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441532 | U.S. Route 96 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.%20Route%2096 | U.S. Route 96
Northwest Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, out of the range of a hurricane's deadly winds, tornadoes, flooding and storm surge.
U.S. Highway 96 also serves as a major Strategic Military Highway, connecting Fort Polk in Leesville, Louisiana and the Red River Army Depot near Texarkana, Texas to the Port of Beaumont in Beaumont, Texas. This Strategic Military Highway is utilized regularly by the Department of Defense for transporting military personnel, materials, equipment and vehicles to and from the Port of Beaumont in support of military deployments and operations overseas, as well as the national defense mission here in the United States.
Additionally, U.S. Highway 96 is a major highway | 6,129,500 |
441532 | U.S. Route 96 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.%20Route%2096 | U.S. Route 96
utilized for transporting citizens, goods and services to and from four Texas ports, including Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange, as well as Intersecting Interstate 10, which connects U.S. Highway 96 to the Port of Houston.
Plans to upgrade the existing connecting route of U.S. Highway 190 to Interstate 14 and U.S. Highway 59 to Interstate 69 will increase the connectivity of U.S. Highway 96 for strategic military transport, commercial and travel purposes, connecting this artery to three major Interstate Highway Corridors, including I-10, I-14 and I-69/U.S. 59.
U.S. Highway 96 is also the primary transportation route from the Texas Coastal Region to access Lake Sam Rayburn and Lake B.A. Steinhagen, | 6,129,501 |
441532 | U.S. Route 96 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.%20Route%2096 | U.S. Route 96
the Neches and Angelina Rivers, the Angelina National Forest, the Masterson State Forest (Established 1985) in Buna, Texas and the Daughters of the American Revolution State Forest (Established 1929) in Cairo Springs, Texas.
# Route description.
US 96 begins at SH 87 in Port Arthur, at a southern terminus it also shares with US 69 and US 287. The three highways head in a northwest direction toward Beaumont. In Beaumont, the three highways briefly merge with Interstate 10 (I-10), but then split from that freeway continuing northwest. In Lumberton, US 96 separates from US 287 and US 69, and heads northeast. US 96 ends in Tenaha at a junction with US 59 (Future I-69)/(Future I-369) and US 84 | 6,129,502 |
441532 | U.S. Route 96 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.%20Route%2096 | U.S. Route 96
(Future I-69).
# History.
In 1939, US 96 was designated along its current route.
In 1933, the present route of US 96 was originally proposed to be part of US 71. Under this plan, discussed at a meeting of the United States Good Roads Association in Beaumont, US 71 was to be diverted out of Louisiana altogether and instead re-routed from the Texarkana area southward through East Texas.
# Future.
The US 96 Corridor is being considered as an Interstate Highway running from Interstate 69 and Interstate 369 interchange in Tenaha to the US 96 and I-10 split in Beaumont, Texas. This is a crucial corridor for moving troops and supplies from the military bases along Interstate 14 such as Fort Hood, | 6,129,503 |
441532 | U.S. Route 96 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.%20Route%2096 | U.S. Route 96
Fort Polk,and Fort Bliss. Currently as of 2019 a construction project on US 96 in Beaumont is expanding the highway to 6 lanes (3 in each direction) to prepare the highway for Interstate Standards.
# Business routes.
## Buna business highway.
Business U.S. Highway 96-E (US 96 Bus.) is a spur of US 96 in the Jasper County census designated place of Buna. The highway was designated on September 25, 1939 as Texas State Highway Loop 68, going from US 59 through Buna to US 59. On January 18, 1955, Loop 68 became Texas State Highway Spur 68, and the route was moved to the current route. On June 21, 1990, the designation was changed to Business US 96-E, and a concurrency with SH 62 was added.
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441532 | U.S. Route 96 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.%20Route%2096 | U.S. Route 96
Silsbee business highway.
Business U.S. Highway 96-F (US 96 Bus.) is a business loop of US 96 serving the Hardin County city of Silsbee. The highway begins at an interchange with US 96 south of the city and travels north to the city limits as a four-lane undivided road. Upon reaching the Silsbee city limits, the name of the road also becomes 5th Street. In the center of the city, US 96 Bus. reaches Avenue N which carries SH 327. At Avenue G, US 96 Bus. turns right while FM 92 continues north through the city. FM 418's eastern terminus occurs at a stop-controlled T intersection east of the city center. At the highway's northern intersection with US 96, US 96 Bus. briefly runs on two frontage | 6,129,505 |
441532 | U.S. Route 96 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.%20Route%2096 | U.S. Route 96
roads on either side of US 96 before it terminates at right-in/right-out intersections with the divided US 96.
The route was originally designated on Texas State Highway Loop 498 on November 30, 1978. The route was changed to Business US 96-F on June 21, 1990.
The number was originally used for Texas State Highway Spur 498, designated on April 29, 1971 from SH 146 to Spur 501 in LaPorte via Wharton Weems Blvd. This was cancelled on July 28, 1977 and mileage was transferred to rerouted Loop 410 (not to be confused with I-410), whose alignment on Fairmont Parkway was cancelled and given to the city of LaPorte. Loop 410 was marked as Business SH 146, and became Business SH 146-D on June 21, 1990. | 6,129,506 |
441532 | U.S. Route 96 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.%20Route%2096 | U.S. Route 96
The route was changed to Business US 96-F on June 21, 1990.
The number was originally used for Texas State Highway Spur 498, designated on April 29, 1971 from SH 146 to Spur 501 in LaPorte via Wharton Weems Blvd. This was cancelled on July 28, 1977 and mileage was transferred to rerouted Loop 410 (not to be confused with I-410), whose alignment on Fairmont Parkway was cancelled and given to the city of LaPorte. Loop 410 was marked as Business SH 146, and became Business SH 146-D on June 21, 1990. Note that the sections of Business SH 146-D on Broadway Street and Main Street were cancelled on March 26, 2009 and given to the city of LaPorte.
# External links.
- Endpoints of U.S. Highway 96 | 6,129,507 |
536247 | Powell County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Powell%20County | Powell County
Powell County
Powell County is the name of two counties in the United States:
- Powell County, Kentucky
- Powell County, Montana | 6,129,508 |
536253 | Reserve Township | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reserve%20Township | Reserve Township
Reserve Township
Reserve Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:
- Reserve Township, Parke County, Indiana
- Reserve Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | 6,129,509 |
536257 | Renville | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Renville | Renville
Renville
Renville may refer to:
- Places
In the United States:
- Renville, Minnesota
- Renville County, Minnesota
- Renville County, North Dakota
- People
- Joseph Renville
- Gabriel Renville
- Other
- USS "Renville" (APA-227) | 6,129,510 |
536255 | Jammer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jammer | Jammer
Jammer
Jammer may refer to:
# Signal blocking devices.
- Radar jammer, a device used in radar jamming and deception
- Radio jammer, a device used in radio jamming
- Radio-controlled Improvised Explosive Device jammer, a counter-IED device
- Mobile phone jammer, an instrument used to prevent cellular phones from receiving signals from base stations
