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Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Safety
Assurance has been given by both operators and authorities, that many actions have been taken in an effort to ensure the safety of passengers, with SBS Transit having to make greater efforts in actively publicising its safety considerations on the driverless North East Line before and after its opening. Safety campaign posters are highly visible in trains and stations, and the operators frequently play safety announcements to passengers and to commuters waiting for trains. Fire safety standards are about the same as the strict guidelines of the US National Fire Protection Association. Platform screen doors are installed at all underground stations, with half-height platform screen doors installed at all above-ground stations. These doors prevent suicides and disallowed access to restricted areas, as well as keeping normal temperatures in stations. Bylaws reduce uncivil, disruptive and dangerous acts, such as smoking, the consumption of food and drink, using safety features in an evil way, and unlawfully going onto the railway tracks. Penalties ranging from fines to jail are given for these offences.
Security
On 14 April 2005, the Singapore Police Force announced plans to improve rail security by creating a specialised Police MRT Unit, now known as Public Transport Security Command (Transcom). These armed officers began patrols on the MRT and LRT systems on 15 August 2005, conducting random patrols in pairs in and around rail stations and within trains. They are trained and allowed to use their firearms if they need to, including killing if necessary.
Mill Creek, Oklahoma
Mill Creek is a town in Oklahoma in the United States.
Globalization
Criticism
Gregory Meyjes interprets globalization as a largely hegemonic, unequal process of socio-cultural imposition. Questioning the various processes (economic, political, cultural) by which globalization or globalisation has favored rapid Anglo-cultural dominance over a more gradual, egalitarian evolution towards an inclusive world civilization, Meyjes argues for cultural policies that support "ecological" relations between local ethnocultural traditions, by protecting cultural specificity in the short term and allow as many cultural groups as possible to organically contribute to the whole. At the global level, Meyjes therefore proposes the term universalization or universalisation to denote a process of (largely) non-imposed socio-cultural exchange between state-level and sub-state-level groups and "nations" – i.e. a transnational process that informs the gradual emergence of a universal civilization.
1958 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1958 Final Tournament was held first in Luxembourg, but matches were also played in West Germany, Belgium and France.
Careless Memories
"Careless Memories" is the second single by English new band Duran Duran and taken from their 1981 self-titled debut studio album. It was a disastrous follow-up to their debut single Planet Earth and only reached number 37 in the United Kingdom and number 60 in Australia.
Wife
In countries and times it has been different how many wives a man can have legally. In old times there were no limitations in some countries. In Christianity and Judaism a husband (a married man) can have one wife (monogamy). In Islam a husband can have up to four wives (polygamy).
Fervaques
Fervaques is a former commune that is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge.
Erich Iltgen
Iltgen died on 10 June 2019, at the age of 78.
Zimmermann Telegram
The British secretly got the telegram. They were able to decode the telegram. They held on to the telegram until February 24, 1917. They gave it to President Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America. President Wilson published the telegram so the people would know about it. The telegram made the American people angry. Wilson asked the United States Congress for a Declaration of war against Germany. Congress accepted the request on April 2, 1917. The United States of America announced war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Americans were already angry over German submarines sinking ships, but this telegram is what made America come into the war.
Q & A (movie)
Q & A is a 1990 American British crime drama movie directed by Sidney Lumet and was based on the novel by Edwin Torres. It stars Nick Nolte, Armand Assante, Timothy Hutton, Jenny Lumet, Patrick O'Neal, Lee Richardson, Charles S. Dutton, Fyvush Finkel and was distributed by Tri-Star Pictures.
Colombiana
This movie got mixed reviews from critics. It made almost $61 million.
Nadezhda von Meck
Support for arts and music
The only concerts she went to were those given by the Russian Musical Society in Moscow. She sat alone where nobody would notice her. She met Nikolai Rubinstein. She thought he had great talent, but she disagreed with him a lot of the time.
Relationship with Tchaikovsky
In 1877 she came into contact with Tchaikovsky, although she never met him. She asked him to compose some pieces for violin and piano to play at her home. Tchaikovsky knew she was a rich lady who paid well, so he quickly composed some music. They wrote letters to one another, exchanged photographs of one another, but they came to an agreement that they would never meet. She paid him 6,000 rubles a year. This was a lot of money: about twenty times the salary of an ordinary government worker. He was able to stop teaching at the Moscow Conservatory and spend his time composing. Between 1877 and 1890 they wrote about 1,200 letters to one another. Her encouragement was very important to him, and helped him to keep happy when he felt depressed.
On one occasion they met one another by accident. Nadezhda had invited Tchaikovsky to stay at her home. This was a huge house in enormous grounds, so it was easy to arrange that they should not meet. They agreed that they would not go out at the same time. However, one day he came home late and she went out early. She was in a horse carriage and he was walking. When they saw one another they looked away quickly.
Germany national football team
Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack era
Germany then faced favourites Argentina in the quarter-finals. Argentina took the lead first in the match with a goal by Roberto Ayala in the 49th minute. Miroslav Klose then equalized with a goal at the 80th minute. The game later went to a penalty shootout, with Germany winning 4–2 and their goalkeeper Jens Lehmann making two saves.
