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  1. Argonauts of the Western Pacific

    Argonauts of the Western Pacific is a 1922 ethnological work by Bronis aw Malinowski . The book is about the Trobriand people who live on a small island chain called the Kiriwina Islands northeast of Papua New Guinea . The book is part of Malinowski s trilogy on the Trobrianders the other books include The Sexual Life of Savages in North Western Melanesia 1929 and Coral Gardens and their magic 1935 . External links http www.archive.org details argonautsofthewe032976mbp Downloadable copy from the Internet Archive Category 1922 books Category Anthropology books nonfiction book stub es Los argonautas del Pac fico Occidental pt Argonautas do Pac fico Ocidental ru ...   more details



  1. Western Pacific

    Western Pacific may refer to Western Pacific Railroad 1903 1983 Western Pacific Railroad 1862 1870 Western Pacific Airlines 1994 1998 Western Pacific Ocean Western Pacific may also refer to British Western Pacific Territories Naval Forces Western Pacific List of tropical cyclones Western Pacific basin Western Pacific basin disambig ...   more details



  1. Western Indo-Pacific

    The Western Indo Pacific is a biogeography biogeographic region of the Earth s seas, comprising the tropical waters of the eastern and central Indian Ocean . It is part of the larger Indo Pacific , which includes the tropical Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean , and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia . The Western Indo Pacific may be classified as a marine realm , one of the great biogeographic divisions of the world s ocean basins, or as a subrealm of the Indo Pacific. The Western Indo Pacific realm covers the western and central portion of the Indian Ocean, including the Africa s east coast, the Red Sea , Gulf of Aden , Persian Gulf , Arabian Sea , Bay of Bengal , and Andaman Sea , as well as the coastal waters surrounding Madagascar , the Seychelles , Comoros , Mascarene Islands , Maldives , and Chagos Archipelago . The transition between the Western Indo Pacific and Central Indo Pacific occurs at the Strait of Malacca and in southern Sumatra . The Western Indo Pacific does not include the temperate and polar waters of the Indian Ocean, which are part of separate marine realms. The boundary between the Western Indo Pacific and Temperate Southern Africa marine realms lies in southern Mozambique , where the southernmost mangrove s and tropical coral s are found. Subdivisions The Western Indo Pacific is further subdivided into marine provinces, and the marine provinces divided into marine ecoregions Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Northern and Central ... of Oman Western Arabian Sea Central Somali Coast Western Indian Ocean Northern Monsoon Current Coast ... Madagascar Western and Northern Madagascar Bight of Sofala Swamp Coast Delagoa West and South Indian Shelf Western India South India and Sri Lanka Central Indian Ocean Islands Maldives Chagos Bay of Bengal ... Sea Coral Coast Western Sumatra References Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson ... Oceans Category Indian Ocean Category Pacific Ocean de Indopazifik fr Bassin Indo Pacifique id Indo ...   more details



  1. Western Pacific Railroad

    For other entities named Western Pacific Western Pacific disambiguation Infobox SG rail railroad name Western Pacific Railroad logo filename Western Pacific Railroad logo, color.jpg logo size 151 old gauge ... Pacific Railroad Union Pacific hq city San Francisco, California The Western Pacific Railroad reporting ... Pacific Railroad UP . It was the second railroad company to use this name. The original Western Pacific Railroad 1862 1870 was established in 1865 to build the western most portion of the First Transcontinental .... History Image 1930 D&RGW WP.jpg thumb 300px right A 1930 map of the Western Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad systems. Founded in 1903, the Western Pacific Railroad was part of the Gould ... . The Western Pacific originated in 1900 as the Alameda and San Joaquin Railroad . The railroad which would become the Western Pacific was financed and built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ... a wye railroad triangle of intersecting track . Image Western Pacific combined.png thumb 300px ... Pacific Railroad . One of the more well known aspects of the Western Pacific was its operation ..., California, to Salt Lake City, Utah from 1949 1970. The Western Pacific owned several connecting ... a brand new EMD SD70ACe locomotive, Union Pacific 1983 , painted as an homage to the Western Pacific ... and Oakland Gallery gallery File WP 913 Neil916.JPG Western Pacific 913, an EMD F7 locomotive on display ... date October 2009 reflist External links http www.wplives.org Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola California http www.wprrhs.org wphistory.html Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society ... Union Pacific Railroad Western Refrigerator Line Western Pacific Railroad Museum Former Class I DEFAULTSORT Western Pacific Railroad Category Western Pacific Railroad Category Predecessors of the Union ... companies disestablished in 1987 de Western Pacific Railroad fr Western Pacific Railroad it Western Pacific Railroad nl Western Pacific Railroad ...   more details



