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Royal Rumble -LRB- 2000 -RRB- was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view -LRB- PPV -RRB- event produced by the World Wrestling Federation -LRB- WWF -RRB- . It took place on January 23 , 2000 , at Madison Square Garden in New York , New York . The main event was the Royal Rumble match , which The Rock won by last eliminating The Big Show to win the match . The undercard included a street fight match between Triple H and Cactus Jack for the WWF Championship , a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship , and the New Age Outlaws defending their WWF Tag Team Championship against The Acolytes . This Royal Rumble was the first WWF pay-per-view event to air on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom , as Channel 4 had acquired the rights to broadcast World Wrestling Federation programming that year . The Royal Rumble aired live , with commercial breaks - a format that was changed for later PPV 's on Channel 4 .
A dog’s sleeping position can reveal a lot about their health, personality, and how they are feeling. Just like a sleeping baby, there’s just something angelic about watching a dog sleep. Just as every parent knows, no matter how mischievous their child has been, once they fall asleep all is forgotten and they are reminded what angels they really are. Dog owners feel the same, their precious pup sleeping just brings on feelings of peace and melts away anxiety. But have you ever noticed the varying sleep positions a dog will lay in? Sometimes they are curled all up and others stretched way out for the world to see them. Turns out, these sleeping positions can have different meanings, and they are all quite interesting to get an inside look into what they may be feeling. 1) The Donut Don’t dogs just look so adorable all curled up like a donut sleeping? Well, it turns out the sleeping position can mean your precious pooch is trying to conserve body heat and protect the most vulnerable parts of its body. Out in the wild this is the most common sleeping position among animals because for them too it conserves warmth and protects their vital organ. Usually you will see a dog sleep this way in the winter – but it’s not anything to worry about. It’s just a cozy and comfortable way for them to sleep. 2) On Their Backs There could be two reasons a dog might sleep on their backs. First, it looks just too cute when they do, but it could mean they are feeling too hot so they get in this position to cool down. The belly of a dog has thinner fur and also their paws hold sweat glands. In this position it’s the best way to diminish some extra heat. Another reason a pooch might sleep this way is an indication he’s very comfortable with his surroundings. When dogs are willing to reveal their bellies, it’s a sign of submission and vulnerability. It shows they are relaxed in their surroundings and feels trust and comfort from you. 3) The Cuddle Bug The sweet reason a dog might sleep like a little cuddle bug goes back to when they were puppies. Sleeping back to back helped the newborns to regulate their body temperature. As the puppy matures it still is habit for them and is an instinctual way for them to show you in their minds you are part of their “pack” and they trust you. 4) The Superman It always brings a smile to see a dog sprawled out with its limbs stretched forward while laying on its stomach as if he were flying through the air like Superman. But have you ever noticed they only sleep like this during the day? This is because it’s the best position for a dog to quickly get on its feet and is willing to play at the drop of a hat. 5) Side Sleeping This one will melt your heart. The typical dog that sleeps on its side is doing so to show its affection and to share a close bond with their owners. It shows the pup has no worries in life and is relaxed and comfortable in its surroundings. 6) The Lion Pose Dogs will get into this position at times when they still have a considerable amount of energy and they don’t feel like sleeping. This way they can easily get up and play if the opportunity arises for them. It also is a position that will relieve the dog of stress and make them feel more comfortable. 7) Laying On Your Clothes Though it may not come all that appreciated especially if you have a high shedding dog, the sweet reason a dog does this is to show its love. Your clothing has your scent on it and your dog just wants to feel closer to you. 8) Circling And Digging We’ve all seen the dog circle and dig around as if trying to get their “bed” as comfortable as possible. This is an instinctual thing as dogs are knowb to trample down the grass to get their spot as comfortable as they possibly can. Next time your pooch goes to sleep, now you will know a little bit more of what’s going on in his mind. Check out the video below for more explanation into the fascinating reasons dogs choose a certain sleeping position. Please SHARE this with your friends and family. Article Sources: YouTube To learn more read our Editorial Standards Share this article
Your cardiovascular system can also benefit from dried mango slices consumption. Chewing small slices of the fruit everyday for two weeks will lead to strengthening of the heart muscle. The vitamins and minerals in this fruit assist in prevention of such diseases as anemia, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. Health benefits of dried mango are numerous. It helps to normalize sleep, improve the eyesight, nervous system and hearing.
On this day...: October - Learning English Online Learning English Online October 1 331 BC – Alexander the Great of Macedon defeated Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela, and was subsequently crowned "King of Asia" in a ceremony in Arbela. 1850 – The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, was established. 1890 – At the urging of preservationist John Muir and writer Robert Underwood Johnson, the United States Congress established Yosemite National Park in California. 1891 – Stanford University, founded by railroad magnate and California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife Jane Stanford on their former farm lands in Palo Alto, California, officially opened with 559 students and free tuition. 1898 – The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, currently the largest university focusing on business and economics in Europe, was founded as k.u.k. Exportakademie. 1910 – A large bomb destroyed the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles, killing 21 people. 1936 – Francisco Franco was declared Generalísimo and head of state during the Spanish Civil War. 1949 – Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China. 1958 – NASA began operations, replacing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). 1964 – Tokaido Shinkansen, the first Shinkansen line of high-speed railways in Japan, opened for service. 1965 – A coup d'état in Indonesia by the self-proclaimed Thirtieth of September Movement was crushed by forces of General Suharto and sparked an anti-Communist purge. 1971 – Walt Disney World, the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world, opened near Orlando, Florida. 1991 – The Resource Management Act commenced in New Zealand, regulating access to natural and physical resources such as land, air and water, with sustainable use of these resources being the overriding goal. 2005 – Terrorist suicide bombs exploded at two sites in Bali, Indonesia, killing twenty people and injuring over 120 others. 2009 – The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, which acquired the judicial functions of the House of Lords, began work. October 2 1187 – The Siege of Jerusalem: Ayyubid forces led by Saladin captured Jerusalem, prompting the Third Crusade. 1263 – The armies of Norway and Scotland fought at the Battle of Largs, an inconclusive engagement near the present-day town of Largs in North Ayrshire. 1535 – French explorer Jacques Cartier sailed along the St. Lawrence River and reached the Iroquois fortified village Hochelaga on the island now known as Montreal. 1835 – Mexican dragoons dispatched to disarm settlers at Gonzales, Texas, encountered stiff resistance from a Texian militia in the Battle of Gonzales, the first armed engagement of the Texas Revolution. 1851 – The Pasilalinic-sympathetic compass, a contraption built to prove the belief that snails create a permanent telepathic link when they touch, was demonstrated but proved to be a fake. 1928 – Saint Josemaría Escrivá founded Opus Dei, a worldwide organisation of lay members of the Roman Catholic Church. 1941 – World War II: Nazi German forces began Operation Typhoon, an all-out offensive against Moscow, starting the three-month long Battle of Moscow. 1950 – Peanuts, the syndicated comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, featuring Charlie Brown and his pet Snoopy, was first published in major newspapers. 1967 – Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1968 – A peaceful student demonstration in the Tlatelolco area of Mexico City ended when army and police forces began firing into the crowd. 1992 – In response to a prison riot, military police stormed the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil, killing at least 100 prisoners. 2005 – In American football, 103,467 paid fans at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca watched the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 31–14, the first-ever National Football League regular season game ever held outside the United States. 2006 – A gun
The Soldiers (German: Die Soldaten) is a 1776 comedy by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz written from his own experiences during his service under Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf. It was influential on Georg Büchner in his attempt to write the drama "Woyzeck" (left incomplete 1837), although that is set at a lower social strata. The play is the source of two operas "Soldaten" by Manfred Gurlitt (1930) and "Die Soldaten" by Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1965).
The main mineral resource known on the continent is coal. It was first recorded near the Beardmore Glacier by Frank Wild on the Nimrod Expedition, and now low-grade coal is known across many parts of the Transantarctic Mountains. The Prince Charles Mountains contain significant deposits of iron ore. The most valuable resources of Antarctica lie offshore, namely the oil and natural gas fields found in the Ross Sea in 1973. Exploitation of all mineral resources is banned until 2048 by the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
Edna Henry Lee Turpin (1867–1952) was an American author. She was born on July 26, 1867, at Echo Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Edward Henry Turpin and Petronella Lee Turpin, but her father died of tuberculosis four months before she was born. Two siblings, Mary Wilson Turpin and Edward Henry Turpin both died in infancy before Edna was born. She spent her childhood on the family farm with her mother and her older brother, Henderson Lee Turpin (1861–1957). She began writing at an early age and, during her fifteenth year, her first short story was accepted for publication.
Quarterly Fringe Benefits Tax revenue ($millions) since 1986. The fringe benefits tax (FBT) is a tax applied within the Australian tax system by the Australian Taxation Office. The tax is levied on most non-cash benefits that an employer provides in respect of employment.. The tax is levied on the employer, not the employee and will be levied irrespective of whether the benefit is provided directly to the employee or to an associate of the employee. The tax was first imposed in 1986 and the operation of the tax is described by the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986.
In the 18 years under the presidency of Edward Malloy, C.S.C., (1987–2005), there was a rapid growth in the school's reputation, faculty, and resources. He increased the faculty by more than 500 professors; the academic quality of the student body has improved dramatically, with the average SAT score rising from 1240 to 1360; the number of minority students more than doubled; the endowment grew from $350 million to more than $3 billion; the annual operating budget rose from $177 million to more than $650 million; and annual research funding improved from $15 million to more than $70 million. Notre Dame's most recent[when?] capital campaign raised $1.1 billion, far exceeding its goal of $767 million, and is the largest in the history of Catholic higher education.
United States presidential line of succession The line of succession follows the order of Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President pro tempore of the Senate, and then the eligible heads of federal executive departments who form the president's Cabinet. The Presidential Succession Act refers specifically to officers beyond the vice president acting as president rather than becoming president when filling a vacancy. The Cabinet currently has 15 members, of which the Secretary of State is first in line; the other Cabinet secretaries follow in the order in which their department (or the department of which their department is the successor) was created. Those heads of department who are constitutionally ineligible to be elected to the presidency are also disqualified from assuming the powers and duties of the presidency through succession. Since 1789, the vice president has succeeded to the presidency intra-term on nine occasions, eight times due to the incumbent's death, and once due to resignation. No one lower in the line of succession has yet been called upon to act as president.
Although Classical music in the 2000s has lost most of its tradition for musical improvisation, from the Baroque era to the Romantic era, there are examples of performers who could improvise in the style of their era. In the Baroque era, organ performers would improvise preludes, keyboard performers playing harpsichord would improvise chords from the figured bass symbols beneath the bass notes of the basso continuo part and both vocal and instrumental performers would improvise musical ornaments. J.S. Bach was particularly noted for his complex improvisations. During the Classical era, the composer-performer Mozart was noted for his ability to improvise melodies in different styles. During the Classical era, some virtuoso soloists would improvise the cadenza sections of a concerto. During the Romantic era, Beethoven would improvise at the piano. For more information, see Improvisation.
Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson -LRB- July 18 , 1903 -- October 17 , 1983 -RRB- , also known as Val Peterson , was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Nebraska from 1947 to 1953 ; as director of the Federal Civil Defense Administration from 1953 -- 1957 ; as U.S. ambassador to Denmark 1957 -- 1961 ; and as U.S. Ambassador to Finland , 1969 -- 1973 .
The limbs are the flanks of the fold and the hinge is where the flanks join together. The hinge point is the point of maximum radius of curvature for a fold. The crest of the fold is the highest point of the fold surface, and the trough is the lowest point. The inflection point of a fold is the point on a limb at which the concavity reverses; on regular folds, this is the midpoint of the limb.
Hold Me While I'm Naked, also known as Color Me Lurid, is a 1966 American underground short 16 mm film directed by George Kuchar. It stars Kuchar, Donna Kerness, Stella Kuchar, and Andrea Lunin. The most popular and acclaimed of Kuchar's filmography of over 200 films – it was voted 52nd in "Village Voice"'s Critics' Poll of the 100 Best Films of the 20th Century.
2016 Dallas Cowboys season After losing their first game to the New York Giants, the Cowboys won 11 straight games. The streak ended with them losing again to the Giants in week 14, making this the first time since 2011 that the Giants would sweep the Cowboys. With division rivals Washington Redskins losing to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13, the Cowboys clinched a playoff berth after missing the playoffs the previous year.[1] Following the Giants' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 16, the Cowboys became NFC East champions for the second time in three years and clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs for the first time since 2007. The 13â€“3 record is tied for the best record in team history, which was also set in 1992 and 2007. But despite having the NFC's top seed as well as home-field advantage, the Cowboys lost in the divisional round of the playoffs to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 34-31, ending their season. This was also QB Tony Romo's last season in the NFL, as he announced his retirement on April 4, 2017.
British Summer Time British Summer Time was first established by the Summer Time Act 1916, after a campaign by builder William Willett. His original proposal was to move the clocks forward by 80 minutes, in 20-minute weekly steps on Sundays in April and by the reverse procedure in September.[6] In 1916, BST began on 21 May and ended on 1 October.[7] Willett never got to see his idea implemented as he died in early 1915.
Member states of the United Nations In principle, only sovereign states can become UN members, and currently all UN members are sovereign states. Although five members were not sovereign when they joined the UN, all subsequently became fully independent between 1946 and 1991. Because a state can only be admitted to membership in the UN by the approval of the Security Council and the General Assembly, a number of states that are considered sovereign according to the Montevideo Convention are not members of the UN. This is because the UN does not consider them to possess sovereignty, mainly due to the lack of international recognition or due to opposition from one of the permanent members.
