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Frank Lee Beard (born June 11, 1949) is an American rock musician. He is the drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies. He was also part of The Outlaws with later ZZ Top member Dusty Hill.
The Schindler Group is a Swiss company that makes escalators, moving walkways, and elevators worldwide. It was founded in Switzerland in 1874.  The company is seen in more than 140 countries and hires more than 58,000 persons worldwide.  The production facilities are located in Brazil, China, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, India and the United States.
Emporis GmbH was a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. The company collects and publishes data and photographs of buildings. Emporis was retired on September 14, 2022.
Schiff Hardin LLP is a national law firm with more than 300 attorneys. There are seven offices in the United States — Ann Arbor, Chicago, Lake Forest, New York City, Newport Beach, San Francisco and Washington, D.C..  The firm was founded in 1864 as Hitchcock &amp; Dupee and is one of Chicago's oldest law firms. In its early years, it represented the Chicago City Railway Company and Chicago Transit Authority.
In structural engineering, the tube is a system where a building is designed to act like a hollow cylinder to give it more support. This system was created by Fazlur Khan while at the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill (SOM), in their Chicago office.  The first example of the tube’s use is the Plaza on DeWitt, in Chicago, Illinois.
The Ping An International Finance Center (also known as the Ping An IFC) () is a 115-story, supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.  It was completed in 2017. It is the tallest building in Shenzhen, the 2nd tallest building in China and the 4th tallest building in the world. It also broke the record of having the highest observation deck in a building at .
A truss is a structure that has beams, called members, across a structure such as a building or bridge to give it more support. Types. There are two basic types of truss:
WMAQ-TV, virtual channel 5 is an NBC owned-and-operated television station for Chicago, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations. WMAQ-TV and WSNS-TV share studios at the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood and transmitter facilities are on top of the Willis Tower.
Trizec Properties, Inc., also known as TrizecHahn Corporation, was a real estate investment trust headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It was originally a Canadian company. In 1994, it was bought by Peter Munk and in October 2006, it was bought by Brookfield Properties and The Blackstone Group.
Ernst &amp; Young Global Limited, also known as Ernst &amp; Young or simply EY, is a professional services network with headquarters in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. It mainly gives assurance, tax, consulting and advisory services to its clients.
Chicago Review is a literary magazine founded in 1946. It published quarterly in the Humanities Division at the University of Chicago. The magazine talks about poetry, fiction, and criticism, often works in translation and special features in double issues. Three stories published in "Chicago Review" have won the O. Henry Award.
A suction cup, also known as a sucker, is an object that uses the negative fluid pressure of air or water to stick to surfaces, creating a partial vacuum. Suction cups are inspired by the ones used by octopuses and squids.
Trespass is an area of criminal law or tort law where someone or a group of people go into an area where people are not supposed to go to or breaking into private property. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, mayhem (or maiming), and false imprisonment.
Cantù (; Brianzöö: ) is a city and comune in Italy. It is in the Province of Como, located at the center of the Brianza zone in Lombardy. It is the second largest city in Brianza. History. The name could come from the Canturigi, a group of people in Insubria during the 6th century BC. A village was founded here by Gauls in the next century. It was captured by the Romans in 196 BC. In the Middle Ages, the cities of Milan and Como fought over Cantù . The Sforza of Milan took control in the 15th century.
Wittelshofen is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany. Geography. The municipality is located near the delta of the Sulzach into the Wörnitz at the foot of the Hesselberg mountains. The municipality is divided into the following parts: The neighbour municipalities are (starting in the north clockwise):
Alzenau (; until 31 December 2006 officially "Alzenau i.UFr.") is a town in the north of the Aschaffenburg district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany. Until 1 July 1972, Alzenau was the district seat of the now ended district of the same name and has a population of around 19,000. Neighbouring communities. Alzenau borders in the north on the communities of Rodenbach and Freigericht, in the east and southeast on the communities of Mömbris and Johannesberg, in the southwest on the community of Karlstein and in the west on the community of Kahl am Main. Constituent communities. Alzenau's quarters are Albstadt, Hörstein, Kälberau, Michelbach and Wasserlos. Politics. Town council. Alzenau's town council has 24 seats. Educational institutions. In 1999, the following institutions existed:
Blankenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Schöllkrippen. Geography. Location. The community placed some 17 km from Aschaffenburg and Alzenau. Together with the communities of Kleinkahl, Krombach, Schöllkrippen, Sommerkahl, Westerngrund and Wiesen, Blankenbach forms the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Schöllkrippen in the Kahlgrund. Politics. Community council. The council is made up of 12 council members, not counting the mayor.
Dammbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (municipal association) of Mespelbrunn, whose seat is in Heimbuchenthal. Geography. Location. The community is in the centre of the Spessart (range), in the so-called High Spessart ("Hochspessart"). The namesake brook, the Dammbach, rises near Rohrbrunn and has many small tributaries. As for elevation extremes, the community's lowest point is in the essential community of Neuhammer at 200 m above sea level, and the highest on the Geishöhe at 525 m. Subdivision. The community of Dammbach contains several small hamlets such as Schnorrhof, Hundsrück, Heppe and Oberwintersbach. Governance. Community council. The council is made up of 14 council members, not counting the mayor.
Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod or a sod-turning ceremony, is a ceremony to mark the first day of building a building or other construction project. A specific person picks up a special shovel and lifts the first shovelful of dirt. Important people such as politicians and businesspeople come to groundbreaking ceremonies and often take part. The actual shovel used during the groundbreaking can be a special ceremonial shovel, sometimes colored in gold or have words carved on it so it can be shown in the actual building, in a museum or at home. In other groundbreaking ceremonies, people use a bulldozer instead of a shovel. In some groundbreaking ceremonies, both the shovel and the bulldozer are used to mark the first day of construction. In other places, this ceremony can be replaced by a "laying of the first stone" event.
Geiselbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany. Geography. Location. Geiselbach is on the Hesse-Bavaria boundary, 20 km north of Aschaffenburg and 50 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Elevations in the community reach from 272 m above sea level at the church up to 381 m at the Ziegelberg. The municipal area comprises 535 ha in the constituent community of Geiselbach and 415 ha in the constituent community of Omersbach.
Glattbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany. It has around 3,300 inhabitants (2020). Geography. Location. The community is in a valley north of Aschaffenburg on the western edge of the Spessart (range). Governance. Community council. The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the full-time mayor.
United Airlines Flight 811 was a scheduled flight from Los Angeles, United States to Sydney, Australia, with stops at Honolulu, Hawaii and Auckland, New Zealand. On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747-122 (registered N4713U) operating the route suffered a failure in a cargo door. This caused an explosive decompression. This resulted in nine passengers dying. Aircraft. The incident aircraft, N4713U, was a Boeing 747 which flew for United Airlines. The aircraft was given to United Airlines in November 1970.  Flight. Before the incident, the aircraft flew from Los Angeles, United States to Honolulu, United States. It took off from Honolulu at 01:52 local time, with 337 passengers on board. Seventeen minutes after departure, as the aircraft was flying through , the flight crew heard a loud thump. About a second and a half after the thump, a cargo door opened and opened the fuselage. The resulting pressures caused 10 seats to fly off the aircraft. All eight passengers in those seats were killed, and another in a seat close to the incident area. The pilots first thought a bomb had exploded inside the aircraft. The incident happened two months after Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Scotland. They began to fly down in an emergency descent. The aircraft also turned towards Honolulu. Debris from the aircraft during the explosive decompression damaged engines number 3 and 4. Engine number 3 was vibrating fast, so the pilots turned the engine off. Engine number 4 failed and was producing flames, so they turned that engine off. As the aircraft was beginning to land, the pilots moved the flaps and landing gear out. However, the flaps could only be moved out a certain distance because of damaged caused by debris. The aircraft landed and stopped on the runway. All passengers and crew left the aircraft in less than 45 seconds.  No victims of the incident were found. Pieces of clothing and body parts were found in the number 3 engine.At least one victim went into the engine.
or Forbidden Siren in Europe is an survival horror video game, developed by SCE Japan Studio, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game has followed by two sequels, called "Forbidden Siren 2" and "Siren Blood Curse".
GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is a means of telecommunication produced by the European Institute (ETSI) to develop second-generation (2G) digital that is used by cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets.  History. In 1991, GSM was deployed in Finland. By the mid-2010s, it became everywhere for mobile communications.
The Jaffa orange is an orange variety with few seeds. and a tough skin. Because of these features, the variety can be exported easily. It is also known by its Arabic name, Shamouti orange. Today the variety is thriving. Palestinian farmers developed these oranges, in the mid 19th century. The oranges take their name from the city of Jaffa where they were first produced for export. Today, Jaffa is a a part of Tel Aviv. The orange was the main citrus export for the city. Together with the navel and bitter orange, it is one of three main varieties of the fruit grown in the Mediterranean, Southern Europe, and the Middle East. The "Jaffa" is also cultivated in Cyprus, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Turkey. Jaffa oranges produce very little juice. These oranges are very cold-tolerant, allowing them to grow outside of the subtropical regions normally associated with growing oranges. 'Jaffa' oranges are affected by certain types of fungus, and are prone to biennial bearing - irregular crop. History. Located between Africa, western Asia, and Europe, Palestine produced a number of commodities for export throughout the late Turkish period (1200–1900 CE). Among these were Nabulsi soap, sugar, barley, oranges, and cotton. Though cotton left its mark throughout the region, the only commodity that remains a symbol of production in Palestine is the 'Jaffa' orange. The 'Jaffa' orange was a new variety. Arab farmers developed it, after it emerged as a mutation on a tree of the 'Baladi' variety near the city of Jaffa, in the 19th century. While the sour orange ("C. aurantium") was brought westward from China and India by local traders, who may have introduced it to Sicily and Spain, the 'Jaffa' orange was developed from the sweet orange ("C. sinensis") which was brought from China to the Mediterranean region by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498. After the Crimean War (1853–56), the most important innovation in local agriculture was the rapid expansion of citrus cultivation.
