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Schools Roma Independent School District

1 schools 1.1 high school 1.2 middle schools 1.3 elementary schools 1.4 other campuses schools high school grades 9-12 roma high school [1] middle schools grades 6-8 ramiro barrera middle school roma middle school elementary schools grades k-5 emma vera elementary school f.j. scott elementary school roel & celia saenz elementary school r.t. barrera elementary school ynes b. escobar elementary school veterans memorial elementary school grades pk ynes b. escobar elementary school other campuses instructional , guidance school (alas)

Alabama 2010 Auburn Tigers football team

location: tuscaloosa, alabama game start: 1:41 p.m. elapsed time: 3:29 game attendance: 101,821 game weather: 44°; cloudy referee: tom ritter tv announcers (cbs): verne lundquist (play-by-play), gary danielson (color), tracy wolfson (sidelines) down 0–24 in second quarter, auburn rallied defeat alabama 28–27 in 75th edition of iron bowl @ bryant–denny stadium. quarterback cam newton threw 3 touchdown passes , rushed touchdown in biggest comeback in auburn football history. alabama, 2009 bcs national champion, came game 9–2 record. crimson tide went ahead 7–0 11:34 go in first quarter on 9-yard touchdown rush mark ingram, 2009 heisman trophy winner. auburn forced punt ball alabama after 3 plays, , host team took possession @ own 19-yard line. 2 plays later, senior quarterback greg mcelroy completed 68-yard touchdown pass wide receiver julio jones, , crimson tide led 14–0 less 7 minutes game. alabama added lead when mcelroy completed second touchdown pass of first quarter, time 12-ya...

Georgia 2010 Auburn Tigers football team

location: auburn, alabama game start: 2:46 p.m. elapsed time: 3:39 game attendance: 87,451 game weather: 68°, sunny referee: hubert owens tv announcers (cbs): verne lundquist (play-by-play), gary danielson (color), tracy wolfson (sidelines) in 114th renewal of deep south’s oldest rivalry, auburn defeated georgia 49–31. bulldogs led 21–7 @ end of first quarter 3 touchdown passes redshirt freshman quarterback aaron murray, auburn fought tie game @ 21–21 on 18-yard touchdown pass cam newton tight end philip lutzenkirchen 51 seconds remaining in first half. the tigers began third quarter recovering onsides kick. senior kicker wes byrum recovered own kick @ auburn 41-yard line. 9 plays later, onterrio mccalebb rushed 2 yards touchdown, , auburn went ahead 28–21. first time auburn had led in game since bulldogs tied game near midway point of first quarter. auburn’s lead short-lived, bulldogs tied game @ 28–28 6 plays later on seven-yard run washaun ealey. the tigers went ahead on ensuing...

Jewelry for stretched piercings Stretching (body piercing)

flesh tunnel (metal) there large variety of jewelry available stretched piercings. many jewelry materials can used in manufacturing of jewelry stretched piercings; materials ordinarily delicate or brittle inserted in smaller-gauge piercings freely used. stone, fossilized materials, wood, bone, horn, amber, bamboo, silicone, , glass not uncommon in stretched piercings. of these materials breathe better metals or plastics, preventing buildup of sebum in enlarged ear lobe. jewelry, however, still made of acrylic or metal. there dangers associated wearing porous materials such acrylic, stone, wood, bamboo, horn, bone, or other materials small or microscopic holes, in freshly stretched piercing. these materials not have microscopic holes trap bacteria , can cause infection, cannot autoclaved or sanitized, , therefore unfit fresh stretch or piercing. best materials fresh stretch not vulnerable bacteria implant grade steel, titanium, , glass. because these materials non-porous , can withsta...

