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History Skelmorlie Aisle

the interior of aisle. the aisle in 1880s. the skelmorlie aisle contains notable monument built local landowner, sir robert montgomerie of skelmorlie castle, seventh laird of skelmorlie burial site himself , wife, dame margaret douglas. aisle added old kirk (church) of largs in 1636, , comprises renaissance canopied tomb above burial-vault entrance. barrel vaulted ceiling of aisle painted 1638 in panels, heraldic emblems , signs of zodiac, etc. mr. stalker. third coffin within tomb said of sir hugh montgomerie of eaglesham, hero of battle of otterburn. can compared other significant tombs, such of cunninghames, earls of glencairn @ kilmaurs in east ayrshire. sir robert s coffin long , of lead on bottom of coffin missing, supposedly taken local fishermen believed lead weights made result in large catch of fish. painted ceiling the painted timber ceiling signed , dated 1638 j. stalker , in vernacular contrast, albeit designs derived work of goldsmith @ french royal court, etienne delaune

Description Dynastes

dynastes head , prothorax showing pliers males of dynastes bear 2 long horns, 1 on head, , other on pronotum, forming plier ; pronotal horn has reddish setae on underside. pronotal horn absent in females. species have iridescent colouration elytra. species of genus dynastes have ability change colour. specific species have been noted occur either black or yellowish khaki green elytra. variation in colour due spongy layer below transparent cuticle; spongy layer network of filamentous strands made of three-dimensional photonic crystals lying parallel cuticle surface. when cuticle filled gas layer can show through, presenting yellow khaki green colour, when filled fluid cuticle appears black. due change in refraction index allowing see difference in colours. system known hygrochromic effect. female beetles can change colour not males, not yet explained mechanisms colour change still not understood. known changes in humidity affect levels of moisture in cuticle leads change in colour in c

Championships 1861-1932 German Chess Championship

1 championships 1861-1932 1.1 wdsb-congresses 1861-1880 1.2 mdsb-congresses 1871-1877 1.3 ndsb-congresses 1868-1872 1.4 german congresses 1879-1932 championships 1861-1932 max lange german congresses 1879-1932 siegbert tarrasch carl schlechter efim bogoljubow

Process Cordwood construction

that roundhouse built in secret in pembrokeshire coast national park. builders cut timber surrounding woods. in jurisdictions construction plans subject building inspector s approval. before building, soil conditions on site must verified support heavy cordwood masonry walls. with felled timber, bark should removed in spring shovel, chisel, or bark spud. sap still running in spring time , provides lubricating layer of cambium between bark , wood, making separation easier task if left until fall when 2 layers well-bonded together. once debarked, logs should sit dry @ least 3 summers limit splitting , checking. important cut logs, once debarked chosen building length. richard flatau, cordwood construction: best practices (2012) suggest splitting 70% of wood better drying , seasoning. after drying, logs must sawed desired length (usually 16, 18, or 24 in.). in case metal handsaw preferable chainsaw because finer cut helps ward moisture , pest penetration. cut off saw or buzz saw make

History Spaceport

peenemünde, germany - v-2 , first rocket reaching space in june 1944 launched the first rockets reach space v-2 rockets launched peenemünde, germany in 1944 during world war ii. after war, 70 complete v-2 rockets brought white sands test launches, 47 of them reaching altitudes between 100 km , 213 km. the world s first spaceport orbital , human launches, baikonur cosmodrome in southern kazakhstan, started soviet military rocket range in 1955. achieved first orbital flight (sputnik 1) in october 1957. exact location of cosmodrome held secret. guesses location misdirected name in common mining town 320 km away. position became known in 1957 outside soviet union after u-2 planes had identified site following railway lines in kazakhstan, although soviet authorities did not confirm location decades. the baikonur cosmodrome achieved first launch of human space (yuri gagarin) in 1961. launch complex used, site 1, has reached special symbolic significance , commonly called gagarin s start. ba

The conference United Nations Conference on International Organization

entrance sign muir woods national monument as president franklin delano roosevelt, supposed host conference, had died on 12 april 1945, delegates held commemorative ceremony on 19 may among tall redwood trees in muir woods national monument cathedral grove, dedication plaque placed in honor. a steering committee, composed of heads of delegations, formed. committee decided on important matters relating principles , rules. although each country had 1 representative, membership detailed work. therefore, commissioned executive committee of 14 heads of delegation, submit recommendations steering committee. the draft of united nations charter divided 4 sections, each of studied commission. first of these took on organization s purposes, principles, membership, secretariat , question of amendments charter. second considered loas functions of general assembly. third took on regards security council. fourth dealt assessment of draft statute of international court of justice. statute had been dr

