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Attractions Cayman Brac

1 attractions 1.1 diving 1.2 caves 1.3 rock climbing 1.4 walking , hiking trails 1.5 fishing attractions diving of interest scuba divers 100 m (330 ft) russian koni class frigate built in soviet union in 1984 cuban navy. 1 of few sunken soviet naval vessels in western hemisphere, , 1 dived. koni ii class frigate purchased , sunk cayman islands government in september 1996. designated 356, frigate rechristened m/v captain keith tibbetts, after well-known cayman brac politician. wreck russian warship divers can explore in western hemisphere. sat upright @ depth of 27 m (89 ft) deck @ 18 m (59 ft), until wave action generated winter norwester storm (december 1998-january 1999) tore ship in two. result fore section tipped 45 degree angle in relation remainder of still-upright aft portion. , midships became debris field. wreck s stern area unaffected. frigate located in sandy area visibility, 200 m (660 ft) offshore (a long swim) buccaneer , on islan...

Manufacture Dhaka topi

dhaka topi worn laughing man the hat made of fabric , pattern called dhaka, used type of blouse, dhaka-ko-cholo translates blouse made of dhaka fabric , name makes reference city of dhaka, bangladesh. . word topi means hat in nepali language. men wear traditional outfit named daura-suruwal , patuka (cloth wrapped around waist) instead of belt. dhaka topis given away gifts during dashain , tihar festivals. many men , women still wear costumes made dhaka on regular basis, , fabric unequivocally represents tradition , history. founder of art of living sri sri ravi shankar announced march 1st dhaka topi day in india celebrated indian gorkhas. topis manufactured in palpa , in eastern region of nepal bhojpur district. made in hand looms set in nepali homes. in india, dhaka topi industry in darjeeling established native indian gorkha peoples.

2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis Taliban in Qatar

on 5 june 2017, quartet composed of saudi arabia, uae, bahrain , egypt cut diplomatic ties qatar. main reason cited severing of links qatar s alleged financing , hosting of islamic extremist groups, including taliban. in response, qatari government official denied qatar supported taliban, , claimed hosted taliban after being requested government. on 31 july 2017, hacked emails of uae ambassador washington, yousef al otaiba, revealed uae, member of quartet, had lobbied appoint taliban office in abu dhabi. qatar s selection host office on uae reportedly angered emirati officials. ambassador otaiba has denounced qatar s hosting of taliban officials, mentioning 1 of quartet s reasons cutting ties qatar.

Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005) Animal Crossing

animal crossing: wild world (おいでよ どうぶつの森, lit. come animal forest) released nintendo ds in japan on november 23, 2005, north america on december 5, 2005, australia on december 8, 2005, , europe on march 31, 2006. first game in series use nintendo wi-fi connection. game later re-released on wii u virtual console on october 13, 2016, although wi-fi multiplayer feature unavailable due discontinuation of nintendo wi-fi connection.

Castle abandoned, the town in decline (16th to late 18th century) Berkhamsted

berkhamsted place 1832 in 16th century, town fell decline after abandonment of castle following death of cicely neville, duchess of york in 1495, , rise of nearby town of hemel hempstead (which granted charter of incorporation henry viii on 29 december 1539). berkhamsted castle passed through hands of 3 of henry viii s wives: catherine of aragon, anne boleyn , jane seymour. after dissolution of monasteries, henry viii bequeathed ashridge priory daughter elizabeth. priory became private residence during sister mary s reign. population of town in 1563 has been estimated @ 545. in 1580, castle ruins , park leased elizabeth sir edward carey, nominal rent of 1 red rose each year. stone castle used build berkhamsted place, local school, , other buildings in late 16th century. brewing , maltings noted 1 of town’s principal industries in reign of elizabeth. around 1583, new market house erected west of st peter s church @ end of middle row (alternatively named le shopperowe or graball row). ma...

Systems engineering Systems theory

systems engineering interdisciplinary approach , means enabling realisation , deployment of successful systems. can viewed application of engineering techniques engineering of systems, application of systems approach engineering efforts. systems engineering integrates other disciplines , specialty groups team effort, forming structured development process proceeds concept production operation , disposal. systems engineering considers both business , technical needs of customers, goal of providing quality product meets user needs.

