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Bekjon Chevarov qualified for the men's long jump T13 event.
Temurbek Giyazov qualified for the men's high jump T64 event.
Elbek Sultonov qualified for the men's shot put F12 event.
Khusniddin Norbekov qualified for the men's shot put F35 event.
Bobirjon Omonov qualified for the men's shot put F41 event.
Nozimakhon Kayumova qualified for the women's javelin throw F13 event after winning the bronze medal at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.
Safiya Burkhanova qualified for the women's shot put F12 event after winning the silver medal at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.
Server Ibragimov qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Cláudia Aguiar
Cláudia Aguiar is a Portuguese politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.
Aguiar became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2014 elections.
She has since been serving on the Committee on Transport and Tourism.
Following the 2019 elections|, she also joined the Committee on Fisheries as vice-chairwoman.
In addition to her committee assignments, Aguiar has also been part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with Brazil (2014-2019) and South Africa (since 2019.
She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
Delwan Graham
Delwan Graham (born October 27, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Kharkivski Sokoly in the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague.
In December 2019, Graham returned to Kharkiv and signed with Kharkivski Sokoly.
Manuel Pizarro (politician)
Manuel Pizarro is a Portuguese politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party.
Arthur Wood (Royal Navy officer)
Rear Admiral Arthur Edmund Wood (23 February 1875 – 30 January 1961) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
He was born in February 1875 at Winchfield, Hampshire, the son of Arthur Hardy Wood of Duddleswell Manor, Sussex.
His mother was Annis Matilda Hardy, daughter of Charles Hardy of Chilham Castle, Kent.
Wood attended the Britannia Royal Naval College, graduating into the Royal Navy as a sub-lieutenant.
He was promoted to lieutenant in December 1896, with promotion to commander following in December 1907.
Wood made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy Cricket Club against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1912.
He captained the Royal Navy during the match, scoring 16 runs and failing to take a wicket.
He served in the First World War, during which he was promoted to captain in December 1915 and served in the latter stages of the war as captain of .
Wood was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.
He was placed on the retired list at his own request in June 1922, with promotion to rear admiral coming while on the retired list in August 1926.
He was deemed unfit for service during the Second World War and later died in January 1961 at Ryton, County Durham.
Wood married in 1924 Ruth Avril Johnston (died 1957).
Margarida Marques
Margarida Marques is a Portuguese politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party.
Isabel Carvalhais
Isabel Estrada Carvalhais is a Portuguese politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party.
Battle of Pashtrik
The Battle of Pashtrik was an engagement between the KLA with NATO's support against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The main objective of the KLA forces was to capture the line across the White Drin and the Pashtrik peak in order to secure safe passage of weapons and personnel across the Albanian-Kosovo border.
Sara Cerdas
Sara Cerdas is a Portuguese politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party.
In addition to her committee assignments, Cerdas is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas and the MEPs Against Cancer group.
WIAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
While the WIAC has existed since the 1910s, the number conference members that supported ice hockey programs had never reached the minimum required to receive an NCAA Tournament automatic bid (seven).
Despite this hurdle, the conference elected to form an ice hockey division for the 2013–14 season, to become an all-sports conference.
The WIAC tournament began the same season as the conference and includes all members schools.
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Zygaena rosinae
Zygaena rosinae is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family.
It is found in Armenia.
"Z. rosinae" Korb (7f), from Armenia, resembles "scovitzii" but the palpi and nearly the whole abdomen, especially in the female are bright red.
Modenas KR3
The Modenas KR3 (later known as the Proton KR3) was a racing motorcycle made by the Malaysian motorcycle company Modenas.
The bike was used in the 500cc class of grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1997 until 2001, when the company got taken over by the Malaysian automobile company Proton.
Proton renamed the bike, calling it the Proton KR3 and using it for three more seasons - from 2002 to 2004 - before replacing it with the newer Proton KR5 machine.
The origins of the KR3 lie with the strained relationship three-time 500cc champion Kenny Roberts had with the Factory Yamaha team at the time.
After Wayne Rainey became paralysed from the chest down due to a crash he sustained at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix and Yamaha's rivals Honda and Mick Doohan took multiple titles, Roberts became increasingly unhappy with Yamaha's working method in the mid 1990s.
He was constantly unhappy with the progress of their bikes and even complained many times publicly that the factory did not listen to his feedback on how to improve their motorcycles.
Because of this, he made an announcement that surprised everyone in 1996 – he was breaking away from the Factory Yamaha team - after 25 years of close collaboration - at the end of the 1996 season, working together with the Modenas company to create a new motorcycle for the newly formed Team Roberts in 1997.
