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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Cape_Ray_(T-AKR-9679)

MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679)

MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679)

English: The U.S. Military Sealift Command container ship MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679) departs row General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk shipyard, Virginia (USA), for sea trials.

MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679) at Norfolk VA in 2014

The 648-foot roll-on/roll-off and container ship MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679), built in 1977, was previously known as MV Saudi Makkah and MV Seaspeed Asia. She can carry 1,315 containers and has both bow and stern thrusters. After being acquired on 29 April 1994, MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679) was in the Ready Reserve Force. She is generally used to transport vehicles to war zones from the United States.

The 648-foot roll-on/roll-off and container ship MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679), built in 1977, was previously known as MV Saudi Makkah and MV Seaspeed Asia. She can carry 1,315 containers and has both bow and stern thrusters. After being acquired on 29 April 1994, MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679) was in the Ready Reserve Force. She is generally used to transport vehicles to war zones from the United States.

MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679) in 2014

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Godunov_(opera)

Boris Godunov (opera)

Part 3 / Act 2

Boris Godunov (opera) / Synopsis / Part 3 / Act 2

English: Design for the Terem Scene used in the premiere production of the opera Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky Theater (1874)

Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky. The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his masterpiece. Its subjects are the Russian ruler Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar during the Time of Troubles, and his nemesis, the False Dmitriy. The Russian-language libretto was written by the composer, and is based on the 1825 drama Boris Godunov by Aleksandr Pushkin, and, in the Revised Version of 1872, on Nikolay Karamzin's History of the Russian State. Among major operas, Boris Godunov shares with Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlos the distinction of having an extremely complex creative history, as well as a great wealth of alternative material. The composer created two versions—the Original Version of 1869, which was rejected for production by the Imperial Theatres, and the Revised Version of 1872, which received its first performance in 1874 in Saint Petersburg. Boris Godunov has seldom been performed in either of the two forms left by the composer, frequently being subjected to cuts, recomposition, re-orchestration, transposition of scenes, or conflation of the original and revised versions.

Kseniya (or Xenia), clutching a portrait of "Prince Ivan", her betrothed who has died, sings a brief mournful aria ("Where are you, my bridegroom?"). Fyodor studies a great map of the Tsardom of Russia. [Revised 1872 Version only: Fyodor tries to console Kseniya and shows her the magic of the clock, once it starts chiming]. Kseniya's nurse assures her that she will soon forget about "Prince Ivan". [1872: The nurse and Fyodor attempt to cheer Kseniya up with some songs ("A gnat was chopping wood" and "A little tale of this and that").] Boris abruptly enters, briefly consoles Kseniya, and then sends her and her nurse to their own quarters. Fyodor shows Boris the map of Russia. After encouraging his son to resume his studies, Boris delivers a long and fine soliloquy ("I have attained supreme power"). [1872: At the end of this arioso he reveals that he has been disturbed by a vision of a bloody child begging for mercy. A commotion breaks out in his children's quarters. Boris sends Fyodor to investigate.] The boyar-in-attendance brings word of the arrival of Prince Shuysky, and reports a denunciation against him for his intrigues. [1872: Fyodor returns to relate a whimsical tale ("Our little parrot was sitting") involving a pet parrot. Boris takes comfort in his son's imagination and advises Fyodor, when he becomes Tsar, to beware of evil and cunning advisors such as Shuysky.] Prince Shuysky now enters. Boris insults him, accusing him of conspiring with Pushkin, an ancestor of the poet. However, the prince brings grave tidings. A Pretender has appeared in Lithuania. Boris angrily demands to know his identity. Shuysky fears the Pretender might attract a following bearing the name of Tsarevich Dmitriy. Shaken by this revelation, Boris dismisses Fyodor. He orders Shuysky to seal the border with Lithuania, and, clearly on the edge of madness, asks Shuysky whether he has ever heard of dead children rising from their graves to question Tsars. Boris seeks assurance that the dead child the prince had seen in Uglich was really Dmitriy. He threatens Shuysky, if he dissembles, with a gruesome execution. The Prince describes the ghastly scene of Dmitriy's murder in a brief and beautiful aria ("In Uglich, in the cathedral"). But he gives hints that a miracle (incorruptibility) has occurred. Boris begins choking with guilt and remorse, and gives a sign for Shuysky to depart. [1872: The chiming clock again begins working.] Boris hallucinates (Hallucination or 'Clock' Scene). The spectre of the dead Dmitriy reaches out to him. Addressing the apparition, he denies his responsibility for the crime: "Begone, begone child! I am not thy murderer... the will of the people!" He collapses, praying that God will have mercy on his guilty soul.

Shishkov's design for the Terem Scene (1870)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ust-Ilimsk

Ust-Ilimsk

Ust-Ilimsk

Deutsch: Wasserkraftwerk Ust-Ilimsk. English: The Ust-Ilimsk Dam. Eesti: Ust-Ilimski HEJ. Suomi: Ust-Ilimskin vesivoimalaitoksen pato. Français : La centrale hydroélectrique d'Oust-Ilimsk. Italiano: La centrale idroelettrica nei pressi della città. Norsk (bokmål)‎: Foto av anlegget. Русский: Усть-Илимская ГЭС. Плотина Усть-Илимской ГЭС. На переднем плане — слив.

Ust-Ilimsk is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River. Population: 86,610; 100,592; 109,280; 53,000.

Ust-Ilimsk (Russian: Усть-Илимск, IPA: [usʲtʲ ɪˈlʲimsk]) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River. Population: 86,610 (2010 Census); 100,592 (2002 Census); 109,280 (1989 Census); 53,000 (1977).

Ust-Ilimsk dam

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Vaccinium

Hawaiian Vaccinium

Evolutionary history and taxonomy

Hawaiian Vaccinium / Evolutionary history and taxonomy

ʻŌhelo Ericaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Lānaʻihale, Lānaʻi

Hawaiian Vaccinium is a monophyletic group comprising three species endemic to the archipelago of Hawaii: Vaccinium reticulatum, Vaccinium dentatum and Vaccinium calycinum, commonly known in Hawaii as ʻōhelo. While Vaccinium as a larger group is characterized by an inferior ovary and brightly-colored berries that are indehiscent, the Hawaiian group has traditionally been distinguished as having uniquely well-developed calyx lobes and longer calyx tube depth, more cylindrical corolla shape, reduced or absent staminal awns, longer pedicel length, and — compared with temperate relatives — much longer leaf persistence. They are terrestrial or epiphytic shrubs, typically 1 - 6 feet in height, occasionally up to 10 feet, ranging widely throughout the Hawaiian islands over relatively high elevation. The three species thrive in many plant communities, except for Vaccinium reticulatum, which tends to thrive around lava flows, yet is not limited to them. Within the group, distinct taxa vary in berry color, bloom color, foliage shape and size, and pedicel length. Vaccinium reticulatum and Vaccinium dentatum are evergreen, while Vaccinium calycinum is deciduous.

This group is thought to be derived from within section Myrtillus of Vaccinium proper, and is thought to have a North American origin of dispersal. However, confidence in the existing molecular evidence for this hypothesis is low, and therefore the status of the sister group to the Hawaiian clade is still unknown. Hawaii is known as a historical hotspot for adaptive radiation because of immense biological opportunity over small, isolated areas, especially advantageous for plants that colonized the islands when they were first formed by volcanic activity. Endemic Hawaiian plant lineages that have undergone adaptive radiation exhibit patterns associated with a loss of dispersal capacity: small populations, isolated usually to one island, if not one small area of one island, exhibiting "explosive" diversity in a small space, reflecting probable "rapid speciation" or an accelerated rate of evolution. However, there is much debate and controversy surrounding the definition and characterization of adaptive radiation. All three species of Hawaiian Vaccinium show the opposite pattern of adaptive radiation: they are widespread throughout the Hawaiian islands, and have retained their dispersal capacity, thus suggesting, among other hypotheses, a relatively recent dispersal to the archipelago. However, the extent of Hawaiian Vaccinium’s diversification at population levels is not well known. Another characteristic typical of lineages that have undergone adaptive radiation is the ability to self-fertilize. Selfing is said to be rare elsewhere in Vaccinium, but is well established in|Hawaiian Vaccinium. Seed viability among self-fertilized individuals varies, however, between the three species. Controlled experiments found that while selfing is very successful in Vaccinium calycinum, Vaccinium reticulatum and Vaccinium dentatum show much poorer (62%) seed viability on average, probably due to morphological conditions in the calyx. Researchers have hypothesized that the self-compatible gene is not yet fixed in entire populations of Vaccinium calycinum and Vaccinium reticulatum. The evolutionary history of the larger group Vaccinium has long been complete mystery for plant systematists and evolutionary biologists: species that have been found to be genetically related to not fall into groups traditionally described by morphological similarity, nor do they follow geographic pattern. What is certain is that the plant species traditionally understood to form the genus Vaccinium do not form a monophyly. Given this information, it is difficult to speculate with confidence upon the evolutionary history of Hawaiian Vaccinium, though there is some confidence that there is a single common ancestor of the group.

