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2006 New Orleans Bowl

With 5:12 left in the 1st quarter, Rice got on the board with an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joel Armstrong to wide receiver Mike Falco, making the score 14-7, Troy.

A Fictional Guide to Scotland

This reading tour visited places as far and wide as Wigtown, Ullapool, Inverness, Edinburgh, Stirling, Lanark and Glasgow and was supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog is a 2006 American crime drama film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes, first screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2006, with a wide release the following year on January 12, 2007.

Auhah Island

It is 800 metres long by 540 metres wide, which corresponds to an area of about 34 ha, and is located 16 km south-east of Failaka Island, and 41 km from Salmiya on the mainland.

Auranticarpa rhombifolia

Rhomboid in shape, 5 to 10 cm long and 4 to 7 cm wide.

Australopithecus sediba

Because of the wide range of mosaic features exhibited in both cranial and post-cranial morphology, the authors suggest that A. sediba may be a transitional species between the southern African A. africanus (the Taung Child, Mrs. Ples) and either Homo habilis or even the later H. erectus (Turkana boy, Java man, Peking man).

Avenir Telecom

They consist in the distribution and sale of a wide variety of communication products, especially mobile phones, activation of service, accessories, answering and fax machines, phone cases, phone chargers, phone soxs, plastic shelves, 3D phone stickers for mobiles and laptops, earkits, hands-free kits, portable headsets, and USB Bluetooth dongles under the OXO name.

Berks and Hants Railway

Mortimer railway station on the Basingstoke branch is a good example of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's "chalet" style station; the main building has a wide roof that extends beyond the walls on all four sides to give shelter to passengers and there is a small waiting shelter on the opposite platform that is in matching style.

Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra

CUJO has performed in numerous professional venues in the UK on national tours including the Bull's Head in Barnes, won gold awards in UK-wide big band competitions and has collaborated with world-famous musicians, composers and arrangers such as Laurence Cottle (2013), Stan Sulzmann (2012), Steve Waterman (2010), Issie Barratt and Mike Gibbs (2009), and Mark Nightingale (2007).

Charnwood Museum

It has a wide range of exhibits reflecting the history, geology, archaeology and industries of Charnwood and surrounding areas.

Digital performance

It was during this time that computer hardware was built to become much more “user – friendly” and we then witnessed the invention of the digital camera and the home PC’s (Personal Computer) and the establishment of the World Wide Web.

Drambuie

In 1916, Drambuie became the first liqueur to be allowed in the cellars of the House of Lords, and Drambuie began to ship world-wide to stationed British soldiers.

Economic history of Nicaragua

The rich volcanic soils produced a wide array of products, including beans, peppers, corn, cocoa, and cassava (manioc).

Gary Hughes

In 2002 he undertook his most ambitious project yet; the two-album wide Rock Opera named "Once And Future King" that was based on King Arthur's myths and legends.

Gaywood, Norfolk

The Gaywood area has a wide variety of local shops, including a Tesco supermarket, Aldi, a launderette, several cafes and various takeaways.

Grace Darmond

Her last most notable film was Wide Open (1927), starring Lionel Belmore and Dick Grace.

Helene Wildbrunn

She was a celebrated Wagnerian singer, possessing a wide vocal range and dramatic creativity and fine sense of style.

Hercules InColor Card

The Hercules InColor Card (GB222) was an IBM PC compatible graphics controller card released in April 1987 by Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. After the success of the monochrome Hercules Graphics Card which gained wide developer support, the market was changing with the release of new colour cards which were becoming increasingly affordable.

I'll See You Again

It has been covered by a wide range of singers and groups, including Vera Lynn, Frank Sinatra, Bryan Ferry and the Pasadena Roof Orchestra.

James Whitbourn

In 2005, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Choir of Clare College Cambridge, under Leonard Slatkin, premiered his largest choral work Annelies, a setting of the Diary of Anne Frank, at London's Cadogan Hall to wide critical acclaim.

Jane's IAF: Israeli Air Force

The aircraft you will be flying against consist of a wide range of Soviet aircraft exported to Arab states such as the MiG-17, MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-29, Su-17, Su-24.

Joe Benigno

On April 25, 2013 Benigno faced wide criticism for saying he'd "buy drugs for Tyrann Mathieu" if the New York Jets drafted him.

Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen

Originally published between 1925 and 1937, the articles cover a wide range of topics, some of which are related to those in Danmark og Færøerne, while others have a wider cultural interest, as for instance the essay on the Faroese dance.

Kesivan Naidoo

Kesivan has played a wide variety of genres over the years, and has played with many greats such as Miriam Makeba, Selelo Selota, Feya Faku, Bheki Mseleku, Jimmi Dlulu and Marcus Wyatt.

Khazar University Department of History and Archaeology

The Department of History and Archaeology (formerly the Department of History), within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, established in June 1993, is one of the first and leading units of Khazar University with wide academic and research interests.