Meerut Conspiracy case Workers and Peasants Party

portrait of 25 of meerut prisoners taken outside jail. backrow:(left right) k.n. sehgal, s.s. josh, h.l. hutchinson, shaukat usmani, b.f. bradly, a. prasad, p. spratt, , g. adhikari. middle row: k.r. mitra, gopan chakravarthy, kishore lal ghosh, k.l. kadam, d.r. thengdi, goura shanker, s. banerjee, k.n. joglekar, p.c. joshi, , muzaffar ahmed. front row: m.g. desai, g. goswami, r.s. nimkar, s.s. mirajkar, s.a. dange, g.v. ghate , gopal basak. on 20 march 1929, arrests against wpp, cpi , other labour leaders made in several parts of india, in became known meerut conspiracy case. of wpp leadership put behind bars. trial proceedings last 4 years, outliving wpp. tengdi, wpp of bombay president, died whilst trial still going on. s.s. mirajkar stated in defense that has been pointed out court workers , peasants party party inaugurated view establish national independence through revolution. abdul majid on behalf stated that if there resemblance between communist party , workers , peasant...

Public colleges and universities Education in Texas

1 public colleges , universities 1.1 university of houston system 1.2 university of north texas system 1.3 university of texas system 1.4 texas a&m university system 1.5 texas state university system 1.6 texas tech university system 1.7 independent universities 1.8 texas state technical college system 1.9 community colleges public colleges , universities the university of texas @ austin texas s controversial alternative affirmative action plan, texas house bill 588, guarantees texas students graduated in top 10 percent of high school class automatic admission state-funded universities. bill encourages demographic diversity while avoiding problems stemming hopwood v. texas (1996) case. texas a&m university thirty-five (35) separate , distinct public universities exist in texas, of 31 belong 1 of 6 state university systems. discovery of minerals on permanent university fund land, particularly oil, has helped fund rapid growth of state s 2 largest university systems: university of...

Upper Mississippi Mississippi River

the beginning of mississippi river @ lake itasca (2004) mississippi head of navigation, st. anthony falls confluence of wisconsin , mississippi rivers, viewed wyalusing state park in wisconsin the upper mississippi runs headwaters confluence missouri river @ st. louis, missouri. divided 2 sections: the source of upper mississippi branch traditionally accepted lake itasca, 1,475 feet (450 m) above sea level in itasca state park in clearwater county, minnesota. name itasca chosen designate true head of mississippi river combination of last 4 letters of latin word truth (veritas) , first 2 letters of latin word head (caput). however, lake in turn fed number of smaller streams. from origin @ lake itasca st. louis, missouri, waterway s flow moderated 43 dams. fourteen of these dams located above minneapolis in headwaters region , serve multiple purposes, including power generation , recreation. remaining 29 dams, beginning in downtown minneapolis, contain locks , constructed improve...

Maaloula Aramaic alphabet

in maaloula, 1 of few surviving communities in western aramaic dialect still spoken, aramaic institute has been established in 2007 damascus university teaches courses keep language alive. institute s activities suspended in 2010 amidst fears square aramaic alphabet used in program closely resembled square script of hebrew alphabet , signs square aramaic script taken down. program stated instead use more distinct syriac alphabet, although use of aramaic alphabet has continued degree. al jazeera arabic broadcast program western neo-aramaic , villages in spoken square script still in use.

Auschwitz Witold Pilecki

mass extermination of jews in german occupied poland , polish government-in-exile addressed wartime allies of then-united nations, 1942 in 1940, pilecki presented superiors plan enter germany s auschwitz concentration camp @ oświęcim (the polish name of locality), gather intelligence on camp inside , organize inmate resistance. until then, little had been known how germans ran camp, , thought internment camp or large prison rather death camp. superiors approved plan , provided him false identity card in name of tomasz serafiński . on 19 september 1940, deliberately went out during warsaw street roundup (łapanka) , caught germans, along 2,000 civilians (among them, władysław bartoszewski). after 2 days of detention in light horse guards barracks, prisoners suffered beatings rubber truncheons, pilecki sent auschwitz , assigned inmate number 4859. during imprisonment, pilecki promoted home army rank of porucznik (first lieutenant). auschwitz concentration camp photos of pilecki (1941). ...

Politics Chicago

during of last half of 19th century, chicago s politics dominated growing democratic party organization. during 1880s , 1890s, chicago had powerful radical tradition large , highly organized socialist, anarchist , labor organizations. of 20th century, chicago has been among largest , reliable democratic strongholds in united states; chicago s democratic vote state of illinois has been solid blue in presidential elections since 1992. before then, not unheard of republican presidential candidates win handily in downstate illinois, lose statewide due large democratic margins in chicago. citizens of chicago have not elected republican mayor since 1927, when william thompson voted office. strength of party in city partly consequence of illinois state politics, republicans have come represent rural , farm concerns while democrats support urban issues such chicago s public school funding. chicago contains less 25% of state s population, 8 of illinois 19 u.s. representatives have part o...

