A Domestic partnership is a contract between two people who live together. They live together in the same household, but are neither married, nor joined in what is called a civil union. The sex of the partners is not relevant.
LGBT rights in the Republic of China
The Republic of China (Taiwan) is one of Asia's most tolerant countries as far as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights are concerned. The government proposed a bill in 2003 to make same-sex marriage legal. It has so far stalled without passage. If the law passes, the ROC would be the first country in Asia to allow same-sex marriages. In 2017, the ROC's Constitutional Court ruled that same-sex marriage should become legal within two years. The ROC is also described as the most liberal after over 30,000 people went to the Taiwan Pride parade in 2010 and 2011, making it the largest LGBT event in Asia. On May 17, 2019, the Legislative Yuan approved a bill, submitted by the Executive Yuan, recognising marriage for same-sex couples. The bill was signed into law by President Tsai Ing-wen on 22 May and went into effect on 24 May. Taiwan therefore became the first country in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage.
List of rivers of Mongolia
This is a list of notable rivers of Mongolia. They are arranged geographically by river basin.
Rivers draining into endorheic Uvs Lake, forming the drainage of the Uvs Lake Basin
List of rivers of Montenegro
This is a list of rivers in Montenegro:
List of rivers of Morocco
This is a list of streams and rivers in Morocco
List of rivers of Mozambique
This is a list of streams and rivers in Mozambique
Buzi River
Chindi River
Komati River
Limpopo River -
Luambala River -
Luangwa River -
Lugenda River -
Licungo River -
Ligonha River -
Lurio River
Maputo River - Mazowe River - Manisi River - Messalo River - Matola River
Pungwe River
Ruvuma River
Save River (Africa) - Shire River
Zambezi River
Competition (economics)
In economics, the word competition means that there are at least two competitors (¨players¨) who want to get a share of a market. The market is divided between all the economic players; this means that if a player gets a higher market share, another player will get a smaller share of the market. In his work, The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith says that all players uses the resources they have so that they will get the most profit from these resources. According to Smith, this encourages efficiency.
Game theory looks at competition, from a mathematical point of view.
Note that competition does not necessarily involve different companies; in the 1920s, General Motors had divisions that overlapped, and that competed for resources. Procter & Gamble introduced the competition between different brands in the 1930s.
Also note that competition is limited: In some areas, there are monopolies, often granted by the state. The state may also apply taxes or pay subsidies as a way to protect its own economy.
Other factors that limit competition include the existence of cartels.
List of rivers of Myanmar
This is a list of rivers in Burma (Myanmar). This list is arranged by where the river drains. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name.
The longest river of Myanmar is the Irrawaddy River. This river begins where the N'mai River and Mali River join together.
Enver Pasha
İsmail Enver (Ottoman Turkish: اسماعيل انور) (November 22, 1881 in Istanbul - August 4, 1922), he was known to European powers as Enver Pasha (Turkish: Enver Paşa) or Enver Bey and he was a Turkish military officer and a leader of the Young Turk revolution. His contributions for the revolution, he was given the nickname "The Hero of Liberty"("Hürriyet Kahramanı"). He was the main leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars and World War I.
He was minister of War from 1914 to 1918.
By his marriage to Emine Naciye Sultan, a granddaughter of sultan Abdülmecid I, Enver had:
His widow remarried his brother Mehmed Kamil Killigil (1900–1962) in 1923, and had one daughter:
List of rivers of Namibia
This is a list of streams and rivers in Namibia. They are arranged by where the river drains. There is list by letter at the end.
List of rivers of Nepal
This is a list of rivers in Nepal. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name.
Hotel Mario
Hotel Mario is a puzzle game developed by Fantasy Factory and published by Philips Interactive Media and Nintendo for the CD-i in 1994. The primary character of the game is Mario, who must find Princess Toadstool by going through seven Koopa hotels in the Mushroom Kingdom. Every hotel is divided into many levels, and what the player must do is close all doors on each level. Killing a Koopaling on the hotel's final level takes the player to the next building. After Nintendo decided not to have Philips create an add-on for the Super NES, they gave Philips permission to use five of their characters in games for Philips' CD-i. There wasn't a lot of time for the games to be developed and there was little funding. The games resulting from the license were widely criticized, with "Hotel Mario" being known as one of the worst "Mario"-centered games, due to the animation of the shutting doors, the non-working controls and especially known for the cutscenes that used full motion video. The CD-i was considered a commercial failure and the games became valuable because of their rarity.
The player controls Mario or his brother Luigi in two-player mode. The player has to complete all levels of the seven hotels in the game. The first six hotels contain 10 levels, and the last 2 hotels contains 15 levels. The player to shut every door before time runs out to get to the next level. The game does not show how to shut the doors. Elevators, which work differently depending on the hotel, let the player to go between the five floors of the level. The amount of points the player gets in the game will depend on how fast they can beat the level. Every stage has its own title screen, which is how the game can be saved. The screens are also used to enter hotel levels that were already played and the map of the Mushroom Kingdom, which allows the player to access any visited hotel.
While trying to close the doors, the player must avoid certain hazards. Mario will lose a life if he touches an enemy, runs out of time, runs off the edge of the floor he is on, or if all the doors are open. Enemies in the game are mostly regular "Mario" series creatures, such as Goombas, Koopas, Boos, and their variations. The opponent on the last level of each hotel is one of the Koopalings, who use different methods to try to kill Mario.
In his normal state, Mario can take one hit from an enemy and kill most of the monsters with a stomp. By opening doors, the player can find power-ups, which grant different powers. A Super Mushroom transforms Mario into Super Mario, making Mario glow and have the strength to take two enemy hits. If the player finds another mushroom while Mario is in the Super Mario form, the item turns into a Fire Flower. When grabbing it, Mario becomes Fire Mario and can throw fireballs to kill enemies. A 1-up mushroom known as "Extra Mario Mushroom" or "Toad" can only be found by Fire Mario. Another way to earn an extra life is collecting 30 coins. The player can also get a Star Man, which makes Mario temporarily able to knock any enemy off the screen by simply touching them.