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Age of comic strips .281920s.E2.80.931930s.29 Canadian comics

jimmy frise s birdseye center (later juniper junction) longest-running strip in english canada canadian cartoonists found hard succeed in field of comic strips without moving us, in 1921, jimmy frise, 1 of ernest hemingway s drinking buddies during journalist s days in toronto, sold life s little comedies toronto star s star weekly. strip later retitled birdseye center, , became longest-running strip in english canadian history. in 1947, frise brought strip montreal standard, renamed juniper junction. nova scotia-born artist j. r. williams single-panel strip rural , small-town life, out our way, began in 1922 , syndicated in 700 newspapers @ peak. two new comic strips appeared on same day in 1929 in american newspapers , fed public s desire escapist entertainment @ dawn of great depression. first non-humorous adventure strips, , both adaptations. 1 buck rogers; other, tarzan, halifax native hal foster, had worked illustrator catalogues eaton s , hudson s bay company before moving i...

Form Squat (exercise)

a deep squat the movement begins standing position. weights used, either in hand (dumbbells or kettlebells) or bar braced across trapezius muscle or rear deltoid muscle in upper back. movement initiated moving hips , bending knees , hips lower torso , accompanying weight, returning upright position. squats can performed varying depths. competition standard crease of hip (top surface of leg @ hip joint) fall below top of knee; colloquially known parallel depth. confusingly, many other definitions parallel depth abound, none of represents standard in organized powerlifting. shallowest deepest, these other standards are: bottom of hamstring parallel ground; hip joint below top of knee, or femur parallel floor; , top of upper thigh (i.e., top of quadriceps) below top of knee. squatting below parallel qualifies squat deep while squatting above qualifies shallow. authorities caution against deep squats; though forces on acl , pcl decrease @ high flexion, compressive forces on menisci , a...

Undomesticated plants and other food sources Apache

apache girl basket, 1902 the gathering of plants , other foods done women. however, in activities, such gathering of heavy agave crowns, men helped, although men s job hunt animals such deer, buffalo, , small game. numerous plants used medicine , religious ceremonies in addition nutritional usage. other plants utilized religious or medicinal value. in may, western apache baked , dried agave crowns pounded pulp , formed rectangular cakes. @ end of june , beginning of july, saguaro, prickly pear, , cholla fruits gathered. in july , august, mesquite beans, spanish bayonet fruit, , emory oak acorns gathered. in late september, gathering stopped attention moved toward harvesting cultivated crops. in late fall, juniper berries , pinyon nuts gathered. the important plant food used chiricahua century plant (also known mescal or agave). crowns (the tuberous base portion) of plant (which baked in large underground ovens , sun-dried) , shoots used. other plants utilized chiricahua include: agarit...

Students of the Vamoses Roland and Almita Vamos

1 students of vamoses 1.1 prominent students 1.2 orchestra positions 1.3 competition winners 1.3.1 gold/1st place 1.3.2 silver/2nd place 1.3.3 bronze/3rd place 1.3.4 laureates students of vamoses prominent students rachel barton pine (soloist , recording artist. 1st prize johann sebastien bach international music competition, 2nd prizes in józsef szigeti violin competition, international fritz kreisler competition , 3rd prizes in paganini competition , montreal international musical competition, laureate queen elisabeth music competition. president of reb foundation.) aimee kreston: prize winner in tibor varga international competition; concertmaster of l orchestre de paris; concertmaster of pasadena symphony; concertmaster of los angeles mozart orchestra jennifer koh (soloist, recording artist. 2nd prize international tchaikovsky competition , 1st prize irving m. klein competition.) benjamin beilman (winner of 2010 montreal international musical competition, 3rd prize 2010 indianapoli...

