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Immortal (2010–2011) The Hardy Boyz

jeff made tna return on january 4, 2010 episode of impact!, , went on win tna world heavyweight championship @ bound glory in october. on january 9, 2011, @ tna s pay-per-view genesis, matt made tna debut surprise member of immortal faction, , defeated rob van dam. jeff, member of immortal, went on lose tna world heavyweight championship mr. anderson later night. on january 13 episode of impact! hardy brothers reunited, heels first time since 1999, , defeated van dam , anderson. following victory road pay-per-view, immortal severed ties jeff. on august 20, matt released tna after being arrested driving while intoxicated.

References Human rights in Iran

further reading abrahamian, ervand (1999). tortured confessions: prisons , public recantations in modern iran. university of california press. isbn 0-520-21866-3.  sciolino, elaine (2000). persian mirrors : elusive face of iran. free press. isbn 0-684-86290-5.  ebadi, shirin; azadeh moaveni (2006). iran awakening: memoir of revolution , hope. random house. isbn 1-4000-6470-8. 

Continuation to Manchester Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway

the liverpool , manchester railway @ chat moss, 1833 at time whatton s party of surgeons arrived @ eccles, riders on horseback arrived @ parkside manchester , salford. reported crowd in manchester becoming restless, , authorities feared riot if duke did not arrive. duke s party returned edmondson s elaborate ducal carriage, still on southern track. northumbrian had gone ahead huskisson , other 7 locomotives on northern track, , there no way move remained of duke s train onto northern track or transfer locomotive southern. long chain tied between phoenix on northern track, , 3 remaining carriages of duke s train on southern track. @ 1.30 pm phoenix , train attached north star , train , 2 locomotives set out @ low speed towards manchester, passing eccles , heading deserted marshland of chat moss. during long interval spent in state of uncertainty, individual feelings vented in variety of ways. in tears, retired crowd , paced hastily , down road, seated side in silence. stood absorbed...

Realism and quantum physics Naïve realism

realism in physics refers fact physical system must have definite properties whether measured/observed or not. physics 19th century implicitly , explicitly taken based on philosophical realism. scientific realism in classical physics has remained compatible naïve realism of everyday thinking on whole there no known, consistent way visualize world underlying quantum theory in terms of ideas of everyday world. general conclusion in quantum theory naïve realism, although necessary @ level of observations, fails @ microscopic level. experiments such stern–gerlach experiment , quantum phenomena such complementarity lead quantum physicists conclude [w]e have no satisfactory reason ascribing objective existence physical quantities distinguished numbers obtained when make measurements correlate them. there no real reason supposing particle has @ every moment definite, unknown, position may revealed measurement of right kind... on contrary, maze of contradiction inject quantum mechanics such...

March events 1919 in rail transport

helsinki station march 5 – rebuilt helsinki central railway station officially opened (architect: eliel saarinen). ^ högström, hilkka (1996). helsingin rautatieasema / helsinki railway station. helsinki. isbn 951-53-0533-0.  ^ jokinen, teppo (1998). eliel saarinen – main station . in thiel-siling, sabine. icons of architecture – 20th century (2nd ed.). munich: prestel. pp. 24–5. isbn 3791319493. 

Freedom and equality of religion Human rights in Iran

the constitution recognizes freedom of zoroastrian, jewish, , christian iranians perform religious rites , ceremonies, , accords non-shia muslims full respect (article 12). bahá í faith banned. islamic republic has stated baha or leadership organized establishment linked foreigners, zionists in particular, threaten iran. international federation human rights , others believe government s policy of persecution of bahá ís stems bahá í teachings challenging traditional islamic religious doctrines – particularly finality of muhammad s prophethood – , place bahá ís outside islamic faith. irreligious people not recognized , not have basic rights such education, becoming member of parliament etc. hudud statutes grant different punishments muslims , non-muslims same crime. in case of adultery, example, muslim man convicted of committing adultery muslim woman receives 100 lashes; sentence non-muslim man convicted of adultery muslim woman death. in 2004, inequality of blood money...

Museums and historic areas Wilmington, North Carolina

the uss north carolina battleship memorial, seen downtown wilmington across cape fear river the railroad museum located behind hilton hotel in wilmington. cameron art museum the bellamy mansion the confederate memorial, wilmington cape fear museum of history , science the children s museum of wilmington first baptist church (founded 1808) fort fisher historic area grace united methodist church (founded 1797) the battleship uss north carolina on beautiful day in downtown wilmington. st. james episcopal church - oldest church in wilmington st. mary catholic church - historic roman catholic church in wilmington first presbyterian church - historic presbyterian church latimer house museum sunset park historic district temple of israel - oldest synagogue in north carolina uss north carolina memorial wilmington railroad museum hannah block historic uso the second , orange street uso club erected army corps of engineers @ cost of $80,000. along identical structure on nixon street african-amer...

