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Bibliography Aleksandr_Khinchin

^ rietz, h. l. (1934). review: asymptotische gesetze der wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung a. khintchine (pdf). bull. amer. math. 40 (7): 518–519. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1934-05880-4.  ^ brauer, alfred (1955). review: 3 pearls of number theory a. y. khinchin (pdf). bull. amer. math. soc. 61 (4): 351–353. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1955-09940-3.  ^ mackey, george w. (1962). review: mathematical foundations of quantum statistics y. a. khinchin, trans. irwin shapiro (pdf). bull. amer. math. soc. 68 (3): 169–172. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1962-10731-9. 

Rules Chess_boxing

1 rules 1.1 how chessboxing fight works 1.2 decisions 1.3 weight classes 1.3.1 men (17 years+) 1.3.2 women (17 years+) rules how chessboxing fight works a chessboxing fight consists of 11 rounds, 6 rounds of chess , 5 rounds of boxing. chess , boxing rounds alternate, beginning , ending round of chess. each round lasts 3 minutes, regardless of whether involves chess or boxing. total amount of chess playing time 18 minutes, making 9 minutes each player. after each chess round, exact setup digitally recorded , repositioned before following chess round. breaks in between chess , boxing rounds last 60 seconds. duration of rounds , overall fight time in amateur chessboxing fights can change degree, in example youth tournaments , exhibition fights. decisions in chessboxing match, competitor may win in regulation time of following: knockout (pito rounds) technical knockout (pito rounds) checkmate (papo rounds) exceeding of time limit opponent (papo rounds) disqualification of or opponent refe...

Fort_Tejon_earthquake Parkfield_earthquake

what possibly largest earthquake on san andreas fault in last several hundred years 1857 fort tejon earthquake, fault rupture general vicinity of parkfield san bernardino in southern california, distance of 360 km (220 mi) , offset of 9 meters (30 feet). epicenter of earthquake (by various sources) believed somewhere in region cholame parkfield, location @ extreme northern end of locked portion of fault , @ southern end of rapidly periodic segment. believed earthquake preceded magnitude 6.0 foreshock centered @ parkfield.

Electric_megaphone Public_address_system

a woman using small handheld electric megaphone @ demonstration in portugal. electric megaphones use type of horn loudspeaker called reflex or reentrant horn. in 1960s, electric-amplified version of megaphone, used loudspeaker, amplifier , folded horn, largely replaced basic cone-style megaphone. small handheld, battery-powered electric megaphones used fire , rescue personnel, police, protesters, , people addressing outdoor audiences. many small handheld models, microphone mounted @ end of device, , user holds megaphone in front of her/his mouth use it, , presses trigger turn on amplifier , loudspeaker. larger electric megaphones may have microphone attached cable, enables person speak without having face obscured flared horn.

Projects Cirque_du_Soleil

^ point. cirque du monde . retrieved 19 august 2007.  ^ arts visuels—le cirque du soleil vient en aide aux artistes urbains (in french). rue frontenac. 8 february 2011. archived original on 11 february 2011. retrieved 4 march 2011.  ^ safewalls – artistic project curated cirque du soleil bringing time-honoured circus poster 21st century . cirque du soleil (press release). 3 february 2011. retrieved 4 march 2011.  ^ cirque du soleil , desigual sign worldwide partnership . 1 june 2011. retrieved 27 june 2011.  ^ movi.kanti.revo: google , cirque du soleil launch sensory chrome experiment . techcrunch.com. 19 september 2012. retrieved 20 september 2012. 

Northern_Lights_Council Scouting_in_Minnesota

as of 2006, northern lights council serves of north dakota, , parts of south dakota, northwest minnesota , northeast montana. voyageur trails district 1 of 2 nlc districts in minnesota. camp wilderness northern lights council home camp wilderness, located on bad axe lake near emmaville, minnesota in hubbard county, minnesota . founded herman stern in 1946, camp wilderness 2,400-acre (10 km) camp. on august 18, 2006, camp celebrated 60th anniversary opening butler wilderness outpost, cub scout camp scouts attend. camp wilderness is, in area, largest boy scout camp owned , operated minnesota scouting council, although national council owns larger philmont scout ranch in new mexico, , larger charles l. sommers canoe base, located in minnesota.

Death Brigham_Young

young buried on grounds of mormon pioneer memorial monument in salt lake city. before death in salt lake city on august 29, 1877, young suffering cholera morbus , inflammation of bowels. believed died of peritonitis ruptured appendix. last words joseph! joseph! joseph! , invoking name of late joseph smith, founder of mormon faith. on september 2, 1877, young s funeral held in tabernacle estimated 12,000 15,000 people in attendance. buried on grounds of mormon pioneer memorial monument in heart of salt lake city. bronze marker placed @ grave site june 10, 1938, members of young men , young women organizations, founded.

