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This article concerns the period 9 BC –1 BC, the last nine years before the Anno Domini era, not the last ten years. Pannonia is incorporated in the Roman Empire as part of Illyria, the Ara Pacis, voted by the Senate four years earlier, is dedicated. Nero Claudius Drusus begins a campaign against the Marcomanni, but dies soon after a fall from his horse, tiberius Claudius Nero continues the conquest of Germania. King Maroboduus becomes ruler of the Marcomanni and fights against the Roman Empire expansion in Bohemia, arminius, son of a Cheruscan chieftain, is taken hostage to Rome where he receives a military education. After 20 years, Augustus initiated his second census of the Roman Empire, tiberius Claudius Nero and Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso are Roman Consuls. Augustus second census of the Roman Empire reported a total of 4,233,000 citizens, Emperor Augustus sent ferrets to the Balearic Islands to control the rabbit plagues. Tiberius Claudius Nero is sent to Armenia, then retires to Rhodes, – On the death of Herod the Great, there is unrest in his client kingdom of Judea. His son, Herod Archelaus, becomes the new ruler, Herod Antipas becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea. The Governor of Syria, Publius Quintilius Varus, assembles three of his four legions, including Legio X Fretensis, and marche down to Jerusalem from Antioch to restore order. King Maroboduus of the Marcomanni organized in the later known as Bohemia a confederation of Germanic tribes, with the Hermunduri, Lombards, Semnoni. Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus commands the Roman army in Germania and crossed the Elbe and he builds the pontes longi over the marshes between the Rhine and the Ems. Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus, is exiled on charges of treason and adultery to Pandateria, the Aqua Alsietina Roman aqueduct is constructed. Phraates V becomes king of the Parthian Empire, after he, Emperor Augustus sent his stepson Gaius Caesar as army commander to the East and made a peace treaty with Phraates V on an island in the river Euphrates. Emperor, Ai of Han dies and is succeeded by his cousin Ping of Han, Wang Mang is appointed regent by the Grand Empress Dowager Wang. Former regent Dong Xian commits suicide, however, at least one scholar thinks Dionysius placed the incarnation of Jesus in the next year, AD1. Most modern scholars do not consider Dionysius calculations authoritative, themselves placing the event several years earlier, tigranes IV, King of Armenia, r. 12–1 BC Erato, Queen of Armenia, 8–5 BC,2 BC – AD2, AD 6–11 Artavasdes III, King of Armenia, r. 5–2 BC Ariobarzan of Atropatene, Client King of Armenia, r.1 BC – AD2 Chend Di, Emperor of Han Dynasty China, 32–7 BC Ai Di, Emperor of Han Dynasty China, r
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2 States (film)
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2 States is a 2014 Indian romantic drama film co written and directed by Abhishek Varman based on the 2009 novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat. It is produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala, the film stars Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in lead roles. The film was released on 18 April 2014, Krish Malhotra, a fresh Engineer from IIT Delhi, now a student pursuing his MBA at the IIM Ahmedabad, Gujarat, comes from a troubled, rich family of Punjabi heritage. He meets his classmate Ananya Swaminathan, a BBA holder, in his college who comes from a conservative Tamil Brahmin family, Krish and Ananya, initially quarrel, but soon become friends and start studying together. Soon they begin dating, and stay together for their next 22 months on the IIM campus, Krish confides in Ananya that his real passion is writing, which he wants to pursue a career in. They both have become so close to other and also have developed sexual relationship many times during the stay in IIM. Krish gets selected in the drives for Yes Bank. He immediately rushes to the room and proposes to Ananya. She accepts, and then selected for Sunsilk. When they complete their graduation, Krish and Ananya decide to get married and they introduce their parents to each other at the convocation ceremony. To their dismay, Krishs loud mother Kavita does not get along with Ananyas reserved Tamilian parents Radha, after graduation, Ananya begins her marketing job in her hometown Chennai and Krish goes back to his own hometown Delhi, with the choice of work place in his own hands. Krishs brash family urges him to stay in Delhi and try to discourage him from his interest in writing and they also criticize his relationship with Ananya, and tell him to get into an arranged marriage with a Punjabi girl. It is also evident that there is tension between Krish and his alcoholic father Vikram. Krish leaves his family and starts his banking job in Chennai. During this time, he tries hard to win over Ananyas family. He tutors her younger brother for IIT entrance exams, gets her mother an opportunity to sing at an event for his workplace, after all his effort, Ananyas family agrees to the marriage with Krish. Krish and Ananya then travel to Delhi to win over Krishs family, initially, Kavita and her family are hostile towards Ananya but come to like her after she saves Krishs cousins wedding from being cancelled due to a dispute over dowry, she is also accepted. Krish and Ananya decide to take a vacation with their families before the wedding, the vacation does not go as planned when Kavita makes continuous snide remarks about Tamilian culture
