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Specific Apollo BP units Boilerplate (spaceflight)

1 specific apollo bp units 1.1 bp-1101a 1.2 bp-1102a 1.3 bp-1220/1228 series specific apollo bp units bp-1101a bp-1101a used in numerous tests develop spacecraft recovery equipment , procedures. specifically, 1101a tested air bags part of up-righting procedure when apollo lands upside down in water. sequence of bags inflating caused capsule roll , up-right itself. this mcdonnell boilerplate on loan wings on rockies air , space museum, denver, colorado, smithsonian. bp-1101a has external painted marking of ap.5. examination of interior in 2006 revealed large heavy steel ingots. after further research, new paint scheme applied in june 2007. bp-1102a bp-1102 used water egress trainer apollo flights, including crew of apollo 11, first lunar landing mission. adapted mock-up interior components , used astronauts practice routine , emergency exits spacecraft. it modified again interior set configured either apollo/soyuz or proposed five-man skylab rescue vehicle. these 2 conversions, astron...

Asia/Oceania Zone 2006 Fed Cup

nations in bold advanced higher level of competition. nations in italics relegated down lower level of competition. group i venue: olympic park, seoul, south korea (outdoor hard) dates: 20–22 april participating teams group ii venue: olympic park, seoul, south korea (outdoor hard) dates: 20–21 april participating teams

College sports Times Union Center

the times union center s atrium in 2003, times union center hosted ncaa basketball east regional, won syracuse university on way first national championship. arena hosted first , second rounds of 1995 ncaa men s division basketball tournament knickerbocker arena. in 2008, times union center hosted ncaa ice hockey east regional tournament. arena has hosted ice-hockey regionals in even-numbered years since 2004 , hosted again in 2010, eighth time east regional has been held @ site. in 2000, times union center hosted regional quarterfinal between st. lawrence university , boston university, went quadruple overtime; becoming longest game in history of tournament , second longest game in division men s college hockey history (it third longest game). the times union center hosted frozen 4 on 2 occasions, in 1992 (as knickerbocker arena) when lake superior state university defeated wisconsin national championship, , again in 2001 pepsi arena when boston college defeated north dakota. the venu...

Description Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle

drawing louisa anne meredith of head of wedge-tailed eagle tasmanian friends , foes : feathered, furred , finned (1880) aquila genus of large eagles have long, rounded wings emarginated tips. have strong legs , claws , ear-shaped nostrils. subspecies a. a. fleayi largest of wedge-tailed eagles. a. a. fleayi has total body length between 100 , 110 cm wingspans of 1.9–2.3 m, , weighs 3.5–5.5 kg. females larger (longer larger beak) , 15% heavier males. become sexually mature @ 4–6 years of age. the largest wingspan recorded eagle of tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, female killed in 1931 had wingspan of 284 cm (112 in), , female measured barely smaller @ 279 cm (9 ft 2 in). fledged juveniles tawny brown blond nape , dark tail , flight feathers. plumage darkens after many months until black. bases of adults primary feathers pale silver, giving window appearance when viewed below. males sooty brown reddish-golden nape. outside breeding season, tasmanian...

Biography Rockin' Sidney

1 biography 1.1 zydeco 1.2 toot toot 1.3 later years biography rockin sidney long-time zydeco musician played every style of music, caribbean beats blues. credits included no woman , ain t nothing fine , tell me , , biggest hit, toot toot , became worldwide hit. simien born long historical creole french speaking family , descendant of antoine of marseille, france , marie simien (who free woman of color , plantation owner). sidney himself born in tiny farming community of lebeau, st. landry parish, louisiana. sidney took guitar @ age. started musical career @ age 14 or 15 playing harmonica , guitar. first gig backup uncle frank simien. sidney s late teens, leading own band sidney simien , stars, included several members of family. in 1957, @ age of 18, recorded first side, make me understand, on short-lived carl label. no woman became small hit in louisiana in 1962, while flip side, ain t nothing fine brought him first national attention songwriter. fabulous thunderbirds rec...

Evolutionary reasons for animal coloration Animal coloration

1 evolutionary reasons animal coloration 1.1 camouflage 1.2 signalling 1.2.1 advertising services 1.2.2 sexual selection 1.2.3 warning 1.3 mimicry 1.4 distraction 1.4.1 startle 1.4.2 motion dazzle 1.5 physical protection 1.6 temperature regulation 1.7 incidental coloration evolutionary reasons animal coloration camouflage one of pioneers of research animal coloration, edward bagnall poulton classified forms of protective coloration, in way still helpful. described: protective resemblance; aggressive resemblance; adventitious protection; , variable protective resemblance. these covered in turn below. a camouflaged orange oak leaf butterfly, kallima inachus (centre) displays protective resemblance protective resemblance used prey avoid predation. includes special protective resemblance, called mimesis, whole animal looks other object, example when caterpillar resembles twig or bird dropping. in general protective resemblance, called crypsis, animal s texture blends background, example wh...

