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List_of_D.N.Angel_characters

this is a list of characters in the manga series d.n.angel by yukiru sugisaki and its anime adaptation. ==protagonists== ===daisuke niwa=== character voice: *anime: miyu irino, tomoko kaneda (younger version) *drama cd: sōichirō hoshi *english dub: kevin corn is the series protagonist who, after turning 14 and confessing his love to, and being rejected by, his crush risa harada, discovers that a boy called dark lives within him. afterwards he transforms into dark whenever he experiences feelings of love or intimacy with the girl he loves, but dark can choose not to come out if he so wants. initially this is risa harada, but after she rejects him, daisuke finds himself falling in love with her twin sister, riku harada, who does return his feelings after realizing how kind-hearted and gentle he was. perceptive, athletic, and artistic, daisuke is also skilled in dodging traps, picking locks, and other thieving-type activities, due to the daily life-threatening trials his family has him undergo when he gets up in the morning and returns from school in the afternoons. though he regularly argues with his alter-ego dark, he expresses concern for him when he is in danger or in pain. he misses dark when they are separated within the series through magic, and their dynamic is that of an older/younger brother. ===dark mousy=== character voice: *anime: ryotaro okiayu *drama cd: masaya onosaka *english dub: vic mignogna , is half of the koku yoku, an artwork created by the hikari family, who has appeared in the first male of the niwa generation for the last 300 years. once dark appears, his host will change into dark whenever he is around the person he loves or thinks about them a great deal, though in the anime, dark can choose not to appear at such times. at the start of d.n.angel, dark had lain dormant for 40 years as his previous host, daiki niwa, only had one female offspring. when emiko's son, daisuke, reached 14, he became dark's new "tamer" or host. known to the public as "kaitou dark", (translated as "phantom dark" in the adv films dub of the anime) dark steals the cursed art pieces made by the hikari family, which the niwa family then seals away to prevent them from causing any more trouble. he primarily uses with as his wings, as using his own true wings causes daisuke's body tremendous harm. though he and daisuke often argue over missions and risa and riku harada, its apparent that dark cares for his host, taking care not to harm him by using too much of his magic and protecting him when possible. for fun dark often teases his host daisuki. their relationship is often tha

Nicolás_Gaitán

osvaldo nicolás "nico" fabián gaitán (born 23 february 1988) is an argentine professional footballer who plays mainly as an attacking midfielder for portuguese club benfica and the argentina national team. ==club career== ===boca juniors=== born in san martín, buenos aires, gaitán rose from the ranks at boca juniors, having entered its youth system at the age of 13 in spite of doubts regarding his future due to his small frame. he made his competitive debut with the club on 1 june 2008 in a 3–1 win against arsenal de sarandí, and scored his first two primera división goals two months later in a 3–0 success at huracán. on 23 september 2008 gaitán netted his first goal in an international tournament, that year's copa sudamericana, against liga de quito. two days later he again made the scoresheet, in the 4–2 win over newell's old boys where he also set up lucas viatri for his side's final goal. gaitán scored seven times in 33 games in [[200

Harry_Fainlight

harry fainlight (1935–1982) was a british/american poet associated with the beats movement. he was the younger brother of ruth fainlight (b 1931), also a poet, who edited a posthumous volume of his work, selected poems, published in 1986. ==personal life== educated at english grammar schools and cambridge university, where he was contemporary with ted hughes, fainlight was a precocious youth who admired the beat poets and published in english magazines like encounter from his early twenties. dual citizenship gave him the opportunity to travel freely to the us and view heroes such as allen ginsberg at first-hand. he stayed in new york for three years from 1962. during his sojourn there, ginsberg called him, "the most gifted english poet of his generation", and fainlight contributed to fuck you, a radical arts magazine published by ed sanders (see also the fugs). like ginsberg, fainlight was jewish, homosexual and a keen user of drugs. his american work included a poem, "mescaline notes" and a disturbing epic about a bad lsd trip, "the spider". fainlight returned to london in the spring of 1965; there, small imprint, turret books, issued the only volume published in england in his lifetime, sussicran, a slim 12-page pamphlet. the title is "narcissus" reversed. fainlight never sustained a significant relationship, never lived with anyone and was, according to his sister, "in and out of mental hospitals all his adult life."interview with ruth fainlight, contemporary poetry review. in 1982 while suffering from pneumonia, he went for an evening walk in light clothing. he was found later lying in a field dead from hypothermia. ==the international poetry incarnation, 11 june 1965== when ginsberg visited london in june 1965 he gave a reading at better books in charing cross road which proved extremely popular. the shop's manager barry miles suggested a larger event, incorporating fellow beat writers lawrence ferlinghetti and gregory corso who were due in the city. ginsberg’s girlfriend of the time, barbara rubin, asked which was the largest venue in london. miles’s wife mentioned the royal albert hall. rubin spontaneously booked the 5000-seat venue for 10 days later. incredibly, for a modern poetry reading, the international poetry incarnation was more than sold out. it was, says miles - in stephen gammond’s film, a technicolour dream (2008) – "like a poetry rave," the first sign of many like-minds being interested in "underground’ art.a technicolour dream, a film by stephen gammond harry fainlight was one of 17 poets booked to appear alongside ginsberg. his sublime performance can be seen in peter whitehead’s film of the event, wholly communion (1965). the packed hall takes against the

2008–09_EIHL_season

the 2008–09 eihl season was the sixth season of the elite ice hockey league. it began in september 2008, and ran through to april 2009. the ten clubs in the league competed for 4 different competitions: the elite league, the play-offs, the challenge cup, and the knockout cup. the winners of the regular season will compete in the 2009–2010 champions hockey league. for this season, the coventry blaze represented great britain in the continental cup. ==charity shield== the season began on september 3, 2008 with a "charity shield" game between the 2007–08 league champions and knockout cup winning coventry blaze and the playoff champions sheffield steelers at the skydome.the official site of the coventry blaze ice hockey team the blaze narrowly beat the steelers 5-4 in sudden death overtime. {| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 style="background-color:#f8f8f8" | |- |september 3 |- | |align=right width="230"|coventry |align=center|5 – 4 |width="230"|sheffield | |style=font-size:90%|skydome (19.30) |- style=font-size:90% | || ||align=center|first period|| || ||ref: tom darnell |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| 1-0 lewis (leclare, kelman) 01.08 || || || || att: 3,500+ |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| 2-0 calder (kelman, carlson) pp 08.10 || || |- style=font-size:90% | || ||align=center|second period|| || || |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| 3-0calder (kelman, carlson) pp 22.00 |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| || || 3-1 philips (league) pp 29.20 |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| || || 3-2 gillies (sarich, hewitt) 30.18 |- style=font-size:90% | || ||align=center|third period|| || || |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| || || 3-3 philips (finerty, dowd) pp 44.38 |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| 4-3 carlson (deschatelets) sh 52.35 |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| || || 4-4 basiuk (tait, talbot) pp 53.28 |- style=font-size:90% | || ||align=center|overtime|| || || |- style=font-size:90% | ||align=right| 5-4 calder (carlson, weaver) pp 60.26 |} ==challenge cup== for the preliminary round, teams were divided into two groups of five with teams playing each of their opponents once with two homes games and two away games. the home and away games for each club were determined by a random draw.[http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/news/detail.php?id=5081 bm

Echinochimaera

echinochimaera is an extinct genus of fish, it was assigned to the order chimaera by jack sepkoski in 2002. the genus' name derives from the greek εχινό (echino) meaning spiny, and chimaera. ==species== the two known echinochimaera species lived in the upper mississippian (serpukhovian). fossils of the species were found in the bear gulch limestone in montana, united states. both species have rounded bodies and paddle-like tails as well as large pectoral fins, two dorsal fins and a jaw fused to the braincase. the paddle-like tails indicate that e. meltoni was likely not a predator nor a fast swimmer. ===echinochimaera meltoni=== e. meltoni was first described by richard lund, an adelphi university palaeontologist, in 1977. the fossils found of e. meltoni have shown a great deal of sexual dimorphism, males being found to have a maximum 150mm body length while the maximum body length found in females was on

Rib-X_Pharmaceuticals

rib-x pharmaceuticals, founded in 2000, is an american privately held biopharmaceutical firm that focuses on the design and development of novel broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections in hospital and community settings. the company is located in new haven, connecticut.rib-x pharmaceuticals, inc. bloomberg businessweek. accessed 14 oct 2011.related topics >> rib-x pharmaceuticals. fierce biotech. accessed 14 oct 2011. rib-x seeks to exploit expertise in the structural biology (particularly ribosomal structure) and molecular modeling to design new antibiotics. with this technology they hope to design drug candidates with increased target affinity that overcome bacterial resistance, broadened antibacterial spectrum, and increased efficacy and safety. ==developmental candidates== ===pipeline in the clinical phase=== rib-x's pipeline includes the following compounds in the clinical phase: * delafloxacin, a novel fluoroquinolone with activity against range of quinolone-resistant gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including mrsa, currently in a phase 2b studys for hospital use. delafloxacin was acquired from wakunaga pharmaceutical in 2006.rib-x pharmaceuticals signs global antibiotic research collaboration with sanofi. pharmadeals review vol 2011 issue 7 | page 70 12 jul 2011. accessed 14 oct 2011. * radezolid, a next-generation oxazolidinone designed for broader spectrum, enhanced potency and improved safety, has completed two phase 2 studies. it has been shown to overcome linezolid resistance.rib-x pharmaceuticals presents data for radezolid demonstrating positive antibacterial activity and ability to overcome common bacterial resistance mechanism. drugs.com news › clinical trials. 12 sep 2010. accessed 14 oct 2011. ===rx-04 program=== the company has several compounds in a pre-clinica

Levasseur_PL.15

__notoc__ {| |} the levasseur pl.15 was a torpedo bomber seaplane developed in france in the early 1930s.taylor 1989, p. 575. it was a follow-on design to levasseur's pl.14 that had, in turn, been developed from the carrier-based pl.7.taylor and alexander 1969, pp. 104-105. while the pl.14 retained the pl.7's boat-like fuselage (developed as a safety feature for carrier-based aircraft ditching), the pl.15 was a purpose-built seaplane with an all-new, slender fuselage. world aircraft information files, file 900 sheet 06 the aéronavale ordered 16 pl.15s for use aboard the seaplane tender commandant teste, and purchased and deployed the prototype as well. these remained in service from 1933 to 1938, when they were put into storage.w the pl.15s were reactivated with the outbreak of war in september 1939, and were used for anti-submarine patrol along france's atlantic coast. ==variants== * pl.15 - main production version (17 built) ** pl.151 - radical inverted sesquiplane redesign with full-size mid-wing mainplane and small secondary plane mounted above fuselage (not built) ** pl.154 - landplane version (1 converted from pl.15) ==units using this aircraft== ; * aéronavale ** escadrille 7b2 ** escadrille 3s6 ==specifications== ==see also== ==references== ===notes=== ===bibliography=== * taylor, john w. r. and jean alexander. combat aircraft of the world. new york: g.p. putnam's sons, 1969. isbn 0-71810-564-8. * taylor, michael j. h. jane's encyclopedi

Ross_Eckert

ross doud eckert (november 11, 1941 â€“ december 23, 1994) was the boswell professor of economics and legal organization at claremont mckenna college, the faculty of which he joined in 1979. he received his degrees from ucla. he was one of the first to warn of the threat that aids posed to the blood supply, and a major goal in his life was cleaning up the blood supply. the matter affected him personally as he was a hemophiliac who contracted hiv/aids from a transfusion. he was also a member of the mont pelerin society. eckert worked with ward elliott on market-incentives to reduce congestion. he also worked to rescue the u.s. laws of the sea from degradation. ==notes==

The_Mole_(Australia_season_2)

the second season of the australian version of the mole originally aired from 21 february 2001 to 25 april 2001. it took place in victoria and was hosted by grant bowler. ==show details== unlike any other season of the mole anywhere in the world, this one began with sixteen players in the first episode, which were whittled to ten in what was referred to as the last step in the audition process. the maximum prize to be won in this season was $200,000. filming took place throughout november and december in late 2000. more than 5,000 people auditioned to be on the show. these are the sixteen who started episode one: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !player !age !hometown !occupation !outcome |- |christopher "chris" zeiher |26 |south australia |retail manager |15th place |- |mike shepherd |61 |queensland |student |14th place |- |terri sharp |39 |western australia |pharmacy assistant |13th place |- |michael brown |align="center" colspan=3|n/a |12th place |- |natalie mccay |align="center" colspan=3|n/a |11th place |- |jessica hardy |23 |new south wales |receptionist |10th place |- |helen nation |54 |new south wales |opal miner |9th place |- |john edwards |50 |new south wales |plumber |8th place |- |angela linforth |31 |western australia |beauty therapist |7th place |- |fiona white-hartig |29 |western australia |care worker |6th place |- |shane jolley |27 |victoria |adverising executive |5th place |- |emily fitzsimmons |19 |new south wales |student |4th place |- |mal granturco |38 |new south wales |warehouse supervisor |3rd place |- |hal pritchard |31 |new south wales |shop owner |runner-up |- |michael laffy |33 |victoria |former afl player/builder |the mole |- |brooke marshall |24 |victoria |former bar manager |winner |- |} ===elimination chart=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+elimination chart |- !player !style="width:10%;"|1 !style="wi

Samuel_Sandars

samuel sandars (25 april 1837, chelmsford, essex - 15 june 1894obituary, the library, vol. s1-6, no. 1, 1894, p. 289) was an english bibliographer, barrister and university benefactor. mp for wakefield. he was educated at harrow and trinity college, cambridge, where he took his ba degree in 1860 and became ma in 1863. admitted to the inner temple in 1859, sandars was called to the bar in 1863.venn, j. a., sandars, samuel, alumni cantabrigienses, part ii vol. v, p. 411 in july 1863 sandars married elizabeth maria, eldest daughter of francis william russell, mp for limerick.gentleman's magazine, vol. 215, 1863, p. 236 sandars was a fellow of the royal geographical society, a fellow of the royal historical society, a member of the library association and a member of the bibliographical society. he became jp for buckinghamshire, and shortly before his death in 1894 high sheriff of buckinghamshire. from 1869 onwards sandars donated rare books to cambridge university library; he bequeathed 1,460 printed books to the library on his death.collections directoryfabian, bernhard, handbuch deutscher historischer buchbestände in europa, 1997, p. 178 he was also a benefactor to the fitzwilliam museum, great st mary's church and the divinity school in cambridge,rupp, gordon, 'a cambridge centenary: the selwyn divinity school. 1879-1979', the historical journal 24:2 (1981). p. 426 and bequeathed £2000 to cambridge university to endow the sandars readership in bibliography for the delivery of one or more lectures annually on "bibliography, palaeography, typography, bookbinding, book illustration, the science of books and manuscripts and the arts relating thereto."clark, j. w., endowments of the university of cambridge, 1904 ==references== ==further reading== *the cambridge review, 1894 ==external links== *sandars family tree *samuel sandars: book lists and cambridge miscellanea at cambridge university library *the sandars readership in bibliography {{succession box | before=stafford o'brien hoare | title=high sheriff of buckinghamshire | years=1894 | after=francis culling carr-gom

Skin_Horse

skin horse is a webcomic written by shaenon k. garrity and jeffrey channing wells, and drawn by garrity. the storylines center around the misadventures of the staff of a little-known government agency working on "project skin horse". the strip started on december 31, 2007 and updates every day of the week (although the sunday updates consist of fan art, sketches, and background). skin horse is part of webcomics nation, where it is free to read. it is also syndicated on gocomics, where the past month's updates are free to read, with further archives available to subscribers. ==about== "project skin horse" is secret federal government agency, a non-human advocacy bureau responsible for rescuing and resettling non-human sapient beings created by mad scientists. for example, in the "cowardly lion" story arc, a lion augmented with human intelligence is roaming loose in a zoo. skin horse field operatives subdue, transport, and resettle the lion in a sanctuary for sapient large cats.skin horse chapter 26143, strip 5 at webcomicsnation.com the rescued sapient beings are referred to as "clients". with the exception of the character tip, the employees of the agency are themselves rescued former clients. an informal name for the organization is "black ops social services".skin horse chapter 35741, strip 5 at webcomicsnation.com they tend to cross paths with a rival black ops military research organization known "anasigma". unlike garrity's earlier comic, narbonic, mad scientists do not play a central role. rather, their monstrous creations do. although the strip was conceived by and is drawn by garrity, she and wells co-write, brainstorming ideas together, with some scripts written by garrity and others by wells.skin horse (official site) the title is taken from a character name in the 1922 children's book the velveteen rabbit,skin horse chapter 25034, strip 1 at webcomics nation where one passage reads: "'real isn't how you are made,' said the skin horse, 'it's a t

