A study on the relationship happiness to various character strengths showed that “ a conscious focus on gratitude led to reductions in negative affect and increases in optimistic appraisals, positive affect, offering emotional support, sleep quality, and well-being .”

Some cultural differences may be based on linear traditions, on teaching from one generation or “ school ” to another.

He used his time in Bourg to research mathematics, producing Considérations sur la théorie mathématique de jeu ( 1802 ; “ Considerations on the Mathematical Theory of Games ”), a treatise on mathematical probability that he sent to the Paris Academy of Sciences in 1803.

A year later in 881 Alfred fought a small sea battle against four Danish ships “ on the high seas ”.

A special burial ground for infants, a tophetAgelarakis A., “ The Amathous ( tophet ) cremations in Cyprus ”, In D. Christou on “ Human Cremations at the Western Necropolis of Amathous ” < Cremations in Bronze and Early Iron Age >, Proceedings of Int.

Agathocles was cited as from the lowest, most abject condition of life and as an example of “ those who by their crimes come to be princes ” in Chapter VIII of Niccolò Machiavelli ’ s treatise on politics, The Prince ( 1513 ).

" The Chicago Daily Tribune called it “ One of the most spectacular crimes of the 20th century, and what is believed to be the first airplane kidnap murder on record .” Because it occurred somewhere over three Missouri counties, and involved interstate transport of a stolen airplane, it raised questions in legal circles about where, by whom, and even whether he could be prosecuted.

Also, supporters of this view would characterize Luke ’ s portrayal of the Roman Empire as positive because they believe Luke “ glosses over negative aspects of the empire and presents imperial power positively .” For example, when Paul is before the council defending himself, Paul says that he is “ on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead ” ( Acts 23: 6 ).

“ Charges of sedition come from the Jews ” ( Acts 17: 6-7 ; 24: 5 ) which shows that Luke ’ s emphasis was not on the politics of the Empire but rather on the spiritual matters of believers.

The army report that day contains only one phrase: “ All quiet on the Western Front .” As Paul dies, his face is calm, “ as though almost glad the end had come .”

One of the cookbooks that proliferated in the colonies was The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy written by Hannah Glasse, wrote of disdain for the French style of cookery, stating “ the blind folly of this age that would rather be imposed on by a French booby, than give encouragement to a good English cook !” Of the French recipes, she does add to the text she speaks out flagrantly against the dishes as she “… think it an odd jumble of trash .” Reinforcing the anti-French sentiment was the French and Indian War from 1754-1764.

Those on the “ rice coast ” often ate ample amounts of rice, while the grain for the rest of the southern poor and slaves was cornmeal used in breads and porridges.

The work contexts in which African-Americans sang songs comparable to shanties included: boat-rowing on rivers of the south-eastern U. S. and Caribbean ; the work of stokers or “ firemen ,” who cast wood into the furnaces of steamboats plying great American rivers ; and stevedoring on the U. S. eastern seaboard, the Gulf Coast, and the Caribbean — including " cotton-screwing ": the loading of ships with cotton in ports of the American South.

Since the New Testament never condemns instruments themselves, much less in any of these settings, it is conceded that “ the church Fathers go beyond the New Testament in pronouncing a negative judgment on musical instruments .”

According to a 2008 television programme, presented by Griff Rhys Jones, “ the flame has only been extinguished once, by a drunken Mexican football supporter on the night that France beat Brazil here in Paris ,” most likely referring to the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final.

His comment on Numbers 23: 19 has a still more polemical tone: “ God is not a man that he should lie ; neither the son of man, that he should repent ; < font face =" times new roman " size = 3 > if a man says: ‘ I am a god ’ he is a liar ; if he says: ‘ I am a son of man ’ he will have cause to regret it ; and if he says, ‘ I will go up to heaven ’ he has said but will not keep his word ” last phrase is borrowed from B ' midbar 23: 19 ( Yer.

On her second visit to Rank, Nin reflects on her desire to be “ re-born ,” feelingly, as a woman and artist.

Long, who then established a non-profit corporation, “ The Christian Board of Publication ” as the Brotherhood publishing house.

Long, who then established a non-profit corporation, “ The Christian Board of Publication ” as the Brotherhood publishing house.

The main part of this booklet is based upon a radio lecture given in Colombo, Śri Lanka, in 1933 by Nyanatiloka Mahāthera ( 1878 — 1957 ) entitled “ The Essence of Buddhism ” and published by the Buddhist Publication Society as part of Fundamentals of Buddhism: Four Lectures ( Wheel Publication no.

Publication of the Year: Resolution Foundation, “ The Essential Guide to Squeezed Britain ”.

Publication of the year: Reform ( think tank ) | Reform: “ Every teacher matters ”.

Publication: Centre Forum, “ A Balancing Act: Fair Solutions to a modern debt crisis ”.

Publication: Centre for Social Justice, “ Breakthrough Britain — ending the costs of social breakdown ”.

Publication: King ’ s Fund, “ Securing Good Care for Old People ”.

Publication: Policy Exchange, “ Unaffordable Housing: Fables and Myths ”.