580 EX and 580 EX II Canon EOS flash system

key features of 580 ex ii make desirable built-in pc terminal, easy locking metal foot, faster recycling time, silent charge, easier-to-use battery cover , support setup through camera s menu system. the unit sealed against moisture , weather conditions silicon gaskets around. better features on earlier model dropped el backlight on lcd (580ex ii uses simple led back-light visible bleed pattern) , designated master/slave switch. both units made in japan. none of 580ex variants available in canon store nor canon product pages in 2016, suggesting both discontinued.

Media The Abashiri Family

1 media 1.1 manga 1.1.1 short stories 1.2 ova 1.2.1 plot 1.2.2 episodes 1.2.3 staff & cast 1.2.4 releases 1.2.5 releases outside japan 1.3 live-action film 1.3.1 staff & cast media manga the original manga published in magazine weekly shōnen champion (at time shōnen champion) published akita shoten, august 10, 1969 (1969-08-10) (first number of magazine) april 9, 1973 (1973-04-09) (cover dates). has since been republished in tankōbon format several times. akita shoten (shōnen champion comics, 1970–1973, reprinted in 1997) akita shoten (akita manga bunko, 1977–1978, reprinted in 1990) akita shoten (akita comics selection, 1985–1987) kadokawa bunko (kadokawa shoten, 1997) king series manga super wide (koike shoin, 2009) additionally, series available in ebook format, published ebookjapan. short stories a 31-pages one-shot short story titled abashiri ikka: goemon seijin (あばしり一家 ゴエモン星人) published in akita shoten s play comic in april 14, 1977...

Galloway landmarks on Ptolemy.27s map Galloway

landmarks according ptolemy. galloway: modern names of landmarks on ptolemy s map. the 2nd century geographer ptolemy produced map of britain in geography, in describes landmarks , peoples of island. landmarks identified long ago, , number of them relate galloway: in west, city of rerigonium (literally royal place ), shown on ptolemy s map of world, strong contender site of pen rhionydd, referred in welsh triads 1 of 3 thrones of britain associated legendary king arthur, , may have been caput of sub-roman brythonic kingdom of rheged. rerigonium s exact position uncertain except on loch ryan , close modern day stranraer; possible modern settlement of dunragit (dun rheged).

Political history John Condit

1 political history 1.1 u.s. house of representatives 1.2 u.s. senate 1.3 later positions political history condict member of new jersey general assembly 1788 1789, , new jersey legislative council 1790 1797. source: journal of executive proceedings of senate congress (washington: duff green, 1828) forty-ninth congress, @ pages 591 & 586. name here condict, appointed assistant collector of customs district of new york, city , port of jersey (page 586). u.s. house of representatives he elected democratic-republican sixth , seventh congresses (march 4, 1799 march 4, 1803). sources: . and, public documents of 14th congress papers relating congressional documents gen. a. w. greely (washington, 1900), published 56th congress (1789-1817) found @ page 866 index there numerous page listing john condict. google books: u.s. senate condict appointed democratic republican united states senate fill vacancy in term beginning march 4, 1803, caused failure of legislature elect. elected november 3,...

Life and career Jolin Tsai

1 life , career 1.1 1980–1999: life , career beginnings 1.2 1999–2001: 1019, don t stop, show love, , lucky number 1.3 2002–2005: magic, castle, , j-game 1.4 2006–2008: dancing diva , agent j 1.5 2009–present: butterfly, myself, muse, , play life , career 1980–1999: life , career beginnings tsai born parents tsai chu-chen , huang chun-mei in hsinchuang, taipei, taiwan, on september 15, 1980. father of han chinese descent, while mother half han chinese , half papora. papora maternal grandmother hails puli, nantou, taiwan. attended hsinchuang elementary school. tsai known high grades, , achieved top 3 in class since elementary school. tsai 200-meter sprinter in elementary school, quit after injured ankle. tsai later attended hsinchuang junior high school , chingmei girls high school , friends formed band twister sang, band dissolved. in second year of high school, made performance debut on campus, , sang cranberries s zombie @ welcome party of school s pop music association. in differ...

