title: "Victoria Highlanders Women" content: in front of an attendance of about 400. In 2005 the Victoria Stars were league champions and lost 3-0 to the Hibernian and Caledonian Saints Women in the playoff final. In 2008 Moira Hood led Victoria Stars goal scorers with five. The team finished 9-4-1, three points off of first place in the league. As the third seed, the Victoria Stars faced the host and second place Tri-Cities Xtreme in the semifinals at Burnaby Lakes Sports Complex. Other stand out players were goalkeeper Jill Carruthers, UVic Vikes defender Jackie Snell, as well as midfielders Mariel Solsberg and Cheryl Bjorgan of


title: "Bride buying" content: Bride buying Bride-purchasing or bride-buying is the industry or trade of “purchasing a bride” to become property and at times as property that can be resold or repurchased for reselling. Bride-purchasing or bride-selling is practiced by bride-sellers and bride-buyers in parts of countries such as India and China, among others. The practice is described as a form of “marriage of convenience” but is illegal in many countries in the world. Bride-buying is an old practice in many regions in India. Bride-purchasing is common in the states of India such as Haryana, Jharkhand, and Punjab. According to CNN-IBN, women are “bought,


title: "Bride buying" content: expatriate Indians in the Gulf countries from Hyderabad, India. Bride buying Bride-purchasing or bride-buying is the industry or trade of “purchasing a bride” to become property and at times as property that can be resold or repurchased for reselling. Bride-purchasing or bride-selling is practiced by bride-sellers and bride-buyers in parts of countries such as India and China, among others. The practice is described as a form of “marriage of convenience” but is illegal in many countries in the world. Bride-buying is an old practice in many regions in India. Bride-purchasing is common in the states of India such as Haryana,


title: "Sandy Claws (film)" content: pier and unguarded. Sylvester thinks he's in for a free meal ... until the tide comes in and washes Sylvester away. The high waters surround Tweety's cage, leaving the bird to yell for help. Sylvester then devises a variety of tricks to stay dry and ferry himself across the flooded beach to get at his meal: Eventually, Granny (who emerges from the bathhouse in an old-fashioned, turn-of-the-20th century one-piece swimming body costume and shower cap) sees the flooded beach and Sylvester attempting to get at Tweety. Unaware of Sylvester's true motives, Granny believes the cat is attempting to rescue the


title: "New Albion Brewing Company" content: events at the Great American Beer Festival and was available nationwide beginning January 2013. After the Boston Brewing production run, McAuliffe released a 5 gallon batch version of the original recipe to the public. McAuliffe is now retired and living in Northwest Arkansas. He has transferred the company name to his daughter, Renee M. DeLuca. DeLuca is now brewing New Albion Ale with Platform Beer Company in Cleveland, Ohio. New Albion Brewing Company The New Albion Brewing Company is known as the first American craft beer brewery. Founded in 1976 by Jack McAuliffe (born 1945) in Sonoma, California, New Albion


title: "Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Van Gogh)" content: Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Van Gogh) Portrait of Artist's Mother is an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh of his mother, Anna Carbentus van Gogh, drawn from a black-and-white photograph. Van Gogh's introduction to art was through his mother, herself an amateur artist. After years of strained relations with family members, Van Gogh excitedly shared some of his works he thought his mother would appreciate most, of flowers and natural settings. In this painting, Van Gogh captures his mother's dignified and proud nature. Anna Carbentus van Gogh was an amateur artist who enjoyed making drawings of plants and flowers


title: "Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Van Gogh)" content: to make a portrait of his mother. Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Van Gogh) Portrait of Artist's Mother is an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh of his mother, Anna Carbentus van Gogh, drawn from a black-and-white photograph. Van Gogh's introduction to art was through his mother, herself an amateur artist. After years of strained relations with family members, Van Gogh excitedly shared some of his works he thought his mother would appreciate most, of flowers and natural settings. In this painting, Van Gogh captures his mother's dignified and proud nature. Anna Carbentus van Gogh was an amateur artist who


title: "Andrea Moller" content: 13/2011
 - Solo: First place in the 5th Maui Annual Paddle Board Race - 1:22:11 - July 18/2010
 - Solo: First place in the Molokai to Oahu Paddle Board Race - 6h even - July 25/2010
 - Solo: First place in the Olukai One-man Outrigger Canoe Race - 00:53:25.6 - May 26/2010
 - Solo: First place in the Olukai SUP Race - 00:57:50.6 - May 26/2010
 - Team Bradley: First place in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai, International Molokai to Oahu Six-man Outrigger canoe Race - 5:54:13 - Sep 26th/2010 She uses Quickblade paddles, SIC Stand Up Board and


title: "The Bullet Project" content: impractical. Once it was determined that the cockpit would be a sealed fireproof and blast-resistant capsule, inspired by the example of the Scott Crossfield incident in the X-15 rocket plane, consideration was then given to making the capsule ejectable. After studying examples from both aviation and 250 mph drag boat racing of ejectable or separable capsules, it was decided to pattern the capsule separation for RV1 largely after the drag boat model, in which the capsule separates only after a crash has already initiated. However, due to the much higher speeds and different motions expected in comparison to a drag


title: "Heart 104.9 FM" content: Sat 6pm - 10pm) The Weekend Party with Lunga Singama (Fri 10pm - 1 am), The Weekend Party With JP Carelse (Sat 10pm - 1am) Saturday Breakfast with Tapfuma Makina (6-9am), On the Couch with Martin Myers and Flapper (9-10am), Heart Top 40 with Paul Playdon (10am - 2pm), The Rewind with Lunga Singama ( 2pm - 6pm), Sunday Breakfast with Paul Playdon (6am - 10am), Sunday Lunch with Lunga Singama including the My Cape Town Hour (10am -2pm), Sound of Sunday with Irma G (2pm - 6pm), Me Time with Clarence Ford (6pm - 10pm) Time Out with Meghan


title: "Medway (1902)" content: Medway (1902) The Medway was a four-masted barque built in 1902 by A. McMillan & Son, Dumbarton, Scotland. It was originally named the Ama Begonakoa when built for Messrs Sota and Aznar of Bilboa but was registered in Montevideo and first flew the Uruguayan flag. The ship's figure-head was the Madonna and Child. Devitt and Moore purchased the ship in June 1910 for £30,000 as a sail training ship for their company Devitt & Moore's Ocean Training Ships Limited. Devitt and Moore also used the ship in the Australian wool and wheat trade, and South American nitrate trade. During one


title: "Medway (1902)" content: voyage, in December 1916, the "Medway" passed east to west around Cape Horn, which is possibly the last occasion that a square-rig sailing ship passed in that direction. Passing east to west around Cape Horn could take some square-riggers six weeks to beat around. During 1918, the exigencies of the Great War necessitated the sale of Devitt and Moore's, then, only training ship, and it was sold to the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company (later Royal Dutch Shell ) for £41,000. The ship was then converted into a bulk oil carrier and renamed the Myr Shell and used for service in the


title: "Medway (1902)" content: Far East. Subsequently the "Myr Shell" became an oil depot ship in Singapore before being sold to Japanese shipbreakers for £1,500 in 1933. This narrative has been adapted from a book by Capt. A.G. Course. Medway (1902) The Medway was a four-masted barque built in 1902 by A. McMillan & Son, Dumbarton, Scotland. It was originally named the Ama Begonakoa when built for Messrs Sota and Aznar of Bilboa but was registered in Montevideo and first flew the Uruguayan flag. The ship's figure-head was the Madonna and Child. Devitt and Moore purchased the ship in June 1910 for £30,000 as


title: B1A4 content: first comeback stage was on "Show Champion" on November 30. After their comeback, B1A4 competed as a group on "". In 2017, B1A4 performed in Seoul for their concert "B1A4 Live Space 2017" on February 4, 5, 11 and 12. Shortly after, they held their second US tour titled "B1A4 Four Nights in The U.S. 2017", with concerts in New York on February 15; Chicago on February 17; San Francisco on February 19; and Los Angeles on February 20. In May 2017, CNU was cast to play the lead in the Korean version of the musical adaptation of Hamlet. The


title: B1A4 content: band toured Japan as "B1A4 Live Space 2017" with concerts in Osaka on May 22; Okazaki on June 8, Fukuoka on June 9, and Tokyo on June 15. On September 25, 2017, B1A4 released their seventh EP "Rollin'". On June 30, 2018, WM Entertainment confirmed that Jinyoung and Baro had left the agency following the end of their contracts. Their activities with the group remain in discussion. On November 16, WM Entertainment has announced that B1A4 members Jinyoung and Baro will not promote with the group for the time being, with the remaining three members - CNU, Sandeul, and Gongchan


title: "Walter Kuhn" content: as well as espionage operations. In 1940 Kuhn joined the Nazi party. With the Nazi occupation of Poland in 1939 Kuhn returned to German communities in Ukraine to assist in determining their "racial qualities" connected to Nazi plans of resettlement. Kuhn's reports were taken into account by SS as it assessed which Germans were fit to be repatriated into Nazi Germany. He also worked for German-Soviet commission, where he listed places in Poland to be annexed by Nazi Germany along with their alleged ethnic composition. He belonged to a group of Nazi German historians assisting Nazi civilian and military institutions


title: "Harley Gallery and Foundation" content: Harley Gallery and Foundation The Harley Gallery and Foundation is an educational charity situated on the ducal estate of Welbeck Abbey in North Nottinghamshire. The Harley Foundation was set up in 1977 by Ivy, Duchess of Portland, "to encourage creativity in all of us". The Harley Foundation works towards this aim through the activities of The Portland Collection, The Harley Gallery and The Harley Foundation Studios. The Harley Foundation is a registered charity and in 2010-11 had a gross income of £11,416,110. The Gallery works towards the Foundation's objectives through the historical and contemporary exhibition programme, craft shop, events and


title: "Harley Gallery and Foundation" content: and miniature portraits, changing more frequently. The Portland Tiara was stolen from the Harley Gallery in November 2018. Harley Gallery and Foundation The Harley Gallery and Foundation is an educational charity situated on the ducal estate of Welbeck Abbey in North Nottinghamshire. The Harley Foundation was set up in 1977 by Ivy, Duchess of Portland, "to encourage creativity in all of us". The Harley Foundation works towards this aim through the activities of The Portland Collection, The Harley Gallery and The Harley Foundation Studios. The Harley Foundation is a registered charity and in 2010-11 had a gross income of £11,416,110.


