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3515427799f3ecb0f761682a4207a164442bb56a | there are much more chinese characters than alphabetical | there are much more chinese characters than alphabetical letters, but there are much more alphabetical words that require special learning and memory than chinese, as shown by a comparison between the words in contemporary chinese dictionary and oxford advanced learner's dictionary. for example, the following chinese w... | wikipedia |
9c149a5305d8aca23d98982c3ecbd73267eeff68 | chinese language learning also has its own advantages. | chinese language learning also has its own advantages. there are 3,500 commonly used chinese characters. once you master these characters or a few more characters, you can read and write almost freely. if chinese characters are changed to alphabetical characters, it will be easier to get started, but homophones, especi... | wikipedia |
fe73f672618f3c73e49132d10abbcb14b673e97c | chinese characters are morpheme characters, which record the | chinese characters are morpheme characters, which record the smallest lexical and grammatical units. there are thousands of commonly used chinese characters, each with its own forms, sounds, and meanings.the latin alphabet is a phonetic script that records the smallest phonetic units with distinctive meanings. there ar... | wikipedia |
fb1f60b39bd8c0317ef24584a6d541d9fa66f7dc | lower grades students often practice writing in air | lower grades students often practice writing in air (书空, write in the air with a moving finger). after class, students are required to use tianzi grid (田字格) or rice grid (米字格) exercise books to copy new characters. in addition, students are taught to use computers and mobile phones to input chinese characters. | wikipedia |
3421a7e06153be293070c8db436076848263e698 | nowadays, chinese character writing has evolved from only | nowadays, chinese character writing has evolved from only using brush pens to include hard pens, such as ballpens and fountain pens.first, the teacher will teach the writing posture and how to hold the pen, and then teach the writing methods of various strokes and the rules of stroke order. and explain the glyph struct... | wikipedia |
e8857ab28ebbe29959eda722296c603dfb37b279 | in ancient china,students wrote with a brush pen. | in ancient china,students wrote with a brush pen. the order of teaching students to write is: first write in middle-sized chinese regular script, then in big or small regular characters.the steps of practice are: first trace red (描红, trace in black ink over characters printed in red), then copy model (摹帖, copy on a tra... | wikipedia |
e773a64e766dfa323db10be068217b8e35d41b65 | from 1990 to 1991, the national leading group | from 1990 to 1991, the national leading group for teaching chinese as a foreign language and the chinese proficiency test center of beijing language institute jointly developed the "汉语水平词汇与汉字等级大纲" (outline of the graded vocabulary and characters for hsk). the chinese character outline contains 2,905 characters, divided... | wikipedia |
979b4036d2350497d3848a72ad37e11ba6bec88a | in the 3rd century ad, chinese characters were | in the 3rd century ad, chinese characters were introduced to korea, thereafter to japan, vietnam and other countries. thus, teaching chinese characters to foreigners began.by 1989, there were more than 100 colleges and universities teaching chinese as a foreign language in china. | wikipedia |
ea6885441a3465f116c172647d93b4027e136535 | in june 1952, the ministry of education of | in june 1952, the ministry of education of china published a list of commonly used literacy characters, including 2,000 characters for use in literacy textbooks. in 1984, the ministry of education in china announced that the proportion of illiterate people in the total population dropped from more than 80% in 1949 to 2... | wikipedia |
c3cedaad7ee765f26a4dacb5bd8f155c2c01f67e | the earliest and most influential literacy character list | the earliest and most influential literacy character list at that time was the "one hundred and one hundred basic chinese character usage teaching methods" compiled by hong shen. according to the meaning and expression needs, selected the most representative characters from each group of synonyms. when encountering cha... | wikipedia |
37cd98dd1dc9f8a6c5e691b56f45e2ebc37b8ba1 | literacy education means to eradicate illiteracy. chinese character | literacy education means to eradicate illiteracy. chinese character literacy movement began in the early 20th century, when the literacy level of ordinary chinese people was quite low. intellectuals who cared about the country and its people advocated education to save the country and started a chinese character litera... | wikipedia |
4722b39cf62939db00bf48a6667a9d4eb940dde2 | starting from the song dynasty, the three books | starting from the song dynasty, the three books of "three character classic", "hundred family surnames" and "thousand character classic" developed into a set of teaching materials, collectively called "three hundred thousand" (三百千, about 2,000 different characters), which were used for over 1000 years until the end of ... | wikipedia |
