Damascene refers to someone from Damascus . Damascene , inferring a direct or indirect link with the city, may also refer to John of Damascus John Damascene c.676 749 , Syrian Christian monk and priest Damascene pigeon , a breed of fancy pigeon Damascening , the art of inlaying different metals into one another Damascus steel , a type of steel used in swordmaking Damascus goat , a breed of goat Damask , a reversible figured fabric Copper interconnect , used in semiconductor integrated circuits disambig fr Damasc ne ... more details
Infobox Pigeonbreed name Damascene image Damascene barred .jpg imagecaption Barred Damascene status Common altname country nickname augroup usgroup Fancy eegroup extinct crest feather note An old breed mentioned in some of the oldest literature regarding domesticated pigeons. The Damascene is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding . ref name Levi cite book last Levi first Wendell title The Pigeon year 1977 publisher Levi Publishing Co, Inc location Sumter, S.C. isbn 0 85390 013 2 ref Damascenes, along with other varieties of Domestic pigeon domesticated pigeons , are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon Columba livia . The breed is thought to have originated in Damascus , Syria and hence its name. ref Seymour, Rev. Colin Ed 2006 Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards . ref References reflist See also List of pigeon breeds Category Domesticated pigeon breeds Category Damascus Category Animal breeds originating in Syria Domesticated pigeon breed stub ... more details
Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo born 8 August 1961 ref name Bday cite web url http www.rnanews.com ele 2010 3987 ntawukuriryayo celebrates birth day as campaigns go underground title Ntawukuriryayo celebrates Birth Day as campaigns go underground work Rwanda News Agency date 8 August 2010 author Fred Mwasa and Gaaki Kigambo accessdate 2010 08 13 ref is a Rwanda n politician who was appointed Minister of Health in 2006, and was a candidate in the Rwandan presidential election, 2010 2010 Rwandan presidential elections . Ntawukuriryayo was born in Runyinya , Rwanda. He gained a degree in pharmacy and worked in academia, becoming Vice Rector of the National University of Rwanda . He was appointed as Minister of State in charge of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 1999. ref name Bday Later he was appointed Minister of Infrastructure. fact date October 2011 Ntawukuriryayo became Minister of Health in 2006. During his tenure in that position, he expanded the social security system to cover over 80 of the population. In 2008 he was elected as Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda Rwandan National Assembly . ref name france24 cite web url http www.france24.com en 20100804 three candidates challenge kagame what looks like presidential election date 04 08 2010 title Rwanda s presidential elections Four candidates, but same old policies accessdate 2010 08 13 work France 24 ref As presidential candidate for the Social Democratic Party Rwanda Social Democratic Party PSD in 2010, Ntawukuriryayo promised to develop tourism, add value to products exported to the Democratic Republic of Congo , fight soil erosion, improve banana yields and build roads. ref cite web url http www.newtimes.co.rw print.php?issue 14335&print&article 31841 title Ntawukuriryayo promises to promote ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ntawukuriryayo, Jean Damascene ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... Ntawukuriryayo, Jean Damascene Category 1961 births Category Living people Category People from ... more details
Damascena may refer to Nigella damascena , annual garden flowering plant Rosa damascena , rose hybrid See also Damascene disambiguation disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
widely known in the West as Amita damascene , from the name of a 20th century manufacturer of such items for export. Amita damascene included shakudo, shibuichi, gold, silver, and bronze for inlays. Damascene means inlaying metals. Items larger than tsuba are usually not shakudo. See also Hepatizon ... co english co history.html History of the Amita Damascene Company Category Precious metal ... more details
This is a list of airlines currently operating in Syria border 0 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 3 class wikitable sortable valign middle AIRLINE AIRLINE in Arabic IATA ICAO airline code ICAO CALLSIGN Cham Wings Airlines 6Q SAW SHAMWING Damascene Airways TYL DAMASAIR Syrian Arab Airlines RB SYR SYRIANAIR Syrian Pearl Airlines PSB See also List of airlines List of airports in Syria Asia topic List of airlines of Category Airlines of Syria Category Lists of airlines by country Syria Category Syria related lists Airlines ... more details