Cariboo Gold Rush Cariboo Gold Rush Occurring between 1860 and 1863, the Cariboo Gold Rush is British Columbia's most famous gold rush. Prospecting"Prospecting for Alluvial Gold," William Hind, 1864, painting (courtesy PABC). Barkerville In 1863 the gold rush town of Barkerville, BC, had a population of 10 000 (courtesy PABC). Occurring between 1860 and 1863, the Cariboo Gold Rush is British Columbia's most famous gold rush. Cariboo Gold Rush The Cariboo Gold Rush took place in the remote, isolated Cariboo Mountains region between 1860 and 1863. It began when prospectors drawn from the Fraser River Gold Rush discovered gold on the Horsefly River. After news spread of the rich payload found near bedrock at Bakerville, a large number of gold-seekers were also drawn to the former fur-trading territories of Chilcotin and Carrier. The most promising discoveries of free gold were made at Williams, Lightning and Lowhee creeks, but the former proved the richest; hence it became the centre of mining operations for the district. Here (125 km southeast of Prince George ), in a canyon with a narrow, steep-sided and isolated creek bed, a trio of supply, service and administrative towns -- Richfield, Camerontown and Barkerville -- were established. Barkerville is the only one of the three to outlast the mining boom days. Barkerville's rich deposits were worked from 1864 to the 1930s. This required the use of expensive and complex technology, including hydraulic monitors which directed jets of water to wash the gold-bearing hillsides into sluice boxes, and the development of a more permanent mining community. Placer gold production in the Cariboo approximated $50 million. Suggested Reading M. Mc Naughton, Overland to Cariboo (1898, repr 1973). Recommended Your friends are reading Harvest Excursions0Shaganappi0Grain Growers' Associations0The Deportation of the Acadians5“O Canada”4New France40Comments Sort: newest ▼The Canadian Encyclopedia welcomes comments but does not endorse them. The comments that appear on this site do not reflect the views of The Canadian Encyclopedia. Posts that do not comply with our Terms of Use Policy will be removed. The Canadian Encyclopedia is a project of Historica Canada, a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. Show Comments You must be logged in to post a comment.
Under mounting political pressure, John finally negotiated terms for a reconciliation, and the papal terms for submission were accepted in the presence of the papal legate Pandulf Verraccio in May 1213 at the Templar Church at Dover. As part of the deal, John offered to surrender the Kingdom of England to the papacy for a feudal service of 1,000 marks (equivalent to £666 at the time) annually: 700 marks (£466) for England and 300 marks (£200) for Ireland, as well as recompensing the church for revenue lost during the crisis. The agreement was formalised in the Bulla Aurea, or Golden Bull. This resolution produced mixed responses. Although some chroniclers felt that John had been humiliated by the sequence of events, there was little public reaction. Innocent benefited from the resolution of his long-standing English problem, but John probably gained more, as Innocent became a firm supporter of John for the rest of his reign, backing him in both domestic and continental policy issues. Innocent immediately turned against Philip, calling upon him to reject plans to invade England and to sue for peace. John paid some of the compensation money he had promised the church, but he ceased making payments in late 1214, leaving two-thirds of the sum unpaid; Innocent appears to have conveniently forgotten this debt for the good of the wider relationship.
Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe with an eye to expansion. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC;[2] these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are collectively referred to as the Great Wall.[3] Especially famous is the wall built in 220–206 BC by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. The Great Wall has been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced over various dynasties; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Then just follow the diagram below. Just for fun, see the name Dior in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message. Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Dior in Nautical Flags page.hen just follow the diagram below. Just for fun, see the name Dior in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message. Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Dior in Nautical Flags page.
It is that time of the year when we start thinking about what we would like to accomplish in 2020. Most times, we set the bar way too high and, sometimes, it is impossible to attain New Year’s resolutions. My favourite resolution for the last decade is to lose weight. I set my bar at a weight I was 20 years ago when I was active in sports, community, walking daily, etc. I have failed that one every year. So, for 2020, I sought resolution advice from the experts and I think I can check off most of these. Expert 1 says set my bar at a reasonable height. So, here is what we came up with: Laugh a little louder, smile a little bigger, love a little deeper and walk through life a little slower. That makes perfect sense to me because I have been traveling through life at breakneck speed, which has made many of the above unattainable. Expert 2 takes a different approach but still makes sense to me. To put it simply: have hope, try new things, be active, see the good, say “I love you” more, challenge yourself, choose to be happy, eat better, enjoy today, forgive more readily, read more, become your best. Since many of these are already in my life, this group of resolutions should be just right for me. Expert 3 has more of the same easy attainable resolutions. Here they are: break a bad habit, learn a new skill, do a good deed, visit a new place, read a difficult book, write and send a letter, try new food, take a risk. Once again, I believe this list would be easier to do than setting an unrealistic goal. Actually, as I look at all three of these suggestions, I believe that almost everyone who reads this column could accomplish all three lists and feel really good about doing it. One thing I would like to do is to learn a new language. I think this would be the hardest resolution on the list. The second hardest for me would be to slow down and smell the roses. My life has always been in the fast lane and I never seem to be able to slow down. This is the year where I will do that with a little help from my friends. Visiting a new place is on my bucket list and this is the year I will do that. I would like to thank Snoopy and friends for their excellent advice. And to everyone I sincerely hope you set your goals at a level that is easily attainable. You will feel really great when you can honestly say, “This year I accomplished all my 2020 resolutions.” Happy New Year. kashley1940@hotmail.com
Atsushi Fujimoto (藤本敦士, born October 4, 1977) is a former professional baseball player from Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan. After a nine-year career for the Hanshin Tigers, Fujimoto finished his career with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows before retiring at the end of the 2013 season. On 6 November 2014 it was announced that Fujimoto will return to Hanshin as an infield and baserunning coach for the farm team.
The Gambler is a 1974 American crime drama film written by James Toback and directed by Karel Reisz . It stars James Caan , Paul Sorvino and Lauren Hutton . Toback wrote it as a fictional story using his own teaching career and gambling addiction as inspiration . Caan was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance .
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 25) On November 21, 2017, actor and singer Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold were declared the winners, marking Arnold's first win. Violinist and composer Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas finished second, while actor and race car driver Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson finished third. Having won at age 23, Fisher is currently the youngest male winner of the show, surpassing short track speed skating competitor Apolo Anton Ohno (season 4). Fisher also currently holds the record for most perfect scores by a celebrity in a season (9), surpassing Bindi Irwin (season 21) and Laurie Hernandez (season 23).
Swedish humanitarian aid to Norway during World War II , in Norway called Svenskehjelpen and in Sweden called Svenska Norgehjälpen , amounted to around SEK 71 million . High priority was extra food for schoolchildren in Norway . In 1944 more than 100,000 portions of soup -LRB- svenskesuppe -RRB- were administered daily from almost 1,000 distribution centrals .
Joan of Arc was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle RomÃ©e, a peasant family, at DomrÃ©my in north-east France. Joan said she received visions of the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War.
Samurai were many of the early exchange students, not directly because they were samurai, but because many samurai were literate and well-educated scholars. Some of these exchange students started private schools for higher educations, while many samurai took pens instead of guns and became reporters and writers, setting up newspaper companies, and others entered governmental service. Some samurai became businessmen. For example, Iwasaki Yatarō, who was the great-grandson of a samurai, established Mitsubishi.
Medical school in Canada In Canada, a medical school is a faculty or school of a university that trains would-be medical doctors and usually offers a three- to five-year Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (M.D., C.M.) degree. Although presently most students enter medicine having previously earned another degree, the M.D. is technically considered an undergraduate degree in Canada. There are currently seventeen medical schools in Canada. Some faculties, such as Manitoba, McMaster, and Toronto, in addition to training would-be medical doctors offer two-year bachelor's or master's degrees to train physician assistants.[1]
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (French: Banque Canadienne ImpÃ©riale de Commerce), commonly referred to as CIBC, is one of the Big Five banks in Canada. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in Toronto, Ontario.[8] CIBC's Institution Number (or bank number) is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT.
Louis DiGiaimo (1938 – December 19, 2015) was an American casting director and film producer. He was one of the casting directors of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" and went on to help cast multiple films each for directors William Friedkin, Barry Levinson and Ridley Scott. He also produced Mike Newell's "Donnie Brasco" alongside Levinson and, in 1998, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for Levinson's television series "".
Social Security. Retirement Planner: Benefits By Year Of Birth. Full retirement age is the age at which a person may first become entitled to full or unreduced retirement benefits. No matter what your full retirement age (also called normal retirement age) is, you may start receiving benefits as early as age 62 or as late as age 70.
Children in care This resource is designed to inform service providers, practitioners and policy-makers about children living in out-of-home care. It provides a snapshot of the data on Australian children and young people who were in out-of-home care during 2015-16 and identifies current issues in providing a safe and stable care arrangement. Information is current at the time of publication. Individuals are encouraged to check the currency of any information that is provided by contacting relevant departments or organisations. What is out-of-home care? Out-of-home care refers to the care of children and young people aged 0-17 years who are unable to live with their primary caregivers. It involves the placement of a child or young person with alternate caregivers on a short- or long-term basis (Department of Human Services, 2007). Out-of-home care can be arranged either formally or informally. Informal care refers to arrangements made without intervention by statutory authorities or courts, and formal care follows a child protection intervention (either by voluntary agreement or a care and protection court order). The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 (Council of Australian Governments [COAG], 2009) states that out-of-home care is a last resort for keeping children safe. Providing support to families and children so the child can safely remain in the home is the preferred option. Where the home environment is not safe for children and they have to be placed in out-of-home care, the focus is on providing children with safety, stability and a sense of security. However, while there is an increasing need for carers to provide quality out-of-home care for children, the care system faces many challenges including limited resourcing, difficulties recruiting and retaining foster carers and challenges in providing adequate support for relative and kinship carers (Senate Community Affairs Committee, 2015)Types of out-of-home care Residential care: placement is in a residential building where the purpose is to provide placements for children and there are paid staff. Family group homes: homes for children provided by a department or community-sector agency, which have live-in, non-salaried carers who are reimbursed and/or subsidised for the provision of care. Home-based care: placement is in the home of a carer who is reimbursed for expenses for the care of the child. There are four categories of home-based care: relative or kinship care, foster care, third-party parental care arrangements and other home-based, out-of-home care. Independent living: includes private board and lead tenant households. Other: placements that do not fit into the above categories and unknown placement types. This may include boarding schools, hospital, hotels/motels and the defence forces. Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2017a, p. 47. National Standards for Out-of-Home-Care Where parental responsibility for care of the child or young person has been transferred to the minister or state executive, the National Standards for Out-of-Home Care have been developed to enhance outcomes in the following areas:participation in decisions;health;education;care planning;connection to family, culture and community;social and recreational needs;transition from care;training and support for carers;belonging and identity; andsafety, stability and security of children and young people in care. The National Standards were endorsed in 2011 and support an integrated response between the Commonwealth and state and territory governments to ensure that children from all Australian jurisdictions have the same quality of care (Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs & National Framework Implementation Working Group [Fa HCSIA & NFIWG], 2011). The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) are collecting data to report against each of the 13 standards. Although the data set is not yet complete, existing data can be viewed via dynamic displays on the AIHW website. How many children live in out-of-home care in Australia? The most recent statistics from AIHW (2017a) show that, as of 30 June 2016, there were 46,500 Australian children living in out-of-home care. This has increased from 7.4/1,000 children at 30 June 2011 to 8.6/1,000 children at 30 June 2016. Table 1 shows the number of children in Australia admitted to out-of-home care, by age group, in each state and territory during 2015-16. There are considerable challenges with compiling accurate information about the numbers of children in out-of-home care, as evidenced by the notes accompanying the tables in this resource sheet. Table 1: Children admitted to out-of-home care by age group, states and territories, during 2015-16Age (years) NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. ACT NT Total number Notes: The table includes all children admitted to out-of-home care for the first time, as well as those children returning to care who had exited care 60 days or more previously. Children admitted to out-of-home care more than once during the year were only counted at the first admission. Percentages in the table may not add exactly to 100.0% due to rounding. Source: AIHW, 2017b, Table S33.< 1 764 683 420 240 190 47 53 45 2,4421-4 1.095 1,062 606 271 223 86 62 58 3,4635-9 942 1,038 599 235 222 49 52 84 3,22110-14 688 925 557 178 153 44 25 81 2,65115-17 192 402 246 111 38 16 16 26 1.047Unknown 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Total 3,681 4,115 2,428 1,035 826 242 208 294 12,829Percentage< 1 20.8 16.6 17.3 23.2 23.0 19.4 25.5 15.3 19.01-4 29.7 25.8 25.0 26.2 27.0 35.5 29.8 19.7 27.05-9 25.6 25.2 24.7 22.7 26.9 20.2 25.0 28.6 25.110-14 18.7 22.5 22.9 17.2 18.5 18.2 12.0 27.6 20.715-17 5.2 9.8 10.1 10.7 4.6 6.6 7.7 8.8 8.2Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0The number of children in out-of-home care has risen every year over the past five years (AIHW, 2017a). As seen in Table 2, the number of children in out-of-home care increased by 6,827 (17%) from 30 June 2012 to 30 June 2016. This increase may reflect the cumulative impact of children being admitted to, and remaining in, out-of-home-care. Table 2: Trends in children aged 0-17 years in out-of-home care, states and territories, 30 June 2011 to 30 June 2015Year NSW a Vic. Qld b WA c SA d Tas. e ACT f NT Total Notes: Some numbers and rates may not match those published in previous publications of Child Protection Australia due to retrospective updates to data. Rates were calculated using revised population estimates based on the 2011 Census and should not be compared with rates calculated using populations or projections based on previous censuses. Refer to Table S55 for the populations used in the calculation of rates. a NSW data at 30 June 2015 onwards are not comparable with previous years’ data. NSW Safe Home for Life (SHFL) legislative reforms, effective 29 October 2014, transitioned eligible children/young people to the independent care of their guardian. These children/young people exited and are no longer counted in out-of-home care. b Qld data produced from the CP NMDS from 2014-15 onward are not comparable with data for previous years. c WA data exclude children on third-party parental responsibility orders and from 2015-16 includes children placed in boarding schools. d SA could provide the number of children in out-of-home care only where the department is making a financial contribution to the care of a child (this excludes cases where financial payment was offered and declined). e Tas. data exclude children not under care and protection orders placed with relatives for whom a financial contribution is made under the Supported Extended Family or Relatives Allowance programs. f Out-of-home care data for the ACT includes some young people 18 years and over whose carers receive a full carer payment. This is generally to facilitate completion of schooling without change to the placement. Source: AIHW, 2017a, Table 5.7, p. 62. Number2012 17,192 6,207 7,999 3,400 2,548 1,009 566 700 39,6212013 17,422 6,542 8,136 3,425 2,657 1,067 558 742 40,5492014 18,192 7,710 8,185 3,723 2,631 1,054 606 908 43,0092015 16,843 8,567 8,448 3,954 2,838 1,061 671 1,017 43,3992016 17,800 9,705 8,670 4,100 3,243 1,150 748 1,032 46,448Number per 1,000 children2012 10.4 5.0 7.3 6.1 7.2 8.7 6.9 11.1 7.72013 10.4 5.2 7.4 