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boulerice was invited to the ahl's wilkes-barre/scranton penguins
boulerice was invited to the ahl's wilkes-barre/scranton penguins training camp for the 2009–10 season. he made his presence felt and remained to sign a one-year contract with the penguins on october 3, 2009. in 54 games with wilkes-barre, boulerice tied his ahl career high with four goals and led the team with 124 pen...
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boulerice started the 2008–09 season with the lake
boulerice started the 2008–09 season with the lake erie monsters of the american hockey league (ahl). on november 11, 2008, he signed a contract with the colorado avalanche and while being reassigned to the monsters, was claimed off waivers by the edmonton oilers. after playing only two games with the oilers, boulerice...
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on october 10, 2007, boulerice delivered a cross-check
on october 10, 2007, boulerice delivered a cross-check to the face of vancouver canucks forward ryan kesler, with his team up 7–2 in the third period. boulerice received a 25-game suspension as disciplinary action from the league, which is tied for the fourth-longest suspension for an on-ice incident in modern nhl hist...
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boulerice's role as an enforcer was reduced later
boulerice's role as an enforcer was reduced later in his career due to the nhl's stricter penalties for instigating a fight, by a $10,000 fine to the coach if it occurs in the final five minutes of a game.
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boulerice is known for being the victim of
boulerice is known for being the victim of an aaron downey left hook on february 11, 2003, after failing to land the first punch, which left boulerice with a broken jaw and a concussion. boulerice spent the night in the hospital as his carolina hurricanes lost in overtime to the dallas stars, 2–1.
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boulerice was drafted by the philadelphia flyers in
boulerice was drafted by the philadelphia flyers in the 1996 nhl entry draft, 133rd overall. he has played for the carolina hurricanes, st. louis blues and flyers. he was charged with assault in 1998 while playing with the plymouth whalers of the ontario hockey league (ohl) after a violent stick-swinging incident with ...
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boulerice was born in rouses point, new york,
boulerice was born in rouses point, new york, located in the northeasternmost corner of the state, on the canadian border. in addition to working on his family's farm, young boulerice loved playing hockey, leading to his father building a rink in their backyard. he played in the world juniors with team usa, winning a s...
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jesse james boulerice (born august 10, 1978) is
jesse james boulerice (born august 10, 1978) is an american former professional ice hockey forward. primarily playing in an enforcing role, boulerice played the majority of his national hockey league (nhl) career for the carolina hurricanes.
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bryan lerg is an american former professional ice
bryan lerg is an american former professional ice hockey forward who played in the national hockey league (nhl) with the san jose sharks. lerg made his nhl debut after spending 7 years in the american hockey league (ahl). lerg played college hockey with michigan state university where he helped the spartans win a natio...
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after two seasons within the avalanche organization, lerg
after two seasons within the avalanche organization, lerg left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two way contract with the san jose sharks on july 10, 2014. after participating in his first sharks training camp, lerg was assigned to ahl affiliate, the worcester sharks to begin the 2014–15 season. for the third succes...
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on april 22, 2013, lerg agreed to a
on april 22, 2013, lerg agreed to a one-year contract extension with the colorado avalanche. he scored 27 points in 35 games before he was again struck by injury, sidelining himself for the majority of the season.
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on july 1, 2012, lerg was signed as
on july 1, 2012, lerg was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the colorado avalanche. with the 2012 nhl lockout in effect, lerg was directly assigned to american league affiliate, the lake erie monsters, to start the 2012–13 campaign. shortly after the resumption of the season, he was announced ...
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prior to the 2011–12 season with wilkes-barre, lerg
prior to the 2011–12 season with wilkes-barre, lerg was invited and attended the pittsburgh penguins training camp. after he was returned to their affiliate, lerg produced a team leading and career high 27 goals to finish second on the team with 53 points.
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unable to earn another contract with the oilers,
unable to earn another contract with the oilers, and with a lack of nhl interest, lerg signed a try-out contract with swiss team, genève-servette hc, of the nationalliga a. appearing in just a single game for genève-servette in the 2010–11 season, he returned to north america and the ahl, signing a one-year contract wi...
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after attending his first oilers training camp, lerg
after attending his first oilers training camp, lerg was reassigned to the falcons to begin the 2008–09 season. despite injury, lerg scored 17 points in 42 games with the falcons while also spending time in the echl with the stockton thunder. in the following season, lerg suffered another injury and with a loss of form...
