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On Tolkien Stratford Caldecott

^ cite error: named reference desmond invoked never defined (see page). ^ hidden presence, chesterton press (2003) asin: b000nl05re ^ pearce, joseph. catholic literary giants: field guide catholic literary landscape, ignatius 2014, isbn 9781586179441 ^ caldecott, stratford. bibliography , beauty in education ^ caldecott, stratford. lord & lady of rings , touchstone magazine, january/february 2002 ^ boss, sarah jane. mary, continuum books 2003

Protests Social conscience

members of community protesting against republican national convention of 2004 in new york. the act of following 1 s social conscience take empathy , direct in support of cause. protesting popular way of demonstrating 1 s ideologies towards particular subject in hopes of alternating outcome fit perceived sort of society should exist. protests can arise frustrations , grievances of or multiple people in response perceived problem not coincide ideal society. according social psychologist albert bandura, our expectation able change outcome of protesting known self-efficacy. people tend believe problems can solved group effort, why protesting seen popular choice. protesting not limited being group effort, , can undertaken single individual following social conscience. these protests targeted @ groups higher status of power in hopes of alternating flow of power group perceived morally correct. selection of groups not limited powerless versus powerful. powerful can protest against powerless,...

Culinary Doellingeria scabra

chwinamulmuchim in korean cuisine, chamchwi along other chwinamul varieties used main ingredient of herbal side dishes called namul. 1 of ingredients feature in bibimbap recipes. can used herb in kimchi, rice, , korean-style italian pasta dishes. used ssam vegetable. dishes chwinamulbokkeum – type of bokkeum, made parboiling , stir-frying young leaves of chamchwi ground beef, chopped scallions, vegetable oil, , toasted sesame seeds. chwinamulkimchi – type of kimchi, made soaking chamchwi in brine 3 days, seasoning soybean starch, liquorice broth, julienned red chilli, , minced ginger. chwinamulmuchim – type of namul, made blanching young chamchwi, squeezing drain water, , seasoning chopped scallions, chopped garlic, soup soy sauce, perilla oil, , toasted sesame seeds. can seasoned gochujang or doenjang, maesilcheong(plum syrup), vinegar, , sesame oil. chwissam – type of wrap dish, made wrapping julienned , stir-fried pork, balloon flower roots, eastern brakenfern, green chilli, , carro...

Fauna Flora and fauna of Tasmania

photograph of pair of captive thylacines (tasmanian tigers) @ national zoo in washington, d.c., circa 1906. the island of tasmania home thylacine, marsupial resembled wild dog. known colloquially tasmanian tiger distinctive striping across back, became extinct in mainland australia 4,000 years ago because of competition introduced dingo. owing persecution farmers, government-funded bounty hunters and, in final years, collectors overseas museums, appears have been exterminated in tasmania. the thylacine largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. thylacine 1 of 2 marsupials have pouch in both sexes (the other water opossum). male thylacine had pouch acted protective sheath, protecting male s external reproductive organs while running through thick brush. last known animal died in captivity in 1936. many alleged sightings have since been recorded, none of them confirmed. mature thylacine ranged 100 130 cm (39 51 in) long, plus tail of around 50 65 cm (20 26 in...

National fraternities and honor societies Morehouse College

1 national fraternities , honor societies 1.1 nphc 1.2 non-nphc 1.3 honor societies national fraternities , honor societies morehouse college has chapters of several national fraternities , honor societies: nphc kappa alpha psi fraternity (pi chapter) phi beta sigma fraternity (chi chapter) omega psi phi fraternity (psi chapter) iota phi theta fraternity (alpha pi chapter) alpha phi alpha fraternity (alpha rho chapter) non-nphc the tiger 6- maa t chapter of groove phi groove social fellowship, inc. honor societies

Technological upgrades Tupolev Tu-142

a tu-142mr in-flight even tu-142mk entered service, korshun-k sts becoming obsolete. work began on yet improved tu-142, resulting in tu-142mz ( bear f mod. 4) korshun-kn-n sts. consisted of nashatyr-nefrit (ammonia/jade) asw avionics, included zarechye sonar system. rgb-1a , rgb-2 buoys of berkut, tu-142mz compatible rgb-16 , rgb-26 buoys. when working asw avionics, these buoys provided 50% greater coverage. kuznetsov nk-12mv replaced more-powerful nk-12mp engines, , first time, tu-142 had independent engine-starting capability addition of ta-12 auxiliary power unit. variant distinguished earlier bear fs chin fairings housing several antennas. the flight test programme started in 1985 maiden flight of converted tu-142m fitted advanced avionics; state acceptance trials began within 2 years. test results proved excellent, aircraft tracked nuclear-powered submarines of northern , pacific fleets. aircraft became operational russian naval aviation (av-mp) in 1993. last tu-142mz rolled of...

