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amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | 1st runway surfacetype | asphalt | by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles. |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | ethnicgroup | african americans | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | publishment | lochs | overafflict <tsp> publishment | terrasse | schillers | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | 4th runway surfacetype | asphalt | by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles. |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | millionairism | sorbian | unrevealable | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | precontemplate | hoboed | antepaschel <tsp> precontemplate | unmeasured | overprotraction | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | pomps | sacristans | untroubledness | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | fc kuban krasnodar | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | scandalised | spanky | palaeozoological | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | a severed wasp | language | english language | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | ethnicgroup | asian americans | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | a severed wasp | mediatype | print | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | irrefrangibly | pinhold | yocks | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | poddies | interwove | narcomedusae <tsp> poddies | palaeophytological | overdramatic | no related information |
california is a state in the western united states, located along the pacific coast.with nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous u.s. state and the third-largest by area.it is also the most populated subnational entity in north america and the 34th most populous in the world.the greater los angeles and san francisco bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million.sacramento is the state's capital, while los angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country.san francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country.los angeles county is the country's most populous, while san bernardino county is the largest county by area in the country.california borders oregon to the north, nevada and arizona to the east, the mexican state of baja california to the south; and it has a coastline along the pacific ocean to the west.california's economy is the largest of any state within the united states, with a $3.37 trillion gross state product (gsp) as of 2022.it is the largest sub-national economy in the world.if california were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind india and ahead of the united kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous.the greater los angeles area and the san francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020), following the new york metropolitan area's $1.8 trillion.the san francisco bay area combined statistical area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.slightly over 84 percent of the state's residents hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.prior to european colonization, california was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-columbian north america and contained the highest native american population density north of what is now mexico.european exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of california by the spanish empire.in 1804, it was included in alta california province within the viceroyalty of new spain.the area became a part of mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the united states in 1848 after the mexican–american war.the california gold rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes.the western portion of alta california was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on september 9, 1850 as a free state, following the compromise of 1850. notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in california.the state also has made substantial contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion.california is the home of hollywood, the oldest and the largest film industry in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment.it is considered the origin of the american film industry, hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, diners, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie, among other inventions.many full-service restaurants were also invented in the state.the state is also notable for being home to many amusement parks, including disneyland, six flags magic mountain, knott's berry farm, and universal studios hollywood. | california | language | chinese language | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | a severed wasp | mediatype | print | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | unnapt | stegomyia | scapularies <tsp> unnapt | deairs | epocha | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | 5th runway number | 18 | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | fc rubin kazan | however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract. |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | a severed wasp | mediatype | hardcover | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | ethnicgroup | white americans | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | fc rubin kazan | however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract. |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | 5th runway number | 18 | no related information |
california is a state in the western united states, located along the pacific coast.with nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous u.s. state and the third-largest by area.it is also the most populated subnational entity in north america and the 34th most populous in the world.the greater los angeles and san francisco bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million.sacramento is the state's capital, while los angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country.san francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country.los angeles county is the country's most populous, while san bernardino county is the largest county by area in the country.california borders oregon to the north, nevada and arizona to the east, the mexican state of baja california to the south; and it has a coastline along the pacific ocean to the west.california's economy is the largest of any state within the united states, with a $3.37 trillion gross state product (gsp) as of 2022.it is the largest sub-national economy in the world.if california were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind india and ahead of the united kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous.the greater los angeles area and the san francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020), following the new york metropolitan area's $1.8 trillion.the san francisco bay area combined statistical area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.slightly over 84 percent of the state's residents hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.prior to european colonization, california was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-columbian north america and contained the highest native american population density north of what is now mexico.european exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of california by the spanish empire.in 1804, it was included in alta california province within the viceroyalty of new spain.the area became a part of mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the united states in 1848 after the mexican–american war.the california gold rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes.the western portion of alta california was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on september 9, 1850 as a free state, following the compromise of 1850. notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in california.the state also has made substantial contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion.california is the home of hollywood, the oldest and the largest film industry in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment.it is considered the origin of the american film industry, hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, diners, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie, among other inventions.many full-service restaurants were also invented in the state.the state is also notable for being home to many amusement parks, including disneyland, six flags magic mountain, knott's berry farm, and universal studios hollywood. | pleurothotonic | wroken | proctoscopies | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | ethnicgroup | white americans | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | smokepot | outbalance | recountable | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | exculpation | preconceptional | crippled <tsp> exculpation | stinkwood | ephah | no related information |
california is a state in the western united states, located along the pacific coast.with nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous u.s. state and the third-largest by area.it is also the most populated subnational entity in north america and the 34th most populous in the world.the greater los angeles and san francisco bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million.sacramento is the state's capital, while los angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country.san francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country.los angeles county is the country's most populous, while san bernardino county is the largest county by area in the country.california borders oregon to the north, nevada and arizona to the east, the mexican state of baja california to the south; and it has a coastline along the pacific ocean to the west.california's economy is the largest of any state within the united states, with a $3.37 trillion gross state product (gsp) as of 2022.it is the largest sub-national economy in the world.if california were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind india and ahead of the united kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous.the greater los angeles area and the san francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020), following the new york metropolitan area's $1.8 trillion.the san francisco bay area combined statistical area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.slightly over 84 percent of the state's residents hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.prior to european colonization, california was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-columbian north america and contained the highest native american population density north of what is now mexico.european exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of california by the spanish empire.in 1804, it was included in alta california province within the viceroyalty of new spain.the area became a part of mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the united states in 1848 after the mexican–american war.the california gold rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes.the western portion of alta california was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on september 9, 1850 as a free state, following the compromise of 1850. notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in california.the state also has made substantial contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion.california is the home of hollywood, the oldest and the largest film industry in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment.it is considered the origin of the american film industry, hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, diners, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie, among other inventions.many full-service restaurants were also invented in the state.the state is also notable for being home to many amusement parks, including disneyland, six flags magic mountain, knott's berry farm, and universal studios hollywood. | curlicue | delimitative | sheratan | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | semidocumentary | freed | latticework <tsp> semidocumentary | embroscopic | elaeometer | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | fc spartak moscow | on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey. |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | language | english language | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | slane | hudsonia | proreform <tsp> slane | antiphrases | ludification | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | fc spartak moscow | on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey. |
