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27ec9e3814cb7b7e18d4d7e7f48753815e416ec2 | conner played mostly at the 2-guard position during | conner played mostly at the 2-guard position during his senior year, while frequently sharing the chore of advancing the ball against pressure. he proved his mettle as a passer, finishing the season as the pac-10's leader in assists, with an average of 5.1 assists per game. while the over-achieving beavers again found ... | wikipedia |
5b1d7dbfaf2e75dc3cc39d90721db179c2819792 | the beavers had a new tool in the | the beavers had a new tool in the kit, however, with the addition of an acclaimed 6'8" freshman from benson high school in portland named a.c. green, who narrowly chose osu over coach george raveling and washington state university. together with the maturation and improvement of pesky defensive guard william brew and ... | wikipedia |
0ab188c4774881f0571cce77914d59cfdf2158a0 | conner's senior season, 1981–82, looked like trouble for | conner's senior season, 1981–82, looked like trouble for oregon state, with both guards and center steve johnson leaving for the nba, along with two rotation players, with those lost needing to be replaced by athletes of clearly lesser talent. fully 71% of the offense from osu's previous season was erased by the loss o... | wikipedia |
273594f8360df54a9bb8af8386de2212d7e3c2a1 | the 1980–81 beavers flirted with perfection, going 26–0 | the 1980–81 beavers flirted with perfection, going 26–0 before suffering a shocking 20 point home loss to alton lister, fat lever, and the 24–3 arizona state sun devils to close the year. the season would then end in unmitigated disaster with a crushing early loss to kansas state, 50–48, in the 1981 ncaa tournament. co... | wikipedia |
d7944794857e3405419d81e1ea2b13f21c3bbd2a | seven wins out the gate brought the beavers | seven wins out the gate brought the beavers a #2 national ranking, which soon became #1 when oregon state kept winning while the previously top-ranked depaul blue demons fell to old dominion, 63–62, on january 10, 1981. the depaul result was announced in the midst of an osu annihilation of the cal golden bears, with th... | wikipedia |
17ea9144e4c00c8e714e6e5b7e8e3e593c05c9a9 | conner quickly won a starting role with the | conner quickly won a starting role with the team, opening up the 1980–81 season playing small forward next to future nba players steve johnson, mark radford, ray blume, and charlie sitton. the team was regarded from opening day as one of the powers of college basketball, bringing back the nucleus of a team that had fin... | wikipedia |
5b851811b1aa9d8797f7d5da868fd2cdba074737 | one chief suitor included jerry tarkanian, head coach | one chief suitor included jerry tarkanian, head coach of the university of nevada-las vegas, whose program conner found attractive. another was oregon state university, a program headed by gruff veteran head coach ralph miller, a future member of the basketball hall of fame. conner requested that miller travel to see h... | wikipedia |
5da8eeddd2a736513ac9b0a59e80b229e7ff10f9 | in 1978, conner enrolled at los medanos junior | in 1978, conner enrolled at los medanos junior college in pittsburg, california, where his game expanded dramatically. conner achieved star status, averaging 25.2 points per game in leading his team to a 24–7 record. he moved on to chabot junior college in hayward, california, for the 1979–80 season, achieving similar ... | wikipedia |
1d3c0ac940888c77f603b7c935e0fa2b5ea06508 | conner was born september 17, 1959, in memphis, | conner was born september 17, 1959, in memphis, tennessee. he grew up in oakland, california, where he attended the ethnically diverse fremont high school. although he played high school basketball for the fremont tigers, he was far from a star at the time, starting sporadically. no elite collegiate basketball programs... | wikipedia |
2c8be542e69436714e6fab30e2b6bec5fc15b5cb | following his retirement at the end of the | following his retirement at the end of the 1994–95 season, conner turned his attention to coaching, beginning as an assistant to boston celtics head coach rick pitino in 1998 and continuing for more than 15 years. | wikipedia |
5503a01243e0a45ba9ebc77ba6b74d2c94cd74c9 | conner was the 14th selection in the first | conner was the 14th selection in the first round of the 1982 nba draft, selected by his hometown golden state warriors, for whom he played the first four years of his 12-season nba career. in the nba conner was a "combo guard," playing both the shooting guard and point guard positions. his nba career was interrupted by... | wikipedia |
f60856534fa00cd2b20f72f7645709c1d0f08553 | lester allen conner (born september 17, 1959) is | lester allen conner (born september 17, 1959) is an american professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player, who played for numerous nba teams. on the floor at the collegiate level the 6'4" conner was a "swingman," playing both the shooting guard and small forward positions, earning high colleg... | wikipedia |
