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Gretzky NHL 2005 is an ice hockey video game featuring professional NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky. It was developed by Page 44 Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable (the latter as just Gretzky NHL). Mike Emrick provides commentary for the game. The PS2 version has Wayne Gretzky on the cover in a New York Rangers uniform.
Reception
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
References
External links
2004 video games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
National Hockey League video games
Page 44 Studios games
PlayStation 2 games
PlayStation Portable games
Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Video games developed in the United States
Wayne Gretzky games | wiki |
Mortality forecasting refers to the art and science of determining likely future mortality rates. It is especially important in rich countries with a high proportion of aged people, since aged populations are expensive in terms of pensions (both public and private). It is a major topic in Ageing studies.
See also
Lee-Carter model
Life expectancy
Actuarial science
Actuarial science
Death
Forecasting | wiki |
Norihito Isoda (born 6 August 1995) is a Japanese judoka.
He is the bronze medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Paris in the -66 kg category.
References
External links
1995 births
Living people
Japanese male judoka
20th-century Japanese people
21st-century Japanese people | wiki |
Double counting may refer to:
Double counting (proof technique), a method in combinatorics that proves two expressions to be equal by demonstrating that they are different ways of counting the same set
Double counting (fallacy), a fallacy in combinatorics and probability theory whereby objects are counted more than once
Double counting (accounting), an error in accounting whereby a transaction is counted more than once
See also
Population without double counting | wiki |
I-502 may refer to:
Washington Initiative 502 | wiki |
European Champion Clubs Cup may refer to:
European Champion Clubs' Cup, association football cup of European club national champions
European Champion Clubs Cup (athletics), athletics cup of European club national champions | wiki |
A balaclava, also known as a balaclava helmet, ski mask, or shiesty, is a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face, usually the eyes and mouth. Depending on style and how it is worn, only the eyes, mouth and nose, or just the front of the face are unprotected. Versions with enough of a full face opening may be rolled into a hat to cover the crown of the head or folded down as a collar around the neck.
History
Similar styles of headgear were known in the 19th century as the Uhlan cap worn by Polish and Prussian soldiers, and the Templar cap worn by outdoor sports enthusiasts.
The name comes from their use at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War of 1854, referring to the town near Sevastopol in the Crimea, where British troops there wore knitted headgear to keep warm. Handmade balaclavas were sent over to the British troops to help protect them from the bitter cold weather. British troops required this aid, as their own supplies (warm clothing, weatherproof quarters, and food) never arrived in time. According to Richard Rutt in his History of Handknitting, the name "balaclava helmet" was not used during the war but appears much later, in 1881.
Uses
Warmth
Thin Balaclavas can be used under motorcycle or snowmobile helmets for warmth in cool or winter conditions.
Sports
Many skiers, snowboarders, cyclists, and runners wear balaclavas in cold weather for warmth. They protect the head, face, and neck from wind and low temperatures and can fit easily under helmets. These sports balaclavas can be full balaclavas, which cover the entire head leaving only the eyes uncovered, or half-balaclavas, which leave the forehead free, but cover most of the head. Key elements of sports balaclavas are that they are warm, windproof, and moisture-wicking.
Racing
Race drivers in Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile sanctioned events must wear balaclavas made of fire-retardant material underneath their crash helmets. In racing events, hill-climbs, special stages of rallies and selective sections of cross-country events entered on the International Sporting Calendar, all drivers and co-drivers must wear overalls as well as gloves (optional for co-drivers), long underwear, a balaclava, and shoes homologated to the FIA 8856-2000 standard.
Concealment
Balaclavas are in certain contexts associated with criminality as gang members have used them to conceal their identity. In 2004, police in Prestwich, England, began demanding that people on the street remove their balaclavas, describing the garment as "extremely threatening". In 2012, police in Kent confiscated a copy of the War on Terror board game partly because of the inclusion of a balaclava, stating "could be used to conceal someone's identity or could be used in the course of a criminal act."
Military and police
In South Asia, balaclavas are commonly referred to as monkey caps because of their typical earth tone colours, and the fact that they blot out most human facial features. Monkey caps sometimes have a small, decorative, woollen pom-pom on top. They are commonly worn by troops on Himalayan duty for protection from the cold.
The United States Marine Corps has recently begun issuing balaclavas with hinged face guards as part of the Flame Resistant Organizational Gear program.
In the Soviet Union, the balaclava became a part of standard OMON (special police task force) uniform as early as the Perestroyka years of the late 1980s. The original intent was to protect the identity of the officers to avoid intimidation from organized crime. Because of increased problems with organized crime of the 1990s, TV shots of armed men in black balaclavas became common. Armed Russian police commonly conduct raids and searches of white-collar premises (typically in Moscow) while wearing balaclavas. Such raids have therefore come to be known in Russia as "maski shows", an allusion to a popular comic TV show of the 1990s.
Balaclavas are often used by police battling drug cartels and gangs in Latin America to conceal their identity and protect their families.
Fashion
Knitted balaclavas were featured in some collections at the 2018 New York Fashion Week.
See also
Anti-flash gear
Anti-mask laws
Facekini
Knit cap
Mask
Neck gaiter
Keffiyeh
"Ski mask" toque—Canadian English; also commonly worn when using snowmobiles; typically a three-hole balaclava with generous neck tube for maximal wind protection
References
External links
Cloth masks
Headgear
Hiking apparel
Military masks
Political masks
Safety clothing
Sports masks
Winter clothes | wiki |
The 6+5 rule was a proposition for an association football rule adopted by FIFA during a meeting in May 2008, although it had been discussed since 1999. The idea was abandoned in June 2010. The rule required that—at the beginning of each match—each club must field at least six players eligible to play for the national team of the country of the club.
Definition
At the beginning of each match, each club must field at least six players eligible to play for the national team of the country of the club. There is no restriction, however, on the number of non-eligible players under contract with the club, nor on substitutes to avoid non-sportive constraints on the coaches (potentially 3+8 at the end of a match).
Explanation
The objective of this rule is to restore the national identity of football clubs who have increasingly resorted to fielding foreign players in their squad. It is also intended to reduce the increasing gap between the big and small football clubs. The rule's name is derived from the 11 players on each club that play on the pitch at the start of a match, with six players being required to be eligible for the national team and the remaining five players not subject to this restriction.
Resolution adopted by the FIFA Congress
The FIFA Congress, at its meeting in Sydney on 29 and 30 May 2008, decided to:
fully support the objectives of "6+5" as laid down at the above Congress,
request the presidents of FIFA and UEFA to continue to explore for Europe, together with the world of sport – football's protagonists, but also the International Olympic Committee and the international federations – all possible means within the limits of the law to ensure that these crucial sporting objectives be achieved,
give the FIFA President the mandate to, if necessary, take similar steps on the other continents in co-operation with the relevant confederation.
Background of 6+5
The foundations of football are harmony and balance between national team football and club football.
The clubs' loss of national identity is endangering the former and has led to increasing inequality among the latter, thereby widening the financial and sporting gap between the two, reducing the competitiveness of club competitions and increasing the predictability of their results.
Safeguarding
the education and training of young players,
training clubs, and
the values of effort and motivation in football, particularly for young players, is a fundamental element of protecting national teams and restoring sporting and financial balance to club football.
The universal development of football over the last century would not continue if there were increasing inequalities between continents, countries and protagonists in football.
Calendar of 6+5
The objective is to have an incremental implementation starting at the beginning of the 2010–11 season to give clubs time to adjust their teams over a period of several years:
Legal position in the European Union
The 6+5 rule has on numerous occasions been described as illegal by the European Union and was rejected by the European Parliament on 9 May 2008. The rule violates both Article 48 of the EC Treaty and the Bosman ruling. FIFA President Sepp Blatter met with representatives of European football leagues to explain the new rule and to garner support for it on 22 July 2008.
At an informal meeting of the European sports ministers in Biarritz on 27 and 28 November 2008, FIFA was again seeking support for its proposed rule. In a final declaration, the ministers expressed their wish to "encourage further discussion on initiatives put forward by international federations to encourage the teams of professional clubs in each country to develop the presence of athletes capable of qualifying for national teams, in compliance with EU law, to strengthen the regional and national roots of professional sport."
While FIFA expressed their satisfaction about the continuation of dialogue, EU commissioners repeated their standpoint that the "6+5 rule is based on direct discrimination on the grounds of nationality, and is thus against one of the fundamental principles of EU law." Observers concluded that the status quo has not changed.
The independent Institute for European Affairs (INEA) had been commissioned by FIFA to investigate whether the rule was legal under current EU law. On 26 February 2009, the INEA released an expert opinion declaring the 6+5 rule "can be implemented in line with European Community law."
The ruling has since been scrapped as of June 2010 as the European Commission had said such a proposal would contravene EU labour laws.
References
Bibliography
FIFA
Laws of association football
2008 in association football
Association football terminology | wiki |
Bluerock Mountain is a mountain in Western North Carolina, near the community of Bat Cave. It is split between Henderson and Rutherford counties, it is home of the Bat Cave Preserve and part of Chimney Rock State Park. Its elevation reaches .
The mountain is flanked by the Broad River to its north and Reedypatch Creek to its west. To its south is Rich Mountain and to the east is Chimney Rock Mountain. Paris Gap is the gap between it and Bald Mountain, it connects the community of Bat Cave and the town of Chimney Rock via Lake Lure Highway (US 64/US 74A/NC 9).
Bat Cave Reserve
The Rutherford County half is protected lands within the Chimney Rock State Park. Home of the Bat Cave, named after the several species of bats that inhabit the cave, it is protected as a reserve and not open to the public. The Bat Cave is the largest known granite fissure cave in North America.
References
External links
Bat Cave Preserve | The Nature Conservancy
Mountains of North Carolina
Mountains of Henderson County, North Carolina
Protected areas of Rutherford County, North Carolina
Mountains of Rutherford County, North Carolina | wiki |
Kelme may refer to:
Kelmė, a town in Lithuania
Kelme (company), a Spanish firm that manufactures sport shoes and clothing
Kelme (cycling team), a professional cycling team sponsored by the Spanish firm, active from 1980 to 2006
See also
Barsakelmes (disambiguation), including Barsa-Kelmes
KELM (disambiguation) | wiki |
A poet is a person who writes poetry.
Poet or poets may also refer to:
Poets (song), by The Tragically Hip
"Poet", a song by Sly & the Family Stone from the album There's a Riot Goin' On
Arnold "Poet" Jackson, a fictional character
, a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship
POET, an American biofuel company
Ash-Shu'ara, the twenty-sixth sura of the Qur'an, usually translated as “The Poets”.
Only the Poets London and Reading based indie band
Arts and entertainment
Poet (2021 film), a Kazakh-language film by Darezhan Omirbaev
See also
The Poet (disambiguation) | wiki |
Gustav Backström (born January 3, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Backström made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Örebro HK during the 2013–14 SHL season.
Backström featured in the opening two games of the 2016–17 season with Örebro HK before he was familiarly reassigned to Allsvenskan affiliate, HC Vita Hästen, on September 26, 2016.
References
External links
1995 births
HC Vita Hästen players
Living people
Örebro HK players
People from Lindesberg Municipality
Swedish ice hockey defencemen
Sportspeople from Örebro County
21st-century Swedish people | wiki |
Bang the Drum may refer to:
Bang the Drum (band), a 1989–1991 Australian pop rock group
Bang the Drum (album), by Mango Groove, 2009
Bang the Drum EP, by INXS, 2004
"Bang the Drum", a song by Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado from the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
See also
"Bang a Drum", a 1990 song by Jon Bon Jovi | wiki |
Pleasant Hill Church may refer to:
in the United States
(by state then city)
Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Hill, Alabama
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, Pleasant Hill, Arkansas
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Paulding County, Georgia
Pleasant Hill Church (Clinton, Indiana)
Pleasant Hill United Church of Christ, Pleasant Hill, Ohio | wiki |
Sesso incatenato (titolo in tedesco Geschlecht in Fesseln, titolo in inglese Sex In Chain) è un film muto del 1928 diretto da William Dieterle.
Trama
Collegamenti esterni
Film a tematica LGBT
Film drammatici | wiki |
Plunge may refer to:
Plunge (American football), a play in American football
Plunge (geology), the inclination of a surface or axis of an anticline to the horizontal
The Plunge, a historic swim center in Richmond, California
Plunge Creek, a river in Alaska
Plungė, a city in Lithuania
Plunge, the former name for the American rock band Cinder Road
Plunge, a type of waterfall
Plunge (gambling), sudden support for a horse in a race
A swim center in Belmont Park (San Diego), California
Plunge for distance, a former diving event
Plunge (album), a 2017 album by Fever Ray
See also
Plunger, a common device used to release stoppages in plumbing
Plunger (disambiguation) | wiki |
This is a list of Iowa state forests.
See also
List of U.S. National Forests
External links
DNR: Iowa State Forests
Iowa
State forests | wiki |
A back-end database is a database that is accessed by users indirectly through an external application rather than by application programming stored within the database itself or by low level manipulation of the data (e.g. through SQL commands).
A back-end database stores data but does not include end-user application elements such as stored queries, forms, macros or reports.
The back-end database concept was invented by Microsoft in 1989.
Enterprise database systems
The term back-end database is not widely used among developers using larger or enterprise database systems. This is because enterprise database systems enforce the use of the client–server model and do not have the option to include the application programming within their databases. All such databases are used as back-end databases and so the term is redundant.
References
The Two-Database Approach
Splitting a Microsoft Access Database
Types of databases | wiki |
FC Midtjylland Superleague Formula team is the racing team of FC Midtjylland, a football team that competes in Denmark in the Danish Superliga. The FC Midtjylland racing team competes in the Superleague Formula.
2009 season
For the 2009 Superleague Formula season, Kasper Andersen has been confirmed as the driver and Hitech Junior Team as the operating team.
