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M Glossary of cue sports terms

an extreme massé shot william a. spinks during 1893 exhibition game against jacob schaefer, sr. starting bottom left, cue ball swerves , caroms off 1 object ball, due extreme spin rebounds cushion 4 times before rolling away perfect, scoring hit on other object ball. , spinks lost game. also massé shot. steep curve or complete reversal of cue ball direction without necessity of rail or object ball being struck, due extreme spin imparted cue ball steeply elevated cue. invention credited françois mingaud. compare semi-massé. match 1.  the overall competition between 2 players, 2 pairs of players or 2 teams of players, consisting of predetermined number of frames or games (sometimes organized rounds). there specialized match formats game number not predetermined; see race , ahead race examples. 2.  to agree rise higher wager, in $100? yeah, ll match (i.e., equivalent call raise in poker). match ball the ball required guarantee victory in match. used figuratively mea...

Selected list of past presidents Royal Geographical Society

statue of sir clements robert markham next entrance frederick john robinson, 1st viscount goderich earl of ripon (1830–1833) (first president) sir george murray (1833–1835) sir roderick murchison (1843–1845,1851–1853,1856–1859 , 1862–1871) sir henry creswicke rawlinson (1871–1873 , 1874–1876) sir clements robert markham (1893–1905) sir george taubman goldie (1905–1908) major leonard darwin (1908–1911) earl curzon of kedleston (1911–1914) douglas freshfield (1914–1917) colonel sir thomas hungerford holdich (1917–1919) francis younghusband (1919–1922) lawrence dundas, 2nd marquess of zetland (1922–≈1925) david george hogarth (1925–1927) charles close (1927–1930) sir james wordie (1951–1954) raymond priestley (1961–1963) sir laurence dudley stamp (1963–1966) edward shackleton, baron shackleton (1971–1974) sir crispin tickell (1989–1993) george jellicoe, 2nd earl jellicoe (1993–1997) john palmer, 4th earl of selborne (1997–2000) michael palin (2009–2012) dame judith rees (2012–2015) nichol...

Muntplein List of squares in Amsterdam

muntplein muntplein, referred munt , in fact bridge — widest bridge in amsterdam — crosses singel canal @ point flows amstel river. square bustling intersection of 6 streets. forms southern end of kalverstraat shopping street , major street rokin. eastern end of floating flower market (bloemenmarkt) along singel canal directly south of square. muntplein named after munttoren (or munt) tower stands on square.

The Grotto and Father Baker.27s Remains Our Lady of Victory Basilica (Lackawanna, New York)

the grotto shrine remains of father nelson baker placed in sarcophagus. baker s remains in sarcophagus within grotto shrine our lady of lourdes, found on southern end of basilica s transept. grotto hewn out of black lava rock mount vesuvius in italy. baker, had died in 1936, had wanted find construction material untouched humans commemorate vision of blessed mother st. bernadette in lourdes, france.

References Alfredo Da Silva

1 references 1.1 web 1.2 journal 1.3 books 1.4 newspaper references web john simon guggenheim foundation fellows . february 22, 2010. retrieved march 18, 2010.  national library service blind , physically handicapped (july–september 1995). international delegates consider audio technology (text). library of congress. retrieved march 18, 2010.  bolivia: general information . vantage world travel. p. para 6. archived original (text/html) on july 17, 2011. retrieved march 18, 2010.  josé gómez sicre papers, 1916–1991 (text/html). artist files, box9, file 1: texas archival resources online. retrieved march 21, 2010.  teresa gisbert. generation of 52 . ecology , art (in spanish). historic sample, paragraph 4: national art museum (mna). archived original (text/html) on may 16, 2009. retrieved march 22, 2010.  journal gisbert, teresa (april 1981). bolivian painting today . americas. washington dc: general secretariat organization of american states. 33 (4)...

Traditional melodies Cantillation

1 traditional melodies 1.1 ashkenazic melodies 1.2 sephardic , eastern melodies 1.3 yemenite melodies 1.4 learning melodies traditional melodies ashkenazic melodies in ashkenazic musical tradition cantillation, each of local geographical customs includes total of 6 major , numerous minor separate melodies cantillation: torah , haftarot (3 melodies) 1. torah (general melody whole year)  example 2. torah – special melody rosh hashanah , yom kippur. 1 may hear reading @ [1]. tune employed on simhat torah in various degrees (depending on specific community). echoes of can heard verses in torah reading fast days in communities. there number of variants employed special sections, such aseret hadibrot (ten commandments), az yashir (song of sea), , list of masa ot. in torah modes, there coda motif used last few words of each reading. there special coda used @ end of each of 5 books of torah leads traditional exclamation of hazak hazak v nithazek! (be strong strong strengthened). 3. haf...

