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The first season was planned for 12 rounds ( 24 races , with two each weekend ) ; however the cancellation of a race scheduled for Curitiba , Brazil in January 2006 reduced this number to 11 .
The first season was planned for 12 rounds .
Thirty franchises were made available ; twenty-three of them were restricted to specified nations , while the other seven were opened to tender for nations that had not been initially targeted .
Thirty franchises were made available .
The last race that was to be held in the season , the Dutch round , was switched for Superleague Formula .
The last race that was to be held in the season was the Dutch round .
The opening round of the season , scheduled as part of the already well established Nikon SuperGP race meeting , was canceled five days before practice was due to begin .
The opening of the 2009-10 season was canceled five days before practice was due to begin .
Computer chess programs consider chess moves as a game tree .
There are two types of chess programs .
Human-computer chess matches showed the best computer systems overtaking human chess champions in the late 1990s .
Chess engines are computer systems that can play chess games against human opponents .
It was n't until the 1980s that she began to establish herself as a comedy star , with the award-winning television series Victoria Wood As Seen On TV and became one of Britain 's most popular stand-up comics .
It was not until the 1980s that she began to be known as a comedy star , with the award-winning television series Victoria Wood As Seen On TV and became one of Britain 's most popular stand-up comedians .
Wood frequently works with long-term collaborators Julie Walters , Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie .
Wood has often worked with Julie Walters , Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie .
Wood has written and starred in sketches , plays , films and sitcoms , and her live comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions , which she accompanies on piano .
She has written and starred in sketches , plays , films and sitcoms .
Victoria Wood CBE ( born 19 May 1953 ) is an English comedienne , actress , singer-songwriter , screenwriter and director .
Victoria Wood CBE ( born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich , Lancashire ) is an English comedienne , actress , singer , writer and television presenter .
Much of her humor is grounded in everyday life , and includes references to popular British media and brand names of quintessentially British products .
It refers to popular British media and brand names of British products .
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ( 11 May 1752 - 22 January 1840 ) was a German physician , naturalist , physiologist , and anthropologist .
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ( 11 May 1752 - 22 January 1840 ) was a German physician , naturalist , physiologist and anthropologist .
Blumenbach 's work was used by many biologists and comparative anatomists in the nineteenth century who were interested in the origin of races , including Wells , Lawrence , Prichard , Huxley and William Flower .
Blumenbach 's work was used by many biologists and comparative anatomists in the nineteenth century who were interested in the origin of races : Wells , Lawrence , Prichard , Huxley and William Flower are good examples of his influence on human biology .
Blumenbach 's work included his description of sixty human crania ( skulls ) published originally in fascicules as Decas craniorum ( Göttingen , 1790-1828 ) .
Blumenbach 's work included the description of sixty skulls published as Decas craniorum ( Göttingen 1790-1828 ) .
His teachings in comparative anatomy were applied to the classification of what he called human races , of which he determined there to be five .
His teachings in comparative anatomy were applied to classify human races , of which he listed five .
He divided the human species into five races in 1779 , later founded on crania research ( description of human skulls ) , and called them ( 1793\/1795 ) : Further anatomical study led him to the conclusion that ` individual Africans differ as much , or even more , from other individual Africans as Europeans differ from Europeans ' .
Anatomical study led him to the conclusion that ` individual Africans differ as much , or even more , from other individual Africans as Europeans differ from Europeans ' .
This was a founding work for other scientists in the field of craniometry .
This was a founding work for other scientists .
Furthermore , he concluded that Africans were not inferior to the rest of mankind ` concerning healthy faculties of understanding , excellent natural talents and mental capacities ' , and is quoted as saying the following : He did not consider his `` degenerative hypothesis '' as racist and sharply criticized Christoph Meiners , an early practitioner of scientific racialism , as well as Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring who concluded from autopsies that Africans were an inferior race .
Furthermore he thought that Africans were not inferior to the rest of mankind ` concerning healthy faculties of understanding , excellent natural talents and mental capacities ' .
On December 10 , 2010 , the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa accepted a bid to become the 10th member of the conference for football only .
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa , more often known as Hawaiʻi , is a member in football only .
As a result , the Mountain West and C-USA backed away from a full merger .
However , because of money issues , the conferences backed away from a full merger .