Vaccinium dentatum

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Defiance_Zoo_%26_Aquarium

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

English: The entrance to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in 2006

The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a combined zoo, aquarium, and botanical garden located in Tacoma, Washington, US, owned by Metro Parks Tacoma. Situated on 29 acres in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. The zoo was founded in 1905; the aquarium was founded in 1935 near Commencement Bay and relocated within the zoo in 1963. Both are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is a combined zoo, aquarium, and botanical garden located in Tacoma, Washington, US, owned by Metro Parks Tacoma. Situated on 29 acres (12 ha) in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. The zoo was founded in 1905; the aquarium was founded in 1935 near Commencement Bay and relocated within the zoo in 1963. Both are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

The entrance to PDZA

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_players_with_2,000_points_and_1,000_rebounds

List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds

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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds / List

English: Photo taken at a youth basketball camp @ Trinity U.M. Church in Elkhart, IN

This is a list of NCAA Division I men's basketball players who have accumulated both 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in their careers. Tom Gola, whose career at La Salle was between 1951–52 and 1954–55, also holds an NCAA men's basketball record: his 2,201 rebounds are the most ever.

Luke Harangody of Notre Dame

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Flora

Jim Flora

Jim Flora

English: A young Jim Flora at his art desk.

James Flora, best known for his distinctive and idiosyncratic album cover art for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s, was also a prolific commercial illustrator from the 1940s to the 1970s and the author/illustrator of 17 popular children's books. He was a fine artist as well, who created hundreds of paintings, drawings, etchings and sketches over his 84-year lifespan.

James Flora (January 25, 1914 ‒ July 9, 1998), best known for his distinctive and idiosyncratic album cover art for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s, was also a prolific commercial illustrator from the 1940s to the 1970s and the author/illustrator of 17 popular children's books. He was a fine artist as well, who created hundreds of paintings, drawings, etchings and sketches over his 84-year lifespan.

A young Jim Flora at his art desk.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ashford

RAF Ashford

RAF Ashford

English: P-47 Thunderbolts of 512th and 514th Fighter Squadrons, 406th Fighter Group, prepare to take off on runway 15-33 at RAF Ashford, Kent, England. Note aircraft painted in D-Day invasion markings.

Royal Air Force Ashford or more simply RAF Ashford is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground in Kent, England. The landing ground is located approximately 3 miles west of Ashford just south of the A28 near the junction with Old Surrenden Manor Road; about 50 miles southeast of London. Opened in 1943, Ashford was one of several prototypes for the temporary Advanced Landing Ground airfields built in France after D-Day, required as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by British, Dominion and the United States Army Air Forces. It was closed in September 1944. Today the airfield is a mixture of agricultural fields with few recognisable remains.

Royal Air Force Ashford or more simply RAF Ashford is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground in Kent, England. The landing ground is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Ashford just south of the A28 near the junction with Old Surrenden Manor Road; about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of London. Opened in 1943, Ashford was one of several prototypes for the temporary Advanced Landing Ground airfields built in France after D-Day, required as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by British, Dominion and the United States Army Air Forces. It was closed in September 1944. Today the airfield is a mixture of agricultural fields with few recognisable remains.

512th and 514th Fighter Squadron P-47s prepare to take off on runway 15-33. Note aircraft painted in D-Day invasion markings

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratanakiri_Province

Ratanakiri Province

Economy and transportation

Ratanakiri Province / Economy and transportation

Road in Ratanakiri, Cambodia

An unpaved red dirt road passing through a forest in a mountainous landscape, with a house standing apart from the road to the left

Ratanakiri or Ratanak Kiri, is a province of northeast Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Mondulkiri to the south and Stung Treng to the west and the countries of Laos and Vietnam to the north and east, respectively. The province extends from the mountains of the Annamite Range in the north, across a hilly plateau between the Tonle San and Tonle Srepok rivers, to tropical deciduous forests in the south. In recent years, logging and mining have scarred Ratanakiri's environment, long known for its beauty. For over a millennium, Ratanakiri has been occupied by the highland Khmer Loeu people, who are a minority elsewhere in Cambodia. During the region's early history, its Khmer Loeu inhabitants were exploited as slaves by neighboring empires. The slave trade economy ended during the French colonial era, but a harsh Khmerization campaign after Cambodia's independence again threatened Khmer Loeu ways of life. The Khmer Rouge built its headquarters in the province in the 1960s, and bombing during the Vietnam War devastated the region. Today, rapid development in the province is altering traditional ways of life.

The vast majority of workers in Ratanakiri are employed in agriculture. Most of the indigenous residents of Ratanakiri are subsistence farmers, practicing slash and burn shifting cultivation. (See Culture below for more information on traditional subsistence practices.) Many families are beginning to shift production to cash crops such as cashews, mangoes, and tobacco, a trend that has accelerated in recent years. Ratanakiri villagers have traditionally had little contact with the cash economy. Barter exchange remains widespread, and Khmer Loeu villagers tended to visit markets only once per year until quite recently. As of 2005, monetary income in the province averaged US$5 per month per person; purchased possessions such as motorcycles, televisions, and karaoke sets have become extremely desirable. Larger-scale agriculture occurs on rubber and cashew plantations. Other economic activities in the province include gem mining and commercial logging. The most abundant gem in Ratanakiri is blue zircon. Small quantities of amethyst, peridot, and black opal are also produced. Gems are generally mined using traditional methods, with individuals digging holes and tunnels and manually removing the gems; recently, however, commercial mining operations have been moving into the province. Logging, particularly illegal logging, has been a problem both for environmental reasons and because of land alienation. This illegal logging has been undertaken by the Cambodian military and by Vietnamese loggers. In 1997, an estimated 300,000 cubic meters of logs were exported illegally from Ratanakiri to Vietnam, compared to a legal limit of 36,000 cubic meters. John Dennis, a researcher for the Asian Development Bank, described the logging in Ratanakiri as a "human rights emergency". Ratanakiri's tourist industry has rapidly expanded in recent years: visits to the province increased from 6,000 in 2002 to 105,000 in 2008 and 118,000 in 2011. The region's tourism development strategy focuses on encouraging ecotourism. Increasing tourism in Ratanakiri has been problematic because local communities receive very little income from tourism and because guides sometimes bring tourists to villages without residents' consent, disrupting traditional ways of life. A few initiatives have sought to address these issues: a provincial tourism steering committee aims to ensure that tourism is non-destructive, and some programs provide English and tourism skills to indigenous people. Ox-cart and motorcycle are common means of transportation in Ratanakiri. The provincial road system is better than in some parts of the country, but remains in somewhat bad condition. National Road 78 between Banlung and the Vietnam border was built between 2007 and 2010; the road was expected to increase trade between Cambodia and Vietnam. There is a small airport in Banlung, but commercial flights to Ratanakiri have long been discontinued.

A road in rural Ratanakiri

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana

Svetlana

Svetlana

Photina, Samaritan woman, meets Jesus (Orthodox icon).

Svetlana is a common Orthodox Slavic female name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root svet, which translates into English as "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word Shweta in Sanskrit. The name was coined by Alexander Vostokov and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballad "Svetlana", first published in 1813. The name is also used in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, and Serbia, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries. In the Russian Orthodox Church Svetlana is used as a Russian translation of Photina, a name sometimes ascribed to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Semantically, similar names to this are Lucia, Claire, Roxana, and Shweta.

Svetlana (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian Cyrillic: Светлана; Belarusian: Святлана, romanized: Sviatlana; Ukrainian: Світлана, romanized: Svitlana) is a common Orthodox Slavic female name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root svet (Cyrillic: свет), which translates into English as "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word Shweta in Sanskrit. The name was coined by Alexander Vostokov and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballad "Svetlana", first published in 1813. The name is also used in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, and Serbia, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries. In the Russian Orthodox Church Svetlana is used as a Russian translation of Photina (derived from phos (Greek: φως, "light")), a name sometimes ascribed to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well (the Bible, John 4). Semantically, similar names to this are Lucia (of Latin origin, meaning "light"), Claire ("light" or "clear" in French, equivalent to Spanish Clara), Roxana (from Old Persian, "little shiny star, light"), and Shweta (Sanskrit, "white, pure").

Svetlana is often used in reference to the Samaritan woman at the well in the Biblical Gospel of John. It is the Russian version of the Greek saint name Photini, meaning "enlightened"

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubia

Nubia

Egypt in Nubia

Nubia / History / 1550-750 BCE: Kerma; Egyptian Empire / Egypt in Nubia

English: Nubian Prince Hekanefer bringing tribute for King Tut, 18th dynasty. Tomb of Huy

Nubia is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile and the confluence of the blue and white Niles or, more strictly, Al Dabbah. It was the seat of one of the earliest civilizations of ancient Africa, as the Kerma culture lasted from around 2500 BC until its conquest by the New Kingdom of Egypt under pharaoh Thutmose I around 1500 BC. Nubia was home to several empires, most prominently the kingdom of Kush, which conquered Egypt during the 8th century BC during the reign of Piye and ruled the country as its Twenty-fifth Dynasty. The collapse of Kush, in the 4th century AD after more than a thousand years of existence, was precipitated by an invasion by Ethiopia's Kingdom of Aksum and saw the rise of three Christian kingdoms, Nobatia, Makuria and Alodia. Makuria and Alodia also lasted for roughly a millennium. Their eventual decline initiated not only the partition of Nubia into the northern half conquered by the Ottomans and the southern half by the Sennar sultanate in the 16th century, but also a rapid Islamization and partial Arabization of the Nubian people. Nubia was again united with the Khedivate of Egypt in the 19th century.

