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Born before 1900 Bielefeld

christian friedrich nasse christian friedrich nasse (1778–1851), psychiatrist august krönig (1822–1879), chemist , physicist friedrich von bodelschwingh, senior (1831–1910), second boss of evangelischen heil- und pflegeanstalt für epileptische (evangelic sanatorium epileptics) (1874 renamed bethel ) friedrich von bodelschwingh (1877–1946), evangelical theologian, third boss of von bodelschwinghsche anstalten, named after f. v. bodelschwingh, older (later renamed von bodelschwinghsche stiftungen) friedrich wilhelm murnau (1888–1931), german film director self-portrait hermann stenner 1911 hermann stenner (1891–1914), expressionist painter

History Bielefeld

founded in 1214 count hermann iv of ravensberg guard pass crossing teutoburg forest, bielefeld city of linen minor member of hanseatic league. after cologne-minden railway opened in 1849, bozi brothers constructed first large mechanised spinning mill in 1851. ravensberg spinning mill built 1854 1857, , metal works began open in 1860s. between 1904 , 1930, bielefeld grew, opening rebuilt railway station, municipal theatre, , finally, rudolf-oetker-halle concert hall, renowned excellent acoustics. dürkopp car produced 1898-1927. after printing emergency money (german: notgeld) in 1923 during inflation in weimar republic, bielefeld 1 of several towns printed attractive , highly collectable banknotes designs on silk, linen , velvet. these pieces issued bielefeld stadtsparkasse (town s savings bank) , sent around world in 1920s. these pieces known stoffgeld – is, money made fabric. nazi germany the town s synagogue burned in 1938. in 1944, b-17 flying fortresses bombed bielefeld on se...

Services Cumberland station (CTA)

platform @ cumberland, 2016 cumberland part of cta s blue line, runs o hare airport downtown chicago , forest park. third inbound station o hare on blue line , situated between rosemont , harlem stations. blue line trains serve cumberland 24 hours day every day; trains operate every 7 10 minutes during rush hour , midday operation, longer headways of 30 minutes @ night. station approximately 7 minutes o hare, 31 minutes clark/lake in loop, , 52 minutes forest park. 1,304,280 passengers boarded @ cumberland in 2011. cumberland services several bus routes in addition l trains. 1 cta bus route terminate @ station, 81w west lawrence; route provides service cumberland avenue, lawrence avenue, east river road, , jefferson park transit center. 4 pace bus routes terminate @ cumberland: 240 dee road, 241 greenwood-talcott, 290 touhy avenue, , 331 cumberland-5th avenue. these routes connect golf mill shopping center, howard l station, , communities of park ridge, niles , brookfield. intercit...

Nuclear energy Mitigation of global warming in Australia

in terms of resources, aside strong production of low-cost coal , natural gas, australia has approximately 40% of world s uranium deposits, , considered second largest producer of uranium behind canada. nuclear technology offers significant generation capability. claiming carbon-free, claim increased reliance on nuclear power reduce greenhouse gas emissions cause global warming. others dispute claim, pointing out large amounts of fossil fuels burned construct, operate, , maintain these facilities. other perceived problems include enriched uranium can used nuclear weapon, prompting security issues such nuclear proliferation. nuclear waste requires extensive waste management because can remain radioactive centuries. the nuclear reactor in australia located @ lucas heights, , has had leaks of water heavy water since completion, reducing public confidence in nuclear power plants in australia.

Treaty of London of 1883 Commissions of the Danube River

percy sanderson, british-built dredger of danube commission in 1911 in 1883, austria, britain, france, germany, italy, russia, , turkey represented @ conference, time in london. majority decided admit romania , serbia in consultative capacity , bulgaria represented through turkey, nominal suzerain. serbia accepted, romania , bulgaria protested, taking no part in conference. after month of discussion, delegates decided to: detailed , liberal rules drawn in convention danube between ibraila upstream iron gate never applied. romania did not agree, , stretch of danube administered each riparian state, due regard, however, principle of free navigation. as conditions in delta improved, shipping increased , more funds received ced. conditions improved: there 111 shipwrecks of seagoing vessels between 1861 , 1881, 5 wrecks between 1909 , 1929

