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VR-X Mitsubishi Diamante

2003 diamante vr-x sedan (usa) stiffer sports suspension limited edition verada gtv (which, in turn, inherited magna sports/vr-x sedans); 16-inch sports alloy wheels magna sports; leather trim , electric seats verada xi; white vr-x -marked instrument fascia magna vr-x (as opposed standard diamante , verada electro instruments); silver centre console trim , 2-tone leather steering wheel magna vr-x limited edition (losing other diamante s radio remote control); bodykit featuring front wheel arch extensions , wheelbase skirts magna vr-x, plus unique rear wheel arch extensions , bootlid spoiler. unique american vr-x 270-watt, eight-speaker sound system , engine 3.5-liter v6 engine developed 210 hp (157 kw) compared standard diamante s 3.5-liter v6 engine s 205 hp (153 kw). vr-x did not, therefore, feature australian high output version fitted magna sports/vr-x based verada gtv, engines produced 163 kw (219 hp) , mated advanced five-speed tiptronic automatic transmission (or five-speed m

Catheterization Internal jugular vein

as internal jugular large, central , relatively superficial, used place central venous lines. such line may inserted several reasons, such accurately measure central venous pressure or administer fluids when line in peripheral vein unsuitable (such during resuscitation when peripheral veins hard locate). because internal jugular varies in location, easier find other veins. however, when line inserted jugular missed , other structures such carotid artery, lung or vagus nerve (cn x) punctured, , damage caused these structures.

History River Avon, Bristol

s.s. dunbrody stranded in 1890s owing high tidal range throughout bristol s history avon gorge has been important transport route, carrying river avon, major roads , 2 railways. bristol channel , avon estuary have high tidal range of 15 metres (49 ft), second bay of fundy in eastern canada; , gorge relatively narrow , meandering, making notoriously difficult navigate. several vessels have grounded in gorge including ss demerara after launch in 1851, schooner gipsy in 1878, steam tug black eagle in 1861 , llandaff city. in 1877 halfpenny bridge, pedestrian toll bridge, crossing river bath spa railway station widcombe collapsed loss of 10 lives amongst large crowd going bath , west agricultural show. the avon has flooded several times in recorded history. these floods include 1 in 1799/1800 damaging pulteney bridge. various points along river including valley around freshford @ risk of fluvial flooding, result of sediment entering river , narrowing channel. cope areas on banks of river d

Leucothrinax List of palms native to the Caribbean

^ lewis, carl e.; scott zona (2008). leucothrinax morrisii, new name familiar caribbean palm . palms. 52 (2): 84–88.  ^ leucothrinax morrisii . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2009-03-24.  ^ cite error: named reference zanoni invoked never defined (see page).

Impact Crosswind

skilled cyclists can ride in crosswinds using belgian tourniquet (belgischer kreisel) in aviation, crosswind component of wind blowing across runway, making landings , take-offs more difficult if wind blowing straight down runway. if crosswind strong enough, can damage aircraft s undercarriage upon landing. crosswinds, abbreviated x/wind, reported in knots, abbreviated kt, , use plural form in expressions such 40kt crosswinds . smaller aircraft not limited ability land in crosswind, may see ability taxi safely reduced. crosswinds can cause difficulty ground vehicles traveling on wet or slippery roads (snow, ice, standing water, etc.), when gusting conditions affect vehicles have large side area such vans, suvs, , tractor-trailers. can dangerous motorists because of possible lift force created, causing vehicle lose traction or change direction of travel. safest way motorists deal crosswinds reducing speed reduce effect of lift force , steer direction of crosswind. cyclists affected cro

Lyrics Sing a Song of Sixpence

cover illustration randolph caldecott s sing song sixpence (1880) a common modern version is: sing song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye. four , twenty blackbirds, baked in pie. when pie opened the birds began sing; wasn t dainty dish, to set before king. the king in counting house, counting out money; the queen in parlour, eating bread , honey. the maid in garden, hanging out clothes, when down came blackbird and pecked off nose. the final line of fourth verse varied, nose pecked or nipped off. 1 of following additional verses added moderate ending: they sent king s doctor, who sewed on again; he sewed on neatly, the seam never seen. or: there such commotion, that little jenny wren flew down garden, and put again. ^ i. opie , p. opie, oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes (oxford university press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp. 394-5.

