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Co-curricular activities Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School

1 co-curricular activities 1.1 sports 1.2 uniformed groups 1.3 performing arts 1.4 clubs , societies co-curricular activities the school offers 21 extra-curricular activities, labelled co-curricular activities (ccas) ministry of education. these include sports, uniformed groups, performing arts, clubs , societies. several of these have performed in outside competitions. the school s uniformed groups have been able achieve on past few years, national police cadet corps (npcc) unit attained gold unit overall proficiency award in 2017 , 2016, , silver in 2015 , 2014. girl guides unit attained gold puan noor aisah award in 2017, 2016 , 2015. the ccas offered in school follows: sports shooting badminton basketball football netball swimming table tennis uniformed groups boys brigade girl guides girls brigade national civil defence cadet corps national police cadet corps performing arts choir concert band contemporary dance english drama guzheng ensemble clubs , societies art club infocomm

History Zanzibar Electricity Corporation

1 history 1.1 background 1.1.1 electricity in zanzibar 1.1.2 electricity in pemba history background electricity in zanzibar electricity in zanzibar dates 1900s. in 1908, first coal fired generator installed on island power stone town. in 1954 coal plants abandoned , new diesel generators installed british east africa company. in 1980 main island of unguja connected tanzanian national grid via 132kv, 45mw sub-marine cable , diesel generators decommissioned. electricity in pemba the first power plant on island of pemba commissioned in 1958 , called tibirinzi power station. on years government continued build small diesel generators meet growing demand. however, in 1985 government replaced tibirinzi power station , inaugurated wesha power station. power station had 3 diesel generators total capacity of 4.5 mw. pemba connected national grid through submarine cable pangani. 33kv, 20 mw cable runs pangani, tanga ras mkumbuu.

Campaigns Wahhabi War

painting of abdullah bin saud, convicted , executed after losing war. muhammad ali ordered crush saudi state december 1807 sultan mustafa iv, internal strife within egypt prevented him giving full attention wahhabis. albanians not able recapture holy cities until 1811. however, take until september 1818 wahhabi state end surrendering of leaders. ibrahim pasha, muhammad ali’s son, had taken on campaign in 1817. gaining support of volatile arabian tribes skillful diplomacy , lavish gifts, advanced central arabia occupy towns of unaizah , buraidah. joined of principal tribes, , marched saudi capital diriyah. march diriyah plagued wahhabi attacks. arrived in diriyah in april 1818. took until september wahhabis surrender, in part due ibrahim’s poorly trained army. diriyah destroyed in june 1819, , egyptian garrisons posted in principal towns. head of wahhabi state, abdullah bin saud, sent istanbul executed.

Attendance Vv Hoogeveen

a home match in 2007 seizoen 2002–2003: 528 (hoofdklasse) seizoen 2003–2004: 554 (hoofdklasse) seizoen 2004–2005: 458 (hoofdklasse) seizoen 2005–2006: 475 (1e klasse) seizoen 2006–2007: 400 (1e klasse) seizoen 2007–2008: 535 (1e klasse) seizoen 2008–2009: 480 (1e klasse) seizoen 2009–2010: 455 (1e klasse) seizoen 2010–2011: 473 (hoofdklasse) seizoen 2011–2012: 380 (hoofdklasse) seizoen 2012–2013: 355 (hoofdklasse)

Awards and nominations Alle Farben

^ partysan award 2011: newcomer des jahres (in german). 2012-01-07. retrieved 2016-03-18.  ^ newcomer contest bayern: preisträger 2012 (in german). retrieved 2016-03-18.  ^ 1live krone 2014: nominierte stehen fest (pdf). 2014-10-24. retrieved 2016-03-18.  ^ echo 2015 - die nominierten . retrieved 2016-03-18.  ^ newcomer contest bayern - preisträger 2015 . retrieved 2016-03-18. 

Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays Jonny Gomes

gomes during tenure tampa bay devil rays in 2006 gomes figured play prominent role in continued rebuilding , long range plans of tampa bay devil rays. started 2006 off hitting team-record 11 home runs in april. hit catwalk rings of tropicana field twice during series toronto blue jays in may; 1 landed in b ring , rolled off caught, while other hit c ring , ruled home run. struggled after hot start, hitting 9 home runs during rest of season , finishing .216 batting average. attributed of problems injured shoulder, hindered hitting , aggressive baserunning. played through injury until electing have surgery on in september. in addition rehabilitating shoulder, gomes said in mlb.com article wanted lose weight on offseason. listed @ 205 pounds, played 2006 season weighing 250. mentioned possibly playing first base in 2007 devil rays, had carl crawford, rocco baldelli, , delmon young in outfield. during first 2 months of 2007, gomes not given playing time , batting average down .184 when sen

History Marywil

chapel of holy mother of victories in 1730. marywil built time between 1692 , 1697 maria kazimiera, queen of poland, commemorate victory of husband, king john iii of poland on turks in battle of vienna. large, pentagonal baroque building designed tylman gamerski , modelled after place des vosges , place dauphine in paris. building, bearing strong resemblance spanish baroque town market squares, contained shops , houses of merchants, while central square used marketplace. small apartments depots leased foreign merchants competed local tradesmen. northern edge of complex housed chapel holy mother of victories. building served royal residence. in 1738 complex bought załuski family , there józef jędrzej załuski started famous załuski library. around 1744 building converted monastery antonina zamoyska. in 1807 4 large houses built in former marketplace. between 1817 , 1821 chrystian piotr aigner reconstructed eastern wing in accordance contemporary styles , added 7 story high clock tower. s

Images Wikipedia:Manual of Style

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National and official languages National language

1 national , official languages 1.1 albania 1.2 algeria 1.3 andorra 1.4 australia 1.5 bangladesh 1.6 bulgaria 1.7 canada 1.8 china 1.9 finland 1.10 germany 1.11 haiti 1.12 india 1.13 indonesia 1.14 iran 1.15 ireland 1.16 israel 1.17 italy 1.18 kenya 1.19 lebanon 1.20 luxembourg 1.21 malta 1.22 namibia 1.23 nepal 1.24 new zealand 1.25 nigeria 1.26 pakistan 1.27 philippines 1.28 poland 1.29 romania 1.30 russia 1.31 serbia 1.32 singapore 1.33 slovenia 1.34 south africa 1.35 spain 1.36 switzerland 1.37 taiwan 1.38 tunisia 1.39 turkey 1.40 united kingdom 1.40.1 northern ireland 1.40.2 scotland 1.40.3 wales 1.41 uganda 1.42 ukraine 1.43 united states 1.44 vietnam national , official languages albania albanian national language in albania , kosovo , regional national language parts of macedonia , southern montenegro. algeria arabic national language in algeria. berber official language. french has no official status used in education, business , media. andorra andorra s national language cata

Draft picks 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season

^ nhl entry draft year year results . nhl. retrieved february 18, 2013.  ^ 2008 nhl entry draft pending transactions . pro sports transactions. retrieved february 18, 2013.  ^ pens acquire hossa, dupuis atlanta . pittsburgh penguins. february 26, 2008. archived original on april 6, 2012. retrieved february 17, 2013.  ^ pens acquire hal gill toronto . pittsburgh penguins. february 26, 2008. retrieved february 17, 2013.  ^ penguins acquire laraque phoenix . pittsburgh penguins. february 27, 2007. retrieved february 17, 2013. 

Conditions Wine cellar

a sherry solera on ground an above ground wine cellar in runcu - romania wine can stored satisfactorily between 7–18 °c (45–64 °f) long variations gradual. temperature of 13 °c (55 °f), found in caves used store wine in france, ideal both short-term storage , long-term aging of wine. note wine matures differently , more @ lower temperature @ higher temperature. when temperature swings significant, 14 degrees or more, cause wine breathe through cork speeds aging process. between 10–14 °c (50–57 °f), wines age normally.