First World War and abdication Ferdinand I of Bulgaria

emperor wilhelm , tsar ferdinand in sofia, 1916 on 11 october 1915, bulgarian army attacked serbia after signing treaty austria-hungary , germany stating bulgaria gain territory sought @ expense of serbia. ferdinand not admirer of german emperor wilhelm ii (his second cousin once removed) or austrian emperor franz josef whom described idiot, old dotard of francis joseph . however, ferdinand wanted additional territorial gains after humiliation of balkan wars. entailed forming alliance former enemy, ottoman empire. during initial phase of world war i, kingdom of bulgaria achieved several decisive victories on enemies , laid claim disputed territories of macedonia after serbia s defeat. next 2 years, bulgarian army shifted focus towards repelling allied advances nearby greece. partially involved in 1916 conquest of neighboring romania, ruled ferdinand i, ferdinand s second cousin once removed. to save bulgarian throne, tsar ferdinand abdicated in favour of eldest son, became tsar boris

Release All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane

1 release 1.1 box office 1.2 adaptation 1.3 awards 1.4 connection jucy release all friends leaving brisbane released on 27 may 2008 in australia through accent film. box office all friends leaving brisbane took $42,524 @ box office in australia, equivalent $48,135 in 2009 dollars. adaptation stephen vagg wrote adaptation of original play relocated action adelaide. retitled friends leaving adelaide, premiered @ 2012 adelaide fringe festival. awards all friends leaving brisbane part of official selection @ brisbane international film festival in 2007. film received nomination best adapted screenplay @ 2008 afi awards. connection jucy many of cast , crew used louise alston on next feature film, jucy (2011), including actors cindy nelson, francesca gasteen, ryan johnson, , charlotte gregg.

Development of Washington Highlands Washington Highlands, Washington, D.C.

map of washington highlands area in 1865. note complete lack of roads , development, hash-marks indicating rising bluffs. washington highlands bounded 13th street se on northeast, oxon run park on northwest , southwest, , southern avenue on southeast. neighborhood situated on series of high hills overlooking creek known oxon run. draws name city of washington, d.c., , hills on built. at time of european colonization of north america, area known washington highlands occupied nacotchtank tribe of native americans, non-migratory band villages lined northern , southern banks of anacostia river. nacochtanks decimated disease brought new world european explorers, , disappeared 1700 ad. flat area below highlands became farms owned white settlers, large numbers of african american slaves working fields. the development of washington highlands closely parallels of adjacent neighborhood of congress heights. in 1890, colonel arthur e. randle, successful newspaper publisher, decided found settleme

Post-war simplified classicism Modern architecture in Athens

the building of bodossaki foundation on amalias avenue. designed andreas ploumistos , completed in 1958. despite conservatism has nuances of modernism such façade grid. two apartment buildings on aigyptou square, near pedion areos. savvidis s apartment building (left) designed in c. 1935 nikolaos nikolaidis in modern style. right apartment building built in 1950s in simplified classical style. the simplified classicism of 1930s remained dominant , changed 1950s. again, public , other important buildings time apartment buildings decorated classically orientated ornaments. main entrance doors, railings, , lighting sconces made of richly decorated ironwork. often, columns used instead of railings. white marble used extensively, in entry halls spacious , white preferred colour of façades. however, in contrast pre-war simplified classicism, façades of newer buildings included grid formed balconies , thin vertical columns. many apartment buildings built during era in kolonaki , other centr

Background Leader–member exchange theory

based on dulebohn et al. dulebohn et al. identify 3 primary groups of antecedents: leader characteristics, follower characteristics, , interpersonal relationships. followers evaluated competence, agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism, , openness, positive affectivity, negative affectivity, , locus of control. leaders, on other hand, evaluated based on supervisor s expectation of followers, contingent reward behavior, transformational leadership, extraversion, , agreeableness. although leader takes dominant role in creating lmx relationship, follower plays important part in creating relationship. interpersonal relationship variables may affect relationship perceived similarity, affect/liking, integration, self-promotion, assertiveness, , leader trust. variety of characteristics creates basis lmx , allows successful or unsuccessful, depending on present traits. of follower characteristics, competence, agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, locus of control,

