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Overstock.com

**Overstock.com** is an Internet retailer based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, near Salt Lake City.

It was started in 1997 by Robert Brazell and originally called D2: Discounts Direct. It was an online seller of surplus merchandise which, upon its failure in 1999, was taken over by Patrick M. Byrne, who changed its name to Overstock.com. The company went public in 2002, achieved profits in 2009 and reported its first billion-dollar year in 2010.
Janusz Palikot

**Janusz Marian Palikot**, born in Biłgoraj on October 26, 1964, is a Polish politician, activist and businessman known for his controversial remarks.

He was elected to the Sejm twice—on September 25, 2005, when he got over 26,000 votes in 6 Lublin district, running on the Platforma Obywatelska (PO) list and getting over 44,000 votes in 2007.

He left the Civic Platform on October 6, 2010 and started his own party, Modern Poland on October 22.
Gary Weiss

**Gary Weiss** is an American investigative journalist, columnist and author. He wrote two books about the ethics and morality of Wall Street.

The articles he wrote for Business Week exposed organized crime on Wall Street and the Salomon Brothers bond trading scandal in the 1990s. He also has covered the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and the events caused by it."
Sam Brownback

**Sam Brownback** (born September 12, 1956) is an American politician. He was the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom from February 1, 2018 until January 20, 2021. He served as the 46th Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Before he was governor, Brownback was a United States Senator and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

## Ambassadorship

On July 26, 2017, the White House issued a statement that Brownback would be nominated as the new U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

On January 24, 2018, the Senate voted to advance his nomination to the floor, with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tie-breaking vote. Pence cast another tie-breaking vote to confirm the nomination after the cloture vote. On January 25, Brownback submitted his resignation as governor, effective January 31, 2018.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Sam Brownback
- **image**: Sam Brownback official photo.jpg
- **office**: United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **term start**: February 1, 2018
- **term end**: January 20, 2021
- **predecessor**: David Saperstein (rabbi), David Saperstein
- **successor**: Rashad Hussain
- **order1**: 46th
- **office1**: Governor of Kansas
- **lieutenant1**: Jeff Colyer
- **term start1**: January 10, 2011
- **term end1**: January 31, 2018
- **predecessor1**: Mark Parkinson (Kansas politician), Mark Parkinson
- **successor1**: Jeff Colyer
- **jr/sr2**: United States Senator
- **state2**: Kansas
- **term start2**: November 7, 1996
- **term end2**: January 3, 2011
- **predecessor2**: Sheila Frahm
- **successor2**: Jerry Moran
- **state3**: Kansas
- **term start3**: January 3, 1995
- **term end3**: November 7, 1996
- **predecessor3**: Jim Slattery
- **successor3**: Jim Ryun
- **office4**: Kansas Department of Agriculture, Secretary of Agriculture of Kansas
- **governor4**: John W. Carlin
Mike Hayden
Joan Finney
- **term start4**: 1986
- **term end4**: 1993
- **predecessor4**: Harland Priddle
- **successor4**: Philip Fishburn
- **birth name**: Samuel Dale Brownback
- **birth place**: Garnett, Kansas, Garnett, Kansas, U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **spouse**: Mary Stauffer
- **children**: 5
- **education**: Kansas State University
University of Kansas
- **signature**: Sam Brownback Signature.svg
Populus sect. Aigeiros

***Populus_ section _Aigeiros*** is a section of three species in the genus _Populus_, the poplars, and are commonly known as **cottonwood**s.

The species are native to North America, Europe, and Western Asia. The cottonwood is the state tree of Kansas.
Homogenic

***Homogenic*** is an album by Björk.  It was released in 1997. Music critic Sal Cinquemani said that it is the best electronic music album of the 1990s. Pitchfork gave it 9.9 out of 10. Five singles were released from the album. It was nominated in the Best Alternative Music Performance at the 1998 Grammy Awards.

## Track listing

1. "Hunter" – 4:15
1. "Jóga" (Björk, Sjón) – 5:05
1. "Unravel" (Björk, Guy Sigsworth) – 3:21
1. "Bachelorette" (Björk, Sjón) – 5:12
1. "All Neon Like" – 5:53
1. "5 Years" – 4:29
1. "Immature" – 3:06
1. "Alarm Call" – 4:19
1. "Pluto" (Björk, Mark Bell) – 3:20
1. "All Is Full of Love" – 4:32
Vespertine

***Vespertine*** is an album by Björk. It was released in 2001. Three singles were released from it. It was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 2002 Grammy Awards.

## Track listing

1. "Hidden Place" (Björk) – 5:29
1. "Cocoon" (Björk, Thomas Knak) – 4:27
1. "It's Not Up to You" (Björk) – 5:09
1. "Undo" (Björk, Knak) – 5:38
1. "Pagan Poetry" (Björk) – 5:14
1. "Frosti" (Björk) – 1:59
1. "Aurora" (Björk) – 4:39
1. "An Echo, a Stain" (Björk, Sigsworth) – 4:04
1. "Sun in My Mouth" (Björk, Sigsworth) – 2:40
1. "Heirloom" (Björk, Console) – 5:12
1. "Harm of Will" (Björk, Sigsworth, Harmony Korine) – 4:37
1. "Unison" (Björk) – 6:48
1. "Generous Palmstroke" (Japanese bonus track) (Björk, Zeena Parkins) – 4:24
Medúlla

***Medúlla*** is an album by Björk. It was released in 2004. All the music is made with voices and corporal noises, heavily edited with computers. The album got good reviews from critics. Pitchfork gave it 8.4/10. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Four singles were released from the album. It is an a cappella album with a beatbox, electronic music and experimental music influences.