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at the conclusion of his collegiate career, lerg
at the conclusion of his collegiate career, lerg was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the edmonton oilers on april 1, 2008. he immediately made his professional debut at the end of the 2007–08 season with affiliate, the springfield falcons of the american hockey league.
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undrafted and much like his cousin jeff, lerg
undrafted and much like his cousin jeff, lerg was of a small physique as a junior. a solid checker he played a strong, gritty game for his small stature. opting to play collegiate hockey, in his freshman season with the michigan state spartans, lerg accumulated 15 points (10 goals, 5 assists). by his sophomore season, ...
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péter halmosi is a hungarian retired professional footballer
péter halmosi is a hungarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. at international level, he won 35 caps for his country. his previous clubs include szombathelyi haladás, grazer ak, debrecen, plymouth argyle and hull city.
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on 15 july 2008, halmosi was spotted at
on 15 july 2008, halmosi was spotted at hull city 's pre-season friendly against north ferriby united. one day later, he signed a four-year contract with hull for a fee in excess of £2 million, becoming, at the time, their record signing and their 6th of the summer. he made his hull debut in the friendly match against ...
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halmosi next joined plymouth argyle, initially on loan
halmosi next joined plymouth argyle, initially on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season, with a view to a permanent move at the end of the season. a £400,000 permanent deal with argyle was completed on 16 may 2007, making him the record signing for the club at that time. he had been linked with moves to other clubs ...
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halmosi played his first game for his hometown
halmosi played his first game for his hometown club szombathelyi haladás at the age of 18 and stayed at the club until he was 23. in 2002, he joined austrian side grazer ak making 17 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the club. after playing several games for the reserves he returned to hungary signing for debrecen. h...
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born in the ancient western city of szombathely,
born in the ancient western city of szombathely, halmosi grew up in a family with significant sporting background. his father, zoltán, won 11 caps playing for hungary, and his mother also was involved in professional sport, representing hungary as an athlete at several international events.
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péter halmosi (hungarian pronunciation:; born 25 september 1979)
péter halmosi (hungarian pronunciation:; born 25 september 1979) is a hungarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. at international level, he won 35 caps for his country. his previous clubs include szombathelyi haladás, grazer ak, debrecen, plymouth argyle and hull city.
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klim sergeyevich kostin is a russian professional ice
klim sergeyevich kostin is a russian professional ice hockey winger for the san jose sharks of the national hockey league (nhl). considered a top prospect for the 2017 nhl entry draft, kostin was selected 31st overall by the st. louis blues, and made his nhl debut with them in 2019. kostin previously played for dynamo ...
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kostin was born and raised in penza. his
kostin was born and raised in penza. his family owns a butcher shop in the city. at the age of 12 kostin moved to moscow, living with his grandmother, in order to further his hockey career, and enrolled in the dynamo moscow program.
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kostin made his international debut at the 2016
kostin made his international debut at the 2016 iihf world u18 championships, serving as captain of the russian u-18 team. he recorded four assists in five games as the team finished sixth. later that year he participated in the 2016 ivan hlinka memorial tournament, an under-18 tournament not sanctioned by the internat...
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on 29 june 2023, kostin as a pending
on 29 june 2023, kostin as a pending restricted free agent was traded to the detroit red wings, along with kailer yamamoto, in exchange for future considerations. while initially not tendered to a qualifying offer by the red wings, kostin was signed to a two-year, $4 million contract with the red wings on the opening d...
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approaching the 2022–23 season, his sixth year within
approaching the 2022–23 season, his sixth year within the blues organization, kostin was unable to clinch a role on the opening night roster and was placed on waivers before he was re-assigned to ahl affiliate, the springfield thunderbirds. on 9 october 2022, kostin was traded by the blues to the edmonton oilers in exc...
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through playing a limited number of games, kostin
through playing a limited number of games, kostin was taken with the last pick in the first round of the 2017 nhl entry draft by the st. louis blues. initially thought to continue developing in russia, kostin was made a free agent after dynamo moscow were forced to release all of their players through a violation of kh...