First_revolts_and_the_Great_Powers Ottoman_Bulgaria

battle of nicopolis in year 1396, high mark of ottoman domination in bulgaria. while ottomans ascendant, there overt opposition rule. first revolt began in 1408 when 2 bulgarian nobles, konstantin , fruzhin, liberated regions several years. earliest evidence of continued local resistance dates before 1450. radik (alternatively radich) recognised ottomans voyvoda of sofia region in 1413, later turned against them , regarded first hayduk in bulgarian history. more century later, 2 tarnovo uprisings occurred - in 1598 (first tarnovo uprising) , 1686 (second tarnovo uprising) around old capital tarnovo. followed catholic chiprovtsi uprising in 1688 , insurrection in macedonia led karposh in 1689, both provoked austrians part of long war ottomans. of uprisings unsuccessful , drowned in blood. of them resulted in massive waves of exiles, numbering hundreds of thousands. in 1739 treaty of belgrade between austrian empire , ottoman empire ended austrian interest in balkans century. 18th centur...

T List_of_breakfast_foods

tamago kake gohan (left), tsukemono , miso soup tamago kake gohan – popular japanese breakfast food consisting of cooked rice topped or mixed raw egg, , optionally, soy sauce texas toast throdkin tian mo – traditional breakfast soup city of jinan in shandong province of china; made of millet powder, peanuts, vermicelli, cowpea, spiced tofu (or shredded tofu skin), , spinach toast tomato omelette tongue tongue toast touton ^ eat this, not that! no-diet diet: world s easiest weight-loss plan! - david zinczenko - google books p. 67. ^ works of john trafford clegg: stories, sketches, , rhymes in ... - john trafford clegg - google books p. 443. ^ tian mo baidu wiki, retrieved 21 september 2012 ^ cite error: named reference hartz invoked never defined (see page). ^ lower blood pressure in 8 weeks: revolutionary program ... - stephen t. sinatra - google books p. 248. ^ how repair food, third edition - tanya zeryck, john bear, marina bear - google books p. 164. ^ children...what coo...

Girl_Scouting_in_Hawaii Scouting_in_Hawaii

1 girl scouting in hawaii 1.1 girl scouts of hawai i 1.1.1 service centers 1.1.2 camps girl scouting in hawaii girl scouting started in hawaii in 1917 2 troops in oahu. troop 1 @ kamehameha school girls completed paperwork first, troop 2 in kaka‘ako asked sponsorship of lili uokalani, last monarch of hawaii, , promised own flag given after death. oahu council established in 1918 , chartered in 1919. other islands followed until kauai had first troop in 1936. in 1963 girl scout council of oahu expanded include of hawaii wake , midway , renamed girl scout council of pacific. wake , midway later dropped , in 1990 council renamed girl scout council of hawaii. girl scouts of hawai i the girl scouts of hawai has 5,500 girl , adult members. service centers wailuku, maui līhuʻe, kauaʻi keaʻau, hawaii kailua-kona, hawaii camps camp kilohana 6 acres (24,000 m) on hawaii , acquired in 1954. camp paumalu 135 acres (0.55 km) on north shore of oahu. given girl scouts hawaiian pineapple comp...

Archaeology Sanok

lusatian culture pots on display @ sanok s archaeology museum settled in prehistoric times, south-eastern poland region subcarpathia overrun in pre-roman times various tribes, including celts (anarti), goths , vandals (przeworsk culture , púchov culture). after fall of roman empire, of of south-eastern poland part (all parts below san)[<what evidence last assertion? there not appear documented roman marcing camps of forts, or settlements], area invaded hungarians , slavs. the region subsequently became part of great moravian state. upon invasion of hungarian tribes heart of great moravian empire around 899, lendians of area declared allegiance hungarian empire. region became site of contention between poland, kievan rus , hungary starting in @ least 9th century. the first traces of settlement in area of modern sanok date @ least 9th century. following century slavic fortified town (gord) created there , served center of pagan worship. etymology of name unclear, though scholars deri...

