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1946.E2.80.9368 USS Torsk

torsk, showing stepped sail of fleet snorkel conversion she departed marianas on next day, proceeded via pearl harbor , canal zone, , arrived @ new london in mid-october. next 7 years, operated out of port serving training ship, participating in exercises , tests, , making naval reserve training cruises. in june 1949, assigned submarine squadron 2; and; in summer of 1950, deployed mediterranean sea. ship returned new london in fall fleet exercises and, following year, extended operations caribbean sea. early in 1952, completed conversion fleet snorkel submarine , deployed again mediterranean summer. returning on 27 november, continued operations out of new london ranging halifax, nova scotia, havana, cuba, trained prospective submarine personnel , laid exercise mine fields. in 1955, reassigned submarine squadron 6 @ norfolk, virginia. there, duties included services aircraft , surface ships them hone skills in antisubmarine warfare. made frequent caribbean voyages , participated in ope

1.Lig 2009–10 in Turkish football

updated games played on 9 may 2010. source: tff rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored (c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round. only applicable when season not finished: (q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament. playoffs source: sivritepe, erdinç rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored (c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round. only applicable when season not finished: (q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.

History Tahitian Dog

the taumi, traditional breast ornament, fringed dog hair tuamotus, james cook collection: australian museum they essential part of traditional tahitian society. dog teeth fashioned fishhooks , dog bones made weapons , implements. used dog hair, long tail hairs of tuamotuan varieties of dogs, decorate fringes of taumi – traditional breast ornament called gorget – worn priests , high chiefs. tuamotuan breed described similar tahitian counterparts distinguishable longer hair. historian margaret titcomb noted tuamotuan varieties may not have been separate breed developed in isolation, arguing people of tuamotus have eaten short hair varieties , kept longer haired dogs exports society islands. the tahitian dog became extinct in society islands time after arrival of european settlers due introduction , interbreeding european dog breeds. 1834, british traveler frederick debell bennett noted: amongst society islands, aboriginal dog, formerly eaten delicacy natives, extinct, or merged mongrel

Professional career George Hypolite

1 professional career 1.1 jacksonville jaguars 1.2 carolina panthers 1.3 post-retirement professional career jacksonville jaguars after going undrafted in 2009 nfl draft, hypolite signed jacksonville jaguars undrafted free agent on april 26. waived team on july 23 when team signed defensive tackle montavious stanley. carolina panthers hypolite signed carolina panthers on august 5, 2009 after defensive tackle ma ake kemoeatu suffered season-ending injury. finished stint panthers being terminated practice squad on september 22, 2009. post-retirement hypolite earned juris doctor degree university of san diego school of law in 2014 , became assistant city attorney city , county of denver.

Delta brakes Bicycle brake

a pair of campagnolo delta brakes the delta brake road bicycle brake named due triangular shape. cable enters @ centre, pulls corner of parallelogram linkage housed inside brake across 2 opposite corners, pushing out @ other 2 corners on brake arms above pivots, arms below pivots push pads in against rim. feature of design mechanical advantage varies tangent function across range, of other designs remains fixed. many consider brake attractive, , has lower wind profile other common brakes. however, bicycle quarterly criticized delta brake being heavy, giving mediocre stopping power, , suffering disadvantageous variable mechanical advantage. in particular, small parallelogram, pad wear causes mechanical advantage rise dramatically. however, high leverage, stroke of lever not enough apply brake, rider can have brakes feel normal in light braking cannot applied harder hard braking. the basic design dates @ least 1930s. made prominently campagnolo in 1985, brakes based on same mechanism m

Criticism and controversy The Footy Show (AFL)

sam newman controversial figure on footy show , has been subject of many complaints 9 network. in may 2008, 9 network removed newman show indefinitely following controversy on allegedly sexist jokes. reinstated after. newman has had number of well-publicised off-screen incidents brought during show. in 2015, there questions raised after sam newman made remarks mitch clark s depression issues.