5.9 7.4 9.3 6.7 11.6 7.72014 10.8 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 9.2 7.1 14.3 8.12015 9.9 6.6 7.5 6.7 7.9 9.3 7.7 16.0 8.12016 10.4 7.3 7.6 6.9 9.0 10.1 8.4 16.2 8.6What are the living arrangements of children in out-of-home care? The 2015-6 AIHW statistics show that 93.6% of all children living in out-of-home care in Australia are in home-based care. Of that figure, 48.6% are in relative/kinship care, 38.7% are in foster care, 4.8% are in third-party parental care and 1.4% are in other forms of home-based care. A further 6.4% of children were placed in alternative living arrangements such as residential care or group homes (see Table 3) (AIHW, 2017a). At 30 June 2016, the vast majority of children living in out-of-home-care had been in care for more than one year. Almost 14% of children had been in out-of-home-care for between 1-2 years, 26.1% had been in care for between 2-5 years, and 40.4% had been in out-of-home-care for more than five years. Table 3 compares the proportion of children in out-of-home care by living arrangements for each state and territory. Of children in out-of-home care, Queensland (48.5%), New South Wales (45.1%) and Northern Territory (47.1%) had a relatively high proportion in foster care, Victoria (56.4%) and NSW (50.9%) had a relatively high proportion placed with relatives or kin compared to other states and territories (AIHW, 2017a). Table 3: Proportion (%) of children in out-of-home care, by living arrangements, states and territories, as at 30 June 2015Type of placement a NSW b ( n = 17,800) Vic. ( n = 9,705) Qld ( n = 8,670) WA c ( n = 4,100) SA d ( n = 3,243) Tas. e ( n = 1,150) ACT f ( n = 748) NT ( n = 1,032) Total ( n = 46,448)Notes: Percentages include children with “other/unknown” living arrangements. Percentages in the table may not add to 100.0 due to rounding. a Variation across jurisdictions in policy/practice for recording living arrangement types impacts on these results. b NSW data exclude children and young people on “Guardianship Orders” (finalised third-party parental responsibility orders: non out-of-home care funded). c WA data exclude children on third-party parental responsibility orders and from 2015-16 includes children placed in boarding schools. d In SA, children in residential care includes children temporarily accommodated in commercial facilities such as private rental houses or apartments. e Tas. data exclude children not under care and protection orders placed with relatives for whom a financial contribution is made under the Supported Extended Family or Relatives Allowance programs. f Out-of-home care data for the ACT includes some young people 18 years and over whose carers receive a full carer payment. This is generally to facilitate completion of schooling without change to the placement. Data for 2015-16 are not comparable to that reported in previous years, as in 2015-16 children on third-party parental responsibility orders have been separately classified; and of the 91 children, 50 were placed with relative/kin. g Where a child is placed with a relative who is also fully registered to provide foster care for other children, the child is counted in the “Foster care” category for Vic., WA and the NT; the child is counted in the “Relatives/kin” category in Qld and SA. Relatives/kin in some jurisdictions undergo assessment, registration and review processes similar to those for foster carers under the national definition, and are considered as (relative) foster carers in local practice, policy and reporting. h In Vic., Tas. and the ACT, children in out-of-home care on third-party parental responsibility orders have been classified as living in third-party parental care. Data for this category of reporting were not available for Qld or SA, and are not applicable for NSW or WA. Refer to Appendix B, AIHW, 2017b for more information about data comparability for these children. Source: AIHW 2017b, Table S35Foster care g 45.1 15.9 48.5 41.9 38.9 41.1 35.3 47.1 38.7Relatives/kin g 50.9 56.4 44.3 49.1 45.3 29.0 46.5 4.9 48.6Third-party parental care h- 20.0 - - - 18.5 12.2 0.0 4.8Other home-based care 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 4.3 0.0 31.4 1.4Total home-based care 96.1 95.0 92.8 91.2 84.2 93.0 94.0 83.4 93.6Family group homes 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.0 - 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.4Residential care 3.4 4.5 7.2 4.0 14.8 3.0 5.6 11.1 5.4Independent living 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3Other/unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 - 2.8 0.4 5.3 0.3Total100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children live in out-of-home care? Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) population projection data for 30 June 2016 indicates that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children would comprise 5.5% of all children aged 0-17 years in Australia (AIHW, 2016); yet in 2015-16 they constituted 36.2% of all children placed in out-of-home care. In all jurisdictions, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children on placement orders was higher than that for other children. As of 30 June 2016, there were 16,846 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care in Australia—a placement rate of 56.6 per 1,000 children. In contrast, the rate for non-Indigenous children was 5.8 per 1,000. In other words, the national rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care was almost 10 times the rate for non-Indigenous children (AIHW, 2017a). There was substantial variation across the states and territories, with the placement rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children varying from 27.3 per 1,000 in Tasmania to 87.4 per 1,000 in Vitcoria (AIHW, 2017a). Indigenous children were over-represented in out-of-home care across all age groups. Indigenous children aged 1-4 and 5-9 were 11 times more likely than non-Indigenous children of the same age group to be in out-of-home care (AIHW, 2017a). What is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle? Connection to family, culture and community is essential for the social and emotional development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (Arney, Iannos, Chong, Mc Dougall & Parkinson, 2015). The forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families by Australian Government agencies up until the early 1970s, now known as the Stolen Generations, has had devastating effects on individuals and communities (Arney et al., 2015). There are still concerns today about the high rates of removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle was created to reduce rates of child removal, enhance child-community connection and preserve cultural identity (Arney et al., 2015). The principle states the preferred order of placement for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child who has been removed from their birth family. The preferred order is for the child to be placed with:carers within family and kinship networks;non-related carers in the child’s community; and thencarers in another Indigenous community. According to the principle, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child can only be placed with a non-Indigenous carer if an appropriate placement cannot be found from these three groups, and if connection between the child and their family, community and cultural identity can be maintained (Arney et al., 2015). Some children are prevented from being placed in accordance with the principle due to implementation barriers such as a shortage of Indigenous foster and kinship carers, poor identification and assessment of carers, and deficiencies in the provision of cultural care and connection to culture and community. Even when children are placed in accordance with the principle, they may become disconnected from their culture. This may occur when children are placed with the non-Indigenous side of the family, an Aboriginal carer who is not from the child's own cultural group, or kin who may have (because of their own removal) been disconnected from their traditional culture (Scott & Higgins, 2011). For a more detailed discussion about the barriers to implementing the principle, see Enhancing the implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle. The percentage of children placed with relatives/kin, other Indigenous caregivers or in an Indigenous residential care facility varied substantially across jurisdictions, from 38.2% in Tasmania to 81% of placements in New South Wales (see Figure 1). In Australia, in 2015-16, 66.2% of Indigenous children were placed with relatives/kin, other Indigenous caregivers or in an Indigenous residential care facility (AIHW, 2017a). For more information see Child Protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. Figure 1: Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care, states and territories, 30 June 2016Notes: This figure does not include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were living independently or for whom relationship of carer and/or their Indigenous status were unknown. Family group homes and residential care are reported under ‘Other caregiver’. a Aggregate data were provided by NSW and the NT for this table. b NSW data exclude children and young people on “Guardianship Orders” (finalised third-party parental responsibility orders: non out-of-home care funded). c Children for whom relationship of carer and/or their Indigenous status were unknown (410) are included in the category “Total not placed with relatives/kin, other Indigenous caregivers or in Indigenous residential care” for Vic. d WA data exclude children on third-party parental responsibility orders and from 2015-16 includes children placed in boarding schools. e Tas. data exclude children not under care and protection orders placed with relatives for whom a financial contribution is made under the Supported Extended Family or Relatives Allowance programs. f Out-of-home care data for the ACT includes some young people 18 years and over whose carers receive a full carer payment. This is generally to facilitate completion of schooling without change to the placement. These young people have been included in the 15-17 age group. Source: AIHW 2017b, Table S42What are the experiences of children living in out-of-home care? In 2015 the AIHW piloted a national survey to explore the views of children and young people in out-of-home care. This survey will be held every two years to collect data to report against the National Standards for Out-of-Home Care. The pilot survey collected national data from 2,083 children aged 8-17 living in out-of-home care. This study found that 90.6% of children reported feeling safe and settled in their current placement (AIHW, 2016b). This finding is similar to research undertaken by the CREATE Foundation across Australia (excluding Western Australia) with 1,069 children and young people aged between 8 and 17 years in out-of-home care. This research found that over 80% of survey respondents were happy in their current placement (Mc Dowall, 2013); however, some young people were unhappy with their placement history, which may be due to a high number of previous placements or placement instability (Mc Dowall, 2013). Children and young people were happiest in placements when they felt loved and cared for, had a positive relationship with the other people in the household, and had some privacy and space to themselves (Mc Dowall, 2013). Research has produced varying findings with regard to young people being informed and having an opportunity to participate in decisions about their lives. Approximately half of the children and young people in the CREATE Foundation research had received little information about the reason they were in out-of-home care, and this was lower for Indigenous children and young people (Mc Dowall, 2013). Some young people in out-of-home care have felt that they were rarely consulted and that their views, if they had an opportunity to express them, were not acted upon (Bessel, 2011). The CREATE Foundation and the AIHW reported similar results with regard to participation, with the CREATE Foundation reporting that 63% of children and young people surveyed felt that they were able to contribute to decisions about their lives “reasonably often” (Mc Dowall, 2013) and the AIHW reporting that 67% of children and young people usually got to have a say in what happens to them (AIHW, 2016b). There is limited Australian research that examines the long-term outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care. Two longitudinal studies are currently underway, Beyond 18 in Victoria and Pathways of Care in New South Wales, that will provide important information about the lives of children and young people who have spent time in out-of-home care. Findings have not yet been released from Beyond 18; Pathways of Care have released some reports describing the collection of their baseline data. What are the key challenges of providing out-of-home care? Placement stability Many children in out-of-home care experience multiple placement changes (Delfabbro, King, & Barber, 2010; Rubin, O'Reilly, Luan, & Localio, 2007). Johnson, Natalier, Liddiard, and Thoresen (2011) examined the placement history of 77 young people who had been in out-of-home care in Victoria and Western Australia and found that 40% of the sample had experienced between two and five placements, 14% between six and 10 placements, and 32% had moved between placements more than 11 times. In recognition of the benefits associated with continuous accommodation, placement stability is one of 13 National Standards of Out-of-Home Care (Fa HCSIA & NFIWG, 2011). Having a stable living arrangement helps children and young people to maintain their relationships with friends and service providers, and remain engaged with school and community activities (Beauchamp, 2014). In contrast, placement instability can have significant adverse effects on children. Studies have found that continued instability is associated with poor educational, employment, social and psychological outcomes (Johnson et al., 2011), as well as behavioural and emotional problems (Australian Institute of Family Studies, Chapin Hall Center for Children University of Chicago, & NSW Department of Family and Community Services, 2015). Experiencing multiple placements can also influence a young person’s capacity to develop and maintain relationships (Johnson et al., 2011). Young people in care have expressed their thoughts and feelings about placement instability in a number of studies. A recent Australian study found that children with high placement disruption had lower levels of satisfaction with their out-of-home care experience compared to children with fewer disruptions (Mc Dowall, 2013). In Gaskell’s (2010) qualitative study, the instability of carers, social workers and placements diminished the capacity of young people to build trusting relationships. Recruiting enough carers to cope with the increased demand for foster carers is a concern for most states and territories (Delfabbro et al., 2010; Mc Hugh & Pell, 2013; Osborn, Panozzo, Richardson, & Bromfield, 2007). Some are advocating for the professionalisation of foster carers in a bid to facilitate recruitment and help the increasing number of children coming into the system with complex and challenging behaviour problems (Butcher, 2005); and as more carers require an expansion of skills and ongoing training to respond to these children’s complex behaviours (Mc Hugh & Pell, 2013). With the reliance on home-based care and problems recruiting sufficient numbers of foster carers, there has been a rapid increase in the proportion of children in kinship care (AIHW, 2016a; Boetto, 2010; Delfabbro et al., 2010). Stability of caseworkers has also been suggested as an issue of concern for young people in out-of-home care, with almost 35% of young people in one research study reporting that they had had five or more caseworkers during their time in out-of-home care (Mc Dowall, 2013). Young people in residential care were more likely to report having a greater number of caseworkers (Mc Dowall, 2013). Having continuity provides an opportunity for children and young people to build an effective relationship with their caseworker, and high turnover of caseworkers has been linked to instability and a loss of trust for children and young people (Mc Dowall, 2013). Leaving care Young people in out-of-home care in Australia are discharged from care on or before their eighteenth birthday or on expiration of a court order. There are no records kept on young people leaving out-of-home care in Australia; however, existing local research and international studies suggest that while some young people leaving care experience positive outcomes, many young care-leavers are at increased risk of a range of poor social, educational and health outcomes including homelessness, mental illness, unemployment, substance misuse, contact with the justice system, early parenthood and low education attainment (Campo & Commerford, 2016). Australian research has found that there is a significant proportion of young people who report that on leaving care they were unprepared for the realities of living independently and did not receive sufficient support with basic necessities such as housing (Mendes, Johnson, & Moslehuddin, 2011). These young people are less likely to have independent living skills, supportive social networks and a sufficient level of emotional maturity to prepare them for leaving care (Mendes et al., 2011). Concerns about the challenges faced by young people due to the rapid transition to living independently have informed campaigns for care to be extended to 21 years, supported by modelling that found considerable socio-economic benefits to extending support for Victorian children in care beyond the age of 18 (Deloitte Access Economics, 2016). The Commonwealth Government are currently funding a trial in Western Australia that will support up to 80 young people in out-of-home care for a period of three years as they transition to independent living (Commonwealth of Australia, 2017). The longitudinal studies Beyond 18 and Pathways of Care, discussed above, will help to fill the research gap in this area. 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Sickle-cell disease Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents.[2] The most common type is known as sickle-cell anaemia (SCA).[2] It results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin (haemoglobin S) found in red blood cells.[2] This leads to a rigid, sickle-like shape under certain circumstances.[2] Problems in sickle cell disease typically begin around 5 to 6 months of age.[1] A number of health problems may develop, such as attacks of pain ("sickle-cell crisis"), anemia, swelling in the hands and feet, bacterial infections, and stroke.[1] Long term pain may develop as people get older.[2] The average life expectancy in the developed world is 40 to 60 years.[2]
During the initial punk era, a variety of entrepreneurs interested in local punk-influenced music scenes began founding independent record labels, including Rough Trade (founded by record shop owner Geoff Travis) and Factory (founded by Manchester-based television personality Tony Wilson). By 1977, groups began pointedly pursuing methods of releasing music independently , an idea disseminated in particular by the Buzzcocks' release of their Spiral Scratch EP on their own label as well as the self-released 1977 singles of Desperate Bicycles. These DIY imperatives would help form the production and distribution infrastructure of post-punk and the indie music scene that later blossomed in the mid-1980s.
