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Pacific Branch Sawtelle Veterans Home

1 pacific branch 1.1 land donation 1.2 development 1.3 administration 1.4 other notable people 1.5 sawtelle 1.6 wadsworth hospital 1.7 veterans administration 1.7.1 va west los angeles medical center pacific branch due increased demand result of widening of admission standards, in 1887 congress approved establishment of pacific branch of home. pacific branch established under act of congress approved march 2, 1887, entitled act provide location , erection of branch home disabled volunteer soldiers west of rocky mountains. land donation the proposed establishment prompted intense competition, local promoters recognized value of prominent, prestigious institution. selected site pacific branch on land near santa monica influenced donations of land (300 acres (1.2 km)) , cash ($100,000) , water (120,000 gallons per day) senator john p. jones , robert s. baker, , wife arcadia bandini de stearns baker. jones , baker involved in development of santa monica , believed pacific branch contr...

Medical technology and pharmaceuticals Medvedev modernisation programme

3d model of arbidol molecule, russian antiviral treatment influenza, popular in russia , china despite number of achievements, russia behind world leaders in medical technology , pharmaceutical production. country produces 20% of drugs used domestically, while 80% imported. president medvedev has said confident russia can overcome problem, , has called restoration of russia s pharmaceutical industry, through principles of mixed financing, both government , private. has stressed need serious investment, saying hundreds millions of dollars needed, investment personnel. currently, specific major state projects in area of medical technology , pharmaceuticals not yet defined or announced. government aims achieve domestical production of needed types of medical equipment , pharmaceuticals, support development , commercialization of new innovative products, related biotechnology, cell , nuclear medicine, , nanotechnology.

History Tuskegee Railroad

1 history 1.1 1860 founding 1.2 civil war - rail destroyed 1.3 1872 reconstruction 1.4 1943 tuskegee airman 1.5 sale of railroad in 1963 1.6 1978 literature history 1860 founding on february 20th, 1860, state of alabama granted charter incorporate tuskegee railroad. railroad owners david clopton, william foster, cullen a. battle, robert f. ligon, j.w. echols, s. b. baine, g.w. campbell, a. b. fanin, john c. h. reid, w. g. swanson , a. d. edwards. in 1860, 500 enslaved africans worked building railroad under lease agreements plantation owners collected pay slave s labor. civil war - rail destroyed u.s. general sherman sent u.s. general lovell rousseau on raid of montgomery , west point railroad destroyed rail chehaw station of tuskegee railroad, cutting of connections tuskegee railroad points. tuskegee railroad melted down confederates armaments american civil war. 1872 reconstruction william g. swanson , others bought defunct railroad in 1869 , signed agreement e. t. varner & comp...

Theropods Hell Creek Formation

1 theropods 1.1 tyrannosaurids 1.2 ornithomimosaurs 1.3 oviraptorosaurs 1.4 eumaniraptorans theropods a theropod closely related to, , of overall similarity to, feathered asian genus mononykus. theropod tracks have been found in south dakota. unnamed alvarezsaurid, closely related asian genus mononykus, known montana. second footprint may have been made specimen of tyrannosaurus first reported in 2007 british paleontologist phil manning, hell creek formation of montana. second track measures 72 centimetres (28 in) long, shorter track described lockley , hunt. whether or not track made tyrannosaurus unclear, though tyrannosaurus large theropod known have existed in hell creek formation. tyrannosaurids ornithomimosaurs ornithomimid remains not uncommon in hell creek formation. 15 specimens hell creek formation undetermined ornithomimids oviraptorosaurs eumaniraptorans historically, numerous teeth have been attributed various dromaeosaurid , troodontid taxa known body fossils older fo...