Other works Carl Paul Caspari

carl paul caspari bust @ vår frelsers gravlund, oslo he published essay upon wandering jew (1862); commentary on first 6 chapters of isaiah (1867); historical essay on confession of faith @ baptism (1871); on abraham s trial , jacob s wrestling god (1871); on abraham s call , meeting melchizedek (1872); volume of bible essays (1884). with gisle johnson established in 1857 theologisk tidskrift den evangelisk-lutherske kirke norge, of volume appeared annually until shortly before caspari s death. of articles written editors, , in , other periodicals large number of caspari s writings published.

Final round 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship

1 final round 1.1 quarterfinals 1.2 semifinals 1.3 fifth place game 1.4 bronze medal game 1.5 gold medal game final round all times local (utc−4). quarterfinals semifinals fifth place game bronze medal game gold medal game

Appearances Ryan Chappelle

1 appearances 1.1 24: season 1 1.2 24: season 2 1.3 24: season 3 appearances 24: season 1 he brought ctu on day 1 when (then senator) david palmer attempted visit jack bauer confront him failed assassination attempt. chappelle, however, had bauer isolated after being asked secret service, plus had go under investigation. after trying bauer jailed, chappelle received direct orders washington d.c. (via palmer s acquaintance alan optican pentagon), , accepted reinstatement of bauer until end of day. chappelle known because of harsh determination follow book , gaining him enemies @ ctu when jack detained , agents (particularly tony almeida) had break protocol allow jack move on , foil assassination attempt. after that, chappelle left ctu. appears in 3 episodes season. 24: season 2 in day 2, chappelle again came division ctu when current director of ctu, george mason, died in line of duty, leaving command of los angeles unit tony almeida. bauer had gone rogue after finding out possibility

References Gorky Motorcycle Plant

entsiklopediya mototsiklov. firmi. modeli. konstruktsii. , za rulem, moscow (2003). Энциклопедия Мотоциклов. Фирмы. Модели. Конструкции. - За Рулем - Москва (2003) isbn 5-85907-340-2 history of kiev motorcycle plant (in russian)

Social cognition Dog intelligence

an english springer spaniel taking cues master. dogs capable of learning through simple reinforcement (e.g., classical or operant conditioning), learn watching humans , other dogs. one study investigated whether dogs engaged in partnered play adjust behavior attention-state of partner. experimenters observed play signals sent when dog holding attention of partner. if partner distracted, dog instead engaged in attention-getting behavior before sending play signal. puppies learn behaviors following examples set experienced dogs. form of intelligence not particular tasks dogs have been bred perform, can generalized various abstract problems. example, dachshund puppies set problem of pulling cart tugging on attached piece of ribbon in order reward inside cart. puppies watched experienced dog perform task learned task fifteen times faster left solve problem on own. the social rank of dogs affects performance in social learning situations. in social groups clear hierarchy, dominant individua

Work Friedrich Bessel

königsberg observatory 1830 while observatory still in construction bessel elaborated fundamenta astronomiae based on bradley s observations. preliminary result produced tables of atmospheric refraction won him lalande prize french academy of sciences in 1811. königsberg observatory began operation in 1813. starting in 1819, bessel determined position of on 50,000 stars using meridian circle reichenbach, assisted of qualified students. prominent of them friedrich wilhelm argelander. with work done, bessel able achieve feat best remembered today: credited being first use parallax in calculating distance star. astronomers had believed time parallax provide first accurate measurement of interstellar distances—in fact, in 1830s there fierce competition between astronomers first measure stellar parallax accurately. in 1838 bessel won race, announcing 61 cygni had parallax of 0.314 arcseconds; which, given diameter of earth s orbit, indicated star 10.3 ly away. given current measurement of 1

