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Professional_wins_(4) Wang_Jeung-hun

1 professional wins (4) 1.1 european tour wins (3) 1.2 asian tour wins (1) 1.3 pga tour china (1) professional wins (4) european tour wins (3) co-sanctioned sunshine tour , asian tour. european tour playoff record (2–0) asian tour wins (1) co-sanctioned european tour , sunshine tour. pga tour china (1) 2014 mission hills haikou open

Discovery_One List_of_spacecraft_from_the_Space_Odyssey_series

united states spacecraft discovery 1 (or xd-1) fictional spacecraft appearing in space odyssey series, including movie 2001: space odyssey. discovery 1 large, nuclear-powered interplanetary spaceship. discovery named after captain robert scott s rrs discovery, launched 1901; arthur c. clarke used visit ship when moored in london.

Hesychasm Second_Bulgarian_Empire

a depiction of emperor ivan alexander, patron of hesychasm hesychasm (from greek stillness, rest, quiet, silence ) eremitic tradition of prayer in eastern orthodox church flourished in balkans during 14th century. mystical movement, hesychasm preached technique of mental prayer that, when repeated proper breathing, might enable 1 see divine light. emperor ivan alexander (r. 1331–71) impressed practice of hesychasm; became patron of hesychastic monks. in 1335, gave refuge gregory of sinai , provided funds construction of monastery near paroria in strandzha mountains in south-east of country; attracted clerics bulgaria, byzantium, , serbia. hesychasm established dominant ideology of bulgarian orthodox church work of disciple of gregory of sinai. gregory s disciple theodosius of tarnovo translated writing bulgarian , reached peak during tenure of last medieval bulgarian patriarch euthymius of tarnovo (1375–94). theodosius founded kilifarevo monastery near tarnovo, became new hesychastic ...

Late_Neolithic Macedonia_(region)

linguistic zones in macedonia @ end of 3rd millennium bce, according georgiev, map 2 introduction indo-european languages the late neolithic period (c. 4500 3500 bce) represented both excavated , unexcavated sites throughout region (though should noted in eastern macedonia levels of period still called middle neolithic according terminology used in balkans). rapid changes in pottery styles, , discovery of fragments of pottery showing trade quite distant regions, indicate society, economy , technology changing rapidly. among important of these changes start of copper working, convincingly demonstrated renfrew have been learnt cultural groups of bulgaria , roumania north. principal excavated settlements of period include makryialos , paliambela near western shore of thermaic gulf, thermi south of thessaloniki , sitagroi , dikili tas in drama plain. of these sites densely occupied , formed large mounds (known local inhabitants of region today toumbas ). others less densely occupied , s...

The_Balkan_Wars History_of_Bulgaria_(1878–1946)

in 1911 nationalist prime minister, ivan evstratiev geshov, set forming alliance greece , serbia, , 3 allies agreed put aside rivalries plan joint attack on ottomans. in february 1912 secret treaty signed between bulgaria , serbia, , in may 1912 similar treaty signed greece. montenegro brought pact. treaties provided partition of macedonia , thrace between allies, although lines of partition left dangerously vague. after ottomans refused implement reforms in disputed areas, first balkan war broke out in october 1912. (see balkan wars details.) bulgarian dead in balkan wars the allies had astonishing success. bulgarian army inflicted several defeats on ottoman forces , advanced threateningly against istanbul, while serbs , greeks took control of macedonia. ottomans sued peace in december. negotiations broke down, , fighting resumed in february 1913. ottomans lost adrianople combined bulgarian-serbian task force. second armistice followed in march, ottomans losing european possessions we...

