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Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
The Senate of the Republic, (Senado de la República) constitutionally Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union (Cámara de Senadores del H. Congreso de la Unión), is the upper house of Mexico's bicameral Congress. It currently consists of 128 members, who serve six-year terms.
Dziecinów, Otwock County
Dziecinów (Polish: ) is a voivodeship village in Poland, Masovia. It has approximately 704 inhabitants and an area of 6 km2.
Chaiyaphum province
Chaiyaphum (ชัยภูมิ) is one of the Isan (north-eastern) provinces (changwat) of Thailand. As of 2000, 1 million people live there, and has an area of 12,778.3 km². The Governor is Thawon Phrommichai.
Administrative divisions
The province has 16 districts (amphoe); 124 subdistricts (tambon) and 1393 villages (muban).
Second Coming (album)
Second Coming is the second and final studio album by The Stone Roses. The album was released on December 5, 1994.
Ben Eager
Benjamin Eager  (born January 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He currently plays for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has also played 407 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, San Jose Sharks, and Edmonton Oilers.
Career
Before playing in the NHL, Eager played 4 seasons with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted with the 23rd overall pick by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. On June 9th, 2010, Eager won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks.
On July 11, 2014, he signed a one-year contract with HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played one season for the Chicago Wolves before retiring.
Rose Hill, New South Wales
Rose Hill, New South Wales was an Australian colonial settlement.
History
Rose Hill was established on the Parramatta River on November 2, 1788. It was developed by Governor Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet. After Sydney Cove, this was the second settlement in Australia.
The fortified camp was named Rose Hill in honour of George Rose. He was a British politician and member of Parliament. Rose had helped to make Phillip leader of the colony.
The area became part of the town of Parramatta.
Smallskin tree frog
The smallskin tree frog (Boana microderma) is a frog that lives in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Scientists think it might also live in Bolivia.
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire is a 2014 epic action movie that is a prequel/sequel to 2006's 300. It was produced and written by Zack Snyder.
Reception
The movie was a slight box office bomb and got mixed reviews compared to the original movie.
Karin Söder
Karin Ann-Marie Söder (30 November 1928 – 19 December 2015) was a Swedish Centre Party politician. She was a member of the Swedish cabinet between 1976-1978 and again in 1979. She was the first female leader of a major political party in Sweden. She also was of the first female foreign ministers in the world. She also worked successful for Systembolaget not being opened on Saturdays.
Uberach
Uberach is a former commune. It is in Grand Est in the Bas-Rhin department in northeast France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Val-de-Moder.
Sleipnir
In Norse mythology, Sleipnir (Old Norse: "slippy" or "the slipper") is the eight-legged horse who serves as Odin's trusted steed. He is the son of Svaðilfari and the god/jötunn Loki, the latter of whom is actually his mother, having given birth to Sleipnir in the form of a mare. Sleipnir is described as the best and fastest of all horses.
Lawyer Milloy
Lawyer Marzell Milloy (born November 14, 1973 ) is a retired American football player. He was drafted by the New England Patriots of the National Football League in 1996. He last played in 2010. Milloy also played for the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks.
San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.
Bart's New Friend
"Bart's New Friend" is the 11th episode of the 26th season of The Simpsons. It was first shown on the Fox network on January 11, 2015. In the episode, Homer gets hypnotized and now thinks he is a child.
Story
Homer learns that there is a man at the power plant he works at that does everything that Homer is suppose to do. The man is now retiring and Homer will have to work harder. At his house, he works for a very long time. Marge gets worried that he is working too hard, so she takes the family to a circus. At the circus, the family goes to a hypnotist. The hypnotist makes Homer think that he is 10 years old. Chief Wiggum then tells everyone that the hypnotist is a criminal. At a hospital, Dr. Hibbert tells them that if Homer wants to think right again, they will have to go to the same hypnotist.
Homer now lives in Bart's room. Homer tells Bart that he does not want a job or a family when he gets older. Homer becomes Bart's best friend. Marge starts knitting because she is sad that Homer thinks he is a child. However, Homer does many fun activities with Bart and Lisa. Homer and Bart then go to an amusement park. Chief Wiggum has found the hypnotist and brings him and Marge to the park. Marge asks the hypnotist to make Homer show more affection to her. The hypnotist makes Homer back to thinking like an adult again. Homer does not know what happened to him and believes that he was very drunk. At night, Homer tries to tell Bart about the events with him. Homer does not remember that Bart is the person he is talking about. Marge thanks the hypnotist after Homer shows her more affection in bed.
