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The tavluġun is an indigenous Iñupiaq chin tattoo worn by women.
See also
Kakiniit
Yidįįłtoo, the traditional face tattoos of the Hän Gwich’in.
References
Inupiat culture
Tattooing traditions
Tattoo designs | wiki |
Spider-Man: Chapter One is an American comic book miniseries starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 13 issues (#1-12, with a #0 issue (April 1999) added between issues #6 (April 1999) and 7 (May 1999)) from December 1998 to October 1999. The entire miniseries was written and illustrated by John Byrne. This storyline is designated as being set in the universe of "Earth-98121" and is not part of the mainstream Marvel Universe of Earth-616.
Issues involved
Spider-Man: Chapter One #1-6, 0 and 7-12 (December 1998-October 1999) was a modern-day adaptation of many, but not all, of these particular issues that chronicled the early days of Spider-Man's superhero career:
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) and, years later {real time), #16-18 (December 1995-March 1996);
The Amazing Spider-Man #1-15 (March, May, July and September-December 1963 and January-August 1964);
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964);
The Amazing Spider-Man #16-20 (September-December 1964 and January 1965).
Reception
The miniseries was a modest success. Some comic book fans objected to Byrne's perceived tampering with the classic Spider-Man stories produced by his creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and complained that the original 1960s stories did not require any updating at all. The editorial intention of the miniseries, however, was to be a re-telling of the character's early stories that was designed to attract new readers. Byrne would soon be drawing the relaunch of The Amazing Spider-Man title with writer Howard Mackie.
Spider-Man: Chapter One, though not a sales record-breaker (possibly because it was sold only through the comic book direct market, which limited its exposure to potential new readers), finished out its run as planned, even adding a #0 issue (April 1999) between issues #6 (April 1999) and 7 (May 1999). On that basis, Byrne was later asked to do a second miniseries to be called Spider-Man: Chapter Two, but turned down the offer.
Since Byrne left the Spider-Man titles, his successors have shied away from making any references to the miniseries, and according to Official Index to the Marvel Universe #1-14 (January 2009-February 2010), it is now Marvel's stance that the original stories have regained their canonical status.
Spider-Man: Chapter One also brought controversy over the former ongoing series Untold Tales of Spider-Man (#1-25 (September 1995-October 1997); also including two Annuals (Annual '96 and Annual '97), a #-1 issue (July 1997) that occurred between issues #22 (June 1997) and 23 (August 1997), a one-shot issue called Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounter (February 1999) and stories in Amazing Fantasy #16-18 (December 1995-March 1996 (which preceded the series)) and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #37 (2010 (which ended it))), where all the stories presented therein were brand-new stories also set in the early days of Spider-Man's superhero career, but taking place in-between the original stories by Lee and Ditko. The non-canonical Spider-Man: Chapter One ignores the canonical continuity of Untold Tales of Spider-Man entirely.
Similar versions
Spider-Man's early adventures would be retold, again with a modern twist, in Ultimate Spider-Man, an ongoing series that Marvel launched in October 2000 and that lasted until June 2011. This series sidestepped the canon/non-canon continuity question by setting its stories in an entirely new alternate universe Earth-1610.
Another modern re-telling of the early Spider-Man stories came in 2004 with the launch of Marvel Age Spider-Man #1-20 (May 2004-March 2005), later relaunched as Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #1-61 (May 2005-May 2010). These two series, which were each aimed at young readers, also retold many of Lee and Ditko's original stories in all 20 issues of the Marvel Age Spider-Man series and the first three of the 61 issues of the Marvel Adventures Spider-Man series (as Spider-Man: Chapter One did), although both of the contemporary-set series were clearly meant to take place outside of the mainstream Marvel Universe continuity.
Collected editions
A trade paperback collecting the entire miniseries was published in January 2012 (). It was also included in Spider-Man by John Byrne, a Marvel Omnibus published in September 2019 ().
Legacy
A few of the supervillains' costumes from the miniseries were later briefly used for their mainstream Marvel Universe counterparts in a two-part story called "Another Return of the Sinister Six", which was chronicled in The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #12 (December 1999; Part 1) and Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #12 (December 1999; Part 2). Additionally, the Chapter One incarnation of Doctor Octopus was featured as a boss in Spider-Man Unlimited.
Hulk: Chapter One
In Hulk Annual 1999, Byrne revised the Hulk's origin, similar to what was done in Spider-Man: Chapter One. In this revised origin, the gamma bomb that was being tested was now a gamma laser, and a Skrull was responsible for Rick Jones' presence on the base during the test. The Skrull also disguised himself as Igor Rasminsky (Drenkov in the original story), a fellow scientist working on the project. The contemporary setting removed the Cold War context of the original story and served as a tie-in issue to the miniseries Marvel: The Lost Generation #12-1 (March 2000-February 2001), created by Byrne and Roger Stern.
This storyline (which includes Hulk Annual 1999 and Marvel: The Lost Generation #12-1 ) is designated as being set in the universe of "Earth-9992" and is not part of the mainstream Marvel Universe of Earth-616.
See also
The Man of Steel, a 1986 comic book limited series featuring the DC Comics character Superman also written and drawn by John Byrne that told the story of Superman's modern origin with much more success.
External links
Comics by John Byrne (comics) | wiki |
This is a list of women who had been appointed as leaders of constituent states and dependent territories. This list also separates between the dependent territory leaders and the autonomous area leaders.
Female chief executives of a constituent country or state
Italics denotes an acting chief executive
Female heads of government of a constituent country or state
z
Female viceregal representatives of a constituent country or representatives to the government
Dependent, autonomous and insular territories
Italics denotes an acting head of territories and territories that are defunct.
See also
List of current dependent territory leaders
List of first women governors and/or chief ministers
Lists of female state governors
Notes
External links
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Governors_External.htm
http://guide2womenleaders.com/Premier_Ministers_External.htm
Dependent territories
Constituent | wiki |
There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic period drama film. It may also refer to:
There Will Be Blood (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film
"There Will Be Blood", an episode from season six of the TV series The Flash
"There Will Be Blood", a song by German singer Kim Petras, appearing on her 2019 album Turn Off the Light
"There Will Be Blood", a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41, appearing on their 2016 album 13 Voices | wiki |
AMAB or Amab may refer to:
Assigned male at birth
-amab, nomenclature of monoclonal antibodies
Amab, agriculturalists in Yenga, Uganda
See also
G-AMAB, an Airspeed Ambassador | wiki |
The Highveld XV, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Bafokeng Nation Highveld XV or simply the Royal XV, are a composite provincial rugby union team from South Africa.
Like their Coastal XV counterparts, the Highveld XV were created by the South African Rugby Union to provide an opponent for the British & Irish Lions as part of their 2009 tour to South Africa. It is not known if the team will be re-activated for future tours or if this was just a one-off operation. The Coastal XV however was rebranded as the Southern Kings, which played in Super Rugby in 2013.
Traditionally the Lions only play against the best Currie Cup teams when touring South Africa but the South African Rugby Union felt the best players from all teams should have an opportunity to play against the touring side. As a result, two composite teams regrouping players from weaker unions were created, the Highveld XV being one of them.
The team represents most of the Highveld region in the country's north-west. It draws players from the Griquas from the Northern Cape Province, the Leopards from the North West Province, the Pumas from Mpumalanga Province, the Griffons from part of the Free State Province and the Falcons (Valke) from part of Gauteng.
The Highveld XV played their first game against the touring Lions on 30 May 2009 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg and lost 25 to 37.
See also
2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
References
South African rugby union teams | wiki |
PSEI may refer to:
Pseudaminic acid synthase, an enzyme
PSE Composite Index, a Filipino stock market index | wiki |
"Dance with Somebody" is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the American musical television series Glee, and the sixty-first overall. Written by Ross Maxwell and directed by Paris Barclay, the episode aired on Fox in the United States on April 24, 2012. It is a special tribute episode to Whitney Houston, who died ten weeks earlier (February 11), and features seven of her songs.
Upon its initial airing, this episode attracted 6.90 million American viewers and received a 2.7/8 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic, an increase of over 10% from the 2.4/7 rating/share and 6.23 million viewers of the previous episode, "Saturday Night Glee-ver", which was broadcast on April 17, 2012.
Plot
Will (Matthew Morrison) notices that several of the glee club members are still dejected two months after the death of Whitney Houston. School counselor Emma (Jayma Mays) explains that they are focusing on the pain of Whitney's death so that they do not have to think of the pain of leaving their friends after graduation. Will makes their assignment for the week a tribute to Houston.
While shopping for sheet music in preparation for his performance, Kurt (Chris Colfer) meets Chandler (Justin Castor), a student from another school, who helps him choose a song. The two exchange telephone numbers, and later Chandler sends flirtatious text messages to Kurt, who responds to them positively. Kurt sees the exchanges as innocent, but his boyfriend Blaine (Darren Criss) sees it as cheating. The two get into an argument, and Blaine sings "It's Not Right but It's Okay" to express his feelings. Later, Kurt and his father Burt (Mike O'Malley) discuss Kurt's future in New York. Burt tells Kurt that he misses the boy that Kurt used to be. Kurt then sings "I Have Nothing" to express his regrets to Blaine. Following a counseling session with Emma, Blaine reveals that he has been distant because he's deeply distressed at the thought of Kurt moving to New York, and how it will affect their relationship. The two make up.
Brittany (Heather Morris) and Santana (Naya Rivera) sing "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", inviting the rest of the club to dance with them during the performance. Quinn (Dianna Agron), still using a wheelchair after her car accident, refuses to participate, and reveals to Joe (Samuel Larsen) that she is depressed because she has not been making progress in her physical therapy sessions; Joe responds by offering to accompany Quinn to her physical therapy. They then sing a duet of "Saving All My Love for You", but Quinn believes Joe is not interested in a relationship because she is disabled. At another physical therapy session, Joe and Quinn discuss their ambiguous relationship, and decide that it is "something new".
Will hires a wedding planner (Joel McKinnon Miller) for his upcoming wedding with Emma. After some disagreement over the logistics behind planning a wedding a month away, Will fires the wedding planner and admits that he wants to get married before the glee club members go their separate ways; Emma assures him that no matter when they decide to get married, the glee club would be there.
After performing "So Emotional" with Santana, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) realizes that she and Santana could have been friends instead of the enemies they were for most of their high school years; they agree to be friends. Puck (Mark Salling), meanwhile, thanks the male glee club members for always being his friends when he was not always a friend to them. New Directions then spontaneously gathers in the auditorium and sings "My Love Is Your Love".
Production
"Dance with Somebody" is the second episode in the third season to be directed by Paris Barclay, and the second to be written by Ross Maxwell. The episode began shooting on March 8, 2012, only 25 days after Whitney Houston's death, and concluded shooting a week later on March 15, 2012. The next episode began shooting in parallel on March 12, 2012. The same day that shooting began, it was reported that the episode would be a tribute to Whitney Houston and feature her songs, though "not be a typical tribute" as the show had previously done for artists but rather a "character piece".
Recurring guest stars appearing in the episode include Kurt's father Burt Hummel (O'Malley) and glee club members Sam Evans (Overstreet) and Joe Hart (Larsen). Former glee club member Matt Rutherford (Dijon Talton) is seen in a still photograph near the end of the episode.
Seven of Houston's songs are featured in the episode, and all have been released as singles available for digital download. These songs are "How Will I Know" in an a cappella version sung by Riley, Rivera, Colfer and Michele, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Saving All My Love for You", "So Emotional", "It's Not Right but It's Okay", "I Have Nothing" and "My Love Is Your Love".
Reception
Ratings
"Dance with Somebody" was first broadcast on April 24, 2012, in the United States on Fox. It received a 2.7/8 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic, and attracted 6.90 million American viewers during its initial airing, an increase of over 10% from the 2.4/7 rating/share and 6.23 million viewers of the previous episode, "Saturday Night Glee-ver", which was broadcast on April 17, 2012. Viewership was virtually unchanged in Canada, where 1.53 million viewers watched the episode on the same day as its American premiere. It was the twelfth most-viewed show of the week, the same as in the previous week, when 1.54 million viewers watched "Saturday Night Glee-ver".
Viewership was also virtually unchanged in the United Kingdom, where "Dance with Somebody" first aired on April 19, 2012, and was watched on Sky 1 by 827,000 viewers, as compared to the 822,000 viewers who watched "Saturday Night Glee-ver" when it aired the week before. In Australia, "Dance with Somebody" was broadcast on April 26, 2012. It was watched by 614,000 viewers, an increase of 8% from the 568,000 viewers for "Saturday Night Glee-ver" on April 19, 2012. Despite the greater viewership, Glee dropped to the seventeenth most-watched program of the night, down from sixteenth the week before.
Chart history
Of the seven singles released for the episode, three debuted on North American top 100 charts. Two of these charted on the Billboard Hot 100: "How Will I Know" debuted at number 65 and "It's Not Right but It's Okay" debuted at number 92. Three songs charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100: "How Will I Know" debuted at number 61, "It's Not Right but It's Okay" debuted at number 75 and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" debuted at number 80.
The same week as the Glee singles charted, Houston's Whitney: The Greatest Hits album jumped back to number one on the Billboard Top Catalog Albums chart, and climbed seven spots to number 28 on the Billboard 200.
References
External links
"Dance with Somebody" at Fox.com
2012 American television episodes
Glee (season 3) episodes
Television episodes directed by Paris Barclay | wiki |
Anthony Vereen, cestista statunitense
Shane Vereen, giocatore di football americano statunitense
Altri progetti | wiki |
Paley and Austin was the title of a firm of architects working in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, between 1868 and 1886, the partners being E. G. Paley and Hubert Austin.
Lists of the works executed by the practice can be found at:
List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
List of non-ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
Paley and Austin | wiki |
Mimation refers to the suffixed (the letter mem in many Semitic abjads) which occurs in some Semitic languages.
This occurs in Akkadian on singular nouns. It was also present in the Proto-Semitic language.
It is retained in the plural and the few remaining dual forms in Modern Hebrew. It corresponds to the letter nun (-n) in Classical Arabic and is retained in the singular (nunation), dual, and plural.
