There are a wide range of growth media used in biology. Some of the basic types are:
Cime du Gélas
Cime du Gélas () is a high mountain on the boundary between France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region) and Italy (Province of Cuneo).
It is the highest peak of the Mercantour National Park () and of the Alpes-Maritimes department, while on the Italian side it is part of the Maritime Alps Natural Park ("Parco naturale delle Alpi Marittime").
The name of the mountain comes from the Occitan verb "gelà" that means "to freeze" because the glaciers that are in the northern side; the glaciers have reduced their sizes during the late 20th century but they are still there.
Cime du Gelàs is part of the Maritime Alps, southeast France. Geologically, it is part of the Mercantour-Argentera massif, and is mostly formed by gneiss.
The peak is composed of two smaller ones, divided by a gorge called "Sella del Gelàs". The highest peak is the northern one; it is the easier to climb and has, on the top, a small wood sculpture of the Madonna and a cross on the top that was built here by order of priests from Cuneo.
The first recorded ascension of the peak was made on 1864 by Paolo di Saint-Robert. in 1894, Victor de Cessole was the first to climb the mountain in winter.
John Martin (painter)
John Martin (1789-1854) was an English romantic painter.
John Martin was born in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, on 19 July 1789. He was best known as an author of historical paintings. They were mostly inspirated by the Bible and poetical works. Martin's works were usually landscapes with little drawings of people. He was a friend of the poet Edwin Atherstone. They both liked to paint scenes of mass destruction.
After the Belgian government bought "The Fall of Ninevah", the Belgian Academy made Martin a member. He also was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold by the king of Belgium.
John Martin died in Douglas, Isle of Man on 17 February 1854.
Siagne
The Siagne is a short river that flows through the Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments, in southeastern France.
The Siagne river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 8.75 cubic metres per second at Pégomas, near Cannes.
The Siagne starts on the south side of the "Audibergue" mountain, in the "commune" of Escragnolles, Alpes-Maritimes department, at an elevation of about . It then flows to the southwest through the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Var. For much of its length, it forms the border between the two departments.
Finally, the river flows into the Mediterranean Sea at the city of Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
The Siagne flows through 2 departments and 13 "communes", in one region:
The main tributaries of the Siagne river are:
Left tributaries:
Right tributaries:
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Lorenzo Ghiberti (Florence, 1378 - 15 December 1455, Florence) was a sculptor, painter, and architect.
Al Nahyan
The Al Nahyan (pronounced 'an-nayāān) is the ruling family of Abu Dhabi and the senior rulers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti (28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a composer from Hungary. He was an important composer of avant-garde music. His music influenced many other composers. Some of his most famous works are an opera called "Le Grand Macabre", a piece for orchestra called "Atmosphères", a piece for choirs called "Lux Aeterna", and a Requiem. Stanley Kubrick used parts of "Atmosphères", "Lux Aeterna", and the Requiem for the soundtrack of his movie "". Many other movies use pieces of Ligeti's music on their soundtracks.
Ligeti was born in Transylvania. His family were Hungarian Jews. His father and his brother died in the Holocaust. After World War II he studied music in Budapest at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. He was a music teacher at the Franz Liszt Academy from 1950 to 1956. He also composed music at that time. Much of his music then was influenced by Hungarian folk music. He was also influenced by the music of Béla Bartók, another Hungarian composer.
In 1956, the Soviet Union invaded Hungary. Ligeti decided to leave Hungary. He went to Vienna in Austria. He became a citizen of Austria but he also lived in Germany and in other countries. He composed his own music and he also taught other people how to compose music. He taught music composition in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stanford University in America, and at an important music school in Hamburg, Germany called the Hochschule für Musik und Theater. He retired from the Hamburg music school in 1989. Then he went back to live in Vienna. After 2000 his health was not good. Ligeti died in Vienna at the age of 83.
Ligeti was married two times. His first wife was Brigitte Löw. They were married in 1949. They were divorced in 1952. His second wife was Vera Spitz. He married her in 1952. She is a psychologist. Their son Lukas, born in 1965, is a composer.
Some of Ligeti's important pieces of music are:
Geo (microformat)
Geo is a microformat for marking up WSG84 geographical coordinates in (X)HTML.
Geo allows parsing tools to extract a location. The location can then be used in another website or mapping tool. It can also input into a GPS.
Njál's saga
Njáls saga or "The Story of Burnt Njáll") is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga which describes events between 960 and 1020. It's theme is Christianity - with the Althing one man one night ponder decision for Iceland's Constitutional Conversion to the New Christian Creed in 1000 AD - and also with the natural "Christian", Old Njal, a good and decent owner who has bad pagan Chlidren, innocent and accepting dying a protomartyr's death for goodness in his perpretrated burning wood-house.
The principal characters are the friends Njáll Þorgeirsson, a lawyer and a sage, and Gunnar Hámundarson, a formidable warrior. Gunnar's wife starts a feud. This leads to the death of many characters over several decades. The central event is the killing of Njál by fire.
The saga deals with blood feuds in the Icelandic peoples. It shows how honor could lead to minor events spiralling into destructive and prolonged bloodshed. There are insults where a character's manhood is called into question. Another characteristic of the narrative is the presence of omens and prophetic dreams. This might reflect a fatalistic outlook on the part of the author.
A key feature of the writing is the valedictory, which is a farewell statement. Just before death, the character speaks his last.
The work is anonymous, and there is speculation about the author's identity. The major events of the saga are probably historical. The material was shaped by the author, drawing on oral tradition, according to his artistic needs. "Njáls saga" is the longest and most highly developed of the sagas of the Icelanders. It is often considered the peak of the saga tradition.
World Geodetic System
The World Geodetic System (WGS) is a standard for use in cartography, geodesy, and navigation including GPS.
It comprises a standard coordinate system for the Earth, a standard for raw altitude data, and a geoid that defines the "nominal sea level". The latest revision is WGS 84.
GfK Entertainment charts
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official music charts in Germany.
The charts are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment GmbH (formerly Media Control GfK International GmbH). GfK is an abbreviation for "Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung". GfK provides weekly top 100 lists.
Prometheus Global Media
Prometheus Global Media is a New York City-based media company.
The company owns and operates a number of major entertainment publications and their associated digital properties. These include "Adweek", "Backstage", "Billboard", "Film Journal International", and "The Hollywood Reporter".
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