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A new record.2C but no three-peat Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

the 2010–11 season began high hopes uncertainty huskies. maya moore returned senior season after summer u.s. national team, uconn lost major contributors tina charles , kalana greene graduated in 2010. additionally, junior guard caroline doty out entire season due third knee injury. in test, uconn squeaked #2 baylor in second game of season. powered way through 8 more consecutive wins 88th straight victory, beating #10 ohio state @ madison square garden. 89th win came @ home against #20 florida state set college basketball record consecutive wins, held ucla men s team. after break in schedule holidays, uconn traveled out west , beat pacific tigers stretch streak 90 games. game, however, largely warm-up match biggest test of season, december 30 matchup @ powerhouse stanford cardinal. uconn trailed entire game , lost first time since april 6, 2008 final 4 appearance (also against cardinal). loss ended highly publicized winning streak, long held spot top ranked team in women s basketball ...

Main characters List of Yo-kai Watch characters

1 main characters 1.1 main humans 1.2 main yo-kai 1.3 recurring yo-kai main characters where available, names english games, north american english dub, , north american english manga on left while original japanese names on right. main humans the 5 major humans students of students of springdale elementary / sakura first elementary school (さくら第一小学校, sakura daiichi shōgakkō). nate (keita), bear (kuma), eddie (kanchi), , katie (fumi-chan) in class 5-2. hailey (inaho) in class 5-1. nathan nate adams / keita k-ta amano (天野 景太 / ケータ, amano keita) voiced by: haruka tomatsu (japanese); johnny yong bosch (english) nate 11-year-old boy. able averagely, mediocrity bothers him. while ability mediocre, character active , cheerful, , not receive aversion classmates. shown angered or embarrassed, shown when katie forced tattletell tell friends nate used bathroom go number 2 (as referred to). while out in forest, happens upon capsule machine standing under derelict sacred tree. purchasing 1 of c...

History Tarlac Agricultural University

tca facade (camiling, tarlac) expansion , development accelerated when crhs converted tarlac national agricultural school (tnas) in 1957, under superintendent. became policy make projects profitable – piggery, poultry, goat , vegetables. linkaging research started pork barrel funds. in 1961, two-year technical agriculture post secondary course opened , in 1963, health center built out of funds philippine charity sweepstakes. time, tnas had school hymn , student publication, “the carabao.” in 1965, tnas , tarlac school of arts , trades (tsat) merged become tarlac college of technology. tnas became tct-college of agriculture (tct-ca) while tsat became tarlac college of technology – college of arts , trades (tct-cat) virtue of ra 4337. tct-ca, offered 3 degree programs: bachelor of science in elementary education major in elementary agriculture or home economics (bseed); bachelor of science in agriculture (bsa) major in crop science/animal science; , bachelor of science in agricultural en...

S Glossary of cue sports terms

also single elimination. tournament format in player out of tournament after single match loss. contrast double-elimination. sink same pocket (sense 2). sink-in shot any shot intentionally accounts elasticity of cushions allow ball bank past otherwise blocking ball. moving ball sink in cushion near blocking ball giving sufficient space past or kiss off side of it. sitter chiefly british: same duck, , stemming same obvious etymology. skid british: same cling, , kick, sense 2. noun, verb , rare adjective usage per cling . skittle an upright pin, looks miniature bowling pin, cone or obelisk. skittles, employed in billiards games, have been so-called since @ least 1634. 1 standardized size, largely italian , south american game five-pins, 25 mm (1 in.) tall, 7 mm (0.28 in.) round bases, though larger variants have long existed other games such danish pin billiards. depending upon game there may 1 skittle, or several, , may targets hit (often via carom) or obstacles avoid, former....