See also
Nunation
References
Semitic linguistics | wiki |
Sex with My Ex may refer to:
"Sex with My Ex", a song by Lil Peep on his album Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2
"Sex with My Ex", a song by Ne-Yo on his album Because of You | wiki |
Buffalo Springfield (1966-1968), Amerikaanse band
Buffalo Springfield (debuutalbum) (1967), debuutalbum van bovenstaande band
Buffalo Springfield again (1967), tweede album van bovenstaande band
Buffalo Springfield (verzamelalbum) (1973), verzamelalbum van bovenstaande band | wiki |
The labial thermistor clip is a device used measure the skin temperature of the labia minora and is associated blood engorgement. This device consists of a thermistor affixed to a small metal clip that can be attached to the labia minora. The labial thermistor clip is the second most commonly used physiological measure of female genital response, next to the vaginal photoplethysmograph (VPG). Both devices can be used simultaneously.
The labial thermistor clip has some advantages over VPG, including better test-retest reliability, greater correlation between genital and self-reported sexual arousal, and an absolute unit of change (temperature). Like VPG, the labial thermistor clip has discriminant validity; that is, it detects differences between sexual and nonsexual stimuli. It is also sensitive to different levels of sexual arousal. The labial thermistor clip has some disadvantages because participants have difficulty with placing the device correctly and some report discomfort with using the device.
See also
Clitoral photoplethysmograph
Penile plethysmograph
Vaginal photoplethysmograph
References
Female genital procedures
Medical testing equipment
Sexology
Women's health | wiki |
Popponesset – jednostka osadnicza w Stanach Zjednoczonych, w stanie Massachusetts, w hrabstwie Barnstable, na półwyspie Cape Cod, nad Oceanem Atlantyckim.
CDP w stanie Massachusetts
Hrabstwo Barnstable | wiki |
Une société de réassurance mutuelle est une forme juridique de société composées de plusieurs compagnies d'assurance.
Notes et références
Forme juridique des entreprises | wiki |
Asterina may refer to:
Asterina (starfish), a starfish genus in the family Asterinidae
Asterina (fungus), a fungus genus in the family Asterinaceae | wiki |
A choral symphony is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists.
Choral symphony may also refer to:
Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) or the "Choral" Symphony, 1824
Choral Symphony (Dyson), a 1910 composition, rediscovered in 2014, by George Dyson
Choral Symphony (Holst), a 1925 composition by Gustav Holst
See also
List of choral symphonies
:Category:Choral symphonies | wiki |
Thamnistes is a genus of antbirds. It includes the following species:
Thamnistes anabatinus, russet antshrike, the sole species in the genus until 2018
Thamnistes rufescens, rufescent antshrike, elevated from subspecies to species in 2018
References
Bird genera
Taxa named by Philip Sclater
Taxa named by Osbert Salvin | wiki |
JFSC may refer to:
Jersey Financial Services Commission
Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia | wiki |
Electoral reform in Puerto Rico refers to the efforts to reform the process and regulation of voting, as well as the electoral and governmental relations with the United States in the unincorporated territory of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Since 1917, people born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. As such, they are entitled to vote at the federal level, but not from the island, as the territory is not incorporated. The legal restriction to vote at the federal level extends only to the territory, not to its citizens. This means that all U.S. citizens can vote at the federal level from any part of the world or incorporated territories of the U.S. and that no U.S. citizen may vote at the federal level if they are in Puerto Rico, although they can vote at the local level.
See also
Voting rights in Puerto Rico
Political status of Puerto Rico
Politics of Puerto Rico
Massachusetts | wiki |
Jennifer Toomey may refer to:
Jenny Toomey (born 1968), American musician
Jen Toomey (born 1971), American track athlete | wiki |
A dopamine releasing agent (DRA) is a type of drug which induces the release of dopamine in the body and/or brain. No selective DRAs are currently known. Many releasing agents of both dopamine and norepinephrine (norepinephrine–dopamine releasing agents, or NDRAs) and of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine are known (serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents, or SNDRAs), however. Serotonin–dopamine releasing agents are much rarer and are not selective for monoamine release. Examples of NDRAs include amphetamine and methamphetamine, and an example of an SNDRA is MDMA. The most selective dopamine releaser is 4-methylaminorex, but it also has considerable activity as a norepinephrine releaser. These drugs are frequently used for recreational purposes and encountered as drugs of abuse.
A closely related type of drug is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor (DRI). Various selective DRIs are known, in contrast to the case of DRAs. It is particularly of note that the mechanism of action at the dopamine transporter (DAT) for dopamine releasers/substrates is entropy-driven (i.e. hydrophobic), whereas for dopamine re-uptake inhibitors it is enthalpy-driven (i.e. conformational change).
There is some, albeit mixed, in vitro evidence that the antidepressant and modestly selective DRI amineptine may in addition to inhibiting the reuptake of dopamine selectively induce the presynaptic release of dopamine without affecting that of norepinephrine or serotonin.
See also
Monoamine releasing agent
Norepinephrine–dopamine releasing agent
Serotonin–dopamine releasing agent
Serotonin–norepinephrine–dopamine releasing agent
References
External links
TAAR1 agonists
VMAT inhibitors | wiki |
A serotonin–norepinephrine releasing agent (SNRA) is a type of drug which induces the release of serotonin and norepinephrine (and epinephrine) in the body and/or brain.
Only a few SNRAs are known, examples of which include norfenfluramine and MBDB. Fenfluramine/phentermine (Fen-Phen), a combination formulation of fenfluramine, a serotonin releasing agent, and phentermine, a norepinephrine releasing agent, is a functional SNRA that was formerly used as an appetite suppressant for the treatment of obesity.
A closely related type of drug is a serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI).
See also
Monoamine releasing agent
Serotonin releasing agent
Norepinephrine releasing agent
Serotonin–dopamine releasing agent
Serotonin–norepinephrine–dopamine releasing agent
References
Serotonin-norepinephrine releasing agents
TAAR1 agonists
VMAT inhibitors | wiki |
Ensure is an American brand of nutritional supplements and meal replacements manufactured by Abbott Laboratories.
A 237-ml (8-fl oz) bottle of Ensure Original contains 220 calories, six grams of fat, 15 grams of sugar, and nine grams of protein. The top six ingredients are water, corn maltodextrin, sugar, milk protein concentrate, canola oil, and soy protein isolate. Ensure is considered lactose-free for people with lactose intolerance.
History
In 1903, Harry C. Moores and Stanley M. Ross launched the "Moores & Ross Milk Company", which specialized in bottling milk for home delivery for the first few years. By 1964, however, the company merged with Abbott Laboratories. A drink called Ensure was first marketed by Ross Laboratories in 1973.
In the 1990s, Ensure and other nutritional drink products like Mead Johnson's Sustacal and Nestlé's Boost and Resource brands were fiercely competing to capture market share among healthy adults. In 1996, Ensure had sales of about $300 million and accounted for 80% of protein supplement sales; Abbott spent $45.4 million to advertise Ensure during the first nine months of 1996, around 70% more than it spent during the same period of 1995.
Criticism
In 1995, the Center for Science in the Public Interest said that ads for Ensure were "the most misleading food ad" of that year. In 1997, Abbott settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission that it was falsely marketing Ensure as having similar amounts of vitamins as multivitamin supplements, and as recommended by doctors more than any other nutritional supplement as a way for people to stay active and healthy.
Ensure has been used in the force feeding of hunger-striking prisoners at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps.
Products
When Abbott split off its pharmaceuticals division, Abbvie, in 2013, the Ensure product line remained with Abbott along with other nutritional products.
As of 2016, variants of Ensure included:
Ensure Original
Ensure Original Pudding
Ensure Plus
Ensure Enlive
Ensure High Protein
Ensure Clear
Ensure Light
Ensure Compact
Ensure Original Nutrition Powder
Ensure Muscle Health
As of 2016, Ensure Complete had been discontinued.
See also
Dietary supplement
Force-feeding
Liquid diet
Protein shake
Therapeutic food
References
External links
Dietary supplements
Abbott Laboratories | wiki |
Johannes Bauer is the name of:
Johannes M. Bauer, American professor
Johannes Bauer (musician) (1954–2016), German trombonist | wiki |
Oh The Things Mommies Do! What Could Be Better Than Having Two? is a 2009 children's book geared toward lesbian mothers, written by Crystal Tompkins and illustrated by Lindsey Evans.
Press
The book has been featured in several publications in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom. Such publications include: Echelon Magazine, Gay UK News, and Proud Parenting Magazine among many others.
References
External links
2000s LGBT literature
Lesbian non-fiction books | wiki |
New Rules (stylized as NEW RULES) is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group Weki Meki. It was released on October 8, 2020, by Fantagio Music and distributed by Kakao M. It consists of five tracks, including the title track "Cool" and its English version "100 Facts".
Release
The EP was released on October 8, 2020, through several music portals, including MelOn, Spotify and Apple Music. Music video for the title track was released on the same day.
Commercial performance
The EP debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Gaon Album Chart for the week ending October 11, 2020, and placed within the Top 100 for five consecutive weeks.
New Rules was the 34th best-selling album in October 2020 with 9,421 copies sold. It has sold 12,207 copies as of November 2020.
Track listing
Charts
References
2020 EPs
Dance-pop EPs
Hip hop EPs
Weki Meki EPs | wiki |
Richard Lang (born 23 February 1989 in Sydney) is an Australian former professional cyclist.
Major results
2009
1st Omnium, National Track Championships
1st Goulburn to Sydney Classic
1st Stage 4 Tour of Gippsland
1st Stage 2 Tour of Geelong
1st Stage 5 Tour of Tasmania
3rd Overall Tour of the Murray River
1st Stage 6
3rd Overall Tour de Perth
1st Stage 1
2010
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour of Thuringia
1st Stage 5 Tour of Tasmania
2011
1st Overall UCI Oceania Tour
1st Road race, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
1st Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
References
External links
1989 births
Living people
Australian male cyclists | wiki |
A pipecutter is a type of tool used by plumbers to cut pipe. Besides producing a clean cut, the tool is often a faster, cleaner, and more convenient way of cutting pipe than using a hacksaw, although this depends on the metal of the pipe.
There are two types of pipe cutters. Plastic tubing cutters, which really look much like a pair of pruning shears, may be used for thinner pipes and tubes, such as sprinkler pipe. For use on thicker pipes, there is a pipecutter with a sharp wheel and adjustable jaw grips. These are used by rotating it around the pipe and repeatedly tightening it until it cuts all of the way through.
Pipecutters vs. hacksaws
Hacksaws will cut nearly any size pipe made out of metals and plastics. Pipecutters, on the other hand, are more limited. In the situations where they work, they are generally accepted to leave cleaner cuts on the outer surface of the tube. The cut can leave a burr around the inside of the tube. This burr should be cleaned or reamed when cutting electrical conduit to prevent stripping of the insulating coating from the wires. In fluid handling applications, the burr should also be removed, as it can restrict the flow and cause turbulence.
References
Cutting tools
American inventions | wiki |
Joseph Jardine (1822 - 1861) was a taipan of the Jardine Matheson & Co. and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Joseph was the nephew of Dr. William Jardine, founder of the Jardine Matheson & Co., and younger brother of David Jardine. He followed the family tradition by going to China in 1843 and being given a partnership in Jardine Matheson & Co. He succeeded his elder brother David, becoming taipan of the trading firm and unofficial member of the Legislative Council after David's death in 1856.
He retired in 1860 at the age of 38 and died next year at Castlemilk, an estate bought for him by his brother.
See also
Family tree of William Jardine (1784-1843)
References
Jardine Matheson Group
Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Hong Kong people of Scottish descent
1822 births
1861 deaths
19th-century Scottish businesspeople | wiki |
Command performance may refer to:
Command Performance (1931 film), starring Neil Hamilton and Una Merkel
Command Performance (1937 film), starring Arthur Tracy and Lilli Palmer
Command Performance (2009 film), starring Dolph Lundgren and Melissa Smith
Command Performance (radio series), a US Armed Forces Radio show from 1942 to 1949
See also
Royal Command Performance, a theatrical or musical performance requested by the monarch of the UK | wiki |
Lulu Gets a Cat is a 2017 children's picture book by Anna McQuinn and illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw. It is about a little girl called Lulu who wants a cat, shows her initially reluctant mother that she is ready by reading about cats at the library and treating her toy cat Dinah as if it is real, and then adopts a cat who she calls Makeda.
Publication history
Lola Gets a Cat, 2017, USA, Charlesbridge Publishing
Lulu Gets a Cat, 2017, England, Alanna Max
Reception
A review by Booktrust of Lulu Gets a Cat wrote "The bright illustrations are colourful and clear, perfect for even the youngest readers and cat enthusiasts. The text is short and simple, and would be great for independent reading practice", and Horn Book Guides called it a "simple, sweet story".
Lulu Gets a Cat has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal, and Children's Books Ireland.
It is a 2018 North Somerset Teachers' Book Award shortlisted book, and a 2018 Empathy Lab Recommended Book.
References
External links
Library holdings of Lulu Gets a Cat
Library holdings of Lola Gets a Cat
2017 children's books
British picture books
Books about cats | wiki |
Plunderer or The Plunderer may refer to:
Plunderer (comics), a character appearing in Marvel Comics publications
Plunderer (manga), a Japanese manga series
The Plunderer (1915 film), an American film
The Plunderer (1924 film), an American film
See also
Plunder (disambiguation)
Penny Plunderer, comics
The Plunderers (disambiguation) | wiki |
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise is a graphic novel in three parts written by Gene Yang and illustrated by Studio Gurihiru, the first in a series of graphic novel trilogies serving as both a continuation of the Avatar: The Last Airbender and a prequel to The Legend of Korra, both animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Part 1 was released on January 25, 2012, Part 2 was released on May 30, 2012 and Part 3 was released on September 26, 2012.
The events of The Promise begin immediately after the last episode of the original series, "Avatar Aang", before jumping forward one whole year. It is followed by Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Search.
Overview
Although the one-hundred-year War is finally over, tensions run high as one-hundred- thirteen-year-old Avatar Aang and seventeen-year-old Zuko are put on a "collision course" after the Avatar travels to a Fire Nation colony named Yu Dao, and finds "tension between neighbors" – a threat that may shatter the world's newfound peace.
