-- Consumer spending edged down in April after rising for two consecutive months, the Government reported.

It was Australia's second consecutive innings defeat in a wet summer, and the hosts were in strong positions in the two drawn Tests, in which half the playing time was washed out.

The 68000 has a 16-bit external data bus so must transfer 32 bits of data in two consecutive steps, a technique called multiplexing: all this is transparent to the software, which was 32-bit from the beginning.

* first two consecutive Regierungsstatthalter:

In order for Thābit's formula to produce an amicable pair, two consecutive Thabit numbers must be prime ; this severely restricts the possible values of n.

The chief executive could serve two consecutive five-year terms and then pick a successor.

The ratio of the widths of two consecutive frets is the twelfth root of two (), whose numeric value is about 1. 059463.

Ireland has had consecutive coalition governments since the 1989 general election, excluding two brief Fianna Fáil minority administrations in 1994 and 2011 that followed the withdrawal of their coalition partners from government.

In previous years, the team had compiled a record of sixteen consecutive victories, but the 1974 squad opened the season with two losses.

After losing a dismal 103 games in 1966, the Cubs brought home consecutive winning records in ' 67 and ' 68, marking the first time a Cub team had accomplished that feat in over two decades.

Not until 1900, a decade into his career, did Young pitch two consecutive incomplete games.

which can be obtained by two consecutive applications of Pythagoras ' theorem.

One set of odd or even lines is referred to as a " field ", and a consecutive pairing of two fields of opposite parity is called a frame.

On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, the Red Wings set the NHL record for most consecutive wins at home in a single season by winning their 21st home game with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars, and on Sunday, February 19, 2012, defeated the San Jose Sharks to record their 23rd consecutive home victory, breaking the overall record previously held by the Boston Bruins over two seasons from 1929-1930.

At any one time no more than two consecutive segments under the tram should actually be live.

The single was a phenomenal success in the UK, staying at the top of the singles chart for nine consecutive weeks, during which time the group's previous single " Relax " climbed back up the charts to number two.

The ratio of the spacing of two consecutive frets is ( twelfth root of two ).

Geelong holds a number of league records including the longest winning streak in AFL / VFL history ( 23 games ); the most goals kicked in a single game ( on two occasions-37. 17 ( 239 ) against Brisbane in 1992 and 37. 11 ( 233 ) against Melbourne in 2011 ); the highest score recorded in a single game ( 37. 17 ( 239 ) against Brisbane in 1992 ; the highest-ever aggregate season total for points scored ( 3, 334 points in 1992 ); the record for restricting an opponent to the lowest ever score in a game ( St Kilda 0. 1 ( 1 ) in 1899 ); the most consecutive 100-point victories ( 3 games in a row, in 1989 ); the longest winning streak in interstate games ( 12 games ) and achieved the longest home ground winning streak in VFL / AFL history — 29 games straight at Simonds Stadium ( also known as Kardinia Park ).

Led by Geelong's greatest coach ( officially named at Geelong's Team of the Century 2000 ) Reg Hickey, Geelong won two consecutive premiership flags of 1951 and 1952.

In 1938 he homered in four consecutive at-bats over two games.

Before the Test series started he scored consecutive centuries against Tasmania and Australia A these were his first in two years.

After two consecutive playoff appearance, the Colts would regress and go 3 – 13 during the 1997 season.

He repeated his performance of Billy the pageboy for two subsequent tours, and was so successful that he was called to London to play the role alongside William Gillette, the original Holmes.

His command positions included: commanding officer of a platoon and two rifle companies during two tours of duty in Vietnam ; commanding officer of Special Training Branch and Recruit Series at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California ( 1966 – 1968 ); commanding officer of Counter-Guerilla Warfare School, Northern Training Area on Okinawa ( 1970 ), Company officer at the United States Naval Academy ( 1970 – 1973 ); commanding officer of the Marine Barracks at Naval Air Station North Island, California ( 1973 – 1976 ), and commanding officer, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines ( 1983 – 1985 ).

He made two long national tours in 1817 to build national trust.

George Parr ’ s side came out in 1863 – 64 and there were two tours by sides led by W. G.

By the 1880s the tradition of England-Australia cricket tours was well established, with a total of eight Tests having been played, five of them at the MCG, two at the Sydney Cricket Ground and one at The Oval in London.

A show with the band Psychic TV led to him becoming full-time DJ with The Shamen, and touring with them on their ' Synergy ' tours for nearly two years.

Throughout 1995, 1996 and 1997, the band made worldwide tours to support their first two albums.

In the summer and the autumn, the Pyrenees are usually featured in two of cycling's epic grand tours, the Tour de France held annually in July and the Vuelta a España held in September.

Five years later two important overseas tours took place ; a British Isles team visited Australia and New Zealand — although a private venture, it laid the foundations for future British and Irish Lions tours ; and the 1888 New Zealand Native team brought the first overseas team to British spectators.

On March 26, 2010, in an interview with The Globe and Mail, Lifeson reconfirmed that the band had already written a half-dozen songs and that there was the potential for two supporting tours, one planned for Summer 2010 and a more extensive tour planned for Summer 2011.

He served two tours in Vietnam ( from 1968 to 1970 ) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner.

Consequently, in 1890 and 1891 Hay and two travelling Commissioners, Garrett and Alldridge, went on extensive tours of what is now Sierra Leone obtaining treaties from chiefs.

Between September and December 1980, the Undertones performed two further tours: the ' Disaster Tour ( European Style )', which saw the band perform in continental Europe and — in December — the ' See No More ' tour of the UK.

During her tenure with Epic Records, Amos also released a retrospective collection titled Tales of a Librarian ( 2003 ) through her former label, Atlantic Records ; a two-disc DVD set Fade to Red ( 2006 ) containing most of Amos's solo music videos, released through the Warner Bros. reissue imprint Rhino ; a five disc box set titled A Piano: The Collection ( 2006 ), celebrating Amos's 15 year solo career through remastered album tracks, remixes, alternate mixes, demos, and a string of unreleased songs from album recording sessions, also released through Rhino ; and numerous official bootlegs from two world tours, The Original Bootlegs ( 2005 ) and Legs & Boots ( 2007 ) through Epic Records.

He returned to Hawkshead for his first two summer holidays, and often spent later holidays on walking tours, visiting places famous for the beauty of their landscape.

The group also picked up a cult following in Australia thanks to the support of the Sydney rock radio station 2JJ ( now Triple-J ) and the nationally broadcast weekly music TV show Countdown, which screened all of the band's early videos ( beginning with their first Australian single release-" This Is Pop "); thanks to this interest, the group made two well-received tours there in 1979 and 1980.

Today, the San Juan Islands are an important tourist destination, with sea kayaking and orca whale-watching by boat or air tours, two of the primary attractions.

On an board, there are exactly 26, 534, 728, 821, 064 directed closed tours ( i. e. two tours along the same path that travel in opposite directions are counted separately, as are rotations and reflections ).

This success was supplemented by two years of the TV show, a series of successful concert tours both across America and abroad, and a trippy-psychedelic movie, Head, a bit ahead of its time.

Sri Lanka offers two leopard habitats, Yala National Park and Wilpattu National Park, where wildlife tours are available.

They continued to play on her next recording projects and invited Akiko to join them on two of their worldwide tours.