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Reception The Time (Dirty Bit)

1 reception 1.1 critical response 1.2 comparisons deadmau5 1.3 commercial performance reception critical response simon vozick-levinson of entertainment weekly praised song s catchiness, felt failed meet standards of previous singles boom boom pow , gotta feeling . franke previte, won academy award co-writing (i ve had) time of life , complimented black eyed peas sample usage, saying, reconfirms me song cross-generational. song has crossed on next generation in huge way. willa paskin of new york, however, criticized choice of sample , disappointed chorus, feeling shoehorned rest of song . todd martens of los angeles times called time (dirty bit) assertive party song of year . digital spy s nick levine gave review of 3 stars out of five, disliking many elements constituted song. independent s simon price criticized sampling on track, calling low quality attempt satisfy listeners. comparisons deadmau5 after receiving twitter messages song similarity own work, deadmau5 compared

Career Koh Poh Koon

1 career 1.1 political career 1.1.1 punggol east by-election (2013) 1.1.2 member of parliament (2015–present) career koh founding director of colorectal cancer genomic health service @ singapore general hospital (sgh). prior appointment minister of state, koh medical director , consultant colorectal surgeon @ private practice @ mount elizabeth medical centre, consultant surgeon @ both sgh , changi general hospital. koh had served clinical lecturer @ national university of singapore (nus), , adjunct assistant professor @ duke-nus graduate medical school. interest in medical research has led him serve adjunct clinician scientist institute of bioengineering , nanotechnology of agency science, technology , research (a*star). political career dr. koh officially entered singapore politics in january 2013, when contested in first parliamentary election @ punggol east smc by-election pap s candidate. defeated candidate of workers party, lee li lian. in 2015, koh contested in general elections

Role Prime Minister of the Netherlands

the hague s binnenhof. ministry of general affairs in centre, on centre left hexagonal tower, named het torentje, office of prime minister. the prime minister chairs weekly meetings of council of ministers , has power set agenda of these meetings. prime minister minister of general affairs (minister van algemene zaken), takes important role in coordinating policy , responsible government information service (dutch: rijksvoorlichtingsdienst). prime minister responsible royal house , has weekly meeting king on government policy. informally prime minister functions face of cabinet public. after meetings of cabinet on friday, prime minister hosts press conference on decisions of cabinet , current affairs. prime minister has functions in international affairs, attending european council every 6 months , maintaining bilateral contacts. prime minister s office hexagon shaped tower, named little tower (torentje), in binnenhof in hague. official residence (which used official functions) cat

Suzerainty to the United States Economy of Puerto Rico

puerto rico subject commerce , territorial clause of constitution of united states and, therefore, restricted on how can engage other nations, sharing of opportunities , limitations state governments have, albeit not being one. puerto rico subject different treaties , trade agreements ratified united states, other laws enacted @ federal level.

Public finance Economy of Puerto Rico

1 public finance 1.1 monetary policy 1.2 public debt 1.3 taxation public finance monetary policy puerto rico not have local coin, using instead united states dollar local , currency. because of this, puerto rico not control money supply nor interest rates, being subject instead monetary policy of united states particularly operations performed federal reserve system. puerto rico, however, has representative in federal reserve bank of new york through local businessman name of richard carrión, chairman , ceo of popular, inc., has served member of board reserve bank several times. public debt the public debt of puerto rico has grown @ faster pace growth of economy, reaching $46.7 billion in 2008. in january 2009, governor luis fortuño enacted several measures aimed @ eliminating government s $3.3 billion deficit. since 2000, government of puerto rico has experienced 17 consecutive negative cash flows has contributed enlargement of public debt, government incurs in new debt in order pay o

Result and post-conflict events Timeline of the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict

reports of casualties in conflict have been made available variety of sources. media accounts have used figures provided government in gaza or non-governmental organizations. current reports of proportion of killed civilians/militants incomplete, , real-time errors, intentional data manipulation, , diverse methodologies produce notable variations in various sides figures. example, hamas-run interior ministry has issued instructions activists refer casualties innocent civilians or innocent citizens in internet posts. however, b tselem has stated after various groups finish investigations, figures end same. unicef , gaza health ministry reported 8 july 2 august 296–315 palestinian children died due israeli action, , 30% of civilian casualties children; 27 august, total number of children killed had risen 495–578, according ocha , gaza health ministry. in march 2015, ocha reported 2,220 palestinians had been killed, of whom 1,492 civilians (551 children , 299 women), 605 militants ,

