[Archives de la Parole]. , The daughter of the king of flowers : a fable in Kodaku from Surguja (C.P.) [i.e. Central Provinces] / [Sir George Grierson], éd. ; Linguistic survey of India ; [Jūthan Koḍākū], voix

[Traditions. Asie. Inde. Madhya Pradesh. Chhattisgarh]

Sernions de Guillaume de Lyon, précédés d'un catalogue des abbés de S. Martin de Tournai.

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Earthquake impacts in old-growth Nothofagus forests in New Zealand

Six stands located on different land forms in mixed old-growth Nothofagus forests in the Matiri Valley (northwest of South Island. New Zealand) were sampled to examine the effects of two recent large earthquakes on tree establishment and tree-ring growth, and how these varied across land forms. 50 trees were cor ed in each stand to determine age structure and the cores were cross-dated to precisely date unusual periods of radial growth. The 1968 earthquake (M = 7.1, epicentre 35 km from the study area) had no discernible impact on the sampled stands. The impact of the 1929 earthquake (M = 7.7, epicentre 20 kin from the study area) varied between stands, depending on whether or not they had been damaged by soil or rock movement. In all stands, the age structures showed a pulse of N. fusca establishment following the 1929 earthquake, with this species dominating establishment in large gaps created by landslides. Smaller gaps, created by branch or tree death, were closed by both N. fusca and N. menziesii. The long period of releases (1929-1945) indicates that direct earthquake damage was not the only cause of tree death, and that many trees died subsequently most likely of pathogen attack or a drought in the early 1930s. The impacts of the 1929 earthquake are compared to a storm in 1905 and a drought in 1974-1978 which also affected forests in the region. Our results confirm that earthquakes are an important factor driving forest dynamics in this tectonically active region, and that the diversity of earthquake impacts is a major source of heterogeneity in forest structure and regeneration.

Reply to Budowle, Ge, Chakraborty and Gill-King: use of prior odds for missing persons identifications

Prior probabilities represent a core element of the Bayesian probabilistic approach to relatedness testing. This letter opinions on the commentary 'Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications' by Budowle et al. (2011), published recently in this journal. Contrary to Budowle et al. (2011), we argue that the concept of prior probabilities (i) is not endowed with the notion of objectivity, (ii) is not a case for computation and (iii) does not require new guidelines edited by the forensic DNA community - as long as probability is properly considered as an expression of personal belief. Please see related article: http://www.investigativegenetics.com/content/3/1/3

Bulgarian kansantasavallan Kansalliskokouksen Puhemiehistön Puheenjohtajan Georgi Traikovin virallinen vierailu Suomeen 6.-11.6.1968 (Tasavallan Presidentin päivällispuhe Bulgarian presidentti Georgi Traikovin kunniaksi 6.6.1968)

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Suurlähettiläs Max Jakobson 2/3 1968

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Professor Johan Wickström 23.1.1968 Åbo

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Pääjohtaja M. Niskala 28/12 1968

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Investigation of Luther City Council Violation of Open Meetings Law, 2006

Case File 0603454 The Ombudsman received a complaint on August 29, 2006 alleging violations of the Iowa Open Meetings Law by the Luther City Council (Council) in its meeting on August 2, 2006. Based upon my review of the complaint, I identified the following allegations for investigation: • The Council violated Iowa Code section 21.5 by failing to announce the reason session on the August 2, 2006 meeting agenda. • The Council violated Iowa Code section 21.5 by holding a closed session for an impermissible reason. • The Council violated Iowa Code section 21.5(2) by discussing unrelated issues in the closed session.

Portugal e a Nato:Diplomacia Em Tempo De Guerra (1961-1968)

O trabalho que aqui se apresenta é o resultado de um estudo sobre a actuação da diplomacia portuguesa no seio da Aliança Atlântica durante a década de sessenta do século XX, numa altura em que se procuravam os apoios necessários para a sobrevivência da política colonial do Estado Novo. Como se verá ao longo do estudo, a diplomacia portuguesa obteve relativo sucesso em algumas diligências realizadas no quadro de apoio multilateral da Aliança. Isto não quer dizer, contudo, que a NATO apoiasse integralmente a política colonial de Salazar. Segundo Costa Pinto, a muralha protectora da Aliança no contexto da Guerra Fria diminuiu o isolamento internacional e permitiu um apoio militar importante. Esta foi indubitavelmente a principal característica do apoio da Aliança a um aliado que era vituperado por alguns parceiros, designadamente pelos países nórdicos. A Dinamarca e a Noruega, bem como o Canadá e Holanda, foram os mais críticos da Ditadura portuguesa. Logo em 1961, a Noruega bloqueou qualquer venda de armas a Portugal e daqui, como do Canadá, partiram alguns projectos de expulsão do país da própria NATO. 1 Um dos argumentos de Portugal para justificar o apoio da NATO na defesa das colónias prendia-se com o possível uso das bases militares e portuárias da costa africana pela Aliança e subsequente defesa do Atlântico Sul, numa altura em que os soviéticos apoiavam os movimentos nacionalistas em África. O que estava em causa era a defesa do Ocidente e Portugal arvorava-se em paladino dessa defesa. Acontece que os americanos nunca depreenderam daí a necessidade de apoiarem Portugal. Nem mesmo o argumento dos pontos de apoio nessa área os seduziu, uma vez que prefeririam usar, caso fosse necessário fazê-lo, as bases militares de países recém-independentes em detrimento de países subjugados ao colonialismo. Esta posição era corroborada pelo representante americano no Comité dos 24 das Nações Unidas, donde provinham as resoluções condenatórias da política colonial de Salazar.2 Vamos ver que a diplomacia portuguesa se esforça para