cyanic-selkie/wikianc huggingface dataset:
Middle English literature
The features of the books written did not change totally until the effects of the Renaissance and Reformed Christianity became more obvious in the rule of King Henry VIII. There are three main categories of Middle English literature, religious, courtly love, and Arthurian. However much of Geoffrey Chaucer's work stands outside these.
Bonnie Angelo
Angelo died at a nursing home in Bethesda, Maryland of complications from dementia on September 17, 2017 at the age of 93.
Peppered pinocchio tree frog
The peppered pinocchio tree frog (Litoria pronimia) is a frog from New Guinea. It lives in both Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Scientists saw it in the hills and forests on the south side of the Central Cordillera mountains. They saw it between 200 and 1150 meters above sea level.
Scientists say this frog is related to the black-dotted tree frog.
Leopard seal
They are the most formidable hunters of all the seals and the only ones that feed on warm-blooded prey. Leopard seals hunt alone, and they are ferocious solitary animals. They do not do well with other leopard seals and usually end up in a fight.
They are very aggressive, and their only predator is the killer whale. Their mouths can open 160° and clamp down with incredible force and can quickly emerge from the water to snatch prey, such as penguins on the ice's edge. Leopard seals can easily rip penguins and baby seals to shreds by jerking their heads from side to side. They have incredibly long teeth, up to one inch long. Also, they have spotted grey skin and are 10-12 feet long and have a slender bodies.
They can hold their breath for 15 minutes and are the second-largest type of seal in Antarctica and the third-largest worldwide. Leopard seals can even sing and smile underwater! They communicate by using clicking or trilling noises. When interacting with humans in the water, they are more curious than aggressive. They have a thick layer of fat called blubber under their skin to keep them warm under the icy freezing water. They weigh between 800 and 1,300 pounds which are heavier than a horse. They stay in Antarctica and sometimes come to New Zealand during the hot summer. Male seals are called bulls, females are called cows, and babies are called pups.
Emperor Yōzei
Emperor Yōzei (陽成天皇) was the 57th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign started in 876 and ended in 884.
Traditional narrative
Before he became the monarch, his personal name (imina) was Prince Sadaakira (貞明親王).
Yōzei was the oldest son of Emperor Seiwa. His mother was the Fujiwara no Takakiko. She was the sister of Fujiwara no Mototsune.
Events of Yōzei's life
Yōzei was made emperor when he was a young boy.
Brine shrimp
Brine shrimp circulatory and respiratory systems work together to remove extra salt from their body and distribute oxygen. They breathe through gills on their feet. The oxygen taken in is carried through the bloodstream. The heart pumps the blood around the body. Brine shrimp have a protein called hemoglobin in their blood. This helps the oxygen to be more efficiently transported to cells around the body. They need hemoglobin because oxygen levels can be very low in salty water. Then, the gills pump the excess salt, water, and carbon dioxide out of the body. Additional salt is pumped out through exocrine glands.
Emperor Yōzei
Events of Yōzei's life
Yōzei lived in retirement until the age of 81.
Brine shrimp
The brine shrimp's body has a head, thorax, and abdomen. A hard exoskeleton covers the entire body. Inside this exoskeleton, which is made of chitin, is where the brine shrimp’s muscles are located. Their muscles are attached internally. They move by beating their tails and by the continuous movement of the legs along their body.
Experience machine
Thought Experiment
Nozick said that if it were possible for anyone to plug himself into a machine that could create an illusion of any experience the person chose based on what would give that person the most pleasure then almost everyone would refuse to plug into it. Nozick used this to prove that there are more important things than pleasure.
Emperor Yōzei
After his death
The actual site of Yōzei's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Kyoto.
Brine shrimp
Reproduction
Males differ from females by having the second antennae enlarged, and modified into clasping organs used in mating.
