The College of Arms was founded in 1484 and has since then created and maintained official registers of coats of arms and pedigrees. The heralds who make up the College are members of the Royal Household and act under Crown Authority. Depiction of King Richard III the College of Arms’…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for implementing Medicaid (Figure 1). Figure 1: Medicaid plays a central role in our health care system. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements. The program is funded jointly…
No, University of Miami is a college that does not have any religious affiliation. This article is about the university in Florida. For the university in Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (informally referred to as UM, Miami, UMiami, U of M or The U) is a private…
When Ponyboy wakes, he is in an ambulance, accompanied by one of the schoolteachers, Jerry Wood. The teacher tells him that his back caught on fire and that the jacket he was wearing, which Dally lent him, saved his life. The Outsiders! Ponyboy wakes up in an ambulance with Jerry…
During Muhammad’s lifetime, many Arab rebels declared themselves prophets. After Muhammad died in June 632, Abu Bakr was elected as the caliph of the Muslim community at Saqifah. Who Led the Islamic World After Muhammad Died? 1 Abu Bakr. Elected the new caliph in 632, Abu Bakr was the father…
Subsequently, uprising and social unrest were frequent, especially by the early third century BC. Egyptian nationalism reached a peak in the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–205 BC), when a succession of native self-proclaimed “pharaoh” gained control over one district. The rulers were a series of Meshwesh ancient Libyans who…
At the London Convention of 1814, both colonies were formally ceded to Britain. In 1831, Berbice and the United Colony of Demerara and Essequibo were unified as British Guiana. The colony would remain under British control until independence in 1966. Eventually, after the second world war, the British Empire pursued…
Hampi had reached its prime during the rule of Krishna Deva Raya who ruled this city between 1509 and 1529. What is Hampi? Hampi (a.k.a Humpi or Hampe) is both a historic & religious place in India. This was the capital of the Hindu empire,Vijayanagara, who ruled the south India…
Ben Platt, who is leaving the hit Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen” in November, will be replaced by Noah Galvin, who recently appeared in ABC’s “The Real O’Neals,” and Taylor Trensch, currently starring in “Hello, Dolly!” The role pushed Mr. Platt to almost immediate stardom. His brother Jonah is also…
The modern Republic of Sudan was formed in 1956 and inherited its boundaries from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, established in 1899. The military and civil government of the Sudan was invested in a governor-general appointed by the khedive of Egypt but nominated by the British government. In reality, there was no equal…