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Erigeron petiolaris

Erigeron petiolaris is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is native to northern and central Asia (Siberia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan). Erigeron petiolaris a perennial herb up to 28 cm tall, with a short rhizome. It produces flower heads one at a time or in groups of 2 or 3, each head containing pink or white ray florets and yellow disc florets. The species grows in arctic or alpine regions on rocky slopes. References petiolaris Category:Flora of Asia Category:Plants described in 1906

Timeline of women's basketball

1881–1890 1885 Formation of the Association for the Advancement of Physical Education 1891–1900 1891 James Naismith, born in Almonte, Ontario, invents basketball while teaching at a school now known as Springfield College 1892 Senda Berenson reads about Dr. Naismith's new game, and with modified rules, introduces the game to Smith College students. First inter-institutional game between the University of California, Berkeley and Miss Head's School. 1893 Clara Gregory Baer introduces (as it was written at the time) to Sophie Newcomb College (now part of Tulane University) 1894 RULE Change—Dribbling and guarding another player prohibited 1895 Clara Gregory Baer writes the first book of rules for women's basketball. The first public women's basketball game in the South is played at a men's only club, the Southern Athletic Club. 1896 First intercollegiate contest between the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford was held on April 4, 1896. Stanford won, 2–1. 1897 First recorded women's basketball game in Australia, played in Victoria, using wet paper bags for baskets. First women's high school game between Austin High and Oak Park. Won by Austin 16–4. 1899 Senda Berenson publishes the first issue of Basketball Guide for Women, which she would edit and update for eighteen years. These rules, with minor modifications, would remain in use until the 1960s. Stanford abolishes intercollegiate competition of women. (The players formed an independent club team). 1901–1910 1904 Stanford rescinds the prohibition against intercollegiate competition of women. 1906 Women's basketball featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post 1911–1920 1913 RULE Change—A single dribble is permitted as long as it bounces knee-high 1914 RULE Change—Half-court play is allowed. 1915 The Edmonton Grads, then known as the Commercial High School basketball team, won the Intercollegiate Basketball League. They would go on to play as the Grads, with a record of 502–20 between 1915 and 1940. James Naismith would go on to refer to them as "the finest basketball team that ever stepped out on a floor". 1916 RULE Change—Coaching from sidelines prohibited during game, except for halftime 1918 RULE Change—The bottom of the basket is removed. Substitutes allowed for first time (but cannot re-enter game). The bounce pass is allowed 1921–1930 1921 Basketball played for perhaps the first time in Europe at the 1921 Women's Olympiad 1926 The Amateur Athletic Union sponsored the first-ever American national women's basketball championship. 1927 RULE Change—Players must wear a number on the back 1931–1940 1932 RULE Change—guarding another player first allowed FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, is formed in Geneva. 1936 RULE Change—the first time a guard, called a "rover" was allowed to play the entire court The All American Red Heads Team a barnstorming professional team was formed. They would go on to tour the country for 50 years, playing men's team using men's rules. 1938 RULE Change—The court is now divided into two sections, rather than three. Team size remains six players each. 1941–1950 1947 RULE Change—Players must wear a number on the front and the back 1949 Hazel Walker became the first woman to own a professional basketball team, the Arkansas Travelers. RULE

Rue Saint-Maur (Paris Métro)

Rue Saint-Maur () is a station on Paris Métro Line 3, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. Location The station is located under Avenue de la République, between Rue Saint-Maur and Rue Servan. Approximately oriented along an east-west axis, it is located between the Parmentier and Père Lachaise stations. History The station opened on 19 October 1904 as part of the first section of line 3 between Père Lachaise and Villiers. The Rue Saint-Maur is named after Saint Maurus, a disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia, who is said to have saved Saint Placid from drowning. It owes its initial name of Saint-Maur to its proximity to rue Saint-Maur, which corresponds to an old path which led from the Abbey of Saint-Maur to the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Until the early years of the 21st century the station was called Saint-Maur, but on 1 September 1998 its name was changed to avoid confusion with stations on RER line A in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés in the southeastern suburbs of Paris. Like a third of the stations on the network, between 1974 and 1984 the station's platforms were renovated in the Andreu-Motte style, orange in this case. As part of the RATP's Renouveau du métro program, the station's corridors were renovated in the course of the 2000s. In 2018, 3,065,770 travelers entered this station which placed it at 181st position of the metro stations for its usage. Passenger services Access The station has four entrance points established on Avenue de la République: entrance 1 - Rue Saint-Maur, consisting of a fixed staircase adorned with a Guimard ironwork listed as historic monument on 29 May 1978, leading to the right of no. 74 on the avenue; entrance 2 - Rue Servan, consisting of a escalator allowing only an exit to street level, located opposite No. 90 bis of the avenue; entrance 3 - Rue Saint-Hubert, consisting of a fixed staircase embellished with a mast with a yellow M inscribed in a circle, also located at the right of No. 90 bis of the avenue; entrance 4 - Rue des Bluets, also consisting of a fixed staircase, leading to no 79 on the avenue. Station layout Platforms Rue Saint-Maur is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is in the Andreu-Motte style with two orange-brown light strips, benches and some openings in the corridors treated with flat brown tiles with Motte seats in orange. The bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the vault, the tympans and the rest of the corridors. The advertising frames are metallic and the name of the station is written in Parisine font on enameled plates. Bus connections The station has no connections with the RATP Bus Network. Nearby ESCP Business School Lycée Voltaire Square Maurice-Gardette Gallery References Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton. Category:Paris Métro stations in the 11th arrondissement of Paris Category:Railway stations opened in 1904 Category:1904 establishments in France

American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award, the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, the Publishers Weekly Comics Week Best Comic of the Year, the San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, the 2006/2007 Best Book Award from The Chinese American Librarians Association, and Amazon.com Best Graphic Novel/Comic of the Year. It also made the Booklist Top Ten Graphic Novel for Youth, the NPR Holiday Pick, and Time Top Ten Comic of the Year. It was colored by cartoonist Lark Pien, who received the 2007 Harvey Award for Best Colorist for her work on the book. Synopsis The story of American Born Chinese consists of three separate tales. The first tale is based upon the legendary folk tale of Sun Wukong, or The Monkey King, a character from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. The second tale is the story of a first-generation child of immigrants named Jin Wang, who has moved from San Francisco's Chinatown to a mostly white suburb. Jin Wang struggles to fit in within his new school, and within white American culture. His story links the other two narratives, and fits the form of an ethnic coming-of-age. At school, he struggles to fit in, becomes friends with Wei-Chen Sun, a Taiwanese boy, and later dates Amelia Harris, an all-American girl, but the relationship doesn't last because of his classmate Greg's disapproval of the relationship. The third tale tells the story of a white American boy named Danny, whose Chinese cousin Chin-Kee (as in "Chinky") comes and visits every year. Chin-Kee displays many American racial stereotypes of the Chinese in terms of accent, dress, hairstyle, physical appearance, eating habits, academic performance, and hobbies. Danny is troubled by Chin-Kee's visits. While the three tales are seemingly unrelated at first, it is later revealed in the book that Danny is actually Jin Wang, who "transformed" into a White boy after being prevented from pursuing the girl of his dreams for being Chinese. Eventually, Danny fights Chin-Kee, only to find out that Chin-Kee is really the Monkey King, who came to remind him of his true identity. Ultimately, Jin Wang gives up his "Danny" persona and embraces his Chinese identity. Character list The Monkey King: A monkey who has lived for thousands of years and mastered all the heavenly disciplines. He yearns to join the ranks of gods, and after being rejected, goes on a rampage. He managed to defeat many gods and goddesses, but was buried under a mountain by Tze-Yo-Tzuh for five hundred years. He was later released by Wong Lai-Tsao and accompanies him on his journey. Tze-Yo-Tzuh: Tze-Yo-Tzuh () is the creator of the universe and all of the deities, Wong Lai-Tsao: Based upon Tang Sanzang from Journey to the West. Wong Lai-Tsao is a monk sent on a journey for Tze-Yo-Tzuh. He is promised the Monkey King

Lawrie Glacier

Lawrie Glacier () is a glacier flowing between Mount Genecand and Mezzo Buttress, and entering the head of Barilari Bay between Cherkovna Point and Prestoy Point on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934–37, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 for Robert Lawrie, an English alpine and polar equipment specialist. References External links Australian Antarctic Data Centre entry Category:Glaciers of Graham Coast

Therion circumflexum

Therion circumflexum is a species of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. Distribution This species is widespread in large parts of the Palearctic ecozone (Europe, Asia, North Africa) and alco occurs in the Nearctic ecozone (North America). Description Therion circumflexum can reach a body length of approximately . The head and thorax of these relatively large parasitic wasps are predominantly black. The scutellum is yellow. The abdomen is predominantly orange. Usyally the rear end and the top of the third tergites are black. The female has a short spike. The legs are yellow-orange. The posterior femur and posterior tibia have a dark brown apical end. The wings are orange-hyaline. In the clypeus the median apicali tooth is missing and the hind tarsal claws are evenly curved. Biology The adult parasitoid wasps of this species fly from mid-June to September. They parasitize various butterfly species. These butterflies include the small engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia), the privet hawk moth (Sphinx ligustri), the pine hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri), the pebble prominent (Notodonta ziczac) and a number of moths (Noctuidae). The female wasp lays its eggs in the caterpillars. The hatched larvae feed on the caterpillar and pupates later in a thin web. References Category:Parasitic wasps Category:Insects described in 1758

Phragmataecia terebrifer

Phragmataecia terebrifer is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher and is found in India. References Category:Moths described in 1927 Category:Phragmataecia

Berezinian

In mathematics and theoretical physics, the Berezinian or superdeterminant is a generalization of the determinant to the case of supermatrices. The name is for Felix Berezin. The Berezinian plays a role analogous to the determinant when considering coordinate changes for integration on a supermanifold. Definition The Berezinian is uniquely determined by two defining properties: where str(X) denotes the supertrace of X. Unlike the classical determinant, the Berezinian is defined only for invertible supermatrices. The simplest case to consider is the Berezinian of a supermatrix with entries in a field K. Such supermatrices represent linear transformations of a super vector space over K. A particular even supermatrix is a block matrix of the form Such a matrix is invertible if and only if both A and D are invertible matrices over K. The Berezinian of X is given by For a motivation of the negative exponent see the substitution formula in the odd case. More generally, consider matrices with entries in a supercommutative algebra R. An even supermatrix is then of the form where A and D have even entries and B and C have odd entries. Such a matrix is invertible if and only if both A and D are invertible in the commutative ring R0 (the even subalgebra of R). In this case the Berezinian is given by or, equivalently, by These formulas are well-defined since we are only taking determinants of matrices whose entries are in the commutative ring R0. The matrix is known as the Schur complement of A relative to An odd matrix X can only be invertible if the number of even dimensions equals the number of odd dimensions. In this case, invertibility of X is equivalent to the invertibility of JX, where Then the Berezinian of X is defined as Properties The Berezinian of is always a unit in the ring R0. where denotes the supertranspose of . Berezinian module The determinant of an endomorphism of a free module M can be defined as the induced action on the 1-dimensional highest exterior power of M. In the supersymmetric case there is no highest exterior power, but there is a still a similar definition of the Berezinian as follows. Suppose that M is a free module of dimension (p,q) over R. Let A be the (super)symmetric algebra S*(M*) of the dual M* of M. Then an automorphism of M acts on the ext module (which has dimension (1,0) if q is even and dimension (0,1) if q is odd)) as multiplication by the Berezianian. See also Berezin integration References Category:Super linear algebra Category:Determinants