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2p15-16.1 microdeletion syndrome
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2p15-16.1 microdeletion is a rare genetic disorder caused by a small deletion in the short arm of human chromosome 2. First described in two patients in 2007, by 2013 only 21 people have reported as having the disorder in the medical literature. Only 21 patients with 2p15-16.1 microdeletion have been described as of 2013, the clinical similarities between the individuals resulted in the classification of a new genetic syndrome. Three of the patients reported had a consistent proximal breakpoint on chromosome 2, the patients have 2p15–16.1 deletions of 5.7 megabases,4.5 Mb,3.9 Mb,3. 35Mb 3. 3Mb and 570 kilobases, respectively. In all 21 patients the deletions are de novo — neither parent possessed nor transmitted the mutation to the affected individual
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3D ultrasound
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3D ultrasound is a medical ultrasound technique, often used in obstetric ultrasonography, providing three-dimensional images of the fetus. Three-dimensional ultrasound, also known as phased array ultrasonics, is used extensively in the evaluation of materials for purity. There are several different scanning modes in medical and obstetric ultrasound, the standard common obstetric diagnostic mode is 2D scanning. In 3D fetal scanning, however, instead of the sound waves being sent straight down and reflected back, 3D ultrasound was patented by Olaf von Ramm and Stephen Smith at Duke University in 1987. Clinical use of technology is an area of intense research activity especially in fetal anomaly scanning. If the system is used only in the Obstetrics Application, the energy is limited by the manufacturer below FDA limits for obstetrical ultrasound. In the medical literature, these elective 3D ultrasounds are also referred to as keepsake ultrasounds, although this term is used in the lay population. The use of imaging devices for producing fetal keepsake videos is viewed as an unapproved use by the Food. When ultrasound enters the body, it heats the tissues slightly, in some cases, it can also produce small pockets of gas in body fluids or tissues. Phillips says the effects of tissue heating and of the formation of partial vacuums in a liquid by high-intensity sound waves are not known. Performing prenatal ultrasounds without medical oversight may put a mother and her baby at risk. The bottom line is, Why take a chance with your babys health for the sake of a video, fetal keepsake videos are viewed as a problem because there is no medical benefit derived from the exposure. Further, there is no control on how long a single imaging session will take or how many sessions will occur, FDA is aware of entrepreneurs that are commercializing ultrasonic imaging of fetuses by making keepsake videos. In some cases, the machine may be used for as long as an hour to get a video of the fetus. Similar pronouncements have been made by Health Canada, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, for these reasons, medical insurance does not cover keepsake ultrasounds and many doctors will discourage the use. One challenge that ultrasound operators face is keeping the transducer positioned over the part of the fetus the operator is trying to visualize, when fetuses move away from the stream of high-frequency sound waves, they may be feeling vibrations, heat or both. Early studies showed that subtle effects of neurological damage linked to ultrasound were implicated by an incidence in left-handedness in boys. Then in August 2006, Pasko Rakic, chair of Yale School of Medicines Department of Neurobiology, the brains of the offspring showed damage consistent with that found in the brains of people with autism
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5S (methodology)
