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History Andrews University

1 history 1.1 1874–1901 battle creek college 1.2 1901–1959 emmanuel missionary college 1.2.1 sda theological seminary 1.3 1959–1974 andrews university 1.3.1 potomac university 1.3.2 renamed andrews university 1.4 1974–present history 1874–1901 battle creek college andrews university founded small seventh-day adventist school called battle creek college in 1874 named nearby city of battle creek, michigan. 1901–1959 emmanuel missionary college in 1901, school moved battle creek, michigan current location in berrien springs. said school had packed in 16 boxcars , sent on way. school renamed emmanuel missionary college , or emc short. first school among having distinctive biblical name . after sda college had been known battle creek college moved berrien springs, dr. john harvey kellogg opened new battle creek college in battle creek under presidency in 1923, bringing existing training school nurses, school of home economics, , school of physical education. battle creek college operated ...

History Paleontological Museum in Tocuila

discovery site. the discovery of site happened chance in 1996. while joaquín ramírez overseeing excavation , construction of cistern in property of brother celso, noticed dirt being removed different find when digging in area. supposing had bones, informed brother, in turn, notified instituto nacional de antropología e historia (inah; national institute of anthropology , history). since many studies have been conducted in order explain large concentration of bones in area. the paleontological museum in tocuila opened in november 2001, support of property owners, community, university of chapingo , inah.

Established author Stella Gibbons

mock tudor houses on holly lodge estate, highgate, gibbons lived 1936 (2008 photograph) during remainder of 1930s gibbons produced 5 more novels, 2 poetry collections, children s book, , number of short stories. november 1936 family home in oakshott avenue, on holly lodge estate off highgate west hill, gibbons regularly worked in mornings ten until lunchtime. novels received critics , public, though none earned accolades or attention had been given cold comfort farm; readers of times warned not expect gibbons s second novel, bassett (1934), repetition of earlier masterpiece. enbury heath (1935) relatively faithful account of childhood , adult life with, according oliver, thinnest veil of fictional gauze cover[ing] raw experience . miss linsey , pa (1936) thought nicola beauman, in analysis of women writers 1914 1939, parody radclyffe hall s 1928 lesbian novel of loneliness. gibbons s final prewar novels nightingale wood (1935)— cinderella brought right date —and american (1939), olive...

Baicheng List of township-level divisions of Jilin

1 baicheng 1.1 taobei district 1.2 da an 1.3 taonan 1.4 tongyu county 1.5 zhenlai county baicheng location of baicheng in province taobei district subdistricts: haiming subdistrict (海明街道), changqing subdistrict (长庆街道), ruiguang subdistrict (瑞光街道), mingren subdistrict (明仁街道), tiedong subdistrict (铁东街道), chengnan subdistrict (城南街道), xinli subdistrict (新立街道), xingfu subdistrict (幸福街道), xinhua subdistrict (新华街道), baoping subdistrict (保平街道), xijiao subdistrict (保平街道) towns: ping (平安镇), qingshan (青山镇), linhai (林海镇), taohe (洮河镇), pingtai (平台镇), daobao (到保镇), lingxia (岭下镇) townships: dongfeng township (东风乡), sanhe township (三合乡), dongsheng township (东胜乡), jinxiang township (金祥乡), deshun mongol ethnic township (德顺蒙古族乡) da an subdistricts: huiyang subdistrict (慧阳街道), linjiang subdistrict (临江街道), changhong subdistrict (长虹街道), anbei subdistrict (安北街道), jinhua subdistrict (锦华街道) towns: yueliangpao (月亮泡镇), anguang (安广镇), fengshou (丰收镇), xinping (新平安镇), liangjiazi (两家子镇), sheli (舍力镇), dagangzi (大岗子镇)...

First round 1993 Copa América

1 first round 1.1 group a 1.2 group b 1.3 group c 1.4 ranking of third-placed teams first round the teams divided 3 groups of 4 teams each. each team plays 1 match against each of other teams within same group. 2 (2) points awarded win, 1 (1) point draw , 0 (0) points defeat. first , second placed teams, in each group, advance quarter-finals. 2 best third place teams advance quarter-finals. tie-breaker if teams finish leveled on points, following tie-breakers used: group a group b group c ranking of third-placed teams at end of first stage, comparison made between third-placed teams of each group. 2 third-placed teams best results advanced quarter-finals.

Duchess of Orléans Margravine Auguste of Baden-Baden

portrait identified auguste duchess of orléans unknown artist (possibly pierre gobert) her mother preferred french match strengthen ties powerful neighbour prior auguste s birth, had ravaged baden-baden. auguste preferred german match due roots. auguste, gave mother , agreed match louis d orléans , there proxy ceremony held @ schloss rastatt before married on 13 july 1724 louis d orléans, grandson of louis xiv of france. chosen for, among other reasons, family s catholicism, brought comparatively small dowry of 80,000 livres orléans. at court of versailles, known alternatively jeanne or auguste de bade, latter signed. marriage first prince of blood allowed use style of madame la princesse, , made 1 of important ladies @ court of young louis xv of france. @ time of marriage, young king louis engaged first cousin infanta mariana victoria of spain. couple never married , in 1725 sent spain making auguste , mother in law dowager duchess of orléans senior women @ court. popular court , no...

