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Monitoring Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

geophysical , other technologies used monitor compliance treaty: forensic seismology, hydroacoustics, infrasound, , radionuclide monitoring. technologies used monitor underground, waters , atmosphere sign of nuclear explosion. statistical theories , methods integral ctbt monitoring providing confidence in verification analysis. once treaty enters force, on-site inspection provided concerns compliance arise. the preparatory commission comprehensive test ban treaty organization (ctbto), international organization headquartered in vienna, austria, created build verification regime, including establishment , provisional operation of network of monitoring stations, creation of international data centre, , development of on site inspection capability. the monitoring network consists of 337 facilities located on globe. of may 2012, more 260 facilities have been certified. monitoring stations register data transmitted international data centre in vienna processing , analysis. data sent states

Status Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

the treaty adopted united nations general assembly on 10 september 1996. opened signature in new york on 24 september 1996, when signed 71 states, including 5 of 8 nuclear-capable states. of october 2016, 166 states have ratified ctbt , 17 states have signed not ratified it. the treaty enter force 180 days after 44 states listed in annex 2 of treaty have ratified it. these annex 2 states states participated in ctbt’s negotiations between 1994 , 1996 , possessed nuclear power reactors or research reactors @ time. of 2016, 8 annex 2 states have not ratified treaty: china, egypt, iran, israel , united states have signed not ratified treaty; india, north korea , pakistan have not signed it.

Career David Sirota

1 career 1.1 politics 1.2 media 1.2.1 hostile takeover 1.2.2 uprising career politics sirota s career in political campaigns began when became research director illinois state senator howard carroll s unsuccessful run u.s. representative in illinois s 9th congressional district in 1998 election; carroll lost in democratic primary j. b. pritzker , illinois state representative jan schakowsky. sirota became fundraiser joe hoeffel in first successful campaign house of representatives in pennsylvania s 13th congressional district. later moved washington, d.c. , worked in political department of american israel public affairs committee (aipac). next job press aide , spokesperson bernie sanders, independent at-large u.s. representative vermont describes himself democratic socialist . sirota worked spokesperson house appropriations committee. while fellow @ center american progress, liberal research , advocacy group, created progress report. in 2003 newsweek profiled sirota political operat

Awards Opus Energy

^ twk. league table - fast track . retrieved 2016-09-29.  ^ award-winning innovation opus energy broker pricing portal . midlands business news. retrieved 19 june 2015.  ^ sunday times top 100 best companies work 2015 . sunday times. retrieved 19 june 2015.  ^ independent suppliers top b2b customer satisfaction survey . utility week. retrieved 19 june 2015.  ^ opus energy named top company work . northamptonshire chamber. retrieved 19 june 2015.  ^ cipd people management awards 2013 unveils finalists . cipd. retrieved 19 june 2015.  ^ opus energy careers recognised nationwide awards . opus energy news. retrieved 19 june 2015.  ^ hot 100 2013 number 95 opus energy group, business gas , electricity provider . real business. retrieved 19 june 2015.  ^ hr excellence awards 2013: shortlist . hr magazine. retrieved 19 june 2015.  ^ datamonitor s 2012 b2b customer satisfaction survey: big 6 fall further behind . datamonitor energy. retrieved 19 june 2015. 

Race characteristics Milan–San Remo

profile of 2015 edition in years significant difficulty passo del turchino, pivotal site of race – when cycling became more professional, climb not demanding enough , far finish decisive. in 1960 poggio, 4 km climb few kilometres before finish, introduced. in 1982 cipressa, near imperia added. other hills capo mele, capo cervo , capo berta. 2008 2014 organizers added climb of le manie well, between turchino , capi. turchino , le manie longer climbs, meant cause first selection in peloton, while capi, cipressa , poggio rather short, inviting attackers distance peloton. in recent years there has been big selection in latter stages of race. many sprinters able keep main peloton on climbs, , therefore race ends in group sprint. nonetheless, location of poggio close finish has meant riders position on top of poggio crucial in order win race. despite flat course , long finishing straight, sprinters teams have been foiled time time determined attack on last hills. examples include laurent j

Present course Milan–San Remo

route of 2011 edition upon inception, milan–san remo conceived straightforward line milan, industrial heart of northern italy, san remo, fashionable seaside resort on italian riviera trademark belle epoque villas. race starts on piazza del duomo in heart of milan , heads southwest, on plains of lombardy , piedmont, along cities of pavia, voghera, tortona, novi ligure , ovada. race enters liguria, peloton addresses passo del turchino, first climb of day, after 140 km. after descent of turchino race reaches ligurian sea in voltri @ halfway point. here course follows aurelia highway west, spectacular , typical scenery along ligurian coast. race crosses towns of arenzano, varazze, savona, finale ligure, pietra ligure , loano, followed seaside resorts along riviera dei fiori (alassio, andora, diano marina , imperia). between alassio , imperia, 3 short hills along coast included: capo mele, capo cervo , capo berta. in san lorenzo al mare course turns inwards cipressa, next climb, top @ 22 km

2015 42nd Ontario general election

^ liberal glenn thibeault wins sudbury byelection . cbc news. february 5, 2015. retrieved february 6, 2015.  ^ barrie mp patrick brown resigns seat shifts lead provincial pcs . ottawa citizen. may 13, 2015. retrieved may 18, 2015.  ^ gerry lougheed jr., ontario liberal fundraiser, charged in sudbury byelection scandal . cbc news. september 24, 2015. retrieved september 26, 2015. 

