title: No Man's Woman (song)

abstract: "No Man's Woman" is a song recorded by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor for her fifth studio album Faith and Courage (2000). It was released as the album's lead single on 21 April 2000, by Atlantic Records.

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# No Man's Woman (song)

"**No Man's Woman**" is a song recorded by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor for her fifth studio album *Faith and Courage* (2000). It was released as the album's lead single on 21 April 2000, by Atlantic Records.

## Background and composition

"No Man's Woman", the lead single from the album *Faith and Courage*, was sent to pop and rock stations on 21 April 2000. Andy Murray, marketing director of Warner Music Europe, commented: "It's the right time for her to break her silence. The single is very commercial and everybody seems to think it's her best album since her first record. The marketing campaign is about reminding people who she is. But actually, despite the long gap, nobody seems to need reminding. There's a real excitement around the record, which has surprised a lot of people".

According to Nigel Williamson of *Music & Media*, O'Connor set out "her stall as strong and forceful young woman" on the song.

The singer commented on the lyrics of the song:

> "It talks about a soul, a female soul who does not want to be a girlfriend or a wife, but wants to be single, really, but who is very much in love with the spirit of men and wants to conduct a relationship with the spirit of men. The song also honors the woman's soul, \[which\] feels that her teachers will be men, her guides will be men, and her rescuers have been men. Not romantically, though, but spiritually".

## Critical reception

MTV News called the song "autobiographical" and "anthemic".

## Music video

The music video was directed by Mike Lipscombe. According to O'Connor, "The video shows kind of a symbolic death and rebirth which takes place, and which helps this woman's soul to become more of herself by following the guidance of particular male religious instructors. It's very much a song that honors man. It's interesting how people think if you reject men sexually, that this means you're somehow rejecting them entirely. But in fact, sometimes it's easier to be intimate with men when there isn't that threat of sexuality or whatever". The video was nominated at the 2000 *Billboard* Music Awards in the category of Best Jazz/AC Video.

## Usage in media

"No Man's Woman" was used on the pilot of TV series *Alias* in 2001, Sydney Bristow (played by Jennifer Garner) escapes with a prototype, and delivers it to Arvin Sloane (played by Ron Rifkin).

## Track listing

**US and European CD single**

1. "No Man's Woman" (Album Version) – 3:02
2. "This Is a Rebel Song" (Remix) – 3:54
3. "Her Mantle So Green" – 2:04

## Charts

| Chart (2000) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Australia (ARIA) | 87 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 80 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 42 |
| US Adult Alternative Airplay (*Billboard*) | 15 |

## InfoBox

| "No Man's Woman" | |
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|  | |
| Single by Sinéad O'Connor | |
| from the album  *Faith and Courage* | |
| B-side | * "This Is a Rebel Song" (Remix) * "Her Mantle So Green" |
| Released | 21 April 2000 |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) |  |
| Producer(s) | * Scott Cutler * Anne Preven |
| Sinéad O'Connor singles chronology | |
| "Fire on Babylon"
(1994) "**No Man's Woman**"
(2000) "Jealous"
(2000) | |
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| Music video | |
| "Sinead O'Connor - No Man's Woman" on YouTube | |
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title: Uranothauma antinorii

abstract: Uranothauma antinorii, the blue heart or Antinori's branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of edges of submontane forests. It has (recto) dark violet forewings bordered with blackish, and bluish-grey hindwings darker at the margin and base.

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# Uranothauma antinorii

***Uranothauma antinorii***, the **blue heart** or **Antinori's branded blue**, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of edges of submontane forests.

It has (recto) dark violet forewings bordered with blackish, and bluish-grey hindwings darker at the margin and base.

## Subspecies

* *Uranothauma antinorii antinorii* (highlands Ethiopia)
* *Uranothauma antinorii bamendanus* Libert, 1993 (Nigeria, highlands Cameroon)
* *Uranothauma antinorii felthami* (Stevenson, 1934) (Kenya: west and the central highlands, Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba and Shaba, northern Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe)

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| *Uranothauma antinorii* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | *Uranothauma* |
| Species: | ***U. antinorii*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Uranothauma antinorii***<br>(Oberthür, 1883) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Lycaena antinorii* Oberthür, 1883 * *Cupido felthami* Stevenson, 1934 * *Uranothauma antinorii* f. *albicans* Talbot, 1935 * *Uranothauma antinorii* f. *splendens* Stoneham, 1937 * *Uranothauma antinorii* f. *magnificans* Stoneham, 1937 | |


title: Floating suspension bridge

abstract: A floating suspension bridge is a type of suspension bridge supported by towers built on floating pontoons which are tethered to the seabed. The design is intended to overcome the difficulties of building suspension towers in locations where the water is particularly deep. As of 2021 no such bridges have been built, but a project is underway to build one in Norway, at Bjørnafjord, designed by engineer Ian Firth.