Universe Ghostbusters (franchise)

(learn how , when remove template message) technology the ghostbusters use specialized set of equipment in 1984 film, , subsequent ghostbusters fiction includes similar equipment aid in capture , containment of ghosts. in addition main technology used in series, script draft ghostbusters iii includes ghostbusters developing machine transport alternate manhattan save new york. the main equipment used ghostbusters capture ghosts proton pack: reportedly unlicensed nuclear accelerator fires proton stream polarizes negatively charged energy of ghost, allowing held in stream while active. proton packs particle throwers portrayed wands worn on each arm. in current versions, consists of hand-held wand (neutrino wand described , scripted aykroyd, called proton gun or particle thrower within franchise) connected backpack-sized particle accelerator. proton stream can fire hard-hitting boson dart can fired alone or collided proton stream fire boson collider. the slime blower seen , developed in m...

Transport Zephyr

1 transport 1.1 aviation 1.2 maritime 1.3 rail 1.4 road transport aviation advanced aviation zephyr, ultralight, homebuilt aircraft addyman zephyr, one-off, single seat sailplane atec zephyr, czech ultralight aircraft manufactured atec bartlett zephyr, light, civil aircraft of 1940s fouga zéphyr, carrier-capable jet trainer french navy, based on fouga magister qinetiq zephyr, solar powered unmanned air vehicle rae zephyr, 1923 pusher biplane maritime zephyr (dinghy), new zealand sailing dinghy class zephyr (schooner), 1842 opium clipper zephyr (steamboat), sternwheel steamboat of puget sound mosquito fleet hms zephyr, 8 ships of british royal navy rv zephyr, research vessel uss zephyr (pc-8), united states navy ship zephyr seaport liberty cruise, sightseeing service operated circle line downtown in new york rail ak-sar-ben zephyr, passenger train operated chicago, burlington , quincy railroad american royal zephyr, streamlined passenger train service operated chicago, burlington , quin...

Public education Oak Creek, Wisconsin

1 public education 1.1 elementary schools 1.2 middle schools 1.3 high school public education oak creek part of oak creek franklin school district. elementary schools carolton elementary cedar hills elementary deerfield elementary edgewood elementary forest ridge elementary meadowview elementary shepard hills elementary - built 1971 (stamped on building) early learning academy middle schools east middle school - renovated 2008 (stamped on building) west middle school high school 9th grade center - built 2017 (stamped on building) oak creek high school - built 1962 (stamped on building) renovated 2002 (stamped on building) ^ oak creek franklin join school district , our schools’’, retrieved on 2010-12-8.

Quaternions Euler's rotation theorem

it follows euler s theorem relative orientation of pair of coordinate systems may specified set of 3 independent numbers. redundant fourth number added simplify operations quaternion algebra. 3 of these numbers direction cosines orient eigenvector. fourth angle eigenvector separates 2 sets of coordinates. such set of 4 numbers called quaternion. while quaternion described above, not involve complex numbers, if quaternions used describe 2 successive rotations, must combined using non-commutative quaternion algebra derived william rowan hamilton through use of imaginary numbers. rotation calculation via quaternions has come replace use of direction cosines in aerospace applications through reduction of required calculations, , ability minimize round-off errors. also, in computer graphics ability perform spherical interpolation between quaternions relative ease of value.

Club performances 2014 SANFL season

1 club performances 1.1 sanfl premiership 1.2 sanfl win/loss table 1.3 foxtel cup club performances sanfl premiership † adelaide had 1 home game in 2014; @ clare oval in regional town of clare. norwood s home crowd in round 4 10,014 (rd 4) anzac day match @ adelaide oval against north adelaide. sanfl win/loss table bold – home game x – did not play opponent round listed above margin foxtel cup

Main Timeline Jean Grey Jean Grey

1 main timeline jean grey 1.1 youth 1.2 emergence of powers , joining x-men 1.3 phoenix force , first death 1.4 revival 1.5 return x-men , marriage cyclops 1.6 preparing onslaught 1.7 arrival of onslaught 1.8 new x-men 1.9 second death 1.10 endsong 1.11 postmortem manifestations main timeline jean grey youth jean elaine grey born second daughter of john , elaine grey. had older sister, sara grey-bailey. john grey professor @ bard college in upstate new york. depictions of jean s childhood , relations family have shown stable, loving family life growing up. emergence of powers , joining x-men jean s mutant powers of telepathy , telekinesis first manifest when best friend hit car , killed. jean mentally links friend , dies well. event leaves comatose, , brought consciousness when parents seek of powerful mutant telepath, charles xavier. xavier blocks telepathy until old enough able control it, leaving access telekinetic powers. xavier later recruits teenager part of x-men team marvel gi...

