Lake Blanche is a large salt lake in the north east corner of South Australia. It is normally dry, but can be filled by local flooding or when the Strzelecki Creek flows into it. It covers an area of about . When Lake Blanche was first seen by the explorer Edward John Eyre in 1840, he believed it was part of a large horse shoe shaped lake at the end of the Flinders Ranges. This lake stopped the explorers from being able to travel any further to the north. When Charles Sturt visited the lake shore in 1845 he also thought it was part of a larger lake. In 1858 the explorer Augustus Charles Gregory was the first European to find a path between Lake Blanche and Lake Callabonna. Lake Blanche was named after the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Sir Richard Graves McDonnell. The area near the lake had been called Blanchewater Plains by explorer Benjamin Herschel Babbage in 1856. In August 1857, Captain Freeling attempted to explore the flooded lake by boat. The water was not deep enough to float the boat, and even after walking more than into the lake it was still only ankle deep.
The area around Lake Blanche is now being explored for development of a uranium mine.
Finland at the Olympics
Finland was first at the Olympic Games in 1908.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Finland is FIN.
Teams from Finland have been in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. Finland was also the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Finnish athletes have won a total of 299 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 151 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in Nordic skiing events.
The National Olympic Committee for Finland is the Finnish Olympic Committee. It was formed and recognized in 1907, when Finland was a part of the Russian Empire.
"This table of summer sports does not include the gold medal won in Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics."
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Total medal counts include a gold medal in Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. This medal is in the summer games medal totals and the winter sport medal totals. This is why the totals for summer and winter games do not match the totals for summer and winter sports.
Georgia at the Olympics
Georgia was first at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.
Previously, Georgian athletes were part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988. In 1992 they were part of the Unified Team.
The Georgian National Olympic Committee was formed in 1989 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
Greece at the Olympics
Greece at the Olympics is a history which began in ancient times. Greece was home of the Ancient Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Greece is GRE.
Greece hosted the revival of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. They have been at every Summer Olympic Games since then. They are one of only four countries to compete in all modern Summer games. Greece has been in most Winter Olympic Games since 1936. During the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony, Greece is always called first, due to its status as being the founder of the Olympic Games.
Greece hosted the games in 1896 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics, both in Athens. The National Olympic Committee for Greece is the Hellenic Olympic Committee, formed in 1894 and recognized in 1895.
According to official data of the International Olympic Committee.
Host nation
Hungary at the Olympics
Hungary at the Olympics is ahistory which began at the first Olympic Games in 1896.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Hungary is HUN.
Teams from Hungary have been in most Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. The nation was not invited to the 1920 Games after World War I.
Hungarian athletes have won a total of 475 medals, with fencing as the top medal-producing sport. Hungary has won more Olympic medals than any other nation that has never hosted Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Hungary is the "Hungarian Olympic Committee". It was formed and recognized in 1895.
Leading in that sport
Malta at the Olympics
Malta at the Olympics is a history which began in 1928.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Malta was MAT. It is now MLT.
Teams from Malta have been in 15 Summer Olympic Games and 1 Winter Olympic Games.
As of 2014 no Maltese athlete has won an Olympic medal.
The Maltese Olympic Committee was formed in 1928 and recognized by the IOC in 1936.
Itraconazole
Itraconazole (i tra ko' na zole) is a medication used to treat fungal infections of the lungs and other parts of the body.
Itraconazole comes as a pill (capsule) and also as a liquid (solution) and they are taken by mouth.
Itraconazole is prescribed by a doctor and sold by a pharmacist.
Donkey Kong Land
Donkey Kong Land is a video game released for the Game Boy system in 1995. It is a semi-sequel to "Donkey Kong Country" as it takes place after "Donkey Kong Country", but yet is part of a different portion of the "Donkey Kong" series. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are once again the playable characters in the game.
Moldova at the Olympics
Moldova first took part at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994. It has sent athletes to every Games since then. Moldovan athletes were a part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988. Moldova was part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Moldovan athletes have won a total of seven medals at the Summer Olympic Games. They have won medals in five different sports. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Moldova was created in 1991. It was accepted by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
Moldova has won 7 medals, all in the Summer Olympics
Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is a medical condition where the smaller parts of the lung (called bronchioles) are irritated. This makes it very hard to move air in and out of the lungs. Many things can cause bronchiolitis. The most common is the respiratory syncytial virus. The disease Bronchiolitis is not the same as Bronchitis. The medicine used to treat bronchitis may not be the same as those used to treat bronchiolitis. The disease is more common in children.
Usually treatment for bronchiolitis is to make the person as comfortable as possible. This can sometimes be giving them oxygen through tubes sitting on their nose ("nasal cannula"). A doctor may also use medicines such as epinephrine or dexamethasone.
Respiratory syncytial virus
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that causes lung infections,(usually called respiratory tract infections). It is the major cause of lung infections and hospital visits in babies and children. There is a medicine that can help prevent the virus in babies that have not been born yet if the doctor is worried the baby may get the virus.
Lake Alexandrina
Lake Alexandrina is a large lake about south east of Adelaide, South Australia. The lake covers an area of . The Murray River flows into the north of the lake near Wellington. Water from the lake enters the sea through an opening into Encounter Bay. In 1940 a number of walls were built to stop sea water from flowing back into the lake which would stop the lake from being salty. These walls separate the lake from the Murray River's estuary lagoon, called the Coorong.