References 77th_Air_Refueling_Squadron

notes bibliography  this article incorporates public domain material air force historical research agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/. anderson, capt. barry (1985). army air forces stations: guide stations u.s. army air forces personnel served in united kingdom during world war ii (pdf). maxwell afb, al: research division, usaf historical research center. retrieved july 7, 2012.  cantwell, gerald t. (1997). citizen airmen: history of air force reserve, 1946-1994 (pdf). washington, d.c.: air force history , museums program. isbn 0-16049-269-6. retrieved october 1, 2014.  johnson, 1st lt. david c. (1988). u.s. army air forces continental airfields (eto) d-day v-e day (pdf). maxwell afb, al: research division, usaf historical research center.  knaack, marcelle size (1978). encyclopedia of air force aircraft , missile systems. vol. 2, post-world war ii bombers 1945-1973. washington, dc: office of air force history. isbn 0-912799-59-5.  maurer, ma...

Defunct_Boy_Scout_Councils Scouting_in_California

1 defunct boy scout councils 1.1 los angeles area council 1.2 monterey bay area council 1.3 old baldy council 1.4 san gabriel valley council defunct boy scout councils los angeles area council los angeles area council (laac) (#33) served of city of los angeles several other cities in greater los angeles area. 1 of 5 boy scouts of america councils in los angeles county, california. the los angeles area council founded in 1915 centinela council, changing name in 1925 los angeles council. in 1934 san antonio district (#046), founded in 1922; , south pasadena council (#067), founded in 1927 merged lac, name of organization changing los angeles metropolitan area council. council name changed laac in 1945. greater los angeles area council (glaac) new boy scouts of america council made merger of los angeles area council , san gabriel valley council. vote merge held on march 21, 2015. new name council, greater los angeles area council, announced on june 11, 2015. new council continue scouting ...

Scouting_in_Arizona_today Scouting_in_Arizona

1 scouting in arizona today 1.1 las vegas area council 1.2 catalina council 1.2.1 organization 1.2.2 camps 1.3 grand canyon council 1.3.1 organization 1.3.2 camps 1.4 great southwest council 1.5 san diego-imperial council 1.6 other scout associations in arizona scouting in arizona today there 2 boy scouts of america local councils in arizona, , other multi-state councils serve portions of arizona: las vegas area council formerly boulder dam area council, las vegas area council serves scouts in nevada, california , mohave county, arizona. catalina council catalina council serves southeastern portion of arizona, ajo, arizona mexican border in south, , way east new mexico border. catalina council headquartered in tucson, arizona, has 4 districts, , 2 camps. in 1920, tucson council (#011) formed, changing name catalina council (#011) in 1922. cochise county council (#008), founded in 1922 merged catalina council in 1963. organization double v scout ranch s gateway cochise old pueblo santa ...

Personal_life John_Barlow_(veterinary_scientist)

the unveiling of blue plaque in 2015 in memory of professor barlow on former home @ no 1 pilrig street, edinburgh, in presence of lord provost, rt hon donald wilson, professor brendan corcoran royal (dick) school of veterinary studies, university of edinburgh, professor barlow s 2 great grandchildren, antony , nicholas barlow. in 1851 met eliza nicholson (1813-1894) of whitehaven whom married on new year s day year , moved no. 1 pilrig street. had 3 children – alfred (1851-7), mary (1853-1899) , john henry (1855-1924). contracted meningitis , died acute spinal infection @ age of 40 on 29 january 1856. eliza left quite off. within short time of money eroded away, due collapse of both clydesdale bank , cornish tin mines. family lived quaker cousins, wigham s in edinburgh later moved carlisle cousins jonathan , jane carr of carr s biscuits brought them up. john henry grew , made life there until moved birmingham in 1900 join george cadbury @ bournville. professor barlow highly esteemed me...

Marine_protected_area Pelagie_Islands

the loggerhead turtle of particular ecological concern in islands protection of loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) endangered throughout mediterranean result of nesting sites being taken on tourism. in italy beaches of pozzolana di ponente on linosa , isola dei conigli on lampedusa 2 of last remaining sites turtle regularly lays eggs, others (larger) being in southern calabria (close reggio calabria). area marina protetta isole pelagie nature reserve, covering 3 islands, instituted in 2002.