Biography Brad McQuaid

1 biography 1.1 everquest 1.2 vanguard: saga of heroes 1.3 current biography everquest brad mcquaid s start in video game industry came in 1989 when co-founded microgenesis steve clover. in free time created warwizard, shareware role-playing video game released in 1993. mcquaid , clover developed warwizard 2 demo in 1995, caught attention of john smedley of sony interactive studios america. smedley hired mcquaid , clover in 1996 work on online role-playing game, later named everquest. mcquaid started project s lead programmer made producer , 1 of lead designers. while everquest being developed, origin systems launched ultima online in 1997 became top mmorpg. everquest became huge hit , within months of march 1999 launch topped subscription numbers held ultima online. pc gamer called mcquaid 1 of next game gods in november 2000 issue, believing become 1 of industry s influential game developers. after sony online entertainment acquired verant interactive, brad mcquaid promoted vice pr...

Models Nucleon

1 models 1.1 skyrmion models 1.2 mit bag model 1.3 chiral bag model models although known nucleon made 3 quarks, of 2006, not known how solve equations of motion quantum chromodynamics. thus, study of low-energy properties of nucleon performed means of models. first-principles approach available attempt solve equations of qcd numerically, using lattice qcd. requires complicated algorithms , powerful supercomputers. however, several analytic models exist: skyrmion models the skyrmion models nucleon topological soliton in non-linear su(2) pion field. topological stability of skyrmion interpreted conservation of baryon number, is, non-decay of nucleon. local topological winding number density identified local baryon number density of nucleon. pion isospin vector field oriented in shape of hedgehog space, model readily solvable, , called hedgehog model. hedgehog model able predict low-energy parameters, such nucleon mass, radius , axial coupling constant, approximately 30% of experimental ...

History Cappadocia

1 history 1.1 kingdom of cappadocia 1.2 roman , byzantine province 1.3 christianian , byzantine periods 1.4 turkish cappadocia history 16th-century map of anatolia münster s cosmographia showing capadocia cappadocia known hatti in late bronze age, , homeland of hittite power centred @ hattusa. after fall of hittite empire, decline of syro-cappadocians (mushki) after defeat lydian king croesus in 6th century, cappadocia ruled sort of feudal aristocracy, dwelling in strong castles , keeping peasants in servile condition, later made them apt foreign slavery. included in third persian satrapy in division established darius continued governed rulers of own, none apparently supreme on whole country , more or less tributaries of great king. kingdom of cappadocia after ending persian empire, alexander great tried rule area through 1 of military commanders. ariarathes, persian aristocrat, somehow became king of cappadocians. ariarathes (332–322 bc), successful ruler, , extended borders of ...

Mathematical optimization Shapley–Folkman lemma

a function convex if region above graph convex set. the shapley–folkman lemma has been used explain why large minimization problems non-convexities can solved (with iterative methods convergence proofs stated convex problems). shapley–folkman lemma has encouraged use of methods of convex minimization on other applications sums of many functions. preliminaries of optimization theory nonlinear optimization relies on following definitions functions: the graph of function f set of pairs of arguments x , function evaluations f(x) graph(f) = { (x, f(x) ) } the epigraph of real-valued function f set of points above graph the sine function non-convex. epi(f) = { (x, u) : f(x) ≤ u }. a real-valued function defined convex function if epigraph convex set. for example, quadratic function f(x) = x convex, absolute value function g(x) = |x|. however, sine function (pictured) non-convex on int...