title: "Tuxedo floating nightclubs" content: Tuxedo floating nightclubs The Tuxedo Princess (ex-TSS "Caledonian Princess") and Tuxedo Royale (ex-TSS "Dover") were two former car ferries used as permanently moored floating nightclubs in the United Kingdom from the 1980s to the 2000s. Both ships saw use on the River Tyne at different times, while the "Princess" also saw use on the River Clyde in Glasgow, and the "Royale" on the River Tees in Middlesbrough. The "Tuxedo Princess" was the first of the two floating nightclubs, moored on the Tyne. When the "Tuxedo Princess" was briefly moved to Glasgow, the "Tuxedo Royale" took up her position. When the


title: "Tuxedo floating nightclubs" content: "Tuxedo Princess" returned, the "Tuxedo Royale" was moved to Middlesbrough. The idea of buying a second-hand ship to serve as a floating nightclub to be moored on the Tyne originated with Tyneside-based businessman Michael Quadrini, who already owned the popular Tuxedo Junction nightclub in Newcastle, and several bars, and was looking for a larger venue. And so he purchased the "Caledonian Princess", renaming her the "Tuxedo Princess". the vessel been built in 1961 as a car ferry, in which role it served until 1981. The later "Tuxedo Royale" was also a former car ferry, the "Dover", built in 1965. Originally


title: "Tuxedo floating nightclubs" content: Terry Owens started a campaign to restore the vessel from a nearby dry dock, which would cost in the region of £250,000. The intention was to apply for lottery funding to finance the works. In June 2017, the "Tuxedo Royale" was badly damaged by fire whilst docked on the river In January 2018 work began on demolition of the "Tuxedo Royale" to allow the dockside to be used once again for commercial traffic. Tuxedo floating nightclubs The Tuxedo Princess (ex-TSS "Caledonian Princess") and Tuxedo Royale (ex-TSS "Dover") were two former car ferries used as permanently moored floating nightclubs in the


title: "2011 Euro Beach Soccer League" content: 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League The 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League ("EBSL") is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a Superfinal, deciding the competition winner. There are seven teams participating in two divisions in each Stage (there are four Stages) that will face each other in a round-robin system. Division A consists of the 8 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consists of the lower ranked teams and new entries to


title: "Old Church Tower at Nuenen" content: Old Church Tower at Nuenen Old Church Tower at Nuenen (or The Peasants' Churchyard) are names given to several oil paintings and drawings created in 1884 and 1885 by Vincent van Gogh. Most reflect the way the 12th-century church looked in its better days when its spire was intact and its foundation formidable. The spire was demolished in 1792 and the church tower was in the process of being torn down and sold for scrap as Van Gogh made the paintings. In 1882, Van Gogh's father became pastor in Nuenen and the family lived at the vicarage at Nuenen, a


title: "Old Church Tower at Nuenen" content: could barely afford bread and meat was a luxury. Potato was a food not fit for those who could afford better in the 19th century. Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish philosopher, deemed the poor "root-eaters". While in Nuenen, Van Gogh made a number of paintings of "The Old Church Tower at Nuenen", born of his enjoyment of visiting churches and cemeteries. Vincent was the second child to his parents, born exactly one year after their first baby, still born, also named Vincent. Like other "substitute" children, he regularly visited the site of his sibling's grave. Vincent's brother was buried in Zundert


title: "Old Church Tower at Nuenen" content: finished just before the building was demolished and the remains sold for scrap. Van Gogh made eleven drawings and paintings of the Church tower; one of the drawings is of a funeral. "Old Church Tower at Nuenen, ('The Peasants' Churchyard')" (F84) was made as a tribute to the simple, humble lives of the peasants who "for centuries... have been laid to rest, among the fields in which they rooted when alive." The ruined tower he saw a symbol of the declining role of Christianity in people's lives. The tower was demolished shortly after Van Gogh concluded this painting. Van Gogh


title: "Old Church Tower at Nuenen" content: the grass and the flowers that are growing in this graveyard." Old Church Tower at Nuenen Old Church Tower at Nuenen (or The Peasants' Churchyard) are names given to several oil paintings and drawings created in 1884 and 1885 by Vincent van Gogh. Most reflect the way the 12th-century church looked in its better days when its spire was intact and its foundation formidable. The spire was demolished in 1792 and the church tower was in the process of being torn down and sold for scrap as Van Gogh made the paintings. In 1882, Van Gogh's father became pastor in


title: "Thirteen Communities" content: Thirteen Communities The Thirteen Communities (Cimbrian: "Dreizehn Komoin", , ) were a group of municipalities in the Veneto region that spoke the Cimbrian language, a dialect of Upper German, as their native tongue. The municipalities are located on a high plateau northeast of Verona. They consist of: The thirteen communities formed together into a loose commonwealth around 1280. They were historically under the suzerainty of the Milanese House of Visconti and then under the Republic of Venice. Under both they enjoyed wide cultural and political autonomy in exchange for their loyalty. The autonomous status came to an end with the


title: "Android software development" content: NDK includes support for CMake and its own codice_9 (based on GNU Make). Android Studio supports running either of these from Gradle. Other third-party tools allow integrating the NDK into Eclipse and Visual Studio. For CPU profiling, the NDK also includes simpleperf which is similar to the Linux perf tool, but with better support for Android and specifically for mixed Java/C++ stacks. The Android 3.1 platform (also backported to Android 2.3.4) introduces Android Open Accessory support, which allows external USB hardware (an Android USB accessory) to interact with an Android-powered device in a special "accessory" mode. When an Android-powered device


title: "Android software development" content: is in accessory mode, the connected accessory acts as the USB host (powers the bus and enumerates devices) and the Android-powered device acts as the USB device. Android USB accessories are specifically designed to attach to Android-powered devices and adhere to a simple protocol (Android accessory protocol) that allows them to detect Android-powered devices that support accessory mode. Development tools intended to help an Android device interact with external electronics include IOIO, Android Open Accessory Development Kit, Microbridge, Triggertrap, etc. Android::Build is a Perl CPAN module which enables callers to build an Android APK file using only the basic command


title: "Alexandrina Hristov" content: the past years Hristov has performed at Untold Festival, Gărâna Jazz Festival, Peștera Bolii Festival and Transilvania International Film Festival. She also appeared at several Romanian TV shows on Pro TV, TVR1 and Antena1 channels. She gained most of her fans through her performances, as well as on the internet and peer-to-peer networks. In 2016, Hristov has toured Romania, with her "10 Year Anniversary" tour, a series of sold out concerts performed in the cities of Iasi, Timisoara, Cluj and Bucharest. The integrated three-wall light-show and the sound of the theremin created a totally new experience and set a whole


title: "Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine" content: in place of full sword, a white service cap, and standard epaulets. A third category was the "walking out dress" ("Ausgehanzug") which was essentially a standard service uniform worn with epaulets, belt, and sword or dagger. Officer dress uniforms The "Dienstanzug" (Service uniform) was worn in headquarters settings and constituted (for officers) of a double breasted naval coat with sleeve stripes worn with ribbons, medals, badges, and a white dress belt. A raised collar white shirt with black neck-tie was worn underneath. The "Kleiner Dienstanzug" (lesser service uniform), allowed the officer to wear a normal collared shirt with a plain


title: "MasterCard Truck Series" content: MasterCard Truck Series The MasterCard Truck Series was a Mexican pickup truck racing predecessor of Desafío Corona. NASCAR Corona Series drivers participated in the MasterCard Truck Series as Jorge Goeters, Patrick Goeters, Marcelo Nuñez, César Tiberio Jiménez, Sebastián Ocaranza, Sebastián Ocaranza, Jr., Julio Bracho, Jr., José González, Oscar Ruiz. In the season 2002 only Chevrolet took part. In the 2003 season Dodge was added to the category. 21 races were held, all in ovals, eight in 2002 and 13 in 2003. In 2002 and 2003 ran in San Antonio, Texas, and an oval in the Estadio Azteca park lot was


title: "MasterCard Truck Series" content: included. MasterCard Truck Series The MasterCard Truck Series was a Mexican pickup truck racing predecessor of Desafío Corona. NASCAR Corona Series drivers participated in the MasterCard Truck Series as Jorge Goeters, Patrick Goeters, Marcelo Nuñez, César Tiberio Jiménez, Sebastián Ocaranza, Sebastián Ocaranza, Jr., Julio Bracho, Jr., José González, Oscar Ruiz. In the season 2002 only Chevrolet took part. In the 2003 season Dodge was added to the category. 21 races were held, all in ovals, eight in 2002 and 13 in 2003. In 2002 and 2003 ran in San Antonio, Texas, and an oval in the Estadio Azteca park lot


title: "Rollercoaster (1999 film)" content: a restroom stall. Ben returns to the bathroom and begins talking to Stick in a sexual manner. He then forces the stall that Stick is hiding in and begins making sexual advances on Stick, who fights back. The assault eventually ends with Ben forcing Stick to give him oral sex. Justin, still duct taped to the chair in the security office, sees the events unfold, and tries to escape, knowing that he would have been the victim if Ben had not noticed the kids in the bathroom. After the event, Ben tries to make casual talk with Stick and tells


title: "Trade Union Act" content: Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1906 means the Trade Union Acts 1871 and 1876 and Trade Disputes Act 1906. The Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1913 means the Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1906 and the Trade Union Act 1913. The Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1964 means the Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1913 and the Trade Union (Amalgamations) Act 1964. The Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1971 means ... It is applicable to Northern Ireland. Trade Union Act Trade Union Act (with its many variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, India, Japan, Laos,


title: "Sanne Ledermann" content: assigned any extra homework. On the contrary, Keesing's always is making jokes these days." Part of the original essay written by Sanne Ledermann appears in Anne's book Tales from the Secret Annex, which is a collection of other events and stories written by Anne Frank besides the diary. ""Quack Quack Quack, said Mistress Chatterback
" "Calling Her duckling from the deep
" "And up they came cheep cheep cheep
" "Well do you have any bread for us
" "For Gerald, Mina and little Gus
" "Why yes of course I do
" "A lovely crust I stole for you
" "Its all I could find You'll


title: "Hamirsar Lake" content: and to develop its catchment to meet the domestic water needs of population of Bhuj, awareness campaign mobilized the citizens, municipality, local press to do the bare minimum repairs to fill up the lake in 2003. The lake became safe and sound before the monsoons of 2003 to impound water. Highest rainfall (22 inches) in the last 50 yrs of span was recorded in 2003 which overflowed the Hamirsar lake making it an occasion to celebrate. There is a tradition from the days when Kutch was a princely state and the puja was performed by the royalty, whenever lake overflowed


title: "Tekken: Blood Vengeance" content: that film. "That doesn't have anything to do with it this time," Harada insisted. "We're not trying to rewrite those wrongs. Fans are always asking us for a 3D movie. This is our response to them... We want to make a movie that everyone can enjoy, though. Not just Tekken fans." Namco's "Tekken" team has wanted to do A 3D movie after the creation of the CG opening for Tekken 6's scenario campaign. Namco has "tried as much as possible" to use the same voice actors from the games for the film. Writer Dai Satō, who had previously worked on


title: "Washing the Ethiopian white" content: its subject a bogus philanthropic scheme to bathe away the skin colour of Africans so that they ‘Go in a raven and come out a swan’. Visual depictions are little better. Isaac Cruikshank issued a caricature print in 1795 under the title "Washing the Blackamoor White". Satirising the mistress of the future George IV, it shows Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, sitting in an arm-chair while two ladies wash her face, which has the complexion of a mulatto. The Prince of Wales crouches at her feet, holding out a basin. In a speech bubble, he says: "Another Scrub & then!!