d33dd70d206596f598596f48d0739f0b260e5288 | the following is an introduction to the historical | the following is an introduction to the historical development of chinese character education, modern native language chinese character education, foreign language chinese character education, teaching methods for chinese character reading and writing, computer-assisted chinese character teaching, as well as a comparis... | wikipedia |
0604e5ef3b1959ceca5b9a7a95d7f2245b3ffd83 | chinese character education is the teaching and learning | chinese character education is the teaching and learning of chinese characters. when written chinese appeared in social communication, chinese character teaching came into being. from ancient times to the present, the teaching of chinese characters has always been the focus of chinese language teaching. | wikipedia |
4cfa717a00191e24e0abfdb2aa98446164953ba9 | 5 january – lewis morgan signed a 4 | 5 january – lewis morgan signed a 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 -year contract with celtic and was immediately loaned back to saints until the end of the season. the fee was undisclosed, but is thought to have been around £300,000. | wikipedia |
fda03b3e3622c581f41c510bca95a8facebc5f65 | 12 december – striker danny mullen signed on | 12 december – striker danny mullen signed on an emergency loan from fellow scottish championship challengers, livingston. it was reported than mullen will sign on a permanent contract in january 2018, when his loan period expires. | wikipedia |
1b8103bb48eda3939f7aae0f4b783907a7b3ab1f | 22 may – defender gary mackenzie became the | 22 may – defender gary mackenzie became the fifth player to sign a contract extension this summer, signing up for another season with the club. also on this day, forward cammy smith left aberdeen and joined saints on a two-year deal, after a successful loan spell last season. | wikipedia |
d459f55a5526ad19821e29e4d1b5edf63c6c0286 | 9 may – defender adam eckersley signed a | 9 may – defender adam eckersley signed a two-year contract extension with the club, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019. it was also confirmed that ben gordon, andy webster and jordan stewart would leave the club when their contracts expire in the summer. | wikipedia |
c20d9a5e18e6c58e6f372e6c6a1e190f512ccc49 | otter.ai, inc. is an american transcription software company | otter.ai, inc. is an american transcription software company based in mountain view, california. the company develops speech to text transcription applications using artificial intelligence and machine learning. its software, called otter, shows captions for live speakers, and generates written transcriptions of speech... | wikipedia |
888ca4542023c31f4c2d7a787a7738d7bbe297d4 | in february 2023, otter.ai launched an ai meeting | in february 2023, otter.ai launched an ai meeting assistant called otterpilot, available to all users, which automates meetings, with an ai-generated summary of key meeting topics, automated capture of images of slides shared during virtual meetings, and real-time meeting notes that can be shared and collaborated on. o... | wikipedia |
df505f620d42244bbb05fc3e3dc47cd87aaebee9 | in march 2018, technology news site zdnet reported | in march 2018, technology news site zdnet reported concerns about otter's privacy policy, noting that the company could access uploaded recordings and transcriptions. in response the company updated the policy and stated that only the company's chief technology officer would allow access to transcriptions, in response ... | wikipedia |
c2c4044e75c4fa89fed6f2700ad8ed5fc638a52d | to develop its speech transcription technology, the company | to develop its speech transcription technology, the company says it combined deep machine learning using millions of hours of audio recordings, which were analyzed to train the software and improve the transcription capabilities. the company says that it uses proprietary algorithms to scour the web for these usable aud... | wikipedia |
8ce8d24d8a7a23de1840f41c720317278b012459 | in january 2020, now doing business as otter.ai, | in january 2020, now doing business as otter.ai, the company announced another us$ 10m funding round, led by japanese mobile phone operator ntt docomo 's docomo ventures. in april, the company announced it was offering live notes for zoom calls. | wikipedia |
1cc4e17c9e2ebded356c40048d8f2091b560c5ec | in january 2018, the company announced a partnership | in january 2018, the company announced a partnership with zoom video communications to transcribe video meetings post-conference. in march, the company debuted its first otter speech translation app at mobile world congress. it was available for free for google's android and apple's mobile products. in october, the com... | wikipedia |