M List of Star Wars creatures

1 m 1.1 malia 1.2 mandalorians 1.3 maramu 1.4 massiff 1.5 minstyngar 1.6 mogo 1.7 mott 1.8 mouf 1.9 mutriok 1.10 mygeetoan yaks 1.11 mynock m malia malia swift creatures living in dens on surface of ragoon 6, marked blue-gray fur, long tapered snouts, , triple row of yellow teeth. fearsome fighters, during night when hunting , active. mandalorians mandalorians race descended taung, gray skinned humanoid race native coruscant. taung forced coruscant rising human population. warring race name new planet mandalore , after leader, mandalore first. after extinction of taung, mandalorian culture lives on , comprises various species around galaxy. maramu maramu, cross between ram , kangaroo, live in mountains of genesia , cholganna, native forest moon of endor. massiff massiffs creatures can found across galaxy, including geonosis , tatooine. used pets , guards. minstyngar minstyngars insects live in troops on kashyyyk , mimban. mogo mogos camel-like creatures ten legs inhabit planet roon; m...

L List of Star Wars creatures

1 l 1.1 laa 1.2 laigreks 1.3 lava flea 1.4 lepi 1.5 loper 1.6 lylek l laa laas fish, resembling angler fish. laas live in naboo s swamps. laigreks laigreks large arachnids planet dantooine. dank, dark areas , took residence in ruins of dantooine jedi enclave after bombarded darth malak in jedi civil war. bite painful, not venomous. lava flea lava fleas species of hard shelled arthropod. mustafar lava flea has been domesticated native mustafarians use in large industry of mining various metals dissolved in plentiful lava on planet. lepi the lepi omnivorous humanoid species, resembling anthropomorphic rabbits, large incisors, long ears, lanky frames, , big feet. lepi covered in short fur varies in color green dark blue. possess heightened metabolism such in motion, giving air of fidgetiness. lepi developed , pursued stellar travel in response on crowding on homeworld coachelle prime. loper lopers small, opossum-like rodents fourth moon of yavin. readily identified luxurious red fur, shar...

Background and composition Ghetto Baby

lana del rey wrote song ghetto baby album. cole began working on third studio album in july 2011 @ sunset marquis hotel in los angeles, california. in may 2012, singer confirmed american recording artist lana del rey had collaborated on track million lights. in interview capital fm, cole stated had noticed del rey year ago. hearing these songs fresh ear , amazing , asked guy , said, watch out her, s girl called lana del rey . singer explained played 1 of del rey s tracks , loved much, led collaboration. happened organically that. , video games came out , fell in love artist well, yeah, s super talented. del rey had penned song, cut second studio album, born die. on 28 may 2012, cole tweeted few lyrics of song: m not trick boy m trick you, give me butterflies heart skipping 1, 2, know sick boy wanna flu (sic)... m running temperatures thinking of love boo.. , adding hashtag #ghettobaby. ghetto baby , produced kid gloves, hip hop track. written elizabeth grant, roy kerr , anu...

Observations Strong gravitational lensing

a light source passes behind gravitational lens (point mass placed in center of image). aqua circle source seen if there no lens, white spots multiple images of source. the foreground lens galaxy. when background source quasar or resolved jet, strong lensed images point-like multiple images; when background source galaxy or extended jet emission, strong lensed images can arcs or rings. of 2017, several hundred galaxy-galaxy (g-g) strong lenses have been observed. upcoming large synoptic survey telescope , euclid surveys expected discover more 100,000 such objects. cluster lensing the foreground lens galaxy cluster. in case, lens powerful enough produce noticeable both strong lensing (multiple images, arcs or rings) , weak lensing effects (ellipticity distortions).

Varieties Holodiscus dumosus

^ jstor.org: new variety of holodiscus dumosus coastal northwestern california ; roger raiche , james l. reveal; journal of botanical research institute of texas; vol. 5, no. 1 (5 august 2011), pp. 25-32. ^ california flora nursery database: holodiscus dumosus var. cedrorus ^ grin-global web v 1.9.6.2: holodiscus dumosus var. dumosus ^ itis: holodiscus dumosus var. glabrescens (greenm.) c.l. hitchc. ^ jepson eflora: holodiscus discolor var. glabrescens (formerly holodiscus discolor var. glabrescens).