History Sanok

a 12-century earring found in sanok in 981 gord, inhabited slavic tribe of lendians, made part of land of czerwień. area mentioned first time in 981, when vladimir of kiev took area on over way poland. in 1018 returned poland, 1031 rus , in 1340 casimir iii of poland recovered it. gord of sanok in mentioned first time in hypatian codex in 1150. given magdeburg law boleslaw-yuri ii of galicia in 1339. in ruthenian chronicle can found hypatian codex, @ date of 1150 1 can read: hungarian king géza ii of hungary crossed mountains , seized stronghold of sanok governor many villages in przemyśl area. same chronicle refers sanok twice more, stating in 1205 meeting place of ruthenian princess anna , hungarian king , in 1231 ruthenian prince made expedition sanok - hungarian gate . after 1339 galicia–volhynia seized king casimir iii of poland, reconfirmed municipal status of sanok on 25 april 1366. @ time sanok became centre of new administrative district called sanok land, part of ruthenian v...

Digital_on-screen_graphics YES_Network

1 digital on-screen graphics 1.1 2002–2004 1.2 2005 1.3 2006–2009 1.4 2010–2015 digital on-screen graphics 2002–2004 the original graphics package used network s game telecasts consisted of blue diamond, outlined in white in upper left-handed corner of screen. red arrows, outlined in white, placed around diamond indicate base-runners positioned @ respective bases. team s initials placed in box next number of runs scored in center of diamond. inning placed above score while number of outs , current pitch count placed below score. yes logo placed @ bottom of diamond, disappearing temporarily after incoming pitch speeds. 2005 for 2005 season, on-screen scoreboard modified remove white outline around blue diamond, given darker more royal-blue shading; arrows signifying baserunners rendered in bright yellow. team initials remained in middle of score bug, in silver boxes respective number of runs scored placed directly right in white-on-black backgrounds. pitch count , number of outs became ...

New_books 1937_in_literature

1 new books 1.1 fiction 1.2 children , young people 1.3 drama 1.4 poetry 1.5 non-fiction new books fiction felix aderca – orașele înecate (sunken cities) eric ambler – uncommon danger bibhutibhushan bandyopadhyay – chander pahar (চাঁদের পাহড়, mountain of moon) vicki baum – love , death in bali (liebe und tod auf bali) georges bernanos – mouchette morley callaghan – more joy in heaven john dickson carr (as carter dickson) – ten teacups agatha christie death on nile dumb witness murder in mews stuart cloete – turning wheels murray constantine – swastika night a. j. cronin – citadel james curtis – there ain t no justice ludovic dauș – o jumătate de om (half man) isak dinesen – out of africa pierre drieu la rochelle – rêveuse bourgeoisie lawrence durrell (as charles norden) – panic spring hans fallada – wolf among wolves (wolf unter wölfen) max frisch – answer silence (antwort aus der stille) zona gale – light woman witold gombrowicz – ferdydurke sadegh hedayat – blind owl (بوف کور, boof-...

References Charles_Pearson_(British_Army_officer)

general pearson s official letters lord chelmsford during anglo-zulu war. no. 24690 . london gazette. 15 march 1879. pp. 1936–1937.  no. 24695 . london gazette. 15 march 1879. pp. 2216–2218.  no. 24702 . london gazette. 28 march 1879. pp. 2552–2553.  no. 24723 . london gazette. 16 may 1879. pp. 3449–3458. 

Academics University_of_Kentucky

1 academics 1.1 departments 1.2 honors program 1.3 secu: sec academic initiative academics departments students divided 16 colleges, graduate school, 93 undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoral programs, , 4 professional programs. university of kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. largest william t. young library, federal depository, hosting subjects related social sciences, humanities , life sciences collections. in recent years, university has focused expenditures increasingly on research, following compact formed kentucky general assembly in 1997. directive mandated university become top 20 public research institution, in terms of overall ranking determined university itself, year 2020. university #133 in national universities, #63 in top public schools, #77 in business programs, , #91 in engineering programs (doctorate) students divided several colleges based on interests , specializations: college of agriculture, food , environment, founded 1908 college of arts...

Background Dzungar–Qing_Wars

after collapse of yuan dynasty in 1368, china s mongol rulers withdrew mongolia , became known northern yuan dynasty. on time, mongol state disintegrated series of khanates, ruled various descendants of genghis khan. qing dynasty defeated inner chahar mongol leader ligdan khan , annexed inner mongolia. while eastern mongols (outer , inner mongols) ruled chingisids, oirats ruled choros clan. dzungar oirats under erdeni batur , zaya pandita held pan-oirat-mongol conference in 1640 oirat , mongol tribes participating except inner mongols under qing rule. conference ended in failure. 1650s, dzungar khanate, oirat state centered in dzungaria , western mongolia, had risen become preeminent khanate in region , in conflict khalkha mongols, remnants of northern yuan dynasty, of eastern mongolia. upon assuming throne after death of brother sengge in 1670, galdan boshugtu khan launched series of successful campaigns expand territory far present-day eastern kazakhstan, , present-day northern kyrgy...

