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As a billionaire Warren Buffett

buffett meets president barack obama @ white house in july 2011 during 2005 investigation of accounting fraud case involving aig, gen re executives became implicated. on march 15, 2005, aig board forced greenberg resign post chairman , ceo after new york state regulators claimed aig had engaged in questionable transactions , improper accounting. on february 9, 2006, aig agreed pay us$1.6 billion fine. in 2010, u.s. government agreed us$92 million settlement gen re, allowing berkshire hathaway subsidiary avoid prosecution in aig case. gen re made commitment implement corporate governance concessions, required berkshire hathaway’s chief financial officer attend general re’s audit committee meetings , mandated appointment of independent director. in 2002, buffett entered in us$11 billion worth of forward contracts deliver u.s. dollars against other currencies. april 2006, total gain on these contracts on us$2 billion. in 2006, buffett announced in june gradually give ...

Deaths 1745

robert walpole march 18 – robert walpole, first prime minister of united kingdom (b. 1676) may 9 – tomaso antonio vitali, italian violinist , composer (b. 1663) may 22 – françois-marie, 1st duc de broglie, french military leader (b. 1671) september 30 – sir john baird, 2nd baronet, british politician (b. 1686) jonathan swift october 19 – jonathan swift, anglo-irish writer (b. 1667) november 16 – james butler, 2nd duke of ormonde, irish statesman , soldier (b. 1665) december 8 – Étienne fourmont, french orientalist (b. 1683) december 19 – jean-baptiste van loo, french painter (b. 1684) december 23 – jan dismas zelenka, bohemian composer (b. 1679) date unknown – hedvig catharina de la gardie, swedish salonniére (b. 1695)

Literature Grihastha

epics the indian epics have extensive debates on grihastha stage of life, offering contrasting spectrum of views on merits , nature. illustrative recommended guidelines conduct in householder stage of life stated in book 1, adi parva of mahabharata, follows, it hath been said in oldest upanishad grihastha (householder), acquiring wealth honest means, should perform sacrifices; should give in charity, should perform rites of hospitality unto arriving @ abode, , should never use without giving portion thereof others. should abstain vicious acts, should never inflict pain on creature. can achieve success.

Cultural references Nyboder

^ either/or. søren kierkegaard. retrieved 2010-01-07.  ^ seducer s diary. søren kierkegaard. retrieved 2010-01-07.  ^ elder-tree motherthe elder-tree mother . aok. retrieved 2010-01-06.  ^ diskografi: . gustavwinckler.dk. retrieved 2010-03-10.  ^ tour danish girl locations . visitdenmark.dk. retrieved 9 october 2017. 

The Ambala Cantonment Ambala

the grand trunk road, @ ambala cantonment, during british raj ambala cantonment established in 1843 after british forced leave karnal cantonment following malaria epidemic of 1841–42 in there not known effective means control malaria epidemic in days. cantonment houses 2 corps , 1 of 3 strike corps of indian army. european cemetery ambala cantonment location of historic ambala european cemetery.

Route description Interstate 49 in Arkansas

what i-49 north of 71 junction interstate 49 enters state louisiana between ida , doddridge. first interchange in arkansas u.s. route 71 @ exit 4. interstate passes near town of fouke, has interchange 71. interstate enters texarkana , has interchange highway 151 , runs along eastern portion of texarkana loop. between u.s. route 82 , u.s. route 67, i-49 passes near texarkana regional airport. interstate has interchange interstate 30 before leaving texarkana. i-49 turns west near sanderson lane exit. interstate crosses state line texas before terminating @ 59/us 71. in texarkana area, i-49 known hickerson freeway, named after prissy hickerson. the interstate begins again @ exit 12 along i-40, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of alma, arkansas, continuing on 65 miles (105 km) through crawford, washington, , benton counties. north of crawford-washington county line bobby hopper tunnel large highway tunnel in arkansas. notable cities along route fayetteville, springdale, rogers, , bentonville....

