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2010 national championship: undefeated .2839.E2.80.930.29 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

for second consecutive year (and sixth time in school history) uconn finished regular season undefeated, average margin of victory of 35.9 points. during regular season uconn played 11 games against ranked opponents (including 6 in top ten) average margin of victory of 24. dominated big east tournament, winning championship game 60–32. throughout regular season , big east tournament, uconn s closest win against stanford, 12 points. 2010 ncaa national champions connecticut huskies @ white house leading final 4 in san antonio, uconn dominated teams southern, temple, iowa state , florida state. maya moore , tina charles played little more half minutes of every game, moore averaging 1 point per minute played, , team outscoring opponents average of 47 points. in final 4 uconn challenged baylor , 6-foot-8 freshman brittney griner; baylor trailed 39–26 @ halftime uconn pulled away final score of 70–50. the national championship game against stanford different story. uconn started game worst f...

1995 national championship: undefeated .2835.E2.80.930.29 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

with every major player 1994, , addition of auriemma s highly ranked recruit date (connecticut player of year nykesha sales), uconn in season remember in 1994–95. season started 80-point win on morgan state; 2 weeks later, uconn defeated powerhouse north carolina state 23 points on road. season saw birth of 1 of greatest rivalries in college sports, uconn-tennessee rivalry, began when 2 teams met first time on martin luther king day @ gampel pavilion. uconn defeated tennessee 77–66 in front of sold-out crowd in game televised on espn , afterwards ranked #1 in polls first time in program history. uconn went unbeaten through conference regular season , tournament , advanced ncaa tournament; in regional final against virginia 4-points win in closest game of year opened doors of final 4 @ target center in minneapolis. uconn blew out stanford in semifinals behind wolters 31 points, reaching championship game rematch against tennessee. in final game uconn found in trouble when lobo called 3...

T Glossary of cue sports terms

touching ball red ball in snooker, situation in cue ball resting in contact object ball. if object ball ball may legally hit, allowable hit away , counts having hit in shot. if ball moves, push shot must have occurred, in case foul. rule applies british pool snooker. in american-style pool, , in carom billiards, less stringent definition of push shot applies; see frozen. tournament card jargon tournament chart, showing players playing against whom , results are. shortened card. treble same triple. treble century same triple century. training template training template a thin sheet of rigid material in size , shape of physical ball rack (e.g. diamond nine-ball), holes drilled though it, used make permanent divots in cloth of table, 1 @ time each ball in racking pattern, placing ball in 1 of holes in placed template , tapping sharply above create cloth indentation. holes spaced closer regulation ball width of 2⁄2 inch (57.15 mm) apart, when balls settle partially divots, outer s...

Vicente Peris List of people associated with the Revolt of the Brotherhoods

vicente peris (1478–1522) radical leader of revolt came prominence after death of joan llorenç. peris saw revolution wider social revolution against nobility, , aggressively attacked them. legitimized anti-muslim stance of many rebels germanies government, , intensified repression. peris obtained 2 great initial military successes. conquered castle of xàtiva on july 14, 1521 , defeated forces of viceroy diego hurtado de mendoza @ battle of gandia, on july 23 week later. under command, agermanats looted town , farmland of gandia region, , undertook campaign of forced baptisms upon muslims of safor. however, peris unable control dissent , disagreement next course of action among germanies. royal government won great victory @ battle of oriola. peris remained fortified @ xàtiva s castle half year, waiting in vain situation improve. on night of february 18, 1522, peris returned city of valencia hoping reignite rebellion, captured royalist troops after night battle. executed on march 3, 152...

History Horseracing in Great Britain

1 history 1.1 roman era middle ages 1.2 16th century 1.3 17th century 1.4 18th century 1.5 19th century modern day history roman era middle ages horses used beasts of burden in pre-roman times, thought first horse races take place in britain organised carl in yorkshire around 200 ad. believed romans @ encampment @ wetherby matched horses against arabian horses brought england emperor severus septimus. venerable bede reports english began saddle horses year 631. the earliest written mention of running-horses record of hugh, french house of capet, gifting present king athelstan of england in 9th/10th century. during athelstan s reign ban placed on export of english horses, such supposed superiority continental ones. continental ones still permitted import, , many brought england william conqueror. roger de montgomerie, 1st earl of shrewsbury introduced spanish stallions country. the first recorded race meetings during reign of henry ii @ smithfield, london, during annual st bartholomew...

