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U.S. Route 97 (US 97) is a United States highway in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. The highway goes north and south through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The highway is long. There was once a plan for US 97 to go north to Alaska. In the 1960s, the Alaska Department of Transportation &amp; Public Facilities asked British Columbia and Yukon, both in Canada, to renumber their highways "97" to match the US numbering. British Columbia did renumber (British Columbia Highway 97), but Yukon did not.
Taltali () is an upazila of Barguna District in Barisal division of Bangladesh. Geography. Taltali is at 22.0876°N 90.1770°E. Its area is 258.94 square kilometers and has a population of 88,004 people. The literacy rate in Taltali is 89%. It is near the Bay of Bengal, and on its west, there is the Burishwar river and Barguna Sadar Upazila. To the east, there is the Andharmanik river and Kalapara Upazila of Patuakhali. Administration. Taltali Upazila is split into seven smaller parts called union parishads. These are Barabagi, Chhotabagi, Kariibaria, Nishanbaria, Panchakoralia, Sarikkhali, and Sonakata. People. The population of Taltoli upazila is 88,004 people, and most people live in rural areas. The literacy rate here is 89%, which means many people can read and write. The main jobs are farming and fishing. There is a forest called TengraGiri Wildlife Conservation and a beach called Shuvo-Shondha. Lots of tourists come here to see the natural beauty of Paira-Bishkhali-Bay of Bengal Mohona. Some Rakhaine people also live here.
U.S. Route 11 or U.S. Highway 11 (US 11) is a north–south United States highway that is 1,645 miles (2,647 km) long. The southern end of the highway is at US 90 in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. The northern end is at the Rouses Point–Lacolle 223 Border Crossing in Rouses Point, New York. In Knoxville, Tennessee, US 11 splits into U.S. Route 11W and U.S. Route 11E. US 11W and US 11E come together as US 11 in Bristol, Virginia less than a mile north of the Tennessee-Virginia state line.
The Pisonian conspiracy was a plot to assassinate the Roman Emperor Nero in AD 65, led by Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Piso was a prominent senator and nobleman who was dissatisfied with Nero's leadership and wanted to overthrow him. The conspiracy involved a number of other high-ranking individuals, including members of the Roman Senate, and was intended to take place during a public performance of the emperor's musical compositions. However, the plot was uncovered by one of the conspirators, and Piso and his associates were arrested and executed. The Pisonian conspiracy is significant in Roman history because it represents one of the most serious threats to the stability of the Roman Empire during the reign of Nero, and highlights the tensions and conflicts that existed within the Roman elite at the time.
Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. Bechet was born in 1897 in New Orleans. His brother gave him a clarinet. He played it very well by the time he was 6 years old. By age 15 he had played in many bands. He moved to Chicago when he was 17. He played with King Oliver's band and others. In 1919 he moved to New York and joined a band that went to Europe. They played at London’s Royal Philharmonic Hall for five months. In London he started playing a soprano saxophone much of the time. Bechet worked in London until 1922 when he was arrested for assault, jailed, and sent back to the U. S. His first recordings came out in 1923. He played solos on “Wild Cat Blues” and “Kansas City Man Blues.” This made him "the first important jazz soloist on records in history (beating Louis Armstrong by a few months)." In 1925, he played in France with La Revue Nègre, the show that made dancer Josephine Baker famous. More trouble around a shooting put Bechet in a Paris jail during 1928 and 1929. He had to leave France. Back in New York from 1930, Bechet worked sometimes in Noble Sissle’s show band for most of the decade. In 1940-41, he made famous recordings of “Old Man Blues,” “Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning,” “Egyptian Fantasy,” and “I Know That You Know.” He went back to Paris in 1949 to play at the Salle Pleyel Jazz Festival. He was so popular that he decided to stay in France. In 1958 he played at the Brussels World’s Fair. Soon after that, he got lung cancer. He died on his birthday in 1959.
Vector control serves as an important cross-cutting activity that aims to enhance the impact of other strategic interventions, with specific focus on prevention of selected neglected tropical diseases whose transmission cycle relies on vectors or intermediate hosts. Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the mammals, birds, insects or other arthropods which transmit disease pathogens. The most frequent type of vector control is mosquito control using a variety of strategies. Several of the "neglected tropical diseases" are spread by such vectors. Insecticides, larvicides, rodenticides, Lethal ovitraps and repellents can be used to control vectors. For example, larvicides can be used in mosquito breeding zones; insecticides can be applied to house walls or bed nets, and use of personal repellents can reduce incidence of insect bites and thus infection. Vector control is a highly effective way to reduce malaria transmission and is a vital component of malaria control and elimination strategies. WHO currently recommends deployment of either insecticide-treated nets or indoor residual spraying for malaria vector control in most areas at risk of malaria. Vector control is crucial to reduce the incidence of infection from diseases; this is especially important for those for which there is currently no effective cure or preventive medical measures available, such as Dengue, West Nile virus and Chikungunya virus. Vectors, as defined by the California Department of Public Health, are “any insect or other arthropod, rodent or other animal of public health significance capable of harboring or transmitting the causative agents of human disease, or capable of causing human discomfort and injury."
