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1 biography 1.1 life 1.2 career 1.3 simon & schuster 1.4 notable books published 1.5 awards 1.6 clubs , memberships 1.7 marriage , children biography early life schuster born jewish family on march 2, 1897 in kaluz, austria. parents, barnet , esther stieglitz schuster, american citizens , brought schuster america @ age 6 weeks. barnet schuster ran stationery , cigar store in washington heights, , there max attended dewitt clinton high school. while in high school, max schuster adopted lincoln middle name honor interest in president abraham lincoln. schuster entered college @ age 16, , attended pulitzer graduate school of journalism @ columbia university , received degree in 1917. early career schuster s first job in publishing copy boy new york evening world in 1913. during time @ columbia university, correspondent boston evening transcript, united press , contributed various magazines. later became member of united press washington staff. during world war i, schuster chief of pu...

locations of bidding countries. eliminated countries marked in red. chosen host country marked in blue. arena armeec, in sofia. venue 2015 junior eurovision. bidding phase following italy s win @ junior eurovision song contest 2014, european broadcasting union had given italian broadcaster rai first refusal host 2015 contest. however, on 15 january 2015, rai declined right host contest. executive supervisor junior eurovision song contest, vladislav yakovlev, praised italian broadcaster rai time looking possibilities of hosting, though made debut appearance in 2014, , further explained how ebu in lucky position have received bids 2 countries. the ebu announced later day had received bids 2 countries host contest; countries being bulgaria , malta, finished in second , fourth places respectively in 2014. bulgarian broadcaster bnt confirmed on 15 january had submitted bid host 2015 contest. national broadcaster malta, public broadcasting services (pbs), stated prior 2014 contest host again...

ward boundaries used in 1954 election ward 1 (riverdale) william allen (incumbent) - 8,855 ken waters (incumbent) - 8,042 george phillips - 2,282 stanley hare - 1,381 thornley - 932 ward 2 (regent park , rosedale) william dennison (incumbent) - 4,831 edgar roxborough (incumbent) - 4,479 douglas shaw - 2,268 c.m. edwards - 1,551 morrison - 669 philip rowley - 647 ward 3 (west downtown , summerhill) howard phillips (incumbent) - acclaimed john macvicar (incumbent) - acclaimed phillips chosen become metro councillor. ward 4 (the annex, kensington market , garment district) allan grossman (incumbent) - 6,455 herbert orliffe (incumbent) - 5,345 robert laxer - 1,368 bernard levitt - 1,307 blainey - 756 ward 5 (trinity-bellwoods , little italy) philip givens (incumbent) - 7,470 joseph gould (incumbent) - 6,770 stewart smith - 2,678 teslia - 2,105 ward 6 (davenport , parkdale) may robinson (incumbent) - 11,349 frank clifton (incumbent) - 10,470 grittani - 2,763 hector macarthur - 2,067 tennant...

1 discography 1.1 singles 1.2 compilations 1.3 demos discography el tiempo y la ciudad (2007) singles tu estas mas (2004) me enseñaste mal (2007) el mundo se acabo (2011) compilations viejos tiempos, nuevos amigos (2005) tributo al mas grande (2007) historico rock (2008) demos canseco ep (2004) no se te olvide jamás lo que yo te dije (2004)

the spanish constitution of 1978, in second article, recognises several contemporary entities—nationalities— , regions, within context of spanish nation. spain de facto plurinational state. idendity of spain rather accrues of overlap of different territorial , ethnolinguistic identities of sole spanish identity. in cases of territorial identities may conflict dominant spanish culture. distinct traditional identities within spain include basques, catalans, galicians, andalusians , valencians, although extent of 17 autonomous communities may claim distinct local identity. it last feature of shared identity between more local level or autonomous community , spanish level makes identity question in spain complex , far univocal. cite error: there <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see page).