San Jose State 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

date: october 29 location: joe aillet stadium, ruston, louisiana game start: 3:07 pm elapsed time: 3:20 game attendance: 19,642 game weather: 78°f, clear skies referee: stacy hardin sources: louisiana tech hosted san jose state spartans @ joe aillet stadium in ruston, louisiana annual homecoming game. louisiana tech defeated spartans 38–38 win third consecutive game season , improved record 4–4 (3–1 in conference play) 2011 season. colby cameron started @ quarterback louisiana tech in place of injured nick isham. louisiana tech took first lead 8:59 left in third quarter when matt nelson hit 25-yard field goal make score 3–0. san jose state took 7–3 lead @ 6:50 mark in first quarter when brandon rutley ran 1-yard touchdown. louisiana tech retook lead @ 10:31 mark in second quarter when richie casey ran 21-yard touchdown make score 10–7 in favor of bulldogs. 8:29 remaining in second quarter, san jose state took 14–10 lead after matt faulkner threw 60-yard touchdown noel grigsby. louisian...

Tourism Bass Lake (Madera County, California)

wakeboarding before sunset. much of area surrounding bass lake devoted tourism industry. south entrance yosemite national park fourteen miles away. lake water typically reaches 80 °f (27 °c) during summer months. fishing, swimming, water skiing, , personal watercrafting popular.

External links Airbus A380

official airbus a380 page, a380 navigator everything a380 @ flightglobal.com special report on a380 .  (1.58 mb) a380 cutaway diagram photographs of every stage of construction of airbus a380 mark power max kingsley-jones (9 nov 2017). path a380 century @ emirates . flightglobal. 

History Chafariz da Colher

the fountain of colhar seen along corner of buildings in rua nova da alfândega although had inscription 1629, construction dates earlier, because in district archive of porto, registry document in sé (livro lxxix das sentenças, 1491, p.151) referred conditional contract 300 réis, imposed on homes in miragaia. the name of fountain came imposed collection of payment waters. colher portuguese spoon, measure of payment goods sold in porto (bread, flour, walnuts, etc.), arrived land or river. products arrived land paid tribute @ gate of sé bishop. arrived river , sold @ fair near miragaia shipyards paid @ fountain. merchants, each alqueire of product, required pay on colher (spoon) of tribute. the waters of fountain considered 1 of better quality sources. believed fountain 1 of oldest, still functioning, structures in city of porto. municipal council tried appropriate water fountain, ordering inscription in granite: água desta fonte é somente da sidade (the water of fountain solely of cit...

History Oxo (food)

concentrated meat extract invented justus von liebig around 1840 , commercialized liebig s extract of meat company (lemco) starting in 1866. original product viscous liquid containing meat extract , 4% salt. in 1899, company introduced trademark oxo cheaper version; origin of name unknown, presumably comes word ox . since cost of liquid oxo remained beyond reach of many families, company launched research project develop solid version sold in cubes penny. after research, first oxo cubes produced in 1910 , further increased oxo s popularity. during world war 100 million oxo cubes provided armed services, of them individually hand-wrapped. lemco acquired vestey group in 1924 , factory renamed el anglo. vestey merged brooke bond in 1968, in turn acquired unilever in 1984. oxo brand sold unilever campbell soup company in 2001. campbell s uk operation sold premier foods in 2006. included sites @ both worksop , kings lynn. worksop plant produces oxo cubes. in south africa, oxo brand of mars...

History Small Münsterländer

löns statue bronze originally dog bred exclusively noble families , work families falconers before guns used in bird , small game hunting, ancestors of small münsterländer (formerly kleiner münsterländer vorstehhund) had work in upland areas flush prey falcon, allow falcon keep prey until falconer retrieve while dog pointed @ catch. day small münsterländer has excellent close searching , pointing drive. privileges , immunities of german nobility legally defined class abolished on august 11, 1919 promulgation of weimar constitution, recognising germans equal before laws of country. wider availability of guns , land use commoners, hunting became more popular, , breed further developed retriever worked equally in field , water. breed considered uniquely effective in working team huntsman in phases of hunt, akin close cooperation between sheep herder , border collie. elite hunter within versatile hunting dog arena , trained retrieve, hunt, , track following: woodcock, rails, grouse, dove,...

