In April 1917, when German U-boats were sinking many British ships with torpedoes, the marine artist Norman Wilkinson devised dazzle camouflage, which paradoxically made ships more visible but harder to target.

The winning design had a number of supporters, including publications such as The Age and George Taylor's Sydney-based trade journal, Building, prominent citizens including artist Norman Lindsay and University of Sydney Dean of Architecture, Leslie Wilkinson, and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects ( who had been heavily involved in the competition ).

Credited to artist Norman Wilkinson, it consisted of complex patterns of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other.

In the UK, the British Army inaugurated its Camouflage Section at the end of 1916 ; while at sea, the marine painter Norman Wilkinson invented the concept of dazzle painting as a way of using stripes and disrupted lines to confuse the enemy about the speed and dimensions of a ship.

In a 1919 lecture, Norman Wilkinson explained:

Wilkinson was originally a Progressive Conservative, and once served as an assistant to Progressive Conservative ( and future opponent ), Norman Sterling.

Early during that war, for example, Brush developed a transparent airplane, while Thayer continued his interest in disruptive or high-difference camouflage, which was not unlike what British ship camouflage designer Norman Wilkinson would call dazzle camouflage ( a term that may have been inspired by Thayer's writings, which referred to disruptive patterns in nature as “ razzle dazzle ”.

Recently, Norman Pace has taken a direction towards theatre and has starred in ' Chicago ' ( Adelphi ), ' Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson ' and Our Man in Havana at the Nottingham Playhouse.

( Norman Mailer ), but no one can deny that the screen crackles with electricity whenever he is on it.

A favorite is Norman Norell, however.

This is not to say that the only explanation of the present infatuation with Norman Vincent Peale's `` cult of reassurance '' or the other types of a purely cultural Christianity is the ever-present need for a demythologized gospel.

"), is the inspiration for the text of several pieces of choral music, usually entitled When David Heard ( such as those by Renaissance composers Thomas Tomkins and Thomas Weelkes, or American composers Eric Whitacre, Joshua Shank, and Norman Dinerstein ).

Norman Steenrod characterized Lefschetz ' impact as editor as follows :" The importance to American mathematicians of a first-class journal is that it sets high standards for them to aim at.

That this is due in some degree to accident is clear from the character of the words, and from the fact that several reappear and are common after the Norman Conquest.

The tower which remains from the original Norman church and stands on the north side of the church ( the upper part is 15th century ) was, until the loss of its spire in 1699, 150 ft high.

Indeed it can be argued the country has never been independent since there is an arguable legitimate succession of states, systems and entities from the Norman Conquest, 1066.

In one archaic usage, " common law " is used to refer to certain customs in England dating to before the Norman conquest and before there was any consistent law to be applied.

Before the Norman conquest in 1066, justice was administered primarily by what is today known as the county courts ( the modern " counties " were referred to as " Shires " in pre-Norman times ), presided by the diocesan bishop and the sheriff, exercising both ecclesiastical and civil jurisdiction.

An example is the cult status of British comedic actor Norman Wisdom's films in Albania.

* With O < sub > h </ sub > symmetry, it is a rectified cube or rectified octahedron ( Norman Johnson )

When the United States entered World War I, Eastman organized with Roger Baldwin and Norman Thomas the National Civil Liberties Bureau to protect conscientious objectors, or in her words: " To maintain something over here that will be worth coming back to when the weary war is over.

* The draugr is also one of the inspirations behind " Serpent's Mound " by Ceri Norman.

One of the oldest is Dublin Castle, which was first founded as a major defensive work on the orders of King John of England in 1204, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169, when it was commanded that a castle be built with strong walls and good ditches for the defence of the city, the administration of justice, and the protection of the King ’ s treasure.

Officially, the original story is credited to Graham Baker and Andrew Bennison, while the screenplay was written by Seton Miller and Norman Z. McLeod.

Janssen is jointly credited with detecting the element along with Norman Lockyer during the solar eclipse of 1868, and Lockyer was the first to propose that the line was due to a new element, which he named.

The European rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) prevalent in modern Britain is assumed to have been introduced from the continent after the Norman invasion of 1066.

The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering is a 2000 book by Norman G. Finkelstein that argues that the American Jewish establishment exploits the memory of the Nazi Holocaust for political and financial gain, as well as to further the interests of Israel.

*" It Takes an Enormous Amount of Courage to Speak the Truth When No One Else is Out There " -- World-Renowned Holocaust, Israel Scholars Defend DePaul Professor Norman Finkelstein as He Fights for Tenure ( Raul Hilberg and Avi Shlaim speak in support of Norman Finkelstein's scholarship and " The Holocaust Industry " specifically.