The idea was brought to the Zionist Congress at its sixth meeting in 1903 in Basel .
The idea was brought up during Zionist Congress at its sixth meeting in 1903 in Basel .
The Uganda Scheme was a plan in the early 1900s to give a portion of British East Africa to the Jewish people as a homeland .
The British Uganda Programme was a plan to give a piece of East Africa , owned by the British , to Jewish people to live in .
However , the observers found a dangerous land filled with lions and other creatures .
However , it was filled with lions and other dangerous animals .
Its high elevation gave it a temperate climate , making it suitable for European settlement .
The plateau 's high elevation gave it a low temperature , which was good for the European people .
Richard Milhous Nixon ( January 9 , 1913 - April 22 , 1994 ) was the 37th President of the United States , serving from 1969 to 1974 , when he became the only president to resign the office .
Richard Milhous Nixon ( January 9 , 1913 - April 22 , 1994 ) was the 37th President of the United States , serving from 1969 to 1974 , when he became the only president to resign from office .
He subsequently served in the United States Navy during World War II .
He served in the Navy during World War II .
Nixon was elected in California to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950 .
Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 .
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda , California .
Nixon was born in 1913 in his family 's home in Yorba Linda , California , and was raised as a Quaker .
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated for president by the Republicans in 1952 .
In the 1952 presidential election , Dwight D. Eisenhower selected Nixon to be vice-president .
Young Richard attended East Whittier Elementary School , where he was president of his eighth-grade class .
He attended Whittier High School , Whittier College , and Duke University .
Local and national Republican leaders encouraged Nixon to challenge incumbent Pat Brown for Governor of California in the 1962 election .
In 1962 , Nixon lost the election for governor of California to Pat Brown .
Tamano attended The Philippine Women 's University - Jose Abad Santos Memorial School and La Salle Greenhills for his primary and secondary education , respectively .
Tamano attended Jose Abad Santos Memorial School and La Salle Greenhills for his primary and secondary education .
Adel Tamano ( born October 2 , 1970 ) is a Filipino lawyer and politician .
Adel Fadel Abbas Tamano ( born October 2 , 1970 ) is a Filipino lawyer and politician .
Tamano is married to Rowena Kapunan , daughter of retired Supreme Court Justice Santiago Kapunan .
Tamano is married to Rowena Kapunan , who is also a lawyer .
He went to the Ateneo de Manila University to pursue an A.B. in Economics and later law ( Juris Doctor ) , graduating in 1992 and 1996 respectively .
He went to the Ateneo de Manila University to study A.B. Economics and later law , graduating in 1992 and 1996 respectively .
He lectures on legal writing at the Ateneo Law School , and on constitutional law at the Far Eastern University Institute of Law and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila .
He lectures on legal writing at the Ateneo Law School , and on constitutional law at the Far Eastern University Institute of Law and the University of the City of Manila .
Stomach cancer causes over 700,000 deaths worldwide per year .
Stomach cancer causes about 800,000 deaths worldwide per year .
Stomach cancer , or gastric cancer , refers to cancer arising from any part of the stomach .
Stomach cancer , or gastric cancer , is a kind of cancer from any part of the stomach .
Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean ( 2 February 1912 - 31 May 2009 ) was a British civil servant and cartographer , best known for being the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic , which occurred on 15 April 1912 .
Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean ( February 2 , 1912 - May 31 , 2009 ) was , at age 97 , the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic that occurred April 15 , 1912 .
Her father , however , did not survive , and his body , if recovered , was never identified .
Her father did not survive .
Everything has a point , and if it does n't , then there 's a point to it . ''
Resting on the ground , he noticed everything ( trees , buildings ) that reached into the sky from the ground came to a `` point '' , leading Nilsson to believe that `` everything has a point , and if it does n't , then there 's a point to that '' .
is a fable and the sixth album by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson about a boy named Oblio , the only round-headed person in the Pointed Village , where by law everyone and everything had to have a point .
tells a story about a boy named Oblio , who is the only round-headed person in a land full of people and animals with pointed heads .
The incident was the largest mass murder in Canadian history , .
The bombing was called the largest mass murder in modern Canadian history , and the deadliest act of air terrorism before 9\/11 .
Additionally , a gale warning was issued for much of the South Carolina coastline .
Also , a gale warning was given out for much of the South Carolina coastline .