Radio presenter and Sunday Night Safran John Safran

as of 2002 safran had been regular host of melbourne community radio station 3rrr (triple r) on morning show breakfasters . additionally, co-hosted weekly radio show sunday night safran on national youth radio station triple j father bob maguire. after lengthy hiatus late 2008 due busy filming schedule, sunday night safran returned airwaves on 12 july 2009. program ended @ end of 2015. the program iconic because co-hosts talked each other longer instructed (one such incident involved fr bob , safran looking word monstrance in dictionary following dispute) , referring audience dear listeners . safran s own admission, maguire , seem talk scrabble , white supremacists . during program s run, safran , maguire able interviews people such religious scholar reza aslan, julian assange s mother christine, exorcist star linda blair, philosopher , school of life founder alain de botton, writer, retired prison doctor , psychiatrist theodore dalrymple, west memphis 3 damien echols, antitheist ch

Player stats 1883 St. Louis Browns season

1 player stats 1.1 batting 1.1.1 starters position 1.1.2 other batters 1.2 pitching 1.2.1 starting pitchers 1.2.2 relief pitchers player stats batting starters position pos=position, g=games played, ab=at bats, r=runs scored, h=hits, 2b=doubles, 3b=triples, avg=batting average, hr=home runs, rbi=runs batted in, bb=base on balls, slg=slugging percentage other batters g=games played, ab=at bats, r=runs scored, h=hits, 2b=doubles, 3b=triples, avg.=batting average, hr=home runs, rbi=runs batted in, bb=base on balls, slg=slugging percentage pitching starting pitchers relief pitchers

Famous .26 Notable Places Butts County, Georgia

1821-the indian springs hotel, museum, site of signing of treaty ceded native american land in butts county government. today operated museum , had been preserved generations of historical society members. indian springs state park surrounds hotel , oldest state park in nation. 1911-jackson lake, created damming of ocmulgee river, prime recreational venue attracts many visitors on middle , north georgia. 1929-fresh air barbecue, oldest functioning barbecue restaurant still in original location in georgia, awarded title of georgia s best barbecue in 1984. 1966-georgia diagnostic , classification state prison, (formerly georgia diagnostic , classification center, , shortened georgia diagnostic prison.), largest employer in butts county. prison maximum security prison houses death row inmates. until recent years, location of electric chair until replaced lethal injection.

U.S. Senate Luther Strange

1 u.s. senate 1.1 appointment 1.1.1 selection 1.1.2 reaction 1.2 2017 primary 1.3 tenure 1.4 committee assignments u.s. senate the appointment of senator jeff sessions united states attorney general in november 2016 created opening u.s. senate seat governor bentley fill appointment upon sessions’ confirmation. many aspirants publicly declared interest in appointive senate seat, , in running if not selected bentley. appointment strange revealed intention seek senate seat fred barnes of weekly standard on november 22, regardless of whether appointed bentley, calling run right thing me do. strange filed paperwork potential special election 1 week later , made public announcement of candidacy on december 6. voters make ultimate decision represent them, , forward making case people of alabama in months come why can trust me keep protecting , fighting our conservative values. in january, new strange senate federal campaign committee reported raising more $309,000 in few weeks leading dec

Works Russell Ayto

1 works 1.1 adult cover art 1.2 children s books writer 1.3 children s books illustrator 1.3.1 1990s 1.3.2 2000s 1.3.3 2010s works adult cover art oxford coffee houses, 1651–1800 norma albertin-potter , alyx bennett (hampden, 1987) why in vietnam? norman mailer, later edition (oxford university press, 1988) fludd hilary mantel, first edition (viking press, 1989) children s books writer the other day met bear, self-illustrated, walker books, 2001 children s books illustrator 1990s 2000s 2010s the love bugs simon puttock, harpercollins, 2010 captain flinn , pirate dinosaurs – smugglers bay! giles andreas, puffin, 2010 first week @ cow school andy cutbill, harpercollins, 2011 ^ book details . abebooks.co.uk. retrieved 2012-07-24. 

