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... such as cables, modems, computers and software, to access the Internet in the first place The first dimension is addressed in Chapter IV ofthe report, which outlines some ofthe ways in which States ... corporations and other business enterprises The framework rests on three pillars: (a) the duty ofthe State to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business enterprises, through ... as the rights to freedom of association and assembly Thus, by acting as a catalyst for individuals to exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Internet also facilitates the...
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... inclusiveness of these paintings In the analyses of landscapes, the distance from the bottom ofthe picture tothe location ofthe horizon was measured.4 In the analyses of portraits, we measured ... pictures? To answer these questions, we explored the possibility of systematic cultural differences in the styles of visual art regarded as masterpieces in their own societies We also explored the ... paintings These results are consistent with the artist traditions characterizing East Asian and Western art The location ofthe horizon is consistent with the use of flatness in East Asian art and the...
... preliminary sketch ofthe ground floor of a house he is designing He is not sure of some ofthe dimensions and uses variables x and y to represent them All measurements are in meters His sketch is shown ... sum ofthe three angles ofthe triangle is the same total as the sum ofthe three angles on the straight line, and that the sum is 180◦ References: Angle Sum of a Triangle, Geometry Theorems ... one ofthe segments, say the smaller one, is shaded, then the other segment is referred to as the alternate A 65° D C A C E (a) (b) 28 ANGLE OF DEPRESSION segment This theorem states that the angle...
... famous scientists, the active managers In many areas, the presence of women is indispensable as the textile industry, service industry, garment sector www.themegallery.com LOGO Current situation ... themselves To men, reduce competi -tive pressures in the jobs Reduce stress in women s job www.themegallery.com LOGO Effects Negative effects Reduce opportunit ies to expand knowledge Decrease ... about 15% of enterprises that headed or held some key positions by women • The rate of women managing enterprises of some industries such as textile, garment, footwear, food, drinks, etc is nearly...
... English word geography: Its potential role in the study ofthe long-term impact ofthe Scandinavians settlements upon English.” In The Vikings: Proceedings ofthe Symposium ofthe Faculty of Arts ... Edited by Sven B F Jansson XV: Gästriklands Runinskrifter (1981) Edited by Sven B F Jansson Wessén, Elias Svensk språkhistoria vols Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1965 Appendix: Museums with Viking ... the Scandinavian settlement in the various regions ofthe British Isles and how deeply it affected these regions She also has a special interest in the Viking-Age and medieval inscriptions of Scandinavia...
... 2009 61 The A to Z ofthe Peoples ofthe Southeast Asian Massif, by Jean Michaud, 2009 62 The A to Z of Judaism, by Norman Solomon, 2009 63 The A to Z ofthe Berbers (Imazighen), by Hsain Ilahiane, ... Richter, 2009 52 The A to Z ofthe Discovery and Exploration ofthe Northwest Passage, by Alan Day, 2009 53 The A to Z ofthe Druzes, by Samy S Swayd, 2009 54 The A to Z ofthe Welfare State, by Bent ... 2005 The A to Z of Taoism by Julian F Pas, 2006 The A to Z ofthe Renaissance by Charles G Nauert, 2006 The A to Z of Shinto by Stuart D B Picken, 2006 The A to Z of Byzantium by John H Rosser,...
... convention, historical figures are listed under their first names not their surnames (if indeed any surname is known) Thus Snorri Sturluson appears under SNORRI rather than STURLUSON The titles of written ... numbers ofthe individual inscriptions as found in the published editions For example, DR refers tothe number ofthe inscription as found in Danmarks Runeindskrifter; U refers to an inscription ... appointed as bishop of new see of Hamburg 833 Louis the Pious driven out of power by sons 834 Oseberg ship burial in Vestfold, Norway Louis the Pious restored Frisian market center, Dorestad, attacked...
... swords, axes, helmets (see weapons), ships, pillage, looting, and of course slaughter and destruction This bad press dates right back tothe earliest sources for the Vikings, where the Christian ... and sculpture, as well as weapons, and the technical skill ofthe Viking shipwright was second to none There are also the large numbers of Scandinavians who chose to stay at home, those who supported ... AT HOME The most visible and obvious characteristics ofthe Viking Age are the expeditions that the Vikings undertook in their ships, across seas and along rivers The Viking Age is when Scandinavia...
... following its conversion to Christianity The Danes and the Swedes undertook a series of crusades against their pagan neighbors who lived on the southern shores ofthe Baltic and in Finland, but this kind ... revealing the trading connections of Scandinavia The evidence of coins and hoards also demonstrate the extent and importance of these links CAUSES OFTHE VIKING AGE Historians and writers, from the ... but it is also a result of 12 • INTRODUCTION the desire to move beyond the simplistic image ofthe Vikings as destructive raiders in the West and constructive traders in the East There is much...
... in the translation of Orosius s Seven Books of History against the Pagans that he commissioned The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is essentially a record of Wessex s attempt to resist conquest by the ... and therefore seems to reflect the benefit of hindsight in its assessment of Æthelred s rule However, Æthelred certainly seems to have been led astray by his counselors in the period 984–993, seizing ... Gloriosissmi Canuti Regis et Martyris, a history ofthe Danish king, Svein Estrithsson, and his sons, including an account ofthe martyrdom of Knut II Sveinsson Ælnoth was a member ofthe Benedictine...
... reveals that the first phase ofthe Danevirke fortification across the base ofthe Jutland Peninsula, the construction ofthe Kanhave Canal on the island of Samsø, and the foundation ofthe town of ... matter, such as the picture stones from Gotland, the rune-stone from Ramsundberget that depicts the legend of Sigurd the Dragon-Slayer, or the Gosforth Cross that shows scenes from Ragnarok There ... The main source for his life and achievements is his biography, the Life of St Ansgar (Vita Anskarri), which was written by his successor, Rimbert This details Ansgar s role in the missions to...
... about the religious practices of its inhabitants, who he describes as worshippers of Sirius and a few Christians He also discusses their lifestyles—they apparently ate a diet of fish and possessed ... appears in an inventory of Bayeux Cathedral s possessions, and then there is a further silence of some 250 years before part of it was sketched in 1724 The first complete picture ofthe tapestry ... primarily a secular “document” and the connection with the Cathedral may be secondary The tapestry is of interest to historians ofthe Vikings because ofthe picture it gives of Norman ships and shipbuilding,...
... Marown parish on the Isle of Man, consisting of two longhouses, one of which measured a massive 21 meters by meters and was constructed with large stone slabs The smaller ofthe longhouses is interpreted ... the discovery and settlement of Greenland However most space is devoted to a discussion ofthe conversion of Iceland to Christianity and the early history ofthe Icelandic church Ari refers to ... Otto A lost genealogy, which Sven refers to, was originally appended tothe History Although Sven claims to have used old traditions and the stories of “aged men” in compiling his history, it seems...
... graves where the corpse was placed straight into the ground Although some runestones are found in close proximity to stone-settings and burial mounds, rune-stones were not grave-stones, and they often ... Nevertheless, other sites in the Bay of Birsay area share this lack of diagnostic Norse artifacts and the survival of earlier, native types in the early Viking Age However, the survival of such ... Charles was grandson of Charlemagne and the youngest son of Louis the Pious Charles s resistance to Viking raids was weakened by the threat of his rebellious brothers From 845, Viking armies were...