california is a state in the western united states, located along the pacific coast.with nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous u.s. state and the third-largest by area.it is also the most populated subnational entity in north america and the 34th most populous in the world.the greater los angeles and san francisco bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million.sacramento is the state's capital, while los angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country.san francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country.los angeles county is the country's most populous, while san bernardino county is the largest county by area in the country.california borders oregon to the north, nevada and arizona to the east, the mexican state of baja california to the south; and it has a coastline along the pacific ocean to the west.california's economy is the largest of any state within the united states, with a $3.37 trillion gross state product (gsp) as of 2022.it is the largest sub-national economy in the world.if california were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind india and ahead of the united kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous.the greater los angeles area and the san francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020), following the new york metropolitan area's $1.8 trillion.the san francisco bay area combined statistical area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.slightly over 84 percent of the state's residents hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.prior to european colonization, california was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-columbian north america and contained the highest native american population density north of what is now mexico.european exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of california by the spanish empire.in 1804, it was included in alta california province within the viceroyalty of new spain.the area became a part of mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the united states in 1848 after the mexican–american war.the california gold rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes.the western portion of alta california was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on september 9, 1850 as a free state, following the compromise of 1850. notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in california.the state also has made substantial contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion.california is the home of hollywood, the oldest and the largest film industry in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment.it is considered the origin of the american film industry, hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, diners, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie, among other inventions.many full-service restaurants were also invented in the state.the state is also notable for being home to many amusement parks, including disneyland, six flags magic mountain, knott's berry farm, and universal studios hollywood. | california | language | english language | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | a severed wasp | numberofpages | 388 | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | fc terek grozny | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | rutherfordine | uncommercial | nonhearer | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | ziganka | hunchbacked | syndicat <tsp> ziganka | nondestructiveness | powny | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | language | english language | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | elevationabovethesealevel in metres | -33528 | no related information |
california is a state in the western united states, located along the pacific coast.with nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous u.s. state and the third-largest by area.it is also the most populated subnational entity in north america and the 34th most populous in the world.the greater los angeles and san francisco bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million.sacramento is the state's capital, while los angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country.san francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country.los angeles county is the country's most populous, while san bernardino county is the largest county by area in the country.california borders oregon to the north, nevada and arizona to the east, the mexican state of baja california to the south; and it has a coastline along the pacific ocean to the west.california's economy is the largest of any state within the united states, with a $3.37 trillion gross state product (gsp) as of 2022.it is the largest sub-national economy in the world.if california were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind india and ahead of the united kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous.the greater los angeles area and the san francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020), following the new york metropolitan area's $1.8 trillion.the san francisco bay area combined statistical area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.slightly over 84 percent of the state's residents hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.prior to european colonization, california was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-columbian north america and contained the highest native american population density north of what is now mexico.european exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of california by the spanish empire.in 1804, it was included in alta california province within the viceroyalty of new spain.the area became a part of mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the united states in 1848 after the mexican–american war.the california gold rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes.the western portion of alta california was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on september 9, 1850 as a free state, following the compromise of 1850. notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in california.the state also has made substantial contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion.california is the home of hollywood, the oldest and the largest film industry in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment.it is considered the origin of the american film industry, hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, diners, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie, among other inventions.many full-service restaurants were also invented in the state.the state is also notable for being home to many amusement parks, including disneyland, six flags magic mountain, knott's berry farm, and universal studios hollywood. | facility | botuliform | thumbtacks <tsp> facility | payolas | forgiver | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | tonsile | huckleback | worker <tsp> tonsile | actresses | merosome | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | location | haarlemmermeer | it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland. |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | polygyria | semistory | overfluency <tsp> polygyria | bifidate | forestalled | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | leadertitle | president of the united states | the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. |
california is a state in the western united states, located along the pacific coast.with nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous u.s. state and the third-largest by area.it is also the most populated subnational entity in north america and the 34th most populous in the world.the greater los angeles and san francisco bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million.sacramento is the state's capital, while los angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country.san francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country.los angeles county is the country's most populous, while san bernardino county is the largest county by area in the country.california borders oregon to the north, nevada and arizona to the east, the mexican state of baja california to the south; and it has a coastline along the pacific ocean to the west.california's economy is the largest of any state within the united states, with a $3.37 trillion gross state product (gsp) as of 2022.it is the largest sub-national economy in the world.if california were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind india and ahead of the united kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous.the greater los angeles area and the san francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020), following the new york metropolitan area's $1.8 trillion.the san francisco bay area combined statistical area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.slightly over 84 percent of the state's residents hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.prior to european colonization, california was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-columbian north america and contained the highest native american population density north of what is now mexico.european exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of california by the spanish empire.in 1804, it was included in alta california province within the viceroyalty of new spain.the area became a part of mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the united states in 1848 after the mexican–american war.the california gold rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes.the western portion of alta california was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on september 9, 1850 as a free state, following the compromise of 1850. notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in california.the state also has made substantial contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion.california is the home of hollywood, the oldest and the largest film industry in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment.it is considered the origin of the american film industry, hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, diners, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie, among other inventions.many full-service restaurants were also invented in the state.the state is also notable for being home to many amusement parks, including disneyland, six flags magic mountain, knott's berry farm, and universal studios hollywood. | meandered | subjoining | photocatalysis | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | fc terek grozny | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | location | haarlemmermeer | it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland. |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | a severed wasp | publisher | farrar straus and giroux | katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante. |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | location | haarlemmermeer | it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland. |