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kostin only played 18 games in the 2016–17
kostin only played 18 games in the 2016–17 season, split between dynamo moscow and their junior league affiliate dynamo balashikha, scoring one goal before he had to end his season due to shoulder surgery in january. despite this, he was ranked the no. 1 european skater by nhl central scouting, stating he has proved in...
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kostin was selected first overall in the 2016
kostin was selected first overall in the 2016 chl import draft by the kootenay ice of the western hockey league (whl), a major junior league in canada, but he decided to stay in russia with dynamo moscow for the 2016–17 season. he was reluctant to play on a junior team in north america, instead preferring to play for a...
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klim sergeyevich kostin (russian: Клим Сергеевич Костин; born
klim sergeyevich kostin (russian: Клим Сергеевич Костин; born 5 may 1999) is a russian professional ice hockey winger for the san jose sharks of the national hockey league (nhl). considered a top prospect for the 2017 nhl entry draft, kostin was selected 31st overall by the st. louis blues, and made his nhl debut with ...
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mcgarry represented new zealand at both the 2015
mcgarry represented new zealand at both the 2015 fifa u-17 world cup and the 2017 fifa u-20 world cup. he made his debut for new zealand national football team on 17 november 2019 in a friendly against lithuania.
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mcgarry scored his first goal for the mariners
mcgarry scored his first goal for the mariners against his first a-league club, wellington phoenix, just as he had done for newcastle. after impressing in his first 4 appearances for the mariners, mcgarry signed a two-year contract extension to stay at the club beyond that season.
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mcgarry's departure from newcastle came via a swap
mcgarry's departure from newcastle came via a swap deal with the central coast mariners, which saw mcgarry join the mariners in exchange for thomas aquilina heading to newcastle. the mariners and jets share a fierce rivalry, the f3 derby, with player movement between the two clubs rare and often controversial.
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mcgarry joined newcastle jets on a two-year deal
mcgarry joined newcastle jets on a two-year deal in july 2022. mcgarry scored against his former side, wellington phoenix, in his first match against them. mcgarry made 11 appearances across all competitions for newcastle, before leaving the club mid-way through his first season.
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following the expiration of mcgarry's contract at wellington
following the expiration of mcgarry's contract at wellington phoenix, mcgarry signed for eredivisie club willem ii on a two-year contract, alongside fellow new zealander michael woud. he was named in the starting eleven for the first game of the eredivisie season against vvv-venlo, playing 63 minutes before being subst...
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on 10 may 2016, wellington phoenix released mcgarry
on 10 may 2016, wellington phoenix released mcgarry from his contract so he could gain game time at wellington united during the winter. he then returned to play for the wellington phoenix, mainly appearing in their reserve team.
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mcgarry was scouted to attend the apfa academy
mcgarry was scouted to attend the apfa academy in christchurch from dunedin in 2011. mcgarry had professional trials with chelsea and sheffield united. when the academy relocated to wellington to come under the banner of the wellington phoenix, academy director jess ibrom recruited mcgarry to be part of the wellington ...
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james h. holstein was an american professional basketball
james h. holstein was an american professional basketball player. a 6'3" forward/guard from the university of cincinnati, where he was a consensus all-american, holstein played four seasons (1952–1956) in the national basketball association as a member of the minneapolis lakers and fort wayne pistons. he averaged 3.8 p...
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following his nba career, holstein was a college
following his nba career, holstein was a college basketball coach; he spent 11 seasons at saint joseph's college in rensselaer, indiana. he left saint joseph's to assume the head coaching job at ball state university. holstein's final coaching stop was as head coach at the university of st. francis in fort wayne, india...
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a 6'3" forward / guard from the university
a 6'3" forward / guard from the university of cincinnati, where he was a consensus all-american, holstein played four seasons (1952–1956) in the national basketball association as a member of the minneapolis lakers and fort wayne pistons. he averaged 3.8 points per game and won 3 nba championships with the lakers.
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sallyann harbison is a new zealand forensic scientist.
sallyann harbison is a new zealand forensic scientist. she leads the forensic biology team at the institute of environmental science and research, and is an associate professor at the university of auckland. harbison was appointed a member of the new zealand order of merit in 2021 and in the same year was elected as a ...
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harbison was awarded a new zealand science and
harbison was awarded a new zealand science and technology medal in 1996. in the new years honours of 2021 she was appointed a member of the new zealand order of merit (mnzm) for services to forensic science. also in 2021 she was elected a fellow of the royal society te apārangi. her nomination said "sallyann harbison h...