History 42nd Military Police Brigade (United States)

1 history 1.1 origins 1.2 cold war years 1.3 iraq war 1.4 war in afghanistan history origins the 42nd military police group traces lineage 7751st military police detachment, established on 21 march 1949, fight organized , widespread black-market activities posed serious threat german economy. unit enforced useucom customs regulations, investigated violations, controlled parcel post shipments of black marketable goods, , manned twenty-three border stations used military personnel crossing international borders of post-world war ii, occupied germany. in august 1950, high commission germany requested services of customs unit, later designated 42d military police detachment, control eastward movement of restricted goods satellite bloc countries. increase in tensions between united states , soviet union, function important interests in europe. on 1 november 1952, detachment relieved of strategic export control function, subsequently resumed german authorities. in may 1955, germany regai...

Long focal length refractors History of the telescope

woodcut illustration of 45 m (148 ft) focal length keplerian astronomical refracting telescope built johannes hevelius. book, machina coelestis (first part), published in 1673. the sharpness of image in kepler s telescope limited chromatic aberration introduced non-uniform refractive properties of objective lens. way overcome limitation @ high magnifying powers create objectives long focal lengths. giovanni cassini discovered saturn s fifth satellite (rhea) in 1672 telescope 35 feet (11 m) long. astronomers such johannes hevelius constructing telescopes focal lengths long 150 feet (46 m). besides having long tubes these telescopes needed scaffolding or long masts , cranes hold them up. value research tools minimal since telescope s frame tube flexed , vibrated in slightest breeze , collapsed altogether.

Junior colleges Higher education in Japan

junior colleges (短期大学, tanki daigaku) — private institutions — legacy of occupation period; many had been prewar institutions upgraded college status @ time. more 2 thirds of students in junior colleges women many attend them form of preparation short-term career before marriage. students complete course of study @ junior college awarded associate degree or diploma. though enrollment number of women going junior colleges decreasing more desire gain access more professional careers , have been choosing attend universities in greater numbers. junior colleges provide many women vocational credentials them navigate through japan s job market. these colleges emphasize home economics, nursing, teaching, liberal arts, humanities, , social sciences in curricula.

Current route 2 Business routes of Interstate 40

state spur route 40 business spur of i-40 located in navajo county, serving city of winslow. 1.2-mile (1.9 km) spur begins @ i-40/us 180 exit 252 , follows hipkoe drive south while concurrent sr 99. @ intersection 3rd street, 2 highways split; sr 99 heads east, while i-40 bs heads west. after crossing on bnsf railway, spur continues 0.19 miles (310 m), ending north of intersection of cooperstown road , county line. major intersections the entire route in navajo county. cite error: there <ref group=note> tags on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=note}} template (see page).

Former route Business routes of Interstate 40

state business route 40(5) former business loop on east side of city of flagstaff in coconino county. 4.6-mile (7.4 km) loop began @ combined route of i-40 bl , us 180 , followed santa fe avenue eastward underpassing current business route. loop continued along former us 66 connecting i-40 , us 180 @ exit 204 walnut canyon road along city s eastern edge. loop decommissioned in 2008 , returned city maintenance. major intersections the entire route in flagstaff, coconino county. cite error: there <ref group=note> tags on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=note}} template (see page).

Saints May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Μελέτιος ὁ στρατηλάτης καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ Μάρτυρες. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. ^ martyr meletius stratelates suffered in galatia. oca - feasts , saints. ^ may 24. roman martyrology. ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Συμεὼν ὁ ἐν τῷ Θαυμαστῷ ὄρει. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. ^ venerable simeon stylites younger of wonderful mountain. oca - feasts , saints. ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Κυριακὸς ἐξ Εὐρύχου Κύπρου. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. ^ may 24/june 6. orthodox calendar (pravoslavie.ru).

History Pinkenba railway station

the station c.1935 pinkenba station in 2007 the pinkenba line opened on 3 september 1882, , during world war (1914 1918) , world war ii (1939 1945), troop camps located in pinkenba , meeandah localities because of deep berthing available ships @ pinkenba on mouth of brisbane river. passenger ships of orient steam navigation company, later p&o, used adjacent pinkenba wharf, , special trains ran brisbane pinkenba. on 29 august 1906, contract let refreshment rooms constructed @ pinkenba station, @ cost of £318. these operated until new pinkenba station – still standing today – opened in 1969. in 1988 part of line electrified, far eagle farm station; diesel-hauled carriages infrequently operated passenger services pinkenba. on 27 september 1993, passenger services on line suspended goss labor party government part of statewide rationalisation of rail network closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines.

