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User:PeterBryant04

1) The article has name disputes for IDEA and IEP between countries. This seems to be information wrongly placed as well as poorly written.

2) Each country has a section for the requirements however the United States information is abundant compared to the others.

3) The citations seem to work correctly.

4) Some facts in the article do not have references.

5) The talk page has a lot on wrong information.

6) The article is part of wiki project education and has not been rated on the quality scale but did receive a C+

7) The article discusses topic in a jumbled mess. In class we learned about different acts

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aphorise

Verb

 * 1)  To create an aphorism from.
 * At the drop of a hat, he would aphorise an experience into a few memorable words.
 * 1)  To use aphorisms.

Translations

 * Portuguese: aforismar

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license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Talk:Palais Ficquelmont

All the facts on this page are doubtfull
The page on fr.Wikipedia is subject to deletion. --La femme de menage (talk) 14:09, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

The title must be changed in "Saltykov Mansion "
The old version was a hoax with fake statements and was replaced by statements confirmed by verifiable sources.

The title of this article must be changed in Saltykov Mansion

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Arye Rosen

Arye Rosen is academy professor of biomedical and electrical engineering in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and associate vice president at Rowan University and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Education
Rosen got his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Howard University and his M.S. degree in engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Later, he was awarded his M.Sc. in physiology from Thomas Jefferson University and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Drexel University.

Career
Rosen's career spent over thirty-six years with the RCA/David Sarnoff Research Center, where he was awarded the rank of Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. His work there centered on the research and development of microwave devices and circuits, microwave optical interaction and high-power semiconductor lasers. For the past forty-five years he has also been engaged in medical research into the use of laser, acoustic and microwave energies for therapeutic medical devices.

Rosen has worked in the Division of Cardiology at Jefferson Medical College since 1969 where he also holds the title of Associate in Medicine and he holds over 60 U.S. patents in the fields of engineering and medicine.

Personal
Rosen has one son, Dr. Harel D. Rosen, a neonatologist and a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, whom he has collaborated with in the founding of the Medical Technology Center for Infants and Children at St. Peter's University Hospital. They also collaborated on engineering a solar-powered blanket used to treat jaundice in developing nations.

Books

 * High Power Optically Activated Solid-State Switches (Norwood, MA: Artech House, 1993)
 * New Frontiers in Medical Device Technology (New York: Wiley, 1995)
 * RF/Microwave Interaction with Biological Tissue (New York: Wiley, 2006)

Awards and distinctions

 * IEEE Region One Award (1989)
 * IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000)
 * IEEE Microwave Application Award (2000)
 * IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer (1997–2000)
 * Drexel University College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Distinguished Alumni Award (1997)
 * Member of National Academy of Engineering (2002–present)
 * Member of The Franklin Institute's Committee on Science and the Arts (2003–present)
 * Member of John Scott Award Advisory Committee
 * Member of City of Philadelphia Board of Directors of City Trusts (2004–present)

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Togo women's national volleyball team

The Togo women's national volleyball team represents Togo in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.

It took part in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification.

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Cookbook talk:Gazpacho

Chili
Gazpacho is a Spanish recipe which originated in Andalucia. The authentic gazpacho recipe is Andaluz and I think wikibooks should reflect that. The addition of chilli is a Latin American innovation, and I think should just be mentioned as an aside. <IP_ADDRESS> 21:04, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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Category:Senegambian culture

 *  culture — a of the Senegambia Confederation, a late 20th century confederation between Senegal and The Gambia.

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Ruthenium tetroxide

Ruthenium tetroxide is the inorganic compound with the formula RuO4. It is a yellow volatile solid that melts near room temperature. It has the odor of ozone. Samples are typically black due to impurities. The analogous OsO4 is more widely used and better known. It is also the anhydride of hyperruthenic acid (H2RuO5). One of the few solvents in which RuO4 forms stable solutions is CCl4.

Preparation
RuO4 is prepared by oxidation of ruthenium(III) chloride with NaIO4. The reaction initially produces sodium diperiododihydroxoruthenate(VI), which then decomposes in acid solution to the tetroxide:

 * 8 Ru3+(aq) + 5 IO4−(aq) + 12 H2O(l) → 8 RuO4(s) + 5 I−(aq) + 24 H+(aq)

Due to its challenging reactivity, RuO4 is always generated in situ and used in catalytic quantities, at least in organic reactions.

Structure
RuO4 forms two crystal structures, one with cubic symmetry and another with monoclinic symmetry, isotypic to OsO4. The molecule adopts a tetrahedral geometry, with the Ru–O distances ranging from 169 to 170 pm.

Isolation of ruthenium from ores
The main commercial value of RuO4 is as an intermediate in the production of ruthenium compounds and metal from ores. Like other platinum group metals (PGMs), ruthenium occurs at low concentrations and often mixed with other PGMs. Together with OsO4, it is separated from other PGMs by distillation of a chlorine-oxidized extract. Ruthenium is separated from OsO4 by reducing RuO4 with hydrochloric acid, a process that exploits the highly positive reduction potential for the [RuO4]0/- couple.

Organic chemistry
RuO4 is of specialized value in organic chemistry because it oxidizes virtually any hydrocarbon. For example, it will oxidize adamantane to 1-adamantanol. Because it is such an aggressive oxidant, reaction conditions must be mild, generally room temperature. Although a strong oxidant, RuO4 oxidations do not perturb stereocenters that are not oxidized. Illustrative is the oxidation of the following diol to a carboxylic acid:

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Oxidation of epoxy alcohols also occurs without degradation of the epoxide ring:

 * RuO4epoxy.png

Under milder conditions, oxidative reaction yields aldehydes instead. RuO4 readily converts secondary alcohols into ketones. Although similar results can be achieved with other cheaper oxidants such as PCC- or DMSO-based oxidants, RuO4 is ideal when a very vigorous oxidant is needed, but mild conditions must be maintained. It is used in organic synthesis to oxidize internal alkynes to 1,2-diketones, and terminal alkynes along with primary alcohols to carboxylic acids. When used in this fashion, the ruthenium(VIII) oxide is used in catalytic amounts and regenerated by the addition of sodium periodate to ruthenium(III) chloride and a solvent mixture of acetonitrile, water and carbon tetrachloride. RuO4 readily cleaves double bonds to yield carbonyl products, in a manner similar to ozonolysis. OsO4, a more familiar oxidant that is structurally similar to RuO4, does not cleave double bonds, instead producing vicinal diol products. However, with short reaction times and carefully controlled conditions, RuO4 can also be used for dihydroxylation.

Because RuO4 degrades the "double bonds" of arenes (especially electron-rich ones) by dihydroxylation and cleavage of the C-C bond in a way few other reagents can, it is useful as a "deprotection" reagent for carboxylic acids that are masked as aryl groups (typically phenyl or p-methoxyphenyl). Because the fragments formed are themselves readily oxidizable by RuO4, a substantial fraction of the arene carbon atoms undergo exhaustive oxidation to form carbon dioxide. Consequently, multiple equivalents of the terminal oxidant (often in excess of 10 equivalents per aryl ring) are required to achieve complete conversion to the carboxylic acid, limiting the practicality of the transformation.

Although used as a direct oxidant, due to the relatively high cost of RuO4 it is also used catalytically with a cooxidant. For an oxidation of cyclic alcohols with RuO4 as a catalyst and bromate as oxidant under basic conditions, RuO4 is first activated by hydroxide, turning into the hyperruthenate anion:

 * RuO4 + OH− → HRuO5−

The reaction proceeds via a glycolate complex.

Other uses
Ruthenium tetroxide is a potential staining agent. It is used to expose latent fingerprints by turning to the brown/black ruthenium dioxide when in contact with fatty oils or fats contained in sebaceous contaminants of the print.

Gaseous release by nuclear accidents
Because of the very high volatility of ruthenium tetroxide ruthenium radioactive isotopes with their relative short half-life are considered as the second most hazardous gaseous isotopes after iodine-131 in case of release by a nuclear accident. The two most important radioactive isotopes of ruthenium are 103Ru and 106Ru. They have half-lives of 39.6 days and 373.6 days, respectively.

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2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 29 September to 1 October 2019. The winning margin was 0.12 seconds.

Summary
Out of the blocks in the final, Adam Gemili took a slight lead through the turn with Andre De Grasse then Noah Lyles giving up as much as a meter. Coming off the turn, Lyles accelerated past Gemili. Once Lyles hit his top end speed, there was no catching him. Behind him, Álex Quiñónez was gaining on De Grasse and both were edging closer to Gemili. 20 metres out, both went by. Lyles won by 2 metres, De Grasse held off Quiñónez for silver.

Lyles' victory capped an evening of 3 men's gold medals for USA also including Sam Kendricks in the pole vault and Donavan Brazier in the 800 metres.

Records
Before the competition records were as follows:

The following records were set at the competition:

Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 20.40.

Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:

Heats
The first three in each heat (Q) and the next three fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +0.8 m/s, Heat 4: +0.7 m/s, Heat 5: +1.0 m/s, Heat 6: +0.9 m/s, Heat 7: +0.2 m/s

Semi-finals
The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: -0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s

Final
The final was started on 1 October at 22:40.

