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Early life and education Nelson Rockefeller

rockefeller born in 1908 in bar harbor, maine. second son of financier , philanthropist john davison rockefeller jr. , philanthropist , socialite abigail greene abby aldrich. had 2 elder siblings—abby , john iii—as 3 younger brothers: laurance, winthrop, , david. father, john jr., son of standard oil co-founder john davison rockefeller sr. , schoolteacher laura celestia cettie spelman. mother, abby, daughter of senator nelson wilmarth aldrich , abigail pearce truman abby chapman. rockefeller received elementary, middle , high school education @ lincoln school in new york city, experimental school administered teachers college of columbia university. in 1930 graduated cum laude a.b. degree in economics dartmouth college, member of casque , gauntlet (a senior society), phi beta kappa, , zeta chapter of psi upsilon.

The Bullocks of Arborfield and Faulkbourne Bullock family

1 bullocks of arborfield , faulkbourne 1.1 aborfield 1.2 faulkbourne 1.3 after faulkbourne 1.4 coat of arms , motto 1.5 senior male lineage the bullocks of arborfield , faulkbourne bullock arms 1602 arms - bullock quartering watson 1810 aborfield the origins of name arborfield remain uncertain. family first recorded in 1166 in edburgefeld, meaning edburga s field , (edburga being widespread saxon lady s name) evolved through variations modern arborfield first recorded in 17th century. the earliest recording of family osemundus bulloc in pipe rolls of berkshire in 1166. herald’s visitations of 15th century record son, richard, , these, , later visitations, carry descent in unbroken line edward bullock of faulkbourne in 1664. richard’s son, gilbert, made formal declaration in 1250 of holding of manor of sunning bishop of salisbury. robert bullock 3rd of aborfield knight of shire berkshire (1382) , sheriff counties of berkshire , oxfordshire in 1384 , 1392 under king richard ii of engl

Regular season 1969 Chicago White Sox season

1 regular season 1.1 season standings 1.2 record vs. opponents 1.3 opening day lineup 1.4 move milwaukee? 1.5 notable transactions 1.6 roster regular season season standings record vs. opponents opening day lineup luis aparicio, ss carlos may, lf bill melton, 3b gail hopkins, 1b duane josephson, c buddy bradford, rf ken berry, cf sandy alomar, 2b gary peters, p move milwaukee? in 1969, white sox schedule in milwaukee expanded include 11 home games (one against every other franchise in american league @ time). although games attended fewer fans (198,211 fans, average of 18,019) represented greater percentage of total white sox attendance previous year – on one-third of fans went sox home games in 1969 did @ milwaukee county stadium (in remaining 59 home dates in chicago, sox drew 391,335, average of 6,632 per game). bud selig felt fan support lent legitimacy quest milwaukee franchise, , went 1969 owners meetings high hopes. notable transactions may 14, 1969: sandy alomar , bob priddy tr

Roleplaying game The Dresden Files

jim butcher has spoken openly pen , paper roleplaying game released in 2010 based on dresden files universe. game has been produced evil hat productions. in january 2008, project went alpha phase of testing, , in various beta testing phases throughout 2009. pre-orders opened on april 4, 2010, , include immediate access pre-print pdf, dubbed bird version. evil hat released game june 23–27, 2010, coincide origins 2010. rpg consists of 3 books, volume one: story, core rule book, volume two: our world, text describing game universe, , volume three: paranet papers, expanding both rules (including minor revisions) , game universe (in particular, df version of las vegas). game, uses modified version of fate system, emphasizes narrative structure on simulation of magical physics. allows players play wide variety of characters, ranging ordinary human such karrin murphy or gentleman johnny marcone magic users harry dresden or molly carpenter powerful supernatural creatures along lines of thoma