54ed58dd11ed53132e7ca67a4578f545393fef30 | total electron content (tec) is an important descriptive | total electron content (tec) is an important descriptive quantity for the ionosphere of the earth. tec is the total number of electrons integrated between two points, along a tube of one meter squared cross section, i.e., the electron columnar number density. it is often reported in multiples of the so-called tec unit,... | wikipedia |
28cef77e96699e70a5bd0b3676fc260ad611fd36 | typical daytime values of tec are expressed on | typical daytime values of tec are expressed on the scale from 0 to 100 tec units. however, very small variations of 0.1-0.5 tec units can be also extracted under the assumption of relatively constant observational biases. these small tec variations are related to medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (mstids)... | wikipedia |
fabe9d217a86edb3a66c12ab297e7d7a7afc4665 | where q, m, r are the electron charge, | where q, m, r are the electron charge, mass, and radius, respectively; c is the vacuum speed of light and ϵ is the vacuum permittivity. the value of the constant is approximately κ ≈ 40.308193 m ·s; the units can be expressed equivalently as m·m ·hz to highlight the cancellation involved in yielding delays τ in meters,... | wikipedia |
38310ff9c554486b1d785739e0d4bcbed0e1f2a1 | tec is significant in determining the scintillation and | tec is significant in determining the scintillation and group and phase delays of a radio wave through a medium. ionospheric tec is characterized by observing carrier phase delays of received radio signals transmitted from satellites located above the ionosphere, often using global positioning system satellites. tec is... | wikipedia |
b03edb23db289d3fc866e0d8ccfbc9cffdfc60b1 | total electron content (tec) is an important descriptive | total electron content (tec) is an important descriptive quantity for the ionosphere of the earth. tec is the total number of electrons integrated between two points, along a tube of one meter squared cross section, i.e., the electron columnar number density. it is often reported in multiples of the so-called tec unit,... | wikipedia |
3fed3cc8d1de22ed88ed093b4fd31bfc0d0d819d | hanabi is a cooperative card game created by | hanabi is a cooperative card game created by french game designer antoine bauza and published in 2010. players are aware of other players' cards but not their own, and attempt to play a series of cards in a specific order to set off a simulated fireworks show. the types of information that players may give to each othe... | wikipedia |
e4d05086925577d0d9856152fa51fd513b9c2eed | ad hoc team play is a far greater | ad hoc team play is a far greater challenge for ai, because "hanabi elevates reasoning about the beliefs and intentions of other agents to the foreground". playing at human levels with ad hoc teams requires the algorithms to learn and develop communication conventions and strategies over time with other players via a t... | wikipedia |
a3b3b88e544fe29dc75d6f929f9c20ca457245c2 | in self-play mode, the challenge is to develop | in self-play mode, the challenge is to develop a program which can learn from scratch to play well with other instances of itself. such programs achieve only about 15 points per game as of 2019, far worse than hand-coded programs. however, this gap has narrowed significantly as of 2020, with the simplified action decod... | wikipedia |
a188672b58149498abe44e5497ae2008e03596fe | a variety of computer programs have been developed | a variety of computer programs have been developed by hand-coding rule-based strategies. the best programs, such as wtfwthat, achieved near-perfect results in self-play with five players, with an average score of 24.9 out of 25. | wikipedia |
04d80c8a263815d2194d57fe55935e4b2af8b1fb | computer programs which play hanabi can either engage | computer programs which play hanabi can either engage in self-play or "ad hoc team play". in self-play, multiple instances of the program play with each other on a team. they thus share a carefully honed strategy for communication and play, though of course they are not allowed to illegally share any information about ... | wikipedia |
3bce068f19ef81bfbef645e763b42ba48a83c0d3 | hanabi received positive reviews. board game quest awarded | hanabi received positive reviews. board game quest awarded the game four and a half stars, praising its uniqueness, accessibility and engagement. similarly, the opinionated gamers also praised the game's engagement and addictiveness. it won several awards, including the 2013 spiel des jahres winner and 2013 fairplay À ... | wikipedia |
bc1a10f984b12356925c8d7a52a9f23d198cf27d | the game ends immediately when either all fuse | the game ends immediately when either all fuse tokens are used up, resulting in a game loss, or all 5s have been played successfully, leading to a game win. otherwise, play continues until the deck runs out, and for one full round after that. at the end of the game, the values of the highest cards in each suit are summ... | wikipedia |
88216d25dd7449289da5f3c32b9111bb3664e1a7 | the hanabi deck contains cards in five suits | the hanabi deck contains cards in five suits (white, yellow, green, blue, and red): three 1s, two each of 2s, 3s, and 4s, and one 5. the game begins with 8 available information tokens and 3 fuse tokens. to start the game, players are dealt a hand containing five cards (four for 4 or 5 players). as in blind man's bluff... | wikipedia |
