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Notable graves Troyekurovskoye Cemetery

anna politkovskaya s grave nina alisova, russian actress. gennady bachinsky, russian radio talk show host , producer. grigory baklanov, russian writer. viktor bortsov, soviet/russian theatrical , cinema actor. galina dzhugashvili, russian translator of french. semyon farada, russian actor. vitaly fedorchuk, former kgb chief. konstantin feoktistov, russian cosmonaut. vladislav galkin, russian film actor. vasily grossman, soviet-era writer , journalist natalya gundareva, russian actress. roman abelevich kachanov, russian animator. dmitry kholodov, journalist of russian newspaper moskovskij komsomolets, killed investigating alleged corruption among high ranks of russian military. elem klimov, soviet russian film director. vyacheslav kochemasov, diplomat andrey kozlov, first deputy chairman of central bank of russian federation 1997 1999 , again in 2002 2006. ilya kormiltsev, russian poet, translator, , publisher. sergei p. kurdyumov, specialist in mathematical physics, mathematical modeli...

Spider-Boy List of Amalgam Comics characters

^ bizarnage @ appendix handbook of marvel universe ^ brooklyn barnes @ appendix handbook of marvel universe ^ curt connors @ appendix handbook of marvel universe ^ flash thompson @ appendix handbook of marvel universe ^ guardian angel @ appendix handbook of marvel universe ^ cite error: named reference jonathan woodward invoked never defined (see page). ^ king lizard @ appendix handbook of marvel universe ^ captain sam makoa @ appendix handbook of marvel universe ^ roxy @ appendix handbook of marvel universe

History Walker-Turner

900 series drill press, serial # 1 944 through 1942-1945, during years of united states involvement in world war ii, of walker-turner s production capacity focused on war effort. catalogs , other documentation period may scarce. due paper shortages, model years may not have had catalogs printed @ , other years saw limited print runs. during time frame, walker-turner s first 20 drill press, d-1100 introduced. in 1948, walker-turner sold milwaukee machine tool maker kearney & trecker , company becomes walker-turner division of kearney & trecker . production continued still @ existing facility @ plainfield. under new name, new machines re-badged saying walker-turner company inc. walker-turner division of kearney & trecker corporation . starting in april 1950 new serial numbers brought use. these new serials formatted yymsqd yy year of manufacture, m type of machine, s specific model of machine, q quarter of year of manufacture, , d notes deviation standard model. in 1952...

Etymology Democratic Republic of the Congo

the democratic republic of congo named after congo river, flows through entire country. congo river world s deepest river , world s second largest river discharge. comité d études du haut congo ( committee study of upper congo ), established king leopold ii of belgium in 1876, , international association of congo, established him in 1879, named after river. the congo river named european sailors after kingdom of kongo , bantu inhabitants, kongo people, when encountered them in 16th century. word kongo comes kongo language (also called kikongo). according american writer samuel henry nelson probable word kongo implies public gathering , based on root konga, gather (trans[itive]). modern name of kongo people or bakongo introduced in 20th century. the democratic republic of congo has been known in past as, in chronological order, congo free state, belgian congo, republic of congo-léopoldville, democratic republic of congo , republic of zaire, before returning current name democratic...

Medieval Europe Women in medicine

^ sabina flanagan. hildegard von bingen (1098-1179) . university of adelaide. archived original on 2005-04-06. retrieved 11 october 2015.  ^ gertrud jaron lewis (2006). hildegard von bingen . in richard k. emmerson; sandra clayton-emmerson. key figures in medieval europe - encyclopedia. great britain: routledge. pp. 229–30. isbn 978-0-415-97385-4.  ^ green, monica (1989). women s medical practice , health care in medieval europe . signs. 14 (2): 434–473. doi:10.1086/494516. jstor 3174557.  ^ minkowski, william l. (1992). women healers of middle ages: selected aspects of history . american journal of public health. 82 (2): 288–295. doi:10.2105/ajph.82.2.288.  ^ siraisi, nancy g. (2009-05-15). medieval , renaissance medicine: introduction knowledge , practice. university of chicago press. p. 27. isbn 978-0-226-76131-2.  ^ cite error: named reference undefined invoked never defined (see page). ^ minkowski, wl (1992). women heale...