Cast Ice Age (2002 film)

the characters prehistoric animals. animals can talk , understand each other , voiced variety of famous actors. many films of prehistoric life, rules of time periods apply loosely, many of species shown in film never lived in same time periods or same geographic regions. ray romano manfred manny , woolly mammoth denis leary diego, smilodon john leguizamo sid, giant ground sloth chris wedge scrat, saber-toothed squirrel goran višnjić soto, smilodon jack black zeke, smilodon diedrich bader oscar, smilodon alan tudyk lenny, homotherium cedric entertainer carl, brontops stephen root frank, brontops jane krakowski rachel, female giant ground sloth lorri bagley jennifer, female giant ground sloth kristen johnston sylvia, female giant ground sloth

Sources Europe of Nations

^ democracy in european parliament ^ ind/dem on europe politique ^ composition of european parliament august 1 1994 ^ Élections européennes 1994 ^ european parliament , enlargement: 1973 2000 karlheinz neunreither ^ european parliament archive entry james goldsmith (incl. membership) ^ european parliament:1994-1995 session:sittings of 19 22 july 1994:palais de l europe - strasbourg:part i:proceedings of sitting ^ european parliament archive entry ulla margrethe sandbæk (incl. membership) ^ european parliament archive entry ole krarup (incl. membership) ^ european parliament archive entry lis jensen (incl. membership) ^ european parliament archive entry charles de gaulle (incl. membership) ^ european parliament archive entry georges berthu (incl. membership) ^ european parliament archive entry françoise seillier (incl. membership) ^ european parliament archive entry hervé fabre-aubrespy (incl. membership) ^ european parliament archive entry frédéric striby (incl. membership) ^ europea...

June 9, 1916 (Friday) June 1916

^ nicholson 1962, p. 153. ^ falls, cyril; g. macmunn (1930). military operations egypt & palestine outbreak of war germany june 1917. official history of great war based on official documents direction of historical section of committee of imperial defence. i. london: hm stationery office. p. 178. oclc 610273484.  ^ baker, david (1994). flight , flying: chronology. p. 84. isbn 978-0-8160-1854-3.  ^ historie - unsere geschichte . spvgg erkenschwic (in german). spvgg erkenschwic. retrieved 16 november 2016. 

Media Columbia, Missouri

the columbia missourian headquarters the city has 2 daily newspapers: columbia missourian , columbia daily tribune, both morning deliveries. missourian directed professional editors , staffed missouri school of journalism students reporting, design, copy editing, information graphics, photography , multimedia. missourian publishes weekly city magazine, vox. daily circulation of 20,000, daily tribune read newspaper in central missouri. university of missouri has independent official student newspaper called maneater, printed bi-weekly. now-defunct prysms weekly published in columbia. in fall 2009, kcou news launched full operations out of kcou 88.1 fm on mu campus. entirely student-run news organization airs daily newscast, pulse , weekdays 4:30 5:30 p.m. the city has 14 radio stations , 4 television channels. columbia’s public access channel, columbia access television, commonly referred acronym, cat, or cat-tv. education access channel in columbia, cpstv, managed columbia public ...

Topography Columbia, Missouri

the city slopes highest point in northeast lowest point in southwest towards missouri river. prominent tributaries of river perche creek, hinkson creek, , flat branch creek. along these , other creeks in area can found large valleys, cliffs, , cave systems such in rock bridge state park south of city. these creeks largely responsible numerous stream valleys giving columbia hilly terrain similar ozarks while having prairie flatland typical of northern missouri. columbia operates several greenbelts trails , parks throughout town.

Allegations Animal testing on non-human primates

1 allegations 1.1 university of wisconsin–madison 1.2 university of california, riverside 1.3 covance 1.4 university of cambridge 1.5 columbia university 1.6 attacks on researchers allegations many of best-known allegations of abuse made animal protection or animal rights groups against animal-testing facilities involve nhps. university of wisconsin–madison the so-called pit of despair used in experiments conducted on rhesus macaque monkeys during 1970s american comparative psychologist harry harlow @ university of wisconsin–madison. aim of research produce clinical depression. vertical chamber stainless-steel bin slippery sides sloped rounded bottom. 3/8 in. wire mesh floor 1 in. above bottom of chamber allowed waste material drop out of holes. chamber had food box , water-bottle holder, , covered pyramid top monkeys unable escape. harlow placed baby monkeys in chamber alone 6 weeks. within few days, stopped moving , remained huddled in corner. monkeys exhibited marked social impair...