cafc2f31d2deb38ec3db61afa657b3c69529dba7 | hanabi (from japanese 花火, fireworks) is a cooperative | hanabi (from japanese 花火, fireworks) is a cooperative card game created by french game designer antoine bauza and published in 2010. players are aware of other players' cards but not their own, and attempt to play a series of cards in a specific order to set off a simulated fireworks show. the types of information that... | wikipedia |
c36564ca1eb9eae07d9b8c5b0a4a6dcd0d7955a5 | hanging bridge at chekaguda is odisha's second hanging | hanging bridge at chekaguda is odisha's second hanging bridge near rayagada in orissa, india over the nagavali river. the bridge links the town of rayagada to the villages of mariguda, chakaguda etc. the bridge is mainly a medium of communication as well as a tourist attraction. the bridge is open all the year round an... | wikipedia |
a7b019f8ffdff9b8f5d22e7862b4fe05d968a028 | getting to the place is not difficult. nearest | getting to the place is not difficult. nearest airport is at visakhapatnam (andhra pradesh). it is located at lat 19° 10′ 02″ n and lon. 83° 25′ 58″ e. | wikipedia |
575ace6319238b49ff0e8058f67bc24694ffe021 | it spans 151 metres (495 ft) and is | it spans 151 metres (495 ft) and is 30.48 metres (100.0 ft) above the rocks below. the area is attractive with natural beauty. the only other bridge is at dhabaleswar. there is no precedent of this kind of a bridge being constructed by the district administration in orissa. the project was taken up in december 2011 and... | wikipedia |
dc034e299de0cf5cb23752ce860165b836b7c2b5 | designed by karnataka-based 'bharat grama sethu pratisthana' chief | designed by karnataka-based 'bharat grama sethu pratisthana' chief girish bhardwaj, the project was entrusted to odisha police housing corporation by the district administration. the estimated cost of the bridge is ₹1.5 crore under the integrated action plan (iap) for the maoist-prone areas. villagers of eight panchaya... | wikipedia |
1db8edf67d826e15d618a80c91a51b5fc6ecb22b | hanging bridge at chekaguda is odisha 's second | hanging bridge at chekaguda is odisha 's second hanging bridge near rayagada in orissa, india over the nagavali river. the bridge links the town of rayagada to the villages of mariguda, chakaguda etc. the bridge is mainly a medium of communication as well as a tourist attraction. the bridge is open all the year round (... | wikipedia |
aa4d311f5c63b0614f019be6fc6aea7160e91669 | artur avila cordeiro de melo is a brazilian | artur avila cordeiro de melo is a brazilian mathematician working primarily in the fields of dynamical systems and spectral theory. he is one of the winners of the 2014 fields medal, being the first latin american and lusophone to win such award. he has been a researcher at both the impa and the cnrs. he has been a pro... | wikipedia |
0f58e2fd5fb803ac14125b8b55b74ee96890d21d | he was a plenary speaker at the international | he was a plenary speaker at the international congress of mathematicians in 2010. in 2011, he was awarded the michael brin prize in dynamical systems. he received the early career award from the international association of mathematical physics in 2012, twas prize in 2013 and the fields medal in 2014. | wikipedia |
8ff80e50188b73290e4976cdedd5705a4e0dee07 | later, as a research mathematician, he received in | later, as a research mathematician, he received in 2006 a cnrs bronze medal as well as the salem prize, and was a clay research fellow. he became the youngest professorial fellow (directeur de recherches) at the cnrs in 2008. the same year, he was awarded one of the ten prestigious european mathematical society prizes,... | wikipedia |
c0220fda904cc0c18592abce94eff758f4aa6e56 | much of artur avila's work has been in | much of artur avila's work has been in the field of dynamical systems. in march 2005, at age 26, avila and svetlana jitomirskaya proved the " conjecture of the ten martinis," a problem proposed by the american mathematical physicist barry simon. mark kac promised a reward of ten martinis to whoever solved the problem: ... | wikipedia |
f23d69b5c9935590bf6c50a868020758e3537c00 | at the age of 19, avila began writing | at the age of 19, avila began writing his doctoral thesis on the theory of dynamical systems. in 2001 he finished it and received his phd from impa. that same year he moved abroad to france to do postdoctoral research. he works with one-dimensional dynamics and holomorphic functions. since 2003 he has worked as a resea... | wikipedia |
579b94e20202511a88e03086c0ac6ef2d07351ff | at the age of 16, avila won a | at the age of 16, avila won a gold medal at the 1995 international mathematical olympiad and received a scholarship for the instituto nacional de matemática pura e aplicada (impa) to start a m.s. degree while still attending high school in colégio de são bento and colégio santo agostinho in rio de janeiro. he completed... | wikipedia |
4ba0745d0133befeab69bb834a09d3bcc8653235 | artur avila cordeiro de melo (born 29 june | artur avila cordeiro de melo (born 29 june 1979) is a brazilian mathematician working primarily in the fields of dynamical systems and spectral theory. he is one of the winners of the 2014 fields medal, being the first latin american and lusophone to win such award. he has been a researcher at both the impa and the cnr... | wikipedia |
