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On September 13, 2005, Trapt released the second studio album, "Someone In Control". It's single, "Stand Up" reached No. 3 on the US Mainstream Rock chart.
Their live album, Trapt Live was released in 2007. In 2008, Simon Ormandy left the band and was replaced by Robb Torres. Trapt's third studio album, "Only Through the Pain" was released on August 5, 2008.
Trapt's fourth studio album, "No Apologies" was released on October 12, 2010. In 2011, Trapt released a compilation album called "Headstrong".
In 2012, Aaron Montgomery left the band and was replaced by Dylan Howard. "Reborn" was released on January 22, 2013.
On February 7, 2014, Trapt re-released "Amalgamation" and "Glimpse EP". On June 15, 2014, they started working on their sixth studio album. "DNA" was released on August 19, 2016.
Sick Puppies
Sick Puppies are an Australian alternative metal band from Sydney.
The band was formed in 1997 after band members Shimon More and Emma Anzai met in the music room of Mosman High School. They released their debut album, "Welcome to the Real World", on 3 September 2001.
Their song "You're Going Down" was used as the theme song for the 2009 WWE pay per view Extreme Rules and is also included on the soundtrack to the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010.
Diana (given name)
Diana is a female given name. It has ranked among the top 200 female names in the United States since the 1930s. Famous Dianas include the singer Diana Ross, Princess Diana and a Roman goddess who is named Diana. The name was also used for two hurricanes in the Atlantic in 1984 and 1990. The 1990 storm hit eastern Mexico. It caused more than 100 deaths. The name "Diana" was then retired.
Melinda is a girl name derived from Greek word "meli" (that means "honey"); the name is extremely popular in certain countries. However, in the United States, the name peaked at 72 in popularity, and has been on the gradual decline since the 1970s. The name was first used in the year 1815 by József Katona. Examples of the name for famous persons include Melinda Gates (who is wife for Bill Gates).
Melinda Ann Gates (née French; August 15, 1964) is an American business woman who once worked at Microsoft. She married to Bill Gates. They met while she was working for Microsoft.
She was awarded an honorary damehood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2014 for her services to charity and international development. As an American citizen, she cannot be called "Dame Melinda", but can use the letters "DBE" after her name. Her current occupations are that she is a philanthropist and she is running the "Bill and Melinda Gates's Foundation" with her husband. She has three children : Phoebe Adele Gates, Rory John Gates, and Jennifer Katharine Gates. She got awarded for the Gates's Foundation in May 2006.
On May 3, 2021, Gates and Melinda announced that they had decided to divorce following 27 years of marriage, and 34 years as a couple. The couple said they will keep working together on charitable efforts.
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The name Kimberly is mostly a female name, though this name is sometimes used for males. There are multiple spellings of this name, although in the United States "Kimberly" is most prevalent. The name is taken from Kimberley, located in South Africa (which is in turn named for Lord Kimberley, a person in the 19th century). There are many celebrities having this female name, the best known being Kim Kardashian, whose actual name is Kimberly. Another famous person is singer Kimberley Locke.
The University of Sydney is a public university in Sydney, Australia. The main campus is in the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania. In 2011, it had 32,393 undergraduate and 16,627 graduate students.
The University of Sydney is organised into sixteen faculties and schools. They offer bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and doctoral degrees. The univsersity often ranks amongst the best universities in Australia and Oceania. In 2012, it was ranked 39th in the world; 3rd in Australia, behind Australian National University (24th) and the University of Melbourne (36th) in the 2012 QS World University Rankings.
Canary Current
The Canary Current is a wind-driven surface current that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre. This eastern boundary current branches south from the North Atlantic Current and flows southwest about as far as Senegal where it turns west and later joins the Atlantic North Equatorial Current. The current is named after the Canary Islands. The archipelago (group of islands) partially blocks the flow of the Canary Current (Gyory, 2007).
This wide and slow-moving current is thought to have been exploited in the early Phoenician navigation and settlement along the coast of western Morocco. The ancient Phoenicians not only exploited numerous fisheries within this current zone, but also established a factory at Iles Purpuraires off present day Essaouira for extracting a Tyrian purple dye from a marine gastropod murex species (Hogan, 2007).
Sarah (given name)
Sarah is a female given name. It comes from the Hebrew language. It refers to Sarah, the wife of Abraham in Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, Sarah means "the woman of high rank". This name is used a lot in the United States, Europe and Canada. In the United States, the name ranked near 30 in 2010. Its alternate spelling "Sara" ranked near 121. An example of a famous person with the name is Sarah Jessica Parker.
Hall of Mirrors (Versailles)
The Hall of Mirrors in the palace of Versailles, France (French: Grande Galerie or Galerie des Glaces) was constructed on what was once a terrace designed by Le Vau. Mansart and Le Brun designed and built the Hall between 1678 and 1684. The Hall is decorated with marble. The "French order" capitals depict a cock, Apollo, and fleur-de-lys. The walls and cornices are decorated with gilded bronze trophies by Coysevox, Tubi, Le Gros, Clérion, and Flamen. The niches contain depictions of Bacchus, Urania, Modesty, Venus in Modesty and antiques from the collections of King Louis XIV.
