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<doc id="41655846" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655846" title="Tropical Storm Rumbia (2000)">
Tropical Storm Rumbia (2000)
Tropical Storm Rumbia, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Toyang, brought deadly flooding to the central and southern Philippines in late November and early December 2000. The last of three consecutive tropical cyclones of at least tropical storm intensity to strike the Philippines, Rumbia began as a tropical depression on November 27, gradually intensifying to reach tropical storm intensity the next day. Strengthening later stagnated, and Rumbia would weaken back to depression status as it made landfall on the central Philippines on December 1. Though the Japan Meteorological Agency  determined Rumbia to have dissipated on December 2, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center  continued to monitor the system over the next few days as it tracked across the South China Sea. For a period of time beginning on December 5, Rumbia reorganized and strengthened back to tropical storm intensity before wind shear began to weaken the system. Located south of Vietnam on December 7, the storm's circulation center became devoid of convection, and by then Rumbia was declared by the JTWC to have dissipated.
In the Philippines, Rumbia caused roughly US$1 million in damage and 48 fatalities. Several transportation routes were suspended in the lead-up to the storm's landfall. As a result of the tropical storm, power outages occurred, especially in Surigao. Several towns and villages were flooded, displacing around 70,000 people and putting 4,100 people into temporary emergency sheltering.
Meteorological history.
The predecessor to Rumbia developed as an area of convection on November 25, southeast of Palau. The region of disturbed weather was connected with a weak low-pressure area. Embedded within the monsoon trough and tracking westward, the system organized, and as a result the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration  designated the storm as Tropical Depression "Toyang" at 0000 UTC on November 25. Six hours later, the PAGASA upgraded Toyang to tropical storm status, though at the same time the JMA designated the system as a tropical depression. Despite its cyclogenesis, Toyang maintained monsoonal characteristics for a prolonged period of time. At 1800 UTC on November 28, the Japan Meteorological Agency  officially upgraded the cyclone to tropical storm status; the system's official name–Rumbia–was designated at that time.
Upon attaining tropical storm status, Rumbia was determined to have officially reached its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 990 mbar (hPa; 29.23 inHg). Concurrently, Rumbia's convection strengthened and increased in areal coverage, though persistent wind shear displaced much of the convection west of the circulation center. At 1800 UTC on November 30 (0200 on December 01 Philippine Standard Time), the JMA weakened the system to tropical depression status; at the same time Rumbia made landfall over the Central Philippines. Rumbia gradually weakened as it tracked across the archipelago, and on December 1 the depression became quasi-stationary for a transient period of time in the Tablas Strait. The following day, Rumbia entered the South China Sea as a highly diffused system. At 0600 UTC on December 2, the JMA declared Rumbia to have dissipated, while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center  continued to monitor the system as an active tropical cyclone. Nonetheless, Rumbia remained highly disorganized, with multiple low-level circulation centers.
Over the next few days, as the cyclone continued to track in a general westward direction, persistent inhibiting factors including the entrainment of cold air and wind shear prevented Rumbia from redeveloping. As a result, the depression was anticipated to gradually weaken until dissipation. On December 5, however, the cyclone moved into a favorable position under the axis of an upper-level ridge, allowing for Rumbia to intensify and regain tropical storm intensity at 1200 UTC while located 835 km (520 mi) southeast of Da Nang, Vietnam; despite the recent strengthening the JMA still considered the storm to have already dissipated. This period of strengthening was only temporary, as shearing conditions once again arose, weakening the system and thus resulting in its subsequent downgrade to tropical depression status late the following day. By December 7, Rumbia's main circulation center had become devoid of convection, and the JTWC issued their final warning on the system while the depression was located south of Vietnam.
Preparations and impact.
In preparation for Rumbia, the PAGASA issued high storm alerts for 16 provinces, and warned of potential flash floods and landslides. Residents of coastal locations were forced to evacuate. In Luzon, 1,500 passengers became stranded after ferry service from there to the central Philippines was suspended. Additional ferry passengers were stranded after services along a route from Sorsogon Province to Luzon were also suspended. Philippine Airlines cancelled ten flights along several different routes.
Rumbia cut power to the entirety of Surigao, and power outages occurred in neighboring locales. Flooding in Surigao had begun even before the tropical storm made landfall, as low-lying areas flooded and forced people to evacuate. In northern Mindanao, nine towns were flooded, resulting in the displacement of 1,640 people. A principal road linking Cagayan de Oro to Butuan was rendered impassable by the floods. Three people were killed in Cebu City, which was significantly impacted by the tropical storm. Power outages also occurred there, as well as in several other provinces. Landslides took place in the provinces of Bohol and Leyte. As a result of rising floodwaters, 4,100 people were put into temporary sheltering. Overall, the effects of Rumbia accrued US$1 million in damage and killed 48 people, in addition to leaving 70,000 others homeless.
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<doc id="41655850" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655850" title="Toyota Wigo">
Toyota Wigo
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<doc id="41655859" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655859" title="Good Night, My Love (1961 film)">
Good Night, My Love (1961 film)
Good Night, My Love () is a 1961 Argentine film.
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<doc id="41655865" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655865" title="The Rocket Man (short story)">
The Rocket Man (short story)
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<doc id="41655887" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655887" title="Lepiota cristatanea">
Lepiota cristatanea
Lepiota cristatanea is a species of agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Described as new to science in 2011, it is found in China. The mushroom is similar to the widespread species "Lepiota cristata" but can be distinguished by its smaller spores.