Return to work Failed back syndrome

ct scan showing post operative scarring , arachnoiditis. in groundbreaking canadian study, waddell et al. reported on value of repeat surgery , return work in worker s compensation cases. concluded workers undergo spinal surgery take longer return jobs. once 2 spinal surgeries performed, few if ever return gainful employment of kind. after 2 spinal surgeries, people in worker s comp system not made better more surgery. worse after third surgery. episodes of pain associated on job injuries in worker s compensation setting of short duration. 10% of such episodes not simple, , degenerate chronic , disabling pain conditions, if surgery not performed. it has been hypothesized job dissatisfaction , individual perception of physical demands associated increased time of recovery or increased risk of no recovery @ all. individual psychological , social work factors, worker-employer relations associated time , rates of recovery. a finnish study of return work in patients spinal stenosis treated ...

The graphic novel The Power of Shazam!

cover art trade paperback edition of power of shazam! graphic novel (released in 1995). art jerry ordway. as captain marvel, billy thwarts plan theo adam , employer, rich tycoon mr. sivana, destroy whiz radio building , silence witness adam s murders. adam s encounters marvel, spitting image of c.c. batson , along clues expedition, lead him realize reincarnation of teth-adam, original heir power of shazam. upon crossing wizard, teth-adam killed , powers drawn scarab, same scarab adam stole tomb after killing batsons. taking scarab sivana s trophy room, adam says wizard s name , struck magic lightning, becoming black adam. adam , captain marvel battle each other on grounds of sivana-funded fawcett world fair, marvel winning battle snatching adam s scarab him. marvel takes adam wizard, takes adam s voice , wipes memory. billy later learns stranger led billy wizard spirit of father, , sister mary still alive. billy promises, captain marvel, fight injustice , evil, , find missing sister. ...

Awards Embassytown

^ locus online news » 2012 locus awards winners . locus. 16 june 2012. retrieved 1 july 2012.  ^ kitschies: 2011 finalists . pornokitsch. 13 january 2012. retrieved 13 january 2012.  ^ lea, richard (26 march 2012). china miéville heads arthur c clarke award shortlist – again . guardian. retrieved 27 march 2012.  ^ 2012 shortlist . arthur c. clarke award. retrieved 30 march 2012.  ^ 2011 nebula awards nominees announced . science fiction , fantasy writers of america. 20 february 2012. retrieved 30 march 2012.  ^ 2012 hugo awards . hugo awards. archived original on 9 april 2012. retrieved 9 april 2012. 

Type II Phosphatidate phosphatase

dephosphorylation of phosphatidylglycerol phosphate (pgp) form pg (phosphatidylglycerol). reaction catalyzed pgpb, bacterial integral membrane lipid phosphate phosphatase. in cartoon depiction of pgpb below, 1 can see 6 transmembrane alpha helices, here shown horizontally. of 3 pgp phosphatases discussed above, pgpb have multiple transmembrane alpha helices. pgpb (pdbe: 5jwy) cartoon ribbons. made in macpymol.

Basketball Russia at the 2013 Summer Universiade

russia has male , female team. men s tournament the men s team participate in group a. group play quarterfinals semifinals final women s tournament the women s team participate in group a. roster the women s team roster follows: group play quarterfinal semifinal gold medal match

Former US 309 Truck Pennsylvania Route 309

u.s. route 309 truck (us 309 truck) truck bypass of section of 309 ran along lincoln drive in philadelphia. 309 truck began @ 1 byp./us 13 byp. (hunting park avenue) , headed northwest on germantown avenue. truck route ended @ 309, 422, , 611 alt. @ intersection of germantown avenue, mt. airy avenue, , chew avenue, @ point germantown avenue continued northwest 309/us 422. 309 truck designated 1950. truck route decommissioned in 1950s, being replaced 422 north of washington lane. major intersections the entire route in philadelphia, philadelphia county.