Career Christopher Atkins

atkins in 1981 he went on star kristy mcnichol in pirate movie (1982), update of gilbert , sullivan s operetta pirates of penzance. movie, sang how can live without , peaked @ #71 on billboard hot 100 in september 1982. in night in heaven (1983), starring lesley ann warren, atkins played rick monroe, outspoken , overconfident student working way through college male stripper. 1 season (1983–1984), atkins had recurring role camp counselor peter richards on dallas in character has affair sue ellen ewing. atkins has been on cover of many teen magazines, , has appeared in several television commercials representing coke , adidas. in 1990s , 2000s, appeared in movies fatal charms, project shadowchaser iii , angel flight dawn. other projects included caved in, spiritual warriors, 13th child, employee of month, tequila express, quigley , true legends of west. comic roles include mortuary academy (1988) , shoot (1992), , reunited shields on series susan fellow journalist uninterested in her.

Features Close-mid front rounded vowel

its vowel height close-mid, known high-mid, means tongue positioned halfway between close vowel (a high vowel) , mid vowel. its vowel backness front, means tongue positioned far forward possible in mouth without creating constriction classified consonant. note rounded front vowels centralized, means in fact near-front. its roundedness compressed, means margins of lips tense , drawn in such way inner surfaces not exposed.

Types Shotgun slug

1 types 1.1 full-bore slugs 1.1.1 brenneke slugs 1.1.2 foster slugs 1.2 saboted slugs 1.3 wad slugs 1.4 plumbata slugs 1.5 steel slugs 1.6 improvised slugs 1.6.1 wax slugs 1.6.2 cut shell slugs types full-bore slugs full-bore slugs, such brenneke , foster types use shuttlecock method of stabilization placing mass @ front of projectile. lightweight rear automatically corrects through aerodynamic forces keep nose pointed forward. saboted slugs designed rifled shotgun barrels , stabilized through gyroscopic forces spin. brenneke slugs a 12 gauge brenneke slug the brenneke slug developed german gun , ammunition designer wilhelm brenneke (1865–1951) in 1898. original brenneke slug solid lead slug ribs cast onto outside, rifled foster slug. there plastic, felt or cellulose fiber wad attached base remains attached after firing. wad serves both gas seal , form of drag stabilization. ribs impart small amount of rotation projectile travels down bore. rotation not impart gyroscopic stabilizatio

Return to form Mark Waugh

waugh s odi career batting performance. note spike near end of career due 2000–01 series. after being close omission previous season, waugh made start 2000–01 season, scoring 119 against west indies in second test in perth. added 2 further half-centuries total 339 runs @ 48.4 windies defeated 5–0. productive summer continued in limited-overs format when went on score australian odi record of 173 in second tri-series final against west indies @ melbourne cricket ground. 1 of 3 odi centuries scored in tournament, others being 112 , 102, both not out, against west indies , zimbabwe respectively. in total scored 540 runs in series @ average of 108.00. leading run-scorer far in tournament, expected named player of series, resulting in widespread crowd jeering when instead awarded brian lara. waugh tipped win allan border medal due prolific runscoring year. however, despite leading player votes 32, umpire , media thought otherwise, awarding steve waugh 37 votes 32, making steve winner 65–64.

