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Segmental scripts List of writing systems

1 segmental scripts 1.1 abjads 1.2 true alphabets 1.2.1 linear nonfeatural alphabets 1.2.2 featural linear alphabets 1.2.3 linear alphabets arranged syllabic blocks 1.2.4 manual alphabets 1.2.5 other non-linear alphabets 1.3 abugidas 1.3.1 abugidas of brāhmī family 1.3.2 other abugidas 1.3.3 final consonant-diacritic abugidas 1.3.4 vowel-based abugidas segmental scripts a segmental script has graphemes represent phonemes (basic unit of sound) of language. note there need not (and is) one-to-one correspondence between graphemes of script , phonemes of language. phoneme may represented combination or string of graphemes, same phoneme may represented more 1 distinct grapheme, same grapheme may stand more 1 phoneme, or combination of of above. segmental scripts may further divided according types of phonemes typically record: abjads an abjad segmental script containing symbols consonants only, or vowels optionally written diacritics ( pointing ) or written word-initially. aramaic arabic...

History Askrigg

crown inn, askrigg one of local pubs, crown inn, has been known under name since 1850s , there has been inn @ site since late 18th century. other pub, kings arms, built in 1767 coaching inn john pratt, local had made fortune jockey. pratt racehorse breeder , master of askrigg harriers during 18th century. kept hunters , pack of hounds in yard behind house built on askrigg s main street in 1767. kennels , stabling date late 18th or 19th century. kennels had semi-circular enclosure attached , long row of stabling lay beyond. pratt s hunters ridden in , out of land through robinson s gateways on main street. site has been developed provide holiday accommodation. the village once had railway station part of hawes branch of north eastern railway opening in 1878 closure in april 1954. wensleydale railway association has plans rebuild railway northallerton (from current western terminus @ redmire) garsdale including re-opening of station in village. done in period between 2010 – 2014.

Media Say "I love you"

1 media 1.1 manga 1.1.1 volume list 1.2 anime 1.3 film media manga the manga both written , illustrated kanae hazuki , began serialization in japan in kodansha s dessert magazine. later obtained kodansha comics usa publishing in north america starting in april 2014. sixth manga volume released in 2 versions, regular edition , special edition latter being bundled special cd. eleventh manga volume released in both regular , limited editions latter being bundled original video animation dvd. seventeen tankōbon volumes have been released of october 11, 2016. manga end serialization on july 24. volume list anime an anime adaptation zexcs began premiered on tokyo mx october 6, 2012. series later aired on tvk, bs11 , at-x. later licensed sentai filmworks release in north america. opening song friendship ritsuko okazaki , ending theme slow dance suneohair. film the wraparound jacket band of 11th volume of manga announced in 2013 live action film greenlit release in 2014. film both directed...

Publication process Publication cycle

1 publication process 1.1 idea 1.2 research 1.3 informal communication 1.4 idea protection 1.5 report findings 1.6 conferences 1.7 magazines , newspapers 1.8 journal articles 1.9 book publication 1.10 government documents publication process idea the cycle begins authors deciding on topic wish publish about. can quick step authors, decided on topic , develop more later in process, or author can take large amount of time developing complete idea. research this when authors take ideas , find out information readily available. scientific publication, includes done experiments has conducting more experiments focus on chosen topic. literary authors, step includes reading previous publications , see if other authors have published work similar theirs. informal communication informal communication when authors , exchange ideas without there being formal purposes or structured agenda guide them along. includes dinners, going bar, phone calls, parties, , small gatherings. idea protection idea p...

