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Casino reactions Card counting

1 casino reactions 1.1 detection 1.2 technology detecting card counters 1.3 countermeasures casino reactions detection monitoring player behavior assist detecting card counters falls hands of on-floor casino personnel ( pit bosses ) , casino-surveillance personnel, may use video surveillance ( eye in sky ) computer analysis, try spot playing behavior indicative of card counting. counter-strategies featured dealers learning count cards recognize patterns in players. many casino chains keep databases of players consider undesirable. casinos can subscribe databases of advantage players offered agencies griffin investigations, biometrica , osn (oregon surveillance network). griffin investigations filed chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2005 after losing libel lawsuit filed professional gamblers. in 2008 chapter 11 payments said date , requirements met, , information being supplied using data encryption , secure servers. if player found in such database, stopped play , asked leave regard

Tennis List of British Jews

^ peter s. horvitz (2007). big book of jewish sports heroes: illustrated compendium of sports history , 150 greatest jewish sports stars. sp books. retrieved 4 june 2010.  ^ david goodman (24 may 2010). a-z guide jewish grand slam champions . tennis grandstand. retrieved 4 march 2014. 

As an MPLM Leonardo (ISS module)

10 march 2001 – leonardo multi purpose logistics module rests in discovery s payload bay in view taken iss crew member using digital still camera during sts-102. the leonardo mplm, known mplm-1, 1 of 3 multi-purpose logistics modules operated nasa transfer supplies , equipment , international space station. leonardo used 8 of twelve mplm flights space station, raffaello being used other four. first mplm launched, making first flight in march 2001, aboard space shuttle discovery on sts-102. following last flight mplm, on sts-131 in april 2010, underwent conversion become permanent multipurpose module, , launched aboard discovery on sts-133 become permanent component of station. like other multi-purpose logistics modules, constructed italian space agency, chose name after leonardo da vinci. construction began in april 1996, , module delivered nasa @ kennedy space center in august 1998 airbus beluga aircraft. flights

Business and the professions List of British Jews

1 business , professions 1.1 civil service 1.2 finance 1.3 law 1.4 manufacturing 1.5 media 1.6 military 1.7 property 1.8 retail business , professions civil service abraham manie adelstein, government statistician sir hermann bondi, chief scientific adviser ministry of defence , department of energy sir andrew cohen, colonial administrator eugene grebenik, first head of civil service college hans kronberger, nuclear physicist sir alan marre, second permanent secretary, health; later parliamentary commissioner administration sir claus moser, lord moser, government statistician finance sir ernest cassel, banker sir ronald cohen, egypt-born businessman , labour party supporter moses da costa, called anthony da costa abraham , benjamin goldsmid, brothers, leading financiers , philanthropists sir isaac lyon goldsmid, financier, leading figure in jewish emancipation , in foundation of university college london sir james goldsmith dudley joel, financier solomon joel, financier lord levene of

Vermont List of Confederate monuments and memorials

brattleboro: brattleboro union high school. until 2004, school mascot colonel reb, confederate plantation owner. south burlington: south burlington high school confederate-themed captain rebel mascot (1961), use of confederate battle flag, , playing of dixie sparked controversy during civil rights era , every decade since. school board voted retain name in 2015 change in 2017. rebel alliance , community group opposed changing mascot, has led 2 successful efforts defeat school budget in public votes protest. students chose name wolves , rebranding proceeding. ^ carmichael, emma (october 25, 2010). ugly, racially charged fight on confederate mascot. in vermont . deadspin. retrieved august 31, 2017.  ^ nicole higgins desmet (april 28, 2017). south burlington s rebel debate goes decades . burlingtonfreepress.com. retrieved october 2, 2017.  ^ nicole higgins desmet (april 6, 2017). south burlington school budget fails, again . burlingtonfreepress.com. retrieved october 2, 2017.  ^ l

Smaller islands Manhattan

in new york harbor, there 3 smaller islands: ellis island, shared new jersey governors island liberty island other smaller islands, in east river, include (from north south): randalls , wards islands, joined landfill mill rock roosevelt island u thant island (legally belmont island)

Other public monuments 10 List of Confederate monuments and memorials

pyramid of cannonballs commemorate patrick cleburne in franklin, tennessee jefferson davis statue in former confederate park, memphis sign of confederate circle in mount olivet cemetery, nashville altamont: confederate memorial (1896), depicting flags of confederacy beechgrove: nathan bedford forrest monument, in beechgrove confederate cemetery. memorial 20th tennessee volunteer infantry (2008), in beechgrove confederate cemetery. centerville: confederate civil war memorial plaque chapel hill: obelisk confederate flag on site nathan bedford forrest born. there medallion-shaped monument outside city hall confederate flag. chattanooga: statue of alexander p. stewart, confederate lieutenant, in front of chattanooga/hamilton county courthouse. (1919) efforts have been made remove statue. clarksville: confederate monument (1893), greenwood cemetery crossville: confederate , union memorial denmark: britton lane confederate monument (1897) dyersburg: confederate monument (2004), old city ce

