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Pacific Love lock

love locks in suseong lake, daegu, south korea australia in albury, new south wales australia, love locks have begun appearing on fence overlooking lake hume, outside city, close weir wall on new south wales side of border @ lake hume village. authorities in canberra, australia, decided in february 2015 remove love locks bridge becoming popular location affix them, , other locations in canberra. justifications given decision possibility of future threats public safety eventual overloading of bridge mass of padlocks, , structural interference resulting corrosion. bridge in paris mentioned authorities example of overloaded bridge, probable reference pont des arts. on 20 may 2015, council authorities in melbourne, australia, began removing love locks southgate footbridge due safety concerns. around 22,000 love locks reported have been fixed railings, causing cables sag. in toowoomba, australia, love locks have been appearing @ picnic point, heritage-listed tourist attraction featuring par...

Life and career Ray Cooper

cooper born in watford, hertfordshire. according cooper s bio on elton john’s official site, in addition percussion, cooper studied classical piano, strings , woodwinds, theater. later joined band blue mink, , session musician played on records artists such america, carly simon , david essex, among others. cooper has long been associated elton john’s career, playing on more 90 recordings, , performing in more 800 concerts john both duo , in various band configurations. first appearance john during sessions madman across water, , played first live show him in 1972. cooper had short stint rolling stones playing percussion 1974 s rock n roll album. after contributing various elton john albums, cooper joined elton john band full-time in 1974, , spent next 2 years recording , touring group. during john’s semi-retirement in late 1970s, cooper played on various singles , albums john, , recorded george harrison, kinks, wings , art garfunkel. in 1977 , again in 1979, cooper toured elton john du...

Communities along the river Mississippi River

in minnesota, mississippi river runs through twin cities (2007) community of boathouses on mississippi river in winona, mn (2006) the mississippi river @ chain of rocks north of st. louis (2005) many of communities along mississippi river listed below; have either historic significance or cultural lore connecting them river. sequenced source of river end.

Culture Taunggyi

a sikh temple in taunggyi the guan yin buddhist monastery (kwan yin si hpaya kyaung) in taunggyi serves local chinese community. st. joseph s cathedral in taunggyi serves headquarters of archdiocese of taunggyi. st.george anglican church taunggyi melting pot myelat area of shan state. in of myanmar, influence of buddhism evidenced monasteries scattered throughout city. however, being relatively new city, monasteries not of historical significance , architecturally not unique. there significant christian population, center of roman catholic archdiocese of taunggyi st. joseph s cathedral , associated seminary main facilities, baptist church. both churches established missionaries. there smaller anglican church, served british administrators, has fallen state of disrepair. 4 mosques serve muslim communities of city. among 4 mosques, panthay mosque serves chinese panthay muslims mainly. other mosques large population of burmese muslims. there few temples serving chinese buddhist community....

Establishment of Tibetan exile community Dharamshala

kalachakra temple in main street of mcleod ganj the tibetan settlement of dharamshala began in 1959, when holiness dalai lama had flee tibet , prime minister of india, jawaharlal nehru, allowed him , followers settle in mcleodganj (in upper dharmshala), former colonial british summer picnic spot. nehru delighted forgotten ghost-town wasting in woods , , offered dalai lama. there established government-in-exile in 1960 , namgyal monastery. dharamshala had been connected hinduism , buddhism long time, many monasteries having been established there in past, tibetan immigrants in 19th century. in 1970, dalai lama, tenzin gyatso, opened library of tibetan works , archives houses on 80,000 manuscripts , other important resources related tibetan history, politics , culture. considered 1 of important institutions tibetology in world, new director geshe lahkdor, old translator of h.h. dalai lama.

News International phone hacking scandal Rupert Murdoch

in july 2011, murdoch, along son james, provided testimony before british parliamentary committee regarding phone hacking. in u.k., media empire remains under fire investigators continue probe reports of other phone hacking. on 14 july, culture, media , sport committee of house of commons served summons on murdoch, son james, , former ceo rebekah brooks testify before committee on 19 july. after initial refusal, murdochs confirmed attend after committee issued them summons parliament. day before committee, website of news corporation publication sun hacked, , false story posted on front page claiming murdoch had died. murdoch described day of committee humble day of life . argued since ran global business of 53,000 employees , news of world 1% of this, not responsible went on @ tabloid. added had not considered resigning, , , other top executives had been unaware of hacking. on 15 july, murdoch attended private meeting in london family of milly dowler, apologized hacking of murdered...