Since 1947 Cochin Jews

along china , georgia, india part of eurasia, anti-semitism never took root in spite of having sizable jewish population in past. india became independent british occupation in 1947 , israel established nation in 1948. heightened emphasis on partition of india secular republic of india , semi-theocratic pakistan, of cochin jews emigrated india. went israel (made aliyah). many migrants joined moshavim (agricultural settlements) of nevatim, shahar, yuval, , mesilat zion. others settled in neighbourhood of katamon in jerusalem, , in beersheba, ramla, dimona , yeruham, many bene israel had settled. since late 20th century, former cochin jews have immigrated united states. in cochin, paradesi synagogue still active place of worship, jewish community small. building attracts visitors historic tourist site. of 2008, ticket-seller @ synagogue, yaheh hallegua, last female paradesi jew of child-bearing age in community.

Later achievements Mikhail Tal

tal in 1988 soon after losing rematch botvinnik, tal won 1961 bled supertournament 1 point on fischer, despite losing individual game, scoring 14½ nineteen games (+11−1=7) world-class players tigran petrosian, keres, gligorić, efim geller, , miguel najdorf among other participants. tal played in total of 6 candidates tournaments , match cycles, though never again earned right play world title. in 1962 @ curaçao, had serious health problems, having undergone major operation shortly before tournament, , had withdraw three-quarters of way through, scoring 7 points (+3−10=8) 21 games. tied first place @ 1964 amsterdam interzonal advance matches. in 1965, lost final match against boris spassky, after defeating lajos portisch , bent larsen in matches. exempt 1967 interzonal, lost 1968 semifinal match against viktor korchnoi, after defeating gligoric. poor health caused slump in play late 1968 late 1969, recovered form after having kidney removed. won 1979 riga interzonal undefeated score of...

Forms Colistin

^ reis ao, luz da, tognim mc, sader hs, gales ac (2003). polymyxin-resistant acinetobacter spp. isolates: next? . emerg infect dis. 9: 1025–7. doi:10.3201/eid0908.030052. pmc 3020604 . pmid 12971377.  ^ towner k j (2008). molecular basis of antibiotic resistance in acinetobacter spp. . acinetobacter molecular biology. caister academic press. isbn 0-306-43902-6. http://www.horizonpress.com/acineto.  ^ benifla m, zucker g, cohen a, alkan m (2004). successful treatment of acinetobacter meningitis intrathecal polymyxin . j antimicrobial chemotherapy. 54 (1): 290–3. doi:10.1093/jac/dkh289. pmid 15190037.  ^ yagmur r, esen f (2006). intrathecal colistin treatment of pseudomonas aeruginosa ventriculitis: report of case successful outcome . critical care. 10 (6): 428. doi:10.1186/cc5088. pmc 1794456 . pmid 17214907.  ^ motaouakkil s, charra b, hachimi a, nejmi h, benslama a, elmdaghri n, belabbes h, benbachir m (2006). colistin , rifampic...

History Pinkenba, Queensland

seaplane s.23, coriolanus, 1939 pinkenba war memorial, 2013 pinkenba wharf point of embarkation many world war soldiers. pinkenba & district war memorial commemorates district served , died in war. memorial unveiled on 16 august 1919 queensland governor, sir hamilton goold-adams. qantas selected pinkenba flying boat base in 1930s. until war, hamilton reach congested, base moved upstream providing better access passengers. on 6 march 1963, queen elizabeth ii unveiled roadside memorial commemorates discovery of commercial quantities of oil in australia. although significant oil deposits had been found @ moonie pipeline brisbane not completed until following year. site selected because close large oil refinery process oil. trail pinkenba has historical trail designed on behalf of pinkenba community association , port of brisbane brisbane city council neighbourhood planning team; more work still done on next ten years beautification of pinkenba start being local park , historical path ...

Design and construction Colossus computer

stepping switch original colossus presented director of gchq director of nsa mark 40th anniversary of ukusa agreement in 1986 tommy flowers mbe senior electrical engineer , head of switching group @ post office research station @ dollis hill. prior work on colossus, had been involved gc&cs @ bletchley park february 1941 in attempt improve bombes used in cryptanalysis of german enigma cipher machine. recommended max newman alan turing, had been impressed work on bombes. main components of heath robinson machine follows. a tape transport , reading mechanism ran looped key , message tapes @ between 1000 , 2000 characters per second. a combining unit implemented logic of tutte s method. a counting unit had been designed c. e. wynn-williams of telecommunications research establishment (tre) @ malvern, counted number of times logical function returned specified truth value. flowers had been brought in design heath robinson s combining unit. not impressed system of key tape had kept synch...