Sources and Further Reading Twain–Ament indemnities controversy

1 sources , further reading 1.1 articles 1.1.1 contemporaneous (1877-1910) 1.1.2 recent 1.2 books 1.2.1 contemporaneous (1877-1950) 1.2.2 recent 1.3 audiobooks 1.4 dissertations , theses sources , further reading articles contemporaneous (1877-1910) american asiatic association. journal of american asiatic association 2 (1901–1902):10. john foord, 1901. american home missionary association, , congregational home missionary society. home missionary 74-76 (1901–1903):7. executive committee of american home missionary society, 1902. american missionary association, , congregational home missionary society. american missionary (1901):198. barton, james l. appreciation of dr. ament . missionary herald (february 1909). bellamy, francis rufus. article in new outlook. outlook publishing company, inc., 1901. see pages 377-388 ament. brotherhood of locomotive firemen (u.s.). locomotive firemen s magazine. vol. 31. brotherhood of locomotive fireman, 1901. page 292. chautauqua institution. chauta...

Redevelopment Coventry

the whittle arch outside transport museum, named after sir frank whittle millennium square night, showing time zone clock designed francoise schein whittle arch soaring above major improvements continue regenerate city centre. phoenix initiative, designed mjp architects, reached final shortlist 2004 riba stirling prize , has won total of 16 separate awards. published in book phoenix : architecture/art/regeneration in 2004. further major developments potentially afoot, particularly swanswell project, intended deepen swanswell pool , link coventry canal basin, coupled creation of urban marina , wide parisian-style boulevard. possible second phase of phoenix initiative in offing, although both of these plans still on drawing-board. on 16 december 2007, ikea s first city centre store in uk opened, in coventry. the river sherbourne runs under coventry s city centre; river paved on during rebuilding after second world war , not commonly known. when new rebuild of coventry city centre...

Species and numbers used Animal testing on non-human primates

covance primate-testing lab, vienna, virginia, 2004–5 most of nhps used 1 of 3 species of macaques, accounting 79% of primates used in research in uk, , 63% of federally funded research grants projects using primates in u.s. lesser numbers of marmosets, tamarins, spider monkeys, owl monkeys, vervet monkeys, squirrel monkeys, , baboons used in uk , us. while not issuing licenses approving use of great apes, such gorillas, chimpanzees, , orangutans in experimentation, britain has not outlawed practice in u.s., research laboratories employ use of 1,133 chimpanzees of october 2006. in united states, 65,000 nhps used in 2012,. purpose-bred, while caught in wild. annual figure has held steady since 1973. in 2011 in eu, 0.05% of animals used in animal testing procedures non-human primates. in 2013, 2,202 non-human primates used in uk. in 1996, british animal procedures committee recommended new measures dealing nhps. use of wild-caught primates banned, except exceptional , specific justific...

Geology Fichtel Mountains

1 geology 1.1 mountain building 1.2 variscan orogeny: mountains depths of sea 1.3 alpine orogeny creates new pressures 1.4 predominant rock types geology early mountain building geologically fichtel massif consists of granite. history of orogeny begins in precambrian eon 750–800 million years ago. time truncated uplands of once-towering mountain chain left. subsequently area covered sea, , rivers transported sediments old eroding mountains on coast. these sediments deposited layers of clay, sand , limestone. at beginning of cambrian period, 570 million years ago, these beds folded , raised form new mountains. high temperatures , pressure during mountain folding process, lasted upper carboniferous period, created metamorphic rock. shale layers transformed phyllites , schists, sandstones metamorphosed quartzite , limestone produced wunsiedel marble. these mountains, may have been several kilometres high, eroded sea level again. typical granite rocks in fichtel mountains: rudolfstein near...