History Windows Speech Recognition

1 history 1.1 precursors 1.2 development 1.3 security report history precursors microsoft has been involved in speech recognition , speech synthesis research many years. in 1993, microsoft hired xuedong huang carnegie mellon university lead speech development efforts. company s research led development of speech api, introduced in 1994. speech recognition technology has been used in of microsoft s products prior windows speech recognition. versions of microsoft office, including office xp , office 2003, included support speech recognition among office applications , other applications such internet explorer. installation of office enable limited speech functionality in windows nt 4.0, windows 98 , windows me. 2002 edition of windows xp tablet pc edition include support within tablet pc input panel feature, , microsoft plus! windows xp expansion package enabled voice commands used in windows media player. however, support limited individual applications, , prior windows vista, windows o...

Life and times Francisco Macri

1 life , times 1.1 childhood in italy 1.2 arrival in argentina 1.3 leading contractor 1.4 ventures , misadventures 1.5 legacy life , times childhood in italy franco macri born in rome, giorgio macri , lea garbini. mother belonged prosperous local family, proprietors of intercity bus service , supporters of fascist dictator benito mussolini. father, in turn, born family of fallen nobility calabria region of italy. opponents of il duce, kinship powerful pellicano clan allowed them retain small postal service carrier in area around san giorgio morgeto. eight-year-old franco , 2 younger siblings sent military school in 1938, following parents divorce 2 years earlier, common fate children of divorced couples under italian fascism; reunited father in genoa 5 years later. arrival in argentina the birth of italian republic prompted giorgio macri enter politics, co-founded nationalist party, l uomo qualunque ( common man ), ahead of general elections in june 1946; following party s poor showin...

National security and defence policy Nawaz Sharif

according analysts, public expectations of nawaz sharif sky high grips pakistan s pressing problems, such rampant terrorism, multiple insurgencies, economy in free fall, lack of electricity , debilitating foreign policy. on 9 september 2013, sharif proposed dialogue pakistani military create civil-military partnership, putting military , elected government on same page first time in pakistan s history. had far yielded few results. on immediate basis, sharif reestablished national security council sartaj aziz being national security advisor (nsa). furthermore, sharif reconstituted cabinet committee on national security (cns), military gaining representation in country s politics. according political scientist , civic-military relations expert, aqil shah, sharif did former chairman joint chiefs general karamat had called in 1998. prime minister sharif announced open unconditional talks taliban, declaring them stakeholders rather terrorists. pml-n s conservative hardliners chose blame , n...

Television 59th Golden Globe Awards

1 television 1.1 best actor – drama series 1.2 best actor – musical or comedy series 1.3 best actor – miniseries or television film 1.4 best actress – drama series 1.5 best actress – musical or comedy series 1.6 best actress – miniseries or television film 1.7 best series – drama 1.8 best series – musical or comedy 1.9 best miniseries or television film 1.10 best supporting actor – series, miniseries or television film 1.11 best supporting actress – series, miniseries or television film television best actor – drama series kiefer sutherland – 24 simon baker – guardian james gandolfini – sopranos peter krause – 6 feet under martin sheen – west wing best actor – musical or comedy series charlie sheen – spin city tom cavanagh – ed kelsey grammer – frasier frankie muniz – malcolm in middle eric mccormack – & grace best actor – miniseries or television film james franco – james dean kenneth branagh – conspiracy ben kingsley – anne frank: whole story damian lewis – band of brothers barry...

Media coverage 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

1 media coverage 1.1 television 1.1.1 studio hosts 1.1.2 studio analysts 1.1.3 commentary teams 1.1.3.1 team stream broadcasts 1.2 radio 1.2.1 first four 1.2.2 first , second rounds 1.2.3 regionals 1.2.4 final four 1.3 local radio 1.4 internet media coverage television cbs sports , turner sports held joint u.s. television broadcast rights tournament under ncaa march madness brand. beginning in 2016, rights final 4 , championship game began alternate between turner , cbs, turner networks broadcasting 2016 final 4 , championship; conventional telecast aired on tbs, accompanied team stream broadcasts on tnt , trutv featured commentary , coverage focused on each participating team. turner employed multi-channel presentation of semifinals in 2014 , 2015, first time used final. marked first time in tournament history national championship game aired on cable channels, , ended cbs streak of broadcasting 34 consecutive national championship games. for 2016, selection show on cbs expanded tw...