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5S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words, seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke. Transliterated into Roman script, they all start with the letter S, the list describes how to organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the area and items, and sustaining the new order. The decision-making process usually comes from a dialogue about standardization, which builds understanding among employees of how they should do the work, in some quarters, 5S has become 6S, the sixth element being safety. Other than a specific stand-alone methodology, 5S is frequently viewed as an element of a construct known as visual control, visual workplace. Under those terminologies, Western companies were applying underlying concepts of 5S before publication, in English, for example, a workplace-organization photo from Tennant Company quite similar to the one accompanying this article appeared in a manufacturing-management book in 1986. There are five 5S phases, They can be translated from the Japanese as sort, set in order, shine, standardize, make work easier by eliminating obstacles. Reduce chances of being disturbed with unnecessary items, evaluate necessary items with regard to cost or other factors. Remove all parts or tools that are not in use, segregate unwanted material from the workplace. Define Red-Tag area to place unnecessary items that cannot immediately be disposed of, dispose of these items when possible. Need fully skilled supervisor for checking on a regular basis, make clear all working floor except using material. Arrange all necessary items so that they can be selected for use. Prevent loss and waste of time by arranging work station in such a way that all tooling / equipment is in close proximity, make it easy to find and pick up necessary items. All of the work should be done on a regular basis. Place components according to their uses, with the used components being nearest to the work place. Clean your workplace on daily basis completely or set cleaning frequency Use cleaning as inspection, keep workplace safe and easy to work. Keep workplace clean and pleasing to work in, when in place, anyone not familiar to the environment must be able to detect any problems within 50 feet in 5 secs. Standardize the best practices in the work area, maintain high standards in workplace organization at all times. Maintain everything in order and according to its standard, also translates as do without being told
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7th Field Artillery Regiment
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The 7th Field Artillery Regiment is a United States Army field artillery regiment, whose lineage traces back to the early 20th century. Note that the lineage of the 7th Regiment of Artillery constituted 8 March 1898 is carried by the 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, the regiment was constituted on 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 7th Field Artillery. It was organized on 15 July 1916 at Fort Sam Houston, after fighting across North Africa, the regiment participated in 1st Infantry Divisions assault of Omaha Beach. On 20 January 1964 the unit was redesignated the 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery, the redesignation included a new design for the units distinctive unit insignia to an artillery red square shield divided by a silver band running from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. In the upper division of the shield appears three silver crescent moons, while the lower division holds seven silver crosslets alluding to the designation of the battalion. The primary charge of the shield however is the three large artillery red arrow heads or pheons that rest upon the silver band and it is from these three pheons that the nickname for the battalion the Pheons is derived. The units motto was shortened to Nunquam Fractum written in silver on a red scroll beneath the shield. The unit would carry this designation throughout its tour of Vietnam from 25 June 1965, on 23 June 1965, Private First Class Gerold Worster arrived by plane in Saigon, in the Republic of Vietnam. Not only was Gerold the first soldier from the 1st Infantry Division, known as the Big Red One, even as he climbed from the plane, his comrades were loading aboard the USNS General W. H. Gordon for the trip to Vietnam. On 12 July, Charlie Battery of the 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery made landfall at Cam Ranh Bay, part of a taskforce with the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. This force was the first tactical US Army unit to be deployed in the Republic of Vietnam directly from the continental United States, after returning from Vietnam in March 1970, the 7th Artillery was redesignated the 7th Field Artillery once again on 1 September 1971. The motto Nunquam Fractum was replaced with Nunquam Aerumna Nec Proelio Fractum, during its Vietnam tour the 105mm howitzers of the 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery fired more than 1,250.000 rounds in its 55 continuous months of combat while earning 11 new battle honors. With the change of the insignia and the loss of the pheons from the shield. Although the unit itself was not activated for duty as a whole. The 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery 3rd Brigade Combat Team, the unit was headquartered at Kandahar Airfield and provided indirect fire, close combat air control, and fire support for the Bronco Brigade and throughout Afghanistan during the 12-month rotation. During this deployment, Bravo Battery was recorded as having shot the first artillery round against an enemy for the 25th ID since Vietnam. 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment was relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, on 5 August 2006 3–7 FA deployed from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii to the Province of Kirkuk in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The unit conducted a traditional counter-fire mission and also served as a maneuver taskforce conducting infantry-type missions, the use of 3–7 FA as a maneuver asset instead of a direct support field artillery battalion was a result of the implementation of the counter insurgency doctrine in Iraq