Italian Social Republic ("Salò Republic") Benito Mussolini

italian social republic (rsi) of 1943 in yellow , green. green areas german military operational zones under direct german administration. two months after mussolini had been dismissed , arrested, rescued prison @ hotel campo imperatore in gran sasso raid on 12 september 1943 special fallschirmjäger (paratroopers) unit , waffen-ss commandos led major otto-harald mors; otto skorzeny present. rescue saved mussolini being turned on allies, per armistice. hitler had made plans arrest king, crown prince umberto, badoglio, , rest of government , restore mussolini power in rome, government s escape south foiled plans. three days following rescue in gran sasso raid, mussolini taken germany meeting hitler in rastenburg @ east prussian headquarters. despite public professions of support, hitler shocked mussolini s disheveled , haggard appearance unwillingness go after men in rome overthrew him. feeling had blunt edges of nazi repression, mussolini agreed set new regime, italian social republic (

Co-Presenting Team Simon Mayo Drivetime

1 co-presenting team 1.1 matt williams 1.2 bobbie pryor 1.3 nigel barden 1.4 stand-in presenters 1.5 former 1.5.1 sally boazman 1.5.2 alan dedicoat 1.5.3 rebecca pike co-presenting team matt williams matt williams sports reporter on show, presenting matt s world of sport @ 17:50 , 18:50 each day. on fridays, in second report interviews involved in sport not regularly reported in general media, known friday fixture. announces weekly rock tune on wednesdays doctor mosh , participating in daily confession brother matt . bobbie pryor bobbie pryor regular weekday afternoon travel reporter on radio 2, , reads travel news @ 17:20, 17:55, 18:30 , 18:55 each day. pryor friday afternoon , weekend travel reporter 11 august 2014 became regular weekday reporter, replacing sally boazman moved weekends. participates in daily confession bobbie priory . nigel barden radio 2 s resident chef, cooks team every thursday. participates in thursday s confession novice nigel . stand-in presenters stand-in

Fandom Game of Thrones

in manipulated image published white house, u.s. president barack obama (a fan of series) sits on iron throne in oval office king s crown on lap. a song of ice , fire , game of thrones have broad, active international fan base. in 2012 vulture.com ranked series fans devoted in popular culture, more lady gaga s, justin bieber s, harry potter s or star wars . fans include political leaders such former u.s. president barack obama, former british prime minister david cameron, former australian prime minister julia gillard , dutch foreign minister frans timmermans, framed european politics in quotes martin s novels in 2013 speech. bbc news said in 2013 passion , extreme devotion of fans had created phenomenon unlike related other popular tv series, manifesting in fan fiction, game of thrones-themed burlesque routines , parents naming children after series characters; writers quoted attributed success rich detail, moral ambiguity, sexual explicitness , epic scale of series , novels. previ

Acerbo Law Benito Mussolini

socialist leader giacomo matteotti murdered few days after openly denounced fascist violence during 1924 elections. in june 1923, government passed acerbo law, transformed italy single national constituency. granted two-thirds majority of seats in parliament party or group of parties received @ least 25% of votes. law applied in elections of 6 april 1924. national alliance, consisting of fascists, of old liberals , others, won 64% of vote.

Formation of the National Fascist Party Benito Mussolini

by time returned service in allied forces of world war i, little remained of mussolini socialist. indeed, convinced socialism doctrine had largely been failure. in 1917 mussolini got start in politics of £100 weekly wage (the equivalent of £6000 of 2009) british security service mi5, keep anti-war protestors @ home , publish pro-war propaganda. authorized sir samuel hoare. in 1918 mussolini called emergence of man ruthless , energetic enough make clean sweep revive italian nation. later mussolini said felt 1919 socialism doctrine dead; continued exist grudge . on 23 march 1919 mussolini re-formed milan fascio fasci italiani di combattimento (italian combat squad), consisting of 200 members. the platform of fasci italiani di combattimento, published in il popolo d italia on 6 june 1919 italia irredenta: regions considered italian ethnic, geographic and/or historical reasons, , claimed fascists in 1930s: green: nice, ticino, , dalmatia; red: malta; violet: later claims extended cors