Scoreboards Eurovision Song Contest 2009

1 scoreboards 1.1 semi-final 1 1.1.1 12 points 1.2 semi-final 2 1.2.1 12 points 1.3 final 1.3.1 12 points scoreboards in year s eurovision song contest there few glitches out of 84 total televote counts 2 semi finals , grand final. semi-final 1 no problems reported in first eurovision song contest semi-final. 12 points below summary of maximum 12 points each country awarded in 1st semi-final: semi-final 2 in second semi final, spain s , albania s delays in broadcasting show meant results provided back-up juries. 12 points below summary of maximum 12 points each country awarded in 2nd semi-final: final in grand final, sms voting method used provide hungarian public voting scores televotes not counted due technical problem. norway s jury vote used because technical mistake local telephone operator rendered televotes , sms texts unusable. the full split jury/televoting results announced ebu in july 2009. 12 points below summary of 12 points in final: below summary of split number 1 select

Violations 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict

some of weapons captured in khan yunis. according israeli ministry of foreign affairs, there 85 rocket attacks in first 5 months of 2014. of 85 rockets fired in march, after idf killed 3 members of islamic jihad. members of pij firing rockets in response incursion israeli tanks , bulldozers gazan territory east of khan yunis area. idf said conducting routine military patrols near gaza border when came under fire, , responded airstrikes.

Reentry Neural Darwinism

the last part of theory attempts explain how experience spatiotemporal consistency in our interaction environmental stimuli. edelman called reentry , proposes model of reentrant signaling whereby disjunctive, multimodal sampling of same stimulus event correlated in time leads self-organizing intelligence. put way, multiple neuronal groups can used sample given stimulus set in parallel , communicate between these disjunctive groups incurred latency.

Independent certification Sustainable forest management

growing environmental awareness , consumer demand more socially responsible businesses helped third-party forest certification emerge in 1990s credible tool communicating environmental , social performance of forest operations. there many potential users of certification, including: forest managers, scientists, policy makers, investors, environmental advocates, business consumers of wood , paper, , individuals. with third-party forest certification, independent organization develops standards of forest management, , independent auditors issue certificates forest operations comply standards. forest certification verifies forests well-managed – defined particular standard – , chain-of-custody certification tracks wood , paper products certified forest through processing point of sale. this rise of certification led emergence of several different systems throughout world. result, there no single accepted forest management standard worldwide, , each system takes different approach in defin

Early life Hermann Göring

göring in 1907, @ age 14 göring s godfather dr. hermann epenstein, wealthy jewish physician , businessman father had met in africa. epenstein provided göring family, surviving on heinrich s pension, first family home in berlin-friedenau, in small castle called veldenstein, near nuremberg. göring s mother became epenstein s mistress around time, , remained fifteen years. epenstein acquired minor title of ritter (knight) von epenstein through service , donations crown. interested in career soldier age, göring enjoyed playing toy soldiers , dressing in boer uniform father had given him. sent boarding school @ age eleven, food poor , discipline harsh. sold violin pay train ticket home, , took bed, feigning illness, until told not have return. continued enjoy war games, pretending lay siege castle veldenstein , studying teutonic legends , sagas. became mountain climber, scaling peaks in germany, @ mont blanc massif, , in austrian alps. @ sixteen sent military academy @ berlin lichterfelde,

