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Rugby World Cup Rugby union in the United States

the u.s. national team has played in 6 of 7 rugby world cup tournaments held every 4 years since inaugural 1987 tournament. in inaugural 1987 rugby world cup, united states won 1 match, beating japan 21–18 in pool stage. at 1991 rugby world cup united states went 0–3 losses new zealand, england , italy. u.s. failed qualify 1995 rugby world cup in south africa. @ 1999 rugby world cup in wales, national side failed win match, losing 25–27 romania. the u.s. had 1 of better performances @ 2003 rugby world cup, winning 1 game 39–26 against japan, , narrowly losing fiji 18–19. u.s. fly-half mike hercus scored 51 points in tournament, ranked seventh highest in tournament, though u.s. diss not advance knockout rounds. the u.s. came away 2007 rugby world cup in france without win. 1 of team’s high points, though, winger takudzwa ngwenya, scored against south africa out-pacing bryan habana try, earning try of year . the usa played in 2011 rugby world cup held in new zealand. team’s highlights i

World Touring Car Championship Stefano D'Aste

1 world touring car championship 1.1 proteam motorsport (2005–06) 1.2 wiechers-sport (2007) world independent trophy champion 1.3 scuderia proteam motorsport (2008) 1.4 wiechers-sport (2009) 1.5 scuderia proteam motorsport (2010) 1.6 wiechers-sport , official lotus evora gt4 driver (2011–2012) 1.7 pb racing (2013) world touring car championship proteam motorsport (2005–06) in 2005 d aste competed proteam motorsport in bmw 320i, finishing third in independents trophy, second overall in second race @ spa-francorchamps best result. continued proteam in 2006, again finishing third in independents trophy, best overall finish of tenth. wiechers-sport (2007) world independent trophy champion for 2007, d aste moved wiechers-sport team, won yokohama world independents trophy in bmw 320si. best overall finish again tenth. won gold helmet, 1 of important awards during racing car drivers career. d aste driving scuderia proteam motorsport during 2008 world touring car championship season, @ brand

Nominal .28or noun.29 phrases German grammar

1 nominal (or noun) phrases 1.1 genitive attribute 1.2 position 1.3 extended attribute phrase 1.4 relative clause nominal (or noun) phrases (the content of section not yet applicable proper names.) a german nominal phrase, in general, consists of following components in following order: article, number (cardinal or ordinal), adjective(s), noun, genitive attribute, position(s), relative clause, reflexive pronoun die dritte umwerfende vorstellung des schillerdramas in dieser woche in hamburg (the third stunning performance of drama schiller week in hamburg) of course, noun phrases not complicated; adjectives, numbers, genitive attributes, positions, relative clauses , emphasizers optional. a nominal phrase contains @ least cardinal number, adjective, pronoun or noun. has article, except if indefinite plural noun or refers uncountable mass. die drei (the 3 of them) der große mann (the tall man) der mann (the man) if noun uncountable, article not used; otherwise, meaning of sentence

Architecture Phoenix Indian School

memorial hall (built 1922) the original buildings on phoenix indian school campus built in victorian queen anne style. however, oldest remaining building, dining hall, bucked trend. both dining hall , memorial auditorium constructed in mission revival style, in 1902 , 1922, respectively. mission revival buildings on pis campus, , no use of mission revival in arizona before dining hall s construction has been documented. 2 buildings considered best ... mission revival auditoria ... in southwest. (they mission revival auditoria in arizona.) time memorial hall had been built, of mission revival s elements had been replaced spanish colonial revival details. its use federal government uncommon. 1897 1912, federal buildings designed , built under responsibility of supervising architect u.s. treasury department, james knox taylor. during time when historicist neoclassical style common 1 federal buildings, dining hall known mission revival federal building. specific architect has not been id

Council elections Erewash Borough Council elections

^ borough of erewash (electoral arrangements) order 1978 ^ derbyshire , nottinghamshire (areas) order 1985 ^ legislation.gov.uk - derbyshire , nottinghamshire (county boundaries) order 1992. retrieved on 5 november 2015. ^ local elections . bbc news online. retrieved 2009-10-14.  ^ legislation.gov.uk - borough of erewash (electoral changes) order 1999. retrieved on 4 october 2015. ^ legislation.gov.uk - erewash (electoral changes) order 2015. retrieved on 3 november 2015.