World champion Mikhail Tal

tal in 1962 tal won strong tournament @ zürich, 1959. following interzonal, top players carried on candidates tournament, yugoslavia 1959. tal showed superior form winning 20/28 points, ahead of paul keres 18½, followed tigran petrosian, vasily smyslov, sixteen-year old bobby fischer, svetozar gligorić, friðrik Ólafsson, , pal benko. tal s victory attributed dominance on lower half of field; whilst scoring 1 win , 3 losses versus keres, won 4 individual games against fischer, , took 3½ points out of 4 each of gligorić, olafsson, , benko. in 1960, @ age of 23, tal thoroughly defeated relatively staid , strategic mikhail botvinnik in world championship match, held in moscow, 12½–8½ (six wins, 2 losses, , thirteen draws), making him youngest-ever world champion (a record later broken garry kasparov, earned title @ 22). botvinnik, had never faced tal before title match began, won return match against tal in 1961, held in moscow, 13–8 (ten wins five, 6 draws). in period between matches bot...

History Magdalena River

sampan on magdalena , c. 1860 aquatint ramón torres méndez. due geographical position in north of south america, magdalena river since precolumbian times route towards interior of today colombia , ecuador. several carib speaking peoples such panche , yariguí ascended through western bank of river, while eastern portion inhabited muisca civilization, called river yuma. likewise, spanish conquistadores arrived today s colombia in 16th century used river push wild , mountainous inland after rodrigo de bastidas discovered , named river on april 1, 1501. during spanish colonization of americas, river transport link communicating bogotá caribbean sea port cartagena de indias , europe. in 1825, congress of colombia awarded concession establish steam navigation in magdalena river juan bernardo elbers, company closed shortly after. 1845, steamboats regularly travelled on river until 1961, when last steamers ceased operation.

Ecology and physiology Dinoflagellate

1 ecology , physiology 1.1 habitats 1.2 endosymbionts 1.3 nutritional strategies 1.4 harmful algal blooms 1.5 bioluminescence 1.6 lipid , sterol production 1.7 transport 1.8 life cycle ecology , physiology habitats dinoflagellates can occur in aquatic environments: marine, brackish, , fresh water, including in snow or ice. common in benthic environments , sea ice. endosymbionts all zooxanthellae dinoflagellates , of them members within genus symbiodinium. association between symbiodinium , reef-building corals known. however, endosymbiontic zooxanthellae inhabit great number of other invertebrates , protists, example many sea anemones, jellyfish, nudibranchs, giant clam tridacna, , several species of radiolarians , foraminiferans. many extant dinoflagellates parasites (here defined organisms eat prey inside, i.e. endoparasites, or remain attached prey longer periods of time, i.e. ectoparasites). can parasitize animal or protist hosts. protoodinium, crepidoodinium, piscinoodinium, , bla...

Defense Virginia Tech Hokies football statistical leaders

1 defense 1.1 interceptions 1.2 tackles 1.3 sacks defense interceptions tackles note: virginia tech record book not include full top 10 in tackles stats, instead listing leader. sacks note: virginia tech record book not include full top 10 in sacks stats, instead listing leader.

The modern synagogue Bevis Marks Synagogue

interior, 2011 on friday 13 november 1998, lord levene of portsoken became eighth jewish lord mayor of london. ashkenazi jew birth, lord levene s first public act walk, retinue, official residence (mansion house) bevis marks synagogue, sabbath eve service. repeated on friday 12 november 2010 lord mayor michael bear. today spanish , portuguese descendant community in london operates 3 synagogues; bevis marks, lauderdale road, (which community s administrative headquarters), , smaller synagogue in wembley. community s sheltered housing scheme harris court , old-age home edinburgh house located in wembley. number of other sephardic synagogues in britain have associated status. bevis marks synagogue remains flagship synagogue of british sephardic jewish community. daily services held , synagogue venue weddings , other celebrations.

