title: Acrylic paint

paragraphs: Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint containing pigment in an acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but are water-resistant when dry. Depending on how much the paint is diluted (with water) or modified with acrylic gels, media, or pastes, the finished acrylic painting can resemble a watercolor or an oil painting, or have its own unique appearance.

paragraphs: Acrylic paint can give a much brighter, more vivid colour than oil paints. It has been much used in modern art, and is cheaper than oil paint, which is rather an expensive material. When dry, acrylic paint usually cannot be removed from a solid surface.

paragraphs: In 1934, a German chemical company created acrylic resin. It was first used in the 1940s. Acrylics were commercially available as paint for artists in the 1950s. Later, many advances were made to acrylic paint as more and more people began using it.


title: Christian Venge Balboa

paragraphs: Christian Venge Balboa (born December 1, 1972 in Barcelona) is a cyclist from Spain. He has a disability: He is blind. He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third cyclist to finish in the blind men's Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the second cyclist to finish in the men's blind Combined Road race. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Tandem Time Trial Road race. He was the second cyclists to finish in the Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Road Trial race.


title: José Enrique Porto Lareo

paragraphs: Jose Enrique Porto Lareo (born October 21, 1977 in Vigo) is a cyclist from Spain. He has a disability: He is blind. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the second cyclist to finish in the blind men's 1 kilometer track race. He was the third cyclist to finish in the track speed race.


title: Francisco Javier Suarez Regueiro

paragraphs: Francisco Javier Suarez Regueiro (born September 10, 1977 in Asturias) is a cyclist from Spain. He has a disability: He is blind. He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third cyclist to finish in the Tandem Road race.


title: Javier Ochoa Palacios

paragraphs: Javier Ochoa Palacios (born August 30, 1974 in Vizcaya – August 24, 2018, Alhaurín de la Torre) was a cyclist from Spain. He was a race car driver before being run over by a car. After being run over by a car, he decided to be a cyclist all the time. He has a disability: He has cerebral palsy and is a C3 type cyclist. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the number 1 racer to finish in the Combined Road race. He was the number 2 cyclist in the Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the number 1 racer to finish in the Road Trial race. He was the number 2 cyclist in the road race.

paragraphs: Otxoa won two gold medals and two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

paragraphs: Otxoa died on 24 August 2018 in Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain from sepsis at the age of 43.


title: Sour cream

paragraphs: Sour cream is a food made from cream that has been fermented. It is thicker than cream, and has a sour taste from lactic acid. Sometimes when bought from a store it has gelatin, rennet, or other things added to make it thicker. Like many other dairy products, it must be kept refrigerated.

paragraphs: Sour cream is used in many European and American foods. It is used as a sauce for baked potatoes, and as a dressing for salads. Sometimes it is in baked goods like cheesecake and doughnuts. It can be mixed with sugar to make an icing for cakes.


title: Manuel Buendia Navarrete

paragraphs: Manuel Buendia Navarrete (born March 28, 1957 in Girona) is a skier from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a type B2 skier. He raced at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in para-alpine skiing. He was the number 2 skier in the Super Giant. He raced at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in para-alpine skiing. He was the number 2 skier in the Super Giant, Giant Slalom and Slalom. He raced at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in para-alpine skiing.


title: Anna Cohí Fornell

paragraphs: Anna Cohí Fornell (born October 5, 1988 in Barcelona) is a skier from Spain. She has a disability: she is blind and is a type B3 skier. She skis with Raquel Garcia Borreguero. She started skiing when she was 3 years old.

paragraphs: Cohí raced at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics. She started competing at the IPC Alpine World Championship in 2003 when she was 15 years old. Cohí has also raced in World Cup and European Cup events and has earned gold medals in the slalom and giant slalom competitions.


title: Raquel Garcia Borreguero

paragraphs: Raquel Garcia Borreguero (born August 13, 1986 in Toledo, Spain) is a skier from Spain. She helps skiers who cannot see by telling them where to go on a mountain. Skiing with Anna Cohí Fornell, she has race in the European Cup, 2010 Winter Paralympics, and IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup. Garcia and Cohí skied with the Spanish national team at a training camp.


title: Vicente García Salmeron

paragraphs: Vicente Garcia Salmeron (born January 9, 1970 in Granada) is a skier from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a type B1 skier. He raced at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in para-alpine skiing. He was the second skier to finish in the super giant race.


title: Gabriel Gorce Yepes

paragraphs: Gabriel Gorce Yepes (born August 2, 1990 in Madrid) is a skier from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a type B2 skier. He has raced with skiers who help him go down the mountain including Aleix Suñé, Félix Aznar and Arnau Ferrer. He raced in the European Cup and the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and the 2010 Winter Paralympics.


title: Aleix Suñé Segala

paragraphs: Aleix Suñé (born May 21, 1986 in Girona) is a skier from Spain. He helps skiers who cannot see by telling them where to go on a mountain. He skiied at the 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships with Gabriel Gorce Yepes. He skied at the 2010 Winter Paralympics with Andrés Boira.


title: Félix Aznar

paragraphs: Félix Aznar is a skier from Spain. He helps skiers who cannot see by telling them where to go on a mountain. He helped Andrés Boira and Gabriel Gorce Yepes. He skied with Gorce at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. He raced in the European Cup with Boria and the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup.


title: Marcos Manuel Llados

paragraphs: Marcos Manuel Llados (born March 26, 1962 in Madrid) is a ski athlete from Spain. He has a disability: he cannot see. He is a B2 type skier. He ski raced at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. He was the number three skier in the giant slalom race. He ski raced at the 1994 Winter Paralympics. He was the number three skier in the super giant race.


title: Eric Villalon Fuentes

paragraphs: Eric Villalon Fuentes (born April 30, 1973 in Barcelona) is a ski athlete from Spain. He has a disability: he cannot see. He is a B2 type skier. He ski raced at the 1998 Winter Paralympics. He was the number 1 skier in the Super Giant, Giant Slalom and Slalom. He ski raced at the 2002 Winter Paralympics. He was the number 1 skier in the Giant Slalom and Slalom. He was the number 2 skier in the Giant Slalom and Downhill. He ski raced at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. He was the number 2 skier to finish in the Slalom. He was the number 2 skier to finish in the Giant Slalom.


title: Hazardous weather outlook

paragraphs: A Hazardous Weather Outlook is a statement used by the National Weather Service in the United States to give information about possible bad weather events that may happen in the next seven days. It may be used to give information about possible strong thunderstorms, heavy rain or flooding, winter weather, or very low or high temperatures.


title: Daniel Lamata de La Torre

paragraphs: Daniel Lamata de La Torre (born June 22, 1970 in Abrera, Barcelona) is a wheelchair fencing athlete from Spain. He has a disability: he uses a wheelchair and is a category B 2 fencer. He fenced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He finished third in the one person sword event.


title: Carlos Álvarez Nieto

paragraphs: Carlos Álvarez Nieto (born January 24, 1973 in Madrid) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0.


title: Milbank, South Dakota

paragraphs: Milbank is a city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Grant County, and 3,353 people lived there at the 2010 census. Milbank became a city in 1881.


title: Vicente Aguilar Carmona

paragraphs: Vicente Aguilar Carmona (born April 10, 1970 in Valencia) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0.

paragraphs: He was a member of the national team in 2013 and competed in the European Championships.


title: Pedro Antonio García Villa

paragraphs: Pedro Antonio García Villa (born January 26, 1973 in Murcia) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0.


title: Córdoba

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title: Carmelo Garrido Alarcón

paragraphs: Carmelo Garrido Alarcón (born September 12, 1971 in Puertollano, Ciudad Real) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0.


title: Gonzalo Iván Largo Romero

paragraphs: Gonzalo Iván Largo Romero (born August 1, 1977 in Madrid) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0.


title: Youssef El Haddaqui Rabil

paragraphs: Youssef El Haddaqui Rabil (born December 28, 1988) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson. He played 5-per-team football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0.


title: Alfredo Cuadrado Freire

paragraphs: Alfredo Cuadrado Freire (born May 2, 1969 in Madrid) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0. He played 5-per-team football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0.


title: José Luis Giera Tejuelo

paragraphs: José Luis Giera Tejuelo (born July 28, 1985) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson. He played 5-per-team football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0.


title: José López Ramírez

paragraphs: José Lopez Ramirez (born December 17, 1975 in Málaga) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0. He played 5-per-team football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0.


title: Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán

paragraphs: Antonio Jesús Martin Gaitán (born April 22, 1982 in Málaga) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0. He played 5-per-team football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0.


title: Francisco Javier Muñoz Perez

paragraphs: Francisco Javier Muñoz Perez (born December 12, 1985 in Barcelona) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson. He played 5-per-team football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and won 1-0.


title: Marcelo Rosado Carrasco

paragraphs: Marcelo Rosado Carrasco (born October 2, 1978 in Málaga) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0. He played 5-per-team football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0.


title: Adolfo Samuel Acosta Rodríguez

paragraphs: Adolfo Samuel Acosta Rodriguez (born May 19, 1981 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands) is a 5-per-team football player from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson. He played 5-per-team football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2-0. He played 5-per-team football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0.


title: Autism Spectrum Quotient

paragraphs: Autism Spectrum Quotients are questionnaires first published in 2001 by the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge, UK. It is represented under fifty questions. ASQ aims to investigate whether teenagers or adults with average intelligence have symptoms of autism or related autism spectrum conditions. It is commonly used for self-diagnoses of autism-related spectrum conditions.


