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Vespa_GTS

the vespa gts 250ie is a scooter currently manufactured by piaggio under the vespa brand. gts stands for granturismo sport, while the 250ie is the displacement and electronic fuel injection. the gts 250ie is a development of the design direction, and restyled, from the vespa gt200. along with the engine changes are digital gauges, a tachometer, chrome fender-crest, chrome horn grill, restyled rear fairings/taillight, chrome foldable rack, redesigned centerstand, non-painted front suspension cover, and a restyled seat. where the gt200 used the piaggio 'leader' engine, the gts models use variations of the new architecture of the 'quasar' engine. the engine has a displacement of 244 cc. along with electronic fuel injection, the water-cooled motor also has four valves and a single overhead camshaft. the increased engine capacity, combined with reduced emissions, gives a top speed of . in 2008, piaggio released a 278 cc special edition of the gts, named the vespa gts300ie super. its larger engine gave and of torque, enhancing the performance of the vespa gts. comparison of the specifications and performance on paper, between the gts250ie and the gts300ie super does not show significant differences, in either power of top speed. the gts300ie does have an advantage with acceleration and with torque, which peaks lower down the rev range. the gts300ie super was restyled over the original gt and gts models to give a mildly more sporty look, and was originally available only in either black or white. the restyling of the gts300ie saw the replacement of the gts250's fold down tail rack, with a simple grab-handle / loop. however, the fold down tailrack is still available as an optional extra, to allow the fitment of the tail-mounted storage box. additional changes included: the small front running light was deleted, with cosmetic detail changes to the 'horn' panel. the headlight had a black detailing. the instrumentation on the dash returned to analogue dials (as opposed to the part-digital display with the gts250). the front (suspension) spring is coloured red. the right-hand body panel features (cosmetic) vents, to reflect earlier (air-cooled) vespa designs. it is considered to have been designed in reply to the honda sh300i, which was designed and built by honda as an upmarket, high-powered scooter aimed at outselling the original vespa gts in europe. ==external links== * vespa gts300ie specifications * vespa usa site it:piaggio vespa granturismo

Vijayaraghavan_(actor)

vijayaraghavan () is an indian actor who mainly acts in malayalam cinema. he is popular for his character roles.http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamcontentview.do?contentid=15294295&programid=1073752204&channelid=-1073750705&bv_id=@@@&tabid=3 he is the son of popular drama and cinema artist n. n. pillai. ==biography== vijayaraghavan made his film debut with kaapaalika, which was based on his father's play of the same name. he appeared in just a couple of scenes in this film. his opening as a full-fledged actor occurred ten years later in surumayitta kannukal (1983). however, it was only after he appeared in the 1987 film new delhi that vijayaraghavan became a busy star in malayalam film. he got a break with his performance in the 1989 hit ramji rav speaking, in which he played the title role of the villain ramji rao. in the mid-1990s vijayaraghavan played the hero in a number of low-budget malayalam movies. the biggest hit of his career was desadanam, directed by jayaraj. he appeared in a few movies as second hero with suresh gopi in the lead role, including the hit commissioner. he also played notable roles in movies such as ekalavyan, mafia and king. in 1995, he reprised his role as the character ramji rao in mannar mathai speaking. in the 2000s, he turned to character and villain roles and appeared in various hit movies, among them c.i.d. moosa, lion, chotta mumbai, mayavi, bharathchandran i.p.s. and raavanaprabhu. he has also appeared in a popular malayalam television serial entitled kavyanjali, produced by balaji telefilms. ==personal life== vijayaraghavan is the son of veteran actor n.n.pillai. he is married to suma and has 2 sons. the elder son, jinadevan is a businessman and is married to rakhi.the couple have a son - adrath. the younger son, devadevan is in film industry.http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/62478 ==filmography== ===malayalam films=== * bangalore days (2014) * ohm shanthi oshaana (2014) * salaam kashmier (2014) * ettekal second (2014) * mannar mathai speaking 2 (2014) .... ra

The_Vault_(album)

the vault is a collection of 12 previously unreleased songs by r&b singer ashanti, released on may 19, 2009, by ajm records and the orchard. the songs were written in 1991 by ashanti under contract to ajm and before the singer signed with murder inc.. further production was added before the album's release in 2009.ashanti: the vault - unreleased recordings featuring from grammy winning r&b artist, yahoo! finance, september 18, 2008 the collect was released without input from ashanti. it was released in japan on february 18, 2009 as the first project in the avex group-the orchard alliance.leading independents the orchard and avex forge japan partnership, new release from multi-platinum artist ashanti marks first joint initiative, bloomberg l.p. according to billboard, "let's do something crazy" featuring flo rida was lined up as the album's first single, followed by "imagine life".http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044040/early-ashanti-tracks-emerge-from-vault ==track listing== # "imagine life" – 3:52 # "don't need you" – 3:43 # "let's do something crazy" (featuring flo rida) – 4:08 # "pretty little flower" (featuring j star) – 3:45 # "where i stand" – 4:12 # "satisfy" – 3:42 # "show you" – 4:11 # "mrs. so so" – 3:19 # "no words" – 3:50 # "saw your face" – 4:02 # "girls in the movies" – 3:37 # "to the club" – 4:21 # "summertime" – 3:34 ;bonus tracks # "to the club" (remix) (amazon mp3 exclusive) – 3:27 # "gotta get out" (migs mix) (itunes bonus track) – 4:13 ==charts== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center;"|chart (2009) ! style="text-align:center;"|peakposition |- |align="left"|japanese albums chart{{cite web|title=ashanti - rank

Thin_Lizzy_Live_at_Sydney_Harbour_\'78

thin lizzy live at sydney harbour '78 was a live concert performance by thin lizzy on 29 october 1978, subsequently produced in vhs and dvd format and available from warner vision. it was originally a made for television special produced by local radio station 2sm and australia's seven network. ==background== following a tour of the united states between august and october 1978, which was gary moore's first tour as a permanent member of the band, thin lizzy embarked upon a six-date tour of australia and new zealand during late october. the band's regular drummer brian downey was unable to take part in these tours due to the hectic schedule, and had taken a break from performing. he later explained his reasons as "exhaustion, and a lack of interest in seeing a stage again for a while".alan byrne, "thin lizzy: soldiers of fortune", firefly, 2004 in early august 1978, during rehearsals with a number of drummers including terry bozzio, thin lizzy had chosen ex-ian gillan band drummer mark nauseef to replace downey. the sydney concert was nauseef's penultimate show as a member of thin lizzy, as downey returned to the band in december. the opening acts for the concert were the sports, jon english and wha-koo, though these acts do not appear on the cd or some of the video releases. thin lizzy did a morning sound check which extended to a jam of around 25 minutes for those who had arrived extra early for the concert. the band performed for an estimated crowd of 100,000 on the steps of the famous sydney opera house. the large crowd was due to the free entry for the concert. ==video and dvd== in 1988, the concert was produced in vhs format by warner vision as thin lizzy live at sydney harbour '78. it has since been re-released on dvd in several countries under various titles including the boys are back in town. the audio is english dolby digital 2.0 stereo. ==cd== in 1997, the concert was released in japan as a cd album titled the boys are back in town: live in australia, on the nippon crown label, featuring the same eight tracks as the video. ==track listing== #"jailbreak" (phil lynott) – 4:30 #"bad reputation" ([[brian

RipIt

ripit is a mac os x dvd ripper developed by the little app factory, not to be confused with ripit, a cd ripper for linux. it enables users to create a playable copy of the contents of a video dvd on their hard disk. it can successfully process discs that are encoded with the content scramble system, as well as advanced protection mechanisms like sony's arccos protection and macrovision's ripguard, x-protect, secureburn's protectdisc, anaho, fortium technologies' fortium and others. ripit does not have any option to remove region codes, nor does it allow the option to select certain features or chapters for extraction. ==see also== * ripit (linux) * dvd ripper article about other software with similar features. * handbrake open source cross-platform dvd to mpeg-4 converter, available for beos, mac os x, linux and microsoft windows, released under the terms of the gnu general public license. ==references== ==external links== *official site

The_Year\'s_Best_Science_Fiction:_Ninth_Annual_Collection

the year's best science fiction: ninth annual collection is a science fiction anthology edited by gardner dozois that was published in 1992. it is the 9th in the year's best science fiction series and won the locus award for best anthology.http://www.locusmag.com/sfawards/db/locusnomlist.html ==contents== the book includes a 50-page summation by dozois; 28 stories, all that first appeared in 1991, and each with a two-paragraph introduction by dozois; and a referenced list of honorable mentions for the year. the stories are as follows. *nancy kress: "beggars in spain", which went on to win the 1992 hugo award for best novella *alexander jablokov: "living will" *lois tilton: "a just and lasting peace" *william gibson: "skinner's room" *walter jon williams: "prayers on the wind" *greg egan: "blood sisters" *karen joy fowler: "the dark" *ian r. macleod: "marnie" *robert silverberg: "a tip on a turtle" *kim newman: "ubermensch!" *pat cadigan: "dispatches from the revolution" *robert reed: "pipes" *gregory benford: "matter's end" *kim stanley robinson: "a history of the twentieth century, with illustrations" *paul j. mcauley: "gene wars" *kristine kathryn rusch: "the gallery of his dreams" *geoffrey a. landis: "a walk in the sun", which went on to win the 1992 hugo award for best short story *ian mcdonald: "fragments of an analysis of a case of hysteria" *kathe koja: "angels in love" *rick shelley: "eyewall" *james patrick kelly: "pogrom" *greg egan: "the moat" *jack dann: "voices" *brian w. aldiss: "foam" *connie willis: "jack" *chris beckett: "la macchina" *mike resnick: "one perfect morning, with jackals" *mark l. van name and [[pat murphy (writer)|pat mur

List_of_native_plants_of_Flora_Palaestina_(E-O)

this is an incomplete list of 2,700 species of vascular plants which are native to israel, palestine, jordan and the golan heights. this area of flora palaestina includes: the whole area of the state of israel; the west bank; the gaza strip; the golan heights; the israeli-occupied part of mount hermon; and the east bank, which is the hashemite kingdom of jordan. the table below lists alphabetically all species with initial letters e-o. for other species and some background information, click here: *a-b *c-d *p-z {| class="wikitable" generated with :de:wikipedia:helferlein/vba-macro for excel tableconversion v1.7 |- style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold" valign="bottom" | width="26" height="16" |   | width="154" | binomial name | width="93" | family | width="112" | hebrew name | width="93" | english name | width="85" | arabic name | width="74" | notes |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 870 |style="font-style:italic" | ecballium elaterium | cucurbitaceae | ירוקת-חמור מצויה |   |   |   |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 871 |style="font-style:italic" | echinaria capitata | poaceae | קיפודית הקרקפת |   |   |   |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 872 |style="font-style:italic" | echinochloa colonum | poaceae | דחנית השלחין |   |   |   |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 873 |style="font-style:italic" | echinochloa crusgalli | poaceae | דחנית התרנגולים |   |   |   |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 874 |style="font-style:italic" | echinops adenocaulos | asteraceae | קיפודן מצוי |   |   |   |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 875 |style="font-style:italic" | echinops gaillardotii | asteraceae | קיפודן גיירדו |   |   |   |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 876 |style="font-style:italic" | echinops glaberrimus | asteraceae | קיפודן קירח |   |   |   |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 877 |style="font-style:italic" | echinops philistaeus | asteraceae | קיפודן פלשתי |   |   |   |- valign="bottom" | height="13" | 878 |style="font-style:italic" | echinops polyceras | asteraceae | קיפודן בלאנש |   |   |   |- val

1110_AM

the following radio stations broadcast on am frequency 1110 khz: 1110 am is a u.s. clear-channel frequency as defined by the federal communications commission. kfab: omaha, nebraska and wbt: charlotte, north carolina share class a status on this frequency.http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/am-broadcast-station-classes-clear-regional-and-local-channels ==canada== * cbli in deep river, ontario * cbon-10 in matachewan, ontario ==mexico== * xeacm-am in cardenas, tb * xees-am in chihuahua, ch * xees1-am in chihuahua, ch * xeleo-am in leon, gt * xeoq-am in rio bravo, ta * xeoq1-am in rio bravo, ta * xepu-am in monclova, ci * xepvj-am in puerto vallarta, ja * xered-am in san jeronimo tepetla, distrito federal * xered1-am in san jeronimo tepetla, distrito federal * xeson-am in navojoa, so * xetux-am in tuxtepec, oa * xevs-am in villa de seris, so * xewr-am in ciudad juarez, chihuahua ==united states of america== * in big lake, alaska * in kihei, hawaii * in bend, oregon * in pasadena, california * kejl in humble city, new mexico * kfab in omaha, nebraska * kgfl in clinton, arkansas * in roseville, california * krpa in oak harbor, washington * ktek in alvin, texas * in pineville, louisiana * kvtt in mineral wells, texas * in centreville, alabama * in charlotte, north carolina * in richmond, kentucky * in salem, new hampshire * in fairborn, ohio * in petoskey, michigan * in cadiz, kentucky * wkqa in norfolk, virginia * wkra in holly springs, mississippi * in chicago, illinois * wmux in hurricane, west virginia * in norristown, pennsylvania * in franklinton, louisiana * in east providence, rhode island * in seneca falls, new york * wslv in ardmore, tennessee * in warwick, new york * in tampa, florida * in bay minette, alabama * wuat in pikeville, tennessee * in mason, michigan * in pittsfield, massachusetts * in caguas, puerto rico * wwbj in martinsburg, pennsylvania ==references==

Lambertus_Nicodemus_Palar

lambertus nicodemus (nico) palar (rurukan, minahasa regency, june 5, 1900 - jakarta, february 12, 1981) also known as babe palar, represented the republic of indonesia in various diplomatic positions most notably as the first indonesian representative to the united nations. he also held ambassadorships in india, east germany, soviet union, canada, and the united states. he was the son of gerrit palar and jacoba lumanauw. == early life and education == palar attended middle school () in tondano. he moved to java to attend high school () in yogyakarta where he stayed with sam ratulangi. in 1922, palar started his studies at the polytechnic() in bandung, which is now known as the bandung institute of technology (). at this school, palar became acquainted with indonesian nationalists such as sukarno. a severe illness forced palar to drop out of the school and to return to minahasa. palar eventually restarted his studies at law school () in batavia (now jakarta) where he joined the youth organization called young minahasa (). in 1928, palar moved to the netherlands to study at the university of amsterdam (). == political career in the netherlands == in 1930, palar became a member of the social-democratic workers' party () shortly after the sdap convened a colonial congress and voted on propositions that included unconditionally recognizing the right of national independence for the dutch indies. palar then held the position of secretary of the colonial commission of the sdap and the netherlands' trade union federation () starting in october 1933. he was also the director of persbureau indonesia (persindo), which was given the task of sending articles related to dutch social democracy to the dutch indies. in 1938, palar returned to his homeland with his indo (eurasian) wife, johanna petronella volmers, whom she married in 1935. he traveled throughout the archipelago and gather information on the current developments. he discovered that the indonesian nationalist movement was very much alive and returned to t

2000_UAB_Blazers_football_team

the 2000 uab blazers football team represented the university of alabama at birmingham (uab) in the college football season of 2000, and was the tenth team fielded by the school. the blazers' head coach was watson brown, who entered his sixth season as uab's head coach. they played their home games at legion field in birmingham, alabama, and competed as a member of conference usa. the blazers finished their fifth season at the i-a level, and their second affiliated with a conference with a record of 7–4 (3–4 c-usa). ==schedule== {{cfb schedule entry | date = october 7 | time = 2:30 pm | w/l = l | rank = | opponent = [[2000 louisville cardinals football team|l

Elaine_Constantine

elaine constantine (born 1965 in bury, lancashire), is a photographer and filmmaker known for her colourful and upbeat imagery of british youth culture. she is the sister of designer, businesswoman and author jan constantine. ==career== ===photography=== constantine came to prominence due to work published in the face, where newly installed art director, lee swillingham commissioned her first fashion editorial. constantine's youthful and energetic style suited his vision to introduce a new generation of younger photographers to readers. according to constantine, her work "came at a point when people had seen grunge fashion for a few years and needed something else to look at". constantine's first solo show was at marion de beaupre's gallerie 213, paris, in 1998. in 2002 constantine exhibited tea dance, a show that documented the tea dance culture of northern england. tea dance has toured paris, london, rome, amsterdam and moscow. constantine's work has been exhibited at london's photographers gallery, tate britain's 'look at me' exhibition, curated by val williams, and the v&a's imperfect beauty exhibition, curated by charlotte cotton. a series of constantine's prints are held in the photography collection at the national portrait gallery. constantine has contributed to vanity fair and american, french and italian vogue. her commercial clients have included adidas, american eagle, burberry, clarins, diesel, evian, gap, h&m, lacoste, levi's, nike, shiseido, sportmax and vivienne westwood. ===feature film=== in late summer 2012 constantine returned to the north of england to direct northern soul, a film which tells the tale of two northern boys whose worlds are changed forever when they discover black american soul music. rejecting their small town existence working the production line, they dream of going to america in search of the super-rare records that will help them to become the best djs on the northern soul scene. the film is to be released in october 2014.[http://w