## Track listing

1. "Pleasure Is All Mine" – 3:26
1. "Show Me Forgiveness" – 1:23
1. "Where Is the Line" – 4:41
1. "Vökuró" (Jórunn Viðar, Jakobína Sigurðardóttir) – 3:14
1. "Öll Birtan" – 1:52
1. "Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)" – 3:57
1. "Submarine" – 3:13
1. "Desired Constellation" (Björk, Olivier Alary) – 4:55
1. "Oceania" (Björk, Sjón) – 3:24
1. "Sonnets/Unrealities XI" (Björk, E. E. Cummings) – 1:59
1. "Ancestors" (Björk, Tagaq) – 4:08
1. "Mouth's Cradle" – 4:00
1. "Miðvikudags" – 1:24
1. "Triumph of a Heart" – 4:04
Jerry Springer

**Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer** (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an American talk show host, movie, television, radio, and stage actor. He was the host for _The Jerry Springer Show_. He served as Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978 as a Democrat.

Springer was born in February 13, 1944 in Highgate, London to Jewish parents from Germany. He was raised in London until he and his parents moved to New York City and in Chicago, Illinois. He was the Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 through 1978. He married Vicki Melton in 1973. He lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and in Chicago, Illinois.

## Political career

After announcing his candidacy, Springer was called to active duty and stationed at Fort Knox. He resumed his campaign after he was discharged.

## Personal life

In 1973 Springer got married to Micki Velton and had one daughter, Katie Springer (born 1976), and got divorced in 1994.

## Death

Springer died on April 27, 2023, at the age of 79, at his home in Evanston, Illinois. A family spokesperson said he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a few months before his death.

## Other websites

- Jerryspringertv.com
- Jerryspringer.org

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Jerry Springer
- **image**: Jerry Springer Musto Party 2011 Shankbone 10.JPG
- **office**: 56th List of mayors of Cincinnati, Mayor of Cincinnati
- **term start**: January 1, 1977
- **term end**: January 1, 1978
- **predecessor**: Jim Luken
- **successor**: Bobbie L. Sterne
- **birth name**: Gerald Norman Springer
- **birth place**: London, England, UK
- **death place**: Evanston, Illinois, Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **children**: 1
- **education**: Tulane University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, JD)
- **known for**: _Jerry Springer (talk show), Jerry Springer_
_America's Got Talent_
_Judge Jerry_
Aynishan Quliyeva

**Aynişan Quliyeva** (born 1992 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is a singer. She is the daughter of Azeri singer Aybeniz Hasimova. In 2010 she made it to the Azerbaijani national final for the chance to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 held in Germany. In her semifinal she received 25000 votes, about 10000 more votes then any of the other winners of the semifinals. She is considered favourite to win the national final.
Audible

**Audible** may refer to:
- Sound that is capable of being heard
- Audible, a tactic used by quarterbacks in American football
- Audible.com, an online audiobook store
Debut (Björk album)

***Debut*** is an album by Björk. It was released in 1993. It has sold 4.7 million copies around the world. Five singles were released from it. These were "Human Behaviour", "Venus as a Boy", "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality" and "Violently Happy". Most of the reviews of _Debut_ said that it is a good album. The video for "Human Behaviour" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 1994 Grammy Awards.

## Track listing

1. "Human Behaviour" (Björk, Nellee Hooper) – 4:10
1. "Crying" (Björk, Hooper) – 4:52
1. "Venus as a Boy" – 4:42
1. "There's More to Life Than This" (Björk, Hooper) – 3:21
1. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen) – 4:33
1. "Big Time Sensuality" (Björk, Hooper) – 3:57
1. "One Day"  – 5:24
1. "Aeroplane" – 3:54
1. "Come to Me" – 4:55
1. "Violently Happy" (Björk, Hooper) – 4:59
1. "The Anchor Song" – 3:32
Off the Wall

***Off the Wall*** is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released in 1979. 5 of the 10 songs on the album were released as singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock with You", "Off the Wall", "She's Out of My Life", and "Girlfriend". Three of them had videos. It sold over 8 million copies in the United States and 20 million copies around the world. The album got good reviews. _Rolling Stone_ compared his vocals to the "breathless, dreamy stutter" of Stevie Wonder and described his tenor as "extraordinary beautiful".

The first single, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", reached No.1. It won a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1980. However, Jackson was disappointed at this. He said, "It was totally unfair that it didn't get Record of the Year and it can never happen again".

_Off the Wall_ was Jackson's first album produced by Quincy Jones.

In 2001 a special edition of the album was released by Sony Records with 9 extra tracks.

_Rolling Stone_ put the album at number 68 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003.

In 2008 the album became part of the Grammy Hall of Fame.