  1. Western Pacific Railroad Museum

    Refimprove date September 2009 Infobox SG rail railroad name Western Pacific Railroad Museum logo filename ... NV 2004 WPRRHS Convention e.jpg image caption Western Pacific Railroad WP EMD FP7 FP7 Western Pacific 805 A 805 A from the Western Pacific Railroad Museum, on display in Sparks, Nevada in 2004. This locomotive ... start year start date 1984 end year Present hq city Portola, California The Western Pacific ... of the Western Pacific Railroad and is operated by the Feather River Rail Society reporting mark ... September 2009 ref , founded in 1983. ref citeweb title Western Pacific Railroad Historical ... at a former Western Pacific locomotive facility, adjacent to the Union Pacific s former Western Pacific ... to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola accessdate 2010 06 22 url http wplives.org visitthewprm.html ref Overview Image FRRSWPlogos.jpg thumb left Logos of the Western Pacific Railroad and the Feather River Rail Society, operators of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum. Museum collection ... steam locomotive ref citeweb title Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola Locomotive Roster ... name steam citeweb title Western Pacific Railroad Museum Steam Department accessdate 2010 06 22 url ... the significant pieces in the WPRM collection are Western Pacific 805 A , an EMD FP7 FP7 model passenger ... engine and the first diesel purchased by the Western Pacific ref citeweb title Western Pacific ... cars. Also located at the site are the Western Pacific Hospital, built in 1914 and one of the few ... spent the weekend in Portola celebrating the 100th anniversary of Western Pacific. Nearby attractions The 7 Wonders of the Western Pacific Railroad World highlight seven key railfan ning locations on the Feather River Route of the Western Pacific Railroad in the Feather River Canyon crossing ... of equipment includes Western Pacific EMD FP7 FP7 locomotive 805 A, dome lounge car Silver Hostel ... official Western Pacific Railroad Museum website http wprrsteam.blogspot.com The WP 165 Restoration ...   more details



  1. File:Western Pacific combined.png

    Fair Use This image shows drumhead logos of the Western Pacific Railroad passenger trains. It is used in that article for historical purposes. Obviously other images cannot be substituted. User Mangoe Mangoe User talk Mangoe talk 14 57, 3 January 2008 UTC Non free logo Transport logos ...   more details



  1. Pacific Western Airlines

    Citations date October 2008 Infobox Airline airline Pacific Western Airlines image PacificWestern1.png image size 250px IATA PW ICAO PWA callsign PACIFIC WESTERN founded 1946 commenced ceased February ... slogan headquarters Richmond, British Columbia key people website Pacific Western Airlines airline codes PW PWA Pacific Western was an airline that operated scheduled flights throughout western ... www.flightglobal.com pdfarchive view 1975 1975 20 200561.html 497 . ref History Pacific Western Airlines ... in 1987. It came to pass that Air Canada took over the entities that Pacific Western Airlines had created. Pacific Western Airlines was founded by Russ Baker, in Fort St. James, B.C., in 1946. With a leased ... Airways. In 1953, the Company adopted the name Pacific Western Airlines, the beginning of another ... right 250px thumb Pacific Western 1982 Route Map In 1958, Russ Baker died but the airline he founded with his Beech bi plane in 1946 was thriving. A year later, in 1959, Pacific Western was part ... and the Northwest Territories. With this transfer, in addition to its existing routes, Pacific Western ... in the same year, Pacific Western pioneered group charters across the Atlantic, mainly to the United Kingdom. In 1966, in anticipation of a regional air policy for Canada, Pacific Western began placing ... Pacific Western became synonymous with World Air Cargo . The Company aircraft visited more than 90 countries during this period of time. Pacific Western operated a world wide Boeing 707 cargo and passenger charter program until the last aircraft was sold in 1979. In 1967, Pacific Western became ... system with the delivery of its first Boeing 737. Pacific Western was the first Canadian carrier to order .... Another transfer of licensing authority from CP Airlines to Pacific Western provided the Company with routes ... 737, Pacific Western provided scheduled air service throughout B.C., Alberta and the Northwest Territories ... assumed ownership of Pacific Western Airlines to assure the development of the North and Western Canada ...   more details



