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peyroteo contributed 40 goals in the 1948–49 campaign
peyroteo contributed 40 goals in the 1948–49 campaign as the lions conquered their third league in a row. he retired shortly after at the age of 31, with the revenue from the testimonial match against atlético clube de portugal being used to pay debts he had collected with a sportswear shop he had opened.
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i have been a soldier in the ranks
i have been a soldier in the ranks of national sport, and a soldier does not escape from his duty, no matter what the circumstances. but today i recognise that i am an old soldier. i can no longer meet the demands faced by a football player who wants to stay in shape and be useful to his club and to the sport. when i e...
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during his spell with the lisbon side, peyroteo
during his spell with the lisbon side, peyroteo won five primeira liga trophies, five domestic cups and the first edition of the supertaça cândido de oliveira at the new estádio nacional, scoring twice in the latter tournament for an eventual 3–2 extra time win over benfica. he managed nine in a single game against leç...
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born in humpata, huíla province, portuguese angola, peyroteo
born in humpata, huíla province, portuguese angola, peyroteo arrived at sporting cp on 26 june 1937 after being introduced to the club by family friend aníbal paciência, and he quickly impressed new manager józsef szabó by scoring a hat-trick in a practice match. his competitive debut came on 12 september, and he nette...
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in january 2023, he joined canadian premier league
in january 2023, he joined canadian premier league club york united, signing a one-year contract, with club options for 2024 and 2025. in early august 2023, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent, as he wished to return home to the netherlands.
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he made his senior debut on august 28,
he made his senior debut on august 28, 2020 for the second team, jong fc utrecht in the second tier eerste divisie, against fc eindhoven. he scored his first professional goal on 4 january 2021 against fc den bosch. in august 2022, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.
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alou began playing youth football with usv elinkwijk.
alou began playing youth football with usv elinkwijk. in 2013, he joined the youth system of fc utrecht. he signed a professional contract with utrecht in 2018, at the age of 16. in january 2020, he extended his contract through june 2023.
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ioan mire melik, or melic, was a wallachian,
ioan mire melik, or melic, was a wallachian, later romanian mathematician, educator and political figure, one of the early members of junimea literary society. known for his work in private education, and for his tenure at the university of iași, he was the author of several early introductions to science—dealing with ...
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upon the creation of greater romania, melik jr
upon the creation of greater romania, melik jr had become general secretary of the pnd. his political career was cut short when he acquired infamy as a confidence man: in june 1924, the ilfov county tribunal found him guilty of several counts of fraud, after he had illegally obtained control of a bucharest townhouse fr...
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in parallel, eugen became an establishment politician, serving
in parallel, eugen became an establishment politician, serving as a conservative deputy for botoșani county in 1911. during the conflict opposing petre p. carp and virgil arion to maiorescu, he sided with the former two and their "neo- junimist " faction. he finally defected to the national liberal caucus in 1913. duri...
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the mathematician was survived by his widow and
the mathematician was survived by his widow and their four children, three of whom were daughters (four other children had died in infancy). roxandra remained active as a philanthropist, and by 1908 was serving on the board of maria hinna's pînea săracilor charity. one of daughters became the wife of lieutenant colonel...
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melik's brief obituary in familia magazine informed readers
melik's brief obituary in familia magazine informed readers that the inspector's schoolbooks had "genuine value"; a homage was rendered by institutele-unite in september 1891, upon its silver jubilee. later, the post- junimist historiographer i. e. torouțiu presented melik as a highly moral man of action: "he was one o...
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in early 1889, still active as general inspector
in early 1889, still active as general inspector of the schools and principal of institutele-unite, melik was struck down with a quickly progressing illness. he died in his home at iași on january 29, and was buried with military honors at eternitatea cemetery; despite his lifelong gregorian faith, the funeral service ...
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in march 1888, after prolonged political infighting, carol
in march 1888, after prolonged political infighting, carol i turned his back on both the conservatives and the national liberals. the junimists experienced a moment of triumph, with theodor rosetti as premier and maiorescu as education minister. for a while, melik himself was secretary general of the education ministry...
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melik had given up his position as headmaster
melik had given up his position as headmaster in 1884, when climescu took over. he was still an active popularizer on scientific topics, publishing, in 1885, a surveying and ballistics tract: equerulu grafometru sau quadrantulu de campania al d-lui colonel de artilerie a. costiescu ("the graphometer or campaign quadran...