November 2012 ceasefire and its violations 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict

gaza strip: access , closure a sculpture in sderot made rocket debris violations both israel , hamas argue other violated 2012 ceasefire agreement, resulting in 1 israeli , 8 gazan deaths , 5 israeli , 66 gazan injuries. according israeli security agency (shabak) there sharp decrease in attacks gaza in 2013. nevertheless, 63 rockets (average 5 per month) launched in 36 rocket attacks in addition various mortar attacks, prohibited november 2012 ceasefire. palestinian centre human rights (pchr) reported monthly israeli attacks involving drones, missiles, small arms fire , airstrikes. 6 of deaths in gaza occurred in border area s access restricted areas (aras, non-demarcated zones within gazan territory unilaterally defined israel being of restricted access), despite ceasefire s prohibition on israeli attacks on these areas. ochao, more broadly sourced data, reported 11 deaths in gaza , 81 injuries 2013. in first 3 months after idf operation pillar of defense, according ben white, 2 morta

Athletics Clinton Community School District

1 athletics 1.1 high school 1.1.1 boys 1.1.2 girls 1.2 middle school athletics high school boys cross country running football basketball track , field golf baseball wrestling, coed. girls cross country running basketball track , field golf cheerleading volleyball soccer middle school boys football girls volleyball boys , girls cross country coed wrestling boys , girls track , field

Production Game of Thrones

1 production 1.1 conception , development 1.2 casting 1.3 writing 1.4 adaptation schedule 1.5 filming 1.6 directing 1.7 technical aspects 1.8 costumes 1.9 makeup 1.10 visual effects 1.11 sound 1.12 title sequence 1.13 music 1.14 language 1.15 effect on location production conception , development showrunners d. b. weiss , david benioff created series, wrote of episodes , directed several. in january 2006, david benioff had phone conversation george r. r. martin s literary agent books represented, , became interested in song of ice , fire had been fan of fantasy fiction when young had not read books before. literary agent sent first 4 books of song of ice , fire benioff. benioff read few hundred pages of first novel, game of thrones, shared enthusiasm d. b. weiss , suggested adapt martin s novels television series; weiss finished first novel in maybe 36 hours . pitched series hbo after five-hour meeting martin (a veteran screenwriter) in restaurant on santa monica boulevard. according

The Black Family Espíritu (wrestler)

in 2005 after black family lost mexican national atómicos championship, chessman left group, leaving group member short. black family espíritu leave los vatos locos , join them fill void. invitation accepted without friction rest of los vatos locos whom espíritu remains on friendly terms with. sometime in 2006 4 members of black family changed names adding word dark in front of names, espíritu became dark espirut although names use interchangeably. on september 7, 2007 espíritu along rest of black family faced los hell brothers , el zorro in domo de la muerte cage match last man in ring have hair shaved off under luchas de apuestas rules. espíritu last man in ring , shaved bald after match. subsequently, espíritu has kept head shaved , expanded face paint cover entire head. in 2008 el mesías , rest of la secta kicked out of la legión extranjera la legión putting el mesías out of commission while. when el mesías returned active competition tension began build between black family , e

Scheduling formula NFL regular season

1 scheduling formula 1.1 current formula 1.2 past formulas 1.2.1 1995–1998 nfl scheduling formula 1.2.2 1978–1994 nfl scheduling formula 1.2.3 regular season expansion proposals scheduling formula current formula currently, thirteen opponents each team faces on 16-game regular season schedule set using pre-determined formula: each team plays twice against each of other 3 teams in division: once @ home, , once on road (six games). each team plays once against each of 4 teams division within own conference, assigned division based on three-year rotation: 2 @ home, , 2 on road (four games). each team plays once against 1 team each of remaining 2 divisions within conference, based on final division standings prior season: 1 @ home, 1 on road (two games). each team plays once against each of 4 teams division in other conference, assigned division based on four-year rotation: 2 @ home, , 2 on road (four games). under formula, teams guaranteed play every other team in own conference @ least o