Bibliography Anne Perry

1 bibliography 1.1 featuring thomas pitt 1.2 featuring daniel pitt 1.3 featuring william monk 1.4 world war series 1.5 christmas stories 1.6 christmas collections 1.7 fantasy 1.8 timepiece series (young adult novels) 1.9 other books 1.10 critical studies, reviews , biography bibliography each series listed in internal chronological order, according author s website. the 2 main series each feature male , female protagonist. thomas pitt matched charlotte; female society relatives in mysteries out of boredom. william monk matched hester latterly, crimean war nurse. monk mysteries set earlier in victorian era (1850s–1860s) pitt books (1880s–1890s). hester plays strong role in these stories; in cases better investigator monk. christmas stories involve minor characters such sisters, bosses, or grandmothers in personal crisis @ later christmas time enforced redemption message @ end. featuring thomas pitt featuring daniel pitt featuring william monk the world war series the christmas stories t

RD28 Nissan RD engine

1 rd28 1.1 rd28 series 1 1.2 rd28 series 2 1.3 rd28e rd28 2,825 cc sohc, 85 mm bore rd28 series 1 rd28 series 1 in c33 nissan laurel 12-valves (two per cylinder). when introduced, jis gross used rather jis net, meaning information claims 100 ps (73.5 kw; 98.6 bhp) , 18.5 kg·m (181 n·m; 134 lb·ft) @ same engine speeds. 94 ps (69.1 kw; 92.7 bhp) @ 4,800 rpm 18.0 kg·m (177 n·m; 130 lb·ft) @ 2,400 rpm nissan skyline r31 series 1985–1987 nissan laurel c32 ~ c34 series 1986–1993 nissan cedric / nissan gloria y30 ~ y32 series 1985–1993 commercial (taxi) nissan cedric / nissan gloria y31 series sedan 1987–1999 nissan crew k30 series 1993–1999 rd28 series 2 18-valve 100 ps (73.5 kw; 98.6 bhp) @ 4,800 rpm 18.2 kg·m (178 n·m; 132 lb·ft) @ 2,400 rpm nissan cedric / nissan gloria y32 & y33 series 1993–1999 nissan laurel c34 - c35 series 1994–1999 rd28e 12-valve electronic injection 100 ps (73.5 kw; 98.6 bhp) @ 4,800 rpm 18.2 kg·m (178 n·m; 132 lb·ft) @ 2,400 rpm commercial (taxi) nissan cedric

Implementations Logo (programming language)

some modern derivatives of logo allow thousands of independently moving turtles. there 2 popular implementations: mit s starlogo , northwestern university ccl s netlogo. allow exploration of emergent phenomena , come many experiments in social studies, biology, physics, , other areas. netlogo used in agent-based simulation in biological , social sciences. although there no single agreed-upon standard, there broad consensus on core aspects of language. of march 2009 there 197 implementations , dialects of logo, each own strengths. of 197 no longer in wide use, many still under active development. commercial logos still used in schools include microworlds logo , imagine logo. apple logo, developed lcsi, broadly used , prevalent implementation of logo peaked in mid-1980s. atari logo released on cartridge atari atari 8-bit family. color logo released in 1983 on cartridge (26-2722) , disk (26-2721) tandy trs-80 color computer experlogo released in 1985 on floppy expertelligence inc. macinto

In Buddhism Karma

karma , karmaphala fundamental concepts in buddhism. concepts of karma , karmaphala explain how our intentional actions keep tied rebirth in samsara, whereas buddhist path, exemplified in noble eightfold path, shows way out of samsara. karmaphala fruit , effect or result of karma. similar term karmavipaka, maturation or cooking of karma. cycle of rebirth determined karma, literally action . in buddhist tradition, karma refers actions driven intention (cetanā), deed done deliberately through body, speech or mind, leads future consequences. nibbedhika sutta, anguttara nikaya 6.63: intention (cetana) tell you, kamma. intending, 1 kamma way of body, speech, & intellect. how these intentional actions lead rebirth, , how idea of rebirth reconciled doctrines of impermanence , no-self, matter of philosophical inquiry in buddhist traditions, several solutions have been proposed. in buddhism no explicit theory of rebirth , karma worked out, , karma doctrine may have been incidenta

Critical reception Antibirth

bloody disgusting gave film positive review, calling old body horror movie. it’s got suggestion of pregnancy, you’re dealing undertones of woman’s mixed feelings own capacity give life, if don’t want go there it’s gross hell. guardian gave film positive review, drawing comparisons big lebowski , david cronenberg s brood. new york times described film resembling meth fever dream. consequence of sound gave film negative review, saying, there @ least 6 different movies in antibirth, , none of them work in tandem.

East and West Tirukoilur (Keelaiyur and Melur) Tirukoilur

thirukovilur temple tower before 1000 years tirukoilur 1 of 4 largest cities in tamil nadu other cities named kanchipuram, madurai, , thanjavur. in later period kings adiyamman demolished city. proof in thanjavur big temple. tirukkoyilur located @ 11°57′n 79°12′e / 11.95°n 79.2°e / 11.95; 79.2. has average elevation of 73 metres (239 feet).