Symptoms Glossitis

patchy depapillation of filiform papillae prominence of fungiform papillae. depending upon exact meaning of word glossitis implied, signs , symptoms might include: smooth, shiny appearance of tongue, caused loss of lingual papillae. tongue color changes, darker red color normal white-pink color of healthy tongue. tongue swelling. difficulty chewing, swallowing, or speaking (either because of tongue soreness of tongue swelling). burning sensation. use term secondary burning mouth syndrome in cases detectable cause, such glossitis, oral burning sensation. depending upon underlying cause, there may additional signs , symptoms such pallor, oral ulceration , angular cheilitis.

B List of federally recognized tribes

bad river band of lake superior tribe of chippewa indians of bad river reservation, wisconsin bay mills indian community, michigan bear river band of rohnerville rancheria, california berry creek rancheria of maidu indians of california big lagoon rancheria, california big pine paiute tribe of owens valley (previously listed big pine band of owens valley paiute shoshone indians of big pine reservation, california) big sandy rancheria of western mono indians of california (previously listed big sandy rancheria of mono indians of california) big valley band of pomo indians of big valley rancheria, california bishop paiute tribe (previously listed paiute-shoshone indians of bishop community of bishop colony, california) blackfeet tribe of blackfeet indian reservation of montana blue lake rancheria, california bridgeport indian colony (previously listed bridgeport paiute indian colony of california) buena vista rancheria of me-wuk indians of california burns paiute tribe (previously listed

2010 Floods Climate of Pakistan

2010 july floods swept 20% of pakistan s land, flood result of unprecedented monsoon rains lasted 28 july 31 july 2010. khyber pakhtunkhwa , north eastern punjab badly affected during monsoon rains when dams, rivers , lakes overflowed. mid-august, according governmental federal flood commission (ffc), floods had caused deaths of @ least 1,540 people, while 2,088 people had received injuries, 557,226 houses had been destroyed, , on 6 million people had been displaced. 1 month later, data had been updated reveal 1,781 deaths, 2,966 people injuries, , more 1.89 million homes destroyed. flood affected more 20 million people exceeding combined total of individuals affected 2004 indian ocean tsunami, 2005 kashmir earthquake , 2010 haiti earthquake. flood considered worst in pakistan s history affecting people of 4 provinces , gilgit–baltistan , azad kashmir region of pakistan.

Floods Climate of Pakistan

pakistan has seen many floods, worst , destructive recent 2010 pakistan floods, other floods caused destruction in history of pakistan, include flood of 1950, killed 2910 people; on 1 july 1977 heavy rains , flooding in karachi, killed 248 people, according pakistan meteorological department 207 millimetres (8.1 in) of rain fell in 24 hours. in 1992 flooding during monsoon season killed 1,834 people across country, in 1993 flooding during monsoon rains killed 3,084 people, in 2003 sindh province badly affected due monsoon rains causing damages in billions, killed 178 people, while in 2007 cyclone yemyin submerged lower part of balochistan province in sea water killing 380 people. before killed 213 people in karachi on way balochistan. 2010 floods 2010 july floods swept 20% of pakistan s land, flood result of unprecedented monsoon rains lasted 28 july 31 july 2010. khyber pakhtunkhwa , north eastern punjab badly affected during monsoon rains when dams, rivers , lakes overflowed. mid-aug

Elliptical Stern

diagram of circular stern designed sir richard seppings. the visual unpopularity of seppings circular stern rectified sir william symonds. in revised stern, set of straight post timbers (also called whiskers , horn timbers , or fan tail timbers ) stretches keel diagonally aft , upward. rests on top of sternpost , runs on either side of rudder post (thus creating helm port through rudder passes) point above vessel s waterline. whereas timbers of transom stern heeled on wing transom, timbers of elliptical stern heel on whiskers, affixed @ 45̊ angle (i.e., canted ) when viewed overhead , decrease in length installed aft until curvature complete. finished stern has continuous curved edge around outside , raked aft. other names elliptical stern include counter stern, in reference long counter, , cutaway stern. elliptical stern began use during age of sail, remained popular both merchant , warships nautical age of steam , through first 8 decades of steamship construction (roughly

Events 2011 in Swedish music

1 events 1.1 january 1.2 february 1.3 march 1.4 april 1.5 may 1.6 june 1.7 july 1.8 august events january february march 12 eric saade wins melodifestivalen 2011 entry popular , represent sweden in eurovision song contest 2011 in düsseldorf, germany. april 6 – per wiberg quits opeth. may may 12 – eric saade wins second semi-final in eurovision song contest 2011 in düsseldorf, germany. may 14 – eric saade comes third in final of eurovision song contest 2011, sweden best placement since 1999 when sweden won. may 18 – lady gaga releases new cd born way exclusively on swedish music streaming program spotify may 18 – adrian lux signs universal music sweden. june june 28 – action 2011 festival in gothenburg. july july 9 – sonisphere in globe arena stockholm. july 28–30 – storsjöyran in Östersund. august august 11–13 – way out west city festival in gothenburg ^ http://www.spotify.com/se/blog/archives/2011/05/18/listen-to-lady-gagas-born-this-way-exclusively-on-spotify-premium-now/ ^ http://w