c20d9a5e18e6c58e6f372e6c6a1e190f512ccc49 | otter.ai, inc. is an american transcription software company | otter.ai, inc. is an american transcription software company based in mountain view, california. the company develops speech to text transcription applications using artificial intelligence and machine learning. its software, called otter, shows captions for live speakers, and generates written transcriptions of speech... | wikipedia |
5464d7ca273335fb4e50dcfbb1b02defac1308e5 | born and raised in newark, new jersey, he | born and raised in newark, new jersey, he played at the university of maryland. greenspan led the team in scoring and rebounds in 1962 and 1963. he received an honorable mention for the 1963 all-american team, and was named to the second team for the all- atlantic coast conference. he had 501 rebounds during his colleg... | wikipedia |
18c839bb509e59dcc9e1b99f8c2e0cbf1700c140 | aaltonen joined espoo blues on a try-out contract | aaltonen joined espoo blues on a try-out contract on august 1, 2014 which was followed by him joining arlan kokshetau in 2015. the same year, he joined the manchester phoenix of the english premier ice hockey league. | wikipedia |
4a9d2ec138491c6e8a519260c02b21ec0ae45caf | after college, holup was selected with the fifth | after college, holup was selected with the fifth overall pick of the 1956 nba draft by the syracuse nationals. he played three seasons in the nba with the nationals and detroit pistons, averaging 7.0 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game. he later played several seasons in the eastern professional basketball league... | wikipedia |
ecbdd9ca668ce450ef5c5ac27a1bf2ce574ac2d6 | a 6'6' forward, holup starred at george washington | a 6'6' forward, holup starred at george washington university from 1953 to 1956. he tallied 2,226 points and 2,030 rebounds in 104 varsity games, and led the ncaa in rebounds per game (25.6) during the 1955 – 56 season. holup held george washington's record for most career points until 2003, when he was surpassed by ch... | wikipedia |
038054aaddc93daab79ba8b99e127e4d30082901 | joseph j. holup (february 26, 1934 – january | joseph j. holup (february 26, 1934 – january 28, 1998) was an american basketball player. he played college basketball for george washington university and later professionally in the national basketball association and the eastern professional basketball league. | wikipedia |
482716f56fc462194a0bb8810da9cfd71350cd1c | ricardo dwayne fuller is a retired jamaican professional | ricardo dwayne fuller is a retired jamaican professional footballer who played as a forward. fuller started his football career with jamaican side tivoli gardens, before he moved to england with crystal palace in february 2001. he returned to jamaica and then went on loan to hearts, before joining preston north end. he... | wikipedia |
32fa683470906485d74f9633d2599247357725fb | fuller was raised by his grandmother in the | fuller was raised by his grandmother in the tivoli gardens section of kingston, jamaica. with his football earnings, fuller was able to rebuild his grandmother's house after it was destroyed in early 2010 due to the riots in jamaica. fuller was arrested in february 2009 on suspicion of committing driving offences. he l... | wikipedia |
aeb266647303b7004d9481e8912eb54f61da130a | fuller was a member of the jamaica under | fuller was a member of the jamaica under 20 national team in 1998. he eventually was called up to the senior national team in 1999. fuller has been involved in jamaica's 2002, 2006 and 2010 world cup campaigns and also featured in the 2005 and 2009 concacaf gold cup competitions. | wikipedia |
fc19ab4ddfa72a8935f6054e571cc60fc40c918a | fuller signed a three-month contract with oldham athletic | fuller signed a three-month contract with oldham athletic on 16 october 2015, following a successful trial. he left oldham in january 2016. fuller announced his retirement on 16 may 2016. however, in january 2019, it was announced that fuller had signed for nantwich town. he re-signed for the club in november 2019. ful... | wikipedia |
2bbde86365df92f23fabecc4b89fb913ca902f02 | fuller joined championship side charlton athletic on 22 | fuller joined championship side charlton athletic on 22 august 2012 signing a one-year contract, with the option of a further year. fuller was given the number 19 shirt, and made his debut as a substitute in an away fixture at nottingham forest. he scored important goals away at ipswich town and crystal palace, in addi... | wikipedia |
f9a1f802d68f0f42692906c015825e5818ab3258 | fuller made his return from injury against queens | fuller made his return from injury against queens park rangers on 19 november 2011. he scored his 50th goal for stoke against beşiktaş in the uefa europa league in december 2011. he made his first premier league start for stoke on 10 march 2012 away at chelsea, fuller was sent-off after 24 minutes after stamping on bra... | wikipedia |