## Track listing

**Notes**
- The original LP, cassette pressings and some early CD issues pressed in Japan contain the original mixes of "Rock with You" and "Get on the Floor".
- Every song on the album is available either as A or B sides of single releases both in 7 or 12 inch format. Seven of the songs out of ten saw US release either as A or B sides and the UK had the remaining three songs available also as A or B sides of singles. As of 2000 the singles are available in both 7 and 12 inch formats and few different mixes, even though some releases have been more targeted to a UK/Europe audience. The original album mix of the title track is not available as a single and the original mix was kept for future reissues of the album, unlike the two songs mentioned in the upper note, the single mix did not replace the title track on all future reissues.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Off the Wall
- **type**: Studio album
- **artist**: Michael Jackson
- **border**: yes
- **released**: August 10, 1979
- **recorded**: December 1978 – June 1979
- **studio**: Allen Zentz Recording
Westlake Recording Studios, Westlake Audio
Cherokee Studios
<small>(Los Angeles, California)</small>
- **length**: 42:28
- **label**: Epic Records, Epic
- **prev title**: The Best of Michael Jackson
(1975)
- **next title**: One Day in Your Life (album), One Day in Your Life
(1981)
Generation X

**Generation X**, commonly abbreviated to **Gen X**, is the generation born after the Western Post–World War II baby boom and before the Millennials. Generation X are generally defined as the people born from 1965 to 1980.
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

**The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy**, also known simply as **Billy & Mandy**, is an animated series. It was created by Maxwell Atoms. It was originally shown on Cartoon Network. It began on June 13, 2003 and ended on October 12, 2008.

The show is about the Grim Reaper, who has been forced to forever be the best friend of two children, Billy and Mandy. Together, the three of them come across different kinds of supernatural beings, places, and situations.

The directors of the episodes included Juli Murphy, Robert Alvarez, Brain Sheesley, Shaun Cashman, Eddy Houchins, Sue Perrotto, Randy Myers, John McIntyre, Phil Cummings, Matt Engstrom, Kris Sherwood, and Russell Calabrese.

Writers for the series were Maxwell Atoms, Gord Zajac, C.H. Greenblatt, Vincent Walter, Matt Sullivan, and Chris Reccardi.

_The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy_ is related to _Evil Con Carne_. Both shows were originally part of _Grim & Evil_.

## Characters

- **The Grim Reaper** - The 137,000-year-old skeletal spirit of death with a Jamaican accent who is the leader of the Monster Staff. He wears a black cloak and carries a scythe. Usually just called "Grim" by Billy and Mandy, he is forced to deal with their antics and desires.
- **Billy** - A boy with a red baseball cap, a blue and white striped t-shirt, denim pants and white and red sneakers. Billy is foolish and usually joyful.
- **Mandy** - A girl with a pink dress with a patch in the shape of a yellow flower, white socks and black brogues. Mandy is fearless and not very expressive.
- **Irwin** - Billy's close friend who wears glasses with yellow t-shirt, green pants, dark red bow tie and black shoes. Irwin is scared by the supernatural events in the show more often than his friends are.

## Cast

- Greg Eagles as Grim
- R.S. Horvitz as Billy
- Grey DeLisle as Mandy
- Vanessa Marshall as Irwin

## Infobox (television)

- **alt name**: _Billy & Mandy_
- **creator**: Maxwell Atoms
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **network**: Cartoon Network
- **num seasons**: 6
- **num episodes**: 84 (162 segments; 84 airings)
- **list episodes**: List of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episodes
N.W.A

**N.W.A** (an abbreviation for **Niggaz Wit Attitudes** also **Niggas With Attitude**) was an American hip hop group. Its members were Eazy-E, DJ Yella, Arabian Prince, MC Ren, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. It was first managed by Jerry Heller.

The rap group started in 1986 in Compton, California and lasted until 1991. The group originated gangsta rap and had lyrics unique to gangsta rap that were very explicit, violent, misogynist, sexist, and racist. They made them controversial. Their controversies included being banned from many American radio stations. One of their most controversial songs was "Fuck tha Police". The song expressed anger, violence and racism towards police officers. Many people believed that N.W.A glamorized gang violence, street thugs and the violent lifestyle, among many people in Compton.

## Biographic movie

A biographical movie was made in 2015. It is titled Straight Outta Compton, the title of one of the rap group’s songs. The movie details the formation, notable actions, and disbandment of N.W.A.

## Discography

They made 2 albums, 1 EP, and 7 compilation albums:

### Studio albums

- Straight Outta Compton (1988)
- Niggaz4life (1991)

### EP's

- 100 Miles and Runnin' (1990)

### Compilation albums

- N.W.A. and the Posse (1987)
- Greatest Hits (1996)
- Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute (1998)
- The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988–1998 (1999)
- The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2 (2002)
- The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge (2006)
- Family Tree (2008)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: N.W.A
- **image**: NWA-Logo.png
- **image size**: 150px
- **landscape**: yes
- **caption**: The logo of N.W.A
- **origin**: Compton, California, U.S.
- **past members**: * Arabian Prince
* DJ Yella
* Dr. Dre
* Eazy-E
* Ice Cube
* MC Ren
Rinca

**Rincah**, is a small island near Komodo island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The island is famous for giant lizards called Komodo dragons. Rincah also has many other animals such as wild pigs, buffalos, and birds. The island may also be called **Rinca** and **Rindja**.

Rincah is less popular than Komodo Island, so it is an excellent place to see the Komodo Dragon in nature with fewer people around. Day trips can be arranged from Labuanbajo on Flores by small boat at the park headquarters.

## Related pages

- Komodo National Park

## Infobox (islands)

- **name**: Rincah
- **native name**: Pulau Rindja
- **image name**: Rinca2.jpg
- **image caption**: Rincah island
- **area km2**: 198
- **location**: Maritime Southeast Asia
- **archipelago**: Lesser Sunda Islands
- **country**: Indonesia
- **country admin divisions title**: Province
- **country admin divisions**: East Nusa Tenggara
Diane Keaton

**Diane Keaton** (born **Diane Hall**; January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025) was an American movie actress, director, producer, and screenwriter.