Key sources Sources for the historicity of Jesus

a page 1466 copy of antiquities of jews the writings of 1st century romano-jewish historian flavius josephus include references jesus , origins of christianity. josephus antiquities of jews, written around 93–94 ce, includes 2 references jesus in books 18 , 20. of 2 passages, james passage in book 20 used scholars support existence of jesus, testimonium flavianum in book 18 crucifixion. josephus james passage attests existence of jesus historical person , of contemporaries considered him messiah. according bart ehrman, josephus passage jesus altered christian scribe, including reference jesus messiah. a textual argument against authenticity of james passage use of term christos there seems unusual josephus. argument based on flow of text in document that, given mention of jesus appears in antiquities before of john baptist, christian interpolator may have inserted place jesus in text before john. further argument against authenticity of james passage have read without referenc...

Peerage, achievements, books and death Roy Jenkins

jenkins grave in december 1997, appointed chair of government-appointed independent commission on voting system, became known jenkins commission , consider alternative voting systems uk. jenkins commission reported in favour of new uniquely british mixed-member proportional system called alternative vote top-up or limited ams in october 1998, although no action taken on recommendation. jenkins wrote 19 books, including biography of gladstone (1995), won 1995 whitbread award biography, , much-acclaimed biography of winston churchill (2001). official biographer, andrew adonis, baron adonis, have finished churchill biography had jenkins not survived heart surgery underwent towards end of writing. popular historian paul johnson called best one-volume biography on subject. jenkins underwent heart surgery in november 2000, , postponed 80th birthday celebrations, having celebratory party on 7 march 2001. died on 5 january 2003, aged 82, after suffering heart attack @ home @ east hendred...

Design and engineering Culvert

holbrook, tributary of river tame, emerges brick-lined culvert in north birmingham construction or installation @ culvert site results in disturbance of site soil, stream banks, or streambed, , can result in occurrence of unwanted problems such scour holes or slumping of banks adjacent culvert structure. culverts must sized , installed, , protected erosion , scour. many agencies such department of transportation federal highway administration (fhwa), bureau of land management (blm), , environmental protection agency (epa) state or local authorities require culverts designed , engineered meet specific federal, state, or local regulations , guidelines ensure proper function , protect against culvert failures. culverts classified standards load capacities, water flow capacities, life spans, , installation requirements bedding , backfill. agencies adhere these standards when designing, engineering, , specifying culverts.

Pidha Deula Deula

konark sun temple, example of pitha deula (the larger tower behind has fallen down). it square building, typically pyramid-shaped roof, rather vimana towers on sanctuaries of temples in southern dravidian architecture. halls or service rooms of temple. examples the jaga mohan (assembly hall) of sun temple in konârak the jaga mohan of yameshwar temple in bhubaneswar digambara jaina temple, khandagiri in bhubaneswar

Announced London Labour Party mayoral selection, 2015

eliminated keran kerai, writer based in harrow neeraj patil, former mayor of lambeth (2010–2011) , lambeth borough councillor larkhall ward (2006–2014) ^ moodley, kiran (13 may 2015). sadiq khan announces bid become london mayor . independent. retrieved 14 july 2015.  ^ tessa jowell bids replace boris johnson london mayor . bbc news. 19 may 2015. retrieved 14 july 2015.  ^ crerar, pippa (13 may 2015). labour mp diane abbott announces bid run mayor of london . london evening standard. retrieved 14 july 2015.  ^ grice, andrew (4 september 2014). david lammy mp announces bid become labour s london mayor . independent. retrieved 14 july 2015.  ^ holdsworth, rachel (11 september 2015). christian wolmar throws hat 2016 mayoral ring . londonist. retrieved 14 july 2015.  ^ stone, jon (15 may 2015). labour mp gareth thomas joins race party s london mayor candidate . independent. retrieved 14 july 2015.  ^ donovan, tim (2015-05-21). 8 candidates fight out la...

Gallabat Northern front, East Africa, 1940

gallabat fort lay in sudan 200 mi (320 km) south of kassala opposite metemma on ethiopian border beyond boundary khor, dry river bed steep banks covered long grass. british orders forbade firing across frontier if war declared platoon in gallabat heard on wireless had begun , fired 13,000 rounds ridge overlooking metemma. both places surrounded field fortifications , gallabat held colonial infantry battalion. metemma had 2 colonial battalions , banda formation, under command of lieutenant-colonel castagnuola. 10th indian infantry brigade, field artillery regiment, b squadron, 4th rtr 6 infantry tanks , 6 light tanks, attacked gallabat on 6 november @ 5:30 a.m. raf contingent of 6 wellesley bombers , 9 gladiator fighters thought sufficient overcome 17 italian fighters , 32 bombers believed in range. infantry assembled 1–2 mi (1.6–3.2 km) gallabat, garrison unaware attack coming, until raf bombed fort , put wireless out of action. field artillery began simultaneous bom...