Adult female brine shrimp ovulate about every 140 hours. In favourable conditions, the female brine shrimp can produce eggs that almost immediately hatch. But in extreme conditions, such as low oxygen level or salinity above 150‰, female brine shrimp produce eggs inside cysts. They are metabolically inactive and can remain in total stasis for two years in dry oxygen-free conditions, even at temperatures below freezing. While in cysts, brine shrimp eggs survive temperatures of liquid air (-190 C) and a small percentage survive above boiling temperature (105 C) for up to two hours. Once placed in normal briny (salt) water, the eggs hatch within a few hours. The nauplius larvae are less than 0.4 mm in length when they first hatch. Brine shrimp have a biological life cycle of one year
Emperor Yōzei
After his death
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Yōzei's mausoleum. It is formally named Kaguragaoka no Higashi no misasagi.
Eras of Yōzei's reign
The years of Yōzei's reign are more identified by more than one Japanese era.
Legacy
In ancient Japan, there were four noble clans, the Gempeitōkitsu (源平藤橘). One of these clans, the Minamoto clan (源氏) are also known as Genji, and of these, the Yōzei Genji (陽成源氏) are descended from the 57th emperor Yōzei.
Yōzei fathered nine sons who were born after his abdication.
Jacques Golliet
Jacques Golliet (14 December 1931 – 31 October 2020) was a French politician. He was a Senator from Haute-Savoie from 28 September 1986 to 1 October 1995. He also was Mayor of Thônes from 1974 to 1983. Golliet was a member of the Union for French Democracy and Centre of Social Democrats.
Golliet died on 31 October 2020, aged 88.
Candi Milo
Candi Milo (born January 9, 1961) is an American actress. She has voiced various characters on many animated series including Tiny Toon Adventures, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Dexter's Laboratory (from season 3 onwards), Cow and Chicken, ChalkZone, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Codename: Kids Next Door, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Loonatics Unleashed, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Maya & Miguel, W.I.T.C.H., The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, The Replacements, Looney Tunes Cartoons, and The Adventures of Puss in Boots.
Baiu Mountains
The Baiu Mountains are a group of mountains in the central part of Romania. They are part of the Eastern Carpathians.
Kragerø
Kragerø is a town and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark County in Norway. Kragerø is a popular vacation destination for Norwegians because of its beautiful coast and many islands. Famous painter Edvard Munch thought the town was so pretty that he called it "The Pearl of the Coastal Towns". Munch drew many paintings in Kragerø, among them his famous painting Solen which pictures the setting sun in Kragerø.
Geography
The city of Kragerø lies the furthest south in the county of Telemark. The municipality contains a total of 495 islands and many reefs that attract tourists. Popular islands include Skåtøy, Gumøy, Bærøy, Tåtøy and Jomfruland. The island Jomfruland was made into a national park in 2016 which means that tourists have to be careful to take care of the nature on and around the island.
Tourism
Tourism is a big part of Kragerø and is responsible for most of the towns income. The town is not attractive only for Norwegians but people from all over the world travel to Kragerø to witness the beautiful blue waters and many islands the municipality has to offer. The towns population is four times higher during the summer than the rest of the year due to the tourists that visit. Many Norwegian tourists that visit own a cottage or small house somewhere in Kragerø, often on one of the islands. These tourists usually have boats to get to the mainland, but there are also many ferries that drive between the mainland and the biggest islands daily.
Melanie Klein
Melanie Klein (1882–1960) was a British psychoanalyst. She was notable for her contributions to object relations theory. Klein's theories and those of the other British object relations theorists had a major impact on John Bowlby's attachment theory. She also considered one of founder of child psychology with Anna Freud.
Bon Jovi (album)
Bon Jovi is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi and released on 23 January, 1984 through Mercury Records. It went to number 18 in Finland and New Zealand, number 24 in Spain, number 38 in Japan, number 39 in Australia and number 43 in the United States.
Glen Lyn, Virginia
Glen Lyn, Virginia is a town in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Valea Doftanei
Valea Doftanei is a commune in Prahova County, Romania.
Renewable energy in developing countries
Most developing countries have good renewable energy resources, including solar energy, wind power, geothermal energy, and biomass. These can help developing countries reduce their dependence on oil and natural gas. Investments in renewables can be less expensive than fossil fuel energy systems.
Importance of renewables
Renewable energy can be particularly suitable for developing countries. In rural and remote areas, transmission and distribution of energy generated from fossil fuels can be difficult and expensive. Producing renewable energy locally can offer a viable alternative.