Biography Ángel Espada

1 biography 1.1 career 1.2 champion 1.3 retirement ring biography early career espada began professional boxing career on march 11, 1967, defeat @ hands of future antonio cervantes world title challenger josue marquez, on six-round decision, @ san juan. next 2 fights declared draws (ties). both against luis vinales. after defeat , draw (both against chris fernandez), espada got first win. on april 1, 1968, knocked out linfer contreras in first round in san juan. after 1 more win, fought outside puerto rico first time, losing on points after 6 rounds future roberto durán world title challenger jimmy robertson, on september 27, 1969, @ los angeles, california. his next fight against bobby joe hughes, april 9, 1969 in san juan. hughes disqualified using illegal tactics during fight, , victory marked beginning of fifteen fight winning streak espada. on november 7 of 1970, streak stopped matt donovan, beat him on points on ten rounds. shortly after, espada beat former emile griffith world t

Guards 1910 College Football All-America Team

bob fisher of harvard. albert benbrook, michigan (college football hall of fame) (wc–1; les-1 (12); tc-1; cp; out; es; tel; pp-1; wt; pd; nyg; nymt; pt; als; pl; penn) bob fisher, harvard (college football hall of fame) (wc–1; les-1 (11); cp; out; es; nyt-1; tc-1; nyej; nys; nyh; tel; nyew; pp-2; wt; pd; nymt; als; penn) joseph l. wier, west point (wc–2; les-2 (4); nyej; coy-1; pt) john brown, navy (college football hall of fame) (wc–2; les-2 (4); nyt-2; nys; nyh; als [t]; pl) t. s. wilson, princeton (nyt-2; tc-2; nyew; pp-1; nyg) wayland minot, harvard (nyt-1) effingham morris, yale (wc–2 [as c]; coy-1) glenn d. butzer, illinois (out; wc–3) george bromley, minnesota (tc-2) edwin foresman, lafayette (pp-2) will metzger, vanderbilt (wc–3)

Takashimaya O-Hisa Kōmei Bijin Rokkasen

utamaro depicts takashimaya o-hisa (高島屋おひさ), eldest daughter of takashima chōbei, owner of roadside teahouse @ home called senbeiya in hisa worked attracting customers. @ time of publication o-hisa 19. kimono bears three-leafed daimyo oak crest, , 3 daimyo oak leaves adorns hairpin. o-hisa s name deciphered hanji-e follows: perching falcon (鷹 taka), island (島 shima), kagaribi flare fire (火 hi, fire ), , egret (白鷺 shirasagi, sa comes 鷺 sagi, heron ). fūryū rokkasen version matches o-hisa Ōtomo no kuronushi.

Family Richard Woodward (bishop)

memorial plaque in north transept of cloyne cathedral dedicated woodwards children francis blake (died 1784, aged 18), john (died 1785, aged 11), , thomas (died 1812, aged 40). on 3 october 1763, woodward married susanna (d. 11 may 1795), daughter of richard blake, of bristol. among children, richard (d. 1828) entered church, becoming prebendary of inniscarra in 1798, , mary (1767–1799) married hon. charles brodrick, archbishop of cashel.

Destinations Pawan Hans

^ https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news115.aspx ^ routes served ^ http://business-standard.com/generalnews/news/pawan-hans-resumes-chopper-service-in-meghalaya/36979/ ^ mizorama helicopter service tur chief minister in hawng . mizoram dipr. archived original on 12 december 2013. retrieved 14 august 2012.  ^ https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news125.aspx ^ https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news124.aspx

Wedgwood and Etruscan art Etruria Works

jasperware vase , cover. made wedgwood, etruria, england, 1790, unglazed stoneware victoria , albert museum no. 2416-1901 the motto of etruria works artes etruriae renascuntur. may translated latin arts of etruria reborn . wedgwood inspired ancient pottery described etruscan. in particular interested in artworks sir william hamilton began collect in 1760s while serving british ambassador kingdom of naples. hamilton s collections published etruscan, although term misnomer, many of etruscan items turned out pottery of ancient greece. more authentically etruscan in inspiration wedgwood s black basalt stone ware, in development etruria works being built , came on market in 1768. black, burnished , unglazed bucchero pottery characteristic of genuinely etruscan ceramics, wedgwood s black basaltes fired in reducing atmosphere, achieved closing vents, oxygen-starved flames drew off oxygen iron oxides, rendering ceramic body black, color enriched , deepened addition of manganese clay. the