Toledo steel , known historically as unusually hard, is from Toledo, Spain , which has been a traditional sword making, steel working center since about 500 BC, and came to the attention of Rome when used by Hannibal in the Punic Wars . Soon, it became a standard source of weaponry for Roman Legion s http www.swordsfromtoledo.com history.htm . Toledo steel was famed for its very high quality alloy http www.tf.uni kiel.de matwis amat def en kap 5 advanced t5 1 1.html 1 , whereas Damascene steel , a competitor from the Middle Ages on, was famed for a specific metal working technique http www.aceros de hispania.com toledo swords.htm . Reflist Category Steels material stub ... more details
electronics via may both be filled with a single copper deposition using dual Damascene. With successive ... Copper Interconnect de Damascene Prozess ... more details
Damascus is the capital of Syria. It may also refer to Damascus affair , an incident involving the Jewish community in Damascus in 1840 Damascus steel Damascus horse , an American thoroughbred race horse Damascus moment or Damascene moment , in reference to the Conversion of Paul Damascus Securities Exchange Places Damascus Street , a street located in Baghdad , Iraq United States Damascus, Arkansas Damascus, Georgia Damascus, Maryland Damascus, Ohio Damascus, Oregon Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania , located along New York State Route 97 Damascus, Virginia disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Damascus es Damascus it Damascus nl Damascus doorverwijspagina ja pl Damascus pt Damasco desambigua o ru ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 Context date October 2009 Stress Migration is a failure mechanism that often occurs in IC metallization aluminum , copper . Voids form as result of vacancy migration driven by the hydrostatic stress gradient. Large voids may lead to open circuit or unacceptable resistance increase that impededs the IC performance. Stress Migration is often referred as Stress Voiding , Stress Induced Voiding or SIV . High temperature processing of copper dual damascene structures leaves the copper with a large tensile stress due to a mismatch in coefficient of thermal expansion of the materials involved. The stress can relax with time through the diffusion of vacancies leading to the formation of voids and ultimately open circuit failures. ref Stress Migration and the Mechanical Properties of Copper, G.B. Alers, et al ref References references Category Semiconductor device fabrication industry stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 January 15 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Jan. 15 Eastern Orthodox Church calendar January 17 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Jan. 17 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 29 by Old Calendarists . Saints Saint Honoratus of Arles , archbishop and founder of Lerins Monastery Martyr s Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Melapsippus Speusippus, Eleusippus, Meleusippus , Leonilla, Neon, Turbo, and Jonilla Jovilla in Cappadocia 2nd century Martyr Danax in Macedonia region Macedonia 2nd century Hieromartyr Damascene of Chilandar on Mount Athos 1771 Blessed Maximus of Totma in Vologda , Fool for Christ 1650 Saint Romil, monk of Mount Athos, with him Nestor, Martinius, Daniel, Sisoes, Zosimas, and Gregory Other commemorations Veneration of the Precious Chains of the holy and all glorious Saint Peter Apostle Peter DEFAULTSORT January 16 Eastern Orthodox Liturgics Category Eastern Orthodox liturgical days ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 January 22 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Jan. 22 Eastern Orthodox Church calendar January 24 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Jan. 24 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 5 by Old Calendarists . Saints Hieromartyr Clement of Ancyra , bishop , and martyr Agathangelus 312 Saint Paulinus of Nola Paulinus the Merciful , Bishop of Nola 431 Saint Mausimas the Syrian , monk 4th century Saint Salamanes the Silent of the Euphrates , monk 400 Saint Gennadius of Kostroma , monk 1565 Saint Eusebius, recluse of Mount Coryphe near Antioch 4th century Saint Dionysius of Olympus Other commemorations Translation of the relic s of Saint Theoctistus of Novgorod , archbishop 1786 Repose of Abbot Damascene of Valaam 1881 DEFAULTSORT January 23 Eastern Orthodox Liturgics Category Eastern Orthodox liturgical days ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 February 8 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Feb. 8 Eastern Orthodox Church calendar February 10 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Feb. 10 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 22 by Old Calendarists . Saints Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch in Syria 3rd century Hieromartyr Marcellus of Sicily , bishop 1st century Hieromartyr Philagrius of Cyprus , bishop 1st century Hieromartyr Pancras of Taormina Pancratius of Taormina , bishop 1st century Martyr Peter Damascene 743 Saint Nicephorus of Vazheozersk in Vologda , monk 1550 Saint Gennadius of Vazheozersk in Vologda, monk Saint Pancratius of the Kiev Caves Monastery , hieromonk 13th century Saint Aemilianus of Tours in Gaul Saint Bracchio of Tours in Gaul Other commemorations Repose of Maria, desert dweller of Olonets 1860 DEFAULTSORT February 9 Eastern Orthodox Liturgics Category Eastern Orthodox liturgical days ... more details
