Dutch gardens

Rose Garden may refer to:

• Any of a number of gardens which feature roses as the main plant life
• The International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon
• The Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon
• The Rose Garden (San Jose) neighborhood in San Jose, California
• The White House Rose Garden
• The Rose Garden, one-hit wonder pop group from West Virginia who hit the Top 20 with “Next Plane To London”
• “Rose Garden Project”, the common name for the Port and Airport Development Strategy carried out in Hong Kong during 1990s, which includes the construction of Hong Kong International Airport
• Rosegarden, the Linux MIDI sequencer
• “(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden”, a 1970 Grammy-winning song for singer Lynn Anderson
• Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson album), an album by Lynn Anderson
• I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, a novel, and a 1977 film

Neotrantor, ‘New Trantor’, is a fictional planet in Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov. After Gilmer sacked Trantor, the seat of the twenty worlds left in the Galactic Empire was moved to an agricultural planet called Delicass, 2 parsecs (6.5 light years) away. In keeping with Asimov basing the Galactic Empire on the Roman Empire, Neotrantor is equivalent to both Ravenna and Byzantium.

The Berkshire Botanical Garden, is a 15 acre (6.1 hectares) botanical garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA. Its collections contain over 3,000 species and varieties, with an emphasis on plants that thrive in the Berkshires.

The Garden was founded in 1934, and its public display gardens are among the oldest in the United States.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

Berkshire Botanical Gardens Web Site

Malampuzha is a mini hydoro-electric project built across Malampuzha river (a tributory of Bharathapuzha) in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It is also the biggest irrigation project in Kerala with a large network of canal systems. It is also one of Kerala’s major tourist spots.

Started in 1949, the dam was commissioned in 1955. The capacity of the dam is 115.06 metres (375.15 ft).

Tourist attractions

Other attractions are the Malampuzha Gardens, Rope Way, Snake Park, Rock Garden and the aquarium. Within the Malampuzha Gardens is a large cement sculpture named Yakshi, created by the famous sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman.

There is also an amusement park, Fantasy Park, 2 km away from Malampuzha dam.

Transport

• Nearest railway station: Palakkad Junction - 5 km
• Nearest airport: Coimbatore Airport - 55 km
• Nearest international airport: Cochin International Airport

See also

• Malampuzha River
• Palakkad
• Kanayi Kunhiraman - sculptor

Harold Whetstone Johnston (1859-1912) was a classical historian and Professor of Latin at Indiana University who is most famous for writing The Private Life of the Romans.

Work

• 1897 A collection of examples illustrating the metrical licenses of vergil
• 1903 The Private Life of the Romans, Publisher: Beaufort Books (1972 reissue) ISBN 0-8369-9915-0 [1]
• 1910 Selected Orations and Letters of Cicero Scott, Foresman and Co.

Perching on the South Cliff, Nanyan Temple (Nanyan gong) is known as the place where Emperor Zhen Wu found Taoism and flew to heaven. The whole structure - hall-pillars, beams, arches, gates and windows - is created out of rock.

The temple is enshrined with gilded bronze statues of several dozen Taoist deities, including the God of Prime Origin and the North God. There are also 500 gilded iron statues of the heavenly officials on the cliffs, each about 30cm tall. With their well-balanced proportions, they are amazingly life-like.

Nanyan Temple is considered the most spectacular of Wudangshan’s three famous temples, the other two being the Purple Cloud Temple (Zixiao gong) and the Golden Hall (Jindian). The temple was officially appointed an Important Relic Preserving Unit in 1996.

The Sangihe Tarsier (Tarsius sangirensis) also known as Sangihe Island Tarsier is a small primate found on Greater Sangihe Island which located about 200 kilometers north of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

References

Nikitsky Botanical Garden () is one of the oldest botanical gardens. It is located in Crimea, Ukraine, close to Yalta, by the shores of the Black Sea. It was founded in 1812 and named after the settlement Nikita, Ukraine.
Its founder and first director was Russian botanist Christian Steven of Swedish descent.

The total area is 11 square kilometres. It is a scientific research centre, a producer of saplings and seeds, and a tourist attraction.

The gardren is the part of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences. It has subsidiaries in Crimea and Kherson Oblast. Its collection counts over 50,000 species, sorts and hybrides. Its scientific work consists in study of natural flora, collection of gene fund, selection and introduction of new agricultural plants for south Ukraine, Russia, and other countries.

External links

• Photo Album
• Home page

The Tucson Botanical Gardens is a collection of 16 botanical gardens located at 2150 North Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Although the Garden property dates back to the 1920s, when it was the home of Bernice and Rutger Porter, the Tucson Botanical Gardens were founded in 1964 by horticulturist and collector, Harrison G. Yocum, who opened the cactus and palm gardens at his own home to the public. Meanwhile Mrs. Porter was looking for a way to preserve her house and gardens. By the early 1970s, the Tucson Botanical Gardens moved to her property.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

Francesco da Sangallo (1494–1576) was an Italian High Renaissance sculptor, the son of the architect and sculptor Giuliano da Sangallo.

His father took him at the age of ten to Rome where, in 1506, he was present at the identification of the Laocoön group, an event he described in a letter written in 1567, towards the end of his life. was a pupil of Andrea Sansovino. The earliest dated sculpture attributed to him is the “Virgin and Child with St. Anne” in Orsanmichele, Florence. Sangallo was active in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome around 1542 and became Capomaestro and architect of the Duomo in Florence the following year. Among works by him in the church of Santa Maria Pimerana in Fiesole are a self-portrait in relief dated 1542 and his last work, a relief of Francesco del Fede. Other works include the effigy of Bishop Leonardo Bonafede, which lies on the pavement of the church of the Certosa near Florence, and the group of the Virgin and Child and St Anne, executed in 1526 for the altar of Or San Michele.

(cn 202) was the first British production Concorde built. It was stored at Filton airfield from the mid-80s til 2003, when it was transported by road to the Brooklands museum in Weybridge, Surrey.

History

G-BBDG first flew on 13 February 1974. Its main uses were finalising the Concorde design before the other aircraft entered passenger service and certification prior to Concorde entering passenger service.

There were some differences between this aircraft and the final production aircraft, such as a thinner fuselage skin. The aircraft was painted in British Airways livery throughout its testing period. The aircraft flew a total of 1282 hrs 9 mins. Its final flight was on 24 December 1981.