The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the "Billboard" 200, published by "Billboard" magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales. 25 acts achieved number one albums during this year with artist such as Nelly and Shania Twain who had their albums debut at number one on the chart. Rapper Eminem's "The Eminem Show" is the best selling album of 2002 selling over approximately 7.6 million copies by the end of the year. It is also the longest running album of 2002 spending six non-consecutive weeks the chart and was known for its first full week of sales debut of 1.322 million copies which Nielsen SoundScan scanned as the sixth largest sales of all time in its first week. Its debut of 1.322 million copies has still not been matched by any album today since except for Taylor Swift's album "1989", which opened with first week sales of 1.279 million copies. The band Creed continued its eight week long run on the chart but is credited as the longest running album 2001. Jennifer Lopez earned her second number one album on the charts with "", which became the highest first week sales of a remix album at the time. R&B artist Ashanti earned her first number one album with her self-titled debut album "Ashanti", which opened up with first week sales of 503,000 copies in its first week alone. Puff Daddy earned his first number one album since "No Way Out" back in 1997. Rapper Jay-Z earned his fifth chart topper with "", which opened up with first week sales of 545,000 copies alone. Heavy metal band Disturbed earned its first number one album on the chart with "Believe", which opened up with first week sales of 284,000 copies alone. Country music singer Shania Twain's album "Up!" opened up with a huge first week sales of 857,000 copies in its first week alone, giving her the recognition of the highest first week sales of her career and second highest of the year, only behind Eminem's "The Eminem Show" and at the time the fastest selling solo female album ever. Nelly's album "Nellyville" opened up with his highest first week sales of his career which logged on with huge sales of 714,000 copies in its first week alone, which beat his sales of his debut album "Country Grammar", which opened up with first week sales of 235,000 copies. Country singer Alan Jackson album "Drive" gave him his first number one album on the chart and opened up with first week sales of 211,000 copies alone.
A Dr. Dawn Marcus, Neurology, answered. If you're eating a 2,000-calorie diet, you need to drink 2 to 3 liters of water every day. Pregnant women generally need to increase their daily calorie intake by about 300 calories during the second trimester. This means that you'll need to drink an additional half liter of water each day. The Woman's Migraine Toolkit: Managing Your Headaches from Puberty to Menopause (A DiaMedica Guide to Optimum Wellness).
British air doctrine, since the time of Chief of the Air Staff Hugh Trenchard in the early 1920s, had stressed offence was the best means of defence. British defensive strategy revolved around offensive action, what became known as the cult of the offensive. To prevent German formations from hitting targets in Britain, RAF's Bomber Command would destroy Luftwaffe aircraft on their own bases, aircraft in their factories and fuel reserves by attacking oil plants. This philosophy was impractical as Bomber Command lacked the technology and equipment and needed several years to develop it. This strategy retarded the development of fighter defences in the 1930s. Dowding agreed air defence would require some offensive action, and fighters could not defend Britain alone. Until September 1940, the RAF lacked specialist night-fighting aircraft and relied on anti-aircraft units which were poorly equipped and lacking in numbers.
Simba Matthew Broderick provided the speaking voice of Adult Simba.[16] The first actor to be assigned to The Lion King,[7] Broderick learned of the role while he was on vacation in Ireland, where he received a telephone call from his agent informing him that the directors were interested in casting him as Simba.[17] At the time, Broderick was well known for portraying the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). The directors decided to cast him as Simba because they felt that he was "perfect" for the role; according to producer Don Hahn, Broderick's voice resembled "the kind of character who could be irresponsible and likeable, but you also felt that he could come back in a very heroic way."[18] Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who was starring as Randy Taylor on the television sitcom Home Improvement at the time,[19][20] was cast as the speaking voice of Young Simba.[21] His appearance and personality would later serve as creative inspiration for supervising animator Mark Henn.[6]
Warren G. Harding \| whitehouse.gov Air Force One Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding, an Ohio Republican, was the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923). Though his term in office was fraught with scandal, including Teapot Dome, Harding embraced technology and was sensitive to the plights of minorities and women. Before his nomination, Warren G. Harding declared, "America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality...." A Democratic leader, William Gibbs McAdoo, called Harding's speeches "an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea." Their very murkiness was effective, since Harding's pronouncements remained unclear on the League of Nations, in contrast to the impassioned crusade of the Democratic candidates, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Thirty-one distinguished Republicans had signed a manifesto assuring voters that a vote for Harding was a vote for the League. But Harding interpreted his election as a mandate to stay out of the League of Nations. Harding, born near Marion, Ohio, in 1865, became the publisher of a newspaper. He married a divorcee, Mrs. Florence Kling De Wolfe. He was a trustee of the Trinity Baptist Church, a director of almost every important business, and a leader in fraternal organizations and charitable enterprises. He organized the Citizen's Cornet Band, available for both Republican and Democratic rallies; "I played every instrument but the slide trombone and the E-flat cornet," he once remarked. Harding's undeviating Republicanism and vibrant speaking voice, plus his willingness to let the machine bosses set policies, led him far in Ohio politics. He served in the state Senate and as Lieutenant Governor, and unsuccessfully ran for Governor. He delivered the nominating address for President Taft at the 1912 Republican Convention. In 1914 he was elected to the Senate, which he found "a very pleasant place." An Ohio admirer, Harry Daugherty, began to promote Harding for the 1920 Republican nomination because, he later explained, "He looked like a President." Thus a group of Senators, taking control of the 1920 Republican Convention when the principal candidates deadlocked, turned to Harding. He won the Presidential election by an unprecedented landslide of 60 percent of the popular vote. Republicans in Congress easily got the President's signature on their bills. They eliminated wartime controls and slashed taxes, established a Federal budget system, restored the high protective tariff, and imposed tight limitations upon immigration. By 1923 the postwar depression seemed to be giving way to a new surge of prosperity, and newspapers hailed Harding as a wise statesman carrying out his campaign promise--"Less government in business and more business in government." Behind the facade, not all of Harding's Administration was so impressive. Word began to reach the President that some of his friends were using their official positions for their own enrichment. Alarmed, he complained, "My...friends...they're the ones that keep me walking the floors nights!" Looking wan and depressed, Harding journeyed westward in the summer of 1923, taking with him his upright Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover. "If you knew of a great scandal in our administration," he asked Hoover, "would you for the good of the country and the party expose it publicly or would you bury it?" Hoover urged publishing it, but Harding feared the political repercussions. He did not live to find out how the public would react to the scandals of his administration. In August of 1923, he died in San Francisco of a heart attack. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical As
British Film Composers complete listing: G-Z Make Mine Mink see also JOHN GREENWOOD Greenwood was born in London in 1889 and died in 1975. Educated at Royal College of Music. Studied with Stanford. His works include two symphonies, tone poems, chamber music, songs etc. He has a long list of film credits. He wrote music for some fifty films including To What Red Hell; Stranglehold; The Sleeping Cardinal; At the Villa Rosa; Alibi; A Tale of Two Cities; Prison Without Bars; Twenty One Days; (1939); The Drum (1937); Elephant Boy (1937); Man of Aran (1933); East Meets West (1936); The Constant Nymph (1933, with Goossens); Contraband (1940 with Addinsell); A1 at Lloyds (1940); Pimpernel Smith (1941); Wavells 30,000 (1942); The Gentle Sex (1943); Painted Boats (1945); Nine Men (1943); San Demetrio (1944); They Knew Mr Knight (1944); Men of Rochdale (1945); Switchover (1945); Hungry Hill (1946); Frieda (1947); The Last Days of Dolwyn (Venice Film Festival 1948) He also wrote music for documentaries such as Berth 24 (1950) and The Lake District (1957) Berth 24 portrayed the life of the Hull docks in 1950. He was signed up at the recommendation of Muir Mathieson. Greenwood returned to documentaries to score a travel film, The Lake District with narration by Michael Redgrave. The march The Eighth Army (from the film The Nine Men) ascribed jointly to Eric Coates and John Greenwood was recorded on 78. HM Grenadier Guards Band/Lieut F Harris. Columbia DB2140. 78 - Hungry Hill: Waltz into Jig. Decca series Incidental Music from British Films LSO/Mathieson. URSULA GREVILLE The Key to Scotland 1935 - Strand. BERNARD GRUN All That I Have - Peak Films 1947. BARRIE GUARD Has written some film music. INGLIS GUNDRY Gundry who is better known if at all for his operas, wrote The Daytime of Christ in 1978. It declares itself as a full-length Dramatic Oratorio for an operatic film and is scored for chorus and full orchestra in 7 scenes and six interludes. It remains unperformed. If anyone is interested in mounting a performance please contact me in first instance. Rob Barnett. CHRISTOPHER GUNNING Gunning was born in 1944. Has written music for film documentaries also for Poirot and Middlemarch (with Stanley Myers).When the Whales Came is a fine score evidently evocative of the open air music of Britten, Holst and Vaughan Williams - Silva Screen FILMCD049. RONALD HANMER Born 1917. Has written some film music. RICHARD HARTLEY Born in 1944. Hartley wrote the score for the remake of The Lady Vanishes VICTOR HELY-HUTCHINSON Hely-Hutchinsons (1901-1947) most famous work is A Carol Symphony. Born Cape Town, South Africa 1901. He did however write film music for a sequence of documentaries: Battle of Supplies (Strand 1942), New Zealand (Crown, 1945), Camouflage Airview (Verity 1945), Teeth of Steel (Technique), The Gen (RAF newsreel), When We Build Again (Strand 1944), The Call of the Sea, South Africa (Crown 1944).. VICTOR HERBERT This Dubliner made a great name in the USA as a composer of musical shows. However we should not forget his score for the 1916 silent: The Fall of a Nation. He was born in 1859 and died in New York in 1924.: LESLIE HEWARD Heward is better known as a conductor than as a composer. He was born in Yorkshire in 1897 and died in Birmingham in 1943. A conductor with an adventurous taste in music he premiered Alan Hovhaness Symphony No. 1, The Exile (1936) with the BBCSO in 1939. He also conducted the renowned pioneering recording of E J Moerans symphony. He wrote the music for a single film: The Loves of Robert Burns (1928). The film music was recorded at EMI studios with the tenor, Joseph Hislop. JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH Hollingsworth (born Enfield - same area as Vernon Handley - on 20 March 1916) is better known as a conductor than as film music writer. Joined RAF in 1940 and with R P ODonnell was associate conductor of RAFSO with whom he toured widely. He even visited Hollywood with the orchestra during World War II. He conducted the recording session
The Universe of Discourse : Bone names The Universe of Discourse Bone names Names of bones are usually Latin. They come in two types. One type is descriptive. The auditory ossicles (that's Latin for "little bones for hearing") are named in English the hammer, anvil, and stirrup, and their formal, Latin names are the malleus ("hammer"), incus ("anvil"), and stapes ("stirrup") The fibula is the small bone in the lower leg; it's named for the Latin fibula, which is a kind of Roman safety pin. The other leg bone, the tibia, is much bigger; that's the frame of the pin, and the fibula makes the thin sharp part. The kneecap is the patella, which is a "little pan". The big, flat parietal bone in the skull is from paries, which is a wall or partition. The clavicle, or collarbone, is a little key. "Pelvis" is Latin for "basin". The pelvis is made of four bones: the sacrum, the coccyx, and the left and right os innominata. Sacrum is short for os sacrum, "the sacred bone", but I don't know why it was called that. Coccyx is a cuckoo bird, because it looks like a cuckoo's beak. Os innominatum means "nameless bone": they gave up on the name because it doesn't look like anything. (See illustration to right.) On the other hand, some names are not descriptive: they're just the Latin words for the part of the body that they are. For example, the thighbone is called the femur, which is Latin for "thigh". The big lower arm bone is the ulna, Latin for "elbow". The upper arm bone is the humerus, which is Latin for "shoulder". (Actually, Latin is umerus, but classical words beginning in "u" often acquire an initial "h" when they come into English.) The leg bone corresponding to the ulna is the tibia, which is Latin for "tibia". It also means "flute", but I think the flute meaning is secondary—they made flutes out of hollowed-out tibias. Some of the nondescriptive names are descriptive in Latin, but not in English. The vertebra in English are so called after Latin vertebra, which means the vertebra. But the Latin word is ultimately from the verb vertere, which means to turn. (Like in "avert" ("turn away") and "revert" ("turn back").) The jawbone, or "mandible", is so-called after mandibula, which means "mandible". But the Latin word is ultimately from mandere, which means to chew. The cranium is Greek, not Latin; kranion (or κρανιον, I suppose) is Greek for "skull". Sternum, the breastbone, is Greek for "chest"; carpus, the wrist, is Greek for "wrist"; tarsus, the ankle, is Greek for "instep". The zygomatic bone of the face is yoke-shaped; ζυγος ("zugos") is Greek for "yoke". The hyoid bone is the only bone that is not attached to any other bone. (It's located in the throat, and supports the base of the tongue.) It's called the "hyoid" bone because it's shaped like the letter "U". This used to puzzle me, but the way to understand this is to think of it as the "U-oid" bone, which makes sense, and then to remember two things. First, that classical words beginning in "u" often acquire an initial "h" when they come into English, as "humerus". And second, classical Greek "u" always turns into "y" in Latin. You can see this if you look at the shape of the Greek letter capital upsilon, which looks like this: Υ. Greek αβυσσος ("abussos" = "without a bottom") becomes English "abyss"; Greek ανωνυμος ("anonumos") becomes English "anonymous"; Greek υπος ("hupos"; there's supposed to be a diacritical mark on the υ indicating the "h-" sound, but I don't know how to type it) becomes "hypo-" in words like "hypothermia" and "hypodermic". So "U-oid" becomes "hy-oid". (Other parts of the body named for letters of the alphabet are the sigmoid ("S-shaped") flexure of the colon and the deltoid ("Δ-shaped") muscle in the arm. The optic chiasm is the place in the head where the optic nerves cross; "chiasm" is Greek for a crossing-place, and is so-called after the Greek letter Χ.) The German word for "auditory ossicles" is Gehörknöchelchen. Gehör is "for hearing". Knöchen is "bones"; Knöchelchen is "little bones". So the German word, like
Comparison of a back-translation with the original text is sometimes used as a check on the accuracy of the original translation, much as the accuracy of a mathematical operation is sometimes checked by reversing the operation. But the results of such reverse-translation operations, while useful as approximate checks, are not always precisely reliable. Back-translation must in general be less accurate than back-calculation because linguistic symbols (words) are often ambiguous, whereas mathematical symbols are intentionally unequivocal.
Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. It is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003â€“04.[4] The team is often referred to as the Bolts, and the nickname was used on the former third jerseys. The Lightning plays home games in Amalie Arena in Tampa.
James Carville. James Carville was born on October 25, 1944 in Carville, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The War Room (1993), Old School (2003) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). He has been married to Mary Matalin since November 25, 1993. They have two children.
Because people are hypocrites? People like to complain about EA, they are the big dog in the industry so they are also the biggest target. But the truth is... EA makes some pretty good games. [Here is a list of the companies/studios that makes up EA Games](_URL_0_). Odds are high that every gamer will recognize some of these studios as the ones that made their favorite games. Edit: As an additional thought: Reddit is a poor place to gauge public opinion. The people with an ax to grind are shouting at the top of their lungs... the people who don't care or even like EA are too busy playing their games to care and post.
Venipuncture is the technique of choice for obtaining blood for culture. Arterial blood cultures are not associated with a higher diagnostic yields than venous blood cultures and are not recommended. Blood culture bottles are used for collection. If other blood work is to be collected, collect the blood cultures first. - Collect 2 SETS (4 bottles) from 2 separate sites, e.g. right arm and left arm. - Each set consists of a green (aerobic) and orange (anaerobic) bottle. - Always collect the green bottle first.
Arthritis and Disability Home \| A-Z List Arthritis and Disability What is Disability? Federal law defines "disability" as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits or restricts the condition, manner, or duration under which an average person in the population can perform a major life activity, such as walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working or taking care of oneself. An impairment or diagnosis, in and of itself, does not necessarily constitute a disability: it must "substantially limit" these activities. Disabilities do not necessarily impair the individual's performance but may require the individual to seek alternate methods to carry out a given task. How does disability relate to arthritis? Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. About 41 percent of persons with arthritis have limited activities due to their joint symptoms. Also symptoms like pain, stiffness and swelling of other supporting structures of the body such as muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones result in further limitation of the affected person to perform a given task. How common is disability among people with arthritis? Approximately 38 percent or 16 million of adults in the United States with doctor-diagnosed arthritis, which equals 7.8 percent of all US adults, report arthritis-attributable activity limitations due to arthritis. Many adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis report significant limitations in vital activities such as: Walking 1/4 mile—6 million adults Stooping/bending/kneeling—7.8 million adults Climbing stairs—4.8 million adults Social activities such as church and family gatherings—2.1 million adults Among adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis, almost one-third report having a work limitation attributed to arthritis. Arthritis is one of the most common chronic health conditions, which are the major causes of activity limitations. This is bound to increase with the growing elderly population. This increase in the prevalence of arthritis also will reflect in the increased risk of disability, especially physical and mobility disability. Who is at risk of disability from arthritis? Arthritis is a major risk factor for disability. The affected population usually includes men and women 45 years of age and older. Decreasing sensory and other body functions among older individuals also adds to the risk. Someone with family history of arthritis also is at increased risk. Obesity, past injuries to the joints, infections and certain occupations that require repetitive joint activities are potentially modifiable risk factors. It also has been seen that people with low level of educational attainment, with low household income, with increased age, retired population, those unable to see a doctor and those who are sad/blue/depressed have increased prevalence of disability as compared to the average population. Higher prevalence of disability has been reported among Illinois adults residing in rural areas. Apart from arthritis, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity and asthma are more prevalent among adults with disability. How can people with arthritis cope with disability? For best management, it is required to control selectively both arthritis and disability. Arthritis can be treated with the help of medications available and disability can be controlled by making use of adaptive devices to overcome the specific limitations. Appropriate management can help people with arthritis lead healthy and independent lives, thus decreasing the functional limitation. It is important for patients to learn about their disease and to take part in their own care. Research has shown that patients, who take part in their own care report less pain, make fewer visits to their doctor and enjoy a better quality of life. Thus, most people who have taken self help courses reported to have controlled well their arthritis pain and disability. The following are important self-management skills: Exercise is important for maintaining healthy and strong muscles, for preserving joint mobility and for maintaining flexibility and good life style. Rest or a short nap that does not interfere with nighttime sleep may be useful in controlling pain, tiredness and muscle weakness associated with arthritis. Assistive devices can be used to reduce stress on certain joints. For example, braces or canes may help reduce stress on the knees. Jar grippers or similar gadgets may help reduce stress on the small joints. When should you get help? Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are important in managing arthritis and its resultant disability. Physicians believe that the damage to the musculoskeletal system especially the bones, which are the main cause of functional limitation and disability, begin within the first two years that a person has the disease. Early diagnosis can decrease symptoms and long-term complications. A person should see a health care professional if symptoms of pain or swelling develop in multiple joints on both sides of the body or if pain is severe in one location. Resources: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases301-495-4484www.nih.gov/niams Information for the fact sheet was compiled from the following sources Illinois BRFSS, 2003U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2002 National Health Interview Survey Harvard University July 2007
Difference between QA and QC Difference between QA and QCPosted on October 13, 2011As we’ve talked in a previous post about the Definition of Quality, with these 2 terms exist the same “issue” where every single person/organization defines Quality Assurance ( QA) and Quality Control ( QC) in a bit different way. Also, many people including HHRR (Human Resources) and quality professionals do not know what QA and QC really means, and what the difference is between both terms. For those reasons, these concepts are often used interchangeably, and in some organizations one department performs the activities of both. The truth is that both terms have strong interdependence; QA relies mostly on the QC feedback and both work to deliver good quality products/services; but they are different processes. Next table shows the differences between them. QA vs. QCDefinition from ASQ.org Assurance: The act of giving confidence, the state of being certain or the act of making certain. QA: The planned and systematic activities implemented in a quality system so that quality requirements for a product or service will be fulfilled. Other definition QA is a failure prevention system that predicts almost everything about product safety, quality standards and legality that could possibly go wrong, and then takes steps to control and prevent flawed products or services from reaching the advanced stages of the supply chain. Definition from ASQ.org Control: An evaluation to indicate needed corrective responses; the act of guiding a process in which variability is attributable to a constant system of chance causes. QC: The observation techniques and activities used to fulfill requirements for quality. Other definition QC is a failure detection system that uses a testing technique to identify errors or flaws in products and tests the end products at specified intervals, to ensure that the products or services meet the requirements as defined during the earlier process for QA. QA department develops all the planning processes and procedures in order to try to make sure that the products manufactured or the service delivered by the organization will be of good quality. As some process parameters cannot be controlled, QC department checks the products or services for defects that happen due to these parameters, trying to achieve the overall QC objective of providing a defect-free product or service to the customers. QA defines the standards/methodology to be followed in order to meet the customer requirements. QC ensures that the defined standards are followed at every step. * This is done by conducting various tests and checks. Based on them, the QC prepares regular reports that act as an input to the QA department which then reviews the same and decides on the corrective and preventive actions required in the processes. In general, the QA activities are done before the product is manufactured or the service delivered (proactive approach). The QC activities are done during the manufacturing process and once the product is manufactured. QA is process oriented. QC is product oriented. QA makes sure you are doing the right things, the right way. QC makes sure the results of what you’ve done are what you expected. QA tasks are conducted by managers, third party auditors, and customers. QC tasks are executed by experts who are directly involved with the design, or manufacture of a product on the shop floor such as engineers, inspectors, etc. * For this reason, one person cannot perform both activities (QA and QC) because will result in a conflict of interest. Examples– A QA audit would focus on the process elements of a project. e.g. : Are requirements being defined at the proper level of detail? – Process documentation – Establishing standards – Developing checklists – Conducting internal audits Examples– A QC review will focus on product elements. e.g. : Are the defined requirements the right requirements? – Performing inspections – Preforming testing Example– QC detected a recurrent problem with the quality of the products. QC provides feedback to QA personnel that there is a problem in the process or system that is causing product quality problems. QA determines the root cause of the problem and then brings changes to the process to ensure that there are no quality issues in future. NOTE 1: Quality Assurance AKA Quality Guarantee NOTE 2: QA/QC are not limited to the manufacturing field, they can be applied to any business or non-business activity such us services, software, banking, transportation, office, education, etc. CONCLUSION Both departments are essential to maintain good quality of the deliverables. And keep in mind no matter how you define QA and QC, the goal is: to delivery good quality. READER’S QUESTIONS1. QA and QC activities performed by the same person. Read question2. QA and QC personnel report to the same manager. Read question NOTEIf you are a member of the ASQ group in Linked In, you can read more about this topic by clicking here. So, how do you define QA and QC? This entry was posted in QA, QC, quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, XXvs YY. Bookmark the permalink .
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Do you know...? Do you know...? 1. Over which country did Pan Am flight 103 crash in December 88? 2. Who sang about his Prerogative in the 1980s? 3. Which all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame? 4. Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston? 5. The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country? 6. What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls? 7. Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981? 8. What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988? 9. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? 10. Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986? 11. The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance? I'll post the answers on Friday..... shockhazard Over which country did Pan Am flight 103 crash in December 88? A: Scotland. Who sang about his Prerogative in the 1980s? A: Bobby Brown. Which all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame? A: Bangles. Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston? A: Empty Nest. The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country? A: Afghanistan. What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls? A: Pet Shop Boys. Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981? A: Egypt. What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988? A: Earthquake. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? A: Chernobyl. Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986? A: Marcos. The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance? A: Ivory. Where ever you go, there you are.
Laryngitis is inflammation of the larynx -LRB- voice box -RRB- . Symptoms often include a hoarse voice and may include fever , cough , pain in the front of the neck , and trouble swallowing . Typically , these last under two weeks . Laryngitis is categorised as acute if it lasts less than three weeks and chronic if symptoms last more than three weeks . Acute cases usually occur as part of a viral upper respiratory tract infection . Other infections and trauma such as from coughing are other causes . Chronic cases may occur due to smoking , tuberculosis , allergies , acid reflux , rheumatoid arthritis , or sarcoidosis . The underlying mechanism involves irritation of the vocal cords . Concerning signs that may require further investigation include stridor , history of radiation therapy to the neck , trouble swallowing , duration of more than three weeks , and a history of smoking . If concerning signs are present the vocal cords should be examined via laryngoscopy . Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include epiglottitis , croup , breathing in a foreign body , and laryngeal cancer . The acute form generally gets better on its own . Resting the voice and sufficient fluids may help . Antibiotics generally do not appear to be useful in the acute form . The acute form is common while the chronic form is not . The chronic form occurs most often in middle age and is more common in men than women .
Zinc»the essentials [WebElements Periodic Table] CAS Registry ID : 7440-66-6 Zinc is a bluish-white, lustrous metal. It is brittle at ambient temperatures but is malleable at 100 to 150°C. It is a reasonable conductor of electricity, and burns in air at high red heat with evolution of white clouds of the oxide. The picture above shows the result from burning a mixture of zinc metal powder and sulphur (only to be demonstrated by a professionally qualified chemist). Zinc: historical information Zinc was discovered by Andreas Marggraf in 1746 at Germany. Origin of name : from the German word "zink". Centuries before zinc was recognized as a distinct element, zinc ores were used for making brass (a mixture of copper and zinc). A brass dating from between 1400-1000 BC has been found in Palestine. An alloy containing 87% zinc was found in prehistoric ruins in Transylvania. The smelting of zinc ores with copper was apparently discovered in Cyprus and was used later by the Romans. Metallic zinc was produced in the 13th century in India by reducing calamine (zinc carbonate, ZnCO3) with organic substances such as wool. The metal was rediscovered later in Europe. William Champion set up a zinc industry in Bristol (England) in the 1740s. Other plants were established a little later in Belgium and Silesia. Sometime prior to the autumn of 1803, the Englishman John Dalton was able to explain the results of some of his studies by assuming that matter is composed of atoms and that all samples of any given compound consist of the same combination of these atoms. Dalton also noted that in series of compounds, the ratios of the masses of the second element that combine with a given weight of the first element can be reduced to small whole numbers (the law of multiple proportions). This was further evidence for atoms. Dalton's theory of atoms was published by Thomas Thomson in the 3rd edition of his System of Chemistry in 1807 and in a paper about strontium oxalates published in the Philosophical Transactions. Dalton published these ideas himself in the following year in the New System of Chemical Philosophy. The symbol used by Dalton for zinc is shown below. [See History of Chemistry, Sir Edward Thorpe, volume 1, Watts & Co, London, 1914.] Zinc around us Read more » Zinc is essential in the diets of plants and animals. Zinc shortage in soils around the world is an important problem. Zinc is the key component of many enzymes. The protein hormone insulin contains zinc. Zinc plays a role in reproduction and also sexual maturation. Zinc deficiency resluts in stunted growth and in male sexual immaturity. This is reversed on the addition of zinc in the diet. Some organisms seem to accumulate zinc. Zinc is never found as the free metal but there are a number of important ores such as sphalerite (zincblende, zinc sulphide, ZnS), smithsonite (zinc carbonate, ZnCO3), zincspar (also zinc carbonate, ZnCO3), and marmatite (zinc sulphide, ZnS, containing some iron sulphide, FeS). Zinc is wide spread around the world. Important deposits are located in North America and Australia. Abundances for zinc in a number of different environments. More abundance data » Location Second ionisation energy : 1733.3 kJ mol‑1 Isolation Isolation : zinc metal is readily available commercially so it is not normally necesary to make it in the laboratory. Most zinc production is based upon sulphide ores. These are roasted in industrial plants to form zinc oxide, ZnO. This may be reduced with carbon to form zinc metal, but in practice ingenious technology is required to ensure that the resulting zinc does not contain oxide impurities. ZnO + C → Zn + CO ZnO + CO → Zn + CO2 CO2 + C → 2CO The other type of extraction is electrolytic. Dissolution of crude zinc oxide, ZnO, in sulphuric acid gives zinc sulphate, ZnSO4 in solution. Cadmium is an impurity and this is removed as a precipitate of cadmium sulphate by the addition of zinc dust. Electrolysis of the ZnSO4 solution using aluminium cathodes and lead alloyed with silver anodes gives pure zinc metal coated on the aluminium
At least 32 people were killed on Wednesday when suspected nomadic Misseriya herders from Sudan attacked a village in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei along the border of South Sudan, a local official said. Abyei has been contested since South Sudan gained independence in 2011, while there have long been tensions between the South Sudanese Ngok Dinka community and the Misseriya herders who traverse the area looking for grazing. Kuol Alor Kuol, the chief administrator of the Abyei area, told AFP that heavily armed Misseriya and allied militia attacked the village of Kolom early on Wednesday. "Thirty-two people were killed among them children and women, and secondly about 24 people are wounded ... and about 15 people including children were abducted and 20 houses burned," Kuol said. He said the wounded had been evacuated to a hospital in the town of Agok which is run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In 2011, the UN Security Council deployed a peacekeeping force to the area after deadly clashes displaced some 100 000 people. The United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) is made up entirely of Ethiopian troops, with some 4 500 soldiers on the ground. UNISFA could not be immediately reached for comment on the attack. The UN Security Council in 2018 warned that the situation in Abyei and along the Sudan-South Sudan border "continues to constitute a serious threat to international peace," and called on the two countries to show concrete progress on border demarcation and monitoring.
