cyanic-selkie/wikianc huggingface dataset:
Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Biography
After the Civil War, he became a congressman in the United States House of Representatives. There, he became chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions. He was elected Governor of Wisconsin as a Republican in 1882. His most noted act during his governorship was when he sent the National Guard into Milwaukee to keep the peace during the May Day Labor Strikes of 1886. This led to the Bay View Tragedy, in which a number of workers were killed; Governor Rusk took most of the blame.
In 1889 he resigned his post as governor and accepted the new cabinet position of Secretary of Agriculture in the Benjamin Harrison administration. He lived, died and was buried in Viroqua, Wisconsin.
Spyro (series)
Console Games
Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon (2000) is the last game developed by Insomniac Games before the series got a different developer. The dragons are celebrating the coming of dragon eggs. This event takes place every twelve years. A mysterious girl steals all the eggs. Spyro, Sparx, and Hunter must follow her down a rabbit hole to the Forgotten Realms on the other side of the world. There they meet many new allies, which are also playable characters - Sheila the kangaroo, Sgt. Byrd the flying penguin, Bentley the yeti, and Agent 9 the monkey. The third game of the Spyro series also feature levels in which the player controls Sparx in a bird's eye view shooting game. Spyro and his new friends must find out why the Sorceress stole the eggs, what she plans to do with them, and how to stop her.
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (2002) was released for both the Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube consoles. In this game, Ripto steals the dragonflies from the dragons, and Spyro has to find them all and defeat Ripto.
Spyro: A Hero's Tail (2004) is available for Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo GameCube. In this game, a dragon named Red uses evil Dark Gems to poison the Dragon Worlds.
GameBoy Advance Games
The following Spyro games are available for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance portable console:
The Legend of Spyro Series
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006) is the first game in the Legend of Spyro series. Spyro was raised by a family of dragonflies, including Sparx. One day he realizes he is not a dragonfly, but a dragon. Spyro meets a dragon Guardian named Ignitus, who tells Spyro that because he is purple, he is a special dragon who can breathe all four elements: fire, electricity, ice, and earth. This kicks off the start of his journey to save the remaining Guardian dragons in the world, Volteer, the Guardian of electricity; Cyril, the Guardian of ice, and Terrador, the Guardian of earth. They teach Spyro to master their elements after he rescues them. Spyro also has to defeat Cynder, a mysterious, evil dragon, who is working for the main antagonist of the series, the Dark Master.
Electoral district of Albury
Albury is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1880, abolished in 1920 and recreated in 1927.
It is a conservative electorate.
Spyro (series)
The Legend of Spyro Series
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (2007) is the sequel to "A New Beginning." Cynder leaves the Dragon Temple because she feels guilty for what she did before she became good. Spyro goes after her. The Temple is then attacked apes, and Spyro has to defeat them. Spyro is eventually captured by pirates and has to escape. He also has to save Cynder, who has also been captured.
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (2008) is the last game in the Legend of Spyro series. The characters and graphics are very different than the other two games. This is the first Spyro game that allows a player to fly at any time (free-fly mode). The game also has a co-op mode with Cynder. The story of game starts three years after the end of "The Eternal Night." Spyro and Cynder escape from the crystals that trapped them and are then bonded together with mysterious green energy chains created by the Dark Master. They have to work together to defeat the Dark Master, Malefor, once and for all.
Skylanders Games
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011) – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, OS X, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Wii U
Skylanders: Giants (2012) – Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360
Skylanders: Trap Team (2014) – Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Gaston Caperton
William Gaston Caperton III (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician. He was the 31st Governor of West Virginia from 1989 to 1997. He was president of the College Board, which administers the nationally recognized SAT and AP tests, from 1999 to 2012.
He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Copa Constitució
The Copa Constitució is the cup competition in Andorran football. It started in 1991. The winner of the Copa is playing in the qualification for UEFA Europa League.
Mode
The cup is played in five rounds. In the first round the eight best teams of the Segona Divisió play four matches. The winner must play against the under half of the table of the Primera Divisió. In the third round the best teams of the Primera Divisió start in the competition. Then a half- and a final is played.
Finals
1992 and 1993 the cup was not held.
Van Helsing (movie)
Van Helsing is a 2004 movie directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. Some movie critics liked it and some did not. It had an animated prequel called Van Helsing: The London Assignment.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Labaik is a religious political party of Pakistan. Founded by Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the party is currently being headed by his son, Saad Hussain Rizvi. He is a Muslim scholar. When Nawaz Sharif was de-seated, new elections were held to choose a new member for National Assembly of Pakistan, this party took part in elections and got third position. When Government of Pakistan changed Khatm-e-Nabuwat law in Elections Bill 2017, this party went onto protests which bacame violent with time in November 2017. They demanded resignation of then Pakistan's law minister Zahid Hamid. Zahid Hamid resigned admitting his wrong.