Interest in renewable energies has increased in recent years due to environmental concerns about global warming and air pollution, reduced costs of renewable energy technologies, and improved efficiency and reliability.
Poverty reduction
Renewable energy projects in many developing countries contribute to poverty alleviation by providing the energy needed for creating businesses and employment. Renewable energy technologies can also make indirect contributions to alleviating poverty by providing energy for cooking, space heating, and lighting.
Education
Renewable energy can also contribute to education, by providing electricity to schools. Renewable energy for cooking and heating can reduce the time that children, spend out of school collecting fuel. In addition, the displacement of traditional fuels reduces the health problems from indoor air pollution produced by burning those fuels.
Health
Renewable energy can also contribute to better health by providing energy to refrigerate medicine and sterilize medical equipment. It can also provide power for supplying the fresh water and sewerage services needed to reduce infectious disease.
Kenya
Kenya is the world leader in the number of solar power systems installed per capita. More than 30,000 small solar panels, each producing 12 to 30 watts, are sold in Kenya annually. For an investment of as little as $100 for the panel and wiring, the PV system can be used to charge a car battery, which can then provide power to run a fluorescent lamp or a small television for a few hours a day. More Kenyans adopt solar power every year than make connections to the country’s electric grid.
Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae is a family of flowering plants. The family has been universally recognized by taxonomists, and is also known as the "poppy family". Most are herbaceous plants, but a few are shrubs and small trees.
Litoria scabra
Litoria scabra is a frog from Indonesia. It lives in streams in the Waponga River where the water flows very quickly.
West Point, Mississippi
West Point is a city in Clay County, Mississippi. It is in the eastern part of the state near the Alabama border. There were 11,307 people living in West Point at the 2010 U.S. census.
Katie Findlay
Katie Findlay (born August 28, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Rosie Larsen in the American crime drama television series The Killing. From 2014 to 2015, Findlay played Rebecca Sutter in the first season of the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder.
Findlay was born in Windsor, Ontario. Her career began in 2010.
Glasgow, Virginia
Glasgow, Virginia is a town in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is where the James and Maury Rivers come together. It is in Rockbridge County.
Coonoor
Coonoor is a municipality in the Nilgiris District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its production of Nilgiri tea. This town is the second-largest hill station in the Nilgiri hills after Ooty. Coonoor is home to the Pasteur Institute of India. This institute is responsible for producing anti-rabies vaccine and vaccines for government immunization programs.
Population
According to 2011 census, Coonoor had a population of 45,494. The population's sex-ratio is 1,058 females for every 1,000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes consist of 27.92% and 23% of the population respectively.
Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Boyd (January 9, 1939 – March 7, 2009) was an American musician and actor. He became known for his performance and recording of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".
He was born James Boyd in McComb, Mississippi. He died from cancer, age seventy, in Santa Monica, California.
Worship of the living
Living worship, also known as seishi (生祀) in Japanese or shengci in Chinese, is a cultural practice in East Asia where living people are worshipped. In China, this practice takes place at sheng shrines (Chinese: 生祠, Shengci), where two types of enshrinement occur. The first is the enshrinement of the spirit of a living person who has made a significant contribution. The second type is the enshrinement of one's own spirit.
In China
During the time when Reunobu was the prime minister of Yan in the Former Han dynasty, he constructed a shrine called the "Reun Gong Shrine" between the states of Yan and Qi. Similarly, when Shiqing was the prime minister of Qi, the people of Qi built a shrine in his honor called the "Shiqing Shrine". These are considered to be the earliest examples of sheng shrines..
During the Tang dynasty, officials in office faced restrictions when it came to building monuments and shrines. The Tang Rulings and Ordinances stated that anyone who erected shrines or monuments without permission could be penalized with one year of imprisonment..
During the Ming dynasty, peasants in Tengzhou, China built a shrine to commemorate Zhao Bangqing, who was known for his clean politics and was appointed to Yanjing. The shrine was built to honor his memory and achievements.
Thomas J. Murphy Jr.
Thomas J. "Tom" Murphy Jr. (born August 15, 1944) is an American politician. He was a Democratic politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was in state government in two terms, from 1979 to 1982 representing the 17th district, and from 1983 to 1993 representing the 20th district.