Co-curricular activities Fuchun Secondary School

1 co-curricular activities 1.1 physical sports 1.2 uniformed groups 1.3 visual , performing arts 1.4 clubs , societies co-curricular activities the school offers total of 24 extra-curricular activities, labelled co-curricular activities (ccas) singapore ministry of education. the ccas offered in school follows: physical sports basketball football netball sepak takraw uniformed groups boy s brigade girl s brigade girl guides ncc (land) npcc visual , performing arts concert band choir chinese dance indian dance malay dance modern , cultural dance guitar ensemble guzheng ensemble festive drums , lion dance troupe clubs , societies green club infocomm club interact club library mechatronics club singapore youth flying club source:

Thermal shock parameter in the physics of solid-state lasers Thermal shock

estimates of maximal value of loss β {\displaystyle \beta } , @ desirable output power p {\displaystyle p} still available in single disk laser, versus normalized power s = ω p ω s p q r 2 {\displaystyle s={\frac {\omega _{\rm {p}}}{\omega _{\rm {s}}}}{\frac {pq}{r^{2}}}} , , experimental data (circles) is thermal loading; parameter, important property of laser material. thermal loading, saturation intensity ...

Biography Ed Joyce (journalist)

1 biography 1.1 life 1.2 cbs radio , cbs news 1.3 memoir biography early life born in phoenix, arizona during depression, ed joyce’s father member of civilian conservation corps (an unemployment combatant during fdr administration), making travel commonplace (think cardboard boxes, second hand @ that, precious commodity during depression) joyce family. moved throughout southwest ed’s father trade advertisement in magazine (as side job [actually job]), last frontier, tangible goods. ed’s first exposure world of media. later attend university of wyoming , work @ small radio station janitor/dj. media debut in small-time radio, moved television in utica , schenectady, new york. cbs radio , cbs news he hooked cbs radio, first in chicago , later in new york, given daily discussion program called “the talk of new york” , opportunity interview such individuals civil rights activist malcolm x , sports legend jackie robinson. success radio station , program initial step in corporate climb. first...

Relative robustness of materials Thermal shock

^ t. j. lue; n. a. fleck (1998). thermal shock resistance of solids (pdf). acta materialia. 46 (13): 4755–4768.  ^ w.f.krupke; m.d. shinn; j.e. marion; j.a. caird; s.e. stokowski (1986). spectroscopic, optical, , thermomechanical properties of neodymium- , chromium-doped gadolinium scandium gallium garnet (abstract). josab. 3 (1): 102–114. bibcode:1986josab...3..102k. doi:10.1364/josab.3.000102. 

Species taken off the endangered species list Western Shield

a tammar wallaby, 1 of many species benefit western shield western shield has been successful 3 native mammal species have been taken off list of western australia s list of threatened fauna – through wildlife conservation act 1950. species taken off schedule 1 – fauna rare or become extinct quenda (isoodon obesulus), tammar wallaby (macropus eugenii) , woylie (bettongia penicillata). woylie taken off list of australia’s threatened fauna – through environment protection , biodiversity conservation act 1999, demoted endangered category , not on list longer, not deemed in danger of extinction . woylie taken off iucn red list of world’s threatened fauna endangered , downgraded lower risk / conservation dependent . western shield’s success in having woylie de-listed endangered on state, national, , international levels first species in world taken off either state, national, or international level of threatened species due successful wildlife conservation efforts.

Schedule 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

^ 2004 iowa football statistics - final . big ten conference. retrieved october 12, 2011.  ^ cite error: named reference note-0 invoked never defined (see page). ^ 2004 schedule strength , official school websites . footballfantasy.com. retrieved august 14, 2007.  ^ strength of schedule rankings through bowl games . russell rankings. retrieved august 14, 2007.  ^ anderson & hester college football computer rankings . andersonsports.com. archived original on august 13, 2007. retrieved august 14, 2007. 

History Jobat

jobat princely state of india, administratively under bhopawar agency subdivision of central india agency. state covered area of 339 square kilometres in 1901. hindu rulers styled rana , succession in female line. about decade ago, jobat small town has emerged city in alirajpur district.

