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Premise one: .22Whatever begins to exist has a cause..22 Kalam cosmological argument

^ craig, 1994: 92 ^ craig , moreland, 2009: 182-190 ^ reichenbach, 2004: 5.1 ^ oppy g (2002). arguing kalam cosmological argument. philo 5 (1):34-61 ^ mackie, 1982: 94 ^ morriston w (2002). causes , beginnings in kalam argument. faith , philosophy, 19(2). ^ mackie, 1982: 85 ^ reichenbach, 2004: 3.4 ^ g.e.m. anscombe, whatever has beginning of existence must have cause : hume s argument exposed , analysis xxxiv (1974), 150. ^ professor mackie , kalam cosmological argument, william lane craig ^ david hume john stewart, february 1754, in letters of david hume, 2 vols., ed. j. t. grieg (oxford: clarendon press, 1932), 1, 187 ^ morriston w (2000). must beginning of universe have personal cause? critical examination of kalam cosmological argument. faith , philosophy, 17:149. ^ must beginning of universe have personal cause?: rejoinder, william lane craig ^ andrew loke, god , ultimate origins (cham: springer international, 2017), viii-ix, 138-153 ^ davies, paul (1982). superforce. oxford: c...

Algeria Love lock

love padlocks in algiers have been removed youths in algiers love padlocks added in september 2013 bridge known suicide bridge in telemly district of algiers. youths brought tools remove them night few days later, after video made imam saying love padlocks forbidden in islam. ^ alger : le pont d’amour redevient le pont des suicidés algérie focus.2013-09-10 ^ missous, naila (24 september 2013). algeria s controversial bridge of love . middle east. middle east. retrieved 14 july 2014. 

Biography Leonte Răutu

1 biography 1.1 activities 1.2 communist rise 1.3 pauker s fall , processing campaign 1.4 anti-revisionism 1.5 transition national communism 1.6 ceaușescu s aide 1.7 downfall , final years biography early activities rătu s birthplace bălți (byeltsi), city in bessarabia governorate, russian empire, father, nikolai ivanovich oigenstein (or nicolai ivanovici oighenstein), worked pharmacist. oigensteins russian-educated jews, , did not speak romanian until ca. 1920. communist sources suggest răutu born in romania proper, @ fălticeni, account either misled or misleading. lev nikolayevich (later leonte or leonea) eldest of 3 brothers; dan (later dan răutu) second-born; third brother, mikhail, later take name of mihail mișa oișteanu. lev witnessed birth of greater romania bălți, remained until high-school graduation. later relocated bukovina region, and, in 1928, in bucharest, national capital. future ideologist entered university of bucharest study mathematics, never graduated. (he may ...

Demographics Dharamshala

a follower of tibetan buddhism holding prayer wheel. as of 2001 india census, dharamshala had population of 19,124. males constitute 55% of population , females 45%. dharamshala has average literacy rate of 77%, higher national average of 74.04%: male literacy 80% and, female literacy 73%. in dharamshala, 9% of population under 6 years of age. as of census of india 2001: number of households - 4,342 average household size (per household) - 4.0 population-total - 19,124 population-urban - 19,124 proportion of urban population (%) - 100 population-rural - 0 sex ratio - 824 population(0–6 years) - 1,819 sex ratio(0-6 year) - 913 sc population - 2,611 sex ratio (sc) - 861 proportion of sc (%) - 14.0 st population - 99 sex ratio (st) - 833 proportion of st (%) - 1 literates - 14,462 illiterates - 4,662 literacy rate (%) - 77.0 ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/district/230-kangra.html ^ census of india 2001: data 2001 census, including cities, villages , towns (provisional) . cen...

Expressways Chicago

seven mainline , 4 auxiliary interstate highways (55, 57, 65 (only in indiana), 80 (also in indiana), 88, 90 (also in indiana), 94 (also in indiana), 190, 290, 294, , 355) run through chicago , suburbs. segments link city center named after influential politicians, 3 of them named after former u.s. presidents (eisenhower, kennedy, , reagan) , 1 named after two-time democratic candidate adlai stevenson. the kennedy , dan ryan expressways busiest state maintained routes in entire state of illinois.

