Unreferenced date May 2007 Manuel Mej a Vallejo , 1923&ndash 1998 was a Colombia n writer and journalist. The specialist Lu s Carlos Molina says that Mej a represents the Andean aspect of the contemporary Literature of Colombia Colombian narrative , characterized by a world of symbols which are little by little being lost in the memory of the mountain. Doctor Honoris Causa of the National University of Colombia . Professor of literature at the National University of Colombia at Medell n, director of the Departmental Printing Press of Antioquia. Born in Jeric , he studied at the Bolivarian Pontifical University and studied painting and sculpture at the Fine Arts Institute of Medell n. He collaborated as a journalist in the newspaper El Sol Disambiguation needed date September 2011 . He was the creator of Grupo La Tertulia with Gonzalo Restrepo Jaramillo and Jaime San n . Between 1949 and 1957 he was exiled in Venezuela , Guatemala , Honduras , and El Salvador . In 1978 he was named Director of the Writer s Workshop of the Pilot Public Library of Medell n . His 1988 novel La casa de las dos palmas was warded the Venezuelan R mulo Gallegos Prize . Vallejo died in El Retiro, Antioquia El Retiro . Works Novels La Tierra ramos nosotros 1945 , written at the age of 20, published at the request of Grupo P nidas, coordinated by Le n de Greiff Al pie de la ciudad 1958 El d a se alado 1964 , Premio Nadal Aire de Tango 1973 Las muertes ajenas 1979 , Special mention in the Premio Casa de las Am ricas Tarde de verano 1981 Y el mundo sigue andando 1984 La sombra de tu paso 1987 La casa de las dos palmas 1988 , R mulo Gallegos Prize , Shown on Colombian television. Los abuelos de la cara blanca 1991 Short stories Tiempo de sequ a 1957 Cielo cerrado 1963 Cuentos de zona t rrida 1967 Las noches de las vigilias 1975 Otras historias de Baland 1990 Sombras contra el muro 1993 La venganza y otros relatos 1995 , Classic Colombian short story. La muerte de Pedro Canales Ri a de cuatro g ... more details
John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis 1575 14 November 1615 was a British peerage Scottish peer , the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis . He succeeded to the titles of 7th Lord Kennedy and 5th Earl of Cassillis on 14 December 1576. He was one of the central figures in The Historie Of The Kennedyis , an anonymous eyewitness account of the feud between the Cassilis and Bargany Kennedy families republished in 1830 by Robert Pitcairn. This feud climaxed in a pitched battle in December 1601, in which the Earl s men fatally wounded the Laird of Bargany who was returning home from Ayr. According to the Historie, the Earl also summarily hung a young man named Dalrymple, to whom he was related, for being a closer relation of Bargany s. In most these deeds he was heavily influenced by his Tutor Laird Thomas Kennedy of Culzean, which led to the murder of Culzean, by Bargany s younger brother, Thomas Kennedy of Drummurchie at Greenan Castle on 12 May 1602. He held the office of Treasurer of Scotland on 22 March 1598 99. Family He married Jean Fleming, widow of John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane , on 4 November 1597. ref http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk online content Cassillis1509.htm ref On 1 November 1604 he was warded in Blackness for assaulting his wife. ref http thepeerage.com p2426.htm ref References Reflist Sources Robert Pitcairn antiquary Pitcairn, R. , A Historical and Genealogical Account of the Principal Families of the Name of Kennedy , Edinburgh, 1830 Robert Paterson Paterson, R. , History of The Counties Of Ayr and Wigton Volume 2, Carrick , Originally published 1863 then 1871 by James Stillie, Edinburgh. Republished by Grimsay Press, Glasgow, 2003 S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Cassilis years 1576&ndash 1615 before Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis Gilbert Kennedy after John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis John Kennedy S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Cassilis, John Kennedy, 5th Earl of alternative names ... more details