Royalists List of people associated with the Revolt of the Brotherhoods

1 royalists 1.1 king charles i 1.2 diego hurtado de mendoza 1.3 germaine of foix 1.4 other royalists royalists king charles i king charles of castile , aragon (1500–1558), elected holy roman emperor charles v in 1519, head of aragonese state. succeeded throne upon king ferdinand of aragon s death in 1516, , knew none of languages of spain @ first. eighteen-year-old charles visited aragon may 1518–january 1520 formally crowned king , negotiate aragonese cortes on tax rights. poorer country, charles demanded less aragon castile, , taxes not major factor in revolt of germanies (unlike revolt of comuneros of castile). charles issued edicts allowing germanies arm against barbary pirates, decision later haunt him. in 1520, charles left spain germany take position holy roman emperor, leaving cardinal adrian of utrecht regent of spanish possessions. such, communicated leadership of aragon , valencia via letter during revolt. adrian visited valencia once assess situation in 1519, left concludin...

Model history Renault 16

post-1975 renault 16 tl, featuring black plastic grille series production started in march 1965 @ company s completed sandouville plant, few kilometers east of le havre. car had formal launch in march 1965 @ geneva motor show, , made available sale in france , other left-hand drive markets during june 1965. late year, first imported uk market in right-hand drive form, , establish 1 of britain s popular imported cars. equipment levels high price. initially, renault sold r16 1.4 l gasoline engine in gl specification 55 ps (40 kw; 54 hp) claimed; in march 1968 there appeared @ geneva motor show 1.6 l i4 ts top 100 mph (160 km/h). automatic transmission version, designated renault 16 ta, introduced @ geneva motor show in 1969. top-line model tx, launched @ paris motor show in october 1973, featuring 5-speed manual transmission. equipment included power windows front doors , central door locking, 1 of first family cars in europe feature such equipment. prod...

Second vocalist and The Fallout (2012–13) Crown the Empire

on august 26, 2012, band announced had recruited additional vocalist, david escamilla, share vocal responsibilities andy leo. along news of escamilla joining band, announced heading studio joey sturgis begin recording debut album. on september 6, band released music video being first release band new vocalist david escamilla on august 27, 2012 band announced part of motionless in white s infamous tour beginning in november, november 2012 band had canceled participation. on october 25, band released first single, makeshift chemistry album, fallout , released on november 20 through rise records. on november 8, 2012 band released second song album called memories of broken heart . on november 14, band released part 1 of 2 part extended music video beginning intro track, oh, catastrophe . following day band released second part of extended music video title track of upcoming album, fallout. on november 15, 2012 band streamed debut album in entirety 5 days before official release of al...

Description De Kaai, Sleat

de kaai dutch describe stellingmolen . smock mill on brick base. stage 3.40 metres (11 ft 2 in) above ground level. smock , cap thatched. mill winded tailpole , winch. sails common sails. have span of 18.10 metres (59 ft 5 in). sails carried on cast iron windshaft, cast ijzergieterij de prins van oranje, s gravenhage, south holland in 1876. windshaft carries brake wheel, has 48 cogs. drives wallower (25 cogs) @ top of upright shaft. @ bottom of upright shaft great spur wheel, has 70 cogs. great spur wheel drives pair of 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter cullen millstones via lantern pinion stone nut has 25 staves , pair of 1.30 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter cullen millstones via lantern pinion stone nut has 24 staves.

Plot Public Enemy Number Two

nick simple kept behind after school french teacher, mr palis, , visited chief inspector snape of scotland yard , assistant, boyle. ask nick if go strangeday hall, institution criminals aged under 18, , befriend inmate johnny powers, gang leader known public enemy number one. want nick find out true identity of fence , mystery gangster controls buying , selling of stolen goods in london. nick refuses , police leave. soon afrtwards, nick visits woburn abbey on school trip, framed attempting steal woburn carbuncles, , despite attempts evade police, arrested , sentenced 18 months @ strangeday hall. has share cell johnny powers - snape , boyle wanted, , no doubt arranged, happen. after arrives, snape , boyle visit nick , reveal arranged have nick framed. nick manages gain johnny s trust after saves him being killed henchmen of gang leader, big ed, has yet caught. nick , johnny escape prison of tim diamond, nick s brother (an unsuccessful private detective), , ma powers, johnny s mother. i...