Record
(key)
2009
Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
References
External links
FC Midtjylland Superleague Formula team minisite
Official FC Midtjylland football club website
FC Midtjylland
Superleague Formula club teams
2009 establishments in Denmark | wiki |
Melba toast is a dry, crisp and thinly sliced rusk, often served with soup and salad or topped with either melted cheese or pâté. It is named after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell. Its name is thought to date from 1897, when the singer was very ill and it became a staple of her diet. The toast was created for her by a chef who was also a fan of her, Auguste Escoffier, who also created the Peach Melba dessert for her. The hotel proprietor César Ritz supposedly named it in a conversation with Escoffier.
Melba toast is made by lightly toasting slices of bread under a grill, on both sides. The resulting toast is then sliced laterally. These thin slices are then returned to the grill with the untoasted sides towards the heat source, resulting in toast half the normal thickness. Thus, it can be described as a thrice-baked food (see rusk).
Melba toast is also available commercially, and was at one time given to infants who were teething as a hard food substance on which to chew.
In France, it is referred to as croutes en dentelle.
History
In 1925, the Mayo Brothers prescribed the "Eighteen Day Reducing Diet" to Ethel Barrymore. It included Melba toast, which made the toast very popular at the time.
See also
List of breads
List of foods named after people
List of toast dishes
List of twice-baked foods
Mrs. Cubbison's Foods
Old London Foods
References
Breads
Twice-baked goods
Toast dishes
Nellie Melba | wiki |
Gospel Train can refer to:
"The Gospel Train", a traditional African-American spiritual
Gospel Train (album), a 1956 album by Sister Rosetta Tharpe | wiki |
Chrysler Serie C25 steht für:
Serie C25 des Chrysler Royal, siehe Chrysler Royal #Serie C25 (1940)
Serie C25 des Chrysler Windsor, siehe Chrysler Windsor #Serien C25 und C28 (1940–1941)
Serie C25 des Chrysler Highlander, siehe Chrysler Highlander #Serie C25 (1940) | wiki |
Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (скорочено PES 2) — відеогра-футбол з серії Pro Evolution Soccer від Konami. Це остання гра в серії, що вийшла на PlayStation.
Команди
40 клубних команд, всі неліцензірованни, але містять реальні імена гравців.
Посилання
Pro Evolution Soccer 2 - IGN
Відеоігри 2002
Ігри для PlayStation
Ігри для PlayStation 2 | wiki |
The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body. The muscular systems in vertebrates are controlled through the nervous system although some muscles (such as the cardiac muscle) can be completely autonomous. Together with the skeletal system in the human, it forms the musculoskeletal system, which is responsible for the movement of the body.
Types
There are three distinct types of muscle: skeletal muscle, cardiac or heart muscle, and smooth (non-striated) muscle. Muscles provide strength, balance, posture, movement, and heat for the body to keep warm.
There are over 650 muscles in the human body. A kind of elastic tissue makes up each muscle, which consists of thousands, or tens of thousands, of small muscle fibers. Each fiber comprises many tiny strands called fibrils, impulses from nerve cells control the contraction of each muscle fiber.
Skeletal
Skeletal muscle, is a type of striated muscle, composed of muscle cells, called muscle fibers, which are in turn composed of myofibrils. Myofibrils are composed of sarcomeres, the basic building blocks of striated muscle tissue. Upon stimulation by an action potential, skeletal muscles perform a coordinated contraction by shortening each sarcomere. The best proposed model for understanding contraction is the sliding filament model of muscle contraction. Within the sarcomere, actin and myosin fibers overlap in a contractile motion towards each other. Myosin filaments have club-shaped myosin heads that project toward the actin filaments, and provide attachment points on binding sites for the actin filaments. The myosin heads move in a coordinated style; they swivel toward the center of the sarcomere, detach and then reattach to the nearest active site of the actin filament. This is called a ratchet type drive system.
This process consumes large amounts of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy source of the cell. ATP binds to the cross-bridges between myosin heads and actin filaments. The release of energy powers the swiveling of the myosin head. When ATP is used, it becomes adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and since muscles store little ATP, they must continuously replace the discharged ADP with ATP. Muscle tissue also contains a stored supply of a fast-acting recharge chemical, creatine phosphate, which when necessary can assist with the rapid regeneration of ADP into ATP.
Calcium ions are required for each cycle of the sarcomere. Calcium is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the sarcomere when a muscle is stimulated to contract. This calcium uncovers the actin-binding sites. When the muscle no longer needs to contract, the calcium ions are pumped from the sarcomere and back into storage in the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
There are approximately 639 skeletal muscles in the human body.
Cardiac
Heart muscle is striated muscle but is distinct from skeletal muscle because the muscle fibers are laterally connected. Furthermore, just as with smooth muscles, their movement is involuntary. Heart muscle is controlled by the sinus node influenced by the autonomic nervous system.
Smooth
Smooth muscle contraction is regulated by the autonomic nervous system, hormones, and local chemical signals, allowing for gradual and sustained contractions. This type of muscle tissue is also capable of adapting to different levels of stretch and tension, which is important for maintaining proper blood flow and the movement of materials through the digestive system.
Physiology
Contraction
Neuromuscular junctions are the focal point where a motor neuron attaches to a muscle. Acetylcholine, (a neurotransmitter used in skeletal muscle contraction) is released from the axon terminal of the nerve cell when an action potential reaches the microscopic junction called a synapse. A group of chemical messengers cross the synapse and stimulate the formation of electrical changes, which are produced in the muscle cell when the acetylcholine binds to receptors on its surface. Calcium is released from its storage area in the cell's sarcoplasmic reticulum. An impulse from a nerve cell causes calcium release and brings about a single, short muscle contraction called a muscle twitch. If there is a problem at the neuromuscular junction, a very prolonged contraction may occur, such as the muscle contractions that result from tetanus. Also, a loss of function at the junction can produce paralysis.
Skeletal muscles are organized into hundreds of motor units, each of which involves a motor neuron, attached by a series of thin finger-like structures called axon terminals. These attach to and control discrete bundles of muscle fibers. A coordinated and fine-tuned response to a specific circumstance will involve controlling the precise number of motor units used. While individual muscle units contract as a unit, the entire muscle can contract on a predetermined basis due to the structure of the motor unit. Motor unit coordination, balance, and control frequently come under the direction of the cerebellum of the brain. This allows for complex muscular coordination with little conscious effort, such as when one drives a car without thinking about the process.
Tendon
A tendon is a piece of connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. When a muscle contracts, it pulls against the skeleton to create movement. A tendon connects this muscle to a bone, making this function possible.
Aerobic and anaerobic muscle activity
At rest, the body produces the majority of its ATP aerobically in the mitochondria without producing lactic acid or other fatiguing byproducts. During exercise, the method of ATP production varies depending on the fitness of the individual as well as the duration and intensity of exercise. At lower activity levels, when exercise continues for a long duration (several minutes or longer), energy is produced aerobically by combining oxygen with carbohydrates and fats stored in the body.
During activity that is higher in intensity, with possible duration decreasing as intensity increases, ATP production can switch to anaerobic pathways, such as the use of the creatine phosphate and the phosphagen system or anaerobic glycolysis. Aerobic ATP production is biochemically much slower and can only be used for long-duration, low-intensity exercise, but produces no fatiguing waste products that can not be removed immediately from the sarcomere and the body, and it results in a much greater number of ATP molecules per fat or carbohydrate molecule. Aerobic training allows the oxygen delivery system to be more efficient, allowing aerobic metabolism to begin quicker. Anaerobic ATP production produces ATP much faster and allows near-maximal intensity exercise, but also produces significant amounts of lactic acid which render high-intensity exercise unsustainable for more than several minutes. The phosphagen system is also anaerobic. It allows for the highest levels of exercise intensity, but intramuscular stores of phosphocreatine are very limited and can only provide energy for exercises lasting up to ten seconds. Recovery is very quick, with full creatine stores regenerated within five minutes.
Clinical significance
Multiple diseases can affect the muscular system.
See also
Major systems of the human body
Intramuscular coordination
References
Further reading
External links
Online Muscle Tutorial
GetBody Smart Muscle system tutorials and quizzes
MedBio.info Use and formation of ATP in muscle | wiki |
A hay knife is an agricultural hand tool: a long-bladed knife which may have large rounded serrations on the edge, or a smooth edge used for sawing off sections at the end of a stack or compact pile of hay or silage. In the south of England hay knives may have smooth edges.
Hay knives are needed as loose hay or silage becomes compacted within a stack: to remove it a hay knife is used to make a vertical cut so that sections can be removed easily as the intertwined stalks are cut. The offset handle allows the user to work down a face. Once one section has been removed the worker starts again at the top creating another section to be removed.
Cutting tools
Mechanical hand tools
Farming tools | wiki |
Pectin ( : "congealed" and "curdled") is a heteropolysaccharide, a structural acid contained in the primary lamella, in the middle lamella, and in the cell walls of terrestrial plants. The principal, chemical component of pectin is galacturonic acid (a sugar acid derived from galactose) which was isolated and described by Henri Braconnot in 1825. Commercially produced pectin is a white-to-light-brown powder, produced from citrus fruits for use as an edible gelling agent, especially in jams and jellies, dessert fillings, medications, and sweets; and as a food stabiliser in fruit juices and milk drinks, and as a source of dietary fiber.
Biology
Pectin is composed of complex polysaccharides that are present in the primary cell walls of a plant, and are abundant in the green parts of terrestrial plants.
Pectin is the principal component of the middle lamella, where it binds cells. Pectin is deposited by exocytosis into the cell wall via vesicles produced in the Golgi apparatus. The amount, structure and chemical composition of pectin is different among plants, within a plant over time, and in various parts of a plant. Pectin is an important cell wall polysaccharide that allows primary cell wall extension and plant growth. During fruit ripening, pectin is broken down by the enzymes pectinase and pectinesterase, in which process the fruit becomes softer as the middle lamellae break down and cells become separated from each other. A similar process of cell separation caused by the breakdown of pectin occurs in the abscission zone of the petioles of deciduous plants at leaf fall.
Pectin is a natural part of the human diet, but does not contribute significantly to nutrition. The daily intake of pectin from fruits and vegetables can be estimated to be around 5 g if approximately 500 g of fruits and vegetables are consumed per day.
In human digestion, pectin binds to cholesterol in the gastrointestinal tract and slows glucose absorption by trapping carbohydrates. Pectin is thus a soluble dietary fiber. In non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice pectin has been shown to increase the incidence of diabetes.
A study found that after consumption of fruit the concentration of methanol in the human body increased by as much as an order of magnitude due to the degradation of natural pectin (which is esterified with methanol) in the colon.
Pectin has been observed to have some function in repairing the DNA of some types of plant seeds, usually desert plants. Pectinaceous surface pellicles, which are rich in pectin, create a mucilage layer that holds in dew that helps the cell repair its DNA.
Consumption of pectin has been shown to slightly (3–7%) reduce blood LDL cholesterol levels. The effect depends upon the source of pectin; apple and citrus pectins were more effective than orange pulp fibre pectin. The mechanism appears to be an increase of viscosity in the intestinal tract, leading to a reduced absorption of cholesterol from bile or food. In the large intestine and colon, microorganisms degrade pectin and liberate short-chain fatty acids that have positive influence on health (prebiotic effect).
Chemistry
Pectins, also known as pectic polysaccharides, are rich in galacturonic acid. Several distinct polysaccharides have been identified and characterised within the pectic group. Homogalacturonans are linear chains of α-(1–4)-linked D-galacturonic acid. Substituted galacturonans are characterised by the presence of saccharide appendant residues (such as D-xylose or D-apiose in the respective cases of xylogalacturonan and apiogalacturonan) branching from a backbone of D-galacturonic acid residues. Rhamnogalacturonan I pectins (RG-I) contain a backbone of the repeating disaccharide: 4)-α-D-galacturonic acid-(1,2)-α-L-rhamnose-(1. From many of the rhamnose residues, sidechains of various neutral sugars branch off. The neutral sugars are mainly D-galactose, L-arabinose and D-xylose, with the types and proportions of neutral sugars varying with the origin of pectin.
Another structural type of pectin is rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II), which is a less frequent, complex, highly branched polysaccharide. Rhamnogalacturonan II is classified by some authors within the group of substituted galacturonans since the rhamnogalacturonan II backbone is made exclusively of D-galacturonic acid units.
Isolated pectin has a molecular weight of typically 60,000 to 130,000 g/mol, varying with origin and extraction conditions.
In nature, around 80 percent of carboxyl groups of galacturonic acid are esterified with methanol. This proportion is decreased to a varying degree during pectin extraction. Pectins are classified as high- versus low-methoxy pectins (short HM-pectins versus LM-pectins), with more or less than half of all the galacturonic acid esterified. The ratio of esterified to non-esterified galacturonic acid determines the behaviour of pectin in food applications – HM-pectins can form a gel under acidic conditions in the presence of high sugar concentrations, while LM-pectins form gels by interaction with divalent cations, particularly Ca2+, according to the idealized ‘egg box’ model, in which ionic bridges are formed between calcium ions and the ionised carboxyl groups of the galacturonic acid.
In high-methoxy pectins at soluble solids content above 60% and a pH value between 2.8 and 3.6, hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions bind the individual pectin chains together. These bonds form as water is bound by sugar and forces pectin strands to stick together. These form a three-dimensional molecular net that creates the macromolecular gel. The gelling-mechanism is called a low-water-activity gel or sugar-acid-pectin gel.
While low-methoxy pectins need calcium to form a gel, they can do so at lower soluble solids and higher pH than high-methoxy pectins. Normally low-methoxy pectins form gels with a range of pH from 2.6 to 7.0 and with a soluble solids content between 10 and 70%.
The non-esterified galacturonic acid units can be either free acids (carboxyl groups) or salts with sodium, potassium, or calcium. The salts of partially esterified pectins are called pectinates, if the degree of esterification is below 5 percent the salts are called pectates, the insoluble acid form, pectic acid.
Some plants, such as sugar beet, potatoes and pears, contain pectins with acetylated galacturonic acid in addition to methyl esters. Acetylation prevents gel-formation but increases the stabilising and emulsifying effects of pectin.
