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Past champions in the field 1924 Open Championship

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Cybernetics Systems theory

cybernetics study of communication , control of regulatory feedback both in living , lifeless systems (organisms, organizations, machines), , in combinations of those. focus how (digital, mechanical or biological) controls behavior, processes information, reacts information, , changes or can changed better accomplish 3 primary tasks. the terms systems theory , cybernetics have been used synonyms. authors use term cybernetic systems denote proper subset of class of general systems, namely systems include feedback loops. gordon pask s differences of eternal interacting actor loops (that produce finite products) makes general systems proper subset of cybernetics. according jackson (2000), von bertalanffy promoted embryonic form of general system theory (gst) 1920s , 1930s not until 1950s became more known in scientific circles. threads of cybernetics began in late 1800s led toward publishing of seminal works (e.g., wiener s cybernetics in 1948 , von bertalanffy s general systems theor...

"My Toot Toot" Rockin' Sidney

his big moment came in 1984 when toot toot made him internationally known. sidney wrote song, , released on maison de soul records label in ville platte, louisiana. in october 1984, included tune on third album, zydeco shoes got zydeco blues. recorded entire album @ home studio in lake charles, , played instruments himself. in january 1985, toot toot released single in louisiana , texas, , became first true regional hit. cleon floyd, manager of r&b singer (and uncle to) king floyd, became huge new orleans hit. floyd first heard crowd s reaction song @ bill headlined solomon burke. cleon president of orleans street jocks association , took twenty copies of record city; had order more. mardi gras, jukebox , record hop smash. huey meaux got original leased epic records (a division of columbia records), released nationally, , brief moment rockin sidney made musical history. epic managed rockin sidney country top 40 stayed 18 weeks. later year, toot toot certified platinum , won...

Diwali Jain festivals

diwali 1 of important festival in india. mahavir attained nirvana followed moksha on day in 527 bce. falls on last day of ashvina month of jain calendar. last day of indian calendar. comes during october or november. believed eighteen kings of northern india, followers of mahavira, decided light lamps (known dipa) symbolizing knowledge of mahavira. known deepavali or diwali. jains forbidden burst crackers.on diwali morning, nirvan ladoo offered after praying lord mahavira in jain temples across world. gautam gandhar swami, chief disciple of lord mahavira achieved omniscience (kevala gyan) later same day.

Transportation Ettumanoor

ettumanoor main junction the town has 2 bus stands. ksrtc station master office bus station , built private bus stand. deluxe, express , interstate buses stop here. direct buses available places including bangalore, mangalore, velankanni, palani, madurai, tuticorin, kanyakumari, salem , coimbatore. bus stands close , big market sandwiched between bus stands, has made ettumanoor convenient shopping place. 2 state highways crossing each other in town , 2 starting town. makes town important changing point commuters. recent development in nearby areas / start of new institutions in neighbour hood , easiness in conveyance has made town dearest location migration. has led increase in population , change in demography.

Investigation Kish Air Flight 7170

1 investigation 1.1 cvr analysis 1.2 fdr analysis 1.3 weather analysis 1.4 eyewitness account 1.5 final report investigation the remains of kish air flight 7170, 1 year after crash. the investigation conducted emirates general civil aviation authority, several investigation team outside, including iran civil aviation organization (cao) (as state of operator/registry), dutch transport safety board (as manufacturer of aircraft), canadian transportation safety board (as engine manufacturer), uk air accidents investigation branch (as manufacturer of propellers) , national transportation safety board (as manufacturer of aircraft s skid control unit). based on aircraft s logbook, there no recorded defects or unscheduled maintenance since overhaul. aircraft technical logbooks indicated there had been no scheduled or unscheduled maintenance conducted on aircraft propeller components. the cockpit voice recorder , digital flight data recorder retrieved relatively undamaged tail section of aircra...

Football CenturyLink Field

1 football 1.1 seahawks 1.1.1 home field advantage 1.2 college 1.3 high school football seahawks a 2006 seahawks game seen 300 level prior stadium opening in 2002, allen , bob whitsitt said hoped new stadium turn seahawks super bowl contender , seattle considered host championship game. seating expandable 72,000 purpose of holding game, nfl typically not consider cities outdoor stadiums average temperature in february below 50 °f (10 °c). number of season tickets available @ qwest capped @ 61,000 following super bowl appearance. ensuing waiting list first seahawks since 1990s. the team s first season @ new home in 2002. first game @ new facility 28–10 preseason loss indianapolis colts on august 11, 2002. went on end first season @ new field 7–9 record. in 2003 season, team went undefeated @ home , reached playoffs. first time franchise had won 10 games in single season in 17 years. seahawks again reached postseason during 2004 season , played first playoff game @ century...