1984_1000_km_of_Monza

the 1984 trofeo filippo caracciolo was the opening round of the 1984 world endurance championship. it took place at the autodromo nazionale monza, italy on 23 april 1984. ==official results== class winners in bold. cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as not classified (nc). {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! rowspan=2 | pos ! rowspan=2 | class ! rowspan=2 | no ! rowspan=2 | team ! rowspan=2 | drivers ! chassis ! rowspan=2 | tyre ! rowspan=2 | laps |- ! engine |- style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | c1 | rowspan=2 | 2 | rowspan=2 | rothmans porsche | rowspan=2 | stefan bellof derek bell | porsche 956 | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | 173 |- style="font-weight:bold" | porsche type-935 2.6 l turbo flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 2 | rowspan=2 | c1 | rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | rothmans porsche | rowspan=2 | jochen mass jacky ickx | porsche 956 | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | 173 |- | porsche type-935 2.6 l turbo flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 3 | rowspan=2 | c1 | rowspan=2 | 5 | rowspan=2 | martini racing | rowspan=2 | mauro baldi paolo barilla | lancia lc2 | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | 168 |- | ferrari 308c 2.6 l turbo v8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 4 | rowspan=2 | c1 | rowspan=2 | 19 | rowspan=2 | brun motorsport kremer racing | rowspan=2 | hans-joachim stuck harald grohs walter brun | porsche 956 | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | 167 |- | porsche type-935 2.6 l turbo flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 5 | rowspan=2 | c1 | rowspan=2 | 14 | rowspan=2 | gti engineering | rowspan=2 | jonathan palmer jan lammers | porsche 956 | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | 159 |- | porsche type-935 2.6 l turbo flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 6 | rowspan=2 | c1 | rowspan=2 | 12 | rowspan=2 | schornstein racing team | rowspan=2 | volkert merl dieter schornstein | porsche 956 | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | 155 |- | porsche type-935 2.6 l turbo flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 7 | rowspan=2 | c1 | rowspan=2 | 46 | rowspan=2 | pierre yver | rowspan=2 | pierre yver bernard de dryver | rondeau m382 | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | 152 |- | ford cosworth dfl 3.3 l v8 |- style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 | 8 | rowspan=2 | c2 | rowspan=2 | 67 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|usa

Haralson_County_High_School

haralson county high school is a public comprehensive high school located in tallapoosa, georgia, usa. the school is located at 1655 georgia highway 120, tallapoosa, georgia. the principal is topher byrnes and the assistant principals are dr. kiley thompson, angie campbell, and janet pope. in september of 2014, haralson county high

Charlemae_Hill_Rollins

charlemae hill rollins (june 20, 1897 – february 3, 1979) was a pioneering librarian, author and storyteller in the area of african-american literature. during her thirty-one years as head librarian of the children’s department at the chicago public library as well as after her retirement, she instituted substantial reforms in children’s literature. ==life== rollins was born in yazoo city, mississippi, to allen g. hill, a farmer, and birdie tucker hill, a teacher. her family moved to beggs in oklahoma territory hoping to find better living conditions, but discovered that black children were excluded from attending school. undeterred, rollins’s family founded a school which rollins attended.turner, g. t. (1997). follow in their footsteps. new york: cobblehill books. after completing her elementary education, rollins attended black high schools in st louis, missouri, holly springs, mississippi, and quindoro, kansas, where she graduated in 1916. after earning her teaching certificate, she taught at the school her family had set up before leaving to attend howard university. she returned after a year to marry joseph walter rollins on april 8, 1918. the couple moved to chicago in 1919, after joseph returned from world war i. their son, joseph walter rollins, jr., was born in 1920. rollins became a children’s librarian at the chicago public library in 1927. initially, she worked at the hardin square branch library, where she became known as a prolific storyteller. though she did not earn a degree, rollins received library training from columbia college in the summer of 1932, and the graduate library program of the university of chicago from 1934-1936.charlemae hill rollins [electronic version]. encyclopedia of world biography supplement, vol. 23. reproduced in biography resource center. farmington hills, mich.: gale, 2008. it is not surprising rollins chose to concentrate in children's literature, calling learning to read at a young age "the best thing i ever did." charlemae hill rollins [electronic. (1992). version]. notable black american women, 1. reproduced in biography resource center. farmington hills, mich.: gale, 2008. rollins's grandmother, a former slave, was a pivotal person in her life. she helped rollins cultivate her love of reading by allowing her access to her library. this passion helped drive rollins to become a librarian. chicago’s black population swelled as more families moved north f

Tribute_(Paul_Motian_album)

tribute is the second album by paul motian to be released on the ecm label. it was released in 1974 and features performances by motian with carlos ward, charlie haden, paul metzke, and sam brown. ==reception== the allmusic review by scott yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "this effort by drummer paul motian does not say who the "tribute" is for. two numbers (the leader's "victoria" and "song for che") feature the trio of guitarist sam brown (an underrated player), bassist charlie haden and motian; the remaining three songs (a pair of motian originals and ornette coleman's "war orphans") add the second guitar of paul metzke and the fiery alto of carlos ward. fine post-bop music that contains more energy than many ecm recordings.".yanow, s. allmusic review accessed june 26, 2011 ==track listing== # "victoria" - 5:25 # "tuesday ends saturday" - 6:39 # "war orphans" (coleman) - 7:28 # "sod house" - 9:51 # "song for ché" (haden) - 8:33 :all compositions by paul motian except as indicated ==personnel== *paul motian - drums, percussion *carlos ward - alto saxophone *sam brown - acoustic and electric guitars *paul metzke - electric guitar *charlie haden - bass == references ==

2007_Czech_and_Slovak_Figure_Skating_Championships

the 2007 czech and slovak figure skating championships () were the czech figure skating championships and the slovak figure skating championships for the 2006–2007 season. they crowned the national champions in figure skating for the czech republic and slovakia in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singes, pair skating and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels. the two national championships were held simultaneously. the results were then split by country. the top three placing czech skaters were the czech national podium. the top three placing slovak skaters were the slovak national podium. therefore, there are no medal colors on the table below because it shows the combined overall results. the table can be sorted by country. this was the first season that the czech and slovak championships were held simultaneously. they were held in the tipsport arena in liberec, czech republic from 14–15 december 2006. == senior medalists == === czech republic === {| |- | men | tomáš verner | pavel kaška | tomáš janečko |- | ladies | ivana hudziecová | nella simaová | klára nováková |- | pairs | colspan=3 align=center | none |- | ice dancing | kamila hájková / david vincour | colspan=2 align=center | none |} === slovakia === {| |- | men | igor macypura | ivan kinčík | align=center | none |- | ladies | radka bártová | jacqueline belenyesiová | katarína babálová |- | pairs | colspan=3 align=center | none |- | ice dancing | colspan=3 align=center | none |} ==competition notes== *the senior compulsory dance was the golden waltz. the junior compulsory dance was the midnight blues. the first novice compulsory dance was the american waltz and the second was the kilian. ==senior results== ===senior men=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rank ! name ! nation ! total points ! sp ! fs |- ! 1 | tomáš verner || ||202.36||1||1 |- ! 2 | igor macypura || ||155.31||2||2 |- ! 3 | pavel kaška || ||152.05||3||3 |- ! 4 | tomáš janečko || ||141.10||5||4 |-

Tina_Kandelaki

tina kandeláki (, , born november 10, 1975) is a georgian-born russian journalist, public figure, tv presenter and producer. a co-owner of the apostol company. == biography == tina was born in tbilisi, georgia. tina’s father givi kandelaki (1942 – 2009) was an economist and the director of a vegetable depot in tbilisi, moved to moscow upon retirement. givi kandelaki is descended from the kandelakis, a noble georgian citizen family of greek descent. tina’s mother elvira kandelaki (maiden name alakhverdova) is a narcologist of armenian descent. tina graduated from high school #64 in tbilisi. in 1993 tina was accepted into the medical department of tbilisi state university. but soon after she left medicine and transferred to the journalist department. in 2008 she graduated from the foreign affairs department of the russian state university for the humanities. on november 26, 2006 kandelaki was involved in a car accident in nice, france. kandelaki was a passenger of a ferrari enzo driven by suleyman kerimov, russian billionaire and entrepreneur. the car went off road and crashed into a tree. the cause of the car accident is unknown. kerimov was seriously injured and rushed to a hospital. === tv and radio === kandelaki worked for radio 105, a radio station in tbilisi, georgia, until 1995, when she left for moscow and started working on many tv and radio stations, such as m-radio, rdv, silver rain radio, 2x2, biz-tv, muz-tv, vremechko and tv-6. since september 2002 kandelaki has been hosting the talk show details on the sts channel with russian celebrity guests. in 2006 she received her first tefi (the highest russian tv award) for the “best talk show tv presenter” nomination. since february 2003 kandelaki has been hosting the tv show «the smartest», the most popular version of “britain's brainiest kid” quiz show. the show, as well as its host, received two more tefis — in 2004 and 2009. 2006 — tina kandelaki, together with sergey dorenko presented a weekly political program on echo of moscow (russian radio station) 2008 —kandelaki hosts unreal politics, a s

Edward_Howard_(playwright)

edward howard (1624 Рc. 1700) was an english dramatist and author of the restoration era. he was the fifth son of thomas howard, 1st earl of berkshire, and one of four playwriting brothers: sir robert howard, colonel henry howard, and james howard were the others. the brothers were sometimes confused in their own era, and edward was sometimes given credit for his brother henry's play the united kingdoms. ==biography== edward howard was christened on 2 november 1624, at st. martin-in-the-fields. howard had a reputation as an exacting and difficult author. in their famous satire the rehearsal, the duke of buckingham and his collaborators mocked howard for being demanding and contentious during the actors' rehearsals of his plays.tiffany stern, rehearsal from shakespeare to sheridan, oxford, oxford university press, 2007; p. 130 n. 16. howard himself acknowledged his reputation; he wrote a prologue to his man of newmarket in which the actors robert shatterell and joseph haynes criticize howard for not allowing cuts or improvisations in his dramas.stern, p. 174. howard complained that when the actors in his six days' adventure encountered a hostile audience response, they neglected "that diligence required to their parts."stern, p. 182. he has been described as "the arrogant, touchy edward howard."janet m. todd, the secret life of aphra behn, piscataway, nj, rutgers university press, 1997; p.136. he "seems to have struck his contemporaries as the epitome of the literary fop...."alfred harbage, cavalier drama, new york, modern language association of america, 1936; reprinted new york, russell and russell, 1964; p. 245. in a quarrel over the change of crowns matter, actor and fellow playwright john lacy reportedly called howard "more a fool than a poet." howard slapped lacy's face with his glove, and lacy cracked howard over the head with his cane. charles sackville, 6th earl of dorset wrote his satire on a conceited playwright about edward howard;william henry oliphant smeaton, ed., english satires, charleston, sc, bibliobazaar, 2008; pp. 112-13. dorset called howard's poetry "solid nonsense that abides all tests." thomas shadwell caricatured howard as the "poet ninny" in his first play, the sullen lovers (1668). alexander pope included a mention of him in the dunciad, book 1, line 297. ==plays== his best drama is arguably the change of crowns. samuel pepys saw it on 15 april 1667, performed by the king's company at the theatre royal, drury lane; in his diary pepys called it "the best that i ever saw at that house, being a great play and serious." during the premi̬re performance of the play, however, cast me

Red_Sun_of_Darkover

red sun of darkover is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories edited by marion zimmer bradley. the stories are set in bradley's world of darkover. the book was first published by daw books (no. 725) in november, 1987. ==contents== * introduction, by marion zimmer bradley * "a different kind of victory," by diana l. paxson * "the ballad of hastur and cassilda," by marion zimmer bradley * "flight," by nina boal * "salt," by diann partridge * "the wasteland," by deborah wheeler * "a cell opens," by joe wilcox * "the sum of the parts," by dorothy j. heydt * "devil’s advocate," by patricia anne buard * "kihar," by vera nazarian * "playfellow," by elisabeth waters * "different path," by p. j. buchanan * "the shadow," by marion zimmer bradley * "coils," by patricia shaw mathews * "the promise," by mary fenoglio * "the dare," by marny whiteaker ==references== * * * *

2006_Czech_Figure_Skating_Championships

the 2006 czech figure skating championships were the czech figure skating championships for the 2005–2006 season. they crowned the national champions in figure skating for the czech republic in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singes, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels. they were held in České budějovice between december 15 and december 18, 2005. ==competition notes== *the senior compulsory dance was the romantic tango. the first junior compulsory dance was the austrian waltz and the second was the quickstep. the first novice compulsory dance was the rocker foxtrot and the second was the paso doble. ==senior-level results== ===senior men=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rank ! name ! total points ! sp ! fs |- bgcolor="gold" | align="center" bgcolor="gold"| 1 |tomáš verner || 174.54||1||1 |- bgcolor="silver" | align="center" bgcolor="silver"| 2 | pavel kaška || 153.78||2||2 |- bgcolor="cc9966" | align="center" bgcolor="cc9966"|3 | lukáš rakowski || 146.27||3||3 |- ! 4 | michal matloch || 136.59||4||4 |- ! wd | tomáš janečko || || || |} ===senior ladies=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rank ! name ! total points ! sp ! fs |- bgcolor="gold" | align="center" bgcolor="gold"| 1 |ivana hudziecová || 110.46||1||1 |- bgcolor="silver" | align="center" bgcolor="silver"| 2 | petra lukacikova || 103.83||2||2 |- bgcolor="cc9966" | align="center" bgcolor="cc9966"|3 | hana charyparova || 95.06||5||3 |- ! 4 | veronika vrtelova || 93.70||4||4 |- ! 5 | zuzana hegerova || 90.22||3||6 |- ! 6 | petra kubelkova || 89.13||6||5 |- ! 7 | jana sykorova || 82.47||7||8 |- ! 8 | nela havrdova || 82.17||10||7 |- ! 9 | marie lafantova || 79.41||9||9 |- ! 10 | petra hudziecova || 75.09||12||10 |- ! 11 | renata topilova || 69.93||11||11 |- ! 12 | klara pavlovicova || 67.93||13||12 |- ! 13 | adela klouckova || 59.03||14||13 |- ! wd | pavla skotalova || || || |} ===senior pairs=== {

Four_Moons_of_Darkover

four moons of darkover is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories edited by marion zimmer bradley. the stories are set in bradley's world of darkover. the book was first published by daw books (no. 761) in november, 1988. ==contents== * introduction, by marion zimmer bradley * "the jackal," by vera nazarian * "death’s scepter," by joan marie verba * "a king’s ransom," by kay morgan douglas * "man of impulse," by marion zimmer bradley * "swarm song," by roxana pierson * "out of ashes," by patricia b. cirone * "my father’s son," by meg mac donald * "house rules," by marion zimmer bradley * "to challenge fate," by sandra c. morrese * "the devourer within," by margaret l. carter * "sin catenas," by elisabeth waters * "circles," by g. r. sixbury * "festival night," by dorothy j. heydt * "a laughing matter," by rachel walker * "mourning," by audrey j. fulton * "the death of brendon ensolare," by deborah wheeler * "sort of chaos," by millea kenin ==references== * * * *

Herman_Simm

herman simm (born may 29, 1947 in suure-jaani) is a former chief of the estonian defence ministry's security department and convicted russian spy. the simm case became the first one since the restoration of estonia's independence in 1991 in which an actual agent was identified, tried and convicted of treason.estonia: ex-security official accused of spying, the international herald tribune, september 22, 2008. ==professional career and espionage == herman simm was inducted into the soviet interior ministry as a militsiya officer in 1970 and worked as a militsiya officer in the estonian ssr until 1991, reaching the rank of polkovnik. after estonia's independence, during which he played a significant role in helping organize estonian resistance to russian military aggression, he held various positions at the interior ministry and the police board, including director general of the board, when he started work for the defence ministry in 1995 as head of the information analysis office of the defence policy department. in 2001, he was appointed head of the newly formed state secret protection department. as head of the defence ministry security department, simm was tasked with coordinating the protection of state secrets. the department is also responsible for issuing access to classified information and for handling data from international organizations, including nato, the european union and estonia’s other defence partners. he also took part in the devising of eu and nato information protection systems.former official arrested for treason, the baltic times, september 22, 2008. on september 21, 2008, simm was arrested with his wife heete simm on suspicion of illegal collecting and communicating classified information to an unidentified foreign government. it is believed that damage caused by herman simm was not limited to the security of estonia. in 2001–2006, simm regularly traveled abroad to negotiate agreements on the protection of classified information with member countries of nato and the european union. herman simm also participated in the development of intelligence security with nato and the eu, where he invited other states to check their security systems. in june 2003, he was issued a diplomatic passport, provided to carriers transporting classified information. in november 2006, herman simm resigned from the post of head of the state secret protection department, but continued to work as adviser of the minister of defence, retaining access to classified information.Эстония вычислила первого шпиона, kommersant, september 23, 2008. (russian) ==investigation and conv