  1. Western Pacific 805-A

    Infobox locomotive name Western Pacific 805 A image WP 805A and train 2 Sparks NV 2004 WPRRHS Convention e.jpg powertype Diesel railroad Western Pacific Railroad gauge 4  foot length ft 8   inch in 1435  millimetre mm builder Electro Motive Diesel General Motors Electro Motive Division EMD buildmodel EMD FP7 FP7 aarwheels B B deliverydate January 1950 retiredate 1972 currentowner Feather River Rail Society disposition static display, Portola, California Western Pacific 805 A is a Diesel electric transmission diesel electric railroad locomotive built by the Electro Motive Division of General Motors. It was mainly used to pull passenger trains, specifically the California Zephyr CZ , which was operated jointly by the Western Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Denver and Rio Grande Western , and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroads. It later worked for several short line railroad s before preservation at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, California . History WP 805 A was purchased to power Western Pacific Railroad s portion of the California Zephyr run less than one year after the train began on March 20, 1949. The 805 A was built in 1950 as part of an order by WP for 6 new passenger locomotives 4 cab equipped A unit s numbered 804 A, 804 C, 805 A and 805 C, and 2 B unit s numbered 804 B and 805 B. These locomotives supplemented WP s exisitng fleet of EMD F3 F3 models, which were the original power for the CZ train. This cab unit, which would be joined by two cabless B units in a typical CZ motive power set, hauled the train between Oakland, California , and Salt Lake City, Utah , from 1950 ... other CZ engines from the Western Pacific were traded in to builder EMD and scrapped. The Feather River Rail Society FRRS wanted this locomotive for its Western Pacific Railroad collection as it had ... Category Western Pacific Railroad locomotives 805 A Category EMD locomotives Category B B locomotives ...   more details



  1. Western Pacific Airlines

    File Westpac.png The Western Pacific Logo frame right Western Pacific Airlines , or WestPac , took up service on April 28, 1995 using eight Boeing 737 300 jets. The low cost airline was formed in 1994 under the name Commercial Air but the name was changed to Western Pacific for marketing reasons. Edward Gaylord of Gaylord Media was actively involved in the formation and management of Western Pacific. Originally based at Colorado Springs airport, Western Pacific flights were predominantly west of the Mississippi River . Later the airline s route system spread to the east coast and expanded on the west coast as new Boeing 737s were purchased. At times the airline leased Boeing 727 s. The airline declared bankruptcy in February 1998 and ceased all operations. Color in the sky The WestPac livery could be encountered on several aircraft in variations on the basic Western Pacific aircraft livery ... Western Pacific was involved with a new commuter airline, Mountain Air Express , which was set up in 1996, flying Dornier 328 turboprops. Western Pacific had used Express One Internationals ... service. While Western Pacific s Colorado Springs Airport hub had initially been successful ... Western Pacific Airlines to Serve Denver New York Times Bot generated title ref A day after the move was complete, Western Pacific announced that it would purchase Denver rival ... was to be secondary to Western Pacific s schedule. Western Pacific put a permanent hold on plans to expand ... metro 886658400 20 sea The Pueblo Chieftain Online Western Pacific calls it quit Bot generated title ref The merger started but after Frontier Airlines received access to Western Pacific s financial ... canceled, leading to Western Pacific s Bankruptcy and almost destroying Frontier in the process ... Banking & Advisory Services Bot generated title ref Western Pacific declared Chapter 7, Title ... External links http www.airlinetimetables.blogspot.com search label Western 20Pacific Western Pacific ...   more details



  1. Pacific Western University (Hawaii)

    For the school in California formerly named Pacific Western University California Miramar University Other uses PacWest disambiguation PacWest Pacific Western University , also called American PacWest International University and registered with the business name Pacific West University Hawaii ref name Complaint http www.hawaii.gov dcca areas ocp udgi lawsuits pwuh pacwest complt and summons.pdf State of Hawaii v. Pacific Western University Hawaii Inc., aka American PacWest International University, Complaint Sec. 8 , count VI, count VII. ref was an educational accreditation unaccredited institution based in Hawaii that was closed in 2006 following a lawsuit filed by the State of Hawaii a year earlier. ref name Judgement http www.hawaii.gov dcca areas ocp udgi lawsuits pwuh Judgment in favor of the State was entered on May 9, 2006 Hawaii Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs ref Pacific Western University Hawaii was incorporated in Hawaii in 1988. ref name Complaint According to the State of Hawaii, it enrolled fewer than 25 state residents, but used several website s including www.apiu.ws, www.open universities.com, www.warwicks.com and www.imed pwu.com to enroll distance education students from other places. ref name Complaint ref name Judgement In 2005, the State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection brought a lawsuit against the institution, alleging that it misrepresented itself to prospective students and committed several other violations of state law. ref name Complaint On May 9, 2006, a state court ruled in favor of the state agency, ordering Pacific Western to cease ... , accessed July 11, 2010 ref Pacific Western University Hawaii was educational accreditation ... ref Pacific Western University in Hawaii and Pacific Western University Pacific Western University ... ended in 2004 when Pacific Western University in California was sold and began operating ... 2008 06 04 language quote ref Pacific Western University in California has subsequently changed its ...   more details