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# Floating suspension bridge

A **floating suspension bridge** is a type of suspension bridge supported by towers built on floating pontoons which are tethered to the seabed. The design is intended to overcome the difficulties of building suspension towers in locations where the water is particularly deep. As of 2021 no such bridges have been built, but a project is underway to build one in Norway, at Bjørnafjord, designed by engineer Ian Firth.

## Further reading

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Floating suspension bridge
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Ancestor | Suspension bridge |
| Related | Suspension bridge; Underspanned suspension bridge; see also cable-stayed bridge |
| Carries | Pedestrians, bicycles, livestock, automobiles, trucks, light rail |
| Span range | long |
| Movable | No |


title: Roseira

abstract: Roseira is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 10,801 in an area of 130.65 km⁲. The elevation is 551 m.

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# Roseira

**Roseira** is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 10,801 (2020 est.) in an area of 130.65 km2. The elevation is 551 m.

## Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

## InfoBox

| Roseira | |
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| Municipality | |
|  | |
| Location in São Paulo state | |
| RoseiraLocation in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 22°53′53″S 45°18′19″W / 22.89806°S 45.30528°W / -22.89806; -45.30528 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
| Area | |
| Total | 130.65 km2 (50.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
| Total | 10,801 |
| Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |


title: MNDA

abstract: Myeloid cell Nuclear Differentiation Antigen is a protein that in humans is encoded as MNDA gene.

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# MNDA

**Myeloid cell Nuclear Differentiation Antigen** is a protein that in humans is encoded as *MNDA* gene.

## Function

The myeloid cell nuclear differentiation antigen (MNDA) is detected only in nuclei of cells of the granulocyte-monocyte lineage. A 200-amino acid region of human MNDA is strikingly similar to a region in the proteins encoded by a family of interferon-inducible mouse genes, designated Ifi-201, Ifi202, and Ifi-203, that are not regulated in a cell- or tissue-specific fashion. The 1.8-kb MNDA mRNA, which contains an interferon-stimulated response element in the 5' UTR, was significantly upregulated in human monocytes exposed to interferon alpha. MNDA is located within 2,200 kb of FCER1A, APCS, CRP, and SPTA1. In its pattern of expression and/or regulation, MNDA resembles IFI16, suggesting that these genes participate in blood cell-specific responses to interferons.

## Further reading

*This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.*

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| MNDA | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Available structures  PDB Human UniProt search: PDBe RCSB | | | |
| Identifiers | | | |
| Aliases | MNDA, PYHIN3, myeloid cell nuclear differentiation antigen | | |
| External IDs | OMIM: 159553; HomoloGene: 74438; GeneCards: MNDA; OMA:MNDA - orthologs | | |
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| Orthologs  Species **Human** **Mouse**  Entrez   Ensembl   UniProt   RefSeq (mRNA)     NM\_002432   n/a   RefSeq (protein)     NP\_002423   n/a   Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 158.83 – 158.85 Mb n/a  PubMed search  n/a | | | |
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title: Nordhordland BK

abstract: Nordhordland Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club. It was created in 1979 as a merger of the football sections of three local clubs, Knarvik IL, Seim IL and IL Alvidra. The team is located in Knarvik about 25 minutes' drive from Bergen. The men's part of the club plays in the 5th Division, the sixth-highest tier of football in Norway. It last played in the 3rd Division in 2010.

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# Nordhordland BK

**Nordhordland Ballklubb** is a Norwegian football club.

It was created in 1979 as a merger of the football sections of three local clubs, Knarvik IL, Seim IL and IL Alvidra. The team is located in Knarvik about 25 minutes' drive from Bergen.

The men's part of the club plays in the 5th Division, the sixth-highest tier of football in Norway. It last played in the 3rd Division in 2010.

## InfoBox

| Full name | Nordhordland Ballklubb |
| --- | --- |
| Nickname(s) | NBK |
| Founded | 10 December 1979 |
| Ground | Knarvik stadion, Knarvik |
| Capacity | Over 1,000 |
| Chairman | Thomas Rønn Aar |
| Manager | Arild Helland |
| League | Fifth division (men) / Third division (women) |
| 2019 | MEN: Fifth Division/ Hordaland 12th Women: Third division Hordaland, 4th |
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title: En las buenas y en las malas (film)

abstract: En las buenas y en las malas is a 2019 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Gabriel Barragán Sentíes. The film premiered on 15 March 2019, and is stars Zuria Vega, and Alberto Guerra. The plot revolves around Sebastián and Valeria. One day, Valeria learns that she is pregnant and Sebastian decides to ask her to marry him. Everything is going perfect until Pamela appears, a young woman who works with him and is determined to seduce him. It is an adaptation of the Chilean film Qué pena tu boda, and sequel to Qué pena tu vida.

