Phelsuma - (scales) serraticauda: witha serrated tail standingi: after Mr. Standing sumptio:1) from Assumption (island), 2) from sumptuous (posture, build) sundbergi: after Mr. H. Sundberg trilineata: with three stripes umbrae: shaded v-nigra: with a black V(-marking) venusta: sweet vinsoni: after Mr. J. Vinson & J.M. Vinson References Abbott, W. L. (1893) Notes on the Natural History of Aldabra, Assumption and Glorioso Islands Indian Ocean.;Proc. Nat. Mus. Washington;XVI 973: 759-764. Akker, W. G. van der (1966) Reisindrukken van Madagascar.;Lacerta;24: 90-93. Akker, W. G. van der (1982) Vindplaats notities over Phelsuma ornata ornata.;Lacerta;40(4) blz 63-65. American Soc. Icht. Herp., Nomenclature Committee (1967) Comment on the propossed addition of Phelsuma ornatum GRAY, 1825 to the oficial index Z.N. (S.) 1752. Bull. zool. Nomenclature (London), 24(?): 208. Anderson, L. G. (1906) Reptiles and Batrachians from north-west of.
University of Hawaii Manoa - University of Hawaii Manoa The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa is the main campus of the University of Hawai'i system. It is located in Mānoa, an urban-suburban district (and a valley by the same name) of Honolulu. Mānoa is a little over 1 mile inland from Waikiki. The campus occupies the eastern half of the mouth of Mānoa Valley. External Links http://www.hawaii.edu/ links to the entire University of Hawai'i, of which Mānoa is the flagship campus. http://www.hawaii.edu/welcome/general-info.html general information about the University of Hawai'i structure http://uhathletics.hawaii.edu/ Official athletics site of University of Hawai'i Mānoa.
Union of International Associations (UIA) - 4-year term every two years. Full Members are limited in number to 250 individuals and subject to election by General Assembly. Associate Members are admitted as observers at meetings. The programme, under the direction of the Secretary-General is carried out by the Secretariat in Brussels. Meetings are closed. 5. Working languages The main working languages of the UIA are English and French, although information is received in many languages. Most publications are produced in English, with French versions where there is a demand. The Yearbook of International Organizations is indexed in all languages used by international organizations. The periodical Transnational Associations contains articles in both English and French. 6. Staff 18 permanent; extra staff are frequently engaged on short-term project-oriented contracts. 7. Finance The UIA is more than 95 percent self-financed,.
November 2003 - the first reverse singles match, played in Melbourne. It is the 28th time Australia has won the trophy, the most prestigious title in men's team tennis. [1] November 29, 2003 In Norfolk, Virginia, the USS Cole leaves port on the destroyer's first overseas deployment since it was bombed is the year 2000 in Yemen's port at Aden. [1] Police in Turkey announce the arrest of a yet-unnamed man they state has admitted giving the order to suicide bombers to attack Beth Israel synagogue in Istanbul on November 15. [1] Luan Enjie, director of the National Aerospace Bureau of the People's Republic of China states that "By 2020, we will achieve visiting the moon." [1] Occupation of Iraq: A team of 8 Spanish intelligence agents is attacked south of Baghdad; 7 are.
Victor Cousin - of ten he was sent to the local grammar school, the Lycée Charlemagne, where he studied until he was eighteen. The lycée had a connection with the university, and when Cousin left the secondary school he was "crowned" in the ancient hall of the Sorbonne for the Latin oration delivered by him there, in the general concourse of his school competitors. The classical training of the lycée strongly disposed him to literature. He was already known among his compeers for his knowledge of Greek. From the lycée he passed to the Normal School of Paris, where Pierre Laromiguière was then lecturing on philosophy. In the second preface to the Fragmens philosophiques, in which he candidly states the varied philosophical influences of his life, Cousin speaks of the grateful emotion excited by.
Hippolyte Taine - The director of studies, M. Vacherot, gauged his capacity at the end of his second year with prophetic insight. He prophesied that Taine would be a great savant, adding that he was not of this world, and that Spinoza's motto, "Vivre pour penser," would also be his. In the month of August 1851 he came forward as a candidate for the fellowship in philosophy (agrégation de philosophie) in company with his friends Suckau and Cambier. Taine was declared to be admissible, together with five other candidates; but in the end only two candidates were admitted, his friend Suckau and Aubé. This decision was a scandal. Taine's reputation had already spread beyond the college. Everybody had taken for granted that he would be admitted first, but his examiners sincerely considered his ideas.
Amelia Earhart - Cross from the Congress, the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor from the French Government, and the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society from President Herbert Hoover. On January 11, 1935, Earhart became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean from Honolulu to Oakland, California. Later that year she soloed from Los Angeles to Mexico City and back to Newark, New Jersey. In July 1936 she took delivery of a Lockheed 10E "Electra," financed by Purdue University, and started planning her round-the-world flight. Earhart's flight would not be the first to circle the globe, but it would be the longest at 29,000 miles, following an equatorial route. On March 17, 1937 she flew the first leg, from Oakland, California to Honolulu, Hawaii. As the flight.
