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1214681 | Beer bong | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beer%20bong | Beer bong
from a beer bong is different from drinking beer normally (or other carbonated beverage). This is because the drinker is not in control of the volume of liquid entering the mouth. In addition, the force of gravity pushes the beer into the drinker's mouth and thus 'forces' the beer down. It is for this reason ... | 14,300 |
1214681 | Beer bong | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beer%20bong | Beer bong
ither 'hit' or 'chugged'. A hit from the beer bong is when a valve is used and one drinks as much beer as they can before turning off the valve. Chugging is where an entire, or a number of beers are consumed in one use. A popular technique is to 'open' the esophagus and simply allow the beer to flow down. Thi... | 14,301 |
1214660 | John Hopkins (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Hopkins%20(political%20activist) | John Hopkins (political activist)
John Hopkins (political activist)
John "Hoppy" Hopkins (15 August 1937 – 30 January 2015) was a British photographer, journalist, researcher and political activist, and "one of the best-known underground figures of 'Swinging London' " in the late 1960s.
# Life.
John Victor Lindsay H... | 14,302 |
1214660 | John Hopkins (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Hopkins%20(political%20activist) | John Hopkins (political activist)
including "Melody Maker", and "Peace News". He photographed many of the leading musicians of the period, including The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. He also recorded the seedier side of London, with photographs of tattoo parlours, cafes, prostitutes and fetishists.
By the mid-1960s ... | 14,303 |
1214660 | John Hopkins (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Hopkins%20(political%20activist) | John Hopkins (political activist)
greatly boosting the cultural velocity of the 1960s London-based underground movement.
In 1966, with Rhaune Laslett and others, he helped set up the London Free School in Notting Hill. This in turn led to the establishment of the Notting Hill carnival, first organised by Laslett with ... | 14,304 |
1214660 | John Hopkins (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Hopkins%20(political%20activist) | John Hopkins (political activist)
was harmless and that the law should be changed. The judge, describing him as "a pest to society", sentenced Hopkins to nine months in prison for keeping premises for the smoking of cannabis and possession of cannabis, although he served only six months. A "Free Hoppy" movement sprang ... | 14,305 |
1214660 | John Hopkins (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Hopkins%20(political%20activist) | John Hopkins (political activist)
arranged the funding for this advertisement as a tribute to Hoppy, at the instigation of Barry Miles.
Hopkins remained a member of "IT"′s editorial board and a major contributor, and founded BIT as an information and agitprop arm. Hopkins favoured the more anarchistic elements in the ... | 14,306 |
1214660 | John Hopkins (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Hopkins%20(political%20activist) | John Hopkins (political activist)
and co-authored distance learning video training courses. Subsequently, he took and exhibited macro photography of flowers and other plants, and co-authored papers on plant biochemistry at the University of Westminster. He also exhibited his photographs of events and personalities in t... | 14,307 |
1214660 | John Hopkins (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Hopkins%20(political%20activist) | John Hopkins (political activist)
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- "From the Hip: Photographs 1960–66", Damiani Editore, 2008
# External links.
- Hoppy's Website
- Hoppy at The Photographers' Gallery
- John May (The Generalist) interviews Hoppy
- "Rewind – Artists' video in the 70's and 80's: Interview with Sue Hall & John Hopkins" by Dr J... | 14,308 |
1214668 | John Walter (editor, born 1776) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(editor,%20born%201776) | John Walter (editor, born 1776)
John Walter (editor, born 1776)
John Walter (23 February 1776 – 28 July 1847) was an English newspaper editor and politician. He was the son of John Walter, the founder of "The Times", and succeeded his father as the newspaper's second editor.
# Biography.
Walter was educated at Merch... | 14,309 |
1214668 | John Walter (editor, born 1776) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(editor,%20born%201776) | John Walter (editor, born 1776)
the hostility of officials. When the King of Portugal sent him, via the Portuguese ambassador, a service of gold plate, he returned it.
