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621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
the free will of humanity are incompatible and that any conception of God that incorporates both properties is therefore inherently contradictory: if God is omniscient, then God already knows humanity's future, contradicting the claim of free will.
- The anthropic argument states that if God is omnisc... | 13,700 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
make logic and morality contingent, which is incompatible with the presuppositionalist assertion that they are necessary, and contradicts the efficacy of science.
- The "no reason" argument tries to show that an omnipotent and omniscient being would not have any reason to act in any way, specifically ... | 13,701 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
put forward in Ludwig von Mises's "Human Action". He referred to it as the "praxeological argument" and claimed that a perfect being would have long ago satisfied all its wants and desires and would no longer be able to take action in the present without proving that it had been unable to achieve its w... | 13,702 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
a consciousness] who is also an "en-soi" [a being-in-itself; a thing]: which is a contradiction in terms. The argument is echoed thus in Salman Rushdie's novel "Grimus": "That which is complete is also dead."
## Subjective arguments.
Similar to the arguments for the existence of God, subjective argum... | 13,703 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
and what God wants; since all the contradictory accounts cannot be correct, many if not all religions must be incorrect.
- The disappointment argument claims that if, when asked for, there is no visible help from God, there is no reason to believe that there is a God.
## Hindu arguments.
Atheistic H... | 13,704 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
it argues that an unchanging God cannot be the source of an ever-changing world. It says God is a necessary metaphysical assumption demanded by circumstances. The Sutras of Samkhya endeavor to prove that the idea of God is inconceivable and self-contradictory, and some commentaries speak plainly on thi... | 13,705 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
originally known as Lokāyata, a heterodox Hindu philosophy states that there is "no God, no samsara (rebirth), no karma, no duty, no fruits of merit, no sin." Proponents of the school of Mimamsa, which is based on rituals and orthopraxy, decided that the evidence allegedly proving the existence of God ... | 13,706 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
authors have offered psychological or sociological explanations for belief in the existence of God.
Psychologists observe that the majority of humans often ask existential questions such as "why we are here" and whether life has purpose. Some psychologists have posited that religious beliefs may recru... | 13,707 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
of religion.
Pascal Boyer's "Religion Explained" (2002), based in part on his anthropological field work, treats belief in God as the result of the brain's tendency towards agency detection. Boyer suggests that, because of evolutionary pressures, humans err on the side of attributing agency where ther... | 13,708 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
Atran's "In Gods We Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion" (2002) makes a similar argument and adds examination of the socially coordinating aspects of shared belief. In "Minds and Gods: The Cognitive Foundations of Religion", Todd Tremlin follows Boyer in arguing that universal human cognitive... | 13,709 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
of Jesus
- Gödel's ontological proof
- Metaphysics
- Pascal's Wager
- Problem of evil
- Problem of the creator of God
- Rationalism
- Relationship between religion and science
- Spectrum of theistic probability
- "The Atheist Experience"
- Transcendental theology
# Further reading.
- Richar... | 13,710 |
621169 | Existence of God | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Existence%20of%20God | Existence of God
p between religion and science
- Spectrum of theistic probability
- "The Atheist Experience"
- Transcendental theology
# Further reading.
- Richard Dawkins, "The God Delusion", Black Swan, 2007 ().
- Hick, John, ed. (1964). "The Existence of God: Readings", in "The Problems of Philosophy Series".... | 13,711 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born 13 January 1982), nicknamed El Mago ("The Magician" in Spanish), is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 3 singles ranking in May 2004. Coria achieved his best results on clay, where he won eight of h... | 13,712 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
served a seven month suspension for taking the banned substance nandrolone.
# Career.
Coria turned professional in 2000, finishing 2003, 2004, and 2005 as a top-10 player. He was one of the fastest players on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, consistently showing exceptional performa... | 13,713 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
a ranking of world No. 2 in singles and world No. 5 in doubles.
