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Imperialist competitive algorithm .28Atashpaz-Gargari .26 Lucas 2007.29 List of metaphor-based metaheuristics

the imperialist competitive algorithm computational method used solve optimization problems of different types. of methods in area of evolutionary computation, ica not need gradient of function in optimization process. specific point of view, ica can thought of social counterpart of genetic algorithms (gas). ica mathematical model , computer simulation of human social evolution, while gas based on biological evolution of species. this algorithm starts generating set of random candidate solutions in search space of optimization problem. generated random points called initial countries. countries in algorithm counterpart of chromosomes in gas , particles in particle swarm optimization (pso) , array of values of candidate solution of optimization problem. cost function of optimization problem determines power of each country. based on power, of best initial countries (the countries least cost function value), become imperialists , start taking control of other countries (called colonies) ...

Plants 3 List of kigo

grapes (budō) fruit typically harvested in autumn nashi pear (梨 nashi), chaenomeles (boke no mi), peach (momo), persimmon (kaki), apples (ringo) , grapes (budō) examples of fruit used autumn kigo. colored leaves (momiji) - late autumn (october) - common topic haiku along related topics such first colored leaves (hatsu momiji) mid-autumn, shining leaves (teri momiji) late autumn, leaves turning color (usumomiji) mid-autumn, leaves start fall (momiji katsu chiru) late autumn. leaf-viewing (momijigari) common group activity.

Louisiana-Monroe 2010 Auburn Tigers football team

location: auburn, alabama game start: 11:01 a.m. elapsed time: 2:56 game attendance: 80,759 game weather: 70°, sunny referee: matt austin tv announcers (espnu): clay matvick (play-by-play), herm edwards (color), elizabeth moreau (sidelines) auburn scored 31 points on first 5 possessions of game en route easy victory on warhawks of louisiana-monroe. tigers went ahead 7–0 on second play scrimmage on 50-yard touchdown run sophomore tailback onterrio mccalebb , ensuing pat wes byrum. junior quarterback cameron newton connected on 94-yard pass touchdown pass completion wide receiver emory blake on tigers fourth play scrimmage, making score 14–0 10:22 remaining in opening period, , rout on. unlike previous 4 games, newton had no rushing attempts except 4-yard loss on quarterback sack, completed 14 of 19 passes 249 yards. mario fannin led tigers rushing attack 89 yards on 10 attempts. tigers offense totalled 505 yards improved record 5–0.

Types Hyper IgM syndrome

^ omim entry - # 308230 - immunodeficiency hyper-igm, type 1; higm1 . www.omim.org. retrieved 16 november 2016.  ^ omim entry - # 605258 - immunodeficiency hyper-igm, type 2; higm2 . omim.org. retrieved 16 november 2016.  ^ omim entry - # 606843 - immunodeficiency hyper-igm, type 3; higm3 . www.omim.org. retrieved 16 november 2016.  ^ lougaris v, badolato r, ferrari s, plebani (2005). hyper immunoglobulin m syndrome due cd40 deficiency: clinical, molecular, , immunological features . immunol. rev. 203: 48–66. doi:10.1111/j.0105-2896.2005.00229.x. pmid 15661021. subscription needed ^ omim entry - # 608106 - immunodeficiency hyper-igm, type 5; higm5 . omim.org. retrieved 16 november 2016. 

District 8 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2010

republican kevin brady represents gop district. won re-election in 2008 72.6%. in 2010, faced libertarian bruce west, design engineer , 2-time democratic congressional candidate kent hargett in general election. campaign contributions opensecrets.org race profile @ new york times ^ congressional elections: texas district 08 race: 2010 cycle | opensecrets ^ texas 8th district profile . new york times. 

