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Americas List of multilingual countries and regions

a trash can in seattle labeled in 4 languages: english, chinese (垃圾), vietnamese (should rác), , spanish. tagalog uses spanish word. argentina has several ethnic communities of european (esp. welsh language in patagonia), asian , indigenous origins (the andean , northeast regions), speak own languages, spanish sole official language of country. aruba: papiamento , dutch official languages, spanish , english spoken. 4 languages taught in schools. belize: english, spanish , mayan languages have official usage, although legacy of british rule emphasised english commonly used official purposes though majority hispanophone. bolivia officially multilingual, supporting spanish , 36 native languages. brazil, portuguese (official) , upwards 100 languages spoken in urban areas (european , asian) , indigenous languages in amazon. use of indigenous languages in primary education enshrined in constitution. espírito santo — german , east pomeranian recognized constitution part of state s cultural he...

History National Register of Historic Places listings in Ramsey County, Minnesota

ramsey county ramsey county county located in southeastern part of u.s. state of minnesota, bounded in places mississippi river, hennepin county, anoka county, washington county, , dakota county. of county seat, saint paul, in county, including saint paul s west side neighborhood, south of mississippi river. the county s historic places include houses, places of worship, commerce, , education, , community centers , infrastructure. several districts encompass several structures of related historic significance. of oldest structures in state in ramsey county, representing earliest of non-indigenous residents in state. northernmost natural port on upper mississippi river, saint paul grew, handling both river , rail freight , passenger traffic. minneapolis (in hennepin county) surpassed saint paul in volume of commerce, saint paul remained relevant state capital , associated government services , employment kept county growing. several of sites related various first-generation immigrant ...

Poker career Marvin Rettenmaier

1 poker career 1.1 wsop 1.2 ept 1.3 wpt 1.4 other participations 1.5 achievements poker career rettenmaier first appeared on poker radar in december 2009, when finished runner-up payman mahourvand in main event of christmas poker festival in wisbaden, germany. on next year, rettenmaier made through 10 major live tournaments. end of 2011, marvin had cashed further 25 times , had deal titan poker. @ time managed 1 of bests scores - winning french poker series finale, february 2011. marvin became known after winning wpt merit cyprus classic main event more $1,196,858. in interview afterwards said: feel amazing! wanted bad , just...amazing! wsop marvin rettenmaier made 19 wsop cashes. first cash comes june 2010 $1,500 no limit hold em tournament, got out @ 7th position , cashed 78,681 , chance turned out biggest cash also. afterwards made notable games , lot of itm. in interview talking success in wsop fields said: think germans in general have lot of discipline , work hard. , think ever...

Carter Kane List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan

carter kane 1 of 2 main protagonists , narrators; descendant of narmer , of ramses great. son of julius , ruby kane. after death of mother (when 8 years old), spent 6 years travelling world egyptologist father. after father captured god set during red pyramid, carter spends of time sister sadie , uncle amos kane. becomes host of horus in first novel, , collaborates , receives advice god. develops romantic relationship shabti of magician zia rashid, , subsequently spends of time trying find real zia , demonstrate feelings toward her. father, carter has dark skin , hair, quite different both mother , sister. when living father, carter dressed impeccably julius when relaxing, adopts more casual style when goes live @ brooklyn house. though not 1 flout rules, carter brave , courageous enough pursue way of gods despite house of life s disapproval. specialty combat magic; preferred weapon khopesh. given leadership responsibilities , struggles accept role, until willingly becomes pharaoh of...

Video games Ghostbusters (franchise)

in playstation home, playstation 3 s online community-based social gaming network, loot interactive, in association atari , terminal reality, released ghostbusters-themed apartment space on june 18, 2009. called ghostbusters firehouse: on location , space dedicated 25th anniversary of ghostbusters , worldwide release on blu-ray. firehouse personal space detailed replica of 3 floor ghostbusters headquarters original film, including ghost containment unit in basement, garage , office areas on 1st floor, plus living room, laboratory, fire poles, bedroom , bathroom areas. family guy: quest stuff 2014 halloween event features ghostbusters theme commemorate film s 30th anniversary. story involves peter, cleveland, joe, , quagmire becoming ghostbusters fight paranormal invasion in quahog. included in event ghostbuster uniforms peter , company, ghostbuster firehouse, , ecto-1.