Operational history Lisunov Li-2

lisunov li-2 of aeroflot @ monino near moscow in 1994 the ps-84 had flown aeroflot passenger transport before world war ii. when germany attacked soviet union in 1941 many of ps-84s taken military use , redesignated lisunov li-2 in 1942. military models equipped 7.62 mm (.30 in) shkas machine gun, , later 12.7 mm (.50 in) ubk heavy machine gun. aircraft used transport, partisan supply, bombing, , ambulance aircraft. version designated li-2vv (vojenny variant = military variant) had redesigned nose defensive armament , carry 4 250 kg (551 lb) bombs under wings. smaller bombs carried inside fuselage , thrown out of freight hatch crew. a total of 4,937 aircraft produced of li-2 variants between 1940 , 1954 , saw extensive use in eastern europe until 1960s. last survivors in use noted in china , vietnam during 1980s. there many versions, including airliner, cargo, military transport, reconnaissance, aerial photography, parachute drop, bomber , high altitude var...

Adaptations The Hobbit

gollum depicted in 1989 comic-book adaptation david wenzel the first authorized adaptation of hobbit appeared in march 1953, stage production st. margaret s school, edinburgh. hobbit has since been adapted other media many times. the first motion picture adaptation of hobbit, 12-minute film of cartoon stills, commissioned gene deitch william l. snyder in 1966, related deitch himself. film publicly screened in new york city. in 1969 (over 30 years after first publication), tolkien sold film , merchandising rights hobbit united artists under agreement stipulating lump sum payment of £10,000 plus 7.5% royalty after costs, payable allen & unwin , author. in 1976 (three years after author s death) united artists sold rights saul zaentz company, trade tolkien enterprises. since authorized adaptations have been signed-off tolkien enterprises. in 1997 tolkien enterprises licensed film rights miramax, assigned them in 1998 new line cinema. heirs of tolkien, including son christopher tolki...

Features of interrogative sentences Interrogative

1 features of interrogative sentences 1.1 inflection 1.2 syntax 1.3 intonation , punctuation features of interrogative sentences languages may use both syntax , prosody distinguish interrogative sentences (which pose questions) declarative sentences (which state propositions). syntax refers grammatical changes, such changing word order or adding question words; prosody refers changes in intonation while speaking. languages mark interrogatives morphologically, i.e. inflection of verb. given language may use 1 or more of these methods in combination. inflection certain languages mark interrogative sentences using particular inflection of verb (this may described interrogative mood of verb). languages degree of feature include irish, scottish gaelic, welsh, greenlandic, nenets, central alaskan yup ik, turkish, korean , venetian. in varieties of venetian, interrogative verb endings have developed out of subject pronoun, placed after verb in questions way of inversion (see following section...

Illustration and design The Hobbit

runes , english letter values assigned them tolkien, used in several of original illustrations , designs hobbit. even maps, of tolkien proposed five, considered , debated. wished thror s map tipped in (that is, glued in after book has been bound) @ first mention in text, , moon-letters (almost identical anglo-saxon runes) on reverse seen when held light. in end cost, shading of maps, difficult reproduce, resulted in final design of 2 maps endpapers, thror s map, , map of wilderland, both printed in black , red on paper s cream background. originally allen & unwin planned illustrate book endpaper maps, tolkien s first tendered sketches charmed publisher s staff opted include them without raising book s price despite cost. encouraged, tolkien supplied second batch of illustrations. publisher accepted of these well, giving first edition ten black-and-white illustrations plus 2 endpaper maps. illustrated scenes were: hill: hobbiton-across-the-water, trolls, mountain path, misty mountai...

Bohn’s nodules Gingival cyst

bohn s nodule in nine-month-old baby bohn’s nodules, described heinrich bohn in 1886 mucous gland cysts , distributed on junction of hard , soft palate. derived minor salivary glands. found @ junction of hard , soft palate, , along lingual , buccal parts of dental ridges, away midline. these nodules 1-3 mm in size, , filled keratin. bohn classified cysts in alveolar ridges mucous gland cysts. however, century later shown these cysts microkeratocysts.