In popular culture Leaves of Grass

^ tropico - single lana del rey on itunes . itunes. retrieved 5 july 2016.  ^ weinert-kendt, rob (2016-01-06). lauren gunderson on , you, play explosive twist . new york times. issn 0362-4331. retrieved 2016-10-31.  ^ folsom, ed. in memorium: robert strasburg 1915-2003 . walt whitman quarterly review. university of iowa press, volume #21, november 3, 2004: 189–191 ^ tropico - single lana del rey on itunes . itunes. retrieved 5 july 2016.  ^ ryan, maureen (3 september 2012). breaking bad finale: poetic justice . huffington post. retrieved 25 may 2017.  ^ caldwell, stephanie. breaking bad takes mid-season break . starpulse. retrieved 5 july 2016.  ^ thier, dave (12 september 2012). breaking bad gliding on all: there s no redemption walter white . forbes.com. retrieved 10 september 2012.  ^ truths wait in things . byutv. 4 april 2015. retrieved 5 july 2016.  ^ special report: clinton accused . washington post. retrieved 5 july 2016. 

Initial publication Leaves of Grass

on may 15, 1855, whitman registered title leaves of grass clerk of united states district court, southern district of new jersey, , received copyright. first edition published on july 4, 1855, in brooklyn, @ printing shop of 2 scottish immigrants, james , andrew rome, whom whitman had known since 1840s. shop located @ fulton street (now cadman plaza west) , cranberry street, site of apartment buildings bear whitman s name. whitman paid , did of typesetting first edition himself. book did not include author s name, , instead offered engraving samuel hollyer depicting whitman in work clothes , jaunty hat, arms @ side. advertisements first edition appealed lovers of literary curiosities oddity. sales on book few, whitman not discouraged. the first edition small, collecting twelve unnamed poems in 95 pages. whitman once said intended book small enough carried in pocket. tend induce people take me along them , read me in open air: successful reader in open air , explained. 800 printed, t

Player stats 1904 Cleveland Naps season

1 player stats 1.1 batting 1.1.1 starters position 1.1.2 other batters 1.2 pitching 1.2.1 starting pitchers player stats batting starters position note: pos = position; g = games played; ab = @ bats; h = hits; avg. = batting average; hr = home runs; rbi = runs batted in other batters note: g = games played; ab = @ bats; h = hits; avg. = batting average; hr = home runs; rbi = runs batted in pitching starting pitchers note: g = games pitched; ip = innings pitched; w = wins; l = losses; era = earned run average; = strikeouts

Main cast The Secret Circle (TV series)

1 main cast 1.1 circle members 1.2 others 1.3 recurring cast main cast circle members cassie blake (played britt robertson) newly discovered witch who, since death of mother, amelia, has resided in town of chance harbor, washington. while cassie dislikes idea of being witch, later begins accept destiny , family s heritage of magic. mother s side goes way beginning of witchcraft, while father, john blackwell, comes long line of dark witches. diana s older half-sister through john blackwell. adam conant (played thomas dekker) natural born witch , 1 of 2 male members of circle. adam instantly attracted cassie blake, despite relationship diana meade. adam helps cassie unlock powers , encourages join circle. attraction , cassie share causes strain in relationship diana. faye chamberlain (played phoebe tonkin) eccentric , free-spirited witch uses powers recklessly , selfishly. brash , irresponsible, faye challenges authority. best friends melissa glaser. not believe diana meade deserves lead

Presidential elections.2C 2006 Súmate

súmate recommended procedures primary, held on 13 august 2006, choose opposition candidate 3 december 2006 presidential elections. teodoro petkoff, chávez critic, said súmate s procedure authoritarian, comparing carmona decree. 9 other candidates agreed terms holding primary, confirming desire allow citizens choose opposition candidate. candidate condemned petkoff s remarks against súmate, saying petkoff s statements didn t country, , explaining conditions holding primary had been discussed between of candidates, including petkoff. on 9 august, súmate announced 13 august primary election not held, since candidates had decided manuel rosales single opposition candidate. machado said primary initiative accomplished goal , súmate continue working ensure clean elections , respect citizens rights. on 8 december 2006, súmate announced count , audits of final election results matched official count of venezuelan national electoral council, showed landslide victory hugo chávez, highlighting

NRL State Championship Match Intrust Super Premiership NSW

starting in 2014, nsw cup season moved forward week make grand final match occur weekend prior nrl grand final, allowing creation of nrl state championship saw nsw cup premiers face off against qld cup premiers curtain raiser nrl grand final, following national youth competition grand final. champions: new south wales cup illawarra cutters (2016) ^ [1] ^ [2]