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Talk:Dolebury Warren

Which infobox
This article, which I'm trying to get towards GA status, currently uses the SSSI infobox although the historic site one might be more appropriate as the Iron Age hillfort is probably the most significant feature - what do you think?— Rod talk 08:41, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all your work on this article Rod. I'm not sure about the infobox... The ancient site is officially "Dolebury Camp" rather than "Dolebury Warren", and its scheduled area covers only a quarter or so of the SSSI. Might it work to add an infobox ancient site for Dolebury Camp under the infobox SSSI for Dolebury Warren? I don't think there's any guideline saying an article can't have more than one infobox (though presumably we wouldn't want to repeat the same info in both). Qwfp (talk) 21:15, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I've had a go at adding a 2nd infobox to show the scheduled monument details. What do you think?— Rod talk 21:05, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

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Dana Moshkovitz

Dana Moshkovitz Aaronson (דנה מושקוביץ) is an Israeli theoretical computer scientist whose research topics include approximation algorithms and probabilistically checkable proofs. She is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin.

Education and career
Moshkovitz completed her Ph.D. in 2008 at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Her dissertation, Two Query Probabilistic Checking of Proofs with Subconstant Error, was supervised by Ran Raz, and won the 2009 Haim Nessyahu Prize of the Israel Mathematical Union for the best mathematics dissertation in Israel.

After postdoctoral research at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study, Moshkovitz became a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She moved to the University of Texas as an associate professor in 2016.

Personal life
Moshkovitz is married to American theoretical computer scientist Scott Aaronson.

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Bicycles/Maintenance and Repair/Suspension/Front suspension lubrication

It is best to go to the webpage of your fork's manufacturer and look there for specific information regarding your model and type of suspension fork. If you don't want too much hassle, rather take your bicycle to qualified bicycle mechanic.


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Johnson College

Johnson College is a private technical school in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Johnson College was founded in 1912 as a trade school by Orlando S. Johnson, a wealthy coal baron, and offers associate degrees and certificates

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2003 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Kim Clijsters won the title by defeating Jennifer Capriati 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds
The first five seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (withdrew due to a left knee pain)

• # 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters (champion)

• # 🇺🇸 Jennifer Capriati (final)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

• # Jelena Dokic (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)

• # Eleni Daniilidou (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)

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Introduction to Christianity

This course gives the student an overview of Christianity. The idea of this is to give a general overview of what being a Christian is all about. There are (will be) more advanced studies if one requires a more in depth learning of this material.

Enrolled students

 * JoyBird
 * troy evan

Part The First: Core beliefs of Christianity
Study references:
 * What is a Christian?
 * The Christian Faith
 * The Bible

Part The Second: We are all Different
Study references:
 * Doctrine
 * Persecution
 * We all worship the same God don't we?
 * The Church

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Gen Shirane

Gen Shirane (kanji: 白根 元 Shirane Gen; furigana: しらね げん; May 15, 1924 in Nishinomiya, Japan – 16 January 16, 2005 in Bellport, New York) was a Japanese-American experimental solid-state physicist, known for his investigations using neutron scattering as a probe of solids. He lived most of his life in the USA.

Biography
At the University of Tokyo, Shirane received his BE in engineering physics in 1944 and his DSc in physics in 1947 with a thesis on ferroelectrics. He was from 1948 to 1952 a research associate in physics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. At Pennsylvania State University he was from 1952 to 1955 a research associate and from 1955 to 1956 an assistant professor of physics. From 1956 to 1957 he was an associate physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. At Westinghouse Research Laboratories in Pittsburgh, he was from 1957 to 1958 a research physicist and from 1959 to 1963 an advising physicist. At Brookhaven National Laboratory he was from 1963 to 1968 a physicist and from 1968 to 2005 a senior physicist.

"Gen moved permanently to Brookhaven in 1963, as the Brookhaven High Flux Beam Reactor construction was being completed, and he contributed to the development of a suite of experimental instruments. The increased neutron flux made possible inelastic neutron-scattering experiments using the triple-axis spectrometer developed by Bertram Brockhouse in Canada. Optimizing the signal-to-noise ratio in these instruments is an art form in which Gen quickly established himself as a virtuoso, and that expertise led ultimately to his publication, with co-authors Stephen Shapiro and John Tranquada, of the definitive monograph on that subject."

"He worked on spin-wave dispersions and critical phenomena in ferromagnets, the soft phonon mode and the structural transition in SrTiO3, spin fluctuations in low-dimensional antiferromagnets, electron-phonon coupling in superconducting Nb3Sn, spin waves in chromium, and eventually high-temperature superconductors."

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Shirane with co-workers confirmed the soft mode theory of P. W. Anderson and W. Cochran and discovered new features of structural phase transitions beyond the soft mode theory.

Shirane was a leading international authority on neutron spectroscopy in solid-state physics, including magnetic materials and high-Tc superconductivity. He trained many younger physicists in neutron scattering and effectively promoted collaborations between Japan and the USA. He was the author or co-author of over 750 scientific publications with nearly 40,000 citations by the year of his death. His h-index was 103.

Awards and honors

 * 1973 — Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society
 * 1973 — Warren Award of the American Crystallographic Association
 * 1989 — Member of the National Academy of Sciences
 * 1989 — DOE Award for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Solid State Physics
 * 1991 — Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
 * 2003 — Award for Outstanding Accomplishment, Japanese Society for Neutron Science

Selected publications

 * with Franco Jona: ; Dover reprint, 1993
 * with Stephen M. Shapiro and John M. Tranquada:

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Talk:Chitose, Hokkaido

Railway history
I removed the railway history, as it is not clear what this has to do with the history of Chitose.imars (talk) 10:56, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

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Striated caracara

The striated caracara or Forster's caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) is a Near Threatened bird of prey of the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. In the Falklands it is known as the Johnny rook, probably named after the Johnny penguin (gentoo penguin).

Taxonomy and systematics
The striated caracara was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the falcons and eagles in the genus Falco and coined the binomial name Falco australis. The specific epithet australis is Latin meaning "southern". Gmelin based his description on the "Statenland eagle" that had been described in 1781 by the English ornithologist John Latham in his A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham had obtained notes on the bird from the naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster. Johann Forster and his son Georg Forster had accompanied James Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific Ocean. The son Georg made a water-colour drawing of the striated caracara during their visit to Staten Island (Isla de los Estados, east of Tierra del Fuego). The drawing is dated 3 January 1775 and is now held by the Natural History Museum in London. The striated caracara is now one of four species placed in the genus Phalcoboenus that was introduced in 1834 by Alcide d'Orbigny.

The taxonomy of the caracaras has not been settled. The American Ornithological Society and the International Ornithological Committee place the striated and three other caracaras in genus Phalcoboenus. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World also places the striated caracara in Phalcoboenus, and includes four other caracaras. The Clements taxonomy places the striated and six other caracaras in genus Daptrius.

The taxonomic systems agree that the striated caracara is monotypic.

Description
The striated caracara is 53 to 65 cm long with a wingspan of 116 to 125 cm, and weighs about 1.2 kg. The sexes' plumages are alike. Adults are mostly black to brownish black with white or tawny streaks on the upper back, neck, and breast. Their tail has a wide white tip, their underwing coverts and thighs are bright rusty rufous, and their primaries have white bases. The bare skin on their face is salmon pink to yellowish orange, their iris brown, and their legs and feet bright orange-yellow. Juveniles are black to brownish black with a chestnut tail and gray bare parts; they gradually attain adult plumage and bare skin colors over their first five years.

The most common calls are "a cat-like wailing waa-aow, a high-pitched, repeated scream, a loud cawing kaa in face of human intruders, and short sharp clicks around the nest."

Distribution and habitat
The striated caracara is found on the outer Falkland Islands, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Isla de los Estados (Staten Island), Isla Navarino, Cape Horn, and other islands in the far south of Argentina and Chile. It was hunted to extirpation on East Falkland. It primarily inhabits rocky coasts with adjacent tussock grass but also ranges inland to mountain foothills up to about 500 m above sea level. It is generally non-migratory but may move seasonally to higher elevations. It also may be only a winter visitor to some of the South American islands.

Feeding
The striated caracara is an opportunist species, feeding on everything from carrion, seabirds, marine mammals, invertebrates, stolen eggs, livestock, and food scraps around human settlements. Recorded prey species include penguin adults and chicks, brown skua, seal pups such as the South American fur seal and Southern elephant seal, blackish cinclodes, various shellfish, and eggs from nesting seabirds including penguins, cormorants; among many other species. Most predation of larger species is usually done in small groups, where they together mob the larger animal. Invertebrates are also part of their diet, including kelp fly larvae dug from intertidal kelp wrack, beetles, mussels, limpets, and earthworms dug from invasive grasses in hillside drainages. They also have been recorded predating young lambs, which led to persecution by sheep farmers before a 1999 law forbid killing the species. Striated caracaras are also parasitic, displacing and robbing scavengers and small groups will attack healthy birds as large as kelp geese (Chloephaga hybrida). A population of striated caracaras on New Island was found to largely subsist on live slender-billed prions (both nestlings and older birds), which were hunted in the open or taken from nest burrows.

Recent tests of wild striated caracaras in the Falklands have demonstrated that they have problem-solving abilities comparable to parrots.

