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Citing the Byzantine siphon used for discharging Greek fire as an inspiration, al-Jazari went on to describe the first suction pipes, suction pump, double-action pump, and made early uses of valves and a crankshaft-connecting rod mechanism, when he invented a twin-cylinder reciprocating piston suction pump.
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Citing the power behind the most aggressive firm on Wall Street, Drexel bankers often used " Michael says ..." to justify their tactics.
" Citing an example from the series using codes, Bryson explained how the show could be used to expand upon the curriculum, " Not only did she learn about codes, but she also got in a ton of spelling practice.
Citing cost reasons, the design of the Porsche 993 used the doors of the Porsche 964, along with the flat-6 engines, as well as gearbox in 2wd variants.
Citing grammarian Randolph Quirk, Safire pointed out that the doubling of the sound is also a feature in other two-word phrases used to disparage the actions or words of others, including " mumbo jumbo ", " wishy-washy ", and higgledy-piggledy ".
Citing an Associated Press analysis, CNN reported that Wikipedia being used as a " popular tool " for opposition researchers became so widespread a problem that Wikipedia altered its submission guidelines and set up alerts so that its operators know when Capitol Hill staffers alter Wikipedia content.
Citing confidential memos, Caldicott says that the Hershey Foods Corporation was concerned about radiation levels in milk used in their products because of the proximity of the Three Mile Island accident to Hershey's Pennsylvania factory.
Citing evidence from an ancient work by Zheng Xuan ( 127 – 200 ), Su believed that physicians of the ancient Zhou Dynasty ( 1046 – 256 BC ) used realgar as a remedy for ulcers.
Citing Article I of the U. S. Constitution, he set a precedent used in the 1960s to validate the expansion of federal control over the election process.
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Citing 2 Chronicles 7: 14, signs across rural Texas urge citizens to " Pray for Our Nation " ( 2010 ).
" Citing Lochner v. New York, the controversial decision of 1905 upholding freedom of contract, Pound assailed the Supreme Court for giving " us rules which, when applied to the existing commercial and industrial situation, are wholly inadequate.
Citing Libya's support for terrorism and its past regional aggressions the United States voiced concern over this development.
* 1973 – Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg has charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times dismissed.
Citing Buddhist sutras and commentaries, Nichiren argued that the Buddhist teachings were being distorted for their own gain.
" Citing Numbers 31: 13 – 47 as an example, in which Moses orders the slaughter of thousands of boys and women, and sanctions the rape of thousands of girls, at God's behest, Paine calls the Bible a " book of lies, wickedness, and blasphemy ; for what can be greater blasphemy than to ascribe the wickedness of man to the orders of the Almighty!
Citing FBI crime statistics, they assert firearms are the only reasonable means of self-protection, especially for women, people of short stature, people with disabilities, and the elderly.
Citing poor sales for both divisions, the company plans to focus on its international expansion plans for its other brands, with particular emphasis on its growth in China.
Citing dissatisfaction with the aesthetics of modern digital displays and a nostalgic fondness for the styling of obsolete technology, significant numbers of electronics enthusiasts in recent years have shown interest in reviving Nixies.
Citing statistics from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations and the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama, the Gadsden-Etowah County Industrial Development Authority reports that approximately 12, 000 residents of Etowah County are underemployed and 2, 179 residents are unemployed as of 2008.
Citing the disruption of trade in the Mediterranean caused by the war as the justification for allied intervention, the treaty called for an immediate armistice between the belligerents, in effect demanding a cessation of Ottoman military operations in Greece just when the Ottomans had victory in their grasp.
Citing confusion of this town, with another in northern Okanogan County ( that no longer exists ), that same year, Mission and the entire valley were renamed for Kashmir, India, as local judge James H. Chase claimed it resembled the foothills of that region.
Citing, where Jesus is described as descending " with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet ", they conclude that Michael is another name for Jesus in heaven.
Citing Gandhi, who was an adherent of it, she has followed the tradition for thirty years, saying that it has kept her healthy and vigorous.
Citing a recently released Maine Higher Education Survey Report, a cramped location between the river and the railroad tracks, an aging physical plant, and lack of dining facilities for men, amongst others, Johnson began a campaign to move the college to a more adequate location.
Citing Leipzig's lack of clinical facilities, he moved to Vienna, where he studied for ten months.
Citing the first principle of the medical profession — that doctors have an obligation to prevent what they cannot treat — a global federation of physician experts came together to explain the medical and scientific facts about nuclear war to policy makers and to the public, and to advocate for the elimination of nuclear weapons from the world ’ s arsenals.
Citing the inadequacies of Cashman Field and lack of planning for a replacement, Los Angeles decided to not renew the player development contract ( PDC ) with Las Vegas after the 2008 season, opting to re-affiliate with Albuquerque.
Citing cost reductions, Delta Air Lines sold former Northwest regional subsidiary Mesaba Airlines on July 1, 2010 to Pinnacle Airlines Corp. for $ 62 million USD.