List of physics topics
A
Air resistance
Malawi
Malawi (Republic of Malawi) is a country in south-east Africa. It has borders with the countries of Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique. The capital of Malawi is Lilongwe and the spoken languages are English and Chichewa. The official language of Malawi is English. The total size is about 118480 km² and there are about 100 people per km². The country is also called "The Warm Heart of Africa". Malawi is one of the smallest countries in Africa. Lake Malawi takes about a third of Malawi's area.
List of physics topics
C
Compression --Critical angle -- Colour filter -- Concave lens -- Convex lens
Margraten
Margraten is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. Since 2011, it has been part of the new municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
List of physics topics
D
Diffraction -- Density (distance)--(displacement)
Malawi
Bantu people started living in Malawi in the 10th century. In 1891 the area became a colony of the United Kingdom. In 1953 Malawi, then called as Nyasaland, as a protectorate of the United Kingdom, became an almost independent country called Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The Federation was ended in 1963. In 1964 the protection of the United Kingdom over Nyasaland was ended. Nyasaland became an independent country which was ruled by Queen Elizabeth and was called Malawi. Two years later it became a republic. After getting independence it became a one-party rule which was ruled by Hastings Banda. He was president until 1994. Peter Mutharika is the current president. Malawi has a democratic, many party government. Malawi has a small military: army, a navy and an air support. Malawi has good relations with Western countries and most countries in the world. Malawi has joined some international organizations.
Heimiswil
Heimiswil is a municipality of the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
Giuseppe Pericu
Giuseppe Pericu (20 October 1937 – 13 June 2022) was an Italian politician. He was a member of the Italian Socialist Party. He later joined the Democratic Party of the Left in 1996. He was the mayor of Genoa from 1997 to 2007. He was born in Genoa. From 1994 until 1996, he was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
Malawi
Malawi has a low life expectancy and high infant mortality. People become ill with AIDS. Africans, Asians and Europeans are living in the country and they speak in different languages.
History
People have lived in the area of Malawi for thousands of years. At first they were hunter-gatherers. Bantu groups came to the area around the 10th century. Most of the Bantu groups went to south but some started living there and made ethnic groups based on familiar race.
Giuseppe Pericu
Pericu died on 13 June 2022 in Genoa at the age of 84.
Malawi
History
After 1600 the area was united under one ruler and began trading and making connection with Portuguese traders and members of the military through the Mozambican port which was occupied by Portuguese. By 1700 the empire had broken up into areas that were controlled by individual groups of people which was known by the Portuguese by collecting information. The Swahili-Arab slave trade had its highest amount in the middle of 1800s when about 20,000 people were forced to become slaves and were sold every year.
In 1859 British explorer David Livingstone found Lake Malawi (then it was called Lake Nyasa) and thought that Shire Highlands to the south of the lake was a good place for Europeans to make a colony. Many British missions were done in the area in the 1860s and 1870s. The African Lakes Company Limited was made in 1878 to set up a trade and transport that helped with the missions, and a small mission and trading area was made at Blantyre in 1876 and a British Consul started living there in 1883.
Malawi became an independent country on 6 July 1964. Hastings Banda became the first president. Constitution made Malawi become a republic and one-party state. Banda's Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was the only legal party in the country. In 1971, Banda became president for life. For almost 30 years, Banda ruled over a harsh government which kept Malawi out from war.
Banda showed how a poor country with no access to sea, big population and no minerals can develop farming and industries. Banda made a business empire that produced one-third of the country's GDP and used 10% of the workers who got paid. All money made by Banda was used to develop Malawi.
List of physics topics
E
Electromagnetic spectrum -- Energy --
F
Fluid friction -- Focus -- Force sensor -- Frequency -- Friction -- Flotation
I
Inertia -- Interference
K
Kinetic energy
L
Lamp-housing -- Laser pointer -- Lens -- Longitudinal wave -- Longitudinal wave model (Crova's disc) --
M
Moment of inertia
O
Oscilloscope - Overhead projector
Charadrahyla juanitae
Juanita's earless tree frog (Charadrahyla juanitae) is a frog that lives in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains in Mexico. Scientists have seen it between 750 and 1080 meters above sea level and between 580 and 1530 meters above sea level.
Electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic waves are waves that contain an electric field and a magnetic field and carry energy. They travel at the speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second).