Ciutadella de Menorca or simply Ciutadella is a municipality in the western end of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands (Spain). It is one of the two primary cities in the island, along with Maó.
Orpington is a town located in the London Borough of Bromley, in the southeast of Greater London, England. It is situated about 16 miles southeast of central London and has a population of approximately 16,000 people. The town has a rich history dating back to the Roman times, with evidence of a Roman villa found in the area. During the medieval period, the town was known for its wool and became an important centre for weaving. In the 19th century, the arrival of the railway transformed Orpington from a small village into a thriving commuter town. The town grew rapidly in the 20th century and became a popular residential area for people working in London. Today, Orpington is a bustling town with a range of amenities and attractions, including the Walnuts Shopping Centre, the Priory Gardens, and the Orpington Hospital. The town is also home to several schools and has good transport links to London and the surrounding areas, making it a popular choice for commuters.
Model-based design is a way to create systems by using 'behavioral' and 'implementation' computer models, to simulate how they should work before being built in the real world. It is used in many industries, including aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors. These models can be used for fast testing of ideas. They can verify the success and performance of a system faster and more efficiently than creating any physical products first. Behavioral Models. In model-based design, engineers start by creating a computer model that represents a product, often referred to as a "digital twin". This is a behavioral representation of the product, which helps engineers understand how the product should behave in different scenarios, in order to verify that it meets its requirements. This allows designers to simulate and test systems before they are actually built, allowing for a more efficient and effective design process. Implementation Models. Once the engineers are happy with the behavior of the digital twin, they create a more specific implementation model. Implementation models provide a more detailed representation of a system's structure and functionality. They often use specific languages or tools to describe the system's components and their interactions. Implementation models can be used to automatically generate code, which helps save time and reduces the possibility of errors. Product Examples. Model-based design is often used in embedded systems, such as equipment and medical devices. Engineers might create a digital twin of a pacemaker, and use this to simulate how it will behave in different scenarios. This can help ensure that the pacemaker will function correctly before it is placed in a patient. Automotive companies use model-based design when creating vehicles. A digital twin of an engine may be created to simulate how it will perform in different driving conditions. This can help engineers optimize the design of the engine before building it in the real world.
Sophie-Philippine of France (27 July 1734 – 2 March 1782) was a French princess, a "fille de France", and a Duchess of Louvois. She was a daughter of King Louis XV of France and Queen Marie Leszczyńska. She was one of the "Mesdames de France". Life. Sophie was born on 27 July 1734 in the Palace of Versailles in France. She was the eight child and sixth daughter of King Louis XV of France and his wife, Marie Leszczyńska. Sophie and her sisters were called the "Mesdames de France". Sophie and the younger daughters of Louis XV were sent to live at the Abbey of Fontevraud. Sophie was able to leave the abbey in 1750. Madame Campan, the future lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie Antoinette, said that the sisters were not given much of an education, and said that they were traumatized from their stay.
Simon Ekpa (born 21 March, 1985) is a Nigerian-Finnish political activist and former athlete. He is one of Nnamdi Kanu's disciples who fights for the independence of Biafra from Nigeria. Ekpa is said to have caused trouble in the South-East, especially with his sit-at-home orders before the 2023 general election in Nigeria.
U.S. Route 80 or U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) is an east–west United States highway in the Southern United States. Its western end is at Interstate 30/US 67 in Dallas, Texas. Its eastern end is at Georgia State Route 26 in Tybee Island, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. The highway is long.
The presidential campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy for the 2024 United States presidential election began on February 21, 2023. By early February, it was reported that Ramaswamy, a first generation Indian American, was preparing a presidential campaign. A wealthy biotech entrepreneur, Ramaswamy officially announced his campaign on February 21, 2023. Ramaswamy is an outspoken critic of “woke-ism”, which he considers victimhood belief-system that negatively impacts the key American values of faith, patriotism, and work-ethics. Ramaswamy has also criticized the corporate environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives, alleging that these ESG activities mix business with politics and disadvantage the shareholders. The New York Times has described Ramaswamy as an anti-woke candidate, and "The Hill" characterizes him as a conservative. His campaign admitted in May 2023 that he had paid an editor to edit his English Wikipedia page before announcing his candidacy, but denied that it was politically motivated. Following the 2024 Iowa caucus on January 15, 2024, Ramaswamy ended his campaign, and formally endorsed Donald Trump.
