Medical-model-of-disability
med-stub According to the classic medical notion of disability: disability is a physical condition it is intrinsic to the individual (it is part of that individual�s own body) it reduces the individual�s quality of life and causes clear disadvantages a disabled person is different from what is normal (and her condition is less desirable than what is normal) a compassionate or just society will put resources into trying to cure disabilities the medical profession has the greatest responsibility and potential for helping disabled people
Gesneriaceae
Taxobox-begin color lightgreen name: Gesneriaceae Taxobox-image image caption > Taxobox-begin-placement color lightgreen Taxobox-regnum-entry taxon Plantae Taxobox-divisio-entry taxon Flowering plant Taxobox-classis-entry taxon Magnoliopsida Taxobox-ordo-entry taxon Lamiales Taxobox-familia-entry taxon Gesneriaceae Taxobox-end-placement Taxobox-section-subdivision color lightgreen plural-taxon Genera See text Taxobox-end Gesneriaceae is a flowering plant family (biology) consisting of c. 146 genera and c. 2400 species, mostly in the Old World tropics but also many in the New World tropics as well with a few extending to temperate areas. Most species are herbs or subshrubs, a few are trees. The most familiar members of the family to gardeners are the African Violets in the genus Saintpaulia. Other genera in the family have become popular as houseplants. These include:
Aeschynanthus
Achimenes (aka Cupids Bower or Hot Water Plant)
Episcia (aka flame violet)
Columnea (aka Flying Goldfish Plant)
Nematanthus (aka Goldfish Plant)
Streptocarpus (aka Cape Primrose)
Smithiantha (aka Temple Bells)
Alloplectus
Nautilocalyx
Besleria Gesneriads are divided culturally into three groups depending on their root structure: fibrous, Rhizome and tuberous. Plant-stub
Hendrik-of-the-Netherlands
His Grand Ducal and Royal Highness Heinrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (April 19, 1876 - July 3, 1934), Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, was the husband of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. He was born in Schwerin. He was created Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands on February 6, 1901 and married Queen Wilhelmina on February 7, 1901 at the Hague. A playboy and a drunkard who is reported to have had several illegitimate children, the marriage was an unhappy one that did little more than meet its obligation by producing an heir. They had one child, Juliana of the Netherlands, in whose favor her mother abdicated on September 4, 1948. He died at The Hague.
Arthur-Thomas-Moore
Arthur Thomas Moore (VC, CB) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom and Commonwealth forces.
Details
He was 26 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry, Indian Army during the Persian War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 8 February 1857 at the Battle of Khoosh-ab, Persia, Lieutenant Moore who was Adjutant of the Regiment, was probably the first in the attack, but his horse, on leaping into the square, fell dead, crushing his rider and breaking his sword. Lieutenant Moore extricated himself, but he would almost certainly have lost his life had not another lieutenant (John Grant Malcolmson) fought his way to his dismounted comrade and carried him to safety. In this battle Lieutenant Moore also charged an infantry square of 500 Persians at the head of his regiment and jumped his horse over the enemys bayonets.
Further information
He later achieved the rank of Major General.
The medal
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Reference
Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
SCOTLANDS FORgotten VALOUR (Graham Ross, 1995)
Reflection-(electrical)
Reflection in electricity is the result of impedance mismatch in electrical signals. When voltage hits a discontinuity, some energy is reflection (physics). This occurs in any change in a material�s final stop (Connection to another material). Impedance discontinuities cause attenuation because a portion of a transmitted signal will be reflected back to the transmitter device rather than continuing to the receiver, much like an echo. This effect is compounded if there are multiple discontinuities causing additional portions of the remaining signal to be reflected back to the transmitter. This is a fundemental problem with the daisy chain method of connecting electronic components. When this returning reflection strikes the first discontinuity, some of the signal rebounds in the direction of the original signal, creating multiple echo effects. The echoes strike the receiver at different intervals making it difficult for the receiver to accurately detect data values on the signal. This is called jitter and results in data errors. The ratio of energy bounced back depends on the materials. Mathematically, it is calcuated using the reflection coefficient, symbolized with a gamma. The combination of the effects of signal attenuation and impedance discontinuities on a communications link is called insertion loss. Proper network operation depends on constant characteristic impedance in all cables and connectors, with no impedance discontinuities in the entire cable system.
Metatheria
Metatheria is a grouping within the animal class Mammalia. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is nearly synonymous with the earlier taxon Marsupialia (Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, 1811) though it is slightly wider. It also contains the nearest ancestors of marsupial mammals. The earliest known representatives are known from the uppermost Lower Cretaceous of North America. The closest living relatives of the metatheres are within Eutheria (also erected by Huxley in 1880). Both are sometimes united Infraclasses within the Subclass of Theria (Parker and Haswell, 1897), which contains all living mammals except monotremes.
Reference
McKenna MC & Bell SK, (1997), Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press.
Porec
Pore (Italian Parenzo, Latin Parentium), (latitude 45.2258 N, longitude 13.5939 E, altitude 29 m), is a city and port on the western coast of Istria peninsula, in Istria county, Croatia. Pore is almost 2,000 years old, and is based on a harbor protected from the sea by a small island of Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicholas). The city population of around 7,600 is residing mostly in the outskirts, outside of its historic core. With nearby municipalities included, there are 12,000 inhabitants, 18,000 within the Pore municipality limits. City area covers 142 km�, with the 37 km long shoreline stretching from the Mirna river near Novigrad to Funtana and Vrsar in the south.