Richard Brake
Richard Colin Brake (born 30 November 1964) is a Welsh-born American actor. He is known for his roles as Joe Chill in Batman Begins (2005) and as the Night King on the fourth and fifth season of Game of Thrones.
Yury Luzhkov
Luzhkov died at a Munich hospital from heart surgery-related problems on December 10, 2019 at the age of 83.
Sunshine (1999 movie)
Sunshine is a 1999 Hungarian German Austrian Canadian French American British romantic drama movie directed by István Szabó and starring Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Molly Parker, Miriam Margolyes, Mark Strong, Bill Paterson, Trevor Peacock, William Hurt, Mari Törőcsik, Péter Andorai, András Stohl.
Opfikon
Opfikon is a municipality and city in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Villages
Opfikon, Glattbrugg and Oberhausen.
2023 North Korea respiratory disease outbreak
Lockdown
It is unclear if other areas have imposed similar lockdowns, and state media has not announced any new measures.
Ina Santhagens-Waller
Biography
Waller married to ir. E. van Eibergen Santhagens.
980s
The 980s was a decade that began on 1 January 980 and ended on 31 December 989.
Fontaine-le-Pin
Fontaine-le-Pin is a commune. It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France.
Tetracontagon
A tetracontagon or 40-gon is a shape with 40 sides and 40 corners.
Electoral district of Southern Downs
Southern Downs is an electoral district of Queensland. It was created in 2001.
Boeing 367-80
Use as a test aircraft
After the first 707 was made in 1957, the Dash 80 was changed into a test planes for other things. It tested things for the new Boeing 727. To do this, another engine was put in at the back.
Catherine Parr
Catherine had a close relationship with Henry's three children. She personally helped teach school for Elizabeth and Edward, both of whom became English monarchs. She helped get the Third Succession Act in 1543 passed. This placed Mary I and Elizabeth I, back into the line of succession to the British throne.
Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele
The Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele is a large painting finished around 1434–1436 by Jan van Eyck. It shows Joris van der Paele, who was the donor portrait of the painting, with a number of saints. The Virgin Mary is at the centre of the painting on a throne with Jesus Christ as a baby in her arms. The painting is set in a rounded church with the throne being where the altar would be. Many people believe the painting to be one of van Eyck's best, with some calling it a "masterpiece of masterpieces".
COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
The disease was confirmed to have reached Turkey on 11 March 2020, after a man who had returned to Turkey from Europe, tested positive.
The first death due to COVID-19 in the country was on 15 March 2020 and by 1 April it was confirmed that COVID-19 had spread all over Turkey. On 14 April 2020, the head of the Turkish Ministry of Health Fahrettin Koca announced that the spread of the virus in Turkey has reached its peak in the fourth weak and started to slow down.
Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Josep Maria Benet i Jornet (20 June 1940 – 6 April 2020) was a Spanish playwright and television writer. He was born in Barcelona. He was known for creating Nissaga de poder (1996–1998), Laberint d'ombres (1998–2000), El cor de la ciutat (2000–2009) and Ventdelplà (2005–2010).
Bull shark
Description
Bull sharks have a very sturdy body, and have a blunt, rounded snout, giving the Bull shark its name. The first dorsal fin is large and widely triangular with a pointed tip. The second dorsal fin is noticeably smaller. The pectoral fins are also large, and have sharp tips. Bull sharks have quite small eyes as compared to other carcharhinid sharks, which might mean that vision is not a very important hunting tool for this species which is usually found in muddy waters. Bull sharks are usually pale to dark grey above, and their undersides are white. In young Bull sharks, the fins have black tips which turn to a dusky colour as they grow. The teeth of the upper jaw are wide, triangular, and heavily jagged. The teeth of the lower jaw have a wide base, and are narrow, triangular, and are finely jagged. The front teeth are raised and are nearly symmetrical, while the back teeth are more slanted in shape.
Behaviour
Although the Bull shark has no real predators, young Bull sharks have been known to fall prey to Tiger sharks, Sandbar sharks, and even adult Bull sharks. Parasites, like Pandarus sinuatus and Perissopus dentatus, have been found in Bull sharks, and parasitize the body surface of this shark.
Ali Boumnijel
Ali Boumnijel (born 13 April 1966) is a former Tunisian football player. He has played for Tunisia national team.
Giuseppe Rizza
Giuseppe Rizza (8 April 1987 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian footballer. He was born in Noto, Italy. From 1995 to 2006, he played for Juventus. Between 2008 and 2012, he played for Livorno.
Simon & Garfunkel
The band broke up in 1970.
NK Veres Rivne
Narodnyy Klub Veres Rivne is a Ukrainian football club based in Rivne.
Below Her Mouth
Plot
Jasmine deals with feelings over being sexually involved with another woman. But she is afraid her affair with Dallas may ruin her engagement with her fiance if it ever becomes known.