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# En las buenas y en las malas (film)

***En las buenas y en las malas*** (lit.'For better, for worse') is a 2019 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Gabriel Barragán Sentíes. The film premiered on 15 March 2019, and is stars Zuria Vega, and Alberto Guerra. The plot revolves around Sebastián and Valeria. One day, Valeria learns that she is pregnant and Sebastian decides to ask her to marry him. Everything is going perfect until Pamela appears, a young woman who works with him and is determined to seduce him. It is an adaptation of the Chilean film *Qué pena tu boda*, and sequel to *Qué pena tu vida*.

## Cast

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| En las buenas y en las malas | |
| --- | --- |
| Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gabriel Barragán Sentíes |
| Screenplay by | Guillermo Amoedo |
| Story by | * Nicolás López * Ángel Pulido |
| Starring |  |
| Cinematography | Antonio Quercia |
| Edited by | Patricia Trujillo |
| Music by | Edher Corte |
| Production<br>companies | * Bh5 * Sobras International Pictures |
| Distributed by | BF Distribution |
| Release date | * 15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) (Mexico) |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |


title: Hitaveita Suðurnesja

abstract: Hitaveita Suðurnesja was an Icelandic energy company. The largest shareholder was Reykjanesbær. The company was founded as a geothermal energy firm in the southwest of Iceland in 1974. It built a power plant at Svartsengi to tap the geothermal energy in the area, and was completed in 1976. It was reportedly the first power plant in the world of its kind. It produced and distributed heating and electricity for the entire Sudurnes region. In May 2008, Parliament passed Act no. 58/2008, amending some laws on natural resources and energy. As a result, Hitaveita Suðurnesja was divided into two independent companies, HS Utilities Ltd., distributing electricity, and HS Orka, heating and freshwater, which came into effect on 1 July 2008.

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# Hitaveita Suðurnesja

**Hitaveita Suðurnesja** (Icelandic pronunciation: \[ˈhɪːtaˌveiːta ˈsʏːðʏrˌnɛːsja\]) was an Icelandic energy company. The largest shareholder was Reykjanesbær. The company was founded as a geothermal energy firm in the southwest of Iceland in 1974. It built a power plant at Svartsengi to tap the geothermal energy in the area, and was completed in 1976. It was reportedly the first power plant in the world of its kind. It produced and distributed heating and electricity for the entire Sudurnes region.

In May 2008, Parliament passed Act no. 58/2008, amending some laws on natural resources and energy. As a result, Hitaveita Suðurnesja was divided into two independent companies, HS Utilities Ltd., distributing electricity, and HS Orka, heating and freshwater, which came into effect on 1 July 2008.


title: Mentha laxiflora

abstract: Mentha laxiflora, the forest mint, is native to moist woodland in eastern Australia. This plant usually flowers from September to March and has a usual size of 15–40 cm  × 1 m. The flowering is present with 4–8 lobed flowers on short stalks that are mauve pink to white. It grows in damp soils in mountain forests and is used by Aborigines for medicines.

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# Mentha laxiflora

***Mentha laxiflora***, the **forest mint**, is native to moist woodland in eastern Australia (Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory).

This plant usually flowers from September to March and has a usual size of 15–40 cm × 1 m. The flowering is present with 4–8 lobed flowers on short stalks that are mauve pink to white. It grows in damp soils in mountain forests and is used by Aborigines for medicines.

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| Forest mint | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | *Mentha* |
| Species: | ***M. laxiflora*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Mentha laxiflora***<br>Bentham | |
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title: The Serpentine

abstract: The Serpentine is a 40-acre (16 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, the name refers in the strict sense only to the eastern half of the lake. Serpentine Bridge, which marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, also marks the Serpentine's western boundary; the long and narrow western half of the lake is known as the Long Water. The Serpentine takes its name from its snakelike, curving shape, although it only has one bend. Originally fed by the River Westbourne and Tyburn Brook in the 1730s, the lake's water was then pumped from the Thames in the 1830s. The water is now pumped from three boreholes within Hyde Park, the most recent being installed in May 2012 as part of the 2011–2012 restoration of the lake. The Serpentine provided a focal point for The Great Exhibition of 1851, and more recently was a venue for the men's and women's triathlon and marathon swimming events in the London 2012 Olympics. Since 1864, the Serpentine Swimming Club has organised a 100-yard race every Christmas morning. In 1913, the Peter Pan Cup was inaugurated for this race by J. M. Barrie, the creator of the fictional character Peter Pan. There are many recreational facilities around the Serpentine, as well as boating on the lake itself. In 1860, the Serpentine was to be modified into a skating pond with formal edges. This scheme was not implemented. Among the landmarks near the lake is the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.

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# The Serpentine

**The Serpentine** (also known as the **Serpentine River**) is a 40-acre (16 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, the name refers in the strict sense only to the eastern half of the lake. Serpentine Bridge, which marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, also marks the Serpentine's western boundary; the long and narrow western half of the lake is known as the Long Water. The Serpentine takes its name from its snakelike, curving shape, although it only has one bend.

