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# Finley, Washington

Finley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Benton County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,152 at the 2020 census. It is located to the southeast of the larger city of Kennewick.

## History

A post office called Finley was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1935. The community was named after George E. Finley, a pioneer settler. It includes the community of Hedges.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.6 square miles (37.7 km$^2$), of which, 11.5 square miles (29.8 km$^2$) of it is land and 3.0 square miles (7.9 km$^2$) of it (20.88%) is water.

## Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,770 people, 1,987 households, and 1,585 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 501.2 people per square mile (193.6/km$^2$). There were 2,082 housing units at an average density of 180.8/sq mi (69.8/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.40% White, 0.03% African American, 1.11% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 4.71% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.99% of the population.
There were 1,987 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,820, and the median income for a family was $47,983. Males had a median income of $41,103 versus $23,818 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,282. About 6.2% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
# La Condamine

La Condamine (French pronunciation:; Monégasque: A Cundàmina) is the central ward and a quartier in the Principality of Monaco. The quartier's landmarks include Port Hercules, the Rainier III Nautical Stadium, and the Princess Antoinette Park. Its farmers' market, at Place d'Armes, has been held since 1880.

## Toponymy

Its current name comes from the vulgar Latin *condominium that designated in the Middle Ages a land, near the castle, reserved for the feudal lord and exempt from taxes, or sometimes a land subject to two lords at the same time.

## History

The Monegasque constitution of 1911 created three communes: La Condamine was then one of the three communes of the Principality. It is there that Fernand Forest (fr) died in 1914. A single commune was re-established in 1918.

### Legends

Saint Devote was martyred in Corsica in the 3rd century. According to tradition, the boat that was to carry her body to the African land was caught in a storm; a dove then guided her to the European shore and landed in Monaco. In the Middle Ages, the relics of the saint were stolen and taken away by boat. When the criminals were caught, their boat was burned. This is the origin of the ceremony which is celebrated on January 26 each year and during which a boat is burnt on the square in front of the votive church. The next day an imposing procession takes place.

## Geography

The district occupies a small valley which was crossed by the railway viaduct (today the railway passes through a tunnel) which has become a road linking the district and Monte Carlo.

## Overview

Condamine dates from the Middle Ages, and means cultivable land. It is the second oldest area of Monaco, after Monaco-Ville. Its location between Monaco-Ville and Monte Carlo provides residents and visitors easy access to both: in the early 20th century travel writers recommended its hotels as "much cheaper than those at Monte Carlo" while also as close to the "old city" (Monaco-Ville) as a tourist could stay, because Monaco-Ville has no hotels. The late 19th century official princely archivist Gustave Saige described it as the culmination of the "small semicircular" Port Hercule, "inclined amphitheatrically towards it."

## Education

* École de la Condamine
* École des Révoires
* International School of Monaco
* Regency School of Languages
* Lycée Technique et Hôtelier (hotel and technical school)
* Académie Rainier III Musique et Théâtre

## Gallery

* Port Hercule
* Rue Princesse Florestine
* La Condamine night
* Rue Grimaldi
* Tour Simona at Av. Crovetto Frères
# South Jersey Banshees

The South Jersey Banshees were a W-League soccer club based in a variety of locations around Southern New Jersey. They played six seasons before the club ceased operations after the 2006 season.

## Year-by-year

| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
| 2001 | 2 | USL W-League (W-2) | 2nd, Eastern Conf. | Conf Final |
| 2002 | 2 | USL W-League | 6th, Northeast | N/A |
| 2003 | 2 | USL W-League | 5th, Northeast | N/A |
| 2004 | 2 | USL W-League | 5th, Northeast | N/A |
| 2005 | 2 | USL W-League | 7th, Northeast | N/A |
| 2006 | 2 | USL W-League | 7th, Northeast | N/A |

### Notable former players

* Carli Lloyd (2001)

## Head coaches

* Wayne Grocott (2001)
* David Jones (2002)
* George Dunbar (2003-06)

## Stadia

2001 Cherokee High School; Marlton, New Jersey Carey Stadium; Ocean City, New Jersey(1 game)
2002 Carey Stadium; Ocean City, New Jersey Rugers-Camden Community Park; Camden, New Jersey
2003 Rutgers-Camden Community Park; Camden, New Jersey
2004 Winslow Stadium; Winslow, New Jersey Rugers-Camden Community Park; Camden, New Jersey (1 game) DePaul Catholic High School; Wayne, New Jersey (1 game)
2005 Winslow Stadium; Winslow, New Jersey
2006 Winslow Stadium; Winslow, New Jersey Carey Stadium; Ocean City, New Jersey (1 game)
# Manvel Khachatryan

Manvel Khachatryan (born 2004) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 55 kg division.