List of applied linguistics journals
This is a list of academic journals about applied linguistics in English.
Bluey (dog)
Another dog named Chilla was said to have lived for 32 years. A study was done to see if Australian Cattle Dogs lived longer than other dog breeds. 100 dogs were surveyed. The study showed that Australian Cattle Dogs lived on average for 13.41 years, almost a year longer than other dog breeds. In the end, the study says that Bluey and Chilla should be seen as distinct from other dogs instead of showing longer lives for Australian Cattle Dogs.
Château de Lunéville
History
A after war between France, Poland and Austria apeace was concluded in October 1735 and upheld in the Treaty of Vienna in November 1738. Under its terms, Stanisław Leszczyński, the father-in-law of King Louis XV and the losing claimant to the Polish throne, received Lorraine, while Francis, in compensation for his loss, was made heir to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, which he would inherit in 1737. While the ex king of Poland was in residence the building was known as the Château Stanislas. Stanisław Leszczyński actually died at the Château in 1766 as did his wife Catherine Opalińska in 1747. After the Polish royals left the Château was largely ignored until it was created a French Historic monument in 1901. It is currently being restored.
New7Wonders of the World
New7Wonders of the World (2000–2007) was an idea to choose new Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. The popularity poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New7Wonders Foundation in Zürich, Switzerland. Winners were announced on 7 July 2007 in Lisbon.
The foundation took only private donations and the sale of broadcast advertising. It had no public funding or taxpayers' money. After the final announcement, New7Wonders said it did not make money and barely recovered its investment.
United Nations
- United Nations Office of Partnerships
Brazil
In Brazil there was a campaign named Vote no Cristo (Vote for the Christ) which had the support of private companies. Among them were telecommunications workers that stopped charging voters to make telephone calls and SMS messages to vote. Also, important corporate sponsors spent millions of Brazilian reals in an effort to have the statue voted into the top seven. These included a banking company (Banco Bradesco) and a television network (Rede Globo). Newsweek magazine said the campaign was so widespread that:
Sing: Chapter 1
Album information
Sing has been in production for over a year and a half.
Ancient Rome
History
Rome began as a small farming community in the 8th century BC. The city of Rome was founded, according to legend, on 21 April 753 BC. It became a city and a state and had the Roma, which Roman mythology said came from the first king, Romulus. Rome was first a kingdom, but its last king, Tarquinius Superbus, was sent away in a revolution started by Lucius Junius Brutus. Rome became a republic. The city-state grew to control the Italian Peninsula during the Hellenistic period, and it fought the Punic Wars against the Carthaginian Republic. After overcoming Carthage, the Roman Republic became the most powerful state in the western Mediterranean.
At the end of the wars, Augustus overcame his Roman enemies and the Ptolemaic dynasty, which controlled the Kingdom of Egypt. Augustus became the first Roman emperor, and Roman civilization controlled all lands around the Mediterranean Sea.
Judaeo-Christian monotheism
People practising traditional non-Christian religions were common in Late Antiquity. The Christians called those people "pagans". There was persecution of Graeco-Roman polytheism by the Roman emperors. In the 5th century, non-Christian religions' property began to be taken away, and many Roman temples started to be made into churches.
Eastern Roman Empire
The Byzantines survived during the 8th century and in the 9th century began to take back parts of the conquered lands. In 1000 AD, the Byzantine Empire was at its largest point, and culture and trade flourished. However, the expansion was suddenly stopped in 1071 at the Battle of Manzikert, which finally made the empire start becoming obviously weaker. After centuries of fighting and Turkic invasions, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos called for help from the West in 1095.
Archaeology
Remains of Roman work and architecture have been found in the late empire's furthest corners.
Lieutenant Governor of Utah
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Utah was created in 1975. Nine people have held the position since then.
Bartolomeo Cristofori
Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) was an Italian musical instrument maker. He invented the piano.
2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Match officials
UEFA named six referees and eight assistant referees for the tournament on 18 June 2012, all who are young and upcoming top referees in Europe. Additionally two Estonian referees were chosen as fourth officials for the group stage matches.
23 (song)
"23" is a hip-hop song by American record producer and rapper Mike Will Made It. It also features American musicians Wiz Khalifa, Miley Cyrus, and Juicy J. It was released on September 10, 2013 by Interscope Records. The song is set to a midtempo beat. The lyrics mention Air Jordan Sneakers and recreational drug abuse.
"23" recieved mixed reviews from music critics. They were prevalent through its production and Cyrus' rapping ability. It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A music video for the song was released on August 26, 2013. It was premiered on Vevo on September 24, 2013.
Royal court
In history there were great rulers who held important courts, e.g. Charlemagne.
Electoral district of Bundaberg
Bundaberg is in Bundaberg.
History of racial segregation in the United States
Segregation continues in the South
Starting in 1890, the all-white legislatures in the Southern states began to pass state laws that required segregation. These racist laws became known as Jim Crow laws. For example, blacks could not:
Across the United States
Across the United States, segregation in housing was a problem. Many African-Americans could not get mortgages to buy houses. Realtors would not sell black people houses in the suburbs, where white people lived. They also would not rent apartments in white areas. Until the 1950s, the federal government did nothing about this.