Walter insisted on the anonymity of those whom he hired. From about 1810, he delegated to others editorial supervision, first to Sir John Stoddart, the... | 14,310 |
1214668 | John Walter (editor, born 1776) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(editor,%20born%201776) | John Walter (editor, born 1776)
ugh never the ultimate direction of policy.
In 1830, Walter purchased an estate called Bearwood at Sindlesham in Berkshire where he built a house, afterwards rebuilt by his son. He was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire the same year. Two years later, he was elected to Parliament for t... | 14,311 |
1214679 | Zantafio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zantafio | Zantafio
Zantafio
Zantafio is a recurring fictional antagonist in the "Spirou et Fantasio" comic book series. He was created by André Franquin and first appeared in "Spirou et les héritiers" (1952). Zantafio bears a strong resemblance to Fantasio, because they are cousins. In "Le dictateur et le champignon" (1953), he... | 14,312 |
1214679 | Zantafio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zantafio | Zantafio
guilty about it. The cousins part on good terms while searching for the Marsupilami in the Palombian rainforest.
Yet, Zantafio, under the alias of "General Zantas", returns as the dictator of the country, much to the surprise of Spirou and Fantasio. He offers Spirou and Fantasio a place within his army, but t... | 14,313 |
1214679 | Zantafio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zantafio | Zantafio
employs special henchmen to impersonate him and therefore disgrace him, but Spirou manages to foil his plans. Zantafio continues to return several times as the nemesis antagonist, exploring many variants of crime. He even becomes Zorglub's second-in-command and then tries to replace him to gain power in "L'omb... | 14,314 |
1214679 | Zantafio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zantafio | Zantafio
and their successors Tome & Janry started out their run creating own villains well. Their "La jeunesse de Spirou" included a story from the spin-off series "Le Petit Spirou", which showed Zantafio as a child (but still wearing a moustache), but this story was done for comedic purposes. In "Spirou à Moscou" (19... | 14,315 |
1214679 | Zantafio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zantafio | Zantafio
io returns, as the "White Prince of the Russian Mafia", attempting to become the new Tsar of Russia. He uses the alias, as well as the anagram, "Tanaziof".
When Morvan and Munuera took over as Spirou creative team, Zantafio returned in their second issue, "L'homme qui ne voulait pas mourir" (2005).
## Appear... | 14,316 |
1214658 | Scaly leg | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scaly%20leg | Scaly leg
Scaly leg
Scaly leg is a disease of chickens and other birds. It is caused by a parasitic mite, "cnemidocoptes mutans". The mite burrows under the scales in the bird's legs, but may also infest other areas, such as the comb or wattles of chickens. The mite spends its entire lifecycle on the birds and is usua... | 14,317 |
1214658 | Scaly leg | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scaly%20leg | Scaly leg
ub, thus preventing the mites breathing. Alternatively an insecticide may be used to kill the mites – or the two methods may be combined. The loose crusty scales may also be removed by soaking the afflicted bird's legs in soapy water mixed with diluted ammonia, and the encrusted areas scrubbed gently with a s... | 14,318 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
Centipede game
In game theory, the centipede game, first introduced by Robert Rosenthal in 1981, is an extensive form game in which two players take turns choosing either to take a slightly larger share of an increasing pot, or to pass the pot to the other player. The payoffs are arranged so that if one... | 14,319 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
of these games indicates that the first player take the pot on the very first round of the game; however, in empirical tests, relatively few players do so, and as a result, achieve a higher payoff than the payoff predicted by the equilibria analysis. These results are taken to show that subgame perfect e... | 14,320 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
follows:
The addition of coins is taken to be an externality, as it is not contributed by either player.
# Equilibrium analysis and backward induction.
Standard game theoretic tools predict that the first player will defect on the first round, taking the pile of coins for himself. In the centipede gam... | 14,321 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
equilibrium (a popular refinement to the Nash equilibrium concept).