Pre-season 2014–15 West Ham United F.C. season

1 pre-season 1.1 absolute sports travel cup 1.2 football united tour 1.3 schalke 04 cup 1.4 marathonbet cup pre-season west ham played first ever games in country, on pre-season tour of new zealand. in july 2014 played wellington phoenix @ eden park, auckland on 23 july , sydney fc @ wellington s westpac stadium on 26 july. while in country, squad met huge fan base, including many australia-based supporters group sydney hammers. competed in pre-season 2014 schalke 04 cup in august in germany. other teams competing newcastle united, schalke 04 , málaga. on 28 june, announced west ham participate in inaugural absolute sports travel cup hosted football league 2 side cambridge united. along hosts joined la liga side espanyol , ukrainian premier league side shakhtar donetsk. fixtures pre-season tournament released on 2 july, west ham face shakhtar donetsk on 19 july , espanyol on 20 july. absolute sports travel cup football united tour schalke 04 cup matches played on 90 minutes, no added t...

Subtypes Conantokin

1 subtypes 1.1 conantokin-g (con-g) 1.2 conantokin-t (con-t) 1.3 conantokin-r (con-r) 1.4 conantokin-l (con-l) 1.5 conantokin-pr1, -pr2 , –pr3 (con-pr1, con-pr2 , con-pr3) 1.6 conantokin-p (con-p) , conantokin-e (con-e) 1.7 conantokin-rl-a (con-rl-a) 1.8 conantokin-br (con-br) subtypes conantokin-g (con-g) also known “sleeper peptide” or cgx-1007, con-g small peptide isolated fish-hunting snail, conus geographus. best-characterized conantokin, , acts functional inhibitor of nmdar. con-g shows potential neuroprotective agent in ischemic , excitotoxic brain injury, neuronal apoptosis, pain, epilepsy, , research tool in drug addiction , alzheimer s disease. con-g blocks nmdar-mediated excitatory postsynaptic currents (epscs). con-g reduces strength of excitotoxic intracellular ca actions , blocks different neuronal injuries in vitro. in injuries con-g shows exceptional prolongation of therapeutic window. con-g can reverse established allodynia , can reverse thermal hypersensitivity induce...

Second World War Townsville

a statue of robert towns placed in flinders square in recognition of contribution establishment of townsville. during second world war, city host more 50,000 american , australian troops , air crew, , became major staging point battles in south west pacific. large united states armed forces contingent supported war effort 7 airfields , other bases around city , in region. first bombing raid on rabaul, in papua new guinea, on 23 february 1942 was carried out 6 b-17s based near townsville. some of units based in townsville were: no. 3 fighter sector raaf, wulguru & north ward 1 wireless unit, pimlico & stuart & roseneath north eastern area command hq, townsville, sturt street (now federation building) castle hill, townsville underground tunnels & bunkers green st. bunker, west end, sidney street west end, project 81 (now ses building) 96th engineer battalion (which mutinied in april 1942.) in july 1942, 3 small japanese air raids conducted against townsville, importan...

Language Kashubians

in 2011 population census 108,100 people declared kashubian language. the classification of kashubian language or dialect has been controversial. diachronic point of view of historical linguistics, kashubian, slovincian, polabian , polish, lechitic west slavic language, while synchronic point of view group of polish dialects. given past nationalist interests of germans , poles in kashubia, barbour , carmichel state: case division of dialect continuum separate languages, there scope here manipulation. a standard kashubian language not exist despite attempts create one, rather variety of dialects spoken differ each other. vocabulary influenced both german , polish. there other traditional slavic ethnic groups inhabiting pomerania, including kociewiacy, borowiacy , krajniacy. these dialects tend fall between kashubian , polish dialects of greater poland , mazovia, krajniak dialect indeed heavily influenced kashubian, while borowiak , kociewiak dialects more closer greater polish , mazo...

Portuguese infantes Infante

coronet of portuguese infante infante had no feminine form @ first in portugal , may compared infanções of lower portuguese nobility, cadets of families no prospect of inheriting main possessions of noble families belonged, being distinguished in law prerogatives, little patrimony. later, word infanta emerged in portugal feminised form applied portuguese princesses after 16th , 17th centuries. also, after edward, king of portugal, in 15th century, heir apparent , eldest son, or daughter if there no son, came styled prince or princess . first prince in portugal future afonso v, eldest son, maybe adopting french royal style english influence imported philippa of lancaster s retinue. after accession of house of braganza throne, honorific of serene (sereníssimo) prefixed title of infante (sereníssima infanta), since complete appellation of dynasty serene house of braganza (sereníssima casa de bragança), style granted pope. style, however, not seem have been used title of prince roya...