After the Theban 17th dynasty New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1532–1070 BC) expelled the Canaanite Hyksos from Egypt, they turned their imperial ambitions to Nubia. By the end of the reign of Thutmose I (1520 BC), all of Lower Nubia had been annexed. After a long campaign, Egypt also conquered its formidable enemy, the Kingdom of Kerma in Upper Nubia, for the first time and held both areas until 1070 BCE. The Egyptians destroyed Kerma's kingdom and capital and expanded the Egyptian empire to the Fourth Cataract. The Egyptians built a new administrative center at Napata, and used the area to produce gold and incense. The Nubian gold production made Egypt a prime source of the precious metal in the Middle East. The primitive working conditions for the slaves are recorded by Diodorus Siculus, who saw some of the mines at a later time. One of the oldest maps known is of a gold mine in Nubia, the Turin Papyrus Map dating to about 1160 BC; this map is also one of the earliest characterized road maps in existence. Nubians were an integral part of New Kingdom Egyptian society. Some scholars state that Nubians were included in the Egyptian 18th dynasty royal family. Ahmose-Nefertari was thought by some scholars such as Flinders Petrie to be of Nubian origin because she is most often depicted with black skin. However, scholars such as Joyce Tyldesley, Sigrid Hodel-Hoenes, and Graciela Gestoso Singer, argued that her skin color is indicative of her role as a goddess of resurrection, since black is both the color of the fertile land of Egypt and that of the underworld. In 1098-1088 BCE, Thebes was "the scene of a civil war-like conflict between the High Priest of Amun of Thebes Amenhotep and the Viceroy of Kush Panehesy (= the Nubian)." Thebes was chaotic and there were great tomb robberies. Instead of sending soldiers to restore order, Ramesses XI put Panehesy in control of that area's military and appointed him Director of Granaries." Panehesy stationed his troops in Thebes to protect the city from thieves, but it resembled a military occupation of Thebes to the High Priest. This put Panehesy at odds with the High Priest and later led to the Civil war in Thebes. By 1082 BCE, Ramesses XI finally sent help to the High Priest. Panehesy continued his revolt and the city of Thebes suffered from "war, famine, and plunderings.". Panehesy had some initial success and the High Priest fled Thebes. Panehesy pursued the High Priest, as far as Middle Egypt before Egyptian forces pushed Panehesy and his troops out of Egypt and into Lower Nubia. Ramesses sent new leadership to Thebes, with Herihor being named the new High Priest of Thebes (and effectively King of Southern Egypt) and Paiankh being named the new Viceroy of Kush. Paiankh recaptured former Egyptian holdings in Lower Nubia as far as the second Nile cataract, but could not defeat Panehesy in Lower Nubia. Panehesy ruled in Lower Nubia until his death. Herihor's descendants became Egypt's 21st and 22nd dynasties.

Nubian Prince Heqanefer bringing tribute for King Tutankhamun, 18th dynasty, Tomb of Huy. Circa 1342 – c. 1325 BCE

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crivitz_station

Crivitz station

Crivitz station

Deutsch: Bahnhof in Crivitz im Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland English: Train station in Crivitz, district Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Crivitz station is a railway station in the municipality of Crivitz, located in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Crivitz station is a railway station in the municipality of Crivitz, located in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Crivitz_Bahnhof_2013-07-04_21.JPG

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Chambers_(painter)

George Chambers (painter)

George Chambers (painter)

English: A boeier flying the Dutch flag is portrayed apparently setting her sprit in a fresh breeze, with a variety of shipping visible beyond to left and right. A boeier is a small Dutch sprit-rigged seagoing merchant vessel with a deep sail and with a curved spoon bow, and the painter has carefully detailed the rigging. There is a group of figures seated in the stern, including two women, one wearing a red scarf knotted over her head and one in a white cap. A child leans out towards the water where the waves splash against the side of the boat, whilst a man wearing a broad-brimmed hat and with his back to the viewer leans forwards towards the sails. By the mast another man stands, facing away from the viewer, and bringing the sprit in to the foot of the mast. In the background the skyline of a village, including the steeple of a church, is visible. Although Dutch craft have been portrayed, it may be an English port.

George Hyde Chambers was an English marine painter.

George Hyde Chambers (23 October 1803 – 29 October 1840) was an English marine painter.

A Dutch Boeier in a Fresh Breeze (1831, oil on canvas, National Maritime Museum, London).

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_of_Arlington_Memorial_Bridge

Construction of Arlington Memorial Bridge

Genesis and over-arching design of the Arlington Memorial Bridge

Construction of Arlington Memorial Bridge / Genesis and over-arching design of the Arlington Memorial Bridge

English: 1921 plans for roadway and bridge approaches from Arlington National Cemetery to the proposed Arlington Memorial Bridge, developed by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. These plans were later dropped.

The construction of Arlington Memorial Bridge was a seven-year construction project in Washington, D.C., in the United States to construct the Arlington Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River. The bridge was authorized by Congress in February 1925, and was completed in January 1932. As a memorial, its decorative features were extensive and intricate, and resolving the design issues over these details took many years. Tall columns and pylons topped by statuary, Greek Revival temple-like structures, and statue groups were proposed for the ends of the bridge. Carvings and inscriptions were planned for the sides of the bridge, and extensive statuary for the bridge piers. The bridge itself took far longer than the anticipated two years. Problems were encountered in building the foundations, accidents occurred, and the construction of the bascule span was complex and lengthy. Even though the bridge was finished by January 1932, construction of the termini and completion of the memorial details took another six years. Budget problems created in part by the Great Depression meant that portions of the bridge project were never completed.

Congress first proposed a bridge at the site of the current Arlington Memorial Bridge on May 24, 1886. Numerous designs were suggested from official and unofficial sources, but no design was acceptable. On March 4, 1913, Congress enacted the Public Buildings Act which, among other things, created and funded an Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission (AMBC) whose purpose was to settle on a design for the bridge and report back to Congress. But Congress appropriated no money for the commission's operation due to the onset of World War I, and it remained inactive. In the wake of a major traffic jam on the Highway Bridge during the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Congress appropriated $25,000 on June 12, 1922, to fund the work of the bridge commission. In December 1922, the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission held a joint meeting with the United States Commission of Fine Arts (CFA). The two agencies agreed to build a bridge from the west end of the National Mall to Arlington National Cemetery. The parties also agreed to seek to construct a low (rather than monumental) bridge with a bascule (drawbridge) in the center to permit ship traffic to reach the Georgetown waterfront. The AMBC chose the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White to design the bridge. Architect William Mitchell Kendall was the lead designer. Kendall's first design was submitted to the CFA in May 1923, and the basic bridge design—which included eastern and western approaches, a design for Columbia Island, a treatment for the main entrance at Arlington National Cemetery, and more—was given approval in late 1923. Congress enacted legislation in early 1925 authorizing the AMBC to construct the bridge. Legal issues regarding the bridge commission's authority to issue contracts were resolved in early 1927, allowing construction to proceed. The goal was to construct a bridge from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. across the Potomac River to Virginia, aligned with a new main gate at Arlington National Cemetery. The bridge was also to be memorial in nature, celebrating the unification of the country in the wake of the American Civil War, and thus was to have memorial features such as sculptural elements and grand approaches. The United States Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) had legal authority to approve the design and architectural style of the bridge. However, the United States Army Corps of Engineers had legal authority over the construction of public works in the District of Columbia. These two bodies agreed in late 1923 to construct a nine-span, 2,138-foot (652 m) long drawbridge made of steel and reinforced concrete faced in white granite. The bridge required four abutments, one on each shoreline and one on either side of the draw (or bascule) span. The abutments had to be erected on bedrock. The bridge was relatively low to the water, which meant the roadway would be only 43 feet (13 m) and the underside of each span just 10 feet (3.0 m) above the low-water mark. The spans in the bridge sloped downward 12 feet (3.7 m), and all engines, gears, lookout stations, bridge tenders' houses, and other drawbridge equipment were as far out of sight below deck as possible. The spans varied in width from 166 feet (51 m) near the shore to 184 feet (56 m) at the draw span. The roadway was 60 feet (18 m) in width, and sidewalks (each 15 feet (4.6 m) in width) ran down each side of the bridge. A balustrade, 4,276 feet (1,303 m) long, was also planned. The balustrade was solid over the piers and abutments but turned spindles over the spans to permit maximum views of the river by motorists using the bridge. Initially, there was little concern that the bridge's construction would be lengthy. Major Joseph Mehaffey of the Army Corps of Engineers stated in November 1925 that it would take two years to construct the abutments, two years to build the spans, and a year to erect the draw or bascule.