2012_World_Rowing_Championships

the 2012 world rowing championships were held at plovdiv, bulgaria between august 15 – august 19 in conjunction with the world junior rowing championships the annual week long rowing regatta is organized by fisa (the international rowing federation), and held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer. because the 2012 summer olympics will be the major rowing event in 2012, the programme will be limited to non-olympic events, and the world rowing junior championships will be held at the same time. ==medal summary== ===men's events=== {| class="wikitable" width=85% |event: |!align="center" bgcolor="gold"|gold: |!align="center" bgcolor="gold"|time |!align="center" bgcolor="silver"|silver: |!align="center" bgcolor="silver"|time |!align="center" bgcolor="cc9966"|bronze: |!align="center" bgcolor="cc9966"|time |- |m2+ | stanislau shcharbacheniaaliaksandr kazubouskipiotr piatrynich (c)|| 6:55.33 | michael molinabenjamin langbenjamin manceau (c)|| 6:55.93 | kai langerfeldpeter mcclellanddane lawson (c)|| 6:56.61 |- |lm1x | henrik stephansen || 6:56.41 | péter galambos || 6:57.50 | andrew campbell jr || 6:57.88 |- |lm4x | adam sobczakmariusz stańczukartur mikolajczewskimilosz jankowski || 5:55.03 | georgios konsolasnikolaos afentoulispanagiotis magdaniseleftherios konsolas || 5:56.74 | yangyang liangyang guoguofeng fademing kong || 5:57.12 |- |lm2- | luca de mariaarmando dell'aquila || 6:37.11 | arnoud greidanus joris pijs || 6:37.18 | jean-christophe bettefabien tilliet || 6:39.88 |- |lm8+ | matthias schömann-finckjost schömann-finckmartin kuehnerjonas schützebergchristian hochbruckjochen kuehnerbastian seibtlars wichertmartin sauer (c)|| 5:44.10 | jiri vlcekcatello amarantesalvatore di sommadavide riccardilivio la padulamartino gorettiandrea caianiellometteo pincagianluca barattolo (c)|| 5:46.78 | feng keyulja mengjiahai wangshuai shixiaoyun zhengzhenwei houqiang lijingbin zhaominjian wang (c)|| 5:47.85 |} ===women's events=== {| class="wikitable" width=85% |event: |!align="center" bgcolor="gold"|gold: |!align="center" bgcolor="gold"|time |!align="center" bgcolor="silver"|silver: |!align="center" bgcolor="silver"|time |!align=

Mike_More

mike more (born michael david munves, january 5, 1966, new york) is an american musician, songwriter, and record producer. ==early life== more's mother died in a car accident when he was young. he attended the high school of the performing arts for music (class of 1984), and met his musical partner, orfeh, there. their first recording endeavor was with cbs records as the group genevha (sic). they released a two song vinyl, life in the movies, in 1987. his credits on the album were under the pseudonym of amadayus billionaire. after that project, they formed or-n-more, and signed with emi records, where they experienced mild success. their self-titled debut album went gold, and the single, "everyotherday", became a hit stateside and abroad. however, after a hierarchy change at emi, they were dropped from the label. ==career== after his short-lived recording career ended, more continued to write and produce music for other artists. some of the artists he has written and produced music for include: * nobody's angel (with andrew logan) * dakota moon (with andrew logan) * freedom williams * don henley * britney spears * garth brooks most recently, he founded the web-based media distribution company, nabbr. he also founded his own music production and publishing company mike more media. he is also a voting member of the producers & engineers wing of naras. ==personal life== he married bani azari on september 12, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://registry.weddingchannel.com/coupledir/20089/a/r307750318/bani_azari_and_michael_munves.htm |title=wedding registry search – find couples wedding registrie

Post_turtle

post turtle is a phrase that has been used in political discussion of various countries, including the u.s. and canada, based on an old joke. various politicians have been referenced by the joke or used the joke, including george w bush, barack obama, bill clinton, and stephen harper. ==the joke== an old rancher is talking about politics with a young man from the city. he compares a politician to a "post turtle". the young man doesn't understand and asks him what a post turtle is. the old man says, "when you're driving down a country road and you see a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle. you know he didn't get up there by himself. he doesn't belong there; he can't get anything done while he's up there; and you just want to help the poor, dumb thing down." ==notable usage== the natural: the misunderstood presidency of bill clinton by joe klein quotes clinton as saying: "if you see a turtle sitting on top of a fence post, it didn't get there by accident." according to klein, this was clinton's way of claiming partial responsibility for "the historic prosperity and the global peace that attended his time in office". molly ivins is attributed to usage for george w. bush. at the 2010 cmas, brad paisley used the phrase in his acceptance speech for entertainer of the year. steve benen, lead blogger for the liberal "the political animal" at washington monthly, refers to eric cantor as a post turtle.{{cite web |last=benen |first=steve |url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_12/021344.php |title=eric cantor, post tur

System_Open_Market_Account

the system open market account (soma) is one of the monetary policy tools used by the united states' federal reserve system that contains assets acquired by open market operations (omos). it is managed by the federal reserve bank of new york, which the federal open market committee (fomc) designated to execute omos on behalf of the entire federal reserve system. ==purpose== soma's primary purpose is to assist the new york fed in carrying out open market operations (omos) and foreign exchange interventions (the u.s. treasury, in consultation with the federal reserve system, is responsible for setting u.s. exchange rate policy). the u.s. monetary authorities—the treasury and the fed—may intervene in the foreign exchange market to counter disorderly market conditions, using funds that belong to the federal reserve and to the exchange stabilization fund (esf) of the treasury department. since the onset of the financial crisis, the fomc has "increased the size and adjusted the composition of the soma portfolio in efforts to promote the committee’s mandate to foster maximum employment and price stability". soma securities serve three purposes: *collateral for u.s. currency in circulation and other reserve factors that show up as liabilities on the fed's balance sheet *a tool for the fed’s management of reserve balances *a store of liquidity in case of emergency ==soma portfolio== the resulting investments are held in the soma portfolio. interest on the portfolio provides virtually all of the fed's income, but the central bank buys and sells securities purely to implement u.s. monetary policy and not for profit. soma consists of the federal reserve's domestic and foreign portfolios. as of the end of 2008, the domestic portfolio consisted of u.s. treasury securities held $496 billion in securities outright and $80 billion in repurchase agreements (i.e., on a temporary basis). the soma foreign currency portfolio consisted of $25 billion denominated in euros and yen. reciprocal currency arrangements with foreign

Tyla_Rattray

tyla rattray (born 12 november 1985 in durban, south africa) is a grand prix motocross world champion.tyla rattray career profile rattray made his first foray into international racing in 1999 when he participated in the inaugural fim 85cc world cup at gaildorf, germany. although completely unfamiliar with the conditions, he slotted straight into top level of international level racing and finished 3rd in the event. he relocated to germany in 2000 as part of the vangani racing team, and participated in european -, german -, and dutch championship events, as well as international races. in 2001, at 15 years of age, he qualified for his first gp races. he also participated in european championship events, and improved his standing in the dutch championship series. in 2002, he formed part of the vangani racing "dream team" with ben townley and tanel leok. he won the first gp qualifying race of the season at valkenswaard, and finished 8th in the gp. later that year, he scored his first gp podium when he finished second at genk in belgium. at 16 years of age, he was one of the youngest gp podium finishers ever. he won the dutch 125cc - and superfinal titles in 2003 as part of the bruforce racing ktm team. he won his first gp at bellpuig in spain in 2004. he finished second to ktm teammate ben townley in the world championship series in the 2004 mx2-gp season. injuries kept him from challenging for the world title in 2005 and 2006. in 2008, he won the f.i.m. mx2-gp world championship riding for the ktm factory racing team managed by former world champion stefan everts. before the start of the season he opted to change his permanent race number from 16 to 4 since it was available. he joins the short list of other south africans who have taken an f.i.m. world title which include grant langston (1 world title) and greg albertyn (3 world titles). before the start of the 2009 fim motocross world championship season, it was announced the factory ktm team and rattray were parting ways.http://www.vitalmx.com/news/press-release/ktm-and-tyla-rattray-mutually-agrese-to-part-in-2009,4127 bot

Ben_Hunt_(rugby_league)

ben hunt (born 27 march 1990) is an australian professional rugby league footballer for the brisbane broncos of the national rugby league. he primarily plays halfback and five-eighth. hunt represents australia in international rugby league. ==early career== while attending st. brendan's college in yeppoon, hunt was placed on a scholarship with the broncos. he achieved much while at st brendan's college with the team reaching the queensland final of the arrive alive cup in 2007. also during 2007, hunt was selected for the australia schoolboys after a strong showing for the queensland secondary schools rugby league team during the a.s.s.r.l 2007 national championships. hunt was selected in the queensland under-18 side to play in the curtain raiser to game two of the 2008 state of origin series.queensland teams named today qrl. retrieved 6 may 2008 in 2008, hunt played for the brisbane broncos in the inaugural season of the toyota cup, helping them reach the grand final only to lose to the minor premiers canberra raiders 28-24. a clear stand out performer for the broncos, hunt scored 166 points in 26 games, including 17 tries and 49 goals. hunt made his first grade debut with the broncos as a nineteen-year-old halfback in a 12-46 thrashing at the hands of his boyhood team the cronulla sharks in round 15, 2009. he went on to play two more games that season in losses to both the titans and the raiders. 2010 was seen as a breakthrough season for hunt, playing 19 games and even making a push for a starting position at dummy-half. after some impressive performances that included two tries, many were calling for hunt to get a run as a starting hooker. although hunt stayed as a bench player, he certainly demonstrated that he could be the broncos' future halfback.[http:/

Shadow_Cabinet_of_Brendan_Nelson

following the labor party's win, in the australian 2007 federal election, the liberal-national coalition became the official opposition. brendan nelson was elected leader of the liberal party on 29 november 2007, and announced that his deputy julie bishop would be shadow minister for workplace relations and that his unsuccessful rival for the liberal leadership, malcolm turnbull, would be offered the position of shadow treasurer. warren truss was elected leader of the national party. the composition of the remainder of the shadow cabinet was announced on 6 december 2007. nelson's cabinet lasted until 16 september 2008, following a leadership spill, which saw turnbull emerge as the new leader. == shadow cabinet between december 2007 and september 2008 == *leader of the opposition: brendan nelson *deputy leader of the opposition, shadow minister for employment, business and workplace relations: julie bishop *shadow minister for infrastructure, transport and local government: warren truss *leader of the opposition in the senate and shadow minister for defence: nick minchin *deputy leader of the opposition in the senate and shadow minister for innovation, industry, science and research: eric abetz *manager of opposition business and shadow minister for health and ageing: joe hockey *manager of opposition business in the senate and shadow minister for immigration and citizenship: chris ellison *shadow treasurer: malcolm turnbull *shadow minister for agriculture, forestry and fisheries: nigel scullion *shadow minister for regional development and water security: john cobb *shadow minister for foreign affairs: andrew robb *shadow attorney-general: george brandis *shadow minister for finance, competition policy and deregulation: peter dutton *shadow minister for trade: ian macfarlane *shadow minister for education, apprenticeships and training: tony smith *shadow minister for families, community services, indigenous affairs and the voluntary *sector: tony abbott *shadow minister for human services: helen coonan *shadow minister for broadband, communications and digital economy: bruce billson *shadow minister for climate change, environment and urban water: greg hunt *shadow minister for resources, energy and tourism: david johnston *shadow minister for veterans affairs: bronwyn bishop ==previous shadow cabinets== * december 2006 to november 2007 * march 2005 to december 2006 * [[shadow cabinet (australia) october 2004 to march 2005|october 2004

Ransome_Gillett_Holdridge

thumb|indian camp in the cascades thumb|sioux encampment in the rocky mountains thumb|napa valley. before 1874 thumb|idle afternoon. after 1874 thumb|figures in a french landscape. after 1874 thumb|the wine festival. 1876 ransome gillett holdridge (1836 - 1899) was an early san francisco school painter, specializing in northern california landscapes. ==biography== holdridge was born in new york city (or possibly london, england) in 1836, and moved to the san francisco bay area in the late 1850s, where he became head draughtsman at mare island naval yard. in 1874, with the assistance of friends and patrons, he moved to paris for two years where he studied painting and traveled around europe. on his return, he gained a reputation as a leading landscape artist, traveling through the western united states from utah and the rocky mountains, to oregon and the sierra mountains, to yosemite and to the san francisco bay area, often living with local native american tribes. he may have been a founder of the bohemian club of san francisco, and was an early member of that association. he helped organize the san francisco art association and was friends with charles warren stoddard and robert louis stevenson. after achieving fame, he attained some wealth, which he subsequently squandered on drink. he died destitute, on or around april 15, 1899.{{cite web|url=http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/art/boo.htm|title=the san francisco art boom: 1860s–1880s|acce

Mike_Dillon_(footballer)

mike dillon (born 29 september 1952 in highgate) is a former professional footballer who played for tottenham hotspur, millwall, swindon, montreal olympique, new york cosmos, washington diplomats and represented england at schoolboy and youth level.hugman, b, j, (ed)the pfa premier and football league players' records 1946-2005 (2005) p170 isbn 1-85291-665-6 retrieved 23 september 2008 ==football career== dillon joined tottenham hotspur as an apprentice in december 1969. a central defender he played 29 times in all competitions including three as a substitute and scored one goal between 1972–1974. the highlight of dillon's career at spurs was a substitute appearance in the first leg of the 1974 uefa cup final against feyenoord at white hart lane. cup final teams retrieved 23 september 2008 in december 1974 he joined millwall in a loan deal and went on to make four appearances for the club before joining swindon on loan in march 1975 where he featured in nine matches including two as sub. dillon had three spells in the north american soccer league (nasl). in 1972 with montreal olympique, between 1975-77 he played for new york cosmos and finally at washington diplomats in 1978–79. north american soccer league players retrieved 23 september 2008 during the autumn of 1977, mike dillon joined his brother tommy at isthmian league side cheshunt on loan cheshunt f.c. history retrieved 2 august 2010 where he faced former spurs team-mate jimmy greaves, then playing for barnet during a herts senior cup tie before returning to america. ==after football== today, dillon owns a post office in the village of moulton close to the cambridgeshireâ€

Wendi_Henderson

wendi judith henderson (born 16 july 1971) is an association football player who represented new zealand at international level. henderson made her full football ferns debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win over hawaii on 12 december 1987. she was for a time new zealand's most capped female player with 64 caps and 16 goals to her credit, before hayley moorwood surpassed this total on 19 june 2011. henderson represented new zealand at the women's world cup finals in china in 1991, and again in 2008, becoming the first new zealand player to represent her country in two senior football world cups. == references == ==external links== *{{fifa player|539

Hurwitz_quaternion_order

the hurwitz quaternion order is a specific order in a quaternion algebra over a suitable number field. the order is of particular importance in riemann surface theory, in connection with surfaces with maximal symmetry, namely the hurwitz surfaces.. the hurwitz quaternion order was studied in 1967 by goro shimura,. but first explicitly described by noam elkies in 1998.. for an alternative use of the term, see hurwitz quaternion (both usages are current in the literature). ==definition== let k be the maximal real subfield of \mathbb{q}(\rho) where \rho is a 7th-primitive root of unity. the ring of integers of k is \mathbb{z}[\eta], where the element \eta=\rho+ \bar\rho can be identified with the positive real 2\cos(\tfrac{2\pi}{7}). let d be the quaternion algebra, or symbol algebra :d:=\,(\eta,\eta)_{k}, so that i^2=j^2=\eta and ij=-ji in d. also let \tau=1+\eta+\eta^2 and j'=\tfrac{1}{2}(1+\eta i + \tau j). let :\mathcal{q}_{\mathrm{hur}}=\mathbb{z}[\eta][i,j,j']. then \mathcal{q}_{\mathrm{hur}} is a maximal order of d, described explicitly by noam elkies.. ==module structure== the order q_{\mathrm{hur}} is also generated by elements :g_2= \tfrac{1}{\eta}ij and :g_3=\tfrac{1}{2}(1+(\eta^2-2)j+(3-\eta^2)ij). in fact, the order is a free \mathbb z[\eta]-module over the basis \,1,g_2,g_3, g_2g_3. here the generators satisfy the relations :g_2^2=g_3^3= (g_2g_3)^7=-1, which descend to the appropriate relations in the (2,3,7) triangle group, after quotienting by the center. ==principal congruence subgroups== the principal congruence subgroup defined by an ideal i \subset \mathbb{z}[\eta] is by definition the group :\mathcal{q}^1_{\mathrm{hur}}(i) = \{x \in \mathcal{q}_{\mathrm{hur}}^1 : x \equiv 1 (mod i\math

Gong_Hyo-jin

gong hyo-jin (born april 4, 1980) is a south korean actress. she is best known for her leading role in the film crush and blush (2008), as well as for her popular television series sang-doo! let's go to school (2003), thank you (2007), pasta (2010), the greatest love (2011), master's sun (2013), and it's okay, that's love (2014). == early life == gong hyo-jin was born in seoul, south korea. when she was a junior in high school, she moved to australia with her mother and younger brother, while her father worked in korea to support the family. gong attended high school at john paul college in brisbane. gong has spoken fondly of her memories of her time there, and in 2011 she was designated as one of the goodwill ambassadors for "year of friendship," the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between australia and south korea. after three years in aus