Amidated pectin is a modified form of pectin. Here, some of the galacturonic acid is converted with ammonia to carboxylic acid amide. These pectins are more tolerant of varying calcium concentrations that occur in use.
Thiolated pectin exhibits substantially improved gelling properties since this thiomer is able to crosslink via disulfide bond formation. These high gelling properties are advantageous for various pharmaceutical applications and applications in food industry.
To prepare a pectin-gel, the ingredients are heated, dissolving the pectin. Upon cooling below gelling temperature, a gel starts to form. If gel formation is too strong, syneresis or a granular texture are the result, while weak gelling leads to excessively soft gels.
Amidated pectins behave like low-ester pectins but need less calcium and are more tolerant of excess calcium. Also, gels from amidated pectin are thermoreversible; they can be heated and after cooling solidify again, whereas conventional pectin-gels will afterwards remain liquid.
High-ester pectins set at higher temperatures than low-ester pectins. However, gelling reactions with calcium increase as the degree of esterification falls. Similarly, lower pH-values or higher soluble solids (normally sugars) increase gelling speeds. Suitable pectins can therefore be selected for jams and jellies, or for higher-sugar confectionery jellies.
Sources and production
Pears, apples, guavas, quince, plums, gooseberries, and oranges and other citrus fruits contain large amounts of pectin, while soft fruits, like cherries, grapes, and strawberries, contain small amounts of pectin.
Typical levels of pectin in fresh fruits and vegetables are:
Apples, 1–1.5%
Apricots, 1%
Cherries, 0.4%
Oranges, 0.5–3.5%
Carrots 1.4%
Citrus peels, 30%
Rose hips, 15%
The main raw materials for pectin production are dried citrus peels or apple pomace, both by-products of juice production. Pomace from sugar beets is also used to a small extent.
From these materials, pectin is extracted by adding hot dilute acid at pH values from 1.5 to 3.5. During several hours of extraction, the protopectin loses some of its branching and chain length and goes into solution. After filtering, the extract is concentrated in a vacuum and the pectin is then precipitated by adding ethanol or isopropanol. An old technique of precipitating pectin with aluminium salts is no longer used (apart from alcohols and polyvalent cations, pectin also precipitates with proteins and detergents).
Alcohol-precipitated pectin is then separated, washed, and dried. Treating the initial pectin with dilute acid leads to low-esterified pectins. When this process includes ammonium hydroxide (NH3(aq)), amidated pectins are obtained. After drying and milling, pectin is usually standardised with sugar, and sometimes calcium salts or organic acids, to optimise performance in a particular application.
Uses
The main use for pectin is as a gelling agent, thickening agent and stabiliser in food. The classical application is giving the jelly-like consistency to jams or marmalades, which would otherwise be sweet juices. Pectin also reduces syneresis in jams and marmalades and increases the gel strength of low-calorie jams. For household use, pectin is an ingredient in gelling sugar (also known as "jam sugar") where it is diluted to the right concentration with sugar and some citric acid to adjust pH. In some countries, pectin is also available as a solution or an extract, or as a blended powder, for home jam making.
For conventional jams and marmalades that contain above 60% sugar and soluble fruit solids, high-ester pectins are used. With low-ester pectins and amidated pectins, less sugar is needed, so that diet products can be made. Water extract of aiyu seeds is traditionally used in Taiwan to make aiyu jelly, where the extract gels without heating due to low-ester pectins from the seeds and the bivalent cations from the water.
Pectin is used in confectionery jellies to give a good gel structure, a clean bite and to confer a good flavour release. Pectin can also be used to stabilise acidic protein drinks, such as drinking yogurt, to improve the mouth-feel and the pulp stability in juice based drinks and as a fat substitute in baked goods.
Typical levels of pectin used as a food additive are between 0.5 and 1.0% – this is about the same amount of pectin as in fresh fruit.
In medicine, pectin increases viscosity and volume of stool so that it is used against constipation and diarrhea. Until 2002, it was one of the main ingredients used in Kaopectate a medication to combat diarrhea, along with kaolinite. It has been used in gentle heavy metal removal from biological systems. Pectin is also used in throat lozenges as a demulcent.
In cosmetic products, pectin acts as a stabiliser. Pectin is also used in wound healing preparations and speciality medical adhesives, such as colostomy devices.
Sriamornsak revealed that pectin could be used in various oral drug delivery platforms, e.g., controlled release systems, gastro-retentive systems, colon-specific delivery systems and mucoadhesive delivery systems, according to its intoxicity and low cost. It was found that pectin from different sources provides different gelling abilities, due to variations in molecular size and chemical composition. Like other natural polymers, a major problem with pectin is inconsistency in reproducibility between samples, which may result in poor reproducibility in drug delivery characteristics.
In ruminant nutrition, depending on the extent of lignification of the cell wall, pectin is up to 90% digestible by bacterial enzymes. Ruminant nutritionists recommend that the digestibility and energy concentration in forages be improved by increasing pectin concentration in the forage.
In cigars, pectin is considered an excellent substitute for vegetable glue and many cigar smokers and collectors use pectin for repairing damaged tobacco leaves on their cigars.
Yablokov et al., writing in Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment, quote research conducted by the Ukrainian Center of Radiation Medicine and the Belarusian Institute of Radiation Medicine and Endocrinology, concluded, regarding pectin's radioprotective effects, that "adding pectin preparations to the food of inhabitants of the Chernobyl-contaminated regions promotes an effective excretion of incorporated radionuclides" such as cesium-137. The authors reported on the positive results of using pectin food additive preparations in a number of clinical studies conducted on children in severely polluted areas, with up to 50% improvement over control groups.
During the Second World War, Allied pilots were provided with maps printed on silk, for navigation in escape and evasion efforts. The printing process at first proved nearly impossible because the several layers of ink immediately ran, blurring outlines and rendering place names illegible until the inventor of the maps, Clayton Hutton, mixed a little pectin with the ink and at once the pectin coagulated the ink and prevented it from running, allowing small topographic features to be clearly visible.
Legal status
At the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee Report on Food Additives and in the European Union, no numerical acceptable daily intake (ADI) has been set, as pectin is considered safe.
In the United States, pectin is generally recognised as safe for human consumption.
In the International Numbering System (INS), pectin has the number 440. In Europe, pectins are differentiated into the E numbers E440(i) for non-amidated pectins and E440(ii) for amidated pectins. There are specifications in all national and international legislation defining its quality and regulating its use.
History
Pectin was first isolated and described in 1825 by Henri Braconnot, though the action of pectin to make jams and marmalades was known long before. To obtain well-set jams from fruits that had little or only poor quality pectin, pectin-rich fruits or their extracts were mixed into the recipe.
During the Industrial Revolution, the makers of fruit preserves turned to producers of apple juice to obtain dried apple pomace that was cooked to extract pectin. Later, in the 1920s and 1930s, factories were built that commercially extracted pectin from dried apple pomace, and later citrus peel, in regions that produced apple juice in both the US and Europe.
Pectin was first sold as a liquid extract, but is now most often used as dried powder, which is easier than a liquid to store and handle.
See also
Fruit snacks
References
External links
Codex General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) Online Database; A list of permitted uses of pectin, further link to the JECFA (...) specification of pectin.
European parliament and council directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners; EU-Directive that lists the foods, pectin may be used in. Note: The link points to a "consleg"-version of the directive, that may not include the very latest changes. The Directive will be replaced by a new Regulation for food additives in the next few years.
Certo Health: Information on reported health benefits of apple pectin, (UK).
Polysaccharides
Food additives
Food science
Edible thickening agents
Demulcents
Food stabilizers
E-number additives | wiki |
Tavë kosi ("soured milk casserole") is a national dish in Albania. It is a dish of lamb (occasionally chicken, then called tavë kosi me mish pule) and rice baked with a mixture of yogurt and eggs (replacing the original soured milk) added to a roux (wheat flour and butter). It is also popular in Greece, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Turkey, where it is known as Elbasan tava ( or Tava e Elbasanit), named after the Albanian city of Elbasan.
See also
List of lamb dishes
References
Albanian cuisine
Lamb dishes
National dishes | wiki |
Following is a list of United States federal courthouses, which will comprise all courthouses currently or formerly in use for the housing of United States federal courts. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
The list contains approximately 687 courthouses.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
United States territories
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Key
See also
List of United States district and territorial courts
Federal buildings in the United States
References
External links
United States Courts court locator
Historic Federal Courthouses, photographic directory maintained by the Federal Judicial Center
Find a Building: Search, database of historic government buildings maintained by the General Services Administration
GSA Regions, including directories of government buildings by region, maintained by the General Services Administration
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Strangest Thing or variants may refer to:
"Strangest Thing", by Grant Lee Philips from Hung (television soundtrack)
"Strangest Thing", a song by War on Drugs from A Deeper Understanding
"The Strangest Thing", by George Michael from Older
The Strangest Things album by American indie rock band Longwave 2003
"Strangest Things", song by Longwave from The Strangest Things | wiki |
The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, created in 1972 by the Gospel Music Association, is a Hall of Fame dedicated exclusively to recognizing meaningful contributions by individuals and groups in all forms of gospel music.
Inductees
This is an incomplete list of those inducted into the GMA's Gospel Music Hall of Fame, listed alphabetically with the year of induction. Many of these were honored posthumously for their contribution in gospel music.
Individuals
Lee Roy Abernathy (1973)
Bentley D. Ackley (1991)
Yolanda Adams (2017)
Doris Akers (2001)
Charles M. Alexander (1991)
Bill "Hoss" Allen (2010)
Brown Bannister (2014)
Cliff Barrows (1988)
E.M. Bartlett, Sr. (1973)
Clarice Baxter (1981)
J. R. Baxter (1973)
Les Beasley (1989)
Samuel W. Beazley (1992)
George Bennard (1976)
John T. Benson, Jr. (1981)
John T. Benson, Sr. (1982)
John T. Benson III (2006)
Robert "Bob" Benson, Sr. (1991)
James Blackwood, Sr. (1974)
P. P. Bliss (1989)
Pat Boone (2003)
Albert E. Brumley, Sr. (1972)
Donald W. Butler, Sr. (1995)
Shirley Caesar (2000)
Carman (2018)
Ralph Carmichael (1985)
D. P. "Dad" Carter (1984)
Johnny Cash (2010)
James Cleveland (1984)
James B. Coats (1992)
Oliver W. Cooper (1992)
Fanny Crosby (1975)
Andraé Crouch (1998)
Denver Crumpler (1973)
John Daniel (1973)
Jimmie Davis (1994)
Cleavant Derricks (1984)
Thomas A. Dorsey (1982)
Asa Brooks Everett (1993)
Tennessee Ernie Ford (1994)
John Wallace Fowler (1984)
Aretha Franklin (2012)
Charles H. Gabriel (1982)
Bill Gaither (1983)
Gloria Gaither (1997)
Charles "Rusty" Goodman (1993)
Vestal Goodman (2004)
Lari Goss (2008)
Billy Graham (1999)
Amy Grant (2003)
Al Green (2004)
Keith Green (2001)
Steve Green (2017)
Connor Hall (1980)
Stuart Hamblen (1994)
Herman Harper (1996)
Larnelle Harris (2007)
Edwin Hawkins (2000)
Tramaine Hawkins (2019)
Walter Hawkins (2005)
Paul Heinecke (1984)
W.J. "Jake" Hess (1987)
Billy Ray Hearn (1997)
Lou Wills Hildreth (2005)
Stuart K. Hine (1994)
Dallas Holm (2012)
Ron Huff (2005)
Rex Humbard (2012)
Mahalia Jackson (1978)
Dr. Bobby Jones (2008)
Kurt Kaiser (2001)
Phil Keaggy (2007)
Alphus LeFevre (1996)
Eva Mae LeFevre (1977)
Mylon LeFevre (2005)
Urias LeFevre (1986)
Don Light (2005)
Haldor Lillenas (1982)
Hovie Lister (1984)
Mosie Lister (1976)
Mark Lowry (2015)
Roland Lundy (2015)
Bob MacKenzie (2000)
James Edward Marsh (1993)
Sallie Martin (1991)
Dr. Lowell Mason (1982)
John Alexander "J.A." McClung (1992)
Jarrell McCracken (1993)
B. B. McKinney (1982)
Dottie Leonard Miller (2019)
Don Moen (2019)
Joe Moscheo (2007)
Jacob Bazzel Mull (1998)
Rich Mullins (2014)
W.F. "Jim" Myers (1993)
Greg Nelson (2018)
John Newton (1982)
Marvin Norcross (1983)
Larry Norman (2001)
W. B. Nowlin (1984)
Doug Oldham (2006)
Lloyd Orrell (1984)
Adger M. Pace (1973)
Twila Paris (2015)
Oren A. Parris (1992)
Dolly Parton (2008)
Sandi Patty (2004)
Janet Paschal (2019)
Glen Payne (1995)
Karen Peck (2018)
John W. Peterson (1986)
Elvis Presley (2001)
Frances Preston (2004)
Howard Rachinski (2016)
Dottie Rambo (1992)
William Morgan Ramsey (1991)
Homer Rodeheaver (1973)
James Rowe (1993)
Ira D. Sankey (1980)
George Beverly Shea (1978)
Ricky Skaggs (2012)
Richard Smallwood (2006)
Michael W. Smith (2008)
G. T. "Dad" Speer (1971)
Ben Lacy Speer (1995)
Lena "Mom" Brock Speer (1972)
Brock Speer (1975)
Tim Spencer (1985)
Frank Stamps (1973)
V. O. "Virgil Oliver" Stamps (1973)
Ira F. Stanphill (1981)
J.D. "John Daniel" Sumner (1984)
Russ Taff (2016)
Charlie D. Tillman (1993)
Charles A. Tindley (1993)
Evie Tornquist (2005)
Glenn Kieffer Vaughan (1974)
James D. Vaughan (1972)
Jim "Pappy" Waites (1971)
W. B. Walbert (1973)
Albertina Walker (2001)
Hezekiah Walker (2016)
Clara Ward (1984)
Ethel Waters (1984)
Charles Weigle (1991)
Charles Wesley (1995)
James S. "Big Chief" Wetherington (1977)
J. G. Whitfield (1990)
R. E. Winsett (1973)
George Younce (1999)
P.J. "Pat" Zondervan (1984)
Groups
The Blackwood Brothers (1998)
Blanton & Harrell (2017)
The Blind Boys of Alabama (2003)
Roger Breland & Truth (2000)
Cathedral Quartet (1999)
The Chuck Wagon Gang (1998)
DeGarmo & Key (2010)
Disciples (1998)
The Dixie Hummingbirds (2008)
Dorothy Love Coates & The Gospel Harmonettes (2017)
The Fairfield Four (1999)
Fisk Jubilee Singers (2000)
Florida Boys (1999)
Gaither Trio (1999)
Gaither Vocal Band (2014)
Gold City Quartet (2017)
Golden Gate Quartet (2010)
Happy Goodman Family (1998)
The Harmonizing Four (2017)
The Hinsons (2006)
The Hoppers (2012)
The Imperials (1998)
The Jordanaires (1998)
The LeFevres (1998)
The Kingsmen (2000)
The Lewis Family (2005)
Love Song (2012)
Mighty Clouds of Joy (1999)
The Nelons (2016)
The Oak Ridge Boys (2000)
Petra (2000)
The Rambos (2001)
The Roberta Martin Singers (2017)
Second Chapter of Acts (1999)
Speer Family (1998)
Stamps Quartet (1998)
The Staple Singers (2018)
The Statesmen Quartet (1998)
The Statler Brothers (2007)
Sunliters & Wendy Bagwell (2001)
Take 6 (2014)
The Winans (2007)
BeBe & CeCe Winans (2015)
Special inductees
Billy Graham was inducted to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1999 for providing a platform to many Christian artists through the Billy Graham events. These artists include: Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Sandi Patty, Larnelle Harris, Steven Curtis Chapman, dc Talk, Jars of Clay. Others associated with Graham's ministries are also inductees: George Beverly Shea (soloist of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Team); Cliff Barrows (music director and choirmaster for all Billy Graham Evangelistic Campaigns); Ralph Carmichael (producer for the music in Billy Graham films such as "Mr. Texas", "For Pete's Sake", "The Restless Ones", and "His Lane"); and singers Ethel Waters and Stuart Hamblen.
