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2009 Gamescom

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1 2009 1.1 exhibitors 1.2 notable press conferences 1.3 notable announcements 1.4 media coverage 2009 entrance during gamescom 2017 in cologne gamescom 2009 held 19 august 23 august. 245,000 people attended year s visit. exhibitors notable press conferences visitors @ gamescom 2009 wednesday, 18 august: electronic arts sony computer entertainment europe thursday, 19 august: microsoft game studios konami namco bandai games notable announcements sony computer entertainment europe announced playstation 3 slim, smaller , lighter model of console , release date of 1 september 2009. firmware 3.0 playstation 3 announced, adding new features playstation network. sony announced european video store launch in november 2009. sony announced playstation portable smaller games (under 100mb) in form of minis , comics available download in december 2009. free game registration promotion announced psp go. microsoft game studios announced fable iii, along release date of 2010. also, microsoft announ
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Photographing Soldaderas Soldaderas

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posed photo of soldaderas rifles in undated photo, no location. the development of photography allowed greater range of social types recorded history. number photographed in formal poses. 1 woman photographed h. j. gutiérrez agency, identified on photo along photographic company s name herlinda perry in ciudad juárez in may 1911. shown holding 30-30 carbine while seated on low fence dressed in skirt , blouse, crossed bandoliers , 2 cartridge belts around waist. far, nothing further known her. posed photo of maderista soldaderas shown bandoliers , rifles, 1 herlinda gonzález in it. women turned out in dresses. 2 men flank line of soldaderas, , 2 children bandoliers , rifles kneel in front of group. founder of neutral white cross, elena arizmendi mejia photographed soldadera, supposedly joke. prominent woman taking active role in revolution. photo of soldadera published in newspapers, , antagonists attempted use violating neutrality of medical organization. however, josé guadalupe posada
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Medical Support Soldaderas

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elena arizmendi mejia , volunteers of neutral white cross, 1911 an important role women played during mexican revolution s violence nurses. anonymous, , nursed without being part of formal organization or equipment. significant figure elena arizmendi mejia, created neutral white cross when red cross refused treat revolutionary soldiers. arizmendi elite family , knew francisco madero before president. neutral white cross leadership attempted oust leadership when photographed in pose of soldadera or coronela, crossed bandoliers, supposedly joke paramour, josé vasconcelos, later become minister of public education in obregón government.
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2014 NCAA Title Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

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2014 uconn national championship teams @ white house in 2014 led american athletic conference player of year shabazz napier, uconn became first #7 seed win ncaa championship, getting past no. 1 seed florida, no. 2 seed villanova, no. 3 seed iowa state, , no. 4 seed michigan state, before defeating kentucky wildcats 60–54 in championship game in arlington, texas. uconn undefeated in state of texas in final 4 (6–0). as in 2004, uconn women s basketball team won national title, making uconn first , school in ncaa division history have men s , women s basketball programs win national championship in same season twice.
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Diego Hurtado de Mendoza List of people associated with the Revolt of the Brotherhoods

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diego hurtado de mendoza, (1468–1536), second son of cardinal mendoza , mencia de lemos born , raised in castle of manzanares el real. mendoza veteran of reconquista , italian wars; distinguished himself in taking of melito, , appointed count of mélito reward in 1506. in 1520, appointed viceroy of valencia, , went city of valencia rule. castilian, proved controversial choice, , provoked residents of valencia siding nobles in refusing seat representatives elected people. palace attacked, barely held after 2 hours of assault. mendoza , other nobles realized city lost, , retreated countryside. raised army, defeated army of germanies @ battle of gandia on july 23, 1521. however, rebellion defeated other royalist-sympathetic generals, , returned city of valencia in november 1521. acted moderation toward defeated, not seeking cause revolt. arrival of germaine of foix in 1523, however, punishment against agermanats intensified until pardon in december 1524.
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H Glossary of cue sports terms

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half-ball striking a shot aimed center of cue ball in line edge of object ball, eclipsing half of ball. hit little thinner half-ball. assuming cling not occur, shot impart post-contact momentum on object ball in direction 30° (which arcsin ⁡ ( 1 − x ) {\displaystyle \arcsin(1-x)} , x {\displaystyle x} fraction of object ball eclipsed:  ⁄2 in case) off direction of cue-ball s pre-contact momentum. notable because carom angle cue ball takes more consistent @ other contact points. half-century in snooker , other british usages, break of 50–99 points (100 points or more being called century), involves potting @ least 12 consecutive balls (i.e. last 3 reds @ least 2 blacks , pink, followed colours). hand chalk a misnomer hand talc. handicapping modification of rules and/or scoring of game enable players of variable abilities compete on more playing field. examples of ha
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Membership Royal Geographical Society

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1 membership 1.1 ordinary membership 1.2 young geographer 1.3 postgraduate fellow of society 1.4 fellowship membership there 4 categories of individual membership: ordinary membership anyone interest in geography eligible apply become member of rgs-ibg. young geographer people aged between 14 , 24 studying, recent graduate of geography or related subject. postgraduate fellow of society is open postgraduate student in geography or allied subject @ united kingdom university. fellowship fellows of society must either proposed , seconded existing fellow or individual may submit evidence of or own work , academic publications in field of geography , closely related subjects such international development , climate change. applicants must of @ least 21 years of age , provide evidence of body of relevant work; alternatively, previous five-year commitment @ regular member level (less, @ council s discretion) considered eligibility. fellows may use post-nominal designation frgs after names.
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