Production
"Bart's New Friend" was written by Judd Apatow. Bob Anderson is the director of the episode. Apatow wrote the episode in 1990, 25 years before it was shown on television. The episode first started as a spec script (a screenplay that was not asked for by the show). He wrote spec scripts for many other shows. He gave his script to the writers of The Simpsons, but they did not want it at the time. 25 years later, Al Jean (the executive producer) said to Apatow "Hey, we'll make it now!"
After the end credits, a picture of Maggie Simpson holding a flag is shown. The flag says "Je suis Charlie". This picture was made to remember the people who died in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
Reception
4.28 million people watched the episode when it was first shown on television. Dennis Perkins from The A.V. Club said that the episode shows that there is "no end" for stories about the family's relationships. Jesse Schedeen from IGN said that the episode is a "perfectly decent new chapter of the show" but thought that the episode was not like the episodes from 1990 that Apatow had seen. Dan Castellaneta is the voice actor for Homer. He was nominated for an award at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards for his voice acting of Homer in the episode.
Necrotizing fasciitis
Necrotizing fasciitis is a major, but rare, condition that affects deep layers of human skin and tissues. The problem is treated very quickly under antibiotics. In more severe cases the area affected may need major surgery or amputation. Many people with the condition may also have other issues, such as diabetes. The condition is caused by bacteria. Other names for the disease are flesh-eating disease or flesh-eating bacteria syndrome.
Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul
The Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul is the head of government of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
It is a public position chosen through the two-round majority electoral system. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the total votes in the first ballot, he is elected without the need for a second round. The seat of the government (Governadoria) is located in Parque dos Poderes, in the Sulmatogrossense capital, Campo Grande. The building is also occupied by the headquarters of the Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management and the Undersecretariat of Communication.
Chulabhorn Dam
Chulabhorn Dam (เขื่อนจุฬาภรณ์) is a dam in Thailand. It is named after a princess, Chulabhorn Walailak. The dam is in Tambon Thung Lui Lai, Amphur Kon San, Chaiyaphum Province on the Nam Phrom River. It is 700 metres long and 70 metres high. It holds a reservoir of 31 square kilometres.
Roy Tarpley
Roy James Tarpley (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions, earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Tarpley became known during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug and alcohol abuse. He had some success playing in Europe.
Tarpley was born in New York City and died in Arlington, Texas.
Elektra (disambiguation)
Elektra (or Electra) can mean:
Drama
The myth was the subject of at least two Greek tragedies:
The original creator of this kind of tragedy was Aeschylus with his Oresteia trilogy, 485 BC.
Peter Naur
He began his career as an astronomer for which he received his PhD degree in 1957. From 1969 to 1998 Naur was a professor of computer science at University of Copenhagen. Naur won the 2005 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his work on defining the ALGOL 60 programming language.
Naur died on 3 January 2016 after a short illness in Herlev, aged 87.
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven), shortened to TU/e, is a technical public university in Eindhoven, a city in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands.
Eindhoven University of Technology was established in 1956.
It has about 11,000 students.
Its focus is on technology.
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft), shortened to TU Delft, is a technical public university in Delft, a city in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. It is the oldest and largest technical university in the Netherlands. It was established as a Royal Academy in 1842 to facilitate the education of civil engineers. It is the school that rapidly expanded its education curriculum and became a polytechnic school in 1864.
Later in 1905, it became an institute of technology, gaining full university rights. And, it got its current name in the year 1986. Further, in 2019, the university was ranked amongst the top 20 best universities for engineering and technology internationally and received the highest rank in the Netherlands.
With an area of around 161 hectares, the campus of the university is larger than Delft's city center and is considered one amongst the largest university campuses worldwide. It has about 21,000 students.
Paul Neville (politician)
Paul Christopher Neville (20 March 1940 – 1 January 2019) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the National Party. Neville was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to August 2013, representing the Division of Hinkler, Queensland.
Neville died at a hospital in Bundaberg, Queensland on 1 January 2019 at the age of 78.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship is a football competition that happens every two years. It is played by the European men's under-21 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
Italy and Spain have won the trophy more times than anyone else. They have won five times each. Spain are also the current champions.
Under-23 championships
Held only three times before it was relabelled by UEFA.
Performances by countries
Only under-21 championships are included in the table.