It is thought that the Norman encampment was on the town ’ s outskirts, where there was open ground ; a new town was already being built in the valley to the east.

One theory claims that the name " haggis " is derived from Norman French.

The design was of a circular shape, which featured the club's name in full, it contained a magpie standing in front of the River Tyne with the historic Norman castle of Newcastle in the background.

When Hughes made his United debut, the club's forward partnership consisted of 27-year-old Irishman Frank Stapleton and 18-year-old Norman Whiteside from Northern Ireland, and breaking up that partnership would not be an easy challenge for Hughes.

The opening game for the new ground featured Essex XI vs. London League XI, with two Harlow players on each side ( including the club's record appearance-maker Norman Gladwin in goal for Essex ).

The study found measurable hexavalent chromium in the tap water of 31 of the cities sampled, with Norman, Oklahoma, at the top of list ; 25 cities had levels that exceeded California's proposed limit.

Bosham Church: the lower three storeys of the tower are Saxon, the top storey Norman Harold's daughter Gytha of Wessex married Vladimir Monomakh Grand Duke ( Velikii Kniaz ) of Kievan Rus ' and is ancestress to dynasties of Galicia, Smolensk, and Yaroslavl.

The account of the battle given in the earliest source, the Carmen de Hastingae Proelio, is one where the Norman advance surprises the English, who manage to gain the top of Senlac Hill before the Normans.

There are two castles that remain in the city: Pepoli Castle, which dates from Saracen times, and the Venus Castle, dating from the Norman period, built on top of the ancient Temple of Venus, where Venus Ericina was worshipped.

Maud Foster Mill The seven-storeyed Maud Foster Tower Windmill, completed in 1819, by millwrights Norman & Smithson of Kingston upon Hull for Issac and Thomas Reckitt, is currently the tallest operating windmill in England ( 80 ft / 24. 4 metres to the top of the cap ), following extensive restoration during the 1980s and early 1990s and is now a working museum.

At mid-season, the Bulls traded their top three scorers — Mercer, Artest, and Miller along with Kevin Ollie — to the Indiana Pacers for veteran guard Jalen Rose, Travis Best and Norman Richardson.

Gobel's show used some of television's top writers of the era: Hal Kanter, Jack Brooks and Norman Lear.

" Time went on to say of Norman: "( he was ) probably the top solo artist in the field ", Norman later distanced himself from Time's characterizations of his involvement.

Jasper was previously ranked in the top 25 in Norman Crampton's 1992 book 100 Best Small Towns in America.

Some of these castles were deliberately built on top of important local buildings, such as the burhs or halls of local nobles, and might be constructed so as to imitate aspects of the previous buildings – such as the gatehouse at Rougemont Castle in Exeter, which closely resembled the previous Anglo-Saxon burh tower – this was probably done to demonstrate to the local population that they now answered to their new Norman rulers.

Another widespread design was the ringwork in which earth would be built up in a circular or oval shape and topped with a wooden rampart ; Folkestone Castle is a good example of a Norman ringwork, in this case built on top of a hill although most post-invasion castles were usually sited on lower ground.

His top rank as songwriter and producer however dropped by the arrivals of Holland – Dozier – Holland and the team of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, and even Motown artists such as Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

His dominance over his peers ( despite his comparative lack of success in the majors ) was probably best expressed in the Official World Golf Rankings: Norman finished the season on top of the ranking list on seven occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1997, and was second at the end of 1988, 1993 and 1994.

In 2012, Norman suggested that the best golfers in the world tend to have a 15-year cycle at the top of the game.

After the songwriting trio Holland – Dozier – Holland left the label in 1967 over royalty payment disputes, Norman Whitfield became the company's top producer, turning out hits for The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Gladys Knight & the Pips.

A Norman watch tower is also said to have been built on top of the hill.

Richard's army, some 8, 000 strong, was awaiting reinforcements at Sandal Castle in Wakefield ( the castle was built on top of a Norman motte ).

The church of St Mary-at-the-Walls still retains its Norman tower until the top few feet, which are a Georgian repair.

The Macedonian, Thracian, Dacian and 12th-century Norman military helmets had a forward peaked top resembling the Phrygian cap called Phrygian type helmets.

The old town clustered around the castle and Norman church on top of a defensive hill above the River Arrow.

A motte-and-bailey castle built on the top tier of the earthworks of the British Camp just before the Norman Conquest was probably founded by the Saxon Earl Harold Godwinson of Hereford.

The tower is thought to be Norman, however the top is later probably 14th century.

In the summer of 1898, J. Norman Collie, Hugh Stutfield and Herman Woolley, had made their way up Woolley Creek and initially had their sights on reaching the top of Mount Woolley by climbing the icefield that separates Mt.