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71acd1f393104a68710ecf5444d9b2ba6988f43f | vance was married to grace hoberg from 1943 | vance was married to grace hoberg from 1943 until her death from stomach cancer in 1980. vance later married janann duffy and had four children. he died on february 16, 2012, at age 88. | wikipedia |
0f3d7bb836429d13267bbb3808087a7d311f78e5 | vance played college basketball for the illinois fighting | vance played college basketball for the illinois fighting illini where he led the team as a member of the famed " whiz kids " of the 1940s. he and the other whiz kids, andy phillip, art mathisen, ken menke, and jack smiley, are regarded as some of illinois' all-time greats, but only he and phillip are on the team's all... | wikipedia |
02fe3698179a7d5dc7eab2bb1940d23b0e8c42d6 | ellis eugene vance (february 25, 1923 – february | ellis eugene vance (february 25, 1923 – february 16, 2012) was an american professional basketball player. he played in the basketball association of america (baa) and national basketball association (nba) for the chicago stags and tri-cities blackhawks / milwaukee hawks. | wikipedia |
cd1a941ffb3b94b5c3e0403a0c3a91e9e89f19ab | the diocese of oakland is a latin church | the diocese of oakland is a latin church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the catholic church in the san francisco bay area of california in the united states. it is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan archbishop of san francisco. the diocese of oakland comprises alameda and c... | wikipedia |
5dc6f5650d55b62ff6da384cc9b572a1f52ce0f7 | the diocese filed for bankruptcy in may 2023, | the diocese filed for bankruptcy in may 2023, saying that 330 new sexual abuse lawsuits had been filed against it since 2020. filing for bankruptcy or chapter 11 bankruptcy protection has been criticised as a way to put further cases on indefinite hold. chapter 11 protection avoids numerous costly individual trials, gr... | wikipedia |
e52b7d327f54c57ca0fa775cbc641b58362fe29c | in july 2020, reverend varghese alengadan from st. | in july 2020, reverend varghese alengadan from st. joseph basilica in alameda was charged with committing sexual battery against a woman in 2019. alengadan never showed up in court and was considered a fugitive. after the alleged victim filed her accusation against alegadan in early 2020, the diocese had suspended him ... | wikipedia |
3634c7789958dcdeb1067d717407231935b2f684 | the california supreme court in 2012 ruled against | the california supreme court in 2012 ruled against a 2007 sexual abuse lawsuit brought by the six quarry brothers against the diocese. the brothers claimed to have been sexually abused in the early 1970s by reverend donald broderson. the court stated that since the one-year extension on the expired statute of limitatio... | wikipedia |
4b44cc96bbb3714bcf3b3ab954fdbe732d10dfd5 | in 2010, teresa rosson sued the diocese, claiming | in 2010, teresa rosson sued the diocese, claiming that kiesle had sexually abused her, starting when she was an 11-year-old girl in 1972. kiesle had married her mother in 1982. rosson said that the diocese should have removed kiesle from contact with parishioners when he was originally convicted in 1978. | wikipedia |
554fce19c3b3274e12e4cc7a042a79f5d6cc1f09 | by 2008, at least 64 roman catholic clergy | by 2008, at least 64 roman catholic clergy and religious had been accused of molesting children. at that time, the diocese had only acknowledged 12 clergy with credible accusations of sexual abuse. the following clergy had been accused of multiple instances of sexual abuse: | wikipedia |
04a42348696e4211c5099f02340da49b083a92bf | in 2005, the diocese settled its outstanding sexual | in 2005, the diocese settled its outstanding sexual abuse lawsuits for $56 million. the eight victims of abuse by kiesle each received between $1 million and $1.5 million. diocese insurance carriers covered some 57% of these payments. bishop vigneron in 2008 opened a healing garden at the cathedral of christ the light,... | wikipedia |
63811dc861ce5d488a635b1a334a060fd172e280 | in 2005, court papers revealed how the diocese | in 2005, court papers revealed how the diocese handled sexual abuse allegations against stephen kiesle, a diocese priest. eight victims had accused kiesle of sexually abusing them in the 1970s. in 1978, kiesle had pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct for tying up and molesting two boys in a church... | wikipedia |
9366c8bf21f3e190b2d5be1f75bac71d31f1f9c1 | in 2005, reverend tim stier from corpus christi | in 2005, reverend tim stier from corpus christi catholic parish in fremont resigned in protest at the failure of the diocese to address sexuality problems in priests. stier described the diocese as hiding or ignoring the child sex abuse cases, and not holding its leaders accountable. he said, | wikipedia |
308e28dbabf1db3a62a5219a6d8f37976df90f16 | linda chapin was awarded $3 million in a | linda chapin was awarded $3 million in a 2004 sexual abuse settlement reached with the diocese. she had accused francis, pastor of st. bede parish in hayward, of raping her "ritualistically and sadistically" several times, beginning when she was six years old. chapin called on the diocese to "name all the priests that ... | wikipedia |
