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Teaching and study School of Computer Science, University of Manchester

professor steve furber frs freng works on spinnaker , human brain project carole goble cbe freng professor of computer science professor robert stevens has been head of school since 2016 professor ulrike sattler research investigates knowledge representation , reasoning professor ross d. king works on robot scientist project tom kilburn (1921-2001) first head of school 1964 until 1980 alan turing deputy director of computing laboratory, predecessor school of computer science undergraduate the school current offers wide range of undergraduate courses bachelor of science (bsc), bachelor of engineering (beng) , master of engineering (meng). these available single honours or joint honours degrees within themes of artificial intelligence, computer science, computer systems engineering, software engineering, mathematics, internet computing, business applications , management. industrial placements offered undergraduate courses. postgraduate at postgraduate level school offers taught master o

Thrinax List of palms native to the Caribbean

thrinax radiata thrinax genus of fan palms. 3 of 4 species of endemic insular caribbean, while fourth occurs in insular caribbean , in florida, mexico , central america. 3 species single-island endemics - 2 jamaica , 1 cuba. thrinax ekmaniana: cuba. thrinax excelsa: jamaica. thrinax parviflora: jamaica. thrinax radiata: bahamas, cayman islands, cuba, jamaica, haiti, dominican republic , navassa island (also florida, mexico , central america). ^ cite error: named reference henderson invoked never defined (see page). ^ thrinax ekmaniana . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2006-12-08.  ^ thrinax excelsa . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2006-12-08.  ^ thrinax parviflora .  thrinax parviflora subsp. parviflora .  thrinax parviflora subsp. puberula . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2006-12-08.  ^ thrinax radiata . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2006-12-08.  ^ cite error: named reference zanoni invok

Geography Bioggio

church , countryside near bioggio bioggio has area, of 1997, of 6.43 square kilometers (2.48 sq mi). of area, 1.33 km (0.51 sq mi) or 20.7% used agricultural purposes, while 0.8 km (0.31 sq mi) or 12.4% forested. of rest of land, 1.19 km (0.46 sq mi) or 18.5% settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km (12 acres) or 0.8% either rivers or lakes , 0.02 km (4.9 acres) or 0.3% unproductive land. of built area, industrial buildings made 3.9% of total area while housing , buildings made 5.4% , transportation infrastructure made 7.0%. power , water infrastructure other special developed areas made 1.9% of area out of forested land, 9.6% of total land area heavily forested , 2.8% covered orchards or small clusters of trees. of agricultural land, 13.1% used growing crops, while 2.2% used orchards or vine crops , 5.4% used alpine pastures. water in municipality flowing water. the municipality located in lugano district, in lower vedeggio valley. consists of village of bioggio , hamlets of gaggio , mul

In operation Drum brake

1 in operation 1.1 normal braking 1.2 automatic self-adjustment 1.3 parking/emergency brake in operation normal braking when brakes applied, brake fluid forced under pressure master cylinder wheel cylinder, in turn pushes brake shoes contact machined surface on inside of drum. rubbing action reduces rotation of brake drum, coupled wheel. hence speed of vehicle reduced. when pressure released, return springs pull shoes rest position. automatic self-adjustment as brake linings wear, shoes must travel greater distance reach drum. when distance reaches point, self-adjusting mechanism automatically reacts adjusting rest position of shoes closer drum. here, adjusting lever rocks enough advance adjuster gear 1 tooth. adjuster has threads on it, bolt, unscrews little bit when turns, lengthening fill in gap. when brake shoes wear little more, adjuster can advance again, keeps shoes close drum. typically adjusters operate when vehicle going in reverse , brakes engaged. parking/emergency brake th

Past Awards Winners MEDEA Awards

1 past awards winners 1.1 medea awards 2008 1.2 medea awards 2009 1.3 medea awards 2010 past awards winners medea awards 2008 overall award winner: rättegångsskolan på webben/court introduction brottsoffermyndigheten/crime victim compensation , support authority (sweden) special jury award: anti-anti sint-lievenscollege gent (belgium) medea awards 2009 overall award winner: know primary schools childnet international (uk) special jury award: eyes on skies european southern observatory (germany) european collaboration award: traditions across europe istituto comprensivo “don bosco” (italy) award creativity , innovation: daisy , drago terakki foundation schools (turkey) medea awards 2010 overall award winner , professional production award: bbc news school report bbc news (uk) special jury award: pocket anatomy emedia interactive (ireland) european collaboration award: evolution of life lmu munich (germany) , cndp - centre national de documentation pédagogique (france) user-generated con

Byzantine Period Pool of Siloam

the byzantine pool of siloam handcolored photo of site (c. 1865) 1730 map showing jerusalem pool of siloam on right in 5th century, pool constructed @ end of siloam tunnel, @ behest of empress aelia eudocia. pool survives present day, surrounded on sides high stone wall arched entrance hezekiah s tunnel. pool around 70 yards second temple pool of siloam, , smaller. until discovery of second temple pool of siloam, pool wrongly thought pool described in new testament , second temple sources.