Projects and products Armament Research and Development Establishment

1 projects , products 1.1 small arms 1.1.1 7.62×51 1a1 self loading rifle 1.1.2 insas 5.56 mm small arms family 1.1.3 arde 40 mm under barrel grenade launcher 1.2 artillery , tank guns 1.2.1 105 mm indian field gun 1.2.2 pinaka multi barrel rocket launcher 1.2.3 arjun 120 mm gun 1.2.4 drdo 155 mm artillery gun 1.3 ejection seat projects , products small arms 7.62×51 1a1 self loading rifle a bsf personnel carrying 7.62mm 1a1 rifle in west bengal during poll. one of earlier arde developments 7.62 mm 1a1 self-loading rifle (slr) , ammunition replaced ishapore 2a1 bolt-action rifles (based on 0.303 lee–enfield rifle) in indian army service then. on million rifles have been produced ishapore rifle factory, , used in 1965 , 1971 indo-pakistan wars. insas 5.56 mm small arms family insas assault rifle drawing heavily past experience 7.62mm slr, arde developed 5.56 mm indian small arms system (insas). helped standardize ammunition infantry, reducing logistical problems. infantry earlier equippe

Records Malmö Stadion

a graph of malmö ff s average attendances on period 1958 2008 the ground s present attendance record set during 1958 world cup, when 30,953 spectators saw first game ever played @ stadium, group 1 match between argentina , west germany. match ended 3–1 in west germany s favour. record crowd malmö ff match played @ ground set on 24 september 1967, when 29,328 attended allsvenskan match between malmö ff , scanian rivals helsingborgs if. helsingborg won match 2–1. ifk malmö s record attendance set on 10 september 1969 in division 2 scanian derby fixture against helsingborgs if attracted 25,624 spectators stadium, match ended 1–0 in helsingborg s favour. malmö ff s average attendance @ malmö stadion lay steady @ around 15,000 per season mid-1960s 1970s, before decreasing around 10,000 spectators per season remainder of decades. during 1980s , 1990s, attendances decreased further down average of around 5,000 fans per season; general interest in swedish football low @ time. attendance took s

Aftermath Argentine surrender in the Falklands War

telegram general moore reporting argentine surrender. on 20 june, british retook south sandwich islands , declared hostilities on after removing argentina s southern thule garrison @ corbeta uruguay base. corbeta uruguay established in 1976, argentine base contested through diplomatic channels uk until 1982. the war lasted 74 days, 255 british , 649 argentine soldiers, marines, sailors, , airmen, , 3 civilian falklanders killed. the british government decreed classified information available public in year 2082. however, following freedom of information act, great deal of formerly classified material available. the surrender document on display @ imperial war museum in london. noted in museum, time of surrender backdated 3 hours in order both zulu time (utc) , local time recorded 14 june though technically 15 june in london, in order prevent possible confusion argentine troops might have mistakenly thought permitted keep fighting until next day, 15 june 1982. relations between uk , arg

By philosophers Problem of evil

1 philosophers 1.1 epicurus 1.2 david hume 1.3 gottfried leibniz 1.4 thomas robert malthus 1.5 immanuel kant by philosophers the earliest statement of problem of evil attributed epicurus, uncertain. epicurus epicurus credited first expounding problem of evil, , called epicurean paradox , riddle of epicurus , or epicurian trilemma : there no surviving written text of epicurus establishes formulated problem of evil in way, , uncertain author. attribution him can found in text dated 600 years later, in 3rd century christian theologian lactantius s treatise on anger of god lactantius critiques argument. epicurus s argument presented lactantius argues god all-powerful , all-good not exist , gods distant , uninvolved man s concerns. gods neither our friends nor enemies. david hume david hume s formulation of problem of evil in dialogues concerning natural religion: [god] willing prevent evil, not able? impotent. able, not willing? malevolent. both able , willing? whence evil? [god s] po

Liga I 2 2012–13 FC Vaslui season

1 liga i 1.1 league table 1.2 results summary 1.3 results round liga i league table source: liga (in romanian) rules classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored oțelul galați deducted 2 points rapid, universitatea cluj , turnu severin denied licence 2013-14 season because of accumulated debt , therefore relegated liga ii. winner of 2012–13 cupa româniei. (c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round. only applicable when season not finished: (q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament. head-to-head: used when head-to-head record used rank tied teams. results summary results round last updated: 30 may 2013. source: lpf ground: = away; h = home. result:

Ottoman era Negev

tel arad inhabited since 4000 bce nomadic tribes ruled negev largely independently , relative lack of interference next thousand years. known of time largely derived oral histories , folk tales of tribes wadi musa , petra areas in present-day jordan. bedouins of negev historically survived chiefly on sheep , goat husbandry. scarcity of water , of permanent pastoral land required them move constantly. bedouin in years past established few permanent settlements, although built, leaving behind remnants of stone houses called baika. in 1900 ottoman empire established administrative center southern syria @ beersheba including schools , railway station. authority of tribal chiefs on region recognized ottomans. railroad connected port of rafah. in 1914 turkish authorities estimated nomadic population @ 55,000,

Singers and musicians List of British Bangladeshis

r&b , hip hop singer, mumzy stranger alaur rahman – folk singer has released 40 albums. bilal shahid – r&b singer , rapper, ep us: ultimate love story released in 2011. boyan chowdhury – former lead guitarist of rock band zutons. char avell – r&b singer-songwriter signed tiffin beats records. in november 2012, first single love me released. deeder zaman – rapper , former lead vocalist of electronica band asian dub foundation when known master d. has recorded 2 solo albums: 2008 s minority large , 2011 s pride of underdog. farook shamsher – alternative dub dance music dj, record producer , member of joi. have recorded 3 albums: 1999 s 1 , 1 one, 2000 s three, , 2007 s without zero. in 2006, received commitment scene award @ uk asian music awards. jahid samed / gorilla chilla – dj , music producer, debut solo album music in blood released in 2011. gouri choudhury – hindi , bengali music singer , music teacher. featured on track radhe radhe crispian mills on kula shaker s

Projects Nyzzy Nyce

1 projects 1.1 hiphop4thecity 1.2 mycity movement 1.3 citizen wayne 1.4 story made here projects hiphop4thecity in 2012, alex smith, nyzzy s current manager facilitated collaborative music project entitled “hiphop4thecity” (aka city project). nyzzy wrote , recorded chorus resulting song , music video. project showcased region s undiscovered talent while simultaneously bringing awareness community involvement, arts, , young people able community s civic pride when collaborate , work together. sparked renewed sense of civic pride within young population of fort wayne, indiana attracted attention of national economic development publications, blogs , has inspired other civic initiatives such annual city summit. the mycity movement the mycity movement ongoing music based project aimed @ convincing others take pride in community. project built around national version of hit local song city. song called city (national) , released on thanksgiving day, 2012 a campaign built around project peop

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Velvet Sky

when total nonstop action wrestling (tna) announced creation of women s division in 2007, szantyr, using talia madison ring name, announced 1 of ten wrestlers in 10-woman gauntlet match crown first tna knockouts champion @ bound glory pay-per-view. before show, made non-wrestling appearances on october 5 episode of tna today , october 11 episode of impact!, standing @ ringside debut match of amazing kong along other gauntlet match participants. in weeks following gauntlet match, ring name changed velvet sky. at december turning point pay-per-view, sky , angelina love formed alliance , dubbed velvet love entertainment, later renamed beautiful people. after defeating odb , roxxi laveaux in show, love , sky assisted gail kim in match against awesome kong. assisted kim again after match against kong on december 6 episode of impact!, , @ final resolution pay-per-view, helping stop post-match brawl. sky (right) , angelina love beautiful people in july 2008 on march 13 episode of impact!, sky

Personal life Paul O'Grady

paul o grady on death of brendan murphy, 2012. in 1974, friend diane jansen, o grady had daughter, sharon. o grady s grandson, abel, born in december 2006, granddaughter being born in december 2009. 1977-2005, in marriage of convenience portuguese transgender teresa fernandes, although not in active relationship her. long-term lover , business partner brendan frank murphy (4 march 1956 – 9 june 2005). known many friends lily or lil , o grady publicly known having had many high profile , celebrity friends, including politician mo mowlam, actresses amanda mealing , barbara windsor, comedian brenda gilhooly , late cilla black. o grady divides time between central london flat , rural kentish farmhouse. there grows organic fruit , vegetables, , variety of herbs, having keen interest in herbalism. lifelong animal lover, child o grady kept rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, mice, ferret , rat pets; has commented mother thought him bit weird result. @ kentish farm, owned sheep, pigs, goats,