Basketball Sport in Spain

spain national team in 2006 world championships the spanish acb 1 of major european basketball leagues. spanish teams such real madrid baloncesto, fc barcelona bàsquet , joventut badalona have won international championships such euroleague or eurocup. a number of spanish players such pau gasol , younger brother marc gasol, josé calderón, ricky rubio, , naturalized spaniard serge ibaka playing in nba. other spanish players have played in league include rudy fernández , sergio rodríguez. the spanish men s national basketball team has achieved high ranked position in international tournament winning first ever gold medal @ 2006 fiba world championship, , have won 6 silver medals , 3 gold medals @ eurobasket. recently, won gold medal @ eurobasket 2011, silver @ 2012 summer olympics, gold @ eurobasket 2015, , bronze @ 2016 summer olympics. women s national team silver medalists @ 2014 fiba world championship women (since renamed fiba women s basketball world cup) , 2016 olympics. have won ...

Report 1991 12 Hours of Sebring

1 report 1.1 entry 1.2 qualifying 1.3 race report entry a total of 54 cars entered event, across 4 classes ranging through gto /gtu gtp. of these 51 cars practised. qualifying the nissan npt-90 of geoff brabham, partnered derek daly , younger brother, gary brabham took pole position. joined on front row nissan performance team-mates chip robinson, bob earl , julian bailey. the race winning nissan npt-90 of brabham/daly/brabham race in front of crowd of approximately 80,000, race held on 12 hours, on sebring international raceway. race started in cool conditions, finished wet. of running, #6 joest racing porsche 962c of bob wollek, bernd schnieder , massimo sigala lead. apart pit stops, car lead until lap 80, when pole winning nissan took control of race. brabham brothers , daly lead lap 81 until saw flag on lap 298. in between, team-mates (robinson/earl/bailey) lead total of 41 laps, losing lead last time, 6 laps home. during race, there 7 full-course cautions covering 54 laps, las...

Odkazy TITANIIC

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Origins and development Goth subculture

siouxsie sioux of siouxsie , banshees in 1980 the term gothic rock coined in 1967 music critic john stickney describe meeting had jim morrison in dimly lit wine-cellar called perfect room honor gothic rock of doors . same year, velvet underground track tomorrow s parties , created kind of mesmerizing gothic-rock masterpiece according music historian kurt loder. in late 1970s, gothic adjective used describe atmosphere of post-punk bands siouxsie , banshees, magazine, , joy division. in live review siouxsie , banshees concert in july 1978, critic nick kent wrote concerning music, parallels , comparisons can drawn gothic rock architects doors and, certainly, velvet underground . in march 1979, in review of magazine s second album secondhand daylight, kent noted there new austere sense of authority in music, dank neo-gothic sound . later year, term used joy division s manager, tony wilson on 15 september in interview bbc tv programme s else: wilson described joy division goth...

Matches 2014–15 Coventry City F.C. season

1 matches 1.1 pre-season friendlies 1.2 league one 1.3 fa cup 1.4 league cup 1.5 football league trophy matches pre-season friendlies league one the fixtures 2014–15 season announced on 18 june 2014 @ 9am. fa cup the draw first round of fa cup made on 27 october 2014. league cup the draw first round made on 17 june 2014 @ 10am. coventry city drawn @ home cardiff city. football league trophy

SFMT Mersenne Twister

the sfmt (simd-oriented fast mersenne twister) variant of mersenne twister, introduced in 2006, designed fast when runs on 128-bit simd. it twice fast mersenne twister. it has better equidistribution property of v-bit accuracy mt worse ( equidistributed long-period linear ). it has quicker recovery zero-excess initial state mt, slower well. it supports various periods 2−1 2−1. intel sse2 , powerpc altivec supported sfmt. used games cell in playstation 3.

Places Tourism in Afghanistan

1 places 1.1 indus valley civilization cities 1.2 national museum of afghanistan 1.3 babur gardens 1.4 kabul zoo places indus valley civilization cities the indus valley civilization (ivc) bronze age civilization (3300-1300 bc; mature period 2600-1900 bc) extending today northwest pakistan northwest india , northeast afghanistan. indus valley site has been found on oxus river @ shortugai in northern afghanistan. apart shortughai tourists can visit mundigak in southern afghanistan notable site. national museum of afghanistan national museum of afghanistan. the museums collection had earlier been 1 of important in central asia, on 100,000 items dating several millennia. start of civil war in 1992, museum looted numerous times resulting in loss of 70% of 100,000 objects on display. since 2007, number of international organizations have helped recover on 8,000 artifacts, recent being limestone sculpture germany. approximately 843 artifacts returned united kingdom in 2012, including famous ...