Background Darkforest

1 background 1.1 matches 1.1.1 against other ai 1.2 news coverage background competing top human players in ancient game of go has been long-term goal of artificial intelligence. go’s high branching factor makes traditional search techniques ineffective, on cutting-edge hardware, , go’s evaluation function change drastically 1 stone change. however, using deep convolutional neural network designed long-term predictions, darkforest has been able substantially improve win rate bots on more traditional monte carlo tree search based approaches. matches against human players, darkfores2 achieves stable 3d ranking on kgs go server, corresponds advanced amateur human player. however, after adding monte carlo tree search darkfores2 create stronger player named darkfmcts3, can achieve 5d ranking on kgs go server. against other ai darkfmcts3 on par state-of-the-art go ais such zen, dolbaram , crazy stone lags behind alphago. won 3rd place in january 2016 kgs bot tournament against other go ais. ...

Gameplay ARC Squadron

gameplay in arc squadron. player has earned x2 score multiplier. the player controls weaponized space ship swiping or finger across touchscreen maneuver ship , perform barrel rolls. each ship has 2 methods of eliminating enemies: primary weapon (a pair of lasers fire automatically when ship s crosshairs lined enemy), , secondary weapon (activated tapping screen, , requiring time recharge). neutralizing targets in quick succession builds combo-multiplier rewards player bonus points. additionally, chains of cubes appear on battlefield, , if collected, add bonus points, adding player s total score. in addition main combat missions, there bonus levels, called wormholes , contain challenges ranging shooting concentric targets dodging obstacles. spread throughout combat missions , wormholes 9 boss battles. after each level, player s score totaled, or rated 0 4 stars, , subsequently awarded sum of arc bucks , based upon score , star rating. high scores can uploaded game center leader ...

Construction and launch QuikSCAT

launch of titan ii on june 19, 1999 in 1996, nasa scatterometer (nscat) launched aboard japanese advanced earth observing satellite (adeos-1). satellite designed record surface winds on water across world several years. however, unexpected failure in 1997 led termination of nscat project. following briefly successful mission, nasa began constructing new satellite replace failed one. planned build , have prepared launch possible limit gap in data between 2 satellites. in 12 months, quick scatterometer (quikscat) satellite constructed , ready launched, faster other nasa mission since 1950s. the quikscat project budgeted @ $93 million, including physical satellite, launch rocket, , ongoing support science mission. series of rocket failures in november 1998 grounded titan (rocket family) launcher fleet, delayed launch of quikscat, , added $5 million initial cost. a new instrument, seawinds scatterometer, carried on satellite. seawinds instrument, specialized microwave radar system, measure...

Buddhist Grottoes Tuoshan

detail of head of attendant boddhisattva figure. there 638 stone buddhas in 5 main grottoes, chiselled in northern zhou (577-581) , tang dynasty (613-907) , lie along mountain s eastern edge, close summit. of smaller grottoes empty. main grottoes intact exception of many of smaller-buddha s heads. protected cages. tallest statue, of seated buddha, still survives. on 7 m high, making largest in province. smallest statues @ site 10 cm (4 in) tall. site placed under national protection in 1988.

Graduation rate Upper Darby School District

^ pennsylvania department of education (september 29, 2011). upper darby school district ayp data table 2011 .  ^ pennsylvania department of education (march 15, 2011). new 4-year cohort graduation rate calculation being implemented .  ^ pennsylvania department of education (october 20, 2010). upper darby high school academic achievement report card data table 2010 .  ^ times-tribune (june 27, 2010). pa school district statistical snapshot database 2008–09 .  ^ times-tribune (june 25, 2009). county school districts graduation rates 2008 .  ^ pennsylvania partnerships children (2008). high school graduation rate 2007 (pdf). 

Castilian pattern Spanish playing cards

knave of coins, castilian (left) , mexican (right) the castilian pattern widespread pattern in spain. designed , published heraclio fournier in 1889 , 20th century had displaced older patterns in spain. despite being called castilian, cards first produced in fournier s headquarters in vitoria-gasteiz, capital of basque country. fournier made noticeable innovations spanish cards such giving kings beards, adding faces coins, dagger-like swords, , red cups. figures wear fantastic pseudo-medieval costumes. decks come in packs of 40 or 50 cards. the mexican pattern derived castilian in 1923 clemente jacques. knights wear wide brim hats notable feature conversion of knaves females. come in decks of 40 cards 50 card decks once produced.