Rise and early career: subjugation of Apulia George of Antioch

the admiral s bridge in palermo. due bilingualism (in greek , arabic) , familiarity mediterranean, working ambassador on missions fatimid egypt. rose title of familiaris of court , 1123 had risen second in command in christodulus navy. in attack on mahdia year, george captured fortress of ad-dimas, campaign had abandoned. in following 5 years, george overshadowed chrisotodulus , 1127 had replaced him in position of emir of palermo. in year, both emirs present @ montescaglioso count roger, christodulus seems have died thereafter , george succeeded him. george instrumental in subduing independent-minded apulia , calabria in years following roger s succession there. in 1129, george brought sixty ships bear on besieged bari, rebellious under prince grimoald alferanites. surrender forced, roger pardoned prince. in 1131, roger demanded citizens of amalfi turn on keys castle full control on city s defences. amalfitans refused , george blockaded city , captured amalfitan ships, forcing city s

Ahir chieftains Ahir

^ lucia michelutti (2002). sons of krishna: politics of yadav community formation in north indian town (pdf). phd thesis social anthropology. london school of economics , political science university of london. p. 83. retrieved 10 june 2015.  ^ georg pfeffer, deepak kumar behera contributor s. n. ratha (2002). contemporary society: concept of tribal society. concept publishing company, 2002 isbn 8170229839, 9788170229834. p. 190. isbn 9788170229834.  ^ encyclopaedia of folklore , folktales of south asia . google.co.in. p. 2771.  ^ jalgaon distt. jalgaon history . jalgaon distt administration official website. jalgaon distt administration. retrieved 7 february 2015.  ^ milind gunaji. mystical, magical maharashtra. popular prakashan. p. 110. isbn 9788179914458. 

Scotland List of smoking bans

on 26 march 2006, scotland prohibited smoking in enclosed (more 50% covered) public places, includes public buildings, workplaces, sports stadiums, bars , restaurants. exemptions in place allow hotel guests smoke in own rooms, long hotel has designated them smoking rooms. law restricts smoking in bus shelters, phone boxes or other shelters more 50% enclosed. prohibits smoking in trucks , vans owned company, whether or not driver person inside (though smoking while driving legally questionable presented driving without due care , attention ). nevertheless, ban on smoking in work vehicles commonly flouted, tradesmen, , compliance outdoor bans minimal. there no restrictions on smoking in railway stations railway bylaw applies england, , smoking remains common in outdoor areas of railway stations. compliance indoor ban in pubs, restaurants , other workplaces universal. businesses covered smoking ban must display statutory smoking sign @ entrance to, , around building smoke-free policy. op

Costumes and embroidery Gaza City

gauze reputed have originated in gaza. cloth gaza thob woven @ nearby majdal (ascalon). black or blue cottons or striped pink , green fabric had been made in majdal continued woven throughout gaza strip refugees coastal plain villages until 1960s. thobs here had narrow, tight, straight sleeves. embroidery less dense applied in hebron. popular motifs included: scissors (muqass), combs (mushut) , triangles (hijab) arranged in clusters of fives, sevens , threes, use of odd numbers considered in arab folklore effective against evil eye. in recent decades, hamas , other islamic movements sought increase use of hijab ( headscarf ) among gazan women, urban , educated women, , hijab styles since introduced have varied according class , group identity.

Career Michael Nyqvist

—american actor greg poehler paid last respect nyqvist after swedish actor died on 27 june 2017. in 2004, played lead role daniel daréus, conductor , musician, in academy award-nominated best foreign film in heaven, directed kay pollak. in 2006, starred in directed johan brisinger. in suddenly, nyqvist plays lasse – man must come terms sudden loss of wife , son. in 2007, nyqvist portrayed swedish ambassador chile harald edelstam, helped many people flee execution during , after dictator augusto pinochet s military coup in september 1973, in black pimpernel. he has garnered recent international attention starring mikael blomkvist in girl dragon tattoo (swedish title: män som hatar kvinnor), girl played fire (swedish title: flickan som lekte med elden), , girl kicked hornets nest (swedish title: luftslottet som sprängdes) of stieg larsson s millennium series. he starred in abduction (2011), directed john singleton. part of permanent ensemble @ royal dramatic theatre. nyqvist appeared in