Life and career Nina Jacobson

1 life , career 1.1 career 1.2 disney exec 1.3 release disney 1.4 color force 1.5 other 1.6 personal life life , career early career jacobson born in los angeles, jewish family. in 1987, graduated brown university. began film career documentary researcher. joined disney in 1987 story analyst dismissed in management change. in 1988, joined silver pictures director of film development. later head of development @ macdonald/parkes productions before joined universal pictures senior vice president of production. there, took part in development , production of such projects twelve monkeys , dazed , confused. later, jacobson became senior film executive @ dreamworks skg responsible developing lies beneath. takes credit idea behind dreamworks first animated feature antz. speaking of mode of working while listening pitches new films, said, start obligatory chat weather, traffic, sports or politics. concludes chitchat (usually me) , writer or schpiel. dog , pony. desired outcome me love sto...

Specifications .28Curtiss K-12.29 Curtiss K-12

1 specifications (curtiss k-12) 1.1 general characteristics 1.2 components 1.3 performance specifications (curtiss k-12) general characteristics type: 12-cylinder liquid-cooled v bore: 4.5 in (114.3 mm) stroke: 6.0 in (152.4 mm) displacement: 1,145.1 cu in (18.77 l) components cooling system: liquid performance power output: 375 hp @ 2,250 rpm

History Vidin

1 history 1.1 hungarian occupation of vidin 1.2 ottomans 1.3 modern rule history vidin emerged @ place of old celtic settlement known dunonia. settlement evolved roman fortified town called bononia. town grew 1 of important centres of province of upper moesia, encompassing territory of modern north-western bulgaria , eastern serbia. when slavs settled in area, called town badin or bdin, modern name comes from. similarly, anna komnene refers vidynē (Βιδύνη) in alexiad. the central streets of vidin orthodox cathedral of st dimitar (st dimitrius) vidin s main landmark, baba vida fortress, built in period 10th 14th century. in middle ages vidin used important bulgarian city, bishop seat , capital of large province. between 971 , 976 town center of samuil s possessions while brothers ruled south. in 1003 vidin seized basil ii after eight-month siege because of betrayal of local bishop. importance once again rose during second bulgarian empire (1185–1422) , despots influential figures in emp...

Revolutionary France .281795.E2.80.931812.29 Units of measurement in France

a clock of republican era showing both decimal , standard time. the french revolution , subsequent napoleonic wars marked end of age of enlightenment. forces of change had been brewing manifest across of france, including way in units of measure should defined. savants of day favoured use of system of units inter-related , used decimal basis. there wish units of measure should people , time , therefore not dependent on artefact owned 1 particular nation. tallyrand, @ prompting of savant condorcet, approached british , americans in 1790s proposals of joint effort define metre. in end, these approaches came nothing , france decided go alone . decimal time introduced in decree of 5 october 1793 under day divided 10 decimal hours , hour 100 decimal minutes , decimal minute 100 decimal seconds . decimal hour corresponded 2 hr 24 min, decimal minute 1.44 min , decimal second 0.864 s. the implementation of decimal time proved immense task , under articl...

References Dioclesian

sources muller, julia. words , music in henry purcell s first semi-opera, dioclesian , edward mellen press, lewiston ny, 1990. muller, frans. flying dragons , dancing chairs @ dorset garden: staging dioclesian in theatre notebook, vol.xlvii,(1993), no.2. muller, julia , frans. purcell s dioclesian on dorset garden stage in performing music of henry purcell ed. michael burden, clarendon press, oxford, 1996. muller, julia. prophetess: or, history of dioclesian in henry purcell s operas; complete texts ed. michael burden, oxford university press, oxford,2000 curtis price. dioclesian , grove music online, ed. l. macy (accessed july 22, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).

