Following Desargues ' thinking, the sixteen-year-old Pascal produced, as a means of proof, a short treatise on what was called the " Mystic Hexagram ", Essai pour les coniques (" Essay on Conics ") and sent it — his first serious work of mathematics — to Père Mersenne in Paris ; it is known still today as Pascal's theorem.

Following the military and political results of the 1968 Tet Offensive and related military offensives in the South, in which the Vietcong suffered serious military losses, the PRG was envisioned as a political counter-force that could influence international public opinion in support of national independence and in opposition to the U. S. and the Republic of Vietnam.

Following years of negotiations aimed at establishing a permanent international tribunal to prosecute individuals accused of genocide and other serious international crimes, such as crimes against humanity, war crimes and the recently defined crimes of aggression, the United Nations General Assembly convened a five-week diplomatic conference in Rome in June 1998 " to finalize and adopt a convention on the establishment of an international criminal court ".

Following the 1967 Six-Day War, there were no serious diplomatic efforts to resolve the issues at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Following a series of heart attacks, the most serious in November 1907, he began to fear that he would not be able to survive to the end of his term.

Following the emotional crisis in their marriage after Gustav's discovery of the affair, Gustav began to take a serious interest in Alma's musical compositions, regretting his earlier dismissive attitude.

Following Russell's death, the only people who made serious efforts to continue those strains were two men, one in Chislehurst with the surname of East and another in Cornwall named Archer.

Following the unexpected death of his niece, Princess Charlotte of Wales, in 1817, Frederick became second in line to the throne, with a serious chance of inheriting it.

Following a brief return to the NFL, that saw him on the verge of making the Green Bay Packers if not for a serious knee injury at the end of training camp, Stegall remained the team's primary receiver.

Following a long setback of health problems and a serious lip injury in 1992 where he ruptured his upper lip and subsequently developed an infection, Hubbard was again playing and recording occasionally, even if not at the high level that he set for himself during his earlier career.

Following a serious accident at Rawtenstall, an embargo was placed on this form of traction in 1911.

Following their encounter with Carnage, the two vow to make serious life changes.

Following the failure of Darien, and with the country's economy damaged, serious machinations began proposing the political union between the two realms of Scotland and England.

Following the creation of Faysal's state, a serious tension within the Arab nationalist movement became visible ; the conflict between the ideology's highest ideal of forming a single independent unit comprising all countries that shared the Arabic language and heritage, and the tendency to give precedence to local ambitions.

Following serious fires in 2001 and 2002 the Department for Transport provided funding for clearance of the gorse in the zone of disturbance and this area is mown annually to suppress any gorse regrowth.

Following that, she began a criminal career that over time became more serious.

Following the Stavisky Affair, in which a Jewish man named Serge Alexandre Stavisky was revealed to be involved in high level political corruption, these groups encouraged serious rioting which almost toppled the government in the 6 February 1934 crisis.

Following the recent financial crisis, some economists have suggested that full reserve banking should be again considered as a serious option.

Following this the Australians were able to begin taking the initiative and throughout May they began to slowly recapture some of the ground that had been lost earlier as they undertook a serious of peaceful penetration operations.

Following a rough Bud Shootout on February 12, Stewart expressed concern to the media about the possibility of aggressive driving resulting in the serious injury or death of a driver.

Johnson was also responsible for the White Paper Building Trust in Statistics As Economic Secretary she supported the EU action against money laundering stating " Money laundering is a very serious offence, with the capacity to undermine financial markets and to corrupt professional advisers " Following the 2000 Budget Johnson, whilst speaking to NPI Conference, commented " in the Budget three weeks ago now, this Government took the next steps towards our ambition for a Britain of opportunity and security not just for a few but for all, with prosperity reaching the people and places the economy has too long forgotten .".

Following Rep. Jim Slattery's successful orchestration in the House, President Clinton signed the bill which finally cancelled the project on October 31, 1993, stating regret at the " serious loss " for science.

Following are the rules for the abapa variation, considered to be the most appropriate for serious, adult play.

Following reports of serious financial abuses in the 1972 Presidential campaign, Congress amended the FECA in 1974 to set limits on contributions by individuals, political parties and PACs.

Following the disastrous 1913 flood in the Great Miami River Valley, citizens realized that the only way to prevent future flooding was to deal with protection on a watershed basis.

Following this initial drainage, the Fens were still extremely susceptible to flooding, so windpumps were used to pump water away from affected areas.

Following flooding and riots, a new outlet was cut from Newbridge to Goole, which was known as the Dutch River.

" Following the success of the 8-TP-1, Zenith, RCA, DeWald, and Crosley began flooding the market with additional transistor radio models.

Following flooding in Taunton in 1960, much of the river between there and its mouth was straightened, and the navigation locks were removed.

Following severe flooding of the Yangtze River basin in 1998, NEPA was upgraded to the State Environmental Protection Agency ( SEPA ) meaning that environmental protection was now being implemented at a ministerial level.

Following widespread flooding in Tewkesbury throughout the 2000 decade, Robertson spoke out against building on flood plains.

Following a catastrophic flood in March, 1913, the Miami Conservancy District was established in 1914 to build dams and levees and to dredge and straighten channels to control flooding of the river.

Following heavy rainfall and flooding in February 2007 the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan ( UNAMA ) opened a sub-office in the province and Oxfam, one of the few NGOs operating in the province, described UNAMA's input into coordinating flood relief as impressive.

Following flooding in Send Marsh in 2000, when 16 properties were flooded to a depth of 1m, causing £ 600, 000 of damage, a five-month Environment Agency scheme costing £ 400, 000 began in February 2007 to reduce the risk from the East Clandon stream.

Following the flooding of Lake Pedder by the HEC for the upper Gordon Power Development and the subsequent backlash against the HEC incursions into the south west wilderness of Tasmania, environmental groups of the 1970s and 80s alerted the rest of Australia to the continued power that the HEC had over the Tasmanian environment and politics.

Following an extempore but careful fortification of the western extremity of Belgium by flooding, the Battle of the Yser provided an anchor onto which the future Western Front could be locked by the First Battle of Ypres.

Following the 1348 Friuli earthquake, the river's course near Villach was buried by a major landslide, causing extensive flooding.

Following floods in September 1984, construction of the lake was proposed to prevent future flooding and provide recreational facilities.

Following an interview with Mista Montana on the highly respected, Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Cormega recently made great efforts to increase peoples awareness of the 2010 flooding tragedy in Pakistan, adding images and video clips to his official site.

Following the damage to several canal structures caused by Hurricane Agnes and other flooding incidents in the early 1970s, the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration designed a steel banding system to stabilize the structure and installed a steel rod reinforcing system. The National Park Service and park supporters were concerned about the structural stability of the aqueduct and a major engineering evaluation was undertaken to determine stabilization needs and associated cost.

Following record flooding in the Atlanta metropolitan area in September 2009, RaceTrac donated $ 10, 000 worth of gas cards, bottled water, and ice to the relief effort.

Following continual flooding problems on the East Fork, and to help control flooding in the Ohio River, the East Fork was dammed by the US Army Corps of Engineers to create Brookville Lake in 1968.

Following this came widespread flooding across the region which brought havoc to Birmingham.

Following the last ice age, sea levels rose, flooding the valley, forming Pittwater and creating the island.

Following heavy precipitation and flooding from two hurricanes in 1947, the dike was again expanded in the 1960s to create the current Herbert Hoover Dike.

Following several incidents of flooding a sea defence of combined dune system ( sand was imported from the estuary to form this ) and concrete walls are now in place along much of Sand Road.