Interactions MED6

^ yang f, debeaumont r, zhou s, näär (feb 2004). activator-recruited cofactor/mediator coactivator subunit arc92 functionally important target of vp16 transcriptional activator . proc. natl. acad. sci. u.s.a. 101 (8): 2339–44. doi:10.1073/pnas.0308676100. pmc 356952 . pmid 14983011.  ^ wang g, cantin gt, stevens jl, berk aj (jul 2001). characterization of mediator complexes hela cell nuclear extract . mol. cell. biol. 21 (14): 4604–13. doi:10.1128/mcb.21.14.4604-4613.2001. pmc 87123 . pmid 11416138.  ^ ito m, yuan cx, malik s, gu w, fondell jd, yamamura s, fu zy, zhang x, qin j, roeder rg (mar 1999). identity between trap , smcc complexes indicates novel pathways function of nuclear receptors , diverse mammalian activators . mol. cell. 3 (3): 361–70. doi:10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80463-3. pmid 10198638.  ^ kang yk, guermah m, yuan cx, roeder rg (mar 2002). trap/mediator coactivator complex interacts directly estrogen receptors alpha , beta thr...

References Bundaberg School of Arts

attribution wikipedia article based on queensland heritage register published state of queensland under cc-by 3.0 au licence (accessed on 7 july 2014, archived on 8 october 2014). geo-coordinates computed queensland heritage register boundaries published state of queensland under cc-by 3.0 au licence (accessed on 5 september 2014, archived on 15 october 2014).

Bibliography Ng Yi-Sheng

ng, yi-sheng; wee, jason (2006), sq21: singapore queers in 21st century, oogachaga counseling & support, isbn 978-981-05-6205-2  ng, yi-sheng (2006), last boy, firstfruits publications, isbn 978-981-05-6309-7  251 (2007, play) georgette (2007, play) ng, yi-sheng; tong, kelvin weng kian; ng, jasmine kin kia; board, singapore. national library (2008), eating air, national library board , national book development council of singapore, isbn 978-981-08-0280-6  chee wei chan (2008), on wings—soaring twenty years on, anglo-chinese school (independent)  ng, yi-sheng; pakir, anne; lee, tzu pheng (2001), onewinged: anthology of young writing, unipress, isbn 978-981-04-4469-3 

History and Design Lucky Brand Jeans

lucky brand jeans store on newbury street in boston in 1970s, 21-year-old gene montesano , 17-year-old barry perlman opened florida jeans shop called 4 way street. during evenings, d head out local laundromat our pockets full of coins , bleach. few hours later, had stack of great washed jeans -- 1 of kind , 100% authentic!” foundation become lucky brand jeans started. in 1978, gene moved enter los angeles fashion industry. partner michael caruso started bongo , ran brand 15 years. after leaving bongo, gene teamed old business partner barry perlman in 1990 launch lucky brand. gene & barry created brand known attention detail put each pair of jeans. along stitching of lucky on fly, accomplishes goal gene & barry set out do; create product of quality & humor.

Football Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets

in 1969 randolph–macon defeated university of bridgeport (connecticut) 47–28 in inaugural knute rockne bowl laying claim shared college division ii national championship wittenberg university (springfield, ohio) had defeated william jewell college in first amos alonzo stagg bowl. 4 teams had been chosen ncaa compete in first ever playoffs established division ii schools. no complete playoff set until 1973. 1969 football team inducted college s hall of fame in 2004. 1968 team perfect 9-0 record remains undefeated , untied football team in school history. yellow jacket football team coached pedro arruza , won odac championship in 2008 , 2016. of nov 2013 football team had posted record 7 seasons winning record under coach arruza. football team plays home games @ day field.

Works Stuart M. Kaminsky

1 works 1.1 novels 1.2 story collections 1.3 other fiction 1.4 editor 1.5 non-fiction 1.6 filmography works novels story collections hidden , other stories (1999) the man beat system , other stories (audio) (2000) other fiction kolchak: night stalker fever pitch (graphic novel, christopher jones , barbara schulz) (2003) kolchak night stalker, volume 1 (graphic novel, joe gentile , jeff rice) (2004) kolchak: night stalker chronicles (story anthology, includes night talker kaminsky) (2005) as editor opening shots (1991) mystery in sunshine state (1999) show business murder (2004) on raven s wing: new tales in honor of edgar allan poe (2009) non-fiction a biographical study of career of donald siegel , analysis of films (1972) clint eastwood (1974) american film genres: approaches critical theory of popular film (1974) don siegel, director (1974) ingmar bergman: essays in criticism (1975) john huston: maker of magic (1978) coop: life , legend of gary cooper (1979) basic filmmaking (with...