In the unique subgame perfect equilibrium, each player chooses to defect at every opportunity. This, of course, means defection at the first stage. In the Nash equilibria, however, the actions that would be taken after the initial choic... | 14,322 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
larger share of the pot. Since we suppose the second player will defect, the first player does better by defecting in the second to last round, taking a slightly higher payoff than she would have received by allowing the second player to defect in the last round. But knowing this, the second player ought... | 14,323 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
after four rounds, this reasoning proceeds as follows. If we were to reach the last round of the game, Player "2" would do better by choosing "d" instead of "r", receiving 4 coins instead of 3. However, given that "2" will choose "d", "1" should choose "D" in the second to last round, receiving 3 instead... | 14,324 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
next round frequently enough to dissuade the first player from passing. Being in a Nash equilibrium does not require that strategies be rational at every point in the game as in the subgame perfect equilibrium. This means that strategies that are cooperative in the never-reached later rounds of the game ... | 14,325 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
(and likewise, subgame perfect equilibrium) play is rarely observed. Instead, subjects regularly show partial cooperation, playing "R" (or "r") for several moves before eventually choosing "D" (or "d"). It is also rare for subjects to cooperate through the whole game. For examples see McKelvey and Palfre... | 14,326 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
equilibrium analysis, several explanations of this behavior have been offered. Rosenthal (1981) suggested that if one has reason to believe his opponent will deviate from Nash behavior, then it may be advantageous to not defect on the first round.
One reason to suppose that people may deviate from the e... | 14,327 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
altruist. Nagel and Tang (1998) suggest this explanation.
Another possibility involves error. If there is a significant possibility of error in action, perhaps because your opponent has not reasoned completely through the backward induction, it may be advantageous (and rational) to cooperate in the init... | 14,328 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
chess players play differently from college students. With a rising Elo, the probability of continuing the game declines; all Grandmasters in the experiment stopped at their first chance. They conclude that chess players are familiar with using backward induction reasoning and hence need less learning to... | 14,329 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
both cooperate throughout the entire game. However, a player's self-interest or players' distrust can interfere and create a situation where both do worse than if they had blindly cooperated. Although the Prisoner's Dilemma has received substantial attention for this fact, the Centipede Game has received... | 14,330 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
we find cooperation to be abundant.
Since the payoffs for some amount of cooperation in the Centipede game are so much larger than immediate defection, the "rational" solutions given by backward induction can seem paradoxical. This, coupled with the fact that experimental subjects regularly cooperate in... | 14,331 |
1214667 | Centipede game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centipede%20game | Centipede game
uch larger than immediate defection, the "rational" solutions given by backward induction can seem paradoxical. This, coupled with the fact that experimental subjects regularly cooperate in the Centipede game, has prompted debate over the usefulness of the idealizations involved in the backward induction... | 14,332 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a learning space, a room in which both children and adults learn. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, ranging from preschools to universities, and may also be found in other places where education or training is provided, such as corporations and religious ... | 14,333 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
one is the associate. Or the second teacher may be a special education teacher. There may be a third teacher in the back watching and taking notes. In lower elementary the classrooms are set up slightly different than upper elementary. In these classrooms there are tables instead of desks, a rug with a (smart... | 14,334 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
are 43 items on this checklist and it is diveded into 7 categories and they are as followes: Space and Furnishings, Personal Care Routines, Language-Reasoning, Activities, Interactions, Program Structure, and Parents and Staff. In an upper elementary classroom students now use desks, there is no rug for whole... | 14,335 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
and create individualized lessons for each child. An integrated or inclusion classroom can be thought of as a mix between a traditional classroom and a self-contained classroom. In this style of classroom, there is a mix of general students and students that need services. There are two teachers in this style... | 14,336 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
but also get the individualized instruction they need.
Middle school and high school classrooms are set up quite similar. There is one teacher and students transition from one classroom to the next. They do not stay in one classroom all day. These classrooms can have around 20 students. Students may not exac... | 14,337 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
once or twice a week.