Initiatory structure A∴A∴

1 initiatory structure 1.1 student 1.2 order of g∴d∴ (golden dawn) 1.2.1 probationer 1.2.2 neophyte 1.2.3 zelator 1.2.4 practicus 1.2.5 philosophus 1.2.6 dominus liminis 1.3 order of r∴c∴ (rosy cross) 1.3.1 adeptus minor (without) 1.3.2 adeptus minor (within) 1.3.3 adeptus major 1.3.4 adeptus exemptus 1.4 order of s∴s∴ (silver star) 1.4.1 magister templi 1.4.2 magus 1.4.3 ipsissimus initiatory structure the initiatory structure of a∴a∴ based on qabalistic tree of life, grades following sephira tree in reverse order. a∴a∴ sub-divided 3 orders: s.s., being governing body (third order) , comprising grades above abyss; r.r. et a.c. (second order), comprising degrees below abyss above veil of paroketh; , golden dawn (first order), comprising grades below veil of paroketh. complete description of tasks of first order given in liber xiii vel graduum montis abiegni: syllabus of steps upon path, in equinox volume 1. two additional grades , dwellers on thresholds, link orders: dominis limnis in

Tributaries Rocky River (Michigan)

^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: kerr creek ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: little pleasant lake ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: pleasant lake ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: armalege drain ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: goose lake ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: flowerfield creek ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: spring creek ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: 4 county drain ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: ayers lake ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: sheldon creek ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: lewis lake ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: mud lake ^ u.s. geological survey geographic names information system: pickerel lake ^ u.s. geological

Outfield wall Baseball field

the green monster in 2006, showing manual scoreboard , green monster seating, , more recent additions, including charity advertisements along top, billboards above green monster seating, , american league east standings. pitchers warming in bullpen the outfield wall or outfield fence wall or fence marks outer boundary of outfield. ball passing on wall dead; if passes on wall in fair territory while in flight, home run. official rules not specify shape, height, or composition of wall, or specific mandatory distance home plate (though major league baseball mandates minimum distance of 250 feet (76 m) , recommends minimum distance of 320 feet (98 m) @ foul poles , 400 feet (120 m) @ center field). result, baseball fields can vary along lines. wall has numbers affixed or painted on denote distance in feet point on wall home plate. in modern major league ballparks, wall made of hard material (e.g., concrete) padding on field side protect players may collide wall @ high speed while trying ma

2009 Mark Martin

2009 sprint cup car @ charlotte on july 4, 2008, hendrick motorsports owner rick hendrick , martin announced replace casey mears in no. 5 car 2009 season, running full-time schedule first time since 2006. martin signed two-year contract hendrick, full-time schedule 2009 , 2010. martin grabbed first pole since 2001 @ kobalt tools 500 @ atlanta, , followed back-to-back poles in following week @ bristol. on april 18, 2009, martin became fourth driver win cup race in nascar after turning 50, winning 2009 subway fresh fit 500 pole position. other 3 bobby allison, morgan shepherd (twice), , harry gant (8 times, last in 1992). win snapped 97-race winless streak going 2005. after victory, did polish victory lap tribute late friend alan kulwicki, @ place kulwicki did first polish victory lap. @ darlington, announced after richmond race martin drive full-time again in 2010; martin go on win southern 500. first multiple-win season since 1999. in 2009 lifelock 400, martin won third race of season

Applications Deep learning

1 applications 1.1 automatic speech recognition 1.2 image recognition 1.3 visual art processing 1.4 natural language processing 1.5 drug discovery , toxicology 1.6 customer relationship management 1.7 recommendation systems 1.8 bioinformatics 1.9 mobile advertising applications automatic speech recognition large-scale automatic speech recognition first , convincing successful case of deep learning. lstm rnns can learn deep learning tasks involve multi-second intervals containing speech events separated thousands of discrete time steps, 1 time step corresponds 10 ms. lstm forget gates competitive traditional speech recognizers on tasks. the initial success in speech recognition based on small-scale recognition tasks based on timit. data set contains 630 speakers 8 major dialects of american english, each speaker reads 10 sentences. small size allows many configurations tried. more importantly, timit task concerns phone-sequence recognition, which, unlike word-sequence recognition, all