Originally fed by the River Westbourne and Tyburn Brook in the 1730s, the lake's water was then pumped from the Thames in the 1830s. The water is now pumped from three boreholes within Hyde Park, the most recent being installed in May 2012 as part of the 2011–2012 restoration of the lake. The Serpentine provided a focal point for The Great Exhibition of 1851, and more recently was a venue for the men's and women's triathlon and marathon swimming events in the London 2012 Olympics. Since 1864, the Serpentine Swimming Club has organised a 100-yard race every Christmas morning. In 1913, the Peter Pan Cup was inaugurated for this race by J. M. Barrie, the creator of the fictional character Peter Pan.

There are many recreational facilities around the Serpentine, as well as boating on the lake itself. In 1860, the Serpentine was to be modified into a skating pond with formal edges. This scheme was not implemented. Among the landmarks near the lake is the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.

## Geography of the lake

Originally the lake was fed by the River Westbourne entering at the Italian Garden at the north-western end of the Long Water. The Westbourne ceased to provide the water for the Serpentine in 1834, as it had become polluted so water was for some years pumped from the tidal Thames. The water is now supplied by three boreholes drilled into the Upper Chalk. The first borehole is at the Italian Gardens, the second at the Diana Memorial and the third, drilled in 2012 to a depth of 132 m (433 ft), is within 50 m (160 ft) of there. The Long Water runs south-east from this point to Serpentine Bridge, where the lake curves to the east, following the natural contours of the land. At the eastern end, water flows out via a sluice in the dam, forming a small ornamental waterfall at the Dell where a small garden exists landscaped in the 1870s by Lord Redesdale. The outflow has not historically maintained the waterfall, and re-circulation pumps were installed in the Dell, below the dam, to sustain this feature. The restoration work in 2012 restored the flows into the Serpentine and this waterfall is now restored as originally designed. Historically the river flowed mainly exposed due south from this point as the mutual limits of Westminster and Kensington, but since 1850 is culverted (runs underground) to reach the Thames near Chelsea Bridge.

The lake has a maximum depth of 17 ft (5.2 m); it is often reported to be deeper, but bathymetric surveys by the Royal Park in 2010 revealed the design of the lake.

There are two lakeside restaurants and various recreational facilities on the lake shore.

## History

In 1730 Queen Caroline, wife of George II, ordered the damming of the River Westbourne in Hyde Park as part of a general redevelopment of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. Original monastic ponds may have existed in the location and these were modified as part of the 1730–1732 scheme to create a single lake. At that time, the Westbourne formed eleven natural ponds in the park. During the 1730s, the lake filled to its current size and shape. The redevelopment was carried out by Royal Gardener Charles Bridgeman, who dammed the Westbourne to create the artificial lake, and dug a large pond in the centre of Kensington Gardens (The Round Pond) to be a focal point for pathways in the park.

At the time of construction, artificial lakes were typically long and straight garden canals, as at St James's Park, where the canal was excavated in the 1660s (later turned into a curving lake). The Serpentine was one of the earliest artificial lakes designed to appear natural, and was widely imitated in parks and gardens nationwide.

The lake achieved notoriety in December 1816 when Harriet Westbrook, the pregnant wife of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, was found drowned in the Serpentine having left a suicide note addressed to her father, sister and husband. Shelley married Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin less than two weeks later.

The lake formed a focal point of the 1814 celebrations which marked a century of Hanoverian rule and re-enacted the British victory at Trafalgar nine years previously, and of the 1851 Great Exhibition, with the Crystal Palace standing on its southern shore. Following the introduction of more stringent regulations to protect the environment in the park, the relocation of the Crystal Palace, and the construction of the nearby Albertopolis complex of museums and exhibitions, large-scale events ceased to take place on the banks of the Serpentine. However, it was the location for the 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations, and a venue for the 2012 Olympics.

In the 1820s, the park was extensively redesigned by Decimus Burton. At the same time, John Rennie the Younger designed and oversaw the Serpentine Bridge as part of newly built West Carriage Drive bounding Hyde Park against Kensington Gardens, dividing the lake into the Serpentine (east) and the Long Water (west).

In 2011, the Royal Parks embarked on the restoration of the Serpentine to combat growing concerns about the status of the water and the quality of the aquatic environment. The project resulted in a substantial change to the hydrology of the lake, which had a turnover time of 10 years, and is now reduced to 4–5 months as a result of new borehole water being pumped into the lake. The three boreholes, drilled into the Upper Chalk, now supply the lake with up to 900,000 cubic metres (32 million cubic feet) of water per annum ensuring that the lake remains fresh and does not stagnate. In addition, the historically contaminated sediments have been treated and nutrients within the sediments chemically neutralised. Thirdly, the oxygen status of the water and the overall mixing of the lake is now controlled by a series of 24 aeration pumps fixed to the base of the lake. These ensure that the dissolved oxygen levels in the lake do not fall and result in chronic ecological stress. Finally, the overall ecology of the lake was reviewed and some of the large bream and carp were removed in February 2012 to reduce their disturbance of the sediment and vegetation of the lake. These measures were implemented over the period October 2011 to June 2012. The resultant water quality of the lake was excellent and proved to be an extremely popular venue for the swimming portion of the London 2012 Triathlon and the Marathon Swim events in August 2012.