Black people fought in both World War I and World War II. However, the military was segregated; black officers even had to enter some military bases through separate entrances from white officers. Black soldiers also were not given the same opportunities as white soldiers. Finally, in 1948, President Harry Truman de-segregated the military.
Segregation of Native Americans
In the early 1800s, the United States was growing farther into the South. White Americans wanted more land to plant cotton. However, many different Native American tribes lived in the lands the United States wanted to take over.
Indian removal
The program started in 1814, when Jackson led a group of soldiers who defeated the Creek Indians. He forced them to sign a treaty giving up over 20 million acres of their land to the United States. Over the next ten years, Jackson got nine other tribes to sign treaties giving up their land.
Knesset elections results
Only the original elections results are shown.<br/ > Coalition parties marked in olive.
Giuseppe Bertini
Other websites
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Cailleach
Name
Cailleach ('old woman' or 'hag' in modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic) comes from the Old Irish Caillech ('veiled one'), an adjectival form of caille ('veil'), an early loan from Latin pallium, 'woollen cloak'.
Building extension
A building extension, extension or addition is a room or set of rooms built onto a house or similar building after initial construction has been completed. Adding onto a building is a popular remodelling project to increase space within the building. These extensions can be built onto the rear, sides or fronts of buildings or can be added vertically as new storeys.
Gaten Matarazzo
Matarazzo was born in Ocean County, New Jersey. He has cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), a birth defect he shares with his Stranger Things character.
Mark Twain National Forest
Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) is a US National Forest. It is mainly in the southern half of Missouri. The MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native. The MTNF covers 1491840 acre, 78,000 acre of which are wilderness, and National Wild and Scenic River area. MTNF spans 29 counties. It represents 11% of all forested land in Missouri. MTNF is divided into six distinct ranger districts: "Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs", "Eleven Point", "Houston-Rolla-Cedar Creek", "Poplar Bluff", "Potosi-Fredericktown", and the "Salem. The six ranger districts actually cover nine overall unique tracts of forests. The headquarters of the MTNF are in Rolla, Missouri.
Barbour County, Alabama
Barbour County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Barbour, who was Governor of Virginia. As of 2020 the population was 25,223. Its county seat is Clayton.
Flávio Tolezani
Flávio Tolezani (born May 30, 1978) is a Brazilian actor. He began his career in 2002 after dropping out of college, where he made plays until debuting on television in 2008 in the telenovela A Favorita portraying Marcelo Fontini, Donatella's murdered husband and in season 2 of Acampamento de Férias in 2011. Hwever, he gained fame in 2015 by portraying Roy in the telenovela Verdades Secretas, and soon after Tolezani acted in the telenovelas Êta Mundo Bom in 2016, O Outro Lado Do Paraíso in 2017 and Verão 90 in 2019.
Barbour County, Alabama
History
Barbour County was created on December 18, 1832 from former Creek Indian territory and a portion of Pike County. Its borders were altered in 1866 and 1868. The Election Riot of 1874 occurred near Comer.
Mark Twain National Forest
History
In the 1870s logging of the state's native oak, hickory, and pine forests began. Sawmills were common, but by the 1920s they had disappeared. By then so had much of the state's native forests. In 1939 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the MTNF into existence. In March 1933, he also created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). In the area that would later become Mark Twain National Forest, hundreds of young men at over fifty CCC sites worked at building roads and planting hundreds of acres of pine trees. Many of their contributions can still be visited and enjoyed today.
COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
By 16 March, the virus is reported in every state and federal territory in the country.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Back
Nokia 5800 has a backside with a black sliver pattern, Nokia 5800 has a Dual SIM card inside. In addition, the backside has two places for a camera.
Commercial reception
Nokia 5800 has reached from XpressMusic developed for Nokia 5700 XpressMusic, and Nokia 5600 features from Nokia Corporation, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has to reach five days has started sales on May 7, 2010, in the United Kingdom. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was discontinued in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2010; five months ago has released Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
Human evolution
Immediate ancestors of the genus Homo
The australopithecines are now thought to be immediate ancestors of the genus Homo, the group to which modern humans belong. Both australopithecines and Homo sapiens are part of the tribe Hominini, but recent data has brought into doubt the position of A. africanus as a direct ancestor of modern humans; it may well have been a cousin. The australopithecines were originally classified as either gracile or robust. The robust variety of Australopithecus has since been reclassified as Paranthropus, although it is still regarded as a subgenus of Australopithecus by some authors.
Homo ergaster and Homo erectus
A famous example of Homo erectus is Peking Man; others were found in Asia (notably in Indonesia), Africa, and Europe. Many paleoanthropologists are now using the term Homo ergaster for the non-Asian forms of this group. They reserve H. erectus only for those fossils found in the Asian region that meet certain requirements (as to skeleton and skull) which differ slightly from ergaster.
