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History Z-class Melbourne tram

gothenburg, m29 (front) , m28 (rear) trams, inspiration z-class tram z1 95 in metropolitan transit authority livery on swanston street in september 2006 z1 78 on st kilda road in february 2013 interior of z1-class in december 2013 z2 101 on swanston street in october 2012 interior of z3-class in november 2013 refurbished z3 183 in december 2009 when melbourne & metropolitan tramways board (mmtb) staff sent europe in 1965 investigate other tramway operations, took interest in swedish trams, , upon return in 1966 drew specifications, , had timber mockup built. mockup basis new tram design melbourne. mmtb approved of design, , in 1972 requested prototype constructed, result pcc 1041 being built @ preston workshops. european in appearance , utilised components bought new, , many recycled earlier prototype tram, pcc 980. prototype pcc 1041 became basis of z-class trams, 230 trams influenced gothenburg, sweden m28 , m29 design, built comeng, dandenong between 1974 , 1983. between 1995 ...

Premiership season 2002 AFL season

1 premiership season 1.1 round 1 (easter , season launch) 1.2 round 2 1.3 round 3 1.4 round 4 1.5 round 5 (anzac day) 1.6 round 6 1.7 round 7 (mother s day) 1.8 round 8 1.9 round 9 1.10 round 10 1.11 round 11 (queen s birthday) 1.12 round 12 (split round) 1.13 round 13 1.14 round 14 1.15 round 15 1.16 round 16 1.17 round 17 1.18 round 18 1.19 round 19 1.20 round 20 1.21 round 21 1.22 round 22 premiership season round 1 (easter , season launch) round 2 round 3 round 4 round 5 (anzac day) round 6 round 7 (mother s day) round 8 round 9 round 10 round 11 (queen s birthday) round 12 (split round) round 13 round 14 round 15 round 16 round 17 round 18 round 19 round 20 round 21 round 22

Production Antonio Bibalo

1 production 1.1 selected works 1.1.1 piano works 1.1.2 chamber works 1.1.3 orchestral works 1.1.4 operas 1.1.5 ballets 1.1.6 other styles 1.2 discography production selected works piano works 4 balkan dances, (1956) trois hommages à de falla, schoenberg , bartok piano, (1957) sonata piano, 1974sonata no. 2 piano: la notte, (1975) piano solo in evening, (1977) chamber works autunnale, (1968) sonatina 1 a: semplice (1971) sonatina 2 a: astrale, (1972) the savage. 4 impressions 6 players, (1982/83) 4 morceaux pour 7 musiciens, (1983) racconto d una stagione alta. study violoncello , piano, (1986) orchestral works fantasia violin , orchestra, (1954) concerto allegorico violin , orchestra. in memoriam fartein valen, (1957) sinfonia — notturna, (1968) concerto no. 2 piano , orchestra, (1971) symphony no. 2, (1978/79) operas the smile @ foot of ladder, (1958/62) frøken julie (miss julie). chamber opera in 3 acts, (1976) gespenster. oper in 3 akten nach henrik ibsen, (1981) askeladden, (197...

As Ceaușescu's aide Leonte Răutu

ceaușescu , other communist party leaders on visit mureș-magyar autonomous region (1965). răutu front row, first right despite concessions localism, bessarabian communist still looked soviet hardliners inspiration, , considered stalinist survivor à la mikhail suslov. răutu said have been thankful chișinevschi out of politics altogether, embarrassed miron constantinescu s re-admittance nomenklatura; in front of other party figures, 2 men acted friends. party selected răutu inform nominal enemy had been widowed, sulamita constantinescu having been stabbed own daughter. historian andrei oțetea, had been successful in toppling roller position of marxist historiographer, said have described răutu intelligent of communist leaders, bastard . conflicted own social , ethnic origins, răutu sought relations gheorghiu-dej s successor nicolae ceaușescu, relationship strengthened due friendship between răutu s wife natalia , elena ceaușescu. cordial rapport ceaușescu couple, developed during gheorg...

Achaemenid period Aramaic alphabet

stele dedicatory lapidary aramaic inscription god salm. sandstone, 5th century bc. found in tayma charles huber in 1884 , in louvre. for centuries after fall of achaemenid empire in 331 bc, imperial aramaic, or near enough recognisable, remain influence on various native iranian languages. aramaic script survive essential characteristics of iranian pahlavi writing system. 30 aramaic documents bactria have been discovered, analysis of published in november 2006. texts, rendered on leather, reflect use of aramaic in 4th century bc in persian achaemenid administration of bactria , sogdiana. the widespread usage of achaemenid aramaic in middle east led gradual adoption of aramaic alphabet writing hebrew. formerly, hebrew had been written using alphabet closer in form of phoenician, paleo-hebrew alphabet. aramaic-derived scripts since evolution of aramaic alphabet out of phoenician 1 gradual process, division of world s alphabets ones derived phoenician 1 directly , ones derived phoenician ...

Origins and history Quikscript

george bernard shaw, writer, critic , playwright, highly vocal critic of english spelling because lacked coherent system representing phonemes of english accurately. result, years wrote literary works using pitman shorthand. however, found limitations frustrating , realized not suitable replacement latin alphabet, being difficult use produce printed material , impossible type. shorthand is, definition, more specialized alphabet, represents standard written form of language. shaw desired , advocated phonetic reworking of written english, , called new alphabet. to end, shaw placed in provisions instructing executor organize world-wide competition design improved english alphabet. british designer, ronald kingsley read, had corresponded extensively shaw several years regarding such alphabet, selected along 3 other finalists winners of competition. read chosen design final form of alphabet. shaw alphabet or shavian , known, result. to provide field testing of new alphabet, read organize...

Public bike service Changde

one of changde s many public bike rental stations on renmin street. changde has public bike service begun in october 2012 30 rental stations throughout city , thousand bicycles. system has continued expand , plans @ least 120 rental stations , 3,200 bicycles 2015. second such system implemented in hunan province after similar bike rental program begun in zhuzhou in may 2011. users sign program annual or temporary subscription , must pay ¥200 deposit. riders can use bikes 2 hours free , pay 1 yuan each additional hour maximum of fifteen yuan per day. rental stations open 6 a.m. 9 p.m.