Academic Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

iqbal @ borno mela, dhaka (february 2013) after obtaining phd degree, iqbal worked post-doctoral researcher @ california institute of technology (caltech) 1983 1988. joined bell communications research (bellcore), separate corporation bell labs (now telcordia technologies), research scientist. left institute in 1994. upon returning bangladesh joined faculty of cse department @ sust. later became head of eee department. on 26 november 2013, iqbal , wife professor yasmeen haque applied resignation after university authority had postponed combined admission test sust , jessore science & technology university. withdrew resignation letters on next day after authority decided go on holding combined admission tests. he serves vice president of bangladesh mathematical olympiad committee. iqbal played leading role in founding bangladesh mathematical olympiad , popularized mathematics among bangladeshi youths @ local , international level. in 2011 won rotary seed award contribution in field ...

Collegiate Church of San Antol.C3.ADn Medina del Campo

this church, dedicated st. antoninus of pamiers (san antolín), in gothic, renaissance , baroque styles. constructed between 16th century , 18th century. nave , aisles of late gothic style, numerous chapels, such chapel of virgen del pópolo, balcony, used celebrate mass market traders lodged in main square. collegiate church of medina restored in 2004.

Side dishes Jewish cuisine

carrot tzimmes tzimmes consists of cooked vegetables or fruits, meat added. popular vegetable carrot (mehren tzimes), sliced. turnips used tzimmes, particularly in lithuania. in southern russia, galicia, , romania tzimmes made of pears, apples, figs, prunes or plums (floymn tzimes). kreplach, similar russian pelmeni ravioli-like dumplings made flour , eggs mixed dough, rolled sheets, cut squares , filled finely chopped, seasoned meat or cheese. served in soup, may fried. kreplech eaten on various holidays, among them purim , hosha na rabbah.

Decline of slate and development of tourism Ffestiniog Railway

the earl of merioneth coming onto train @ porthmadog by 1920s, demand slate roofing material dropped owing advent of newer materials , loss of overseas trade during world war i. result, railway suffered gradual decline in traffic. in 1921, aluminium corporation @ dolgarrog in conwy valley bought £40,000 (£1,630,000 in 2016), controlling interest in fr , henry jack became chairman, fr company s financial administration moving dolgarrog. jack chairman of new welsh highland railway. instrumental in getting government backing completion on understanding fr , whr jointly managed porthmadog, maintenance undertaken @ boston lodge , other economies of scale. in 1923, fr line joined whr line @ station called portmadoc new . welsh highland line totally dependent on tourism, proved slow develop several reasons: 2 slumps in 1920s , 1930s; rise of road traffic including charabancs; , unreliability of railway (even then) ancient carriages , increasingly decrepit locomotives. light railway operation...

Construction Bevis Marks Synagogue

exterior of synagogue services @ small synagogue in creechurch lane date @ least october 1663, when visited on festival of simchat torah, diarist samuel pepys, recorded impressions of service. in 1698 rabbi david nieto took spiritual charge of congregation of spanish , portuguese jews (also called sephardim) a considerable influx of jews made necessary obtain more commodious quarters. accordingly, committee appointed, consisting of antónio gomes serra, menasseh mendes, alfonso rodrigues, manuel nunez miranda, andrea lopez, , pontaleão rodriguez. investigated matters year, , on 12 february 1699, signed contract joseph avis, quaker, construction of building cost £2,650. according legend, avis declined collect full fee, on ground wrong profit building house of god. unsubstantiated story timber donated princess anne roof of synagogue. on 24 june 1699, committee leased sir thomas , lady pointz (also known littleton) tract of land @ plough yard, in bevis marks, 61 years, option of renewal fu...

Draft picks 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season

the penguins selected eleven players @ 1993 nhl entry draft. draft notes philadelphia flyers third-round pick (from winnipeg jets) went pittsburgh penguins result of february 19, 1992, trade sent mark recchi, brian benning , 1992 first-round pick flyers in exchange kjell samuelsson, rick tocchet, ken wregget , pick. the pittsburgh penguins third-round pick went tampa bay lightning result of march 22, 1993, trade sent peter taglianetti penguins in exchange pick. ^ nhl entry draft year year results . nhl.com. retrieved july 14, 2012.  ^ 1993 nhl entry draft pending transactions . pro sports transactions. retrieved july 14, 2012. 

Members Jah Roots

^ http://www.bigupradio.com/artistdetail.jsp?aid=552 ^ http://www.417mag.com/417-magazine/august-2015/early-bird-breakfast-pub/ ^ https://i.instagram.com/unsunghero7/ ^ news , notes - go magazine - november 22 2006 - springfield, mo . springfieldgo.com. 2006-11-22. retrieved 2011-10-28.  ^ camp, jess (2008-02-01). jah roots light (at) mojo s – maneater . themaneater.com. retrieved 2011-10-28. 