Quotation marks Wikipedia:Manual of Style

mos:quotemarks in material below, term quotation includes conventional uses of quotation marks such titles of songs, chapters, episodes, , on. quotation characters mos:curly mos:cq mos:straight use straight quotes, not “curly”. (for single quotes or apostrophes: straight , not ‘curly’.) do not use accent marks, backticks (`text´), or low-high („ “) or guillemet (« ») marks quotation marks (or apostrophes). symbols ′ , ″ seen in edit window dropdowns prime , double-prime; these used indicate subdivisions of degree, not apostrophes or quote marks. quotation marks , apostrophes in imported material should changed if necessary. mos:double mos:single double or single enclose quotations double quotation marks (bob said, jim ate apple. ). enclose quotation inside quotation single quotation marks (bob said, did jim ate apple after left? ). there exceptions, such as: plant cultivars take single quotation marks (malus domestica golden delicious ; see wp:naming conventions (flora)). sim

1963.E2.80.931974 USS Newport News (CA-148)

newport news (right) alongside guided missile cruiser boston @ norfolk in 1966. operations 1963 through 1967 consisted of nato exercises in north atlantic, gunnery , amphibious exercises off eastern seaboard , caribbean, , midshipman cruises. when dominican republic crisis of 1965 developed, newport news sortied norfolk on 29 april santo domingo, flagship commander joint task force 122. newport news remained on station off santo domingo until 7 may 1965 when jtf 122 dissolved, , command shifted army ashore in dominican republic. returned norfolk, in june alterations made increase combat capabilities. on 28 june 1965, newport news entered norfolk naval shipyard, norfolk, virginia five-month period of refitting , overhaul. shakedown in guantanamo, cuba, on christmas , new year of 1965. upon return gitmo, newport news once again became flagship second fleet, vice admiral masterson taking command. 1 september 1967, commander second fleet shifted flag light cruiser springfield, , newport ne

1900s Timeline of Reading, Berkshire

novelty biscuit tins (c. 1937) 1901 british manufacture of pulsometer pump moves london reading. synagogue built. 1902 – 9 august: coronation of king edward vii: commemorative statue of him erected in town sutton family. 1903–1955 – mcilroy’s department store in business. 1903 – 22 july: reading corporation tramways opens first electric service, own generating station. 1909 – first cinema in reading opens. 1911 – caversham becomes part of county borough of reading. 1914 jewish lawyer rufus isaacs, m.p. reading since 1904, becomes first baron reading. refugees belgium arrive in reading. 1916 – january: war hospitals supply depot, largely staffed volunteer women, begins operation in reading. 1919 – reading corporation tramways operates first motor buses, caversham heights tilehurst. 1920 june – historical pageant in abbey grounds. first council houses built. 1922 – oratory school, roman catholic boys’ institution, moves edgbaston, birmingham, caversham park. 1923 – 3 october: reading bri

Xylok List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q–Z)

xyloks crystalline race crashed earth meteorite 60 million years ago. consequently, xyloks survived crash trapped beneath surface of earth, regrowing on thousands of millennia. after eruption of mount krakatoa in 1883, 1 of xyloks found in post-volcanic aftermath. passed sarah jane smith geologist friend when researching volcanic activity, 18 months prior events of lost boy. during studies of crystalline structure, found use laptop communicate. xylok agreed sarah jane protect earth, , integrated supercomputer mr smith, built sarah jane under instruction of xylok. unbeknownst sarah jane, plot, in anticipation 1 day able release imprisoned xylok race. sarah jane , companions able thwart intentions; result, mr smith reprogrammed , became benefit human race once again.

Places Devon (disambiguation)

1 places 1.1 australia 1.2 canada 1.3 united kingdom 1.4 united states places australia devon meadows, victoria, town devon railway station, former railway station in victoria canada devon, alberta, town devon, nova scotia, rural community in halifax regional municipality, nova scotia devon island, second-largest of queen elizabeth islands, nunavut devon, new brunswick, town until 1973, amalgamated fredericton united kingdom devon (european parliament constituency) devon (uk parliament constituency) river devon, clackmannanshire, river in glen devon, scotland river devon, nottinghamshire, river in england united states devon (milford), village in milford, connecticut devon, delaware, unincorporated community devon, kansas, unincorporated community devon, pennsylvania, census-designated place devon station (pennsylvania) devon avenue (chicago), major street in chicago, illinois