  1. Pacific & Western Bank of Canada

    Infobox Company company name Pacific & Western Bank of Canada company logo company type Public company Public br tsx PWC foundation Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , 1980 location London, Ontario , Canada Corporate head office br Saskatoon , Saskatchewan Deposit operations key people David Taylor , CEO industry Bank products Financial services revenue 19.7 million Canadian dollar CAD 2010 ref http www.pwbank.com investor news ?y 2010&n 1506292 ref net income profit 467,000 Canadian dollar CAD 2010 assets 1.4 billion Canadian dollar CAD 2010 num employees homepage http www.pwbank.com www.pwbank.com The Pacific & Western Bank of Canada PWBank is a bank that was founded in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan in 1980, and now maintains its headquarters in London, Ontario . The bank is wholly owned by Pacific & Western Credit Corp. TSX PWC . Deposit operations are based in Saskatoon, with lending operations based in offices in Toronto, London, Saskatoon, Calgary and Vancouver. ref http www.pwbank.com investor profile Company Profile ref The bank provides deposits through a nationwide financial advisor network and provides loans to established corporations, real estate development, and public sector entities. The bank operates as a branchless financial institution. The bank in 2009 became authorized by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to issue NHA Mortgage Backed Securities. ref http www.pwbank.com about media ?a 10 Pacific & Western Bank approved to issue NHA Mortgage Backed Securities Investment Executive ref Since 2008 the bank has been purchasing mortgages. ref http www.pwbank.com about media ?a 9 Globe and Mail article ref See also List of banks in Canada List of Canadian banks External links http www.pwbank.com Official site References references br Canadian banks Category Banks of Canada Category Companies based in London, Ontario Category Companies based in Saskatoon Category Companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange ...   more details



  1. Pacific Western Transportation

    Infobox Bus transit name Pacific Western Transportation logo PWTransportation home logo.png logo size 229 image image size 250 image caption HOST is an operating division of P.W. Transportation Ltd. company slogan Pacific Western is about transportation services parent founded 1958 headquarters 1857 Centre Avenue, S.E. locale Calgary , Alberta service area British Columbia , Alberta , Ontario service type school bus , public transit , paratransit , Express bus airport express , Coach vehicle charter coach , event management alliance routes destinations stops hubs stations lounge fleet ridership fuel type operator ceo website http www.pwt.ca www.PWT.ca Pacific Western Transportation also d b a P.W. Transportation provides a variety of bus services in the Canada Canadian provinces of British Columbia , Alberta and Ontario . Depending on the location, they offer scheduled and chartered school busing, municipal transit and handi bus services, airport passenger services and local and long distance coach charters. ref http www.pwt.ca PWT Calgary ref Pacific Western carries more passengers per year than the population of Canada and has a yearly millage that spans the globe 12 times over. ref http www.microsoft.com canada casestudies pwt.mspx Case Study Pacific Western Transportation ref B. C. Division Diversified School Bus Prince George Transit Whistler Transit Peace Country Transit Fort St. John and Dawson Creek Squamish Transit Port Alberni Transit Standard Bus Contracting Northern Health Medical Busing Alberta Red Arrow Motorcoach Red Arrow provides transportation between Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Banff and Lake Louise with a connecting shuttle bus to Calgary ... downtown Toronto locations and Toronto Pearson International Airport Pearson Airport Pacific Western ... Bishop Toronto City Airport . The service is operated by Pacific Western at frequent 10 minute intervals ... Pacific Western Airport Express http www.pacificwesterntoronto.com Pacific Western ...   more details



  1. British Western Pacific Territories

    The British Western Pacific Territories was the name of a colonial entity, created in 1877, for the administration, under a single representative of the British Crown, styled High Commissioner compare other uses of this title , of a series of relatively minor Pacific islands in and around Oceania Island Groups flagicon UK Canton and Enderbury Islands 1939 to 1971 Now a part of Kiribati . flagicon image Flag of the Cook Islands Federation.svg Cook Islands 1893 to 1901 Now a self governing state in free association with New Zealand. flag Fiji colonial 1877 to 1952 Now independent. flagicon image Flag of Gilbert and Ellice Islands.svg Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1916 to 1971 Now independent as Kiribati and Tuvalu . flagicon UK Nauru 1914 to 1921 Now independent. flag New Hebrides 1953 1906 to 1971 Now independent as Vanuatu . flagicon UK Niue Savage Island 1900 to 1901 Now Niue , a self governing state in free association with New Zealand. flagicon UK Pitcairn Islands 1898 to 1952 Still a British overseas territory. flagicon image Missing Blue Ensign.svg Solomon Islands 1893 to 1971 Now independent. flag Tonga 1900 to 1952 Now independent. flagicon UK Union Islands 1877 to 1926 Now Tokelau , a dependent territory of New Zealand. List of High Commissioners for the Western Pacific 1877 1976 The office was never an independent one, but always filled ex officio the Governorship of one of the constitutive British islands colonies High Commissioners for the Western Pacific and Governors of Fiji 1877 1953 Administered from Suva, Fiji Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon , 1877 January 1880 Sir George William Des V ux , January 1880 January 1887 Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell , January 1887 February 1888 Sir John Bates Thurston , February 1888 7 February 1897 Sir George Thomas Michael O Brien ... January 1948 3 July 1952 High Commissioners for the Western Pacific and Governors of the Solomon ... home.htm References http www.worldstatesmen.org Br Western Pacific.html WorldStatesmen Territories ...   more details