Mechanism Health effects of tobacco

1 mechanism 1.1 chemical carcinogens 1.2 radioactive carcinogens 1.3 nicotine mechanism chemical carcinogens smoke, or partially burnt organic matter, contains carcinogens (cancer-causing agents). potential effects of smoking, such lung cancer, can take 20 years manifest themselves. historically, women began smoking en masse later men, increased death rate caused smoking amongst women did not appear until later. male lung cancer death rate decreased in 1975 — 20 years after initial decline in cigarette consumption in men. fall in consumption in women began in 1975 1991 had not manifested in decrease in lung cancer-related mortalities amongst women. smoke contains several carcinogenic pyrolytic products bind dna , cause genetic mutations. particularly potent carcinogens polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pah), toxicated mutagenic epoxides. first pah identified carcinogen in tobacco smoke benzopyrene, has been shown toxicate epoxide irreversibly attaches cell s nuclear dna, may either kil...

Ed, Edd n Eddy Danny Antonucci

feeling confined gross , edgy work, such series brothers grunt, antonucci decided produce animated children s television show again company a.k.a. cartoon. resolved, however, ensure series produced in way similar cartoon styles 1940s 1970s. antonucci spent months designing show, before trying sell nickelodeon. nickelodeon told him take show, if obtained creative control. antonucci refused give it, , instead took show cartoon network. deal made cartoon network commission show, after agreed let antonucci go in own direction. antonucci strong advocate of hand-drawn animation. wobbling animation in ed, edd n eddy homage hand-drawn cartoons style harkens cartoons of 1940s 1970s. give impression of movement, ed, edd n eddy uses shimmering character outlines similar squigglevision. crawling lines not active in dr. katz, professional therapist, still visible, , antonucci likens cartoons of 1930s. according antonucci, characters based on real people in life. personalities of ed, edd, , eddy...

Updating James Bond Licence Renewed

updating time frame 1980s, gardner s series picks career of james bond years after fleming novels ended. due time frame change gardner s series suggests fleming s stories took place in 1960s , 70s, rather 1950s , 60s. likewise james bond, companions , allies, working british secret service such m, bill tanner, miss moneypenny, , q transported 1980s, although q mentioned , substituted ann reilly, genius of gadgetry promptly nicknamed q ute fellow workers bond, not long before being added bond s long list of romantic conquests. the novel titled meltdown during manuscript stage.

Biography Danny Antonucci

1 biography 1.1 life , career 1.2 international rocketship limited, foundation of a.k.a. cartoon, , mtv work 1.3 ed, edd n eddy 1.4 wildbrain , upcoming series 1.5 accolades biography early life , career antonucci s parents italian immigrants canada. experiences child of immigrant parents influenced later work. antonucci attended sheridan college of visual arts quit take job animator @ canimage production, division of hanna-barbera. worked on numerous shows, including flintstones comedy hour, scooby-doo , scrappy-doo, smurfs, , richie rich. intending move los angeles in 1984 find more work, antonucci landed in vancouver, british columbia. landed job @ international rocketship limited, animating short films , television commercials. first effort on short film hooray sandbox land. international rocketship limited, foundation of a.k.a. cartoon, , mtv work antonucci s first solo work lupo butcher, produced international rocketship limited, short-tempered butcher swears @ meat cutting , get...

Juniors 2013 French Open

1 juniors 1.1 boys singles 1.2 girls singles 1.3 boys doubles 1.4 girls doubles juniors boys singles christian garín defeated alexander zverev, 6–4, 6–1 girls singles belinda bencic defeated antonia lottner, 6–1, 6–3 boys doubles kyle edmund / frederico ferreira silva defeated christian garín / nicolás jarry, 6–3, 6–3 girls doubles barbora krejčíková / kateřina siniaková defeated doménica gonzález / beatriz haddad maia, 7–5, 6–2

Management Monetary base

u.s. monetary base open market operations monetary policy tools directly expand or contract monetary base. the monetary base , monetary policy typically controlled same national institution, either finance ministry or central bank. these institutions change monetary base through open market transactions: buying , selling of government bonds. typically, can influence banking activities manipulating interest rates , setting reserve requirements (how money banks must keep on hand instead of loaning out borrowers). the monetary base (mb) called high-powered because increase typically result in larger increase in supply of demand deposits through banks loan-making; ratio called money multiplier.