Power Rangers
Power Rangers is a media franchise created by Haim Saban, that is currently owned by Hasbro. The seasons are adapted from Japanese Super Sentai shows.
Christmas elf
The Christmas elf appeared in literature as early as 1850 when Louisa May Alcott completed, but never published a book entitled Christmas Elves. The image of the elves in the workshop was popularized by Godey's Lady's Book, with a front cover illustration for its 1873 Christmas Issue showing Santa surrounded by toys and elves with the caption, "Here we have an idea of the preparations that are made to supply the young folks with toys at Christmas time." During this time, Godey's was immensely influential to the birth of Christmas traditions, having shown the first widely circulated picture of a modern Christmas tree on the front cover of its 1850 Christmas issue. Additional recognition was given in Austin Thompson's 1876 work "The House of Santa Claus, a Christmas Fairy Show for Sunday Schools".
Sovereign state
Constitutive theory of statehood
In 1815 at the Congress of Vienna the Final Act only recognized 39 sovereign states in Europe. Because of this, they said that in future new states would have to be recognized by other states. In practice, this meant recognition by one or more of the most powerful countries.
Jamestown, Virginia
Background
Before Jamestown, fourteen colonies had been attempted in North America by Spain, France and England. Out of these, only two Spanish colonies survived making Jamestown the third European colony that succeeded for any period of time. The first colony attempted by Spain was in 1526 at San Miguel de Gualdape. Very little was known of it, including that its location was somewhere on the coast of present-day Georgia or South Carolina.
The Settlement
The first day, between 20 and 30 men explored the site but then they came under attack by Indians at dusk. The people of Jamestown found there were many problems to their colony. The water was bad for drinking. Many insects lived around the swampy land. The insects gave the people who lived there diseases. The leader, Captain John Smith, made the rules for the men. One of the rules was, "You don't work, you don´t eat." The settlers traded with the Powhatan people. They gave the Powhatans tools, pots, and knives, in return for corn and vegetables.
Arthur Penn
Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American director and producer for movies and television. He directed many movies that got high marks in the 1960s, such as The Chase and Bonnie and Clyde. He returned to stage and television producing and directing in the 1990s.
László Z. Bitó
Bitó died on 15 November 2021, aged 87.
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Spotsylvania County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, 122,397 people lived there. Its county seat is Spotsylvania Courthouse.
Windows Server
Windows Server can refer to either an individual or following versions of Microsoft Windows:
TV5Monde
TV5Monde, known as TV5, is a French television network. It broadcasts French-language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.
Electoral district of Burnett
Burnett is an electoral district of Queensland. It was created in 1860, abolished in 1932 and recreated in 1960.
Islamophobia
Muslim women are more likely to experience islamophobia in their lifetime compared to Muslim men, especially if they are wearing some kind of face veil.
Pavel Panov
Pavel Georgiev Panov (Павел Гeopгиeв Панов; 16 September 1950 – 18 February 2018) was a Bulgarian football player and coach. He played as a midfielder or striker.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
A lot of IPCC work is publishing reports about the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international agreement that human inventions and chemistry may make the Earth too hot to live on. The UNFCCC was the beginning of the Kyoto Protocol. Members of the IPCC read, write, and calculate as much as they can. Only member states of the WMO and UNEP may be members of IPCC. A lot of professors trust the IPCC work.
Extended family
Extended family means a family including aunts, uncles and cousins. It also means married people living under parents of their husbands or wives. Within an extended family are several immediate families.
White émigré
What the people believed
White army veteran Captain Vasili Orekhov, publisher of the "Sentry" journal, wrote about this idea of responsibility with the following words:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC First Assessment Report: 1990
The IPCC first assessment report was completed in 1990, and used to make the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Activities
The IPCC activities are controlled by the WMO Executive Council and UNEP Governing Council to support the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Risks
An example of scientific research which has indicated that predictions by the IPCC have uderstated risks is a study on rises in sea levels.
Political influence on the IPCC has been shown by the release of a memo by ExxonMobil to the Bush administration, and its effects on the IPCCs leadership. The Bush administration, at the request of ExxonMobil, wanted rid of Robert Watson, a climate scientist and IPCC chairperson, and to have him replaced by Pachauri, who was seen at the time as more friendly to industry.
Lavinia Warren
Early years
She had seven siblings. Her sister "Minnie" was even smaller than she. Lavinia claimed descent from William the Conqueror and five Mayflower Pilgrims.
P. T. Barnum and the American Museum
He hired her for his American Museum in New York City. She lived quietly in the home of one of his daughters in New York while he made arrangements for her debut. He assembled "a very splendid wardrobe" for Warren and provided her with "costly jewelry". She made her debut and created a sensation with the public.
Unfortunately, she was exhibited with Commodore Nutt, another little person several years her junior. He fell in love with her. She however did not reciprocate his feelings, and considered him nothing more than a "nice little boy".