History Rogers, Ohio

ohio state route 7 rogers had start in year 1883 building of pl&w railroad through territory. named founder, t. g. rogers. rogers incorporated village in 1895. mount hope college mount hope college academy in central rogers, located on highland avenue. in 1894, academy burned, rebuilt same year. asher a. galbreath , charles burleigh galbreath bought academy in 1894. in 1905, college changed summer school, , later public school. public school, rogers area school, served students in grades 1-8. school again destroyed fire in january 1951. successor schoolhouse, built on sprucevale road in southern rogers, become rogers elementary school, serving under beaver local school district until demolition in 2015.

Bar and ring paradox Ladder paradox

the diagram on left illustrates bar , ring in rest frame of ring @ instant centers coincide. bar lorentz-contracted , moving upward , right while ring stationary , uncontracted. diagram on right illustrates situation @ same instant, in rest frame of bar. ring lorentz-contracted , rotated respect bar, , bar uncontracted. again, ring passes on bar without touching it. a problem similar simpler rod , grate paradox, involving inertial frames, bar , ring paradox (ferraro 2007). rod , grate paradox complicated: involves non-inertial frames of reference since @ 1 moment man walking horizontally, , moment later falling downward; , involves physical deformation of man (or segmented rod), since rod bent in 1 frame of reference , straight in another. these aspects of problem introduce complications involving stiffness of rod tends obscure real nature of paradox . bar , ring paradox free of these complications: bar, larger in length diameter of ring, moving upward , right long axis horizontal...

Geography Djamaâ el Kebir

location in historic kasbah area of algiers the great mosque located in northeastern part of city in historic kasbah area near harbor, next chamber of commerce. earlier, mosque located on rue de la marine in algiers during french colonial rule of algeria, entrance street algiers harbor. rue de la marine no longer exists , has been surpassed rue d angkor , boulevard de ernesto guevara , in mosque area fork road called rue saadi et mokhtar ben hafidh lies on. mosque seen here reordered portico of columns , poly-lobed arches built @ beginning of colonial period. these precede façade of mosque, consequent realignment of streets in area.

International career Saeid Ezatolahi

1 international career 1.1 u17 1.2 u20 1.3 u23 1.4 senior international career ezatollahi reza ghoochannejhad @ iran training u17 saeid ezatolahi participated iran national under-17 football team in group matches round of 16 in 2013 fifa u-17 world cup. u20 he invited iran national under-20 football team ali doustimehr , scored first goal against united arab emirates. ezatolahi played 2 matches iran during 2014 afc u-19 championship. u23 as 2016 afc u-23 championship not held during fifa international match calendar, ezatolahi not released rostov. senior he invited iran national football team camp carlos queiroz on 16 may 2015. ezatolahi included in final list friendly match against uzbekistan , 2018 fifa world cup qualifier against turkmenistan. made debut starter against uzbekistan on 11 june 2015 in 1–0 win. scored first senior national team goal during fourth cap on 12 november 2015 in 3–1 world cup qualifying win on turkmenistan. became youngest goal scorer iranian national team @...

Leak and company response Talvivaara Mining Company

the holding ponds in june 2013. while winter repairs had been stabilized freezing temperatures, recent spring weather has allowed more contaminated liquid escape holding pond. talvivaara leaking waste water 7,000 cubic metres hour on 8 april 2013 leak noticed on sunday. before leak there 620,000 cubic meters of waste water in reservoir, , monday afternoon 370,000 cubic meters remained, 250,000 cubic meters of contaminated liquid released environment, again. in comparison, large oil tanker contains 100,000 cubic metres. on 9 april 2013 announced recent leak has been plugged, , talvivaara mining company quick claim there no fear leak might resume again. not clear how company officials able predict future such confidence. harri natunen, talvivaara’s head of production, admitted ...less 400,000 cubic metres of waste water had escaped pond recently, considerably more 250,000 cubic meters suggested have leaked on 8.4.2013. fourth major discharge mine since 2008, 3 in last 6 months. the tro...

Cold War era Modern history

the cold war began in mid-1940s , lasted 1990s. throughout period, conflict expressed through military coalitions, espionage, weapons development, invasions, propaganda, , competitive technological development. conflict included costly defense spending, massive conventional , nuclear arms race, , numerous proxy wars; 2 superpowers never fought 1 directly. the soviet union created eastern bloc of countries occupied, annexing soviet socialist republics , maintaining others satellite states later form warsaw pact. united states , various western european countries began policy of containment of communism , forged myriad alliances end, including nato. several of these western countries coordinated efforts regarding rebuilding of western europe, including western germany, soviets opposed. in other regions of world, such latin america , southeast asia, soviet union fostered communist revolutionary movements, united states , many of allies opposed and, in cases, attempted roll . many count...