1dbbaec258a3a870225c8aa956a7542c153c14d7 | donald b. keck is an american research physicist | donald b. keck is an american research physicist and engineer most noted for his involvement in developing low-loss optical fiber. keck grew up in lansing, michigan and attended michigan state university, after which he joined corning incorporated’s research department. as a senior research scientist for corning, keck,... | wikipedia |
154b6560a1dbb3331bf139d74905ff658108c577 | in 2000, u.s. president bill clinton awarded keck, | in 2000, u.s. president bill clinton awarded keck, along with his fellow corning researchers maurer and schultz, the nation's highest honor for innovators, the national medal of technology. their award citation read: "their invention has enabled the telecommunications revolution, rapidly transformed our society, the wa... | wikipedia |
669f13f177902e320e624999d25e128c2d650b63 | keck's alma mater, michigan state university, named him | keck's alma mater, michigan state university, named him a distinguished alumnus, and rensselaer polytechnic institute granted him an honorary degree in 2004. in 1992, he received the john tyndall award from the optical society and ieee photonics society. the optical society has also elected him a fellow in 1972 and hon... | wikipedia |
ca314e67780f3ef0160e3e51d898284c2f985117 | keck and his wife ruth currently reside in | keck and his wife ruth currently reside in big flats, new york, outside of corning. he has two adult children, both of whom are also involved in technological fields: lynne vaia, a civil engineer, and brian keck, a software expert. he is involved in local philanthropy in corning, holding board membership for the americ... | wikipedia |
48237e5259b664bc2aad174fd1bcfad588ac458e | keck retired from corning in 2002. at the | keck retired from corning in 2002. at the time of his retirement he held the position of vice president and director of research. immediately after his retirement, keck helped establish the infotonics technology center in canandaigua (town), new york, a collaborative organization between private industry and government... | wikipedia |
eb8da47d7df28c78eecbe01a2b4d85fe218b1797 | he was elected editor-in-chief of journal of lightwave | he was elected editor-in-chief of journal of lightwave technology in 1989, a position he held until 1994. after beginning as a senior research scientist in 1968, almost 30 years later, in april 1997, corning appointed keck the division vice president of core technology, optics and photonics – science and technology. | wikipedia |
a327736967d7c9a7b3903dd10399f7548575dd9a | in the meantime, keck continued to improve upon | in the meantime, keck continued to improve upon the fiber he had invented. he replaced the titanium oxide glass of 1970 with germanium oxide doped glass, and eventually achieved a consistent 4 db/km attenuation in june 1972. by the end of the 1970s, keck had four critical inventions which secured corning's place as fro... | wikipedia |
ef9c989b7439a6012a4077b8561b0b633fae0a05 | they started work on the project as soon | they started work on the project as soon as keck arrived at the beginning of 1968. they experimented with different glass compositions and methods of heating the glass. in august 1970, keck took measurements of the newest batch of fibers he had heat-treated. when keck noticed the light passed through the 65 foot fiber ... | wikipedia |
7e690c945337587f47cfa0f36ed28ebc07d05de5 | keck was born and raised in lansing, michigan. | keck was born and raised in lansing, michigan. he entered michigan state university in 1958 with the intention of becoming an electrical engineer. during his undergraduate years, he was persuaded by his father to switch disciplines and study physics. as a result, he received his b.s. in physics in 1962 and his m.s. in ... | wikipedia |
5b5b0955a7db61173d9150ad51bb14ba936787fc | keck spent his professional career at corning, inc., | keck spent his professional career at corning, inc., where he eventually held the position of vice president and technology director of optical physics, during which time he guided the company into the field of photonics. for his work with optical fiber, he was inducted into the national inventors hall of fame in 1993 ... | wikipedia |
0c481a58847c09f469711558d1e83e65341c8efa | donald b. keck (born january 2, 1941) is | donald b. keck (born january 2, 1941) is an american research physicist and engineer most noted for his involvement in developing low-loss optical fiber. keck grew up in lansing, michigan and attended michigan state university, after which he joined corning incorporated ’s research department. as a senior research scie... | wikipedia |
95862f5df0c39f924721b6013a0c89101a8c6d16 | russell guy wrightstone was an american professional baseball | russell guy wrightstone was an american professional baseball player. he played nine seasons in major league baseball, from 1920 to 1928, for the philadelphia phillies and new york giants. he played six different positions, most often as a third baseman or first baseman. he hit .300 or better 5 times. in 1925 with the ... | wikipedia |