Citing poor sales for both divisions, Yum!
Citing the verse, " No rule but God's ," an indication that a caliph is not a representative of God, this group turned on both Alī and Muʿāwiya, opposing Muʿāwiya's rebellion against one they considered to be the rightful caliph, and opposing ʻAlī for accepting to subject his legitimate authority to arbitration, thus giving away what was not his, but rather the right of the people.
Citing insufficient evidence of integration of the FRIAS concept into the university's framework, the committee did not extend funding for the FRIAS and the institutional strategy line of funding, despite acknowledging the impressive research and advances achieved at FRIAS in the past years.
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Citing a previous Athenian atrocity when the captured sailors of two ships were thrown overboard, Lysander and his allies slaughtered Philocles and 3, 000 Athenian prisoners, sparing other Greek captives.
Citing this evidence, British antiquarian Charles Hardwick has argued that the house kobold and similar creatures, such as the Scottish bogie, French goblin, and English Puck, all descend from the Greek kobaloi, creatures " whose sole delite consists in perplexing the human race, and evoking those harmless terrors that constantly hover round the minds of the timid.
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Citing the risk of fire, the utility PSE & G has destroyed such nests.
" Citing late Warring States and early Han versions of Huangdi's myth, he further argues that the figure of the Yellow Emperor originated in ancient rain-making rituals in which the Yellow Emperor represented the power of rain and clouds, whereas his mythical rival Chi You ( or Yandi ) stood for fire and drought.
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Citing Claremont as inspiration for his run on New X-Men, Morrison explains Beast as a " brilliant, witty bipolar scientist.
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Citing the history in the U. S. of political assassinations of revolutionaries ( including Malcolm X and Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton ), and the increasing attacks and threats against Avakian, in 1981 Avakian left the country and went into self-exile in France.
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Citing research by John Green, who found that several contemporary British Columbia newspapers regarded the alleged capture as very dubious, Clark notes that the Mainland Guardian of New Westminster, British Columbia, wrote, " Absurdity is written on the face of it.
Citing Paul Ricoeur, McGinn argues that a distinctive characteristic of the Hebrew Bible is its " reinterpretation of myth on the basis of history ".
Citing numerous instances of Pytheas apparently being far off the mark on details concening known regions, he says: " however, any man who has told such great falsehoods about the known regions would hardly, I imagine, be able to tell the truth about places that are not known to anybody.
Citing its obsolescence, expense, and high worker absentee rate, GM announced the closing of the Norwood plant and ten other GM facilities on November 6, 1986.
Citing frustration at their failure to break out of their pop image and their inability to reproduce the more sophisticated material properly on stage, Marriott was already looking ahead to a new band, Humble Pie, with Peter Frampton.
Citing concerns of public order, the city government forbade them on the city's main streets.
Citing the proven detrimental health effects of tobacco use, effective August 15, 2010, Missouri State University enacted a policy further restricting the use of tobacco products on the campus.
Citing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 ( 2003 ), and the laws of war, the CPA vested itself with executive, legislative, and judicial authority over the Iraqi government from the period of the CPA's inception on April 21, 2003, until its dissolution on June 28, 2004.
Citing difficulties in competing with online news sources to provide unique news in a weekly publication, the magazine refocused its content on opinion and commentary beginning with its May 24, 2009 issue.
Citing research on the ancient Maya civilization by Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg and Augustus Le Plongeon, he believed it had been the place of a common origin of ancient civilizations in Africa ( especially ancient Egypt ), Europe, and the Americas.
Citing sources inside the 301 Military Hospital in Beijing, The Times reported that Huang had died on the morning of 9 May 2007.
Citing Boyce, Sundermann remarks, " It was among the Parthian Manicheans that Mithra as a sun god surpassed the importance of Narisaf as the common Iranian image of the Third Messenger ; among the Parthians the dominance of Mithra was such that his identification with the Third Messenger led to cultic emphasis on the Mithraic traits in the Manichaean god.
Citing continuing criticism, Mainichi's Digital Media Division shut down WaiWai on June 21.
Citing this on January 21, 2008, Northern Ireland's Education Minister Caitríona Ruane passed new guidelines regarding post-primary progression as regulation rather than as legislation.
Citing the City of Kamloops v. Nielsen, the Court decided that courts cannot impose a duty of care on a pregnant woman toward her fetus as it would interfere with the exercise of her autonomy rights during pregnancy, and the difficulty in defining a standard of care in pregnancy.
Citing Leno's larger audience and earlier time slot, Fletcher agreed to appear on The Tonight Show, where he presented Leno with a Louisville Slugger baseball bat and traded jocular barbs about the relative advantages of Kentucky and Los Angeles where The Tonight Show is filmed.
Citing the growing danger of a nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan, Thomas L. Hughes formed an eighteen-member Task Force on Non-Proliferation and South Asian Security to propose methods for reducing the growing nuclear tensions on the subcontinent.
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