Jury Star Circle Quest

teen quest jury boy abunda (2004–2005) gloria diaz (2004–2005) laurenti dyogi (2004–2005) kid quest jury eula valdez (2004–2006) maricel laxa (2004) joyce bernal (2006) ricky davao (2006) rowell santiago (2004, 2010–2011) vina morales (2010–2011) gladys reyes (2010–2011)

World War II William Congdon

after united states entered second world war, congdon (on april 20, 1942) signed one-year contract volunteer ambulance driver american field service (in end, serve total of 3 years). served british 9th army in syria, , british 8th army in north africa (el alamein), italy (where took part in battle of montecassino) , germany: member of c platoon of afs567 (coy) 1 of first americans enter nazi death camp of bergen belsen. apart few brief visits usa, used leave during period visit cities, art monuments , exhibitions (he himself organize ceramics exhibition in faenza in march 1945). during war, congdon made drawings of people , places encounters , recorded experiences in diary , in letters parents. few months after return united states, left again italy, volunteer quaker american friends service committee rehabilitate stricken areas, distributing aid war victims , rebuilding villages in molise.

Motorcycles Bown Manufacturing Company

as manufacturing own range of motorcycles, company offered equipment other makes of bike: motorcycle hubs, rim brakes, ball-bearing clutches , likes. 1903-1905  had 492cc single-cylinder engine shaft drive rear wheel. production on limited scale 1914-1916  aeolus small 147cc villiers powered motorcycles 1919-1924  the aelous rebranded bownian. 1919-1921  jap powered 248cc motorcycle , 348cc blackbourne powered machine, not mentioned after 1921 1919 - 1923  branded bown villiers, extant versions of villiers 269cc touring model still survive machine equipped two-speed gearbox, drip-feed lubrication , bosch magneto. had aluminium footboards, saxon forks , miller lighting set. exhaust included aluminium damper box. a contemporary review 1922 show @ olympia, london reported: several alternatives offered makers of bown motorcycles, blackburne, j.a.p. , villiers-engined models being shown upon stand. general specification apart engine similar in each case. these machines laid down , construct

Professional wrestling career Serena Deeb

1 professional wrestling career 1.1 ohio valley wrestling 1.1.1 training , debut (2005–2006) 1.1.2 women s champion (2006–2008) 1.1.3 insurgency (2009) 1.2 shimmer women athletes 1.2.1 feuds (2006–2007) 1.2.2 pursuit of shimmer championship (2007–2009) 1.3 world wrestling entertainment 1.3.1 florida championship wrestling (2009–2010) 1.3.2 straight edge society (2010) 1.4 return shimmer (2010–2011, 2013) 1.5 independent circuit (2007–2015) 1.6 return wwe (2017) professional wrestling career ohio valley wrestling training , debut (2005–2006) deeb started wrestling career in ovw wrestling school, training march until november 2005 after relocating on own money virginia kentucky attend school. debuted on november 4 ovw house show, teaming fuji cakes in losing effort against shelly martinez , beth phoenix. phoenix , martinez defeated in beginning of january new tag team partner of venus (rosa salvage). picked maiden victory on martinez in singles match in february , phoenix following month

Summary 1977 Southern 500

drivers competed total of purse $184,200 ($727,999.67 when considering inflation). darrell waltrip qualified pole position speed of 153.493 miles per hour (247.023 km/h). race covered 367 laps tof 1.366-mile (2.198 km) paved track, totalling 501.3 miles (806.8 km). after 6 yellow flags 93 laps , 32 different leaders, race lasted 4 hours , forty-one minutes. rain on lap 185 forced cars slow down speed until nascar confirmed rain indeed stopped in time green flag on lap 204. oil slick on lap 210 slow down cars yet again until workers fixed spill around lap 222. sixty thousand people watch race david pearson defeated donnie allison 2.5 seconds average speed of 106.797 miles per hour (171.873 km/h). bill elliott earned first career top-ten finish. terry bivins made final nascar appearance in race. qualifying