After the final flight, it was stored at Filton in a state of semi-airworthiness, where it could be returned to flight in two weeks if required. However this was never required and the aircraft was eventually bought by British Airways as part of a Concorde support buy-out.

The aircraft never entered service with British Airways, instead it was used as a major source of spare parts. A hangar was constructed on the Filton Airport to house the aircraft. Its tail was removed prior to being put in the hangar.

In 1995, another Concorde had its nose damaged in a handling accident at Heathrow airport. British Airways swapped this nose with the nose of the Concorde stored at Filton. As well as losing its nose and tail, other parts were taken, including its engines, landing gear and rear loading door.

Many times the aircraft has been considered for scrapping, but it has always been found to be useful. In 2001, it was used to test reinforced cockpit doors required for all aircraft after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

When all other Concordes were retired, the Brooklands museum inspected the aircraft and decided to accept it as a museum exhibit. The aircraft was cut up into 3 pieces and transported by road to the Brooklands museum site. The tasks of disassembling and reassembling the aircraft are being carried out by Air Salvage International (ASI). It is currently being restored.

Live Bootleg is a limited edition live album by alternative rock band Hundred Reasons. The recording took place during the tour for their then newly released second album Shatterproof Is Not A Challenge at the Pyramids Centre in Portsmouth.

An extremely rare Bootleg that is not sold in retail shops, but only at Hundred Reasons shows, as Larry, guitarist from the band, explains:

“As a band we rely heavily on our wonderfully loyal fan base that years of touring have secured us. Not the ‘comers and go-ers’ that radio play and the like attracts. Your support means more than you know.

What you are looking at is an ‘official bootleg’, recorded and presented to you by Hundred Reasons. It is not an all-singing, all-dancing big budget live album and will not be available over the counter in any shop. It is possible you will be the only person you know who owns this record.

We recorded these songs on the road during March 2004. All it took was our own pro-tools recording rig, a bunch of dodgy cables, gaffa tape and some plastic sheeting. Brother Steve Gurney did the live sound (as he has for nearly four glorious years) and it was my job to sift through it all and do some rough mixes for this release, which I did in one day in our South London rehearsal room. That is all it took, I did not ‘fix’ anything using the wonders of modern technology. No drums were moved and no vocals were tuned which, believe me, is a rarity nowadays. What you hear is what you get. Enjoy…”

Track listing

• All tracks written by Hundred Reasons

1. “I’ll Find You” – 2:58
2. “If I Could” – 3:30
3. “Harmony” – 3:59
4. “Dissolve” – 4:00
5. “Drowning” – 3:09
6. “Savanna” – 3:11
7. “Remmus” – 3:07
8. “Stories With Unhappy Endings” – 3:38
9. “My Sympathy” – 3:32
10. “Pop” – 3:30
11. “Falter” – 4:39
12. “What You Get” – 3:35
13. “Silver” – 3:30

Personnel

• Colin Doran - Lead Vocals
• Larry Hibbitt - Guitar, Vocals, Compiling, Mixing
• Paul Townsend - Guitar, Lead Vocals on “Pop” and “Silver”
• Andy Gilmour - Bass
• Andy Bews - Drums

Matered By

Ray Staff

Jan Elizabeth McLucas (b. March 27, 1958) is an Australian.

Born in 1958 to Ronald and Audrey McLucas, Jan McLucas was educated at Clayfield College in Brisbane and the College of Advanced Education in Townsville.

McLucas was elected to the Australian Senate for Queensland in July 1998, representing the Australian Labor Party. Her first term began on July 1999. In 2004, McLucas was elected Federal Shadow Minister for Ageing, Disabilities and Carers, a position she still holds.

Before entering federal Parliament, Jan was a Councillor on the Cairns City Council from 1995 to 1999, and a Teacher for the Queensland Department of Education from 1979-89.

References

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• Jan McLucas, Senate Biobraphy

Rundle Range is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 471 km northwest of Brisbane.

Fact sheet

• Area: 21.70 km²
• Coordinates:
• Date of establishment: 1993
• Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
• IUCN category: II

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)

Phosphinate, organophosphorus compounds with the fromula OP(OR)R₂

See Also

• Phosphine - PR₃
• Phosphine oxide - OPR₃
• Phosphinite - P(OR)R₂
• Phosphonite - P(OR)₂R
• Phosphite - P(OR)₃
• Phosphonate - OP(OR)₂R
• Phosphate - OP(OR)₃
  

The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus a/k/a Sacred Heart Cathedral (耶稣圣心主教座堂) is a cathedral in Guangzhou, southern China. It is located at #56 Yide Lu, Guangzhou, on the north side of the Pearl River, a short distance from Shamian Island.

History

The construction of the cathedral lasted from 1863 to 1888, during the Qing Dynasty.

Features

Covering an area of 2,700 m², it is the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in the Guangzhou archdiocese and the largest Gothic building in China. Its structure consists mainly of granite blocks. For this reason, it is nicknamed the “Stone House” (石室教堂). “石室” is pronounced “Shishi” in Mandarin, and “Seksat” in Cantonese, therefore the name “Shishi Cathedral” or “Seksat Cathedral”.

Mass Schedule

Daily - 6:30 a.m., 7:00 a.m. (Cantonese)
Sat. - 7:30 p.m. (Mandarin)
Sun. - 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Cantonese), 10:30 a.m. (Mandarin), 3:30 p.m. (English)

The following is a list of notable decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada sorted by author.

Understanding what cases were authored by whom can be important. For example, in early interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it has been said there was much agreement. However, in the third year of this interpretation the judges of the Supreme Court “each had started to develop their own method of reasoning.”David Beatty, “A Conservative’s Court: The Politicization of Law,” The University of Toronto Law Journal, Vol. 41, No. 2. (Spring, 1991), p 147.