1 politics 1.1 government 1.2 human rights 1.3 administrative divisions 1.3.1 autonomous communities 1.3.2 provinces , municipalities 1.4 foreign relations 1.5 military politics the royal palace in madrid according democracy index of eiu, spain 1 of 19 full democracies in world. the spanish constitution of 1978 culmination of spanish transition democracy. constitutional history of spain dates constitution of 1812. impatient slow pace of democratic political reforms in 1976 , 1977, spain s new king juan carlos, known formidable personality, dismissed carlos arias navarro , appointed reformer adolfo suárez prime minister. resulting general election in 1977 convened constituent cortes (the spanish parliament, in capacity constitutional assembly) purpose of drafting , approving constitution of 1978. after national referendum on 6 december 1978, 88% of voters approved of new constitution. as result, spain composed of 17 autonomous communities , 2 autonomous cities varying degrees of autonom...

demons 2 has approval rating of 56% on film review aggregator website rotten tomatoes based on 9 reviews. allmovie s review negative, writing, putting aside simplistic plot, lousy dialogue , atrocious acting, demons 2 watchable 1 reason: bloody mechanical , makeup effects sergio stivaletti. reviewing film on blu-ray, budd wilkins of slant magazine rated 3/5 stars , wrote trades in predecessor s penchant wall-to-wall gore in favor of surreal shocks , quasi-cronenbergian craziness . writing in retrospective dread central, matt serafini called more mixed bag predecessor questioned why never led franchise. serafini suggested new generation of italian filmmakers continue series, including practical effects , new wave music of demons 2.

leptasterias hexactis leptasterias hexactis rather squat starfish growing diameter of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) 6 short, broad arms. these long disc wide. colour of aboral (upper) surface varies, being plain or mottled dark grey, brown or olive green colour or brick red. densely clad short, mushroom-shaped spines, interspersed among pedicellariae (small, two-jawed pincers). central row of spines on each arm distinctive. oral (under) surface pale colour parallel rows of tube feet suckers extending along arms. in california leptasterias hexactis might confused leptasterias pusilla species smaller, pale grey-brown or reddish colour , has elongated, thinner arms , sharp spines.

poster royal lyceum,1886 under gaslight (1867) example of daly s mixture of realism , melodrama, seen in authenticity of depiction of real locations , in use of social commentary. play introduced now-clichéd device of villain tying railroad tracks, although in reversal of usual roles hero tied , heroine saved him. in book vagrant memories, author, william winter recalls how daly came device. says: once told me under circumstances hit upon device. walking home toward night, thinking intently play had begun write, when crowning expedient occurred him , @ same instant stumbled on misplaced flagstone, striking right foot against edge of stone , sustaining severe hurt. near door, said, , rushed house, threw myself chair, grasping injured foot both hands, pain great, , exclaiming, on , on again, ve got it! ve got it! , beats hot-irons pieces! wasn t thinking of hurt. had thought of having hero tied on railroad track , rescued sweetheart, in nick of time, before swift passage of express...

1 notable alumni 1.1 presidents 1.2 military personnel 1.3 athletes notable alumni majeedhiyya school has produced 5 out of 6 presidents of maldives , various other well-known figures in country. list include few. presidents mohamed amin didi - 1st president of maldives january 1, 1953 august 21, 1953. principal of majeedhiyya school 1946 1953. ibrahim nasir - 2nd president of maldives 1968 1978. prime minister of maldives 1957 1968. maumoon abdul gayoom - 3rd president of maldives 1978 2008. mohamed nasheed - 4th president of maldives 2008 2012. first democratically elected president. mohamed waheed hassan manik - 5th president of maldives 2012 2013. abdulla yameen - 6th president of maldives 2013 present. military personnel major general (rtd) moosa ali jaleel - former chief of defense force of maldives 2008 2012. , hero played important role in victory against terrorists attack on 3 november 1988. mohamed nazim - former colonel , defense minister of maldives 2012.as of 2017 dec has ...