## Recreation

### Swimming

A rectangular swimming area on the southern bank was opened in 1930. Known as Lansbury's Lido, it is partitioned off from the rest of the lake by a perimeter of buoys. There is a fee for entering the lido, and changing rooms are available. It is normally open only in the summer, typically between 10:00 and 17:30, although members of the Serpentine Swimming Club may swim all the year round from 05:00 to 09:30. The Peter Pan Christmas Day Race is only open to regular participants in the Saturday swimming competitions during the winter.

The Serpentine was used as the venue for the swimming portion of the triathlon and for the marathon swimming events at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Swim Serpentine was created as a two-day open water event in the summer. It is organised by London Marathon events.

### Peter Pan Cup

Since 1864, the Serpentine has hosted a 100-yard (91.4 m) swimming competition every Christmas morning at 9 am. In 1904, author J. M. Barrie awarded the Peter Pan Cup to the winner of the race, a tradition which has continued ever since. Owing to the hazards of swimming in freezing water, the race is open only to members of the Serpentine Swimming Club.

### Boating

Rowing boats are available for hire. In 2002 the Serpentine hosted the Mercedes Benz World Rowing Sprints, in which several international crews raced over 500 metres (547 yards).

### Solarshuttle

In the summer months, (The) *Solarshuttle*, a solar-powered boat ferries passengers between the northern and southern banks of the Serpentine. At 48 feet (15 m) long and carrying 42 passengers, it is the largest wholly solar-powered passenger boat operating in the UK.

## Landmarks

The Hyde Park Holocaust Memorial, unveiled in 1983 stands at the eastern end of the Serpentine, immediately beyond the dam. A memorial on the northern shore of the lake was erected by Norwegian seamen in 1978 in thanks for the safe haven they were given in Britain after their country surrendered to the Germans in 1940, during the Second World War.

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, opened in 2004, sits on the southern shore near West Carriage Drive. At first beset with problems, needing a three-week closure, it has become one of the UK's most popular attractions, with 800, 000 visitors a year. Sharing the bank is the Serpentine Gallery and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery opened in 2013 converting an 1805-built gunpowder store, across a bridge.

On the northern side of the lake, opposite The Lido, are two self-contained boat houses. The East Boat House, 1903, erected by the Royal Humane Society and West Boat House, 1952, for the new chlorination launch, to replace a former boat house bombed in 1940. Nearby is a grass amphitheatre known as the Cockpit. This disused gravel pit was the scene of The Rolling Stones' "Stones in the Park" concert in 1969. Concerts here, from 1968, were initially organised by Blackhill Enterprises. This area can also be seen in the 1953 film *Genevieve*, as the starting point for the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.

### Notes

### Bibliography

* Baker, Margaret (2002). *Discovering London Statues and Monuments*. Shire Publications. ISBN 978-0-7478-0495-6.

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| Serpentine | |
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| Serpentine Bridge from Kensington Gardens | |
| Serpentine | |
| Location | London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′19″N 0°10′10″W / 51.50528°N 0.16944°W / 51.50528; -0.16944 |
| Type | Artificial lake, created 1730 |
| Primary inflows | Three boreholes from the upper chalk |
| Primary outflows | Storm relief sewer |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
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| Surface area | 16.2 ha (40 acres) |
| Max. depth | 5.30 m (17.4 ft), 2012 data |
| Water volume | max 393,700 cubic metres (319.2 acre⋅ft) at 14.96 m (49.1 ft) AOD 86.6 10⁶ imp Gal |
| Residence time | 10 years before 2012, 5 months after May 2012 |
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| Islands | 1 |


title: Floatplane

abstract: A floatplane is a type of seaplane with one or more slender floats mounted under the fuselage to provide buoyancy. By contrast, a flying boat uses its fuselage for buoyancy. Either type of seaplane may also have landing gear suitable for land, making the vehicle an amphibious aircraft. British usage is to call floatplanes "seaplanes" rather than use the term "seaplane" to refer to both floatplanes and flying boats.

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# Floatplane

A **floatplane** is a type of seaplane with one or more slender floats mounted under the fuselage to provide buoyancy. By contrast, a flying boat uses its fuselage for buoyancy. Either type of seaplane may also have landing gear suitable for land, making the vehicle an amphibious aircraft. British usage is to call floatplanes "seaplanes" rather than use the term "seaplane" to refer to both floatplanes and flying boats.