Biography Pío de Tristán

the battle of salta, 1813 after defeat, tristán signed 40-day truce , returned peru. defeat of royalists @ salta gave insurgents domination on northern part of old viceroyalty , led revolts against spanish in charcas, potosí , later cochabamba, alto perú (now bolivia). @ expiration of truce, general belgrano followed tristán alto perú, entering territory of charcas on may 7, 1813. however, belgrano defeated @ vilcapugio on november 1, , again @ ayohuma on november 14. the december 1824 defeat of viceroy josé de la serna in battle of ayacucho ended spanish power in peru. tristán senior spanish military officer in colony, , such assumed office of provisional viceroy, solely purpose of transferring power nationalists. after this, chose stay in peru, , active in peruvian politics. exercised functions of prefect , commander in arequipa. peruvian minister of war , marine. participated in creation of peruvian-bolivian confederation , served foreign minister. october 12, 1838 february 23, 1839...

Chilo.C3.A9 Chilean mythology

the chiloé archipelago has own stories, due geographical isolation , union of indigenous , spanish traditions. natural phenomena such mist, strong winds, thick forests, , rough seas feature in legends there. important caleuche , trauco, followed fiura, pincoya, invunche, camahueto, basilisco chilote, , millalobo.

Births 1642

1 births 1.1 january–march 1.2 april–june 1.3 july–september 1.4 october–december 1.5 date unknown births mehmed iv angelo paoli isaac newton january–march january 2 johannes van haensbergen, dutch golden age painter (d. 1705) mehmed iv, sultan of ottoman empire (1648-1687) (d. 1693) january 3 – diego morcillo rubio de auñón, spanish-born peruvian catholic bishop (d. 1730) january 4 – philippe pierson, belgian jesuit missionary (d. 1688) january 5 – johann philipp jeningen, german catholic priest eichstätt, bavaria (d. 1704) january 6 julien garnier, french jesuit missionary canada (d. 1730) gisbert steenwick, dutch musician (d. 1679) january 11 johann friedrich alberti, german composer , organist (d. 1710) mary carleton, englishwoman used false identities (d. 1673) january 26 – evert collier, dutch golden age painter (d. 1708) february 3 – philip aranda, spanish jesuit theologian (d. 1695) february 18 – marie champmeslé, french actress (d. 1698) march 2 – claudio coello, spanish baroq...

Sterk and Weaver (2007-present) Green Party of British Columbia

andrew weaver in conversation silver donald cameron the green party of british columbia held leadership election on october 21, 2007, after resignation of adriane carr in september 2006. christopher bennett appointed interim leader until leadership election held. former vancouver-hastings candidate ian gregson first announce candidacy. jane sterk, municipal councillor, university professor , small business owner, elected leader of bc greens @ 2007 convention @ royal roads university in victoria. assumed role interim leader christopher ian bennett. the greens maintain receive support on political spectrum. in federal election of 2004, former social credit member of legislative assembly (mla) , media personality rafe mair confounded many openly supporting green party. greens have been labelled right-wing @ same time being labelled left-wing opponents. the greens strength concentrated on southern vancouver island , gulf islands, okanagan, sea-to-sky region , in high density areas of vanc...

Honours Ben Kingsley

kingsley @ 2008 tribeca film festival kingsley knighted in 2002 new year honours services british film industry. award announced on 31 december 2001, happened kingsley s 58th birthday. after receiving award elizabeth ii @ buckingham palace, kingsley stated; told queen winning oscar pales insignificance – insurmountable. m fascinated ancient, mythology, these islands , tradition of story telling. feel story teller , receive knighthood recognition of that. demand called sir documented bbc, criticism. since then, kingsley appears have altered stance; credits latest films refer him ben kingsley. co-star penélope cruz reportedly unsure call him during filming of elegy had told needed refer him sir ben . 1 day slipped out such, , called him remainder of shoot. kingsley has denied accusations prefers referred title, saying, if ve ever insisted on being called sir colleagues on film set profoundly sorry. don t remember ever doing , tend not forget. in 1984, won grammy award best spoken...

Competitions 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season

1 competitions 1.1 overall 1.2 major league soccer 1.2.1 standings 1.2.2 results summary competitions overall last updated: april 15, 2008 source: competitions major league soccer standings ^note 1 - toronto fc cannot qualify u.s. open cup, canadian-based team. if qualify automatic berth u.s. open cup, next highest placed team not qualified given berth. similarly, cannot qualify concacaf champions league through mls. rather, can qualify through canadian soccer championship. if qualify champions league through mls, highest placed team not qualified qualify. ^note 2 - winner of 2009 mls supporters shield (columbus crew) , winner of mls cup 2009 (real salt lake) qualified 2010–11 concacaf champions league group stage. runner-up of mls cup 2009 (los angeles galaxy) , winner of 2009 u.s. open cup (seattle sounders) qualified 2010–11 concacaf champions league preliminary round. ^note 3 - superliga 2010 berths awarded top 4 finishing teams mls not qualify champions league (houston, chicago, ...

