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History Akron Pros

1 history 1.1 origins 1.2 parratt s indians 1.3 burkhardts 1.4 pros 1.4.1 founding of national football league (nfl) 1.4.2 1920 nfl champions 1.5 decline history origins the 1908 akron indians. the akron pros in 1910. prior 1908, several semi-pro , amateur teams dominated akron football scene. dominant of these team known akron east ends. east ends dominance of ohio football went unmatched until massillon tigers paid several ringers disbanded pittsburgh stars defeat east ends in 1903. the akron indians date far 1908. indians teams went on win ohio league championships in 1908, 1909, 1913 , 1914. team referred indians fans. 1908–1913, indians had reputation of playing more of style of football seen @ college level of athletic clubs. example, indians preferred passing ball opposed running. team tied akron city title in 190 parratt s indians peggy parratt. before 1912 season, peggy parratt, football star massillon tigers, franklin athletic club , shelby blues, joined indians. made move a

School life Norwich School (independent school)

1 school life 1.1 curriculum 1.2 houses 1.3 traditions school life norwich cathedral used school on weekdays morning assemblies , events throughout academic year. choristers of cathedral educated @ school. school has christian ethos, , emphasises christian values such love , compassion underpinning activities. tatler describes school fantastically unstuffy . former headteacher, chris brown, in interview chairman of hmc in 2001 commented school not fit stereotype of public school better described independent grammar because of school s philanthropy , outreach in community. richard harries, author of 1 of school s histories argues due evolution of school not fit either public or grammar school stereotypes , described independent school among distinguished group of city independent schools , such city of london school , manchester grammar school. curriculum in lower 5 (year 9) , below pupils study broad curriculum including latin , 2 modern languages. there programme of games @ levels

Basset family lineage Tehidy

arms of basset: barry wavy of 6 or , gules senior line the heraldic visitations of devon gives basset lineage thus: william basset of ippesden, oxfordshire, son of john basset of ippesden. married cecilia de dunstanville , obtained tehidy manor c. 1150 alan basset (son), married lucia peverell, whom inherited devon manor of whitechapel alan ii basset, (son) married daughter of sir andrew haccombe. sir lawrence basset, (son) married hawisia mallet, daughter of sir ralph mallet. william ii basset (d. 1304) (son) of tehidy, married alice wallis, daughter of sir john wallis. sir william iii basset (1300–1340) (son). sheriff of cornwall 1312, 1332 , 1334. on 23 july 1330 licence crenellate tehidy granted king willielmus basset. married johanna de bottreaux, daughter of sir william de bottreaux. sir william iv basset (d. 1384) (son), married margaret fleming, daughter of sir simon fleming. john ii basset (1374–1463) of tehidy, (son), sheriff of cornwall 1449, married johanna beaumont, daught

Intimidation of journalists 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict

ruins of residential area in beit hanoun. israel targeted many homes in conflict. unwra official robert turner estimated 7,000 homes demolished , 89,000 damaged, 10,000 of them severely. has led many members of same family being killed. b tselem documented 59 incidents of bombing , shelling, in 458 people killed. in cases, israel has stated these homes of suspected militants , used military purposes. new york times noted damage in operation higher in previous 2 wars , stated 60,000 people had been left homeless result. destruction of homes has been condemned b tselem, human rights watch , amnesty international unlawful, amounting collective punishment , war crimes. israel destroyed homes of 2 suspects in case of abduction , killing of 3 teenagers. house demolition has been condemned b tselem unlawful. palestinians returning homes during ceasefire reported idf soldiers had trashed homes, destroyed home electronics such tv sets, spread feces in homes, , carved slogans such burn gaza dow

Beyond Chapter 11 History of United Airlines

united airlines boeing 777-200 landing in blue tulip livery. on december 9, 2004, airline made history when ua869, operated boeing 747–400, landed @ ho chi minh city (formerly saigon), vietnam. scheduled flight san francisco via hong kong (sfo–hkg–sgn) first u.s. airline since end of vietnam war, when pan halted service shortly before fall of saigon in 1975. united s management called consolidation in industry , looked suitor in 2006. wall street journal revealed in late 2006, continental airlines in merger discussions united. deal not or imminent, talks being in preliminary state. in interim, increased ties british carrier bmi , aloha airlines. in april 2007, united , british carrier bmi announced merge trans-atlantic operations . merged operations have begun in march 2008, lufthansa’s takeover of bmi preempted 2 carrier’s plans when bmi’s transatlantic flights terminated. united’s may 2007 acquisition of equity stake in longtime partner aloha airlines short-lived aloha ceased oper