From January 1994 until January 2006 he served as Mayor of Pittsburgh.
Worship of the living
In China
During the reign of the Tianqi Emperor in the Ming Dynasty, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian had a lot of power and made a sheng shrine for himself. People who wanted to please him or were scared of him were given these shrines too. In 1627, Lu Wanling, a government official, wrote about the famous philosophers Confucius and Chung-Hsien. In the same year, two other officials named Yuan Chonghuan and Yan Mingtai asked the government to praise Wei Zhongxian and build shrines for him. Many shrines were built, costing a lot of money and causing harm to the people. Huang Yun Yasushi even made a statue to honor Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian's behavior has been strongly condemned in modern times.
Gu Yanwu expressed his sorrow about the widespread practice of officials building sheng shrines during his time. He observed that every official seemed to be building one, but then after they left their position, they would destroy the statues and change the master of the shrine..
In Japan
During the Edo period (1603-1868), the practice of seishi became popular, which involved creating one's own spiritual memorial site where their soul would be worshiped after death. One famous example of this is Matsudaira Sadanobu, who established his own seishi at Okuzawa Hachiman-gu in 1797.
During the Edo period in Japan, the practice of seishi, or the establishment of one's own spiritual memorial site, became popular. It was influenced by Edo neo-Confucianism, which was introduced from China, and Yamazaki Ansai was a notable figure who developed rituals for seishi based on Confucian ceremonies. He established his own seishi in 1671 at his home in Kyoto. The practice spread to Shinto and the Hirata school of kokugaku, and each group had their own unique rituals. Seishi were believed to bring longevity in life or enable one to become a god after death, and its origin is traced back to the myth of Amaterasu, who enshrined her divine spirit at Mount Miwa..
Thônes
Thônes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France
Protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations with special protection. They are protected because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural importance. Areas are usually protected by law. The law can be local, from the country of the protected area, or even internationally.
Protected areas are important for biodiversity. They often provide an area safe from hunting or changes to the environment. This provides a safe habitat for threatened and endangered species. They are also important to protect naturally formed areas, like the Grand Canyon, from damage by humans.
There are many types of protected areas. One type is a marine protected area. A marine protected area is for seas, oceans, estuaries or large lakes.
Northeast Greenland National Park is an example of a protected area. The park protects a large variety of animals, such as musk oxen, walrus, and King Eider. Another example of a protected area is the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. This area is protected because it is an important archaeological site.
FC Rubin Kazan
Rubin was previously called Iskra (1958 - 1964) and Rubin-TAN (1992 - 1993).
Rubin never played in the Soviet Top League, but went to the Russian First Division in 1992, and then went to Russian Second Division in 1994. The mayor of that time, purchased the team, and the on the same year Rubin won the Second Division in 1997. Rubin then went back to Russian First Division and the games went on until Rubin was promoted to the Russian Premier League in 2003.
Włocławek
Włocławek is a town in northern Poland in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship with a population of 117,785 (June 2009). It has a large Jewish community. In 1939, when the Nazis invaded, the Jewish people of this town were the first to have to wear yellow Stars of David.
Twin Areas
This town is twinned with the following places:
Nutley, New Jersey
Nutley is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 28,370.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Nutley as its 38th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
Volleyball has been played at the Summer Olympics ever since the 1964 Summer Olympics. The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where volleyball was played as part of an American sports demonstration event. It was only added as an Olympic sport, however, after World War II. This was when the FIVB was founded and of some of the continental confederations. In 1957, a special tournament was held at the 53rd IOC session in Sofia, Bulgaria, to support such request. The competition was a success, and the sport was officially introduced in 1964. The Olympic Committee initially dropped volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, meeting protests.
Dean Corll
Corll was also known as the Candy Man and the Pied Piper. This was because he and his family had owned and operated a candy factory in Houston Heights. He had been known to give free candy to local children.
Mckenna Grace
Mckenna Grace (born June 25, 2006) is an American actress and singer. Her best known role were as Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014) and Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–2015). She played Phoebe in the 2021 movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Zillis-Reischen
Zillis-Reischen is a municipality of the district Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Wiener AF
The Wiener Associations FC is a football club from Vienna, Austria.