Some other types of classrooms that a middle/high school or college might have are: computer labs for IT lessons, gymnasiums for sports, and science laboratories for biology, chemistry and physics.
# Decor and design.
The layout, design and decor of the classroom has a significant eff... | 14,338 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
was to try and orient new buildings so the class windows faced north as much as possible, while avoiding west or southern facing windows, as in Britain northern light causes less glare.
Desks were often arranged in columns and rows, with a teacher's desk at the front, where he or she would stand and lecture ... | 14,339 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
scores increased by 11% through the improvement of a classroom's physical environment.
In the design of a classroom, desk arrangements are essential to the decor and design of the classroom followed by seating arrangements for the students. Usually classroom desks are arranged in rows or columns, but there a... | 14,340 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
to the classroom by realating the colors to the subjects learned in the classroom to help the students learn. Also color helps the atmosphere be fun and exciting and help visual stimulation for the students.
## Acoustics.
The acoustics of the classroom are very often overlooked, but are an important part of... | 14,341 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
effect on both groups of students. Children with attention deficit disorder scored higher on tests when white noise was being pumped into the classroom than when music was played. The control group of children as well as the hyperactive group of children averaged the same test scores when there was no sound a... | 14,342 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
not be suitable for high traffic areas like hallways. In such cases, other sound absorbing materials, such as cork, can be used. The use of sound absorbing ceiling tiles may also be a wise choice for areas where carpet cannot be used for practical purposes.
## Color selection.
Color theory refers to the psy... | 14,343 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
elongates the sense of time, which would make a blue classroom tortuous for students (Vodvarka, 1999). Warm colors are often favored by students, making them more alert and increasing brain activity, which helps in increasing test scores. Cool colors had the opposite effect. By balancing warm and cool colors,... | 14,344 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
furniture should be able to move and easy to arrange to allow students to sit in places that are best suited for their learning styles.
Traditionally, classrooms have had one setup: straight rows of desks facing the front of the classroom. The row style allows teachers ample amount of space to walk around. T... | 14,345 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
row style of desk arrangement has been found to cause the students to withdraw.
An alternative to the traditional row style desk pavement is to arrange the desks in groups. Phil Beadle, a UK Secondary Teacher of the Year, believes that it is best to arrange the desks in groups of six desks if at all possible... | 14,346 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
one potentially serious negative side effect. Students sitting in group desk placements are more likely to misbehave when the teacher isn't looking, like using iPads that are provided by the school, such as in the Cupertino Union School District. To avoid this the groups of desks should be arranged around the... | 14,347 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
the flow of ideas by fostering positive group dynamics. When sitting in a circle it is easier for students to not only see who is talking, but to make eye contact with the speaker. Students sitting in a circle arrangement tend to feel more comfortable speaking up and asking questions. This style of desk place... | 14,348 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
important for adult students who may need to schedule their learning around work and parenting responsibilities. According to the American Society for Training and Development, as of 2014, approximately 25% of employee training hours take place online rather than in a classroom. However, critics argue that ev... | 14,349 |
1214654 | Classroom | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classroom | Classroom
y 25% of employee training hours take place online rather than in a classroom. However, critics argue that even the classroom space is full of distractions in the 21st century since even though access to the online world may be restricted by some institutions, students may find distractions in their physical ... | 14,350 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
Kealakekua Bay
Kealakekua Bay is located on the Kona coast of the island of Hawaii about south of Kailua-Kona.
Settled over a thousand years ago, the surrounding area contains many archeological and historical sites such as religious temples (heiaus) and also includes the spot where the first documente... | 14,351 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
Heiau" was a luakini temple of Ancient Hawaii at the south end of the bay, at coordinates , associated with funeral rites.
The large platform of volcanic rock was originally over high, long, and wide.
The sheer cliff face called "Pali Kapu O Keōua" overlooking the bay was the burial place of Hawaiian r... | 14,352 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
name of the village means "the distant Kava", from the medicinal plant used in religious rituals.