Samuel Shumack

Samuel Shumack (1850 - 1940) was an early Canberra pioneer and Australian farmer. He wrote his autobiography in the 1920s and it was published in 1967 as an account of rural living in the Canberra district. Shumack Street in Weetangera is named after his father, Richard Shumack. Early life Samuel Shumack was born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. He and his family moved to Australia in 1856, escaping the Irish depression. The family sailed in the Bermondsey, arriving in Sydney on 29 August 1856. Upon arrival in Sydney, six-year-old Shumack and his family together travelled the three-week journey by horse-drawn cart to the sheep station Duntroon. At Duntroon Shumack's father, Richard Shumack, was employed for two years by Robert Campbell. Life in Australia After two years at Duntroon, Richard Shumack took up a selection at Emu Bank (now the site of Belconnen Library). Samuel Shumack attended school at St John's Church school for six weeks before turning his attention to farming on the family property. He began work as a shepherd on his father's selection at age eight. Springvale, Weetangera In 1866, at age 16, Samuel Shumack took up land at "Spring Vale" in Weetangera with his father. In 1876 Shumack and one of his relatives were convicted of illegally cutting timber on Crown lands. Samuel Shumack married Sarah Winter (born 1871) in June 1893. The couple had eight children together. The Shumacks lived in Weetangera until 1915 when their land was resumed by the Commonwealth to become part of the Australian Capital Territory. During his time in Weetangera, Shumack was a farmer and grazier. He was involved in local cricket, including as a member of the Ginninderra XI. He and his team frequently rode long distances to compete. Bushfires raged at Springvale in January 1902. Shumack narrowly escaped the fires and lost many acres of grass at his property. For a year beginning Easter 1895, and again in 1904, Shumack was elected a churchwarden at St John's, Canberra. With these years of service and others combined, all up he was a warden at the church for 30 years. By the end of his life, Shumack had worshipped at St. John's for 49 years. The church honoured Shumack in 1951 by dedicated a window to his memory; the window depicted St. John the Evangelist. Upper Hebden In 1915, Shumack moved to Upper Hebden, near Ravensworth in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. Shumack had a fondness for books and writing, having amassed a library of over 2000 books during his life. In 1926, Shumack wrote a letter to a favourite novelist of his, Zane Grey. The letter he received back was published in the local newspaper, the Singleton Argus. During his time in Upper Hebden, Shumack wrote his autobiography. The book, an account of life in rural Canberra, was published in 1967. Peakhurst Shumack died on 6 April 1940 at Peakhurst, New South Wales, where he had been living with his wife Sarah and his daughter Jemima. His body was interred at St. John's in Canberra, following a church service. Sarah

Datta Walvekar

Dr. Datta Walvekar (Marathi: दत्ता वाळवेकर) (30 March 1928 in Belgaum, India – 16 March 2010 in Pune) was an Indian Marathi singer and music director. Background Popularly known as 'Master Datta' in the decade of the 1950s. These programs used to be staged in the big gatherings named "Melas". Walvekar came to Karad at the age of 6, in 1944. There he started acting in Marathi Plays, also started singing at the age of 14, in gatherings of social, cultural platforms of Melas. Walvekar started his career as a singer, by imitating his idol, Gajanan Watve, in the year 1948. Career as an actor Walvekar also acted in Marathi Plays like "Yudhdhachya Sawlya" written by Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar (popularly known as Ga Di Ma), and "Lagnachi Bedi", written by Pralhad Keshav Atre, and enacted by Veteran actor Bapurao Mane. He was fortunate enough to have company of big personalities. His contemporary singers were Babanrao Nawdikar, Govind Kurwalikar, Kumudini Pednekar etc. Contribution on radio Walvekar also directed many musicals on All India Radio, Pune and Mumbai. He composed songs for the programs of Doordarshan Mumbai. He was given a musical play to direct by the then Producer of All India Radio, Sitakant Lad, for the Inaugural function of New Building of All India Radio in Pune. Style and type of Singing Most important features of his singing style was his melodious voice. In his early twenties, he used to sing the songs of female origin also. His clear pronunciation of the words, melodious presentation with the emotions, used to impress the audiences on large scale. Public Performances In those days of 1950 and 1960, the meaningful Marathi poetry and songs were presented by the legendary singers like Datta Walvekar and Gajanan Watve, before the audience of thousands in all parts of Maharashtra. In the public functions of Ganesh Festivals, Navratri or any other religious functions, he used to present a bouquet of love songs, patriotic songs as well as the comic songs to satisfy the demand from his fans and audiences. It was the time, when there were no TV Channels and no other ways of entertainment like after the year 1990. All India Radio was the only electronic Medium of entertaining and informing the audiences. Out of the public Performing Arts, Drama, Folk dance, Folk Music and Classical as well as Semi Classical Music was performed in close door or out door Programs before thousands of the fans. Master Datta was not only appreciated because of his sweet voice, by the audiences, but was flooded with the offers of the Public programs from various parts of the state. Datta Walvekar had performed his musical programs and songs by himself, with his troupe, in almost all the states of India and all districts of Maharashtra. Other career Master Datta Walvekar, since his Young years, was a die hard fan of great literature Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, Actor Singer Balagandharva, and Music Director Shriniwas Khale. He used to call them as his Gods. Datta Walvekar completed his education in the Linguistic, with his research

Barcelona França railway station

Estació de França (; ; "France Station") is a major railway station in the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. Estació de França is the second busiest railway station of the city after Barcelona-Sants in terms of regional and long-distance ridership. It may lose this status, however, with the arrival of the AVE high-speed train in Sants and the construction of Estació de la Sagrera, planned for completion at the end of 2017, that will concentrate most of the traffic. History A railway station was first built here in the 19th century as the main terminus for trains arriving from France (as its name still suggests) but also for services to North East Catalonia and the Costa Brava. Rebuilt and reopened for the 1929 International Exhibition, the two monumental buildings that make up the station were designed by the architect Pedro Muguruza and inaugurated by King Alfonso XIII. They surround the railway tracks in the shape of a 'U'. In total, the station's structure is 29 m tall and 195 m long. The station was closed for renovation between from 1988 and 1992, reopening for the Olympic Games of 1992. Architecture It is generally seen as the city's most beautiful station. It is worth seeing in its own right for the restrained mix of classical and more modern style that is complete with decoration in marble, bronze and crystal and its modernista and art déco motifs. Over the last three decades it has been eclipsed as Barcelona's main station by the underground sprawl of Sants. Indeed, most other stations of Barcelona are at least partly underground. The station's status as the terminus for international trains from and through France ended with the discontinuation of the overnight 'trenhotels' in 2013, which coincided with the introduction of the new high-speed daytime TGV services to Paris, Toulouse, Lyons and Marseilles, all of which call at or terminate at Sants. Part of the original building now belongs to Pompeu Fabra University, serving as its "França building". Lines The station accommodates twelve tracks and seven platforms. It is the terminus for a number of RENFE services: Rodalies Barcelona: R10 - the half-hourly Barcelona International Airport train via central Barcelona (Passeig de Gràcia railway station and Sants), but suspended for AVE works, temporarily served by R2 SUD to central Barcelona (Passeig de Gràcia railway station and Sants), Viladecans, Gavà, Castelldefels, Sitges, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Calafell and Sant Vicenç de Calders Medium-distance (Renfe Media Distancia): Ca1, Ca3, Ca4, Ca6 The station is often also used as backup terminal when parts of the railway network are undergoing maintenance; the station received a wide variety of services during upgrades to the Aragó tunnel during winter of 2008. Services Location The station is located in the east of the city, down between the docks and the zoo. Although it does not have its own metro station, it is easily accessible: directly on the R10 line through central Barcelona (Sants and Passeig de Gràcia), as well as a good five-minute walk from Barceloneta station on line 4 of the Barcelona Metro. Gallery

Psilocorsis cirrhoptera

Psilocorsis cirrhoptera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1961. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona. The wingspan is about 19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July. References Category:Moths described in 1961 Category:Psilocorsis

Psilocerea psegma

Psilocerea psegma is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Comoros. Related pages List of moths of the Comoros References De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2015. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (13.Mar.2015) Herbulot, C. 1981a. Mission P. Viette à la grande Comore. Lepidoptera Geometridae. - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 85 (1980)(11–12):266–273 Category:Ennominae Category:Moths described in 1981

Pontefract de Lacys' family tree

This is the family tree of the de Lacys of Pontefract who were the holders of both Pontefract Castle and the Honour of Pontefract from 1067 to 1348 The holders of the castle and Honour of Pontefract are indicated by an asterisk. Notes Sources Padgett, Lorenzo, Chronicles of Old Pontefract (1905) facsimile published 1993, Old Hall Press, Leeds Category:Family trees Category:Pontefract Category:De Lacy family

Geek'd Con

Geek'd Con is an annual fan convention held in Shreveport, Louisiana. The event was founded in 2015, and debuted as one of the largest Comic book convention in the state of Louisiana, with a first year attendance that topped 12,000 people over three days. The event showcases comic books, science fiction/fantasy, pop culture and fandom elements, such as horror, anime, manga, animation, toys, collectible card games, video games and web entertainment. Like most comic book conventions, Geek'd Con features a large floorspace, taking up two full floors at the Hilton Hotel Convention Center (Shreveport) for exhibitors. The event includes a large autographs area, as well as an Artists Alley, where comic book artists can sign autographs and sell or do sketches. Economic impact In 2016, Geek'd Con's economic impact for the Shreveport area exceeds $1.4 Million annually. As of the 2019 event, the economic impact grew to $2.2 Million. Expansions After the 2015 show in Shreveport, the Geek'd Con brand expanded to new markets. The first expansion was to Tyler, Texas in June 2016, with a second expansion to Rockford, Illinois in October of the same year. While the mild success of this event further expansions have been placed on hold due to low attendance records. History, locations and dates References Category:Anime conventions in the United States Category:Gaming conventions Category:Horror conventions Category:Science fiction conventions in the United States Category:Multigenre conventions

Sex-Business: Made in Pasing

Sex-Business: Made in Pasing is a 1970 West German documentary film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. It focuses on Alois Brummer, a Bavarian producer of pornographic comedies and sexploitation films. The film was shot in July 1970 in Pasing, Oberaudorf. It had a budget of 30,000 DM. The film premiered on 3 January 1970 at the Occam Studio für Filmkunst in Munich. It was broadcast on ARD on 23 March 1970. It received the Filmband in Silber, the second-place prize, for Best Documentary Feature Film at the Deutscher Filmpreis 1970. The Münchner Anstalt gave the film an honorarium of 40,000 DM. See also Bavarian porn References External links Category:1970 films Category:1970s documentary films Category:Documentary films about pornography Category:Films directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg Category:Films shot in Bavaria Category:German documentary films Category:West German films

Heavy snow warning

A Heavy snow warning was a weather warning issued by the National Weather Service of the United States during times when a high rate of snowfall was occurring or was forecast. Generally, the warning was issued for snowfall rates of or more in 12 hours, or or more in 24 hours. This warning was discontinued beginning with the 2008-09 winter storm season, replaced by the Winter Storm Warning for Heavy Snow. A similar warning is issued by Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada Example of a heavy snow warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 221 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY MONDAY BUT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AKZ212-100600- /X.CON.PAFG.HS.W.0011.071210T0000Z-071211T0200Z/ EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS- INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK... SHAKTOOLIK 221 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA SOUTH OF UNALAKLEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL SPREAD NORTH TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NULATO HILLS. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 25 TO 35 MPH AND SOME VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE ACCUMULATION OF NEW SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ See also Severe weather terminology (Canada) Severe weather terminology (United States) Winter storm External links National Weather Service Federal Emergency Management Agency Meteorological Service of Canada Category:Weather warnings and advisories

785 Zwetana

785 Zwetana is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by Adam Massinger, an assistant at the Heidelberg Observatory, on March 30, 1914. Radar observations indicate that it is metallic. In 1990, the asteroid was observed from the European Southern Observatory, allowing a composite light curve to be produced that showed a rotation period of 8.919 ± 0.004 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.01 in magnitude. References External links 000785 Category:Discoveries by Adam Massinger Category:Minor planets named for people Category:Named minor planets 000785 000785 19140330

Edmundo Warnke

Pedro Edmundo Warnke Bravo (born 3 July 1951) is a Chilean long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. Warnie finished fourth in the 5,000 metres at the 1971 Pan American Games and sixth in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres in the 1975 Pan American Games. In the 1979 Pan American Games, he finished fifth in the marathon. References Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Chilean male long-distance runners Category:Olympic athletes of Chile Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games competitors for Chile Category:Sportspeople from Viña del Mar

Washington State Route 170 (1965–67)

