The G20 (Group of 20, also variously G21, G22 and G20+) is a bloc of developing nations established on 20 August 2003. Distinct and separate from the G-20 major economies, the group emerged at the 5th Ministerial WTO conference, held in Cancún, Mexico, from 10 September to 14 September 2003. The G-20 accounts for 60% of the world's population, 70% of its farmers and 26% of world’s agricultural exports. In 2008 the group had 23 members.
Cahors
Cahors () is a commune in southwestern France. It is in Occitanie. Cahors is the "prefecture" (capital) of the Lot department. It is also the capital of 3 "cantons": Cahors-1, Cahors-2 and Cahors-3.
Cahors was the capital of the old province of Quercy and the people of this city are known, in French, as "cadurciens" (women: "cadurciennes"). This name comes from the old name of the city, "Carduca".
Cahors is an ancient town. The people that inhabited the area at the time of the Roman conquest were called "Carduci" and so the Romans named the town as Divona or "Divona Cadurcorum", "Divona of the Cadurci"; Divona was a source of water, now called ""fontaine des Chartreux"". The word "Cahors" comes from "Cadurcorum".
Cahors is located in the southwest of France, in the old province of Quercy, in the valley of the Lot river, and is found in a peninsula () formed by an U-shaped meander of that river which gives its name to the department.
It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The "commune" is at north of Toulouse and is surrounded by the "communes" Mercuès, Calamane, Pradines, Arcambal, Lamagdelaine, Laroque-des-Arcs, Trespoux-Rassiels, Labastide-Marnhac, Le Montat and Flaujac-Poujols.
The climate of Cahors, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
With a population of 19,630, Cahors has a population density of inhabitants/km.
Evolution of the population in Cahors
Cahors forms, together with the "commune" Pradines, the urban area of Cahors, with a population of 23,090 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Cahors, formed by 44 "communes" with a population of 44,255 inhabitants (2013) and an area of .
Cahors is the prefecture of the Lot department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Cahors and the administrative centre () of the Cahors-1, Cahors-2 and Cahors-3 cantons.
It is part of the intercommunality "Le Grand Cahors" ().
Some places of interest are:
Mende, Lozère
Mende is a "commune" and prefecture of the department of Lozère, part of the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Mende.
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as "Mendois" (women: "Mendoises").
Mende is located in the southern Massif Central, to the north of the "Cévennes", near the Mont Lozère, the highest point of the Lozère department. The Lot river flows through the city and most of Mende is on the left side of the river.
The "commune" of Mende has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The "commune" of Mende is surrounded by the "communes" Chastel-Nouvel, Badaroux, Lanuéjols, Brenoux, Saint-Bauzile, Balsièges, Barjac and Servières.
The climate in Mende in the Köppen climate classification is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The city of Mende had 11,542 inhabitants for a density of persons/km.
Evolution of the population in Mende
Mende is the prefecture of the Lozère department since 1790. It is also the capital of the Mende "arrondissement" and of two "cantons":
It is part of the intercommunality "Cœur de Lozère" ().
Mende is twinned with:
Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Maine-et-Loire "département" in France.
Communes of the Lozère department
The following is a list of the 185 communes of the Lozère "département", in France.
Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 319 communes of the Lot-et-Garonne "département", in France.
Communes of the Lot department
The following is a list of the 340 communes of the Lot "département", in France.
Communes of the Loiret department
The following is the list of the 334 communes of the Loiret "département", in France.
Diffraction
Diffraction is a physics concept which occurs when waves bend around small obstacles, or spread out after they pass through small openings. Diffraction occurs with all waves, including sound waves, water waves, and electromagnetic waves such as light that the eye can see. Diffraction also occurs with matter such as electrons.
Diffraction is caused by one wave of light being shifted by a diffracting object. This shift will cause the wave to have interference with itself. Interference can be either constructive or destructive. When interference is constructive, the intensity of the wave will increase. When interference is destructive, the intensity will decrease, sometimes to a point where it is completely destroyed. These patterns of interference rely on the size of the diffracting object and the size of the wave. The strongest examples of diffraction occur in waves where the wavelength is similar to the size of the object causing diffraction.
Diffraction can be used to separate different wavelengths of light using a diffraction grating. A diffraction grating can be a series of closely-spaced slits or a mirror with a series of small grooves. Diffraction gratings work because different wavelengths of light will constructively interfere at different angles. Diffraction gratings are used in many analytical chemistry tools, such as a spectrometer.
Diffraction can also be used to look at molecules using X-ray crystallography. In X-ray crystallography, X-rays are aimed on a crystal. The crystal diffracts the X-ray and makes a diffraction pattern. This pattern is unique to the type of crystal and can be used to identify the molecule that makes the crystal. Diffraction also occurs in a bending movement where the wave becomes more spread out
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Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights is an 2003 martial arts action-comedy movie that was produced by Jackie Chan, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum and was directed by David Dobkin. It is a sequel to "Shanghai Noon". "Shanghai Knights" was released on February 7, 2003 in North America. The movie received positive reviews with a 66% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 58 out of 100 from Metacritic. prequel "Shanghai Dawn".
Wyre
Wyre is a local government district in Lancashire, England. It is a borough, based in the town of Poulton-le-Fylde. Wyre is named after the River Wyre, which runs through the district.
Wyre was formed in 1974.
River Wyre
The River Wyre is a river in Lancashire, England. It flows into the Irish Sea at the town of Fleetwood. It is about long. The river is a County Biological Heritage Site.
Michael Konsel
Michael Konsel (born 6 March 1962) is a retired Austrian football player who played as goalkeeper in Austria and Italy.
He started as defender for Fortuna 05 when he was six but at the age of nine he became goalkeeper, a position he played for the rest of his career. At the age of 16 he came to FC Kritzendorf where he became goalkeeper of the first team. His first professional team was First Vienna FC, then he want to SK Rapid Wien. For Rapid he played 395 matches in the league, 47 Cupmatches and 42 international matches (2 times the final of the UEFA Cupwinner Cup)
After his successful time with Rapid he went to AS Roma in Italys Seria A. The last year of his career he spent with SSC Venice.