In Religion in ancient Greece ancient Greek religion , Myiagros He Who Chases the Flies or Myacoris was a cult title for a divine figure who warded off flies. Pausanias characterizes Myiagros as a Greek hero cult divinized hero , who received an offering preliminary to the main sacrifice for Athene at Alipheira in Arcadia . ref Joseph William Hewitt, The Propitiation of Zeus, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 19 1908 , p. 115. ref The intention was to ward off flies in advance of an animal sacrifice , which might be expected to attack them to its detriment. ref Lewis Richard Farnell, The Cults of the Greek States Oxford Clarendon Press, 1896 , vol. 1, p. 45. ref Claudius Aelianus Aelian says the advance offering was made to the flies themselves. ref Hewitt, The Propitiation of Zeus, p. 115. ref The Alipheiran cult was perhaps influenced by rites in Elis at Olympia, Greece Olympia . The Eleans made sacrifices either to the flies themselves, or to a Zeus Apomyios Flies Away Zeus ref Pausanias 4.3.9 the other source for the title for Zeus is Clement of Alexandria. ref or a god named Myiodes or Myiakores. There was a similar ritual among the Akarnania ns. ref James Roy, The Frontier between Arkadia and Elis in Classical Antiquity, in Polis and Politics Museum Tusculanum Press, 2000 , p. 153. ref An Elean Greek mythology myth told of how Herakles was troubled by flies when he was trying to sacrifice at Olympia, and was instructed in how to sacrifice to Zeus Flies Away , so that the flies were at once driven across the Alfeios Alpheus . ref Farnell, The Cults of the Greek States , p. 45. ref In cultivating Apollo at Lefkada Leucas , a similar preliminary rite was enacted. ref Farnell, The Cults of the Greek States , p. 45. ref Pliny the Elder Pliny says that when a swarm of flies is causing disease pestilentia , the Eleans invoke Myacoris, and once the god has approved and accepted the sacrifice, the flies die immediately. ref Pliny, Natural History 10.40 28 ... more details
in the ruins of Anoch Sun. Betrayed by the men of Kraisa, he uses the wards on himself, becoming The Warded .... ref name wardedmovie cite news url http www.hollywoodreporter.com news resident evil duo picks warded 87025 title Resident Evil duo picks up Warded publisher HollywoodReporter.com year 2009 accessdate ... more details
orphan date February 2010 Pope Pius XII is a 1959 biography of Pope Pius XII by Cardinal Richard Cushing . Although it was Cushing s only book, it is of some literary value because it presents alternative historiographical perspectives on the late pontiff, who has been sharply criticized by other writers. It is an almost hagiographic biography, written shortly after the death of bishop Pacelli. Pope of Peace Cushing depicted him as the Pope of Peace , who, armed only with the spiritual weapons of his office triumphed over insidious attacks, that seemed about to destroy the center of Christendom. Nations, paid him respect and the faithful, throughout the world, were inspired to resist the disintegration forces, that were working for the collapse of worldly empires. As a person, Pius XII was a simple but true priest, a pastor, selflessly dedicated to the highest interests of the Church and the greater glory of God. ref Cushing, p. 49 ref Priest, warrior and diplomat Armed only with the spiritual weapons of his office and fortified by the promise of Christ that the gates of hell would not prevail against the Church. He triumphed over insidious attacks of the secularists and coarser invectives of the atheists. His name became a rallying point for all men of good will who seek the blessings of peace with justice. ref Cushing, p. 11 ref During five years of bloody warfare, that international diplomacy was unable to avert, the Pope of Peace, skillfully, patiently and prayerfully warded off the attacks that seemed about to destroy the center of Christendom. With unshakable courage, he remained within the narrow limits in which he possessed diplomatic immunity . From the contending nations, he commanded respect for the cause of Christ. Within the souls of the faithful, throughout the world, he inspired determination to resist the disintegration forces, that were working for the collapse of worldly empires. ref Cushing, pp. 44 45 ref What was uppermost in my mind is that he w ... more details
Peter Lachlan Cochran born 28 January 1945 is a former Australia n politician. He was the National Party of Australia National Party member for Electoral district of Monaro Monaro in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1998. Cochran was born in Albury, New South Wales Albury in New South Wales . He enlisted in the Army in 1965 and was sent to Vietnam War Vietnam in 1969, returning in 1970. He left the main force in 1972, and was a reservist from 1977&ndash 79. Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace , he farmed near Adaminaby, New South Wales Adaminaby after leaving the armed forces and became involved in the National Party of Australia National Party . ref name nsw cite web last Parliament of New South Wales first authorlink Parliament of New South Wales coauthors title Mr Peter Lachlan Cochran 1945 work Former Members publisher Parliament of New South Wales date 2008 url http www.parliament.nsw.gov.au prod parlment members.nsf 1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164 4b8c11803d575123ca256e220011bd36 format doi accessdate 19 February 2010 ref In 1987 he stood unsuccessfully as the National candidate for the federal seat of Division of Eden Monaro Eden Monaro , but came third after Labor MP Jim Snow and Liberal candidate David Evans, obtaining 16.4 of the vote. Nevertheless, this was a large increase from the 1984 result of 3.9 . In 1988, Cochran was selected as the Nationals candidate for the state seat of Electoral district of Monaro Monaro , previously a marginal Labor seat. Cochran defeated sitting member John Akister and also warded off an attempt by the Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party to win the seat. In parliament he acted as liaison between the parliamentary party and the Young Nationals Australia Young Nationals . He was re elected in 1991 and 1995, but resigned from parliament on 26 October 1998, shortly before the 1999 election. ref name nsw In 2001, Cochran returned to prominence as an independent politician independent candidate for th ... more details
Knut Lier Hansen 8 September 1916 28 March 2008 ref name jakobsen cite book last Jakobsen first Ottar title Dagbladet. Beretningen om et avismord publisher Baskerville location Oslo date 2010 pages 60 isbn 978 82 8187 048 2 language Norwegian ref was a Norway Norwegian Norwegian resistance movement resistance member during World War II . He was born and grew up in Rjukan . Around 1940 he was a sergeant in the Norwegian Army , and tried to repel the Operation Weser bung German invaders Norwegian Campaign in April 1940 , among others in a skirmish at Gransherad . He later joined the more irregular Norwegian resistance movement resistance movement . ref name jakobsen His most notable mission was the sinking of SF Hydro SF Hydro as a part of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage . After placing explosives below deck in the ferry, the saboteurs had to wait until the ferry s departure in the morning to oversee that nothing went against the plan. After witnessing the ferry leave harbor in a normal way, Lier Hansen fled the scene for Einar Skinnarland s house. The ferry went down in the middle of lake Tinnsj , and in addition to sabotaging the heavy water program, eighteen lives fourteen civilians were lost. ref cite news url http www.nrk.no nyheter distrikt ostafjells telemark 1.302464 title 60 r siden tungtvannsaksjon last Bolme first Stig date 20 February 2004 publisher Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation language Norwegian accessdate 26 March 2010 ref When the war between Germany and Norway was over, on Victory in Europe Day 8 May 1945 , Lier Hansen was dispatched together with Henry Johansen and another person to arrest Reichskommissar f r die besetzten Norwegischen Gebiete Josef Terboven . The Norwegians reached Skaugum where Terboven had entrenched himself, but they were warded off by guards. Soon after, Terboven blew himself up. ref Jakobsen, 2010 pp. 57 58 ref After the war he participated in the film The Fight Over the Heavy Water Kampen om tungtvannet . ref imdb ti ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name You Better Know It Type Album Artist Lionel Hampton Cover You Better Know It .jpg Released 1964 Recorded October 26 & 29, 1964 Genre Jazz Length 36 22 Label Impulse Records Impulse Producer Bob Thiele Chronology Lionel Hampton Last album Lionel at Malibu br 1961 This album You Better Know It br 1964 Next album Newport Uproar br 1967 You Better Know It is an album by American jazz vibraponist Lionel Hampton featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Impulse Records Impulse label. ref name Impulse Records discography http www.jazzdisco.org impulse records catalog 9000 series a 78 Impulse Records discography accessed June 14, 2011 ref Reception The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn warded the album 3 stars and stated There was no wasted energy or unnecessary or exaggerated solos just bluesy, assertive, muscular arrangements, accompaniment, and ensemble segments . ref name Allmusic Wynn, R. http www.allmusic.com album you better know it r140150 Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 3 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing All compositions by Lionel Hampton except as indicated Ring Dem Bells Duke Ellington , Irving Mills 3 28 Vibraphone Blues 5 06 Tempo s Birthday