# Sports.
- Jammer (American football), a special teams position
- Jammer (mascot), mascot of the Northern League Joliet Jackhammers
- Jammer (swimwear), a type of male competitive swimwear
- Jammer, the scoring position in roller derby
- Jamestown Jammers, a minor league baseball team
# People.
- Daniel Jammer (born 1966), Jewish German-Israeli | 6,129,511 |
536255 | Jammer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jammer | Jammer
businessman and entrepreneur
- Max Jammer (1915–2010), Israeli physicist
- Quentin Jammer (born 1979), American retired National Football League player
- Jammer (rapper) (born 1982), English rapper and producer
# Entertainment.
- The Jammers, American electronic music studio group
- Players of "National Geographic Animal Jam"
- "Jammers" (film), an animated short film
- Jammer (Battlestar Galactica), a character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica
- Jammers, a group of characters in the TV series "The Prisoner" who use misdirection to confuse onlookers with misinformation
- Jammer, a fictional soldier in Z Force (Action Force)
# Other uses.
- Jammer keyboard, a musical instrument
# | 6,129,512 |
536255 | Jammer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jammer | Jammer
ired National Football League player
- Jammer (rapper) (born 1982), English rapper and producer
# Entertainment.
- The Jammers, American electronic music studio group
- Players of "National Geographic Animal Jam"
- "Jammers" (film), an animated short film
- Jammer (Battlestar Galactica), a character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica
- Jammers, a group of characters in the TV series "The Prisoner" who use misdirection to confuse onlookers with misinformation
- Jammer, a fictional soldier in Z Force (Action Force)
# Other uses.
- Jammer keyboard, a musical instrument
# See also.
- Red Jammers, buses used to shuttle guests around Glacier National Park
- Jamming (disambiguation) | 6,129,513 |
536266 | Tú | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tú | Tú
Tú
Tú may refer to:
- Tú, a famous habanera written by Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes
- Tú (Canadian band)
- "Tú" (song), a 1999 ballad by Shakira
- "Tú", a song by Noelia
- "Tú" (Kudai song), a 2007 pop ballad by Kudai
- The familiar form of "you" in the Spanish language
- "La Incondicional", a 1989 song by Luis Miguel, sometimes confused by fans as being named "Tu"
- Tú, a Chinese surname
# See also.
- Tu (disambiguation) | 6,129,514 |
536264 | Potter County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Potter%20County | Potter County
Potter County
Potter County is the name of several counties in the United States:
- Potter County, Pennsylvania
- Potter County, South Dakota
- Potter County, Texas | 6,129,515 |
536223 | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bolivian%20hemorrhagic%20fever | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF), also known as black typhus or Ordog Fever, is a hemorrhagic fever and zoonotic infectious disease originating in Bolivia after infection by Machupo mammarenavirus.
BHF was first identified in 1963 as an ambisense RNA virus of the "Arenaviridae" family, by a research group led by Karl Johnson. The mortality rate is estimated at 5 to 30 percent. Due to its pathogenicity, Machupo virus requires Biosafety Level Four conditions, the highest level.
During the period between February and March 2007, some 20 suspected BHF cases (3 fatal) were reported to the El Servicio Departamental de Salud (SEDES) in Beni Department, Bolivia. In February | 6,129,516 |
536223 | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bolivian%20hemorrhagic%20fever | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
2008, at least 200 suspected new cases (12 fatal) were reported to SEDES. In November 2011, a second case was confirmed near the departmental capital of Trinidad, and a serosurvey was conducted to determine the extent of Machupo virus infections in the Department. A SEDES expert involved in the survey expressed his concerns about the expansion of the virus to other provinces outside the endemic regions of Mamoré and Iténez provinces.
# Epidemiology.
## History.
The disease was first encountered in 1962, in the Bolivian village of San Joachim, hence the name "Bolivian" Hemorrhagic Fever. When initial investigations failed to find an arthropod carrier, other sources were sought before finally | 6,129,517 |
536223 | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bolivian%20hemorrhagic%20fever | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
determining that the disease was carried by infected mice. Although mosquitoes were not the cause as originally suspected, the extermination of mosquitoes using DDT to prevent malaria proved to be indirectly responsible for the outbreak in that the accumulation of DDT in various animals along the food chain led to a shortage of cats in the village; subsequently, a mouse plague erupted in the village, leading to an epidemic.
## Vectors.
The vector is the "Calomys callosus" (large vesper mouse), a rodent indigenous to northern Bolivia. Infected animals are asymptomatic and shed the virus in excreta, thereby infecting humans. Evidence of person-to-person transmission of BHF exists but is believed | 6,129,518 |
536223 | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bolivian%20hemorrhagic%20fever | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
to be rare.
## Symptoms.
The infection has a slow onset with fever, malaise, headache and myalgia, very similar to Malaria symptoms. Petechiae (blood spots) on the upper body and bleeding from the nose and gums are observed when the disease progresses to the hemorrhagic phase, usually within seven days of onset. Severe hemorrhagic or neurologic symptoms are observed in about one third of patients. Neurologic symptoms involve tremors, delirium, and convulsions. The mortality rate is about 25%.
## Prevention.
Measures to reduce contact between the vesper mouse and humans may have contributed to limiting the number of outbreaks, with no cases identified between 1973 and 1994. Although there | 6,129,519 |
536223 | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bolivian%20hemorrhagic%20fever | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
are no cures or vaccine for the disease, a vaccine developed for the genetically related Junín virus which causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever has shown evidence of cross-reactivity to Machupo virus, and may therefore be an effective prophylactic measure for people at high risk of infection. Post infection (and providing that the person survives the infection), those that have contracted BHF are usually immune to further infection of the disease.
# Weaponization.
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever was one of three hemorrhagic fevers and one of more than a dozen agents that the United States researched as potential biological weapons before the nation suspended its biological weapons program. It was | 6,129,520 |
536223 | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bolivian%20hemorrhagic%20fever | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
nd one of more than a dozen agents that the United States researched as potential biological weapons before the nation suspended its biological weapons program. It was also under research by the Soviet Union, under the Biopreparat bureau.
# Vaccine Research.
Investigational vaccines exist for Argentine hemorrhagic fever and RVF; however, neither is approved by FDA or commonly available in the United States.
The structure of the attachment glycoprotein has been determined by X-ray crystallography and this glycoprotein is likely to be an essential component of any successful vaccine.
# References.
## Bibliography.
- Medical Microbiology 2nd Edition Mims et al. Mosby Publishing 1998 p 371 | 6,129,521 |
536250 | Countermeasure | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Countermeasure | Countermeasure
Countermeasure
A countermeasure is a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one. As a general concept it implies precision, and is any technological or tactical solution or system (often for a military application) designed to prevent an undesirable outcome in the process. The first known use of the term is in 1923.
Countermeasures can refer to the following disciplinary spectrum:
- Defense
- Medicine
- Materials engineering
- Electro-magnetic engineering
- Policing
- Information technology
- Law
- Diplomatic security
- Pollution prevention
Defense countermeasures are often subdivided into "active" and "passive" countermeasures.
# Active.
In military applications, | 6,129,522 |
536250 | Countermeasure | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Countermeasure | Countermeasure
"active" countermeasures which alter the electromagnetic, acoustic or other signature(s) of a target thereby altering the tracking and sensing behavior of an incoming threat (e.g., guided missile) are designated soft-kill measures. Measures that physically counterattack an incoming threat thereby destroying/altering its payload/warhead in such a way that the intended effect on the target is majorly impeded, such as close-in weapon systems, are designated hard-kill measures. Both types are further described in active protection systems.