Japan
History
Japan was granted membership in the United Nations in 1956. A period of record growth propelled Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world. On 8 March 2011, Japan suffered one of the largest earthquakes in its recorded history, triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. On 1 May 1 2019, after the historic abdication of Emperor Akihito, his son Naruhito became Emperor, beginning the Reiwa era. On 8 July 2022, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while giving a campaign speech in Nara.
Science and technology
Japan has made many contributions to science and technology.
Thomas Mann
In 1929 he won the Nobel Prize for literature. In 1933 the Nazis burned books of his brother Heinrich Mann. Because of this both Thomas and Heinrich and their family moved to the United States in 1934. He lost his German citizenship, but got Czechoslovakian citizenship in the United States. In 1944 he became a US citizen.
Philip K. Dick Award
Winners and candidates of the Philip K. Dick Award
Winning authors are listed in bold. Authors of books that were given special notice or citations are listed in italics. The year in the table below tells the year the book was published. The award was given the next year.
Blue-collar worker
A blue-collar worker is a worker that does jobs that uses a lot of labour. In some blue-collar jobs need skill and some jobs do not need skill. A construction worker is a blue-collar worker.
Bruno Luigi D'Ambrosio
Life
After graduating he began to write when he was vice-director of the magazine "Incontri", a publication belonging to the Scalabrinian Fathers of the Catholic Church of Venezuela and written in Italian for the Italian-Venezuelan community.
Works
In 1980 he published for the "University of Genoa" Italian Emigration to Venezuela, his first investigative paper (in Italian and Spanish).
8- Lissa: the perfect ethnic cleansing of the autochthnous italian community
Louis Philippe I
Marriage
In 1808, proposed to Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom. His Catholicism and the opposition of her mother Queen Charlotte meant the princess reluctantly declined the offer.
Bruno Luigi D'Ambrosio
Works
15- Concessions of Italy in China (in English and Spanish)
Jehovah's Witnesses
Door-to-door work
Jehovah's Witnesses are best known for their door-to-door preaching. They believe Jesus ordered them at Matthew 28:19 to "go make disciples of all the nations", warning people that the day of God's judgement, or Armageddon, will happen soon. Jehovah's Witnesses believe their preaching is a fulfillment of a prophecy at Matthew 24:14, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." All Witnesses are told to spend as much time as they can in public preaching work, usually offering The Watchtower and other Watch Tower Society publications. Since the Internet, Jehovah's Witnesses also preach online. They teach people their beliefs about Jehovah and his plans for the earth. Members are asked to give a monthly written report on how much time they have spent publicly preaching.
Meetings
The buildings where Jehovah's Witnesses meet to worship are called Kingdom Halls. Unlike many other churches, these halls do not have altars, statues, or symbols such as the Cross. Each congregation has two meetings each week:
Madagascar
Pre-human history
Despite this, and massive deforestation, Madagascar is still home to an incredible array of wildlife. Most of this is unique.
Environment
Madagascar is home to many species that were not known about until around 1679 when Dutch explorers went there. They do not even exist elsewhere in Africa. They only exist in Madagascar. In fact, most of the mammals living in Madagascar do not live anywhere else in the world.
Mary of Modena
Early life (1658 - 1673)
Mary Beatrice d'Este was the older child of Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena and his wife Laura Martinozzi. She was born on 5 October 1658 NS in Modena. Her only sibling, Francesco, became a Duke when his father died in 1662. This was the year Mary became 4. Mary and Francesco's mother Laura was firm with her children. She acted as regent of the duchy until her son grew older. Mary's education was very good. She spoke French and Italian well, and had a knowledge of Latin and, later, English.
Babylonia
Cyrus the Great
It was in 549 BC that Cyrus put an end to the empire of the Medes. Three years later Cyrus had become king of the Achaemenid Empire (Persia), and was engaged in a campaign in northern Mesopotamia.
Ludwig Erhard
Life
In 1949, he became Minister of Economics under Konrad Adenauer. From 1957-1963, he was Vice Chancellor. After Adenauer resigned in 1963, Erhard became the new chancellor. In 1966, Kurt Georg Kiesinger succeeded him.
Carbonatite
Carbonatites usually occur as small plugs, or as dikes, sills, breccias, and veins. They are almost all near or in continental rift-related tectonic settings.
Paramount Television
Paramount Television was the television production division of the American film studio Paramount Pictures, that was responsible for the production of Viacom television programs until it changed its name to CBS Paramount Television on 17 January 2006.
Electricity generation
Electricity demand
The demand for electricity can be met in two different ways. The main method is to build large centralized projects to generate and transmit the electricity required. Many of these projects have caused unpleasant environmental effects such as air or radiation pollution and the flooding of large areas of land.
Photovoltaic panels
Unlike the solar heat concentrators, photovoltaic panels convert sunlight directly to electricity. Although sunlight is free, solar panels cost a lot of money to make and have only a 10-20% conversion efficiency. Until recently, photovoltaics were most commonly used in remote sites where there is no access to a commercial power grid, or as an extra electricity source for individual homes and businesses. Recent advances in manufacturing efficiency and photovoltaic technology, combined with subsidies driven by environmental concerns, have dramatically accelerated the deployment of solar panels. Installed solar capacity is growing by 30% per year in several regions including Germany, Japan, California and New Jersey.