See also
List of music museums
Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame
References
External links
Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame (list of all inductees)
Gospel music awards
American music awards
Music halls of fame
Music
Awards established in 1971
Dollywood
Southern gospel performers
1971 establishments in Tennessee | wiki |
Capacity to be alone is a developmentally acquired ability, considered by object relations theory to be a key to creative living.
Julia Kristeva sees it as central to an authentic inner life, as well as to creative sublimations in life and art.
Conceptual development
D. W. Winnicott in his article of that name (1958/64) highlighted the importance of the capacity to be alone, distinguishing it from both withdrawal and loneliness, and seeing it as derived from an internalisation of the non-intrusive background presence of a mothering figure. Winnicott in his writings always stressed the importance of the baby being allowed "just to lie back and float", and of the "opportunity that the baby has to experience separation without separation". Out of those early experiences emerges the capacity to be alone in (or out of) the presence of others - something which might have to be re-acquired later in life through psychotherapy.
A later strand of analysis, drawing on the work on listening of Theodore Reik, has emphasised the importance of the analyst'''s capacity to be alone in the analytic situation - to remain centred in themselves in the face of the projections and resistances of the patient.
Creative adaptations
André Green saw the fertile interaction of reading/writing as rooted in the capacity to be alone.
See also
References
Further reading
D. B. Kafri, A Study of the Capacity to be Alone'' (2007)
External links
Capacity to be alone
Childhood
Object relations theory | wiki |
A forest preserve is a type of nature reserve.
Forest Preserve may also refer to:
Forest Preserve (New York), land owned by the state within the Adirondack and Catskill parks
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, a governmental commission in Illinois
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, a governmental agency headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois
Forest Preserve District of Will County, Illinois
Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois
See also
Forest Glen Preserve, Vermilion County, Illinois
Forest reserve (disambiguation) | wiki |
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), a sign-and-trade deal is a type of transaction allowed by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) where one franchise/team signs an unrestricted free agent or restricted free agent player to a new contract, only to then immediately trade him to another team of the player's choosing. This is typically done to enable the player to obtain a higher salary and/or greater number of years on their contract than NBA salary cap rules would ordinarily allow a destination team that signs him directly to a contract.
Benefits and function
The sign-and-trade helps NBA teams capitalize on financial assets that they would otherwise lose—with nothing gained in return—if a player became a free agent. It is a factor in the departing player's increased salary and extended contract. It helps the team gaining the player, by enabling it to offer a better/more economically competitive contract to the player, than otherwise would be allowed under league rules. Often, circumstances arise wherein a team—knowing that one of its players is planning on pursuing (unrestricted) free agency in the coming off-season—knows that another NBA team is sure to sign him. The unrestricted free agency status prevents the team from stopping or financially benefiting from a new deal the player may sign with any other team(s); so, the player could sign with another team, leaving the original team with neither money nor a replacement (i.e., a player traded from the acquiring team, to them) player, in exchange. However, because the original team starts out as the player's current contract holder, the team can offer the player more money per year than any other team, and, can sign the player to a longer-lasting contract—per the league's CBA. Therefore, it is in the player's economic best interests to get the richest/longest deal possible by re-signing with the current team, then be traded to the new team—which, under NBA rules, will be obligated to honor the newly signed contract's terms—rather than pursue outright free agency, alone. The player's original team will receive players, cash, and/or (future) draft picks in return for the departing player, depending on the terms of the trade.
As of the 2017 CBA, sign and trade contracts of five years are forbidden, since the player would not be allowed to sign outright for five years with his new team. Nevertheless, the sign and trade allows players to sign with a new team who is already over the cap for more than the mid level exception amount of approximately $10 million, and in some cases can give the player's old team a trade exception subject to base year compensation rules.
Restrictions
Under terms of the current CBA, sign-and-trades come with many significant restrictions. Transactions under this rule require all of the following to be true:
The player must re-sign with his former team.
Additionally, the player must have been on the team's roster at the end of the immediately previous season. This provision, introduced with the 2011 CBA and maintained in the 2017 CBA, closed a loophole that allowed a team to sign-and-trade any player to whom it held "Bird rights", regardless of whether the player was active in the league. An example of such a transaction banned under the current CBA is the Dallas Mavericks' inclusion of Keith Van Horn in the trade for Jason Kidd in order to match salary.
While restricted free agents can be signed and traded, this is not allowed if that player has signed an offer sheet with another team.
The team receiving the player cannot have a payroll that exceeds the so-called "apron"—a designated level above the NBA luxury tax threshold—after the trade. A team with a payroll above the apron can only receive a player in a sign-and-trade if the transaction drops that team's payroll below the apron. Once the transaction is complete, the team receiving the player is hard capped at the apron for the entire season.
The receiving team cannot have used the so-called "taxpayer mid-level exception" in that season. The taxpayer mid-level exception is a limited financial buffer that teams with total payroll above the luxury tax threshold must use to sign players for up to 3 years.
The regular season has not yet started.
The player must receive a contract of either 3 or 4 years (not including any option years), where only the first year must be fully guaranteed. (5-year sign-and-trade contracts were abolished in the 2017 CBA to disincentivize the transaction.) In turn, this means that he cannot be signed using a salary cap exception that does not allow the team to offer a 3-year contract.
Rescission
Sign-and-trades are considered to be "atomic transactions". Under NBA rules, if the acquiring team voids the trade, then the new contract signed with the initial team is voided as well. This prevents the initial team from being 'stuck' with a player they either do not want and/or cannot afford to keep under the terms of the signed contract. The player is also protected from being contractually obligated to a new team that they may no longer want to work for. Such an event happened in 2005, when small forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim was acquired by the New Jersey Nets in a sign-and-trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. The trade was subsequently canceled by the Nets, when a physical exam detected scar tissue (which increases the odds of future injury) in Abdur-Rahim's knee. As a result of the cancellation, Abdur-Rahim once again became a free agent; his new contract with the Trail Blazers (who had his "Bird rights") was voided, and he later signed with the Sacramento Kings.
Footnotes
References
National Basketball Association labor relations | wiki |
William C. Campbell may refer to:
Wilburn C. Campbell (1910–1997), Episcopal bishop of West Virginia (common misspelling of first name)
William C. Campbell (golfer) (1923–2013), American golfer
William C. Campbell (scientist) (born 1930), Irish biochemist and Nobel laureate | wiki |
Ocular albinism is a form of albinism which, in contrast to oculocutaneous albinism, presents primarily in the eyes. There are multiple forms of ocular albinism, which are clinically similar.
Both known genes are on the X chromosome. When the term "autosomal recessive ocular albinism" ("AROA") is used, it usually refers to mild variants of oculocutaneous albinism rather than ocular albinism, which is X-linked.
Types
References
External links
GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on Ocular Albinism, X-Linked
Albinism
Amino acid metabolism disorders
X-linked recessive disorders | wiki |
Southern Belles: Louisville is an American reality television series on the Soapnet cable network that aired for one season from May 21 to July 23, 2009. The show focused on the lives of five women in Louisville, Kentucky.
Cast
Emily Gimmel
Hadley Hartz
Julie Smith
Kellie Frey
Shea Johnson
Episodes
Season 1 (2009)
References
External links
Official Website
Official Facebook
Culture of Louisville, Kentucky
Women in Kentucky
2009 American television series debuts
2009 American television series endings
2000s American reality television series
Soapnet original programming
Television shows set in Kentucky
Television series by Endemol | wiki |
Pour l'alcaloïde présent dans les plantes telles que le café et le thé, voir Caféine.
La cathine est un composé chimique organique alcaloïde de type phényléthylamine.
Elle est présente à l'état naturel dans l'arbuste Catha edulis (khat) où elle est le principal produit de dégradation de la cathinone.
Notes et références
Amphétamine
Alcool benzylique
Décongestionnant
Médicament anti-obésité | wiki |
Foreign broadcasting is broadcasting with a foreign element.
The foreign element may be the territory of the audience, its ethnicit], or both.
Foreign country and ethnicity: an external service aimed at foreign societies in general. Its purpose may be information about the country of origin, about the target country from an outside point of view as well as missionary or commercial purposes.
Foreign territory: an external service aimed at expatriates. A special audience among expatriates is armed forces personnel, for whom broadcasting is often done not only from the home country, but also from within the country of deployment.
Foreign ethnicity: a service for foreign communities within the country of broadcasting (like migrants, refugees, tourists), which in turn is to be distinguished from broadcasting for indigenous and other non-foreign groups (see also Minority language broadcasting).
List of radio services
External and selected other foreign language audio broadcasting services
Bold: 10 major international broadcasting languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish)
Italic: major language(s) of the respective country
List of TV services
Selected external and other foreign language TV services
References
Languages by country
Languages by country
Broadcasting | wiki |
Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.
Species
Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central Africa; Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, numerous islands of the Pacific aka หญ้า ฮี ยุ่ม hee yum grass in Thai
Centotheca philippinensis (Merr.) C.Monod - Philippines, New Guinea
Centotheca uniflora Swallen - Vietnam
formerly included
Centotheca madagascariensis - Megastachya madagascariensis
Centotheca malabarica - Diplachne fusca
Centotheca maxima - Megastachya mucronata
Centotheca mucronata - Megastachya mucronata
Centotheca owariensis - Megastachya mucronata
Centotheca urekana - Megastachya mucronata
See also
List of Poaceae genera
References
Panicoideae
Poaceae genera | wiki |
Call the Police may refer to:
Radio program
Call the Police (radio program), an old-time radio crime drama
Songs
"Call the Police" (G Girls song)
"Call the Police" (LCD Soundsystem song)
"Call the Police", a song by Ivi Adamou
"Call the Police", a song by James Morrison from Undiscovered
"Call the Police", a song by Thin Lizzy from Shades of a Blue Orphanage
"Call the Police", a song by Twista from The Perfect Storm
"Call the Police, a Nat King Cole song from season 3 of Theme Time Radio Hour | wiki |
A slippery hitch is a knot used to attach a line to a rod or bar. It does not provide great strength compared to some other knots, but it can be tied relatively quickly and released very easily. These characteristics mean that it is used on square-rigged ships for securing the gaskets that bind stowed sails to the yards.
The slippery hitch is effectively a clove hitch finished with a slipped loop. To tie one, begin as for a clove hitch, but instead of passing the end of the line through the loop in the final step, pass a bight instead, leaving the end on the original side. Pulling on this end will release the hitch. If tied in a gasket, this will quickly release the sail.
See also
List of knots | wiki |
Enduri pitha, also known as Haldi patra pitha, is a variety of pitha made in the Indian state of Odisha mostly in the northern, eastern and central region. Ingredients are turmeric leaves, black gram, rice flour, coconut or Chhena, jaggery, black pepper. Enduri is mostly prepared during Prathamastami and Manabasa Gurubara. It is a light snack and has laxative effect because of the turmeric leaves that are used to wrap the pitha. Traditionally, enduri used to be made by steaming in large earthen pots. Enduri is one of the many other pithas offered to Jagannath in the Jagannath Temple, Puri for "Sakala dhupa" (breakfast).
See also
Odia cuisine
Prathamastami
List of steamed foods
References
Odia cuisine
Steamed foods | wiki |
Californication may refer to:
Californication (word), an expression that refers to the influx of Californians into various western states in the U.S.
Californication (album), a 1999 album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Californication" (song), the title track and a single from the album
Californication tour, worldwide concert tour following the album release
Californication (TV series), an American television series
See also
"Californicatin", a song on You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984), the last album by The J. Geils Band | wiki |
GO-64! was an early software emulation of the Commodore 64 computer, with a copyright date of 1988 for version 2.0.