2000–01_Liga_Leumit

the 2000–01 liga leumit season saw hapoel be'er sheva and maccabi kiryat gat promoted to the israeli premier league, the latter for the first time in their history. maccabi ironi kiryat ata and hapoel jerusalem were relegated to liga artzit. abed titi of maccabi ahi nazareth was the league's top scorer with 22 goals. following the first three rounds (33 games), the table was split into two, with teams from the "upper group" and "lower group" playing each other once more to make a total of 38 matches. the split meant that clubs in the bottom eight could not finish above those in the top eight, even though the four clubs finishing 7th-10th finished with more points that the 5th- and 6th-placed clubs. ==final table== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" !pos !club !p !w !d !l !gf !ga !gd !pts !notes |- bgcolor="ccffcc" |1||align=left|hapoel be'er sheva||38||16||14||8||51||33||18||62||align=center rowspan=2| promoted topremier league |- bgcolor="ccffcc" |2||align=left|maccabi kiryat gat||38||16||13||9||55||42||13||61 |- |3||align=left|beitar avraham be'er sheva||38||15||15||8||61||46||15||60||align=center rowspan=4|upper group |- |4||align=left|hapoel ramat gan||38||13||13||12||45||49|| -4||52 |- |5||align=left|hakoah ramat gan||38||13||10||15||53||58|| -5||49 |- |6||align=left|hapoel beit she'an||38||12||12||14||35||44|| -9||48 |- |7||align=left|bnei sakhnin||38||14||11||13||45||43|| 2||511||align=center rowspan=4|lower group |- |8||align=left|hapoel kfar saba||38||13||12||13||48||40|| 8||502 |- |9||align=left|maccabi herzliya||38||13||11||14||51||44|| 7||50 |- |10||align=left|maccabi ahi nazareth||38||14||8||16||43||45|| -2||50 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc |11||align=left|maccabi ironi kiryat ata3||38||9||14||15||55||68|| -13||41||align=center rowspan=2|relegated toliga artzit |- bgcolor=#ffcccc |12||align=left|hapoel jerusalem||38||8||11||19||37||67|| -30||35 |} 1. 2 points deducted for violating of budget rules. 2. 1 point deducted for duplicating player contracts. 3. before the start of the season, maccabi acre moved to kiryat ata and were renamed maccabi ironi kiryat ata. ==external links== *israel second level 2000/01 rsssf

Jenny_Bindon

jenny bindon, born jenny lynn bourn on 25 february 1973 in belleville, illinois, united states, is an association football goalkeeper who represented new zealand at international level. she played 77 full internationals in between 2004 and 2010. ==high school== jenny and her twin sister, sarah, were multi-sport stars at belleville west high school. the two participated in basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, and cross country. girls soccer was not offered at the time. ==ncaa career== bindon played basketball (1991–93), tennis (1991–92), and soccer (1992) for the southern illinois university edwardsville cougars.http://www.siuecougars.com/ she left siue to enlist in the united states coast guard. after the coast guard, bindon returned to the field in 1998 at lewis university in romeoville, illinois, where she played soccer and basketball.http://www.lewisflyers.com/ ==international career== bindon made her full football ferns debut in a 0–2 loss to australia on 18 february 2004, and represented new zealand at the 2007 fifa women's world cup finals in china, where they lost to brazil (0–5), denmark (0–2) and china (0–2). she was also included in the new zealand squad for the [[football at the 2008 summer olympics – women's tournament|2

Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1992

finland entered the eurovision song contest 1992 with "yamma, yamma", sung by pave maijanen after they won the finnish national final. ==national final== the finnish broadcaster, yleisradio oy (yle), held a national final to select the finnish entry for the eurovision song contest 1992, held in malmö, sweden. the contest was held at the typhon hall in turku on 29 february, hosted by kati bergmann. 10 songs competed, with the winner being decided through two round of televoting, the first to select the top 4 songs, with the second selecting the winner. the winner of the contest was pave maijanen with the song "yamma, yamma", composed by maijanen and written by hector. {| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |+ style="font-size: bigger;" | national final - 29 february 1992 |- ! draw ! artist ! song ! points ! place |- | 1 | arja koriseva | "huomiseen" | - | - |- | 2 | pepe willberg | "kaukaa kaipaan" | - | - |- | 3 | sonja lumme | "rakkauden bulevardi" | 24 | 3rd |- | 4 | kirka | "antaa menneisyyden mennä" | - | - |- | 5 | tauski peltonen | "lauluni sinulle" | - | - |- | 6 | leena nilsson | "soita kitaaraa" | 35 | 2nd |- | 7 | rexi kero and kaija pohjola | "ruskaa näin sinun silmissäs" | - | - |-bgcolor="gold" | 8 | pave maijanen | "yamma, yamma" | 66 | 1st |- | 9 | riki sorsa | "silmiisi sun" | 18 | 4th |- | 10 | kikka | "parhaat puoleni" | - | - |} ==at eurovision== maijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following iceland and preceding switzerland. "yamma, yamma" received 4 points, 3 points from yugoslavia and 1 point from israel, placing last of 23 countries competing. ===points awarded by finland=== ====final==== {| class="wikitable" |- |width=20% bgcolor="gold"|12 points|| |- |width=20% bgcolor="silver"|10 points|| |- |width=20% bgcolor="#cc9966"|8 points|| |- |width=20%|7 points|| |- |width=20%|6 points|| |- |width=20%|5 points|| |- |width=20%|4 points|| |- |width=20%|3 points|| |- |width=20%|2 points|| |- |width=20%|1 point|| |- |} ===points awarded to finland=== {| class="wikitable" |- |+points awarded to finland (final) |- !width=20%|12 points !width=20%|10 points

Satan_(band)

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Taxonomy_of_Lucanidae

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United_Agents

united agents (ua) is a british talent and literary agency founded in 2007 by tim corrie. it is situated on lexington street in soho, london, uk, and was set up by agents who had left peters fraser and dunlop (pfd). it is chaired by lindy king and the managing director is st. john donald. ua actors is headed by kirk whelan-foran, ua books by robert kirby and ua film and television by natasha galloway. ua represents actors, authors, cinematographers, composers, designers, directors, editors, playwrights, presenters and voiceover artists. clients represented include: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . ==see also== * ==references==

Kya_Hadsaa_Kya_Haqeeqat

kya hadsaa kya haqeeqat is a thriller television show that was first broadcast on sony tv in 2002. the broadcast many of the small stories in a mini format. the original story was based on i know what you did last summer. most of the stories consist of actors that have previously worked with or were launched by balaji telefilms, such as hiten tejwani, smriti irani, gauri pradhan, cezanne khan, rajeev khandelwal, ashlesha sawant, sumeet sachdev and many others. ==story== the story follows trials and tribulations of a gullible, young woman, nikki, who leaves her hometown to start life afresh in a big city. unfortunately, her unpleasant past follows her and she soon finds herself caught in a vortex of complex twists and turns and begins to fear for her own safety. she realizes that reality can be stranger than fiction. nikki is stalked by a hooded killer who, one by one, kills everyone around nikki. eventually nikki meets dashing police inspector raj and marries him. he vows to protect her, but then she realizes one shocking truth after another — neither can she trust her new family nor can she trust her own as everyone has secrets to hide and hidden agenda. left to herself, nikki has to expose dark shocking secrets before the killer gets her. ==cast== *pallavi kulkarni - nikki *rajeev khandelwal - raj *smriti irani - smriti *rohini hattangadi - raj's mother *sumeet sachdev - rohit *geetanjali tikekar - neonika *cezanne khan - kunwar == awards == the ita awards winners: 2002 * best thriller/horror serial - shared with c.i.d. winners: 2002 * best suspensive serial - shared with kahin kissi roz ==external links== *[http://www.setsyndication.com/show_details.php?ct=4&sw=51

Chihuahuan_Desert_Research_Institute

the chihuahuan desert research institute or cdri, incorporated in january 1974, is an independent non-profit, scientific and educational organization located on a tract in the foothills of the davis mountains. the organization's stated goal is to promote public awareness, appreciation, and concern for the natural diversity of the chihuahuan desert region through research and education. with its roots in nearby sul ross state university, the institute also works closely with several other colleges, universities, and organizations. dr. cathryn hoyt is the executive director and has held that position since 2004. == history == from 1974 to 1983, the institute was housed in the centennial school building in alpine, texas. the alpine independent school district generously leased the facility to cdri at the rate of $1.00 per year. in 1983, centennial school was sold and the cdri moved to honors hall on the campus of sul ross state university. while headquartered on the sul ross state university campus, the institute conducted its activities from honors hall (1983-1991), and later from the barton warnock science building (1991-1997). == education and outreach == cdri publishes a magazine, the chihuahuan desert discovery twice a year which is distributed to its members. another way in which the cdri staff inform the public about their efforts is by writing a weekly radio program, "nature notes", which airs thursday mornings on krts, the national public radio affiliate in marfa, texas. to extend its goal of research and education to the geology of the desert, cdri intends to install a geological pavilion on the highest point of the institute’s site. this will allow for the disassembly of the 360° panorama presented by its mountain top location into eight individual views and provides a focal point for their re-assembly and integration as a visual representation, study, and explanation of the geology which controls that panorama. displays will first focus on the immediate area, where three igneous cored domes (diameters: 3 – 4 km) and other associated intrusions, including the igneous stock on which the pavilion itself sits, are well exposed. these domes are thought to be cored by laccoliths. the topography of the domes is variable, as is the degree of exposure of the actual intrusions; in fact, the only exposure of the intrusion coring one of the domes is on a fault located along its north edge (trap door laccolith?). the thrust of the display will be to relate the view of the domes from the pavilion to the view presented in maps and cross sections, as well as the view presented by satellite images. other displays at

Transylvanian_Society_of_Dracula

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Étienne_Fiacre_Louis_Raoul

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Craig_Rodwell

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Friedrich_Kasimir_Medikus

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Kawin_Thamsatchanan

kawin thamsatchanan (, born 26 january 1990 in bangkok) is a thai footballer who plays for muangthong united as a goalkeeper. he has represented his country at u-23 and main level respectively. kawin's nickname is "flying kawin" due to his spectacular flying saves. ==club career== kawin thammasatchanan was born on january 26, 1990 in bangkok, thailand. kawin begun his youth career in 2006 with raj pracha and also made a debut with the team in 2007. in 2008, a former thai division 2 champions, muangthong united signed kawin at age of 18. later in his first season with muangthong united, kawin firmly secured his first team status and helped the club win division 1 title in the same year. after the club promoted to thai premier league in 2009-2010 season, the young goalkeeper led the team to winning thailand's top division title twice in a row in 2009 and 2010. in october 2010, bryan robson, a manchester united legend and thailand international's head coach at the time spoke to united's goalkeeping coach, eric steele, in suggestion to take a look at kawin.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2878/interviews/2010/02/10/1783029/legendary-manchester-united

Jobawi

a jobawi is a type of traditional korean winter cap with earflaps which was worn by women and was made of silk. since its first appearance in the late joseon period, it has been widely worn as a substitute for the ayam (a cap with a big ribbon on the back). although the jobawi was worn by the upper class as well as by commoners, it was mostly used by the yangban aristocracy of that time as a decorative headgear when they went out. in addition, the jobawi was worn not only as formal headgear, but also for special occasions. even though a wearer was not in formal attire, if she wore a jobawi, the overall outfit could be considered as simple formal clothing. the jobawi does not cover the top of the head just like other unisex winter caps such as the ayam, nambawi and the pungcha. but it fully covers the forehead and the ears on the sides with round earflaps to protect against the cold. the outer surface is generally made of several varieties of silk called sa (사, ) or dan (단, ) while its inner surface is made of dan, myeongju (명주, more lustrous silk), or cotton. tassels are attached to both front and back side of the jobawi; they can also be adorned with jewelry. some jobawi were decorated with accessories made from silver, jade, agate or other gems on the left and right side of the forehead as well as on the bottom part of the back side.{{cite web|url=http://hair.culturecontent.com/dress/mo_woman_02.asp |script-title=ko:모/여성용 조바위 |publisher=kocca / chung-ang university |accessdate=2008-0

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roger draper is the former chief executive of sport england from 2003 to 2006, and the lawn tennis association from 2006 to 2013. in his time at sport england, draper had overall accountability for business turnover of £340m, and was involved in london’s 2012 olympic bid, and the wembley national stadium construction project. as accounting officer for sport england, he had responsibility for reporting to parliament through the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, and represented the organisation at a wide range of select committees, including the public accounts committee hearing on the wembley national stadium project, in 2003. he also led a major review and reorganisation of the £450m spent on sport in the uk. this included the completion of the £120m english institute of sport network of high performance facilities including new centres at bath and loughborough universities, and a review of corporate governance across a number of sports, including athletics, hockey, rugby league, golf, cricket, boxing, karate and bowls. draper joined the lta in 2006 and published the ‘blueprint, a strategy for british tennis’, which set out his plans to transform the national governing body for british tennis. this included a complete restructure of the organisation, a new commercial strategy and programme, the introduction of talent id, and a comprehensive review and rebuild of all the lta’s major events. during his time at the lta, turnover grew by 45% to £65m, and commercial revenues increased by three and a half times, in part the result of a ground-breaking lead partner agreement with pensions provider aegon uk. british tennis membership grew by 500% and the number of junio

The_War_Graves_Photographic_Project

thumb|right|the project's logo the war graves photographic project original aim was to photograph every war grave, individual memorial, ministry of defence grave, and family memorial of serving military personnel from wwi to the present day. however, due to its popularity the project has now extended the remit to cover all nationalities and military conflicts and make these available within a searchable database. these memorials are all over the world where british, commonwealth and other nations servicemen and women are buried or commemorated. working as a joint venture with the commonwealth war graves commission, and assisting the office of australian war graves,and the veterans affairs canada and the new zealand ministry for culture and heritage this enables families, scholars and researchers to obtain, via the cwgc or twgpp websites, a copies of the photograph of a grave or memorial entry, which for many older people it is impossible to visit due to the location and ability to travel. this service has only been made possible through the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers, from all walks of life, who feel the need to remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice and who realise the importance for families to see where their loved ones are laid to rest or commemorated. this emulates the cwgc ethos to ‘remember in perpetuity’. the project has a website with a searchable database. copies of archived photographs (currently around 1,810,911 as of 24 august 2014) can be obtained, for a nominal administration fee, on request to the project. the site has become very popular so it is now including war and other service graves from conflicts earlier than 1914 and world war i. submissions of images from anywhere in the world where military personnel were based or conflicts like the anglo-south african war are now being welcomed. the project has been mentioned by a british parliamentary early day motion and is linked to the parliamentary website. regular visits are organised where at weekends volunteers as a group visit a war cemetery to carry out a photographic and cataloguing exercise. a group visit to the netherlands in may 2008 achieved a further 18000 images and a trip to gallipoli in september 2008 completed all those required (35,000) on the turkish peninsula. during march 2011 the royal naval patrol service association have submitted a new set of images for lowestoft naval memorial as part of a plan to upgrade image quality of the archives using later camera technology wherever necessary. the project was awarded a commendation by the duke of kent, the president of the commonwealth war graves commission, in may 2013.{{cite press release |author= |title=war graves photographic project receives royal recognition |url=http://www.qattara.it/twgpp-files/war%20graves%20p

High_Sheriff_of_Suffolk

this is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of suffolk. the sheriff is the oldest secular office under the crown and is appointed annually (in march) by the crown. he was originally the principal law enforcement officer in the county and presided at the assizes and other important county meetings. most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. there was a single sheriff serving the two counties of norfolk and suffolk until 1576. on 1 april 1974, under the provisions of the local government act 1972, the title of sheriff of suffolk was retitled high sheriff of suffolk."sheriffs appointed for a county or greater london shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instrument to a sheriff shall be construed accordingly in relation to sheriffs for a county or greater london." () ==sheriff== ===pre-17th century=== ===17th century=== {{colum

Millville,_Florida

millville is an unincorporated community in bay county, florida, united states. it is part of the panama city–lynn haven–panama city beach metropolitan statistical area. ==history== historical millville, located directly off of highway 98, was one of the original frontier settlements in bay county. the community rests between watson bayou and st. andrews bay. rich in history, the area was built around a lumber yard in the late 19th century. in 1913, millville was incorporated and citizens elected w.i. singletary as millville's first mayor.http://www.pcgov.org/residents/panama-city-community-redevelopment-agency-cra/millville-cra by 1920, millville was the largest community around the bay and the center of commerce and industry for the area. in 1926, panama city annexed millville into its incorporated city limits; however, it still retains its unique historical character.houpt, a.p. (2005). millville: images of america. chicago, il: arcadia publishing. today, visitors can still view many historical buildings, including sweet magnolias deli, located on historic east 3rd street in downtown millville.http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/255/1167353/restaurant/sweet-magnolias-deli-panama-city ==waterfronts florida== in 2009, millville earned honor as a designated waterfronts florida community. cities and communities are chosen for their unique working waterfronts and their dedication to revitalization.http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fdcp/dcp/waterfronts/communities/millville/index.cfm ==public parks== public spaces include daffin park and the c.m. kidd harris park (established in 1934). in 2010, the growing community allocated $20,000 in funds for a waterfront park to be housed near the site of the community's original lumber mill. the project, which is expected to be completed by 2014, is expected to house a gazebo, a boardwalk, and public access to watson's bayou.panama city community redevelopment agency and the millville community alliance. the millville motif: embracing the past and a vision for the future. (2008). ==media== author ann pratt houpt documents millville's rich history in her book, millville images of america, published in 2005 by arcadia publishing.http://www.amazon.com/millville-images-america-nancy-doren/dp/0738549517 ==industry== millville is home to a true working waterfront, including an established shipbuilding and marine repair industry and paper mill.http://www.smurfit.com/asp/locateus.asp millville is also home to boyette and casey hardware, one of bay county's oldest family owned businesses. in 1958, j.t. boyette and fred casey purchased millville hardware company. in 1992, lee casey purchased the company from his father, fred, making it the third generation