Columbia County Pennsylvania Route 42

southern terminus of pa 42 in centralia @ pa 61. pennsylvania route 42 south in weiser state forest pa 42 begins @ intersection pa 61 in near ghost town of centralia in columbia county, has been largely abandoned because of mine fire. pa 61, route heads north on two-lane undivided locust avenue. road passes through abandoned areas of town have been overgrown trees. route turns east , crosses conyngham township, becoming south main street , heading forested areas. pa 42 becomes four-lane road , heads northwest, passing through residential community of aristes, narrows 2 lanes. road curves northeast , becomes numidia drive, heading weiser state forest , turning northwest crosses big mountain. route turns west , northwest through more dense forests, passing east of shamokin reservoir. continuing west-northwest, pa 42 enters locust township crosses little mountain, leaving state forest , turning north. road heads open agricultural areas woods , residences. route briefly turns northwest bef...

.5B.28dppf.29Ni.28cinnamyl.29Cl.29.5D Nickel(II) precatalysts

structure of dppf synthesis of [(dppf)ni(cinnamyl)cl)] the authors investigated reduction of [(dppf)ni(cinnamyl)cl)] , found [(dppf)2ni(0)] formed quantitatively in 10 minutes @ room temperature upon addition of 2-thienyl boronic acid , k3po4. reduction of [(dppf)ni(cinnamyl)cl)] ni(0)

Automobiles Shabbat

orthodox , many conservative authorities prohibit use of automobiles on shabbat violation of multiple categories, including lighting fire, extinguishing fire, , transferring between domains (category 39). however, conservative movement s committee on jewish law , standards permits driving synagogue on shabbat, emergency measure, on grounds if jews lost contact synagogue life become lost jewish people. a halakhically authorized shabbat mode added power-operated mobility scooter may used on observance of shabbat walking limitations, referred shabbat scooter. intended individuals limited mobility dependent on scooter or automobile consistently throughout week.

Career Sohaib Abbasi

1 career 1.1 career 1.2 oracle 1.3 informatica career early career abbasi began professional career product manager professional computer resources in 1980. developed financial modeling software , erp applications there before launching own company, outlook software, inc. oracle abbasi joined oracle while company startup in 1982, manager of midwestern sales. following success in sales, abbasi became manager of user interface development in 1984 created oracle s first application programming tool, sql*forms. software first introduced in 1985 , used on 90 percent of oracle dbms shops 1990. abbasi launched software tools division @ oracle, includes application development tools, business intelligence tools, e-business portal tools , pharmaceutical , internet learning applications. helped grow tools division of company initial launch generating revenues of $3.75 billion during tenure company. 1989, named vice-president of tools , multi-media company. abbasi promoted further in 1994 senior ...

Game 5 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals

from tight first period resulting standoff @ 21-all, great taste grabbed upperhand in second , third quarter. 6 straight points tanduay @ start of fourth quarter cut coffee makers deficit three, 75-78. great taste pulled away 16-point spread @ 103-87, rob williams tried rally rhum makers successive three-pointers in last 5 minutes fell short great taste hang on five-point win.

Club teams Georgetown Hoyas

the georgetown university rugby football club intercollegiate men s rugby union team represents georgetown in usa rugby division ii competition. founded in spring semester of 1967 former members of washington d.c. rugby football club including graduate student michael murphy. in 2005, georgetown s first reached final 4 of usa rugby collegiate division ii national tournament. hoya ruggers again reached semifinals in 2009 in palo alto, california, , have had undefeated 2009-10 season. a women s rugby team founded in 2000, , plays in division ii in potomac rugby union (pru). have won pru championship 4 consecutive times 2006 2009. have been invited mid-atlantic rugby football union tournament 3 times, , runners-up in 2006-07. ice hockey the georgetown ice hockey club team has won acchl championship 4 times. georgetown s ice hockey team plays in acha division ii in atlantic coast collegiate hockey league (acchl) 1 of 3 teams primary conference not atlantic coast conference. since joining...

Hot Lotto Maine Lottery

hot lotto played same mega millions or powerball, except players choose 5 of 47 white ball numbers, , 1 of 19 hot ball numbers. games $1 each; if sizzler option activated (its games $2) non-jackpot prizes tripled. (the sizzler option added in 2008.) maine, joined hot lotto in 2009, newest member until tennessee joined in 2013. jackpots all-cash, , taxes-paid (although winners subject income taxes.) of 2017, thirteen other states offer game. game replaced new version of lotto america on november 12, 2017. maine apart of original lotto america before became powerball maine waited till 2004 join.