State Route 170 was a state route in the U.S. state of Washington. It was an auxiliary route of SR 17. It started at SR 17 in Mesa, then headed west to Ringold, where it ended. Route description From 1964 until 1970, SR 170 began at Ringold Road near the Columbia River southwest of Basin City. From Ringold Road, the roadway traveled northeast into Basin City and then left east to end at SR 17 north of its southern terminus at (US 395) in Mesa; the current road is named Road 170. History The former route of SR 170 first appeared on a map in 1926, when Rand McNally published a road map of Washington, including a road extending from Hanford to Mesa. That road would later become a section of (SSH 11A) in 1937, which ran from Yakima to Connell. In 1953, SSH 11A was relocated due to the development of the Hanford Site and the Hanford–Mesa route became the Ringold branch. Although the roadway was on a map by 1926, the road wasn't finished until after 1963; one year later in 1964, the highway became SR 170, which was later moved to another route near Warden in 1970. Major intersections References 170

Mother Cummings Peak

The Mother Cummings Peak is one of the prominent peaks on the Great Western Tiers located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. With an estimated elevation of between above sea level, the summit of Cummings Head offers 360 degree views. The summit can be reached in about 1 – 2 hours (depending on fitness), and the track is rather steep. Two walking tracks lead to the summit: one from the north via Mole Creek, and the other from the south from the upper Meander Valley. See also List of mountains in Tasmania References Category:Mountains of Tasmania Category:Central Highlands (Tasmania)

Lyropupa striatula

Lyropupa striatula is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Pupillidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii. References Cowie, R. & Pokryseko, B. 1996. Lyropupa striatula. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007. Category:Lyropupa Category:Gastropods described in 1871 Category:Molluscs of Hawaii Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary are a Roman Catholic religious congregation. They were founded at Marijampolė, Lithuania, by the Most Rev. Archbishop George Matulaitis, MIC on October 15, 1918. The sisters observe the evangelical counsels and live in their religious community. In the US, Canada and Lithuania they serve in diversified ministries: education, youth ministry, health care with the aged, social, pastoral and parish work, communications and hospitality. Training Along with their initial spiritual training, the postulants pursue studies in preparation for their future work in the apostolate. The time of novitiate is two years after which they make their first profession of temporary vows. Perpetual vows are taken usually after five years of temporary profession. Qualifications Age: 18 to 40 Completion of high school and up. Habit Originally, the sisters wore a full-length, tailored black dress, Roman collar and a simple black veil. At present plain navy blue outfits and short veil are worn. History Between 1918 and 1940 the Congregation in Lithuania numbered 150 sisters with its motherhouse in Marijampolė and missions in 16 other locations throughout the country. Their Founder, now Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis, had designated its mission to be service to the poor and needy and it took on charitable, educational, health care and various other religious ministries seeking out the less fortunate. When Lithuania was occupied by the communists in 1940, the Congregation was officially disbanded as the country fell under Soviet rule. The sisters went underground, living their religious life in secret and doing apostolic work to strengthen the faith of a people suffering constant religious persecution. In 1990 when Lithuania won its struggle for independence and the Church was again able to function freely, the Congregation was re-established and its mission renewed and expanded with the help of the Community in the USA. The American mission, founded in 1936 with its center in Putnam, CT had to function independently until 1990. Its various missions in the US and Canada served Lithuanian immigrants and local residents. Youth ministry, parish work, health care, publishing religious books and magazines and retreat work were undertaken by this relatively small community. In 1980 a new provincial house and spiritual renewal center was built in Putnam and is now functioning along with parish missions and youth ministry in Lemont, IL and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A large modern Nursing Home was built nearby our provincial house and named after their Founder, Blessed George Matulaitis who was gifted with special compassion for the sick and disabled. The youth ministry is continued also in their summer Camp Neringa in Vermont. The Sisters celebrated the 70th anniversary of services in USA in 2006 and will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Camp Neringa in 2009. Sponsored Ministries Matulaitis Nursing Home (Putnam, CT) Neringa Summer Camp http://www.immaculateconceptionsite.org/ Immaculate Conception Spiritual Renewal Center References Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Putnam,CT Matulaitis Nursing Home, Putnam,CT Immaculate Conception Spiritual Renewal Center, Putnam, CT Neringa Leadership Team, Vermont Category:Catholic female orders and societies Category:Catholic teaching orders

Károly Zipernowsky

Károly Zipernowsky (born as Carl Zipernowsky, 4 April 1853 in Vienna – 29 November 1942 in Budapest) was an Austrian-born Hungarian electrical engineer. He invented the transformer with his colleagues (Miksa Déri and Ottó Bláthy) at the famous Hungarian manufacturing company Ganz Works and he contributed significantly with his works also to other AC technologies. Biography Zipernowsky, with Ottó Bláthy and Miksa Déri, all of Ganz and Company, were researching ways of increasing efficiency of electrical power transmission. They experimented with power supplies and current transformation, which led to the invention of the ZBD alternating current transformer in 1885. The ZBD system is based on a closed-iron ring core with an arbitrary diameter and a coil around the core, which conducts AC current. Their system converted higher voltage suitable for energy transmission to lower "service"-level voltage (step-down transformer). Nikola Tesla then proposed the use of step-up transformers, which would output higher voltage current than they received. This principle is widely used for power transmission over long distances all over the world. References External links Technical University of Budapest. "Károly Zipernowsky". Budapest, 1996. His life ¨ Category:1853 births Category:1942 deaths Category:Hungarian inventors Category:Hungarian electrical engineers Category:Hungarian expatriates in Austria Category:Austro-Hungarian engineers Category:Austro-Hungarian inventors Category:People from Vienna

Young, Black, and Determined

Young, Black, and Determined: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry is a 1998 book by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack. It is a biography of the playwright and activist, Lorraine Hansberry. Reception A review of Young, Black, and Determined by Booklist wrote "The McKissacks' biography sparkles with the energy and passion that characterize their subject. Readers can drink in the whole civil rights history of much of this century and an in-depth treatment of Hansberry's major play, along with her fascinating life, which cancer ended prematurely in 1965"; the School Library Journal called it a "well-written biography" and concluded "Whatever their purpose for using this volume, readers will find it lively and engaging.‘" Young, Black, and Determined has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times, and the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. It is a 1998 CCBC Choices book. References Category:1998 children's books Category:American children's books Category:African-American history Category:American biographies Category:History of civil rights in the United States Category:Children's non-fiction books Category:Books by Patricia McKissack

John Casper Branner

John Casper Branner (July 4, 1850 – March 1, 1922) was an American geologist and academic who discovered bauxite in Arkansas in 1887 as State Geologist for the Geological Survey of Arkansas. He was Chair of the Departments of Botany and Geology at Indiana University and later at Stanford University. He was a member of the founding faculty at Stanford and served as the university's second president. He served as President of the Geological Society of America in 1904. He was President of the Seismological Society of America in 1911. He was an expert in Brazilian geology, among many other things. Biography Branner was born in the town of New Market, Tennessee, where his father was a merchant. In 1852, the family went to live on a farm given to his father by his grandfather a mile east of Dandridge on the French Broad River. He grew up there and on an adjacent property to which the family moved in 1859. During the Civil War he was very anxious to join the Confederate army, and on two occasions left school for the purpose of enlisting. His age, however, prevented his being accepted; he was only thirteen. In 1865, he went to school for a year at New Market and in 1867, he spent a year at Maryville College. He left that institution in 1868, and in 1869, went to Ithaca, New York, to attend Cornell University. He spent a year attending Ithaca Academy and entered Cornell in 1870, in the so-called classical course. In 1874, without having completed his university studies, he went by way of Europe to Brazil with Charles Fred Hartt, then professor of geology at Cornell. In 1875, he was made assistant on the geological survey of Brazil and remained on that work until the survey was abolished by the government and Professor Hartt died. In 1879, he accepted a position as assistant engineer and interpreter for the São Cyriaco Gold Mining Company of Boston, and spent a year near Serro, state of Minas Geraes, in the diamond regions of Brazil. In 1881, he returned to the United States, but was sent back to South America by Thomas Edison in search of a vegetable fiber for use in his then newly invented incandescent electric lamp. In 1882, he returned to Cornell University, completed his studies and graduated. In 1883 to 1885, he was topographic geologist of the Geological Survey of Pennsylvania in the anthracite regions; in 1885, after receiving his Ph.D. from Indiana University, he was made professor of geology at Indiana University, a position he held until 1891, though he was absent on leave for several years. In 1887, he was appointed State Geologist of the Geological Survey of Arkansas. As State Geologist, he exposed gold-mining swindles then operating in Arkansas, for which the citizens of Bear City, Arkansas, burned him in effigy, and the stock promoters tried to have him fired. In 1891, he was appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Geology at the newly opened Stanford University, recruited by his colleague from Cornell and

Katharine Blake (actress)

Katharine Blake (11 September 1921 – 1 March 1991) was a South African-born British actress, with an extensive career in television and movies. She was married to director Charles Jarrott. She had two daughters, each by different fathers, Jenny Kastner (Nee Jacobs), with her first husband, actor Anthony Jacobs (father of Martin Jameson, Matthew Jacobs and Amanda Jacobs), and Lindy Greene, with her second husband, actor/director David Greene. She was estranged from both daughters at the time of her death. Blake won the BAFTA for Best Actress for her work in television in 1964. In 1969/1970 she played the character Chris Nourse in first an episode of Public Eye and then in Armchair Theatre'''s Wednesday's Child; one of the first lesbian love affairs to be seen on UK television. Blake replaced Googie Withers as the Prison Governor in the ITV series Within These Walls in 1977, but only appeared in one season, leaving the role due to ill health. Selected filmography Trottie True (1949) – Ruby Rubarto (uncredited) Assassin for Hire (1951) – Maria Riccardi The Dark Light (1951) – Linda Hunted (1952) – Waitress Saturday Island (1952) – Nurse Hammer the Toff (1952) – Janet Lord Now That April's Here (1958) – Hilda Adams (segment "The Rejected One") To Have and to Hold (1963) – Claudia Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) – Elizabeth Boleyn Selected television 1961: The Avengers – Dr. Ampara Alvarez Sandoval 1962: Sir Francis Drake – The Dark Lady 1962: Maigret – Mado 1963: The Saint – Rosemary Chase 1967: The Baron – Madame Nicharos 1969: Public Eye – Mrs. Chris Nourse 1971: Paul Temple – Drucilla Ardrey 1972: The Shadow of the Tower – Signora Cabot 1972: No Exit – Claire Dufort 1959–1973: Armchair Theatre – Sylvia Forsyth / Chris Nourse / Hilary / Marie / Carla Melini / Doris Binstead 1974: Crown Court – Irene Rutland 1976: Within These Walls'' – Prison Governess — Helen Forrester References External links Category:1921 births Category:1991 deaths Category:People from Johannesburg Category:South African film actresses Category:South African stage actresses Category:South African television actresses Category:20th-century South African actresses Category:BAFTA winners (people) Category:Best Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners

Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity

In algebra, the Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity expresses the product of two sums of two squares as a sum of two squares in two different ways. Hence the set of all sums of two squares is closed under multiplication. Specifically, the identity says For example, The identity is also known as the Diophantus identity, as it was first proved by Diophantus of Alexandria. It is a special case of Euler's four-square identity, and also of Lagrange's identity. Brahmagupta proved and used a more general identity (the Brahmagupta identity), equivalent to This shows that, for any fixed A, the set of all numbers of the form x2 + Ay2 is closed under multiplication. These identities hold for all integers, as well as all rational numbers; more generally, they are true in any commutative ring. All four forms of the identity can be verified by expanding each side of the equation. Also, (2) can be obtained from (1), or (1) from (2), by changing b to −b, and likewise with (3) and (4). History The identity is actually first found in Diophantus' Arithmetica (III, 19), of the third century A.D. It was rediscovered by Brahmagupta (598–668), an Indian mathematician and astronomer, who generalized it (to the Brahmagupta identity) and used it in his study of what is now called Pell's equation. His Brahmasphutasiddhanta was translated from Sanskrit into Arabic by Mohammad al-Fazari, and was subsequently translated into Latin in 1126. The identity later appeared in Fibonacci's Book of Squares in 1225. Related identities Analogous identities are Euler's four-square related to quaternions, and Degen's eight-square derived from the octonions which has connections to Bott periodicity. There is also Pfister's sixteen-square identity, though it is no longer bilinear. Multiplication of complex numbers If a, b, c, and d are real numbers, the Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity is equivalent to the multiplicativity property for absolute values of complex numbers: This can be seen as follows: expanding the right side and squaring both sides, the multiplication property is equivalent to and by the definition of absolute value this is in turn equivalent to An equivalent calculation in the case that the variables a, b, c, and d are rational numbers shows the identity may be interpreted as the statement that the norm in the field Q(i) is multiplicative: the norm is given by and the multiplicativity calculation is the same as the preceding one. Application to Pell's equation In its original context, Brahmagupta applied his discovery of this identity to the solution of Pell's equation x2 − Ay2 = 1. Using the identity in the more general form he was able to "compose" triples (x1, y1, k1) and (x2, y2, k2) that were solutions of x2 − Ay2 = k, to generate the new triple Not only did this give a way to generate infinitely many solutions to x2 − Ay2 = 1 starting with one solution, but also, by dividing such a composition by k1k2, integer or "nearly integer" solutions could often be obtained. The general method for solving the Pell equation given by Bhaskara II in 1150, namely the chakravala