International context at the beginning of World War II Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina

animation of wwii european theatre. assured molotov-ribbentrop pact of soviet non-interference, germany started world war ii 1 week later invading poland west on september 1, 1939. soviet union attacked poland east on september 17, , september 28, poland had fallen. romanian prime minister armand călinescu, strong supporter of poland in conflict germany, assassinated on september 21 elements of romanian far right nazi support. romania remained formally neutral in conflict, aided poland providing access allied military supplies black sea polish border, , route polish government , army withdraw after defeat. polish government preferred formally neutral romania because ensured safety german bombardments of supplies transported through romanian territory. (see romanian bridgehead.) on june 2, 1940, germany informed romanian government that, in order receive territorial guarantees, romania should consider negotiations soviet union. from june 14–17, 1940, soviet union gave ultimatum notes to...

Destroyer flotilla List of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy

^ watson, (retired historian, cardiff university, 1969–1998)., dr. graham. royal navy organisation , ship deployments 1900–1914 . www.naval-history.net. graham smith, 8 august, 2015. retrieved 23 march 2017. cs1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) ^ watson, dr. graham. royal navy organisation , ship deployment, inter-war years 1914–1918 . www.naval-history.net. graham smith, 27 october, 2015. retrieved 23 march 2017.  ^ watson, dr. graham. royal navy organisation , ship deployment, inter-war years 1919–1939 . www.naval-history.net. graham smith, 2 september, 2015. retrieved 23 march 2017.  ^ watson, dr. graham. royal navy organisation in world war 2, 1939–1945 . www.naval-history.net. graham smith, 19 september 2015. retrieved 23 march 2017.  ^ watson, (retired historian, cardiff university, 1969–1998)., dr. graham. royal navy organisation , ship deployments 1900–1914 . www.naval-history.net. graham smith, 8 august, 2015. retrieved 23 march 2017. c...

Production design A Nero Wolfe Mystery

they have wonderful set in toronto, wonderful library (for wolfe). gosh, s good. last year, spent late evening reading valuable edition of koran. on eve of premiere of nero wolfe, hollywood reporter credited incredible attention detail paid production designer lindsey hermer-bell , set decorator odetta stoddard, not re-create world stout described impart overall feeling of stylishness , taste. before building sets hermer-bell read of rex stout s nero wolfe stories , companion volumes william s. baring-gould , ken darby, , created complete floor plan match detailed descriptions of brownstone found in nero wolfe corpus. there people know books, , know these specifics, , if screw up, know, upset … per written , hermer-bell said. when a&e cancelled nero wolfe in 2002, executive producer michael jaffe estimated value of sets @ $800,000. cite error: there <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ...

Marriages and family Roger Sherman

1 marriages , family 1.1 elizabeth hartwell 1.2 rebecca prescott 1.3 children marriages , family roger sherman married 2 times , had total of fifteen children thirteen reaching adulthood. elizabeth hartwell sherman married elizabeth on november 17, 1749. born august 31, 1726, in stoughton, father deacon joseph hartwell (born august 11, 1698, died february 6, 1786) , mother mary hartwell (née tolman), born on october 4, 1697, , died on november 10, 1782. married samuel dunbar , had 7 children. elizabeth died on october 19, 1760. rebecca prescott sherman married rebecca (also spelled rebekah) prescott on may 12, 1763. born on may 20, 1742, in danvers, essex county, massachusetts. had 8 children, rebecca; married , elizabeth; married same simeon baldwin, roger, mehitabel (1st), mehitabel (2nd); married jeremiah evarts, oliver, martha; married jeremiah day, , sarah; married samuel hoar. first mehitabel , oliver both died in infancy. rebecca died in august 1814. children a son, roger sherma...

Oregon State 2008 USC Trojans football team

the trojans began pac-10 conference schedule on road against oregon state beavers, under head coach mike riley, in corvallis, oregon. on previous visit reser stadium, during 2006 season, beavers defeated trojans, 33–31, in major upset; such, game mentioned in preseason possible upset trojans. freshman jacquizz rodgers (#1) ran 186 yards , 2 touchdowns osu, usc quarterback mark sanchez (#6) passed 227 yards, , damian williams (#18) caught 80 yards top ranked trojans in upset loss. oregon state pac-10 conference school have beaten usc twice during pete carroll era, until oregon , stanford equaled feat in 2009.