Campus Saint Michael's College

1 campus 1.1 demographics 1.2 sustainability 1.3 housing 1.3.1 main campus 1.3.2 north campus 1.3.3 major additions campus aerial shot of main campus the college consists of 2 campuses, main (also called south) , north. the main campus original , largest, of classrooms, administration buildings , residence halls. quad anchored durick library west , chapel of saint michael archangel east. 3 academic halls, cheray hall, jeanmarie hall, , saint edmund s hall, along mccarthy arts center line quad south. alliot student center , 4 underclass residence halls wall quad on north. also located on main campus doc jacobs athletic fields, ross sports center , tarrant recreation center, founder s hall, houses administrative offices, , hoehl welcome center, houses admissions office. standing @ main gateway of school, admission interviews prospective students held in hoehl. north campus, 1 mile (1.6 km) main campus, features additional residence halls, apartments, , sloane art center, has studio a...

Main Western and Richmond lines North Shore, Northern & Western Line

diagram of western line prior merger in 2013 the main western line opened penrith in 1863 branch junction main south line @ granville. electrification reached parramatta in 1928 , penrith in 1955. a branch line opened richmond in 1864 under stewardship of engineer james moore. electrification riverstone richmond opened in august 1991. through running , sydney commenced in 1992. trains main western , richmond lines run western line.

History North Shore, Northern & Western Line

1 history 1.1 railway line history 1.1.1 main western , richmond lines 1.1.2 north shore line 1.1.3 main northern , epping chatswood lines history following victory in 2011 new south wales election, o farrell government embarked on reform of transport in new south wales. in november 2011, new organisation, transport nsw, created improve planning , coordination of transport projects , services. organisation developed new rail timetable , branding, put effect on 20 october 2013. saw merger of north shore line , western line (berowra - city via gordon emu plains or richmond via strathfield) northern line (hornsby - city via macquarie park epping via strathfield). new numbering system introduced , line given number t1. railway line history the north shore, northern & western line utilises number of different railway lines , result of various schemes link lines together. line centred around main suburban railway line runs central granville. main northern , main western lines branch main...

Historical units of measure Dutch units of measurement

1 historical units of measure 1.1 weight 1.2 length 1.3 area 1.4 volume historical units of measure when charlemagne crowned holy roman emperor in 800 ad, empire included of modern-day western europe including netherlands , belgium. charlemagne introduced standard system of measurement across domains using names such pound , foot . @ treaty of verdun, empire divided between charlemagne s 3 grandsons , lothair received central portion, stretching netherlands in north burgundy , provence in south. further fragmentation followed , various parts of empire modified units of measures in manner suited local lord. start of religious wars, territories made netherlands, still part of holy roman empire, had passed lordship of king of spain. each territory had own variant of original carolignian units of measure. under treaty of westphalia in 1648, 7 protestant territories owed nominal allegiance prince of orange ceded holy roman empire , established own confederacy each kept own system of meas...

Very large locks Lock (water navigation)

berendrecht lock (right) , zandvliet lock (left), located @ entrance port of antwerp (top) scheldt (foreground) barges @ lock on mississippi river the world s largest lock was, until 2016, berendrecht lock, giving access port of antwerp in belgium. in 2016 kieldrechtsluis in same port became largest. lock 500 m (1,600 ft) long, , 68 m (223 ft) wide , drops 17.8 m (58 ft), , has 4 sliding lock gates. size of locks cannot compared without considering difference in water level designed operate under. example, bollène lock on river rhône has fall of @ least 23 m (75 ft), leerstetten, eckersmühlen , hilpoltstein locks on rhine–main–danube canal have fall of 24.67 m (80.9 ft), each , oskemen lock on irtysh river in kazakhstan has drop of 42 m (138 ft). total volume of water considered in lock equals product of length, breadth , difference in water levels. lock staircases used in attempt reduce total volume of water required in relati...