Reason and Enlightenment Modern history

traditionally, european intellectual transformation of , after renaissance bridged middle ages , modern era. age of reason in western world regarded being start of modern philosophy, , departure medieval approach, scholasticism. 17th-century philosophy called age of rationalism , considered succeed renaissance philosophy , precede age of enlightenment, consider earliest part of enlightenment era in philosophy, extending era 2 centuries. 18th century saw beginning of secularization in europe, rising notability in wake of french revolution. the age of enlightenment time in western philosophy , cultural life centered upon 18th century in reason advocated primary source , legitimacy authority. enlightenment gained momentum more or less simultaneously in many parts of europe , america. developing during enlightenment era, renaissance humanism intellectual movement spread across europe. basic training of humanist speak , write (typically, in form of letter). term umanista comes latter part o...

References Ahmed Karamanli

mclachlan, k. s. tripoli , tripolitania: conflict , cohesion during period of barbary corsairs (1551-1850) . transactions of institute of british geographers, new series 3.3 (1978): 285-294. nora lafi. une villed du maghreb entre ancien régime et réformes ottomanes ; tripoli 1795-1911, paris, 2002

Story and Characters Chopper One

from left; dirk benedict, ted hartley , jim mcmullen. chopper 1 directed e.w. swackhamer , 2 flying police officers (a pilot , observer) , adventures in police helicopter. helicopter bell 206 jetranger. starred jim mcmullan officer don burdick , dirk benedict officer gil foley. benedict later earn fame lt. starbuck in original 1978 tv show battlestar galactica , lt. templeton faceman peck in tv show a-team. ted hartley played boss capt. mckeegan , lou frizzell played mitch, crusty mechanic.

History Darbhanga

the history of darbhanga dates ramayana , mahabharata periods; among oldest cities of bihar. according vedic sources, videhas first migrated area banks of saraswati in punjab; guided east of sadanira (gandak river) agni, god of fire. settlements established and, thus, flourished kingdom of videhas, selfless. shyama temple in darbhanga in course of time, videhas came ruled line of kings called janaks. in line of kings, there famous king named mithi. commemorate greatness territory named mithila. famous king janak sirdhwaja, father of sita. legends speak of various learned men patronized janak sirdhwaja, himself erudite scholar. prominent among them yagyavalkya, codified hindu law in yagyavalkya smriti , gautam, had various valuable philosophical treatises credit. king janak himself great philosopher , ideas have been eternally enshrined in upanishads, in brihad-āraṇyaka upaniṣada. the name darbhanga mutated form of dwarbanga . is, combination of words dwar (gate) , banga (bengal) m...

Marvel 2099 Vulture (Marvel Comics)

spider-man 2099 , vulture 2099 on cover of spider-man 2099 #7. in marvel 2099, new vulture recurring foe of era s spider-man. version of character uses advanced combat armor fly, , insane cannibal wishes rule sky. in debut, vulture saves spider-man group of thugs, , proposes alliance against public eye police force him, spider-man rejects offer of partnership when realizes vulture man-eater. spider-man , vulture fight, battle bringing them church, vulture , followers ( freakers ) driven off spider-man s ally kasey nash , gang, throwbacks. when original spider-man brought year 2099 due 2 companies (one in 2099, other in past) experimenting extra-dimensional generators, fights , defeats vulture before meeting successor, spider-man 2099.

Themes Samuel R. Delany

delany @ reading in 2015. recurring themes in delany s work include mythology, memory, language, sexuality, , perception. class, position in society, , ability move 1 social stratum motifs touched on in earlier work , became more significant in later fiction , non-fiction, both. many of delany s later (mid-1980s , beyond) works have bodies of water (mostly oceans , rivers) common theme, mentioned delany in polymath. though not theme, coffee, more other beverage, mentioned , in many of delany s fictions. writing (both prose , poetry) repeated theme: several of characters — geo in jewels of aptor, vol nonik in fall of towers, rydra wong in babel-17, ni ty lee in empire star, katin crawford in nova, kid, ernest newboy, , william in dhalgren, arnold hawley in dark reflections, john marr , timothy hasler in mad man, , osudh in phallos – writers or poets of sort. delany makes use of repeated imagery: several characters (hogg, kid, , sensory-syrynx player, mouse, in nova; roger in ....