Publication: Centre for European Reform, “ Old Europe?

Publication: Civitas, “ Do we need Mass Immigration ?”.

Publication: IPPR, “ A New Contract for Retirement ”.

Publication: Fabian Society, “ Paying for Progress ”.

* George H. Yater and Caroline Denton, “ Nine Young Men from Kentucky ,” We Proceeded On Publication No. 11, May 1992 ( Lewis and Clark Heritage Foundation ) pp. 4-6.

* R. Balescu, “ Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics ”, A Wiley-Interscience Publication, New York, 1975.

“ Propaganda and Persuasion .” Sage Publication Inc. Newbury Park, California 1992.

* V. Le Sourd, 2007, “ Performance Measurement for Traditional Investment – Literature Survey ”, EDHEC Publication.

Under the mandate of the so-called “ July package ”, Members are directed to clarify and improve GATT Article V ( Freedom of Transit ), Article VIII ( Fees and Formalities connected with Importation and Exportation ), and Article X ( Publication and Administration of Trade Regulations ).

That day, after many squabbles, debates, and political maneuverings, the Jewish Publication Society was “ gaveled into being .”

* April 2008: PPLive was among the first group that obtained the “ License for Publication of Audio-Visual Programs through Information Network ” from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television ( SARFT ).

In summary, while we stress that constructive engagement between anthropology and the military is possible, CEAUSSIC suggests that the AAA emphasize the incompatibility of HTS with disciplinary ethics and practice for job seekers and that it further recognize the problem of allowing HTS to define the meaning of “ anthropology ” within DoD.

In early 1776, Thomas Paine argued in the closing pages of the first edition of Common Sense that the “ custom of nations ” demanded a formal declaration of American independence if any European power were to mediate a peace between the Americans and Great Britain.

Foreign courts needed to have American grievances laid before them persuasively in a “ manifesto ” which could also reassure them that the Americans would be reliable trading partners.

On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee tabled a resolution before the Continental Congress declaring the colonies independent ; at the same time he also urged Congress to resolve “ to take the most effectual measures for forming foreign Alliances ” and to prepare a plan of confederation for the newly-independent states.

The Declaration announced the states ' entry into the international system ; the model treaty was designed to establish amity and commerce with other states ; and the Articles of Confederation, which established “ a firm league ” among the thirteen free and independent states, constituted an international agreement to set up central institutions for the conduct of vital domestic and foreign affairs.

Affidavit is treated as “ Evidence ” within the meaning of Section 3 of the Evidence Act.

10 ” are documented in Markhardt, Heidemarie: “ Das österreichische Deutsch im Rahmen der EU ,” Peter Lang, 2005.

The National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities recommended creating AFI “ to enrich and nurture the art of film in America ” with initial funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Motion Picture Association of America and the Ford Foundation.

Conium maculatum has been used as a sedative and in treatments for arthritis and asthma in addition to its most famous use: as a “ humane ” method of killing criminals and philosophers.

Such stories include “ The Hound of Death ” and “ the Idol House of Astarte ".

Given a field F, the assertion “ F is algebraically closed ” is equivalent to other assertions:

The assertion “ the polynomials of degree one are irreducible ” is trivially true for any field.

But whereas professionals obtain licenses as their “ measurability of the excellence of service provided ” ( Stebbins, 1992, p. 21 ), amateurs break taboos by loving their work and not passing standardized tests.

:“ When in the autumn the English Eleven went to Australia it was said that they had come to Australia to “ fetch ” the ashes.

Punch had a poem containing the words “ When Ivo comes back with the urn ” and when Ivo Bligh wiped out the defeat Lady Clarke, wife of Sir W. J. Clarke, who entertained the English so lavishly, found a little wooden urn, burnt a bail, put the ashes in the urn, and wrapping it in a red velvet bag, put it into her husband ’ s ( Ivo Bligh ’ s ) hands.

A new “ Tycho catalog ” drew together a database of 1, 058, 332 to within 20-30 mas ( milliarcseconds ).

The American Thomas Jefferson was a representative agrarian who built Jeffersonian Democracy around the notion that farmers are “ the most valuable citizens ” and the truest republicans.

At a time when pristine wilderness was becoming scarce in many parts of Europe, what constitutes “ nature ” was confused with the last remnants of wilderness — cultivated fields, managed woodlands, and cultivated livestock and crops.

In doing so, these thinkers managed to redefine nature in man's image, accommodating enclosure with a new “ domesticated ” version of nature.

Many parents today purchase “ Baby Signs ” DVDs and books which incorporate ASL signs for infant and toddler communication.

“ Baby Signs ” was developed by Dr. Linda Acredolo and Dr. Susan Goodwyn in the early 1980s, and has become a persistent trend in child development.

When more electrons are added to a single atom, the additional electrons tend to more evenly fill in a volume of space around the nucleus so that the resulting collection ( sometimes termed the atom ’ s “ electron cloud ” ) tends toward a generally spherical zone of probability describing where the atom ’ s electrons will be found.

The term “ Arian ” bestowed by Athanasius upon his opponents in the Christological debate was polemical.