The unfinished conversation between Zuko and Ozai about the whereabouts of Ursa, Zuko's long-lost mother, is completed, but the conversation takes a different path after Zuko asks the question and her fate still remains unknown. Zuko forces Aang to promise to kill him if he becomes like his father, the deposed Fire Lord Ozai.
Negotiations with Earth King Kuei and the beginning of the Harmony Restoration Movement commence. The movement plans to take the people in the Fire Nation colonies and move them into the Fire Nation itself. However, an unexpected controversy breaks out, as the older colonies are composed of people who have never lived within the Fire Nation and have intermarried with Earth Kingdom citizens. These people view the movement as robbing them of their homes. Fire Lord Zuko is caught between the desires of his people and the demands of many who believe peace and balance is only attainable if Fire Nation citizens return to their country. When the Earth Kingdom army arrives to enforce the Restoration Movement, Zuko deploys his own forces in defense of the colonies, leading to an explosive showdown between the recently belligerent sides and threatening to reignite the fires of war. Aang must decide whether to follow through on his promise, and decide the fate of the colonies in the process.
In the midst of this dispute, Toph's new metal bending school finds itself in trouble, while Aang is confronted with the "Avatar Fan Movement," a growing group of young individuals trying to live as the air nomads did, but Aang views these people as parodying and denigrating the memory of his people.
Plot
Part One
Following Fire Lord Ozai's defeat and the conclusion of the Hundred Year War, the Harmony Restoration Movement is established to remove the Fire Nation Colonies in the Earth Kingdom and relocate the colonists to the Fire Nation. Having become the new Fire Lord, Zuko makes Aang promise to kill him if he turns out like his father.
One year later, Zuko survives an attempt on his life made by Kori Morishita, in protest against the Harmony Restoration Movement. Learning that Kori is the daughter of the Mayor of Yu Dao, the first colony created by the Fire Nation, Zuko travels to the city to confront the Morishita family. He learns that over the last century, the Fire Nation colonists have become deeply integrated with the original Earth Kingdom citizens, to the point that there are now mixed-race families, industries that use expertise from both cultures, and Earthbenders who consider themselves Fire Nation citizens, including Kori. Realizing that the Harmony Restoration Movement would bring an end to this, Zuko withdraws his support for it.
Zuko's decision causes protests from Earth Kingdom citizens, including the Freedom Fighters, who believe that Zuko is refusing to give up the colonies, and prompts Aang, Katara and Sokka to travel to Yu Dao to confront him. Aang's predecessor Avatar Roku urges Aang to fulfill his promise to Zuko, reminding him that his own failure to kill Fire Lord Sozin led to the Hundred Year War happening in the first place. Arriving in Yu Dao, Aang and Katara get into a fight with Zuko and his troops, and Aang nearly goes into the Avatar State, but he is talked out of it by Katara.
Despite seeing the prosperity of Yu Dao for himself, Aang insists that the Fire Nation cannot keep occupying part of the Earth Kingdom if the world is to live in harmony. Katara suggests that Yu Dao be the exception to this rule, but Zuko states that the same should be done for the remaining colonies. Although doubtful, Aang agrees to try to get Earth King Kuei to talk with Zuko on what to do. The Earth Kingdom protestors are unhappy with Aang's decision, having suffered the presence of the colonies for over a century, and give him three days before they attempt to retake the city for themselves. Returning to the Fire Nation, Zuko visits his imprisoned father, Ozai, for advice.
Part Two
Aang and Katara travel to the city of Ba Sing Se to meet with Kuei. Upon arriving in the metropolis, Aang learns that an Avatar Aang fan club has been set up to honor him. Aang briefly enjoys the company of his fans, since they remind him of his old life among the Air Nomads. The two teenagers then try to convince Kuei to meet with Zuko, but the Earth King, in an attempt to appear strong after Long Feng's manipulation of him, states that he will order troops to Yu Dao to ensure the completion of the Harmony Restoration movement (HRM). Aang and Katara return to Yu Dao to try and convince the colonists to evacuate before the Earth Kingdom army arrives.
In the Fire Nation, Ozai talks about Zuko's indecisiveness, referring to an event from Zuko's childhood in which it nearly got him killed. Zuko interprets the story as his father saying that he should side with the stronger side in the conflict, but Ozai tells him that, as Fire Lord, whatever decision he makes is the right one, by virtue of the fact that he made it. Correctly predicting Kuei's response to the Yu Dao crisis, Ozai urges his son to do whatever is necessary to protect his citizens, viewing them as an expression of the Fire Lord's will. Zuko subsequently becomes reluctant to do so, out of fear that he would be no different from his father.
In a subplot, Sokka learns that Toph's Metalbending Academy, which she set up in Yu Dao following the end of the Hundred Year War, has been taken over by a rival Firebending Dojo as a result of Zuko's opposition to the HRM. Sokka and the Firebending master agree to a match between Toph's students and his disciples in three days, but Sokka is unaware that Toph's students don't know how to bend metal. After several unsuccessful attempts to get the students metalbending, Toph gives up, explaining to Sokka that while she recruited her students with the belief that they could become metalbenders, she feels that she's been trying to force them to become something they're not, similar to how her parents treated her. Toph's students overhear the conversation, and upon realizing that Toph believed that they could become more than what they were, they are inspired to figure out how to metalbend, and subsequently win the match.
Zuko's girlfriend Mai learns about his meetings with Ozai from a bodyguard. Upset that Zuko would keep secrets from her, Mai breaks up with him. Shortly afterwards, Zuko learns that Kuei's army is marching towards Yu Dao. Sadly admitting that his father was right, Zuko mobilizes his own forces to defend the colonists.
Part Three
Returning to Yu Dao, Aang and Katara learn that the people of the city have formed the Yu Dao Resistance, in response to the Earth Kingdom protesters, with Sneers as one of the members. Aang also encounters the Yu Dao chapter of the Avatar Aang Fan Club, who had been informed of the approaching conflict by the Ba Sing Se chapter, but becomes offended when he sees the members wearing airbending master tattoos, considering this an insult against his culture. He subsequently decides to see the HRM through to the end, believing that harmony can only be achieved when all four nations are separate, as stronger nations cannot help but hurt or make fun of weaker ones. Leaving the scene with Aang, Katara, who no longer supports the HRM, starts to explain how she saw more than just Kori and her family when she saw Yu Dao, but is interrupted by an attempt by the protesters to force entry into the city.
As Aang and Katara unsuccessfully attempt to stop the protesters, Sokka, Toph and Suki, who had warned the other two about Zuko's intentions, attempt to delay the Fire Nation forces, fearing that another war will start when the two armies meet. Despite their best efforts, Zuko's army meets up with the Earth Kingdom army led by General Hao. Arriving on the scene, Aang goes into the Avatar State, while berating Zuko for giving up on the Harmony Restoration Movement. Katara again manages to talk him down, and explains that when she saw the Morishitas, a family with the heritage of two nations, she saw her and Aang's future, and asks what separating the nations will mean for the two of them. At her advice, Aang leaves the scene in order to decide on a course of action, whilst his friends and the Avatar Aang Fan Club attempt to stop the fighting. As Aang meditates, Roku again tells Aang to think of the world above all else and fulfill his promise, revealing that he is Zuko's great-grandfather on his mother's side. Aang is horrified that Roku would consider killing his great-grandson for the sake of harmony.
During the battle, Katara forces her way onto the blimp that Kuei is watching the battle from, and realizes that the Earth King is unaware of the true nature of Yu Dao, having never been there himself. She convinces him to come down to the city and see the people who will have to live with his decisions. As Zuko and General Hao prepare to do battle, Aang arrives in the Avatar State. Believing that the Avatar has come to kill him, Zuko protests, before sadly admitting that he is doing exactly what his father would have done. Aang instead uses his Earthbending to create a huge chasm around Yu Dao, cutting the two armies off from the city, and rescues Zuko when the latter nearly jumps into it. He introduces Kuei to the Yu Dao resistance and explains that the Earth King is not just fighting a colony, but a new kind of world. Kuei begins to understand the situation, while Zuko, faced with the revelation that he has been in the right all along, collapses.
Four days afterwards, Aang severs his connection with Roku, stating that the world is very different from when the last Avatar lived, and that he cannot think of the world without thinking of his friends, including Zuko, and Zuko wakes up from a 4-day sleep. Aang, Kuei and Zuko agree to meet and discuss the fate of Yu Dao, Zuko and Aang both believing that it must become something other than a Fire Nation colony or an Earth Kingdom city. Zuko also apologizes for having Aang make his promise in the first place, viewing it as a way to save him from having to choose between right and wrong. Aang also tells Zuko that it is not entirely his fault and that he should have some faith in himself.
Iroh also makes them both some bubble tea, which they both spit out due to the taste. Iroh frowns and says that he is a man ahead of his time since others cannot appreciate his new invention. Aang decides to teach the Avatar Aang Fan Club the ways of the Air Nomads in order to preserve their culture, dubbing them the Air Acolytes. The book – and by extension, the trilogy – end with Zuko talking with his sister Azula, now incarcerated in a mental institution, about searching for their mother.
Publication
Since the conclusion of the original series in July 2008, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender had demanded a more satisfying denouement in relation to the fates of the main characters. In late 2010, Samantha Robertson, an editor at Dark Horse Comics at the time, approached comic author Gene Yang, who was best known for his American Born Chinese series. After "some conversations" with her and the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, Yang was contracted to write three comic books to serve as a direct continuation of the original series. Yang's approach to the writing of The Promise was purported to be "purist", and he collaborated closely with DiMartino and Konietzko.
Reception
The Promise Part 1 has received mostly positive reviews, with Convention Scene praising Yang's portrayal of the characters. Convention Scene also praised Gurihiru Studio's artwork, stating that it did justice to the series. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer called the graphic novel an "enjoyable read even if you are not well versed in the story's universe."
References
2012 graphic novels
Promise, The
Dark Horse Comics titles
Prequel comics
Sequel comics
Graphic novels by Gene Luen Yang | wiki |
Leontine may refer to:
As a given name
Leontine "Lona" Cohen (1913–1992), American spy for the Soviet Union
Leontine Cooper (1837–1903), Australian trade unionist, suffragist and campaigner for women's rights
Leontine T. Kelly (1920–2012), American bishop
Leontyne Butler King (1905-1974), American businesswoman
Léontine Lippmann (1844–1910), literary muse and salon hostess
Léontine de Maësen (1835–1906), Belgian soprano
Leontien van Moorsel (born 1970), Dutch racing cyclist
Leontyne Price (born 1927), American soprano
Leontine Sagan (1889–1974), Austrian actress
As a middle name
Florence Leontine Welch (born 1986) English singer
Other uses
Leontine martyrs, clergy killed in Persia in 455 AD | wiki |
A medium dependent interface (MDI) describes the interface (both physical and electrical/optical) in a computer network from a physical layer implementation to the physical medium used to carry the transmission. Ethernet over twisted pair also defines a medium dependent interface crossover (MDI-X) interface. Auto MDI-X ports on newer network interfaces detect if the connection would require a crossover, and automatically chooses the MDI or MDI-X configuration to properly match the other end of the link.
Ethernet
The popular Ethernet family defines common medium-dependent interfaces. For 10BASE5, connection to the coaxial cable was made with either a vampire tap or a pair of N connectors. For 10BASE2, the connection to the coaxial cable was typically made with a single BNC connector to which a T-piece was attached. For twisted-pair cabling 8P8C, modular connectors are used (often incorrectly called "RJ45" in this context). For fiber, a variety of connectors are used depending on manufacturer and physical space availability.
With 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX, separate twisted pairs are used for the two directions of communication. Since twisted pair cables are conventionally wired pin to pin (straight-through) there are two different pinouts used for the medium-dependent interface. These are referred to as MDI and MDI-X (medium-dependent interface crossover). When connecting an MDI port to an MDI-X port, a straight-through cable is used, while to connect two MDI ports or two MDI-X ports, a crossover cable must be used. Conventionally, MDI is used on end devices and routers while MDI-X is used on hubs and switches. Some hubs and switches have an MDI uplink port (often switchable) to connect to other hubs or switches without a crossover cable.
MDI vs. MDI-X
The terminology generally refers to variants of the Ethernet over twisted pair technology that use a female 8P8C port connection on a computer, or other network device.
The X refers to the fact that transmit wires on an MDI device must be connected to receive wires on an MDI-X device.
Straight through cables connect pins 1 and 2 (transmit) on an MDI device to pins 1 and 2 (receive) on an MDI-X device. Similarly, pins 3 and 6 are receive pins on an MDI device and transmit pins on an MDI-X device. The general convention is for network hubs, bridges and switches to use the MDI-X configuration, while all other nodes such as personal computers, workstations, servers and routers use an MDI interface. Some routers and other devices had an uplink/normal switch to go back and forth between MDI and MDI-X on a specific port.
The requirement of connecting the transmitter of one side to the receiver on the other side and vice versa makes it necessary to always have an odd number of crossovers between two devices, with an MDI-X port containing an internal crossover. Thus, connecting MDI to MDI-X requires a straight-through cable (one crossover in total). Connecting MDI to MDI (no crossover) or MDI-X to MDI-X (two crossovers) requires a(nother) crossover in the cable to get an odd number. When using more complicated setups through multiple patch panels in structured cabling, the connection can use multiple patch and building cable segments. It is a good idea to have all necessary crossovers on one side, i.e. either on the central hub/switch or on each secondary hub/switch.
Auto MDI-X
To connect two ports of the same configuration (MDI to MDI or MDI-X to MDI-X) with a 10 or 100 Mbit/s connection (10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX), an Ethernet crossover cable is needed to cross over the transmit and receive signals in the cable, so that they are matched at the connector level. The confusion of needing two different kinds of cables for anything but hierarchical star network topologies prompted a more automatic solution.
Auto MDI-X (aka "auto crossover") automatically detects the required cable connection type and configures the connection appropriately, removing the need for crossover cables to interconnect switches or connect PCs peer-to-peer. As long as it is enabled on either end of a link, either type of cable can be used. For auto MDI-X to operate correctly, the data rate on the interface and duplex setting must be set to "auto". Auto MDI-X was developed by Hewlett-Packard engineers Daniel Joseph Dove and Bruce W. Melvin.