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9th Airlift Squadron
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The 9th Airlift Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force based at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware and flying the C-5M Super Galaxy. The 9th Airlift Squadron provides global reach with unique outsized and oversized airlift capability, the Proud Pelicans provide worldwide airlift to meet Department of Defense, Department of State and Presidential mobility requirements. The unit supports global engagement through direct delivery of time-critical theater deployment assets, the 9th conducted replacement training through 1943, and subsequently aerial transportation in the Pacific Theater during World War II. It has provided worldwide airlift since 1953, the 9th resupplied scientific camps in Antarctica from 1959–1961, and 1965–1968. It also flew missions to Southeast Asia from 1965–1968, and 1972–1973, the squadron supported operations in Grenada,24 October 1983 –11 December 1983, Panama,19 December 1989 –14 January 1990, and Southwest Asia, August 1990–July 1991
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10th Aviation Regiment (United States)
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The 10th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U. S. Army. The regiment was constituted 21 August 1965, in the regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, the Battalion was activated 23 August 1965 at Fort Benning, GA and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Battalion on 1 December 1968. 10th Aviation was an important contributor to the United States Army’s efforts in Vietnam, the unit provided critical Aviation support in the first Tet counter-offensive and distinguished itself by successfully fulfilling this vital role. 10th Aviation regularly repeated this standard for success in the years and was recognized for valorous acts at Dak To. By the end of the Vietnam War, the unit had received two unit commendations and five awards for gallantry from the Republic of South Vietnam. 10th Aviation was inactivated 30 December 1980 at Fort Lewis, WA, after the war ended, the battalion was inactivated on 30 December 1980 at Fort Lewis, Washington. On 17 April 1986 they were assigned to the 1st Armored Division and they were relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division and inactivated on 16 November 1987 in Germany. On 5 January 1996 they were consolidated with the 10th Aviation Company, today the regiment comprises four battalions. It is tasked as an Attack Helicopter Battalion composed of Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopters and its most recent iteration has deployed multiple times in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The united was originally constituted 17 April 1986 in the Regular Army as Company A, 10th Aviation Battalion, an element of the 1st Armored Division and it was then inactivated 16 November 1987 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division. The Headquarters was withdrawn 5 January 1996 from the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and inactivated at Fort Rucker and it was then assigned 16 March 1996 to the 10th Mountain Division and activated at Fort Drum, New York. The Battalion was relieved 19 September 2005 from its assignment to the 10th Mountain Division and assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, following its reactivation, the battalion deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom under the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade in October 2008. After redeploying back to the U. S. the unit was reassigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade and transferred back to Fort Drum in October 2009. After transferring back to Fort Drum, the battalion, along with the rest of the 10th CAB, was restructured into a force for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. It is tasked with support as part of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade. The unit has deployed three times in support of the ongoing Global War on Terrorism, on 19 September 2005, the unit was relieved of its assignment to the 10th Mountain Division, and was reassigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division. The battalion also provided aircraft for then-ongoing relief operations after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that devastated much of northeastern Pakistan. After nearly 18 months of stateside reprieve, the battalion was again deployed