Station layout Ōsaki Station

a single locomotive on yamanote freight line between yamanote line , shōnan-shinjuku line platforms, may 2006 the station has 4 island platforms serving 8 tracks. platforms 1 4 yamanote line, , 5 8 shared saikyō line, shōnan-shinjuku line, , rinkai line. Ōsaki 1 of stations on yamanote line loop trains put , taken out of service. therefore has 4 tracks (two in each direction) yamanote line not interfere continuing trains (trains go several rounds before being taken out). chest-high platform edge doors introduced on yamanote line platforms 22 december 2012. there 2 sets of ticket barriers: north , south gates. north gate provides access east , west exits, while south gate provides access new east , new west exits. platforms facilities the station has midori no madoguchi staffed ticket office. toilet facilities located inside ticket barriers, close north gate.

Life Gyula Fényi

commemorative plaque on birthplace (sopron, hungary) monument gyula fényi (kalocsa, hungary). he born in sopron, hungary, eleventh child of merchant family. in 1864 became member of society of jesus, , sent kalocsa instructor of chemistry, mathematics, physics , natural history of world. studied @ university @ innsbruck beginning in 1874, trained in theology, mathematics , physics. after completing studies in 1878, return teaching , serve assistant @ haynald observatory in kalocsa. in 1885 became director of observatory, , remain @ post until retiring due poor health in 1913. continued astronomical observations in retirement. fényi gyula noted observations of sun, including spectroscopic studies of solar prominences, sun spots. first person demonstrate correlation between number of solar prominences , number of sun spots. between 1880 until 1919 assembled on 6,000 drawings of sun, using same instrument. (these drawings archived @ heliophysical observatory, in debrecen, hungary.) publis...

Intelligence work serving America Military history of Jewish Americans

henry alfred kissinger (born may 27, 1923) german jewish american political scientist, diplomat, , recipient of nobel peace prize. served eighth national security advisor (1969–1975) , later concurrently fifty sixth secretary of state (1973–1977) in administrations of presidents richard nixon , gerald ford. after term, opinion still sought out many following presidents. kissinger born heinz alfred kissinger in fürth, bavaria, weimar republic family of german jews. father, louis kissinger (1887–1982) schoolteacher. mother, paula stern kissinger (1901–1998), homemaker. surname kissinger adopted in 1817 great-great-grandfather meyer löb, after city of bad kissingen. in 1938, fleeing nazi persecution, family moved new york. never lost pronounced frankish accent, due childhood shyness made him hesitant speak. a proponent of realpolitik, kissinger played dominant role in united states foreign policy between 1969 , 1977. during period, pioneered policy of détente soviet union, orchestrated op...

Health effects Resveratrol

1 health effects 1.1 heart disease 1.2 cancer 1.3 metabolism 1.4 lifespan health effects heart disease there no evidence of benefit resveratrol in have heart disease. 2014 chinese meta-analysis found weak evidence high-dose resveratrol supplementation reduce systolic blood pressure. cancer as of 2016, there no evidence of effect of resveratrol on cancer in humans. metabolism there no conclusive human evidence effect of resveratrol on metabolism. lifespan there no evidence effect of resveratrol on lifespan in humans of 2011.

Reaction Slumdog Millionaire

1 reaction 1.1 accolades 1.2 reactions outside india 1.3 reactions india , indian diaspora 1.4 academic criticism 1.5 controversies reaction accolades slumdog millionaire critically acclaimed, named in top ten lists of various newspapers. on 22 february 2009, film won 8 out of ten academy awards nominated, including best picture , best director. eighth film ever win 8 academy awards , eleventh best picture oscar winner without single acting nomination. @ same time, taare zameen par (like stars on earth), india s submission academy award best foreign film, failed make short list of nominations , compared slumdog millionaire in indian media. the film won 7 of eleven bafta awards nominated, including best film; 4 of golden globe awards nominated, including best drama film; , 5 of 6 critics choice awards nominated. the acclaimed title sequence has been honoured nomination @ prestigious 2009 rushes soho shorts film festival in broadcast design award category in competition likes of match...