1921 plans for the Arlington Memorial Bridge, design of Columbia Island, and approaches.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaefell_Mountain_Railway

Snaefell Mountain Railway

Snaefell Mountain Railway

English: Tram at the summit station, Data from Geograph: Description: Journey's end, just in time for tea. ICBM: 54.262109078413, -4.4627857752909 Location: (about 0 km from) near to Les Graham Memorial Shelter [other Features], Isle of Man, Great Britain.

The Snaefell Mountain Railway is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at 2,036 feet above sea level the highest point on the island. It connects with the Manx Electric Railway in Laxey. The line is 5 miles long, is built to 3 ft 6 in gauge and uses a Fell Incline Railway System centre rail for braking on the steep gradients. It is electrified using overhead wires at 550 volts direct current, with bow collectors.

The Snaefell Mountain Railway (Manx: Raad-Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at 2,036 feet (621 m) above sea level the highest point on the island. It connects with the Manx Electric Railway (MER) in Laxey. The line is 5 miles (8 km) long, is built to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge and uses a Fell Incline Railway System centre rail for braking on the steep gradients. It is electrified using overhead wires at 550 volts direct current, with bow collectors.

Tram No. 4 at the summit

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Han_dynasty

History of the Han dynasty

Court, kinsmen, and consort clans

History of the Han dynasty / Restoration of the Han / Court, kinsmen, and consort clans

A pottery dog from the Chinese Han Dynasty.

The Han dynasty, founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang, was the second imperial dynasty of China. It followed the Qin dynasty, which had unified the Warring States of China by conquest. Interrupted briefly by the Xin dynasty of Wang Mang, the Han dynasty is divided into two periods: the Western Han and the Eastern Han. These appellations are derived from the locations of the capital cities Chang'an and Luoyang, respectively. The third and final capital of the dynasty was Xuchang, where the court moved in 196 CE during a period of political turmoil and civil war. The Han dynasty ruled in an era of Chinese cultural consolidation, political experimentation, relative economic prosperity and maturity, and great technological advances. There was unprecedented territorial expansion and exploration initiated by struggles with non-Chinese peoples, especially the nomadic Xiongnu of the Eurasian Steppe. The Han emperors were initially forced to acknowledge the rival Xiongnu Chanyus as their equals, yet in reality the Han was an inferior partner in a tributary and royal marriage alliance known as heqin.

Besides his divorcing Guo Shengtong in 41 CE to install his original wife Empress Yin Lihua as empress instead, there was little drama with imperial kinsmen at Guangwu's court, as Empress Guo was made a queen dowager and her son, the former heir apparent, was demoted to the status of a king. However, trouble with imperial kinsmen turned violent during Ming's reign. In addition to exiling his half-brother Liu Ying (d. 71 CE, committed suicide) after Liu Ying allegedly used witchcraft to curse him, Emperor Ming also targeted hundreds of others with similar charges (of using occult omens and witchcraft) resulting in exile, torture for gaining confessions, and execution. This trend of persecution did not end until Emperor Zhang took the throne, who was for the most part generous towards his brothers and called back many to the capital who had been exiled by Ming. Of greater consequence for the dynasty, however, was Emperor He's coup of 92 CE in which eunuchs made their first significant involvement in court politics of Eastern Han. Emperor Zhang had upheld a good relationship with his titular mother and Ming's widow, the humble Empress Dowager Ma (d. 79 CE), but Empress Dowager Dou (d. 97 CE), the widow of Emperor Zhang, was overbearing towards Emperor He (son of Emperor Zhang and Consort Liang) in his early reign and, concealing the identity of his natural mother from him, raised He as her own after purging the Liang family from power. In order to put He on the throne, Empress Dowager Dou had even demoted the crown prince Liu Qing (78–106 CE) as a king and forced his mother, Consort Song (d. 82 CE) to commit suicide. Unwilling to yield his power to the Dou clan any longer, Emperor He enlisted the aid of palace eunuchs led by Zheng Zhong (d. 107 CE) to overthrow the Dou clan on charges of treason, stripping them of titles, exiling them, forcing many to commit suicide, and had the Empress Dowager placed under house arrest.

A Han dynasty glazed pottery dog tomb statuette with a decorative pet collar

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claremont,_Jamaica

Claremont, Jamaica

Claremont, Jamaica

English: Presented by Tom Dobson. Est. 1915

Claremont is a town in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. The district of Claremont was first called "Finger Post" until it was renamed in honour of the first house built there, "Clermont House". The countryside around the town has for centuries been home to the wealthy landed gentry, and still today is dotted with estate houses. The wealth associated with the area is seen in the architecture and plan of the town; the shops of Claremont High Street exhibit fine architectural detail and finishing. The town clock was presented to Claremont in 1915 by Tom Dobson Esq. of Carton Pen.

Claremont is a town in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. The district of Claremont was first called "Finger Post" until it was renamed in honour of the first house built there, "Clermont House". The countryside around the town has for centuries been home to the wealthy landed gentry, and still today is dotted with estate houses. The wealth associated with the area is seen in the architecture and plan of the town; the shops of Claremont High Street exhibit fine architectural detail and finishing. The town clock was presented to Claremont in 1915 by Tom Dobson Esq. of Carton Pen.

The Clock at Claremont

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcantarilha

Alcantarilha

History

Alcantarilha / History

English: Alcantarilha - Praia de Armação de Pêra Halt, in the Algarve Line, Portugal. Português: Apeadeiro de Alcantarilha - Praia de Armação de Pêra, na Linha do Algarve, em Portugal.

Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory.

The territory of Silves has been occupied since the Paleolithic, and testaments of human presence in Alcantarilha can be traced back to the fossil beaches in Torre and Morgado das Relvas, along the coast. The first settlement in Alcantarilha, developed during the pre-Roman era. The primitive agglomeration concentrated around a defensible area at the end of the settlement. From the inventory by the Direcção Geral dos Edifícios e Monumentos Nacionais (General-Directorate on Buildings and National Monuments), this settlement consisted of a Lusitanian castro bridging the Neolithic and Chalcolithic eras. This space was also a transit point for Phoenicians, Greek and Carthaginian traders. The name Alcantarilha appears to have its origin in Arab settlement/occupation, from the word al-quanTarâ, which meant bridge, viaduct or aqueduct, while the addition of the diminutive ilha implied a Roman or Mozarab influence, to indicate "small bridge". During the Middle Ages, and beginning of the modern era, little is known about the activities of the communities of Alcantarilha, except for activities related with the defense of the Algarve coast and rare descriptions of the settlement in the 16th century. The oldest description came from 1573, and reflected by João Cascão, King Sebastian's personal chronicler, who accompanied the king through the Algarve to survey the defenses along the coast. The monarch had ordered the completion of the walls of Alcantarilha in 1571, which were part of a project began in the reign of John III. King Sebastian visited on 28 January 1573 for a short visit, to find the project completed. João Cascão left behind a historical account, on the small "hamlet" of Alcantarilha, that included 150 neighbours and completely encircled by a wall of bulwarks. For a while the civil parish oscillated between two parish seats: Pêra and Armação de Pêra. Until 1683, Pera (the parish seat) was linked to Alcantarilha, when bishop José de Menezes de-annexed the community, and included it in the municipality of Albufeira. Armação de Pêra, therefore, became the new parish seat until 1933, when Armação de Pêra also achieved territorial autonomy, and was de-annexed from Alcantarilha, to form its own parish. On 4 February 1999, PS deputy Jorge Valente (elected in the Algarve) brought before the National Assembly a petition to formally elevate the urban seat of Alcantarilha to the status of vila (town). This project was approved in plenary on 13 May 1999, and proclaimed on 1 November 1999.

The former rail station of Alcantarilha-Armação de Pêra, hinting at Alcantarilha's history with its neighbouring parish

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangrecita

Sangrecita

Sangrecita

Español: Entrada o desayuno típico de Lambayeque, Perú, hecho con sangre frita, ají y cebolla china. Se acompaña de yuca.

Sangrecita is a Peruvian cuisine dish of chicken blood. It is seasoned with garlic, onion, chili pepper, herbs and prepared with baked potatoes, fried sweet potatoes or cassava.

Sangrecita is a Peruvian cuisine dish of chicken blood. It is seasoned with garlic, onion, chili pepper, herbs and prepared with baked potatoes, fried sweet potatoes or cassava.