Current USCGC Drummond (WPB-1323)

uscgc drummond s small boat returning illegal cuban migrants loggerhead key, dry tortugas in april 2004, drummond again returned haiti in support of operation able sentry , operation secure tomorrow country’s political , economic situation continued generate exodus of migrants. in 2005, drummond again awarded coast guard meritorious unit commendation efforts in stemming illegal flow of cuban migrants in florida straits. drummond credited saving more $500,000 in property during period in search-and-rescue cases, including daring rescue of dismasted sailboat during tropical storm arlene. since 2004, drummond credited interdicting on 550 illegal cuban migrants in florida straits, on 8 go-fast vessels , 26 homebuilt boats , rafts. drummond has recovered 120 illegal migrants various bahamian islands, working closely royal bahamas defence force. in past 2 years, drummond has cared 1600 illegal migrants on decks while conducting 32 politically sensitive repatriations cabanas, cuba.

Art collection Lynnewood Hall

the raphael room @ lynnewood hall, william bruce ellis ranken, 1917 from 1915 1940, spectacular art collection @ lynnewood hall open public appointment between june , october. in 1940, joseph e. widener donated more 2,000 sculptures, paintings, decorative art works, , porcelains national gallery of art. paintings included raphael s small cowper madonna, bellini s feast of gods, 8 van dycks, 2 vermeers, fourteen rembrandts, , series of portraits gainsborough , reynolds. sculptures included donatello s david , desiderio da settignano s st john baptist .

History Martinsburg, West Virginia

the baltimore , ohio s martinsburg shops 3 years before civil war the baltimore , ohio railroad (b&o) reached martinsburg in 1842. baltimore , ohio railroad martinsburg shops constructed in 1849 , rebuilt after american civil war. an engineer waves passing b&o freight train in 1969. b&o s shops employed many locals throughout 130 years of operation. according william still, father of underground railroad , historian, robert brown, alias thomas jones, escaped slavery in martinsburg on christmas night, 1856. rode horse , had swim across freezing potomac river. after riding forty miles, walked in cold wet clothes 2 days, harrisburg, pennsylvania. received assistance there underground railroad , traveled train philadelphia, , office of william still pennsylvania anti-slavery society. brown s wife , 4 children had been sold; sought find them. had likeness of wife, , locks of hair each of them. in 1854, ten-year-old isabelle boyd, known belle , later noted spy confederacy, mo

Heimskringla Vanir

odin throws spear @ vanir host, illustration (1895) lorenz frølich the heimskringla book ynglinga saga (chapter 4) provides euhemerized account of Æsir–vanir war. peace agreement, 2 sides agreed trade hostages. vanir sent njörðr , freyr Æsir, , in turn Æsir sent vanir hœnir , mímir. upon receiving mímir, vanir sent cleverest amongst them, kvasir. in vanaheimr, vanir made hœnir chieftain. however, whenever hœnir appeared @ assemblies or meetings vanir asked him opinion on difficult issues, response let others decide. vanir suspected had been cheated Æsir in hostage exchange, , grabbed hold of mímir, cut off mímir s head, , sent Æsir. the same chapter describes while njörðr lived among vanir, wife (unnamed) sister, , couple had 2 children; freyr , freyja. however, among Æsir forbidden marry near kin. odin s appointment, njörðr , freyr became priests on offerings of sacrifice, , recognized gods among Æsir. freyja priestess @ sacrifices, , first taught Æsir magic practiced among van

World Series Cricket and aftermath Ian Chappell

1 world series cricket , aftermath 1.1 rebel skipper 1.2 return tests 1.3 odi record 1.4 captaincy statistics 1.5 legacy world series cricket , aftermath in 1976, chappell toured south africa richie benaud s international wanderers team, released autobiography chappelli , named 1 of 5 wisden cricketers of year. hired spend summer of 1976–77 guest professional in melbourne district competition paid more had been australian captain. during season, involved in famous altercation young english all-rounder in victoria on cricketing scholarship, ian botham. both men have put forward vastly different versions happened during physical confrontation in melbourne pub. animosity between them continues , channel 9 used marketing ploy when botham temporarily partnered chappell television commentator during 1998–99 season. botham again revived feud in 2007 autobiography version of incident. rebel skipper throughout career, chappell found acb obdurate in attempts make living game. in 1969 , 1970, ref

