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System backup Disk image

some backup programs user files; boot information , files locked operating system, such in use @ time of backup, may not saved on operating systems. disk image contains files, faithfully replicating data. reason, used backing cds , dvds. files don t belong installed programs can backed file-based backup software, , preferred because file-based backup saves more time or space because never copy unused space (as bit-identical image does), capable of incremental backups, , have more flexibility. files of installed programs, file-based backup solutions may fail reproduce necessary characteristics, particularly windows systems. example, in windows registry keys use short filenames, not reproduced file-based backup, commercial software uses copy protection cause problems if file moved different disk sector, , file-based backups not reproduce metadata such security attributes. creating bit-identical disk image 1 way ensure system backup original. bit-identical images can made in linux dd, ava

Honours Michaëlle Jean

1 honours 1.1 honorary military appointments 1.2 honorary degrees 1.3 honorific eponyms honours appointments 2003 – july 7, 2014: knight of de la pléiade de l association des parlementaires de langue française july 7, 2014 – : grand cross of order of la pléiade september 27, 2005 – october 1, 2010: chancellor , principal companion of order of canada (cc) october 1, 2010 – may 8, 2013: companion of order of canada (cc) may 8, 2013 –: extraordinary companion of order of canada (cc) september 27, 2005 – october 1, 2010: chancellor , commander of order of military merit (cmm) october 1, 2010 – may 8, 2013: commander of order of military merit (cmm) may 8, 2013 –: extraordinary commander of order of military merit (cmm) september 27, 2005 – october 1, 2010: chancellor , commander of order of merit of police forces (com) october 1, 2010 – : commander of order of merit of police forces (com) september 27, 2005 – october 1, 2010: dame of justice, prior, , chief officer in canada of venerable o

Early modern town planning William Hosking

title page of hosking s 1848 book regulation of buildings in towns in 1844 hosking appointed oversee application of new building standards embodied in metropolitan building act. in support of role official referee of metropolitan buildings , hosking published own manual in 1848 (a guide proper regulation of buildings in towns means of promoting , securing health, comfort , safety of inhabitants), reprinted in 1849 under more succinct title healthy homes. such work led series of appointments on parliamentary inquiries, investigating state of town planning across england, taking evidence local witnesses in company of appointed barrister. work resulted in parliamentary papers, or blue books . term parliamentary paper denotes documentation papers tabling in house of commons or, less frequently, house of lords, or both. blue books in 19th , 20th centuries commonly sported blue paper cover. typical examples of hosking s blue book inquiries include: sunderland markets, bridge, ferries

Technique Vibraphone

1 technique 1.1 two-mallet style 1.2 four-mallet style 1.3 specialty techniques technique vibraphone busker. resonators have been removed, presumably ease transportation. the world of vibraphone players can divided play 2 mallets, , play four. in reality division not quite neat. many players switch between two, 3 , 4 mallets depending on demands of current musical situations. furthermore, concentrating on number of mallets player holds means missing far more significant differences between two-mallet , four-mallet playing styles. of 2008, these differences not quite extensive when gary burton first introduced world four-mallet style in 1960s, still exist large degree. two-mallet style the two-mallet approach vibes traditionally linear, playing horn. two-mallet players concentrate on playing single melodic line , rely on other musicians provide accompaniment. double stops (two notes played simultaneously) used, reinforcement of main melodic line, similar usual use of double stops in sol

Monty Python's Life of Brian Friday Night, Saturday Morning

(from left right) mervyn stockwood (the bishop of southwark), malcolm muggeridge, john cleese , michael palin on friday night, saturday morning. stockwood telling cleese , palin ll thirty pieces of silver . on edition of 9 november 1979, hosted tim rice, discussion held then-new film monty python s life of brian, had been banned many local councils , caused protests throughout world accusations blasphemous. argue in favour of accusation broadcaster , noted christian malcolm muggeridge , mervyn stockwood (the bishop of southwark). in defence 2 members of monty python team, john cleese , michael palin. according monty python - case against, robert hewison, show began affably enough, cleese , palin talking on own host, tim rice – himself lyricist of jesus christ superstar (which had been accused of blasphemy decade before). hewison continues while second clip film being shown, stockwood , muggeridge came on set. full effect of entry of bishop in sweeping purple cassock , chunky cross m