A pseudo-random number generator decides whether or not a network port will attach its transmitter, or its receiver to each of the twisted pairs used to auto-negotiate the link.
When two auto MDI-X ports are connected together, which is normal for modern products, the algorithm resolution time is typically < 500 ms. However, a ~1.4 second asynchronous timer is used to resolve the extremely rare case (with a probability of less than 1 in 5×1021) of a loop where each end keeps switching.
Subsequently, Dove promoted auto MDI-X within the 1000BASE-T standard and also developed patented algorithms for "forced mode auto MDI-X" which allow a link to be automatically established even if the port does not auto-negotiate. This may or may not be implemented on a given device, so occasionally a crossover cable may still be necessary when connecting auto MDI-X to MDI-X (hub or switch), especially when autonegotiation is deactivated.
Newer routers, hubs and switches (including some 10/100, and all 1-gigabit or 10-gigabit devices in practice) use auto MDI-X for 10/100 Mbit connections to automatically switch to the proper configuration once a cable is connected.
Gigabit and faster Ethernet links over twisted pair cable use all four cable pairs for simultaneous transmission in both directions. For this reason, there are no dedicated transmit and receive pairs, and consequently, crossover cables are never required for 1000BASE-T communication. The physical medium attachment sublayer (PMA) provides identification of each pair and usually continues to work over crossover cables as well, even if the pairs are unusually swapped, crossed, or if the polarity of a pair is unexpectedly inverted.
See also
system to correct inversions within a pair
Media-independent interface (MII)
References
External links
Diagram of non-automatic connections between MDI and MDIX devices
Network architecture
Network protocols
Ethernet | wiki |
Dyslexie is a typeface/font that was designed with the intention of mitigating some of the issues that dyslexics experience when reading. As many of the twenty-six letters of the basic Latin alphabet are visually very similar, the typeface emphasizes the parts of the letter that are different from each other.
There is no evidence that the font aids reading, neither in those with, nor without, dyslexia.
Creation
The typeface was designed by Dutch graphic designer Christian Boer in 2008 while he was majoring in graphic design at the University of Twente. He had himself struggled with dyslexia for much of his life.
In an interview, Boer stated that he came up with the typeface after a difficult final he was studying for. Its creation was an attempt to keep the characters from appearing to spin around, a symptom often reported in dyslexics. Boer related this to the way most people think in words: dyslexics cannot stop seeing letters differently just as non-dyslexic people cannot stop thinking in words.
Font
Dyslexie uses a heavier line thickness to emphasize the bottom of most characters. This is to try to 'anchor' the letters since some people with dyslexia may see letters either moving or in three dimensions. Since dyslexics tend to get b, d, p, and q mixed up, it also emphasizes a slight slant downwards on the curvature of the letters. Letters such as c or e may gape slightly more, or slump slightly in one direction. Also, in letters such as n or h, the font slightly elongates or diminishes the stem on the letters. So the letter h would have a longer line, and n would have a lower line. In addition, the font also thickens or bolds capital letters and punctuations, so that it is easier to identify when a sentence starts or ends.
Research
Research does not suggest that the font is beneficial in aiding reading. Neither children with or without dyslexia read faster or more accurately with the font. It was also not the preferred font of the children tested. Data suggested that the font a child prefers is probably the most effective for them.
No research to date has found a statistically significant beneficial effect on reading for dyslexics from any font specifically designed for dyslexia.
References
See also
Dyslexia interventions
Dyslexia
Sans-serif typefaces
Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2008 | wiki |
Otitis is a general term for inflammation or infection, inner ear infection, middle ear infection of the ear, in both humans and other animals. When infection is present, it may be viral or bacterial. When inflammation is present due to fluid build up in the middle ear and infection is not present it is considered Otitis media with effusion. It is subdivided into the following:
Otitis externa, external otitis, or "swimmer's ear", involves inflammation (either infectious or non-infectious) of the external auditory canal, sometimes extending to the pinna or tragus. Otitis externa can be acute or chronic. The most common aetiology of acute otitis externa is bacterial infection, while chronic cases are often associated with underlying skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis. A third form, malignant otitis externa, or necrotising otitis externa, is a potentially life-threatening, invasive infection of the external auditory canal and skull. Usually associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, this form typically occurs in older people with diabetes mellitus, or immunocompromised people.
Otitis media, or middle ear infection, involves the middle ear. In otitis media, the ear is infected or clogged with fluid behind the ear drum, in the normally air-filled middle-ear space. This is the most common infection and very common in babies younger than 6 months. This condition sometimes requires a surgical procedure called myringotomy and tube insertion.
Otitis interna, or labyrinthitis, involves the inner ear. The inner ear includes sensory organs for balance and hearing. When the inner ear is inflamed, vertigo is a common symptom. Other symptoms in adults include pain and drainage from ear or problems with hearing. Symptoms in children can include excessive crying, touching at ears, drainage, and fever.
Treatment can range from increasing fluids and over-the-counter medicine to manage symptoms to antibiotics prescribed by medical providers.
References
External links | wiki |
"Elevator" (single de Flo Rida)
"Elevator" (single de Eminem)
Elevator Girl, telefilme (2010) com Lacey Chabert
Elevator Action, jogo eletrônico
Desambiguações de música
Desambiguações de cinema | wiki |
Me vs Me may refer to:
Me vs. Me, a 2016 EP by Ella Chen
"me vs. me", by busdriver off the 2018 album Electricity Is on Our Side
"Me Vs Me", a 2020 single by Moneybagg Yo
Me vs. Me (mixtape), a 2022 mixtape by NLE Choppa | wiki |
Newhouse or New House may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
New House, County Durham, England
Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
United States
Newhouse, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
Newhouse, Utah, a ghost town
Other uses
Newhouse Academy
Newhouse (surname)
See also
S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Newhouse News refers to the Advance Publications family of news publications
Several of MicroProse's Formula One racing games in the late 1990s replaced 1997 Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve with the fictional John Newhouse (an approximate translation of his name), as licensing restrictions prevented his name from being used
Neuhaus (disambiguation) | wiki |
Senior Open may refer to:
The Senior Open Championship, also known simply as the Senior Open
Senior major golf championships
AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
Azores Senior Open
Dutch Senior Open
English Seniors Open
French Senior Open
Irish Senior Open
Italian Seniors Open
Japan Senior Open Golf Championship
United States Senior Open
SBC Senior Open
Scandinavian Senior Open
Scottish Seniors Open
Spanish Senior Open
Swiss Seniors Open
Wales Seniors Open | wiki |
Hooking (programmeren), techniek bij programmeren
Hooking (ijshockey), term bij ijshockey | wiki |
The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales is a 1973 American Western novel (also titled Gone to Texas in later editions) written by Asa Earl Carter (under the pen name Forrest Carter). It was adapted into the film The Outlaw Josey Wales directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The novel was republished in 1975 under the title Gone to Texas.
Wales was portrayed by Michael Parks in the 1986 sequel to the film The Return of Josey Wales.
Plot
Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer, seeks vengeance when his family is murdered by a gang of Unionists during the American Civil War by joining a band of Confederate guerrillas. At the war's end, he refuses to surrender to the victorious Northern forces and instead becomes an outlaw. He then sets out to make a new life for himself, all while trying to outrun the men seeking to hunt him down.
References
American novels adapted into films
English-language novels
Western (genre) novels
1972 American novels
1972 debut novels
Novels set during the American Civil War | wiki |
Palmarès
All-NBDL All-Rookie Third Team (2013)
Collegamenti esterni
Scheda su thedraftreview.com | wiki |
Russell Dickson is the name of:
Russell Dickson (footballer, born 1964), former Australian rules footballer for Collingwood
Russell Dickson (footballer, born 1961), former Australian rules footballer for Melbourne
Russell Dickson (actor), see List of former Coronation Street characters | wiki |
Latch refers to how the baby fastens onto the breast while breastfeeding. A good latch promotes high milk flow and minimizes nipple discomfort for the mother, whereas poor latch results in poor milk transfer to the baby and can quickly lead to sore and cracked nipples. In a good latch, both the nipple and a large portion of the areola are in the baby's mouth.
Positioning
Assuming a comfortable position helps the baby to latch properly. It takes practice to get a good latch. The nursing hold that works best for mother and baby is sometimes discovered through trial and error.
Getting a good latch for breasting can be learned. Recommendations for nursing mothers is to:
Wait for the baby to open his or her mouth widely. Tickling the baby's upper lip with the mother's nipple can help prompt the mouth to open more.
Look for the baby's belly button. If the belly button is visible while the baby is latched, the baby's not comfortable enough to latch well.
Look around. If the nursing mother can chat and use her hands without concentrating on holding her position, that's a good position for a latch.
Check the nipples. The sensitivity of the skin on the nipples and breasts helps the mother's breasts respond to the baby and helps the mother know how much milk to make. When the baby is latched correctly, the bottom part of the areola is also in their mouth. But a shallow latch, even if it doesn't hurt right away, will start to hurt soon. A poorly latched baby has to work harder to get the milk out.
Latching on is facilitated by secretions from the nipple that are reported to help align the infants' head with the mother's breast and thought to promote latching and sucking.
Pain
Pain or pinching is a good indication of a poor latch. If the pain lasts longer than a few seconds, the latch is probably too shallow. The technique for getting a good latch is to gently break the suction by placing a clean finger into the baby's mouth and help the baby latch on again. It is normal for the nipple to look slightly elongated or drawn-out.
When the baby latches, it can feel like a pinch that goes away. If it's more painful than that, it's probably a bad latch. A bad, uncorrected latch can damage the nipple and compromise milk flow for the baby.
Infants will naturally move their head while looking and feeling for a breast to feed. There are many ways to start feeding the infant, and the best approach is the one that works for the mother and the infant. The steps below can help with getting the infant to "latch" on to the breast for feeding.
Hold the infant against a bare chest. Dress the infant in only a diaper to ensure skin-to-skin contact.
Keep the infant upright, with his or her head directly under the chin.
Support the infant's neck and shoulders with one hand and his or her hips with the other hand. The infant may try to move around to find the breast.
The infant's head should be slightly tilted back to make nursing and swallowing easier. When his or her head is tilted back and the mouth is open, the tongue will naturally be down in the mouth to allow the breast to go on top of it.
At first, allow the breast to hang naturally. The infant may open his or her mouth when the nipple is near his or her mouth. The mother also can gently guide the infant to latch on to the nipple.
While the infant is feeding, his or her nostrils may flare to breathe in air. Do not panic—this flaring is normal. The infant can breathe normally while breastfeeding.
As the infant tilts backward, support his or her upper back and shoulders with the palm of the hand and gently pull the infant close.
Tongue-tie
Sometimes, a baby's tongue is stuck to the bottom of the mouth by a band of tissue, which means the baby cannot open his or her mouth wide enough to get a good latch. Checking for tongue-tie is not a standard newborn test. If the baby is not latching on well and doesn't seem to be gaining weight mothers are advised to contact the pediatrician or nurse to ask about this. Fortunately, it is a very simple fix. Once tongue-tie is treated by a medical professional, breastfeeding improves.
Good latch
A good latch is important for both effective breastfeeding and comfort. Review the following signs to determine whether the infant has a good latch:
The latch feels comfortable and does not hurt or pinch. How it feels is a more important sign of a good latch than how it looks.
The infant does not need to turn his or her head while feeding. His or her chest is close to the body.
Little or no areola, which is the dark-colored skin on the breast that surrounds the nipple. Depending on the size of the areola and the size of the infant's mouth, it is possible to only see a small amount of areola. If more areola is showing, it should seem that more is above the infant's lip and less is below.
The infant's mouth will be filled with breast when in the best latch position.
The infant's tongue is cupped under the breast, although it might not be seen.
The infant's swallowing can be heard or seen. Because some babies swallow so quietly, the only way of knowing that they are swallowing is when a pause in their breathing is heard.
The infant's ears "wiggle" slightly.
The infant's lips turn outward, similar to fish lips, not inward. The infant's bottom lip may not be seen.
The infant's chin touches the breast.
Poor latching
A shallow latch causes the sensitive nipple skin to press against the bones in the top of the baby's mouth. That can cause pain and lead to cracked nipples.
A poor latch results in a poor flow of milk to the baby, even if the mother is capable of producing plenty of milk. If not corrected quickly, inadequate milk transfer can lead to dehydration and failure to thrive in the baby, and blocked milk ducts and mastitis in the mother. Lactation consultants are experts in helping mothers teach their babies to latch better.
References
Bibliography
Skin conditions resulting from physical factors
Breast diseases
Breastfeeding
Infant feeding
Articles containing video clips | wiki |
Bhaji or Bhajji may refer to:
Bhaji, an Indian version of vegetable fritters
Baji (food), a type of beaten rice eaten in Nepal
Amaranth, or Bhaji in Trinidad and Tobago, a cosmopolitan genus of herbs
Harbhajan Singh, an Indian cricketer
For "crewman of a working barge" see bargee or wikt:bargee | wiki |
Baseball (or in some early editions, "Batter-Up Baseball") is a card game simulating the sport of baseball, played with special cards and a diagram of a baseball diamond. The game was created by Ed-u-Cards Manufacturing Corporation, New York.
The deck
The deck consists of 36 cards representing a variety of base hits, (mostly singles, but only one home run), balks, stolen bases, a hit-by-pitcher, balls, strikes, and a variety of outs.
A typical deck from the late 1950s or early 1960s consists of:
10 balls
10 strikes
2 foul balls
2 fly outs
1 foul out
2 singles
2 doubles
1 triple
1 home run
1 balk
1 stolen base
1 hit-by-pitcher
Earlier decks omitted the balk, stolen base, and hit-by-pitcher, in favor of an additional ball, an additional double play, and an additional single.
In some editions from the 1960s, strikes and outs are color-coded orange, balls green, and all cards that advance a runner, blue, while in late-1950s editions, strikes and outs are green, balls blue, and cards advancing a runner, red. The cards are illustrated with line drawings of the action represented by the card; in the 1960s, a New York Mets edition included Mr. Met as the principal figure in the illustrations, and a Mets logo as the back design.