e266757e29d97bf78052a1421cea4c589d63ea7e | fuller scored his first goal of the 2010–11 | fuller scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season against tottenham hotspur at the britannia stadium. he then dislocated his shoulder for the second time in his stoke career away at newcastle united and then suffered a repeat injury in the next away match at bolton. he made his 150th league appearance for stoke on 6 n... | wikipedia |
2791704bd46308928f6c4e652ab8e410fd86a1cb | after a slow start to the 2009–10 season | after a slow start to the 2009–10 season for fuller's standards, pulis told the jamaican he needs to lose weight. he scored 2 goals against arsenal in the 4th round of the fa cup in a 3–1 win over arsenal on 24 january 2010, and also in the next round against manchester city. despite not being as prolific in front of g... | wikipedia |
f1b8fdf3fe05503bea26b55cabf355272d3cc565 | fuller was sent off for violent conduct on | fuller was sent off for violent conduct on 28 december 2008 against west ham united. following west ham's equaliser, fuller argued with team-mate andy griffin, before slapping the stoke captain's face. referee mike jones gave fuller a straight red for violent conduct and west ham went on to win the match 2–1. tony puli... | wikipedia |
299db09cde7f8b8a692605b8f7494d1768e9d9be | fuller scored stoke city's first-ever premier league goal, | fuller scored stoke city's first-ever premier league goal, a late consolation in a 3–1 defeat to bolton wanderers on the opening day of the 2008–09 season. he followed this up with another goal in stoke's 3–2 win over aston villa in their first ever premier league home match. this goal won match of the day 's goal of t... | wikipedia |
6c3ec75306dea68e36caf215a220da9679c04ad1 | in the 2007–08 season, fuller became a vital | in the 2007–08 season, fuller became a vital part of stoke promotion winning side becoming a firm fan favourite in the process. fuller missed stoke's home game against hull city as he was attending the funeral of his grandmother in his home nation of jamaica. fuller signed a new contract in december 2007 keeping his co... | wikipedia |
7caf077c870498000951f0dd22b25041f7a4f362 | fuller joined stoke city for a fee of | fuller joined stoke city for a fee of around £500,000, although a significant percentage of the fee depended on the number of appearances that he made for the "potters". in his first season at stoke he was the top goalscorer with 11 goals, but he also had the worst disciplinary record, accumulating two red cards and te... | wikipedia |
fe4e36d56e8b67446a0d0e9a6ba0d99e57e3e31f | on his return to southampton, he was a | on his return to southampton, he was a changed player and in the final six games of the season he scored six goals, which won him the championship player of the month award for april. this took his season's tally to nine goals, making him the club's top-scorer. despite this, he did not fit into george burley 's plans f... | wikipedia |
893c10fcba31d8633affda8292d7bdb158bb9b49 | his start at southampton was fairly dramatic, scoring | his start at southampton was fairly dramatic, scoring saints' only goal at coventry on 29 august 2005, and scoring again at derby on 18 september. after that his career at saints declined. his perceived lack of effort and his history as a former portsmouth player, combined with the general air of dissatisfaction at st.... | wikipedia |
019d68a0e0e29e3003b71e3e555c84043426ddc5 | fuller failed to make a huge impact in | fuller failed to make a huge impact in the premier league, falling down the pecking order as the season progressed. despite the sale of some of his fellow strikers at the end of the season, the return from long-term injury by strikers vincent péricard and svetoslav todorov, and the purchase of collins mbesuma, meant fu... | wikipedia |
a53a67722b5e61a963842387efc7790c6d34ff5b | both leeds united and portsmouth then displayed their | both leeds united and portsmouth then displayed their interest, however, fuller's knee problems meant both clubs withdrew their offers after he failed medicals. however, portsmouth manager harry redknapp was still keen on the jamaican and pompey negotiated a 'pay-as-you-play' deal with fuller, meaning they would not lo... | wikipedia |
1a2262c17d246e64c63be240f8b26403603fabbf | preston north end stepped in to sign the | preston north end stepped in to sign the striker, paying £500,000. fuller scored on his preston debut, a 2–1 defeat at home to old club crystal palace, and soon became a vital team player. he had an explosive scoring rate, but unfortunately he suffered knee ligament damage in early december, which ended his season prem... | wikipedia |
a6bef294c0d1c65a90bc7694f69bfa41ba56951a | fuller spent the next season 2001–02 on loan | fuller spent the next season 2001–02 on loan at scottish premier league club hearts. he had an instant impact, scoring 8 goals in 27 appearances, and finishing as the club's joint top-scorer with kevin mckenna. however, the edinburgh-based club could not afford to sign fuller on a permanent basis. | wikipedia |