## Career

In 2024, he won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.

## Achievements

| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | Greco-Roman 55 kg |
# Gymnastics at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's rings

The men's rings competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 1 and 4 October 2002 at the Sajik Gymnasium.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Tuesday, 1 October 2002 | 15:00 | Qualification |
| Friday, 4 October 2002 | 16:00 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

| Rank | Athlete | Score |
| 1 | Kim Dong-hwa (KOR) | 9.750 |
| 2 | Hiroyuki Tomita (JPN) | 9.700 |
| 3 | Yang Tae-young (KOR) | 9.600 |
| 3 | Lee Sun-sung (KOR) | 9.600 |
| 5 | Huang Xu (CHN) | 9.500 |
| 5 | Lin Yung-hsi (TPE) | 9.500 |
| 5 | Kim Dae-eun (KOR) | 9.500 |
| 8 | Naoya Tsukahara (JPN) | 9.475 |
| 9 | Mutsumi Harada (JPN) | 9.450 |
| 10 | Kim Hyon-il (PRK) | 9.425 |
| 11 | Lai Kuo-cheng (TPE) | 9.400 |
| 11 | Yang Wei (CHN) | 9.400 |
| 13 | Yasuhiro Ogawa (JPN) | 9.325 |
| 14 | Jo Jong-chol (PRK) | 9.300 |
| 14 | Jong Kwang-yop (PRK) | 9.300 |
| 16 | Feng Jing (CHN) | 9.250 |
| 16 | Jonathan Sianturi (INA) | 9.250 |
| 18 | Ilya Myachin (KAZ) | 9.200 |
| 18 | Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ) | 9.200 |
| 20 | Jong U-chol (PRK) | 9.150 |
| 21 | Li Xiaopeng (CHN) | 9.100 |
| 22 | Hisashi Mizutori (JPN) | 9.050 |
| 22 | Ri Myong-chol (PRK) | 9.050 |
| 24 | Loke Yik Siang (MAS) | 9.000 |
| 25 | Yang Tae-seok (KOR) | 8.950 |
| 25 | Nguyễn Minh Tuấn (VIE) | 8.950 |
| 27 | Anton Fokin (UZB) | 8.800 |
| 28 | Liang Fuliang (CHN) | 8.650 |
| 29 | Sain Autalipov (KAZ) | 8.550 |
| 29 | Yu Hung-pin (TPE) | 8.550 |
| 31 | Ng Shu Wai (MAS) | 8.400 |
| 31 | Cheng Feng-yi (TPE) | 8.400 |
| 33 | Ooi Wei Siang (MAS) | 8.150 |
| 34 | Stepan Gorbachev (KAZ) | 8.050 |
| 35 | Keldiyor Hasanov (UZB) | 7.850 |
| 36 | Andrey Markelov (UZB) | 7.800 |
| 37 | Onn Kwang Tung (MAS) | 7.500 |
| 38 | Sameera Ekanayake (SRI) | 7.050 |
| 39 | Alexandr Semenyuk (KAZ) | 7.000 |
| 40 | Maki Al-Mubiareek (KSA) | 6.950 |
| 41 | Eranga Asela (SRI) | 6.700 |
| 42 | Amornthep Waewsang (THA) | 6.550 |
| 43 | Saqer Al-Mulla (KUW) | 6.400 |
| 44 | Don Charitha Arachchi (SRI) | 6.150 |
| 45 | Muhammad Akbar (PAK) | 5.950 |
| 46 | Toqeer Ahmad (PAK) | 5.700 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Score |
| | Huang Xu (CHN) | 9.800 |
| | Kim Dong-hwa (KOR) | 9.800 |
| | Lai Kuo-cheng (TPE) | 9.600 |
| | Hiroyuki Tomita (JPN) | 9.600 |
| 5 | Lin Yung-hsi (TPE) | 9.550 |
| 6 | Yang Tae-young (KOR) | 9.500 |
| 7 | Kim Hyon-il (PRK) | 9.325 |
| 8 | Mutsumi Harada (JPN) | 8.700 |
# Laigueglia