Politics of Rwanda The Parliament of Rwanda Inteko Ishinga Amategeko or Parlement has two bicameralism chambers . The upper house is the Senate Umutwe wa Sena or S nat . The Senate has 26 members elected or appointed for an eight year term 12 elected by provincial and sectoral councils, 8 appointed by the president to ensure the representation of historically marginalized communities, 4 by the Forum of political formations and 2 elected by the staff of the universities. Additionally former presidents can request to become a member of the senate. Dr Jean Damascene NTAWUKULIRYAYO is the current President of the Senate from October 10, 2011. ref Official website of the Senate of Rwanda ref References reflist http www.parliament.gov.rw parliament default.aspx External links http www.rwandaparliament.gov.rw SE index uk.htm Senate of Rwanda National upper houses Rwanda topics Category Parliament of Rwanda Category Government of Rwanda Category National upper houses Rwanda Rwanda stub legislature stub fr S nat Rwanda ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 BLP sources date March 2008 Jean Damasc ne Ntawukuliryayo is a Rwanda n politician and the former Minister of Health in the Rwandan government. He is currently the vice president of low chamber of parliament in Rwanda he ran for 2010 presidential elections, where he failed he got round 5 of votes , and Paul Kagame was re elected with more than 90 of votes. Ntawukuliryayo earned a Bachelor of Arts B.A. in pharmacy from the National University of Rwanda and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical technology from Ghent University , Belgium . ref name ntawukuliryayo bio cite web url http www.moh.gov.rw bio minister.html title Biography of Dr. Jean Damasc ne Ntawukuliryayo publisher Ministry of Health website ref From 1997 to 1999, he was Vice Rector in charge of Administration and Finance at the National University of Rwanda. In November 2002, Ntawukuliryayo was appointed to be Minister of Infrastructure in the Rwandan government he served also as Minister of State responsible for higher education. On September 28, 2004, he was appointed to be Minister of Health. ref name ntawukuliryayo bio References references External links http www.moh.gov.rw Welcome from the Minister of Health , Rwandan Ministry of Health Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ntawukuliryayo, Jean Damascene ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ntawukuliryayo, Jean Damascene Category Government ministers of Rwanda Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people Category National University of Rwanda alumni Category Ghent University alumni ... more details
Beit al Mamlouka lang ar is a luxury boutique hotel located in the old city of Damascus , Syria . The first boutique hotel in Syria, it was established in 2005 in the city s oldest borough, the Christian quarter of Bab Touma St. Thomas Gate . ref name Arnold cite book title 1001 Escapes to Experience Before You Die author Helen Arnold publisher Barron s year 2009 page 680 ref ref name Maes cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk travel 2008 dec 20 damascus syria shopping title Souk it and see author Nick Maes publisher The Guardian date December 20, 2008 accessdate 2011 08 17 ref The hotel is a restoration of a 17th century old Damascene house and offers 8 different rooms each named after a famous historic figure of Arab or Muslim history, like Averroes and Baybars . ref http www.almamlouka.com rooms.php Beit Al Mamlouka, Damascus Rooms Bot generated title ref There are original paintings and features from the 18th century, together with a mid 16th century archway and a 200 year Christian fresco. ref http www.almamlouka.com al mamlouka history.php Beit Al Mamlouka, Damascus History Bot generated title ref References reflist External links http www.almamlouka.com Al Mamlouka , the hotel website http www.telegraph.co.uk travel destinations middleeast 2099321 Beit Al Mamlouka Damascus Where to stay.html Beit Al Mamlouka, Damascus Where to stay , a review in the travel section of The Telegraph http www.luxurytravelmagazine.com property al mamlouka damascus syria luxury boutique hotel.php Boutique City Hotels Al Mamlouka Damascus, Syria Luxury Boutique Hotel , description in Luxury Travel Magazine http www.hotelresortinsider.com news story.php?news id 133820&cat id 7 Enjoy the truest culture of the Arab world with Al Mamlouka Hotel, Syria , a review in Hotel & Resort Insider coord 33 30 45.25 N 36 18 49 E display title DEFAULTSORT Beit Al Mamlouka Hotel Category Hotels in Damascus Category Old Damascene houses Category Buildings and structures inside the walle ... more details