1270_AM

the following radio stations broadcast on am frequency 1270 khz: in canada * cbga-6 in murdochville, quebec * cjcb (am) in sydney, nova scotia in mexico * xe0002-am in zitacuaro, mc * xeax-am in oaxaca, oa * xeaz1-am in tijuana, bn * xecal-am in tijuana, bn * xegl-am in navojoa, so * xehd-am in durango, du * xeqh-am in ixmiquilpan, hg * xerpl-am in leon, gt * xerrr-am in papantla, vc * xerrr1-am in papantla, vc * xerrt-am in cd.madero, ta * xerrt1-am in cd.madero, ta * xevht-am in villahermosa, tb * xewn-am in gomez palacio, du * xeyw-am in uman, yc * xezu-am in zacapu, mc in the united states * kajo in grants pass, oregon * kbam in longview, washington * in sparks, nevada * in holbrook, arizona * keps in eagle pass, texas * kfan (am) in rochester, minnesota * kflc in fort worth, texas * kfsq in thousand palms, california * in saint joseph, missouri * kiik (am) in waynesville, missouri * in gillette, wyoming * in alamogordo, new mexico * in tulare, california * in bismarck-mandan, north dakota * in honolulu, hawaii * in sioux falls, south dakota * kscb (am) in liberal, kansas * ktuz in claremore, oklahoma * in lakeport, california * kxqz in twin falls, idaho * in columbia, kentucky * in cumberland, maryland * wcgc in belmont, north carolina * wcmr (am) in elkhart, indiana * in walton, new york * weic in charleston, illinois * in guntersville, alabama * in stuart, virginia * in hampton, south carolina * in niagara falls, new york * in prichard, alabama * wile (am) in cambridge, ohio * in commerce, georgia * in rock island, illinois * wlbr in lebanon, pennsylvania * in newport, tennessee * in vineland, new jersey * in charlevoix, michigan * wmlc in monticello, mississippi * in smithfield, north carolina * in tallahassee, florida * in naples, florida * wqkr in portland, tennessee * wqtt in marysville, ohio * wrjc (am) in mauston, wisconsin * in eatonville, florida * wshe in columbus, georgia * in springfield, massachusetts * in newport news, virginia * in dover, new hampshire * wwca in gary, indiana * wwwi (am) in baxter, minnesota * in madison, indiana * in detroit, michigan * wyxc in cartersville, georgia

1310_AM

the following radio stations broadcast on am frequency 1310 khz: the federal communications commission classifies 1310 am as a regional frequency.http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/am-broadcast-station-classes-clear-regional-and-local-channels in canada * ciww in ottawa, ontario in mexico * xeam-am in matamoros, ta * xebts-am in bahia tortugas, bs * xec1-am in tijuana, bn * xefh-am in agua prieta, so * xegrt-am in taxco, gr * xehit-am in puebla, pu * xehit1-am in san andres cholula, pu * xehj-am in petatlan, gr * xehv-am in boca del rio, vc * xehy-am in villa corregidora, qe * xer-am in betania, ch * xeru-am in chihuahua, ch * xeru1-am in chihuahua, ch * xetap-am in tapachula, cs * xetia-am in tonala, ja * xetia-am in guadalajara, ja * xeup-am in tizimin, yc * xeup1-am in tizimin, yc * xevb-am in monterrey, nl * xevb1-am in monterrey, nl in the united states * kahl in san antonio, texas * in perry, iowa * in great falls, montana * in sulphur, louisiana * in greeley, colorado * in crescent city, california * kglb in glencoe, minnesota * in fairbury, nebraska * kihp (am) in mesa, arizona * in barstow, california * in corrales, new mexico * in twin falls, idaho * kmbs (am) in west monroe, louisiana * in oakland, california * in grand forks, north dakota * in newport, oregon * in keokuk, iowa * ktck in dallas, texas * kyul in scott city, kansas * kzip in amarillo, texas * in joplin, missouri * in prosser, washington * kzyp in malvern, arkansas * wadb (am) in asbury park, new jersey * in wauchula, florida * wbfd in bedford, pennsylvania * in traverse city, michigan * wdct in fairfax, virginia * in kingstree, south carolina * in prestonsburg, kentucky * wdpn in alliance, ohio * in dearborn, michigan * in jackson, tennessee * in camden, new jersey * in newport news, virginia * in charlotte, north carolina * in foley, alabama * in madison, wisconsin * in norwich, connecticut * in asheville, north carolina * in marion, alabama * in priceville, alabama * in portland, maine * in warren, pennsylvania * wocv in oneida, tennessee * in douglas, georgia * in worcester, massachusetts * wpbc in decatur, georgia * in west point, georgia * in canandaigua, new york * in mount kisco, new york * in white sulphur spring, west virginia * {{am|wtik}

2008_Merdeka_Tournament

the 40th merdeka tournament was played from the 15th to the 5th of october 2008.sathia sees the bright side of merdeka tourney the tournament was won by vietnam under-22s who defeated malaysia 6-5 through a penalty kick in the final. ==teams== {|width=100% |- valign="top" |width=25%| * * |width=25%| * (host country) ** |width=25%| * * |width=25%| *** **** |valign="top"| |} *mozambique replaced kazakhstan following kazakhstan’s failure to confirm participation.shorter hari raya holidays for the national players mozambique will play with their under 20 squad. **sierra leone will be sending their under 20 squad. ***vietnam will be sending their under 22 squad.vietnam name merdeka cup squad ==stadiums== {| class="wikitable" ! city ! stadium ! align="right" | capacity |- | kuala lumpur | national stadium, bukit jalil* | align="right" | 100,000 |- | shah alam | shah alam stadium | align="right" | 81,000 |- | petaling jaya | mbpj stadium | align="right" | 25,000 |} *venue for last group match change because of the poor pitch condition at the mbpj stadium.malaysia demolish young sierra leone side to sail into the semis thestar 18 october 2008. ==group stages== all times local (utc%2b8) ===group a=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="165"|team !width="20"|pld !width="20"|w !width="20"|d !width="20"|l !width="20"|gf !width="20"|ga !width="20"|gd !width="20"|pts |- |style="text-align:left;"| |3||3||0||0||14||0||+14||9 |- |style="text-align:left;"| sierra leone u-20 |3||2||0||1||9||6||+3||6 |- bgcolor= |st

1360_AM

the following radio stations broadcast on am frequency 1360 khz: 1360 am is a regional broadcast frequency.http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/am-broadcast-station-classes-clear-regional-and-local-channels class b and d stations broadcast on 1360 am. in mexico * xe0014-am in uruapan, michoacán * xedi-am in chihuahua, chihuahua * xedq-am in san andrés tuxtla, veracruz * xefbf-am in martínez de la torre, veracruz * xezon-am in zongolica, veracruz * xeik-am in piedras negras, coahuila * xekf-am in iguala, guerrero * xekf1-am in iguala, guerrero * xeqy-am in metepec, edomex * xeud-am in tuxtla gutiérrez, chiapas * xeud1-am in tuxtla gutiérrez, chiapas * xeval-am in cd. valles, san luis potosí * xexm-am in jerez, zacatecas * xey-am in celaya, guanajuato in the united states * kact (am) in andrews, texas * kbkb (am) in fort madison, iowa * kbuy in ruidoso, new mexico * kbyo (am) in tallulah, louisiana * kdjw in amarillo, texas * kele (am) in mountain grove, missouri * kffa (am) in helena, arkansas * kfiv in modesto, california * khnc in johnstown, colorado * kkbj (am) in bemidji, minnesota * kkmo in tacoma, washington * kktx (am) in corpus christi, texas * klsd in san diego, california * klyr (am) in clarksville, arkansas * kmjm (am) in cedar rapids, iowa * kmny in hurst, texas * kmrn in cameron, missouri * kngn in mccook, nebraska * knir in new iberia, louisiana * kohu in hermiston, oregon * kphn in el dorado, kansas * kpxq in glendale, arizona * krkk in rock springs, wyoming * krwc in buffalo, minnesota * kscj in sioux city, iowa * kuik in hillsboro, oregon * kwdj in ridgecrest, california * kwwj in baytown, texas * wblc in lenoir city, tennessee * wcgl in jacksonville, florida * wchl (am) in chapel hill, north carolina * wdrc (am) in hartford, connecticut * welp in easley, south carolina * wfff (am) in columbia, mississippi * wflw in monticello, kentucky * wgbn in mckeesport, pennsylvania * wgfa (am) in watseka, illinois * wgjk in rome, georgia * whbg in harrisonburg, virginia * whcg in metter, georgia * whjc in matewan, west virginia * whnr in cypress gardens, florida * wixi in jasper, alabama * wkat in north miami, florida * wkmi in kalamazoo, michigan * wkyo in caro, michigan * wlbk in dekalb, illinois * wlwe in roanoke, alabama * wlyn in lynn, massachusetts * wmob in mobile, alabama * wmov (am) in ravenswood, west virginia * wnah in nashville, tennessee * wnjc in washington township, new jersey * woen in olean, new york * wppa in pottsville, pennsylvania * wsai in cincinnati, ohio * wtaq (am) in green bay, wisconsin * wtoc (am) in newton, new jerse

Siempre_Arriba

siempre arriba (eng.: always on top) is the title of a studio album released by norteño music group bronco: el gigante de america. this album became their first number-one hit on the billboard top latin albums chart and received a nomination for a grammy award for best mexican/mexican-american album. ==tracklisting== this information from billboard.com #estoy a punto (oswaldo villarreal) — 3:19 #arriba (humberto galindo) — 3:20 #dalo por hecho (nano concha/nicolás urquiza) — 2:58 #un hombre con suerte (josé guadalupe esparza) — 2:56 #antes que tu (marco pérez/fabián tinoco/rené treviño) — 2:59 #soñandote (eloy mercado) — 2:34 #mi peor enemigo (roberto martínez) — 2:55 #corazón borracho (rené esparza) — 3:21 #platicando a solas (oscar ivan treviño) — 2:51 #tumbame con tu tumbao (esparza) — 2:44 #el precio (miguel luna/miguel mendoza) — 3:32 #que bailen los niños (esparza) — 2:41 ==personnel== this information from allmusic. *ramiro delgado gonzález — producer *javier villarreal gutiérrez — producer *josé luis villarreal gutiérrez — producer *josé guadalupe esparza jiménez — producer *alfonso valdéz — engineer, mastering, mixing *servando cano — musical direction *carlos latapi — photography *iver soto — assistant ==chart performance== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|chart (2003) !align="left"|peakposition |- |align="left"|us [[billboard top latin albums|billboard top latin albums

1410_AM

the following radio stations broadcast on am frequency 1410 khz: the federal communications commission classifies 1410 am as a regional frequency in the united states.http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/am-broadcast-station-classes-clear-regional-and-local-channels ==in canada== * cfte in vancouver, british columbia * cksl in london, ontario * cjwi in montreal, quebec ==in mexico== * xe0017-am in jalapa, vc * xe0018-am in cd.victoria, ta * xeas-am in nuevo laredo, ta * xebs-am in iztacalco, df * xecf-am in los mochis, si * xecua-am in campeche, cm * xeir-am in cd.valles, sl * xeir1-am in cd.valles, sl * xekb-am in guadalajara, ja * xerfc-am in cordoba, vc * xetab-am in villahermosa, tb * xetab1-am in villahermosa, tb * xeyd-am in francisco i.madero, ci * xeyd1-am in francisco i.madero, ci ==in the united states== * kbnp in portland, oregon * kcal (am) in redlands, california * kcul (am) in marshall, texas * kdbs in alexandria, louisiana * kdkt in beulah, north dakota * keri in bakersfield, california * kgrn in grinnell, iowa * kgso in wichita, kansas * khch in huntsville, texas * kiix (am) in fort collins, colorado * kklo in leavenworth, kansas * klem in le mars, iowa * klfd in litchfield, minnesota * klvq in athens, texas * kmyc in marysville, california * knal in victoria, texas * kntx in bowie, texas * knvr in san saba, texas * kooq in north platte, nebraska * kqv in pittsburgh, pennsylvania * kril in odessa, texas * krml in carmel, california * krwb (am) in roseau, minnesota * ktcs (am) in fort smith, arkansas * ktnk in lompoc, california * kwyo in sheridan, wyoming * wbbx in kingston, tennessee * wcmt (am) in martin, tennessee * wdoe in dunkirk, new york * wdov in dover, delaware * welm in elmira, new york * wenu in south glen falls, new york * whag (am) in halfway, maryland * whbt in tallahassee, florida * whln in harlan, kentucky * whtg (am) in eatontown, new jersey * wihm in taylorville, illinois * wing in dayton, ohio * wiqr in prattville, alabama * wizm (am) in la crosse, wisconsin * wkkp in mcdonough, georgia * wlaq in rome, georgia * wlsh in lansford, pennsylvania * wmyr in fort myers, florida * wner in watertown, new york * wngl in mobile, alabama * wnwz in grand rapids, michigan * wpcc in clinton, south carolina * wpop in hartford, connecticut * wqbq in leesburg, florida * wrjd in durham, north carolina * wrmn in elgin, illinois * wrss in san sebastian, puerto rico * wrtz in roanoke, virginia * wscw in south charleston, west virginia * wshy in lafayette, indiana * wtix (am) in concord, north carolina * wvcb in shallotte, north carolina

Crack_(album)

crack is the twelfth solo album by z-ro. guests include slim thug, mike d, paul wall, lil' keke, and mýa. the album chronicles the life story side of z-ro, like most of his albums. he stated that the streets would be hooked to the name of it. the chopped and screwed version of the album was released on october 28. it is done by michael "5000" watts. == tracklist == == samples == top notch *"the overture of foxy brown" by willie hutch *"int'l players anthem (i chose you)" by ugk rollin' *"holding back the years" by simply red 25 lighters *"25 lighters" by dj dmd featuring lil' keke & fat pat == references ==

Thendara_House

thendara house is a fantasy science fiction novel novel by marion zimmer bradley in her darkover series and is a sequel to the shattered chain. it was originally published by daw books (no. 544) in 1983. the book was co-written by jacqueline lichtenberg, without credit."holes in my yard," darkover newsletter #58, marion zimmer bradley, september 1992, cited by fanlore.com, http://fanlore.org/wiki/marion_zimmer_bradley_fanfiction_controversy in terms of the darkover timeline, the events of thendera house take place three or four years after the spell sword and about two years after the events of the forbidden tower.russell montray announces “we’ve found mattingly and carr,” explaining that their plane was lost three or four years prior. thendera house, pg 199, daw books, 1983, paperback. ==plot summary== ===part one: conflicting oaths=== magda lorne tenders her resignation from terran service to her supervisor, cholayna ares, saying that she has taken an oath to spend six months in the guildhouse of the reuniciates at thendera. cholayna tries to talk her out of resigning, and magda agrees to detached duty. jaelle n’ha melora starts her first day of working in the spaceport, but finds conforming to terran customs a challenge. she quickly discovers that her new husband, peter haldane, despite being raised on darkover, has typically terran sexist attitudes towards women. jaelle is asked by the legate, russell montray, if she can help one of his agents pass as a native. magda meets with mother lauria at the guildhouse and learns the rules under which she will be living for the next six months. an injured woman named keitha knocks at the door and asks to take the oath. several days later, magda, doria and keitha undergo a consciousness-raising session with her future sisters regarding her motives for joining the renunciates. she experiences a vision of the goddess avarra. jaelle meets with kadarin, a terran operative, to assist him in preping for a trip to the dry towns. she is assigned to give alessandro li a lesson in darkover’s history, but comes to distrust his motives, telling her husband that he wants to reduce darkover to a terran colony. peter, ever ambiti

Thomas_Smith_Webb

thumb|thomas smith webb thomas smith webb (october 30, 1771 - july 6, 1819) was the author of freemason’s monitor or illustrations of masonry, a book which had a significant impact on the development of masonic ritual in america, and especially that of the york rite.tabbert, mark a., american freemasons, new york university press, 2005, pp.51-53 webb has been called the "founding father of the york or american rite" for his efforts to promote those masonic bodies.biography of thomas smith webb, on the grand lodge of british columbia and yukon website. webb was born in boston, massachusetts. at the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to a printer in boston, and he afterward removed to keene, new hampshire, where he worked for some time at his trade. here the three degrees of ancient craft masonry were conferred upon him by rising sun lodge. in 1793 he moved to albany, new york and established a paper staining factory. on 14 september 1797, as appears from the copyright, he published the freemason's monitor, or illustrations of masonry. this small volume, which is now exceedingly rare, consisted of two parts, the second part containing an account of the “ineffable degrees of masonry” together with several masonic songs by the author. the publication of this work was followed by successively enlarged and improved editions in 1802, 1805, 1808, 1816, 1818, and by numerous editions after the author's decease. thomas smith webb presided over a convention of committees in boston in october, 1797, for the formation of a general grand chapter of royal arch masons, and at a meeting in providence in january, 1799, he presented, as chairman of a committee, a constitution which was adopted. the formation of the grand encampment of the united states was the result of his masonic work. the original draft of the constitution, with all the changes, additions, and interlineations in his own handwriting, is now on file among the archives of st. john's commandery, providence, rhode island. in 1799 he moved with his family to providence, where he spent the greater part of his remaining years. his musical attainments were considerable, and he was the first president of the psallonian society, an organization for the improvement of its members in sacred melody. in 1815, having changed his residence to boston, he instituted, in connection with others, the handel and haydn society, of which he was the first president. he also served as the first grand commander of what is now the grand commandery of knights templar and the appendant orders of massachusetts and rhode island, and grand master of the grand lodge of rhode island in 1813-14."thomas smith webb" short talk bulletin. masoni