Breeding
On the Falkland Islands the striated caracara breeds between late October and January. Its nest is built of twigs and grass on the ground, under tussoc grass clumps, or on cliff ledges. It usually nests in loose colonies with nests sometimes as little as 7 m apart, and there is some evidence of cooperative breeding. The clutch size is usually two eggs but can be up to four. The incubation period, time to fledging, and details of parental care are not known.

Status
The IUCN has assessed the striated caracara as Near Threatened. It has a very limited range and an estimated population of under 2,500 mature individuals, though the latter is believed to be stable. The predicted ecosystem stresses of climate change are the only known significant threat. The breeding population on the Falklands in 2006 was about 500 pairs, and 350 to 450 pairs may also be on the South American islands.

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Strandfaraskip Landsins

Strandfaraskip Landsins is the government agency for public transport in the Faroe Islands. It is owned by the Faroese national government under the Ministry of Finance (Fíggjamálaráðið) and runs seven ferry routes and a number of bus routes.

History
Strandfaraskip Landsins was established in 1917 when the government took over the ferry Smiril from the brothers Petur og Niels Juel Mortensen from Suðuroy. They had bought the ship in 1895 and operated a scheduled service between Tórshavn and several ports in Suðuroy. In the first half of the 20th century, several other private regional services were founded, which combined freight, mail, passengers and milk transport to and from Tórshavn. Due to the lack of roads, ferries also served as a means for transport between villages-on-the-same-island. Many routes and vessels were taken over by Strandfaraskip Landsins in the 1960s and 1970s.

From 1960 onwards the road network was being extended rapidly and several private bus routes were founded. In 1980 the government agency Bygdaleiðir was established and tasked with the integrated bus network in central Streymoy, linking Tórshavn to the ferry service to Vágar, and on Sandoy. Several private companies were taken over in the subsequent years. Bygdaleiðir fused into Strandfaraskip Landsins in the 1990s.

In 1980 Strandfaraskip was appointed responsibility over the new helicopter network. This was transferred to Atlantic Airways in 1994. Strandfaraskip's freight branch was privatised in 2006, with the exception of public service obligations to the outer islands.

Until February 2008 the administration of Strandfaraskip Landsins was located in Tórshavn, but in 2007 Jacob Vestergaard, then-Minister of Internal Affairs, moved it to Tvøroyri on the island of Suðuroy. This served to decentralise jobs in the public sector and was a kind reminder of Strandfaraskip Landsins' roots in Suðuroy.

The name Strandfaraskip Landsins means 'national coastal transport', reminiscing of its original focus on seaborne transport. It is often referred to Strandferðslan or SSL. The ferry routes are known as oyggjaleiðir (Island routes) and bus routes as bygdaleiðir (Village routes).

Ferries
Routes:

 * route 7: Tórshavn (Streymoy) – Krambatangi (Suðuroy)
 * route 36: Sørvágur (Vágar) – Mykines
 * route 56: Klaksvík (Borðoy) – Syðradalur (Kalsoy)
 * route 58: Hvannasund (Viðoy) – Svínoy – Kirkja and Hattarvík (Fugloy)
 * route 61: Gamlarætt (Streymoy) – Hestur
 * route 66: Sandur (Sandoy) – Skúgvoy
 * route 85: Gamlarætt (Streymoy) – Skopun (Sandoy)
 * route 90: Tórshavn (Streymoy) – Nólsoy

M/F Smyril - the ferry to Suðuroy
MS Smyril is the fifth Smyril in service between Tórshavn and Suðuroy since 1895, the name meaning merlin. She takes up 975 passengers and up to 200 cars and was built in 2005. The crossing over Suðuroyarfjørður takes two hours and five minutes in normal weather and swell conditions, though especially in winter trips are often cancelled or severely delayed. As of 2020 Smyril crosses the Suðuroyarfjør either twice-daily (3 days per week) or thrice-daily (4 days per week). It is common for Suðuroyingar to stay at friends or family in Tórshavn during weekdays, though others commute on a more-or-less daily basis.

The frequency has been topic of extensive public and political debate, where the islanders would be served best with three trips a day whereas the Faroese government also is concerned about the cost-efficiency. The crossing distance is 60 km.

The current ship allows for 3.5 return trips per day, based on a 30 minute turnaround time and a margin for delay, in a time window between 6:00 am and midnight. Since the Sandoyartunnilin opened in December 2023, Smyril could possibly reroute and use Sandur as its northern terminus, which would reduce the crossing distance down to 38 km. This would allow a frequency of five return trips per day, but the present port infrastructure cannot handle the large Smyril.

M/F Teistin - the ferry to Sandoy and Hestur
Teistin (black guillemot) operates the route between Gamlarætt on Streymoy and the island of Hestur. It takes 288 passengers and up to 33 cars. M/F Teistin was built on Skála Skipasmiðja in 2001. Teistin has a frequent schedule, it goes up to 5 return trips daily, all on request by telephone. Until 21 December 2023, when the Sandoyartunnilin opened, the vessel also operated the route between Skopun on Sandoy and Gamlarætt.

In addition to Teistin, the ferry Hasfjord has operated a cargo-only services on both routes since 2020. With a capacity of 12 passengers, she can also be used for passenger services in rare cases.

M/F Ritan – the ferry to Svínoy and Fugloy
For many years Másin sailed the route from the village of Hvannasund on Viðoy to the two smaller islands of Svínoy and Fugloy. Presently Ritan (kittiwake) which earlier plied the route between Tórshavn and Nólsoy, now sails this route.

M/F Ternan - the ferry to Nólsoy
M/F Ternan (Arctic tern) is the main ferry to Nólsoy, until December 2020, when the trimaran was (briefly) taken in use. Ternan earlier sailed the route to Sandoy, and before the subsea tunnel to Vágar opened in 2002, it shuttled together with Sam between Vágar and Vestmanna.

M/S Sam - the ferry to Kalsoy
M/F Sam was built in 1981 and was earlier in service on the route between Vágar and Vestmanna. Since the opening of the Vágatunnilin in 2002 Sam sails the route to Kalsoy; the first ro-ro car ferry to the island.

M/F Sildberin - the Skúgvoy ferry
M/F Sildberin was built in 2014 and plies the Skúgvoy-Sandur route. The name refers to the Atlantic puffin carrying sandeel (sild) in its beak.

HSC Erla Kongsdóttir - the replacement ferry
The construction of HSC Erla Kongsdóttir (white wagtail) was commissioned by Strandfaraskip Landsins in 2018 as a support ferry for other routes, especially when other ferries need maintenance (except route 7 to Suðuroy). Numerous similar high speed catamarans (hurtigbåt) have shown suitable for the Norwegian coast. She has place for up to three cars and is equipped with a ro-ro. Erla was delivered to the Faroe Islands in November 2020 and put in service on 7 December. Her maiden voyage was delayed due to misfitting ramps in Tórshavn and Nólsoy, especially at high and low tide. On the first official day of service, swell-related vibrations shattered several windows, leaving the ferry out of order for weeks. This propelled public debate about the use of high-speed catamarans in Faroese waters. It also raised questionmarks around Strandfaraskip Landsins' credibility, which at the same time was accused of being little forthcoming with its network redesign in response to the new Eysturoyartunnilin.

Another boat, Jósup, is regularly commissioned by Strandfaraskip to replace vessels that are out of order.

MF Herjólfur III - the extra freight ferry to Suðuroy
In May 2022 Strandfaraskip Landsins signed a long-term rent agreement with the Icelandic Road Administration Vegagerðin to lease the ferry Herjólfur III, which used to ply the route between the Icelandic Mainland and Vestmannaeyjar. The ferry will insert freight-only services on the Tórshavn-Suðuroy route to relieve Smyril, but will also take passengers when Smyril is out of service due to issues, maintenance or inspection. The lease lasts until at least autumn 2023.

Earlier sea routes replaced by subsea tunnels
The sub-sea tunnels to Vágar (2002) and the Northern Isles (2006) dismantled two important ferry links. Streymin Bridge (1943) and Norðoyatunnilin (1946) had suspended the ferry between Hósvík and Selatrað (1976) and Tórshavn-Toftir-Strendur (2003). The Sandoyartunnilin replaced the ferry link between Skopun and Gamlarætt in 2023. The proposed Suðuroyartunnilin would cease the need for seaborne routes to Skúgvoy and Suðuroy.