  1. Argonauts

    A Louvre G341.jpg thumb Gathering of the Argonauts ? , Attica Attic red figure krater , 460 450 BC, Louvre G 341 Image Lorenzo Costa 001.jpg thumb The Argo , by Lorenzo Costa The Argonauts lang el ... on Argus Argonauts , therefore, literally means Argo sailors . They were sometimes called Minyans ... heroes of ancient Greece . The number of Argonauts varies, but usually totals between 40 and 55 traditional ... for other interpretations. The crew of the Argo There is no definite list of Argonauts. Many Greeks would claim their ancestors were Argonauts, and there were too many named for them all to be accurate ... the crew only after being rescued by the Argonauts the four had been stranded on a desert island ... , a Hellenistic, Greek epic poem. Despoiled Shore Medea Material Landscape with Argonauts 1982 a play ... Jason and the Argonauts 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts published by Dell Comics in 1963 as part of their Movie Classics series, there were 2 series that featured The Argonauts alongside Jason ... 14638 covers ref while the other was a series called Jason and the Argonauts Kingdom of Hades , a 5 ... Film A Soviet cartoon called The Argonauts was made in 1971. Two movies titled Jason and the Argonauts have been made, and a film entitled Rise of the Argonauts is in production but is not an adaptation ... 2011. Jason and the Argonauts 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts 1963 , directed by Don Chaffey ... his crew from among the winners. A Hallmark presentation TV movie, Jason and the Argonauts TV miniseries Jason and the Argonauts 2000 , on the other hand, shows Jason having to settle for men ... and the Argo, along with a small number of the more legendary Argonauts and Greeks, were featured in the 2008 video game Rise of the Argonauts See also Commons category Argonauts Argo Navis Argonaut Mine Jason for more details on the quest for the Golden Fleece Toronto Argonauts , a Canadian Football League Team Argonaut Rowing Club , a rowing club based out of Toronto Jason and the Argonauts , a song ...   more details



  1. File:Western Pacific Railroad logo, color.jpg

    The logo of the now defunct Western Pacific Railroad . Non free logo railroad logos Fair use in Western Pacific Railroad It is believed that this image qualifies under fair use because The image depicts the official corporate logo of the entity described by the article. The image is a low resolution copy that does not hamper or dilute the copyright owner s use of the logo. No free alternatives are available. Category Western Pacific Railroad images ...   more details



  1. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

    The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission WCPFC is a treaty based organisation. It was established to conserve and manage tuna and other highly migratory fish stocks across the western and central areas of the Pacific Ocean and commenced operations in late 2005. Its full name is Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean . It was established by the Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, which entered into force in 2004. The WCPF Convention is the second regional fisheries management agreement negotiated since the conclusion of the 1995 U.N. Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement . Operation The WCPF Convention build on the 1995 Agreement, and set out to address the specific characteristics of the western and central Pacific Ocean. It established a framework for the participation of fishing entities which legally binds them to the provisions of the Convention. Territories and possessions can participate in the work of the Commission ... Contribution from the Secretariat of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ... s Satya Nandan is new chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Pacific Islands ... fish stocks in the western and central Pacific to accede to the Convention. This approach restricts .... ref http www.dfo mpo.gc.ca fgc cgp documents meltzer WCPFCfinal.pdf Western and Central Pacific ... Belize Multicol break Indonesia Multicol break Multicol end See also Asia Pacific Fishery Commission APFIC Secretariat of the Pacific Community References reflist External links http www.wcpfc.int content.htm Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Official web site Mahon, R and McConney ... Category Conservation organisations Category International organizations Category Pacific Ocean de Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ko ...   more details



