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Her older brother is Olympian snowboarder Taylor Gold. |
Gold is Jewish, and was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where she attended Steamboat Springs High School. Her older brother is American Olympian snowboarder Taylor Gold. |
She competed in rodeos and horse jumping events, before taking up snowboarding. She lives in Steamboat Springs, where she attended Steamboat Springs High School. She later transferred to the Insight School of Colorado, a full-time online public charter school that allowed her to take her classes online. She is studying psychology at the University of Colorado. |
Her father, Ken Gold, a former professional moguls skier, videos each of her practices. The family moves to Breckenridge, Colorado, for five months every year, to be closer to competitions. |
She learned to ski when she was three years old. Her older brother convinced her to switch to snowboarding when she was 7. She said: "Taylor made it look like so much fun". Their father said: Taylor is, in many ways, responsible for Arielle’s success because he ... told her: 'Look, most of the girls do things the way the other girls do. You need to do things the way the guys do. You need to grab your snowboard, you need to go big, you have style, you need to have aggression in your riding.' |
She is a member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. Her home mountain is Mount Werner in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, four miles from Steamboat Springs. She has competed since she was eight years old. |
In 2010, she won the Burton US Open Junior Jam halfpipe contest. In 2011, she won a silver medal at the U.S. Revolution Tour, Copper Mountain, Colorado, United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA) National Championships. |
In 2012 at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, she won silver medals in slopestyle and halfpipe. |
She won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2013 in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 16, the second-youngest ever World Championship winner. Later that week, after replacing the injured Gretchen Bleiler, Gold won a bronze medal in the superpipe at the Winter X Games XVII in Aspen, Colorado. |
She won the Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland, came in second in the 2013 Grand Prix in Park City, Utah, in February, and won the bronze medal at X Games Europe in Tignes, France. She ranked second on the 2013 World Snowboard Tour. She also earned a place on the U.S. Snowboarding pro team. |
Gold was the youngest member of the US 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics halfpipe team at the age of 17, and was considered a medal contender in the Women's halfpipe. But she was not able to compete in the qualification for the Olympic halfpipe finals, because of a separated right shoulder injury suffered on February 12, 2014, when she caught an edge at the end of the pipe during a practice run and crashed at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, moments before the competition. |
In 2015 she finished second in the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix in Park City, Utah, third in the Burton US Open in Vail, Colorado, and fourth in the X Games in Aspen, Colorado. |
In 2016 she won a silver medal in the X Games in Aspen, and a bronze medal in the X Games in Oslo, Norway. |
She was ranked 6th in the 2017 FIS World Cup Halfpipe Standings. |
Competing for the United States in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, she won a bronze medal in the women's halfpipe event. |
= = = Rockabye (album) = = = |
Rockabye is the third album by Robin Holcomb, released on September 8, 1992 through Elektra Records. |
= = = Joint Base Andrews = = = |
Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington (often shortened to Joint Base Andrews and abbreviated to JBA) is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base was established in 2009, when Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington were merged. |
The base is named for Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews (1884–1943), former Commanding General of United States Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. The base is widely known for serving as the home base of two Boeing VC-25 aircraft which have the call sign Air Force One while the President of the United States is on board. |
The host at Andrews is the 11th Wing (11 WG), assigned to the Air Force District of Washington. The 11 WG is responsible for maintaining emergency reaction rotary-wing airlift and other National Capital Region contingency response capabilities critical to national security, and for organizing, training, equipping and deploying combat-ready forces for Air and Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs). The 11th WG commander is Colonel Bradley T. Hoagland. The Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Vance C. Kondon. |
For statistical purposes the base is delineated as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau. As of the 2010 census, the resident population was 2,973. |
On 1 October 2010, following the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process, the Air Force completed the merger of the 11th Wing and the 316th at Joint Base Andrews. The 11th Wing became the host base organization for Joint Base Andrews. |
The 11th Wing (11 WG) (AFDW) is responsible for maintaining emergency reaction rotary-wing airlift and other National Capital Region contingency response capabilities critical to national security, and for organizing, training, equipping and deploying combat-ready forces for Air and Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs). The wing also provides installation security, services and airfield management to support the President, Vice President, other senior US leaders, and more than 50 tenant organizations and federal agencies. |
The 89th Airlift Wing part of Air Mobility Command, is responsible for worldwide special air mission airlift, logistics and communications support for the President, Vice President and other senior US leaders. Air Force One is assigned to the 89th AW. |