The play
The game is playable by any arbitrary number of players (the box stating that it "can be played by 1 to 9 players"). The cards are not dealt; instead, whichever player is "at bat" turns over cards from a freshly shuffled deck until put out three times, following the actions named on the cards:
Strikes are collected, with three strikes becoming an out (and clearing any collected balls).
Balls are collected, with four balls becoming a walk (and clearing any collected strikes).
Outs are collected (with each out clearing strikes and balls) until the third out ends the player's turn. If the out is marked "double play at first," and a double play at first is possible, then it counts as a double play.
Base hits, walks, and hit-by-pitcher are placed on the diamond diagram, with any cards already on the diagram advancing appropriately. A base hit clears the balls and strikes.
Balks and stolen bases advance runners according to the instructions on the card, and actual baseball rules.
An inning consists of each player getting a turn "at bat" for three outs; a game consists of nine innings. Scoring is as in an actual baseball game.
Availability
This game had a limited print run, but decks of varying vintage can be found online. Or one could improvise a deck from the same "VisEd" cards traditionally used in the game of 1000 Blank White Cards.
External links
Baseball (card game) at BoardGameGeek
Dedicated deck card games
Baseball genres
Sports board games
1950s toys
1960s toys
Card games introduced in 1957 | wiki |
Vesiculite (fr. vésiculite; ing. vesiculitis) é uma inflamação das vesículas seminais. Sin. de espermatocistite.
É a infeção de uma ou das duas vesículas seminais, geralmente diagnosticada não só pela coexistência da gonorreia, como, também, pelo aparecimento da hematospermia (sangue no esperma).
Inflamações | wiki |
A butte is an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
Butte may also refer to:
Places
Butte (Besançon), area of Besançon, France
Buttes, Neuchâtel
Butte, Alaska
Butte, Montana
Butte Mountains, Nevada
Butte, Nebraska
Butte, North Dakota
Butte, the former name for Butte City, Glenn County, California
Butte Lake (California)
People
Antoinette Butte, French founder of Girl Guiding
Atul Butte, American physician
George C. Butte, American jurist, educator, and politician
John Butte (disambiguation)
Rüdiger Butte (1949–2013), German politician
Other uses
USS Butte (disambiguation)
Butte potato
See also
BUT (disambiguation)
Bute (disambiguation)
Butt (disambiguation)
Butts (disambiguation)
Butte City (disambiguation)
Butte County (disambiguation)
Butte Creek (disambiguation)
La Butte (disambiguation) | wiki |
Robert Peabody may refer to:
Robert Swain Peabody (1845–1917), Boston architect
Robert J. Peabody (born 1956), president and CEO of Husky Energy Inc. | wiki |
Sally Moore may refer to:
Sally Moore (tennis) (born 1940), American tennis player
Sally Falk Moore (1924–2021), American anthropologist | wiki |
Sports Museum can refer to:
The Sports Museum, a museum located in Boston, Massachusetts
Sports Museum (Singapore), a former museum in Singapore | wiki |
Richard Sears and Joseph Clark won the final against Henry Slocum and Percy Knapp.
Draw
References
Men's Doubles
U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Men's doubles | wiki |
Hate Me! – singolo dei Children of Bodom del 2000
Hate Me – album degli Escape the Fate del 2015
Hate Me – singolo di Ellie Goulding e Juice Wrld del 2019 | wiki |
The Cockney Alphabet is a recital of the English alphabet intended to parody the way the alphabet is taught to small working class children. The ostensible humour comes from forming unexpected words and phrases from the names of the various letters of the alphabet, mocking the way people from East London speak. Cockney is a name given to the working class of East London by the middle and upper classes.
Clapham and Dwyer version
In 1936, the comedy double act Clapham and Dwyer recorded the following version, entitled "A Surrealist Alphabet":
A for (hay for horses)
B for mutton (beef or mutton)
C for 'th highlanders (Seaforth Highlanders)
D for (deferential)
E for Adam (Eve or Adam)
F for (effervescence)
G for police (chief of police)
H for respect (age for respect)
I for Novello (Ivor Novello)
J for oranges (Jaffa oranges)
K for , (Kay Francis), or K for undressing
L for leather (Hell for leather)
M for 'sis (emphasis)
N for (in for a dig, or infra dig.)
O for the garden wall (over the garden wall)
P for a penny (pee for a penny)
Q for a song (cue for a song), or Q for billiards (cue for billiards)
R for mo''' (half a mo')S for you (it's for you)T for two (tea for two)U for films (UFA films)V for La France (vive la France)W for a bob (double you for a bob?, as in gambling)X for breakfast (eggs for breakfast)Y for Gawd's sake (why, for God's sake?)Z for breezes (zephyr breezes, see West wind)
Alternative versions
There are many alternative 'definitions' offered for each letter, some of which include:A for effort (school report comment to encourage a student who is never going to excel but tries hard)A for gardner (Ava Gardner)Bs for honey (bees for honey)B for stew (beef or stew)B for you go (before you go)B for eaters (Beefeaters)C for fish (sea for fish)C for miles (see for miles)C for ships (sea for ships)C for yourself (see for yourself)D for dumb (deaf or dumb)D for 'cate (defecate)D for 'mation (deformation)D for (differential, as part of a vehicle)E for brick (heave a brick)E for castle (Hever Castle)E for 'ning Standard (Evening Standard)E for 'or (either or)E for Le Gallienne (Eva Le Gallienne)E for Gabor (Eva Gabor)E for Peron (Eva Peron)F for after (forever after)F for body (everybody)F for lump (elephant)F for but don't get her pregnant (f*** her but don't get her pregnant)F for I'll kill you (f*** her, I'll kill you)F for one (everyone)G for crying out loud (gee, for crying out loud)H for go (have a go)H for beauty (age before beauty)H for consent (age for consent)H for a film (age for a film)H for scratch (itch for scratch)H for it (hate ye for it)I for lootin (high-falutin')I for an eye (eye for an eye)I for the Engine (Ivor the Engine)I for the ladies (eye for the ladies)I for or (either / or)I for knack for nickin' off (I've a knack for nicking off)J for cakes (Jaffa Cakes – similar sentiment to Jaffa Oranges)J for good time (did ya have a good time)K for 'teria (cafeteria)K for toway (gave it away)K for restaurant (cafe or restaurant, mispronouncing the word café)K for Sutherland (Kiefer Sutherland)K for a cuppa (care for a cuppa)L for 'bet (alphabet)L for 'Romeo (Alfa Romeo)M for sema (emphysema)N for a profit (in for a profit)N for 'lope (envelope)N for 'lade (enfilade)N for 'lid (invalid)N for mation (information)N for a penny (in for a penny, mind the conflict with P above)N for eggs (hen for eggs)N for En (end for end)N for Hoxha (Enver Hoxha)N for Pasha (Enver Pasha)O for crying out loud (oh, for crying out loud)O for Gawd's sake (oh, for God's sake)O for the wings of a dove (oh, for the wings of a dove)O for the rainbow (over the rainbow)O for my dead body (over my dead body)O for a life of endless blissO for draft (overdraft)P for relief (pee for relief)P for 'ming seals (performing seals)P for nanny (pee for nanny)P for pleasure (pee for pleasure)P for reliefP for a whistle (pea for a whistle)Q for chips (queue for chips)Q for a theatre (queue for a theatre)Q for tickets (queue for tickets)Q for hours (queue for hours)Q for almost everything (queue for almost everything)Q for a pee (queue for a pee)Q for a bus (queue for a bus)Q for snooker (cue for snooker)Q for the loo (queue for the loo)R for Askey (Arthur Askey)R for dozen (half a dozen)R for Lowe (Arthur Lowe)R for Mullard (Arthur Mullard)R for pint (half a pint)S for Costello (The Story of Esther Costello)S for instance (as for instance)S for Rantzen (Esther Rantzen)S for Williams (Esther Williams)S for zando (sforzando in music)T for hurtin (teeth are hurting)T for chewin (teeth for chewing)U for 'mism (euphemism)U for me (you for me)U for Joyce (Yootha Joyce)W for quits (double you for quits?)W for a quid (gambling)W for a match? (trouble you for a match?)W for a tenner (trouble you for a tenner?)Y for girlfriend (wife, or girlfriend?)Y for Heaven's sake (why, for Heaven's sake)Y for crying out loud (why, for crying out loud)Y for biscuit (wafer biscuit)Y for a husband (wife for a husband)Y for mistress (wife or mistress)Y for motherY for runts ('Y' fronts, underwear)Z for his hat (his head for his hat)Z for a joke (said for a joke)Z for Zodiac (Zephyr Zodiac Ford Zephyr)
Naming a dog "Deefer" (as was common in the '50s) is an example of the reverse of this phenomenon, based on interpreting the line D for dog'' in an everyday alphabet verse as "deefer dog". "Ceefer" as a name for a cat also appeared in Australia after the Second World War (C for cat) influenced by returning servicemen from England who had been exposed to the humour of the Cockney Alphabet.
Notes
Humour
English orthography
Spelling alphabets
English culture | wiki |
Nine-man football is a type of American football played by high schools that are too small to field teams for the usual 11-man game. In the United States, the Minnesota State High School League, North Dakota High School Activities Association, South Dakota High School Activities Association, and Wyoming High School Activities Association hold high-school state tournaments in nine-man football. It is the earliest attested reduced-man variant of football, being attested as early as 1889 in an Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned college football game at the original outdoor Madison Square Garden.
Overview
The size of the playing field is often smaller in nine-man football than in 11-man. Some states opt for a smaller, 80-yard-long by 40-yard-wide field (which is also used in eight-man and six-man); other states keep the field of play at the standard 100 yards long while reducing the width to 40 yards, some even play on a full-sized playing field (with the 53 1/3 yard-wide field). In games played on 80-yard fields, kickoffs take place from the 20-yard line rather than from the 40-yard line.
A similar nine-man modification of Canadian football is played on the Canadian standard 110-yard field by small schools in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta and for small community associations in British Columbia. It is the standard format of play for eight- and nine-year-olds. The format is similar for five-, six-, and seven-year-old flag football, where the field is reduced to 50 yards by 50 yards.
Rules
The rules require that the offense align four players in the backfield and five on the line of scrimmage. A standard I formation has a quarterback, a fullback, a tailback, and five linemen. Usually, the outside linemen are a tight end and a wide receiver, but the alignment varies by formation. The fourth player in the offensive backfield often plays as an additional wide receiver or tight end.
A common defensive formation is the 3-3-3, with three defensive linemen, three linebackers, and two defensive backs with one safety.
Game play
The games are frequently high-scoring because the number of players is reduced by more than the size of the field; thus, fast players usually find more open space to run within the field of play.
Some leagues, like the Sunday Football League in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have used nine-man football as a way of furthering their "Passion to Play". They play 16-game seasons and keep full statistics. Their format differs slightly in field size, but formations are similar with the exception of a "lurker" in the deep backfield. Typically, the lurker leads the team in interceptions and spies on the quarterback on deep passes.
Other countries
In France, most competitions are played nine-man: games and leagues involving 19-year-old players or younger, division 3 (Le Casque d'Argent), and regional leagues. Blocking under the belt is strictly forbidden under nine-man French rules, but the field size remains the same as in standard 11-man American football.
The junior division (under 18s) of every state in Australia also play nine-man football. The game is played on a full-sized field, with modified timing rules (10-min quarters, running clock except the last 2 min of each half).
In Norway, division 1 games are traditional 11-man games, while division 2 games are nine-man football.
Italy, Poland and Argentina also have nine-man leagues.
In Germany, some lower youth classes play in nine-man leagues.
In Israel, the Israel Football League is a nine-man league.
In Russia, the Second League play in nine-man leagues.
See also
Six-man football
Eight-man football
References
High school football in the United States
Variations of American football | wiki |
Potassium azodicarboxylate is chemical compound that used as a precursor to diimide. It can be synthesized by the reaction of potassium hydroxide with azodicarbonamide and it reacts with carboxylic acids to form diimide.
References
Potassium compounds
Azo compounds
Reagents for organic chemistry | wiki |
A cystocarp is the fruiting structure produced in the red algae after fertilization, especially such a structure having a special protective envelope (as in
Polysiphonia). The structure from which carpospores are released.
References
Algal anatomy | wiki |
Comanthus is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Comatulidae.
The species of this genus are found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species:
Comanthus briareus
Comanthus delicata
Comanthus gisleni
Comanthus imbricatus
Comanthus kumi
Comanthus novaezealandiae
Comanthus parvicirrus
Comanthus scintillus
Comanthus suavia
Comanthus taviana
Comanthus wahlbergii
Comanthus weberi
References
Comatulidae | wiki |
Emmaus is a settlement on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands.
References
Populated places in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands | wiki |
House by the Sea can refer to:
House by the Sea (album), a 2007 album by Levinhurst
The House by the Sea (1924 film), a 1924 German film
The House by the Sea (2017 film), a 2017 French film
"House by the Sea", a song by Iron & Wine from the 2007 album The Shepherd's Dog | wiki |
Infama is an Argentine TV talk show, hosted by Santiago del Moro. Del moro won the 2013 Tato award as TV host for his work in it.
Staff
Season 1 (2008)
Hostess:Santiago del Moro and Alejandra Maglietti
Panelists:Alejandra Canosa, Silvina Fuentes and Sebastián Tempone
Chroniclers:Silvia Fuentes
Season 2 (2009)
Hostess:Santiago del Moro
Panelists:Alejandra Maglietti, Magalí Montoro, Valeria Schapira, Adriana Schettini, Paula Varela, Soledad Villareal and Sebastián Tempone
Chroniclers:Silvina Fuentes, Sebastián Tempone and Pía Shaw
Season 3 (2010)
Hostess:Santiago del Moro
Panelists:Marina Calabró, Adriana Schettini, Paula Varela, Soledad Villareal and Ivana Palliotti
Chroniclers:Sebastián Tempone and Pía Shaw
Season 4 (2011)
Hostess:Santiago del Moro
Panelists:Marcela Feudale, Marina Calabró y Soledad Villareal
Chroniclers:Sebastián Tempone
Season 5 (2012)
Hostess:Santiago del Moro
Panelists:Marcela Feudale and Marina Calabró
Chroniclers:Sebastián Tempone
Season 6 (2013)
Hostess:Santiago del Moro
Panelists:Marcela Feudale, Marina Calabró and Mariana Brey
Chroniclers:Sebastián Tempone
Season 7 (2014)
Hostess:Santiago del Moro
Panelists:Marcela Feudale, Marina Calabró and Andrea Taboada
Chroniclers:Sebastián Tempone
Season 8 (2015)
Hostess:Rodrigo Lussich
Panelists:Marcela Feudale, Cora Debarbieri, Noelia Marzol, Daniela Katz, Débora Damato, Lili Monsegou and Carla Conte.