Nightstand
A nightstand, (could also be called a night table or bedside table) is a small type of table. It is usually placed next to a bed or somewhere else in a bedroom. It is a coffee table which is used next to a person's bed at night time.
Before flushing toilets became common, nightstands usually had a chamber pot in them. Nightstands which were made a long time ago sometimes had a drawer, and they usually had a small cupboard at the bottom.
Nightstands used today usually also have a drawer. Things like lamps, alarm clocks, mobile phones, water or medication, which could be useful during the night, are often put either on top of or inside nightstands.
Phil Daniels
Philip William Daniels (born 25 March 1958) is an English actor, musician and singer.
Nightstand
French, Italian and Spanish antique nightstands usually have a drawer and a small cupboard with only one door. They can also have special finishes, like bronze.
History
It is thought that the word nightstand was first used in 1892.
Phil Daniels
He is most noted for film and television roles playing Londoners, such as the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum, Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Danny in Breaking Glass, Mark in Meantime, Billy Kid in Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks, and Grandad Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips. He is also known for featuring on Blur's 1994 hit single "Parklife".
Rawls Springs, Mississippi
Rawls Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States.
Cone
In more technical terms, a cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines connecting a common point, the apex, to all of the points on a base that is in a plane that does not contain the apex. Depending on the author, the base may be restricted to be a circle, any one-dimensional quadratic form in the plane, any closed one-dimensional figure, or any of the above plus all the enclosed points. If the enclosed points are included in the base, the cone is a solid object; otherwise it is a two-dimensional object in three-dimensional space. In the case of a solid object, the boundary formed by these lines or partial lines is called the lateral surface; if the lateral surface is unbounded, it is a conical surface.
In the case of line segments, the cone does not extend beyond the base, while in the case of half-lines, it extends infinitely far. In the case of lines, the cone extends infinitely far in both directions from the apex, in which case it is sometimes called a double cone. Either half of a double cone on one side of the apex is called a nappe. The volume of a cone is one third of the product of the area of the base A_B and the height h
Fly
A fly (plural: flies) is an insect of the order Diptera. The Diptera is a large order of advanced flying insects.
Their most obvious difference from other insects is in their flight. A normal fly has two flight wings on its thorax and a pair of halteres. The halteres, which evolved from the hind wings, act as flight sensors: they are balance organs. Also flies have large eyes with excellent wide-angle vision.
Wiglaf
Wiglaf is a character in the epic poem Beowulf. He is the orphaned son of a warrior king who enters the service of Beowulf, who is now the king of the Geats. He assists the warrior king in his battle against a dragon which has attacked his kingdom. Beowulf is incapacitated, but Wiglaf comes to help him and eventually the dragon dies after it is stabbed (cut with a blade) in the throat. The old king is severely injured and asks to see the dragon's treasure. With his dying words, he crowns Wiglaf as his successor (as he does not have any biological children and all of his forebears have died). Beowulf is then burned in a Norse funeral and Wiglaf rules the kingdom.
Fly
The only other order of insects bearing two true, working wings plus any form of halteres are the Strepsiptera, a small order of insects. In contrast to the flies, the Strepsiptera evolved their halteres from their front wings and their flight wings are their rear wings.
The presence of a single pair of wings distinguishes true flies from other insects with "fly" in their name, such as mayflies, dragonflies, damselflies, stoneflies, whiteflies, fireflies, sawflies, caddisflies, butterflies or scorpionflies.
Some true flies have become secondarily wingless, including some that live in social insect colonies.
Life cycle
Flies are also holometabolous, with complete metamorphosis. This means their eggs turn into grubs, which eat voratious. Then they turn into pupae. Their bodies change while they are in the pupa.
Kinds of flies
There are an estimated 1,000,000 species, although only about 150,000 species have been described.
There are many different kinds of flies. Scientists have named 125,000 kinds (species).
Some flies do not have the word fly in their name, so people may not know they are flies.
Janusz Kupcewicz
Janusz Bogdan Kupcewicz (9 December 1955 – 4 July 2022) was a Polish professional footballer. He played as a midfielder. He was seen as one of the best Polish players during his time. He played with the Poland national football team from 1976 to 1983, making twenty appearances. He played for the team during the 1982 World Cup.
Kupcewicz died on 4 July 2022 in Gdańsk, Poland from a stroke caused by diabetes at the age of 66.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) is a children's book by the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in the United States in English and French in 1943. It was published in France after Saint-Exupéry went missing in 1944.