List

Current Justices:

• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Chief Justice McLachlin
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Bastarache
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Binnie
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice LeBel
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Deschamps
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Fish
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Abella
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Charron
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Rothstein

Past Justices:

• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Chief Justice Lamer
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice L’Heureux-Dubé
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Gonthier
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Iacobucci
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Major
• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Arbour

Decisions by Dickson

Majority

• Solosky v. The Queen, [1980]
• Hunter v. Southam Inc., 1984
• R. v. Therens, 1985
• R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., 1985
• R. v. Oakes, 1986
• Beauregard v. Canada, 1986
• R. v. Edwards Books and Art Ltd., 1986
• R. v. Morgentaler 1988
• General Motors of Canada Ltd. v. City National Leasing, 1989
• Brooks v. Canada Safeway Ltd., 1989
• R. v. Sparrow, 1990 (with LaForest)
• R. v. Keegstra, 1990
• Mahe v. Alberta, 1990

Decisions by La Forest

Majority

• Canada v. Schmidt, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 500
• United States of America v. Cotroni; United States of America v. El Zein [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1469
• R. v. Sparrow, [1990] 1. S.C.R. 1075 (with Dickson)
• McKinney v. University of Guelph, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 229
• Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Assn. v. Douglas College, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 570
• Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077
• Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 624

References

Holcomb Gardens (20 acres) are located on the Butler University campus at 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.

The gardens feature flowers, trees, a statue of Persephone, a pond, and a local canal. Seasonal flowers include tulips, daffodils, lilacs, and daylilies.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens (53 acres) are nonprofit botanical gardens located at 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Washington. They are open daily; an admission fee is charged.

The gardens were founded by Ann and Max Meerkerk in the early 1960s on 13 acres, and served as a site where they collected and hybridized rhododendrons. They gradually expanded the garden to 10 acres of rhododendrons surrounded by an additional 43 acres of woodlands. Ann Meerkerk left the gardens to the Seattle Rhododendron Society in 1979.

Today the garden features more than 1,500 varieties of rhododendron species and hybrids.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

External links

• Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens

Wytches is the second album by British Goth rock band Inkubus Sukkubus. The title comes from an obsolete spelling of the word “witches”. Some Wiccans use such obsolete spellings to distinguish practical usage (ie Magick) from fictional concepts (Magic).

Track listing

1. “Wytches”
2. “Queen of the May”
3. “Pagan Born”
4. “Gypsy Lament”
5. “The Leveller”
6. “Call Out My Name”
7. “Conquistadors”
8. “Burning Times”
9. “Song to Pan”
10. “Enchantment”
11. “Catherine”
12. “Church of Madness”
13. “The Rape of Maude Bowen”
14. “Dark Mother”
15. “Devils”

North Central Oklahoma Cactus Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 308 West Main, Covington, Oklahoma. It includes over 1,500 types of rare and exotic cacti and succulents.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

Sementivae, also known as Feriae Sementivae, is a Roman festival of sowing.

It is held in honor of Ceres (the goddess of agriculture) and Tellus (Mother Earth). The initial half of the event is a festival in honor of Tellus which runs from January 24 through January 26. The festival honoring Ceres occurs one week later, starting February 2.

Deep Ecology is a company started by Kenneth O’Keefe to pursue his passion to protect the ocean realm. Aside from turtle rescues, Deep Ecology conducted one spotted eagle ray rescue and 13 ‘ghost net’ (abandoned or lost fishing nets) recoveries, including two at 200 ft deep. Deep Ecology also conducted dozens of beach clean-ups and collected thousands of pounds of nets to construct a massive ghost net sculpture at the back of the store. This sculpture was used as an educational tool to show the immense waste that daily enters our oceans and needlessly kills untold amounts of marine life.

Garden Island may refer to:

• Garden Island, Michigan, USA
• Garden Island, New South Wales, Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia. Home of the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Base East.
• Garden Island, Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• Garden Island, Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia. Home of the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Base West.

The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens is located at Gardens Point on the south-east of the peninsula of the Brisbane River that contains the central business district of the city of Brisbane. The gardens area has frontages on both Alice Street and George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens were established in 1855 and consists of approximately 20 hectares. The roughly triangular park is bordered by the Brisbane River on one side, and the grounds of Parliament House and the Queensland University of Technology’s Gardens Point campus on another. Brisbane City Botanic Gardens has a special collection of cycads, palms, figs and bamboo.

The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens were once called “Queens Park”, and the 1905 Curator’s cottege is now the City Gardens Cafe. Some of the ancient trees planted in the Gardens were the first of their species to be planted in Australia. The Botanic Gardens includes Brisbane’s most mature gardens, with many rare and unusual botanic species.

Due to the proximity to the river, the Botanic Gardens have been flooded eight times between 1870 - 1974. With many plants being washed away, the Brisbane City Council established a new botanic gardens at Mount Coot-tha.

The gardens are accessible by Alice St, the Goodwill Bridge and Brisbane City Council’s ferries and CityCats at the Gardens Point and Eagle St wharves. The river frontage features a mangrove boardwalk.

Along with being a botanic gardens, the gardens also have many other functions. Many office workers from the nearby business district use the gardens for reading and laying on grass in lunchtimes. It is a popular venue for weddings. A wedding can be seen nearly every weekend.

At the rear of the gardens is Brisbane River Stage, in which many council concerts take place, as well as the annual Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols every Christmas. There are also guided walks, self-guided walks, picnic areas and a restaurant on the grounds of the botanic gardens.

The Alice Street frontage stretches from George Street (immediately opposite to Queensland Parliament House) to Edward Street at the Brisbane River.

The gardens are open 24 hours, with pathways lit at night.

Additional photos of the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens

See also

• Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha

External links

• Brisbane parks and gardens

Minerva Hills is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 626 km northwest of Brisbane.

Fact sheet

• Area: 27.90 km²
• Coordinates:
• Date of establishment: 1994
• Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
• IUCN category: II

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)

The HVDC Italy-Greece is a monopolorar submarine power cable link between Italy and Greece with a maximum transmission rate of 500 megawatts, which went in service in 2001. The HVDC Italy-Greece begins in the static inverter plant Galatina in Italy and is implemented in its first 40 kilometers as underground cables. Then it crosses the Ionian Sea as a 160 kilometer long submarine cable. In Greece the line is implemented in the last 110 kilometers of its track to the static inverter station in Arachthos as overhead line.

External links

• ABB website on HVDC Italy-Greece

The most important lakes in the Faroe Islands are Leitisvatn on Vágar, Fjallavatn also on Vágar, Sandsvatn on Sandoy, Eiðisvatn on Eysturoy and Toftavatn on Eysturoy. There are many other lesser lakes across the whole country, most of them used for leisure-fishing. Some of the lakes are also used for electricity-production, and especially Eiðisvatn near Eiði and the water-systems around Vestmanna are important in this context. Also in Strond on Borðoy and in í Botni in Suðuroy there are important power-plants.