History of Parole in New York State New York State Division of Parole

1 history of parole in new york state 1.1 reformatories 1.2 guardians 1.3 parole process 1.4 reception 1.5 20th century history of parole in new york state in 1817, nation s first time law, rewarding prison inmates time off period of imprisonment behavior, approved in new york state. in 1824 indeterminate sentencing juveniles established. in 1867, prison association appointed committee prepare plan revision of new york s prison system, based upon united kingdom penal reforms. in preparing report, prison association s committee visited prisons throughout united states , canada, including detroit house of corrections, under supervision of zebulon brockway. resulting report called creation of “reformatories,” institutions designed “teach , train prisoner in such manner that, on discharge, may able resist temptation , inclined lead upright, worthy life.” subsequently, in 1869, new york governor john t. hoffman endorsed report, , legislature authorized creation of become, on completion in...

History Nederlandse Spoorwegen

1 history 1.1 founding 1.2 ns state enterprise 1.3 reforms of 1990s 1.4 symmetry minute 1.5 controversies history founding former ns headquarters, utrecht the ns founded in 1938 when 2 largest dutch railway companies, hollandsche ijzeren spoorweg-maatschappij (hsm) , maatschappij tot exploitatie van staatsspoorwegen (ss), formally merged. these 2 companies had been intensively cooperating 1917. there both economic , ideological reasons cooperation. as result of first world war, dutch economy had declined causing hsm , ss fall profitability. given national importance, allowing them slip bankruptcy not considered acceptable. while remaining independent companies, hsm , ss improved overall efficiency cooperatively integrating operations. dutch government further supported hsm , ss purchasing shares in both firms. in 1938, government merged 2 companies form nederlandse spoorwegen (ns). in process, government bought remaining shares, yet never nationalized company. therefore, ns remained, ,...

Units 37th Armored Regiment

1 units 1.1 1st battalion 1.1.1 world war ii 1.1.2 occupation of germany 1.1.3 cold war 1.1.4 desert storm 1.1.5 peacetime 1.1.6 global war on terror 1.2 2nd battalion 1.2.1 history 1.2.1.1 world war ii 1.2.1.2 occupation of germany 1.3 3rd battalion 1.3.1 history 1.4 4th battalion 1.4.1 history units battalions of regiment typically abbreviated as, example, 4–37 ar bn , verbalized 4 3 7 armor (but 4th of 37th armor (archaic)). 4th battalion of 37th armor regiment, though in modern united states army, regiments exist heraldic purposes, opposed operational purposes. 1st battalion 1–37 armor stationed @ mckee barracks in crailsheim, germany jan 1958– june 1966. during period july 1966–july 1969, battalion moved hindenburg kaserne in ansbach, germany. however, july 1969– may 1988 battalion stationed @ bismarck kaserne in katterbach, germany. in may 1988, battalion moved rose barracks in vilseck, germany. following redesignation in feb 1997, battalion stationed @ ray barracks in fried...

Gizmondo List of commercial failures in video gaming

the gizmondo, handheld gaming device featuring gps , digital camera, released tiger telematics in united kingdom on 19 march 2005. poor promotion, few games (only fourteen ever released), short battery life, small screen, competition cheaper , more reputable nintendo ds, digiblast , psp, , controversy surrounding company, system commercial failure. on 23 january 2006, uk arm of tiger telematics went administration. several high-ranking tiger executives subsequently arrested fraud , other illegal activities related gizmondo. far world s worst selling handheld console in history, , due failure in european , american video game markets, not released in australia or japan. tiger telematics went bankrupt when discontinued in february 2006, 11 months after released.