Tourism Fujian

hekeng village, in shuyang town, 1 of many tulou villages of fujian s nanjing county. places of interest include: fujian tulou, listed unesco 1 of world heritage site (2008) guanghua temple, mainland putian gulangyu island, xiamen kaiyuan temple, quanzhou mount taimu, fuding nanshan temple, zhangzhou the matsu pilgrimage centers around meizhou island (putian municipality), because born there , died on matsu islands. wuyi mountains, listed unesco world heritage site in 1999 yongquan temple, fuzhou

Demographics Fujian

she ethnic townships in fujian as of 1832, province described having estimated population of fourteen millions. han chinese make 98% of population. various fujianese peoples (min-speaking groups) make largest subgroups of han chinese in fujian. includes hoklo people, fuzhounese people, teochew people , putian people. hakka, han chinese people own distinct identity, live in southwestern parts of province bordering guangdong. hui an, han branch distinct culture , fashion, populate fujian s southeast coastline near chongwu in hui county. she, scattered on mountainous regions in north, largest minority ethnic group of province. many ethnic chinese around world, in southeast asia, trace ancestries fujian. descendants of fujianese emigrants make predominant majority ethnic chinese populations of taiwan, singapore, malaysia, indonesia , philippines. fujian, fuzhou city, major source of chinese immigrants in united states, since 1990s. religion the predominant religions in fujian chinese folk...

George Burdi Neo-Nazism in Canada

george burdi born in 1970 in toronto. raised christian parents , turned racism @ age 18 gain approval girlfriend’s father. although parents disapproved, burdi continued study neo-nazi literature , in first year @ college met ernst zĂźndel, man introduced him world church of creator. in 1989, burdi started band rahowa , performed in occasional shows ended in riots. in 1993, george burdi established resistance records, number 1 distributor of skinhead music. time, burdi led toronto branch of church of creator , continued performing , selling skinhead music. in 1995, burdi convicted of assault , sentenced year in prison. after month, released conviction upheld again in 1997. during jail time, george burdi decided didn’t want have white supremacy , after released year-long prison sentence, burdi’s involvement in neo-nazi movement ended , separated himself old life , renounced racism. in interview intelligence report, burdi stated that, “racism wrong because ... should hatred wrong, anger wr...

24 April 1778 North Channel Naval Duel

the approximate courses of opponents moment before first shots about 1pm, drake moved sluggishly out across belfast lough, small boat came out her, carrying volunteer, royal navy lieutenant william dobbs, local man had gotten married. according drake s pilot brought him copy of express letter whitehaven, explaining full details of mystery ship (jones states in official report news whitehaven had arrived previous evening , known morning captives). wind , tide more favourable in afternoon, ranger moved out of lough north channel, making sure never far ahead of drake. finally, 6pm, 2 enemies within hailing distance. jones had american naval colours flying, , lieut. dobbs formal inquiry ship s identity answered absolute truth. the north channel naval duel in respects small-scale dress-rehearsal, in reverse, jones s 1779 battle hms serapis. drake had been built merchant ship defensive capability, , bought royal navy fill gap left when many ships had sent america; 20 four-pound guns not off...

Move to Switzerland and A King in New York Charlie Chaplin

— chaplin s press release regarding decision not seek re-entry us chaplin did not attempt return united states after re-entry permit revoked, , instead sent wife settle affairs. couple decided settle in switzerland and, in january 1953, family moved permanent home: manoir de ban, 14-hectare (35-acre) estate overlooking lake geneva in corsier-sur-vevey. chaplin put beverly hills house , studio sale in march, , surrendered re-entry permit in april. next year, wife renounced citizenship , became british citizen. chaplin severed last of professional ties united states in 1955, when sold remainder of stock in united artists, had been in financial difficulty since 1940s. manoir de ban, chaplin s home in corsier-sur-vevey, switzerland chaplin remained controversial figure throughout 1950s, after awarded international peace prize communist-led world peace council, , after meetings zhou enlai , nikita khrushchev. began developing first european film, king in new york, in 1954. casting himself e...

