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1920 NFL champions Akron Pros

akron pros 1920 team photo pollard , of top 1919 players planned return pros in 1920. team opened season @ league park in october defeating wheeling stogies, 43 0. al nesser, 1 of infamous football-playing nesser brothers, scored 3 touchdowns on fumble recoveries. following week pros defeated columbus panhandles 37 0 using former guard, frank mccormick wingback. after 13–0 win on cincinnati celts, pros played cleveland tigers, team composed of ex-stars massillon tigers. ironically bob nash, played massillon in 1919, broke stan cofall punt resulting in akron touchdown , final score of 7–0. pros shocked league beating canton bulldogs, considered top team in nation in 1920 stars jim thorpe, joe guyon, pete calac , pete henry, 10–0. however, after rained out game against detroit heralds, pros played reorganized tigers team held pros 7–7 tie. team, under rushing of pollard , mccormick, rebounded defeating dayton triangles 13–0. after 7–0 victory in rematch canton, second win on dayton, pro

Plot Christmas Icetastrophe

a meteorite splits , 1 piece lands on car in small town of lennox; other piece in mountains outside town creating large crater. areas progressively flash freeze, , effect spreads outward. charlie ratchet, local father, teams alex novak, graduate student, study , counter effects of meteorite on town before ends frozen.

Events 1624 in Norway

^ bang, a. chr. (1912). den norske kirkes historie (in norwegian). kristiania , copenhagen: gyldendal. p. 361.  ^ thorsnes, geir. kongsberg – kommune buskerud . in godal, anne marit. store norske leksikon (in norwegian). oslo: norsk nettleksikon. retrieved 3 september 2012. 

Gazan tunnels 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict

u.s. secretary of state john kerry , benjamin netanyahu, tel aviv, 23 july 2014 a number of diplomatic efforts made resolve conflict. these attempts included efforts united states secretary of state john kerry broker ceasefire between israel , hamas, meeting in paris european g4 foreign ministers , counterparts of qatar , turkey. egypt brokered number of ceasefires between hamas , israel.

Career James Cole (racing driver)

1 career 1.1 formula ford 1.2 british formula 3 1.3 formula two 1.4 british touring car championship 1.4.1 tony gilham racing (2013) 1.4.2 united autosports (2014–) career formula ford cole began racing career in 2007, taking part in brscc north west formula ford. won regional championship, , in 2008 moved main british formula ford championship. finished tenth. continued year in series, , won 2009 championship, taking 7 wins , fifteen podiums in twenty-four races. he nominated 2009 mclaren autosport brdc award. british formula 3 he changed series british formula 3 national class 2010 season, driving t-sport alongside alex brundle , menasheh idafar. finished second in class. formula two he moved formula 2 start of 2011 season british formula 3 teammate brundle. british touring car championship tony gilham racing (2013) after year out of racing, cole joined team hard. 2013 british touring car championship season drive ngtc vauxhall insignia. allowed drive car first time on friday before

FM 1441 .281949.29 List of Farm to Market Roads in Texas (1400–1499)

the original fm 1441 designated on july 15, 1949 fm 264 @ mcadoo northwest road intersection , second section fm 264 @ mcadoo east road intersection, creating concurrency fm 264. on may 23, 1951 road extended north , east road intersection. on december 17, 1952 road extended 6 miles sh 70. on october 26, 1954 road extended north , west fm 28. fm 1441 cancelled on december 1, 1960 , transferred fm 193.