Allies List of Ressha Sentai ToQger characters

1 allies 1.1 ticket 1.2 wagon 1.3 lady 1.4 passko 1.5 president allies ticket ticket (チケット, chiketto) conductor s monkey-like handpuppet, although hates being called such. has sharp tongue , seems more straightforward conductor. during events of ressha sentai toqger dvd special, having used applichanger before given akira, ticket becomes ticket 6gou (チケット6号, chiketto roku-gō) temporary transfers himself onto akira s hand settle things nemesis kaniros (カニロス, kanirosu). during events of ressha sentai toqger returns: super toq 7gou of dreams, ticket worn wagon. ticket voiced kappei yamaguchi (山口 勝平, yamaguchi kappei), voices announcer on toqgers equipment narrator of show. wagon wagon (ワゴン) robotic assistant sells drinks , meals team, doing everyday maintenance chores. though mysterious, has way of putting smile on s faces despite ditzy personality. during events of ressha sentai toqger returns: super toq 7gou of dreams, wagon revealed have taken on conductor s duties after becomes toq 7

Military Aide-de-Camp List of Japanese government and military commanders of World War II

shigeru hasunuma: chief aide-de-camp emperor takeji nara: chief aide-de camp emperor kazumoto machijiri: aide-de-camp emperor shunroku hata: senior aide-de-camp emperor korechika anami: aide-de-camp emperor shigeru honjō: aide-de-camp emperor hakaru yano: aide-de-camp emperor yoshikazu nishi: aide-de-camp emperor tasuku okada: aide-de-camp prince kotohito kanin masaharu homma: aide-de-camp prince yasuhito chichibu takushiro hattori: aide-de-camp/adjutant field marshal (prince) nashimoto shoichi muranaka: aide-de-camp of commander komatsubara during nomonhan incident

Western esotericism and occultism Religion and sexuality

aleister crowley in ceremonial garb, 1912. sex magic term various types of sexual activity used in magical, ritualistic, or otherwise religious , spiritual pursuits found within western esotericism broad spectrum of spiritual traditions found in western society, or refers collection of mystical, esoteric knowledge of western world.. 1 practice of sex magic using energy of sexual arousal or orgasm visualization of desired result. premise of sex magic concept sexual energy potent force can harnessed transcend 1 s perceived reality. earliest known practical teachings of sex magic in western world come 19th-century american occultist paschal beverly randolph, under heading of mysteries of eulis. in latter part of 19th century, sexual reformer ida craddock published several works dealing sacred sexuality, notably heavenly bridegrooms , psychic wedlock. aleister crowley reviewed heavenly bridegrooms in pages of journal equinox, stating was: ...one of remarkable human documents ever produced,

Democratic Party Sumly Chan

in 2003, chan claimed name of tsuen wan election union headed albert chan take part in district council election, , renewed seat successfully. in 2004, joined hong kong democratic party , partnered lee wing-tat, former chairman of democratic party participate in hong kong legislative election, 2004, failed enter legislative council. in september 2007, quit democratic party , joined civic party.

Culture and religion Nilotic peoples

a luo village in kenya. most nilotes continue practice pastoralism, migrating on seasonal basis herds of livestock. tribes known tradition of cattle raiding. through lengthy interaction neighbouring peoples, nilotes in east africa have adopted many customs , practices southern cushitic groups. latter include age set system of social organization, circumcision, , vocabulary terms. in terms of religious beliefs, nilotes adhere traditional faiths , christianity. dinka religion has pantheon of deities. supreme, creator god nhialic, god of sky , rain, , ruler of spirits. believed present in of creation, , control destiny of every human, plant , animal on earth. nhialic known jaak, juong or dyokin other nilotic groups, such nuer , shilluk. dengdit or deng, sky god of rain , fertility, empowered nhialic. deng s mother abuk, patron goddess of gardening , women, represented snake. garang, deity, believed or assumed dinka god suppressed deng; spirits can cause dinka women, , men, scream. term j

References Current-mode logic

system interface level 5 (sxi-5): common electrical characteristics 2.488 – 3.125 gbit/s parallel interfaces. oif, october 2002. tfi-5: tdm fabric framer interface implementation agreement. oif, september 16, 2003 introduction lvds, pecl, , cml, maxim, http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/an/an291.pdf http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~nagendra/videolectures/doku.php?id=ee685:start interfacing between lvpecl, vml, cml , lvds levels, http://focus.ti.com/lit/an/slla120/slla120.pdf for more details on design automation , low power design of cml circuits, see: http://lsm.epfl.ch