The ceiling depicts the War with Holland (1672-1678). The medallions and trompe l'œil paintings depict the War of Devolution (1667-1668). They also depict the administrative reforms in the early years of Louis XIV's reign. Two of the four alabaster tables are from the collections of the duc d'Antin. The vases and busts are from the Royal collections. The 1770 chandeliers and candelabra were reconstructed in 1980 after the originals and documents in the archives.
During the 17th century, the Hall of Mirrors was used by Louis XIV when he walked from his private apartment to the chapel. At this time, courtiers assembled to watch the king and members of the royal family pass. In 1745 the Hall was the scene of "The Yew Tree Ball". It was at this event that Louis XV met Madame de Pompadour. In the 19th century, the Prussian king, William I, was declared German emperor on 18 January 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors by Bismarck and the victorious German princes and lords. French Prime Minister Clemenceau chose the Hall of Mirrors to sign the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I on 28 June 1919. The Hall of Mirrors still serves for state occasions such as receptions for visiting heads of state.
Campbell's dwarf hamster
Campbell's dwarf hamster ("Phodopus campbelli") is a species of hamster. It is native to central Asia. The species was named after a man called W. C. Campbell, who collected the first one in Mongolia on 1 July 1902.
They typically eat corn, oats, peanuts, vegetables and a wide variety of seeds. They also eat insects, arthropods mollusks, leaves, wood, bark, seeds, stems, flowers, fruits, and grains.
The Campbell's dwarf hamster has predators like foxes, owls, eagles, kestrels, and falcons.
Campbell's dwarf hamsters live about 2.5 years to 3 years. They live in burrows and use grass, feathers, and wool, to create it. Seeds and food are extremely close inside because they don’t want other animals to find their food source so that they can have enough food when it is time for winter.
The Campbells Russian hamster is a grayish color with a cream white belly and a dark stripe running down its back. There are 3 types of colors that have been identified. The collared, mottled, and the spot. They each vary and can be very different from another.
GNU Hurd is a multiserver kernel with the goal of providing users with as much freedom to do as they wish with the GNU operating system as possible. It was initially intended to provide a free alternative to Unix (GNU stands for "GNU's Not Unix"). The Hurd was the intended implementation of the GNU operating system before Linux became the kernel of choice for GNU users. The current goal of the Hurd project is:
[T]o create a general-purpose kernel suitable for the GNU operating system, which is viable for everyday use, and gives users and programs as much control over their computing environment as possible.
The Hurd kernel consists of a microkernel that provides basic kernel services and a collection (or "herd") of servers / daemons that provided services that are beyond basic. This design was meant to provide developers with freedom that Unix and other Unix-like operating systems did not. For example, this design allows developers to program servers in languages other than the one used by the kernel. GNU Mach currently is the microkernel being used in the Hurd.
Richard Stallman created the GNU project in 1983 and founded the Free Software Foundation (FSF) in 1985 in order to to fund and promote the development of free software and GNU. By the early 1990's, the GNU toolchain and other components besides the kernel were completed. Work began the Hurd in 1990. Stallman decided to use Carnegie Mellon University's Mach mircokernel as the basis for the Hurd microkernel.
In 1991, Linus Torvalds released the Linux kernel, and free software enthusiasts ported GNU's completed components to the Linux kernel in order to create GNU/Linux. NetBSD and FreeBSD were released a couple of years later, yet the Hurd was not in a functional state. Due to the presence of functioning alternatives, interest in the Hurd waned. As the FSF moved away from GNU development and more towards free software activism, Debian became more involved in the Hurd's development.
Frederick (also spelled Frederic) is a masculine given name that means "peaceful ruler". The name is the English form of the German name "Friedrich". This name ranked among the top 100 masculine names for the United States between 1880 and 1957. After that, the name became less popular. The name was number 536 in popularity in the United States in the late 2000s. At the same time it was number 99 in England. As "Frederic", the name was used on a hurricane that struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in September 1979.
Madame de Pompadour
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was better known as Madame de Pompadour. The Marquise of Pompadour (29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764) was courtier and the official chief mistress of Louis XV from 1745 until her death. She was born in Paris, Kingdom of France, and died there from tuberculosis at 42. She was presented to the royal court by a cousin of the King, the Princess of Conti.
Emina Jahović
Emina Jahović Sandal (born 15 January 1982) is a well-known Serbian-Turkish singer-songwriter, model, and actress.
She is of Bosniak origin and is married to Mustafa Sandal, the leading Turkish pop star.
Emina grew up in a Bosnian Muslim family in Novi Pazar, Serbia. Her brother is Mirsad Türkcan, the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA. She majored in Management at Braća Karić University in Belgrade.
She is 5'10" (178 cm) tall and is an official face of the Macedonian fashion label "Kara". She is quite popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia and all around Eastern Europe. Emina is also known in Iran for her role in "Omre Gole Laleh" and is widely-recognized amongst the diaspora communities of the Former Yugoslavia in the United States.