Taxonomy.
The species was described in 2001 from collections made in Kunming, China. Due to the close physical similarity between the species, it has often been misidentified as "Lepiota cristata", but genetic evidence demonstrates that the two species are clearly distinct.
Description.
The cap is initially roughly bell-shaped to conical, later flattening as the cap matures, and eventually reaches a diameter of . The cap surface features a brownish to orange-brown center that breaks up into small scales concentrically distributed. The gills are fairly crowded, free from attachment to the stipe, and white. There are shorter gills (lamellulae) interspersed between them. The cylindrical, hollow stipe measures long by thick. Its color is pale orange to grayish orange and it has a fibrillose surface texture. On the upper half of the stipe is a membranous ring that is colored whitish on the upper surface with small brown scales on the lower surface. The flesh has an odour similar to that of "L. cristata".
The spores are somewhat triangular in side view, but ovoid to oblong in front view; they have typical dimensions of 4.0–5.5 by 2.5–3.0 μm. They are hyaline (translucent), smooth, and weakly stain reddish purple in Cresyl Blue. The cheilocystidia (cystidia on the gill edge) are club-shaped, hyaline, thin-walled, and measure 22–48 by 9–18 μm; pleurocystidia (cystidia on the gill face) are not present. The cap cuticle comprises a hymeniderm of tightly packed club-shaped to cylindrical hyphae that measure 14–60 by 5–13 μm. Clamp connections are present in hyphae throughout the fruit body.
Habitat and distribution.
"Lepiota cristatanea" is known only from Yunnan Province, China, where it grows singly or in groups on humus-rich soils. Typical habitats include footpaths, lawns, gardens, and roadsides.
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<doc id="41655891" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655891" title="Mrinal Das">
Mrinal Das
Mrinal Das (14 January 1948) is an Indian trade unionist.
Mrinal Das was elected general secretary of the Bengal Provincial Students Federation in 1970. He also became a member of the all India secretariat of the Students Federation of India. Later Das became involved in trade union activism. In 1986 he was elected as one of the secretaries of the West Bengal State Committee of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). He was also included in the national working committee of CITU, posts he would hold until recently. Das was known as a leader of the hardline tendency in CITU. He was a member of the West Bengal State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for a time.
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<doc id="41655894" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655894" title="Alexei Kamkin">
Alexei Kamkin
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<doc id="41655896" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655896" title="Alexey Kamkin">
Alexey Kamkin
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<doc id="41655900" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655900" title="The Falcón Family">
The Falcón Family
The Falcón Family () is a 1963 Argentine film.
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<doc id="41655904" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655904" title="Minoru N. Tamura">
Minoru N. Tamura
Minoru N. Tamura is a Japanese botanist at the Botanical Garden of the City University, Osaka. Tamura is a specialist in the taxonomy of the family Liliaceae who has significantly contributed to the "Flora of China" and the "Flora of Thailand".
Tamura's system of classification of the Liliaceae in 1998 was a significant step in the modern understanding of this family.
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<doc id="41655909" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655909" title="2014 North American International Auto Show">
2014 North American International Auto Show
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<doc id="41655915" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655915" title="Lucrezia Millarini">
Lucrezia Millarini
Lucrezia Gaia Millarini is an English news journalist. She is
employed by ITN and presents ITV News.
Early life.
Lucrezia Gaia Millarini was born in London into a family of Italian descent. She went to nursery at Dallington School, an independent school in London. She moved to St John the Evangelist Catholic primary school in Islington. Her secondary school was also a state-run comprehensive: La Sainte Union Convent School for Girls. She studied for her A-levels at Woodhouse College in North Finchley.
Before starting her career in journalism, Millarini studied law at Bristol University and went on to train as a barrister, and subsequently completed a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism from City University. Initially working for a local radio station in Oxford, Millarini joined ITN's digital operation in London, reporting for the digital 24-hour rolling news channel.
Career.
In December 2010, she joined "ITV News London" as their Entertainment Correspondent. In January 2013, she was appointed a newsreader. At present, Millarini now regularly presents the ITV News London main 6pm programme, as well as the "ITV Lunchtime News" (since 2017), "ITV Weekend News" (since 2015), the "ITV Evening News" (since 2019), and the "ITV News at Ten" (since 2021). As well as fronting television news, Millarini has also reported for ITV's flagship current affairs programme, "On Assignment".
Millarini reported on the births of two of the royal babies, and was reporting on the coverage of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
She participated on "Dancing on Ice" on ITV in January 2020. She won an episode of "Celebrity Mastermind" broadcast in December 2020.
On 9 April 2021, she broke the news of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in a special announcement on ITV. In December 2021, Millarini was one of the contestants on the BBC One quiz show "The Weakest Link", with the new host Romesh Ranganathan.
In May 2022, Millarini took part in the ITV hosted celebrity athletics show "The Games", and in November 2022, appeared alongside her fellow ITN newsreader Nina Hossain in the BBC Two show "Celebrity Antiques Road Trip".
In January 2025, Millarini took part in series six of "Celebrity Hunted", alongside Simon McCoy.
Personal life.
Millarini lives in southeast London with her husband, the journalist Simon Kurs. Millarini also has a Lhasa Apso named Milo.