Format Pirelli World Challenge

1 format 1.1 classes 1.1.1 gt/grand touring 1.1.2 gta 1.1.3 gt cup 1.1.4 gts/grand touring sport 1.1.5 touring car (tc) 1.1.6 touring car a-spec 1.1.7 touring car b-spec 1.2 sprintx gt championship series format 2011 gts , touring cars brake after first straight, miller motorsports park each season consists of upwards of 12 event weekends , between 10-20 rounds or races. rounds or race use standing start, opposed rolling starts seen in other sports car racing series. each race has maximum 50 minute time limit. in 2017, series begin season @ streets of st. petersburg (mar. 10-12). gt/gta classes compete across 5 event weekends , 9 total races or rounds. gt cup compete across 4 event weekends , 8 total races or rounds, while gts compete across 9 event weekends , 18 total races. tc, tca , tcb teams compete across 6 event weekends , 12 total races or rounds. sprintx classes compete across 5 weekends 10 total races. classes gt/grand touring the allowed body styles within class coupe, sedan ...

Award criteria Defence Medal (United Kingdom)

1 award criteria 1.1 military personnel 1.2 civilian services 1.3 qualifying service 1.3.1 country of residence 1.3.2 threatened territories 1.4 special criteria award criteria the defence medal awarded non-operational service in armed forces, home guard, civil defence service , other approved civilian services during period 3 september 1939 2 september 1945 inclusive. military personnel in united kingdom, included military personnel working in headquarters, on training bases , airfields duration of war in europe 3 september 1939 8 may 1945, , service members of home guard during existence 14 may 1940 31 december 1944. medal awarded non-operational service overseas in dominions of british commonwealth, india , colonies. those qualified award of 1 of campaign stars, awarded defence medal in addition, , subsequent award of 1 of campaign stars did not supersede previous award of defence medal. civilian services eligible civilian service in united kingdom included, not confined to, civilia...

Awards Van Allen Plexico

van plexico trophies @ windy city pulp con 2015 plexico has won 4 awards science fiction , new pulp writing: john blackthorn won 2012 new pulp award (best new pulp character). legion iii: kings of oblivion won 2015 pulp factory award (pulp novel of year). pride of mohicans won 2015 pulp factory award (pulp anthology of year). sentinels: dark crusade won 2017 pulp factory award (pulp novel of year). in addition, science fiction novel legion i: lords of fire shortlisted finalist 2014 pulp factory award (pulp novel of year), , red flame of death finalist (short story of year) in same awards in 2010. finalist new pulp award author of year in both 2011 , 2012.

Music and lyrics The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand album)

streisand recorded paul simon s right way were. as whole, record contemporary pop piece, incorporating elements streisand s signature musical style. way begins being @ war each other , cover of carole king song 1973 studio album, fantasy, although king wrote track streisand. produced lipuma, sings various topics, ranging socialization , relationships. claims humans stem 1 father , 1 mother , how differing opinions complicate our lives . right cover , b-side track paul simon s 1973 single take me mardi gras . focuses heavily on songwriting rather production, although composition second included produced lipuma. best thing ve ever done written in 1970 charnin maintained interest in creating composition streisand. additionally, wally gold handled production track, first of 6 on album. lead single way album s fourth track. in particular, lyrics detail personal life of katie morosky, character streisand portrays in mentioned film, , troubling relationship boyfriend hubbell ga...

History Korla

tarim basin in 3rd century the 3rd century weilüe records korla, hoxud , shanwang (shanguo) dependencies of karashahr. in may, 1877 yakub beg, muslim ruler of kashgaria, died here, prompting reconquest of kashgaria qing dynasty. francis younghusband, passed through korlia in 1887 on overland journey beijing india. described being prosperous , country round well-cultivated, more land under cultivation other town had passed. maize seemed major crop rice grown. there small chinese town, 400 yards (370 m) square mud walls 35 feet (11 m) high , ditch. there round bastions @ angles, none @ gateway. mile (1.6 km) south turk town, walls in ruins. had 1 main street 700 yards (640 m) long. shops better @ karashar, not @ turfan.

Technical details Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

map of trans-alaska pipeline system oil going trans-alaska pipeline comes 1 of several oil fields on alaska s north slope. prudhoe bay oil field, 1 commonly associated pipeline, contributes oil, kuparuk, alpine, endicott, , liberty oil fields, among others. oil emerges ground @ approximately 120 °f (49 °c) , cools 111 °f (44 °c) time reaches pump station 1 through feeder pipelines stretch across north slope. north slope crude oil has specific gravity of 29.9 api @ 60 °f (16 °c). in 2008, pipeline carried approximately 700 thousand barrels per day (110,000 m/d), less theoretical maximum capacity of 2.14 million barrels per day (340,000 m/d) or actual maximum of 2.03 million barrels per day (323,000 m/d) in 1988. pump station 1 takes average of 11.9 days oil travel entire length of pipeline valdez, speed of 3.7 miles per hour (6.0 km/h). the minimum flow through pipeline not defined maximum. operating @ lower flows extend life of pipeline ...