Description Festival book

detail of top (about 1/10 of height) of triumphal arch of maximilian, coloured woodcut, overall design albrecht dürer. the holy roman emperor, maximilian i, went step further, creating enormous virtual triumphs existed solely in form of print. triumphs of maximilian (begun in 1512 , unfinished @ maximilian s death in 1519) contains on 130 large woodcuts albrecht dürer , other artists, showing huge procession (still in open country) culminating in emperor himself, mounted on huge car. triumphal arch (1515), largest print ever made, @ 3.57 x 2.95 metres when 192 sheets assembled, produced in edition of 7 hundred copies distribution friendly cities , princes. intended hand-coloured , pasted wall. traditional tableau themes, including large genealogy, , many figures of virtues, complemented scenes of maximilian s life , military victories. maximilian wary of entries in person, having been locked loyal subjects in bruges in 1488 eleven weeks, until pay bills stay. an meeting between festiva...

Social and political policy Arturo Frondizi

1 social , political policy 1.1 introduction 1.2 government , relationship labor 1.3 educational reforms 1.4 conclusion social , political policy introduction the frondizis in 1960 during developmentalist years, frondizi focused social policy on relationship between state , trade unions, largest of (the cgt) had been in government receivership since 1956. backbone of peronist movement , perón referred it, frondizi s rappraochment cgt designed distance powerful union, south america s largest, peronism. trade union leaders, however, remained extremely loyal perón, due gratitude past policies, expectation of power wield if perón s return took place. following perón s fall in 1955, loyalty continued intact. perón, in exile , stapped funds, still wielded control on movement , on trade unions. new peronism emerged, resistance peronism, based on strikes , violent manifestations trade unions against state, , main objective destabilize government not peronist. following relatively calm 1958,...

Acting credits and awards Amy Adams

adams acclaimed , highest-grossing films, according online portal box office mojo , review aggregate site rotten tomatoes, include catch me if can (2002), junebug (2005), enchanted (2007), doubt (2008), night @ museum: battle of smithsonian (2009), julie & julia (2009), fighter (2010), muppets (2011), master (2012), man of steel (2013), (2013), american hustle (2013), big eyes (2014), batman v superman: dawn of justice (2016), arrival (2016), , nocturnal animals (2016). among stage roles, has appeared in public theater s revival of woods in 2012. adams has been nominated 5 academy awards: best supporting actress junebug (2005), doubt (2008), fighter (2010), , master (2012); , best actress american hustle (2013). has twice won golden globe award best actress in comedy or musical, american hustle (2013) , big eyes (2014), , has been nominated 5 more times: best actress in comedy or musical enchanted (2007); best supporting actress doubt (2008), fighter (2010), , master (2012); , bes...

Phylogenetics Paraphyly

1 phylogenetics 1.1 relation monophyletic groups 1.2 examples of paraphyletic groups 1.3 paraphyly in species 1.4 uses paraphyletic groups 1.5 independently evolved traits 1.6 not paraphyly phylogenetics cladogram of primates, showing monophyly (the simians, in yellow), paraphyly (the prosimians, in blue, including red patch), , polyphyly (the night-active primates, lorises , tarsiers, in red). relation monophyletic groups groups include descendants of common ancestor said monophyletic. paraphyletic group monophyletic group 1 or more subsidiary clades (monophyletic groups) excluded form separate group. ereshefsky has argued paraphyletic taxa result of anagenesis in excluded group or groups. example, dinosaurs paraphyletic respect birds because birds possess many features dinosaurs lack , occupy distinctive niche. a group identifying features evolved convergently in 2 or more lineages polyphyletic (greek πολύς [polys], many ). more broadly, taxon not paraphyletic or monophyletic can ca...

Esotericism and magic Character (symbol)

the word in renaissance magic came refer astrological, cabbalistic or magical sign or symbol. related sacramental character of catholic doctrine. famously, john dee designed monas hieroglyphica in 1564. in 19th century, sense of word appears in romantic poetry, such sir walter scott s lay of last minstrel (1805), hallow d taper shed glimmering light / on mystic implements of magic might; on cross, , character, , talisman, (6.17).