Species Norrbomia

^ duda, oswald (1938). lindner, e., ed. sphaeroceridae (cypselidae) . die fliegen der palaearktischen region. stuttgart: e. schweizerbartísche verlagsbuchhandlung. 6 (57): 1–182.  ^ zetterstedt, j. w. (1847). diptera scandinaviae. disposita et descripta. 6. lundae [= lund]: officina lundbergiana. pp. 2163–2580. retrieved 17 september 2017.  ^ papp, lászló (1973). sphaeroceridae (diptera) mongolia . acta zoologica academiae scientiarum hungaricae. 19: 369–425.  ^ cite error: named reference papp1988a invoked never defined (see page). ^ spuler, anthony (1925). north american species of borborus meigen , scatophora robineau-desvoidy . bulletin of brooklyn entomological society. lancaster. 20 (1): 1–16. retrieved 17 september 2017.  ^ marshall, stephen a.; norrbom, allen l. (1992). revision of new world species of norrbomia (diptera: sphaeroceridae), including american species placed in borborillus . insecta mundi. center systematic entomology, gainesville, florida. 6 (3

July 2003 Plame affair timeline

^ joseph wilson (6 july 2003). didn t find in africa , new york times ^ cite error: named reference stevenson-2005 invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference postsecret invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference nytimes-diary invoked never defined (see page). ^ articles - plame , bush lied meme . realclearpolitics. 2006-08-29. retrieved 2013-03-16.  ^ johnston, david; stevenson, richard w. (15 july 2005). rove reportedly held phone talk on c.i.a. officer . new york times. retrieved 30 april 2010.  ^ murray waas (6 april 2006). libby says bush authorized leaks. archived 2013-08-14 @ wayback machine. national journal. ^ cite error: named reference gellman-linzer-2006 invoked never defined (see page). ^ judith miller, 4 hours testifying in federal grand jury room , new york times, october 16, 2005, rpt. in judithmiller.com. retrieved january 2, 2008. ^ robert novak - conservative columnist , political commentator . townhall.com. retrieved

Honors and awards Anton Hammerl

^ free photographer anton hammerl. 20 may 2011. south africa: letter sent president jacob zuma anton hammerl. africa news. retrieved 28 december 2011 lexis-nexis database. ^ mcgeehan, patrick. missing photographer in libya presumed dead . new york timesdate=19 may 2011. retrieved 28 december 2011. 

Armies Section (military unit)

1 armies 1.1 australian army 1.2 british army 1.2.1 second world war , after 1.2.2 current organisation 1.3 canadian army 1.4 danish army 1.5 french army 1.6 singapore army 1.7 united states army 1.8 united states marine corps armies australian army under new structure of infantry platoon, australian army sections made of 8 men divided 2 four-man fireteams. each fireteam consists of team leader (corporal/lance-corporal), marksman enhanced optics, grenadier m203 , lsw operator f89 minimi light support weapon. typical fire team structure: at start of world war i, australian army used section consisted of 27 men including section commander, sergeant. during world war ii, rifle section comprised ten soldiers corporal in command , lance-corporal second-in-command. corporal used m1928 thompson submachine gun, while 1 of privates used bren gun. other 8 soldiers used no.1 mk.3 lee–enfield rifles bayonet , scabbard. carried 2 or 3 no.36 mills bomb grenades. post–world war ii, , during vietnam w

Post Second World War 27th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

an orders group of battalion commanders of 27th british commonwealth infantry brigade in korea on 22 oct 1950, following battle of yongju. in foreground, seated left , leaning forward, brigadier basil aubrey coad. behind them officers of 3rd battalion, 187th airborne infantry regiment of army, had been extricated 3rd battalion, royal australian regiment. the brigade reformed in 1948 , sent out hong kong, sent on korea @ outbreak of korean war, major kenneth muir of argylls awarded victoria cross in september 1950. soon after arriving in korea, brigade in action, being involved in defence of pusan perimeter, on 29 august 1950, , un offensive link inchon landings. brigade joined in september 1950 australian contingent, 3rd battalion, royal australian regiment (3 rar), , in december 1950 2nd battalion, princess patricia s canadian light infantry. @ time brigade had few of support units normal feature of other commonwealth units in korea, , @ disadvantage in respect, being reliant on sup