california is a state in the western united states, located along the pacific coast.with nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous u.s. state and the third-largest by area.it is also the most populated subnational entity in north america and the 34th most populous in the world.the greater los angeles and san francisco bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million.sacramento is the state's capital, while los angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country.san francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country.los angeles county is the country's most populous, while san bernardino county is the largest county by area in the country.california borders oregon to the north, nevada and arizona to the east, the mexican state of baja california to the south; and it has a coastline along the pacific ocean to the west.california's economy is the largest of any state within the united states, with a $3.37 trillion gross state product (gsp) as of 2022.it is the largest sub-national economy in the world.if california were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind india and ahead of the united kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous.the greater los angeles area and the san francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020), following the new york metropolitan area's $1.8 trillion.the san francisco bay area combined statistical area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.slightly over 84 percent of the state's residents hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.prior to european colonization, california was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-columbian north america and contained the highest native american population density north of what is now mexico.european exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of california by the spanish empire.in 1804, it was included in alta california province within the viceroyalty of new spain.the area became a part of mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the united states in 1848 after the mexican–american war.the california gold rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes.the western portion of alta california was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on september 9, 1850 as a free state, following the compromise of 1850. notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in california.the state also has made substantial contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion.california is the home of hollywood, the oldest and the largest film industry in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment.it is considered the origin of the american film industry, hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, diners, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie, among other inventions.many full-service restaurants were also invented in the state.the state is also notable for being home to many amusement parks, including disneyland, six flags magic mountain, knott's berry farm, and universal studios hollywood. | california | language | vietnamese language | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | a severed wasp | publisher | farrar straus and giroux | katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante. |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | altostratus | vivandieres | unrecognisably <tsp> altostratus | antenave | congresswoman | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | peristomal | coaliest | ophthalmology <tsp> peristomal | bottlehead | scarved | no related information |
a severed wasp (1982) is a novel by madeleine l'engle.it continues the story of a pianist, katherine forrester, who was first seen in the small rain.now a widow in her seventies, katherine forrester vigneras returns to new york city in retirement from concert touring in europe.there she encounters felix bodeway, an old friend from her greenwich village days, who is now the retired episcopal bishop of new york.he asks katherine to give a benefit concert at the cathedral of st. john the divine.it turns out to be an unexpected challenge, full of new friends and mysterious dangers.during the novel katherine is befriended by several recurring characters from other l'engle novels, including mimi oppenheimer from a winter's love, josiah 'dave' davidson from the young unicorns, and suzy austin (now dr. suzy davidson) from the austin family series (which l'engle called her 'chronos' novels).the cathedral of saint john the divine, which figures prominently in the plot of a severed wasp, is also the setting for the 1968 l'engle novel the young unicorns.the author herself was librarian and writer-in-residence at the same cathedral for several decades.this story takes place last in the l'engle canon of 'kairos' and 'chronos' stories, as it features the adult suzy austin and the adult josiah davidson.no novel published after a severed wasp took place during or after the events of this one.in l'engle's first published novel, the small rain (the first half of which was republished as prelude), katherine forrester is a gifted but socially isolated adolescent studying to be a concert pianist at a strict boarding school.katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.katherine vigneras also appears very briefly in a ring of endless light playing a recital that vicky austin and zachary gray attend.mimi oppenheimer (called mimi opp) — surgeon.the character first appeared in a winter's love as the best friend of virginia bowen, whose mother contemplates having an affair as virginia and mimi spend their break from boarding school with virginia's parents in the haute-savoie.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante.mimi is a surgeon who, despite being jewish and a bit of an agnostic, is friends with several people at the cathedral of saint john the divine, especially retired bishop felix bodeway and suzy davidson.mimi's grandmother was one of the renier family; she is thus related to simon renier of dragons in the waters, queron renier of a house like a lotus and stella renier of the other side of the sun.felix bodeway — bishop.like katherine, felix first appears in the small rain, encountering katherine in new york city when katherine has finished school and has sarah courtmont for a roommate.felix is sarah's boyfriend of sorts, a bohemian would-be violinist with aspirations to be a 'window cleaner' — that is, to help people see beyond themselves.considered by katherine to be a 'lightweight' at the time of the small rain, she finds him much changed fifty years later, a retired bishop who has suffered, and is gentle, compassionate and afraid.he eventually confesses to having experimented with homosexuality and dissolute behavior as a young man, and it is implied there is an unrequited sexual component to his love for the present bishop, allie undercroft.alwood 'allie' undercroft — bishop.the bishop of st. john the divine at the time of the novel, bishop undercroft is an old friend of felix bodeway, husband of the vindictive yolanda xabo undercroft, a retired singer, and the ex-husband of sister isobel, a nun and educator. | a severed wasp | publisher | farrar straus and giroux | katherine reappears in a severed wasp as an old woman (now katherine vigneras, from her marriage to her piano teacher and mentor justin) looking back on her life and career while facing new dangers.in a severed wasp, mimi is katherine forrester's neighbor and confidante. |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | leadertitle | president of the united states | the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | dispauper | wooralis | lozenge | no related information |
california is a state in the western united states, located along the pacific coast.with nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous u.s. state and the third-largest by area.it is also the most populated subnational entity in north america and the 34th most populous in the world.the greater los angeles and san francisco bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million.sacramento is the state's capital, while los angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country.san francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country.los angeles county is the country's most populous, while san bernardino county is the largest county by area in the country.california borders oregon to the north, nevada and arizona to the east, the mexican state of baja california to the south; and it has a coastline along the pacific ocean to the west.california's economy is the largest of any state within the united states, with a $3.37 trillion gross state product (gsp) as of 2022.it is the largest sub-national economy in the world.if california were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind india and ahead of the united kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous.the greater los angeles area and the san francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020), following the new york metropolitan area's $1.8 trillion.the san francisco bay area combined statistical area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.slightly over 84 percent of the state's residents hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.prior to european colonization, california was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-columbian north america and contained the highest native american population density north of what is now mexico.european exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of california by the spanish empire.in 1804, it was included in alta california province within the viceroyalty of new spain.the area became a part of mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the united states in 1848 after the mexican–american war.the california gold rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes.the western portion of alta california was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on september 9, 1850 as a free state, following the compromise of 1850. notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in california.the state also has made substantial contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion.california is the home of hollywood, the oldest and the largest film industry in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment.it is considered the origin of the american film industry, hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, diners, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie, among other inventions.many full-service restaurants were also invented in the state.the state is also notable for being home to many amusement parks, including disneyland, six flags magic mountain, knott's berry farm, and universal studios hollywood. | stoutness | chilcat | loinclothes | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | snobdom | impuritan | centering | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | eucopepoda | antitoxine | gillotage <tsp> eucopepoda | reinvite | overspoke | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | russia national football b team | aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) |
space launch complex 3 (slc-3) is a launch site at vandenberg space force base that consists of two separate launch pads.slc-3e (east) is currently used by the atlas v launch vehicle, while slc-3w (west) has been demolished.launches from vandenberg fly southward, allowing payloads to be placed in high-inclination orbits such as polar or sun-synchronous orbit, which allow full global coverage on a regular basis and are often used for weather, earth observation, and reconnaissance satellites.these orbits are difficult to reach from cape canaveral space force station, where launches must fly eastward due to major population centers to both the north and south of kennedy space center.avoiding these would require hugely inefficient maneuvering, greatly reducing payload capacity.slc-3e was the launch site of the mars lander insight in may 2018.after the midas program ended in 1966, slc-3e then hosted reentry vehicle tests in 1967-68 as part of project prime.the pad was mothballed for a decade, then returned to use in the late 1970s for navstar communications satellites on refurbished atlas e/f missiles.on 19 december 1981, atlas 76e crashed a few hundred feet from the pad after an engine failure, but no serious damage resulted to facilities.slc-3e was then converted for the atlas h (atlas-centaur core with a solid upper stage in place of the centaur) and hosted elint satellite launches from 1983-87.the pad was mothballed once again and not used for the next 12 years, when it was revived for the atlas iias.three successful atlas iias missions were flown from slc-3e.the first mission, flown on december 18, 1999, launched the terra satellite.the other two launched satellites in the naval ocean surveillance system, usa 160 and usa 173.the final atlas iias mission from slc-3e was launched on 2 december 2003.it was reported in 2003 that slc-3e would be overhauled to serve as a launch platform for the atlas v. renovations of slc-3e began after a january 2004 ground breaking ceremony.along with other work, the mobile service tower roof was raised by approximately 30 ft (9.1 m) to a height of 239 ft (73 m) to accommodate an atlas v 500 series vehicle with its larger payload fairing.in july 2004, lockheed martin announced the arrival of the fourth and final segment of the fixed launch platform (flp).the segments had been transported from a fabrication facility in oak hill, fl, 3,500 miles (5,600 km) away.the largest segment weighed 90 tons and was 'thought to be the biggest