The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) is composed of two wings, one group and two Ceremonial Elements. The 11th Wing and the 79th Medical Wing at Joint Base Andrews. Also under AFDW is the Air Force Operations Group (AFOG) at the Pentagon and the 844th Communications Group. The Air Force Operations Group is the principal operational entity of the Air Staff in support of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The 79th Medical Wing and 844th Communications Group both have specialized missions where they will be the single Air Force voice in the National Capital Region (NCR) for their respective fields of expertise. The 11th Wing will fulfill duties as the host base organization of Andrews while also supporting AFDW requirements. Through the U.S. Air Force Band and the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, the 11th Wing also provides ceremonial and musical support throughout the National Capital Region and worldwide. |
Flying and notable non-flying units based at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington. |
Direct Reporting Unit |
Air Mobility Command (AMC) |
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) |
Air National Guard (ANG) |
Air Force Field Operating Agency |
US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) |
US Navy Reserve Force |
Region Mid-Atlantic, Reserve Component Command (RCC) |
Commander Fleet Readiness Center (COMFRC) |
Tenth Fleet (US Fleet Cyber Command) |
Office of Naval Intelligence |
Joint Base Andrews is located at (38.803490, −76.871508), a few miles southeast of Washington, D.C. near the town of Morningside. It is delineated as a census-designated place by the United States Census Bureau. The CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.51%, is water. |
There are two runways on the base; the western runway is in length, and the eastern runway is in length. The minor third runway between them at the top of the picture (above the cross-base roadway) is now closed, and the small T-shaped runway at the bottom right of the opening picture was closed and demolished by 2008. |
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,925 people, 1,932 households, and 1,864 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,158.9 people per square mile (447.3/km²). There were 2,133 housing units at an average density of 311.9 sq mi (120.4/km²). The racial makeup of the base was 65.3% White, 22.8% African American, 0.6% Native American, 3.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.7% of the population. |
There were 1,932 households out of which 75.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 3.5% were non-families. Of all households 3.2% were made up of individuals, none of whom was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.39 and the average family size was 3.44. |
In the CDP, the population is spread out with 35.0% under the age of 18, 16.3% from 18 to 24, 44.9% from 25 to 44, 3.6% from 45 to 64, and 0.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.0 males. |
The median income for a household in the base was $44,310, and the median income for a family was $42,866. Males had a median income of $27,070 versus $27,308 for females. The per capita income for the base was $16,520. About 2.6% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including of the total population, 2.8% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older. |
The family housing, privatized, is operated and owned by Liberty Park at Andrews. |
The U.S. Postal Service operates the Andrews AFB Post Office. |
Joint Base Andrews CDP is served by the Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS). Residents of the CDP are zoned to Francis T. Evans Elementary School, Stephen Decatur Middle School, and Dr. Henry A Wise Jr. High School. |
Evans Elementary, within the CDP, has a Clinton postal address and opened in 1968. Its namesake is Captain Francis T. Evans, who died when his plane crashed in Prince George's County; according to the school's website, observed believed that he did not bail out since he did not want his aircraft to hit Forestville Elementary School. |
There is also a charter school, Imagine Andrews Public Charter School (IAPCS), which opened in 2010. Imagine Schools operates Imagine Andrews, which is a joint venture between it, PGCPS, and Joint Base Andrews. The school reserves 65% of its enrollment spaces for children of military families. |
The Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo is a free annual airshow featuring the United States Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy's Blue Angels. A variety of presentations from military services and other organizations included the KC-135, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, and the UH-1N Iroquois. |
The installation commander of Joint Base Andrews approved a logo re-design in the spring of 2014, which aimed to improve the branding and the overall appearance of the installation across all platforms. The project took several months and went through numerous design changes before approval, but was finalized in the late summer. The new JBA logo project was led and chiefly designed by Senior Airman Dan Burkhardt with important contributions by Mr. Dean Markos, who were both serving the Air Force in the 11th Wing Public Affairs office. The logo was approved and disseminated across all digital platforms and marketed locally in the fall of 2014. |
The new logo was re-designed with a flatter, more modern design aesthetic that could comfortably occupy a number of different mediums, from mobile apps, to installation trucks and signs. Contained in it are a number of design elements that refer directly to the joint mission of the installation, which is home to several Air Force Major Commands, Naval Commands, a Marine detachment and a number of other military and government related units. |
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= = = Krishna Mohan Shrestha = = = |
Krishna Mohan Shrestha () was the first Inspector General of Armed Police Force (Nepal). |
Shrestha was killed by the Maoist insurgents during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. Krishna Mohan along with his wife and bodyguard was assassinated on the morning of 25 January 2003 by gunmen in Lalitpur, while he was taking a morning walk as they used to do on Sunday mornings, intending to represent general safety to fellow citizens. The Inspector General and his wife, who was a teacher at an international school in the capital, were both unarmed. His wife Nudup Shrestha was a senior teacher in the Lincoln School, Kathmandu. |
= = = Swedish Wismar = = = |
Swedish Wismar (Swedish: "Svenska Wismar") was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1648 to 1903 and corresponded roughly to the modern boundaries of the city of Wismar. The former Hanseatic city lies on the Baltic coast of modern-day Germany. |
Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts of Livonia and Prussia. |
Wismar was first occupied by Sweden in 1628. The military occupation was converted into full ownership at the Peace of Westphalia. |
The city quickly became the administrative center of all of Sweden's German possessions when the Royal Swedish Tribunal was set up in the Fürstenhof. This necessitated a buildup of Wismar's fortifications, an operation that Field Marshal Erik Dahlbergh was appointed to lead. The result was completely self-contained fortifications with bulwarks as an effective all-round defence system – a system meeting the most modern requirements was thus refined to great efficiency. Remains of these fortifications have been preserved, among other places, in the ‘Lindengarten' to the east of the wall of the old city. |
Wismar was occupied by a coalition of Danish, Prussian, and Hanoverian troops during the Great Northern War of 1700–1721. This resulted in the destruction of the city's elaborate defence system. After the Treaty of Frederiksborg ended the war, Wismar was returned to Swedish control. However, since Sweden had lost several nearby possessions (such as Bremen-Verden) to its rivals, Wismar began to lose significance as it became more of an outpost of Swedish control rather than the center of a larger hub. |
In 1803 Sweden pledged both the town and lordship to Mecklenburg-Schwerin for 1,258,000 Riksdaler, reserving, however, the right of redemption after 100 years. In view of this contingent right of Sweden, Wismar was not represented at the diet of Mecklenburg until 1897. In 1903 Sweden finally renounced its claims on the town. |
Many of Wismar's most distinctive buildings were built during this period of Swedish control. The building styles of Sweden mixed with the methods prevalent during Wismar's time in the Hanseatic League to create an architectural theme unique to the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. The evidence of this historic style, known as Brick Gothic, in a number of structures led to them receiving the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. This site is shared with the city of Stralsund. |
= = = INS Ambuda = = = |
INS "Ambuda" is a self-propelled water carrier barge built by Vipul shipyard Ltd (a subsidiary of ABG Shipyard Ltd) in Surat, Gujarat for the Indian Navy. |
The auxiliary ship is 50 metres (164 ft 1 in) long, weighs 930 tonnes and has a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of water. The barge is powered by two caterpillar engines with a total output of 1,800 BHP and has a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). "Ambuda" has accommodation for 20 crew members and a galley or corridor kitchen facility. It has tank gauging systems, fire fighting equipment and carries a rigid inflatable boat. It has sea-going capability and carries all essential communication and navigation equipment. |
INS Ambuda (IR no. 35823) is one of the five water barges built by Vipul Shipyard as per the contract concluded on February 2006. It was commissioned on 11 October 2010 by Commodore Ajay Kumar Sinha, Chief Staff Officer (Technical), Southern Naval Command at South Jetty, Naval Base. |
It is named after a previous auxiliary vessel, i.e. INS Ambuda (GRSE) which served the Indian Navy for more than four decades and was decommissioned on February 2007. |
INS Pamba (IR no. 38186) and INS Pulakesin-1 (IR no. 40373) are her sister ships which were commissioned on 29 March 2011 and 21 September 2011 respectively. |
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= = = Haden, Queensland = = = |
Haden is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Haden had a population of 195 people. |
Haden is a small rural town approximately north of Toowoomba and north west from Brisbane. The town is set high on the Great Dividing Range, resulting in a high number of windy days. There is a picturesque lookout on the Haden-Maclagan Road to the west of the town. |
The district was originally known as "Wahoon", from an Aboriginal word meaning "scrub turkey". When the railway station was established, it was named Haden railway station on 8 June 1912, after Alice Elizabeth Ruth Paget (née Haden), the second wife of Walter Trueman Paget who was Secretary for Railways in 1980. The town takes its name from the railway station. |
Wahoon State School opened on 20 May 1912. In February 1913 it was renamed Haden State School. |
Haden had been a thriving town with numerous pubs and stores at the turn of the 20th century. With the arrival of rail and Haden State School which was opened in 1912 the town prospered. It became an established place to live, as the surrounding land was ideal for cattle and dairy farming. With the rapid increase in technology and the decline of the dairy industry in Queensland due to deregulation, the population began to decline. Only a handful of farms continue to operate in the area, with the majority of farmers turning to cattle and crop production. |
Haden State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1520 Haden-Crow's Nest Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). |
There are no secondary schools in Haden. The nearest secondary schools are in Crows Nest and Quinalow but these schools only offer secondary education to Year 10. For Years 11 and 12 the nearest secondary school is in Highfields. |
The village continues to be serviced by "The Haden Stores." Haden State School continues providing education for students from the village and predominantly the farms to the north-west. The school opened on 20 May 1912. Three churches and the Haden Hall also continue to operate. |
Library services in Haden are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Haden State School on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. |
= = = T-coloring = = = |
In graph theory, a T-Coloring of a graph formula_1, given the set "T" of nonnegative integers containing 0, is a function formula_2 that maps each vertex of G to a positive integer (color) such that formula_3. In simple words, the absolute value of the difference between two colors of adjacent vertices must not belong to fixed set "T". The concept was introduced by William K. Hale. If "T = {0}" it reduces to common vertex coloring. |
The "complementary coloring" of "T"-coloring "c", denoted formula_4 is defined for each vertex "v" of "G" by |
<br>formula_5<br> |
where "s" is the largest color assigned to a vertex of "G" by the "c" function. |