List of physics topics
P
Plane mirror -- Potential energy -- Prism
Electromagnetic radiation
Quantum mechanics developed from the study of electromagnetic waves. This field includes the study of both visible and invisible light. Visible light is the light one can see with normal eyesight in the colours of the rainbow. Invisible light is light one can't see with normal eyesight and includes more energetic and higher frequency waves, such as ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays. Waves with longer lengths, such as infrared, micro and radio waves, are also explored in the field of Quantum mechanics.
List of physics topics
R
Rarefaction -- Ray box -- Reflection -- Refraction -- Ripple tank -- relative density refleaction of light through prism
Electromagnetic radiation
Some types of electromagnetic radiation, such as X-rays, are ionizing radiation and can be harmful to your body. Ultraviolet rays are near the violet end of the light spectrum and infrared are near the red end. Infrared rays are used as heat rays and ultraviolet rays cause sunburn.
List of physics topics
S
Signal generator -- Slinky -- Slit plate -- Spring -- String theory -- Sound -- Statistical mechanics
Electromagnetic radiation
The various parts of the electromagnetic spectrum differ in wavelength, frequency and quantum energy.
Charadrahyla juanitae
Appearance
The adult frog is light gray or green or brown in color with dark gray or brown marks like a saddle or hourglass on its back. It has a narrow white stripe. It has a narrow dark brown stripe behind its eyes. There are three or four thick stripes across its ront legs and three, four, or five on the back legs. The belly and throat are white with a few darker marks. The skin on its throat is smoothest. There is only a small amount of webbing on its feet.
Electromagnetic radiation
Sound waves are not electromagnetic waves but waves of pressure in air, water or any other substance.
List of physics topics
T
Tension -- Translucent screen -- Transverse wave -- Transverse wave model --
North Charleston, South Carolina
North Charleston, South Carolina is a suburb in the metropolitan area of Charleston. The area is extremely historical. The region has suffered hits from many severe hurricanes.
List of physics topics
V
Vibration -- Velocity
W
wave -- Wave speed -- Waveform -- Wavefront -- Wavelength --
Y
Young's double-slit experiment
Electromagnetic radiation
Mathematical formulation
In physics, it is well known that the wave equation for a typical wave is
The problem now is to prove that Maxwell's equations explicitly prove that the electric and magnetic fields create electromagnetic radiation. Recall that two of Maxwell's equations are given by
By evaluating the curl of the above equations and vector calculus one can prove the following equations
The equations above are analogous to the wave equation, by replacing f with E and B. The above equations mean that propagations through the magnetic (B) and electric (E) fields will produce waves.
Charadrahyla juanitae
Home
This frog lives in pine-oak forests in two different parts of the Sierra Madre del Sur, both on the west side. That is the side nearest the Pacific Ocean. This frog lives in the same places as other frogs: Charadrahyla altipotens, Charadrahyla pinorum, Ecnomiohyla miotympanum, Megastomatohyla pellita, Plectrohyla pentheter, Plectrohyla thorectes, and Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei.
Threats
This frog is called "near threatened." It is not officially in danger of dying out but there are fewer of them than there were. This is because human beings change the forests where it lives, cutting down trees for lumber and to build towns. Diseases also kill this frog. Scientists think the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis kills this frog.
Name
This frog is named for Juanita Snyder. She is the wife of scientist David Snyder, who wrote the first formal paper about this frog.
Earthrise
"Earthrise" is a photo of the Earth from the Moon taken on the Apollo 8 mission. It was taken by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968. It was a very important picture, because it helped people realize how fragile the Earth looks. It started making a large amount of people want to pass laws and create government programs that help the environment. It also became the symbol for Earth Day because of how powerful it was, and it started the environmental movement of the 1970's. Earthrise's most notable use is as the symbol of Earth Day.
Gary Barlow
Gary William Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman, lead singer and main songwriter of the boy band Take That.
Career
In 1990, Gary Barlow became a member of the new founded boy band Take That. He is the main songwriter of the band. After the band broke up in 1996, Barlow started a solo career. He released two solo albums, Open Road and Twelve Months, Eleven Days. He also wrote songs for other singers. Take That reformed in 2005.
Barlow was voted as the best British songwriter of all time in 2009. He was a judge at the TV show The X Factor from 2011 until 2013.
Barlow organized the concert for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012. In May 2012, he released the album Sing with the Commonwealth Band. The solo album Since I Saw You Last was released in November 2013.
Personal life
Barlow and his wife Dawn Andrews have three children Daniel, Emily and Daisy. Their fourth child was stillborn in August 2012.