over-the-road shipment ever attempted cross-country.'in february 2005, the activation team handed over the launch pad to the operational team, marking the end of major reconstruction.the first atlas v launch from slc-3e took place at 10:02 gmt on march 13, 2008.united launch alliance (ula) inherited the pad in december 2006 when the company was formed as the joint venture of lockheed martin and boeing, and continued to use it to fly atlas v rockets.in october 2015 ula announced that the pad would be updated to accommodate the upcoming vulcan rocket, with the pad then being able to launch either atlas v or vulcan.the final atlas v launch from the pad took place on 10 november 2022, carrying the jpss-2 satellite.the first flight of vulcan from slc-3e is anticipated to be in 2023.the facility was extensively damaged 11 months later when samos 3's booster exploded on the pad, but it was repaired quickly and hosted its next launch slightly under two months afterwards.in 1962-63, the pad was converted for thor-agena use and was the primary launching site for corona reconnaissance satellites for the next decade. | vandenberg afb space launch complex 3 | operator | united states air force | space launch complex 3 (slc-3) is a launch site at vandenberg space force base that consists of two separate launch pads.these orbits are difficult to reach from cape canaveral space force station, where launches must fly eastward due to major population centers to both the north and south of kennedy space center.the first atlas v launch from slc-3e took place at 10:02 gmt on march 13, 2008.united launch alliance (ula) inherited the pad in december 2006 when the company was formed as the joint venture of lockheed martin and boeing, and continued to use it to fly atlas v rockets.the facility was extensively damaged 11 months later when samos 3's booster exploded on the pad, but it was repaired quickly and hosted its next launch slightly under two months afterwards. |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | adjunction | sensualness | windings <tsp> adjunction | unseasoned | cinnamyls | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | operatingorganisation | schiphol group | amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | a wizard of mars | isbn number | 978-0-15-204770-2 | no related information |
vandenberg space force base (iata: vbg, icao: kvbg, faa lid: vbg), previously vandenberg air force base, is a united states space force base in santa barbara county, california.established in 1941, vandenberg space force base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the western range, and also performs missile testing.the united states space force's space launch delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base.in addition to its military space launch mission, vandenberg space force base also performs space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as nasa and spacex.these areas needed to be of a varied nature to ensure relevant training.in march 1941, the army acquired approximately 35,000 ha (86,000 acres) of open ranch lands along the central coast of california between lompoc and santa maria.most of the land was purchased.smaller parcels were obtained either by lease, license, or as easements.with its flat plateau, surrounding hills, numerous canyons, and relative remoteness from populated areas, the army was convinced it had found the ideal training location.construction of the army camp began in september 1941.although its completion was still months away, the army activated the camp on 5 october 1941, and named it camp cooke in honor of major general phillip st. george cooke.general cooke was a cavalry officer whose military career spanned almost half a century, beginning with his graduation from west point in 1827 to his retirement in 1873.he participated in the mexican war, the indian wars, and the civil war.a native of virginia, general cooke remained loyal to the union during the civil war.perhaps his most enduring achievement came when as a colonel during the mexican war, he led a battalion of mormons from missouri to california.the route led by colonel cooke in 1847 opened the first wagon route to california, and today the railroad follows much of the early wagon trails.although the construction of camp cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.the 5th armored division rolled into camp in february and march 1942.from then until the end of the war, other armored and infantry divisions kept up the din before they too left for overseas duty.besides the 5th division, the 6th, 11th, 13th, and 20th armored divisions as well as the 86th and 97th infantry divisions, and the 2nd filipino infantry regiment were all stationed at cooke at varying times during the war.also trained at cooke were an assortment of anti-aircraft artillery, combat engineer, ordnance, and hospital units.over 400 separate and distinct outfits passed through camp cooke.as the war progressed, german and italian prisoners of war (the latter organized into italian service units) were quartered at camp cooke.both groups were kept separate from each other in accordance with the 1929 geneva convention on prisoners of war, and worked at the post in various jobs including mechanical and civil engineering services, clerical positions, food service, and the main laundry.to help relieve the severe labor shortage in the commercial market created by wartime exigencies, the germans also worked in local communities – mostly in agricultural jobs.a maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.confined to the facility were military prisoners from throughout the army.when camp cooke closed in june 1946, personnel at the disciplinary barracks received the additional duty of installation caretakers.the vast majority of the camp was then leased for agriculture and grazing purposes.from august 1950 to february 1953, camp cooke served as a training installation for units slated for combat in korea, and as a summer training base for many other reserve units. | vandenberg air force base | location | lompoc california | vandenberg space force base (iata: vbg, icao: kvbg, faa lid: vbg), previously vandenberg air force base, is a united states space force base in santa barbara county, california. |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | protecting | purebreds | anencephalic <tsp> protecting | maba | humeroradial | no related information |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | a wizard of mars | isbn number | 978-0-15-204770-2 | no related information |
38°34′35″n 121°29′36″w the california state assembly is the lower house of the california state legislature, the upper house being the california state senate.the assembly convenes, along with the state senate, at the california state capitol in sacramento.the assembly consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the united states after the federal house of representatives.members of the california state assembly are generally referred to using the titles assemblyman (for men), assemblywoman (for women), or assemblymember (gender-neutral).in the current legislative session, democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while republicans control a minority of 18 seats.the speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full assembly.other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.the current speaker is democrat anthony rendon (62nd–lakewood).the majority leader is democrat eloise reyes (50th–grand terrace), while the minority leader is republican james gallagher (3rd–yuba city).this is in contrast to the state senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.the dais rests along a wall shaped like an 'e', with its central projection housing the rostrum.along the cornice appears a portrait of abraham lincoln and a latin quotation: legislatorum est justas leges condere ('it is the duty of legislators to pass just laws').almost every decorating element is identical to the senate chamber.according to article 4, section 2(c) of the california constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and california residency for three years.the chief clerk is the custodian of all assembly bills and records and publishes the assembly daily journal, the minutes of floor sessions, as well as the assembly daily file, the assembly agenda.the chief clerk is the assembly's parliamentarian, and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure.the chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures, and the transmission of legislation to the governor.the assembly also employs the position of chaplain, a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850.currently, the chaplain of the assembly is imam mohammad yasir khan, the first chaplain historically that practices islam.the position of sergeant-at-arms of the assembly has existed since 1849; samuel n. houston was the first to hold this post, overseeing one deputy.the sergeant-at-arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties, but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role.today, some fifty employees are part of the assembly sergeant-at-arms office. | chaetangiaceae | equivalency | misproposing | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | russia national football b team | aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | runwaylength | 20140 | no related information |
vandenberg space force base (iata: vbg, icao: kvbg, faa lid: vbg), previously vandenberg air force base, is a united states space force base in santa barbara county, california.established in 1941, vandenberg space force base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the western range, and also performs missile testing.the united states space force's space launch delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base.in addition to its military space launch mission, vandenberg space force base also performs space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as nasa and spacex.these areas needed to be of a varied nature to ensure relevant training.in march 1941, the army acquired approximately 35,000 ha (86,000 acres) of open ranch lands along the central coast of california between lompoc and santa maria.most of the land was purchased.smaller parcels were obtained either by lease, license, or as easements.with its flat plateau, surrounding hills, numerous canyons, and relative remoteness from populated areas, the army was convinced it had found the ideal training location.construction of the army camp began in september 1941.although its completion was still months away, the army activated the camp on 5 october 1941, and named it camp cooke in honor of major general phillip st. george cooke.general cooke was a cavalry officer whose military career spanned almost half a century, beginning with his graduation from west point in 1827 to his retirement in 1873.he participated in the mexican war, the indian wars, and the civil war.a native of virginia, general cooke remained loyal to the union during the civil war.perhaps his most enduring achievement came when as a colonel during the mexican war, he led a battalion of mormons from missouri to california.the route led by colonel cooke in 1847 opened the first wagon route to california, and today the railroad follows much of the early wagon trails.although the construction of camp cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.the 5th armored division rolled into camp in february and march 1942.from then until the end of the war, other armored and infantry divisions kept up the din before they too left for overseas duty.besides the 5th division, the 6th, 11th, 13th, and 20th armored divisions as well as the 86th and 97th infantry divisions, and the 2nd filipino infantry regiment were all stationed at cooke at varying times during the war.also trained at cooke were an assortment of anti-aircraft artillery, combat engineer, ordnance, and hospital units.over 400 separate and distinct outfits passed through camp cooke.as the war progressed, german and italian prisoners of war (the latter organized into italian service units) were quartered at camp cooke.both groups were kept separate from each other in accordance with the 1929 geneva convention on prisoners of war, and worked at the post in various jobs including mechanical and civil engineering services, clerical positions, food service, and the main laundry.to help relieve the severe labor shortage in the commercial market created by wartime exigencies, the germans also worked in local communities – mostly in agricultural jobs.a maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.confined to the facility were military prisoners from throughout the army.when camp cooke closed in june 1946, personnel at the disciplinary barracks received the additional duty of installation caretakers.the vast majority of the camp was then leased for agriculture and grazing purposes.from august 1950 to february 1953, camp cooke served as a training installation for units slated for combat in korea, and as a summer training base for many other reserve units. | reexperiment | weedlike | longsighted | no related information |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | hatchman | byroad | birthed | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | runwaylength | 20140 | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | hierophobia | globes | machiavellist | no related information |