Laigueglia (Italian:; Ligurian: L'Aigheuja, IPA:) is a town and comune in the province of Savona, in Liguria, nearby the Capo Mele Lighthouse. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

## International relations
### Twin towns – Sister cities

Laigueglia is twinned with:
* Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany (since 1972)
* Semur-en-Auxois, France (since 2000)
* La Thuile, Italy (since 2013)
# University of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program

The University of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program (UMTYMP) is an alternative secondary mathematics education program operated by the University of Minnesota's School of Mathematics Center for Educational Programs (MathCEP). Classes are offered in St. Cloud, Rochester, Duluth, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Program is supported by the Minnesota state legislature. UMTYMP serves some of Minnesota's most talented math students. The course structure, intensity, and workload are comparable to college-level classes in rigor.

## Program

UMTYMP offers a total of five years of math coursework. The program is divided into a high school component and a calculus component.

### High school component

The UMTYMP high school component lasts two years and covers standard high school mathematics. The classes are taught by local secondary school teachers.
* First year: Algebra I and II
* Second year: Geometry and Precalculus
Students receive high school credit for these courses. To pass each semester, a grade of at least 70% in the class must be achieved, and a grade of 70%-75% results in probation and potential ejection from the course.

### Calculus component

The UMTYMP calculus component lasts three years and covers honors-level college calculus. The classes are taught by university faculty members.
* Calculus 1: single-variable calculus
* Calculus 2: differential equations, proof methods, set theory and linear algebra
* Calculus 3: multivariable calculus
Students receive both high school and University of Minnesota credit (4 credits per year) for these courses.
The content covered in UMTYMP Calculus 1 corresponds to that of AP Calculus BC.

### Post-UMTYMP

UMTYMP graduates can take 4000- or 5000-level math classes at the University of Minnesota either as a undergraduates (if enrolled there for college) or as PSEO students (if still in high school). UMTYMP also offers an optional semester-long course known as Advanced Topics.

## Enrollment

Interested students in 5th to 7th grade are eligible to take a qualifying exam in April. Students who pass the qualifying exam are invited to enroll in UMTYMP's Algebra I/II class in the fall or may defer their enrollment for a year.
Non-UMTYMP students in 7th to 10th grade may take an entrance exam to begin the calculus component.
The enrollment fee is usually around $1000.

### Demographics

In the 2005-2006 school year, 506 students from 134 public and 28 private schools were enrolled in UMTYMP. Of them, 421 attended classes in Minneapolis, 56 in Rochester, and 29 in St. Cloud. 361 (71%) were male and 145 (29%) were female. Among those who reported their ethnicity, 277 (62%) were White, 142 (32%) were Asian/Pacific Islanders, 10 (2%) were Chicano/Latino, 3 (0.7%) were Alaskan/American Indian, 2 (0.4%) were African-American, and 14 (3%) described themselves as other.
# Betroka

Betroka is a hilly city (commune urbaine) in the Anosy Region in southern Madagascar, and is the source of the Onilahy River.
It is situated at the Route nationale 13, Ihosy to Tolagnaro, at 118 km from Ihosy, 77 km from Isoanala and 203 km from Antanimora Sud. An airport serves the town.
The true name of the city is Betroky which means tree with a big belly. But the Merina (Ambaniandro) changed the name after. Betroky belongs to Bara tribe, a tribe from the east of Madagasikara.

## Nature

The Kalambatritra Reserve is at 55 km East of Betroka.
# Ready Boy & Girls?