Individual sports Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area

1 individual sports 1.1 boxing 1.2 golf 1.3 mixed martial arts 1.4 motorsports 1.5 professional wrestling 1.6 rodeo 1.7 running , triathlon individual sports boxing las vegas host many professional boxing matches , has hosted many championship bouts, including following notable bouts: larry holmes vs. muhammad ali (1980) the battle of little giants (1981) sugar ray leonard vs. thomas hearns (1981, 1989) larry holmes vs. gerry cooney (1982) marvin hagler vs. thomas hearns (1985) julio césar chávez vs. meldrick taylor aka thunder meets lightning (1990) julio cesar chavez sr. vs. hector camacho sr. (1992) michael carbajal vs. humberto gonzalez (1993) oscar de la hoya vs. julio cesar chavez sr. (1996, 1998) the bite fight (1997) fight of millennium (1999) barrera vs. morales trilogy (2000, 2002, 2004) oscar de la hoya vs. floyd mayweather (2007) floyd mayweather vs. ricky hatton (2007) bernard hopkins vs. joe calzaghe (2008) ricky hatton vs. manny pacquiao (2009) floyd mayweather vs. manny

Baseball Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area

las vegas 51s baseball game @ cashman field las vegas home las vegas 51s of pacific coast league (aaa) play @ cashman field. 51 s aaa affiliate of new york mets , professional team plays in city of las vegas. on october 11, 2017, las vegas 51s got approval build las vegas ballpark in summerlin, nevada. however, mets announced end of affiliation las vegas 51s effective after 2018 season.

Accommodation Kalgoorlie

^ le souef, leslie (1934), cornwall hotel, boulder owned 1 of jordans best friends jack osmetti. looted , destroyed fire. hotel remembered walsh, pitman-coulter, treffene murder cases, retrieved 22 march 2012  ^ damage cornwall hotel riots, 1900, retrieved 22 march 2012  ^ nando s restaurants near kalgoorlie .  ^ kalgoorlie miner fire guts top floor of commercial. 4 november 1978. p1. ^ kalgoorlie miner famous old hotel being pulled down . 1 february 1980. p3. ^ http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/galleries/a/-/article/7085110/image/1/kalgoorlie-earthquake/ archived 5 october 2013 @ wayback machine. ^ kalgoorlie miner oriental hotel demolition starts amid protests . 29 june 1972. p1.

References Haʻamonga ʻa Maui

coordinates: 21°08′12″s 175°02′53″w / 21.13667°s 175.04806°w / -21.13667; -175.04806 the ha amonga maui has astronomical connection in 1967, late majesty taufa ahau tupou iv, made remarkable discovery on top of ha amonga. 1. double vv on top of each other , 1 facing opposite direction creating 4 sided diamond or square @ intersection point. small dome minute kava bowl. 2. obvious structure of ha amonga pi or 3.14. gateway or pathway toward understanding origin of ancient tongan people. why important? tonga not 3rd world country labeled our present day fake information control media outlets. tonga perhaps 1 of oldest continents known mankind. 3. archaeologists postulated island of eua in tonga perhaps oldest island world. 4. construction , precision of s form , shape not work of unintelligent hunters. 5. hoku ongo nima e kena ngaue pe ma au, taau foki hoku va e kena fai pe ho o fekau - british spy , missionary- james eagan moulton known toketa molitoni. ha amonga astronomical, ast

Ironman World Championships Ironman Triathlon

over time popularity of sport of triathlon grew, , annual race on big island became ironman world championship, series of qualifying races required enter championship. hawaii race consists of swim in bay of kailua-kona, bike ride across hawaiian lava desert hāwī , back, , marathon run along coast (from keauhou keahole point , kailua-kona); finishing on aliʻi drive. recent ironman world championship took place on october 14, 2017 , won patrick lange of germany in 8:01:40 , daniela ryf of switzerland in 8:50:47. the current ironman hawaii course record set in 2017 patrick lange (germany), winning time 8 hours 1 minutes 40 seconds. daniela ryf (switzerland) set women s course record in 2016 winning time of 8 hours 46 minutes 46 seconds. amateur triathletes can qualify world championship through placement in 1 of other ironman series of races or few selected ironman 70.3 races. entry race can obtained through random allocation lottery or through ironman foundation s charitable ebay auction

The Opposing Shore Julien Gracq

the opposing shore (le rivage des syrtes - 1951) julien gracq s famous novel. a novel of waiting, set in old fortress close sea defines ancestral border between stagnant principality of orsenna , territory of archenemy, mysterious farghestan. lonely characters caught in no man s land, waiting happen , wondering whether should done bring change, particularly when change may mean death of civilisations.