History
The club was founded in 1910 when leading players left the Wiener AC. The greatest successes of the WAF were the Austrian championship in 1914 and the cup victory in 1922. 1924 they were relegated and a decline of the club began. For several decades the WAF has only been found in the lower classes. Today the club plays after a merger as WAF Vorwärts Brigittenau. The club's headquarters and the homeground are located at the "Gruabn" at Meldemannstraße 13 in the 20th district of Vienna, Brigittenau.
Lacaille 9352
Lacaille 9352 is a red dwarf star in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus. Having an apparent visual magnitude of 7.34, this star is too faint to be viewed with the naked eye except people with excellent seeing conditions. Parallax measurements shows that the star's distance is about 10.74 light-years from Earth. It is the 11th closest star system to the Solar System and is the closest star to Sun in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. The ChView simulation shows that its closest neighbour is the EZ Aquarii which is a triple star system at about 4.1 ly away from the star.
Myristicaceae
Myristicaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants, mostly from Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and it is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, the nutmeg (Myristica fragrans). It has about 21 genera and 520 species. They are mostly trees and shrubs.
Örserum Church
Örserum Church (Örserums kyrka) is a church building in Örserum, Sweden. It belongs to the Gränna Parish of the Church of Sweden. The church was completed in 1937.
Bible in Basic English
The Bible In Basic English (also known as the BBE) is a translation of the Bible into Basic English. The BBE was translated by Professor S. H. Hooke using the standard 850 Basic English words. 100 words that were helpful to understand poetry were added along with 50 "Bible" words for a total of 1,000 words.
The New Testament was published in 1941 and the Old Testament was published in 1949.
Elizabethan literature
Elizabethan literature refers to books written during the rule of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603). It is one of the greatest ages of English literature. New forms of poetry appeared during this period, such as the sonnet, the Spenserian stanza, and dramatic blank verse; as well as prose, including pamphlets, and the first English novels.
The main writers include William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Richard Hooker, Ben Jonson, Philip Sidney and Thomas Kyd.
Vác
Vác is a city in Hungary, in Pest county.
Connections
The M2 Motorway goes south towards Dunakeszi. 2 national roads are also connected with Vác:
Another minor road from Vác goes east towards Acsa.
Cement factory
The Cement factory is Vác's most important industry. It's on the property of Duna-Dráva Cement Ltd.. It started its operation in 1963. Thanks to its continuous modernization, the plant is now one of the most modern cement plants in Europe, producing more than 36 million tons of clinker and more than 50 million tons of cement in recent decades.
Landmarks
The most important landmark of Vác is the Vác Cathedral. The Vác Cathedral is the seat church of the Diocese of Vác, one of the largest cathedrals in Hungary. It was built between 1761 and 1777 according to the plans of the Austrian Isidore Canevale. It is located on the northern part of Burgundia.
Other landmarks in the city are the Church of the Holy Cross, the Greek church and the Arc de Triomphe.
Wiener Sport-Club
Wiener S.C. (Wiener Sport-Club also WSC) is a football club which plays in Austria.
History
The club was formed in 1883 and is one of the oldest football clubs in Austria. The colours are black and white. During its long history the club had departments for fencing, boxing, wrestling, cycling, handball, track and field, field hockey, tennis, football and water polo. The football team reached 3 times the Austrian Championship (1922, 1958, 1959). One of the greatest successes of the team was a 7:0 victory over Juventus Turin in the 1958 European Champions Cup (now UEFA Champions League).
After 2.319 league matches and two insolvencies in the 1990´s the club slipped to lower leagues. In 2002 the football section split off and formed the Wiener Sportklub, who is currently playing in the Regionalliga Ost (3rd Division). Their homeground is the Wiener Sportclub-Platz in Viennas part Dornbach. The ground was built in 1904 and is the oldest ground in Austria, where are still matches. The northern stand of the ground is called "Friedhofstribüne" (graveyard stand) because he is just opposite the Dornbach cemetery.
One of the club legends is Erich Hof, who played from 1954 till 1969 for the club. Later he was coach of the Austrian national football team and three times manager of the WSC.