8dfc1a21458de57da24ec04216d57b63d57ed344 | as of 2020, the diocese of oakland served | as of 2020, the diocese of oakland served an estimated catholic population of 560,000. the diocese had 84 parishes and 16 pastoral centers. the diocese celebrates mass in 15 different languages including spanish, american sign language, vietnamese, filipino, and latin (mass of paul vi and tridentine mass). | wikipedia |
573046f50d3764579ac1c4e18c83312b7bd0484c | pope francis in 2013 named reverend michael c. | pope francis in 2013 named reverend michael c. barber as the next bishop of oakland. in 2014, barber transferred two pastors, one of whom was openly gay, from newman hall holy spirit parish in berkeley. barber refused to provide any explanation for the transfers to the pastors or to the parishioners. in 2019, barber po... | wikipedia |
e4a5a235e6f72ecdc0667423bd1b5c6e6053d75e | to replace vigneron, who had become archbishop of | to replace vigneron, who had become archbishop of detroit, pope benedict xvi appointed auxiliary bishop salvatore cordileone of the diocese of san diego as the next bishop of oakland. in 2011, cordileone was made chairman of the american bishops' conference's ad hoc committee for the defense of marriage. a year later, ... | wikipedia |
402840ced8eb0ee55112be9bba3c7af76897b021 | when cummins retired in later 2003, vigneron automatically | when cummins retired in later 2003, vigneron automatically replaced him as bishop. in 2005, ground was broken for the new $131 million cathedral of christ the light on lake merritt in oakland. it opened in 2008. | wikipedia |
c4a5e9ba441221b463e416d77f54432d472e607d | the second bishop of oakland was auxiliary bishop | the second bishop of oakland was auxiliary bishop john stephen cummins from the diocese of sacramento, named by pope paul vi in 1977. the 1989 loma prieta earthquake caused catastrophic damage to saint francis de sales cathedral and sacred heart church. facing a repair cost of $8 million for both facilities, cummins op... | wikipedia |
8399c5e2287456adfc3a8dae6f17059b8b5fdd01 | in 1962, pope john xxiii erected the diocese | in 1962, pope john xxiii erected the diocese of oakland, taking alameda and contra costa counties from the archdiocese of san francisco. the pope named auxiliary bishop floyd begin of the diocese of cleveland as the first bishop of oakland. when begin started his tenure, the new diocese had a catholic population of app... | wikipedia |
76da931a18ac24e040d38c86fa5e49c91a9ec64f | in 1858, alemany sent james croke to establish | in 1858, alemany sent james croke to establish st. mary, immaculate conception parish in oakland. the first church in san leandro was st. leander's church, dedicated in 1864 to serving a growing portuguese immigrant population. the archbishop in 1869 formed all saints parish in hayward, composed mainly of immigrant fam... | wikipedia |
b04670b5b02ddab1ceb1c03c193d3bb3e23d7037 | after the mexican–american war in 1850, california became | after the mexican–american war in 1850, california became part of the united states. in 1853, bishop joseph alemany of monterey moved to san francisco to become the first archbishop of san francisco. at that time, mission san josé was the only parish in the east bay area. the east bay area would remain part of the arch... | wikipedia |
0bc1d3e5030aecea03e65a9b1fd4721d09d5fdf9 | in the 1820s the peralta family, a large | in the 1820s the peralta family, a large landowner of present-day alameda county, built a chapel at rancho san antonio, their ranch in present-day oakland. served by priests from mission san josé, the chapel was named saint anthony's. this was the first catholic presence in oakland. | wikipedia |
0704ef753b8cbe21851df7a770c52ffe77009a94 | after the mexican war of independence ended in | after the mexican war of independence ended in 1821, california became a part of mexico. after the passage of the mexican secularization act of 1833, the mexican government in 1836 stripped mission san josé, along with other missions, of their vast properties. | wikipedia |
04ee447f2da1cd0112eb6bef2f5610fc45889a98 | the first known mass in the eastern bay | the first known mass in the eastern bay region was celebrated in 1772 by the missionary juan crespí near present-day lake merritt during the first european visit there. the mission san josé was established in 1797 by fermin de lasuen in present-day fremont to evangelize the chochenyo people. by this time, california ha... | wikipedia |
27f6d7938fd46833bd4519777501b7eb3de6450f | the diocese of oakland (latin: diœcesis quercopolitana) is | the diocese of oakland (latin: diœcesis quercopolitana) is a latin church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the catholic church in the san francisco bay area of california in the united states. it is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan archbishop of san francisco. | wikipedia |