Language production Psycholinguistics

language production concerns how people produce language, either in written or spoken form, in way conveys meanings comprehensible others. 1 of effective ways explain way people represent meanings using rule-governed languages observing , analyzing instances of speech errors. include speech dysfluencies false starts, repetition, reformulation , constant pauses in between words or sentences; also, slips of tongue, blendings, substitutions, exchanges (e.g. spoonerism), , various pronunciation errors. these speech errors yield significant implication on language production, in reflect that: it useful differentiate between 3 separate phases of production: conceptualization (determining say), formulation (translating intention linguistic form), , execution (the detailed articulatory planning , articulation itself). psycholinguistic research has largely concerned study formulation phase of conceptualization largely remains elusive , mysterious period of development. for models of speech pr

Canada societies List of historical societies

1 canada societies 1.1 national societies 1.2 provincial , territorial societies 1.2.1 new brunswick 1.2.2 newfoundland , labrador 1.2.3 ontario 1.2.4 saskatchewan canada societies national societies canadian historical association ontario historical society, in 1914 provincial , territorial societies manitoba historical society royal nova scotia historical society ontario historical society literary , historical society of quebec new brunswick new brunswick historical society carleton county historical society newfoundland , labrador greenspond historical society ontario york pioneers saskatchewan prince albert historical society

1945–1960 Economy car

1948 crosley station wagon in anticipation of repeat of post first world war economic recession, gm started chevrolet cadet project (a compact car intended sell less us$1,000), ran 1945 1947, extend chevrolet range downwards in u.s. new car market. chevrolet head of engineering earle s. macpherson in charge of development. had unibody structure, over-square on head valve engine, strut-type front suspension, small-diameter road wheels, three-speed gearbox, brake , clutch pedals suspended bulkhead rather floor-mounted, , integrated fender/body styling. light , technically advanced, gm s management cancelled it, stating not economically viable. anticipated post second world war u.s. car market recession hadn t materialised. macpherson strut, world s common form of independent suspension, evolved in gm cadet project combining long tubular shock absorbers external coil springs, , locating them in tall towers directed vertical travel of wheels , formed king pin or swivel pin axis aroun

July 31, 2011 (Sunday) July 2011 in sports

1 july 31, 2011 (sunday) 1.1 auto racing 1.2 basketball 1.3 cricket 1.4 cycling 1.5 equestrianism 1.6 extreme sports 1.7 football (soccer) 1.8 golf 1.9 motorcycle racing 1.10 swimming 1.11 tennis 1.12 volleyball july 31, 2011 (sunday) auto racing formula one: hungarian grand prix in mogyoród, hungary: (1) jenson button (gbr) (mclaren-mercedes) (2) sebastian vettel (ger) (red bull-renault) (3) fernando alonso (esp) (ferrari) drivers championship standings (after 11 of 19 races): (1) vettel 234 points (2) mark webber (aus) (red bull-renault) 149 (3) lewis hamilton (gbr) (mclaren-mercedes) 146 sprint cup series: brickyard 400 in speedway, indiana: (1) paul menard (chevrolet; richard childress racing) (2) jeff gordon (chevrolet; hendrick motorsports) (3) regan smith (chevrolet; furniture row racing) drivers championship standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) carl edwards (ford; roush fenway racing) 682 points (2) jimmie johnson (chevrolet; hendrick motorsports) 671 (3) kevin harvick

State office holders 1954 in Michigan

gov. g. mennen williams governor of michigan: g. mennen williams (democrat) lieutenant governor of michigan: clarence a. reid (republican michigan attorney general: frank millard (republican) michigan secretary of state: owen cleary (republican) speaker of michigan house of representatives: wade van valkenburg chief justice, michigan supreme court:

Timeline Timeline of the People Power Revolution

1 timeline 1.1 1983 1.2 1984 1.3 1985 1.4 1986 1.4.1 february 7 1.4.2 february 9 1.4.3 february 11 1.4.4 february 13 1.4.5 february 22 1.4.6 february 23 1.4.7 february 24 1.4.8 february 25 timeline 1983 august 21 (1 pm) - senator benigno s. ninoy aquino jr. assassinated @ manila international airport. september 21 - government celebrates barangay day/national thanksgiving day commemorate declaration of martial law, thousands of aquino s supporters hold national day of sorrow , call unity in ranks topple marcos regime. 1984 may 14 - elections batasang pambansa (parliament) held. united nationalist democratic organization (unido) , partido demokratiko pilipino-lakas ng bayan (pdp-laban) coalition decide take part. aquino s widow, corazón, throws support behind opposition candidates, surprise marcos winning 56 seats out of 183 amidst familiar allegations of fraud. october 24 - agrava board, fact-finding commission tasked investigating aquino assassination, concludes there military con