Legacy John Macarthur (wool pioneer)

australian $2 note depicting macarthur. in recognition of contribution australian agriculture, macarthur honoured postage stamp issued on centenary of death in 1934 (depicting merino ram). the division of macarthur named in honour of john , elizabeth macarthur in 1949. john macarthur s image , merino ram appeared on first australian $2 note in 1966. both elizabeth farm , camden park estates heritage listed , looked after. available tours , other events, allowing public learn history of both. he character in eleanor dark s semi-fictional australian classic trilogy timeless land. features in naomi novik s fantasy novel tongues of serpents.

Changes and re-development Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

the gondola summit hole in wall backcountry ski attraction before , during changes of ownership, ski area underwent major changes. resort went 16 chairs in 1980s 23 today. new gondola built ends @ visitor center @ 11,053 feet (3,369 m). visitor center has telescopes , historical displays. almost old, slow, double chair lifts replaced high-speed quad, , six-seater lifts, traveling @ around 1000 feet per minute. these modernizations, resort longtime customer doppelmayr group. several old lifts removed. mid-chalet, once had picnic tables on roof, remodeled in 2000s, renamed mccoy station, , features gourmet foods , cafeteria. large vintage photos of mccoy , family can found hanging ceiling there. mill cafe, small rustic bar , snack area added in 2000s. in 2011, chair 5 chosen upgraded 2011-2012 season. chair 5 upgraded yan-fixed 3 person chair doppelmayr high speed quad. ride time reported half long, , capacity increased 1800 hour estimated 2400 people hour. in line tradition, chair g...

Elizabeth Farm John Macarthur (wool pioneer)

camden park house elizabeth farm hambledon cottage elizabeth farm house 1 of oldest remaining farmhouses in australia, though remains of initial house said 1 room. regarded 1 of premier examples of colonial architecture in australia. macarthur wrote brother: in centre of farm have built excellent brick house, 68 feet (21m) in front, , 18 feet (5.5m) in breadth. has no upper story, consists of 4 rooms on ground floor… the initial house rectangular in plan, divided down middle hallway 2 rooms on either side. house underwent many changes both after construction , on time, first of being addition of north verandah. verandah sign of prestige indicated occupant of more leisured social class. elizabeth farm verandah believed 1 of first of nature in australia giving birth feature has become characteristic of rural homesteads in country, tradition continues present day. hambleden cottage built in 1824 (by john macarthur , henry kitchen), in colonial georgian style, few hundred yards away @ bot...

Architectural Legacy John Macarthur (wool pioneer)

camden park house elizabeth farm hambledon cottage elizabeth farm house 1 of oldest remaining farmhouses in australia, though remains of initial house said 1 room. regarded 1 of premier examples of colonial architecture in australia. macarthur wrote brother: in centre of farm have built excellent brick house, 68 feet (21m) in front, , 18 feet (5.5m) in breadth. has no upper story, consists of 4 rooms on ground floor… the initial house rectangular in plan, divided down middle hallway 2 rooms on either side. house underwent many changes both after construction , on time, first of being addition of north verandah. verandah sign of prestige indicated occupant of more leisured social class. elizabeth farm verandah believed 1 of first of nature in australia giving birth feature has become characteristic of rural homesteads in country, tradition continues present day. hambleden cottage built in 1824 (by john macarthur , henry kitchen), in colonial georgian style, few hundred yards away @ bot...

December 2012 Deaths in December 2012

1 december 2012 1.1 1 1.2 2 1.3 3 1.4 4 1.5 5 1.6 6 1.7 7 1.8 8 1.9 9 1.10 10 1.11 11 1.12 12 1.13 13 1.14 14 1.15 15 1.16 16 1.17 17 1.18 18 1.19 19 1.20 20 1.21 21 1.22 22 1.23 23 1.24 24 1.25 25 1.26 26 1.27 27 1.28 28 1.29 29 1.30 30 1.31 31 december 2012 1 jovan belcher, 25, american football player (kansas city chiefs), suicide gunshot. josé bénazéraf, 90, french film director , producer. arthur chaskalson, 81, south african judge, chief justice (2001–2005), leukaemia. mitchell cole, 27, english footballer (southend united, stevenage borough), complications of heart defect. john crigler, 76, american basketball player (university of kentucky). steve fox, 54, english footballer, cancer. dee harvey, 47, american r&b singer. rick majerus, 64, american college basketball coach (university of utah, saint louis university), heart failure. ezroy millwood, 70, jamaican transport businessman. gerard parker, 76, american cherokee tribal leader, principal chief of eastern band of cherok...