County Dublin List of hillforts in Ireland

^ 1012 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 1844 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 1319 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 1029 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 1299 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 3065 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 0795 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 1303 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 1304 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland.  ^ 0793 . atlas of hillforts of britain , ireland. 

References Maria Muschbukta

dalgård, sune (1962). dansk-norsk hvalfangst 1615-1660: en studie on danmark-norges stilling europæisk merkantil expansion. g.e.c gads forlag.  norwegian polar institute place names of svalbard database coordinates: 70°59.7′n 8°31.1′w / 70.9950°n 8.5183°w / 70.9950; -8.5183

Career highlights Gwenethe Walshe

^ cite error: named reference istd obituary invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference profile invoked never defined (see page). ^ dance studios in u.k., retrieved 2007-08-12 ^ kensington dance studio, retrieved 2007-08-12 ^ l amant full credits, establishes l amant same film lover, retrieved 2007-08-12 ^ lover cast , crew, mentioned gwenethe walshe dance advisor, retrieved 2007-08-12

Software Enterprise (computer)

1 software 1.1 system rom 1.2 is-basic 1.3 other software software system rom exos (enterprise expandable operating system) contained in system rom, , based on channels . peripherals accessed through channels, allows programs treat input , output devices identically. system rom contains full-screen editor, doubles simple word processor. can edit text files , basic programs, programs written in other languages. editor uses joystick cursor control. is-basic enterprise not include basic or other programming language in internal rom, unlike other home computers of time. basic interpreter supplied on 16k rom cartridge, , language can changed switching cartridge, system similar of acorn s bbc micro. is-basic adheres ansi basic standard. structured language wide set of control structures includes multi-line if...then...else, select...case, do...loop while , until conditions @ begin and/or end of loop, , exit loop statement. procedures , functions can have both reference , value parameters, ,...

Surface connections Forest Hill station (Toronto)

the following routes serve station according report presented @ board meeting on february 25, 2016: 14 glencairn: westbound caledonia road , eastbound davisville station 19 bathurst: northbound steeles avenue , southbound bathurst station 33 forest hill: southbound st. clair west station 34 eglinton: westbound mount dennis station , eastbound science centre station ^ changes ttc bus routes in eglinton corridor line 5 rapid transit line (pdf). toronto transit commission. february 25, 2016. 

Quotations and phrases Amarna letters

1 quotations , phrases 1.1 bird in cage 1.2 brick may move.. 1.3 lack of cultivator.. 1.4 hale sun... 1.5 looked way, , looked... 1.6 may lady of gubla.. 1.7 pot held in pledge 1.8 7 times , 7 times again 1.9 fall ... 7 times , 7... on , on stomach 1.10 when ant struck.. quotations , phrases a small number of amarna letters in class of poetry. example ea 153, (ea el amarna ). ea 153, entitled: ships on hold , abimilku of tyre short, 20-line letter. lines 6-8, , 9-11 parallel phrases, each ending ...before troops of king, lord. -( before , line 8, line 11). both sentences identical, , repetitive, subject statement changing. the entire corpus of amarna letters has many standard phrases. has phrases, , quotations used once. parables: (ea 252: ...when ant pinched (struck), not fight , bite hand of man struck it? ....) bird in cage a bird in cage (trap)—rib-hadda subcorpus of letters. (rib-hadda trapped in gubla-(byblos), unable move freely.) brick may move.. a brick may move unde...

Uprisings and incidents Xinhai Revolution

1 uprisings , incidents 1.1 first guangzhou uprising 1.2 independence army uprising 1.3 huizhou uprising 1.4 great ming uprising 1.5 ping-liu-li uprising 1.6 beijing zhengyangmen east railway assassination attempt 1.7 huanggang uprising 1.8 huizhou qinuhu uprising 1.9 anqing uprising 1.10 qinzhou uprising 1.11 zhennanguan uprising 1.12 qin-lian uprising 1.13 hekou uprising 1.14 mapaoying uprising 1.15 gengxu new army uprising 1.16 second guangzhou uprising 1.17 wuchang uprising uprisings , incidents the central focus of uprisings connected tongmenghui , sun yat-sen, including subgroups. uprisings involved groups never merged tongmenghui. sun yat-sen may have participated in 8–10 uprisings; uprisings prior failed wuchang uprising. flag of first guangzhou uprising first guangzhou uprising in spring of 1895, revive china society, based in hong kong, planned first guangzhou uprising (廣州起義). lu haodong tasked designing revolutionaries blue sky white sun flag. on october 26, 1895, yeung ku-...

