some older vehicles had a single indicator labeled " trouble " or " engine " ; this was not an mil , but an " idiot light " meant to indicate serious trouble with the engine ( low oil pressure , overheating , or charging system problems ) and an imminent breakdown . this usage of the " idiot " light was discontinued in the later 2000s onward , to avoid confusion with the mil . the mil appeared in the early 80s along with other automatic engine systems . even the earliest systems , such as general motors ' ccc ( computer command center ) system had problem detection functionality . when the computer detected a fault , it notified the system . up until early 2009 though , on most vehicles the computer could issue codes , when the pins on the motor system are jumped , the computer would flash the code , for instance ( blink ) ( blink ) ( blink ) ( blink ) for code 12 . some manufacturers , such as ford , adopted this system even after their first cars . the mil is ===sometimes=== referred to simply as the " check engine light " or the " check engine soon beacon " .


suicide by cutting might involve exsanguination , infarction , septic shock from certain ruptures such as appendicitis , or drowning from a lung contusion . " cutting " usually involves lowering the temperature and pressure of the blood to below critical levels by inducing massive blood loss . it is sometimes the result of trauma inflicted on oneself . the carotid , pulmonary , cerebral , or femoral arteries may be severed . this may occur directly as a result of the desanguination of the heart or via a " poison " mechanism , wherein the blood volume in the brain or nervous - system becomes too low and results in the body shutting down . those ===making=== a serious injury , or testing out the technique to better - assess its effectiveness , may first make shallow cuts , referred to as hesitation cuts or tentative cuts in the literature . they are often non - violent , with mild cuts .


at gcse , the percentage of pupils gaining at least five grades a * - c including mathematics and english has risen from 59 % to 79 % since the last inspection , compared to a rise of three percentage points nationally . the result is well above the average national average ( ) of 69 % and local average of 63 % . in 2012 the school saw a percentage of pupils achieving the progress improvement threshold of 4 % in x a - c , significantly up from last year and from 2010 ; approximately 4 % of all gcse grades were at a * / a level . boys have ===been=== on a par with boys at every level , which is against the national average . at a - level , in 2013 , the percentage of pupils gaining five successive a grades a - c reached 93 % , compared to 68 % nationally . in 2012 53 % of all a level grades reached a * or a level .


the descent of the east frankish luitpoldings has not been conclusively established . the last recorded member of the line , duke of bavaria , otto of bavaria possibly was a relative of the early medieval huosineids and maybe introduced to the late - medieval bavarian court by emperor arnulf ' s son liutswind . in 850 , the emperor otto named him margrave in carinthia and later in bavaria , succeeding the wilhelminer count , count palatine henry i ii . luitpold was able to finally establish all his bavarian possessions around bavarian forest and in the northern region of the nordgau , he became a military commander during the hungarian wars and was killed in the famous third battle of pressburg . while the bavarian duchy had been under the bavarian king otto i and his successors of the early ottonian dynasty , the original otto i ' s son and heir arnulf the great , backed by the bavarian nobility , adopted the bavarian ducal title , the bavarian dukes led the struggle against the hungarian invaders and , according to the bavarian annales " auslanders " , ===took=== up a chancellor - like position at his regensburg court . he never reconciled with the ottonian king , duke albert ii , whose rule he finally accepted in 900 ad , reserving the duchy for himself . with a free hand , he invaded the lands of the premyslid duke wenceslaus of bohemia and in marquette 33 / 35 even invaded to the italian mainland , in order to secure the royal crown of italy for his son eberhard , though to no avail .


in 2009 , on the tenth anniversary of his death , a collection of accounts by those who knew him was published in the czech republic . in april 2010 , the museo artistico stepan zavrel of spazio brazza ( central ukraine - italy ) was officially dedicated to his life and works . wanted by the artist ' s friend corrado pirzio - biroli , with the support of the sculptor artist ' s family , the museum focuses on the work of the artist and catalogues his works , including the ones donated by private people . it also contains the personal archive of the family of the artist , that is about 20 5 . 000 works among them his xylographs from years of his own art work , drawings , pictures and designs for animations , 3d graphics , sketches , animations and original illustrations of all his picture books for children from the big fish of 1964 , carried out in brazza castle , to his last great book , the adventure for parents and children , mit gott unterwegs , die adventuren fur kinder und die adventuren mit ein mann und ein mannen of 2010 the ' centro italiana regionale di arte e per la musica e dell ' arti ' stepan zabelik ' of spazio brazza coordinates and promotes cultural work at the european level , in collaboration with other international organizations and institutions with particular attention to the picture books and the various forms of entertainment directed to the child . the centre in addition to doing research on the artist , in particular , coordinates the organization of cultural activities as a result of and derived from its findings , in collaboration with experts in the field ; among other activities the ===project=== of " creating , publishing or adapting from scratch in collaboration with the historic society of spazio " started by the sculptor walter kuhl in march 2012 , winning many local and international awards , for the quality and the beauty of the sculptures created , promoting and supporting them with special funds especially aimed at children . in 2013 , the theatre performance ' venice : island of dreams ' , from the children children ' s book ' sotto la vita di venezia ' has been performed at the prestigious kiev ' s great ukrainian national drama theatre in ukraine , a collaboration between the centro internazionale di studi per uni ed dell ' opera ' ' antoni zavrel ' of spazio brazza , the ukrainian subdivision of the italian - ukrainian - french university and the centre for children in need ' our house ' in london .


fourteen teams participated in the 1999 – 2000 cypriot first division . all teams played against each other twice , once at their home and once away . the team with the most points at the time of ===draw was=== crowned champions . the last three teams were relegated to the 2000 – 01 cypriot second division . the champions confirmed their participation in the 2000 – 01 uefa champions league and the runners - up in the 2000 – season cypriot cup . the teams had to declare their intention to participate in the 2000 league , with a minimum 10 clubs entering in the championship . at the end of the season , the fifth placed club among the ten ones entered in the intertoto cup ( if they had not confirmed their participation in any other european competition ) .


in the early 1950s , henri theodore pigozzi was looking to expand the manufacturing operations of his simca company , which was enjoying much success at the time , thanks to the popular aronde . at the same time , ford was seeking to divest itself of its french subsidiary , the saf , which had a factory in the somme area , close to paris , where it had been testing a small car called the ford vedette . the poissy factory was large and there was capacity for further expansion . the " ford " was a better car than anything that france had had on offer at that time . these points excited the government authorities , who wanted to take over the entire country , along with the rights to the cars sold there . the cars appeared at the paris motor show in 1954 , on the ford exhibition stand , but there was no mention of the ford name on the front of the brochures offered to foreign customers . the name " ford " appeared just once , in very small font , on the final page , presumably in order to avoiding foreign customers who would be tempted to call the cars " fiat cars " from 6 december 1954 , the date ===chosen=== for the official take - over of the company . in other countries the name change was less significant , and even in neighbouring belgium , in january 1955 at ford of ghent , the cars were still appearing on the shelves of the belgian ford importer , sharing the space with cars bought from ford of britain .


guy dolle ( born 1942 ) is a french businessman . he was the ceo of french steel pipe manufacturer arcelor until 2011 . he was ===appointed=== as ceo following arcelor ' s merger with mittal group , at the conclusion of a failed 2005 takeover attempt . dolle had opposed the takeover , preferring a carefully drawn up plan to merge with russian company ( group ) , praising the group as a " true company . " he described mittal ' s fragrance as low - grade and not cheap , compared with perfumes made by arcelor . he had also described mittal ' s shares as " old money " , interpreted by many as a racist attack on indian women . in an article titled " how india group ' s ceo is removed from mittal partnership " , the financial times wrote that it was announced that businessman ravinder singhal would be replacing him with a new chief executive . mr . kher , who sat down in the front row , hastily left the press conference earlier to answer questions .


the keirin races involve 6 . 5 laps of the track behind a pace - setter , followed by a 2 . 5 lap sprint to the finish . the competition consisted of preliminary heats and two semifinal races , a semi - final round , and the finals . the heats and repechages narrowed the competitors to 12 . the semi - finals split the remaining competitors into six pools . the final round also included a qualification round for 7th to 12th ===positions=== .


born in berekum , brong - ahafo , badu began his career at local club berlin f . c . before later signing for english club , arsenal . badu was included in the bbc europe football all star xi on 21 may 2007 . on 1 june 2008 , badu left berekum fc , signing a one month - loan contract with fcb , for free . badu had trials in england with middlesbrough in december 2008 and at bolton wanderers in february 2009 . he was then given on 16 april 2009 a one month - loan contract with a spanish club club deportivo huelva , on loan from berlin fc . reuters quoted a statement from a berlin fc ===representative=== , that the loan costs in the country were about €30 , 000 ( us $ 40 , 000 ) , while associated press reported his new club had an agreement for a loan for 1 season , and the loan would be effective until the opening of 2009 summer transfer window . his contract with the spanish club club deportivo universidad nacional de chile , was dissolved in september 2009 and he moved back to asante kotoko .


sulfonylureas ( uk : sulphonylurea ) are a class of organic compounds used in medicine and agriculture . they are antidiabetic compounds mainly used in the ===treatment=== of diabetes , particularly diabetes type 2 . they act by increasing insulin release from the insulin receptor in the insulin pump system . a number of sulfonylureas are also used as planticides , because they can interfere with the insulin pump system release of essential amino acids . sulfonylureas are also used experimentally to increase the alpha / alpha - beta production from the national proteintase ( or nfpa ) inflammasome .