August 2003 - have debated carbon dioxide's role in global warming for over a decade, with most voices (though notably fewer within the US) calling it the biggest factor, while others call it negligible. [1] Occupation of Iraq: Americann and Iraqi officials are discussing the possibility of forming a large Iraqi militia or paramilitary force to help improve security in the country. [1] Terrorist: Terrorism group Jemaah Islamiyah has schemes, revealed in a 40-page manifesto (the Pupji book or General Guide to the Struggle of Jemaah Islamiyah), for a suicide bombing campaign designed to change Asia and the Pacific region into Islamic provinces. Jemaah Islamiyah is also shown to be a well-formed organization with a constitution, rules of operation, and leadership structure. [1] Afghanistan: Soldiers are killed in a remote region (near the town.
Casualties of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks: Plane passengers - Mohald Alshehri, suspected hijacker Hamza Alghamdi, suspected hijacker Ahmed Alghamdi, suspected hijacker Garnet (Ace) Bailey, 53, Lynnfield, Massachusetts, director of pro scouting, Los Angeles Kings Mark Bavis, 31, West Newton, Massachusetts, scout, Los Angeles Kings Graham Berkeley, 37, Wellesley, Mass., Xerox Corp. Touri Balourchi, 69, Beverly Hills, Calif. Klaus Bothe, 31, chief of development, BCT Technology AG, Germany Daniel Brandhorst, 42, Los Angeles, PriceWaterhouse lawyer David Brandhorst, 3, Los Angeles John Cahill, Wellesley, Massachusetts, senior executive, Xerox Christoffer Carstanjen, 33, Turner Falls, Mass., computer research specialist at University of Massachusetts John "Jay" Corcoran, 44, Norwell, Mass., merchant marine Gloria de Barrera, 49, El Salvador, exporter Dorothy Dearaujo, 82, Long Beach, Calif. Lisa Frost, 22, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, sales and marketing associate Ronald Gamboa, 39, Eaglerock, California, Filipino; Gap store manager.
Coffee - brewing technique exist: the drip method, espresso, cappuccino, coffee pots and percolators, French press, various types of caffettiera, infusion, etc. The coffee may be served plain ("black") or mixed with milk or cream, sweetened with sugar, or both. In some cultures, flavored coffees are common; chocolate is a common additive, as are spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom. Coffee is normally served hot but iced coffee drinks have become popular in recent years. Coffee in all forms is an acquired taste, since its flavor is strong and bitter. There are many conveniences available for coffee drinkers, which ease the preparation for hurried workers about to begin their commute. Instant coffee is a powder that may be mixed with hot water and drunk moments later. Electronic coffee makers boil the water.
September 2003 - Eyal Yeberbaum, and injures both of the baby girl's parents as they were celebrating the Jewish New Year. The shooter was later killed by Israeli security forces. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] Road map for peace: 'Quartet' urges Israel and Palestinians to do more to revive Middle East peace plan. Voicing "great concern" at recent Israeli and Palestinian attacks that have stalled the Middle East peace process, a high-level meeting of the diplomatic Quartet of the United Nations, United States, Russian Federation and European Union call on both sides to take immediate action to revive the Road map for peace. [1] [1] Iraq - Constitution: Secretary of State Colin Powell, responding to a rapid timetable self-rule demands from France (and others), states the United States would set.
Sean McKeown - born in Southern California. He held degrees in zoology and anthropology from California State University. McKeown worked as a supervising herpetologist at the Honolulu Zoo during the 1970s and early 1980s. During this time, he developed a number of breeding programs for some lizard and tortoise species. For his commitment to captive breeding the Madagascar angulated tortoise (Geochelone yniphora), McKeown received the AAZPA conservation award. McKeown received zoo awards for being the first to breed Madagascar ploughshare tortoises. He also administered the first long-term breeding program for the Madagascar ground boas. McKeown undertook field work for the wildlife departments of Aruba, New Zealand, the Seychelles, Mauritius, Hawaii, and Guam. He was curator at the herpetarium at Chaffee Zoological Gardens in Fresno, California. McKeown published frequently on diverse herpetological topics and was.
PageRank - that the most successful search engine, Google, uses to determine a page's relevance or importance. It was developed by Google's founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin while at Stanford University in 1998. As Google puts it: PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh more heavily and help to make other pages "important." In other words, a page rank results from a.