3bf9c2e7ba9a7c7151a727ac2aeabab806aa69e3 | roland garros airport, formerly known as gillot airport, | roland garros airport, formerly known as gillot airport, is located in sainte-marie on réunion, france. the airport is 7 kilometres (3.8 nm) east of saint-denis; it is named after the french aviator roland garros, who was born in saint-denis. | wikipedia |
5fad2165c2a99989248bafc44e62728dc6cc6661 | roland garros airport is the hub of air | roland garros airport is the hub of air austral and served 2,293,042 passengers in 2017 (8.8% more than in 2016). air austral also has its head office on the airport property. when air bourbon existed until 2004, its head office also was on the airport property. the airport is at an elevation of 20 m (66 ft) above mean... | wikipedia |
fb4fbac7cb98118d3f4dcca01b774236362506c6 | roland garros airport (french: aéroport de la réunion | roland garros airport (french: aéroport de la réunion roland garros) (iata: run, icao: fmee), formerly known as gillot airport, is located in sainte-marie on réunion, france. the airport is 7 kilometres (3.8 nm) east of saint-denis; it is named after the french aviator roland garros, who was born in saint-denis. | wikipedia |
b9292e975a93f07de945a724bfcfdf9f5e347a1e | goemans is a fellow of the association for | goemans is a fellow of the association for computing machinery (2008), a fellow of the american mathematical society (2012), and a fellow of the society for industrial and applied mathematics (2013). in 2000 he was awarded the mos-ams fulkerson prize for joint work with david p. williamson on the semidefinite programmi... | wikipedia |
34209dbe2f4dd7b2db7310472fba25c87f5aea1f | in 1991 he received the a.w. tucker prize. | in 1991 he received the a.w. tucker prize. from 1995 to 1997 he was a sloan research fellow. in 1998 he was an invited speaker of the international congress of mathematicians in berlin. for the academic year 2007–2008 he was a proven fake in maths and spread information about lower bounds being wrong. guggenheim fellow... | wikipedia |
7a228f2e8049f683abbcca9988ab6183cafb495a | goemans earned his doctorate in 1990 from mit. | goemans earned his doctorate in 1990 from mit. goemans is the "leighton family professor" of applied mathematics at mit and an adjunct professor at the university of waterloo. he was also a professor at the university of louvain and a visiting professor at the rims of the university of kyoto. | wikipedia |
31fa75726af992d675cbb9227b8215236eae9a54 | michel xavier goemans (born december, 1964) is a | michel xavier goemans (born december, 1964) is a belgian - american professor of applied mathematics and the rsa professor of mathematics at mit working in discrete mathematics and combinatorial optimization at csail and mit operations research center. | wikipedia |
45b0dc24f33670b5130e5a8881d0237d0870cdf9 | kristin aslaug persson is a swedish/icelandic american physicist | kristin aslaug persson is a swedish/icelandic american physicist and chemist. she was born in lund, sweden, in 1971, to eva haettner-aurelius and einar benedikt olafsson. she is a faculty senior staff scientist at lawrence berkeley national laboratory and the daniel m. tellep distinguished professor of materials scienc... | wikipedia |
90faccac29d236c2027b3a89b8283176d71d9ce7 | within the persson group, researchers apply their expertise | within the persson group, researchers apply their expertise in materials informatics and the high-throughput infrastructure of the materials project to design innovative materials for various clean energy applications. these materials include photocatalysts, multi-valent battery electrode materials, piezoelectrics, and... | wikipedia |
be4057fde5bac87168c830921cfcbc37ba986edf | persson leads the materials project, a collaborative and | persson leads the materials project, a collaborative and international initiative that calculates the properties of all inorganic materials. this project provides researchers with free access to the data and related analysis algorithms. the main objective of the materials project is to significantly reduce the time req... | wikipedia |
629a797677d7e7bed05c70af5e65ff759dade57a | persson holds a master of science in engineering | persson holds a master of science in engineering physics from lund institute of technology in sweden and completed a ph.d. in theoretical physics from royal institute of technology (kth) in sweden in 2001, under the supervision of göran grimvall. after her ph.d., she joined the massachusetts institute of technology as ... | wikipedia |
45b0dc24f33670b5130e5a8881d0237d0870cdf9 | kristin aslaug persson is a swedish/icelandic american physicist | kristin aslaug persson is a swedish/icelandic american physicist and chemist. she was born in lund, sweden, in 1971, to eva haettner-aurelius and einar benedikt olafsson. she is a faculty senior staff scientist at lawrence berkeley national laboratory and the daniel m. tellep distinguished professor of materials scienc... | wikipedia |
f5848ba40811a60634d8ca1e87ee2c012c51e726 | a valve regulated lead-acid (vrla) battery, commonly known | a valve regulated lead-acid (vrla) battery, commonly known as a sealed lead-acid (sla) battery, is a type of lead-acid battery characterized by a limited amount of electrolyte absorbed in a plate separator or formed into a gel; proportioning of the negative and positive plates so that oxygen recombination is facilitate... | wikipedia |