ESR test results are measured in mm/hr, or millimeters per hour. The following are considered normal ESR test results: 1 Women under age 50 should have an ESR under 20 mm/hr. 2 Men under age 50 should have an ESR under 15 mm/hr. Women over age 50 should have an ESR under 30 mm/hr.
Unicode has been criticized for failing to separately encode older and alternative forms of kanji which, critics argue, complicates the processing of ancient Japanese and uncommon Japanese names. This is often due to the fact that Unicode encodes characters rather than glyphs (the visual representations of the basic character that often vary from one language to another). Unification of glyphs leads to the perception that the languages themselves, not just the basic character representation, are being merged.[clarification needed] There have been several attempts to create alternative encodings that preserve the stylistic differences between Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters in opposition to Unicode's policy of Han unification. An example of one is TRON (although it is not widely adopted in Japan, there are some users who need to handle historical Japanese text and favor it).
Politically, the Marshall Islands is a presidential republic in free association with the United States, with the US providing defense, subsidies, and access to U.S. based agencies such as the FCC and the USPS. With few natural resources, the islands' wealth is based on a service economy, as well as some fishing and agriculture; aid from the United States represents a large percentage of the islands' gross domestic product. The country uses the United States dollar as its currency.
I Can Only Imagine (film) I Can Only Imagine was released in the United States on March 16, 2018. It grossed $85 million worldwide against a production budget of $7 million, and is the third highest-grossing music biopic of all-time in the United States. Some critics praised it as inspiring and noted it as an improvement compared to other faith-based films, while others called it flat and by-the-numbers.
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. He was the first Republican elected to the Senate from his state since the Reconstruction Era. Previously, he served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the suburban Louisiana's 1st congressional district. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives before entering the U.S. House.
It is that time of the year when we start thinking about what we would like to accomplish in 2020. Most times, we set the bar way too high and, sometimes, it is impossible to attain New Year’s resolutions. My favourite resolution for the last decade is to lose weight. I set my bar at a weight I was 20 years ago when I was active in sports, community, walking daily, etc. I have failed that one every year. So, for 2020, I sought resolution advice from the experts and I think I can check off most of these. Expert 1 says set my bar at a reasonable height. So, here is what we came up with: Laugh a little louder, smile a little bigger, love a little deeper and walk through life a little slower. That makes perfect sense to me because I have been traveling through life at breakneck speed, which has made many of the above unattainable. Expert 2 takes a different approach but still makes sense to me. To put it simply: have hope, try new things, be active, see the good, say “I love you” more, challenge yourself, choose to be happy, eat better, enjoy today, forgive more readily, read more, become your best. Since many of these are already in my life, this group of resolutions should be just right for me. Expert 3 has more of the same easy attainable resolutions. Here they are: break a bad habit, learn a new skill, do a good deed, visit a new place, read a difficult book, write and send a letter, try new food, take a risk. Once again, I believe this list would be easier to do than setting an unrealistic goal. Actually, as I look at all three of these suggestions, I believe that almost everyone who reads this column could accomplish all three lists and feel really good about doing it. One thing I would like to do is to learn a new language. I think this would be the hardest resolution on the list. The second hardest for me would be to slow down and smell the roses. My life has always been in the fast lane and I never seem to be able to slow down. This is the year where I will do that with a little help from my friends. Visiting a new place is on my bucket list and this is the year I will do that. I would like to thank Snoopy and friends for their excellent advice. And to everyone I sincerely hope you set your goals at a level that is easily attainable. You will feel really great when you can honestly say, “This year I accomplished all my 2020 resolutions.” Happy New Year. kashley1940@hotmail.com
There is a new man in Amy Schumerâs life, and his name is Chris Fischer. Even though this was suspected for a while, Schumer confirmed the rumors with a photo of them kissing on Instagram. Fischer is a famous chef who has a passion for making great dishes. Read on to know more about Chris Fischerâs loves and life. It sure looks like 2018 is going to be an excellent year for the multi-talented Amy Schumer, especially in her personal life.
Meanwhile, Kerry's staff began their own investigations and, on October 14, issued a report that exposed illegal activities on the part of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, who had set up a private network involving the National Security Council and the CIA to deliver military equipment to right-wing Nicaraguan rebels (Contras). In effect, North and certain members of the President's administration were accused by Kerry's report of illegally funding and supplying armed militants without the authorization of Congress. Kerry's staff investigation, based on a year-long inquiry and interviews with fifty unnamed sources, is said to raise "serious questions about whether the United States has abided by the law in its handling of the contras over the past three years."
Up in the Attic is the fourth studio album by American rock band Alien Ant Farm. The album is identical to "3rd Draft" with the addition of one new track, and radio promo, "Forgive & Forget". It's considered a commercial flop in the U.S. because of little support for the album, no officially released single ("Forgive & Forget" was only released as a promo to radio and received little airplay), and no tour. The album debuted at number 114 on the "Billboard" 200, dropped to number 198 in its next week, and fell off completely in its third week.
The Last Unicorn (album) The Last Unicorn is a 1982 soundtrack album composed and arranged by Jimmy Webb, and performed by America with the London Symphony Orchestra.[1] The album contains the film score for the 1982 film The Last Unicorn, which was based on the children's book by Peter S. Beagle.
In 677 (during the reign of Emperor Gaozong), Chen Zheng (陳政), together with his son Chen Yuanguang (陳元光), led a military expedition to pacify the rebellion in Fujian. They settled in Zhangzhou and brought the Middle Chinese phonology of northern China during the 7th century into Zhangzhou; In 885, (during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang), the two brothers Wang Chao (王潮) and Wang Shenzhi (王審知), led a military expedition force to pacify the Huang Chao rebellion. They brought the Middle Chinese phonology commonly spoken in Northern China into Zhangzhou. These two waves of migrations from the north generally brought the language of northern Middle Chinese into the Fujian region. This then gradually evolved into the Zhangzhou dialect.
Poltergeist is an American horror film series distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1980s . The original trilogy revolves around the members of the Freeling family , who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ghosts lead by a demon known as the Beast that are attracted to the youngest daughter , Carol Anne . The original film was co-written and produced by Steven Spielberg . The Poltergeist films collected a total of approximately $ 132 million at the United States box office . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , with co-financing from 20th Century Fox released a `` revisionist '' reboot of the series in May 2015 .
Montague "Monty" Porter PSM (1935–2011) was an Australian premiership winning and state representative rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a second rower with the St. George Dragons during their eleven-year premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966, playing in six winning grand final teams. He was the inaugural captain of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in that club's foundation season of 1967. After football, he had a successful career as a Sports Administrator.
Africa Africa Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African state. With a total border length of 3,192 kilometers (1,984 miles), Burkina Faso is bordered by Mali to the north and west; Niger to the east; and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire to the south. Cameroon Located on the west coast of Central Africa, Cameroon covers an area of 475,400 square kilometers (183,695 square miles), slightly more than California. Land boundaries extend for a total of 4,591 kilometers (2,853 miles) between Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) to the east, and the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea to the south. Cape Verde Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands and 5 islets situated 483 kilometers (300 miles) due west of Dakar, Senegal, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cape Verde's total land area is 4,033 square kilometers (1,557 square miles), which makes it slightly larger than the U.S. Central African Republic The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari, now the Central African Republic (CAR), is well named; it is a landlocked country in the center of the African continent. Land boundaries extend for 5,203 kilometers (3,233 miles) connecting Cameroon to the west, Chad and Sudan to the north, and the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the south. Chad The former French colony of Chad, a landlocked country located in northern Central Africa, is more than 3 times the size of California. The country has an area of 1,284,000 square kilometers (495,755 square miles), with a land boundary length of 5,968 kilometers (3,708 miles). Congo, Republic of The; The Republic of the Congo (ROC) is located in Western Africa and has an area of 342,000 square kilometers (132,000 square miles). It has a modest coastline of 169 kilometers (105 miles) along the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest and shares land borders with Gabon, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic on the west and north. Côte D'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire (which means "Ivory Coast") is a West African country bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia. It has an area of 322,460 square kilometers (124,502 square miles) of which 318,000 square kilometers (122,780 square miles) are occupied by land while water occupies the remaining 4,460 square kilometers (1,722 square miles). Djibouti Djibouti is situated in the Horn of Africa, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, bordering the Gulf of Aden. To the north lies Eritrea with a shared border of 113 kilometers (70 miles); to the north, west, and southwest lies Ethiopia, with a border length of 337 kilometers (209 miles); and to the southeast lies Somalia, with a border length of 58 kilometers (36 miles). Egypt The Arab Republic of Egypt is located in North Africa, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya to the west, the Gaza Strip to the east, and Sudan to the south. With an area of 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,659 square miles) and a coastline of 2,450 kilometers (1,522 miles), Egypt is slightly more than 3 times the size of New Mexico. Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is a small West African nation of 28,051 square kilometers (10,830 square miles), roughly the same size as Maryland. It consists of a mainland enclave called Río Muni, on the west coast of Africa bordering Cameroon and Gabon, and 5 small islands off the coast of Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra: Bioko, Annobón, Corisco, and the 2 small islands known together as Islas Elobey. Eritrea Eritrea is an eastern African country occupying an area of 121,320 square kilometers (46,841 square miles), which makes it slightly larger than the state of Pennsylvania. It borders Sudan to the north and west, Ethiopia and Djibouti to the south, and the Red Sea to the east. Ethiopia Located in the Horn of Africa— the pointy peninsula-like landmass that emanates out of the eastern part of the continent—Ethiopia has a total area of 1,127,127 square kilometers (935,183 square miles), rendering it slightly less than twice the size of Texas. A landlocked country complet
Genesis Definition and Meaning - Bible Dictionary Genesis [H] [S] The five books of Moses were collectively called the Pentateuch, a word of Greek origin meaning "the five-fold book." The Jews called them the Torah, i.e., "the law." It is probable that the division of the Torah into five books proceeded from the Greek translators of the Old Testament. The names by which these several books are generally known are Greek. The first book of the Pentateuch (q.v.) is called by the Jews Bereshith, i.e., "in the beginning", because this is the first word of the book. It is generally known among Christians by the name of Genesis, i.e., "creation" or "generation," being the name given to it in the LXX. as designating its character, because it gives an account of the origin of all things. It contains, according to the usual computation, the history of about two thousand three hundred and sixty-nine years. Genesis is divided into two principal parts. The first part (1-11) gives a general history of mankind down to the time of the Dispersion. The second part presents the early history of Israel down to the death and burial of Joseph (12-50). There are five principal persons brought in succession under our notice in this book, and around these persons the history of the successive periods is grouped, viz., Adam (1-3), Noah (4-9), Abraham ( (10-25:18), ), Isaac ( (25:19-35:29), ), and Jacob (36-50). In this book we have several prophecies concerning Christ ( 3:15 ; 12:3 ; 18:18 ; 22:18 ; 26:4 ; 28:14 ; 49:10 ). The author of this book was Moses. Under divine guidance he may indeed have been led to make use of materials already existing in primeval documents, or even of traditions in a trustworthy form that had come down to his time, purifying them from all that was unworthy; but the hand of Moses is clearly seen throughout in its composition. These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely. [H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names [S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Genesis". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". . Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely. [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary [S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary Bibliography Information Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Genesis'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869. Genesis [E] [H] (origin ), the first book of the law or Pentateuch, so called from its title ia the Septuagint, that is, Creation . Its author was Moses. The date of writing was probably during the forty-years wanderings in the wilderness, B.C. 1491-1451. Time . --The book of Genesis covered 2369 years,--from the creation of Adam, A.M 1, to the death of Joseph, A.M. 2369, or B.C. 1635. Character and purpose . --The book of Genesis (with the first chapters of Exodus) describes the steps which led to the establishment of the theocracy. It is a part of the writers plan to tell us what the divine preparation of the world was in order to show, first, the significance of the call of Abraham, and next, the true nature of the Jewish theocracy. He begins with the creation of the world, because the God who created the world and the God who revealed himself to the fathers is the same God. The book of Genesis has thus a character at once special and universal. Construction . --It is clear that Moses must have derived his knowledge of the events which he records in Genesis either from immediate divine revelation or from oral tradition or written documents. The nature of many of the facts related, and the minuteness of the narration, render it extremely improbable that immediate revelation was the source from whence they were drawn. That his knowledge should have been derived from oral tradition appears morally impossible when we consider the great number of names, ages,
This portion of the brain is located in the cerebral hemisphere. Hypothalamus: The hypothalamus region of the brain controls mood, thirst, hunger and temperature. It also contains glands which control the hormonal processes throughout the body.he brain is made up of nerve cells which interact with the rest of the body through the spinal cord and nervous system. These cells relate information back to specific centers of the brain where it can be processed and an appropriate reaction can be generated.