1953–1977: European years Charlie Chaplin

1 1953–1977: european years 1.1 move switzerland , king in new york 1.2 final works , renewed appreciation 1.3 death 1953–1977: european years move switzerland , king in new york — chaplin s press release regarding decision not seek re-entry us chaplin did not attempt return united states after re-entry permit revoked, , instead sent wife settle affairs. couple decided settle in switzerland and, in january 1953, family moved permanent home: manoir de ban, 14-hectare (35-acre) estate overlooking lake geneva in corsier-sur-vevey. chaplin put beverly hills house , studio sale in march, , surrendered re-entry permit in april. next year, wife renounced citizenship , became british citizen. chaplin severed last of professional ties united states in 1955, when sold remainder of stock in united artists, had been in financial difficulty since 1940s. manoir de ban, chaplin s home in corsier-sur-vevey, switzerland chaplin remained controversial figure throughout 1950s, after awarded international...

Prehistory Animal sacrifice

one of altars @ monte d accoddi, animal sacrifice may have occurred. during neolithic revolution, humans began move hunter-gatherer cultures toward agriculture, leading spread of animal domestication. in theory presented in homo necans, mythologist walter burkert suggests ritual sacrifice of livestock may have developed continuation of ancient hunting rituals, livestock replaced wild game in food supply. ancient egypt @ forefront of domestication, , of earliest archeological evidence suggesting animal sacrifice comes egypt. oldest egyptian burial sites containing animal remains originate badari culture of upper egypt, flourished between 4400 , 4000 bc. sheep , goats found buried in own graves @ 1 site, while @ site gazelles found @ feet of several human burials. @ cemetery uncovered @ hierakonpolis , dated 3000 bc, remains of wider variety of animals found, including non-domestic species such baboons , hippopotami, may have been sacrificed in honor of powerful former citizens or buried...

Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine

1 ashkenazi 1.1 origins 1.2 fish 1.3 soups 1.4 bread , cake 1.5 meat , fats 1.6 sweets , confections 1.7 side dishes ashkenazi origins while ashkenazi cuisine known today largely based within context of american-jewish , ashkenazi-israeli food, of culinary tradition of ashkenazi jews springs central , eastern europe. after having been expelled western europe in middle ages, jews forced live in poverty , limited in terms of ingredients. dishes made fewer components; weren t heavily spiced , ingredients more flavorful had used sparingly. why dishes in ashkenazic cuisine known being blander dishes in sephardic or mizrahi cuisine. fish gefilte fish carrot slices , chrain with kosher meat not available, fish became important staple of jewish diet. in eastern europe reserved shabbat. fish not considered meat in same way beef or poultry are, can eaten dairy products (although sephardim not mix fish , dairy). though fish parve, when served @ same meal, orthodox jews eat them during separate co...

VA VE VI VO - India List of airports by ICAO code: V

1 va ve vi vo - india 1.1 va - mumbai center (vabf) 1.2 ve - kolkata center (vecf) 1.3 vi - delhi center (vidf) 1.4 vo - chennai center (vomf) va ve vi vo - india also see airport category , list. note: icao codes india start va, ve, vi , vo. va - mumbai center (vabf) vaah (amd) – sardar vallabhbhai patel international airport (ahmadabad airport) – ahmedabad vaak (akd) – akola airport – akola vaau (ixu) – aurangabad airport – aurangabad vabb (bom) – chatrapati shivaji international airport – mumbai (bombay) vabj (bhj) – bhuj airport – bhuj, gujarat, india vabo (bdq) – vadodara airport / vadodara air force base – vadodara (baroda) vabp (bho) – raja bhoj airport (bairagarh airport) – bhopal vabv (bhu) – bhavnagar airport – bhavnagar vadn (nmb) – daman airport – daman vagn (gux) – guna airport – guna, india vaid (idr) – devi ahilyabai holkar airport – indore vajb (jlr) – jabalpur airport – jabalpur vajj – juhu airport – mumbai (bombay) vajl – jalgaon airport – jalgaon vajm (jga) – jamnaga...