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in 1988 harbison moved to the chemistry division
in 1988 harbison moved to the chemistry division of the department of scientific and industrial research, where she moved into forensic biology. her work involved crime scene examinations and evidence analysis, such as blood group identification and rna and dna profiling, and she worked on the first murder case to be s...
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harbison credits wilson with giving her the confidence
harbison credits wilson with giving her the confidence to take a postdoctoral position at the university of auckland, where she worked on the genomics of white clover mosaic virus and genetic modification of clover to breed virus-resistant plants.
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harbison grew up in oxford, but went to
harbison grew up in oxford, but went to university in liverpool, partly because of her favourite football team. in 1985 she completed a phd titled studies on carnation mottle virus at the university of liverpool 's department of biochemistry and the john innes centre, supervised by professor michael wilson.
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sallyann harbison mnzm frsnz is a new zealand
sallyann harbison mnzm frsnz is a new zealand forensic scientist. she leads the forensic biology team at the institute of environmental science and research, and is an associate professor at the university of auckland. harbison was appointed a member of the new zealand order of merit in 2021 and in the same year was el...
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nikita vadimovich novikov is a russian professional ice
nikita vadimovich novikov is a russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the rochester americans in the american hockey league (ahl) as a prospect to the buffalo sabres of the national hockey league (nhl).
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following his second season in the khl in
following his second season in the khl in 2022–23, having appeared in a career high 62 regular season games and recording 5 points from the blueline, novikov was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the buffalo sabres on 19 may 2023.
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novikov was drafted in the sixth round, 188th
novikov was drafted in the sixth round, 188th overall, by the sabres in the 2021 nhl entry draft. he made his professional debut for hc dynamo moscow in the kontinental hockey league (khl) during the 2021–22 season.
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nikita vadimovich novikov (russian: Никита Вадимович Новиков; born
nikita vadimovich novikov (russian: Никита Вадимович Новиков; born 25 july 2003) is a russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the rochester americans in the american hockey league (ahl) as a prospect to the buffalo sabres of the national hockey league (nhl).
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sir alec westley skempton was an english civil
sir alec westley skempton was an english civil engineer internationally recognised, along with karl terzaghi, as one of the founding fathers of the engineering discipline of soil mechanics. he established the soil mechanics course at imperial college london, where the civil and environmental engineering department's bu...
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other accolades included fellow of the royal society
other accolades included fellow of the royal society (1961) and founding fellow of the royal academy of engineering. skempton also accumulated medals from the ice (the 1968 james alfred ewing medal), the geological society (the 1972 lyell medal), newcomen society, and a gold medal from the institution of structural eng...
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skempton was a member of the links club
skempton was a member of the links club of the city and guilds college whilst at imperial college. he delivered the 4th rankine lecture titled long-term stability of clay slopes in 1964. in recognition of his soil mechanics contributions, in 2004, the department of civil & environmental engineering building at imperial...
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skempton was also an influential contributor to the
skempton was also an influential contributor to the history of civil engineering. he chaired the civil engineers archive panel at ice where he edited works on william jessop (1979), john smeaton (1981), regarded as the founder of civil engineering, and early fen drainage engineer john grundy, and started work on the fi...
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in situ behaviour of natural clays was of
in situ behaviour of natural clays was of great interest to skempton, who wrote two papers published by the geological society on the geological compaction of natural clays. among other academic writings, he formulated concepts such as that of a and b pore water pressure coefficient which is still widely used today. ma...
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skempton worked on many high-profile projects through his
skempton worked on many high-profile projects through his life, notably the back analysis of the chingford reservoir failure (july 1937) and other embankment dams, including that at chew valley lake, for which he designed an array of sand-drains to accelerate consolidation of the weak alluvial foundations, the first su...
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he made great contributions in the field of
he made great contributions in the field of quaternary geology and was widely consulted on problems involving landslips, foundations, retaining walls and embankments. notable projects included the mangla dam in pakistan and the carsington dam failure in derbyshire in 1984.
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in 1945, skempton was seconded from brs to
in 1945, skempton was seconded from brs to establish a soil mechanics course at imperial college (recruiting alan w. bishop as his first member of staff), becoming a full-time lecturer there in 1946, and introducing, in 1950, the first postgraduate course in soil mechanics. in 1955, he was elevated to the chair of soil...