Bibliography Kireet Joshi

1 bibliography 1.1 synthesis of yoga , allied themes 1.2 books on philosophy 1.3 indian culture 1.4 education 1.5 teaching learning material teacher training 1.5.1 monographs related theme of illumination, heroism, , harmony 1.6 speeches, lectures , videos bibliography synthesis of yoga , allied themes sri aurobindo , mother isbn 81-208-0655-7 sri aurobindo , integral yoga isbn 81-215-0831-2 the new synthesis of yoga - introduction isbn 978-81-89490-05-8 varieties of yogic experience , integral realisation isbn 978-81-89490-08-9 significance of indian yoga - overview isbn 978-81-89490-06-5 a pilgrim s quest highest , best isbn 978-81-89490-003 synthesis of yoga in veda isbn 978-81-89490-09-6 synthesis of yoga in upanishads oclc 588507571 the gita , synthesis of yoga isbn 978-81-89490-07-2 integral yoga - outline of major aims, processes, methods , results isbn 978-81-89490-04-1 integral yoga of transformation - psychic, spiritual , supramental supermind in integral yoga - problem of ig

By place of residence and ethnicity Disfranchisement

1 place of residence , ethnicity 1.1 united states 1.1.1 washington, d.c. 1.1.2 puerto rico 1.2 denmark by place of residence , ethnicity united states in united states, state governments have had right establish requirements voters, voter registration, , conduct of elections. since founding of nation, legislatures have gradually expanded franchise (sometimes following federal constitutional amendments), propertied white men universal adult suffrage of age 18 , over, notable exclusion of persons convicted of crimes [1]. expansion of suffrage made on basis of lowering property requirements, granting suffrage freedmen , restoring suffrage in states free people of color following american civil war, white women in 1920, native americans in 1924, , persons on age of 18 in 1970s. washington, d.c. when district of columbia established national capital, lands contributed maryland , virginia, residents not allowed vote local or federal representatives, in effort prevent district endangering na

Inspiration Jacques Cartier Bridge

detailing on jacques cartier bridge. the bridge follows general design concept of quebec bridge. was, in turn, 1 of design influences story bridge, in brisbane, australia, completed in 1940. interestingly, imposing steel structure of main section inspired designers of j. c. van horne bridge spanning restigouche river between campbellton, new brunswick , pointe-à-la-croix, quebec. bridge not built until 1958.

Some common uses of quadtrees Quadtree

^ sestoft, peter (2014). spreadsheet implementation technology: basics , extensions. mit press. pp. 60–63. isbn 9780262526647.  ^ tomas g. rokicki (2006-04-01). algorithm compressing space , time . retrieved 2009-05-20.  ^ henning eberhardt, vesa klumpp, uwe d. hanebeck, density trees efficient nonlinear state estimation, proceedings of 13th international conference on information fusion, edinburgh, united kingdom, july, 2010.

Course Amur River

the river rises in hills in western part of northeast china @ confluence of 2 major affluents, shilka river , ergune (or argun) river, @ elevation of 303 metres (994 ft). flows east forming border between china , russia, , makes great arc southeast 400 kilometres (250 mi), receiving many tributaries , passing many small towns. @ huma, joined major tributary, huma river. afterwards continues flow south until between cities of blagoveschensk (russia) , heihe (china), widens joined zeya river, 1 of important tributaries. the amur arcs east , turns southeast again @ confluence bureya river, not receive significant tributary 250 kilometres (160 mi) before confluence largest tributary, songhua river, @ tongjiang. @ confluence songhua river turns northeast, flowing towards khabarovsk, joins ussuri river , ceases define russia–china border. river spreads out dramatically braided character, flowing north-northeast through wide valley in eastern russia, passing amursk , komsomolsk-on-amur. valle