Club career Kim Min-kyun

1 club career 1.1 daegu fc 1.2 fagiano okayama 1.3 jagiellonia białystok 1.4 fagiano okayama 1.5 ulsan hyundai 1.6 fc anyang 1.7 asan mugunghwa fc club career daegu fc kim min-kyun drafted myongji university daegu fc in 2009. made daegu fc first-team debut on 8 march 2009 in match against seongnam ilhwa chunma, , rapidly established himself 1 of first choice midfielders in squad. kim scored first goal against gangwon fc on 16 may 2009, match daegu drew 2–2. during 2010 season, kim used substitute player, making 8 out of 10 appearances in k-league bench. kim left daegu fc after reaching agreement club mutual termination of contract in march 2011. fagiano okayama on 20 april 2011 joined fagiano okayama. during time @ fagiano okayama, kim became ever-present member of starting eleven attacking midfielder. kim played in 73 out of 79 league games during time @ fagiano okayama , featured in starting eleven on 66 of games. kim scored first league goal fagiano okayama in 2-1 loss against consa...

Climax Heroes W Kamen Rider: Climax

kamen rider: climax heroes w (仮面ライダー クライマックスヒーローズW(ダブル), kamen raidā kuraimakkusu hīrōzu daburu), announced in october 8, 2009 issue of weekly famitsu december 3, 2009 release on psp , wii. features kamen rider double kamen rider w playable character. although meaning of letter w in title not given, refers both new series w , wii platform game. in addition of playable characters first game, more playable characters introduced.

Biography Thomas Browne

1 biography 1.1 life 1.2 literary works 1.3 later life , knighthood 1.4 death , aftermath biography early life the son of silk merchant upton, cheshire, born in parish of st michael, cheapside, in london on 19 october 1605. father died while still young , sent school @ winchester college. in 1623 browne went oxford university. graduated pembroke college, oxford in 1626, after studied medicine @ padua , montpellier universities, completing studies @ leiden, received medical degree in 1633. settled in norwich in 1637 , practiced medicine there until death in 1682. literary works thomas browne wife dorothy, joan carlile, c. 1641 – 1650. national portrait gallery, london collection. browne s first literary work religio medici (the religion of physician). work circulated manuscript among friends. surprised him when unauthorised edition appeared in 1642, since work included several unorthodox religious speculations. authorised text appeared in 1643, of more controversial views removed. expur...

Gameplay Goat Simulator

in goat simulator, player acquires points performing acts of chaos—in case, getting struck car while licking non-player human character. game s novelty comes various glitches in game purposely left in place, such distortion of human character s neck result of collision. goat simulator open-ended third-person perspective game in player controls goat. player free explore game s world, suburban setting, goat, , jump, run, bash things, , lick objects. licking objects attaches goat s tongue object , lets player drag object around until let go. @ time, player can let goat drop ragdoll model, allowing game s physics take over, , control makes game run in slow-motion. number of environmental features allow player manipulate goat stunts such bouncing off trampolines or launching goat air through large fans. game features scoring system similar skateboarding games tony hawk s pro skater, whereby doing tricks or other actions earns points, while chaining such tricks in sequence helps build multip...

History Shenkursky District

coat of arms of shenkursk 1780 the area populated finno-ugric peoples , colonized novgorod republic. after fall of novgorod, area became part of grand duchy of moscow. historically, part of vazhsky uyezd, vast area including of basin of vaga river. chronicles mention shenkursk in 1229 sheng-kurye. in 1426, varlaam vazhsky, later beautified saint, founded vazhsky monastery. in course of administrative reform carried out in 1708 peter great, area included archangelgorod governorate, in 1780, governorate abolished , transformed vologda viceroyalty. vazhsky uyezd split, , area of current shenkursky district became part of newly established shenkursky uyezd. in 1796, shenkursky uyezd transferred arkhangelsk governorate. shenkursk played prominent role in russian civil war. in autumn of 1918, 6 thousand british , american troops advanced south of shenkursk. on january 19-25, bolshevik troops staged counteroffensive, known battle of shenkursk. 3 thousand troops, split 3 armies, advancing ...