Number-one singles Music of Liverpool

1 number-one singles 1.1 20th century 1.1.1 1950s 1.1.2 1960s 1.1.3 1970s 1.1.4 1980s 1.1.5 1990s 1.2 21st century 1.2.1 2000s 1.2.2 2010s number-one singles below list of songs artists liverpool attained number 1 position in uk singles chart. 20th century 1950s 14 march 1953 : lita roza - (how is) doggie in window? 25 january 1957 : frankie vaughan - garden of eden 14 february 1958 : michael holliday - story of life 1960s 1960 29 january : michael holliday - starry eyed 1961 7 december : frankie vaughan - tower of strength 1963 11 april : gerry , pacemakers - how do it? 2 may : beatles - me 20 june : gerry , pacemakers - 8 august : searchers - sweets sweet 22 august : billy j. kramer , dakotas - bad me 12 september : beatles - loves 31 october : gerry , pacemakers - ll never walk alone 28 november : beatles - loves 12 december : beatles - want hold hand 1964 30 january : searchers - needles , pins 27 february : cilla black - had heart 19 march : billy j. kramer , dakot

Fenham Hall Fenham

st mary s college fenham hall: extension west leonard stokes (1907, st mary s college). in 1905 fenham hall purchased society of sacred heart house secondary school , teacher training college: st mary s. hall accommodated convent , dormitories; further buildings added school , lecture rooms. training college closed in 1984, sacred heart catholic high school remains. since closure of st mary s college hall , associated buildings have served student accommodation newcastle university.

History 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment

1 history 1.1 world war i 1.2 interwar 1.3 world war ii 1.4 cold war 1.5 global war on terror history world war i 3-321 far traces lineage battery c, 321st field artillery, organized on 2 september 1917 @ camp gordon, georgia. after training @ camp gordon until may 1918, battery shipped france, , participated regiment in st. mihiel, meuse argonne , lorraine 1918 campaigns. following armistice, battery redeployed united states , demobilized @ camp dix, new jersey in may 1919. interwar world war ii cold war global war on terror

History CBS Broadcast Center

1 history 1.1 cbs takes on depot 1.2 cbs broadcast center , soap operas 1.3 abc broadcast center... history cbs takes on depot the building in broadcast center located formerly served dairy depot sheffield farms. cbs, had been using studios @ grand central terminal , other theaters throughout manhattan, purchased site in 1952 , began using regularly tv in 1963. radio network, offices @ 1 east 53rd street , studios @ 49 east 52nd street, near old cbs corporate headquarters @ 485 madison avenue, moved broadcast center in july 1964, while television network s master control moved grand central broadcast center in late 1964. company spent $14.5 million create was, @ time, largest self-contained radio , television production center in united states , modern broadcasting plant of kind in world, new york tribune put in 1961. cbs broadcast center , soap operas until january 2000, broadcast center home cbs-tv s soap opera world turns. defunct serials love of life, search tomorrow, love man

Food Stoke-on-Trent

potteries oatcake. staffordshire oatcakes (very different scottish version , traditionally made in corner-shop style oatcake bakeries) much-loved local culinary speciality. remain popular although no longer cheap alternative bread. oatcakes can eaten cold or hot sweet or savoury fillings. lobby, stew not unlike lancashire hotpot, still made local people.

Control-Combo Magic: The Gathering deck types

^ cite error: named reference 2010 guide vintage invoked never defined (see page). ^ deconstructing stasis brian david-marshall ^ illusions-donate gary wise ^ magic gathering vintage oath decks . mtgdecks.net. retrieved 24 april 2017.  ^ how play control slaver brian demars ^ drain tendrils: staying ahead of curve codi vinci

Shoulder straps field uniform Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955

1 shoulder straps field uniform 1.1 enlisted men , non-commissioned officers 1.2 officers general of army 1.3 marshal generalissimus shoulder straps field uniform shoulder strap of senior sergeant shoulder straps field uniforms, standardized service ranches, made of khaki wool cloth. piping indicated service branch, matching corps colour. colours of rank piping (on shoulder strap) infantry, motorized rifles – raspberry coloured aviation troops , air force – sky blue cavalry – blue artillery , armoured corps – red medical troops, veterinarian service – dark green technical services – black this specific shoulder strap design used in red army 1943 until 1946, in soviet army 1946 1955. enlisted men , non-commissioned officers officers general of army marshal generalissimus