Domestic policy Nawaz Sharif

1 domestic policy 1.1 social policy 1.2 economic policy 1.2.1 overview 1.2.2 fy 2013–14 1.2.3 fy 2014–15 1.2.4 fy 2015–16 1.2.5 fy 2016–17 1.2.6 privatization 1.2.7 communications , development 1.2.8 pakistan vision 2025 1.2.9 nuclear power policy 1.2.10 fata reform domestic policy social policy us secretary of state john kerry shakes hands sharif in 2016, @ intercontinental hotel in davos. unlike sharif s previous 2 governments underpinned social conservatism, sharif s third term credited 1 of social centrism. called future of pakistan 1 underpinned educated, progressive, forward looking , enterprising nation . in january 2016, moved punjab government s policy of banning tablighi jamaat preaching in educational institutions , in february 2016 enacted law provides helpline women report abuses husbands , others despite criticism of conservative religious parties. on 29 february 2016, government hanged mumtaz qadri shot dead salman taseer in 2011 on opposition blasphemy laws. according ...

Majority opinion Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. City of Chicago

wanting in due process of law required fourteenth amendment after determining compensation therefore required conception of due process of law, court first time incorporated amendment fourteenth amendment s due process clause: in our opinion, judgment of state court, if authorized statute, whereby private property taken state or under direction public use, without compensation made or secured owner, is, upon principle , authority, wanting in due process of law required fourteenth amendment of constitution of united states, , affirmance of such judgment highest court of state denial state of right secured owner instrument. having decided state required give compensation after seizing private property public use, majority found compensation had in fact been given railroad company state, in case.

Reservoirs List of lakes in Randolph County, Arkansas

^ allison lake . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ baltz lake . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ bates lake . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ bibb fish pond . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ blue basin lake . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ fourche creek site 16 reservoir . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ fourche creek site 17 reservoir . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ fourche creek site 18 reservoir . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ kilo-vista lake . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ^ lemmons lake . geographic names information system. united states geological survey.  ...

1970s Timeline of LGBT history in Canada

1 1970s 1.1 1970 1.2 1971 1.3 1972 1.4 1973 1.5 1974 1.6 1975 1.7 1976 1.8 1977 1.9 1978 1.10 1979 1970s 1970 poet ian young launches catalyst press. several of canada s noted gay liberation groups — including community homophile association of toronto, front de libération homosexuel in montreal, gay alliance toward equality in vancouver , gays of ottawa — launched. november 11 - richard hatfield sworn in premier of new brunswick. although of open secret hatfield gay, never officially came out such, , after death in 1991 did biographers , journalists start discussing sexuality on record. 1971 august 28: demand, canada s first gay public protest, occurs in ottawa on parliament hill. november 1: body politic begins publishing. 1972 a group led activist gens hellquist incorporates zodiac friendship society, first major lgbt group in saskatoon, saskatchewan. regina, winnipeg, , edmonton see formation of first lgbt organizations, local chapters of national gay alliance toward equality. fe...

Mark Dantonio – 2006 through present Michigan State Spartans football

on november 27, 2006, mark dantonio hired university of cincinnati become michigan state s new men s football head coach. dantonio served assistant coach @ msu 1995 2000 , ohio state s defensive coordinator during 2002 national championship season. dantonio assistant @ kansas , youngstown state university. in 2010, dantonio led msu earn share of big ten championship after finishing year in three-way tie ohio state , wisconsin. 2011 team won division , appeared in inaugural big ten football championship game. spartans win outright big ten championships in 2013 , 2015 victories in 2013 , 2015 championship games. has compiled 8–3 record against arch-rival michigan. michigan state s streak of 4 wins in row, 2008 season through 2011, tied michigan state s best in rivalry. dantonio s record includes 4–4 mark megaphone trophy, goes winner of notre dame rivalry game. he considered defensive-minded coach , has been on coaching staffs of glen mason, jim tressel , nick saban. of february 2017, co...

Research centres University of Franche-Comté

the centre applied linguistics (cla) of university of franche-comté ranks among top language teaching institutions in world. cla has research contacts in more 110 countries, , partners french ministry of education , ministry of foreign affairs. the centre of distance teaching (ctu) allow people working continue study in different matters history, informatics, mathematics, aeg, etc. much of international visibility in pure , applied science @ university of franche-comté comes through cnrs femto-st expertise in numerous fields, including physics, optics, mechanics, time-frequency, microsystems , nanotechnology.

Churches Nova Štifta, Gornji Grad

the parish church in settlement popular pilgrimage church. known our lady, star of sea church (slovene: cerkev sv. marije zvezde) , belongs roman catholic diocese of celje. has large nave 3 chapels on either side , 2 belfries on western facade. built until 1854 master builder matej medved on site of former three-nave renaissance church, burnt in fire in 1850. second church in hamlet of Šmiklavž dedicated saint nicholas. octagonal in floor plan added belfry , 2 rectangular chapels. built between 1869 , 1872. third church stands in zgornji dol , dedicated presentation of mary. erected in 16th century , redesigned in 19th century.

