In 1794, shortly after his arrival in Manchester, Dalton was elected a member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, the " Lit & Phil ", and a few weeks later he communicated his first paper on " Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours ", in which he postulated that shortage in colour perception was caused by discoloration of the liquid medium of the eyeball.

Potter ’ s work as a scientific illustrator and her work in mycology is highlighted in several chapters in Linda Lear, Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature, 2007 ; Beatrix Potter: The Extraordinary Life of a Victorian Genius.

Extraordinary flying of the flag is common on the EU's flag day, known as Europe Day, which is celebrated annually on 9 May.

Robinson is an is Extraordinary Professor in the Centre for Human Rights and the Centre for the Study of AIDS at the University of Pretoria.

1631-On 5 May, Lovelace is made " Gentleman Wayter Extraordinary " to the King.

It is not difficult to see Poe's works, published in France as Histoires extraordinaires ( Extraordinary Stories ), as one of the influences on Verne's Voyages extraordinaires ( Extraordinary Journeys ).

In Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969, a young Tom Marvolo Riddle ( introduced as " Tom ", whose middle name is a " marvel " and last name is a " conundrum ") appears, and becomes the new avatar of Oliver Haddo at the story's conclusion.

The comic book character Orlando is a blend of several fictional characters with the name Orlando as well as being known during the mid-sixties as O while engaged in sexual games with the descendants of the Silling Castle survivors, according to Alan Moore and Kevin O ' Neill's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O ' Neill, publication of which began in 1999.

A chapter in the 2005 nonfiction work The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture is titled " The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ".

In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier, the physical location of Room 101 ( and the Ministry of Love ) is given as the MI6 headquarters at Vauxhall Cross.

Kevin O ' Neill is an English comic book illustrator best known as the co-creator of Nemesis the Warlock, Marshal Law ( with writer Pat Mills ), and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ( with Alan Moore ).

In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier, it is suggested that Jack Kerouac's Dean Moriarty ( from On the Road ) is his great-grandson, and the rivalry between the two criminals is continued by the fact that The Doctor's great-grandson is Kerouac's other creation, Doctor Sax.

* The comic book The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and its film adaptation feature a much larger version of the Nautilus ; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier states that it is a second, larger submarine built after the destruction of the first one from Verne's novels.

* The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: In Volume II of Alan Moore's comic, the Snow Queen's palace is featured in the New Traveller's Almanac.

* The Orlando character who appears in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series is an amalgamation of this character and several other fictional Orlandoes / Rolands.

Cornelius is also seen in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier as a child.

Foster further asserts 1928 was a " peak year " for lesbian-themed literature ; in addition to The Well of Loneliness, three other novels with lesbian themes were published in England: Elizabeth Bowen's The Hotel, Woolf's Orlando, and Compton MacKenzie's satirical novel Extraordinary Women.

The vacant position of Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria was filled by Dr. Richard Douglas Powell, the senior of the three Physicians Extraordinary.

On 3 Vendemiaire, year IX ( 25 September ), the powers of the Extraordinary Commission were concentrated in the hands of a more restricted Committee of Government, composed of three members: Giovan Battista Sommariva, Sigismondo Ruga and Francesco Visconti, reflecting the institution of the French Consulate.

But the Soviets are said to have discovered 34 grave-pits, some ( not all ) measuring as much as 50 meters in length and three to four meters in depth, located in the Blagovshchina Forest some 500 meters from the Minsk – Mogilev highway ( according to the special report prepared by the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission in the 1940s ).

The humoristically developed version of this legend appears in book three of Vladimir Voinovich — The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin.

Roxburgh appeared as three iconic characters over the next three years: he played Sherlock Holmes in 2002's The Hound of the Baskervilles, Holmes's nemesis Professor Moriarty in 2003's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Count Dracula in 2004's Van Helsing.

Hammond wrote three autobiographies, Tales of Alaska's Bush Rat Governor: The Extraordinary Autobiography of Jay Hammond, Wilderness Guide and Reluctant Politician, Chips from the Chopping Block: More Tales from Alaska's Bush Rat Governor and Diapering The Devil: How Alaska Helped Staunch Befouling by Mismanaged Oil Wealth ; a Lesson for Other Rich Nations.

* pallets — Niagara Herald Extraordinary, badge: On a compass rose of sixteen points Gules, a plate fimbriated Gules charged with three pallets wavy Azure.

* A similar incarnation of Tom Sawyer appeared in the film version of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, set three years after the publication of this novel with the character one year older than his age in this novel, which is 17.

Extraordinary elections can be declared by the President at four occasions: if the Riigikogu turns out to be unable to pass the annual State Budget Act, if the Riigikogu fails to obtain the nation's approval on a referendum, if the Riigikogu fails to elect the Prime Minister after it receives the opportunity ( at those three occasions announcing extraordinary elections is obligatory and the President simply acts as the " highest notary " of the state ) or if the Riigikogu passes a censure motion against the Government, and the Government, in its turn, requests the President to consider announcing extraordinary elections ( in this case the President may, however, say " no ", if he ( or she ) founds organizing extraordinary elections unnecessary or unreasonable for whatever reason );

He was back in Scotland before 21 June, when for the third time he was appointed an Extraordinary Lord of Session, and he was one of the three Scottish commissioners who negotiated the treaty of alliance with England, which was signed 5 July.

Regina remains a one-hit wonder on the Billboard Hot 100, but in addition to the # 1 placing of " Baby Love ," she saw three other songs hit the Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart – " Beat of Love ," " Head On ," and " Extraordinary Love.

He has written eight books, including five wedding books ( Colin Cowie Weddings, For The Bride, For The Groom, Extraordinary Weddings, Colin Cowie Wedding Chic ), two entertaining cookbooks ( Effortless Elegance, Dinner After Dark ) and a book on living with style ( Colin Cowie Chic ), and three on design.