Public services Stoke-on-Trent

royal stoke university hospital library, hanley the city s acute hospital royal stoke university hospital run university hospitals of north midlands nhs trust. comprises 2 sites: royal infirmary , city general. hospital being re-built on city general site located on a34, london road. community health services run staffordshire , stoke-on-trent partnership nhs trust mental health services provided north staffordshire combined healthcare nhs trust. policing in stoke-on-trent provided staffordshire police, has police stations in hanley, bucknall, burslem, longton, stoke , tunstall. stoke-on-trent crown court , stoke-on-trent county court share building in hanley. there no magistrates court. situated in old town hall in fenton closed in 2012, magistrates proceedings take place in newcastle. statutory emergency fire , rescue service provided staffordshire fire , rescue service, has fire stations in hanley, longton, burslem , sandyford. severn trent manages stoke-on-trent s drinking , waste

1970s and 1980s José Carreras

carreras portraying julián gayarre in film romanza final (1986) carreras s leading ladies during 1970s , 1980s included of famous sopranos , mezzo-sopranos of day: montserrat caballé, birgit nilsson, viorica cortez, renata scotto, ileana cotrubaş, sylvia sass, teresa stratas, dame kiri te kanawa, frederica von stade, agnes baltsa, teresa berganza, , katia ricciarelli. artistic partnership ricciarelli began when both sang in 1972 la bohème @ parma , lasted 13 years, both in recording studio , on stage. later made studio recording of la bohème philips classics , can heard on over 12 other commercial recordings of both operas , recitals, predominantly on philips , deutsche grammophon labels. of many conductors worked during period, 1 whom carreras had closest artistic relationship , had profound influence on career herbert von karajan. first sang under karajan in verdi requiem @ salzburg on 10 april 1976, final collaboration in 1986 production of carmen, again @ salzburg. karajan s encour

History Watchtower (band)

1 history 1.1 initial career (1982–1989) 1.2 split (1990–1998) 1.3 reunion jason mcmaster (1999–2010) 1.4 reunion alan tecchio, hiatus , new songs (2010–present) history initial career (1982–1989) watchtower formed in may 1982 in austin, texas. quartet made recording debut in 1983 version of song meltdown , included on cottage cheese lips of death - texas hardcore compilation lp. followed debut album, energetic disassembly, issued in 1985 on band s own diy label, zombo records. earlier version of album scrapped after group s label, rainforest records, closed doors. energetic disassembly notable heavy use of time changes , considered landmark in progressive metal. album saw watchtower tour bands slayer, anthrax, helstar, celtic frost, voivod , armored saint. in fall of 1986, guitarist , founding member, billy white, quit band in order pursue different styles of music. formed short-lived khymera juggernaut drummer bobby jarzombek , former karion bassist pete perez before joining vocalis

Adaptations It (novel)

in 1990, novel adapted television miniseries starring tim curry pennywise clown, john ritter ben hanscom, harry anderson richie tozier, richard masur stan uris, tim reid mike hanlon, annette o toole beverly marsh, richard thomas bill denbrough, olivia hussey audra phillips, dennis christopher eddie kaspbrak, , michael cole henry bowers. younger versions of characters played brandon crane (ben), seth green (richie), ben heller (stan), marlon taylor (mike), emily perkins (beverly), jonathan brandis (bill), adam faraizl (eddie), , jarred blancard (henry). miniseries directed tommy lee wallace , scripted wallace , lawrence d. cohen. the first of two-part feature film adaptation, it, released on september 8, 2017. directed andy muschietti, screenplay chase palmer, cary fukunaga , gary dauberman. instead of dual narrative, first film solely adaptation of section features characters children, though setting has been updated late 1980s. stars bill skarsgård pennywise , jaeden lieberher bill de

Career Carey Talley

1 career 1.1 college 1.2 professional 1.3 international career college talley played high school soccer houston high school in germantown, tennessee. team won tennessee secondary school athletic association soccer championship junior , senior years in 1993 , 1994. played club soccer memphis futbol club. notable teammates on memphis futbol club youth soccer team future major league soccer standouts , united states men s national soccer team members tony mcmanus, richard mulrooney, ross paule , jonny walker. talley played college soccer @ university of north carolina 1994 1997. finished career @ unc 26 goals , 22 assists in 75 games. professional upon graduating, talley drafted 14th overall d.c. united in 1998 mls college draft. talley earned spot in united lineup, starting 19 games , appearing in 29; remain in role next 3 years, winning mls cup team in 1999. during 1999 mls cup title season talley scored career-high 4 goals. scored first mls goal on may 15, 1999 @ kansas city, , started

Modern education Education in Iran

literacy rate of iran population plus 15 1975-2015 unesco institute of statistics the first western-style public schools established haji-mirza hassan roshdieh. amir kabir (the grand minister) helped first modern iranian college establish in mid-nineteenth century, , first iranian university modelled after european universities established during first pahlavi period. there both free public schools , private schools in iran @ levels, elementary school through university. education in iran highly centralized. ministry of education in charge of educational planning, financing, administration, curriculum, , textbook development. teacher training, grading, , examinations responsibility of ministry. @ university level, however, every student attending public schools required commit serve government number of years typically equivalent spent @ university, or pay off low price (typically few hundred dollars). during 1970s, efforts made improve educational system updating school curriculation,