Examples of thermal shock failure Thermal shock

hard rocks containing ore veins such quartzite formerly broken down using fire-setting, involved heating rock face wood fire, quenching water induce crack growth. described diodorus siculus in egyptian gold mines, pliny elder, , georg agricola. ice cubes placed in glass of warm water crack thermal shock exterior surface increases in temperature faster interior. outer layer expands warms, while interior remains largely unchanged. rapid change in volume between different layers creates stresses in ice build until force exceeds strength of ice, , crack forms, enough force shoot ice shards out of container. incandescent bulbs have been running while have hot surface. splashing cold water on them can cause glass shatter due thermal shock, , bulb implode. an antique cast iron cookstove simple iron box on legs, cast iron top. wood or coal fire built inside box , food cooked on top outer surface of box, griddle. if fire built hot, , stove cooled pouring water on top surface, crack due thermal ...

Plot Gods Eater Burst

1 plot 1.1 setting 1.2 story 1.3 characters plot setting the game set in fictional country named new asian union (nau) in year 2071 world has been destroyed mysterious monsters known aragami. organization known fenrir founded exterminate aragami using weapons called god arcs made cells of aragami. specialize in exterminating aragami known god eaters. god eaters had 1 type in god arcs can keep gun form or blade form, new type has been discovered can switch between gun , blade form. since then, have been classified new-types , previous old-types. story god eater begins protagonist joining fenrir far east branch alongside kota after discovering protagonist new-type god eater. 2 assigned under rindo, leader of first unit, in advises them not die , run when needed. meets more members of first unit; sakuya , soma along instructor, tsubaki. dr. paylor sakaki teaches new recruits aragami, , initiative expanding arcology of far east branch known aegis project. after, second new-type god eater r...

Gameplay Gods Eater Burst

gameplay of gods eater burst. god eater action role-playing game in players take control young new-type god eater; special warriors dedicated defeating monstrous enemies known aragami (荒神, violent god ). god eater offers mission-based single-player mode in consists on 100 missions. co-operative play of 3 teammates on local adhoc wireless multiplayer or ai-controlled teammates. north american version of game supported playstation 3 s adhoc party. game features character creation allowing customization of hair style, hair color, face, skin color, clothing, , voice. the goal defeat or specific aragami in designated area within time limit depending on mission objectives. additional rewards gained depending on how efficiently mission completed. players can dash, sprint, , jump consuming stamina (st) auto-regenerates on time. players sole weapon god arc (神機, jinki); unique weapon can instantly switch 4 different forms: blade, gun, shield , predator. attacking aragami in gun form consumes o...

Birth and early life Thomas Quiney

quiney family coat of arms. or, on bend sable, 3 trefoils slipped argent. thomas quiney born in stratford-upon-avon , baptised on 26 february 1589 in holy trinity church. son of richard , elizabeth quiney. had 10 siblings, among them richard quiney grocer in london, mary quiney later married richard watts, vicar of harbury, , elizabeth quiney married william chandler. there no record of thomas quiney s attendance @ local school, had sufficient education write short passages in french, run business, , hold several municipal offices in life.

