Initially, on 1 July 1867, there were four provinces in confederation as " One dominion under the name of Canada ": Canada West ( former Upper Canada, now Ontario ), Canada East ( former Lower Canada, now Quebec ), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

Initially governed in four sectors controlled by the four Allied powers ( United States, United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union ), tensions of the Cold War escalated until the Soviet forces implemented the Berlin Blockade, which the Western allies relieved with the dramatic airlift.

Initially successful with annualized returns of over 40 % ( after fees ) in its first years, in 1998 it lost $ 4. 6 billion in less than four months following the Russian financial crisis requiring financial intervention by the Federal Reserve, with the fund liquidating and dissolving in early 2000.

Initially, he protested to the abbot and the representatives of the four sponsoring Confederate cantons ( Zürich, Lucerne, Schwyz, and Glarus ) against the construction of the new abbey in Rorschach.

Initially there were five schools: four scientific ( civil engineering, mechanical engineering, mining and metallurgy, and analytical chemistry ) and one of general literature.

Initially, the repatriation airlift was undertaken by four Dakotas.

Initially, the NBA was planning to expand by three teams, with one franchise going to Florida ; however, when both Miami, and Orlando ownership groups made successful pitches, the expansion committee decided to expand by four teams, allowing both to have a franchise.

Initially built with four layers, it later ( 1982 ) evolved into a seven-layer OSI-compliant networking protocol.

Initially conceived for basketball, the BSC was founded in 1963 with six members in four states ; four of the charter members remain, and a fifth will return as a non-football member in 2013.

Initially, the Naskapis lived in tiny shacks that they built for themselves, but by 1962 Indian and Northern Affairs had built 30 houses for them, and a further four were under construction at a cost of 5, 000 $ each.

Initially, the Court of Chancery would not entertain a request to administer an estate as soon as a flaw in the will was discovered, rather leaving it to the ecclesiastical courts, but from 1588 onwards the Court did deal with such requests, in four situations: where it was alleged that there were insufficient assets ; where it was appropriate to force a legatee to give a bond to creditors ( which could not be done in the ecclesiastical courts ); to secure femme covert assets from a husband ; and where the deceased's debts had to be paid before the legacies were valid.

Initially four locomotives were built, all with the word ' silver ' as part of their names, the first being 2509 Silver Link ; the others being 2510 Quicksilver, 2511 Silver King and 2512 Silver Fox.

Initially, a textile trade began developing in the area and it was first mentioned in 1232 in a document, in which one merchant is described as a business partner to William de Bermingham and being in the ownership of four weavers, a smith, a tailor and a purveyor.

Initially the Romans deployed four legions in Syria, one of which, the Legio VI Ferrata, was likely based in Laodicea.

Initially, four VH1 spinoff networks were formed.

Initially the new Act appeared successful: in 1917 there were 5, 151 convictions for all crimes across Alberta, as compared to an annual average of 12, 706 over the preceding four years.

Initially produced by Blackburn himself, the series was later picked up by game publishers Kenzer & Company, who began publication with a second printing of issue four after an error made by Blackburn rendered the first printing nearly unreadable.

Initially, the PEAK program included four modules.

Initially founded as a seminary by a territorial legislative charter in 1859, the school became a four year degree granting institution in 1883.

Initially Grenier had planned to run for governor in 1966, and Martin was poised to oppose John Sparkman, as he had four years earlier against Sparkman's colleague, J. Lister Hill.

Initially, each of these mixed regiments consisted of two batteries with four SU-122s each and four batteries with four SU-76 tank destroyers each.

Initially, nobody suspects a thing, but the girls soon smell a rat.

Initially, Dr. Freud applied the Oedipus complex to the development of boys and girls alike ; he then developed the female aspect of phallic-stage psychosexual development as the feminine Oedipus attitude and the negative Oedipus complex ; but his student – collaborator Carl Jung proposed the “ Electra complex ”, derived from Greek mythologic character Electra, who plotted matricidal revenge against her mother for the murder of her father, to describe a girl ’ s psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Initially a purely male institution, it has recognised female students as being at least equal to their brothers in the matter of inventive killing, and has opened Black Widow and Mantis Houses for girls.