Virginia 2008 USC Trojans football team

the trojans opened season visiting university of virginia cavaliers of atlantic coast conference (acc) under al groh in first ever game between 2 programs , first usc game in virginia. virginia went 9–4 in 2007, off-season losses both nfl , unexpected issues left cavaliers ranked fifth-out-of-six teams in acc s coastal division in preseason. 5 uva players arrested during off-season , 5 other players dismissed team because of academic reasons. the game described possibly biggest home opener virginia @ scott stadium. groh noted pleased game opened team s schedule due usc s ability , general distraction otherwise pose conference play: s time in wanted play in first game, , wanted play in first game. virginia entered game having gone 3–4 in opening games under groh. virginia become 34th state (plus japan) trojans have played football. usc entered game favored 19.5 points. scoring 3 touchdowns in first quarter usc needed beat on cavaliers @ home field. quarterback mark sanchez threw 338 y...

Competition WRU Division Four East

^ swalec becomes new power behind welsh rugby . wru. 26 february 2012. retrieved 26 may 2012.  ^ cutler, matt (18 august 2011). energy company swalec has extended partnership welsh rugby union (wru) through 2015 . wru. retrieved 26 may 2012.  ^ asda join welsh rugby community programmes . wru. 30 august 2005. retrieved 26 may 2012. 

Physics List of Japanese inventions and discoveries

^ m. kobayashi; t. maskawa (1973). cp-violation in renormalizable theory of weak interaction . progress of theoretical physics. 49 (2): 652. bibcode:1973pthph..49..652k. doi:10.1143/ptp.49.652.  ^ nobel prize in physics 2008 (press release). nobel foundation. 7 october 2008. retrieved 2009-11-24.  ^ noble foundation (1949) nobel prize in physics 1949 – presentation speech ^ b. bryson (2003). short history of everything. broadway books. isbn 0-7679-0817-1.  ^ stefanovich, e.v. (2010). sakata model of hadrons revisited . arxiv:1010.0458  [physics.gen-ph].  ^ powel, d. (2013). quark quartet opens fresh vista on matter . nature. 498 (7454): 280–281. bibcode:2013natur.498..280p. doi:10.1038/498280a. pmid 23783605. 

Literature List of Japanese inventions and discoveries

written text earliest illustrated handscroll (12th century) of tale of genji flying saucer a manuscript illustration of 10th-century japanese narrative, tale of bamboo cutter, depicts round flying machine similar flying saucer. novel the tale of genji, written murasaki shikibu in 11th century, regarded first novel in general. time travel the 8th-century tale of urashima tarō has been identified earliest example of story involving time travel. ^ richardson, matthew (2001). halstead treasury of ancient science fiction. rushcutters bay, new south wales: halstead press. isbn 1875684646.  (cf. once upon time . emerald city (85). september 2002. retrieved 2008-09-17. ) ^ tyler, royall (2003). tale of genji. penguin classics. pp. i–ii & xii. isbn 014243714x.  ^ yorke, christopher (february 2006). malchronia: cryonics , bionics primitive weapons in war on time . journal of evolution , technology. 15 (1): 73–85. retrieved 2009-08-29. 

Traditions British International School of Chicago Lincoln Park

1 traditions 1.1 blackhawk 1.2 dayton 1.3 eastman 1.4 halsted traditions according english private school traditions, bisc lincoln park introduced own house system younger students mix older students. private school campus divided 4 houses, based on streets surrounding school s perimeters: blackhawk house blackhawk animal: fox object: lightning bolt motto: amat victoria curam qualities: resilience, dedication, integrity color: orange dayton house dayton animal: goose object: goose feather motto: semper tenax qualities: passion, generosity, courage, united color: yellow eastman house eastman animal: bear object: ice motto: citius altius fortius qualities: compassionate, determined, hardworking color: purple halsted house halsted animal: cardinal object: wood, wool, compass, telescope motto: dum spiro spero qualities: compassion, ambition, courage, faith color: red ^ state secondaries urged bring house system . independent. retrieved 2016-03-31. 