Climate
The local climate is extremely mild, free of the oppressive summer heat. The month of August is the hottest averaging 24 Celsius in conditions of low humidity while January is the coldest with an average of 5 �C. There is more than 3850 hours of sun insulation a yearwhat is average more than 10 hours of sunshine during the summer days. Sea temperatures are up to 25 �C what is above expected comparing to the coast of southern Croatia where the air temperatures are higher. The average annual rainfall of 920 mm is equally distributed throughout the year. Winds here are bura or bora, bringing the cold and clear weather from the north in winters, Jugo, (jug south in Croatian language), warm wind from south bringing rain. The summer breeze blowing from the land to the sea is Maestral.
Physical characteristics
The grotto (cave), of Beredine the only open geological monument of Istria is in the vicinity. Lim fjord,(Limski kanal) is a 12 km long fjord-like structure, created by the river Pazinica eroding the ground on its way into the sea. Boulders of quartz are occasionally found here usually exposed by the sea. Landscape is rich in Mediterranean vegetation with pine woods and the green macchi mostly of the holm oak and strawberry tree. For generations, fertile blood red land, (Terra rossa or Crljenica), mixed with stones is used in agriculture, (cereals, orchard, olive gardens, vegetables). Today, production of organic food, olives, grapes quality vines, as Malvazija, Borgonja, Merlot, Pinot, Teran) is significant.
Communication
Main way of communications are roads. Pore is well connected with rest of Istria and all bigger cities as Trieste, Rijeka, Ljubljana, Zagreb. The nearest commercial airport is located in Pula. Sea traffic is less important than it was for centuries and today mostly used for tourist excursions. Closest railroad connection is in Pazin/Pisino which is the seat of regional government, (Istarska zupanija). In 1902, a narrow-gauge railway line connecting Trieste and Pore called Parenzana or Parenzaner Bahn was introduced providing service until 1935.
Economy
Traditionally, the people activities were always connected with the land and the sea. No significant industries but food processing is in existence here. Since entirely integrated with the Europe since 1994 trade, finance and communication sectors are growing. Prime source of income is tourism. Real estate prices are very high since the citys prime location.
People
Population is mixed with Croats, Italians, Slovenes, Albanians, Serbs with the tradition of tolerance between the people.
History
Locality is known since the prehistoric times. During the 2nd century BC Roman Castrum was built on tiny peninsula with dimensions just about 400m by 200 m where the very city core is situated. During the reign of the emperor Octavian in the 1st century, it officially became city and was part of the Roman colony Colonia Iulia Parentium. In the 3rd century place already had organized Christian community with early Christian complex of sacral buildings. Basilica was built here in 5th century where bishop Mauro, todays patron of the city already possesses his building. With the fall of the Roman empire in 476, different rulers and powers governed. First, it was held by Ostrogoths and after 539 was part of the Byzantine Empire. With the end of 6th century, Croats arrived and built first permanent settlement around the year 620. Since 788 it was ruled by Franks. Short independence period followed in the 12th Century and after that it was ruled by the patriarchs of Aquileia. In 1267 it became part of Venicewhose rule lasted for more than five centuries. In late 18th century it was first administered by Napoleon Bonaparte and then became part of Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1797. Starting in 1861, Pore was the capital of Istria, the seat to a Regional Parliament with schools, administrative and judiciary offices, other services. For a few decades, (1920 - 1943), it possession of Italy and finally, after 10 September 1943 was united with what is today Croatia.
Heritage
The city ground plan still shows ancient Roman Castrum structure. The main streets are Decumanus and Cardo Maximus still preserved in original ancient forms. Marafor is Roman square with two temples attached. One of them, erected in the first century Anno Domini, is dedicated to the Roman god Poseidon with dimensions of 30 m by 11 m. Few houses from the Romanesque period have ere preserved and beautiful Venetian Gothic palaces could be seen here. Originally Gothic, Franciscan church built in 13th century, Istrian Assembly Hall was made into Baroque style in 18th century. The complex of Euphrasian Basilica, (5th century), for the first time extended in the 6th century under the Byzantine Empire and bishop Euphrasius), is the most important object protected as the monument of the world heritage by UNESCO in 1997. Between the 12th century and the 19th century century, the city had the defensive walls, the same kind the better known Dubrovnik still does today.
Tourism history
In 1844 the steamers society, the Austrian Lloyd from Trieste, opened a tourist line which included Pore. As soon as 1845 the first tourist guide of describing and depicting city was printed. Austro-Hungarian aristocracy was the first to discover it in 1866 when Austrian archduchess Stephanie introduced the city to the public by sailing into Pores harbor in her yacht Phantasy. In 1867 archduke Charles Stephen and archduchess Mary Terese, (Maria Theresa), vacationed here while in 1868 it was visited by Charles Ludwig. The oldest hotel and its trademark is Rivijera constructed in 1910. Later came Parentino and others.
