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Alumni Norwich School (independent school)

statue of lord nelson in upper close past pupils of norwich school known old norvicensians (ons). on years school has educated number of notable figures, including lord nelson, jurist sir edward coke, rajah of sarawak sir james brooke, philosopher samuel clarke, former deputy chairman of conservative party michael ashcroft, author george borrow , 2010 world time trial champion cyclist emma pooley. distinguished ons in science include joe farman, co-discover of antarctic ozone hole, tom cavalier-smith, emeritus professor @ university of oxford, historical ecologist oliver rackham, , @ least 17 fellows of royal society among others. 3 ons have been awarded victoria cross, of whom derek , hugh seagrim have distinction siblings have been awarded victoria cross , george cross respectively. in arts, several members of norwich school art movement alumni including john sell cotman , john berney crome, greek revival architect william wilkins, frederick sandys, norwich pre-raphaelite whom ross

Features Laoag Cathedral

the sinking bell tower the church known italian renaissance design. has unusual two-storey façade, supported 2 pairs of columns on each side of arched entrance. top of façade holds recessed niche showcases image of city s patron saint, san guillermo el ermitaño. has windows made capiz wrought iron screens. it has main retablo , 2 smaller ones on sides. lower level of huge retablo contains image of saint william, parish s patron saint. sinking bell tower the church famous sinking bell tower, sinks ground @ rate of inch year. has survived several minor earthquakes since construction, causing scholars label earthquake baroque style structure. tower, built presumably after 1707 earthquake, has foundation of 90 metres (300 ft). made of locally manufactured bricks joined molasses , juice of sablot leaves mixed lime , sand, , reinforced 4 massive columns on each corner , winding stairway leading belfry. used have large clock on tower s western face.

History Norwich School (independent school)

1 history 1.1 establishment , history 1.2 16th , 17th centuries 1.3 18th , 19th centuries 1.4 20th century present history establishment , history stained-glass depiction of herbert de losinga in norwich cathedral norwich school traces origins founding of episcopal grammar school in 1096 herbert de losinga, first bishop of norwich. continuity of current norwich school 1096 school make 1 of oldest surviving schools in united kingdom. newly established school occupied site on holmstrete in parish of st matthew between close of norwich cathedral , river wensum. until english reformation bishop appoint headteacher (termed head master school), though on several occasions role had been fulfilled archbishop of canterbury. earliest known headteacher vincent of scarning, mentioned in 1240 regarding financial dispute school in rudham. in 1538, school separated cathedral foundation , placed under control of mayor, sheriffs, , commonalty of city of norwich following successful petition henry vii

Catalina Catalina affair

tp 47 canso (catalina) @ swedish air force museum. three days after initial incident, on june 16, 1952, 2 consolidated pby-5 catalina flying boats, known in swedish service tp 47, searched dc-3 north of estonia. 1 of aircraft, carrying airframe serial no. 47002, shot down soviet aircraft, crew of 5 ditched near west german freighter münsterland , rescued.

Opening acts North Tour

^ tijs, andrew (10 october 2012). evermore jump on matchbox twenty tour . noise11. noise network pty ltd. archived original on 27 january 2013. retrieved 26 january 2013.  ^ pittman, sarah marie (22 august 2012). matchbox twenty & inxs down under . pollstar. archived original on 27 january 2013. retrieved 26 january 2013.  ^ matt hires kicks off new year new ep; forever heralds acclaimed singer/songwriter s sophomore album; first single, restless heart , available now; major u.s. tour alongside matchbox twenty set underway march 1st in augusta, maine; forever arrives . wall street journal (press release). 7 january 2013. archived original on 27 january 2013. retrieved 26 january 2013.  ^ phillip phillips joins matchbox twenty on upcoming tour . kllc. cbs radio. 12 december 2012. archived original on 26 january 2013. retrieved 26 january 2013. 

Development Maya Avant

1 development 1.1 casting , creation 1.2 archetypes , characterization 1.3 transgender reveal , advocacy 1.4 relationships , disclosure development casting , creation michael logan of tv guide announced casting of karla mosley , former guiding light co-star, lawrence saint-victor in december 2012. mosley got start on emmy nominated children s program hi-5 part of band of same name. mosley made first appearance on january 22, 2013 on contractual basis. mosley s character woman skid row shares past dayzee forrester (kristolyn lloyd). mosley revealed in los angeles , set return new york city thanksgiving in november 2012 when contacted agents series producer , head writer brad bell , director christy dooley s interest in her. praised mosley s work christina on guiding light , offered chance play s little edgier. mosley jumped @ chance. archetypes , characterization unlike of archetypal portrayals of transgender characters on television @ time, maya has completed transition , living lif

References Joseph-Jean Lagarde

↑ a. lievyns, jean maurice verdot, pierre bégat, p. 530. ↑ a. jay, e. jouy, antoine-vincent arnault, p. 295-302. ↑ jacques logie, les magistrats des cours et des tribunaux en belgique, 1794–1814, librairie droz, 1998, 513 pages, p. 161 [archive], note 302.