Coria won the Orange Bowl 16s in 1997, and reached the finals of Orange Bowl 18s in 1998, where he was defeated by future world No. 1 Roger Federer. Coria won the boys' singles title at the 1999 French Open without dropping a single set, b... | 13,714 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
title by beating Todor Enev and Jarkko Nieminen.
### failed drugs test and doping suspension.
Coria tested positive for nandrolone in April 2001 after a match in Barcelona against Michel Kratochvil. Coria was initially banned from tennis for two years, starting in August 2001, and was fined $98,565. ... | 13,715 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
in March 2002. Coria sued the New Jersey supplements company for more than $10 million in lost prize money and endorsements and settled after the third day of the trial for an undisclosed amount.
As a result of the seven months during which Coria was banned from playing tennis, his world ranking droppe... | 13,716 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
in two straight sets to Juan Carlos Ferrero. Coria went on to win his first Masters Series title at the 2003 Hamburg Masters by defeating Agustín Calleri in the final in three straight sets.
At the 2003 French Open, Coria defeated Andre Agassi in four sets in the quarterfinals, before suffering an upse... | 13,717 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
in the process. He finished the year ranked No. 5 in the world.
##### French Open final.
In 2004, Coria won the clay-court tournament in Buenos Aires and reached his first Masters final on hard court at the 2004 NASDAQ-100 Open, where he faced Andy Roddick. From the first set onwards, Coria was visib... | 13,718 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
five consecutive clay-court tournaments which includes 2 consecutive Masters Series title and had gone 26 consecutive matches unbeaten on clay. On 3 May 2004, Coria reached a career-high ranking of world No. 3. In attempting to defend his title at the Hamburg Masters, Coria increased his clay-court winn... | 13,719 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
defeated by unseeded compatriot Gastón Gaudio in an unprecedented all-Argentine final, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6, 6–8. Coria had won the first two sets with ease and was in control of the third set at 4–4 and 40–0 up on serve, before Gaudio broke Coria's serve and went on to take the third set. Coria then succ... | 13,720 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
missed the line with attempted winners on both points, making him the only male player in the Open Era to lose a Grand Slam singles final after having held a championship point, until Roger Federer did so too at the 2019 Wimbledon. Many fans and pundits agree that Coria was never the same player after t... | 13,721 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
took nearly three days to complete after the start of the match, as a result of rain and poor scheduling. Coria lost in four sets in the second round to Florian Mayer and got a bad injury to his right shoulder during the match. As a result, Coria dropped out for the remainder of the season and in August... | 13,722 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
5 hours and 20 minutes. It is agreed by many that it is one of the greatest matches played on clay, if not the greatest of all. Their head-to-head record was deadlocked at 1–1 prior to the match, with Nadal winning their most recent meeting at the Monte-Carlo Masters final weeks ago in 4 sets. Nadal too... | 13,723 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
the fourth set 6–4 and led 3–0 in the fifth set with two breaks of serve and had a game point in the fourth game, before Nadal broke back twice to lead 4–3 on serve in the fifth set. Eventually the match went into tiebreak at the 5-hour mark, soon after Coria had saved a championship point for Nadal in ... | 13,724 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
when he won in Umag, Croatia, defeating Carlos Moyá in the final. Afterwards, Coria joked that the small tournament was considered a fifth Grand Slam in his family, because his wife Carla hails from Croatia. Coria had a surprisingly consistent 2005 season, where he was one of only three players to reach... | 13,725 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
apparent during the US Open, during which Coria served a combined total of 34 double faults in his fourth-round win over Nicolás Massú and his quarterfinal loss to unseeded Robby Ginepri. Against Ginepri, having already saved five match points, Coria was serving to take the match into a fifth-set tiebre... | 13,726 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
his confidence worse than the loss to Gaudio.
Between 2003–2005 Coria compiled a record of 90–13 (87.38%) which includes a 31-match win streak on clay.
### Steady decline.
##### Gradual loss of form.
Coria's service yips got increasingly worse in 2006, although he still reached the third round of ... | 13,727 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
quarterfinals. After Monte Carlo, Coria wins generally became fewer and further between, although he did manage a semifinal in Amersfoort in July 2006.