The name most likely comes from the ability for the Commodore 128 computer to switch to a hardware emulation of the Commodore 64 by typing GO64 at the BASIC prompt and pressing the return key.
This software was created by Christopher P. Zura and Cliff Dugan of Software Insight Systems Inc.
It allowed the use of some software and hardware designed for Commodore 64 computers on Amiga computers.
It required a minimum of 512kb of RAM to operate, but 1024kb of RAM was required to make use of all features. If a 68020 CPU was installed, it could operate at speeds exceeding the speed of a real Commodore 64, according to the developers.
This software does not operate on versions later than 1.3 of the Amiga Kickstart, and so does not operate on the Amiga 3000, Amiga 500 plus, Amiga 600, Amiga 4000 or Amiga 1200.
Amiga emulation software
Commodore 64 emulators | wiki |
Badla may refer to:
Badla (stock trading), a carry-forward system in stock trading
Badla, Bangladesh, a settlement on the Dhanu River in Bangladesh
Badla, Purba Bardhaman, a village in West Bengal, India
Badla (1943 film), a 1943 Hindi film
Badla (1974 film); see List of Bollywood films of 1974
Badla (1977 film), an Marathi language Indian film
Badla (2019 film), an Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller | wiki |
Ranzania may refer to:
Ranzania (fish), a genus of fish in the family Molidae with several fossil species and one extant species
Ranzania laevis, the slender sunfish, the only extant species in the fish genus
Ranzania (plant), a genus of plants in the family Berberidaceae
The genus Ranzania Bertoloni, 1855 (in the beetle family Scarabaeidae) is now called Rhamphorrhina Klug, 1855. | wiki |
New Philharmonia may refer to:
the 1964-1977 incarnation of the Philharmonia Orchestra
the New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts | wiki |
New Philharmonia may refer to:
the 1964-1977 incarnation of the Philharmonia Orchestra
the New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts | wiki |
Thallium has several oxides:
Thallium(I) oxide Tl2O
Thallium(III) oxide Tl2O3
Thallium(I) superoxide or thallium dioxide TlO2
Tl4O3 | wiki |
The 13th Academy Awards were held on February 27, 1941, to honor films released in 1940. This was the first year that sealed envelopes were used to keep the names of the winners secret. The accounting firm of Price Waterhouse was hired to count the ballots, after voting results in 1939 were leaked by the Los Angeles Times.
Best Original Screenplay was introduced at this ceremony, alongside Best Screenplay, which would eventually become Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Story.
Independent producer David O. Selznick, who had produced the previous year's Best Picture winner Gone with the Wind (1939), produced the film with the most nominations again this year, Rebecca (11), and campaigned heavily for its win. The film won Best Picture, making Selznick the first to produce two consecutive winners; its only other win was for Best Cinematography (Black and White), marking the last time to date a film would win Best Picture but not win for either directing, acting, or writing.
The film's distributor, United Artists, was the last of the original film studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia, 20th Century-Fox, Warner Bros., RKO Radio, Universal, and Paramount) to win Best Picture. Rebecca was the first American film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and the only one of his films to win Best Picture. Hitchcock had two films nominated for Best Picture, the other being Foreign Correspondent, and two other directors also had two films in the running: Sam Wood (Our Town and Kitty Foyle) and John Ford (The Long Voyage Home and The Grapes of Wrath, which won Best Director).
Pinocchio was the first animated feature film to win competitive Oscars, for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, starting a long tradition of animated films winning in these categories. The Thief of Bagdad received the most Oscars of the evening (3), the first time a film not nominated for Best Picture won the most awards. This and Pinocchio were the first films not nominated for Best Picture to receive multiple awards in Oscar history.
Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on February 10, 1941. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Academy Honorary Awards
Bob Hope "in recognition of his unselfish services to the Motion Picture Industry".
Colonel Nathan Levinson "for his outstanding service to the industry and the Army during the past nine years, which has made possible the present efficient mobilization of the motion picture industry facilities for the production of Army Training Films".
1941 Oscar firsts
For the first time, names of all winners remained secret until the moment they received their awards.
Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a six-minute direct radio address to the attendees from the White House. It is the first time an American president participated in the event.
Multiple nominations and awards
The following 32 film received multiple nominations:
11 nominations: Rebecca
7 nominations: The Grapes of Wrath and The Letter
6 nominations: Foreign Correspondent, The Long Voyage Home, Our Town, and The Philadelphia Story
5 nominations: The Great Dictator, Kitty Foyle, and North West Mounted Police
4 nominations: Arise, My Love; The Sea Hawk; Spring Parade; and The Thief of Bagdad
3 nominations: All This, and Heaven Too; Down Argentine Way; My Favorite Wife; Strike Up the Band; and The Westerner
2 nominations: Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Arizona, Bitter Sweet, The Blue Bird, Boom Town, The Boys from Syracuse, Dark Command, Hit Parade of 1941, The Howards of Virginia, One Million B.C., Pinocchio, Second Chorus, and Waterloo Bridge
The following five films received multiple awards:
3 wins: The Thief of Bagdad
2 wins: The Grapes of Wrath, The Philadelphia Story, Pinocchio and Rebecca
See also
1940 in film
References
Academy Awards ceremonies
1940 film awards
1941 in Los Angeles
1941 in American cinema
February 1941 events | wiki |
A clitoral hood piercing is a genital piercing through the clitoral hood surrounding the clitoris. There are two main types of hood piercing: the vertical clitoral hood piercing and the horizontal clitoral hood piercing. As the name indicates, the difference is in the direction the piercing is oriented in the skin above the clitoris. Neither of these piercings penetrates the clitoris itself.
Pain, healing and aftercare
Compared to other piercings, clitoral hood piercings tend to be rather uncomplicated with regard to the piercing process itself as well as the healing, which certainly contributes to the popularity of the piercing. In contrast to common expectations, this piercing is no more painful to perform than other body piercings. Since the piercing passes through a thin layer of tissue, it is quick to pierce and reportedly hurts less than ear piercings. Clitoral hood piercings also have rather short healing times, due to the amount of blood circulation to the area. During the healing period however, the piercing is a wound and can increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases.
Jewelry
A wide variety of body piercing jewelry can be worn in clitoral hood piercings. Barbells, J-bars and other bar-style jewelry are common in vertical hood piercings, and both captive bead rings and barbells are common in horizontal hood piercings. It is not uncommon for the beads of a barbell to be decorative, as is common in navel piercings.
References
Female genital piercings
Clitoris | wiki |
Juan Bustillo Oro (2 June 1904 – 10 June 1989) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer, whose career spanned over 38 years.
Among his works there are In the Times of Don Porfirio, Here's the Point, Arm in Arm Down the Street, Cuando los hijos se van and those listed below.
Selected filmography
Two Monks (1934)
The Black Angel (1942)
My Memories of Mexico (1944)
Seven Women (1953)
References
External links
1904 births
1989 deaths
People from Mexico City
Mexican filmmakers
Mexican film directors
Mexican film producers
20th-century Mexican screenwriters
20th-century Mexican male writers | wiki |
Karolina (cesta)
Karolina (pismo)
Karolina (ime) | wiki |
Dopesick may refer to:
Dope sickness, the colloquial term for drug withdrawal
Dopesick (album), by Eyehategod, 1996
Dopesick, a 2018 book by Beth Macy
Dopesick (miniseries), a 2021 Hulu TV series based on the book
See also
Dope Sick, a 2012 album by Madchild | wiki |
Saint-Laurent-de-Neste este o comună în departamentul Hautes-Pyrénées din sudul Franței. În 2009 avea o populație de de locuitori.
Evoluția populației
Note
Vezi și
Lista comunelor din Hautes-Pyrénées
Comune din Hautes-Pyrénées | wiki |
Australia and its offshore islands and territories have 898 recorded bird species as of 2014. Of the recorded birds, 165 are considered vagrant or accidental visitors, of the remainder over 45% are classified as Australian endemics: found nowhere else on earth. It has been suggested that up to 10% of Australian bird species may go extinct by the year 2100 as a result of climate change.
Australian species range from the tiny weebill to the huge, flightless emu. Many species of Australian birds will immediately seem familiar to visitors from the Northern Hemisphere: Australian wrens look and act much like northern wrens, and Australian robins seem to be close relatives of the northern robins. However, the majority of Australian passerines are descended from the ancestors of the crow family, and the close resemblance is misleading: the cause is not genetic relatedness but convergent evolution.
For example, almost any land habitat offers a nice home for a small bird that specialises in finding small insects: the form best fitted to that task is one with long legs for agility and obstacle clearance, moderately-sized wings optimised for quick, short flights, and a large, upright tail for rapid changes of direction. In consequence, the unrelated birds that fill that role in the Americas and in Australia look and act as though they are close relatives.
Australian birds which show convergent evolution with Northern Hemisphere species:
honeyeaters (resemble sunbirds)
sittellas (resemble nuthatches)
Australasian babblers (resemble scimitar babblers)
Australian robins (resemble Old World chats)
Scrub robins (resemble thrushes)
Kinds of birds
Australian birds can be classified into six categories:
Old endemics: long-established non-passerines of ultimately Gondwanan origin, notably emus, cassowaries and the huge parrot group
Corvid radiation: Passerines peculiar to Australasia, descended from the crow family, and now occupying a vast range of roles and sizes; examples include wrens, robins, magpies, thornbills, pardalotes, the huge honeyeater family, treecreepers, lyrebirds, birds-of-paradise and bowerbirds
Eurasian colonists: later colonists from Eurasia, including plovers, swallows, larks, thrushes, cisticolas, sunbirds and some raptors
Recent introductions: birds recently introduced by humans; some, such as the European goldfinch and greenfinch, appear to coexist with native fauna; others, such as the common starling, blackbird, house and tree sparrows, and the common myna, are more destructive
Migratory shorebirds: a suite of waders in the Scolopacidae and Charadriidae families which breed in northern Asia and Alaska and spend the non-breeding season in Australasia
Seabirds: a large and cosmopolitan group of petrels, albatrosses, sulids, gulls, terns and cormorants, many of which either breed on islands within Australian territory or frequent its coast and territorial waters
Regional lists
For comprehensive regional lists, see:
List of birds of Australia, covering Australia and its territories
List of birds of Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica, the HANZAB list for Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the surrounding ocean and subantarctic islands.
For Australia's endemic species, see:
List of endemic birds of Australia
Other regional, state and island bird lists:
Victoria
New South Wales & Lord Howe Island
Queensland
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
South Australia
Ashmore Reef
Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Heard Island
Kangaroo Island
Macquarie Island
Houtman Abrolhos
Organizations
National organizations
BirdLife Australia (previously known as Birds Australia) is the leading Australian NGO for birds, birding, ornithology and conservation, formed by a merger of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union and Bird Observation & Conservation Australia
Australian Bird Study Association, for banders and other field ornithologists
Birding-Aus - an Internet mailing list about Australian birds
Australian regional and state organisations
Australian Capital Territory
Birds Australia Southern NSW & ACT
Canberra Ornithologists Group
New South Wales
NSW Bird Atlassers Inc.
Birding NSW
Birds Australia Northern NSW
Birds Australia Southern NSW & ACT
Cumberland Bird Observers Club
Blue Mountains Bird Observers Inc.
Queensland
Birds Australia Capricornia
Birds Australia North Queensland
Birds Australia Southern Queensland
Birds Queensland
South Australia
Birds SA
Tasmania
Birds Tasmania
Victoria
Birds Australia - Victoria
Western Australia
Birds Australia Western Australia
Regional references and guides
Important regional references include:
Australia Birds, a portable folding guide authored by zoologist James Kavanagh, features 140 of the most familiar species. Part of a four title series on Australia flora & fauna featuring ecoregions and major bird spotting sites around the country.
Finding Australian Birds, authored by Tim Dolby and Rohan Clarke (2014), features the best places in Australia for finding birds.
The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB), the pre-eminent scientific reference, in seven volumes.
The New Atlas of Australian Birds, an extensive detailed survey of Australian bird distributions.
The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000, Garnett, Stephen T.; & Crowley, Gabriel M., Environment Australia, Canberra, 2000 , a comprehensive survey of the conservation status of Australian species, with costed conservation and recovery strategies.
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds was once the standard general reference, but is now somewhat dated. The second edition (1986) remains in print.
Where to See Birds in Victoria, edited by Tim Dolby (2009), features places in Victoria for seeing birds.
Full-coverage field guides in print are as follows, in rough order of authority:
Pizzey: Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Pizzey, G, Knight, F and Menkhorst, P (ed), 7th edition, 2003
Slater: The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, Slater P, Slater P and Slater R, 2009 revised edition
Simpson and Day: Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Simpson K and Day N, 8th edition, 2010;
Morcombe: Field Guide to Australian Birds, Morcombe, M, 2nd edition 2003, and complete compact edition 2004
Flegg: Photographic Field Guide: Birds of Australia, Flegg, J, 2nd edition, 2002
Trounson: Australian Birds: A Concise Photographic Field Guide, Trounson D and Trounson M, 2005 reprint
Cayley: What Bird is That?, Cayley, N, 2000 edition
Parasites
The country does not suffer from several Apicomplexan parasites found throughout the rest of the world. Several species of both avian haemoproteids and avian Plasmodium spp. are absent here.
References
External links
Australian raptors
Fully digitised edition of The Birds of Australia in seven volumes by John Gould
Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000 - PDF download
Where to See Birds in Victoria edited by Tim Dolby
Yellow bellied sunbird video
Birds of Australia: treasures from the collection, State Library of Queensland | wiki |
Ako ay Pilipino is a Filipino patriotic song written by George Canseco in 1981, commissioned by First Lady Imelda Marcos for the inauguration of her husband, 10th President Ferdinand E. Marcos, and performed by Kuh Ledesma.