Economic issues Political positions of Gary Johnson

1 economic issues 1.1 budget, deficits 1.2 employment 1.3 energy 1.4 environment 1.5 federal reserve 1.6 free-market capitalism 1.7 trade 1.8 health care 1.9 labor unions 1.10 social security , medicare economic issues governor johnson visits occupy-protesters in zuccotti park, october 18, 2011 according survey of national association business economics (nabe) members, 15% of business economists feel johnson best job president of managing u.s. economy (with 55% choosing clinton, 14% choosing trump, , 15% saying did not know or did not have opinion). budget, deficits gary johnson has said united states heading toward economic crisis similar 1998 russian financial crisis, , can stopped balancing federal budget. such, promised submit balanced budget year 2013 , promises veto bills containing expenditures in excess of revenues. promises @ every decision cost-benefit analysis. budget cut federal expenditures 43% in every area, across board, including responsible entitlement reform, beca...

Flyweight .28-51 kg.29 Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1 flyweight (-51 kg) 1.1 round 1 1.2 round 2 1.3 round 3 1.4 quarterfinals 1.5 semifinals 1.6 final flyweight (-51 kg) left-right:kiyoshi tanabe, abdel moneim el-guindi, gyula török, sergei sivko round 1 paolo curcetti (ita) def. frank kisekka (uga), 5-0 round 2 round 3 quarterfinals kiyoshi tanabe (jpn) def. mircea dobrescu (rou), 4:1 sergei sivko (urs) def. manfred homberg (frg), 5:0 gyula török (hun) def. miguel angel botta (arg), 5:0 abdel moneim el-guindi(egy) def. humberto barrera (usa), 4:1 semifinals sergei sivko (urs) def. kiyoshi tanabe (jpn), 4:1 gyula török (hun) def. abdel moneim el-guindi (egy), 4:1 final gyula török (hun) def. sergei sivko (urs), 3:2

After the race De Havilland DH.88 Comet

the race winner (formerly g-acss) wearing raf livery in 1936 g-acss in later incarnation orphan, preparing air race in 1937 – flight photo. grosvenor house dismantled , shipped england. later bought air ministry, given military serial k5085, painted silver overall raf markings , flown martlesham heath evaluation. made several flights before being written off in heavy landing , sold scrap. subsequently sold on, rebuilt , fitted gypsy 6 series ii engines , castoring tailwheel. in form made several race , record attempts under various names. claimed fourth place in 1937 istres-damascus-paris race , later same year lowered out-and-home record cape 15 days 17 hours. in march 1938, arthur edmond clouston , victor anthony ricketts made return trip new zealand covering 26,450 mi (42,570 km) in 10 days 21 hours 22 minutes. in g-acsr, day after finished race cathcart-jones , waller took off on return journey. suffering engine trouble, @ allahabad found mollisons still there , generously...

Design and development De Havilland DH.88 Comet

cockpit of g-acss grosvenor house (2010). differs considerably original state. the fuselage built principally plywood on spruce longerons, while upper , lower forward section built spruce planking in order achieve necessary compound curves. wing, strength of structure dependent upon skin. fuel carried in 3 tanks in fuselage, 2 on wing in front of cockpit , third, of 20 gal capacity, behind it; used alter aircraft s trim. pilot , navigator seated in tandem in cockpit set aft of wing; while dual flight controls fitted, 1 set of flight instruments installed. the engines uprated versions of de havilland s newly developed gipsy six, race-tuned optimum performance higher compression ratio. dh.88 maintain altitude 4,000 feet (1,200 m) on 1 engine. hamilton-standard hydromatic variable-pitch propellers fitted initially. main undercarriage retracted backwards engine nacelles , operated manually, requiring 14 turns of large handwheel located on right hand side of cockpit. the challenging p...

Economic growth Financial deepening

the association between economic growth , financial deepening has been wide-ranging subject of experiential research. practical evidence suggests there significant positive relationship between financial development , economic growth. many economists support theory financial development spurs economic growth. theoretically, financial development creates enabling conditions growth through either supply-leading (financial development spurs growth) or demand-following (growth generates demand financial products) channel. large body of empirical research supports view development of financial system contributes economic growth. empirical evidence consistently emphasises nexus between finance , growth, though issue of direction of causality more difficult determine. @ cross-country level, evidence indicates various measures of financial development (including assets of financial intermediaries, liquid liabilities of financial institutions, domestic credit private sector, stock , bond market...