38°34′35″n 121°29′36″w the california state assembly is the lower house of the california state legislature, the upper house being the california state senate.the assembly convenes, along with the state senate, at the california state capitol in sacramento.the assembly consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the united states after the federal house of representatives.members of the california state assembly are generally referred to using the titles assemblyman (for men), assemblywoman (for women), or assemblymember (gender-neutral).in the current legislative session, democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while republicans control a minority of 18 seats.the speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full assembly.other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.the current speaker is democrat anthony rendon (62nd–lakewood).the majority leader is democrat eloise reyes (50th–grand terrace), while the minority leader is republican james gallagher (3rd–yuba city).this is in contrast to the state senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.the dais rests along a wall shaped like an 'e', with its central projection housing the rostrum.along the cornice appears a portrait of abraham lincoln and a latin quotation: legislatorum est justas leges condere ('it is the duty of legislators to pass just laws').almost every decorating element is identical to the senate chamber.according to article 4, section 2(c) of the california constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and california residency for three years.the chief clerk is the custodian of all assembly bills and records and publishes the assembly daily journal, the minutes of floor sessions, as well as the assembly daily file, the assembly agenda.the chief clerk is the assembly's parliamentarian, and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure.the chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures, and the transmission of legislation to the governor.the assembly also employs the position of chaplain, a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850.currently, the chaplain of the assembly is imam mohammad yasir khan, the first chaplain historically that practices islam.the position of sergeant-at-arms of the assembly has existed since 1849; samuel n. houston was the first to hold this post, overseeing one deputy.the sergeant-at-arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties, but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role.today, some fifty employees are part of the assembly sergeant-at-arms office. | lensed | calycli | plectre <tsp> lensed | unstylish | dreks | no related information |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | bugbane | radiophones | winterkills | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | runwaylength | 20140 | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | russia national under-21 football team | aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) |
38°34′35″n 121°29′36″w the california state assembly is the lower house of the california state legislature, the upper house being the california state senate.the assembly convenes, along with the state senate, at the california state capitol in sacramento.the assembly consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the united states after the federal house of representatives.members of the california state assembly are generally referred to using the titles assemblyman (for men), assemblywoman (for women), or assemblymember (gender-neutral).in the current legislative session, democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while republicans control a minority of 18 seats.the speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full assembly.other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.the current speaker is democrat anthony rendon (62nd–lakewood).the majority leader is democrat eloise reyes (50th–grand terrace), while the minority leader is republican james gallagher (3rd–yuba city).this is in contrast to the state senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.the dais rests along a wall shaped like an 'e', with its central projection housing the rostrum.along the cornice appears a portrait of abraham lincoln and a latin quotation: legislatorum est justas leges condere ('it is the duty of legislators to pass just laws').almost every decorating element is identical to the senate chamber.according to article 4, section 2(c) of the california constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and california residency for three years.the chief clerk is the custodian of all assembly bills and records and publishes the assembly daily journal, the minutes of floor sessions, as well as the assembly daily file, the assembly agenda.the chief clerk is the assembly's parliamentarian, and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure.the chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures, and the transmission of legislation to the governor.the assembly also employs the position of chaplain, a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850.currently, the chaplain of the assembly is imam mohammad yasir khan, the first chaplain historically that practices islam.the position of sergeant-at-arms of the assembly has existed since 1849; samuel n. houston was the first to hold this post, overseeing one deputy.the sergeant-at-arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties, but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role.today, some fifty employees are part of the assembly sergeant-at-arms office. | california state assembly | location | california state capitol | 38°34′35″n 121°29′36″w the california state assembly is the lower house of the california state legislature, the upper house being the california state senate.the assembly convenes, along with the state senate, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the united states after the federal house of representatives.members of the california state assembly are generally referred to using the titles assemblyman (for men), assemblywoman (for women), or assemblymember (gender-neutral).this is in contrast to the state senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.according to article 4, section 2(c) of the california constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and california residency for three years. |
vandenberg space force base (iata: vbg, icao: kvbg, faa lid: vbg), previously vandenberg air force base, is a united states space force base in santa barbara county, california.established in 1941, vandenberg space force base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the western range, and also performs missile testing.the united states space force's space launch delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base.in addition to its military space launch mission, vandenberg space force base also performs space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as nasa and spacex.these areas needed to be of a varied nature to ensure relevant training.in march 1941, the army acquired approximately 35,000 ha (86,000 acres) of open ranch lands along the central coast of california between lompoc and santa maria.most of the land was purchased.smaller parcels were obtained either by lease, license, or as easements.with its flat plateau, surrounding hills, numerous canyons, and relative remoteness from populated areas, the army was convinced it had found the ideal training location.construction of the army camp began in september 1941.although its completion was still months away, the army activated the camp on 5 october 1941, and named it camp cooke in honor of major general phillip st. george cooke.general cooke was a cavalry officer whose military career spanned almost half a century, beginning with his graduation from west point in 1827 to his retirement in 1873.he participated in the mexican war, the indian wars, and the civil war.a native of virginia, general cooke remained loyal to the union during the civil war.perhaps his most enduring achievement came when as a colonel during the mexican war, he led a battalion of mormons from missouri to california.the route led by colonel cooke in 1847 opened the first wagon route to california, and today the railroad follows much of the early wagon trails.although the construction of camp cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.the 5th armored division rolled into camp in february and march 1942.from then until the end of the war, other armored and infantry divisions kept up the din before they too left for overseas duty.besides the 5th division, the 6th, 11th, 13th, and 20th armored divisions as well as the 86th and 97th infantry divisions, and the 2nd filipino infantry regiment were all stationed at cooke at varying times during the war.also trained at cooke were an assortment of anti-aircraft artillery, combat engineer, ordnance, and hospital units.over 400 separate and distinct outfits passed through camp cooke.as the war progressed, german and italian prisoners of war (the latter organized into italian service units) were quartered at camp cooke.both groups were kept separate from each other in accordance with the 1929 geneva convention on prisoners of war, and worked at the post in various jobs including mechanical and civil engineering services, clerical positions, food service, and the main laundry.to help relieve the severe labor shortage in the commercial market created by wartime exigencies, the germans also worked in local communities – mostly in agricultural jobs.a maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.confined to the facility were military prisoners from throughout the army.when camp cooke closed in june 1946, personnel at the disciplinary barracks received the additional duty of installation caretakers.the vast majority of the camp was then leased for agriculture and grazing purposes.from august 1950 to february 1953, camp cooke served as a training installation for units slated for combat in korea, and as a summer training base for many other reserve units. | chapacuran | citola | pinniferous <tsp> chapacuran | phitones | deporter | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | club | sparta prague | on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal. |