Sangrecita, Peruvian dish

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Zoo_and_Aquarium

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Mangels-Illions Carousel

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium / Other attractions / Mangels-Illions Carousel

English: Mangel Illions Carousel built in 1914 and refurbished in 2000, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.Русский: Изображение карусели Mangel Illions, построенной в 1914 году и отреставрированной в 2000 году, в Зоопарке и Аквариуме Колумбуса.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road. It has a worldwide reputation, largely attributable to the efforts and promotion of director emeritus Jack Hanna. In 2009, it was named by the USA Travel Guide as the number one zoo in the United States. It was also ranked number one best zoo in 2012 by Besties Readers Choice. The Columbus Zoo is home to more than 7,000 animals representing over 800 species and sees over 2.3 million visitors annually. The animal exhibits are divided into regions of the world, with the zoo currently operating eight such regions. In addition the zoo owns an 18-hole golf course, known as the Safari Golf Club which encompasses 56.656 hectares. The zoo also owns Zoombezi Bay which encompasses 9.187 hectares. In total, the zoo owns 234 hectares of land, with 164.424 hectares dedicated to the zoo itself.

In the spring of 2000, the zoo added its restored 1914 Mangels-Illions carousel. This carousel had originally been built for the former Olentangy Park in Clintonville. When the park closed in 1938, the carousel was moved to Wyandot Lake where it continued operating for sixty years, though in deteriorating condition. In 1999, the carousel was removed from Wyandot Lake and underwent a million dollar restoration before being moved to a new location at the zoo. With 52 hand carved horses, 2 chariots, and a Wurlitzer #153 band organ (which plays upon request), this rare "grand carousel" in the Coney Island style is one of only a few manufactured by the William F. Mangels Company with wooden horses carved by M. C. Illions and Sons Carousell Works, and is thus known as a Mangels-Illions carousel. It was ridden 42,000 times in its first month of operation at the zoo, and celebrated its one millionth rider on July 28, 2004.

The Mangels-Illions Carousel, post-restoration, on the grounds of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unetice_culture

Unetice culture

Sub-groups

Unetice culture / Sub-groups

Čeština: Sídelní oblasti únětické kultury na území České Republiky

The Únětice culture is an archaeological culture at the start of the Central European Bronze Age, dated roughly to about 2300–1800 BC. The eponymous site for this culture, the village of Únětice, is located in the central Czech Republic, northwest of Prague. Today, the Únětice culture is known from about 1,400 sites in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, 550 sites in Poland, and, in Germany, about 500 sites and loose finds locations. The Únětice culture is also known from north-eastern Austria, and from western Ukraine.

The Únětice culture originated in the territories of contemporary Bohemia. Ten local sub-groups can be distinguished in its classical phase: Bohemia Group Moravia Group Slovakia Group; following the so-called Nitra Group Lower Austria Group Central Germany Group Lower Saxony Group Lower Lusatia Group Silesia Group Greater Poland (Kościan) Group Galicia (Western Ukraine) Group

Map showing location of the Únětice culture in Czech Republic

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_in_the_Dark

The Girl in the Dark

The Girl in the Dark

English: Advertisement for the American mystery film The Girl in the Dark (1918) with Carmel Myers, on page 28 of the March 9, 1918 The Moving Picture Weekly.

The Girl in the Dark is a 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Stuart Paton. The script was written by Albert Kenyon, based on the 1914 novel The Green Seal by Charles Edmonds Walk.

The Girl in the Dark is a 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Stuart Paton. The script was written by Albert Kenyon, based on the 1914 novel The Green Seal by Charles Edmonds Walk.

Trade advertisement

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Kluckert

Daniela Kluckert

Daniela Kluckert

Deutsch: Daniela Kluckert vor dem Deutschen Bundestag

Daniela Kluckert is a German politician. Born in Nürnberg, Bavaria, she represents the Free Democratic Party. Daniela Kluckert has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin since 2017.

Daniela Kluckert (born 22 December 1980) is a German politician. Born in Nürnberg, Bavaria, she represents the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Daniela Kluckert has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin since 2017.

Daniela Kluckert in 2017

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Bhasha_Parishad

Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad

Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad

English: Panduranga Rao, DIrector, Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, Kolkata with the President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma at the launching of Sanskrit Encyclopaedia

Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, a Kolkata based literary organization was founded on 1975 by Sitaram Seksaria and Bhagirat H Kanodia with the aim of promoting Indian languages. It works for the development of Indian literature through publication of books on literature and implementation of various literary projects. It honors Indian writers for the contribution to Indian literature through their respective languages. The award consists of cash prize 1 lakh, a memento and a shawl.

Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, a Kolkata based literary organization was founded on 1975 by Sitaram Seksaria and Bhagirat H Kanodia with the aim of promoting Indian languages. It works for the development of Indian literature through publication of books on literature and implementation of various literary projects. It honors Indian writers for the contribution to Indian literature through their respective languages. The award consists of cash prize 1 lakh, a memento and a shawl.

Bharatiya Bhasa Parishad, kolkata with then President of India, 1989

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trying_to_Trash_Betsy_DeVos

Trying to Trash Betsy DeVos

Description

Trying to Trash Betsy DeVos / Description

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Trying to Trash Betsy DeVos is a political cartoon by Glenn McCoy published on 13 February 2017. The cartoon centrally depicts Betsy DeVos, the United States Secretary of Education in the Trump Administration. The political cartoon is thematically based on the 1964 painting The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell, and attracted critical commentary in mainstream media.

The cartoon depicts a small version of DeVos walking and surrounded by large men in suits, who are possibly guards. The remains of a thrown tomato can also be seen. The word "CONSERVATiVE" is scrawled on the background wall in graffiti in addition to an anarchy symbol. The abbreviation for the National Education Association is also written on the lefthand side.

Betsy DeVos, the subject of the political cartoon

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Afrikaners

Post-apartheid era

Afrikaners / Modern history / Post-apartheid era

Frederik de Klerk and Nelson Mandela shake hands at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos in January 1992 Copyright World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org)

Afrikaners are a Southern African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th and 18th centuries. They traditionally dominated South Africa's politics and commercial agricultural sector prior to 1994.Afrikaans, South Africa's third most widely spoken home language, evolved as the mother tongue of Cape Coloureds. It originated from the Dutch vernacular of South Holland, incorporating words brought from the Dutch East Indies and Madagascar by slaves. Afrikaners make up approximately 5.2% of the total South African population based on the number of white South Africans who speak Afrikaans as a first language in the South African National Census of 2011. The arrival of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama at Calicut in 1498 opened a gateway of free access to Asia from Western Europe around the Cape of Good Hope; however, it also necessitated the founding and safeguarding of trade stations in the East. The Portuguese landed in Mossel Bay in 1500, explored Table Bay two years later, and by 1510 had started raiding inland.

Efforts are being made by some Afrikaners to secure minority rights. Protection of minority rights is fundamental to the new 1996 post-apartheid Constitution of South Africa. These efforts include the Volkstaat movement. In contrast, a handful of Afrikaners have joined the ruling African National Congress party, which is overwhelmingly supported by South Africa's Black majority. To right decades of discrimination, Employment Equity legislation favours employment of Black (African, Indian, Chinese and Coloured population groups, White women, disabled people) South Africans over White men. Black Economic Empowerment legislation further favours Blacks as the government considers ownership, employment, training and social responsibility initiatives which empower Black South Africans as important criteria when awarding tenders. However, private enterprise adheres to this legislation voluntarily. Some reports indicate a growing number of Whites living in poverty compared to the apartheid era, and attribute this change to such laws. In 2006 some 350,000 Afrikaners were classified as poor, with some research claiming that up to 150,000 were struggling to survive. This decline among them, combined with a wave of violent crime, has led to many Afrikaners and English-speaking South Africans leaving the country. In the early 2000s, Genocide Watch theorised that farm attacks constituted early warning signs of genocide against Afrikaners. It criticised the South African government for its inaction on the issue, noting that, since 1991, "ethno-European farmers" (which included non-Afrikaner farmers of European race in their report) were being murdered at a rate four times higher than that of the general South African population. As of the 1996 census, 68,606 out of the 749,637 people in the agriculture and hunting sector were white. Since 1994, close to 3,000 farmers have been murdered in thousands of farm attacks.

F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela shake hands in January 1992

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Balto

Samuel Balto

Samuel Balto

Norsk bokmål: Postkort med portretter av grønlandsekspedisjonens medlemmer Ole (Nielsen) Ravna, Samuel (Johansen) Balto, Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup, Fridtjof Nansen, Oluf Christian Dietrichson og Kristian Kristiansen (Trana). Ett bilde fra Godthaab og kart over Grønland er også med. English: Postcard with portraits of the members of the Greenland Expedition: Ole (Nielsen) Ravna, Samuel (Johansen) Balto, Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup, Fridtjof Nansen, Oluf Christian Dietrichson and Kristian Kristiansen (Trana). A picture from Godthaab and a map of Greenland are also included. Deutsch: Postkarte mit Portraits der Teilnehmer der Grönlandexpedition: Ole (Nielsen) Ravna, Samuel (Johansen) Balto, Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup, Fridtjof Nansen, Oluf Christian Dietrichson und Kristian Kristansen (Trana). Ein Bild von Godthaab und eine Grönlandkarte sind auch drauf. Español: Tarjeta postal con los retratos de los miembros de la expedición a Groenlandia: Ole (Nielsen) Ravna, Samuel (Johansen) Balto, Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup, Fridtjof Nansen, Oluf Christian Dietrichson y Kristian Kristiansen (Trana). Tambíen se ha incluido una foto de Godthaab y una mapa de Groenlandia. Nederlands: Briefkaart met portretten van de deelnemers aan de expeditie naar Groenland: Ole (Nielsen) Ravna, Samuel (Johansen) Balto, Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup, Fridtjof Nansen, Oluf Christian Dietrichson en Kristian Kristiansen (Trana). Met een foto van Godthaab en een kaart van Groenland. Depicted person: Nansen, Fridtjof (1861-1930) Depicted person: Dietrichson, Oluf Christian (1856-1942) Depicted person: Ravna, Ole (Nielsen) (1876-) Depicted person: Sverdrup, Otto Neumann Knoph (1854-1930) Depicted person: Kristiansen, Kristian (Trana) (1856-) Depicted person: Balto, Samuel (Johansen) (1862-1922) Depicted place:

Samuel Johannesen Balto was a Norwegian–Sami explorer and adventurer. Balto skied with Fridtjof Nansen across Greenland in 1888–89.