History Western Suburban Line, Beijing Subway

^ (chinese) 北京轨道交通西郊线工程 tgnet.cn nov. 24, 2008 ^ (chinese) zhang, nan , meng huan, 西郊线通往香山两年内有望开通 北京晚报 dec. 11, 2008 ^ (chinese) 2009年北京将开工5条地铁线 10号线向西延至香山 中国网 jan. 6, 2009. ^ (chinese) 北京地铁西郊线确定设五站 新京报 jan. 15, 2009 ^ (chinese) 北京西郊线地铁变观光电车 车外形很像前门铛铛车 《新京报》 aug. 11, 2009 ^ (chinese) 北京地铁7号线、14号线、s1线及西郊线年内开工 jan. 7, 2010 ^ cite error: named reference map invoked never defined (see page). ^ (chinese) 最美西郊线全面试运行 赏红出行将享交通新干线 bjbus.com 2017-10-20

Inception Three-dollar piece

in 1832, new york congressman campbell p. white sought means of returning american gold coins circulation—as gold overvalued respect silver government, gold coins had been routinely exported since start of 19th century. white s solution have silver dollar , gold eagle struck @ full value, have smaller gold , silver coins, including $3 piece, contained less face value in metal. although congress, in passing coinage act of 1834, made adjustments ratio between gold , silver, did not authorize $3 coin @ time. the act of march 3, 1845 authorized first united states postage stamps , set rate local prepaid letters @ 5 cents. in years following, rate seen high , impediment commerce. accordingly, congress on march 3, 1851 authorized both three-cent stamp , three-cent silver coin. kentucky representative richard henry stanton believed need make change silver half dime large copper cents might defeat new scheme, writing mint director robert m. patterson reduced ...

Analogues Harry Potter influences and analogues

1 analogues 1.1 pilgrim s progress 1.2 wuthering heights 1.3 tom brown s schooldays 1.4 lord of rings 1.5 roald dahl s stories 1.6 x-men 1.7 chronicles of prydain 1.8 dark rising 1.9 wizard of earthsea 1.10 worst witch 1.11 star wars 1.12 charmed life 1.13 discworld 1.14 ender s game 1.15 young sherlock holmes 1.16 troll 1.17 groosham grange 1.18 books of magic 1.19 spellcasting series 1.20 wizard s hall 1.21 secret of platform 13 analogues there number of fictional works harry potter has been repeatedly compared in media. of these rowling has herself mentioned, others have been mentioned internet sites, journalists, critics or other authors. works listed in order of creation. the pilgrim s progress the pilgrim s progress john bunyan john granger sees chamber of secrets similar morality play john bunyan s pilgrim s progress. describes climax, harry descends chamber of secrets rescue ginny weasley clearest christian allegory of salvation history since lewis s lion, witch, , wardrobe. …...

Altair 8800 History of personal computers

>1975: altair 8800 development of single-chip microprocessor gateway popularization of cheap, easy use, , personal computers. matter of time before 1 such design able hit sweet spot in terms of pricing , performance, , machine considered altair 8800, mits, small company produced electronics kits hobbyists. the altair introduced in popular electronics magazine article in january 1975 issue. in keeping mits s earlier projects, altair sold in kit form, although relatively complex 1 consisting of 4 circuit boards , many parts. priced @ $400, altair tapped pent-up demand , surprised creators when generated thousands of orders in first month. unable keep demand, mits sold design after 10,000 kits had shipped. the introduction of altair spawned entire industry based on basic layout , internal design. new companies cromemco started supply add-on kits, while microsoft founded supply basic interpreter systems. after number of complete clone designs, typified imsai 8080, appeared on market. ...