Her sister-in-law is Dina Džanković, the last beauty queen to have the title of Miss Serbia and Montenegro.
She has two sons, Yaman (b. 2008) and Yavuz (2012).
In 2000, she won the youth festival Zlatna staza with the song "Samo ti, moja muziko". Her debut album "Tačka" was released in 2001 by Dino Merlin, the world-wide known artist.
In 2002, she participated in BH Eurosong with the song "U, la-la" and received an award at the Radio Festival in Sarajevo.
In 2003, she participated in the Sunčane Skale festival and won the third place with her song "Uzalud se budim". That made her one of the most popular artists in the former Yugoslav republics.
In 2005, she released her second album called "Radije ranije" through "City Records". In the 2005 Budvanski Festival she won the award for the best songwriter.
In 2008, Emina released her maxi single in English called "Exhale" in NYC. This album is produced by Bojan Dugić, the GRAMMY Awards voting member. Emina's 2008 video clip of "Još ti se nadam" is one of the most expensive music videos in Serbian music history.
In 2009, Emina Jahović's third studio album entitled "Vila" was released through PGP RTS.
In 2010, she was nominated to represent Serbia at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ti kvariigro" that is composed by Goran Bregović for her.
She also performed in the 2013 Dosso Dossi Fashion Show on January 9, 2013 while Adriana Lima was on the runway.
Emina Jahović Sandal is known for resemblance to the Spanish actress Penélope Cruz.
The Fleece Inn
The Fleece Inn is a pub (public house) located in Bretforton, Worcestershire in the Vale of Evesham. The building is a half-timbered one. It is over six hundred years old. It has been a pub since 1848. It is now owned by the National Trust. The Fleece Inn is distinguished by its homely character. Pewter mugs, brass and copper utensils, pottery and china, oak settles and benches, a spinning wheel, all contribute to the homely atmosphere. The inn was damaged by fire on 27 February 2004. Repairs and rebuilding began on 1 November 2004. The Fleece officially reopened on 18 June 2005 with a new roof and other upgrades.
Tamil nationalism
Ski resort
A ski resort is a place where people go skiing or to do other winter sports. Usually, these places are towns or villages in the mountains. This is because a lot of snow is needed for these sports. Ski lifts and slopes down the mountain are also needed. The lifts are usually cable cars, gondola lifts and chairlifts. Ski resorts also have hotels and restaurants for tourists.
There are many ski resorts around the world. The Alps in Europe have a lot, and so do the United States and Canada. There are very few in Africa because it does not snow a lot there.
Charlecote Park
Charlecote Park is a house and park owned by the National Trust. It is located 4 miles east of Stratford-upon-Avon, and 6 miles south of Warwick on the B4086 Stratford/Banbury road. The house and park were owned by the Lucy family from the 13th century to 1945, when they were presented to the National Trust.
Sir Thomas Lucy tore down an earlier structure to make way for the present house in 1558. He was a man of wealth. He entertained Queen Elizabeth I at breakfast in 1572 as she made her way to Kenilworth. Lucy is better known for having fined the young William Shakespeare over a poaching incident in 1583. This incident prompted Shakespeare to flee Warwickshire for London.
Charlecote was inherited in the direct male line until George Lucy died in 1786. This man improved the house. He hired Capability Brown to improve the park about 1769. In the early years of the 19th century, another George Lucy continued improvements, leaving little unchanged except for the gatehouse.
Elimination reaction
In organic chemistry, an elimination reaction is when some atoms or group of atoms are taken away from a bigger molecule. Usually, a double or a triple bond are made by this reaction.
There are two main ways to do an elimination reaction. The first is called E1. It happens in two steps. If there is a good leaving group in the molecule, it can leave on its own. Then, a base or another substance can take away the other group. The second way is called E2. This happens only in one step. In this case, the base takes away one group while at the same time the leaving group goes away.
A common elimination reaction happens with alcohols. If there is strong acid around, a molecule of water can be eliminated to form the double bond.
Reaction mechanism
A reaction mechanism is writing step by step how a chemical reaction works. Usually, only the overall change can be seen in a reaction. The things made in between react too quickly to be seen. These are called intermediates, and in going from one intermediate to another a transition state is crossed. However, it is important to understand all the steps that make the total change. This is because then one can understand more difficult reactions or try to make a reaction work in a certain way.
There are many type of reaction mechanisms. In organic chemistry, the more common ones are nucleophilic substitution, elimination and addition. People sometimes use arrow pushing to draw how electrons move around during a reaction. This makes it easy to see which bonds are formed and which are broken during the process.
Deborah (also spelled Debra) is a female name. It is used a lot in some countries. The name comes from a Hebrew word for "the bee". This name was used by a prophet woman inside the Old Testament Book of Judges. In the United States, "Deborah" itself was most popular for females born between 1950 and 1970. It ranked number 25 for 1990, although it is now less popular. Its variant forms "Debra", "Debby" and "Debbie" have been used for Atlantic tropical cyclones. Famous people with the name include Debbie Allen and Debbie Gibson.