Economics Organic farming

1 economics 1.1 geographic producer distribution 1.2 growth 1.3 productivity 1.3.1 long term studies 1.4 profitability 1.5 energy efficiency 1.6 sales , marketing 1.7 distributors 1.7.1 direct-to-consumer sales 1.8 labor , employment 1.9 world s food security 1.10 capacity building in developing countries 1.10.1 millennium development goals economics the economics of organic farming, subfield of agricultural economics, encompasses entire process , effects of organic farming in terms of human society, including social costs, opportunity costs, unintended consequences, information asymmetries, , economies of scale. although scope of economics broad, agricultural economics tends focus on maximizing yields , efficiency @ farm level. economics takes anthropocentric approach value of natural world: biodiversity, example, considered beneficial extent valued people , increases profits. entities such european union subsidize organic farming, in large part because these countries want account ex...

Forms of exposure Health effects of tobacco

1 forms of exposure 1.1 second-hand smoke 1.2 chewing tobacco 1.3 cigars 1.4 hookahs 1.5 dipping tobacco forms of exposure second-hand smoke posted sign avoid passive smoking in york university, toronto, ontario, canada. second-hand smoke mixture of smoke burning end of cigarette, pipe or cigar, , smoke exhaled lungs of smokers. involuntarily inhaled, lingers in air hours after cigarettes have been extinguished, , may cause wide range of adverse health effects, including cancer, respiratory infections , asthma. non-smokers exposed second-hand smoke @ home or work thought, due wide variety of statistical studies, increase heart disease risk 25–30% , lung cancer risk 20–30%. second-hand smoke has been estimated cause 38,000 deaths per year, of 3,400 deaths lung cancer in non-smokers. the current surgeon general’s report concludes there no established risk-free level of exposure second-hand smoke. short exposures second-hand smoke believed cause blood platelets become stickier, damage lin...

Nicotine Health effects of tobacco

nicotine molecule nicotine, contained in cigarettes , other smoked tobacco products, stimulant , 1 of main factors leading continued tobacco smoking. nicotine highly addictive psychoactive chemical. when tobacco smoked, of nicotine pyrolyzed; dose sufficient cause mild somatic dependency , mild strong psychological dependency remains. amount of nicotine absorbed body smoking depends on many factors, including type of tobacco, whether smoke inhaled, , whether filter used. there formation of harmane (a mao inhibitor) acetaldehyde in cigarette smoke, seems play important role in nicotine addiction facilitating dopamine release in nucleus accumbens in response nicotine stimuli. according studies henningfield , benowitz, nicotine more addictive cannabis, caffeine, ethanol, cocaine, , heroin when considering both somatic , psychological dependence. however, due stronger withdrawal effects of ethanol, cocaine , heroin, nicotine may have lower potential somatic dependence these substances. hal...

The Old Gods List of The Wardstone Chronicles characters

1 old gods 1.1 golgoth 1.2 morrigan 1.3 ordeen 1.4 pan 1.5 zeus 1.6 hera 1.7 siscoi the old gods golgoth also known lord of winter , god of ice, awoken morgan through wrong ritual. tries coerce tom freeing him pentagram tom refuses , golgoth runs out of power before can kill tom. morrigan the morrigan celtic goddess of magic. appears raven`s head , female body. main antagonist of spook s destiny . although not slain tom, wounded him, head cut off. ordeen an elemental goddess of fire, , clear opposite golgoth. true form salamander, powerful form of fire elemental. extremely hard kill, degree of immunity silver. also, unlike other old gods , fiend, doesn t need humans dark earth. tom suggests perhaps done in past her. possibly has fact part witch, part fire goddess, shows both forms. she has many followers. maenads worship on earth, many more followers come through portal ordeen. these include: vaengir, demons, fire elementals, , dark warriors. fiend mentions there others wake right bef...

History Cape May Seashore Lines

1 history 1.1 predecessor lines 1.2 establishment of cmsl 1.3 new jersey seashore lines 1.4 lines 1.5 2012 vandalism , loss of service history predecessor lines the line cape may built in 1863 tuckahoe , cape may railroad, , operated philadelphia , reading railway s atlantic city railroad , later pennsylvania-reading seashore lines (prsl). @ 1 time, rail line both excursions travel on known steel speedway shore. became part of conrail, ended passenger service on line in 1981, ended freight service on october 10, 1983 , sold line new jersey transit cape may branch. establishment of cmsl cmsl founded tony macrie (ceo) in january 1984. regular train service between cape may court house , cold spring village began in 1996. service extended in cape may city in 1999 after repairs swing bridge crossing cape may canal completed. in 2005, mechanical issues cape may canal swing bridge prevented trains entering city of cape may. although bridge repaired year later, severe storm in april 2007 da...