Geography Mont Saint-Hilaire

the western part of mountain, seen north the mountain stands 414 m (1,358 ft) above sea level, or 400 metres above surrounding plains. has several summits, surrounding central lake, lac hertel (lake hertel). most of well-known summits of mountain in western (open public) part. pain de sucre (sugar loaf), 414 m (1,358 ft) high, sunrise, 405 m (1,329 ft) high, rocky, 403 m (1,322 ft) high, , sommet dieppe (dieppe summit), 371 m (1,217 ft) high burnt hill(320 m (1,050 ft) high). the summits of eastern half of mountain, closed public, little known, point official maps fail identify distinct summits @ all. few names known, such east hill , lake hill. these summits range 277 392 metres (909 1,286 ft) in elevation. cliffs mont saint-hilaire seen south. dieppe, rocky , pain de sucre summits visible (in order) left the best-known feature of mountain cliffs. collectively known falaise dieppe, or falaise de dieppe (dieppe cliffs) cli...

References List of active Republic of Singapore Navy ships

saunders, stephen, commodore, rn, ed. jane s fighting ships, 107th edition, 2004-2005. alexandria, virginia: jane s information group, 2004. isbn 0-7106-2623-1. saunders, stephen, commodore, rn, ed. jane s fighting ships, 111th edition, 2008-2009. alexandria, virginia: jane s information group, 2004. isbn 978-0-7106-2845-9.

Reorganization and expansion 1965.E2.80.931970 Royal Lao Army Airborne

on 1–3 february 1965, directorate of national coordination (dnc) paramilitary security agency led brigadier-general siho lamphouthacoul, had held de facto control on vientiane during previous year, defeated , disbanded rla in wake of coup d état led maj. gen. kouprasith abhay held same month. brig. gen. siho forced exile in thailand , after 2 days of negotiations, dnc s 3 airborne-qualified border police special battalions (french: bataillons speciales – bs) – bs 33, bs 11, , bs 99 – , commander, lieutenant-colonel thao ty agreed lay down arms option of transferring rla s airborne forces. mid-year had been moved seno , consolidated new parachute regiment, airborne mobile group 21 (french: groupement mobile 21 aeroportée – gm 21) under thao ty s command. gm 21 became best airborne regiment in rla. in november 1965 unit rushed thakhek after 2 nva infantry battalions came close overrunning town. meanwhile, laotian airborne forces continued expand creation of additional parachute regiments...

Van der Aalst classification .5B1.5D Workflow pattern

1 van der aalst classification 1.1 basic control patterns 1.2 advanced branching , synchronization patterns 1.3 structural patterns 1.4 multiple instances (mi) 1.5 state-based patterns 1.6 cancellation patterns van der aalst classification a well-known collection of workflow patterns proposed wil van der aalst et al. (2003) in paper workflow patterns. earlier versions published in 2000-02. collection of patterns focuses on 1 specific aspect of process-oriented application development, namely description of control flow dependencies between activities in workflow/process. these patterns divided following categories: basic control patterns sequence - execute 2 or more activities in sequence parallel split - execute 2 or more activities in order or in parallel synchronize - synchronize 2 or more activities may execute in order or in parallel; not proceed execution of subsequent activities until preceding activities have completed; known barrier synchronization. exclusive choice - choose 1...

Important companies and locations Vorwerk (company)

1 important companies , locations 1.1 vorwerk 1.2 vorwerk production sites 1.3 jafra 1.4 lux asia pacific 1.5 vorwerk carpets 1.6 vorwerk facility management 1.7 akf important companies , locations vorwerk vorwerk & co. kg, wuppertal (holding) as sales companies in germany, austria, italy, france, spain, czech republic, poland, russia, portugal, china, taiwan, mexico, japan, switzerland, netherlands, belgium, luxembourg, hungary, united states of america, brazil, dominican republic, india, indonesia, thailand, philippines, vietnam, singapore, malaysia. vorwerk production sites vorwerk elektrowerke gmbh & co. kg, wuppertal (research of household appliances) vorwerk semco s.a.s., cloyes-sur-le-loir, france (thermomix production) vorwerk folletto manufacturing s.r.l., arcore - milan, italy (production of accessories , ironing system) vorwerk household appliances co., inc. shanghai, china (production , sales) jafra jafra cosmetics international, inc., westlake village, california, ...