Family and early life Sherlock Holmes

the cover page of beeton s christmas annual issue contains holmes s first appearance in 1887 (a study in scarlet). details sherlock holmes s life, except adventures in books, scarce in conan doyle s original stories. nevertheless, mentions of life , extended family paint loose biographical picture of detective. an estimate of holmes s age in last bow places year of birth @ 1854; story, set in august 1914, describes him sixty years of age. parents not mentioned in stories, although holmes mentions ancestors country squires . in adventure of greek interpreter , claims grandmother sister french artist vernet, without further clarifying whether claude joseph, carle, or horace vernet. holmes s brother mycroft, 7 years senior, government official appears in adventure of greek interpreter , final problem , , adventure of bruce-partington plans , mentioned in adventure of empty house . mycroft has unique civil service position kind of human database aspects of government policy. lac

2000 Conrad Burns

burns faced unexpectedly difficult reelection campaign in 2000. in february 1999, announced break 1988 promise hold office 2 terms, saying, circumstances have changed, , have rethought position. later same month, while giving speech american dependence on foreign oil montana equipment dealers association, referred arabs ragheads. burns apologized, saying became emotionally involved during speech. the democratic nominee brian schweitzer, rancher whitefish, montana. while burns attempted link schweitzer presidential candidate al gore, whom schweitzer had never met, schweitzer portrayed himself nonpolitical. schweitzer challenged burns on issue of prescription drugs, organizing busloads of senior citizens take trips canada , mexico cheaper medicine. burns charged schweitzer favored canadian-style government controls , claimed senior citizens went doctors have visit with. there s nothing wrong them. burns faced trouble regarding deaths asbestos in libby, montana. while supporte

Behavioral addictions Addiction

behavioral addiction treatable condition. treatment options include psychotherapy , psychopharmacotherapy (i.e., medications) or combination of both. cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) common form of psychotherapy used in treating behavioral addictions; focuses on identifying patterns trigger compulsive behavior , making lifestyle changes promote healthier behaviors. currently, there no medications approved treatment of behavioral addictions in general, medications used treatment of drug addiction may beneficial specific behavioral addictions.

Polymorphisms Vasopressin receptor 1A

1 polymorphisms 1.1 rs3 1.2 rs1 1.3 other microsatellites polymorphisms rs3 the avpr1a repeat polymorphism rs3 complex (ct)4-tt-(ct)8-(gt)24 repeat 3625 bp upstream of transcription start site. homozygosity in allele 334 of rs3 associated in men (but not women) problems pair-bonding behavior, measured traits such partner bonding, perceived marital problems, marital status, spousal perception of marital quality. in study of 203 male , female university students, participants short (308-325 bp) vs. long (327-342) versions of rs3 less generous, measured lower scores on both money allocations in dictator game, self-report bardi-schwartz universalism , benevolence value-expressive behavior scales; although precise functional significance of longer avpr1a rs3 repeats not known, associated higher avpr1a postmortem hippocampal mrna levels. relative other alleles, 334 allele of rs3 shows overactivation of left amygdala (in response fearful face stimuli), longer variants of rs3 additionally asso

Heritage listings Kangaroo Point, Queensland

yungaba immigration centre , riverside lawn, 2015 st nicholas russian orthodox cathedral, 2015 kangaroo point has number of heritage-listed sites, including: 34 amesbury street: former naval stores 94 baines street: raymond park (west) air raid shelter 23 castlebar street: shafston house 116 holman street: holman street ferry terminal 9 leopard street: lamb house lower river terrace: kangaroo point cliffs 76 lower river terrace: cliffside apartments 102 main street: yungaba immigration centre 255 main street: sunnyside 261 - 267 main street: silverwells 433, 447 & 449 main street: st mary s anglican church 2 scott street: scott street flats 69 shafston avenue: leckhampton 330-334b vulture street: st nicholas russian orthodox cathedral 184 wellington road: raymond park (east) air raid shelter ^ naval stores (former) (entry 600239) . queensland heritage register. queensland heritage council. retrieved 6 july 2013.  ^ raymond park (west) air raid shelter (entry 602478) . queensland

Computing and telecommunications Frame

1 computing , telecommunications 1.1 in displays 1.2 software 1.3 other uses in computing , telecommunications computing , telecommunications in displays frame (gui), box used hold other widgets in graphical user interface frame (video), electronically coded still image frame rate, number of frames—or images—displayed on screen per unit of time, expressed in frames per second (fps) framing (world wide web), method of displaying multiple html documents on 1 page of web browser iframes, frame element in html code software adobe framemaker, desktop publishing application google chrome frame, open source plug-in designed internet explorer software framework other uses in computing , telecommunications frame (artificial intelligence), machine-usable formalizations of concepts or schemata can used knowledge representation frame (networking), data transmission unit or network packet includes frame synchronization information distribution frame, in telecommunications mainframe computer page fr

History Vas County

vas name of historic administrative county (comitatus) of kingdom of hungary. territory in western hungary, eastern austria , eastern slovenia. capital of county szombathely. vas county arose 1 of first comitatus of kingdom of hungary. in 1920, treaty of trianon western part of county became part of new austrian land burgenland, , smaller part in southwest, known vendvidék became part of newly formed kingdom of serbs, croats , slovenes (later renamed yugoslavia). in vendvidék in 1919 founded unrecognized state prekmurje republic, alike in burgenland lajtabánság. remainder stayed in hungary, present hungarian county vas. small part of former sopron county went vas county. villages north of zalaegerszeg went zala county, , small region west of pápa went veszprém county. since 1991, when slovenia became independent yugoslavia, yugoslavian part of former vas county (around murska sobota) part of slovenia. the vas county home small slovene minority, lives in area between town of szentgotthá