Kal David
David Raskin (June 15, 1943 – August 16, 2022), was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was known as the voice of the "Sonny Eclipse" animatronic at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground, formerly called Common Ground is a nonprofit social services organization. It provides housing for the homeless and others. Their philosophy holds that housing costs less than homeless shelters. It also costs many times less than jail cells or hospital rooms, They also believe that people with psychiatric and other problems can better manage them once they have a place to live. It was started in 1990 by Rosanne Haggerty. Since then the organization has created more than 2,000 units of housing for the homeless. "This is about creating a small town, rather than just a building," according to Haggerty. "It’s about a real mixed society, working with many different people."
Haggerty’s work was recognized in 2001. She was selected as a prize winner and received and award called a MacArthur Fellowship award. The MacArthur Foundation praised her work in saving historic buildings, and fixing them up. She used creative financing which means new ways to deal with banks and other organizations that provide money for housing.
Street To Home
Among Common Ground's activities is documentation of the homeless population. In other words, to study them and write down what is going on so that people can figure out a plan of action. Sometimes this is done while counting the homeless. These counts are sometimes called "enumeration" because they put a number on how many homeless there are.
In these counts, there is a way of writing down who is most vulnerable, who is most in danger from being homeless. This is called a vulnerability index. Workers complete the vulnerability index by asking about medical problems. Then they try to persuade those who spend the most time on the streets to seek permanent housing. They do this even if the people still have drug, alcohol or medical problems. Some of those involved in the issue of homelessness consider Common Ground a pioneer - someone who thinks up new ways to deal with old problems.
However, the count is not an end to itself, but a first step. According to Becky Kanis, the Director of Common Ground’s "Innovations Department",
The important part is what we do with this information. We want to move from crisis management to lasting solutions. Other cities have done that successfully. We plan to do the same. ... At the real end of the day the only thing that’s going to matter is the people who have been ... unwilling to accept the offers of shelter... Can we reach them and make a positive difference in their lives?... "
Some people have asked if what works in New York will work in other places.
Kanis states: "We don’t know exactly what’s going to work here in New York, but we know what’s worked in other cities. Therefore, we’re going to spend our efforts doing those things, and as we find smarter and better ways to do things we will adopt them.
Lehigh University
In 2020, U.S. News & World Report ranked Lehigh as the 50th best university in the nation.
Bob Wise
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democrat, Wise was the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from January 2001 to January 2005. He also was in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001.
Ekeby-Almby
Ekeby-Almby is a locality in Örebro Municipality in Örebro County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,271 people lived there.
Florence Henderson
Florence Agnes Henderson (February 14, 1934 – November 24, 2016) was an American actress and singer. She starred as Carol Brady in The Brady Bunch between 1969 and 1974. She was hosting her own talk show, The Florence Henderson Show, on television.
Narayan (writer)
Narayan (26 September 1940 – 16 August 2022) was an Indian writer. He was best known for his debut novel Kocharethi (1998). He was born in Idukki, British Raj. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999.
Florence Henderson
Henderson died suddenly of heart failure at a hospital in Los Angeles, California on November 24, 2016, aged 82.
The Lorax (movie)
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is a 2012 American animated movie based on Dr. Seuss' book of the same name. It stars Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Betty White, Rob Riggle and Jenny Slate. It was released on July 6, 2012. The movie received mixed reviews. It has songs like Let it Grow and How Bad Can I Be.
Plot
The story begins when a boy named Ted Wiggins appears, and ends when a Once-ler reunites with a Lorax.
Siobhán Donaghy
Sugababes
In 1998 Donaghy started Sugababes with Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their first album One Touch was released by London Records in 2000. In 2001 Donaghy left the group.
Solo career
In May 2003 Donaghy released the single "Nothing but Song" under Shanghai Nobody, an anagram of her name. In 2003 she released her first album on her own, Revolution in Me as Siobhán Donaghy. Her second album Ghosts was released in 2007. It got good reviews from music critics.
In 2011 the Sugababes started again with the name Mutya Keisha Siobhan. In 2013 Sugababes said that they had broken up. They released their first single, "Flatline", in 2013. It reached number 50 in the UK Singles Chart. Their first album is thought to be planned for release in early 2014.
Geraldine James
Geraldine James (born 6 July 1950) is an English actress. She has acted in television series, such as She's Been Away. She played Portia in a Broadway production of The Merchant of Venice in 1989. More recently, she acted in the movie Diana in 2013.
James was born in Berkshire, England.
Han Buddhism
Han Buddhism or Chinese buddhism refers to Buddhism written in Chinese characters (hanzi) or that of the East Asian cultural sphere. It is one of the three main existing schools of Buddhism: the other two are Tibetan Buddhism and Theravada. It is mainly practiced in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. It has had a great impact on East Asian culture.
Like Tibetan Buddhism, Han Buddhism comes from Mahayana, the branch of Buddhism written mainly in Sanskrit and from northern India.
