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A Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal and Imperial Titles. Outline. 1. Introduction. 2. Sovereigns and Sovereignty. 3. Nobles and Nobility. 4. 5.1 Kings and Queens. 5.2 Other Ruling Titles. 5.3 The Pope. 6. 8.1. 9. 9.1. 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5 Version History. 1.6. 1.7. 1.8. 1.9. 2. "Sovereign" (in the European sense) is a technical term, both noun and adjective. Luxembourg is headed by a grand duke; Liechtenstein and Monaco are headed by princes. Before the unifications of Germany and Italy, there were a welter of sovereign or essentially sovereign states ruled by variously-titled sovereigns -- electors (in German, "Kurfürst"), margraves, etc. 3.

Romans recognized three orders: patricians, equestrians and plebeians, and earlier, before the foundation of the republic, a fourth: royalty. These notions of the Romans apply to present-day parlance. In essence, the nobility were the landowners. A distinction needs to be made between "nobility" and "peerage". 4. Professor Fox's main page is here: Dr. Santa Cruz ice cream shop gets thank you call from Vice President Biden. SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz must get too busy to answer phone calls sometimes because it has one of those automated systems that requires callers to press a digit to get its address or the flavor of the week. If you press 3, you get to a store employee.

Somebody from Washington, D.C. did that yesterday. It was Vice President Joe Biden. Biden called owners Kendra Baker and Zachary Davis to thank them for posting a YouTube video that credits the federal stimulus program for helping to finance their business. "He said how much he likes ice cream, and he talked a little bit about the act and the legislation," Baker said. Baker and Davis qualified for a $250,000 loan from the program.

"People like to see examples of things that work, and that's why we were thankful because this was a policy that was put in place that did what it was supposed to do; enabled us to start a business and employ people and pay contractors," Davis said. (Copyright ©2014 KGO-TV. Social Media Sobriety Test. Cowbirds in Love :: a daily comic by Sanjay Kulkarni. Shiba Inu Puppy Cam, Ustream.TV: Tune in daily to see the cutest Shiba Inu pups... EVER! ;) The five Shiba Inu pups (3 boys and 2 girls) were born on S. Tune in daily to see the cutest Shiba Inu pups… EVER! Watch as the E-team's energetic and exuberant pups grow up before your very eyes! Ayumi's 2nd litter, the "E-Team", was born on August 21, 2013. The litter has two handsome cream boys and three… Tune in daily to see the cutest Shiba Inu pups… EVER!

Ayumi's 2nd litter, the "E-Team", was born on August 21, 2013. The litter has two handsome cream boys and three adorable red girls. Here are your "E-Team" pups: Boys Enoki キノコ - Green collar Meaning - Mushroom (since he was the smallest) Edo 江戸 - Blue collar Meaning - The former name of Tokyo Girls Eiko 栄子 - Pink collar Meaning - Child of splendor/Prosperous child Eisha 映射 - Purple collarMeaning - Shining Ember 燃えさし - Red collar Meaning - A glowing fragment that is still red and hot from a fire.

Both the sire and the dam are AKC & NIPPO registered, have wonderful temperaments and have been given a clean bill of health by both OFA and CERF. Go here for more information on the dog breed of Shiba Inu: San Diego Zoo's Pandacam. NOTE: Panda Yun Zi, age 4, will soon be off exhibit as we prepare him for his move to China. His last day on exhibit will be Tuesday, December 10. Come wish him well! Read more here... Like the San Diego Zoo on Facebook, follow us on Twitter: The San Diego Zoo has had a love affair with giant pandas ever since two of the black-and-white bears came to visit in 1987. After years of red tape and tons of application paperwork, the Zoo and China agreed on a 12-year research loan of two giant pandas, Bai Yun and Shi Shi.

Our pandas enjoy deluxe accommodations with larger exhibit areas and extra vegetation and climbing structures. Visiting the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park helps support our studies of wild giant panda populations. Text of Obama’s first State of the Union address. Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union.

For two hundred and twenty years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They have done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility. And they have done so in the midst of war and depression; at moments of great strife and great struggle. It’s tempting to look back on these moments and assume that our progress was inevitable – that America was always destined to succeed. But when the Union was turned back at Bull Run and the Allies first landed at Omaha Beach, victory was very much in doubt. When the market crashed on Black Tuesday and civil rights marchers were beaten on Bloody Sunday, the future was anything but certain. Again, we are tested.

But the devastation remains. So I know the anxieties that are out there right now. You know what else they share?

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This link will take you to an Algorithm for determining which Calendar a given year uses. Note: If your VCR only requires the input of the last two digits of the year when the date is being programmed, your VCR is not Y2K compliant. A simple solution to this problem, referring to the table above, is to reprogram the year digits by reprogramming the date on 31-Dec-99 to 31-Dec-71.