Team Statistics 2012–13 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

1 team statistics 1.1 league table 1.2 position summary 1.3 frequent line-up 1.4 personnel awards team statistics league table source: scottish premier league rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored since winners of 2012–13 scottish cup, celtic qualified 2013–14 uefa champions league, runners–up hibernian secured spot in 2013–14 uefa europa league in second qualifying round. teams in bottom half @ time of split may not overtake team in top 6 @ time of split. (c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round. only applicable when season not finished: (q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament. position summary last updated: 19 may 2013. source: ground: = away; h = home. result: d = draw; l = loss; w = win; p = postponed. most frequ...

Food science List of Japanese inventions and discoveries

instant noodles before boiling. instant noodle invented momofuku ando in 1958. monosodium glutamate invented , patented kikunae ikeda. umami umami separate taste first identified in 1908 kikunae ikeda of tokyo imperial university while researching strong flavor in seaweed broth. ^ meet momofuku ando, inventor of ramen noodles ^ history of property rights - ikeda, kikunae ^ ikeda k (november 2002). new seasonings . chem. senses. 27 (9): 847–9. doi:10.1093/chemse/27.9.847. pmid 12438213.  (partial translation of ikeda, kikunae (1909). new seasonings[japan.] . journal of chemical society of tokyo. 30: 820–836. )

1977 and the emergence of the .22Trinity.22 History of personal computers

1 1977 , emergence of trinity 1.1 apple ii 1.2 pet 1.3 trs-80 1977 , emergence of trinity by 1976, there several firms racing introduce first successful commercial personal computers. 3 machines, apple ii, pet 2001 , trs-80 released in 1977, becoming popular late 1978. byte magazine later referred them 1977 trinity . in 1977, sord computer corporation released sord m200 smart home computer in japan. apple ii apr. 1977: apple ii steve wozniak (known woz ), regular visitor homebrew computer club meetings, designed single-board apple computer , first demonstrated there. specifications in hand , order 100 machines @ us$500 each byte shop, woz , friend steve jobs founded apple computer. about 200 of machines sold before company announced apple ii complete computer. had color graphics, full qwerty keyboard, , internal slots expansion, mounted in high quality streamlined plastic case. monitor , i/o devices sold separately. original apple ii operating system built-in basic interpreter cont...

Chris Huhne Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2007

^ choice lib dem leader .  ^ peev, gerri (18 october 2007). huhne in second run @ leadership . scotsman. edinburgh.  ^ cite error: named reference cleggfav invoked never defined (see page). ^ coates, sam (18 october 2007). first lib dem candidate happy underdog . times. london. retrieved 7 may 2010.  ^ huhne leadership election campaign gains momentum . archived original on 19 november 2007.  ^ cite error: named reference cleggbolder invoked never defined (see page). ^ clegg urges lib dems bolder . london: guardian unlimited. 19 october 2007. retrieved 19 october 2007.  ^ john leech mp backs chris huhne .  ^ matthew taylor gives backing chris .  ^ chris huhne nominated first party leader .  ^ supporters backing chris huhne leader . archived original on 31 october 2007.  ^ dick newby , anna werrin have key roles in huhne campaign . archived original on 22 october 2007.  ^ straight choice betwee...

Playoffs 2 2008 World Junior Curling Championships

1 playoffs 1.1 1 vs. 2 game 1.2 3 vs. 4 game 1.3 semifinal 1.4 bronze medal game 1.5 gold medal game playoffs 1 vs. 2 game thursday, march 8, 14:00 3 vs. 4 game thursday, march 8, 14:00 semifinal thursday, march 8, 19:00 bronze medal game friday, march 9, 9:00 gold medal game friday, march 9, 9:30

Micral N History of personal computers

the french company r2e formed 2 former engineers of intertechnique company sell intel 8008-based microcomputer design. system developed @ institut national de la recherche agronomique automate hygrometric measurements. system ran @ 500 khz , included 16 kb of memory, , sold 8500 francs, $1300us. a bus, called pluribus, introduced allowed connection of 14 boards. boards digital i/o, analog i/o, memory, floppy disk available r2e. micral operating system called sysmic, , later renamed prologue. r2e absorbed groupe bull in 1978. although groupe bull continued production of micral computers, not interested in personal computer market, , micral computers confined highway toll gates (where remained in service until 1992) , similar niche markets.