  1. Western Pacific Railroad (1862?1870)

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Western Pacific Railroad locale Northern California start year 1864 end year 1870 hq city successor line Central Pacific Railroad The Western Pacific Railroad was formed in December ... Pacific Railway Commission ref with the plan that the First Transcontinental Railroad transcontinental railroad would follow the Western Pacific to San Jose and then the San Francisco and San Jose to San Francisco . In October, 1864, the Central Pacific Railroad assigned all the rights of the Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864 to the Western Pacific for the route between Sacramento and San ... bought the Western Pacific, owned at that time by Charles McLaughlin and William Carr. ref name railcomm ... ran through Oakland to Oakland Pier . ref name ford In 1870 the Western Pacific Railroad was absorbed into the Central Pacific Railroad. ref Daggett ref In 1879, the CPRR shortened its route from Sacramento ... . In 1903 a new Western Pacific Railroad was formed to build a line between Oakland and Salt Lake ... paralleled the tracks of the original Western Pacific Railroad, then belonging to the Southern Pacific Railroad . In 1979, the SPRR obtained trackage rights over the Western Pacific Railroad, and then abandoned ... San Francisco DEFAULTSORT Western Pacific Railroad 1862 1870 Category Defunct California railroads ... San Francisco Pacific Railroad Bond WPRR 1865.jpg thumb left San Francisco Pacific Railroad Bond WPRR , 1865 By 1867 the Central Pacific had decided that the route via San Jose to San Francisco was too ... was obtained by the Niles Canyon Railway , a museum ralroad. Other sections of the original Western Pacific route, to Stockton and Sacramento, to Oakland, and to San Jose remain as part of the Southern Pacific Railroad. External links http www.nilesdepot.org centerville ancestor railroads.html Early ... on the History of the Sothern Pacific url http books.google.com books?id GXQpAAAAYAAJ year 1922 ... Railroad url http books.google.com books?id 5uE3AAAAIAAJ journal Pacific Railway Journal volume 1 issue ...   more details



  1. Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co.

    Context date October 2009 Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co. ArgueDate October 12 ArgueYear 1936 DecideDate November 9 DecideYear 1936 FullName Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co. USVol 299 USPage 65 Citation Prior Subsequent Holding An inquiry into indispensability would be unnecessary where the complaint did not state a cause of action. SCOTUS 1932 1937 Majority Sutherland JoinMajority Concurrence JoinConcurrence Concurrence2 JoinConcurrence2 Concurrence Dissent JoinConcurrence Dissent Dissent JoinDissent Dissent2 JoinDissent2 NotParticipating Stone LawsApplied Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co. , 299 U.S. 65 1936 , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court , which held that an inquiry into Indispensable party indispensability would be unnecessary where the complaint did not state a cause of action . See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 299 Further reading cite journal last Colby first Wm. E. authorlink coauthors year 1942 month title The Law of Oil and Gas With Special Reference to the Public Domain and Conservation journal California Law Review volume 30 issue 3 pages 245&ndash 271 doi 10.2307 3477673 url http jstor.org stable 3477673 accessdate quote wikisource Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Company caselaw source case Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co., 299 U.S. 65 1936 findlaw http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com scripts getcase.pl?navby case&court us&vol 299&page 65 justia http supreme.justia.com us 299 65 case.html Category United States Supreme Court cases Category United States civil procedure case law Category 1936 in United States case law SCOTUS case stub ...   more details



  1. Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314

    Infobox Airliner accident name Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 Date February 11, 1978 Type occurrence type Accident Origin Edmonton , Alberta , Canada via Calgary and Cranbrook Destination Castlegar, British Columbia , Canada Site Cranbrook Canadian Rockies International Airport , British Columbia , Canada Fatalities 42 Injuries Aircraft Type Boeing 737 Operator Pacific Western Airlines Tail Number C FPWC Passengers 44 Crew 5 Survivors 7 On 11 February 1978, Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 , a Boeing 737 Boeing 737 200 737 200 , crashed at Cranbrook Airport, near Cranbrook, British Columbia , Canada, killing 42 of the 49 people on board. ref http aviation safety.net database record.php?id 19780211 0 Accident description Aviation Safety Network ref The aircraft, on a scheduled flight from Edmonton , via Calgary and Cranbrook, to Castlegar Airport crashed after its thrust reversers did not fully stow following a rejected landing that had been executed in order to avoid a snowplow . Calgary ATC was considerably in error in its calculation of the Cranbrook arrival time and the flight crew did not report while passing a beacon on final approach. ref http aviation safety.net investigation cvr transcripts atc pw314.php ATC transcript Pacific Western Flight 314 11 Feb 1978 Aviation Safety Network ref ref http www.planecrashinfo.com cvr780211.htm February 11, 1978 Cranbrook, BC, Canada Pacific Western Airlines, Flight 314 Boeing B 737 275 C FPWC Plane Crash Info ref References reflist coord 49.6114 N 115.78225 W display title Aviation accidents and incidents in 1978 Category Aviation accidents and incidents in 1978 Category Aviation accidents and incidents in Canada Category Disasters in British Columbia Category 1978 in Canada Category Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 aviation accident stub ...   more details