Film.2C theatre.2C and television Greek Australians

hugh jackman, actor george kapiniaris – actor , comedian peter kelamis – comedian ana kokkinos – director nico lathouris – actor costas mandylor – actor louis mandylor – actor lex marinos – actor, director, writer , broadcaster harry michaels – actor (tv series: number 96) producer (exercise video: aerobics oz style), sports tv director bill miller – director , producer george miller – academy award-winning director , producer, babe, happy feet, mad max: fury road george miller, director of babe (1995), happy feet (2006), , mad max: fury road (2015) ada nicodemou – actress, home , away phaedra nicolaidis – actress alex papps – actor , play school host thaao penghlis – actor (has played tony dimera , andré dimera on american soap opera days of our lives) alex proyas – director, i, robot, dark city, crow, knowing alex proyas, director of crow (1994) , i, robot (2004) gina riley – actress, kath & kim, comedienne, entertainer , singer george spartels – actor nadia tass – director john ...

Active single-letter domains Single-letter second-level domain

many other single-letter second-level domains have been registered under country code top-level domains. list of country code top-level domains have been identified allow single-letter domains are : .ac .af .ag .ai .am .asia .biz .bo .by .bz .cm .cn .co .com.ar .com.br .co.at .co.il .co.uk .cr .cz .cx .dj .de .dk .fm .gd .gg .gl .gp .gs .gt .gy .hn .ht .ie. im .io .je .kg .ki .kw .la .lb .lc .ly .md .mg .mk .mp .ms .mw .mx .mu .nf .nz .pe .ph .pk .pl .pn .pr .pw .ro .sh .st .tc .tl .tt .to .tv .travel .ua .ws .vc .vg .vn , .vu. single-character non-ascii second-level domains exist (e.g. ☺.com, ḷ.com), these registered punycode translations (which more single character) dns purposes.

Semi-finals 2017 Campeonato Pernambucano

salgueiro won 2–1 on aggregate , advanced final. salgueiro qualifies 2018 copa brasil , 2018 copa nordeste. semi-final 2 sport won 4–3 on aggregate , advanced final. sport qualifies 2018 copa brasil. declined participate in 2018 copa nordeste.

Development and production The Neighbors (2012 TV series)

1 development , production 1.1 conception 1.2 production team 1.3 casting development , production conception dan fogelman devised concept of series, entitled down earth. described sitcom new jersey family moves gated community occupied exclusively extraterrestrials. american broadcasting company (abc) picked pilot episode of neighbors in october 2011, pilot commitment. in may 2012, show renamed neighbors, , production of program green-lit. fogelman conceived neighbors after visiting mother, lived in gated townhouse community, , stated, reach out mom s bathroom window , touch neighbor s bathroom window , never spoke or knew each other, , idea these people s living between? , , if aliens? claimed family best part of humanity, , kept exploring stuff . fogelman wants neighbors show whole family can watch . said, s high concept want ground family sitcom . the show s premise has been described goofy , , has been considered high-concept show entertainment weekly. @ semi-annual pres...

Artist and song information Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

christina magrin christina magrin (born 7 june 2003) maltese singer. represented malta @ junior eurovision song contest 2016 in valletta, malta on 20 november 2016 song parachute . magrin studies vocal technique under mother s guidance, passionate musician , lecturer profession. first big break during rendition of suus (the entry albania in eurovision song contest 2012), caught attention of millions of tv viewers , reached on 400,000 youtube views in few days. video went viral on albanian media, capturing attention of composer of song promised compose song , launch in balkans. since childhood years, magrin dedicated considerable time , energy ballet, achieving consistent results royal academy of dance. following intermediate foundation syllabus joanna rummolino. number of years, took piano lessons , obtained various distinction results royal schools of music. magrin distinguishes herself on stage through impressive vocal range gives ample versatility , ability sing in multiple langu...