History Argentina national football team

the first match ever recorded argentina against uruguay. game held in montevideo on 16 may 1901 , argentina won 3–2. during first years of existence, argentina national team played friendly matches against other south american teams. reasons varied, including long travel times between countries , world war i. la selección (national team), known albicelestes (sky blue , whites), has appeared in 5 world cup finals, including first final in 1930, lost, 4–2, uruguay. argentina won in next final in 1978, beating netherlands, 3–1. argentina, led diego maradona won again in 1986, 3–2 victory on west germany. recent world cup final in 2014, lost 1–0 germany. previous last world cup final in 1990, lost, 1–0, germany disputed penalty. argentina s world cup winning managers césar luis menotti in 1978, , carlos bilardo in 1986. argentina has been successful in copa américa, winning 14 times , winning south american championships in 1941, 1945 , 1946. team won fifa confederations cup , kirin cup,

Discovery Grolier Codex

the codex first displayed @ grolier club in new york, hence name the codex said have been found enclosed in wooden box in dry cave in highlands of chiapas near tortuguero; said have been found turquoise mask in collection of dumbarton oaks. in 1965 mexican collector dr. josué sáenz taken 2 men on light plane remote airstrip in foothills of sierra madre near tortuguero in tabasco state; compass of plane covered cloth sáenz recognized approximate location. @ airstrip shown codex along other looted maya artifacts , told take items mexico city authentication before purchasing them. antiquities expert sáenz consulted declared artifacts fakes sáenz later purchased codex , permitted michael coe display codex @ grolier club in 1971. in 1976, united states-mexico artifacts treaty of 1970 invoked attorney general of mexico. resulted in seizure of codex , return mexico. sáenz donated codex mexican government , kept in vault in museo nacional de antropología in mexico city , not on public display.

Evolution Sphecomyrma

original hypothetical cladogram showing placement of sphecomyrma, tiphiid wasps potential ancestor ants of genus considered primitive within family formicidae. body presents wasp-like structure several ant-like characteristics. these ant-like characteristics, however, primitive compared more modern ants, , intermediate other primitive ants , aculeate wasps. presence of metapleural gland, nodiform (a structure resembling node, segment found between mesosoma , gaster, bulbous posterior portion of metasoma), structure of petiole , general physical appearance of ant concludes sphecomyrma species ants rather wasps; absence of metapleural gland mean wasp instead of ant. not known group of wasps descendants of sphecomyrma, members of family tiphiidae, particularly in genus methocha strikingly similar sphecomyrma. wilson placed genus closest tiphiidae among extant wasps, later study published in 1975 derives ants later clade , not tiphiidae. sphecomyrma may hold close relationship extant primi

Some notable family members Agnelli family

1 notable family members 1.1 giovanni agnelli 1.2 edoardo agnelli 1.3 gianni agnelli 1.4 giorgio agnelli 1.5 umberto agnelli 1.6 margherita agnelli de pahlen 1.7 john elkann some notable family members giovanni agnelli in 1899, giovanni agnelli (1866–1945) , group of investors founded company fabbrica italiana di automobili torino (fiat). edoardo agnelli edoardo agnelli (1892–1935), industrialist , principal family shareholder of italian car company fiat, son of giovanni agnelli (1866–1945), founder of fiat. had 7 children, clara (1920–2016), gianni (1921–2003), susanna (1922–2009), maria sole agnelli (1925–), cristiana (1927–), giorgio agnelli (1929–1965) , umberto (1934–2004). agnelli s daughter susanna agnelli first woman have been minister of foreign affairs in italy. gianni agnelli gianni agnelli (1934–2003) oldest son of industrialist , principal family shareholder of italian car company fiat, edoardo agnelli. after wwii earned law degree in law @ turin university , nickname l’av

By country List of Knights of the Order of the Elephant

1 country 1.1  denmark 1.2  greece 1.3 europe 1.3.1  austria 1.3.2  belgium 1.3.3  bulgaria 1.3.4  estonia 1.3.5  finland 1.3.6  france 1.3.7  germany 1.3.8 formerly reigning german local dynasties 1.3.9  iceland 1.3.10  italy 1.3.11 formerly reigning families of pre-unification states 1.3.12  latvia 1.3.13  lithuania 1.3.14  luxembourg 1.3.15  monaco 1.3.16  montenegro 1.3.17  netherlands 1.3.18  norway 1.3.19  poland 1.3.20  portugal 1.3.21  romania 1.3.22  russia 1.3.23  serbia 1.3.24  slovakia 1.3.25  slovenia 1.3.26  spain 1.3.27  sweden 1.3.28  turkey 1.3.29  united kingdom 1.4 africa 1.4.1  egypt 1.4.2  ethiopia 1.4.3  morocco 1.4.4  south africa 1.4.5  tanzania 1.4.6  tunisia 1.5 america 1.5.1  brazil 1.5.2  mexico 1.5.3  united states 1.6 asia - middle east 1.6.1  iran 1.6.2  jordan 1.6.3  saudi arabia 1.7 asia - far east 1.7.1  japan 1.7.2    nepal 1.7.3  south korea 1.7.4  thailand by country persons in bold characters alive members  denmark 26 september 1888: future christi