Karma
Definition
Karma is often misconstrued as the universal principle of cause and effect. Our actions, both good and bad, come back to us in the future, helping us to learn from life’s lessons and become better people. In religions that include reincarnation, karma extends through one's present life and all past and future lives as well.
Supporting any action, with the claim, "I am doing it," is karma. Claiming doership of any action, binds karma. To support the action with the belief 'I am the doer' is called binding the karma. It is this support of the belief of 'doership' that binds karma. If you know that you are not the doer and are aware of who the true doer is, 'I am not the doer' and 'who is the doer' then the action will not have any support and the karma will be shed.
Examples of karma
“An architect thinks creative, productive thoughts while drawing plans for a new building. But were he to think destructive, unproductive thoughts, he would soon not be able to accomplish any kind of positive task even if he desired to do so.”
Bantzenheim
Bantzenheim is a French commune. It is in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.
Kvænangen
Kvænangen has an area of 2109 km2. However, it has a small population of only 1,159 people. The population density is very low, with only 0.6 people living in each square kilometre of land (2/sq mi). Over the last ten years, the population has decreased by 9.7%.
Michelle McManus
Her musical albums include The Meaning of Love. Her songs include "All This Time."
King
The wife of a king is called a queen. A woman who becomes a ruler because of inheritance is also called a queen.
In the Muslim world a King would be known as Malik, Sultan or shah.
Some modern kings today include Charles III of the United Kingdom and Felipe VI of Spain.
Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)
Harold Brown (September 19, 1927 – January 4, 2019) was an American scientist and politician. He was the U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the cabinet of President Jimmy Carter. He last served in the Lyndon Johnson administration as Director of Defense Research and Engineering and Secretary of the Air Force.
Jacques Oudin
Jacques Oudin (7 October 1939 – 20 March 2020) was a French politician. He was a member of the Senate of France from 1986 to 2004, representing the department of Vendée.
Paweł Huelle
Career
Most of Huelle's stories are set in Gdańsk. He says that city is "full of all kinds of ghosts. I'm not saying it's beautiful or wonderful in any way – but it's strange." Huelle has also published several short stories
Live à Paris
Live à Paris (English: Live in Paris) is a live album by Canadian singer Céline Dion.
Tazewell County, Virginia
Tazewell County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, 45,078 people lived there. Its county seat is Tazewell.
Bisexual pornography
As most pornography is marketed to men, most bisexual porn is advertised to straight or bisexual men. Very few customers of bi-porn say they are gay. Producers who use the term "bisexual porn" are usually showing what a bisexual or bi-curious man might wish to see. Sex acts between a man and a woman, as well as between two men. A common way that these are shown in a single scene is with one woman and two men performing together.
Daughter (band)
Career
In March 2013 Daughter's first album If You Leave was released by 4AD. It got mostly good reviews.
Che'Nelle
2008 - 2010: Songwriting, Feel Good
Che'Nelle has written songs for herself and also co-wrote Carmit Bachar's single "Fierce", Ricki-Lee's debut single "Hell No!" and Leona Lewis's song "Can't Breathe".
Fauna
Fauna means animal life. It is a group term; it means the animal life typical of the time or place. It is a similar term to flora in Botany.
Pliocene
The world continued to get cooler and drier in the Pliocene. Tropical rain forests and deciduous forests shrank. Grasslands grew, and many herbivorous mammals became grazers instead of browsers. Of this we are certain, because their teeth tell us what kind of food they ate. Browsers eat leaves and small branches, and grazers eat grass. The concept of mesowear deals with this. Mesowear is a method based on animals' tooth wear fingerprints. Each animal has special feeding habits, which cause unique tooth wear. Rough feeds cause serious tooth abrasion, while smooth one triggers moderate abrasion. So browsers have teeth with moderate abrasion and grazers have teeth with rough abrasion. Seeing the teeth of browsers next to those of grazers is convincing.
Seibu ikebukuro line
SE: Semi Express
EX: Express
Arson
Arsonists use matches, Molotov cocktails and fire starters to start a fire. Arson is common in violent protests and retaliations against the government and other powers.
Casey Kasem
Disappearance
On May 12, 2014, Kasem was declared missing by a Los Angeles court judge ordered an investigation for his whereabouts. Soon after, Kasem was found alive in Washington state.
MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was founded by S. Thirunavukkarasu. This party was split from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to join the BJP alliance. MGR ADMK was part of National Democratic Alliance. It took part in the Central government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Later was merged with BJP.
1103
1103 was a common year.
Kauai
Lihue Airport is the only commercial airport on the island. There are two other general aviation airports on the island: Port Allen Airport, and Princeville Airport.
Dave Smith
Smith has written many books, including Disney A to Z, an official encyclopedia of Disney knowledge, as well as the Walt Disney Trivia Books, and also co-authored Disney: The First 100 Years. In 2007, Smith was honored with the Disney Legends Award.