Value_judgment Substance_abuse

this diagram depicts correlations among usage of 18 legal , illegal drugs: alcohol, amphetamines, amyl nitrite, benzodiazepine, cannabis, chocolate, cocaine, caffeine, crack, ecstasy, heroin, ketamine, legal highs, lsd, methadone, magic mushrooms (mmushrooms), nicotine , volatile substance abuse (vsa). usage defined having used drug @ least once during years 2005–2015. colored links between drugs indicate correlations |r|>0.4, |r| absolute value of pearson correlation coefficient. philip jenkins suggests there 2 issues term drug abuse . first, constitutes drug debatable. instance, ghb, naturally occurring substance in central nervous system considered drug, , illegal in many countries, while nicotine not officially considered drug in countries. second, word abuse implies recognized standard of use substance. drinking occasional glass of wine considered acceptable in western countries, while drinking several bottles seen abuse. strict temperance advocates, may or may not religio...

Achievements_and_awards Melih_Gökçek

gökçek mayor of tehran, mohammad bagher ghalibaf signing sister city contract ankara received international prizes during office during gökçek s administration. on 10 october 2009 gökçek received europe prize , highest distinction can bestowed on european town actions in european domain president of european parliament, luis marie de puig, @ european parliament in strasbourg. decision taken unanimously committee on environment, agriculture , local , regional affairs of council of europe’s parliamentary assembly (pace). ankara s modern view deserved award, de puig said during award ceremony. historic day, gökçek said. council of europe did not ignore our activities. have received many national , international awards, important far, concluded. ankara, awarded european flag of honor in 2001 , european plaque of honor in 2003, third european city after vienna , hague these awards. the greater municipality of ankara received 3 awards city projects oicc has 4 prize categories duri...

Career_as_a_legitimate_painter Han_van_Meegeren

the deer (or hertje ) 1 of han van meegeren’s best-known original drawings. in summer of 1914, van meegeren moved family scheveningen. year, completed diploma examination @ royal academy of art in hague. diploma allowed him teach, , took position assistant professor gips, professor of drawing , art history, small monthly salary of 75 guldens. in march 1915, daughter pauline born, later called inez. supplement income, han sketched posters , painted pictures commercial art trade, christmas cards, still-life, landscapes, , portraits. many of these paintings quite valuable today. van meegeren showed first paintings publicly in hague, exhibited april may 1917 @ kunstzaal pictura. in december 1919, accepted select member haagse kunstkring, exclusive society of writers , painters met weekly on premises of ridderzaal. painted tame roe deer belonging princess juliana in studio @ hague, opposite royal palace huis ten bosch. made many sketches , drawings of deer, , painted hertje (the fawn) in 1...

Professional_career Eric_Weddle

1 professional career 1.1 2007 nfl draft 1.2 san diego chargers 1.2.1 2007 1.2.2 2008 1.2.3 2009 1.2.4 2010 1.2.5 2011 1.2.6 2012 1.2.7 2013 1.2.8 2014 1.2.9 2015 1.3 baltimore ravens 1.4 career statistics professional career 2007 nfl draft in 2007 nfl draft, chargers traded 62nd pick (2nd), 93rd pick (3rd), 167th pick (5th) , 2008 3rd rounder chicago bears right move 37th pick , select weddle. chicago took dan bazuin, garrett wolfe , kevin payne in 2007, , marcus harrison in 2008. despite price san diego ended paying weddle, experts still believed of tremendous value chargers. during 2007 combine, weddle ran 1.43 10 yard time, tying him aundrae allison , marcus mccauley fastest split time point. in short article union tribune s jay posner, quoted nfl network draft analyst mike mayock saying, upgrade them athletically in middle of field. kid lot. s instinctive kid nose ball. espn draft analyst mel kiper jr. said, s awful lot give up. ... re telling don t need other draft picks (be...

Foundation Movement_for_Democratic_Change_–_Tsvangirai

the movement democratic change founded in 1999 opposition party zimbabwe african national union – patriotic front (zanu-pf) party led president robert mugabe. mdc formed members of broad coalition of civic society groups , individuals campaigned no vote in 2000 constitutional referendum, in particular zimbabwe congress of trade unions. party split following 2005 senate election, main faction headed founder leader morgan tsvangirai , other formation headed arthur mutambara. @ morgan tsvangirai-led 2006 congress, thokozani khuphe elected vice-president replacing gibson sibanda part of mdc-m. the 2 factions subsequently won combined majority in march 2008 parliamentary election.

Career_statistics Bruno_Martins_Indi

1 career statistics 1.1 club 1.2 international 1.3 international goals career statistics club as of match played 29 november 2017 international as of match played 28 march 2017 international goals netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each martins indi goal.

