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Misconduct

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP This article is about the legal sense. For misconduct in scientific research, see scientific misconduct. For the association football sense, see fouls and misconduct (association football). For the infraction in ice hockey, see penalty (ice hockey). For the 2016 American film, see Misconduct (film). In law, misconduct is wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts. Misconduct can be considered an unacceptable or improper behavior, especially for a professional person. Two categories of misconduct are sexual misconduct and official misconduct. In connection with school discipline, "misconduct" is generally understood to be student behavior that is unacceptable to school officials but does not violate criminal statutes, including absenteeism, tardiness, bullying, and inappropriate language. (Special Education Dictionary, 2003, LRP Publ

List of jazz bassists

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List of jazz bassists From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Ron Carter, 2008. His appearances on over 2,000 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history. This list of jazz bassists includes performers of the double bass and since the 1950s, and particularly in the jazz subgenre of jazz fusion which developed in the 1970s, electric bass players. Jazz bassist Charles Mingus was also an influential bandleader and composer whose musical interests spanned from bebop to free jazz. The most influential jazz double bassists from the 1940s and 1950s include bassist Jimmy Blanton (1918–1942) (a member of the Duke Ellington band); Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960), who is considered by bassists and musicologists to be the first bebop bassist and the transitional link from the swing era to bebop. Ray Brown (1926–2002), known for backing a number of beboppers, including alto virtuoso Charlie Parker; Mil

What does the fraction equal?

What does the fraction equal? Here is a puzzle I just heard about. Nebuchadnezzar x Methuselah --------------------------- = ? Melchior + Balthazar $begingroup$ Looks like you have quite a few valid potential answers! $endgroup$ – El-Guest Sep 8 '18 at 18:23 $begingroup$ I think dr jimbob's is clearly the intended one. $endgroup$ – Gareth McCaughan ♦ Sep 8 '18 at 19:16 3 Answers 3 These are large wine bottle sizes specific for sparkling wine. Specifically, Melchior = 24 standard bottles, Nebuchadnezzar = 20 standard bottles, Balthazar = 16 standard bottles, Methuselah = 8 standard bottles, Jeroboam = 4 standard bottles. Source So the math works out to give $frac20 mathrmbottles times 8 mathrmbottles24mathrmbottles+16 mathrmbottles = frac160mathrmbottles^240mathrmbottles = 4 mathrmbottles$ Which going back to the word equivalency we find is equal to the word: Jeroboam $begingroup$ (Thanks. Was having trouble getting the spoiler for

Are visas required for Indian passport holder to transit London and Finland? [duplicate]

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0 This question already has an answer here: Do I need a visa to transit (or layover) in the Schengen area? 2 answers Is there a way to find out if I need a transit visa for a layover in the UK? 2 answers I hold a Canadian student visa valid until 2018. I am an Indian passport holder. I am planning to visit India in December. Do I need a visa to travel to India via transit stops in London and Finland? india transit-visas share | improve this question edited Oct 31 '16 at 15:54 Giorgio 31.9k 9 64 178 asked Oct 31 '16 at 15:49 Vinayak Sachdeva Vinayak Sachdeva 4 1 marked as duplicate by JonathanReez ♦ , Michael Hampton, blackbird, Ali Awan, Willeke ♦ Oct 31 '16 at 18:35 This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question. Your valid Canadian visa exempts you from transit visa requirements. – phoog