Gameplay Disgaea 2

disgaea 2 divided 13 chapters. each chapter begins cut scenes explain adell s next mission. players take control of adell in hometown of holt. town serves gateway story maps, side quests, dark council, , item world. @ beginning of each chapter, new area unlocked. each area consists of multiple maps must beaten advance next chapter. talking gatekeeper of holt give players option of exploring new area or repeating maps have been beaten. many maps have cut scenes. scenes @ beginning , end of each chapter cannot skipped. gameplay in disgaea 2 builds directly upon of disgaea: hour of darkness; players control party of characters battle on 3d isometric grid map. item world game mode returns disgaea: hour of darkness. players can select item in party s inventory , enter it. levels within randomly generated, , difficulty of enemies depends on item s rarity or power. there 2 ways descend through item world: defeating enemies on given level, or using exit portals located somewhere on each level....

Rettershof Fischbach (Taunus)

hofgut retters. rettershof, northeast of fischbach, founded in 1186 premonstratensian convent. during protestant reformation, land lord closed convent in 1559 , converted manor. church of convent destroyed during thirty years war. in 1884 english man bought manor , built new mansion in tudor style architecture. successors built restaurant in 1938, offered products of manor. city of kelkheim bought rettershof in 1980 , renovated it. today, rettershof consists of 3 parts: historically styled yard of manor, former mansion , restaurant. nearby horse-riding range. in 80s, mansion european headquarters of hare krishna-sect short time. today has been extended high-priced hotel.

Second World War Polish People's Army

polish troops, 1943 polish army, 1945 what later became lwp formed during second world war polish 1st tadeusz kościuszko infantry division, unofficially known berling army. late beginning of 1945, out of approximately 40 thousand officers, lwp had half, or 18,996, soviet officers, including 36 generals. it not polish formation fought along allied side, nor first 1 in east - although first polish force formed in ussr, anders army, had time moved iran. polish forces grew beyond 1st division 2 major commands - polish first army (berling s) , polish second army (commanded karol Świerczewski). polish first army participated in vistula–oder offensive , battle of kolberg (1945) before participating in final offensive battle of berlin.

Views of Moore and Lloyd Guy Fawkes mask

graffiti of guy fawkes mask painted on facade of building overlooking chez pops day centre youths in montreal, quebec. alan moore, anarchist , author of v vendetta, has supported use of mask, , stated in 2008 interview entertainment weekly, quite heartened other day when watching news see there demonstrations outside scientology headquarters on here, , flashed clip showing these demonstrators wearing v vendetta guy fawkes masks. pleased me. gave me warm little glow. whilst moore did not create such character purposes has served explains guardian, suppose when writing v vendetta in secret heart of hearts have thought: wouldn t great if these ideas made impact? when start see idle fantasy intrude on regular world… s peculiar. feels character created 30 years ago has somehow escaped realm of fiction. david lloyd, v vendetta illustrator , co-creator, has said: the guy fawkes mask has become common brand , convenient placard use in protest against tyranny – , m happy people using it, see...

United States after World War II Women in science

kay mcnulty, betty jennings, betty snyder, marlyn wescoff, fran bilas , ruth lichterman 6 of original programmers eniac, first general purpose electronic computer. linda b. buck neurobiologist awarded 2004 nobel prize in physiology or medicine along richard axel work on olfactory receptors. biologist , activist rachel carson published silent spring, work on dangers of pesticides, in 1962. eugenie clark, popularly known shark lady, american ichthyologist known research on poisonous fish of tropical seas , on behavior of sharks. ann druyan american writer, lecturer , producer specializing in cosmology , popular science. druyan has credited knowledge of science 20 years spent studying late husband, carl sagan, rather formal academic training. responsible selection of music on voyager golden record voyager 1 , voyager 2 exploratory missions. druyan sponsored cosmos 1 spacecraft. gertrude b. elion american biochemist , pharmacologist, awarded nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1988 wo...