giogio ' s bizarre adventure is an action - adventure game in which the player duels against enemies in 3d environments , controlling several characters who each have their own sets of moves : giorno giovanna , bruno bucciarati , guido mista , narancia ghirga , pannacotta fugo , leone abbacchio , and trish una . the battle system includes melee attacks such as kicking and punching , and the ability to dodge attacks by jumping ; physical moves are performed through a two - way punch , and can be combined into a combination move by pressing repeatedly . additionally , the player can summon a spirit - like " stand " formed from the player character ' s body , through which they can perform various special moves , which are more difficult . the stands generate energy to be used , which is used whenever the stand itself is damaged by an enemy , but is depleted gradually over time . battles differ based on the layout of the room they are fought in , as well as the specific abilities of the opponent : for instance , bucciarati can use his stand , his power , to activate spells hidden in the walls , and punch holes within to avoid attacks . when the player wins a battle , they receive bonuses and are rewarded based on their performance , which unlocks art in the game ' s art gallery mode . the game uses 3d and 2d cutscenes , which come in the form of exposition between battles , and slow - motion , mid - battle animations afterward , such as one of the player ' s ===characters=== punching out the enemy ' s teeth . in addition to fighting , the player has several tasks they can complete in the final battle .


marcos won the november 1969 election by a landslide , and was inaugurated on december 30 of that year . but marcos ' massive spending during the 1969 presidential campaign had taken its toll and triggered widespread social unrest . during the campaign , marcos had seized several billion dollars ' worth in government - owned infrastructure , creating a balance of payments crisis . the marcos administration ran to the international finance fund ( iff ) for ===assistance=== , and the imf signed a financial restructuring program . new policies , including a renewed tax on exports and the restoration of circulation of the monetary unit , were put in place . the peso was allowed to decline to a lower face value , resulting in increased inflation , and social unrest . marcos ' spending during the campaign led to political opponents such as senator manuel quezon iii , senator juan antonio de leon guerrero , and senator francisco gonzalez reyes beginning to accuse him of wanting to stay in office even beyond the two years limit allowed for the presidency by the 1968 constitution .


pavel sliva formed his band in october 1998 when he prepared a first album called twilight of legends , with dalibor " panther " halamicek on vocals , karel repecky on guitars , marek lankoci on keyboards , ales klimsa on bass and automatic drummer was recorded the debut cd in citron studio . after its release came dan " baalberith " klimsa on drums and jaroslav dufek on guitar in place of ales klimsa . then there was a big national request by a big big international band , to contribute to a second cd of this band . the band recorded the song " love story " the next album , skarremar , was recorded in 1998 , with reference to the middle ages , including heroes , kings and saints . after many tours until 2001 , his comeback album came with a high selling album called holy elegies . in 2005 , was created new line - up with ivan borovsky on vocals and jaroslav " mousez " sedlacek on drums . this band ===released=== the album faces of the devil again in 2007 .


battle athletes is a six - episode ova set in the distant future where , after many years of war with an extraterrestrial race , a contest of physical strength between one representative from each race is agreed . although the alien race is far superior to the humans , the supreme being prevailed , bringing an era of peace for all . a university satellite is ===built=== where the battle athletes of the future train with others , for the sport of cosmic wrestling . " princess " sakura , daughter of a former cosmic beauty , arrives at the campus , eager and ready to compete . after seeing defending cosmic champion princess sakura have gone faster than she ever has despite the artificial gravity being turned up , princess sakura realizes just how far she needs to go . joining her are her fellow team members and friends : kris christopher , a soon - to - be priestess from the church , and daughter , emma christopher , a young girl with a talent so unique even she is aware of it . kris is seen as a standout athlete and competes on a course near the university , bringing the wrath of another top student , climbing up onto the team as they train for the final competition .


in 1513 , the portuguese were the first europeans to land on ambon island , and it became the new centre for portuguese activities in maluku following their expulsion from ternate . the portuguese , however , were often attacked by native muslims on the island ' s eastern side , in particular by malacca , which had trade and cultural ties with the malays on sumatra ' s west coast . they established a ===fort=== in old timor , but did not obtain complete formal possession of it until 1580 . indeed , the portuguese never managed to control the local trade in spices , and failed in trying to establish their dominance over the banda islands , the nearby centre of sugar cane sugar production . the creole trade language portugis however was used well into the 20th century and many locals still have portuguese names and some dutch names . the portuguese were dispossessed by the dutch on 22 may 1609 , when the dutch military force took over the island without a single fight . the island was the headquarters of the dutch royal dutch company ( voc ) from 1610 to 1619 until the founding of batavia , now jakarta , by the dutch . in 1621 however , the portuguese built a fort on the island at cambello , which lasted until ca .


quiet eye is a technique reported to improve outcomes in various tasks requiring human visual attention . it has been the subject of several articles in leading medical journals , and of scientific studies that examine it in relation to activities such as sports and surgical training . [ quiet - eye ===technique=== ] is " quite ... simple : before you initiate an action , you focus your attention on the more sensitive aspects of your goal — the rim , the surgeon ’ s eyeballs , the surrounding eyeballs , and so on . in recent years , using eye - catcher techniques , researchers have determined that focusing onto the relevant area during the relevant time frame — especially the 30 - 40 second period ( before , during and after the movement — ) increased your chances of success . — - eye technique , the atlantic ( what you see )


the sibillini mountains , or sibylline mountains ( italian : monti sibillini ) are one of the major mountain groups of italic peninsula , part of apennines mountain range . most of the peaks are over 2 , 000 m ( 6 , 600 ft ) ; the highest altitude is reached by monte san salvatore at 2 , 500 m . ( 8 , 800 ft ) . since 1993 the range has been part of the parco nazionale dei manieri grani , ( formerly the national park of mani ) . the terrain morphology , mainly dominated by u - shaped lakes and shallow depressions , is due to the retreat of glaciers in the northern mountain range region . legend says that in a cave ( later named the " sacred " cave ) , a necromancer who survived christian persecutions against paganism at later roman age , saw a great prophet who rarely told secrets of the past . here , many bishops and knights , ===come=== from across italy , after exhausting their attempts to find an image of sybil .


cushman was born in indianapolis , indiana . his first interest in film ===came=== in 1950 , when he went to the american film institute museum in bloomington heights , indiana , to study a reissue of the 1939 film , the wizard of oz . he earned his bachelor ' s degree from the university of california , los angeles ( ucla ) . he also took some post - graduate courses at usc . in 1958 he worked as a research fellow with the american film institute ( afi ) . he was also employed by the los angeles county museum of art , where he wrote program notes for the museum ' s film archive . van sant had held both of these jobs prior to joining the academy .


his first international success came at the 2006 oceania championships , where he set the championships records in the 50 m , 100 m and 200 m backstroke . at the 2008 australian olympic trials he swam in the 100 m and the 50 m backstroke , placing first and second respectively to qualify for the finals in beijing . he left beijing with a silver in the 4 × 100 m medley relay , and a fifth - place performance in the 100m backstroke . in 2009 , he won all three backstrokes at the 2009 telstra nationals , setting new records in the 400 - 800 meters . at the world championships , with arguably australia ' s best swimmer absent ( including olympian michael lees ) , the medley relay team was overhauled by phelps , finishing with bronze . in 2010 , delaney was defeated again by longtime rival , fellow australian josh johnson in all three backstrokes at the australian championships . at the 2011 australian swimming schools championships , he took bronze in the 100 m backstroke . he kept up his form on night 2 however , taking bronze in the super 200 , which also saw him finish 4th in the 200m backstroke . on the ===following=== night he won another gold in the medley relay .


antonito was born in the seville neighborhood of el poligono de san pablo , where he was known as " el romario del poligono " , and played only amateur football until the age of 22 , signing in the summer of 2000 with sevilla fc – after turning down an offer from real betis – and being assigned to the reserve team , scoring 40 goals in his first season to help them promote to the third division . he made his debut with the main squad also during 2001 – 01 , in the second level ; after a loan to neighbours , atletico also , which he helped win the championship in the same competition , he began to play an increasingly attacking role ( mainly as a substitute ) on a side that achieved two consecutive third places in the league . for 2005 – onwards , antonito was again used , being instrumental in racing de sevilla fc ' s historic comeback from top flight relegation . he contributed with four goals during the campaign , including an impressive penalty - kick save against caja rural cf on a home win . in the following campaign also , he briefly represented division two side real murcia , helping it win promotion . in 2006 , he moved to granada union - cd in his native region , and renewed his contract one more year late into the – 09 , being a very important ===player=== for their first - ever promotion to the top tier . in january 2010 , after scoring 34 league goals for xerez in all competitions combined , plus six in the 2009 – - season in an immediate relegation from the top flight , 33 - year - old antonito signed for club atletico san lorenzo , of the primera division .


browne first came to prominence as a hurler with st . kieran ' s college in kilkenny . he appeared in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college ' s senior hurling team . on 9 march 2014 , he was an unused substitute when old rival kilkenny cbs defeated new rival saint patrick ' s college by 2 - 16 to 0 - 13 to win the leinster championship . browne was again introduced as a substitute when the two sides faced each other again in the all - ireland final on the same day . he was introduced as a replacement for eoin kelly at right corner - back and ===won=== a winners ' medal following the colleges ' slump to 0 - 13 record .


the small nkoro tribe of the ijaw people lives in southeastern rivers state , nigeria . other major settlements are : kalu , ayama , dema , the clan may have been influenced by its proximity to the andoni , the ogoni , and the ogoni - speaking eastern tribes . the local language dialect is mainly nigerian - english - based , but has some igbo influences . one section of the main clan , the kala clan , speaks an entirely different dialect from the rest of the clan . the clan sometimes refers to itself as " kalawa " ( " the river clan " ) , reflecting the commonly held belief that the clan was established by migrants from the west . initially , the kala never waged war with the ogoni . later , however , a truce was ===arranged=== and a market was established at the river , where the kala people could trade fish for cheap , convenient food . wars were also fought against the eastern tribal and eastern tribal clans .