The name of the bay comes from "ke ala ke kua" in the Hawaiian Language which means "the god's pathway." This area was the focus of extensive Makahiki celebrations in honor of the god Lono. Another name for... | 14,353 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
morning of January 17, 1779. He estimated several thousand people lived in the two villages, and many thousand more in the surrounding areas. On January 28, he performed the first Christian service on the islands, for the funeral of a crew member who had died.
Cook had entered the bay during Makahiki a ... | 14,354 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
a storm, the ships returned two weeks later on February 12. This time, already fraying relations came to a head.
One of Cook's captains accused a native chieftain of stealing the Resolution's jolly boat. The boat was soon found unstolen and the native chief soured from the false accusation. Cook himself... | 14,355 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
chief Kalaniōpuu aboard his ship to hold him hostage in order to induce 'good behavior among the natives.' Tensions mounted as Cook attempted to trick the chief, and natives surrounded the beach. Cook fired the first shot, and his men quickly shot several more natives. As Cook and his men attempted to re... | 14,356 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
burned a portion of Kireekakooa, one of the towns in the bay. Cook's death was depicted in a series of paintings called "Death of Cook". The monument is accessed by a one-hour hike from the road or by crossing the bay by boat.
# Turmoil.
When Kalaniōpuu died in 1782, his oldest son Kiwalao officially i... | 14,357 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
merchant ships of the King George's Sound Company under command of the maritime fur traders Nathaniel Portlock and Captain George Dixon anchored in the harbor, but avoided coming ashore. They had been on Cook's voyage when he was killed by natives. In December 1788, the "Iphigenia" under William Douglas ... | 14,358 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
John Young, to determine whether the sister ship, the schooner "Fair American", had arrived for its planned rendezvous. Young was detained by Kamehameha's men to prevent the "Eleanora's" Captain Simon Metcalfe from hearing the news of the destruction of the "Fair American", and the death of Metcalfe's so... | 14,359 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
1792 to winter in the islands with a small fleet of British ships. He had been a young midshipman on Cook's fatal voyage 13 years earlier and commanded the party that attempted to recover Cook's remains. He avoided anchoring in Kealakekua Bay, but met some men in canoes who were interested in trading. Th... | 14,360 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
Vancouver met Keeaumoku Pāpaiahiahi, who gave him a favorable impression of Kamehameha (his son-in-law). He spent the rest of the winter in Oahu.
Vancouver returned in February 1793; this time he picked up Keeaumoku and anchored in Kealakekua Bay. When Kamehameha came to greet the ship, he brought John ... | 14,361 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
They were weak and barely alive, so he convinced Kamehameha to avoid killing them for ten years.
Scottish doctor James Lind had recommended the use of citrus juice to prevent scurvy on long voyages. The botanist Archibald Menzies had picked up some citrus fruit seeds in South Africa, and dropped them of... | 14,362 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
from California, and discovered a cow left the year before had delivered a calf. The cattle became feral and eventually became pests. They were not controlled until the "Hawaiian Cowboys," known as the Paniolo, were recruited.
The ship's carpenters instructed the Hawaiians and the British advisers how t... | 14,363 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
and then spent his last years at Kamakahonu to the north. By this time other harbors such as Lahaina and Honolulu became popular with visiting ships. By 1804, the heiau was falling into disuse. In 1814, a British ship HMS "Forester" arrived in the midsts of a mutiny. Otto von Kotzebue arrived in 1816 on ... | 14,364 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
the European customs should be adopted. In the Ai Noa she declared an end to the old Kapu system.
Kekuaokalani was outraged by this threat to the old traditions, which still were respected by most common people. He gathered religious supporters at Kaawaloa, threatening to take the kingdom by force, as h... | 14,365 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
and the temples fell into disrepair. A small Christian church was built in 1824 in Kaawaloa by the Hawaiian missionaries, and the narrow trail widened to a donkey cart road in the late 1820s, but the population declined due largely to introduced diseases and people shifted to other areas.