Bayt al Aqqad lang ar Aqqad House is an old Damascene house that hosts the Danish Institute in Damascus , Syria . The history of the building is more than 2000 years Remains of the theatre of Herod the Great were found in the outer walls and now forms a part of the wall in the secretary s office. Other parts of the house include the northern and southern buildings which were built in the late 15th century in a late Mamluk style and decoration. The winter hall dates back to the middle of the 18th century and other rooms were built around the same time. In their present form the two wings to the east and west date back to the end of the 19th century. ref cite book last Mortensen first Peder authorlink Peder Mortensen title Bayt Al Aqqad The History and Restoration of a House in Old Damascus publisher Aarhus Universitetsforlag series year 2005 isbn 8779342159 ref The building was restored during a period of four years under an agreement between the Syrian and Denmark Danish governments. According to the agreement the house would be let out to the Institute for free for a period of 50 years in return for restoration expenses and continual upkeep. ref http www.damaskus.dk index.php?id 146 ref External links http www.damaskus.dk index.php?id 2 Bayt al Aqqad The Danish Institute in Damascus References reflist Coord 33 30 30 N 36 18 18.5 E display title Category Old Damascene houses Category Denmark Syria relations Category Education in Damascus Category Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus Syria struct stub Denmark stub ... more details
Samar Yazbek Arabic is a Syrian writer and journalist. ref http penatlas.org online index.php?option com content&task view&id 493&Itemid 16 Profile in English PEN World Atlas website ref She was born in Jabl in 1970, and studied Arabic literature at university. She has written in a wide variety of genres novels, short stories, film scripts, television dramas, film and TV criticism. She has made a documentary about the Syrian scholar Anton Maqdesi . In the past, she has edited Women of Syria , a feminist e zine . Yazbek has been a prominent voice in support of human rights and wonmen s rights in Syria. Her debut novel, called Tiflat as Sama Heavenly Girl , challenged existing taboos in Syrian society. ref http beirut39.blogspot.com 2010 02 samar yazbek was born in 1970 in jableh.html Beirut39 blog ref She is a member of the minority Alawite community, but is an opponent of the regime of her co religionist President Bashir al Assad . She took part in the 2011 protests against the Assad regime, ref http www.rayaagency.org 2011 04 samar yazbeks damascene diaries Samar Yazbek s Damascene Diaries ref and subsequently was detained by security forces ref http www.guardian.co.uk books 2011 aug 03 author author samar yazbek syria A testimony from Syria , The Guardian ref and also banned from travelling outside Syria. ref http www.rayaagency.org 2011 04 samar yazbek speaks up on syria in an italian magazine Samar Yazbek speaks up on Syria in an Italian magazine ref In 2010, Yazbek was selected as one of the Beirut39 , a group of 39 Arab writers under the age of 40 chosen through a contest organised by Banipal magazine and the Hay Festival . References reflist Beirut39 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1970 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category Syrian novelists Category Syrian short story writers Category Syrian journalists Category 1970 births Category Living people syria stub literatu ... more details
The Social Democratic Party lang fr Parti Social D mocrate is a centre left Social democratic political party in Rwanda . In the Rwandan parliamentary election, 2003 parliamentary election held on 30 September 2003, the party won 12.3 of the popular vote and 7 out of 53 seats. It also received 7 seats in the Rwandan parliamentary election, 2008 2008 elections . The PSD supported President Paul Kagame in the Rwandan presidential election, 2003 2003 presidential election . ref http afp.google.com article ALeqM5gpuR t vRJ6Yc4GZJCqZtEAq9M5w Rwanda votes in election without opposition , AFP, 15 September 2008. ref In the Rwandan presidential election, 2010 2010 Rwandan presidential elections the party fielded Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo as their candidate. The incumbent Paul Kagame gained 92.9 of the vote and Ntawukuriryayo came second with 4.9 . ref cite web url http www.afronline.org ?p 7453 title Kagame sweeps 93 of Rwandan votes date 11 August 2010 work Afronline publisher Societ Editoriale Vita S.p.A accessdate 2010 08 13 ref References reflist Rwandan political parties Category Political parties in Rwanda Category Social democratic parties africa party stub Rwanda stub fa ja ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 Pope John X of Alexandria was the Coptic Christianity Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark 1363 1369 . Pope Johannes X, 85th Pope d. AD 1369 .43 Nothing is known about his life except that he was from