Andrea was the first pre-season storm to develop since Tropical Storm Ana in April 2003 .
Andrea was the first tropical storm to form before the official start of the season since Tropical Storm Ana from the 2003 season which formed on April 2003 .
Additionally , the storm was the first Atlantic named storm in May since Tropical Storm Arlene in 1981 .
The storm was also the first named storm to form in the month of May since Tropical Storm Arlene from the 1981 season .
After encountering dry air and strong vertical wind shear , Andrea weakened to a subtropical depression on May 10 while remaining nearly stationary , and the National Hurricane Center discontinued advisories early on May 11 .
After staying close to the same area , on May 10 , Andrea weakened into a subtropical depression after coming near to dry air and wind shear , and on the next day , the National Hurricane Center stopped looking at the storm and stopped giving out advisories .
The storm produced rough surf along the coastline from Florida to North Carolina , causing beach erosion and some damage .
The storm made bad surf along the beach areas from Florida to North Carolina .
It goes through the cities of Richmond , Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia , Staunton , Virginia , and Wheeling , West Virginia .
The road goes through the cities of Richmond , Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia , Staunton , Virginia , and Wheeling , West Virginia .
It currently runs for 514 miles ( 827 km ) from Sandusky , Ohio to Richmond , Virginia .
It runs for 514 miles ( 827 km ) from Sandusky , Ohio to Richmond , Virginia .
U.S. Route 250 ( US 250 ) is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System , and is a spur of U.S. Route 50 .
U.S. Route 250 ( US 250 ) is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System .
West of Pruntytown , West Virginia , US 250 intersects and forms a short overlap with its parent US 50 .
US 250 intersects and forms a short overlap with its parent US 50 west of Pruntytown , West Virginia .
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( Dutch pronunciation : ( ˈaːjɑks ) ) , also AFC Ajax or Ajax Amsterdam , is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam .
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( Ajax Amsterdam , AFC Ajax , or simply Ajax ) is a football club from Amsterdam , Netherlands .
Ajax was founded in Amsterdam on 18 March 1900 .
The club was founded on March 18 , 1900 .
In art and symbolism , a crescent ( \ / ˈkrɛsənt \ / ) is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge , so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points ( usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle ) .
In art and symbolism , a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge , so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points ( usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle ) .
Fouling on the initial break results in a special penalty of a loss of 2 points .
A foul on the first break results in a special penalty of a loss of 2 points .
Traditionally , the 1 ball is placed at the rack 's right corner , and the 5 ball placed at the rack 's left corner , although this is not an official rule .
Traditionally , the 1 ball is placed at the rack 's right corner , and the 5 ball is placed at the rack 's left corner .
Thus , the first two fouls are a loss of one point each , and the third foul in a row is a loss of 16 points ; 1 point for the foul , and 15 points for it being the third consecutive foul .
Thus , the first two fouls are a loss of one point each , and the third foul in a row is a loss of 16 points : 1 point for the foul , and 15 points for it being the third foul in a row .
The game remains well known in the United States , Europe , Argentina , Japan and the Philippines , but is more obscure elsewhere .
Straight pool is well known in the United States , Europe , Japan and the Philippines , but the game has become more obscure elsewhere .
However , a third foul in a row at any time in a straight pool game results in a loss of 15 points ( for purposes of this rule , a foul on the initial break , though it is a loss of two points , is not counted as two fouls ) .
However , a third foul in a row at any time in a straight pool game results in a loss of 15 points .
In straight pool , the shooter may attempt to pocket any ball on the table .
In straight pool , the person shooting may attempt to pocket any ball on the table .
On the break , either a ball must be pocketed in a designated pocket or the cue ball and at least two additional balls must touch a rail .
To perform a legal break , either a ball must be pocketed in a called pocket or the cue ball and at least two additional colored balls must touch rails .
A typical game might require a player to score 100 points , meaning at least 100 balls must be pocketed to win .
This means that at least 100 balls must be pocketed to win .
Unlike in most pool games , where pocketing a ball and spreading the balls is the aim on the break , the object in straight pool 's standard initial Template : Cue-gloss is to leave the opponent with a Template : Cue-gloss .
In most pool games , pocketing a ball and spreading the balls is the aim on the break .
Straight pool is a call-pocket game , meaning the player must indicate the intended object ball and pocket on every shot .