Background Project Waterpump

as united states government began supporting french effort in first indochina war, needed secretive organization support royal lao government (rlg) , armed forces in fight against north vietnamese invaders. purportedly civilian programs evaluation office (peo) sprang being in december 1955 offset communist insurgency. superseded requirements office (ro) during president john f. kennedy s term of office. thus, when decision made train , improve royal lao air force (rlaf) prosecute laotian civil war, precedent had been set covert support of mission.

Tai and Rau List of ethnic groups in Laos

tai daeng tai dam tai gapong tai (or tai e) tai khang (population of 47,636 in laos) tay khang tai kao kongsat kuan (population of 2,500 in laos) tai laan tai maen> lao (population of 3,000,000 in laos) lao lom> tai long tai lue (population of 300,000 in laos) northeastern thai (including tai kaleun , isan people) tai nuea kassak (located south , southeast of luang prabang, in area bounded nam khan river, phu hin salik, nam sanane river, nam ming river, , nam khan river xieng ngeun district). kassak language lao dialect, although kassak people live lifestyle similar of khmu people. nùng nyaw tai pao tai peung phuan (population of 106,099 in laos) phutai (population of 154,400 in laos) saek tai sam tai yo tayten yoy zhuang (including nùng people) shan yang ^ cite error: named reference ethnologue invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference schlie invoked never defined (see page). ^ doré, amphay. 2016. kassak — ethnological , historical enigma....

3rd Generation GM U platform

2005-2008 chevrolet uplander the u-body updated once again (gmt-201) in 2005. these vans referred crossover sport vans (csv) general motors, in reference suv-inspired styling. north american vans built in gm s plant in doraville, georgia. general motors stopped minivan sales in united states of 2008. pontiac montana , chevrolet uplander continued sold in canada , mexico 2009. production of buick gl8 continues in shanghai, china. 2005–2009 the vehicles in generation include: buick gl8 (china only, still in production) buick terraza chevrolet uplander pontiac montana sv6 (2005-2006 in us) saturn relay

Democracy Resource curse

research shows oil wealth lowers levels of democracy , strengthens autocratic rule. according michael ross, 1 type of resource has been consistently correlated less democracy , worse institutions: petroleum, key variable in vast majority of studies identify type of curse. 2014 meta-analysis confirms negative impact of oil wealth on democratization. 2016 study challenges conventional academic wisdom on relationship between oil , authoritarianism. 2016 study finds resource windfalls have no political impact on democracies , entrenched authoritarian regimes, exacerbate autocratic nature of moderately authoritarian regimes. third 2016 study finds while accurate resource richness has adverse impact on prospects of democracy, relationship has held since 1970s. 2017 study found presence of multinational oil companies increases likelihood of state repression. 2017 study found presence of oil reduced likelihood democracy established after breakdown of authoritarian regime. there 2 ways oil we...

1946 Timeline of the presidency of Harry S. Truman

^ patterson rules out m arthur maker of policy . chicago tribune. january 2, 1946.  ^ henning, arthur sears (january 3, 1946). truman speaks in defense of polices tonight . chicago tribune.  ^ sears henning, arthur (january 3, 1946). tell congress pass bills, people urged . chicago tribune.  ^ foust, hal (january 5, 1946). demands trial of german staff officers . chicago tribune.  ^ 6. president s news conference (january 8, 1946) ^ 8. statement president on demobilization (january 8, 1946) ^ president sees greatest age nation . sarasota herald-tribune.  ^ truman wants envoy pope treaty aid . sarasota herald-tribune. june 14, 1946.  ^ truman vetoes legislation navy promotion . sarasota herald-tribune.  ^ wgbh american experience . truman | pbs . american experience. retrieved 2017-02-14.  ^ 1946 timeline . ww2db. retrieved 2011-02-09. 