Nowhere Child

Nowhere Child may refer to: Nowhere Child, a 2015 Novella by Rachel Abbott "The Nowhere Child", a 1971 episode of TV series Medical Center See also "Ty, detinushka, sirotinushka" ("You, My Little Nowhere Child"), folk music by Vasily Fyodorovich Trutovsky (c. 1740 – c. 1810)

Mount Emily (Union County, Oregon)

Mount Emily is a mountain in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon in the United States. It is located in western Union County on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Mount Emily is visible from much of the Grande Ronde Valley. Its southern edge is a landmark in, and symbol of, the city of La Grande. Mt. Emily was named after Emily Leasey, of the Leasey family who were among the first white settlers of the Grande Ronde Valley. The area hosts many opportunities for recreation, including mountain biking. References External links Category:Mountains of Oregon Category:La Grande, Oregon Category:Landforms of Union County, Oregon

List of German field marshals

Field marshal (German: Generalfeldmarschall) was the highest military rank in the German Empire and, after 1918, Germany, for seventy-five years. Although the rank had existed in northern German states since 1631 under a different name, it was re-created in 1870 for Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia and Emperor Frederick III for the purpose of making them senior to other generals. It became the most prestigious and powerful rank an officer could reach until it was abolished in 1945. For Field Marshals of southern German States, who often served the Austria Empire prior to the 1871 creation of the German Empire, see List of Austrian field marshals. In total more than 100 generals have become field marshals in northern German states or the subsequent unified Germany between 1806 and 1945. The vast majority of the people promoted to field marshal won major battles in wars of their century. Field marshals played a compelling and influential role in military matters, were tax-exempt, members of the nobility, equal to government officials, under constant protection or escort, and had the right to directly report to the royal family. Electorate (1356-1806) and Kingdom of Saxony (1806–1918) Brandenburg-Prussia and the Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1870) German Empire (1871–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–33) After the loss of the First World War, Germany was transformed into what became known as the Weimar Republic, which was established according to rules formulated under the Treaty of Versailles. These required the reduction of the German Army to 100,000 men, a reduction of the German Navy, and the abolition of the German Air Force. As a result of the new military arrangements, there were no field marshals created during the Weimar Republic. Nazi Germany (1933–45) See also List of field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire List of Austrian field marshals List of British field marshals List of Russian field marshals Notes References Sources Category:Field marshals of Germany Germany

Laudańszczyzna

Laudańszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok. References Category:Villages in Sokółka County

Gomparou

Gomparou is a town and arrondissement in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Banikoara. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 12,934. References Category:Populated places in the Alibori Department Category:Arrondissements of Benin

2005 Division Series

2005 Division Series may refer to: 2005 American League Division Series 2005 National League Division Series

Oriental (Albéniz)

Oriental, Op. 232, No. 2, is a composition by Isaac Albéniz. It was written for piano, in the key of D minor, as part of the suite Chants d'Espagne. Since it has been transcribed for classical guitar by Miguel Llobet it has become a notable piece for classical guitar, although not as popular as many of his other pieces. Andrés Segovia also recorded his own version of Oriental in the 1950s and it has also been performed by Stefano Grondona. It was played by the VCU Guitar Ensemble at the VCU Flamenco Festival in 2009. References External links Oriental, guitar video by Stefano Grondona Oriental guitar video by the VCU Guitar Ensemble Category:Compositions by Isaac Albéniz Category:Compositions for solo piano Category:Compositions for guitar

Fourneaux

Fourneaux may refer to: Fourneaux, Loire, a commune in the Loire département, France Fourneaux, Manche, in the Manche département, France Fourneaux, Savoie, in the Savoie département, France Fourneaux-le-Val, in the Calvados département, France Anne Laure Fourneaux, French ski mountaineer Les Fourneaux, a Premier cru vineyard in Chablis, France

Master of Borsigliana

The Master of Borsigliana, also known as Pietro da Talada (active 1463-1499) was an Italian painter active in the Garfagnana, the mountainous corner of modern Tuscany, located north-east of Lucca. Biography Almost no details are known about his life. He is a provincial painter who mixes influences from both the Tuscan Quattrocento and late Gothic period. He is known from pieces derived from a few religious paintings and predellas, including a triptych at the church of Santa Maria Assunta, Borsigliana and a painting at Santa Maria Assunta at Stazzema. There is a painting of an enthroned Madonna at the Museo Nazionale of Villa Guinigi in Lucca. References External links Category:15th-century Italian painters Category:Tuscan painters Category:Gothic painters

Shane Johnson (soccer)

Shane Johnson (born December 11, 1989) is an American soccer player. Career Youth and College Johnson played soccer at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, where he started 70 matches and was named to the NSCAA Soccer Scholar All-East Region second team and was a first team All-Atlantic Soccer Conference honoree. In 2011, Johnson played with Real Maryland Monarchs of the USL Premier Development League. Professional Johnson signed with the Richmond Kickers on March 9, 2012, and began the 2012 season as one of the starting central defenders, playing every minute in the first eight games. Johnson re-signed with the Kickers for the 2013 season on October 1, 2012. Midway through the 2014 season, Johnson joined the Harrisburg City Islanders on loan. After only making two appearances for Harrisburg in 2014, Johnson returned on loan for the 2015 season where he became a regular starter for the Islanders. During the 2016 season, Johnson fully signed on with Harrisburg. References External links Longwood University bio Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:American soccer players Category:Real Maryland F.C. players Category:Richmond Kickers players Category:Penn FC players Category:Association football defenders Category:Soccer players from Virginia Category:USL League Two players Category:USL Championship players Category:People from Ashburn, Virginia

Ampeg

Ampeg is a manufacturer best known for its bass amplifiers. Originally established in 1946 in Linden, New Jersey by Everitt Hull and Stanley Michaels as "Michaels-Hull Electronic Labs," today Ampeg is part of the Yamaha Guitar Group. Although specializing in the production of bass amplifiers, Ampeg has previously manufactured guitar amplifiers and pickups and instruments including double basses, bass guitars, and electric guitars. History Early years (1946-1959) Everett Hull (born Charles Everitt Hull), a pianist and bassist working with bandleader Lawrence Welk in Chicago, had invented a pickup for upright bass in an effort to amplify his instrument with more clarity. Hull's design placed a transducer atop a support peg inside the body of his instrument, inspiring his wife Gertrude to name the invention the "Ampeg," an abbreviated version of "amplified peg." On February 6, 1946, Hull filed a patent application for his "sound amplifying means for stringed musical instruments of the violin family," for which was awarded the following year. The Hulls relocated to New Jersey, and Everett met electrical engineer and amp technician Stanley Michael, who was selling a bass amplifier of his own design, soon renamed the Michael-Hull Bassamp. In 1946, they established Michael-Hull Electronic Labs in Newark, New Jersey, to sell their two products. Michael left the company in 1948, leaving it to Hull, who relocated the company the following year to 42nd Street in Manhattan, above the New Amsterdam Theatre, renaming it "The Ampeg Bassamp Company." Michael-Hull advertised in DownBeat magazine, listing bassists like Chubby Jackson and Johnny Frigo as endorsers. Additionally, Eddie Safranski signed on with Michael-Hull to promote Ampeg products, receiving a royalty payment for equipment sold by their influence. After Michael's departure, Hull continued to leverage connections with well-known musicians to increase awareness of his products within the New York jazz community; Ampeg's new location between Carnegie Hall, NBC Studios in 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and the Paramount Theatre helped establish relationships with bassists like Oscar Pettiford, Joe Comfort, Amos Milburn and Don Bagley. In 1955, local musician and electrician Jess Oliver visited Ampeg's offices to purchase an amplified peg, and upon easily making the installation himself, Hull offered him a job. Oliver didn't join Ampeg on a full-time basis until 1956, the same year that Ampeg's name was simplified to "The Ampeg Company." In 1959, the company was incorporated as "The Ampeg Company, Inc.," with Everett Hull as President, Gertrude Hull as Secretary, and Jess Oliver as Vice President. Growing pains and a changing market (1960-1967) In 1960, Ampeg introduced the B-15, a bass combo amplifier with an innovative flip-top function, invented and patented by Oliver. The B-15 was the first in the company's Portaflex series, and after becoming the preferred studio amp of session musicians like James Jamerson and Chuck Rainey. The B-15 and its subsequent variants went on to become the most-recorded bass amplifier in history. By 1963, the Portaflex series business had grown to 44% of Ampeg's amplifier sales. In 1962, Ampeg introduced the plastic-bodied Baby Bass, a compact upright electric bass created from the Zorko bass, whose design Ampeg had

KVM

KVM may refer to: Computing Kernel-based Virtual Machine, a virtualization solution that turns the Linux kernel into a hypervisor K virtual machine, for Java Keyboard–screen–mice KVM switch (keyboard, video, and mouse switch), a hardware device for controlling multiple computers Rackmount KVM, a computer input/output device offering the combination of a keyboard, video monitor and mouse (pointing device), typically rack mounted Other K. V. Mahadevan, South Indian music composer Kalamazoo Valley Museum, a museum in Michigan, US Kheti Virasat Mission, a farmers' movement in Punjab Kosovo Verification Mission KV Mechelen, a Belgian football (soccer) club

WVTQ

WVTQ (95.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sunderland, Vermont. The station is owned by Vermont Public Radio, and is an affiliate of their Classical music network. WVTQ transmits from the top of Mount Equinox along with WEQX. Translators External links vpr.net VTQ Category:NPR member stations Category:Classical music radio stations in the United States Category:Radio stations established in 1990 Category:1990 establishments in Vermont

Mirka Velinovska

Mirka Velinovska is a Macedonian journalist. Biography Velinovska was born in Skopje on 23 April 1952. Graduated from Faculty of Philosophy - History of Art, studied Oriental Studies in Belgrade and classic English at Cambridge University. Since 1980 Cultural editing the MRT, and the following year in the internal political rubric of "Vecer." In the period 1990/98 was confirmed the commentator as the weekly "Puls". One of the founders of the weekly "Start" in 1999 and the weekly magazine "Zum". She is a freelance journalist in the leading political weekly "Focus", now "Nova Makedonija". Collaborated with Deutsche Welle, "Search for Ground" and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting in London. Awards 18 June 2016 Decoration for merit in the fight against Fascism awarded by HE Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Macedonia Mr. Oleg Shcherbak Television appearances See also Vasko Eftov References Category:Macedonian journalists Category:People from Skopje Category:1952 births Category:Living people