## Use

Since World War II and the advent of helicopters, advanced aircraft carriers and land-based aircraft, military seaplanes have stopped being used. This, coupled with the increased availability of civilian airstrips, has greatly reduced the number of flying boats being built. However, many modern civilian aircraft have floatplane variants, most offered as third-party modifications under a supplemental type certificate (STC), although there are several aircraft manufacturers that build floatplanes from scratch. These floatplanes have found their niche as one type of bush plane, for light duty transportation to lakes and other remote areas as well as to small/hilly islands without proper airstrips. They may operate on a charter basis (including pleasure flights), provide scheduled service, or be operated by residents of the area for private, personal use.

## Design

Floatplanes have often been derived from land-based aircraft, with fixed floats mounted under the fuselage instead of an undercarriage (featuring wheels). Floatplanes offer several advantages since the fuselage is not in contact with water, which simplifies production by not having to incorporate the compromises necessary for water tightness, general impact strength and the hydroplaning characteristics needed for the aircraft to leave the water. Attaching floats to a landplane also allows for much larger production volumes to pay for the development and production of the small number of aircraft operated from the water. Additionally, on all but the largest seaplanes, floatplane wings usually offer more clearance over obstacles, such as docks, reducing the difficulty in loading while on the water. A typical single engine flying boat is unable to bring the hull alongside a dock for loading while most floatplanes are able to do so.

Floats inevitably impose extra drag and weight, rendering floatplanes slower and less manoeuvrable during flight, with a slower rate of climb, than aircraft equipped with wheeled landing gear. Nevertheless, air races devoted to floatplanes attracted much attention during the 1920s and 1930s, most notably in the form of the Schneider Trophy, not least because water takeoffs permitted longer takeoff runs which allowed greater optimization for high speed compared to contemporary airfields.

There are two basic configurations for the floats on floatplanes:

* "single float" designs, in which a single large float is mounted directly underneath the fuselage, with smaller stabilizing floats underneath the wingtips, on planes like the Nakajima A6M2-N
* "twin float" designs, with two main floats mounted side by side outboard of the fuselage. Some early twin float designs had additional wingtip stabilizing floats.

The main advantage of the single float design is its capability for landings in rough water: a long central float is directly attached to the fuselage, this being the strongest part of the aircraft structure, while the smaller floats under the outer wings provide the aircraft with lateral stability. By comparison, dual floats restrict handling, often to waves as little as one foot (0.3 metres) in height. However, twin float designs facilitate mooring and boarding, and  in the case of torpedo bombers  leave the belly free to carry a torpedo.


title: Lars Grant-West

abstract: Lars Grant-West is an American artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. He currently teaches illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design.

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# Lars Grant-West

**Lars Grant-West** is an American artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. He currently teaches illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design.

## Early life and education

Lars Grant-West was born in Brooklyn. He attended New York City's School of Visual Arts. As of 1997, he lives in North Scituate, Rhode Island.

## Works

Lars Grant-West has produced interior illustrations for role-playing game books since 2000. Much of his work has appeared in *Dungeons & Dragons* books in the game's third edition, such as the *Player's Handbook* (2000), *Dungeon Master's Guide* (2000), *Psionics Handbook* (2001), *Faiths and Pantheons* (2002), *Epic Level Handbook* (2002), *Monster Manual II* (2002), *Deities and Demigods* (2002), *Book of Vile Darkness* (2002), *Fiend Folio* (2003), and *Draconomicon* (2003). Grant-West has also illustrated books for the *Obsidian* RPG, as well as other d20 System games.

Grant-West also illustrated cards for the *Magic: The Gathering* collectible card game.

He has also worked on special projects for the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island.


title: Tetrabromo-o-xylene

abstract:
α,α,α',α'-Tetrabromo-o-xylene is an organobromine compound with the formula C6H4(CHBr2)2. Three isomers of α,α,α',α'-Tetrabromoxylene exist, but the ortho derivative is most widely studied. It is an off-white solid. The compound is prepared by the photochemical reaction of o-xylene with elemental bromine:
  - C6H4(CH3)2 + 4 Br2 → C6H4(CHBr2)2 + 4 HBr Reaction of α,α,α',α'-tetrabromo-o-xylene with sodium iodide affords α,α'-dibromo-o-xylylene, which can be trapped with dienophiles to give naphthylene. In the absence of trapping agents, the xylylene relaxes to α,α'-dibromobenzocyclobutane:
  - C6H4(CHBr2)2 + 2 NaI → C6H4(=CHBr)2 + 2 NaBr + I2
  - C6H4(=CHBr)2 → C6H4(CHBr)2 Cycloadditions of these xylylenes provides a pathway to acenes.