The main reasons why Modenas decided to work together with Roberts was for two reasons: The company hoped that some of the technology would eventually make their way into their future models, and that participation in the 500cc would make their brand more known amongst the public.
The KR team decided to move the base of operations to the "Motorsport Valley" in the United Kingdom where some Formula 1 and race car teams are based and began working together with Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR).
They decided to create a unique three-cylinder, two-stroke, 500cc machine since the rules at the time gave three-cylinder machines a 10kg weight advantage over the usual four-cylinder bikes.
The idea was that the lower weight allowed the bike to be more agile and carry more speed mid-corner.
This was also deemed as an advantage as the racetracks during this time had more corners than long straights for the four-cylinder machines to utilize, some examples being Shah Alam and Donington Park.
However, they also were aware that a three-cylinder bike would make less horsepower compared to a four-cylinder one.
To solve this problem, the team focused on improving volumetric efficiency (how much fuel-air mixture the engine could induct).
The engine design was supervised by Bud Askland, the father of the team's manager Chuck Askland.
They created a 498cc engine with "square" dimensions i.e.
same bore and stroke figures of 59.6 mm x 59.6 mm.
The Vee-angle between the cylinders was set at nearly 180o with two cylinders down below and one up top.
The frame was designed to give the bike better handling characteristics.
The KR team worked with TWR and French chassis maker FTR, which resulted in an aluminium twin-spar "deltabox" frame that's smaller and lighter than conventional Japanese designs at the time.
The headstock featured eccentric carriers which would allow adjustments of the steering's rake angle and trail.
There were also eccentric carriers in the swingarm mount which were created to adjust the height of the swingarm pivot.
These were completely new and unheard of at the time.
Even the fueling system was ahead of its time, the team adopting electronic carburetors without float bowls which used ducted air to atomize the fuel, much like a fuel-injection system.
KR hoped that such a setup would avoid the fuel from emulsifying from intense vibrations.
Arrow made an exhaust system for the engine.
The result of this was an engine that produced 160 hp in the early years, and the team went on to improve the engine, producing 180 hp in 2002.
The bodywork was designed in such a way that it would wrap tightly around the frame for a smaller frontal profile.
Consequently, the radiator was moved to under the seat where ducts supplied cooling air to it.
At the debut year, the drier line-up consisted of Kenny Roberts Jr. and Jean-Michel Bayle and team's sponsor was Marlboro.
It was initially thought that the engine’s layout gave the engine good self-balancing inertial forces (of the pistons going up and down and the rotating crankshaft), but the bike frequently underperformed and suffered many breakdowns (expecially crankshaft spreadings frequently broke down) as well as driver DNFs, - 14 tot be exact - archieving a best place finish of eighth, scoring a total of 68 points and ending fifth in the constructor standings.
Additionally, there was no controlled-tyre ruling back then, thus the tryes were manufactured to each specific bike in the paddock.
New and small teams such as the KR team often had to use old tyres or those designed for other bikes, sometimes even both.
It meant that KR could not capitalize on their handling.
For the 1998 season, Bayle was replaced with Ralf Waldmann.
The team continued to underperform all throughout the year, but did better than its debut year and scored a total of 105 points with a best place finish of sixth, courtesy of Roberts Jr, finishing fourth in the constructor standings..
The KR3 was supremely fast in midcorner and there were other riders who commented that they were led into entering corners too fast behind it.
However, when the situation was reversed, the KR3 riders found themselves blocked by the slower four-cylinder machines and then outgunned at the corner exits.
In 1999, the driver line-up significantly changed.
Kenny Roberts Jr. left the team and went to the Factory Suzuki team.
His replacement came in the form of an American rookie called Mike Hale, along with three replacement drivers; José David de Gea, Mark Willis and James Whitham.
KR lost its Marlboro sponsorship and renamed itself before the start of the season, going by the name of "Proton KR Modenas" after Proton decided to sponsor the team.
The lack of experience amongst the riders did not help and the team only scored a total of 17 points - their worst result ever - and only managed a best-place finish of twelfth.
The team also finished a lowly seventh in the constructor championship.
The KR team decided to change its driver line-up once more in 2000, letting go of Mike Hale and making David de Gea a permanent driver for the season, along with Luca Cadalora, Anthony Gobert and Mark Willis as replacement drivers when José was not available.
The team did better than last year but still struggled compared to the competition, earning 30 points, scoring a best-place finish of eighth and finishing sixth in the constructor championship.