Description and analysis Kōmei Bijin Rokkasen

1 description , analysis 1.1 naniwaya o-kita 1.2 tatsumi rokō 1.3 takashimaya o-hisa 1.4 Ōgiya hanaōgi 1.5 hinodeya goke 1.6 tomimoto toyohina description , analysis the series depicts 6 well-known beauties associated yoshiwara pleasure districts—courtesans, geisha, , like. rebus appears in corner of each print bearing title kōmei bijin rokkasen (高名美人六家撰, renowned beauties 6 best houses ) , hanji-e picture-puzzle. done in response shogunal edict of 1793 (one of kansei reforms) banned inscription of names on ukiyo-e prints. around restriction—and perhaps add pleasure of puzzle viewers solve—utamaro resorted hanji-e symbolize name of model. restrictions expanded include these measures in 1796. in fūryū rokkasen hanji-e replaced seated figure of 1 of rokkasen 6 poetry immortals of mid-9th century. rokkasen spellt different kanji characters in 2 series; earlier parody of latter, derived original kanji characters rokkasen poets. both series published Ōmiya kenkura , signed utamaro hitsu

Presence abroad Banking and insurance in Iran

a number of iranian banks have established branches abroad, several of have been subject program of consolidation. thus, in recent years, bank saderat has acquired iran overseas investment bank (from bank mellat), , branches of bank melli , bank of industry , mines in london form saderat international. in addition, london branches of bank tejarat , bank mellat merged form persia bank. of 2016, bank melli iran branches in hamburg , paris, bank sepah plc in london , bank sepah branches in rome , frankfurt among iranian state-owned financial entities licensed operate in europe.

Routes Hydro-Québec's electricity transmission system

cross rope chainette ( little necklace ) suspension pylons used on parts of 735 kv lines between james bay hydroelectric complex , montreal. hydro-québec transÉnergie s 735 kv system consists of set of 6 lines running james bay montreal , set of 4 lines churchill falls , manic-outardes power stations quebec city. south shore region of montreal , saint lawrence river between montreal , quebec city contain 735 kv power line loops or rings. james bay the james bay hydroelectric dam complex contains several relatively short 735 kv power lines send electricity 3 principal substations, ordered west east: radisson, chissibi, , lemoyne. these substations, 6 735 kv power lines traverse vast expanses of taiga , boreal forest in clear-cut stretches of land; shows in aerial photos. terrain power lines cross part not mountainous, smooth , replete lakes. generally, 4 of lines runs in 2 pairs , other 2 run solo, although 2 single lines run in pair. 2 intermediate 735 kv power lines, 1 in north , 1

Notable people Wetaskiwin

^ 1981 nhl entry draft – rod buskas . hockeydraftcentral.com. retrieved june 21, 2011.  ^ val fonteyne hockey statistics & profile @ hockeydb.com . hockeydb.com. retrieved june 21, 2011.  ^ gus marker hockey statistics & profile @ hockeydb.com . hockeydb.com. retrieved june 21, 2011.  ^ martin sonnenberg hockey statistics & profile @ hockeydb.com . hockeydb.com. retrieved june 21, 2011.  ^ allen york hockey statistics & profile @ hockeydb.com . hockeydb.com. retrieved october 30, 2011. 

Releases MacOS version history

1 releases 1.1 public beta: kodiak 1.2 version 10.0: cheetah 1.3 version 10.1: puma 1.4 version 10.2: jaguar 1.5 version 10.3: panther 1.6 version 10.4: tiger 1.7 version 10.5: leopard 1.8 version 10.6: snow leopard 1.9 version 10.7: lion 1.10 version 10.8: mountain lion 1.11 version 10.9: mavericks 1.12 version 10.10: yosemite 1.13 version 10.11: el capitan 1.14 version 10.12: sierra 1.15 version 10.13: high sierra releases with exception of mac os x server 1.0 , original public beta, first several macos versions named after big cats. prior release, version 10.0 code named cheetah internally @ apple, , version 10.1 code named internally puma . after code name jaguar version 10.2 received publicity in media, apple began openly using names promote operating system: 10.3 marketed panther , 10.4 tiger , 10.5 leopard , 10.6 snow leopard , 10.7 lion , , 10.8 mountain lion . panther , tiger , , leopard registered trademarks, , apple registered lynx , cougar ,