Buses - Bygdaleiðir
The bus network was moderately changed with the opening of the Eysturoyartunnilin in 2020. The network covers 22 routes as of July 2021:
 * line 100: (Tórshavn Fárstøðin, limited services) – Kollafjørður (Effo) – Kollafjarðardalur (near Leynar) – Kvívík – Vestmanna
 * line 200: Oyrarbakki – Eiði
 * line 201: Oyrarbakki – via either Eiði or Funningsfjørður – Gjógv
 * line 202: Oyrarbakki – Tjørnuvík
 * line 300: Tórshavn (Fárstøðin) – Kollafjørður (Effo) – Kollfjarðardalur (near Leynar) – Sandavágur – Miðvágur – Vágar Airport – Sørvágur
 * line 350: Tórshavn (Glasir) – (limited services stop at Fárstøðin) – Kollafjørður (Effo) – Kollfjarðardalur (near Leynar) – Sandavágur – Miðvágur – Sørvágur – Bøur – Gásadalur
 * line 400: Tórshavn (Fárstøðin) – Kollafjørður (village) – Oyarbakki – Skálafjørður – Søldarfjørður – Norðragøta – Leirvík – Klaksvík (centre) – (limited services continue to Kalsoy ferry quay)
 * line 401: Tórshavn (Fárstøðin) – Runavík – Søldarfjørður – Norðragøta – Leirvík – Klaksvík
 * line 410: (Klaksvík – Leirvík, limited services) – Norðragøta – Kambsdalur – Fuglafjørður
 * line 440, Skálafjarðarleiðin: (Selatrað, limited services) – Strendur – Skálafjørður – Søldarfjørður – Runavík – Toftir
 * line 442: Runavík – Rituvík – Æðuvík
 * line 444: Kambsdalur – Skálafjørður
 * line 450, Tunnilsleiðin: Tórshavn (Fárstøðin) – Strendur, Runavík and/or Toftir – Tórshavn (Fárstøðin)
 * line 481: Skálafjørður – Oyndarfjørður
 * line 500: Klaksvík – Árnafjørður – Hvannasund (ferry for Svínoy and Fugloy) – Viðareiði
 * line 504: Klaksvík – Haraldssund – Kunoy
 * line 506: Syðradalur – Húsar – Mikladalur – Trøllanes
 * line 600: Skopun – Inni í Dal ( – Sandur, limited services)
 * line 601: Sandur (town hall; does not stop at Skúgvoy ferry quay) – Skálavík – Húsavík – Dalur
 * line 650: Sandur (town hall) – ferry quay for Skúgvoy – Inni í Dal – Gamlarætt (Hestur ferry port) – Tórshavn (Landssjúkrahúsið (hospital), Steinatún and Fárstøðin)
 * line 700: Tvøroyri – Krambatangi (ferjulegan, ferry port) – Øravík – Hov – Porkeri – Vágur – Lopra – Sumba
 * line 701: Sandvík – Hvalba – Trongisvágur - Tvøroyri - Krambatangi (ferjulegan, ferry port) – Øravík – Fámjin

Several municipalities independently operate municipal routes called Bussleiðin, including a route from Kollafjørður, Kirkjubøur and Kaldbak to Tórshavn. Services are not synchronised with SSL services.

Directors
The list is not complete
 * 1 June 2014 - Hilmar Eliasen
 * 13 January 2014 - Regin I. Jakobsen caretaker until 30 April 2014.
 * From 16 December 2013 - Hans Jóhannes á Brúgv caretaker until 13 January, while Bogi Mortensen was on sick leave
 * 1 February 2009 - Bogi Mortensen
 * 1 May 2008 - 31. jan. 2009 Dánjal Andreasen
 * 19 Nov. 2007 - 30. Apr. 2008 - Jákup Danielsen
 * 1 May 2007 - 19. Nov. 2007 - Regin Vágadal
 * Sep. 2006 - 30. April 2007 - Niels Juel Arge (yngri)
 * 1 January 2003 - Sep. 2006 - Kristian Davidsen
 * Jan. 1997 - Des. 2002 - Reidar Nónfjall
 * Oct. 1996 - Jan. 1997 - Erling í Liða
 * Dec. 1994 - Okt. 1996 - Thomas Arabo
 * Dec. 1992 - Dec. 1994 - Thomas Magnussen
 * 1991 - Dec. 1992 - Johan Restorff Jacobsen
 * 1989 - 1991 - Thomas Arabo
 * 1981 - 1989 - Johan Restorff Jacobsen
 * 1973 - 1981 - Thomas Arabo
 * ca. 1965 - 1974 - Johan Restorff Jacobsen
 * From the early 1960s - ca. 1965 - Dánjal Danielsen
 * Borghild Schrøder, Evensen's wife takes over the administrative tasks and continues as administrator (director) until the mid 1960s
 * From around 1920 Eivind Evensen is administrator (director) until he dies.
 * From 1917 the ferry Smyril (Smiril) is run by the Faroese government, before that the Mortensen brothers in ran the ferry Tvøroyri

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agony box

Etymology
Suggesting that the sounds produced are painful to the listener.

Noun

 * 1)  A piano.
 * 2)  A phonograph.
 * 3)  A radio.

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Cabrières-d'Avignon

Cabrières-d'Avignon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

History
The Château and the village were the scene of the massacre in 1545 of about 700 Vaudois, or Waldensians—a reformist group declared heretical by the Catholic church. Men, women, and children were tortured and killed. The events are known as the Massacre of Mérindol, after the campaign which began in nearby Mérindol and resulted in the destruction of between 22 and 28 villages.

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Nkyidwo Festival

Nkyidwo Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Essumeja in the Bekwai District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the last Monday in November or the first Monday in December.

Celebrations
There are performances of durbar by the traditional leaders and rituals at a place in the Asantemanso forest which was claimed to be the origin of the ancestral Asantes. The people invoke the gods for blessings, prosperity and protection.

Significance
It is celebrated to mark the appearance of the first seven Asante ancestors who were claimed to have come from a huge hole in the ground, marking the Ashanti origin. It was also claimed it happened on a Monday night and they were followed by a dog and a lion.

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Minimum energy control

In control theory, the minimum energy control is the control $$u(t)$$ that will bring a linear time invariant system to a desired state with a minimum expenditure of energy.

Let the linear time invariant (LTI) system be
 * $$\dot{\mathbf{x}}(t) = A \mathbf{x}(t) + B \mathbf{u}(t)$$
 * $$\mathbf{y}(t) = C \mathbf{x}(t) + D \mathbf{u}(t)$$

with initial state $$ x(t_0)=x_0 $$. One seeks an input $$ u(t) $$ so that the system will be in the state $$x_1$$ at time $$t_1$$, and for any other input $$\bar{u}(t)$$, which also drives the system from $$x_0$$ to $$x_1$$ at time $$t_1$$, the energy expenditure would be larger, i.e.,

 * $$ \int_{t_0}^{t_1} \bar{u}^*(t) \bar{u}(t) dt \ \geq \ \int_{t_0}^{t_1} u^*(t) u(t) dt. $$

To choose this input, first compute the controllability Gramian

 * $$ W_c(t)=\int_{t_0}^t e^{A(t-\tau)}BB^*e^{A^*(t-\tau)} d\tau.$$

Assuming $$W_c$$ is nonsingular (if and only if the system is controllable), the minimum energy control is then

 * $$ u(t) = -B^*e^{A^*(t_1-t)}W_c^{-1}(t_1)[e^{A(t_1-t_0)}x_0-x_1].$$

Substitution into the solution

 * $$x(t)=e^{A(t-t_0)}x_0+\int_{t_0}^{t}e^{A(t-\tau)}Bu(\tau)d\tau$$

verifies the achievement of state $$x_1$$ at $$t_1$$.

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chapulín

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  grasshopper, locust, especially when toasted as food
 * 2)  small child, tot
 * 3)  a person who flirts with or comes on to their friends' partners or romantic interests.
 * 1)  a person who flirts with or comes on to their friends' partners or romantic interests.

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Portal:Science/Selected research

Participants at the Wikiversity Astronomy Project access public astronomy databases and explore outer space. Learn astronomy "on the job" by participating in analysis of astronomical observations that are available in public databases.

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User:Harshbisaria

Harsh Bisaria (born 26 March 1998) is an Indian student leader and the National Social Media Coordinator of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Indian National Congress.1

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Chitl

Chitl (Читль; ЧӀикь) is a rural locality (a selo) in Gumbetovsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 578 as of 2010. There are 12 streets.

Geography
Chitl is located 36 km south of Mekhelta (the district's administrative centre) by road. Verkhneye Inkho and Nizhneye Inkho are the nearest rural localities.

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Evolutionary Biology/Georges Cuvier

Georges Cuvier (1769 – 1832) is known for two topics that are very important to modern science. First, he is considered the founder of the study of functional anatomy. By studying the makeup of the body and its arrangements, he was able to make certain assumptions about body parts by simply examining others.

Cuvier was very interested in Linnaeus’ classification system. After extensive study, he modified the system. The system of taxonomy now included the realm of fossils. He was the first to realise that fossils were the organic remains of extinct animals. Because of his work with fossils, he was given the title of Father of Paleontology. Cuvier was also a believer of immutability of characteristics which rejected evolutionary theory as well as Lamarck’s idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics.

The most important contribution of Cuvier was his theory of catastrophism. Through his fossil study, he came to notice that some layers (strata) differed from other layers. He also observed that certain fossils were not present in all layers and some completely disappeared after a certain level. This gave Cuvier the idea that the reason for this observation was mass extinction. By adding these two ideas together, he came to his idea of catastrophism: the idea that the boundaries between the strata correspond with catastrophes that occurred throughout time that wiped out entire species. This was his explanation of why certain fossils sometimes disappeared after being found in some strata.

Cuvier’s theory of catastrophism is important to evolution because it gave other scientists a basis to work from. Many other discoveries and ideas come from some theory backing up or going against catastrophism. This theory is also import today with the ongoing investigation of the Chicxulub crater off of the Yucatán peninsula. This crater is a geologic finding potentially reinforces this theory making catastrophism a possible extinction mechanism of the dinosaurs.