Trial and death Hermann Göring

göring flown camp ashcan, temporary prisoner-of-war camp housed in palace hotel @ mondorf-les-bains, luxembourg. here weaned off dihydrocodeine (a mild morphine derivative)—he had been taking equivalent of 3 or 4 grains (260 320 mg) of morphine day—and put on strict diet; lost 60 pounds (27 kg). iq tested while in custody , found 138. top nazi officials transferred in september nuremberg, location of series of military tribunals beginning in november. göring (first row, far left) @ nuremberg trial göring second-highest-ranking nazi official tried @ nuremberg, behind reich president (former admiral) karl dönitz. prosecution levelled indictment of 4 charges, including charge of conspiracy; waging war of aggression; war crimes, including plundering , removal germany of works of art , other property; , crimes against humanity, including disappearance of political , other opponents under nacht und nebel (night , fog) decree; torture , ill-treatment of prisoners of war; , murder , enslavemen

April 1948 invasion Deir Yassin

when hostilities erupted in 1948, villagers of deir yassin , of nearby jewish village of giv @ shaul signed pact, later approved @ haganah headquarters, maintain relations, exchange information on movement of outsiders through village territory, , ensure safety of vehicles village. inhabitants of deir yassin upheld agreement scrupulously, resisting infiltration arab irregulars. though known irgun , lehi forces, attacked village on april 9, 1948. assault beaten off initially, attackers suffering 40 wounded. intervention of palmach unit, using mortars, allowed them conquer village. houses blown people inside , people shot: 107 villagers, including women , children, killed. survivors loaded on trucks driven through jerusalem in victory parade, sources describing further violence lehi soldiers. 4 irgun or lehi men killed. incident became known deir yassin massacre. on april 10, 1948, 1 day after deir yassin massacre, albert einstein wrote critical letter american friends of fighters freedo

Club career Michael Rose (footballer, born 1982)

1 club career 1.1 chester city 1.2 hereford united 1.3 yeovil town 1.4 stockport county 1.5 swindon town 1.6 colchester united 1.7 rochdale club career chester city born in salford, greater manchester, rose began career trainee @ manchester united, released before making first-team appearance. following release, joined conference national side chester city, appeared alongside brother, stephen. rose released after 1 season chester. hereford united in july 2002, rose joined chester s conference rivals hereford united. while playing hereford, rose made appearances england national game xi team. following successful season missed 1 game, rose committed new one-year deal bulls in april 2003. yeovil town league 2 club yeovil town signed rose on two-year contract on 7 may 2004 following second successful season hereford bulls finished second in conference. following championship-winning season yeovil, rose named in pfa team of year league two. on 25 august 2005, having not featured yeovil s f

United States rule (1898–present) History of Puerto Rico

1 united states rule (1898–present) 1.1 military government 1.2 foraker act of 1900 1.3 economic , social modernization 1.4 politics 1.5 jones act of 1917 1.6 establishment of commonwealth 1.7 statehood issue 1.8 hurricanes united states rule (1898–present) military government raising flag on san juan, october 18, 1898. after ratification of treaty of paris of 1898, puerto rico came under military control of united states of america. brought significant changes: name of island changed porto rico (it changed puerto rico in 1932) , currency changed puerto rican peso united states dollar. freedom of assembly, speech, press, , religion decreed , eight-hour day government employees established. public school system begun , u.s. postal service extended island. highway system enlarged, , bridges on more important rivers constructed. government lottery abolished, cockfighting forbidden, , centralized public health service established. health conditions poor @ time, high rates of infant mortali