History University of the Witwatersrand

1 history 1.1 years: 1896–1922 1.2 open years: 1922–1959 1.3 growth , opposition apartheid: 1959–1994 1.4 post-apartheid: 1994–present 1.5 coat of arms history the great hall, on east campus, graduation ceremonies, ceremonial lectures, concerts , other functions held. east campus seen north of campus. senate house , high-rise buildings of braamfontein visible in background. early years: 1896–1922 the university founded in kimberley in 1896 south african school of mines. 8 years later, in 1904, school moved johannesburg , renamed transvaal technical institute. school s name changed yet again in 1906 transvaal university college. in 1908, new campus of transvaal university college established in pretoria. johannesburg , pretoria campuses separated on 17 may 1910, each becoming separate institution. johannesburg campus reincorporated south african school of mines , technology, while pretoria campus remained transvaal university college until 1930 when became university of pretoria. in 192

Wartime career HMS London (69)

hm king george vi meeting officers of hms london lined on deck next 1 of cruiser s 8-inch gun turrets, part of home fleet @ scapa flow. london involved in pursuit of german battleship bismarck in may 1941. during time @ sea, many cracks appeared in upper deck , hull, due weight of new superstructure causing stresses. entered commercial shipyard on river tyne in october 1941 , under repair until february 1942. london spent march 1942 november 1942 in north atlantic on convoy protection duties in company of several navy warships. period of operations in heavy north atlantic seas caused hull cracks , popped rivets in lower hull, necessitating ship again going dry-dock in december 1942 strengthening of hull , fitting of newer , more refined radar, , of more light anti-aircraft guns. refit rectified hull , completed in may 1943, ship ready sea in july. after sea trials , loading of ammunition, assigned operate off south african coast , eastern fleet rest of war.

Education Indianapolis

colleges , universities indiana university – purdue university indianapolis has city s largest higher education enrollment. central library, hub of indianapolis public library s 23-branch system. indiana university – purdue university indianapolis (iupui) founded in 1969 after merging branch campuses of indiana university , purdue university. iupui s current enrollment 30,105, third largest in state. iupui has 2 colleges , 18 schools, including herron school of art , design, robert h. mckinney school of law, school of dentistry, , indiana university school of medicine, largest medical school in u.s. city home largest campus ivy tech community college of indiana, state-funded community college serving 77,600 students statewide. five private universities based in indianapolis. established in 1855, butler university oldest higher education institution in city, undergraduate enrollment of 4,000. affiliated roman catholic church, marian university founded in 1936 when st. francis normal , i

Etno music Music of Serbia

serbian gusle gajde the etno genre encompasses both vocal , non-vocal (instrumental) music. instruments include bagpipes, flutes, horns, trumpets, lutes, psalteries, drums , cymbals such as: frula (woodwind), diple (dvojanka, woodwind), gajde (bagpipe), zurna (woodwind), duduk (woodwind), tambura (lute), tamburitza (lute), gusle (lute), kaval (šupeljka, lute), davul (tapan, goč, drum), bouzouki (šargija, lute), tarambuke (drum). balkanika, balkanopolis, dvig, slobodan trkulja, belo platno, teodulija, kulin ban known serbian musical groups use traditional balkan musical instruments , perform traditional songs , songs based on traditional music elements.

Reception The Fade Out

an interior panel fade out drawn sean phillips , colored elizabeth breitweiser critics gave series positive reviews. according review aggregator comic book roundup, first issue scored average 9.2/10 based on 41 reviews, series whole averaged 8.9/10 based on 154 reviews, , final issue averaged 9.6/10 based on 9 reviews. series won 2016 eisner award best limited series . sam marx, writing comicosity, called fade out creators ambitious series yet , praised ability set scene. reviewing comic book resources, greg mcelhatton gave brubaker credit avoiding excessive exposition @ start of story, felt of characters seemed stereotypical. first issue placed on entertainment weekly must list . chase magnett of comics bulletin described ending anti-climax no big showdown, revelations, or death , went on sense of disappointment why s great . mcelhatton agreed, saying happy ending have felt cheat , central mystery [is given] proper amount of closure . phillips art commended mcelhatton, appre