1520_AM

the following radio stations broadcast on am frequency 1520 khz: 1520 am is a united states clear-channel frequency.http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/am-broadcast-station-classes-clear-regional-and-local-channels wwkb in buffalo, new york and kokc (am) in oklahoma city, oklahoma share class a status on 1520 am. in argentina * lt 38 in gualeguay, entre rios in mexico * xe0051-am in nogales, sonora * xe0052-am in empalme, sonora * xe0059-am in pachuca, hidalgo * xeatl-am in atlacomulco, méxico * xeatp-am in tehuacan, puebla * xecgp-am in morelia, michoacán * xeeh-am in san luis rio colorado, sonora * xegaj-am in guadalajara, jalisco * xejcc1-am in cd. juarez, chihuahua * xesz-am in cholula, puebla * xeuaa-am in aguascalientes, aguascalientes * xevo-am in san rafael, veracruz * xevuc-am in villa unión, coahuila * xeyp-am in ciudad mante, tamaulipas * xezq-am in huimanguillo, tabasco in the united states * kfxz (am) in lafayette, louisiana * kgdd in oregon city, oregon * kkxa in snohomish, washington * kmpg in hollister, california * kmsr in mayville, north dakota * kokc (am) in oklahoma city, oklahoma * kolm in rochester, minnesota * kqqb in hallettsville, texas * krhw in sikeston, missouri * ksib (am) in creston, iowa * kvta in port hueneme, california * kynd in cypress, texas * kzoy in sioux falls, south dakota * warr in warrenton, north carolina * wbzw in apopka, florida * wche in west chester, pennsylvania * wdcy in douglasville, georgia * wdsl (am) in mocksville, north carolina * wexy in wilton manors, florida * wgtm in spindale, north carolina * whow in clinton, illinois * winw in canton, ohio * wizz in greenfield, massachusetts * wjmp in kent, ohio * wkmg (am) in newberry, south carolina * wkvi (am) in knox, indiana * wlgc (am) in greenup, kentucky * wluv in loves park, illinois * wmlm in saint louis, michigan * wnws (am) in brownsville, tennessee * wnwt in rossford, ohio * wqct in bryan, ohio * wrci in three rivers, michigan * wsvx in shelbyville, indiana * wthe in mineola, new york * wtlm in opelika, alabama * wtri in brunswick, maryland * wvoz (am) in san juan, puerto rico * wwkb in buffalo, new york * wxyb in indian rocks beach, florida ==references==

Michael_P._C._Carns

michael patrick chamberlain carns (born june 23, 1937) was the vice chief of staff of the united states air force from 1991 to 1994. ==early life== carns was born in junction city, kansas.marquis who's who on the web after graduating from st. john's college high school, washington, d.c. in 1955, he went to the united states air force academy and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in 1959. after completing his b.s. degree, carns completed primary pilot training in march 1960 at graham air base in florida and basic pilot training in september 1960 at laredo air force base in texas. ==career== following pilot training, carns served as a flight instructor at laredo air force base, texas. in 1961, he was appointed aide to the commander, air reserve records center, denver, colorado, then aide to the commander, 4th air force reserve region, randolph air force base, texas, followed by duty as air operations officer at the same base. carns completed an mba from harvard business school in 1967. after getting his mba, he was assigned to the 476th tactical fighter squadron, george air force base, flying f-4 phantom ii's. he transferred to the 40th tactical fighter squadron, eglin air force base, again flying f-4s in january 1968. from august 1968 to september 1969 he was assigned to the 469th tactical fighter squadron, korat royal thai air force base in thailand, where he flew 200 combat missions in the f-4e. carns returned to the us in september 1969 and he was assigned to air force headquarters as a plans and programs officer, and later, as aide to the united states air force chief of staff. this was followed by tours at madrid-torrejón airport in spain, [[supreme head

USS_Nero_(AC-17)

{| |} uss nero (ac–17), a steel steam collier, was built in 1895 as steamer whitgift by j.l. thompson and sons, sunderland, england; purchased on 30 june 1898 from mccondray and co. at san francisco; and commissioned on 8 june 1898, commander charles belknap in command. ==service== ===spanish-american war=== acquired by the united states navy for service as a collier and supply ship, nero was part of the first mobile fleet train, organized to meet logistic demands created by far-flung u.s. naval operations in the spanish–american war. following conversion at mare island navy yard, the ship departed san francisco on 23 june 1898 for the philippines, in company with the monitor . sailing by way of honolulu and guam, the collier arrived manila on 14 august and remained there supporting u.s. forces occupying the philippines until departing on 4 october on a coaling voyage, steaming to taku, china and nagasaki, japan, before returning to cavite on 20 november. nero sailed for home on 1 december and arrived mare island on 7 january 1899, where she was placed out of commission. nero recommissioned on 10 april and sailed five days later for the hawaiian islands for deep sea soundings, then steamed via guam to the philippines arriving cavite on 4 august. there she coaled various naval vessels until sailing on 9 september for yokohama to continue deep sea sounding. the collier got under way for the west coast on 24 september, stopping at guam and honolulu and arriving mare island on 15 february 1900. during this voyage she took a sounding in the area of the challenger deep, recording a depth of 5269 fathoms (9,636 m, 31,614 ft), the greatest depth recorded at tha

Rhys_H._Williams_(sociologist)

rhys h. williams is professor of sociology and chair of the department of sociology at loyola university chicago. he is also director of the mcnamara center for the social study of religion. ==biography== he received his undergraduate degree from the university of new mexico in 1979 and his master's and doctoral degrees from the university of massachusetts amherst. from 1989 to 2001 he taught at southern illinois university, carbondale, and from 2001 until 2009 at the university of cincinnati. since 2009, he has taught at loyola university chicago. from 2003-08 he was editor of the journal for the scientific study of religion, was president of the association for the sociology of religion in 2009-10 and president of the society for the scientific study of religion, 2011-12. his research interests span the fields of sociology, religious studies and political science. ==bibliography== *demerath, n. j., and rhys h. williams. a bridging of faiths: religion and politics in a new england city. studies in church and state. princeton, n.j.: princeton university press. *williams, rhys h. cultural wars in american politics: critical reviews of a popular myth. social problems and social issues. new york: aldine de gruyter, 1997. *williams, rhys h. social movement theory and the sociology of religion: "cultural resources" in strategy and organization. ponpo working paper, no. 180. new haven, conn: program on non-profit organizations, institution for social and policy studies, yale university, 1992. *and over 30 scholarly articles. ==references== ==external links== *official web page

1997_U.S._Men\'s_Clay_Court_Championships

the 1997 u.s. men's clay court championships was an association of tennis professionals men's tennis tournament held in orlando, florida in the united states. it was the 29th edition of the tournament and was held from april 21 to april 28. michael chang won the singles title. ==winners== ===men's singles=== michael chang defeated grant stafford 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 * it was chang's 4th title of the year and the 30th of his career. ===men's doubles=== mark merklein / vincent spadea defeated alex o'brien / jeff salzenstein 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 * it was merklein's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. it was spadea's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career. == external links == * atp tournament profile

Choice_(command)

in computing, choice is a dos command that allows for batch files to prompt the user to select one item from a set of single-character choices. it was introduced as an external command (with filenames choice.com or choice.exe) with ms-dos 6.0,http://www.computerhope.com/choicehl.htm novell dos 7 and pc dos 7.0, and is also available from the command line shell of some versions of microsoft windows, but not under windows 2000 and windows xp.microsoft windows xp command-line reference a-z starting with windows 2000, the set command has similar functionality using the /p command-line argument. ==usage== the command returns the selected choice as exit code which is set to the index of the key that the user selects from the list of choices. the first choice in the list returns a value of 1, the second a value of 2, and so forth. if a key is pressed that is not a valid choice, the command will sound a warning beep. if an error condition is detected, an exit code value of 255 will be returned. an exit code value of 0 will be returned, if the user presses + or +. choice displays the default choices y and n if used without parameters.microsoft technet choice article ==syntax== ===dos=== choice [/c[:]choices] [/n] [/s] [/t[:]c,nn] [text] arguments: */c[:]choices specifies allowable keys. the default is "yn". */t[:]c,nn this defaults choice to "c" after "nn" seconds. *text specifies the prompt string to display. flags: */n specifies not to display the choices and "?" at end of prompt string. */s specifies that choice keys should be treated as case sensitive. ===windows=== choice [/c []] [/n] [/cs] [/t /d ] [/m ] ==example== the batch file below gives the user three choices.http://www.computerhope.com/batch.htm the user is directed depending upon his input by evaluating the exit code using the if errorlevel command (which tests on "greater or equal"). the selected choice is then printed to the screen using the echo command. @echo off @choice /c:123 if errorlevel 3 goto three if errorlevel 2 goto two if errorlevel 1 goto one goto end :one echo you have pressed "1"! goto end :two echo you have pressed "2"! goto end :three echo you have pressed "3"! :end @pause :note that the example uses the dos syntax. this example requires slight adjustments before it applies directly to windows versions of the choice command. :note that the if command, when checking the errorlevel, compares the number and matches if errorlevel is equal to or higher than that number. because of this if e

Theresa_Elmendorf

theresa west elmendorf was a prominent american librarian of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.thomison in wedgeworth. ==early life== elmendorf was born in 1855 in pardeeville, wisconsin, and raised in milwaukee after the family moved there in 1861. she had three siblings. after attending milwaukee public schools, she went to a higher education school for girls (miss wheelock's seminary), graduating in 1874. ==career== elmendorf began her library career in 1877 working for the young men's association of milwaukee. to develop a basic knowledge of library theory and practice, she read the 1876 report of the u.s. bureau of education, public libraries in the united states of america. about 1878 she started working at the milwaukee public library, working her way up to deputy librarian in 1880 and finally head librarian in 1892.garrison, p. 243 in 1896, at age 41, elmendorf resigned her position to marry henry livingston elmendorf.garrison, p. 188 he was librarian of the public library in st. joseph, missouri, and vice-president of the american library association. henry elmendorf soon took a position in buffalo, new york, as the librarian of the buffalo public library, where he worked until his death nine years later.rooney, pp. 65–66 during these nine years theresa elmendorf acted as his silent partner and was an administrative advisor. she worked on many library programs, including the buffalo plan, a program to help the city schools with library services, and the descriptive catalogue of the gluck collection of manuscripts and autographs in the buffalo public library. most notable in this collection was mark twain's huckleberry finn manuscript. she was also editor in 1904 for the american library association's catalogue of books for small libraries and an author of classroom libraries for public schools. elmendorf became president of the new york library association in 1903 and 1904. when her husband died in 1906, the board of trustees of the buffalo public library made elmendorf vice-librarian, a

1998_U.S._Men\'s_Clay_Court_Championships

the 1998 u.s. men's clay court championships was an association of tennis professionals tennis tournament held in orlando, florida in the united states and played on outdoor clay courts. it was the 30th edition of the tournament and was held from april 20 to april 27. jim courier won the singles title. ==winners== ===men's singles=== jim courier defeated michael chang 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 * it was courier's only title of the year and the 28th of his career. ===men's doubles=== grant stafford / kevin ullyett defeated michael tebbutt / mikael tillström 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 * it was stafford's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career. it was ullyett's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. == external links == * atp tournament profile

List_of_kingdoms

note: kingdoms in bold stand for whole collections of kingdoms ==africa== * ancient egypt - (3150 bc - 30 bc) * kingdom of kerma - (2500 bc - 1500 bc) * ancient carthage - (650 bc–146 bc)ancient carthage * kingdom of kush - (1070 bc – 350 ce) * nok culture - (1000bc - 300ad)nok culture * kingdom of d'mt - (c. 700 bc - c. 400 bc) * ptolemaic kingdom - (305 bc – 30 bc) * kingdom of numidia - (202 bc - 46 bc) * kingdom of aksum - (100 ad-940ad)kingdom of aksum * kingdom of makuria - (350 - 1276, 1286–1317) * makurian kingdom - (5th century – 1517) * idrisid dynasty - (788–974)idrisid dynasty * kingdom of nekor - (710 – 1019) * ghana empire - (c. 750–c. 1235)ghana empire * almoravid dynasty - (1040–1147)almoravid caliphate * kingdom of nri - (1043 - 1911) * kingdom of sine - (1100 - 1969) * almohad caliphate - (1121–1269)almohad caliphate * ethiopian empire - (1137–1936)ethiopian empire * ayyubid dynasty - (1171–1341)ayyubid sultanate * ifat sultanate - (1285–1415)ifat sultanate * warsangali sultanate - (1298–current)warsangali sultanate * mali empire - (c. 1230–c. 1600)mali empire * marinid dynasty - (1244–1465)marinid dynasty * mamluk sultanate - (1250–1517)mamluk sultanate (cairo) * mankessim kingdom - (1252–1873) * kingdom of makuria - (350 - 1276, 1286 - 1317) * kanem empire - (ca. 700 - 1376)kanem empire * songhai empire - (c. 1340–1591)songhai empire * jolof empire - (ca. 1350–1549)wolof empire * bornu empire - (ca. 1380–1893)bornu empire * kingdom of kongo - (ca.1390[1]–1914)kingdom of kongo * kingdom of kaffa - (c.1390–1897) * kingdom of kongo - (c.1395–1914) * ajuuraan state - (14th century–17th century)ajuuraan empire * benin empire - (c.1440–1897)benin empire * adal sultanate - (c.1415–1559)adal sultanate * wattasid dynasty - (c.1472–1554)wattasid dynasty * kingdom of mutapa - (c. 1450–1698) * kingdom of fez - (1472–1554) * kingdom of loango - (15th century - 19th century) * kasanze kingdom - (c. 1500-1648) * kingdom of koya - (1505-1896) * denanke kingdom - (1514–1776) * kingdom of baguirmi - (1522-1897) * kingdom of matamba - (1530 - 19th century) * cayor kingdom - (1549 - 1879) * saadi dynasty - (c.1509) 1554 – 1659)saadi dynasty * kingdom of luba - (1585-1889) * dendi kingdom - (1591–1901) * igala kingdom - (16th century - 1901) * dahomey - (c.1600–1900)dahomey * kasanje kingdom - (1620–1910) * kuba kingdom - (1625–1900) * ouaddai kingdom - (1635–1912) * [[kénédougo

Denyse_Floreano

denyse del carmen floreano camargo (born august 26, 1976 in ciudad ojeda, zulia, venezuela) is miss venezuela 1994 and top 6 finalist at miss universe 1995. ==miss venezuela== floreano competed in 1994 as miss costa oriental in her country's national beauty pageant, miss venezuela, capturing the crown and the right to represent her country in miss universe 1995. ==miss universe== as the official representative of her country to the 1995 miss universe pageant held in windhoek, namibia on may 12, 1995, she was one of the top 6 finalists.miss universe coverage 1995 ==references== ==external links== *miss venezuela official website *miss universe official website

1999_ERA_Real_Estate_Clay_Court_Championships

the 1999 u.s. men's clay court championships was an association of tennis professionals tennis tournament held in orlando, florida in the united states. it was the 31st edition of the tournament and was held from april 19 to april 26. magnus norman won the singles title. ==winners== ===men's singles=== magnus norman defeated guillermo cañas 6–0, 6–3 * it was norman's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career. ===men's doubles=== jim courier / todd woodbridge defeated bob bryan / mike bryan 7–6(7–4), 6–4 * it was courier's only title of the year and the 29th of his career. it was woodbridge's 1st title of the year and the 59th of his career. == external links == * atp tournament profile

Jolly_Old_Saint_Nicholas

"jolly old saint nicholas" is a christmas song written by benjamin hanby, author of "up on the house top". the song is traditionally performed to a melody originally written by james lord pierpont (which he used for the original version of "jingle bells"). ==lyrics== thumb|a 19th century printing of the standard words and music of this song, appearing in franklin square song collection, no. 1, which was published in 1881 in new york. the traditional lyrics are: :jolly old saint nicholas, :lean your ear this way; :don't you tell a single soul :what i'm going to say, :christmas eve is coming soon; :now my dear old man, :whisper what you'll bring to me; :tell me if you can. :when the clock is striking twelve, :when i'm fast asleep, :down the chimney broad and black :with your pack you'll creep; :all the stockings you will find :hanging in a row; :mine will be the shortest one; :you'll be sure to know. :johnny wants a pair of skates; :susy wants a sled; :nellie wants a story book, :one she hasn't read :as for me, i hardly know :so i'll go to rest; :choose for me, dear santa claus, :what you think is best. ==see also== *santa claus *christmas gift-bringers around the world ==references== ==external links== *http://www.christmas-carols.net/carols/jolly-saint-nick.html

Ernest_Hayes_(British_Army_soldier)

ernest hayes was a corporal in the british army. he was awarded the military medal three times for his conduct in world war i. he was one of only 180 men out of 115,600 to be awarded the medal three times for his actions in that conflict. ==early life== ernest hayes was born on 16 april 1898, in cotgrave, nottinghamshire. ==military career== hayes enlisted with the king's own yorkshire light infantry, also known as the koyli, in 1916. after initial training in england, he was then transferred to the western front in france. during his time there, he took part in several major battles. thumb|hayes' military medal|left he was awarded his first mm on 13 march 1918. in the london gazette it reads: "203928 pte. e. hayes, yorks. l.i. (cotgrave)". his second mm was awarded for his part in securing the sambre canal on 4 november 1918. the citation from the army for his actions that day reads as: "no. 203928 cpl. e. hayes:- for gallantry & devotion to duty during the successful attack on the sambre canal, s.w. of landrecies on the 4th of november 1918. in the face of an intense enemy artillery & machine gun barrage he led his lewis gun section forward through very close country with great skill, onto his objective. on arrival there he consolidated his post & for some hours kept his gun team in action under heavy enemy fire. he was utterly regardless of personal danger & his calm method of picking up target after target had a most inspiring effect on the men in his post & other posts in his vicinity". thumb|ernest hayes memorial this was dated 26 november 1918. his first bar was awarded in 1919 and is mentioned in the london gazette on 23 july 1919.{{cite journal|url=http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/viewpdf.aspx?pdf=32152&geotype=london&gpn=12037&type=archived