History Kuleli_Military_High_School

kuleli cavalry barracks in 1841. engraving thomas allom, renowned illustrations of ottoman era istanbul. the building of kuleli military high school near bosporus. kuleli military high school established on september 21, 1845, under name of mekteb-i fünun-ı İdadiye @ maçka barracks, used istanbul technical university. due building s renewal, school completed first year @ tiled kiosk (Çinili köşk) building, housed mızıka-i hümayün (imperial music band) , zülüflü baltacılar ocağı (logistics , communications unit) in period. following renewal of maçka barracks, “mekteb-i fünun-ı İdadîye” started second education year ceremony @ presence of sultan abdülmecid on october 10, 1846. the kuleli military high school building, kuleli cavalry barracks, designed ottoman armenian architect garabet balyan , construction completed in 1843. in 1868, military high schools decided combined. @ time, 4 military high schools, including kuleli, combined under name of umum mekteb-i İdadî Şahane , tran...

References Lehmer's_totient_problem

cohen, graeme l.; hagis, peter, jun. (1980). on number of prime factors of n if φ(n) divides n−1 . nieuw arch. wiskd., iii. ser. 28: 177–185. issn 0028-9825. zbl 0436.10002.  guy, richard k. (2004). unsolved problems in number theory (3rd ed.). springer-verlag. b37. isbn 0-387-20860-7. zbl 1058.11001.  hagis, peter, jun. (1988). on equation m⋅φ(n)=n−1 . nieuw arch. wiskd., iv. ser. 6 (3): 255–261. issn 0028-9825. zbl 0668.10006.  lehmer, d. h. (1932). on euler s totient function . bulletin of american mathematical society. 38: 745–751. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1932-05521-5. issn 0002-9904. zbl 0005.34302.  ribenboim, paulo (1996). new book of prime number records (3rd ed.). new york: springer-verlag. isbn 0-387-94457-5. zbl 0856.11001.  sándor, józsef; mitrinović, dragoslav s.; crstici, borislav, eds. (2006). handbook of number theory i. dordrecht: springer-verlag. isbn 1-4020-4215-9. zbl 1151.11300....

History Koło

gothic castle in koło, built in 14th century on river warta from 15th century until 1716, koło meeting place of provincial parliament called sejmik generalny greater poland region, comprising poznań voivodship, kalisz, sieradz, Łęczyca, brześć kujawski , inowrocław voivodeships. town evolved regional hub of trade , crafts in metals , textiles, , centre of pottery. in 1571 contract drafted regard status of jews in koło, in city s christians have undertaken provide protection jews, in return jews required pay special annual municipal tax. koło destroyed twice, once in 1622 lisowski forces, , in 1655 swedes; economy managed revive @ end of 17th century. until 1793 koło belonged konin county of kalisz voivodeship. following partitions of poland, in years 1793-1806 occupied prussia, during kościuszko insurrection in 1794 temporarily liberated insurgents. in years 1807-1815 belonged duchy of warsaw , later congress poland. 20th century after return of poland s sovereignty @ end of world war ...

Variants Mendoza_RM2

1 variants 1.1 m1933 1.2 m1945 1.3 m1955 1.4 rm2 variants m1933 m1945 the m1945 virtually same weapon additional small changes (different pattern bipod instead of m1933′s individually swiveling side-mounted bipod legs, front sight relocated on barrel point above gas cylinder, smooth pistol grip, perforated muzzle brake, etc.) , change in caliber .30-06 utilizing slightly-curved magazine. m1955 the rm2 of 1955 simplified version reduced production costs differed predecessors. had fixed smooth barrel slash-cut slotted muzzle brake, simplified gas cylinder, different front , rear sights, less-raked handguard / foregrip, separate handguard , buttstock assemblies, side-mounted sling swivel on left side above , behind pistol grip, , straight sided magazine. more of heavy-barreled automatic rifle lmg, , not effective m1933 or m1945. not adopted general service. rm2 final model. rm2 made shortly after world war 2 , chambered .30-06 (7.62×63mm) ammunition, adopted new standard mexican army duri...

Conscientious_objection Conscription_in_the_United_States

according selective service system, a conscientious objector 1 opposed serving in armed forces and/or bearing arms on grounds of moral or religious principles. [...] beliefs qualify registrant co status may religious in nature, don t have be. beliefs may moral or ethical; however, man s reasons not wanting participate in war must not based on politics, expediency, or self-interest. in general, man s lifestyle prior making claim must reflect current claims. the supreme court has ruled in cases united states v. seeger (1965) , welsh v. united states (1970) conscientious objection can non-religious beliefs religious beliefs; has ruled in gillette v. united states (1971) against objections specific wars grounds conscientious objection. there no mechanism indicate 1 conscientious objector in selective service system. according sss, after person drafted, can claim conscientious objector status , justify before local board. criticized because during times of draft, when country in emergency c...

