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Sepulchral inscriptions Early Christian inscriptions

christian inscription on deacon s tombstone present-day austria, dated year 533 use of consular notation the earliest of these epitaphs characterized brevity, name of dead being given. later short acclamation added, such in god or in peace. end of 2nd century, formulae enlarged addition of family names , date of burial. in third , fourth centuries, text of epitaphs expanded age of deceased, year (reckoned according consuls in office), , laudatory epithets. these particulars each of regions comprising roman empire had own distinct expressions, contractions, , acclamations. large use made of symbolism. open cross found in epitaphs of catacombs 2nd century, , 3rd 6th century monogrammatic cross in various forms appears regular part of epitaphs. cryptic emblems of primitive christianity used in epitaphs: fish (christ), anchor (hope), palm (victory), , representation of soul in other world female figure arms extended in prayer (orans). beginning 4th century, after church gained hegemony...

Manual alphabets List of writing systems

manual alphabets found parts of sign languages. not used writing per se, spelling out words while signing. american manual alphabet (used slight modification in hong kong, malaysia, paraguay, philippines, singapore, taiwan, thailand) british manual alphabet (used in of commonwealth of nations, such australia , new zealand) catalan manual alphabet chilean manual alphabet chinese manual alphabet dutch manual alphabet ethiopian manual alphabet (an abugida) french manual alphabet greek manual alphabet icelandic manual alphabet (also used in denmark) indian manual alphabet (a true alphabet?; used in devanagari , gujarati areas) international manual alphabet (used in germany, austria, norway, finland) iranian manual alphabet (an abjad; used in egypt) israeli manual alphabet (an abjad) italian manual alphabet korean manual alphabet latin american manual alphabets polish manual alphabet portuguese manual alphabet romanian manual alphabet russian manual alphabet (also used in bulgaria , ex-sovi...

History and art Lake pigment

titian used glazes of red lake create vivid crimson of robes in vendramin family venerating relic of true cross , completed 1550-60 (detail). lake pigments have long history in decoration , arts. have been produced thousands of years , traded on long distances. the red lakes particularly important in history of art; because translucent, used in layers of glazes on more opaque red (sometimes mineral-based pigment vermilion, or red lake mixed lead white or verilion) create deep, rich red color. used titian , other venetian artists of 16th century depict fine draperies , fabrics. indigo lake produced leaves of woad, , known in ancient egypt. in late middle ages, fashion woad textile dye led overplanting , soil exhaustion in many parts of europe. after trade routes opened east, indigo imported india substitute woad, , cultivation of woad became uneconomical in europe. today, dark blue dye known indigo once produced woad , indigofera tinctoria largely of synthetic origin. dye , pigment bot...

Performance history Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India

examples of 3 of string instruments used in music festival india – sarod, sitar , ektara the program concert performances divided 2 distinct parts. shankar explained @ time: the first part in form of panorama, depicting major stages in evolution of classical , traditional indian music, starting vedic hymns , music of medieval period, , ending present day, touching briefly on intermediate forms such alap, dhrupad, dhamar, khyal, tappa, tarana , chaturanga ... second part begins semi-classical forms such devotional bhajan , romantic , erotic thumri, ghazal, dadra, etc. , ends lively , earthy folk style. true festival s title, folk traditions of various regions of india represented, in first appearance indian orchestra in europe. all-encompassing , educational naseem khan s liner notes ravi shankar s music festival india studio album, serving introductory guide wide variety of indian musical instruments on display. album issued long after european tour, however, due release of shankar fam...

1990-2009 Lone wolf (terrorism)

^ mir aimal kansi news . new york times. retrieved 16 february 2016.  ^ washingtonpost.com: abortion violence . washington post. 30 january 1999. retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ neo-nazi admits killing doctor . tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 26 april 1994. retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ (female) cop-killer executed in alabama . retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ lynda block heads electric chair convinced government enemy . tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ uriel heilman. murder on brooklyn bridge . middle east forum. retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ washingtonpost.com: abortion violence . washington post. 30 january 1999. retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ fbi — timothy thomas coombs . fbi. retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ washingtonpost.com: insanity defense . washington post. 28 february 1998. retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ full text of sons of gestapo letters . retrieved 17 july 2015.  ^ 20 years later, sabotage of amtrak s sunset limite...

Other awards and nominations List of awards and nominations received by Denis Villeneuve

1 other awards , nominations 1.1 aacta international awards 1.2 abu dhabi film festival 1.3 alliance of women film journalists 1.4 atlantic film festival 1.5 austin film critics association 1.6 canadian screen awards 1.7 cannes film festival 1.8 critics choice awards 1.9 dallas–fort worth film critics association 1.10 denver film critics society 1.11 directors guild of america awards 1.12 directors guild of canada 1.13 empire awards 1.14 genie awards 1.15 houston film critics society 1.16 hugo awards 1.17 indiewire critics poll 1.18 jutra awards 1.19 national board of review 1.20 online film critics society 1.21 people s choice awards 1.22 san francisco film critics circle 1.23 satellite awards 1.24 st. louis gateway film critics association 1.25 toronto international film festival 1.26 vancouver film critics circle 1.27 vancouver international film festival 1.28 venice film festival 1.29 washington d.c. area film critics association other awards , nominations aacta international awar...