History Gnomon

a gnomon in euclid book ii a painted stick dating 2300 bce excavated @ astronomical site of taosi oldest gnomon known in china. gnomon used in ancient china second century bc onward in order determine changes in seasons, orientation, , geographical latitude. ancient chinese used shadow measurements creating calendars mentioned in several ancient texts. according collection of zhou chinese poetic anthologies classic of poetry, 1 of distant ancestors of king wen of zhou dynasty used measure gnomon shadow lengths determine orientation around 14th-century bc. the ancient greek philosopher anaximander (610–546 bc) credited introducing babylonian instrument ancient greeks. ancient greek mathematician , astronomer oenopides used phrase drawn gnomon-wise describe line drawn perpendicular another. later, term used l-shaped instrument steel square used draw right angles. shape may explain use describe shape formed cutting smaller square larger one. euclid extended term plane figure formed removi...

Early civil war operations 1960.E2.80.931964 Royal Lao Army Airborne

during september 1960, company of 1er bp flown reinforce sam neua in face of pressure joint neutralist/pathet lao forces. in same month, 2e bp parachuted team near mahaxay harass royalist forces. during november, contingent 1er bp flown luang prabang reinforce royalist elements. late month, royalists began offensive retake vientiane, , 8 december 1er bp had advanced paksane. led defense minister maj. gen. phoumi nosavan, royalist forces launched combined ground , airborne assault on vientiane. between 14 , 16 december, during battle vientiane 1er bp parachuted east of laotian capital, linking 3e bp , other sympathetic anl units. defeated after 2 days of fighting, kong le s neutralist paratroopers , pathet lao guerrilla forces withdrew north capital in organized fashion, gathering recruits neutralist cause along way. veered east, , conquered strategic plain of jars in central xieng khouang province new year s eve. once established on plain, capt. kong le (self-appointed major-general in...

Post-war period British Military Hospital, Singapore

after japanese surrender in 1945, book kept in hospital. contained names of victims massacred japanese. present location of book not known. after world war ii 1970s, alexandra remained 1 of modern hospitals in singapore right 1970s, , part of national university of singapore medical school.

School campuses and attendance areas Fremont Unified School District

1 school campuses , attendance areas 1.1 high schools 1.2 junior high schools 1.3 elementary schools 1.4 alternative schools school campuses , attendance areas the district determines attendance @ schools based on individual lives first priority. there 5 main attendance areas: american attendance area, irvington attendance area, kennedy attendance area, mission attendance area , washington attendance area. include 1 high school , 1 junior high school, in addition either 4 or 6 elementary schools. attendance areas further split smaller areas elementary schools. often, overcrowding in elementary schools addressed moving students elementary school in same attendance area. high schools the district has 5 comprehensive high schools 9th through 12th grade students. attendance areas take names 5 high schools. american high school serves northern part of fremont. irvington high school serves southern portion of fremont, away mission san jose. john f. kennedy high school serves area between irv...

Arts education Herberger Theater Center

1 arts education 1.1 multicultural theater camp 1.2 arizona young artists competition 1.3 wolf trap arts education multicultural theater camp in 2001, herberger theater center began collaboration free arts abused children heal young lives through performing arts. teens group homes, shelters , treatment facilities throughout maricopa county have opportunity create , experience arts through two-week theater camp @ herberger theater center. during intensive camp, guest artists , creative volunteers introduce children improvisation, character development, mask making, costumes, props , technical components of theater. production totally created young campers , culminates final performance. arizona young artists competition the herberger theater center , center dance ensemble collaborate on annual competition showcase diverse, emerging talent of young arizona artists. begun in 1999, competition offers young artists, ages 15–19 opportunity compete in areas of acting, dance (modern, ballet,...