Modern metric system Dutch units of measurement

signposts showing number of kilometres nearest towns. roadsign showing speed limit in kilometres hour visible in middle distance. today netherlands uses international system of units (si). nomenclature the metric system in netherlands has virtually same nomenclature in english, except: the -er spelling used (e.g. kilometer), there no plural form (e.g. 3 metres expressed drie meter ), tonne ton in dutch, a few metric measurements unfamiliar english speakers used refer property measurements (e.g. , centiare). standards on 30 october 2006 weights , measures act replaced metrology act. organisation responsible weights , measures in netherlands private company called nederlands meetinstituut (nmi). literally, means dutch institute of measures , organisation uses dutch name in english. company created in 1989 when metrology service (dienst van het ijkwezen) privatised. @ first sole shareholder dutch government, in 2001 sole shareholder became tno bedrijven, holding company tno, dutch...

Pound lock 2 Lock (water navigation)

model of river pound lock, constructed in lankheet water park, netherlands the natural extension of staunch provide upper gate (or pair of gates) form intermediate pound need emptied when boat passed through. type of lock, called pound lock known in imperial china , europe note change in terminology: on british canal, section of canal between locks called pound. pound locks first used in medieval china during song dynasty (960–1279 ad).the songshi or history of song dynasty, volume 307, biography 66, records how qiao weiyue, high-ranking tax administrator, frustrated @ frequent losses incurred when grain barges wrecked on west river near huai’an in jiangsu. soldiers @ 1 double slipway, discovered, had plotted bandits wreck heavy imperial barges steal spilled grain. in 984 qiao installed pair of sluice-gates 2 hundred , fifty feet apart, entire structure roofed on building. siting 2 staunch gates close 1 another, qiao had created short stretch of canal, pound-lock, filled canal above ...

Background Hamengkubuwono X

billboard announcing installation of hamengkubuwono x on 7 march 1989. hamengkubuwono x graduate of public administration @ faculty of law of gajah mada university in yogyakarta. hamengkubuwono x active chairman diy kadindaii (business association), chairman of dpd golkar diy (golongan karya party yogyakarta), chairman of diy sports committee chairman , managing director of pt punokawan construction, president of pg madukismo commissioner, , in july 1996 appointed chairman of diy expert counsel governor. hamengkubuwono x followed tradition of late father sri sultan hamengkubuwono ix in spirit of indonesian nationalism on self-interest participating in street protests in support of student demonstrations opposing suharto s rule on may 14 of 1998, , illustrious father, wanted pioneer in yogyakarta reformation movement albeit in non-violent manner. hamengkubuwono x 1 of 4 key figures in reform period sparked ciganjur declaration urging government hold elections possible, because president...

Siege Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir

map of bay of oran in 1725, johannes van keulen. the siege began on april 3, 1563, when ottoman troops massively attacked tower of todos los santos, defended 200 spanish soldiers. fierce resistance of fort s garrison, along artillery support mers el kébir, inflicted heavy casualties on attackers. however, once ottoman cannons tore down walls, fort taken. meantime jafar s galleys blocked mers el kébir prevent city relieved oran. ottoman s main objective capture mers el kébir, hassan warned several renegades spanish planned abandon oran concentrate on defense of other town. therefore, destined of troops take fort of san miguel, key point of spanish defense, while few troops remained blocking oran. san miguel s fort attacked during 22 days 24,000 infantry , 400 cavalry soldiers. few defenders rejected hassan s offer of surrender , repelled 6 assaults left moat full of dead janissaries. among ottoman casualties governor of constantine, body recovered men permission of martín de córdoba. ho...