The Capital
Unknown outside the Europe, today as it was for decades within Yugoslavia, Pore is undisputed Croatian tourist capital with no other area to come to really compete. Here are more than 95.000 places, more than 30 hotels, 13 camping sites, naturist camps, 16 apartment complexes, villas, bungalows, pavilions, and family houses. Tourist infrastructure is intentionally dispersed along the coastline almost 30 km long, between river Mirna and the deep Limski Kanal, (Lim Fjord). South is hosting self contained centers like Plava Laguna, Zelena Laguna, Bijela Uvala, (plavo blue, zeleno green, bijelo white), Brulo. Northbound, mirroring centers are Materada, ervar-Porat, Ulika, Lanterna. More than 30 % of the tourists vacationing on the west shores of Istria, (most visited region in Croatia), do stay here. Those summer suburbs have their hotels, beaches, camping sites, marinas, department stores, transport, playgrounds, entertainment, grocery and other stores. In the high season, the areas temporarily population might be over 120.000. Since the best part of vacationing is taking place outside the city, Pore is crowded with vacationers strolling trough its stony slippery streets, along the harbor and around exclusively in the evenings when at any time at least ten languages are being spoken in the shops, restaurants, disco clubs, bars, harbor, in ordinary communication. More than sea and sun is what is offered here and European summer visitors do know that. Its heritage can be seen in the historic town center, in museums and galleries which are in the most prestigious houses and palaces, many of them still people homes as they have been for centuries. Numerous guests probably do not realize or think any more that they are walking on streets built by the Romans, enriched with traces of other great cultures. Off season area is visited by weekend visitors from Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and mostly Italy. Sport infrastructure is developed and used year around. During the History of modern Croatia, (1991-1994), infrastructure was used to host the refugees from the other part of the country.
Antoine-Arnauld
Antoine Arnauld, (1612 - August 8, 1694) � le grand as contemporaries called him, to distinguihs him from his father � was a France Roman Catholic theologian and writer. The twentieth and youngest child of the original Antoine Arnauld, he was originally intended for the bar, but decided instead to study theology at the Sorbonne. Here he was brilliantly successful, and his career was flourishing when he came under the influence of Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, and was drawn in the direction of Jansenism. His book, De la fr�quente Communion (1643), was an important step in making the aims and ideals of this movement intelligible to the general public. Its appearance attracted controversy, and Arnauld was forced to go into hiding, for more than twenty years he dared not appear publicly in Paris. During this time he produced innumerable Jansenist pamphlets. In 1655 two very outspoken Lettres a duc et pair on Jesuit methods in the confessional brought a motion to expel him from the Sorbonne. This motion was the immediate cause of Blaise Pascals Lettres Provinciales. Pascal, however, failed to save his friend, in February 1656 Arnauld was ceremonially degraded. Twelve years later the so-called peace of Pope Clement IX put an end to his troubles, he was graciously received by Louis XIV of France, and treated almost as a popular hero. He now set to work with Pierre Nicole on a great work against the Calvinists: La perpetuite de la foi de lEglise catholique: touchant leucharistie. Ten years later, however, persecution resumed. Arnauld was compelled to leave France for the Netherlands, finally settling down at Brussels. Here the last sixteen years of his life were spent in incessant controversy with Jesuits, Calvinists and heretics of all kinds. His inexhaustible energy is best expressed by his famous reply to Nicole, who complained of feeling tired. Tired echoed Arnauld, when you have all eternity to rest in? His energy was not exhausted by purely theological questions. He was one of the first to adopt the philosophy of Ren� Descartes, though with certain orthodox reservations, and between 1683 and 1685 he had a long battle with Nicolas Malebranche on the relation of theology to metaphysics. On the whole, public opinion leant to Arnaulds side. When Malebranche complained that his adversary had misunderstood him, Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux silenced him with the question: My dear sir, whom do you expect to understand you, if M. Arnauld does not? And popular record for Arnaulds penetration was much increased in his An de penser, commonly known as the Port-Royal Logic, which kept its place as an elementary text-book until the 20th century. Arnauld came to be regarded as important among the mathematicians of his time, one critic described him as the Euclid of the 17th century. After his death, his reputation began to wane. Contemporaries admired him as a master of intricate reasoning, on this, Jacques-B�nigne Bossuet, the greatest theologian of the age, agreed with Henry Fran�ois dAguesseau, the greatest lawyer. However, his eagerness to win every argument endeared him to no one. In spite of myself, Arnauld once said regretfully, my books are seldom very short. If not for his connection with Pascal, Arnaulds name would be almost forgotten or, at most, live only in the famous epitaph Boileau consecrated to his memory as Au pied de cet autel de structure grossi�re G�t sans pompe, enferm� dans une vile bi�re, Le plus savant mortel qui jamais ait �crit,... Antoine Arnaulds complete works (thirty-seven volumes in forty-two parts) were published in Paris, 1775-1781. There is a study of his philosophy in Bouillier, Histoire de la philosophie cart�sienne (Paris, 1868), and his mathematical achievements are discussed by Franz Bopp in the 14th volume of the Abhandilgen zur Geschichte der mathematischen Wissenschaften (Leipzig, 1902). Arnauld conducted a extensive correspondence with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, regarding the latters Discourse on Metaphysics. 1911
The-Birmingham-Sound
the birmingham sound describes many different bands that play many different styles of music, all of these bands are from Birmingham Michigan, which is just northwest of Detroit, each band has their own original style. >more information coming soon, in the mean time, check out some bands that are part of the birmingham sound The Pillow Fight Chronicles The Omar Goodings Project Eudemonia The Broadway A Split Decision My Half >there are a few other bands with the birmingham sound, however, they do not yet have websites, more information will be coming soon.