Background Bootstrapping (linguistics)

1 background 1.1 origin of term bootstrapping 1.2 bootstrapping , connectionism 1.3 bootstrapping , innateness background origin of term bootstrapping in literal terms, bootstrap small strap on boot used pull on entire boot. in computer science, booting refers startup of operation system means of first initiating smaller program. therefore, bootstrapping refers leveraging of small action more powerful , significant operation. bootstrapping in linguistics first introduced steven pinker metaphor idea children innately equipped mental processes initiate language acquisition. bootstrapping attempts identify language learning processes enable children learn structure of target language. bootstrapping , connectionism bootstrapping has strong link connectionist theories model human cognition system of simple, interconnected networks. in respect, connectionist approaches view human cognition computational algorithm. on view, in terms of learning, humans have statistical learning capabilities...

Development Kristina Davis

1 development 1.1 characterization 1.2 teen dating abuse 1.3 recast , reality 1.4 trey mitchell development characterization with soras aging of kristina in 2009, kristina introduced bit of wild child. kristina s trouble making ways during first few months kristina described phase . throws caution wind defy parents because of how grew up. however, several major events in life, including causing step-mother, claudia s (sarah brown) car accident , miscarriage facilitate character transition , kristina morphs of girl . vague 2012 casting call described character soulful, fiery. new comer lindsey morgan describes kristina having perfect blend of qualities both of parents. teen dating abuse in summer of 2009, kristina s boyfriend kiefer bauer (christian alexander) begins assaulting repeatedly whenever gets angry. ainsworth praised storyline saying several viewers identify character. there slow build in kiefer s abusive attitude months before happened , storyline progresses in real tim...

Legacy Blink-182

—alternative press, 2015 blink-182 1 of popular bands @ turn of millennium, , spearheaded second wave of pop punk , journey mainstream. glossy production instantly set blink-182 apart other crossover punk acts of era, such green day. cheshire cat cited bands , fans iconic release , dude ranch has been called genuine modern punk classic. enema of state catapulted band stardom, creating new york described blanket immersion among america s twenty-some million teenagers. @ band s commercial peak, albums such take off pants , jacket , enema of state sold on 14 , 15 million copies worldwide, respectively. band featured alongside green day, rancid, bad religion, nofx, , offspring in 1 9 nine 4 (2009), documentary examining punk rock in california. the band never received particularly glowing reviews, many reviewers dismissing them joke act based on humorous slant of music videos. british publication nme particularly critical of trio, begging them fuck right off, , comparing them saniti...

History Blink-182

1 history 1.1 formation , years (1992–94) 1.2 releases , touring (1994–98) 1.3 mainstream breakthrough , continued success (1999–2004) 1.4 hiatus, side projects, , barker s plane crash (2005–08) 1.5 reformation (2009–14) 1.6 lineup change, california, , future (2015–present) history formation , years (1992–94) the band formed in suburb of san diego, california, seen here around time of group s formation in 1992. blink-182 formed in poway, california, suburb outside of san diego, in august 1992. guitarist tom delonge expelled poway high attending basketball game drunk , forced attend local school 1 semester. @ rancho bernardo high school, delonge performed @ battle of bands competition, introduced drummer scott raynor. befriended kerry key, interested in punk music. key s girlfriend, anne hoppus, introduced brother, bassist mark hoppus—who had moved ridgecrest work @ record store , attend college—to delonge on august 1, 1992. 2 clicked instantly , played hours in delonge s garage, excha...

Political career Pyotr Lomako

1 political career 1.1 second world war 1.2 post-war 1.3 party career 1.4 chairman of gosplan political career lomako joined communist party in 1925. in 1939 made assistant people s commissar (narkom) nonferrous metallurgy, , in 1940 promoted post of narkom. lomako deputy of supreme soviet of ussr, being elected in 2nd , 4th through 8th elections body, serving between 1946 , 1950 , 1954 1989. second world war as industrial narkom, lomako played important role in maintaining soviet industry after outbreak of war in 1941. in particular, responsible managing mass evacuation of soviet industry ural mountains region. post-war following second world war, lomako remained narkom , subsequently minister nonferrous metallurgy until 1948. between 1948 , 1950, served deputy minister iron , steel industry. returned original portfolio minister in 1950, , made deputy minister iron , steel once again in 1951, before serving third time minister nonferrous metallurgy between 1954 , 1957. in 1957 lomako ...