Selected projects Somethin' Else (content agency)

1 selected projects 1.1 radio 1.2 television 1.3 digital 1.4 video games selected projects radio kermode , mayo s film review (bbc radio 5 live), 2011–present 6-0-6 (bbc radio 5 live), 2010–2015 bbc radio 1 s essential mix (bbc radio 1), 1993–present gilles peterson (bbc radio 6 music) fresh 40 (kiss network), 2006–2009 gardeners question time (bbc radio 4), 2009–present essential classics (bbc radio 3) 1914 day day ( bbc radio 4 ) the selector (nme radio), 2001–2010 jazz on 3 (bbc radio 3) the radio 1 rock show (bbc radio 1) the kitchen cabinet (bbc radio 4) the surgery (bbc radio 1) martin garrix rocks blackpool (combined iplayer , bbc radio 1) television brian johnson s life on road (sky arts) guitar star (sky arts) northern soul: living weekend (bbc four) guin , dragon (bbc 2) between lines (bbc learning) ten pieces (bbc learning) digital xy network - world s first mobile internet entertainment network foxy tv footballers united the economist - in 2014 claimed editor john mickleth...

References Abzelilovsky District

sources №ВС-22/15 24 декабря 1993 г. «Конституция Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Закона №57-з от 4 марта 2014 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: Ведомости Верховного Совета и Правительства Республики Башкортостан , №4-22, ст.146, 1994. (#vs-22/15 december 24, 1993 constitution of republic of bashkortostan, amended law #57-z of march 4, 2014 on amending , supplementing constitution of republic of bashkortostan. ). Правительство Республики Башкортостан. Постановление №391 от 29 декабря 2006 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Постановления №61 от 26 февраля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: Ведомости Государственного Собрания – Курултая, Президента и Правительства Республ...

Notes Calcedonio Di Pisa

references (in italian) catanzaro, raimondo (1988). il delitto come impresa. storia sociale della mafia, milan: rizzoli, isbn 978-8876755347 dickie, john (2004). cosa nostra. history of sicilian mafia, london: coronet, isbn 0-340-82435-2 lewis, normann (1964/2003). honoured society: sicilian mafia observed, london: eland, isbn 0-907871-48-8 lupo, salvatore (2009). history of mafia, new york: columbia university press, isbn 978-0-231-13134-6 servadio, gaia (1976), mafioso. history of mafia origins present day, london: secker & warburg isbn 0-436-44700-2 shawcross, tim & martin young (1987). men of honour: confessions of tommaso buscetta, glasgow: collins isbn 0-00-217589-4 sterling, claire (1990). octopus. how long reach of sicilian mafia controls global narcotics trade, new york: simon & schuster, isbn 0-671-73402-4 stille, alexander (1995). excellent cadavers. mafia , death of first italian republic, new york: vintage isbn 0-09-959491...

Flexity Outlooks Toronto streetcar system rolling stock

the bombardier flexity outlook being tested in toronto. the original clrvs reaching end of thirty-year service life. ttc had planned rebuild clrvs extend useful life ten fifteen years , add new features such air conditioning. rationale not purchase new streetcars until alrvs reached obsolescence. on july 26, 2006, first streetcar air conditioning (number 4041) entered revenue service. however, new funding senior governments, new low-floor, higher-capacity streetcars began replacing current fleet , route route starting in 2014. plan has been changed refurbish 100 clrvs meet toronto s immediate requirements new streetcars come in, remaining 96 streetcars rebuilt if introduction of new models delayed. in june 2007, ttc launched public consultation on design of new streetcars, including online survey, , displays @ finch , scarborough centre stations, albion centre, , yonge-dundas square. mock-ups of bombardier flexity swift (as used in minneapolis) , siemens combino plus on display @ 2007 ...

Discography R.A.C.L.A.