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title: ʻIolani Palace

paragraphs: Iolani Palace is a building in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It was a palace for the kings and queens of Hawaii. It is the only palace in the United States that was used as an official residence by a reigning monarch. Two monarchs governed from Iolani Palace. They were King Kalākaua and Queen Liliuokalani. After Hawaii stopped having kings and queens in 1893, the building was used as the state's capitol building until 1969.

paragraphs: In 1962, Iolani Palace became a National Historic Landmark. The palace was restored and opened to the public as a museum in 1978.

paragraphs: Iolani Palace was built when the king of Hawaii was David Kalākaua. Kalākaua had seen royal palaces in Europe. He had Iolani Palace designed to be like those. It was built of brick and concrete. The building was completed in November 1882. It cost over $340,000. It measures about . It is two stories high. It has a basement. It has four corner towers. It has two towers in the center that are high.

paragraphs: Iolani Palace is the only building of its architectural style. The style is called "American Florentine". The palace had electricity and telephones even before the White House had them.

paragraphs: After Hawaii stopped having kings and queens in 1893, the new government of Hawaii took over Iolani Palace. The palace was renamed the "Executive Building" for the Republic of Hawaii. Officials made a record of what was in the building. The things that could not be used by the new government were sold at public auctions.

paragraphs: Queen Liliuokalani was imprisoned for nine months in a small room on the upper floor after a rebellion in 1895. The quilt she made is still there.

paragraphs: In 1930, the inside of Iolani Palace was remodeled. The wood framing was replaced by steel and reinforced concrete. In 1935, the name was changed back to Iolani Palace.

paragraphs: Iolani Palace was made an official National Historic Landmark on December 29, 1962. On October 15, 1966, it was added as site 66000293 to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oahu. Government offices left the Palace in 1969 and moved to the new Hawaii State Capitol building.

paragraphs: Many things that used to be in the palace have been returned. Money from the government and private donations paid to help make rooms in the palace look like they did during the monarchy era. Iolani Palace opened to the public in 1978. In the basement is a photographic display of the Palace, the Hawaiian crown jewels, awards given by the monarchs, and regalia worn by the high chiefs of the islands.

paragraphs: The grounds of Iolani Palace are managed by the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources. The palace building itself is managed as a historical house museum by the Friends of Iolani Palace, a non-profit non-governmental organization. The birthdays of King Kalākaua (November 16) and Queen Kapiolani (December 28) are celebrated with ceremonies.


title: Gesso

paragraphs: Gesso is a primer or foundation for art painting on wood or canvas. It is a white paint mixture. It has a binder mixed with a pigment. Traditionally, the binder is glue or gelatin, the pigment is chalk, plaster or gypsum.

paragraphs: Gesso is used in art to prepare a surfaces (wood panels, canvas and sculpture) for painting. Paint and/or other materials are applied on top of the gesso. One reason for covering the surface with gesso is that wood or canvas has a rough or uneven surface, and a colour. Gesso "priming" lets the artist's chosen subject show more clearly than it would otherwise.

paragraphs: Even if a surface has no roughness, many artists still prime it before starting the painting proper, though they might use a paint or "wash" of their own choosing. They do this because the primer, though it cannot be seen directly, may change and help the quality of light reflected from the surface. Gesso, however, is specially useful for a rough or uneven surface.

paragraphs: Acrylic gesso, a widely used "ground", is a modern version which is cheaper and easier to use than the traditional type of gesso. It is a combination of calcium carbonate with an acrylic polymer medium latex, a pigment and other chemicals to ensure flexibility and increase life. It is technically not "gesso" at all.</sup>

paragraphs: "The Painter's Handbook" notes a problem with using oil paints over an acrylic gesso ground instead of a traditional oil ground, citing a mismatch in flexibility over time that could cause the oil paint to delaminate (flake off).


title: Viktor Hartmann

paragraphs: Viktor Alexandrovich Hartmann (5 May 1834, St Petersburg - 4 August 1873, Kireyevo near Moscow) was a Russian architect and painter.


title: Frances Hodgson Burnett

paragraphs: Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a writer. She is famous for her children's books "Little Lord Fauntleroy", "A Little Princess", and "The Secret Garden".


title: United World College of South East Asia

paragraphs: United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) is an independent school in Singapore. It is branch of an international school called United World College. UWCSEA has two campuses that are based in Singapore, one on Dover Road at the Mid-West of the city and one at Tampines Avenue in the Tampines District. UWCSEA is a kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school. Many famous people like Akihiko Hoshide, who has gone into space, have graduated from UWCSEA.


title: A Little Princess

paragraphs: A Little Princess is a children's book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published in 1905. The story is about a rich little girl who suddenly becomes poor. The book has been made into stage plays, television programs, and movies.

paragraphs: In 2007, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."


title: Jessica Walter

paragraphs: Jessica Walter (b. January 31, 1941 near Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress. She played Lucille Bluth in the television sitcom "Arrested Development". She also played Tabitha Wilson in the series "90210".

paragraphs: Walter received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie. She won that award for playing Amy Prentiss in the police drama television series of the same name.

paragraphs: She was married to Ron Leibman from 1983 until his death in 2019.


title: Judith McConnell

paragraphs: Judith McConnell (born April 6, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actress. She acts in soap operas. She played Sophia Wayne Capwell on the soap opera "Santa Barbara". She also played Nurse Augusta McLeod on the series "General Hospital".


title: Little Lord Fauntleroy

paragraphs: Little Lord Fauntleroy is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The story was first published in parts (serialization) in "St. Nicholas Magazine" between November 1885 and October 1886. It was published in book form by Scribner's in 1886. It was illustrated by Reginald B. Birch. The book has been translated into several languages. The story is about a poor American boy who inherits a great English estate. The story has been made into stage plays, television programs, and movies.


title: The Secret Garden

paragraphs: The Secret Garden is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published in parts (serialization) in "The American Magazine" in 1910. It was published in book form in 1911. The story is about three children whose lives are changed while tending a neglected garden. The story has been made into stage plays, television programs, and movies.


title: Ragged Dick

paragraphs: Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks is a boys' book by Horatio Alger, Jr. It was published in parts (serialization) in the magazine "Student and Schoolmate" in 1867. It was then published as a book in 1868 by A. K. Loring of Boston, Massachusetts. It was the first of six books in the "Ragged Dick" series. It was Alger's bestselling book.

paragraphs: Ragged Dick is a poor bootblack (shoe shine boy) in New York City. He makes his life better by working hard and being honest. He opens a bank account and takes a frail boy named Fosdick into his little apartment. Fosdick teaches Dick to read, write, and do arithmetic. One day, Dick saves a rich man's child from drowning. He is rewarded with money and a clerk's job in the man's firm.


title: Beyond: Two Souls

paragraphs: Beyond: Two Souls is a video game made by Quantic Dream.

paragraphs: The game was announced at Sony's press conference during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 by the CEO of Quantic Dream David Cage. Canadian actress Ellen Page was confirmed to star in the game. The game is the final soundtrack that was composed by Normand Corbeil, who died of pancreatic cancer on 25 January 2013. Lorne Balfe took over as composer after Corbeil's death.

paragraphs: The player controls Jodie Holmes (Ellen Page) through 15 years of her life from age eight to age 23 as she goes on a journey to discover the true meaning of the entity Aiden, who has been alongside her throughout her life.


title: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

paragraphs: The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is an American helicopter built by Sikorsky. It was used by the U.S. Navy between 1961 and 2006 for finding and destroying submarines, search and rescue, and utility. It produced under licence in Italy, Japan, and United Kingdom for military users. Civil helicopters are known as Sikorsky S-61.

paragraphs: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is a twin-engines helicopter, with a five-blade rotor. It is made of metal. It can carry torpedos or naval missiles like American "Harpoon" or French "Exocet". It can carry up to 15 passengers or injured on board. The cockpit is for two people, pilot and co-pilot.

paragraphs: Sea King is (or was) used in 2013 by : Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and USA. Countries that used British versions of Sea King are not included, see at Westland Sea King.


title: Westland Sea King

paragraphs: Westland Sea King is a British helicopter built by Westland. It is a licence-built version of the American SH-3 Sea King. Transport duty versions are known as Westland Commando.

paragraphs: Westland Sea King is used for finding and destroying submarines, search and rescue, VIP air transport, utility, electronic warfare, and special forces support.

paragraphs: In 2013 Westland Sea King is (or was) in service in Australia, Belgium, Egypt, Germany, India, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, UK. In the UK, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy used this helicopter.


title: Elysée Palace

paragraphs: The Élysée Palace (, ) is the official residence of the French president. It is in Paris, in the 8th "arrondissement", near the Champs-Élysées. The building is under protection of a unit of the famous Republican Guard. It was built between 1718 and 1722.


title: Louvre Pyramid

paragraphs: The Louvre Pyramid is a pyramid built of glass and metal. It is in the Musée du Louvre, in Paris. The architect I. M. Pei designed the building. It opened to visitors in 1989. French president François Mitterrand spoke at the opening.


title: Contrail

paragraphs: A contrail (condensation trail) is a cloud-like trail of water vapor or ice crystals left by an airplane. When jet fuel burns, it produces water vapor and carbon dioxide. The water vapor condenses (turns from gas to liquid) because of the low temperature at the high altitude that the plane is flying. The chemtrail conspiracy theory claims that these trails may contain harmful chemicals being sprayed by government organizations.


title: Neufchâtel

paragraphs: Neufchâtel is a French cheese product from Neufchâtel-en-Bray, in Seine-Maritime, Normandy. It generally takes the form of a heart or a small brick. With a salty taste, it has a similar texture of Camembert cheese. It is made from unpasteurized cow's milk. This cheese is protected by an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée.


title: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006

paragraphs: The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was for young singers aged 8 to 15. The contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania on 2 December 2006. It was the second time the contest had been held in a capital city. It was organised by the Romanian national broadcaster, Romanian Television (TVR), in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). TVR won the rights to host the contest over AVRO of the Netherlands (who hosted the next contest). Croatia also showed an interest in hosting this contest.

paragraphs: Below is a summary of all 12 points received:


title: Green Mansions

paragraphs: Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest is a book by W. H. Hudson (William Henry Hudson). It was published in 1904. The story is about a jungle-dwelling girl, Rima, and Abel, the man who loves her. The story has been adapted to opera, a movie starring Audrey Hepburn, and comic books.