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10th century in architecture
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See also, 9th century in architecture, 1000s in architecture and the architecture timeline. 900-910 – Construction of Phnom Bakheng, the center of the Khmer Empire capital Yasodharapura,908 – Monastery of the Mother of God inaugurated in Constantinople. C.910 – Construction of the Governors Palace in the Maya city of Uxmal,936 – Gndevank monastery founded in Armenia. 938 – St Martins Church, Tours fortified,953 – East Mebon consecrated in Angkor. 941–942 – Kaminarimon, the gate to the Sensō-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo. 945 – Palace of Medina Azahara first occupied as the new capital of the Emirate of Córdoba,946 – Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral in the Auvergne consecrated. 950–1050 – St Nicholas Church, Worth, England first built, 960–969 – Convent church of St. Cyriakus, Gernrode in the Marca Geronis constructed. 961 – Tiger Hill Pagoda of Suzhou, China is completed,962 – Pre Rup temple built in Angkor. 963 – Second abbey at Cluny begun,965 – Reconstruction of St. Maria im Kapitol, Cologne begun. 967 – Tribhuvanamahesvara temple consecrated in the Khmer Empire,968 – Construction of Baksei Chamkrong in the Khmer Empire. C.970 Muktesvara deula in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, completed, Palace temple of Phimeanakas in Angkor constructed. Tower nave of All Saints Church, Earls Barton, England,972 – Construction of al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo complete. 973 – Foundation of Cairo, capital of Fatimid Egypt,974 – Construction of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, Catalonia complete. 977 – Longhua Pagoda in Shanghai, China is begun,980 – St. Pantaleons Church, Cologne built. 987 – Last enlargement campaign on the Great Mosque of Cordoba in the Emirate of Córdoba, 990s – Notre-Dame de la Basse-Œuvre, Beauvais constructed. 999 – Bab-al-Mardum Mosque built in Toledo, Emirate of Cordoba, date Unknown Church of the Theotokos in Hosios Loukas, Byzantine Greece. Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Labovë e Kryqit, Albania Khakhuli Monastery built in Tao
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10th Infantry Division (Philippines)
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The 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, also called the Agila Division, is one of the Philippine Armys Infantry units in Mindanao. Pursuant to HPA General Orders No, boac as the first Division Commander. The division also absorbed Task Force GenSan and 12th Field Artillery Battalion from 6ID, on February 11,2011, the Division moved to its permanent headquarters at Camp General Manuel T. Yan in Barangay Tuburan, Mawab, Compostela Valley Province. The Division has operational responsibility over the Davao Region, parts of Region 12, Trento, Agusan del Sur, 10ID AOR encompasses 4 Regions,12 provinces,7 cities,72 municipalities and 1,681 Barangays. Notable among them are the Toril Fish Port and the Gensan Port in Davao City and Gen Santos City, the area is also home of the biggest banana and pineapple plantations in the country. It has an airport and the commercially important Davao Gulf. Davao City is the center of Region 11, and its Francisco Bangoy International Airport is the third busiest airport in the country. Davao is a pot of various cultures, which include minority indigenous groups such as the Bagobo, Mandaya, Mansaka. Among the local languages spoken are Dinabaw, Visayan, as well as Filipino, the seal of the 10th Infantry Division is a symbolic statement of the unit’s heritage, identity, and mission in contemporary form. Its power depends on its simplicity and complexity, as well as its traditional, the basic symbols in the seal are the Philippine Eagle, shield, numeric number 10, and laurel leaves, word AGILA in capital letters, M16 rifle and the kris
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10th Missile Squadron
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The 10th Missile Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 341st Operations Group, stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, the 10 MS is equipped with the LGM-30G Minuteman III Intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. Established in 1939 as a bombardment squadron, it was equipped with a mixture of Douglas B-18 Bolo medium. It trained over the US east coast flying training missions and it also had some second-line Northrop A-17 dive bombers assigned. After the outbreak of World War II in Europe it flew patrols over the Atlantic Coast searching for German submarine activity, deployed to Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico in late 1940, the unit was assigned to the Caribbean Air Force, 25th Bombardment Group. The unit was called to face possible action, with its sister 1st