# Passive.
"Passive" countermeasures include:
- Armor
- Camouflage
- Fortification
- Self-sealing fuel tank
# See also.
- Tactic (method)
- Anti-aircraft
- | 6,129,523 |
536250 | Countermeasure | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Countermeasure | Countermeasure
re designated soft-kill measures. Measures that physically counterattack an incoming threat thereby destroying/altering its payload/warhead in such a way that the intended effect on the target is majorly impeded, such as close-in weapon systems, are designated hard-kill measures. Both types are further described in active protection systems.
# Passive.
"Passive" countermeasures include:
- Armor
- Camouflage
- Fortification
- Self-sealing fuel tank
# See also.
- Tactic (method)
- Anti-aircraft
- Anti-ballistic missile
- Electronic countermeasures
- Flare (countermeasure)
- Infrared countermeasures
- Mine countermeasures
- National Missile Defense
- Strategic Defense Initiative | 6,129,524 |
536286 | Pope County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pope%20County | Pope County
Pope County
Pope County is the name of three counties in the United States:
- Pope County, Arkansas
- Pope County, Illinois
- Pope County, Minnesota | 6,129,525 |
536290 | Pontotoc County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontotoc%20County | Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County is the name of two counties in the United States:
- Pontotoc County, Mississippi
- Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | 6,129,526 |
536282 | Portage County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portage%20County | Portage County
Portage County
Portage County is the name of two counties in the United States:
- Portage County, Ohio
- Portage County, Wisconsin | 6,129,527 |
536273 | Pottawatomie County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pottawatomie%20County | Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County is the name of several counties in the United States:
- Pottawattamie County, Iowa
- Pottawatomie County, Kansas
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma | 6,129,528 |
536240 | Utena County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utena%20County | Utena County
Utena County
Utena County () is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the country's most sparsely populated county. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena, which is from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Since that date, Utena County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
# History.
Utena is one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania and is mentioned in historical chronicles as early as in 1261.
# Municipalities.
It is divided into six municipalities:
- Anykščiai District Municipality
- Ignalina District Municipality
- Molėtai District Municipality
- Utena District Municipality
- Visaginas Municipality
- | 6,129,529 |
536240 | Utena County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utena%20County | Utena County
Zarasai District Municipality
# Economy.
The county has a well-developed network of roads. Main branches of economy are textile, food and timber processing, beer and wine production, power engineering.
# Tourism.
Utena County is the second most popular tourism destination in Lithuania (after the seaside). Approximately 31% of territory is covered with forests. There are 1002 lakes in the county. They are connected by rivers and provide good opportunities for water tourism. One of the biggest tourism attractions is Aukštaitija National Park. In addition, the county has six other regional parks. There are a number of unique places of interest that can be found only in Utena county, e.g., Asveja, | 6,129,530 |
536240 | Utena County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utena%20County | Utena County
sts. There are 1002 lakes in the county. They are connected by rivers and provide good opportunities for water tourism. One of the biggest tourism attractions is Aukštaitija National Park. In addition, the county has six other regional parks. There are a number of unique places of interest that can be found only in Utena county, e.g., Asveja, the longest lake in Lithuania and Lake Tauragnas, the deepest one; Horse Museum, Ancient Beekeeping Museum, Ethnocosmological Museum, narrow gauge railway, a burial mound exposition, an exhibition of stone dust pictures.
# External links.
- Social and demographic characteristics of Utena County
- Economy of Utena County
- Environment of Utena County | 6,129,531 |
536296 | Polk County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polk%20County | Polk County
Polk County
Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk:
- Polk County, Arkansas
- Polk County, Florida
- Polk County, Georgia
- Polk County, Iowa
- Polk County, Minnesota
- Polk County, Missouri, named after Ezekiel Polk a colonel in the American Revolutionary War (and Grandfather of James K. Polk)
- Polk County, Nebraska
- Polk County, North Carolina, named after Col. William Polk who fought in the American Revolutionary War (first cousin once-removed of James K. Polk)
- Polk County, Oregon
- Polk County, Tennessee
- Polk County, Texas
- Polk County, Wisconsin
- "Polk County" is also | 6,129,532 |
536296 | Polk County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polk%20County | Polk County
elve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk:
- Polk County, Arkansas
- Polk County, Florida
- Polk County, Georgia
- Polk County, Iowa
- Polk County, Minnesota
- Polk County, Missouri, named after Ezekiel Polk a colonel in the American Revolutionary War (and Grandfather of James K. Polk)
- Polk County, Nebraska
- Polk County, North Carolina, named after Col. William Polk who fought in the American Revolutionary War (first cousin once-removed of James K. Polk)
- Polk County, Oregon
- Polk County, Tennessee
- Polk County, Texas
- Polk County, Wisconsin
- "Polk County" is also the name of a play by Zora Neale Hurston | 6,129,533 |
536299 | Ren | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren | Ren
Ren
Ren is a diminutive of the feminine given name Renée.
Ren or REN may also refer to:
# Abbreviations.
- Orenburg Tsentralny Airport, IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia
- Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), Portuguese company
- Renanthera, abbreviated as Ren, orchid genus
- Ringer equivalence number (REN), a number which denotes the loading effect of a telephone ringer on a telephone line
# Geography.
- Ren County, in Hebei, China
- Ren, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
- Ren, Rajasthan, a village in Merta Tehsil of Nagaur district, Rajasthan
# People.
- Ren (surname) (任), Chinese surname
- Cao Ren (168-223), general of Cao Wei
- MC Ren, rapper from the group NWA
- | 6,129,534 |
536299 | Ren | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren | Ren
, Japanese footballer
- , Japanese footballer
- Ren Osugi, Japanese actor
- , Japanese footballer
- , Japanese footballer
- Ren (singer), member of South Korean boy band NU'EST
# Religion.
- Ren, a part of the soul in Egyptian mythology
- Ren (Confucianism), Confucian concept
# Fictional characters.
## Single name.
- Ren, the titular heroine from the fantasy webseries "" from Mythica Entertainment and "Kate Madison"
- Ren (Tsukihime), a character from the game "Kagetsu Tohya" and "Melty Blood: Re-ACT"
- Ren, son of Primus, protagonist of the animated series "The Pirates of Dark Water"
## First name.
- Ren Akiyama of Kamen Rider
- Ren Amamiya, the canon full name of Joker, the | 6,129,535 |
536299 | Ren | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren | Ren
protagonist of "Persona 5"
- Ren Ashbell, an alias used by the protagonist of "Bladedance of Elementalers", Kamito Kazehaya
- Ren Gottlieb, a character from the Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Ren Höek, a fictional Chihuahua from the Nickelodeon animated series "The Ren & Stimpy Show"
- Ren Honjo, a character from the manga, anime, and film "NANA"
- Ren Mihashi, main character from the manga, anime and game from Big Windup!