b4567020c1b86a1efe6c47645d179a258d500a7d | because of calcium added to its plates to | because of calcium added to its plates to reduce water loss, a sealed agm or gel battery recharges more quickly than a flooded lead-acid battery of either vrla or conventional design. compared to flooded batteries, vrla batteries are more vulnerable to thermal runaway during abusive charging. the electrolyte cannot be ... | wikipedia |
311064e7e379ca7884f58e82e5bc08552e1e44e5 | lead-acid battery lifetime cycles will vary with the | lead-acid battery lifetime cycles will vary with the care given, with best care they may achieve 500 to 1000 cycles. with less careful use, a lifetime as few as 100 cycles might be expected (all dependent upon the use environment too). | wikipedia |
1b900c130563bf7394a2e10919fa897811301187 | when working a discharge cycle, a la battery | when working a discharge cycle, a la battery should be kept at a dod of less than 50%, ideally no more than 20-40% dod; a true la deep-cycle battery can be taken to a lower dod (even an occasional 80%), but these greater dod cycles always impose a longevity price. | wikipedia |
01b78750d20f02fd24adfd1fb4994f93fc6354a2 | to ensure maximum life, a lead-acid battery should | to ensure maximum life, a lead-acid battery should be fully recharged as soon after a discharge cycle as possible to prevent sulfation, and kept at a full charge level by a float source when stored or idle (or stored dry new from the factory, an uncommon practice today). | wikipedia |
9cacfaecbeb2b997be22c13a0675ec1689b07ac8 | if the charger fails to supply a sufficient | if the charger fails to supply a sufficient absorption stage charge duration and c-rate (it 'plateaus' or times out, a common fault of cheap solar chargers), and a suitable float charge profile, the battery's capacity and longevity will be dramatically reduced. | wikipedia |
26d9b256b0ba0d5329bdbe1c73abd2722ad2b7a5 | however, they then require a longer time spent | however, they then require a longer time spent in the current-tapering off intermediate absorption charge stage after the initial bulk charge, when the la battery charge acceptance rate gradually reduces, and the battery will not accept a higher c-rate. when the absorption stage voltage setpoint is reached (and charge ... | wikipedia |
f3397c8288a681191056de737b3254fe518f50f2 | an underlying disadvantage with all lead-acid batteries is | an underlying disadvantage with all lead-acid batteries is the requirement for a relatively long recharge cycle time arising from an inherent three-stage charging process: bulk charge, absorption charge, and (maintenance) float charge stages. all lead-acid batteries, irrespective of type, are quick to bulk charge to ab... | wikipedia |
f9b4921250ce3dd8c6a73177ddb12cb8c52d233a | vrla gel and agm batteries offer several advantages | vrla gel and agm batteries offer several advantages compared with vrla flooded lead-acid and conventional lead-acid batteries. the battery can be mounted in any position, since the valves only operate on over-pressure faults. since the battery system is designed to be recombinant and eliminate the emission of gases on ... | wikipedia |
42b1fd4690268717b5d8ffb006f568960b0692bc | in telecommunications applications, vrla batteries that comply with | in telecommunications applications, vrla batteries that comply with criteria in telcordia technologies requirements document gr-4228, valve-regulated lead–acid (vrla) battery string certification levels based on requirements for safety and performance, are recommended for deployment in the outside plant (osp) at locati... | wikipedia |
6323ed2109864a8bbc4316454eee367ee7011070 | agm and gel-cell batteries are also used for | agm and gel-cell batteries are also used for recreational marine purposes, with agm being more commonly available. agm deep-cycle marine batteries are offered by a number of suppliers. they typically are favored for their low maintenance and spill-proof quality, although generally considered a less cost effective solut... | wikipedia |
47ffa3e0460db24763be642fb7b6bd0187b69bee | vrla batteries are used extensively in power wheelchairs | vrla batteries are used extensively in power wheelchairs and mobility scooters, as the extremely low gas and acid output makes them much safer for indoor use. vrla batteries are also used in the uninterruptible power supply (ups) as a backup when the electrical power goes off. | wikipedia |
1767901d7c0a6b8950e57e6e94872073eb534851 | 5 series bmws from march 2007 incorporate agm | 5 series bmws from march 2007 incorporate agm batteries in conjunction with devices for recovering brake energy using regenerative braking and computer control to ensure the alternator charges the battery when the car is decelerating. vehicles used in auto racing may use agm batteries due to their vibration resistance.... | wikipedia |