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melik was a distant witness to the romanian
melik was a distant witness to the romanian war of independence (1877–1878), which saw the country cut off her remaining ties of vassalage with the ottoman monarchy; he collected the letters sent home by his relative, captain grigore bănulescu, who had fought at plevna. shortly after the establishment of the romanian k...
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also in 1875, melik formalized his adoption by
also in 1875, melik formalized his adoption by iași city, by beginning construction work on a townhouse (completed 1882). he married a local, roxandra. the new domnitor, carol i, recognized melik's educational merits by granting him the bene merenti medal 1st class. however, according to vincler, he was a "stern" headm...
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melik's 1867 arithmetic course was highly popular, going
melik's 1867 arithmetic course was highly popular, going through ten reprints. he followed up with other textbooks and introductory courses: despre moneta română ("on the romanian currency", 1868); elemente de geometrie ("elements of geometry", 1869, ten reprints); elemente de topografie ("elements of topography ", 187...
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on february 18, 1867, the junimist mathematician was
on february 18, 1867, the junimist mathematician was also admitted into the conservative wing of romanian freemasonry, or "star of romania" lodge. this branch of the oriental rite of memphis and the grand orient de france, wherein pogor himself had reached the 90th degree, had for its iorgu sutzu as its venerable maste...
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melik was, with vasile pogor and al. farra,
melik was, with vasile pogor and al. farra, a manager of the literary club's own publishing company—a bankrupt project, since pogor would only purchase books from his own area of interest. before going down, this commercial branch of junimea put out a number of general education works, including melik's textbook elemen...
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the institution itself left a mark on romanian
the institution itself left a mark on romanian educational history, being seen as a model school in the field of private enterprise. it remains primarily noted for its contribution in humanities, which were assigned to maiorescu. constantin meissner, the dedicated student and future junimist pedagogue, recalled: "we fo...
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soon after, melik became a conservative ally of
soon after, melik became a conservative ally of the junimist rector maiorescu, helping him do battle with the university's well connected factionalists and the other left-liberal groups. as noted by călinescu, the university's junimist circle was formed around professors melik, culianu, i. neguzzi, ioan caragiani and n...
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with his junimist credentials, melik was made substitute
with his junimist credentials, melik was made substitute professor of mathematics at iași university (february 23, 1865). in parallel, he taught at a high school for young cadets. during october 1865, he joined a group of academics, also comprising rector titu maiorescu, museum organizer gheorghe panaiteanu bardasare, ...
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melik's work took him to moldavia, which, in
melik's work took him to moldavia, which, in 1859, had federated with wallachia into the united principalities. the regime of domnitor alexandru ioan cuza assigned him to inspect the moldavian salt mines, at slănic and târgu ocna. known to his iași colleagues and friends as mirmilic, he began attending the junimea club...
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to the end of his life, ioan was
to the end of his life, ioan was listed as having "armenian gregorian nationality". according to his own testimony, he first attended the armenian school in bucharest's yellow district, and then regular school in that same neighborhood. from 1854 to 1856, he completed secondary school at the saint sava college and was,...
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the future scientist was born in bucharest, the
the future scientist was born in bucharest, the wallachian capital, on august 9, 1840 (although traditionally believed to have been born on august 15 or august 21, and wrongly credited in some documents as a "iași native"). he was of armenian origins: the meliks traced their origin to ohan, a gregorian armenian clergym...
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taking his cue from the junimist leadership, melik
taking his cue from the junimist leadership, melik followed the literary club as it transformed itself into a liberal conservative party. he represented iași city in the assembly of deputies in the 1884 legislature, and then, under a junimist government, helped enforce titu maiorescu 's policies in the educational fiel...
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ioan mire melik, or melic (born iacob ioan
ioan mire melik, or melic (born iacob ioan miren melik; august 9, 1840 – january 29, 1889), was a wallachian, later romanian mathematician, educator and political figure, one of the early members of junimea literary society. known for his work in private education, and for his tenure at the university of iași, he was t...
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vita was a player of italy lega pro
vita was a player of italy lega pro representative teams, which he played 3 out of 4 possible matches of 2012–13 under 20 regional competition, including a brace against slovenia. vita also played the friendly match against oman.