1 discography 1.1 studio albums 1.2 unreleased albums 1.3 extended plays discography studio albums rap-sodia efectului defectului, 1995 ( rap-sody shortcoming s consequence ) cei care te calcă pe cap, 1997 ( step on head ) rime de bine, 1998 ( well-meaning rhymes ) plus infinit, 2000 ( infinity plus 1 ) dexteritate, 2005 ( dexterity ) raport major, 2016 ( major report ) unreleased albums incursiune în real, 1996 ( reality check ) electroshok, 2004 extended plays pătratul roşu, 2001 ( red square )

Geography and Climate Diamond Mountain District AVA

a cabernet sauvignon diamond mountain district. the entire ava on 400 feet (120 m) above sea level, helps cool compared nearby valley floor appellations. soil of diamond mountain district volcanic, including small bits of volcanic glass give area name. the ava defined napa-sonoma county line on west, petrified forest road on north, 400 foot line of altitude running parallel route 29 on east, , spring mountain district south.

Athletics Hempfield High School

1 athletics 1.1 sports 1.2 basketball 1.3 football 1.4 facilities 1.5 notable athletic alumni athletics hempfield competes in lancaster-lebanon league part of pennsylvania interscholastic athletic association, except for: ice hockey, governed usa hockey , compete in central pennsylvania interscholastic hockey league (cpihl) rugby, compete in eastern pennsylvania rugby union (epru) sports baseball the hempfield black knight baseball team coached jeremy morrison. historical highlights , championships: section one: 1983, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 lancaster-lebanon: 1974, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2014 district 3: 2004, 2015 basketball (m/w) bowling cheerleading field hockey football golf ice hockey (not piaa sport) lacrosse (m/w) rugby (m/w; not piaa sport) soccer (m/w) softball swimming , diving tennis (m/w) track , field/cross country volleyball (m/w) wrestling basketball the hempfield boys basketball program led coach danny ...

History Cárdenas, San Luis Potosí

cupula de iglesia. the first settlers friars, occupied ground in first third of seventeenth century, occupied rancherías , farms, including huge ciénega de san nicolás, allegedly founded luis de cardenas. in years referred ciénega nicholi , name of owner called after hacienda de cárdenas. origin of city for more century owned bacon family. throughout time, , years later there rise in population in had families of castes, pames , few spoke spanish, not concentrated in 1 locale in several rancherías dispersed, , 1 or 2 friars of mission of alaquines served religious. in year of 2752 finances of ciénega owned don manuel antonio rojo del río, lafuente , vieyra. confiscated , purchased property, came power félix maría calleja , don felipe barragan. upon death of latter property held children , luisa juan barragan. @ come war of mexican independence, there several facts weapons on territory of finances of cardenas. mentioned in various fighting forces commanded realistic don cayetano quinter...

History French language in Cambodia

the french language began presence in cambodia in late 19th century after french explorers , merchants made way vietnam cambodia. in 1863, cambodia became protectorate of france , incorporated french indochina in 1887. french did not exert influence on cambodia did in vietnam , khmer still remained taught , spoken in cambodia french limited politicians. not until 1890s french began introduced in cambodian education, limited elite classes , until 1910s masses began learning french nationwide. growth of revolutionary movements in vietnam, french did not promote education in cambodia , literacy rates remained low. french language s growth in cambodia increased until japanese invasion of cambodia in world war ii. under japanese, khmer made government language alongside french , 2 taught alongside in schools. after war, french again became sole official language. when cambodia became independent in 1953, french language continued taught , used in government. despite strong presence in gover...

Plays Peter Grandbois

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Generalizations Product rule

1 generalizations 1.1 product of more 2 factors 1.2 higher derivatives 1.3 higher partial derivatives 1.4 banach space 1.5 derivations in abstract algebra 1.6 vector functions 1.7 scalar fields generalizations a product of more 2 factors the product rule can generalized products of more 2 factors. example, 3 factors have d ( u v w ) d x = d u d x v w + u d v d x w + u v d w ...

The gunner T-54/55 Fire Controls

the d-10 100mm high-velocity gun, 53.5 caliber length barrel. high muzzle velocity (895 m/s) gave armor penetration performance late world war ii standards. designed equip su-100 tank destroyer gun (the d-10s), after world war ii mounted on t-54 main battle tank d-10t (for tankovaya, tank adj.). world war ii era, 1960s, there few types of tank rounds offered d-10 gun both of t-54/55 , su-100 (before phased out of service). these uof-412 15.6 kg high-explosive fragmentation 1.46 kg tnt warhead. 100mm of-412 fragmentation warhead 60% heavier in both total weight , bursting charge equivalent 88mm tank guns found on german tiger tanks. antitank ammunition available world war ii until late 1960s based on ubr-412 round: br-412 aphe projectile, br-412d , br-412b ammunition becoming available shortly after world war ii. br-412 aphe round penetrate 150mm of steel armour @ distance of 1000 meters. due increase of armour protection on tanks in post world war ii era, t-54/55 f...