title: "Andy Puddle" content: Andy Puddle Andrew 'Andy' Charles Puddle (born 10 September 1956) is a former Welsh cricketer. Puddle was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Llanrwst, Denbighshire. Puddle made his debut for Wales Minor Counties in the 1988 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Shropshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Wales Minor Counties from 1989 to 1994, which included 61 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1993, he made his List A debut against Sussex, in the NatWest Trophy. He played a further List A match for the team, against Middlesex in


title: "Andy Puddle" content: the 1994 NatWest Trophy. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 6 runs at a batting average of 3.00, with a high score of 5. Andy Puddle Andrew 'Andy' Charles Puddle (born 10 September 1956) is a former Welsh cricketer. Puddle was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Llanrwst, Denbighshire. Puddle made his debut for Wales Minor Counties in the 1988 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Shropshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Wales Minor Counties from 1989 to 1994, which included 61 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In


title: "Tom Huck" content: influences include José Guadalupe Posada, Honoré Daumier, and Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. Huck's work is also known for his delicate and intricate method of carving and use of cross-hatching in the print medium. It has been described as having "a real delicacy of touch" and "an extraordinary landscape of marks". Huck is associated with a movement within contemporary American printmaking known as the "Outlaw Printmakers", a group that also includes Bill Fick, Richard Mock, Dennis Mcnett, Sue Coe, Sean Starwars, Carlos Hernandez, and Canonball Press. Tom Huck Tom Huck (born 1971) is an American printmaker best known for


title: "Ward Stare" content: Ward Stare Ward Stare (Born August 27, 1982) is an American conductor. Stare is currently the Music Director for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and was formerly the Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – a position created for him in the fall of 2008 by Music Director David Robertson – and concurrently acted as Music Director of the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. Stare was born and raised in Rochester, New York. Stare was trained as a trombonist at the Juilliard School in Manhattan. At the age of 18, he was appointed principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera


title: "Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan" content: Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan The organization was founded on 3 November 2000 by Yukito Ayatsuji, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Hiroko Minagawa, Kaoru Kitamura, Tetsuya Ayukawa and other mystery writers. It is currently chaired by Rintaro Norizuki and claims about 170 members. It presents the Honkaku Mystery Awards to writers every year and produces the annual anthology. "Honkaku" (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery is one of subgenres of mystery fiction that focuses on "fair play". Mystery novels written during the "Golden Age" of the mystery novel (e.g., the Ellery Queen novels) are regarded as examples of honkaku mystery. The HMC started producing


title: "John Finch (MP for Winchelsea)" content: he was re-elected MP for Winchelsea in the Long Parliament and sat until his death in 1642. Finch died before February 1643 when a writ was issued for his replacement. He had been elected as John Finch Esq, but was referred to in the writ as Sir John Finch. John Finch (MP for Winchelsea) John Finch (died 1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1642. Finch was probably the son of Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea and his wife Cecile Wentworth. In 1624, Finch was elected Member of


title: "Matt Caution" content: folded at the end of the season and the Cleveland Crunch selected Caution in the Dispersal Draft. The Crunch traded Caution to the St. Louis Steamers in exchange for Clint Regier in 2002. When the Steamers announced they would sit out the 2002–2003 season, the league held a dispersal draft in August 2002 and the Philadelphia KiXX selected Caution. On October 2, 2002, The KiXX then traded Caution to the Kansas City Comets for Matt Knowles. Through all these trades, Caution did not suit up for any of these teams. On October 2, 2003, Caution joined the Steamers as they


title: "Matt Caution" content: re-entered the league. In 2005, the California Cougars selected Caution in the MISL Expansion Draft. In 2008, the Cougars traded Caution to the Orlando Sharks where Caution finished his career. Matt Caution Matt Caution is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the USISL and the National Professional Soccer League. In 1993, Caution graduated from Fort Zumwalt South High School. He attended Southwest Missouri State University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1997. In 1994, he broke his leg while playing for the St. Louis Knights of the USISL during the collegiate off-season. He lost


title: "First impression (psychology)" content: the African American models. Abercrombie & Fitch wearers were rated as higher SES than the other sweatshirts. Participants wanted to be friends with the Caucasian model most when she was wearing a plain sweatshirt and the African American model most when she was wearing either the plain or K-Mart sweatshirt. It is unclear why the plain sweatshirt was most associated with friendship, but the general results suggest that mismatching class and race reduced the model's friendship appeal. Online profiles and communication channels such as email provide fewer cues than in-person interactions, which makes targets more difficult to understand. When research


title: "Arbitrage (film)" content: nominated for: Chicago Film Critics Society - "Most Promising Filmmaker: Nicholas Jarecki", Phoenix Film Critics Society - "Best Original Screenplay: Nicholas Jarecki", San Sebastian International Film Festival - "Golden Shell: Nicholas Jarecki" Arbitrage (film) Arbitrage is a 2012 American thriller drama film directed by Nicholas Jarecki and starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth and Brit Marling. Filming began in April 2011 in New York City. It opened in U.S. theaters in September 2012. Sixty-year-old magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) manages a hedge fund with his daughter Brooke (Brit Marling) and is about to sell it for a handsome profit.


title: "War of the Green Lanterns" content: stop the renegade Guardian Krona from taking over the universe. The story arc's run was between March and June 2011, starting with a prologue in "Green Lantern" vol. 4 #63 and "Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors" #8 and continuing into "Green Lantern" vol. 4 #64-67 and across "Green Lantern Corps" #58-60 and "Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors" #9-10. It can resume in 10 parts: Green lantern: emerald warriors 7 Prologue - Green Lantern #63 Part 1 - Green Lantern #64 Part 2 - Green Lantern Corps #58 Part 3 - Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #8 Part 4 - Green Lantern #65 Part


title: "Peasant Character Studies (Van Gogh series)" content: the earth with a spade and she plants the potato seed. The figures of both sit below the horizon, symbolic of their connection to the earth. The painting was made in Nuenen, within the North Brabant district where Van Gogh was raised. Two weeks after completing this painting, Van Gogh completed his best known painting, "The Potato Eaters". Potatoes were a staple in the diet of the poor peasants, those who could barely afford bread, and meat was a luxury. Potato was a food not fit for those who could afford better in the 19th century. Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish


title: "Lobuche, Nepal" content: each year in the month of April as hundreds of porters and Sherpas from the region pass through Lobuche on their way to Base Camp. Many of them also move supplies, with the aid of yaks or other means, for various climbers and expeditions also traveling up the trail in preparation for the Everest spring climbing season in May. The lodging accommodations at Lobuche are notoriously primitive, consisting mostly of stone huts with shared bunk dormitories. In recent years there have been some additions of more modern facilities and amenities including seven lodges providing 200 twin-bed rooms. Some lodges provide


title: "1990 Alaska Air Force season" content: 1990 Alaska Air Force season The 1990 Alaska Air Force season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The Alaska Air Force maintain the same roster from last season, losing only forward Ricky Relosa to expansion team Pepsi-Cola and three others being released while signing up their two rookie picks; Macario Torres and Loreto Manaog. In the First Conference, Alaska brought in Anthony Simms as their import. Simms suited up for the Canadian national team in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and 1986 World Basketball championships and became the third Canadian native to play


title: Geisenbrunn content: Geisenbrunn Geisenbrunn is a village in Bavaria, Germany and is located about 22 km southwest of Munich (centre). Since 1978 it is a part of the municipality Gilching which belongs to the district of Starnberg (Landkreis Starnberg). Geisenbrunn is close to the A96 (Bundesautobahn 96) and also a station of the suburban trainsystem of Munich (Munich S-Bahn). Line 8 stops in Geisenbrunn in the direction to “Herrsching” respectively the direction to “airport” (MUC) via Munich city center. Next to some handicraft enterprises, there is the restaurant Gaststätte Geisenbrunn which offers bavarian dishes and the Hotel am Waldhang with bed and


title: Geisenbrunn content: children. Geisenbrunn also has a small Chapel “Maria Heimsuchung”. Geisenbrunn Geisenbrunn is a village in Bavaria, Germany and is located about 22 km southwest of Munich (centre). Since 1978 it is a part of the municipality Gilching which belongs to the district of Starnberg (Landkreis Starnberg). Geisenbrunn is close to the A96 (Bundesautobahn 96) and also a station of the suburban trainsystem of Munich (Munich S-Bahn). Line 8 stops in Geisenbrunn in the direction to “Herrsching” respectively the direction to “airport” (MUC) via Munich city center. Next to some handicraft enterprises, there is the restaurant Gaststätte Geisenbrunn which offers bavarian