The Hambrick Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located on the grounds of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

There are four gardens on the grounds: the Norma Sutherland Garden with waterfall, ponds, and natural vegetation; the Atherton Garden; the Western States Plaza with flower beds and water feature; and the Hambrick Garden with streams, trees, flower beds, and sculptures including Paint Mare and Filly.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

This article refers to the garden in Baghdad. See disambiguation for other uses.

The Garden of Ridván (lit. garden of paradise) is located just outside Baghdad, over the Tigris river.

This is the location where Bahá’u'lláh, founder of the Bahá’í Faith stayed for twelve days from April 21st to May 2nd of 1863 after the Ottoman Empire exiled him from Baghdad and before commencing his journey to Constantinople. During his stay, Bahá’u'lláh announced to his followers that he was the messianic figure of He whom God shall make manifest whose coming had been foretold by the Báb.

The garden was previously known as the Najibiyyíh Garden, and only subsequent to Bahá’u'lláh’s declaration, was it designated by his followers as the Garden of Ridván. The twelve days that Bahá’u'lláh spent there are celebrated by Bahá’ís as the “Festival of Ridván.”

The garden was cleared in ???? and Medical City, a large medical teaching hospital now stands in its place.

The Dafo Temple (pinyin: Dàfó Sì) is a famous Buddhist temple in Zhejiang and has a long history of more than 1000 years. This Temple is the symbol of the Xinchang prefecture and it attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. Recently, the temple and its surroundings have often been used as a movie shooting area because of its exquisite natural beauty.

During the Cultural Revolution, locals covered the giant buddha statues in the temple with pictures of Mao Zedong to prevent the radical Red Guard from smashing the statues, which they were mandated to do so under the directive of “destroying all the old traditions”.

Triglav (lit. ‘three headed’) also sometimes called troglav is a god or complex of gods in Slavic mythology, similar in nature to the Trinity in Christianity or Trimurti in Hinduism. Often, he is considered to be the same deity as Troyan.

Triglav is a unity of three gods. The exact members of the triad vary by place and time. An early variation included Svarog, Perun, and Dajbog. Later, Dajbog was replaced by Svetovid or Veles. Triglav is usually described as a fusion of these gods. More rarely he is said to be their son. It may also be a unity of lesser gods (Lesser Triglav).

In one legend, Triglav is veiled completely, so holy that he cannot see the evil deeds of men. He rarely appears around mortals.

Triglav is depicted as a three-headed man sometimes with bands of (gold) blindfolds over his eyes, or a man with three goat heads. Several temples dedicated to Triglav existed near Szczecin, Poland. During the period of Christianization, these temples and statues of Triglav were completely destroyed.

Three heads

Triglav’s heads represent sky, earth and the Underworld. Some priests said that Triglav has three heads because he rules all three kingdoms (sky, earth and hell) and has a binding over his eyes so he could not see people’s sins. His eyes are said to possess great power (that’s why all eyes on his statues are covered).

Some hypothesize that Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia, was named after the god.

See also

• Zbruch idol, an early Slavic idol with four heads.

The Forum of Constantine was built at the foundation of Constantinople immediately outside of the old walls. It was circular in shape and had two monumental gates to the east and west. The Column of Constantine which still stands upright and is known today in Turkish as Çemberlitaş was erected in the centre of the square.

The column was originally crowned with a statue of Constantine as Apollo, but a strong gale in 1150 caused the statue and three of the column’s upper drums to fall, and a cross was added in its place by the Byzantine emperor Manuel Comnenus (reigned 1143-1180). Otherwise the forum remained nearly intact until the Fourth Crusade in 1203-1204. The Senate House lay on the north side of it. We know from the sources that the square was decorated with a number of antique statues, but it is impossible to determine their exact appearance and location.

The Forum suffered major damage in a fire started by soldiers of the Fourth Crusade in 1203. After the Sack of 1204, the antique statues decorating the Forum were melted down by the Crusaders.

Grace Christian School can refer to:

• Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska
• Grace Christian School in Valrico, Florida
• Grace Christian School in Alexandria, Louisiana
  
• Grace Christian School in Sanford, North Carolina
• Grace Christian School in West Columbia, South Carolina
• Grace Christian School in Huntington, West Virginia
• Grace Christian School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
• Grace Christian School in Saginaw, Michigan
• Grace Christian School in Bowie, Maryland

The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is an umbrella name for a series of National Parks stretching for 450 km along the north east coast of Queensland, Australia, from Townsville to Cooktown, bordering the Great Barrier Reef, itself another World Heritage site.

Among the National Parks included are:

• Cedar Bay National Park
• Daintree National Park
• Endeavour River National Park
• Girringun National Park
• Wooroonooran National Park

and over 700 protected areas including privately-owned land.

Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (in Spanish: Partido Revolucionario de Unification Democratica), a political party in El Salvador founded in 1957 by a sector of militaries and middle-class elements who favoured modernization. PRUD was later replaced by National Conciliation Party (PCN).

Narrien Range is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 796 km northwest of Brisbane.

Fact sheet

• Area:

40.20 km²

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)

The Quail Botanical Gardens 30 acres (12.1 ha) are located at 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, California, USA, and include rare bamboo groves (said to be the largest bamboo collection in the United States), desert gardens, a tropical rainforest, California native plants, Mediterranean climate landscapes, and a subtropical fruit garden. The gardens are open to the public daily; a parking fee is charged.

Until 1957 the gardens were the private estate of Ruth Baird Larabee, at which time she donated her house and grounds to the County of San Diego. The Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation was established in 1961.

Today the gardens include nearly 3,000 varieties of tropical, subtropical, and California native plants. Collections include the climate-based gardens for the New World and Old World Desert, Coastal Sage Scrub, Sub-Tropical Fruit, a Pinetum, a Palm Canyon, as well as geographically organized gardens for Africa, Australia, Arid Madagascar Garden, Arid South America, the Canary Islands, Cape South Africa, Central America, the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, New Zealand, the Pan-Tropical Rainforest with a 60-foot waterfall, and the Pacific.