  1. Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501

    Infobox Airliner accident name Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501 Date March 22, 1984 Type Fire occurrence type Accident Site Calgary, Alberta Fatalities 0 Injuries 27 5 serious, 22 minor Aircraft Type Boeing 737 Boeing 737 275 Operator Pacific Western Airlines Tail Number Airreg C GQPW disaster Passengers 114 Crew 5 Survivors 119 all Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501 was a regularly scheduled flight that flew between Calgary, Alberta and Edmonton, Alberta , Canada . The aircraft caught fire during takeoff on March 22, 1984. The Boeing 737 taxied from the Calgary International Airport at 7 35 AM and proceeded to take off north on runway 34 16, carrying five crew members and 114 passengers. At 7 42 AM, a loud popping sound was heard 20 seconds into takeoff. The plane began to vibrate and pull to the left, and a fire broke out in the rear of the aircraft. The pilot, Stan Fleming, quickly aborted the take off. An emergency evacuation was ordered as the fire continued to roar. No one was killed. Five people were seriously injured and 22 suffered minor injuries. The plane burnt to the ground as fire crews attempted to stop the fire. The fire was attributed to a faulty compressor disc which blew apart, piercing the fuel tanks. This was similar to the cause of the British Airtours Flight 28M disaster which claimed 55 lives in 1985 . External links http www.airdisaster.com photos pw cal 2.shtml Photos of the crash ASN accident id 19840322 0 Aviation accidents and incidents in 1984 Category In flight airliner fires Category 1984 in Canada Category Canadian air disasters Category Aviation accidents and incidents in 1984 Category Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 ...   more details



  1. Jason and the Argonauts

    Jason and the Argonauts are characters from Greek mythology. The title may also refer to Jason and the Argonauts 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts 1963 film , a 1963 film with animation by Ray Harryhausen Jason and the Argonauts TV miniseries Jason and the Argonauts TV miniseries , a two part TV movie made in 2000 Jason and the Argonauts radio Jason and the Argonauts 2001 radio , adaptation for National Public Radio by the Radio Tales series Jason and the Argonauts , a song by British pop group XTC on their album English Settlement disambig fr Jason et les Argonautes ...   more details



  1. Argonauts Club

    The Argonauts Club was an Australia n children s radio program, first broadcast in 1933 on 3LO ABC Radio in Melbourne . Its format was devised by Nina Murdoch who had run the station s Children s Hour as Pat on 3LO and stayed on when that station was taken over by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australian Broadcasting Commission . ref name Johnson The Golden Age of the Argonauts by Rob Johnson ... s Session , broadcast nationally except to Western Australia , where the distance and time difference ... On different days, experts would talk about their specialties, particularly in relation to Argonauts ... ISBN 0 207 14837 6 ref Several of these were Argonauts in their younger days. Friday was The Argosy ... on space and astronomy, alas only in my memory so far The Argonauts The Argonauts Club was open to Australian ... was instituted later to cater for particularly talented and industrious Argonauts. The certificates ... business. ref name Johnson Throughout the Argonauts Club segment, the studio team strictly adhered ... Williams, voc ABC Radio Orch. ABC Audio ISBN 0642 17766 1 ref Fifty mighty Argonauts, bending to the oars ... to right Jason cry, Adventure know, Argonauts Row Row Row A further touch was a call to sick members The Ship of Limping Men , as notified by parents. Whenever possible, Atholl Fleming would visit Argonauts who were seriously ill in hospital. ref name Johnson On Saturdays a major segment was the Argonauts ... here ref From December 1944, the ABC Weekly carried an Argonauts Page devoted to selected contributions ... Humphries , creator of Edna Everage . Annual live productions of the Children s Session and Argonauts ... theme. Argonauts contributed a chapter for each stage of the plot, and the best was selected ... of the argonauts ref Thea Astley writer ref name urania John Bannon Premier of South Australia Golden ... 29 ref name Kent External links http www.archivefriends.org.au index.php argonauts registration form Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive Argonauts Page References Reflist Use dmy dates date ...   more details