Controversies NPR controversies

1 controversies 1.1 mumia abu-jamal commentaries 1.2 andrei codrescu comment 1.3 juan williams termination 1.4 ronald schiller 1.5 vivian schiller 1.6 michael oreskes sexual harassment allegations controversies mumia abu-jamal commentaries in 1994, npr arranged air commentaries mumia abu-jamal on things considered, cancelled them after fraternal order of police , members of united states congress objected airing. andrei codrescu comment on december 19, 1995, broadcast of things considered, npr commentator andrei codrescu reported christians believe in rapture , 4 million believers ascend heaven immediately. continued, evaporation of 4 million believe crap leave world instantly better place. npr subsequently apologized codrescu s comment, saying, remarks offended listeners , crossed line of taste , tolerance should have defended greater vigilance. executive producer ellen weiss said incident not sever npr s relationship codrescu. juan williams termination on october 20, 2010, npr t

Club career Chris Gunter

1 club career 1.1 cardiff city 1.2 tottenham hotspur 1.3 nottingham forest 1.4 reading club career cardiff city gunter started out striker when played durham colts , albion rovers junior teams in newport switched full-back @ young age , signed cardiff city youth side @ age of eight. signed first professional contract club on 1 august 2006 along fellow cardiff academy graduate darcy blake. primarily right-sided defender, gunter made debut cardiff city on 22 august 2006 against barnet in league cup first round, playing full 90 minutes of 0–2 loss @ ninian park. league debut came in 1–0 home loss qpr on 17 november. gunter praised performance manager dave jones. in march 2007 won football league s apprentice of year award after impressing in first team squad due injuries regular players , during summer of 2007, gunter subject of 2 bids premier league club everton. both, however, rejected. tottenham hotspur according reports on 21 december 2007, cardiff agreed substantial fee tottenham hot

Satellites Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

1 satellites 1.1 operationally available 1.2 undergoing on-orbit testing 1.3 inactive or repurposed satellites goes-8, decommissioned united states weather satellite. operationally available three goes satellites available operational use. goes-13 occupies goes-east position @ 75°w. satellite, designated goes-n before orbiting, launched delta iv rocket space launch complex 37b @ cape canaveral air force station in florida on 24 may 2006. underwent post-launch testing through 2007 before replacing goes-12 goes-east. goes-13 out of service temporarily 22 may 9 june 2013 because of technical difficulties caused micrometeroid collision. goes-13 scheduled relinquish goes-east position goes-16 on 14 december 2017, whereafter goes-13 placed storage orbit. goes-14 in storage @ 105°w. launch of satellite, designated goes-o before orbiting, delayed several times. launched on 27 june 2009 space launch complex 37, piggybacking on delta iv rocket. underwent post-launch testing until december 2009 ,

Event chronology 2008 Washington Kastles season

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References Roger Arliner Young

roger arliner young, brief bio infoplease. black biography: roger arliner young answers.com. kenneth r. manning (1983). black apollo of science: life of ernest everett just. oxford university press.  roger arliner young, scientist, kenneth r. manning sage: scholarly journal of black women, 6: 3-7, 1989. black stars: african american women scientists , inventors, otha richard sullivan, jossey-bass publishers, 2001.

Detroit Tigers Art Houtteman

1 detroit tigers 1.1 hard luck houtteman 1.2 ace of staff 1.3 military , return tigers detroit tigers hard luck houtteman due tiger pitching injuries, , many top players still in military late in world war ii (houtteman young draft), made major league debut on april 29. @ 17 years old, youngest player in american league in 1945 season before being optioned buffalo, on june 20 threw 7 no-hit innings, facing 22 batters in process, lost game 2–0 in innings. appeared in 13 games relief pitcher, , finished minor league season no wins, 2 losses , era of 5.33 in on 25 innings pitched. not on active roster, , result did not pitch during tigers world series victory on chicago cubs. houtteman on cover of baseball digest houtteman youngest major leaguer in 1946 played 1 game tigers season, allowing 8 runs , fifteen hits in 8 innings. spent of 1946 in minor leagues, finished @ 16–13 , led league in strikeouts. @ end of season, houtteman named 6 of 8 international league managers top pitching pros

History Viscose

french scientist , industrialist hilaire de chardonnet (1838–1924)—who invented first artificial textile fiber, artificial silk—created viscose. british scientists charles frederick cross , edward john bevan took out british patent no. 8,700, improvements in dissolving cellulose , allied compounds in may, 1892. in 1893 formed viscose syndicate grant licences, , in 1896 formed british viscoid co. ltd. exploit process. the use of viscose declining. instead, rayon may manufactured using lyocell process, uses n-methylmorpholine n-oxide solvent , produces little waste product, making relatively eco-friendly.