The story is about a young prince who visits some planets, including Earth, and thinks about important things in life like friendship and love.
Story
The narrator, who is a grown-up, talks about his childhood. When he was six years old, he read a book about wild animals in the jungle. Then he drew a picture of a snake eating an elephant. However, the grown-ups around him thought he drew a hat.
The narrator grows up and becomes a pilot. One day, his airplane crashes in the Sahara. He has enough water to survive for 8 days. He meets a little boy (the prince) who traveled to Earth from a small planet. The prince tells the narrator about his travels.
At the end, the prince asks a snake to bite him. He says it will look like he is dead, but he will actually go back to his home planet. Then the narrator fixes his airplane and leaves the Sahara.
Fruitadens
Fruitadens is a genus of heterodontosaur dinosaur.
The name means "Fruita tooth", in reference to Fruita, Colorado, where its fossils were first found. It is known from partial skulls and skeletons from at least four individuals from rocks of the Morrison Formation in Colorado. Fruitadens is a small ornithischian dinosaur, with young adults estimated at 65 to 75 cm (26 to 30 in) in length and 0.5 to 0.75 kg (1.1 to 1.7 lb) in weight.
The lower jaws had an enlarged canine-like tooth, opposite a gap in the upper jaw (a 'diastema'). Unlike Echinodon, there wasn't an enlarged tooth in the upper jaw. A small peg-like tooth was present in front of the canine-like tooth. Replacement teeth were present in the jaws, unlike most other heterodontosaurids. Fruitadens was an omnivore.
Summer Breeze (song)
"Summer Breeze" is a 1972 song by American duo Seals and Crofts and is the title track from their fourth studio album Summer Breeze. It went to number 6 in Canada and the United States, number 14 in New Zealand and number 16 in Australia.
Isley Brothers version
In 1974, The Isley Brothers covered Summer Breeze and was taken from their 11th studio album 3 + 3. It went to number 16 in the United Kingdom and number 60 in the United States.
Income inequality in the United States
Income inequality in the United States has increased significantly since the 1970s after several decades of stability, meaning the share of the nation's income received by higher income households has increased. Sometimes this is called a "pay gap". Usually males are paid higher than females which has caused protest.
Marion, Indiana
Marion is a city in the state of Indiana, in the United States. The city is the county seat of Grant County.
Yahgan people
The Yahgan (also called Yagán, Yaghan, Yámana, Yamana or Tequenica) are a group of indigenous peoples in the Southern Cone. Their traditional territory includes the islands south of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. They are the world's southernmost human population.
List of awards and nominations received by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson (1958–2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer and film maker. Starting his career at the age of 5 and ending it with his death, Jackson has many awards. So many awards that today he is called the "King of Pop" and greatest entertainer of all time.
During Jackson's career, he earned 13 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Legend Award and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; 6 Brit Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards and 24 American Music Awards. Right now, he holds 20 Guinness World Records. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, becoming one of few artists to be admitted twice (he was admitted in 1997 as a member of The Jackson 5 and again as a solo artist in 2001). Jackson was also admitted into the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame, making him the first and currently, only recording artist to be inducted. He was also admitted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Jackson was also admitted in 2014 into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame along with his father Joe Jackson. He has two Primetime Emmy Award nominations in 1983 and 1990.
A winner of many awards for his humanitarian efforts (helping people around the world who are in need of food, shelter, education, etc.). Jackson has been awarded by two Presidents of the United States for this.
List of countries by Human Development Index
This is a list of all countries by Human Development Index as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report (released on 15 December 2020), put together based on estimates for 2019. It covers 187 member states of the United Nations (out of 193), along with Hong Kong (of the People's Republic of China), and the Palestinian territories; 6 UN member states are not included because there is not enough data. The average HDI of regions of the World and groups of countries are also included for comparison.
From 2007 to 2010, the first two categories was referred to as developed countries, and the last two are all grouped in developing countries. The original "high human development" category has been split into two as above in the report for 2007.
Some older groupings (high/medium/low income countries) that have been removed were based on the gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, and have been replaced by another index based on the gross national income (GNI) in purchasing power parity per capita.