Discography Sic (band)

1 discography 1.1 demos 1.2 full length 1.3 video singles discography demos reasons full length pandemonium (2007, tutl records) si vis pacem, para bellum - live (2010, tutl records) fighters bleed (2011, mighty music - 2010, tutl records) video singles to dare risk regret rosegarden in hell

OVA The Abashiri Family

1 ova 1.1 plot 1.2 episodes 1.3 staff & cast 1.4 releases 1.5 releases outside japan ova plot the 4 abashiri prepare rob large bank last work. bank, however, in reality trap police, ready expend every necessary resource end abashiri. although apparently cornered, abashiri overwhelm police , kill or badly injure several of policemen. use power destroy large part of loot. after return home, daemon informs them reason behind retirement. kikunosuke, whom rest brothers considered boy, girl. generations abashiri believed have been cursed because no female child had been in family until arrival of kikunosuke. prompts mother request daemon stop criminal activities of family after kikunosuke reaches age. brothers surprised revelation , lecherous goemon takes special interest in sister. daemon intends send private school can become proper lady. although kikunosuke refuses, daemon tricks saying try , forces go, under identity of shiratori. the paradise school, however, turns out criminal scho...

Examples Festival book

^ andrea bayer (2008). art , love in renaissance italy. new york: metropolitan museum of art. p. 272+. isbn 978-1-58839-300-5.  ^ feste nelle nozze del serenissimo don francesco medici gran duca di toscana . ny: metropolitan museum of art. retrieved august 2014.  check date values in: |access-date= (help) ^ descrizione delle feste fatte in firenze . 1637. retrieved august 2014 – via luna commons.  check date values in: |access-date= (help) ^ ferdinando bardi (1637). descrizione delle feste fatte in firenze per le reali nozze de serenissimi sposi ferdinando 2. gran duca di toscana e vittoria principessa d urbino. zanobi pignoni – via google books.  ^ entry of ferdinand, infante of spain, antwerp. (antwerp: 15th may, 1635) . treasures in full: renaissance festival books. british library. retrieved august 2014.  check date values in: |access-date= (help) ^ exequies , funeral of isabel de borbon, queen of spain, @ real convento de san geronimo, madrid....

Mark 7 Landing craft tank

uss lsm-437 underway so successful mk.6 naval architects ordered draw plans larger lct, mark 7, have troop-carrying accommodations mk.6 lacked. design evolved, more emphasis placed on speed , range long pacific transits, result mk.7 outgrew virtue of needs far greater lct provide. in 1944, when mk.7 design reached length of 203 feet, designation changed landing ship medium (lsm). placed in production , proving able maintain convoy speeds of 12 knots, lsm took on of role of lcts in pacific, , 558 built.

Gardens Herrenchiemsee

one of fountains in castle s gardens the formal gardens filled fountains, copy of versailles bassin de latone, , statues in both classical style typical of versailles , fantastic romanticism favored king ludwig. statues reminiscent of antiquity found throughout gardens, overwrought in grand style of richard wagner s romantic operas.

Transportation Brookhaven, Georgia

1 transportation 1.1 roads 1.2 mass transit 1.2.1 heavy rail 1.2.2 buses 1.3 pedestrians , cycling transportation roads ashford-dunwoody road. north-south access interstate 285. peachtree road. main north-south road part of georgia state route 141 providing access atlanta , chamblee. north druid hills road. north-south access interstate 85. mass transit the metropolitan atlanta rapid transit authority(marta) provides heavy rail , bus service brookhaven, surrounding areas. heavy rail the brookhaven/oglethorpe marta located in heart of brookhaven, serviced gold line. the northern part of city limits within walking distance of medical center , dunwoody station, both of serviced red line. the brookhaven/oglethorpe marta station buses both brookhaven/oglethorpe , medical center stations have several bus routes serve brookhaven, including: route 8 - north druid hills rd. route 25 - peachtree ind. blvd/johnson ferry route 39 - buford highway* route 47 - i-85 access rd./briarwood rd. *route 39...