title: Radionuclide

paragraphs: A radionuclide is a naturally or artificially produced radioactive isotope of an element. They are often referred to as radioactive isotopes or radioisotopes. Radionuclides produce ionizing radiation. Some are used in nuclear medicine.


title: Kidnapped (book)

paragraphs: Kidnapped is a book by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published in 1886. It tells the story of the 18th-century "Appin Murder" following the Jacobite Rising. Some of the characters in the book were based on real people. The book has been adapted to movies many times and to comic books.


title: A Child's Garden of Verses

paragraphs: A Child's Garden of Verses is a book of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published in 1885. The book's subject is childhood. Well-known poems include "My Shadow", "The Swing", and "The Land of Counterpane".


title: The Black Arrow

paragraphs: The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is a book by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published in 1888. It has been adapted to movies, comic books, and other media.


title: Island Nights' Entertainments

paragraphs: Island Nights' Entertainments is a book of three short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published in 1893. It is also known as "South Sea Tales". The stories are "The Beach of Falesá", "The Bottle Imp", and "The Isle of Voices". The book was one of the last books Stevenson wrote. He died in 1894.


title: The Master of Ballantrae

paragraphs: The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is a book by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published in 1889. It has been adapted to movies, comic books, and other media.


title: The Young Acrobat

paragraphs: The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus is a boys' book by Horatio Alger, Jr. It was first published in parts (serialization) in the magazine "Golden Argosy" in 1887. It was published as a book in 1888 by Frank A. Munsey of New York. The setting of the book was suggested to the writer by his friend, circus showman P. T. Barnum.

paragraphs: Kit, a young teen boy, is an orphan. He is cheated of his inheritance by his guardian. His guardian sends him off to work with a brutal, stupid blacksmith. The boy runs away. He joins the circus. He is followed by the blacksmith. The boy stays away from him. He becomes a big star in the circus. Later, he is restored to his rightful place with the help of a man who was his father's friend.


title: Nintendo Direct

paragraphs: Nintendo Direct is an online presentation produced by Nintendo. It is used to give information about upcoming Nintendo content and products such as video games and consoles. It is hosted by different people depending on the country where it airs. In Japan, it was hosted by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata but ever since he died in July 2015, It has been hosted by Yoshiaki Koizumi. In North America, it is hosted by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. In Europe, it is hosted by Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata. It began in Japan on October 21, 2011. It started to air in other countries later on. There are five different types of "Nintendo Direct" presentations:


title: William Henry Hudson

paragraphs: William Henry Hudson (4 August 1841 – 18 August 1922) was a writer, naturalist, and ornithologist. He wrote "Green Mansions.


title: C-3PO

paragraphs: C-3PO is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" series. He is a translator droid/robot that speaks over 7 million languages. He has a humanoid form and is present in every movie of the saga. His companion is R2-D2.


title: Jack and Jill: A Village Story

paragraphs: Jack and Jill: A Village Story is a children's book by Louisa May Alcott. It was published in 1880.

paragraphs: Jack Minot and Janey Pecq are best friends who live next door to each other. They are always seen together. Janey gets the nickname of Jill, to mimic the old Jack and Jill rhyme. Seriously injured in a sledding accident, they recover from their physical injuries, while learning life lessons along with their many friends. They are helped along their journey to recovery by various activities created by their mothers.


title: Neil Simon

paragraphs: Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote more than thirty plays and almost the same number of movie screenplays, most adapted from his plays. He has received more Oscar and Tony Award nominations than any other writer.

paragraphs: Simon was born on July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City to a Jewish family. He studied at New York University and at the University of Denver. Simon was married five times. The first four ended in divorce. He was married to Elaine Joyce from 1999 until his death in 2018. Simon had three children, including one adopted child.

paragraphs: Simon died on August 26, 2018 of complications from pneumonia after being on life-support while hospitalized for renal failure in Manhattan, aged 91. He also had Alzheimer's disease.


title: Angus King

paragraphs: Angus Stanley King, Jr. (born March 31, 1944) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from the state of Maine. A political independent, he served as the 72nd Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003.

paragraphs: King won Maine's United States Senate election in Maine, 2012 and took office on January 3, 2013. For committee assignment purposes, he caucuses with the Democratic Party.

paragraphs: King was born on March 31, 1944 in Alexandria, Maine. He studied at Dartmouth College and at University of Virginia. King has been married to Mary Harman since 1984. They have five children. He now lives in Brunswick, Maine.


title: Game (game theory)

paragraphs: A game in game theory is a mathematical model, which is used to describe a process, as follows:

paragraphs: This definition excludes all "games" where there is only one actor. Game theory developed from describing very specific games into a model that is used for strategic decision-making. John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern first described game theory. Other people known for their work in game theory include Émile Borel.


title: Archimedes' screw

paragraphs: Archimedes' screw is a machine. It is a type of pump used for raising water up. It is a screw inside a fairly tight-fitting cylinder. With the bottom end in water, the screw lifts water up to the top, where it pours out of a spout. The screw can be turned by hand, or by a windmill, or by an engine. The screw is often used for filling irrigation ditches.

paragraphs: Archimedes wrote about it when he was in Alexandria, Egypt. It is not known for certain whether he did invent it, but it is always attributed to him. The Archimedes screw is still much in use all over the world.

paragraphs: There is also a kind of reverse Archimedes' screw. Water poured in on top turns the screw. The turning drives an electric generator, which makes electricity. It is good for rivers with modest water drops ('low heads'). The reverse screw has the same benefits as using the screw for pumping: it can handle very dirty water and widely varying rates of flow, with high efficiency.


title: Ezra

paragraphs: Ezra (; , "Ezra"; fl. 480–440 BC), is a highly respected figure in Judaism.

paragraphs: He is called Ezra the Scribe (, "Ezra ha-Sofer") and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. In an early Greek translation of the bible, the Septuagint, the name is written as "Esdras" (), from which comes . His name may be an abbreviation of "", "God-helps".

paragraphs: In Islam he is known as Uzair (). He was mentioned in the Qur'an.

paragraphs: The "Book of Ezra" and "Book of Nehemiah" are the oldest sources for the history of Ezra. Many of the other books they say are written by Ezra (First Esdras, 3-6 Ezra) are written after that. Those books take the story from the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.

paragraphs: Ezra was a member of the family of Seraiah the high priest. He lived in Babylon when in the seventh year (~ 457 BCE) of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, the king sent him to Jerusalem to teach the laws of God to any who did not know them.

paragraphs: Ezra led a large group of exiles back to Jerusalem. He discovered that Jewish men had been marrying non-Jewish women. He worked to stop this from happening again.

paragraphs: Some years later the king Artaxerxes sent a Jewish nobleman, Nehemiah, to Jerusalem. He had to rebuild the city walls. Once this was done, Nehemiah asked Ezra to read the Law of Moses (the Torah) to the people. The people and priests agreed to keep to this law and to separate themselves from all other peoples.

paragraphs: The second book of Esdras was written a lot later, c. AD 100. In this book, Ezra talks with an angel or God three times and has four visions. At the end, he is taken up to heaven like Enoch and Elijah. Ezra is seen as a new Moses in this book.

paragraphs: Judaism believes Ezra started the Great Assembly of scholars and prophets. Later, this would become the Sanhedrin, the authority when it comes to religious law.

paragraphs: It is said that Ezra was the writer of the Books of Chronicles.

paragraphs: His tomb at Al-ʻUzair on the banks of the Tigris near Basra, Iraq, is a pilgrimage site for the local Marsh Arabs.


title: Olga Prokhvatylo

paragraphs: Olga Borisovna Prokhvatylo (; July 18, 1968 – June 8, 2013) was a Russian actress and comedian most famous for her roles in Russian TV Series of 2000s.

paragraphs: After having back pains, Prokhvatylo died in Moscow on June 8, 2013 from heart failure.


title: Turkana boy

paragraphs: Turkana boy, or Nariokotome boy, is the fossil KNM-WT 15000. It is a nearly complete skeleton of a hominid who died in the early Pleistocene 1.5 million years ago (mya), near present-day Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya. This specimen is the "most complete early human skeleton ever found". It was first classified as "Homo erectus"; after much heated debate, it was re-classified as "Homo ergaster".

paragraphs: His age at death has been estimated from 7 years six months to as old as 15 years. The most recent scientific review suggests 8 years of age. It was first thought that he would have grown to 1.85 m tall, but recently a height of 1.63 m was proposed. Research showed that his growth differed from that of modern humans: he would have had a shorter and smaller adolescent growth spurt.

paragraphs: The skeleton was discovered in 1984 by Kamoya Kimeu, a member of a team led by Richard Leakey, at Nariokotome near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya.

paragraphs: The shape of the pelvis identifies that the specimen was a male. His estimated age at death depends upon whether the maturity stage of his teeth or skeletal is used, and whether that maturity is compared to that of modern humans or chimpanzees.

paragraphs: A key factor here is that while modern humans have a marked adolescent growth spurt, chimpanzees do not. While initial research assumed a modern human type of growth, more recent evidence from other fossils suggests this was less present in early "Homo". This affects the estimation of both his age and his likely stature as a fully grown adult.

paragraphs: The pelvis is narrower than in "Homo sapiens", which might indicate more efficient running, whether to run down small game or to avoid predators. The Boy was relatively tall, which would have increased his surface area and helped him to lose heat.

paragraphs: Body hair may also have been thinner to hasten cooling. Body hair was lost in the shift towards savanna living. In equatorial Africa, modern humans evolved this trait an estimated one million years ago.

paragraphs: The skeleton still had features (such as a low sloping forehead, strong brow ridges, and the absence of a chin) not seen in "H. sapiens". The arms were slightly longer. Turkana Boy had a projecting nose rather than the open flat nose seen in apes.