Coria withdrew from the 2006 French Open and 2006 Wimbledon as he attempted to sort out marital problems, problems with his game, and an elbow injury. ... | 13,728 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
Argentine Juan Pablo Brzezicki and subsequently retired with a back injury. He had been leading in the first set 3–1.
##### Attempted comeback.
Coria finally returned to the main ATP circuit in the Movistar Open in Chile on 28 January 2008. He showed positive signs of recovering his form, but was sti... | 13,729 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
place of the American. He faced Tommy Robredo, the three-time quarterfinalist and 12th seed, in the first round. Coria was defeated in four sets, 7–5, 4–6, 1–6, 4–6, but Coria's performance led to some optimism, even from Coria himself, who was close to forcing a fifth set.
Coria never recovered from t... | 13,730 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
He had excellent speed, making him one of the best defenders on the tour, and he was able to hit good shots on the run. He had penetrating and balanced groundstroke capabilities and frequently utilised drop shots. His comparatively weak serve was especially noted during the late stages of his career, wh... | 13,731 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
if not the best return game in the history of men's tennis, currently ranked No. 1 for 3 of the 4 all-time leaderboards regarding returns on all surfaces: for break point conversion percentage at 45.71%, ahead of Rafael Nadal (45.15%), and Sergi Bruguera (44.95%); for first serve return points won perce... | 13,732 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
ranked 13th.
American tennis author Scoop Malinowski praised Coria in 2019 as "the best player to never win a major"... "The old debate pops up now and again, about who is the best tennis player to never win a major, and the same names get mentioned – Marcelo Rios, David Nalbandian, Todd Martin, Tomas ... | 13,733 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
Garciela is a housewife. He was the oldest of 3 brothers in his family.
Coria attended preschool with David Nalbandian in Argentina (their ages are 12 days apart). He admired Andre Agassi and Marcelo Ríos while growing up. He enjoys playing soccer and he is a well-known River Plate fan. Coria married C... | 13,734 |
621262 | Guillermo Coria | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Coria | Guillermo Coria
rt). He admired Andre Agassi and Marcelo Ríos while growing up. He enjoys playing soccer and he is a well-known River Plate fan. Coria married Carla Francovigh on 27 December 2003. They have a son named Thiago, born on 12 April 2012. A daughter, Delfina, was born on 4 October 2013.
As of 2010, Coria wa... | 13,735 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
"California Dreamin'" is a song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and was first recorded by Barry McGuire. However, the best-known version is by the Mamas and the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in 1965. The song is No. 89 ... | 13,736 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
in June 1966 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
# History.
The song was written in 1963 while John Phillips and Michelle Phillips were living in New York City. He dreamed about the song and woke her up to help him write it. At the time, John and Michelle Phillips were members o... | 13,737 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
their own version using the same instrumental and backing vocal tracks, to which they added new vocals and an alto flute solo by Bud Shank. The guitar introduction was performed by P. F. Sloan. McGuire's original vocal can be briefly heard on the left channel at the beginning of the record, having n... | 13,738 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
For all of 1966, "California Dreamin was the number one single in "Billboard" and tied for number one with "Ballad of the Green Berets" in "Cashbox". "California Dreamin also reached number 23 on the UK charts upon its original release, and re-charted after its use in a Carling Premier commercial in... | 13,739 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
with a new style. The result was LP "Feliciano!" that for the first time blend American pop-soft rock with Latin sounds and soul interpretations created by Jose Feliciano adapted in every cover included in the LP. The first song (and the single released for radio and on the market) was his new and f... | 13,740 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
and its rewriting a classic taken up by many artists. So much so that in 2019 Quentin Tarantino includes this version of California Dreamin as a symbolic song of his film set in 1969 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood which immediately arouses curiosity and becomes the most downloaded of the soundtrack o... | 13,741 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
the track which featured America's touring musicians: David Dickey, drummer Willie Leacox, guitarist Michael Woods, percussionist Tom Walsh, and Jim Calire who played keyboards and also saxophone.