Iron Age Prehistoric North Africa

by iron age, historic record demonstrated existence of berbers in north africa @ least 10,000 b.c. while egypt , sudan had entered historicity since bronze age, maghreb remained in prehistoric period longer. phoenician , greek colonies established along mediterranean coast during 7th century bc.

Classes of intensional definitions Definition

a genus–differentia definition type of intensional definition takes large category (the genus) , narrows down smaller category distinguishing characteristic (i.e. differentia). more formally, genus-differentia definition consists of: for example, consider following genus-differentia definitions: a triangle: plane figure has 3 straight bounding sides. a quadrilateral: plane figure has 4 straight bounding sides. those definitions can expressed genus ( plane figure ) , 2 differentiae ( has 3 straight bounding sides , has 4 straight bounding sides , respectively). it possible have 2 different genus-differentia definitions describe same term, when term describes overlap of 2 large categories. instance, both of these genus-differentia definitions of square equally acceptable: a square: rectangle rhombus. a square: rhombus rectangle. thus, square member of both genus rectangle , genus rhombus .

History RSS

the rss formats preceded several attempts @ web syndication did not achieve widespread popularity. basic idea of restructuring information websites goes 1995, when ramanathan v. guha , others in apple computer s advanced technology group developed meta content framework. rdf site summary, first version of rss, created dan libby , ramanathan v. guha @ netscape. released in march 1999 use on my.netscape.com portal. version became known rss 0.9. in july 1999, dan libby of netscape produced new version, rss 0.91, simplified format removing rdf elements , incorporating elements dave winer s news syndication format. libby renamed format rdf rss rich site summary , outlined further development of format in futures document . this netscape s last participation in rss development 8 years. rss being embraced web publishers wanted feeds used on my.netscape.com , other rss portals, netscape dropped rss support my.netscape.com in april 2001 during new owner aol s restructuring of company, removing...

Uses Proboscidea louisianica

dry fruit the young green fruits edible , can pickled. seeds used food native americans. like of other proboscidea species, dry fruits useful in native american basketry. dry horns incorporated baskets form patterns, or used sewing implements. provided black dye, when mixed ash. use of species in basketry has been recorded among hopi, apache, havasupai, , kawaiisu. tohono o odham domesticated species , used dark dry fruit black-colored patterning in basketry designs. many other groups cultivated , used it, records of use distinguish between particular proboscidea species utilized. the plant grown ornamental plant , garden novelty, , used in floral arrangements. cultivated in similar manner okra.

Battle Battle of Albert (1914)

the offensive french second army forced falkenhayn divert xxi , bavarian corps arrived, extend front northwards chaulnes péronne on 24 september , drive french on somme. overcrowded , damaged railways behind german front slowed transit of german forces , infantry marched namur , cambrai. on 25 september, german reinforcements attacked, crossed somme south of péronne , advanced take bridge between hem , feuillères. french attack north of somme against ii bavarian corps, forced hurried withdrawal. more bavarian units arrived in north, 3rd bavarian division advanced north of somme through bouchavesnes, leforest , hardecourt until held @ maricourt. 4th bavarian division further north, defeated french territorials , attacked westwards towards albert, through sailly, combles, guillemont , montauban. on 27 september, ii cavalry corps drove 61st , 62nd reserve divisions (general joseph brugère, d amade had been replaced), make way xiv reserve corps link right flank of ii bavarian corps, ready ...

Death and aftermath Thomas Browne

sir thomas browne s will, dated 2 december 1679 sir thomas browne died on 77th birthday, 19 october 1682. library held in care of eldest son edward until 1708. auction of browne , son edward s libraries in january 1711 attended hans sloane. editions sir thomas browne s library subsequently became included in founding collection of british library. his skull became subject of local dispute when removed lead coffin when accidentally re-opened workmen in 1840. not re-interred until 4 july 1922 when registered in church of saint peter mancroft aged 317 years. browne s coffin-plate, stolen same time skull, recovered, broken 2 halves, 1 of on display @ st. peter mancroft. alluding commonplace opus of alchemy reads, amplissimus vir dns. thomas browne, miles, medicinae dr., annos natus 77 denatus 19 die mensis octobris, anno. dni. 1682, hoc loculo indormiens. corporis spagyrici pulvere plumbum in aurum convertit. — translated latin esteemed gentleman thomas browne, knight, doctor of medicine, ...