Atari Lynx List of commercial failures in video gaming

the lynx handheld console released in 1989 in north america , europe; later in japan in 1990 atari corporation, lynx 8 bit handheld game console holds distinction of being world s first handheld electronic game system color lcd. lynx second handheld game system released atari name. system developed epyx handy game. system notable forward-looking features, advanced graphics, , ambidextrous layout. in late 1991, reported atari sales estimates 800,000, atari claimed within expected projections. in comparison, game boy sold 16 million units later year. overall lifetime sales confirmed being in region of 3 million, commercial failure despite positive critical reviews. in 1996, atari corporation collapsed due failures of lynx , jaguar consoles.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development .28OECD.29 Sustainable materials management

^ oecd members , partners . www.oecd.org. retrieved 2016-12-03.  ^ oecd - , how . www.oecd.org. retrieved 2016-12-03.  ^ oecd sustainable materials management . www.oecd.org. retrieved 2016-12-03.  ^ green growth policy brief - sustainable materials management (pdf). www.oecd.org. retrieved 2016-12-05. 

Original Kin series features Microsoft Kin

1 original kin series features 1.1 social networking 1.2 spot 1.3 cloud storage 1.4 camera 1.5 media playback 1.6 applications 1.7 missing features 1.8 network charges 1.9 relationship windows phone original kin series features microsoft described kin devices social phones , straddling feature phone , smartphone markets, emphasis on social networking , sharing of content, without downloadable apps or games. social networking the home screen on kin called loop, , served aggregator social networking connections facebook, twitter, windows live, , myspace web content web feeds. commentators noted loop s 15-minute delay updates, cnet s ina fried described odd . pc world argued delay @ odds microsoft s claim phone always-connected . users not adjust interval, although updates manually triggered on-screen refresh button, or locking unlocking phone. microsoft cited battery life , immature social networking apis reasons delay; engadget speculated microsoft may have been using delayed messagi...

Memorials James Lorimer Graham Jr.

1 memorials 1.1 george henry boughton 1.2 algernon charles swinburne 1.3 bayard taylor 1.4 edmund clarence stedman 1.5 richard henry stoddard memorials george henry boughton dear , old friend, jas. lorimer graham, me, young , struggling artist, sort of deputy providence. when providence seemed carelessly looking after seemed youthful mind minor matters, lorrie not there there see i, one, did not become prey of black despair want of either moral or material light or sweetness (or coin of realm). remember did not love him on principle of if not kind me care how kind be! rather seemed radiate kindness , graceful fellowship him. appeared draw him rare gift of personal magnetism of best of human sympathy. love of loved him love, light of life. love religion, , hate 1 thing, meanness. narrowness disliked; tolerate when confused idea of exclusiveness. merely looked on disease. memories , experiences of lorrie many, , varied , intimate, hesitate parade latter, , have no pardonable time ...

Materials used Dental restoration

1 materials used 1.1 composite resin 1.2 glass ionomer cement 1.3 porcelain (ceramics) 1.4 comparison 1.5 experimental materials used these casting alloys used making crowns, bridges , dentures. titanium, commercially pure 90% alloy, used anchor dental implants biocompatible , can integrate bone. precious metallic alloys gold (high purity: 99.7%) gold alloys (with high gold content) gold-platina alloy silver-palladium alloy base metallic alloys cobalt-chrome alloy nickel-chrome alloy amalgam silver amalgam or “conventional” dental amalgam ( 65% silver(min), 29% tin(max), 6% copper(max), 2% zinc(max), 3% mercury(max) ) high copper dental amalgam (40% silver(min), 32% tin(max), 30% copper(max), 2% zinc(max), 3% mercury (max) ) the composition of alloy powder controlled iso standard dental amalgam alloy in order control properties, such corrosion , setting expansion. dental amalgam used because of ease of fabricating plastic material rigid direct fillings, completed in single appointment,...