title: Heinkel He 114

paragraphs: The Heinkel He 114 is a Nazi German two-seated biplane seaplane. It is used by Luftwaffe, and Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish air forces for aerial reconnaissance. Maiden flight was in 1936 and it started on unit on 1939. It was built by Heinkel.


title: Short 330

paragraphs: The Short 330 is a British twin-engines airliner used for regional and domestic flights. It can carry about 30 passengers. It was built between 1974 and 1992 by Short Brothers in Belfast. It is used by the US Army and US Air Force as C-23 Sherpa. Short 360 is a modernized variant.


title: Short 360

paragraphs: The Short 360 is a twin-engines British airliner built by Short Brothers in Belfast. Used for domestic flights, it can carry about 30 passengers. It is a variant of the Short 330. Its first test flight was in 1981. It was built between 1981 and 1991.


title: Technical University Munich

paragraphs: The Technische Universität München (TUM; "University of Technology, Munich"; "Technical University of Munich") is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching and Freising-Weihenstephan. It was founded in 1868. The university alumni and professor list include 17 Nobel Prize winners. As of winter semester 2018 TUM has 41.375 students, 566 professors, and 10.501 staff members.


title: Raindrop Prelude

paragraphs: The Prelude Op. 28, No. 15, by Frédéric Chopin is known as the "Raindrop" prelude. It is one of the 24 Chopin preludes. This is the longest of the preludes. It lasts between five and seven minutes. The prelude is famous for its repeating A-flat. This note appears throughout the piece. It sounds like raindrops to many listeners. It is known for it's repetitive raindrop motif.

paragraphs: Some of the Preludes were written during Chopin and George Sand's stay at a monastery in Valldemossa, Majorca in 1838. In her "Histoire de ma vie", Sand told how one evening she and her son Maurice, returning from Palma, Majorca, in a terrible rainstorm, found a frantic Chopin who cried, "Ah! I knew well that you were dead." While playing his piano he had a dream:

paragraphs: "He saw himself drowned in a lake. Heavy drops of icy water fell in a regular rhythm on his breast, and when I made him listen to the sound of the drops of water indeed falling in rhythm on the roof, he denied having heard it. He was even angry that I should interpret this in terms of imitative sounds. He protested with all his might – and he was right to – against the childishness of such aural imitations. His genius was filled with the mysterious sounds of nature, but transformed into sublime equivalents in musical thought, and not through slavish imitation of the actual external sounds."

paragraphs: Sand did not say which prelude Chopin played for her at that time. Most music critics think it was no. 15, because of the repeating A flat, with its suggestion of the "gentle patter" of rain. Peter Dayan points out that Sand accepted Chopin's protests that the prelude was not an "imitation" of the sound of raindrops, but a "translation" of nature's harmonies within Chopin's "génie". Frederick Niecks says that the prelude "rises before one's mind the cloistered court of the monastery of Valdemosa, and a procession of monks chanting lugubrious prayers, and carrying in the dark hours of night their departed brother to his last resting-place.

paragraphs: The prelude opens with a "serene" theme in D flat. It then changes to a "lugubrious interlude" in C sharp minor, "with the dominant pedal never ceasing, a basso ostinato". The repeating A flat, which has been heard throughout the first section, here becomes more insistent. Following this, the prelude ends with a repetition of the original theme. Niecks says, "This C sharp minor portion...affects one like an oppressive dream; the re-entrance of the opening D flat major, which dispels the dreadful nightmare, comes upon one with the smiling freshness of dear, familiar nature – only after these horrors of the imagination can its serene beauty be fully appreciated.


title: Sisseton, South Dakota

paragraphs: Sisseton is a city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Roberts County, and 2,740 people lived there at the 2010 census. Sisseton became a city in 1907.


title: GSSP

paragraphs: A GSSP, more fully a Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point, is an internationally agreed point which defines the start of a stage on the geologic time scale.

paragraphs: The work is done by the International Commission on Stratigraphy, a part of the International Union of Geological Sciences. As of 2012, 64 of the 101 stages that need a GSSP have been decided.

paragraphs: A geologic section has to follow the rules to be adapted as a GSSP by the ICS. The list below are the rules:

paragraphs: Because defining a GSSP depends on finding well-preserved geologic sections and identifying key events, this task becomes more harder as one goes farther back in time. Before 640 million years ago, boundaries on the geologic timescale are defined simply by reference to fixed dates, known as "Global Standard Stratigraphic Ages". The oldest GSSP is the one that marks the start of the Ediacaran at 635 million years ago.


title: Neurodiversity

paragraphs: Neurodiversity is a word for differences in people's brains. It is a type of biodiversity (diversity in living creatures).

paragraphs: Examples of neurodiverse conditions include autism, Tourette syndrome  and dyslexia.

paragraphs: The neurodiversity movement is an approach to mental disability in which some neurological conditions are variations of the human genome. The term was first used in the late 1990s as a challenge to the idea that neurological differences are disorders instead of features. The movement believes that these variations should be recognised as a social category along with gender, human race and sexual orientation.

paragraphs: Some people claim that neurodiversity would not be good for individuals with severe disabilities, such as low-functioning autism. They state that the difficulties are far greater than any potential strengths.


title: Luo Meizhen

paragraphs: Luo Meizhen (July 9, 1885 – June 11, 2013) was a Chinese woman who claimed to be the world's oldest person. It is unknown if Meizhen was the world's oldest person since there China did not keep birth certificates when she was born. She was allegedly the world's oldest woman.

paragraphs: Meizhen died of natural causes at the claimed age of 127 on June 11, 2013 in Guangxi.


title: Hampstead Heath

paragraphs: Hamstead Heath is a large park Hampstead, North London, which is taken care of by the City of London.


title: Milt Schmidt

paragraphs: Milton Conrad Schmidt (March 5, 1918 – January 4, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, coach and general manager, mostly for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He was an Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. From 2014 until his death in 2017, Schmidt was the oldest living former NHL player.

paragraphs: Schmidt was born on March 5, 1918 in Kitchener, Ontario. He was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Schmidt died on January 4, 2017 from a stroke in Needham, Massachusetts, aged 98.


title: Evelyn Kozak

paragraphs: Evelyn Kozak (née Jacobson) (August 14, 1899 – June 11, 2013) was an American supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living Jewish person, until her death at the age of 113 years, 301 days. She was also the oldest verified Jewish person in history after surpassing fellow American Adelheid Kirschbaum's age of 113 years and 83 days on November 6, 2012.

paragraphs: Kozak was born on August 14, 1899 in Manhattan, New York City. She died from a heart attack on June 11, 2013 in New York City, aged 113.


title: Gordon B. Hinckley

paragraphs: Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author. He was the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 12, 1995 until his death. Considered a prophet, seer, and revelator by church members. Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history.

paragraphs: Hinckley was born on June 23, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He studied at the University of Utah. Hinckley was married to Marjorie Pay in 1937. She died in 2004. They had five children. Hinckley died on January 27, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah from cancer, aged 97.


title: Misao Okawa

paragraphs: Okawa was born on 5 March 1898, in the Tenma district (present-day Kita-ku) of Osaka, and in her latter years lived at a nursing home in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. She married Yukio in 1919, and had three children, two of whom were still alive at the time of her death. She also had four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

paragraphs: On 27 February 2013, a few days before her 115th birthday, Misao Okawa was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest living woman in the world, and was presented with a certificate at her nursing home in Osaka.


title: Happy Feet Two

paragraphs: Happy Feet Two is a 2011 Australian-American 3D computer-animated family musical movie directed by George Miller. It is a sequel to Miller's 2006 movie "Happy Feet". It stars Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugo Weaving, Magda Szubanski, and Anthony LaPaglia reprising their roles from the first movie. Brad Pitt also stars in the movie.


title: Mario Kart 8

paragraphs: Mario Kart 8 (stylized as MARIOKART8) is a racing video game released on May 30, 2014 for the Wii U game console. It is part of the "Mario Kart" series.

paragraphs: The game is like other "Mario Kart" games, where characters from the "Mario" series race each other in go-karts. Players are able to use items from item boxes to keep their opponents from winning. Along with go-karts, the game also has motorcycles. There are 12 players in a race. Like in "Mario Kart 7", karts have hang-gliding attachments, and players are able to drive underwater. For the first time in the series, players are able to drive on walls and ceilings. There is one new types of vehicles: and four-wheel buggies. There is local and online multiplayer for up to 12 players. Players include Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, etc. The first DLC track pack was revealed in October 2014.

paragraphs: A port remake titled Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was released on the Nintendo Switch in 2017, having pre-installed and changed some in-game mechanics such as the battle mode.


title: Holden Monaro

paragraphs: The Holden Monaro was a sports car created by Holden. It was produced between 1968 and 1977 and again between 2001 and 2006. The Monaro was named after a region of New South Wales.

paragraphs: The 1968 Monaro came in 7 different models, ranging from a straight-six cylinder engine up to a V8 engine. The Monaro had eight different models over two generations.

paragraphs: The HK, HT and HG, were first generation models. It was also sold in South Africa as the Chevrolet SS. The HQ, HJ, HX, HX Limited Edition and HZ GTS form the second generation.

paragraphs: The 2001 Monaro came in two models over four years, with both platforms being based Holden Commodore that was produced at the time. It came with a 3.8-litre supercharged V6 engine or a 5.7-litre V8 engine. It was also sold in the United States as the Pontiac GTO and in England as the Vauxhall Monaro. It was also modified by Holden Special Vehicles and sold as the HSV Coupé.


title: Super Mario 3D World

paragraphs: Super Mario 3D World is a 2013 platform video game released for Wii U. It is part of the "Mario" series. It is the sequel to the 2011 Nintendo 3DS game "Super Mario 3D Land". It was released in Japan on November 21, 2013, in North America on November 22, 2013, in Europe on November 29, 2013, and in Australia on November 30, 2013. A Nintendo Switch remaster, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury was announced during a Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary themed Nintendo Direct Which Also Revealed More Super Mario Themed Products (Games, Toys, Clothing, etc.)