title: Natech content: Natech Natech S.A. is a Greek ISV specializing in Financial and Business solutions. Natech S.A. – Integrated IT Solutions Founded in 1983 under the trading name Computer Store, the company has focused in delivering software and IT services mainly to cooperative institutions in Greece. As of 2012 Natech served over 10 out of 16 of the Greek Cooperative Banks with its [Core Banking Solution], CSB. Since 2012 and after the banking sector consolidation in Greece which led to the resolution of many cooperative banks, the company realigned its strategy and started servicing a broader range of Financial Institutions and Banks


title: Natech content: International Business Project, as a collaborating business, under the guidance of academic supervisors. Natech Natech S.A. is a Greek ISV specializing in Financial and Business solutions. Natech S.A. – Integrated IT Solutions Founded in 1983 under the trading name Computer Store, the company has focused in delivering software and IT services mainly to cooperative institutions in Greece. As of 2012 Natech served over 10 out of 16 of the Greek Cooperative Banks with its [Core Banking Solution], CSB. Since 2012 and after the banking sector consolidation in Greece which led to the resolution of many cooperative banks, the company realigned


title: "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen" content: Ray Charles Invites You to Listen Ray Charles Invites You to Listen (sometimes referred to as Invites You to Listen or Listen) is a studio album by American recording artist Ray Charles, released in June 1967. Made up of several standards, the album had Charles experiment with falsetto. The album received mixed response from music critics, some noting that the style of music was "old fashioned". As Charles' 1967 greatest hits album, "A Man and His Soul", was released, he returned to the recording studio to begin work on "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen". The album was produced by


title: "1991 Ginebra San Miguel season" content: 1991 Ginebra San Miguel season The 1991 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly the Añejo Rum 65ers, the La Tondeña ballclub will return to its old brand name Ginebra San Miguel beginning the season. The Ginebras started off with a 103-99 win over Alaska Milk on February 19. After three games, import Ron Davis was replaced by William Alexander, who played one game and scored a dismal 17 points in their 103-105 loss to Shell on March 5. Jervis Cole, their third reinforcement plane in as Ginebra snapped


title: "Rolls-Royce–Bentley L-series V8 engine" content: known as the B61. The need for a new engine was recognised by Rolls Royce in the early 1950s and its development began in 1952, bearing no relation to the 1905 Rolls-Royce V8. The result was a series of V8 engines known as the L series, more specifically the "L410" for its bore size of , in keeping with company practice. Developments of the L410 continued in production powering Rolls-Royces up to 1998 and Bentleys into the 21st century. Bentley, under Volkswagen ownership since 1998, continues to develop the L410 for its range of cars. Roll-Royce ceased using the L410


title: "Pacific Coast Steamship Company" content: Pacific Coast Steamship Company The Pacific Coast Steamship Company was an important early shipping company that operated steamships on the west coast of North America. It was first organized in 1867 under the name Goodall, Nelson and Perkins. The Goodall, Nelson & Perkins Steamship Company was formed in 1875, but a year later was reorganized as the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. In 1916 the Admiral Line bought the shipping interests of the company. The company was first organized in 1867 under the name of Goodall, Nelson and Perkins. The company's chief rival was the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The competition


title: "1989 Alaska Air Force season" content: 1989 Alaska Air Force season The 1989 Alaska Air Force season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Open Conference: Alaska lost their first four games of the season before picking up their first win on March 21, a 105–104 victory over Añejo Rum on rookie Elmer Cabahug's 15-foot jumper in the last five seconds. The Airmen scored their second straight win and moved out of the cellar a week later on March 28 in a 131–129 victory over Purefoods Hotdogs as import Carl Lott scored his highest output of 40 points in six


title: "Belle Austin Jacobs Memorial" content: Belle Austin Jacobs Memorial Memorial for Belle Austin Jacobs is a public artwork by American artist Sylvia Shaw Judson (sculptor) and Alexander C. Eschweiler (architect), formerly located in Kosciuszko Park, Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The statue depicted a young woman kneeling to feed a squirrel. It celebrated the life and philanthropy of Belle Austin Jacobs, who was best known for her work, with her husband Herbert Henry Jacobs, as the founders of organized social work in Wisconsin, including the establishment of the University Settlement House. About four feet tall and weighing 500–1000 lbs the bronze statue


title: "Ski Lift No. 1" content: Ski Lift No. 1 The former Ski Lift No. 1 begins on Aspen Street in Aspen, Colorado, United States, and climbs up the slopes of Aspen Mountain. It was built in the late 1940s on the site of Aspen's first ski lift, known as the Boat Tow. In 1990 it was listed under that name on the National Register of Historic Places, one of only two ski lifts in the country so recognized. It was originally built with motors and other equipment left over from Aspen's days as a silver mining center in the late 19th century. The development of


title: "Ski Lift No. 1" content: resort promised passengers it would dry clean any clothing stained by those drippings; Obermeyer says it had to do a lot of dry cleaning. Occasionally a dog rode up the chair. According to Obermeyer, Bingo, a St. Bernard belonging to another instructor, Fred Iselin, often climbed the mountain to join his master and the other instructors for lunch. Sometimes the lift operators let Bingo ride up instead. Ski Lift No. 1 The former Ski Lift No. 1 begins on Aspen Street in Aspen, Colorado, United States, and climbs up the slopes of Aspen Mountain. It was built in the late


title: "Gambit (2012 film)" content: Lord Shabandar (Alan Rickman) by conning him into buying a fake Monet ("Haystacks at Dusk"), to complement the one he already has ("Haystacks at Dawn"). He teams up with a master art forger, the Major (Tom Courtenay), and travels to Alpine, Texas. He searches for rodeo queen PJ Puznowski (Cameron Diaz), the granddaughter of the sergeant responsible for capturing Hermann Göring in 1945. Harry explains that PJ's participation will lend authenticity since the Monet was last seen at Carinhall after being plundered by the Nazis. She agrees and the next day the three drive out to PJ's grandmother's mobile home


title: "College Park, London" content: and Harrow Road. Baker Street & Waterloo Railway By the first World War, the area to the north of College Park had undergone substantial housing development. However relatively little had changed in College Park. Prior to the first World War, Holberton Gardens was constructed and number 1 – 11 Waldo Road were removed. On 10 May 1915, the Bakerloo line extension between Queens Park and Willesden Junction opened. The Bakerloo line thus became the first London Tube line to be physically connected with one of the main line railways. Bakerloo line services opened at Willesden Junction station in May, 1915


title: "Bill Kotsores" content: at NIT champions, but Kotsores was honored with the Haggerty Award. The Haggerty Award is given annually to the best male collegiate basketball player in the New York City metropolitan area every year since 1935–36. After a soild career at St. John's in which he was twice named an All-American, Kotsores played two seasons in the American Basketball League, one with the Elizabeth Braves and the other with the Bridgeport Newport Steelers. Bill Kotsores William James Kotsores (September 18, 1924 – June 6, 1971) was an American basketball player best known for his collegiate career at St. John's University in


title: "Ben Bag-Bag" content: Ben Bag-Bag Ben Bag-Bag (, literally, son of Bag-Bag) was a rabbinic sage and disciple of Hillel the Elder during the late "Zugot" or early "Tannaitic period". Aside from a single maxim quoted at the end of Mishna Avot ("Pirkei Avot" chapter 5) he is not mentioned. There he says, "Turn it, and turn it, for everything is in it. Reflect on it and grow old and gray with it. Don't turn from it, for nothing is better than it." This maxim is followed by that of another sage, ben Hai-Hai (). Some considered ben Bag-Bag and ben Hai-Hai to


title: "Ben Bag-Bag" content: be the same person. A tradition recorded by Tosafos in Chagigah 9b has it that both ben Bag-Bag and ben Hai-Hai were converts to Judaism (gerim). Some speculate that their unusual names hid the true identities of gerim persecuted by Roman authorities during the Roman occupation of the Land of Israel. Another Rabbinic tradition holds that ben Bag-Bag was the person (sometimes described as a Roman soldier) who in a tale of Shammai and Hillel requests the sages to teach him the whole Torah while standing on one foot. Some would also identify ben Bag-Bag with Yoḥanan ben Bag-Bag (),


title: "New Zealand Winter Games" content: New Zealand Winter Games The New Zealand Winter Games (NZWG) is an international multi-sport event held every two years in New Zealand. The event is organised by the Winter Games New Zealand Trust. The Games are organised by the Winter Games New Zealand Trust with the support of the Government of New Zealand, Sport and Recreation New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee. The inaugural New Zealand Winter Games was held in August 2009 in the New Zealand city of Dunedin, and the towns of Queenstown, Wanaka, and Naseby, which are all situated in the Otago region of New


title: "Microwave engineering" content: that cover topics that pertains to microwave engineering. Some of these are IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Microwave Magazine, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, and Microwave Journal. Microwave engineering Microwave engineering pertains to the study and design of microwave circuits, components, and systems. Fundamental principles are applied to analysis, design and measurement techniques in this field. The short wavelengths involved distinguish this discipline from Electronic engineering. This is because there are different interactions with circuits, transmissions and propagation characteristics at microwave frequencies. Some theories and devices that pertain to this field are


title: "Atlantic Equatorial mode" content: of which are remote impacts of El Niño on the Atlantic, accounts for a tenuous relationship. When one of these processes dominates over the other, an Atlantic Niño (warm or cool) event could ensue. This is of major interest considering the challenge in seasonal prediction of the Atlantic Niño. Atlantic Equatorial mode The Atlantic Equatorial Mode or Atlantic Niño is a quasiperiodic interannual climate pattern of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean. It is the dominant mode of year-to-year variability that results in alternating warming and cooling episodes of sea surface temperatures accompanied by changes in atmospheric circulation. The term Atlantic Niño


title: "White bikini of Ursula Andress" content: White bikini of Ursula Andress The white bikini of Ursula Andress (also known as the Dr. No bikini) was a white bikini worn by Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in the 1962 James Bond film, "Dr. No". It is cited as the most famous bikini of all time and an iconic moment in cinematic and fashion history. Andress's white bikini is regarded as monumental in the history of the bikini, and sales of the two-piece bikini rocketed after the appearance of Andress in "Dr. No". The lower part of the bikini features a wide white British Army belt with brass


title: "White bikini of Ursula Andress" content: not occur to him until it was filmed. White bikini of Ursula Andress The white bikini of Ursula Andress (also known as the Dr. No bikini) was a white bikini worn by Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in the 1962 James Bond film, "Dr. No". It is cited as the most famous bikini of all time and an iconic moment in cinematic and fashion history. Andress's white bikini is regarded as monumental in the history of the bikini, and sales of the two-piece bikini rocketed after the appearance of Andress in "Dr. No". The lower part of the bikini features