Establishment of Malmtrafik Iron Ore Line

hopper cars in kiruna in 1993, state railways losing money on ore trains. in january 1994, sj , nsb stated going merge operations of iron ore line , ofoten line. in may 1994, lkab applied traffic rights on ofoten line. rejected in december 1994 norwegian ministry of transport , communications, stated company did not meet criteria in law, including applicant had have rail transport main activity. on 8 june 1995, lkab established swedish , norwegian subsidiary dedicated rail transport. bypass rationale provided ministry of transport in denying them traffic rights, , lkab stated there no way norwegian authorities deny them such rights, given eu directive 91/440. @ time norway part of european economic area (and sweden of eu) meaning eu directives valid in both countries. on 27 june 1995, lkab, sj , nsb reached agreement 3 establish joint venture owned 51% lkab , 24.5% each nsb , sj. @ time there 350 employees in 3 companies involved in transport, , new company recruit employees among thes

Player stats 1995 Oakland Athletics season

1 player stats 1.1 batting 1.1.1 starters position 1.1.2 other batters 1.2 pitching 1.2.1 starting pitchers 1.2.2 other pitchers 1.2.3 relief pitchers player stats batting starters position note: pos = position; g = games played; ab = @ bats; h = hits; avg. = batting average; hr = home runs; rbi = runs batted in other batters note: g = games played; ab = @ bats; h = hits; avg. = batting average; hr = home runs; rbi = runs batted in pitching starting pitchers note: g = games pitched; ip = innings pitched; w = wins; l = losses; era = earned run average; = strikeouts other pitchers note: g = games pitched; ip = innings pitched; w = wins; l = losses; era = earned run average; = strikeouts relief pitchers note: g = games pitched; w = wins; l = losses; sv = saves; era = earned run average; = strikeouts

First Council of Constantinople Christianity in the 4th century

early manuscript illustration of council of constantinople the first council of constantinople approved current form of nicene creed still used in eastern orthodox church , oriental orthodox churches. creed, written in greek, subsequently translated in other languages. form used armenian apostolic church, part of oriental orthodoxy, has several additions original text. fuller creed may have existed before council , originated baptismal creed of constantinople. later, catholic church in west, added 2 additional latin phrases ( deum de deo , filioque ). exact time, , origin, of these additions disputed. however, formally accepted in 1014. the council condemned apollinarism, teaching there no human mind or soul in christ. granted constantinople honorary precedence on churches save rome. the council did not include western bishops or roman legates, accepted ecumenical in west.

History Dorchester, Dorset

1 history 1.1 prehistory , romano-british 1.2 medieval 1.3 modern 1.4 modern history prehistory , romano-british dorchester s roots stem prehistoric times. earliest settlements 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of modern town centre in vicinity of maiden castle, large iron age hill fort 1 of powerful settlements in pre-roman britain. different tribes lived there 4000 bc. durotriges have been there when romans arrived in britain in 43 ad. the romans defeated local tribes 70 ad , established garrison became town romans named durnovaria, brythonic name incorporating durn, fist , loosely interpreted place fist-sized pebbles . appears have taken part of name local durotriges tribe inhabited area. durnovaria recorded in 4th-century antonine itinerary , became market centre surrounding countryside, important road junction , staging post, , subsequently 1 of twin capitals of celtic durotriges tribe. remains of roman walls surrounded town can still seen. majority have been replaced pathways form squ

2013 Santiago de Compostela accident RENFE Class 730

on 24 july 2013 renfe class s730 running alvia 4155 service madrid ferrol derailed , crashed near santiago de compostela in north-western spain, killing 78, out of 218 passengers on board. cause of accident not yet officially determined, train alleged traveling on twice posted speed limit while entering curve, due absence of ertms.