Columns Glas (book)

following structure of jean genet s ce qui est resté d un rembrandt déchiré en petits carrés bien réguliers, et foutu aux chiottes [ remains of rembrandt torn 4 equal pieces , flushed down toilet ], book written in 2 columns in different type sizes. left column hegel, right column genet. each column weaves way around quotations of kinds, both works discussed , dictionaries—derrida s side notes , described marginalia, supplementary comments, lengthy quotations, , dictionary definitions. words cut in half quotation may last several pages. dutch commentator, recalling derrida s observation wrote 2 hands, 1 commenting on other, noted two-column format aims open space individual texts excluded, in auto-deconstructive mode. allan megill described text literary-philosophical collage. typography important part of text s presentation , argument; english translation designed richard eckersley, noted renderings of deconstructionist texts. gregor dotzauer, writing der tagesspiegel, argues 2 c...

Notable alumni Campion School, Mumbai

shashi tharoor: former un under-secretary general communications & public information business , industry kumar mangalam birla - chairman, aditya birla group bhaskar pramanik - chairman, microsoft india keki mistry - vice chairman & ceo, hdfc farrokh k. kavarana - director, tata sons & tata industries ltd. niranjan hiranandani - managing director, hiranandani group juzar khorakiwala - chairman & managing director, biostadt india ltd. neville taraporewala - country head, yahoo india pramit jhaveri - ceo, citi india vikram parikh - managing principal, global catalyst partners alok kejriwal - founder & ceo, contests2win.com politics shashi tharoor - member of parliament, former minister of state in union government, former indian diplomat praful patel - ex-minister heavy industries , public enterprises, government of india jyotiraditya scindia - politician , former maharaja of gwalior rishi kapoor: film actor film , fashion vivek vaswani - bollywood actor, producer jug...

Medicine and health care Science and technology in the United States

thomas hunt morgan won nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1933 discoveries elucidating role chromosome plays in heredity. gene therapy using adenovirus vector. in cases, adenovirus insert new gene cell. if treatment successful, new gene make functional protein treat disease. edward witten as in physics , chemistry, americans have dominated nobel prize physiology or medicine since world war ii. private sector has been focal point biomedical research in united states, , has played key role in achievement. of 2000, for-profit industry funded 57%, non-profit private organizations such howard hughes medical institute funded 7%, , tax-funded national institutes of health (nih) funded 36% of medical research in u.s. however, 2003, nih funded 28% of medical research funding; funding private industry increased 102% 1994 2003. the nih consists of 24 separate institutes in bethesda, maryland. goal of nih research knowledge helps prevent, detect, diagnose, , treat disease , disability. @ giv...

Paleoecology Angolasaurus

1 paleoecology 1.1 angola 1.2 niger 1.3 united states 1.4 brazil paleoecology angola angolasaurus bocagei, recovered tadi beds formation, shared habitat tylosaurine species tylosaurus (formerly mosasaurus) iembeensis , durophagous shallow-water turtle angolachelys. indeterminate halisaurine , plesiosaur remains have been recovered region. terrestrial fauna consisted of sauropod angolatitan. niger known dukamaje formation on basis of few vertebrae of varying ontogenetic stages, angolasaurus coexisted here fellow plioplatecarpine genera platecarpus , plioplatecarpus, globidensine genus igdamanosaurus, halisaurine genus halisaurus, mosasaurine genus mosasaurus, , mosasaurid genus goronyosaurus. united states angolasaurus known eagle ford formation of texas. other turonian aquatic reptiles eagle ford formation include plesiosaurs polyptychodon, libonectes, cimoliasaurus, , plesiosaurus, , mosasaur clidastes. indeterminate mosasaur , plesiosaur remains known here. brazil despite great diver...

1996 season History of the Adelaide Football Club

adelaide started 1996 season in form, winning first 4 matches , 6 of first eight. however, won 2 more matches season: home matches against brisbane bears , fitzroy. finished season in 12th position, 8 wins, 14 losses , percentage of 95.96. 7 of these wins @ home; away home defeated last-placed fitzroy, in round 2. the club champion 1996 awarded matthew liptak nigel smart, while darren jarman adelaide s sole all-australian representative. no crows nominated 1996 rising star award. fourth season in row, tony modra topped adelaide s goalkicking 75. ben hart awarded afl mark of year mark against st kilda in round 8. coach robert shaw replaced @ end of season former woodville , north melbourne player malcolm blight. blight made immediate impact upon arriving @ club, delisting captain tony mcguinness , fan favourite andrew jarman in addition retiring former captain chris mcdermott. mark bickley appointed mcguinness replacement captain. during off-season, adelaide traded in brett james (coll...

The doctrine Carter Doctrine

u.s. president jimmy carter president carter in state of union address on january 23, 1980, after stating soviet troops in afghanistan posed grave threat free movement of middle east oil , proclaimed: the region threatened soviet troops in afghanistan of great strategic importance: contains more two-thirds of world s exportable oil. soviet effort dominate afghanistan has brought soviet military forces within 300 miles of indian ocean , close straits of hormuz, waterway through of world s oil must flow. soviet union attempting consolidate strategic position, therefore, poses grave threat free movement of middle east oil. this situation demands careful thought, steady nerves, , resolute action, not year many years come. demands collective efforts meet new threat security in persian gulf , in southwest asia. demands participation of rely on oil middle east , concerned global peace , stability. , demands consultation , close cooperation countries in area might threatened. meeting challeng...