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: Paul Goldschmidt Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987), nicknamed "Goldy", is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011. Prior to playing professionally, Goldschmidt played baseball for The Woodlands High School and Texas State Bobcats. Goldschmidt is a six-time MLB All-Star. He has won the National League (NL) Hank Aaron Award, Gold Glove Award, and Silver Slugger Award. He has also twice finished runner-up for the NL Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP, in 2013 and 2015). The


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: Diamondbacks traded him to the Cardinals during the 2018–19 offseason. Paul Goldschmidt was born in Wilmington, Delaware. His parents, David and Kim, met at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Kim is Catholic and David is Jewish; Paul's great grandparents escaped Nazi Germany before The Holocaust. He has two younger brothers. The Goldschmidt family moved from Wilmington to Dallas, and then to Houston, because of the flooring company his family owns. He grew up in The Woodlands, Texas, and attended The Woodlands High School and played for their baseball team. They won the state championship in 2006, with Goldschmidt playing as


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: the team's third baseman. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Goldschmidt in the 49th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. The Dodgers knew he would not sign with them, but selected him because Goldschmidt played with the son of one of the Dodgers' scouts. He enrolled at Texas State University to play college baseball for the Texas State Bobcats baseball team. He was twice named the Southland Conference hitter of the year (2008 and 2009), once named Southland player of the year (2009) and was a third-team All-American as a junior in 2009 after hitting .352 with 18


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: home runs and 88 runs batted in (RBIs) in 57 games played. Goldschmidt set Bobcat career records with 36 home runs and 179 RBIs. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Goldschmidt in the eighth round, with the 246th overall selection, of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Diamondbacks, receiving a $95,000 signing bonus. The Diamondbacks assigned Goldschmidt to the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, hitting .334 and 18 home runs along with 62 RBIs in his first half-season of professional baseball. The 18 home runs are a Missoula franchise record. The following year, playing for the


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: Visalia Rawhide in the Class A-Advanced California League, he hit 35 home runs, the most for all Class A players, and one behind Mike Moustakas and Mark Trumbo for the Joe Bauman Home Run Award. He was selected as an all-star as well as the league's Most Valuable Player. He was also named the Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Player of the Year. In 2011, Goldschmidt played for the Mobile Bay Bears of the Class AA Southern League. He had a .306 batting average, 30 home runs, and 94 RBIs in 103 games played through the end of July, leading all


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: minor leaguers in home runs and RBIs, while his 82 walks was third-best. After the season, Goldschmidt was again named the Diamondbacks' player of the year, a "Baseball America" first-team Minor League All-Star, Class AA all-star first baseman, Southern League all-star first baseman, and the Southern League's Most Valuable Player. The Diamondbacks promoted Goldschmidt to the major leagues on August 1, 2011, making him the first Texas State position player to play in the major leagues. Goldschmidt tallied a base hit in his first at-bat on August 1, and hit his first home run the next day off San Francisco


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum. In his rookie season, Goldschmidt batted .250 with eight home runs and 26 RBIs in 48 games. In Game 3 of the 2011 National League Division Series (NLDS) playoffs against the Brewers, Goldschmidt hit a grand slam home run to extend the team's lead in its first victory of the series. His homer was the third grand slam by a rookie in MLB postseason history. The Diamondbacks lost the series in five games, and Goldschmidt batted .438 with six RBIs and an OBP of .526. In 2012, Goldschmidt played 145 games and batted .286 with 20


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: home runs, 82 runs, 82 RBIs, 43 doubles, and 18 stolen bases. Goldschmidt hit his first career regular-season grand slam on June 1 off of Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Mármol at Wrigley Field. Four days later, Goldschmidt hit another grand slam off St. Louis Cardinals reliever Maikel Cleto. Goldschmidt hit a third grand slam on August 20, 2013 against pitcher J. J. Hoover of the Cincinnati Reds. During the 2013 MLB season, Goldschmidt was selected to the National League all-star team. Goldschmidt collected one of only three hits for the National League team, and the only extra-base hit, when he


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: doubled with two outs in the ninth inning. On August 13, he hit a game-tying home run against the Baltimore Orioles in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings. Goldschmidt then hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eleventh, becoming the first Diamondbacks player to record game-tying and walk-off home runs in the same game. In 160 games that season, he attained a .302 batting average, 36 home runs, and 125 RBIs. Goldschmidt finished second in the NL MVP voting, behind Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen. He led MLB with four


title: "Paul Goldschmidt" content: walk-off hits in 2013. In 2014, Goldschmidt batted .300 with 19 home runs, 75 runs, and 69 RBIs. His season came to an end on August 1 when Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ernesto Frieri hit him in his hand with a pitch. His hand was broken as a result, and he spent the rest of the year on the disabled list. Goldschmidt was the starting first baseman for the NL in the 2014 MLB All-Star Game. On June 10, 2015, Goldschmidt hit his 100th career home run against Brett Anderson of the Los Angeles Dodgers. At the time of his 100th


title: "Skiing in New South Wales" content: and four village base areas: Perisher Valley, Blue Cow, Smiggin Holes and Guthega. Australia was a pioneer nation in the sport of ski racing, with annual ski races being conducted at Kiandra during the 19th Century. The Kiandra snow shoe club is easily one of the oldest ski clubs in the world. The club was formed around 1861 by three Norwegians, Elias Gottaas, Soren Torp and Carl Bjerknes on the Kiandra Gold Fields, NSW. This original Kiandra ski club is now recognised as the first snow ski club in the world, it also carries the distinction of being the longest


title: "Póvoa de Varzim beaches" content: the city. It is family-friendly and occasionally used by surfers. Fragosinho Beach also known as Farol beach is a rocky beach rich in marine life, it was used as a small port. Fragosa Beach is a large sandy beach located in Aver-o-Mar Cove. Esteiro Beach is a large sandy beach used for traditional sun-drying of seaweed. Coim Beach is an extensive sandy beach with some rocks. Quião Beach is a rocky beach, rich in marine life, with some dunes remaining, and a fine sand beach. Used for traditional sun-drying of seaweed. Located south of Santo André Cape. Dois Cabos Beach


title: "C.C. and Company" content: C.C. and Company C.C. and Company is a 1970 American biker film directed by Seymour Robbie. It starred Joe Namath as biker C.C. Ryder, Ann-Margret as fashion journalist Ann, and William Smith as Moon, the leader of the fictitious outlaw biker gang the "Heads". The film also features singer Wayne Cochran and his band The C.C. Riders. C.C. Ryder falls in with a biker gang in the desert, and then rescues Ann from trouble with the same gang. There next occurs a motocross race tied in with a fashion shoot. The Heads disrupt the event, but C.C. Ryder enters the


title: "Robbie Pierce" content: 1999, Pierce purchased MasterCraft from Jack Miller’s daughter, Peri, and focused full-time on building MasterCraft to a world-class safety company, adding racing seat harnesses, window safety nets, tool bags, and an assortment of seat mounts for production vehicles. A devoted patriot, Pierce’s American made suspension seats and restraints have been used in US military combat vehicles such as the MRAP and LSAC since 2004. In addition to extensive real-world testing, independent analysis by nationally recognized laboratories verified that MasterCraft Safety’s seating resulting in an 84% reduction in energy from a 50 “G” load live fire blast event; exactly the type


title: "Coppice Spring School" content: 2006. Results improved under a temporary headteacher but when it became a secondary school in 2010 a new headteacher had to be appointed. However, in 2011 a further Ofsted inspection revealed severe deficiencies, notably in quality of teaching, student performance and attendance, and the school was given a Notice to Improve. In 2012 the school was inspected again and little improvement was found as students were "either ... not attending lessons or too much teaching is inadequate. When students are in school, some miss lessons or refuse to undertake the work set for them ... (their) behaviour is inadequate overall".


title: "Armour Yard" content: Armour Yard Armour Yard is a railyard on the northwest side of Interstate 85 between the Piedmont Road (Georgia State Route 237) and Monroe Drive exits in northeast Atlanta, Georgia, south of the Lindbergh neighborhood of Buckhead. For southbound travelers, it can be easily seen below from the freeway viaduct, and looking underneath the massive viaduct from "old 85" (Georgia 13, the Buford-Spring Connector). In 1900 a Belt Junction station is mentioned, which would later be renamed Armour Station. Today there is a Norfolk Southern railyard for freight trains, and since 2005 also a maintenance facility for MARTA, Atlanta's metropolitan


title: "ABB Arena" content: ABB Arena ABB Arena is the common name for the two biggest indoor arenas in Västerås, Sweden. ABB Arena Nord is the ice hockey arena and VIK Västerås HK's home arena. It was renovated in September 2007 and has a capacity of 4,902 spectators. "ABB Arena Nord" is the renovated arena, which was earlier called "Rocklundahallen". "ABB Arena Syd" is the second arena and is a multi-purpose arena mainly used for bandy, but also for concerts and exhibitions. ABB Arena Syd is the biggest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden (Friends Arena and Tele2 Arena, where a few Swedish


title: "Central limit theorem for directional statistics" content: Central limit theorem for directional statistics In probability theory, the central limit theorem states conditions under which the average of a sufficiently large number of independent random variables, each with finite mean and variance, will be approximately normally distributed. Directional statistics is the subdiscipline of statistics that deals with directions (unit vectors in R), axes (lines through the origin in R) or rotations in R. The means and variances of directional quantities are all finite, so that the central limit theorem may be applied to the particular case of directional statistics. This article will deal only with unit vectors in


title: "MOP-Gate case" content: MOP-Gate case In 2003 judge Gloria Ana Chevesich initiated a probe of corruption at the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) – a case known as MOP-Gate Case: contractors got from the MOP 1,250 million Chilean Peso (approximately 415,000 USD) for non-executed or overpriced works. The money was deviated to Gate ("Gestion Territorial y Ambiental"), a consulting firm that distributed to 129 clerks of the MOP as "extra money". 22 individuals from both the public and private sectors were variously charged with the crimes of defrauding the State, fraud and residual fraud. Five defendants were condemned. The case was headline news