Principle Steam distillation

diagram of how economically clean plant wastewater streams. steam use stripping gas remove hydrocarbons waste water. method effective when volatile organic compounds (i.e. chlorine) have lower boiling points water or have limited solubility in water. when mixture of 2 practically immiscible liquids heated while being agitated expose surface of each liquid vapor phase, each constituent independently exerts own vapor pressure function of temperature if other constituent not present. consequently, vapor pressure of whole system increases. boiling begins when sum of vapour pressures of 2 immiscible liquids exceeds atmospheric pressure (approximately 101 kpa @ sea level). in way, many organic compounds insoluble in water can purified @ temperature below point @ decomposition occurs. example, boiling point of bromobenzene 156 °c , boiling point of water 100 °c, mixture of 2 boils @ 95 °c. thus, bromobenzene can distilled @ temperature 61 °c below normal boiling point.

George Benson version .281977.29 The Greatest Love of All

1 george benson version (1977) 1.1 charts positions 1.1.1 weekly charts 1.1.2 year-end charts 1.2 single track listing 1.2.1 full single tracks 1.2.2 single edited tracks 1.3 personnel 1.4 george benson , luciano pavarotti 1.5 versions of single in other countries 1.6 single funkin jamaica (n.y.) 1.7 floating gold ep in thailand george benson version (1977) the original version of greatest love of recorded in 1977 benson , released on soundtrack album greatest. song released single in same year , substantial hit, reaching @ number 2 on r&b chart, becoming first r&b top ten hit arista records. in other charts, single between positions number 22 , number 27 in u.s. , in uk, not peaking position in other countries. charts positions the original version of greatest love of recorded in 1977 george benson reached following positions: single track listing the original single of song released in u.s. has 2 versions: 1 complete length of 5:35 , edited length of 3:29. full single t...

Nusach Morocco Minhag Morocco

1 nusach morocco 1.1 kabbalat shabbat 1.2 motzei shabbat 1.3 hallel nusach morocco in general, moroccan rite follows template of more general sephardic rite. such, person accustomed sephardic nusach , praying among moroccans or using moroccan siddur not encounter many differences part. observer of typical moroccan jewish prayer service note presence of oriental motifs in melodies. however, unlike tunes of eastern rites (syrian, iraqi, etc.), influenced middle eastern sounds, moroccan jewish religious tunes have uniquely andalusian feel. furthermore, eastern liturgical melodies organized maqams, moroccan liturgy can classified noubas. moroccan prayer rite unique among sephardic customs. moroccan nusach has many unique components has incorporated numerous ashkenazic customs due country s proximity , exposure europe kabbalat shabbat after minha prayers on friday prevalent custom read song of songs, known in hebrew shir hashirim. in other sephardic customs, read prior minha. common in othe...

Saturday Night Live Casey Wilson

casey wilson on new year s 2008. after auditioning in late 2007, wilson hired in january 2008 join cast of saturday night live, succeeding departing cast member maya rudolph. however, due 2007–2008 writers guild of america strike, did not make first appearance cast member until show returned in february 2008; first new addition cast in on 2 years, , first snl cast member have been born in 1980s. wilson s memorable work on snl included celebrity impressions of, among others, rachael ray, elizabeth dole, elizabeth taylor, katy perry, , jennifer aniston, original characters such dusty velvet, paralyzed stripper ; , toni ward, co-host of cougar den . after spending 2 seasons on snl, wilson let go show before start of 2009–2010 season. when asked how felt snl departure in october 2009 interview, wilson said: mindset good. did year , half. don t think define career. , wasn t best fit me. notable characters on snl dusty velvet, strip club dancer left paralyzed neck down following freak til...

History Steppe Route

1 history 1.1 upper paleolithic 1.2 neolithic 1.3 bronze age 1.4 dynastic ages history upper paleolithic by end of pliocene tectonic activity had created major mountain ranges , lowlands, including aral , caspian sea basins , sarykamysh depression; primitive syrdarya, zeravshan, amudarya, uzboi, murghab, tedzhen, atrek, , gorgan river systems formed. cyclical climatic changes between pleistocene , holocene epoch produced warmer , less dry climate in greater part of western asia led present-day configuration , ecology of region. first modern humans migrate europe hunter-gatherers, possibly arrived 40,000 bce. then, these hunter-gatherers replaced around 9,000 bce new migrants near east had superior subsistence capacities due knowledge of primitive farming. the dominant position occupied nomadic communities in ecological niche result of nomadic military , technical superiority , thought have originated in north caucasian steppes 8th century bce. post glacial period marked gradual rise of...