Initially this was done by taking students from the two existing secondary moderns to do O-levels, and girls from Horsham High School who wanted to study A-level choices that were not offered by their previous school.

Initially they were run as three separate " divisions ": " preparatory ", " girls " and " co-educational ", reflecting the three formerly separate incarnations.

Initially, the school included boarding for girls as well an English as a Second Language program for foreign students.

Initially it was only the boys who moved up to the Ballards site, the girls remaining at Purley.

Initially, its expense restricted it to wealthy consumers, but the price gradually dropped, until the 19th century, when tea became as widely consumed as it is today.

Initially, the water supply was two springs on nearby Buzzard Roost Mountain, but today Clayton uses Lake Rabun as its water supply.

Initially disliked by many Elevators fans, it has found a substantial fan-base today, with some even rating it the band's best LP.

Initially only offering dial-in services via modem and ISDN today it offers dial-up access as well as Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ( ADSL ) and fiber-optic ( FTTH ) services as well as mobile internet.

Initially, the waltz was significantly different from its form today.

Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances and home furnishings in some locations.

Initially competing against Agro's Cartoon Connection on the Seven Network, the ' hipper ' look and ( then ) younger youth hosts, not to mention a larger focus on showing cartoons, allowed Ten to take the early morning children's TV crown off Seven, a situation that continues today ( Seven eventually opting to focus on adult breakfast television instead ).

Initially, all commercial flights used the original terminal building ( a pre-fabricated shed ), which was situated to the North of the runway, at what is today the military part of the airport.

Initially built in Romanesque style, the first buildings were replaced at the end of the 12th century by those visible today.

Initially, it was a school for boy choristers to the Washington National Cathedral, a program that the school continues today.

Initially operating two Cherokee aircraft today the fleet consists of two Piper Warriors painted in pseudo -" training black " ( actually dark blue ) to enhance visibility in line with RAF training aircraft policies.

Initially there was no name change, and the club won the Isthmian League that season ; they were due to be promoted to what is today known as the Conference National, but were denied due to ground problems, as the Green Pond Road ground at Walthamstow had already been sold to developers so was not worth upgrading.

Initially consisting of nine European countries and three others, today the WDC has become the leading authority on professional dance competitions, with members in numerous countries throughout the world.

Initially known as the Minnesota Field House ( another building has that name today ), Williams Arena was constructed in the 1920s and opened in 1928.

Initially there were possibly fifty simple habitations sited where the Oldtown is situated today.

Initially named the Reval Governorate after the city of Reval, today known as Tallinn, it was created in 1719 out of territories conquered from Sweden in the Great Northern War.

Initially housed at 251 Laurier West in Ottawa, the national office is now at 75 Albert St. From modest beginnings, an operating budget of $ 125, 000, and a full-time staff of two, the CCPA began to grow in the late 1980s until today it has a multi-million dollar budget and a staff of over 20.

Initially this move was very unpopular among many members, but today all chapters initiate females.

Initially the means of power was supplied to the tramcars by pairs of Hopkinson bow collectors ( still employed on the Snaefell Mountain Railway today, owing to its dependability in strong winds on the mountain ) but by the turn of the 20th century cars were fitted with trolley poles, the method still employed today.

Initially, the song was composed as a Greek tsifteteli dance, in the rebetiko style of music, at a slower tempo and a different key than the orientalized performances that most are familiar with today.

Initially, the Čakavian dialect covered a much wider area than today including about 2 / 3 of medieval Croatia: the major part of central and southern Croatia southwards of Kupa and westwards of Una river, as well as western and southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Initially, the plan had called for the main entrance of the building to be located on the south west corner, but boundary changes to land on which it was to be built, meant that building model was significantly revised to give it the symmetrical look it has today.

Initially, he made miniature versions of the houses and furniture as he worked on as a carpenter, but in 1947 moved onto using plastics, which were originally small plastic bears and rattles unlike the bricks we are accustomed to today.