Bombardment Squadron, in April and May 1942, however, by 1 November 1942, the squadron was transferred to Edinburgh Field, Trinidad. In August 1943, the 10th Bomb Squadron, which had by then been consolidated with the personnel, a Detachment was also maintained at Port-of-Spain at this time. With the Navy taking over the mission, the squadron moved to France Field, Canal Zone in December 1943. The Squadron carried on patrols up and down the Atlantic coast of Panama and into neighboring Colombian waters until relieved from assignment to Sixth Air Force and it was reassigned to Lincoln Army Airfield, Nebraska where it became a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber replacement training unit under Second Air Force. The squadron was reactivated in 1955 as a Strategic Air Command B-47 Stratojet squadron and it trained in air refueling and strategic bombardment operations with the B-47. In 1961, the squadron transferred its B-47s to other SAC wings and it was re-activated on 1 December 1961 as an ICBM squadron assigned to the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. It was initially equipped with 50 LGM-30A Minuteman Is in early 1962 and it upgraded to the Minuteman IB in 1964 and the Minuteman IIF in 1967. It received control of LGM-30G Minuteman III silos from the inactivating 321st Strategic Missile Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota in 1996 and it has maintained ICBMs on alert ever since. MOTTO, THE FIRST ACE IN THE HOLE
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11th Air Division
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The 11th Air Division provided for the air defense of northern Alaska and supervised base operations at major and minor installations in that area. It furnished detachments at Ice Station Alpha, Drift Station Charlie, Maurer, Maurer, ed. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. Washington, DC, Office of Air Force History
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11th century in science
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This is a summary of the 11th century in science and technology. 95 of 146 books known to have been written by Bīrūnī, were devoted to astronomy, mathematics, List of 11th-century lunar eclipses List of solar eclipses in the 11th century Book of Optics was written by Alhazen. Al-Bakri wrote about Europe, North Africa, and the Arabian peninsula, only two of his works have survived. His Mujam mā istajam contains a list of place names mostly within the Arabian peninsular with an introduction giving the geographical background. The Masudi Canon - an extensive encyclopedia on astronomy, geography, leif Ericsson claims to have made landfall at three lands in North America, one of which he names Vinland meaning the land of wine. A Chinese manual on warfare includes the earliest known description of gunpowder, the concept of movable kind for printing is pioneered in China, using fired clay, but it proves impractical. The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology, the Remaining Signs of Past Centuries - a comparative study of calendars of different cultures and civilizations, interlaced with mathematical, astronomical, and historical information. The Masudi Canon - an extensive encyclopedia on astronomy, geography, understanding Astrology - a question and answer style book about mathematics and astronomy, in Arabic and Persian. Astronomers in China and Japan observe the explosion of the supernova which is visible as the Crab Nebula. The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries - a comparative study of calendars of different cultures and civilizations, interlaced with mathematical, astronomical, understanding Astrology - a question and answer style book about mathematics and astronomy, in Arabic and Persian. The Masudi Canon - an extensive encyclopedia on astronomy, geography, pharmacy - about drugs and medicines. The first illustrated manual of surgery is written by Abul Kasim in Cordoba, gems about geology, minerals, and gems, dedicated to Mawdud son of Masud. Su Sung, a Buddhist monk, created in China the principle of the escapement in his tower clock worked by a water wheel, science in the medieval Islamic world
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12th Field Artillery Regiment
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The 12th Field Artillery Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. The regiment had its baptism of fire near Verdun, the arms of which have one fleur-de-lis crowned all gold, the crown on these arms is for Verdun. The canton carried the Aztec banner from the crest of the parent organization, the distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment on 17 April 1923. It was re-designated for the 12th Field Artillery Battalion on 14 February 1941 and it was re-designated for the 12th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958. The insignia was re-designated effective 1 September 1971, for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, the shield is a Gules, a fleur-de-lis Argent