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Talk:Cris Bolado

Finals stint
Bolado may be 'unofficially' in the 1997 Gordon's Gin championship roster since he only started playing for the Boars in the Governors Cup. Still, I counted to 10 straight finals stints from 1994-1997 since the trade with EJ Feihl took place before the Commissioners Cup finals. Edmon74 03:01, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

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Black Manifesto

The Black Manifesto was a 1969 manifesto that demanded $500 million (~$ in ) in reparations from white churches and synagogues for their participation in the injustices of slavery and segregation committed against African-Americans.

History
The manifesto was developed during the National Black Economic Development Conference held in Detroit, Michigan, in 1969. American civil rights activist James Forman presented the first draft of the manifesto on April 26, 1969, receiving the support of the conference in a 187-63 vote of delegates.

Demands
The manifesto made the argument that much of America had been built with black slave labor, and that churches and synagogues had implicitly played a role in facilitating that process. Its opening paragraph read: "We the black people assembled in Detroit, Michigan for the National Black Economic Development Conference are fully aware that we have been forced to come together because racist white America has exploited our resources, our minds, our bodies, our labor. For centuries we have been forced to live as colonized people inside the United States, victimized by the most vicious, racist system in the world. We have helped to build the most industrial country in the world."

The text of the manifesto demanded $500 million in donations from churches and synagogues, to be routed to a specific group of organizations, some of which had yet to be formed. The largest demand was for the creation of a $200 million land bank in the American South, in order "to help our brothers and sisters who have to leave their land because of racist pressure for people who want to establish cooperative farms". $40 million was to be divided equally among four publishing and printing companies serving the black communities of Detroit, Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York. Four television networks, meant "as an alternative to racist propaganda" were to be established with $10 million each, in Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland and Washington, D.C. $30 million would go to the establishment of a research center into the social problems faced by African-Americans. $130 million was designated to begin a black university in the American south.

Publication
Forman presented the manifesto to the public on May 4, 1969 at New York City's Riverside Church, interrupting a Sunday service to do so. The day earlier, Forman had requested and been denied permission to speak, by the minister Rev. Dr. Ernest Campbell. Trying to prevent Forman's speech, Campbell directed the organist to play and also began a silent walkout of congregants. The church obtained a civil restraining order against Forman the same week.

The manifesto was also read out loud on May 4 at the First United Presbyterian Church of San Francisco. It was later published in the July 10, 1969 edition of the New York Review of Books.

Outcomes
The manifesto's demands were ultimately rejected by most churches and synagogues. A few churches made donations to the organizations mentioned in the manifesto, and several reassessed their processes to ensure equal opportunity to people of color. On August 29, 1969, Time magazine wrote that "Since Forman first issued his arrogantly worded 'Black Manifesto' in Detroit last April, only an estimated $22,000 (~$ in ) has trickled into the coffers of his National Black Economic Development Conference." Forman's demands were regarded as successful, however, as a catalyst in moving churches to examine their consciences.

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Lux Mundi

Lux Mundi (Latin for "Light of the World") may refer to:

 * Lux Mundi (statue), a statue of Jesus by Tom Tsuchiya
 * Lux Mundi (book), an 1889 collection of 12 essays by liberal Anglo-Catholic theologians
 * Lux Mundi (album), a 2011 album by the heavy metal band Samael
 * Wessel Gansfort (1419–1489), humanist of the 15th century who was widely known as Lux Mundi

 * Lux Mundi (band), an American drum & bass band and production duo

 * Lux Mundi ( Jesus Christ) ...., In Bible Book of John Chapter 8:12, Jesus Christ spoke of himself as the Light of the World. Same was equated unto the followers of Christ ( Believers) in the Bible Book of Matthew 5:14 as the Light of the World.

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多謝

Interjection

 * 1) thank you; thank you very much

Usage notes

 * Used to thank someone for a gift, including for patronage or applause. Indicates gratitude for a bigger favour compared to the usage of.

Verb

 * 1) to thank

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Cookbook:Rice and Lentils (Mejadra)

| Palestinian Cuisine

Extremely simple to cook, mejadra is a fundamental component of Middle Eastern cuisine. It provides carbohydrates, proteins, and a full stomach. It also tastes great. The most common recipe uses rice. Bulgur can be substituted for rice, using the exact same procedure. When cooked with rice, this recipe is gluten-free. It isn't gluten free when cooked with bulgur (wheat).

Ingredients

 * 1 cup (100 g / 3.5 oz) dry lentils
 * Olive oil
 * Salt
 * Baharat
 * Cumin
 * Ground cardamom
 * 4 cups (1 L / 1.1 qt) water, divided
 * 1 cup (80 g / 2.8 oz) uncooked rice or bulgur
 * Ground pepper
 * 1 medium sized onion

Procedure

 * 1) Fry the lentils in oil for 3–4 minutes, stirring continuously, until the first beans show signs of scorching.
 * 2) Add salt, baharat, cumin, and ground cardamom to taste.
 * 3) Add 2 cups water and cover. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes or until all the water is absorbed by the lentils.
 * 4) Fry the rice in oil for 3–4 minutes, stirring continuously, until the grains change colour.
 * 5) Add salt, black or white pepper, and ground cardamom.
 * 6) Add 2 cups water and cover. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer. After 5 minutes turn the heat off, and leave standing for another 10 minutes.
 * 7) Cut the onion into thin strips (about 0.5x4 cm / 0.2x1.6 in).
 * 8) Fry the onion in olive oil until crisp and deeply golden brown (this may take a while but will result in much fuller flavor).
 * 9) Mix the lentils and rice, and top with the fried onion. Use 2 parts lentils to 1 part rice for a moist consistency.

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Mocis laxa

Mocis laxa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Tibet, Qinghai), India (Sikkim) and Bangladesh.

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Puzzles/Logic puzzles/Getting out of Prison

Puzzles | Logic puzzles | Getting out of Prison

You are in a prison and your execution is planned for today. However, you are given one last chance to get out of this situation. You are brought into a room that has two exits and in front of each of them stands a guard. One exit leads out of the prison into freedom, while the other one brings you into the room where the execution takes place. Furthermore, one of the guards is always lying, while the other one is always telling the truth (but, of course, you don't know who of the guards is in front of which door). You are allowed to ask only one question.

What question can you ask in order to find out the way to your freedom?

Solution


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Oleg Stepanenko

Oleg Stepanenko (born 20 October 1939) is a Ukrainian hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics representing the Soviet Union.

title: Oleg Stepanenko


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APZ questionnaire

The APZ (Abnormal Mental States) questionnaire is one of the most widely used psychometric scales for assessing subjective experiences of altered states of consciousness. First published in 1998 by Adolf Dittrich, the APZ questionnaire comprises three dimensions: "Oceanic Boundlessness (OSE)", "Dread of Ego Dissolution (AIA)" and "Visionary Restructuralization (VUS)". According to Google Scholar, it has been cited at least 269 times.

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William E. Quarles

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William E. Quarles was born in Washington, D.C. to a young mother (15 yrs. old) and an unknown father. He was raised by his grandmother (Marie Quarles). At a young age, he was a Boy Scout and a member of Cadet Civil Air Patrol. He attended Ballou High School in South East Washington, D.C., where he was a member of the school's Jr. ROTC and played trumpet in the school's orchestra. After leaving High School early with a GED in 1976, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, attending boot camp in Parris Island and specializing in Field Radio Communications. In 1977, he was selected for Embassy Duty and served tours in Geneva, Switzerland, and Tehran, Iran. While serving duty in Tehran, Iran in 1979, he was held hostage for 14 days before being released with 13 other African Americans and women. Career

William has over 25 years of experience in security and law enforcement and has been a technical advisor on the Iran Hostage Crises with ABC NEWS. He has given lectures on terrorism and hostage-taking to numerous law enforcement organizations. He has served his country as a Marine Security Guard at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland from 1977-1979, and at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran from 1979-1980. He has held numerous private security positions from the security officer to the director of security. 1983, he accepted employment with the Metropolitan Police Department as a sworn police officer. His career progressed rapidly advancing to training instructors responsible for teaching the DC Code of Criminal Offenses to new police officers within his first five years of service. In 1991, he went back to college, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in just 3 years. As a student, he was appointed by Governor William Donald Shaffer as the student member to the Board of Trustees for Prince Georges Community College. In 1995, Mr. Quarles accepted employment with the U.S. Government Printing Office as a Federal Police Officer. In 1998, he was transferred to the agency's physical security branch and held responsibility for the agency's identification and fingerprinting program. In 2006, he accepted employment with the Environmental Protection Agency as a personnel security specialist. Mr. Quarles held this position until, 2009 when he was forced to retire on disability because of kidney failure. Mr. Quarles continued his education while on dialysis, earning a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security Policy. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy & Administration at Walden University and expects to graduate in 2022.

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Mr. Quarles married Evelyn Lovett in 1987. He has two step-daughters Jacqueline and Nikia from his wife's previous marriage and lives in Bowie, Maryland.

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Ph.D. Public Policy & Administration Walden University, expected (2022) Master Cyber Security Policy University of Maryland University College (2013) Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies University of Maryland University College (1994)

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Toldos Aharon

Toldos Aharon is a devout, insular, fervently anti-Zionist Hasidic group. The group is characterized by extreme conservatism and a desire to preserve the life of the old Yishuv in Jerusalem, in sharp opposition to Zionism, in a strict Haredi way of life, in a special style of clothing, and in an emphasis on prayer at a moderate pace and with enthusiasm. Headquartered in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, it also has significant numbers in Ramat Beit Shemesh, and New York City, and additional members in Tiberias and in Harish. The sect has about 1,800 households. Toldos Aharon is a split-off from Shomer Emunim. It is led by its Rebbe, Dovid Kohn.