Location Eurovision Song Contest 2009

olympic indoor arena, moscow - host venue of 2009 contest. the contest held in russia following victory in 2008 contest in belgrade, serbia, dima bilan s believe . vladimir putin, prime minister of russia, stated contest held in moscow. it proposed channel 1 contest held in moscow s olympic indoor arena, , proposal evaluated european broadcasting union (ebu) , confirmed on 13 september 2008. director-general of venue, vladimir churilin, refuted rumours of emergency reconstruction of building, saying: not required eurovision song contest. can take 25 thousand spectators.

References 1912 Norwegian Football Cup

norwegian cup 1912 . rsssf norway. archived original on 24 may 2008. retrieved 25 january 2012.  cup final in kristiania, october 20 . rsssf norway. archived original on 24 may 2008. retrieved 25 january 2012.  jorsett, per; arne scheie (december 1999). cupen 1902-1999. j.m. stenersens forlag. isbn 82-7201-275-8. 

Pre-colonial Puerto Rico History of Puerto Rico

taíno. village @ macdonalds tibes indigenous ceremonial center in ponce, puerto rico the settlement of puerto rico began establishment of ortoiroid culture orinoco region in south america. scholars suggest settlement dates 4000 years. archeological dig @ island of vieques in 1990 found remains of believed ortoiroid man (named puerto ferro man) dated around 2000 bc. ortoiroid displaced saladoid, culture same region arrived on island between 430 , 250 bc. between seventh , 11th centuries, arawak thought have settled island. during time taíno culture developed, , approximately 1000 ad, had become dominant. taíno culture has been traced village of saladero @ basin of orinoco river in venezuela; taíno migrated puerto rico crossing lesser antilles. at time of columbus arrival, estimated 30 60 thousand taíno amerindians, led cacique (chief) agüeybaná, inhabited island. called borinquen , great land of valiant , noble lord . natives lived in small villages led cacique , subsisted on hunting

Languages Nilotic peoples

areas nilotic languages spoken. linguistically, nilotic people divided 3 sub-groups: eastern nilotic - spoken nilotic populations in southwestern ethiopia, eastern south sudan, northeastern uganda, western kenya , northern tanzania. includes languages turkana , maasai. bari teso–lotuko–maa southern nilotic - spoken nilotic populations in western kenya, northern tanzania , eastern uganda. includes kalenjin , datog. kalenjin omotik–datooga western nilotic - spoken nilotic populations in south sudan, sudan, northeastern congo (drc), northern uganda, southwestern kenya, northern tanzania , southwestern ethiopia. includes dinka , luo. dinka–nuer luo

Titleholders Czech Miss

1 titleholders 1.1 Česká miss 1.2 Česká miss world 1.3 Česká miss earth 1.4 Česká miss supranational titleholders color key Česká miss from 1993 2004, czech republic competed @ miss universe under miss czech republic organization. in 2005, michaela maláčová established czech miss, winner competed in miss universe pageant. on occasion, when winner not qualify due age requirement, runner-up sent. Česká miss world from 1993 2009, czech republic competed @ miss world through miss czech republic organization. however, in 2010, after pageant went bankrupt, michaela maláčová took on miss world franchise in czech republic. runner-up in czech miss contest competes @ miss world contest. in 2016 due police investigation of previous owner marcela krplová, miss world decided stopped down cooperation czech miss. Česká miss earth from 2002 2004, czech republic s entrant miss earth chosen casting. 2005 2009, after michaela maláčová established czech miss, runner-up of pageant competed @ miss earth pag

History Francis E. Warren Air Force Base

1 history 1.1 united states army 1.1.1 fort russell 1867–1927 1.1.2 fort warren, 1930–1945 1.2 united states air force 1.2.1 air training command, 1947–1958 1.2.2 strategic air command, 1958–2005 1.2.2.1 706th/389th strategic missile wing atlas d , e missiles, 1958–1965 1.2.2.2 90th missile wing minuteman i, 1963–1974 1.2.2.3 lgm-118 peacekeeper missiles, 1982–2005 1.2.3 twentieth air force, 1991–present 1.3 challenge of maintenance, upgrade 1.4 previous names 1.5 major commands assigned 1.6 base operating units 1.7 major units assigned 1.8 intercontinental ballistic missile facilities history the history of base dates railroad act of 1862, when president lincoln , congress set plans transcontinental railroad. included military installation on eastern slope of rocky mountains in wyoming territory, protect union pacific workers hostile indians . these pioneer origins, base evolved frontier infantry , cavalry post largest, modern strategic missile facility in u.s. warren afb named in ho