During the Anglo-Scottish Wars Sir William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven's eldest son William was killed at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513, and so the title passed to his grandson: William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven served as am Extraordinary Lord of Session and Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, and had three sons.

He interrupted his teachings to study at Bologna under Pietro Pomponazzi but, after Pietro's death, returned to Padua where he obtained an Extraordinary Chair of Philosophy, a post he held for another three years.

In 2002, the legacy of Hattie McDaniel was celebrated when American Movie Classics ( AMC ) portrayed her life in the film Beyond Tara, The Extraordinary Life Of Hattie McDaniel ( 2001 ), produced and directed by Madison D. Lacy, Ph. D., and hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.

The Blessed Sacrament may be received by Catholics who have undergone the First Holy Communion ( i. e., given by a priest or or Deacon or Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to a Catholic, and immediately consumed by the communicant ) as part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist during Mass.

Her work includes articles for magazines and newspapers around the world ( e. g., Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, The Independent ( UK ), The Irish Times, The Toronto Globe and Mail, The LA Times, La Jornada ( Mexico ), The Review of the International Red Cross, Columbia University ’ s Journal of Politics and Society ) and chapters to numerous books ( e. g., This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women, edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman book is the result of the “ This I Believe ” series on National Public Radio ; The Satanic Bible By Caesar 999 ; A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer, edited by Eve Ensler ; Lessons from our Fathers, by Keith McDermott ; Girls Like Us: 40 Extraordinary Women Celebrate Girlhood in Story, Poetry and Song, by Gina Misiroglu ; The Way We Will be 50 Years from Today: 60 of the World ’ s Greatest Minds Share Their Visions of the Next Half-Century, edited by Mike Wallace ).

" Extraordinary " Congress are also called from time to time, to deal with a specific topic or area of concern ( e. g., an Extraordinary Congress was held with the 2009 World Championships to review the Masters swimming rules ; there was a General Congress at the 2009 Worlds ).

# Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar ( Arsène Lupin, gentleman cambrioleur, 1907 coll., 9 stories ) ( AKA Exploits of Arsène Lupin, Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin )

Bouis, Antonina W., Shostakovich and Stalin: The Extraordinary Relationship Between the Great Composer and the Brutal Dictator ( New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2004 ).

#" Extraordinary Thing " ( Abe Laboriel, Jr., Abraham Laboriel, Lang ) – 3: 35

David Fitzpatrick, a sufferer of dissociative fugue disorder, from the United Kingdom, was profiled on Five's television series Extraordinary People.

* The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ( 1999 -) takes place in a world where characters from various literary sources interact.

Monsignor Pietro Gasparri, the recently appointed undersecretary at the Department of Extraordinary Affairs, had underscored his proposal to Pacelli to work in the ' Vatican's equivalent of the Foreign office ' by highlighting the ' necessity of defending the Church from the onslaughts of secularism and liberalism throughout Europe.

Pacelli ( seated, center ) at the signing of the Reichskonkordat on 20 July 1933 in Rome with ( from left to right ): German prelate Ludwig Kaas, German Vice-Chancellor Franz von Papen, Secretary of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs Giuseppe Pizzardo, Alfredo Ottaviani, and Reich minister Rudolf Buttmann

Orlando, a character from the comic book series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, was born with female sexual characteristics and developed male sexual organs at age ten.

* Campion Bond, the fictional character from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Extraordinary incomes came from the spoils of war, which were divided between the king and his men.

Asia's set included only " An Extraordinary Life " from Phoenix, the rest of the songs coming from the first two albums plus one cover each from The Buggles (" Video Killed the Radio Star " with Wetton on lead vocals and Downes on vocoder ), King Crimson (" The Court of the Crimson King ", which was recorded by a previous incarnation of that band with Greg Lake on lead vocals ) and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (" Fanfare for the Common Man ").

* Accounts of the South Sea Bubble, John Law and the Mississippi Company can be found in Charles Mackay's classic Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds ( 1843 )-available from Project Gutenberg.

He signed the Law of Spikelets and personally led the Extraordinary Commission for Grain Delivery in Ukraine, which seized a reported 4. 2 million tonnes of grain from the peasants during a widespread manmade famine ( known in Ukraine as Holodomor ).

Alan Moore did likewise in his The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic book ( and its sequels ) in which various Victorian era literary characters meet and join up with the eponymous League ( though they are not descended from a single family ).

) The story itself sees Mina Harker and Allan Quatermain — now immortal after bathing in the fire of youth from She — on their quest to recover the Black Dossier itself ( a confessed macguffin ), in a metafictional unravelling of the secret history of the now-disbanded League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

In the wake of overwhelming calls for him to stand down, Lowe eventually resigned on 30 June 2006, a few days before an Extraordinary General Meeting that was predicted to see him removed from the club's board.

* In the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, an adaptation of the graphic novel by Alan Moore, Richard Roxburgh portrays the main villain named the Fantom, whose true identity was eventually revealed to be Professor James Moriarty, who also posed as the League's recruiter M ; with a blackmailed Dorian Gray as his agent, Moriarty acquired samples from the League with the intention of duplicating their powers for his own goals.

He was appointed by President Martin Van Buren as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia from 1837 to 1839, when he was recalled at his own request.

* Orlando ( comics ), a character from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Giovanni and Giacomo Tocci, from Locana, Italy, were immortalized in Mark Twain's short story " Those Extraordinary Twins " as fictitious twins Angelo and Luigi.

* Out of this World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television: June 16, 2007-September 30, 2007 Featured costumes from Star Wars, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and many more of the most popular films and television shows of all time.