She starred in _Annie Hall_, _Looking for Mr. Goodbar_, _Manhattan Murder Mystery_, _Marvin's Room_, _Baby Boom_, _Father of the Bride_, _Father of the Bride Part II_, _The First Wives Club_ and _Something's Gotta Give_.

## Early life

Keaton was born on January 5, 1946 in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Dorothy Deanne (née Keaton; 1921–2008), was a homemaker and amateur photographer; her father, John Newton Ignatius "Jack" Hall (1922–1990), was a real estate broker and civil engineer. Her father, from Nebraska, came from an Irish-American Catholic background, and her mother, originally from Kansas, came from a Methodist family, and had English, German, and more distant Austrian, ancestry. Keaton was raised a Free Methodist by her mother. Her mother won the "Mrs. Los Angeles" pageant for homemakers; Keaton has said that the theatricality of the event inspired her first impulse to be an actress, and led to her wanting to work on stage. She has also credited Katharine Hepburn, whom she admires for playing strong and independent women, as one of her inspirations.

## Personal life

Keaton was born in Los Angeles, California. She never married. She had two adopted children: a daughter Dexter Keaton (born 1995) and a son Duke Keaton (born 2000).

Keaton died on October 11, 2025 at a hospital in Santa Monica, California from pneumonia at the age of 79.

## Other websites

- Diane Keaton Net Worth

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Diane Keaton
- **image**: Diane Keaton by Firooz Zahedi.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **birth name**: Diane Hall
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Pneumonia
- **nationality**: United States, American
- **known for**: _Annie Hall_
- **occupation**: Actress, film director, screenwriter, producer
- **years active**: 1966–2024
- **children**: 2
- **signature**: Diane Keaton signature.svg
Manticore

**Manticores** (from Greek _martikhoras_, meaning man-eater) were creatures in Greek mythology. They had the body of a lion, a human head, and three rows of teeth similar to sharks. Although it changes from story to story, they also often had the tail of a dragon or a scorpion. Sometimes they could shoot poisonous spines from their tails. When early Greeks noticed that someone had gone missing, some said this as proof that manticores were real.
Typhon

**Typhon** (Greek Τυφῶν), also **Typhoeus**, **Typhaon**, and **Typhos**, was the final son of Gaia in Greek mythology. He attempted to destroy Zeus after Zeus imprisoned the Titans. Zeus won and sent Typhon to be trapped under Mount Etna. Typhon was the father of the Nemean lion, Cerberus, and the Gorgons. He was married to Echidna. Meanwhile, all of the Greek gods (except for Hermes and Zeus) had fled to Egypt. In Egypt, many of the gods made themselves turn into animals to hide from Typhon. They reproduced, and the Egyptian gods and goddesses were born.

**Appearance**

Typhon was a giant that was so tall that his head touched the stars. His torso was that of a man, but his legs were coils of vipers that would hiss and attack as he moved. His main head had on it 100 snakeheads who would make different sounds of animals. His eyes were glowing red and would terrify everyone who looked upon them, and he had what was called a savage jaw which would breathe fire. His body had hundreds of different wings on it and his hands were made up of 100 snake coils just like his legs.

## References

- Greek Gods & Goddesses, February 7, 2017
Varanidae

**Varanidae** is the family of monitor lizards. The family is a group of carnivorous lizards. It includes the largest living lizard, the Komodo dragon, and the crocodile monitor. Varanidae contains the living genus _Varanus_ and some extinct groups. Their closest living relatives are the anguid and helodermatid lizards.
Electromagnetic Pulse

An **Electromagnetic Pulse,** or **EMP,** is a burst of electromagnetic radiation (light, magnetism, electricity), and is caused by a huge release of energy. A "common" cause for an electromagnetic pulse is a nuclear explosion. A scientist named Enrique Fermi predicted that electromagnetic pulses would result from a nuclear weapon being launched. An EMP can damage electronic recording equipment and shut off digital clocks, regardless of their electronic shielding.

## Further reading

- 21st Century Complete Guide to Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack Threats, Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic ... High-Altitude Nuclear Weapon EMP Attacks (CD-ROM)
- Threat posed by electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to U.S. military systems and civil infrastructure: Hearing before the Military Research and Development Subcommittee ... first session, hearing held July 16, 1997 (Unknown Binding)
- Electromagnetic Pulse Radiation and Protective Techniques
- Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack

## Other websites

- Business Insider: Gauging The Threat Of An Electro-Magnetic Pulse Attack In The US
- GlobalSecurity.org – Electromagnetic Pulse: From chaos to a manageable solution
- Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Tempest Protection for Facilities – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- EMP data from _Starfish_ nuclear test measured by Richard Wakefield of LANL, and review of evidence pertaining to the effects 1,300 km away in Hawaii, also review of Russian EMP tests of 1962
- Ray, James F. (2008). FULL THREAT. Baltimore: Publish America.
- Read Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding HEMP
- MIL-STD-188-125-1
- Electromagnetic Pulse Risks & Terrorism
- How E-Bombs Work
- Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
- NEMP and Nuclear plant
Honey (disambiguation)

**Honey** is a sweet, edible fluid produced by bees.

## Movies

There are two movies with this name in English

- _Honey_ (2010 movie), also called Bal, which won the 2010 Berlinale Golden Bear as Best Film
- _Honey_ (2003 movie), starring Jessica Alba

## Fictional Characters

- Honey Adams, a main character in the Disney Channel animated series _North Woods_
- Honey, a purple okapi and a character in the Cartoon Network series _Camp Lazlo_
Huntingdon College

**Huntingdon College**, founded in 1854, is a liberal arts college in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It is known for its business and science programs. The college has recently made a football team and marching band.