Aerial Views Aigues-Mortes

literary references ernest hemingway s third major posthumous work, novel garden of eden, takes place in aigues-mortes. wayne koestenbaum set 2004 novel moira orfei in aigues-mortes in aigues mortes. michael moorcock s hawkmoon novels feature aigues mortes site of castle brass , capital city of futuristic kamarg . giovanni boccaccio s decameron, second day, seventh story, place king s daughter shipwrecked in false explanation of four-year absence.

In popular culture Planchette

mystic hand planchette during initial craze in late 1860s, planchettes became subject of several popular songs sold in sheet music form. in 1868, c.y. fonda sheet music company of cincinnati published planchette polka, composed august la motte, dedicated kirby & co, dominant planchette manufacturer of day. in 1868, lee & walker sheet music company of philadelphia debuted song planchette words elmer ruan coates , music eastburn. song includes chorus planchette, planchette, oh! let me see/what luck have in store me! in 1870, oliver & ditson sheet music company of boston published planchette: celebrated comic song words g.a. meazie jr, popularized singer barnabee. music written piano , voice. the 9 july 1892 volume 103 edition of punch included cartoon depicting impish devil pushing planchette toward prediction of next derby winner, claiming device put end speculation. the 25 march 1907 edition of washington post famously depicted president teddy roosevelt scribblin

Features Windsor Great Park

1 features 1.1 copper horse 1.2 royal lodge 1.3 royal chapel of saints 1.4 cumberland lodge 1.5 cranbourne tower 1.6 savill garden 1.7 virginia water lake features george iii depicted roman emperor in bronze statue in windsor great park the modern enclosed deer park @ northern end of great park. home large herd of semi-wild deer, reflecting original medieval purpose of park. the copper horse the long walk runs south windsor castle 1829 copper horse statue of king george iii atop snow hill there impressive views of castle. 2.65 miles (4.26 km) george iv gateway @ windsor castle copper horse. other equestrian statues in park include 1 of prince consort, west of polo grounds, , 1 of queen elizabeth ii near village. the royal lodge the royal lodge built in centre of park deputy ranger s house. made retreat prince regent 1812, largely pulled down after death. remains renovated, in 1930s, home duke , duchess of york before accession george vi , queen elizabeth. official residence of prince a

Descendants of Pericchedis Pericchedi

branches of sisodia clan coat of arms of vijayanagaram west entrance of vizianagaram fort in andhra pradesh main entrance of vizianagaram fort pusapatis of vizianagaram (telugu:విజయనగరం పూసపాటి వారు) family name changed pusapati after moving coastal region. founded city of vizianagaram, named after vijay rama raju, spelled z differentiate vijayanagar dynasty in hampi. obtained title of gajapathi, after battle of nandapur, in northern circars in 16th century. in 1484 pusapati rachi raju wrote vasistha gotra kshatriya sisa malika. they, along other allies of vijayanagar conquered sultan quli, founder of qutub shahi dynasty of golkonda 1652 5th king of subsequent pusapati line made subahdar of northern circars , re-established in vizagapatnam country. received gajapathi title after defeating gajapathi s of nandapur (orissa), former allies , relatives, in 16th century. in 1827 maharajah vijay rama gajapati raju iii had several honors conferred on him british government. lord northbrook obt

Venues Cobb County, Georgia

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Musical maturity Ludwig van Beethoven

beethoven in 1803, painted christian horneman for premiere of first symphony, hired burgtheater on 2 april 1800, , staged extensive programme of music, including works haydn , mozart, septet, first symphony, , 1 of piano concertos (the latter 3 works unpublished). concert, allgemeine musikalische zeitung described interesting concert in long time, not without difficulties; among criticisms players did not bother pay attention soloist. mozart , haydn undeniable influences. example, beethoven s quintet piano , winds said bear strong resemblance mozart s work same configuration, albeit own distinctive touches. melodies, musical development, use of modulation , texture, , characterisation of emotion set him apart influences, , heightened impact of works made when first published. end of 1800, beethoven , music in demand patrons , publishers. ludwig van beethoven: detail of 1804–05 portrait joseph willibrord mähler. complete painting depicts beethoven lyre-guitar. in may 1799, beethoven