Conquest .28711.E2.80.93756.29 Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula

711 – berber force of 7,000 soldiers under berber general tariq ibn ziyad, loyal umayyad emir of damascus, al-walid i, enters iberian peninsula north africa. at battle of guadalete tariq ibn ziyad defeats king roderic. 712 – muslim governor of northern africa, musa ibn nusayr, follows tariq ibn ziyad army of 18,000 arabs. takes medina-sidonia, seville , mértola. 713 – abd al-aziz ibn musa, musa ibn nusair s son, takes jaén, murcia, granada, sagunto. 714 – first umayyad campaigns in lower ebro valley , southeast part of iberian peninsula. abd al-aziz ibn musa takes Évora, santarém , coimbra. 715 – abd al-aziz ibn musa left in charge , makes capital city of seville. umayyad caliph sulayman ibn abd al-malik, orders abd al-aziz ibn musa assassinated. 717 – córdoba becomes capital of muslim al-andalus. 718 – pelayo, christian asturian noble , possibly (but not certainly) comrade-in-arms of king rodrigo @ battle of guadalete, leads fight against umayyad...

Opening Spaceship Earth (Epcot)

spaceship earth @ night. in may 1986, attraction given slight remodel. second version of attraction started off lighted tunnel enhanced twinkling lights, meant depict stars, fog machine removed. news journalist walter cronkite new narrator, reading updated script. theme song called tomorrow s child composed ending of attraction, redesigned projected images of children on screens fit theme of tomorrow s child . on august 15, 1994, attraction closed receive major remodel. third version of attraction kept lighted tunnel in 1986, , maintained majority of scenes depicted in beginning , middle of attraction. 3 scenes toward end of attraction showed computer in boy s bedroom of 1980s, woman s office of 1980s, , network operations center of 1990s, removed , replaced 1 scene depicting boy , girl using internet communicate between america , asia. actor jeremy irons new narrator, reading updated script. new orchestral composition composed beginning, middle, , end of attraction. score based upon ...

Conservation Doñana National Park

view of doñana national park visitors centre @ el acebuche the spanish businessman mauricio gonzález-gordon y díez, marquis of bonanza, family owned large estate in doñana, became interested in ecosystems , birdlife, , invited ornithologists on europe visit. in 1952, spanish ornithologists josé antonio valverde , francisco bernis visited property, gonzález-gordon serving guide. valverde , gonzález-gordon family saw wetlands, richly diverse wildlife, threatened spanish government s proposals drain them farming , planting of eucalyptus trees. mauricio, father, asked bernis try , influence spanish dictator francisco franco abandoning plans. trio wrote memorandum presented franco himself mauricio s father manuel. november 1953 bernis had finished report on status of doñana showed area had exceptional ecological value. group sought , obtained international support goals. efforts of gonzález-gordon dissuade franco exposed him danger, franco government conceded , drainage plans aborted. valv...

International relations Wieliczka

twin towns – sister cities wieliczka twinned with: bergkamen, germany saint-andre-lez-lille, france sesto fiorentino, italy litovel, czech republic ^ wieliczka miasta partnerskie [polish]. urząd miasta gminy wieliczka. retrieved 2013-06-25.  ^ list of twin towns in ruhr district (pdf). twins2010.com. 2009. archived original (pdf) on november 28, 2009. retrieved 2009-10-28. 

History Deception Island

1829 map the first authenticated sighting of deception island british sealers william smith , edward bransfield brig williams in january 1820; first visited , explored american sealer nathaniel palmer on sloop hero following summer, on 15 november 1820. remained 2 days, exploring central bay. palmer named deception island on account of outward deceptive appearance normal island, when neptune s bellows revealed rather ring around flooded caldera. whaling , sealing over next few years, deception became focal point of short-lived fur sealing industry in south shetlands; industry had begun handful of ships in 1819–20 summer season, rising hundred in 1821–22. while island did not have large seal population, perfect natural harbour, free ice , winds, , convenient rendezvous point. men lived ashore in tents or shacks short periods during summer, though no archaeological or documentary evidence survives confirm this. massive overhunting meant fur seals became extinct in south shetlands withi...