isometric view of alnwick castle, 1866 alnwick castle, chromolithograph alexander francis lydon, 1870 alnwick castle guards road crossing river aln. yves de vescy, baron of alnwick, erected first parts of castle in 1096. beatrix de vesci, daughter of yves de vescy married eustace fitz john, constable of chestershire , knaresborough. marriage beatrix de vesci gained baronies of malton , alnwick. castle first mentioned in 1136 when captured king david of scotland. @ point described strong . besieged in 1172 , again in 1174 william lion, king of scotland , william captured outside walls during battle of alnwick. eustace de vesci, lord of alnwick, accused of plotting robert fitzwalter against king john in 1212. in response, john ordered demolition of alnwick castle , baynard s castle (the latter fitzwalter s stronghold); however, instructions not carried out @ alnwick. the castle had been founded in late 11th century ivo de vesci, norman nobleman vassy, calvados in normandy. descendent of...

1 small arms 1.1 7.62×51 1a1 self loading rifle 1.2 insas 5.56 mm small arms family 1.3 arde 40 mm under barrel grenade launcher small arms 7.62×51 1a1 self loading rifle a bsf personnel carrying 7.62mm 1a1 rifle in west bengal during poll. one of earlier arde developments 7.62 mm 1a1 self-loading rifle (slr) , ammunition replaced ishapore 2a1 bolt-action rifles (based on 0.303 lee–enfield rifle) in indian army service then. on million rifles have been produced ishapore rifle factory, , used in 1965 , 1971 indo-pakistan wars. insas 5.56 mm small arms family insas assault rifle drawing heavily past experience 7.62mm slr, arde developed 5.56 mm indian small arms system (insas). helped standardize ammunition infantry, reducing logistical problems. infantry earlier equipped 3 types of small arms firing 2 types of ammunition, viz. 7.62 mm ishapore slr, lmg , 9 mm carbine. insas family replaces 3 weapons, , consists of assault rifle, light machine gun, , carbine variant. i...

1 incumbents 1.1 regal , viceregal 1.2 government 1.3 parliamentary opposition 1.4 main centre leaders incumbents regal , viceregal head of state - george vi governor-general - lieutenant-general lord freyberg vc gcmg kcb kbe dso government the 28th new zealand parliament continued, labour party in government. speaker of house - robert mckeen (labour) prime minister - peter fraser minister of finance - walter nash minister of foreign affairs - peter fraser attorney-general - rex mason chief justice — sir humphrey o leary parliamentary opposition leader of opposition - sidney holland (national party). main centre leaders mayor of auckland - john allum mayor of hamilton - harold caro mayor of wellington - appleton mayor of christchurch - ernest andrews mayor of dunedin - donald cameron ^ statistics new zealand: new zealand official yearbook, 1990. issn 0078-0170 page 52 ^ elections nz - leaders of opposition . retrieved 6 april 2008. 

1 history 1.1 beginnings , capture , embrace (2004–2009) 1.2 findings ep , stroma (2009–2011) 1.3 demos , perdition (2011–present) history beginnings , capture , embrace (2004–2009) the band formed in 2004. releasing ep indelible in may 2005. after touring u.s. west coast twice in 2006, quintet finalized debut album, inspiration, released in 2007 through rise records. in 2008, prevails recorded sophomore album capture , embrace small independent label, rain city records. band teamed guitarist , producer beau burchell (of saosin) mix effort, band went on hiatus period after original drummer aaron marsh decided leave. parted ways guitarist under personal reasons . issues caused cancellation of tours ligiea, since flood, means , farewell freeway. capture , embrace not supported national tour, save brief west coast tour in 2009 before first european tour in august 2009. findings ep , stroma (2009–2011) after more line-up changes , relocation colorado, prevails announced, through official ...