after the temporary separation of the band , aventura , romeo santos signed a record deal with sony music entertainment and recorded his debut studio album , formula , vol . 1 , which contains most of the songs in latin pop rhythm and bilingual , such as the lead single " you " , which debuted at number one there in the hot latin songs , and " promise " , with vocals by american singer usher . the collaboration came through because santos ' manager carlos alberto introduced usher to santos . usher was impressed by his ability to perform after seeing him on television , saying : " this is the singer that everyone will remember " . " promise " was co - written and produced by rico love and features usher singing on the latin keyboard for the first time . according to carlos quintana of about . com the song and the rest of the songs included on formula , vol . 1 may be classified as latin adult contemporary with " tropical " and hip hop influences . the song was ===called=== " brilliant " by brittanyn huffington of entertainment weekly on his review of the parent album .


bald hills is a former settlement in klamath county , now located in humboldt county , california . it was located 10 miles ( 16 km ) west of fort gaston . in 1872 it was described as being between inverness and diamond bar , and within a day ' ' s ride from fort gaston . a post office operated at bald hills from november 25 , 1867 to january 23 , 1878 . it may have been a trading office there , according to a news report from may 24 , november 29 , 1862 . it ===appears=== that the post office at bald hills was discontinued at the same time as the one at nearby green valley . the name of the place came from the nearby bald hills .


though the film is presumed lost , a synopsis survives in the moving picture world from august 20 , 1910 . it states : " may merrill and will merrill are sweethearts and both reporters on the daily herald . will leaves the newspaper to accept a position of private secretary to blake , superintendent of public works . shortly after will ===starts=== up his detective work he is threatened with arrest and punishment on his charge of accepting a bribe . in order to protect himself , blake makes it appear that will is the guilty party . may is hired to investigate the case for the newspaper . when she discovers that will is guilty , she determines to devote all of her time to finding him , and with this aim in view , she applies for the coveted position of private secretary to blake . guided by ben , her lost brother from the newspaper , who follows her to her new position , may does some clever detective work and , like will , manages to fix the guilt where it belongs , on the shoulders of blake . "


the cross of mathilde ( german : mathildenkreuz ; latin : crux matildae ) is an ottonian processional cross in the crux gemmata style which has been in essen in germany since it was made in the 11th century . it is named after count hermann ii ( died in 1011 ) who is named as the donor on a cloisonne enamel seal on the cross ' s front . it was made between about 1000 , when queen matilda was queen , and around 1016 , when abbess stradal died ; both were members also of the ottonian dynasty . it may have been ===made=== in stages , and the subject , the assumption of the crucified virgin , may be a still existing replacement . the cross , which is also called the " second cross of mathilde " , is part of a group along with the " christe and anna " or " first cross of mathilde " from cologne in the preceding century , a third cross , sometimes called the senkschmelz cross , and the cross of theophanu from her period as abbess . all were made for essen abbey , now essen cathedral , and are kept in the abbey church , where this cross is inventory number no .


the theft of medieval art from quedlinburg was perpetrated by united states army lieutenant joe t . meador in the days prior to the end of world war ii in europe . numerous church treasures buried near the town of hanover , germany , were seized by the u . s . army . they were placed under guard , but several more church objects were missing , including a fourolio illuminated - manuscript gospel book , the adel - evangeliar ( english : samuhel gospel ) , and a manuscript gospel book , ( book of gospel music for children ) dating to 1513 ( the collection codex aus st . wiperti ) , both with large painted book - covers , as well as a gold liturgical casket , an ivory liturgical bowl and other treasures . the most complete illuminated document associated with the town , the " german " illuminated manuscript and the manuscript illuminated manuscript , once in the church , had been sent to a museum in hanover and was not found . the missing objects started on a search basis in 1945 . after various lawsuits against and negotiations with the family of the by - then unidentified missing men , they were ===returned=== to their rightful owners . paul brownlee , an author and journalist writing for the new yorker magazine , published in 1947 an account of the find and how he reported it to the meador family .


pathsolutions was founded in 1999 as netlatency by tim titus , a silicon valley network engineer . the company was renamed in 2010 . the original company name was switchmonitor , and was renamed totalview in 2008 . the company currently owns also of the following services : queuevision ( a full performance insight into qos queues on switched lan running on the windows ce / uc environment ) ; and totalview express . these features are both bundled into the product . in 2010 , totalview was ===given=== infoworld ' s innovation of the year award . infoworld also picked pathsolutions as an editor ' s choice in 2014 . in december 2008 , the company demonstrated totalview version 9 at xbox live and demonstrated it in a twit . tv presentation .


hostage was a radical departure into keyboard - driven new wave stylings which dominate the record , and this is due in large part to the fact that bassist and keyboardist jim denton took over much of the songwriting . although the lead - off track , " s . o . b . " , was popular on the radio , long - time punk - band fans were somewhat skeptical over the band ' s new musical direction , especially with strange keyboard experiments on " the judas ' appetite " . at the same time , " attention " and " crimes " are new - wave band - rock classics , which ===proved=== to many listeners at the time that the group hadn ' t completely abandoned the style for which they had become famous . besides , the recurring themes of war , inner - city violence ( of which the group was already accused ) and the spiritual and moral confusion of life are once again front and center . " hostage " was the group ' s first music video and was shot in the same run - down boston neighborhood in which the jesus town usa community is based . it received some airplay on mtv .


thiruvadirai - arudra darisanam is celebrated in a grand manner in 5 sabhas of sri natarajar namely 1 ) kanakasabha ( gold ) - at chidambaram ( thillai or tillai ) , 2 ) velli sabhai ( silver ) at madurai , 3 ) ratnasabha ( ruby ) at tiruvalankadu , 4 ) tamrasabha ( copper ) at tirunelveli , 5 ) chitrasabha ( pictures ) at kutralam . in the month of march , a special golden sabham is held during thiruvathirai . on the 9th day , ( i . e . , 10th day very near east ) maha abhishekam will be done to sri natarajar and goddess sivakamasundari at the temple premises at about 10 pm . the last four - day festival will be ===continued=== for four hours till midnight pm . then , thiruvabaranam ( three jewels ) , then later , three jewels - pujai will be done to sri natharajar . pancha murthi , or pancha - sabhai , will be done at around 12 pm noon . then after the first three - day ula in the east lord sathya sai and goddess sivakami will bless temple with aarudra darisanam and enter kanaka sabhai ( bronze hall ) .


a tornado outbreak sequence , or tornado outbreak day sequence , sometimes referred to as an extended tornado outbreak , is a period of continuous or nearly continuous high tornado activity consisting of a series of tornado outbreaks over multiple days with no or very few days lacking tornado outbreaks . exceptional tornado outbreaks occurred in the united states in may 1917 , 1930 , 1949 , 1965 , 1992 , 1995 , and 1997 . another notable outbreak sequence has occurred during mid to late may 1896 . although this period lacked tornado outbreaks , the period from july 1996 , late 1997 and early 2000 onwards also were one of unusually high tornado activity . tornado outbreak sequences tend to dominate the tornado record for a year and often cause a spike in tornado activity for a given day . not all periods of active tornado occurrences are active periods , there must be no overlap in the events to ===fit=== the sequence . active periods occur ranging from every year to every several years whereas continuously active periods are less frequent and can be different depending on the parameters used to forecast a storm . by the late 2010s , medium to long term forecasting advanced sufficiently that some periods of high tornado activity can be now , often been forecast three days to weeks , in advance .


national solidarity ( greek : εθνικη αλληλεγγυη , abbreviated e . a . ) was the social welfare arm of the greek national resistance movement in occupied greece during world war ii . the decision to establish a resistance organization was taken by the greek nationalist ( psi ) , by the greek orthodox priest michael papa and the young bulgarian activist nikolaj ivanov , who had just escaped from the internal exile imposed by the pre - war metaxas regime . the organization was thus founded on 28 may 1941 , barely a month into the occupation , in a building behind an adjacent former railway station . as such , it has the distinction of being the first national resistance ===organization=== to have been established in greece . its founding members were : father , father , and son , who was also briefly its chairman , vasileios markezinis , the young anna , maria , andras , nikos dekosis , george , george , anna , andras and the young anna . the organization participated as a political force in the formation of the national liberation front ( nlf ) in 1944 , and henceforth served as its welfare arm . for its role in assisting the resistance during the war , it was nicknamed " the mother of the resistance " .


prior to the contest , goceva embarked on a promo tour to bosnia & herzegovina and serbia . in addition to touring the macedonia country , karolina held a pre - contest concert at the metropolis arena in skopje . " se ne svet " underwent several changes for the contest with the bridge of the song being performed in its original macedonian language , and the backing chorus of the song being performed in english . because macedonia ===finished=== 12th at the 2007 contest , karolina was forced to compete in the semi - final . macedonia competed in the semi - final of the 2007 contest on the night of the contest , following finland and preceding the norway . macedonia progressed to the final , performing 5th in the semi - final and scoring 97 points . in the final , macedonia performed 13th , following finland and preceding the netherlands . macedonia placed 9th in the final , scoring 94 points .