crowned Or, on a canton of the like an Aztec banner Vert garnished of the second. The crest is on a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the regiment had its baptism of fire near Verdun, the arms of which have one fleur-de-lis crowned all gold. The crown on these arms is for Verdun, the canton carried the Aztec banner from the crest of the parent organization, the 3rd Field Artillery. The crest of the 12th Field Artillery is self-explanatory, the coat of arms was originally approved for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 June 1921. It was amended to include the motto on 16 August 1921 and it was re-designated for the 12th Field Artillery Battalion on 13 February 1941. It was re-designated for the 12th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958, the insignia was re-designated effective 1 September 1971, for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment. The 1st Battalion, 12th Field Artillery was constituted on 3 June 1916 as an element of the 2nd Division, the 12th Regiment arrived in France and fought bravely in four offenses in World War I. Following the armistice, the 12th joined the U. S. Army of Occupation, stationed in the Colenz area, then returned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. On 1 May 1939, the regiment was reactivated as a 155mm howitzer battalion, the 12th joined the armies staging in England for the invasion of France. On D-Day plus three, the 12th landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy and participated in the breakout from the beachhead. Later, the 12th was in the thick of the fighting of the Battle of the Bulge and it joined in the race across Germany and on VE Day was in Pilson, the 12th returned to Fort Lewis, Washington where it remained until it was inactivated. When the Korean War broke out, the 12th was reactivated and in July 1950, later it face the Red Chinese at the Chong-chon river. The unit became Battery A, 12th field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 2nd Infantry Division. A year later, the battalion endured some of the bloodiest fighting of the Korean War at T-bone Mountain, the Battle of Old Baldy, White Horse Mountain, and the Battle of Pork Chop Hill
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12th Missile Squadron
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The 12th Missile Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 341st Operations Group, stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, the 12 MS is equipped with the LGM-30G Minuteman III Intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. The mission of the 341st Missile Wing is to keep America free and strong by providing combat-ready people, the 12th Bombardment Squadron was organized and activated at Langley Field, Virginia, on 1 February 1940, as a member of the Twenty Fifth Bombardment Group. The unit moved from Langley where it trained initially, to Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, being assigned to the 25th Bombardment Group, following the initial deployment to Puerto Rico. Croix, temporarily until September 1942, then at St. Nicholas, following the Pearl Harbor Attack, the Squadron commenced operations out of Benedict with its tiny force of three B-18s. However, these were exchanged for four slightly more efficacious B-18As by 16 January 1942, by mid-February, these had been augmented by a further B-18 and the Squadron had a total of four crews, three of whom had more than 12 months experience. By 11 December, the unit had six B-18Bs and four Douglas A-20A Havocs while Flight D of the Squadron was at distant Borinquen Field with two further B-l8Bs and a B-18. In addition, several 59th Bombardment Squadron aircraft were attached to the 12th BS at this point, all of this shuffling of aircraft was due, of course, to the exigencies of the anti-submarine campaign, which had been re-initiated in early January 1943. As the anti-submarine war continuously shifted, the Squadron moved to follow, leaving Dakota Field on 23 November to move to Coolidge Field on Antigua, while there, it provided continuous coverage for Convoy TAG95. By the end of December, the unit had started to reequip, as the submarine war eased, the unit became, essentially, a crew training outfit, although patrols were still flown in conjunction with this tasking. The Squadron ended its Caribbean tour on 24 March 1944 when it was transferred back to the United States and became a B-25 Mitchell Operational Training Unit at Alamagardo Army Airfield, on 20 June 1944, the 12th Bombardment Squadron was disbanded. Eleven years later, on 1 September 1955, the 12th Bombardment Squadron, Medium, was activated at Abilene Air Force Base, before being disbanded once more in 1961, the 12th’s B-47s engaged in training that made it a powerful element of the nation’s strategic air power. Reactivated on 1 December 1961 as an ICBM squadron assigned to the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, initially equipped with 50 LGM-30A Minuteman Is in early 1962. Upon organization, it became the second Minuteman