paragraphs: Players control Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad. Like in "Super Mario Bros. 2", each character has their own unique abilities. Luigi can jump higher than other characters, Princess Peach can float in mid-air for a short time, and Toad can run fast. Rosalina also appears as a fifth playable character who needs to be unlocked in order to play as her. She can use the spin attack move that is seen in "Super Mario Galaxy" and "Super Mario Galaxy 2", but is the slowest character. There is a new item called the Super Bell, that turns the player into their cat form, which allows players to climb up walls, run faster, perform unique attacks, and run up to the top of the goal pole at the end of each level. The game features multiplayer mode.


title: Ann Turner Cook

paragraphs: Ann Turner Cook (born November 20, 1926) is an American mystery novelist, who was the model for the familiar Gerber Baby artwork seen on baby-food packages of the Gerber Products Company.

paragraphs: Cook was born on November 20, 1926. She studied at the University of Southern Florida.

paragraphs: After retiring from teaching, Cook became a novelist. A member of the Mystery Writers of America, she is the author of the Brandy O'Bannon series of mystery novels set on Florida's Gulf Coast. The adventures of Florida reporter and amateur sleuth O'Bannon are detailed in "Trace Their Shadows" (2001) and "Shadow over Cedar Key" (2003).


title: Shane

paragraphs: Shane is a male first name, or a surname. It is a form of the Irish name Sean, or Shawn, which means John.


title: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

paragraphs: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a platform video game for the Wii U game console. It was developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo. It is the seventh game in the "Donkey Kong Country" series. It is the sequel to "Donkey Kong Country Returns". It was released on February 21, 2014.

paragraphs: The story is about a group of Viking animals that invade Donkey Kong Island. Players are able to play as Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong. This game is the first game to have Dixie Kong as a playable character since "". It has two-player multiplayer.

paragraphs: The music for this game was composed by David Wise. David Wise wrote the music for the original Super Nintendo "Donkey Kong Country" games a very long time ago. He was not involved in "Donkey Kong Country Returns", which was released in 2010.


title: The Pogues

paragraphs: The Pogues are an English Celtic punk band. They were founded in 1982 in London. Shane MacGowan is the lead singer. Joe Strummer also played with them. They are best known for their Christmas song "Fairytale of New York", recorded with Kirsty MacColl.


title: Unpaid work

paragraphs: Unpaid work is work without pay. It may be provided by people who are members of a family; volunteer workers who work for charity or recreation; students who take internship or apprenticeship positions for experience. This may be different to forced labour, in which the worker is a prisoner or a slave.


title: Jeanne Tripplehorn

paragraphs: Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born June 10, 1963) is an American television and movie actress. She became known as Dr. Beth Garner in the 1992 violent thriller "Basic Instinct". She played Abby McDeere for "The Firm" the following year.

paragraphs: Tripplehorn was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


title: Outback Steakhouse

paragraphs: The Outback Steakhouse (or simply the Outback) an American restaurant chain. The chain has an Australian theme. The chain has casual dining restaurants. It opened in February 1988 in Tampa, Florida. Almost one thousand Outback restaurants are in operation worldwide as of mid 2012.


title: May Disease

paragraphs: May Disease is a common kind of minor depression in Japan. Almost all students enter new schools or universities in April. Most new company employees also start in April each year. Then there is a long Golden Week holiday at the beginning of May. People return to their new school or job after a holiday, and it is not new or exciting anymore. May Disease describes this common feeling of disappointment or being let down.


title: Gravitational field

paragraphs: In physics, a gravitational field is a model used to explain the influence that a massive body has. The influence extends into the space around itself, producing a force on another massive body. Thus, a gravitational field is used to explain gravitational phenomena (effects). It is measured in newtons per kilogram (N/kg).

paragraphs: In the original Newtonian concept, gravity was a force between point masses. Following Newton, Laplace attempted to model gravity as some kind of radiation field or fluid. Since the 19th century explanations for gravity have in terms of a field model, rather than a point attraction. This revolution was brought about by Einstein's general theory of relativity. Most scientists believe that the gravitational field and its gravitational waves are the physical interpretations of Einstein's equations of general relativity.

paragraphs: In a field model, rather than two particles attracting each other, the mass of objects distort spacetime. This distortion is what is perceived and measured as a "force". In such a model matter moves in certain ways in response to the curvature of spacetime. One can say either "there is no gravitational force", or that "gravity is a fictitious force".


title: One Ok Rock

paragraphs: One Ok Rock (written as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005. The band is composed of Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya. Originally there were five members in the band, but a guitarist Alex left the group in 2009, and it is a four-piece band now.

paragraphs: The band had various singles that entered the Oricon charts and their songs are getting more and more popular.

paragraphs: In April, Toru, Ryota, Alex, and Tomo started activities of One Ok Rock. In May, Toru invited Taka, and he started singing in the band.

paragraphs: Tomo gave up his membership in One Ok Rock. On July 26th, they released the first album "ONE OK ROCK" and it became a indie rock band.

paragraphs: In March, for the substitution of Tomo, Tomoya became a new member. In March 25th, they released the 1st single "naihishinsho", and that allowed this band to made a major debut.

paragraphs: In April, Alex was accused of sexual assault(groping) on a train. Because of that, One Ok Rock made a statement that it would stop its activity for a while. In the next month, Alex dropped out of the band. However, the rest of the members decided not to quit working and they restarted the activity of One Ok Rock.

paragraphs: In February, One Ok Rock released the fourth single "完全感覚Dreamer". On November twenty eighth, they did a live in Budoukan for the first time of their career.

paragraphs: 8th single Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps


title: Bouquinistes

paragraphs: Bouquinistes are small bookstores in Paris, on each side of the River Seine. They are green boxes made of wood. They were classified as a World Heritage Site in 1991.

paragraphs: The word "bouquinistes" is used only in Paris. The word comes from "bouquin", book in French slang.


title: My First Story

paragraphs: My First Story (Written as MY FIRST STORY) is a Japanese rock band that formed in 2011.


title: Asparagus officinalis

paragraphs: Asparagus officinalis is a perennial from the genus "Asparagus" of the Asparagaceae family. It is commonly grown as a vegetable, eaten in spring. When people talk about Asparagus as a vegetable, they usually mean this plant. It was once classified in the lily family, like its "Allium" cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and asparagus in the Asparagaceae. "Asparagus officinalis" is native to most of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, A. officinalis is widely cultivated as a vegetable crop.


title: Allium

paragraphs: Allium is a genus of flowering plants. It contains garlic, leek, onions and chives. There are hundreds of species, some of which have been cultivated for much of human history. Today, about a dozen species are economically important. The type species of the genus is "Allium sativum", commonly known as "garlic". The taxonomy of "Allium" is difficult, because the boundaries between species are often unclear. For this reason, the number of recognised species varies between 260, and 860. Most people think there are about 750 species.


title: Marimekko

paragraphs: Marimekko is a textile design company. It was started in 1951 in Finland. It is famous for its original prints, for instance, prints of red and blue flowers. The company makes high-quality items, not only furnishing fabrics to tableware but also clothes, bags and other accessories. Its fabrics have been introduced inside the airplanes of Finnair.


title: Environmental economics

paragraphs: Environmental economics is a domain of economics that looks at problems of the environment from an economical perspective. Natural resources, such as clean water are limited, because of pollution. They are also seen as "free" public goods. This means that if there are no rules on how to use these goods, they will be used too much. There are externalities for using these goods, and there is the problem of free riders. In this perspective, the solution is to convert these resources into economic goods, which are integrated in the market. This will lessen the problem of free-riding, and give incentives to use these goods sparingly. An example for this is a tax which is tied to pollution. Proper legislation and observation of property right on how to regulate the use of these public goods is also another important factor in ensuring that market inefficiencies don't result.


title: Kate Flannery

paragraphs: Katherine Patricia "Kate" Flannery (born June 10, 1964) is an American actress. She acts mostly on television. She played Meredith Palmer in the NBC sitcom "The Office". Flannery was born in Philadelphia.


title: Free rider problem

paragraphs: In economics, the term free rider refers to someone who benefits from resources, goods, or services without paying for the cost of the benefit. The term "free rider" was first used in economic theory of public goods, but similar concepts have been applied in to other contexts, such as collective bargaining, antitrust law, psychology and political science. Free riding may be considered as a free rider problem when it leads to under-provision of goods or services, or when it leads to overuse or degradation of a common property resource.

paragraphs: Although the term originated in economic theory, similar concepts have been cited in political science, social psychology, and other disciplines. Some individuals in a team or community may reduce their contributions or performance if they believe that one or more other members of the group may free ride.


title: Gauss-Bonnet theorem

paragraphs: The Gauss-Bonnet theorem is a theorem that connects the geometry of a shape with its topology. It is named after the two mathematicians Carl Friedrich Gauß (1777-1855) and Pierre Ossian Bonnet (1812-1872) who both found it, independently of one another. The Curvature of the shape is used, as well as its Euler characteristic.


title: Bangladesh–Russia relations

paragraphs: Relations between Bangladesh and Russia. Russia has an embassy in Dhaka and Bangladesh has an embassy in Moscow. Diplomatic relations were established on 25 January 1972, when Russia was the Soviet Union.

paragraphs: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has visited Russia twice to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The first time was in 2009 and then in 2013.

paragraphs: Relations between the Soviet Union and Bangladesh were good in the years immediately after Bangladesh's independence in 1971. The Soviet Union supported Indian actions in aiding the war of liberation, and after the war the Soviet Navy sent a floating workshop to Bangladesh for clearing Pakistani mines from the Chittagong and Chalna harbors. Mujib visited Moscow in 1972, and high-level officials from both countries made numerous reciprocal visits until 1975. The Soviets supported the socialist programs of the Mujib government and its very exceptionally close ties with India. Early Soviet aid was limited, however. During the first four months of its existence, Bangladesh received economic aid worth US$142 million from India, but only US$6 million from the Soviet Union.