- Ren Jinguuji, a character from the anime, game and manga from "Uta no Prince-sama"
- Ren Karas, a character from the anime and manga "Element Hunters"
- Ren Krawler, the Darkus protagonist from the animated series "Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders"
- Ren, a character | 6,129,536 |
536299 | Ren | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren | Ren
from the game and anime "DRAMAtical Murder"
- Ren, a character from the video game "Oxenfree"
- Ren Kosaka, main character from the 2008 Japanese tokusatsu television series, "Go-ongers"
- Ren Maka, a character from the anime "Chibi Vampire"
- Ren McCormack, the main character from the film "Footloose"
- Ren Ren Ren Nagusaran Renshia Rurunnren Nakora, heroine of "DearS"
- Ren Sohma, the mother of Akito Sohma in the manga "Fruits Basket"
- Ren Stevens, a character from "Even Stevens"
- Ren Tsuruga, character in the manga "Skip Beat"
- Tao Len, sometimes romanized as Tao Ren, a character in "Shaman King"
- Ren Suzugamori, a character in the anime series "Cardfight!! Vanguard"
- Lie | 6,129,537 |
536299 | Ren | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren | Ren
"Skip Beat"
- Tao Len, sometimes romanized as Tao Ren, a character in "Shaman King"
- Ren Suzugamori, a character in the anime series "Cardfight!! Vanguard"
- Lie Ren, a character from the American animated series "RWBY"
## Last name.
- Wuying Ren, a character from "Shenmue II"
- Kylo Ren, a character from the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy
- Hakuryuu Ren, Fourth Imperial Prince of Kou in the anime and
# Other uses.
- Ren, in anatomy, a kidney
- Ren (command), a shell command
- REN (TV channel), a TV channel in Russia
- Ren - meaning to connect or link in Japanese culture - see also renga / renku
- Ren - meaning lotus
- Ren - the name given to the Chinese sports car Techrules Ren. | 6,129,538 |
536252 | Tangiwai | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tangiwai | Tangiwai
Tangiwai
Tangiwai is a rural community in the Ruapehu District of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Ohakune and Rangataua and west of Waiouru on State Highway 49.
New Zealand's worst rail accident, the Tangiwai disaster, occurred at Tangiwai on 24 December 1953. The Whangaehu River rail bridge collapsed beneath Wellington-to-Auckland express passenger train. The locomotive and first six carriages derailed into the river, killing 151 people. The subsequent Board of Inquiry found that the accident was caused by the collapse of the tephra dam holding back nearby Mount Ruapehu's crater lake, creating a large lahar in the Whangaehu River, which destroyed | 6,129,539 |
536252 | Tangiwai | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tangiwai | Tangiwai
collapsed beneath Wellington-to-Auckland express passenger train. The locomotive and first six carriages derailed into the river, killing 151 people. The subsequent Board of Inquiry found that the accident was caused by the collapse of the tephra dam holding back nearby Mount Ruapehu's crater lake, creating a large lahar in the Whangaehu River, which destroyed one of the bridge piers at Tangiwai only minutes before the train reached the bridge. A memorial has been built at the accident site.
Tirorangi Marae and Rangiteauria meeting house is located in the Tangiwai area. It is a traditional meeting ground of the Ngāti Rangi hapū of Ngāti Rangihaereroa, Ngāti Rangiteauria and Ngāti Tongaiti. | 6,129,540 |
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Devič
Devič () is a Serbian Orthodox abbey in Kosovo. It was built in 1434 and is dedicated to St Joanikije of Devič. Devič was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.
# History.
The founder of the monastery is thought to be Despot Đurađ Branković, who had it built in memory of his daughter. In the Ottoman census from 1455, the monastery is mentioned as the church of the Theotokos (dedicated to The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple). During Turkish occupation the monastery was pulled down, but the church and the site with the grave of St. Joanikije was reconstructed, and was painted in 1578.
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was destroyed and burnt down during World War II in 1941 by forces of the Albanian Fascist Party, the prior Damaskin Bošković was killed, and Italian troops disassembled the two big bells and took them away in 1942. It was rebuilt in 1947.
Devič was a target of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in 1999. The monastery was vandalized and all food and two cars were stolen. The marble tomb of the patron saint St. Joannicius of Devič was desecrated by local Albanian extremists in June 1999. Since then it has been under the constant protection of French KFOR troops.
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Kosovo on 18 March 2004 when the nuns were evacuated for safety reasons by Danish KFOR troops. Following that the monastery was pillaged and torched. The Serbian Orthodox Church received confirmation of the monastery's plight the following day from the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
# See also.
- Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
- Tourism in Kosovo
- List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
# External links.
- Video of the burned, destroyed and desecrated Devič monastery complex
- Official page on Devic Monastery
- WashPost: Serbian Nun Stands Her Ground Against Albanians 5-25-1999
- Photo story on destruction of Devič, ERP KIM, March 2004 | 6,129,543 |
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Imperial Valley
The Imperial Valley ( or "Valle Imperial") lies in the California counties of Imperial and Riverside in southeastern Southern California with an urban area centered on the city of El Centro. The Valley is bordered by the Colorado River to the east and, in part, the Salton Sea to the west. Farther west lies the San Diego and Imperial County border. To the north is the Coachella Valley region of Riverside County, which together with Imperial Valley form the Salton Trough, or the Cahuilla Basin, also the county line of Imperial and Riverside counties, and to the south the international boundary with the U.S. state of California and Baja California.
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those of the United States and Mexico, due to its regional history and geographic location along the international border. The Imperial Valley economy is based on agriculture.
Imperial Valley was so named by the Imperial Land Company, in hopes of attracting settlers. It is now the home of the El Centro metropolitan area and also an economic center of California's government defined "South Border". Locally, the terms "Imperial Valley" and "Imperial County" are used synonymously.
# Geography.
The Imperial Valley extends southward for from the southern end of the Salton Sea into Mexico. Part of a trough stretching from the Coachella Valley to the Gulf of California, it is almost entirely below | 6,129,545 |
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sea level— below at the edge of the Salton Sea. Its hot desert climate is characterized by daily temperature extremes. It was once part of the Gulf of California, from which it was cut off by the dam-like deposits of the Colorado River Delta Fan as it carved out the Grand Canyon. Bordered by sand dunes and barren mountains, it was uninhabited until 1901, when the Imperial Canal was opened and diverted Colorado River water into the valley through Mexico. Flood-waters in 1905–07 destroyed the irrigation channels and created the Salton Sea now filled by the New River and irrigation run-off. The rivers in the southern part of the Salton Sea river basin flow south to north.
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by the Colorado River to the east and, in part, the Salton Sea to the west. Farther west lies the border with San Diego County and to the south the international boundary between the US state of California and Baja California, Mexico. To the north is the boundary with Riverside County and the Coachella Valley, which with the Imperial Valley form the "Cahuilla Basin" or the "Salton Trough".
## Climate.
The Imperial Valley often has summer temperatures well over , but from late October until mid-April the temperature is relatively mild and can sometimes even reach low temperatures not expected in a desert. During winter months the Valley averages more than eight hours of sunshine a day, receiving | 6,129,547 |
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the most sunlight of any place in the United States.
Historically, the lowest minimum temperature ever recorded in the Imperial Valley was on January 22, 1937. The highest maximum temperature ever recorded was on July 28, 1995. The lowest maximum temperature was , recorded on January 24, 1949, and the highest minimum temperature was on June 30, 1946. The highest monthly mean temperature was , recorded in August 1969 and the lowest mean temperature was in February 1939.