Hampton, Joe Morris 3 58 Sweethearts on Parade Carmen Lombardo , Charles Newman 3 12 Moon over My Annie Manny Albam 5 32 Pick A Rib Benny Goodman , Hampton 3 34 Trick or Treat Albam 6 02 Cute Neil Hefti , Stanley Styne 3 05 A Taste of Honey song A Taste of Honey Ric Marlow , Bobby Scott musician Bobby Scott 2 43 Swingle Jingle 2 54 Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 26 & 29, 1964 Personnel Lionel Hampton vibraphone vibes , piano , vocals Clark Terry trumpet Ben Webster tenor saxophone Hank Jones piano Milt Hinton double bass bass Osie Johnson drum kit drums References reflist Category Impulse Records albums Category Lionel Hampton albums Category 1964 albums Category Albums ... more details
Infobox film name Before We Forget image caption Film poster director ubl Jeremy Boo Lee Xian Jie producer ubl Jeremy Boo Lee Xian Jie cinematography ubl Jeremy Boo Lee Xian Jie editing ubl Jeremy Boo Lee Xian Jie released Not publicly released runtime 54 minutes country Film Singapore language English Before We Forget is a 2011 observational documentary film about two women with dementia who live in an Asian society where terminal illnesses and dying remain taboo. It is directed by Singaporean first time filmmakers Jeremy Boo and Lee Xian Jie , who have also started an online platform that encourages people in Asia to share their experiences about dementia. ref http www.straitstimes.com BreakingNews Singapore Story STIStory 707904.html Before We Forget web project puts spotlight on dementia The Straits Times ref Synopsis The film tells the story of Joyce Fernandez, a 50 year old woman caring for her mother Celine Fernandez, who has had Alzheimer s Disease for 7 years. ref http www.rdasia.com before we forget Before We Forget Reader s Digest Asia October 2011 ref When Celine suffers a mild stroke and is hospitalized for over three months, Joyce attempts to keep herself together especially after Celine lost all what little speech and she originally had. The duo, staunch Catholics , keep their heads above the emotional turmoil through daily prayer. The documentary also captures frank interviews with Dr Irene Giam PhD , a former mathematics tutor and atheist with strong views about death in the face of terminal illness . She is first filmed after being diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment likely due to systemic fibrosis , an autoimmune disorder which affects her breathing. After she is warded in a hospice because of her rapidly worsening health, vascular dementia causes her to forget the frequent visits by her husband and deepens her feelings of loneliness. ref http beforeweforget.org your stories 2011 05 rewriting obituary Rewriting the obituary ref References ref ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox mountain pass name Jelep La photo photo caption elevation m 4,270 elevation ref traversed location IND Sikkim CHN Tibet Autonomous Region range Himalaya coordinates Coord 27.367194 N 88.865747 E type pass display title,inline topo Jelep La also spelled Jelepla el. convert 4,267 m ft disp or abbr on is a high mountain pass between India and Tibet in East Sikkim District of Sikkim. The famous Menmecho Lake lies below the Jelep La Pass. Jelep la, a Tibetan name, means The lovely level pass, so called because it is the easiest and most level of all the passes between Tibet and Sikkim. from the Bengal District Gazetteers Darjeeling , 1907, by L.S.S.O Malley, Indian Civil Service. The pass is in Sikkim and the route connects Lhasa to India. The pass is convert 46 m ft in length. On the Indian side there are two routes to Jelep La, one through Gangtok and the other through Kalimpong . The Kalimpong route is an ancient one which was responsible for the boost in the local economy due to the trading of wool and furs early last century. The pass was closed after the Sino Indian War in 1962. It passes through the towns of Pedong in northern West Bengal , Rhenok, and Kupup. The route from Gangtok passes through the towns of Sherathang, nearby Lake Tsongmo Changu lake and alongside Nathu La and through Kupup. The route is scenic with forests of rhododendron s blooming in spring. Numerous hamlets dot the bucolic surroundings which give a traveller a sybaritic experience. On the Tibetan side the pass leads to the Chumbi Valley of the Tibetan Plateau. History Jelep La was in use from early times as trade was flourishing between India and Tibet. After the appropriation of India by the British, the British started to construct roads into Sikkim around 1884. This was viewed with some apprehension among the Tibetans and in 1886 a small Tibetan militia occupied the region around the pass. In May 1888, they attacked the British but were warded off. ... more details
