Gramazie is a commune of 117 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Ginoles
Ginoles is a commune of 303 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Miracles of Jesus
The miracles of Jesus are things the Bible and Koran say that Jesus did that normally a person cannot do. Followers of those religions say that Jesus did those things by the power of God.
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke record many of these stories. The most common are healing people who are sick, blind, lame or deaf. In may cases the sicknesses or other problems are said to be caused by demons. Jesus said that he had power over the demons and so He could stop their evil work. Some of the enemies of Jesus told him to do miracles to show that He had supernatural power, but He refused. However, for his followers he did several miracles that showed His power. These included stopping a storm in the sea, walking on water and making a tree wither.
In Islam, Jesus is said to have spoken from his cradle, made a clay bird come alive, and brought down from heaven a table full of food. Both the Koran and the Christian New Testament say that Jesus brought some dead people back to life.
In the Gospel of John only seven miracles are mentioned. John calls them "signs". Their purpose was to teach something about the power of Jesus, not just to help people. Two of the greatest miracles recorded are the Virgin birth of Jesus and the resurrection. The Koran also mentions the Virgin birth, but not the resurrection.
Throughout history, many Christians have said that they have been healed by Jesus. Roman Catholic believers have many such stories. Some places, such as Lourdes are places where sick people go to be healed by Jesus. Other Christians say that Jesus has healed them or done other miracles at large Christian meetings. Other Christians think that Jesus only did such things when he was on earth. They don't believe that such miracles happen today.
Tumbleweed
Several plant species that grow in arid, steppe-like environments use the wind to propagate. The structure that is pushed by the wind is usually called tumbleweed. This structure will detatch from its root or stem and will roll on the ground. In most such species, the tumbleweed consists of the whole plant apart from the root system. Sometimes, only a hollow fruit or inflorescence detaches. Tumbleweed species occur most commonly in steppe and arid ecosystems, where frequent wind and the open environment permit rolling easly.
Most tissues of the tumbleweed structure are dead. This needs to be the case, because the structure needs to degrade and fall apart so that its seeds or spores can escape during the tumbling. Sometimes they germinate after the tumbleweed has come to rest in a wet location. In this case, many species of tumbleweed open mechanically, releasing their seeds as they swell when they absorb water.
The tumbleweed diaspore disperses seeds. This stategy is not limited to the seed plants; some species of spore-bearing cryptogams—such as "Selaginella"—form tumbleweeds, and some fungi that resemble puffballs dry out, break free of their attachments and are similarly tumbled by the wind, dispersing spores as they go.
Greffeil
Greffeil is a commune of 79 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Granès
Granès is a commune of 97 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Hounoux
Hounoux is a commune of 136 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Joucou
Joucou is a commune of 35 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Fonters-du-Razès
Fonters-du-Razès is a commune of 79 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Ferrals-les-Corbières
Ferrals-les-Corbières is a commune of 1,192 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Ladern-sur-Lauquet
Ladern-sur-Lauquet is a commune of 266 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Lauraguel
Lauraguel is a commune of 609 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Lignairolles
Lignairolles is a commune of 43 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Loupia
Loupia is a commune of 240 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Oliver Ortmann
Oliver Ortmann (born 11 June 1967) is a German pool player from Gelsenkirchen. Ortmann is a three-time world champion, winning the 1995 WPA World Nine-ball Championship and both the 2007 and 2010 Straight pool world championships. With 14 wins, he is one of the best players at the European Pool Championships. Ortmann is the second to Ralf Souquet on the Euro Tour, winning 14 events. Ortmann was the first player from Europe to win the U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship, in 1989.
He has been on Europe's team 8 times in the Mosconi Cup from 1994 to 2004. He was on the winning side in 1995 and 2002. With 44 German national medals, Ortmann is one of the best German pool players ever. In 1996, he was the first cue sports player to receive the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, the highest sporting award given in Germany. Ortmann was put into the Straight Pool Hall of Fame in an August 2013 ceremony in New York City. The following year, he was entered into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame.
Ortmann was born and raised in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. At age six he began playing on a pool table in his parents' restaurant. Ortmann won his first event in 1985 at age 17 (the 8-Ball Junior European championships), defeating Sweden's Per Anda in the final. The following year he won his first German national championship (the straight pool championship), after meeting Thomas Engert in the final. Ortmann studied in Munich to become an electronics technician, and at age 20 he became the manager of a billiard centre with 80 pool and billiard tables.
He was the first player from Europe to win the U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship in 1989. He won the event despite it being his first trip outside of Europe. As an unknown player, Ortmann defeated Steve Mizerak in the final. Ortmann also won his first of many adult European Pool Championship events that year, beating Waldemar Markert in the straight-pool final.
He entered his first Euro Tour event in 1993 and finished second at that year's German Open. He also won the following events in Austria and Hungary. Ortmann won his second US championship later that year, again in straight pool. He won five Euro Tour events the following year, and finished second twice. During the nine-event season he went to the finals seven times. He won his first world championship (the 1995 WPA World Nine-ball Championship), playing Dallas West in the final.
In 1996, Ortmann was the first cue-sports player to receive the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt. Ortmann won the winner-take-all International Challenge of Champions event in 1997. He was second place two years later, losing the final to Francisco Bustamante. In 2000, however, Ortmann beat Bustamante in the final for his second championship.