Architecture Jew's House

the jew’s house, lincoln samuel hieronymus grimm 1784 the jew’s house built in local limestone in norman or romanesque style. dating mid-twelfth century, building consisted of hall @ first floor level, measuring approximately 12 6 metres, above service , storage spaces @ ground level. part of façade survives; elaborately carved doorway, remains of 2 romanesque double-arch windows , of stonework on upper storey. chimney breast rises on arch above front door, serving fireplace on upper floor. there once 2 columns supporting arch, these have gone.

Geography Changde

two fishermen on yuan river in downtown changde. bridge , jiangnan district can seen in background. located on yuan river upstream junction lake dongting system, changde natural center of northwest hunan plain. city historically situated on north bank of yuan river, , has since expanded development south of river. chinese phrase 三山三水 (literally 3 mountains , 3 rivers ) used in reference general physical geography of city. around city 3 nearby mountains- taiyang mountain (太阳山) north, mount de (德山) south, , mount hefu (河洑山) in west. in addition yuan river, city has plentiful water resources chuanzi , xin rivers both flowing through wuling urban district. other major geographic feature of area liuye lake (柳叶湖), northeast of city center. there numerous lakes, ponds, , streams in city although many have been diverted or buried. the larger prefecture-level city of changde adjacent dongting lake east, city of yiyang south, wuling , xuefeng mountains west, , hubei province north. near borde...

Video games List of Japanese inventions and discoveries

controller of playstation 2, best-selling video game console of time. playing dance dance revolution, 1 of successful rhythm games. playstation the sony playstation invented ken kutaragi. research , development playstation began in 1990, headed kutaragi, sony engineer. nintendo gunpei yokoi creator of game boy , virtual boy , worked on famicom (and nes), metroid series, game boy pocket , did extensive work on system know today nintendo entertainment system. active time battle hiroyuki ito introduced active time battle system in final fantasy iv (1991), time-keeping system not stop. square co., ltd. filed united states patent application atb system on march 16, 1992, under title video game apparatus, method , device controlling same , awarded patent on february 21, 1995. on battle screen, each character has atb meter gradually fills, , player allowed issue command character once meter full. fact enemies can attack or attacked @ time credited injecting urgency , excitement combat sys...

Olivetti Programma 101 History of personal computers

first produced in 1965, programma 101 printing programmable calculator described in advertisements desktop computer . designed , produced italian company olivetti pier giorgio perotto being lead developer. olivetti programma 101 presented @ 1965 new york world s fair. on 44,000 units sold worldwide; in cost @ launch $3,200. built without integrated circuits or microprocessors, used transistors, resistors , condensers processing, programma 101 had features found in modern personal computers, such memory, keyboard, printing unit, magnetic card reader/recorder, control , arithmetic unit. hp later copied programma 101 architecture hp9100 series.

Cliffs Mont Saint-Hilaire

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) cliffs part of dieppe summit, , 175 m (574 ft) high. of best known features of cliffs include 60-metre high tour rouge (red tower), 2 slabs, dalle noire (black slab) , dalle verte (green slab), rise @ 75-degree angle. the cliff s unique ecosystem hosts lichens, cedar trees, of may as 5 hundred years old. hosts mountain s population of peregrine falcons. however, action of rock climbers has proven destructive ecosystem, in addition being dangerous climbers themselves. white cross on cliff commemorates death of boy scout in 1941.

Kong Le.27s Coup and the splintering of the Laotian Airborne Forces Royal Lao Army Airborne

as 1959 ended, anl undertook wider offensive against pathet lao, , active in counter-insurgency operations crack 2e bp led capt. kong le. when situation worsened airborne forces after several weary months of combat, kong le decided take matters own hands. on 9 august 1960, while royal lao government dignitaries in luang prabang attending king sisavang vong s funeral, 2e bp under command of capt. kong le seized control of vientiane in bloodless coup d état in order restore neutrality laos . after dissolving right-wing cabinet of prince samsanith, kong le invited prince souvanna phouma form neutralist coalition government , announced new cabinet open both royalists , marxist pathet lao. latter took immediate advantage of kong le s offer, , began sending forces capital. soviet union assisted pathet lao airlifting in supplies , nva artillery battery equipped captured m101a1 105mm howitzers. however, royalists, growing approval (and support) of u.s. , thailand, regrouped in savannakhet und...