ICBM squadron in the Air Force, during the mid-1960s the 12th replaced its 50 Minuteman I missiles with Minuteman IIs. The 12th SMS was also the first squadron in the wing to undergo silo upgrade, by 1978, the Improved Launch Control System had replaced the Minuteman Mod system and the 12th SMS once again had the state-of-the-art weapon system. In 1994, the 12 MS reorganized under the objective squadron concept and this reorganization took the three combat disciplines, ICBM Operations, Security Police, and Electro- mechanical Maintenance, and combined them under the one hat of the missile squadron commander. In early June 1995, Electro-mechanical Maintenance returned to the Logistics Group, in February 1996, Missile Field Chefs became part of the 12 MS team. The new missile enhances capability, increases flexibility, and marks yet another system upgrade, VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 -45
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12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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The 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2001 parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001. The parliament met for the first time on 19 December 2001 and was dissolved prematurely on 7 February 2004, the 12th parliamentary election was held on 5 December 2001. The United National Front, a newly formed alliance, became the largest group in Parliament by winning 109 of the 225 seats. The incumbent Peoples Alliance won 77 seats, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna won 16 seats and the Tamil National Alliance, a new alliance of Tamil parties, won 15 seats. Smaller parties won the remaining 8 seats, the new parliament was sworn in on 19 December 2001. M. Joseph Michael Perera was elected Speaker unopposed, the post of Deputy Speaker was left vacant after the PA refused to nominate anyone. Siri Andrahennady was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees unopposed, the UNF was able to form a government with the support of the five SLMC MPs elected under their partys name. On 9 December 2001, President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed Ranil Wickremasinghe, the rest of the government, comprising 24 Ministers,28 Project Ministers and 8 Deputy Ministers, were sworn in on 12 December 2001. The 12th parliament saw the significant period of co-habitation in Sri Lanka since the executive presidency was introduced in 1978. There were numerous disputes between President Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Wickremasinghe, particularly over the handling of the process with the rebel Tamil Tigers. A few days later on 7 February 2004 the president dissolved parliament, nearly four years ahead of schedule, the 12th parliament saw the following deaths and resignations,5 June 2002, Murugesu Sivasithamparam died. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010
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Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria"
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The Order 13 Centuries of Bulgaria was an award of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria. The order was instituted on October 16,1981 by decree No.2191 of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria and it was awarded to Bulgarian and foreign citizens for outstanding services to Peoples Republic of Bulgaria. The badge consists of a star, 75mm in diameter. In the centre there is a square of gold, which depicts mediaeval frescoes from the Veliki Preslav Palace surrounded by green-enamelled olive branches and it bears the number 681, the year of the creation of the Bulgarian state. It is worn on a sash 85mm wide, beige/off-white with a white, green, the star of the order is five-pointed, 80mm in diameter. In the centre there is a medallion to that on the badge. Awardees also receive a star to wear as a lapel badge. The insignia was designed by Professor Valentin Starchev and the artist M. Markov, the order was awarded about 100 times. Radoi Попиванов ( политик от БЗНС Patriarch Maxim Bogomil Raynov Nicolai Ghiaurov Nicolas Strandzha Christina Stoeva Vera Mutafchieva
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16 BC
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At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ahenobarbus and Scipio. The denomination 16 BC for this year has been used since the medieval period. Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Publius Cornelius Scipio are Roman consuls, noricans having joined with the Pannonians in invading Histria, are defeated by Publius Silius Nerva, proconsul of Illyricum. Noricum is incorporated into the Roman Empire, caesar Augustus reorganizes German provinces, makes Trier their capital. Roman legate Marcus Lollius is defeated by a Germanic horde, approximate date of construction of the Roman temple of Maison Carrée at Nîmes in Gallia Narbonensis. Cornelia Scipio, daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Salvito and Scribonia Empress Wang
