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Life and work Philip R. Alstat

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alstat (center) witnessing ketubah, jewish marriage document, 1974 he involved in spread , strengthening of conservative movement in many ways, speaking @ many dedication ceremonies , other special events conservative congregations, did on september 17, 1927, ohev shalom synagogue center, in suburb of philadelphia, pennsylvania. important force in conversion studies prospective converts judaism, individuals later come called, jews choice. taught courses himself, supervised network of rabbinical students meet one-on-one conversion students. @ 1 point, virtually requests conversions under auspices of conservative movement in new york city referred him conservative colleagues. among rabbinical students helped him final stages of conversion, including mikveh(ritual immersion) , beit din(rabbinical court), alstat known way that, no matter new name chosen convert, link name, , conversion itself, biblical story of ruth, famous convert in bible. alstat lived in jts dormitory forty-three year...
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Accreditation Lawsuits Trinity Western University

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1 accreditation lawsuits 1.1 trinity western university v nova scotia barristers society 1.2 trinity western university v law society of upper canada 1.3 trinity western university v law society of british columbia 1.4 supreme court of canada accreditation lawsuits trinity western university v nova scotia barristers society the case brought before nova scotia supreme court, arguing denying automatic accreditation twu law graduates infringement on students right freedom of religion. the court ruled in favour of twu; accepting argument that, private religious university, school had right uphold own code of conduct if effect of code exclude... or offend others , attempting force twu change community covenant infringement on religious freedom. ruling further noted nova scotia barristers society requires lawyers follow code of professional conduct, forbids discrimination, community covenant not affect twu graduates in practice of law. nsbs appealed nova scotia court of appeal, appeals...
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A Fortified City Fort D

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gunpowder house, fort d, cape girardeau, missouri fort d surviving fortification built union troops here during civil war. fort sat north of downtown cape girardeau on high hill. grist-grinding windmill included in fort. fort b located academic hall stands @ southeast missouri state university. fort c built @ end of bloomfield road east of pacific st. smaller earthworks included battery @ corner of henderson , new madrid streets, battery b on whitener street east of sunset avenue , rifle pits along perry avenue , on hill southeast missouri hospital stands.
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The Elwell-Parker Company Thomas Parker (inventor)

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one of parker s electric cars, outside home in tettenhall, near wolverhampton. parker in middle. photo around 1895. in wolverhampton, elwell , parker began manufacture accumulators (lead-acid batteries). 1883 manufactured dynamos. business began expand: there demand dynamos, manchester edison company , trafalgar colliery in forest of dean, electric lighting in mine. (this thought first time electric lighting used underground.) elwell-parker dynamos supplied lighting in industrial works, , equipment supplied tramway in blackpool in 1885, first electric tramway in country. prototype battery-powered tram tested on tramway in birmingham. several prototype electric cars built. between 1884 , 1887, further patents taken out parker , elwell electrical equipment. in 1887 developed process extract phosphorus , chlorate of soda electrolysis. in general election of july 1892 parker stood liberal party candidate kingswinford, defeated conservative candidate, incumbent mp alexander staveley hill. i...
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History Severn Bridge railway station

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a 1911 railway clearing house map of railways in vicinity of severn bridge a map 1946, showing station location the severn bridge railway linked lydney junction railway station on north bank of river severn sharpness docks on south bank via severn railway bridge. railway joined @ sharpness sharpness branch line had been built berkeley road railway station on bristol , gloucester railway docks in 1875. opening of bridge in 1879 provided cross-severn route forest of dean , south wales coal both sharpness docks , bristol. on north side of river, bridge approached on series of arches, 1 of traversed gloucester chepstow , newport main line. severn bridge station on embankment leading these arches, on section of line ran parallel , north of main line both went lydney junction, 2 miles south west. berkeley rd lydney train @ severn bridge station, looking east, towards severn bridge, hauled gw 1600 class 0-6-0t no. 1616 (built 12/49, withdrawn 10/59!). severn bridge station had passing loop,...
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Romanticism Composer

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during romantic music era (c. 1810 1900), composers turned rigid styles , forms of classical era more passionate, dramatic expressive pieces. composers attempted increase emotional expression , power of music, , tried describe deeper truths or human feelings. symphonic tone poems, composers tried tell stories , evoke images or landscapes using instrumental music. composers promoted nationalistic pride patriotic orchestral music inspired folk music. composers, emotional , expressive qualities of music came take precedence on following textbooks , tradition. romantic composers grew in idiosyncrasy, , went further in syncretism of exploring different art-forms in musical context, (such literature), history (historical figures , legends), or nature itself. romantic love or longing prevalent theme in many works composed during period. in cases formal structures classical period continued used (e.g., sonata form used in string quartets , symphonies), these forms expanded , altered. in many c...
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Ascendancy to Supreme Khan Ögedei Khan

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coronation of Ögedei in 1229. rashid al-din, 14th century. the empress yisui insisted genghis khan designate heir before invasion of khwarezmid empire in 1219. after terrible brawl between 2 elder sons jochi , chagatai, agreed Ögedei chosen heir. genghis confirmed decision. genghis khan died in 1227, , jochi had died year or 2 earlier. Ögedei s younger brother tolui held regency until 1229. Ögedei elected supreme khan in 1229, according kurultai held @ kodoe aral on kherlen river after genghis death, although never in doubt genghis clear wish succeeded Ögedei. after ritually declining 3 times, Ögedei proclaimed khagan of mongols on 13 september 1229. chagatai continued support younger brother s claim. genghis khan saw Ögedei courteous , generous character. charisma partially credited success in keeping empire on father s path. organization left behind genghis khan, , personal charisma of Ögedei, affairs of mongol empire remained part stable during reign. Ögedei extremely pragmatic ma...
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