Decommissioned ships List of active Republic of Singapore Navy ships

1 decommissioned ships 1.1 fearless-class patrol vessel 1.2 sea wolf class missile gunboat 1.3 independence-class patrol craft 1.4 swift-class coastal patrol craft 1.5 county class landing ship tank 1.6 sir lancelot class landing ship logistic 1.7 bluebird class minesweeper 1.8 singapore naval volunteer force decommissioned ships fearless-class patrol vessel rss independence (87) sea wolf class missile gunboat rss sea wolf (p76) rss sea lion (p77) rss sea dragon (p78) rss sea tiger (p79) rss sea hawk (p80) rss sea scorpion (p81) independence-class patrol craft rss independence rss freedom rss justice rss sovereignty rss daring rss dauntless swift-class coastal patrol craft rss swift knight (p11) rss swift lancer (p12) rss swift swordsman (p14) rss swift warrior (p15) rss swift archer (p16) rss swift warlord (p17) rss swift combatant (p18) rss swift challenger (p19) rss swift cavalier (p20) rss swift conqueror (p21) rss swift centurion (p22) rss swift chieftain (p23) county class landin...

Key Help:IPA/English

^ in varieties flapping, /t/ , /d/ between vowel , unstressed or word-initial vowel may pronounced tap [ɾ], making words latter , ladder homophonous. dictionaries (such noad) transcribe instances ⟨d⟩, ⟨d⟩, or ⟨t̬⟩, not distinguished /t/ or /d/ in notation system. in varieties, sequence /nt/ in same environment may realized nasalized tap [ɾ̃], may sound similar or identical /n/. not distinguished on wikipedia. ^ affricates /tʃ, dʒ/ more correctly written ligature ties: /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/. ties not included in transcriptions on wikipedia because not display correctly in browsers. ^ if 2 characters ⟨ɡ⟩ , ⟨⟩ not match , if first looks ⟨γ⟩, have issue default font. see help:ipa § rendering issues. ^ phoneme /hw/ not distinguished /w/ in many dialects wine–whine merger, such rp , varieties of general american. more information on sound, see voiceless labialized velar approximant. ^ ipa value of letter ⟨j⟩ counter-intuitive many english speakers. however, occur sound in few english words: bes...

Deriving confidence intervals from the bootstrap distribution Bootstrapping (statistics)

^ efron, b. (1982). jackknife, bootstrap, , other resampling plans. 38. society of industrial , applied mathematics cbms-nsf monographs. isbn 0-89871-179-7.  ^ scheiner, s. (1998). design , analysis of ecological experiments. crc press. isbn 0412035618.  ^ efron, b. (1987). better bootstrap confidence intervals . journal of american statistical association. journal of american statistical association, vol. 82, no. 397. 82 (397): 171–185. doi:10.2307/2289144. jstor 2289144. 

King Sverre and the rise of the Birkebeiner Civil war era in Norway

king sverre crossing mountains of voss as imagined peter nicolai arbo in 1174 new faction arose in rebellion against magnus erlingsson. leader young Øystein møyla, son of Øystein haraldsson. new faction called birkebeiner, meaning birch-legs because of them poor wound birch-bark around legs instead of proper footwear. Øystein møyla killed magnus , erling s men @ battle of re in 1177. after birkebeiner made sverre sigurdsson leader. sverre had come norway faroe islands , claimed have discovered in fact son of king sigurd munn. claim disbelieved @ time (as modern historians). however, after taking on leadership of birkebeiner, became rallying point disgruntled rule of erling skakke , king magnus. some materialists among modern historians have tried read form of class struggle sverre , birkebeiner s fight against erling , magnus. however, extent sverre s men represented impoverished strata of population remains disputed. clear of lendmenn—the nobility of time—sided king magnus, sverre won...

Art and literature Judas Iscariot

cathédrale saint-lazare, autun. judas hangs himself judas subject of 1 of oldest surviving english ballads, dates 13th century. in ballad, blame betrayal of christ placed on sister. in dante s inferno, judas condemned lowest circle of hell: ninth circle of traitors, known frozen lake, cocytus. 1 of 3 sinners deemed evil enough doomed eternity of being chewed in mouths of triple-headed satan (the others being brutus , cassius, assassins of julius caesar). dante writes judas – having committed ultimate act of treachery betraying son of god himself – trapped in jaws of satan s central head, said vicious of three, head, leaving raked fallen angel s claws. in art, 1 of famous depictions of judas iscariot , kiss of betrayal of jesus taking of christ italian baroque artist, caravaggio, done in 1602. in memoirs of judas (1867) ferdinando petruccelli della gattina, seen leader of jewish revolt against rule of romans. edward elgar s oratorio, apostles, depicts judas wanting force jesus declare d...

