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Rowe Manor of Broad Hempston

arms of rowe of kingston: argent, on chevron azure between 3 trefoils slipped per pale gules , vert 3 bezants hempston purchased west family john rowe (1509-1592) of kingston in parish of staverton, devon, monumental brass survives @ staverton church. son , heir of john rowe (d. 1544) of kingston, serjeant-at-law. remained possession of rowe family several generations. branch of rowe family lived @ bearton, within parish of broad hempston, 2 , half centuries. giles hussey (1710–1788), artist adopted theory of drawing portraits according musical or harmonic proportion, resided years @ bearton nephew mr. rowe (d. pre-1822) , died there in 1788 , buried @ broad hempston church. giles hussey had inherited ancient family estate in dorset, bequeathed nephew mr. rowe of bearton, in compliance bequest adopted surname hussey. in 1822 bearton property of widow, , occupied farm-house.

Egyptian-Ottoman Wars Ottoman ship Mahmudiye

mahmudiye at outbreak of first egyptian–ottoman war in 1831, prompted egyptian invasion of palestine, mahmudiye in poor condition, despite being few years old. of hull dry-rotted, though still served ottoman flagship during war. during war, ottoman fleet, along squadron british royal navy blockaded main egyptian naval base @ İskenderun. included long-range bombardment on 18 august 1831. war ended in 1833 following intervention of russia on behalf of ottoman government , pressure britain, france, , austria on egypt withdraw, unresolved tensions between eyalet of egypt , central government resulted in second egyptian–ottoman war of 1839–1841. after death of sultan mahmud ii on 1 july 1839, internal power struggle resulted in installation of pro-russian husrev pasha under sultan abdulmejid i. on 4 july 1839, commander of ottoman fleet, displeased on russian influence in new government, decided take bulk of ottoman fleet, including mahmudiye, on egyptian side. set sail beşik bay, internati...

Background Highbury Hill, Clutton

hill forts developed in late bronze , iron age, start of first millennium bc. reason emergence in britain, , purpose, has been subject of debate. has been argued have been military sites constructed in response invasion continental europe, sites built invaders, or military reaction social tensions caused increasing population , consequent pressure on agriculture. dominant view since 1960s has been increasing use of iron led social changes in britain. deposits of iron ore located in different places tin , copper ore necessary make bronze, , result trading patterns shifted , old elites lost economic , social status. power passed hands of new group of people. archaeologist barry cunliffe believes population increase still played role , has stated [the forts] provided defensive possibilities community @ times when stress [of increasing population] burst out open warfare. wouldn t see them having been built because there state of war. functional defensive strongholds when there tension...

Division 2 1969 VFA season

1 division 2 1.1 ladder 1.2 finals 1.3 awards division 2 the division 2 home-and-home season played on eighteen rounds; top 4 contested finals under page–mcintyre system. ladder finals awards the leading goalkicker division 2 george allen (sunshine), kicked 89 goals in home-and-away season, , 99 goals overall. the division 2 best , fairest, known j. field medal, won jim sullivan (coburg), polled 44 votes. sullivan had won liston trophy 2 years earlier, , former winner of thirds best & fairest, making sullivan s third association best , fairest award. williamstown won seconds premiership. williamstown 16.8 (104) defeated sunshine 11.13 (79) in grand final, held stand-alone match on saturday 6 september @ skinner reserve. williamstown won thirds premiership become first club win premiership in 3 grades in 1 season. ^ noel pascoe (18 august 1969). see-saw game goes sandy . sun news-pictorial. melbourne. p. 48.  ^ mike smith (25 august 1969). record score in vfa . age. mel...

Black Protest Abortion in Poland

agnieszka dziemianowicz-bąk of razem national board during 2016 protests against total ban on abortion on 22 september 2016, on day when bill ban abortion debated in sejm, razem party organized demonstration called czarny protest ( black protest ), initiated party member małgorzata adamczyk. part of larger campaign, in people published selfies in black clothing in social media, tagged #czarnyprotest (#blackprotest). in subsequent days, similar protests being organized in other polish cities, such wrocław, Łódź , kraków. thousands of people took part in protests in various parts of poland. on 1 october 2016, large protest took place near sejm building, organized barbara nowacka of inicjatywa polska, had collected signatures under citizens bill liberalize polish abortion law. on 3 october 2016, thousands of polish women went on strike oppose proposed legislation total ban on abortion, called czarny poniedziałek ( black monday ), proposed in facebook post polish actress krystyna jand...

Deaths from collapsing buildings Earthquake casualty estimation

the probability building of given type may collapse if subjected intensity of shaking (figure 5) important parameter calculating expected human losses. weak buildings present in developing countries (figure 4 on left) ones collapse @ moderate intensities (figure 5 on left). the numbers of fatalities , injured (casualties sum of these 2 parameters) estimated, using casualty matrix, table gives percentages of dead, injured, , unscathed among occupants of building collapses. distribution depends on building type. a building need not collapse injure , kill; @ every damage degree there exists probability casualties result. the data in casualty matrices poorly known cannot give uncertainties here. however, specialists working on learning more , related problems in estimating losses due earthquakes.

Sources Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg

bibliography bryan, michael. dictionary of painters , engravers: biographical , critical, london: g bell, 1915, b000879dh6 dill, marshall. germany: modern history. ann arbor: university of michigan press, 1970, (in german) ebert, jens-florian, friedrich william von hohenlohe-kirchberg. in die Österreichischen generalität 1792-1815. accessed 15 october 2009. eysturlid, lee w. formative influences, theories, , campaigns of archduke carl of austria, contributions in military studies series, volume 202. connecticut: greenwood publishing group,2000, 9780313309960 (in german) genealogisches handbuch des adels – fürstliche häuser, band 3. glücksburg: 1955. kudrna, leopold & digby smith. biographical dictionary of austrian generals in french revolutionary , napoleonic wars, 1792-1815.. @ napoleon series, robert burnham, editor in chief. april 2008 version. accessed 19 october 2009. lefebvre, georges. french revolution, new york: columbia university press, 1976, 978023108598...