Between November 2022 and January 2023, about 25 to 30 classified government documents were found by President Joe Biden's lawyers in his former office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., and in his personal home in Wilmington, Delaware, during his time in the Senate and his vice presidency in the Obama administration.  On November 2, 2022, Biden's attorneys discovered the first set of classified documents in a locked closet at the Penn Biden Center. Biden's attorneys found a second set of documents at Biden's home on December 20, and several more on January 9 and January 12, 2023. Biden's personal attorney said on January 21 that the Justice Department discovered six items and some of Biden's handwritten notes from his vice presidency. On January 12, 2023, Attorney General Merrick Garland created a special counsel to investigate the findings.
On February 20, 2023, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, visited Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It was his first visit since the 2022 Russian invasion started. Mostly because of security concerns, he did not tell the public before his arrival. Only two journalists went with him. This was the first time in modern history that a current U.S. President has traveled to an active war zone not controlled by the American military. It was the closest a president had come to a combat zone since Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The Pentagon and the Secret Service did not want Biden to visit Kyiv. Some people thought he might meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy near the Polish border or in Lviv, Western Ukraine. The visit came when US poll numbers began to drop about supporting Ukraine in the war. During his visit, Biden announced more military aid for Ukraine, worth US$500 million and including ammunition for a rocket launcher system. Reactions to the visit were mixed, with some Republicans criticizing it and many Democrats supporting it. Many Russian politicians and military experts, such as former President Dmitry Medvedev, criticized Biden. Polish President Andrzej Duda said the trip was important for the Ukrainian soldiers.
This is a list of New Zealand One-day International cricketers. Players. Statistics are correct as of 24 January 2023. References. Notes:
Stephen Lawrence (13 September 1974 – 22 April 1993) was a black British teenager from Plumstead, southeast London. He was murdered in a racist attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall Road, Eltham on the 22 April 1993, when he was 18 years old. The case caused changes of views on racism and the police. It also led to the partial end of the rule against double jeopardy. Two of the killers were convicted of murder on 3 January 2012.
"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a 2007 song by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers and is the second single from their eighth studio album "Send Away the Tigers". It is a duet with Nina Persson from The Cardigans. It went to number 1 in Scotland, number 2 in the United Kingdom, number 5 in Norway, number 7 in Belgium and Ireland, number 20 in New Zealand, number 48 in Sweden, number 66 in Switzerland and number 78 in the Netherlands. Track listings. CD single Maxi CD single 7-inch limited edition Digital download
Louis II (825 — 12 August 875) also known as "the younger" was the son of Emperor Lothar I of the Holy Roman Empire. He was king of Italy and emperor of the Carolingian Empire, co-ruling with his father until 855.
The 11 from La Masia is a historic football match played at the City of Valencia Stadium on 25 November 2012 in which FC Barcelona fielded at the same time eleven players nurtured in their own La Masia talent development facility. The team faced Levante UD in the twelfth round of La Liga and won the match 0-4. The 11 players brought up at La Masia included Víctor Valdés, , Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Cesc Fàbregas, Andres Iniesta, Pedro Rodríguez and Lionel Messi. The match was a milestone in FC Barcelona's history as it was the first time a team fielded at the same time eleven players nurtured in the club's talent development facility in an official match. La Masia has been a fundamental part of FC Barcelona's football culture and has produced many world-class players, such as Lionel Messi, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Sergio Busquets. The 11 from La Masia are an example of FC Barcelona's commitment to developing young talent and their unique style of play based on ball control and possession. The match has been remembered as a historic event in the club's long tradition and as a tribute to the players who have been brought up at La Masia. Antecedents. FC Barcelona is a football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, founded in 1899. The club is known for its successful history and its characteristic style of play based on ball control and short passing. One of the club's success factors is its La Masia youth academy, which has produced many of the world's best players. On November 25, 2012, FC Barcelona moved to Valence to face Levante UD in a league match in La Liga. This was an important match for the club, which had already established itself as one of the top clubs in the world. Ahead of the match, FC Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova fielded ten players who had trained and developed at the club's La Masia youth academy. Only player to not train with La Masia youth academy was right back Dani Al
U.S. Route 90 or U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) is an east–west United States highway in the Southeastern United States. Its western end is at Interstate 10 Business/Texas State Highway 54 in Van Horn, Texas. Its eastern end is at Florida State Road A1A in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, near the Atlantic Ocean. The highway is long.