Room numbering Storey

in modern buildings, large ones, room or apartment numbers tied floor numbers, 1 can figure out latter former. typically 1 uses floor number 1 or 2 digits appended identify room within floor. example, room 215 15th room of floor 2 (or 5th room of floor 21), avoid confusion 1 dot used separate floor room (2.15 refers 2nd floor, 15th room , 21.5 refers 21st floor, 5th room) or leading 0 placed before single-digit room number (i.e. 5th room of floor 21 2105). letters may used, instead of digits, identify room within floor—such 21e instead of 215. odd numbers used rooms on 1 side of hallway, numbers rooms on other side. an offset may used accommodate unnumbered floors. example, in building floors labelled g, m, 1, 2, ..., 11 , 12, fourth room in each of floors numbered 104, 114, 124, 134, ..., 224 , 234, respectively — offset of 110 in floor numbers. trick used make floor number less obvious, e.g. security or marketing reasons. in buildings numbered rooms, in eastern european example, uk-l

1997–1998: Bologna Roberto Baggio

—carlo ancelotti talking simon kuper of financial times in 2014, reminiscing greatest regret in football, choosing system on generational talent. in 1997, capello returned milan, subsequently stating baggio not part of plans club. baggio chose move parma, manager @ time, carlo ancelotti, impeded transfer, did not feel baggio fit tactical plans. ancelotti later state regretted decision, stating in naïveté, believed 4–4–2 formation ideal formation success, , felt @ time, creative players such gianfranco zola , baggio not compatible system. baggio subsequently transferred bologna, aiming save squad relegation, , earn place @ 1998 fifa world cup. baggio refound form club , had dominant season, scoring personal best of 22 goals in serie a, providing 6 assists, leading bologna eighth-place finish, allowing them qualify uefa intertoto cup. baggio highest scoring italian in serie season, , third-highest goalscorer in serie a. performances earned him place in italy s 1998 world cup squad. baggi

History Counter-Reformation in Poland

religious denominations in poland-lithuania in 1573 religious denominations in poland-lithuania in 1750 poland emerged 1 of main terrains of struggle between protestant reformation movement , catholic church s counter-reformation. lutheranism popular among german-descent townsfolk, , calvinism among nobility. year after luther made theses public, preached in danzig (gdańsk), , spread on west prussia province of poland. there protestantism spread east prussia, greater poland, lesser poland , other polish provinces, grand duchy of lithuania. in 1573 protestants, commanding majority in sejm (parliament), scored major political victory passing law of religious tolerance, warsaw confederation. towards end of 16th century, can estimated (through number of parishes) seventh of christian population in polish-lithuanian commonwealth protestant. in 16th century, poland haven many refugees fleeing persecution less tolerant parts of europe, harboring not catholics , protestants, people of orthodox

Hurricane Vince List of storms in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season

tropical storm vince named on october 9 in east atlantic near madeira (east-southeast of azores) , upgraded hurricane later day though later analysis indicated had formed subtropical storm previous day. although vince small , short-lived storm briefly reached hurricane strength, notable developing in eastern atlantic, away hurricanes found. may farthest north , east tropical cyclone has ever formed in atlantic basin. vince made landfall on iberian peninsula near huelva, spain on october 11 after weakening tropical depression. vince first tropical cyclone on record make landfall in spain. no damages or injuries reported, aside flooding in areas. the nhc s archive on hurricane vince

Censorship ITunes Store

there policy of censoring profanity in titles on itunes. has resulted in scunthorpe glitch, inoffensive titles censored due coincidental string of letters. if song has explicit label, marked explicit next song title. if song marked explicit unavailable purchase if restrict explicit content checked under parental controls preference. there clean mark next title of songs, meaning lyrics have been censored, , available purchase on accounts. if song marked clean there explicit version available well.

Academic career John Asimakopoulos

1 academic career 1.1 theory 1.2 activism 1.3 interviews academic career after teaching adjunct professor @ new jersey , new york area universities, in 2004 began assistant professor of social sciences @ city university of new york-bronx. came public attention in 2006, when city university of new york refused renew contract. asimakopoulos alleged political firing because of outspoken libertarian socialist ideology. asimakopoulos filed arbitration consequently won in 2008 returning position. asimakopoulos set theory in action, interdisciplinary journal , sits on editorial board of peace studies journal. in 2010, asimakopoulos launched youtube channel, crushing capitalism dr. asimakopoulos , commenting on academic topics , current events. as of 2008, trying start new accredited graduate school based on principles of critical pedagogy. theory asimakopoulos coined concept of globally segmented labor markets expanding theoretical work in area of labor market segmentation. activism in 2007