Modification_of_stock_lighting Emergency_vehicle_lighting

a hide-away strobe light fitted headlamp. strobe light coiled glass tube in bottom of headlight assembly, near center of highlighted region of picture (click picture enlarge). the vehicle’s stock lighting may modified add flashing , strobe effects. can done adding electronics existing lighting system (for instance, create wig-wag), or drilling holes in reflectors of stock lighting , inserting flashing lights in holes.

Flag_of_the_Revolt Pernambucan_revolt

the original flag, 3 stars representing pernambuco, paraíba , ceará. the current flag of brazilian state, adopted revolt. the general layout of flag used revolutionaries still endures today, flag of brazilian state of pernambuco. first flag formed requirement flag replace portuguese flag had been hauled down recife fort after provisional government took control of city. government considered hoisting french tricolor, instead appointed committee under chairmanship of father joão ribeiro pessoa develop design. design copied in watercolor rio de janeiro artist antônio Álvares—a painting still existed when ribeiro writing in 1930s—essentially same modern state flag field dark blue on white, single star above rainbow. flags produced tailor josé barbosa, captain in militia. first flag publicly blessed dean of recife cathedral on 21 march 1817. in 1917, same flag became official banner of current state. according physical description, flag s features signify following: blue color in upper re...

Gallery Flag_of_Albania

1 gallery 1.1 chronological 1.2 ensign , standard 1.3 other gallery chronological ensign , standard other

Points_of_interest Ostrowiec_Świętokrzyski

accademia hotel collegiate church of michael (archangel) (early 17th century, remodelled in neo-baroque style in 1924-1938), st. stanislaus church in denkow (1700, 1806 bell tower), wielopolski family park , palace in district of czestocice (1887-1899), wielopolski family hunting palace, mountain style wooden church (1932), remnants of jewish cemetery on park hill, late 19th century rail station, post office (1925-1927), st. florian roadside figure @ st. florian square (1776).

Civil_War Conscription_in_the_United_States

the united states first employed national conscription during american civil war. vast majority of troops volunteers; of 2,100,000 union soldiers, 2% draftees, , 6% substitutes paid draftees. the confederacy had far fewer inhabitants union, , confederate president jefferson davis proposed first conscription act on march 28, 1862; passed law next month. resistance both widespread , violent, comparisons made between conscription , slavery. both sides permitted conscripts hire substitutes serve in place. in union, many states , cities offered bounties , bonuses enlistment. arranged take credit against draft quota claiming freed slaves enlisted in union army. although both sides resorted conscription, system did not work in either. confederate congress on april 16, 1862, passed act requiring military service 3 years males aged eighteen thirty-five not legally exempt; later extended obligation. u.s. congress followed militia act of 1862 authorizing militia draft within state when not meet q...

Refereed_papers Yaroslav_Senyshyn

^ punishment , forgiveness: phenomenological analysis of archetypal leadership patterns , implications educational practice neil remington abramson & yaroslav senyshyn http://www.curriculum.edu.au/leader/contents_listings,59.html?issueid=12063 ^ springerlink - interchange volume 40 number 4 pp. 374-402 http://www.springerlink.com/content/x447678301n48l87/ ^ senyshyn, y. (2008). “the , relation music education.” philosophy of music education review, 17(2), 80-93 http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/pme/summary/v016/16.2.senyshyn.html ^ sage online journal http://oss.sagepub.com/content/31/5/555.abstract?rss=1 ^ https://www.questia.com/sm.qst?act=search&title=%22journal%20of%20educational%20thought%22&mediatypes=journal,magazine&crid=nullcrnull&offid=onq_20091220qqqq questia.com - journal of educational thought ^ educational leadership - old texts , opera—inciting students read http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/apr05/vol62/num07/old-texts-and-opera—incit...

Aluminium_amalgam Amalgam_(chemistry)

aluminium can form amalgam through reaction mercury. aluminium amalgam may prepared either grinding aluminium pellets or wire in mercury, or allowing aluminium wire or foil react solution of mercuric chloride. amalgam used reagent reduce compounds, such reduction of imines amines. aluminium ultimate electron donor, , mercury serves mediate electron transfer. the reaction , waste contain mercury, special safety precautions , disposal methods needed. environmentally friendlier alternative, hydrides or other reducing agents can used accomplish same synthetic result. environmentally friendly alternative alloy of aluminium , gallium renders aluminium more reactive preventing forming oxide layer.