Academics Wardlaw-Hartridge School

1 academics 1.1 lower school 1.2 middle school 1.2.1 english , social studies 1.2.2 mathematics , science 1.2.3 foreign language 1.2.4 homerooms 1.3 upper school academics all academics managed registrar, jan yates. registrar oversees course offerings, class enrollment, , grades. besides dean of studies, each department (english, history, language, art/music, , science) has department chair, position filled teacher in department. department chairs appointed head of school, , not based on seniority, rather, rotated between teachers in department in several year intervals. the lower school lower school students follow traditional grammar school education, emphasis on grasping basic skills in english language , basic arithmetic. students exposed enrichment in learning earth sciences , social studies, including instruction history of new jersey (in fourth grade) , ancient civilizations (in fifth grade.) lower school students enjoy specials, instruction in rooms outside usual classroom. t...

German branch Swiss literature

1 german branch 1.1 emergence of vernacular literature 1.2 eighteenth century 1.3 nineteenth century 1.4 twentieth century 1.5 historians german branch emergence of vernacular literature first in order of date minnesingers, number of whom in districts formed part of medieval swiss confederation said have exceeded thirty. zürich (as now) chief literary centre of confederation. 2 manesses (father , son) collected many of songs in manuscript has happily come down , preserved in paris. prominent master john hadlaub, flourished in second half of 13th , first quarter of 14th centuries. next have long series of war songs, celebrating victories of swiss. 1 of earliest , famous of these composed hans halbsuter of lucerne commemorate battle of sempach (1386), not far native town. there other similar songs victory of näfels (1388) , of battle of grandson , battle of morat (both 1476) in burgundian war. in 14th century dominican friar ulrich boner of bern versified many old fables. more important ...

Natural environment Charles, Prince of Wales

the prince of wales , duchess of cornwall meeting federal emergency management agency officials in louisiana, arrive tour damage created hurricane katrina, november 2005 since 1980s, charles has promoted environmental awareness. upon moving highgrove house, developed interest in organic farming, culminated in 1990 launch of own organic brand, duchy originals, sells more 200 different sustainably produced products, food garden furniture; profits (over £6 million 2010) donated prince s charities. documenting work on estate, charles co-authored (with charles clover, environment editor of daily telegraph) highgrove: experiment in organic gardening , farming, published in 1993, , offers patronage garden organic. along similar lines, prince of wales became involved farming , various industries within it, regularly meeting farmers discuss trade. although 2001 foot-and-mouth epidemic in england prevented charles visiting organic farms in saskatchewan, met farmers @ assiniboia town hall. in...

Presidency Alejandro Agustín Lanusse

alejandro lanusse s presidential assignment, 1971. lanusse became president of argentina in 1971. during administration established diplomatic relations china , continuously faced political unrest, increase in guerrilla activity. many political opponents jailed, , lanusse decided negotiate montoneros (a peronist guerrilla movement) return of corpse of evita (eva duarte de perón), legendary second wife of juan domingo perón, body had been hidden revolución libertadora . on august 22, 1971 several imprisoned guerrillas attempted escape naval base of rawson in patagonia, , executed without trial in trelew massacre. in 1973 presidential elections held, , won hector cámpora.

Legend Agnipureeswarar Temple, Thirupugalur

the exact history of temple not determined based on inscriptions evidence, temple believed have been built during chola period during 10th-11th centuries. as per hindu legend , sthalapurana, shiva worshipped agni, fire god @ place , presiding deity came known agnipureeswarar , temple tank called agni theertham. per legend, bhudevi, consort of vishnu wanted install linga , worship shiva. banasura, son, believed have dug linga @ place, not lift it. lingam in place believed appear tilted (called konapiran) on account of it. shiva pleased devotion of bhudevi , appeared in dancing form in front of her. believed place shiva turned bricks gold nayanar sundarar.