External links Saginaw High School (Texas)

Descent Pill, Bishop's Tawton

1 descent 1.1 de la pille 1.2 fulk/fowke 1.3 perrot 1.4 travers 1.5 chichester descent de la pille the earliest recorded holder of estate according devon historian sir william pole (d.1635) de la pille family, took name estate. successive holders were: john de la pille benedict de la pille michaell de la pille (fl. 1315), left daughter sole heiress, married robert fulk of halmeston (mod: halmpstone), bishop s tawton, family passed pill. fulk/fowke arms of fowke of pyll : ermine, on bend cotised gules 3 escallops argent the descent of fulk family of pill included: robert fulk of halmeston (mod: halmpstone) in parish of bishop s tawton inherited pill on marriage de la pille heiress of pill. resident @ pill in 1345. john fulk, resident @ pill in 1376. william fulk, resident @ pill in 1393. the borough of newport lies between pill , barnstaple, , received royal charter perhaps in 1294, when king edward granted market on mondays, , fair 3 days @ midsummer. surviving names of mayors of newp...

Championships and accomplishments Shigeo Okumura

^ cite error: named reference arenacoliseo invoked never defined (see page). ^ velazquez, israel (may 7, 2010). resultados arena méxico (7 de mayo 2010): ¡tanahashi, taichi y okumura, nuevos campeones de tríos cmll! . superluchas (in spanish). retrieved may 7, 2010.  ^ cite error: named reference occidentelhw invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference ga2009 invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference fuegookumura invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference sixbarbwire invoked never defined (see page).

2011 Steve Johnson (Australian footballer)

johnson in july 2011 in 2011, stevie wonder , struggled consistently produce captivating form had won him australian selection in previous years. still force though, gaining recognition being honored in initial all-australian squad of 40. season came abrupt end, when during third quarter of preliminary final between geelong , west coast, appeared sustain serious injury left knee. racing against clock in order gain fitness grand final against magpies, heavily speculated johnson unable gain full fitness in time. entire week, whilst team-mates trained in spotlight, stevey j spent time in melbourne in hyperbaric chamber. fortunately himself , geelong fans, johnson able gain fitness needed , played vital part in cats win on pies. went on kick 4 goals amongst 14 possessions, claiming third premiership medallion.

Consumer electronics List of Amazon products and services

a kindle fire in november 2007, amazon launched kindle, e-reader downloads content on whispernet , via sprint s ev-do wireless network. screen uses e ink technology reduce battery consumption , provide more legible display. of july 2014, there on 2.7 million e-books available purchase @ kindle store. starting in 2012 amazon began offering differing models within generations of readers starting paperwhite, voyage, , oasis 2 released in october 2017. in september 2011, amazon announced entry tablet computer market introducing kindle fire, runs customized fork of android operating system. low pricing of fire ($199 usd) perceived strategy backed amazon s revenue content sales, stimulated access fire tablets. in september 2012, amazon unveiled second generation tablet, called kindle fire hd. on september 25, 2013, amazon.com unveiled third generation tablet, called kindle fire hdx. in april 2014, amazon announced amazon fire tv set-top box system, device targeted compete such systems apple...