Structure Hubballi Airport

hubli airport upgraded spread on 615 acres (249 ha) , has 1 runway oriented 08/26, 2,280 metres (7,480 ft) in length. apron measures 13,500 square metres (145,000 sq ft), while terminal building measures 370 square metres (4,000 sq ft) , can handle 400 passengers. new apron has capacity park 3 airbus a320 aircraft , has 6 check in counters. airport has basic air navigation , landing aids papi , ndb. has helipad. runway extension work has been completed. apron connected runway 2 perpendicular taxiways.

Festivals Punjabi cinema

^ fourth `punjabi film festival` concludes in amritsar .  ^ amritsar plays host second punjabi film festival .  ^ film festival showcase stories sikh perspective .  ^ 2012 sikh international film festival guide: sikhs explore pride, prejudice in films .  ^ toronto sikh film festival returns .  ^ chaitanya s uncourtly tale of law @ chandigarh cinema festival . www.hindustantimes.com/. 30 august 2015. retrieved 6 september 2015.  ^ students strike brave act, 3 ftii alumni . indian express. 1 september 2015. retrieved 6 september 2015.  ^ setting new benchmark . indian express. 29 august 2015. retrieved 6 september 2015.  ^ fourth edition of chandigarh cinema festival kicks off . www.hindustantimes.com/. 28 august 2015. retrieved 6 september 2015. 

Population Earl's Court

typical earl s court mansion blocks following second world war number of polish immigrants settled in earl s court area leading earl s court road being dubbed danzig corridor . during late 1960s large transient population of australian , new zealand travellers began use earl s court uk hub , on time gained name kangaroo valley . @ time 1 of cheapest areas close central london, , until 1990s remained down-at-heel district compared more upmarket neighbours north , east. area was, long time, place buy , sell ubiquitous vw camper van. moved off in direction of new north road (near old street ec1) in 1980s. today, while there still significant numbers of students or other people on temporary visas, many of australians , new zealanders appear have moved on now-cheaper areas further north , west. name kangaroo valley (see little australia) lingers on in usage of older expatriate australasians , australasian visitors, alternative nickname kangaroo court . the change in area s population l...

History Malborghetto Valbruna

fort hensel the austrian habsburgs, carinthian dukes since 1335, had border fortress built @ malborgeth, occupied venice in 1616, french revolutionary troops led general andré masséna during war of first coalition in 1797, , again french imperial forces under napoleon s stepson eugène de beauharnais in 1805. again attacked beauharnais troops during war of fifth coalition in 1809, defended austrian contingent under command of captain friedrich hensel 14 17 may. succumbed french, prevented arrival @ battle of aspern-essling on may 21, austrian archduke charles able repel napoleon s forces. malborgeth fortress named fort hensel in honour of captain, of men killed in battle. after world war , dissolution of austro-hungarian empire, malborghetto , canal valley adjudicated kingdom of italy according treaty of saint-germain , 1915 london pact. in course of 1939 south tyrol option agreement between italy , nazi germany, of german-speaking population resettled carinthia.

Negative temperature coefficient Temperature coefficient

most ceramics exhibit negative temperature dependence of resistance behaviour. effect governed arrhenius equation on wide range of temperatures: r = a ⋅ e b t {\displaystyle r=a\cdot e^{\frac {b}{t}}} where r resistance, , b constants, , t absolute temperature (k). constant b related energies required form , move charge carriers responsible electrical conduction – hence, value of b increases, material becomes insulating. practical , commercial ntc resistors aim combine modest resistance value of b provides sensitivity temperature. such importance of b constant value, possible characterize ntc thermistors using b parameter equation: r = r ∞ e b t ...