Future expansion Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

wmata , local jurisdictions developed six-year, $5 billion capital improvement program (cap) took effect on july 1, 2010, , expired on june 30, 2016. under cap, local jurisdictions fund capital projects (through sale of municipal bonds) matching funds provided federal government. cap projects include purchasing new rail cars, rehabilitating 3 rail lines, replacing 3 bus garages, implementation of ntsb safety recommendations , purchasing new track maintenance equipment , overhauling metrorail station elevators , escalators. wmata added color system, silver. silver line s phase extended service tysons corner area of virginia, further extension planned dulles airport , loudoun county. utility relocation phase began in mid-2008. phase through tysons corner reston (wiehle-reston east station) opened july 26, 2014, while phase ii dulles expected completed in 2018. no stations opened until completion of each phase. silver line financed through toll increases on dulles toll road $900 million

Club career Aron Jóhannsson

1 club career 1.1 youth development 1.2 fjölnir 1.3 agf aarhus 1.4 az alkmaar 1.5 werder bremen 1.5.1 2015–16 season , long injury layoff 1.5.2 2016–17 season club career youth development aron started youth career @ local club, fjölnir, in reykjavik, iceland. in 2005, moved breiðablik 1 season, heading former club following year. spent 2007–08 school year playing in u.s. soccer development academy img academy squad based in bradenton, florida, fjölnir aron made debut fjölnir in 2008 Úrvalsdeild season. became regular in side following year, making total of 37 league appearances club , scoring 13 goals in process. 12 of scored in last season fjölnir, when voted both best , promising player of first division. on top of top scorer of league. agf aarhus aron attracted attention foreign clubs during second full season fjölnir, moving agf aarhus in late august 2010. following fine performance in agf s 3–2 win @ viborg ff on april 16, 2011, chosen 1 of team s starting strikers. aron played r

Operations Line 5 Eglinton

a maintenance , storage facility required, , planned. eglinton lrt carhouse have storage 162 flexity freedom lrt vehicles , have extensive maintenance facilities keep them running smoothly. carhouse planned built near line s western terminus @ mount dennis station, on lands formerly occupied kodak s toronto campus.

Historical members United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

1 historical members 1.1 members, 110th congress 1.2 members, 111th congress 1.3 members, 112th congress 1.4 members, 113th congress historical members members, 110th congress members, 111th congress the committee chaired democrat ted kennedy of massachusetts until death on august 25, 2009. under seniority rules, acting chairman christopher dodd next in line, chose instead remain chairman of senate banking committee. tom harkin, next in line seniority, assumed chairmanship on september 9, 2009, vacating post chairman of senate agriculture committee. source: 2010 congressional record, vol. 156, page s6226 , members, 112th congress the chairman of committee democrat tom harkin of iowa, , ranking member republican mike enzi of wyoming. source: 2011 congressional record, vol. 157, page s557 members, 113th congress source: 2013 congressional record, vol. 159, page s296 297

Warning track Baseball field

the bottom of picture shows part of orange-colored clay warning track @ fenway park. the warning track strip of dirt @ edges of baseball field (especially in front of home run fence , along left , right sides of field). because warning track s color , feel differ grass field, fielder can remain focused on fly ball near fence , measure proximity fence while attempting catch ball safely. a warning track s width not specified in rules. designed give 3 steps of warning highest-level players using field. typical widths run 6 feet little league fields 10–15 feet (3 - 4.5 m) college- or professional-level play. warning track wide lets groundskeepers avoid driving maintenance vehicles on grass. the track can composed of finely ground rock particles such cinders, why announcer bob wolff called cinder path rather warning track . the idea of warning track originated in yankee stadium, actual running track built use in track , field events. when ballpark designers saw how track helped fielders,

Education Luling, Louisiana

^ hahnville high school (archive). advanced. p. 4/9. retrieved on december 3, 2016. hahnville high school services students on west bank of mississippi river in st. charles parish, including communities of ama, boutte, hahnville, luling, paradis, des allemands , killona. ^ education expansion. by: richoux, marilyn, joan becnel , suzanne friloux, st. charles parish, louisiana: pictorial history, 2010. posted @ st. charles parish museum , historical association. retrieved on december 3, 2016. ^ our school. j. b. martin middle school. retrieved on december 3, 2016. j. b. martin middle school located on south street in paradis , services west bank areas of paradis, des allemands (bayou gauche), boutte, , luling (mimosa/willowdale).