Plant varieties include fuchsias, hibiscus, bamboos, proteas, cacti and succulents, as well as other drought-resistant plants including Australian shrubs. Herbs, water plants, wildflowers, perennials, brugmansias, cork oaks, and palms are also featured.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States
• California native plants

480p is the shorthand name for a video display resolution. The p stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced, while the 480 denotes a vertical resolution of 480 vertical scanning lines, usually with a horizontal resolution of 640 pixels and 4:3 aspect ratio on standard-definition television (SDTV), or a horizontal resolution of 854 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio on high-definition television (HDTV). 480p is not high enough to qualify as HDTV; it is considered Enhanced-definition television (EDTV). The frame rate is usually 30 or 60 hertz and can be given explicitly after the letter.

480p24 and 480p30

The ATSC digital television standards define 480p with either 704×480 (non-square sampling) or 640×480 (square sampling) pixel resolutions, at 24, 30, or 60 Hertz frame rates. A 16:9 aspect ratio is defined at 720×480 pixels, using non-square, anamorphic sampling.

Both 480p24 and 480p30 are more common in countries that use or have used the interlaced NTSC system like North America and Japan (these formats are somewhat compatible with that system, when used to broadcast progressive film content).

480p60 (480p59.94)

With doubled temporal resolution, 480p60 is considered enhanced-definition television (EDTV). It can be transported by both major digital television formats, ATSC and DVB.

SMPTE 293M defines a 480p59.94 standard with twice the data rate of Rec. 601, using 720×480 active pixels. ITU-R Rec. 601 is the specification for component digital interlaced video(480i) commonly used in standard definition television production.

See also

• 480i
• Enhanced-definition television (EDTV)

Pipeclay is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 165 km north of Brisbane.

Fact sheet

• Area: 20,000 m²
• Coordinates:
• Date of establishment: 1963
• Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
• IUCN category: II

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)

Brynmor Jones Library (BJL) is the main library at the University of Hull. It was named after Sir Brynmor Joneshull.ac.uk. who initiated research in the field of Liquid Crystals LCD became Head of the Department of Chemistry in the 1930s.

The building consists of two main sections, the older front section which is five floors (originally three which were later subdivided) and the newer extension which is 8 floors plus a basement floor. The new section has three lifts for student use and a fourth lift for staff.
It contains books and reference materials mainly for use by students at the university. A swipe card is required for access and to take out books.

Notes

External links

• BJL website
• hull.ac.uk

The

Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th century sculptor’s studio and garden much as they were when she lived and worked there. The studio, known as Trewyn Studio, was purchased by Hepworth in 1949, and is typical of the stone-built houses in St Ives. Her living room is furnished as she left it, while the workshop remains full of her tools and equipment, materials, and part-worked pieces.

The sculptures featured at the museum (mainly in the secluded garden) were some of her favourites. Her workshop also includes a queue of uncut stones that one visitor has described as “still waiting for their moment in the shadow of her workshop”.

Barbara Hepworth died in a fire at this site in 1975, when she was aged 72.

Books

• The Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden by Miranda Phillips and Chris Stephens. Tate Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-85437-412-5.

See also

• St Ives artists
• Tate St Ives

External links

• Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden Visiting information, events information, works on display (Tate Online)

Holcomb Gardens (20 acres) are located on the Butler University campus at 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.

The gardens feature flowers, trees, a statue of Persephone, a pond, and a local canal. Seasonal flowers include tulips, daffodils, lilacs, and daylilies.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

During the activation of T cells, co-stimulation is often crucial to the development of an effective immune response. T cells require two signals to become fully activated. A first signal, which is antigen-specific, is provided through the T cell receptor which interacts with peptide-MHC molecules on the membrane of antigen presenting cells (APC). A second signal, the co-stimulatory signal, is antigen nonspecific and is provided by the interaction between co-stimulatory molecules expressed on the membrane of APC and the T cell.

One of the best characterized costimulatory molecules expressed by T cells is CD28, which interacts with CD80 (B7.1) and CD86 (B7.2) on the membrane of APC.

T cell co-stimulation is necessary for T cell proliferation, differentiation and survival.
Activation of T cells without co-stimulation may lead to T cell anergy, T cell deletion or the development of immune tolerance.

Applications

Orencia (abatacept) is a T cell co-stimulation modulator approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The cytokines secreted by activated T cells are thought to both initiate and propagate the immunologically driven inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Orencia, a soluble fusion protein, works by altering the co-stimulatory signal required for full T-cell activation. Belatacept is another novel molecule which is being tested for use in renal transplantation.

A new co-stimulatory superagonistic drug, TGN1412, was recently the subject of a clinical trial at Northwick Park Hospital, London. The trial became surrounded in controversy as the six volunteers became seriously ill within minutes of being given the drug.

In essence, the co-stiumlatory molecules function as “flashing red lights” that interact with the T cell, communicating that the material being presented by the dendritic cell material indicates danger. Dendritic cells displaying co-stimulatory molecules while presenting antigen are able to activate T cells. In contrast, T cells that recognize antigen presented by a dendritic cell not displaying co-stimulatory molecules are generally driven to apoptosis, or may become unresponsive to future encounters with the antigen.

Tørskind

Gravel Pit is a former gravel pit converted to a sculpture park near Egtved, Vejle, Denmark.

The sculptures were created by Robert Jacobsen and Jean Clareboudt over five years up to 1991 and feature steel, granite and timber.

External links

• Danish web site

The Crimean War Memorial is located on Waterloo Place, at the junction of Lower Regent Street and Pall Mall in London, about a quarter of the way from the Duke of York Column to Piccadilly Circus.

Originally it was unveiled in 1859, consisting of the statues of three Guards Men, with the female allegorical figure referred to as Honour. It was cast in bronze from the cannons captured at the siege of Sebastopol. The sculptor was John Bell.

On the front, by the statues of the Guardsmen are two plaques.
The uppermost states:
“The Guards’ Memorial was pulled down in the year of our lord 1914 and was re-erected 30 feet north in order to permit the erection of the Florence Nightingale and Sidney Herbert statues.”
The Lower one states:
“The foundation stone of the Guards’ Memorial was laid in the year of our lord 1861 by Margaret Johanna Bell.”‘

On the back facade of the monuments, facing the road up to Piccadilly is another plaque, a shield surrounded by foliage and mounted on guns, this reads:
“To the memory of 2152 Officers, Non-Com. Officers and Privates of the BRIGADE OF GUARDS who fell during the war with Russian in 1854-56. Erected by their Comrades.”

In 1914 it was pulled down and moved to make room for the statues of Florence Nightingale& Sidney Herbert - head of the War Office during the war. It is only then that the allegorical figure is referred to as Victory.