Japanese-counter-word
In Japanese language counter words or counters (josshi) are used along with Japanese numerals to count objects and events. In Japanese, as in Chinese language and Korean language, numerals cannot quantify nouns by themselves (except, in certain cases, for the numbers from one to ten, see below). For example, to express the idea two dogs in Japanese one must say inu nihiki (, literally dog two-small-animal). Here inu Japanese Kanji means dog, ni Japanese Kanji is the number 2, and hiki Japanese Kanji is the counter for small animals. The counters are not independent words and always appear with a number before them. Counter words are similar in function to the word sheet in two sheets of paper or cup in two cups of coffee, but in Japanese, all nouns require a counter. In this sense, all Japanese nouns are mass nouns. This grammatical feature can result in situations where one is unable to express the number of a particular object in a grammatically correct way because one does not know, or cannot remember, the appropriate counting word. The problem is partially solved for the numbers from one to ten by using the Japanese numerals (see below) which can be used to quantify some nouns by themselves. For example, four apples is ringo o yonko where ko is the counter, but can also be expressed using the traditional numeral four as ringo o yottsu. These traditional numerals cannot be used to count all nouns, however, some, including people and animals, require the proper counter. Counters can also be intentionally misused for humourous, sarcastic, or insulting effect. For example, one might say (I am only one man...). Using the counter hiki, the counter for small animals, humourously suggests a person overtowered by massive obstacles. Some of the more common counters may be used instead of less common ones. For example, hiki (see below) is often used for all animals, regardless of size. However, many speakers will correct themselves and use the traditionally correct counter, too, when speaking of, for example, horses. Just as in English language, different counters for the same thing can be used to convey different meanings. In English, one can say one loaf of bread or one slice of bread, and the referent is different. In Japanese, the same effect is made by saying pan ikkin, literally bread one-loaf versus pan ichimai, literally bread one-flat piece.
Table of the traditional numerals
Numeral Japanese Pronunciation
1 hitotsu
2 futatsu
3 mittsu
4 yottsu
5 itsutsu
6 muttsu
7 nanatsu
8 yattsu
9 kokonotsu
10 t
20 hatachi (rather rare)
List of counters
This is an incomplete list. It also includes counters which are rarely used or not widely known. Pronunciation Japanese Use
ba Sections of a drama
ban Nights
ban Sumo matches, (Sports) matches
bi Fishes (obscure, usually hiki is used instead)
bu Copies of a magazine or newspaper
bun Sentences
chaku, Suits of clothing
ch Guns, shodo, palanquins, rickshaws
ch Tools, scissors, saws, pistols, cakes of tofu, servings of noodles, town blocks
ch Town blocks
ch Measures of powdered medicine
chme Wards, blocks
dai Generations, periods, reigns
dai Cars, machines, mechanical devices
danraku Paragraphs
do Occurrences, number of times, also degrees (see also: kai)
fuku Bowls of matcha (powdered green tea), packets or doses of powdered medicine
fuku Hanging scrolls (kakejiku)
furi Swords
gatsu Months of the year (see also: kagetsu)
go Languages
gon, also koto Words
gu Suits of armour, sets of furniture
gy Lines of text
haku Nights of a stay
hai Cups, glasses, spoonfuls, cuttlefish, octopuses, crabs
hai losses (sumo bouts)
hari Umbrellas, Parasols
hashira Gods, Memorial tablets
hatsu Gunshots
heya Rooms
hiki, piki Small animals, insects, fish
hin, pin Parts of a meal, courses (see also: shina)
ho, po Number of (foot)steps
hon Long, thin, cylindrical objects, ties, pencils, bottles, guitars, also, metaphorically, telephone calls, movies (see also: tswa). Note that one of the meanings of is book, but the counter for books is satsu.
ji Letters, kanji, kana
ji Hours
jikan Hour-long periods
j Tatami mats. is also read tatami and is the same one used for the mats. Room size in Japan is often given as a number of mats, for example 4 j
ka Chapters of a book
ka Frames
kabu Stocks, nursery trees
kagetsu Month-long periods (see also: gatsu)
kakoku Countries
kakokugo (National) languages
kaku Stroke order in kanji
kai Occurrences, number of times (see also: do)
kai Number of floors, storeys
kan Warships
ken Abstract matters and cases
ken Houses
ki Aircraft, machines
ki Graves, wreaths, CPUs, reactors
kire Slices (of bread, cake, etc., pieces of sushi)
ko,,, or General measure word, used when there is no specific counter
ko Houses
k Schools
ku Sections, city districts
ku Haiku, Senryu
kuchi (Bank) accounts, donations
kumi Groups
kurasu School classes
kyaku Desks, Chairs
kyoku Pieces of music
kyoku Boardgame matches (chess, Igo, Shogi, Mahjong), radio stations
mai Thin, flat objects, sheets of paper, shirts, photographs
maki Rolls, scrolls
maku Theatrical acts
mei People (polite)
men Mirrors, boards for Boardgames (chess, Igo, Shogi), stages of computer games
mon Cannons
mon Questions
nichi Days of the month (but see table of exceptions below)
nin People (but see table of exceptions below)
pji Pages
rin Wheels, Flower
ry Railway cars
sai Years of age
sao Chests of drawers, flags
satsu Books
seki Seats, Rakugo show, (drinking) parties
shina Parts of a meal, courses (see also: hin)
sh wins (sumo bouts)
shu Tanka
shurui or shu or Various types of things
soku Pairs of footwear or pants
tai Images, persons remains
tawara Bags of rice
ten Points, dots
t Large animals, cattle, elephants (means head)
ts Letters
tswa Telephone calls (see also: hon)
toki Time periods, a sixth of either day or night (in the traditional, obsolete way of telling time)
wa Birds, rabbits
wa Bundles
zen Pairs of chopsticks, bowls of rice
Exceptions
The traditional numbers are used by and for young children to give their ages, instead of using the age counter sai. Some counters, notably nichi and nin use the traditional numerals for small numbers, exceptional cases for these counters are given in the table below. Counters beginning with h~ (including fu~) undergo regular changes in sound, when preceded by the numerals 1, 3, 6, 8, and 10. The table below illustrates the process for hon but the same changes apply to fun, hai, hiki etc. Numeral nichi nin hon kai
1 tsuitachi hitori ippon ikkai
2 futsuka futari
3 mikka sanbon sangai
4 yokka yonin
5 itsuka
6 muika roppon
7 nanoka shichinin
8 yka happon
9 kokonoka
10 tka juppon
14 jyokka
20 hatsuka
24 nijyokka But when counting number of days rather than days of the month, ichinichi is used.