Katt Williams
Micah Sierra "Katt" Williams (born September 2, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, rapper, singer and actor. He acted as Money Mike in Friday After Next (2002). He also played Bobby Shaw in My Wife and Kids. In 2007, he played Lord Have Mercy in Norbit.
Sean Lee
Sean Patrick Lee (born July 22, 1986) is a former American football er. He played in the position of linebacker. He played his entire professional career with the Dallas Cowboys for 11 years.
He played college football at Penn State. He was selected by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Early life
Lee is the son of Craig Lee and Geralyn Lee. He lived in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. Lee's older brother Conor was the placekicker for the University of Pittsburgh. His sister Alexandra was a student athlete at Upper St. Clair High School. Sean is also a grandson of Donald J. Lee, a federal judge at U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Retirement
On April 26, 2021, Lee announced his retirement. At the time of his retirement, Lee was the last active Cowboy that played under head coach Wade Phillips.
Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a special type of furnace for smelting iron from ore. Blast furnaces are very large. They can be up to 60 m tall and 15 m in diameter. The blast furnace is the biggest chemical reactor. Blast furnaces are also called high ovens.
A blast furnace is usually built with a steel case and bricks made of magnesium oxide or other refractory material inside the case. The hot furnace cannot melt these bricks. The furnace is cooled with water running inside part of the case and bricks.
The process of making iron is simple. Iron ore is basically iron oxide. Iron is made by removing the oxygen. This leaves crude iron called pig iron. This process of removing oxygen is called smelting. Carbon is used in the reduction process, with the ore heated to a high temperature. Carbon easily takes the oxygen off the ore in high temperatures.
Pfaffenheim
Pfaffenheim is a commune. It is in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France. In 2015, 1428 people lived there.
Blast furnace
Process
Ore, limestone and carbon in the form of coke are put into the top of the blast furnace in layers. At the same time, hot air called "wind" is blown inside the furnace. Special nozzles called "tuyeres" are used to put the air in the furnace. The nozzles are at the bottom of the furnace. This process is called "blasting". It is why it is called a "blast furnace". The coke ignites (lights on fire) and burns. This creates carbon monoxide because there is not enough oxygen to make carbon dioxide. The carbon monoxide then reduces the metal oxide to the metal and makes carbon dioxide. This process is used to make iron. The limestone forms a substance called slag with the rock of the iron ore.
The bottom part of the furnace is called the hearth. When it has filled with liquid pig iron and slag, the slag is removed. This is called skimming. Slag is lighter than iron and does not mix with iron. It floats on top of the iron. A hole is made in the hearth at the level of the slag with a special drill. The liquid slag moves out through the hole into a container called slag pot. The iron is then drained from the hearth. This is called tapping. A hole is made at the bottom and the liquid pig iron comes out. It is either used directly for steelmaking, put into a special railway wagon called torpedo car or made into molds. When all the pig iron has been removed, fire-resistant clay is used to close the two holes. The clay becomes solid very quickly because of the high heat.
The pig iron contains some 4% of carbon and it would be too hard and too brittle to use. The extra carbon must first be burned away. The pig iron is refined into steel by decarburizing (burning the extra carbon off of) it. A modern method for decarburizing the pig iron and refining it into steel is basic oxygen furnace. Historically there has been other methods as well, such as Bessemer converter, open hearth furnace and puddling furnace.
The gases rise up and are collected on the top of the furnace. As the gas contains a lot of carbon monoxide, it is a valuable fuel. The gas collected on the top of the blast furnace is called blast furnace gas. It is then washed and dried and all solid particles such as soot or ore dust are collected. The gas is then burned in special ovens called Cowper stoves or hot blast stoves into carbon dioxide. The heat from burning the blast furnace gas is then used to pre-heat the blasting air, "wind", which in turn is blasted into the blast furnace itself.
The slag is not waste. It can be used in various ways. It can be made into bricks and used for construction, or it can be mixed with concrete. Concrete which contains blast furnace slag is stronger than ordinary concrete and is almost pure white, where normal concrete is dirty grey.
A blast furnace can usually work for 10 to 20 years without stopping. This is called a "campaign."
Chemical example
At the temperature of 900-1600°C, a reduction with carbon occurs: Now iron has been made.