Hanover, Virginia
Hanover is a census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is the county seat of Hanover County.
Lincolnton, Georgia
Lincolnton is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.
Petros Persakis
Petros Persakis was a gymnast from Greece. Petros competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He was born in 1879.
San Diego, California
It has comfortable weather most of the year. There are several military bases in and near San Diego. It has many beaches along the Pacific Ocean. The San Diego Zoo is very famous.
Miquel Ferrer i Aymamí
Miquel Ferrer i Aymamí (28 November 1931 – 2 January 2021) was a Spanish professional footballer. His professional career spanned through most of the 1950s, when he played as a midfielder.
Ryota Terauchi
Ryota Terauchi (born 26 April 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Roland Chassain
Chassain died on 9 February 2021, aged 74.
Oriole
The oriole ( or Old World oriole) is a bird in the family Oriolidae. They make up the genus Oriolus. Old World orioles are found areas of Africa, Asia and Europe. They are most often found in tropical areas but one species lives in cooler areas. The golden oriole is the only species of Old World oriole which is not a tropical bird.
Bath Spa railway station
Changes to the station
First Great Western has manage Bath Spa. As of 2005, the main building is listed (protected). Building work has taken place at the station, like changes to the building, with the more lifts to the platforms. They also have ticket barriers.
Zetel
Zetel is a municipality in Germany. It is in the district of Friesland in the state of Lower Saxony. It is 15 km southwest of Wilhelmshaven and 12 km west of Varel.
Zetel is twinned with the county of Sutherland, Scotland.
Kilometre
A kilometer is sometimes called a klick
Desert tree frog
They lay eggs on the surface of non-moving water, 30–300 eggs at a time. The tadpoles become frogs in two weeks.
Honey (disambiguation)
Honey is a sweet, edible fluid produced by bees.
Sushil Chhetri
Television
Chhetri appeared in an Indian television series The Ring broadcasted on Star Plus.
Julia Kristeva
Life
Kristeva taught at Columbia University in the early 1970s. She is still a Visiting Professor. She has also published under the married name Julia Joyaux.
The "semiotic" and the "symbolic"
Kristeva uses Plato’s idea of the chora, meaning "a nourishing maternal space" (Schippers, 2011). Kristeva’s idea of the chora may mean: a reference to the uterus, as a metaphor for the relationship between the mother and child, and as the time before the Mirror Stage.
Protacanthopterygii
Best-known examples of this group are the salmon, trout, and pikes.
Feather
Down feathers
Young birds have small feathers, called down, which keep them warm, but cannot be used for flying. Down is very soft. Adult birds have down, but also have vaned feathers on top of the down. Down is also used in blankets. Down feathers are just one example of plumaceous feathers (the word means 'fluffy'). Another example is the feathers on flightless birds such as the ostrich.
Live
Live can be a verb. It rhymes with "give". "To live" means "to be alive" (and it is not dead). If you live, then you have life. It can be used in a general way:
Ancient sites in Kangleipak
Bihu Loukon
The Bihu Loukon (ꯕꯤꯍꯨ ꯂꯧꯀꯣꯟ) or the Chenglei Leipak (ꯆꯦꯡꯂꯩ ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ) is an ancient star shaped mud fortress built in a prehistoric era. Archeological survey proved that it is much older than those structures in the Kangla. With the collective teamwork of the historians and the archeologists, the site is opined to be the place of dominion of the Chenglei dynasty (Chenglei Leipāk). <mapframe latitude="24.8052141" longitude="93.8195098" zoom="12" width="400" height="300" align="right" />
Imphal Polo Ground
The Imphal Polo Ground, originally known as the Mapal Kangjeibung (ꯃꯄꯥꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯆꯩꯄꯨꯡ), is the oldest Polo Ground in the world. It has its earliest recorded history of existence right from 15th century BC (3500 years old). It is located in the hearts of Imphal, the present day metropolis of Manipur.
Konthoujam Lairembi sacred site
The Konthoujam Lairembi gi Khubam (ꯀꯣꯟꯊꯧꯆꯝ ꯂꯥꯢꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ ꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯐꯝ) is a 3000 years old sacred site dedicated to goddess Konthoujam Lairembi of the ancient Meitei religion. It is characterized by the presence of the thick banyan groves, a temple structure, an ancient stone inscription and a pair of concrete Hiyang Hiren structures.
Devi
Devi is the word for "goddess" in Hinduism. The male equivalent is Deva, the male aspect of the divine. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine. She has many different incarnations. Among these incarnations are Saraswati, Lakshmi, Durga, Kali, Parvati, Sita and Radha. The Hindu worshipers of Devi are called 'Shaktas'.
Vedic period
Some important goddesses of Hindus are Lakshmi, Parvati, Sita, Radha, Durga, Kali, Mahadevi, Matrakas, Tara, Chhinnamasta, Mahavidyas, and many more. Some goddesses are also connected with places and rivers.