June 2 1900

dixie brown antoine de saint-exupéry june 3 adelaide ames, american astronomer (d. 1932) rolland fisher, american temperance activist (d. 1982) leo picard, german-born israeli geologist (d. 1997) june 4 – george watkins, american baseball player (d. 1970) june 5 – dennis gabor, hungarian physicist, nobel prize laureate (d. 1979) june 7 glen gray, american saxophonist (d. 1963) frederick terman, american electrical engineer , professor (d. 1982) june 8 – lena baker, african-american maid executed capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (d. 1945) june 11 – leopoldo marechal, argentine writer (d. 1970) june 14 ruth nanda anshen, american writer, editor, , philosopher (d. 2003) june walker, american stage , film actress (d. 1966) june 15 – paul mares, american jazz trumpeter (d. 1949) june 17 martin bormann, german nazi official (d. 1945) evelyn irons, scottish journalist , war correspondent (d. 2000) june 18 – vlasta vraz, czech-american relief worker, editor, , fundraiser (d. 1989) j...

Discography Izzy Stradlin

appetite destruction g n r lies use illusion i use illusion ii live era 87– 93 solo studio albums izzy stradlin , ju ju hounds (1992) 117° (1998) ride on (1999) river (2001) on down road (2002) like dog (2005) miami (2007) fire, acoustic album (2007) concrete (2008) smoke (2009) wave of heat (2010)

Design HMS New Zealand (1911)

starboard elevation , deck plan depicted in brassey s naval annual, 1915 new zealand had overall length of 590 feet (179.8 m), beam of 80 feet (24.4 m), , draught of 29 feet 9 inches (9.1 m) @ deep load. displaced 18,500 long tons (18,800 t) @ load , 22,130 long tons (22,490 t) @ deep load. battlecruiser s parsons direct-drive steam turbines designed produce 44,000 shaft horsepower (33,000 kw), propelling ship @ 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). however, during trials in 1912, turbines produced on 49,000 shp (37,000 kw), allowed new zealand reach 26.39 knots (48.87 km/h; 30.37 mph). ship carried approximately 3,200 long tons (3,300 t) of coal, , additional 850 long tons (860 t) of fuel oil; sprayed on coal increase burn rate. gave range of 6,690 nautical miles (12,390 km; 7,700 mi) @ speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). pelorus jack , ship s mascot - presumably named after famous dolphin - in ...

The theoretician Evgeny Sveshnikov

it work sveshnikov did close friend grandmaster gennady timoshchenko during 1960s , 1970s bears greatest testimony chess achievements. previously known lasker-pelikan variation of sicilian defence, sveshnikov s system considered of dubious merit until transformed exciting , playable opening. balance between winning , losing on knife edge, making attractive proposition black players seeking full point. mark taimanov, in interview, described chess opening theory s last great discovery . regularly played world s leading grandmasters, supports view. vladimir kramnik , valery salov regarded expert practitioners of sicilian sveshnikov (categorised moves 1.e4 c5 2.nf3 nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.nxd4 nf6 5.nc3 e5 - sveshnikov proper continuing 6.ndb5 d6), kasparov, shirov, leko , khalifman have enjoyed success. opening rich in tactical possibilities , despite being subjected deep analysis, continues flourish new ideas being regularly unearthed. sveshnikov has authored comprehensive book on variation, ...

Past tournament results ECWA Super 8 Tournament

1 past tournament results 1.1 1997 1.2 1998 1.3 1999 1.4 2000 1.5 2001 1.6 2002 1.7 2003 1.8 2004 1.9 2005 1.10 2006 1.11 2007 1.12 2008 1.13 2009 1.14 2010 1.15 2011 1.16 2012 1.17 2013 1.18 2014 1.19 2015 1.20 2016 1.21 2017 past tournament results 1997 february 22 in wilmington, delaware 1998 march 21 in wilmington, delaware 1999 february 27 in wilmington, delaware 2000 february 26 in newport, delaware 2001 february 24 in wilmington, delaware 2002 march 2 in wilmington, delaware 2003 april 5 in wilmington, delaware 2004 april 3 in wilmington, delaware daivari replaced injured tyson dux 2005 april 9 in newark, delaware 2006 april 8 in newark, delaware 2007 november 10 in newark, delaware dutt replaced matt cross, injured. 2008 october 25 in newark, delaware 2009 october 10 in newark, delaware 2010 july 10 in newark, delaware del monte replaced barry ryte, injured. 2011 april 30 in voorhees, new jersey 2012 april 7 in newark, delaware 2013 april 13 in newark, delaware 2014 april 5 i...