1 grammar 1.1 word order 1.2 nouns 1.3 verbs grammar bengali nouns not assigned gender, leads minimal changing of adjectives (inflection). however, nouns , pronouns moderately declined (altered depending on function in sentence) 4 cases while verbs heavily conjugated, , verbs not change form depending on gender of nouns. word order as head-final language, bengali follows subject–object–verb word order, although variations theme common. bengali makes use of postpositions, opposed prepositions used in english , other european languages. determiners follow noun, while numerals, adjectives, , possessors precede noun. yes-no questions not require change basic word order; instead, low (l) tone of final syllable in utterance replaced falling (hl) tone. additionally, optional particles (e.g. কি -ki, না -na, etc.) encliticized onto first or last word of yes-no question. wh-questions formed fronting wh-word focus position, typically first or second word in utterance. nouns nouns , pronouns infle...

1 writing system 1.1 orthographic depth 1.2 uses 1.3 romanization writing system an example of handwritten bengali. part of poem written in bengali (and english translation below each bengali paragraph) nobel laureate rabindranath tagore in 1926 in hungary. the bengali script abugida, script letters consonants, diacritics vowels, , in inherent vowel (অ ô) assumed consonants if no vowel marked. bengali alphabet used throughout bangladesh , eastern india (assam, west bengal, tripura). bengali alphabet believed have evolved modified brahmic script around 1000 ce (or 10th – 11th century). note despite bangladesh being majority muslim, uses bengali alphabet rather arabic-based 1 shahmukhi script used in pakistan. the bengali script cursive script eleven graphemes or signs denoting 9 vowels , 2 diphthongs, , thirty-nine graphemes representing consonants , other modifiers. there no distinct upper , lower case letter forms. letters run left right , spaces used separate orthographic words. beng...

1 sport 1.1 archery 1.2 cricket 1.3 horse racing 1.3.1 harness racing 1.3.2 thoroughbred racing 1.4 rugby union 1.5 soccer sport archery the new zealand archery association, archery new zealand, incorporated. the first national championships held. until 1947 championships postal shoot. men open: w. burton (gisborne) cricket horse racing harness racing new zealand trotting cup: haughty - 2nd win auckland trotting cup: shadow maid thoroughbred racing rugby union category:rugby union in new zealand, category:all blacks ranfurly shield soccer chatham cup competition not held provincial league champions: auckland: metro college canterbury: western hawke s bay: napier hsob nelson: no competition otago: mosgiel south canterbury: no competition southland: no competition taranaki: rnzaf waikato: no competition wanganui: no competition wellington: waterside ^ archery new zealand ^ todd, s. (1976) sporting records of new zealand. auckland: moa publications. isbn 0-908570-00-7 ^ in postal shoo...

1 cover versions 1.1 alanis morissette version 1.1.1 chart performances 1.1.2 maxi single track listing 1.1.3 music video 1.1.4 remixes 1.1.5 singles 1.1.6 charts cover versions the hard rock band talisman covered song on 1995 album life, , version power metal band iron savior included bonus track on 2002 album condition red. british heavy metal band panic cell covered song 2010 album fire up. have been performing live @ various live shows. has been announced song first single taken new album. the greek artist helena paparizou, best known winning eurovision song contest 2005, covered song in album iparhi logos released in 2006. two cover versions released in 2003: 1 punk covers band me first , gimme gimmes on 2003 album take break, , alternative metal band mushroomhead hidden track on 2003 album xiii. in 2004, song covered brooklyn bounce. the song staple cover during live performances new york city based jamband u-melt. indie rock band yeasayer performed on triple j in version segment...

former british high commissioner bangladesh, anwar choudhury abul fateh – diplomat , statesman. first foreign secretary of bangladesh after independence in 1971. anwar choudhury – british high commissioner bangladesh between 2004 , 2008. first non-white british person appointed in senior diplomatic post. director of international institutions @ foreign & commonwealth office. asif ahmad cmg – british diplomat served british ambassador thailand november 2010 until august 2012. since july 2013, has been british ambassador philippines. dia chakravarty – political activist , commentator. daily telegraph brexit editor, past political director of taxpayers alliance , singer. dr halima begum – civil servant, international development manager , director education of east asia @ british council. first secretary development @ department international development (difd). mockbul ali obe – diplomat , former islamic issues adviser foreign , commonwealth office. nahid majid obe – civil servant, ...