Water-eroded arches Natural arch

a topographic map of coyote natural bridge in utah shows how meandering coyote gulch carved shorter route through rock under arch. old riverbed higher present water level. some natural bridges may arches, form in path of streams wear away , penetrate rock. pothole arches form chemical weathering water collects in natural depressions , cuts through layer below. rainbow bridge, natural bridge formed meandering watercourse natural bridges national monument in utah protects area surrounding 3 large natural bridges of formed streams running through canyons. largest of named sipapu bridge span of 225 feet (69 m). rainbow bridge national monument s namesake formed flowing water created largest known natural bridge in western hemisphere span of 234 feet (71 m), based on laser measurement made in 2007. xianren bridge, known fairy bridge, in guangxi, china world s largest known natural bridge span recorded @ 400 feet (120 m) natural arch , bridge society in october 2010, precision of ±15 feet (4

Description Amanita muscaria var. guessowii

1 description 1.1 cap 1.2 gills 1.3 spores 1.4 stipe 1.5 microscopic features description cap the cap 4.5–16 (18) cm wide, convex, , becomes broadly convex flat in age. bright yellow or yellow-orange, more orange or reddish orange towards disc, , fading pale yellow. volva distributed on cap cream pale tan warts; otherwise smooth , sticky when wet. margin becomes striate in age. flesh white , not stain when cut or injured. gills the gills free narrowly adnate, subcrowded crowded, cream pale cream, truncate, unevenly distributed, of diverse lengths, , plentiful. spores amanita muscaria var. guessowii spores white in deposit, broadly ellipsoid ellipsoid (infrequently subglobose or elongate) , inamyloid. spores (7.0–) 8.7-12.2 (-14.8) x (5.9) 6.5–8.2 (9.5) µm. stipe the stipe (4)6 –15 x 1–3 cm, more or less equal or narrowing upwards , flaring @ apex. white yellowish cream, densely stuffed pith, skirtlike ring membranous, persistent, lower stipe , upper bulb decorated partial or complete c

Events LEN

1 events 1.1 championships 1.2 discipline championships 1.3 junior championships events championships len organizes 1 championship (european aquatics championships), involving 3 of 5 len disciplines (swimming, diving , synchronized swimming). european aquatics championships (held in years; includes swimming, diving, synchronized swimming , masters) discipline championships len organizes 4 more discipline championships (swimming (25m), diving, water polo , open water). swimming (25m): european short course swimming championships (run every year, 2015 run every second year) diving: european diving championships (run every second year since 2009) water polo: european water polo championship (run every second year) open water: european open water championships (run every second year since 2016) junior championships len runs various competitions restricted younger age: swimming: european junior swimming championships (run every year) diving: european junior diving championships (run every y

National parks List of areas in the United States National Park System

existing national parks there 59 officially designated national parks in united states , dependent areas. north cascades national park haleakalā national park joshua tree national park dry tortugas national park shenandoah national park badlands national park guadalupe mountains national park arches national park olympic national park disbanded national parks

Death Frank Wall (steamboat engineer)

saint dominic s on july 3, 1896, wall, came pittsburgh home in springfield, kentucky close real estate transaction pennsylvania railroad company involving $30,000. came visit relatives. arriving @ station bore name, wall, hard of hearing, had started walk along track when hit railroad train , crushed death in sight of many onlookers. millionaire @ time of death. many knew him uncle frank. buried @ saint dominics cemetery in springfield, kentucky large angel atop gravestone. will he left extensive will. son michael, left farm known powell farm of 240 acres; $4500 stock in peoples deposit bank , washington county bond of $1,000. son john left yates farm in washington county covering 225 acres , $1,000 washington county bond. daughter lottie simms left walls home place containing 230 acres. kate wall kuhn, left 55 acres of land in jefferson county, adjoining city of louisville. miss fannie wall gave of real estate in columbus, georgia , $4,000 in cash. bell wall left property in sprin

Demographics Kharagpur

in 2011 census, kharagpur urban agglomeration had population of 293,719 out of 150,487 males , 143,232 females. . 0–6 years population 25,130. effective literacy rate 7+ population 85.61. as of 2001 india census, kharagpur had population of 207,984 (municipality area) , 88,339 (railway settlement area), fourth largest in west bengal. males constitute 52% of population , females 48%. kharagpur has average literacy rate of 64%, higher national average of 59.5%: male literacy 75%, , female literacy 52%. in kharagpur, 10% of population under 6 years of age. kharagpur acquires unique place in india town of mixed ethnicity , linguistic diversity. kharagpur (town) police station has jurisdiction on kharagpur municipality. kharagpur (local) police station has jurisdiction on kharagpur , kharagpur ii cd blocks. the state government working on setting separate police commissionerate @ kharagpur enhance security of growing region.