Government seal Pasuquin

shield, derived provincial seal of ilocos norte rice, fish , garlic, represent major sources of income of municipality salt making, during off-season, people resort salt making thereby increasing income of townspeople fieldspar deposit, represent town’s big deposit of fieldspar- non-metallic mineral.

OISTAT projects OISTAT

1 oistat projects 1.1 theatre architecture competition (tac) 1.2 world stage design 1.2.1 wsd2005 winner list 1.2.2 wsd2009 winner list 1.2.3 wsd2013 winner list 1.2.4 wsd2017 winner list 1.3 scenofest 1.4 technical invention prize (tip) oistat projects theatre architecture competition (tac) theatre architecture competition international ideas competition, aimed @ students , emerging practitioners, organized every 4 years architecture commission. sites of competition have been in these cities: 1978, paris, france 1983, stockholm, sweden 1990, moscow, russia 1999, prague, czech republic 2003, hengelo, netherlands 2007, prague, czech republic 2011, prague, czech republic 2015, berlin, germany 2017, hsinchu, taiwan in 2011, competition theme design theatre specific performance. theatre can in found spaces not or presently performing space or create temporary installation. in 2015, theme construct floating theatre on spree river in berlin, germany. competition has moved prague quadrenn...

Development Goat Simulator

game designer armin ibrisagic presents on goat simulator @ 2016 game developers conference goat simulator started joke prototype internal one-month game jam held coffee stain studios in january 2014, after completing work game sanctum 2. game described lead developer armin ibrisagic old school skating game, except instead of being skater, re goat, , instead of doing tricks, wreck stuff . idea followed after pitching game variation of qwop, player control individual limbs of goat separately various keyboard keys; concept rejected in favor of more tony hawk s pro skater-type of gameplay final game presents. ibrisagic had focused on goats after jokingly trying convince coworkers goats achieve viral attention on internet in same way cats presently do. the prototype used nvidia physx , apex physics engine ragdoll physics goat , human models within unreal engine 3, game engine familiar sanctum series. in-game assets purchased third-party vendors instead of developed in-house, such original ...

2010s 2 Ulster Schools' Cup

^ belfast telegraph report on subsidiary shield semi-final results 2010 . 8 march 2010. retrieved 8 march 2010.  ^ right royal champions . ulster gazette. 29 march 2012. retrieved 11 april 2012.  ^ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/galleries/sport/rugby/wallace-hs-21-5-down-hs-danske-subsidiary-shield-final-photos-34540791.html

Special community sales Garage sale

a garage sale advertisement sign. in areas, garage sales have taken on special meaning community , have become events of special local significance. large areas of community hold communal garage sale involving numerous families @ same time. the highway 127 corridor sale, promoted world s longest yard sale, encourages private individuals , professional vendors conduct simultaneous yard sales along 630-mile (1,010 km) corridor spanning 5 u.s. states. running east west, coast-to-coast yard sale runs along 50 in may of each year. though not popular world s longest yard sale, 50 coast-to-coast sale in 16th year. during second saturday in august, 50 miles (80 km) stretch of u.s. route 11 becomes continuous yard sale @ stephens city, virginia s newtown commons south new market, virginia. event, in ninth year, sponsored shenandoah county chamber advisory group, 5 chambers of commerce, , 2 town governments. in years past, yard crawl has attracted people far away canada. in bondi be...

Cabinet Second Cameron ministry

^ election 2015: prime minister , ministerial appointments (updated 12 may) (press release). 8 may 2015. retrieved 12 may 2015.  ^ tilbrook, richard (14 may 2015). business transacted , order approved @ privy council held queen @ buckingham palace on 14th may 2015 (pdf). privy council office (united kingdom). p. 1. retrieved 14 may 2015.  ^ iain duncan smith quits: david cameron puzzled resignation . bbc news. 19 march 2016. retrieved 19 march 2016.  ^ stephen crabb appointed new work , pensions secretary . guardian. 19 march 2016. retrieved 19 march 2016. 

Artistic period .281958.E2.80.931962.29 Situationist International

danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, , author asger jorn, founding member of situationist international. during first few years of si s founding, avant-garde artistic groups began collaborating si , joining organization. gruppe spur, german artistic collective, collaborated situationist international on projects beginning in 1959, continuing until group officially joined si in 1961. role of artists in si of great significance, particularly asger jorn, constant nieuwenhuys , pinot gallizio. asger jorn, invented situgraphy , situlogy, had social role of catalyst , team leader among members of si between 1957 , 1961. jorn’s role in situationist movement (as in cobra) of catalyst , team leader. guy debord on own lacked personal warmth , persuasiveness draw people of different nationalities , talents active working partnership. prototype marxist intellectual debord needed ally patch petty egoisms , squabbles of members. when jorn s leadership withdrawn in 1961, many simmering quarrels ...