Durham,-North-Carolina
Durham is a city located in Durham County, North Carolina, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 187,035. It is the county seat of Durham County GR 6, the home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University, and a cornerstone of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina.
Law and government
Durham operates under a council-manager government. The current mayor is Bill Bell, city council members are Cora Cole-McFadden (Ward 1, mayor pro-tem), Howard Clement, III (Ward 2), John Best, Jr. (Ward 3), Eugene A. Brown (at-large), Diane Catotti (at-large), and Thomas Stith, III (at-large).
Geography
Durham is located at 35�5919 North, 78�5426 West (35.988644, -78.907167) GR 1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 245.8 square kilometer (94.9 square mile). 245.1 km� (94.6 mi�) of it is land and 0.7 km� (0.3 mi�) of it is water. The total area is 0.29% water.
Demographics
As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there are 187,035 people, 74,981 households, and 43,563 families residing in the city. The population density is 763.1/km� (1,976.4/mi�). There are 80,797 housing units at an average density of 329.7/km� (853.8/mi�). The racial makeup of the city is 45.51% White (U.S. Census), 43.81% African American (U.S. Census), 0.31% Native American (U.S. Census), 3.64% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.04% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 4.75% from Race (U.S. Census), and 1.94% from two or more races. 8.56% of the population are Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race. There are 74,981 households out of which 28.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% are Marriage living together, 15.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% are non-families. 31.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.37 and the average family size is 3.01. In the city the population is spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $41,160, and the median income for a family is $51,162. Males have a median income of $35,202 versus $30,359 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,526. 15.0% of the population and 11.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.4% of those under the age of 18 and 13.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Durham has sister city Arusha, Tanzania, Durham, England, Kostroma, Russia and Toyama, Japan.
Sports
Durhams most famous sports team is the Durham Bulls International League baseball team. A movie involving the franchise, Bull Durham, was produced in 1988. The Bulls play in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, south of downtown, constructed in 1994. Designed by HOK-Sport, the designers of the Camden Yards in Baltimore, the stadium has 10,000 seats and is fronted by an office building built by the owner of the team, Raleighs Capital Broadcasting. Now with one of the newest and most impressive stadiums in the minor leagues, the Bulls generally generate crowds of 500,000 attendees a year. Previously, the Durham Athletic Park, located north of downtown, had served as the teams homebase. It has been preserved for the use of other minor league baseball teams as well as for concerts sponsored by the City of Durham.
Passenger transportation
Private vehicle: Most travel in Durham is by private vehicle on public streets.
Air: Raleigh-Durham International Airport is just south of Durham on Interstate 40.
Interstate Highway: Interstate 40 and Interstate 85
Passenger Rail: Amtraks Carolinian and Piedmont offers daily service to Charlotte, North Carolina and Raleigh, North Carolina, where connections can be made to Miami, Florida, Washington, DC and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Local Bus: Within Durham, the DATA bus system. The Triangle Transit Authority operates buses that serve the region and connect to municipal bus systems in Raleigh, North Carolina and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Trails: The American Tobacco Trails northern terminus is in downtown Durham.
Bicycle: All public buses are equipped with bicycle racks.
Armilla-patrol
The Armilla patrol is the Royal Navys permanent presence in the Persian Gulf. The Royal Navy had withdrawn its forces from the Persian Gulf in 1971 in line with the UKs general retreat from imperial commitments. However, tensions in the area remained high and Royal Navy ships were still a frequent sight in the area. In 1980 war broke out betweeen Iraq and Iran. In response to the increased danger to British shipping and other British interests, a Royal Navy escort vessel was sent to the Gulf and at least one has remained there ever since. In addition to the surface combatant, the RN has also maintained an auxiliary of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the Gulf. Typical Armilla patrol deployments last for six months or so, with the supporting RFA vessel sometimes spending an aggregate total of over a year in the area. They are reinforced in times of high tension or British involvement in wartime operations in the area. They have also recently been augmented by a second surface combatant deployed as part of Operation Oracle, the UKs assistance to the United States in its operations against terrorism in the area. However, the Oracle ships typically operate more in the Arabian Sea rather than the Persian Gulf itself. The largest British presence in the Gulf during the Armilla patrol has been during the two operations against Iraq. In 1991, eight Royal Navy ships supported by a number of RFA vessels were sent to the area. In 2003 over 30 British warships and auxiliaries were involved in the invasion of Iraq. Aircraft carrier battlegroups were also periodically rotated through the area during the 1990s. Given that international tension in the area shows no signs of decreasing, the Armilla patrol will likely remain a feature of British naval life for many years to come.