International career Mark Waugh

1 international career 1.1 debut years 1.2 test century on debut 1.3 run of bad form 1.4 odi opener 1.5 bribery claims 1.6 1996 world cup 1.7 consecutive centuries 1.8 bribery scandal re-emerges 1.9 1999 world cup 1.10 close omission , 100th test match 1.11 return form 1.12 catching world record 1.13 final series international career debut years waugh seeking force way australian team @ start of 1988–89 season. started poorly, duck , 18 against queensland , not taking wicket. in next match made duck , appeared in control in second innings when run out 46. faced touring west indies, waugh dismissed 9 in first innings. in second innings, waugh bounced score unbeaten 103 163 balls against undisputed world champions, earning praise captain viv richards. in following match against tasmania, waugh out duck attempting cut shot, made 100 not out in second innings. scored 69 , 39 against western australia. waugh overlooked test selection, selected in odi squad start of triangular tournament aga

Germany List of Carthusian monasteries

former carthusian church in cologne, st. barbara s church ahrensbök charterhouse (kartause marientempel or templum beatae mariae), ahrensbök near lübeck (schleswig-holstein) (1397–1564) alhoven charterhouse (kartause alhoven), alhoven near bedburg (north rhine-westphalia) (1480-1803) astheim charterhouse (kartause marienbrück), astheim near volkach (bavaria) (1408-1803) buxheim charterhouse (kartause maria saal), buxheim (bavaria) (1402-1803; imperial charterhouse [reichskartause]; men s collegiate foundation, 1100-1402; 1926, salesians) christgarten charterhouse (kartause christgarten), ederheim near nördlingen (bavaria) (1384–1552; 1631–1648) cologne charterhouse (kartause sankt barbara), cologne (north rhine-westphalia) (1334-1794; church st. barbara s evangelical parish church) crimmitschau charterhouse (kartause jesu christi verklärung martinstal), crimmitschau near neukirchen, zwickau (saxony) (1478–1527; formerly canonry, ruined hussites in 1430) eisenach charterhouse (kartause

Tenure as Agent of Madras Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet

1 tenure agent of madras 1.1 french siege of st thome 1.2 payment of tribute 1.3 hostilities golconda 1.4 religious tolerance 1.5 charges of private trade , recall tenure agent of madras langhorne arrived in madras in 1670 adjudicate in dispute between sir edward winter , george foxcroft. few months later, appointed agent of madras based @ fort st. george. french siege of st thome in 1670, england under charles ii withdrew triple alliance , concluded peace french. hostilities broke out british taking side of french against dutch thereby triggering third anglo-dutch war. hostilities triggered on coromandel coast when french fleet of twelve ships of newly established french east india company commanded admiral de la haye landed 3 hundred men along coast of st thome , besieged town under sovereignty of golconda. in july 1672, st thome stormed compelling sultan of golconda approach british east india company (eic) @ madraspatnam. factors @ madras, protestants dutch, secretly nourished pro-

Version 10.2: "Jaguar" MacOS version history

on august 23, 2002, apple followed mac os x 10.2 jaguar, first release use code name part of branding. brought great raw performance improvements, sleeker look, , many powerful user-interface enhancements (over 150, according apple ), including quartz extreme compositing graphics directly on ati radeon or nvidia geforce2 mx agp-based video card @ least 16 mb of vram, system-wide repository contact information in new address book, , instant messaging client named ichat. the happy mac had appeared during mac os startup sequence 18 years replaced large grey apple logo introduction of mac os x 10.2.

Submissions List of Australian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

as majority-english-speaking country, australia infrequently sends non-english language movies oscars. 3 of first 5 submissions stories of lives of immigrants australia. australia s first submission, floating life drama cantonese immigrants hong kong reunite daughter moved australia several years before. second submission, la spagnola black comedy pregnant spanish immigrant deserted husband after arriving in australia. subsequent submission, home song stories chinese woman shanghai moves australia 2 children after marrying australian citizen. both principal actors, clara law , tony ayres, born in macau , became naturalized australian citizens. australia s 2006, 2009 , 2014 submissions aboriginal australian stories. ten canoes first feature film made in 1 of australia s aboriginal languages. film, set before arrival of white australian settlers, tells story within story, happens when young man falls 1 of brides of local chief. samson & delilah, first australian film make oscar short