World War I .26 Post War Oklahoma City Police Department

a horse-drawn ocpd paddy wagon during war, ocpd established traffic department , motorcycle squad. department implemented electric callbox system citywide. officers walking beat required report police dispatch pushing 6-1 on callbox. 1923, ocpd had expanded 90 officers 150. additionally, department created mounted patrol unit, began patrolling residential districts , directing traffic. in 1927, city adopted city manager form of government, in effort make city services non-partisan. in 1928, ocpd created training courses officers. newly hired officers required complete courses.

NTSB investigation American Airlines Flight 587

national transportation safety board (ntsb) employee brian murphy (second right) updates ntsb chairman marion blakey (third right) on investigation of tail fin , rudder aa flight 587 (february 11, 2002) the a300-600 took off after japan airlines boeing 747-400 on same runway. flew larger jet s wake, area of turbulent air. first officer attempted stabilize aircraft alternating aggressive rudder inputs. force of air flowing against moving rudder stressed aircraft s vertical stabilizer, , snapped off entirely, causing aircraft lose control , crash. national transportation safety board (ntsb) concluded enormous stress on vertical stabilizer due first officer s unnecessary , excessive rudder inputs, , not wake turbulence caused 747. ntsb further stated if first officer had stopped making additional inputs, aircraft have stabilized . contributing these rudder pedal inputs characteristics of airbus a300-600 sensitive rudder system design , elements of american airlines advanced aircraft ma...

Current suits Atmospheric diving suit

us navy ads 2000 on launch , recovery platform after certification dive in august 2006. in 1987, newtsuit developed canadian engineer phil nuytten, , version put production hardsuit hardsuits international. newtsuit constructed function submarine can wear , allowing diver work @ normal atmospheric pressure @ depths of on 1,000 feet (300 m). made of wrought aluminium, had articulated joints diver can move more underwater. life-support system provides 6–8 hours of air, emergency back-up supply of additional 48 hours. hardsuit used salvage bell wreck of ss edmund fitzgerald in 1995. latest version of hardsuit designed oceanworks, quantum 2 , uses higher power commercially available rov thrusters better reliability , more power atmospheric monitoring system monitor environmental conditions in cabin. more recent design nuytten exosuit, relatively lightweight , low powered suit intended marine research. the ads 2000 developed jointly oceanworks international , navy in 1997, evoluti...

References The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War

bibliography foot, m. r. d. (september 2005). deceivers: allied military deception in second world war . english historical review. 120 (488): 1103–1104. doi:10.1093/ehr/cei380.  frankland, noble (4 december 2004). bamboozling opposition . spectator.  hastings, max (13 december 2004). our tangled wartime web . daily telegraph.  holt, thaddeus (2004). deceivers: allied military deception in second world war. scribner. isbn 0-7432-5042-7.  latimer, john (22 january 2005). truth s bodyguards . guardian.  leckie, ross (10 december 2005). non-fiction book reviews . times.  matus, victarino (24 august 2004). tricks of war trade . washington post.  parotti, phillip (winter 2004). deceiving axis . sewanee review. 112 (1): vi, viii–xi.  peake, hayden b. (september 2010). intelligence officer s bookshelf . journal of american intelligence professional. 54 (3): 42.  schindler, john r. (october 2006). deceivers: allied military deception in...

Observations upon Experimental Philosophy (1666) Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

1 observations upon experimental philosophy (1666) 1.1 cavendish’s natural philosophy 1.2 critical response cavendish s natural philosophy 1.3 writing honourable disease 1.4 learning versus wit observations upon experimental philosophy (1666) cavendish’s natural philosophy grounds of natural philosophy, 1668. eileen o neill provided overview of cavendish s natural philosophy , critical reception in introduction observations upon experimental philosophy. o neill described cavendish s natural philosophy rejecting aristotelianism , mechanical philosophy , favouring stoic doctrines. noted while women wrote natural philosophy in seventeenth century, cavendish published 6 books on subject. o neill pointed out cavendish herself not formally educated in natural philosophy, though william cavendish , brother charles shared interest in subject , supported margaret s interest , study in area. cavendish might have been influenced through social encounters philosophers such thomas hobbes. o neill b...