The 85-year average annual rainfall is with June being the driest month. The only recorded snowfall in the Valley occurred on December 12, 1932. Snow began falling at 8:45 p.m. and by 5 a.m. the next day had been recorded. In | 6,129,548 |
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the southwest portion of Imperial Valley, of snow was reported that day. This was the only snowfall of record to cover the entire valley.
# History.
The town was near the epicenter of the 2010 Baja California earthquake (on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010).
# Population.
The El Centro Metropolitan Area is home to 182,972 residents, according to a 2017 US Census estimate, and encompasses the whole Imperial County. The area is in the far southeast region of the State of California. Major population centers are Brawley, Calexico, and El Centro, which is the county seat.
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to the California Department of Finance. The county had a population growth rate of 2.2 percent between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009. The county's growth rate has consistently been one of the top 10 out of 58 counties in California for the past six years. Last year's growth rate was 2.43 percent.
El Centro is the largest industrial center of the Imperial Valley, being the center of shipping exports as well as being home to retail, transportation, wholesale, and agricultural industries. There are also two international border crossings nearby for commercial and noncommercial vehicles. The city's population was 37,835 at the 2000 census. The 2006 population is 40,563. The city is below sea | 6,129,550 |
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level and the largest city in the United States below sea level. Fifty percent of the jobs in El Centro come from the service and retail sector.
## Regions.
Imperial Valley can loosely categorize its cities and communities into three regions: the Salton Beach Towns, Desert Cities, and the El Centro area (urbanized Imperial). The Salton Sea Beach Towns have the smallest cities but were resorts in their heyday and have since shrunk in population and size due to the current state of the Salton Sea. The cities and communities of the desert region are outliers in that they are away from urbanized Imperial and tend to be smaller in population than the cities surrounding El Centro. Cities of the | 6,129,551 |
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El Centro area tend to be larger than those of the desert and Salton regions. And the southeastern end of California is the state's poorest region with lower-income residents make up over half of the year-round population.
## Imperial Valley cities.
### Cities over 10,000 population.
- Brawley
- Calexico
- El Centro (county seat)
- Imperial
### Cities under 10,000 population.
- Calipatria
- Holtville
- Westmorland
### Towns over 1,000 population.
- Desert Shores
- Heber
- Niland
- Salton City
- Seeley
### Towns under 1,000 population.
- Bombay Beach
- Ocotillo
- Palo Verde
- Salton Sea Beach
- Winterhaven
## Urban areas of the region.
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metropolitan region containing several urban areas. While most urban areas are located in the metropolitan area, the Yuma, AZ CA-AZ urban area spills over into Winterhaven. Populations are from the U.S. Census Bureau.
# Economy.
Imperial County's economy consists predominantly of government, agriculture, and retail trade that represents approximately 70% of total county employment. Government services account for over one-third of total employment. Agriculture accounts for one-fourth of jobs with major crops of alfalfa, lettuce, sugar beets and carrots. Retail growth has been experienced due to increased population in the Imperial and Mexicali Valleys. In 2005, the Imperial Valley Mall opened, | 6,129,553 |
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attracting shoppers from the Valley area, including residents and tourists across the border from Mexicali, greatly contributing to the county's retail sales.
## Tourism.
Tourism is considered the secondary industry of the Imperial Valley. Many visitors come to the area to visit the Salton Sea (California's largest inland lake, which serves as a dumpout point for the overflow and drainage from the IID canal system and ditch drainage) and the Algodones Dunes. The New River and the Alamo River flow from the border city of Mexicali northward to the Salton Sea.
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eastern side of the Salton Sea. The mud is just above ambient temperature and you can walk right up to the vents. However, this is a natural system and temperatures will vary. Caution is advised. The location is host to a number of gray cones reaching heights of six feet (2 m) and depressions filled with bubbling mud. These features are the result of the geothermal activity in the area.
Off-roading on ATV's is another popular activity during the winter months. Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area is located south of El Centro and is primarily an off-roading destination. The valley sand dune recreation area draws hundreds of thousands of off-road enthusiasts on good weekends. Bird-watching | 6,129,555 |
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is a popular activity, with abundant natural habitat and rare species. The Imperial Valley has an array of excellent golf courses for all levels. Golf courses are in Holtville, Brawley and El Centro.
## Sites of interest.
### Fort Yuma.
Fort Yuma is located on the banks of the Colorado River in Winterhaven, California. First established after the end of the Mexican–American War in 1848, it was originally located in the bottoms near the Colorado River, less than below the mouth of the Gila River. It was to defend the newly settled community of Yuma, Arizona on the other side of the Colorado River and the nearby Mexican border. In March 1851 the post was moved to a small elevation on the Colorado's | 6,129,556 |
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west bank, opposite the present city of Yuma, Arizona, on the site of the former Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción. This site had been occupied by Camp Calhoun, named for John C. Calhoun, established in 1849. Fort Yuma was established to protect the southern emigrant travel route to California and to attempt control of the warlike Yuma Indians in the surrounding area.
### Blue Angels.
NAF El Centro is the winter home of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels. NAF El Centro historically kicks off the Blue Angels' season with their first air show, traditionally held in March.
### Imperial Valley Expo & Fairgrounds.
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the California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta, which is the local county fair. It is also home to the Imperial Valley Speedway, a race track.
### Algodones Sand Dunes.
The name Algodones Dunes refers to the entire geographic feature, while the administrative designation for that portion managed by the Bureau of Land Management is the "Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area" (sometimes called the "Glamis Dunes"). The Algodones Sand Dunes are the largest mass of sand dunes in California. This dune system extends for more than along the eastern edge of the Imperial Valley agricultural region in a band averaging in width. A major east-west route of the Union Pacific railroad skirts the eastern edge. | 6,129,558 |
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The dune system is divided into 3 areas. The northernmost area is known as Mammoth Wash. South of Mammoth Wash is the North Algodones Dunes Wilderness established by the 1994 California Desert Protection Act. This area is closed to motorized use and access is by hiking and horseback. The largest and most heavily used area begins at Highway 78 and continues south just past Interstate 8. The expansive dune formations offer picturesque scenery, a chance to view rare plants and animals, and a playground for ATV and off-roading enthusiasts. The dunes are also popular in film-making and have been the site for movies such as "Return of the Jedi".
### Colorado River.
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destination for water sports including fishing, boating, water-skiing, and jet-skiing. The Colorado River is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The natural course of the river flows from north of Grand Lake, Colorado into the Gulf of California. For many months out of the year, however, no water actually flows from the United States to the gulf, due to human consumption.
### Salvation Mountain.
Salvation Mountain (location ) is a colorful artificial mountain north of Calipatria, California, near Slab City. It is made from adobe, straw, and thousands of gallons | 6,129,560 |
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of paint. It was created by Leonard Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". Mr. Knight refused substantial donations of money and labor from supporters who wished to modify his message of universal love to favor or disfavor particular groups.
### Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, portions of which are located in Imperial County, is the largest state park in California. of dirt roads, 12 wilderness areas and miles of hiking trails provide visitors with an unparalleled opportunity to experience the wonders of the Colorado Desert. The park is named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish name borrego, or bighorn sheep. The park | 6,129,561 |
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features washes, wildflowers, palm groves, cacti and sweeping vistas. Visitors may also have the chance to see greater roadrunners, golden eagles, kit foxes, southern mule deer and Peninsular bighorn sheep, as well as desert iguanas, chuckwallas, and sidewinders.
