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| | |  ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Wand - MetrologyThe wand is also a pre-Norman unit of length used in the British Isles equal to approximately the modern metre, apparently dating from an early use as a yardstick (originally as a generic term). The 'wand' survived for a time under the Normans. Then when the yard was established, the wand came to be known as the 'yard and the hand', and then disappeared, either slowly or by being banned by law.
The old English unit of 1007 millimetres was called a 'wand', and although the 'yard' was created to replace the wand the wand was still used for some centuries because of its convenience as part of an old Eng ...
See also:Wand, Wand - Metrology, Wand - Symbolism, Wand - Religious Usage, Wand - Tarot cards, Wand - Other uses, Wand - Wands in fiction, Wand - The world of Harry Potter, Wand - Role-playing and video games Read more here: » Wand: Encyclopedia II - Wand - Metrology |
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Canadian House of Commons - Members and elections The House of Commons is composed of 308 members, each of whom represents a single electoral district (also called a riding). Law requires that there be a minimum of 282 electoral districts; there are currently 308. Seats are distributed among the provinces in proportion to population, as determined by each decennial census, subject to the following exceptions made by the constitution. Firstly, the "senatorial clause" guarantees that each province will have at least as many Members of Parliament as Senators. Secondly, the "grandfather ...
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Mace - Prehistory The mace was first developed around 12,000 BC and quickly became an important weapon. These first wooden maces, studded with flint or obsidian became less popular due to the development of leather armour that could absorb the blows. Some maces had stone heads.
The discovery of copper and bronze made the first genuine metal maces possible.
Mace - The ancient world.
One of the earliest images of a mace- or club-like weapon is on the Narmer Palette. Maces were used extensively in the bronze age in the near east. Many early cultures were unable to produce long, sharp and sturdy metal blades ...
See also:Mace, Mace - History of the mace, Mace - Prehistory, Mace - The ancient world, Mace - The European Middle Ages, Mace - Eastern Europe, Mace - Pre-Columbian America, Mace - Modern maces, Mace - Ceremonial maces Read more here: » Mace: Encyclopedia II - Mace - Prehistory |
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Speaker of the British House of Commons - Election Members of Parliament (MPs) elect the Speaker from amongst their own ranks. The House must elect a Speaker at the beginning of each new parliamentary term after a General Election, or after the death or resignation of the incumbent. Once elected, a Speaker continues in office until the dissolution of Parliament. Customarily, the House re-elects Speakers who desire to continue in office for more than one term. Theoretically, the House could vote against r ...
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Westminster system - Operation In a Westminster system, the members of parliament are elected by popular vote. The head of government is usually chosen by being invited to form a government (that is, an administration), by the head of state or the representative of the head of state (that is, the governor-general), not by parliamentary vote (see Kissing Hands.) There are notable exceptions to the above in the Republic of Ireland, where the President of Ireland has a mandate through direct election, and the Taoiseach (prime minister) prior to appointment by the President of Ireland is nominated by the democratic ...
See also:Westminster system, Westminster system - Key characteristics, Westminster system - Operation, Westminster system - Cabinet government, Westminster system - Consequences, Westminster system - Ceremonies, Westminster system - Some countries under the Westminster system, Westminster system - Notes, Westminster system - Bibliography, Westminster system - External link Read more here: » Westminster system: Encyclopedia II - Westminster system - Operation |
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Cossack - History Main article: History of the Cossacks
Cossack - Origins.
It is not clear when the Slavic people started settling in the lower reaches of the Don and the Dnieper. It is unlikely it could have happened before the 13th century, when the Mongol hordes broke the power of the Cumans and other Turkic tribes on that territory.
Proto-Cossack groups most likely came into existence within the territories of today's Ukraine in the mid-13th century, when many Slavs fled south to escape the Tatar yoke. In ...
See also:Cossack, Cossack - History, Cossack - Origins, Cossack - Russian Cossacks, Cossack - Cossack Settlements, Cossack - Cossacks during the final years of the Russian Empire, Cossack - Cossacks After the Revolution, Cossack - Cossack organization, Cossack - Cossacks and religion, Cossack - Popular image of Cossacks, Cossack - Terminology, Cossack - Ukrainian Cossacks, Cossack - Russian Cossacks, Cossack - Tatar Cossacks Read more here: » Cossack: Encyclopedia II - Cossack - History |
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Graduation - United States Graduation ceremonies in the United States are often orchestrated procedures involving a march of students onto the stage, the reading of speeches, the giving of diplomas, and an official moment when the students are declared graduated, also called the commencement exercise. The march is often set to music, usually Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. In United States colleges and universities the speakers will include the salutatorian, an alumnus of the institution, possibly a famous speaker not associated with the insti ...
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Papal conclave - Historical development The procedures relating to the election of the Pope have undergone almost two millennia of development. Procedures similar to the present system were introduced in 1274 with the Second Council of Lyons.
Papal conclave - Electorate.
The earliest bishops were most likely chosen by the founders of their communities. Later, however, this method was replaced in Rome and elsewhere with that of election by the clergy and laity of the community and the bishops of neighbouring dioceses. The true electoral body was ...