List of national flowers
A floral emblem is a flower or plant that is chosen by a country as a symbol or emblem for that country.
Pauline Phillips
Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips (writing as Abigail Van Buren) (July 4, 1918 – January 16, 2013) was an American advice columnist and radio show host who was known for her radio show "Dear Abby" during the 1950s.
Phillips was born on July 4, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa. Her parents were Jewish-Russian immigrants. She studied at Morningside College. Her twin sister, Esther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman Lederer, was also a well-known advice columnist. She used the name Ann Landers.
Phillips was married to Morton Phillips from 1939 until her death in 2013. They had two children. She had Alzheimer's disease since 2002. Phillips died on January 16, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota from the disease, aged 94.
Fountain of Apollo
The Fountain of Apollo () is a fountain at the Palace of Versailles. It depicts the Greek sun god Apollo rising from the sea at daybreak in his four-horse chariot. He is accompanied by Tritons. In 1639, Louis XIII had a pond dug on the site of the fountain called the Pond of the Swans. In 1671, Louis XIV enlarged the pond. Le Brun suggested it be dedicated to Apollo based on its east-west orientation. The parallels drawn between Louis and the sun god also entered into the decision. Le Brun's Apollo is seen sitting in his four-horse chariot. He rises from the grotto of Thetys where he has spent the night. This theme was popular in the arts at the time. The gilded statue was made by Tuby of Rome. It was installed in 1671. Beyond the fountain lies the Grand Canal. The Fountain of Apollo incorrectly depicts Apollo rising in the west rather than the east.
In 2014, a same-scale replica was unveiled in Tainan, Taiwan, at the entrance of the Chimei Museum. The museum commissioned French artist Gills Perrault in 2008 to reproduce the Fountain of Apollo, same as the one in Palace of Versailles. It took three years for modern laser measuring and the mold to be made in France for the reproduction sculpture, and another three years to carve the marble in Italy. This Fountain of Apollo in Chimei Museum, however, correctly depicts Apollo rising from the east.
Frank Owen Gehry (born Frank Owen Goldberg; February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect who won the Pritzker Prize in 1989. He is known for his buildings such as 8 Spruce Street, Dancing House, Port Olímpic, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He built buildings across the United States and across South America.
Gehry was born on February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Polish-Jewish parents. He was raised in Los Angeles, California. He stuided at Los Angeles City College and at the University of Southern California. Gehry now lives in Santa Monica, California.
In 1989, Gehry won the Pritzker Prize.
Queen's apartment at Versailles
The Queen's apartment at Versailles (Fr: "Grand appartement de la reine") consists of several rooms: The Queen's Bedchamber; The Queen's Private Cabinets; The Room of the Queen's Gentlemen; The Queen's Antechamber; The Room of the Queen's Guard. The apartment overlooks the Parterre du Midi, and parallels the King's Apartment. When the King's Apartment was abandoned at the end of Louis XIV's reign, the Queens continued to occupy the Queen's Apartment.
The royal couple ate in "The Queen's Antechamber". This was a public event. Louis XVI and Antoinette sat with their backs to the fireplace. Only the royal family could sit at the table. The duchesses, princesses, and others of great rank were allowed to sit on stools facing the royals. Others of high rank stood.
Louis XIV enjoyed the dinner ritual. Louis XV preferred more private suppers. Louis XVI ate well. Antoinette was bored. A witness reports that: "The Queen sat on the King’s left. They had their backs turned to the fireplace [...] The King ate with a good appetite, but the Queen did not remove her gloves and did not use her serviette (napkin), which was very wrong of her". To ease her boredom, the Queen asked for music at every meal. She had a platform set up for this purpose.
This room was once The Room of the Queen's Guard. In the 1680s, the room was sometimes used as a theatre. Royal virtues are illustrated in the ceiling paintings of ancient heroines by Vignon and Paillet. Portraits of Louis XVI's aunts by Madame Labille-Guiard are part of the decor. Above the doors are works by Madeline de Boulogne dated 1675.
Madame du Barry's apartment
Ricegrowers Limited
Ricegrowers Limited, trading as SunRice, is claimed to be the "world's fifth largest ricefood exporter", and have historically been one of Australia's largest exporters of processed branded food products.
SunRice's main production is still based in regional New South Wales, Australia, with a main office in Leeton, and Rice Mills in the New South Wales towns of Leeton, Deniliquin, and Coleambally (with the Coleambally mill operational again after being temporarily "moth balled" during the last major Australian drought). RunRice also operates CopRice stockfeed plants in Leeton and Tongala, Victoria.
In October 2010 SunRice announced it had begun talking with a Spanish food company called Ebro Foods about buying SunRice for $600 million (Australian dollars). The Ebro bid failed when the shareholders voted against it on the 31st May 2011.