Releases DJ Amadeus

^ cite error: named reference technofm invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference ra1 invoked never defined (see page). ^ computer virus/nature of sound - dj amadeus : songs, reviews, credits, awards . allmusic. retrieved 2013-04-19.  ^ in time: classics - dj amadeus : songs, reviews, credits, awards . allmusic. retrieved 2013-04-19.  ^ don t let fears [eyezcream recordings . beatport. 2009-02-16. retrieved 2013-04-19.  ^ know [pacha recordings . beatport. 2010-06-24. retrieved 2013-04-19.  ^ bomb jack [warehouse . beatport. 2012-04-04. archived original on 2013-09-22. retrieved 2013-04-19.  ^ feel right [mosp recordings . beatport. 2011-06-09. retrieved 2013-04-19.  ^ acid [warehouse . beatport. retrieved 2013-04-19.  ^ blake, dj amadeus - burn (original mix) [warehouse . beatport. archived original on 2013-06-28. retrieved 2013-04-19.  ^ ride ep [supermarket . beatport. 2012-11-20. retrieved 2013-04-19....

Digests Marvel Adventures

1 digests 1.1 marvel age fantastic four 1.2 marvel age fantastic 4 tales 1.3 marvel age hulk 1.4 marvel age spider-man 1.5 marvel age spider-man team-up 1.6 marvel adventures avengers 1.7 marvel adventures fantastic four 1.8 marvel adventures hulk 1.9 marvel adventures iron man 1.10 marvel adventures spider-man 1.11 marvel adventures spider-man (vol. 2) 1.12 marvel adventures super heroes 1.13 marvel adventures super heroes (vol. 2) 1.14 various series digests marvel digests collections of marvel age/adventures comic books compressed smaller digest-sized books, rather original larger magazine form. following theme marvel age comic books, contained concept art sketches of characters in of books. marvel age fantastic four marvel age fantastic 4 vol. 1: 1 (marvel age fantastic 4 #1-4) marvel age fantastic 4 vol. 2: doom (marvel age fantastic 4 #5-8) marvel age fantastic 4 vol. 3: return of doctor doom (marvel age fantastic 4 #9-12) marvel age fantastic 4 tales marvel age fantastic four: c...

GPL compatibility License compatibility

1 gpl compatibility 1.1 copyleft licenses , gpl 1.2 gfdl , gpl 1.3 cddl , gpl 1.4 cc by-sa , gplv3 gpl compatibility to minimize license proliferation , license incompatibilities in foss ecosystem, organizations (the free software foundation, instance) , individuals (david a. wheeler), argue compatibility used gpl important feature of software licenses. many of common free-software licenses, permissive licenses, such original mit/x license, bsd licenses (in three-clause , two-clause forms, though not original four-clause form), mpl 2.0, , lgpl, gpl-compatible. is, code can combined program under gpl without conflict, , new combination have gpl applied whole (but other license not apply). copyleft licenses , gpl copyleft software licenses not inherently gpl-compatible; gplv2 license not compatible gplv3 or lgplv3. if tried combine code released under either of later gpl licenses gplv2 code, violate section 6 of gplv2, source of incompatibility. however, code under later licenses can com...

References Christian Heritage School (Connecticut)

sources christian heritage school 2014-2015 student handbook http://www.kingsmen.org/editoruploads/files/high%20school%20materials/chs_high_school_profile_17-18.pdf coordinates: 41°14′21″n 73°11′04″w / 41.2392°n 73.18439°w / 41.2392; -73.18439

Cooperation in the cultural sphere India–Russia relations

statue of afanasy nikitin in tver celebrating famous journey india nicholas roerich jawaharlal nehru , indira gandhi. russian president dmitry medvedev visiting film set of yash raj studios meeting bollywood stars shah rukh khan, yash chopra , kareena kapoor russian president dmitry medvedev making speech @ closing ceremony of year of russia in india in 2008. indo–russian relations in field of culture historical. 1 of first russian visitors india afanasiy nikitin merchant tver in russia. famous journey (1466-1472) documented in book journey beyond 3 seas. nikitin spent 3 years in india (1469-1472) travelling many regions , documenting people, culture, economy, technology, history, society , food. nikitin s journey portrayed soviet actor oleg strizhenov alongside hindi screen legend nargis dutt in 1950s film journey beyond 3 seas. astrakhan in russia has historically been trading centre indian merchants since 16th century. in 1722 peter great met anbu-ram leader of indians merchants i...