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on 20 january 2015 vita was signed by
on 20 january 2015 vita was signed by serie a club sassuolo on a three-and-a-half-year contract. he was immediately transferred to serie b club vicenza calcio in a temporary deal for one-and-a-half seasons.
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a former torino youth player, he represented the
a former torino youth player, he represented the club's primavera formation from 2010 to 2012. in 2012, he was sold to monza in co-ownership, making 36 appearances and scoring seven goals in his first season in the professionals. after two excellent seasons played in biancorosso under his mentor antonino asta, his cont...
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dennis lewis mckinnon is an american former football
dennis lewis mckinnon is an american former football wide receiver in the national football league (nfl) for the chicago bears, dallas cowboys and miami dolphins. he played college football for the florida state seminoles.
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on march 3, 1990, the dallas cowboys signed
on march 3, 1990, the dallas cowboys signed mckinnon as a plan b free agent. he appeared in 9 games with 7 starts, making 14 receptions for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns. he was released on november 14.
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at the time of his retirement, mckinnon's 1,191
at the time of his retirement, mckinnon's 1,191 punt return yards were the second-highest total in chicago franchise history. as of 2019, he held many playoff franchise records, including yards per reception and yards per game (17.3 and 43.1, min 20 receptions), receiving touchdowns (4 career; 2 in one season tied with...
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his best season was in 1988, when he
his best season was in 1988, when he caught 45 passes for 704 yards and three touchdowns, while also returning 40 punts for 405 yards and a franchise record two touchdowns (this record was later surpassed by devin hester in the 2006 season). he went on to catch four passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in chicago's 20-...
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after spending the 1986 season on injured reserve,
after spending the 1986 season on injured reserve, mckinnon returned in 1987 and scored on a 94-yard punt return in the season opener against the new york giants. in week 7 against the tampa bay buccaneers, he scored again on a 65-yard punt return touchdown.
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in his eight seasons, mckinnon caught 194 passes
in his eight seasons, mckinnon caught 194 passes for 3,012 yards and 22 touchdowns. he also returned 129 punts for 1,191 yards and three touchdowns, and scored a rushing touchdown. he caught 31 passes for 555 yards and seven touchdowns during the bears' championship season in 1985.
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mckinnon was signed as an undrafted free agent
mckinnon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the bears in 1983. he was the last undrafted free agent to score more than one touchdown for the bears until dane sanzenbacher in 2011. he won super bowl xx as a member of the 1985 chicago bears.
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as a senior, he collected 10 receptions (tenth
as a senior, he collected 10 receptions (tenth on the team), 263 receiving yards (third on the team), 26.3-yard average (led the team) and one touchdown. in the 1982 gator bowl, he had 2 receptions for 36 yards, one receiving touchdown and one carry for 65 rushing yards.
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as a junior in 1981, he had his
as a junior in 1981, he had his best season, recording 28 receptions (second on the team), 377 receiving yards (second on the team), 13.5-yard average (sixth on the team) and 4 receiving touchdowns (led the team).
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dennis lewis mckinnon (born august 22, 1961) is
dennis lewis mckinnon (born august 22, 1961) is an american former football wide receiver in the national football league (nfl) for the chicago bears, dallas cowboys and miami dolphins. he played college football for the florida state seminoles.
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on july 27, 2022, as a free agent
on july 27, 2022, as a free agent sexton signed an optional two-year contract with swedish club, växjö lakers of the swedish hockey league (shl). in the 2022–23 season, sexton played in a top nine forward role, adding a veteran presence in collecting 24 points through the regular season. he upon adding 8 points in 13 p...
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sexton played three seasons with avtomobilist, before leaving
sexton played three seasons with avtomobilist, before leaving the club as a free agent and securing one-year contract in a return to former club, neftekhimik nizhnekamsk, for the 2021–22 season on may 17, 2021. in his second stint with neftekhimik, sexton posted 7 goals and 24 points through 46 games. he initially part...
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having initially moved abroad as a free agent
having initially moved abroad as a free agent in signing with finnish club, hc tps of the liiga, sexton left mid-season and played in the khl for the following 5 seasons with hc neftekhimik nizhnekamsk. in the 2017–18 season, sexton led neftekhimik in scoring and finished 7th in league scoring with 47 points in 52 game...