state route 504 state highway in northeastern corner of state of arizona, starting in town of teec nos pos , ending @ new mexico state line, 2 miles (3.2 km) away. continued on state road 504 new mexico. first appeared on state map in 1965 , decommissioned around 1989 when route renumbered u.s. route 64. shortest state highway in arizona during entire existence.

former blue peter presenter, konnie huq ajmal masroor – television presenter, politician , imam. liberal democrats parliamentary candidate bethnal green , bow constituency in 2010 general election. television presenter on political , islamic programmes on islam channel , channel s. ali shahalom – comedian hosts own youtube channel called aliofficial1 comedy sketches. since 2014, has hosted variety show on channel s. anwarul hoque – radio presenter best known presenting weekend bengali show on bbc asian network. longest serving presenter bbc asian network before leaving in 2012. in february 2008, received award excellent contribution media birmingham bangladeshi league. faria alam – former football association secretary. appeared in fourth series of channel 4 reality television programme celebrity big brother in 2006. fazle lohani – journalist, writer, television presenter , filmmaker. best known presenter of variety television programme jodi kichhu mone na koren. hasina momtaz – news p...

kvyat driving toro rosso @ 2017 australian grand prix on 5 may 2016, red bull announced toro rosso driver max verstappen replacing kvyat beginning spanish grand prix, kvyat returning toro rosso alongside carlos sainz jr. according red bull s team principal christian horner, dany able continue development @ toro rosso, in team familiar with, giving him chance regain form , show potential. announced ahead of united states grand prix kvyat had been re-signed toro rosso 2017 after intense speculation. on 26 september 2017, toro rosso announced decision replace kvyat forthcoming malaysian grand prix frenchman pierre gasly, following sustained run of underwhelming form russian. whilst confirming decision stand kvyat down, in statement, toro rosso added driver switch should not considered permanent parting of ways, saying not case of goodbye our daniil, still remains part of red bull family. kvyat returned racing toro rosso @ united states grand prix, following team-mate carlos sainz jr. ...

1 industry experience 1.1 financial services 1.2 healthcare 1.3 life sciences industry experience financial services after acquiring forwardthink group in 2014, company has specialties in business process improvement, payments, finance transformation , risk management. perficient advises companies on mobile banking strategies, including deposit capture, mobile alerts, imaging, payments , location-based services. mobile banking experience foundation bank s digital persona , says. perficient advises financial services organizations on data governance , master data management, how big data impacting space in areas of voice of customer (voc), risk , fraud patterns, real-time segmentation customer loyalty , retention. healthcare perficient #71 on healthcare informatics 100 list, recognizes top 100 vendors highest revenue derived healthcare products , services. considered expert in consumer-driven healthcare healthcare information technology , key healthcare business intelligence market pla...

during time @ sea, bowditch became intensely interested in mathematics involved in celestial navigation. worked john hamilton moore s london-published navigator , known have errors. have exact tables work from, bowditch recomputed of moore s tables, , rearranged , expanded work. contacted publisher of work, edmund blunt, asked him correct , revise third edition on fifth voyage. task extensive bowditch decided write own book, , put down in book nothing can t teach crew . on trip, said every man of crew of 12, including ship s cook, became competent take , calculate lunar observations , plot correct position of ship. frontispiece of 1802 first edition of american practical navigator. in 1802 blunt published first edition of bowditch s american practical navigator, became western hemisphere shipping industry standard next century , half. text included several solutions spherical triangle problem new, extensive formulae , tables navigation. in 1866, united states hydrographic office purc...

in april 2010, national assembly of djibouti amended constitution allow guelleh stand third term. presidents had been limited 2 terms. coinciding wider arab spring, protesters began calling president guelleh s ouster beginning in february 2011. on @ least 2 occasions government has detained opposition leaders , has imprisoned many protesters. democracy international (di), organization funded usaid, had been in country since november planning monitor elections, told leave government in march 21, 2011 after officials questioned impartiality. african union , u.s. , french embassies sent observers monitor elections, did other regional groups. another potential candidate, businessman abdourahman boreh, lives in self-imposed exile in london, did not participate because guelleh on ballot. guelleh sworn in third term on 8 may 2011.