Bois-d'Arcy, Yonne
Les Bordes, Yonne
Branches, Yonne
Brannay
Brienon-sur-Armançon
Brienon-sur-Armançon is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Brion, Yonne
Brosses
Bussières, Yonne
Bussières is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Bussy-en-Othe
Bussy-le-Repos, Yonne
Butteaux
Carisey
La Celle-Saint-Cyr
Censy
Cérilly, Yonne
Cérilly is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Cerisiers
Cézy
Cézy is a commune. It is in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Chablis
Chailley
Chambeugle
Chambeugle is a former commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.
Chamoux, Yonne
Champcevrais
Champignelles
Champigny, Yonne
Champlay
Champlost
Champs-sur-Yonne
Champvallon
Chamvres
La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse
La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne
Charbuy
Charentenay
Charmoy, Yonne
Yrouerre
Charny, Yonne
Charny is a former commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.
Voutenay-sur-Cure
Volgré
Volgré is a former commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune of Montholon.
Voisines, Yonne
Chassignelles
Chassy, Yonne
Chastellux-sur-Cure
Châtel-Censoir
Châtel-Censoir is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Châtel-Gérard
Châtel-Gérard is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Chaumont, Yonne
Chaumot, Yonne
Chemilly-sur-Serein
Chemilly-sur-Serein is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Chemilly-sur-Yonne
Chêne-Arnoult
Chêne-Arnoult is a former commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.
Cheney, Yonne
Cheny
Chéroy
Chéroy is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Chéu
Chéu is a commune. It is in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Chevannes, Yonne
Chevillon, Yonne
Chevillon is a former commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.
Pisy
Poilly-sur-Serein
Poilly-sur-Tholon
Pontaubert
Chichée
Chichée is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Viviers, Yonne
Vireaux
Vinneuf
Vincelottes
Chichery
Chigy
Chigy is a former commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Les Vallées-de-la-Vanne.
Chitry
Cisery
Les Clérimois
Les Clérimois is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Collan
Collemiers
Compigny
Cornant
Coulangeron
Coulanges-la-Vineuse
Coulanges-sur-Yonne
Coulours
Courgenay, Yonne
Courgis
Courlon-sur-Yonne
Courson-les-Carrières is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Courtoin
Courtois-sur-Yonne
Coutarnoux
Crain, Yonne
Cravant, Yonne
Cravant is a former commune. It is in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune of Deux Rivières.
Cruzy-le-Châtel
Cruzy-le-Châtel is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Cry, Yonne
Cry is a commune. It is in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Cudot
Cussy-les-Forges
Cuy, Yonne
Dannemoine
Dicy
Dicy is a former commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.
Diges
Dissangis
Dixmont, Yonne
NASCAR Hall of Fame
The NASCAR Hall of Fame showcases drivers who have given large contributions to the sport of NASCAR. It also shows people who have been great grew chiefs, car owners, and others who have made big positive changes to NASCAR. Construction on the Hall of Fame began on January 26, 2007, and it officially opened on May 11, 2010. The City of Charlotte built and owns the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The Hall is run by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Winston Kelley is the NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director. The first class of people who were inducted in the hall of fame were inducted the day after the 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Richard Petty and Dale Inman helped unviel the first display at the Hall of Fame, which was the Plymouth Belvedere that Petty drove to 27 race wins in 1967.
To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, somebody who used to drive in NASCAR had to have driven for at least 10 years. This person must also have been retired for at least three years.
People who did not drive in NASCAR, but were part of the sport in an important way must have also been active for at least ten years. Under special circumstances, somebody may be inducted into the Hall of Fame even if they were not active for 10 years.
A group of 21 people on a nominating committee chooses nominees from those we meet the requirements to be in the Hall of Fame. This group is made up of:
After a list of candidates is chosen, a total of 48 votes are cast by another group of people on a voting committee. The voting comittee is made up of the nominating committee and the following:
On October 14, 2009, the NASCAR Hall of Fame panel met at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, to choose the first group of people to go into the Hall of Fame. Five people were selected. These people were:
The class was inducted on May 23, 2010.
The members of the Class of 2011 are:
The Class of 2011 was announced on October 13, 2010, and was inducted on May 23, 2011.
The members of the Class of 2012 are:
The Class of 2012 was announced on June 14, 2011, and was inducted on January 20, 2012.
The members of the Class of 2013 are:
The Class of 2013 was announced on May 23, 2012 and was inducted on February 8, 2013.
The ticket prices are Adult $19.95, Senior (60+) $17.95, Military $17.95, and Children (5-12) $12.95. Open daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (closed only Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Ruddigore
Ruddigore; or, The Witch's Curse is a two-act operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan. It was premiered by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on 22 January 1887 at the Savoy Theatre in London, England. It ran for 288 performances over 8 months. It is the tenth of the fourteen operettas written by Gilbert and Sullivan.
The baronets of Ruddigore are compelled to commit a crime every day under a witch's curse. Robin Oakapple is a baronet of Ruddigore who has fled the curse. He and his love, Rose Maybud, are about to marry when Robin's identity is exposed.
In Ruddigore Castle, Robin cannot commit himself to a life of crime. The portraits of his ancestors come to life to punish him. He outwits them and frees himself from the curse for all time. He is reunited with Rose.