Altopascio is a "comune" in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region of Tuscany. In 2017, 15,572 people lived there. Twin towns. Altopascio is twinned with:
Saint-Gilles is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Gard department in south France. The abbey of Saint-Gilles was founded during the 7th century traditionally by the hermit Saint Giles (Latin: "Ægidius"). It was the birthplace of Guy Foulques, Pope Clement IV (died 1268), whose birth house is now a museum of the archaeology, ethnology and ornithology of the Camargue. Twin towns. Saint-Gilles is twinned with:
In World War I, many soldiers had psychological problems. These kinds of problems are known as post-traumatic stress disorder (or PTSD) today. The term post-traumatic stress disorder is relatively new. At the time, people such as Charles Samuel Myers called this condition shell shock. Shell shock is a reaction to bombardment and fighting. Soldiers who were affected often felt helpless. Very often they panicked, were scared, and tried to flee. They were also unable to reason, sleep, walk or talk. During the War, people did not agree on what exactly shell shock was. Some people interpreted it as a physical or psychological injury, others said it was a lack of morale. In 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs still used the term "shell shock" to describe certain parts of PTSD. In most cases, the term is no longer used, except for very specific injuries which occurred during the war. From World War II onwards, people were no longer diagnosed with "shell shock": The new term used was combat stress reaction: this is a similar but not identical response to the trauma of warfare and bombardment. Modern cases of shell shock. As outlined, the term shell shocked is used in the context of World War I, to describe early cases of what is called PTSD today. As it is a reaction to the detonation of high-impact explosives, it also has modern uses.  When they were in Iraq and Afghanistan, approximately 380,000 U.S. troops, about 19% of those deployed, were estimated to have sustained brain injuries from explosive weapons and devices. This prompted the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to open up a $10 million study of the blast effects on the human brain. The study revealed that, while the brain remains initially intact immediately after low level blast effects, the chronic inflammation afterwards is what ultimately leads to many cases of shell shock and PTSD.
The currency for most of the history of Manipur consisted of gold, silver, bronze and copper coinage. From the earliest history of the coinage in the Ancient Manipur during the 1st century CE, well into the modern times, Manipur currency saw many changes in form,  Standards and denominations. There were two kinds of coins issued in Ancient Manipur right from the time of the onset of marketing, which are "semkhai" and "sen". These are generally crafted out of bronze. Two "semkhai"s equals to one "sen". Ancient period. The earliest known coinage was issued by during the reign of Emperor Ura Konthouba in the 7th century CE in Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak). Some historians strongly opined that the oldest known coins were circulated from the 1st century CE during the reign of Emperor Nongda Lairen Pakhangba in Ancient Manipur. It is evident that bronze coins dating back to 568 AD to 658 AD were found inscribed with letters of archaic Meitei script. Medieval period. Early medieval. It is evident from the coins discovered that there was a good deal of literary activity taken place during the reign of King Kyamba. The Cheitharol Kumbaba recorded that King Khagemba issued coins along with which there was all round progress in the kingdom. In the Sana Keithel (Royal Market), there was a custom in which the king threw bell metal coins amidst the public as familiar gestures of goodwill and responsibility for public welfare. In the beginning, kings had to abandon the plan to issue copper coins when the women traders refused to accept them. Late medieval. The coins issued before the reign of King Pamheiba () depicted legends in the archaic Meetei script. For the first time in the history of Manipur's numismatics, Garibaniwaja introduced the Nagari script in depicting the legends. The tradition of depicting Bengali script and Nagari script in the coins was followed by the succeeding rulers of later times. Many of the coins, issued in between seventeenth and nineteenth century AD, bear Sanskrit legends in Devanag
The Beating Retreat is a ceremony performed by armies and other military groups. It began in England during the 1600s. At first, people used it to tell soldiers on patrol that it was time to go back to the castle. Examples. The Indian Border Security Force and Pakistani Pakistan Rangers use the beating retreat for the Wagah border closing every day. They started doing this in 1959. Michael Palin videoed it for one of his television programmes. He said it was "carefully choreographed contempt".