Regi.C3.B3n_Militar_del_Sur Peruvian_Army

peruvian army march - cusco, peru south military region , 3rd division, headquartered @ arequipa 3rd armored brigade (moquegua) 6th armored brigade 3rd cavalry brigade (tacna) 4th mountain brigade (puno) 5th mountain brigade (cuzco) 6th special forces brigade 3rd divisional communications brigade 3rd divisional air defense artillery

8AF_group_letter_identifiers USAAF_unit_identification_aircraft_markings

446th bomb group b-24s displaying 1943 division , group marking scheme 1st bomb wing/1st air division ( triangle ) 2d bomb wing/2d air division ( circle ) b-24s of 458th bomb group, 96th combat bomb wing, in 1944-45 color scheme 4th bomb wing/3d air division ( square ) the 100th bg s square-d still in use in usaf successor unit, 100th air refueling wing. ¹markings b-24 groups only °b-17 markings

Animal Gargoyle

gargoyle in form of lion cathedral saint-etienne de meaux the ancient egyptians, greeks, etruscans , romans used animal-shaped waterspouts. during 12th century, when gargoyles appeared in europe, roman catholic church growing stronger , converting many new people. of population @ time illiterate, , therefore images important convey ideas. many gargoyles depicted version of dragon, in france. in addition serving spouts water, gaping mouths of these gargoyles evoked fearsome destructiveness of these legendary beasts, reminding laity of need church s protection. human qualities ascribed specific animals—that is, animals anthropomorphized. common pagans, , using these ideas helped conversion catholicism. animals (such rhinoceros , hippopotamus) unknown in western europe during middle ages gargoyles of these species (such ones @ laon cathedral) modern gargoyles , therefore did not have symbolic meaning in medieval times.

Professional_wrestling_career Jeff_Farmer_(wrestler)

1 professional wrestling career 1.1 career (1991–1994) 1.2 independent circuit (1994–1995) 1.3 world championship wrestling , new japan pro wrestling 1.3.1 cobra (1995) 1.3.2 nwo sting (1996–1999) 1.3.3 team 2000 & new japan army (1999–2002) 1.4 return independent circuit (2001–2005) professional wrestling career early career (1991–1994) farmer started wrestling in 1991 lightning in tag team of thunder , lightning in iwf promotion in florida. in october 1991, wrestled match smoky mountain wrestling masked black scorpion. in 1993, farmer wrestled summer tour japan pro wrestling. in 1993, thunder , lightning moved world championship wrestling (wcw) , had small feud harlem heat, whom lost @ superbrawl iv. farmer left wcw in spring of 1994. independent circuit (1994–1995) in july 1994, farmer wrestled national wrestling alliance territories in tennessee , carolinas. later join global wrestling federation in dallas, texas near end of july. in february 1995, , fellow former wcw wrestle...

Fightstar Dan_Haigh

dan haigh founding member of band fightstar, british rock band london, formed in 2003. band s line-up comprises lead vocalist, guitarist , keyboardist charlie simpson, guitarist , vocalist alex westaway, bassist dan haigh , drummer omar abidi. although considered post-hardcore band, fightstar commonly known implement additional metal , alternative rock elements sound, several other genres. during band s initial emergence, faced skepticism due simpson s former pop career. however, began receive positive reactions live shows , debut ep, liked better when dead (2005), critical success. since then, 4 studio albums have obtained top 40 chartings , critical praise. following liked better when dead, fightstar released debut studio album grand unification in 2006. album regarded 1 critic 1 of best british rock albums of decade. band went on receive nomination @ kerrang! awards best british band , before releasing second album, 1 day son, yours in 2007. following year compilation album inclu...

Service Pará-class_monitor

a painting of passagem showing pará-class monitor lashed 1 of bigger ironclads the first 3 ships finished, pará, alagoas , rio grande, participated in passagem de humaitá on 19 february 1868. engagement 3 river monitors lashed larger ironclads in case engines disabled paraguayan guns. barroso led rio grande, followed bahia alagoas , tamandaré pará. both alagoas, had taken estimated 200 hits, , pará had beached after passing fortress prevent them sinking. alagoas under repair @ são josé cerrito until mid-march, although pará joined squadron capture town of laureles on 27 february. rio grande continued upstream other undamaged ships , bombarded asunción on 24 february little effect. on 23 march rio grande , barroso sank parguayan steamer igurey , both ships boarded paraguayan soldiers on evening of 9 july, although managed repel boarders. for rest of war river monitors bombarded paraguayan positions , artillery batteries in support of army, notably @ angostura, timbó , along tebicuary , ...