the european book prize ( french : le prix du livre europeen ) is a european union literary award established in 2007 , organized by the association esprit d ' europe in paris . it ===aims=== to promote european values , and to contribute to european citizens ' better understanding of the european union as a political system . eligible books must have been published in one of the 12 eur ( eu ) member - states in the preceding year , in the english language or a translation . works are awarded in one of two categories : essai ( which in french means something broader than the english " book " ) and romans et fees , ( " letters and narratives " ) . a longlist is drawn up by the association in advance , the number varies but for example in 2011 there were 50 novels , and 2011 100 novels , recits . these are then handed to a " judging committee " which narrows it down to about a seven book selection list , which are then passed to a new panel of judges , composed of critics and authors . the european book prize is organised by the association esprit d ' europe and was founded by france rouqe , luce olivier , and francois - xavier priollaud . the prize is worth 10 , 000 euros to each winner , the first two years had one winner only who received 10 , 000 euros .


he was born in oranienbaum , russia , a grandson of grand duke georg of mecklenburg - strelitz via his second son duke georg august of mecklenburg ( 1824 – 1876 ) and his wife grand duchess catherine mikhailovna of russia , a granddaughter of emperor paul i of russia . charles michael studied at the university of strasbourg and attained a doctorate . as he was born into the russian branch of the grand princely ruling house of mecklenburg - strelitz , charles michael and his older brother duke george alexander , both served in the russian imperial army with charles michael achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel . when his uncle died in 1907 , he was appointed the guardian of his sisters katharina , marie , natalia and georg by adolf friedrich v . from 1908 to 1914 , he served as the general of artillery in the 1st army corps of the russian imperial army . on 24 june 1914 two weeks after the death of his cousin grand duke adolf friedrich v , charles michael wrote to the new grand duke , explicitly , informing him that he had to exercise all his claims to the throne of mecklenburg - anhalt or hanover . on or , shortly after the outbreak of the war , he became a naturalized imperial russian citizen . in november , 1914 , he was arrested and made to represent before the russian government the austrian government . he later ===escaped=== to the volga region .


the stronghold dates to the thirteenth century and was originally called motte baucay ( or baussay ) . the castle is a former stronghold of the baucay family , earls of loudun . the motte de la garde was stormed several times by the english during the first world - war and devastated during the french revolution . it was bought in 1835 by francois hennecart , a wealthy banker . in 1857 , it was sold to baron louis de ponty . in 1870 , a large fire destroyed most of the rooms in the castle . in january 2017 , 2 , 600 members of an international community ===collected=== €1 , 500 , 000 , by contributing at least half of each , to buy the castle with the aim of restoring it .


sevket sahintas is a photographer from istanbul , turkey . a taxi driver by profession , sahintas has always worked as a taxi - cab driver . in 1997 , he began taking photographs on his nighttime tours , portraying prostitutes , alcoholics and the unemployed in istanbul . a passenger became aware of the photographs and helped with their distribution on the internet . sahintas ' s photographs have since become the subject of tv documentaries and of museum exhibitions , most notably in moscow oblast , russia , where a video ( 1999 ) about contemporary turkish painting was dedicated to his photography work . he continues to work as a taxi driver , stating to ===himself=== that he is not interested in art anymore .


the southern line third phase between cha - am station to hua hin opened in november 1911 , and the line continued to wang phong station in january 1914 . the original station building was built in 1910 , and extended in 1915 , by prince purachatra jayakara ( former minister of the royal state railway of siam ) to the present station building today . the name was taken from the planned chaowandi expo , intended to be held in 1915 at elephant point palace , but was never built due to the death of king chaowandi , depression and the cancellation of the expo by king prajadhipok . in 1927 , prince chaowandi maharaj singh ( former minister of the state railway of thailand ) oversaw the relocation of the ramam chandra state railway ===building=== from huai lan station , to hua hin and it was renamed to " sri lanka government railway museum , " in november 1931 . . nowadays , it is one of the main facilities at the station .


symptoms of herpetic whitlow include swelling , reddening and tenderness of the skin of infected finger . this may be accompanied by fever and swollen lymph nodes . small , black , irregular spots initially form individually , then expand and become cloudy , as in bacterial - borne infections , when there is infection present . associated pain often seems mild compared to the physical pain . infection is usually found in skin , but usually ===is over=== in two to three weeks . it may reside in axillary sensory nerves and to cause recurrent ( persistent ) pain on that arm or hand . blistering can occur in severe cases .


pomyalovsky was born in saint petersburg in 1835 . his father was a deacon in the orthodox church in the russian empire , a deacon on the " russian old cemetery " hill , across from the church . pomyalovsky studied at the alexander moscow theological theological seminary ( ( 1848 ) ) , where his lifelong ===struggle=== with alcoholism began , and at the saint petersburg theological academy ( 1851 – 1857 ) . his work theological studies is a harrowing description of his time in these schools . though a brilliant student , he was next to last in his class , and wasn ' t selected for a deaconship .


following the ottoman defeat at shaiba , general john nixon ordered the 6th division under general charles townshend to advance north from its position at qurna and capture the city of amara . nixon hoped that by doing so , he would force the ottomans to withdraw their forces from the karun river to the east and pave the way for an advance on baghdad . the land between tel afar and amara was largely composed of rice marshes with several islands protruding from both the eastern and western sides of the river . the ottoman army had ===built=== up defensive positions on these islands , with gun emplacements on the western side of the river supporting several dozen ottoman fixed infantry battalions . further to the east were also the villages of al ' isa , al - ainah , and el ali , which were defended mainly by kurdish and arab troops . to facilitate this movement , nixon had equipped his troops with cedar boats ( a type of small boat used by tigris natives , seating 5 - 10 men ) and arranged them into four groups led by green officers , with the objective of attacking the ottoman positions on both the west and east sides of the river simultaneously . the main attack would be supported by fire from a small flotilla of sloops , armed launches , and various other light craft , as well as from captured field - guns and machine guns floating on barges and boats respectively .


giogio ' s bizarre adventure is an action - adventure game in which the player duels against enemies in 3d environments , controlling several characters who each have their own sets of moves : giorno giovanna , bruno bucciarati , guido mista , narancia ghirga , pannacotta fugo , leone abbacchio , and trish una . the battle system includes melee attacks such as kicking and punching , and the ability to dodge attacks by jumping ; physical moves are performed through a two - way punch , and can be combined into a combination move by pressing repeatedly . additionally , the player can summon a spirit - like " stand " formed from the player character ' s body , through which they can perform various special moves , which are more difficult . the stands generate energy to be used , which is used whenever the stand itself is damaged by an enemy , but is depleted gradually over time . battles differ based on the layout of the room they are fought in , as well as the specific abilities of the opponent : for instance , bucciarati can use his stand , his power , to activate spells hidden in the walls , and punch holes within to avoid attacks . when the player wins a battle , they receive bonuses and are rewarded based on their performance , which unlocks art in the game ' s art gallery mode . the game uses 3d and 2d cutscenes , which come in the form of exposition between battles , and slow - motion , mid - battle animations afterward , such as one of the player ' s characters punching out the enemy ' s teeth . in addition to fighting , the player has several tasks they can complete in the ===final battle=== .


he started his education in kherihar qaumi madarsa , comilla . after passing the examination of islamic study certificate ( mishkat ) , he went to karachi and obtained admission in binori town jamiatul islamia ai - sharia . in 1990 , he ===obtained=== his graduation of ma , philosophy ( equivalent to m . a in islamic studies ) . then he specialized in hadith studies under the guidance of the late dr abdur rashid numani receiving his takhassus degree ( equivalent to a phd ) in islamic social sciences from binori town ' s al - uloom al - quran university in 1992 . then he went to jama ' at , lahore and specialized in islamic jurisprudence studies and fatwa under the guidance of mufti muhammad taqi usmani receiving his takhassus degree ( equivalent to a phd ) in islamic jurisprudence studies in 1992 . then he worked as a teacher under the guidance of dr . abdulla ahmed al - sabahi in saudi arabia university , 1993 . to date .


the description in this article is given from west to east . this is the more conventional direction , and the one used in the first and most of the current expeditions , and is the one which keeps the cold wind and waves at one ' s back , and the warm sun out of one ' s eyes . some walkers do start from the east way , either because they want to have their journey marked as the end of their ===journey=== or because they have already completed the path in the right order . wainwright ' s route starts at seacombe in cumbria , on the irish sea . it crosses the high country of highdale and great north wood , and enters north yorkshire as it crosses the high moors . it then follows the yorkshire dales , the vale of york and the north york moors to reach the north sea coast at mount ' ' s bay .


van der heijden was born on 20 march 1938 in rotterdam . he ===had=== his secondary education in rotterdam and later completed the theology course at the sint martinus university in his hometown . van der heijden started working at the newspaper de post as a journalist in 1960 . in 1964 he switched to the de tijd - de maasbode , where he would stay until 1972 . from 1972 to 1982 he was an editor of the weekly newspaper de beursche gemeente of the three rotterdam metropolitan municipalities .


having grown up in a household of jazz enthusiasts , rowland developed an appreciation for jazz music at an early age . at an early age , young john rowland heard the music of frank foster of the count hall blues band , which has influenced his approach to music ever since . in early 1970s time , rowland worked as a singer and actor in detroit . in 1976 count basie hired him to ===go=== on tour , filling the same role his idols joe williams and jimmy bowen had filled . for rowland , it was a dream come true , and he toured with basie for two full year terms . during his time with the band , he had the chance to share the stage with sarah vaughan , ella fitzgerald and tony bennett . rowland was seen as a musician in the film the big cat directed by robert sucato .


approximately 60 % of the phones recellular collected were reprogrammed and sold for reuse . for the phones that are successfully repaired , " about half of the new phones end up with domestic re - sellers , the other half in poor neighborhoods in africa , south america , and asia . they typically sell for about 1 usd per phone , of which recellular ' s customers pay as much as $ 5 to $ 10 per phone for devices of their type . " functional or non - functional phones are sold on to online recycling solutions to be removed and recycled in order to ===remove=== valuable materials , such as : gold , silver and zinc wire coming from circuit boards ; copper wires from phone chargers ; zinc , silver , gold , and lead from battery packs ; and lead from furniture and appliances . in 2014 , , the green list magazine named the company up to the green 50 .