In 1825, Admir... | 14,366 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
at the Puuhonua o Hōnaunau.
She removed the remains of the old chiefs and hid them in the "Pali Kapu O Keōua" cliffs before ordering this last temple to be destroyed. The bones were later moved to the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii in 1858, under direction of King Kamehameha IV.
In 1839 a massive stone chur... | 14,367 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
was built on the north shore of the bay in 1874 on the order of Princess Likelike and was deeded to the United Kingdom in 1877. The chain around the monument is supported by four cannon from the ship HMS "Fantome"; they were placed with their breaches embedded in the rock in 1876. It marks the approximat... | 14,368 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
entering the bay unless part of a tour with a licensed local operator. The pier at Napoopoo can be accessed down a narrow road off the Hawaii Belt Road.
The beach sand was mostly removed by Hurricane Iniki in 1992. Boat tours are also available, leaving from Honokōhau harbor, Keauhou Bay, and the Kailua... | 14,369 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
rest and feed, and as a nursery for mothers and their calves. Due to the calm water conditions, extensive coral reef, and thriving underwater life, Kealakekua Bay offers some of the best snorkeling and diving in Hawaii, especially in the shallow waters adjacent to the monument. The bay is a protected mar... | 14,370 |
1214610 | Kealakekua Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kealakekua%20Bay | Kealakekua Bay
ric Park in 1967, and it was added as a Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as site 73000651. The of the bay itself were declared a Marine Life Conservation District in 1969.
A narrow one-lane road to the south leads to Puuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, whic... | 14,371 |
1214678 | Ontario Highway 405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario%20Highway%20405 | Ontario Highway 405
Ontario Highway 405
King's Highway 405, also known as Highway 405 and the General Brock Parkway, is a 400-Series Highway in the Canadian province of Ontario connecting the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) near St. Catharines with the Lewiston–Queenston Bridge in the village of Queenston. It then crosses t... | 14,372 |
1214678 | Ontario Highway 405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario%20Highway%20405 | Ontario Highway 405
entire length of Highway 405 is patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
# Route description.
Highway 405 serves to connect the northern end of I-190 in New York at the Lewiston–Queenston Bridge with the QEW, and therefore it follows a somewhat direct path between the two.
Throughout its... | 14,373 |
1214678 | Ontario Highway 405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario%20Highway%20405 | Ontario Highway 405
The opposing lanes, initially separated by a wide gap, converge towards each other to form a grass median.
The highway dips into a shallow gully, widens to five lanes (three eastbound, two westbound), and then curves northeast to pass north of a hydroelectric reservoir. The opposing lanes converge,... | 14,374 |
1214678 | Ontario Highway 405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario%20Highway%20405 | Ontario Highway 405
Border Services plaza. It then passes over the Niagara Parkway and heads onto the Lewiston–Queenston Bridge over the Niagara River. The Highway 405 designation ends at the border with the United States, where it continues as I-190 towards Buffalo, New York. As Highway 405 entirely lies within the Pr... | 14,375 |
1214678 | Ontario Highway 405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario%20Highway%20405 | Ontario Highway 405
the first direct freeway link between the neighbouring countries. Planning for both was underway by 1958, and construction began in 1960.
The bridge was built at the same time as the freeway, though it opened several months earlier on November 1, 1962.
Highway 405 was completed in August 1963
and... | 14,376 |
1214678 | Ontario Highway 405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario%20Highway%20405 | Ontario Highway 405
9, an interchange with Stanley Avenue was built and opened to traffic.
In 2004, the eastern end of the freeway was modified to permit the queueing of trucks at the border. This included the addition of one lane to the eastbound carriageway beginning at Stanley Avenue, as well as the gradual removal... | 14,377 |
1214704 | Acacia Prison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acacia%20Prison | Acacia Prison
Acacia Prison
Acacia Prison is a medium security prison facility located in Wooroloo, Western Australia. The prison was opened in May 2001.