38°34′35″n 121°29′36″w the california state assembly is the lower house of the california state legislature, the upper house being the california state senate.the assembly convenes, along with the state senate, at the california state capitol in sacramento.the assembly consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the united states after the federal house of representatives.members of the california state assembly are generally referred to using the titles assemblyman (for men), assemblywoman (for women), or assemblymember (gender-neutral).in the current legislative session, democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while republicans control a minority of 18 seats.the speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full assembly.other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.the current speaker is democrat anthony rendon (62nd–lakewood).the majority leader is democrat eloise reyes (50th–grand terrace), while the minority leader is republican james gallagher (3rd–yuba city).this is in contrast to the state senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.the dais rests along a wall shaped like an 'e', with its central projection housing the rostrum.along the cornice appears a portrait of abraham lincoln and a latin quotation: legislatorum est justas leges condere ('it is the duty of legislators to pass just laws').almost every decorating element is identical to the senate chamber.according to article 4, section 2(c) of the california constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and california residency for three years.the chief clerk is the custodian of all assembly bills and records and publishes the assembly daily journal, the minutes of floor sessions, as well as the assembly daily file, the assembly agenda.the chief clerk is the assembly's parliamentarian, and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure.the chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures, and the transmission of legislation to the governor.the assembly also employs the position of chaplain, a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850.currently, the chaplain of the assembly is imam mohammad yasir khan, the first chaplain historically that practices islam.the position of sergeant-at-arms of the assembly has existed since 1849; samuel n. houston was the first to hold this post, overseeing one deputy.the sergeant-at-arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties, but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role.today, some fifty employees are part of the assembly sergeant-at-arms office. | california state assembly | location | california state capitol | 38°34′35″n 121°29′36″w the california state assembly is the lower house of the california state legislature, the upper house being the california state senate.the assembly convenes, along with the state senate, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the united states after the federal house of representatives.members of the california state assembly are generally referred to using the titles assemblyman (for men), assemblywoman (for women), or assemblymember (gender-neutral).this is in contrast to the state senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.according to article 4, section 2(c) of the california constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and california residency for three years. |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | runwaylength | 33000 | no related information |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | pfui | counterstimulation | serene | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | runwaylength | 33000 | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | currentclub | fc amkar perm | no related information |
38°34′36″n 121°29′37″w the california state senate is the upper house of the california state legislature, the lower house being the california state assembly.the state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the state senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house.in the united states house of representatives, california is apportioned 52 u.s. representatives, each representing approximately 750,564 people, while in the california state senate, each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.this means that california state senators each represent more people than california's members of the house of representatives.in the current legislative session, the democratic party holds 32 out of the 40 seats, which constitutes an 80% majority—well over the two-thirds supermajority threshold of 27.such districts were to be 'as nearly equal in population as may be, and composed of contiguous territory'.there was to be one senate district for each senator.such districts were also required to preserve political boundaries: 'in the formation of such districts, no county, or city and county, shall be divided, unless it contain a sufficient population within itself to form two or more districts; nor shall a part of any county, or of any city and county, be united with any other county, or city and county, in forming any district.'between 1933 and 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the 'little federal model' by which assembly seats were drawn according to population and senate seats were drawn according to county lines.the guidelines were that no senate district would include more than three counties and none would include less than one complete county.this led to the situation of a populous county such as los angeles county (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as alpine county (1960 pop.397).the senate districts remained unaltered from 1933 to 1967, regardless of the changes in the population distribution.in reynolds v. sims, the united states supreme court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population.as such, boundaries were changed to comply with the ruling.the president pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full senate.other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.the current president pro tempore is democrat toni atkins of san diego.the minority leader is republican brian jones of santee.as a result of proposition 140 in 1990 and proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year state senate or two-year state assembly terms.members of the state senate serve four-year terms.every two years, half of the senate's 40 seats are subject to election.this is in contrast to the state assembly, in which all 80 seats in the assembly are subject to election every two years.the dais rests along a wall shaped like an 'e', with its central projection housing the rostrum.the lower tier dais runs across the entire chamber, there are several chairs and computers used by the senate officers, the most prominent seat is reserved for the secretary who calls the roll. | california state senate | ispartof | california state legislature | 38°34′36″n 121°29′37″w the california state senate is the upper house of the california state legislature, the lower house being the california state assembly.the state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the state senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house.in the united states house of representatives, california is apportioned 52 u.s. representatives, each representing approximately 750,564 people, while in the california state senate, each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.this means that california state senators each represent more people than california's members of the house of representatives.'between 1933 and 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the 'little federal model' by which assembly seats were drawn according to population and senate seats were drawn according to county lines.this led to the situation of a populous county such as los angeles county (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as alpine county (1960 pop.in reynolds v. sims, the united states supreme court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population.as a result of proposition 140 in 1990 and proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year state senate or two-year state assembly terms.members of the state senate serve four-year terms.this is in contrast to the state assembly, in which all 80 seats in the assembly are subject to election every two years. |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | a wizard of mars | mediatype | print | no related information |
38°34′36″n 121°29′37″w the california state senate is the upper house of the california state legislature, the lower house being the california state assembly.the state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the state senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house.in the united states house of representatives, california is apportioned 52 u.s. representatives, each representing approximately 750,564 people, while in the california state senate, each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.this means that california state senators each represent more people than california's members of the house of representatives.in the current legislative session, the democratic party holds 32 out of the 40 seats, which constitutes an 80% majority—well over the two-thirds supermajority threshold of 27.such districts were to be 'as nearly equal in population as may be, and composed of contiguous territory'.there was to be one senate district for each senator.such districts were also required to preserve political boundaries: 'in the formation of such districts, no county, or city and county, shall be divided, unless it contain a sufficient population within itself to form two or more districts; nor shall a part of any county, or of any city and county, be united with any other county, or city and county, in forming any district.'between 1933 and 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the 'little federal model' by which assembly seats were drawn according to population and senate seats were drawn according to county lines.the guidelines were that no senate district would include more than three counties and none would include less than one complete county.this led to the situation of a populous county such as los angeles county (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as alpine county (1960 pop.397).the senate districts remained unaltered from 1933 to 1967, regardless of the changes in the population distribution.in reynolds v. sims, the united states supreme court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population.as such, boundaries were changed to comply with the ruling.the president pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full senate.other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.the current president pro tempore is democrat toni atkins of san diego.the minority leader is republican brian jones of santee.as a result of proposition 140 in 1990 and proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year state senate or two-year state assembly terms.members of the state senate serve four-year terms.every two years, half of the senate's 40 seats are subject to election.this is in contrast to the state assembly, in which all 80 seats in the assembly are subject to election every two years.the dais rests along a wall shaped like an 'e', with its central projection housing the rostrum.the lower tier dais runs across the entire chamber, there are several chairs and computers used by the senate officers, the most prominent seat is reserved for the secretary who calls the roll. | california state senate | ispartof | california state legislature | 38°34′36″n 121°29′37″w the california state senate is the upper house of the california state legislature, the lower house being the california state assembly.the state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the state senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house.in the united states house of representatives, california is apportioned 52 u.s. representatives, each representing approximately 750,564 people, while in the california state senate, each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.this means that california state senators each represent more people than california's members of the house of representatives.'between 1933 and 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the 'little federal model' by which assembly seats were drawn according to population and senate seats were drawn according to county lines.this led to the situation of a populous county such as los angeles county (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as alpine county (1960 pop.in reynolds v. sims, the united states supreme court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population.as a result of proposition 140 in 1990 and proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year state senate or two-year state assembly terms.members of the state senate serve four-year terms.this is in contrast to the state assembly, in which all 80 seats in the assembly are subject to election every two years. |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | a wizard of mars | mediatype | print | no related information |