Middle Ages Jewish cuisine

lokshen kugel the jews scattered in middle ages difficult give connected account of mode of living regards food. in arabic countries author of halakhot gedolot knew dishes appear have been specific jewish foods, e.g., paspag , was, perhaps, biscuit; according siddur amram, well-known Ḽaroset made in countries mixture of herbs, flour, , honey (arabic, Ḽalikah ). maimonides, in sefer refu ot , mentions dishes health. recommends bread baked wheat not new, nor old, nor fine, further, meat of kid, sheep, , chicken, , yolks of eggs. goats , cows milk good, nor cheese , butter harmful. honey old people; fish solid white flesh meat wholesome; wine , dried fruits. fresh fruits, however, unwholesome; , not recommend garlic or onions. there detailed information italian jewish cookery in book massechet purim. discusses pies, chestnuts, turtledoves, pancakes, small tarts, gingerbread, ragouts, venison, roast goose, chicken, stuffed pigeons, ducks, pheasants, partridges, quails, macaroons, , s...

Senses Sperm whale

anatomy of sperm whale s head. organs above jaw devoted sound generation. atop whale s skull positioned large complex of organs filled liquid mixture of fats , waxes called spermaceti. purpose of complex generate powerful , focused clicking sounds, sperm whale uses echolocation , communication. the spermaceti organ large barrel of spermaceti. surrounding wall, known case, extremely tough , fibrous. case can hold within 1,900 litres of spermaceti. proportionately larger in males. oil mixture of triglycerides , wax esters. proportion of wax esters in spermaceti organ increases age of whale: 38–51% in calves, 58–87% in adult females, , 71–94% in adult males. spermaceti @ core of organ has higher wax content outer areas. speed of sound in spermaceti 2,684 m/s (at 40 khz, 36 °c), making twice fast in oil in dolphin s melon. below spermaceti organ lies junk consists of compartments of spermaceti separated cartilage. analogous melon found in other toothed whales. structure of ...

Hilot History of medicine in the Philippines

the manghihilot ( massager , folk massage therapist , folk chiropractor ) uses massaging techniques treat sprains, fractures, , other similar conditions affect skeletal system , musculatory system, including ligaments. manghihilot ordained or chosen mediko or ermitanya (a female hermit , teacher , type of high priestess). folk practitioners perform massage , healing sessions under influence of powerful amulets, empowered cane, or nazarene garb . chiropractic techniques utilizes symbolic patterns reminiscent of shape of cross of christ, of crown of thorns, , of hands , feet nailed cross. magpapaanak the magpapaanak, other hilot , folk midwife prenatal visits , check-ups pregnant mothers. woman, delivers babies during childbirth , performs ritual called suob (a form of aroma therapy performed while placed under cloak).

Athletics Northern Arizona University

northern arizona lumberjacks wordmark student athletes compete @ national, international, , professional levels in football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, track , field, tennis, , swimming , diving. university participates in fifteen intercollegiate sports programs. nau teams compete @ walkup skydome, multipurpose building providing facilities football, basketball, indoor track , field, soccer, weight lifting, lacrosse, student recreation, major concert events, commencements, intramurals, , variety of other university , community activities. the lumberjacks compete @ ncaa division level in sports. in football, lumberjacks compete @ football championship subdivision level (formerly known division i-aa). nau competes in big sky conference in sports except swimming , diving, part of western athletic conference. in 2016 , 2017, lumberjacks won ncaa men s division cross country championship. maya kalle-bentzur of israel set school outdoor long jump record @ 20 6 (6.10 metres), nau rec...

Career Steve Coogan

1 career 1.1 alan partridge 1.2 tv roles 1.3 film roles 1.4 awards 1.5 stand-up comedy comeback tour 1.6 production work career coogan began career comic , impressionist, performing regularly in ipswich, before working voice artist television advertisements , satirical puppet show spitting image. first experience in movies in deerhunter starring robert de niro. in 1989, appeared in series of specially shot sketches in observation round in long-running itv game show krypton factor. in 1992, coogan won perrier award @ edinburgh festival fringe performance long-time collaborator john thomson, , starred alongside caroline aherne , john thomson in one-off granada tv sketch show dead show. prominent characters developed @ time paul calf, stereotypical working class mancunian, , sister pauline, played coogan in drag. alan partridge while working armando iannucci , chris morris on radio 4 comedy on hour, coogan conceived popular , developed character, socially awkward , politically incorrect r...