Macchi_M.52

{| |} the macchi m.52 was an italian racing seaplane designed and built by macchi for the 1927 schneider trophy race. the m.52 and a later variant, the m.52bis or m.52r, both set world speed records for seaplanes.taylor 1989, p. 618. ==design and development== ===m.52=== mario castoldi (1888–1968) designed the m.52, following the formula he used in designing the successful macchi m.39, which major mario de bernardi (1893–1959) piloted to victory and a world seaplane speed record in the 1926 schneider trophy race and to another world seaplane speed record four days later. like the m.39, the m.52 was a single-engined, low-wing monoplane on twin floats. slightly smaller than the m.39, it was powered by a much more powerful engine, the fiat as.3. despite the significant increase in engine power, the m.52 had a maximum takeoff weight less than that of the m.39. macchi built three m.52s. ===m.52bis or m.52r=== a restyled version, known both as the m.52bis and m.52r, was also built. its wingspan ( and maximum takeoff weight were reduced further from that of the m.52, and it had streamlining improvements including floats with a smaller frontal area. macchi built a single m.52bis.donald, p. 594. ==operational history== ===m.52=== 300px|right|thumb| italy entered all three m.52s in the 1927 schneider trophy race, which was held at venice, italy, on 26 september 1927. all three suffered engine trouble, and none of them finished the race; the 1926 winner de bernardi officially finished 10th after dropping out, and the best result among the m.52s was that achieved by the one piloted by captain federico guazetti, which did not drop out of the race until the final lap. major de bernardi, however, used one of the m.52s to establish a new world speed record of over a course at venice on 4 november 1927.donald 1997, p. 594."mario de bernardi" on italian wikipedia ===m.52bis or m.52r=== at venice on 30 march 1928, de bernardi, flying the lone m.52bis (or m.52r), set a new world speed recor

Johnny_Burke_(footballer)

john joseph "johnny" burke (28 june 1911 – november 1987) was an irish professional association football player. a goalkeeper, he played for chester city and millwall before the second world war, making over 100 appearances in the football league. he also appeared as a guest player for west ham united in world war ii. in 1947 he joined gillingham, at the time playing in the southern league and helped the club win the championship in 1948. in 1950 the club gained election to the football league and signed new goalkeeper larry gage, but kept burke on the books. despite being nearly 40 years old he played five times in the 1950–51 season before retiring. ==references==

Stampede_(video_game)

stampede is a video game cartridge which was released in 1981 for the atari 2600 video game console, and the intellivision video game console in 1982. the game is a left-to-right side-scroller with an overhead, third-person view. it was published by activision. thumb|left|stampede on the atari 2600 == gameplay == an activision catalog from 1982 advertised stampede in the following way: :"ready for a little round up? with stampede by activision, you'll have to ride fast and rope even faster. those little dogies seem to be everywhere, and they're all worth points. but, be careful! your ol' horse can get a little edgy, especially when you take your eyes off the trail. so, head out west for hours of fun with stampede!" atari age. "catalog - activision (ag-940-08)," (retrieved on march 17th, 2009) the objective of stampede is to round up all of the cattle you encounter. to do so, the player must lasso each one in order to capture it. the player is initially only allowed to let two cattle pass; if a third one slips by, the game is over. an important caveat to this is that the player gets one extra free pass for every 1,000 points scored. so, if a player were at 2,000 points and had not yet let any cattle pass, then he or she would be allowed to let four cattle pass before the fifth one ended the game (assuming he or she did not reach 3,000). this makes it possible for an expert player to repeatedly beat the game—as after about 5,000 points or so the game essentially "resets," and the same pattern is repeated. according to david yancey, there is a bug which makes it so that the game will typically only allow you to play in a loop for 8 play throughs; apparently, however, there is a version of the game with a different binary which allows one to continue to accrue points until the score 99,999 is reached.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubpmwteoflc&feature=related ==reception== video games stated that the intellivision version of stampede was easier than the difficult atari 2600 original, with identical graphics.{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/video_games_volume_1_number_06_1983-03_pumpkin_press_us#page/n67/mode/2up | title=new games from well-known names | work=video games | date=1983-03 | accessdate=26 may 2014 | author=wis

Daniel_11

daniel 11 is the eleventh chapter in the book of daniel. it describes a series of conflicts between the unnamed king of the north and king of the south. the dream narrative begins in chapter 10 and concludes in chapter 12. ==composition== the date of composition as in the 2 century bc was first drawn by the philosopher porphyry of tyros, a 3rd-century pagan and neoplatonist, whose fifteen-volume work against the christians is only known to us through jerome's reply. the identification of antiochus epiphanes in daniel, however, is a much oldercasey p.m, porphyry and the origin of the book of daniel, journal of theological studies, 1976, pp. 15-33 interpretation which seems to be reflected, for example, in 1 maccabees 1:54 (c100 bc), where an idol of zeus set up upon the altar of burnt offering under antiochus is referred to as an "abomination of desolation" (cf. dan. 9:27, 11:31).horrible abomination: šiqqǔṣ šômēm in the original hebrew, a contemptuous pun on the title 'baal hashshamayim' (lord of heaven), title of the semitic storm god hadad with whom zeus olympius had been identified. cf. e.g., j.a. montgomery, daniel, p. 388 this identification is made explicit in josephus' exposition of daniel chapter eight (antiquities 10:11, c94 ad) where he almost certainly cites a common jewish interpretative tradition by identifying the "little horn" as antiochus. according to british historian bryan rennie, the conclusion that the book of daniel was written at the time of the profanation of the temple by antiochus iv would explain why the author is not very precise about 6th century events, why he is so precise about the time of antiochus, and why he was never counted among the prophets.the dating of the book of daniel, bryan rennie scholars are virtually unanimous in regarding the book of daniel as a message of encouragement to those people suffering for their faith (hasidim)interpreting the bible: a handbook of terms and methods, w. randolph tate, under the oppression of antiochus iv epiphanes. == narrative == the narrative setting takes place during the third year of cyrus king of persia on the twenty-fourth day of the first month. the prophet daniel was on the banks of the tigris river. when he looked up, he saw the figure of a man standing before him dressed in white linen. although his companions fled in terror, they saw nothing. daniel faints and has a dream where the angel gabriel speaks of conflicts between the king of north and king of the south. {| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="widt

Janina_Renee

janina renée (born 1956) is an american new age author. ==biography== renée is a scholar of folklore, psychology, medical anthropology, the material culture of magic, ritual studies, history, and literature. she continues to work on multiple books. in various research projects, renée continues to explore the ways that folk magic and medicinal techniques can apply to challenges people experience today. specific topics include the modulation of asperger syndrome and of neuro-sensory processing problems.llewellyn's on-line bookstore: author biography ==published works== *tarot spells with robin wood (llewellyn, 1990, 2001) *playful magic (llewellyn, 1994) *tarot: your everyday guide (llewellyn, 2000) *tarot for a new generation (llewellyn, 2001) *by candlelight: rites for celebration, blessing and prayer (llewellyn, 2004) ==awards== *2001: coalition of visionary resources award for best self help book,tarot: your everyday guide *2002: coalition of visionary resources award for best general interest title), tarot for a new generation ==references==

Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Malaysia)

the ministry of foreign affairs, malaysia () is the malaysian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of malaysia. the current ministry is based in putrajaya with datuk seri anifah aman as minister, datuk hamzah zainuddin as the deputy minister. the ministry has its own building called wisma putra. ==functions== the ministry of foreign affairs is responsible for managing bilateral, regional and multilateral relations with foreign countries and international organisations. it is responsible for the formulation, planning, and implementation of the foreign policy of malaysia. it is also responsible for managing external relations with regard to bilateral political and economic affairs, multilateral relations, asean regional cooperation, human resources management, finance, administration and consular, protocol affairs and malaysian mission abroad. == history == the origin of the ministry of foreign affairs began before malaysia's independence in 1957. the groundwork for the establishment of the ministry of external affairs (mea), as it was initially called, was initiated a year prior to independence particularly with through the training of a batch of eleven diplomats to man the country's diplomatic missions overseas. this pioneering group was trained in the united kingdom and australia. the ministry of external affairs was modeled after the british foreign office. initially, malaysia had diplomatic missions in london, washington, canberra, new york, new delhi, jakarta and bangkok. in 1963, there were fourteen malaysian missions and twenty-five countries were represented in malaysia (

Sanyo_Redthor

{|class="infobox" border=1 align="right" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=240 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background:#f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+ style="font-size: larger;"|sanyo redthor |- |align="center" colspan=2| {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |}image:sanyredothor2.png |- |club name|| 三洋電機レッドソア |- |arena|| daito, osaka, japan. |- |manager|| masayoshi yasue |- |head coach|| hiroaki sakamoto |- |league||v.challenge league |- |position 2010-11|| 4th place |- |team colors||red |- |website||http://www.sanyo.co.jp/social/redthor/ |} sanyo electric redthor is a women's volleyball team based in daito city, osaka, japan. it plays in v.challenge league. the club was founded in 1962. the owner of the team is sanyo electric. "thor" stems from norse mythology. ==history== *it was founded in 1962. *it promoted to v.challenge league in 2002. ==honours== *v.challenge league **champions(2) - 2004,2007 **runner-up(1) - 2009 ==league results== {|class="wikitable" border="1" !width=200 colspan=2|league !width=100|position !width=60 align=center|teams !width=60|matches !width=60|win !width=60|lose |- |align=center rowspan=4|v1.league||5th (2002–03)||align=center| 4th ||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|7||align=center|7 |- |6th (2003–04)||align=center| 4th ||align=center| 7 ||align=center| 12||align=center|6||align=center|6 |- |7th (2004–05)||align=center| champion ||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|12||align=center|2 |- ||8th (2005–06)||align=center|3rd||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|11||align=center|3 |- |align=center rowspan=10|v・challenge||2006-07||align=center|champion||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|13||align=center|1 |- ||2007-08||align=center|4th||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|10||align=center|4 |- ||2008-09||align=center|runner-up||align=center| 10 ||align=center| 18||align=center|14||align=center|4 |- ||2009-10||align=center|3rd||align=center| 12 ||align=center| 16||align=center|11||align=center|5 |- ||2010-11||align=center|4th||align=center| 12 ||align=center| 19||align=center|14||align=center|5 |- |} ==current squad== as of november 2011 * 2    aya watanabe * 3    yuki sasaki (captain) * 4    yukari amano * 6    moe sasaki * 9    mika terasawa * 10 natsuki kitakami * 13 mami suda * 15 {{flagicon

Tell_Ishchali

tell ishchali is an archaeological site in diyala province (iraq). it is thought to be ancient nerebtum or kiti and was part of the city-state of eshnunna. it was occupied during the old babylonian period. ==ancient name== at first, the site of ishchali was thought to be khafajah. upon discovery there of a date formula that read "year that king ishme-bali built the great wall of nerebtum", that designation became popular. currently, scholarly opinion is split between nerebtum and kiti as the result of many tablets from the temple of inanna of kiti being analyzed. the name of sadlas has also been proposed. ==history of archaeological research== items from illegal excavations at ishchali began appearing on the open market in the 1920s, including many clay tablets. to pre-empt this activity, the iraq expedition of the oriental institute of chicago conducted two seasons of excavations there in 1934 and 1935. the expedition was led by henri frankfort and the work at ishchali was handled by thorkild jacobsen and harold hill, all of the oriental institute. oic 20. progress of the work of the oriental institute in iraq, 1934/35: fifth preliminary report of the iraq expedition, henri frankfort (oriental institute communication 20), oriental institute of the university of chicago, 1936 oip 98. old babylonian public buildings in the diyala region: part 1 : excavations at ishchali, part 2 : khafajah mounds b, c, and d (oriental institute publication 98), oriental institute of the university of chicago, 1990, isbn 0-918986-62-1 ==tell ishchali and its environment== the site lies about south and east of the modern city of baghdad and southeast of eshnunna on the diyala river, a tributary of the tigris. the main tell at ishchali measures roughly . there are also small mounds to the north and south of it. the entire site covers around . ==history of occupation== surface finds indicate that ishchali may

Ohno-group_Hiroshima_Oilers

{|class="infobox" border=1 align="right" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=240 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background:#f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+ style="font-size: larger;"|ohono-group hiroshima oilers |- |align="center" colspan=2| {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |}image:ohnosekiyuhiroshima2.png |- |club name|| 大野石油広島オイラーズ |- |arena|| hiroshima city & fukuyama city, hiroshima, japan. |- |manager|| shigeyukl oda |- |head coach|| noriaki mameda |- |league||v.challenge league |- |position 2013-14|| 5th place |- |team colors||dark blue |- |website||http://www.ohno-group.co.jp/oilers/ |} ohno-group hiroshima oilers is a women's volleyball team based in hiroshima, hiroshima & fukuyama, hiroshima, japan. it plays in v.challenge league. the club was founded in 1992 as osc (ohono-group sports club). the owner of the team is ohno-group. ==history== *it was founded in 1992. *it promoted to v.challenge league in 2003. ==league results== {|class="wikitable" border="1" !width=200 colspan=2|league !width=100|position !width=60 align=center|teams !width=60|matches !width=60|win !width=60|lose |- |align=center rowspan=3|v1.league||6th (2003–04)||align=center|7th ||align=center| 7 ||align=center| 12||align=center|1||align=center|11 |- |7th (2004–05)||align=center| 6th ||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|3||align=center|11 |- ||8th (2005–06)||align=center|6th||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|4||align=center|10 |- |align=center rowspan=10|v・challenge||2006-07||align=center|4th||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|7||align=center|7 |- ||2007-08||align=center|5th||align=center| 8 ||align=center| 14||align=center|8||align=center|6 |- ||2008-09||align=center|4th||align=center| 10 ||align=center| 18||align=center|12||align=center|6 |- ||2009-10||align=center|6th||align=center| 12 ||align=center| 16||align=center|7||align=center|9 |- ||2010-11||align=center|9th||align=center| 12 ||align=center| 19||align=center|6||align=center|13 |- ||2011-12||align=center|4th||align=center| 12 ||align=center| 22||align=center|13||align=center|9 |- ||2012-13||align=center|3rd||align=center| 10 ||align=center| 18||align=center|13||align=center|5 |- ||2013-14||align=center|5th||align=center| 10 ||align=center| 18||align=center|8||align=center|10 |- |} ==current squad== as of april 2014 * 1    misa yayama * 2  &a

Keane_Wonder_Mine

thumb|350px|tramway, keane wonder mine. thumb|350px|ruin of lower tram terminal the keane wonder mine and mill is an abandoned mining facility located within death valley national park in inyo county, california. it is located in the funeral mountains east of death valley and furnace creek, california ==history== the mine was dug during the early 1900s death valley mining boom. neighboring mines with names like skidoo, california and rhyolite, nevada competed to pull as much gold out of the ground as possible. this boom slowed as a result of the panic of 1907 and paused when the area was designated a national monument by president herbert hoover. but mining in the valley did not stop completely until an increasing series of government interventions eventually resulted in death valley's 1994 designation as a national park. the location was discovered by a miner named jack keane. keane and a partner named domingo etcharren had scouted the area, called chloride cliffs, and had located a potential silver mine. etcharren eventually left while keane stayed behind to scout the area more thoroughly. as etcharren was leaving he noticed an outcropping of quartz, which can often be found near gold deposits. when keane investigated further, he discovered gold. keane named the find 'keane's wonder' and the two miners quickly sold an option on the claim to a new yorker named joseph delamar. the discovery caused a brief gold rush which was soon eclipsed by a larger find further north. delamar was disappointed with the gold his employees found and forfeited the option. this happened with a second investor as well. it was not until 1906 when investors john campbell and then homer wilson turned the find into a major mine. the mine turned out to be a profitable operation. etcharren used his share to purchase a store, while keane was later involved in two shootings and was imprisoned in ireland for murder. homer wilson moved to the mine site with his family, and created two towns in the area called keane springs and chloride city, california. both towns failed within months of their founding in april, 1906. despite the failure of the towns, the mine continued to be profitable throughout the panic of 1907 and the subsequent depression. it was limited only by a lack of water and the extremely high heat in the valley, which

Girlguiding_South_West_England

girlguiding south west england is one of the nine countries and regions of girlguiding uk. it is further subdivided into 16 girlguiding counties and islands.girlguiding south west england these are generally not the same as the counties defined by the british government, and in this region, two of the islands, guernsey and jersey, are not even part of the united kingdom. the regional headquarters is st ann's manor in salisbury, wiltshire.regional headquarters ==counties== girlguiding south west england is subdivided into 16 counties and islands. these are:counties and islands *berkshire *bristol & south gloucestershire *cornwall *devon *dorset *gloucestershire *guernsey *hampshire east *hampshire north *hampshire west *isle of wight *jersey *somerset *somerset north *wiltshire north *wiltshire south ==history== a letter survives from 1908, addressed to lord baden-powell from may jones in brislington, asking him whether she can start a girl scout patrol. the encouraging reply is also extant. a year later the brislington girl scout owl patrol was formed. guiding started on the island of jersey in 1919 with the formation of three companies and its history is extensively documented.history of guiding on jersey, 1919 - 1920 guiding in plymouth was started by lady nancy astor in 1917. she was "perturbed at the fact that several flourishing guide units existed in exeter and other parts of the county while plymouth had none." she called a meeting of prominent people, especially those already involved in girls' organisations. astor was appointed divisional commissioner and mrs palliser hickman (the garrison