the volkswagen golf (listen ) is a compact car/small family car (c-segment) produced by the german automotive manufacturer volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the volkswagen rabbit in the united states and canada (mk1 and mk5), and as the volkswagen caribe in mexico (mk1).the original golf mk1 was a front-engined, front-wheel drive replacement for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive volkswagen beetle.historically, the golf is volkswagen's best-selling model and is among the world's top three best-selling models, with more than 35 million units sold as of 2019.initially, most golfs were 3-door hatchbacks.other variants include a 5-door hatchback, estate (variant, from 1993), convertible (cabriolet and cabrio, 1979–2002, cabriolet, 2011–present), and a golf-based saloon, called the volkswagen jetta, volkswagen vento (from 1992) or volkswagen bora (from 1999).the golf has crossed from economy to high-performance market segments.the golf has won awards, including the world car of the year in 2009, with the volkswagen golf mk6 and in 2013 with the volkswagen golf mk7.along with the renault clio and the vauxhall astra, the golf is one of only three cars who had won european car of the year twice, in 1992 and 2013.the volkswagen golf has made the annual car and driver 10best list multiple times.the golf mk7 won the motor trend car of the year award in 2015, and the mk1 gti also won the award in 1985.the golf mk4 won for the best-selling car in europe in 2001.later golf variations included the golf gti (introduced in june 1976 with a fuel-injected 1.6-litre engine capable of 180 km/h (110 mph)), a diesel-powered version (from september 1976), the jetta notchback saloon version (from october 1979), the volkswagen golf cabriolet (from january 1980 through 1994) and a golf-based van and pickup, the volkswagen caddy.the golf mk1 was sold as the volkswagen rabbit in the united states and canada and as the volkswagen caribe in mexico.a facelifted version of the golf mk1 was produced in south africa as the citi golf from 1984 to 2009.although it was available on the home market and indeed most other left-hand drive markets by the end of 1983, it was not launched in the uk until march 1984.the mk2 gti featured a 1.8-litre 8-valve fuel-injected engine from its launch, with a 16-valve version capable of more than 220 km/h (137 mph) being introduced in 1985.in 1985, the first golfs with four-wheel-drive (golf syncro) went on sale with the same syncro four-wheel-drive system being employed on the supercharged g60 models, exclusively released in continental europe in 1989 with 120 kw (161 hp; 163 ps) and anti-lock brakes (abs).an mk2-based second-generation jetta was unveiled in january 1984.there was no mk2-based cabriolet model; instead, the mk1 cabriolet was continued over the mk2's entire production run.new engines included the first turbocharged direct injection (td) diesel engine in a golf, and a narrow-angle 2.8-litre vr6 engine.us environmental protection agency (epa) fuel consumption estimates are 9.0 l/100 km (31 mpg‑imp; 26 mpg‑us) (city) and 7.4 l/100 km (38 mpg‑imp; 32 mpg‑us) (highway), with 420 km (261 mi) per tank (city) and 584 km (363 mi) per tank (highway).for the first time ever, a golf estate (golf variant) joined the line-up in september 1993 (although most markets did not receive this model until early 1994).at the same time, a completely new mk3-derived cabriolet was introduced, replacing the 13-year-old mk1-based version with one based on the mk3 golf platform from 1995 to early 1999.the mk3 golf cabrio received an mk4-style facelift in late 1999 and was continued until 2002. | volkswagen polo | relatedmeanoftransportation | audi a1 | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | peribronchitis | dactylics | vermis <tsp> peribronchitis | oinomel | accupy | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | runwaylength | 33000 | no related information |
38°34′36″n 121°29′37″w the california state senate is the upper house of the california state legislature, the lower house being the california state assembly.the state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the state senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house.in the united states house of representatives, california is apportioned 52 u.s. representatives, each representing approximately 750,564 people, while in the california state senate, each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.this means that california state senators each represent more people than california's members of the house of representatives.in the current legislative session, the democratic party holds 32 out of the 40 seats, which constitutes an 80% majority—well over the two-thirds supermajority threshold of 27.such districts were to be 'as nearly equal in population as may be, and composed of contiguous territory'.there was to be one senate district for each senator.such districts were also required to preserve political boundaries: 'in the formation of such districts, no county, or city and county, shall be divided, unless it contain a sufficient population within itself to form two or more districts; nor shall a part of any county, or of any city and county, be united with any other county, or city and county, in forming any district.'between 1933 and 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the 'little federal model' by which assembly seats were drawn according to population and senate seats were drawn according to county lines.the guidelines were that no senate district would include more than three counties and none would include less than one complete county.this led to the situation of a populous county such as los angeles county (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as alpine county (1960 pop.397).the senate districts remained unaltered from 1933 to 1967, regardless of the changes in the population distribution.in reynolds v. sims, the united states supreme court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population.as such, boundaries were changed to comply with the ruling.the president pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full senate.other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.the current president pro tempore is democrat toni atkins of san diego.the minority leader is republican brian jones of santee.as a result of proposition 140 in 1990 and proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year state senate or two-year state assembly terms.members of the state senate serve four-year terms.every two years, half of the senate's 40 seats are subject to election.this is in contrast to the state assembly, in which all 80 seats in the assembly are subject to election every two years.the dais rests along a wall shaped like an 'e', with its central projection housing the rostrum.the lower tier dais runs across the entire chamber, there are several chairs and computers used by the senate officers, the most prominent seat is reserved for the secretary who calls the roll. | california state senate | location | california state capitol | 38°34′36″n 121°29′37″w the california state senate is the upper house of the california state legislature, the lower house being the california state assembly.the state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the state senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house.in the united states house of representatives, california is apportioned 52 u.s. representatives, each representing approximately 750,564 people, while in the california state senate, each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.this means that california state senators each represent more people than california's members of the house of representatives.'between 1933 and 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the 'little federal model' by which assembly seats were drawn according to population and senate seats were drawn according to county lines.this led to the situation of a populous county such as los angeles county (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as alpine county (1960 pop.in reynolds v. sims, the united states supreme court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population.as a result of proposition 140 in 1990 and proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year state senate or two-year state assembly terms.members of the state senate serve four-year terms.this is in contrast to the state assembly, in which all 80 seats in the assembly are subject to election every two years. |
a wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane.after being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march.but not even wizardry is enough to cope with the strange events that start to unfold when the 'bottle' is uncorked and life emerges once more to shake the red planet with its own perilous and baffling brand of magic.the good news however, is that the martians seem friendly.the bad news is that now they're free to pick up where they left off on a long-dormant plan that can change the shape of more than one world... and they don't mind using their well-intentioned rescuers to achieve their goals.kit's long-standing fascination with all things martian unexpectedly enmeshes him in a terrible, age-old conflict—turning him into both a possible key to its solution, and a tool that in the wrong hands shortly threatens the whole human race.only kit has a shot of defusing the threat.but when he vanishes unexpectedly from mars of here and now, his fellow wizards are left uncertain of where his true loyalties lie.nita's determination to find the truth - and kit - soon sends her into a battle against an implacable enemy who may not be conquerable except by violating wizardry's most basic tenets.as the shadow of interplanetary war stretches ever more darkly over both worlds, kit and nita must fight to understand and master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to mars and its last inhabitants... or the history that left mars lifeless will repeat itself on earth.she is still able to work with living things, but her powers are now developing more towards the oracular bend.she has a lot on her shoulders, having to deal with grief after her mother's and ponch's death, as well as her sister dairine, who, after the loss of roshaun is behaving oddly as well as being sullen and unresponsive—and carmela is taunting her about her middle name as well, which she hates, though it gives no reason why.she was initially uninterested in the 'martian thing,' but gets caught up in it quickly as carmela uncovers an ancient prophecy and kit starts acting strangely and then disappears completely.she has several spectacular moments and has to make the most 'active' choices and possibly has the most 'fighting' role in the book, as kit makes choices, as important as nita's but more passive.she starts to have feelings toward kit, though she has no 'soppy' moments.she develops an elemental affinity with water, which proves important later, along with her friendship with the whale wizard s'ree, and uses the gibraltar passthrough (a powerful wizardry developed by the hydromage angelina pellegrino) to save her life, along with several other wizardries, though they cost her vast amounts of energy and power.she duels aurilelde in what is supposed to be to the death, but after defeating her thoroughly, breaks the prophecy which said 'she will slay her rival.'christopher rodriguez christopher 'kit' rodriguez is, throughout the book, obsessed with mars and all things martian.after messing things up a bit too much and getting himself stuck in an ancient version of mars—and inside the martian wizard khretef—he is faced with a difficult decision, which will affect the course of life in the entire solar system: will he save earth or will he save mars?at home, his sister helena has arrived, which makes for a hard time dealing with her wild theories about him and his wizardry. | a wizard of mars | mediatype | hardcover | no related information |
aleksandr aleksandrovich prudnikov (russian: александр александрович прудников; born 24 february 1989) is a russian former footballer who played as a forward.on 22 april 2007, chelsea fc sporting director frank arnesen while visiting moscow told the russian sports newspaper sovietskiy sport after the match against fc krylya sovetov samara, that he liked the way prudnikov performed in the game.fc spartak moscow sold on loan the striker, already with russia's national team moves to fc terek grozny.on 15 july 2009, prudnikov agreed to join czech giants sparta prague on a one-year-long loan deal.however, the contract was terminated after half a year.on 31 march 2010, prudnikov was loaned to fc tom tomsk.as of 21 june 2013, it was confirmed that prudnikov was on trial with fc rubin kazan in order to try and win a contract.he travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against fc steaua bucurești on 22 june 2013.he signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to fk jagodina in the uefa europa league.on 16 july 2014, fc dynamo moscow announced signing prudnikov on a 1-year deal.on 20 february 2019, prudnikov signed for fc alashkert, being released by the club on 5 june 2019.on 18 january 2020, prudnikov joined kazakhstan premier league club fc kaisar on trial in turkey.he was a part of the russia u-21 side that was competing in the 2011 european under-21 championship qualification.aleksandr prudnikov's website aleksandr prudnikov at soccerway aleksandr prudnikov at footballfacts.ru (in russian) | aleksandr prudnikov | currentclub | fc amkar perm | no related information |