paragraphs: It also believed that the Communist Party of Bangladesh was funded and supported in the erstwhile volatile region of the former "East Pakistan" since then it was part of a United Pakistan itself allied with the United States and the China which were hostile towards rival Soviet Union, the party itself was based on the idealogical principals of Marxism.

paragraphs: Bangladeshi-Soviet relations rapidly improved in 1984 and regained a level of cordiality in the mid- and late 1980s. In 1985 the Soviet Cultural Centre reopened in Dhaka. In 1986 a Soviet special envoy visited Dhaka, and later the Bangladeshi foreign minister visited Moscow. Although Soviet aid to Bangladesh was still small compared with assistance from Japan, the United States, or even China, by 1987 Bangladesh had entered into sixteen different economic accords with the Soviet Union. Soviet assistance has concentrated on the energy sector, especially several power plants at Ghorasal, near Dhaka.


title: SNCASE SE-313 Alouette II

paragraphs: The SNCASE SE-313 Alouette II (, "Lark") is a French helicopter built between 1956 and 1975 by Société Nationale de Construction Aéronautique du Sud-Est and later by Aérospatiale. It was the first helicopter in the world that has a gas turbine for engine.

paragraphs: It was the basis of two majors variants : SA-315 Lama and SA-316 Alouette III.


title: Sud Aviation SA-316 Alouette III

paragraphs: The Sud Aviation SA-316 Alouette III is a French helicopter built between 1961 and 1985 by Sud Aviation and later by Aérospatiale. It is a modernized variant of Alouette II helicopter. Alouette III was built for civil and military users for light liaison duties, light transport, search and rescue, and sometimes for air attack.

paragraphs: Most famous users were Indian Air Force, French Gendarmerie, and French Sécurité Civile. Some were used by Ireland air force.


title: Al-Abbas brigade

paragraphs: The al-Abbas brigade (, or "Kata'ib al-Abbas") is a Shia militant group in Syria. It was formed in late 2011. Its leaders are Abu Ajeeb and Abu Hajar. Their main aim is to protect sensitive Shia holy sites and to help Bashar al-Assad's army during the Syrian Civil War. Its fighting style is mostly defensive.


title: Abu Hurairah

paragraphs: Abu Hurairah (603 – 681), also known as Horayra, was a companion of Muhammad. He narrated the most hadiths in the Kutub al-Sittah.


title: The White Guard

paragraphs: The White Guard () is a novel by 20th century Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, whose later work "The Master and Margarita" brought him posthumous fame.

paragraphs: "The White Guard" first appeared in serial form in the Soviet-era literary journal "Rossiya" in 1925, but the magazine was closed down before the serial was completed. It was not reprinted in Russia until 1966.

paragraphs: After the first two parts of "The White Guard" were published in "Rossiya", Bulgakov was invited to write a version for the stage. He called the play "The Days of the Turbins." This was produced at the Moscow Art Theatre, to great acclaim:

paragraphs: In fact, the play completely overshadowed the book, which was in any event virtually unobtainable in any form.

paragraphs: Since Bulgakov was refused permission to publish his most important works, he pleaded with Stalin to be allowed to leave the country. Stalin personally arranged for a job for him at the Moscow Arts Theatre. Bulgakov was still writing and re-writing his uncompleted novel, "The Master And Margarita", when he died in 1940.

paragraphs: His widow had "The White Guard" published in large part in the literary journal "Moskva" in 1966, at the end of the Krushchev era. This was the basis for the English translation by Michael Glenny published in 1971 (New York: McGraw-Hill; London: Collins; reissued 2005 by Academy Chicago Publishers. This lacks the dream flashback sections. In 2008 Yale University Press published a translation by Marian Schwartz of the complete novel, an edition which won an award.

paragraphs: Set in the Ukraine, beginning in late 1918, the novel concerns the fate of the Turbin family as the various armies of the Russian Civil War the Whites, the Reds, the Imperial German Army, and Ukrainian nationalists – fight over the city of Kiev. Historical figures such as Petlyura and Pavlo Skoropadsky appear as the Turbin family is caught up in the effects of the October Revolution.

paragraphs: The novel contains many autobiographical elements. Bulgakov gave the younger Turbin brother some of the characteristics of his own younger brother. The description of the house of the Turbins is that of the house of the Bulgakov family in Kiev. (Today it is preserved and operated as the Mikhail Bulgakov Museum).


title: Edward Snowden

paragraphs: Edward Joseph Snowden (born 21 June 1983) is a former contractor who worked for the National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States. He released top secret NSA documents. His job at the NSA allowed him access to them. He has said, "I do not want to live in a world where anything I do or say is recorded."

paragraphs: Snowden traveled to Moscow after giving the documents to American journalists in Hong Kong. He had asylum in Russia for one year. Then he was granted permission to stay in the country for three more years. This has increased tensions between Russia and the United States.

paragraphs: In 2013 Snowden was voted Person of the Year by "The Guardian".

paragraphs: After Snowden published information that pointed to mass surveillance by the US government, NPR reported sales of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell had gone up.


title: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

paragraphs: This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008.

paragraphs: Below is a table containing all seven qualifying groups. Teams that have secured a place in the final tournament are highlighted in green. The order of teams is by final group position.

paragraphs: The Worst Runner-up will not make the qualify to automatically for the final tournament.


paragraphs: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is a action-adventure video game for the Nintendo 3DS game console. It is part of "The Legend of Zelda" series. It is the second "The Legend of Zelda" game released on the Nintendo 3DS, after "". It takes place in the same world as "".

paragraphs: The game features the top down two-dimensional gameplay seen in past "Zelda" games. Dungeons feature 3D effects. Link is be able to move between levels to solve puzzles and get through the dungeons. New to the series is the ability for Link to enter walls and become a drawing. Link is able to move along walls to reach new areas.


title: David García Del Valle

paragraphs: David Garcia Del Valle (born June 13, 1981 in Almeria) is a judo athlete from Spain. He has a disability: He is blind and a B2 type athlete. He competed in judo at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He was the number two judo athlete in the Up to 66 Kg men's group at the 2000 and 2004 Games.


title: María del Carmen Herrera Gómez

paragraphs: María Del Carmen Herrera Gomez (born September 26, 1974 in Málaga) is a judo athlete from Spain. She has a disability: She is blind and a B3 type athlete. She competed in judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. She was the number one judo athlete in the Up to 70 kg women's group at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Games.


title: Sonic Lost World

paragraphs: Sonic Lost World is an action-adventure platforming video game for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U game consoles. It is part of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" series. It was developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It was released on October 18, 2013 in Europe, on October 19, 2013 in Australia, on October 24, 2013 in Japan, and on October 29, 2013 in North America.

paragraphs: The game takes its inspiration from the Genesis-era "Sonic" games. It has both side-scrolling 2D levels and 3D spherical levels like the ones seen in "Super Mario Galaxy". The Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions are separate games with different level designs. The Nintendo 3DS version has local and online multiplayer. It is able to connect with the Wii U version.


title: Yoshi's New Island

paragraphs: Yoshi's New Island is a platform video game for the Nintendo 3DS game console. It is a part of the "Yoshi" series. It is the third game in the "" series. It is the sequel to "Yoshi's Island DS". It was released on March 14, 2014.

paragraphs: The gameplay of "Yoshi's New Island" is similar to the previous two games in the "Yoshi's Island" series. The player moves Yoshi through many stages. Yoshi has to get through the stages by not getting hit by enemies or losing the baby he is holding.


title: Dana Carvey

paragraphs: Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his work as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live". He is also known for playing the role of Garth Algar in the "Wayne's World movies series".

paragraphs: Carvey was born on June 2, 1955 in Missoula, Montana. He studied at College of San Mateo and at the University of San Francisco. Carvey was married to Leah Carvey from 1979 until they divorced in 1980. He married Paula Zwagerman in 1983. They have two sons.


title: Anne McCaffrey

paragraphs: Anne McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American writer of fantasy fiction. She is best known for her books about dragons, the Dragonriders of Pern. She was the first woman to win a Hugo and Nebula Award.


title: Bob Menendez

paragraphs: Robert "Bob" Menendez (born January 1, 1954), or Bobby Menendez is the senior United States Senator from New Jersey. He was first appointed to the Senate in January 2006. He was elected Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in January 2013.

paragraphs: On April 1, 2015, Senator Menendez attracted national media attention when he was indicted on federal corruption charges in the United States District Court. He pleaded not guilty.

paragraphs: Menendez was born on January 1, 1954 in New York City, New York. He is of Cuban descent. Menendez was raised in Union City, New Jersey. He studied at St. Peter's College and at Rutgers School of Law in Newark. Menendez was married to Jane Jacobson from 1976 until they divorced in 2005. They had two children.


title: Rochester

paragraphs:
Rochester might mean:
In the United Kingdom:
In the United States:


title: Little Men

paragraphs: Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys is a book by Louisa May Alcott. It was published in 1871. The story is about Jo Bhaer and the children at her Plumfield Estate School. It has been adapted for movies and television.


title: Jo's Boys

paragraphs: Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to "Little Men" is a book by Louisa May Alcott. It was published in 1886. It tells of what happened to the children at Plumfield as they grew to adulthood.


title: Dora Baltea

paragraphs: Dora Baltea or Doire Baltée ( or "Duria Bautica"; Valdôtain dialect: "Djouire"; Piemontes: "Deura Bàotia"), is a river in northern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po River, and is about long.

paragraphs: Dora Baltea is formed on the Mont Blanc by the confluence, near Entrèves, of two small rivers: Dora di Ferret, that comes from the Pré de Bar Glacier in Val Ferret; and Dora di Veny, that comes from the Miage Glacier in Val Veny.