History
The Chassidus is named after Aharon Roth, who established a group in Satmar in the year 1921, which was characterized by far-reaching criteria for the worship of God. In 1928, Rabbi Roth immigrated to the Land of Israel. Because of the special importance he saw in reciting amen aloud, Roth changed the group's name in 1933 to "Shomer Emunim".

Roth died on 6 Nisan in 1947. About a year later, his students split up, and a relatively small group chose his son, Avraham Chaim Roth, to succeed his father as Rebbe. Most of the students chose Aharon's son-in-law, Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn. He established his court on the outskirts of the Mea She'arim neighborhood (today, stands instead the beth midrash of the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Hasidic group). Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar opposed Aharon's approach, but with the rise of Kohn, who was his disciple, to serve as rebbe, there was a rapprochement between the two Hasidic sects.

Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn died during Hanukkah of 1996. Kohn had many sons, four of whom are rebbes today.

Accession of the current rebbe
At the end of Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn's life, and in the context of two years in which he did not function, there was controversy in the community over who would inherit it. During these years, the institutions of the community found it difficult to function. Most of the members of the community and the administration of its institutions supported Kohn's second son, Dovid, who until then served as rabbi of Toldos Aharon in the town of Monsey, New York. Others favored the eldest son, Shmuel Yaakov, as successor. Among the supporters of the first-born were also the rabbi of the community in Jerusalem and its representative in the beth din of the Edah HaChareidis, Meir Brandsdorfer, and the kabbalist Daniel Frisch.

After Rabbi Kohn died, two of his sons came to an agreement, whereby the younger son, Dovid, from Monsey, New York, inherited the title "Toldos Aharon Rebbe". The eldest son, Shmuel Yaakov, a disciple of the Viznitzer Rebbe, became a rebbe as well, of a group that was entitled Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok, named after his father. The main beth midrash of Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok is also in Meah Shearim, one block away from the Toldos Aharon building. Both live in Jerusalem. Another son is a rosh yeshiva in Kiryas Joel, New York. The other two sons formed Hasidic courts on their own, both located in Meah Shearim as well, and are known as the Mevakshei Emunah Rebbe and the Nachlas Aharon Rebbe, respectively.

 * Aharon "Reb Areleh" Roth (1894–1946) - author of Shomrei Emunim, Shulchan HaTahor, and Taharas HaKodesh - founding Rebbe of Shomrei Emunim dynasty in the town of Satmar, (At that time, Hungary ; now, Romania), and Jerusalem.
 * Avrohom Chaim Roth (1924–2012) - author of Chukei Chaim - Shomrei Emumim Rebbe in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak - son of "Reb Areleh" Roth.
 * Rafael Aaron Roth - Shomrei Emunim Rebbe in Bnei Brak - son of Rabbi Avrohom Chaim
 * Gedalya Moshe Roth - Shomrei Emunim Rebbe in Ashdod - son of Rabbi Avrohom Chaim
 * Shlomo Roth - Shomrei Emunim Rebbe in Jerusalem and Beth Shemesh - son of Rabbi Avrohom Chaim
 * Yaakov Yitzchok Roth - in Beitar Illit - son of Rabbi Avrohom Chaim
 * Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn (1914–1996) - author of Divrei Emunah - previous Toldos Aharon Rebbe of Jerusalem - son-in-law of "R' Areleh" Roth.
 * Shmuel Yaakov Kohn - present Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe in Jerusalem - eldest son of the previous Toldos Aharon Rebbe.
 * Dovid Kohn - present Toldos Aharon Rebbe in Jerusalem - son of the previous Toldos Aharon Rebbe.
 * Yosef Yoel Kohn - present Mevakshei Emunah Rebbe - son of the previous Toldos Aharon Rebbe
 * Yisroel Chaim Kohn - present Nachlas Aharon Rebbe - son of the previous Toldos Aharon Rebbe
 * Moshe Kohn - Rosh Yeshiva of toldos Ahron

Dress and customs
In Jerusalem, married men wear white and grey "zebra" coats during the week and golden bekishes/Caftan (coats) on Shabbos. Toldos Aharon and Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok are the only groups where boys aged 13 and older (bar mitzvah) wear the golden coat and a shtreimel, as married men do; however, married men can be differentiated by their white socks, while the unmarried boys wear black socks. In other Hasidic groups, only married men wear a shtreimel. All boys and men wear a traditional Jerusalemite white yarmulke. Unmarried boys wear a regular black coat with attached belt on weekdays, unlike the married men, who wear the "zebra" style coat.

Married women cover their hair without wearing wigs, and the standards of tzniut expected from them are the strictest among all Hasidic/Orthodox Jewish groups. As is customary in the traditional Jerusalemite community, unmarried girls have their hair in two braids, unlike most other Haredi communities, where the girls wear a simple ponytail.

The Shomrei Emunim are characterized by fervent and visibly emotional prayer, and by a rigid lifestyle controlled largely by "takanos" - decrees written by the Rebbe. One such decree, for example, forbade wearing wool. (Jewish law forbids wearing anything that contains both wool and linen. Rabbi Aharon worried that it would be safest not to wear wool at all, in order to avoid the possibility of violating the law altogether.) A strong emphasis is placed on the importance of full-time Torah study, and daily immersion in ritual baths.

Hasidic books of the Shomer Emunim, Toldos Aharon, and Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok groups
In addition to those books which are revered by all Hasidic Jews, the Toldos Aharon Hasidim particularly revere the books, Shomer Emunim, Shulchan HaTahor, and Taharas HaKodesh, by Aharon Roth, and Divrei Emunoh by Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn. The version of the prayer book used by Toldos Aharon Hasidim is called Brochoh u'Tehilloh. The Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok have published a weekday prayer book called, Tehillas Avrohom Yitzchok, but also use the Brochoh u'Tehilloh version as well.

Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn was said to have instructed his followers to learn the works of Aharon HaLevi of Staroshelye, which include "Sha'arei HaYichud VeHaEmunoh", "Sha'arei Avoda", and "Avodas HaLevi". The Staroselyer Rebbe was a follower of the first Rebbe of Chabad, Shneur Zalman of Liadi. After the passing of Shneur Zalman, Aharon HaLevi started his own Hasidic following, an offshoot of Chabad, in Staroselye.

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So Sri Lanka Pro 2019

The So Sri Lanka Pro 2019 was a surfing competition which was held as a part of the World Surfing League Qualifying Series 3000. This was the second edition of the Sri Lanka Pro League and it was also the first such event to be conducted since 2011 after 8 years. It was held from 25 September to 29 September in Arugam Bay coinciding the World Tourism Day on 27 September. The event featured 124 competitors from 24 nations including the retired former world champion Mark Occhilupo. The event was titled as So Sri Lanka which is also used as a slogan to promote tourism industry in Sri Lanka by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau from 2018. Sri Lankan Airlines is the official airline partner for the series.

So Sri Lanka Pro 2019 was hosted as a means of developing and promoting the tourism sector in Sri Lanka which was notably affected following the 2019 Easter attacks. The ground arrangements were prepared by Lanka Sportreizen and the event was officially launched on 4 September 2019. It was organized by Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Surfing Federation in affiliation with World Surf League. Australia's Julian Wilson is the defending champion who won the tournament in 2011.

Australia's Mitch Parkinson won the tournament defeating Oney Anwar of Indonesia by scoring a whopping 19.17 with a lead of six points against his opponent in the final. The final was also the first matchup between these two in a WSL event and also marked Parkinson's first WSL career title victory.

Competition
The competition featured 124 competitors from 24 nations. The tournament consists of five rounds followed by knockout stages. Round 1 consisting of eight heat events began and concluded on 25 September 2019, the first day of the five day competition. The round consisting of 16 heat events 2 began and concluded on 26 September 2019. Round 3 consisting of 16 heat events of the competition began on 27 September 2019 and concluded on 28 September. Round 4 and Round 5 each comprising 8 heat events began on 28 September and concluded on the same day. Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final were all held on the final day of the event on 29 September 2019.

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Mitchell Kilduff

Mitchell Kilduff (born 29 February 1996) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming. He achieved 5th place in the 200 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Games.

Early life
Kilduff was born on 29 February 1996, and is from Carlton, New South Wales. He was diagnosed with autism when he was six years old. During his early school years, he faced considerable challenges. Following that, he was home schooled. In 2009, he attended Endeavour Sports High School. , he is a student at Kingsgrove North High School while mentoring other swimmers with autism.

Swimming career
Kilduff is an S14 classified swimmer, who has set world records in several events including the long course 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle, the 100m butterfly, the 400m freestyle, and the source course 50m butterfly events in his classification. He is a member of SLC Aquadot and his coach is Gavin Stewart, who began coaching him in 2009. He has competed against able-bodied athletes.

Kilduff started swimming in 2006, and began taking lessons in 2007. In 2009, he was training seven days a week.

At the 2010 Australian national championships, Kilduff earned two gold medals. The following year at the same competition, he earned a total of seven medals, three of them gold. In 2011, he had nine swimming training sessions a week, with each session lasting about two hours. At the 2011 Australian Age Multi-Class Championships hosted at the Australian Institute of Sport pool, he won seven gold medals.