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the failure of an earth embankment for a
the failure of an earth embankment for a reservoir at chingford in north-east london helped highlight skempton's insights on clay strata. other projects included waterloo bridge, the muirhead dam near largs in scotland, gosport dockyard and the eau brink cut channel of the river great ouse near king's lynn.
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skempton was born in northampton and attended northampton
skempton was born in northampton and attended northampton grammar school. in 1932 skempton he went to the city and guilds college in london to study civil engineering. after beginning work on a goldsmiths' company bursary-funded phd, he joined the building research station (brs) in 1936, initially working on reinforced...
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sir alec westley skempton frs freng (4 june
sir alec westley skempton frs freng (4 june 1914 – 9 august 2001) was an english civil engineer internationally recognised, along with karl terzaghi, as one of the founding fathers of the engineering discipline of soil mechanics. he established the soil mechanics course at imperial college london, where the civil and e...
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the holzleiten saddle is a mountain pass between
the holzleiten saddle is a mountain pass between nassereith and obsteig in the austrian state of tyrol. the b 189 runs over the saddle and is about 25 km long. it is the only important and very busy link from the inn valley to the fern pass. whilst it ascends gradually in the east over the mieming plateau, the saddle d...
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the holzleiten saddle (german: holzleitensattel, 1,119 m (aa))
the holzleiten saddle (german: holzleitensattel, 1,119 m (aa)) is a mountain pass between nassereith and obsteig in the austrian state of tyrol. the b 189 runs over the saddle and is about 25 km long. it is the only important and very busy link from the inn valley to the fern pass. whilst it ascends gradually in the ea...
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matthew coffin butterick is an american typographer, lawyer,
matthew coffin butterick is an american typographer, lawyer, writer, and computer programmer. he received the 2012 golden pen award from the legal writing institute for his book typography for lawyers, which started as a website in 2008 based on his experience as a practicing attorney. he has worked for the font bureau...
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matthew coffin butterick (born november 15, 1970) is
matthew coffin butterick (born november 15, 1970) is an american typographer, lawyer, writer, and computer programmer. he received the 2012 golden pen award from the legal writing institute for his book typography for lawyers, which started as a website in 2008 based on his experience as a practicing attorney. he has w...
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fyodor viktorovich fyodorov is a russian former professional
fyodor viktorovich fyodorov is a russian former professional ice hockey forward who last played for lada togliatti of the kontinental hockey league (khl). he previously played in the national hockey league (nhl) for the vancouver canucks and the new york rangers. his older brother, former nhl superstar sergei fedorov, ...
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on 22 october 2008, fedorov signed with nizhnekamsk
on 22 october 2008, fedorov signed with nizhnekamsk neftekhimik of the newly formed russian kontinental hockey league (khl). he signed subsequently with metallurg magnitogorsk of the khl. he played the 2011-2013 seasons with ska saint petersburg, also of the khl. during the 2013 offseason, fedorov signed a contract wit...
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on 4 july 2008, fedorov signed an nhl
on 4 july 2008, fedorov signed an nhl contract with the new jersey devils. fedorov did not make the devils' nhl roster and, after choosing not to report to ahl affiliate lowell devils, he was released by the team.
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on 25 july 2006, he signed with lokomotiv
on 25 july 2006, he signed with lokomotiv yaroslavl of the russian superleague (rsl). later in the 2006–07 season, he signed with the malmö redhawks of the swedish elitserien.
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on 7 october 2005, the canucks traded fedorov
on 7 october 2005, the canucks traded fedorov to the new york rangers for jozef balej and a sixth round pick in 2008. he played just three games for the rangers, playing mostly with their american hockey league (ahl) affiliate, the hartford wolf pack.
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on 24 march 2004, fedorov was involved in
on 24 march 2004, fedorov was involved in an off-ice incident with teammate kevin bieksa. according to then-canucks general manager brian burke, several moose players had gone out together when bieksa accidentally spilled fedorov's beer. while bieksa apologized and offered to buy him another beer, fedorov challenged hi...