Created Prince of Wales Charles, Prince of Wales

charles created prince of wales , earl of chester on 26 july 1958, though investiture such not conducted until 1 july 1969, when crowned mother in televised ceremony held @ caernarfon castle. took seat in house of lords in 1970 , made maiden speech in june 1974. charles began take on more public duties, founding prince s trust in 1976, , travelling united states in 1981. in mid-1970s, prince expressed interest in serving governor-general of australia; commander michael parker explained: idea behind appointment him put foot on ladder of monarchy, or being future king , start learning trade. however, because of combination of nationalist feeling in australia , dismissal of government governor-general in 1975, nothing came of proposal. charles accepted decision of australian ministers, if not without regret; reportedly stated: supposed think when prepared , told not wanted? charles longest serving prince of wales, having surpassed record held edward vii on 9 september 2017. oldest , lo...

Name change K-Days

a version of logo used 2006 2012 the fair named edmonton exhibition founding in 1879 until 1964, when renamed klondike days. name change coincided introduction of kitsch theme associated 1890s , klondike gold rush. gold rush had taken place several hundreds of miles northwest. edmonton stopping point prospectors headed yukon territory on all-canadian overland route . the midway in 2010 down webster performing on telus stage in 2010. klondike days crowd blur, 1997 the name changed capital ex, in 2006. there controversy on change in name klondike days, many locals continuing refer exhibition klondike days or k-days. ken knowles, president of northlands, explained rebranding “... more name. programming , opportunity showcase best of region , province”. name change recognized @ 2007 alberta tourism awards, knowles stated “this recognition tourism industry particularly gratifying reinforces our ongoing efforts through capital ex continue celebrate our province , build alberta pride.” befor...

Controversy and student movement: 1991.E2.80.931992 Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History

1 controversy , student movement: 1991–1992 1.1 students state demands 1.2 students demonstrate 1.3 chancellor hardin asks negotiations 1.4 intervention of spike lee 1.5 formation of panel 1.6 panel supports free-standing black cultural center 1.7 hardin s support free-standing black cultural center controversy , student movement: 1991–1992 from inception, black cultural center in midst of controversy. after black cultural center’s creation, university trustee john pope quoted saying, “it seems me if (black students) interested in black cultural center, maybe students should attend black university.” editorial in unc’s student newspaper, daily tar heel, called pope’s comment “appalling.” students turned out interested in black cultural center: movement free-standing center largest student protest movement unc had seen since vietnam war. students state demands on tuesday, march 17, 1992, hundred students assembled @ south building, center of unc’s administration, demand answer chancello...

Taxonomy Canis

1 taxonomy 1.1 canini 1.2 canis 1.3 evolution taxonomy canini the tribe canini (fischer de waldheim, 1817) sister group true foxes (vulpes), , represented today 2 sub-tribes: canina, includes genus canis (wolves, jackals, coyote, , domestic dog), dhole , african wild dog; , cerdocyonina, includes so-called foxes of south america. critical features mark canini monophyletic group include: consistent enlargement of frontal sinus, accompanied correlated loss of depression in dorsal surface of postorbital process; posterior expansion of paroccipital process; enlargement of mastoid process; , lack of lateral flare of orbital border of zygoma. canis the genus canis (carl linnaeus, 1758) published in 10th edition of systema naturae , included dog-like carnivores: domestic dog, wolves, coyotes , jackals. species within canis phylogenetically closely related 78 chromosomes , can potentially interbreed. evolution the fossil record shows feliforms , caniforms emerged within super-family carnivoram...

Culture and sightseeing Zwingenberg, Hesse

1 culture , sightseeing 1.1 buildings 1.2 wine , culinary specialities 1.3 theatre 1.4 museums culture , sightseeing zwingenberg lies on edge of odenwald on heights of melibokus on relatively steep slope. surrounding town wall great extent still visible. the obergasse (“upper lane”) old getwinc, thoroughfare led through town’s lower , upper gates. street’s alignment changed after fire of 1693 , still more or less shows position of old bergstraße. the “new pass” until 15th century still wetland. today b 3 runs here along historic town wall through town. between schlößchen , neugasse remains of town wall form walls of houses , barns on untergasse (“lower lane”) including outlying centre of rodau, zwingenberg has 81 cultural monuments under monumental protection. buildings bergkirche the aul timber-frame houses on scheuergasse the town has touristically attractive old town timber-frame houses interesting both buildings , history represent, mountain church (bergkirche) , former castle ...