AFC Championship: Pittsburgh Steelers 20.2C Indianapolis Colts 16 1995–96 NFL playoffs

at 3 rivers stadium, pittsburgh game time: 12:30 p.m. est game weather: 50 °f (10 °c), clear game attendance: 61,062 referee: bernie kukar tv announcers (nbc): dick enberg, phil simms, , paul maguire on steelers opening drive, neil o donnell s first pass of game tipped defensive tackle tony siragusa , intercepted jeff herrod, returned pittsburgh 24-yard line. colts drive halted when ray seals tackled running lamont warren loss on third down , one. on next play, cary blanchard hit right upright on 34-yard field goal, still bounced in , colts took 3–0 lead. after each team punted, pittsburgh s norm johnson kicked field goal game under 2 minutes left in first quarter. field goal occurred after kordell stewart dropped pass in end zone. replays showed colts safety jason belser made contact stewart before ball arrived, no penalty flag thrown. in second quarter, 30-yard reception colts receiver sean dawkins set blanchard s second field goal. later on, pittsburgh drove 80 yards i...

AFC: Buffalo Bills 37.2C Miami Dolphins 22 1995–96 NFL playoffs

at rich stadium, orchard park, new york game time: 12:30 p.m. est game weather: 30 °f (−1 °c), cloudy game attendance: 73,103 referee: red cashion tv announcers (abc): brent musburger , dick vermeil although dolphins quarterback dan marino completed 33 out of 64 passes 422 yards, bills jumped 27–0 lead going fourth quarter, forced 4 turnovers, , rushed 341 yards, second highest amount in nfl postseason history , since chicago gained 382 rushing yards in 1940 nfl championship game. buffalo started scoring 58-yard drive, 45 yards came 3 receptions steve tasker (who played on special teams). thurman thomas finished off possession 1-yard touchdown run give bills 7–0 lead. miami had punt on next drive, , john kidd s kick went 29 bills 44-yard line. 3 carries thomas 26 yards on following drive set steve christie s 48-yard field goal. @ end of miami s next possession, kidd s 48-yard punt pinned buffalo @ own 1-yard line. buffalo drove 98 yards, receiver bill brooks picking 21 ya...

2000s Ulster Schools' Cup

^ methody win rugby s schools cup . bbc sport. 2 april 2001. retrieved 15 february 2010.  ^ campbell surprise methody . bbc sport. 18 march 2002. retrieved 15 february 2010.  ^ princely victory rbai . bbc sport. 17 march 2003. retrieved 15 february 2010.  ^ armagh win schools cup . bbc sport. 16 march 2004. retrieved 15 february 2010.  ^ rbai in schools cup triumph . bbc sport. 17 march 2005. retrieved 15 february 2010.  ^ mcb 11-5 campbell college . bbc sport. 17 march 2006. retrieved 15 february 2010.  ^ rbai beat wallace in 2007 final . bbc sport. 19 march 2007. retrieved 19 march 2007.  ^ methody secure schools cup win . bbc sport. 17 march 2008. retrieved 17 march 2008.  ^ mcb 16-0 rbai . bbc sport. 17 march 2009. retrieved 15 february 2010. 

First revival Scottish folk music

francis james child, 1 of key figures in beginning first folk revival from late nineteenth century there renewed interest in traditional music, more academic , political in intent. harvard professor francis james child s (1825–96) eight-volume collection english , scottish popular ballads (1882–92) has been influential on defining repertoire of subsequent performers , english music teacher cecil sharp important in understanding of nature of folk song. in scotland collectors included reverend james duncan (1848–1917) , gavin greig (1856–1914), collected on 1,000 songs, aberdeenshire. tradition continued figures including james scott skinner (1843–1927), known strathspey king , played fiddle in venues ranging local functions in native banchory, urban centres of south , @ balmoral. in 1923 royal scottish country dance society founded in attempt preserve traditional scottish dance threatened introduction of continental ballroom dances such waltz or quadrilles. accordion began central inst...