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# Tetrabromo-o-xylene

**α,α,α',α'-Tetrabromo-o-xylene** is an organobromine compound with the formula C6H4(CHBr2)2. Three isomers of α,α,α',α'-Tetrabromoxylene exist, but the ortho derivative is most widely studied. It is an off-white solid. The compound is prepared by the photochemical reaction of o-xylene with elemental bromine:

C6H4(CH3)2 \+ 4 Br2 → C6H4(CHBr2)2 \+ 4 HBr

Reaction of α,α,α',α'-tetrabromo-o-xylene with sodium iodide affords α,α'-dibromo-o-xylylene, which can be trapped with dienophiles to give naphthylene. In the absence of trapping agents, the xylylene relaxes to α,α'-dibromobenzocyclobutane:

C6H4(CHBr2)2 \+ 2 NaI → C6H4(=CHBr)2 \+ 2 NaBr + I2 C6H4(=CHBr)2 → C6H4(CHBr)2

Cycloadditions of these xylylenes provides a pathway to acenes.

## InfoBox

Tetrabromo-*o*-xylene
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| Names | |
| Preferred IUPAC name 1,2-Bis(dibromomethyl)benzene | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS Number |  |
| 3D model (JSmol) |  |
| ChemSpider |  |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.032.873 |
| EC Number | * 236-176-2 |
| PubChem CID |  |
| UNII |  |
| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |  |
| InChI * InChI=1S/C8H6Br4/c9-7(10)5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8(11)12/h1-4,7-8HKey: LNAOKZKISWEZNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N | |
| SMILES * C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(Br)Br)C(Br)Br | |
| Properties | |
| Chemical formula | C8H6Br4 |
| Molar mass | 421.752 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | off white solid |
| Melting point | 115–116 °C (239–241 °F; 388–389 K) |
| Hazards | |
| **GHS** labelling: | |
| Pictograms |  |
| Signal word | **Danger** |
| Hazard statements | H314, H335, H400 |
| Precautionary statements | P260, P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C \[77 °F\], 100 kPa).  Infobox references | |


title: Stand Up to Cancer

abstract: Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) is a charitable program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF). SU2C aims to raise significant funds for translational cancer research through online and televised efforts. Central to the program is a telethon that was first televised by four major broadcast networks in over 170 countries on September 5, 2008. SU2C raised over $100 million after that evening's broadcast. Funds collected by Stand Up to Cancer are then distributed by the American Association for Cancer Research.

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# Stand Up to Cancer

**Stand Up to Cancer** (**SU2C**) is a charitable program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF). SU2C aims to raise significant funds for translational cancer research through online and televised efforts. Central to the program is a telethon that was first televised by four major broadcast networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox) in over 170 countries on September 5, 2008. SU2C raised over $100 million after that evening's broadcast. Funds collected by Stand Up to Cancer are then distributed by the American Association for Cancer Research.

## History

Stand Up to Cancer was conceived of in autumn 2007, by a group of women who had been affected by cancer and believe that by merging the recourse of the media and entertainment industries into a single operation they would be able to fight against this disease in a more profound way.

Stand Up to Cancer was formally launched on May 27, 2008. Current members of the SU2C Council of Founders and Advisors (CFA) include Katie Couric, Sherry Lansing, Kathleen Lobb, Lisa Paulsen, Rusty Robertson, Sue Schwartz, Pamela Oas Williams, and Ellen Ziffren. All current members of the CFA were co-producers of the 2012 televised special. The late co-founder Laura Ziskin executive produced both the September 5, 2008 and September 10, 2010 broadcasts. Sung Poblete, Ph.D., R.N., has served as SU2C’s president and CEO since 2011. In the United Kingdom, Channel 4, along with Cancer Research UK, launched its own version of *Stand Up to Cancer* in October 2012, which has continued every year since.

## Initiative

Stand Up to Cancer aims to raise awareness and bring about an understanding that everyone is connected to cancer. The statistic used most often by SU2C is from the American Cancer Society: one out of every two men and one out of every three women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, meaning everyone is affected in some way, or will be.

The campaign has featured televised moments during World Series baseball games where fans literally "stand up to cancer" by rising and holding signs inscribed with the names of friends and loved ones who have struggled with the disease.

## Research teams funded

SU2C has donated hundreds of millions of dollars since the first "Dream Team" was organized in 2009. The "Dream Teams" funded by SU2C brings researchers together from institutions and universities across the world and have been among the most productive collaborations in getting new drugs to market and many teams are funded jointly with other cancer research organizations. The research is required to be translational and include laboratory and clinical members and cannot involve more than one principal investigator from each institution. Many of these dream teams are co-sponsored by other cancer-related foundations.