Calvinist republics Republic

while classical writers had been primary ideological source republics of italy, in northern europe, protestant reformation used justification establishing new republics. important calvinist theology, developed in swiss confederacy, 1 of largest , powerful of medieval republics. john calvin did not call abolition of monarchy, advanced doctrine faithful had duty overthrow irreligious monarchs. advocacy republics appeared in writings of huguenots during french wars of religion. calvinism played important role in republican revolts in england , netherlands. city-states of italy , hanseatic league, both important trading centres, large merchant class prospering trade new world. large parts of population of both areas embraced calvinism. during dutch revolt (beginning in 1566), dutch republic emerged rejection of spanish habsburg rule. however, country did not adopt republican form of government immediately: in formal declaration of independence (act of abjuration, 1581), throne of king phil

History Jade (American group)

original lineup left right: tonya kelly, di reed, & joi marshall the group jade composed of joi marshall, angela slates , debra mitchell and, such, first known jad. producer vassal benford sold song wanna love before joi, angela , debra s voices recorded on song. in order keep song on soundtrack movie class act, benford had reproduce song actual voices of group members. when not accomplished implored record label drop angela , debra group , replace them di reed , tonya kelly voices on song , signed production company. tonya kelly , di reed signed on producer vassal benford, , group s name extended jade. tonya grew in chicago listening jazz vocalists such sarah vaughan , nat king cole. joi windy city raised on motown, diana ross. di grew in houston singing gospel anywhere could. jade s first success on class act soundtrack in 1992. hit single wanna love 1 of breakout songs on soundtrack, cracking top 10 of r&b charts , reaching #16 on billboard hot 100. follow-up single don

References Brown banana frog

c. michael hogan. 2013. afrixalus dorsalis. african amphibians lifedesk. ed. b.zimkus schiøtz, a., et al. 2009. afrixalus dorsalis. in: iucn 2012. iucn red list of threatened species. version 2012.2. downloaded on 2 june 2013. world wildlife fund & c. m. hogan. 2007. angolan miombo woodlands. encyclopedia of earth, national council science , environment, washington dc, ed. m.mcginley.

Return to Cleveland Coco Crisp

crisp taking batting practice before game 3 of 2016 american league division series on august 31, 2016, athletics traded crisp cash considerations indians colt hynes. before agreed waive no-trade clause, chris antonetti, indians general manager, spoke crisp tell him not receive enough playing time in cleveland option vest. in 2016, batted .208 cleveland. on october 10, 2016, against boston red sox in game 3 of alds, crisp hit go-ahead two-run home run, game-winner after indians won 4-3. indians win propelled them alcs against toronto blue jays. crisp s second career postseason home run. however, , cleveland indians not hold on in world series, losing series in game 7 chicago cubs. crisp became free agent following 2016 season after failed meet contractual incentives have caused vesting option 2017 trigger. in july of 2017, crisp became head coach of shadow hills high school baseball team.

Rugby league .28Australia.29 State of Origin

traditionally, basis selecting players in representative international sides (i.e. country of origin) did not extend interstate sides in australian rugby league. instead players represented state in played club football per residency rule , in played club represented district lived in. gave significant advantage new south wales movement of players south far greater movement north. former queensland captain , australian vice-captain jack reardon, had later become journalist, first suggest sydney-based queenslanders should available selection represent state. not eventuate until decades later however, when new south wales , queensland played first state of origin match on 8 july 1980. australian rules experience echoed, queenslanders showing enormous interest in game @ lang park, brisbane, although nsw-based players , journalists described non-event of century . queensland defeated new south wales in match, , state of origin has grown australia s greatest sporting rivalry. the popula

Closest vector problem .28CVP.29 Lattice problem

1 closest vector problem (cvp) 1.1 relationship svp 1.2 hardness results 1.3 sphere decoding closest vector problem (cvp) this illustration of closest vector problem (basis vectors in blue, external vector in green, closest vector in red). in cvp, basis of vector space v , metric m (often l) given lattice l, vector v in v not in l. desired find vector in l closest v (as measured m). in γ {\displaystyle \gamma } -approximation version cvp γ {\displaystyle {\text{cvp}}_{\gamma }} , 1 must find lattice vector @ distance @ γ {\displaystyle \gamma } . relationship svp the closest vector problem generalization of shortest vector problem. easy show given oracle cvp γ {\displaystyle {\text{cvp}}_{\gamma }} (de