Acacia was the first privately managed prison in Western Australia and was managed by Australian Integration Management Services Corporation (AIMS Corp) for its fir... | 14,378 |
1214704 | Acacia Prison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acacia%20Prison | Acacia Prison
purchasing goods. The prison has a self-care and pre-self section where prisoners cook and clean for themselves. In 2008 the prison began adding additional bunks to cells, increasing capacity from 800 to 1000.
Acacia Prison has an education unit run by custodial and non-custodial staff including teachers... | 14,379 |
1214704 | Acacia Prison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acacia%20Prison | Acacia Prison
o cells, increasing capacity from 800 to 1000.
Acacia Prison has an education unit run by custodial and non-custodial staff including teachers, psychologists, criminologists, resettlement staff and reintegration officers. They teach a range of classes including violence against women, violent offender tr... | 14,380 |
1214686 | Witr | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witr | Witr
Witr
Witr () is an Islamic prayer ("salat") that is performed at night after "isha'a" (night-time prayer) or before "fajr" (dawn prayer). According to the Hanafi Fiqh witr prayer is "wajib". The status of wajib is very close to that of "fard". There are a few distinguishing factors of the witr prayer that sets it... | 14,381 |
1214686 | Witr | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witr | Witr
Allah Alahoui wa salam) said, "The night prayer is offered as two rakat followed by two rakat and so on and if anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (fajr prayer) he should pray one raka'ah and this will be a witr for all the rakat which he has prayed before."
In a "hadith" transmitted by Abu Darda(Radia'Allah... | 14,382 |
1214686 | Witr | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witr | Witr
should be performed before sleeping.
Therefore, he who performs "tahajjud" (night prayer) regularly should perform witr after tahajjud.
It is recorded that Ali bin Abu Talib(radia'Allah wa anhoum) said, "The Witr prayer is not required like your obligatory prayers but the Prophet would perform the Witr prayer an... | 14,383 |
1214686 | Witr | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witr | Witr
ry prayers but the Prophet would perform the Witr prayer and say, 'O you people of the Quran, perform the Witr prayer, for Allah is One and He Loves the Witr."
The literal meaning of Witr is "chord of a circle". Considering the whole day as circle along which all the prayers are located, the Maghrib salat is offe... | 14,384 |
1214682 | John Walter (editor, born 1818) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(editor,%20born%201818) | John Walter (editor, born 1818)
John Walter (editor, born 1818)
John Walter (8 October 1818 – 3 November 1894) was an English newspaper publisher and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1847 and 1885.
Walter was born at Printing-house Square, the eldest son of John Walter, editor of "... | 14,385 |
1214682 | John Walter (editor, born 1818) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(editor,%20born%201818) | John Walter (editor, born 1818)
under him that the successive improvements in the printing machinery, begun by his father in 1814, at last reached the stage of the "Walter Press" in 1869, the pioneer of modern newspaper printing-presses.
In 1847 Walter was elected to Parliament for Nottingham as a moderate Liberal, an... | 14,386 |
1214682 | John Walter (editor, born 1818) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(editor,%20born%201818) | John Walter (editor, born 1818)
1865, John Walter III was again elected to Parliament for Berkshire in 1868, and held the seat until he retired in 1885.
Walter was twice married, first in 1842 to Emily Frances Court (d. 1858), and then in 1861 to Flora Macnabb. His eldest son by his first marriage, John, was accidenta... | 14,387 |
1214707 | Out from Out Where | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Out%20from%20Out%20Where | Out from Out Where
Out from Out Where
Out From Out Where is the fourth release by Amon Tobin on Ninja Tune. Many of the tracks segue together creating an ongoing feel to the album. Video clips were made for "Verbal" and "Proper Hoodidge", directed by Alex Rutterford and Corine Stübi respectively. The CD contains enhan... | 14,388 |
1214707 | Out from Out Where | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Out%20from%20Out%20Where | Out from Out Where
k, the film "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" (2004) and the iOS game "Eliminate Pro". In 2010 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.