Infobox lighthouse image name Scituate Lighthouse 1.jpg caption Old Scituate Light in Scituate, Massachusetts Scituate location Cedar Point, Scituate Harbor yearbuilt yearlit 1811 automated yeardeactivated 1860 1994 foundation Natural emplaced construction Granite Brick shape Octagonal marking white with green lantern room roof height 25 feet, 70 feet above sea level elevation lens Pan Lamp 1811, Fresnel Lens 1855 currentlens intensity range characteristic Flashing Light Flashing white 15s, Private Aid. USCG 1 12275 ref cite uscgll 1 2009 101 ref ref cite uscghist MA ref Infobox nrhp embed yes name Scituate Light nrhp type image caption location Cedar Pt., Scituate, Massachusetts lat degrees 42 lat minutes 12 lat seconds 17.1 lat direction N long degrees 70 long minutes 42 long seconds 57 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Massachusetts built 1811 architecture added June 15, 1987 area convert 1.2 acre governing body Local mpsub http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64000282.pdf Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR refnum 87001490 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Old Scituate Light also known simply as Scituate Light is an historic lighthouse located on Cedar Point in Scituate, Massachusetts . 1810, May The Federal Government appropriated 4,000 for a lighthouse to be built at the entrance of Scituate Harbor. 1811, September 19 The lighthouse was completed two months ahead of schedule making it the 11th lighthouse in the United States. 1814, September, the War of 1812 Rebecca and Abagail Bates The Lighthouse Army of Two warded off an attack by British soldiers by playing their fife and drum loudly. The British retreated since they thought the sound came from the Scituate Town Militia. 1827 The height of the lighthouse was raised 15 feet and a new lantern room was added to improve the visibility of this lighthouse. 1850 Due to the construction of the Minot s Ledge Light the lighthouse was removed from service. 1852 The lighthouse was put back into servi ... more details
mergeto Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser date October 2009 unreferenced date April 2009 File Nehwon.gif thumb 300px right Map drawn by Jim Cawthorn to illustrate the stories by Fritz Leiber . Nehwon is the Imaginary world fictional world created by Fritz Leiber in which his heroes, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser , adventure. It is notable for the city of Lankhmar . Nehwon , the reverse spelling of No When , alludes to Erewhon . Sundered from us by gulfs of time and stranger dimensions dreams the ancient world of Nehwon with its towers and skulls and jewels, its swords and sorceries. Nehwon s known realms crowd about the Inner Sea northward the green forested fierce Land of the Eight Cities, eastward the steppe dwelling Mingol horsemen and the desert where caravans creep from the rich Eastern Lands and the River Tilth. But southward, linked to the desert only by the Sinking Land and further warded by the Great Dike and the Mountains of Hunger, are the rich grain fields and walled cities of Lankhmar, eldest and chiefest of Nehwon s lands. Dominating the Land of Lankhmar and crouching at the silty mouth of the River Hlal in a secure corner between the grain fields, the Great Salt Marsh, and the Inner Sea is the massive walled and mazy alleyed metropolis of Lankhmar, thick with thieves and shaven priests, lean framed magicians and fat bellied merchants Lankhmar the Imperishable, the City of the Black Toga. From Induction by Fritz Lieber The Great Cities Ilthmar Ilthmar is a rival city to Lankhmar, located across the Great Salt Marsh and then the Sinking Land from Lankhmar, on the edge of the Deserts. Its people are known as Ilthmarts, and are known for their gambling, their heartlessness, and their worship of rat and shark gods. The harbor of Ilthmar is kept full of sharks for getting rid of criminals and undesirables. Lankhmar main Lankhmar Lankhmar may be the center of Nehwon, and many of the adventures in the stories hold some connection to this place. It is a large and decade ... more details