Release The Big Boss

1 release 1.1 vhs releases 1.2 dvd releases 1.3 blu-ray disc release release upon release big boss became highest-grossing film in history of hong kong , remained unsurpassed until bruce lee s second film, fist of fury. when film released in united states, death of hsiao mi, boss , cut down him being stabbed in chest knife in order receive r rating. original version of death, not shows explicit close-up of knife in chest cheng chao-an s fingers piercing rib cage , blood flowing under shirt, have given film x rating. first time scene shown in when played on cable channel amc in july 2004. columbia pictures released film re-issue in 1978 , again re-issued fist of fury studio sanctioned double feature in february 1981. miramax distributed big boss on television & streaming (hulu & netflix) along bruce lee, legend (1977), game of death, way of dragon , fist of fury. vhs releases 4 front (united kingdom) released: 17 march 1997 classification: 18 4 front(united kingdom) release...

Spectacular rise to the EuroLeague Final Four (2015–2016) PBC Lokomotiv Kuban

lokomotiv kuban hired georgios bartzokas new head coach. received wild card 2015–16 euroleague, had since achieved qualification 2016 euroleague final 4 beating fc barcelona 3–2 in playoffs. star players kuban malcolm delaney , anthony randolph, got places in all-euroleague teams. opponent during final 4 semifinal fellow russian team cska moscow. on 14 november 2016, 1 season contract signed new head coach saša obradović.

Pageantry Stephanie de Zorzi

1 pageantry 1.1 sambil model venezuela 2012 1.2 miss venezuela 2013 1.3 miss earth 2014 1.4 miss earth 2016 pageantry sambil model venezuela 2012 stephanie joined sambil model venezuela 2012, , won reina de la candelaria. @ candelaria contest met kathy pulido invited part of regional contest part of miss venezuela pageant. miss venezuela 2013 on october 10, 2013 @ crowning gala of miss venezuela 2013, stephanie placed 2nd-runner up, earning title miss venezuela earth 2013 , represent venezuela in miss earth 2014 competition. won alongside migbelis castellanos miss universe in 2014 , michelle bertolini country s representative miss international 2014. miss earth 2014 stephanie supposed fly philippines in november compete 100 other candidates alyz henrich s successor, on november 3, 2014, miss venezuela organization decided not let compete. sources state after modeling job in mexico, returned venezuela few more pounds. osmel sousa, president of miss venezuela organization, did not think ...

Results overview 2009 European Fencing Championships

1 results overview 1.1 men 1.1.1 foil individual 1.1.2 foil team 1.1.3 epée individual 1.1.4 epée team 1.1.5 sabre individual 1.1.6 sabre team 1.2 women 1.2.1 sabre individual 1.2.2 sabre team 1.2.3 foil individual 1.2.4 foil team 1.2.5 epée individual 1.2.6 Épée team results overview men foil individual foil team epée individual epée team sabre individual sabre team women sabre individual sabre team foil individual foil team epée individual Épée team

Sports Nebraska–Kearney Lopers

1 sports 1.1 football 1.2 softball 1.3 women s swim & dive sports football softball the lopers softball team appeared in first 3 women s college world series in 1969, 1970 , 1971. women s swim & dive the women s swim , dive team affiliate member of rocky mountain athletic conference (rmac).

