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1928
Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, Joseph Stalin's personal secretary, crosses the border to Iran to defect from the Soviet Union. * January 17 – The OGPU arrests Leon Trotsky in Moscow; he assumes a status of passive resistance and is exiled with his family. * January 26 – The volcanic island Anak Krakatau appears. February * February – The Ford River Rouge Complex at Dearborn, Michigan, an automobile plant begun in 1917, is completed as the world's largest integrated factory. * February 8 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird broadcasts a transatlantic television signal from London to Hartsdale, New York. * February 11– 19 – The 1928 Winter Olympics are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first as a separate event. Sonja Henie ...
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28 (number)
28 (twenty-eight) is the natural number following 27 and preceding 29. In mathematics It is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14. Twenty-eight is the second perfect number - it is the sum of its proper divisors: 1+2+4+7+14=28. As a perfect number, it is related to the Mersenne prime 7, since 2^\times (2^-1)=28. The next perfect number is 496, the previous being 6. Twenty-eight is the sum of the totient function for the first nine integers. Since the greatest prime factor of 28^+1=785 is 157, which is more than 28 twice, 28 is a Størmer number. Twenty-eight is a harmonic divisor number, a happy number, a triangular number, a hexagonal number, a Leyland number of the second kind and a centered nonagonal number. It appears in the Padovan sequence, preceded by the terms 12, 16, 21 (it is the sum of the first two of these). It is also a Keith number, because it recurs in a Fibonacci-like sequence started from its decimal digits: 2, 8, 10, ...
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28 (book)
''28 Stories of AIDS in Africa'' is a 2007 non-fiction book by Canadian journalist and author Stephanie Nolen. It tells 28 stories of people who have worked tackling HIV/AIDS in healthcare, as advocates, and people who have been diagnosed as HIV positive and their family members. The book has been met with widespread critical acclaim from academics, humanitarians, and book reviewers. It was a national best selling book in Canada. Background In 2003, Nolen, an award-winning Canadian journalist, persuaded her superiors at ''The Globe and Mail'' to let her investigate and report on the AIDS pandemic in Africa. She relocated to Johannesburg where she spent four years researching every aspect of the pandemic. Book summary The book profiles 28 Africans who have HIV/AIDS, who have worked in healthcare or advocacy, or have otherwise been affected by the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, noting that 70% of global HIV cases are in sub-Saharan Africa. The book opens with background ma ...
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28 (2014 Film)
''28'' is a 2014 Sri Lankan feature drama film directed and produced by Prasanna Jayakody. The film starred by Mahendra Perera and Semini Iddamalgoda in lead roles along with Rukmal Nirosh, Sarath Kothalawala. ''28'' revolves how three men transport the body of a woman, who was raped and murdered, in an old van. One of the men will find out that the woman is his estranged wife. The film name is given considering that the average menstrual cycle of a woman is around 28 Days. (Which is also equal for the moon to complete one full orbit around earth). The film premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 24, 2014, and was released officially in Sri Lanka on 2 June 2017 in CEL Theatres. It is the 1279th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot In a country where sexuality has become a vulgarity, a man sees his wife nude for the first time as she lay dead after she was sexually assaulted on a mortuary table and then struggles emotionally, to at least claim as hi ...
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28 (album)
''28'' is an electronic music album by Aoki Takamasa and Tujiko Noriko, released on Fat Cat Records in 2005. Reviewers have compared Noriko's vocals and Takamasa's production to the ''Vespertine''-era work of Björk and Matmos, with the track "Vinyl Words" particularly highlighted. Track listing Production All tracks written, performed, and produced by Takamasa and Noriko. Equipment *Mac PowerBook G4 1Ghz Laptop *Neumann TLM 103 Microphone & MOTU 2408 Soundcard *Korg , founded as Keio Electronic Laboratories, is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners. Under the Vox brand name, th ... Z1 Synthesizer *Logic Pro 6.4.1 and Max/MSP 4.2.1 Software References External links Artists' pageat Fat Cat Records Video of "Vinyl Words" 2005 albums FatCat Records albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub ...
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2028
Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 – Books, films, and other works published in 1932 will enter the public domain in the United States. * January 12 – Partial lunar eclipse. * January 26 – Small annular solar eclipse. * May – The 2028 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled; the location is typically determined by the previous year's winner. * July 11 – If still extant, the French Fifth Republic will become the longest-lasting republican government (overtaking the Third Republic) and the second-longest-lasting regime overall (after the ''Ancien Régime'') in the history of France. * July 14 – July 30 – The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, California, US. * July 22 – A total solar eclipse will be visible across Australia, including Sydney, and New Zealand. * August 15 – August 27 – The 2028 Summer Paralympics will be held in Los Angeles, California, US. * October 26 – Asteroid will p ...