### Fossil Canyon and Painted Gorge.
Located near Ocotillo, California in the Coyote Mountains, Fossil Canyon and the surrounding area is a great place for rock hounding and fossil hunting. The fossils here are not dinosaurs, but ancient shells, coral, and oysters from the Miocene epoch when the area was underwater.
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rocks. Heat and movement over time has created fantastic shapes and colors. Oranges, reds, purples, and mauves mixed with browns and blacks create a palette of color as the sun illuminates and plays shadows upon this geologic wonder.
### Imperial NWR.
The Imperial National Wildlife Refuge protects wildlife habitat along of the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California, including the last un-channeled section before the river enters Mexico. The river and its associated backwater lakes and wetlands are a green oasis, contrasting with the surrounding desert mountains. It is a refuge and breeding area for migratory birds and local desert wildlife.
### Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR.
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Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge is located north of the Mexican border at the southern end of the Salton Sea in California's Imperial Valley. Situated along the Pacific Flyway, the refuge is the only one of its kind, located below sea level. Because of its southern latitude, elevation and location in the Colorado Desert, the refuge experiences some of the highest temperatures in the nation. Daily temperatures from May to October generally exceed with temperatures of recorded yearly.
### Mexicali.
The border city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, has museums, a zoo, a sports convention center, and an international airport. Visitors cross by foot or car from Calexico, California | 6,129,564 |
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in the United States every day. Restaurants and taco stands, pharmacies, bars and dance clubs draw tourists. Many shops and stalls selling Mexican crafts and souvenirs within walking distance from the border. Also US residents get medical and dental services in Mexicali because they tend to be less expensive than those in the United States. Mexico's drinking age of 18 makes it a weekend destination for high school and college-aged Southern Californians.
## Agriculture.
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from the Colorado River via the All-American Canal. Thousands of acres of prime farmland have transformed the desert into one of the most productive farming regions in California with an annual crop production of over $1 billion. Agriculture is the largest industry in the Imperial Valley and accounts for 48% of all employment. An environmental cost is that, south of the canal, the Colorado River no longer flows above ground at all for much of the year into Mexico.
A vast system of canals, check dams, and pipelines carry the water all over the valley, a system which forms the Imperial Irrigation District, or IID. The water distribution system includes over of canal and with of pipeline. The | 6,129,566 |
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number of canal and pipeline branches number roughly over a hundred. Imported water and a long growing season allow two crop cycles each year, and the Imperial Valley is a major source of winter fruits and vegetables, cotton, and grain for U.S. and international markets. Alfalfa is another major crop produced in the Imperial Valley. The agricultural lands are served by a constructed agricultural drain system, which conveys surface runoff and subsurface drainage from fields to the Salton Sea, which is a designated repository for agricultural runoff, with environmental considerations not yet solved.
- All-American Canal
- All-American Canal Bridge
- Alamo Canal
- Coachella Canal
- Imperial | 6,129,567 |
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Irrigation District
- Imperial Land Company
- California Development Company
## Renewable energy.
Imperial Valley has become a "hot-bed" of renewable energy projects, both solar and geothermal. This is driven in part by California's mandate to generate 33% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, the valley's excellent sun resources, the high unemployment, its proximity to large population centers on the coast, and large tracts of undeveloped desert land.
Much of the land suitable for green energy is owned by the federal government (Bureau of Land Management). , the BLM has received 163 applications to build renewable energy projects on in California, "almost all of them are planned | 6,129,568 |
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for the Imperial Valley and the desert region north of the valley." Stirling Energy Systems is currently building one of the world's largest solar thermal plants, with 38,000 "sun catchers," it will power up to 600,000 homes once it is fully operational by around 2015. CalEnergy runs a geothermal plant that generates 340 megawatts, enough power for 300,000 homes, and could tap into more for up to 2.5 million homes.
In addition, in 2012 Synthetic Genomics bought an 81 acre site in the Imperial Valley to produce algae fuel with their engineered algae strains, as well as other algae products such as food.
# Demographics.
The Imperial and Mexicali Valleys share a common international bond of | 6,129,569 |
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both American and Hispanic cultures. On the U.S. side, the majority of residents are of Mexican-American or Latino heritage, while the Mexican side has been greatly influenced by American culture by the U.S. for many decades. The entire valley has multi-racial representation of Africans, Europeans, east and south Asians, and Native Americans.
As of the census of 2000, there were 142,361 people, 39,384 households, and 31,467 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 43,891 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 49.4% white, 4.0% black or African American, 1.9% Native | 6,129,570 |
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American, 2.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 39.1% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. 72.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 65.7% spoke Spanish and 32.3% English as their first language.
There were 39,384 households out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 3.77. In the county the population was spread out with 31.4% | 6,129,571 |
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under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.
# Politics.
Imperial County is a Democratic stronghold in Presidential, Congressional, and local elections. Republican George H. W. Bush won a majority in the 1988 United States presidential election.
On November 4, 2008, Imperial County voted 69.7% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages, showing more support for the proposition than any other strongly Democratic county.
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County is in . In the state legislature, the county is in , and .
The median income for a household in the county was $31,870, and the median income for a family was $35,226. Males had a median income of $32,775 versus $23,974 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,239. About 19.4% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
# Education.
## Schools in the Imperial Valley.
The Imperial Valley has many schools to offer education; high schools, middle/junior high schools, elementary schools, and colleges. Central Union High School, Southwest High School, Calexico High School, | 6,129,573 |
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Holtville High School, Imperial High School, and Brawley Union High School are some of the high schools Imperial Valley has to offer. Imperial Valley College, located in Imperial, California, and SDSU Imperial Valley Extension, located in Calexico, California, are the colleges the Imperial Valley has to offer. The valley also offers a partnership between the local community college, Imperial Valley College, and SDSU's extension which offers a four-year bachelor's degree for students in the area. The program was formally named imperial Valley Partnership University. This partnership was intended to provide students in the valley the opportunity to stay within the area while being able to acquire | 6,129,574 |
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a bachelor's degree for an affordable price without having to transfer to a distant four-year university. The program hosted its first cohorts in the Fall of 2012 and since then has offered various academic programs such as Criminal Justice, History, Liberal Studies, Psychology, Public Administration, and Spanish. Imperial Valley University Program, respectably known as IVUP, has not only offered affordable education and the opportunity to stay local for students in the Imperial Valley, but it has also provided priority registration, scholarship opportunities, and the ability to use resources from both the IVC's and SDSU's campuses. IVUP continues to expand in each academic term and actively | 6,129,575 |
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does outreach throughout different high schools in the valley by performing presentations and one-on-one interviews with students who express interest.
# Transportation.
## Major highways.
- Interstate 8
- State Route 7
- State Route 78
- State Route 86
- State Route 98
- State Route 111
- State Route 115
## Public transportation.
- Greyhound Lines
- Imperial Valley Transit
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Amtrak
## Airports.
Imperial County Airport is the main airport in the county. It is primarily a general aviation airport with limited commercial flight service. The major nearby airport is the San Diego International Airport.