Horticulture Melaleuca citrina

^ cite error: named reference curtis invoked never defined (see page). ^ callistemon citrinus . plants future. retrieved 12 june 2015.  ^ callistemon citrinus . australian native plants society (australia). retrieved 12 june 2015.  ^ callistemon citrinus . australian national botanic garden. retrieved 12 june 2015.  ^ list of registered cultivars derived australian native flora . australian cultivar registration authority inc. retrieved 18 july 2015.  ^ callistemon firebrand . australian cultivar registration authority. retrieved 18 july 2015.  ^ callistemon firebrand . australian cultivar registration authority. retrieved 18 july 2015.  ^ callistemon splendens . australian cultivar registration authority. retrieved 18 july 2015.  ^ callistemon white anzac . australian cultivar registration authority. retrieved 18 july 2015. 

Prototypes Heinkel He 177

the fifth prototype 177, v5, stammkennzeichen code pm+od , cockpit design used on first 8 prototypes. on 17 november 1938, before construction of 177 v3 , v4 prototype airframes had been started, ernst heinkel had asked rlm set aside v3 , v4 airframes trial installation of 4 separate junkers jumo 211 powerplants overcome concerns rlm technischen-amt technical department s director ernst udet , heinkel had expressed rlm s dive-bombing priority 177a, turned down trial fitment. the 177 v5 incorporated number of changes principally concerned defensive armament installations. in 1941, during simulated low-level attack, both db 606 engines burst flames, , v5 hit ground , exploded. 177 v6 first aircraft equipped main production type db 606 a/b engines instead of pre-production units, offered slight increase in take-off power 100 ps 2700 ps (2,663 hp, 1,986 kw). 177 v7 featured revised nose section which, while following contours of nose sections employed previous prototypes, consid...

Constitutional reform Politics of Gibraltar

1 constitutional reform 1.1 select committee proposals 1.2 2006 constitution 1.3 integration uk 1.4 condominium constitutional reform select committee proposals in 1999, government of gibraltar established select committee on constitutional reform, consider how 1969 constitution should reformed. in march 2006, british foreign secretary jack straw announced in british house of commons details of new constitution had been agreed. there differences between draft constitution , 1 uk agreed, namely governor s title remain unchanged, , police authority remain independent of government of gibraltar. 2006 constitution in december 2006 gibraltar granted new constitution, providing modern constitutional relationship between gibraltar , united kingdom, not based on colonialism. constitution not in way diminish british sovereignty of gibraltar, , united kingdom retains full internal responsibility gibraltar, including gibraltar’s external relations , defence, , member state responsible gibraltar i...

Coaching career Bud Beardmore

1 coaching career 1.1 positions 1.2 maryland 1.3 professional teams coaching career early positions in 1967, beardmore joined collegiate coaching ranks @ hobart college. led statesmen 9–5 record , share of laurie cox division championship. following season, took on head coach @ university of virginia. season, guided cavaliers 7–6 record, following year, in 1969, team improved 7–3 , captured atlantic coast conference regular season championship. maryland in 1970, beardmore returned alma mater, remained 11 years , amassed 107–31 record. during tenure, maryland won 7 outright acc championships , shared another. beardmore led maryland 1973 , 1975 ncaa tournament championships. maryland finished runners-up 4 times after losing in tournament finals in 1971, 1974, 1976, , 1979. in 1973, awarded f. morris touchstone award division coach of year. in 1974, sports illustrated wrote beardmore, last 2 teams have carried stamp. have been fastbreaking, aggressive , deep midfielders can run opponents...

Operation Thursday Mike Calvert

1 operation thursday 1.1 fly-in 1.2 broadway 1.3 white city 1.4 mogaung operation thursday the fly-in calvert commanded 77th indian infantry brigade in operation thursday, larger second chindit operation. brigade spearheaded airborne landings deep in japanese rear. operation staged lalaghat, d-day fixed 5 march. morning, 1 of general philip cochran s b-25 mitchells flew on , photographed landing zones. wingate had ordered no aircraft should fly on landing zones, lest operation betrayed, cochran not directly under wingate s command , felt launching operation without accurate intelligence dangerous gamble. photographs showed second landing site, codenamed piccadilly, untenable: it @ dramatic moment, keyed , ready go, aerial photographs arrived. showed primary landing site broadway clear, piccadilly had been blocked tree trunks; no gliders land there night. general opinion japs had realized possibilities of piccadilly landing area , had deliberately blocked it, though time later discovere...