U.S. Route 91 or U.S. Highway 91 (US 91) is a north–south United States highway that goes from Interstate 15/Interstate 84 in Brigham City, Utah, to I-15 Business/US 26 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. In the past, the highway went from Long Beach, California, to the Canada–US border north of Sweetgrass, Montana. As I-15 was being built from San Diego, California to Sweetgrass, people used US 91 less.
William Shakespeare, considered the greatest English writer of all times, was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, and was the third of eight children. He went to a good grammar school and studied Latin and Classics. That influenced him as well as his latter works. Thanks to his education, Shakespeare learnt certain tools to work with and develop his talent. He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18 and had three children.  He died on the 23rd of April of 1616, and he is considered to belong to the Elizabethan Era - the period in English history under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, during the Tudor Period (1485-1603).  This period of time is considered to be the golden age in English History due to the prosperity England underwent as well as the development of the arts. It is characterized by political, religious and social peace and marked by the flourishing of the Renaissance and, therefore, literature and intellectual progress. It is an era of patriotism and nationalism, as well as religious tolerance. In words of W. H. Hudson: "Such were some of the conditions which combined to create the spirit of Shakespeare’s age – An age in which men lived intensely, thought intensely and wrote intensely.” He wrote his first plays around 1592 and covered the topics of tragedy, comedy and history. A couple of years later he was already affiliated with different theater companies in London and in the year 1599 he and others established the Globe theater. General Influence. As he is one of the most renowned authors of universal literature, and considered the father of English literature, he is an iconic cultural figure. But he is as iconic in popular culture, as well. Nowadays his figure and his legacy of works remain present in media or entertainment. Shakespeare popularized phrases and expressions that today can be seen or heard; or even give title to modern works ("To Be or Not To Be, 1942; North by Northwest, 1959").  Shakespeare was one of the key elements of the final development and establishment of Early Modern English, along with other factors like the printing industry in London, and A Table Alphabetical, the first English dictionary. This happened by
U.S. Route 19 (US 19) is a north–south United States highway in the United States. The highway's southern end is in Memphis, Florida at US 41. Its northern end is in Erie, Pennsylvania at US 20. The highway is long.
John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. He was born in 1912 in Quincy, Massachusetts. His family had money trouble when he was a teenager. His mother ran a gift shop. He had to leave Thayer Academy because he had bad grades. He wrote a short story about this. It was printed in the "New Republic" when he was 18. Cheever did not go to college. He had jobs in a department store and at a newspaper. He moved to New York City in 1934. The writer Malcolm Cowley, whom he met through the "New Republic", told him to write lots of stories, and he did. Two were printed in "The New Yorker". He met Mary Winternitz in 1939, and they married in 1941. After the Pearl Harbor attack, he joined the U. S. Army. He worked for the Signal Corps propaganda unit in New York. While he was in the army, in 1943, his first book was published. It was a short story collection, "The Way Some People Live". In 1951 Cheever moved with his wife, daughter, and son to Westchester County outside of New York City. Another son was born in 1957. Cheever's good work at writing was noticed during his life. He got Guggenheim Fellowships in 1951 and 1960. Stories he wrote won Benjamin Franklin and O. Henry awards. He was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1957. His first novel, "The Wapshot Chronicle" won the National Book Award in 1958. "The Wapshot Scandal" of 1964 won the Howells Medal as the best work of fiction to be published between 1960–1965. "The Stories of John Cheever" won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1979. He was given the National Medal for Literature in 1982, two months before he died from cancer. After his death, many memoirs, journals and other writings talked about Cheever's bisexuality, his marriage troubles and alcoholism.
U.S. Route 27 or U.S. Highway 27 (US 27) is a north–south United States higway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern end is at US 1 in Miami, Florida. The northern end is at Interstate 69 (I-69), US 24, and US 30 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The highway is long.
U.S. Route 28 or U.S. Highway 28 (US 28) was an east–west United States highway that was in the U.S. state of Oregon. It went from US 99 in Eugene east to US 30 in Ontario. It existed from 1926 to 1952. The highway was long.  The portion of US 28 between Ontario and Prineville became US 26. Between Prineville and Eugene, US 28 became Oregon Route 126.
Heaven &amp; Hell was a British-American heavy metal supergroup. The band was made by Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, as well as Dio members Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice. The band's name is from the first Black Sabbath album with Ronnie James Dio on it, "Heaven &amp; Hell". The four members of Heaven &amp; Hell had been making music and playing live shows as Black Sabbath since 1980. When they went on tour in 2007, they renamed themselves Heaven &amp; Hell. Iommi stated that the fans would probably expect Ozzy Era songs, and he did not want fans to be confused and expect songs like Iron Man, War Pigs, Paranoid, etc. The band ended after Dio died from stomach cancer in 2010.