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fedorov was drafted by the tampa bay lightning
fedorov was drafted by the tampa bay lightning in the sixth round, 182nd overall, in the 1999 nhl entry draft. the lightning did not sign within the two-year period of owning his rights, so he re-entered the nhl draft in 2001. he was drafted by the vancouver canucks in the third round (66th overall).
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fyodor viktorovich fyodorov (russian: Фёдор Викторович Фёдоров; born
fyodor viktorovich fyodorov (russian: Фёдор Викторович Фёдоров; born 11 june 1981) is a russian former professional ice hockey forward who last played for lada togliatti of the kontinental hockey league (khl). he previously played in the national hockey league (nhl) for the vancouver canucks and the new york rangers. h...
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after playing youth football for bfc dynamo, 1.
after playing youth football for bfc dynamo, 1. fc magdeburg and viktoria berlin, ogbaidze was promoted to viktoria berlin's first team in summer 2021. he made his professional debut as an 84th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win over viktoria köln on 25 july 2021.
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bert erik simon robertsson is a swedish professional
bert erik simon robertsson is a swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing as a prospect to the st. louis blues of the national hockey league (nhl). robertsson was drafted by the blues in the third round of the 2021 nhl entry draft with the 71st overall pick, after the blues traded up to select him.
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in the 2023–24 shl season, his fifth in
in the 2023–24 shl season, his fifth in the swedish hockey league (shl), robertsson contributed skellefteå aik claiming the swedish championship, helping the team to their first title since 2014. on 1 may, 2024, robertsson was signed by draft club, the st. louis blues, to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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bert erik simon robertsson (born february 5, 2003)
bert erik simon robertsson (born february 5, 2003) is a swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing as a prospect to the st. louis blues of the national hockey league (nhl). robertsson was drafted by the blues in the third round of the 2021 nhl entry draft with the 71st overall pick, after the blues traded...
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in mathematics, a versor is a quaternion of
in mathematics, a versor is a quaternion of norm one. each versor has the form where the r2 = −1 condition means that r is a unit-length vector quaternion. the corresponding 3-dimensional rotation has the angle 2a about the axis r in axis–angle representation. in case a = π/2, then q = r , and the resulting unit vector...
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in a departure from hamilton's definition, multivector versors
in a departure from hamilton's definition, multivector versors are not required to have unit norm, just to be invertible. normalisation can still be useful however, so it is convenient to designate versors as unit versors in a geometric algebra if r r ~ = ± 1 {\displaystyle r{\tilde {r}}=\pm 1}, where the tilde denotes...
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a rotation can be considered the result of
a rotation can be considered the result of two reflections, so it turns out a quaternion versor u {\displaystyle u} can be identified as a 2-versor r = v 1 v 2 {\displaystyle r=v_{1}v_{2}} in the geometric algebra of three real dimensions g (3, 0) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {g}}(3,0)}.
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just as a quaternion versor u {\displaystyle u}
just as a quaternion versor u {\displaystyle u} can be used to represent a rotation of a quaternion q {\displaystyle q}, mapping q ↦ u − 1 q u {\displaystyle q\mapsto u^{-1}qu}, so a versor r {\displaystyle r} in geometric algebra can be used to represent the result of k {\displaystyle k} reflections on a member a {\di...
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the term "versor" is generalised in geometric algebra
the term "versor" is generalised in geometric algebra to indicate a member r {\displaystyle r} of the algebra that can be expressed as the product of invertible vectors, r = v 1 v 2 ⋯ v k {\displaystyle r=v_{1}v_{2}\cdots v_{k}}.
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the word is derived from latin versari =
the word is derived from latin versari = "to turn" with the suffix -or forming a noun from the verb (i.e. versor = "the turner"). it was introduced by william rowan hamilton in the 1840s in the context of his quaternion theory.
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the subspace { x i + y j
the subspace { x i + y j + z k: x, y, z ∈ r } ⊂ h {\displaystyle \{xi+yj+zk:x,y,z\in r\}\subset h} is called the lie algebra of the group of versors. the commutator product = u v − v u , {\displaystyle =uv-vu\,} just double the cross product of two vectors, forms the multiplication in the lie algebra. the close relatio...
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sophus lie was less than a year old
sophus lie was less than a year old when hamilton first described quaternions, but lie's name has become associated with all groups generated by exponentiation. the set of versors with their multiplication has been denoted sl(1,q) by robert gilmore in his text on lie theory. sl(1,q) is the special linear group of one d...