e6fa0529fd8354f571ff90248518978d73f8851c | fuller was born in kingston, jamaica, and began | fuller was born in kingston, jamaica, and began his career with tivoli gardens. he had a trial with charlton athletic, playing in three reserve team matches. he moved to english club crystal palace in february 2001 for a possible fee of £1 million (the exact figure being dependent on appearances), after impressing on t... | wikipedia |
e7bb575b445a1bf421e289f68c98fe988b2f1a41 | at stoke, he became an influential member of | at stoke, he became an influential member of the first team and his goals helped the "potters" gain promotion to the premier league in 2008. he remained a key figure in the top-flight, despite a poor disciplinary record, and helped stoke reach the 2011 fa cup final, but missed out on the final due to injury. after he r... | wikipedia |
d618112e63a477bf8d093bba125569eabfefce28 | fuller started his football career with jamaican side | fuller started his football career with jamaican side tivoli gardens, before he moved to england with crystal palace in february 2001. he returned to jamaica and then went on loan to hearts, before joining preston north end. he scored 27 goals in 58 league game at preston, which prompted portsmouth to pay £1 million fo... | wikipedia |
f7ff57d0a4157b230f72dd3ef2fb3b0ba981f65a | gerald arthur paulson was an american professional basketball | gerald arthur paulson was an american professional basketball player. paulson was selected in the 1957 nba draft by the cincinnati royals after a collegiate career at manhattan college. in college he was selected to play in the 1957 east-west all star game, and was the most valuable player in the 1957 ecac holiday fest... | wikipedia |
f30234c8945ffa8cc72f79e4f99a013b85077696 | gerald arthur paulson (july 21, 1935 – march | gerald arthur paulson (july 21, 1935 – march 6, 1986) was an american professional basketball player. paulson was selected in the 1957 nba draft (third round, 17th pick overall) by the cincinnati royals after a collegiate career at manhattan college. in college he was selected to play in the 1957 east-west all star gam... | wikipedia |
d12a3c1903c15173381d5b88ebc318ef5cbae538 | jason carl gardener, is a retired british sprint | jason carl gardener, is a retired british sprint athlete. a fast starter from the blocks, he won an olympic gold medal leading off great britain in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 olympic games, and is also the 2004 world indoor champion, and a four-time european indoor champion, at 60 metres. | wikipedia |
31204c9f0cd58c1e0d459b94d2a9124dc3605407 | in 2008 jason took part in a project | in 2008 jason took part in a project to qualify four athletes from diverse sports in the british 2 man bobsleigh championships, after just two weeks of training. along with world champion track cyclist craig maclean, rugby world cup winner dan luger and commonwealth decathlon champion dean macey, he attempted to comple... | wikipedia |
d38ce68d8b404c127e797933651142527f8afb12 | on 17 october 2013, it was announced that | on 17 october 2013, it was announced that gardener would take part in the 100m sprint for faith organised by the pontifical council for culture and the italian sports centre, as part of the catholic church's year of faith. | wikipedia |
0e099ed42eac315d6441d62f50a313966f88d150 | gardener made the squad for the 2004 summer | gardener made the squad for the 2004 summer olympics where he competed in the 100 m and won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with darren campbell, marlon devonish and mark lewis-francis in a 38.07 s, their season's best and a narrow upset win over the united states. | wikipedia |
8365ee282119858855388fc57f10c50e41b21efe | 2000 saw gardener go one better in the | 2000 saw gardener go one better in the european indoor 60 m taking gold as well as breaking the national 50 m record with a time of 5.61 s. unfortunately he became injured during the summer and although making it to sydney for the olympics he did not progress through the early rounds. | wikipedia |
4152b89c10a30204b7745e5e22ad9aa3237e3375 | in 1999 he took bronze at the world | in 1999 he took bronze at the world indoors in the 60 m, breaking the british record. and later that year saw him run 9.98 s breaking the 10 second barrier for the first time in the 100 m. he was also part of the national record breaking 4 × 100 m relay team along with darren campbell, marlon devonish, and dwain chambe... | wikipedia |
091df2c0240bde3064fd05baa5bf27c7c24253c7 | joining the senior ranks, and coached by malcolm | joining the senior ranks, and coached by malcolm arnold for his entire career, gardener took another silver in the 60 m, at the european indoor championships of 1998. he was not chosen for the relay team, which took gold. | wikipedia |
09cf8a3ddd82b1f4aa6a962df70b1bf70db52390 | gardener was born in bath, somerset to a | gardener was born in bath, somerset to a jamaican father and british mother, and started his career at the world junior championships in 1994, where he was placed second in the individual 100 m and bettered this to take his first gold medal as part of the 4 × 100 m relay team. | wikipedia |