Image Ian Lowe.jpg thumb Ian Lowe in Hobart, 6 April 2009 Ian Lowe is President of the Australian Conservation Foundation , Professor of Science and technology studies Science, Technology and Society and former Head of the School of Science at Griffith University , as well as an adjunct professor at Sunshine Coast University and Flinders University . In 1996 he was chair person of the advisory council producing the first national report on the state of Australia s environment. He is a patron of Sustainable Population Australia . ref http www.population.org.au index.php about us aims a objectives 139 aims and objectives Sustainable Population Australia Aims and Objectives ref One of his principal interests is the way policy decisions influence use of science and technology, especially in the fields of energy and environment. Lowe was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2001 for services to science, technology, and the environment. In 2002 he was awarded a Centenary Medal for contributions to environmental science and won the Eureka Prize for promotion of science. His contributions have also been recognised by the Prime Minister s Environment Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement, the Queensland Premier s Millennium Award for Excellence in Science and the University of NSW Alumni Award for achievement in science. Lowe was named Humanist of the Year in 1988. ref name Lowe He was warded the Konrad Lorenz Gold Medal by the International Academy of Science in 2009. http www.naturaledgeproject.net TNEPPatronIanLowe.aspx Professor Ian Lowe ref He was elected President of the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2004. Lowe is a member of the Queensland Climate Change Council, the Australian Environmental Health Council and the Australian Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council. Lowe has authored or co authored 10 books, 10 Open University books, more than 50 book chapters and over 500 other publications. He wrote for 13 years a regular column for New Sc ... more details
Infobox President name Donald Charles MacGillivray image order British High Commissioner in Malaya term start 31 May 1954 term end 31 August 1957 deputy predecessor Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer successor none post abolished birth date 1906 birth place death date 24 December 1966 death place spouse religion Roman Catholic constituency party languagesspoken English signature Sir Donald Charles MacGillivray , Order of St Michael and St George KCMG , MBE was the last Colonial Administrator to serve in Malaya. He was the British High Commissioner in Malaya and also the Governor of Straits Settlements . Life Born in 1906, Scotland , he was educated at Sherborne School and Trinity College, Glasgow . On 19 December 1966, he was warded to Nairobi Hospital as the result of a long illness patiently borne. On 24 December 1966, eventually he died. Career Sir Donald MacGillivray was the only colonial administrator who openly discussed Malaya s independence with the Malays. He served Federation of Malaya Malaya from 1954 until 1957. After celebrating Malaya s independence Merdeka Hari Merdeka , Sir Donald was accompanied by the Yang Di Pertuan Agong of Malaya and his consort, together with Malaya s first prime minister, Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman to board the plane in Sungai Besi Airport . Sir Donald also served as the Chairman of the State Council of British Colony of Kenya, which has five European and six Non European members. This is almost similar with what he chaired during his administration in British Malaya, where a Legistrative Council for the Federation of Malaya was formed, with appointed local and European council members. Before that, he was the Colonial Secretary in Jamaica 1947 , Deputy High Commissioner of Malaya, until he became the British High Commissioner in Malaya . On 5 August 1957, he signed the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1957. Works cite book url http books.google.com books?id tglSbI mnSoC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f ... more details
Campaignbox Syria Lebanon Battle of Merdjayoun 19 24 June 1941 In the Syria Lebanon campaign of World War II , Australian troops fought a long and sometimes costly battle around Merdjayoun. They held a pass which could have allowed the Vichy French forces into the British Mandate of Palestine , with dire results. The Australian 7th Division 7th Australian Division commanded by Major General Arthur Samuel Allen Arthur Tubby Allen was reinforced by units from the 6th Australian Division . On 20 June, the French Information Office Office Francais d Information , OFI of the Vichy French government announced Yesterday the British attempted unsuccessfully to attack Damascus and Merjayoun, Lebanon . Indian and British troops advanced in the area south and southeast of Damascus, but we succeeded in repulsing them in counterattacks by our armoured units and took 400 prisoners. Yesterday