title: "Alison Van Uytvanck" content: with the Snauwaert Grinta 100 lite, a 100 square inch tennis racquet with 22 mm dual taper beam, 285 g weight. She has a contract with the South Korean sporting goods company Fila apparel. Alison Van Uytvanck Alison Van Uytvanck (; born 26 March 1994) is a Belgian professional tennis player. Van Uytvanck has won two international & one 125K title on the WTA tour, as well as nine singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 26 October 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 41, and her best doubles


title: "Drool (film)" content: and Imogene, siding more with her deceased father. She secretly cries and draws a scribble of Tabby punching & strangling Princess for a bitter betrayal in spite of the death of her father. The next morning, after Tabby has a brief confrontation with Imogene about alerting the police, the altered family sets out on a trip, with Cheb's body on the trunk. They make a quick stop at a park that Tabby insists on saying goodbye to a strange rubber relic "Gully", and the journey begins. They make a hotel stop for the night. When Anora leaves to buy food,


title: "Spork (film)" content: Spork (film) Spork is a 2011 musical comedy film written and directed by J.B. Ghuman Jr. and starring Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park, Rachel G. Fox, Michael William Arnold, Oana Gregory, Beth Grant, Elaine Hendrix, Yeardley Smith, Rodney Eastman, Keith David and Richard Riehle. The screenwriter was J.B. Ghuman Jr and the production was by Christopher Racster, Chad Allen, Honey Labrador and Geric Frost. A 14-year-old girl nicknamed "Spork" is unpopular, mistreated by her classmates, and very soft-spoken. Her next-door neighbor and best friend, known as "Tootsie Roll", is planning on entering the school Dance-Off to win $236 which she would


title: "Spork (film)" content: mention by "Betsy Byotch" that there are pictures from a few years ago of "Loosie Goosie" circa 1998. It is mentioned throughout the film that Spork and Charlie are obsessed with "The Wizard of Oz", though Spork's love is for the 1978 film, "The Wiz", and Charlie's is for the 1939 "The Wizard of Oz". "Spork" received mixed reviews from film critics. It received a score of 50% from Rotten Tomatoes. Spork (film) Spork is a 2011 musical comedy film written and directed by J.B. Ghuman Jr. and starring Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park, Rachel G. Fox, Michael William Arnold, Oana


title: Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate content: were found to have mutagenic byproducts in their urine. Following the 2005 phase-out of PentaBDE in the United States, TDCPP became one of the primary flame retardants used in flexible polyurethane foam used in a wide variety of consumer products, including automobiles, upholstered furniture, and some baby products. TDCPP can also be used in rigid polyurethane foam boards used for building insulation. In 2011 it was reported that TDCPP was found in about a third of tested baby products. Some fabrics used in camping equipment are also treated with TDCPP to meet CPAI-84, a standard established by the Industrial Fabrics


title: "Randi Kaye" content: her reporting on black market infertility in 2006. The story, which was broadcast on "Anderson Cooper 360°", reported infertile couples choosing risky and sometimes illegal ways to have children because of the soaring cost of in-vitro medications. She is married to Ross Holland. Her father committed suicide in 2002; she spoke about his death publicly with Anderson Cooper detailing her struggles and to promote suicide awareness. Randi Kaye Randi Kaye (born November 19, 1967) is an American television news journalist for CNN. She is based in New York and is currently serving as an investigative reporter for "Anderson Cooper 360°".


title: "Mersin Marina" content: old marina is now reserved for fishing boats, the new marina was constructed after 1994. In 2006, the operating rights were awarded to ERS İnşaat company within the scope of a build-operate-transfer project. The marina has two breakwaters: the west breakwater is and the downwind breakwater is . There are two lighthouses, one at each breakwater. The size of the marina land is while the enclosed water surface is . The total length of the marina berth is , which enables the mooring of 500 yachts. Mersin Marina Mersin Marina is a marina at the eastern Mediterranean Sea coast situated


title: "No Smoke Without a Fire" content: No Smoke Without a Fire "No Smoke Without a Fire" is a song by British rock group Bad Company, released as the second single from their eighth studio album "Dangerous Age". Despite failing to match the success of the album's first single, "Shake It Up", "No Smoke Without a Fire" was played substantially with "Shake It Up" on rock radio stations at the time of its release, eventually reaching a peak of #4 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song is one of the songs listed on Clear Channel's list of "songs with questionable lyrics" following the September


title: "No Smoke Without a Fire" content: 11, 2001 attacks. No Smoke Without a Fire "No Smoke Without a Fire" is a song by British rock group Bad Company, released as the second single from their eighth studio album "Dangerous Age". Despite failing to match the success of the album's first single, "Shake It Up", "No Smoke Without a Fire" was played substantially with "Shake It Up" on rock radio stations at the time of its release, eventually reaching a peak of #4 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song is one of the songs listed on Clear Channel's list of "songs with questionable lyrics"


title: "Skiing in Tasmania" content: Authority was formed in 1995 to manage the Skifield Development Area. Today, a number of club lodges provide accommodation and the mountain has fine views which stretch to the ocean. In 2010, the Department of Parks and Wildlife released a plan for the Ben Lomond ski area recommending snow making machines, the enhancement of snow play areas and the development of a possible snow board park. Season 2011 saw the successful addition of a Super Wizard snowmaking machine at Ben Lomond, with an additional Super Wizard added for season 2012. Limited downhill ski operations also exist in the Mount Field


title: "Brumana Pugliese" content: Brumana Pugliese Brumana Pugliese S.A. was a Brazilian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer that ceased trading in 1982. Its predecessor companies were Lambretta do Brasil and Pasco Lambretta. In 1955 Paulo Pascowitch obtained a licence to manufacture Lambretta scooters in Brazil. Brazil’s first automotive plant was constructed in Lapa, São Paulo for these purposes. The factory initially manufactured Lambretta LD models but these were replaced by the more modern Series II in 1960. Over 50,000 scooters a year were being built at this time. In 1964 Lambretta do Brasil changed its name to Pasco Lambretta after its founder. A new 175cc


title: "ThinkPad T series" content: ThinkPad is a near-perfect machine”. The PC Advisor review of the ThinkPad T510 called the lack of alterations to the traditional design a good thing. It also highlighted the professional appearance and ‘sturdy build quality’, indicating that this makes the laptop stand out from others in the market. The T420 and T520 laptops were different from their predecessors mainly through an upgrade to Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors. The T420 received a total score of 85% from the Notebook Check web site. The fan noise was noticeably reduced, as indicated by a reviewer from PCWorld. The T-series laptops, the T420, the


title: "Archaeological Museum of Lorca" content: jars used as funerary urns and a cenotaph burial urn; the Iberian cultural objects of pottery (made by skilled workmanships using lathes), metallurgical objects, weaving tools, ritual funeral objects and insignia of Iberian falcate along with shield, spears, cover for the falcata, belt buckle, etc.; furniture in tombs of the Iberain period found in the necropolis of Lorca along with bronze objects such as brooches, rings, bracelets, ceramics cups, pyxes, and loom weights, a Greek kylix cup of 5th century BC, furniture of a tomb of the 4th century BC, and many of the ceramics are with inscriptions in Liberian


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title: "Thambi Ramaiah" content: Police" (1999) in a scene featuring Goundamani. The following year, he made his directorial début with "Manu Needhi" (2000), which starred Murali and Napolean in the lead roles. He carried on playing supporting roles in films as well as writing comedy tracks, also directing the Vadivelu-starrer "Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan" (2008). He made a breakthrough as an actor portraying a friendly cop in Prabhu Solomon's romantic film "Mynaa" (2010) and won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. He subsequently won positive reviews for his performances in films including "Saattai", "Kumki" (2012) and "Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam"


title: "Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7" content: Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released on 11 November 2011 in North America and 18 November in Europe, the game is based on the Lego Harry Potter line and is based on the final three books and four films in the "Harry Potter" series: "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2". The


title: "Malcolm Webster (murderer)" content: frequent sailor, Banarjee has conjectured that he intended to drown her by staging a boating accident, as she later discovered that "the foil on my life jacket had been punctured and I hadn't checked my life jacket since I sailed with him. Everybody else's life jackets were fine. So I have pretty much no doubt that the boat was the way it was going to go." Webster's other girlfriends include a 15-year-old who aborted his baby, a woman who later committed suicide, and a married woman (these women have declined to be identified). In 2007, Simone Banarjee's house was searched


title: "West Seattle (steam ferry)" content: West Seattle (steam ferry) West Seattle was a side-wheel driven steam-powered ferry built in 1907. "West Seattle" was built in 1907 at Tacoma, Washington at the Heath yard for the West Seattle Land and Improvement Company. The vessel was intended to augment the company's ferry service, then being handled by the smaller ferry "City of Seattle" across Elliott Bay from Seattle to West Seattle, where the company was engaged in real estate development. The "West Seattle", which was built at Tacoma and entered regular service on June 27, 1907 on the Seattle – West Seattle route. "City of Seattle" was


title: "National Council of Churches of Kenya" content: Church in Kenya Free Pentecostal Fellowship of Kenya Full Gospel Churches of Kenya Kenya Assemblies of God Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church Kenya Mennonite Church Lyahuka Church of East Africa Maranatha Faith Assemblies Methodist Church in Kenya National Independent Church of Africa Overcoming Faith Centre Church of Kenya Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa Presbyterian Church of East Africa Reformed Church of East Africa Salvation Army Scriptural Holiness Mission Zion Harvest Mission Church of God Bible Society of Kenya Christian Churches Education Association Christian Health Association of Kenya Christian Hostels Fellowship Kenya United Independent Churches Kenya Ecumenical Church Loan Fund Christian Students


title: "Stephen Burrows (designer)" content: with Home Shopping Europe (HSN) in Munich, Germany, while "Everyday Girl" was inspired by Anna Cleveland, daughter to muse and model Pat Cleveland, and "SB73," a cut and sew knit line that was developed based on Burrows' hallmark, color-blocked creations of the seventies. First Lady Michelle Obama wore a Burrows Jersey pantsuit to a Washington DC event. Remarking on the significance, "Vogue Magazine" wrote, "It was a wonderful acknowledgement of Burrows, one of the great African-American designers and a Harlem resident known for his inventive cuts and bias technique." Also in 2010, Burrows opened his new showroom and design studio