Applications Self-fulfilling prophecy

^ brameld, t. (1972). education self-fulfilling prophecy . phi beta kappa. 54 (1): 8–11, 58–61 [p. 9].  quoted wilkins (1976), p. 176. ^ wilkins, william e. (1976). concept of self-fulfilling prophecy . sociology of education. 49 (2): 175–183. doi:10.2307/2112523. issn 0038-0407. jstor 2112523.  ^ allport, g. (1950). role of expectancy . in cantrill, h. tensions cause wars. urbana: university of illinois. pp. 43–78.  ^ rosenthal, robert (2003). covert communication in laboratories, classrooms, , real world (pdf). current directions in psychological science. blackwell. 12 (5): 151–154. doi:10.1111/1467-8721.t01-1-01250. retrieved 4 may 2014. 

Beers Great Leap Brewing

a list of beers on tap @ great leap in 2012 great leap s product range includes 40 beers, of 12 on tap in facilities @ given time, many varieties produced on seasonal or rotating basis. use variation on main great leap logo, graphic on top, chinese name in large traditional characters in middle english below, , circles of varying sizes hanzi great , leap , latter in simplified version, flanking larger 1 monogrammed glb , smaller circles symbols representing hops , turret on great wall of china, latter location of company s offsite brewing facility. english uses typeface designed great leap s branding. color schemes vary. since company s name alludes great leap forward, ill-fated economic development program launched mao zedong in mid-20th century, drew on period of modern chinese history inspiration part of logo. @ top, fist raises mug, in gold on red background—the colors of chinese flag. fist symbol of power , potential derived chinese propaganda posters of late 1950s, during

French Revolutionary Wars Alois von Gavasini

1 french revolutionary wars 1.1 primolano 1.2 arcole 1.3 hohenlinden french revolutionary wars primolano map showing action @ primolano (upper right) on 7 september 1796 born in 1762 @ bonn in electorate of cologne, gavasini joined army of habsburg austria. won knight s cross of military order of maria theresa on 19 december 1790. not specified whether award given fighting against ottoman turks or brabant revolution. september 1793, had risen rank of major. next promotion oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) on 1 april 1796. in september 1796, dagobert sigmund von wurmser s army descended brenta valley marched trentino in italian tyrol bassano del grappa in po valley. peter quasdanovich, led division, dropped off gavasini rear guard @ primolano near cismon del grappa hold off pierre augereau s french pursuit. gavasini s command included 1 1,108-man battalion of michael wallis infantry regiment nr. 11, 561 soldiers in 4 companies of erbach infantry regiment nr. 42, 1 100-strong company o

Queensland 2 Cyclone Oswald

tidal surge floods road in cleveland, queensland on 28 january 2013. brisbane river close peak @ seventeen mile rocks, brisbane. rainfall heaviest around tully approximately 1,000 mm (39 in) of rain fell, 632 mm (24.9 in) falling on 48 hours. town of ingham cut off due high waters. residents in town advised stock on emergency supplies herbert river rose rapidly after 200 mm (7.9 in) of rain fell in town in 3 hours. brief tornado or waterspout winds of 140 km/h (87 mph) touched down near hay point. on afternoon of 26 january, 3 separate tornadoes tore through bundaberg region. @ approximately 1:00 pm, first tornado struck town of bargara, brought down power lines, tore off roofs , smashed windows. @ 3:30 pm, town of burnett heads battered second tornado, , after third tornado struck coonarr, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of bargara. tornadoes injured @ least 17 people , damaged 150 properties. weather conditions favoured tornadic activity because of strong low-level winds feeding low pres

Economy Torrão

^ european commission pdo database . retrieved 4 september 2012.  ^ european commission (12 june 1996). commission regulation (ec) n.º 1107/96 . brussels, belgium: official journal of european union. retrieved 7 september 2012.  ^ commission of european communities (29 july 2008). commission regulation (ec) n.º 730/2008 . brussels, belgium: official journal of european communities. retrieved 3 september 2012.  ^ european commission (29 july 2008). commission regulation (ec) n.º 730/2008 . brussels, belgium: official journal of european union. retrieved 3 september 2012.  ^ european commission (22 august 2002). commission regulation (ec) n.º 1495/2002 . brussels, belgium: official journal of european union. retrieved 3 september 2012.  ^ commission of european communities (21 june 1996). commission regulation (ec) n.º 1107/1996 . brussels, belgium: official journal of european communities. retrieved 3 september 2012.  ^ european commission (5 april 2003). commission regulation (e