Straight pool is a call-pocket game .
One point is scored for each ball pocketed where no foul is made .
One point is scored for each ball pocketed legally ( that is , without a foul ) .
Straight pool , also called 14.1 continuous or simply 14.1 , is a pocket billiards game , and was the common sport of championship competition until overtaken by faster-playing games like nine-ball ( and to a lesser extent eight-ball ) .
Straight pool , also called 14.1 continuous or simply 14.1 , is a pocket billiards ( pool ) game .
This is because the call-pocket rule includes the break shot .
The reason for this is because the call-pocket rule-the rule discussed earlier requiring the player to call the ball they intend to pocket-includes the break shot .
The object is to reach a set number of points determined by agreement before the game .
The aim of the game is to reach a set number of points .
Other balls are placed at random and must touch their neighbors .
All the balls must touch their neighbors .
One of the all-time greatest players , Willie Mosconi , had a record high run of 526 points .
Probably the all-time greatest player ( by professional statistics ) , Willie Mosconi , holds the game 's record high run .
In addition , the opponent has the choice either of accepting the table in position , or alternatively of having the balls re-racked and requiring the offending player to repeat the opening break .
In addition , the opponent has the choice of either accepting the table as it was left , or of having the balls re-racked and requiring the person who fouled on the break to repeat it .
All other fouls during the game result in a one point deduction , including fouling on an intragame rack .
This includes fouling on an intragame rack ( a rack after the first rack , which are discussed later ) .
The game was formerly the dominant pool game in the United States , and immortalized in the 1961 film The Hustler .
The game was especially popular in the United States , and was the subject of the classic 1961 film The Hustler .
The division is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney , and includes the suburbs of Belfield , Belmore , Burwood Heights , Campsie , Chullora , Clemton Park , Enfield , Greenacre , Lakemba , Mount Lewis , Roselands , Strathfield South and Wiley Park and parts of Ashbury , Bankstown , Beverly Hills , Burwood , Canterbury , Croydon , Croydon Park , Earlwood , Kingsgrove , Narwee , Punchbowl , Riverwood and Strathfield .
The division is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney , including Belfield , Belmore , Burwood Heights , Campsie , Chullora , Clemton Park , Enfield , Greenacre , Lakemba , Mount Lewis , Roselands , Strathfield South and Wiley Park and parts of Ashbury , Bankstown , Beverly Hills , Burwood , Canterbury , Croydon , Croydon Park , Earlwood , Kingsgrove , Narwee , Punchbowl , Riverwood and Strathfield .
It has previously been held by Leo McLeay , a former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives .
Leo McLeay was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives .
There was previously another Division of Watson ( 1934-69 ) , located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney , however that Division is not connected to this one except in name .
It was in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney , however that Division is not connected to this one except in name .
The division was created at the redistribution of 31 January 1992 , to replace the abolished Division of St George and is named after the Right Honourable Chris Watson , the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia .
It is named after Chris Watson , the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia .
His title was khagan , or `` Khan of Khans '' , but has often been abbreviated to Khan ( rather like the Persian Shahanshah - also meaning `` King of Kings '' - is usually called Shah , equally incorrect , in most Western languages ) or described as `` Great Khan '' ( like the Ottoman Padishah being called `` Great Sultan '' ) .
His title was khagan ` Khan of Khans ' , see below , but is often ` shortened ' to Khan ( rather like the Persian Shahanshah - also meaning ` King of Kings ' - is usually called Shah , equally incorrect , in most Western languages ) or described as ` Great Khan ' ( like the Ottoman Padishah being called ` Great Sultan ' ) .
Presently Khans exist in South Asia , Central Asia , Eastern Europe and Turkey .
Presently , khans exist mostly in South Asia , Central Asia and Iran .
The title Khan became unprecedently prominent when the Mongol Temüjin created the Mongol empire , the greatest land empire the world has ever seen , which he ruled as Genghis Khan .
The title `` Khan '' became well known when the tribal Mongol Temüjin proved himself a military genius by creating the Mongol Empire , the greatest land empire the world ever saw , which he ruled as Genghis Khan .
A police ID card and entry in the civil registry stating Flores was born on July 16 , 1890 , were shown to reporters .
A police ID card and entry in the civil registry stating Flores was born on July 16 , 1890 were shown to reporters .