* SU2C-CRUK-Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Dream Team: Reprogramming of Transcriptional Circuitry to Control Pancreatic Cancer ($12 million)

Led by Daniel Von Hoff, Ronald M. Evans, Gerard Evan * Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C)-Dutch Cancer Society Dream Team: Molecular Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer (MEDOCC)

Led by Gerrit A. Meijer, Victor Velculescu Led by Alan D’Andrea, Elizabeth Swisher * The SU2C-ACS Lung Cancer Dream Team: Targeting KRAS Mutant Lung Cancers

Led by Jeffrey Engelman, Jedd D. Wolchok * Tumor Organoids: A New Preclinical Model for Drug Sensitivity Analysis

Led by Hans Clevers, Hans Bos * The SU2C-The Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Convergence Dream Team: Transforming Pancreatic Cancer to Treatable Disease

Led by Elizabeth M. Jaffee, Robert H. Vonderheide * SU2C-St. Baldrick’s Pediatric Cancer Dream Team: Immunogenomics to Create New Therapies for High-Risk Childhood Cancers

Led by John M. Maris, Crystal L. Mackall * SU2C-CRI Dream Team: Immunologic Checkpoint Blockade and Adoptive Cell Transfer in Cancer Therapy

Led by James P. Allison, Antoni Ribas, Drew Pardoll, Cassian Yee * SU2C-PCF2 Dream Team: Targeting Adaptive Pathways in Metastatic Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Led by Eric J. Small, Owen Witte * SU2C-PCF Dream Team: Precision Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Led by Arul Chinnaiyan, Charles L. Sawyers * SU2C-MRA Dream Team: Personalized Medicine for Patients with BRAF Wild-Type Cancer

Led by Jeffrey Trent, Patricia M. LoRusso * An Integrated Approach to Targeting Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes and their Resistance Phenotype

Led by Joe W. Gray, Dennis Slamon * The VARI-SU2C Epigenetics Dream Team ll

Led by Peter A. Jones, Stephen B. Baylin * Bioengineering and Clinical Applications of Circulating Tumor Cell Chip

Led by Daniel Haber, Mehmet Toner * Cutting off the Fuel Supply: A New Approach to the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer ($22 million)

Led by Craig B. Thompson, Daniel Von Hoff * Targeting PI3K in Women’s Cancers

Led by Gordon B. Mills, Lewis C. Cantley * SU2C-Lustgarten Foundation Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell (CAR-T) Translational Research Team

Led by Carl June, E. John Wherry, Shelley L. Berger * SU2C Colorectal Cancer Dream Team: Targeting Genomic, Metabolic and Immunological Vulnerabilities of Colorectal Cancer

Led by Charles S. Fuchs, Zhenghe Wang, Lewis C. Cantley, Luis A. Diaz Jr

Research led by these teams has contributed to the development of two FDA-approved treatments; palbociclib (Breast Cancer Dream Team), and abraxane plus gemcitabine (Pancreatic Cancer Dream Team).

## United States

Six telethons have been broadcast in the United States and are made available to more than 190 countries. To date, more than $603 million has been pledged to support SU2C’s innovative cancer research programs.

The first Stand Up to Cancer event was held on September 5, 2008, raising over $100 million. The second was held on 10 September 2010. The third was held on 7 September 2012, and the fourth was held on 5 September 2014, presented by Gwyneth Paltrow and Katie Couric from Los Angeles. The fifth was held on 9 September 2016. The averaged combined ratings for the 2014 telethon were 1.8 from 2.1 in 2012. The sixth was broadcast on 7 September 2018, raising more than $123 million. This event was aired on more than 70 broadcast and cable networks and streaming and social platforms, including: CBS, HBO and NBC.

In Canada, the 2014 telethon aired September 5, 2014 in simultaneous substitution (in many areas) with the American telethon, simultaneously on English language networks CBC Television, City, CTV and Global, as well as CHCH-DT in Hamilton, Ontario, CHEK-DT in Victoria, British Columbia, CJON-DT in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and specialty channels TLN, Fight Network, Gusto TV, AMI-TV and the Hollywood Suite channels. The Canadian broadcast of the telethon benefits EIF Canada, the Canadian arm of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, with all donations benefiting cancer research in Canada.

It was not held in the fall of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but postponed to August 21, 2021.

## United Kingdom

On 19 October 2012, Channel 4 in the United Kingdom aired their first telethon for Stand Up to Cancer hosted by Davina McCall and Alan Carr along with Dr. Christian Jessen. A second telethon was broadcast on 17 October 2014, again hosted by McCall and Carr along with Dr. Jessen. Subsequent UK telethons, again on Channel 4, followed in 2016 and 2018.

Stand Up to Cancer's fundraising activities in the UK include the London 3 Peaks Challenge, which involves participants running up the stairs of Heron Tower, 30 St Mary Axe and 200 Aldersgate before abseiling down the outside of 200 Aldersgate.

Despite the Original American version cancelling their telethon and ITV giving up on their *Text Santa* shows, Channel 4 have still scheduled a telethon over the last two years, in addition to a number of other charity celebrity specials on the network. The most recent one was held on 15 October 2021, and was hosted by Alan Carr, Adam Hills, Maya Jama and Davina McCall. In addition to this, Channel 4 will be bringing back a version of the British Comedy Awards for Stand Up to Cancer, with the renamed National Comedy Awards due to be held in London on 15 December 2021.