The name Mia is a female name taken from the Slavic terminology "mila" (which represents "darling"). The name is strongly prevalent throughout Europe, the United States, England and Germany; in central Europe, "Mia" is a pet name version for "Maria", "Amelia" and "Emilia". There are many celebrities with the name, including Mia Hamm, Mia Rose and Mia Farrow.
La Ferté-Hauterive
La Ferté-Hauterive is a commune. It is found in the Allier department in the center of France.
Fleuriel
Fourilles
Franchesse
Gannat
Gannat is a French commune. It is in the Allier department in the center of France.
The D116 road passes through Gannat.
Gannay-sur-Loire
Garnat-sur-Engièvre
Garnat-sur-Engièvre is a French commune. It is in the Allier department in the center of France.
Gennetines
Gipcy
Givarlais
Gouise
La Guillermie
Hauterive, Allier
Dollot
Domats
Domecy-sur-Cure
Domecy-sur-le-Vault
Dracy
Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines
Dyé
Dyé is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Égleny
Égleny is a commune. It is in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Égriselles-le-Bocage
Égriselles-le-Bocage is a commune. It is in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Épineau-les-Voves
Épineuil
Épineuil is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Escamps, Yonne
Escolives-Sainte-Camille
Esnon
Étais-la-Sauvin
Étais-la-Sauvin is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Étaule
Étaule is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Étigny
Étigny is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Étivey
Étivey is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Évry, Yonne
Évry is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the centre of France.
La Ferté-Loupière
La Ferté-Loupière is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Festigny, Yonne
Flacy
Fleury-la-Vallée
Fleury-la-Vallée is a commune. It is in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Fleys
Flogny-la-Chapelle
Foissy-lès-Vézelay
Foissy-lès-Vézelay is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Foissy-sur-Vanne
Fontaine-la-Gaillarde
Fontaines, Yonne
Fontenailles, Yonne
Fontenay-près-Chablis
Fontenay-près-Chablis is a commune. It is in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Fontenay-près-Vézelay
Fontenay-près-Vézelay is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes
Fontenouilles
Fontenouilles is a former commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.
Fontenoy, Yonne
Fouchères, Yonne
Fouchères is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Fournaudin
Fouronnes
Fresnes, Yonne
Fulvy
Pimelles
Piffonds
Pierre-Perthuis
Perrigny-sur-Armançon
Perrigny-sur-Armançon is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Pontigny
Pont-sur-Vanne
Pont-sur-Yonne
La Postolle
Pourrain
Précy-le-Sec
Précy-le-Sec is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France.
Vincelles, Yonne
Villy, Yonne
Villon, Yonne
Villiers-Vineux
Germigny, Yonne
Gigny, Yonne
Girolles, Yonne
Gisy-les-Nobles
Givry, Yonne
Villiers-sur-Tholon
Jeshorehwari Kali Temple
Shri Shail
Sugandha Shaktipeeth
Karen is a female given name, and a Danish short version of "Katherine". It ranked in the top 10 during 1950s and 1960s, peaking at the #3 in 1965. There are multiple celebrities with the name. In addition, the name is currently being used for Atlantic tropical cyclones.
'Karren' is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Karen has also became a derogatory term for middle-aged white women.
Pattan
Ganderbal
Kangan
An electoral college is a group of people who are chosen to elect a candidate to a particular office (job). The electors usually have one vote each. Often each elector represents a particular organization or entity. Many times, though, the electors are simply important people whose wisdom would ideally make a better choice than a larger group of people. The electoral college can ignore the wishes of a general membership.
A similar concept existed in the former Holy Roman Empire, in which the Holy Roman Emperor was elected by the rulers of various provinces of the Empire, or their representatives. These rulers were referred to as Electors. For instance, King George III of Great Britain was also Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") and later became King of Hanover, though he never visited Hanover.
Katherine is a female name that is very popular in multiple countries, and especially so in Christian countries. The name and its related variants have ranked on the 100 most popular girls names in the United States since around 1880. There are many celebrities with the name itself and its variants. Its variants "Kate", "Katrina" and "Karen" have been used on Atlantic tropical cyclones.
Rangamati District
Khagrachari District
Cox's Bazar District
Cox's Bazar () is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
The name Hugo is a male given name of Germanic origin "Hugo", which means "bright in mind and spirit". The English spelling for "Hugo" is "Hugh". The name can also be used for surnames. The popularity of "Hugo" is very high in Europe. A devastating hurricane with the name struck the Caribbean Islands and South Carolina in September 1989.
Gazipur District
Manikganj District
Narsingdi District
Narsingdi (, ) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is 50 km north-east of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is part of the Dhaka Division.
Munshiganj District
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica
The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, or National Gallery of Ancient Art, is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, located on two sites: the Palazzo Barberini and the Palazzo Corsini. The Palazzo Barberini was designed for Pope Urban VIII, a member of the Barberini family, by Italian architect Carlo Maderno (1556–1629) on the old location of Villa Sforza. Its central salon ceiling was decorated by Pietro da Cortona with the visual panegyric of the Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power to glorify the papal Barberini family. The Palazzo Corsini, formerly known as Palazzo Riario, is a 15th century palace that was rebuilt in the 18th century by architect Ferdinando Fuga for Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini. For a partial list of artworks, see Palazzo Corsini entry.