Northern_Chakavian

northern chakavian () is a subdialect of the chakavian dialect of serbo-croatian. it is spoken in eastern istria, outskirts of Žminj and pazin, croatian littoral up to bakar, on the islands of cres and northern lošinj, north of middle chakavian. the speech of the major croatian city rijeka used to belong to this dialect, but under the influence of shtokavian immigrants a local idiom developed that lost most of the characteristical chakavian features. in this dialect common slavic yat phoneme yielded /e/, and only exceptionally /i/ (e.g. divõjka 'maiden, girl' < common slavic *děvojka). ==references== *

Dome_of_the_Prophet

thumb|the dome of the prophet the dome of the prophet () also known as the dome of gabriel (qubbat jibril) is a free-standing dome in the northern temple mount (haram ash-sharif) in jerusalem that serves as a symbolic monument rather than a religious building. it is a part of the terrace of the dome of the rock and is one of three ottoman-built free-standing domes in the temple mount vicinity.prophet's dome archnet digital library. ==history== originally, the dome of the prophet was built in 1538 by muhammad bey, ottoman governor of jerusalem.dome of the prophet noble sanctuary online guide. however, it was restored in 1620 on the orders of farruk bey, the succeeding governor of jerusalem and completed during the reign of the ottoman sultan suleiman ii. the dome today mostly reflects the 1620 restoration.al masjidul aqsa site plan al-aqsa friends 2007. the dome is a commemoration of the islamic prophet muhammad. further additions were made to the dome in 1845. several muslim writers, most notably al-suyuti, claimed that the site of the dome is where muhammad led the prophets and angels in prayer on the night of isra and mir'aj before ascending to heaven. endowment documents from the ottoman period indicate that a portion of the endowment of the al-aqsa mosque was dedicated to maintain the lighting of an oil-lamp in the dome of the prophet each night. ==architecture== the dome of the prophet's octagonal structure is built atop eight gray marble columns.jacobs, daniel. israel and the palestinian territories rough guides, p.350. isbn 1-85828-248-9. the dome is hemispherical and is supported by pointed arches decorated with red, black and white stones. the ancient mihrab is made of a white marble slab embedded in the floor and surrounded by red-colored stones and subsequently delimited by a low wall, that traditionally opened in the north to allow entrance of muslim worshipers heading southward to mecca for the hajj. the dome is much smaller than the other free-standing domes in the vicinity,visit the dome of the rock kentucky educational television. being no larger than the entrance to the dome of the rock structure. ==references==

Peter_Clarke_(artist)

peter clarke (2 june 1929 in simons town, south africa – 13 april 2014 in ocean view, cape town, south africa) was a south african visual artist working across a broad spectrum of media. clarke was also a writer and poet. ==early life== clarke was born in simonstown, cape town in 1929. much of his work is inspired by this beautiful coastal village where he lived until 1972, when he was forced to move to ocean view under the group areas act. he left high school in 1944 and was a dock worker until 1956 when, aged 27, a three-month holiday to teslaarsdal, a small farming village near caledon in the south west cape, began his artistic career. with assistance from his life-long friend, poet james matthews, clarke held his first solo exhibition in the newsroom of the newspaper, the golden city post, in 1957. at that time he said: ‘before my exhibition, i was just another coloured man. our people took it for granted that only whites could do such things. now they are becoming aware of the fact that we can do these things too; that we are human beings.’ ==education== *1948: technical college, roeland street, cape town, sa *1961: michaelis school of fine art, university of cape town – etching classes *1962-3: rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten – graphics *1978-9: atelier nord (graphic art workshop) in oslo, ==art career== he was best known for his graphic prints, particularly his woodcuts, and in later years he moved into college. he also used leather, glass, found objects and other mixed media to produce his colourful work. clarke's artistic career spanned more than 6 decades and he produced a large number of works and appeared in many exhibitions. nevertheless, despite this experience and exposure, it has been said that his work was not given the full recognition it deserves.kim gurney (september 2003), http://www.artthrob.co.za/03sept/artbio.html described as a "quiet chronicler", his work offers a critique of south africa's social and political history over 60 years. he received six international as well as six national awards for his art and writing and had more than 70 solo exhibitions since 1957 in south africa, nigeria, kenya, australia, usa, norway, israel, austria & the uk. he also had many group s

Southern_Chakavian

southern chakavian () or ikavian chakavian is a subdialect of the chakavian dialect of serbo-croatian. it is spoken in the area south of the middle chakavian area, in a narrow strip of croatian littoral and the neighbouring islands: outskirts of split and zadar; korčula, pelješac, brač, hvar, vis and Šolta. the speech of split originally belonged to this dialect, but under the influence of shtokavian immigrants and standard croatian promoted by the state media, a local idiom that has lost many of characteristic chakavian traits developed, even though a part of older population retains chakavian dialect in their speech. lots of speeches of this dialect mix chakavian and shtokavian features. it is assumed that in the past this dialect covered larger territory in the hinterland, being gradually suppressed by constant migrations who carried shtokavian speech at its cost. common slavic yat phoneme had a reflex of /i/ in this dialect. thus we have lip, divojka, mriža, as opposed to standard croatian (neo-shtokavian) lijȇp, djèvōjka, mrȅža, all descending from earlier proto-west-south-slavic forms *lěpъ, *děvojka, *mrěža. molise croatian also belongs to this dialect, which is western shtokavian with ikavian accent, but with a massive chakavian adstratum. ==references== *

1900_VFL_Grand_Final

{| class="wikitable" | align="right" |- bgcolor="#ff0033" ! team !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! final |- | melbourne' || 2.3 || 2.5|| 4.8 || 4.10 (34) |- | fitzroy || 1.4 || 2.7 || 2.7 || 3.12 (30) |} the 1900 vfl grand final was an australian rules football game contested between the melbourne football club and fitzroy football club, held at the east melbourne cricket ground in melbourne on 22 september 1900. it was the 3rd annual grand final of the victorian football league, staged to determine the premiers for the 1900 vfl season. the match, attended by 20,181 spectators, was won by melbourne by a margin of 4 points. ==lead-up== although melbourne only won six of its fourteen home-and-away fixtures to finish sixth on the ladder, it won its sectional round-robin and defeated the other sectional winner, , in the semi-final for the right to face the minor premiers, fitzroy, in the grand final; fitzroy had won the previous two premierships and was aiming for a third premiership in a row. the winner of this match would win the premiership. ==teams== * umpire - ivo crapp ==statistics== ===goalkickers=== melbourne: * geddes 1 * leith 1 * ryan 1 * wardill 1 fitzroy

Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1992

germany entered the eurovision song contest 1992 with "träume sind für alle da" by wind, after they won the german national final. it was called ein lied für malmö (a song for malmö). ==national final== the german broadcaster for eurovision, mitteldeutscher rundfunk (mdr) (part of ard) held a national final to select the german entry to the eurovision song contest 1992, held in malmö, sweden. the contest was held on 30 march at the rotehornhalle in magdeburg, hosted by carmen nebel. the winner was decided by the votes of 11 regional juries, each giving 1 point to their favourite song from the six competing. the winner was wind with the song "träume sind für alle da" (dreams are there for everyone), composed by ralph siegel and bernd meinunger. wind had previously represented germany at the 1985 and 1987 contests with "für alle" and "laß die sonne in dein herz", coming second both times. {| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |+ style="font-size: bigger;" | national final - 30 march 1992 |- ! draw ! artist ! song ! points ! rank |- | 1 | bernhard brink | "der letzte traum" (the last dream) | 0 | 4th |- | 2 | relax | "blue farewell river" | 0 | 4th |- | 3 | susan schubert | "shalalaika" | 0 | 4th |- | 4 | blaue engel | "licht am horizont" (light on the horizon) | 3 | 2nd |- | 5 | lena valaitis | "wir seh'n uns wieder" (we'll meet again) | 1 | 3rd |- bgcolor="ffd700" | 6 | wind | "träume sind für alle da" (dreams are there for everyone) | 7 | 1st |} ==at eurovision== wind performed 22nd on the night of the contest, following norway and preceding the netherlands. "träume sind für alle da" received 27 points, placing 16th of 23 countries competing. ==see also== *eurovision song contest 1992 *germany in the eurovision song contest ==external links== *german national final 1992

Manuel_Garcia-Duran

manuel garcía-durán is the chairman and ceo of grupo ezentis (formerly avánzit), a business group with more than 50 years of experience in the technology, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors, listed on the madrid stock exchanges. ==biography== ===early life and education=== garcía-durán holds degrees in law and economics from the university of deusto in spain. he also studied french civilization at the sorbonne, strategic marketing at the london business school and attended the international institute for management development in lausanne, switzerland. ===career=== garcía-durán’s professional career has been intrinsically linked to projects and companies in the technology, telecommunications and audiovisual sector. garcía-durán was the chairman of telefónica media, the spanish company’s business unit dedicated to the group’s interests in audiovisual and media. he also held the position as general manager of marketing, communications and institutional relations of telefónica group, at the time when the company was being privatized and began its internationalization process in 1996-2011. additionally, garcía-durán was the executive vice president of antena3 tv, where he has led various projects related to the audiovisual sector in recent years. on 14 september 2011 garcía-durán has appointed as new chairman and ceo of ezentis group, (formerly avánzit) a business group listed on the madrid and bilbao stock exchanges. it has over 50 years’ experience in the technology, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors, with over 5000 employees across 3 continents. recently, he has appointed advisor of the board of brasilinvest that it is and important group with partners in 16 countries and prominent representatives from all around the world who are part of the group's board of advisors. on 10 genuary 2012 garcía-duran has appointed as new chairman and ceo of vertice 360, a business group listed on the madrid, barcelona, and bilbao stock exchanges. ==references== {{persondata | name = garcia-duran, manuel |

John_Mayall_Plays_John_Mayall

john mayall plays john mayall is the debut album by john mayall & the bluesbreakers, released in 1965. this album was recorded live at klooks kleek on . ==track listing== # "crawling up a hill" - 2:21 # "i wanna teach you everything" - 3:05 # "when i'm gone" - 3:08 # "i need your love" - 4:08 # "the hoot owl" - 2:35 # "r&b time" - 2:15 # "crocodile walk" - 2:26 # "what's the matter with you" - 2:34 # "doreen" - 2:46 # "runaway" - 2:25 # "heartache" - 2:57 # "chicago line" - 4:10 ==personnel== *john mayall - vocals, harmonica, cembalett, organ, 9 string guitar *roger dean - guitar *john mcvie - bass guitar *hughie flint - drums *nigel stanger - saxophone ==references==

Emil_Thuy

emil thuy (11 march 1894 – 11 june 1930), pour le merite, württemberg's order of military merit, house order of hohenzollern, iron cross first and second class, was one of the leading german fighter aces of world war i, with 35 victories.http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/thuy.php after the war, he was an adviser to the finnish air forcehttp://www.network54.com/forum/46825/message/956951778/emil+thuy+in+finland and was involved in the secret origins of the luftwaffe within the soviet union.http://www.airpages.ru/eng/ru/lipetsk.shtml ==early life== emil thuy was born in hagen, germany, the son of a factory owner. he was interested in airplanes even as a child, building models and testing a glider.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.flieger-album.de/logbuch.php&sa=x&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3fq%3dwww.flieger-album.de/logbuch.php%26hl%3den%26safe%3doff%26client%3dsafari%26rls%3den-us after graduation from secondary school, he worked for a while in a colliery in lebanon, germany. he then enrolled in 1913 in the faculty of mining at the technical university of clausthal; he was interested in metallurgical engineering.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.flieger-album.de/logbuch.php&sa=x&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3fq%3dwww.flieger-album.de/logbuch.php%26hl%3den%26safe%3doff%26client%3dsafari%26rls%3den-us ==military service== in august, 1914, thuy volunteered to serve as a pioneer, which was the german equivalent of a combat engineer. after only six weeks basic training, he was rushed into combat.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.flieger-album.de/logbuch.php&sa=x&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3fq%3dwww.flieger-album.de/logbuch.php%26hl%3den%26safe%3doff%26client%3dsafari%26rls%3den-us in november, 1914, he was so severely wounded as to be considered unfit for further military service. nevertheless, when he recuperated, he volunteered for the [[luftwaffe|luftstreitkräft

Holby_City_(series_11)

the eleventh series of the british medical drama television series holby city commenced airing in the united kingdom on bbc one on 21 october 2008, and concluded on 13 october 2009. ==episodes== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%; background:#fff;" |- style="color:white" ! style="background:#661166;"| episode# ! style="background:#661166;"| series# ! style="background:#661166;"| title ! style="background:#661166;"| director ! style="background:#661166;"| writer ! style="background:#661166;"| original airdate ! style="background:#661166;"| viewers(in millions) |- {{episode lis

Hagen_Rether

hagen rether (born october 8, 1969 in bucharest) is a german political cabaret artist and musician. the most remarkable features in his performance are usually the presence and use of a grand piano. he was a frequent contributor to the german kabarett tv show scheibenwischer. among the topics rether relates to are not only federal, state and international politics, but also religion, media, consumerism and globalization. == biography == hagen rether spent his childhood in bucharest and sibiu, romania as the son of german, transylvanian saxon parents of siebenbürgen.http://www.siebenbuerger.de/zeitung/artikel/interviews/6435-hagen-rether.html in 1973, his family relocated to (west) germany settling in freiburg im breisgau. he began studying the piano at eight years of age and attended the folkwang hochschule in essen, where he still lives today (2008). prior to touring with his solo show, he was the pianist in ludger stratmann's show as well as performing with other artists. since 2003 he has presented his show "liebe" (en.: love), which he constantly updates and varies according to the contemporary requirements of every performance. his show is predominantly political. sometimes he begins by eating a cup of yoghurt. throughout much of the show he alternates or accompanies his monologue with the piano modifying song selection, tempo and style according to the topic he is about to cover. important targets for his satires and biting ironies are, among many others, the catholic church, george w. bush and well known german artists like günter grass, whom he criticizes for not admitting that he had actually been member of the waffen-ss until august 2006, during which time he received a nobel prize for (as rether implies) bad writing. another target is german pop singer herbert grönemeyer, who he alleges for commercially exploiting his own wife's death in his songs. using parody, he targets historical and contemporary people using political and medial

Vera_Krasova

vera krasova (russian: Вера Красова, born december 11, 1987, in moscow, russia) is a russian model and a beauty queen. she competed in the 2007 miss russia pageant on december 14 where she represented the capital of russia, moscow. vera made it to the top-3 contestants and placed as the 2nd runner-up to the eventual winner ksenia sukhinova. although she wasn't the winner of the national pageant, miss russia organization decided to send her to miss universe 2008 pageant held in nha trang, vietnam. vera represented russia at the most prestigious pageant on july 14, 2008, and made it to the top-5 finalists. this was the first time russia entered the top-5 of miss universe since oxana fedorova in 2002. ==references== ==external links== * global beauties - miss russia universe replaced

Semantic_advertising

semantic advertising applies semantic technologies to online advertising solutions. the function of semantic advertising technology is to semantically analyze every web page in order to properly understand and classify the meaning of a web page and accordingly ensure that the web page contains the most appropriate advertising. semantic advertising increases the chance that the viewer will click-thru because only advertising relevant to what they are viewing, and therefore their interests, should be displayed. == the evolution of online advertising == advertising on the internet has the potential to be finely narrowcast, i.e., specifically adjusted to the interests of the individual viewer. however, mainstream techniques for identifying these interests—contextual advertising and behavioral targeting—are problematic.http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050706glaser/http://www.searchenginejournal.com/critical-flaws-in-googles-behavioral-targeting-puts-advertisers-at-risk/5898/ semantic analysishttp://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/imonomy-seed/ of a web page provides an understating of its overall meaning in the semantic approach. by comparison, contextual advertising technology bases web page advertising on a keyword scan of the text of a website or internet search. an automated function loads advertisements onto the web page based on the text. however, keywords can have various meanings. for example, a web page containing the word “jaguar” may generate ads about zoos and cars. the very different nature of these contextual results means that someone’s advertising budget is not being spent wisely. behavioral targeting uses information collected on an individual's web-browsing behavior, such as the pages they have visited or the searches they have made, to select which advertisements to display to that individual. however, many platforms identify visitors by assigning a unique http cookie that tracks the web pages they visit. cookies are the subject of controversy due to privacy issues. in fact, the united states and european governments have taken action towards restricting their use.http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/ssg/?p=366http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l24120.htm recent studies by comscore suggest that 72% of ads are a poor fit with the content to which they are placed resulting a good deal of waste in the digital ad ecosystem without the advent of techniques like semantic advertising. this waste is sometimes called brand safety. brand safety has the goal of making sure the ideas and concepts contained on a web page do not run into conflict with the brand objectives of the advertisers. brand safety is just one goal of semantic advertising. other goals are ad optimization, segmentation and media placement research. == see also == * peer39 *sitescreen *isense *zemanta *image space media *imonomy == references ==

