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A Regional Casino, more commonly known as a Super Casino (or occasionally known as Mega Casino), is the term given to the largest category of casino that was to have been permitted under UK law. It is meant to be the same size as the larger casinos in Las Vegas. The first Regional Casino was proposed to be in the City of Manchester. This was stopped by the UK government soon after Gordon Brown became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. History. The Gambling Act 2005 revised many regulations relating to gambling in England. Amongst the most controversial provisions was the establishment of a number of 'destination casinos' in the style of Las Vegas, commonly referred to in the media as 'Super Casinos' Initial drafts of the act proposed eight regional casinos but concerns expressed in the national media and by a range of addiction related social and religious groups meant that the final revision of the act permitted only one casino of the largest size, referred to as a 'Regional Casino', with a further eight 'large' and eight 'small' casinos of a smaller sizes and with reduced Jackpot limits. Prior to the act there were 140 casinos in the UK, the largest of which in Star City, Birmingham had a floor area of around 950 square metres. Customers were required to register twenty-four hours prior to gaming. Definition of casino types. Under the terms of the Gambling Act the Secretary of State is able to define each type of Casino, with reference to any matter he or she chooses; although the act specifically mentions as facts to consider the number, location and concentration of gaming tables, and the floor area designated for a specific purpose. Definitions have been determined such that the 'super casino' will have a minimum customer area of 5000 square metres and at most 1250 unlimited-jackpot slot machines. 'Large casinos' will have a minimum area of 1000 square metres and up to 150 slot machines with a maximum jackpot of £4000. The 'small casinos' will have a minimum customer area of 750 sq metres, up to 80 slot machines and a jackpot of £4000. The shortlist. In May 2006, a short-list of eight sites, selected from various ones submitted by local councils
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional organisation for architects in the United Kingdom. It was originally named the Institute of British Architects in London and formed in 1834. The group was started by several important architects, including Philip Hardwick, Thomas Allom, William Donthorne, Thomas Leverton Donaldson, John Buonarotti Papworth and Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey. It was awarded a Royal Charter in 1837, becoming the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, eventually dropping the reference to London in 1892. The RIBA is a member organisation, with 44,000 members. Chartered Members are allowed to call themselves chartered architects and to add the post-nominals RIBA after their name; Student Members are not permitted to do so. In the past, fellowships of the institute were given, but this has stopped; those who continue to hold this title instead add FRIBA. RIBA is based at 66 Portland Place, London—a 1930s Grade II* listed building designed by architect George Grey Wornum with sculptures by Edward Bainbridge Copnall and James Woodford. The Institute also maintains a dozen regional offices around the United Kingdom. Parts of the London building are open to the public, including the exhibition galleries and Library. It has a large architectural bookshop, a café, restaurant and lecture theatres. Rooms are hired out for events.
The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) is a motorsport track opened in 2004 and used for auto racing. The main race is the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the Middle East. In 2006, Australian V8 Supercar started racing at the BIC. 24 Hour endurance races also hosted at BIC. History. Building the Bahrain circuit (track) was important for Bahrain, and was started by the Crown Prince, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The Crown Prince is the Honorary President of the Bahrain Motor Federation. In the track became the first Grand Prix circuit to be awarded the distinguished (important) FIA Institute Centre of Excellence award. The award was given for having and keeping high race safety and medical facilities. Construction and design. The track was designed by German architect Hermann Tilke. Tilke also designed the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. The track cost approximately US $150 million to build. It can be set-up as six different tracks, including a test oval and a drag strip. The track had a special problem. The track was located in the middle of a desert. There were concerns that sand would blow onto the track and disrupt the race. Organizers (the people who run the race) were able to keep the sand off the track by spraying an adhesive (glue) on the sand around the track. The surface of the track has a high level of grip. The same surface is used at the Yas Marina Circuit for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Series hosted. The Bahrain International Circuit hosts a number of races, including the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series, the GP2 Series, GP2 Asia, Chevrolet Lumina Series, Speedcar Series, Thunder Arabia and Radical. In the past the track has hosted the FIA GT Championship, and a one-time Bahrain Superprix involving Formula Three cars, following from the failure of the Korea Super Prix. The first Formula BMW World Final took place in Bahrain. Every year there is the 24 Hours of Bahrain race. Bahrain Grand Prix. The first Bahrain Grand Prix took place on 4 April 2004
The Muharraq Governorate is one of the five governorates of Bahrain. It is together with the municipality of Al Muharraq and with Muharraq Island and with outlying islets. It includes the former municipality of Al Hadd at the southern end of that island.  Muharraq is Bahrain's second largest city and is also called the "Place of Ashes".
