![]() ![]() It's been five years since he died, leaving her with a title but no throne, a regal past but an uncertain future. For 21 years, Noor was King Hussein's wife and Jordan's unofficial ambassador to the world. There's nothing here that screams "royalty" - no tiaras, no bowing servants - except for the family pictures in the kitchen. She talks thoughtfully of being a widow and a single mother, of shepherding her kids through college, of her work, of trying to live a "normal" life. At 52, she is striking: blond, slender and tall, with impossibly long legs. She sips ginger tea at the kitchen table, nursing the collarbone she injured while skiing. She's sophisticated but informal, very Town & Country. Queen Noor strides into the kitchen wearing bluejeans and a sweater. The house in McLean is modern, tasteful and spacious, the river view lovely. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Schooner USS Lynx disappeared en route from St. 27 January 1816.Ĭhartered schooner Quaker sank in a gale with all aboard. Ship-of-the-Line USS Independence seaman William Oaty accidentally killed by pistol shot. Sloop-of-War USS Epervier disappeared in Atlantic Ocean. Gun Boat #146 blew up owing to magazine explosion. Schooner USS Alligator sank in Port Royal Sound during a heavy storm. Gun Boat #164 sank in a squall in Chesapeake Bay. Schooners USS Hamilton and Scourge capsize in a heavy squall on Lake Ontario. 5 October 1811.ĭuring the unsuccessful pursuit of HMS Belvidera, one of frigate President's bow chasers exploded, wounding 16 men. Gun Boat #2 sank in gale in Chesapeake Bay. Gun Boat #159 lost in Chesapeake Bay with all on board. Ketch Intrepid, fitted out as an "infernal" or fire ship, blown up in premature detonation of powder charges during blockade of Tripoli. Thomas McDonald, William Fountain and John Bartlett drowned. 14 July 1804.įrigate USS John Adams small boat accident. Jacob Hendrickson, USS Constitution, killed by fall from aloft.ĭavid Darling, Ships' Boy, USS Constitution, fell from the booms into the hold and was killed by the fall. USS Constitution sailor, Richard Beedland fell from aloft and was killed. Approximately 105 lost.įrigate USS Insurgent lost with all hands, presumably in a gale after leaving Hampton Roads on 8 August 1800, bound for the West Indies. Last seen 20 August 1800 when she departed for the West Indies. Brig USS Pickering presumably sank with all hands in a gale in September 1800. ![]() ![]() ![]() SIEGEL: It was also arranged for piano for four hands, so that gave him some assist in understanding what it sounded like. ![]() It says he had just gotten it it had just been published. He had the score in front of him, so essentially it's a review of the score. ![]() And Hoffmann had not heard Beethoven's Fifth. SIEGEL: One of the most striking things about this review is it's, of course, by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. MATTHEW GUERRIERI: It was really both the first extended review of the fifth symphony that we have, and it was also really this one particular review that is the bridge between Beethoven as a composer of the classical era and Beethoven as this sort of almost musical mascot of the German Romantic movement, which became really one of the most long-lasting and persistent images of Beethoven that we have. Hoffmann in 1810, not long after the symphony was first performed. And as Guerrieri writes, one of the most influential reviews of that work was written by E.T.A. SIEGEL: The book is about how Beethoven's 5th symphony. I came across his name last Christmas season in Matthew Guerrieri's book "The First Four Notes." ![]() Hoffmann, born 1776, died 1822 in the Kingdom of Prussia. His name used to be hugely famous, but nowadays it draws blank stares, even from people who know his work. I'm Robert Siegel.Īnd in this part of the program, a repeat airing of a story about a man responsible for a work that is a staple of the holiday season. This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s no detail on how space travel is undertaken, no FTL drives, or jumps - Kira is technically capable, ably assisted by Jin, but we don’t hear much of the detail. The nice aliens are utterly humanoid as far as I can make out, while the nasty aliens are not. This is, as another reviewer has said, sci-fi lite. ![]() There were echoes of the authors Aileen Travers novels for me - in both books the main character is a loner, forced by circumstance, and things she can’t control, into co-operating/working with people she really would rather not. Heroine is a capable, intelligent, resourceful woman - and I mean woman, she’s a veteran with a troubling history who’s been around a bit. Here's my Amazon review from 3 years ago: This is good - it catches the attention from the off and never drops. This author writes good books, with fine leading ladies, but Kira is my favourite. It's really well narrated, although I worried about the narrator's throat, she makes Graydon so gruff - it'll be interesting to see if she keeps it up for the next one (already downloaded!). I couldn't find anything new I wanted to listen to, and this book was gently knocking at my brain letting me know a re-read was needed, so I decided to listen instead. I know this book well, read it and the next two several times, and am impatiently waiting for book 4, so I knew what I was letting myself in for. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. 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![]() ![]() ![]() We formulate a model of firm investment in research and development (R&D), in which R&D contributes to a firm's absorptive capacity, and test predictions relating a firm's investment in R&D to the knowledge underlying technical change within an industry. We argue that the development of absorptive capacity, and, in turn, innovative performance are history- or path-dependent and argue how lack of investment in an area of expertise early on may foreclose the future development of a technical capability in that area. We then characterize the factors that influence absorptive capacity at the organizational level, how an organization's absorptive capacity differs from that of its individual members, and the role of diversity of expertise within an organization. The discussion focuses first on the cognitive basis for an individual's absorptive capacity including, in particular, prior related knowledge and diversity of background. We label this capability a firm's absorptive capacity and suggest that it is largely a function of the firm's level of prior related knowledge. ![]() ![]() Abstract: In this paper, we argue that the ability of a firm to recognize the value of new, external information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends is critical to its innovative capabilities. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Lysistrata, the titular heroine persuades the women of Greece to withhold sex from their husbands, forcing them to end the Peloponnesian War and in The Archanians, a lone peasant enters into a private peace treaty with the Spartans, much to the chagrin of his fellow Athenians. Writing at a time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes was an eloquent, yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. Edexcel 2016 A Level Drama Teaching ResourcesĮduqas New GCSE Drama Resources (England)Ĭollecting three comedies that show Aristophanes tackling the consequences of war and social upheaval in Athens with his characteristic wit, Lysistrata and Other Plays is translated from the Greek with an introduction and notes by Alan H. ![]() ![]() I’ve entered the time in my life when everyone I know forbids me from carrying anything important because I drop it immediately. Covering The Awkward StageĪre you there God? It’s me, Megan. I’ve compiled some of my favorite covers below so you can see what I mean. But the best content was inside the book. This cover is everything -from the hyper-realistic 3d horse poster, to the dirty socks, to the classic friend trio engrossed what’s likely a copy of J-14 while in a room clearly designed for a 10-year-old. Someone had made a display featuring Paperback Crush, by Gabrielle Moss, and it hit me right in the nostalgia. I’m still a regular at the library, but this book didn’t catch my eye until I was there for - shudder - actual work, on a day my office was without wi-fi. So, almost every day, I would convince my grandma to leave a re-run of the Young and the Restless behind for a trip to the library - a cool, dark refuge from the hot-AF, bored-AF reality that was still somehow far better than going to school. ![]() My parents, like many of their peers in the 1990s, believed that summer camp was a thing for rich kids without imagination. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is an intense conclusion to the series, with a lot at stake, and a lot to fight for. I had a couple ups and downs with Requiem, but at the end of the day, I enjoyed it. ![]() The two girls live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge. Requiem is told from both Lena's and Hana's points of view. Regulators now infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels, and as Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven-pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight.Īfter rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. Published by: HarperTeen on March 5, 2013 ![]() |