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Fulani conquest and rule Kano Emirate

1850 steel engraving of kano at beginning of 19th century, fulani islamic leader usman dan fodio led jihad affecting of northern nigeria, leading emergence of sokoto caliphate. kano became largest , prosperous province of empire. 1 of last major slave societies, high percentages of enslaved population long after atlantic slave trade had been cut off. heinrich barth, classical scholar spent several years in northern nigeria in 1850s, estimated percentage of slaves in kano @ least 50%, of whom lived in slave villages. from 1893 until 1895, 2 rival claimants throne fought civil war. of royal slaves, yusufu victorious on tukur, , claimed title of emir.

Presenting concerts James Mayhew

james mayhew painting rimsky-korsakov s scheherazade orchestra of music makers @ cheltenham music festival. since 2007 mayhew has devised , presented classical music concerts children many different orchestras, ensembles , soloists. these events incorporate narration , live illustration, painted in time music, , projected. have included peter , wolf, firebird, swan lake, pictures @ exhibition, young person s guide orchestra, planets, william tell , scheherazade. in 2016 made debut @ royal albert hall. mayhew s collaborations include concerts carducci quartet, orchestra of music makers singapore, docklands sinfonia, chetham s symphony orchestra, baroque specialists realm of music, , russian pianist alexander ardakov. in 2013 designed sets , costumes major production of opera noye s fludde in tewkesbury abbey, celebrate benjamin britten s centenary year, , part of role guest director of 2013 cheltenham music festival. in february 2017 composer bernard hughes adapted mayhew s knight took ...

Alternative valuations Chess piece relative value

there different types of doubled pawns; see diagram. white s doubled pawns on b-file best situation in diagram, since advancing pawns , exchanging can them un-doubled , mobile. doubled b-pawn worth 0.75 points. if black pawn on a6 on c6, not possible dissolve doubled pawn, , worth 0.5 points. doubled pawn on f2 worth 0.5 points. second white pawn on h-file worth 0.33 points, , additional pawns on file worth 0.2 points (berliner 1999:18–20).

Club Arzu Karabulut

arzu karabulut playing konak belediyespor in 2014–15 season. karabulu entered sc fortuna köln @ age of ten, , ran through youth teams. played 2007 2010 in cologne-based club, competing in regionalliga. in summer of 2010, transferred bayer 04 leverkusen ii, rival team in league. regular team member since then. she made debut in frauen-bundesliga playing in first team of club in match against ff usv jena on november 27, 2011. in july 2014, transferred bayer 04 leverkusen ii in germany, scored 26 goals in 52 games of last 3 seasons, konak belediyespor in izmir, turkey. arzu karabulut transferred trabzon İdmanocağı after playing 9 games , scoring 2 goals in 2014–15 season konak belediyespor. scored 7 goals in first match of league s 2015–16 season, ended 19–0 new team. finished 2015-16 season top scorer 23 goals netted in 17 league matches. by october 2017, transferred istanbul-based club ataşehir belediyespor.

Race 2010 Honda Indy Edmonton

scott dixon (pictured in 2011) won race after hélio castroneves demoted blocking power. briscoe passed chip ganassi racing drivers after held slower cars move second place on lap 29. green-flag pit stops began 4 laps later. wilson spun @ end of backstretch while braking turn ten on 36th lap after right-rear shock absorber failed , drove pit box repair damage vehicle. danica patrick attempted pass baugette around inside on lap 39, lost control of car , ran wide infield grass section , rejoined track in 17th without damaging suspension. andretti s front wing came apart on lap 46 while holding 4 cars, , scheckter ran wide 4 cars passed andretti. first full course caution of event necessitated on following lap when alex lloyd spun grass , stalled engine. andretti made pit stop replacement front wing during caution. racing resumed @ start of lap 51 power leading castroneves, briscoe , dixon. shortly afterward, de silvestro hit behind viso overheated brakes, , went turn 1 tyre barrier, causi...

Franchise history San Antonio Stars

1 franchise history 1.1 utah starzz years (1997–2002) 1.2 relocation san antonio 1.3 stars fall short (2003–06) 1.4 picking things (2007–08) 1.5 struggling stars (2009–10) 1.6 stars align in san antonio (2011–2017) 1.7 relocation las vegas 1.8 uniforms franchise history the utah starzz years (1997–2002) one of 8 original wnba teams, utah starzz (partially named after old aba team, utah stars, zz @ end utah jazz) never met same success (former) counterpart in nba, utah jazz. held distinction of having worst record in wnba in 1997 , first team select in 1998 wnba draft. selection, picked 7 ft. 2 in. center margo dydek, became tallest player in wnba history. unfortunately, pickup of dydek did little cause , again finished near bottom of league in 1998 & 1999 seasons. starzz posted winning record in 2000, did not make playoffs. in 2001, utah starzz made playoffs first time, swept in first round sacramento monarchs. in 2002, starzz made playoffs again, , time beat houston comets in ...

Associated chapels Kilwinning Abbey

launch of archaeological dig in august 2010 the public , vips @ launch of archaeological dig in august 2010 three or possibly 4 chapels associated abbey may have existed before reformation; 1 in vicinity of either chapelholm wood or benslie wood; 1 @ weirston; @ stanecastle gate; , fourth near drukken steps. evidence these chapels chapelcroft farm existed near laigh moncur, becoming old deer shelter in deer park, , chapel bridge on lugton water. john rankin in 1694 recorded living @ eglinton chapel . weirston chapel said have been private chapel of montgomerie family, dedicated saint wyssyn , in use late 1570. father elmerides hentyson may have been priest. placename ladyha survives near weirston, reminder of our lady , virgin mary; farms here of name recorded in hearth tax records of 1690s.