Cultural references Khamsin

khamsin in egypt in 2007 in israel, word khamsin carries political connotations. name of magazine published during 1970s , 1980s group of middle east exiles in europe, including members of matzpen. khamsin title of 1982 israeli film clash between jewish landowner , arab workers in small farming village in galilee. film selected israeli film board nominee academy award best foreign-language film in 1983. the alexandria quartet lawrence durrell has vivid description of khamsin. khamsin name of third movement of composition warm winds, recorded hollywood saxophone quartet in 1950s. khamsin codename of 1 of characters video game metal gear rising: revengeance. khamsin name of flame haze in anime, shakugan no shana. the maserati khamsin grand tourer produced maserati between 1974 , 1982. in adventures of tintin, in volume land of black gold , tintin, dog snowy , twin detectives thomson & thompson face storm ^ khamsin . matzpen. retrieved 2008-08-15.  ^ kronish, amy. arabs on is

Sculptural works Lorenzetto

madonna del sasso, above tomb of raphael, pantheon, rome according vasari, young sculptor lorenzetto completed tomb of cardinal niccolò forteguerri, begun andrea verrocchio in 1477, in san jacopo @ pistoia. in rome, made many works of which, according vasari, there no need make further record. at urging of raphael, lorenzetto received commission agostino chigi create tomb in santa maria del popolo, agostino had built chapel (chigi chapel). according vasari, lorenzetto worked hard on project, both impress chigi , reflect on raphael. assistance of young sculptor raffaello da montelupo, , using designs raphael (according vasari), lorenzetto created statue of elijah, living grace of god in desert, , nude jonah delivered belly of whale symbol of resurrection dead. lorenzetto assigned raphael execute bronze reliefs agostino s tomb. relief of christ , women of samaria moved base of altar bernini during later work on chapel. according vasari, simultaneous death of chigi , raphael (both with

Transportation Lewis & Clark College

pioneer express shuttle bus starting trip downtown portland, in 2016 throughout year college operates shuttle bus between campus , downtown portland, pioneer express (also referred pio express ). trimet line 39 operates between college , hillsdale neighborhood, students can transfer buses downtown portland. first-year students not permitted have cars on campus.

Chess Publishing Ron Henley (chess player)

1 chess publishing 1.1 online chess videos 1.2 chess dvds 1.3 chess books chess publishing online chess videos in 2012, henley invited join national master william stewart educational website called onlinechesslessons . henley provides skills chess analyst international audience. chess dvds henley narrated double-volume chess video, american chess princesses . in video, irina krush, elina groberman, laura ross , shirley ben-dak present of best games 1997 fide world youth chess championships held in cannes, france. in late 1990s, henley founded site www.chesssuperstore.com, sponsored irina krush , hikaru nakamura. chess books elista diaries: karpov-kamsky, karpov-anand, anand mexico city 2007 world chess championship matches (with anatoly karpov) isbn 0-923891-97-8 archangel!: defense against ruy lopez isbn 1-883358-01-9 the king s indian attack! isbn 1-883358-02-7 the spanish exchange! isbn 1-883358-08-6 the dragon!: powerplay isbn 1-883358-06-x the chessbase university bluebook guid

Ressha List of Ressha Sentai ToQger characters

1 ressha 1.1 support ressha 1.2 diesel ressha 1.3 build ressha 1.4 safari ressha 1.5 hyper ressha ressha the ressha (烈車) toqgers headquarters based on rainbow line, needing cleaned of lingering darkness rust if not tended to. though answers conductor, ressha can used toqgers fight enlarged shadow creeps. each ressha car modelled after specific train model: red ressha (レッドレッシャー, reddo resshā) steam locomotive, blue ressha (ブルーレッシャー, burū resshā) , green ressha (グリーンレッシャー, gurīn resshā) shinkansen-type trains, , yellow ressha (イエローレッシャー, ierō resshā) , pink ressha (ピンクレッシャー, pinku resshā) e65 type-trains. ressha s cars can reconfigure become toq-oh (トッキュウオー, tokkyūō). toq-oh armed crossing gate-themed fumikiriken (フミキリケン) uses fumikiriken - ressha slash (フミキリケン・烈車スラッシュ, fumikiriken ressha surasshu) finishing move, lights on fumikiriken flash, manifestation of ressha appear in front of target, distracting long enough toq-oh cleave target in two. fumikiriken can change gun mode fumikiri t