Coaching career Shane Day

1 coaching career 1.1 auburn riverside high school (2001-2004) 1.2 university of michigan (2006) 1.3 san francisco 49ers (2007-2009) 1.4 chicago bears (2010-2011) 1.5 university of connecticut huskies (2012-2013) 1.6 washington redskins (2014-2016) 1.7 miami dolphins (2016-present) coaching career auburn riverside high school (2001-2004) day s first coaching appointment position of wide receiver coach @ auburn riverside high school in 2001. spent next 3 years coaching quarterbacks high school, taking on role of offensive coordinator during final 2 years. university of michigan (2006) in 2006, day became offensive quality control coach @ university of michigan, worked future nfl quarterback chad henne. san francisco 49ers (2007-2009) day served 49ers quality control coach 3 years, 2 years under offensive coordinator mike martz, later hired day work him in chicago. day oversaw quarterbacks in 2007, running backs in 2008, , offensive line in 2009. part of staff coached south team during ...

Varsity athletic teams California Vulcans

1 varsity athletic teams 1.1 baseball 1.2 football 1.2.1 kevin donley era 1.2.1.1 1993 1.2.1.2 1994 1.2.1.3 1995 1.2.1.4 1996 varsity athletic teams baseball men s cross-country women s cross-country football men s basketball men s golf men s hockey men s soccer softball women s swimming men s indoor/outdoor track & field women s indoor/outdoor track & field women s tennis women s volleyball women s basketball women s golf women s soccer baseball california has had 8 major league baseball draft selections since draft began in 1965. football the kevin donley era kevin donley has been 1 of successful coaches in naia football. however, record while leading ncaa division ii vulcans did not attain success has shown elsewhere. in 4 seasons @ california university of pennsylvania, donley compiled uncharacteristic record of 11–33 (.250) overall. after 1996 season, donley left cal u set football program , become first head coach @ university of saint francis (in). following game-by-game...

Discography Franklin Bruno

1 discography 1.1 albums 1.2 eps 1.3 compilation appearances discography albums suggestion box (shrimper, 1991) [cassette-only] etudes voice , snackmaster (shrimper, 1993) [cassette-only] a bedroom community (simple machines, 1995) kiss without makeup (absolutely kosher, 2000) a cat may @ queen (absolutely kosher, 2002) martial arts weekend recorded john darnielle glenns (absolutely kosher, 2002) civics (tight ship records, 2007) (as human hearts) local currency (fayettenam records, may 2009) undercard recorded john darnielle lens (merge records, november 2010 another (shrimper records, 2012) (as human hearts) eps hermetic geometry (baby huey, 1992) [7-inch] the irony engine (walt records, 1993) [7-inch] a sand dollar relief map (shrimper, 1995) [7-inch] la radia (little teddy, 1997) [germany] [7-inch] participant (dark beloved cloud, 1997) [lathe-pressed 7-inch] set of pipes (dark beloved cloud, 2003) [3-inch cd] compilation appearances clean needle , winky dog cassette (shrimper, 19...

A semi-formal approach Bridge and torch problem

assume solution minimizes total number of crosses. gives total of 5 crosses - 3 pair crosses , 2 solo-crosses. also, assume choose fastest solo-cross. first, show if 2 slowest persons (c , d) cross separately, accumulate total crossing time of 15. done taking persons a, c, & d: c+a+b+a = 8+1+5+1=15. (here use because know using cross both c , d separately efficient.) but, time has elapsed , person , b still on starting side of bridge , must cross. not possible 2 slowest (c & d) cross separately. second, show in order c , d cross need cross on second pair-cross: i.e. not c or d, , b, must cross first. remember our assumption @ beginning states should minimize crosses , have 5 crosses - 3 pair-crossings , 2 single crossings. assume c , d cross first. c or d must cross bring torch other side, , whoever solo-crossed must cross again. hence, cross separately. also, impossible them cross last, since implies 1 of them must have crossed previously, otherwise there 3 persons total on st...