Overview 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

max aaron the 2013 event second time omaha hosted u.s. championships. competitors qualified @ eastern, midwestern, or pacific coast sectional championships or earned bye. defending champion jeremy abbott won men s short program, ross miner in second , joshua farris in third. max aaron placed first in free skate, miner second, , abbott third. aaron won gold, first senior national medal, miner took silver, abbott bronze, , farris pewter medal. defending champion ashley wagner first in ladies short program, followed agnes zawadzki , mirai nagasu. gracie gold won long program , rose 9th claim silver medal, while wagner second in segment first overall , won second national title. bronze medalist zawadzki s combined score kept on podium , courtney hicks took pewter medal. none of top 3 partnerships 2012 competed in pairs event, denney / coughlin being absent due coughlin s surgery , other 2 pairs having split. longtime pair marissa castelli / simon shnapir won short program ahead of relativ...

Human use Mushroom

1 human use 1.1 edible mushrooms 1.2 toxic mushrooms 1.3 psychoactive mushrooms 1.4 medicinal properties 1.5 other uses human use edible mushrooms the agaricus bisporus, 1 of cultivated , popular mushrooms in world culinary mushrooms available in wide diversity of shapes , colors @ market stand @ san francisco ferry building mushrooms used extensively in cooking, in many cuisines (notably chinese, korean, european, , japanese). though neither meat nor vegetable, mushrooms known meat of vegetable world. most mushrooms sold in supermarkets have been commercially grown on mushroom farms. popular of these, agaricus bisporus, considered safe people eat because grown in controlled, sterilized environments. several varieties of a. bisporus grown commercially, including whites, crimini, , portobello. other cultivated species available @ many grocers include hericium erinaceus, shiitake, maitake (hen-of-the-woods), pleurotus, , enoki. in recent years, increasing affluence in developing co...

Pest and diseases Beekeeping in New Zealand

1 pest , diseases 1.1 american foulbrood 1.2 european foulbrood 1.3 varroa mite pest , diseases pests include nosema apis, malpighamoeba mellifica , acarine mites. american foulbrood present in small percentage of hives sac brood , chalk brood occurring in isolated cases. american foulbrood american foulbrood has been present in new zealand since 1877. european foulbrood european foulbrood not present in new zealand. in 1990s suspected cases of european foulbrood found , wider survey of hives carried out samples proved negative. varroa mite the varroa destructor mite, parasite attacks honey bees, discovered in north island of new zealand in 2000 , south island in 2008. varroa mite classed notifiable organism under biosecurity act.

Organisation Defence Communication Services Agency

1 organisation 1.1 integrated project teams 1.1.1 network layer 1.1.2 presentation layer 1.1.3 application layer organisation the dcsa formed of core headquarters, led military chief executive @ two-star rank, supported operations directorate, directorate of engineering , interoperability, , number of integrated project teams, responsible procurement , support of systems , services. agency headquartered @ basil hill barracks, corsham, wiltshire, , had 5,000 staff @ facilities in many locations in uk , overseas. dcsa headquarters directorate of operations customer account management - basil hill barracks, corsham global operations , security control centre - basil hill barracks, corsham defence high frequency service - low, low , high frequency radio services - headquartered @ hms forest moor , combining rn services raf services formerly headquartered @ raf bampton castle directorate of engineering & interoperability - headquartered @ raf henlow , bringing raf, rn , army technical e...

Warren Brook Medway watermills (upper tributaries)

1 warren brook 1.1 old furnace / old mill, crowborough 1.2 new mill, crowborough 1.3 crowborough furnace / woodeaves mill, crowborough. 1.4 withyham (mousehall, mousehold) mill 1.5 water powered pump, withyham 1.6 buckhurst park mill, withyham warren brook the warren brook rises below crowborough beacon , enters medway right bank downstream of hartfield stream. powered 6 watermills. old furnace / old mill, crowborough this furnace mentioned in survey of 1658 , marked on kelton s map of 1747. old mill damaged fire in twentieth century. new mill, crowborough new mill corn mill. crowborough furnace / woodeaves mill, crowborough. tq 498 326 51°04′23″n 0°08′21″e / 51.073054°n 0.139209°e / 51.073054; 0.139209 crowborough furnace recorded being in existence in 1593. dam recorded 120 metres (130 yd) long , 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) high. woodeaves mill corn mill, standing of site of old furnace. withyham (mousehall, mousehold) mill tq 496 356 51°06′00″n 0°08′15″e / 51.100067°n 0...