title: "Joe Lonsdale" content: created a technology platform analogous in scope to the government platform but focused on time series data and financial ontologies. The company was valued at $15 billion in November 2014. In June 2015, Buzzfeed reported the company was raising up to $500 million in new capital at a valuation of $20 billion. By December 2015, it raised a further $880 million, while the company was still valued at $20 billion. In addition to its business activities, Palantir is actively involved in philanthropic efforts. In 2014, in collaboration with the Clinton Global Initiative, Palantir conducted a pro bono in-depth analysis of


title: "Windows Phone version history" content: incapable of being upgraded to Windows Phone 8, due to changes in the kernel requirements and hardware specifications. However, Microsoft announced at the Windows Phone 8 announcement event that Windows Phone 7.x devices would receive a free upgrade to Windows Phone 7.8. Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7.8 alongside Windows Phone 8 and began pushing the update to devices in January 2013. It added some features from the Windows NT based Windows Phone 8, backported to Windows Phone 7. These features included the updated start screen that allowed users to resize live tiles, additional theme colors, and an update to the


title: "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" content: Battle Across Time on the Upper Lot. The attraction at Universal Studios Japan is located on the former site of Back to the Future: The Ride in the San Francisco area in a new area called Minion Park. When people are waiting in line for the ride, they get to learn about the recruitments of a Minion, the profiles of Gru, Dr. Nefario, Margo, Edith, Agnes and the Minions, filled with scenes from the first film and the Minion Mini Movies. The guests are also given a Minion-quiz, to let them test themselves to see if they are fully prepared


title: "Cities for Climate Protection program" content: to reduce GHG emissions and produce an energy management strategy, leading to the founding of the CCP program. As part of the figuring of the CCP program network, local authorities engaged with national and international governments, developing and implementing GHG emission reduction strategies, and strategies to protect the ability of the biological environment to remove CO2. From the provision of the founding of the CCP program network, four main goals were stated: • ‘Re-enforce local commitments in reducing urban GHG emissions • Disseminating planning and management tools to facilitate development of cost-effective CO2 reduction policies • Research and development of


title: "Cities for Climate Protection program" content: by global climate change. Once part of the network program, member cities commit to completing five milestones of: • ‘Conducting an energy and emissions inventory and forecast • Establishing an emissions reduction target • Developing a local action plan to achieve the goal • Implementing policies and measures • Undertake processes of monitoring and verifying results’ The five milestones help local authorities understand how municipal decisions concern urban energy use, illustrating global climate change mitigation through reduced energy use. The founding body of the CCP, ICLEI, provides member cities with guidance, training and technical assistance to complete the five milestones.


title: "Take This House and Sell It" content: Take This House and Sell It Take This House and Sell It is a Canadian Home and renovation reality show that originally ran from September 2, 2004 to May 18, 2010 on the W Network. The show was formerly produced by Grace Productions until Berlin Productions took over, and ran until the show ended. In each episode of "Take This House and Sell It" a designer is chosen to visit a family or couple's home that is having trouble selling. He or she makes comments before meeting with the home owners. Once meeting with the homeowners, the designer humorously criticizes


title: "Take This House and Sell It" content: the home owner's home and then dispatches their crew, which includes a painter, a contractor, a handyman and seamstress, and in less than 2 days prepare for a "last chance open house". The designer and crew work hard to give the homeowner's home a good impression in order to get a sale. The show then reveals if the homeowener sold their house or not Introduction- the homeowners are introduced along with their home, commonly they would refer a lot of positive features of their house, when the negative features are clearly presented in the show, such as the spycam showing


title: "Take This House and Sell It" content: the open house viewer's reactions to the home along with the homeowner's real estate agent pointing out the problems. Inspection- the designer chosen for the task is seen making his or her way to the home and makes his or her comments on it, the show then shows the home owners presenting their views of pros in their home, while the designer point outs the opposite. The designer then scans the home for any problem, preventing the house of getting any offers, after the full inspection is complete the designer comes out and meets with the homeowners and tour their


title: "Take This House and Sell It" content: house once again. The homeowner is asked various questions to see if they can detect the problems in their home and once the meeting is over, the couple makes comments and impressions of what they think of their designer and what they will plan to do. Renovations- the designer dispatches her crew and starts making plans to the home owner's home. The home owners are expected to help fix their home doing various jobs around their house, various activities included DIY (do it yourself) project that include one of the homeowner and the designer to complete. Then the designer insists


title: "Take This House and Sell It" content: the home owner leave and do not return to their house in 2 days as the designer and her crew prepares to finish renovating their house with a budget under $5000. Grand Opening - after completing the renovations the designer welcomes the home owner back and gives them a grand viewing allowing them to see the changes made in their house. After that the homeowner make their impressions, they then leave as the designer and her crew prepares for a last chance open house. The spycam is once again used, showing the same open house viewers and their reactions along


title: "Take This House and Sell It" content: with the home owner's real estates opinions, the tally chart is shown covering the cost for the materials needed to renovate the home and then the house is revealed to either been sold or not. The show was W Network's Top rated show in a home improvement and reality series until the show "Love it or List it" took the title in 2009 after its 2008 debut. Take This House and Sell It Take This House and Sell It is a Canadian Home and renovation reality show that originally ran from September 2, 2004 to May 18, 2010 on the


title: "Elena Patron" content: Elena Patron Elena M. Patron is a Filipino scriptwriter, novelist, poet, dramatist, essayist, and magazine columnist. Patron was one of the few women in the Philippines who ventured and succeeded in writing for Philippine comics, a field that was dominated by Filipino male writers. Patron was a writer for the women’s pages and movies sections of Liwayway magazine. During her tenure as a writer-interviewer of showbusiness personalities, Patron was able to interview American actor Jeffrey Hunter, American singer Paul Anka, and some beauty queens, among others. Her magazine columns included "Buhay May-asawa" (Married Life), "Psychopathic", "Munting-lupa" (literally Small Portion of


title: "Elena Patron" content: Land), and "Alta-Sosyedad" (High [level of] Society). She became interested in scriptwriting and writing novels for the field of Philippine comics after her "Mga Payo ni Ate Mameng" (Older Sister Mameng’s Advice) column in the pages of Liwayway magazine was converted into comic book format. Her first comic book novel was "Kapatid Ko ang Aking Ina" (My Sister is My Mother), a novel that was adapted into a film that gave her a Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award (FAMAS Award) for best story. Among her other novels were "Isinilang Ko ang Anak ng Ibang Babae" (I Gave


title: "Elena Patron" content: Birth to the Child of Another Woman), "Dalawa ang Nagdalantao sa Akin" (There Were Two Who Became Pregnant for Me), "Ako si Emma, Babae" (I am Emma, a Woman), "Padre, si Eba" (Father, This is Eve), "Bago N’yo Ako Sumpain" (Before You Curse Me), "Lord, Give Me a Lover", "Ang Mukha ni Aniana" (Aniana's Face), "Eladia", "Sa Lilim ng Ilang-Ilang" (Under the Shade of the Ilang-ilang Tree), "Cara", "Bibo" (Dapper), and "Sleeping Beauty". Her "Sleeping Beauty" was a prominent novel in Aliwan Komiks. During the 1990s, upon the decline of Philippine comics readership, Patron moved into writing novels for Tagalog-language


title: "Paintings of Amsterdam by Vincent van Gogh" content: Paintings of Amsterdam by Vincent van Gogh Paintings of Amsterdam by Vincent van Gogh were made by Vincent van Gogh during a visit in October 1885. Van Gogh traveled to Amsterdam in early October 1885 where he spent much of his three days there at the museum exploring the work of Frans Hals, Rembrandt and other great artists. While there he completed two paintings of which he wrote, "The small panels I painted in Amsterdam were done in a great hurry. One even in the waiting room of the station, when I was too early for the train, the other


title: "Paintings of Amsterdam by Vincent van Gogh" content: matters, Van Gogh had a falling out with cousin-in-law, Anton Mauve, who had funded a studio for Van Gogh and provided training and guidance in developing his artistic skills. Mauve and his family did not approve of his domestic relationship with prostitute Sien Hoornik. Paintings of Amsterdam by Vincent van Gogh Paintings of Amsterdam by Vincent van Gogh were made by Vincent van Gogh during a visit in October 1885. Van Gogh traveled to Amsterdam in early October 1885 where he spent much of his three days there at the museum exploring the work of Frans Hals, Rembrandt and other


title: "Jasmyne Cannick" content: her blog and media appearances Cannick has been highly critical of the Los Angeles Police Department and its Chief Charlie Beck.She raised questions about LAPD's purchase of a $6,000 quarterhorse from Chief Charlie Beck's daughter, an LAPD officer, and about Beck's alleged soft treatment of a sergeant who reportedly was dating her. Cannick broke news that famed LAPD Det. Frank Lyga had been recorded telling a class of fellow law- enforcement officers that when he looked back at his 1997 shooting of black cop Kevin Gaines, "I could have killed a whole truckload of them ... and would have been


title: "Vermin Supreme" content: Vermin Supreme Vermin Love Supreme (born ) is an American performance artist and activist who has run as a candidate in various local, state, and national elections in the United States. Supreme is known for wearing a boot as a hat and carrying a large toothbrush, and has said that if elected President of the United States, he will pass a law requiring people to brush their teeth. He has campaigned on a platform of zombie apocalypse awareness and time travel research, and promised a free pony for every American. In 2011, he participated in the Occupy Boston protests. He


title: "Zambezi River System Action Plan" content: Zambezi River System Action Plan Zambezi River System Action Plan (ZACPLAN) is a multinational plan under the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to incorporate effective use, and management of the Zambezi River system. ZACPLAN encompasses eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Zambezi river basin is used by all these South African countries; this plan attempts to manage resources collectively amongst, and between SADCC Nations to reasonably meet national, and international goals for water resources. Due to the immense river basin formed by the Zambezi River together with its tributaries, the Zambezi River System Plan


title: "Zambezi River System Action Plan" content: countries could not come to an agreements of initial projects. Zambezi River System Action Plan Zambezi River System Action Plan (ZACPLAN) is a multinational plan under the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to incorporate effective use, and management of the Zambezi River system. ZACPLAN encompasses eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Zambezi river basin is used by all these South African countries; this plan attempts to manage resources collectively amongst, and between SADCC Nations to reasonably meet national, and international goals for water resources. Due to the immense river basin formed by the Zambezi


title: "Integrated electric propulsion" content: Integrated electric propulsion Integrated electric propulsion (IEP) or full electric propulsion (FEP) or integrated full electric propulsion (IFEP) is an arrangement of marine propulsion systems such that gas turbines or diesel generators or both generate three-phase electricity which is then used to power electric motors turning either propellers or waterjet impellors. It is a modification of the combined diesel-electric and gas propulsion system for ships which eliminates the need for clutches and reduces or eliminates the need for gearboxes by using electrical transmission rather than mechanical transmission of energy, so it is a series hybrid electric propulsion, instead of parallel.