North Korea - Ranked 49th 22,224,195 182.25/km² Independence - Date From Japan August 15, 1945 Currency North Korean won Time zone UTC +9 National anthem A ch'im un pinnara, i kangsan ungum e Internet TLD None (.KP is reserved) Calling Code 850 (1) Kim Yong-nam is the de facto head of state; Kim Il-sung is "eternal president" (2) Kim Jong Il is the most powerful figure in the DPRK; the Chairman of the National Defence Commission is accorded the nation's "highest administrative authority" Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces and Cities 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture & Tourism 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External Links 10 Further reading History For pre-1945 history, see Korea Main article: History of North Korea Japanese occupation of Korea ended after World War.
History of swimming - 1708, the first known lifesaving group "Chinkiang Association for the Saving of Life" was established in China. In 1796 a (still existing) swimming club was founded in Upsala, Sweden. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the swimming fins at the age of ten, in 1716. In 1739 Guts Muts (also spelled as Guts Muth) from Schnepfenthal, Germany, wrote "Gymnastik für die Jugend" (Exercise for the youth), including a significant portion about swimming. In 1794 Kanonikus Oronzio de Bernardi of Italy wrote a two volume book about swimming, including floating practice as a prerequisite for swimming studies. In 1798 Guts Muts wrote another book "Kleines Lehrbuch der Schwimmkunst zum Selbstunterricht" (Small study book of the art of swimming for self study), recommending the use of a "fishing rod" device to.
Gregory Peck - who died on hunger strike in 1917. Peck's parents divorced when he was five and he was reared by his grandmother. Peck was sent to a Roman Catholic military school in Los Angeles at the age of 10. When he graduated, he went to San Diego State University, but dropped out a year later. For a short time, he took a job driving a truck for an oil company. In 1936, he enrolled as a pre-med student at the University of California, Berkeley. He majored in English and rowed on the university crew. He was recruited by the school's Little Theater and appeared in five plays his senior year. After graduation, Peck dropped the name "Eldred" and headed to New York City in 1939 to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He.
1946 - committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 10 - First meeting of the United Nations January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the people's republic of Albania with himself as dictator. January 17 - The UN Security Council holds its first session January 20 - Charles De Gaulle resigns from the post of French president January 25 - The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor January 28 - Bluenose founders on a Haitian reef January 31 - Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). February 1 - Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General. February 2 - Kingdom of Hungary becomes a republic. February 14 - The Bank of England.
Tau Kappa Epsilon - college fraternity with chapters in the USA and Canada, and was founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. TKE's five Founders were C. Roy Atkinson, Clarence Arthur Mayer, James Carson McNutt, Joseph Lorenzo Settles, and Owen Ison Truitt. TKE was originally named the Knights of Classic Lore with the goal of establishing a fraternity where membership based on personal worth and character rather than wealth, titles, or social rank. As of May 2003, Tau Kappa Epsilon had 270 active collegiate chapters and colonies throughout the United States and Canada. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Creed 2 Declaration of Principles 3 Notable alumni 3.1 Government 3.2 Business and Industry 3.3 Education 3.4 Athletics 3.5 Entertainment 3.6 Military and NASA 3.7 Philanthropic, Literary, and Religious 4 External References.
List of WOSM members - sex (United States) or race (Israel). World Organization of the Scout Movement Members Country Membership (from 2000 or most recent available info) Name of Member Organization Year Current Scouting Organization joined WOSM Year Member Organization was founded Albania 1,730 Besa Skaut Albania 1999 1922 Algeria 11,120 Scouts Musulmans Algériens 1963 1939 Angola 13,777 Associação de Escuteros de Angola 1998 1998 Argentina 44,981 Scouts de Argentina 1922 1912 Armenia 2,256 Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun 1997 1912 Australia 98,084 Scouts Australia 1953 1908 Austria 13,785 Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs 1922 1912 Azerbaijan 1,414 Azerbaican Skaut Assosiasiyasi 2000 1997 the Bahamas 729 The Scout Association of the Bahamas 1974 1913 Bahrain 1,820 Boy Scouts of Bahrain 1970 1953 Bangladesh 908,435 Bangladesh Scouts 1974 19 Barbados 3,032 Barbados Boy Scouts Association 1969 1972 Belarus.
University of Durham - University of Durham The University of Durham is the third-oldest university in England, after Oxford and Cambridge. Located in the beautiful cathedral city of Durham, it is one of the United Kingdom's leading research universities - coming eleventh in the 2002 Research Assessment Exercise and never out of the top twenty of either the Times Good University Guide or the Sunday Times University Guide. It is a member of the 1994 Group of Universities, representing medium-sized research universities. The current Chancellor of the University is Sir Peter Ustinov. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 1.1 Stockton 1.2 Durham Today 1.3 Chancellors of the University 2 Colleges 2.4 Bailey 2.5 Hill 2.6 Queen's Campus 2.7 Others 3 Constitution 3.8 The Visitor 3.9 The Chancellor 3.10 The Vice-Chancellor.