3–4 December Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (September–December 2012)

^ obama warns assad against using chemical weapons: there consequences . cbs news. 2012-12-03. retrieved 2013-08-10.  ^ baker, peter; gordon, michael r. (december 3, 2012). u.s. warns syria on chemical weapons . new york times.  ^ syria today 3-12-2012 | local coordination committees of syria . lccsyria.org. retrieved 2013-08-10.  ^ nato oks patriots , delivers warning: don t think attacking turkey . cnn. december 5, 2012.  ^ syria today 4-12-2012 | local coordination committees of syria . lccsyria.org. retrieved 2013-08-10. 

Preservation Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn

side view seeing significant local landmark, local preservationists have concentrated on ensuring survival of barn: town has purchased barn, , after raising money continue maintenance, there plans convert barn , barnyard park , possibly museum. stable area planned have rustic agriculture museum displays on farming techniques circa 1900 , antique farm equipment. other plans include stone bridge on creek, stone walk path, , historic general store.

History RRH Benbecula

1 history 1.1 years 1.2 raf benbecula 1.2.1 airfield 1.2.2 radar station 1.3 weapons range history early years an airfield has existed on benbecula since 1936 when scottish airways began operating known balivanich airfield, located on north west corner of island. raf benbecula airfield between 1941 , 1942, during second world war, airfield became raf benbecula, when came under control of royal air force s coastal command. during period home aircraft carrying out patrols in atlantic, protecting shipping convoys german u-boats. such missions carried out lockheed hudson , latterly boeing b-17 flying fortress , vickers wellington. it later became control centre nearby hebrides rocket range. at s peak, raf benbecula had several thousand troops stationed @ station , @ several other sites around islands. the following units based @ airfield @ point: no. 36 squadron raf. no. 179 squadron raf. no. 206 squadron raf. no. 220 squadron raf. no. 304 squadron raf. no. 455 squadron raf. after second w...

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

^ assad forces using cluster bombs in syria war: human rights watch 14 october 2012. ^ bbc news - home . bbc.com. 1970-01-01. retrieved 2012-12-01.  ^ syria: rebel fighters capture historical town of azmarin in 3-day battle . globalpost. 2012-10-14. retrieved 2012-12-01.  ^ syria today 14-10-2012 | local coordination committees of syria . lccsyria.org. retrieved 2012-12-01. 

Trail of Broken Treaties Red Power movement

bia seal in august 1972, red power movement continued under direction of american indian movement(aim) trail of broken treaties. trail of broken treaties, play on trail of tears, migration of 7 caravans areas across west coast bureau of indian affairs (bia) in washington d.c. bia had become associated corruption , not acting in best interest of american indians. protestors started arriving in d.c. on november 1 intent of bringing list of twenty demands bia. upon arrival, activists , gsa security had misunderstanding activists being housed in bia building. resulted in activists overpowering security , taking on building. american indians barricaded doors, furniture bia had broken apart, , occupation began on november 2, 1972. occupation of bia had started week before presidential election, making d.c. occupation center of media attention. threats of police force used daily against indians if did not come out. supporters outside of occupation come bia create human barricade keeping pol...

Temple Institute Red heifer

the temple institute, organization dedicated preparing reconstruction of third temple in jerusalem, has been attempting identify red heifer candidates consistent requirements of numbers 19:1–22 , mishnah tractate parah. in recent years, institute thought have identified 2 candidates, 1 in 1997 , in 2002. temple institute had declared both kosher, later found each unsuitable claim have third candidate. of late, institute has been raising funds in order use modern technology produce red heifer genetically based on red angus.

Implicit methods List of Runge–Kutta methods

1 implicit methods 1.1 backward euler 1.2 implicit midpoint 1.3 gauss–legendre methods 1.4 lobatto methods 1.4.1 lobatto iiia methods 1.4.2 lobatto iiib methods 1.4.3 lobatto iiic methods 1.4.4 lobatto iiic* methods 1.4.5 generalized lobatto methods 1.5 radau methods 1.5.1 radau ia methods 1.5.2 radau iia methods implicit methods backward euler the backward euler method first order. unconditionally stable , non-oscillatory linear diffusion problems. 1 1 1 {\displaystyle {\begin{array}{c|c}1&1\\\hline &1\\\end{array}}} implicit midpoint the implicit midpoint method of second order. simplest method in class of collocation methods known gauss methods. symplectic integrator. ...