2012 List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan

^ isaf denies taliban downed helicopter . upi.com. 2012-10-03. retrieved 2012-12-27.  ^ marine attack squadron loses 8 harrier jets in worst u.s. air loss in 1 day since vietnam war (in italian). aviationist. retrieved 2012-12-27.  ^ dod - news release no. 753-12, september 17, 2012 . retrieved 16 november 2014.  ^ ammunition fired @ bagram kills 3 afghan troops, nato says - cnn.com . edition.cnn.com. september 11, 2012. retrieved 2012-12-27.  ^ bloody day nation mourns diggers - west australian . au.news.yahoo.com. 2012-08-31. retrieved 2012-12-27.  ^ nato helicopter crashes in afghanistan . huffingtonpost.com. 2012-08-28. retrieved 2012-12-27.  ^ 7 americans among dead in crash of military helicopter caught in afghan firefight . fox news. august 16, 2012.  ^ nato helicopter crashes in afghanistan; 2 injured . businessweek. retrieved 2012-12-27.  ^ presstv - american helicopter crashes in southeastern afghanistan . presstv.ir. 2012-06-2...

2014 List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan

^ nato helicopter crashes in afghanistan . huffingtonpost.com. april 9, 2013. retrieved 10 october 2014.  ^ reuters editorial (26 april 2014). 5 dead in british military helicopter crash in afghanistan . reuters. retrieved 18 may 2016.  ^ harro ranter. asn aircraft accident 28-may-2014 sikorsky uh-60 black hawk . retrieved 18 may 2016.  ^ pilot error cited in fatal afghanistan crash . military.com. retrieved 18 may 2016. 

Casting Turn,_Turn,_Turn_(Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.)

in march 2014, marvel revealed main cast members clark gregg, ming-na wen, brett dalton, chloe bennet, iain de caestecker, , elizabeth henstridge star phil coulson, melinda may, grant ward, skye, leo fitz, , jemma simmons, respectively. revealed guest cast episode include bill paxton agent garrett, saffron burrows victoria hand, christine adams agent weaver, b.j. britt agent triplett, charles halford agent shaw, james macdonald agent jacobson, dayo ade agent barbour, kylie furneaux agent shade, alex daniels agent chaimson, braden moran agent jones, cameron diskin agent baylin. halford, furneaux, daniels, moran, , diskin did not receive guest star credit in episode. paxton, burrows, adams, britt, , halford reprise roles earlier in series.

BRPB_Today Cornell_Big_Red_Pep_Band

1 brpb today 1.1 rehearsals , performances 1.2 board , conductors 1.3 instrumentation 1.4 music brpb today rehearsals , performances as of may 2017, pep band rehearses 4:45-6:00 pm every monday in fischell band center during regular fall , spring semesters. rehearsals typically run each of 2 conductors taking turns going on 1 2 sets of 3 songs each, short break in between conductors. important announcements made pep band manager during break. the band performs @ sporting events weekends, many weekends in spring semester containing 2 or more events in single day. if band scheduled perform @ 2 conflicting times, pep band manager splits group based upon instrumentation , priority points. attending less popular events (e.g. women s basketball) rewarded more priority points more popular ones (e.g. men s ice hockey.) gives new members of band chance accumulate priority points , helps assure instrumentation @ less popular events. board , conductors every december, pep band meets , elects boar...