## History

Huntingdon College was first started on February 2, 1854, as "Tuskegee Female College". A decision was made in the late 19th century to move the campus to a larger city. The college, renamed the "Woman's College of Alabama" moved in 1910 to a 58 acre section of Montgomery. Several new buildings were built for the "Gothic" style of the main college building, Flowers Memorial Hall.

The college admitted its first male student in 1934 and changed its name the next year to **Huntingdon College** in honor of Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, a person who supported Methodism

## Rankings

Huntingdon is ranked a fourth school by _U.S. News and World Report_. Huntingdon College is also ranked by the _Princeton Review_ as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the Southeast.

## Other websites

- Huntingdon College official site
Ballistics

**Ballistics** the study of the motion of projectiles (flying objects), mainly about bullets which are fired from guns or cannon, but also about the motion of spacecrafts, motion of balls in ball games, etc. The motion of projectiles can be expressed by trajectories, which are the paths which a projectile takes. This science shows us the path and behavior of projectiles. Gun ballistics may be divided into the following four categories.

- _Internal ballistics_ is about the motion of projectile inside barrel (tube part of gun). This motion depends on the pressure of gas, which is created by burning gunpowder. The pressure is depends on (is related to) the amount of gunpowder in the bullet, the type of gunpowder, size of pieces of gunpowder, free space behind a bullet and outside temperature. This motion also depends on the size and weight of bullet. The most important number from internal ballistics for performance is the muzzle velocity (projectile speed from the front edge of barrel).
- _Transition ballistics_ is the study about the behavior and changes in a nearby distance from the barrel. It studies the effect of gases going from a barrel behind a bullet, which are faster than bullet. These gases can affect the ballistic path, usually in a bad way.
- _External ballistics_ studies the trajectory of a projectile when it is outside of the object which accelerates it (such as when a bullet leaves the barrel of the gun, from which it is fired). This trajectory depends on three ballistic conditions - the beginning speed, the angle at which the object is thrown, and the ballistic coefficient (a number, which describes the influences of the air on the object). Trajectory of a projectile is also influenced by (depends on) resistance of air, rotation of bullet, the density and pressure of the air, and the strength and direction in which the wind may be blowing. For long-distance missiles, they also have to consider the changes in the magnetic field of the Earth.
- _Terminal ballistics_ is about what happens when the projectile hits something, and either comes to a stop, or bounces off the other object.

## Related pages

- Ballistic coefficient
Southern Gothic

**Southern Gothic** is a kind of gothic fiction, different from American literature, that usually takes place in American South. It can be ironic and unique. It is used in writing for subjects such as social issues and the culture of the American South.
Maserati

**Maserati** is an Italian luxury car making company. It began working with the company known as Ferrari, but recently changed to a group that includes Alfa Romeo. The Maserati brothers were named Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore, and Ernesto. Alfieri initially raced with cars from a company called Diatto, but in 1926 when they stopped being produced, Alfieri and his brothers created a company called Maserati. One of the first cars that they made (driven by Alfieri) won the 1926 Targa Florio. Alfieri died in 1932, but the three other brothers continued making the cars. Their trident logo was probably created by an artist named Mario.

Maserati also ran a Formula One racing team between 1950 and 1957, employing numerous drivers, including the five-time drivers' champion Juan Manuel Fangio.

## Other websites

- Maserati Specialist

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Maserati S.p.A
- **native name lang**: it
- **hq location city**: Modena
- **hq location country**: Italy
Bernard Montgomery

Field Marshal **Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein**, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976) was a British Army officer.

## Infobox (military person)

- **honorific-prefix**: <small>
The Right Honourable</small>
- **name**: The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
- **honorific-suffix**: <small>
Order of the Garter, KG, Order of the Bath, GCB, Distinguished Service Order, DSO, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC</small>
- **placeofbirth**: Kennington, London
- **placeofdeath**: Alton, Hampshire, Alton, Hampshire
- **placeofburial**: Holy Cross Churchyard, Binsted
- **placeofburial label**: Place of burial
- **image**: Bernard Law Montgomery.jpg
- **caption**: Montgomery wearing his beret with two cap badges.
- **signature**: Bernard Montgomery Signature.svg
- **nickname**: Monty
- **allegiance**: United Kingdom
- **branch**: British Army
- **serviceyears**: 1908–1958
- **rank**: Field Marshal
- **commands**: Eighth Army (United Kingdom), Eighth Army 1942–1943
Allied 21st Army Group 1943–1945
Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1946–1948
Deputy Supreme Commander Europe of NATO 1951–1958
- **battles**: World War I
Anglo-Irish War
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, Arab revolt in Palestine
World War II
- **awards**: Order of the Garter, KG (1946)
Order of the Bath, GCB (1945)
Order of the Bath, KCB (1942)
Order of the Bath, CB (1940)
Distinguished Service Order, DSO (1914)
Mentioned in Despatches, MID (1915, 1917, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1939, 1943, 1944)
Distinguished Service Medal (United States), Distinguished Service Medal (United States, US) (1947)
Legion of Merit, Legion of Merit (Chief Commander) (USA) (1943)
Order of Victory (USSR) (1945)
Croix de Guerre (France) (1919)
Order of the Elephant (Denmark) (1945)
Order of George I, Order of King George I, Grand Commander (Greece) (1944)
Virtuti Militari, Virtuti Militari V Class (Poland) (1944)
Order of the White Lion, Order of the White Lion, Grand Cross (Czech.) (1947)
Grand Cordon of the Seal of Solomon (Ethiopia) (1949)
Order of Leopold II, Order of Leopold II, Grand Officer (Belgium) (1947)
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, Order of St. Olav, Grand Cross (Norway) (1951)
- **laterwork**: Colonel Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment
Colonel Commandant, Parachute Regiment ( -1956)
Representative Colonel Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps (1947-1957)
Colonel Commandant, Army Physical Training Corps (1946-1960)
Colonel Royal Warwickshire Regiment(1947-1963)
Deputy Lieutenant of Southampton (1958-)
Millennials