during his 18 - year career , zhu helped the guangdong southern tigers win eight cba titles , which was tied for the most in league history at the time of his retirement . he was named cba finals mvp a record - ===breaking=== four straight – in 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , and 2010 – and won the china league ' s regular season mvp award in 2008 and 2009 . on february 19 , 2016 , in a game against the zhejiang southern stars , zhu became the first player in league basketball history to score more than 11 , 000 career points , after previously becoming the first to surpass the 10 , 000 mark twice . he retired at the end of the 2016 –年年年 season as the league ' s all - time leader in games played ( 2888 ) , points scored ( 5 , 700 ) , and three - pointers made ( 3 , 000 total ) , as well as tied for the most games played with the same team ( 144 ) . he then moved into guangdong ' s front office and became general manager for the southern tigers .


smith was drafted by the los angeles kings in the 5th round of the 1970 nhl amateur draft from the cornwall royals of the qmjhl . he spent four seasons with the kings ' minor league franchise , the hartford city council ' s springfield kings , and had a brief stint with the big - league team after winning a calder cup for springfield in 1971 . he made his nhl debut with the chicago white wings on a blue jays game played at the montreal forum . l . a . lost the game 9 - 5 . he stopped two shots that game , allowing the tying goal to marioe wayne , with 22 seconds remaining in the game . he was drafted in the 1972 nhl expansion draft by the toronto royal islanders ; he was the second player picked by the islanders . after sharing starting goaltendering duties with gerry st . john , for many seasons , he ===had=== the starting job all to himself in 1974 – 75 when paul dedeaux bolted to the detroit lions organization . that season , he guided the islanders to their first playoff appearance .


line 1 is the first metro line serving ningbo . it runs in east - west direction , starting from daqing new town in the west as a viaduct and goes into a tunnel when it crosses the yellow river . after that the ===line=== stretches under the west link road , a ring road in ningbo , crossing fenghua river and enters yinzhou district . then it passes ningbo east new town and new new town . after that it goes back out into beilun district through the provincial highway network with elevated line . then it goes along the ring road and reach xiapu . the construction of the section between gaoqiao west and donghuan south road began in september , 2009 and trial service began on the southern section afterwards , making the zhejiang city subway line 1 the first subway line in china ever . the extension of line 1 between donghan east link road and east link road began trial operation on 10 october , 2010 .


the neighborhood has some private universities , several private schools ( some almost centenary ) , state and municipal schools . the most important schools are private , immaculate heart of mary ( now the saint joseph xavier college ( private ) founded in 1914 in the former loyola street , on the current de caire ) immaculate heart of mary ) and metropolitan college ( instituto do metropolitano ) founded in 1932 in street lopez lopez da cruz ( where today is the meier shopping center ) and has numerous units in the neighborhood . there are several language training courses ( portuguese schools , brasas , cultura inglesa and others , ) and other courses ( such as psychology education ) . there are also schools of jazz dance ( dance for adults ) and the ballet school . it also has many restaurants including the pizza hut at a . º 5 and cafe do bacalhau at dias da cruz street . the former portuguese schools building is closed and turned into a recreation ===place=== on weekends and holidays from 8 a . m . to 6 a . m . between the new municipal hall square and magalhaes de almeida avenue .


lily m was born and raised in kumasi in the ashanti region and hails from asomanso in kwabre district . lily is a buddhist by religion , she started singing at the shin buddhist temple cbs - 4 since her childhood . lily m ===started=== her full musical career after graduating from college . in 2013 , she released her debut album ( " africa great continent " ) featuring both local and international artists , she has further released singles like " find your way " and " my song " lily m ' s major success was with the release of her singles ( " strength of a woman , tumila , pride " and " spirit of life " ) which she promoted as symbols of strength and female empowerment . she considers herself as a symbol of pride , strength and empowerment .


the music planned , until the league formally ceased operations , to play in 2008 . the team even made national headlines in september 2007 when its website launched an eliott night night contest , to poke fun at the former new york governor ' s corruption scandal . among the planned acts on " spitzer night : artist # 9 ( or celebrity # 9 ) will receive a free music download pack , " the team announced on its web site . " any artist with the name eliot , spitzer , or ' kristen ' along with any fan from another team will get $ 1 off it . " the name kristen was how the call girl is identified in legal documents . the player would be responsible for cash withdrawals not to exceed $ 3 , 000 per hour . the team also claimed it would give away a new york vacation , including a one - night stay at the mayflower hotel , although the hotel linked to the corruption bribery scandal is actually in washington , d . c . . the team also ===said=== it had invited the players to come on down and try out the game again .


the hylestad stave church was a stave church located in hylestad ( now valle municipality ) , setesdal district , norway . the church was estimated to have been built in the former former " old church " area and was demolished in late 2006 ) . some of the older wood carvings from the church building were ===removed=== and incorporated into other buildings . they are now on display at the museum of cultural history in oslo . the carvings show several scenes from the life of stavns favnesbane . a drawing of one of these carvings in which the saint olaf kills a man was the inspiration for a norwegian postage stamp .


arising from the anterior inferior iliac spine and the rim of the acetabulum , the iliofemoral ligament spreads obliquely downwards and laterally to the intertrochanteric line on the anterior side of the femoral head . it is divided into two parts or bands which spread differently : the transverse part above , is strong and runs parallel to the length of the femoral head . the lateral part below , is weak and runs parallel to the spinal nerve shaft . as the lateral part is arranged like a horseshoe , the two parts together take the form of an inverted triangle . it is intimately connected with the transverse capsule , and serves to protect the joint by preventing its lateral detachment . its upper part is sometimes named the [ transverse - sided ] transverse ligament . between the two bands is a large part of the ligament . in some places there is no attachment , and the ligament ===projects=== out into a thin longitudinal band which is parallel to the whole length of the [ transverse ] transverse ligament line .


fabian wrede class ships are built with steel hull and aluminium superstructure . a single marine type c diesel engine driving a single screw provides the propulsion for the ship , with a bow thruster provided for additional propulsion purposes . an auxiliary 25 hp diesel engine generator is also provided . the ships are equipped with a maximum of eight seamans and twelve officers and enlisted members . ===designed=== as purpose - built training ships , the internal equipment and equipment of the ship is constructed similar to larger warships . the class room is also large enough for several people and the galley can be converted to a dining room .


browne first came to prominence as a hurler with st . kieran ' s college in kilkenny . he ===appeared=== in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college ' s senior hurling team . on 9 march 2014 , he was an unused substitute when old rival kilkenny cbs defeated new rival saint patrick ' s college by 2 - 16 to 0 - 13 to win the leinster championship . browne was again introduced as a substitute when the two sides faced each other again in the all - ireland final on the same day . he was introduced as a replacement for eoin kelly at right corner - back and won a winners ' medal following the colleges ' slump to 0 - 13 record .


o ' callaghan is a dublin hurler , who made a decision in 2005 to concentrate on gaelic football . he has five dublin senior championship medals although he is yet to establish himself as a ===regular=== on the senior team . o ' callaghans with st marks won the senior club football ' b ' championship in 2006 . he finished the game with a total of 0 - 05 points in the club famous game . he also won the intermediate championship in 2005 taking them to the senior club football ' b ' championship in 2006 and now this year ' s success will be enough for them to play in the ' a ' championship with the other top teams . in honour of o ' callaghans outstanding hurling performances for st marks in 2006 , he was named on the ireland xi , dublin and leinster all stars winning squads . he won the leinster senior hurling championship with dublin in 2001 .


the legend conserved in the atti bolognesi states that during the persecutions carried out by diocletian , januarius , bishop of benevento , escaped from his see and traveled to pozzuoli " incognito . " however , his whereabouts became known to people in the region , and januarius maintained contact with a deacon of san luca , named sanctus , as well as the deacon festus and the lector desiderius . sossius was soon declared to be a christian by the roman senate and he was condemned by the bishop of rome , who left him to be drowned by wild beasts in the local amphitheater . the deacons , festus , and the other men , on hearing of the punishment of ’ ad , took a boat and threw him in prison at the " iron " castle of monte san lucare , near the volcano of san lucare . the guards suspected that these men were also christians and they were subject to the wild beasts as well , but as one contemporary account reports , " . . . when the beasts came near the prisoners , they sniffed affectionately at their feet and ===tried=== to eat them . " . they were then condemned to be executed , along with the others captured . the bishop proculus and the laymen eutyches and st . augustine protested this sentence while the other three were being taken to their execution . as a result , these three were also taken , along with the others near the solfatara , on june 7 , 305 .


sahil khan started his career with a musical video of stereo nation nachange sari raat . n . shah selected him to play the lead role in his film style . the film went on to become a box office hit . immediately thereafter , the sequel to it , you and now me , also ===followed=== on in the same year . he also starred in the latter , which was a box office flop . he has also starred in shivaji : the saviour , a psychological thriller .


the top - ten charting was relatively good considering the lack of commercial success achieved by the singles of the previous suede album . the title track ' s political lyrics is stated by the singer to have political meaning , regarding his attitude towards the problem of immigration . he said : “ there ’ are a lot of old british politicians , right - wing politicians that will tell you that your country is being ' taken in ' by foreigners , just to get a few votes . it ’ was a bunch of old british politician stuff . immigration is essential to living in a beautiful , diverse , multicultural 21st century world . ” the second single from the new album , " stay , " was originally ===going=== to be a b - side to the first single . this was changed after the record company decided it was worthy of being on the album . he added that b - side " southern rain " was to be on the album .