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in 1911 alfred robb published his optical geometry
in 1911 alfred robb published his optical geometry of motion in which he identified the parameter rapidity which specifies a change in frame of reference. this rapidity parameter corresponds to the real variable in a one-parameter group of hyperbolic versors. with the further development of special relativity the actio...
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today the concept of a one-parameter group subsumes
today the concept of a one-parameter group subsumes the concepts of versor and hyperbolic versor as the terminology of sophus lie has replaced that of hamilton and macfarlane.in particular, for each r such that r r = +1 or r r = − 1, the mapping a ↦ exp (a r) {\displaystyle a\mapsto \exp(a\,\mathbf {r})} takes the real...
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this versor was used by homersham cox (1882/83)
this versor was used by homersham cox (1882/83) in relation to quaternion multiplication. the primary exponent of hyperbolic versors was alexander macfarlane as he worked to shape quaternion theory to serve physical science. he saw the modelling power of hyperbolic versors operating on the split-complex number plane, a...
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such elements arise in split algebras, for example
such elements arise in split algebras, for example split-complex numbers or split-quaternions. it was the algebra of tessarines discovered by james cockle in 1848 that first provided hyperbolic versors. in fact, james cockle wrote the above equation (with j in place of r) when he found that the tessarines included the ...
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as noted by adolf hurwitz, the 16 quaternions
as noted by adolf hurwitz, the 16 quaternions (±1 ±i ±j ±k)/2 all have norm one, so they are in g. joined with q, these unit hurwitz quaternions form a group g of order 24 called the binary tetrahedral group. the group elements, taken as points on s, form a 24-cell.
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the set of all versors, with their multiplication
the set of all versors, with their multiplication as quaternions, forms a continuous group g. for a fixed pair { r, − r } of right versors, g 1 = { exp a r: a ∈ r } {\displaystyle g_{1}=\{\exp ar:a\in \mathbb {r} \}} is a one-parameter subgroup that is isomorphic to the circle group.
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the facility of versors illustrate elliptic geometry, in
the facility of versors illustrate elliptic geometry, in particular elliptic space, a three-dimensional realm of rotations. the versors are the points of this elliptic space, though they refer to rotations in 4-dimensional euclidean space. given two fixed versors u and v, the mapping q ↦ u q v {\displaystyle q\mapsto u...
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for a fixed r, versors of the form
for a fixed r, versors of the form exp(a r) where a ∈ (−π, π ], form a subgroup isomorphic to the circle group. orbits of the left multiplication action of this subgroup are fibers of a fiber bundle over the 2-sphere, known as hopf fibration in the case r = i; other vectors give isomorphic, but not identical fibrations...
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by calculation. the plane { x + y
by calculation. the plane { x + y r: (x, y) ∈ r 2 } ⊂ h {\displaystyle \{x+yr:(x,y)\in \mathbb {r} ^{2}\}\subset h} is isomorphic to c {\displaystyle \mathbb {c} } and the inner automorphism, by commutativity, reduces to the identity mapping there.since quaternions can be interpreted as an algebra of two complex dimens...
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the orthogonal group in three dimensions, rotation group
the orthogonal group in three dimensions, rotation group so(3), is frequently interpreted with versors via the inner automorphism q ↦ u − 1 q u {\displaystyle q\mapsto u^{-1}qu} where u is a versor. indeed, if
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implicitly specifies the unit vector–angle representation for the
implicitly specifies the unit vector–angle representation for the product of two versors. its solution is an instance of the general campbell–baker–hausdorff formula in lie group theory. as the 3-sphere represented by versors in h {\displaystyle \mathbb {h} } is a 3-parameter lie group, practice with versor composition...
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multiplication of quaternions of norm one corresponds to
multiplication of quaternions of norm one corresponds to the (non-commutative) "addition" of great circle arcs on the unit sphere. any pair of great circles either is the same circle or has two intersection points. hence, one can always move the point b and the corresponding vector to one of these points such that the ...
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such an arc, although lying in the three-dimensional
such an arc, although lying in the three-dimensional space, does not represent a path of a point rotating as described with the sandwiched product with the versor. indeed, it represents the left multiplication action of the versor on quaternions that preserves the plane Π and the corresponding great circle of 3-vectors...
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