paragraphs: As it crosses the Aosta Valley, the Dora Baltea flows through the city of Aosta (where the Buthier, a small river, runs into it) and near all the main cities of the lower Aosta Valley: Châtillon, Saint-Vincent, Verrès and Pont-Saint-Martin. After it enters the Piedmont region, it passes through the city of Ivrea and a good part of Canavese, gets from its right hand the waters of the Chiusella and reaches the Po at Crescentino.

paragraphs: The watershed has an area of , and its discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 96 cubic metres per second when it gets to the Po river.

paragraphs: The main tributaries of the Dora Baltea are (beginning at the source):

paragraphs: The mean monthly discharges (in m³) for the years 1951-1991 in the confluence with the Po river were:

paragraphs: Dora Baltea is a popular place for the practice of sports like canoeing, kayaking and similar water sports.


title: Jaime Herrera Beutler

paragraphs: Jaime Herrera Beutler (born November 3, 1978) is an American politician. She is a representative for Washington in the United States House of Representatives.


title: Ryan Stanton

paragraphs: Ryan Stanton (born July 20, 1989, in St. Albert, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played for the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks.

paragraphs: Before he played in the AHL and NHL, Stanton played 4 seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors. On March 12, 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Stanton as a free agent. He played his first game with the IceHogs on March 6, 2010. Stanton was called up to the Blackhawks roster on April 26, 2013.

paragraphs: On September 30, 2013, Stanton was claimed off of waiver by the Vancouver Canucks.


title: Tristan

paragraphs: Tristan () is a legendary character from Cornish folklore. He was one of the main characters of the story of Tristan and Isolde. He was also one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Matter of Britain. He is sent to Ireland by his uncle the King of Cornwall, to bring back Isolde so that the king can marry her. However, Tristan and Isolde accidentally fall in love. As a Knight of the Round Table, Sir Tristan was a well-known archer and a close friend to King Arthur.


title: Orange juice

paragraphs: Orange juice is juice of oranges which is made by squeezing the fruit. It comes in several varieties, such as blood orange. It has a lot of Vitamin C. Orange Juice also has folic acid in it, which can be harsh on a sensitive stomach.


title: Tropicana Products

paragraphs: Tropicana Products is a multinational American company. It makes soft drinks. It was founded in 1947. The company was established in Florida, but the current headquarters are in Chicago. The company specializes in orange juice. It is owned by PepsiCo, which owns other food brands including Gatorade and Frito-Lay.


title: Blohm & Voss Bv 142

paragraphs: The Blohm & Voss Bv 142 was a German reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Its maiden flight was in October 1938. It was built at the beginning like an airliner. But just one was used by Lufthansa. The others were used by Luftwaffe for far reconnaissance. Fragile and unwieldy, it was stopped in 1942, just two years after it commissioned. Only four examples were built.


title: Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction

paragraphs: The Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction (often shortened to "BZR" or "BZ") is an example of a chemical oscillator. It is often used to illustrate a chaotic system. The BZR is made of several chemical reactions, that occur in sequence. It shows chemical oscillation, which is unusual for chemical reactions. At first it was thought to be a measurement error, or an artifact. It was thought that according to the Second law of thermodynamics, this should not occur. According to this law, a system that is in an unordered state will not assume an ordered state on its own, that is without the provision of energy. However, this is only applicable in a closed system, and does not apply to the BZ reaction.

paragraphs: The reactions are theoretically important because they show that chemical reactions do not have to be dominated by equilibrium thermodynamic behavior. These reactions are far from equilibrium and remain so for a significant length of time. In this sense, they provide an interesting chemical model of nonequilibrium biological phenomena. The mathematical models of the BZ reactions themselves are of theoretical interest.

paragraphs: An essential aspect of the BZ reaction is called"excitability": under the influence of stimuli, patterns develop in what would otherwise be a perfectly calm medium. Some clock reactions such as Briggs–Rauscher and BZ using the tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II) chloride as catalyst can be made to show self-organising activity through the influence of light.

paragraphs: Similar processes were already known in the 19th century. Wilhelm Ostwald gave a detailed account in 1899 and 1900, describing the oscillations of Chrome in Hydrochloric acid and of iron in Nitric acid. Boris Pavlovich Belousov accidentally discovered the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction in the 1950s. Ilya Prigogine was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977. His research focused on systems which were far away from an equilibrium state, the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction was included. Beloussow was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1980, after his death. The Lenin prize was the highest distinction for scientific achievement in the Soviet Union.


title: Siebel Si 204

paragraphs: The Siebel Si 204 was a World War II-era German light transport aircraft built by Siebel. After the war it was also built in Czechoslovakia as Aero C3 and in France as SNCAN NC-701 Martinet. Siebel Si 204 was a twin-engine monoplane that can carry about ten passengers. Major user were the Luftwaffe.


title: PZL TS-8

paragraphs: The PZL TS-8 is a Polish military training aircraft built between 1957 and 1959. It was used by the Polish air force until 1978. It was sold to just one other air force in the world, Indonesia, and only 250 models were built. It was a single engine monoplane that can carry a crew of two peoples, trainer and student.


title: Moomins

paragraphs: The Moomins () are the main characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland.

paragraphs: They are a family of white, roundish fairy tale characters with large snouts that make them look like hippopotamuses. The carefree and adventurous family live in their house in Moominvalley, though in the past, their part-time residences have included a lighthouse and a theatre. They have had many adventures along with their various friends.

paragraphs: In all, nine books were released in the series, together with five picture books and a comic strip being released between 1945 and 1993.

paragraphs: The Moomins have since been the subject for many television series, movies and even a theme park called Moomin World in Naantali, Finland.


title: Anggun

paragraphs: Anggun Cipta Sasmi ( [aŋˈɡun ˈt͡ʃipta ˈsasmi]; born 29 April 1974) is an Indonesian and French-naturalised singer-songwriter. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of seven and recorded a children's album two years later. With the help of famed Indonesian producer Ian Antono, in 1986 Anggun released her first rock-influenced studio album, "Dunia Aku Punya". She became further well known with the single "Mimpi" (1989), which was listed as one of the 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time by "Rolling Stone". She followed it with a series of singles and three more studio albums, which established her as one of the most prominent Indonesian rock stars of the early 1990s.

paragraphs: Anggun left Indonesia in 1994 to pursue an international career. After two years struggling in London and Paris, Anggun met French producer Erick Benzi and signed to Sony Music Entertainment. Her first international album, "Snow on the Sahara" (1997), was released in 33 countries and became the best-selling album by an Asian artist outside Asia. The album spawned her signature hit "Snow on the Sahara", which reached number one in several countries. Since her international breakthrough, Anggun has released five English-language studio albums and six French-language studio albums, as well as a soundtrack album to the Danish film "Open Hearts" (2002). She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song "Echo (You and I)". She joined the judging panel of talent shows "X Factor Indonesia" (2013) and "Asia's Got Talent" (2015); the former made her the highest-paid judge in Indonesian television history.

paragraphs: Anggun is the Asian artist with the highest album sales outside Asia, with her releases being certified gold and platinum in some European countries. She is the first Indonesian artist to have success in European and American record charts. She has received a number of accolades for her achievements, including the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the Government of France and the World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Indonesian Artist. Aside from her musical career, Anggun has been involved in numerous environmental and humanitarian works. She has been appointed as the global ambassador of the United Nations twice, first for the International Year of Microcredit in 2005 and then for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2009 onwards.


title: Henschel Hs 123

paragraphs: The Henschel Hs 123 is a biplane built in Nazi Germany as a dive bomber. Known like a "Sturzkampfflugzeug" this single-engine was used for the Spanish Civil War and after for the World War II against Polish, Belgian, and French troops. Spanish air force used some Hs 123.


title: Eurocopter EC665 Tiger

paragraphs: The Eurocopter EC665 Tiger is a new generation of attack helicopter built in France and Germany by Eurocopter. At the beginning of 2013, countries using this were Australia, France, Germany, and Spain. The Tiger () is a twin-turbine helicopter built in metal. Weapons are rockets, 30mm cannon, and missiles.

paragraphs: France used this helicopter in the Afghanistan war and in 2013 war in Mali against al-Qaeda.


title: Samuel Fuller

paragraphs: Samuel Fuller (1580 - 1633) was a passenger on the 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower" and singed the Mayflower Compact. He became a respected church deacon and the physician for Plymouth Colony.

paragraphs: Fuller was a son of Robert Fuller, a butcher. He was baptized on January 20, 1580 at Redenhall, co. Norfolk, England. He was a member of the Separatist religion which was not allowed in England.

paragraphs: In 1610, Fuller moved to Leiden, Netherlands. He was a friend of Degory Priest and Sarah Allerton. Sarah was the sister of Isaac Allerton. Fuller was an active church congregation member. In Leiden records Fuller was referred to as “a serge worker of London.”

paragraphs: Samuel’s wife and son died in 1615 and he married Bridget Lee.

paragraphs: Samuel Fuller helped to plan for the Separatists to move to the Colony of Virginia. They made an agreement with the Virginia Company. Fuller, along with Edward Winslow, William Bradford and Isaac Allerton, sent a letter on June 10, 1620 to John Carver and Robert Cushman. These men were in London and were also making plans for the voyage. They learned that Thomas Weston and the Company had changed the agreement. One of the changes was that the merchants would keep half of the houses and lands. The pilgrims would also have one day off from work per week. These problems were not solved until Robert Cushman arrived in the "Fortune" in November 1621.

paragraphs: Samuel Fuller learned about medicine before he traveled to the New World so that he could help the others if needed. There would be no doctor on the "Mayflower" or at Plymouth Colony.

paragraphs: It is said that the town of Fullerton, North Dakota, is named after Samuel Fuller.

paragraphs: Samuel Fuller boarded the "Mayflower" with only his servant William Butten, leaving his wife behind in Leiden until he could get settled. William Butten died before the "Mayflower" landed.