Behavior Harpy eagle

feeding @ zoo miami, usa the harpy eagle actively hunting carnivore , apex predator. adults near top of food chain preyed upon jaguars. main prey tree-dwelling mammals , majority of diet has been shown focus on sloths , monkeys. research conducted aguiar-silva between 2003 , 2005 in nesting site in parintins, amazonas, brazil, collected remains prey offered nestling parents , after sorting them, concluded, in terms of individuals preyed upon, harpy s prey basis composed in 79% sloths 2 species: bradypus variegatus amounting 39% of individual prey base, , choloepus didactylus 40%; various monkeys amounted 11.6% of same prey base. in similar research venture in panama, couple of captive-bred subadults released, 52% of male s captures , 54% of female s of 2 sloth species (bradypus variegatus , choloepus hoffmanni). @ 1 venezuelan nest, remains comprised sloths. monkeys regularly taken can include capuchin monkeys, saki monkeys, howler monkeys, titi monkeys, squirrel monkeys, , spider monk...

Branches Debian

1 branches 1.1 numbering scheme 1.2 code names 1.3 blends branches a debian 4.0 etch box cover three branches of debian (also called releases, distributions or suites) regularly maintained: stable current release , targets stable , well-tested software needs. stable made freezing testing few months bugs fixed , packages many bugs removed; resulting system released stable. updated if major security or usability fixes incorporated. branch has optional backports service provides more recent versions of software. stable s cds , dvds can found in debian website. testing preview branch become next major release. packages included in branch have had testing in unstable may not fit release yet. contains newer packages stable older unstable. branch updated continually until frozen. testing s cds , dvds can found on debian website. unstable, codenamed sid, trunk. packages accepted without checking distribution whole. branch run software developers participate in project , need latest libraries a...

Women 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship squads

1 women 1.1 group a 1.1.1  australia 1.1.2  canada 1.1.3  great britain 1.1.4  mexico 1.1.5  netherlands 1.2 group b 1.2.1  brazil 1.2.2  china 1.2.3  germany 1.2.4  japan 1.2.5  united states women group a group b

Audio Nier: Automata

composer keiichi okabe, worked on both nier , drakengard 3, returned composer studio band monaca, creating music alongside fellow member keigo hoashi. additional composers kuniyuki takahashi , shotaro seo, newcomers monaca. score nier: automata influenced classical music, while recalling elements used nier such overall sense of melancholy. change previous score shift portraying more mechanical , brutal theme , environment nier, had focused on grasslands , villages. factor open world environment: rather single looping track, okabe created multiple hard , soft tracks transitioned each other depending on situation , environment. balancing of music carried out using pro tools. prominent return emi evans, provided vocals first game s soundtrack. additional male vocals provided shotaro seo. in addition, theme song created game, versions sung both evans , new singer j nique nicole. nicole , nami nakagawa joined evans form three-part chorus of musical work, including boss theme featured in gam...

Career Gary Dempsey (Irish footballer)

1 career 1.1 career 1.2 scotland 1.3 later career career early career after successful career @ cherry orchard in 1997 dempsey signed 4-year contract everton , moved merseyside after 16th birthday. spent 4 years @ everton , part of team won fa youth cup likes of richard dunne , francis jeffers. dempsey returned bray on 2 spells scored total of on 5 goals in 58 total appearances. moved on waterford united awarded supporters player of year 2001-02 league of ireland season. scotland in 2002, signed scottish side dunfermline athletic, made 80 league appearances on three-year period, scoring 7 league goals. scored on debut against celtic @ parkhead in front of 66,000 fans. @ dunfermline, gary established himself regular in team , won young player of year in first season. in second season, helped dunfermline 2004 scottish cup final against celtic in great henrik larsson s last game. having lost final 3–1, dunfermline secured place in 2004-05 uefa cup lost icelandic part timers fimleikafélag ...

2000 census Henry County, Iowa

2000 census age pyramid henry county as of census of 2000, there 20,336 people, 7,626 households, , 5,269 families residing in county. population density 47 people per square mile (18/km²). there 8,246 housing units @ average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). racial makeup of county 94.78% white, 1.49% black or african american, 0.24% native american, 1.88% asian, 0.02% pacific islander, 0.52% other races, , 1.07% 2 or more races. 1.26% of population hispanic or latino of race. there 7,626 households out of 32.80% had children under age of 18 living them, 57.70% married couples living together, 8.20% had female householder no husband present, , 30.90% non-families. 26.80% of households made of individuals , 12.20% had living alone 65 years of age or older. average household size 2.46 , average family size 2.98. in county, population spread out 24.70% under age of 18, 9.00% 18 24, 29.20% 25 44, 22.50% 45 64, , 14.70% 65 years of age or older. median age 37 years. every 100 fema...

