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The rank of commodore derives from the French commandeur, which was one of the highest ranks in orders of knighthood, and in military orders the title of the knight in charge of a commenda ( a local part of the order's territorial possessions ).
The rank of commodore was at first a position created as a temporary title to be bestowed upon captains who commanded squadrons of more than one vessel.
It was discontinued as a rank in these services during the postwar period, but as an appointment, the title " commodore " was then used to identify senior U. S. Navy captains who commanded squadrons of more than one vessel or functional air wings or air groups that were not part of a carrier air wing or air group.
This immediately caused confusion with those senior U. S. Navy captains commanding destroyer squadrons, submarine squadrons, functional air wings and air groups, and so on, who held the temporary " title " of commodore.
The title " commodore " added nothing to his pay or to his permanent rank of captain.
Not until 1862, six years after Conner's death in 1856, did the title commodore come to signify a higher grade or an increased salary.
In February 1825, he relieved David Porter as commander of the West Indian Squadron during the latter stages of the piracy suppression campaign and thereafter bore the title, commodore.
The generic title of flag officer is used in several modern navies and associated units to denote those who hold the rank of rear admiral ( or its equivalent ) and above, also called " flag ranks "; in some navies, this also includes the rank of commodore.
The 19th-century rank of " flag officer " was considered strictly temporary and became obsolete upon the creation and widespread usage of the equivalent naval rank of commodore ; however, the term is still in use today to denote a category of naval officers equivalent to general officers. In 1862 Congress authorized American use of the title " admiral ".

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It continues to support those ongoing conversations which have taken on the title Churches Uniting in Christ.
The town's name ( with the archaic spelling ) continues to form part of the title to The Royal Irish Regiment ( 27th ( Inniskilling ) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment ).
Garth Brooks still continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through October 2011 are at 68, 561, 000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era ( since 1991 ), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles.
The title to the Kingdom of Jerusalem also continues to be claimed by modern royalty.
Canada continues the Westminster tradition of using the title Prime Minister when one is speaking to the federal head of government directly ; this is in contrast to the United States protocol of addressing the federal head of government as mister ( as in, Mister President ).
The play's very title, with its mocking paradox ( serious people are so because they do not see trivial comedies ), introduces the theme, it continues in the drawing room discussion, " Yes, but you must be serious about it.
However, some princely titles develop in unusual ways, such as adoption of a style for dynasts which is not pegged to the ruler's title, but rather continues an old tradition ( e. g. grand duke in Romanov Russia ), claims dynastic succession to a lost monarchy ( e. g. prince de Tarente for the La Trémoïlle heirs to the Neapolitan throne, or is simply assumed by fiat ( e. g. prince Français by the House of Bonaparte ).
However, the father continues to be the substantive holder of the peerage title and the son using the peerage by courtesy legally remains a commoner.
Known as the sequel to the SNES title Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, the game continues within the platform genre, presenting gameplay similar to its predecessor.
The title was replaced by a Batman and Robin series following the Battle for the Cowl mini-series, as well as an ongoing Red Robin monthly which continues the story of Tim Drake.
The 12th Duke, who succeeded to the title in 2004, continues to live primarily on the family's Bolton Abbey estate.
Dugan Hill, who was also on a 1973 state title team at Caldwell, coached those teams, and in still coaching at CHS continues to produce many solid state-qualifying teams.
Nevertheless the title Marthoma continues to be used by the Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
Prior to Slatkin's appointment, Peter Oundjian was the DSO's Artistic Advisor, and continues to hold the title of Principal Guest Conductor.
Richard O ’ Brien's revision of the script in 1990 featured a hybrid of the two songs under the title " I Can Make You a Man ", in the 1999 revised script this song was replaced by the film version which continues to be used in all major productions.
He continues to use the title " King Constantine ," although he no longer uses " Constantine, King of the Hellenes ".
Buffett continues to tour throughout the year although he has shifted recently to a more relaxed schedule of around 20 – 30 dates, and rarely on back-to-back nights, preferring to play only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, thus the title of his 1999 live album Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.
Cassius Clay then changes his name to Muhammad Ali after converting to the Nation of Islam, and travels to Africa with Malcolm X. Ali continues to dominate as champion, until he is stripped of the title and sent to jail for his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War.
The breakaway faction continues to use the " UDA " title in its name, although it too expressed willingness to move towards " community development.
It is the only title published during the imprint's launch that continues to be published today.
The Press continues to issue editions under the title Oxford Scofield Study Bible, and there are translations into French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.
The name of the company continues the association with Dante Alighieri, begun with the choice of Inferno, at Bell Labs, as a name for the operating system: La Vita Nuova, meaning " The New Life " in Italian, is the title of an early work by Dante.
The sea voyage continues for the whole of The Fourth Book of Pantagruel ( in French, Le quart-livre de Pantagruel ; the original title is Le quart livre des faicts et dicts héroïques du bon Pantagruel ).