Evolution Coat of arms of Finland

1 evolution 1.1 swedish era 1.2 russian era 1.3 independence 1.4 today evolution swedish era during following centuries, arms of finland appear in different versions of varying artistic quality, , in late 19th century when uppsala lion again taken use prototype coat of arms of finland. the lion experienced several changes during 17th century. in funeral banner of charles x gustavus (in 1660) can seen treading on sabre 3 free paws; in drawings elias brenner (in suecia antique et hodierna erik dahlberg, printed in 1716), pictured double tail (queue fourchée) , walking posture. russian era figure 7: coat of arms of finland within imperial russian arms after finland had been ceded russia (as consequence of swedish–russian war of 1808–1809), elias brenner s version of lion chosen authorities model new coat of arms of grand duchy of finland in russian empire. blazon in decree of 26 october 1809 states: shield has red field, strewn roses of silver, on golden lion crown of gold, standing on si...

Monographic publications George Ranalli

^ abercrombie, stanley (june 1, 2014). books: george ranalli works & projects . interior design. 7.  ^ ranalli, george. in situ: george ranalli works & projects (1st ed.). shinzen china: oscar riera ojeda. pp. 487 pages, [9] pages : colored illustrations, plans ; 22 cm x 25 cm. + 1 cd (4 3/4 in.). isbn 9789881619471.  ^ community building: saratoga avenue community center george ranalli, architect . archnewsnow. january 14, 2009.  ^ ranalli, george (2009). saratoga. san rafael, calif.: oro editions. pp. 111 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), plans ; 24 cm. isbn 9780981462882.  ^ abercrombie, stanley (july 1, 1999). casas internacional: george ranalli.(review) . interior design. 70: 97.  ^ riera ojeda, oscar, ed. (1998). casa internacional: george ranalli . casas (in spanish , english). 57. madrid, spain: kliczkowski publisher: 71 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 24 cm. oclc 51379793....

Legacy and Veneration Bogumilus

chapel of blessed bogumił, dobrów in 1788 small wooden chapel dedicated bogumilus built, in wetlands of rivers warta , teleszyny, near dobrów, , still stands till day. process of beatification remain dormant until 1908, when stanislaw zdzitowiecki, bishop of kujawy, reactivated process. on 27 may 1925 pope pius xi proclaimed bogumilus, blessed. later pope paul vi bestow on bogumilus patronage of archdiocese of gniezno.

Tangmere war graves St Andrew's Church, Tangmere

german (front right) , commonwealth airmen s war graves @ st andrew s church. larger stone (front left) memorial airmen of both sides lost @ sea. from 1917, field directly adjacent church basis royal flying corps base, extended royal air force aerodrome. in 1939, in preparation world war ii, airfield enlarged defend south coast against luftwaffe. base remained open until 1966. its close proximity raf base meant service personnel killed on or near base regularly buried within church s graveyard. there thirty 9 commonwealth burials of 1939-1945 war, airmen, 1 of whom unidentified. there thirteen luftwaffe burials here, 1 of whom unidentified. majority of these airmen killed during battle of britain. today, of these graves tended commonwealth war graves commission, commonwealth war graves grouped in 3 rows on western side of church, , beside them german graves. also within churchyard grave of air commodore edward teddy mortlock donaldson cb cbe dso afc* lom (february 12, 1912 - june, 19...

Episodes The Hoarder Next Door

1 episodes 1.1 transmissions 1.2 series 1 1.3 christmas special 1.4 series 2 1.5 series 3 episodes transmissions series 1 the first series began on 3 may 2012 on channel 4. christmas special series 2 the second series began on 15 april 2013 on channel 4. series 3 the third , final series began on 13 march 2014 on channel 4.