Samuel Johannesen Balto (May 5, 1861 – 1921) was a Norwegian–Sami explorer and adventurer. Balto skied with Fridtjof Nansen across Greenland in 1888–89.

Postcard featuring of the members of Nansen's Trans-Greenland Expedition

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatch_(sternwheeler)

Dispatch (sternwheeler)

Dispatch (sternwheeler)

Scan of old postcard, no copyright notice, divided back, no white border, so appears to have been published between 1907 and 1914. Steamer depicted was rebuilt under a different name in 1922, this is consistent with 1907-1914 publication period.

Dispatch was a sternwheel steamboat that was operated on the Coquille River on the southern Oregon coast from 1903 to 1920. The name of this vessel is sometimes seen spelled Despatch. This sternwheeler should not be confused with an earlier and somewhat smaller sternwheeler, also named Dispatch, that was built at Bandon, Oregon, in 1890, for which the 1903 Dispatch was a replacement.

Dispatch was a sternwheel steamboat that was operated on the Coquille River on the southern Oregon coast from 1903 to 1920. The name of this vessel is sometimes seen spelled Despatch. This sternwheeler should not be confused with an earlier and somewhat smaller sternwheeler, also named Dispatch, that was built at Bandon, Oregon, in 1890, for which the 1903 Dispatch was a replacement.

Dispatch on the Coquille River circa 1910

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat

Ricky Steamboat

Later appearances and WWE Ambassador (2010–present)

Ricky Steamboat / Professional wrestling career / Second return to WWE / Later appearances and WWE Ambassador (2010–present)

English: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat jumping toward Chris Jericho at Backlash 2009 in Providence, RI.

Richard Henry Blood Sr., better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his work with the American Wrestling Association, Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. In JCP and WCW, he was a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a four-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a four-time World Television Champion, a twelve-time World Tag Team Champion and a two-time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. In the WWF/E, Steamboat was a one-time Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.

On June 28, 2010, he returned to WWE Raw to promote his new DVD only to be attacked and injured by The Nexus. On WWE's website the following day, it was announced that in storyline, Steamboat suffered injuries from the attack. However, on July 1 WWE's website announced that the prior night, Steamboat felt legitimate pain in his neck and shoulders and as a result, was now legitimately hospitalized. This caused WWE to take down any storyline information related to that attack. Steamboat worked as an NXT trainer and in the talent relations department with Triple H until the developmental release of his son, Richie Steamboat, in 2013. He later moved on to being an Ambassador. On the February 25, 2019 episode of WWE Raw, Steamboat along with special guests Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle and Sting appeared during the main event segment to celebrate the 70th birthday of Ric Flair. However, Flair would be attacked by Batista instead of appearing on screen.

Steamboat attempting a Diving crossbody on Chris Jericho at Backlash 2009

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_R._McConkie

Bruce R. McConkie

Call to the Seventy

Bruce R. McConkie / Call to the Seventy

English: Photo of Bruce R. McConkie, during time as member of First Council of the Seventy (1946-1972) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Later, McConkie became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, from 1972 to 1985 (death).

Bruce Redd McConkie was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972 until his death. McConkie was a member of the First Council of the Seventy of the LDS Church from 1946 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. During his service as a general authority, McConkie published several doctrinal books and articles and wrote the chapter headings of the LDS Church's 1979–81 editions of the standard works. McConkie received a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Utah. He spent his childhood between Monticello, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1937, he married Amelia Smith, a daughter of Joseph Fielding Smith, who would later become LDS Church president.

McConkie worked for a time as a reporter for the Deseret News. While covering the proceedings of LDS general conference on October 6, 1946, McConkie was interviewed by apostle David O. McKay to fill a vacancy in the First Council of the Seventy created by the death of John H. Taylor. McConkie's name was presented for a sustaining vote by the membership of the church that same day, and on October 10, he was ordained and set apart by George Albert Smith. He served as a member of the First Council of the Seventy for 26 years. On June 11, 1961, McConkie was ordained a high priest by Henry D. Moyle of the church's First Presidency. This was necessary because of a new policy requiring the First Seven Presidents of Seventy to assist the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in setting apart stake presidents, stake high councilors, and bishops.

McConkie, ca. 1946, while a member of the First Council of Seventy.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_cuisine

Mediterranean cuisine

Olive

Mediterranean cuisine / Key ingredients / Olive

Olive Tree Kids. Taken by Nick Fraser in 2005. The fruit of an Olive Tree by the Dead Sea in Jordan.

Mediterranean cuisine is the foods and methods of preparation by people of the Mediterranean Basin region. The idea of a Mediterranean cuisine originates with the cookery writer Elizabeth David's book, A Book of Mediterranean Food and was amplified by other writers working in English. Many writers define the three core elements of the cuisine as the olive, wheat, and the grape, yielding olive oil, bread and pasta, and wine; other writers emphasize the diversity of the region's foods and deny that it is a useful concept. A common definition of the geographical area covered follows the distribution of the olive tree. The region spans a wide variety of cultures with distinct cuisines, in particular the Maghrebi, Egyptian, Levantine, Ottoman, Greek, Italian, Provençal, and Spanish, though some authors include additional cuisines. Portuguese cuisine, in particular, is partly Mediterranean in character.

The olive appears to come from the region of Persia and Mesopotamia, at least 6,000 years ago. It spread from there to nearby areas, and has been cultivated since the early Bronze Age (up to 3,150 BC) in southern Turkey, the Levant, and Crete. The ten countries with the largest harvests (in 2011) are all near the Mediterranean (Portugal being the tenth largest): together, they produce 95% of the world's olives. The olive yields bitter fruits, made edible by curing and fermentation, and olive oil. Some 90% of the fruit production (1996) goes into olive oil. The Mediterranean region accounts for the world's highest consumption of olive oil: in 2014, the highest-consuming country, Greece, used 17 kg per head; Italy, 12 kg, Spain, 13 kg; the United States for comparison used only 1 kg per head.

Olive (Olea europaea)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Breuleux

Les Breuleux

Demographics

Les Breuleux / Demographics

Les Breuleux

Les Breuleux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Les Breuleux has a population (as of December 2018) of 1,526. As of 2008, 14.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 1.9%. Migration accounted for 4.6%, while births and deaths accounted for -1.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (1,247 or 92.6%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (42 or 3.1%) and German is the third (29 or 2.2%). There are 11 people who speak Italian. As of 2008, the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population was made up of 578 Swiss men (42.1% of the population) and 100 (7.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 599 Swiss women (43.6%) and 96 (7.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 658 or about 48.8% were born in Les Breuleux and lived there in 2000. There were 242 or 18.0% who were born in the same canton, while 232 or 17.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 166 or 12.3% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2000, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.6%. As of 2000, there were 563 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 646 married individuals, 85 widows or widowers and 53 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 548 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 172 households that consist of only one person and 52 households with five or more people. In 2000, a total of 535 apartments (87.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 54 apartments (8.8%) were seasonally occupied and 22 apartments (3.6%) were empty. As of 2009, the construction rate of new housing units was 9.5 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 2.8%. The historical population is given in the following chart:

Les Breuleux village

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud

Shroud

Shroud

English: The Shroud of Charlemagne, a polychrome Byzantine silk with a pattern showing a quadriga, 9th century. Paris, musée national du Moyen Âge. Français&#160;: Quadrige, Samit façonné, soies polychromes , IXe siècle, Paris, musée national du Moyen Âge

Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to burial sheets, mound shroud, grave clothes, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shroud of Turin or Tachrichim that Jews are dressed in for burial. Traditionally, mound shrouds are made of white cotton, wool or linen, though any material can be used so long as it is made of natural fibre. Intermixture of two or more such fibres is forbidden, a proscription that ultimately derives from the Torah, viz., Deut. 22:11. A traditional Orthodox Jewish shroud consists of a tunic; a hood; pants that are extra-long and sewn shut at the bottom, so that separate foot coverings are not required; and a belt, which is tied in a knot shaped like the Hebrew letter shin, mnemonic of one of God's names, Shaddai. Early shrouds incorporated a cloth, the sudarium, that covered the face, as depicted in traditional artistic representations of the entombed Jesus or His friend, Lazarus.

Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to burial sheets, mound shroud, grave clothes, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shroud of Turin or Tachrichim (burial shrouds) that Jews are dressed in for burial. Traditionally, mound shrouds are made of white cotton, wool or linen, though any material can be used so long as it is made of natural fibre. Intermixture of two or more such fibres is forbidden, a proscription that ultimately derives from the Torah, viz., Deut. 22:11. A traditional Orthodox Jewish shroud consists of a tunic; a hood; pants that are extra-long and sewn shut at the bottom, so that separate foot coverings are not required; and a belt, which is tied in a knot shaped like the Hebrew letter shin, mnemonic of one of God's names, Shaddai. Early shrouds incorporated a cloth, the sudarium, that covered the face, as depicted in traditional artistic representations of the entombed Jesus or His friend, Lazarus (John 11, q.v.). An especially pious man may next be enwrapped in either his kittel or his tallit, one tassel of which is defaced to render the garment ritually unfit, symbolizing the fact that the decedent is free from the stringent requirements of the 613 mitzvot (commandments). The shrouded body is wrapped in a winding sheet, termed a sovev in Hebrew (a cognate of svivon, the spinning Hanukkah toy that is familiar under its Yiddish name, dreidel), before being placed either in a plain coffin of soft wood (where required by governing health codes) or directly in the earth. Croesus-rich or dirt-poor, every Orthodox Jew is dressed to face the Almighty on the same terms. The Early Christian Church also strongly encouraged the use of winding-sheets, except for monarchs and bishops. The rich were wrapped in cerecloths, which are fine fabrics soaked or painted in wax to hold the fabric close to the flesh. An account of the opening of the coffin of Edward I says that the "innermost covering seems to have been a very fine linen cerecloth, dressed close to every part of the body". Their use was general until at least the Renaissance – clothes were very expensive, and they had the advantage that a good set of clothes was not lost to the family. In Europe in the Middle Ages, coarse linen shrouds were used to bury most poor without a coffin. In poetry shrouds have been described as of sable, and they were later embroidered in black, becoming more elaborate and cut like shirts or shifts. Orthodox Christians still use a burial shroud, usually decorated with a cross and the Trisagion. The special shroud that is used during the Orthodox Holy Week services is called an Epitaphios. Some Catholics also use the burial shroud particularly the Eastern Catholics and traditionalist Roman Catholics. Muslims as well use burial shrouds that are made of white cotton or linen. The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 in England were meant to support the production of woollen cloth.

Portion of the death shroud of Charlemagne. It represents a quadriga and was manufactured in Constantinople.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeze_Domain

Zeze Domain

Zeze Domain

Zeze castle inubashirimon

The Zeze Domain was a feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period. It was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu as a reward to Toda Kazuaki, whom he transferred from a 5,000 koku territory in Musashi Province to this 30,000 koku domain in Ōmi Province. The domain government had its headquarters at Zeze Castle in what is now the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture. At its peak, it had a rating of 70,000 koku. It continued throughout the Edo period until the 1871 abolition of the han system.

The Zeze Domain (膳所藩 Zeze-han) was a feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period. It was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu as a reward to Toda Kazuaki, whom he transferred from a 5,000 koku territory in Musashi Province to this 30,000 koku domain in Ōmi Province. The domain government had its headquarters at Zeze Castle in what is now the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture. At its peak, it had a rating of 70,000 koku. It continued throughout the Edo period until the 1871 abolition of the han system.

Gate at Zeze Castle

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%C3%AFd_Business_School

Saïd Business School

Degree programmes

Saïd Business School / Degree programmes

A bust of Wafic Saïd who is definitely not an arms dealer, in Saïd Business School, Oxford.

Saïd Business School is the business school of the University of Oxford, named after Syrian-Saudi billionaire Wafic Saïd. It is part of Oxford's Social Sciences Division. Oxford Saïd is the University of Oxford's centre of learning for undergraduate and graduate students in business, management and finance. Undergraduates are also taught as part of the Economics and Management course together with the Economics Department. The school of management was re-branded as Saïd Business School in 1996. It is named after its chief benefactor, Syrian-Saudi Arabian billionaire Wafic Saïd, arms dealer, political fixer, businessman and philanthropist, who has donated £70 million to date. The current dean is Peter Tufano. Previous deans were Professor Colin Mayer, Professor Anthony Hopwood and Professor John Kay.

Saïd Business School's main degree programmes are its one-year full-time MBA programme, 21-month modular Executive MBA programme, the DPhil or PhD Programme in Management Studies, the MSc in Financial Economics in cooperation with the Economics Department, the two-year MSc in Major Programme Management and the one-year MSc in Law and Finance (MLF) in conjunction with the Oxford Law Faculty.

A bust of Wafic Saïd

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Transportation_Development_Corporation

Urban Transportation Development Corporation

UTDC products

Urban Transportation Development Corporation / UTDC products

English: UTDC/Bombardier 1700 series Red Line stock at Braintree station

The Urban Transportation Development Corporation Ltd. was a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario, Canada. It was established in the 1970s as a way to enter what was then expected to be a burgeoning market in advanced light rail mass transit systems. UTDC built a respected team of engineers and project managers. It developed significant expertise in linear propulsion, steerable trucks and driverless system controls which were integrated into a transit system known as the Intermediate Capacity Transit System. It was designed to provide service at rider levels between a traditional subway on the upper end and buses and streetcars on the lower, filling a niche aimed at suburbs that were otherwise expensive to service. Urban Transportation Development Corporation Ltd. was a holding company. During its time it held several wholly owned subsidiary companies: Metro Canada Ltd. was established as the contracting, delivery and operating company for system sales. UTDC USA Inc. was a marketing company located in Detroit. UTDC Services Inc. provided transit service consulting to international clients and worked very closely with the experts from the TTC.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 1700-series subway cars

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUN_workstation

SUN workstation

History

SUN workstation / History

Sun 100Y Cardcage and Powersupply Photo taken by Robert Harker (me), October 2003

The SUN workstation was a modular computer system designed at Stanford University in the early 1980s. It became the seed technology for many commercial products, including the original workstations from Sun Microsystems.

In 1979 Xerox donated some Alto computers, developed at their Palo Alto Research Center, to Stanford's Computer Science Department, as well as other universities that were developing the early Internet. The Altos were connected using Ethernet to form several local area networks. The SUN's design was inspired by that of the Alto, but used lower-cost modular components. The project name was derived from the initials of the campus' Stanford University Network. Professor Forest Baskett suggested the best-known configuration: a relatively low-cost personal workstation for computer-aided logic design work. The design created a 3M computer: a 1 million instructions per second (MIPS) processor, 1 Megabyte of memory and a 1 Megapixel raster scan bit-map graphics display. Sometimes the $10,000 estimated price was called the fourth "M" — a "Megapenny". Director of Computer Facilities Ralph Gorin suggested other configurations and initially funded the project. Graduate student Andy Bechtolsheim designed the hardware, with several other students and staff members assisting with software and other aspects of the project. Vaughan Pratt became unofficial faculty leader of the project in 1980. Three key technologies made the SUN workstation possible: very large-scale integration (VLSI) integrated circuits, Multibus and ECAD. ECAD (Electronic Computer Assisted Design, now known as Electronic design automation) allowed a single designer to quickly develop systems of greater complexity. The Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) had pioneered personal display terminals, but the 1971 system was showing its age. Bechtolsheim used the Stanford University Drawing System (SUDS) to design the SUN boards on the SAIL system. SUDS had been originally developed for the Foonly computer. The Structured Computer Aided Logic Design (SCALD) package was then used to verify the design, automate layout and produce wire-wrapped prototypes and then printed circuit boards. VLSI integrated circuits finally allowed for a high-level of hardware functionality to be included in a single chip. The graphics display controller was the first board designed, published in 1980. A Motorola 68000 CPU, along with memory, a parallel port controller and a serial port controller, were included on the main CPU board designed by Bechtolsheim. The third board was an interface to the 2.94 Mbits/second experimental Ethernet (before the speed was standardized at 10 Mbits/second). The Multibus computer interface made it possible to use standard enclosures, and to use circuit boards made by different vendors to create other configurations. For example, the CPU board combined with a multi-port serial controller created a terminal server (called a TIP, for Terminal Interface Processor) which connected many terminals to the Digital Equipment Corporation time-sharing systems at Stanford or anywhere on the Internet. Configuring multiple Ethernet controllers (including commercial ones, once they were available) with one CPU board created a router. William Yeager wrote the software, which was later adopted and evolved by Cisco Systems on its version of the hardware. Les Earnest licensed the CPU board for one of the first commercial low-cost laser printer controllers at a company called Imagen. The processor board was combined with a prototype high performance graphics display by students of James H. Clark. That group later formed Silicon Graphics Incorporated. Eventually about ten SUN workstations were built during 1981 and 1982, after which Stanford declined to build any more. Bechtolsheim then licensed the hardware design to several vendors, but was frustrated that none of them had chosen to build a workstation. Vinod Khosla, also from Stanford, convinced Bechtolsheim along with Scott McNealy to found Sun Microsystems in order to build the Sun-1 workstation, which included some improvements to the earlier design. Other faculty members who did research using SUN workstations included David Cheriton, Brian Reid, and John Hennessy.

