awarded médaille militaire , granted request transferred service aéronautique. serving in service aéronautique charles nungesser wearing numerous military decorations. as military pilot, transferred escadrille vb106. while there, in july 1915, shot down first plane, german albatros, , awarded croix de guerre. action initiated nungesser legend. on 31 july 1915, nungesser , mechanic roger pochon on standby duty. 2 took off in voisin 3las despite nungesser s assignment non-flying duties. in encounter 5 albatros two-seaters, french duo shot 1 down near nancy, france. returning airfiel...

mega millions became available in new hampshire on january 31, 2010, cross-selling expansion date whereby powerball made available in mega millions-only jurisdictions, , vice versa. the newest version of mega millions began in october 2013. currently, players choose 5 of 75 white balls , 1 of 15 gold-colored mega balls . jackpots begin @ $15 million. additional $1, megaplier can activated; multiplies non-jackpot winnings 5. mega millions format change again on october 28, 2017. among changes $2 price point; megaplier plays $3 each.

1 united states 1.1 california 1.2 wisconsin 1.3 other states united states california green valley, el dorado county, california, former settlement green valley, los angeles county, california, census-designated place green valley, (cuyamaca mountains, california), in san diego county green valley, solano county, california, census-designated place green valley, former name of greenwood, el dorado county, california green valley of russian river valley ava, american viticultural area in sonoma county green valley creek, stream in sonoma county green valley acres, california, unincorporated community in el dorado county wisconsin green valley, marathon county, wisconsin, town green valley, shawano county, wisconsin, town green valley (cdp), wisconsin, unincorporated census-designated place in town of green valley, shawano county other states green valley, arizona, census-designated place in pima county green valley, illinois, village in tazewell county green valley, iowa green valley, ...

^ department of canadian heritage. 2009 official royal visit – ontario (toronto, hamilton , niagara-on-the-lake, ottawa, petawawa) . queen s printer canada. archived original on 5 november 2009.  ^ raf regiment association official site . rafregt.org.uk. archived original on 2 february 2009.  ^ prince of wales – prince harry – @ work – regiments . archived original on 17 june 2008. retrieved 16 october 2008. 

1 club career 1.1 years 1.2 almería 1.3 wigan athletic 1.4 bnei sakhnin club career early years born in barcelona, catalonia, crusat product of local rcd espanyol s youth system. played 5 games first team during 2002–03 season, first on 2 september 2002 in 0–2 away loss against real madrid played 5 minutes starter, club went on barely avoid la liga relegation. subsequently, crusat had second division stints rayo vallecano , ue lleida: in first, madrid side relegated, managed appear 5 times, leaving in december 2003. almería in 2005–06, crusat joined ud almería, being instrumental in andalusians first-ever top flight promotion following season scoring 11 goals. missed 4 games in subsequent eighth-place finish in 2007–08 campaign, totalling 2,693 minutes of action. crusat had successful year in top division in 2009–10, almería retained status third consecutive year. without presence of striker Álvaro negredo, more depended upon in goalscoring matters , netted 7 times in 33 matches – joi...

sanford meisner (back row, fourth left) members of group theatre in 1938 despite parents misgivings, meisner continued pursue career in acting, receiving scholarship study @ theatre guild of acting. here encountered once again harold clurman , lee strasberg. strasberg become of century s influential acting theorists , father of method acting, acting technique derived, meisner s own, system of konstantin stanislavski. 3 became friends. in 1931, clurman, strasberg, , cheryl crawford (another theatre guild member) selected 28 actors (one of whom meisner) form group theatre. company exerted influence on entire art of acting in united states. meisner summered group theatre @ rehearsal headquarters @ pine brook country club in countryside of nichols, connecticut. meisner, along number of other actors in company, resisted strasberg s preoccupation affective memory exercises. in 1934, fellow company member stella adler returned private study stanislavski in paris , announced stanislavski had ...