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on july 11, 2011, sexton re-signed a two-year,
on july 11, 2011, sexton re-signed a two-year, two-way contract with the anaheim ducks. during the 2012–13 season, on march 11, 2013, sexton was traded by the ducks to the tampa bay lightning in exchange for kyle wilson.
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sexton, an undrafted free agent, left college when
sexton, an undrafted free agent, left college when he was signed by the anaheim ducks on april 7, 2009. after beginning the 2009–10 season in the minors with the bakersfield condors in the echl, he was called up to the ducks and played his first nhl game against the minnesota wild on december 4, 2009. sexton recorded h...
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dawn jeannine wright is an american geographer and
dawn jeannine wright is an american geographer and oceanographer. she is a leading authority in the application of geographic information system (gis) technology to the field of ocean and coastal science and played a key role in creating the first gis data model for the oceans. wright is chief scientist of the environm...
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wright is an elected member of the national
wright is an elected member of the national academy of sciences, the national academy of engineering and the american academy of arts and sciences, a fellow of the american association for the advancement of science and of the aldo leopold leadership program. other honors include:
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wright is member of a number of many
wright is member of a number of many editorial boards including gigascience, geography compass, journal of coastal conservation, the anthropocene review, annals of the american association of geographers, international journal of geographical information science, marine geodesy, and transactions in gis.
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wright began her career as a seagoing marine
wright began her career as a seagoing marine technician for the ocean drilling program, sailing on ten 2-month expeditions from 1986 to 1989 aboard the joides resolution, mostly throughout the indian and pacific oceans. her most prominent service has included the national academy of sciences ocean studies board, the sc...
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wright's research interests include mapping of seafloor spreading
wright's research interests include mapping of seafloor spreading zones and coral reefs, spatial analysis and geographic information systems as applied to the marine environment. wright co-edited one of the first books on marine gis and is widely known as one of the most influential researchers within her fields. anoth...
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wright graduated with a bachelor of science cum
wright graduated with a bachelor of science cum laude in geology from wheaton college in 1983, earned a master of science in oceanography from texas a&m university in 1986, and an individual interdisciplinary ph.d. in physical geography and marine geology from university of california, santa barbara in 1994. in 2007, s...
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dawn jeannine wright (born april 15, 1961) is
dawn jeannine wright (born april 15, 1961) is an american geographer and oceanographer. she is a leading authority in the application of geographic information system (gis) technology to the field of ocean and coastal science and played a key role in creating the first gis data model for the oceans. wright is chief sci...
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the icc intercontinental cup was a first-class cricket
the icc intercontinental cup was a first-class cricket tournament organised by the international cricket council (icc) as part of its cricket development programme. it was designed to allow associate members of the icc the chance to play first-class cricket matches over four days against teams of similar skill in a com...
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in 2009 a second competition, the intercontinental shield,
in 2009 a second competition, the intercontinental shield, was introduced for the four teams placing 7th through 10th in the 2009 world cup qualifier. the matches are also first-class and the rules and points system are the same as for the intercontinental cup. the current teams in the intercontinental shield are bermu...
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the abandoned match between scotland and kenya in
the abandoned match between scotland and kenya in 2008, the forfeited match between zimbabwe and scotland in 2010 and the abandoned match between hong kong and scotland in 2016 are not included. complete up to the end of 2017.
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in the wake of changes announced by icc
in the wake of changes announced by icc following its revamp in january 2014 when india, australia and england cricket boards gained more control it was declared that the next winner of the intercontinental cup would get an opportunity to play 4 tests (2 home and 2 away) against the bottom ranked test nation and if the...
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in december 2010, the icc announced that the
in december 2010, the icc announced that the 2011–13 tournament would revert to the 8 team, single division format of the 2007–08 season and that the intercontinental shield would be scrapped. the sixth staging of the cup ran from june 2011 to october 2013. and included the top six associate and affiliate teams with on...
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the 2009–10 tournament was expanded to two divisions
the 2009–10 tournament was expanded to two divisions and 11 teams. ireland, the netherlands, scotland, canada, kenya, and afghanistan played in the top division, joined by zimbabwe a. meanwhile, united arab emirates, namibia, bermuda and uganda played in the intercontinental shield.afghanistan won their first title, be...