America had performed "California Dreamin at least on occasion in concert as early as 1974, "Californi... | 13,742 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
had been shot in the final months of 1977 for release in the summer of 1978 although the movie would in fact be held back from wide release until 16 March 1979 with America recording the song "California Dreamin'" in the autumn of 1978: Beckley and Bunnell agreed to record the song after being (at l... | 13,743 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
Dreaming" soundtrack, Casablanca having recently managed to bolster the modest success of the film "Thank God It's Friday" through a hit soundtrack album: the recording of "California Dreamin'" by America was therefore given parallel release with the movie, another soundtrack item: "See It My Way" b... | 13,744 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
their version of "California Dreamin'" which single proved unable to buoy its parent film's faltering box office take. However the publicity inherent in the film's release was evidently enough to afford minor hit status to America's soundtrack item (heard in the film's trailer, America's "California... | 13,745 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
in America's live gigs eventually being established as a mandatory America concert title. A live performance of the song by America is featured on "In Concert" the band's 1996 album release of a 1982 live gig. The band's 1978 recording has been included on the 2000 America retrospective box set "Hig... | 13,746 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
died in 1974. This version of the song was referenced in the lyrics of the Dead Milkmen's 1988 novelty hit "Punk Rock Girl".
Although the song only charted at a modest number 57 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, it reached on the "Billboard Adult" Contemporary. and it was supported by a music video that ... | 13,747 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
– 12-string lead guitar
- Jeff Foskett – possible vocals
- Adrian Baker – possible vocals
"unknown" – bass, drums, acoustic lead guitar, saxophone, synthesizer
## Freischwimmer version.
A tropical house version by German DJ/remixer Freischwimmer was released in 2015. This version reached number... | 13,748 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
Jose Feliciano arrangment, it reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 20 on the "Billboard" Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.
In 1977, Eddie Hazel recorded a version of California Dreamin’ for his debut album "Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs". Eddie Hazel was the Lead guitarist for Fu... | 13,749 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
as a double A-sided single with "Carry the Blame" in 1990, reaching number 13 on the official UK top 40 singles chart, with the single also charting in Ireland (number 16).
Japanese punk band Hi-Standard included the song on their 1996 debut album, "Growing Up."
Nancy Sinatra, include this on her ... | 13,750 |
621277 | California Dreamin' | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California%20Dreamin' | California Dreamin'
ie's trailers. The song reached the top 20 in Lebanon, peaking at and becoming a big airplay gainer there, position no. 92 on the "UK" Singles Chart, on the "Scottish" Singles Chart, on the chart
"SNEP" Singles Chart.
A Spanish version of the song, sung by Gabriela Terán, was used in the 2017 horr... | 13,751 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
Stephen Lee (snooker player)
Stephen Lee (born 12 October 1974) is an English former professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1992 and was ranked in the top 16 between the 1997/1998 and 2007/2008 snooker seasons, reaching a career-high of fifth in the rankings. He won five ra... | 13,752 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
tournaments and collect his fifth title, as well as regaining his top 16 seeding. Lee was a strong break-builder compiling 184 competitive century breaks during his career, and his smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural the game has seen.
Lee's playing career cam... | 13,753 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
Lee turned professional after winning the English Amateur Championship in 1992. During his first season as a professional he had a run of 33 successive frames won during qualifying matches, an all-time professional record. He reached the Top 16 of the rankings five years later, despite neve... | 13,754 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
and first two ranking semi-finals were all achieved without beating a top-16 player. After a failed drugs test in 2000 briefly upset his momentum, he scored more ranking points than any other player in the 2001/2002 season (winning the Scottish Open as well as the Grand Prix), thus briefly ... | 13,755 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
Top 16 after failing to win a ranking tournament for four years. He went on to win the tournament, beating the then World Champion, Shaun Murphy, 9–4 in the final.