Dual-process accounts of reasoning Dual process theory

1 dual-process accounts of reasoning 1.1 background 1.2 systems 1.2.1 system 1 1.2.2 system 2 in humans dual-process accounts of reasoning background the dual-process accounts of reasoning posits there 2 systems or minds in 1 brain. theory of 2 distinct kinds of reasoning has been around long documentations theories of reasoning go. current theory there 2 distinctively separate cognitive systems underlying thinking , reasoning , these different systems developed through evolution. these systems referred implicit , explicit or more neutral system 1 , system 2, coined stanovich , west. systems the systems have multiple names can called, many different properties. differences between system 1 , system 2 system 1 bargh (1994) reconceptualized notion of automatic process breaking down term automatic 4 components: awareness, intentionality, efficiency, , controllability. 1 way process labeled automatic person unaware of it. there 3 ways in person may unaware of mental process: can

Trades 2012 Detroit Tigers season

^ tigers swing deal right-hander balester mlb.com december 9, 2011 ^ rosecrans, c. trent. cbs sports, july 23, 2012. tigers land aníbal sánchez, omar infante marlins. ^ tigers acquire utilityman baker cubs mlb.com, august 6, 2012 ^ braves acquire jeff baker tigers cbssports.com retrieved on august 31, 2012

Etymology Gaza City

gaza skyline the name gaza first known military records of thutmose iii of egypt in 15th century bc. according shahin, ancient egyptians called ghazzat ( prized city ), , ancient muslims referred ghazzat hashem , in honor of hashim, great-grandfather of muhammad, buried in city, according islamic tradition. in semitic languages, meaning of city name fierce, strong . other proper arabic transliterations arabic name ghazzah or Ġazzah (din 31635). accordingly, gaza might spelled gazza in english. although z double in arabic, transliterated greek single zeta, , voiced velar or uvular fricative @ beginning transliterated gamma. the hebrew name of city aza (עזה) – ayin @ beginning of word represented voiced velar fricative in biblical hebrew, in modern hebrew, silent.

Belgium High-speed rail in Europe

high-speed rail network in belgium belgium s rail network served 4 high-speed train operators: thalys, eurostar, ice , tgv trains. of them serve brussels south (midi) station, belgium s largest railway station. thalys trains, variant of french tgv, operate between belgium, germany (dortmund), netherlands (amsterdam) , france (paris). since 2007, eurostar has connected brussels london st pancras, before which, trains connected london waterloo. german ice operates between brussels, liège , frankfurt hbf. the hsl 1 belgian high-speed railway line connects brussels french border. 88 km long (71 km dedicated high-speed tracks, 17 km modernised lines), began service on 14 december 1997. line has appreciably shortened rail journeys, journey paris brussels taking 1:22. in combination lgv nord, has affected international journeys france , london, ensuring high-speed through-running eurostar, tgv, thalys pba , thalys pbka trainsets. total construction cost €1.42 billion. the hsl 2 belgian high-s

Advance to the Seine 6th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)

men of 6th airlanding brigade in france, 1944. on 7 august 6th airborne division ordered prepare move on offensive, objective being mouth of river seine. division began advance germans retreated france following defeat in battle of falaise. 6th airlanding brigade, commanded brigadier edwin flavell, had 1st belgian infantry brigade , royal netherlands motorized infantry brigade under command. form left flank of division s advance, moving along french coast, while remainder of division advanced further inland. the 6th airlanding brigade advance started on 17 august along 2 axes, 12th devons on left, 2nd obli on right, , 1st rur in reserve. @ longuemare 12th devons had fight through german rearguard, , 1st rur took on advance on left , reached cabourg without meeting further resistance. the brigade group moved area east of troarn on 21 august. 12th devons leading advanced again, occupying branville, vauville , deauville on 22 august. attempts cross river touques repulsed force estimated a

Editors The World Today (magazine)

^ obituary: liliana brisby . independent.co.uk. 28 november 1998. retrieved 31 january 2017.  ^ graham walker 1946-2016 . chathamhouse.org. retrieved 31 january 2017.  ^ contact editorial team . chathamhouse.org. retrieved 31 january 2017.  ^ chatham house relaunches world today magazine . chathamhouse.org. retrieved 31 january 2017. 

Indonesia List of smoking bans

in jakarta s restaurants, hotels, office buildings, airports , public transport, , overall public areas smoking not permitted. restaurants want allow smoking must provide separate smoking space, of 4 february 2006. in other asian nations, remains seen whether can enforced. building separate facilities smokers had taken place in half of establishments june 2007. smoke-free regulations extended bali in november 2011, affecting tourist sites, including restaurants , hotels; plus schools, government buildings, places of worship , other public places. ban on sale , advertising tobacco in schools enacted, although not stop tobacco companies offering sponsorship schools. however, regulations not strong enough, leading new stricter promulgation june 2012. smoking in trains of state company pt kereta api indonesia has been banned of 1 march 2012. bali has banned smoking effective 1 june 2012, having heavy fines. hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, places of worship, healthcare facilities