The 1997 Qayen earthquake was a large earthquake that struck in Northern Iran's Khorasan Province on May 10, 1997. It was also known as the Quayen, Ardekul or Qaen earthquake. It was the largest in that area since 1990 and measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale. It was the third earthquake in 1997 that caused a lot of damage. It killed 1,567 people and injured over 2,300. It also left 50,000 homeless by damaging over 15,000 homes. There were 155 aftershocks that added to the damage, which was guessed to cost about $100 million. The United States Geological Survey said that it was the most deadly earthquake in 1997.
A wind turbine is a rotating machine that transfers kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as for pumping water, cutting lumber or grinding stones, the machine is called a windmill. If the mechanical energy is instead converted to electricity, the machine may be called a wind turbine generator (WTG), wind power unit (WPU), wind energy converter (WEC), or aerogenerator. Turning the generator. The wind turbine's blades are turned by the wind. This turns a shaft turning slowly, at about 10-20 rpm with a high torque. The shaft goes into a reduction gearbox with a ratio of about 1:50, although some wind turbine gearboxes can have a ratio of 1:100 or more. Some wind turbines may have no reduction gearbox at all, and have a ratio of 1:1. The gearbox turns the generator more quickly, at around 1000 rpm, at a low torque. The generator creates electricity. This electricity is combined with any other wind turbines that may be in the same wind farm. This combined electricity may be used locally, or adjusted to match the electricity in the power grid and sent to the power grid. Environmental Impact. Although wind turbines are a renewable source of energy and don't pollute the environment as a result of generating power, they have an environmental impact. Some people think that wind turbines create a lot of noise and look unappealing. However, wind turbines are placed no closer than 300 meters from residential homes. At that distance, a wind turbine is no louder than an average household air conditioner.
Wet-tail or proliferative ileitis, is a disease in rodents kept in cages, mainly hamsters, but can include rabbits, gerbils, rats, and mice. It is caused by stress. Even with treatment, the animal can die within 24–48 hours. Baby hamsters are much more likely to get the disease than older hamsters. It commonly is found when the hamster is being weaned at about four weeks of age. Causes. Wet-tail is a disease in the animal's intestines caused by the bacteria, "Lawsonia intracellularis". Wet-tail is stress related. The stress can be caused by: Symptoms. The symptoms may not appear for several days. The main symptom is the animal has a wet tail, matted with faeces. Other signs of the disease are:  Treatment. There are drugs to treat wet-tail which can be bought from pet shops. A vet may choose to give the animal other drugs. The sick animal should be kept in a cage by itself so that others do not catch the disease.
A contactless smart card is a kind of smart card with integrated circuits that can process and save data. Most cards are as big as a credit card. They can receive information which is processed and delivered through radio. There are two main kinds of contactless smart cards.  Many people believe contactless smart cards have a read-only RFID inside it. This is not true, but they do have a re-writable smart card microchip inside them. Contactless smart cards can be used for identification, authentication, and saving data.