afternoon our troops warded off an enemy attack in the mountainous zone of southern Lebanon. We took 80 prisoners in this operation. Along the coast, the British fleet continued to bombard or positions. The 2 3rd Battalion Australia 2 3rd Battalion of the 6th Division was part of the column sent to relieve elements of the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade Group which had been cut off and surrounded in Mezze, a western neighborhood of Damascus , after the Battle of Damascus . They gallantly stormed the high ground near Mezze but in spite of their efforts the column were only able to fight their way into Mezze a few hours after the Allied defenders, out of ammunition and without food for the previous 50 hours, had been overrun. ref cite book first Compton last Mackenzie authorlink Compton Mackenzie title Eastern Epic publisher Chatto & Windus location London date 1951 pages 120 ref The 2 5th Australian Field Regiment was also part of the relief column. Lieutenant Arthur Roden Cutler Arthur Roden later Sir Roden Cutler repeatedly engaged enemy tanks, enemy infantry, enemy anti tank, and enemy machine ... more details
Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Igraine the Brave title orig Igraine Ohnefurcht translator Anthea Bell ref name search.barnesandnoble.com http search.barnesandnoble.com booksearch isbninquiry.asp?ean 9780439903790&z y Barnes & Noble.com Books Igraine the Brave, by Cornelia Caroline Funke, Hardcover Bot generated title ref image Image Igrainethebrave.JPG 200px image caption The Cover author Cornelia Funke cover artist country Germany language German language German series genre Children s literature Children s , Fantasy novel publisher Scholastic Corporation Chicken House English , Dressler Germany release date January 2007 english release date October 1, 2007 media type Print Hardcover Hardback pages 224 ref name search.barnesandnoble.com isbn followed by Igraine the Brave is a fantasy novel written by Cornelia Funke . It was released on October 1, 2007, published by the Scholastic Corporation Chicken House . Originally written in German language German , it was translated by Anthea Bell . Plot Igraine lives in an old castle with her family, magicians who possess powerful books of magic. Her older brother Albert is following in the family line, but Igraine plans to be a knight one day, even though she feels there is not much adventure to be had at home these days. Her ancestors, though, had warded off many attempts to steal the books of magic. On her 12th birthday, Igraine s parents give her a magical suit of armor, but in the process, they are turned into pigs by mistake. Matters get worse when the next door Baroness s castle is taken over by Osmond the Greedy, who wants to take the magical books so he can overthrow the king. Igraine and her brother must find a way to defend the castle from Osmond s siege while keeping their parents condition secret and searching for the missing ingredient for their restoration to human form. Albert handles the castle s magical defenses while Igraine leaves to find the missing ingre ... more details
Samuel Alatri born Rome 1805 died Rome May 20, 1889 was an Italy Italian politician, communal worker, and orator . For more than sixty years he led the Judaism Jewish community of his native city, and bore the brunt of its contests for religious and political freedom. His public career began at an early age. When only twenty three years old he was called upon to enter the Municipal council council of the community, the material and spiritual interests of which he thereafter served with zeal and devotion. From 1840 to 1865 he made annual tours to foreign countries, coming thereby in contact with prominent Jews in France and in England , who inspired him with new hopes and encouraged him to persevere in the struggle for justice. Knowing, however, that, in order to lead to happiness, freedom must be supplemented by education, Alatri devoted his special attention to foreign scholastic institutions, accumulating experience which he used for the benefit of the Talmud Torah in Rome. The Roman Jews looked upon him as their legitimate leader and chose him spokesman of the deputations that annually waited on the pope Pope Gregory XVI . The latter, though hostile to all progress, could not help being charmed by the oratorical gifts of Alatri, whom he nicknamed our Cicero , and to whom, on one occasion, he said Whenever you have to defend a case of liberty and humanity, come to me. Alatri s influence with the pontiff proved effective only in individual cases, the general position of the Jews remaining as precarious as before. With the accession of Pope Pius IX , who at first showed himself a friend of progress, Alatri redoubled his activities and entered into association with some of the most influential men of Rome. In appreciation of his intellectual and moral qualities he was elected a director of the Pope s Bank, later the Banca Romana and it is an undisputed fact that the crisis which threatened that institution in 1853 was warded off by Alatri s foresight. Alatri s effort ... more details