On February 8, 2022 Toni Gonzaga performed the song but in a shorter version in singing its final stanza at the end of Uniteam's proclamation rally for Bongbong Marcos (Marcos, Sr. and Imelda's son) and Sara Duterte's campaign for president and vice-president held at the Philippine Arena.
References
Tagalog-language songs
Filipino patriotic songs
Philippine pop songs
1981 songs | wiki |
Ekaterina Rogovaya (born 7 October 1995) is a Russian professional racing cyclist. In October 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's team sprint event at the 2019 UEC European Track Championships.
References
1995 births
Living people
Russian female cyclists
Place of birth missing (living people)
Cyclists at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in cycling
European Games gold medalists for Russia
21st-century Russian women | wiki |
Turpentine is the oleoresin of conifers (crude turpentine) or the volatile oil part thereof (oil of turpentine).
Turpentine may also refer to:
The resin of terebinth, the original meaning of turpentine
White spirit, the cheaper, mineral oil based replacement for turpentine
"Turpentine" (song), a 1990 song by grunge band Hole
Mr. Turpentine, Charlie Bucket's schoolteacher and fictional character in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Plants
Scrub turpentine (disambiguation)
Turpentine bush (disambiguation)
Turpentine tree (disambiguation) | wiki |
Gibi or gibi- is a binary prefix.
Gibi may also refer to:
Gibi, a Brazilian Portuguese term for Brazilian comics
Gibi ASMR (born 1994), American ASMR performer
Gibi District, Liberia
Gibi Mountain Formation, clastic sedimentary rocks in Liberia
Gibi National Forest, Liberia
See also
Hebén, a grape variety descended from the North African Gibi table grape
Tom Gibis (born 1964), American voice actor | wiki |
Quickline () — система скоростного автобуса в Хьюстоне (Техас, США). Система открыта 1 июня 2009 года и насчитывает 8 остановок. У Quickline только один маршрут — 402. Протяжённость маршрута — 14,5 км. Система управляется компанией METRO, которая также управляет автобусным и трамвайным сообщениями в Хьюстоне.
Особенности системы
Эта транспортная система имеет множество преимуществ перед обычной городской автобусной системой.
Если 14,5 км проехать на любом обычном автобусе — выйдет 52 минуты, на Quickline — 38 минут. Автобусы комфортабельные — тихие, с мягкими сидениями. Остановки также более комфортные, на них установлены электронные табло с датой прибытия автобуса.
Пользование
Система работает только в часы пик:
в западном направлении с 6:00 до 9:00 и с 15:00 до 18:00; в восточном направлении с 5:45 до 9:00 и с 15:00 до 18:00. Интервал движения составляет 15 минут.
Цена проезда такая же, как и на обычном автобусе — 1,25 $.
Список остановок:
Ranchester Station
Gessner Station
Fondren Station
Sharpstown Center Station
Hillcroft Station
Bellaire Transit Center Station
Stella Link Station
Kirby Station
TMC Transit Center Station
См. также
Хьюстонский трамвай
Хьюстонский автобус
Ссылки
Quickline на сайте METRO
Blue bunny bus to carry express passengers on Bellaire (Houston Chronicle)
Транспорт Хьюстона
Появились в 2009 году в США | wiki |
Rumple may refer to:
John N. W. Rumple
Rumple (musical) | wiki |
A tintinnabulum is a bell in a Roman Catholic Basilica.
Tintinnabulum may also refer to:
Tintinnabulum (Ancient Rome), a wind chime
Tintinnabuli, a music compositional style devised by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt
"Tintinnabulum", a song on the album Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary by Karl Jenkins
Dendropsophus tintinnabulum, a species of frog
See also
Tinnitus | wiki |
La Concordia may refer to:
La Concordia, Ecuador, the capital of La Concordia Canton, Ecuador
La Concordia, Chiapas, a municipality and a town in Chiapas, Mexico
La Concordia, Jinotega, a municipality in Jinotega department, Nicaragua
La Concordia, Uruguay, a village in Soriano department, Uruguay | wiki |
There are 15 state forests in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Tennessee state forests
See also
List of U.S. National Forests
References
External links
Tennessee Department of Agriculture: Forests
Tennessee
State forests | wiki |
Plum in madeira is a popular dessert made with plum and madeira wine.
See also
List of desserts
Desserts | wiki |
Stellaria humifusa, the saltmarsh starwort, is plant native to northern North America and Eurasia.
References
holostea
Flora of Eastern Canada
Flora of Eastern Europe
Flora of Northern Europe
Flora of Siberia
Flora of Subarctic America
Flora of the Northeastern United States
Flora of the Russian Far East
Flora of Western Canada
Flora without expected TNC conservation status | wiki |
The Maui Trade Dollar program was created in
ro-nickel (75% copper 25% nickel alloy) trade token 1 mm larger diameter than a traditional United States silver dollar. They are a commonly sought after collector's item, often exchanged or traded in order to complete the sets dating from the 1992 issue. Each year a new design is created with emphasis on Maui's unique wildlife. In 1992, the Maui Trade Dollar sold for $1.00 at a number of retailers on Maui. Beginning with the release of the 2008 Maui Trade Dollar, the token sold for $2.00 a piece and could be bought from the Maui Chamber of Commerce's website, as well as many local retail outlets.
An earlier series of Maui dollars was issued in the 1970s by the Maui Chamber of Commerce in a similar size, although thinner and made of brass. On one such undated coin the words "LAHAINA FIRST CAPITAL" are written along the bottom and "MAUI DOLLAR" along the top, with the Kingdom of Hawaii coat of arms in the center flanked by two sailing ships. The reverse side features a picture of the "IAO NEEDLE" in the center with the Hawaiian phrase, "MAUI NO KA OI" above and the words, "THE VALLEY ISLE" below. Another copper coin is dated 1976. These coins were issued as part of a series that also included Kona Dollars, Honolulu Dollars, Kauai Dollars, and possibly others.
Continental Coin Company minted the first Maui Trade Dollars and minted 2,000 39mm .999 fine silver Trade dollars and a select number of gold plated proof Maui Trade dollars, sold in a set box of the three different versions.
References
Token coins
1992 establishments in Hawaii
Maui | wiki |
Lavatory, Lav, or Lavvy may refer to:
Toilet, the plumbing fixture
Toilet (room), containing a toilet
Public toilet
Aircraft lavatory, the public toilet on an aircraft
Latrine, a rudimentary toilet
A lavatorium, the washing facility in a monastery or other ecclesiastical setting
A sink
A washstand
See also
Lav (disambiguation) | wiki |
The Hero Xtreme is a 150 cc motorcycle from Hero MotorCorp. It was Hero's 150 cc contender in place of Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme launched after moving out of the Hero Honda JV. In June 2019, Hero MotoCorp launched a sportier version of its popular 150cc motorcycle in the form of the Xtreme Sports. Although the engine of Xtreme Sports was alike the traditional Hero Xtreme, the former had more power than the standard version.
But in 2020 hero launched 160 CV hero extreme bike.
References
External links
Hero Xtreme Sports
Xtreme | wiki |
Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held at Riocentro from September, with a maximum of 180 athletes (100 men and 80 women), competing in 20 events. According to the classification rules of the International Federation for Powerlifting athletes which cannot participate in weightlifting events because of a physical impairment affecting their legs or hips are deemed eligible to compete in powerlifting events at the Paralympics.
Events
There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women. The weight categories were significantly adjusted after the 2012 Games so most of the weights are new for 2016.
Qualification
There were 120 male and 80 female competitors. The bulk of the quota places will be decided by reference to the IPC Powerlifting Rankings on 29 February 2016. Subject to a quota limit of one place per National Paralympic Committee, the top 8 ranked male, and top 6 ranked female athletes in each weight division will gain a quota place for their NPC. If they are the only lifter from their NPC in that list, that lifter shall gain the place; if an NPC has two or more lifters in quota place ranking position, the choice of lifter will be for the NPC from that number.
Two further quota places per event will be awarded by the Bipartite Commission.
The following is a summary of the qualification places at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Powerlifting event.
Schedule
Medal summary
Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
References
External links
Paralympic Powerlifting - Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics
2016 Summer Paralympics events
Paralympics
International weightlifting competitions hosted by Brazil | wiki |
The Skokie Shops are CTA rail shops located at Oakton Street and Hamlin Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. Currently, the Skokie Shops are used for rail maintenance, inspections, cleaning, repair work, and overhaul of CTA railcars.
References
Chicago Transit Authority | wiki |
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment (or FF&E) (sometimes Furniture, furnishings, and equipment) is an accounting term used in valuing, selling, or liquidating a company or a building.
FF&E are movable furniture, fixtures, or other equipment that have no permanent connection to the structure of a building or utilities. These items depreciate substantially but are important costs to consider when valuing a company, especially in liquidation.
Examples of FF&E include desks, chairs, computers, electronic equipment, tables, bookcases, and partitions.
Sometimes the term FF&A is used (furniture, fixtures, and accessories).
References
External links
Furniture, fixtures and equipment on Investopedia
Valuation (finance)
Asset | wiki |
A one-night stand or one-night sex is a single sexual encounter in which there is an expectation that there shall be no further relations between the sexual participants. It draws its name from the common practice of a one-night stand, a single night performance by an entertainer at a venue. The practice can be described as "sexual activity without emotional commitment or future involvement".
Views
The one-night stand is the most common form of infidelity and is often used in research, polls and surveys to define the level of promiscuity in a society at any given time. It has been suggested that such an act can be as threatening to a relationship as a long-term affair:
Some women have suggested that women who feel sexually insecure or unfulfilled should seek out one-night stands for personal growth and fulfillment. One writes, "[a] one-night stand is the erotic manifestation of carpe diem— only we are seizing the night instead of the day". Another source advises women seeking empowerment to "jumpstart your heyday by having a one-night stand", and clarifies that the one-night stand should be a conscious decision.
The prevalence of one-night stands has been abetted by the advent of online dating apps such as Tinder and Grindr, which allow people to connect for purposes including sexual encounters, although these tools can also be used to seek longer-term relationship partners.
Further relations
Relationship therapist Laura Berman suggests that the circumstances that lead to such an encounter do not necessarily preclude a later relationship:
In contrast to a one-night stand, when the individuals involved have recurrent sexual contact without romantic involvement, this is considered a casual sexual relationship.
Fantasy
A one-night stand may also be included in a sexual fantasy.
See also
Anonymous sex
Casual sex
Cottaging
Group sex
Hookup culture
Quickie (sexual act)
References
External links
Casual sex | wiki |
Badger (motorfiets), een historisch mortorfietsmerk
Tupolev Tu-16 (NAVO-Codenaam: Badger), een Sovjet-bommenwerper
Das (dier), de Nederlandse benaming van het Engelse woord Badger
Badger (band), een Britse rockband
Locaties:
Badger (Canada), een plaats in de Canadese provincie Newfoundland en Labrador
Badger (Engeland), een plaats en civil parish in het Engelse graafschap Shropshire
Badger (Iowa), een stad in de Amerikaanse staat Iowa
Badger (Minnesota), een plaats in de Amerikaanse staat Minnesota
Badger (South Dakota), een plaats in de Amerikaanse staat South Dakota | wiki |
Antimonate minerals are those minerals containing the antimonate (SbO43−) anion group. Both the Dana and the Strunz mineral classifications place the antimonates in with the phosphate minerals.
References | wiki |
Hit Dem Folks is a dance trend created in 2015 popular within American hip-hop. The move involves crossing the arms twice, raising them in a 'U' shape, and bending them inwards. The move has been done by athletes, celebrities, and other well-known figures. "Hit dem folks" gained recognition through online video-sharing platforms like YouTube and Instagram, and it remains a frequently-used gesture among dancers on social media. Some dancers known for "hitting dem folks" are Ayo and Teo.
Origins
The dance is said to have originated in Columbus, Georgia, in the early 2010s. After being adopted by the Atlanta dance scene, it quickly became a viral sensation. Late rapper, Bankroll Fresh, is recognized as one of the first artists to popularize it, with his song "Walked In" becoming a well-known song to "hit dem folks" to.
A person "hits dem folks" by doing a series of arm movements followed by the "hit," in which they raise their arms, bend them towards the center of the body, and raise one leg. The dance is typically done to rap music, with the "hit" landing on a certain beat of a hip-hop track.
Similar trends
“Hit dem folks” is part of a larger movement in hip-hop culture that involves creating new dance moves to go along with rap songs, and promoting them via social media. The invention of video-sharing platforms like YouTube enabled the spread of these dance moves. Artists would also market their songs by having a unique dance to go along with it, a notable example being Soulja Boy’s song, “Crank That,” and its music video, being one of the first viral dance trends to be proliferated via YouTube. See also:
Hit the Quan
Juju on that Beat
Milly Rock.
References
Hip hop dance
2010s fads and trends
Dance | wiki |
This article details the qualifying phase for Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 180 athletes coming from their respective NPCs; each has been allowed to enter a maximum of 16 (eight for men, eight for women, and in either case, one per division). 140 will be awarded places based on world rankings in 2016, while 40 are made available to NPCs through a Bipartite Commission Invitation.
The top 8 men and top 6 women from the world rankings in each division earn a quota a place, always ensuring that the NPC is subjected to a limit of 1 lifter per division. If an NPC contains more than a single male athlete ranked in the top 8, or a single female in the top 6 of the world ranking list, the NPC can decide which of their athletes obtain the quota places
Summary
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Men's events
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80 Kg
88 Kg
97 Kg
107 Kg
+107 Kg
Women's events
41 Kg
45 Kg
50 Kg
55 Kg
61 Kg
67 Kg
73 Kg
79 Kg
86 Kg
+86 Kg
References
2016 in weightlifting
Qualification | wiki |
Compartmentalization in structures, such as land-based buildings, traffic tunnels, ships, aerospace vehicles, or submarines, is the fundamental basis and aim of passive fire protection.