Physiography Yellow Sea

satellite image of dust storm on east asia on 2 march 2008 the yellow sea, excluding bohai, extends 960 km (600 mi) north south , 700 km (430 mi) east west; has area of 380,000 km (150,000 sq mi) , volume of 17,000 km (4,100 cu mi). depth 44 m (144 ft) on average, maximum of 152 m (499 ft). sea flooded section of continental shelf formed after last ice age (some 10,000 years ago) sea levels rose 120 m (390 ft) current levels. depth gradually increases north south. sea bottom , shores dominated sand , silt brought rivers through bohai sea (liao river, yellow river, hai he) , korea bay (yalu river). deposits, sand storms responsible yellow water color , sea name. major islands of sea include anmado, baengnyeongdo, daebudo, deokjeokdo, gageodo, ganghwado, hauido, heuksando, hongdo, jejudo, jindo, muuido, sido, silmido, sindo, wando, yeongjongdo , yeonpyeongdo (all in south korea). waves crashing @ jeju province island rocky shore in dalian, china

Reproduction Bothrops asper

young terciopelo on couch @ hotel, el gringo perdido, el remate, guatemala the timing of reproductive cycle , litter size of species vary according location: in parts of costa rica, example, more prolific in others. reproduction highly seasonal , in costa rica, reproductive cycles tightly related rainfall patterns. timing of breeding differs between populations in caribbean , pacific lowlands. on pacific side, mating took place between september , november, females giving birth between april , june. average number of offspring 18.6 (five 40) in population. neonates ranged in total length 28 34.6 centimeters (11.0 13.6 in) , in weight 6.7 13.1 grams (0.24 0.46 oz). on atlantic side, mating observed in march, , births occurred between september , november. average number of offspring 41.1 (14–86), whereas total length of neonates ranged 27 36.5 centimeters (10.6 14.4 in), , weighed 6.1 20.2 grams (0.22 0.71 oz). in both populations, gestation time ranged 6 8 months, , size of litter corr

Touring series Eddie MacDonald

macdonald s car in 2014 macdonald first ran in busch east series in 2001, finishing 19th in points, , claimed first series win following season @ beech ridge motor speedway. after going winless in 2003 , 2004, macdonald won @ thompson speedway motorsports park; 2 years later, win @ stafford speedway, , in 2008, won both races @ new hampshire motor speedway. in 2009, won @ loudon again, finishing second in championship ryan truex. during season, macdonald won oxford 250 late model race @ oxford plains speedway; after electing replace 4 tires on pit stop threat of being lapped, macdonald passed brian hoar on lap 167 win. in 2014, macdonald won first pro series east race in 5 seasons , seventh series win @ bristol motor speedway after holding off gray gaulding , ben rhodes on green–white–checker finish. in 2005, macdonald made debut in whelen modified tour @ loudon, finishing 37th. returned modifieds in 2009 @ loudon, replacing andy seuss, racing @ caraway speedway in whelen southern modi

See also Intelligent Platform Management Interface

management component transport protocol (mctp, low-level protocol used controlling hardware components) intel active management technology (amt, intel s out-of-band management product, alternative ipmi) dmtf alert standard format (asf, platform management standard) dmtf desktop , mobile architecture system hardware (dash, platform management standard) system service processor on sparc machines wired management (wfm)

Chief of the Imperial General Staff Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke

brooke (on left) , churchill visit bernard montgomery s mobile headquarters in normandy, france, 12 june 1944. brooke s focus on mediterranean theatre of operations. here, key issues rid north africa of axis forces , knock italy out of war, thereby opening mediterranean allied shipping, , mount cross channel invasion when allies ready , germans sufficiently weakened. brooke s , british view of mediterranean operations contrasted american commitment invasion of western europe, led several heated arguments @ many conferences of combined chiefs of staff. during first years of anglo-american alliance, british got way. @ london conference in april 1942, brooke , churchill seem have misled general george marshall, u.s. army chief of staff, british intentions on landing in france. @ casablanca conference in january 1943, decided allies should invade sicily, under command of general dwight d. eisenhower, decision postponed planned invasion of western europe until 1944. casablanca agreement in