**Millennials** (also known as **Generation Y**) are typically defined as the generation of people born from 1981 to 1996. People in this generation are sometimes called **Echo Boomers** because of the high birth rate during this period. The high birth rate almost exceeds that of the Baby Boom period after World War II.
Aeolus

**Aeolus** or **Eolus** was the king of winds in Greek mythology. Although he varied from story to story, he was sometimes said to have had all the winds in a bag. In the Odyssey, he gave that bag to Odysseus to help him get home. Aeolus was the son of Hellen and a nymph named Orseis. Aeolus' brothers were Dorus, Xuthus and Amphictyon.
Nemean lion

The **Nemean lion** ( __; Latin: _Leo Nemaeus_) was a vicious monster in Greek mythology that lived at Nemea. It was eventually killed by Heracles. It could not be killed with mortal weapons because its golden fur was impervious to attack. Its claws were sharper than mortal swords and could cut through any armor.
Hornblende

**Hornblende** is a complex series of silicate minerals.

Hornblende is not a recognized mineral in its own right, but the name is used as a general or field term, to refer to a dark amphibole.

It is an isomorphous mixture of three true minerals; a calcium-iron-magnesium silicate, an aluminium-iron-magnesium silicate, and an iron-magnesium silicate.

Hornblende has a hardness of 5–6, a specific gravity of 2.9–3.4 and is typically an opaque green, greenish-brown, brown or black color. It is most often confused with the minerals augite and biotite mica, both of which are black and can be found in granite.

## Occurrence

Hornblende is a common constituent of many igneous and metamorphic rocks such as granite, diorite, gabbro, basalt, andesite, gneiss, and schist. It is the principal mineral of amphibolites.

Very dark brown to black hornblendes that contain titanium may be called basaltic hornblende, from the fact that they are usually a constituent of basalt and related rocks.

## Etymology

The word hornblende is derived from the German _horn_ and _blenden_, to 'blind' or 'dazzle'. The term _blende_ is often used to refer to a brilliant non-metallic luster, for example, zincblende and pitchblende, the ore of uranium.

## Related pages

- List of minerals

## References

- Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelis, 1985, _Manual of Mineralogy_, 20th ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York, p 416-7,
- Mindat retrieved 06/21/05
- Scandinavian mineral gallery  retrieved 06/21/05
- Table Info retrieved 2/27/07
Echidna (mythology)

**Echidna** (Greek: from “Snake”) is a monster of Greek mythology, half woman, half serpent. Her parents were either the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto (according to Hesiod’s Theogony) or Tartarus and Gaia (in the account of the mythographer Apollodorus); in Hesiod, Tartarus and Gaia are the parents of Echidna’s husband, Typhon. Among Echidna’s progeny by the 100-headed Typhon, were Ladon (the dragon who protected the Golden Apples of the Hesperides), another dragon who protected the Golden Fleece, the Hydra, the goatlike Chimera, and the infernal hounds Orthus and Cerberus. The Sphinx and the Nemean lion, both sired by Orthus, were also among her offspring.
Ultrarelativistic limit

Particles which go near the speed of light are called **ultrarelativistic**.

The **ultrarelativistic limit** is the maximum velocity that a particle can move at. Albert Einstein found the equation for energy: E=mc². This means that energy is equal to a certain amount of mass. However, this is a simplified version of his equation. The longer version of his equation is E<sup>2</sup>=m<sup>2</sup>c<sup>4</sup>+p<sup>2</sup>c<sup>2</sup>. (Mathematically, if you ignore the p<sup>2</sup>c<sup>2</sup> and take the square root of the equation, you get E=mc<sup>2</sup>). p<sup>2</sup>c<sup>2</sup> refers to the velocity of a particle multiplied by a very large number.

Einstein then went on to show that a particle can never achieve the speed of light, because you get a divide by zero error from the equation for kinetic energy, .
Look at the denominator (bottom) of the equation, . "v" refers to the velocity of the particle. If its velocity reaches the speed of light (which is "c" in this equation),  will equal one, and since that would leave one minus one in the denominator, there would be a divide by zero error.

Particles which go below the speed of light (all particles which have mass) are called tardyons. Theoretical particles which go above the speed of light are called tachyons.
Atmospheric circulation

**Atmospheric circulation** is a large-scale movement of masses of air. The origin of these processes is the sun's radiation. The sun waves radiate the short-wave radiation. The earth absorbs only a part of this energy. The other part is radiated back to the atmosphere and to the universe. The back radiation is long-waved. The thermal energy is distributed thanks to the circulation of the air on the surface of the earth.