Ecology_of_the_delta Zambezi

annotated view of zambezi river delta space. as zambezi section applies buzi, pungwe, , save rivers drain zambezi basin. floodplains of these 4 rivers make world wildlife fund s zambezian coastal flooded savanna ecoregion. mixture of open grassland , freshwater swamp inland indian ocean in mozambique. although dams have stemmed of annual flooding of lower zambezi , caused area of floodplain reduced have not removed flooding completely. cannot control extreme floods, have made medium-level floods less frequent. when heavy rain in lower zambezi combines runoff upstream, massive floods still happen , wetlands still important habitat. however, shrinking of wetlands further severe damage wildlife caused uncontrolled hunting of animals such buffalo , waterbuck during mozambique civil war , conflict has ceased floodplains become more populated, , further damming has been discussed. protected area of floodplain marromeu game reserve near city of beira. although region has seen reduction in pop...

Daylight_saving_time_(DST) Time_in_New_Zealand

the strongest opposition dst has traditionally come dairy farmers due disrupted schedules , shorter working times. the survey concluded opinion on topic differed little between sexes, , support nzdt higher in urban centres. daylight saving famously opposed in small northland dairy farming community of ararua, refused adjust clocks years. support shortening or abolishing nzdt in minority in areas surveyed. as consequence of survey , further feedback public, in 1988 minister of internal affairs arranged trial period of extended nzdt held second sunday in october 1989 third sunday in march 1990. minister invited public write him views on five-week extension. the daylight time order 1990 declared nzdt run 2 am nzst on first sunday in october 3 am nzdt on third sunday in march. on 30 april 2007 government announced had extended daylight saving period 24 27 weeks. september 2007, daylight saving observed last sunday in september until first sunday in april. 30 april 2007, dst begins...

Religious_importance Haregaon

st. teresa church, haregaon in 1950, rev. fr. john haldner erected church,the yatra (feast) started in 1947 local devotees not afford go celebration in bandra, mumbai. haregaon described jerusalem of marathi-speaking catholics in state, 400,000 devotees ahmednagar, pune, nasik, aurangabad district , mumbai attend feast every year.

Structuralism Ritual

claude lévi-strauss, french anthropologist, regarded social , cultural organization symbolic systems of communication shaped inherent structure of human brain. therefore argued symbol systems not reflections of social structure functionalists believed, imposed on social relations organize them. lévi-strauss viewed myth , ritual complementary symbol systems, 1 verbal, 1 non-verbal. lévi-strauss not concerned develop theory of ritual (although did produce four-volume analysis of myth) influential later scholars of ritual such mary douglas , edmund leach.

Dewas Economy_of_Madhya_Pradesh

in recent years, modern industry has taken off in dewas in big way. growth industry sector has given jobs local factories. @ same time, traditional crafts / handicrafts mojri (shoes), synthetic carpets, leather works (begs, belts, ladies purses, shoes, coats, briefcases etc.) remain important in economy. agriculture (specially soyabean, wheat, gram) source of economy. many high tech industries has been setup oil extraction soyabean. control indian economy, bank note press, central government organization printing of indian currency situated here. gdp ($us) : 5.4 billion

Deference_indices Indexicality

1 deference indices 1.1 t/v deference entitlement 1.2 japanese honorifics 1.3 affinal taboo index deference indices deference indices encode deference 1 interlocutor (usually representing inequalities of status, rank, age, sex, etc.). examples of deference indices are: t/v deference entitlement the t/v deference entitlement system of european languages famously detailed linguists brown , gilman. mentioned, t/v deference entitlement system speaker/addressee speech event determined perceived disparities of power , solidarity between interlocutors. brown , gilman organized possible relationships between speaker , addressee 6 categories: the power semantic indicates speaker in superior position uses t , speaker in inferior position uses v. solidarity semantic indicates speakers use t close relationships , v more formal relationships. these 2 principles conflict in categories 2 , 5, allowing either t or v in cases: brown , gilman observed solidarity semantic becomes more important p...