Player stats 1920 New York Giants season

1 player stats 1.1 batting 1.1.1 starters position 1.1.2 other batters 1.2 pitching 1.2.1 starting pitchers 1.2.2 other pitchers 1.2.3 relief pitchers player stats batting starters position note: pos = position; g = games played; ab = @ bats; h = hits; avg. = batting average; hr = home runs; rbi = runs batted in other batters note: g = games played; ab = @ bats; h = hits; avg. = batting average; hr = home runs; rbi = runs batted in pitching starting pitchers note: g = games pitched; ip = innings pitched; w = wins; l = losses; era = earned run average; = strikeouts other pitchers note: g = games pitched; ip = innings pitched; w = wins; l = losses; era = earned run average; = strikeouts relief pitchers note: g = games pitched; w = wins; l = losses; sv = saves; era = earned run average; = strikeouts

Education Kalamassery

kalamassery municipal office model engineering college national university of advanced legal studies cochin medical college cochin university of science , technology st. paul’s college xavier institute of management , entrepreneurship lbs centre science & technology rajagiri college of social sciences government polytechnic little flower engineering institute

.22Baby Doe.22 List of unidentified murder victims in California

about ten days after suffocated, infant s body located on recycling conveyor belt on february 10, 2004 in stanton, california. killed on day born, placenta , umbilical cord had not yet been severed body. towel found nearby blood on it, may have been used during birth and, later, murder infant. newspaper , plastic bag found @ scene. victim s ethnic background difficult determine, may have been african-american or hispanic. hair black , curly, , eyes gray. although had been dead on week, body not badly decomposed; face still recognizable.

Sacramento County Jane Doe List of unidentified murder victims in California

3d reconstruction of sacramento county jane doe the burning body of white female fair complexion, aged sixteen thirty (most between eighteen , twenty-four), found in dumpster in sacramento, sacramento county, california on june 29, 2001. victim discovered have been alive @ time fire set, damage in airways indicated. hair color , eye color remain unknown, although may have been dark in color. teeth cared for. had no known cavities @ time of death , had many plastic sealants , porcelain caps on teeth. presumably had braces @ 1 point (or had been prepared them) , wisdom teeth present, 2 had not emerged. body, found wearing jeans, wrapped in comforter , set ablaze when disposed of. killer may have owned orange datsun car, seen leaving scene before found. had broken nose @ 1 point in life. between 5 feet 5 feet 6 inches tall , @ weight between 90 , 140 pounds. between slender average build when alive.

Harmful interactions Ascomycota

claviceps purpurea on rye (secale cereale) the asian cryphonectria parasitica responsible attacking sweet chestnuts (castanea sativa), , virtually eliminated once-widespread american chestnut (castanea dentata), a disease of maize (zea mays), prevalent in north america, brought cochliobolus heterostrophus. taphrina deformans causes leaf curl of peach. uncinula necator responsible disease powdery mildew, attacks grapevines. species of monilinia cause brown rot of stone fruit such peaches (prunus persica) , sour cherries (prunus ceranus). members of ascomycota such stachybotrys chartarum responsible fading of woollen textiles, common problem in tropics. blue-green, red , brown molds attack , spoil foodstuffs - instance penicillium italicum rots oranges. cereals infected fusarium graminearum contain mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (don), can lead skin , mucous membrane lesions when eaten pigs. ergot (claviceps purpurea) direct menace humans when attacks wheat or rye , produces highly poisonous ...

Roman times Little Chester

it historic area of derby, location of large fortified roman settlement, called derventio. fort, later became town, not protected river crossing, stood @ junction , gave protection 5 roman roads. important ryknield street, connected gloucester , west country yorkshire , north east. little of roman settlement remains @ little chester today, apart 2 roman wells, 1 on marcus street , other in garden of vicarage of st paul s church. however, series of excavations in last fifty years have established both importance , prosperity, including discovery of underfloor heating system on parker’s piece , abundance of coins.

North Division 2012 Friends Life t20

1 north division 1.1 table 1.2 results 1.3 fixtures north division table results fixtures

Status Jèrriais

jersey airport greets travellers welcome jersey in jèrriais local newspaper jersey evening post hosts jersey norman-french feature, jèrriais texts accompanied translation english. the latest figures come jersey annual social survey issued on 5 december 2012. survey of 4200 households took place in june 2012 , resulted in 2400 returns. showed 18% of population speak jèrriais words , phrases more 7% of on 65 being fluent or able speak lot of jèrriais. two-thirds of adults said not understand spoken jèrriais, more quarter able understand some, , 5% can or understand speaking jèrriais. 4% of people said write jèrriais, although under 1% write fluently. under third (32%) said understand written in jèrriais. these figures update of census (2001) showed approximately 3% of island s population speak jèrriais in personal interactions, although research suggests 15% of population have understanding of language. latest census figures showed increase in declarations of children speaking language: ...