Lovers and children Eos

eos in chariot flying on sea, red-figure krater south italy, 430–420 bc, staatliche antikensammlungen according pseudo-apollodorus, eos consorted war god ares , thereupon cursed unsatisfiable sexual desire jealous aphrodite. caused abduct number of handsome young men, notably cephalus, tithonus, orion, , cleitus. good-looking cleitus made immortal her. asked tithonus made immortal, forgot ask eternal youth, resulted in him living forever helpless old man. according hesiod tithonus eos had 2 sons, memnon , emathion. memnon fought among trojans in trojan war , slain. image dead memnon across knees, thetis dead achilles icons inspired christian pietà. eos , slain memnon on attic red-figure cup, ca. 490–480 bce, so-called memnon pietà found @ capua (louvre). the abduction of cephalus had special appeal athenian audience because cephalus local boy, , myth element appeared in attic vase-paintings , exported them. in literary myths eos kidnapped cephalus when hunting , took him syria. secon...

5th century List of Roman wars and battles

map showing paths of invasion various groups eastern , western roman territory the 5th century involves final fall of western roman empire goths, vandals, alans, huns, , franks. civil war – 432 – battle of ravenna – bonifacius defeats rival roman general flavius aetius, mortally wounded in process. war visigoths – 436 – battle of narbonne – flavius aetius again defeats visigoths led theodoric.

Factions Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

^ dan adams (2007-09-28). company of heroes: opposing fronts review . ign. retrieved 2010-08-02.  ^ alec meer (2007-09-27). company of heroes: opposing fronts review . eurogamer. retrieved 2010-08-02.  ^ official game website, british army > m7 priest ^ official game website, british army > commandos

Buildings East End Dwellings Company

dunstan houses, stepney green, london e1, built east end dwellings company in 1899 katharine buildings - cartwright street, aldgate museum house - green street, bethnal green (1888) tankerton street, king s cross (1892) meadows dwellings - mansford street (1894) ravenscroft dwellings - columbia road (1897) dunstan houses - stepney green (1899) whidborne buildings - tonbridge street, kings cross (1890s) mendip houses - kirkwall place, bethnal green (1900) shepton houses (1900) merceron houses (1901) montfort house (1901) gretton houses (1901) thornhill houses - barnsbury (1902) evesham house - old ford (1905) globe road/cyprus street block - bethnal green (1906) ^ o day, rosemary (2004). caring or controlling? east end of london in 1880s , 1890s. in: emsley, clive; johnson, eric , spierenburg, pieter eds. social control in europe: volume 2, 1800-2000. columbus, ohio, usa: ohio state university press, pp. 149–166. ^ aim25 webb, beatrice, 1858-1943: aldgate papers ^ kings cross railway la...

Formations of Unkar Group Unkar Group

deep reddish, (and dipping), dox formation overlain cardenas basalt, in contact above multi-banded, horizontal nankoweap formation-(grand canyon supergroup), downstream tanner canyon, tanner rapid, , tanner graben. the cardenas basalt composed of thin discontinuous beds of pahoehoe lava flows of olivine-rich basalt. lower part of formation consists of complexly interbedded, thin, , discontinuous beds of basalt, hyaloclastite, , sandstone form low, talus-covered slopes. upper unit of cardenas basalt consists of cliff-forming basaltic , andesitic lava flows interbedded beds of breccia, sandstone, , lapillite. no fossils have been found in cardenas basalt. cardenas basalt formed subaerial eruption of basaltic , andesitic magma in wet coastal environments such river deltas or tidal flats. angular unconformities of vastly differing magnitudes separate cardenas basalt overlying nankoweap formation , tonto group. basalt (diabase) sills , dikes intrude rocks within unkar group members below ca...

Aristocracy and the land Roman agriculture

cato elder, author of book on roman agriculture though small farms owned lower class citizens , soldiers, of land controlled noble class of rome. land ownership 1 of many distinctions set aristocracy apart lower classes. aristocracy reorganize small holdings larger more profitable farms in order compete other nobles. considered point of pride own not largest piece of land, have land grew high quality produce. marcus cato wrote when praise worthy man praise took form: husband farmer ; farming class bravest men , sturdiest soldiers come. farms produce variety of crops depending on season, , focused on trying acquire best possible farm under best possible conditions. cato discusses many of primary focuses of farmer , how distinguish great piece of land. notes farmer must take precious time examine land, looking on every detail. not did land need perfect purchase, neighbors must maintain farms because if district good, should kept. individuals looking buy piece of land had take cons...