Records Royal_Thomian_Regatta

typical crowd @ colombo rowing club during royal thomian regatta royal (nearside) winning junior pairs 2007 new record time. most outstanding oarsman of regatta the oarsman highest individual aggregate of points @ end of regatta awarded outstanding oarsman of regatta trophy. previous winners 2001 talal shums (rc) -14 points (a4+,b1x) 2002 tharindu gunesekara (stc) -20 points (a4+,a2+) 2003 isuru perera (stc) -18 points (a4+,a1x) 2004 isuru perera (stc) -18 points (a4+,a1x) 2005 maalik aziz (rc) -16 points (b4+,a2-) 2007 maalik aziz (rc)(a4+,b2-,a1x) / dinouk j. perera (rc) -22 points (a4+,a2-,b1x) 2008 devaan hallock(stc) -22 points (a4+,a2-,b1x) 2009 sajeev de silva(stc) -30 points (a4+,b2-,a2x,a1x) 2010 sajeev de silva(stc) -18 points (a4+,a1x) 2011 chirath karunanayake (rc) -26 points (a4+,a2x,a1x) 2012 ming-hua chang/ramith nanayakkara (stc)- 20 points (a4+,a2x) 2013 sandesh bartlett (stc) - 26 points (a1x,a2x,a4+) 2014 ramith nanayakkara/vishan gunatilleka (stc) 20 points (a4+,a2x...

Geography Couesnon

the muddy edges of couesnon quicksand unwary. the couesnon, sée , sélune form part of complex water system of bay of mont saint-michel. on 1 side, tide brings large quantities of sediment cause large sandbars within river. on other, 3 watercourses drive sediment out sea. in 20th century, couesnon turned canal, reduce erosion of banks. in 1969, dam built. these modifications, , causeway linking mont saint-michel mainland, have caused buildup of mudflats. prevent mont becoming connected mainland, plans in place replace causeway bridge, , modify dam sediment can once again driven out sea. during spring tides, tidal bore — wave caused incoming tide — can seen working way river. the couesnon flows through following departments , towns: ille-et-vilaine: fougères, antrain manche: pontorson the causeway connecting mont saint-michel mainland, responsible massive buildup of mud , sediment in area.

History Alhambra_Union_Rugby_Football_Club

1 history 1.1 origins 1.2 alhambra 1.3 union 1.4 war, depression , baby boomers 1.5 merged club 1.6 21st century history origins the alhambra union rugby football club know today formed @ end of 1986 season , first took field in 1987. 2 clubs in north end of dunedin had each operated in excess of 100 years , after years of informal discussions agreed merge clubs. union had numbers lacked grounds. after season of training , playing, picturesque north ground far picture. alhambra had grounds losing numbers after lost senior status @ end of 1983. alhambra formed in 1884 club founded members of old albany street school arranged kick around @ thompson s paddock, known harbour terrace. @ end of first season members began clearing bush @ opoho , permission obtained play games there in 1885. same year club joined orfu , given colours of red & black. in 1886 played first senior game, drawing against kaikorai. in 1891 club had first taste of success winning senior , junior banner. seniors ...

Middle_Zambezi Zambezi

victoria falls, end of upper zambezi , beginning of middle zambezi the victoria falls considered boundary between upper , middle zambezi. below them river continues flow due east 200 kilometres (120 mi), cutting through perpendicular walls of basalt 20 60 metres (66 200 ft) apart in hills 200 250 metres (660 820 ft) high. river flows swiftly through batoka gorge, current being continually interrupted reefs. has been described 1 of world s spectacular whitewater trips, tremendous challenge kayakers , rafters alike. beyond gorge succession of rapids end 240 km (150 mi) below victoria falls. on distance, river drops 250 metres (820 ft). at point, river enters lake kariba, created in 1959 following completion of kariba dam. lake 1 of largest man-made lakes in world, , hydroelectric power-generating facilities @ dam provide electricity of zambia , zimbabwe. the luangwa , kafue 2 largest left-hand tributaries of zambezi. kafue joins main river in quiet deep strea...