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28 (2019 Film)
''28'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam language experimental thriller feature film directed by Jayan Naduvathazhath streaming on MX Player MX Player is an Indian video streaming and video on demand platform developed by MX Media & Entertainment (formerly J2 Interactive). It has over 280 million users globally. The platform currently operates on an ad-supported model and has a stre ... and Spuul. The film grabbed attention as the entire feature film was shot in 5 days with budget of less than Rs. 3 lakhs. The film bagged 2 awards in the WinterSunTV Viewers Choice Awards for Best actor in a Lead Role and for the Best Actor in Negative Role. The film also Won 'Honourable Mention ' award at 7th ART INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL. Plot The movie ''28'' revolves around an overnight meeting between five friends. One of them has come to payback a long-standing debt. The friend settles his debts and leaves for abroad. Later a policeman friend comes in and finds out that the cu ...
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28 BC
__NOTOC__ Year 28 BC was either a common year starting on Saturday, Sunday or Monday or a leap year starting on Saturday or Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Saturday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the First Consulship of Octavian and Agrippa (or, less frequently, year 726 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 28 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Iberian Peninsula *In 28BC, the FCTUC ( Faculde de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra) was founded by Viriatus. It remains as the worst faculty in Aeminium aka Coimbra. It started with the first degree (Licenciatura em Design e Multimédia) in which they learned how to use manure. Roman Republic * Gai ...
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Twenty-eight (card Game)
Twenty-eight is an Indian trick-taking card game for four players, in which the Jack and the nine are the highest cards in every suit, followed by ace and ten. It thought to be descended from the game 304, along with similar Indian games known as "29", "40" and "56". Overview Twenty-eight originated in India. The game is believed to be related to the European family of Jass card games, which originated in the Netherlands. These games are believed to have been brought to India by Indian South Africans who were also influenced by the Afrikaaner game of Klaverjas. Twenty-eight is a very popular game in the state of Bihar. Some believe that the game originated in the Lakhisarai district of Bihar. The game is also very popular in South India, particularly in the state of Kerala where it is known as ''Irupathiyettu'' ( ml, ഇരുപത്തിയെട്ട്) or ''Thuruppu'' ( ml, തുറുപ് Trump). Twenty-nine is a variation of the game that is popular in North India ...
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AD 28
AD 28 ( XXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Nerva (or, less frequently, year 781 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 28 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Germania * Roman legions in Germania are transported by fleet to the fortress of Flevum on the Rhine, to operate against the rebellious Frisians.Tacitus, The Annals 4.73 * The Frisians negotiate a treaty with the Roman Empire at the River Rhine, avoiding conquest. Korea * King Daru of Baekje succeeds to the throne of Baekje in the Korean peninsula. Judea * According to the Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:1-2), the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus begin at the earliest in this year, and more likely in AD 29.Colin Humphreys, ''The Myster ...
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Australian Ringneck
The Australian ringneck (''Barnardius zonarius'') is a parrot native to Australia. Except for extreme tropical and highland areas, the species has adapted to all conditions. Treatments of genus ''Barnardius'' have previously recognised two species, the Port Lincoln parrot (''Barnardius zonarius'') and the mallee ringneck (''Barnardius barnardi''), but due to these readily interbreeding at the contact zone they are usually regarded as a single species ''B. zonarius'' with subspecific descriptions. Currently, four subspecies are recognised, each with a distinct range. In Western Australia, the ringneck competes for nesting space with the rainbow lorikeet, an introduced species. To protect the ringneck, culls of the lorikeet are sanctioned by authorities in this region. Overall, though, the ringneck is not a threatened species. Description The subspecies of the Australian ringneck differ considerably in colouration. It is a medium size species around 33 cm (11  ...
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Wild, Wonderful Purgatory
''Wild, Wonderful Purgatory'' is the second studio album by stoner rock band Karma to Burn. The album was released on May 31, 1999 (Europe) by Roadrunner UK, and July 7, 1999 (North America) by MIA Records. The album was reissued on March 18, 2022 by Heavy Psych Sounds Records. It is their first fully instrumental album after the departure of former vocalist Jason Jarosz; a style they would keep for most subsequent releases. Track listing Personnel * William Mecum – guitar *Rich Mullins – bass * Rob Oswald – drums Notes The tracks "Twenty Nine" and "Thirty Two" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2000 EA Sports video game ''NASCAR 2001 ''NASCAR 2001'' is a racing simulator video game developed and published by EA Sports. The game was released on October 30, 2000 for the Sony PlayStation, and became the first from EA Sports NASCAR series to be released for the Sony PlaySta ...''. References 1999 albums Karma to Burn albums Roadrunner Records albums ...
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