Stalker-V6-Clubman
Stalker V6 Clubman
The Stalker V6 Clubman is a facsimili/replica of a Lotus Seven. The drivetrain is based on components from the Chevrolet S-10 two wheel drive pickup truck, as sold in the United States and Canada from the mid 1980s through the early 1990s. These components are plentiful, well built, and inexpensive. The primary motor is the General Motors 2.8 Litre 60 degree V6. Many owners/builders have opted for an alternative 3.4 Litre 60 degree V6 engine out of a mid 1990s Chevrolet Camaro or Pontiac Firebird. The torque and flexibility of this engine and the overall light weight of the vehicle, 1400 lb (635 kg), combine to make it very competitive in autocross competition. It excels at acceleration, cornering, and braking. However, like all other Seven styled vehicles, its top speed is limited by poor aerodynamics.
Serenade
In music, a Serenade (or sometimes Serenata) is, in its most general sense, a musical composition, and/or performance, in someones honor. There are three general categories of serenade in music history. 1) In the oldest usage, which survives in informal form to the present day, a serenade is a composition performed for a lover, friend, or other person to be honored, typically in the evening and often below a window. The custom of serenading in this manner began in the Medieval music era or Renaissance music, and the word serenade as commonly used in current English language is related to this custom. Music performed followed no one particular form, except that it was typically sung by one person accompanying himself on a portable instrument, for example a lute or guitar. Works of this type also appeared in later eras, but usually in a context that referred specifically to a past time, such as an arias in an opera (there is a famous example in Mozarts Don Giovanni). 2) In the Baroque music era, and generally called a Serenata (Italian serenade since this form occurred most frequently in Italy), a serenade was a type of cantata performed outdoors, in the evening, with mixed vocal and instrumental forces. Some composers of this type of serenade include Alessandro Stradella, Alessandro Scarlatti, Johann Joseph Fux, Johann Mattheson, and Antonio Caldara. Usually these were large-scale works performed with minimal staging, intermediate between a cantata and an opera. According to some commentators, the main difference between a cantata and a serenata, around 1700, was that the serenata was performed outdoors and therefore could use instruments which would be too loud in a small room for example trumpets, horns and drums. 3) The most important and prevalent type of serenade in music history is a work for large instrumental ensemble in multiple movements, related to the divertimento, and mainly being composed in the Classical music era and Romantic music periods, though a few examples exist from the 20th century. Usually the character of the work is lighter than other multiple-movement works for large ensemble (for example the symphony), with tunefulness being more important than thematic development or dramatic intensity. Most of these works are from Italy, Germany, Austria and Bohemia. The most famous examples of the serenade from the 18th century are undoubtedly the ones by Mozart, which are works in more than four movements, and sometimes as many as ten. The most typical ensemble for a serenade was a wind ensemble augmented with string basses and violas: instrumentalists who could stand, since the works were often performed outdoors. Frequently the serenades began and ended with movements of a marchlike character since the instrumentalists often had to march to and from the place of performance. Famous serenades by Mozart include the Haffner Serenade (which he later reworked as the Symphony No. 35 (Mozart), no. 35), and one of his most famous works, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, which is atypical in being for string quartet. By the 19th century, the serenade had transformed into a concert work, less associated with outdoor performance for honorary occasions, and composers began to write serenades for other ensembles. The two serenades by Brahms are rather like light symphonies, except that they use an ensemble Mozart would have recognized: a small orchestra without violins. Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Joseph Suk and others wrote serenades for strings only, as did Hugo Wolf, who wrote one for string quartet (the Italian Serenade). Other composes to write serenades in a Romantic style include Richard Strauss, Max Reger, Edward Elgar and Jean Sibelius. Some examples of serenades in the 20th century include the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings by Benjamin Britten, the Serenade for piano by Stravinsky, and the movement entitled Serenade in Shostakovichs last string quartet, String Quartet No. 15 (Shostakovich) (1974).
Sources
The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, ed. Don Randel. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1986. ISBN 0674615255
Articles Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenade, Serenata, in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. ISBN 1561591742 Serenade is also the title of a novel by James M. Cain.
Erin-Gray
Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) is an United States Actor. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Gray is best known for her roles as Colonel Wilma Deering in the 1979�1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Kate Summers in the 1982�1987 television series Silver Spoons. Concerning her Buck Rogers role, she told an interviewer I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel A woman can be in charge Those were new ideas then. Besides her acting work, Gray is also active in teaching tai chi and wrote a book entitled Act Right which contains advice for novice television and movie actors.
Bar-(unit)
The bar is a measurement physical unit of pressure, equal to 1,000,000 dynes per square centimetre (baryes), or 100,000 newtons per square metre (pascals). The word bar is of Greek language origin, b�ros meaning weight. Its official symbol is bar, the earlier b is now deprecated, but still often seen especially as mb rather than the proper mbar for millibars. The preferred SI unit of pressure is the pascal (Pa), which is one newton per square metre. 1 bar is equal to 100,000 Pa. The bar is still widely used by the general public and in industry (in varying extents by geographic location and application) because 1 bar is so close to atmospheric pressure and for everyday purposes can be taken as equivalent. Atmospheric pressure is often given in millibar, where standard sea level pressure is equal to 1013.25 millibars (1.01325 bar). If the measure is given in SI units, the hectopascal (hPa) gives the same number as the millibar measure, i.e. 1000 mb 1000 hPa. Thus the millibar and the hectopascal are directly interchangeable. In SI units the preferred multipliers are 1000s, hence the preferred unit is the kilopascal (kPa, 1 bar 100 kPa) and it is occasionally used in Meteorology publications, is normal usage for public weather reports in Canada, and is common in other sciences such as chemistry. However hPa remains more common than kPa in meteorology. In everyday use pressure is often measured with reference to atmospheric pressure: this is gauge pressure and denoted by barg, spoken bar gauge and sometimes using symbols such as barg or bar(g). For example if someone says that their car tyres are pressured up to 2.3 bar they actually mean bars gauge: the pressure in the tyre is really 3.3 bar, but only 2.3 bar above atmospheric. When absolute pressure is desired, then it is sometimes denoted bara or bar(a) for bar absolute. The alteration of the symbols of units of measure for this purpose is now deprecated.