Organization Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

1 organization 1.1 board of directors 1.2 management 1.3 regional coordination 1.4 transit police 1.5 inspector general organization board of directors wmata set board of directors, of twelve members. of those, 6 voting members, , 6 alternates. in response passenger rail investment , improvement act of 2008, wmata compact amended on august 19, 2009 allow appointment of 4 additional board members federal government, bringing total sixteen. as of january 2013, there total of fifteen board members: 7 voting members , 8 alternates. virginia, maryland, , district had each appointed 2 voting members , 2 alternate members. federal government, through general services administration, authorized appoint 2 voting , 2 alternate members, had appointed 2 voting , 1 alternate members. board members serve without pay, may reimbursed actual expenses. board appoints general manager ceo supervise day-to-day operation of authority. under terms of procedures wmata board of directors , none of individual

The price of fame Witwisit Hiranyawongkul

mario maurer , witwisit hiranyawongkul one of factors contributing love of siam s success chemistry between mew , tong, played mario maurer, rising star in thailand. phit told reporters mario , him friends. credited film editing chemistry displayed on-screen. not sweet each other, phit laughed. usually, when having dialogue in movie, facing different cameras. on movie set, phit s eyes met film crews, made sure made right expression.

Performance Henry VIII (play)

john lowin, possibly first actor play henry henry viii believed have been first performed part of ceremonies celebrating marriage of princess elizabeth in 1612–1613, although first recorded performance on 29 june 1613. performance noteworthy because of fire destroyed globe theatre during performance, described in several contemporary documents. these confirm fire took place on date. 1 reported tradition associated play involves john downes, promptor of duke of york s company 1662 1706. in roscius anglicanus (1708), downes claims role of henry viii in play performed john lowin, had instructions mr. shakespeare himself. fifteen years day after fire, on 29 june 1628, king s men performed play again @ globe. performance witnessed george villiers, contemporary duke of buckingham (no relation or descendant duke of buckingham portrayed in play) left halfway through once play s duke of buckingham executed. (a month later, villiers assassinated.) during restoration era, sir william davenant st

Pitcher.27s mound Baseball field

the pitcher moves forward off rubber pitch released. in middle of square, equidistant between first , third base, , few feet closer home plate second base, low artificial hill called pitcher s mound. pitcher stands when throwing pitch. atop mound white rubber slab, called pitcher s plate or pitcher s rubber. measures 6 inches (15 cm) front-to-back , 2 feet (61 cm) across, front of 60 feet 6 inches (18.44 m) rear point of home plate. peculiar distance set rule makers in 1893, not due clerical or surveying error popular myth has it, intentionally (further details in history section). in major league baseball, regulation mound 18 feet (5.5 m) in diameter, center 59 feet (18 m) rear point of home plate, on line between home plate , second base. front edge of pitcher s plate or rubber 18 inches (46 cm) behind center of mound, making front edge s midpoint 60 feet 6 inches (18.44 m) rear point of home plate. 6 inches (15.2 cm) in front of pitcher s rubber mound begins slope downward. top of r

Korea History of tea

darye, korean tea ceremony the first historical record documenting offering of tea ancestral god describes rite in year 661 in tea offering made spirit of king suro, founder of geumgwan gaya kingdom (42–562). records goryeo dynasty (918–1392) show tea offerings made in buddhist temples spirits of revered monks. during joseon dynasty (1392–1910), royal yi family , aristocracy used tea simple rites. day tea rite common daytime ceremony, whereas special tea rite reserved specific occasions. toward end of joseon dynasty, commoners joined trend , used tea ancestral rites, following chinese example based on zhu xi s text formalities of family. stoneware common, ceramic more frequent, made in provincial kilns, porcelain rare, imperial porcelain dragons rarest. earliest kinds of tea used in tea ceremonies heavily pressed cakes of black tea, equivalent of aged pu-erh tea still popular in china. however, importation of tea plants buddhist monks brought more delicate series of teas korea, , t

Awards Lleyton Hewitt

^ matthews, bruce (2 december 2013). lleyton hewitt s career resurgence sees him honoured newcombe medal . herald sun. news ltd. retrieved 3 december 2013.  ^ member (am) in general division of order of australia (a-l) (pdf). australia day 2016 honours lists. office of governor-general of australia. 25 january 2016. retrieved 8 february 2016. 

