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AB de Villiers has scored 47 centuries in international cricket AB de Villiers is a former South African cricketer who captained the national team between 2012 and 2017. [1] A right-handed batsman, he scored 51 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings)—22 in Tests, 4 in T20 and 25 in ODIs —over his playing career. He reached the top of the ICC Test batting rankings in March 2012. [2 ...
The 2023 World Blitz Chess Championship was the 3rd edition of the annual chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships at a joint tournament. The tournament was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 30 to 31 December 2023, [1] using a Swiss-system with 21 rounds for the ...
A utility clamp is a laboratory apparatus resembling a pair of scissors. The screw in the middle works as the wide adjustment of 2-prong. [1] It is composed of 3 parts: 2-prong adjust, metal rod, and clamp down (the clamp is attached to the ring stand for adjusting the height). This apparatus is connected to a ring stand or retort stand.
A sink/basin in a bathroom A sink (also known as basin in the UK) is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes. Sinks have a tap (faucet) that supplies hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for faster rinsing. They also include a drain to remove used water; this drain may itself include a strainer and/or shut-off device and an ...
The phrase " crossing the Rubicon " is an idiom meaning "passing the point of no return ". [1] Its meaning comes from the crossing of the Rubicon by Julius Caesar in January 49 BC at the head of the 8th legion. Caesar was not allowed to command an army within Italy proper, and by crossing the river with his forces was defying law and risking death. The crossing precipitated the Roman civil war ...
The FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 was a chess tournament that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2024. [1] It was an 11-round Swiss-system tournament with 114 players competing from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the Isle of Man. The winner and runner-up of the tournament (Vidit Gujrathi and Hikaru Nakamura) earned the right to play in the Candidates ...
Namit Malhotra (born 2 April 1976) is an Indian film and television producer and a business executive. He is the founder and non-executive director of Indian visual and special effects company Prime Focus Limited, the world's largest independent integrated media services company, and the chief executive officer of its British-Indian subsidiary DNEG which specializes in visual effects ...
Ping is a computer network administration software utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It is available in a wide range of operating systems – including most embedded network administration software. Ping measures the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer that are echoed back to the source. The ...