Xinyu Zhang

Xinyu Zhang (born 5 March 1955 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia) is a Chinese computer software engineer. He was a teacher at Inner Mongolia Normal University. He served as a leader of the CIMS Research Office of the Guangzhou City Productivity Center, general manager of the He-Yi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. Tianjin, led foreign experts in computer science of Ningbo University of Technology and Chairman of the NinBo Tian Mei Technology Co.. He was involved in December 1986 China democracy movement and June 4, 1989 China democracy movement. Early life Before age 22, Zhang studied in Hangjinqi Erdos, Inner Mongolia. He worked as a production team leader and a private primary school teacher. After the Cultural Revolution in China in 1977, he attended the first session of the university entrance examination and was admitted by East China Chemical Engineering institute in Shanghai. In March 1982, he was assigned to Inner Mongolia Normal University. He taught and participated in the negotiations over equipment procurement for the school testing center. In 1986, he was admitted to the joint training plan of graduate students by Department of Materials of Zhejiang University and the (Chinese Academy) Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics. During this period, he created a flux method of crystal growth. He earned a master's degree in 1989 and was employed as an engineer of the Electronic Engineering department of Shenzhen University, specializing in research on phase-conjugate mirrors in fiber optics. In order to learn more about computer technology, Chang was admitted to the South China University of Technology as a PhD student in 1991, specializing in Computer Integrated Manufacturing System (CIMS) applications in the ceramic industry. During his studies, he developed application software systems for government departments in Guangzhou City. Career In 1996, Zhang was employed as the leader of Guangzhou Institute of Computer Application CIMS Research Office, and general manager of Guangzhou Cash Register Company and general manager of Guangdong and sanmei company. He emigrated to Canada in 1999 and was naturalized as a Canadian citizen in 2002. During this period, he mainly developed computer software and created computer technology services. In 2003, Zhang was employed as general manager of Tianjin HeYi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. In 2004, he was employed as general manager of Guangzhou Jia Computer Technology Co., Ltd. In September of this year, he was employed as a foreign expert of Ningbo University of Technology and returned to Canada in 2007. During three years in Ningbo, he served as general manager of Tian Mei Technology Co., Ltd., served as project Leader of high-tech project for Ningbo Municipal Science and Technology Committee (NMSTC) and served as expert in enterprise information technology for Ningbo Municipal Economic Committee. He completed 3 high-tech projects of NMSTC, mobile office service platform system based on a three dimensional digital enterprise map, interactive network monitoring, on demand system based on three-dimensional virtual reality, and multi-point gas leak sensor network early warning system based on a nano-sensing chip. He won the 2005 China Ningbo Technology Business Plan Competition Emerging Artists Award. He developed many application systems, such

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles that was formed in 2000. The band is composed of Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester. The band released their debut EP, Pikul, in July 2005, and their debut album, Carnavas, on July 26, 2006. Their second album, Swoon, was released on April 14, 2009. Neck of the Woods, the band's third album, came out on May 8, 2012. They issued their fourth album, Better Nature, on September 25, 2015. Their fifth album, Widow's Weeds, came out on June 7, 2019. History Early years, Pikul EP (2000–2005) The members of Silversun Pickups are friends who had played together previously. They began their career in Los Angeles clubs, most often at Silverlake Lounge or nearby Spaceland, and began to draw a strong following upon the release of the Pikul EP. The band originated in L.A.'s Silver Lake music scene, home of Rilo Kiley and others. They have been repeatedly rumored to have been originally named A Couple of Couples, as the original lineup was composed of a pair of romantically involved couples — lead guitarist and vocalist Brian Aubert was dating drummer Elvira Gonzales, while bassist Nikki Monninger was dating rhythm guitarist/record producer Jack Kennedy. However, the band has stated that this is untrue. The name Silversun Pickups was derived from a liquor store located across from Silverlake Lounge. One of the friends would often arrive at the store late at night to buy liquor, making a "Silversun Pickup." In interviews, the band has said its name is more of "a state of mind". Brian Aubert met Nikki Monninger in 1994 on a flight from Los Angeles to London. Both of them were headed to Cambridge for a school exchange program. Aubert noticed Monninger sitting across the aisle from him stealing alcohol from the drink cart by distracting the flight attendant. For the Pikul EP, fellow Silverlaker Tanya Haden was enlisted to play cello on the track "Kissing Families". Carnavas (2006–2007) On July 25, 2006, Silversun Pickups released their debut full-length album Carnavas. Two of the album's four singles, "Lazy Eye" and "Well Thought Out Twinkles", made the top 10 of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2007. "Lazy Eye" is also featured in the video games Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour, one of only 13 songs to be featured in both games. The songs "Melatonin" and "Well Thought Out Twinkles" are also available as downloadable content for the Rock Band series. Forza Horizon, released in 2012, features "Lazy Eye" as a track played on "Horizon Rocks," one of three in-game radio stations. The band finished a three-week tour opening for Wolfmother on December 9, 2006, and later toured with OK Go and Snow Patrol on their U.S. spring tour, which ended on April 10, 2007. They also played at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California, on April 27, 2007, as well as various concerts for modern rock-formatted radio stations in the US throughout the year. They also toured the UK and Ireland while

Lakshmi Parvathi

Nandamuri Lakshmi Parvathi is an Indian politician and also wife of N. T. Rama Rao. She was previously married to a harikatha artist Veeragandham Venkata Subba Rao. Later, she was separated from him and started living together with N. T. Rama Rao who officially married her in 1993. Education Lakshmi Parvathi completed her education in Telugu Literature from Telugu University of Andhra Pradesh. She completed her education in the year 2000. Political career She has been active in politics after marrying NTR. Immediately after the demise of N. T. Rama Rao, she founded NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) and contested the 1996 by-elections from Patapatnam in Srikakulam district with the support of Bharatiya Janata Party. 42 constituencies candidates were launched by NTR (TDP) in 1996. Even after winning 3,249,267 votes in the elections the party did not win a single seat. She later joined Indian national Congress party. Currently, she is a member of YSR Congress Party. References Category:Living people Category:Women in Andhra Pradesh politics Category:YSR Congress politicians Category:Telugu women writers Category:Telugu writers Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians Category:20th-century Indian women writers Category:Women writers from Andhra Pradesh Category:20th-century Indian women politicians Category:20th-century Indian politicians Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Słomiana, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Słomiana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupia Konecka, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Słupia, south-west of Końskie, and north-west of the regional capital Kielce. References External links Category:Villages in Końskie County

The Hostage of Zir

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A Sessions House in the United Kingdom was a name given to several buildings which were dedicated courts of quarter sessions, where criminal trials were held four times a year on quarter days. They were also used for other purposes to do with the administration of justice, for example as a venue for the courts of assize (Assizes). The courts of quarter sessions and assize, which did not necessarily sit in dedicated premises, were replaced in England by permanent Crown Courts by the Courts Act 1971, and in 1975 in Scotland by other courts. Several buildings formerly used as sessions houses are still named "Sessions House"; some are still used for the administration of justice (e.g., London Sessions House, now the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey), while others have different uses. Some are listed buildings of architectural importance. An incomplete list of Sessions Houses: Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, formerly sessions house of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City of London and of Middlesex Sessions House, Northampton, a former courthouse in Northamptonshire Sessions House, Preston, a courthouse in Lancashire County Sessions House, Liverpool, a former courthouse Middlesex Sessions House, a former courthouse in London Borough of Islington Sessions House, Usk, a former courthouse in Monmouthshire, Wales Sessions House, Dublin, Ireland, a courthouse dating from the period of British rule Some buildings in the US are known as Sessions Houses; some are on the National Register of Historic Places: Sessions House (Painesville, Ohio) Sessions-Pope-Sheild House, Yorktown, Virginia References External links Search result for "Sessions House" on Historic England's list of listed buildings (''109 hits Category:Courthouses

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Coprosma waima, is a nationally endangered shrub of New Zealand. In the wild it only occurs in the Waima forest in the Northland Region. Coprosma waima grows to 1–3 metres high at altitudes of around 700 metres above sea level. Because it is liked by browsing animals such as goats and possums, it is mostly found on cliffs. References waima Category:Flora of New Zealand Category:Endangered flora of New Zealand

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The Trial of Steven Truscott

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Ennia Thrasylla

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The Atari joystick port is a computer port used to connect various gaming controllers to game console and home computer systems in the 1970s to the 1990s. It was originally introduced on the Atari 2600 in 1977 and then used on the Atari 400 and 800 in 1979. It went cross-platform with the Commodore VIC-20 of 1981, and was then used on many following machines from both companies, as well as a growing list of 3rd party machines like the MSX platform and various Sega consoles. The port, based on the inexpensive 9-pin D-connector, became a de facto standard through the 1980s and into the 1990s, supported by a wide variety of joysticks and other devices, most commonly paddle controllers, light pens and computer mice. The standard was so engrained that it led to devices like the Kempston Interface that allowed Atari joysticks to be used on the ZX Spectrum. The port was also used for all sorts of non-gaming roles, including the AtariLab interface, modems, numeric keypads, and even a video expansion card. By the mid-1990s, the last home computer and game console models using Atari ports - often for both joystick and mouse - were exiting from the markets. IBM PC compatible computers which did not have Atari joystick ports replaced other home computer models, and console manufacturers such as Sega switched to other type of ports. History The Atari 2600 developed out of an effort to address problems Atari found when releasing their first home video game console, Pong. Although successful, Pong was an expensive system to design, and was dedicated solely to one game. It would be much more practical to have a machine that could run multiple games. The list of games it would need to support included Pong variations, and Tank. It was the desire to run these two games that led to the need for some sort of flexible input system; Pong used analog paddle controllers, while Tank used dual digital (on/off) joysticks. Arcade games of the era generally used paddles, joysticks or a unique sort of steering wheel controller that was spun, entirely unlike a real car. Development of the 2600 was strictly a paper project until September 1975, when the MOS Technology 6502 processor was released. The 6502 offered the right combinations of features, performance and price that made a console using ROM cartridges for program storage practical for the first time. Now that such a machine seemed like a real possibility, the design team at Cyan Engineering began serious development. As part of this effort, Joe Decuir began development of an I/O system based primarily on the MOS Technology 6532, which included 8-bit I/O ports as well as the hardware needed to control memory refresh and similar housekeeping tasks. Ultimately, the design used five of the I/O ports (pins) to control the various front-panel switches, and four each for the two controllers. Additionally, the TIA, whose primary task was sound and video, was used to handle timing-based controllers like paddles and light pens. The physical interface was the 9-pin D-sub connector, which

Eric Allin Cornell

Eric Allin Cornell (born December 19, 1961) is an American physicist who, along with Carl E. Wieman, was able to synthesize the first Bose–Einstein condensate in 1995. For their efforts, Cornell, Wieman, and Wolfgang Ketterle shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001. Biography Cornell was born in Palo Alto, California, where his parents were completing graduate degrees at nearby Stanford University. Two years later he moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT. Here he grew up with his younger brother and sister, with yearlong intermezzos in Berkeley, California, and Lisbon, Portugal, where his father spent sabbatical years. In Cambridge he attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. The year before his graduation he moved back to California with his mother and finished high school at San Francisco's Lowell High School, a local magnet school for academically talented students. After high school he enrolled at Stanford University, where he was to meet his future wife, Celeste Landry. As an undergraduate he earned money as an assistant in the various low-temperature physics groups on campus. He was doing well both in his courses and his jobs in the labs and seemed set for a career in physics. He however doubted whether he wished to pursue such a career, or rather a different one in literature or politics. Halfway through his undergraduate years he went to China and Taiwan for nine months to volunteer teaching conversational English and to study Chinese. He learned that this was not where his talents lay, and returned to Stanford with renewed resolve to pursue his true talent – physics. He graduated with honors and distinction in 1985. For graduate school he returned to MIT. There he joined David Pritchard's group, which had a running experiment that tried to measure the mass of the electron neutrino from the beta decay of tritium. Although he was unable to determine the mass of the neutrino, Cornell did obtain his PhD in 1990. After obtaining his doctorate he joined Carl Wieman at the University of Colorado Boulder as a postdoctoral researcher on a small laser cooling experiment. During his two years as a postdoc he came up with a plan to combine laser cooling and evaporative cooling in a magnetic trap to create a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC). Based on his proposal he was offered a permanent position at JILA/NIST in Boulder. For synthesizing the first Bose–Einstein condensate in 1995, Cornell, Wieman, and Wolfgang Ketterle shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001. He is currently a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and a physicist at the United States Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology. His lab is located at JILA. He was awarded the Lorentz Medal in 1998 and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005. Personal life Cornell married Celeste Landry in 1995 mere months before the BEC experiment succeeded. Their first daughter, Eliza, was born in 1996, and

Berit Kristensen

Berit Kristensen (born 2 August 1983 in Sakskøbing) is a former Danish team handball player, who played for the club Randers HK and for the Danish women's national handball team. At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship she reached the bronze final and placed fourth with the Danish team. References External links Profile on Randers HK official website Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Danish female handball players Category:Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic handball players of Denmark