Statistical_proof

statistical proof is the rational demonstration of degree of certainty for a proposition, hypothesis or theory that is used to convince others subsequent to a statistical test of the supporting evidence and the types of inferences that can be drawn from the test scores. statistical methods are used to increase the understanding of the facts and the proof demonstrates the validity and logic of inference with explicit reference to a hypothesis, the experimental data, the facts, the test, and the odds. proof has two essential aims: the first is to convince and the second is to explain the proposition through peer and public review. the burden of proof rests on the demonstrable application of the statistical method, the disclosure of the assumptions, and the relevance that the test has with respect to a genuine understanding of the data relative to the external world. there are adherents to several different statistical philosophies of inference, such as bayes theorem versus the likelihood function, or positivism versus critical rationalism. these methods of reason have direct bearing on statistical proof and its interpretations in the broader philosophy of science. a common demarcation between science and non-science is the hypothetico-deductive proof of falsification developed by karl popper, which is a well-established practice in the tradition of statistics. other modes of inference, however, may include the inductive and abductive modes of proof.{{cite journal |last1=pedemont | first1=b. | year=2007 | title=how can the relationship between argumentation and proof be analysed? | journal=educational studies in mathematics | volume=66 | issue=1 | pages=23–41 | doi=10.1007/s10649-006-9057-x | url=http://www.springe

List_of_Nepalese_films_of_2002

a list of the earliest films produced in the cinema of nepal, ordered by year of release from 2002. for an alphabetical list of articles on nepalese films, see :category:nepalese films. {| class="wikitable" width= "100%" |- ! width=21% | title ! width=16% | director ! width=22% | cast ! width=13% | genre ! width=28% | notes |- | | 2002 |- | ajambhari maya || || || || |- | anjuli || || || || |- | baacha bandhan || || || || |- | babusaheb || || || || |- | bakshis || || || || |- | bhagya le jurayo || || || || |- | bhai tika || || || || |- | darpan chaya || tulsi ghimire || dilip raimajhi, niruta singh and uttam pradhan || comedy, drama || |- | dhansamphati || || || || |- | hateri || || || action || |- | maan || || || drama || |- | malai maaf garidau || || || || |- | malati || || || || |- | mama bhanja || || || || |- | mamaghar || || || || |- | manmandir || || || || |- | maya namara || || || || |- | melong || || || || |- | mero hajur || || || || |- | mitini || || || || |- | mohani lagla hai || || || || |- | muskan || || || || |- | pheri temro yaad aayo || || || || |- | pijanda || || || || |- | pirati aafai hudon rahechha || || || || |- | pooja || || || || |- | rickshaw puller, the || || || || |- | sahid gate || || || || |- | santan ko maya || || || || |- | sanyas || || || || |- | shadhyantra || || || || |- | yastai rahecha jindagi || || || || |- |}

Inherently_funny_word

an inherently funny word is a word which can be found amusing without any given context, for reasons ranging from onomatopoeia to phonosemantics. such words have been used by a range of influential comedians to enhance the humor of their routines. it is part of the mythology of actors and writers that the consonant plosives (so called because they start suddenly or "explosively") p, b, t, d, k, and g are the funniest sounds in the english language.in an article in the new yorker published in 1936, h. l. mencken argues that "k words" are funny. "k, for some occult reason, has always appealed to the oafish risibles of the american plain people, and its presence in the names of many ... places has helped to make them joke towns ... for example, kankakee, kalamazoo, hoboken, hohokus, yonkers, squeedunk, 'stinktown' and brooklyn." in neil simon's play the sunshine boys, a character says, "words with a k in it are funny. alka-seltzer is funny. chicken is funny. pickle is funny. all with a k. ls are not funny. ms are not funny." ==references to the concept== * the star trek: the next generation episode "the outrageous okona" features joe piscopo as a comedian who, in attempting to teach the android data the concept of humor, refers to words ending in a k as funny. * in a sketch on the o'franken factor, al franken plays an "outsourced" version of himself with an exaggerated pakistani accent, who remarks that "all of my material is in my native language, urdu. and most of it is wordplay that would not translate. hard k's and p's, though, such as hockeypuck, are always funny; just ask 'don rickles, the king of the put-down.'" * in the simpsons episode "homie the clown", krusty the clown tells homer during a lesson at his clown college: "memorize these funny place names: walla walla, keokuk, cucamonga, seattle." in the episode "faith off," krusty refers to hard k's as well: "have you gone

American_College_of_Allergy,_Asthma_&_Immunology

the american college of allergy, asthma and immunology (acaai) is a professional medical organization headquartered in arlington heights, illinois, u.s.a., that promotes excellence in the practice of the subspecialty of allergy and immunology. the college, comprising more than 5,000 allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals, fosters a culture of collaboration and congeniality in which its members work together and with others toward the common goals of patient care, education, advocacy and research. the association provides its members with continuing medical education, publications, and representation to managed care organizations, medical organizations, consumer and patient groups, and government and regulatory agencies. the college also develops and disseminates educational information to patients, other physicians, health professionals and health plan administrators. == annual meeting == the acaai annual meeting is held in november in a major u.s. city. the meeting attracts some 1,800 physicians, 400 allied health professionals and office managers. international experts provide current information and new developments in the treatment of asthma and allergic disease through a variety of symposia, workshops, exhibits and more than 200 abstract presentations. == publications == acaai’s scientific journal, the annals of allergy, asthma & immunology, offers the latest basic and clinical research findings for the physician treating asthma and allergic or immunologic disorders. other publications include allergywatch – a synopsis of articles relevant to the specialty from 19 scientific journals, along with commentary – and printed and electronic member newsletters, acaai news and acaai enews. == public education == the acaai publishes numerous public education materials. patient information and allergist referrals are available online at www.acaai.org and by calling the toll-free patient information and allergist referral number (800-842-7777). through the acaai nationwide asthma screening program, members conduct more than 250 free asthma screenings across the country. now in its 12th year, more than 110,000 adults and children have been screened through the program. the college conducts a national media campaign to publicize the screenings and raise public awareness about asthma. with the fight for allergy prevention increasingly focused on the home, the acaai launched home: home allergy management for everyone, a new program aimed at managing exposure to indoor allergens. the online resource features five important steps, room-by-room tips, information on different types of prominent indoor allergens, and an interac

Denise_Low

denise low (born 1949) is an american poet, honored as the second kansas poet laureate (2007–2009). a professor at haskell indian nations university, low teaches literature, creative writing and american indian studies courses at the university. she was succeeded by caryn mirriam-goldberg on july 1, 2009. ==biography== low is the daughter of francis dotson and dorothy (bruner) dotson. a 5th generation kansan of mixed german, scots, lenape (delaware), english, french, and cherokee heritage, she was born and grew up in emporia, kansas, where she began her writing career as a high school correspondent for the emporia gazette.http://www.kansaspoets.comhttp://arts.state.ks.us/poet_laureate/index.shtml she attained her bachelor, masters and doctoral degrees in english from the university of kansas, and an m.f.a. in creative writing from wichita state university. as poet laureate of kansas, low continued the efforts of the state’s first laureate, jonathan holden, by providing an open dialogue with kansas poets. besides appearing at many venues across the state, she established the ad astra poetry project. personally contributing to the project bi-monthly via written releases, low discusses specific notable poets. the ad astra project poets are also featured on www.kansaspoets.com. low left haskell indian nations university in 2012 after 27 years as an administrator and faculty member. she now teaches classes for the school of professional and graduate studies of baker university as well as the writers place of kansas city. she writes a regular poetry column for the kansas city star, and she is review editor of yukhika-latuhse (she tells us stories), published by the oneida nations arts program. individual members of the associated writers and writing programs elected low to the national board of directors 2008-2013. she has served the board as conference chair and president (2011-2012). ==publications== her book of essays natural theologies: essays about literature of the new middle west (the backwaters press 2011) is the first book of critical essays about contemporary grasslands-region literature. three books by low earned recognition from the kansas state library and the kansas center for the book as kansas notable books: ghost stories of the new west: prose and poems (2010); to the stars: kansas poets of the ad astra project (2009); and words of a prairie alchemist: essays (2007). ghost stories was recognized by circle of minneapolis as one of the best native books published in 2010. words of a prairie alchemist was designated a 2007 notable book by the state library of kansas. thai

Wulfsige_III

wulfsige (or wulfsige iii) was a medieval bishop of sherborne and is considered a saint. wulfsige was nominated about 993. he died on 8 january 1002.fryde, et al. handbook of british chronology p. 222 wulfsige took part in the tenth century benedictine monastic reform movement in england. he had been a monk of glastonbury abbey under dunstan, became a monk of westminster abbey during dunstan's tenure as bishop of london, was appointed abbot of westminster, probably from before 966, when he first occurs.knowles, et al. heads of religious houses p. 76 he was appointed to sherborne by king edgar the peaceful, and held the abbacy along with the bishopric of sherborne until at least 997. it was as bishop of sherborne that wulfsige presided over the refoundation of the cathedral community as a benedictine abbey in 998. in 1998 a one-day conference was held to celebrate the refoundation of the abbey of sherbone, and a collection of essays, st wulfsige and sherborne, was published in 2005.baker, et al.st wulfsige and sherborne wulfsige is considered a saint and goscelin wrote a haigiography of him. ==notes== ==references== * * * {{def

Anniston_Museum_of_Natural_History

the anniston museum of natural history is a museum in lagarde park, anniston, alabama, exhibiting more than 2,000 natural history items on permanent display, including minerals, fossils, and rare animals in open dioramas. in addition to exploring alabama’s natural heritage, the museum features diorama-style exhibits that begin in pre-history and extend to the north american wilderness and the african savannah. each of the museum's seven exhibit halls explores a different natural history theme. the environments of africa hall contains more than 100 african animals displayed in simulated natural settings. other highlights include 2,000-year-old egyptian mummies from the ptolemaic period, a cave-dwelling creatures exhibit and a children’s discovery room. the dynamic earth depicts the planet's formation and includes minerals, fossils, gemstones and dinosaurs. nature space offers a large learning area with hands-on activities. on the grounds are a wildlife garden, open-air animal exhibits, nature trails and the berman museum of world history. a changing exhibit gallery provides fresh exhibits on a regular basis.ben shute at anniston museum of natural history. traditional fine arts organization. the museum's history dates from 1930, when h. severn regar offered his personal collection of historical objects and biological specimens to the city of anniston. included were extinct and endangered species collected by 19th-century naturalist william werner. this gift formed the cornerstone of the museum’s birds of the americas exhibit hall, which features more than 400 specimens of north american birds in their habitats. the museum is an affiliate of the smithsonian institution.smithsonian affiliations. smithsonian institution. ==references== ==external links== *anniston museum of natural history

Dontavius_Jackson

dontavius jackson (born november 11, 1989 in lagrange, georgia) is an american football player who attends the university of alabama birmingham. jackson graduated from heard county high school, (located in franklin, georgia) in 2008. ==high school career (2004–2007)== jackson played for heard county high school braves in franklin, georgia from 2004–2007. in 2004, he rushed for 0 yards, had 97 tackles, and 8 sacks. in 2005, jackson had 1,374 rushing yards, and 16 touchdowns. jackson's defensive performance included 74 tackles, and 4 interceptions. in 2006, jackon rushed for 2,462 yards, which amounted to 29 touchdowns. his defensive performance included 73 tackles, and 3 interceptions."dontavius jackson", rivals 100. rivals.com. in his 2007 season, jackson broke his wrist during the first half of the first game of his season. he had surgery on it the following day.jeff hood (september 5, 2007). "jackson suffers season-ending injury; roswell’s embry to oregon", the atlanta-journal constitution. before he was sidelined, jackson had accrued 250 yards, and 3 touchdowns."dontavius jackson injured". tide fans forum. ==college (2008– )== in 2007, he committed to the university of georgia. in 2 years there he had 3 carries for 38 yards before being arrested and charged with a dui and leaving the scene. he then transferred and played tailback [tb]university of georgia roster for the university of alabama-birmingham for 2 years gaining 127 yards on 41 attempt after sitting out 2010. he had trouble in practice and getting going with a crowded backfield and was never able to get it going in both his years there. ==personal== jackson lost his mom in september 2011. she raised him by herself. he has

Psychology_of_reasoning

the psychology of reasoning is the study of how people reason, often broadly defined as the process of drawing conclusions to inform how people solve problems and make decisions.leighton, j. p. (2004). defining and describing reason, in the nature of reasoning (eds leighton, j. p. and sternberg, r. j.) cambridge university press it is at the intersection of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, logic, and probability theory. == overview == psychological experiments on how humans and other animals reason have been carried out for over 100 years. an enduring question is whether or not people have the capacity to be rational. what does it mean to be rational? current research in this area addresses various questions about reasoning, rationality, judgments, intelligence, relationships between emotion and reasoning, and development. ==everyday reasoning== how do people reason about sentences in natural language? most experimentation on deduction has been carried out on hypothetical thought, in particular, examining how people reason about conditionals, e.g., if a then b.evans, j.st.b.t., newstead, s. and byrne, r.m.j. (1993). human reasoning: the psychology of deduction. hove, uk, psychology press participants in experiments make the modus ponens inference, given the indicative conditional if a then b, and given the premise a, they conclude b. however, given the indicative conditional and the minor premise for the modus tollens inference, not-b, about half of the participants in experiments conclude not-a and the remainder concludes that nothing follows.evans, j.st.b.t., newstead, s. and byrne, r.m.j. (1993). human reasoning: the psychology of deduction. hove, uk, psychology press the ease with which people make conditional inferences is affected by content, as demonstrated in the well-known selection task developed by peter wason. participants are better able to test a conditional that contains sensible content, e.g., if the envelope is sealed then it must have a 50 cent stamp on it compared to one that contains symbolic content, e.g., if the letter is a vowel then the number is even.evans, j.st.b.t., newstead, s. and byrne, r.m.j. (1993). human reasoning: the psychology of deduction. hove, uk, psychology press background knowledge can also lead to the suppression of even the simple modus ponens inference byrne, r.m.j. (1989). suppressing valid inferences with conditionals. cognition, 31,61-83 participants given the conditional if lisa has an essay to write then she studies late in the library and the premise lisa has an essay to write make the modus ponens inference 'she studies late in the library', but the inference is suppressed when they are also given a second conditional if the library s

1927–28_Boston_Bruins_season

the 1927–28 boston bruins season was the team's fourth in the nhl. the bruins finished first in the american division, marking its first division title in franchise history and its second playoff appearance. the team lost in the playoffs to the eventual stanley cup champion new york rangers. ==regular season== for the second straight season, harry oliver led the bruins in scoring, and although the team's attack was relatively anemic - the bruins finished with 77 goals, leading only the last-place teams in both divisions, the chicago black hawks and the new york americans - they cut down sharply in goals allowed, leading the division behind hal winkler's goaltending. eddie shore was the team's great star, finishing just one point behind oliver in scoring and leading the league in penalty minutes by a wide margin. winkler in his own turn had fifteen shutouts, tied with alex connell for the league lead and a new nhl record; winkler's mark remains the bruins' single-season record for shutouts, eighty years later. although veteran sprague cleghorn was fading and missed a quarter of the season with injuries, shore and defense partner lionel hitchman were ironmen, playing most of each game. prominent newcomers included dutch gainor and dit clapper, both of whose rights were purchased from the minor leagues, and who would make a significant impact with the bruins down the years. with boston's first place finish, the bruins became the first team to win the prince of wales trophy, awarded for the first time in this season. ===final standings=== ==schedule and results== {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" width="70%" |+regular season schedule |- ! width="2%" | no. ! width="3%" | r ! width="10%" | date ! width="5%" | score ! width="20%" | opponent ! width="10%" | record |- align="center" |1||t||november 15, 1927||1–1 ot|| align="left"| [[chicago blackhawks|chicago black

Brighouse_High_School

brighouse high school (and sixth form) is an academy school in brighouse, west yorkshire, england. ==admissions== it has approximately 1,400 students. the school contains around 1,050 students while the sixth form contains around 350 students. the school is a business and enterprise college, rated 'good' http://www.brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ofsted-report-2012.pdf by ofsted. brighouse high school's headteacher is mrs. liz cresswell. the school also has three deputy headteachers. it is situated adjacent to halifax road (a644) in the hove edge area of north-west brighouse. ==history== the school began as brighouse & district girls' secondary school on 6 september 1910 then became "brighouse girls' grammar school" in 1944, which closed in 1985. it is now a comprehensive school with academy status and educates students aged 11–18 years old. the sixth form is separate from the main school in the former grammar school in the town centre on halifax road and recently the new mulberry suite has opened, which includes a cafeteria for students and new study rooms. ==academic performance== thumb|left|sixth form centre (to the left) in 2011 at gcse level, 90% of students achieved 5 a* to c grade (equivalent) including 62% 5 a* to c including english and mathematics. ==references== ==external links== * edubase