57f792d1de07293f03f0d0237625c66d2da8333f | in 929 games played in nine seasons, wrightstone | in 929 games played in nine seasons, wrightstone compiled a.297 batting average (889-for-2992) with 427 runs, 152 doubles, 34 triples, 60 home runs, 425 rbi, 215 walks,.349 on-base percentage and.431 slugging percentage. his overall career fielding percentage was.966. | wikipedia |
e6ace1003fe797666fe7d15ad1987c2afa571e2f | russell guy wrightstone (march 18, 1893 – february | russell guy wrightstone (march 18, 1893 – february 25, 1969) was an american professional baseball player. he played nine seasons in major league baseball, from 1920 to 1928, for the philadelphia phillies and new york giants. he played six different positions, most often as a third baseman or first baseman. he hit.300 ... | wikipedia |
3447241fb4b8208b15804843b17ca48ac58a28df | the smoking of cocaine base first appeared in | the smoking of cocaine base first appeared in the united states in 1974 and was mostly confined to the state of california. the first hospital admission for a problem related to free-basing was in 1975, the year in which extraction kits and smoking accessories became commercially available. in 1978, distribution of the... | wikipedia |
f07b091aa0dc827577045ad3d579c23d25cbfcc4 | the free base form of cocaine is prepared | the free base form of cocaine is prepared from cocaine hydrochloride by extracting the cocaine with an alkaline solution (sodium hydroxide or ammonia) and adding a non-polar solvent such as diethyl ether or benzene. the mixture separates into two layers, the top solvent layer containing the dissolved cocaine. the solve... | wikipedia |
46db68a7e203e3523fff9334448ca2de09b45a8b | a small portion (5.81%) of cocaine will remain | a small portion (5.81%) of cocaine will remain as free-base and pass through the blood-brain barrier; according to le chatelier's principle the acid form of cocaine will be continually converted to free-base as the base form is continually removed across the blood-brain barrier. extraction kits for converting the hydro... | wikipedia |
b6c57a39e0964c93d19dbb342410c3055a8ce471 | after inhalation the alkaloid is absorbed into the | after inhalation the alkaloid is absorbed into the blood stream and rapidly transported throughout the body. however, since blood is buffered with carbonate at physiological ph (near 7.4), free-base amines will be rapidly converted back into their acid form. in fact, 94.19% of cocaine will exist as the acid form under ... | wikipedia |
8553cc9066e6d6a3db73b060ee5215e8c402603c | cocaine hydrochloride ("powder cocaine") cannot be smoked as | cocaine hydrochloride ("powder cocaine") cannot be smoked as it decomposes at the high temperatures produced by smoking. free base cocaine, on the other hand, has a melting point of 98°c and is volatile at temperatures above 90°c, and is therefore actively smokable. | wikipedia |
3cd91fcdd670d73345f711399d3c9d1d94f0a9b4 | some alkaloids are more stable as ionic salts | some alkaloids are more stable as ionic salts than as free base. the salts usually exhibit greater water solubility. common counterions include chloride, bromide, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, acetate, oxalate, citrate, and tartrate. ammonium salts formed from the acid–base reaction with hydrochloric acid are known as h... | wikipedia |
154d4f92f803857d64ec45fca53070472bd20631 | free base (freebase, free-base) is a descriptor for | free base (freebase, free-base) is a descriptor for the neutral form of an amine commonly used in reference to illicit drugs. the amine is often an alkaloid, such as nicotine, cocaine, morphine, and ephedrine, or derivatives thereof. freebasing is a more efficient method of self-administering alkaloids via the smoking ... | wikipedia |
8617d38102cd9c5ac27e4a0999e088aa749b406c | the women's handball tournament at the 2012 olympic | the women's handball tournament at the 2012 olympic games in london was held from 28 july to 11 august. the preliminaries and quarter-finals were held at the copper box and the semi-finals and final took place at the basketball arena. twelve nations were represented in the tournament. the four best teams from each grou... | wikipedia |
9872a10097ef5cee6250055fd9ba45f26af38268 | norway won the tournament and gold medal, beating | norway won the tournament and gold medal, beating montenegro in the final. montenegro's silver was the first olympic medal for the country as an independent nation, and the country's only medal at the 2012 games. spain won the bronze medal. | wikipedia |
62a2be8b8e634a12e47d3a960e979c98d9d1938e | twelve nations were represented in the tournament. the | twelve nations were represented in the tournament. the four best teams from each group advanced to a knockout round, while the 5th and 6th teams in each group were classified 9th–12th by the results of their group matches. unlike in previous olympics, there was no placement matches involving the losing teams of the qua... | wikipedia |