Schlumbergera
Taxobox-begin color lightgreen name: Schlumbergera Taxobox-image image caption Schlumbergera gaertneri Taxobox-begin-placement color lightgreen Taxobox-regnum-entry taxon Plantae Taxobox-divisio-entry taxon Flowering plant Taxobox-classis-entry taxon Dicotyledon Taxobox-ordo-entry taxon Caryophyllales Taxobox-familia-entry taxon Cactaceae Taxobox-genus-entry taxon Schlumbergera Taxobox-end-placement Taxobox-section-subdivision color lightgreen plural-taxon Species 6 species: see species list Taxobox-end Schlumbergera is a genus of six known tree dwelling cacti from Brazil. These are the tropical rainforest epiphytes, growing on tree branches where, despite the high rainfall, water drains off quickly so that dry conditions prevail much of the time. Not surprisingly these cacti are quite different in appearance to their desert dwelling cousins. They are named after F Schlumberger who was the owner of a famous plant collection. This genus contains the popular Schlumbergera gaertneri, the Holiday Cactus which produces vivid scarlet flowers and Schlumbergera truncata, the Holiday Cactus which may flower in white, pink, red or purple. The stems of Schlumbergera ressemble leaf like pads joined one to the other and the flowers appear from areoles at the tips.
Reference
Cacti, Succulents and Tropical Plants edited by Nicky Hayden. Marshall Cavendish Ltd, (1980).
The House Plant Expert Hessayon Dr D G. pbi publications, (1980).
Species List
6 species including:
Schlumbergera gaertneri
Schlumbergera truncata
Schlumbergera russelliana
plant-stub
Resident-Evil:-Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is the sequel to the 2002 film Resident Evil (movie) from Screen Gems, written by Paul W. S. Anderson and directed by Alexander Witt. It was released on September 10, 2004. It stars Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann, Jared Harris, Sandrine Holt, Sophie Vavasseur, Zack Ward, and Matthew G. Taylor. The plot involves Alice, who wakes up in the middle of Raccoon city hospital and walkes outside only to find overturned cars and destruction as far as the eye can see. The movie starts off with the orders being given to reopen the hive - the superresearch and development complex built by The Umbrella corporation for research in biological products (bioweaponry), and other projects. The Umbrella investigation team is quickly overrun and zombies and other research projects are let loose on the citizens of Raccoon city. Evacuation teams are sent into the city to evacuate all important personnel - especially researchers. However, the daughter of the doctor that invented the T virus becomes trapped after an accident. After this, Umbrella sets up a containment zone by building a giant wall around the city to prevent the T-Virus from escaping the city and spreading through the country. When the T-Virus gets too close to the only exit, the orders are given to close the gate and to order all the refugees away or else they will be shot. This is the setting where the rest of the story sets off. There are 4 different groups of people trying to escape the city that will come together in the end. First, there is Alice, a normal person that was in resident evil 1. She was head of security and escaped the hive before contain and sealing protocols of the hive came into effect. However, after their escape she was put into the hospital and experimented on - by injecting the t-virus, and then the antidote into her body and watching what mutations would occur. Rather than just changing her body, the virus melded with her body and she became bonded with it. On a cellular level, her evolution continued throughout the movie - giving her super strength, reflexes, intelligence, as well as the ability to heal and recover from death. We see Valentine, a cop that had been put on probation walk into the police station, kill the zombies and tell everyone to get out of the city. She becomes trapped when the gates close, and goes with her friend (another cop), and a reporter and tries to find a safe place to hide from the undead. They hide in a church, where they are set upon by lickers - huge animals mutated from something that kill some of their victims using their tongue and then teeth. The reporter and 2 cops run out of bullets when suddenly Alice comes through the window and kills all of the lickers. The doctor, realizing that his daughter is trapped, and may not be dead, decides not to evacuate with the rest of umbrella - and searchers the camera system for survivors after finding his daughters location signal at a highschool. He contacts any group he can find, and they all set off to find the girl and their ticket out of the city. We also see Alexi, and his partners fighting off hordes of undead in various corners of the city. They are abandoned, and slowly forced back until only alexi, and 2 of his friends make it out through an alley way. They follow a helicopter which drops some weapons into the middle of the city, for the recently awakened Nemesis. They offscreen get the call to find the doctors daughter. Then there is the pimpy looking black guy (no offense intended). Hes driving around the city, hitting random undead and having a hell of a time until he crashes into a car because he was distracted. He walks towards a mall and a sniper takes a shot at him. We find that the sniper just killed a zombie that would have ended his life. He walks into the middle of the mall and finds himself surrounded by 13 S.T.A.R.S team members aiming weapons at him. He is then told to take a shotgun - after which he exclaims - Player please, mine are custom. and pulls out 2 gold plated guns. Nemesis walks towards the mall, and is fired upon by the sniper and by the Stars members, - after which the order is given for him to kill all Stars members. The pimp tries stands in the same spot hoping he doesnt die, after which he is surrounded by 13 dead stars members. Alice and her people are walking on a bridge, where she sees nemesis, and he fires on Jill because he still has orders to kill stars members. Her friend, also stars, is cut down, and she and the reporter make a run for it. Alice tries to fight him but is forced to run because his weaponry is superior to anything she has. After they escape - they drive in the car, pick up the black guy and talk to the doctor. He lets them know that the city will be nuked to prevent