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You may do well to take notice, that besides the title to land between the English and the Indians there, there are twelve of the English that have subscribed their names to horrible and detestable blasphemies, who are rather to be judged as blasphemous than they should delude us by winning time under pretence of arbitration ''.
The Attorney General shall assign such officers and employees of the Department of Justice as may be necessary to represent the United States as to any claims of the Government of the United States with respect to which the Commission has jurisdiction under this title.
Any and all payments required to be made by the Secretary of the Treasury under this title pursuant to any award made by the Commission to the Government of the United States shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.
The action of the Commission in allowing or denying any claim under this title shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact and not subject to review by the Secretary of State or any other official, department, agency, or establishment of the United States or by any court by mandamus or otherwise.
First, it appears to be based on the fact that on its title page Utopia is described as `` festivus '', `` gay ''.
In this interpretation, Apollo's title of Lykegenes can simply be read as " born in Lycia ", which effectively severs the god's supposed link with wolves ( possibly a folk etymology ).
The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery.
In process of time the title abbot was extended to clerics who had no connection with the monastic system, as to the principal of a body of parochial clergy ; and under the Carolingians to the chief chaplain of the king,, or military chaplain of the emperor, It even came to be adopted by purely secular officials.
When the great reform of the 11th century had put an end to the direct jurisdiction of the lay abbots, the honorary title of abbot continued to be held by certain of the great feudal families, as late as the 13th century and later, the actual head of the community retaining that of dean.
Such defenders, or rather destroyers, of the church, have caused themselves to be called abbots, and presumed to attribute to themselves a title, as well as estates, to which they have no just claim.
In Greek practice the title or function of Abbot corresponds to a person who actually serves as the head of a monastery, although the title of the Archimandrite may be given to any celibate priest who could serve as the head of a monastery.
There are exceptions to this title ; many private clubs and religious organizations may not be bound by Title III.
His demands were certainly grand: the concession of a block of territory 200 miles long by 150 wide between the Danube and the Gulf of Venice ( to be held probably on some terms of nominal dependence on the Empire ) and the title of commander-in-chief of the imperial army.
The title ' Nobilissimus ' was given to senior army commanders, the future emperor Alexios I Komnenos being the first to be thus honoured.
This was not, however, the point in which Alfred came to be known as King of England ; in fact he would never adopt the title for himself.
His name can be read as " son of Ya Sin " ( the title of the 36th Sura of the Qur ' an ), suggesting he had obliterated his family past and was " re-born " of the Holy Book.
A person who participates in archery is typically known as an " archer " or " bowman ", and one who is fond of or an expert at archery can be referred to as a " toxophilite ".< ref > The noun " toxophilite ", meaning " a lover or devotee of archery, an archer ", is derived from Toxophilus by Roger Ascham —" imaginary proper name invented by Ascham, and hence title of his book ( 1545 ), intended to mean ' lover of the bow '.
Some have suggested that the title " Acts " be interpreted as " The Acts of the Holy Spirit " or even " The Acts of Jesus ," since 1: 1 gives the impression that these acts were set forth as an account of what Jesus continued to do and teach, Jesus himself being the principal actor.
The first is my father is king, which could be considered simply as a generic title given to a crown prince.
Their second title, and the first to be received through a championship game, came in, two decades before the first Super Bowl game was played.
Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, and gives his name to its common title.
He argues that the three latter ideal-typical visions can be categorized under the title of global justice movement.
Today, his descendants can be found in many places outside of Afghanistan, such as in America, France, Germany, and even in Scandinavian countries such as Denmark and carry the surname of Ziyaee, which is itself a derivative of the King's title.

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