Endgame Battle of Ravenna (1512)

the death of gaston de foix in battle of ravenna on 11 april 1512 (oil on canvas ary scheffer, c. 1824) at juncture, french cavalry—both had returned pursuit of cardona , had remained on field—descended on spanish infantry sides. german , gascon infantry, had reformed , renewed attacks, french cavalry overwhelmed spanish formations, inflicting terrible casualties; colonna , navarro both wounded , captured tried rally defenders. few thousand of spanish infantry managed escape, fleeing towards cesena , forlì; others ridden on , trampled down , according oman. the 2 spanish companies had earlier routed gascons, having found path north barred french rearguard under bastard du fay, had meanwhile retraced path along river towards camp. marching south along embankment, attacked gaston de foix , personal staff, numbering fifteen; in ensuing melee, french knights scattered, foix killed, , spanish proceeded withdraw field. few miles battlefield, spanish infantry encountered bayard, returning pu

Notable projects Ove Arup

1 notable projects 1.1 highpoint i 1.2 kingsgate bridge 1.3 sydney opera house notable projects highpoint i highpoint i, built in 1935, important experiment in high-rise residential design, , 1 of arup s significant collaborations lubetkin. arup later criticised project having significant flaws. kingsgate bridge kingsgate bridge seen durham students union, cathedral above ove arup supervised design , construction of durham s kingsgate bridge in 1963. firm s first bridge, arup particularly attached project , had ashes scattered following death. bust of arup placed @ 1 end of bridge stolen in summer of 2006 has since been replaced. sydney opera house arup design engineer sydney opera house in sydney, australia project s start in 1957 completion in 1973. iconic building making groundbreaking use of precast concrete, structural glue , computer analysis, made arup s reputation, , of firm, despite extremely difficult working relationship architect, jørn utzon.

21st century Springfield, Illinois

hotel damaged 2006 springfield tornadoes on march 12, 2006, 2 f2 tornadoes hit city, injuring 24 people, damaging hundreds of buildings, , causing $150 million in damages. on february 10, 2007, then-senator barack obama announced presidential candidacy in springfield, standing on grounds of old state capitol. senator obama used old state capitol in springfield backdrop when announced joe biden running mate on august 23, 2008.

Description Continuum (Art Fair)

interactive wooden sculptural mural structure the continuum fair began in january 22–26 of 2014, in historical anthony building in downtown west palm beach, florida. continuum orchestrated trina slade burks , anthony burks of “atb fine artist , designers” in community partnership lee ann lester of art palm beach next level fairs. caron bowman painting on wood continuum fostering new exhibition model community partners, respond demands of emerging collector eager know new values of art, , keen contribute change in relationships , practices of acquisition of work. continuum fair took unique multi-faceted approach exhibition using music, dance, , poetry enhance visual experience of art . within continuing spirit of creative , artistic renewal, fair featured, top graffiti artist of area. created interactive wooden sculptural mural structure along clematis street corridor in downtown west palm beach. fair profiled top artists in southeast florida region. dynamic fair programming generated w

Relations by region and country Foreign relations of China

1 relations region , country 1.1 africa 1.1.1 diplomacy 1.1.2 economic relations 1.1.3 military relations 1.1.4 culture 1.1.5 criticism 1.2 central asia 1.3 arab world 1.3.1 medieval era 1.3.2 trade 1.3.3 20th century 1.3.4 sino-arab cooperation forum 1.3.5 comparison 1.3.6 joint communiqué 1.4 south asia 1.4.1 pakistan 1.4.2 india 1.4.3 sri lanka 1.4.4 people s republic of bangladesh 1.5 north korea 1.6 south korea 1.7 japan 1.8 southeast asia 1.9 europe 1.10 western hemisphere 1.10.1 caribbean 1.10.1.1 barbados 1.10.2 cuba 1.11 oceania 1.11.1 policy 1.11.2 bilateral relations 1.11.2.1 australia 1.11.2.2 fiji 1.11.2.3 federated states of micronesia 1.11.2.4 new zealand 1.11.2.5 papua new guinea 1.11.2.6 samoa 1.11.2.7 tonga 1.11.2.8 vanuatu relations region , country africa with china s growing influence around world, beijing has set efforts on africa. china s focus in africa not recent occurrence. in 1960s , 1970s, beijing s interest centered on building ideological solidarity. follo