External links

• The Victorian Web

The Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens are a 10,000 square-foot conservatory and outdoor gardens (3 acres) located at 2450 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. Both the Conservatory and Gardens are open seven days a week, during
business hours.

The Conservatory features tree frogs, free-flying birds and tropical plants, including an Amazon River rainforest, a large collection of bromeliads, orchids, and other epiphytes planted in a natural setting, a 15-foot waterfall, bonsai trees, and miscellaneous flowering plants.

The Sunken Gardens are European-style formal gardens, with three fountains, paved walkways, and benches. They are replanted with three times a year with seasonal displays.

See also

• Garfield Park Conservatory (Chicago, Illinois)
• List of botanical gardens in the United States

External links

• Garfield Park

Gardens in Northern Ireland is a link page for any garden open to the public in Northern Ireland.

List of gardens in Northern Ireland:

• Belfast Botanic Gardens
• Clandeboye Estate, Bangor, County Down
• Drenagh, Limavady, County Londonderry
• Mount Stewart, Newtownards, County Down
• Rowallane Garden, Saintfield, County Down

See also

• Conservation in the United Kingdom
• Gardens in the Republic of Ireland
• Historic houses in Northern Ireland
• List of botanical gardens
• List of Conservation topics
• List of gardens

Kingston on Spey is a small coastal village in Moray, Scotland. It is situated immediately north of Garmouth at the western side of the mouth of the River Spey on the coast of the Moray Firth. Kingston was founded in 1784 and was named after Kingston upon Hull, in East Yorkshire.

Kingston’s past includes a large shipbuilding industry started in the 1700’s. This utilised the enormous amount of timber from the local surrounding forests. Also in 1829, some of the village homes were lost in the great flood, “the Muckle Spate”.

Today’s Kingston is a lovely quiet village to visit and live. It remains a preferred home for an abundance of Scottish wildlife. One can always observe the “locals”; dolphins, salmon, otters, osprey, seals and the numerous birds and waterfowl who make this habitat their home here. This as well makes it a favourite for bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. Walkers also enjoy many of the different footpaths along the Lein, Burnside, the Browlands towards the village of Garmouth, the Spey Viaduct footpath or along the stone beaches of Kingston and Spey Bay. Avid fishermen alike, try to attempt to land a famous Spey salmon on the River Spey or surf fish off Kingston beach. There is also the local golf course found between Kingston and Garmouth. cw

What the Ancients Did for Us is a nine-part BBC television series that explores the social and scientific advances of ancient civilizations. Hosted by Adam Hart-Davis and produced by the Open University, it first aired on BBC Two in February 2005.

Episodes

1. “The Islamic World”
2. “The Chinese”
3. “The Aztecs, Maya and Incas”
4. “The Romans”
5. “The Indians”
6. “The Mesopotamians”
7. “The Egyptians”
8. “The Greeks”
9. “The Britons”

External links

• BBC page on What the Ancients Did for Us
• Open University page on What the Ancients Did for Us
• “Ancient art of invention,” an article about some of the featured inventions, from The Scotsman

Tsuruga (Japanese: 敦賀市, Tsuruga-shi) is a city located in Fukui, Japan.

As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated population of 68,401 and the density of 272.80 persons per km². The total area is 250.74 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1937. It is well known for fresh quality seafood and a nuclear power plant. Tsuruga is home to both the Monju demonstration nuclear plant and the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant.

Well-known Japanese DJ Chinpoashi Nishiwaki also founded his eclectic club, Tree, here. The club has been host to many national and international celebrity guests such as Jazztronik, Gilles Peterson, Toshio Matsuura from UFO, DJs Ravi, Julien Love and Two Dee, and Soil and Pimp Sessions. He has also mixed music with Tyronne Noonan, former frontman of George.

About twenty or so bronze statues - each perhaps four or five feet tall - of characters and scenes from the popular 1970s anime Uchū Senkan Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato or, in the United States, Star Blazers) and Galaxy Express 999 were erected in the city’s downtown area in 1999. Though the creator of these shows, Leiji Matsumoto, was born elsewhere, an exhibit of his artwork was held in the city in 1999 as part of the city’s 100th anniversary celebration, accompanied by the erection of the statues.

Tsuruga is a sister-city of Nakhodka, Russia

External links

• Official website
• Galaxy Express 999 and Space Battleship Yamato statues in Tsuruga

Soviet-era statues are statuary art as figured prominently in the art of the Soviet Union.

Soviet-era statues most frequently depicted significant state and party leaders, such as Stalin and V.I. Lenin. Communist symbology was of great importance. Such symbolism including portrayals of figures in motion, figuratively striding forward into the new Soviet age.

The sole statue of Stalin in Budapest, Hungary, was destroyed by citizens during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution; no replacement was ever made.

There is a Soviet Statue park (Grutas Park, promoted to tourists as Stalin World) in Lithuania, and a Statue Park (Szoborpark) in Budapest, Hungary.

See also

• Socialist realism
• List of statues of Lenin
• Palace of Soviets
• List of Mother Motherland statues

External links

• Museum of Soviet statuary in Budapest

In computer science, a core concern is one of the main concerns a program is written for.

Example

If writing an application for Medical Records, the bookkeeping and indexing of such records is a core concern, while logging a history of changes to the record database or user database, or an authentication system, would be cross-cutting concerns since they touch more parts of the program.

The sum of all core concerns is the business logic of a program, while all other aspects of the program are needed for proper execution, but not part of the actual business logic.

See also

• Aspect-oriented programming
• Separation of concerns
• Concern (computer science)
• Core competency

The Spokane Art Center in Spokane, Washington, was an art school notable as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) a Federal Art Project during the Great Depression. Opened by Carl Morris in 1939, Guy Anderson taught at the center along with Clyfford Still and sculptor Hilda Grossman. The faculty was widely considered to be the nation’s best [1].

External links

• Smithsonian Institution Spokane Art Center records, 1939-1952.

Christian Roman is known for Directing and Executive Producing the first season of the Disney Channel show American Dragon: Jake Long. He also designed the main characters and directed all 26 episodes of Disney’s Fillmore!. Before Disney, he was a storyboard artist and storyboard supervisor on The Simpsons, during which time he wrote ‘How to Storyboard The Simpsons Way’. He graduated from Boston University in 1991 with a degree in Painting.