Break-up_and_reformation Doug_Anthony_All_Stars

daas reunited one-off show launch dvd release of daas kapital, 13 april 2013 in june 2010, tim ferguson revealed break-up due in large part personal health issues. unknown public @ time, ferguson had been diagnosed multiple sclerosis in 1996 after experiencing symptoms several years including few severe episodes while touring in 1993. symptoms affected mobility, causing him struggle choreography , physical routines onstage , eventually, says, clear couldn t remain doug anthony allstar whatever . still coming terms diagnosis, ferguson chose keep private, telling few people outside of close friends , family. didn t want other people know, says. didn t want coming in conversation strangers. in july 2003, daas reunited first time since break-up perform @ special gala comedy event called holly . dedicated memory of holly robinson—a casting director home , away , daughter of big gig s ted robinson—who had died of cancer month before, concert fundraising benefit research disease. @ holly...

1870s List_of_statutes_of_New_Zealand_(1840–90)

1 1870s 1.1 1870 [1] 1.2 1871 [57] 1.3 1872 [102] 1.4 1873 [146] 1.5 1874 [191] 1.6 1875 [240] 1.7 1876 [301] 1.8 1877 [373] 1.9 1878 [462] 1.10 1879 [528] 1870s 1870 [1] agricultural produce lien act [2] christchurch gas act [3] amended: 1971 colonial reciprocity act [4] deceased persons estates act [5] defence , other purposes loan act [6] deputy superintendent of wellington act [7] district courts criminal jurisdiction extension act [8] fire inspectors act [9] gisborne land act [10] gold duties act [11] government officers guarantee act [12] government summary prosecutions act [13] green land claims settlement act [14] harbour boards act [15] hawke s bay crown lands sale act [16] hawke s bay renewal of licenses act [17] immigration , public works act [18] immigration , public works loan act [19] kaiapoi native industrial school grant act [20] land transfer act [21] amended: 1902/13/25/39/50/58/59/60/61/63/66/72/82/85/86/91/93/94/95/97/2005 limited liability companies winding-up act ...

Might_reduce_risk Alcohol_and_cancer

1 might reduce risk 1.1 hodgkin s lymphoma (hl) 1.2 kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) (rcc) 1.3 non-hodgkin lymphoma (nhl) might reduce risk hodgkin s lymphoma (hl) a study concluded, results of large-scale european study … suggested protective effect of alcohol on development of nhl men , in non-mediterranean countries. population based case-control study in germany found alcohol reduced risk of hl both men , women more men, risk lowered 53%. a population-based case-control study in italy reported protective effect of alcohol consumption on risk of hl among non-smokers. analysis of data series of case-control studies in northern italy revealed modest positive effect of alcohol on lowering risk of hl among both smokers , non-smokers. kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) (rcc) moderate alcohol consumption associated lower risk of renal cell cancer among both women , men in pooled analysis pooled analysis found inverse association between alcohol drinking , rcc. risks continued d...

Risk_factor_for_specific_cancers Alcohol_and_cancer

1 risk factor specific cancers 1.1 moderate consumption increases risk 1.1.1 cancers of mouth, esophagus, pharynx, , larynx 1.1.2 breast cancer 1.1.3 colorectal cancer 1.1.4 liver cancer 1.1.5 lung cancer 1.1.6 skin cancer 1.1.7 stomach cancer 1.2 consumption of 50g or more per day increases risk 1.2.1 endometrial cancer 1.2.2 gallbladder cancer 1.2.3 ovarian cancer 1.2.4 prostate cancer 1.2.5 small intestine cancer 1.3 evidence mixed 1.3.1 leukemia 1.3.2 multiple myeloma (mm) 1.3.3 pancreatic cancer 1.4 not suspected increase risk 1.4.1 childhood astrocytoma 1.4.2 bile duct cancer 1.4.3 bladder cancer 1.4.4 cervical cancer 1.4.5 ductal carcinoma in situ (dcis) breast cancer 1.4.6 ependymoma 1.4.7 intraocular , uveal melanomas 1.4.8 nasopharynageal cancer / nasopharyngeal carcinoma (npc) 1.4.9 neuroblastoma 1.4.10 salivary gland cancer (sgc) 1.4.11 testicular cancer 1.4.12 thyroid cancer 1.4.13 vaginal cancer 1.4.14 vulvar cancer 1.5 might reduce risk 1.5.1 hodgkin s lymphoma (hl) 1.5....