Vijaya_Bhaskar

vijaya bhaskar (1931–2002) () was an indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in kannada film industry. scoring music for over 600 feature films, bhaskar worked in tamil, telugu, malayalam, marathi, tulu and konkani language films as well.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-03-03/bangalore/27132816_1_kannada-films-music-adoor he was a part of all of popular kannada film director ksl swamy's (ravi) movies and was also known for his association with acclaimed director puttanna kanagal. influenced by r c boral and mukul mehta, bhaskar developed his own style of music and introduced the concept of theme music in kannada film industry. he is credited for inspiring producers to select popular works of kannada poets through his music. he was awarded with the dr. rajkumar award and the prestigious sur singar award from mumbai music lovers (for his classical score in malaya marutha kannada movie, directed by ravi). he was also a recipient of karnataka state film award for best music director six times. some of bhaskar's most popular soundtracks include rani honnamma, santha thukaram, gejje pooje, mana mechida madadi, belli moda, naandi, sharapanjara, naagarahaavu, sakshatkara, shubhamangala, neela and malaya marutha. ==biography== ===career=== vijaya bhaskar started training early. his guru in hindustani classical music was govinda bhave who taught him the basics. vijaya bhaskar also learnt the intricacies of carnatic classical music and the piano. vijaya bhaskar was busy in bombay, assisting music directors like naushad and madan mohan. in bombay bhaskar was sitting in a restaurant in matunga and chatting with a friend and then accidentally met b r krishnamurthy (brk). bhaskar was speaking in kannada and overheard brk. brk used to work as an assistant to r nagendra rao and had worked on several pictures with him. bhaskar told him he was a musician. he asked him whether he would make music for a kannada picture they were making. bhaskar finally came down from bombay in 1953 to do the score for film sri rama puja. he took charge and single handedly changed the face of kannada film music. the kannada film industry got its first original music composer. puttanna kanagal who was assisting br pantulu, with bellimoda became independent dir

Zhu_Tao

zhu tao (朱滔) (died 785), formally the prince of tongyi (通義王), was a general of the chinese dynasty tang dynasty who initially served imperial causes during the reigns of emperor daizong and emperor dezong, but later turned against imperial rule in alliance with wang wujun, tian yue, and li na. eventually, when his brother zhu ci rebelled at the tang capital chang'an and claimed imperial title, zhu tao became his crown prince, but after zhu ci was defeated and killed in 784, zhu tao submitted to emperor dezong again. == background == zhu tao was born in sometime between 744 and 748.the confusion over when zhu tao was born is due to the various records of his age in the official histories, the old book of tang and the new book of tang. both sources indicated that zhu tao stated to emperor daizong that he was 27 when he was ordered by his brother zhu ci to report to the capital chang'an for duty in defending the western border against tufan incursions in 773, which would make him born in 746 – and also stated that he was five years younger than zhu ci, who was born in 743, which would make him born in 748. to further confuse the situation, zhu tao's age when he died in 785 was stated to be 39 in the old book of tang (which would make him born in 746), and 41 in the new book of tang (which would make him born in 744). see old book of tang, vol. 143 and new book of tang, vol. 212. his family was from you prefecture (幽州, in modern beijing). both his great-grandfather zhu li (朱利) and grandfather zhu siming (朱思明) served as minor imperial officials. his father zhu huaigui (朱懷珪) served as an officer under pei kuan (裴寬) the military governor (jiedushi) of fanyang circuit (范陽, headquartered at you prefecture), commanding pei's guards, and was given a general title. zhu huaigui later served as a general for the rebel yan state after an lushan, then the military governor of fanyang, rebelled against emperor xuanzong's rule in 755. at the end of the rebellion, when the yan general then in charge of fanyang, li huaixian, submitted to the rule of emperor xuanzong's grandson emperor daizong, emperor daizong allowed li huaixian to remain military governor of the circuit, now renamed lulong (盧龍). li huaixian made zhu huaigui the prefect of ji prefecture (薊州, in modern tianjin), and zhu huaigui continued to serve under li huaixian until zhu huaigui's death in 766.old book of tang, vol. 200, part 2. zhu tao, along with his older brother zhu ci, both became officers under li huaixian as well. == servi

Bill_Laxton

william harry laxton is a former major league baseball pitcher. laxton pitched in all or part of five seasons in the majors between and . == early career == laxton was originally drafted by the pittsburgh pirates in the 7th round of the 1966 major league baseball draft. he was traded to the philadelphia phillies in december along with harold clem, woodie fryman, and don money in exchange for future-hall of famer jim bunning. he made his major league debut for the phillies on september 15, 1970, when he pitched an inning in relief against the pittsburgh pirates, ending the season with a total of two relief appearances. he was selected by the san diego padres in the rule 5 draft the next offseason, then pitched in parts of two seasons for them before being released, finishing with an 0-2 record in 18 relief appearances in the season and an 0-1 record in 1974 in 30 appearances, all but one in relief. he signed with the new york mets, who subsequently traded him to the detroit tigers along with rusty staub in exchange for mickey lolich and billy baldwin. he pitched in 26 games for the tigers in the season, three of them as a starter, ending the season with an 0-5 record.bill laxton, baseballreference.com. retrieved june 8, 2014. == expansion == in , laxton was drafted from the tigers by the seattle mariners in the expansion draft. on april 8, 1977, laxton earned his first career win as the winning pitcher in the mariners' first ever win.mariners firsts, seattle mariners. accessed september 22, 2008.niehaus, dave. "the voice of the m's looks back", the seattle times, june 27, 1999. accessed september 26, 2008. "nobody knows who bill laxton is, unless you're a real mariner fan. he was the first mariner ever to win a ballgame here, game 3 in 1977." laxton pitched the top of the ninth, and the mariners scored two in the bottom of the inning for a com

Eleven_Best

eleven best is a ben e. king compilation album. this set was released by cleopatra records, which has not released any of king's albums to date. this collection includes a special drifters medley, which combines several songs from king's days with the drifters. stand by me, a staple on any king compilation, is also included. many other classics have also been added to the tracklist such as spanish harlem and two versions of don't play that song, one an extended version. ==track listing== #"amor" [2:58] #"spanish harlem" [3:07] #"don't play that song (you lied)" [3:00] #"seven letters" [3:15] #"stand by me" [3:15] #"i (who have nothing)" [2:28] #"drifters medley" [5:18] #"i had a love" [3:37] #"supernatural thing, pt. 1" [4:30] #"don't play that song (you lied)" (extended version) [4:02] #"do it in the name of love" [3:17]

George_Webb_(cricketer,_born_1857)

george william webb (23 october 1857 — 26 december 1931) was an english cricketer. he was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for kent. he was born in barham and died in stoke-by-nayland. webb made a single first-class appearance in 1880 against sussex. in the only innings in which he batted, he finished 5 not out, from the tailend. webb took three catches from the outfield. in spite of a century from sussex's arthur trevor, kent finished comfortable winners of the match. a dozen years later, he played a second first-class match against somerset, taking a catch and a wicket, but failing to score in either innings. he later became a first-class umpire and stood in three test matches during the triangular tournament in 1912. webb's brother, arthur webb, almost eleven years his junior, was a frequent player for hampshire, from their admittance in the county championship in 1895, to 1904. webb's brother frederic (baptised frederick edward) was a well known jockey, winning the derby on doncaster in 1873 after the original jockey engaged was found to be drunk before the race. he won many other significant races before retiring. frederic later had a distinguished career as a trainer. george webb ran a sports store in tonbridge following his retirement. ==external links== *george webb at cricket archive

Ulrich_Schmidl

ulrich schmidl or schmidel (1510 in straubing - 1579 in regensburg) was a german landsknecht, conquistador, explorer, chronicler and councilman. schmidl was, beside hans staden, one of the few the landsknechts, who wrote his experiences down. ==biography== schmidl was the son of a wealthy merchant, and received a good education. he entered military service and took part 1534 as a landsknecht under pedro de mendoza in an expedition to today's argentina (río de la plata). he also accompanied juan de ayolas on his first trip in quest of provisions, and afterward went with ayolas in his expedition up paraguay river, and was one of the soldiers that were left with domingo irala in charge of the vessels in the port of candelaria. when cabeza de vaca was deposed in april 1544, schmidel sustained irala, who was the new governor, and in 1546 accompanied him in his expedition to peru as far as the foot of the andes, where he was despatched with nuño de chaves to president la gasca. he accompanied irala on his last unfortunate expedition of 1550. he became a founder of buenos aires. his journey led him across the río paraná and río paraguay and into today's paraguay, where he helped to found asunción. from there he undertook several expeditions in the gran chaco, which led him into southeast bolivia. in 1552, on learning of the death of his elder brother to whose estate he was to succeed, schmidel obtained his discharge. in seville, he presented to the council of the indies letters from irala with the report of his discoveries, and arrived toward the close of 1554 in straubing, where he afterward resided. he had kept a diary during his wanderings, and wrote a narrative of his adventures under the title of wahre geschichte einer merkwürdigen reise, gemacht durch ulrich schmidel von straubingen, in america oder der neuen welt, von 1534 bis 1554, wo man findet alle seine leiden in 19 jahren, und die beschreibung der länder und merkwürdigen völker die er gesehen, von ihm selbst geschrieben (the true story of a noteworthy trip made by ulrich schmidel von straubingen in america or the new world from 1534 to 1554, where will be found all his troubles of 19 years and the description of lands and noteworthy peoples he saw, described by himself; frankfort, 1557), of which a latin version appeared in nuremberg in 1599 as vera historia, etc. henri ternaux-compans published a translation of the work in his voyages, relations et mémoires originaux pour servir à l'histoire de la découverte de l'amérique, recueil de documents sur la floride (20 vol., 1837–1841) and andrés gonzález de barcia in h

Kashiwa_Angel_Cross

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Oskanondonha

oskanondonha (17101816) (oneida) was a "pine tree chief". he was born into the iroquoian-speaking susquehannock people (also called conestoga), but was adopted into the oneida people of the iroquois confederacy. alternate spellings of his name include skenando, skenandoa, skonondon, and shenandoah. when he later accepted christianity, he was baptized as john. during the colonial years, he supported the english against the french in the seven years' war. later, during the american revolutionary war, he supported the colonials and led a force of 250 oneida and tuscarora warriors in western new york in their support. a longtime friend of the minister samuel kirkland, a founder of hamilton college, his request to be buried next to kirkland was granted. in the procession at the funeral of skenando were oneida, students and officers from hamilton college, mrs. kirkland and her family, and many citizens of clinton, new york. ==life== oskanondonha was born in 1710 into the iroquoian-speaking susquehannock people (also called conestoga), located in present-day eastern pennsylvania. he was adopted into the oneida people, one of the five nations of the iroquois confederacy. alternate spellings for his name include skenando, skenandoa, skonondon, and shenandoah. as an adult man, he was notable for his height, estimated to be 6'5," and was said to have a commanding presence. the oneida elected him as a "pine tree chief", in recognition of his leadership and contribution to the tribe. this position allowed him a place in the grand council of 50 chiefs of the confederacy, representing all the clans of all the nations. it was not hereditary, nor could oskanondonha name a successor."pine tree chiefs", haudenosaunee confederacy, accessed 20 may 2014 the name referred to a man being recognized as a chief and rising up inside the tribe. during the seven years' war (also called the french and indian war in the united states), chief skenando favored the british against the french and led the oneida in their support in central new york. he was said to have saved german colonists in german flatts, in the mohawk valley, from a massacre. during the next decades, he formed more alliances with the ethnic german and british colonists in central and western new york. samuel kirkland, a protestant missionary who went to the iroquois country of western new york in 1764, encountered chief skenando there and mentioned him in letters. kirkland returned to the area in 1766 and worked with the oneida for the remainder of his life. after kirkland persuaded the chief to become

Avielochan

avielochan () is a hamlet in the historical county of inverness-shire, within the highland council area of scotland. it is located north of aviemore, on the a9 road. the area is noted for its prehistoric cairn. ==geography and wildlife== thumb|left|250px|near the cairn avielochan is located in strathspey in central, northern scotland, within the cairngorms national park. the village is located south of kinveachy and north of granish. the settlement takes its name from the body of water avie lochan"get -a-map". ordnance survey. retrieved 21 feb 2011. (meaning "the small lake of avie) archaically named loch-na- mhoon, measuring about 90 yards long, and 50 across. prior to the great floods in 1829, there was a floating island on the loch measuring about 30 yards across. it attracts ospreys during the spring and summer months and golden eye, coot and slavonian grebe, amongst others. red squirrel, red deer, roe deer, black grouse and capercaillie inhabit the area. ==buildings== avelochan farm lets out self-catering cottages during the warmer months of the year to tourists. the farm itself covers an area of 270 hectares, with arable fields, rough grazing and woodland. at certain times in the year it has around 80 cattle and some 60 cheviot ewes which are crossed with a suffolk tup before they are sold in early autumn. one building of note is clach mhor (meaning 'big stone' in gaelic) which is located on the

Ernie_Sellars

ernie sellars (born 20 june 1890) was an australian rules footballer who played with st kilda in the victorian football league (vfl). sellars kicked seven goals from full-forward on his debut for st kilda, against university at junction oval to set a league record. the tally wasn't bettered by any debutante in the vfl until footscray's bill wood kicked nine goals in 1944. he finished the year with 22 goals which was enough to top st kilda's goal-kicking and was again their leading goal-kicker the following season after kicking 44 goals. his final season at st kilda, in 1913, was his finest and his 53 goals helped his club make their first ever grand final. perhaps his best performance came in the semi final against south melbourne when he kicked six goals. only jimmy freake of fitzroy kicked more goals in the league that season. the full-forward joined east perth in 1914 and the same year was chosen to represent western australia at the sydney carnival. he topped east perth's goal-kicking in his first two seasons and finished with 68 wafl goals from his 36 games. ==references== * *full points footy: ernie sellars *holmesby, russell and main, jim (2007). the encyclopedia of afl footballers. 7th ed. melbourne: bas publishing.

The_Killing_Star

the killing star is a hard science fiction novel by charles r. pellegrino and george zebrowski, published in april, 1995. it covers several familiar speculative fiction ideas such as sublight interstellar travel, genetic cloning, virtual reality, advanced robotics, alien contact, and interstellar war. ==plot summary== the late 21st century seems like a good time to be alive. earth is at peace. humans now command self-replicating machines that create engineering marvels on enormous scales. artificial habitats dot the solar system. anti-matter driven valkyrie rockets carry explorers to the stars at nearly the speed of light. all seems well. then, from the uncaring black of space come swarms of relativistic missiles. though they are merely boulder-sized hunks of metal, they move fast enough to hit with the force of many nuclear arsenals. they are impossible to track and impossible to stop. humanity is all but wiped out by the horrific bombardment. (to read a discussion of relativistic weapons and an excerpt of the attack, look here.) a handful of survivors desperately struggle to escape the alien mop-up fleet. they hide close to the sun, inside asteroids, beneath the crusts of moons, within ice rings, and in the fathomless depths of interstellar space. but most are hunted down and slaughtered. the last man and woman on earth are captured as zoo specimens. in the belly of an alien starship, a squid-like being relates to them the pitiless logic behind human-kind's execution: the moment humans learned to travel at relativistic speeds was the moment mankind simply became too dangerous a neighbor to have around. nothing personal. ==plot threads== the following is an overview of the various survival stories listed according to their location. sun - a single spacecraft grazes the sun while playing a game of cat and mouse with an intruder starship. the humans use negative energy bombs to cause a massive solar eruption which destroys the alien pursuers. several years later, at the book's end, this band makes the sun go nova, thus cleansing the solar system of the intruders. earth - the last people alive on earth are a man and woman in a submersible. the relativistic missiles hit while they are surveying the rms titanic. one of the c

Nocturne_(painting)

[[image:whistler-nocturne in black and gold.jpg|thumb|250px|james abbott mcneill whistler, nocturne in black and gold – the falling rocket, 1874 whistler versus ruskin, princeton edu. retrieved june 13, 2010, from the tate, retrieved april 12, 2009]] nocturne painting is a term coined by james abbott mcneill whistler to describe a painting style that depicts scenes evocative of the night or subjects as they appear in a veil of light, in twilight, or in the absence of direct light. in a broader usage, the term has come to refer to any painting of a night scene,lawton, denis. (1992). education and politics for the 1990s: conflict or consensus? (edition reprint). psychology press. p. 150. isbn 0750700793. or night-piece, such as rembrandt's the night watch. whistler used the term within the title of his works to represent paintings with a "dreamy, pensive mood" by applying a musical name. he also titled (and retitled) works using other terms associated with music, such as a "symphony", "harmony", "study" or "arrangement", to emphasize the tonal qualities and the composition and to de-emphasize the narrative content.anderson, ronald and anne koval. (2002). james mcneill whistler: beyond the myth. de capo press. p. 186. isbn 0-786-71032-2. (note: need to verify this was the edition used.) the use of the term "nocturne" can be associated with the tonalism movement of the american of the late 19th century and early 20th century which is "characterized by soft, diffused light, muted tones and hazy outlined objects, all of which imbue the works with a strong sense of mood."marter, joan. (2011). the grove encyclopedia of american art, volume 1 oxford university press. p. 54. isbn 0195335791. along with winter scenes, nocturnes were a common tonalist theme.conrads, margaret c. (1990). american paintings and sculpture at the sterling and francine clark art institute. contributor: sterling and francine clark art institute. hudson hills. p. 148. isbn 1555950507.frederic remington used the term as well for his nocturne scenes of the american old west.{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.gov/feature/remington/remington08.shtm |title=artistic experiments |publisher=national gallery

Heinrich_Timm

heinrich timm (30 april 1910 in bremen – 12 april 1974 in axstedt) was a german u-boat commander in world war ii and recipient of the knight's cross of the iron cross. the knight's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. ==naval career== timm joined the kriegsmarine in october 1933. he first served as a junior officer aboard the minesweepers m-132 and m-110, before taking command of m-7 in july 1939. his first success came on 9 january 1940 when he attacked the royal navy's submarine with depth charges in the heligoland bight, then forcing her to the surface and then being scuttled. timm won the iron cross during the norwegian invasion in may 1940, and then he transferred into the u-boat fleet. after u-boat commander's training at pillau, in september 1941 timm took command of the new type viic u-boat . after training missions in the baltic sea, the u-251 was assigned to the 11th u-boat flotilla, which was based at bergen, norway, in april 1942. timm next commanded nine war patrols into the arctic sea, on the prowl against the arctic convoys of world war ii to the northern seaports of the soviet union. there, the u-251 sank two merchant ships: the first one, on 3 may 1942, was the 6,135 ton british merchant ship ss jutland of convoy pq-15, while the second, in july 1942, was the american cargo ship from the ill-fated convoy pq 17. timm also took part in "operation wunderland" in the kara sea, surfacing close to uyedineniya island and destroying a soviet weather station with cannon fire from his deck gun. when the u-251 was decommissioned to be overhauled in june 1943, timm and his crew were sent to take over the new type ixd2 u-boat , and after training missions in the baltic sea, they sailed her to the indian ocean during mid-1944 to join the monsun gruppe of u-boats prowing in the indian ocean and farther east,