aff6c3d9694ae32cb1165630066c13d06d232232 | many modern motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (atvs) on | many modern motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (atvs) on the market use agm batteries to reduce likelihood of acid spilling during cornering, vibration, or after accidents, and for packaging reasons. the lighter, smaller battery can be installed at an odd angle if needed for the design of the motorcycle. due to the h... | wikipedia |
46cf32a45f119c44beff2824c8ca198a557618a2 | a modern gel battery is a vrla battery | a modern gel battery is a vrla battery with a gelated electrolyte; the sulfuric acid is mixed with fumed silica, which makes the resulting mass gel like and immobile. unlike a flooded wet cell lead-acid battery, these batteries do not need to be kept upright. gel batteries reduce the electrolyte evaporation, spillage (... | wikipedia |
7ec5341dc32dba1c8b575b456a29bd6a687373d7 | originally a kind of gel battery was produced | originally a kind of gel battery was produced in the early 1930s for portable valve (tube) radio lt supply (2, 4 or 6 v) by adding silica to the sulfuric acid. by this time the glass case was being replaced by celluloid and later in 1930s other plastics. earlier "wet" cells in glass jars used special valves to allow ti... | wikipedia |
0fc0ee47edc6e0c237c1b08a2be904fb239ad182 | as with lead-acid batteries, in order to maximize | as with lead-acid batteries, in order to maximize the life of an agm battery, it is important to follow the manufacturer's charging specifications. the use of a voltage regulated charger is recommended. there is a direct correlation between the depth of discharge (dod) and the cycle life of the battery, with difference... | wikipedia |
58a3506af48d02a4dfa6fcaaad6559d5dff355ef | the plates in an agm battery may be | the plates in an agm battery may be of any shape. some are flat, whereas others are bent or rolled. both deep cycle and starting type of agm batteries, are built into a rectangular case according to battery council international (bci) battery code specifications. | wikipedia |
d4b645be623e6f8c100bce6bbf4f3b66158fad60 | agm batteries differ from flooded lead-acid batteries in | agm batteries differ from flooded lead-acid batteries in that the electrolyte is held in the glass mats, as opposed to freely flooding the plates. very thin glass fibers are woven into a mat to increase the surface area enough to hold a sufficient amount of electrolyte on the cells for their lifetime. the fibers that c... | wikipedia |
9919178b04d089cbd6114f263cfbe16de67bf2ff | the cell covers typically have gas diffusers built | the cell covers typically have gas diffusers built into them that allow safe dispersal of any excess hydrogen that may be formed during overcharge. they are not permanently sealed, but are designated to be maintenance free. they can be oriented in any manner, unlike normal lead-acid batteries, which must be kept uprigh... | wikipedia |
38cda333ad9b4b36617a3ab70663ba269d2be632 | when a cell discharges, the lead and diluted | when a cell discharges, the lead and diluted acid undergo a chemical reaction that produces lead sulfate and water. when a cell is subsequently charged, the lead sulfate and water are turned back into lead and acid. in all lead-acid battery designs, charging current must be adjusted to match the ability of the battery ... | wikipedia |
daf0fef9e0e0a785fb7616cb83e08f15c7c4d84f | lead-acid cells consist of two plates of lead, | lead-acid cells consist of two plates of lead, which serve as electrodes, suspended in an electrolyte consisting of diluted sulfuric acid. vrla cells have the same chemistry, except the electrolyte is immobilized. in agm this is accomplished with a fiberglass mat; in gel batteries or "gel cells", the electrolyte is in ... | wikipedia |
e933834f93eaa2c4f7f1b9f3503aa8f81fa5e0fe | the first lead-acid gel battery was invented by | the first lead-acid gel battery was invented by elektrotechnische fabrik sonneberg in 1934. the modern gel or vrla battery was invented by otto jache of sonnenschein in 1957. the first agm cell was the cyclon, patented by gates rubber corporation in 1972 and now produced by enersys. the cyclon is a spiral wound cell wi... | wikipedia |
b07ec335534c16cf59366759384ea8d6caf9221c | due to their construction, the gel cell and | due to their construction, the gel cell and agm types of vrla can be mounted in any orientation, and do not require constant maintenance. the term "maintenance free" is a misnomer as vrla batteries still require cleaning and regular functional testing. they are widely used in large portable electrical devices, off-grid... | wikipedia |
3ed05dae355a39522c7fdad9680a39bfa4b5675d | there are two primary types of vrla batteries, | there are two primary types of vrla batteries, absorbent glass mat (agm) and gel cell (gel battery). gel cells add silica dust to the electrolyte, forming a thick putty-like gel. agm (absorbent glass mat) batteries feature fiberglass mesh between the battery plates which serves to contain the electrolyte and separate t... | wikipedia |
a0591653e711d635727d0b6359ac6c1950eb1436 | a valve regulated lead-acid (vrla) battery, commonly known | a valve regulated lead-acid (vrla) battery, commonly known as a sealed lead-acid (sla) battery, is a type of lead-acid battery characterized by a limited amount of electrolyte ("starved" electrolyte) absorbed in a plate separator or formed into a gel; proportioning of the negative and positive plates so that oxygen rec... | wikipedia |