For 2007/2008 he slipped to No. 13 in the rankings after reaching just one semi-final, partly due to missing the China Open fo... | 13,756 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
wins over Judd Trump and Stephen Hendry, he reached the last 16, where despite making three century breaks he lost 4–5 to eventual runner-up Dave Harold. He then failed to qualify for the Shanghai Masters, losing 4–5 to Tom Ford. He reached the televised stages of the 2009 World Championshi... | 13,757 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
in the first round at both the UK Championship and World Championship, losing on both occasions with Higgins going on to eventually win both events. At the China Open he drew Mark Williams in the first round and despite Williams making four centuries he won 5–4, making a gutsy 61 clearance ... | 13,758 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
run of form in the PTC Events by reaching the quarter-finals of Events 3 and 4 and going one better in Event 6, as he lost to Neil Robertson in the last 4. This meant that Lee returned to the top 16 in October, as he was ranked 13 and therefore gained automatic entry into the upcoming ranki... | 13,759 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
his frustration from the incident to good effect however, as he beat Dominic Dale, Neil Robertson, Graeme Dott and Robert Milkins to reach the final of the World Open, his first since the 2006 Welsh Open. He played Mark Allen, but was dominated throughout, as he lost the match 1–10.
Lee en... | 13,760 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
beat the Australian in a ranking event final. Lee's form in the second half of the season continued into the China Open as he registered his third ranking event semi-final of the year by defeating Judd Trump again, but could not feature in three successive finals as he lost 2–6 to Stephen M... | 13,761 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
suspicious betting patterns relating to a match played in 2009, believed to have taken place at the UK championship. On 2 October 2012, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) released a statement confirming that the Crown Prosecution Service would not be taking fur... | 13,762 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
day—on his 38th birthday—Lee was suspended by the WPBSA following reports by at least two bookmakers of irregular betting patterns connected to the Premier League match, pending a full inquiry. Lee appealed against the decision made by the Chairman of the WPBSA; Robert Englehart QC—appointe... | 13,763 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
the 2009 World Snooker Championship. He was charged with violating sections 2.8 and 2.9 of the Members Rules and Regulations, which concern divulging information not already in the public domain with the express purpose of it being used for match-betting, and entering into an arrangement to... | 13,764 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
no longer be proceeding with the investigation into the Premier League match, although the inquiry into the remaining match-fixing charges would still go ahead. While suspended from WSA tournaments, Lee continued to compete in independently organised events, winning the RKGKhar Gymkhana Sno... | 13,765 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
suspension on 12 October 2012 running through to his 50th birthday on 12 October 2024, and ordered to pay £40,000 in costs. Lee subsequently appealed against the "finding of the tribunal, the sanction and the costs awarded". Sport Resolutions appointed Edwin Glasgow QC to chair the appeal, ... | 13,766 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
argued there was a conflict of interest. The argument was rejected on the 25th, and he was ordered to pay a further £30,000 in costs. The appeals panel recused itself from the second part of the appeal—in which Lee would challenge the guilty verdict itself—after finding him to be an unrelia... | 13,767 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
2014.
## Other criminal matters.
On 9 June 2014 Lee pleaded guilty to fraud at Swindon Magistrates' Court and was fined £110. Lee had sold his personal snooker cue to a Facebook fan for £1,600 but when he failed to deliver the cue the fan reported the matter to the police. Lee was also or... | 13,768 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
plea on the first day of his trial, and the case was dismissed after Lee agreed to a 12-month good behaviour bond of HK$1,000 (£95).
# Personal life.
He married long-term partner Laura in the summer of 2005 in Florida. He has four children including twin sons. He is noted for his unusuall... | 13,769 |
621261 | Stephen Lee (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen%20Lee%20(snooker%20player) | Stephen Lee (snooker player)
sonal life.
He married long-term partner Laura in the summer of 2005 in Florida. He has four children including twin sons. He is noted for his unusually high weight for a professional sportsman, although he has attempted to reduce this by not binge-drinking or eating late at night.