Infrastructure Société de transport de Montréal

1 infrastructure 1.1 terminal 1.1.1 regional terminals 1.1.1.1 other smaller stm loops/terminals include 1.2 facilities 1.3 stops , shelters infrastructure terminal buses loading passengers @ terminus côte-vertu. most stm bus routes terminate @ loops, side streets or metro stations. regional terminals terminus angrignon terminus côte-vertu terminus dorval terminus fairview terminus henri-bourassa nord terminus henri-bourassa sud terminus honoré-beaugrand terminus radisson other smaller stm loops/terminals include terminus anjou terminus atwater terminus jolicoeur terminus lafleur-newman terminus macdonald terminus sherbrooke/gouin terminus vendôme terminus 100th avenue beaubien loop crémazie loop laurier loop rosemont loop villa maria loop du college loop facilities stm buses operated out of number of garages located around city. anjou, crémazie, frontenac, lasalle, legendre, mont-royal, stinson, st-denis, st-laurent , st-michel paratransit. surface routes divided several divisions. in

Contest for empire in the Southeast Fort King George

moat , wall wall on riverside a view of fort northeastern sentry tower a coehorn mortar historical marker @ site historical marker fort king george in darien @ intersection of 17 , fort king george road the spanish first arrive in southeast, first explorers, settlement of st. augustine in present-day florida in 1565. started creating mission system, converting native american tribes , using them workers agricultural production. city became base spanish protect treasure ships carrying gold , silver south. used missions expand catholic faith numerous tribes found in southeast. converted native americans incorporated spanish system of repartimiento. used indigenous labor force capable of growing surplus grains needy colonists in spanish-american empire. by mid-17th century, dozens of spanish missions controlled southeastern coastline thousands of native americans drawn , around them. system centered on missions accompanied troops occupying presidios. created 4 mission provinces: tumucua (

Balkan Wars X Corps (Ottoman Empire)

1 balkan wars 1.1 order of battle, january 7, 1913 1.2 order of battle, march 25, 1913 1.3 order of battle, july 1913 balkan wars order of battle, january 7, 1913 on january 7, 1913, provisional x corps structured follows: x corps 31st division 32nd division mamuretülaziz redif division 30th field artillery regiment independent schneider artillery battalion mountain howitzer battalion 5th cavalry regiment tribal cavalry division trains , ammunition columns order of battle, march 25, 1913 on march 25, 1913, corps structured follows: x corps (thrace, under command of chataldja army) 4th division, 31st division amasya redif division independent cavalry brigade order of battle, july 1913 x corps (gallipoli army) 4th division, 31st division, aziz infantry division ^ edward j. erickson, defeat in detail, ottoman army in balkans, 1912–1913, westport, praeger, 2003, p. 260. ^ edward j. erickson, defeat in detail, ottoman army in balkans, 1912–1913, westport, praeger, 2003, p. 287.

National League Championship Series 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season

carlos ruiz hit three-run home run in game 1 of league championship series. the phillies celebrate on field after game 5 of nlcs. the los angeles dodgers national league s no. 1 seed virtue of best record entering playoffs; thus, phillies traveled chavez ravine opener of playoffs second round, fifth postseason meeting between 2 clubs. james loney opened scoring dodgers solo home run in bottom of second inning, phillies answered five-run fifth inning, chasing starter clayton kershaw. manny ramírez two-run home run in bottom of inning made score 5–4, raúl ibañez followed three-run home run in top of eighth. lidge, appearing in third consecutive postseason game, notched third consecutive save. martínez started second game phillies, throwing 7 scoreless innings on 87 pitches. after departure, phillies used 5 bullpen pitchers 3 outs in eighth inning; pitchers allowed 3 hits , 2 walks, allowing 2 runs score. jonathan broxton saved second game dodgers, los angeles won, 2–1. the series moved

Parks and community Coquitlam

minnekhada regional park coquitlam has considerable number of open green spaces, total area of on 890 hectares (2,200 acres). there on 80 municipal parks , natural areas, mundy park located in centre of city being biggest, , ridge park located in highlands near city s northern edge. pinecone burke provincial park, minnekhada regional park, , pitt addington marsh on northern , eastern border of city, while restricted area of metro vancouver s coquitlam watershed border coquitlam north. colony farm 404-hectare park straddles coquitlam , port coquitlam boundaries, offering walking trails rich wildlife , gardens. town centre park large city park located in central area of city, provides city residents many recreational activities. como lake park , glen park popular local residents. coquitlam not have beaches within city limits, tri-cities offers freshwater beaches in neighbouring anmore (buntzen lake, sasamat lake) , saltwater beaches in belcarra , port moody. numerous yearly festivals sta