# In popular culture.
Robert A. Heinlein's science | 6,129,576 |
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fiction short story "Water Is for Washing" ("Argosy", November 1947) was based on the premise that an earthquake had catastrophically shattered the range of deposits separating the Imperial Valley from the Gulf of California, precipitating a tidal wave moving north to transiently drown these lowlands. At the beginning of the story, Heinlein uses the character of a bartender in El Centro to establish the danger of the quake and inundation:
You've heard about the 1905 flood, when the Colorado River spilled over and formed the Salton Sea? But don't be too sure about quakes; valleys below sea level don't just grow—something has to cause them. The San Andreas Fault curls around this valley like | 6,129,577 |
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a question mark. Just imagine the shake-up it must have taken to drop thousands of square miles below the level of the Pacific.
Due to its desert environment and proximity to Los Angeles, California, movies are sometimes filmed in the sand dunes outside the agricultural portions of the Imperial Valley. These have included:
- "American Sniper"
- "Return of the Jedi"
- "Independence Day"
- "Stargate"
- "The Scorpion King"
- "Patriot Games"
- "Into the Wild"
- "The Men who Stare at Goats"
- "La Bamba"
- The original "Flight of the Phoenix" (1965) was filmed outside of Holtville.
- The Tom Cruise movie "Losin' It" (1983) was filmed in Calexico.
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outside scenes were filmed at Salton Sea Lake in the Imperial Valley of California.
Additionally, portions of the 2005 film "Jarhead" were filmed here because of its similarity to the desert terrain of Iraq.
# Notable people.
- Cher, entertainer
- Royce Freeman, NFL Running Back
- Edith Summers Kelley, author
- Mike Mohamed, NFL linebacker
- Sergio Romo, MLB pitcher
- Rudy Seánez, former MLB pitcher
- Robert Thomas, NFL linebacker
- Andy Ruiz Jr., Boxing Heavyweight Champion
# See also.
- 1940 El Centro earthquake
- 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake
- "Imperial Valley Press"
- O. M. Wozencraft – "Father of the Imperial Valley"
# Further reading.
- Benny J. Andrés, Jr. "Power and | 6,129,579 |
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ez, former MLB pitcher
- Robert Thomas, NFL linebacker
- Andy Ruiz Jr., Boxing Heavyweight Champion
# See also.
- 1940 El Centro earthquake
- 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake
- "Imperial Valley Press"
- O. M. Wozencraft – "Father of the Imperial Valley"
# Further reading.
- Benny J. Andrés, Jr. "Power and Control in the Imperial Valley: Nature, Agribusiness, and Workers in the California Borderland, 1900–1940." College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2014.
# External links.
- Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation
- City of El Centro Website
- City of Imperial Website
- From the Colorado River to the Salton Sea: The story of Imperial Valley's Water (slideshow) | 6,129,580 |
536319 | Pocahontas County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pocahontas%20County | Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County is the name of two counties in the United States:
- Pocahontas County, Iowa
- Pocahontas County, West Virginia | 6,129,581 |
536323 | Plymouth County | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plymouth%20County | Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Plymouth County is the name of two counties in the United States:
- Plymouth County, Iowa
- Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 6,129,582 |
536340 | Chonburi (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chonburi%20(disambiguation) | Chonburi (disambiguation)
Chonburi (disambiguation)
Chonburi is the capital of Chonburi Province, Thailand.
Chonburi may also refer to:
- Chonburi Province, a province of Thailand
- Mueang Chonburi District, the capital district of the province
- Chonburi F.C., a Thai professional football club based in the city of Chonburi
- Chonburi Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Chonburi Province, Thailand
# See also.
- CentralPlaza Chonburi, a shopping and entertainment complex | 6,129,583 |
536327 | William Newcomb | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Newcomb | William Newcomb
William Newcomb
William Newcomb (died May 29, 1999) was an American theoretical physicist and professor at the University of California's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, who is best known as the creator of Newcomb's paradox, devised in 1960. He was the great-grandson of the brother of the astronomer Simon Newcomb.
Newcomb started at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (then University of California Radiation Laboratory) probably in 1955 in the Energy Directorate. He was also an adjunct professor in the UC Davis Livermore Department of Applied Science since 1971. | 6,129,584 |
536263 | Dean Drayton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dean%20Drayton | Dean Drayton
Dean Drayton
Rodney Dean Drayton (born 1941) is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) and was President of the UCA Assembly from July 2003 to July 2006. He lectures on a part-time basis in missiology at Sydney's United Theological College (UTC).
# Biography.
Drayton was born in Whyalla, South Australia in 1941. He spent his childhood growing up in the suburbs of Adelaide. He has received a BSc (Hons) from the University of Adelaide, a BD from the Melbourne College of Divinity and a PhD from the Chicago Theological Seminary.
A former geophysicist, Drayton was ordained as a minister in 1969 in Kent Town, South Australia. He served as a minister in three congregations, two in South | 6,129,585 |
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Australia and one in the United States. He then worked as a consultant for evangelism for the Synod of South Australia for five years followed by 16 years as the executive director of the Board of Mission in the Synod of New South Wales. He was the moderator of the New South Wales Synod (October 1995–October 1996) and had "Pilgrims of the Cosmos" published in 1996. During 1997, he spent time as a visiting professor in evangelism at the Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas. In 1999 he was appointed a lecturer in theology (missiology and evangelism) at the United Theological College in Sydney, where he is a member of the adjunct faculty (2010).
Drayton has | 6,129,586 |
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been a member of the UCA Assembly's National Mission and Evangelism Committee from 1985 to 1998 and a member of the standing committee since 1991. He has travelled widely in Australia practicing evangelism and mission, worked extensively with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress and with the NSW Synod Pacific Island Council and Synod Korean Advisory Council.
Drayton was President of the Uniting Church in Australia from July 2003 to July 2006 at a time when there was controversy over the church's position on male and female homosexual Christians, particularly clergy, and took a conciliatory leadership role.
Drayton is the author of "Pilgrim in the Cosmos" (1996) and "Which | 6,129,587 |
536263 | Dean Drayton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dean%20Drayton | Dean Drayton
standing committee since 1991. He has travelled widely in Australia practicing evangelism and mission, worked extensively with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress and with the NSW Synod Pacific Island Council and Synod Korean Advisory Council.
Drayton was President of the Uniting Church in Australia from July 2003 to July 2006 at a time when there was controversy over the church's position on male and female homosexual Christians, particularly clergy, and took a conciliatory leadership role.
Drayton is the author of "Pilgrim in the Cosmos" (1996) and "Which Gospel?" (2005), as well as other studies and articles on mission, evangelism and the contemporary mission context. | 6,129,588 |
536274 | Chasseurs d'Afrique | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chasseurs%20d'Afrique | Chasseurs d'Afrique
Chasseurs d'Afrique
The Chasseurs d'Afrique were a light cavalry corps of chasseurs in the French Armée d'Afrique (Army of Africa). First raised in the 1830s from regular French cavalry posted to Algeria, they numbered five regiments by World War II. For most of their history they were recruited from either French volunteers or French settlers in North Africa doing their military service. As such they were the mounted equivalent of the French Zouave infantry. The other major cavalry element in the Armee d'Afrique were the Spahis—recruited from the indigenous peoples of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco with mostly French officers.
# History.
In addition to numerous campaigns in North Africa, these | 6,129,589 |
536274 | Chasseurs d'Afrique | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chasseurs%20d'Afrique | Chasseurs d'Afrique
colorful regiments also served in the Crimean War, Franco-Prussian War, Indochina, France's invasion of Mexico and both world wars. The "Chass. d'Af." distinguished themselves by securing the flank of Lord Cardigan during the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade. On this and other occasions they used their characteristic African tactic of advancing rapidly in open order, in contrast to the rigid lines of the Light Brigade.