The details of circulation vary from year to year, but the basic climatologic structure is almost constant. We recognize 3 cells: the Hadley cell, the Ferrel cell and the Polar cell. The movement of air masses is influenced by coriolis force. It means that the air diverts to the west.

## Hadley cell

The earth and ocean are intensively radiated in the equatorial areas. The hot and usually moist air rises. It is called convection. This process creates a low pressure area along the equator. The area is also called the Intertropical Convergence Zone, and rain is frequent. The hot air goes to both south and north and gets colder. When the air is cold enough, it goes down to the surface again. This creates deserts and semi-deserts of the subtropics. Reaching latitude 30 degrees, the masses of air return to the rainy equator.

## Polar cell

The air on 60 degrees of latitude is colder and drier than the air on the equator. On the other hand, the rising movements are still possible. The character of processes is similar to the Hadley cell. The warmer air goes up, and falls down on the poles. This air comes back to the equator.

## Ferrell cell

The movements between 30 and 60 degrees are more complex. Temperature is not the main reason of this circulation. The air in this temperate zone cell moves according to the differences between moving masses in Hadley and Polar cells. Prevailing winds are generally westerly.

The existence of the Ferrel cell is disputed in https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/11/1439  and  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cjg2.686#:~:text=The%20Ferrel%20cell%20is%20a,components%20of%20large%2D%20scale%20airflows.

## Other websites

- Intertropical Convergence Zone
Pat Roberts

**Charles Patrick "Pat" Roberts** (born April 20, 1936 in Topeka, Kansas) is a former senator from Kansas. Before Roberts was a senator, he was a U.S. House of Representatives member and the chairman for the United States House Committee on Agriculture.

On January 4, 2019, Roberts announced that he will not seek reelection in 2020.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Pat Roberts
- **image**: Pat Roberts official Senate photo.jpg
- **jr/sr**: United States Senator
- **state**: Kansas
- **term start**: January 3, 1997
- **term end**: January 3, 2021
- **predecessor**: Nancy Kassebaum
- **successor**: Roger Marshall
- **office1**: Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
- **term start1**: January 3, 2015
- **term end1**: January 3, 2021
- **predecessor1**: Debbie Stabenow
- **successor1**: TBD
- **office2**: Chairman of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senate Intelligence Committee
- **term start2**: January 3, 2003
- **term end2**: January 3, 2007
- **predecessor2**: Bob Graham
- **successor2**: Jay Rockefeller
- **office3**: Chairman of the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee
- **term start3**: January 20, 2001
- **term end3**: June 6, 2001
- **predecessor3**: Harry Reid
- **successor3**: Harry Reid
- **term start4**: November 19, 1999
- **term end4**: January 3, 2001
- **predecessor4**: Bob Smith (American politician), Bob Smith
- **successor4**: Harry Reid
- **office5**: Chairman of the United States House Committee on Agriculture, House Agriculture Committee
- **term start5**: January 3, 1995
- **term end5**: January 3, 1997
- **predecessor5**: Kika de la Garza
- **successor5**: Robert Freeman Smith, Robert Smith
- **state6**: Kansas
- **term start6**: January 3, 1981
- **term end6**: January 3, 1997
- **predecessor6**: Keith Sebelius
- **successor6**: Jerry Moran
- **birth name**: Charles Patrick Roberts
- **birth place**: Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
- **death place**: Paris, Texas, Paris, Texas, U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **children**: 3
- **education**: Kansas State University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
- **rank**:  Captain (United States O-3), Captain
- **serviceyears**: 1958–1962
Firestar's Quest

***Firestar's Quest*** is a teen fantasy novel in the _Warriors_ series by Erin Hunter. It focuses on a cat named Firestar, the leader of a group of cats called ThunderClan, as he goes on a quest to rebuild a lost Clan called SkyClan. He is joined by his mate, Sandstorm.

## Setting

The story begins in a forest, but after the main character goes on a journey, he ends up at a gorge.

## Plot

Firestar's dreams are disturbed by wailing cats and feelings of fear and sadness. He finds out that the wailing cats are SkyClan cats, a lost Clan that was chased from the forest many years ago. The Clan has been forgotten by everyone else, because it has been such a long time since it was destroyed. Firestar realizes that he must go on a quest to rebuild this Clan, and he takes his mate, Sandstorm with him.

Along the way, Firestar and Sandstorm are hit by a storm, and Sandstorm is washed away in a flood. Firestar is set behind schedule because he chooses to look for her instead of continue his journey. One he finds her, they begin their quest again, and eventually find the place where they knew they needed to go: a gorge. There, they seek out the last living descendant of SkyClan, and talk to him. His name is Sky. He tells them to look for more cats who may be descended from SkyClan, or who may be interested in joining the Clan. Those who do join are given warrior names and are taught about the way of the Clans.

More and more cats join, and eventually, the newly rebuilt SkyClan, along with Firestar and Sandstorm, fight a gigantic swarm of rats. It is revealed that the rats are what killed off SkyClan after it left the forest many years ago. They defeat the rats, and their mission is completed. Firestar and Sandstorm leave SkyClan, knowing that its new leader, Leafstar, will lead it well.

The book ends with an epilogue that shows Firestar and Sandstorm a few months later with their two new kits, Squirrelkit and Leafkit. Leafkit is named after Leafstar.