Ready Boy & Girls? is an EP by English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released as a limited edition 10″ vinyl in April 2014. The release contains three cover songs that were originally recorded by Animal Collective ("My Girls"), Arcade Fire ("Ready to Start") and Hot Chip ("And I Was a Boy from School"), hence the amalgamated title of the release.
The tracks were recorded by Tears for Fears as a way to kickstart the recording sessions for their seventh album in 2013 (the subsequent album, The Tipping Point, was eventually released nine years later in 2022). Though the three tracks were not intended to be released as official singles, each was made available to stream on the band's SoundCloud page. However, the band were prompted to release them together as a limited edition 10" vinyl for 2014 Record Store Day. The EP was Tears for Fears' first wholly new release in ten years, following their 2004 comeback album Everybody Loves a Happy Ending.

## Track listing
### Digital download

* "My Girls" (Animal Collective cover) – 4:36
* "Ready to Start" (Arcade Fire cover) – 3:24
* "And I Was a Boy from School" (Hot Chip cover) – 4:03
# Sepak takraw at the Asian Games

Sepak takraw has been included in the Asian Games since the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
| XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | Malaysia |
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | Malaysia |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | Thailand |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | Thailand |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Thailand |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Thailand |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | Thailand |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | Thailand |

## Events

| Event | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
| Men's circle | | | X | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Men's doubles | | | | | X | X | X | | | 3 |
| Men's regu | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Men's quadrant | | | | | | | | X | X | 2 |
| Men's team doubles | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Men's team regu | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Women's circle | | | X | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Women's doubles | | | | | X | X | X | | | 3 |
| Women's regu | | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | 6 |
| Women's quadrant | | | | | | | | X | X | 2 |
| Women's team regu | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Thailand (THA) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
| 2 | Myanmar (MYA) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Vietnam (VIE) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 8 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 45 | 45 | 85 | 175 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
| Brunei | X | X | 14 | 12 | | | 7 | | | 5 |
| Cambodia | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| China | 12 | X | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| India | | | | | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 5 |
| Indonesia | | X | 11 | | 12 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 7 |
| Iran | | | | | 4 | | | 12 | | 2 |
| Japan | X | X | 10 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 9 |
| Laos | X | X | X | | | | 10 | 22 | 21 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 9 |
| Myanmar | | | 24 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 7 |
| Nepal | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | 2 |
| Pakistan | | | | | | | | 6 | | 1 |
| Philippines | | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Singapore | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | | | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| South Korea | X | X | 4 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 9 |
| Thailand | 12 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 9 |
| Vietnam | | | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Number of nations | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| Number of athletes | | | | 153 | 171 | 172 | 210 | 253 | 201 | |
# Maintinandry

Maintinandry is a small village and commune in the Vatomandry District, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.
It is located near the coast, along the path of the Canal des Pangalanes, near the mouth of the Sakanila River, and about eight kilometres south of the village of Vatomandry. It is on Route Nationale (RN) 11, though as of 2006 that road is only improved through Vatomandry and the section leading to Maintinandry was described as a "potholed mud track."
# Sepak takraw at the 1990 Asian Games

Sepak takraw was contested at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China by men, with all games taking place at Fengtai Sports Center.
Malaysia won both gold medals and finished first in the medal table.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Regu details | Malaysia Noor Rani Adnan Rehan Mohamad Din Nordin Sabarudin Malik Samsudin | Thailand Pakdee Dangwatanapaibul Chucheep Kongmeechon Kriengkrai Mutalai Surat Na Chiengmai | Singapore Eddie Abdul Kadir Rafi Abdul Majid Nur Hisham Adam Padzli Othman |
| Team regu details | Malaysia Rosli Abdul Rahman Mohd Noor Abdullah Noor Rani Adnan Ahmad Jais Baharun Rehan Mohamad Din Shaari Hashim Raziman Hassan Baharum Jahar Engku Halim Ku Musa Nordin Sabarudin Malik Samsudin Suhaimi Yusof | Thailand Wisut Boonsuya Pakdee Dangwatanapaibul Somsak Duangmuang Narongchai Kaewnopparat Ittiphol Komchaisak Chucheep Kongmeechon Chairat Kreungdi Paisal Maihunla Kriengkrai Mutalai Surat Na Chiengmai Wirat Pomuang Khamnuan Sonnanon | Singapore Eddie Abdul Kadir Rafi Abdul Majid Nur Hisham Adam Raffi Buang Hairulnizam Hamzah Shaharuddin Jumani Zulkefle Khamis Mohd Fami Mohamed Hassan Nanang Padzli Othman |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Malaysia (MAL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## Participating nations