See also:Papal conclave, Papal conclave - Historical development, Papal conclave - Electorate, Papal conclave - Choice of the electors, Papal conclave - Secular influence, Papal conclave - Conclaves, Papal conclave - Modern practice, Papal conclave - Death of the Pope, Papal conclave - Beginning of the election, Papal conclave - Voting, Papal conclave - Acceptance and proclamation, Papal conclave - Historical voting patterns, Papal conclave - Notes Read more here: » Papal conclave: Encyclopedia II - Papal conclave - Historical development |
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Cossack - Russian Cossacks The native land of the Russian Cossacks is defined by a line of the Russian town-fortresses located on the border with the steppe and stretching from the middle Volga to Ryazan and Tula, then breaking abruptly to the south and extending to the Dnieper via Pereyaslavl. This area was settled by a population of free people practising various trades and crafts.
These people, constantly facing the Tatar warriors on the steppe frontier, received the Turkic name "cossacks" which was then extended to other free people in northern Russia. The ...
See also:Cossack, Cossack - History, Cossack - Russian Cossacks, Cossack - Cossack Settlements, Cossack - Cossacks during the final years of the Russian Empire, Cossack - Cossacks After the Revolution, Cossack - Cossack organization, Cossack - Cossacks and religion, Cossack - Popular image of Cossacks, Cossack - Terminology, Cossack - Ukrainian Cossacks, Cossack - Russian Cossacks, Cossack - Tatar Cossacks Read more here: » Cossack: Encyclopedia II - Cossack - Russian Cossacks |
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Cossack - Terminology
Cossack - Ukrainian Cossacks.
Hetman - a Ukrainian Cossack supreme military leader
Bulava - a ceremonial mace, a symbol of Hetman's authority
Starshyna - officers
polkovnyk - colonel
oboznyi
osavul
khorunzhyi
Otaman - lieutenant
tabor - a tactic using a set of horse-drawn wagons, mastered by Cossacks in 16-17th century
See also:Cossack, Cossack - History, Cossack - Russian Cossacks, Cossack - Cossack Settlements, Cossack - Cossacks during the final years of the Russian Empire, Cossack - Cossacks After the Revolution, Cossack - Cossack organization, Cossack - Cossacks and religion, Cossack - Popular image of Cossacks, Cossack - Terminology, Cossack - Ukrainian Cossacks, Cossack - Russian Cossacks, Cossack - Tatar Cossacks Read more here: » Cossack: Encyclopedia II - Cossack - Terminology |
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Cossack - History Main article: Early History of the Cossacks
It is not clear when the Slavic people started settling in the lower reaches of the Don and the Dnieper. It is unlikely it could have happened before the 13th century, when the Mongol hordes broke the power of the Cumans and other Turkic tribes on that territory.
Proto-Cossack groups most likely came into existence within the territories of today's Ukraine in the mid-13th century, when many Slavs fled south to escape the Tatar yoke. In 1261 some Slavic people living in the area ...
See also:Cossack, Cossack - History, Cossack - Russian Cossacks, Cossack - Cossack Settlements, Cossack - Cossacks during the final years of the Russian Empire, Cossack - Cossacks After the Revolution, Cossack - Cossack organization, Cossack - Cossacks and religion, Cossack - Popular image of Cossacks, Cossack - Terminology, Cossack - Ukrainian Cossacks, Cossack - Russian Cossacks, Cossack - Tatar Cossacks Read more here: » Cossack: Encyclopedia II - Cossack - History |
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Speaker of the British House of Commons - Deputies The Speaker is assisted by three deputies, all of whom are elected by the House. The most senior deputy is known as the Chairman of Ways and Means; the title derives from the now defunct Ways and Means Committee which formerly considered taxation-related bills. The remaining deputies are known as the First Deputy and Second Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means. Typically, the Speaker presides for only three hours each day; for the remainder of the time, one of the deputies takes the Chair. Moreover, the Speaker never presides over the Committee ...
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Speaker of the British House of Commons - Precedence and privileges The Speaker is one of the highest-ranking officials in the United Kingdom. By an Order-in-Council issued in 1919, the Speaker ranks in the order of precedence above all non-royal individuals except the two archbishops of the Church of England, the Prime Minister, the Lord Chancellor, and the Lord President of the Council.
As of 2005, the Speaker receives a salary of £72,862, in addition to his or her salary as a Member of Parliament. The Speaker's salary is equal to that of a Cabinet Minister. The Speaker is also provided with offici ...
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| | | | ceremonial mace: Encyclopedia II - Speaker of the British House of Commons - Other functions In addition to his role as presiding officer, the Speaker performs several other functions on the behalf of the House of Commons. He or she represents the body in relations with the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and non-parliamentary bodies. On important occasions of state (such as Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee in 2002), the Speaker presents Addresses to the Crown on behalf of the House.
The Speaker performs various procedural functions. He or she may recall the House from recess during a national emergency, or when otherwise r ...
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