title: "Chris Darwin" content: Robert Darwin (1894-1970), a stockbroker, and his wife Sarah Monica (née Slingsby) were the parents of George Erasmus Darwin (1927-). Ironically, given his famous ancestor, Darwin struggled with biology in his school years, failing the biology A-level. He later graduated from Oxford Polytechnic (latterly Oxford Brookes University) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Geography. In 1983 he started London’s first bicycle rickshaw taxi service, and in 1984 was official photographer and assistant organiser for the first Round Britain Windsurf Expedition. The book "Round Britain Windsurf" by Tim Batstone, features Darwin's photographs. He worked in advertising and television


title: "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" content: Gregory and Huyck cameo in the film as a pizza delivery man and a date of the character Kelly, respectively. "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" was long in development, with Gregory and Huyck beginning writing the script as early as 1997 while they were writers on the television series, "The Larry Sanders Show". The concept of the film was based upon a story told by a fellow writer concerning a party he had attended in the Hollywood Hills that ended in an impromptu orgy. Skeptical about the amount of truth to the story, believing that people would be "too full


title: "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" content: of shame, fear and guilt to make a successful orgy happen," it nevertheless inspired Gregory and Huyck. The pair believed that the concept would make for an interesting ensemble comedy due in part to the powerful emotions that such a sexually charged situation would entail. The characters were all based upon Gregory, Huyck and their own friends. Gregory claimed that Eric (Sudeikis) and Mike (Labine) are based largely on Huyck with both Sudeikis' and Labine's wardrobe being based on him. Huyck claimed that Adam, Glenn and Marcus were based on Gregory. Gregory and Huyck brought their first draft to their


title: "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" content: current TV agent who advised them to progress no further with the idea and abandon the project. Undaunted, the pair circulated the early draft and met with several producers to assemble a production team. With producers in place, the pair then began thinking about casting, initially setting their sights on Vince Vaughn. Vaughn ultimately did not take part in the film but worked with Gregory and Huyck on reworking the script. On Vaughn's input, Gregory stated: With the new plot direction, the pair revisited the casting of the lead role, Eric. Huyck eventually saw Sudeikis singing karaoke at a "Saturday


title: "Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris)" content: Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris) Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris) is the subject of many drawings, sketches and paintings by Vincent van Gogh in 1886 and 1887 after he moved to Montmartre in Paris from the Netherlands. While in Paris, Van Gogh transformed the subjects, color and techniques that he used in creating still life paintings. He saw the work and met the founders and key artists of Impressionism, Pointillism and other movements and began incorporating what he learned into his work. Japanese art, Ukiyo-e, and woodblock prints also influenced his approach to composition


title: "Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris)" content: the book was published. Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris) Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris) is the subject of many drawings, sketches and paintings by Vincent van Gogh in 1886 and 1887 after he moved to Montmartre in Paris from the Netherlands. While in Paris, Van Gogh transformed the subjects, color and techniques that he used in creating still life paintings. He saw the work and met the founders and key artists of Impressionism, Pointillism and other movements and began incorporating what he learned into his work. Japanese art, Ukiyo-e, and woodblock prints also influenced


title: "Willard D Morgan" content: photography (from the "Leica Manual", to Ansel Adams’ "Basic Photo Series", "Encyclopedia of Photography", to "Encyclopædia Britannica"), and was a photo editor at "LIFE" and later a photo editor at "Look." Willard Morgan was born in Snohomish, Washington on May 30, 1900 to Morgan and Marie Detering. Known to his friends as Herc, short for Hercules, Morgan was a very large man who stood 6’7” with a corresponding athletic build. As a teenager in Pomona, California, Morgan operated a small press out of his home—writing articles, photographing, and editing small journals for youth groups. After graduating from Pomona College in


title: "Colossal Pictures" content: Colossal Pictures Colossal Pictures (also styled as (Colossal) Pictures or (C)P) was an entertainment company that developed and produced television programming, advertising, network branding, and visual effects. Colossal's work has won every major industry award, from the Clio, Emmy and Grammy to the Cannes Gold Lion and Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Top Honor. In the mid-1970s, Drew Takahashi and Gary Gutierrez were working with John Korty on animated shorts for children's programs such as "Vegetable Soup". When "Vegetable Soup" was renewed for a second season, Korty began working on a movie, and suggested to Drew and Gary that


title: "24 Hours (ER)" content: 24 Hours (ER) "24 Hours" is the pilot episode of the medical drama series "ER". It first aired on NBC in the United States on September 19, 1994. The episode was written by Michael Crichton, adapted from a screenplay he originally wrote in 1974, and directed by Rod Holcomb. The episode attracted 23.8 million viewers on its initial broadcast. The script for this episode was written by author Michael Crichton. It is very heavily based on a screenplay he wrote in 1974, based on his own experience as a medical student in an emergency room. No producers showed any interest


title: "24 Hours (ER)" content: in his screenplay and so Crichton turned his attention to other projects. Later, in 1993, he began a partnership with director Steven Spielberg. They collaborated on the film adaptation of Crichton's 1990 novel, "Jurassic Park". The two then decided to explore Crichton's other works, and turned to his script for "ER". However, they decided to create a television pilot rather than a feature film. Spielberg's production company, Amblin Entertainment, worked on the series and provided John Wells as an executive producer, with Crichton serving as the other. His screenplay was virtually unchanged from its original version, other than the fact


title: "24 Hours (ER)" content: that Dr. Susan Lewis became a female and Dr. Peter Benton became African-American and roughly twenty minutes of content was removed in order for the episode to be shown in a two-hour slot on television including commercial breaks. The pilot was shot in the disused Linda Vista Hospital in Los Angeles, California, which had ceased operations in 1990, due to a lack of time and money necessary to construct a set in time for shooting. One of Spielberg's major contributions was that he decided that Carol Hathaway, who died from suicide by drug overdose at the end of the original


title: "24 Hours (ER)" content: script, should recover and become a main character. It is not known that she survives until the following episode, and this decision was not made until after the production of the pilot, hence Julianna Margulies, who portrayed the character, was credited in this episode as a special guest star, whereas in all her subsequent appearances she is a part of the starring cast. Greene is awoken by Lydia early in the morning to attend to Ross who is severely drunk. Greene gives him medication and fluids and lets Ross sleep it off in an exam room. The staff receive reports


title: "24 Hours (ER)" content: of a building collapse in the Loop which has caused several critical injuries. There is limited staff, so all the doctors and nurses need to work together as patient after patient comes in through the doors. Benton treats a patient whose hand is falling off and assures him that surgeons will be able to reattach it, angering the surgical staff. Most of the patients are treated; however, one man dies and Greene has to tell his son the bad news. Greene meets his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Rachel, in the cafeteria. Jennifer reminds him about his appointment with a potential


title: "24 Hours (ER)" content: new employer at a private hospital later that day and he assures her that he will go. Carter arrives for his first day of his ER rotation, and is assigned to Benton, who gives him a very quick-fire tour and realises that Carter has very little experience, having only worked in dermatology and psychiatry before. Carter is taken to see a patient who has cut her hand. Benton very briefly demonstrates how to suture and start an IV, before he is called away to another patient. Carter is left with the patient who is very worried that he has know


title: "24 Hours (ER)" content: idea what he is doing. Much to the patient's surprise, Carter makes an excellent job at suturing her hand, but struggles to answer he other questions. Ross meets his new medical student, Tracy Young. They see a young boy with stomach pains who refuses to talk in front of his mom. They convince the mother to wait outside so they can question him and find he has a stomach ulcer. Ross comments it is the first he has seen in someone his age. Ross convinces Hathaway to give him a PKU card from her secret stash and tries to convince


title: "24 Hours (ER)" content: her to give him another chance, revealing that they were previously in a relationship. Carter sees another patient with anger issues and violent tendencies who needs an IV. He accidentally squirts the fluids on the patient, gets tangled in the catheter and misses the patient's veins twice before finally succeeding, and is very pleased with himself. A man pulls up outside the ER; his wife is going into labor in the back seat of his car. The doctors rush to help, including Carter. The woman successfully delivers in the trauma room. Carter witnesses this and is amazed, but Benton finds


title: "1995 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season" content: 1995 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season The 1995 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). All-Filipino Cup: The Tender Juicy Hotdogs finished the eliminations with an even 5-5 won-loss card. On March 14, the Hotdogs' defense held Pepsi Mega to a lowest output in a 73-58 win. Two weeks after on March 28, the Hotdogs limited San Miguel Beer this time to only 67 points in an 80-67 victory. Purefoods clinch a playoff for the second finals berth on April 30, ousting Sta.Lucia Realtors, 92-90, for their 10th win


title: "1995 Sunkist Orange Juicers season" content: 1995 Sunkist Orange Juicers season The 1995 Sunkist Orange Juicers season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Starting the 21st season, RFM Corporation decided to change its team name from Swift Mighty Meaties to Sunkist Orange Juicers, a brand that used to have a PBA team back in 1983 under a different owner. The Orange Juicers bolster its already talented lineup with the acquisition of national player and Adamson Falcon Kenneth Duremdes, whom they got as the third pick overall in the rookie draft. In the All-Filipino Cup, Sunkist finish on top of


title: "Australians in China" content: by expat Australians. Australians in China Australians in China include Australian expatriates in China, international students, Chinese Australians as well as Chinese people of Australian descent. In 2001, there were over 55,000 Australians present in China. Out of them, over 2,000 lived in the capital Beijing; an estimated 3,900 in Guangzhou and about 2,500 in Shanghai. Notwithstanding mainland China, the remaining overwhelming 46,000 Australians resided in Hong Kong. By 2010, the number of Australians living in Mainland China had grown to 13,286, according to the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China. Australian rules football in China