Siana

Siana is a city and a municipal board with 26 wards, situated in Siana tehsil in the district of Bulandshahr in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics India census, Siana had a population of 146,269. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Siana has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 43%. In Siana, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Location Siana is located: 101 km from India's capital New Delhi 62 km from the Meerut 33 km from district headquarters Bulandshahr 434 km from state capital Lucknow 19 km from the holy Garhmukteshwar (Garh Ganga) References Category:Cities and towns in Bulandshahr district

AMX Chasseur de Char

The AMX Chasseur de Chars (English translation: Hunter of Tanks or Tank Hunter), abbreviated as the "AMX CDC", was a tank destroyer, designed in 1946. History After the Second World War, there was a pressing need for the French Army to acquire a modern tank with a heavy armament. In 1946, the AMX company presented a lightly armoured 34 tonne tank destroyer based on the AMX M4 chassis, but fitted with a modern rounded sleek turret. Armament The tank destroyer was equipped with the Canon de 90 mm SA mle. 1945 gun and had an autoloader. It can hold 90 shells. Engine The powerful 1200 hp engine and light weight of the AMX CDC would have resulted in a fast tank destroyer. The AMX CDC can contain 1700 liters of gasoline allowing it to operate for six hours Development The project was terminated and no prototypes were built. References Category:Tank destroyers of the Cold War Category:Tank destroyers of France Category:Abandoned military projects of France Category:Tanks with autoloaders

Preble Township

Preble Township may refer to the following townships in the United States: Preble Township, Adams County, Indiana Preble Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota Category:Township name disambiguation pages

Nectomys palmipes

Nectomys palmipes, also known as the Trinidad nectomys or Trinidad water rat, is a species of semiaquatic rodent in genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the island of Trinidad and on the nearby mainland of Venezuela. References Literature cited Category:Nectomys Category:Mammals described in 1893 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Translinear circuit

A translinear circuit is a circuit that carries out its function using the translinear principle. These are current-mode circuits that can be made using transistors that obey an exponential current-voltage characteristic—this includes BJTs and CMOS transistors in weak inversion. History and etymology The word translinear (TL) was invented by Barrie Gilbert in 1975 to describe circuits that used the exponential current-voltage relation of BJTs. By using this exponential relationship, this class of circuits can implement multiplication, amplification and power-law relationships. When Barrie Gilbert described this class of circuits he also described the translinear principle (TLP) which made the analysis of these circuits possible in a way that the simplified view of BJTs as linear current amplifiers did not allow. TLP was later extended to include other elements that obey an exponential current-voltage relationship (such as CMOS transistors in weak inversion). The Translinear Principle The translinear principle (TLP) is that in a closed loop containing an even number of translinear elements (TEs) with an equal number of them arranged clockwise and counter-clockwise, the product of the currents through the clockwise TEs equals the product of the currents through the counter-clockwise TEs or The TLP is dependent on the exponential current-voltage relationship of a circuit element. Thus, an ideal TE follows the relationship where is a pre-exponential scaling current, is a dimensionless multiplier to , is a dimensionless multiplier to the gate-emitter voltage and is the thermal voltage . In a circuit, TEs are described as either clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW). If the arrow on the emitter point clockwise, it's considered a CW TE, if it points counterclockwise, it's considered a CCW TE. Consider an example: By Kirchhoff's voltage law, the voltage around the loop that goes from to must be 0. In other words, the voltage drops must equal the voltage increases. When a loop that only goes through the emitter-gate connections of TEs exists, we call it a translinear loop. Mathematically, this becomes Because of the exponential current-voltage relationship, this implies TLP: this is effectively because current is used as the signal. Because of this, voltage is the log of the signal and addition in the log domain is like multiplication of the original signal (i.e. ). The translinear principle is the rule that, in a translinear loop, the product of the currents through the CW TEs is equal to the product of the currents through the CCW TEs. For a detailed derivation of the TLP, and physical interpretations of the parameters in the ideal TE law, please refer to or. Example Translinear Circuits Squaring Circuit According to TLP, . This means that where is the unit scaling current (i.e. the definition of unity for the circuit). This is effectively a squaring circuit where . This particular circuit is designed in what is known as an alternating topology, which means that CW TEs alternate with CCW TEs. Here's the same circuit in a stacked topology. The same equation applies to this circuit as to the alternating topology according to TLP. Neither of these circuits can be implemented in real life without

Lamarque, Argentina

Lamarque is a city in the Avellaneda Department of Río Negro Province, Argentina. It is located within the Río Negro (Black River) valley, about from the city of Choele Choel in the southeast of Isla Grande de Choele Choel. According to the 2010 census by INDEC, the urban area had a population of 7,686. Lamarque is the birthplace of writer Rodolfo Walsh. References Category:Populated places in Río Negro Province Category:Populated places established in 1900

Tripleurospermum

Tripleurospermum is a genus in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Mayweed is a common name for plants in this genus. Most of the species are from Europe and temperate Asia although a few are from North America and North Africa. The species are placed in Matricaria by some authors. Plants typically have lobed leaves that are composed of one to three opposite pairs cut almost to the leaf mid rib: they have indehiscent one-celled fruits that have 3-ribs and two resinous glands at the base, Matricaria species are distinguished from these species by lacking fruits with 3-ribs and the two glands. Species Tripleurospermum ambiguum (Ledeb.) Franch. & Sav. - Heilongjiang, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Altai Krai Tripleurospermum auriculatum (Boiss.) Rech.f. - Middle East including Egypt + Saudi Arabia Tripleurospermum callosum (Boiss. & Heldr.) E.Hossain - Turkey Tripleurospermum caucasicum (Willd.) Hayek - SE Europe + SW Asia from Switzerland to Iran Tripleurospermum conoclinium (Boiss. & Balansa) Hayek - Greece, Turkey Tripleurospermum daghestanicum Rupr. ex Boiss. - Daghestan Tripleurospermum decipiens (Fisch. & C.A Mey.) Bornm. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus Tripleurospermum disciforme (C.A.Mey.) Sch.Bip. - central + southwestern Asia Tripleurospermum elongatum (DC.) Bornm. - Turkey, Georgia Tripleurospermum fissurale (Sosn.) E.Hossain - Turkey Tripleurospermum grandiflorum (Hook.) Panigrahi - Arctic Russia Tripleurospermum heterolepis (Freyn & Sint.) Bornm. - Turkey Tripleurospermum homogamum G.X.Fu - Xinjiang Tripleurospermum hygrophilum (Bornm.) Bornm. - Turkey Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip. - Europe, temperate and arctic Asia; naturalized in North America, New Zealand etc., considered a noxious weed in some places Tripleurospermum kotschyi (Boiss.) E.Hossain Tripleurospermum lamellatum (Bunge) Rech.f. Tripleurospermum limosum (Maxim.) Pobed. - China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia), Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Russia (Irkutsk, Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye) Tripleurospermum maritimum (L.) W.D.J.Koch - Arctic coasts of Eurasia + North America Tripleurospermum melanolepis (Boiss. & Buhse) Pobed. - Turkey, Caucasus Tripleurospermum microcephalum (Boiss.) Bornm. - Turkey, Iran, Syria, Lebanon Tripleurospermum monticola (Boiss. & A.Huet) Bornm. - Azerbaijan, Armenia Tripleurospermum parviflorum (Willd.) Pobed. - Greece, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Tripleurospermum pichleri (Boiss.) Bornm. - Bithynia region of Turkey Tripleurospermum repens (Freyn & Sint.) Bornm. - Turkey Tripleurospermum rosellum (Boiss. & Orph.) Hayek - Greece + Turkey including islands Tripleurospermum sannineum (Thiéb.) Mout. - Lebanon Tripleurospermum sevanense (Manden.) Pobed. - Turkey, Iran, Armenia Tripleurospermum subpolare Pobed. - Scandinavia, Baltic States, northern European Russia Tripleurospermum szovitsii Pobed. - Caucasus Tripleurospermum tempskyanum (Freyn & Sint.) Hayek - Greece Tripleurospermum tenuifolium (Kit.) Freyn - Caucasus; southeastern Europe from Germany to Bulgaria Tripleurospermum tetragonospermum (F.Schmidt) Pobed. - Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Japan, Russian Far East, North Caucasus Tripleurospermum transcaucasicum (Manden.) Pobed. - Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan formerly included see Heteromera Matricaria Pyrethrum Tripleurospermum breviradiatum - Matricaria breviradiata Tripleurospermum fuscatum - Heteromera fuscata Tripleurospermum philaenorum - Heteromera philaenorum Tripleurospermum pulchrum - Pyrethrum pulchrum References External links Category:Anthemideae Category:Asteraceae genera

Gribovsky G-8

The Gribovsky G-8 () was a single seat sports and training aircraft designed and built in the USSR in the early 1930s. Design and development The G-8 was Gribovsky's third small powered design and the second to be flown. Like the G-5 and the unflown G-4, it was a single seat monoplane, though its , five cylinder Walter NZ-60 radial engine gave it considerably more power. Its structural design was repeated in several of Gribovsky's later aircraft. The plywood covered centre section of the low wing was part of the monocoque fuselage and the two spar outer panels were ply covered back to the rear spar. The fuselage was a rounded monocoque with the engine in a streamlined nose, its cylinders exposed for cooling. Its single seat cockpit was set back towards the wing trailing edge. The G-8 had a fixed tail wheel undercarriage with its main wheels on cranked V-strut axles hinged to the centre of the fuselage underside. Each wheel had a faired vertical shock absorber leg to the outer part of the centre section. Like other Gribovsky aircraft, the G-8 was built at the Moscow Aviation School. It was first flown in 1932. In October 1932 it flew a circular, from Moscow via Ryazan, Kazan, Samara. Saratov, Stalingrad, Rostov, Zaporozhye, Feodosiya, Poltava, Kharkiv and back to Moscow, piloted by D. A .Koshnits. Specifications References Category:1930s Soviet sport aircraft G-08 Category:Low-wing aircraft Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1932

Avon Township, Stearns County, Minnesota

Avon Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,294 at the 2010 census. The township includes the city of Avon. Avon Township was organized in 1866. The township contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1902 Church of the Immaculate Conception. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township (T125N R30W) has a total area of ; is land and , or 7.28%, is water. Avon Township is located in Township 125 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 30 West of the 5th Principal Meridian. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,132 people, 716 households, and 570 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.0 people per square mile (25.5/km²). There were 769 housing units at an average density of 23.8/sq mi (9.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.50% White, 0.05% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population. There were 716 households out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.35. In the township the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $51,806, and the median income for a family was $56,078. Males had a median income of $35,992 versus $24,866 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,944. About 5.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. References Category:Townships in Stearns County, Minnesota Category:St. Cloud, Minnesota metropolitan area Category:Townships in Minnesota

Fors de Bearn

The Fors de Bearn, or fueros of Béarn, are a series of legal texts (privileges, rulings, judicial sentences, decrees, formularies) compiled over centuries (mostly the eleventh to thirteenth) in the Viscounty of Béarn. Together they formed the constitution of Béarn at the time of their first known complete version in the fifteenth century. For is a Gascon word derived from the Latin forum, specifically from the Forum Iudicium, which was the law of the Visigoths. The first of the fors was a charter promulgated around 1080 by Centule V for the repopulation of the ancient town of Iluro (Oloron). This was the seed of the future For de Oloron, which granted the city a commune. In 1102, Gaston IV granted a privilege to his capital of Morlaas, the nucleus of a similar future For de Morlaas. Finally, in 1188, Gaston VI promulgated the For General, applicable throughout Béarn. This for included several dispensations which had accrued in the second half of the century. In the first half of the thirteenth century, the viscounts William Raymond and Gaston VII issued a series of fors for each of the Pyrenean valleys: Baretous (1220) Ossau (1221) First charter of Aspe (1247) Second charter of Aspe (1250) In the sixteenth century, when Béarn was united with the Kingdom of Navarre, monarchs Henry II and Joanna III reorganised and improved the Fors. In 1620, Louis XIII incorporated Béarn into the French crown, but preserved the Fors, which continued to govern the viscounty until its abolition during the French Revolution in 1789. Sources Tucoo-Chala, Pierre. Quand l'Islam était aux portes des Pyrénées. J&D Editions: Biarritz, 1994. . Omnes, Jean. Guide du curieux: Haut Béarn. Pyremonde, 2006. . See also Béarn Viscountcy of Béarn Viscounts of Béarn Category:Béarn Category:Legal history of France