Conquest of Central Tibet Güshi Khan

statues of fifth dalai lama , (apparently) güshi khan seen johann grueber in lobby of dalai lama s palace in 1661 having subdued kham entirely 1641, güshi proceeded invade domain of karma tenkyong in tsang. reputation invincible warrior rendered resistance weak. meanwhile, sonam rapten busy taking on districts in Ü paid allegiance tsangpa. khoshut troops besieged shigatse, stronghold of karma tenkyong. eyewitness described horrors of siege: [the place] had turned big cremation ground covered heaps of corpses deprived of lives 1 had given flock of sheep pack of wolves . attempts of mediation failed, , monastic settlement , suburbs fell on 8th day of 1st month of water-horse year 1642. followed surrender of castle on 25th day of 2nd month (25 march). karma tenkyong s life spared moment , imprisoned in neu, south-east of lhasa. güshi khan, according 5th dalai lama s chronicles, when crystal lord [the moon] of month of chaitra full [14 april 1642], day of first season of year according k

Colombia List of smoking bans

in summer 2009, colombia has extended existing tobacco control regulations requiring indoor work places , public places smoke-free; prohibiting tobacco advertising, promotions , sponsorship, , use of terms such ‘light’ , ‘mild’ on packaging, requiring large, pictorial health warnings on tobacco packaging (covering 30 per cent of front , back) within year, preventing sale of tobacco products minors; , mandating public education programs on deadly effects of tobacco use.

Projects John A. Roebling

german stamp of 2006 commemorating roebling shaky bridge near trenton water filtration plant on route 29 40°13′23.29″n 74°46′48.38″w / 40.2231361°n 74.7801056°w / 40.2231361; -74.7801056 c.1800s shaky bridge near trenton water filtration plant @ calhoun street bridge (spans approx. 20 feet [6 m]) demonstration project c.1800s demonstration bridge spans 2 building, of former roebling plant trenton nj. mercer county executive building on 175 south broad street trenton nj 1844 allegheny aqueduct bridge – pittsburgh; 162 feet (49 m) spans; demolished 1861 1846 smithfield street bridge – pittsburgh; 188 feet (57 m) spans; replaced 1881–1883 1848 lackawaxen aqueduct – spanning lackawaxen river @ lackawaxen, pennsylvania; 2 spans of 115 feet (35m) each, 2 7-inch (18 cm) cables; no longer extant 1849 roebling s delaware aqueduct – spanning delaware river lackawaxen, pennsylvania minisink ford, new york, 4 spans of 134 feet (41 m) each, 2 8-inch (20 cm) cables; converted vehicular , pe

Transportation Tanjung Bungah

view of tanjung bungah a residential property @ taman tanjung bunga the main thoroughfare within tanjung bungah coastal tanjung bungah road, part of federal route 6. tanjung bungah road continues on tanjung tokong road, cutting through heart of suburb until becomes batu ferringhi road near western edge of tanjung bungah. alternatively, vale of tempe road, stretching along hills further inland, used motorists exit tanjung bungah towards neighbouring tanjung tokong suburb , on george town, , vice versa. these handful of road connections through suburb prone traffic congestion. rapid penang buses 101, 102 , 104 serve residents of suburb, connecting tanjung bungah george town , other destinations on penang island, such tanjung tokong, batu ferringhi, penang international airport , queensbay mall. another bus service, hop-on hop-off service, caters tourists. service, utilises open-top double decker buses, includes optional stop @ flamingo hotel within tanjung bungah. in addition, short cycl

Characteristics African civet

skeleton the african civet largest viverrid in africa. among extant viverrids, binturong matches or exceeds african civet in size. while females credited larger, there no great discernible differences in measurements between sexes. weight can range 7 20 kg (15 44 lb), average mass of 12.5 kg (28 lb). head-and-body length 67 84 cm (26 33 in), while tail 34 47 cm (13 19 in) , shoulder height averages 40 cm (16 in). civettictis civetta stocky animal long body , appears short-legged size although hind limbs noticeably larger , more powerful. has short broad neck, pointed muzzle, small rounded ears, small eyes , long bushy tail. the african civet has 5 digits per manus in first toe set others. african civet has long, curved, semi-retractile claws. feet compact , unsuitable digging or climbing , soles of feet hairless. african civets have modified synapsid skull heavy-built , longest of viverrid. zygomatic arch robust , provides large area attachment of masseter muscle. skull has well-develo