Operators Antonov An-14

an-14 operators  afghanistan the afghan air force operated 12 1985 through 1991.  bulgaria bulgarian air force  east germany east german air force  mongolia mongolian people s air force- operated 2 1970s through 1980  guinea military of guinea  soviet union soviet air force aeroflot

External links Hero of Alexandria

webpage hero technology museum of thessaloniki a translation of pneumatica diagrams heron biography, mactutor history of mathematics archive hero of alexandria in 1911 encyclopædia britannica heron of alexandria in online encyclopædia britannica online galleries, history of science collections, university of oklahoma libraries high resolution images preserved @ internet archive   hero of alexandria . new international encyclopedia. 1905.  reconstruction of heron’s formulas calculating volume of vessels spiritali di herone alessandrino john davis batchelder collection @ library of congress the pneumatics of hero of alexandria, original greek. tr. , ed. bennet woodcroft collections @ library of congress

Invention of the Codd bottle Hiram Codd

a codd bottle. mineral water soda manufacturers wanted use codd s globe stopper bottles had pay yearly fee licence use patent bottle. mid-1873 had granted 20 licences , received further 50 applications. boosted further trade show held in london in same year. 1874 licence free bottle manufacturers long purchased marbles, sealing rings , used groove tool, , mineral water firms traded had bought licence use bottle. codd had 2 factories in london solely producing marbles, 1 in kennington , other in camberwell, run f. barrett, son of financial backer.

Overview Network switch

a switch device in computer network connects other devices. multiple data cables plugged switch enable communication between different networked devices. switches manage flow of data across network transmitting received network packet 1 or more devices packet intended. each networked device connected switch can identified network address, allowing switch direct flow of traffic maximizing security , efficiency of network. a switch more intelligent ethernet hub, retransmits packets out of every port of hub except port on packet received, unable distinguish different recipients, , achieving overall lower network efficiency. an ethernet switch operates @ data link layer (layer 2) of osi model create separate collision domain each switch port. each device connected switch port can transfer data of other ports @ time , transmissions not interfere. because broadcasts still being forwarded connected devices switch, newly formed network segment continues broadcast domain. segmentation involves

Formation Euphemism

1 formation 1.1 phonetic modification 1.2 figures of speech 1.3 rhetoric 1.4 slang 1.5 words foreign language 1.6 evolution formation phonetic modification phonetic euphemism used replace profanities, giving them intensity of mere interjection. shortening or clipping term ( jeez jesus, the— hell ) mispronunciations, such frak , frig fudge , truck , oh gosh , frickin , darn , oh, shoot , be-yotch , etc. using first letter ( sob , eff , s d , bs ). sometimes, word word added after ( f word , s word , b word , n word ). also, letter can phonetically respelled, example, word piss shortened pee (pronounced letter p) in way. figures of speech ambiguous statements (it excrement, situation or girl in trouble pregnancy, going other side death, or come in reference sexual act, tired , emotional drunkenness) understatements ( asleep dead , drinking consuming alcohol , hurt injured , etc.) metaphors ( beat meat or choke chicken masturbation, take dump ,

Band members Mechanical Poet

1 band members 1.1 current 1.2 former 1.3 session , guest members band members session , guest members sebastian trifonoff - original singer left band before first album release ivan izotov – recorded bass creepy tales freaky children (2007) nik simonoff – played bass in period december 2007 february 2008 alexander shvetz – played bass in period february 2008 april 2008 alexander tavrizian - live keyboards (2008–2009) danila zakharenkov - live bass (2008–2009) jerry lenin - vocals (2006-2008, 2017-) kirill kachanov - drums (2017-) anastasia petrenko - vocals (2017-) innar hanum - vocals (2017-) veronika barbutskaya - vocals (2017-) isadora cortina - vocals (2017-)

Meetings Track and field

a child taking part in local schools meeting in cambodia the basic type of meetings all-comers track meets, largely small, local, informal competitions allow people of ages , abilities compete. meetings become more organized can gain official sanctioning local or national association sport. at professional level, meetings began offer significant financial incentives athletes in 1990s in europe creation of golden 4 competition, comprising meetings in zürich, brussels, berlin , oslo. expanded , received iaaf backing iaaf golden league in 1998, later supplemented branding of selected meetings worldwide iaaf world athletics tour. in 2010, golden league idea expanded globally iaaf diamond league series , forms top tier of professional one-day track , field meetings.