Career Mary Rose Young

mary rose young teapot after leaving art college, developed interest in producing items using potters wheel. applying bright colour had used earlier onto newly thrown pots. working home, began selling pottery pieces barrow @ dockside arts centre, in bristol, 1985. earliest designs included humorous frantic chicken , rose motif seemed appropriate next name. roses began grow in three-dimensional form on rims of vases , on handles of mugs, , called rose encrusted . in 1986 production moved small pottery in village of parkend. recognition of work @ time came in form of magazine article south west arts, interview jan leeming tv, , acceptance crafts council application exhibit @ chelsea crafts fair. in 1990 relocated oak house, on edge of parkend, decorated in vivid colours reflect style. attracted interior design magazines metropolitan home, world of interiors, elle decoration, , others publish features on young , home. in 2007 attracted new media attention after ozzy osbourne s mary ros

Student Council Española Valley High School

^ (untitled) . archived original on 2 october 2013. retrieved 27 september 2013.  ^ new mexico association of student councils - nmasc . nmasc.org. retrieved 2013-09-27.  ^ española public school district . k12espanola.org. archived original on 22 january 2016. retrieved 2013-09-27. 

Notable alumni Hastings Boys' High School

john collinge – former president of new zealand national party , high commissioner united kingdom neil dawson (born 1948), sculptor hika elliot – black robert fenton (born 1923) – national mp hastings (1975–1978) tohu harris – nz kiwi s, melbourne storm sydney jones (1894–1982), national mp hastings (1949–1954) phil judd (born 1953) – composer, songwriter, musician, producer, performer , visual artist josh kronfeld – black danny lee – black george lowe – mountaineer, including 1953 everest expedition ross mcewan – ceo royal bank of scotland hubert mclean – black alby mathewson – black bruce robertson – black roger randle – black kevin tamati – nz kiwi s paora winitana – nz breakers ^ moore, christopher (8 june 2013). conjuring space , freedom . press. christchurch. p. c3. retrieved 8 june 2013.  ^ gustafson 1986, p. 310. ^ gustafson 1986, p. 324.

Burundi genocide .281993.29 Tutsi

in 1993, burundi s first democratically elected president, melchior ndadaye, hutu, assassinated tutsi officers, person entitled succeed him under constitution. sparked genocide in burundi between hutu political structures , tutsi military, in possibly many 25,000 tutsi murdered former , @ least many killed latter. since 2000 arusha peace process, today in burundi tutsi minority shares power in more or less equitable manner hutu majority. traditionally, tutsi had held more economic power , controlled military.

Jazz Music of Serbia

Šaban bajramović jazz in serbia appears in 1920s when markus blam formed first jazz orchestra studentski micky jazz. jazz music played in salons , clubs, known jazz orchestras toured in spas on serbia. style of music has been present on radio in specialized magazines. radio belgrade started work in 1929, every night after 22:30 h radio jazz orchestra played popular songs. first jazz society in serbia set in 1953, development of jazz contributed hosting famous musicians, among whom louis armstrong in 1959 , 1960. first serbian musicians rise international fame mladen guteša worked famous musicians such lee konitz, benny goodman , others , duško gojković. these 2 entered 1956 encyclopedia yearbook of jazz of leonard feather. other prominent names of serbian jazz include bora roković composed jazz suite human piano, mihailo Živanović, branislav kovačev, branko pejaković, milan lulić, boris jojić, jovan miković , others. among popular singers of jazz , blues in serbia Šaban bajramović know

Monster of Ravenna Battle of Ravenna (1512)

the monster of ravenna a month before battle, multiple sources reported monstrous birth became known monster of ravenna. child s terrying features included horn on forehead, wings, eye on knee, , clawed foot, according florentine chronicler luca landucci. appearance evidently cause alarm, , news spread across europe in diaries of contemporary writers. most accounts, including of landucci s, associate monster s appearance battle preceded; appearance taken bad omen of future suffering, , french medical professional ambroise paré opined creature s birth direct sign of god s wrath, brought bear in form of louis xii s army. regardless, monster of ravenna acquired theological implications evolved beyond 1 battle , persisted protestant reformation.