Incumbents 2014 in Scotland

monarch – elizabeth ii first minister , keeper of great seal – alex salmond (until 19 november 2014); nicola sturgeon (since 19 november 2014) secretary of state scotland – alistair carmichael law officers lord advocate – frank mulholland solicitor general scotland – lesley thomson advocate general scotland – lord wallace of tankerness judiciary lord president of court of session , lord justice general – lord gill lord justice clerk – lord carloway chairman of scottish land court – lord mcghie until 1 october; lord minginish

Career Vasilisa Davankova

1 career 1.1 years 1.2 partnership deputat 1.3 partnership enbert 1.3.1 switch ice dancing 1.4 partnership shibnev career early years davankova began skating @ age seven, following younger brother nikita. singles skater, coached elena alexandrova. next coaches alexei ryabov , ekaterina ryabova. after switching pairs, davankova joined sergei dobroskokov s group , skated semion kazantsev during 2010–11 season. partnership deputat davankova , ukrainian pair skater andrei deputat skated in same group before teaming in may 2011. in december 2011, competed on senior level @ 2012 russian championships. seventh in short program finished fifth overall, receiving highest tes in free skate ahead of gold medalists vera bazarova / yuri larionov. in february 2012, won gold medal @ 2012 russian junior championships after placing first in both short , free segments. deputat released ukraine represent russia. davankova/deputat won bronze medal in international debut @ 2012 world junior championships. i...

Arctic exploration Russell W. Porter

on october 15, our luminary dipped below horizon in glow of scarlet fire, painting russell w. porter porter became interested in arctic when attended robert peary s lectures on greenland in 1892. signed sail on ship miranda surveyor , artist frederick cook s voyage greenland next year. voyage ended ship colliding iceberg , crew being rescued inuit. porter continued travel arctic peary , greenland again in 1896, baffin island in 1897, yukon gold rush in 1898, labrador in 1899, , northern greenland in 1900. porter in charge of astronomical observations on ziegler polar expeditions financed new york businessman william ziegler in 1901 , 1903. second expedition stranded in arctic 3 years when ship, steam yacht america, crushed ice , sank in teplitz bay off rudolf island in russian arctic. in 1906 porter again joined frederick cook in expedition alaska’s mount mckinley. porter’s party surveyed 3,000-square-mile (7,800 km) region around mountain (including painting watercolor of mounta...

Solvent effects SN1 reaction

since sn1 reaction involves formation of unstable carbocation intermediate in rate-determining step, can facilitate speed reaction. normal solvents of choice both polar (to stabilize ionic intermediates in general) , protic (to solvate leaving group in particular). typical polar protic solvents include water , alcohols, act nucleophiles , process known solvolysis. the y scale correlates solvolysis reaction rates of solvent (k) of standard solvent (80% v/v ethanol/water) (k0) through log ⁡ ( k k 0 ) = m y {\displaystyle \log {\left({\frac {k}{k_{0}}}\right)}=my\,} with m reactant constant (m = 1 tert-butyl chloride) , y solvent parameter. example, 100% ethanol gives y = −2.3, ...

Events 2014 in the United Kingdom

1 events 1.1 january 1.2 february 1.3 march 1.4 april 1.5 may 1.6 june 1.7 july 1.8 august 1.9 september 1.10 october 1.11 november 1.12 december 1.13 undated events january 3 january – strong winds , high tides bring flooding large parts of western england, wales , scotland. 7 january – 4 people killed when united states air force sikorsky hh-60g pave hawk helicopter, based @ raf lakenheath in suffolk, crashes @ nature reserve in cley next sea, north norfolk. 8 january – inquest jury decides mark duggan, death sparked 2011 england riots lawfully killed police. 10 january – @ old bailey, police officer keith wallis pleads guilty misconduct in public office on email sent local mp concerning plebgate affair. 12 january – vincent nichols, roman catholic archbishop of westminster among 19 senior catholic clergy created cardinals pope francis on 22 february, announced. 13 january – uk treasury says should scots vote leave uk, honour uk government debt issued date of scottish independence. 1...