This is an incomplete list of major companies or subsidiaries headquartered in Houston , Texas and the Houston -- Sugar Land -- Baytown metropolitan area . Houston is known for its oil and gas industry , and has the second highest number of Fortune 500 companies after New York City .
The Death of Alexander VI, 1503 Printer Friendly Version >>> The collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century created a political and cultural vacuum that was filled, in part, by the Roman Catholic Church. For the next 1000 years the continuity of the Church of Rome provided a semblance of stability as Europe sank into barbarism. By the dawn of the Renaissance, however, the mission of the papacy had been corrupted by the conflict between its sacred duties as the Vicar of Christ and its temporal responsibilities as head of the Papal States. This was not the papacy's finest hour. Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI epitomizes this corruption. Born as Rodrigo Borgia in Spain in 1431, he was elected Pope in 1492, an event that spawned rumors that he had spent a considerable fortune bribing the appropriate Cardinals to assure his success. The new Pope loved the good life. He sired at least twelve children through a number of mistresses. The most famous of his offspring were his son Cesare, noted for the murder of political rivals, and his daughter Lucrezia who was married off to a number of husbands for political gain. Pope Alexander VI was in constant need of money - to support his lavish life style, to fill the coffers for his political bribes and to fund his various military campaigns. The sale of Cardinalships was a major source of cash, so too was the sale of indulgences. An indulgence was a written proclamation that exonerated - for a fee - the individual (or his relatives) from punishment in the after-life for sins that had been committed, or in some cases, may be committed in the future. Fourteen years after his death, the corruption of the papacy that Alexander VI exemplified - particularly the sale of indulgences - would prompt a young monk by the name of Martin Luther to nail a summary of his grievances on the door of a church in Germany and launch the Protestant Reformation. ". . . the Pope felt unwell." Johann Burchard was a Papal Master of Ceremonies from 1483 to his death in 1506. His responsibilities at the Vatican included oversight of protocol and procedures for official ceremonies. He kept a detailed diary of his experiences that provides an insight into the papacy of the Borgias. He was present at the death of the last Borgia Pope: ADVERTISMENT "On Saturday morning, August 12th, the pope felt unwell, and at about three o'clock in the afternoon he became feverish. Fourteen ounces of blood were taken from him three days later and tertiary fever set in. Early on August 17th, he was given some medicine, but he worsened and at about six o'clock on the following morning, he made his confession to Don Pietro Gamboa, the Bishop of Carinola, who then celebrated Mass in His Holiness's presence. After he had made his own communion, he gave the pope the Host as he sat in his bed and then completed the Mass. The service was also attended by five cardinals - Serra, Francesco Borgia, Giovanni Castelar, Casanova and de Loris of Constantinople - to whom His Holiness stated that he felt ill. At the hour of Vespers he was given Extreme Unction by the Bishop of Carinola, and he expired in the presence of the datary, the bishop and the attendants standing by. Don Cesare, [the Pope's illegitimate son] who was also unwell at the time, sent Michelotto with a large number of retainers to close all the doors that gave access to the pope's room. One of the men took out a dagger and threatened to cut Cardinal Casanova's throat and to throw him out of the window unless he handed over the keys to all the pope's treasure. Terrified, the cardinal surrendered the keys, whereupon the others entered the room next to the papal apartment and seized all the silver that they found, together with two coffers containing about a hundred thousand ducats. Cesare Borgia At four o'clock in the afternoon, they opened the doors and proclaimed that the pope was dead. In the meantime, valets took what had been left behind in the wardrobe and the apartments, and nothing of value remained except the papal chairs, some cushions and the tapes
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future, the death of an African icon and the rise of a new leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize JOHANNESBURG -- A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future, the death of an African icon and a new leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize. These African stories captured the world's attention in 2019 — and look to influence events on the continent in 2020. The battles against extremist violence and Ebola will also continue to be major campaigns in Africa in the coming year. The crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa in March killed all 157 passengers and crew. The disaster, which claimed the lives of a large number of U.N. officials, involved a Boeing 737 Max jet and came just five months after a similar crash in Indonesia of the same aircraft. Boeing was inundated with questions about the safety of its plane. After initially claiming that it was safe, the company was forced to ground the plane after many countries refused to let it fly in their airspace. In December Boeing announced that it would suspend production of the jet. The air crash was a trial for Ethiopia's reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who later in the year won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for achieving peace with neighboring Eritrea. But Abiy is challenged by often violent ethnic rivalries in his country and elections set for May 2020 will be crucial, analysts say. Cyclone Idai ripped into Mozambique in March, killing more than 1,300 people, making it “one of the worst weather-related disasters ever to hit the southern hemisphere,” according to the U.N. A month later Cyclone Kenneth roared into northern Mozambique, killing more than 50 people. This was the first time in recorded history that Mozambique had two major cyclones, prompting some to worry that the country, with a 1,000-mile Indian Ocean coastline, may be prone to more storms as a result of climate change. Across Mozambique more than 2.5 million people remain in urgent need of assistance, according to the U.N. Mozambique also starts 2020 troubled by ongoing attacks on vehicles in the country's central area and by Islamic extremist attacks in the country's north. Extremist violence continues to vex Africa from the east to the west. 2019 began with extremist violence. In Kenya in January, insurgents launched an assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi that killed at least 14 people. The year came to an end with extremist attacks across the continent. A bomb in Somalia killed 78 people, including many university students, in the capital, Mogadishu, on Dec. 28, the deadliest attack in years. Somalia's al-Shabab, allied to al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the bombing. In Nigeria extremists linked to the Islamic State group circulated a video showing 11 hostages, most of them Christians, being executed. They were thought to be killed on Christmas Day. The extremist group, which calls itself the Islamic State West Africa Province, said the captives were executed as revenge for the killing of Islamic State group leaders in Iraq and Syria in October. In northern Burkina Faso, jihadists killed 35 civilians, most of them women, and ensuing clashes with security forces left 80 jihadists dead, the West African nation's president announced Dec. 24. That attack came weeks after an attack on a convoy carrying employees of a Canadian mining company in which at least 37 civilians were killed in the country's east. Both attacks were by groups numbering close to 100, indicating the presence of relatively large, well-organized extremist groups. “The startling deterioration of the security situation in Burkina Faso has been a major development in 2019," said Alex Vines, director of the Africa program at Chatham House, the British think tank. ”There's been a dramatic spike in extremist attacks." Frequent attacks in Burkina Faso's north and east already have displaced more than a half million people, according to the United Nations. While Burkina Faso's military has received training from both former colonizer France and the United States, it starts 2020 with little progress in halting the surge in extremist violence. Congo starts the year waging a different kind of war — a campaign against Ebola, which has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018. The medical effort to control the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has been severely hampered since the start by the presence of several armed groups in eastern Congo, the epicenter of the epidemic. It was hoped that new vaccines would help control the outbreak more quickly, but the violence has hampered those efforts. Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi, elected in 2019, said in November that he was optimistic that the Ebola outbreak would be ended before 2020, but the epidemic continues throughout eastern Congo. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, re-elected in 2019, said in a New Year's statement that the need to boost his country's ailing economy and create jobs is his biggest challenge for 2020. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, also re-elected, has said that his government has controlled the rebellion by Boko Haram extremists, but violence continues to plague the country's northeast. Zimbabwe's longtime ruler, Robert Mugabe, died at age 95 in September. Mugabe, the guerrilla leader who fought to end white-minority rule in Rhodesia and then ruled independent Zimbabwe from 1980 until 2017, left a mixed legacy of liberation, repression and economic ruin. Zimbabwe begins the new year with severe economic problems including inflation estimated at more than 300% and widespread hunger. In an emergency appeal at the end of December, the U.N.'s World Food Program said that even though the southern African country had suffered a drought, Zimbabwe's food shortages are a “man-made” disaster, laying the blame squarely with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government. The once-prosperous country staggered to 2020 with power shortages lasting up to 19 hours per day and large parts of the capital, Harare, a city of some 2 million people, going without running water.
The Kerry Blue Terrier (also known as the Irish Blue Terrier) () is a breed of dog. Originally bred to control "vermin" including rats, rabbits, badgers, foxes, otters and hares, over time the Kerry became a general working dog used for a variety of jobs including herding cattle and sheep, and as a guard dog. Today the Kerry has spread around the world as a companion and working dog. Despite a Kerry Blue winning Crufts (the most important UK dog show) in 2000, it remains an "unfashionable" breed, and is distinctly uncommon; however, it not as threatened as some of the other terrier breeds such as Skye Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, and Dandie Dinmont Terrier.
Left Behind is a 2000 Canadian-American religious science fiction film directed by Vic Sarin and starring Kirk Cameron , Brad Johnson , Gordon Currie , and Clarence Gilyard . The film was based on the best-selling Christian eschatological end-times novel of the same name written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins , adapted for the screen by Alan B. McElroy . The film was released first direct-to-video , followed by a limited theatrical release . At the time of its release , the film was promoted by its creators as the `` biggest and most ambitious Christian film ever made . '' The film received generally negative reviews , holding a 16 % `` Rotten '' score on review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes . Despite this , the film managed to spawn two additional sequels based on the second novel in the series , Tribulation Force and World at War .
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Iyang-Argapura is a massive volcanic complex that dominates the landscape between Mount Raung and Mount Lamongan in East Java , Indonesia . Valleys up to 1,000 m deep dissect the strongly eroded Iyang volcano . No historical eruptions have been recorded within the last 500 years , but there is an unverified report about an eruption in AD 1597 .
`` Drive '' is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album Bangerz -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . It was written and produced by Mike Will Made It and P-Nasty , with additional songwriting provided by Samuel Jean and Cyrus . The song is a dubstep and EDM influenced track , and discusses the difficulties in ending a romantic relationship ; it has been widely speculated to have been inspired by Cyrus ' former fiancé Liam Hemsworth . `` Drive '' received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics , who complimented its overall production and Cyrus ' vocal delivery . Despite not having been released as a single , it peaked at number 87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . Cyrus first performed the song during her episode of MTV Unplugged in January 2014 , and has also performed it during her ongoing Bangerz Tour .
A medical emergency is an acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to a person 's life or long-term health . These emergencies may require assistance from another person , who should ideally be suitably qualified to do so , although some of these emergencies such as Cardiovascular -LRB- Heart -RRB- , Respiratory , Gastrointestinal can not be dealt with by the victim themselves . Dependent on the severity of the emergency , and the quality of any treatment given , it may require the involvement of multiple levels of care , from first aiders to Emergency Medical Technicians and emergency physicians . Any response to an emergency medical situation will depend strongly on the situation , the patient involved and availability of resources to help them . It will also vary depending on whether the emergency occurs whilst in hospital under medical care , or outside of medical care -LRB- for instance , in the street or alone at home -RRB- .
Oxidative phosphorylation The energy released by electrons flowing through this electron transport chain is used to transport protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane, in a process called electron transport. This generates potential energy in the form of a pH gradient and an electrical potential across this membrane. This store of energy is tapped when protons flow back across the membrane and down the potential energy gradient, through a large enzyme called ATP synthase; this process is known as chemiosmosis. The ATP synthase uses the energy to transform adenosine diphosphate (ADP) into adenosine triphosphate, in a phosphorylation reaction. The reaction is driven by the proton flow, which forces the rotation of a part of the enzyme; the ATP synthase is a rotary mechanical motor.
Artery An artery (plural arteries) (from Greek ἀρτηρία (artēria), meaning 'windpipe, artery')[1] is a blood vessel that takes blood from the heart to all parts of the body. Most arteries carry oxygenated blood; the two exceptions are the pulmonary and the umbilical arteries, which carry deoxygenated blood to the organs that oxygenate it. The effective arterial blood volume is that extracellular fluid which fills the arterial system.
Ice Age is a 2002 American computer-animated buddy comedy road film directed by Chris Wedge and co-directed by Carlos Saldanha from a story by Michael J. Wilson . Produced by Blue Sky Studios as its first feature film , it was released by 20th Century Fox on March 15 , 2002 . The film features the voices of Ray Romano , John Leguizamo , Denis Leary and Chris Wedge . The film is set during the days of the ice age ; animals begin migrating south to escape the winters . Once Manny , a no-nonsense mammoth meets Sid , a loudmouthed ground sloth and the two find a human baby , they set out to return the baby . Joining them is a saber-tooth tiger named Diego , who is commanded by his pack leader to bring the baby to him to enact revenge against the humans . This film was met with mostly positive reviews and was nominated at the 75th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature . It was a box office success by grossing over $ 383 million , starting the Ice Age franchise . It was followed by four sequels , Ice Age : The Meltdown in 2006 , Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 2009 , Ice Age : Continental Drift in 2012 , and Ice Age : Collision Course in 2016 .
The Family and Medical Leave Act The Family and Medical Leave Act Updated on February 5, 2018 Paid Leave The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) was a major first step in the effort to recognize and support the work of caring for families. However, due to significant coverage gaps, more than 40% of workers are ineligible for FMLA leave. Furthermore, many workers who are covered by the FMLA cannot afford to take unpaid leave or do not know about their rights under the statute. A Foundation and A Blueprint: Building the Workplace Leave Laws We Need After Twenty-Five Years of the Family & Medical Leave Act Know Your FMLA Rights Far too many workers are unaware of their rights under the FMLA. A Better Balance has prepared two fact sheets with detailed information. In addition to the FMLA, you may have rights to family and medical leave under state law. Visit our know-your-rights database to find out more. Know Your Rights: The Family and Medical Leave Act (October 2016)What Should LGBT Families Know About the Family and Medical Leave Act? (June 2015)What Should Veterans & Military Families Know? (July 2017)FMLA Regulations and Department of Labor Interpretations on LGBT Families On June 22, 2010, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interpretation clarifying that the FMLA’s definition of “son or daughter” is broad enough to include LGBT parents who have no biological or legal relationship to the children they are raising. Click here to read the DOL interpretation, and click here to learn more about the FMLA rights of LGBT families. In June 2014, the Obama administration announced that it will establish a more LGBT-inclusive definition of “spouse” under the FMLA. Under the definition of “spouse” proposed in June 2014 and finalized in March 2015. To learn more, please see the following resources: A Better Balance’s comments to the U. S. Department of Labor in support of the proposed rule change A Better Balance’s comments to the U. S. Office of Personnel Management in support of the proposed rule change, as applies to federal workers A Better Balance also generated many supportive comments by circulating a sample comment for other groups and advocates to adapt and submit to the Department of Labor. The Supreme Court’s decision in June 2015 for nationwide marriage equality means that same-sex spouses will be fully recognized under the FMLA!FMLA Regulations and Expansion Regarding Military Families In January 2008, the President signed into law the Military Expansion for Injured Servicemembers Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The law provided important family leave benefits to military families and constituted the first expansion of the FMLA since 1993. On November 17, 2008, the Department of Labor released new, two-part final FMLA regulations that implemented and clarified the Military Expansion for Injured Servicemembers Act but also made it more difficult for other workers to access needed FMLA leave. To learn more about these FMLA regulations, please see the following resources: A Better Balance’s comments on the proposed regulatory changes Department of Labor’s Employee Protections under the Family and Medical Leave Fact Sheet
Cantonen Iron Kung Fu is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Lee Chiu and starring Bryan Leung as historical figure Leung Kwan, who was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton. Aside from starring in the lead role, Leung also worked on planning of the film.