The Age of Enlightenment until the 19th century Kadaň

kadaň seen river during silesian wars kadaň foothold withdrawing french army fortified in franciscan monastery , besieged hungarian , croatian units of austrian army. door of monastery church still shows bullet holes battle on october 14, 1742. town caught fire in 1746, providing great opportunity kadaň s christopher wren - johann christoph kosch. built many baroque buildings, including church of elevation of holy cross, church of holy family , monastery of order of st. elisabeth. castle of kadaň rebuilt serve barracks in time of maria theresa of austria. son joseph ii visited kadaň in 1779. joseph s reforms affected town life. monastery of minorites closed , thereafter became premises of first grammar school under control of piarists 1803 1823. 1788 saw inauguration of town municipal council. jakob marzel sternberger first mayor , held office until 1822. great-grandson jacob sternberger emigrated u.s.a. in 1850 part of first wave of european immigrants of time (max kade institute).

Blaise Pascal and fideism Fideism

blaise pascal another form of fideism assumed pascal s wager. blaise pascal invites atheist considering faith see faith in god cost-free choice carries potential reward. not attempt argue god indeed exists, might valuable assume true. of course, problem pascal s wager not restrict specific god, although pascal did have in mind christian god mentioned in following quote. in pensées, pascal writes: who blame christians not being able give reasons beliefs, since profess belief in religion cannot explain? declare, when expound world, foolishness, stultitiam; , complain because not prove it! if proved it, not keep word; through lack of proofs show not lacking in sense. pascal contests various proposed proofs of existence of god irrelevant. if proofs valid, beings propose demonstrate not congruent deity worshiped historical faiths, , can lead deism instead of revealed religion: god of abraham, isaac, , jacob—not god of philosophers!

Notable people Te Kopuru

john carter, politician jane goulding, member of new zealand field hockey team @ 1984 summer olympics. ross meurant, politician , policeman. clem simich, politician lana searle, national broadcaster lawrence weathers, recipient of victoria cross during first world war. clifton webb, politician kendrick smithyman poet cyril elliott, soldier, subject of nice day war: adventures of kiwi soldier in wwi. 2012 nz post children s book of year. warwick henderson, new zealand art gallerist. ^ stirling, rose (2 march 2011). dealing carnage . dargaville & districts news.  ^ dictionary of new zealand biography ^ o neill, rachel (march 2012). 5 easy questions matt elliott . new zealand book council. 

British Fur Companies Fort Astoria

a watercolor painting of fort george in 1845. fort george became center of nwc operations along columbia river, becoming fort william in miniature. @ time nwc no competition land-based fur trade in region. nwc laborers developed fort george expanding agricultural fields, in addition creating several large buildings erected, , pallisades [sic] , bastions strengthened. fort george became important port-of-call maritime fur trade. 1818 there 50 nwc employees @ fort george, on half being hawaiian kanakas. in 1821 north west company merged hudson s bay company, took ownership of fort. fort george continued function primary entrepôt of columbia department until 1825. during tour of newly acquired assets on pacific shore, governor george simpson spent winter of 1824 @ fort george. found station inappropriate both fur post , regional depot. simpson ordered establishment of new post , depot further in interior along columbia river. suitable prairie selected governor having more agricultural

Visual art styles Jorge de la Vega

1 visual art styles 1.1 formación 1.2 geometría 1.3 otra figuración 1.4 bestiario 1.5 pop visual art styles a brief @ different stylistic phases of de la vega s artwork throughout career (see below example paintings). formación 1946-1952. “pinto sólo cuando tengo ganas. utilizo modelo, que me gusta dejar en libertad, para sorprenderlo en su gesto menos forzado. creo que, en pintura, el tema es sólo un pretexto para lo que uno quiere decir. (i paint when want to. use model, set free, in order catch him in gesture without being forced. believe, in painting, subject pretext want say.) - jorge de la vega. this phase of de la vega s art first. consisted of portraiture , (as self-taught artist) first began exploring possible style himself after leaving prospective career in architecture. paintings in period used muted colors , featured close-up views of detailed human faces obvious emotions. stark contrast later figures; colorful beast-like creatures , satirical pop art images. geometría 19

DLN series Robot Master

the following robot masters mega man powered up. actual numbers not known, presence @ time of first game logically make them part of dln series. series of mega man comics archie comics labels them dln-00a , dln-00b , respectively. 065-072 (mega man 9) like games in series, mega man faces 8 new robot masters. lineup includes first ever female boss character in original series, splash woman. robot masters mega man 4 , mega man 6 (canonically), while not creation of wily, numbers match in line.