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namibia topped the pool stage but faced a
namibia topped the pool stage but faced a defeat in the final against ireland in late october in port elizabeth, south africa. ireland secured their third consecutive intercontinental cup victory by remaining unbeaten throughout the competition. they sealed the title by winning three successive crucial away matches in ...
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the tournament was cut from 12 to eight
the tournament was cut from 12 to eight teams, with hong kong, the cayman islands and uganda losing the right to participate, while namibia knocked out nepal in a play off for the eighth place. the match length was extended from three to four days, and each team was scheduled to play at least three matches. the teams w...
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hong kong came in to replace malaysia, and
hong kong came in to replace malaysia, and the cayman islands replaced the united states who were ejected from the competition by the icc because of then ongoing political problems within cricket in the us. the points system was also modified so that teams could score unlimited batting points in the first innings and a...
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the inaugural icc intercontinental cup was completed on
the inaugural icc intercontinental cup was completed on 22 november 2004 when scotland won the title in sharjah, united arab emirates. scotland beat canada by an innings and 84 runs in the final. the competition included 12 teams, divided by geographical region into four groups of three. each team played the other two ...
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in october 2018, the icc issued a media
in october 2018, the icc issued a media release asking for an expression of interest from teams who have competed in previous editions of the tournament. however, since no further news regarding a new edition have emerged since then, the future of the tournament was put into doubt. in april 2021, the icc looked at the ...
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the icc intercontinental cup was a first-class cricket
the icc intercontinental cup was a first-class cricket tournament organised by the international cricket council (icc) as part of its cricket development programme. it was designed to allow associate members of the icc the chance to play first-class cricket matches over four days against teams of similar skill in a com...
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as a graduate student at the university of
as a graduate student at the university of warwick, where zeeman introduced her to plateau's problem. she found a counterexample to the seifert conjecture at oxford. in a berkeley seminar in 1983 she proposed the existence of a general theory linking these together, and the theory of differential chains began to evolve...
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harrison specializes in geometric analysis and areas in
harrison specializes in geometric analysis and areas in the intersection of algebra, geometry, and geometric measure theory. she introduced and developed with collaborators a theory of generalized functions called differential chains that unifies an infinitesimal calculus with the classical theory of the smooth continu...
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in 1986, after being denied tenure at berkeley,
in 1986, after being denied tenure at berkeley, harrison filed a lawsuit based on gender discrimination. stephen smale and robion kirby were the most vocal opponents to her receiving tenure during the case, while morris hirsch and james yorke were her most vocal supporters. the 1993 settlement led to a new review of he...
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harrison grew up in tuscaloosa, alabama. on graduating
harrison grew up in tuscaloosa, alabama. on graduating from the university of alabama, she won a marshall scholarship which she used to fund her graduate studies at the university of warwick. she completed her doctorate there in 1975, supervised by christopher zeeman. hassler whitney was her postdoctoral adviser at the...
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the alternative vote plus (av+), or alternative vote
the alternative vote plus (av+), or alternative vote top-up, is a semi-proportional voting system. av+ was devised by the 1998 jenkins commission which first proposed the idea as a system that could be used for elections to the parliament of the united kingdom. as the name suggests, av+ is an additional member system w...
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av+ has several properties which may be considered
av+ has several properties which may be considered advantages or disadvantages based on ones views on how an electoral system should work and what effects it should produce. common arguments in favour or against are similar to those relating to its component systems, av and ams.
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the referendum on av was held on 5
the referendum on av was held on 5 may 2011. voters rejected the proposed av voting system by a vote of 68% to 32% in favour of retaining first past the post. the turnout of registered voters was 42%.
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a national referendum on the alternative vote system
a national referendum on the alternative vote system was granted as part of the conservative–liberal democrat coalition agreement, but not av+. the jenkins commission rejected plain av on the basis that it did little to relieve disproportionality, but favoured it over first-past-the-post as the basis for av+.
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in june 2009, it was reported by the
in june 2009, it was reported by the bbc that the prime minister, gordon brown, was considering changing the electoral system as part of a package of constitutional reform. in february 2010, the labour government under gordon brown offered a commons vote on a referendum for an alternative vote system, possibly manoeuve...