  1. The Chronic Argonauts

    The Chronic Argonauts is a short story written by H. G. Wells . First published by the Royal College of Science in 1888 in literature 1888 , it is the first well developed use of a machine constructed to travel through time a time machine in science fiction, as it predates Wells s more famous time traveling novel, The Time Machine , by 7 years. Plot summary This brief story begins with a third person narrative third person account of the arrival of a mysterious inventor to the peaceful Wales Welsh town of Llyddwdd. Dr. Moses Nebogipfel takes up residence in a house sorely neglected after the deaths of its former inhabitants. The main bulk of the story concerns the apprehension of the simple rural folk who eventually storm the inventor s devilish workshop in an effort to repay supposed witchery. Nebogipfel escapes with one other person&mdash the sympathetic Reverend Elijah Ulysses Cook&mdash in what is later revealed to be a time travel time machine . The next part picks up with an unnamed Author character discovering the dazed Reverend Cook returned from unbelievable exploits after having been missing for three weeks. The remainder of the story is the Reverend s short retelling again in the third person of the events that took place that night and the revelation that Nebogipfel is an anachronism Anachronic Man whose genius drives him to seek out a time more suited to his abilities. External links http www.colemanzone.com Time Machine Project chronic.htm A full e text of The Chronic Argonauts http arthursclassicnovels.com wells nauts10.html An alternate e text of The Chronic Argonauts http www.mobileread.com forums showthread.php?t 13004 Free Sony Reader e book version of The Chronic Argonauts http www.depauw.edu sfs backissues 78 willis78art.htm Edison as a common basis for Nebogipfel and the Time Traveller H. G. Wells DEFAULTSORT Chronic Argonauts, The Category 1888 short stories Category Time travel in short fiction Category Short stories by H. G. Wells Category The Time ...   more details



  1. Rise of the Argonauts

    Refimprove date February 2009 Infobox VG title Rise of the Argonauts image Image Rise of the Argonauts.jpg 256px developer Liquid Entertainment publisher Codemasters designer Charley Price small lead designer small composer Tyler Bates ref cite web url http www.shacknews.com onearticle.x 54100 title 300 Composer Scoring last Goldstein first Maarten date August 8, 2008 publisher ShackNews accessdate 2008 08 08 ref engine Unreal Engine 3 version released vgrelease NA December 16, 2008 ref name releasedate snews cite web url http www.shacknews.com onearticle.x 56267 title Rise of the Argonauts Slits US This Year, UK Next last Faylor first Chris date December 8, 2008 publisher Shacknews accessdate 2008 12 09 ref vgrelease EU December 16, 2008 ref name releasedate snews vgrelease United Kingdom ... input Keyboard computing Keyboard and Mouse computing mouse , gamepad Rise of the Argonauts is a 2008 ... 360 . The game s plot surrounds the myth of Jason and his Argonauts as he searches for the Golden ... 15 ref ref cite web publisher Gamespot title Rise of the Argonauts url http www.gamespot.com xbox360 rpg riseoftheargonauts index.html?tag topten all title 3 date 27 May 2008 ref Story In Rise of the Argonauts ... Ares is located at Mycenae. After convincing all of them to join the Argonauts, Jason travels to the Oracle ... but he will not be alone. Four more argonauts join in along the way and one witch who was a former ... to seek the Golden Fleece. He is the acting leader of the Argonauts and the sole character the player ... of the Argonauts. Medea Once a member of the Blacktongues, now hostile towards them, she joins the Argonauts ... www.rise of the argonauts.com Rise of Argonauts official site DEFAULTSORT Rise Of The Argonauts Category ... Unreal Engine games Category Windows games Category Xbox 360 games de Rise of the Argonauts es Rise of the Argonauts fr Rise of the Argonauts it Rise of the Argonauts ru Rise of the Argonauts scn Rise of the Argonauts ...   more details



  1. Argonauts F.C.

    Infobox Football club clubname The Argonauts fullname Argonauts Football Club founded 1928 dissolved 1930 ground Wembley Stadium 1923 Wembley Stadium capacity 127,000 mgrtitle Founder manager R. W. Stoley Dick Stoley The Argonauts were a perhaps unique Amateur sports amateur association football football Football team club based in London . Despite never playing a match or having a published squad they became notable in the late 1920s for attempting to join the Football League three times. The team was formed in 1928 in football soccer 1928 by R. W. Stoley Dick Stoley , Cambridge University A.F.C. Cambridge University and England national amateur football team England amateur international , as an equivalent to the Scotland Scottish Queen s Park F.C. Queen s Park club to play in the Football League. Stoley claimed to have secured the services of the top amateur players of the day for his new national amateur club and the 100,000 capacity White City Stadium to play in. After objections from local Football League Third Division South Third Division South clubs Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers and Brentford F.C. Brentford , he then proceeded to hire Wembley Stadium 1923 Wembley Stadium as a venue. The club applied for Football League status that year, failing in third place but earning a creditable 16 votes. The club went inactive for a year, but reapplied the next year, and again came third one place off acceptance but this time with only 6 votes. Yet again, the club became inactive for a year. A third attempt was made in 1930 in football soccer 1930 this time no votes were gained whilst even Llanelli A.F.C. Llanelly gained 4 votes. The club was never heard of again. References Dave Twydell Twydell, Dave Denied F.C. ISBN 1 874427 98 4 Category Association football clubs established in 1928 Category Association football clubs disestablished in 1930 Category Defunct English football clubs Category Football clubs in London de Argonauts ...   more details




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