Pericles' Funeral Oration is a famous speech from Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War". The speech was delivered by Pericles at the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War (431 - 404 BCE). He was a famous Athenian politician. The speech was a part of the yearly public funeral for the people who died in the war. At that time, people in Athens had a custom of holding a public funeral for the people who died in war. The bodies of the dead were left out for three days in a tent, where offerings could be made for the dead. "Funeral Oration" was recorded by Thucydides in book two of his "History of the Peloponnesian War". Thucydides records the speech as if every word in the record was what Pericles said. However, people agree he did, at least, correct or change the speeches a little. Thucydides says in his "History" that the speeches are not completely the same as what was really said, but written to show the main ideas of what was said. It is quite certain that Pericles delivered a speech at the end of the first year of the war. However, people are not sure how much Thucydides' record is the same as Pericles' actual speech. The Funeral Oration is important because the speech was different from usual Athenian funeral speeches. David Cartwright describes it as "a eulogy (description) of Athens itself...". The speech is about what great things Athens did, delivered to encourage the people. Gettysburg Address and Pericles' funeral oration. American Civil War scholar Garry Wills calls Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address the modern parallel to Pericles' Funeral Oration.
In Ancient Greece, the Gorgoneion () was originally a magic pendant showing the Gorgon's head. (The use of magic against evil, or bad luck is generally called Apotropaism).  The gorgoneion was linked with the gods Zeus and Athena; both are said to have worn it as a pendant. It was also popular as a royal symbol, worn on shields and capes. These can be seen on the Alexander Mosaic and the Gonzaga Cameo. Evolution. Homer wrote about the Gorgon on four occasions, but only about the head, as if the creature had no body. Jane Ellen Harrison notes that "Medusa is a head and nothing more...a mask." The body was added many years later. Up to the 5th century BC, the head was shown as being very ugly, with her tongue sticking out, boar tusks, puffy cheeks, her eyeballs staring straight ahead and the snakes twisting all around her. The direct frontal stare was highly unusual in ancient Greek art. In some cases a beard, (probably representing streaks of blood) was added to her chin, making her appear as a wild and sexual god, like Dionysus. Gorgoneia painted on the shields of warriors on mid-5th century Greek vases are not as ugly, strange or frightening. By that time, the Gorgon had lost her tusks and the snakes were rather stylized. The Hellenistic marble known as the Medusa Rondanini shows how the Gorgon changed over time into a beautiful woman. Usage. Gorgoneia are first seen in Greek art at the beginning of the 8th century BC. One of the earliest is on a coin found during an archaeological dig at Parium. Other early 8th-century examples were found at Tiryns. There is a similar image from the Knossos palace, dating from the 15th century BC. Marija Gimbutas even argues that "the Gorgon extends back to at least 6000 BC, as a ceramic mask from the Sesklo culture illustrates". In the 6th century BC, gorgoneia of a
Ryosuke Nakajima (born 28 April 1988) is a former Japanese football player. Club career statistics. 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
Antônio Marcos da Silva Filho known as Marquinhos Paraná or just Marquinhos (little Marcos; born 20 July 1977), is a former Brazilian right-back or defensive midfielder. He last played for Ventforet Kofu in the J. League Division 1.