Air Defense Command 1st Fighter Wing

94th fighter-interceptor squadron f-86d effective 16 april 1950 1st fighter wing redesignated 1st fighter-interceptor wing, same designation simultaneously applied group , 3 squadrons. wing had, days previously, been relieved attachment 22d bombardment wing. organizational changes wing had experienced since 1947 paled in comparison multitude of changes unit underwent during last 6 months of 1950. of 30 june 1950, 1st fighter-interceptor group assigned 1st fighter-interceptor wing, assigned fifteenth air force , sac. on 1 july wing relieved assignment fifteenth air force , sac , assigned fourth air force , conac. two days later wing issued orders establishing advanced parties of headquarters , component organizations @ victorville (later george) afb, california. on 22 july advanced party of personnel headquarters, 1st fighter-interceptor group , 27th , 71st fighter-interceptor squadrons departed griffiss afb, new york. letter directing wing send group headquarters , 27th , 71st griffiss

Current formula NFL regular season

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 once every 3 years, , play every team in other conference once every 4 years. formula guarantees similar schedule every team in division each season, 4 teams play fourteen out of sixteen games against common oppone

History Paine Field

paine field constructed in 1936 works progress administration project. @ time of development, envisioned airport create jobs , economic growth in region becoming 1 of ten new super airports around country. paine field taken on u.s. army air corps prior entry world war ii patrol base, air defense base , fighter training base , later controlled u.s. army air forces. end of war, airfield began returned civilian control of snohomish county. in 1947, transition activities still underway, military control of then-paine army airfield transferred newly established u.s. air force, facility renamed paine field. transfer of property snohomish county government completed in 1948, however, air force continued maintain various air defense command units @ airport military tenants. before snohomish county start planning continued development of super airport , united states again involved in armed conflict—this time in korea , breakout of cold war soviet union. when pacific northwest defense instal

Mesh generation using quadtrees Quadtree

a balanced leaf has @ 1 corner in side. consider leaf of quadtree , corresponding cell v {\displaystyle v} . v {\displaystyle v} balanced (for mesh generation) if cell s sides intersected corner points of neighbouring cells @ once on each side. means quadtree levels of leaves adjacent v {\displaystyle v} differ @ 1 level of v {\displaystyle v} . when true leaves, whole quadtree balanced (for mesh generation). consider cell v {\displaystyle v} , 5 × 5 {\displaystyle 5\times 5} neighbourhood of same-sized cells centred @ v {\displaystyle v} . call neighbourhood extended cluster. quadtree well-balanced if balanced, , every leaf u {\displaystyle u} contains point of point set, extended

Floods and severe weather 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

Mechanicals Ford Sierra

ford sierra 1.3 ohc engine. ford sierra 2.8i v6 engine (xr4i). the sierra had diesel option on engine, namely @ launch 2.3 l aspirated 67 ps (49 kw; 66 hp) indenor diesel made peugeot. engine used in contemporary granadas , whilst reliable , economical made unrefined, noisy , slow vehicle, remained popular option taxi firms. later superseded in 1990 1.8 l turbocharged powerplant of ford s own design offered better response times , more power. during sierra s production run engine known both lynx , endura-d, though further rebranded endura-de release of second-generation ford mondeo.

Main members Monarchy of Denmark

the royal family of denmark during queen margrethe ii s 70th birthday, 16 april 2010. the danish royal family includes: the queen the prince consort (prince henrik, queen s husband) the crown prince (prince frederik, queen s elder son) the crown princess (princess mary, crown prince s wife) prince christian (the crown prince s elder son) princess isabella (the crown prince s elder daughter) prince vincent (the crown prince s younger son) princess josephine (the crown prince s younger daughter) prince joachim (the queen s younger son) princess marie (prince joachim s second wife) prince nikolai (prince joachim s eldest son) prince felix (prince joachim s second son) prince henrik (prince joachim s youngest son) princess athena (prince joachim s daughter) the princess of sayn-wittgenstein-berleburg (princess benedikte, queen s sister) the queen of hellenes (queen anne-marie, queen s sister) princess elisabeth (the queen s first cousin) ^ prince , princess born .  ^ kronprinsesse mary h

Government and politics Indianapolis

1 government , politics 1.1 local government 1.1.1 public safety 1.2 state government 1.3 federal government 1.4 politics government , politics by act of indiana general assembly, indianapolis consolidated government of marion county in 1970. under indiana code s unigov provision, eleven included towns legally part of consolidated city , subject laws , administration of indianapolis municipal government. 4 other municipalities in marion county not part of indianapolis government ( excluded cities , town ), receive county services unigov, including representation city-county council of indianapolis , marion county , mayor. area of marion county not within included or excluded towns known balance. state capital of indiana, indianapolis seat of state government. local government the city-county building houses executive, legislative, , judicial branches of municipal government. indianapolis has consolidated city-county government, status has held since 1970. under structure, many funct