History Arras-sur-Rhône

1 history 1.1 watermill 1.2 railway 1.3 fruit market 1.4 other historical projects history the first known lord of arras sylvion d arras: according report dating 1278 lord owned fief of tour brune. village has seen many changes on time construction of dam , railway resulted in numerous expropriations of land , loss of local jobs. today vineyard area of arras 35 hectares against 100 hectares in 1956. in 1969 saint-joseph aoc established following renovation plan vineyards dating 1960. appellation zone limited heights of area in 1986. main culture of territory before french revolution of mulberries. a roman road passed through village @ place called impasse de l’ancienne voie (ancient way cul-de-sac) there milliaria indicating distances in roman miles (1 mile equivalent 1.475 kilometres). 2 still in place , on 1 of them inscription millia passum xxxi = 31 roman miles, or 48 kilometres distance between arras , vienne moved , sealed entrance courtyard of castle museum of tournon-sur-rhon

2014: 29th & 30th career titles, 600 wins & return to top 40 Lleyton Hewitt

lleyton hewitt @ queen s club in 2014 in 2014 australian open, hewitt played both singles , doubles unseeded player. in first round singles match, lost no. 24 seed andreas seppi. in doubles action, hewitt partnered retired , former australian number 1 patrick rafter. however, duo did not manage win first round match against eric butorac , raven klaasen, losing 4–6, 5–7. after tournament, hewitt s singles rank rose no. 38, highest position since late 2010. hewitt battled 600th atp win, becoming third active player reach milestone beating robin haase in 1st round of 2014 sony open tennis. after australian open, hewitt played part of australian representative team davis cup. lost match against jo-wilfried tsonga 3–6, 2–6, 6–7 (2–7). competed in 2014 u.s. national indoor tennis championships in memphis in united states of america. bye in round of 32, went on defeat marcos baghdatis in 3 sets 1–6, 6–2, 6–0 before losing michael russell 3–6, 6–7 (6–8). next tournament delray beach tournament

Transportation Hubei

boats on yangtze river in wuhan prior construction of china s national railway network, yangtze , hanshui rivers had been main transportation arteries of hubei many centuries, , still continue play important transport role. historically, hubei s overland transport network hampered lack of bridges across yangtze river, divides province northern , southern regions. first bridge across yangtze in hubei, wuhan yangtze river bridge completed in 1957, followed zhicheng bridge in 1971. of october 2014, hubei had 23 bridges , tunnels across yangtze river, including 9 bridges , 3 tunnels in wuhan. rail the railway beijing reached wuhan in 1905, , later extended guangzhou, becoming first north-to-south railway mainline cross china. number of other lines crossed province later on, including jiaozuo-liuzhou railway , beijing-kowloon railway, respectively, in western , eastern part of province. the first decade of 21st century has seen large number of new railway construction in hubei. wuhan–guangz

Current product line NewTek

1 current product line 1.1 lightwave 3d 1.2 tricaster 1.3 3play 1.4 talkshow 1.5 accessory products 1.6 ndi applications current product line lightwave 3d a complete 3d modeling, rendering , animation system used in motion pictures, television programs, commercials , video games. tricaster a line of portable live production systems broadcasting, live streaming, recording, , virtual sets. tricaster models include: tricaster xd40, desktop unit 4 sd/hd analog video inputs tricaster mini series, desktop unit 4 inputs available in either hdmi or sdi tricaster xd400 series, rackmount unit 4 sd/hd sdi video inputs (460 model includes analog video support) tricaster xd8000, rackmount unit 8 sd/hd analog , sdi video inputs additional advanced features. 3play a multi-channel high definition/standard definition slow motion replay system. 3play models include 3play mini, 425 , advanced 3play 440 , 4800 models. talkshow a broadcast skype tx system. accessory products advanced edition tricaster (sof