Perla_Beltrán

perla judith beltrán acosta (born september 30, 1986) is a mexican beauty queen from the state of sinaloa, and the first runner-up in miss world 2009. ==early life== an industrial engineering alum, beltrán was born in culiacán, sinaloa and raised in guamúchil from the age of 10. despite her admiration for beauty queens as a child, beltrán never expected to take part in the pageant world. however, her mother convinced her to compete in a local contest for the first time in 2001, and she took home the title. ==nuestra belleza mexico== prior to competing in nuestra belleza méxico, beltrán participated in miss earth mexico in 2007 and placed first runner-up as miss air. a year later, 21-year-old beltrán represented her native sinaloa in her country's national pageant, nuestra belleza méxico 2008, held in monterrey, nuevo leon on september 20. she was named nuestra belleza mundo méxico among thirty-two other contestants, gaining the right to compete in the 59th miss world pageant held in johannesburg, south africa. ==miss world 2009== as the official representative of her country to the 2009 miss world pageant, beltrán won the miss world top model fast-track event, enabling her to automatically advance to the semifinals. she had previously placed among the top twelve in the beach beauty event. beltrán subsequently obtainted the title of miss world americas and placed first runner-up to miss world 2009, on december 12. in 2010, she was crowned as miss grand slam 2009 by globalbeauties.com, named sexiest in americas, and placed in the top 10 of the face of the year award and top 5 sexiest woman alive. missosology.com named her queen of the world cup, an unofficial poll, not related to fifa or miss world, involving the 32 delegates from the countries playing in the 2010 fifa world cup south africa. many miss world fan consider her as true miss world 2009. many comment refer her to be miss world 2009. ==references== {{reflist|refs= {{cite news|title=miss gibraltar becomes miss world|url=ht

Ibragimov

ibragimov, ibrahimov (masculine, ) or ibragimova, ibrahimova (feminine, ) is a common azerbaijani, russian and tatar surname. the spelling reflects cyrillic alphabet's version of the name ibrahim, an islamic version of the abraham. * alijan ibragimov, a kyrgyzstan-born uzbek oligarch * alina ibragimova, a russian violinist * aziz ibrahimov, an uzbekistani footballer * ibrahim ibrahimov, an azerbaijani businessman, the constructor of an artificial island with the highest tower of the planet near baku * ildar ibragimov, a russian-american chess player * magomed ibragimov (uzbekistan), a uzbekistani wrestler * mogamed ibragimov, a azerbaijani wrestler * nadir baba ogly ibragimov, a soviet astronomer * rinat ibragimov, a russian hockey player * shaymardan ibragimov, a turkmen politician * sultan ibragimov, a russian heavyweight professional boxer * timur ibragimov, a uzbek heavyweight professional boxer, sultan's cousin. * yıldız İbrahimova, a bulgarian singer of turkish ancestry *mubariz ibrahimov, national hero of azerbaijan == see also == * ibrahim (name)

Carpentier

carpentier is a surname from the old french charpentier and is similar to the english carpenter. origin: [900-1000] charpentier - old french < late latin; carpentarius artifex or wainwright, equivalent to latin carpent(um) two wheeled carriage ( < celt; cf. oir carpad chariot) + arius - ary; see er2.combined from several sources including: "webster's new universal unabridged dictionary" 1996 by barnes & noble books and "concise oxford dictionary - 10th edition by oxford university press. carpentier was a surname in france at least as early as 1549, when marin carpentier of brix, france was mentioned in gilles, sire de gouberville's journal of country life in normandy.fedden, katharine. 1933. manor life in old france. new york: columbia university press. p. 159. *a y-dna project exists for this surname. carpentier may refer to: ==real people== * alain carpentier (born 1933) french heart surgeon * alejo carpentier (1904–1980) cuban writer and musicologist * charles f. carpentier (1896-1964), american politician * Édouard carpentier (1926-2010) french professional wrestler * Évariste carpentier (1845-1922) belgian painter * georges carpentier (1894–1975) french boxer * horace carpentier (1824–1918) lawyer and first mayor of oakland, california * jean-baptiste le carpentier (1719-1829) french political activist from normandy * jules carpentier (1851–1921) french engineer and inventor * marcel carpentier (1895–1977) french military officer * marguerite jeanne carpentier (1886–1965) french painter and sculptor * maritie and gilbert carpentier (maritie 1922–2002, gilbert 1920–2000), married french tv producers * patrick carpentier (born 1971) canadian race car driver * pieter de carpentier (c. 1586–1659) dutch or flemish administrator of the dutch east india company * prudent carpentier (born 1922) canadian politician ==fictional characters== * allen carpentier, protagonist in niven & pournelle's inferno (novel) ==see also== * * ==references==

Guichard

guichard is a surname, and may refer to; * Éric guichard, french cinematographer * Étienne guichard * jean guichard * louis pierre guichard (1889–1986), french member of the resistance, mayor of the french city of gargilesse-dampierre. * karl gottlieb guichard * thor guichard * xavier guichard, fictional character * joseph benoît guichard, impressionist painter

Jeffrey_W._Berger

jeffrey w. berger (1963 &ndash; january 25, 2001) was an inspirational vitreoretinal surgeon and engineer. ==training== jeffrey w. berger graduated in 1985 from princeton university with a bachelors degree in engineering. he received his m.d. and ph.d. degrees from the university of pennsylvania in 1992. he completed his ophthalmology residency at the massachusetts eye and ear infirmary in 1996 and a fellowship in vitreoretinal disease at the scheie eye institute of the university of pennsylvania. he was on the faculty of the scheie eye institute at the time of his death in 2001.fine, 2001 ==accomplishments== jeff was a pioneer of quantitative retinal imaging with numerous publications on image analysis methods for modalities such as fluorescein angiography.berger 1999berger 1998 he was one of the first people to recognize the value of objective analysis of digital fundus images for research and clinical practice.kaiser et al., 2002berger et al., 2000 he developed a system for evaluating and standardizing images in clinical trials lee et al., 2000shin et al., 1999 and was a principal investigator for the nei-funded complications of amd prevention trial (capt).ying et al., 2008maguire et al., 2008 he was an expert on laser tissue interactionsberger, 1997berger et al., 1996berger et al., 1988 and worked on eye tracking laser systems.berger at el, 2001asmuth et al., 2001berger et al., 1999berger et al., 1997 dr. berger was also chief of the retina service at the philadelphia va medical center. ==death== jeff was diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma on january 12, 2001 after only a week-long illness and died less than 2 weeks later on january 25, 2001. he is survived by his wife karen and children adina, tamar and joseph. ==legacy== in just 37 years, jeffrey berger became a pioneer in his field and laid the groundwork for so many subsequent advances in the field of quantitative fundus imaging. had he been able to continue his research, many of the questions that remain unsolved to this day might have been answered. fortunately, his ideas and inspiration will live on in the knowledge that he has brought to this field. the legacy of dr. berger's research is further embodied in eyeic inc. (www.eyeic.com), a spinout from the university of pennsylvania that is commercializing the matchedflicker(r) system based on his issued us patents. recognizing his strong commitment to mentoring students in medical research, the jeffrey w. berger research scholarship fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2003,http://www2.guidestar.org/organizations/22-6881571/jeffry-w-berger-research-sc

Douglas_V._Steere

thumb|right|250px|douglas v. steere (right) with the finnish sociologist heikki waris in the 1950s. douglas van steere (1901–1995) was an american quaker ecumenist. he was born on august 31, 1901 in harbor beach, michigan and died february 16, 1995. he served as a professor of philosophy at haverford college from 1928 to 1964 and visiting professor of theology at union theological seminary from 1961 to 1962. steere organized quaker post-war relief work in finland, norway and poland, was invited to participate as an ecumenical observer in the second vatican council and co-founded the ecumenical institute of spirituality. he authored, edited, translated and wrote introductions for many books on quakerism, as well as other religions and philosophy.douglas steere biography from pascal steere was an undergraduate at michigan state university, received a ph.d. from harvard university in 1931, and was a rhodes scholar at oxford university, receiving degrees from oxford in 1927 and 1954. he corresponded often with thomas merton, a popular trapist monk.merton's correspondence with: douglas van steere in 1987, he was awarded the decoration of knight 1st class of the white rose of finland, in recognition of his post-war relief work in that country.new york times obituary ==bibliography== *prayer and worship, 1938 *on beginning from within, 1943 *doors into life, 1948 *purity of heart, by søren kierkegaard, transl., 1938, 1948 *time to spare, 1949 *on listening to another, 1955 *work and contemplation, 1957 *dimensions of prayer, 1962 *quaker spirituality: selected writings, ed. with elizabeth gray vining, 1983 ==references== ==further reading== *"the open life" – william penn lecture 1937 by douglas v. steere *love at the heart of things: a biography of douglas v. steere, by e. glenn hinson. 1998

Lebreton

lebreton or le breton or lebreton is a surname, and may refer to: * andré le breton (1708–1779), a french publisher * flora le breton, an english silent film actress * george lebreton (1810-1844), a pioneer politician in the oregon country * guillaume le breton, a french dramatist of the sixteenth century * hervey le breton, a breton cleric who became bishop of bangor in wales and later bishop of ely in england * jean-pierre lebreton, a scientist at esa, and the huygens project scientist and mission manager * julie lebreton, a french canadian actress * ken le breton (1924-1951), an international speedway rider * louis le breton (1818–1866), a french painter who specialised in marine paintings * marietta lebreton, a louisiana historian * marjory lebreton, a leader of the government in the canadian senate * patrick lebreton (born 1963), a member of the national assembly of france * paul lebreton (1870-1956), a french tennis player * richard le breton, one of the four knights who murdered saint thomas becket and rarely a christian name: * lebreton dorgenois, a mayor of new orleans other: * 18100 lebreton, a main-belt asteroid * lebreton flats. a neighbourhood of ottawa, canada ** lebreton station

Texier

texier is a surname, and may refer to: * catherine texier, french-american writer * félix marie charles texier, french historian * henri texier, french jazz bassist * marie-gustave-victor-rené-alfred texier (1882 - 1978), french general

2006_U.S._Men\'s_Clay_Court_Championships

the 2006 u.s. men's clay court championships was an association of tennis professionals men's tennis tournament held in houston, texas in the united states. it was the 38th edition of the tournament and was held from april 10 to april 17. mardy fish won the singles title. ==winners== ===men's singles=== mardy fish defeated jürgen melzer 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 * it was fish's only title of the year and the 5th of his career. ===men's doubles=== michael kohlmann / alexander waske defeated julian knowle / jürgen melzer 5–7, 6–4, [10–5] * it was kohlmann's only title of the year and the 4th of his career. it was waske's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. == external links == * atp tournament profile

Münchenstein_rail_disaster

thumb|350px|right|alt=accident image|the locomotive in the river. the münchenstein rail disaster on 14 june 1891 was historically the worst railway accident ever to affect switzerland. a crowded passenger train fell through a girder bridge, killing over seventy people and injuring many more. the accident occurred on the railway line between basel and delémont, near the bruckgut just below the village centre of münchenstein, as the train was traversing the bridge across the river birs. ==bridge== the single-track bridge had been built in 1874–75 by gustave eiffel (1832–1923), who went on to build the eiffel tower in 1889. the contract was given to eiffel & cie by the jurabahn (later jura–simplon railway), a private railway company. eiffel's engineering company had already acquired the necessary experience, having previously planned and built numerous railway bridges and viaducts in france such as those at rouzat and bouble in the massif central. the bridge was composed of wrought iron lattice girders, with an overall length of 42 metres. it crossed the river some five metres above water level at an angle of 51°, and it was completed and put into use in 1875. there were no reasons for complaint, even after serious local floods on the river birs in 1881, but it was repaired and modified thereafter. one of the abutments was destroyed, leaving the bridge resting on just three points rather than the intended four piers. as one corner sank under its own weight, serious cracks were produced. the affected parts were replaced, and further strengthening was done in 1890 after the introduction of heavier locomotives. ==disaster== thumb|350px|alt=accident image|the remaining cars can be seen on the left side. on june 14,1891 at 14:15 a train left the main basel railway station for delémont. owing to the large number of passengers, two supplementary passenger carriages and an additional engine had been added to the train at the last moment. in the findings of the examination report it was estimated that the number of travellers aboard was between 530 and 550. the disaster occurred as the passenger train, which had been travelling at full speed, applied its brakes before and while crossing over the bridge, immediately before entering the münchenstein railway station. eyewitnesses said that the bridge appeared to break in the centre as the front wheels of the locomotive reached the further abutment. the train did not derail at any time during the collapse. the front part of the train, including the two engines, the two additional passenger carr

Jacob_Punnoose

jacob punnoose ips is the ex-dgp and as the state police chief.(director general of police) of kerala. after serving more than three and a half decades in the indian police service and in kerala police, he retired on 31 august 2012.he was succeeded by sri k.s.balasubramanian ips as the state police chief on 1 september 2012. he had his education in p c high school (ranni), s c high school (ranni) and mar ivanios college (trivandrum). he was the city police commissioner of trivandrum and kozhikode, joint excise commissioner, zonal ig of trivandrum and kozhikode, intelligence ig, additional dgp (training)and intelligence dgp.malayala manorama, november 27, 2008 he was the vigilance director. he was the chairman kerala police act review committee. he was appointed dgp of law and order in kerala on november 26, 2008. he is a member of 1975 ips batch. he belongs to the kurudamannil family. his parents are k.c. punnoose and annamma.prof. rebecca msc. mphil. is his wife. the couple have two children: punnoose jacob and thomas jacob.www.kurudamannil.co.uk ==references==

Andrieu

andrieu is a surname, and may refer to: * bernard andrieu * bertrand andrieu * françois andrieu * mathuren arthur andrieu * pierre andrieu

List_of_Merlin_characters

thumb|right|240px|from left to right: guinevere, gaius, morgana, merlin, arthur, uther and the great dragon in the background. this is a list of characters in the bbc fantasy drama television series merlin, including supporting characters. note: all characters are listed in alphabetical order by their first name. ==a== ===aglain=== aglain (portrayed by colin salmon) was a druid man who lived in the forest of acestir. in the second season episode, "the nightmare begins", he, with the assistance of mordred, rescued morgana from a group of serkets, and later healed the injury she sustained from one of the creatures. while she resided with him and his fellow druids, aglaia encouraged morgana not to fear herself and her emerging abilities, telling her that magic was not evil and not something uther should hate. when arthur and his knights arrived in pursuit of morgana, whom they thought had been kidnapped by the druids, aglain tried to help morgana and mordred flee with his people. however, in the process, he was shot dead by one of arthur's men. ===agravaine de bois=== agravaine de bois (portrayed by nathaniel parker) was the brother of ygraine and tristan de bois and the uncle of arthur who appeared in the fourth season. though he was supposedly in camelot to act as an advisor to arthur, agravaine was really there to help morgana in her attempts to seize the throne. holding uther responsible for the deaths of his siblings, agravaine placed a charmed necklace on the dying uther's neck in "the wicked day" that would ultimately be responsible for the king's death in that episode. throughout the fourth season, agravaine influenced arthur heavily in matters of state, even encouraging the young king to go against his own instincts and wishes, such as killing the king of another kingdom who had been raiding inside camelot's borders and distancing himself from gwen in the episode, "his father's son". however morgana often has doubts about agravaine's abilities throughout season 4 and is often seen threatening him and he in returns attempts to pacify her and assure morgana of his abilities. agravaine kept his cover as a seemingly loyal kinsman to arthur until the penultimate episode, "the sword and the stone, part one", when he cleared the way for morgana and the warlord, helios, to invade camelot, even joining in the fighting during the battle. after camelot was secured, agravaine led a group of warriors in pursuit of arthur and merlin, who were fleeing to ealdor. in the fourth season finale, "the sword in the stone, part two", agravaine was chased into a series of caves by kilgharrah. while seeking the fugitive arthur, agravaine

Killing_Heidi_discography

the discography of australian band killing heidi. ==albums== ===studio albums=== {|class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"|year ! rowspan="2" width="230"|album details ! colspan="2"|chart positions ! rowspan="2" width="150"|certifications(sales thresholds) |- !style="width:3em;font-size:75%"| aus"killing heidi - australian chart runs". australian-charts.com. retrieved 8 march 2009. !style="width:3em;font-size:75%"| nz"killing heidi - new zealand chart runs". charts.org.nz. retrieved 8 march 2009. |- |2000 |reflector *first studio album * released: march 12, 2000 * label: wah wah records |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 19 | *aria certification: 4&times; platinum"aria charts - accreditations - 2001 albums". aria. retrieved 8 march 2009. |- |2002 |present *second studio album * released: october 25, 2002 * label: columbia records |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| &mdash; | *aria certification: gold"aria charts - accreditations - 2002 albums". aria. retrieved 8 march 2009. |- |2004 |killing heidi *third studio album * released: august 30, 2004 * label: columbia |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| &mdash; | *aria certification: gold"aria charts - accreditations - 2004 albums". aria. retrieved 8 march 2009. |} ==singles== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"| year ! rowspan="2"| single ! colspan="2"| chart positions ! rowspan="2"| album |- !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| aus !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| nz |- |align="center" rowspan=2|1999 |align="left"|"weir" |align="center"|6 |align="center&qu