The three boards (plus memory extension) as later marketed by Sun Microsystems circa 1983

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisaldeo_temple

Bisaldeo temple

Bisaldeo temple

English: this temple is submerged in water after heavy rains . temple is located at bisalpur dam bisaldeo ji temple at bisalpur ,tonk rajaassthan This is a photo of ASI monument number N-RJ-102.

A Hindu temple with water submerged courtyard near a dam's reservoir.

Bisaldeo temple, also known as Bisaldev temple or Bisal Deoji's temple, is a Hindu temple in Bisalpur, India. It is located beside the Bisalpur Dam on the Banas River, in the Tonk district of Rajasthan state. The temple is dedicated to Gokarneshvara, an aspect of Shiva. A Monument of National Importance, it was commissioned by the 12th century Chahamana ruler Vigraharaja IV, who is also known as Bisal Deo.

Bisaldeo temple, also known as Bisaldev temple or Bisal Deoji's temple, is a Hindu temple in Bisalpur, India. It is located beside the Bisalpur Dam on the Banas River, in the Tonk district of Rajasthan state. The temple is dedicated to Gokarneshvara, an aspect of Shiva. A Monument of National Importance, it was commissioned by the 12th century Chahamana ruler Vigraharaja IV, who is also known as Bisal Deo.

Bisaldeo temple in 2016 with submerged courtyard

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocquigny,_Ardennes

Rocquigny, Ardennes

Rocquigny, Ardennes

Français&#160;: Rocquigny (Ardennes) Église fortifiée

Fortified church

Rocquigny is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

Rocquigny is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

Fortified church

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockyer_Creek

Lockyer Creek

Course and features

Lockyer Creek / Course and features

English: Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Clarendon) (2008)

The Lockyer Creek is a creek located in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows generally north-easterly for more than 100 kilometres before it reaches its confluence with the Brisbane River north-northeast of Lowood, and downstream from the Wivenhoe Dam. The creek is named after Edmund Lockyer.

Draining parts of the western Scenic Rim, the creek's headwaters are in the Main Range National Park, a small sub-section of the Great Dividing Range. Its tributaries drain the slopes east of Toowoomba and areas to the north of Gatton. The total stream length of the Lockyer Creek network is 6,056 kilometres (3,763 mi). The total catchment area is 3,032 km² (1,171 sq mi), and covers nearly one quarter of the total catchment area of the Brisbane River. O'Reillys Weir is located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) upstream from the creek's confluence with the Brisbane River. Approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) upstream from the junction of Lockyer Creek and the Brisbane River is the Wivenhoe Dam. Tributaries flowing into Lockyer Creek include Flagstone Creek, Sandy Creek, Alice Creek, Laidley Creek, Tenthill Creek, Murphys Creek and Ma Ma Creek. Lower areas of the catchment have been cleared for intensive agriculture. Upper parts of the catchment remain mostly forested, partially protected within Lockyer National Park formerly known as White Mountain State Forest. Bushfires, soil protection, water quality and flood management are the main resource management issues for the waterway. The creek is significantly degraded. The poor conditions have resulted in unstable stream banks and gully erosion from the removal of riparian vegetation. There are a total of nine major private and public water storages within this drainage system, including Atkinson Dam, Bill Gunn Dam and Lake Clarendon. The Lockyer Creek valley had been one of the driest catchments in Queensland during the recent droughts in Australia.

Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge at Clarendon in 2008

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannagi

Kannagi

Kannagi

English: Idol of Kannaki Amman at Sanctum, Thambiluvil Kannaki Amman Kovil.

Kannagi, sometimes spelled Kannaki, is a legendary Tamil woman who forms the central character of the Tamil epic Silapathikaram. Kannagi is described as the chaste woman who stays with her husband despite his unfaithfulness, their attempt to rebuild their marriage after her husband had lost everything but repented, how her husband is falsely framed then punished without the due checks and processes of justice. Kannagi proves and protests the injustice, then curses the king and city of Madurai leading to the death of the unjust Pandyan King of Madurai, who had wrongfully put her husband Kovalan to death. The society that had made her suffer, suffers in retribution as the city Madurai is burnt to the ground because of her curse. In the Chera and Tamil tradition, Kannagi has been deified as the symbol – sometimes as goddess – of chastity, with sculptures or reliefs in Hindu temples iconographically reminding the visitor of her breaking her anklet or tearing her bleeding breast and throwing it at the city. The earliest Tamil epic Silapathikaram features her as the central character.

Kannagi, sometimes spelled Kannaki, is a legendary Tamil woman who forms the central character of the Tamil epic Silapathikaram. Kannagi is described as the chaste woman who stays with her husband despite his unfaithfulness, their attempt to rebuild their marriage after her husband had lost everything but repented, how her husband is falsely framed then punished without the due checks and processes of justice. Kannagi proves and protests the injustice, then curses the king and city of Madurai leading to the death of the unjust Pandyan King of Madurai, who had wrongfully put her husband Kovalan to death. The society that had made her suffer, suffers in retribution as the city Madurai is burnt to the ground because of her curse. In the Chera (Kerala) and Tamil tradition, Kannagi has been deified as the symbol – sometimes as goddess – of chastity, with sculptures or reliefs in Hindu temples iconographically reminding the visitor of her breaking her anklet or tearing her bleeding breast and throwing it at the city. The earliest Tamil epic Silapathikaram features her as the central character.

Kannagi in Tamil Nadu.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Alm

Maria Alm

Geography

Maria Alm / Geography

English: Maria Alm

Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer is a municipality in the district of Zell am See, in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

It is situated in the Salzburg Pinzgau region, in the valley of the Urslau creek, a tributary of the Saalach river, running between the Steinernes Meer mountain range with the Hochkönig massif (part of the Berchtesgaden Alps) in the north and the Salzburg Slate Alps in the south. The municipal area is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Saalfelden on the road to Bischofshofen. It comprises the cadastral communities of Aberg, Alm, Hinterthal, and Winkl.

Main square

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Brennen Beyer

Brennen Beyer

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Brennen Beyer is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Michigan.

Brennen Beyer (born November 25, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Michigan.

Beyer in 2013

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangodi

Pangodi

Pangodi

Eesti: Pangodi järv.

Lake Pangodi

Pangodi is a village in Kambja Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia. Pangodi is the birthplace of weightlifter Leonhard Kukk.

Pangodi is a village in Kambja Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia. Pangodi is the birthplace of weightlifter Leonhard Kukk.

Lake Pangodi

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ano_Doliana

Ano Doliana

Information

Ano Doliana / Information

English: Telecommunications antennas on the hilltop (1390m. altitude) above Ano Doliana in Arcadia, Greece. Ελληνικά: Οι τηλεπικοινωνιακές κεραίες στην κορυφή του Αϊ-Λια, πάνω από τα Άνω Δολιανά Αρκαδίας, σε υψόμετρο 1390 μέτρων.

Ano Doliana or simply Doliana, is a stone-built mountainous village in the municipality of North Kynouria, in eastern Arcadia, Greece. As of 2011 it had 90 inhabitants. It is a protected traditional settlement. It used to be the main residence of the settlers, but nowadays only a handful of them stay throughout the year, as most use it as their summer residence and instead overwinter in Kato Doliana because of the milder climate. In recent years it has emerged as a relatively popular tourist destination, with a significant number of visitors, especially during the winter season weekends.

Traditionally, the main repatriation of the inhabitants of Kato Doliana, as well as internal migrants and expatriates, takes place the week of the feast of Virgin Mary. Especially on the eve and on the day of August 14 and 15, the concentration of Dolianites (as they call themselves) in the settlement is peaking. During this time folk festivals and other events take place, such as a traditional feast on the central square, movie screenings, as well as Youth Festivals at the chapel of Saint John located on a slope that faces the village. Ancient marble quarries can be found in the vicinity of the community, producing the homonymous "Doliana marble", which was used -among others- in the construction of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius of Bassae, the Temple of Athena Alea in Tegea and possibly the Mantineia Base. The mountain top of Saint Elias, a name often given to mountain tops in Greece, rises above the village. Here, on July 20, residents gather in the homonymous chapel, at an altitude of 1.280 meters and perform a liturgy. Due to its high altitude of 1.390 meters, it is also being used as a telecommunications hub for the wider region, with antennas transmitting signals for OTE, television, radio and mobile telephony. It is accessible by a 4 km long road that starts from Doliana.

The mountaintop above Doliana reaches almost 1.400 meters and is used by telecommunications providers

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