paragraphs: The Mayflower left Plymouth, England on 16 September 1620. There were 102 passengers and 30–40 crew. On 19 November 1620, the "Mayflower" spotted land. They landed on 21 November and wrote the Mayflower Compact, which made rules on how they would live and treat each other. The "Mayflower" was supposed to land in the Colony of Virginia, but the ship was damaged and they were forced to land at Cape Cod now called Provincetown Harbor.

paragraphs: Samuel's wife came on the ship "Anne" and in a few years Samuel would receive two acres of Land. His wife Bridget received one acre of land near a pond. In 1627, Samuel and his wife received several livestock for their farm.

paragraphs: In 1629, a group of people arrived led by John Endicott. They became sick and Fuller was sent to assist them. Endicott sent a letter of thanks to William Bradford. He also helped people at Charleston when they were sick.

paragraphs: Not everyone thought Fuller was a good doctor. In 1637, Thomas Morton, wrote a letter calling Fuller a quacksalver which is where the word "quack" comes from.

paragraphs: In the summer of 1633, Fuller fell ill with a sickness that had spread through Plymouth. Author Nathaniel Morton wrote about Samuel Fuller’s in his 1669 New England’s Memorial. He praised Fuller and his work.

paragraphs: Fuller was married two times. He married Sarah Dunthorne who died in England in 1584. His second wife was Bridget Lee who died in 1667. He and Bridget had four children: Mercy and Samuel, Jr., unknown female and Elizabeth.

paragraphs: Samuel Fuller made out his will in 1633. He said he was sick and weak. Samuel Fuller died in 1633.

paragraphs: The burial place of Samuel Fuller is unknown.


title: Airbus A300

paragraphs: The Airbus A300 is a jet airliner which was made by Airbus. Airbus Industries launched the plane in 1972, and it was the first plane with two engines to have more than one isle between the seats (the first twin-engined wide-body aircraft). The A300 can hold 266 passengers in two classes. It can fly for a maximum of when it is full, but this depends on the type of A300.

paragraphs: Air France was the first airline to get an A300. Air France began to use its A300s on 30 May 1974. Airbus stopped making A300s in July 2007. When Airbus stopped making A300s, it also stopped making A310s. The freighter version of the A300 has been replaced by the A330-200F.

paragraphs: In 1966, Frank Kolk, a member of American Airlines, asked for a plane to replace the Boeing 727. He wanted a plane which could hold 250 to 300 passengers, with two engines. American plane makers made planes with three engines, like the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, because the FAA had banned planes with two engines from flying on certain routes.

paragraphs: In September 1967, the British, French, and German governments agreed to begin designing the Airbus A300, which would have 300 seats.

paragraphs: After this agreement, both the French and British governments were worried about the plane. The plane needed a new type of engine from Rolls-Royce, the RB207. In December 1968, the French and British companies (Sud Aviation and Hawker Siddeley) thought of a different design: the Airbus A250, which would have 250 seats. This design had its name changed to the A300B, and it did not need a new type of engine, which saved money. To get more U.S. airlines to buy the plane, American General Electric CF6-50 engines were used for the A300 instead of Rolls-Royce engines. The British government was upset and decided to stop supporting the A300. However, Hawker-Siddeley did not leave, and designed the wings for the A300.

paragraphs: In 1972, the A300 flew for the first time. The first type of A300 to be made, the A300B2, began to be used by airlines in 1974. The A300B4 began to be used one year later. At first, Airbus Industrie did not sell many planes. However, by 1979, 81 aircraft were being used. It was the A320 which made Airbus the very big company that it is today.

paragraphs: Parts of the A300 were made by many different companies from all over Europe. These were taken to Toulouse-Blagnac by some Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft so that the parts could all be put together to make the plane. This method turned out to be much better than simply building the aircraft in one place. (Source?)

paragraphs: Some of the technology used for the Airbus A300 was taken from Concorde. When it began being used in 1974, the A300 was an advanced plane. Some advanced features were:

paragraphs: A300s made later have other features, like:

paragraphs: The A300 did not sell very well at first. Most of the orders were from airlines of countries which made up Airbus Industrie, like Air France and Lufthansa.

paragraphs: In 1974, Korean Air ordered 4 A300s. This made it the first airline outside of Europe to order an Airbus Industrie plane. Airbus Industrie thought that South-East-Asia was a good place to sell planes. It also thought that Korean Air was the 'key' to selling planes in that area.

paragraphs: Airlines which used the A300 to fly on short flights needed to have fewer flights so that the aircraft could be filled, so these airlines lost customers to other airlines which used smaller aircraft and had flights more often. Eventually, Airbus had to make the A320 to rival the Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80.

paragraphs: In 1977, Eastern Air Lines leased four A300s. Frank Borman, who was the CEO of Eastern, was happy that the A300 used much less fuel than the planes the airline already had. He ordered 23 A300s. After this, Pan Am also ordered some A300s. From then on, many A300s were sold, and 878 planes were given to airlines.

paragraphs: The body of the A300 was made longer (on the A330 and A340), shorter (on the A310), or was changed (for the A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter).

paragraphs: In March 2006, Airbus said that it was no longer making the A300/A310. The last A300 first flew on 18 April 2007. It was delivered to FedEx on 12 July 2007.

paragraphs: Only two of these were built: the prototype, and a second aircraft. It can hold 300 passengers or 323 passengers, and it has two General Electric CF6-50A engines.

paragraphs: The first version to be made for airlines. It had General Electric CF6 or Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines. Air France was the first airline to use it, in May 1974.

paragraphs: The version which was made the most. The first A300B4 made its first flight on 25 December 1974. Germanair got the first one on 23 May 1975.

paragraphs: This type's official name is the A300B4-600. It has more powerful CF6-80 or Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, and it has the Honeywell 331-250 auxiliary power unit (APU). The A300-600 began being used in 1983 by Saudi Arabian Airlines The A300-600 also has a different cockpit (similar to the A310), so the flight engineer was not needed for this type.

paragraphs: This type is shorter and does not need a flight engineer.

paragraphs: It can also be used as a military plane. It is currently being used by the Canadian Forces and German Air Force. 260 of these planes were sold, but five of these were never made.

paragraphs: As of 2010, the A300 has had 54 accidents. There have been 26 hull-losses. 1,434 people have died on A300s. A hull-loss accident is an accident where the plane is completely destroyed, or if it is damaged so much that it cannot be fixed.

paragraphs: As of July 2020, there are more than 200 A300s still flying.


title: Paul Ireland

paragraphs: Paul Ireland (born 1970) is a Scottish actor from Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. He is best known for his role as Duncan Hayes in "Neighbours".


title: George Washington Parke Custis

paragraphs: George Washington Parke Custis (April 30, 1781 - October 10, 1857) was an American writer, orator, and agricultural reformer. He was the grandson of Martha Washington through her first husband, John Parke Custis. When his father died in 1781, George Washington Park Custis was raised at Mount Vernon by George and Martha Washington as their own son.

paragraphs: In 1804, Custis married Mary Lee Fitzhugh. They had four children. Only one, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, survived. In 1818, Custis completed Arlington House in Alexandria, Virginia. He displayed a large number of Mount Vernon relics there.

paragraphs: In 1831, his daughter married Lt. Robert E. Lee. The two remained in Arlington House. They had 7 children. Lee helped Custis manage his business affairs. Custis died in his bedroom at Arlington House in 1857.


title: José Carlos Ruiz González

paragraphs: Jose Carlos Ruiz Gonzalez (born November 4, 1971 in Los Realejos, Tenerife, Canary Islands) is a judo athlete from Spain. He has a disability: He is blind and is a B2 type athlete. He competed in judo at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and he won third place in the men's Up to 60 kg group.


title: María Monica Merenciano Herrero

paragraphs: María Monica Merenciano Herrero (born August 1, 1984 in Lliria, Valencia) is a judo athlete from Spain. She has a disability: She is blind and a B2 type athlete. She competed in judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and was the number three person to finish in the Up to 63 kg women's group. She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics and finished number three in the Up to 57 kg women at both Games.


title: María Del Mar Olmedo Justicia

paragraphs: María Del Mar Olmedo Justicia (born August 10, 1983 in Almería) is a judo athlete from Spain. She has a disability: She is blind and a B3 type athlete. She competed in judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. She was the number two judo athlete in the women's + 70 Kilogram group.


title: Electroencephalography

paragraphs: Electroencephalography is a way to record certain patterns of brain activity, on the skin of the head. Nerve cells use electricity to transmit information. It is one of the methods of diagnosis which can be used for conditions that affect the nerves. An electroencephalogram is a recorded electroencephalography. Both are abbreviated EEG. Electroencephalography is used to detect epilepsy, coma, sleep and brain death. Special adaptations exists to research sleep, for example the length of sleep rhythms. Sleep occurs in different phases, the specially adapted EEG can show the length of these phases.

paragraphs: One way that scientists study EEG recordings is by looking at different waves in the EEG. These waves do not move across the body, but occur as changes in the signal at one place over time. They are studied using mathematical techniques for separating a signal into different frequencies. The slowest waves are called delta, and they occur at 1 to 4 cycles per second. Delta occurs in sleep and during anesthesia. The next frequency is called theta, and it occurs at 4 to 8 cycles per second. Theta is seen when a person is trying to keep many different things, such as numbers or words, in memory. It is also seen when a person is drowsy. After theta comes alpha, a wave occurring at 8 to 12 cycles per second. Alpha is seen over the back of the head when a person has his or her eyes shut. It is also seen when a person is resting or meditating. Faster than alpha is beta, a wave that occurs at 12 to 30 cycles per second. It is seen when a person is getting ready to move or no longer resting. It is also seen when a person takes benzodiazepine drugs. Finally, gamma is the fastest wave seen in EEG, occurring at 30 to 100 cycles per second. It is seen when a person is thinking or paying attention to something.


title: Book of Shadows

paragraphs: The Book of Shadows is a mix of religious text and personal diary content caried by many Wiccans. Gerald Gardner started the idea and said Wiccans should write down rituals and magical instructions inside.