1 official regions of united states 1.1 census bureau-designated regions , divisions 1.2 standard federal regions 1.3 federal reserve banks 1.4 time zones 1.5 courts of appeals circuits 1.6 bureau of economic analysis regions 1.7 energy information administration official regions of united states many regions in united states defined in law or regulations federal government. census bureau-designated regions , divisions u.s. census bureau regions , divisions. the united states census bureau defines 4 statistical regions, 9 divisions. census bureau region definition used… data collection , analysis, , commonly used classification system. regional divisions used united states census bureau: region 1: northeast division 1: new england (connecticut, maine, massachusetts, new hampshire, rhode island, , vermont) division 2: mid-atlantic (new jersey, new york, , pennsylvania) region 2: midwest (prior june 1984, midwest region designated north central region.) division 3: east north central (...

1 ministry , controversy 1.1 queen s cross church 1.2 general assembly 2009 1.3 post-general assembly 2009 present ministry , controversy queen s cross church on 23 november 2008, rennie preached sole nominee queen s cross church, having informed congregation of circumstances. @ conclusion of service, following secret ballot, duly declared minister elect 140 votes 28. subsequently, 246 members of church , 13 other adherents signed call. the call queen s cross church upheld presbytery of aberdeen on 6 january 2009 60 votes 24. first time congregation , presbytery had voted sustain call of openly gay minister within church of scotland. however, following presbytery s vote allowed rennie proceed queen s cross parish church, group of 12 ministers , elders within presbytery, led ian aitken (new stockethill, new charge development, aberdeen), dissented (objected) , complained commission of general assembly. on 25 march 2009, following narrow majority of 1, agreed commission case referred gen...

macaques @ iwatayama monkey park traditional manmade threats macaques have been slash-and-burn agriculture, use of forest woods construction , fuel, , hunting. these threats have declined due social , economic changes in japan since world war ii, other threats have emerged. replacement of natural forest lumber plantations serious threat. human prosperity has grown, macaques have lost fear of humans , have increased presence in both rural , urban areas, 1 macaque recorded living in central tokyo several months. cultural depictions monkeys in plum tree , mori sosen, 1808. the japanese macaque (snow monkey) has featured prominently in religion, folklore, , art of japan, in proverbs , idiomatic expressions in japanese language. in shinto belief, mythical beasts known raijū appeared monkeys , kept raijin, god of lightning, company. 3 wise monkeys , warn people see no evil, hear no evil, , speak no evil , carved in relief on door of famous tōshō-gū shrine in nikkō. japanese macaque featur...

skull of japanese macaque the japanese macaque sexually dimorphic. males weigh on average 11.3 kg (25 lb), while females average 8.4 kg (19 lb). macaques colder areas tend weigh more ones warmer areas. male average height 570.1 mm (22.44 in) , female average height 522.8 mm (20.58 in). brain size 95 g (3.4 oz). japanese macaques have short stumps tails average 92.51 mm (3.642 in) in males , 79.08 mm (3.113 in) in females. macaque has pinkish face , posterior. rest of body covered in brown or greyish hair. coat of macaque well-adapted cold , thickness increases temperatures decrease. macaque can cope temperatures low -20 °c (-4 °f). macaques move on fours. semiterrestrial, females spending more time in trees , males spending more time on ground. macaques known leap. great swimmers , have been reported swim on half kilometer. longevity macaque averages 6.3 years (at least females). however, have been known liv...

1 legacy 1.1 impact 1.2 influence 1.3 in popular culture legacy impact damita jo first of jackson s albums in soundscan era miss reaching number 1 on billboard 200. however, made jackson first female artist have 6 consecutive studio albums debut within number 1 or 2 position. due various blacklisting, album considered not have received proper recognition. telegraph included damita jo among 120 essential pop albums , commenting luscious lost 2004 classic dining on seven-course meal comprised entirely melted marshmallows ; remarked criminally underrated. album s accolades including grammy nomination best contemporary r&b album , , rank among blender s 50 greatest albums , vh1 s 30 hottest naked album covers of time in 2013. jackson performing nite (don t stop) on rock witchu tour. jesse washington of associated press commended jackson s output remain consistently , eclipsing michael s ; praising jackson equal peer madonna s: creating pop confections can grind on dance ...