Africa
10 highest HDIs
10 lowest HDIs
Asia
10 highest HDIs
10 lowest HDIs
Europe
10 highest HDIs
10 lowest HDIs
North America and the Caribbean
10 highest HDIs
Arab League
10 highest HDIs 10 lowest HDIs
Commonwealth of Nations
10 highest HDIs
10 lowest HDIs
East Asia and the Pacific
10 highest HDIs
10 lowest HDIs
European Union
10 highest HDIs
10 lowest HDIs
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
10 highest HDIs
OECD
10 highest HDIs
Small Island Developing States
10 highest HDIs
10 lowest HDIs
UN member states (latest UNDP data)
Note: 2009 publication uses old HDI formula
Mohammed Barkindo
Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo (20 April 1959 – 5 July 2022) was a Nigerian politician. From 1 August 2016 until his death, he was the Secretary General of OPEC.
Barkindo died on 5 July 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria from a heart attack at the age of 63.
Drive-In Saturday
"Drive-In Saturday" is a 1973 glam rock song by David Bowie and is the second single from his sixth studio album Aladdin Sane. It went the top three in the United Kingdom.
Stein Erik Hagen
Stein Erik Hagen is a Norwegian businessman. He is chairman of Orkla. Hagen holds large stakes in the companies Steen & Strøm, Jernia and Komplett.
According to the magazine Kapital, Hagen has NOK 24 billion. It is making him the second richest person in Norway.
Biography
Stein Erik Hagen was born 22 July 1956. He studied Kjøpmannsinsituttet.
Together with his father he founded discount store chain called RIMI in the 1970s. In the 2000s he sold RIMI to Swedish companies ICA and Ahold. Most of the money he invested in the Orkla.
At various times he financially supported different parties (Liberal Party, Christian Democratic Party, Conservative Party and Progress Party).
Castling's Heath
Castling's Heath is a hamlet in the civil parish of Groton, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It has three listed buildings, including Castling's Hall, Castling's Heath Cottage and Manor Farmhouse. There is also Dove Barn in Castling's Heath for weddings.
2021–22 Austrian Cup
The 2021–22 Austrian Cup was the 91st edition of the national cup in Austrian football. Red Bull Salzburg were the defending champions.
Round dates
The competition was held as follows.
First round
Thirty-two first round matches were played between 16 July and 18 July 2021.
Second round
Sixteen second round matches were played between 21 September and 23 September 2021.
Third round
Eight third round matches were played between 26 October and 2 November 2021.
Cool Jerk
"Cool Jerk" is a 1966 song by R & B band The Capitols. It went to number 7 in the United States and number 9 in Canada. It was used in the 1992 movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. It has been covered by new wave band The Go-Go's.
2021–22 Austrian Cup
Semi-finals
The two semi-final matches were played on 2 and 16 March 2022.
Final
The final was played on 1 May 2022.
Gordon Joseloff
Gordon F. Joseloff (May 13, 1945 – November 9, 2020 ) was the First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut and an Emmy Award-winning journalist. He was elected in 2005 with almost 60 percent of the vote and re-elected in 2009 with almost 52 percent. He earlier served 14 years on the Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM), the town's legislative body, including 10 as its moderator, or president. A former foreign correspondent for CBS News and United Press International, Joseloff is also known as founding editor and publisher of WestportNow, a local news and information website for Westport he established in 2003.
Mercedes-Benz A-Class
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class is a small luxury car made by the luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz.
It is the brand's smallest car, below the B-Class. Since 2018, there has been a sedan option, made for small sedan buyers. The 1st gen is codenamed W168, and started in 1997 the 2nd gen, codenamed W169, started in 2004, the 3rd gen, codenamed W176, started in 2012, and the 4th gen, codenamed W177, with a sedan codenamed V177, started in 2018.
First generation
In 1994, Mercedes had confirmed a new small car would be made, was first seen in 1996, and was released in 1997 at a motor show in Frankfurt, Germany. Although it is a small subcompact car, it is large and practical inside, like a mid-size car. It was designed by Steve Mattin, who also designed the ML-Class, and the GL-Class. It is unusual of Mercedes to make a front-wheel drive hatchback with a short, but tall body. Its code name is W168.
In between 1997-2004, 1.1 million units were produced, but the problem is that, Daimler had lost €1,440 making each unit.
Life cycle impulse / Change
In early 2001, the A-Class had gotten a change, adding new front and back.
Second generation
The new A-Class' codename is W169 and it is constructed with high-strength steel alloys, and has increased in cargo capacity by 15 percent, compared to the W168 A-Class. Unlike the previous, or next generation, this generation of A-Class had a 3-door and 5-door option. While the 5-door is codenamed W169, the 3-door is codenamed 'C169'.