b943546f9689c06ef1c7e5fc95b19cccc445b962 | jason carl gardener, mbe (born 18 september 1975) | jason carl gardener, mbe (born 18 september 1975) is a retired british sprint athlete. a fast starter from the blocks, he won an olympic gold medal leading off great britain in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 olympic games, and is also the 2004 world indoor champion, and a four-time european indoor champion, at 60... | wikipedia |
396df6ba4139a90d001cd8e899275a4cb4152406 | she now runs a game studio called tru | she now runs a game studio called tru luv which creates experimental games focused on care and characters. in #selfcare, a virtual bedroom is filled with calming tasks, such as reading a book, tending to a plant or sorting laundry by colour. she said "the most valuable thing a game can do for me: make me forget why i’m... | wikipedia |
94ce7bf6af7fbee88cd23e35e64f638308eb4334 | code worked for many years at ubisoft montreal, | code worked for many years at ubisoft montreal, managing programming teams on games such as assassin's creed ii. she was often the only woman on a team. her award-winning downloadable faerie game child of light featured a female protagonist and a 25 percent female developer team. | wikipedia |
f972aefbc079393e315afd802d73e91599434f55 | bailey willis was a geological engineer who worked | bailey willis was a geological engineer who worked for the united states geological survey (usgs), and lectured at two prominent american universities. he also played a key role in getting mount rainier designated as a national park in 1899. after later focusing more on seismology, he became one of the world's leading ... | wikipedia |
dc3272163d7d784c407171822944409291705e7c | among the numerous honors which came to willis | among the numerous honors which came to willis during his long life were an honorary ph.d. degree from the university of berlin and the gold medal of the société de géographie of france in 1910, the legion of honor, belgium, in 1936, and in 1944 he was awarded the penrose medal by the geological society of america. fro... | wikipedia |
93652693fbdb7a196c64d086f83ad24cefa46aae | when he returned to the united states in | when he returned to the united states in 1915 he was named head of the stanford university geology department. he led a vigorous public campaign in the 1920s to raise awareness of earthquake hazards and safe building practices. it is claimed that many of california's early building codes were inspired by experiments pe... | wikipedia |
0a1835ebe8251bdc7b8635f0eb8e725b0a6bf82c | from 1910 until 1914 he consulted for the | from 1910 until 1914 he consulted for the government of argentina an experience later recorded in his book a yanqui in patagonia. willis also called for comprehensive state intervention in the enforcement of the national park at lake nahuel huapí. he was commissioned by the director general de agricultura, dr. julio ló... | wikipedia |
a24d12f94a2a4b151b009f3be8d9bd5792236dc4 | after receiving degrees in mining engineering and civil | after receiving degrees in mining engineering and civil engineering, willis worked from 1881 to 1884 as a survey geologist for northern pacific railroad looking for sources of coal. called the "boy boss" by work crews during his work looking for coal, he began studying the geology of mount rainier, the cascade range, a... | wikipedia |
73c3279a2d3622f9b99b9a687f7b5abcfd597453 | willis married his cousin, altona grinnell, in 1882, | willis married his cousin, altona grinnell, in 1882, but she died in 1896. the couple had two children, marion, who died in infancy, and hope, later mrs. seward h. rathbun. in 1898 he married margaret baker, daughter of dr. frank baker of georgetown university, who was also superintendent of the national zoo in washing... | wikipedia |
d0b0a3e46ddd00206cb5ed6e765fc75b721d3fb9 | bailey willis was born march 31, 1857, the | bailey willis was born march 31, 1857, the son of poet and publisher nathaniel parker willis and cornelia grinnell willis. his brother was grinnell willis. his father died when he was only ten years old. at the age of thirteen he was taken to england and germany for four years of schooling, and thus acquired fluency in... | wikipedia |
8d6f3d73d17c690302374d099b19bfcf4baabccf | bailey willis (march 31, 1857 in idle wild-on-hudson, | bailey willis (march 31, 1857 in idle wild-on-hudson, new york, united states – february 19, 1949 in palo alto, california) was a geological engineer who worked for the united states geological survey (usgs), and lectured at two prominent american universities. he also played a key role in getting mount rainier designa... | wikipedia |
e894ada6c65f0275ae6e6360c56a40ecbd87e77d | lisandro arbizu is an argentine rugby union footballer. | lisandro arbizu is an argentine rugby union footballer. he plays at fly-half or inside centre. he began playing for the local traditional club belgrano athletic club and was one of the first argentine players to migrate into the professional rugby in europe. he played with four clubs in france: ca brive, ca bordeaux-bè... | wikipedia |