In Sep... | 13,770 |
621301 | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister%20of%20Justice%20and%20Attorney%20General%20of%20Canada | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General (MoJAG; ) is a dual role portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet. In the role of Minister of Justice (), the MoJAG serves as the Minister of the Crown responsible for the Departm... | 13,771 |
621301 | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister%20of%20Justice%20and%20Attorney%20General%20of%20Canada | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
someone holding a legal qualification. There have been exceptions: Joe Clark only studied the first year of law at University of British Columbia Faculty of Law before embarking on political life.
This cabinet portfolio has been held by many individuals who went on to... | 13,772 |
621301 | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister%20of%20Justice%20and%20Attorney%20General%20of%20Canada | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Attorney General of Canada West and Attorney General of Canada East.
As the top prosecuting officer in Canada, the Attorney General of Canada is a separate title held by the Canadian Minister of Justice ("")—a member of the Cabinet. The Minister of Justice is concerne... | 13,773 |
621301 | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister%20of%20Justice%20and%20Attorney%20General%20of%20Canada | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
provinces of Canada see:
- Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General
- Attorney General of British Columbia
- Minister of Justice and Attorney General (Manitoba)
- Office of the Attorney General (New Brunswick)
- Minister of Justice and Public Safety and At... | 13,774 |
621301 | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister%20of%20Justice%20and%20Attorney%20General%20of%20Canada | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
- Minister of Justice and Attorney General (Manitoba)
- Office of the Attorney General (New Brunswick)
- Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Minister of Justice of the Northwest Territories
- Attorney General an... | 13,775 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
Microsoft Train Simulator
Microsoft Train Simulator (abbreviated to MSTS) is a train simulator for Microsoft Windows, released in May 2001 and developed by UK-based Kuju Entertainment. It sold 1 million units worldwide by 2005.
# Features.
The simulation allows players to operate a train on... | 13,776 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
user to build custom routes, create activities for any route, create custom consists, create custom cabviews or edit the default ones.
## Locomotives (1.0/1.2).
The 1.0 base package contains 9 drivable locomotives and multiple units plus 8 AI locomotives/multiple units (AI units cannot be op... | 13,777 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
contained many bugs. For example, the "front coupling bug", where the locomotive's front coupler would not work, the "white void bug", where the route scenery disappears, leaving a white void, and the "end-of-the-line bug", where the locomotive, if it crashes through the last buffers on the ro... | 13,778 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
these issues.
# Updates.
Version 1.2 added new items such as British and American rolling stock, namely the British Rail Class 50, British Rail Mark 1 Coaches, an wap 4 SD40-2 and general US freight cars, along with two new activities each for the SD40-2 and Class 50.
# Reception.
## Sales... | 13,779 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. In the German market, the (VUD) presented it with a "Gold" certification in early 2003, for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Swit... | 13,780 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
support as routes, trains, cargoes, scenery, etc. are abundant in the game. The installment of the mods is somewhat tricky since they have to be loaded into set files like Routes for Routes and Trainset for Trains, rollingstock, consists, etc. Over 1,000 mods were created for the game and are ... | 13,781 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
on May 15. Seemingly its main improvements were the addition of people to the game (e.g. passengers waiting at the stations, people operating the new locomotive roster, etc.), more realistic crashes and other accidents, and turntables. It was being developed by Kuju Entertainment, the original... | 13,782 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
(Microsoft Game Studios) known for its long line of Microsoft Flight Simulators, as a part of the "Games for Windows" initiative. The game would have used the "Microsoft Flight Simulator X" graphics engine and it was planned to be compatible with both Windows Vista and Windows XP. A post on 'T... | 13,783 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
was entering the final stages of development at the time of the closure) was immediately halted, marking the second time that the project was terminated. While Microsoft stated that "they are committed to both the Flight Simulator and Train Simulator brands", it is unknown if the Train Simulat... | 13,784 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
Cascade Game Foundry, a new company that was itself founded by two ACES alumni. Cascade Game Foundry focuses on developing entertainment simulations.
# Open Rails.
Open Rails is an open-source freeware project launched, developed, maintained and nurtured by a team of volunteers and licensed ... | 13,785 |
621297 | Microsoft Train Simulator | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft%20Train%20Simulator | Microsoft Train Simulator
etabled train can be driven in person or by computer.