Michelle Remembers and satanic ritual abuse Lawrence Pazder

in 1973 pazder first started treating woman named michelle smith @ private psychiatric practice in victoria. in 1976 when pazder treating smith depression (related having had miscarriage), smith confided felt had important tell him, not remember was. shortly thereafter, pazder , smith had session smith screamed 25 minutes non-stop , started speaking in voice of five-year-old. pazder used hypnosis smith recover memories of alleged satanic ritual abuse allegedly occurred in 1954 , 1955 when smith 5 years old @ hands of mother (virginia proby) , others, whom smith alleges members of satanic cult in victoria. pazder believed on verge of uncovering vast satanic conspiracy, spend many hours @ time treating smith on 14-month period. convinced of problem of satanic ritual abuse, pazder , smith travelled vatican in 1978 alert catholic church unknown dangers children posed satanic cults worldwide. chronicles of pazder s therapy smith , subsequent memories recovered detailed in book co-authored m...

Crime Mob, 2004–2007 Diamond (rapper)

at age of fifteen, diamond joined group crime mob in 2004. crime mob first garnered national attention in 2004 single knuck if buck, certified platinum. released debut album crime mob later summer. next charting single, rock yo hips, released in august 2006 , followed second album, hated on mostly, in march 2007.

Notable products Electrolux

electrolux assistent, 1940. 1919: lux vacuum first product electrolux sells. 1925: d, electrolux s first refrigerator, absorption model. 1937: electrolux model 30 vacuum unveiled. 1940: assistent (swedish assistant), company s wartime consumer product, mixer/food processor. 1951: w 20, electrolux s first home washing machine, manufactured in post world war ii gothenburg, sweden. 1959: d 10, company s first dishwasher, counter top model nicknamed round jar . 2001: launch of electrolux trilobite, robotic vacuum cleaner. ^ cite error: named reference d invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference mix invoked never defined (see page). ^ svensk köksmaskin hushållsassistent köksassistent kitchen machine kitchen assistant - bäst test . assistent original. archived original on 2010-07-20. retrieved 2010-08-31.  ^ history 1940-1949 | electrolux group . group.electrolux.com. retrieved 2010-08-31.  ^ cite error: named reference d10 invoked never defined (see page)...

Range and ecology Social flycatcher

egg, collection museum wiesbaden social flycatchers breed in plantations, pasture trees, , open woodland northwestern mexico south northeastern peru, southern brazil , northwestern argentina. common , wide-ranging species , not considered threatened iucn. they perch openly in trees, several meters above ground. such perches sally out considerable distances catch insects in flight, purpose utilize range of aerobatic maneuvers. regularly hover , glean prey , small berries—e.g. gumbo-limbo (bursera simaruba), seek out , utilize in human-modified habitat such secondary forest or urban parks , gardens—and pick off prey ground , enter shallow waters feed on aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles , small fish. have been observed forage peacefully alongside common marmosets (callithrix jacchus) in undergrowth, maybe cooperating monkeys in flushing prey hiding. perhaps behavior occurs during dry season, when fruits scarcer; has been noted not join mixed-species feeding flocks often. the nest, built fe...

Awards Lists of automobile-related articles

1 awards 1.1 general 1.2 geographic 1.3 technology 1.4 magazine awards general automotive hall of fame car of year international car of year sports car international top sports cars world car of year geographic canadian car of year car of year japan european car of year north american car of year semperit irish car of year technology international engine of year louis schwitzer award pace award ward s 10 best engines magazine automobile magazine all-stars motor trend car of year rjc car of year wheels car of year

Days of the month May 2009 in sports

1 days of month 1.1 may 31, 2009 (sunday) 1.1.1 auto racing 1.1.2 baseball 1.1.3 cycling 1.1.4 football (soccer) 1.1.5 golf 1.1.6 ice hockey 1.1.7 motorcycle racing 1.1.8 rugby union 1.1.9 tennis 1.2 may 30, 2009 (saturday) 1.2.1 auto racing 1.2.2 baseball 1.2.3 basketball 1.2.4 cricket 1.2.5 cycling 1.2.6 football (soccer) 1.2.7 ice hockey 1.2.8 rugby union 1.2.9 tennis 1.3 may 29, 2009 (friday) 1.3.1 baseball 1.3.2 basketball 1.3.3 cricket 1.3.4 cycling 1.3.5 football (soccer) 1.3.6 horse racing 1.3.7 tennis 1.4 may 28, 2009 (thursday) 1.4.1 basketball 1.4.2 cricket 1.4.3 cycling 1.4.4 football (soccer) 1.4.5 shooting 1.4.6 tennis 1.5 may 27, 2009 (wednesday) 1.5.1 basketball 1.5.2 cricket 1.5.3 cycling 1.5.4 football (soccer) 1.5.5 ice hockey 1.5.6 shooting 1.5.7 tennis 1.6 may 26, 2009 (tuesday) 1.6.1 basketball 1.6.2 cricket 1.6.3 football (soccer) 1.6.4 ice hockey 1.6.5 shooting 1.6.6 tennis 1.7 may 25, 2009 (monday) 1.7.1 auto racing 1.7.2 basketball 1.7.3 cycling 1.7.4 darts 1....