Kilduff first represented Australia in 2011, making his debut at the Arafura Games. At the Italian-hosted 2011 Global Games, he won a pair of silver medals and four gold medals. His silver medals came in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay event and the 200m freestyle event where he had a time of 2:03.12. He earned a gold in the 50m freestyle event in a time of 25.78. He was selected to represent Australian Paralympics in swimming. He did not medal at the 2012 Games.

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RV Maria S. Merian

RV Maria S. Merian is Germany's second most modern research vessel, named after the naturalist and illustrator Maria Sybilla Merian. As of March 2006, Germany operates three other research vessels of its class, none of which is as well-equipped.

The Merian was financed by the German government and is assigned to the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research at Warnemünde, with Rostock as its home port. It is also available to several other German research institutes. Its tasks are Arctic research, research on the Gulf Stream, and seabed research to a depth of 10 km. It is crewed by a complement of 21, and can additionally accommodate 22 scientists. The vessel is equipped with several laboratories. It has room for 150 tonnes of additional scientific equipment in accessible containers, providing flexibility in research assignments.

The ship is equipped with two azimuth thrusters, a lateral pump-jet, and satellite navigation, enabling it to automatically maintain an exact position. It can operate without any polluting emissions for 48 hours (apart from the normal engine exhaust), allowing it to conduct research in ecologically sensitive areas. The Merian is capable of operating in near-polar regions and can handle drift ice up to a thickness of 50 cm. It is 94.80 m long, 19.20 m wide, and has a maximum draft of 6.50 m. Flank speed is 15 kn, and range is up to 7500 nmi and 35 days.

The Merian's keel was laid in June 2003 at the Maritim Ltd. wharf in Gdańsk, Poland, which belongs to the German Kröger Werft company. Construction was completed at Schacht-Audorf, Germany, and the ship was named and launched in July 2005. The vessel set course for intensive tests in the Bay of Biscay in September 2005, and in February 2006 it was handed over to the Warnemünde-based institute. Its first research assignment took it to the Baltic Sea in early 2006.

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Wikiversity:Main page design changes

Discuss redesign of the main page. See also: Talk:Main Page for ideas about leaving Main Page as it is and using Main Page as a new entry point to Wikiversity for new visitors.

Prefatory note
This discussion is kept here as historical reference. There is now a learning project relating to main page design known as the main page learning project.

Summary (Dec-April)
During the past five months proposals have ranged from minor additions to the existing main page (such as adding a "collaboration of the month" section) to radical redesign and moving the main page back to the main namespace where it could function as a learning resource to introduce new visitors to Wikiversity. Also, there have been related discussions about changing the entire "introduction experience" for new visitors including updating the welcome template and shifting the high-level Wikiversity "content browsing interface" away from its bias towards a conventional college-level course catalog (for example, see Pre-tertiary portal). Should the Main Page be a resource for new visitors that efficiently helps them understand Wikiversity?

Slogan
Another issue relevant to Main Page design arises from the slogan "set learning free" that is now on the main page (see Figure 1A) in a position similar to what is done at Wikipedia (Figure 1B). At Wikibooks, they just use their tagline "From Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection" (Figure 1C). Wikiversity does not have a tagline at MediaWiki:Tagline. Should we have one? It can remain on the Main Page or be suppressed from being displayed on the main page, as is done at Wikipedia. Figure 1D shows the Wikipedia tagline as seen on all pages except the Main Page. Also, another option is to put a slogan on the logo image that appears on the upper left corner of every wiki page as is done at Wikipedia and Wikibooks but not at Wikiversity (Figure 1E). Should Wikiversity add a slogan to the displayed logo? If so, could we then create a tagline and have the tagline displayed on the Main Page?

Browsing tools
The main page of a wiki must provide a way for people to navigate to the content pages of the wiki. Wikipedia has a small set of navigation links at the upper right corner of the Main Page and has a "Contents" link in the navigation sidebar (Figure 2A). Wikibooks has a large part of the Main Page devoted to a large group of content navigation links and uses a "Bookshelves" link in the navigation sidebar (Figure 2B). Wikiversity has a set of content navigation links on the main page that is heavily biased towards providing access to the course content of a university. Wikiversity uses a rather generic "Browse" link in the navigation sidebar (Figure 2C). Does Wikiversity need a new "top level" set of navigation links for that is less biased towards college-level content (see below)? Engineering and Technology · Interdisciplinary Studies · Social Sciences · Education · Media · Professions
 * Browse our content : Preschool · Primary Education · Secondary Education · Tertiary Education · Lifelong Learning · Other portalsCollege level subject areas: Humanities · Physical Sciences · Life Sciences · Practical Arts and Sciences · Mathematics ·

Do we need to change the "Browse" link in the navigation sidebar to link to a page that will include major sections for pre-college-level content? Is the current browse page only of use for people interested in college-level content?

Proposals - December 2006 to April 2007
Two proposed (at freenode #wikiversity-en) ideas for the redesign are:
 * Most visitors to the Wikiversity main page are new to wiki and need help to understand what is going on at Wikiversity. The main page needs to be a resource for these new visitors. Supporting Wikiversity participants <-- ways to support the different types of people who visit Wikiversity.
 * It is time to have featured content on the main page with good examples that show what Wikiversity is about.
 * Another proposal -- KISS.
 * There should be two links -- Students Click Here, Teachers Click Here. They can even go to the same page, but I would venture a guess that if we add something like that, our click numbers would go up.
 * Of course, we have to have something useful on the click-through page ... perhaps a guide for learners and a guide for learning material preperation, respectively. Just a thought. Historybuff 07:54, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Right now we have a link for "learners" that goes to Learning goals and a link for "teachers" that goes to Wikiversity teachers. Wikiversity teachers needs to be updated or maybe switched to School and university projects. --JWSchmidt 13:53, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm not a guru in UI design, so take what I say with a grain of salt. The links are done in the "wiki way", which is what we are all used to. But what about people arriving who aren't wikiwise?
 * While we might get clicks from Wikipedia and sister projects, we shouldn't assume that everyone understands how a wiki works, or what all those links are. Right now, it's a SEA of links on that page. Even experienced users might be suffer an information overload attack.
 * If we have to pack so much info on the front page, and we can't twiddle the info, I'd suggest adding some icons (maybe animated) to draw the readers eye to the spot you highlighted.
 * Also, we should have it say "Students (Learners)", as newcomers might not make that association.
 * I can now edit the Main Page (ugh), but it was much better when it was locked for me -- since it gave me links to the real content pages. (Also, how do you get those cool screenshots?) Historybuff 17:48, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I second Historybuff's proposal above - to 'stream' the Wikiversity Main Page for different people (or interests) - i.e. teachers and students. I know that in some ways we are trying to blur the distinctions between 'teacher' and 'student' - but we are also trying to be of assistance to people who come here with those self-roles in mind. My proposal for this would be to create a "Teachers' portal" and a "Students' portal" (to go alongside the "Community portal") - possibly also a "Researchers' portal". In these portals we would have links to a range of explanatory pages about Wikiversity, as well as activities to get started. Pages and portals would be kept as focused and simple as possible - especially the portals (and Main Page). Irregardless of whether we go with this idea, I think the Main Page needs to be simplified - with icons, colours, and boxes guiding the eye to the main points of Wikiversity: 1) what it is/does, 2) how you can use it, and 3) how you can get involved. I don't think the Main Page needs a radical redesign - just reducing the "sea of links" effect, and focused more on drawing in visitors to where they are likely to be interested and motivated to find out more, and hopefully get involved. Cormaggio beep 14:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I support the idea of simple pages for the Main Page, Portal:Students, Portal:Teachers and Portal:Researchers. I'm skeptical about the "hopefully get involved" part. The vast majority of visitors to Wikiversity arrive, visit a few pages and leave without even thinking about participation. This is like having a school where you walk new students through the library and say, "now hopefully they will start to read". Maybe we need to "force" people to make their first page edit, even if it means tricking them into doing it. --JWSchmidt 16:45, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I think simplifcation would be a good thing—it feels a little cluttered right now. Maybe just a UI update would help… The Jade Knight 11:05, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

 * A way forward might be to just start weeding a bit; there are, for example, 5 links on the Main page to Browse! I'd also suggest that we do try to avoid the strictly 'traditional' categories here; there's no point is saying that we'd like to blur the lines, then just go and redraw them again because we can't think of anything else -- I'd suggest that a Main page act more as a way to facilitate peoples information seeking behaviour - which includes more of a 'what do you want to do here?' than a 'who are you?'. I, for example, don't consider myself a student in this environment, rather more of a constant 'learner', i'm certainly not a teacher (I'm somewhat skeptical of the ability to 'teach' in this environment anyways) and at best I may be a 'mentor' or a 'guide' if called upon to do so, and often I might even be more inclined to act as a sort of 'staff' member -- would that be a portal, Portal:Staff? --BrentSimpson 08:11, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Streamlining would be good -- 5 browse links seems like overdoing it. I think the use of white space is a bit lost too, we shouldn't disregard that either. We're trying to make things clearer and easier for first time visitors.
 * While "forcing" people to edit might be a noble goal, we do want quality contributions, not just graffiti, which is what I'd expect from tricking people. I read a piece on planet wikimedia about the usability of the MediaWiki software -- maybe that might be a good learning project? I dunno. Historybuff 06:24, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

 * At the same time, I think the Browse link is one of the very most important links at Wikiversity. Every use should a) know exactly where to find it, and b) know what it means.  When I first got here, it took me a while to figure out that the word Browse was synonymous with "find out what content Wikiversity offers" (more or less).  The search feature is fairly useless ATM (though I've been creating some redirects lately to try to help with this.  Everyone should make lots and lots of redirects…).  The Jade Knight 11:05, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Example
What is Wikiversity for?
 * Learning the ideal way to learn via wiki
 * Sharing knowledge in a very easily understandable format
 * Making links to websites, books, Wikipedia, and Wikibook content related to your topic

Why is Wikiversity cool?
 * Its FREE for everyone, and always will be!
 * Its freely editable by anyone (There is no limit to the greatness of Wikiversity)

How can I get involved with Wikiversity?
 * Learn about various subjects
 * Share your knowledge by editing
 * Teach by example, leaving the specifics to Wikipedia and Wikibooks

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Paklino

Paklino (Паклино) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Paklinsky Selsoviet, Bayevsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 306 as of 2013. There are 8 streets.