Vowels Azerbaijani language

azeri vowel chart, mokari & werner (2016:?) the vowels of azerbaijani are, in alphabetical order, /ɑ/, e /e/, ə /æ/, ı /ɯ/, /i/, o /o/, ö /œ/, u /u/, ü /y/. there no diphthongs in azerbaijani when 2 vowels come together; when occurs in arabic loanwords, each vowel retains individual sound. the typical phonetic quality of azeri vowels follows: /i, u, æ/ close cardinal [i, u, a]. /y/ close near-front [y̠]. /œ/ , /ɯ/ differ 1 rounding. quality more or less close-mid central [ɵ, ɘ]. phonologically however, more distinct: /œ/ phonologically mid front rounded vowel, front counterpart of /o/. /ɯ/ phonologically close unrounded vowel, counterpart of /i/. the other mid vowels /e, o/ closer close-mid [e, o] open-mid [ɛ, ɔ]. /ɑ/ phonetically near-open [ɑ̝]. ^ mokari & werner (2016), p. ?.

Sun Glare Rafael Viñoly

the sky garden, @ 20 fenchurch street two of skyscrapers designed viñoly, vdara in las vegas , 20 fenchurch street in london, have experienced unusual sun reflectivity problems due concave curved glass exteriors acting respectively cylindrical , spherical reflectors sunlight. in 2010, las vegas review journal reported sunlight reflected off vdara s south-facing tower make swimmers in hotel pool uncomfortably warm, melting plastic cups , shopping bags; employees of hotel referred phenomenon vdara death ray . in london during summer of 2013, sunlight reflecting off 20 fenchurch street melted parts on parked automobile scorching carpet of nearby barber shop.

Composition Walking on Air (Kerli song)

kerli claims when younger, mother tell story: in black, black world there black, black town , in black, black town there black, black house , in black, black house there black, black cupboard , in black, black cupboard there white box. inspiration verse in song. the song in general following dreams , going flow , little creepy girl comes little creepy place , has big dream , loves music, nobody believes in her. specific details in song, such cats , hats , rocking chairs based on kerli childhood when wear older hats.

History S.V. Transvaal

1 history 1.1 years 1.2 rise dominance 1.2.1 matches against brazilian clubs (1960–1967) 1.2.1.1 match results 1.3 1968: first trip europe 1.3.1 tour results 1.4 1968 concacaf champions cup 1.5 1971: pelé s 1000th match 1.6 1973 season: highest accolades 1.7 1981 season: golden age 1.8 1986 concacaf champions cup 1.9 1990–2000s , end of era 1.10 new ownership, new coaches 2015-present history early years founded on 15 january 1921 hendrik school students, middle school in paramaribo, suriname, s.v. transvaal unusually named after former province of south africa, transvaal province. founded in same year 2 other clubs paramaribo, namely olympia , ajax. first 3 years prior foundation of organized football in suriname, transvaal played on gouvernementsplein in paramaribo amongst various other clubs, competing in leagues of different associations. 1923 marked official start of organized football in suriname, transvaal starting in tweede klasse (present day eerste klasse), second flight of

Campuses Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

an aerial photograph of ucsc campus cattolica has campuses in 6 italian cities, seat in historic cistercian monastery near basilica of sant ambrogio in heart of milan. monastery built benedictine monks in 8th century, ucsc milan campus expanded under care of cistercian friars in 15th century , military , social developments both during napoleonic era , world war ii. the restructuring of benedictine monastery giovanni muzio in collaboration engineer pier fausto barelli began in 1929 , finished twenty years later. atrium of zodiac in 1932 the campus, nestled within original city walls of milan, features facade giovanni muzio, chapel of sacred heart, atrium of zodiac, , great hall (aula magna). the main section of gemelli consists of following buildings: monumental cloister bramante, offices, gregorianum, antonianum, via lanzone 18, ambrosianum, franciscanum, , domenicanum. most of buildings, colleges, , campus facilities located in st. ambrose district, within city centre of milan. seat

Club career Lucas Neill

1 club career 1.1 millwall 1.2 blackburn rovers 1.3 west ham united 1.4 everton 1.5 galatasaray 1.6 al jazira 1.7 al wasl 1.8 sydney fc 1.9 omiya ardija 1.10 watford 1.10.1 doncaster rovers (loan) club career millwall neill joined millwall on free transfer in november 1995, making debut on 17 february against luton town in 1996. in 6 years @ den, made 174 appearances in competitions, scoring 13 goals. in september 2001, neill, longest serving player @ club, submitted transfer request , shortly after, signed blackburn rovers initial fee of £600,000 plus £400,000 more depending on appearances. blackburn rovers neill played first game blackburn in september 2001 against sunderland , scored first blackburn goal later month against bolton wanderers. neill combative, versatile player. has played in defensive positions during professional career , key member both club , national team. blackburn won 2001–02 football league cup neill cup-tied. neill regarded blackburn rovers supporters largely