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is the most populous city in Northwestern Ontario, in Canada. Its population was 107,909 as of the 2016 census. Before, it was two cities called Fort William and Port Arthur. Thunder Bay has the second largest population in Northern Ontario, behind Greater Sudbury.
Media
CKPR 580
CJSD 94.3
Harka Raj Rai
Harka Raj Sampang Rai (or Harka Sampang; हर्कराज साम्पाङ राई) is a Nepalese politician. He is the current mayor of Dharan. Rai is also a social activist. He has been elected as an independent candidate for the post Mayor, having 'Walking stick/Lauro' as the electoral symbol via the 2022 local election. He defeated Nepali Congress candidate Kishore Rai by receiving 20,821 votes.
John Boyega
John Adedayo B. Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), better known as John Boyega, is a British actor. He is best known for playing Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He has also appeared in Attack the Block (2011), Detroit (2017) and Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). He won the 2016 BAFTA Rising Star Award.
Boyega was born in Peckham, London. His parents are Nigerian.
Volodymyr Holubnychy
Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (2 June 1936 – 16 August 2021) was a Soviet and Ukrainian race walker. He won four Olympic medals: two gold (1960, 1968), one silver (1972) and one bronze (1964). He was born in Sumy, Ukrainian SSR.
Holubnychy died on 16 August 2021, aged 85.
Plymouth, California
Plymouth is a city in Amador County, California, United States.
Pfastatt
Pfastatt is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia (ПФК ЦСКА София), commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia, is a Bulgarian football team from Sofia, Bulgaria. Since CSKA Sofia was created, the club has won 31 A PFG titles, more than any team in Bulgaria, ever. Also, CSKA Sofia has reached two European Cup semi-finals, four European Cup quarter-finals and one Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, making the team the best in Bulgaria.
Pitt County, North Carolina
Pitt County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, 168,148 people lived there which makes it the seventeenth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Greenville.
Pitt County comprises the Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. As one of the fastest growing centers in the state, the county has seen a population boom since 1990.
History
The county was made in 1760 from Beaufort County, though the legislative act that created it did not become effective until January 1, 1761. It was named for William Pitt the Elder, who was then Secretary of State for the Southern Department and Leader of the House of Commons. William Pitt was an English statesman and orator, born in London, England. He studied at Oxford University and in 1731 joined the army. Pitt led the young "Patriot" Whigs and in 1756 became secretary of state, where he was a pro-freedom speaker in British Colonial government.
Geography
2.9 sqmi (0.4%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 133,798 people, 52,539 households, and 32,258 families residing in the county. The population density was 205 people per square mile (79/km²). There were 58,408 housing units at an average density of 90 per square mile (35/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 62.08% White, 33.65% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.80% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 3.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 52,539 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.40% were married couples living together, 14.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.60% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,868, and the median income for a family was $43,971. Males had a median income of $31,962 versus $25,290 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,243. About 13.50% of families and 20.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 20.20% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2010, there were 168,148 people residing in Pitt County, a 25.7% increase since 2000. Females made up 52.8% of the population. Caucasians make up 58.9% of the population, followed by African-Americans at 34.1%, Asian persons at 1.6%, American Indian or Alaskan at 0.3%, Hispanic at 5.5%, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander at 0.1%. From the period of 2005 to 2009, the number of foreign-born people living in the county was at 4%.
The high school graduation rate in the county among citizens over the age of twenty-five from 2005-2009 was steady at 85%, while the percentage of those aged twenty-five and up with a bachelor's degree in the county was only 28.7% in the county during the same period of time.
In 2009, the median household income in Pitt County was $36,339, over $7,000 less than the North Carolina number and about 25.5% of Pitt County residents were at or below the poverty level. The per capita money income, in terms of 2009 dollars, in the past twelve months from 2005-2009 in Pitt County was $21,622, about $3,000 less than the North Carolina average.
Politics, law and government
Pitt County is a member of the Mid-East Commission regional council of governments.
Pitt County is represented by Dr. Greg Murphy, Kandie Smith, and Chris Humphrey in the North Carolina House of Representatives and Donald G. Davis in the North Carolina Senate.