Phil Younghusband (born 4 August 1987) is a Filipino football player. He has played for Philippines national team. International career statistics. !Total||6||7
Carlo Zotti (born 3 September 1982) is an Italian football player. He plays for Bellinzona. Club career statistics. 15||0 15||0
Alex Song (born 9 September 1987) is a Cameroonian football player. He plays for Arsenal and Cameroon national team. Honours. Arsenal Barcelona Arta/Solar7 Cameroon U17 Cameroon Individual
Katsumi Yusa (born 2 August 1988) is a Japanese football player. Club career statistics. 9||0||0||0||2||0||11||0 9||0||0||0||2||0||11||0
Ricardo William Faty (born 4 August 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Senegal national team. Club career statistics. 48||3 11||0 2||0 61||3
Masayuki Miura (born 4 November 1966) is a former Japanese football player. Work experience. 2019       Team Manager: Khon kaen FC Thailand League 2 2018       Team Manager: Ayutthaya United Thailand League 3 (Promoted)        2016       Team Manager: Khon Kaen FC Thailand League 3 （Promoted） 2011-2015  Team Manager/General Manager: NORDDEA Hokkaido,Hokkaido,Japan 2007-2009  Top Team Coach: CONSADOLE Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 2003-2006  Team Manager: CONSADOLE Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan 2001-2002  Top Team Coach: CONSADOLE Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 1997-2001  Team Manager: CONSADOLE Sapporo Youth (U-15), Hokkaido, Japan
is a Japanese professional athlete. He is best known as a football player and coach. Club career statistics. 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
Mariano Nicolás González (born 5 May 1981) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. Club career statistics. 64||14 65||4 45||6 174||24 International career statistics. !Total||9||0 Honours. Club. Racing Club Inter Porto International. Argentina
Atsushi Inoue (born 28 May 1977) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Gainare Tottori. Club career statistics. 153||0||3||0||0||0||156||0 153||0||3||0||0||0||156||0
Alberto Luiz de Souza (born 27 April 1975) is a Brazilian football player. Club career statistics. 51||13||||||||||51||13 22||2||||||||||22||2 15||3||1||0||2||1||18||4 88||18||1||0||2||1||91||19
Georgios Samaras (born 21 February 1985) is a Greek football player. He plays for Celtic and Greece national team. Club career statistics. 88||25 55||8 47||20 190||53 International career statistics. !Total||31||5 References.
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet (10 June 1819 – 31 December 1877) was a French painter. He was the leader of the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting. Courbet was prepared to try out new ideas and ways of painting. His paintings made social comment on the world around him. Courbet's paintings were an inspiration to many other painters, particularly the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec were all inspired by Gustave Courbet's paintings of people. His landscape paintings were an inspiration to Claude Monet, Seurat, Cezanne and many other painters. Early life. Courbet was born in 1819, and was the son of Régis and Sylvie Oudot Courbet in Ornans, Doubs. Courbet's sisters, Zoé, Zélie and Juliette, were his first models for drawing and painting. When Courbet was twenty he went to Paris in 1839, and worked at the studio of two other painters, Steuben and Hesse. He was not happy there, and wanted to work on his own. He studied the works of many great masters, including Goya, Velazquez and Titian. He painted several self-portraits at this time. He often returned home to Ornans to hunt, fish and find inspiration in the countryside and country life. In 1846–1847 Coubet travelled to the Netherlands and Belgium where he studied the paintings of Rembrandt, Franz Hals and Jan Steen who all painted in the 1600s. The paintings by these artists often showed realistic scenes and portraits of everyday life. They showed ordinary people at the table together, dancing, writing, cooking, working at trades and in businesses and in the fields. There were many pictures of soldiers. Courbet decided that he wanted to paint scenes of ordinary life the way that these artists did. He did not want to paint scenes from literature, history or mythology like most other artists in France at that time.83 Success. Courbet painted a large picture of
Paul Le Guen (born 1 March 1964) is a former French football player. He has played for France national team. Career statistics. 478||23 478||23 International career statistics. !Total||17||0 Honours. Player. Paris Saint-Germain Manager. Lyon Paris Saint-Germain
is a Japanese professional athlete. He is best known as an Association football player. Club career statistics. 61||2||3||0||0||0||64||2 61||2||3||0||0||0||64||2
Hideo Tanaka (born 1 March 1983) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vissel Kobe. Club career statistics. 129||12||8||0||16||0||153||12 129||12||8||0||16||0||153||12
Yasuki Ishidate (born 24 September 1984) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Tochigi UVA. Club career statistics. 69||8||3||0||0||0||72||8 69||8||3||0||0||0||72||8
Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto (born 24 March 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a left back. Honours. Lens Tottenham Hotspur
Yuki Tazawa (born 16 July 1979) is a former Japanese football player. Club career statistics. 36||13||0||0||0||0||36||13 36||13||0||0||0||0||36||13
Ibrahima Bakayoko (born 31 December 1976) is a Côte d'Ivoire football player. He has played for Côte d'Ivoire national team. International career statistics. !Total||39||22
Tadashige Teranishi (25 April 1926 – 14 January 1999) was a Japanese football player. Club career statistics. 0||0 0||0
Tomotaka Fukagawa (born 24 July 1972) is a former Japanese football player. Club career statistics. 159||15||13||4||14||2||186||21 159||15||13||4||14||2||186||21
Akihiro Tabata (born 15 May 1978) is a former Japanese football player. Club career statistics. 112||5||5||0||14||1||131||6 112||5||5||0||14||1||131||6
Mark Delaney (born 13 May 1976) is a former Welsh football player. He has played for Wales national team. Honours. Individual
Ricardo Jorge Vaz Tê (born 1 October 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, Vaz Tê played for English clubs Bolton Wanderers, Hull City, Barnsley and West Ham United, Greek club Panionios, Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, Turkish side Akhisar Belediyespor, and Portuguese club Portimonense. Honours. West Ham United Qingdao Huanghai
Craig Beattie (born 16 January 1984) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. "Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Beattie goal". Honours. Celtic West Bromwich Albion Hearts Dundee Scotland Youth
Minoru Takenaka (born 19 November 1976) is a Japanese football player. Club career statistics. 35||20||0||0||35||20 35||20||0||0||35||20
Masaki Yanagawa (born 1 May 1987) is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Ventforet Kofu. Club career statistics. 42||1||1||0||2||0||45||1 42||1||1||0||2||0||45||1
Yoshihiro Uchimura (born 24 August 1984) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Consadole Sapporo. Club career statistics. 151||30||6||2||6||0||163||32 151||30||6||2||6||0||163||32
Yusuke Murayama (born 10 June 1981) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Oita Trinita. Club career statistics. 146||4||5||1||6||0||157||5 146||4||5||1||6||0||157||5
Naoya Tamura (born 20 November 1984) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vegalta Sendai. Club career statistics. 74||4||4||0||78||4 74||4||4||0||78||4
is a Japanese professional athlete. He is best known as an association football player. Club career statistics. 207||11||6||0||3||0||216||11 207||11||6||0||3||0||216||11
Shu Abe (born 7 June 1984) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Avispa Fukuoka. Club career statistics. 31||0||3||0||7||0||41||0 31||0||3||0||7||0||41||0
is a former Japanese football player who last played for J2 League team Yokohama FC. Career statistics. "Updated to 23 February 2018".
A dispute/disagreement is a continuing disagreement carried on between two or more parties. The parties may be people, or they may be organisations or countries. Disputes can last a long time, and they can have serious results. Dispute may happen from controversy. Disputes may become conflicts or polemic. Disputes between individual people may lead to violence. Disputes between organisations may lead to legal action. Disputes between countries may lead to war. How disputes become serious. Several factors make disputes more serious. Serious disputes may do a lot of damage to the people involved, and to their societies. Length of time. Disputes may last for long periods, and the longer they last, the more damage they may do. Where disputes involve religions, or hostile countries, they may last for more than a lifetime. Generations of children may be taught that their side is completely right, and the other wrong. Fundamental values. Disputes arise when there are conflicting needs, values or ideas. Differences of religion and culture are a common cause of disputes. Self-interest is a common cause of disputes between individuals. Media spread disputes. A second factor is the use of books, newspapers, radio and television by each side to promote their side of the argument. This propaganda helps to continue and spread the dispute. Laws. Laws may prevent freedom of speech, and prevent discussion in print or other media. This makes it difficult for either side to see merit in the other point of view. In turn, this makes it difficult for compromise or tolerance to dissolve the dispute. How disputes are resolved. Negotiation. The study of disputes and conflicts reached its peak during the Cold War. Then the West versus East conflict seemed to threaten world peace, and many ideas were put forward to use negotiation as a tool to calm the tension. Negotiation about the reduction of nuclear weapons was successful. The tension was finally reduced by the unexpected end of the Soviet Union, and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern Europe. This was not achieved by negotiation. The reasons for the end of the Soviet Union are still being debated. Mediation. Professional help may be available. Between people, there are counsellors; between organisations there are