Type 3 locomotives: 1500–1999hp List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes

relation between tops, 1955 , 1962 classes, , pre-tops , tops numbers (unless otherwise given): ^ cite error: named reference atg1 invoked never defined (see page). ^ marsden (1983). ^ chapman (2007). ^ fox & pritchard (2003). ^ ian allan (1969), p. 42. ^ cite error: named reference atg2 invoked never defined (see page). ^ reed (1974). ^ andy coward (30 january 2008). hymeks: big class short life . rail. uk: bauer media (584): 56–59. issn 0953-4563.  ^ rolling stock : class 37 english electric . thejunction.org.uk. 2006-08-17. retrieved 2007-02-14.  ^ hunt (2005). ^ casserley (1962).

National final Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

^ granger, anthony (16 july 2016). tonight malta selects junior eurovision 2016 . eurovoix. retrieved 29 july 2016.  ^ jordan, paul (17 july 2016). christina magrin sing malta year . junioreurovision.tv. european broadcasting union. retrieved 29 july 2016.  ^ granger, anthony (16 july 2016). malta: christina magrin junior eurovision 2016 . eurovoix. retrieved 26 july 2016. 

Medal summary Gymnastics at the 2011 Summer Universiade

1 medal summary 1.1 medal table 1.2 artistic gymnastics 1.2.1 men s events 1.2.2 women s events 1.3 rhythmic gymnastics 1.3.1 individual 1.3.2 group 1.4 aerobic medal summary medal table artistic gymnastics the artistic gymnastics competition contested august 13 august 16. men s events women s events rhythmic gymnastics the rhythmic gymnastics competition contested august 20 august 22. individual group aerobic the aerobic gymnastics competition contested august 20 august 22.

Admirals commanding List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy

^ admiral commanding coastguard , reserves - dreadnought project . dreadnoughtproject.org. dreadnought project, 7 june 2016. retrieved 2 february 2017.  ^ haarr, geirr (24 september 2013). gathering storm: naval war in northern europe september 1939 - april 1940. seaforth publishing. p. 160. isbn 9781473832732. retrieved 16 october 2016.  ^ archives, national. records of coastguard . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. national archives, 1816-1947,. retrieved 19 june 2017.  ^ drucker, g. (2005). fleet air arm service records: flag officer index . fleet air arm archive. retrieved 17 january 2015.  ^ drucker, g. (2005). fleet air arm service records: flag officer index . fleet air arm archive. retrieved 17 january 2015. 

2006 election campaign Saqib Ali

1 2006 election campaign 1.1 mcea endorsement 1.2 anti-muslim protester 1.3 primary 1.4 general election 1.5 muslim political participation 2006 election campaign on october 1, 2005, ali announced candidacy inclusion on three-person democratic slate legislative district 39 includes montgomery village, washington grove , parts of gaithersburg, derwood, germantown , north potomac. members of maryland general assembly have four-year terms. mcea endorsement on january 30, 2006, candidate ali accompanied montgomery county education association (mcea) contingent annapolis lobby legislators improve state s... teacher pension system. june 2006, mcea had given ali sought-after endorsement has carried considerable weight in minds of county voters. apple ballot lists recommended candidates support public education , 11,000 educators. ballot indication of politicians support public schools , employees. anti-muslim protester on august 12, 2006 timothy james truett of montgomery village alleg...

Health and disease 2011 East Africa drought

a somali boy receiving treatment @ health facility in hilaweyn. in july 2011, measles cases broke out in dadaab camps, 462 cases confirmed including 11 deaths. ethiopia , kenya facing severe measles epidemic, attributed in part refugee crisis, on 17,500 cases reported in first 6 months. statistics put number of children @ risk of measles @ 2 million. epidemic in ethiopia may have led measles outbreak in united states , other parts of developed world. world health organization stated 8.8 million people @ risk of malaria , 5 million of cholera in ethiopia, due crowded, unsanitary conditions. malnutrition rates among children in july reached 30 percent in parts of kenya , ethiopia , on 50% in southern somalia, although latter figure dropped 36% mid-september according food security , nutrition analysis unit. doctors without borders (médecins sans frontières) treating more 10,000 severely malnourished children in feeding centers , clinics. in july 2011, un s food security , nutr...