Cocoanut Grove fire Bay Village, Boston

memorial plaque installed in sidewalk near site of cocoanut grove fire bay village site of november 1942 fire @ cocoanut grove nightclub, in 492 people lost lives. terrible aftermath led creation , enforcement of stringent fire codes across us, in hope of preventing other such tragedies. marking 50th anniversary of incident, bay village neighborhood association placed memorial plaque in brick sidewalk near club’s former site on piedmont street, partially occupied revere hotel (formerly radisson hotel). plaque states: the cocoanut grove. erected bay village neighborhood association, 1993. in memory of more 490 people died in cocoanut grove fire on november 28, 1942. result of terrible tragedy, major changes made in fire codes, , improvements in treatment of burn victims, not in boston across nation. phoenix out of ashes a smaller inscription in lower left corner says, plaque crafted anthony p. marra, youngest survivor of cocoanut grove fire . on november 30, 2013, short street running

Works Lugné-Poe

comédie-parisienne théâtre du ménus-plaisirs 1895: l École de l idéal (vérola) 1895: le petit eyolf (henrik ibsen, translated prozor) 1895: le volant (paul claudel) salle de trianon, paris 1906: madame la marquise (sutro) 1906: le troisième couvert (savoir) 1906: leurs soucis (bahr) théâtre marigny théâtre grévin 1907: une aventure de frédérick lemaître (basset) 1907: placide (séverin-malfayde , dolley) 1907: zénaïde ou les caprices du destin (delorme , gally) théâtre fémina théâtre antoine théâtre du palais-royal 1912: la dernière heure (frappa) 1912: grégoire (falk) 1912: morituri (prozor) théâtre malakoff, paris 1912: l annonce faite à marie (paul claudel) 1913: la brebis égarée (jammes) 1914: l otage (paul claudel) théâtre de l Œuvre, cité monthiers other paris theatres 1895: carmosine (musset), ministère du commerce 1896: le grand galeoto (echegaray), home of ruth rattazzi 1898: mesure pour mesure (william shakespeare), cirque d été 1899: noblesse de la terre (faramond), théâtre d

European Union Fiscal union

it proposed european union should adopt form of fiscal union. member states of eu participate in economic , monetary union (emu), based on euro currency, decisions taxes , spending remain @ national level. therefore, although european union has monetary union, not have fiscal union. laruffa describes european economic governance economic constitution made rules, policies , institutional practices aimed establish fiscal-monetary policy mix, competition rules, financial markets regulations, single market , international trade policies. when euro created, monetary policy established centralized policy, while fiscal policy remained in hands of national authorities under institutional arrangements sound budgetary policy , ex-ante control european commission. control on fiscal policy considered central national sovereignty, , in world today there no substantial fiscal union between independent nations. eu has limited fiscal powers. has role in deciding level of vat (consumption taxes) , tar

Television Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

corbett , doctor joan dale tom corbett – frankie thomas, jr. astro – al markim: venusian cadet roger manning – jan merlin: smug, egotistical cadet inordinately high opinion of own abilities, although proved himself skilled imagined himself be. roger made condescending, racist remarks astro gradually came , respect venusian, although maintained bigoted attitude distancing mechanism. captain steve strong – edward bryce dr. joan dale – margaret garland commander arkwright – carter blake cadet alfie higgins – john fiedler cadet eric rattison – frank sutton cadet t. j. thistle – jack grimes michael harvey played captain strong first 6 episodes of cbs series; pat ferris played dr. dale 2 episodes of dumont series. crew technical advisor – willy ley writers: albert aley, stu byrnes, frankie thomas, jr., ray morse, jack weinstock, willy gilbert, alfred bester & others. space cadet hats: major sportswear supplied tinsulated, aluminized hats logos. ^ tom corbett, space cadet (pdf). radio-tv

Service crisis Verizon New York

forecasters in late 1960s underestimated demand, resulting in shortage of capacity in manhattan, nytel s principal profit area. customers had wait weeks new line or repair, , minutes dial tone on existing line. new 1ess stored program control exchanges had software bugs kept them carrying full load. deferred maintenance choked main distribution frames (mdfs) dead jumpers. there not enough cables office buildings, nor enough underground conduits install them. morale poor in levels , departments; strikes frequent. the response of company hire , train thousands of new employees , buy new equipment them work on. underground construction took years, emergency installation of anaconda carrier pair gain systems used in rural areas expanded service while construction in progress. bell labs added processing power new systems , fixed software bugs. new wire center @ 1095 avenue of americas , 42nd street relieved 4 others in midtown manhattan of part of load, providing company new headquarters ne