The gallery's collection includes works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Giovanni Baglione, Hans Holbein, Perugino, Nicolas Poussin, Giulio Romano, Raphael, Carlo Saraceni Tiepolo, Tintoretto and Tiziano.
Guilford Native American Association
The Guilford Native American Association is a Native American community association in Guilford County, North Carolina. It is a North Carolina "State-recognized American Indian Organization",
and is a United Way referral agency.
Started in September 1975 by local parents as a non-profit education advocacy group, the association has grown to include child care, employment, and age-based community programs. It is the oldest American Indian urban association in North Carolina and one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the United States.
Its stated main goal is to "assist Indian people in achieving social and economic self-sufficiency". It serves over 5,000 Native Americans in Guilford and the surrounding counties. One of its major events since 1976 is an annual pow-wow and cultural festival.The association also operates the Guilford Native American Art Gallery in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Golden Triangle (UK universities)
The Golden Triangle is an unofficial name for a set of leading universities in the southern English cities of Oxford, Cambridge and London.
The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge ('Oxbridge') form two corners of the triangle. The third is London: Imperial College, University College London, King's College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The last three are independent colleges of the University of London. The universities within the triangle (with the exception of the LSE) attract the highest research incomes of all British universities.
However, it has been argued that it should be replaced by a term like "Brilliant Diamond", to include the University of Manchester. The figures below suggest that both the universities of Manchester and Edinburgh belong in the same class. That might better reflect the geographical spectrum of the UK higher education.
Oxford, Cambridge and some of the London institutions collaborate in research. The Global Medical Excellence Cluster (GMEC) for biomedical research was formed by Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, University College London, King's College London and Queen Mary University of London.
The name Anna is a female given name with multiple variants. In Hebrew, it means "favor" or "grace". The variant "Anne" was originally French, although it has been in use in English for hundreds of years. The variant spelling "Ann" was originally English. There are countless famous people, queens and saints under this name and its variants. The Spanish variant "Ana" has been used for Atlantic tropical cyclones. There are also many composite variants of Anna, including "Annabelle" (which is French) and "Annabella" (which is Italian).
Sovereign's Orb
The Sovereign's Orb is a piece of coronation regalia. It was created for the coronation of Charles II in 1661 from the royal goldsmith Robert Viner. It is made of gold, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, amethyst, diamonds, pearls, and enamel. It has been used at all coronations and events after the one of Charles II.
In 1671, it was damaged in Colonel Thomas Blood's attempt to steal the regalia. The Orb shows Christian sovereignty over the earth. It was set with 12 large diamonds, 30 rubies, sapphires, and emeralds for the coronation of George I in 1714.
During the coronation ceremony, the Archbishop of Canterbury places the orb in the right hand of the Monarch. It is put back on the altar. The Monarch leaves the coronation wearing the Crown, carrying the Scepter, and holding the Orb.
William and Mary came to the throne in 1689 as King and Queen, each in their own right. An orb was made for Mary II. It is called Queen Mary's Orb. It was used once and never used again. Both orbs were placed on Queen Victoria's coffin at her funeral.
The orbs are hollow balls of gold. The Sovereign's Orb is 6.5" in diameter. It weighs 42oz 7dwt. Queen Mary's orb is smaller: it measures 5.75" in diameter. It weighs 34oz 6dwt. Queen Mary's orb was originally set with hired jewels. Today it is set with imitations for display purposes. The Sovereign's Orb is currently set with over 600 precious stones and pearls.
Haiku (operating system)
Haiku (initially OpenBeOS) is an open source operating system in development aimed at personal desktop computing and inspired by Be Inc.'s BeOS. It is designed to be fast and easy to use. Haiku is written in C++ and uses a kernel based on the NewOS kernel. Haiku is licensed under the MIT License.
Haiku uses the Be File System (BFS). Features of this filesystem include a 64-bit address space, journaling, and extensible attributes. Haiku's version of the BFS is optimized for speed and performance.
Michael Phipps started the Haiku project in 2001 as Palm, Inc. was purchasing Be, Inc.. In 2003, Phipps founded the non-profit Haiku, Inc. in order to support Haiku and its development.
The name Lucy is a French and English female given name. It is feminine for the male name "Lucius" (which means "as of light"). There are several celebrities with this name. Fictional characters having the name include Lucy McClane from "Die Hard".
Lucy is a beautiful, happy, cheerful name.
Henrietta is a female given name. It comes from the male given name "Henry". Henrietta is the English form of the French name "Henriette". The short version of this name is "Harriet". In some English-speaking areas, Henrietta is not used as much as it used to be. "Harriet", however, is popular for certain countries. Both "Henrietta" and "Harriet" were most popular in the 1960s in United States. Henrietta itself ranked 446th in popularity in the 1990 census.
