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Operation Gladio was the codename for clandestine "stay-behind" operations of armed resistance that were organized by the Western Union (WU) (founded in 1948), and subsequently by NATO (formed in 1949) and by the CIA (established in 1947), [1] [2] in collaboration with several European intelligence agencies during the Cold War. [3]
TAM Airlines (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Former Star Alliance members" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Masaccio (UK: / m æ ˈ s æ tʃ i oʊ /, US: / m ə ˈ s ɑː tʃ i oʊ, m ə ˈ z ɑː tʃ (i) oʊ /; [1] [2] [3] Italian: [maˈzattʃo]; December 21, 1401 – summer 1428), born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone, was a Florentine artist who is regarded as the first great Italian painter of the Quattrocento period of the Italian Renaissance.
The 100 Year Starship study was conceived in the summer of 2010 by the director of the DARPA Tactical Technology Office, David Neyland, as an effort seeded by DARPA to develop a viable and sustainable model for persistent, long-term, private-sector investment into the myriad of disciplines needed to make long-distance space travel practicable and feasible.
The 2014 film Left Behind starring Nicolas Cage rebooted the series. It was followed by Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist (2023), with an entirely different cast. Separately, Vanished – Left Behind: Next Generation (2016) tells the story of the Rapture from the perspective of a young group of protagonists.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Fighters for the Freedom of Israel לוחמי חרות ישראל The hand represents the Lehi salute, with only two raised fingers on the right hand to represent the "If I forget thee / O Jerusalem...may my right hand forget its skill" (Ps. 137:5) pledge. The acronym "Lehi" is written below the ...
Masaccio did not complete the decoration of the chapel. In 1428 he left for Rome, and was reported dead soon afterwards. [1] What follows is an incomplete list of Masaccio's main paintings in chronological sequence. [2] The arrangement is ordered by year and title, with brief comments and showing the artistic development of the artist.
St Peter Healing the Sick with His Shadow, by Masaccio. Lower centre wall, left side, by Masaccio. The episode depicts Acts 5:12–16. The picture's attribution to Masaccio is based in on the perspective structure used to create the street setting and the craggy naturalism of the physiognomies of the old man and the cripple.