Artistic career Steve "Pablo" Davis

detroit industry, south wall, 1932–33. detroit institute of arts davis last surviving artist worked on project. davis s work ranges representational post-impressionism highly abstract expressionism. of davis s art influenced cubism of pablo picasso, whom claimed have studied under , worked in europe. other major influence diego rivera , other mexican muralists. davis assisted diego rivera on detroit industry mural panels in rivera court in detroit institute of arts. davis said painted dick tracy -like face on 1 of figures when rivera asked tough-looking figure. assisted rivera on mural painted inside ford motor company s rouge plant, in dearborn, michigan. davis s painting of michigan governor john swainson hung in rotunda of michigan capitol building. painted commissioned portraits of celebrities including katharine hepburn , marilyn monroe. davis known community mural projects in works young people produce large-scale co-operatively produced paintings. @ least 2 of these murals can ...

Music Programs List of awards and nominations received by Davichi

1 music programs 1.1 inkigayo 1.2 music bank 1.3 m! countdown 1.4 show champion 1.5 show! music core music programs these davichi s wins on south korea s televised music shows. inkigayo aired on sbs, music bank on kbs, m! countdown on korean cable channel mnet, show champion on mbc music , show! music core on mbc. inkigayo music bank m! countdown show champion show! music core

World class teaching and research Fu Jen Catholic University

1 world class teaching , research 1.1 fu jen - stanford university 1.2 fu jen - university of oxford - pontifical university of saint thomas aquinas 1.3 fu jen - university of california, berkeley 1.4 global leadership program universities in japan, korea , philippines world class teaching , research fu jen - stanford university in september 2015, fu jen catholic university has signed agreement (mou) cooperate stanford prevention research center, sprc, promoted stanford university. aim globally research wellness of humans. 。 fu jen - university of oxford - pontifical university of saint thomas aquinas in september 2012, fu jen catholic university cooperated university of oxford in united kingdom , pontifical university of saint thomas aquinas in italy , opened new degree in philosophy , finance. purpose emphasize importance of integrity future politicians , financiers. program combines professional knowledge in finance , idea in philosophy.。 fu jen - university of california, berkeley ...

Background Muslim campaign at Córdoba Cathedral

statue of saint james matamoros, mosque–cathedral of córdoba, cordoba, spain in 1236, córdoba conquered king ferdinand iii of castile in reconquista, , mosque turned church. alfonso x oversaw construction of villaviciosa chapel , royal chapel within mosque. commemorate reconquest, statue of saint james matamoros, seen trampling moors, added near front of royal chapel. kings followed added further christian features, such king henry ii rebuilding chapel in 14th century. minaret of mosque converted bell tower of cathedral. adorned santiago de compostela’s captured cathedral bells. the significant alteration building of renaissance cathedral nave right in middle of expansive structure. insertion constructed permission of charles v, king of castile , aragon. artisans , architects continued add existing structure until late 18th century.

Career Michael D. Fried

1 career 1.1 arithmetic of covers , regular inverse galois problem 1.2 hilbert s irreducibility theorem 1.3 finite fields , diophantine problems 1.4 modular towers , strong torsion conjecture 1.5 other work career fried got phd university of michigan in mathematics (1964–1967); 1959–1961 got undergraduate degree michigan state university in electrical engineering. between degrees worked 3 years aerospace electrical engineer. included work on lunar excursion module , nautilus submarine . chose 2 years of postdoctoral @ institute advanced study in princeton (1967–1969). before living in montana in 2004, professor @ stony brook university (8 years), university of california @ irvine (26 years), university of florida (3 years) , hebrew university (2 years). has been visiting professor @ mit, msri, university of michigan, university of florida, hebrew university , tel aviv university. has been editor on several mathematics journals including research announcements of bulletin of american ma...

Physiological effects Effect of spaceflight on the human body

1 physiological effects 1.1 research 1.2 ascent , reentry 1.3 space environments 1.3.1 vacuum 1.3.2 temperature 1.3.3 radiation 1.4 weightlessness 1.4.1 motion sickness 1.4.2 bone , muscle deterioration 1.4.3 fluid redistribution 1.4.4 disruption of senses 1.4.4.1 vision 1.4.4.2 taste 1.4.5 additional physiological effects physiological effects many of environmental conditions experienced humans during spaceflight different in humans evolved; however, technology able shield people harshest conditions, such offered spaceship or spacesuit. immediate needs breathable air , drinkable water addressed life support system, group of devices allow human beings survive in outer space. life support system supplies air, water , food. must maintain temperature , pressure within acceptable limits , deal body s waste products. shielding against harmful external influences such radiation , micro-meteorites necessary. of course, not possible remove hazards; important factor affecting human physical wel...