Damascus and his sobriquet was Al Mu tamen Al Shamy the Damascene entrusted with the Church . The sobriquet indicates that he was found worthy to be entrusted with the Church. s start succession box before Pope Mark IV of Alexandria Mark IV title List of Coptic Popes Coptic Pope years 1363 1369 after Pope Gabriel IV of Alexandria Gabriel IV s end External links Commons http syrcom.cua.edu Hugoye Vol11No1 HV11N1Farag.html Coptic Syriac Relations beyond Dogmatic Rhetoric http st takla.org Saints Coptic Synaxarium Orthodox Saints Biography 00 Coptic Orthodox Popes Life of Coptic Pope 085 Pope John X .html Coptic Popes of Egypt St Takla.org Coptic Popes DEFAULTSORT John 10 Of Alexandria, Pope Category Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria OrientalOrthodoxy stub Christian clergy stub ar arz ... more details
lowercase The al Omari also spelled al Umari or el Umari lang ar a family that claims descent from Umar , the second caliph , or leader, of the Islamic empire. The family claims an origin in Mecca , now in Saudi Arabia . Starting in the 7th century, family members are said to have migrated to the areas that are now the nations of Iraq , Syria , Jordan , Palestine and Egypt . The Iraqi Omaris are said to have produced a number of Sunni religious scholars and Ottoman empire Ottoman walis, or governors, during the Ottoman period. They were part of the educated Sunni elite. They also served various governments during the Mandatory and Monarchic periods of Iraqi history. Omaris are known as Farooqi in Turkey, South Asia, and some part of the Arab world. Surname Abdulaziz al Omari , September 11 hijacker Abdul Rahman al Omari , mistakenly named as a September 11 hijacker Chihab al Umari , Damascene geographer Hajjar Al Omari , The family in Medina , Saudi Arabia See also Farooqi Fareedi surname Omari, or Umari DEFAULTSORT Omari, al Category Arabic language surnames Category Political families of Iraq Category Iraqi families ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Damascus goat , also known as Aleppo , Halep , Baladi , Damascene, Shami , or Chami, is a breed of goat raised in Syria and Lebanon . It is generally used in milk production. A Damascus goat named Qahr won the first prize for the Most Beautiful Goat title at the Mazayen al Maaz competition in Riyadh on June 13, 2008. ref cite web title Beauty is in the eye of the goat watcher publisher SBS World News url http news.sbs.com.au worldnewsaustralia beauty is in the eye of the goat watcher 549432 accessdate 2008 06 20 ref References reflist External links http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds goats damascus index.htm Oklahoma State University Breed Info http news.xinhuanet.com english 2008 06 13 content 8363780.htm Most Beautiful Goat competition http www.pangoat.com shami damascus goats http www.halep sami kecisi.com shami aleppo damascus goats Category Dairy goat breeds Category Goat breeds originating in Syria goat stub ar ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Jean Damasc ne Bizimana is a Rwanda n diplomat and the former ambassador of Rwanda to the United Nations . Bizimana was the last ambassador to the UN of the government of Juv nal Habyarimana . At the time of Habyarimana s assassination, Bizimana held a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council . He was close to many of the leaders of the Hutu Power movement, and has therefore been accused by some, such as General Rom o Dallaire , of aiding the Rwandan Genocide by publicizing Hutu Power propaganda to the West, and passing confidential Security Council intelligence to his government. In an interview several years later, Michael Barnett, a diplomat with the United States mission spoke of the level of frustration at Bizimana s statements by those who were aware of what was happening in Rwanda. Nobody said, Why don t you get out of the room? There was never a real moment in which they dressed him down, because if you did, you would be breaking the rules of the club. ref name Off 2000 Cite book last Off first Carol title The Lion, the Fox, and the Eagle A story of generals and justice in Rwanda and Yugoslavia publisher Random House year 2000 ISBN 0679311386 ref In 2010 researcher David L. Bosco discovered that Bizimana and his family had settled in Opelika, Alabama , where he had become a Naturalization naturalized citizen and taken a job as a quality control manager for a plastic products manufacturer. ref name Bosco 2010 Cite news last Bosco first David url http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2010 04 02 AR2010040201517.html title Rwanda s ex U.N. ambassador, who vanished after genocide, resurfaces in Alabama newspaper The Washington Post date 4 April 2010 ref References Reflist Use dmy dates date September 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bizimana, Jean Damascene ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bizimana, Jean Damascene Ca ... more details
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