* Brunei
* China (12)
* Japan
* Laos
* Malaysia (12)
* Singapore (10)
* South Korea
* Thailand (12)
# John Dundee

John Wharry Dundee OBE, (8 Nov 1921 - 1 Dec 1991)was an anaesthetist and prolific medical researcher from Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

## Biography
### Early life

Dundee was born the eldest son of a farmer, near Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Ballyclare High School, studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast, and undertook postgraduate studies at Liverpool, Oxford and Philadelphia. He graduated with a PhD from Liverpool University in 1957.

### Career highlights

Dundee founded the Department of Anaesthetics at Queen's University Belfast in 1958. He was appointed Professor of Anaesthetics there in 1964—a post he held until his retirement in 1987. He worked as an anaesthetist in the Royal Victoria Hospital of Belfast, was a Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal College of Surgeons, and was Dean of the Faculty of Anaesthetists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He presented the Joseph Clover Lecture in 1988.
A frequent international traveller, Dundee developed a great interest in acupuncture. One of his most notable achievements was the discovery that appropriate use of acupressure can provide relief of morning sickness in pregnant women. His 1988 report on this work, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, demonstrates significant reduction of nausea and vomiting in a controlled trial.
Dundee originated many anaesthetic techniques which remain in use, and his extensive writings on the subject continue to be consulted. He was a principal researcher of the human and veterinary anaesthetic ketamine and assisted in the development of intravenous anaesthesia. He also assisted with the development of cyclomorph, a preparation combining morphine and cyclizine.
His "service to medicine in Northern Ireland" was acknowledged by the award of the Order of the British Empire in the 1989 New Year's Honours List. That year, he was also the first anaesthetist to be elected President of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. After his retirement, he was appointed Professor Emeritus and continued to undertake research into acupressure as an anti-emetic until his death, work which was sponsored by the Friends of Montgomery House, Belfast.
Besides receiving international awards and accolades in medicine, Dundee also held an internationally prestigious musical qualification (Associate of Trinity College London (ATCL). As a medical student, he had been an organist at Raloo Church near Larne. He continued to play the instrument in later life at church services throughout Northern Ireland, and he also sang in the choir at Windsor Presbyterian Church, Belfast. At various times, he was superintendent of Windsor Mission and a member of the board of Belfast City Mission. From 1985 to 1987, he was President of the Christian Medical Fellowship of UK and Ireland.
# Glass cloth

Glass cloth is a textile material woven from glass fiber yarn.

## Home and garden

Glass cloth was originally developed to be used in greenhouse paneling, allowing sunlight's ultraviolet rays to be filtered out, while still allowing visible light through to plants.
Glass cloth is also a term for a type of tea towel suited for polishing glass. The cloth is usually woven with the plain weave, and may be patterned in various ways, though checked cloths are the most common. The original cloth was made from linen, but a large quantity is made with cotton warp and tow weft, and in some cases they are composed entirely of cotton. Short fibres of the cheaper kind are easily detached from the cloth.
In the Southern Plains during the Dust Bowl, states' health officials recommended attaching translucent glass cloth to the inside frames of windows to help in keeping the dust out of buildings, although people also used paperboard, canvas or blankets. Eyewitness accounts indicate they were not completely successful.

## Use in technology

Given the properties of glass - in particular, its heat resistance and inability to ignite - glass is often used to create fire barriers in hazardous environments, such as those inside racecars.
Due to its poor flexibility and ability to cause skin irritation, glass fibers are typically inadequate for use in apparel. However, the bi-directional strength of glass cloth has found utility in some fiberglass reinforced plastics. The Rutan VariEze homebuilt aircraft uses a moldless glass-cloth/epoxy composite, which acts as a protective skin.
Glass cloth is also commonly used as a reinforcing lattice for pre-pregs.