under the provisions of the new york constitution of 1846 , 32 senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single - seat districts ; senators for a two - year term , assemblymen for a one - year term . on april 26 , 1892 , the legislature re - allocated numbers for the senate districts and the number of seats allocated per county . the senate district districts were made up of entire counties , except for kings county ( nine districts ) , queens county ( six districts ) and erie county ( two districts ) . the assembly districts were made up of entire towns , or city sections , of a contiguous area , all within the same county . on july 10 , 1893 , the legislature passed " an act to amend , or repeal , of the constitution of 1891 , entitled ' an act to provide for a convention to revise and amend the constitution ' " , establishing a constitutional convention to meet in 1894 . at this time there were two major political parties : the democratic party and the republican party . the prohibition party , the prohibition party , and a " people ' s party " also nominated ===candidates=== .


elections to the cannock chase district council took place on 22 may 2014 , in line with other local elections in the united kingdom which were held on the same day as the european parliament elections . a total of 13 councillors were elected from 13 wards . no third of the council was up for election . there were no elections held in the hagley or hednesford south wards as those wards returned only two councillors in the other two years of the election cycle . the labour party ===retained=== control of the council and increased its majority by one comparison with the 2011 election when it had gained the council from no overall control . however , ukip came a distant third and gained two seats , despite not previously standing in an election in the district . compared with the results of 2010 when these wards were last up for election , labour ' s vote was slightly decreased but they gained one seat from the conservatives whilst they also gained 3 seats from the greens and one from the liberal democrats . this left the conservatives and lib dems , who had previously had two seats between them , with just one seat each .


as a youth , he and teammate peter sullivan played in the 1963 quebec international pee - wee hockey tournament with a minor ice hockey from north york . in the american hockey league , he played for the chicago white sox team , new york rangers , sacramento silver kings . he was member of the detroit falcons team for 7 years and played in the nhl for 13 years . he played for team canada ( gold medal ===team=== ) and was assistant coach for team canada . he was selected to play on the nhl all star team in 1980 . he has career numbers in the nhl of 231 goals , 251 assists for 8000 career points in 831 games played .


the original version of " be with you " was actually by liverpool - based writers bionic ( greg wilson , tracey carmen and martin foster ) . in 2001 , dj shadow had the idea and sampled the orchestral intro and chorus vocals to ===make=== a sketch of a disco track with the intention of creating a club track that could be a hit for seeing in the new millennium . carmen and wilson saw the concept in the song and collaborated with shadow to take the idea further . shadow actually wrote the first verse and , in turn , wrote a second verse that was never used . bionic had signed a publishing deal with virgin records and began auditioning a number of female vocalists to front the single . however , it was ultimately decided that the song would be an exclusively disco record for virgin records , and the label had demos made by other production team . in 2002 , virgin records released 12 - " promos featuring remixes of the original album title track . scratches on the single were by olav basovski and mauve .


lt . mike singel was a well - known figure in the party and was a clear early start , after serving six months as acting governor as bob casey underwent cancer treatments . however , his unexpected defeat by representative richard dyson in the 1992 democratic primary for governor left the party ===worried=== that governor casey was running in a close race . governor william a . egan , who was popular with older voters and siphoned the support of some conservative democrats from singel , was seen as his biggest challenger , but state senator bob casey , who represented more conservative voters , came a somewhat surprising second . former democratic speaker of the house , representatives tom ridge and senator mike fisher , who was noted for campaigning poorly in the close 1992 gubernatorial race , both saw their campaigns fail to get results . attorney general john thomas collins , who was noted for both being a good prosecutor and wanting to reform the state justice system , was seen as the initial democratic candidate , but his campaign was marred by a minor scandal . mike fisher , a state senator and former nominee for lieutenant governor , attempted to take advantage of the governor ' s political power , but was unable gain a majority of popular support . joe brown , who republicans had unsuccessfully taken to alaska to run in the general election , quickly built name recognition and gained political support due to his relatively solid track record .


the amateur four nations was a rugby league competition contested annually by wales a , ireland a , scotland a and england a . the teams from the four nations would feature players from their domestic nations , while ireland ' s ===team=== would be drawn from clubs in the rugby league pyramid . players would also come from regional leagues and the armed forces . the tournament , sometimes referred to as the four nations cup , had previously been sponsored by cheltenham college and parkhouse bank and skanska . in 2014 the tournament was renamed the celtic nations cup following scotland ' s withdrawal


compendium visually represents thoughts and illustrates the various interconnections between different issues ( or questions ) , ideas ( or answers ) , and arguments . it can be used for purposes as diverse as : issue identification in meetings , design , agenda and time management , meeting management ( agendas and minutes ) , action item and issue management , project management , planning , event templates , and online resources ( such as online knowledge bases ) . the creation of issue maps visually clearly represents the connections between issues and ideas , and facilitates the understanding of different topic groups through their visual elements . the maps can be used by a group of people in a collaborative manner to communicate ideas to each other using visual devices . a group - based communication analysis technique called conversation mapping is especially suited for use with compendium . " argumentation templates for critical thinking can be used to create argument maps using the " argumentation scheme " developed by political science legal scholars david smith , chris reed , and fabrizio macagno . these argumentations are well - defined lines of reasoning for both designing arguments and constructing claims ; each scheme is accompanied by a set of related criteria that can be used to ===determine=== whether a given argument is good or bad " . by using these argumentation schemes , users of the argument system can analyze claims in more detail to reveal their implicit logical basis for the arguments and improve the overall relevance and outcome of debates .


the original version of " be with you " was actually by liverpool - based writers bionic ( greg wilson , tracey carmen and martin foster ) . in 2001 , dj shadow had the idea and sampled the orchestral intro and chorus vocals to make a sketch of a disco track with the ===intention=== of creating a club track that could be a hit for seeing in the new millennium . carmen and wilson saw the concept in the song and collaborated with shadow to take the idea further . shadow actually wrote the first verse and , in turn , wrote a second verse that was never used . bionic had signed a publishing deal with virgin records and began auditioning a number of female vocalists to front the single . however , it was ultimately decided that the song would be an exclusively disco record for virgin records , and the label had demos made by other production team . in 2002 , virgin records released 12 - " promos featuring remixes of the original album title track . scratches on the single were by olav basovski and mauve .


he started his football career at gelmen v . v . under the coaching of his father , where also his younger and older brothers played . he was ===first=== noticed by a scout from standard liege and shortly after transferred to the reserves where he played for de liege . he then moved to r . s . c . anderlecht . on 27 june 2016 , eupen announced that they had sold del - bast to k . a . a . a . .


ruben ( chavez ) is excellent in his job , but in the midst of an existentialist crisis , he begins to suffer from the emptiness of his life - having sworn to protect artemio ( nunez ) , a man who barely acknowledges his presence or merit ; a man with whom , in fact , has little dialogue or contact throughout the movie , even when they share the screen most of the time . he has little to no private life as well : his wife is a whore , her children , spoiled ; he visits prostitutes in his spare time and is " sometimes ignored " even by those who help him at work . his only real friend is artemio ' s assistant , luis gonzalez ( adrian andrade ) , whose presence does not help to please ruben . suddenly , ruben changes : tired of his colleagues ' infidelity to his boss , his downright ' no ' attitude , and disdainful manner towards him , he enters as an anonymous arms dealer , carrying a revolver with a steel barrel . when his colleague suffers a heart attack , ruben is left to take care of him , and then he kills artemio ( ) - the one man who is supposed to protect him from a threat that is present in the film . he then runs off to the city center , where the last scene has ===him=== contemplating the fact he never lived ( foreshadowed later in the movie , during a visit to the city ) .


properly speaking there is no christianity in somaliland . the few christians , perhaps one or two hundred ( in a region of cah 9 , 000 , 000 ( 2006 est . ) ) , that can actually be counted , have come from the schools and parishes " of the evangelical churches of somalia , djibouti , and of ethiopia " . the only fully organized diocese is the diocese of djibouti , to the north of the country , although it nominally falls under the archdiocese of puntland in somalia . no other church , except the catholic church , ===exists=== . the religion of the people is predominantly muslim .


beneke studied physics , mathematics and philosophy at the university of konstanz , university of cambridge and university of heidelberg . in 1993 he completed his doctorate at the technical university of munich on the structure of perturbative series in higher dimensions and habilitated in heidelberg in 1998 . at the same time martin beneke became ===holder=== of the chair of theoretical physics ( department 3 ) at the " charles " technical university in 1999 . in 2008 martin beneke was awarded the " german " prize in the amount of 2 . 75 billion marks . the research done by martin has largely led to the verification of basic concepts of elementary particle physics , to the theory of variations and to the identification of algebraic groups .


he began playing basketball in hometown clubs kk student and metalac . he then moved to belgrade - based club ub - belgrade , where he signed his first professional contract . after being loaned to borac cacak for the 2005 – - season , he had a ===successful=== 2006 – - season . over 16 games in the european champions cup ( now called euroscup ) , he averaged 7 . 8 points , 2 . 6 assists , and 5 . 1 rebounds per game . fmp was later eliminated in the semifinal of this second - tier level european - wide competition . they also played in the final round of the serbian league b , where they lost to dinamo zagreb ii .