Early_Middle_Ages Serbia_in_the_Middle_Ages

1 middle ages 1.1 slavic settlement 1.2 de administrando imperio on serbs 1.3 first serbian principality early middle ages slavic settlement sclaveni raided , settled western balkans in 6th , 7th century. serbs mentioned in de administrando imperio having settled balkans during reign of emperor heraclius (r. 610–641), however, research not support serbian tribe part of later migration (as held historiography) rather migrating rest of slavs. through linguistical studies, concluded south slavs made of western , eastern branch, of parallel streams, divided in timok–osogovo–Šar line. archaeological evidence in serbia , macedonia shows white serbs may have reached balkans earlier thought, between 550–600, many findings of fibula (brooch)e , pottery @ roman forts point serbian characteristics , have represent traces of either part of byzantine foedorati or fraction of invading slavs upon organizing in refuge of dinarides, formed ethnogenesis of serbs , pardoned byzantine empire after acknowl...

Destruction_by_fire Makalös

on 24 november 1825, fire broke out during performance. when smell of smoke felt, actor lars hjortsberg, speaking stage, informed audience of , asked them leave building. spectators safely evacuated, though 3 employees died in fire. building suffered severe damage , subsequently torn down. number of stone sculptures saved, of incorporated private mansions, , others ended in several museums, such nordic museum. number of artifacts exhibited @ stockholm metro s kungsträdgården station, close former location of makalös.

Early_Activism Anoka_Primrose_Abeyrathne

abeyrathne @ campaign abeyrathne started volunteering @ age of 13 when 2004 tsunami struck , has replanted on 50,000 mangroves in south asia providing on 5000 families opportunity gain in income source through designer handicraft making, organic farming, eco-tourism, innovation labs , creating equal access education through soft skills , skills training. her majesty queen elizabeth ii , secretary general of commonwealth of nations kamlesh sharma presented abeyrathne commonwealth youth award in march 2013. recognized south asian association regional cooperation (saarc) abeyrathne featured in sri lanka s first digital environmental music video. abeyrathne with queen elizabeth ii as youngest founding global shaper of world economic forum colombo hub established in 2012 in sri lanka, served 1 of 12 shapers on united nations - world economic forum sustainable development council working towards mainstreaming sustainability , first female new champion of world economic forum in sri lanka. ab...

Non-referential_indexicality Indexicality

1 non-referential indexicality 1.1 sex/gender indices 1.2 affect indices 1.3 deference indices 1.3.1 t/v deference entitlement 1.3.2 japanese honorifics 1.3.3 affinal taboo index 1.4 hypercorrection social class index 1.5 multiple indices in social identity indexicality non-referential indexicality non-referential indices or pure indices not contribute semantico-referential value of speech event yet signal particular value of 1 or more contextual variables. non-referential indices encode metapragmatic elements of speech event s context through linguistic variations. degree of variation in non-referential indices considerable , serves infuse speech event with, @ times, multiple levels of pragmatic meaning. of particular note are: sex/gender indices, deference indices (including affinal taboo index), affect indices, phenomena of phonological hypercorrection , social identity indexicality. examples of non-referential forms of indexicality include sex/gender, affect, deference, socia...

Steps Reduction_of_summands

1 steps 1.1 production of summands 1.2 reduction of summands 1.3 summation steps production of summands in binary multiplication, each row of summands either 0 or 1 of numbers multiplied. consider following: 1001 x1010 ----- 0000 1001 0000 1001 the second , fourth row of summands equivalent first term. production of summands requires simple , gate each summand. given enough , gates, time produce summands 1 cycle of arithmetic logic unit. reduction of summands the summands reduced using common 1-bit full adder accepts 2 1-bit terms , carry-in bit. produces sum , carry-out. full adders arranged such sum remains in same column of summands, carry-out shifted left. in each round of reduction, 3 bits in single column used 2 terms , carry-in full adder, producing single sum bit column. reduces bits in column factor of 3. however, column right shift on carry-out bits, increasing bits in column third of number of rows of summands. @ worst, reduction 2/3 number of rows per round of ...

Work_for_Israelis_and_espionage_accusations:_1946.E2.80.9352 Jack_Parsons_(rocket_engineer)

parsons worked on developing sm-64 navaho missile (pictured launching in 1957). parsons employed north american aviation @ inglewood, worked on navaho missile program. , cameron moved house in manhattan beach, instructed in occultism , esotericism. when cameron developed catalepsy, parsons referred sylvan muldoon s books on astral projection, suggesting manipulate seizures accomplish it. married on october 19, 1946, 4 days after divorce helen finalized, forman witness. parsons continued seen specialist in rocketry; acted expert consultant in numerous industrial tribunals , police , army ordnance investigations regarding explosions. in may 1947, parsons gave talk @ pacific rocket society in predicted rockets take humans moon. although had become distant largely defunct o.t.o. , had sold of crowleyan library, continued correspond crowley until latter s death in december 1947. at emergence of cold war, red scare developed in u.s. congressional house un-american activities committee began ...