Definition Market segmentation index

1 definition 1.1 proposition 1 1.2 proposition 2 1.3 proposition 3 definition the degree of market segmentation defined degree of monopoly power of producing firm or exporting country. higher average unit value (auv) of same product sold in primary market compared benchmark market, greater degree of monopoly power in market , therefore higher degree of market segmentation, expressed in following formula: pp/ps = c, p ≠ s (1) pp , ps respectively prices producing country set in primary market (primary market or market of interest) mp , secondary market (benchmark) ms, c market segmentation index (msi), measures degree of segmentation of producing country in 2 markets. msi extrapolated lerner index of market power in form l=(p-mc)/p in case of multiple market segments. proposition 1 if c > 1 monopolist country has higher degree of monopoly power in segment mp segment ms , therefore country has greater incentive specialize in mp. proposition 2 if c < 1 monopolist country has lower d

United States Ancient trackway

theropod , sauropod tracks under water in paluxy river in united states, dinosaur footprints , trackways found in glen rose formation, famous of these being paluxy river site in dinosaur valley state park. these first sauropoda footprints scientifically documented, , designated national natural landmark in 1969. large 3 feet across. prints thought have been preserved in tidal flat or lagoon. there tracks 2 types of dinosaur. first type of tracks sauropoda , made animal of 30 50 feet in length, perhaps brachiosaurid such pleurocoelus, , second tracks theropoda, animal of 20 30 feet in length, perhaps acrocanthosaurus. variety of scenarios proposed explain tracks, represent twelve sauropods herd, followed later 3 theropods may or may not have been stalking -- not attacking.

Literature Azerbaijani language

mohammad-hossein shahriar, iranian azerbaijani poet, wrote in azerbaijani , persian. the first examples of azerbaijani literature date late 1200s following mongol conquest , written in arabic script. in 1300s kadi burhan al-din, hesenoghlu, , imadaddin nasimi helped establish azerbaiijani language through poetry , other literary works. ruler , poet ismail wrote under pen name khatā ī (which means sinner in persian) during fifteenth century during 16th century, poet, writer , thinker fuzûlî wrote in azerbaijani translated poems arabic , persian. in 1875 akinchi (Əkinçi / اکينچی‎ ) ( ploughman ) became first azerbaijani newspaper published in russian empire. started hasan bey zardabi, journalist , education advocate. starting in 1830s several newspapers published in iran during reign of azerbaijani speaking qajar dynasty unknown whether of these newspapers written in azerbaijani. following rule of qajar dynasty iran ruled reza shah banned publication of texts in azerbaijani. modern lit

Code of ethics Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

the university s founder, agostino gemelli, surrounded students. on november 1, 2011, code of ethics introduced. document contains values characterize cattolica , rules of conduct. each student must sign code before enrolling. code based on principles such integrity, honesty, legality, solidarity, subsidiarity, hospitality, dialogue, excellence, dignity, promotion of merit, , individual skills, prevention , rejection of unjust discrimination, violence, abuse , improper treatment. code formulated implement treaty of lisbon.

Political career Ignacy Potocki

ignacy potocki anna rajecka on 29 may 1773 received office of great clerk (writer) of lithuania, relatively low-ranked position seen below magnates of potocki family. participated in partition sejm of 1773, sat on several commissions. seeing himself in opposition king, refused seat on permanent council offered in march 1774. king tried appease him order of saint stanislaus on 14 july year, failed bring potocki side. instead, potocki became, next decade , half, 1 of chief political critics , opponents; on 1776 went moscow argue, unsuccessfully, limiting power of king , russian ambassador, otto magnus von stackelberg. later year, election sejm disputed, , king , stackelberg managed block election. in 1778 however, growing rift between king , stackelberg allowed him take, through political maneuvering, chairmanship of permanent council marshal of sejm. year became knight of order of white eagle. in 1779 potocki joined freemasonry, , 1780 advanced head of freemasonry lodge. became de facto