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Paklino is located near Mostovoye lake, 45 km southeast of Bayevo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Safronovo is the nearest rural locality.

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Narayan Singh Baghel (born 4 April 1989) is an System Administrator In KK infotech pvt ltd New Delhi. who has worked in The chopras education ov Company in 2012.

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Jane Stanley (died 1803)

Lady Jane Stanley (1720 – 1803) was a member of the Earl of Derby branch of the Stanley family. The daughter of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby she never married but, in her old age, maintained a large household at Brook House, Knutsford. A notable philanthropist, she installed and maintained footpaths in the town though, in line with her belief that couples should not walk with arms linked, she made them intentionally narrow. Stanley left significant donations in her will to friends, family, servants and to numerous charitable causes connected with the poor and sick. One bequest helped to maintain the footways in the town for many years. Stanley was the inspiration for the Honourable Mrs Jamieson in Elizabeth Gaskell's 1849 novel Cranford and the title character in her 1858 My Lady Ludlow.

Life
Lady Jane Stanley was the daughter of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby and was born 1736. Stanley never married and from 1780 until her death lived at Brook House in Knutsford, Cheshire. She maintained a large household and one duty of her footmen was to bring her the latest news as soon as it arrived by mail coach. The mail coach used the road in front of Brook House and Stanley paid the guard five shillings a time to fire his pistol when passing to alert her servants of important news. A footman would then run to the inn in town to retrieve the news. She maintained a sedan chair, cheaper than a horse and carriage and better suited to Knutsford's narrow streets.

Considered an important and influential figure in Knutsford, Stanley was also well liked by her servants and neighbours. Ellis Chadwick, writing in 1910, noted "she had very strict notions of propriety and of the courtesies of life, and would not have them infringed". She firmly believed in her right, as a gentlewoman, to walk closest to the wall on the town's footpaths (ie the side away from the kerb). On one occasion when a man walking in the other direction chose to keep to the wall she rapped him on the shoulder with her gold-topped cane and told him "whenever you meet a lady - always give her the wall".

Henry Green, a local history writer, noted that she "disliked to see men and women linked together" (i.e., walking arm in arm). Stanley donated money throughout her life to construct and maintain footpaths in the town but specified that they be no more than a single flagstone in width to prevent couples from walking together. She also donated a woollen flag to the town that was flown from the church at times of military victories or other national rejoicings. Two portraits of her are known, one as a young child, and one of her in old age that she sent to Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, her nephew.

Stanley died in Knutsford, her will stipulated that she be buried in the vault belonging to her nephew Sir Peter Warburton in Great Budworth church. Shortly before she died Stanley composed her own epitaph: "A maid I lived and a maid I died; I never was asked and never denied".

Legacy
Stanley left significant bequests as well as a £6,000 inheritance to her family. Two senior female servants each received £600 and all others with at least 3-years service received a full year's wages. A donation of £500 was made for the upkeep of the elderly and disabled in three local parishes and gifts of between £50 and £500 were made to 21 local women, which she specified was to be spent at their sole discretion "independent of, and free from the debts, power or control of her husband, or future husband". Stanley left sums of between £500 and £1,250 for infirmaries in Liverpool, Manchester, Chester and Bath, mental hospitals in Liverpool and Manchester, an asylum for the blind in Liverpool, a maternity hospital in Manchester and to the Philanthropic Society of St George for the promotion of industry and reform of criminals.

A sum of £400 was left to be used to repair and improve the footpaths she had laid out around Knutsford and to maintain the woollen church flag. This was invested in Consolidated Bank annuities, that generated a return of around 3% per year (£12) by the 1820s., These funds were used to fund the planting of trees around Knutsford Heath and c.1900 "Love Lane" was renamed "Stanley Road" in her memory.

Stanley's sedan chair has been used by the annual Knutsford Royal May Day procession since 1884. Stanley was the inspiration for the Honourable Mrs Jamieson in Elizabeth Gaskell's 1849 novel Cranford and the title character in her 1858 My Lady Ludlow, both based on her time in Knutsford.

title: Jane Stanley (died 1803)


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Jiizas: di Buk We Luuk Rait bout Im

Jiizas: di Buk We Luuk Rait bout Im is a translation of the Gospel of Luke from the Biblical Greek into Jamaican Patois. The work was spearheaded by the Bible Society of West Indies, headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica. The translation was published in print and audio formats in summer 2010. It served as a precursor for Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, which was launched in the United Kingdom and in Jamaica in 2012 - the year in which Jamaica celebrated its fiftieth anniversary of independence from Britain. The Luuk Buk Project falls within the Bible Society of the West Indies' larger translation endeavour, known as the Jamaican Creole Translation Project.

Example
A translation of Luke 1:28, when the angel Gabriel first visits the virgin Mary.

title: Jiizas: di Buk We Luuk Rait bout Im


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Westcountry Live

Westcountry Live was the flagship regional news programme of ITV Westcountry, serving South West England.

History
The programme was first broadcast on Monday 4 January 1993 - four days after Westcountry Television took over the ITV regional franchise from Television South West.

From December 1993 until early 2009, Westcountry ran four sub-regional services, each providing short opt-out bulletins for their area during Westcountry Live and the late-night bulletins on weekdays. Westcountry was the first and only ITV company to produce four opt-outs for their region

The opt-outs were broadcast from Westcountry's district studios in Barnstaple (covering North Devon), Exeter (serving East Devon & parts of Somerset and west Dorset), Plymouth (South Devon and parts of East Cornwall), and Truro (Central and West Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly).

Reporter and camera crews were also based at district newsrooms in Penzance, Taunton, Torbay and Weymouth.

The programme ended on Friday 13 February 2009.

Merger
Following ITV Westcountry's merger with ITV West to form ITV West & Westcountry, the new pan-regional programme The West Country Tonight launched on Monday 16 February 2009. A 20-minute opt-out for the current Westcountry region is featured within the 6pm programme alongside fully separate short bulletins and localised weather forecasts seven days a week. The news service was renamed ITV News West Country on 14 January 2013.

Depending on the day's news, either the West or Westcountry bulletins are pre-recorded. The service is presented from Bristol with newsrooms in Plymouth, Truro and Exeter covering the Westcountry region.

Former Westcountry Live presenters Richard Bath, Alexis Bowater and Jemma Woodman were made redundant. Bath and Woodman presented the final main edition of the programme on Friday 13 February 2009, which featured a special highlights compilation with contributions from presenters, reporters and production staff.

Westcountry's main Plymouth studios were closed along with the district newsrooms in Barnstaple, Penzance, Torbay and Weymouth. A new, smaller Plymouth newsroom opened at the offices of independent production company Twofour.

Former on air team

 * John Andrews (ITV News West Country)
 * Richard Bath
 * Ron Bendell
 * Ed Boyle (Powergame)
 * Alexis Bowater
 * Neil Bradford (BBC Look East)
 * Paul Brennan
 * Bob Crampton
 * Vanessa Cuddeford
 * Bob Cruwys (ITV News West Country)
 * Martyn Dean (deceased)
 * Dan Downs (freelance with Spotlight)
 * Lorna Dunkley (Sky News)

 * Julie Fisher
 * David Foster (original presenter)
 * Debbie Geraghty (Powergame)
 * Jonathan Gibson (ITV News West Country)
 * Sharon Goble
 * Tony Gray
 * Peter Griffin (freelance with ITV News West Country)
 * Katie Haswell (original presenter)
 * Kate Haskell (née Reeves; freelance with ITV News West Country)
 * Alison Johns (Spotlight)
 * Sam Joseph
 * Richard Lawrence (ITV News West Country)
 * Claire Manning (ITV News West Country)
 * Philippa Mina

 * Helen Pearson (Daybreak)
 * John Ray (Powergame)
 * Shelley Roberts (ITV News West Country)
 * Tiffany Royce (Daybreak)
 * Allen Sinclair (now at BBC South Today)
 * Graham Smith (Powergame)
 * Emma Snowdon
 * Jonathan Swain (Daybreak)
 * Philippa Tomson
 * Mark Tyler
 * Jeff Welch (ITV News West Country)
 * Jemma Woodman (Inside Out South West)

title: Westcountry Live