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Toronto Blue Jays Daniel Norris (baseball)

norris during tenure toronto blue jays in 2015 on september 1, 2014, norris called blue jays part of september roster expansion. on september 5, made mlb debut against boston red sox, striking out david ortiz. blue jays manager john gibbons announced on september 23 norris make first major league start on september 25, , pitch 2–3 innings. norris pitched 3 ⁄3 innings , yielded 2 earned runs on 1 hit, 2 walks, while striking out 1. in total 2014, norris pitched 6 ⁄3 innings blue jays, , post 5.40 era, 4 strikeouts, , 1.50 whip. norris had arthroscopic surgery on october 7, 2014 remove bone spurs , loose bodies left (pitching) elbow. 2015 on january 21, 2015, norris named mlb third-best lhp prospect in baseball. in 2015, mlb named norris number 1 blue jays prospect, number 3 left-handed pitching prospect in baseball, , 17th best prospect overall. opened 2015 season in starting rotation blue jays. after fifth start, norris optioned triple-a buffalo on may 1.

World War II Itter Castle

itter castle seen southeast, 1979 after 1938 anschluss annexation of austria nazi germany, reich government officially leased castle in late 1940 owner, franz grüner. itter castle seized grüner ss lieutenant general oswald pohl under orders of heinrich himmler on february 7, 1943, , transformed prison april 25, 1943. established incarcerate prominent french prisoners valuable reich, facility placed subcamp under administration of dachau concentration camp. notable prisoners included: former prime ministers Édouard daladier , paul reynaud; generals maurice gamelin , former commander-in-chief maxime weygand, had been prominent during phoney war; former tennis champion jean borotra, later general commissioner of sports in vichy regime; right-wing leader françois de la rocque, leader of right-wing croix de feu movement; trade union leader léon jouhaux; andré françois-poncet, politician , diplomat; , michel clemenceau, politician , son of georges clemenceau. former republic president albert...

German and French Reformed denominations in North America List of Reformed denominations in North America

franklin square burial ground plaque german reformed church of united church of christ partially: united church of christ - around 1,100,000 members - liberal, german reformed & congregational french protestant (huguenot) church, charleston, sc——the french calvinist or huguenot congregation still existing in united states. reformed church in united states - around 5,000 members - orthodox, german reformed, calvinistic l Église réformée du québec (reformed church of quebec) - around 500 members - orthodox, french reformed, calvinistic

Design and development Tupolev Tu-142

1 design , development 1.1 designs 1.2 improved variants 1.3 technological upgrades design , development early designs the tu-142m powered 4 11,033 kw (14,795 shp) kuznetsov nk-12mv turboprops, drive huge contra-rotating av-60n propellers. in late 1950s navy developed ugm-27 polaris, submarine-launched ballistic missile (slbm) range of more of 1,800 kilometres (1,000 nm). navy test-fired rocket boosters perfect design, culminating in first underwater launch of ballistic missile uss george washington on 20 july 1960. polaris became operational on 15 november year, when george washington left charleston, south carolina, complement of nuclear-armed polaris missiles. the soviet government consequently ordered tupolev , other aircraft design bureaus study possible dedicated anti-submarine warfare (asw) designs. tupolev designed tu-95plo (protivolodochnaya oborona, or asw), development of tu-95 equipped sonobuoys, anti-submarine mines , torpedoes. carry 9,000 kg (19,841...

Classes of studies Efficacy of prayer

1 classes of studies 1.1 first person studies 1.2 second person studies 1.3 third party studies 1.4 secondary, inter-personal effects classes of studies first person studies a bolivian aymara woman praying an example of study on meditative prayer bernardi study in british medical journal in 2001. reported praying rosary or reciting yoga mantras @ specific rates, baroreflex sensitivity increased in cardiovascular patients. a study published in 2008 used eysenck s dimensional model of personality based on neuroticism , psychoticism assess mental health of high school students based on self-reported frequency of prayer. students both in catholic , protestant schools, higher levels of prayer associated better mental health measured lower psychoticism scores. however, among pupils attending catholic schools, higher levels of prayer associated higher neuroticism scores. many accept prayer can aid in recovery due psychological , physical benefits. has been suggested if person knows or being p...

List of notable Afridis Afridi

shahid afridi @ county ground, taunton, during pakistan s 2010 tour of england javed afridi owner of psl champion team peshawar zalmi , owner of haier pakistan. sher ali afridi, former policeman peshawar assassinated lord mayo, viceroy of british india, in 1872. meraj muhammad khan, founding member of pakistan peoples party , founding member of pakistan tehreek-e-insaf. malik mehrun nisa afridi, twice member of national assembly of pakistan pakistan peoples party. josh malihabadi, british india-born urdu poet , recipient of padma bhushan, emigrated india pakistan in 1958. mahmud hussain, pakistani academic, minister education, , vice-chancellor of dhaka university , karachi university. masud husain khan, eminent linguist , 5th vice chancellor of jamia millia islamia, new delhi. rahimuddin khan, pakistani general, military governor of balochistan (1978–1984) , governor of sindh (1988). shahid afridi, pakistani cricketer , former national captain, , world record-holder fastest century in...

East of England Showground East of England Agricultural Society

1 east of england showground 1.1 speedway world finals 1.1.1 world cup 1.1.2 individual under-21 world championship east of england showground the showground home of peterborough panthers motorcycle speedway team race in elite league, highest level of speedway in united kingdom. track 336 metres (367 yards) long , has 2,200 capacity grandstand along grass banking on straight. track record of 58.4 seconds 4 lap clutch start race set on 20 september 2010 visiting coventry bees rider krzysztof kasprzak of poland. the peterborough track host of 2002 speedway world cup final took place on 10 august. australia, jason crump, leigh adams, todd wiltshire, , peterborough panthers riders ryan sullivan , jason lyons, won second consecutive speedway world cup defeating denmark, sweden, poland , czech republic. the showground hosted 2001 under-21 world championship final won poland s dawid kujawa speedway world finals world cup 2002 - australia (leigh adams / todd wiltshire / jason lyons / jason cr...