Technical Viking FM

viking fm logo used 2004 2015. the station transmitted high hunsley transmitter on yorkshire wolds, near north cave, sharing 200 ft tower capital yorkshire , bbc radio humberside, on bauer humberside dab multiplex 3 transmitters, located @ high hunsley, buckton barn near bridlington , grimsby town centre. it streamed on internet via viking fm s website, making accessible listeners across united kingdom. worldwide webcasting has been suspended licensing reasons.

History WUMJ

1 history 1.1 whta hot 97.5 1.2 wpze praise 97.5 1.3 wumj, simulcast of wamj 1.4 wumj, simulcast of w275bk 1.5 wumj, simulcast of wamj history the station assigned wkue-fm call sign on december 4, 1978 on 97.7 fm. on september 3, 1990, call sign changed wqul kool 97.7 fm . as whta hot 97.5 when griffin, then-owner of station, upgraded class c3 station on july 17, 1995, tower moved closer atlanta , moved down 97.5 fm frequency. format changed mainstream urban new callsign, whta. @ launch, then- hot 97.5 first urban station in atlanta feature hip hop , rap music in regular rotation, given fact hip hop , rap music on radio still niche genre @ time atlanta in spite of major african american presence in audience , music culture. whta became second permanent urban competitor behind walr challenge heritage station wvee, although station r&b/soul-oriented until incorporated hip hop full-time in 2000. (former competitor wbts did not compete directly whta until 2001 when gravitated top ...

Geography Kuttoor (Thiruvalla)

the topography of kuttoor comprises plains, paddy fields, , small ranges. there paddy fields in ottam etukadavu , kothavithiruthi. main crops paddy, coconut, cassava, sugarcane, banana, , pepper. main water source of village manamalayar. there smaller sources of water varattar, madhurampuzha, kadhalimangalathar , ettukadavu stream.

Israel Prize Ram Loevy

loevy (left) @ symposium in tel aviv university @ delivered talk on film wasn t. the newspaper yediot ahronot reported that, israel prize winner making film secret service s torture chambers. loevy s project, film wasn t, two-part documentary on interrogation methods in israel, both within green line (episode 1) , in occupied territories (episode 2). in 1987, official commission headed former president of supreme court moshe landau ruled moderate physical pressure might necessary interrogation tool. second episode investigated being defined moderate physical pressure. 2 episodes scheduled aired 1 week apart in october–november 1993. while first episode aired planned, kirschenbaum, director-general of israel broadcasting authority, reluctant screen second episode until 3 groups interrogated prisoners—the police, shin bet, , military—responded allegations against them. both police , shin bet did, idf refused respond charges of anonymous young reservist, claimed on camera have bee...

Personnel 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1 personnel 1.1 coaching staff 1.2 returning starters 1.2.1 offense 1.2.2 defense 1.2.3 special teams 1.3 depth chart 1.4 recruiting class personnel coaching staff alabama head coach nick saban entered fifth year crimson tide s head coach 2011 season. during previous 4 years alabama, led crimson tide overall record of 38 wins, 11 losses (38–11) , 2009 national championship. in weeks after capitol 1 bowl victory, several changes made alabama coaching staff. defensive line coach bo davis resigned position serve defensive tackles coach texas, , next day chris rumph hired clemson, replace him defensive line coach. on january 12, assistant head coach , offensive line coach joe pendry announced retirement, , following day former miami interim head coach jeff stoutland hired replace him offensive line coach. on january 21, wide receivers coach , recruiting coordinator curt cignetti resigned position accept head coaching job @ indiana university of pennsylvania, , on february 7, mike groh hire...

Career Scott Thompson (comedian)

thompson @ brampton arts walk of fame star unveiling, 2014 thompson published humor book, buddy babylon: autobiography of buddy cole, , graphic novel, hollow planet, based on characters kids in hall, , has written , performed 2 one-man shows. in 2014, thompson, in character buddy cole, did series of reports on colbert report program s correspondent 2014 winter olympics.