Chroniclers:Sebastián Tempone and Alejandro Guatti
Season 9 (2016)
Hostess:Rodrigo Lussich (Abandonment), Pía Shaw and Denise Dumas
Panelists:Luis Ventura, Cora Debarbieri, Carla Conte (Abandonment), David Kavlin, Rafael Juli y Nicolas Peralta
Chroniclers:Sebastián Tempone and Alejandro Guatti
Executive producers : Fernanda Merdeni - Julio Chao
Season 10 (2017)
Hostess:Pía Shaw and Denise Dumas
Panelists:Luis Ventura, Cora Debarbieri, David Kavlin, Sofía Macaggi, Guido Záffora y Guillermo Pardini.
Chroniclers:Sebastián Tempone, Alejandro Guatti and Nicolas Peralta
Executive producers : Fernanda Merdeni - Julio Chao
Awards
Nominations
2013 Martín Fierro Awards
Best male TV host (Santiago del Moro)
References
Argentine television talk shows
América TV original programming
2008 Argentine television series debuts | wiki |
The tical is a unit of mass (or weight in the colloquial sense) historically used in Mainland Southeast Asia, particularly in the predecessor states of Myanmar, where it is known as the kyat (kyattha), and of Cambodia and Thailand, where it is known as the baht (bat). It formed the basis of the modern currencies the Myanmar kyat and the Thai baht, as well as the historical Cambodian tical, which were originally valued as the unit's weight of silver. It remains in widespread use in Myanmar, where it is approximately equivalent to , and in the gold trade in Thailand, where it is defined as for bullion and for jewellery. For other uses, the baht is defined in Thailand as exactly .
The unit probably arose from multiple origins. In Burma, it was likely equivalent to the Mon unit diṅkel, which is mentioned in several thirteenth-century inscriptions from northern Thailand and may have originated in India, while in the Khmer Empire, it was probably derived as a subdivision equalling a quarter of the tael (known in Khmer as damleng and in Thai as tamlueng), which in turn was introduced through the region's extensive trade with China. The Thais adopted the Khmer units as the Ayutthaya Kingdom displaced the Khmer Empire in the fifteenth century, and as Ayutthaya gained control of the east coast of the Andaman Sea and developed cross-peninsular trade, the units, of roughly the same size, probably became regarded as equivalent by traders, including the Portuguese, who popularized its recognition by Westerners as the tical.
See also
Burmese units of measurement
Cambodian units of measurement
Thai units of measurement
References
Units of mass
Customary units of measurement
Economic history of Cambodia
Economic history of Myanmar
Thai units of measurement | wiki |
The Chevrolet Adra is a concept subcompact SUV unveiled in Auto Expo 2014 by Chevrolet. The car was designed by General Motors India Private Limited in their Bangalore facility. Production of the Adra was going to be in 2016 or 2017 as an India-only subcompact SUV, but production was cancelled as Chevrolet sales were declining in India, leading to Chevrolet pulling out of the Indian market, along with South Africa, in 2017.
See also
Chevrolet Trax
Chevrolet Trax (concept)
References
Cars of India
Mini sport utility vehicles
Adra | wiki |
Guru Dakshina may refer to:
Guru Dakshina (1983 film), a 1983 Malayalam film
Guru Dakshina (1987 film), a 1987 Bengali film
Ek Adbhut Dakshina Guru Dakshina, a 2015 Hindi film | wiki |
What is man? may refer to:
In literature
Psalm 8, verse 4 begins with this question and may be the origin thereof.
What Is Man? (Twain essay), essay written by Mark Twain and published in 1906
What Is Man? (King essay), essay written by Martin Luther King Jr. and published in 1959
What Is Man?, a book by Wolfhart Pannenberg
What is Man, a 1970 book by David Jenkins
What Is Man? a 1923 work by John Arthur Thomson
In philosophy
What is man?, a philosophical thought by Thomas Hill Green
What is man?, a theme found in B. F. Skinner's 1971 book Beyond Freedom and Dignity
In music
"What Is Man", a song by Johnny Cash appearing on the album Personal File
"What Is Man?", a four-part composition by Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins appearing on the 2004 album Which Way Is East | wiki |
Cyperus atkinsonii is a species of sedge that is native to parts of western Asia.
The species was first formally described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1884.
See also
List of Cyperus species
References
atkinsonii
Taxa named by Charles Baron Clarke
Plants described in 1884
Flora of Iran
Flora of Pakistan
Flora of India (region) | wiki |
Delilah kan syfta på:
Delila i gamla testamentet.
Delilah (djur) - skalbaggar.
Musik:
Delilah (sång av Tom Jones)
Delilah (låt av Queen) | wiki |
William Brownell may refer to:
William P. Brownell (1839–1915), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
William Crary Brownell (1851–1928), American literary and art critic
William A. Whittlesey Brownell (died 1932), American architect, designer of Acacia Lodge
William A. Brownell (1895–1977), American educational psychologist
William E. Brownell, American scientist who conducts research at Baylor College of Medicine
William Brownell (politician) (1862–1916), Australian member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly | wiki |
The Councils of Auxerre were local church councils held in the Ancient Diocese of Auxerre.
First Council of Auxerre
The first Council of Auxerre was held in 585 (or 578) by St. Annacharius. It formulated forty-five canons, closely related in context to canons of the contemporary Council of Lyon and Third Council of Mâcon.
Second Council of Auxerre
The second Council of Auxerre was presumably the last Frankish council before the 742/3 Concilium Germanicum. Its canons are concerned chiefly with the Divine Office and ecclesiastical ceremonies.
References
Councils of Auxerre
Auxerre | wiki |
William Quillian is the name of:
William Quillian (tennis) (1934–1973), American tennis player
William H. Quillian (fl. 1975 to present), American literary critic
William F. Quillian, Jr. (died 2014), president of Randolph College | wiki |
Aurotype is a monochrome photographic printing process that uses Gold chloride, potassium ferricyanide and ferrocyanide. It was described in 1844 by Robert Hunt. It is a member of the Siderotype family of processes.
References
Photographic processes dating from the 19th century | wiki |
This is a list of football games played by the South Korea national football team between 1990 and 1999.
Results by year
List of matches
1990
Source:
1991
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1992
Source:
1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
Source:
1999
Source:
See also
South Korea national football team results
South Korea national football team
References
External links
1990s in South Korean sport
1990 | wiki |
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962. They have released 25 studio albums through 2016 and recorded 422 songs. The original lineup consisted of multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, lead vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, bass guitarist Bill Wyman, drummer Charlie Watts, and keyboardist Ian Stewart. Stewart was dismissed from the lineup in 1963 but continued to serve as their road manager and de facto keyboard player. Following Jones' dismissal in 1969, Mick Taylor took over lead guitar duties until 1974, when he quit the group over issues of songwriting credits. He was replaced by ex Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. The group continues to write, tour, and produce to this day.
Songs
See also
Jagger–Richards
The Rolling Stones discography
Notes
References
External links
Rolling Stones | wiki |
SS Orara may refer to a number of ships;
, a 66-ton wooden screw steamer, built in 1894 and sank in 1895.
, a 298-ton wooden screw steamer, built in 1898 and was wrecked in 1899.
, a 1,297-ton screw steamer, built in 1907 and sunk after hitting a mine in 1950.
Ship names | wiki |
Janice Merrill Allred (born in 1947) is an excommunicated Latter Day Saint, theologian, writer, and Mormon feminist. She was born in Mesa, Arizona.
Allred holds a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University (BYU), and some of her writings have been collected in God the Mother, and Other Theological Essays (Signature Books: 1997). She began her studies of the Mother in Heaven concept in 1991. Her writings have been viewed as controversial by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church); meetings with local leadership regarding her work began in November 1992. In 1993, the LDS Church disciplined six prominent writers; Allred had collaborated with several of these including Lavina Fielding Anderson, Lynne Whitesides (who was president of the Mormon Women's Forum while Allred was vice-president), and brother-in-law Paul Toscano. Allred was in Mexico City at the time, but faced a series of disciplinary councils on her return to Utah. Though her work had been criticized by church president Gordon B. Hinckley, Allred was initially placed on probation (a temporary and relatively minor punishment) in October 1994. However, after lengthy proceedings, a second disciplinary council found her guilty of apostasy and excommunicated her on May 9, 1995.
In addition to her theological work, Allred has criticized the LDS Church for alleged instances of child abuse.
Allred is married to BYU physicist David Allred, and is the mother of nine children. She is the sister of fellow LDS theologian and excommunicant Margaret Toscano.
Publications
Allred, Janice (1997). God the Mother, and Other Theological Essays. Signature Books.
(1997) "My Struggle for a More Loving, Tolerant, and Egalitarian Church". Case Reports of the Mormon Alliance. 2(4)
(1994) "Toward a Mormon Theology of God the Mother," Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 27(2):38–39
(2012) "The One Who Never Left Us," Sunstone
References
1947 births
Writers from Mesa, Arizona
Christian feminist theologians
American Latter Day Saint writers
People excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Brigham Young University alumni
Living people
Latter Day Saints from Arizona
Mormon feminists | wiki |
The term CAD system can refer to
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Computer-aided diagnosis system
Computer-assisted dispatch
Specific CAD systems:
ARRIS CAD
Caddie (CAD system)
Data Design System
Drawing Express
GenerativeComponents
Power systems CAD
Render Plus Software | wiki |
Standard Drug Company may refer to one of two pharmaceutical companies in the United States:
Standard Drug Company (Richmond, Virginia), a historic drug company in Richmond, Virginia
Standard Drug Company (Meridian, Mississippi), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Mississippi | wiki |
The trafficking of persons is the fastest growing and most profitable criminal activity after drug and arms trafficking. According to the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, human trafficking is defined as follows: “Trafficking in persons shall mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.”
Prevalence
According to Kapstein in the Journal of Foreign Affairs, the industrial states have failed to put in much effort to alleviate the issue. He believes that the problem is not one of political capability, but political will. A challenge in combating human trafficking in Middle Eastern countries is that the governments deny there is a problem. The lack of political will is partially the result of empty threats from the international community, but most of it can be attributed to deeper economic forces and sociological factors at play. In her article in "Global Tides," Stephanie Doe states that sex trafficking is a sensitive topic in the Middle East for various reasons. On one level, it suggests moral corruption, which implies the waning influence of Islamic values in society. On a more significant level, in most Middle Eastern countries, because the governments are responsible for preserving tradition and upholding Islamic authority, it challenges their ability to retain a nation unified by Islam. Consequently, if the government was to acknowledge sex trafficking as a problem, it could be interpreted as alluding to the state’s diminishing power. It is difficult to quantify how large the problem of human trafficking is because trafficked persons are usually kept out of sight and in inaccessible locations. Human trafficking is an underground activity and the victims are referred to as a “hidden population.” The profits from this industry often go through a process of money laundering, making it difficult to trace the activities of traffickers. Girls and women who are sexually exploited by rape, forced prostitution, or sexual slavery are tainted with social stigmas for the rest of their lives. The link to sexual immorality further exacerbates this stigma. Once that link is created, the damage to the woman's reputation can never be undone. In 2003, a study published in the Journal of Trauma Practice found that 89 percent of women in prostitution wanted to escape. Additionally, 60-75 percent of women in prostitution had been raped and 70-95 percent had been physically assaulted.
Types of trafficking in the Middle East
For the majority of the 1990s, human trafficking was incorrectly defined as illegal migration, smuggling, or sex work. The UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons defines trafficking comprehensively: its focus is on coercion for the purpose of exploitation, and it precludes the possibility of legal consent by the victims of traffickers. In the Middle East, some of the most prevalent forms of human trafficking are forced labor of migrant workers, sexual enslavement and forced prostitution and camel jockeying of young boys.
Forced labor
Today slavery typically involves women and children being sold into involuntary servitude by the means of violence and deprivation. There is a clear lack of labor protection laws for domestic workers in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries. The international community recognizes the trafficking of women and children as a modern form of slavery. Many migrant people, mainly from Asian states, are tricked into coming to the Middle East, where they find themselves in a forced labor situation or working for very low wages. Traffickers trap their victims by coercion, force, or fraud. The forced labor of migrant workers is especially prevalent in the oil-rich Persian Gulf states of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The workers are frequently held to pay off the debt they have accumulated from the costs of travel and housing.
In July 2022, a research body from Washington DC, The Wilson Center published a report stating that Qatar passed legislation to improve conditions for migrant workers, becoming the first Gulf country to allow workers to switch jobs before their contract has expired and the second to set a minimum wage for migrant workers. According to an International Labor Organization's representative, there was progress in worker mobility, in addition to other concerns like occupational safety, access to justice, and representation on labor committees. “Both the resources and watchful eye of the ILO have proven critical to support legislative progress” said the representative.
Trafficking from South Asia to the Middle East is a serious problem, with about 200,000 persons trafficked over 20 years, and 3,400 children over the last 10 years. The International Labor Organization estimates the minimum number of persons in forced labor in the Middle East and North Africa is around 230,000.
Sexual enslavement
Most commonly, but not exclusively, human trafficking is exploitation in the form of forced prostitution or sexual enslavement. State authorities have typically confused sex trafficking with prostitution. Some young impoverished women are attracted to the sex industry because it appears to offer quick and easy money. Traffickers often lure desperate young women with the promise of a better paying job or higher education into a destination country where their documentation and passports are forcibly taken from them as soon as they arrive. These women often find themselves in slave-like situations. Once trafficked into the sex industry, traffickers control the women through physical and psychological means. Prostitution in the Middle East is strictly illegal, along with all sexual activity outside lawful marriage. The religious outlawing of extramarital sex reinforces this trade and consequently further bolsters the demand for prostitution. The issue is exacerbated by the lack of legislative actions taken by states to control prostitution and trafficking.