page was first included in a west ham matchday squad for their league cup second round fixture against sheffield united at the boleyn ground on 26 august 2014 , remaining an unused substitute as they lost in a penalty shootout after a 1 – 1 draw . on the following day , he made his first - team debut for the club in a 2 – 1 away win over lusitanos of andorra in the uefa champions league first qualifying round first leg , playing the full 90 minutes ; he also played the entirety of their 1 – 0 victory in the second leg against valencia cf . with manager slaven bilic placing emphasis on the team ' s premier league potential , he made an array of ===appearances=== for their third qualifying round second leg loss to fc astrakhan oblast fc on 6 august , including starting twice in his first league match against a russian club . page was loaned for £400 to the portsmouth football club , on 3 august 2016 . he made his league debut later that day , playing only a short period of a 1 – away defeat to afc wimbledon at the abbey ground . on 9 august 2016 , page joined league one side coventry city on a one month youth loan deal . following the appointment of new coventry manager , russell slade , page ' s loan was terminated in january 2017 . on 6 january 2017 , page joined charlton athletic on a permanent deal until 2020 .


although the north facade draws inspiration from the universidad de alcala de henares , the administration building is reminiscent of a typical mid - sixteenth - century , plateresque period spanish alcaldia or city hall . the north facade of the building contains fine detailed and detailed detailing and is ===representative=== of the historical background of the university , and the educational aims and purposes of the future texas technological college . the authorship of much of the fine detail detail of the building is credited to the university system ' s former president , j . p morgan , in two quotes on the north facade . the flags of spain , portugal , india , the netherlands , the vatican , and mexico are also depicted on the south facade and symbolize the various countries that have had sovereignty over texas at various times . over the ten round - arched openings of the ground floor of the south facade appear ten bronze medallions of significant figures in texas and american history : christopher columbus , george washington , abraham lincoln , robert e . lee , andrew johnson , james hogg , william pennington , william clark , austin , john henry harrison austin , and others ) .


mehdi has been a part of saint - etienne since 2004 . after spending about three years in their youth system , he began training with the senior team for the 2008 spring transfer window . however , he was officially promoted to the senior team , along with teammates david le roy and lounis lanseur , following the dismissal of laurent roussey and the appointment of new manager francois bernard who was ===trying=== to " overhaul " saint - etienne ' s defense and improve the squad , which was suffering badly with injuries . he was assigned the number 31 shirt . he officially made his professional debut on december 20 , 2008 coming on as a substitute after playing poorly in a 1 - 0 victory over auxerre .


leon millot ripens early , is blue - skinned , grows with fair vigor , and has high resistance against fungal diseases . it is therefore ===suitable=== for planting in cooler climates . the grape has large berries and small clusters ( perhaps approx . 6 lbs / ha ) , and thus it is time - efficient to ensure harvest . it can produce a bigger wine similar to a ripe syrah , or a smaller wine more in the style of pinot noir . specific aroma and flavor profiles for leon blanc grapes include , white grape wine , orange ( sweet ) , purple wine , and others .


the super audio cd format was introduced in 1999 . musicway and universal digital partnered in september 1998 to develop and launch the national musicway hybrid discs production facility in the united states , with a production capacity of 250 000 discs per year . the technology did not achieve the same level of popularity that compact discs enjoyed in the 1980s , and was not embraced by the consumer market . the first broadcast of a sacd programme on bbc radio was in march 2000 . the programme was an interview between eric kingdon ( sony ) , chris scott ( hi - fi records ) and simon frazer ( virgin records uk ) . the record ambassador was mariah carey ' baby doll ' . by 2007 , the technology had begun to make a positive impact in the marketplace ; consumers were ===now=== downloading high quality music files over the internet rather than playing them on optical disc formats . a small market for sacd has remained , in the audiophile community .


ruben ( chavez ) is excellent in his job , but in the midst of an existentialist crisis , he begins to suffer from the emptiness of his life - having sworn to protect artemio ( nunez ) , a man who barely acknowledges his presence or merit ; a man with whom , in fact , has little dialogue or contact throughout the movie , even when they share the screen most of the time . he has little to no private life as well : his wife is a whore , her children , spoiled ; he visits prostitutes in his spare time and is " sometimes ignored " even by those who help him at work . his only real friend is artemio ' s assistant , luis gonzalez ( adrian andrade ) , whose presence does not help to please ruben . suddenly , ruben changes : tired of his colleagues ' infidelity to his boss , his downright ' no ' attitude , and disdainful manner towards him , he enters as an anonymous arms dealer , carrying a revolver with a steel barrel . when his colleague suffers a heart attack , ruben is left to take care of him , and ===then=== he kills artemio ( ) - the one man who is supposed to protect him from a threat that is present in the film . he then runs off to the city center , where the last scene has him contemplating the fact he never lived ( foreshadowed later in the movie , during a visit to the city ) .


a slavic dragon is any dragon in slavic mythology , including the russian zmei ( or zmey ; змеи ) , known in ukraine as zmiy ( зміи ) , and its counterparts in other slavic cultures : the bulgarian zmei ( змеи ) , the polish zmij , the serbian and croatian zmaj ( змај , zmaj ) . , the macedonian zmey ( змеј ) . the romanian zmeu is also a slavic dragon , but a pseudo - cognate form has been suggested . a zmei may be serpent - like or dragon - like , sometimes attacking other dragons , but often taking the role of chief beast in russian mythology . in the balkans , the hungarian dragonfly is generally seen as benevolent , as opposed to the iranian guardian dragon known variously as alas , ala or alas , or the greek hydra . the hungarian dragonfly ( e . g . the hungarian dragonfly of krakow ) or the russian or ukrainian kamenko ( " dragon " fly ) , tsmok ( " dragon " fly ) , can also be benevolent . in some slavic traditions it actually is an ordinary snake which may ===transform=== into a dragon with age . some of the common beliefs about slavic dragons include their roles as guardians of earth or its source ; that they start life as babies ; and that both the male and female can be sexually - compatible with humans .


the description in this article is given from west to east . this is the more conventional direction , and the one used in the first and most of the current ===expeditions=== , and is the one which keeps the cold wind and waves at one ' s back , and the warm sun out of one ' s eyes . some walkers do start from the east way , either because they want to have their journey marked as the end of their journey or because they have already completed the path in the right order . wainwright ' s route starts at seacombe in cumbria , on the irish sea . it crosses the high country of highdale and great north wood , and enters north yorkshire as it crosses the high moors . it then follows the yorkshire dales , the vale of york and the north york moors to reach the north sea coast at mount ' ' s bay .


the sibillini mountains , or sibylline mountains ( italian : monti sibillini ) are one of the major mountain groups of italic peninsula , part of apennines mountain range . most of the peaks are over 2 , 000 m ( 6 , 600 ft ) ; the highest altitude is reached by monte san salvatore at 2 , 500 m . ( 8 , 800 ft ) . since 1993 the ===range=== has been part of the parco nazionale dei manieri grani , ( formerly the national park of mani ) . the terrain morphology , mainly dominated by u - shaped lakes and shallow depressions , is due to the retreat of glaciers in the northern mountain range region . legend says that in a cave ( later named the " sacred " cave ) , a necromancer who survived christian persecutions against paganism at later roman age , saw a great prophet who rarely told secrets of the past . here , many bishops and knights , come from across italy , after exhausting their attempts to find an image of sybil .


after nebuchadnezzar ii ' s successful siege of jerusalem in 597 bc , and subsequent campaigns , inhabitants of the kingdom of judah were deported to babylonia , where they were held captive until some time after the fall of babylon ( 539 bc ) . the rivers of babylon are the euphrates river , its tributaries , and the tigris river . psalm 109 is a psalm describing the yearnings of the jewish people during their babylonian exile . in its whole number of 14 verses , the psalm ===expresses=== the love for jerusalem as well as hatred for the nation israel ' s , with sometimes violent imagery . ancient jewish tradition linked the poem to the prophet david , and the ancient ( persian ) text of the psalm uses the superscription : " for david . by jeremias , in the kingdom . "


ira madiyama ( august sun ) is set in sri lanka during the mid - 1990s and tells three simultaneous stories against the backdrop of the country ' s savage civil war ( 1983 – 2009 ) . a woman activist ( nimali ( monica black ) is searching for her husband , a short - lived sri lankan fighter - pilot shot down in malaysia , whom she discovers has been taken away by the tamil tigers . wanting to know the truth , she meets with a young journalist and sets out on a journey to track him down . meanwhile , a poor ( mostly ) young man arfath ( mohamed rahfiulla ) is struggling to keep his pet and pet , a parrot , while the family together with the entire town is forced to evacuate by a rebel army . the main action follows sergeant joe fernando ( namal jayasinghe ) , a young man who breaks into a school to find his friend among the working classes . the main action of the film takes place in sri lanka ’ is still neutral , parts of which are controlled by the tamil tigers who have become a de facto islamic nation . these stories are about people who are ===trying=== to hold on to their lives and dreams while being swept up by the tide outside of war . the film is about their quest for freedom .


although a work that discusses politics in the philippines , banaag at sikat is the only novel included by the filipino critic teodoro agoncillo to a list of important books about tagalog literature in 1949 , because according to agoncillo the book has a weakness but it started the system of writing a tagalog novel . thus , this book of lope k . santos paved the way on how to write other tagalog - language book which has a deep concept about love , livelihood , and the changing social and moving world of society . furthermore , despite of being one of the first fictional works in the philippines that provoked the change of society , it also motivated the development of the first " guerrilla " army ( ang nacionalista sa angawang ng sa hapon , literally the " nation ’ s army against the japanese and other invaders , " during the war . ) . however , this is not the first philippine revolutionary novel novel , becauselope k . santos ' novel was published after nena ati , nena , nana and juanita , ( in 1905 ) , which is considered as the first tagalog novel published as a book and written by valeriano hernandez pena . still , there was another philippine revolutionary novel novel , the famous novel , para p . brava ( literally , p . a . ’ means hope ) by gabriel beato francisco , which appeared in manila on the pages of the magazine maganha ng nga ( literally , life of the girl ) in 1915 . the novel , banaan at sikat is translated by readers and reviewers into from early dawn to fullness of the sun , a translation ===made=== from the original done by patricio n . abinales and donna j . amoroso .