Events and Recent Winners The National Schools Regatta

1 events , recent winners 1.1 queen mother challenge cup (ch.8+) 1.1.1 recent winners 1.2 child beale cup 1.2.1 recent winners 1.3 other championship events 1.3.1 2014 1.3.2 2013 1.4 j17 events 1.4.1 2013 1.5 j16 events 1.5.1 2013 events , recent winners queen mother challenge cup (ch.8+) the queen mother challenge cup championship eights regatta s premier event, featuring first eights of traditional, championship rowing schools of england. event attracts approximately 12 entries each year, smaller schools entering child beale cup school eights. queen mother forms part of title known triple , consists of championship eights @ schools head of river race , princess elizabeth challenge cup @ henley royal regatta. due high level of competition, queen mother challenge cup has been won 9 schools , 1 club: eton college (16 wins), abingdon school (6 wins), hampton school (6 wins), radley college (5 wins), shrewsbury school (3 wins), st. edwards school (3 wins), westminster school (2 wins),...

Official ports Debian

^ buildd status base-files . debian. retrieved 2017-06-25.  ^ wookey (2014-08-27). 2 new architectures bootstrapping in unstable – mbf coming . debian-devel-announce (mailing list). debian. retrieved 2014-09-01.  ^ wookey (2010-01-23). re: identification of arm chips . debian-embedded (mailing list). debian. retrieved 2014-10-16.  ^ cite error: named reference hreqs2 invoked never defined (see page). ^ chapter 2. s new in debian 7.0 . release notes debian 7.0 (wheezy), s/390. 2014-11-09. retrieved 2015-01-28. 

Overview Older Americans Act

president johnson signs civil rights act piece of great society legislation. the oaa passed part of lyndon johnson s great society reforms. followed closely behind civil rights act , economic opportunity act included many structured programs, based around centralized network of funding decentralized (community level) service delivery system. oaa response congressional concerns lack of community social services senior citizens. funding many great society programs johnson’s political capital, dwindled during vietnam war. programs , agencies dismantled later administrations, such nixon’s , ford’s slow dissolution of office of economic opportunity. other programs, such under oaa, medicare, medicaid, , initiatives in arts , humanities continue survive. the stated purpose of oaa ensure equal opportunity fair , free enjoyment of: adequate income in retirement; best possible physical , mental health services without regard economic status; suitable housing; restorative , long term care; opport...

Television Arts and entertainment in India

1 television 1.1 major events 1.2 professional events 1.3 amateur events television television service available throughout country. doordarshan government-owned broadcaster established in 1959 , part of india radio until 1976. operates of 1 national network , 7 regional networks. in 1992 there sixty-three high-power television transmitters, 369 medium-power transmitters, seventy-six low-power transmitters, , twenty-three transposers. regular satellite transmissions began in 1982 (the same year colour transmission began). 1994 6 million people receiving television broadcasts via satellite, , number expected increase rapidly throughout rest of decade. cable television more prolific, estimated 12 15 million subscribers in 1994. besides doordarshan, zee tv—an independent station broadcasting mumbai since 1992—uses satellite transmissions. in fact, because doordarshan network permitted broadcast television signals domestically, zee tv , other entrepreneurs broadcast indian-made videotapes ...

History Lee Roy Selmon Expressway

1 history 1.1 south crosstown expressway 1.2 reversible elevated lanes 1.3 interstate 4/state road 618 connector project 1.4 downtown viaduct widening project history the south crosstown expressway the crosstown expressway southern component of planned system of expressways throughout tampa area 1950s 1970 s, rest cancelled 1980s due financial problems, land acquisition , community revolts. first 6 miles of tollway built in mid-1970s on csx rail line, western terminus @ gandy blvd. @ dale mabry highway, making eastward turn @ platt street/willow avenue, snaking around historic hyde park before ending @ 3/4-mile, 6 lane viaduct, spanning hillsborough river in downtown tampa, ending @ florida avenue. ridership low when opened in 1976, people less willing drive toll road when free roads available nearby. remaining 9 miles of expressway built , opened in stages between 1979 , 1987, expressway extending falkenburg road in 1983 , connecting eastern terminus of i-75 in 1987. in 1975, contest ...