List of Robot Masters Robot Master

1 list of robot masters 1.1 dln series 1.1.1 000-008 (mega man) 1.1.2 065-072 (mega man 9) 1.2 dwn series 1.2.1 009-016 (mega man 2) 1.2.2 017-024 (mega man 3) 1.2.3 033-040 (mega man 5) 1.2.4 041-048 (mega man 6) 1.2.5 049-056 (mega man 7) 1.2.6 057-064 (mega man 8) 1.2.7 073-080 (mega man 10) 1.3 dcn series 1.3.1 025-032 (mega man 4) 1.4 other series 1.4.1 kgn series 1.4.2 rkn series 1.4.3 srn series 1.4.4 mwn series 1.4.5 mega man (pc) 1.4.6 mega man 3 (pc) 1.5 special series 1.5.1 dimensions series 1.5.2 rockman strategy 1.5.3 planned robot masters 1.6 other media 1.6.1 lmn series 1.6.2 ewn series list of robot masters dln series code light labs, literally standing dr. light number . in japan, code drn, dr. right number , though mega man titles erroneously use drn code. dln series 000-008 (mega man) the following robot masters mega man powered up. actual numbers not known, presence @ time of first game logically make them part of dln series. series of mega man comics archie comic

.27Alam as flag or sign Alam

shia muslims take out alam procession on day of ashura in barabanki, india, jan, 2009. alam means flag or sign in arabic. in egypt, may refer stone heap set mark path in desert. alam of spiritual significance twelver shia muslims. though shias including of iraq, iran, afghanistan, lebanon, azerbaijan, turkey, bahrain, saudi arabia, , syria carry alams in processions in ashura, ones in india , pakistan of different kind , have more of spiritual significance. alam panja on top of considered religious flag of islam, , said carried muhammad, ali , abbas ibn ali during battles or expeditions. battle of karbala further glorifies importance. alam seen during muharram processions , @ designated sites in shia mosques. historically, muhammad s family had unique flag represented bani hashim clan in specific. 1 honorable member of family chosen carry representation others. earlier green in color , given first imam ali ibn abi talib muhammad himself, ali ibn abi talib gave alam son al abbas

Notes Winter Meetings

sources carroll, jeff (2007). sam rice: biography of washington senators hall of famer. mcfarland. isbn 0786431199.  geltner, ted (2012). last king of sports page: life , career of jim murray. university of missouri press. isbn 0826272738.  gorman, lou (2007). high , inside: life in front offices of baseball. mcfarland. isbn 0786431636.  peden, buck (2011). baseball, golf, wars, women & puppies: autobiography. authorhouse. isbn 1456758438.  sandoval, jim; nowlin, bill, eds. (2011). can play? @ baseball scouts , profession. society american baseball research. isbn 1933599235.  solomon, arthur p.; freeman, allyn i. (2012). making in minors: team owner s lessons in business of baseball. mcfarland. isbn 078649297x.  sypher, beverly davenport, ed. (1990). case studies in organizational communication (revised ed.). guilford press. isbn 0898622875. 

Specifications (AS332 L1) Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

data jane s world s aircraft 1993–94 general characteristics crew: 2 capacity: 24 passengers plus attendant length: 16.79 m (55 ft 0½ in) rotor diameter: 16.20 m (53 ft 1½ in) height: 4.97 m (16 ft 4 in) disc area: 206.12 m² (2,217 ft²) empty weight: 4,660 kg (10,274 lb) useful load: 4,490 kg (9,899 lb) max. takeoff weight: 9,150 kg (20,172 lb) powerplant: 2 × turbomeca makila 1a2 turboshaft, 1,376 kw (1,845 shp) each performance never exceed speed: 327 km/h (177 knots, 203 mph) maximum speed: 277 km/h (150 knots, 172 mph) max cruise cruise speed: 247 km/h (133 knots, 154 mph) econ cruise range: 851 km (460 nmi, 529 mi) service ceiling: 5,180 m (16,995 ft) rate of climb: 7.4 m/s (1,457 ft/min) ^ lambert 1993, pp. 148–149. cite error: there <ref group=note> tags on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=note}} template (see page).