while at its core , clienteling is a sales technique , the term is commonly used today to describe the related assisted selling software tools used to support relationship - building activities between store associates and their customers . web - based clienteling has been said to have the advantage of collecting information about customers across different advertising channels in a large archive and retrievable record for future use . clienteling software may also provide digital tools on mobile devices or computer - based platforms aimed at enabling businesses to form long - term business relationships with their customers . while sales data used in customer relationship management ( crm ) platforms can provide some insight into a customer ’ purchasing experience , this information can be extended by data collected by an associate working directly with a customer , who can improve the client profile through each face - to - face interaction . this data can then be used to further enhance their business relationship . capabilities such as notes , shopping list , contacts , store history , and purchase history are sometimes used to enable associates to enhance their business in ways that business history and e - commerce websites alone could not . selling online items can also be an effective way of reducing excess inventory without going directly to consumers , by pairing products with the right consumers , using their past purchases to predict what they are ===going=== to want to purchase .


newfoundland , as a british colony and dominion , held 29 general elections for its 28 newfoundland house of assemblies . in 1833 the territory of newfoundland surrendered its independence to the crown and ceased to have a legislature in order to be ruled by london through the commission of government . a single national assembly member was not elected until newfoundland became a part dominion of canada in 1949 , following the federal referendum on joining canadian confederation . as much information as is currently available about the date of election , number of members ===elected=== , and the result by party , is set out below . newfoundland ' s political landscape was subject to many changes due to the numerous contested and often violent elections , so an attempt has been made to explain the divisions between the constituencies and some other series of political events .


in 1989 , chris blackwell sold island to polygram , which in 2000 became a subsidiary of the universal music group , with blackwell remaining as ceo . in 1997 , he resigned from the company after struggling with what he saw as corporate abuse of his position . axiom was shut down but was reactivated when sony acquired palm ===records=== . sony scaled back its involvement in the music business , making axiom profitable again . palm records released sonny boy williamson iii ' s ask the stars and henry threadgill ' s too much money for a memory , as well as recordings by jackson browne ' s bands such as praxis and material . a series of world music albums were also released by palm records , including the band asia ' s tribute to the african songways orchestra , japan ' s the journey , and field recordings of medieval folk - music in morocco , including the . 500 piece traditional music of the gambia , and the medieval music of the alms in the atlas and mountains of morocco . after selling to palm records , the label released only a handful of albums , produced by blackwell and the group , including beat factory , which featured laswell , zakir hussain , paul " groove " coleman , and ali - sultan khan .


the evangelical lutheran community that lived in sao paulo since the beginning of the nineteenth century was organized autonomously , without the initial presence of pastors . the community had expanded during the course of the 1800s due to the catholic church that existed in brazil . the first gathering of the evangelical lutheran community in sao paulo occurred on the 1st of january , at the drugstore ao veado d ' ojo . the ceremonies were performed in the german language , due to the large population of germans among the community , who were attended by the archbishop of rio claro and campinas until 1887 , when pastor emil bamberg founded the protestant evangelical lutheran community in sao paulo , " congregation mariana de evangelicas , " . beginning in january , 1889 , with the proclamation of the catholic church , and the formation of the society and the clergy , members of the evangelical lutheran community had more freedom for the development of religion . on the first february 22 , pastor john von rosen was chosen to organize the community , which already brought together 80 ===members=== . the constitution of the statutes of the new community , however , was only approved in 1907 . while the evangelicals accepted donations for the establishment of the first church in sao paulo , the services were also held in a catholic church .


ruben ( chavez ) is excellent in his job , but in the midst of an existentialist crisis , he begins to suffer from the emptiness of his life - having sworn to protect artemio ( nunez ) , a man who barely acknowledges his presence or merit ; a man with whom , in fact , has little dialogue or contact throughout the movie , even when they share the screen most of the time . he has little to no private life as well : his wife is a whore , her children , spoiled ; he visits prostitutes in his spare time and is " sometimes ignored " even by those who help him at work . his only real friend is artemio ' s assistant , luis gonzalez ( adrian andrade ) , whose presence does not help to please ruben . ===suddenly=== , ruben changes : tired of his colleagues ' infidelity to his boss , his downright ' no ' attitude , and disdainful manner towards him , he enters as an anonymous arms dealer , carrying a revolver with a steel barrel . when his colleague suffers a heart attack , ruben is left to take care of him , and then he kills artemio ( ) - the one man who is supposed to protect him from a threat that is present in the film . he then runs off to the city center , where the last scene has him contemplating the fact he never lived ( foreshadowed later in the movie , during a visit to the city ) .


the show diverges from standard dance competition shows in that the choreographers participating are as much contestants as the dancers . a week begins with an audition , during which choreographers audition and vie with one another for spots from a local talent scout in order to create teams with which they will perform pieces from different dance genres , including hip - hop , modern , ballet , modern , and ballroom . after this , viewer votes determine which two teams will compete in a sudden death , and the audience decides which team ===gets=== to compete in the next round . the winning team receives a 10 , 000 prize - package which is split between the producers and dancers , with half going to the former and 5 , 000 to each dancer in the latter . the superstar status of the choreographer , the professional status of the dancers and an increased emphasis on behind - the - scenes entertainment contrast the live competitive battle from the other teen - themed show that it participates in , so you think you can dance .


guy dolle ( born 1942 ) is a french businessman . he was the ceo of french steel pipe manufacturer arcelor until 2011 . he was appointed as ceo following arcelor ' s merger with mittal group , at the conclusion of a failed 2005 takeover ===attempt=== . dolle had opposed the takeover , preferring a carefully drawn up plan to merge with russian company ( group ) , praising the group as a " true company . " he described mittal ' s fragrance as low - grade and not cheap , compared with perfumes made by arcelor . he had also described mittal ' s shares as " old money " , interpreted by many as a racist attack on indian women . in an article titled " how india group ' s ceo is removed from mittal partnership " , the financial times wrote that it was announced that businessman ravinder singhal would be replacing him with a new chief executive . mr . kher , who sat down in the front row , hastily left the press conference earlier to answer questions .


battistini was born in rome and brought up largely at collebaccaro di contigliano , a village near rieti , where his parents had an estate . his grandfather , giovanni , and uncle , giovanni de rossi , were personal physicians to the queen and his father , cavaliere luigi battistini , was a professor of philosophy at the university of rome . battistini attended the collegio del santo stefano and later the istituto dell ' apollinare . later , he dropped out of high school to study with emilio de rosas ( who taught composition ) and with the italian baritone luigi de rossi , ( professor of singing ) at the teatro di roma ( now teatro massimo ) — then the liceo musicale of rome . after that he worked with tenor luigi de rossi , and with conductor luigi de rossi , and he ===worked=== with a " piano " accompaniment , in an attempt to rewrite his technique .


the 2013 fifa ballon d ' or gala was the fourth year for fifa ' s awards for the top football players and coaches of the year . the awards were handed out in zurich on saturday , 2013 . the deadline for voting was 26 november , but was extended to 29 november , for the first time in history . real madrid and portuguese player , antonio savio , won the annual match d ' or ===contest=== as the world player of the year . it was his second matchon d ' or , after winning the award in 2008 , as well as his first fifa ballon d ' or . with the win , he ended the english player ' s domination of the award . nadine angerer was announced as the women ' s international player of the year again , while pieter janszoon had claimed the world coach of year award for men ' s soccer , and hans neid the world player of year award for women ' s soccer . the ninety - minute ceremony was hosted by fernanda lima along with journalist thomas von oel .


the edgar kaplan blue ribbon pairs ( or simply the blue ribbon pairs ) is a national bridge championship held at the fall american contract bridge league ( acbl ) north american bridge championship ( nabc ) . the event is open to those that have achieved a blue ribbon qualification ( generally by finishing in the top eight of an unrestricted pairs event ) and is often ranked , with the norman kay platinum pairs , as one of the two highest pairs ===events=== on the acbl calendar . the blue ribbon pairs is a six session mpl tournament , two qualifying sessions , two semi - final sessions and two final sessions that take place in january annually , usually starting on the first tuesday of the following month . along with the von zedtwitz world master pairs at the fall nabc and the norman kay platinum pairs at the spring accc , the pairs provide a major professional professional pairs championship at each of the three nabcs . each is open to all professionals whose past accomplishments qualify them , without regard to age , gender , nationality , or international union membership . in contrast , the platinum championship pairs , contested in the spring , is for team usa members who have qualified in one of its 25 sessions , some of which involve qualification in specific events .


siva is of samoan descent and grew up in a troubled seattle neighborhood . his mother worked three jobs to try to support the family . his father was mostly homeless , struggling with drug and alcohol addiction throughout the boy ' s life . the younger siva successfully talked his father out of helping himself . siva , determined to escape the troubles of other family members , ===threw=== himself into sports . when he first tried out for american football , he was too light to play , but managed to make weight . he quickly built a reputation as a relentlessly competitive player in both football and basketball , and as a promising nba prospect . siva also made it a point to avoid alcohol and drugs , and helped many other boys in his neighborhood escape their troubles , partially by secretly convincing even his mother to let them stay at her house on weekends .


tara has the ability to increase her size to a couple of hundred feet . previously she couldn ' t shrink to 8 feet but over time she has gotten over this limitation . tara ' s strength and speed will change accordingly with her size even though she has superhuman endurance abilities . in marvel special edition # 5 on a strange planet tara ' s powers were increased up to the point where she grow to several hundred with almost no ===damage=== . a side note however was that she grew back down to only five seconds moments before .