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Corpus Khitan small script

bronze fish tally small khitan inscription owned stephen wootton bushell there no surviving examples of printed texts in khitan language, , aside 5 example khitan large characters chinese glosses in book on calligraphy written tao zongyi (陶宗儀) during mid 14th century, there no chinese glossaries or dictionaries of khitan. the main source of khitan texts monumental inscriptions, comprising memorial tablets buried in tombs of khitan nobility. there 33 known monuments inscriptions in khitan small script, ranging in date 1053 1171.

New beginnings after 1990 Narrow-gauge railways in Saxony

a train of pressnitz valley railway heritage railway in 2008 without government regulations holding them back, group of enthusiasts formed in 1990, goal of rebuilding upper part of pressnitz valley railway fast possible. smiled upon @ first, group indeed managed segments of railway operational, , within few years, recognized heritage railway had been created. by 1992, direction either privatize or abandon narrow-gauge railways. first victim oschatz–kemmlitz railway. intervention of citizen groups , local government saved railway, privatized döllnitzbahn. other narrow-gauge railways, freight service terminated. in mid-1990s, government of saxony started discuss concepts conservation of narrow-gauge railways in state. @ first, idea have organization owned state of saxony operating railways; concept shelved. instead, privatization led municipalities , districts preferred solution. first put practice in district of zittau, @ end of 1996 track-side municipalities took on operations of zitta...

Demographics Woonsocket, Rhode Island

woonsocket city hall, built in 1856 harris institute edward harris at 2010 census woonsocket had population of 41,186. population 71.3% non-hispanic white, 14.2% hispanic or latino, 6.4% african american, 5.4% asian, 0.4% native american , 4.3% reporting 2 or more races. at census of 2000, there 43,224 people, 17,750 households, , 10,774 families residing in city. population density 5,608.8 people per square mile (2,164.6/km²). there 18,757 housing units @ average density of 2,433.9 per square mile (939.3/km²). racial makeup of city 83.14% white, 4.44% african american, 0.32% native american, 4.06% asian, 0.03% pacific islander, 4.86% other races, , 3.14% 2 or more races. hispanic or latino of race 9.32% of population. woonsocket part of providence metropolitan area, has estimated population of 1,622,520. there 17,750 households out of 31.2% had children under age of 18 living them, 39.4% married couples living together, 16.2% had female householder no husband present, , 39.3% non-fami...

External links Edwin Chadwick

works or edwin chadwick @ internet archive marjie bloy, edwin chadwick (1800–1890) , victorian web chartered institute of environmental health archival material relating edwin chadwick . uk national archives.  eminent persons: biographies reprinted times, vol iv, 1887–1890, macmillan & co., 1893, pp. 244–250, sir edwin chadwick  edwin chadwick . find grave. retrieved 3 september 2010. 

Huntsville, Alabama 1974 Super Outbreak

damage @ intersection of drake avenue , memorial parkway in huntsville. the tornado touched down north of hartselle , moved northeast toward huntsville. first hit redstone arsenal, damaging or destroying numerous buildings @ location. warning mp picket line on rideout road (now research park boulevard (al-255) ), there three, relatively minor, injuries. 1 of buildings destroyed publications center nuclear weapons training school on arsenal. months afterwards, portions of classified documents being returned farmers in tennessee , alabama. many homes badly damaged or destroyed tornado passed through residential areas of city, , school destroyed well. many businesses heavily damaged, , numerous trees , power lines downed throughout city. glenn ll trailer park destroyed tornado, , sources list fatality occurring @ location. tornado reached monte sano mountain, has elevation of 1,640 feet (492 m), additional homes torn apart. national weather service office @ huntsville jetport briefly clo...

Uniforms Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets

a senior cadet in midnight uniform wearing hanging medals , service cover (note since 2012, hanging medals no longer authorized wear midnights) class c — bdu/acu all class years through 2011 - bdu cap, bdu blouse , trousers corps brass , brass rank, black combat boots all classes 2012 on — acu cap, acu blouse , trousers velcro rank centered on chest, tan roughout combat boots class b summer tan garrison cap, class b summer shirt, summer pants, black low-quarter shoes/senior boots class b winter tan garrison cap, class b winter shirt, black necktie, summer pants, black low-quarter shoes/senior boots class midnights dark tan garrison cap or service hat, midnight shirt, winter pants, black low-quarter shoes/senior boots (since 2012, juniors , seniors authorized wear midnights) ^ cite error: named reference standard invoked never defined (see page).

References William Minto

attribution  this article incorporates text publication in public domain: chisholm, hugh, ed. (1911). minto, william . encyclopædia britannica (11th ed.). cambridge university press.   this article incorporates text publication in public domain:  minto, william . dictionary of national biography. london: smith, elder & co. 1885–1900.