Operators Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

1 operators 1.1 civilian 1.2 military 1.2.1 former operators operators civilian a chc as332l2 super puma  azerbaijan azerbaijan airlines  brazil petrobras  germany german federal police  china japan coast guard as332 flying on tokyo bay citic offshore helicopter  canada chc helicopter  hong kong government flying service  iceland icelandic coast guard  japan coast guard a german federal police super puma tokyo fire department  morocco royal moroccan gendarmerie  norway lufttransport  united kingdom bond offshore helicopters bristow helicopters chc scotia  united states los angeles county sheriff s department military  mexico mexican air force  argentina argentine army aviation  bolivia bolivian air force  brazil brazilian army as 332 of brazilian navy brazilian air force brazilian naval aviation  chile chilean navy  ecuador ecuadorian army  finland finnish border guard  france french air force  gabon gabonese air force  georgia ministry of defense  greece hellenic air force a haf super

First generation (2003–2006) Scion xB

1 first generation (2003–2006) 1.1 first-generation xb vs. first-generation bb 1.2 scion t2b (2005) 1.3 release series vehicles 1.4 safety first generation (2003–2006) the first-generation xb lightly modified , rebadged version of japanese-market subcompact toyota bb. small hatchback based on toyota echo/yaris platform. xb 1 of 2 models in lineup of toyota s us-exclusive scion division present @ brand s 2003 launch, other being xa, based on toyota ist. first-generation xb vs. first-generation bb only first-generation models both xb , bb related. second-generation models based upon different platforms. to create first-generation xb, bb modified right- left-hand drive, front passenger area changed bb s front bench seat replaced bucket seats , column-mounted shifter changed floor-mounted shifter. the available drivetrains differed. bb available either 1.3 l i4 2nz-fe engine or 1.5 l 1nz-fe, mated exclusively 4-speed automatic transmission available wheel drive. xb available 1nz-fe produce

Visitations in Ireland Heraldic visitation

since practices of ulster king of arms closely followed of english college of arms, hardly surprising irish officers of arms undertook heraldic visitations in province. purpose behind these visitations twofold: prevent assumption of arms unqualified people, , record arms of gentry unknown ulster office. first visitation held nicholas narbon, second ulster king of arms, in 1569. authorized reform practices contrary armorial practice. conducted 6 visitations (dublin in 1568–1573, drogheda , ardee in 1570, dublin in 1572, swords in 1572, cork in 1574, , limerick in 1574). 1 of successors, daniel molyneux had commission renewed, , mounted several visitations. although molyneux s last visitation – of wexford – last proper visitation, 2 other expeditions occurred after 1618 subsequent ulster kings of arms. visitations not extensive. officers not found in disturbed countryside. visitations confined areas under firm control of dublin administration. today, original visitation , related manuscr

Water polo Italy at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

1 water polo 1.1 men 1.1.1 group d 1.1.2 quarterfinals 1.1.3 semifinals 1.1.4 gold medal game 1.2 women 1.2.1 group d 1.2.2 quarterfinals 1.2.3 semifinals 1.2.4 bronze medal game water polo men team roster group d quarterfinals semifinals gold medal game women team roster group d quarterfinals semifinals bronze medal game

Transport Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan

caspian sea @ port of türkmenbaşy the city important transport junction, formed sea port ferry terminal, airport , railway station. runs through city m37 highway linking garabogaz, ashgabat , bukhara. türkmenbaşy turkmenistan s port , sea link west. ferry service connects türkmenbaşy baku, azerbaijan. western terminus of trans-caspian railway, connects city turkmenistan s capital ashgabat , points further east, turkmenbashi railway station built in 1895. city connected ashgabat bus. turkmenbashi international airport turkmenbashi airport photographed runway initially turkmenbashi airport in 1940 located @ bottom of plateau, near krasnovodsk hospital. during world war ii transferred top plateaus , airfield co-location soviet air force. independent unit exists since 1959, after creation of 225th separate united air-squadron. in 2010 turkmenbashi airport reconstructed , gained international status. has 2 runways. turkmenistan airlines provides direct flights turkmenbashi airport ashgabat,

Force-measuring (weight) scales Weighing scale

1 force-measuring (weight) scales 1.1 history 1.2 mechanical scales 1.2.1 spring scales 1.2.2 hydraulic or pneumatic scale 1.3 digital scales 1.3.1 digital bathroom scale 1.3.2 strain gauge scale 1.3.3 supermarket , other retail scale 1.4 testing , certification 1.4.1 sources of error force-measuring (weight) scales history a simple balance 19th century although records dating 1700s refer spring scales measuring mass, earliest design such device dates 1770 , credits richard salter, scale-maker. spring scales came wide usage in united kingdom after 1840 when r. w. winfield developed candlestick scale weighing letters , packages, required after introduction of uniform penny post. postal workers work more spring scales balance scales because read instantaneously , did not have balanced each measurement. by 1940s various electronic devices being attached these designs make readings more accurate. load cells, small nodes convert pressure (or force) digital signal, have beginnings late ninet