Nuyorican are people of Puerto Rican birth or heritage who live in New York City. The word "Nuyorican" is a mixture of the terms “New York" and "Puerto Rican”.  The Nuyorican Movement is a cultural movement of literature, art, and music. It celebrates Nuyorican poetry, art, music, dance, food, and festivities. It affirms Afro-Caribbean and indigenous Caribbean identities. Artistic themes include the power of creativity, poverty, hope, resilience, and protest. The Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrates Nuyorican people every spring at 5th Avenue in New York City. Many Nuyoricans proudly call themselves "Boricua".
Peter T. George (June 29, 1929 – July 28, 2021) was an American weightlifter. He was later an assistant professor of stomatology. He was born in Akron, Ohio. George won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was the first Bulgarian-American to win Olympic gold. George also won two silver medals at the 1948 and at the 1956 Summer Olympics. George died on July 28, 2021 at the age of 92.
The is the executive branch of the government of Japan.  Current Cabinet of Japan. The members of the current cabinet of Japan headed by the Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba since 2024 are as follows.
Robie Lester (March 23, 1925 – June 14, 2005) was an American voice actress, singer, actress and author, best known as the voice of "Miss Jessica" in the Rankin/Bass animated special "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", the singing voice of Eva Gabor in Disney's "The Aristocats" and "The Rescuers" and as the original "Disneyland Story Reader" for Walt Disney Records read-alongs.
The graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in use today require some kind of device for positioning the on-screen cursor. Typical pointing devices are: mouse, trackball, touch pad, track point graphics, joystick and touch screen. Pointing devices, such as a mouse, connected to the PC via a serial ports (old), PS/2 mouse port (newer), or USB port (newest). Older Macs used ADB to connect their mice, but all recent Macs use USB (usually to a USB port right on the USB keyboard).
Goldbach is a market community in the Aschaffenburg district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany. Politics. Community council. The council is made up of 24 council members, not counting the mayor.
Großostheim (or "Grossostheim") is a market town in the Aschaffenburg district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany. The inhabitants call themselves "Aistmer" ("ostheimers"). Geography. Location. Großostheim is on the northeast edge of the Odenwald in the Bavarian Lower Main ("Bayerischer Untermain") region. Constituent communities. Großostheim's "Ortsteile" are Großostheim, Pflaumheim, Wenigumstadt and Ringheim. Neighbouring communities. Clockwise from the north, these are the community of Stockstadt, the district-free town of Aschaffenburg, the community of Niedernberg, the community of Mömlingen (both in Miltenberg district) and the community of Schaafheim (Darmstadt-Dieburg). Together with Stockstadt am Main and the neighbouring Hessian community of Schaafheim, the market community forms the historic Bachgau region. Population development. Within the municipal area lived 12,788 inhabitants in 1970, 13,514 in 1987, 15,913 in 2000 and 16,299 in 2004. Politics. The mayor is Herbert Jakob (CSU), elected in April 2014 and re-elected in 2020. The income from municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €9,751,000 (converted) of which net intake from business taxes amounted to €3,180,000. Education. There are the following institutions (as at 2007):
Haibach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 8,300. Geography. Location. The community is east-south-east of the town of Aschaffenburg on the western edge of the Spessart (range) between the town and the hills' well-known landmark Mespelbrunn Castle. The highest elevations in the municipal area are the "Findberg" and the "Buchberg". They reach some 330 m above NHN. Haibach is in the Spessart Nature Park ("Naturpark Spessart") Constituent communities. Haibach's "Ortsteile" are Haibach, Grünmorsbach and Dörrmorsbach. Climate. The climate is moderate and warm ("Bayerisch Nizza", or "Bavarian Nice"). Haibach represents a meteorological divide between the Main Plain and the High Spessart. Demographics. Religion. There are three Catholic churches in the community: There is also one Protestant church: Economy. In Haibach are found, among others, the head office of the Adler chain of clothing shops, the German headquarters of Macrovision Corporation and the European headquarters of Renzi AG. Government. Mayor. Since 2006, Andreas Zenglein (CSU) has been Haibach's mayor. Community council. The council is made up of 20 council members, counting the mayor.
Giaglione is a "comune" in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. It is on the border with France. Twin towns. Giaglione is twinned with:
Bramans is a former commune. It is in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Savoie department in southeast France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune of Val-Cenis. Twin towns. Bramans is twinned with:
Guanzate is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como. As of 31 December 2004, 5,290 people lived there. It has an area of 6.9 km². Guanzate is next to these municipalities: Appiano Gentile, Bulgarograsso, Cadorago, Cassina Rizzardi, Cirimido, Fenegrò, Fino Mornasco, Lomazzo, Veniano.