Tricastin nuclear power plant
Tricastin is a nuclear power plant in France. It has 4 reactors, which each generate 915 MW, for a total of 3.6 TW. It is next to the highway, about halfway between Valence-sur-Rhône and Avignon. It is on the River Rhône. It was built form 1974 to 1981; the first reactors started working in 1980. It has been criticized several times, because of incidents:
Han Buddhism
Han Buddhism has a lot of interaction between the Indian religions and Chinese religions (like Taoism).
History
There are legends that Laozi was the Buddha himself, or that the Buddha came from the Tibetan kingdom of Zhangzhung. There are other legends that Buddhism had existed in China since ancient times (before the Qin dynasty).
Qin dynasty (221–206 bc)
The Shiji 《史記·秦始皇本紀》has a section called「禁不得祠」(jin bude ci). It says:
“徙謫，實之初縣. 禁不得祠. 明星出西方. ”
In the 20th century, Japanese scholar Fujita Toyohachi (藤田丰八) said Buddhism entered China during the Qin dynasty. The word 不得 (pinyin: "bude"; rough pronunciation: boo-duh) is pronounced nearly exactly like the Sanskrit word "Buddha". It was used to write down Buddha in the Chinese language. Others (like 铃木券太郎) disagreed. Moreover it is unlikely 得 would be used to transliterate. And based on the evolution of Chinese tones, 不得 would sound something like putug (郑张尚芳 says “不得” is [pɯtɯːɡ]).
Han Dynasty (206 bc–220 ce)
According to the Weilüe《魏略‧西戎傳》、《魏書‧釋老志》and other records, Emperor Ai of Han's men gave the people the Pagoda Sutra《浮屠经》.
In 67, Emperor Ming of Han dreamed of the "Golden People". He sent people to meet monks in the western regions. These monks brought back more Buddhist texts. He built the White horse temple (白马寺) and translated 42 chapters of the scripture 《四十二章經》. There is one account that Emperor Ming of Han (28–75 CE) helped introduce Buddhism into China. The (3rd - 5th century) Mouzi Lihuolun says:"In olden days Emperor Ming saw in a dream a god whose body had the brilliance of the sun and who flew before his palace; and he rejoiced exceedingly at this. The next day he asked his officials: "What god is this?" the scholar Fu Yi said: "Your subject has heard it said that in India there is somebody who has attained the Dao and who is called Buddha; he flies in the air, his body had the brilliance of the sun; this must be that god."" Ming then sent people to Tianzhu (Southern India) to learn more. Buddhist scriptures returned to China on the backs of white horses, after which White Horse Temple was named. Two Indian monks also returned with them, named Dharmaratna and Kaśyapa Mātaṅga.
Whether Emperor Ming actually dreamed of Golden people is debated. However scholars agree that around his time Buddhism arrived from the xiyu.
A Parthian prince named An Shigao traveled to China and helped translate some Indian texts into Chinese.
In 167 some Yuezhi (tribes of Central Asia) also helped translate some stuff.
During this time, Mahayana Buddhism became popular in China. The Han would then "sinicize" it to turn it into Han Buddhism.
In Chongqing an ancient Yao Qian Shu (money tree artifact) was dug up. A Buddha was sitting on it. It said it was made in the fourth year of Yan guang (125 CE). This is the earliest known bronze Buddha found in China. There is another early Buddha sculpture in Sichuan above a grave.
Early Buddhist schools
The Sarvastivadinns, Dharmaguptakas, and other schools were important for Han Buddhism.
Six Dynasties (220–589)
Some Chinese thought Buddhism was harmful to the authority of the government, that Buddhists did help improve the economy, that Buddhism was barbaric and did not deserve to be part of Chinese culture. However, others mixed Buddhism with Taoism. The two went well together. Both encourage meditation. And so Buddhist ideas were used in Taoism and vice versa.
Kumārajīva (334–413)
He became influential in Han Buddhism.
Emperor Yao Xing of the state of Later Qin liked him.
He made a number of good translations (from AD 402–413).
This includes the Diamond Sutra, the Amitabha Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra, the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, and the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra.
Chán Buddhism
In the 5th century, the Chán (Zen) teachings began in China. Bodhidharma, a legend, started it.
List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland
This is a list of places in Switzerland having standing links to local communities in other countries. In many cases, these completely ceremonial associations, especially when formalized by the local governments, are called by the fallacious name of "town twinning" – though other terms, such as "sister city" and "partner town" are far more accurate. While most of the places included in this list are cities or towns, the list also contains villages, districts, counties, cantons, provinces, etc. with similar links.
Han Buddhism
Chán Buddhism
The school follows the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra and Diamond Sūtra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) . It was also called the "One Vehicle School."