Sebastian Lewis Shaw (May 29, 1905 – December 23, 1994) was an English actor, director, novelist, playwright and poet. Shaw is known for his role in "", "The Spy in Black", "It Happened Here", "Men Are Not Gods", and in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Shaw was born on May 29, 1905 in Holt, Norfolk, England. He was raised in Holt. Shaw stuided at Slade School and at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts. He was married to Margaret Delamere from 1929 until they divorced in 1956. They had daughter, Drusilla. Shaw died on December 23, 1994 in Brighton, East Sussex, England from natural causes, aged 89.
Ian Richardson
Ian William Richardson (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor who was well known for his role as Francis Urquhart in "House of Cards". He won a Drama Desk Award in 1976.
Richardson was born on 7 April 1934 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was raised in Balgreen, Edinburgh. Richardson studied at Balgreen Primary School, at Tynecastle High School, at the George Heriot's School, and at the College of Dramatic Arts. He was married to Maroussia Frank from 1961 until his death in 2007. They had a son, Miles. Richardson died on 9 February 2007 in London, England from a heart attack, aged 72.
Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children
Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children (1779) is an oil on canvas portrait by Joshua Reynolds. It hangs in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. The sitters in the picture are Lady Elizabeth Delmé and her children John and Isabella Elizabeth. They sat for their portraits in April and June 1777. Reynolds was paid three hundred pounds for the work in 1780, and touched up and re-varnished the picture in 1789.
Reynolds believed in the what was called the "Grand Manner". The two years involved in completing the portrait would have aged the children. "But Reynolds worked from abstract principles of design rather than observation of nature," the National Gallery of Art writes, "One of his conceptions for Grand Manner likenesses was: "Each person should have the expression which men of his rank generally exhibit." Reynolds therefore suppressed psychological individuality to gain a grandeur appropriate for these aristocrats."
Reynolds alluded to the Madonnas of Raphael (such as the "Madonna of the Goldfinch") in the triangular configuration of the sitters. This was another attempt to evoke the Grand Manner. Rembrandt and Titian are hinted at in the browns of the background.
Cynthia Saltzman writes in "Old Masters, New Worlds" (2009) that "Lady Delmé has a long, elegant face, heavy-lidded eyes, and towering powdered hair. She wears a white dress and a cloak that covers her knees in a cascade of rose-colored satin that speaks both to her beauty and to the luxury at her command." Saltzman writes that "Lady Delmé" is one of the finest representatives of Reynolds's intent to raise portraiture to the level of history painting. English portraiture of the period "flattered the sitter", Saltzman explains, by depicting the sitter as a member of a powerful ruling class whose very existence made the world a better place.
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Mrs. Winterbourne
St. Edward's Crown
St. Edward's Crown is a part of the coronation regalia. The crown was commissioned for the Coronation of Charles II on 23 April 1661 from the Crown Jeweller, Robert Viner. After the 1689 coronation of William III, its importance diminished. It was often carried in procession and set on the altar rather than placed on the Monarch's head. The Imperial State Crown was used instead for the actual crowning. It was not until George V's coronation in 1911 that the crown resumed its traditional place.
The present St Edward's Crown contains much of the crown made in 1661 for the coronation of King Charles II. The crown is made of gold. It weighs 71oz 14dwt. It was set with hired stones for the coronations and then reset with imitations for display purposes. In 1911 it was fitted with 444 semi-precious stones. The crown frame dates to 1661 but it is possible that it (or parts of it) were constructed from a pre-Restoration crown. Materials used include gold, silver, platinum, enamel, tourmalines, topazes, rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, peridot, zircons, spinel, aquamarines, velvet, and ermine.
At a coronation, the Archbishop of Canterbury takes the crown from the altar and places it reverently upon the Monarch's head. "God save the King/Queen" is heard. The princes and princesses, the peers and peeresses put on their coronets and caps. The trumpets sound and a royal salute is fired at the Tower of London. After the crowning, the Monarch is enthroned and receives the homage of the clergy, princes, and peers.
Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby is a 1990 American romantic teen musical movie written and directed by John Waters. It stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel "Cry-Baby" Wade Walker, and also features a large ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Iggy Pop, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake, Kim McGuire, David Nelson, Susan Tyrrell, and Patty Hearst. The film did not achieve high audience numbers in its initial release, but has subsequently become a cult classic and spawned a Broadway musical of the same name which was nominated for four Tony Awards.
The movie is a parody of teen musicals (particularly "Grease") and centers on a group of delinquents that refer to themselves as "drapes" and their interaction with the rest of the town and its other subculture, the "squares", in 1954 Baltimore, Maryland. "Cry-Baby" Walker, a drape, and Allison, a square, create upheaval and turmoil in their little town of Baltimore by breaking the subculture taboos and falling in love. The film shows what the young couple have to overcome to be together and how their actions affect the rest of the town.
Part of the movie takes place at the now-closed Enchanted Forest amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland. Others take place in the historic towns of Reisterstown, Jessup, Milford Mill and Sykesville, Maryland.