Private
Private schools in Pitt County include:
Le Vigan, Gard
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History
Since the creation of the Gard department on 4 March 1790, Le Vigan has been a subprefecture of the department.
Geography
Le Vigan is at the south of the Massif Central and near the Mont Aigoual, in the valley of the Arre, a right tributary of the Hérault river. The Arre flows through the town.
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Airport
American Airlines (Piedmont Airlines) serves the Pitt-Greenville Airport daily with connecting flights to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Le Vigan, Gard
Geography
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Le Vigan, Gard
Geography
Le Vigan is part of the Cévennes National Park (Parc national des Cévennes).
Climate
The climate of Le Vigan, in the Köppen climate classification, is Csa - Mediterranean climate with hot summers.
Population
The inhabitants of Le Vigan are known, in French, as Viganais (women: Viganaises).
With a population of 3,933, Le Vigan has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Le Vigan
Le Vigan forms, with other 6 communes, the urban area of Le Vigan with a population of 7,184 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 81.4 km2. This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Le Vigan, formed by 15 communes with a population of 8,996 inhabitants and an area of 204.0 km2.
Administration
Le Vigan is a subprefecture of the Gard department, the capital of the arrondissement of Le Vigan and the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the canton Le Vigan; the canton has 23,033 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Le Pays viganais.
Sister cities
Le Vigan is twinned with:
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Lesse
Geography
The Lesse is 89 km long. It flows roughly in a northwestern direction. Its source is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. The mean discharge for Anseremme between 1995 and 2004 was 19.0 m3.
The watershed of the Lesse Basin, with an area of 1343.4 km2, has about 1920 km. With only 62,500 people living there, it is the least densely populated of all small watersheds of Walloon region.
Part of the watershed of the Lesse is on limestone where there are some karstic phenomena. Near Han-sur-Lesse (commune of Rochefort), by the Gouffre de Belvaux, the entire river goes underground, flowing through limestone caves.
Tributaries
From its source to its mouth, the main tributaries of the Lesse are:
Attractions
The valley of the Lesse and this part of the Ardennes are covered with forests. The area surrounding the caves is the National Park Lesse et Lomme. On the mountains along the lower part of the river there are several castles. The route of the former railway line from Houyet to Rochefort is used as a hiking and cycling trail.
Many of the caves along the banks of the Lesse are important archaeological sites - these include the Trou de Chaleux (by the Cirque de Chaleux), and the Trou des Nutons and Trou du Frontal at Furfooz.
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Synopsis
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Climate
Málaga experiences the warmest winters of any European city with a population over 500,000. The average temperature during the day in the period December through February is 17 - 18 C. During the winter, the Málaga Mountains (Montes de Málaga) block out the cold weather from the north. Generally, the summer season lasts about eight months, from April to November, although in the remaining four months temperatures sometimes surpass 24 °C. Its average annual temperature is 23.3 °C during the day and 13.7 °C at night. In the coldest month, January, the temperature ranges from 13 to 20 C during the day, 5 to 13 C at night and the average sea temperature is 16 - 17 C. In the warmest month, August, the temperature ranges from 26 to 34 C during the day, above 20 °C at night and the average sea temperature is 26 °C.
Large fluctuations in temperature are rare. The highest temperature ever recorded at the airport is 44.2 °C on 18 July 1978. In the month of August 1881, the average reported daytime maximum temperature was a record 34.8 °C. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -3.8 °C on the night of 4 February 1954. The highest wind speed ever recorded was on 16 July 1980, measuring 119 km/h. Snowfall is virtually unknown; since the end of the XIX century, Málaga city has only recorded snow one day in the 20th century, on 2 February 1954.
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Wang Yangming pushed it to an even bigger extreme. He said the streets are full of saints.
Mencius believed that human nature is good and made up of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom. He regarded the heart as the place where human nature originates and develops, where one can recognize the goodness of one's nature and the brightness of one's inner heart. Mencius was focused on searching for the root and original heart, which is why he is known for his theory of establishing the foundation. Itō Jinsai, a Japanese Confucian thinker from the Edo period, praised and promoted Mencius' theory of the goodness of nature and the four ends of the mind.
Human nature
Wang Yangming went further and said that Xing could become Li or principle. That human nature could be perfected,