References Farman F.230

taylor, michael j. h. (1989). jane s encyclopedia of aviation. london: studio editions. p. 380. isbn 0-7106-0710-5.  french light plane record . flight: 69. 23 january 1931. retrieved 2008-03-12.  pojoy gets 3 world s records . flight: 1077. 26 october 1933. retrieved 2008-03-12.  aviafrance.com

List List of evil Power Rangers

1 list 1.1 mighty morphin power rangers 1.2 zeo 1.3 turbo 1.4 in space/lost galaxy 1.5 lightspeed rescue 1.6 time force 1.7 wild force 1.8 ninja storm 1.9 dino thunder 1.10 s.p.d. 1.11 mystic force 1.12 operation overdrive 1.13 jungle fury 1.14 rpm 1.15 samurai 1.16 megaforce/super megaforce 1.17 dino charge/dino super charge list rangers listed in chronological order. mighty morphin power rangers tommy (evil green ranger) when placed under rita s spell evil power rangers mutant rangers primator (had ability mimic ranger) dark rangers justin (red dark ranger) bobby (blue dark ranger) zane (black dark ranger) kristen (pink dark ranger) tina (yellow dark ranger) tom oliver (tommy s clone) billy s clone katherine hillard (when placed under rita s spell. became evil before becoming ranger, turned good) zeo tommy oliver turbo kimberly , jason (in movie) (temporary) shadow rangers (the rangers powers turned evil) crash , creeps in space/lost galaxy psycho rangers psycho red psycho black p

Eurovision Song Contest Keep the Faith (Tamara Gachechiladze song)

gachechiladze confirmed taking part in georgia s national selection eurovision song contest 2017 on 11 december 2016. in final, held on 20 january 2017, gacheciladze won jury vote , came second in televote, winning competition , earning right represent georgia. song released digital download on 29 march, while music video released on 6 april. georgia competed in first half of first semi-final @ eurovision song contest.

2007: 26th career title Lleyton Hewitt

lleyton hewitt cincinnati 2007 at 2007 australian open, hewitt lost in third round tenth-seeded chilean , eventual runner-up fernando gonzález. win in las vegas in march, hewitt had won @ least 1 atp title annually ten consecutive years. record among active players @ time. hewitt reached 2007 hamburg masters semifinals, pushed eventual finalist rafael nadal 3 sets. @ 2007 french open, hewitt, second straight time lost in fourth round nadal. @ 2007 wimbledon championships, hewitt won first 3 matches, including four-set third round victory on guillermo cañas. faced fourth seed novak djokovic in fourth round, lost. after wimbledon, announced had hired former australian tennis pro tony roche coach him during grand slam , masters tournaments in 2007 , 2008. @ masters tournaments in montréal , cincinnati hewitt reached quarterfinals , semifinals, respectively. in both cases, lost roger federer. he seeded 16th @ 2007 open, first time in 8 consecutive appearances @ flushing meadows, did not re

Tennis career Lleyton Hewitt

1 tennis career 1.1 pre-1997: junior years , first grand slam appearance 1.1.1 junior singles titles (1) 1.2 2000: open doubles title, wimbledon mixed doubles, stuttgart masters , davis cup finals 1.3 2001: open , world team cup titles, first masters cup trophy, third davis cup final , world no. 1 1.4 2002: wimbledon victory , maintaining no. 1 spot 1.5 2003: indian wells masters title, second davis cup win , hopman cup final 1.6 2004: open, masters cup, cincinnati masters , world team cup finals 1.7 2005: australian open , indian wells masters finals 1.8 2006: 25th career title 1.9 2007: 26th career title 1.10 2008: 500 career match wins 1.11 2009: 27th career title , return top 20 1.12 2010: 28th career title 1.13 2011: surgery , out of top 100 1.14 2012: first atp final in 2 years 1.15 2013: 5 top ten wins , hope resurgence 1.16 2014: 29th & 30th career titles, 600 wins & return top 40 1.17 2015: farewell year 1.18 2016: retirement tennis career hewitt commenced professional

Independent TD (1943–54) Oliver J. Flanagan

nonetheless, re-elected dáil @ 1944 general election more twice many votes had won previous year. in 1947 caused controversy when levelled accusations of corruption against members of fianna fáil government, including taoiseach Éamon de valera, minister justice gerald boland , minister industry , commerce seán lemass. tribunal of inquiry comprising 3 judges investigated allegations , found them untrue. despite judges conclusion flanagan had lied tribunal, vote increased 45% @ 1948 general election. during 1952 dáil debate, after john a. costello had said made no reference adoption of children bill , flanagan quipped deputy flynn more qualified . john flynn, not in chamber @ time, interpreted insulting innuendo, , later punched flanagan in dáil restaurant. dáil committee on procedure , privilege condemned conduct of both tds.