History East Liverpool, Ohio

the hall china company. james bennett, english potter, established pottery industry in east liverpool, , became community s leading employer. east liverpool became known crockery city. 1870 through 1890, census showed city more doubled in population each decade, attracted new industrial workers growth of pottery industry. 1910, had more 20,000 people. east liverpool once produced more half of united states s annual ceramics output. throughout east liverpool s ceramics history, there more 300 potteries. of these potteries, 3 continue operate in area: hall china company, homer laughlin china company (located across ohio river in newell, west virginia), , pioneer pottery. in mid-19th century, east liverpool produced of yellowware pottery used in united states. among famous of east liverpool s ceramics porcelain known lotus ware. produced knowles, taylor & knowles in 1890s, moorish- , persian-influenced artware swept competition @ 1893 world s fair in chicago. considered finest porce...

Early life Rumer Godden

cover of black narcissus (1939), published little brown co. godden born in eastbourne, sussex, england. grew 3 sisters in narayanganj, colonial india (now in bangladesh), father, shipping company executive, worked brahmaputra steam navigation company. parents sent girls england schooling, custom of time, brought them narayanganj when first world war began. godden returned united kingdom sisters continue interrupted schooling in 1920, spending time @ moira house girls school in eastbourne , training dance teacher. went calcutta in 1925 , opened dance school english , indian children. godden ran school 20 years of sister nancy. during time published first best-seller, 1939 novel black narcissus.

The last multiply Strength reduction

at line 0320, r14 sum of r8 , r1, , r8 , r1 being incremented in loop. register r8 being bumped r2 (=n) , r1 being bumped 1. consequently, r14 being bumped n+1 each time through loop. last loop multiply @ 0330 can strength reduced adding (r2+1)*8 each time through loop. there s still more go. constant folding recognize r1=0 in preamble, several instructions clean up. register r8 isn t used in loop, can disappear. furthermore, r1 being used control loop, r1 can replaced different induction variable such r40. went 0 <= < n, register r40 goes 0 <= r40 < 8 * n * n.

History Opposition Bloc

opposition bloc support (% of votes cast) in different regions of ukraine (in 2014 election). opposition bloc support (% of votes cast) district in september 2014 american lobbyist paul manafort hired advisor (former manafort client) viktor yanukovych’s former head of presidential administration of ukraine serhiy lyovochkin. manafort tasked rebranding party of regions. instead, argued stabilize ukraine, manafort advised create new political party called opposition bloc. according ukrainian political analyst mikhail pogrebinsky “he thought gather largest number of people opposed current government, needed avoid concrete, , become symbol of being opposed . it planned biggest party in previous 2012 parliamentary elections, party of regions, part of opposition bloc in 2014 parliamentary elections. alliance led serhiy tihipko. refused because in opinion in alliance there people tainted corruption , put mildly, unpatriotic . tihipko became leader of (the revived) strong ukraine. on 14 septe...

Game summaries 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1 game summaries 1.1 @ oklahoma state 1.2 louisiana–lafayette 1.3 @ toledo 1.4 new mexico 1.5 navy 1.6 @ tulane 1.7 houston 1.8 @ connecticut 1.9 @ smu 1.10 memphis 1.11 @ south florida 1.12 temple game summaries at oklahoma state louisiana–lafayette at toledo new mexico navy at tulane houston at connecticut at smu memphis at south florida temple

Mythology Thetis

1 mythology 1.1 thetis , other deities 1.2 marriage peleus 1.3 iliad , trojan war mythology thetis , other deities immortal thetis mortal peleus in foreground, boeotian black-figure dish, c. 500–475 bc - louvre. pseudo-apollodorus bibliotheke asserts thetis courted both zeus , poseidon, married off mortal peleus because of fears prophecy themis (or prometheus, or calchas, according others) son become greater father. thus, revealed figure of cosmic capacity, quite capable of unsettling divine order. (slatkin 1986:12) when hephaestus thrown olympus, whether cast out hera lameness or evicted zeus taking hera s side, oceanid eurynome , nereid thetis caught him , cared him on volcanic isle of lemnos, while labored them smith, working there in hollow of cave, , stream of okeanos around went on forever foam , murmur (iliad 18.369). thetis not successful in role protecting , nurturing hero (the theme of kourotrophos), role in succoring deities emphatically repeated homer, in 3 iliad episode...