the virus from spreading. He gives them an exit, way, but only if they find his daughter. Alice using the reporters recorder - tells her story, about the hive, and whats happening in the city. Alice and her band set off to the school, where they all pick a floor and search for the girl. The reporter thinks she has found her, when suddenly all the kids in the room come out and start biting her to death - her video camera records her death scene. Jill finds the kid, and she sees the blood stains - after which the kid tells her its better not to go in there, shes seen what they do to live people. They walk around the school when suddenly an undead dog attacks them. This is killed by one of the umbrella team members that has been abandoned. After he is done he is all cocky but gets attacked himself by a dog, - the girl runs, valentine follows. A secon dog that he could not hold at bay comes and kills him. They run into the kitchen, she tries to light the gas stoves on fire - but her matches go out. Alice then tosses her cigarette through the hole in the door that the dog just made, and it kills all the undead in the kitchen. The little girl can sense that alice is infected, and alice senses that she is infected. She finds out that her father created the T-Virus and the antidote, to be able to have his daughter walk. Umbrella then took his research and used it for different purposes. Both of them are infected, but theyve been exposed to the antidote. She takes the antidote and injects everyone else with them and they get ready to find out where the exit is. The rest of the people regroup, go to the phone, and they are given directions to where a helicopter is parked. It is not meant for them, so they will have to take it by force. They take out the guards, and when they try to start up the helicopter they are surrounded by guards. Alice is then told to fight nemesis, because umbrella needs to find out which of the 2 is better, alice - or the nemesis. In the fist fight that follows, they knock each other around, but both of them have unlimited stamina, so nemesis takes a chunk of steel of a building and tries to decapitate alice. The Umbrella controller gives her a fighting stick, and the two keep fighting. When Alice gets the upper hand, she impales Nemesis and remembers who Nemesis was - the brother who tried to find his sister in the hive - in the previous movie - and she is so sorry what she has done. With the fight over, shes told to leave everyone else, and to come with the umbrella people - because she is evolution, with unlimited potential. When she says no, fighting occurs, with nemesis (after being called a biological dead end, not worthy of life)picking up his guns, and blasting any umbrella personel to bits. Nemesis is crushed later by a helicopter he hels shoot down with his rocket launcher. The survivers - Alice, Jill, Alexi, the little girl, the pilot and black guy then get on the helicopter, and they push the Umbrella controller off just as hordes of zombies come, which devour him after he finds out he has no bullets left to kill himself. The nuclear missle comes flying in, destroying city hall, and from the helicopter they see the wave of destruction about to come upon them. Something from the helicopter slips, hurling itself towards the girl, when alice jumps inbetween them and is impaled by something sharp - and as she is bleeding to death, the helicopter crashes. 2 days later? - The umbrella team has found the helicopter, with no survivors except alice. She is dead. She wakes up with the voice of a girl in her head, telling her to wake up. She opens her eyes, and finds herself in a water tank with various tubes and needles coming out of her body. The tank drains, and she sees her surroundings but seems to have no memory. She finally realizes where she is and says her tag line Im alice, and i remember everything. After which she kicks the ass of everyone in the room. And exits, she then walks through the corridor and kills a guard that was watching her through the security monitor just by thinking about him. On the outside, guards are waiting, her friends come in disguise, and she escapes - because the doctor let her escape and tells his assistant to activate program alice. In the end, Alice sets her sights on the Umbrella Corporation to get revenge for what they have done, this sets the stage for the third and last movie, Resident Evil: Afterlife which is set to release in 2006. It is essentially a reworking of the Resident Evil Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (BioHazard 3: Last Escape) (PlayStation, PC, Dreamcast: 1999, GameCube: 2003) video game, integrating that into the Resident Evil movie universe. The film was shot in Toronto, Canada and used various familiar landmarks of that city as filming locations. Milla Jovovich has announced that she is willing to make a third Resident Evil film. Tagline: My name is Alice...and I remember everything.
Keeth-Smart
Keeth Smart (born July 29, 1978) is a United States of America saber fencing. Smart was born in New York City. At the urging of his parents, he began to learn fencing at the Peter Westbrook Foundation, an organization dedicated to directing inner-city youths away from gang activity and into fencing. Westbrook, an Olympic bronze medalist in saber, was his mentor. Smart graduated from Saint Johns University, New York where he excelled in NCAA fencing. In 2003, he became the first American to be named the top ranked male saber fencer in the world. Smart competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics but did not medal at either.
List-of-stone
This is intended as a list of, or links to, rock (geology) currently or historically produced in various countries (not generic types of stone). See also:
List of minerals
List of rocks
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
quarrying
Architecture
NIST stone test wall
Greece
Verde Antico
Italy
Portoro Buono
United Kingdom
Limestone
Portland Stone
Portland Admiralty Roach
Portland Bowers Basebed
Portland Bowers Lynham Whitbed
Portland Bowers Saunders Whitbed
Portland Grove Whitbed
Portland Hard Blue
Portland Independent Basebed
Portland Independent Bottom Whitbed
Portland Independent Top Whitbed
Portland New Independent Whitbed Also see:
http://www.british-stone.com/
http://projects.bre.co.uk/ConDiv/stonelist/stonelist.html
http://www.graniteland.com