History Captain general

1 history 1.1 republic of venice 1.2 great britain 1.3 new south wales 1.4 prussia 1.5 rhode island 1.6 connecticut 1.7 vermont 1.8 netherlands 1.9 spain 1.9.1 army 1.9.2 navy 1.9.3 air force 1.10 portugal 1.10.1 army 1.10.2 navy 1.11 france 1.12 kingdom of bavaria 1.13 papal states 1.14 czech, poland, lithuania , ukraine history the term captain general started appear in 14th century, meaning of commander in chief of army (or fleet) in field, first usage of term general in military settings. popular term in 16th , 17th centuries, various meanings depending on country, became less , less used in 18th century, substituted with, simply, general or field marshal; , after end of napoleonic wars had disappeared in european countries, except spain , former colonies. see feldhauptmann ( field captain ). other ranks of general officer, distinct field officer, had suffix general ; e.g. major general, lieutenant general, brigadier general, colonel general. republic of venice in republic of ve...

Modern usage Camisole

a woman in white camisole. lycra led closer fitting camisoles in late 2000s , 2010s. in modern usage camisole or cami loose-fitting sleeveless woman s undergarment covers top part of body shorter chemise. camisole extends waist cropped expose midriff, or extended cover entire pelvic region. camisoles manufactured light materials, commonly cotton-based, satin or silk, or stretch fabrics such lycra, nylon, or spandex. a camisole typically has thin spaghetti straps , can worn on brassiere or without one. since 1989, camisoles have come built-in underwire bra or other support eliminates need bra among prefer one. starting around 2000s, camisoles have been known used outerwear. a variety of sleeveless body shaping undergarments have been derived camisole shape, offering medium control of bust, waist and/or abdomen. such control camisoles casual of shaping garments, covering torso above chest @ or below waist. similar tight-fitting cotton or silk camisoles, straps wider, hems longer, , str...

Final selection Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

2016 oshkosh l-atv configured jltv, , equipped m153 crows ii remote weapon system integrated m2 browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun. oshkosh selected on 25 august 2015. award includes base contract , 8 option years covering 3 years of lrip , 5 years of frp. initial contract award valued @ us$114 million , 2 year lrip. lrip slated begin in first quarter of fy 2016, oshkosh commencing delivery of vehicles approximately 10 months after contract award. frp decision expected in fy 2018, , should commence in november or december 2019. contract award has value of us$6.749 billion , calls maximum of 16,901 jltvs, , includes sustainment element. jltv manufacturing performed in oshkosh, wi. oshkosh ceo, charles szews, said production contract award involve more 300 suppliers in 31 states across country. army refused detail why l-atv chosen on competitors, owing anticipations of protests either or both of losing bidders, these submitted within ten days of contract award. on 8 september 2015, r...

Fictional character biography Vulcan (Marvel Comics)

1 fictional character biography 1.1 origins 1.2 deadly genesis 1.3 rise , fall of shi ar empire 1.4 emperor vulcan 1.5 divided stand 1.6 x-men: kingbreaker 1.7 war of kings fictional character biography origins vulcan s infant body aged adolescence through shi ar incubation-accelerator. art trevor hairsine. vulcan s history began on shi ar throneworld, unborn child of christopher summers (later known corsair) , katherine summers, parents of cyclops , havok. katherine pregnant when summers abducted d ken, majestor of shi ar imperium. unborn child seemingly killed when mad emperor, in retaliation attempt corsair escape, stabbed katherine , killed her. fetus removed katherine s lifeless body , placed in incubation-accelerator, used breed slaves. result, child aged prime of adolescence. sent earth become slave erik red, emperor s hand on earth, escaped , found moira mactaggert little or no memories of or came from. took him ward , instructed him in use of nascent powers. claimed name gabri...