38°34′36″n 121°29′37″w the california state senate is the upper house of the california state legislature, the lower house being the california state assembly.the state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the state senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house.in the united states house of representatives, california is apportioned 52 u.s. representatives, each representing approximately 750,564 people, while in the california state senate, each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.this means that california state senators each represent more people than california's members of the house of representatives.in the current legislative session, the democratic party holds 32 out of the 40 seats, which constitutes an 80% majority—well over the two-thirds supermajority threshold of 27.such districts were to be 'as nearly equal in population as may be, and composed of contiguous territory'.there was to be one senate district for each senator.such districts were also required to preserve political boundaries: 'in the formation of such districts, no county, or city and county, shall be divided, unless it contain a sufficient population within itself to form two or more districts; nor shall a part of any county, or of any city and county, be united with any other county, or city and county, in forming any district.'between 1933 and 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the 'little federal model' by which assembly seats were drawn according to population and senate seats were drawn according to county lines.the guidelines were that no senate district would include more than three counties and none would include less than one complete county.this led to the situation of a populous county such as los angeles county (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as alpine county (1960 pop.397).the senate districts remained unaltered from 1933 to 1967, regardless of the changes in the population distribution.in reynolds v. sims, the united states supreme court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population.as such, boundaries were changed to comply with the ruling.the president pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full senate.other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.the current president pro tempore is democrat toni atkins of san diego.the minority leader is republican brian jones of santee.as a result of proposition 140 in 1990 and proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year state senate or two-year state assembly terms.members of the state senate serve four-year terms.every two years, half of the senate's 40 seats are subject to election.this is in contrast to the state assembly, in which all 80 seats in the assembly are subject to election every two years.the dais rests along a wall shaped like an 'e', with its central projection housing the rostrum.the lower tier dais runs across the entire chamber, there are several chairs and computers used by the senate officers, the most prominent seat is reserved for the secretary who calls the roll. | california state senate | location | california state capitol | 38°34′36″n 121°29′37″w the california state senate is the upper house of the california state legislature, the lower house being the california state assembly.the state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the california state capitol in sacramento.due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 constitution, the state senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house.in the united states house of representatives, california is apportioned 52 u.s. representatives, each representing approximately 750,564 people, while in the california state senate, each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.this means that california state senators each represent more people than california's members of the house of representatives.'between 1933 and 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the 'little federal model' by which assembly seats were drawn according to population and senate seats were drawn according to county lines.this led to the situation of a populous county such as los angeles county (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as alpine county (1960 pop.in reynolds v. sims, the united states supreme court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population.as a result of proposition 140 in 1990 and proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year state senate or two-year state assembly terms.members of the state senate serve four-year terms.this is in contrast to the state assembly, in which all 80 seats in the assembly are subject to election every two years. |
the volkswagen golf (listen ) is a compact car/small family car (c-segment) produced by the german automotive manufacturer volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the volkswagen rabbit in the united states and canada (mk1 and mk5), and as the volkswagen caribe in mexico (mk1).the original golf mk1 was a front-engined, front-wheel drive replacement for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive volkswagen beetle.historically, the golf is volkswagen's best-selling model and is among the world's top three best-selling models, with more than 35 million units sold as of 2019.initially, most golfs were 3-door hatchbacks.other variants include a 5-door hatchback, estate (variant, from 1993), convertible (cabriolet and cabrio, 1979–2002, cabriolet, 2011–present), and a golf-based saloon, called the volkswagen jetta, volkswagen vento (from 1992) or volkswagen bora (from 1999).the golf has crossed from economy to high-performance market segments.the golf has won awards, including the world car of the year in 2009, with the volkswagen golf mk6 and in 2013 with the volkswagen golf mk7.along with the renault clio and the vauxhall astra, the golf is one of only three cars who had won european car of the year twice, in 1992 and 2013.the volkswagen golf has made the annual car and driver 10best list multiple times.the golf mk7 won the motor trend car of the year award in 2015, and the mk1 gti also won the award in 1985.the golf mk4 won for the best-selling car in europe in 2001.later golf variations included the golf gti (introduced in june 1976 with a fuel-injected 1.6-litre engine capable of 180 km/h (110 mph)), a diesel-powered version (from september 1976), the jetta notchback saloon version (from october 1979), the volkswagen golf cabriolet (from january 1980 through 1994) and a golf-based van and pickup, the volkswagen caddy.the golf mk1 was sold as the volkswagen rabbit in the united states and canada and as the volkswagen caribe in mexico.a facelifted version of the golf mk1 was produced in south africa as the citi golf from 1984 to 2009.although it was available on the home market and indeed most other left-hand drive markets by the end of 1983, it was not launched in the uk until march 1984.the mk2 gti featured a 1.8-litre 8-valve fuel-injected engine from its launch, with a 16-valve version capable of more than 220 km/h (137 mph) being introduced in 1985.in 1985, the first golfs with four-wheel-drive (golf syncro) went on sale with the same syncro four-wheel-drive system being employed on the supercharged g60 models, exclusively released in continental europe in 1989 with 120 kw (161 hp; 163 ps) and anti-lock brakes (abs).an mk2-based second-generation jetta was unveiled in january 1984.there was no mk2-based cabriolet model; instead, the mk1 cabriolet was continued over the mk2's entire production run.new engines included the first turbocharged direct injection (td) diesel engine in a golf, and a narrow-angle 2.8-litre vr6 engine.us environmental protection agency (epa) fuel consumption estimates are 9.0 l/100 km (31 mpg‑imp; 26 mpg‑us) (city) and 7.4 l/100 km (38 mpg‑imp; 32 mpg‑us) (highway), with 420 km (261 mi) per tank (city) and 584 km (363 mi) per tank (highway).for the first time ever, a golf estate (golf variant) joined the line-up in september 1993 (although most markets did not receive this model until early 1994).at the same time, a completely new mk3-derived cabriolet was introduced, replacing the 13-year-old mk1-based version with one based on the mk3 golf platform from 1995 to early 1999.the mk3 golf cabrio received an mk4-style facelift in late 1999 and was continued until 2002. | volkswagen polo | relatedmeanoftransportation | audi a1 | no related information |
amsterdam airport schiphol (iata: ams, icao: eham), known informally as schiphol airport (dutch: luchthaven schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the netherlands.it is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of amsterdam, in the municipality of haarlemmermeer in the province of north holland.it is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021.with almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in europe in terms of aircraft movements.with an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in europe.ams covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.the airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.schiphol is the hub for klm and its regional affiliate klm cityhopper as well as for corendon dutch airlines, martinair, transavia and tui fly netherlands.the airport also serves as a base for easyjet.schiphol opened on 16 september 1916 as a military airbase.the end of the first world war also saw the beginning of civilian use of schiphol airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely.by 1940, schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.the airport was captured by the german military that same year and renamed fliegerhorst schiphol.the airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt.in 1949, it was decided that schiphol was to become the primary airport of the netherlands.schiphol airport was voted the best airport in western europe in 2020.in the gothic language, it indicated an area of low lying wetland ('hol' or 'holl') where wood (scip) could be extracted.however, gothic has never been spoken in the netherlands.it also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger traffic and the world's sixteenth busiest for cargo tonnage.a record 71,706,999 passengers passed through the airport in 2019.schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are london-heathrow, frankfurt, madrid, paris–charles de gaulle and istanbul.in 2019, 70.5% of passengers using the airport flew to and from europe, 10.6% to and from north america and 10.1% to and from asia; cargo volume was mainly between schiphol and asia (46.3%) and north america (17.6%).in 2019, 102 carriers provided a total of 332 destinations on a regular basis.the airport is built as one large terminal (a single-terminal concept), split into three departure halls, which connect again once airside.the most recent of these was completed in 1994 and expanded in 2007 with a new section, called terminal 4, although it is not considered a separate building.a new pier is to be opened in 2019 with a terminal extension planned to be operational by 2023.plans for further terminal and gate expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the zwanenburgbaan and polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.because of intense traffic and high landing fees (due to the limit of 500,000 flights a year), some low-cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as rotterdam the hague airport and eindhoven airport.many low-cost carriers, such as easyjet and ryanair, however, continue to operate at schiphol, using the low-cost h pier.lelystad airport is currently being expanded aimed at accommodating some of the low-cost and leisure flights currently operating out of schiphol, eventually taking up to 45,000 flights a year.to combat noise and pollution complaints from the community in schiphol, amsterdam airport is advocating for a prohibition on private jets, with the aim of minimizing noise and environmental pollution. | amsterdam airport schiphol | runwaylength | 34000 | no related information |
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