Professional wrestling career Dragon Lee II

1 professional wrestling career 1.1 consejo mundial de lucha libre (2013–present) 1.2 ring of honor (2016–2017) 1.3 new japan pro-wrestling (2017) professional wrestling career consejo mundial de lucha libre (2013–present) muñoz began training in consejo mundial de lucha libre s (cmll: spanish world wrestling council ) gym in 2013, working towards contract become regular wrestler cmll. made first public appearance dragon lee on november 20, 2013 when competed in cmll s 2013 bodybuilding contest, winning beginners category while cmll regulars pequeño olimpico , stukita took second , third place. made in ring debut cmll on january 1, 2014, part of 2014 la copa junior tournament. during match dragon lee eliminated herodes, jr., himself eliminated cachorro third man eliminated in tournament won super halcón, jr. dragon lee referred part of cmll s generacion 2014, group of wrestlers made debut around january, 2014 , included black panther, cachorro, espiritu negro, flyer, hechicero, el reb...

Second-hand smoke Health effects of tobacco

posted sign avoid passive smoking in york university, toronto, ontario, canada. second-hand smoke mixture of smoke burning end of cigarette, pipe or cigar, , smoke exhaled lungs of smokers. involuntarily inhaled, lingers in air hours after cigarettes have been extinguished, , may cause wide range of adverse health effects, including cancer, respiratory infections , asthma. non-smokers exposed second-hand smoke @ home or work thought, due wide variety of statistical studies, increase heart disease risk 25–30% , lung cancer risk 20–30%. second-hand smoke has been estimated cause 38,000 deaths per year, of 3,400 deaths lung cancer in non-smokers. the current surgeon general’s report concludes there no established risk-free level of exposure second-hand smoke. short exposures second-hand smoke believed cause blood platelets become stickier, damage lining of blood vessels, decrease coronary flow velocity reserves, , reduce heart rate variability, potentially increasing risk of heart attack....

Rescue operations Swift water rescue

1 rescue operations 1.1 zones of operation 1.2 risk algorithm 1.3 laminar flow 1.4 live bait rescue rescue operations as swift water rescue scene evolves, incident command system (ics) emerge. ics national protocol used managing emergencies in united states. created use united states forest service , united states bureau of land management manage wild fires, ics has become benchmark disasters managed in united states. ics based upon flexible, scalable response organization providing common framework within people can work effectively. these people may drawn multiple agencies not routinely work together, , ics designed give standard response , operation procedures reduce problems , potential miscommunication on such incidents. rescue operations demand vigilance regards safety. ics provides safety officer present monitor , address safety issues. 1 of these issues pertains incident scene. swiftwater rescue exercise zones of operation the immediate area of operations @ incident, divided ...

Solomon Islands Cyclone Ului

infrared satellite loop of cyclone ului undergoing rapid intensification 13 14 march as storm approached solomon islands, officials advised vessels remain @ port due rough seas produced ului. search , rescue personnel placed on standby. on 16 march, unicef announced supply solomon islands relief funds following passage of cyclone. during passage of storm, airport officials cancelled many flights due dangerous weather conditions. these cancellations took place on two-day span, leaving many passengers stranded during storm.

Notable people linked to the commune Arnac-Pompadour

joseph brunet joseph brunet, born @ arnac-pompadour on 4 march 1829, died @ la bourgade (haute-vienne) on 6 january 1891, magistrate , politician, minister of public instruction, culture, , fine arts in 1877, senator correze 1876 1885. jules comby (1853–1947), famous pediatrician born in commune eugene gayot, former director of national stud of pompadour. pierre villepreux (1943-), former rugby union player , national team coach born in commune pierre pechdo, former director of national stud of pompadour.

Classification Overlapping gene

tandem out-of-phase overlap of human mitochondrial genes atp8 (+1 frame, in red) , atp6 (+3 frame, in blue) genes may overlap in variety of ways , can classified positions relative each other. unidirectional or tandem overlap: 3 end of 1 gene overlaps 5 end of gene on same strand. arrangement can symbolized notation → → arrows indicate reading frame start end. convergent or end-on overlap: 3 ends of 2 genes overlap on opposite strands. can written → ←. divergent or tail-on overlap: 5 ends of 2 genes overlap on opposite strands. can written ← →. overlapping genes can classified phases, describe relative reading frames: in-phase overlap occurs when shared sequences use same reading frame. known phase 0 . unidirectional genes phase 0 overlap not considered distinct genes, rather alternative start sites of same gene. out-of-phase overlaps occurs when shared sequences use different reading frames. can occur in phase 1 or phase 2 , depending on whether reading frames of...