in 1973, following withdrawal of american troops vietnam war, debate emerged extent of presidential power in deploying troops without declaration of war. compromise in debate reached war powers resolution. act defined how many soldiers deployed president of united states , how long. required formal reports president congress regarding status of such deployments, , limited total amount of time american forces deployed without formal declaration of war. although constitutionality of act has never been tested, followed, notably during grenada conflict, panamanian conflict, somalia conflict, persian gulf war, , iraq war. exception president clinton s use of u.s. troops in 78-day nato air campaign against yugoslavia during kosovo war. in other cases, president asserted constitutional authority commit troops without necessity of congressional approval, in each case president received congressional authorization satisfied provisions of war powers act. on march 21, 2011, number of lawmakers ex...

leo , lenie passage, mid-1960s family passage married helena “lenie” plantaz (b. 29 may 1940) in netherlands on 19 november 1958. emigrated united states 2 weeks later. passages had 2 children, robert (b. 1960) , corrine (1962–2012). robert passage current chairman , c.e.o. of pivot point international , serves on several cosmetology industry boards of directors.

ave network the alta velocidad española (ave) high-speed rail system in spain has been in service since 1992, when madrid–sevilla (seville) route started running. ten other lines have been opened since, including 621-kilometre long madrid–barcelona line. of august 2017 total length of network 3,240 kilometres, making longest in europe, , second longest in world after mainland china. the ambitious ave construction programme aims @ connecting high-speed trains provincial capitals madrid in less 3 hours , barcelona within 6 hours. initial deadline set 2020, program slowed down financial crisis: 2 main lines still under construction, mediterranean corridor , lisbon line, expected completed 2022. the spanish , portuguese high-speed lines being built european standard or uic track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) , electrified 25 kv @ 50 hz overhead wire. first hsl madrid seville equipped lzb train control system, later lines etcs. elsewhere in europe, ...

independence, california post office the 2010 united states census reported independence had population of 669. population density 137.4 people per square mile (53.0/km²). racial makeup of independence 493 (73.7%) white, 6 (0.9%) african american, 98 (14.6%) native american, 8 (1.2%) asian, 1 (0.1%) pacific islander, 28 (4.2%) other races, , 35 (5.2%) 2 or more races. hispanic or latino of race 93 persons (13.9%). the census reported 603 people (90.1% of population) lived in households, 8 (1.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, , 58 (8.7%) institutionalized. there 301 households, out of 57 (18.9%) had children under age of 18 living in them, 131 (43.5%) opposite-sex married couples living together, 20 (6.6%) had female householder no husband present, 8 (2.7%) had male householder no wife present. there 13 (4.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, , 3 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 122 households (40.5%) made of individuals , 47 (15.6%) had living alone...

1 population concentrations 1.1 california 1.1.1 greater los angeles 1.1.2 san francisco bay area 1.1.3 san diego county 1.2 hawaii 1.3 illinois 1.4 texas 1.5 washington 1.6 new jersey 1.7 new york 1.7.1 new york city metropolitan area 1.7.1.1 new york city 1.8 nevada 1.9 florida 1.10 virginia 1.11 elsewhere 1.12 u.s. metropolitan areas large filipino american populations (2010) 1.13 little manilas population concentrations the following list of states significant filipino american populations, @ on 75,000 people of filipino descent in 2010. filipino americans largest group of asian americans in 10 of 13 western states: alaska, arizona, california, hawaii, idaho, montana, nevada, new mexico, washington, wyoming; filipino americans largest group of asian americans in south dakota. filipino immigrants have dispersed across united states, gravitating toward economic , professional opportunities, independent of geographic location. among 1,814,000 philippines-born filipino americans, state...