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in a may 2009 article in the times,
in a may 2009 article in the times, health secretary alan johnson called for a referendum on the adoption of this system as part of the response to the 2009 parliamentary expenses scandal. in this piece he praised the system as "an elegant solution". david cameron, leader of the conservative party, declared on may 26 t...
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the report was welcomed by the liberal democrats
the report was welcomed by the liberal democrats and the snp, although at the time the liberal democrats remained largely committed to stv, but preferred av+ to first-past-the-post. the report was heavily criticised by the conservative party, with leader william hague branding its proposals "a dog's breakfast".
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however, leading figures in the cabinet at the
however, leading figures in the cabinet at the time (such as home secretary jack straw, deputy prime minister john prescott, chancellor gordon brown, and margaret beckett) and the labour nec, all strongly opposed reform of the voting system, and blocked change at that time.
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then prime minister tony blair issued a statement,
then prime minister tony blair issued a statement, saying that the report "makes a well-argued and powerful case for the system it recommends" and that "it is very much a modification of the existing westminster system, rather than any full blown pr system as practised in other countries." he also praised lord jenkins ...
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as the name suggests, av+ is an additional
as the name suggests, av+ is an additional member system which works in two parts: the 'av' part and the 'plus' part. as in the alternative vote system, candidates are ranked numerically in order of preference. the important difference is that an additional group of members would be elected through regional party lists...
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the alternative vote plus (av+), or alternative vote
the alternative vote plus (av+), or alternative vote top-up, is a semi-proportional voting system. av+ was devised by the 1998 jenkins commission which first proposed the idea as a system that could be used for elections to the parliament of the united kingdom.
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in mathematics, hahn series are a type of
in mathematics, hahn series are a type of formal infinite series. they are a generalization of puiseux series and were first introduced by hans hahn in 1907. they allow for arbitrary exponents of the indeterminate so long as the set supporting them forms a well-ordered subset of the value group. hahn series were first ...
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the construction of hahn series can be combined
the construction of hahn series can be combined with witt vectors (at least over a perfect field) to form twisted hahn series or hahn–witt series: for example, over a finite field k of characteristic p (or their algebraic closure), the field of hahn–witt series with value group Γ (containing the integers) would be the ...
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if k {\displaystyle k} contains r {\displaystyle \mathbb
if k {\displaystyle k} contains r {\displaystyle \mathbb {r} }, then we can evaluate every element f {\displaystyle f} of a a {\displaystyle {\mathcal {a}}_{a}} at every element of k ] {\displaystyle k\left\right]} of the form a + ε {\displaystyle a+\varepsilon }, where the valuation of ε {\displaystyle \varepsilon } i...
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let a ∈ r {\displaystyle a\in \mathbb {r}
let a ∈ r {\displaystyle a\in \mathbb {r} } and let a a {\displaystyle {\mathcal {a}}_{a}} denote the ring of real-valued functions which are analytic on a neighborhood of a {\displaystyle a}.
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this notion of summable family does not correspond
this notion of summable family does not correspond to the notion of convergence in the valuation topology on k ] {\displaystyle k\left\right]}. for instance, in q ] {\displaystyle \mathbb {q} \left\right]}, the family (t n n + 1 + t n + 1) n ∈ n {\displaystyle (t^{\frac {n}{n+1}}+t^{n+1})_{n\in \mathbb {n} }} is summab...
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if (f i) i ∈ i, (g i)
if (f i) i ∈ i, (g i) i ∈ i {\displaystyle (f_{i})_{i\in i},(g_{i})_{i\in i}} are summable, then so are the families (f i + g i) i ∈ i, (f i g j) (i, j) ∈ i × i {\displaystyle (f_{i}+g_{i})_{i\in i},(f_{i}g_{j})_{(i,j)\in i\times i}}, and we have
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one can define a notion of summable families
one can define a notion of summable families in k ] {\displaystyle k\left\right]}. if i {\displaystyle i} is a set and (f i) i ∈ i {\displaystyle (f_{i})_{i\in i}} is a family of hahn series f i ∈ k ] {\displaystyle f_{i}\in k\left\right]}, then we say that (f i) i ∈ i {\displaystyle (f_{i})_{i\in i}} is summable if th...