17c69a51f0f753de485ef7e5c4de19572870b1c6 | eugene walter dyker (february 17, 1930 – january | eugene walter dyker (february 17, 1930 – january 24, 1966) was an american basketball forward in the national basketball association. he was drafted by the milwaukee hawks in the 1953 nba draft and played with the team that season. | wikipedia |
c8432415acc59fd5f55204d965e2b77c6f7679c9 | king died at the age of 78 at | king died at the age of 78 at the hospice of naples in naples, florida, around 11:30 a.m. of october 5, 2006, surrounded by his family. he is survived by his spouse of 57 years, jeanne g. king; children george, kristy jeanne, kathy jan, kerry jo and gordon scott; 18 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; many nieces ... | wikipedia |
cda24c2b8dcd78ac8fc47039c8ec6cec632e6e38 | king received an honorary doctorate from the renamed | king received an honorary doctorate from the renamed university of charleston in 1983, when he was also named recipient of a distinguished alumni award. he was named to the prestigious honors committee of the national basketball hall of fame in springfield, massachusetts, in 1982, and to the university of charleston at... | wikipedia |
78d4e5cf3853440720e0fe1050e5cef800020eb7 | for the next 21 years as purdue's seventh | for the next 21 years as purdue's seventh athletics director, king directed the boilermaker program through a period of tremendous growth and change. he oversaw the emergence of women's athletics at the varsity level at purdue in 1976–77. extremely revered by his peers in the profession, king served as president of the... | wikipedia |
f5fb94234d87e927d0775775de5367268809109a | king moved on to coaching at purdue university, | king moved on to coaching at purdue university, located in west lafayette, indiana, where he took over for ray eddy at the head coaching position. during his tenure, he compiled a 109 – 64 record. in 1969, he led the boilermakers to their first big ten championship in 29 years, and the first postseason appearance in sc... | wikipedia |
c24b310ef8a442a51caadc12ee2757e3cf0b7b54 | george king began his coaching career at west | george king began his coaching career at west virginia university as an assistant under head coach fred schaus. in 1961, he became the head coach after schaus left for the chance to coach the los angeles lakers. he coached the mountaineers with an overall record of 102–43 and led them to three southern conference tourn... | wikipedia |
81799700a9932ac7f15b207952f1636a52d495b2 | in 1955, king led the syracuse nationals to | in 1955, king led the syracuse nationals to the finals, where he hit the series-clinching free throw in game 7 and had a key steal to win the championship. after five seasons with the nationals, he spent his last season in the nba with the cincinnati royals. he holds career averages of 10.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8... | wikipedia |
942808bc459839e65310583a5e4bb2ac978ac20b | george king attended morris harvey college (now the | george king attended morris harvey college (now the university of charleston), where he led his team to four ncaa championship tournaments. he averaged 31.2 points per game in 1950 and scored a total of 2,535 points in 117 games in his college career. he received his a.b. degree in physical education in 1950. in both h... | wikipedia |
7439797f217266ef849d99699ac3be6d8d482572 | george p. dempsey was an american professional basketball | george p. dempsey was an american professional basketball player. born in philadelphia, dempsey moved to merchantville, new jersey and played for the 1947 merchantville high school team that won the new jersey group ii state championship. dempsey played as a guard for the king's college for five seasons from 1954 to 19... | wikipedia |
0c0c9de556b558e8d21d1ec9c43bfc0889ca66c5 | dempsey played as a guard for the king's | dempsey played as a guard for the king's college for five seasons from 1954 to 1959. he then played in the national basketball association as a member of the philadelphia warriors and syracuse nationals. he averaged 5.0 points per game in his career and won a league championship with philadelphia in 1956. | wikipedia |
af81221a0a2d363a5c0678f8f9323d8aa34dc9d1 | the asso 200 had cylinders made of carbon | the asso 200 had cylinders made of carbon steel separated from each other, joined by a single aluminum head. the cylinders with the related cylinder heads, the upper crankcase, the crankshaft and the pistons were identical to the other engines in the series. | wikipedia |
01b5489c17e77626348a91559db8253852aaa374 | fabrica automobili isotta fraschini (isotta fraschini) was founded | fabrica automobili isotta fraschini (isotta fraschini) was founded in 1898 to manufacture cars and internal combustion engines. isotta fraschini engines powered many italian airships and military aircraft during wwi, becoming one of the largest engine producers in italy. at the outbreak of wwii isotta fraschini had a l... | wikipedia |