Filmography Christopher Jaymes

1 filmography 1.1 television 1.2 awards 1.3 nominations filmography the cottage (2012) – director, editor misfits (2011) – actor shrink me (2010) – writer, director bhutto (2010) – cinematography beyond mat (2010) – editor in memory of father (2008) – writer, director, producer, editor, actor it s alright ma, m trying (2000) – producer, actor max, 13 (1999) – actor verses (1999) – actor, editor the reel (1999) – writer, director, actor little savant (1999) – actor some girl (1998) – actor father s day (1997) – actor dogs of wood s hole (1997) – actor television the millionaire (1 episode, 2013) – director bad samaritans (1 episode, 2012) – director mile high (1 episode, 2012) – producer long story short (1 episode, 2011) – director late night lang & o leary (1 episode, 2011) – director, producer the feed (1 episode, 2011) – director, producer making scene (1 episode, 2010) – writer/director lost (episode lafleur , 2009) – actor the fugitive (1 episode, 2000) – actor chicago hope (

Application of r/K selection theory to race J. Philippe Rushton

rushton s book race, evolution, , behavior (1995) uses r/k selection theory explain how east asians consistently average high, blacks low, , whites in middle on evolutionary scale of characteristics indicative of nurturing behavior. first published theory in 1984. rushton argues east asians , descendants average larger brain size, greater intelligence, more sexual restraint, slower rates of maturation, , greater law abidingness , social organization europeans , descendants, average higher scores on these dimensions africans , descendants. theorizes r/k selection theory explains these differences. rushton s application of r/k selection theory explain differences among racial groups has been criticised. 1 of many critics evolutionary biologist joseph l. graves, has done extensive testing of r/k selection theory species of drosophila flies. graves argues not r/k selection theory considered virtually useless when applied human life history evolution, rushton not apply theory correctly, , d

Legacy A. K. Fazlul Huq

sher-e-bangla nagar, houses parliament of bangladesh, named in honour of huq sher-e-bangla founded several educational , technical institutions bengali muslims, including islamia college in calcutta, baker hostel , carmichael hostel residence halls muslim students of university of calcutta, lady brabourne college, adina fazlul huq college in rajshahi, eliot hostel, tyler hostel, medical college hostel, engineering college hostel, muslim institute building, dhaka eden girls college building, fazlul huq college @ chakhar, fazlul huq hall (dhaka university), sher-e-bangla hall (bangladesh university of engineering , technology) sher-e-bangla agricultural university (sau) dhaka-1207, bulbul music academy , central women s college. sher-e-bangla had significant contribution in founding leading university of bangladesh: dhaka university. during premiership bangla academy founded , bengali new year s day (pohela boishakh) declared public holiday. throughout bangladesh, educational institutio

Notable quotations A. K. Fazlul Huq

jawaharlal nehru huq s political secretary between 1918 , 1919 when tiger arrives, lamb must give away - muhammad ali jinnah on huq i living history of bengal , east pakistan of last sixty years. last survivor of band of unselfish , courageous muslims fought fearlessly against terrific odds… on role in politics of bengal (particularly bangladesh) i want consent formation of bengali army of hundred thousand young bengalis consisting of hindu , muslim youths on fifty-fifty basis. there insistent demand such step being taken @ once, , people of bengal not satisfied excuses. national demand must conceded. writing governor john herbert regarding demands forming bengal army during world war ii administrative measures must suited genius , traditions of people , not fashioned according whims , caprices of hardened bureaucrats, many of whom autocratic ideas bound breath of lives. in letter governor of bengal they lions in own days , have descendants of lions of indian journalism in our midst

World War I USS Wainwright (DD-62)

wainwright (right) alongside destroyer tender bridgeport @ brest in 1918 the summer of 1917 provided few opportunities wainwright test sub-killing techniques. on 4 july, member of destroyer s crew spotted purported periscope , thereafter others claimed torpedo reported have passed ship, 5 feet (1.5 m) astern. wainwright depth-charged last indicated position of undersea raider no avail. on morning of 20 august, after rowan brought oil 1 of depth charges, wainwright dropped couple of depth charges passed through faint slick. few minutes later, joined other ships in sporadic gunfire failed prove submarine in area. the fall, on other hand, brought wainwright increased activity. after spending first 2 weeks of september in repairs @ birkenhead, near liverpool, departed yard @ laird basin @ 07:00 on 14th return queenstown. 3 quarters of hour afternoon watch, received orders sending scene of submarine attack against allied merchantman 15 nautical miles (28 km) south-southeast of helvick head,