On 5 May 1863 the 1st Chasseurs d'Afrique distinguished itself in a clash with Mexican lancers during the Battle of San Pablo del Monte. The regimental flag was subsequently decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honour and 5 May remains the annual day of celebration | 6,129,590 |
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for the modern "Chass. d'Af."
# World War I.
At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, six regiments of Chasseurs d'Afrique were in existence. The 1er and 2e RCA had detached squadrons on active service in eastern Morocco while the four remaining regiments were on garrison duty in Algeria and Tunisia. Seven regiments of Chasseurs d'Afrique (including three "regiments de marche" or active service units created for a particular campaign) were transferred to France between 1914 and 1918. The 1er and 4e RCA ended the war in the Middle East fighting against the Turks, while the 5e RCA detached squadrons to serve in the Balkans.
# Mechanisation.
In 1933 the "regiments de chasseurs d'Afrique" (RCA) | 6,129,591 |
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began the process of conversion to mechanised units. The first vehicles adopted were White TBC armoured cars, followed by White-Laffly 50 AMs. Both models were obsolete for European warfare but suitable for colonial campaigning. Other vehicles were provided for individual squadrons and in 1939 Hotchkiss H35 and H39 light tanks were received by the 1er RCA.
On the outbreak of World War II (September 1939) regiments of chasseurs d'Afrique were deployed as follows:
1er RCA in Morocco;br
2e, 3e, and 5e RCA in Algeria ;br
4e RCA in Tunisia;
Only the 1er and 4e RCA were fully mechanised at this date, the other regiments comprising a mix of mounted and mechanised squadrons.
In 1941, 6e and 7e | 6,129,592 |
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RCA were created in the Levant, that is in Syria and Lebanon. Both were involved in heavy fighting against Allied forces in 1941 Operation Exporter, equipped with 90 tanks (mostly Renault R-35 with a few Renault FTs) and a similar number of armoured cars.
In the course of World War II the process of mechanisation was completed. The 3e and 5e RCA were equipped with M4 Sherman and M5 light tanks. The 5e RCA notably landed in Provence in August 1944, and was one of the first units to be fully operational for combat. It was engaged in several battles during the taking of Toulon, in the Rhone valley, through Burgundy, Alsace, and in the Black Forest. The regiment earned the Rhine and Danube badge.
# | 6,129,593 |
536274 | Chasseurs d'Afrique | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chasseurs%20d'Afrique | Chasseurs d'Afrique
Modern regiment.
Algerian independence brought an end to the corps through a series of disbandments and transfers between 1962 and 1964, after over a century of service. However one regiment ("1er Regiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique") was re-established in 1998 to preserve the traditions of this famous cavalry. The modern regiment is one of the mechanised units of the French Army. It is divided into one instruction squadron and three combat squadrons and is equipped with approximately 45 armoured vehicles.
# Uniforms.
The Chasseurs d'Afrique were until 1914 clothed in light blue tunics tucked into a red sash and red breeches. Their normal headdress was the "taconnet"—a light blue and red shako, | 6,129,594 |
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similar in shape to that worn by the equivalent light cavalry regiments (hussars and chasseurs à cheval) of the metropolitan army, but worn with a white or light khaki cover. Prior to 1873 the casquette d'Afrique had been worn. The traditional fez and sash were worn off duty or when in barracks until World War II. The light blue tunics had yellow facings and reportedly earned the Chasseurs d'Afrique the nickname of "Blue Butchers" amongst some of their opponents.
The khaki uniforms worn by the Chasseurs d'Afrique from 1915 onwards were distinguished by dark blue collar patches with yellow braiding and regimental numbers. The modern armoured regiment had by 2014 reintroduced the historic red | 6,129,595 |
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bers. The modern armoured regiment had by 2014 reintroduced the historic red sash and fez for parade. More commonly worn is the light blue and red kepi of the French cavalry.
# US Civil War Chasseurs d'Afrique.
The name was also applied to the first all African-American regiment formed by the United States Army in New Orleans in 1862.
# See also.
- French colonial flags
- French Colonial Empire
- List of French possessions and colonies
# External sources.
- "Gazette des Uniformes", Juillet-août 2005.
- R. Huré. "L'Armée d'Afrique 1830–1962". Paris: Charles-Lavauzelle, 1977.
- Sicard, Jacques and François Vauvillier. "Les Chasseurs d'Afrique". Paris: Histoire et collections, 1999. . | 6,129,596 |
536332 | Picture Frame Seduction | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Picture%20Frame%20Seduction | Picture Frame Seduction
Picture Frame Seduction
Picture Frame Seduction (PFS) is a hardcore punk band originally from Haverfordwest, Wales, but now jointly based in Cadiz, Spain and Bristol, UK. The band's influences included their peers of the day, Charged GBH and Discharge. With many other bands of the time like The Varukers, they helped develop the hardcore punk scene in the United Kingdom in the early to mid-1980s.
PFS disbanded in 1987 but reformed in 1999 after being featured on several punk compilation albums in the intervening years.
# Releases.
- "Demolition Blues Compilation" 1982
- "I'm Good Enough For Me" 7" single 1984
- "The Hand of the Rider" 12" album 1985
- "A Kick up the Arse Compilation" 1986
- | 6,129,597 |
536332 | Picture Frame Seduction | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Picture%20Frame%20Seduction | Picture Frame Seduction
"The End of an Era Compilation" 1987
- "What you doing about that hole in your head Compilation " 1989
- "What's that Hardcore Noise?" CD : 2003
- "Sex War" CD album - CultJam Records: 2005
- "Fistful of hope" CD Compilation: 2005
- "Stop The Bloody Slaughter" - Grand Theft Audio Records USA : Retro full back catalogue 1978 - 86 CD album ; Nov 2006
- "Skateboarding down Merlins Hill with Penny Harry" - CultJam Records ; split cd album ; December 2006
- "All Grown Up The Movie" - Psychopunk Productions New York City ; DVD Film ; Worldwide release January 2008
- "Bullsheep Detector" - All Welsh punk compilation album 1980 - 1984 ; Vinyl ; Anti Society Records worldwide release November | 6,129,598 |
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2012
- "Hand of the Rider" - LP vinyl Reissue in USA only on Queer Pills Records, California with extra tracks ; January 2013
- "Interrupted Piss" EP, 7 inch vinyl release on Cider City Records : July 2017.
- "Suicide Run" CD album - Violated Records: 2019.
# Members.
- Keith Haynes Robin Folland, Tim Horsley, Jonathon Griffiths (1978–1983)
- Keith Haynes, Nigel Drumm, Robin Folland, Tim Horsely (1980)
- Keith Haynes, Jonathon Griffiths, Steve Parkin, Mark Bozier (1984–1987)
- Keith Haynes, Jonathon Griffiths, Robin Folland, Steve Arthur (2003–2008)
- Keith Haynes, Jonathon Griffiths, Ashley Shannon, Steve Arthur (2008-November 2009)
- Keith Haynes, Jonathon Griffiths, Steve Arthur, | 6,129,599 |
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