The idea is to divide a structure into "fire compartments", which may contain single or multiple rooms, for the purpose of limiting the spread of fire, smoke and flue gases, in order to enable the three goals of fire protection:
life safety
property protection
continuity of operations
The construction of such compartments and all their components is a matter of systems within systems, which use bounding to achieve fire-resistance ratings, all interdependent, forming part of an overall fire safety plan. All components forming part of such a compartment are subject to stringent bounding in countries, where product certification is mandatory.
See also
Bulkhead (partition)
External links
Wisegeek.com article on fire compartments
Province of Alberta Code Interpretation Concerning Fire Compartments
National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction Article entitled Fire Compartmentation and Fire Resistance
Article by William E. Koffel entitled Fire compartments and building height
Passive fire protection | wiki |
Head restraints (also called headrests) are an automotive safety feature, attached or integrated into the top of each seat to limit the rearward movement of the adult occupant's head, relative to the torso, in a collision — to prevent or mitigate whiplash or injury to the cervical vertebrae. Since their mandatory introduction in some countries beginning in the late 1960s, head restraints have prevented or mitigated thousands of serious injuries.
A patent for an automobile "headrest" was granted to Benjamin Katz, a resident of Oakland, California, in 1921. Additional patents for such devices were issued in 1930 and in 1950, and subsequently. The major U. K. supplier of head restraints, Karobes, filed patents in the late 1950s and was still competitive in 1973 when British tests evaluated the quality of these devices.
Optional head restraints began appearing on North American cars in the mid-1960s, and were mandated by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in all new cars sold in the U.S. after January 1, 1969. The U.S. regulation, called Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 202, requires that head restraints meet one of the following two standards of performance, design, and construction:
During a forward acceleration of at least 8g on the seat supporting structure, the rearward angular displacement of the head reference line shall be limited to 45° from the torso reference line, or
Head restraints must be at least above the seating reference point in their highest position and not deflect more than under a moment. The lateral width of the head restraint, measured at a point either below the top of the head restraint or above the seating reference point must be not less than for use with bench seats and for use with individual seats. The head restraint must withstand an increasing rearward load until there is a failure of the seat or seat back, or until a load of is applied.
An evaluation performed by NHTSA in 1982 on passenger cars found that "integral" head restraints—a seat back extending high enough to meet the height requirement—reduces injury by 17 percent, while adjustable head restraints, attached to the seat back by one or more sliding metal shafts, reduce injury by 10 percent. NHTSA has said this difference may be due to adjustable restraints being improperly positioned.
Why do so many people find headrests uncomfortable
Headrests are uncomfortable when they push the head forward. In such case there is effectively no gap behind the head and the headrest, or more technically, there's a 'negative' backset (or gap) as the headrest interferes with their natural neutral posture. Data shows that 16% of the population will experience headrest discomfort because of this issue. The rest of the population experiences no discomfort because there is no contact with the headrest, i.e. there is a gap between the head and headrest.
Why are headrests designed this way? Simply because the regulated specs for headrests are set for the 'average' body posture. When the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revised the standard which governs head restraints for all new cars manufactured after 2008, it established for the first time a requirement for the fore-aft position, or "backset". The backset requirements was set at a 55mm (2.1 in) gap behind the head of the "average" body posture. By definition, not everyone has the 'average' posture. The specs will therefore cause issues for this 16% subset of the population.
Whiplash protection
The focus of preventive measures to date has been on the design of car seats, primarily through the introduction of head restraints, often called headrests. This approach is potentially problematic given the underlying assumption that purely mechanical factors cause whiplash injuries — an unproven theory. So far the injury reducing effects of head restraints appears to have been low, approximately 5–10%, because car seats have become stiffer in order to increase crashworthiness of cars in high-speed rear-end collisions which in turn could increase the risk of whiplash injury in low-speed rear impact collisions. Improvements in the geometry of car seats through better design and energy absorption could offer additional benefits. Active devices move the body in a crash in order to shift the loads on the car seat.
For the last 40 years, vehicle safety researchers have been designing and gathering information on the ability of head restraints to mitigate injuries resulting from rear-end collisions. As a result, different types of head restraints have been developed by various manufacturers to protect their occupants from whiplash.
Below are definitions of different types of head restraints.
Head restraint — refers to a device designed to limit the rearward displacement of an adult occupant's head in relation to the torso in order to reduce the risk of injury to the cervical vertebrae in the event of a rear impact. The most effective head restraint must allow a backset motion of less than 60 mm to prevent the hyperextension of the neck during impact.
Integrated head restraint or fixed head restraint — refers to a head restraint formed by the upper part of the seat back, or a head restraint that is not height adjustable and cannot be detached from the seat or the vehicle structure except by the use of tools or following the partial or total removal of the seat furnishing”.
Adjustable head restraint — refers to a head restraint that is capable of being positioned to fit the morphology of the seated occupant. The device may permit horizontal displacement, known as tilt adjustment, and/or vertical displacement, known as height adjustment.
Active head restraint — refers to a device designed to automatically improve head restraint position and/or geometry during an impact.
Automatically adjusting head restraint — refers to a head restraint that automatically adjusts the position of the head restraint when the seat position is adjusted.
A major issue in whiplash prevention is the lack of proper adjustment of the seat safety system by both drivers and passengers. Studies have shown that a well designed and adjusted head restraint could prevent potentially injurious head-neck kinematics in rear-end collisions by limiting the differential movement of the head and torso. The primary function of a head restraint is to minimize the relative rearward movement of the head and neck during rear impact. During a rear-end collision, the presence of an effective head restraint behind the occupant's head can limit the differential movement of the head and torso. A properly placed head restraint where one can sufficiently protect one's head lower the chances of neck injury by up to 43% during a rear-end collision.
In contrast to a properly adjusted head restraint, research suggests that there may be an increased risk of neck injuries if the head restraint is incorrectly positioned. More studies by manufacturers and automobile safety organizations are currently undergoing to examine the best ways to reduce head and torso injuries during a rear-end impact with different geometries of the head restraint and seat-back systems.
In most passenger vehicles where manually adjustable head restraints are fitted, proper use requires sufficient knowledge and awareness by occupants. When driving, the height of the head restraint is critical in influencing injury risk. A restraint should be at least as high as the head's center of gravity, or about 9 centimeters (3.5 inches) below the top of the head. The backset, or distance behind the head, should be as small as possible. Backsets of more than 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) have been associated with increased symptoms of neck injury in crashes.
Due to low public awareness of the consequence of incorrect positioning of head restraints, some passenger vehicle manufactures have designed and implemented a range of devices into their models to protect their occupants.
Some current systems are:
Mercedes-Benz A-Class Active Head Restraint (AHR), NECK-PRO
Saab (Responsible for the first active head restraint), Opel, Ford, SEAT, Nissan, Subaru, Hyundai, and Peugeot — Active Head restraint (SAHR),
Volvo and Jaguar — Whiplash Protection System/Whiplash Prevention System (WHIPS), and
Toyota — Whiplash Injury Lessening (WIL).
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and other testing centers around the world have been involved in testing the effectiveness of head restraint and seat systems in laboratory conditions to assess their ability to prevent or mitigate whiplash injuries. They have found that over 60% of new motor vehicles on the market have “good” rated head restraints.
See also
HANS device
References
Vehicle safety technologies
Automotive accessories | wiki |
Fifth World can mean:
Fifth World (Native American mythology)
Fifth World (comics), the successor to Jack Kirby's Fourth World in DC Comics
Micronations
See also
World
Other numbered "worlds":
First World
Second World
Third World (disambiguation)
Fourth World (disambiguation)
Sixth World
Seventh Heaven (disambiguation) | wiki |
The Kodak EasyShare DX4530 is a digital camera made by Kodak, announced on Aug 5, 2003. Part of the DX Series of Kodak's EasyShare brand, its features include a 3x optical zoom and 10x zoom overall (combined optical and digital zoom). The camera features a 5 megapixel CCD detector and supports six modes of operation: "sport" for use when the target is in motion, "night" for use in low light levels, "landscape" for use with distant scenery, "close up" for objects closer than 28 inches away, "auto" for general use, and "video" used to capture motion and sound.
The DX4530 interfaces with a computer using standard USB plugs, and can store photos on the integral internal memory, or added flash memory cards. It has a 1-inch rear screen for use in taking pictures as well as a standard camera viewfinder. Other features include subject tracking, orientation tracker, long time exposure, exposure compensation, a self-timer, and three quality levels for pictures it takes.
References
External links
Kodak's electronic user manual
DX4530
Cameras introduced in 2003 | wiki |
Peak earning years refers to the time in life when workers earn the most money per year.
US perspective
Given their initial lack of experience, workers' earnings start out low. Earnings peak when workers hit middle age, then begin to fall as retirement approaches. But peak earnings now occur later in life and reach a higher level.
In the 1970s the peak earning years were between 35 and 44 for people with only an elementary school education. However people who graduated from high school and college had a peak income between 45 and 54. In 2009 peak income occurred between the ages of 40–55. Twenty years ago, those in their peak earning years took home about twice as much as workers between the ages of 20 and 24. Now they earn more than three times as much.
References
External links
OnWallStreet.com: "Advisors with Financial Planning Expertise Earn More, Survey Finds"
Generational Advisor
Wages and salaries
Recruitment | wiki |
"Soaked" is a 2018 song by Benee.
"Soaked" may also refer to:
"Soaked", a song by Adam Lambert from the album For Your Entertainment, 2009
"Soaked", a song by Pinback from the album Summer in Abaddon, 2004
Soaked!, an expansion pack for the video game RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, 2004
See also
Soak (disambiguation)
Soaking (disambiguation) | wiki |
The Ten may refer to:
The Ten (film), the 2007 American film
The Ten American Painters, an American Impressionist artists' group active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, not to be confused with a later group (below) by the same name
The Ten (Expressionists), an American artists' group active during the 1930s, not to be confused with an earlier group (above) by the same name
The Ten (novel), a Greek novel and TV series
The Ten (TV series), a Greek TV series
Interstate 10 in California, commonly referred to as "the 10" by people from Southern California
See also
Ten (disambiguation) | wiki |
Samsung Galaxy Chat GT-B5330 is an Android-based smartphone by Samsung, announced in July 2012 and released in August 2012. Its main features are 3G connection with speeds up to 7.2Mbit/s and Wi-Fi.
Features
Galaxy Chat features Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and then upgraded to 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS with Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz user interface, and has integrated social networking apps and multimedia features, including Google Voice Search, and 7.1 channel audio enhancements. It also has a standard 3.5 mm audio jack.
The device sports an 850 MHz, 4 GB of internal memory and supports up to 32 GB of removable storage through a microSD card. The phone has a 2 MP camera, a screen with a 240x320 resolution and a multitouch interface. As input interface includes a physical QWERTY keyboard.
The phone offers connectivity options such as HSDPA 3G connection up to 7.2Mbit/s and a Wi-Fi connection. The phone also offers Remote Controls which allows phone to be locked, tracked and data to be wiped remotely.
Processor
The Galaxy Chat uses an 850 MHz.
it uses board 'rhea' which has a broadcom BCM21654 chipset clocked at 850 MHz.
Memory
The Galaxy Chat features 4
GB of dedicated flash internal storage.
It has microSDHC slot (up to 32 GB).
Display
The Galaxy Chat uses a QVGA (240*320) TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen which has a Pixel density (PPI) of 133.
Camera
On the back of the device is a 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera without flash that can record videos in up to a maximum QVGA Resolution. Galaxy Chat does not have a front-facing camera.
See also
Samsung Galaxy (series)
List of Android devices
References
Android (operating system) devices
Galaxy Chat
Mobile phones introduced in 2012
Samsung smartphones | wiki |
Nursing is the largest healthcare profession in the United States, with more than 3.1 million registered nurses. Between 2012 and 2022, employment for nurses is projected to grow by 19 percent, which is more than any other profession. Nurses make up the largest component of staff in hospitals but are also able to provide care in clinic settings, patient's homes, schools, nursing homes, public health agencies, and mental health centers. In addition, nurses can be found in the military, in industry, nursing education, and do health care research. Nurses in these various roles and settings can provide direct patient care and case management, but also develop and establish nursing practice and quality standards within complex healthcare systems. As each degree can provide a different level of care for patients and function in vastly different roles, it is important to differentiate between them. The levels of nursing degrees have different educational requirements, licensure, and credentialing that can vary state to state.
Licensed Practical Nurse
The education required for a Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse is the completion of a 12-18 month program, typically at a technical college. The program focuses on task activities and prepares the nurse for the National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical Nurses (NCLEX). Requirements for taking the NCLEX-PN include having a high school diploma or equivalent and successful completion of an accredited practical/vocational nursing program. LPN/LVNs work in a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, schools, and individual or group homes. Scope of practice for LPN/LVNs is defined by individual states, but each organization may narrow the scope of the LPN/LVN.
Hospital-Based Diploma Nurse
Hospital-based Diplomas in Nursing were historically the primary form of nursing education, first appearing in the early 20th century. The number of facilities offering this degree as well as the number of nurses obtaining their education through them have declined since the 1970s due to the growth of Associate Degree in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs at colleges and universities, as well as increasing financial constraints on hospitals and the healthcare systems. Diploma programs were the most abundant in the 1950s and 1960s, with nearly 1,300 diploma programs active nationwide. Presently, less than 10 percent of nursing degree programs are diploma programs, which produce less than 6 percent of registered nurses. The majority of the remaining diploma programs in the United States are concentrated in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Programs for hospital diplomas are traditionally sponsored and run by hospitals in the community, as their name implies. Courses are taught proximal to and in conjunction with the hospital, where students have practical application of their skills on the units and wards in the sponsoring facility. Diploma programs typically have a strong focus on practical application of skills, with a larger percentage of time spent on the “hands-on” component of learning. Students attend classes for two to three years, at the completion of which they take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) certifying exam, a standard exam for all practicing registered nurses. Students graduate with a diploma in nursing, and passing of the NCLEX-RN allows for certification and state licensure, which permits the graduate to practice as a full registered nurse within his or her state's statutes. Coursework taken in a diploma nursing program can frequently be used for credits toward nursing degrees such as a BSN or ADN.