List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland
The list includes twin towns and sister cities (Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) of towns in Switzerland linked by a sister-city agreement (Städtepartnerschaft or Gemeindepartnerschaft; jumelage de villes) or friendship agreements (Freundschaft or amitié).
Flag of Åland
The flag of Åland has a yellow-fimbriated red Nordic cross on a blue field.
List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland
A few Swiss municipalities participating in projects arranged by the Swiss organizations Patenschaft für Berggemeinden (Parrainage suisse pour communes de montagne) are included. The program arranges sponsorships of municipalities in the Swiss Alps by other Swiss municipalities. The twinning may be a private initiative (e.g. between Zürich and San Francisco) or an initiative of the city authorities.
Han Buddhism
Chán Buddhism
They were famous for their encounter stories and koans and their teaching methods. Nan Huai-Chin says: "The Zen teaching was a separate transmission outside the scriptural teachings that did not posit any written texts as sacred. Zen pointed directly to the human mind to enable people to see their real nature and become buddhas."
Xuanzang's journey to the west
During the Tang dynasty and 629 - 645, the monk Xuanzang went to India and visited over one hundred kingdoms. He and wrote about his journey to the west. His writing is important for studying India during this period of time.
List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland
Partial source (only Vaud):
Geneva
Geneva does intentionally not have any particular "sister" tie with any city in the world. It declares itself related to the entire world.
Han Buddhism
Xuanzang's journey to the west
He visited many spiritual sites, many spiritual people, and learned a lot of spiritual things. He met Buddhist celebrities.
Xuanzang created a translation center in Chang'an (now Xi'an). It attracted people from all over East Asia. Xuanzang translated 1,330 books into Chinese. His favorite part of Buddhism was Yogācāra, or "Consciousness-only".
During this time, Han Chan Buddhism became popular in Japan.
Song Dynasty (960–1279)
During the Song dynasty, Chán (禪) was used by the government to strengthen its control over the country. Chán became the most popular type of Chinese Buddhism.
Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368)
During the Yuan dynasty, the Mongol emperors liked Tibetan Buddhism so they hired Tibetan monks as government officials. This caused corruption. Later the Ming dynasty overthrew the Yuan, and Tibetan lamas no longer influenced the court.
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
The Chan school was so popular that all monks belonged to it. Male and female Chinese buddhists wrote nice poetry during this time.
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
The Qing supported Tibetan Buddhism.
Around 1900, Buddhists from other Asian countries became interested in Chinese Buddhism. Anagarika Dharmapala visited Shanghai in 1893. He and other Indians tried to get Chinese to help revive Buddhism in India. Japanese Buddhists also visited China. By this point (and perhaps earlier) China had the most Buddhists in the world.
Teachings
Han Buddhism uses concepts from Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. They worship the Buddha and Bodhisattvas by giving food, flowers, etc. They are vegans. They believe in god and hell, life after death and karma.
Ancient Egyptian agriculture
Ancient Egyptian agriculture was probably the first to be practiced on a large scale. They grew staple food crops. These included grains such as emmer (a variety of wheat) and barley. The earliest evidence of irrigation in the Nile area is about 3100 BC.
They also grew flax for clothing and oil. Orchards and vegetable gardens were also common. Unlike other crops these were grown away from the areas flooded by the Nile river each year. Agriculture was the basis of the ancient Egyptian economy. It gave work and food for its people. It was a source of wealth for Egypt's elite. Egypt was the breadbasket (main provider of food) for much of the ancient world.
Geography
The geography of ancient Egypt was unlike that in other parts of the Mediterranean region, which had rainy winters and hot dry summers. In Egypt most of farming was done near in the Nile river valley and the Nile Delta. Egypt had little rainfall and the land had to be irrigated. This was from the Nile either when flooded or normally.
This system allowed one crop a year. A shorter agricultural season meant more workers available for construction of buildings like temples and other royal buildings. Workers were also used for year-round irrigation projects. Water was usually carried manually on men's shoulders using yokes.
Crops
To plant, they dug a hole in the ground, and put one seed in each hole. They used furrows. They grew wheat, barley, vegetables, figs, melons, pomegranates and vines. Crops were very important to Egyptians. They grew lettuce, cucumber, wheat, barley, figs, pomegranate and beans. Shemu was the harvesting season. Peret was the growing season. Akhet was the flooding season. In October, the river Nile left a layer of soil. Kemet is left behind from flooding. They grew their crops on the edge of the bank on the river Nile, then they waited for the Nile to flood and then all was left was soil to plant there crops.