The_Sour_Notes

the sour notes are an american independent rock band. based in austin, texas, the sour notes are jared boulanger (vocals, guitar, piano, denied autotune), amarah ulghani (bass, synth) & erin howell (drums, bass). they are known for experimenting in many different music genres and have shared the stage with such diverse bands as the dandy warhols, of montreal, foxygen, future islands, we are scientists, marnie stern and daniel johnston. ==history== the sour notes formed initially as the moniker for singer-songwriter jared boulanger's solo recording project while living in houston, texas. upon finishing what would later be his debut album the meat of the fruit in 2008, boulanger asked long-time friend chris page to join him in creating a performing band in austin. there, they met drummer travis hackett and bassist brandi dipietro through mutual friends and after having played only eight shows together, recorded the sour notes' second album, received in bitterness in the laundry room of their east austin home, using just two microphones. in winter 2009, the band hit the road on their first east coast tour just before releasing 7-inch single "never mix, never worry", which displayed a new direction for the sour notes' characteristically evolving sound. later that year, bassist brandi dipietro left the band, causing the sour notes to incorporate live electronics with sequenced bass parts into their live performance. shortly after, keyboardist elaine greer joined the band during the recording of their third album, it's not gonna be pretty, which was released in january 2010 to much critical acclaim. following an east coast tour in support of the album, the sour notes were selected as an official showcasing artist at the 2010 [[south by southwest|sxsw music fe

Darland_High_School

darland high school is a mixed, non-denominational high school in rossett, wales, established in 1958. its current head teacher is peter ronald agnew.http://www.darland.wrexham.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&itemid=1 ==history== ===1958 - 1971=== darland high school opened in september 1958 for 234 pupils, 10 members of staff and the headmaster, glyn bellis. the school cost £96,000 and was completed in just 18 months. it was reported that the school would "play a vital part in the development of horticulture and market gardening pursuits, for many of the pupils come from the strawberry-growing district of holt". during that first year the school grounds were enhanced with flower beds laid out under the direction of j. elwy williams. the official opening ceremony took place on 9 june 1959, in a whole school celebratory assembly. throughout the years, darland has welcomed many visitors. in 1959, the school was honoured with a visit from chiefs zulu and putranali of tanzania who presented bellis with a 'beautiful skin'. unfortunately, the health risk posed by the fleas outweighed the hospitality of these gentlemen and the skin had to be burnt when they had departed. in 1966, the school was visited by the christian missionary gladys aylward, whose life was the subject of the 1958 film the inn of the sixth happiness. a small school, darland soon gained both national and international attention, as the work done in the rural studies department merited a programme on bbc television and a visit from the first television gardener, percy thrower, in 1971. in the same year, the darland school bee keeping group appeared on the bbc programme young scientists of the year. ===1972 - 2001=== in 1972, darland became a comprehensive school, leading to a massive increase in pupils and staff. an extensive building programme accompanied the arrival of hundreds of new children and many new s

Donna_M._Jones

donna m. jones, 20th idaho state controller, was elected on november 7, 20062006 general election results and sworn into office by long-time friend and idaho state supreme court justice jim jones (no relation) on january 1, 2007.jones continues to set firsts in idaho politics the duties of the state controller are outlined in article iv, section 1 of the constitution of the state of idaho.article iv, section 1 of the idaho constitution jones previously served twelve years in the idaho house of representatives which culminated in her being the first woman selected to chair the house revenue and taxation committee. jones was the first woman elected to serve as idaho state controller.idaho state controller's website ==early life and career== ===early years=== donna m. jones was born at brush, colorado on january 14, 1939. she spent her early childhood at rago, colorado, which is located on the northeastern plains of the state about 20 miles outside of akron, colorado. her father, virgil dale “jim” wolfe, was a farmer and operated a country store with her mother, margaret elizabeth “libby” wolfe (mcdaniel). “libby” was also the post mistress in rago, colorado. jones is the youngest of three children. her sister, arlene, the middle child, died at the age of 9 in 1945. her older brother darrel “doc” wolfe resided in payette, idaho until his death in the spring of 2014. the wolfe family moved to middleton, idaho in 1950 so “doc” could attend college at the college of idaho in caldwell, idaho, and to be closer to “libby’s” sister who resided in roswell, idaho. in 1956 donna married her high school sweetheart, donald jones. ==career== she entered the workforce in 1958 as a sales consultant for the party plan jewelry company, selling sarah coventry jewelry. by 1959 she had moved into a management position, and was responsible for the sales training of new recruits in the boise valley market. in 1967 donna and her husband don purchased the local napa franchise in payette, idaho, payette auto parts. in 1976 they expanded the business by opening a second auto parts store in new plymouth, idaho. they sold both

Pungcha

a pungcha is a type of traditional korean winter hat worn by both men and women during the joseon period for protection against the cold. it is also called pungchae and jeongpungcha. although its shape is very similar with nambawi, the pungcha has a bolkki (볼끼) attached on both sides of the ears. it was originally worn by males of yangban, the upper class but became to spread to commoners including women. the pungcha is open on the top so that it does not cover the top of the head just like other winter caps such as nambawi, ayam, and jobawi. whereas it fully covers the forehead, back and ears on the sides as well as cheeks by the bokki. the outer is generally made of a variety of silk called dan (단, ), wool and a fabric made from kudzu barks were used. ==see also== *ayam *jobawi *nambawi *hwagwan *tubeteika *hanbok ==references== * * *

King_Gordy

waverly w. alford iii (born august 18, 1977), better known by his stage name king gordy, is an american rapper. his career has a span of nearly ten years. he is best known for his 2003 album the entity and his appearance in the 2002 film 8 mile. his album the entity has been considered to be his best because it was produced by eminem and web entertainment. another one of his more popular albums would be xerxes the god-king as it was also a web entertainment album. gordy has also appeared in nearly a dozen music videos. == biography == king gordy is a horrorcore rapper from detroit, michigan. he appeared on bizarre's solo album. gordy and bizarre have been good friends since childhood.http://chicago.metromix.com/music/essay_photo_gallery/top-25-spookiest-album/2198430/photo/2198419 he is well known for having his hair braided into two horns on his head. in 2012 twitter suspended gordy for various reasons as he mentions on his album hail dark lord vader.http://www.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-484928/content_107413474948 === film career === aside from his hip hop career, king gordy has appeared in the film 8 mile (film), starring eminem, in which king gordy played the fictional rapper, "big o" his character was regularly mentioned by character wink harris as "the fat man flipping burgers at mickey d's",http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/article_538318b1-465c-5e68-9ade-a99805166ae4.html he has also appeared in the films beef 4 and the hitchcock of hiphop. === the davidians === consisting of king gordy and bizarre of d-12, davidians was featured on esham's mixtape the butcher shop, but no material has been released by the group since then. === confrontations ===

Leipzig–Dresden_Railway_Company

the leipzig–dresden railway company (leipzig-dresdner eisenbahn-compagnie) or lde was a private railway company in the kingdom of saxony, now a part of germany. amongst other things, it operated the route between leipzig and dresden, opened in 1839, and which was the first long-distance railway line in germany. on 1 july 1876 the company was nationalised and became part of the royal saxon state railways. == history == thumb|left|title page of list's paper about a saxon railway system as the basis of a general german railway system and especially about the routing of a railway from leipzig to dresden, leipzig 1833 thumb|the board of directors of the leipzig–dresden railway company in 1852; from l to r: busse (plenipotentiary), fleischer (deputy), haberstadt (deputy), einert (member), gessler (secretary to the board), erdmann (member), hirzel (member), lampe (deputy), harkort (chairman), dufour-feronce (member), seyfferth (deputy), preusser (deputy) (photo of 1852) the idea of building a railway to link leipzig with strehla (on the river elbe), had already been put forward before 1830 by the leipzig merchant, carl gottlieb tenner. tenner's idea gained new impetus after the state economist in leipzig, friedrich list, publicised his plans for a german railway system in 1833, in which it was envisaged that leipzig would function as a central hub. that same year, a railway committee was founded which, on 20 november 1833, submitted a petition to the lower house of the saxon parliament (sächsischer landtag) in dresden for the construction of a railway from leipzig to dresden . in 1835, the leipzig–dresden railway company was founded as a private company by twelve citizens of leipzig, including: albert dufour-féronce (1798–1861), gustav harkort (1795–1865), carl lampe (1804–1889) and wilhelm theodor seyfferth (1807–1881). at the easter trade fair in 1835 the shares of the company (nominally valued at 100&nbsp;thaler) were fully subscribed within just a few hours, making a capital sum of over one million thalers available. on 6 may 1835 the saxon state government authorised the construction and operation of the line as well as the issue of non-interest bearing bonds to the value of 500,000 thalers. the total capital generated thus amounted to 1.5 million thalers. in october 1835 the british engineers sir james walker und hawkshaw surveyed the proposed routes and recommended the northern route via strehla (estimated cost: 1,808,500&nbsp;thalers) over the route via meißen (1,956,000&nbsp;thalers). on 16 november 1835 the purchase of land began for the section between leipzig and the mulde bridge north of wurzen. on 1 march 1836 the first sod was cut. oversight for the entire project lay in the hands of the saxon senior waterways construction enginee

The_World_of_Lee_Evans

the world of lee evans was a bafta nominated tv show written by and starring lee evans and a range of actors, it followed lee around getting stuck in tight situations and originally aired on channel 4. the series was released on channel 4 dvd in 2006 and features all episodes. the humour, which differs greatly from evans' later stand-up humour, contains many elements of slapstick, and the show is similar in style to mr. bean. the series was a granada production in 1995 for channel 4, and as granada had adopted a new endboard cap at the end of their programmes at this time, the world of lee evans was amongst the first ever shows to use the endboard (the subtitle read a granada production for channel four). the series was quite popular though has had a very mixed reception in retrospect, some critics and lee evans fans saying the series is not as good as his other work. the series' slogan is if lee evans "needs to get from a to b, he starts at z...". ==episodes== *"the late night shift"/"meet the folks" **in "the late night shift", evans works his first nightshift in a 24-hour garage, though he has problems with his first customer. evans has problems delivering him a packet of crisps, a drink's can and a cassette tape. **in "meet the folks", lee evans believes he has arrived at his girlfriend's house, though whilst she is getting ready to see evans, he must occupy his time making a good image of himself for her parents. unfortunately, evans embarrasses himself, and it turns out eventually he has visited the wrong house. *"off the rails" **in "off the rails" (part one): lee evans and his girlfriend jo travel on a "hotel train" heading to edinburgh. however, as the train wobbles, havoc erupts. **in "off the rails" (part two): jo almost breaks up with evans due to her believing that he doesn't understand her. *"one late night" **in "one late night&quo

Disneyland_with_the_Death_Penalty

thumb|nightscape of singapore, the article's subject, taken on december 12, 2005 "disneyland with the death penalty" is a 4,500-word article about singapore written by william gibson. his first major piece of non-fiction, it was first published as the cover storycover of wired issue 1.4 in which disneyland with the death penalty originally appeared for wired magazine's september/october 1993 issue (1.4). the article follows gibson's observations of the architecture, phenomenology and culture of singapore, and the clean, bland and conformist impression the city-state conveys during his stay. its title and central metaphor—singapore as disneyland with the death penalty—is a reference to the authoritarian artifice the author perceives the city-state to be. singapore, gibson details, is lacking any sense of creativity or authenticity, absent of any indication of its history or underground culture. he finds the government to be pervasive, corporatist and technocratic, and the judicial system rigid and draconian. singaporeans are characterised as consumerists of insipid taste. the article is accentuated by local news reports of criminal trials by which the author illustrates his observations, and bracketed by contrasting descriptions of the south-east asian airports he arrives and leaves by. though gibson's first major piece of non-fiction, the article had an immediate and lasting impact. the singaporean government banned wired upon the publication of the issue, and the phrase "disneyland with the death penalty" became a byword for bland authoritarianism that the city-state could not easily discard. == synopsis == the title "disneyland with the death penalty" refers to the subject of the article, the southeast asian city-state of singapore, whose strictly-guarded sterility gibson describes with horror. after opening the article with the disneyland metaphor, gibson cites an observation attributed to laurie anderson that virtual reality "would never look real until they learned how to put some dirt in it" in relation to the immaculate state of the changi airtropolis, singapore's international airport. beyond the airport, he notes that the natural environment has been cultivated into "all-too-perfect examples of itself," such as with the abundance of golf courses. singaporean society is a &qu

List_of_Jonas_Brothers:_Living_the_Dream_episodes

this is a list of episodes of the disney channel reality series jonas brothers: living the dream. note: two bonus episodes were only available online and never aired on tv. ==series overview== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="2"| seasons !! episodes !! first u.s. airdate !! last u.s. airdate |- | style="background-color: #00bfff; color: #100; text-align: center; top" | | style="text-align: center; top" | 1 | style="text-align: center; top" | 16 | style="text-align: center; top" | may 16, 2008 | style="text-align: center; top" | september 5, 2008 |- | style="background-color: #7fff00; color: #100; text-align: center; top" | | style="text-align: center; top" | 2 | style="text-align: center; top" | 11 | style="text-align: center; top" | march 21, 2010 | style="text-align: center; top" | may 31, 2010 |- |} ==season 1== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:auto; background:#fffff;" |- ! style="background-color: #00bfff; color: #100; text-align: center;"|series episode # !! style="background-color: #00bfff; color: #100; text-align: center;"|episode # !! style="background-color: #00bfff; color: #100; text-align: center;"|title !! style="background-color: #00bfff; color: #100; text-align: center;"|narrated by !! style="background-color: #00bfff; color: #100; text-align: center;"|original airdate |- | text-align:left; | 1 | text-align:left; | 1 | to do list | nick | may 16, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 2 | text-align:left; | 2 | the big game | kevin | may 23, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 3 | text-align:left; | 3 | downtime jonas style | joe | may 30, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 4 | text-align:left; | 4 | our fans rock | kevin | june 6, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 5 | text-align:left; | 5 | driver's ed | joe | june 13, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 6 | text-align:left; | 6 | our mom and dad | joe | june 20, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 7 | text-align:left; | 7 | hello hollywood | joe | june 27, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 8 | text-align:left; | 8 | health kick | joe | july 4, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 9 | text-align:left; | 9 | we are family | kevin | july 11, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 10 | text-align:left; | 10 | school rocks | nick | july 18, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 11 | text-align:left; | 11 | musical scrapbook | nick | july 25, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 12 | text-align:left; | 12 | nothing's gonna slow me down | nick | august 1, 2008 |- | text-align:left; | 13 | text-align:left; | 13 | rock star in training | nick | august

Carol_Woods

carol woods is an american performer. in february 2008 she received a standing ovation during the 50th grammy awards broadcast singing "let it be" from the soundtrack of the film across the universe, with timothy mitchum. inspired by barack obama's campaign and win she has recorded the grammy award winner julie gold's song "america". the cd of america (the song) made its debut in a limited inaugural edition at the "shades of blue" inaugural gala, hosted by create the vision source in washington d.c. january 20, 2009. in july 2009, america became available to the public at large. in early 2009 she reprised the role of matron "mama" morton in chicago on broadway, followed by two weeks at the national theatre (march 31 - april 12, 2009). she will remain on tour with the show as matron "mama" morton through june 2010, returning to the broadway production in july. she is also recording material for a new cd titled blues in the night. == career == === theater === carol woods broadway theatre credits include matron mama morton in chicago. stella deems in the roundabout theater's 2001 revival of stephen sondheim's follies, mrs crosby in neal simon's the goodbye girl (1993), maybelle in grind in 1985. she also made a special guest appearance in the 2002 one mo time revival as ma reed. she was nominated for an olivier award for her role in the 1987 london production of blues in the night, which led to a nyc run at the minetta lane theater, and in 2008 reprised the role in a san francisco production. as a founding member of tony randall's national actors theatre, in 1992, carol appeared in their first two productions a little hotel on the side and as tituba in the crucible. she left big river in 1987 to play rose in the tommy tune-directed stepping out (play).on tour she recreated the role of jeanette burmeister in the full monty. off-broadway, she is best known for her portrayal of big bertha in the village gate's 1979 production of one mo' time and its tv commercial where she sang part of you've got the right key but you're working on the wrong keyhole and viewers were invited to see the rest in person. in 1993, she portrayed lorena hickok in first lady suite at the public theater. in 199

Integra_Bank

integra bank corporation was the parent of integra bank national association, a retail bank headquartered in evansville, indiana that failed on july 29, 2011. as of march 31, 2010, integra bank had $2.9 billion in total assets and operated 67 banking centers and 116 atms at locations in illinois, indiana, kentucky, and ohio. on friday, july 29, 2011, integra bank national association (n.a.), evansville, was closed by the comptroller of the currency. subsequently, the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was named receiver. all deposit accounts, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to old national bank. the company then filed for bankruptcy. a post-mortem audit by the department of the treasury found that the bank's decision to actively pursue commercial loans in large cities such as chicago and cincinnati was a major contributor to the bank's failure. during its decline through the great recession, integra sold many assets and took more than $83 million in tarp funds. despite these efforts, in its final full year of operation, integra lost $124 million. the company offered a variety of banking services that included commercial, consumer and mortgage loans, lines of credit, transaction accounts, credit cards, letters of credit, corporate cash management services, correspondent banking services, mortgage servicing, annuity products and services, selected insurance products, safe deposit boxes, and personal and corporate trust services. the bank is not related to the former integra bank of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, that was bought out by national city in 1995. coincid