## Infobox (book)

- **genre**:
Fantasy novel
- **preceded by**: The Darkest Hour
- **oclc**: 86090263
- **isbn**: 978-0-06-113164-6
- **pages**: 510
- **media type**: Print (hardback & paperback)
- **release date**: 21 August 2007
- **publisher**: HarperCollins
- **series**: Warriors (novel series)
- **name**: Firestar's Quest
- **language**: English
- **country**: United States
- **cover artist**: Wayne McLoughlin
- **author**: Erin Hunter
- **followed by**: Midnight (Warriors), Midnight
Monitor lizard

**Monitor lizards**, the genus ***Varanus***, are also known as **biawak** or **goannas**. They are members of the family Varanidae. Their closest living relatives are the anguid and _Heloderma_ lizards.

_Varanus_ is a genus of largely carnivorous lizards. There are about 60 species in 10 subgenera. The species cover a vast area, occurring through Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, to China, down Southeast Asia to Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia and islands of the Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea. A large concentration of monitor lizards occurs on Tioman Island in the Malaysian state of Pahang. Some are now found in South Florida, particularly in the Everglades.

Monitor lizards  have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs. The species include the largest living lizard, the Komodo dragon, and the crocodile monitor.

Most monitors are terrestrial, but arboreal and semi-aquatic
Musado

The **musado** is a modern martial art which is divided into two branches: the **traditional musado** destined for civil persons and the **Musado MCS** (_Military Combat System_) destined for the army and the police. The term _musado_ (from Korean language) means "the way of warrior". Nevertheless, the musado is a German martial art, based on the Korean arts.

The international centre of the musado is in Dortmund.

The grand master of the musado is Herbert Grudzenski (1947-September 20, 2012)  from Germany, the main instructors for the Czech Republic are Oldřich Šelenberk and Antonín Sokol.

## Traditional musado

The traditional musado derives from Korean traditional martial arts such as taekwondo, hapkido  & Kuk Sool Won. Many of the techniques tailored more for European physical capabilities while maintaining the Korean martial arts mindset  though Grudzenski himself was also a black belt in Judo & Jujitsu.

The beginning of the musado is dated as from 1968.

## Technical levels in the traditional musado

The traditional musado has 6 levels (1.-6. _kup_) of student which are marked by colour (see the table). Differently from the majority of the martial arts the student does not have a belt since the beginning. Only to the term of the course which lasts 2–4 months there is capacity to pass examination for the white belt.

|**grade**|**colour**|**belt**|
| --- | --- | --- |
|6. kup|white||
|5. kup|orange||
|4. kup|yellow||
|3. kup|green||
|2. kup|blue||
|1. kup|brown||
|1. dan|black||
The belts go up until ninth _dan_, _dan_ is marked on the belt with Roman numeration written with golden letters. In the Czech Republic, the most graduated is Antonín Sokol (4. _dan_).

## Code of honour of the practitioners of musado

The code of honour is a modern version of the code of ancient Korean units Hwarang.

### Oath

- Loyalty to own country
- Loyalty to the teaching and to the instructors, with respect to the parents
- Confidence and fraternity among friends
- Courage when facing an enemy
- Never kill without cause

### Moral and ethical principles

After taking oath the student must adhere to these moral and ethical principles (_kyohun_; Korean terms):
- _in_ – humanity
- _oui_ – justice
- _ye_ – courtesy
- _ji_ – wisdom
- _shin_ – confidence
- _sum_ – goodness
- _duk_ – virtue
- _chung_ – loyalty
- _yong_ – courage

## Musado Military Combat System

The **Musado MCS** is a military system of personal defence and of body-to-body combat, designed especially for training of the army, of the police and of other forces of security.

The musado also is used in training of the special units, for example of the units of aerial war, of the brigades of rapid reaction and of the brigades of the UNO.

In the army of the Czech Republic this system was introduced in 1993.

**Musado MCS** does not have any rules precisely given. However, with its vast extension it provides more than 4000 techniques and skills which with good mastery enable the warrior to stop an attack.

## Other websites

- Official page of the musado
- Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic History of the musado
- German organization of the musado
Lancia Thema

The **Lancia Thema** is a car produced by Lancia. It replaced the Lancia Gamma in 1984, and were replaced by the Lancia Kappa in 1994.

## Engines

- _2.0 i.e. 8V_ 83 kW (113 hp), 85 kW (116 hp) and 88 kW (120 hp)
- _2.0 i.e. 16V_ 104 kW (141 hp), 108 kW (147 hp) and 114 kW (155 hp)
- _2.0 i.e. 8V Turbo_ 110 kW (150 hp) and 122 kW (166 hp)
- _2.0 i.e. 16V Turbo_ 133 kW (181 hp) and 151 kW (205 hp)
- _2850 V6 i.e. 12V_ 108 kW (147 hp) and 110 kW (150 hp)
- _3000 V6 i.e. 12V_ 128 kW (174 hp)
- _3.0 V8 32V 8.32_ 151 kW (205 hp) and 158 kW (215 hp)
- _2.4 TD_ 74 kW (101 hp)
- _2.5 TD_ 85 kW (116 hp)
Phan Thanh Giản

**Phan Thanh Giản** or **Phan Thanh Jan**(潘淸簡, 1796 - 1867) was a Vietnamese politician, diplomat and historian. He was Vietnam's diplomat in France, the war.

## Book

- 《欽定越史通鑑綱目》