Name Schwyz

the earliest record of name dates 972, recorded in medieval latin villa suittes. there number of uncertain records dated between 924 , 960, in form swites (suuites) , switz. name recorded schwitz in 13th century, , in 17th 18th century schweitz. name s etymology uncertain. long presented derived name of eponymous founder in swiss legend, 1 suito or switer, explanation found in swiss school textbooks until first half of 20th century. there no consensus on name s derivation. germanic etymology suggested gatschet (1867), deriving name old high german verb suedan burn (referring slash-and-burn clearing of woodland habitation). brandstetter (1871) critical of gatschet s suggestion , prefers derivation alemannic personal name in svid- presenting scholarly defense of suito of founding legend. etymology proposed schweizerisches idiotikon hubschmied (1929) derives name gallo-roman *(alpes) suētas, gaulish or latin word pig , via romance *suēdes (mountain, pasture) of pigs yielding alemanni

Story Assassin's Creed Syndicate

1 story 1.1 dreadful crimes 1.2 last maharaja 1.3 jack ripper 1.4 time anomaly story in present day, helix player, assassin initiate, once again contacted bishop assassin brotherhood, , tasked reliving memories of twin assassins, jacob , evie frye, find piece of eden hidden in london. meanwhile, rebecca crane , shaun hastings have infiltrated abstergo facility and, against orders, decide spy on secret templar meeting. in 1868, henry green—born jayadeep mir, son of indian assassin, arbaaz mir—writes assassin brotherhood begging aid. green explains brotherhood in london has fallen, leaving city @ mercy of templar grand master crawford starrick, controls both london s industry , criminal underworld. starrick plans use wealth , influence seize control of britain and, through holdings, world. outside of london, frye twins begin work, jacob assassinating corrupt factory boss, rupert ferris. evie infiltrates lab owned , run david brewster , templar occultist, lucy thorne. inside, evie finds b

Scenes in Hong Kong The Protector (1985 film)

1 scenes in hong kong 1.1 massage parlour 1.2 boat , dock area 1.3 drug lab , warehouse scenes in hong kong massage parlour extra dialogue between billy, danny , chinese police chief, , intro massage parlour shortened hk version. in original edit, british hk police chief warns them actions , use discretion, , native hk police officer tells bill , danny number traced massage parlor. hk edit dubs dialog , shortens scene chief tells them massage parlor. a few short sequences featuring billy in action in massage parlour. (deleted in order make scene flow better) billy catches gun. (slowed down) boat , dock area billy locates sally yeh, fights 2 guys in gym , interviews sally yeh. (added) small scene african-american on boat. (deleted) a few scenes when billy chases sally yeh s uncle on boat. (deleted) the death of moon lee s father on boat. (deleted) billy s scene moon lee on boat , buddhist prayer. (deleted) mr. ko talks benny garrucci. (replacing different scene) mr. ko s assistant beats

2008: World No. 1 and First Grand Slam Final Jelena Janković

janković in 2008 australian open. janković lost in semifinals of australian open eventual champion maria sharapova in straight sets, having defeated defending champion serena williams en route. in march @ tier pacific life open in indian wells, california, janković lost in semifinals ana ivanovic. following fortnight, janković reached first final of year @ miami masters, losing serena williams in 3 sets. janković started clay-court season losing in quarterfinals of both family circle cup in charleston, south carolina , qatar telecom german open in berlin. janković defended tier internazionali bnl d italia title in rome, after defeating venus williams in 3 sets in quarterfinals, receiving walkover injured sharapova in semifinals, , defeating french teenager alizé cornet in final. janković s first singles title of year. went french open among favorites, following sudden retirement of four-time champion justine henin. however, lost compatriot , eventual champion ivanovic after leading bre