Origin and evolution Paduraksa

a paduraksa gate of plaosan compound, 9th century. the paduraksa classical indonesian adaptation of classical indian gopuram. form of roofed gateway can found in couple of 8th 9th-century temple complexes in central java, e.g. prambanan, plaosan, , ratu boko. in later period, these gateways took more slender form. reliefs showing candi bentar , paduraksa have been discovered in 13th-century candi jago in east java. 13th 14th-century paduraksa of east java, such found hindu period of singhasari , majapahit, looks identical balinese paduraksa. in archaeological site of trowulan – 14th-century capital of majapahit empire – paduraksa named bajang ratu (javanese dwarf/defect monarch ), oldest paduraksa still stands. bajang ratu paduraksa entrance contains round holes, indicating double-leaf door once existed here. the kori gate of kota gede royal cemetery, 16th century. the paduraksa still used upon arrival of islam period in 15th-century. name kori agung chosen paduraksa used non-hindu pu

Adviser to Chiang Kai-shek Alexander von Falkenhausen

falkenhausen in 1933 in 1930, falkenhausen retired service , in 1934 went china serve chiang kai-shek s military advisor, part of sino-german cooperation reform chinese army. in 1937 nazi germany allied empire of japan, republic of china fighting second sino-japanese war. goodwill gesture japan, germany recognized japanese puppet state of manchukuo, withdrew german support china , forced falkenhausen resign threatening have family in germany punished disloyalty. after goodbye dinner party chiang kai-shek s family, falkenhausen promised never reveal of battle plans had devised japanese. according sources (especially communist chinese ones in late 1930s), falkenhausen kept in contact chiang kai-shek , sent european luxury items , food him, chiang household , officers. on 72nd birthday in 1950, falkenhausen received 12,000 u.s. dollar cheque chiang kai-shek birthday gift , personal note declaring him friend of china .

Early history New York City Center

1 history 1.1 construction 1.2 architecture 1.3 home performing arts early history the new york city center, built in 1923, designed architect harry p. knowles , firm of clinton & russell, , called mecca temple, ancient arabic order of nobles of mystic shrine, more commonly known shriners. shriners had held meetings @ carnegie hall. according broadway lore, carnegie hall management disturbed amount of cigar smoke generated during shriners meetings , evicted them. although shriners owned clubhouse @ 107 west 45th street, large meetings had earlier been held in carnegie hall , in concert hall of madison square garden (the 1890 stanford white building). construction a bond issued in 1922 raise funds construction of mecca temple in 1921, mecca temple bought famous players-lasky corporation movie studio site yale university $400,000. cornerstone (visible today on west 56th street) laid on december 13, 1923 judge arthur s. tompkins, grand master of masons in ny state. dedication ceremony

Course White Drin

1 course 1.1 kosovo 1.2 albania 1.3 notes course kosovo the kosovo section of white drin flows entirely in semi-karst part of kosovo, in arc-shaped 122-kilometre (76 mi)-long course. river originates in southern slopes of zhleb mountain, north of town of peja. river springs near radavačka cave. cave multi-leveled, not explored , has lake inside. water spring used peć brewery. stream sinking river springs out strong , falls down 25-metre (82 ft)-high waterfall named white drin waterfall near village of radovac, 8 km (5.0 mi) away peć. in 1934, russian émigré dimitry tyapkin projected , constructed hydroelectric power plant next waterfalls produced electricity town. the white drin first flows east, next spa of banja e pejës, , villages of banje, trbuhovac , zlakućan, receives istočka river left , turns south. rest of course through fertile , densely populated central section of kosovo(podrima region), oddly, there not 1 large settlement on river itself, despite many smaller villages on r