Indian classical music Ostinato

in indian classical music, during tabla or pakhawaj solo performances , kathak dance accompaniments, conceptually similar melodic pattern known lehara (sometimes spelled lehra) or nagma played repeatedly throughout performance. melodic pattern set number of beats in rhythmic cycle (tala or taal) being performed , may based on 1 or blend of multiple ragas. the basic idea of lehara provide steady melodious framework , keep time-cycle rhythmic improvisations. serves auditory workbench not soloist audience appreciate ingenuity of improvisations , merits of overall performance. in indian classical music, concept of sam (pronounced sum ) carries paramount importance. sam target unison beat (and first beat) of rhythmic cycle. second important beat khali, complement of sam. besides these 2 prominent beats, there other beats of emphasis in given taal, signify khand s (divisions) of taal. e.g. roopak or rupak taal, 7-beat rhythmic cycle, divided 3–2–2, further implying 1st, 4th, , 6th be...

Waterhouse Building Liverpool Infirmary

royal liverpool infirmary in 1890 new infirmary building alfred waterhouse constructed on brownlow street site. building impressive example of victorian design, in red brick. in 1978 building closed , replaced royal liverpool university hospital. in 1994 bought liverpool university , restored after being left empty since closure, , used university of liverpool school of medicine clinical skills teaching , examinations. royal infirmary has since been used bbc casualty 1907 in 2006/2007.

Description Herman Behr Mansion

one of sandstone dragons @ street level on herman behr mansion the herman behr mansion has been hailed city s finest romanesque revival house , 1 of great masterpieces of romanesque revival design in new york city. has been described 1 of real treats of brooklyn heights, romanesque color-fantasy of salmon brick, terra cotta , rockfaced sandstone crazy animal ornament reminiscent of modern, violent comic books -- grimacing lizards, lions , dragons. the house 3 stories high, not including basement , attic. six-story extension, not higher original building, added rear of property in 1919 when became palm hotel. the first floor of mansion finished in undressed sandstone, exception of 1919 extension. rest of exterior constructed of belleville brownstone brick terra cotta facing. entrance accessed broad stone staircase, flanked 2 semicircular towers or bays rise height of third floor each form separate balcony. third balcony on second floor runs between two. each of bays features 3 larg...

Social issues Political positions of Kirsten Gillibrand

1 social issues 1.1 lgbt 1.2 abortion , contraception 1.3 gun laws social issues lgbt while running new york s 20th congressional district in 2006, gillibrand said in interview favors legalizing civil unions across country , leaving issue of same-sex marriage states decide. senator, gillibrand said in 2010 supported legalization of same-sex marriage in state of new york. the human rights campaign, lgbt advocacy group, gave gillibrand score of 80 out of 100 110th congress (when gillibrand in house), , perfect scores of 100 out of 100 111th, 112th, , 113th congresses (when gillibrand in senate). while in house of representatives, voted both sexual orientation employment nondiscrimination act (enda) , local law enforcement hate crimes prevention act of 2007. following appointment senate, gillibrand became first new york senator support same-sex marriage. on morning of appointment senate, called empire state pride agenda reiterate full support same-sex marriage. gillibrand supported repeal...

Faith and beliefs Rangoli

it rangoli made in front of house in tamil nadu there prevalent myth, andaal worshipped lord thirumaal , married him in month of margazhi. during month, unmarried girls before dawn , draw rangoli welcome god thirumal. mentions of rangoli creation found in hindu mythology. see references rangoli in legend, such in - ramayana @ sita s wedding pavilion discussion refers rangoli there. cultural development of rangoli in south originated in era of chola rulers. there modern , traditional rangoli designs. designs inspired nature, can in form of abstract art.