College_(Preston_ward)

college is an electoral ward and one of the districts of preston. college is based in the fulwood area in northern preston, lancashire, england. the ward is based in the sharoe green area with the name being derived from the central placement of preston college. the ward was split between the parliamentary constituencies of ribble valley and preston. following boundary changes in 2010, college became part of the new wyre and preston north constituency. two members of preston city council, elected 'in thirds' in first past the post elections each year, are returned from the ward. the ward forms part of the lancashire county council electoral division of preston central north. ==current members== {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|election!!member!!party |- |style="background-color: " | | preston council election, 2007 | jill truby | conservative |- |style="background-color: " | | preston council election, 2010 | bobby cartwright | conservative |- |} ==demographics== from the 2001 census,office for national statistics college had a population of 3,517 of which nearly 79% classed themselves as christian. ==geography== college ward is an ‘l’ shaped ward in the northern suburban fringes of the city of preston. it has the b6242 watling street road in its southern base bordering moor park. this is the traditional border between the former separate preston and fulwood districts. the a6 garstang road is its western border, whilst to the east and north are suburban and private housing. ==see also== *preston local elections ==references== *existing ward arrangements

Pran_Nath_Thapar

general pran nath thapar (punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਨਾਥ ਥਾਪਰ) (may 23, 1906 &ndash; june 23, 1975) was the fifthb-r chief of army staff of the indian army. ==personal life== general pran nath thapar was born into a prominent punjabi family. he was the youngest son of diwan bahadur kunj behari thapar of lahore. the historian romila thapar is his niece and the conservationalist and tiger expert, valmik thapar is his great nephew. in march 1936, thapar married bimla bashiram, the eldest daughter of rai bahadur bashiram sahgal and granddaughter of rai bahadur ramsaran das. bimla thapar was a sister of gautam sahgal, whose wife nayantara sahgal was a daughter of vijayalakshmi pandit and niece of jawaharlal nehru. general thapar and smt. bimla thapar had four children, of whom the youngest is the prominent journalist karan thapar. ==career== after graduating from government college, lahore, he trained at the royal military academy sandhurst, passing out on 4 february 1926 as a second lieutenant. he passed out in the same batch as k.s. thimayya, who also went on to become chief of the army staff.the london gazette, 5 february 1926 on 18 april 1927, he was formally attached to the indian army, ranking as a second lieutenant.the london gazette, 22 july 1927 he was promoted to lieutenant on 4 may 1928.the london gazette, 22 june 1928 he did his regimental duties with the 1st punjab regiment for ten years and later attended the staff courses at quetta and minley manor in england,indian-army and was promoted to captain on 4 february 1935.the london gazette, 15 march 1935 he served in burma during the second world war in 1941 and later in the middle east and italy. promoted to major on 4 february 1943, he was appointed as assistant military secretary in 1945.the london gazette, 4 june 1943 he commanded the 1st battalion of the 1st punjab regiment in indonesia in 1946 and later went on to serve as the commander of the 161 indian infantry brigade in east bengal. during the partition of india, thapar officiated as the director of military operations and intelligence. in november 1947, he was promoted to the rank of major general. he served as the chief of the general staff for a few months and later as military secretary until august 1949. he was appointed master general of ordnance on august 1949. he commanded an infantry division for four years till 1954 and was promoted to the rank of

Chapuis

chapuis is a surname, and may refer to: * charles bertin gaston chapuis de tourville (1740–1809), french general * cyril chapuis (born 1979), french footballer * félicien chapuis (1824–1879), belgian doctor and entomologist * jean-frédéric chapuis (born 1989), french skier * jean-joseph chapuis (1765–1864), french cabinetmaker * johann chapuis (born 1975), french footballer * michel chapuis (organist), born 1930, french organist * michel chapuis (born 1941), french canoeist * olivier chapuis (born 1975), french ice dancer * rené-bernard chapuy (1746–1809, known as chapuis), french soldier and general == see also == * chappuis (disambiguation)

1971_ABC_Championship

the 1971 asian basketball confederation championship for men were held in tokyo, japan. ==results== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|team !width=30|pld !width=30|w !width=30|l !width=30|pf !width=30|pa !width=30|pd !width=30|pts |- |align="left"| |8||8||0||734||427||+307||16 |- |align="left"| |8||7||1||808||572||+236||15 |- |align="left"| |8||6||2||784||523||+261||14 |- |align="left"| |8||5||3||654||577||+77||13 |- |align="left"| |8||4||4||588||613||−25||12 |- |align="left"| |8||3||5||563||632||−69||11 |- |align="left"| |8||2||6||544||692||−148||10 |- |align="left"| |8||1||7||548||806||−258||9 |- |align="left"| |8||0||8||493||874||−381||8 |} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=yoyogi national gymnasium, tokyo|date=november 1 |teama= |scorea=

Blondeau

blondeau is a french surname. notable people with the surname include: *charles bruno blondeau (1835–1888), canadian politician and contractor *gustav blondeau (1871–1965), co-founder of early aircraft manufacturer hewlett & blondeau *jean-yves blondeau (1970–), inventor the 32-wheel roller suit *patrick blondeau (1968–), international footballer *peter blondeau (1672–), french moneyer and engineer *thérèse blondeau (1913–2013), french swimmer

Canoeing_at_the_2005_Mediterranean_Games

the canoeing competition at the 2005 mediterranean games was held in the cuevas del almanzora canal in almería, spain from june 25 to july 1, 2005. there were just flatwater events. ==men's competition== ===k-1 500m=== {| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 92%; border: gray solid 1,5px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! rank !align="center" style="width: 20em"|final |- |align="center"| | |- |align="center"| | |- |align="center"| | |} ===k-1 1.000m=== {| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 92%; border: gray solid 1,5px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! rank !align="center" style="width: 20em"|final |- |align="center"| | |- |align="center"| | |- |align="center"| | |} ===k-2 500m=== {| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 92%; border: gray solid 1,5px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! rank !align="center" style="width: 20em"|final |- |align="center"| | |- |align="center"| | |- |align="center"| | |} ===k-2 1.000m=== {| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 92%; border: gray solid 1,5px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! rank !align="center" style="width: 20em"|final |- |align="center"| | |- |align="center"| | |- |align="center"| | |} ==women's competition== ===k-1 500m=== {| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 92%; border: gray solid 1,5px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! rank !align="center" style="width: 20em&q

Gordon_Collins

gordon thomas collins (26 december 1914&nbsp;– 3 march 1986) was an english cricketer. collins was a right-handed batsman who played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. he was born at sunbury-on-thames, middlesex. collins made his first-class cricket debut for northamptonshire against worcestershire in 1937. he represented the county in 2 further first-class matches in 1937, against derbyshire and essex.first-class matches played by gordon collins in his 3 first-class matches, he scored 44 runs at a batting average of 8.80, with a high score of 17.first-class batting and fielding for each team by gordon collins in 1947, he joined cambridgeshire, where he represented the county in the minor counties championship, making his debut for the county against norfolk. from 1947 to 1949, he represented the county in 9 matches, with his final appearance coming against lincolnshire.minor counties championship matches played by gordon collins collins died at manchester on 3 march 1986. ==references== ==external links== *gordon collins at cricinfo *[http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/28/28653/28653.html gordon co

Dujardin

dujardin is a french surname, and may refer to: * charlotte dujardin, british dressage rider * Édouard dujardin, french writer * félix dujardin, french biologist * jean dujardin, french actor and comedian * karel dujardin, dutch painter * paul (l.) dujardin, french water polo player * marbrianus dujardin == see also == * jardin

Karakattam

thumb|karakattam karakattam ( or "karakam ( 'water pot') dance") is an ancient folk dance of tamil nadu performed in praise of the rain goddess mariamman.http://www.tamilselvi.com/karagam.htm the performers balance the water pot on their head very beautifully. traditionally, this dance is performed in two types - aatta karakam is danced with decorated pots on the head and symbolizes joy and happiness and is mainly danced for entertainment, while the sakthi karakam is performed only in temples as a spiritual offering. earlier it was performed only with the accompaniment of the naiyandi melam, but now it also includes songs. in the karakattam, intricate steps and body/arm movements decides the skill of performer. this dance can be performed individually or in pairs, by both the sexes. some of the steps that are widely used are similar to the circus acts; dancing on a rolling block of wood, up and down a ladder, threading a needle while bending backwards and many more. today, the pots have transformed from mud pots to bronze ware and even stainless steel. the pots are decorated in many ways with the help of attractive flower arrangements, topped by a moving paper parrot. the parrot rotates as the dancer takes swings along these looks beautiful. when men perform this dance, they balance the pots filled with uncooked rice, surrounded by a tall conical bamboo frame decorated with colourful flowers. drums and long pipes form the musical instruments that add vigor to the dance. also they dance standing over a plate i.e. rim of the plate, filled with water, without spilling water out of the plate while balancing the karakam on their head. most expert artistes are from the regions of thanjavur, pudukkottai, ramanathapuram, madurai, tirunelveli, and pattukkottai and salem, tamil nadu. karakattam is also very popular in countries with significant tamil minorities such as singapore, malaysia and sri lanka. in 1989, a tamil movie, karagattakaran, was made that featured as its central characters practitioners of karakattam. the movie went on to become very popular and an advertisement for the dance form, especially because of the music by ilaiyaraja and, in particular, the song, "maanguyilae poonguyile." ==the gallery== file:dance_musicians,karakattam,tamilnadu355.jpeg|the dance musicians, tamil nadu file:dancers,karakattam,starting,tamilnadu356.jpeg|the dance (group), tamil nadu file:dancers,karakattam,tamil nadu357.jpeg|one of the gesture, tamil nadu http://www.karakattam.in/== references == ==external links== *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvumasd8gre&feature=related rea

1967_ABC_Championship

the 1967 asian basketball confederation championship for men were held in seoul, south korea. ==results== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|team !width=30|pld !width=30|w !width=30|l !width=30|pf !width=30|pa !width=30|pd !width=30|pts !width=80|tiebreaker |- |align="left"| |9||9||0||858||589||+269||18|| |- |align="left"| |9||8||1||819||582||+237||17|| |- |align="left"| |9||7||2||751||562||+189||16|| |- |align="left"| |9||5||4||830||782||+48||14||1–1 / 1.102 |- |align="left"| |9||5||4||750||689||+61||14||1–1 / 0.953 |- |align="left"| |9||5||4||709||797||−88||14||1–1 / 0.941 |- |align="left"| |9||3||6||662||712||−50||12|| |- |align="left"| |9||2||7||630||777||−147||11|| |- |align="left"| |9||1||8||539||806||−267||10|| |- |align="left"| |9||0||9||640||892||−252||9|| |} {{basketballbox

Raid_on_Souda_Bay

the raid on souda bay was an italian navy small craft assault on souda bay, crete, during the first hours of 26 march 1941. the royal navy heavy cruiser , and the norwegian tanker pericles were disabled by italian motor launches and eventually lost. ==background== souda is a naturally protected harbor on the northwest coast of the island. it had been chosen as a target by the decima months before because of the almost continuous allied naval activity there. , page 77 air recce had spotted a number of naval and auxiliary steamers at anchor in souda bay, crete. on 25 march 1941, the italian destroyers crispi and sella departed from leros island in the aegean at night, each one carrying three motor assault boats of the known as (mt).greene, jack and massignani, alessandro (2004). the black prince and the sea devils: the story of valerio borghese and the elite units of the decima mas. da capo press, page 39. isbn 0306813114 each mt (nicknamed : "little boats") carried a explosive charge inside their bow.sadkovich, page 25 the mts were specially equipped to make their way through obstacles such as torpedo nets. the pilot would steer the assault craft on a collision course at his target ship, and then would jump from his boat before impact and warhead detonation.greene & massignani, page 141 ==the attack== at 23:30, the mt were released by the destroyers off souda. once inside the bay, the six boats, under the command of lieutenant luigi faggioni, identified their targets: the heavy cruiser hms york, a large tanker (the norwegian pericles of ), another tanker and a cargo ship. at 4:46, two mts hit hms york amidships, flooding her aft boilers and magazines, and the ship was beached by her own crew to a

List_of_residents_of_10_Downing_Street

number 10 downing street is the residence and office of the first lord of the treasury and prime minister of the united kingdom. the headquarters of her majesty's government, it is situated on downing street in the city of westminster in london, england. number 10 was originally three houses: a stately mansion overlooking st. james's park called "the house at the back" built around 1530, a modest townhouse behind it located at 10 downing street and a small cottage next to number 10. the townhouse, from which the modern building gets its name, was one of several built by sir george downing between 1682 and 1684. below is a list of the residents of number 10 and the house at the back from 1650 to the present.minney, pages 441-443. this chart was adapted from minney and updated. ==residents of number 10 downing street and the house at the back (1650-present)== prime ministers are indicated in bold. {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=2|name(s) of resident(s) ! office(s) held while in residence (if any) ! year(s) in residence |- | colspan=6 style="background:darkblue; color:white" |the house at the back: before 1733 |- | colspan=2|oliver cromwell | lord protector | 1650–1654 |- | colspan=2|george monck, duke of albemarle | first commissioner of the treasury | 1660–1670 |- | colspan=2|william, prince of orange (future king william iii of england) | *** | 1670–1671 |- | colspan=2|george villiers, 2nd duke of buckingham | member of the cabal ministry | 1671–1676 |- | colspan=2|earl of lichfield | master of the horse | 1677–1688 |- | colspan=2|henry nassau, lord overkirk (formerly auverquerque) | master of the horse | 1690–1708 |- | colspan=2|frances nassau, lady overkirk | none | 1708–1720 |- | colspan=2|johann caspar von bothmar, count bothmar | envoy from hanover; advisor to george i and george ii | 1720–1732 |- | colspan=6 style="background:darkblue; color:white" |number 10 downing street: before 1733 |- | colspan=2|the countess of yarmouth | * | 1688–1692 |- | colspan=2|lord lansdowne | * | 1692–1696 |- | colspan=2|earl of grantham | * | 1699–1703 |- | colspan=6 style="background:darkblue; color:white" |number 10 downing street, including the house at the back: 1735 and after |- | colspan=6 style="background:lightgreen; color:black" | between 1733

Super_League_XIV

the 2009 super league season (known as the engage super league xiv for sponsorship reasons) is the fourteenth season of rugby league since the super league format was introduced in 1996. fourteen teams competed for the minor premiership over 27 rounds (including the magic weekend at murrayfield stadium) after which, the highest finishing teams entered the play-offs to compete for a place in the grand final and a chance to win the super league trophy. the previous top six play-offs are extended to eight teams. salford city reds and crusaders join

Norm_Jacobson

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Salzburg_1942_chess_tournament

the main organiser of salzburg 1942, ehrhardt post, the chief executive of nazi grossdeutscher schachbund, intended to bring together the six strongest players of germany, the occupied and neutral european countries; world champion alexander alekhine, former champion max euwe, challenger paul keres, former challenger efim bogoljubov, winner of european tournament at munich 1941 gösta stoltz, and german champion paul felix schmidt. euwe withdrew due to "illness". actually, euwe refused to participate because alekhine was invited (alekhine had written about the "jewish clique" around euwe in world chess championship 1935). his place was occupied by german sub-champion, the eighteen-years-old klaus junge. they made salzburg 1942 the world's second, after a tournament purporting to be the first european championship (europameisterschaft) in munich, strongest tournament in 1942.strongest tournament between 1942 and 1943 at chessmetrics.com the event took place in the rooms of mirabell palace in salzburg from 9 to 18 june 1942. the players had to make 32 moves in two hours. thereafter, the tempo became 16 moves per hour. the final results and standings: :{|class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; " | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|# | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|player | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|country | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|2 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|3 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|4 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|5 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|6 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|total |- | 1 || alexander alekhine || / || xx || 11 || 11 || 01 || 01 || ½ 1 || 7.5 |- | 2 || paul keres || || 00 || xx || ½½ || 1½ || ½1 || 11 || 6 |- | 3-4 || paul felix schmidt || / || 00 || ½½ || xx || ½½ || 01 || 11 || 5 |- | 3-4 || klaus junge || / || 10 || 0½ || ½½ || xx || 01 || ½1 || 5 |- | 5 || efim bogoljubov || / || 10 || ½0 || 10 || 10 || xx || 00 || 3.5 |- | 6 || gösta stoltz || || ½0 || 00 || 00 || ½0 || 11 || xx || 3 |} ==aftermath== klaus junge was a l

2006_UAB_Blazers_football_team

the 2006 uab blazers football team represented the university of alabama at birmingham (uab) in the college football season of 2006, and was the sixteenth team fielded by the school. the blazers' head coach was watson brown, who entered his twelfth season, and subsequently final as uab's head coach. they played their home games at legion field in birmingham, alabama, and competed as a member of conference usa. the blazers finished their eleventh season at the i-a level, and eighth affiliated with a conference with a record of 3–9 (2–6 c-usa). ==schedule== {{cfb schedule entry | date = september 30 | time = 6:00 pm | w/l = w | nonconf = yes | homecoming = yes | rank = | opponent = troy | opprank = | sit

Ezechiel_N\'Douassel

ezechiel n'douassel, also known as ngar (born april 22, 1988), is a chadian international footballer who is currently playing for tunisian side club africain on loan from fc terek grozny. ==club career== n'douassel began his career in 2006 at local side tourbillon fc before moving to algeria in 2007 to play for mc oran and he joined usm blida. in his debut for usm blida, ndouassel scored a brace against mc el eulma, with goals in the 86th and 90th minute to give his team a 2–1 win. he would end the season with five goals in fifteen appearances. during his time at usm blida, n'douassel was linked with a number of european clubs including olympique de marseille, arsenal, monaco and mallorca.http://actu.football.fr/post/2009/03/30/2354-marseille-ezechiel-ndouassel-supervis on july 20, 2009, it was announced that ndouassel joined belgian club fcv dender on a free transfer and signed a 3-year contract worth €200,000 after impressing on trial in friendlies against roeselare and hamme.http://www.lebuteur.com/division-1/actualites/usmb-apres-lopposition-faite-par-zaim however, the move was not finalized and ndouassel was forced to return to usm blida shortly after because he was still under contract with the club.la fiche de ezechiel ndouassel - football algérien on january 9, 2011, ndouassel signed a 4-year contract with tunisian side club africain.[http://www.ca1920.com/editos/80-couverture/4053-ezechiel-ndouassel-clubiste-pour-4-ans http://www.ca1920.com/edit