09a9e726e80ff4f1d90c5053473d58248a8573ae | peter j. h. scott frsc cchem is a | peter j. h. scott frsc cchem is a british and american chemist and radiochemist who is a professor of radiology, professor of pharmacology and professor of medicinal chemistry, as well as a core member of the rogel cancer center at the university of michigan in the united states. he is chief of nuclear medicine and dir... | wikipedia |
5069bc0a57170a0e8b64dc32913da532db4047fb | scott runs a research group developing new metal-catalyzed | scott runs a research group developing new metal-catalyzed methods for incorporating fluorine-18 and carbon-11 into bioactive molecules as well as novel pet radiotracers for imaging neurodegenerative disorders. his methodology work aims to improve the synthesis of pet radiotracers and he has an active collaboration wit... | wikipedia |
056801a3ce7c053b105b6a37ae897b60e65638ab | peter scott was born and grew up in | peter scott was born and grew up in north east england and attended whitley bay high school. he received his undergraduate degree with first class honors in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry from loughborough university in 2001, after conducting research with raymond jones. he subsequently obtained his phd in orga... | wikipedia |
8385951cabccf8701bf6425dcf6b89d94d31a966 | peter j. h. scott frsc cchem (born july | peter j. h. scott frsc cchem (born july 27, 1979) is a british and american chemist and radiochemist who is a professor of radiology, professor of pharmacology and professor of medicinal chemistry, as well as a core member of the rogel cancer center at the university of michigan in the united states. he is chief of nuc... | wikipedia |
f18d22beb03529bd57677191109cf39f8f73977b | gerald w. ward is an american former professional | gerald w. ward is an american former professional basketball player. a 6'4" guard, ward starred at boston college from 1960 to 1963. he scored 1,112 points over the course of his collegiate career, and grabbed 947 rebounds. as a senior, he was an all-american third team selection and an academic all-american first team... | wikipedia |
766973f7c773dab6829e31e8bbef97a599e279e2 | ward was selected by the st. louis hawks | ward was selected by the st. louis hawks with the fifth pick of the 1963 nba draft. he played four seasons in the nba with the hawks, boston celtics, philadelphia 76ers, and chicago bulls, averaging 3.2 points per game. | wikipedia |
7e4274a61eeb5d16e60693eecc61a905fdc6ad61 | a 6'4" (1.93 m) guard, ward starred at | a 6'4" (1.93 m) guard, ward starred at boston college from 1960 to 1963. he scored 1,112 points over the course of his collegiate career, and grabbed 947 rebounds. as a senior, he was an all-american third team selection and an academic all-american first team honoree. | wikipedia |
f37f00799f26558f1101300c97014cf8605aceb1 | general electric's porta-color was the first "portable" color | general electric's porta-color was the first "portable" color television introduced in the united states in 1966. the porta-color set introduced a new variation of the shadow mask display tube. it had the electron guns arranged in an in-line configuration, rather than rca's delta arrangement. the main benefit of the in... | wikipedia |
d2e9b8f7c3e5d90cf9b99edddfa6d2ec81bb7e9d | over the years, the porta color has attracted | over the years, the porta color has attracted interest as an old (dead) technology to be rescued. once considered throw-away items, the porta color has become a collectible item, being the last all-vacuum tube color television made in the us. | wikipedia |
b7a5acc4b5348411f56678945bc56be16f9021c3 | toshiba then countered this with their slot-mask system, | toshiba then countered this with their slot-mask system, which was somewhat in-between the trinitron and the original delta-mask systems.sony attempted to stop toshiba from producing their in-line gun system, citing patent violations, but toshiba won this battle, and the toshiba tube eventually became the standard in m... | wikipedia |
7c6f402389166e9d8f4dce2a1ba41e4bcffc0cad | later, sony changed the whole game, replacing the | later, sony changed the whole game, replacing the shadow mask with an aperture grille and the phosphor dots with vertical phosphor stripes. they cleverly implemented a single electron gun with three independent cathodes, later branded trinitron, all of which greatly simplified convergence. | wikipedia |
30835b768ba868f29ebdbc93cc6ecc9ad551e6cf | ge's design modified this layout by arranging the | ge's design modified this layout by arranging the electron guns in a side-by-side line (the "in-line gun") instead of a triangle (the "delta gun"). this meant that after they passed through the mask they separated horizontally only, hitting phosphors that were also arranged side by side. otherwise, the ge design retain... | wikipedia |
33b9a10d6ac96b5bc1a54f2482a3a0698d644e1d | in a conventional shadow mask television design the | in a conventional shadow mask television design the electron guns at the back of the tube are arranged in a triangle. they are individually focused, with some difficulty, so that the three beams meet at a spot when they reach the shadow mask. the mask cuts off any unfocussed portions of the beams, which then continue t... | wikipedia |