Kibitsu-zukuri

The haiden's core is just 3 x 1 bays, but it is surrounded on three sides by a 1-bay wide mokoshi (pent roof), bringing the building's external dimensions to 4 x 4 bays.

Kleinella

This genus nearly resembles Actaeon, but without any fold on the columella; the umbilicus, moreover, is wide and deep, and the surface of the shell is cancellated.

Martín Sarmiento

He wrote on a wide variety of subjects, including Literature, Medicine, Botany, Ethnography, History, Theology, Linguistics, etc.

Nicolas-François Guillard

He used a wide range of subjects as a starting point, basing his libretto for Sacchini's final opera, Arvire et Évélina, on an English dramatic poem and also using the works of Pierre Corneille on two occasions.

No Sleep til Shanghai

The film gained wide acclaim and some shock from screening audiences at the Atlanta Film Festival as they reacted to the startling visage of Jamaican-American promoter Andrew Ballen speaking fluent Chinese on the Shanghai leg of the tour.

Nottingham Trent University, School of Art and Design

In the field of art and design, NTU has links with a wide range of companies, professional bodies and institutions on an international level, including Apple, Arcadia Group, Broadway, Fashion Institute of Technology, Marks & Spencer, Ralsey Group Limited, Association of Illustrators, Sony, and Sophie Stellar.

Novim

The group was formed at the University of California campus in Santa Barbara to create a collaborative problem-solving approach to address wide-spread and complicated problems, modeled after approaches at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP).

Pacific Chorale

The Chorale performs a wide range of classics and modern pieces, and has commissioned numerous works including most recently Chanson Eloignee by Morten Lauridsen and Bruce Springsteen Rocks New Orleans by Jake Heggie.

Performax International

With the introduction of a Government regulated industry, Performax began to acquire further accreditation to cover a wide range of vehicle types such as Hummer H2, Corvette, Plymouth Prowler, Ford Mustang, Suburban, Denali, Tahoe and Chevrolet Camaro.

Primus Canada

Primus Canada offers a wide selection of consumer and business telecommunications services available nationwide including Internet, VoIP, Home Phone, Long Distance, Wireless, Hosting, Managed Services and Enterprise IP Telephony.

Public capital

Empirical models that attempt to estimate the public investment and economic growth link involve a wide variety including: the Cobb-Douglas production function; a behavioral approach cost/profit function which includes public capital stock; Vector Auto Regression (VAR) models; and government investment growth regressions.

Scenario planning

Paul J. H. Schoemaker offers a strong managerial case for the use of scenario planning in business and had wide impact.

ServersCheck

It can perform traditional network related checks (TCP, PING, traceroute) but can also be used to monitor a wide variety of other checks such as internet related checks (url, email chain, database checks, Windows checks (diskspace, CPU, memory, process, services).

Sheffield Socialist Society

The Society began organising stalls on Fargate, with speakers extolling the virtues of socialism, and organised meetings with a wide range of speakers, including Hyndman, Morris, Annie Besant and Peter Kropotkin.

Sieglinde Wagner

Sieglinde Wagner had a very wide repertoire, including Clairon in Richard Strauss's Capriccio, Annina in Der Rosenkavalier, Magdalena in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Fenena in Nabucco, the mother in Hansel and Gretel and Mary in The Flying Dutchman.

Stephen Revere

Revere has appeared on a number of Korean TV shows, including English Conversation (EBS, 2001–2003) and The World Is Wide (세상은 넓다, KBS1 2006-2007).

T3 Technion Technology Transfer

Having won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, the drug is now marketed world-wide as AzilectTM.

The Dorset House

Maine decoys, for example as seen in the work of Gus Wilson, are typically solid-bodied with wide, flat bottoms and simple paint patterns.

The Pacifist

Published near the beginning of the Cold War, "The Pacifist" satirizes the military-industrial complex (although the term would not come into wide use for another five years.) The involvement of civilian scientists in military projects was familiar to the reading public, notably the involvement of J. Robert Oppenheimer's team of nuclear scientists in the Manhattan Project, under the military leadership of General Leslie Groves.

Tidal range

The top 50 locations with the largest tidal ranges world-wide are listed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States.

Til Schweiger

Schweiger has also appeared in a wide range of American films, including Already Dead, King Arthur, In Enemy Hands, Magicians, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Driven, SLC Punk!, Investigating Sex, Joe and Max, The Replacement Killers and New Year's Eve.

Tsunami warning system

A Caribbean-wide tsunami warning system was planned to be instituted by the year 2010, by representatives of Caribbean nations who met in Panama City in March 2008.

University of Chicago Press

It currently publishes 58 titles in a wide range of academic disciplines including the social sciences, the humanities, education, the biological and medical sciences, and the physical sciences.

Wide-Eyed and Mystified

Wide-Eyed and Mystified is the third official album release by Christian rock band Downhere.

Zach Azzanni

He was also the wide receivers coach at the University of Florida under former Florida coach, Urban Meyer.


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