Sixth season Community (TV series)

on june 30, day cast s contracts due expire, yahoo! announced had ordered 13-episode sixth season stream on yahoo! screen, including main cast along executive producers dan harmon, chris mckenna, russ krasnoff, , gary foster. harmon said, pleased community returning predestined sixth season on yahoo ... forward bringing our beloved nbc sitcom larger audience moving online. however, yvette nicole brown dropped out care ailing father, although made guest appearances in ladders , emotional consequences of broadcast television . paget brewster cast consultant francesca frankie dart , keith david cast inventor elroy patashnik. filming began season 6 on november 17, 2014, , on december 8, 2014, series celebrated milestone of 100 episodes. filming ended on march 27, 2015. in june 3, 2015 interview tv insider, dan harmon explained why season 6 last of series: we ve exploded these successful shrapnel. dr. ken dr. ken. alison has got eye on movies. gillian working on netflix show. if ther

Transport M8

1 transport 1.1 civilian 1.2 military 1.3 roads transport civilian m8 (new york city bus), new york city bus route in manhattan m8, washington, d.c. metrobus route m8 (railcar), metro-north railroad car bmw m8, concept car military m8 armored gun system, army light tank cancelled in 1996 m8 grenade launcher, see m7 grenade launcher m8 greyhound, american armored car used during world war ii m8 tractor, artillery tractor used army howitzer motor carriage m8, american self-propelled howitzer vehicle developed during world war ii loening m-8, 1910s american fighter monoplane miles m.8 peregrine, 1930s twin-engined light transport monoplane used royal aircraft establishment roads m-8 (michigan highway), known davison freeway m8 highway (russia), known kholmogory highway m8 motorway (hungary) m8 motorway (ireland) m-8 highway (montenegro) m8 motorway (pakistan) m8 motorway (scotland) highway m08 (ukraine) western freeway (victoria) in australia, designated m8

Parks and recreation Belmar, New Jersey

panorama of belmar s beach 9th ave. , ocean ave. belmar popular vacation destination because of natural , recreational resources , close proximity new york , philadelphia. features wide beaches sunbathing, surfing, swimming, , fishing. boardwalk , town offer shops, restaurants, active arts scene, sporting events, festivals, , variety of family-oriented activities (see annual events below). belmar sits on south side of shark river , boasts large municipal marina in bay , on inlet itself, including private marina in town, seaport inlet marina. belmar beach (as of municipalities south, such manasquan , point pleasant) among popular surf spots on east coast. belmar hosts surfing events , competitions. along surfing, belmar has active skate community , skatepark constructed american ramp company. jersey shore basketball league, competitive summer basketball league, takes place @ st. rose high school every summer. the belmar arts council (bac) sponsors regular art shows, workshops, concert

Zelda .28Game .26 Watch.29 LCD games from The Legend of Zelda series

1 zelda (game & watch) 1.1 gameplay 1.2 plot 1.3 development & release 1.4 reception 1.5 ports , re-releases zelda (game & watch) the zelda game & watch (model number zl-65) multi-screen game & watch system developed nintendo , released in north america in 1989. gameplay heavily inspired zelda ii: adventure of link on nes, , featured original story described on manual. unlike other lcd games, made nintendo , appeared on nintendo platform. handheld console nintendo s penultimate release before release of game boy (the last being mario juggler). gameplay players control link , fight through labyrinth chambers on game & watch s lower screen. in labyrinth chambers, link faces poe-like ghosts, 4 stalfoses, , moblin-like goblin mini-boss. stalfoses , ghosts cannot defeated , must dodged , blocked shield respectively. goblin must killed in order complete lower-screen labyrinth. once labyrinth complete, stairs appear , action shifts dragon s lair in upper screen. here l