External links

The Battle of Resaena or Resaina, near Ceylanpinar TR, was fought in 243 between the forces of the Roman Empire, led by Praetorian Prefect Timesitheus, and a Sassanid Empire army, led by King Shapur I. The Romans were victorious.

The battle was fought during a campaign ordered by Emperor Gordian III to retake the Roman cities of Hatra, Nisibis and Carrhae. These territories, in fact, had been conquered by Shapur and, before him, by his father King Ardashir I, when the Roman Empire was plagued with the internal wars between pretenders to the throne.

Dow Gardens is a 110 acre (445,000 m²) botanical garden located at 1809 Eastman Avenue, Midland, Michigan, USA. It is open to the public, and currently contains over 1700 varieties of plants hardy in mid-Michigan. The main entrance has geographical coordinates of .

The Dow Gardens were started in 1899 by Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company on eight acres (32,000 m²) of flat, sandy land. Subsequent generations of the Dow family have continued to develop the gardens.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

External links

• Dow Gardens

Hell is a Door to the Sun is the second full-length album released by Rwake. It was released in 2002 on Retribute Records and is the last album with Chuck Schaaf on guitars. A video for “Sight Beyond Sight” is currently available for viewing on Rwake’s website.

Track listing

1. “The Cat And The Snake” (6:38)
2. “Smog Monster” (6:38)
3. “Hell Is A Door To The Sun” (6:59)
4. “Unleashing Cosmic Destruction” (4:38)
5. “The Stoner Tree” (9:22)
6. “Sight Beyond Sight” (7:16)
7. “The River” (10:30)
8. “Traskwood” (10:32)

Personnel

• C.T. (Vocals)
  
• Gravy (Guitar)
• Chuck Schaaf (Guitar)
• Reid (Bass)
• Jeff Morgan (Drums)
• B. (Moog, Vocals, Samples).

The Marin-Bolinas Botanical Gardens (14 acres) are botanical gardens specializing in succulents, located at 250 Mesa Road, Bolinas, California, USA. Telephone: 415 388 5017 and/or (415) 868-1512. They are open to the public on weekends.

The gardens were created by Dr. Herman Schwartz, a retired physician. They now contain over 2,000 species; the children’s garden alone has 280 types of succulents. The gardens include 6 greenhouses, including ones dedicated to aloes and euphorbias. A Marin County native flower garden (6.5 acres) is currently being added.

Links

• Marin-Bolinas Botanical Gardens from gardenguides.com

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden (4.5 acres) is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Glen Oak Park, 2218 N. Prospect, Peoria, Illinois, USA. It is open daily. Garden admission is free; a fee is charged for the conservatory.

The garden was established in 1951. It now contains more than 300 genera, with an emphasis on roses, perennials, annuals, hosta, hemerocallis, and herbs. Specific gardens include an all-season garden, herb garden, perennial garden, rose garden, viburnum collection, wildlife garden, and woodland garden. The conservatory (2500 square feet) features tropical plants, orchids, and seasonal displays.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

Iron(III) fluoride is a chemical with formula FeF₃.

Its density is 3870 kg m^-3 (3.87 g cc^-1); it sublimes at about 1000 °C.

External links

• National Pollutant Inventory - Flouride and compounds fact sheet

Time Warp Trio is a series of stories written by Jon Scieszka, originally illustrated by Lane Smith and later illustrated by Adam McCauley, which chronicles the adventures of three boys - Joe, Sam, and Fred - who travel through time and space.

Plot

The boys’ time travel is accomplished with the help of a strange blue book simply referred to as The Book, which was given to Joe as a birthday present from his uncle Joe the Magnificent, an amateur magician. After accidentally activating The Book, the boys are transported to medieval times and must help fight towering beats such as a giant and dragon. From then on they continue to be transported from one time period to the next. In one adventure they travel to year 2095 and meet their own great-granddaughters who have The Book in their time along with the knowledge to control it.

The books have been adapted into an animated television series.

Characters

• Joseph “Joe” Arthur - A 10-year old who wants to be a magician, but can only perform the simplest tricks in the book. He got The Book for his birthday from his uncle and namesake, “Joe the Magnificent”. As a bad habit, he takes The Book everywhere with him, causing even the slightest wrong action or phrase to activate it. He lives with his father, an archaeologist, his mother, and his little sister, Anna.
• Sam - Joe’s 10-year old friend who is wary of time traveling. He wants to become a great inventor, but has great difficulty. Sam is lactose intolerant.
• Fred - Joe’s other 10-year old friend. He has a big brother who beats him and destroys his video games. His ignorance often causes he and his friends to get ino trouble.
• Joe the Magnificent - Joe’s uncle who tries to be a magician, but fails at live preformances.He still believes in the tooth fairy and easter bunny,said in book 7. He sent his nephew The Book (which he couldn’t use either).
• Mrs. Arthur - Joe’s mother who is short-tempered and is prone to shouting out Joe’s full name in frustration. She knows of The Book and was the one who showed Joe the page that would allow the boys to choose the specific time they visit. She was also the one who showed her brother Joe the Magnificent how to use The Book.
• Anna Arthur - Joe’s younger sister, a very annoying girl in Joe’s opinion. She has more knowledge concerning The Book than her brother.
• Jo Arthur, Samantha, and Freddie - Joe, Sam, and Fred’s great-granddaughters, respectively. Originally from the year 2095, they occasionally are in the same time and place as their great-grandfathers. They seem to be able to control The Book at will.

Books

• Knights of the Kitchen Table
• The Not-So-Jolly Roger
• The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
• Your Mother Was a Neanderthal
• 2095
• Tut Tut
• Summer Reading Is Killing Me
• It’s All Greek to Me
• See You Later Gladiator
• Sam Samurai
• Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
• Viking It and Liking It
• Me Oh Maya
• Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
• Oh Say, I Can’t See
• Marco? Polo!

Comics

• Nightmare on Joe’s Street
• The Seven Blunders of the World
• Plaid to the Bone
• Meet you at Waterloo (Able was I, ere I saw Elba)

Chapter Books(other)

• You can’t, But Genghis Khan
• Lewis and Clark…and Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha
• Wushu Were Here

External links

• The Official Website
• Time Warp Trio’s Site on Discovery Kids

Les Deux Magots is a famous[1] café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris, France. It was once famed for, and prided itself in, its reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual elite of the city. This derives from the patronage of Surrealist artists, intellectuals such as Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and young writers, such as Ernest Hemingway. Other stellar patrons included Albert Camus and Pablo Picasso.