046790b99fb1d7319ebb6d0ac185e7fd358dbf63 | the women's handball tournament at the 2012 olympic | the women's handball tournament at the 2012 olympic games in london was held from 28 july to 11 august. the preliminaries and quarter-finals were held at the copper box and the semi-finals and final took place at the basketball arena. | wikipedia |
7a64a44ebcd37128241535293e72de9929db1eae | henley bridge is a road bridge built in | henley bridge is a road bridge built in 1786 at henley-on-thames over the river thames, between oxfordshire and berkshire. the bridge has five elliptical stone arches, and links hart street in henley with white hill leading up a steep hill to remenham hill. it crosses the thames on the reach between hambleden lock and ... | wikipedia |
410fe77e554e5741b887839808eb75ae95ea0274 | leander club, one of the oldest rowing clubs | leander club, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, is also close to the bridge on the berkshire side. on the oxfordshire (henley) side are the angel on the bridge riverside public house and the red lion hotel, an old coaching inn. st mary the virgin, the main civic church in henley with its tower dominating the... | wikipedia |
4102aa465db8f8058adca2abd412a35f369bd907 | the artist subsequently applied for planning permission, which | the artist subsequently applied for planning permission, which was refused. the district council conservation team stated: "as previously advised, the conservation team maintain concerns that this proposal is not appropriate to the special historic and architectural interest of the listed building and fails to recognis... | wikipedia |
2a0c1dbcc2e09c9636897699f3a26179a86c0dbe | strings of white led bulbs were attached to | strings of white led bulbs were attached to the grade i listed crossing in march 2018 by artist clive hemsley. this was done without permission from the district and county councils and the artist was instructed to remove the lights. he claimed to have received scores of messages of support from people wanting the ligh... | wikipedia |
0994ab6b9922e6a73c2c9a370cfac6b18153319f | in june 1829, the bridge was the finishing | in june 1829, the bridge was the finishing line for the first oxford and cambridge university boat race. the start of the course was 2.25-mile (3.62 km) downstream at hambleden lock. oxford won the race, with an estimated 20,000 spectators in attendance. | wikipedia |
4a53a777f0e342d4d8efbc33c72cc5f93788c202 | sculptures of isis and tamesis by anne seymour | sculptures of isis and tamesis by anne seymour damer are at the keystone of the central arch on each side of the bridge. tamesis faces the north (downstream section of the bridge) and isis the south (upstream section). the original models for these can be seen in the henley gallery at the nearby river and rowing museum... | wikipedia |
7f19fb37610b7b0d9f75493787f549c61ce70274 | it was originally designed in 1781 by william | it was originally designed in 1781 by william hayward of shrewsbury, who died in 1782 before the construction of the bridge had begun. the bridge was built by the oxford mason john townesend. at a cost of approximately £10,000. | wikipedia |
733afbba56554bca9809d0964ce4501ac06402e5 | this point of the thames has been used | this point of the thames has been used for crossing since ancient times. the current bridge replaced an earlier wooden structure, the foundations of which can be seen in the basement of the henley royal regatta headquarters nearby on the berkshire side. however, the remains of two stone arches on both sides of the rive... | wikipedia |
10f0ec551eed1dffe48868d6d3f58103df4e8923 | henley bridge is a road bridge built in | henley bridge is a road bridge built in 1786 at henley-on-thames over the river thames, between oxfordshire and berkshire. the bridge has five elliptical stone arches, and links hart street in henley with white hill (designated the a4130) leading up a steep hill to remenham hill. it crosses the thames on the reach betw... | wikipedia |
0cc771d1ccaa8d4ffd7db742ac7abb108ba3a34d | greg rowe barron is an american radio and | greg rowe barron is an american radio and television journalist, producer and communications executive. his early radio feature work influenced public radio storytelling in the united states and how sound is used in documentary production. described by variety in 1981 as "one of the most renowned creators of radio docu... | wikipedia |
58d13708150872f58e8e956260b3e9d61083258e | the ohio state award, 1977 corporation for public | the ohio state award, 1977 corporation for public broadcasting honorable mention, 1977the major armstrong award certificate of merit, national radio broadcasters/columbia university — for excellence and originality in programmingnational headliner award, 1977broadcast media award, california state university, s.f., 197... | wikipedia |
1095bd05c945980b3a81d8e74d596704e1db3329 | george foster peabody award, 1978northwest broadcast news association | george foster peabody award, 1978northwest broadcast news association award, 1978the ohio state award, 1978, institute for education, ohio state universitythe major armstrong award certificate of merit, 1978 the clarion award, 1978 | wikipedia |