Ram Singh.27s campaign Ahom–Mughal conflicts

35-feet-high statue of ahom general lachit borphukan , army in middle of brahmaputra. in december 1667, mughal emperor aurangzeb received intelligence of capture of guwahati ahoms, , @ once resolved dispatch strong army reestablish mughal prestige in north-east frontier. commissioned raja ramsingh of amber, son of distinguished general mirza-raja jai singh i, lead invasion of assam. accompanied rashid khan, ex-faujdar of guwahati. ram singha reached frontier garrison of rangamati in february 1669. on ram singha’s arrival @ rangamati, ahom commanders stationed @ manaha attempted oppose advance of enemy. there few skirmishes, assamese not attain success. assamese not prepared such eventuality , left frontier garrisons , sailed down guwahati. also, ahoms had not quite completed preparations resisting ramsingh i’s advance. lachit borphukan, commander-in-chief of ahom camp had realized postponement of open encounter enable him bring preparations perfection in light of enemy’s superior stren

Air transport Alaska

a bombardier dash 8, operated era alaska, on approach ted stevens anchorage international airport. the bulk of remaining commercial flight offerings come small regional commuter airlines such ravn alaska, penair, , frontier flying service. smallest towns , villages must rely on scheduled or chartered bush flying services using general aviation aircraft such cessna caravan, popular aircraft in use in state. of service can attributed alaska bypass mail program subsidizes bulk mail delivery alaskan rural communities. program requires 70% of subsidy go carriers offer passenger service communities. many communities have small air taxi services. these operations originated demand customized transport remote areas. perhaps quintessentially alaskan plane bush seaplane. world s busiest seaplane base lake hood, located next ted stevens anchorage international airport, flights bound remote villages without airstrip carry passengers, cargo, , many items stores , warehouse clubs. in 2006 alaska had

Biography Eric Thompson (racing driver)

1 biography 1.1 life 1.2 career 1.3 formula one 1.4 after formula one 1.5 after motorsport biography early life thompson born on 4 november 1919 in ditton hill, surrey. in childhood developed interest in motorsport, becoming fan of richard seaman. after leaving secondary school thompson found job @ lloyd s of london broker. work paid , required commitment, loyalty , long hours of work. thompson won many awards effort , during second world war saw active service. career after war ended thompson decided pursue passion of motor racing. began racing career in 1948 @ age of 28 , funded. thompson continued work @ lloyd s of london , entitled 2 weeks of holiday, every third weekend off, when raced. first race 12 heures de paris held @ autodrome de linas-montlhéry in shared drive robin richards driving hrg, finishing fourth in 1.5-litre class , 17th overall. in 1949 thompson made debut in les 24 heures du mans hrg sharing drive jack fairman. pairing won 1.5-litre class , finished eighth overal

Group structure Verbund

1 group structure 1.1 business divisions , ratios 1.2 shareholder structure 1.3 trading 1.4 sales 1.5 participating/equity interests 1.6 subsidiaries 1.7 other information group structure business divisions , ratios verbund has business relations in more 20 countries, 13 offices and/or equity interests throughout europe , 1 in turkey. in fiscal 2008, verbund recorded best result of history far: around 2,500 employees, company achieved turnover of more 3.7 billion euro, ebit of more 1.1 billion euro , group result of under 686 million euro. shareholder structure 51% republic of austria > 25% syndicate of evn , wiener stadtwerke > 5% tiwag (regional energy supplier of state of tyrol) < 20% free float trading within verbund group, electricity trading constitutes interface between generation, sales , wholesale market. more half of power sales executed abroad, outside austria. verbund active in more 20 countries, largest sales markets being germany, france , italy. trade conducted

Environmental impact Goldcorp

1 environmental impact 1.1 san martin mine, honduras 1.2 marlin mine, guatemala 1.3 pueblo viejo mining project, dominican republic environmental impact goldcorp has been working improve approach environmental stewardship. company publicly reports on environmental performance on annual basis , has been member of international council on mining , metals (icmm) since 2009. company’s el sauzal mine in mexico first mine in world decommissioned in accordance international cyanide management code (“icmc”). despite this, environmental, economic , human impact of company’s latin american mines has been controversial topic number of years. san martin mine, honduras a study italian activist flaviano bianchini in 2006 found dangerous levels of arsenic , lead in blood of hondurans living downstream goldcorp s san martin mine, located in siria valley. while people living in valley had equated health problems mine s operations since opened in 1999, both company , honduran government disputed study s