Associate Degree in Nursing
An Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) is the minimum educational requirement to become a registered nurse in the United States. All ADN prepared nurses are credentialed through individual state nursing boards after passing the NCLEX-RN. In order to be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam, candidates must have a high school diploma or its equivalent and a degree from a board of nursing approved nursing program. ADN nursing programs typically take two years to complete but courses required differ by state. The standard course requirement includes anatomy, physiology, microbiology, chemistry, nutrition, psychology. Background checks are also performed on all candidates prior to granting licensure. Associate degree nurses are able to work in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Of the almost 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States, 36.1 percent of them have an associate degrees in nursing.
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees prepare nurses for a wide variety of professional roles and graduate study within nursing. It is typically acquired through a four-year program at a college or university. Baccalaureate programs include a variety of liberal arts courses and professional education and training in the nursing field. It contains additional education beyond that of an ADN that often includes physical and social sciences, communication, leadership, and critical thinking. There are 674 BSN programs in the United States. BSN programs are approved by each state's individual board of nursing that allows students to sit for the NCLEX-RN examination to obtain a license as a registered nurse Some states have accelerated programs called “RN-to-BSN” or “BSN completion” for registered nurses with associate degrees wanting to obtain their bachelor's degree in nursing. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine called for 80 percent of nurses in the U.S. to be baccalaureate trained by the year 2020, and this has created a push for healthcare organizations to make a BSN a hiring requirement for registered nurses and instituting education assistance programs for those with associate degrees.
Master of Science Degree in Nursing
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is an advanced degree that allows for a more specialized role in nursing. The master's prepared nurse has a wide array of careers that he or she might aspire to fill. Career paths include certified nurse practitioner (CNP), certified nurse anesthetist (CRNA), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), or Certified Nurse‐Midwife (CNM). Some other areas the MSN prepared nurse might focus are in public health, business administration or health administration. Education curriculum may vary between 18 and 24 months of full-time graduate level studies, with program length determined by the specified field. The certification exams for a master's prepared nurse are dependent upon the role being pursued. For example, the CNM takes the American Midwifery Certification Board exam and nurse administrators may receive their certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Master's prepared nurses are trained in advanced assessment, counseling of patients, management, leadership, research and education. They may work in both inpatient and outpatient settings as well as educational institutions, and scope of practice may vary state-by-state.
Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
The scope of practice for a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) includes assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, consulting, screening, educating, initiating referrals, and the coordination of patient care. There are numerous specialties DNPs may pursue including Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Adult-gerontology nurse practitioner (acute or primary care), Adult Psychiatric- Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (acute or primary care), and School Nurse Practitioner. Specific practice guidelines can vary by state and area of practice. In order to become a DNP, one would need to obtain his or her doctorate in nursing practice. Specific program requirements vary with each program. After completing the doctorate program, one must pass the specific certification exam that corresponds to his or her specialty prior to initiating practice. In 2014, there were 3,065 DNP graduates.
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
Nurses who hold a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Nursing (PhD), are less about hands-on patient care and more about the abstract thinking that helps move the profession forward. A nurse with a PhD has the training needed to conduct research aimed at changing nursing science or practice. The education for a PhD in nursing includes courses in scientific research methodologies and statistics and philosophy of science. Either a BSN or MSN degree are required for entry into a PhD program. Credit requirements vary by program and state and typically take anywhere from three to five years to complete. PhD programs do not have clinical practice hour requirements like DNP programs. PhD prepared nurses teach as academic faculty, conduct research, evaluate programs, hold academic and leadership positions, write books, and lead health care organizations.
Notes
References
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Creating a more highly qualified nursing workforce. (2015, March 14). American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/fact-sheets/nursing-workforce
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Dracup, K. (2015). Master's Nursing Programs. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/msn-article
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External links
National Council of State Boards of Nursing/NCLEX
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Institute of Medicine
Nursing in the United States
Nursing degrees
Nursing education
Nursing credentials and certifications | wiki |
Slow Disco may refer to:
"Slow Disco" (song) on the Masseduction album
Silent disco | wiki |
Harvard Business School Publishing è una casa editrice no profit di proprietà della Harvard Business School. Si occupa della pubblicazione di materiale editoriale dell'università, compresi la rivista mensile di management Harvard Business Review e i testi di economia Harvard Business Press e Harvard Business School Case Studies.
Collegamenti esterni
Harvard Business School Publishing
Università di Harvard | wiki |
Jacob Peters may refer to:
Jēkabs Peterss or Jacob Peters, Latvian Communist revolutionary
Jacob Peters (swimmer), British swimmer | wiki |
Questa è la lista completa degli episodi dell'anime Gunslinger Girl.
Gunslinger Girl
Stagione 1
Gunslinger Girl - Il Teatrino
Stagione 2
Episodi OAV
Gunslinger Girl
Gunslinger Girl | wiki |
The Vivacious gerbil (Gerbillus vivax) is a synonym for two species:
Gerbillus nanus - Balochistan gerbil, dwarf gerbil
Gerbillus amoenus - pleasant gerbil
Gerbils
Mammals of Africa
Animal common name disambiguation pages | wiki |
Over 27,000 Australians were killed and 23,000 wounded in action during World War II. In addition, hundreds more servicemen and women were killed and injured in accidents during the war.
Casualties by service
The following table is taken from The Final Campaigns by Gavin Long. It excludes deaths and illnesses from natural causes, including disease.
Non-battle casualties
The Australian Army suffered 1,165 killed and died of injuries in operational areas and a further 33,396 soldiers were wounded or injured. Casualties in non-operational areas were also significant, with 2,051 soldiers being killed or dying of injuries and 121,800 being wounded or injured. These figures also exclude deaths and illnesses from natural causes. The RAN suffered 177 non-battle casualties and the RAAF 6,271.
Notes
References
Military history of Australia during World War II
1940s in Australia
World War II casualties by nationality | wiki |
Silicic is an adjective to describe magma or igneous rock rich in silica. The amount of silica that constitutes a silicic rock is usually defined as at least 63 percent. Granite and rhyolite are the most common silicic rocks.
Silicic is the group of silicate magmas which will eventually crystallise a relatively small proportion of ferromagnesian silicates, such as amphibole, pyroxene, and biotite. The main constituents of a silicic rock will be minerals rich in silica-minerals, like silicic Feldspar or even free silica as Quartz.
Example
The "Shammar group" is a silicic and volcaniclastic sequence in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
See also
Felsic
Mafic
References
Igneous rocks | wiki |
A net is a mesh of strings or ropes or a device made from one, such as those used for fishing.
Net or net may also refer to:
Mathematics and physics
Net (mathematics), a filter-like topological generalization of a sequence
Net, a linear system of divisors of dimension 2
Net (polyhedron), an arrangement of polygons that can be folded up to form a polyhedron
An incidence structure consisting of points and parallel classes of lines
Operator algebras in Local quantum field theory
ε-net (computational geometry), a mathematical concept whereby a general set is approximated by a collection of simpler subsets
Others
In computing, the Internet
Net (textile), a textile in which the warp and weft yarns are looped or knotted at their intersections
net sports, sports that use a net
Net (economics) (nett), the sum or difference of two or more economic variables
Net income (nett), an entity's income minus cost of goods sold, expenses and taxes for an accounting period
In electronic design, a connection in a netlist
In golf, the net score is the number of strokes taken minus any handicap allowance
Net (command), an operating system command
Net (film), 2021 Indian thriller drama film
See also
NET (disambiguation)
Nett, a municipality in the Federated States of Micronesia
.net (disambiguation)
Network (disambiguation) | wiki |
Šišanje (eng. clipping), promjena zvuka koja se događa kad je preglasan. Kad valni oblik izgleda kao da su mu vrhovi odrezani, ošišani, a da nisu glatki valovi, to je često pokazatelj šišanja.
Izvori
Obrada zvuka | wiki |
A project is any undertaking, carried out individually or collaboratively and possibly involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular goal.
An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations".
A project may be a temporary (rather than a permanent) social system (work system), possibly staffed by teams (within or across organizations) to accomplish particular tasks under time constraints.
A project may form a part of wider programme management
or function as an ad hoc system.
Open-source software "projects" or artists' musical "projects" (for example) may lack defined team-membership, precise planning and/or time-limited durations.
Overview
The word project comes from the Latin word projectum from the Latin verb proicere, "before an action," which in turn comes from pro-, which denotes precedence, something that comes before something else in time (paralleling the Greek πρό) and iacere, "to do". The word "project" thus originally meant "before an action".
When the English language initially adopted the word, it referred to a plan of something, not to the act of actually carrying this plan out. Something performed in accordance with a project became known as an "object". Every project has certain phases of development.
Based on the Project Management Institute, a project can be defined as a "temporary endeavor" aimed to drive changes in teams, organizations, or societies. The output of a project is normally a unique product, service, or result.
Cancellation
Project cancellation is the termination of a project prior to its completion and generally includes the cessation of access to funding and other project resources. Project cancellation may result from cost overruns, schedule overruns, changes in budget, change or obviation of the goal of the project, political factors, or any combination of those and other factors. Contracts often stipulate the time and the manner in which a project may be cancelled.
Contracted projects typically have a specified end date, when the contract may or may not be renewed; nonrenewal often has the same effect as cancellation but carries different legal ramifications.
Formal definition in the project-management realm
A project consists of a concrete and organized effort motivated by a perceived opportunity when facing a problem, a need, a desire or a source of discomfort (e.g., lack of proper ventilation in a building). It seeks the realization of a unique and innovative deliverable, such as a product, a service, a process, or in some cases, a scientific research. Each project has a beginning and an end,
and as such is considered a closed dynamic system. It is developed along the 4 Ps of project management: Plan, Processes, People, and Power (e.g., line of authority). It is bound by the triple constraints that are calendar, costs and norms of quality,
each of which can be determined and measured objectively along the project lifecycle. Some projects produce some level of formal documentation, the deliverable(s), and some impacts, which can be positive and/or negative.
Specific uses
School and university
A project is an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned and researched about by students. At schools, educational institutes and universities, a project is a research assignment - given to a student - which generally requires a larger amount of effort and more independent work than that involved in a normal essay assignment. It requires students to undertake their fact-finding and analysis, either from library/internet research or from gathering data empirically. The written report that comes from the project is usually in the form of a dissertation, which will contain sections on the project's inception, analysis, findings and conclusions.
Project management
In project management, a project consists of a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result. Another definition is a management environment that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to a specified business case. Projects can also be seen as temporary organizations.
Project objectives define target status at the end of the project, reaching of which is considered necessary for the achievement of planned benefits. They can be formulated as SMART criteria: Projects are often guided by a steering group.
Specific
Measurable (or at least evaluable) achievement
Achievable (recently Agreed to or Acceptable are used regularly as well)
Realistic (given the current state of organizational resources)
Time terminated (bounded)
The evaluation (measurement) occurs at the project closure. However, a continuous guard on the project progress should be kept by monitoring and evaluating.
Civil and military construction and industry infrastructure
In civil, military and industry (e.g. oil and gas) infrastructure, capital projects refer to activities to construct and install equipment, facilities and buildings. As these activities are temporary endeavors with clear start and end dates, the term "project" is applied. Because the results of these activities are typically long-standing infrastructure, with a life measured in years or decades, these projects are typically accounted for in financial accounting as capital expenditures, and thus they are termed "capital projects".
Computer software
In computer software, a project can consist of programs, configuration definitions and related data. For example, in Microsoft Visual Studio, a "solution" consists of projects and other definitions.
State project
It can be defined as "a set of state policies and/or agencies unified around a particular issue or oppression". Therefore, these kinds of projects involve constant change and dynamism due to the social constructions that evolve among time. State projects have to adapt to the current moment. They are mostly community services based.
Infrastructure code
In the context of infrastructure code, a project is a collection of code used to build a discrete component of the system. There is no rule on how much a single project or its component can include.
Types
Some analyses of project-oriented activity distinguish - using military-style terminology - between grandiose strategic projects and more trivial or component operational projects: tactical projects.
Examples
Human Genome Project, which mapped the human genome
Manhattan Project, which developed the first nuclear weapon
Polaris missile project: an ICBM control-system
Apollo program, which landed humans on the moon
Soviet atomic bomb project
Soviet crewed lunar programs
Project-706
Great Pyramid of Giza
Topics associated with projects
Megaproject
Program management
Project governance
Project Management Institute (PMI)
International Project Management Association (IPMA)
Project management software
Project planning
Small-scale project management
PRINCE2
References
Collaboration | wiki |
A slip knot is a releasable stopper knot.
Slipknot may also refer to:
Music
Slipknot (band), an American heavy metal band
Slipknot (album)
"Slipknot", a song on their demo Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.
"Slipknot!", a song by the Grateful Dead from Blues for Allah
"Slip Knot (Hang Knot)", a 1944 song by Woody Guthrie
"Slipknot", a song by XXXTentacion from Revenge and Members Only, Vol 3
Other uses
Slipknot (comics), a fictional supervillain
SlipKnot (web browser), an early web browser
See also
Slipped knot, a knot finished with a bight rather than a free end | wiki |
In Sethian Gnosticism, Kalyptos ("the Hidden One") is one of the three emanations of Barbelo (along with Protophanes and Autogenes according to Zostrianos). Kalyptos is mentioned in Nag Hammadi texts such as Zostrianos, The Three Steles of Seth, Allogenes the Stranger, and Marsanes.
See also
Aeon (Gnosticism)
Hypostasis (philosophy and religion)
References
Gnostic deities | wiki |
General Schneider may refer to:
Antoine Virgile Schneider (1779–1847), French Army lieutenant general
Erich Schneider (1894–1980), German Wehrmacht lieutenant general
Kevin Schneider (fl. 1980s–2020s), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general
Merlin F. Schneider (1901–1970), U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general
René Schneider (1913–1970), Chilean Army general
William H. Schneider (1934–1994), U.S. Army lieutenant general
See also
Attorney General Schneider (disambiguation)
General Snyder (disambiguation) | wiki |
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