Camel jockeying
Even though the most common forms of human trafficking are sexual enslavement and forced labor, these are not the only cases. The type of trafficking that is quite unique to the Middle East is the forced camel jockeying of young boys. Camel racing is a particularly dangerous and violent practice that young boys are forced into against their will. Boys from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are recruited around five years of age to be camel jockeys in Middle Eastern countries such as the United Arab Emirates. Their parents normally sell them to agents who go around poor districts in these countries and offer to take male children away to the UAE to work. These agents tell parents that the children will earn large sums of money that will be sent home to the families. The parents are typically deceived about the conditions of work. They are led to believe that the children are going to obtain good jobs and will have a better future than if they remain at home. Usually the boys do not know who is taking them abroad or for what purpose. Most of the boys are not aware they will become camel jockeys against their will. When they arrive in the UAE, the children are transferred to azbas, which are camel training complexes in the desert. The children are subject to several forms of abuse during their stay, including punishments such as a lack of food and electric shocks. Lack of food is a common practice because their owners try to maintain their weight at less than 20 kg (44 lbs) for racing purposes. Deaths and injuries of children during racing is another major concern. If children accidentally die during a race they are buried straight away to avoid police investigations of the death. The conditions in the azbas are very restricting. Children are not allowed to leave the camel training complex. They sleep on cardboard boxes, making them very prone to scorpion bites. The children rise at 4:00am to begin exercising the camels. Every day they take the camels for rides until 11:00am. Then they are allowed to rest for two hours before feeding and cleaning the camels. Then they exercise the camels again until nightfall. The children are supposed to be paid for their work but that is almost never the case. The agent usually takes the salary and keeps it without allocating any to the child or his family. Running away is a virtual impossibility for children deployed as camel jockeys since the azbas are usually in remote desert locations. Usually children leave when they become too old or heavy and are no longer considered suitable for camel racing. Other children are sent home because they become seriously injured from racing. Police or immigration rescues are virtually unknown in the azbas.
Driving forces behind trafficking
Foreign migration
One of the major forces driving human trafficking in the Middle East is the large influx of foreign migration. Research conducted in 1996 on the routes of illegal migration, smuggling and trafficking concluded that over the period 1992-97, the majority of illegal migrants to Europe had originated from Iraq, China, Pakistan, India or Africa. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) notes trafficking of women from Ghana to Lebanon, Libya and EU countries, women for domestic service from Central and West Africa to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and even voluntary migrations of women from Ethiopia to the Middle East, where working conditions are considered to be virtual slavery. The Middle East is a destination region for men and women trafficked for the purpose of commercial and sexual exploitation. Wealthy Arab men from the Persian Gulf area have been known to rent flats that are ‘furnished with housemaids’ for anywhere from a few hours to a few months. Most of the prostitutes and human trafficking victims tend to be from Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Very few countries in the Middle East are devoid of the commercial sex industry.
Poverty
Of the many locations where human trafficking is prevalent in the Middle East, most are characterized by poverty. Human trafficking is a market fueled by principles of supply and demand. Therefore, where there is poverty, there is a likely supply to meet the growing demand for sexual entertainment. Economic vulnerability increases the likelihood of women becoming sexual commodities for wealthy Arabs in the Persian Gulf area. Although there are overwhelming social implications, there also seem to be regional financial patterns that perpetuate this trend. Fewer work opportunities for women have led to prostitution as an alternative. For example, in Egypt, women from lower-class backgrounds see that a few nights in prostitution generates more money than one month’s work in the public sector. This makes Egypt a popular location for international sex tourism. Despite sex tourism being illegal, Egyptians find it hard to turn away Gulf hard currency due to their crumbling economy. The proliferation of prostitution, sex tourism, and misyar marriages can be understood as the consequence of uneven economic development, further exacerbated by principles of supply and demand. Persian Gulf nationals have the will and the means to pursue sexual entertainment, and poorer Muslim communities can supply services in return for financial security.
Misyar marriages
To avoid the repercussions of sex outside marriage, Middle Eastern men and women in certain countries engage in a common practice by the name of "misyar marriage", also called Nikah Misyar. This type of marriage was born for the sole purpose of physical pleasure. It can be defined as a “temporary marriage,” or its literal translation, “traveling marriage.” Misyar marriages do not require cohabitation of the husband and wife, long-term commitment, welfare provisions to the wife, or the intention of procreating, which are all the elements of a traditional Islamic marriage. While misyar marriages do have a technical contract, the duration of the marriage is not explicitly stated in the contract but instead implied. Misyar marriages have been commonly referred to as “legal prostitution,” A marriage of this kind is not an option for a woman who wants to be viewed as respectable because it compromises many of her rights and basic values. Despite its controversial nature, misyar marriages are both religiously and legally accepted as valid marriages. According to Syed Ahmad, misyar marriages are popular in Islamic countries because it legitimizes sexual relations outside conventional marriages. Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, a leading authority and one of the few remaining figures of Islamic scholarship, states that the misyar marriage is religiously legitimate. Al-Qaradawi adds that “there is no doubt that such marriage may be somehow socially unacceptable, but there is a big difference between what is Islamically valid and what is socially acceptable.” He is indicating that as long as both parties accept the terms of the marriage contract, they are legally married in the eyes of Allah. Misyar marriages purportedly prevent unmarried youth and widows from fulfilling their sexual desires outside marriage, which would traditionally be considered sinful. Misyar legitimizes these acts that would otherwise be seen as unlawful. The Middle East is well known for its strict observation of moral codes and sensitivity to the taboo subject of sex. In most societies of the Middle East where Islam is the dominant religion, premarital and extramarital sex is considered fornication. In a few countries, fornicators receive one hundred lashes of a whip with a crowd of witnesses for sins such as premarital sex. Zina is the word in many Middle Eastern countries for the concept of sexual misconduct by men and women. Despite all of these repercussions for extramarital sex, media coverage and human rights groups are revealing that prostitution is present and thriving in the Middle East. Misyar marriages also tend to exploit the economic vulnerability of women in poverty.
See also
Human rights in the Middle East
LGBT in the Middle East
Sexual taboo in the Middle East
Women in Arab societies
History of slavery in the Muslim world
References
Crimes against humanity
Debt bondage
Organized crime activity
Human rights in the Middle East | wiki |
The New Fred and Barney Show is an American animated television series revival and spin-off of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from February 3 to October 20, 1979. The series marked the first time Henry Corden performed the voice of Fred Flintstone for a regular series.
Overview
These new episodes were composed of the traditional Flintstones cast of characters such as Fred and Barney's children Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm as toddlers, after having been depicted as teenagers on The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show on CBS in 1971; they returned to the form of teenagers on The Flintstone Comedy Show in 1980 on NBC. Some plots were familiar Flintstones stories while others consisted of new misadventures with witches and werewolves, as well as spoofs of late 1970s fads.
A second season of seven new episodes combined with reruns of The New Fred and Barney Show were broadcast on the package program Fred and Barney Meet the Thing and later on Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo.
Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track.
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
1 These episodes, as well as first-season repeats, aired as part of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing
Voice cast
Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone
Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble, Dino
Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone
Gay Autterson as Betty Rubble
Don Messick as Bamm-Bamm Rubble, various guest characters
John Stephenson as Mr. Slate, various guest characters
References
External links
The Flintstones spin-offs
1979 American television series debuts
1979 American television series endings
1970s American animated television series
American animated television spin-offs
American children's animated comedy television series
Television series by Hanna-Barbera
NBC original programming
English-language television shows
Television series set in prehistory | wiki |
The American Wirehair is a breed of domestic cat originating in upstate New York. , though the breed is well-known, it is ranked as the most rare of the 41 Cat Fanciers' Association breeds.
History
The American Wirehair is a spontaneous mutation of the American Shorthair. It first occurred as a random mutation among a litter of five born to a pair of barn cats in 1966 in Vernon, in upstate New York. This single red-and-white male had wiry fur. The owner of the cats called a local breeder of Rex cats, Mrs. Joan O'Shea, to a look at the kitten. She bought the kitten for $50, along with one of his normal-coated female littermates, to start a breeding program. The wirehaired male was named Council Rock Farms Adams of Hi-Fi ('Adam' for short), and the female Tip-Top.
Breeding between the two produced wirehaired kittens, many of which were sold off to other interested breeders. As the population grew, cats were exported to Canada and Germany, where they are especially popular. The breed did well, and in 1967 it was recognized by the CFA, and in 1978, it was accepted for championship competition. American Wirehairs have yet to make an appearance in Britain and Australia, among other countries.
Characteristics
American Wirehairs are similar to American Shorthairs, with the exception of a springy, wiry coat, including ear fur, and whiskers. This coat is similar to the wire coats of some dog breeds, such as terriers. Their fur requires little grooming, although lighter cats may require sunblock. Wirehairs are of a moderate, sturdy build, with round heads, high cheekbones, and a pronounced muzzle. Females are generally smaller than males. American Wirehairs display the full spectrum of possible cat coat colors, although Himalayan, Chocolate and Lilac are not accepted for competition. The Wirehair coat trait is dominant, so any breeding between a Wirehair and another cat can produce wired kittens. Wirehairs have golden eyes, except for some white ones that have blue or amber eyes.
Behavior
The Wirehair has an even, balanced temperament which is essentially identical to that of its American Shorthair relative. Wirehairs are equally content to play or fall asleep in their owners' laps. They have been described as cute and somewhat humorous. They are gentle and quiet, but also playful and active. They have quiet voices. American Wirehairs generally prefer to stay indoors.
Notes
References
FBRL Breed Page: American Wirehair
External links
Cat Fanciers' Association: Breed Profile: American Wirehair
Cat Breeds with Pictures Directory: American Wirehair
Cat Breeds Directory
American Wirehair Guide
Cat breeds
Cat breeds originating in the United States | wiki |
Listed below are the Major League Baseball teams with the best season win–loss records, as determined by winning percentage (.700 or better).
Season records
Since the season was expanded to 162 games in 1961, only two teams have managed a winning percentage of .700 or higher in a full season (which requires 114 or more wins): the 1998 New York Yankees and the 2001 Seattle Mariners.
Legend
NL = National League
AL = American League
AA = American Association
*- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games.
Pre-1886 teams
With shorter schedules (fewer than 100 games before 1884), it was more common for teams to finish with .700 or better winning percentages, as there was less of the evening-out effect of a longer season, and some seasons had multiple teams, with three in 1884 (between the three leagues that year) and in 1885.
In the list below (minimum 15 games played), six teams finished with better overall winning percentages than the 1906 Cubs, three being in the early years of the National league, and the other three in leagues whose status as "major" is questionable: two in the National Association, whose status as a major league has long been disputed, and the other in the Union Association, which is conventionally listed as a major league, but this has been questioned due to the league's overall lack of playing talent and poor organizational structure.
In addition, contemporary baseball guides did not consider the Union Association to be a major league: the earliest record referencing the Union Association as a major league dates to 1922.)
Legend
NA = National Association
NL = National League
AA = American Association
UA = Union Association
The all-time best single season record belongs to the Cincinnati Red Stockings, who posted baseball's only perfect record at 67–0 (57–0 against National Association of Base Ball Players clubs) in 1869, prior to Major League baseball. Their record would stretch to 81–0 across the 1870 season before losing 8–7 in eleven innings to the Brooklyn Atlantics in Brooklyn on June 14.
See also
List of worst Major League Baseball season records
List of Major League Baseball 100 win seasons
References
External links
Records and statistics at Baseball Reference
Baseball Almanac study of best teams of all time
Excerpts from "Baseball Dynasties" by Neyer and Epstein
Neyer, Rob, and Eddie Epstein. Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time. Norton, 2000, 384 p.
Season won | wiki |
Adventureland is an indoor family entertainment center in the Sahara Centre shopping mall in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The center has an area of , making it the largest family entertainment center in the Middle East.
References
External links
Amusement parks in the United Arab Emirates | wiki |
Helcogramma trigloides, the scarf triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858 as Tripterygion trigloides. This is a widespread species in the western Pacific Ocean.
References
trigloides
Fish described in 1858 | wiki |
The 1948–49 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The tournament was notable for it being the final competition the Home Nations competed in before they joined the FIFA World Cup and thus the last time it was the most important international football tournament in Britain.
England began the tournament the strongest with a 6–2 success over the Irish in Belfast. Scotland began well also, beating the Welsh in Cardiff, which they followed with a narrow success against Ireland in a highly competitive match. England too took maximum points from their second game with a close 1–0 win over the Welsh. In the final games, Wales beat Ireland to take third place whilst the Scots succeeded in strongly defeating England at Wembley Stadium to take the championship.
Table
Results
References
1949 in British sport
1948 in British sport
1948-49
1948–49 in English football
1948–49 in Scottish football
1948–49 in Northern Ireland association football
1948–49 in Welsh football | wiki |
In the mathematical field of graph theory, the pancake graph Pn or n-pancake graph is a graph whose vertices are the permutations of n symbols from 1 to n and its edges are given between permutations transitive by prefix reversals.
Pancake sorting is the colloquial term for the mathematical problem of sorting a disordered stack of pancakes in order of size when a spatula can be inserted at any point in the stack and used to flip all pancakes above it. A pancake number is the minimum number of flips required for a given number of pancakes. Obtaining the pancake number is equivalent to the problem of obtaining the diameter of the pancake graph.
The pancake graph of dimension n, Pn, is a regular graph with vertices. Its degree is n − 1, hence, according to the handshaking lemma, it has edges. Pn can be constructed recursively from n copies of Pn−1, by assigning a different element from the set {1, 2, …, n} as a suffix to each copy.
Results
Pn (n ≥ 4) is super-connected and hyper-connected.
Their girth is
The γ(Pn) genus of Pn is:
Chromatic properties
There are some known graph coloring properties of pancake graphs.