Harvest
The harvest season was called Shemu. The reapers cut the grain with wooden sickles that had sharp flints. The cattle trampled over the cut grain. They tossed grain into the air so the breeze blew the useless chaff away. It was hard and slow. Harvest takes place in spring but finishes in May. Families hired workers to do the job. Everyone took part in harvest. Farmers had to barter. Many of them harvested crops to trade for the things and animals they needed to plant more crops.
Tools
Ancient Egyptians had tools like winnowing scoops, mattocks, flint bladed sickles and plows. All of the tools were simple and made by hand. The Egyptian plow had a small blade on it but did not cut the soil.
Tribune of the plebs
Tribunes of the plebs were important officials in Ancient Rome. The plebeians (plebs) were the free Roman people who were not patricians.
Ancient Egyptian agriculture
Shadoofs
A Shadoof is an object used to collect water from the river Nile. The Shadoof works by pulling the string at the front and at the back there is a weight to stop it from falling forwards. Shadoofs are used to get the water out of the Nile to water the crops.
Tribune of the plebs
The tribunes provided a balance between the power of the Senate and the needs of the people. There were ten tribunes at any time, and they could act separately or together.
Ancient Egyptian agriculture
Animals
The Egyptians believed that a balanced relationship between people and animals was an essential element of the cosmic order; thus humans, animals and plants were believed to be members of a single whole. p117 Cattle were the most important livestock; livestock were taxed; the size of a herd reflected the prestige and importance of the estate or temple which owned them. In addition to cattle, the ancient Egyptians kept sheep, goats, and pigs. Poultry such as ducks, geese, and pigeons were captured in nets and bred on farms, where they were force-fed with dough to fatten them.p381 The Nile provided a plentiful source of fish. Bees were also domesticated from at least the Old Kingdom, and they provided both honey and wax.p409
Tribune of the plebs
These tribunes had the power to use the People's Assembly (the Concilium Plebis) to support the common people. They could summon the Senate, propose legislation and intervene on the behalf of plebeians in legal matters. Most important of all was the power to veto the actions of the Consuls and other magistrates, to protect the interests of the plebeians. An assault on any plebian tribune was against the law.
Tribunes of the plebs were elected by the People's Assembly alone. They could be commoners, unlike all the other officials of the Roman Republic. Their role lasted for about 800 years, but under the Roman Empire they did not have real powers. They were in origin and style, a working part of the Roman Republic.
Although a tribune could veto any action of the magistrates, Senate, or other assemblies, he had to be physically present in order to do so. Once the tribune was no longer present, the action could be completed as if the veto had not occurred. This meant that the tribunes' powers were limited to Rome itself, not the Republic in general.
Ancient Egyptian agriculture
Animals
The ancient Egyptians used donkeys and oxen as beasts of burden. They plowed the fields and trampled seed into the soil. The slaughter of a fattened ox was part of an offering ritual.p381 Horses were introduced by the Hyksos in the Second Intermediate Period, and the camel, although known from the New Kingdom, was not used as a beast of burden until the Late Period. There is also evidence to suggest that elephants were briefly used in the Late Period, but largely abandoned due to lack of grazing land. Dogs, cats and monkeys were common family pets, while more exotic pets imported from the heart of Africa, such as lions, were reserved for royalty. Herodotus observed that the Egyptians were the only people to keep their animals with them in their houses. During the Predynastic and Late periods, the worship of the gods in their animal form was extremely popular, such as the cat goddess Bastet and the ibis god Thoth, and these animals were bred in large numbers on farms for the purpose of ritual sacrifice. p229
Phill Lewis
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Hampetorp
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Rosario Green
María del Rosario Green Macías (31 March 1941 – 25 November 2017) was a Mexican economist, diplomat and politician. She was born in Mexico City. Green served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the Ernesto Zedillo cabinet from 1998 through 2000. She was also the Secretary General of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) from 2005 to 2006.
In her later years, Green served as Senator for the 2006–2012 period. During the Vicente Fox administration, she served as Ambassador to Argentina.
Green died on 25 November 2017 in Mexico City at the age of 76.
Sabah (singer)
Sabah (صباح; born Jeanette Gergis Al-Feghali, 10 November 1927 – 26 November 2014) was a Lebanese singer and actress. She was known as the "Diva of Music" in the Arab World.
She has released over 50 albums, mostly songs in Egyptian Arabic, and has acted in 98 movies as well as over 20 stage plays. She has a reported 3,500 songs in her repertoire. She was the first Arabic singer to perform at Olympia in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York, and Piccadilly Theatre in London and Sydney Opera House in Sydney.
Sabah died in Beirut, Lebanon, aged 87.
Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars is an American television series based on several books written by Sara Shepard. The show began on June 8, 2010 on the ABC Family channel. The show has been aired for seven seasons. A spin-off show called Ravenswood was created because the series was so populary.