Life cycle impulse / Change
In 2008, the A-Class had gotten a change, meaning it had gotten longer, received longer doors, and has new headlights and taillights.
Third generation
The new A-Class is more expressive than the previous models, directly competes with the Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series, as they are all German luxury small family cars.
Life cycle impulse / Change
In 2015, the A-Class had gotten a change for 2016, adding bolder, restyled headllights, and better technology.
Fourth generation
The new A-Class is the fourth generation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the successor of the W176. Its codename is W177, and features multiple design cues from the previous A-Class.
Mary in Islam
Mary (مريم; Marīam), the mother of Isa (عيسى;) is venerated in Islam. Her parents are mentioned as Imran (عمران) and Hannah (حنا) and her sibling is Harun (هارون). She is one of the most important and righteous women in Islam. She is mentioned in the Quran more than in the New Testament (Bible). She is the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran. Many Muslim women look up to her as an example. According to the Quran, Allah (God) chose Mary above all women of all nations. The Quran states:
Mary in the Quran
Mary is mentioned in the Quran frequently. Her life narrative occurs in the earliest chapters. The nineteenth chapter is named after her. The chapter is called Maryam.
Antonov A-11
Antonov A-11 is a single-seat, high performance, all-metal sailplane. They were built in the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, with 150 planes produced.
Mary in Islam
Family
In the Quran, Mary is believed to be a daughter of (Imran) Amram and (Hanna) Anne. While some confuse the parents of Moses. Aaron and their Sister Miriam to be the same of the Virgin Mary, this is not correct. While Moses and Harun did have a sister named Miriam (Mary,) and while their father was also named Amram (Imran), this does not mean that the parents of both Prophet Moses and The Virgin Mary were the same. However, the outcome of this result is still unknown for certain.
Maryam sister of Aaron and daughter of Imran
"When I came to Najran, they (the Christians of Najran) asked me: You read " O sister of Aaron " in the Qur'an, whereas Moses was born much before Jesus. When I came back to the prophet I asked him about that, he said: The (people of the old age) used to give names (to their children) after the names of Apostles and pious persons who had gone before them" Meaning that Aaron here was not Moses' brother but another one. Al-Baghawi also cites a narration from Al-Kalbi that Aaron referred to here was a brother of Maryam through her father, and he was the most righteous man amongst children of Israel in that time.
The Quran states Jesus came after the Jewish prophets of Israel. So, according to the Quran, there is a long distance between Moses and Jesus. "Then in the footsteps of the prophets, We sent Jesus, son of Mary, confirming the Torah revealed before him." Surah Al-Ma'idah.
Birth
The birth of Mary is mentioned in the Quran in various chapters. Her father Imran (يواكيم) is also mentioned in the Quran. The Quran says that Hannah and Imran were old and had no children for years. One day Anne saw a bird feeding her young. Seeing this made Anne want a child for herself. She prayed to Allah for a child. She promised that if her prayers were answered, her child's life would be dedicated to the service of Allah. Anne also prayed for her child to be protected from the "touch" of Satan (إبليس; Iblīs).
Early years
The Quran says that Mary grew up in the temple of prayer and had a special place of her own in the temple. The Quran states that there was a cast of the dice to decide who would become the guardian of Mary. The person chosen through this process was the Prophet Zechariah. Often, when Zechariah would visit the chamber of Mary, he would find her with quantities of food. He always asked her where she had obtained the food, and Mary would always answer: "Allah provides to whom he will." As a prophet, Zechariah would not have questioned this response because he would have known that Allah is the provider of all things in life and, indeed, of life itself.
Volvo B10BLE
Volvo B10BLE is a bus produced by Volvo from 1992 until 2002.
Mary in Islam
Virgin Birth of Jesus
The Quran's narrative of the birth of Isa is different from that of Jesus as found in the New Testament. The Quran says that Mary was suffering childbirth pains, when she saw a nearby palm tree and held on to it. While she was holding on to the tree, she heard a voice that seemed to come from the earth beneath the tree. The voice said, "Grieve not! Thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thy feet. Shake the trunk of the palm-tree towards thyself and It will drop its fresh ripe dates upon thee." Mary then promised not to speak with any man that day.