A Pn (n ≥ 3) pancake graph has total chromatic number , chromatic index .
There are effective algorithms for the proper (n−1)-coloring and total n-coloring of pancake graphs.
For the chromatic number the following limits are known:
If , then
if , then
if , then
The following table discusses specific chromatic number values for some small n.
Cycle enumeration
In a Pn (n ≥ 3) pancake graph there is always at least one cycle of length ℓ, when (but there are no cycles of length 3, 4 or 5). It implies that the graph is Hamiltonian and any two vertices can be joined by a Hamiltonian path.
About the 6-cycles of the Pn (n ≥ 4) pancake graph: every vertex belongs to exactly one 6-cycle. The graph contains independent (vertex-disjoint) 6-cycles.
About the 7-cycles of the Pn (n ≥ 4) pancake graph: every vertex belongs to 7-cyles. The graph contains different 7-cycles.
About the 8-cycles of the Pn (n ≥ 4) pancake graph: the graph contains different 8-cycles; a maximal set of independent 8-cycles contains of those.
Diameter
The pancake sorting problem (obtaining the pancake number) and obtaining the diameter of the pancake graph are equivalents. One of the main difficulties in solving this problem is the complicated cycle structure of the pancake graph.
The pancake number, which is the minimum number of flips required to sort any stack of pancakes has been shown to lie between and (approximately 1.07n and 1.64n,) but the exact value remains an open problem.
In 1979, Bill Gates and Christos Papadimitriou gave an upper bound of . This was improved, thirty years later, to by a team of researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas, led by Founders Professor Hal Sudborough (Chitturi et al., 2009).
In 2011, Laurent Bulteau, Guillaume Fertin, and Irena Rusu proved that the problem of finding the shortest sequence of flips for a given stack of pancakes is NP-hard, thereby answering a question that had been open for over three decades.
Burnt pancake graph
In a variation called the burnt pancake problem, the bottom of each pancake in the pile is burnt, and the sort must be completed with the burnt side of every pancake down. It is a signed permutation, and if a pancake i is "burnt side up" a negative element i` is put in place of i in the permutation. The burnt pancake graph is the graph representation of this problem.
A burnt pancake graph is regular, its order is , its degree is .
For its variant David S. Cohen (David X. Cohen) and Manuel Blum proved in 1995, that (when the upper limit is only true if ).
The girth of a burnt pancake graph is:
Other classes of pancake graphs
Both in the original pancake sorting problem and the burnt pancake problem, prefix reversal was the operation connecting two permutations. If we allow non-prefixed reversals (as if we were flipping with two spatulas instead of one) then four classes of pancake graphs can be defined. Every pancake graph embeds in all higher-order pancake graphs of the same family.
Applications
Since pancake graphs have many interesting properties such as symmetric and recursive structures (they are Cayley graphs, thus are vertex-transitive), sublogarithmic degree and diameter, and are relatively sparse (compared to e.g. hypercubes), much attention is paid to them as a model of interconnection networks for parallel computers. When we regard the pancake graphs as the model of the interconnection networks, the diameter of the graph is a measure that represents the delay of communication.
Pancake flipping has biological applications as well, in the field of genetic examinations. In one kind of large-scale mutations, a large segment of the genome gets reversed, which is analogous to the burnt pancake problem.
References
Parametric families of graphs | wiki |
Augustus Norton may refer to:
Augustus Richard Norton (1946–2019), American professor of international relations and anthropology
Augustus Theodore Norton (1808–1884), American minister and author
William Augustus Norton (1810–1883), American civil engineer | wiki |
Solo: A Star Wars Story est un film de Ron Howard sorti en 2018. Cette œuvre a été adaptée dans d'autres médias :
Solo: A Star Wars Story, la novélisation du film écrite par Mur Lafferty ;
Solo: A Star Wars Story est le nom de la bande originale du film. | wiki |
Woodcutter may refer to:
A gatherer of firewood
A lumberjack
An artist producing woodcuts
Fictional characters
The children's father in Hansel and Gretel, a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
The title character in The Honest Woodcutter, one of Aesop's Fables
A title character in The Tale of the Woodcutter and his Daughters, an Egyptian folktale
A character in Tulisa, the Wood-Cutter's Daughter, an Indian folktale
The title character in The Woodcutter and the Trees, a complex of fables of West Asian and Greek origin
Other uses
Secret Service code name for Henry Kissinger (born 1923), American politician and diplomat
See also
Woodcutters, a 1984 German novel by Thomas Bernhard | wiki |
The Mark Thomas Comedy Product (from series 2 onwards - known as The Mark Thomas Product) was a television show fronted by the English comedian, presenter, political activist and reporter, Mark Thomas and directed by Michael Cumming. It was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 from 23 February 1996 to 22 October 2003.
The show, described as "a brilliantly ludicrous alternative to Watchdog", was a hybrid of comedy and serious politics, with Thomas often using silly or surreal methods to gain interviews with politicians and corporations and to highlight issues.
Episode guide
References
External links
Official Mark Thomas site
1996 British television series debuts
2003 British television series endings
1990s British comedy television series
2000s British comedy television series
Channel 4 original programming
English-language television shows
British non-fiction television series | wiki |
This is a list of common Indian pickles, which have a wide range of flavours and textures. In Hindi, pickle is known as Achar. They are also called Urugaai in Tamil. Indian pickles are generally pickled with oil, vinegar, lemon juice or water. Indian pickles are often made into fresh relish and chutney, which provides additional flavours to food. Many types of foods in Indian cuisine are pickled, such as mangoes, gooseberries and lemons. Some Indian families have family recipes for pickles and chutney, passed down through generations.
Amla pickle
Amla pickle or Indian gooseberry pickle is a popular spicy pickle in South Asia, India and Pakistan. Gooseberries are a great source of vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, and phosphorus. It is prepared by pressure cooking gooseberries. Then, mustard seeds are tempered in oil and the gooseberries and other ingredients are added. The pickle can be stored in a refrigerator and used for about 15 days.
Assorted pickle
Assorted pickle, also referred to as mixed pickles, is also a popular mixed pickle in Indian cuisine and Pakistani cuisine. It is prepared by boiling a marinade and then cooking vegetables in the marinade.
Carrot pickle
Carrot pickle is prepared by dicing a carrot and adding green chili peppers along with ginger.
Garlic pickle
Garlic pickle is a popular spicy pickle in Andhra Pradesh. It is prepared by mixing peeled garlic cloves with mustard seeds and jaggery along with a pinch of salt, with jaggery acting as the sweetener.
Green chili pickle
Green chili pickle is manufactured in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and other places. It is commonly used as a condiment with the main dishes. In Rajasthan, it is prepared by slitting chillies length-wise and frying them with ginger, garlic, and green chili pickles. Other flavouring agents include mango powder, nimbu ras, and fenugreek. It is considered a Rajasthani specialty and is sometimes used as a flavour for Indian snack foods.
Roselle leaves pickle
Roselle or Hibiscus leaves pickle (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) is a popular pickle in Andhra Pradesh, where it is known as Gongura pacchadi. It is also consumed in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. In some of India's North-Eastern states, the plant is known as aamelli or mwitha.
Indian pickle
A dish termed "Indian pickle" may include cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, french beans (green beans), onion, radishes, gherkins, celery, garlic and other foods.
Meats
Meats that are pickled in Indian cuisine include mutton, Fish, pork, quail, partridge, shrimp and lobster.
Onion pickle
Spicy onion pickle is prepared by cutting onions into pieces and rubbing salt over them. After one day, the excess water is drained and the onions are marinated with other spices for four or five days.
Raw mango and chickpea pickle
Raw mango and chickpea pickle is a very popular pickle in India. It is prepared by marinating grated raw mango with salt and turmeric powder for one day and mixing it with soaked chickpea and other ingredients, then letting it sit for four days.
Red chili pickle
Red chili pickle is a very popular pickle in India, which many households prepare in the home. It is prepared by slitting red chillies length-wise, stuffing them with fenugreek powder, and placing them in a closed porcelain jar for one month.
Sweet mango pickle
Sweet mango pickle is a very popular pickle in India. It is prepared by cutting mangoes into pieces and adding sugar syrup over them, along with other ingredients, then keeping them sealed in a jar under the sun until the mangoes become soft.
Sweet sour lemon pickle
Sweet sour lemon pickle is a very popular sweet and sour pickle in India. It is prepared by cutting lemons into halves and sprinkling salt and pouring sugar syrup over them and marinating for one week.
Tomato pickle
Tomato pickle is a very popular spicy pickle in India. It is prepared by cooking ripe tomatoes and adding spices along with mustard powder.
Coconut pickle
Coconut pickle is commonly served along with south Indian breakfasts. Unlike other pickles, it is perishable. It is made of grated raw coconut and has a much shorter preparation time than most Indian pickles.
See also
Mixed pickle
Indian pickle
Indian cuisine
Indian Cook Books
List of chutneys
List of pickled foods
References
L
Pickles | wiki |
Stokes equation may refer to:
the Airy equation
the equations of Stokes flow, a linearised form of the Navier–Stokes equations in the limit of small Reynolds number
Stokes law | wiki |
The 2010 Brooklyn/Queens tornadoes were a severe weather event that occurred in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City on September 16, 2010. These tornadoes were the second and third to touch down in New York City that year, the first having occurred in the Bronx on July 25.
Summary
The storms struck New York City just as the evening rush hour was beginning. Damaging winds, heavy downpours, and hail up to wreaked havoc with the evening commute. Hundreds of downed trees led to a temporary suspension of service on the Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak, and several New York City Subway services including the , , and , leaving tens of thousands of commuters stranded.
A woman was killed when a tree fell and crushed the vehicle she was driving. Another man in Flushing was killed by a tree crashing into his home by Kissena Park. Extensive and widespread wind damage led to over 30,000 downed trees, and power lines. During the storm, winds tore trees out of the ground before blowing them up to away. According to Con Edison, more than 25,000 customers lost power in Queens while 5,000 were without power in Staten Island. Four buildings across Brooklyn and Queens reported experiencing a partial collapse due to tornadic winds. The worst damage was concentrated in the neighborhoods of Middle Village, Forest Hills, and Bayside in Queens as well as Park Slope and Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn. Scattered power outages were reported across parts of the city.
Two separate tornadoes were later confirmed in Park Slope and Flushing, two areas that suffered the worst damage from the storms. The stronger of the two tornadoes touched down over Flushing and was rated an EF1 with maximum winds of 100 mph. The tornado touched down in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and headed through Northeast Queens, dissipating over Little Neck Bay. The twister tore down the 150-year-old steeple of St. George's Church in downtown Flushing. In addition to the tornadoes, the National Weather Service confirmed the occurrence of a macroburst bringing winds up to to a wide swath of Middle Village and Forest Hills. In Forest Hills, a group of trees were knocked over in MacDonald park, destroying the park and surroundings. Combined, the two tornadoes caused $25.7 million in damages.
These tornadoes were part of a small outbreak that produced several damaging tornadoes across the Midwest, especially in Ohio. An EF2 tornado caused severe damage, totaling $35 million, near Wooster, Ohio. Another strong EF3 tornado that destroyed numerous homes near Reedsville, Ohio and Belleville, West Virginia killed one person and injured several more. This became the first fatal tornado in West Virginia in a decade. The stadium at Athens High School was destroyed by a tornado.
Confirmed tornadoes
References
External links
Tornadoes in the New York Metropolitan Region: Climatology and Multiscale Analysis of Two Events
Tornado Hits Queens College
Park Slope Tornado -- 9.16.10 (Brooklyn, NY)
Tornado Rips Through NYC (Bayside, NY) - Sept 16th 2010
2010s in Brooklyn
2010s in Queens
Brooklyn,09-16
Natural disasters in New York City
Tornadoes in New York (state)
Brooklyn Queens tornadoes
Brooklyn Queens tornadoes
Brooklyn Queens tornadoes | wiki |
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Belgium Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Belgium have taken part in the competition since 1904.
Players
References
Lists of Davis Cup tennis players
Davis Cup | wiki |
Polluter pays amendment was passed negating the "polluter pays" provision of the Florida Constitution in 2003. The original provision required those in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) who cause water pollution to be responsible for paying the costs of that pollution's abatement. The Supreme Court concluded that the provision requires "implementing legislation"; the Legislature has not adopted statutes implementing the provision, instead forcing taxpayers to pay 66% of the costs of dealing with contamination in the Everglades.
A study commissioned by the Everglades Foundation found that the agricultural industry is responsible for 76 percent of phosphorus contamination in the Everglades (the rest being urban runoff and wastewater), yet pays only 24 percent of the cost of dealing with it. This is despite Florida's polluter-pays amendment requiring the polluters themselves to be "primarily responsible" for cleanup of the wetlands.
History
The Everglades Forever Act was passed in 1994 as an effort to restore the state's struggling wetlands. In 1996, nearly 70% of Floridians voted to approve the polluter pays amendment to the Constitution. The amendment stated: "Those in the Everglades Agricultural Area who cause water pollution within the Everglades Protection Area or the Everglades Agricultural Area shall be primarily responsible for paying the costs of the abatement of that pollution." Sugar farming occurs on approximately 450,000 acres of the EAA.
Florida's attorney general Robert A. Butterworth stated in 1996 that "while the Legislature may enact provisions implementing Amendment #5, the amendment itself establishes an obligation on polluters of the Everglades to pay the costs of abating such pollution irrespective of legislative action". However, in 2003, the Supreme Court deemed the provision "not self-executing and required implementing legislation". No such legislation has been implemented.
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Pollution in the United States
Florida law
Wetlands of Florida
Water pollution in the United States | wiki |
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists: Dirty Old Town is a 2003 concert film by director Justin Mitchell documenting a day in the life of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on Coney Island. The bulk of the footage is of the band's energetic performance at the Siren Music Festival, interspersed with interviews, boardwalk montages, and a cameo by comedian David Cross. Additionally, included as special features are a couple of songs performed live by just Ted Leo and a slideshow of pictures of Coney Island. This film is named after the old Ewan MacColl song "Dirty Old Town"; Leo performs a live cover of this song at the beginning of the movie.
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2003 films
American documentary films
Concert films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films | wiki |
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