The series involves a group of 5 teenage girls; Spencer (Troian Bellisario), Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Hanna (Ashley Benson) and their disappeared friend Alison (Sasha Pieterse). Also, their love intrests; Ezra (Ian Harding), Caleb (Tyler Blackburn), Toby (Keegan Allen) and Paige (Lindsey Shaw).
The four main relationships are Ezria (Ezra and Aria), Emison (Emily and Alison), Haleb (Hanna and Caleb) and Spoby (Spencer and Toby).
Moghegno
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Feletto
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Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida is one of the themes parks in Universal Orlando Resort. It includes rides and many shows.
Islands of Adventure
The Port of Entry is the area north of the entrance, positioned at the southernmost point of the park. It is primarily a shopping center, and has the feel of an Arabian bazaar. Its main feature is the Confisco Grille, a restaurant. Located next to the Port of Entry, Marvel Super Hero Island has rides similar to Marvel comic books. Its four rides are the Incredible Hulk Coaster, the only launched Bolliger and Mabillard roller coaster, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, a simulator ride set in New York, Doctor Doom's Fearfall, a vertically launched ride similar to Power Tower at Cedar Point in Ohio, and Storm Force Accelatron which is a faster version of the traditional Teacup ride.
Toon Lagoon contains mostly water rides and is themed after the cartoons found in the Sunday newspaper. These rides include Popeye & Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges, a whitewater rapids ride, and Dudley Do-Right's Rip Saw Falls, a log flume with a 50 foot drop. Also here is Me Ship, The Olive, a kids play area. The Comic Strip Cafe and Wimpy's provide food here.
Seuss Landing is the only zone at Islands of Adventure for small children. It is based on the works of the author Dr. Seuss. It has several Seuss-themed rides including the Caro-Seuss-el, The Cat in the Hat Ride, and If I Ran the Zoo. It also features One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and the Green Eggs and Ham Cafe.
Former Attractions
When the park opened, a boat ride, Island Skipper Tours, took park guests around the central lagoon of Islands of Adventure. It had stops in Port of Entry across from the Confisco Grille restaurant, and in Jurassic Park next to the Discovery Center. The ride was closed in 2002.
Originally Toon Lagoon featured a live show with cartoon characters. It was replaced in 2002 by a Dave Mirra-themed BMX stunt show. There used to be a Triceratops Encounter in Jurassic Park that featured a lifelike animatronic dinosaur.
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Reinsfelt died on 16 August 2022 in Bærum, one week before his 81st birthday.
Bodo Illgner
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New London, Connecticut
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Alquézar
Alquézar (Aragonese: Alquezra) is a town in the province of Huesca. It is located in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. As of 2012, its population was 301.
Overview
It is located on a limestone outcrop of the Eocene age. Situated at the west of the canyon of the Rio Vero in the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park. The village grew up around a castle. It has a church of Santa Maria. It was consecrated in 1099.
The name of the village comes from the Arabic word القصر al qaçr. It means fort or castle. It was renamed as Alcazar in Spanish. The castle became the main defense point of the nearby city of Barbastro.
The surrounding place of Somontano is known for its fine wines. There are more than 60 limestone caves with prehistoric cave paintings in the surrounding area. It made the region being declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998.
Léon Theremin
Léon Theremin (born Lev Sergeyevich Termen, Лев Сергеевич Термен) (August 15, 1896 – November 3, 1993) was a Russian inventor. He is most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments.
Kamil Piatkowski
Kamil Piatkowski (born 21 June 2000) is a professional footballer from Poland. He plays for Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg and the Poland national team as center back.
Léon Theremin
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Kamil Piatkowski
Club career
Piątkowski started in the youth teams of Karpaty Krosno and Zagłębie Lubin. In the 2019-20 season he went on to Raków Częstochowa. He debuted in August 2019 in the first league versus Lechia Gdańsk. He came in in min. 86 for Sebastian Musiolik. 2021 he went on to FC Red Bull Salzburg where he signed till June 2026. In Januyry 2023 he was loaned to KAA Gent. For the 2023-24 season he came back to Salzburg.
International career
Piątkowski made his debut for Poland on 28 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra.
Prime Minister of Tuvalu
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Léon Theremin
Early inventions
He invented the theremin (also called the thereminvox) in 1919, when his country was in the midst of the Russian Civil War. Theremin also invented the first electronic burglar alarm, which he called a "radio watchman".
Prime Minister of Tuvalu
Because there are no political parties in Tuvalu, any member of parliament can be nominated for the role. After the parliament vote, the Governor-General of Tuvalu must swear in the prime minister.