He has 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren .
He has 40 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren .
He has lived there ever since , never traveling farther than La Paz , 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) from his home .
He has lived there since , never traveling father than La Paz , 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) from his home .
Flores had five children , one of whom ( Cecilio , aged 65 ) is alive as of 2013 .
Flores had three children , one of which is alive as of 2013 ( Cecilio , aged 67 ) .
Carmelo Flores Laura is an individual from Bolivia who has unverified supercentenarian status .
Carmelo Flores Laura ( born July 16 , 1906 ) is an unverified supercentenarian from Bolivia .
The relationship between the two measured quantities is often expressed as a power law : or in a logarithmic form : where is the scaling exponent of the law .
The relationship between two measured quantities is often expressed as a power law : or in a logarithmic form : where is the scaling exponent of the law .
Allometry is the study of the relationship of body size to shape , anatomy , physiology and finally behavior , first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892 , D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 and Julian Huxley in 1932 .
Allometry was first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892 , D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 , and Julian Huxley in 1932 .
Allometry often studies shape differences in terms of ratios of the objects ' dimensions .
Allometry is the study of the relationship of body size to shape .
Other sightings may have been of actual land , wrongly located through observational errors due to chronometer failure , adverse weather or simple incompetence .
Other sightings may have been of actual land , wrongly located through observational errors due to chronometer failure , bad weather or simple incompetence .
Robert Johnson , a former captain of the Wasp , had made an exploratory voyage along the western coast of the Antarctic peninsula in 1821 , calling it `` New South Greenland '' .
Robert Johnson , a former captain of the Wasp , had made an exploratory voyage along the western coast of the Antarctic peninsula in 1821 .
In the early 19th century the geography of Antarctica was almost completely unknown , though occasional sightings of land had been recorded .
In the early 19th century the geography of Antarctica was almost completely unknown , but occasional sightings of land had been recorded .
This would be the first of four extended voyages that would keep Morrell at sea for most of the following eight years , although he would not revisit the Antarctic after the initial voyage .
This would be the first of four long voyages that would keep Morrell at sea for most of the following eight years , although he would not revisit the Antarctic after the initial voyage .
Morrell describes seal hunting activities continuing along this putative coast during the remainder of the day .
Morrell describes seal hunting activities continuing along this coast during the remainder of the day .
Morrell turned north from a position he calculated as 67 ° 52 'S , 48 ° 11 ` W. Three days later , on 19 March , the ship passed what he took to be the northern cape of the land , at 62 ° 41 'S , 47 ° 21 ` W. `` This land abounds with oceanic birds of every description '' , wrote Morrell .
Three days later , on 19 March , the ship passed what he took to be the northern cape of the land , at 62 ° 41 'S , 47 ° 21 ` W. `` This land abounds with oceanic birds of every description '' , wrote Morrell .
A sounding of the sea bottom revealed more than 5,000 feet ( 1,500 m ) of water , indicating no land in near proximity .
A sounding of the sea bottom revealed more than 5,000 feet ( 1,500 m ) of water , indicating no land nearby .
In his narrative he assigns the honor to his fellow sealing captain , Robert Johnson , for finding and naming the land two years earlier .
In his narrative , he gives all credit to his fellow sealing captain , Robert Johnson , for finding and naming the land two years earlier .
These words are very similar to those used by the British explorer James Weddell to describe his own experiences in the same area , a month earlier , which has led historians to suspect that Morrell may have plagiarised Weddell 's experiences .
These words are very similar to those used by the British explorer James Weddell to describe his own experiences in the same area , a month earlier .
In 1822 Benjamin Morrell , who had sailed to the South Sandwich Islands the previous year , was appointed commander of the schooner Wasp for a two-year voyage of sealing , trading and exploration in the Antarctic seas and the southern Pacific Ocean .
Morrel was appointed commander of the schooner Wasp for a two-year voyage of sealing , trading and exploration in the Antarctic seas and the southern Pacific Ocean in 1822 .
New South Greenland , sometimes known as Morrell 's Land , was an appearance of land recorded by the American captain Benjamin Morrell of the schooner Wasp in March 1823 , during a sealing and exploration voyage in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica .
New South Greenland , which is also known as Morrell 's Land , was an appearance of land recorded by the American captain Benjamin Morrell .