World War Hulk Illuminati (comics)

during civil war, reed contacted amadeus cho, informs him hulk did not land on intended planet. when hulk returns earth, seeks revenge on illuminati namor had warned. became king of planet landed on, before ship self-destructs , destroyed millions of inhabitants, along hulk s wife , unborn child. first act attack , defeat black bolt @ inhuman settlement on moon. after providing new york twenty-four-hour time limit hand other 3 illuminati on him, hulk approaches xavier @ mansion determine whether have supported illuminati plan had been present; xavier confirms have agreed plan, until method found prevent hulk endangering others. battles x-men, after learning of mutant population s recent severe losses result of m-day , hulk decides x-men have suffered enough , departs. having taken on manhattan island, hulk attacked iron man in new hulkbuster armor, him defeated , stark tower destroyed. despite aid of other members of fantastic four, including temporary members black panther , storm,...

Uniform tilings of the Euclidean plane Uniform tiling

there symmetry groups on euclidean plane constructed fundamental triangles: (4 4 2), (6 3 2), , (3 3 3). each represented set of lines of reflection divide plane fundamental triangles. these symmetry groups create 3 regular tilings, , 7 semiregular ones. number of semiregular tilings repeated different symmetry constructors. a prismatic symmetry group represented (2 2 2 2) represents 2 sets of parallel mirrors, in general can have rectangular fundamental domain. generates no new tilings. a further prismatic symmetry group represented (∞ 2 2) has infinite fundamental domain. constructs 2 uniform tilings, apeirogonal prism , apeirogonal antiprism. the stacking of finite faces of these 2 prismatic tilings constructs 1 non-wythoffian uniform tiling of plane. called elongated triangular tiling, composed of alternating layers of squares , triangles. right angle fundamental triangles: (p q 2) general fundamental triangles: (p q r) non-simplical fundamental domains the possible fundamental dom...

Cast The Expendables 2

ensemble cast of action stars, including (left right) sylvester stallone, jason statham, jet li, dolph lundgren, chuck norris, jean-claude van damme, bruce willis, arnold schwarzenegger , terry crews sylvester stallone barney ross: the expendables leader. stallone insisted on performing own stunts, ignoring doctor s advice after several surgeries repair broken , neck injury received while filming expendables. jason statham lee christmas: the team s knife expert. statham described character kind of workingman s hero… guy you’d want go out , have beer with. jet li yin yang: the expendables hand-to-hand combat expert. schedule conflicts flying swords of dragon gate meant li participate in film s opening. dolph lundgren gunner jensen: a volatile member of team, undone years of combat stress , alcohol abuse. lundgren s personal history (including chemical engineering degree) incorporated character s story stallone. lundgren hesitant participate in film based on first script draft; howeve...

Big Brother Jessie Godderz

1 big brother 1.1 season 10 1.2 season 11 1.3 other appearances big brother season 10 in summer of 2008, godderz appeared contestant in 10th season of big brother. during week 1, head of household jerry nominated godderz , fellow contestant renny elimination. he, however, won power of veto , able remove himself chopping block. in week 2, godderz won head of household competition , nominated steven , dan elimination. again nominated elimination in week 3, survived eviction. godderz eliminated in week 4 4–3 vote after nominated elimination april fellow contestant memphis. returned house 1 day on day 60 part of luxury competition. season 11 the following summer, godderz returned big brother 11th season. twist season houseguests split 4 cliques. during first head of household competition on premier episode, godderz entered house after clique, athletes, won competition. godderz therefore named first head of household of season. on day 19, godderz once again became head of household. on day ...