83a90476cfa30cb96a08637e983595f35bfa1a29 | 1991: 6/7: vs. new zealand; 13/7: vs. new | 1991: 6/7: vs. new zealand; 13/7: vs. new zealand; 15/8: vs. chile (2 drops); rwc: 4/10: vs. australia (2 drops); 9/10: vs. wales; 13/10: vs. samoa (1 penalty and 1 goal); | wikipedia |
7765c9da00a16079236f43c3a6c8df80921aafd2 | 1992: 4/7: vs. france (1 drop); 11/7: vs. | 1992: 4/7: vs. france (1 drop); 11/7: vs. france (1 drop); 26/9: vs. spain (1 try); 25/10: vs. spain; 31/10: vs. romania; 14/11: vs. france (1 drop); | wikipedia |
6f0c2591ff5f1bd99a9e654ed6c5eac9fb382b1d | 1993: 15/5: vs. japan (1 try); 22/5: vs. | 1993: 15/5: vs. japan (1 try); 22/5: vs. japan (1 try); 2/10: vs. brazil; 11/10: vs. chile (2 penalties and 7 goals); 16/10: vs. paraguay (1 try); 23/10: vs. uruguay; 6/11: vs. south africa; 13/11: vs. south africa (1 drop); | wikipedia |
482781b28764fe6c69ad2c8a3945c8643fb7aac0 | 1995: 24/9: vs. paraguay; 30/9: vs. chile; 8/10: | 1995: 24/9: vs. paraguay; 30/9: vs. chile; 8/10: vs. uruguay; 14/10: vs. romania; 17/10: vs. italy; 21/10: vs. france; rwc: 27/5: vs. england (1 try, 2 penalties and 1 goal); 30/5: vs. samoa; 4/6: vs. italy; 30/4: vs. australia (1 goal); 6/5: vs. australia; (1 try); 4/3: vs. uruguay; | wikipedia |
3403232fc7c5ad2a11b454655bfb893888b32761 | 1996: 8/6: vs. uruguay; 14/9: vs. united states; | 1996: 8/6: vs. uruguay; 14/9: vs. united states; 18/9: vs. uruguay; 21/9: vs. canada; 9/11: vs. south africa; 16/11: vs. south africa; 14/12: vs. england; | wikipedia |
0d40ce10d7095343b4bd251832a422263dc355c6 | 1997: 31/5: vs. england (1 try); 7/6: vs. | 1997: 31/5: vs. england (1 try); 7/6: vs. england; 21/6: vs. new zealand; 28/6: vs. new zealand; 18/10: vs. romania; 22/10: vs. italy; 26/10: vs. france (1 penalty and 1 drop); 1/11: vs. australia; 8/11: vs. australia; | wikipedia |
6bd8eaf0fdb71e426b3acbd79f77534a13176eba | 1998: 13/6: vs. france (2 penalties and 1 | 1998: 13/6: vs. france (2 penalties and 1 goal); 20/6: vs. france (3 penalties and 1 drop); 8/8: vs. romania (1 try); 15/8: vs. united states; 22/8: vs. canada; 7/11: vs. italy 14/11: vs. france (3 penalties); 21/11: vs. wales; | wikipedia |
77bd64ba44cb34e4c08b9b05de7d30313fe726c8 | 1999: 5/6: vs. wales; 12/6: vs. wales; 21/8: | 1999: 5/6: vs. wales; 12/6: vs. wales; 21/8: vs. scotland; 28/8: vs. ireland; rwc: 1/10: vs. wales; 10/10: vs. samoa; 16/10: vs. japan; 20/10: vs. ireland; 24/10: vs. france (1 try); | wikipedia |
924976642aaa8459ad7bd35cd2e32fbc489559ce | 2001: 23/6: vs. new zealand (1 try); 14/7: | 2001: 23/6: vs. new zealand (1 try); 14/7: vs. italy; 10/11: vs. wales; 18/11: vs. scotland; 1/12: vs. new zealand (2 tries); | wikipedia |
7269fdf1e481bcac36df1d8be2e82b3ca7cf5628 | at only 19 years of age he made | at only 19 years of age he made his debut against ireland in october 1990 and has been with los pumas since. in 1992 against spain, he became the country's youngest captain ever at the age of 21. has earned 86 caps for his national side and has 184 test points (17 tries, 14 penalties, 11 drops and 14 goals). he played ... | wikipedia |
b7cd498df2258dfa1bd5ebf8b3cb8279456cf795 | he played with four clubs in france: ca | he played with four clubs in france: ca brive, ca bordeaux-bègles gironde, section paloise and aviron bayonnais. as of the 2006-07 season, he plays for italian club gran parma rugby. | wikipedia |
0a274026e07ccf3fb63491fcf1923a6fc76354a1 | lisandro arbizu (born september 29, 1971 in buenos | lisandro arbizu (born september 29, 1971 in buenos aires) is an argentine rugby union footballer. he plays at fly-half or inside centre. he began playing for the local traditional club belgrano athletic club and was one of the first argentine players to migrate into the professional rugby in europe. | wikipedia |
b2d4f88286dea04cb3784f088383f9d92f3c600e | the 1963 concacaf championship was the first edition | the 1963 concacaf championship was the first edition of the concacaf championship, the football championship of north america, central america and the caribbean (concacaf). the tournament was held between 23 march to 7 april. nine teams participated in the inaugural event. the tournament was hosted by el salvador in th... | wikipedia |
c0b1f038c3c15e64de09bf13e060523a92f86c09 | the tournament was hosted by el salvador in | the tournament was hosted by el salvador in the cities of san salvador and santa ana. the nine teams were broken up into one group of five and one group of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to a final group stage, playing in round-robin format to determine the winner. the tournament was won by costa r... | wikipedia |
a646a03f1c76853423e89cac9d1dfc6bcf84476a | the 1963 concacaf championship was the first edition | the 1963 concacaf championship was the first edition of the concacaf championship, the football championship of north america, central america and the caribbean (concacaf). the tournament was held between 23 march to 7 april. nine teams participated in the inaugural event. | wikipedia |