2011 World Championships James Magnussen

at 2011 australian swimming championships, magnussen qualified national team winning 100-metre freestyle in time of 48.29. at 2011 world aquatics championships, magnussen won total of 3 medals, 2 golds , 1 silver. in first event, 4×100-metre freestyle relay, magnussen won gold matthew targett, matthew abood, , eamon sullivan in time of 3:11.00. lead-off swimmer, had time of 47.49. magnussen s lead-off time eclipsed pieter van den hoogenband s (unofficial) pre-polyurethane suit record of 47.84, and, @ time, fastest swim ever on distance swimmer not wearing now-banned suit. 4 days later, magnussen became first australian man win 100-metre freestyle @ world championships, time of 47.63 seconds. @ first 50 in 100-metre freestyle, magnussen in fifth place in 22.94, came fastest in 24.69 win. after race, magnussen said, when australia, relaxing friends, , sound amazing called world champion. has been 6 weeks since have gotten night s sleep. no australian has won race @ world championships b

Career Peter Lawford

1 career 1.1 films 1.2 mgm career 1.3 post-mgm 1.4 television career films in picture of dorian gray (1945) prior second world war, lawford had gained contract position metro-goldwyn-mayer studios. lawford s first film role had been @ age 7 in film poor old bill. in 1938, made hollywood debut in minor part in film lord jeff. first role in major film production in yank @ eton (1942), starring mickey rooney, in lawford played snobbish bully. had uncredited roles pilot in mrs. miniver (1942) , sailor in sherlock holmes faces death (1943). mgm career in june 1943, mgm signed lawford long-term contract. first role under white cliffs of dover (1944), in played young soldier during second world war. mgm gave him important role in picture of dorian gray (1945). lawford s first leading role came in son of lassie (1945), , later won modern screen magazine readers poll popular actor in hollywood of 1946. fan mail jumped thousands of letters week. in royal wedding (1951) with actors such clark ga

Tourism Tres Valles

catholic church of christ king. the important buildings 3 valleys municipal palace (built after 1988) , parish church of christ king. monuments include: statue of don miguel hidalgo y costilla, bust of benito juárez, father of americas , bust of emiliano zapata, , monument dedicated mothers.

Spanish Flu and Malaria Capture of Damascus (1918)

studio portrait of driver joseph albert murphy 1030 4th light horse regiment embarked sydney on 25 june 1915 died of malaria in damascus on 17 october 1918 during pursuit, desert mounted corps had travelled around malarial shores of sea of galilee , fought on malarial banks of jordan between jisr benat yakub , lake huleh. within few days of operations in damascus area finishing, malaria , pneumonic influenza, sweeping through near east, spread infecting regiments. the epidemic spread quickly, assuming startling proportions in damascus, along lines of communication south of city, , north. virtually sick in stages serious cases. medical supplies became short, while supplies of suitable food light diet inadequate , blankets , mattresses ran short there no facilities disinfect them had destroyed in many instances. the australian medical corps, commanded colonel rupert downes, became responsible care of sick in damascus. major w. evans, dadms of australian mounted division, appointed princi

Appearance-based methods Outline of object recognition

1 appearance-based methods 1.1 edge matching 1.2 divide-and-conquer search 1.3 greyscale matching 1.4 gradient matching 1.5 histograms of receptive field responses 1.6 large modelbases appearance-based methods use example images (called templates or exemplars) of objects perform recognition objects different under varying conditions: changes in lighting or color changes in viewing direction changes in size / shape a single exemplar unlikely succeed reliably. however, impossible represent appearances of object. edge matching uses edge detection techniques, such canny edge detection, find edges. changes in lighting , color don’t have effect on image edges strategy: measurements: good – count number of overlapping edges. not robust changes in shape better – count number of template edge pixels distance of edge in search image best – determine probability distribution of distance nearest edge in search image (if template @ correct position). estimate likelihood of each template position ge

Events 1200s in England

^ williams, hywel (2005). cassell s chronology of world history. weidenfeld & nicolson. pp. 131–133. isbn 0-304-35730-8.  ^ palmer, alan; palmer, veronica (1992). chronology of british history. london: century ltd. pp. 75–77. isbn 0-7126-5616-2.  ^ medieval sourcebook: king john of england , jews . retrieved 2007-12-11.  ^ warren, w. l. (1961). king john. university of california press. pp. 77–78.  ^ beaulieu abbey website . archived original on 28 december 2007. retrieved 2007-12-11.  ^ penguin pocket on day. penguin reference library. 2006. isbn 0-14-102715-0. 

Office holders Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1 office holders 1.1 general secretaries 1.2 presidents 1.3 treasurers office holders general secretaries manuel cortes, general secretary since 2011, speaking @ 2016 labour party conference charles bassett-vincent (9 may 1897 - 15 may 1898) john hereford (15 may 1898 - 13 november 1898) john stopford challener (18 june 1899 - 12 march 1906) william j. west jp (acting) (12 march 1906 - 30 june 1906) alexander walkden jp mp (1 july 1906 - 30 june 1936) william stott (1 july 1936 - 31 august 1940) charles gallie (1 september 1940 - 9 november 1947) fred bostock (10 november 1947 - 13 july 1948) percy heady (14 july 1948 - 31 august 1949) george thorneycroft (1 september 1949 - 31 may 1953) bill webber cbe ma (1 june 1953 - 31 december 1962) john bothwell cbe (1 january 1963 - 7 january 1968) percy coldrick obe (8 january 1968 - 6 june 1973) david mackenzie (7 june 1973 - 4 january 1977) tom bradley mp (acting) (8 january 1977 - 30 april 1977) tom jenkins cbe mcit (1 may 1977 - 28 august