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st. leonard s church shelf containing skulls in ambulatory below chancel, commonly inaccurately described crypt. the large 11th century church hill; tower @ eastern end destroyed earth tremor in 1739 , restored in 1750. chancel, 1220, covers processional ossuary (a bone store, more commonly found on continent) lined 2,000 skulls , 8,000 thigh bones. date medieval period, having been stored after removal, make way new graves. common in england, bones dispersed, , rare collection. several of skulls show marks of trepanning. 1 of 2 surviving ossuaries in england; other in holy trinity church in rothwell, northamptonshire. other curiosities worth looking for. on pillars on south side of nave medieval graffiti depicting ships. vestry door, on north side of nave, unlocked; open see fine norman doorway. has been suggested this, in late medieval times apparently on outer wall of church, once internal wall, earlier norman church stage higher hill. make existing chapel of st edmund (or north tra

a variant fastening of rails wooden ties historically wooden rail ties made hewing axe, called axe ties or sawn achieve @ least 2 flat sides. variety of softwood , hardwoods timbers used ties, oak, jarrah , karri being popular hardwoods, although increasingly difficult obtain, sustainable sources. lines use softwoods, including douglas fir; while have advantage of accepting treatment more readily, more susceptible wear cheaper, lighter (and therefore easier handle) , more readily available. softwood treated, while creosote common preservative railway ties, preservatives used such pentachlorophenol, chromated copper arsenate , few other preservatives. non-toxic preservatives used, such copper azole or micronized copper. new boron-based wood preserving technology being employed major railroads in dual treatment process in order extend life of wood ties in wet areas. timbers (such sal, mora, jarrah or azobé) durable enough can used untreated. problems wooden ties include rot, splitting, i

a german designed type 214 submarine @ hdw building yard in kiel, 2008. evolved type 214 1 of options under consideration replacement program. in 2009 defence white paper, replacement submarines outlined class of twelve vessels of 4,000 tons displacement, fitted land-attack cruise missiles in addition torpedoes , anti-ship missiles, capable of launching , recovering covert operatives while submerged, , carrying surveillance , intelligence-gathering equipment. submarines fitted united states an/byg-1 combat system. there 4 possible routes sea 1000 project take, in order of increasing design complexity , risk: buy military-off-the-shelf (mots) design without modification develop modified mots design better suit australian service conditions design evolution of collins-class design entirely new submarine designs considered various mots routes included german-designed type 214, japan s sōryū-class, french-designed scorpène class, spanish s-80 class, , evolved collins-class. spanish s-80 cl

1 british empire army 1.1 sikh states 1.2 outstanding gallantry awards 1.3 victoria cross 1.4 cross of st. george 1.5 given after death in battle of saragarhi british empire army chanan singh dhillon sikh states bibi sahib kaur bibi rajindar kaur outstanding gallantry awards victoria cross victoria cross medal without bar ishar singh nand singh gian singh parkash singh karamjeet singh judge cross of st. george gurmukh singh saini narain singh bir singh lachman singh sundar singh dilwara singh sher singh ram singh sham singh badan singh mota singh mahan singh duleep singh sucha singh note: cross of st. george imperial russia s highest exclusively military award gallantry in battlefield. status same british victoria cross , post-independence param vir chakra given after death in battle of saragarhi the contingent of twenty 1 sikhs led havildar ishar singh, , chose fight death instead of surrendering. in recognition of supreme sacrifice, british parliament rose pay them respect, , each 1

1 phonology 1.1 vowels 1.2 consonants 1.3 correspondences japanese phonology vowels the okinawan language has 5 vowels, of may long or short, though short vowels /e/ , /o/ considerably rare occur in few native okinawan words heavy syllables pattern /ceɴ/ or /coɴ/, such /meɴsoːɾeː/ mensooree welcome or /toɴɸaː/ tonfaa. close vowels /u/ , /uː/ rounded, rather compressed vowels of standard japanese. sixth vowel /ɨ/ posited in order explain why sequences containing historically raised /e/ fail trigger palatalization /i/: */te/ → /tɨː/ tii hand , */ti/ → /t͡ɕiː/ chii blood . acoustically, however, /ɨ/ pronounced no differently /i/, , distinction may because palatalization happened before vowel shift. consonants the okinawan language counts 20 distinctive segments shown in chart below, major allophones presented in parentheses. the consonant can occur syllable coda archiphoneme //n//. many analyses treat additional phoneme /n/, though never contrasts /n/ or /m/. the consonant system of o

zulu warrior in full regimental regalia, carrying large isihlangu war shield. c. 1860. upper body covered in cow tails, kilt of spotted cat, genet or civet skin , shins decorated cowtails. elaborate headdress consists of browband , face-framing flaps of leopard skin band of otter skin above. there multiple ostrich feather plumes , single upright crane s feather. shaka discarded sandals enable warriors run faster. move unpopular, objected killed, practice concentrated minds of remaining personnel. zulu tradition indicates shaka hardened feet of troops having them stamp thorny tree , bush branches flat. shaka drilled troops frequently, implementing forced marches covering more fifty miles day. drilled troops carry out encirclement tactics (see below). such mobility gave zulu significant impact in local region , beyond. upkeep of regimental system , training seems have continued after shaka s death, although zulu defeats boers, , growing encroachment british colonists, sharply curtailed r