Esther_Gitman

dr. esther gitman is jewish historian who is an expert on the holocaust in yugoslavia specifically focusing on independent state of croatia.the centre for advanced holocaust studies gitman was born in sarajevo in 1941. in october 1941 in her mother's arms they escaped sarajevo to the italian zone of occupation on the adriatic, both survived the holocaust through the help of non-jews.and in the darkest times, theres exists the light of great-spirited individuals – historian esther gitman about the saving of jews in the ndh she has lived in the united states of america since 1972. before that her family lived in israel for 19 years, then she moved to montreal, canada with her husband israel and only child, her daughter michal. that is where her husband israel, earned his phd and finally in 1978 they moved to nyc. gitman received a bachelor's degree in history and sociology from carleton university in ottawa, canada and a graduate degree in criminal justice from long island university. she earned a phd from city university in new york in jewish history. she began her research into the croatian-jewish history in 1999 with her dissertation rescue of jews in the independent state of croatia, 1941–1945. in 2002 she received a fulbright scholarship to travel to croatia to continue her research.in 2006–2007 academic year gitman was awarded by the united state holocaust memorial museum and the center for advanced holocaust studies a barbara and richard rosenberg fellowship for her postdoctoral research and added new material found in the museum as well as in the national archives. in 2007 gitman received a post doctoral grand from the us holocaust memorial museum.holocaust historian to discuss fate of croatian jewry in 2008, gitman participated in a conference on aloysius stepinac, the senior member of the catholic church among the croats in the second world war.[http://www.vecernji.hr/newsroom/news/croatia/3164173/index.do american jew in defense of blessed stepina

Oceanic_dispersal

oceanic dispersal is a type of biological dispersal that occurs when organisms transfer from one land mass to another by way of a sea crossing. often this occurs via large rafts of floating vegetation such as are sometimes seen floating down major rivers in the tropics and washing out to sea, occasionally with animals trapped on them. dispersal via such a raft is sometimes referred to as a "rafting event." colonization of land masses by plants can also occur via long-distance oceanic dispersal of floating seeds.won, h., and s. s. renner. 2006. dating dispersal and radiation in the gymnosperm gnetum (gnetales) – clock calibration when outgroup relationships are uncertain. systematic biology 55(4): 610-622. ==history== rafting has played an important role in the colonization of isolated land masses, such as madagascar, which has been isolated for ~120 million years (ma), and south america, which was isolated for much of the cenozoic. both land masses, for example, appear to have received their primates by this mechanism. according to genetic evidence, the common ancestor of the lemurs of madagascar appears to have crossed the mozambique channel by rafting between 50 and 60 ma ago. likewise, the new world monkeys are thought to have originated in africa and rafted to south america by the [[oligo

LFG_Roland_D.III

{| |} the lfg roland d.iii was a fighter aircraft produced in germany during world war i.taylor 1989, 576 ==design and development== the d.iii was a further development of the d.i fighter.world aircraft information files file 900 sheet 06 these machines had a fuselage that completely filled the interplane gap, a design feature intended to improve aerodynamics. however, it also resulted in limiting the pilot's field of vision in the down and forward direction, leading to complaints. lfg attempted to remedy this in the d.iii design by introducing a gap between the upper fuselage and the upper wing, braced by cabane struts. the size of the tailplane was also increased. while this did indeed result in an improvement over the roland d.ii that had preceded it, the performance of the d.iii was inferior to that of other contemporary fighters available to the german army, in particular those produced by albatros, and the aircraft was therefore only produced in small quantities. forward visibility, though better in the d.iii than the d.i was still not good and lfg tried to improve it with another variant, the d.v. the fuselage diameter was decreased and the decking forward of the cockpit lowered exposing all of the upper parts of the engine cylinders. three were built, one with the argus engine of the d.ii and two with the mercedes d.iii, another upright 6-cylinder engine. the visibility was not much improved and the problem was only solved with the lfg roland d.vii, which used a v-8 engine.green & swanborough (1994) p.338 ==variants== ;d.v: lowered fuselage to improve pilot's view. three built, one with argus and two with mercedes engines. ==operators== ; *bulgarian air force ; *luftstreitkrafte ==specifications (d.iii)== {{aerospecs |ref= |met or eng?=met |crew=one pilot |capacity= |length m=6.84 |length ft=22 |length in=5 |span m=8.94 |span ft=29 |span in=4 |height m=2.76 |height ft=9 |height in=1 |wing area sqm=19.8 |wing area sqft=213 |aspect ratio= |wing profile= |empty weight kg=717 |empty weight lb=1,580 |gross weight kg=961 |gross weight lb=2,119 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 type=argus as.iii 6-cylinder inline water-coooled |eng1 hp=180 |eng1 kw=134 |max speed kmh=175 |max speed mph=109 |cruise speed kmh=156 |cruise speed mph=98 |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |range km= |range miles= |endurance h=2 |endurance min=30 |ceiling m=4,500 |ceiling ft=14,800 |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |cli

Brain_(food)

the brain, like most other internal organs, or offal, can serve as nourishment. brains used for nourishment include those of pigs, squirrels, horses, cattle, monkeys, chickens and goats. in many cultures, different types of brain are considered a delicacy. ==cultural consumption== the brain of animals features in french cuisine, in dishes such as cervelle de veau and tête de veau. a dish called magaj is popular muslim cuisine in pakistan, bangladesh, parts of india, and diaspora countries. in turkish cuisine brain can be fried, baked. it can also be consumed as salad. in chinese cuisine, brain is a delicate item in chongqing or sichuan cuisine and it is often cooked in spicy hot pot or barbecued. similar delicacies from around the world include mexican tacos de sesos. the anyang tribe of cameroon practiced a tradition in which a new tribal chief would consume the brain of a hunted gorilla while another senior member of the tribe would eat the heart. indonesian cuisine specialty in minangkabau cuisine also served beef brain in a coconut-milk gravy named gulai otak (beef brain curry). in cuban cuisine, "brain fritters" are made by coating pieces of brain with bread crumbs and then frying them. some archaeological evidence suggests that the mourning rituals of european neanderthals also involved the consumption of the brain. ==nutritional benefits of eating brain== dha, an important omega-3 fatty acid which is also referred to by the technical designation of 22:6, is found concentrated in mammalian brains. for example, according to the nutrition data website, 3 oz. (85 g) of cooked b

John_Juyn

sir john juyn sl (died 24 march 1440) was a british judge. he was the son of john juhyne, a wool merchant from bristol, and his wife margery. after the death of his father in 1390, juyn inherited his estates in bristol, bedminster and knowle, and his contacts with the bristolian merchant community helped with his career; between 1422 and 1438 he served as recorder of bristol, and also acted as a feoffee for many of the city's leading merchants. his first appearance in records was in 1407, as a mainpernor for some bristolian merchants sued for debt by london. he was appointed serjeant-at-law in 1415, but avoided taking this position and its financial burden until 1418. between 1416 and 1422 he served as legal counsel for the duchy of lancaster, settling the matter of the bohun estate, dividing it between henry v and lady anne hastings, and also served as counsel to thomas, duke of clarence between 1418 and 1420. he travelled the western circuit as an assize justice between 1422 and 1424 before switching to the home counties circuit following his double-appointment as both lord chief baron of the exchequer and justice of the court of common pleas on 5 may 1423.oxford dnb:juyn, sir john in may 1426 he was knighted in parliament, and acted as a trier of petitions there from 1425 to 1439. during the same period he was frequently summoned to advise the king's council, most notably for 15 days at the november 1426 reading council where he helped draw up laws to keep the peace between humphrey, duke of gloucester and henry beaufort. for most of his life he lived in somerset, and as such served on every peace commission between 1419 and his death, also raising loans for henry iv in the 1420s and 1430s. he married twice, first to edith, who died childless, and second to alice, daughter of bythemore, in 1436. on 9 february of the same year he was appointed chief justice of the common pleas, still retaining his position in the exchequer, and on 20 january 1439 he was made chief justice of the king's bench, finally leaving his joint positions in the courts of exchequer and common pleas. he held this position for only a year before becoming ill, dying on 24 march 1440. ==references== {{succession box | title=lord chief justice | before = [[will

Jorge_Poza

jorge poza' ( born jorge alberto poza pérez on june 26, 1977 in tulancingo, hidalgo, mexico) is a mexican actor of films and television. == biography == poza was born on june 26, 1977 in tulancingo, hidalgo, mexico. he started his acting career in the movie bandidos in 1990, but his career as a tv actor started in 1992 in the telenovela el abuelo y yo along with gael garcía bernal. then he got involved in other projects or more and less success. in 2001 he worked in the novela atrévete a olvidarme, which only lasted a month on air, but a couple of months later he was called by the tv produccer carla estrada to offer him a character in her new novela el manantial. in 2002 he was called by another tv producer pedro damián and was offered his first starring role as professor francisco romero in the famous novela clase 406. velo de novia in 2003 represented a new challenge for him, since he had to play two characters: twins rafael and ernesto, the first one bad and dominant and the other one good and shy. he also worked in theatre in the play p.d. tu gato ha muerto along with otto sirgo. trying to get away from acting for a while, and hosted a morning tv show called hoy which has being televisa's morning show for years, changing the casts in different periods. during his period he worked with andrea legarreta and vielka valenzuela. he also worked on the novela alma de hierro as the blind son of the famous mexican actors: blanca guerra and alejandro camacho. confirmed by pedro torres via twitter that jorge poza will be filming the first episode of mujeres asesinas 3 which is elena,protectora with rocio banquells. filming will start may 31 in mexico d.f. in 2011 he starred in the mexican version of rafaela with scarlet ortiz and produced by nathalie lartilleux. the following year, in 2012, would make his first antagonistic in cachito de cielo with maite perroni and pedro fernandez. in 2014, he would make his second main antagonistic of pablo's brother mariano martinez negrete in the mexican version's la gata with reunited his co-star maite perroni and daniel arenas, under the production of nathalie larrille

Benvenuto

benvenuto may refer to: * benvenuto cellini (1500-1571), italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier and musician * benvenuto rambaldi da imola (circa 1320-1388), italian writer * benvenuto tisi (1481-1559), italian painter * pietro benvenuto (1769-1844), italian painter * pietro benvenuto degli ordini (15th century), italian architect * "benvenuto" (song), a 2011 song by italian singer-songwriter laura pausini

Trivial_Pursuit:_America_Plays

trivial pursuit: america plays is a syndicated game show loosely based on the board game of the same name. it premiered on september 22, 2008 and aired first-run episodes through may 22, 2009 (with repeats continuing until september 18). the host was christopher knight (the pilot was hosted by mark l. walberg ), and the show is produced by wheeler/sussman productions in association with hasbro. the series was syndicated by debmar-mercury. trivial pursuit: america plays replaced temptation on a majority of stations that carried it, and inherited its predecessor's abysmal ratings. in january 2009, it was announced that america plays would not be renewed for a second season. ==rules== the show pitted three in-studio players against "america's team", which consisted of people who submitted their questions via video. ===round 1=== six categories which roughly corresponded to the actual categories (green was most often a miscellaneous category titled "whatever"): {| class="wikitable" |- style="color:white" | bgcolor="blue"|places | bgcolor="blue"|geography | bgcolor="blue"|the world | bgcolor="blue"|travel |- style="color:white" | bgcolor=&quo

Shine_Through_It

shine through it is terrence howard's first studio album. it was released in the uk on september 1, 2008. it contains 11 tracks all produced by himself and miles mosley. all 11 tracks were written by himself, four of which were co written by miles mosley, and a further one co written by ilsey juber. most of the album lyrics were inspired by past experiences in his life and some by his children. {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! track ! title ! lyrics |- | 1 | love makes you beautiful | terrence howard |- | 2 | shine through it | terrence howard, miles mosley |- | 3 | mr. johnson's lawn | terrence howard |- | 4 | sanctuary | terrence howard, ilsey juber |- | 5 | no. 1 fan | terrence howard |- | 6 | spanish love affair | terrence howard |- | 7 | plenty | terrence howard, miles mosley |- | 8 | i remember when | terrence howard, miles mosley |- | 9 | it's all game | terrence howard |- | 10 | she was mine | terrence howard |- | 11 | war | terrence howard, miles mosley |} ==external links== *terrence howard interview by pete lewis, 'blues & soul' september 2008

Jonathan_Dwyer

jonathan avery dwyer (born july 26, 1989) is an american football running back for the arizona cardinals of the national football league (nfl). he was drafted by the pittsburgh steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 nfl draft. he played college football at georgia tech. on september 17 2014 dwyer was arrested and spent a night in jail because of charges of two cases of assault against his wife and 18 month old son.http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11544985/jonathan-dwyer-arizona-cardinals-arrested-two-counts-suspicion-aggravated-assault ==high school career== dwyer was highly recruited coming out of kell high school in marietta, georgia. he was a four star prospect and many of the top ncaa division i football programs expressed interest. dwyer was awarded georgia's player of the year (football). he initially made a soft verbal commitment to the florida gators but then decided that he preferred to stay closer to his family and committed to georgia tech. in track, he finished second in the state in the class aaaaa 100-meter dash as a junior, with a time of 10.81 seconds, the second best time in the state of georgia, and recorded a 4.48 in the 40 yard dash. he ran a career-best time of 10.70 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2006 gatfxc coaches invitational, placing first. he als

Vadivelu_filmography

vadivelu is an indian tamil film actor and playback singer. since the early 1990s, he has acted as a comedian in various tamil films. during his career, vadivelu has won several filmfare awards and tamil nadu state film awards. he is well known for his slapstick comedies. he has acted in over 275 films, all of them being tamil films with the exception of one malayalam film lucky jokers. he has also acted as a hero in three films till date, imsai arasan 23am pulikesi and indiralohathil na azhagappan and tenaliraman. this following is a complete list of all the films vadivelu has acted in == as actor == ===tamil films=== {| class="wikitable" class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! year ! film ! role ! notes |- | 1990 || en thangai kalyani || || uncredited role |- | 1991 || en rasavin manasile || vadivelu || official debut film |- |rowspan="5"| 1992|| chinna gounder || || |- | ilavarasan' || || |- | singaravelan || sabha || |- | deiva vaakku || karuvadu || |- | thevar magan || esaki || |- |rowspan="12"| 1993|| kovil kaalai || vadivelu || |- | ezhai jaathi || || |- | maharasan || || |- | enga thambi || || |- | aranmanai kili || || |- | ponnumani || || |- | gokulam || raju || |- | maravan || || |- | valli || || |- | kizhakku cheemayile || || |- | kathirukka neramillai || || |- | rojavai killathe || || |- |rowspan="15"| 1994|| rajakumaran || 'veecharuva' veerasamy || |- | sindhu nathi poo || || |- | adharmam || || |- | varavu ettana selavu pathana || peter || |- | sevatha ponnu || || |- | watchman vadivel || || |- | killadi maappillai || || |- | raja paandi || || |- | kadhalan || vasanth (kaliaperumal) || |- | ilaignar ani || || |- | manirathinam || || |- | pavithra || || |- | karuthamma || || |- | p

ZIL-117

the zil-117 is a luxury sedan (sometimes referred to as a limousine because of its size) built by zil in russia and first presented at the autopron (precursor of the moscow international motor show) in 1977. debuting in 1972, it was derived from the earlier zil-114.thompson, p.218. design of the zil 117 began in 1968, with the first prototype running in 1970.thompson, p.218. the zil-117 shares the thompson, andy. cars of the soviet union (haynes publishing, somerset, uk, 2008), p.&nbsp;214. v8 engine also fitted to the zil-114. maximum power output of at 4,300 rpmthompson, p.217. was claimed, using a relatively high 9.0:1 compression ratio, fuel feed being via a single four-choke carburettor. the car uses a three-speed automatic transmission and power steering came as standard. the factory claimed a maximum speed of between . the car was only long,thompson, p.218. compared to for the zil-114, on a wheelbase (compared to for the zil 114.thompson, p.218. it seated five, rather than the seven of the 114.thompson, p.218. the 117 and the 114 represented a break from the over-decorated and ornate styles of previous zil models, and both cars had uncluttered, modern lines. in some respects the 117 also resembled the chrysler imperial of the mid-1960s. another car of similar design that was based on the zil was the hongqi (red flag) of that time. one of the reasons to design the zil-117 was a need of a government car of an intermediate rank between zil-114 (reserved for highest state and party authorities) and gaz-13 chaika, appropriate for example for politburo member candidates, and also as supporting cars in highest officials' convoys.zil-114, avtolegendy sssr nr.37, deagostini 2010, issn 2071-095x, p.15 only 50 were built.thompson, p.218. there was also a convertible, the 117v, produced 1973-79 (for military parades on red square).thompson, p.218. the 117 was replaced by the mechanically-similar zil 115 (4104).thompson, p.218.