District 12 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008

republican incumbent pat tiberi won against democratic nominee david robinson. cq politics rated race republican favored . following candidates ran in general election: race ranking , details cq politics campaign contributions opensecrets.org ^ federal elections 2008. federal elections commission. washington, dc. july 2009

Vision Effect of spaceflight on the human body

intracranial pressure because weightlessness increases amount of fluid in upper part of body, astronauts experience increased intracranial pressure. appears increase pressure on backs of eyeballs, affecting shape , crushing optic nerve. effect noticed in 2012 in study using mri scans of astronauts had returned earth following @ least 1 month in space. such eyesight problems major concern future deep space flight missions, including manned mission planet mars. if indeed elevated intracranial pressure cause, artificial gravity might present 1 solution, many human health risks in space. however, such artificial gravitational systems have yet proven. more, sophisticated artificial gravity, state of relative microgravity may remain, risks of remain unknown.

History International Broadcasting Bureau Greenville Transmitting Station

site b broadcast towers, greenville transmitting station in 1950s, voa planned construction of high-power shortwave complex on east coast of united states provide coverage europe, africa, , south america. 1954, project suspended, need continued grow. transmitters in wayne, new jersey, , brentwood , schenectady, new york continued become more inadequate every year. congress gave approval new transmission station in 1958. same year site exploration found 38 potential locations. final selection made year later, , land acquired. site had south enough avoid northern auroral zone, close enough washington d.c. keep transmitting cost minimum. because of number of transmitters needed, decided split transmission site two, site , site b. receiving facilities, program master control, communications center, , station main offices located @ site c. construction began on february 15, 1960 , completed december 7, 1962, @ cost of $23–24 million. 3 stations dedicated president john f. kennedy , became o...

Notes and references Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2

references tomkins, calvin (1996). duchamp: biography . u.s.: henry holt , company, inc. isbn 0-8050-5789-7.  uli schuster. marcel duchamp: nu descendant un escalier - image analysis . archived original on april 25, 2009. retrieved january 14, 2010.  roosevelt, theodoore (1913). history literature, theodore roosevelt . u.s.: new york: charles scribner’s sons. isbn 1-58734-046-1. 

Medical contributions Benjamin Rush

dr. benjamin rush painted charles willson peale, 1783 rush leading proponent of heroic medicine. firmly believed in such practices bloodletting patients (a practice known harmful @ time common practice), purges using calomel , other toxic substances. in report on philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1793, rush wrote: have found bleeding useful, not in cases pulse full , quick, slow , tense. have bled twice in many, , in 1 acute case 4 times, happiest effect. consider intrepidity in use of lancet, @ present, necessary, in use of mercury , jalap, in insidious , ferocious disease. during epidemic, rush gained acclaim remaining in town , treating 100 patients per day (some through free black volunteers coordinated richard allen), many died. rush acknowledged failure of 2 treatments, sweats in vinegar-wrapped blankets accompanied mercury rubs, , cold baths. william cobbett vociferously objected rush s extreme use of bloodletting, , in rush s day , location, many physicians had abandoned ...

In German service SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm

1 in german service 1.1 construction 1895 1.2 1896–1900 1.3 boxer rebellion 1.4 1901–1910 in german service construction 1895 kurfürst friedrich wilhelm fourth , final ship of class. ordered battleship d, , laid down @ kaiserliche werft (imperial shipyard) in wilhelmshaven in 1890. first ship of class launched, on 30 june 1891. ceremony attended kaiser wilhelm ii , wife, augusta victoria. commissioned german fleet on 29 april 1894, same day sister brandenburg. while on sea trials, ship suffered several problems propulsion system. therefore decommissioned repairs machinery, before being re-commissioned on 1 november 1894. construction of kurfürst friedrich wilhelm cost german navy 11.23 million marks. upon commissioning, kurfürst friedrich wilhelm assigned division of battle squadron alongside 3 sisters. replaced ironclad bayern squadron flagship on 16 november, under command of vizeadmiral (vice admiral) hans von koester. kurfürst friedrich wilhelm remain flagship next 6 years. divisio...