Key technical objectives are to be backward compatible with as well as extend all MSTS content. It adds new features such as improved multiplayer and mouse controls along with a newer engine that has better graphics and more realistic phys... | 13,786 |
1214545 | Out-of-band infrastructure | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Out-of-band%20infrastructure | Out-of-band infrastructure
Out-of-band infrastructure
The concept of out-of-band infrastructure (OOBI) has been used throughout the telecom industry for voice communication since the mid-1950s. Having a critical requirement to always provide dial-tone for health and safety reasons, the telecom industry created elabora... | 13,787 |
1214545 | Out-of-band infrastructure | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Out-of-band%20infrastructure | Out-of-band infrastructure
rly concept of a distinct 'control path' is considered the foundation of out-of-band infrastructures and simply put, refers to the ability to establish distinct remedial control paths adjacent to production communications pathways.
Out-of-band, indicating that the control signals are sent se... | 13,788 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
Trainz
Trainz is a series of 3D train simulator video games. The Australian studio Auran (since 2007 N3V Games) released the first game in 2001.
The simulators consist of route and session editors called "Surveyor", and the "Driver" module, that loads a route and lets the player operate and watch the trains ru... | 13,789 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
operates the trains in Driver, either in free play, or according to a scenario called a "Driver Session" which can range in difficulty from beginner to expert. In CAB (cabin) mode the train physics are more sophisticated than in DCC mode; adding real-life considerations such as wheel slip on the rails; how the w... | 13,790 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
their livery, by recoloring and adding new heraldry to "Trainz" locomotives and other rolling stock. The "Content Manager" (CM) module is a Windows program that allows management of the in-game data base files.
# Games.
## "Trainz".
"Trainz Community Edition" was released in December 2001. Service packs 1 (Ap... | 13,791 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
was released in June 2002 aimed at the United States and other North American markets.
Service pack 3 was released in November 2002, this updated both the "Community and Retail Editions" to version 1.3. Thus all USA versions are commonly known as "Trainz 1.3".
The "Ultimate Trainz Collection", or "UTC", was re... | 13,792 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
release, some of which became Trainz staple content in TRS2004 et al. through current releases.
## "Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004".
"Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004" (known as "Trainz Railway Simulator 2004" in the United Kingdom), or "TRS2004", was released in September 2003. "Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004" ... | 13,793 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
to various industries and stations across the playable area. It has an iconic status in the Trainz community as once the bugs were worked out of it, its feature improvements have been the look-see-and-feel of all the Trainz releases since regardless of how things are reskinned. There were many industries include... | 13,794 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
2006 and up. These 'toylike' animated 3D models eventually led to "My First Trainz" with its simple child-friendly simulator game interface.
"Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 Deluxe" was a later 4 CDROM follow on with the first two service packs pre-installed. It also included PaintShed, and a bonus content CD.
... | 13,795 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
just CM) combines data base management, and secure FTP upload and download facilities and special user definable filters all in one integrated system. By defining a good filter, the user could" 'selectively not see' "the clutter of regional items in the Surveyor asset selection menus saving user time when world ... | 13,796 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
and Marias Pass Approach (representing the BNSF Marias Pass line between Shelby, Montana and Cut Bank, Montana and serving as a demo for the full Marias Pass payware route). TRS2006 was published in September 2005, and the base release with its single service pack formed the core of the regional releases (most a... | 13,797 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
of "Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006" released in 2005 lacking the Content Manager and Surveyor GUI world building module, having only the Driver and Railyard modules. Note this is precisely the formula utilized with the 2011-2016 release of iPhone and iPad based Trainz releases, as well as the new 'Driver 2016'.
... | 13,798 |
621307 | Trainz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainz | Trainz
the Trainz franchise.
- Over the same three-year period, Auran licensed eight separate" 'Regional releases' "based on the stable JET2 (TRS2004/TRS2006) game engine releases aimed at opening new market niches. These versions had few game improvements, and Driver and Surveyor were technically equivalent to The TR... | 13,799 |
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