# Track listing.
- 1. "Back From Space" – 4:52
- 2. "... | 14,389 |
1214697 | Wet-bulb globe temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wet-bulb%20globe%20temperature | Wet-bulb globe temperature
Wet-bulb globe temperature
The wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is a type of apparent temperature used to estimate the effect of temperature, humidity, wind speed (wind chill), and visible and infrared radiation (usually sunlight) on humans. It is used by industrial hygienists, athletes, an... | 14,390 |
1214697 | Wet-bulb globe temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wet-bulb%20globe%20temperature | Wet-bulb globe temperature
may be in either Celsius or Fahrenheit
Indoors, or when solar radiation is negligible, the following formula is often used:
# Uses.
The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists publishes threshold limit values (TLVs) that have been adopted by many governments for use in th... | 14,391 |
1214697 | Wet-bulb globe temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wet-bulb%20globe%20temperature | Wet-bulb globe temperature
guidelines for water intake and physical activity level for acclimated and unacclimated individuals in different uniforms based on the heat category.
# Related temperature comfort measures.
The heat index used by the U.S. National Weather Service and the humidex used by the Meteorological S... | 14,392 |
1214697 | Wet-bulb globe temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wet-bulb%20globe%20temperature | Wet-bulb globe temperature
on (presumably by approximation, since American weather observation systems do not measure solar radiation directly); the RealFeel formula is a proprietary trade secret.
# See also.
- Wet-bulb temperature
- Hygrometer
# Further reading.
- Air Force Pamphlet 48-151
- U.S. Army Technical ... | 14,393 |
1214699 | Patrick Bugden | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Bugden | Patrick Bugden
Patrick Bugden
Patrick Joseph Bugden, VC (17 March 1897 – 28 September 1917) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served during the First World War in the 31st Battalion, Aus... | 14,394 |
1214699 | Patrick Bugden | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Bugden | Patrick Bugden
he worked at a hotel in Alstonville. In 1911, he commenced a year of compulsory military service.
# First World War.
Bugden enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Brisbane on 25 May 1916, claiming to be 21 years old. After completing a period of basic training, he embarked for England in Septembe... | 14,395 |
1214699 | Patrick Bugden | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Bugden | Patrick Bugden
Offensive in the period from 26 September to 28 September 1917 that Bugden performed the actions that led to his posthumous award of the Victoria Cross. During an advance by his battalion at Polygon Wood, he led small parties against strongly defended pillboxes, successfully dealing with them. He later c... | 14,396 |
1214699 | Patrick Bugden | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Bugden | Patrick Bugden
y artillery and machine gun fire. He was killed during one of these rescue missions. He was later recommended for the VC; the citation, published in the "London Gazette", read:
## Memorials.
Bugden is buried at Hooge Crater Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery. In 1997, a memorial to his service... | 14,397 |
1214732 | Daddy Cool | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daddy%20Cool | Daddy Cool
Daddy Cool
Daddy Cool may refer to:
- "Daddy Cool" (The Rays song), a 1957 song by US doo-wop group The Rays, also covered by Drummond and Darts
- "Daddy Cool" (Boney M. song), a 1976 hit single by Boney M.
- Daddy Cool (band), a 1970s Australian rock band, reformed since 2005
- "Daddy Cool" (2009 Malay... | 14,398 |
1214749 | Sol Invictus (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sol%20Invictus%20(disambiguation) | Sol Invictus (disambiguation)
Sol Invictus (disambiguation)
Sol Invictus is a Roman god identified with Sol (the solar deity in Ancient Roman religion).
Sol Invictus may also refer to:
- Sol Invictus (band), an English neofolk band
- "Sol Invictus" (album), a 2015 album by Faith No More
# See also.
- Augustus Sol... | 14,399 |
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