History 15th The King's Hussars

1 history 1.1 wars 1.2 napoleonic wars 1.3 peterloo 1.4 victorian era 1.5 first world war 1.6 post war history george augustus eliott, 1st baron heathfield, founder of regiment louis nolan, officer of 15th hussars gained notoriety bearer of ill-fated order precipitating charge of light brigade early wars the regiment raised in london area george augustus eliott, 1st baron heathfield elliots light horse first of new regiments of light dragoons in 1759. renamed 15th regiment of (light) dragoons in 1760. regiment landed in bremen in june 1760 service in 7 years war. regiment largely responsible victory, suffering 125 of 186 allied casualties @ battle of emsdorf in july 1760. lieutenant colonel william erskine, commanding regiment, presented king george iii 16 colours captured regiment after battle. during battle french commander, major-general christian-sigismund von glaubitz, taken prisoner. regiment charged french rear guard twice @ battle of wilhelmsthal in june 1762 , returned home i...

Early life Robert James Harlan

1 life 1.1 birth , move kentucky 1.2 birthplace , paternity 1.3 education , training early life birth , move kentucky robert james harlan born on december 12, 1816 in mecklenburg county, virginia. father slave owner of mother, mary harlan, , himself. mother of mixed-race, , robert not identifiable black. in life, perhaps @ age of eight, or 3 robert , mother sent cincinnati. trip made on foot, before advent of railroad connections, , when reached danville, kentucky, received word robert s father had died , seized parts of property sold. robert purchased james harlan of danville , mother sold south. james harlan worked in dry goods, , became lawyer , politician, serving in u.s. house of representatives kentucky 1835 1839. son, john marshall harlan, born in 1833, served supreme court justice 1877 1911 , known great dissenter support of civil rights against segregationist majority court. role of robert harlan in john marshall s ideas discussed in detail in gordon (2000). robert took name...

Colby visits.2C ends Survey Ralph McGehee

william colby, cia. mcgehee described enemy s farmers liberation association (fla). recruited rural villagers, secretly indoctrinated communist plans widespread armed struggle in thailand. local guerrilla cadres launching minor terrorist assaults. in retaliation thai government ordered unfocused, brutal attacks fell on innocent farmers, creating atmosphere of hate communists eager exploit politically. contrary, mcgehee s survey teams had used our intelligence penetrate communists crucial shield of secrecy , accordingly had broken grip on villagers. farmers had confessed, given information, , quit fla. here, mcgehee felt presenting colby counterinsurgency program worked. otherwise, communists insurgents multiply in thailand, had happened in vietnam. in response, colby appeared puzzled. non-committal, evasive, saying only, seem losing. later mcgehee realized colby weighing broader ramifications. colby , entourage left airport in jeeps , land rovers. 2 months later cos offered m...

Changes from Last Season 2015 Regional League Division 2 North Eastern Region

1 changes last season 1.1 team changes 1.1.1 promoted clubs 1.1.2 relegated clubs 1.1.3 renamed clubs 1.2 expansion clubs changes last season team changes promoted clubs no club promoted thai division 1 league. last years league champions ubon ratchathani, runners udon thani failed qualify 2014 regional league division 2 champions league round. relegated clubs khonkaen , roi et united relegated 2014 thai division 1 league. renamed clubs nong bua lamphu renamed nong bua pitchaya. ubon umt f.c. renamed ubon ratchathani f.c.. mukdahan city renamed mukdahan lamkhong. mahasarakham united renamed mahasarakham. loei city renamed loei city r-airlines. expansion clubs khon kaen united , ubon umt united joined newly expanded league setup.

Transportation Manjimup, Western Australia

a timber train in 1940s the railway bridgetown extended wilgarup in 1909, , railway line opened in 1911. line s terminus near manjimup homestead, station named manjimup. aside passengers, trains used transport timber , sawmills in area. rail yards closed in 1997 , redeveloped manji park tourism precinct in 2003. cars primary method of transport in manjimup - according australian bureau of statistics 2006 census, 91% of people commuting work drivers or passengers in cars. next popular method of transport walking, @ 4.5%. manjimup volunteer , resource centre runs community bus service, youth, seniors, , people disabilities , public transport authority contracts school bus services warren bus service. public transport between perth , manjimup consists of transwa bus services 315 (sunday) , 321 (monday , wednesday) perth pemberton via bunbury, , 322 (monday, tuesday, thursday) pemberton perth, via bunbury. travellers can take daily australind train perth bunbury portion of journey. south...

Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Dean

hundreds of oil platforms, such 1 in gulf of mexico, evacuated in anticipation of hurricane dean. oil futures spiked on august 15 analysts considered impact of hurricane dean on refining capacity if move caribbean predicted. transocean evacuated 11 nonessential workers late on august 15 oil rig located 160 mi (260 km) southeast of new orleans. company left 125 personnel on board structure. day later, royal dutch shell evacuated 275 ancillary staff, following evacuation of 188 due tropical storm erin. on august 18, 2007, 10,300 barrels (1,640 m) of oil , 11 million cubic feet (310,000 m³) of natural gas shut-in per day, accounting 0.8% of crude production in gulf of mexico. 11:30 am cst (1630 utc), 2 rigs , 1 platform evacuated personnel. pemex, state-owned mexican oil company, made preparations shut down oil production on august 19 ahead of dean. evacuated 13,360 workers more 140 oil platforms, using 55 boats , 29 helicopt...

Competition history England national futsal team

1 competition history 1.1 fifa world cup 1.2 uefa european futsal championship 1.3 minor tournaments competition history fifa world cup *draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. uefa european futsal championship minor tournaments red border colour indicates tournament held on home soil.

Airports Albuquerque, New Mexico

albuquerque international sunport albuquerque served 2 airports, larger of albuquerque international sunport. located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of central business district of albuquerque. albuquerque international sunport served 5,888,811 passengers in 2009. double eagle ii airport other airport. used air ambulance, corporate flight, military flight, training flight, charter flight, , private flight facility.

References Brooklyn Union Gas Company Headquarters

bibliography morrone, francis; iska, james (2001): architectural guidebook brooklyn, gibbs smith, isbn 978-1-58685-047-0. architecture , building - magazine devoted contemporary architectural construction - volume 46, published in 1914, reprinted in 2009 dick press, isbn 978-1-4446-4892-8.

Tarry point Steiner point (triangle)

the line through perpendicular b c , line through b perpendicular c , , line through c perpendicular b concur @ tarry point. the tarry point of triangle closely related steiner point of triangle. let abc given triangle. point on circumcircle of triangle abc diametrically opposite steiner point of triangle abc called tarry point of triangle abc. tarry point triangle center , designated center x(98) in encyclopedia of triangle centers. trilinear coordinates of tarry point given below: ( sec ( + ω ) : sec (b + ω ) : sec ( c + ω ) ), where ω brocard angle of triangle abc. = ( f( a, b, c ) : f( b, c, ) : f( c, a, b ) ), where f( a, b, c ) = bc / ( b + c − ab − ac ) similar definition of steiner point, tarry point can defined follows: let abc given triangle. let b c brocard triangle of triangle abc. let la line through perpendicular line b c , lb line through b perpendicular line c , lc line through c perpendicular line b . 3 lines la, lb , lc concurrent. point of c...

Comparison with the Olympic class RMS Lusitania

olympic arriving @ port on maiden voyage june 1911, lusitania departing in background the vessels of olympic class differed lusitania , mauretania in way in compartmented below waterline. white star vessels divided transverse watertight bulkheads. while lusitania had transverse bulkheads, had longitudinal bulkheads running along ship on each side, between boiler , engine rooms , coal bunkers on outside of vessel. british commission had investigated sinking of titanic in 1912 heard testimony on flooding of coal bunkers lying outside longitudinal bulkheads. being of considerable length, when flooded, these increase ship s list , make lowering of boats on other side impracticable — , precisely later happened lusitania. ship s stability insufficient bulkhead arrangement used: flooding of 3 coal bunkers on 1 side result in negative metacentric height. on other hand, titanic given ample stability , sank few degrees list, design being such there little risk of unequal flooding , possible ca...