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if κ is an infinite regular cardinal, one
if κ is an infinite regular cardinal, one can consider the subset of k ] {\displaystyle k\left\right]} consisting of series whose support set { e ∈ Γ: c e ≠ 0 } {\displaystyle \{e\in \gamma:c_{e}\neq 0\}} has cardinality (strictly) less than κ: it turns out that this is also a field, with much the same algebraic closed...
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if k {\displaystyle k} is an ordered field
if k {\displaystyle k} is an ordered field then k ] {\displaystyle k\left\right]} is totally ordered by making the indeterminate t {\displaystyle t} infinitesimal (greater than 0 but less than any positive element of k {\displaystyle k}) or, equivalently, by using the lexicographic order on the coefficients of the seri...
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if k {\displaystyle k} is algebraically closed (but
if k {\displaystyle k} is algebraically closed (but not necessarily of characteristic zero) and Γ {\displaystyle \gamma } is divisible, then k ] {\displaystyle k\left\right]} is algebraically closed. thus, the algebraic closure of k ((t)) {\displaystyle k((t))} is contained in k ¯ ] {\displaystyle {\overline {k}}]}, wh...
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is defined as the smallest e ∈ Γ
is defined as the smallest e ∈ Γ {\displaystyle e\in \gamma } such that c e ≠ 0 {\displaystyle c_{e}\neq 0} (in other words, the smallest element of the support of f {\displaystyle f}): this makes k ] {\displaystyle k]} into a spherically complete valued field with value group Γ {\displaystyle \gamma } and residue fiel...
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is well-ordered; it is not a puiseux series
is well-ordered; it is not a puiseux series because the denominators in the exponents are unbounded. (and if the base field k has characteristic p, then this hahn series satisfies the equation x p − x = t − 1 {\displaystyle x^{p}-x=t^{-1}} so it is algebraic over k (t) {\displaystyle k(t)}.)
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for example, t − 1 / p +
for example, t − 1 / p + t − 1 / p 2 + t − 1 / p 3 + ⋯ {\displaystyle t^{-1/p}+t^{-1/p^{2}}+t^{-1/p^{3}}+\cdots } is a hahn series (over any field) because the set of rationals
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(in the latter, the sum ∑ e ′
(in the latter, the sum ∑ e ′ + e ″ = e {\displaystyle \sum _{e'+e''=e}} over values (e ′, e ″) {\displaystyle (e',e'')} such that c e ′ ≠ 0 {\displaystyle c_{e'}\neq 0}, d e ″ ≠ 0 {\displaystyle d_{e''}\neq 0} and e ′ + e ″ = e {\displaystyle e'+e''=e} is finite because a well-ordered set cannot contain an infinite de...
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with c e ∈ k {\displaystyle c_{e}\in k}
with c e ∈ k {\displaystyle c_{e}\in k} such that the support supp f:= { e ∈ Γ: c e ≠ 0 } {\displaystyle \operatorname {supp} f:=\{e\in \gamma:c_{e}\neq 0\}} of f is well-ordered. the sum and product of
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the field of hahn series k ] {\displaystyle
the field of hahn series k ] {\displaystyle k\left\right]} (in the indeterminate t {\displaystyle t}) over a field k {\displaystyle k} and with value group Γ {\displaystyle \gamma } (an ordered group) is the set of formal expressions of the form
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in mathematics, hahn series (sometimes also known as
in mathematics, hahn series (sometimes also known as hahn–mal'cev–neumann series) are a type of formal infinite series. they are a generalization of puiseux series (themselves a generalization of formal power series) and were first introduced by hans hahn in 1907 (and then further generalized by anatoly maltsev and ber...
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the 2017–18 washington capitals season was the 43rd
the 2017–18 washington capitals season was the 43rd season for the national hockey league franchise that was established on june 11, 1974. they played their home games at capital one arena in washington, d.c. they were led by head coach barry trotz in his fourth season as coach of the capitals. the capitals won their f...
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the 2017–18 washington capitals season was the 43rd
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the capitals endured hardships during their first successful
the capitals endured hardships during their first successful stanley cup run through 24 games, and simultaneously became the second stanley cup champion to trail at least once in all four playoff rounds (1990–91 pittsburgh penguins) and the fourth to drop the first two games of the first series at home (2001–02 detroit...
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