Adverse Effects Tooth polishing

1 adverse effects 1.1 teeth 1.2 restorations 1.3 soft tissues 1.4 environment adverse effects teeth this outermost fluoride rich layer of enamel removed when tooth polishing provided. mineral components of saliva , polishing pastes containing fluoride can assist in remineralizing outer layer. enamel surface strong enough withstand repeated tooth polishing, should avoided on newly erupted teeth, exposed root surfaces , areas of demineralization. if polishing occur on these surfaces, fluoride therapy can minimize risk of dental caries. excessive pressure can lead frictional heat may cause pulpal discomfort or necrosis of dental pulp. restorations surfaces of restorations may damaged conventional tooth polishing prophylactic paste. materials such gold, amalgam, composite, porcelain , titanium implants can polished using designed pastes such contain rouge, tripoli, cuttle, emery, coarse pumice prevent roughened or scratched surfaces. important refer manufacturer’s directions before using p...

During World War II Pedro Teotónio Pereira

president truman signing document implementing north atlantic treaty @ desk in oval office, teotonio pereira standing behind. he considered himself faithful servant of salazar , remembered 1 of main accusers of aristides de sousa mendes. cite error: there <ref group=upper-alpha> tags or {{efn-ua}} templates on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=upper-alpha}} template or {{notelist-ua}} template (see page).

Military Republic RC-3 Seabee

^ cite error: named reference edge invoked never defined (see page). ^ mikesh, robert c. (2005) flying dragons: republic of vietnam air force. schiffer publishing, ltd. isbn 0-7643-2158-7 ^ l aviation militaire francaise en indochine 1946–1954 & l aviation francaise en indochine 1946–1954 jean-claude soumille holy grail of indochina references, volume one, published association airdoc in 1995 .

Lesser recognized contenders Stacte

1 lesser recognized contenders 1.1 opoponax 1.2 balsam of tolu , balsam of peru 1.3 mastic 1.4 myrrh extract , cinnamon mixed 1.5 myrrh , labdanum mixed 1.6 labdanum 1.7 oil of cinnamon 1.8 balsam lesser recognized contenders opoponax opoponax (commiphora erythraea var. glabrescens) member of myrrh family , has been considered have been stacte. referred opobalsamum, , relative of not true c. opobalsamum. balsam of tolu , balsam of peru balsam of tolu , balsam of peru (myroxylon balsamum) called opobalsamum , substituted it, not true c. opobalsamum. balsams have sweet, aromatic, resinous scent odour resembling vanilla or benzoin. both balsam of tolu , balsam of peru come same tree, myroxylon, each differs in production. word myroxylon literally fragrant wood in greek, or quina/balsamo. balsams substitute opobalsamum believe stacte. mastic mastic (pistacia lentiscus) bush exudes aromatic resin. myrrh extract , cinnamon mixed rosenmuller says etymology of word stacte indicates distil, ...

Re-interment and Military Honors Nicolasa Dayrit Panlilio

nhi marker @ base of monument of nicolasa dayrit-panlilio nhi chairperson ambeth r. ocampo , mayor oscar s. rodriguez lead unveiling ceremonies of marker nicolasa dayrit scenes 2004 re-interment ceremonies on september 9, 2004, remains transferred loyola memorial park in sucat, paranaque city of san fernando, pampanga full honors , overnight vigil members of philippine marines serving honor guards. on september 10, 2006, national historical institute placed marker in monument, recognizing contributions fight philippine independence.

September 2012 Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (September–December 2012)

1 september 2012 1.1 3 september 1.2 4 september 1.3 5 september 1.4 6 september 1.5 7 september 1.6 8 september 1.7 11 september 1.8 12 september 1.9 13 september 1.10 14 september 1.11 15 september 1.12 16 september 1.13 17 september 1.14 18 september 1.15 19 september 1.16 20 september 1.17 21 september 1.18 22 september 1.19 23 september 1.20 24 september 1.21 25 september 1.22 26 september 1.23 27 september 1.24 28 september 1.25 29 september 1.26 30 september september 2012 3 september by end of day, lcc reported on 250 people had been killed, on 60 in aleppo province , on 60 in daraa province due bombardment warplanes. neglected report death of of syrian army. 4 september by end of day, lcc reported 155 people killed, including 80 in damascus suburbs. neglected report death of of syrian army. 5 september syrian activists reported heavy fighting between rebel forces , syrian army in aleppo multiple suburbs of damascus. syrian observatory human rights said 6 bodies had been found ...