6cc9996bf794b985886e65daa0d0946776dac05f | in 1981, barron began a career in marketing | in 1981, barron began a career in marketing communications working first with hill and knowlton public relations as a media relations executive, followed by a brief tenure as a documentary producer for the moore report, an award-winning documentary unit at the cbs owned-and-operated wcco-tv in minneapolis. in 1983, he ... | wikipedia |
744cd1a3debc906119f38102d044b2b95b56df58 | the acclaim was followed by a fellowship from | the acclaim was followed by a fellowship from the corporation for public broadcasting and a grant award to study advanced production techniques in berlin at sender freies berlin (free berlin radio), the leading european producer of acoustic documentary features. barron was one of the first american producers to attend ... | wikipedia |
2c2449b19bbf0dcff12a970bd1878ea5a5da1f90 | his documentary feature the way to 8-a won | his documentary feature the way to 8-a won the coveted peabody award in 1980. his most widely acclaimed work was the 1978 peabody award-winning the prairie was quiet, an "acoustic portrait" exploring the evolution of the american prairie. the program was later translated and adapted for audiences in europe and in austr... | wikipedia |
d3725e1f00024ffa6ee4cab137e2271ed435f750 | in 1972 he joined saint paul, minnesota-based minnesota | in 1972 he joined saint paul, minnesota-based minnesota public radio (mpr), where he served as a news reporter, documentary producer and senior producer of mpr's regional edition of "all things considered". his reports were regularly carried on national public radio and the canadian broadcasting corporation (cbc radio)... | wikipedia |
533d653b600be84e0e970fad0452cfcac1c497ad | barron is a graduate of los angeles' benjamin | barron is a graduate of los angeles' benjamin franklin high school. he studied broadcast production, journalism, and speech arts at los angeles city college and california state university, los angeles. he started his broadcasting career at kvwm-am, a small radio station in show low, arizona. following his return to lo... | wikipedia |
52dbb4e5907a725442657f0cd6a4a59ba68f7b83 | greg rowe barron (born june 14, 1946) is | greg rowe barron (born june 14, 1946) is an american radio and television journalist, producer and communications executive. his early radio feature work influenced public radio storytelling in the united states and how sound is used in documentary production. described by variety in 1981 as "one of the most renowned c... | wikipedia |
b84cde2dbe54b304296fae3f7ed70b7f62aad2b5 | the 2016–17 season is swindon town's 138th season | the 2016–17 season is swindon town's 138th season in their existence and their fifth consecutive season in league one. along with competing in league one, the club will also participate in the fa cup, efl cup and efl trophy. the season covers the period from 1 july 2016 to 30 june 2017. | wikipedia |
7f6d81f3b6e48a39a2a1ad6a21b44a4a6958e893 | the 2016–17 season is swindon town 's 138th | the 2016–17 season is swindon town 's 138th season in their existence and their fifth consecutive season in league one. along with competing in league one, the club will also participate in the fa cup, efl cup and efl trophy. the season covers the period from 1 july 2016 to 30 june 2017. | wikipedia |
51af3ec80ff24eeb4dbb15082c8afe88a426bd17 | goodrich was active in transportation, planning, and engineering | goodrich was active in transportation, planning, and engineering administration. early in his career he was a civil engineer for the united states navy for four years. in 1905 he was the eighth recipient of the american society of civil engineers ' collingwood prize, awarded to young engineers (under age 35) who make c... | wikipedia |
a2d243666c4cc4c0b57f01fc0d05ee99a4c9bd78 | ernest goodrich was the third head football coach | ernest goodrich was the third head football coach for the michigan state normal school football team (now called the eastern michigan university eagles), located in ypsilanti, michigan. he held that position during the 1893 season, the third season the school fielded a football team. his coaching record at michigan sta... | wikipedia |
be2ea28174138449803ff5fbc7a597d717eac689 | ernest payson goodrich (may 7, 1874 – october | ernest payson goodrich (may 7, 1874 – october 7, 1955) was an american pioneer in urban planning and engineering, the first president of the institute of transportation engineers, and the third head coach of the michigan state normal school football team (now eastern michigan university). | wikipedia |
1e56d37c3c9c2a84b849fcf7114e133686e2cfc6 | john kiely is an irish hurling manager and | john kiely is an irish hurling manager and former selector, gaelic footballer and hurler. he has been manager of the limerick senior hurling team since 2016. born in galbally, county limerick, kiely first played competitive hurling and gaelic football in his youth. after beginning his club career at juvenile and undera... | wikipedia |
60524e86f878d70e090cde696b9657de6cc89c3b | 2022 saw limerick set out to capture three-in-a-row. | 2022 saw limerick set out to capture three-in-a-row. after going through the munster round robin unbeaten, limerick beat clare in the munster final after extra time. on 3 july, limerick defeated galway in the all-ireland semi-final by 0-27 to 1-21 to get back to the final. the final played on 18 july saw limerick face ... | wikipedia |