9e48ae18a06b309ca86efa267fd947d4b6553351 | ge produced the basic porta-color design well into | ge produced the basic porta-color design well into the 1970s, even after most companies had moved to solid state designs when transistors with the required power capabilities were introduced. the porta color ii was their attempt at a solid state version, but did not see widespread sales. the basic technology, however, ... | wikipedia |
0073105ea5452a7acccc239661e683d5dc81fb56 | this change, which allowed vastly simpler convergence measures, | this change, which allowed vastly simpler convergence measures, together with the use of ge's own compactron multi-function vacuum tubes led to reductions in size of the entire chassis. ge used the small size of their system as the primary selling feature. the original 28 pound set used an 11" tube and sold for $249, w... | wikipedia |
49f749790672161523e44820d9b503a24aff73be | instead of arranging the guns, and phosphors, in | instead of arranging the guns, and phosphors, in a triangle, their system arranged them side by side. this meant that the phosphors did not have to be displaced from each other in two directions, only one, which allowed much-simplified convergence adjustments of the three beams, compared to the conventional delta shado... | wikipedia |
69e740c4c2cdf9cfdfd160037fab59b0b33cad85 | general electric (ge) had been working on a | general electric (ge) had been working on a variety of systems that would allow them to introduce color sets that did not rely on the shadow mask patents. through the 1950s they had put considerable effort into the penetron concept, but were never able to make it work as a basic color television, and started looking fo... | wikipedia |
7bb2854df16b6620388c6e2535ead02bd2f5dc72 | the primary problem with the shadow mask system | the primary problem with the shadow mask system is that the vast majority of the beam energy, typically 85%, is lost 'lighting up' the mask as the beam passes over the opaque sections between the holes. this means that the beams must be greatly increased in power to produce acceptable brightness when they do pass throu... | wikipedia |
4d8a31be229896868ec00dac49c8fc4a362b7065 | the conventional solution to this problem was introduced | the conventional solution to this problem was introduced by rca in 1950, with their shadow mask system. the shadow mask is a thin steel sheet with small round holes cut into it, positioned so the holes lie directly above one triplet of colored phosphor dots. three separate electron guns are individually focussed on the... | wikipedia |
6c91ab3b51e41f6722873e3daced6549669bc733 | in a color display the uniform coating of | in a color display the uniform coating of white phosphor is replaced by dots or lines of three colored phosphors, producing red, green or blue light (rgb color model) when excited. when excited in the same fashion as a b&w tube, the three phosphors produce different amount of these primary colors, which mix in the huma... | wikipedia |
184899826bfe480f97b7227400be2b7c1fdacf6d | a conventional black and white television (b&w) uses | a conventional black and white television (b&w) uses a tube that is uniformly coated with a phosphor on the inside face. when excited by high-speed electrons, the phosphor gives off light, typically white but other colors are also used in certain circumstances. an electron gun at the back of the tube provides a beam of... | wikipedia |
0721fde8d86aebc8fb6487bd423680a2f5b79243 | the name has been variously written, even in | the name has been variously written, even in ge's literature, as "porta color", "porta-color" and "porta-color". the name may also refer to the specific television model, or less commonly, the style of television tube it used. | wikipedia |
7251e028e1a247a18d4a070f55e46bfa3c46795b | the porta-color set introduced a new variation of | the porta-color set introduced a new variation of the shadow mask display tube. it had the electron guns arranged in an in-line configuration, rather than rca 's delta arrangement. the main benefit of the in-line gun arrangement is that it simplified the convergence process, and did not become easily misaligned when mo... | wikipedia |
e08db89ef67e95a72c893ba820219497c9ea2b2f | gifford roux was an american professional basketball player. | gifford roux was an american professional basketball player. a 6'5" forward, roux attended the university of kansas but did not play basketball. roux played three seasons in the basketball association of america (baa) as a member of the st. louis bombers and providence steamrollers. | wikipedia |
c06915671180d4d81cc0a9724c09e64e4141a5c4 | the 2018 pac-12 conference men's soccer season was | the 2018 pac-12 conference men's soccer season was the 19th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. the season began on august 24, 2018 and concluded on november 9, 2018. the four-time defending champions, stanford, successfully defended their pac-12 title. the cardinal entered the ncaa tournament as the thre... | wikipedia |
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