Later, after Isa's birth, Mary brought him to the temple. All of the men in the temple mocked her, except Zechariah, who believed in the virgin birth. The Israelites demanded to know how she could possibly have had a baby without a man, whereupon the Virgin Mary responded by pointing to Jesus who then spoke his first prophecy.
Arabic titles
"O Mary! Worship your Lord devoutly: prostrate yourself". "O Mary! Bow down in prayer with those men, who bow down." This is believed to be the command to Mary by the Angels. "O Mary! God has chosen you and purified you and again he has chosen you above all women of all nations of the worlds"
Burial place
Mary is believed to have been buried in a tomb at the foot of the Mount of Olives in the Kidron Valley. This tomb is known today as the Tomb of the Virgin Mary.
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Elf Aquitaine
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Elf Aquitaine
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Elf Aquitaine
History
Elf Aquitaine's came from three French oil companies: Régie Autonome des Pétroles (RAP), Société Nationale des Pétroles d'Aquitaine (SNPA), and Bureau de Recherches de Pétroles (BRP). The three companies were formed after the discovery of a gas field in Saint-Marcet in the Aquitaine region of south-western France. In December 1965 RAP and BRP merged to form Entreprise de Recherches et d'Activités Pétrolières (ERAP).
On April 28, 1967 the company's different brand names and products were combined under the Elf brand. Elf stood for Essence Lubricants France. In 1976 Elf-ERAP merged with Antar Pétroles de l'Atlantique and became Société Nationale Elf Aquitaine (SNEA). Later it became known as Elf Aquitaine. Elf Aquitaine was listed on the NYSE in 1991. In 2000 Elf Aquitaine merged with Total Fina to form TotalFinaElf. In 2003, the name was changed to Total.
Fraud scandal
The Elf scandal came to light in 1994 in France. According to The Guardian, it was 'the biggest fraud inquiry in Europe since the Second World War... Elf became a private bank for executives who spent £200 million on political favors, mistresses, jewellery, fine art, villas and apartments'. Iraqi-born Nadhmi Auchi, received a 15-month suspended sentence and a £1.5m fine for his involvement taking illegal commissions.
Motorsport
From its beginnings, Elf used motor racing as a means of promotion. It had four-year deal with Matra starting in the French Formula 3 series. In 1969 the combination won the Formula One World Championship with Tyrrell and Jackie Stewart. By this time, Elf was owned by the French government. They began a new long-term relationship with Renault, which was also owned by the French government at the time. The Renault F1 racing cars carried Elf sponsorship until 2009. The Elf logos were replaced with Total logos.
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Reception
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Reception
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Congressional Progressive Caucus
History
The CPC was created in 1991 by six members of the United States House of Representatives: U.S. Representatives Ron Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). More House Members joined shortly after, including Major Owens (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Patsy Mink (D-HI), George Miller (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), John Olver (D-MA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Sanders was the convener and first CPC Chairman. Bill Goold was Staff Coordinator for the Progressive Caucus in its early years until 1998.
Budget proposal for 2012
In April 2011, the Congressional Progressive Caucus released a proposed "People's Budget" for fiscal year 2012. Two of its supporters said: "By having a fair tax code, by building a strong American economy, and by bringing our troops home, we achieve a budget surplus of over $30 billion by 2021 and we end up with a debt that is less than 65% of our GDP. This is what sustainability looks like".
Membership
All members are members of the Democratic Party or caucus with the Democratic Party. In the 116th Congress, there are 97 declared Progressives, including 95 voting Representatives, one non-voting Delegate and one Senator.
House members
Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts
Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Washington Wisconsin Non-voting
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Nerve impulse
A nerve impulse are the series of electrical signals that is generated in the neurons (nerve cells) in a response to stimulus.
Polarisation
When a neuron is not conduction or is in resting state the axonal membrane is more permeable to K+ ions and impermeable to Na+ ions. The sodium potassium pump actively pumps out 3Na+ ions to the extracellular fluid and takes in 2K+ ions into the cell. Due to the imbalance in charge, a potential difference is developed across the axonal membrane, also known as the resting potential (-70mV). The outer side of the membrane will have a positive charge while the inner side will have a negative charge.
Depolarisation
When a stimulus (chemical, mechanical or electrical) is applied to the membrane the sodium potassium pump stops working. The Na+ ions will rush inside the cell followed by the reversal of polarity of the axonal membrane. Its also called depolarisation of the nerve fibre. The electric potential difference at the site of stimulus is called the action potential (+40mV).