76921e1cfe8c1896b53986e394fae9274bf44711 | limerick were hotly tipped to win back the | limerick were hotly tipped to win back the all-ireland in 2020. when the championship started in october, having been postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic, limerick retained their munster title by defeating waterford in the final. victory over galway put kiely's team into a second all-ireland final in three years. ag... | wikipedia |
52fe33970b1fd8e43ceadd38e741eab2458a7075 | on 31 march 2019, kiely guided limerick to | on 31 march 2019, kiely guided limerick to a first national league final appearance since 2005. a 1-24 to 0-19 defeat of waterford secured a first league title for limerick since 1997. in munster, limerick qualified for the munster final against tipperary. the all ireland semi-final saw limerick face kilkenny. limerick... | wikipedia |
55e4bf136571ef491aeb9034c42a1155c811dccd | in his second season in charge, kiely's side | in his second season in charge, kiely's side secured promotion to division 1a of the national league after securing maximum points in their five group stage games. limerick later narrowly missed out on a place in the munster final, however, their third-place finish in the new munster championship group stage allowed li... | wikipedia |
5fb33e8e181e3abedf159ba41fdbbc8b9f2862e4 | kiely was named as the new manager of | kiely was named as the new manager of the limerick senior team after a meeting of the county board on 14 september 2016. in his first season in charge, limerick reached the semi-finals of the national league, losing by 1-11 to 1-21 to eventual champions galway. kiely's side were later beaten by clare in the munster cha... | wikipedia |
cdb44b2337a5fa2c85d01cc569bcd6922a1fc244 | on 18 september 2014, kiely was appointed manager | on 18 september 2014, kiely was appointed manager of the limerick under-21 team in succession to ciarán carey. he subsequently guided the team to the munster championship title after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over clare in the final. on 12 september 2015, kiely was in charge when limerick defeated wexford by 0-26 to 1-07 in t... | wikipedia |
1e66a4c6234fe8d157b84287ec4abca23def9aae | limerick once again failed to secure promotion from | limerick once again failed to secure promotion from division 1b in kiely's second season as a selector. on 14 july 2013, he was a selector when limerick defeated cork by 0-24 to 0-15 to win the munster championship. the management team stepped down at the end of the season. | wikipedia |
cd342af7e5c12d3a6268e6336c207d0a446cf23a | after john allen 's appointment as manager of | after john allen 's appointment as manager of the limerick senior team in october 2012, kiely was chosen to be part of the new management team as a selector. his first season as a selector ended with limerick failing to secure promotion from division 1b of the national hurling league before exiting the championship aft... | wikipedia |
bba73e901b50814f665532bbfb1dc98d2ea66adf | in 2011, kiely combined his role as intermediate | in 2011, kiely combined his role as intermediate manager with that of a selector with leo o'connor 's limerick under-21 team. on 3 august 2011, he was part of the management team that guided limerick to a 4-20 to 1-27 extra-time defeat of cork in the final of the munster championship. | wikipedia |
fafc204e5bf5949334919455ec0f2a3a6e3c4444 | after limerick's 6-19 to 2-07 all-ireland semi-final defeat | after limerick's 6-19 to 2-07 all-ireland semi-final defeat by tipperary in 2009, kiely was prompted to become involved in inter-county team management with limerick. "i rang liam lenihan the next day to tell him i wanted to get involved and help out at any level." kiely was later named as the new manager of the limeri... | wikipedia |
06ab5a2daba1b81d599aa0db8c90f59eec474788 | kiely made his debut on the inter-county scene | kiely made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he joined the limerick minor hurling team. after little success in this grade he later joined the under-21 team, also without championship success. kiely was a member of the extended limerick panel in 1994 before later winning a munster medal a... | wikipedia |
7a329d82c5562800d6dc1e3082b450d5b1ababc8 | born in galbally, county limerick, kiely first played | born in galbally, county limerick, kiely first played competitive hurling and gaelic football in his youth. after beginning his club career at juvenile and underage levels, he later became a dual player at senior level with the galbally and garryspillane teams. kiely won a total of three championship medals across both... | wikipedia |
f989e50803df61e330014a766d88a9dfe69bb4c6 | alfred ray lindesmith was an indiana university professor | alfred ray lindesmith was an indiana university professor of sociology. he was among the early scholars providing a rigorous and thoughtful account of the nature of addiction. he was a critic of legal prohibitions against addictive drugs, arguing that such prohibitions had adverse societal effects. lindesmith's work in... | wikipedia |
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