Results 2007–08 National Division Three South

1 results 1.1 round 1 1.2 round 2 1.3 round 3 1.4 round 4 1.5 round 5 1.6 round 6 1.7 round 7 1.8 round 8 1.9 round 9 1.10 round 10 1.11 round 11 1.12 round 12 1.13 round 13 1.14 round 14 1.15 round 15 1.16 round 12 (rescheduled game) 1.17 round 16 1.18 round 17 1.19 round 12 (rescheduled game) 1.20 round 18 1.21 round 19 1.22 round 20 1.23 round 21 1.24 round 22 1.25 round 23 1.26 round 24 1.27 round 25 1.28 round 26 1.29 promotion play-off results round 1 round 2 round 3 round 4 round 5 round 6 round 7 round 8 round 9 round 10 round 11 round 12 postponed. game rescheduled 2 february 2008. postponed. game rescheduled 12 january 2008. round 13 round 14 round 15 round 12 (rescheduled game) game rescheduled 1 december 2007. round 16 round 17 round 12 (rescheduled game) game rescheduled 1 december 2007. round 18 round 19 round 20 round 21 round 22 round 23 round 24 round 25 round 26 promotion play-off the league runners of national division 3 south , north meet in playoff game promotion n...

Horticultural classification Dahlia

1 horticultural classification 1.1 history 1.2 modern system (rhs) 1.3 branding horticultural classification history the inappropriate term d. variabilis used describe cultivars of dahlia since correct parentage remains obscure, involves dahlia coccinea. in 1846 caledonia horticultural society of edinburgh offered prize of 2,000 pounds first person succeeding in producing blue dahlia. has date not been accomplished. while dahlias produce anthocyanin, element necessary production of blue, achieve true blue color in plant, anthocyanin delphinidin needs 6 hydroxyl groups. date dahlias have developed five, closest breeders have come achieving blue specimen variations of mauve, purples , lilac hues. by beginning of twentieth century number of different types recognised. these terms based on shape or colour, , national dahlia society included cactus, pompon, single, show , fancy in 1904 guide. many national societies developed own classification systems until 1962 when international hortic...

District 2 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008

republican incumbent jean schmidt won against democratic nominee victoria wulsin , independent candidate david krikorian. cq politics rated race leans republican . following candidates ran in general election: race ranking , details cq politics campaign contributions opensecrets.org schmidt (r-i) vs wulsin (d) graph of collected poll results pollster.com ^ federal elections 2008 federal elections commission washington, dc july 2009

Critical reception Good Enough (Evanescence song)

enough received positive reviews music critics. in review of open door, ed thompson of website ign, stated fans looking full-blown piano ballad reminiscent of immortal (2004) had wait until album s final track. added @ end of album awarded not beautiful song on album, unique song lee has ever released. further said, despite lee s voice giving tune funereal cast, there no hiding fact lyrics of upbeat nature. shouldn t have torture me sweetly, can t let go of dream, can t breathe feel enough, feel enough you. bill lamb of website about.com, put song in list of top tracks open door along sweet sacrifice , call me when re sober , star , lacrymosa . jon dolan entertainment weekly said [...] deceptively soft enough flirts again dark side, offering drink sweet decadence / can t no , striking final note of cathartic badness. kathy mccabe of daily telegraph wrote lee s newfound confidence evident in song. in review of open door, andree farias of christianity today concl...

Black card Penalty card

a black card in fencing indicates offense serious enough warrant suspension a black card used in fencing. issued director, or referee severe rule infractions. second instance of group 3 offence, , group 4 offences including deliberate brutality, refusal fence, refusal salute, , refusal shake hands can punished black card. when black card issued, offending fencer excluded remainder of competition , may suspended further tournaments. in official record of tournament, or name replaced words fencer excluded . a black card used in sport of badminton indicate disqualification. in gaelic games of gaelic football , hurling, tick or black book – formerly recorded against player minor infringement not warranting yellow card, though multiple bookings result in issuance of yellow card. act of referee physically holding black notebook in same manner card has been discontinued gaa. beginning january 1, 2014 player in gaelic football can ordered off pitch remainder of game substitution allowed being...