Matilda of Carinthia

Matilda of Carinthia or Mathilde of Sponheim (died 13 December 1160 or 1161) was the daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia and his wife Uta of Passau. She married Theobald II, Count of Champagne in 1123. Her ten children with Theobald were: Henry I, Count of Champagne Theobald V, Count of Blois Adèle of Champagne Elizabeth, wife of Roger of Apulia and William Gouet IV Mary, wife of Odo II William White Hands Stephen I of Sancerre Agnes, wife of Reginald II, Count of Bar Margaret, nun at Fontevrault Matilda, wife of Rotrou IV, Count of Perche References Sources Category:Year of birth missing Category:1160s deaths Category:12th-century French people Category:12th-century French women Category:Countesses of Champagne Category:French noble families

Elizabeth Paul

Reverend Sister Elizabeth Paul (28 February 1927 – 17 January 2001) was the first ordained woman in India. She was a Sister of the CSI Order of Sisters in the Church of South India who also taught at the United Theological College, Bengaluru. Beginnings Elizabeth Paul was born on 28 February 1927 in India. She first taught at the C.S.I. Monahan Girls Higher Secondary school in Royapettah, Chennai. Paul also oversaw the Gnanodaya Teacher Training Institute in St. Thomas Mount, Chennai. Paul was sent for studies to the Selly Oak Colleges in Birmingham during the academic year 1961–1962, after which she became a tutor at Carey Hall at Selly Oak Colleges. In 1964–65 she returned to Chennai and was made the director of Christa Seva Vidhyalaya, a missionary training centre founded in 1945 in the Women's Christian College, Chennai. Divinity Studies While Elizabeth Paul served as director of Christa Seva Vidhyalaya in Chennai, she registered as an external candidate to pursue the graduate course of Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) with the Senate of Serampore College (University). Sisterhood and ordination The CSI Order of Sisters in the Church of South India was founded in 1952 Bishop Kenneth E. Gill remarks that it was a religious order for women missionaries, teachers and nurses from many traditions who wished to live by a simple rule. In 1966, Elizabeth Paul joined the CSI Order of Sisters in the Church of South India. Sundar Clarke, then Bishop – in – Madras of the Church of South India ordained Elizabeth Paul as a deacon on 6 May 1976. Bishop Kenneth Gill writes that the Synod of 1970 of the Church of South India took up the question of ordination of women. The issue of ordination was debated in all the subsequent synods of the CSI of 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1978 and some even went to courts. It was not until 1982 that the Synod of the Church of South India voted with a two-thirds majority in favour of the ordination of women. It was in 1987 that Elizabeth Paul was ordained as a presbyter of the Church of South India and became a presbyter in the CSI Diocese of Madras serving as assistant pastor in Georgetown Church, Chennai. Participation in debates Sr. Elizabeth Paul participated in Diakonia World Federation Assemblies in 1963 and 1966 held at Berlin and Edinburgh and in 1976 became its vice-president. In 1980, she participated in a conference of the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Death Elizabeth Paul was looking after Vishranti Nilayam, the headquarters of the CSI Order of Sisters in the Church of South India when she died on 17 January 2001 due to a prolonged illness caused by a broken tooth. See also Muriel Carder B. V. Subbamma Association of Theologically Trained Women of India References Further reading Category:Indian priests Category:Christian clergy from Bangalore Category:1927 births Category:2001 deaths Category:Senate of Serampore College (University) alumni Category:Church of South India clergy Category:CSI Order of Sisters Category:Female Christian clergy

William Tennant Mortlock

William Tennant Mortlock (1858 – 17 August 1913) was a South Australian grazier and politician. Mortlock was born near Port Lincoln, the son of William Ranson Mortlock. He was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and Jesus College, Cambridge. He read for the law at the Inner Temple while in England, but returned to South Australia in 1883 and did not pursue his legal studies further. He worked on his father's Yudnapinna Station, near Port Augusta, and he increased the family's pastoral property after inheriting it upon his father's death in 1884. In 1891 he purchased Martindale Hall at Mintaro, which would become his family's main station. Mortlock was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly at the 1896 election, winning his father's old seat of Flinders. He re-entered parliament in 1901, winning a by-election for Flinders caused by the election of Alexander Poynton to the inaugural Australian House of Representatives at the 1901 federal election. However, he was again defeated at the 1902 election. He was heavily involved with the racing industry, serving as chairman of the Port Augusta Racing Club and co-founding the Martindale Racing Club; he also bred and raced Yudnapinna, winner of the 1911 Adelaide Grand National. He married Rosina Forsyth Tennant on 28 January 1891 at St. Peter's Church, Glenelg in a double-wedding with her sister, Clayre Jessie Tennant; both were daughters of Andrew Tennant. Rosina and William were cousins, as Andrew Tennant was a brother of William's mother Margaret. He died in a private hospital in North Adelaide in 1913, aged 55, following a six-month illness. He was interred in the Mortlock family vault at the North Road Cemetery. See also Hundred of Mortlock References William Tennant Category:Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Category:1858 births Category:1913 deaths Category:People from Port Lincoln, South Australia

Geumwonsan

Geumwonsan (금원산 / 金猿山) is a mountain of Gyeongsangnam-do, southeastern South Korea. It has an elevation of 1,353 metres. See also List of mountains of Korea References Category:Mountains of South Korea Category:Mountains of South Gyeongsang Province Category:One-thousanders of South Korea

2014 League of Ireland Cup

The 2014 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2014 EA Sports Cup, was the 41st season of the Irish football knockout competition. Dundalk defeated Shamrock Rovers 3-2 in the final on 20 September. First round The draw for the First Round took place on 12 February 2014. The First Round games were played on the 10 March 2014. Second round Quarter finals Semifinals Final References Lea Cup Category:League of Ireland Cup seasons

Sullia taluk

Sullia taluk is a taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The headquarters is the town of Sullia. In 2012, the government of Karnataka has planned to setup a rubber factory in Sullia taluk. References Category:Taluks of Karnataka Category:Geography of Dakshina Kannada district

WAWF

WAWF is a Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Kankakee, Illinois, serving Kankakee and Kankakee County, Illinois. WAWF is owned and operated by Family Worship Center Church, Inc. The station began broadcasting in 2000. It was originally owned by the American Family Association and was an affiliate of American Family Radio. In 2004, the station was sold to Family Worship Center Church, along with WBMF and WWGN, for $1 million. References External links SONLIFE Radio Network Online AWF Category:Christian radio stations in the United States Category:Radio stations established in 2000 Category:2000 establishments in Illinois

Templetouhy (civil parish)

Templetouhy (Irish Teampall Tuaithe), often written Templetuohy, is a civil parish that lies mainly in the barony of Ikerrin, County Tipperary although a single townland lies in the barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Thurles poor law union. Writing in 1837, Lewis said that the parish of Templetuohy (as he had it, Templetouhy) had 2,653 inhabitants. Ecclesiastical parishes Like all civil parishes in Ireland, this civil parish is derived from, and co-extensive with, a pre-existing parish of the Church of Ireland. The living was a rectory, joined with that of Callabeg, in the Diocese of Cashel which was in the gift of the Archbishop. Following the merger of various dioceses in the region, it is now part of the parish of "Templemore, Thurles and Kilfithmone" in the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is united to Moyne to form the ecclesiastical parish of "Templetuohy and Moyne" in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Townlands The parish is divided into 13 townlands. The largest population centre is the village of Templetuohy in the townland of Longorchard. The southernmost townland of Derryville lies in the barony of Eliogarty. References Category:Civil parishes of Ikerrin Templetouhy

Juana Adcock

Jennifer Adcock (born 1982), also known as Juana Adcock, is a Mexican-born, Scotland-based poet and translator. Her first collection of poems Manca appeared in 2014, and was chosen by the Mexican critic Sergio González Rodríguez as one of the best poetry books of the year. Her work has appeared in Words Without Borders, Asymptote, and Glasgow Review of Books. Her book-length translations include: Slim: Portrait of the World's Richest Man by Diego Osorno Sexographies by Gabriela Wiener (with Lucy Greaves) Gavia Stellata by Alexander Hutchison Historia de un canalla, by Julia Navarro (published under the title The Story of a Sociopath) An Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo (with Sophie Hughes) References Category:Mexican translators Category:1982 births Category:Living people

Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet

Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet, GCB (9 February 1748 – 31 August 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy, serving during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, as the Governor of Newfoundland during the War of 1812, and a member of the British House of Commons during his semi-retirement. Duckworth, a vicar's son, achieved much in a naval career that began at the age of 11. Serving with most of the great names of the Royal Navy during the later 18th and early 19th centuries, he fought almost all of Britain's enemies on the seas at one time or another, including a Dardanelles operation that would be remembered a century later during the First World War. He was in command at the Battle of San Domingo, the last great fleet action of the Napoleonic Wars. Early life Born in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, Duckworth was one of five sons of Sarah Johnson and the vicar Henry Duckworth A.M. of Stoke Poges, County of Buckinghamshire. The Duckworths were descended from a landed family, with Henry later being installed as Canon of Windsor. John Duckworth went to Eton College, but began his naval career in 1759 at the suggestion of Edward Boscawen, when he entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman on . Namur later became part of the fleet under Sir Edward Hawke, and Duckworth was present at the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759. On 5 April 1764 he joined the 50-gun at Chatham, after leaving , to serve with Admiral Hugh Palliser, then Governor of Newfoundland. He served aboard HMS Princess Royal, on which he suffered a concussion when he was hit by the head of another sailor, decapitated by a cannonball. He spent some months as an acting lieutenant, and was confirmed in the rank on 14 November 1771. He then spent three years aboard the 74-gun , the Plymouth guardship, under Captain Charles Fielding. Fielding was given command of the frigate in early 1776, and he took Duckworth with him as his first lieutenant. Duckworth married Anne Wallis in July 1776, with whom he had a son and a daughter. After some time in North America, where Duckworth became involved in a court-martial after an accident at Rhode Island on 18 January 1777 left several men dead, the Diamond was sent to join Vice-Admiral John Byron's fleet in the West Indies. Byron transferred him to his own ship, , in March 1779, and Duckworth was present aboard her at the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779. Duckworth was promoted to commander ten days after this and given command of the sloop-of-war . After cruising off Martinique for a time, he was promoted to post captain on 16 June 1780 and given command of the 74-gun . He returned to the Princess Royal as flag-captain to Rear-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley, with whom he went to Jamaica. He was briefly in command of , before moving into in February 1781, and returned to England with a trade convoy.