The Deux Magots literary prize has been awarded to a French novel every year since 1933.

The café’s name comes from the two wooden statues of Chinese commercial agents (magots) that adorn one of the pillars.

See also

• Café de Flore

External links

• Les Deux Magots official site
• List of Deux Magots literary prize winners since 1933

The William Crampton Library, so named in honour of Dr William Crampton, founder of the Flag Institute, is the United Kingdom’s largest single library devoted to the subject of vexillology.

Opened by the Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull in May 1999, The William Crampton library of the Flag Institute was originally located in the James Ricket Library Building in Hull. In November 2006 it moved premises to the Hull Business Centre Building. It is available for use by members of the Institute by prior appointment with the librarian.

The library collection contains books on flags and associated topics, sets of flag magazines and journals from other vexillological societies, posters, wallcharts, and actual flags numbering over 40,000 volumes.

External link

• The Flag Institute

Surfest is an annual surfing competition held in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the worlds richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, will be held at Merewether Beach, having been held between Newcastle Beach and South Newcastle Beach in the past.

It is Newcastle’s only annual international sporting event and attracts more than 200 surfers, with many coming from around the globe. Former winners include local Novocastrian Mark Richards. It is rumoured that 2008’s Surfest will be moved to Merewether for financial reasons.

See Also

• Newcastle, New South Wales
• Newcastle Stretch

External links

• Association of Surfing Professionals
• Surfest
• Energy Australia

Terpander (Greek Τέρπανδρος), of Antissa in Lesbos, was a Greek poet and citharode who lived about the first half of the 7th century BC.

About the time of the Second Messenian War, he settled in Sparta, whither, according to some accounts, he had been summoned by command of the Delphic Oracle, to compose the differences which had arisen between different classes in the state. Here he gained the prize in the musical contests at the festival of Carnea (676-2 BC; Athenaeus, 635 a.).

He is regarded as the real founder of Greek classical music, and of lyric poetry; but as to his innovations in music our information is imperfect. According to Strabo (xiii. p. 618) he increased the number of strings in the lyre from four to seven; others take the fragment of Terpander on which Strabo bases his statement to mean that he developed the citharoedic nomos (sung to the accompaniment of the cithara or lyre) by making the divisions of the ode seven instead of four. The seven-stringed lyre was probably already in existence. Terpander is also said to have introduced several new rhythms in addition to the dactylic, and to have been famous as a composer of drinking-songs.

No poems attributed to Terpander survive complete, and very few lines of his are quoted by later Greek writers; it must be regarded as doubtful whether he worked in writing.

Terpander is rumored to have died choking on a fig when the fruit was thrown in appreciation of one of his performances

References

In landscape architecture and garden design, a water feature is any of a full range of fountains, pools, ponds, cascades, waterfalls, and streams. Prior to the eighteenth century they were usually powered by gravity, though the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon are believed to have been supplied by an Archimedean screw. Other examples were supplied with water using hydraulic rams. Since the eighteenth century the majority water features have been powered by pumps. The power source was sometimes a steam engine but in modern gardens it is almost always electricity. There is an increasing range of innovative designs as the market becomes more established and people become more aware of the advantages of using solar power. These advantages include environmental benefits, no mains electricity in the garden, and free energy.

A modern famous example is the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.

A water feature may be indoor or outdoor and can be any size, from a desk top water fountain to a large indoor waterfall that covers an entire wall in a large commercial building.

See also

• Garden design
• Water garden
• Flowforms

The Forum of Constantine was built at the foundation of Constantinople immediately outside of the old walls. It was circular in shape and had two monumental gates to the east and west. The Column of Constantine which still stands upright and is known today in Turkish as Çemberlitaş was erected in the centre of the square.

The column was originally crowned with a statue of Constantine as Apollo, but a strong gale in 1150 caused the statue and three of the column’s upper drums to fall, and a cross was added in its place by the Byzantine emperor Manuel Comnenus (reigned 1143-1180). Otherwise the forum remained nearly intact until the Fourth Crusade in 1203-1204. The Senate House lay on the north side of it. We know from the sources that the square was decorated with a number of antique statues, but it is impossible to determine their exact appearance and location.

The Forum suffered major damage in a fire started by soldiers of the Fourth Crusade in 1203. After the Sack of 1204, the antique statues decorating the Forum were melted down by the Crusaders.

The National Gardens Scheme was founded in 1927 in England with the aim of “opening gardens of quality, character and interest to the public for charity”. Originally, the money was raised to provide pension support for district nurses; 609 private gardens were opened and £8,191 was raised.

Over time, other charities were included in the scheme. In 1948, the new National Health Service took over the paying of pensions to district nurses, and in 1980, the National Gardens Scheme Charitable Trust was launched, with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as Patron.

The National Gardens Scheme is featured in a Twofour produced BBC2 programme Open Gardens.

External link

• http://www.ngs.org.uk

William Ross State High School, is situated in the [[Town

</gallery>sville, Queensland|Townsville]] Suburb of Annandale, North Queensland.

William Ross has a student count from grades 8 through to 12 of 1004 students which continues to rise annually, particularly considering the school’s locality for defence families.

William Ross also services predominantly the suburbs of Annandale, Stuart, Wulguru, Cluden, Serene Valley, Alligator Creek, Cungulla, Oak Valley, Woodstock, Calcium, Idalia, Oonoonba and Fairfelid waters

The school offers a variety of academic, art and sports programs. And takes great pride in offering the “leading learner” program for junior students (grade 8 -10) which is a program used by the school to teach students extended English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science in order to better prepare them for later learning endeavours. In order for students to be considered a position in Leading Learner classes, they are required to sit a test during grade 7.

The school also offers students the “RHINOS” Sports Excellence program for junior and senior students which caters to the following sports:
Baseball,Basketball,Cricket,Hockey,Netball,Rugby Union,Soccer & Touch

The school’s location relative to sporting fields is second to none - the school being situated amongst Townsville’s Murray Sporting Complex means most sporting fields are a short walk from the school.

External links

• Website
• William Ross State High School (2186)
• William Ross Secondary Special Education Unit (0307)
• http://JamieModern.bebo.com Jamie Scott’s Bebo Page (A Student Enrolled at WRSHS)

The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a regiment of the Bri