2009–10: Nothing Personal All Time Low

all time low in 2010 (left right: zach merrick, alex gaskarth, rian dawson, , jack barakat) in 2009, time low confirmed in interview uk magazine rock sound had begun writing new material third studio album , revealed had collaborated artists , producers co-write number of songs. although still in writing process, time low began recording new album in january 2009, finished recording month later. album s lead single weightless released in march 2009 , became band s first song achieve radio play worldwide. song included during band s appearance @ major concert venues, such bambooozle in may 2009, promote new album. all time low released third studio album nothing personal in july 2009. before official release, full album made available streaming download 1 week earlier through mtv s leak. billboard magazine predicted album looked enter top ten of billboard 200 in debut week, anywhere between 60,000–75,000 sales. nothing personal debuted @ no. 4 on billboard chart , sold 63,000 copies

The dictatorship of Tiburcio Carías Andean History of Honduras (1900–1954)

1 dictatorship of tiburcio carías andean 1.1 election of carías 1.2 repression 1.3 last period of carías the dictatorship of tiburcio carías andean election of carías the president carías, loaned him special interest armed forces of honduras tiburcio carías andean in spite of increasing unrest , grave economic tensions, elections of 1932 relatively peaceful , just. in february 1932, national party of honduras (pnh) nominated carías presidential candidate; there elect venancio alleys vice-presidency when declining appointed abraham williams . liberals part appointed Ángel zúñiga huete (es) candidate. carias won elections margin of 20,000 votes. general assumed power on 16 november 1932, in become longest period of single government, in history of honduras. initially thought government of carías, of predecessors, not survive long. shortly before inauguration, liberal dissidents rose in rebellion. carías took control of government forces, obtained arms in el salvador , in short order crus

Ekpe Ekpe

ekpe ekoi skin covered head dress ekpe mysterious spirit supposed live in jungle , preside @ ceremonies of society. members of ekpe society said act messengers of ancestors (ikan). economics of society based on paying tribute village ancestors. males can join, boys being initiated age of puberty. members bound oath of secrecy, , fees on entrance payable. ekpe-men ranked in 7 or 9 grades, promotion each of fresh initiation ceremonies, fees , oaths necessary. society combines kind of freemasonry political , lawenforcing aims. instance member wronged in ekpe district, 1 dominated society, has address ekpe-man or beat ekpe drum in ekpe-house, or blow ekpe called, i.e., sound ekpe horn, before hut of wrong-doer, , whole machinery of society put in force see justice done. ekpe members wear masks when performing police duties, , although individuals may nonetheless recognized, fear of retribution ikan stops people accusing members may overstep limits. formerly society earned bad reputation du

Anarcho-capitalist theory Liberalism

gustave de molinari (1819–1912) julius faucher (1820–1878) classical liberalism primary influence longest history on anarcho-capitalist theory. various theorists have espoused legal philosophies similar anarcho-capitalism. 1 of first liberals discuss possibility of privatizing protection of individual liberty , property france s jakob mauvillon in 18th century. later, in 1840s, julius faucher , gustave de molinari advocated same. molinari, in essay production of security, argued, no government should have right prevent government going competition it, or require consumers of security come exclusively commodity. molinari , new type of anti-state liberal grounded reasoning on liberal ideals , classical economics. historian , libertarian ralph raico argues these liberal philosophers had come form of individualist anarchism, or, called today, anarcho-capitalism or market anarchism. unlike liberalism of locke, saw state evolving society, anti-state liberals saw fundamental conflict betw

First Lady of the United States (1933–1945) Eleanor Roosevelt

1 first lady of united states (1933–1945) 1.1 american youth congress , national youth administration 1.2 arthurdale 1.3 civil rights activism 1.4 norvelt 1.5 use of media 1.6 world war ii first lady of united states (1933–1945) roosevelt making appeal red cross, may 22, 1940 eleanor became first lady of united states when fdr inaugurated on march 4, 1933. having known of twentieth century s previous first ladies, depressed @ having assume role, had traditionally been restricted domesticity , hostessing. immediate predecessor, lou henry hoover, had ended feminist activism on becoming first lady, stating intention backdrop bertie. eleanor s distress @ these precedents severe enough hickok subtitled biography of roosevelt reluctant first lady . with support howe , hickok, roosevelt set out redefine position. according biographer cook, became controversial first lady in united states history in process. despite criticism of them both, husband s strong support continued active busines