2006 California Golden Bears football team

The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California, and were coached by Jeff Tedford. The Bears began the season with a number 12 ranking. After sustaining an upset by then number 23-ranked Tennessee in their opening game, the Bears won their next eight games before suffering another upset to unranked Arizona followed by a subsequent loss to then number 4 USC. All of these defeats came in away games. The Bears qualified for a share of the Pac-10 title after USC was upset by rival UCLA the following week. The team made its second Holiday Bowl in three years, blowing out #21 Texas A&M and finishing the season ranked #14. Preseason Since Jeff Tedford took the Cal football coaching job after their 1–10 2001 campaign, Cal saw an immense improvement in its football program, having five straight winning seasons from 2002 to 2006. This particular Bears team, with a wealth of talent returning from their previous season, had a good amount of preseason hype surrounding it, with the preseason AP Poll ranking the Bears 9th, while the Coaches Poll rated them 12th, their highest ranking since 1952. After a season-ending injury in the first game of the 2005 season, sophomore Nate Longshore was named the starting quarterback for the Bears over Joe Ayoob, who had struggled in the 2005 games that he had started. After a very impressive season, Cal also launched a program to officially campaign for running back Marshawn Lynch to win the Heisman Trophy. In the College GameDay preview on ESPN, Lee Corso predicted the Bears to win the Pac-10 championship over the USC Trojans, and even went as far to say the Bears would win the national championship over West Virginia, saying "they play a tough schedule, but they could lose to Tennessee and still run 11 straight ball games. I like Cal...I'm telling you, it's Cal versus West Virginia, and then Cal wins it; the national title goes to Cal." Schedule Game summaries Tennessee Volunteers Cal's opener was on the road against the #23 Tennessee Volunteers, a SEC team just coming off of a disappointing 5–6 season under coach Phillip Fulmer. With a hostile crowd of 106,009 watching at Neyland Stadium, Cal was torn to shreds. Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge went 11 for 18 and passed for 291 yards and 4 touchdowns against the highly touted Cal defense. Vol receiver, Robert Meachem had a breakout game with 5 catches for 182 yards and 2 TD's. Newly appointed starting quarterback Nate Longshore struggled in his first road start, only passing for 85 yards. Heisman candidate Marshawn Lynch was held to 74 yards on 12 carries. While the Bears held Tennessee to 14 first-half points, a quick 80-yard touchdown pass from Ainge to Meachem at the start of the third quarter quickly started a tumble that ended up giving the Volunteers a 35–0 lead by the middle of the third quarter. The Tennessee

Nothing Like This

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Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

The Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN University), Norwegian: Høgskolen i Innlandet, is a state university college in Norway, established in 2017 from the merger of Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College. It has six campuses. History INN University was formed on 1 January 2017 from a merger of Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College. These two institutions date to 1994 and 1971 respectively. The rector is Kathrine Skretting, a professor of media studies who was the rector of Lillehammer University College prior to the merge. Locations It has campuses in Blæstad, Elverum, Evenstad, Hamar, Lillehammer and Rena. There are six faculties spread across these sites. There are approximately 13,000 students and 950 employees. Education The university offers 35 one-year study programs and 52 Bachelor degree programs. Several of these are taught in English. There are also 31 Master programs and a choice of 4 PhDs (plus one in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology). There also teacher education and further education programs. The main teaching and research areas are ecology and agricultural sciences, psychology, sports, law, music, health sciences, the social sciences, teacher education, language and literature, biotechnology, film, tv and culture, tourism, animation and game sciences, economics, and leadership and innovation. Research The merged university has the following priority research areas: Applied Ecology Audiovisual Media. The Norwegian Film School, the first film school in Norway, was founded in 1997 in the facilities that hosted the media center during the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. The school had new facilities built in 2004. Inside the school there is a cinema and 2 sound stages. Child and Youth Competence Development Services Innovation Teaching and Teacher Education An Olympic Studies Centre was opened in 2018, and the Centre for Excellence in Film and Interactive Media Arts (CEFIMA) in the same year. References Category:Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Category:Universities and colleges in Norway Category:Education in Innlandet Category:Educational institutions established in 2017 Category:Education in Hamar Category:Organisations based in Hamar Category:2017 establishments in Norway Category:Buildings and structures in Lillehammer Category:Universities and colleges formed by merger in Norway

Isotopes of tellurium

There are 39 known isotopes and 17 nuclear isomers of tellurium (52Te), with atomic masses that range from 104 to 142. These are listed in the table below. Naturally-occurring tellurium on Earth consists of eight isotopes. Two of these have been found to be radioactive: 128Te and 130Te undergo double beta decay with half-lives of, respectively, 2.2×1024 (2.2 septillion) years (the longest half-life of all nuclides proven to be radioactive) and 8.2×1020 (820 quintillion) years. The longest-lived artificial radioisotope of tellurium is 121Te with a half-life of about 19 days. Several nuclear isomers have longer half-lives, the longest being 121mTe with a half-life of 154 days. The very-long-lived radioisotopes 128Te and 130Te are the two most common isotopes of tellurium. Of elements with at least one stable isotope, only indium and rhenium likewise have a radioisotope in greater abundance than a stable one. It has been claimed that electron capture of 123Te was observed, but the recent measurements of the same team have disproved this. The half-life of 123Te is longer than 9.2 × 1016 years, and probably much longer. 124Te can be used as a starting material in the production of radionuclides by a cyclotron or other particle accelerators. Some common radionuclides that can be produced from tellurium-124 are iodine-123 and iodine-124. The short-lived isotope 135Te (half-life 19 seconds) is produced as a fission product in nuclear reactors. It decays, via two beta decays, to 135Xe, the most powerful known neutron absorber, and the cause of the iodine pit phenomenon. With the exception of beryllium, tellurium is the lightest element observed to commonly undergo alpha decay, with isotopes 104Te to 109Te being seen to undergo this mode of decay. Some lighter elements, namely those in the vicinity of 8Be, have isotopes with delayed alpha emission (following proton or beta emission) as a rare branch. List of isotopes |- | 104Te | style="text-align:right" | 52 | style="text-align:right" | 52 | | <18 ns | α | 100Sn | 0+ | | |- | 105Te | style="text-align:right" | 52 | style="text-align:right" | 53 | 104.94364(54)# | 620(70) ns | α | 101Sn | 5/2+# | | |- | 106Te | style="text-align:right" | 52 | style="text-align:right" | 54 | 105.93750(14) | 70(20) µs[70(+20−10) µs] | α | 102Sn | 0+ | | |- | rowspan=2|107Te | rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 52 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 55 | rowspan=2|106.93501(32)# | rowspan=2|3.1(1) ms | α (70%) | 103Sn | rowspan=2|5/2+# | rowspan=2| | rowspan=2| |- | β+ (30%) | 107Sb |- | rowspan=4|108Te | rowspan=4 style="text-align:right" | 52 | rowspan=4 style="text-align:right" | 56 | rowspan=4|107.92944(11) | rowspan=4|2.1(1) s | α (49%) | 104Sn | rowspan=4|0+ | rowspan=4| | rowspan=4| |- | β+ (48.5%) | 108Sb |- | β+, p (2.4%) | 107Sn |- | β+, α (.065%) | 104In |- | rowspan=4|109Te | rowspan=4 style="text-align:right" | 52 | rowspan=4 style="text-align:right" | 57 | rowspan=4|108.92742(7) | rowspan=4|4.6(3) s | β+ (86.99%) | 109Sb | rowspan=4|(5/2+) | rowspan=4| | rowspan=4| |- | β+, p (9.4%) | 108Sn |- | α (7.9%) | 105Sn |- | β+, α (.005%) |

Banzarjavyn Baasanjav

Banzarjavyn Baasanjav (; 1906–1940) was leader of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 1936 to 1940. Prime Minister Khorloogiin Choibalsan arranged for his arrest and subsequent execution on charges of counterrevolution in 1940 to free up the party leadership role for Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal. Career Baasanjav was born in 1906 in present-day Myangad district, Khovd Province. He joined Mongolian Revolutionary Youth League (MRYL) in 1923 and from 1927 to 1928 he was a school teacher near Ulaangom. After 1928 he devoted himself full-time to the MRYL, becoming secretary of its district committee. He joined the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) in 1930 and a year later was sent to Ulaanbaatar to be first a MPRP Central Committee instructor and then, from 1932 to 1936, Chairman of the Khovd Provincial MPRP Committee. In October 1936 he was elected member of the Presidium and Secretary of the MPRP. He was also concurrently Chairman of Mongolian Trade Unions. Purge In December 1939 Choibalsan and then Deputy Minister of Finance Tsedenbal traveled to Moscow to meet with Josef Stalin. Stalin made known his wishes to see the 23-year-old Tsedenbal, whom the Soviet leadership had earlier hand picked for advancement, promoted to Secretary General of the MPRP. Upon his return, Choibalsan orchestrated Baasanjav's arrest and subsequent execution on charges of counterrevolution in February 1940. Tsedenbal was elected head of the MPRP two months later at the 10th MPRP Party Congress (March 20 - April 5, 1940). Rehabilitation Baasanjav was rehabilitated in 1957. The official MPRP History published in 1969 stated that Baasanjav was one of several high ranking government officials who were the victims of an "out of control Interior Ministry" and that he was unjustly slandered and punished. Notes Category:1906 births Category:1940 deaths Category:Mongolian communists Category:Mongolian People's Party politicians Category:Executed Mongolian people Category:Great Purge victims from Mongolia

Houssenaly Zahid Raza

Houssenaly Zahid Raza was an Honorary Malaysian Consul in Madagascar, who was murdered on 24 August 2017. Biography He had been tasked with returning pieces of debris from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished on March 8, 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 crew and passengers on board. A wreck hunter, Blaine Gibson, has claimed that the murder took place in an effort to hinder the investigation into the plane's disappearance. Gibson also claims he has been subject to death threats, which he says are related to his investigative efforts. A representative of the Independent Group, which has been following the disappearance of MH370, said the timing of Houssenaly’s death was “suspicious” as he had been scheduled to visit the Malagasy transport ministry to retrieve the debris and return it to Malaysia. The representative noted that Houssenaly was of French Malagasy nationality, and added that the diplomat's death had been met with “stony silence” from both French and Malaysian authorities. The diplomat's car was riddled with bullets, and a French news agency has speculated that he had been killed as revenge for his alleged involvement in the 2009 abduction of several residents of Indo-Pakistani descent. Other sources have denied this, and note that he was not convicted of any crime related to that incident. Malaysia’s foreign ministry said Houssenaly was first appointed Malaysia’s Honorary Consul in Madagascar in December 2013 for a three-year term – and this was recently extended to December 2019. See also List of unsolved murders References Category:2017 deaths Category:Malagasy businesspeople Category:Malaysian diplomats Category:Unsolved murders Category:People murdered in Madagascar Category:Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Ad Tak

Adrianus Johannes "Ad" Tak (born 8 June 1953) is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1973 and 1985. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in 50th place in the road race. His uncle, Anton Tak, was also a professional cyclist. See also List of Dutch Olympic cyclists References Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch male cyclists Category:Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands Category:Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:People from Halderberge Category:Sportspeople from North Brabant

Takashi Shibata

Takashi Shibata (born 20 April 1951) is a Japanese biathlete. He competed in the 10 km sprint event at the 1980 Winter Olympics. References Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese male biathletes Category:Olympic biathletes of Japan Category:Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Hokkaido

Efren Reyes

Efren Manalang Reyes, (born August 26, 1954), nicknamed The Magician and , is a Filipino professional pool player. A winner of over 80 international titles, Reyes was the first player to win world championships in two different disciplines in pool. Among his numerous titles Reyes is a four-time World Eight-ball Champion, the 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Champion, a two-time World Cup champion, a three-time US Open winner, a two-time World Pool League winner and a 13-time Derby City Classic winner – including an unprecedented five Master of the Table crowns. By defeating Earl Strickland in the inaugural Color of Money event in 1997, Reyes took home the largest single event purse in pool history of $100k. Many analysts, fans, current and former players consider Reyes to be the greatest pool player of all time. Biography Early life Reyes was born in Angeles City in the Philippines in 1954. He moved to Manila with his family at the age of 4-5. In Manila, he worked as a billiards attendant at his uncle's billiards hall, where he started learning the various cue sports. Because he was not tall enough to reach the pool table, he played while standing on Coca-Cola cases that he moved around. At night, while he was dreaming of playing pool, the pool table was his bed. Reyes is often referred to as , which is Tagalog for 'Kid', because there was another older pool player named Efren when he was young. To distinguish between the two, he was referred to as Efren . He was also called "Efrey" by his colleagues (Ef from Efren and rey from Reyes). Career Gambling from a young age, Reyes played three cushion billiards in the 1960s and 1970s. After establishing himself as a winner, he was discovered by promoters. This gave him the opportunity to compete in big-time tournaments. In 1978, Reyes represented Team Philippines in the RP-Japan Pocket Billiards Tournament, alongside Jose Parica, Rodolfo Luat, Jorge Dacer, and Manuel Flores. In 1983, Reyes took on Pepito Dacer in the finals of the Philippine Professional Pocket Billiards Championships which was played in rotation. The finals was played in race-to-39, and the players played 11 racks on a weekly basis. On the seventh week of play, Reyes defeated Dacer 39-32. During the 1980s, when Reyes was considered a top-class player in his homeland but not yet internationally recognized, he went to the U.S. to hustle. Popular legend claims that Reyes earned $80,000 in a single week, making him a folk hero back home. Reyes began winning a number of tournaments in the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia, garnering attention and recognition worldwide. At the start of his career, he used aliases to hide his identity so he would be allowed to compete. By the mid-1990s, he had become one of the elite players of the Philippines, alongside Jose Parica and Francisco Bustamante. Reyes' fame began when he won the 1994 US Open Nine Ball Championship, defeating Nick Varner in the finals. He was the first non-American to win the event. Two years later, Efren