a9f2e50975027c067be57ba61ef20dec9e0f3f96 | john w. o'boyle is an american former professional | john w. o'boyle is an american former professional basketball player. he played in five games for the milwaukee hawks of the national basketball association in 1952–53. he recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in his brief career. | wikipedia |
d89fcad85fabde8ca5f051ab2fd73e0ea28e637c | john w. o'boyle (born march 7, 1928) is | john w. o'boyle (born march 7, 1928) is an american former professional basketball player. he played in five games for the milwaukee hawks of the national basketball association in 1952–53. he recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in his brief career. | wikipedia |
81e7d91648ab886f3cf691d521d5c4cabf33bba0 | walter p. kistler was a physicist, inventor, and | walter p. kistler was a physicist, inventor, and philanthropist, born in biel, switzerland. kistler was a life member of the swiss physical society and a member of aiaa and isa, which presented him the life achievement award in 2000. he held patents on more than 50 inventions in the scientific and industrial instrument... | wikipedia |
063c2f2a5b397f4681d102165d4729691c971dc4 | in 1996 kistler co-founded (with bob citron) the | in 1996 kistler co-founded (with bob citron) the foundation for the future. the foundation's original stated goal was to "increase knowledge about the factors that may have a major impact on the long-term future of humanity." the foundation for the future awards the annual kistler prize to scientists and research insti... | wikipedia |
7448b92b505cfab31e2b2917425b1af2351a17c9 | in his later life, kistler acted as director | in his later life, kistler acted as director or chairman to several high-tech startups. these companies include kistler products, srs, ici, interpoint, paroscientific, and spacehab, inc. in 1993 he co-founded kistler aerospace corporation, which was intended to produce a reusable space vehicle. | wikipedia |
7555072241903dd24cb99b1f39cd8a36dd83763e | kistler sold the company, which currently is known | kistler sold the company, which currently is known as kistler group, in 1968 and moved to seattle, washington. in 1974, he founded with his partner charles morse the kistler-morse corporation. kistler supervised and designed a number of innovations in sensors while at this company, and in 1982 he was named an isa fello... | wikipedia |
31028d4d86260fa385902019b278f784d92e650a | in 1951, kistler moved to the united states | in 1951, kistler moved to the united states and joined bell aircraft, buffalo, new york. at bell, he invented and developed a pulse constraint servo-accelerometer that was later used in the guidance of the agena space rocket. for this work, he received the 1968 aerospace pioneer award from the american institute of aer... | wikipedia |
2c5c83e82ecb47564438d1bf67ecc8e81a2c5c44 | kistler studied sciences at the university of geneva | kistler studied sciences at the university of geneva and earned a master's degree in physics from the swiss federal institute of technology in zurich. while subsequently head of the instrumentation lab at the swiss locomotive and machine works, winterthur, he pioneered a new measurement technology using piezo-electric ... | wikipedia |
3793dd90f4609d8fb56a8c888051b5076442be74 | walter p. kistler (1918 – november 2, 2015) | walter p. kistler (1918 – november 2, 2015) was a physicist, inventor, and philanthropist, born in biel, switzerland. kistler was a life member of the swiss physical society and a member of aiaa and isa, which presented him the life achievement award in 2000. he held patents on more than 50 inventions in the scientific... | wikipedia |
d66c9212aaddc17f614a14f82565e27ee073865b | ramage and the drum beat, later republished as | ramage and the drum beat, later republished as ramage and the drumbeat and as drumbeat is an historical novel by dudley pope, set during 1796 and 1797 amongst the naval warfare of the french revolutionary wars. it is the second of the ramage novels, following on from ramage. during the book, ramage becomes an integral ... | wikipedia |
5897176fd6cd3ae788818b14d804aebc16c2cefb | booklist called it "another rousing tale of the | booklist called it "another rousing tale of the sea...", while the new york times declared "not even c.s. forester knows more about the routine and battle procedures of the british navy in the days of nelson." kirkus reviews reported that "mr. pope is as good at detail as ramage is at tactics and it's for those who lik... | wikipedia |
bcc4c66013f14dae13fe6938ffca6e4a63e9d6dc | soon after, two british frigates encounter kathleen and | soon after, two british frigates encounter kathleen and remove the prisoners from the hulk in tow. the captain of one of the ships also takes charge of the marchesa, to the great reluctance of ramage and herself. soon after, ramage and the hulk drift into a spanish fleet returning to the port of cartagena, spain. thoug... | wikipedia |
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