A1_road_(Latvia)

the a1 is a national road in latvia connecting riga to ainaži. the road is part of european route e67 and latvian ten-t road network. ainaži is latvian border city with estonia, after ainaži the road then crosses the border and turns into estonian national road 4. a1 was almost completely reconstructed from 2003 until 2007. saulkrasti bypass was also built, prior to 2007 all a1 traffic ran through the 17 kilometer long coast city. road was completely reconstructed from riga to salacgrīva, the 80 kilometer long stretch was also widened, with wider shoulders. the official speed limit of a1 is 100&nbsp;km/h in summer and 90&nbsp;km/h in winter. a1 is part of via baltica, which runs from estonia to poland. the average aadt on a1 in 2013 was 8557 cars per day. == crossings == {| class="wikitable" ! # !! road name !! location |---- | 1 || p1 || Ādaži |---- | 2 || p6 || saulkrasti |---- | 3 || p11 || tūja |---- | 4 || p12 || salacgrīva |---- | 5 || p15 || ainaži |} == major cities crossed== *rīga *Ādaži *salacgrīva ==gallery== image:a1-latvia.jpg|a1 near Ādaži. image:salacgriva1910.png| a1 in 1910 at salacgrīva. image:lilastestrassenbruecke.png|a1 crossing lilaste river. image:viabalticabauarbeiten2006.png|sign showing the construction of saulkrasti bypass in 2006. == references == ==external links== *autoceļš a1 in google maps

Open_Systems_International

open systems international, inc. (osi) is a supplier of open automation solutions (supervisory control and data acquisition (scada), energy management systems (ems), generation management systems (gms), distribution management systems (dms) and substation automation systems (sas)) for management and optimization of complex production, transport, and delivery networks for utilities in the electric, oil & gas, transport, and water industries worldwide. == products == osi's monarch platform is the nucleus of this applications architecture. modular applications, specific to each utility’s mission, can be attached to it. osi’s products include scada, nmss, gmss, transmission management systems, dmss, substation automation systems (sass), rtus, and individual software products, as well as e-business solutions for utility operations. osi's monarch platform assists in the monitoring and controlling of electrical substations, power plants, large electrical transmission and distribution grids, large oil and gas pipeline networks, large hydro and water networks, or transportation and traction power networks. monarch lite is osi’s scada platform for smaller scada systems for up to a few thousand monitoring points. it is based on various open industry standards including intel pentium servers, windows or linux operating systems and the dnp, modbus or iec communications protocols.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnp.org/modules/dnpproducts/default.aspx |title=products |publi

Analytical_dynamics

in classical mechanics, analytical dynamics, or more briefly dynamics, is concerned about the relationship between motion of bodies and its causes, namely the forces acting on the bodies and the properties of the bodies (particularly mass and moment of inertia). the foundation of modern day dynamics is newtonian mechanics and its reformulation as lagrangian mechanics and hamiltonian mechanics. ==history== the field has a long and important history, as remarked by hamilton: "the theoretical development of the laws of motion of bodies is a problem of such interest and importance that it has engaged the attention of all the eminent mathematicians since the invention of the dynamics as a mathematical science by galileo, and especially since the wonderful extension which was given to that science by newton." william rowan hamilton, 1834 (transcribed in classical mechanics by j.r. taylor, p. 237) some authors (for example, taylor (2005) and greenwood (1997) ) include special relativity within classical dynamics. ==relationship to statics, kinetics, and kinematics== historically, there were three branches of classical mechanics: *"statics" (the study of equilibrium and its relation to forces) *"kinetics" (the study of motion and its relation to forces), and *"kinematics" (dealing with the implications of observed motions without regard for circumstances causing them). {{cite book |title=a treatise on the analytical dynamics of particles and rigid bodies: with an introduction to the problem of three bodies |author=edm

Prince_Friedrich_Ferdinand_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

prince friedrich ferdinand of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg (full german name: friedrich ferdinand carl ernst august wilhelm harold casimir nikolaus prinz von schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg), (14 may 1913, gotha, saxe-coburg and gotha, germany &ndash; 31 may 1989, glücksburg, schleswig-holstein, germany). friedrich ferdinand was the fourth child and youngest son of prince albrecht of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg (1863–1948) and his first wife countess ortrud of ysenburg and büdingen (1879–1918). ==marriage and issue== friedrich ferdinand married duchess anastasia of mecklenburg-schwerin, youngest daughter of frederick francis iv, grand duke of mecklenburg-schwerin and his wife princess alexandra of hanover and cumberland, on 1 september 1943 at willigrad bei schwerin. friedrich ferdinand and anastasia had four daughters: *hh princess elisabeth marie alexandra of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg (born 10 september 1945) : ∞ hsh prince ferdinand heinrich of ysenburg-büdingen-wachtersbach on 2 january 1975 ::hsh prince johann georg of ysenburg-büdingen-wachtersbach (born 8 july 1976) ::hsh prince ludwig ferdinand of ysenburg-büdingen-wachtersbach (born 6 february 1979) *hh princess irene olga adelheid of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg (born 11 october 1946) *hh princess margaretha friederike luise of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg (born 10 february 1948) *h

John_Taylor_(inventor)

john crawshaw taylor obe (born 25 november 1933) is a british inventor, entrepreneur, horologist and philanthropist best known for his extensive research into electric kettles. == career == john taylor was educated at king william's college on the isle of man and studied engineering at corpus christi college, cambridge from 1956 to 1959. after graduating in 1959, he joined his father eric taylor's company otter controls as a graduate trainee, and it is said that he "soon revealed himself to have inherited his father's inventive genius". when eric taylor died in 1971, his son took over as chairman of otter controls. he focused on the business of castletown thermostats, a subsidiary of otter controls, and in 1979 he split castletown thermostats and otter controls into two independent companies, with taylor becoming chairman of castletown. two years later, castletown thermostats changed its name to strix ltd

1996_New_York_Giants_season

the 1996 new york giants season was the 72nd season for the club in the national football league. with a 6–10 record, the giants finished in last place in the national football conference east division. ==offseason== ===nfl draft=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |+ 1996 new york giants draft selections |- ! colspan="2" width="100" | draft order ! rowspan="2" width="140" | player name ! rowspan="2" width="60" | position ! rowspan="2" width="150" | college |- ! round ! choice |- ! align="center" | 1 ! align="center" | 5 | align="center" | cedric jones | align="center" | de | align="center" | oklahoma |- ! align="center" | 2 ! align="center" | 34 | align="center" | amani toomer | align="center" | wr | align="center" | michigan |- ! align="center" | 3 ! align="center" | 66 | align="center" | roman oben | align="center" | t | align="center" | louisville |- ! align="center" | 4 ! align="center" | 130 | align="center" | danny kanell | align="center" | qb | align="center" | florida state |- ! align="center" | 6 ! align="center" | 171 | align="center" | doug colman | align="center" | lb | align="center" | nebraska |- ! align="center" | 6 ! align="center" | 182 | align="center" | scott galyon | align="center" | lb | align="center" | tennessee |- ! align="center" | 7 ! align="center" | 214 | align="center" | conrad hamilton | align="center" | cb | align="center" | eastern new mexico |} ==personnel== ===staff=== {| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;" |- ! colspan="7" style="; color: white; border: 2px solid #ca0019; text-align: center;"|1996 new york giants staff |- |

Anthony_Nunziato

anthony "tony" nunziato is the republican, independence and conservative parties' candidate for the new york state assembly in the 30th district, which includes the neighborhoods of maspeth and woodside, and portions of middle village, astoria, sunnyside and long island city in queens. born and raised in woodside, queens, tony nunziato graduated from st. sebastian grammar school and power memorial academy and studied business at st. john’s university. at the age of 24, tony became a partner in a manhattan floral business, where he catered to clients who included frank sinatra, barry manilow, luciano pavarotti and others. by the time he reached his late twenties, tony had moved to the neighboring community of maspeth and started his own establishment, enchanted florist & greenhouse, ltd. tony was soon elected president of the metropolitan retail florist association, and was appointed to the board of trustees for the new york florist club. tony recently celebrated a quarter century of running enchanted florist. however, managing a successful business in the community is only one example of his leadership skills. for over 27 years, tony has been an energetic and dedicated community activist. tony was a member of queens community board 5 for 10 years where he served as chair of the environmental committee. he served as president of maspeth town hall where he oversaw the reconstruction of its historic building. tony has also served as president of maspeth kiwanis, vice president of maspeth chamber of commerce, chair of the maspeth-middle village task force, co-founder of newtown historical society, chair of the republican county committee 30th assembly district, member of the board of directors of queensboro unico, member of the executive board of the juniper park civic association, third degree of the knights of columbus; a member of the loyal order of moose and an honorary member of the veterans of the ninth regiment. tony led the fight that resulted in the $18 million cleanup of the old phelps dodge site.times newsweekly july 2002 he worked with his close friend and mentor, frank principe, to develop the grand avenue truck bypass plan to unclog traffic on grand avenue in maspeth. tony fought against all odds for the conversion of the elmhurst gas tanks site into a community park, which is slated to open in 2010. he continues to work on the revitalization of grand avenue by way of more street lights, a greener streetscape and terracing the long island expressway to reduce noise pollution and car exhaust. tony is now also helping to plan the reconstruction of the kosciuszko bridge (new york city). tony continues to fight against overdevelopment on many fro

Koolhoven_F.K.55

{| |} the koolhoven f.k.55 was a dutch fighter prototype of the 1930s. designed as a high-performance aircraft, it never made it past the prototype stage. ==development== design on a koolhoven high-performance aircraft first started late in 1937. the result, finished in early 1938 was the f.k.55, a single-seat fighter of radical design with contra-rotating propellers and an engine housed behind the pilot. it had initially been proposed to do away with ailerons on the wings, and replace them with "slot-spoilers" for lateral control, however this idea was abandoned early in the project. of mixed metal and wood construction with wooden wings, the f.k.55's front fuselage was made of steel tube while wood formed the tail and rear fuselage. its lorraine pétrel engine afforded just enough energy to take off and to stay in flight, and many designers thought that it should be upgraded to a supercharged lorraine 12r sterna engine which would have afforded greater performance, however this never happened. ==operational history== the aircraft flew for the first time in june 1938. it flew for two minutes then landed. its performance and lack of ability to stay in the air due to its weak engine resulted in the project being cancelled in the same year. ==specifications== {{aerospecs |ref=green & swanborough, pg 323 |met or eng?=met |crew=1 |capacity= |length m=9.25 |length ft=30 |length in=4 |span m=9.60 |span ft=31 |span in=6 |swept m= |swept ft= |swept in= |rot number= |rot dia m= |rot dia ft= |rot dia in= |dia m= |dia ft= |dia in= |width m= |width ft= |width in= |height m=2.60 |height ft=8 |height in=6 |wing area sqm=16.00 |wing area sqft=172.23 |swept area sqm= |swept area sqft= |rot area sqm= |rot area sqft= |volume m3= |volume ft3= |aspect ratio= |wing profile= |empty weight kg=1600 |empty weight lb=3527 |gross weight kg=2208 |gross weight lb=5026 |lift kg= |lift lb= |eng1 number=1 |eng1 type=lorraine 12hrs pétrel v-12 |eng1 kw=640 |eng1 hp=860 |eng1 kn= |eng1 lbf= |eng1 kn-ab= |eng1 lbf-ab= |eng2 number= |eng2 type= |eng2 kw= |eng2 hp= |eng2 kn= |eng2 lbf= |eng2 kn-ab= |eng2 lbf-ab= |max speed kmh=510 |max speed mph=317 |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh=450 |cruise speed mph=280 |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |range km=850 |range miles=528 |endurance h= |endurance min= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms=13.1 |climb rate ftmin=2580 |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftm

Volleyball_at_the_2005_Mediterranean_Games

the volleyball tournament at the 2005 mediterranean games was held in the mediterranean sports palace and the moisés ruiz sports hall of the diputación from friday june 24 to sunday july 3, 2005 in almería, spain. ==men's tournament== ===teams=== ;group a * * * ;group b * * * ;group c * * * ;group c * * * ===squads=== * ===preliminary round=== ====group a==== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- bgcolor="#dcdcdc" !width="25" | !width="200"|team !width="60"|points !width="60"|g !width="60"|w !width="60"|l !width="60"|pw !width="60"|pl !width="60"|ratio !width="60"|sw !width="60"|sl !width="60"|ratio |- bgcolor=#aaffaa |1. |align=left| |4 |2 |2 |0 |171 |133 |1.286 |6 |1 |6.000 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |2. |align=left| |3 |2 |1 |1 |162 |140 |1.157 |4 |3 |1.333 |- bgcolor=#eeffee |3. |align=left| |2 |2 |0 |2 |90 |150 |0.600 |0 |6 |0.000 |} *friday june 24, 2005 {| width=100% cellspacing=1 !width=20%| !width=12%| !width=20%| !width=33%| | |- style=font-size:95% |align=right| |align=center|3 – 0 | |25–12 25–18 25–14 |} *sunday june 26, 2005 {| width=100% cellspacing=1 !width=20%| !width=12%| !width=20%| !width=33%| | |- style=font-size:95% |align=right| |align=center|3 – 0 | |25–15 25–18 25–13 |} *tuesday june 28, 2005 {| width=100% cellspacing=1 !width=20%| !width=12%| !width=20%| !width=33%| | |- style=font-size:95% |align=right| |align=center|1 – 3 | |25–21 22–25 22–25 18–25 |} ====group b==== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- bgcolor="#dcdcdc" !width="25" | !width="200"|team !width="60"|points !width="60"|g !width="60"|w !width="60"|l !width="60"|pw !width="60"|pl !width="60"|ratio !width="60"|sw !width="60"|sl !width="60"|ratio |- bgcolor=#aaffaa |1. |align=left| |4 |2 |2 |0 |173 |129 |1.341 |6 |1 |6.000 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |2. |align=left| |3 |2 |1 |1 |158 |161 |0.981 |4 |3 |1.333 |- bgcolor=#eeffee |3. |align=left| |2 |2 |0 |2 |109 |150 |0.727 |0 |6 |0.000 |} *friday june 24, 2005 {| width=100% cellspacing=1 !width=20%| !width=12%| !width=20%| !width=33%| | |- style=font-size:95% |align=right| |align=center|3 – 0 | |25–12 25–19 25–1

F._W._Woolworth_Building_(Fort_Worth,_Texas)

the f.w. woolworth building is a historic department store building located in sundance square neighborhood of fort worth, texas. the building served as a retail location for the f. w. woolworth company from 1926 to 1990. it now houses a jos. a. bank clothiers store. designed by wiley g. clarkson & james t. taylor to be 10 stories tall, the limestone and concrete structure was only built as a three-story building. the classical revival building includes an elaborate frieze. in 1994, the national register of historic places added the site. ==see also== * historic woolworth's in wilmington, delaware * national register of historic places listings in tarrant county, texas * masonic home & school, also by architect wiley g. clarkson * north side high school (fort worth, texas), also by architect wiley g. clarkson ==references== * national register of historic places texas - tarrant county * national register of historic places research page * woolworth building - architecture in downtown fort worth * ==external links== * waymarking photos * woolworth museum

Sidney_A._Murray,_Jr._Hydroelectric_Station

the sidney a. murray, jr. hydroelectric station, also known as louisiana hydroelectric (la hydro), opened in response to a need for a non-polluting, less-costly power source for vidalia, louisiana. a site approximately 40 miles south of the town was selected for the new facility. the 192 mw plant started full-scale operations in 1990. it was designed to rely on the mississippi river's natural flow and elevation drop at the old river control structure, therefore not needing a large impound dam. it was also built in accordance with the u.s. army corps of engineers existing water management objective with minimal impacts on the surrounding environment. the station operates more continuously than most run-of-the-river hydro plants, with a capacity factor of approximately 55% and an estimated availability in excess of 99%. it is currently under an approved 42-year power purchase contract with louisiana power & light (a subsidiary of entergy). the city of vidalia purchases 6% of the power with an option to purchase up to 15% of the generated power.u.s. corps of engineers: http://accessware.org/case/lh/lh.htm the la hydro is the largest prefabricated power plant in the world. its main business office is located in vidalia. the current station manager is david harris.vidalia, la: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vidalia,_la == notes ==

A3_road_(Latvia)

the a3 is a national road in latvia connecting inčukalns to estonian border in valka. the road is part of european route e264, and part of ten-t road network of latvia. after the border, the road turns into estonian national highway 3, which leads to jõhvi in northeastern estonia. the length of a3 in latvian territory is 122 kilometers. the road leads through the scenic gauja national park. currently a3 has 1x2 lanes in full length. a3 bypasses valmiera, which is one of the biggest cities in latvia. there aren’t any plans to widen it in near future. almost half of a3 was reconstructed in 2012. speed limit is 90&nbsp;km/h. the avarege aadt on a3 in 2013 was 4360 cars per day. ==crossings== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! road name !! location |---- | 1 || p7 || ragana |---- | 2 || p9 || ragana |---- | 3 || p8 || inciems |---- | 4 || p14 || stalbe |---- | 5 || p11 || valmiera |--- | 6 || p16 || valmiera |-- | 7 || p17 || valmiera |-- | 8 || p25 || strenči |} == major cities crossed== *inčukalns *ragana *stalbe *kocēni *valmiera *strenči *valka ==references== ==external links== *autoceļš a3 in google maps