Performance and variations Cups and balls

1 performance , variations 1.1 basic routine 1.2 medieval cups , balls 1.3 indian cups , balls 1.4 owan tama 1.5 bean sowing 1.6 modern cups , balls: dai vernon routine 1.7 chop cup 1.8 3 shell game 1.9 clear cups 1.9.1 penn & teller 1.9.2 latimer clear cups , balls performance , variations christian farla performs cups , balls on stage. the performed version of effect uses 3 cups , 3 small balls. magician makes balls pass through solid bottoms of cups, jump cup cup, disappear cup , appear in other places, or vanish various places , reappear under cups (sometimes under same cup), ending larger objects, such fruit, larger balls, small animals such baby chicks, , combination of different final loads. magicians tend prefer fruit, each 1 different in shape , size, increasing element of surprise. basic routine start 3 cups nested in stack. cups set down in line 3 balls visible. 1 of balls put on top of centre cup , other 2 cups nested above. tap of wand, 3 cups lifted, revealing ball ha...

Constitutional changes and abdication in later life William I of the Netherlands

statue of willem of netherlands pieter puype (1913) in apeldoorn constitutional changes initiated in 1840 because terms involved united kingdom of netherlands had removed. these constitutional changes included introduction of judicial ministerial responsibility. although policies remained uncontrolled parliament, prerogative controllable now. conservative william not live these constitutional changes. this, disappointment loss of belgium, , william s intention marry henrietta d oultremont (paradoxically both belgian , roman catholic) made him wish abdicate. fulfilled intent on 7 october 1840 , eldest son acceded throne king william ii. william died in 1843 in berlin @ age of 71.

China 1942–1943 Pacific War

chinese troops during battle of changde in november 1943 in mainland china, japanese 3rd, 6th, , 40th divisions, grand total of around 120,000 troops, massed @ yueyang , advanced southward in 3 columns, attempting again cross miluo river reach changsha. in january 1942, chinese forces scored victory @ changsha, first allied success against japan. after doolittle raid, japanese army conducted zhejiang-jiangxi campaign, goal of searching out surviving american airmen, applying retribution on chinese aided them, , destroying air bases. operation started on 15 may 1942 40 infantry , 15–16 artillery battalions, repelled chinese forces in september. during campaign, imperial japanese army left behind trail of devastation , spread cholera, typhoid, plague , dysentery pathogens. chinese estimates put death toll @ 250,000 civilians. around 1,700 japanese troops died, out of total 10,000 fell ill when own biological weapons attack rebounded on own forces. on 2 november 1943, isamu yokoyama, comm...

South-East Asian campaigns of 1941–42 Pacific War

hms prince of wales (left, front) , hms repulse (left, rear) under attack japanese aircraft. destroyer in foreground. british, australian, , dutch forces, drained of personnel , matériel 2 years of war germany, , heavily committed in middle east, north africa, , elsewhere, unable provide more token resistance battle-hardened japanese. allies suffered many disastrous defeats in first 6 months of war. 2 major british warships, hms repulse , hms prince of wales, sunk japanese air attack off malaya on 10 december 1941. thailand, territory serving springboard malayan campaign, surrendered within 5 hours of japanese invasion. government of thailand formally allied japan on 21 december. hong kong attacked on 8 december , fell on 25 december 1941, canadian forces , royal hong kong volunteers playing important part in defense. american bases on guam , wake island lost @ around same time. following declaration united nations (the first official use of term united nations) on 1 january 1...

Game summaries 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1 game summaries 1.1 kent state 1.2 iowa state 1.3 arizona state 1.4 michigan 1.5 michigan state 1.6 ohio state 1.7 penn state 1.8 illinois 1.9 purdue 1.10 minnesota 1.11 wisconsin 1.12 capital 1 bowl vs. louisiana state game summaries kent state date: september 4 location: kinnick stadium, iowa city, iowa game start: 12:00 p.m. est game attendance: 70,397 source: box score iowa state date: september 11 location: kinnick stadium, iowa city, iowa game start: 12:00 p.m. est game attendance: 70,397 source: box score arizona state date: september 18 location: sun devil stadium tempe, az game start: 7:45 pm cdt elapsed time: 3:10 game attendance: 71,700 game weather: 75°f, 84% humidity, wind se 20 referee: david cutaia source: box score michigan date: september 18 location: michigan stadium ann arbor, mi game start: 2:35 pm cdt elapsed time: 3:25 game attendance: 111,428 game weather: low 70s°f, partly cloudy, wind nnw 5-10 referee: b. lemonnier source: box score michigan state date: octobe...