Stadium FK Mladost Podgorica

since 2008, fk mladost playing home games @ mladost stadium, part of camp fscg @ stari aerodrom neighbourhood. stadium have capacity of 1,250 seats. before that, in period 1950-2008, home of fk mladost stadion cvijetni brijeg, @ old podgorica s neighbourhood drač. but, because stadium didn t meet criteria higher-rank games, until 1998 mladost played of games @ podgorica city stadium. at 1998, stadium cvijetni brijeg renovated, 2 all-seated terraces capacity of 1,340 seats, new pitch, modern locker rooms, restaurant , facilities. stadium opened on august 31, 1998, game fk mladost – fk cetinje 6–1. during decade (1998–08), on stadium cvijetin brijeg, fk mladost played more 200 matches in montenegrin first league, yugoslav second league, montenegrin republic league, yugoslav cup , montenegrin cup. stadium meet necessary criteria first league, so, on cvijetin brijeg, few matches played fk kom in first league of serbia , montenegro (2004–05) , fk budućnost in montenegrin first league ...

International relations Ringerike (municipality)

twin towns — sister cities the following cities twinned ringerike: aabenraa, region of southern denmark, denmark lohja, southern finland, finland emmeloord, flevoland, netherlands skagaströnd, iceland växjö, kronoberg county, sweden vera, almería, spain in 1989 ^ vennskapskommuner (in norwegian). norden.no. archived original on 2011-07-24. retrieved 2009-01-11.  ^ internationale betrekkingen (in dutch). archived original on 2008-12-07. retrieved 2009-01-11.  ^ terraza carmona eventos (in spanish). 

Biography Boris Vian

1 biography 1.1 life 1.2 formal education , teenage years 1.3 career 1.4 later years 1.5 death 1.6 legacy biography early life vian born in 1920 upper middle-class family in wealthy parisian suburb of ville d avray (hauts-de-seine). parents paul vian, young rentier, , yvonne ravenez, amateur pianist , harpist. father vian inherited distrust of church , military, love of bohemian life. vian second of 4 children: others lélio (1918–1984), alain (1921–1995) , ninon (1924–2003). family occupied les fauvettes villa. name boris chosen yvonne, avid classical music lover, after seeing performance of mussorgsky s opera boris godunov. vian suffered ill health throughout childhood , had educated @ home until age of five. 1926 1932 studied first @ small lycée, @ lycée de sèvres. after wall street crash of 1929 family s financial situation worsened considerably , moved small lodge near les fauvettes (from 1929 1932 vians rented villa yehudi menuhin s family). shortly after vian s 12th birthday de...

Murder Zinaida Reich

vsevolod meyerhold , portraits of zinaida reich the moscow apartment divided two: 1 unit given vardo maximashvili, nkvd officer , alleged lover of lavrenty beria, head of nkvd. other given beria s personal chauffeur. since end of soviet union, whole apartment has been restored. maintained , operated meyerhold museum. reich s daughter, tatiana (1918–92), became notable writer. son konstantin (1920–86) became journalist , prominent football statistician.

Discrimination law South African labour law

1 discrimination law 1.1 harassment 1.1.1 sexual harassment 1.1.1.1 employer liability 1.1.1.2 other remedies 1.1.2 medical testing 1.1.2.1 hiv/aids 1.1.3 disputes discrimination 1.1.4 affirmative action 1.1.4.1 designated employers 1.1.4.2 employment-equity plans 1.1.4.3 enforcement 1.1.4.3.1 self-regulation 1.1.4.3.2 administrative procedures 1.1.4.3.3 court action 1.1.4.3.4 state contracts discrimination law seen generally, there 3 mechanisms designed protect individual employee: the fourth mechanism of protection protection against unfair discrimination. the labour relations act 1995 first piece of legislation deal discrimination in workplace. the eea contains detailed provisions counteract , eliminate discrimination in workplace. the constitution, right equality, provides important constitutional context employment equity. consideration of constitutional provision indicates elimination of discrimination has 2 bases: formal equality, or equality in treatment; and substantive equali...