Multiple issues tone May 2009 no footnotes May 2009 Fort Marcy was a Military base military reservation in New Mexico . At the height of the Mexican American War Mexican War , an undersized military and trading expedition left Austin, Texas , to seize the Santa Fe Trail in 1841. The troops assembled were inadequately equipped, disorganized, and warded off by the Mexican army. As a result, the United States Declaration of war declared war on Mexico in 1846. Led by General Stephen W. Kearny Stephen W. Kearney , his Army of the West 1862 Army of the West , with approximately 1,700 troops, marched into the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe to claim the city and the entire New Mexico Territory on August 18, 1846. On the next day, Kearney ordered two of his chief engineers, William Emory and Jeremy Gilmer, who would go on to serve as a major general and chief engineer for Confederate States of America the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War , to stake out a good site for a defensive fort. This was crucial in order to prevent an upheaval by the already conquered population. Lt. Emory found the perfect spot in what he called the only point which commands the entire town. Citation needed date January 2011 At the location was a summit positioned on a flat topped hill, a mere 650 yards Northeast of Santa Fe s plaza. Construction and Early History Hired workmen and troops assembled the fort, using 9 foot high and 5 foot thick adobe walls to construct the irregular hexagonal structure. Inside of the fort, an adobe blockhouse and powder magazine were established to store artillery and weapons. Fort Marcy was initially intended to barrack 280 soldiers. No garrisons were inside of the actual fort. Limited quarters were located and constructed on the outside mesa. The fort was never required to defend Santa Fe, resulting in the men being headquartered and horses stabled near the old Spanish military establishment, 600 yards from the governor s palace. Kearney n ... more details
John Forbes 1568? 1634 was a Scottish minister exiled by James VI and I . Life He was born about 1568, was educated at the university of St. Andrews , where he took the degree of M.A. in 1583, and was ordained minister of Alford, Scotland Alford, Aberdeenshire in 1593. When the proceedings of the synod s of Aberdeen and Moray against George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly were interfered with by the privy council, he was sent by them to London to seek redress from the king, James I of England James I . He went to court in March 1605, was graciously received by the king, and succeeded in the object of his mission. ref name DNB cite DNB wstitle Forbes, John 1568? 1634 ref In July 1605 he was appointed moderator of the Aberdeen assembly, which was held contrary to the king s orders and when he and others were summoned before the privy council to answer for their disobedience, they declined its jurisdiction, as the matter was spiritual, and offered to submit their conduct to the judgment of the church. For this Forbes and five others were imprisoned in Blackness Castle the so called warded minsters , who included also John Welsh of Ayr , and other participants in the assembly, namely Andrew Duncan, Robert Dury, John Sharp, and Alexander Strachan. . ref http www.electricscotland.com history other melville james1.htm ref ref http www.ayrshireroots.co.uk Genealogy Historical CASTLE 20in 20Scotch 20Irish.htm ref ref http www.ssnr.nl site geef voltekst.php?voltekst id B00001645, at pp. 30 1 of the PDF, in Dutch. ref They were tried for high treason , found guilty by a packed jury, and banished from the king s dominions for life. ref name DNB The exiles sailed from Leith for Bordeaux on 7 November 1606. On reaching France Forbes visited James Boyd of Trochrig at Saumur Academy , and then went to the Academy of Sedan . For some years he travelled, visiting the reformed churches and universities. In 1611 he was settled as pastor of a British congregation at Middelburg . He was o ... more details
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