Michael Jack Schmidt -LRB- born September 27 , 1949 -RRB- is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- for the Philadelphia Phillies . Schmidt was a twelve-time All-Star and a three-time winner of the National League -LRB- NL -RRB- Most Valuable Player award -LRB- MVP -RRB- , and he was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense : as a hitter , he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in -LRB- RBIs -RRB- , and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times . As a fielder , Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times . Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and is often considered the greatest third baseman in baseball history . Having an unusual batting stance , Schmidt turned his back somewhat towards the pitcher and rocked his rear end back-and-forth while waiting for a pitch . By standing far back in the batter 's box , he made it almost impossible to jam him by pitching inside . Schmidt was one of the best athletes of his era ; teammate Pete Rose once said , `` To have his body , I 'd trade him mine and my wife 's , and I 'd throw in some cash . ''
Standard written English John H. Fisher, author of "The Emergence of Standard English", observes that in Spanish, Italian, French, and English, the written languages became standardised before the spoken languages, and that these provide frames of reference for what is considered standard speech. He said, in an interview for the Children of the Code project: I came to the conclusion that all of the discussion of standardisation of language was a discussion of the written forms of language. It had nothing to do with spoken language. We don't have the spoken language standardised yet. When we say that we're speaking Standard English, what we're doing is transferring into our spoken vocabulary and syntax the elements of the written language. What is standard in what you and I are talking now is what we get from our writing. There are grammatical constructions and words that one uses in speech that one generally avoids in written compositions. Even in the most colloquial of online chats, interjections such as "like" are rarer than in speech.
Cancer -LSB- ˈkænsər -RSB- -LRB- Greek : Καρκίνος , Karkinos ; Latin : Cancer -RRB- is the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac , originating from the constellation of Cancer . It spans the 90 ° to 120 ° of the zodiac , between 90 ° and 120 ° of celestial longitude . Under the tropical zodiac , the Sun transits this area on average between June 22 and July 22 , and under the sidereal zodiac , the Sun transits this area between approximately July 16 and August 15 . In astrology , Cancer is the Cardinal sign of the Water Trigon , which is made up of Cancer , Pisces , and Scorpio . It is considered a negative sign , whose domicile , or ruling planet , is the Moon . Though some depictions of Cancer feature a lobster , the sign is most often represented by the crab , based on the Karkinos , a giant crab that harassed Heracles during his fight with the Hydra .
Free Flashcards about GK 3 Semantics is the branch of logic concerned with what? Meaning Which Northumberland castle, located between Craster and Embleton, is closely associated with the legend of Guy the Seeker? Dunstanburgh Castle Whose poem is "The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket"? Robert Powell Which poem did Milton write about the drowned fellow poet Edward King? Lycidas What was England's second-largest and second-most commercially important city for the bulk of the 14th century? Norwich Which sea battle was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening salvoes of the 100 Years War? Sluys In which county are Chipchase and Belsay Castles? Northumberland In England, often associated with the wool trade, what European historiography term refers to the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation? Staple The narrator of Anthony Burgess's 'Earthly Powers' is generally held to have been a lampoon or caricature of which real-life author? W Somerset Maugham Maria Edgeworth is a character in which literary work? Castle Rackrent In which play does the line "to thine own self be true" appear? Hamlet In which Graham Greene novel is Scobie a character? The Heart of The Matter Paul Morel is the protagonist of which novel? Sons and Lovers Gerald Crich appears in which DH Lawrence novel? Women In Love Stephen Blackpool is the hero of which Dickens work? Hard Times Which fictitious Northern city is scene of much of the action in 'Hard Times'? Coketown In which novel is Paul Pennyfeather a character? Decline and Fall (Waugh_ In which century was the Sorbonne founded? 13th (1253) Dorothea Brooke appears in which classic novel? Middlemarch In a church, what is the chancel? The space around the altar at the liturgical East end of a church. Give a year in the reign of Philip II (Phillipe Auguste) of France. 1180-1223 Which perfume house introduced the 'Gentleman' brand in 1974? Givenchy Which word can refer to a bomber aircraft, a radio call sign and the Z-Cars code-name? Victor What was Eleanor Thornton the model for in 1911? The Spirit of Ecstasy Liverworts and green leaves are both rich in which vitamin group, including retinol, retinal, retinoic acid? Vitamin A Which Englishman designed the first modern steam turbine in 1884? Parsons Which foodstuff is prepared from Hydrocarbon toluene? Saccharine Which company made the 'Forester' car model? Subaru Which American first used the term 'torpedo' for a naval explosive? Fulton Which element is atomic number 9? Fluorine Highland Dirks and Stilettos are both types of what? Daggers Fish-oils and egg yolk are both rich in which Vitamin? Vitamin D Plasterers and Diggers are both types of what sort of insect? Wasps How long is a vicennial? Every 20 years What name is given to a female badger? Sow If a male cat is a tom, what is a female? Queen A musquash fur comes from which animal? Musk Rat What was unusual about the UK Nobel Prize Winner stamps issued in 2001? Scented What type of animals are cervidae? Deer The first UK self-adhesive stamps depicted what? Cats Gypsum is more correctly known by what chemical name? Hydrated calcium sulphate What is the chemical symbol of promethium? Pm Which Miletus-born Presocratic philosopher is sometimes called 'The Father of Science'? Thales The quagga is a subspecies of which animal? Zebra Which class of subatomic particles is named from the Greek for 'heavy'? Baryons Which Ancient Greek astronomer both discovered the precession of the equinoxes, and may have compiled the first star catalogue? Hipparchus Which kitchen appliance did Denis Papin introduce in 1679? Pressure Cooker Which vitamin deficiency causes beri-beri? B1 Which class of subatomic articles is named from the Greek for 'thick'? Hadrons In which year were self-adhesive stamps introduced to the UK? 2001 Which type of creature has the largest brain relative to body size yet known? Ant Asparagus, leeks and tulips are all part of which plant family? Lily Archangel and Havana Brown are both breeds of what animal? Cat Which mathematician is (possibly fancifully) often credited with inventing roul
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Terminal cisternae Terminal cisternae are enlarged areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum surrounding the transverse tubules. These discrete regions within the muscle cell store calcium (increasing the capacity of the sarcoplasmic reticulum to release calcium) and release it when an action potential courses down the transverse tubules, eliciting muscle contraction. Because terminal cisternae ensure rapid calcium delivery, they are well developed in muscles that contract quickly, such as fast twitch skeletal muscle. Terminal cisternae then go on to release calcium, which binds to troponin. This releases tropomyosin, exposing active sites of the thin filament, actin.
Distance to cities nearby Los Angeles, CA and Houston, TX. 1 Distance from Los Angeles, CA to Alhambra, CA. 2 Distance from Los Angeles, CA to Agoura, CA. 3 Distance from Los Angeles, CA to Acton, CA. 4 Distance from Los Angeles, CA to Agoura Hills, CA. 5 Distance from Los Angeles, CA to Agua Dulce, CA.
How long does klonopin stay in your system Posted: May 03, 2013 \| Report This \|littlerachael Q. How long does klonopin stay in your system Was given klonopin to help with Xanax withdrawal. I was already down to half of 0.25 mg twice a day of the Xanax. Took 0.25 mg Klonopin at bedtime. The next day I could not function for the drugged effect and extreme weakness. I did not take another dose the next night and woke up the next day nauseated. I want to discontinue the Klonopin and go back to the Xanax taper schedule I was on. How many hours would it be safe to do so? What would be the taper schedule from here? I am 62. Related Topics: Weakness Follow Question
Former rower Greg Searle on winning gold at the 1992 Olympics - Telegraph Former rower Greg Searle on winning gold at the 1992 Olympics Greg Searle talks to Siân Ranscombe about winning a gold at the Barcelona Olympics, 1992 Greg Searle and his brother Jonny and their parents after winning gold at the 1992 Olympics Photo: Courtesy of Greg Searle By Siân Ranscombe Follow This is a brilliant memory – winning the coxed pairs event with my brother, Jonny, and our cox, Garry Herbert. The feeling as we crossed the finish line was familiar – I had felt the same when I’d won races before. The elation was the same as when I was 16 and won at Henley Royal Regatta with my school team. What was unexpected was how great it felt when we stood with our gold medals around our necks with the national anthem playing. Being with Jonny [wearing the flag] and our parents, it all felt complete. It was a feeling of, ‘I’m the best in the world at this and I’m never going to have to compete again.’ I was only 20 and Jonny was 23, but it felt like nothing else would matter and I was going to be happy for the rest of my life. The other unexpected thing was that people cared. For our first public appearance following the win, there were 200 people there when we arrived. They fell silent, started clapping and formed a queue to get a photo and autograph from us. Then someone asked to try on my medal – it was the first time anyone else had worn my medal – and then everyone started queuing up because they all wanted a go. It sounds clichéd, but after the Games I wanted other things in my life. I’d won a rowing race and that was great, but I wanted a good job and good friends and relationships. The family side of things is important to me, and this picture with our parents sums that up. Being in a team with Jonny was perfect. I have two children now, and I want them both to be successful but I don’t want one to be way better than the other. We solved that by competing together. Jonny and I had ultimate trust and belief in each other. Sometimes that made it difficult because we could challenge each other in a way others wouldn’t, but it also pushed us to get the best from each other. We first rowed in a pair together in 1990 and we dreamt we’d row in the Olympics. We did so here in 1992, and were in a four together at Atlanta 1996 (where we won bronze), and then things moved on. Related Articles Searle's date with destiny 16 Dec 2009 I came out of retirement aged 40 at London 2012. The training was very different – a lot less was left to chance. We wanted to inspire a generation and I wanted my kids to be part of it, too. At the final, where we won another bronze, the cox of my boat called out the names of my children to our crew: ‘This is for Josie and Adam.’ I hope I’ve inspired them; I want them to be the best they can be at whatever they want to do. Greg Searle is coaching at SportFest , a family sports festival in collaboration with SuperSkills Experiences ,August 2-3, Wormsley Estate, Buckinghamshire For more stories from the Saturday Telegraph magazine visit telegraph.co.uk/magazine
12. True or False: âProtistâ is a special category of living things â different from plants and animals. 13. This star-shaped organelle helps remove excess water, to keep the protist from exploding: 14. The picture below shows which protist consuming food? 15. Because they must consume food, both amoeba and paramecium will have a bubble protist needs to survive. What is the name for this bubble? 16. Name the protist pictured below:
The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, commonly called the Whirlpool Bridge, and until 1937, known as the Lower Steel Arch Bridge, is a spandrel braced, riveted, two-hinged arch bridge. It crosses the international border between Canada and the United States, connecting the commercial downtown districts of Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York. This bridge is located approximately 1.5 km north of the Rainbow Bridge and about 2 km from the Falls. This bridge was acquired by the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission in January 1959.
Deer Park Town Center is an upscale lifestyle center in the northwest Chicago suburb of Deer Park, Illinois, situated at the southwest corner of U.S. Highway 12 (Rand Road) and Long Grove Road, just north of Lake Cook Road. It is a one-level, open air lifestyle shopping center of red brick with off-white drivit neutral piers, towers, dormers, graphic accents, varied light fixtures and roof lighting throughout the center. The shopping center consists of over 70 retailers and restaurants, spread across 386,000 square feet (35,900 m2). Key retailers include Apple, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Bath & Body Works, Crate & Barrel, Century Theatre, J. Crew, Pottery Barn, Talbots, Vera Bradley and Victoria’s Secret. Deer Park Town Center is flanked by a selection of fine national restaurants including; Biaggi’s Ristorante, California Pizza Kitchen, La Hacienda, Red Robin, Panera Bread, and Stoney River. The footprint of Deer Park Town Center shows a long sweep of retail facing Rand Road, with convenient parking close to stores.Its construction generated further retail development of the Rand Road corridor and marked the first major commerce for the Deer Park and Kildeer communities, which were small bedroom communities without any kind of commerce prior to the center's construction. The center generates considerable traffic from throughout the northwest suburbs, primarily in the Barrington, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Palatine, and Buffalo Grove communities, and from farther places as well. The center focuses on stores that sell upscale clothing, along with high-end furniture and home decor.
is a media franchise created by Bushiroad with five other companies : Bandai Visual , Doga Kobo , Nitroplus , Lantis , and Yuhodo . It consists of a trading card game , with the first products released on February 28 , 2016 , and an anime television series by Doga Kobo .
The thesaurus of synonyms and related words is fully integrated into the dictionary. Click on the thesaurus category heading under the button in an entry to see the synonyms and related words for that meaning. to ask a question The teacher posed a question to one of her class. To ask a question or questions:ask, question, demand... This is the British English definition of pose a question. View American English definition of pose a question.
Quetta Gladiators (Urdu/Balochi: ‎ ‎ ; Pashto: د کوېټې گليډئيټرز‎ ) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is nominally based in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan. The franchise was established in 2015 as a result of the formation of the PSL by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and is owned by Omar Associates. Team's Homeground is Bugti Stadium.As of 2017, the team is captained by Pakistan ODI and T20I skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and coached by former Pakistani cricketer Moin Khan.
Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is a figure of a robed woman representing Libertas, a Roman liberty goddess - also incorporating some elements reminiscent of another Roman deity, Sol Invictus. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed in Roman numerals with "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI" (July 4, 1776), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad.

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