Features Aquarius (constellation)

1 features 1.1 stars 1.2 planetary systems 1.3 deep sky objects 1.4 meteor showers features the constellation aquarius can seen naked eye stars despite both prominent position on zodiac , large size, aquarius has no particularly bright stars, 4 brightest stars being less magnitude 2. however, recent research has shown there several stars lying within borders possess planetary systems. the 2 brightest stars, alpha , beta aquarii, luminous yellow supergiants, of spectral types g0ib , g2ib respectively, once hot blue-white b-class main sequence stars 5 9 times massive sun. 2 moving through space perpendicular plane of milky way. shading alpha, beta aquarii brightest star in aquarius apparent magnitude of 2.91. has proper name of sadalsuud. having cooled , swollen around 50 times sun s diameter, around 2200 times luminous sun. around 6.4 times massive sun , around 56 million years old. sadalsuud 540 ± 20 light-years earth. alpha aquarii, known sadalmelik, has apparent magnitude of 2.94. 52

Bernese Mittelland Canton of Bern

the bernese mittelland (bernese midlands) made of valley of rivers aare, (grosse) emme, of foothills of bernese alps, plain around capital bern, , has many small farms , hilly forested regions small mid-sized towns scattered throughout. perhaps best known foreigners , visitors emmental. classic swiss cheese holes emmentaler comes region s forests , pastures, of hilly , low mountainous countryside in 1,000 2,000 m (3,300 6,600 ft) range.

Western hemisphere Foreign relations of China

1 western hemisphere 1.1 caribbean 1.1.1 barbados 1.2 cuba western hemisphere president xi jinping delivered speech @ national congress of brazil, 16 july 2014 cristina fernández , xi jinping in argentina, 18 july 2014 recent years have seen beijing s growing economic , political influence in south america , caribbean. during visit brazil, argentina, chile, , cuba in november 2004, chinese president hu jintao announced us$100 billion worth of investment on next decade. instance, cuba turning chinese companies rather western ones modernize crippled transportation system @ cost of more us$1 billion, continuing trend of favoring fellow communist country has made beijing cuba s second-largest trading partner after venezuela in 2005. in addition, china expanding military-to-military contacts in region. china training increasing numbers of latin american , caribbean region military personnel, due three-year-old u.s. law surrounding international criminal court has led sharp decline in u.s.-r

The Porrellos .281927.E2.80.931930.29 Cleveland crime family

the grave marker joseph , vincenzo porrello @ calvary cemetery (cleveland, ohio). through late 1927 , of 1928, remaining lonardo faction loyalists, included up-and-coming mafia group known mayfield road mob (led frank milano) , various jewish allies within cleveland syndicate, continued rival porrello family leadership within cleveland underworld. vied control of lucrative rackets outside of corn sugar business, included gambling, profitable hustle american mafia crime families after bootlegging. to establish dominance, porrello s needed backing top mafia bosses in new york, other leading mafia families across united states. on december 5, 1928, high-level american mafia meeting held @ statler hotel in cleveland. joseph porrello, of 1 of top lieutenants sam tilocco, hosted event in hopes top mafia bosses across united states declare him official mafia boss of cleveland. the attendees of cleveland meeting became participants 1 of first known la cosa nostra summits in american history. o

World War II Leeds Rifles

1 world war ii 1.1 45th rtr 1.2 51st rtr 1.3 66th haa regiment world war ii 66th (leeds rifles) aa regiment (as aa brigades termed) mobilised part of 31st aa group (now brigade), in process of transferring new 7th anti-aircraft division forming defend north east england. 45th (leeds rifles) rtr formed part of 24th army tank brigade (later 24th armoured brigade), 2nd line territorial formation in northern command, in served alongside oldham ta regiments, 41 rtr , duplicate, 47 rtr. similarly, duplicate leeds battalion, 51 rtr, in 25th army tank brigade, in northern command, alongside newcastle ta regiment, 43 rtr, , duplicate 49 rtr. 45th rtr on outbreak of war 45 rtr commanded lieutenant colonel noel tetley. there no armoured fighting vehicles available ta regiments, , few possessed 45 rtr deployed airfield defence in north east england during battle of britain. later in year, 24th army tank brigade redesignated 24th armoured brigade , became part of new 8th armoured division. during 1