Ungqingili, also Unqingili, is a Zulu language slur towards homosexual people.
Van Huyssteen(2003) reports that:
...informants rendered the term ungqingili for both 'homosexual male' and 'lesbian'. Obviously this is also inaccurate since it is a generic term for 'homosexual' according to Nyembezi's (1992) monolingual Zulu dictionary which happens to be the only dictionary which lists this term.
She goes on to differentiate ungqingili and isitabani from less common oral terms inkonkoni (lit. 'Blue wild beast', for male homosexual) and uncukumbili (lit. 'double-sexed being' for lesbian or bisexual or hermaphrodite). More respectful terms are suggested as isitabani sesilisa for homosexual male and isitabani sowesifazane for homosexual female / lesbian.
Van Huyssteen(2003) reports that:
...informants rendered the term ungqingili for both 'homosexual male' and 'lesbian'. Obviously this is also inaccurate since it is a generic term for 'homosexual' according to Nyembezi's (1992) monolingual Zulu dictionary which happens to be the only dictionary which lists this term.
She goes on to differentiate ungqingili and isitabani from less common oral terms inkonkoni (lit. 'Blue wild beast', for male homosexual) and uncukumbili (lit. 'double-sexed being' for lesbian or bisexual or hermaphrodite). More respectful terms are suggested as isitabani sesilisa for homosexual male and isitabani sowesifazane for homosexual female / lesbian.
Ocean colonization is the theory and practice of creating large permanent human communities at sea, potentially hosting hundreds of thousands of residents each. Such settlements may float on the surface of the water, or be secured to the ocean floor, or exist in an intermediate position.
The purpose of such colonization is to exploit en masse the renewable energy potential of the sea in order to meet the tremendous energy demand of civilization. As the planet's largest solar energy collector, the sea represents our greatest reserve of renewable energy.
The single-most important technology for improving environment, civilization, and socioeconomic conditions on Earth, OTEC or Ocean thermal energy conversion is the essential reason for the existence of the ocean colony. OTEC is an old, simple, well understood, and well-proven renewable energy technology that has remained largely under developed today owing to the remote nature of the marine locations and large minimum system scales it requires. OTEC functions like any solar-dynamic power system -such as large solar-dynamic plants based on vast solar mirror collector arrays and a thermal fluid. The difference with OTEC is that the solar collector is the ocean itself, the system running on the difference in temperature between warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater. Thus the effective solar collection area of an OTEC plant covers many thousands of square kilometers, making OTEC plants the largest solar energy systems possible on Earth and the most economical. The use of OTEC systems for renewable energy has the benefit of producing both copious amounts of fresh water and upwellings of nutrient rich deep sea water akin to the natural marine upwellings that commonly fuel the major fisheries of the world. Tapping this source of water to support mariculture facilities -which in turn would support intensive hydroponic farming facilities- has the potential to become the world's primary source of food aid for struggling nations or disaster-struck communities. Unlike conventional farming, there is no fossil fuel used in the production of food by this technology and a greatly reduced labor overhead, resulting in a radically reduced cost.
The critical logistical factor in the development of marine settlement is transportation and the chief obstacle to date to the successful colonization of the sea has not been any lack of technology for building and living at sea but rather the severe gaps in cost/performance of contemporary transportation systems when it comes to serving locations in the mid-ocean.
The purpose of such colonization is to exploit en masse the renewable energy potential of the sea in order to meet the tremendous energy demand of civilization. As the planet's largest solar energy collector, the sea represents our greatest reserve of renewable energy.
The single-most important technology for improving environment, civilization, and socioeconomic conditions on Earth, OTEC or Ocean thermal energy conversion is the essential reason for the existence of the ocean colony. OTEC is an old, simple, well understood, and well-proven renewable energy technology that has remained largely under developed today owing to the remote nature of the marine locations and large minimum system scales it requires. OTEC functions like any solar-dynamic power system -such as large solar-dynamic plants based on vast solar mirror collector arrays and a thermal fluid. The difference with OTEC is that the solar collector is the ocean itself, the system running on the difference in temperature between warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater. Thus the effective solar collection area of an OTEC plant covers many thousands of square kilometers, making OTEC plants the largest solar energy systems possible on Earth and the most economical. The use of OTEC systems for renewable energy has the benefit of producing both copious amounts of fresh water and upwellings of nutrient rich deep sea water akin to the natural marine upwellings that commonly fuel the major fisheries of the world. Tapping this source of water to support mariculture facilities -which in turn would support intensive hydroponic farming facilities- has the potential to become the world's primary source of food aid for struggling nations or disaster-struck communities. Unlike conventional farming, there is no fossil fuel used in the production of food by this technology and a greatly reduced labor overhead, resulting in a radically reduced cost.
The critical logistical factor in the development of marine settlement is transportation and the chief obstacle to date to the successful colonization of the sea has not been any lack of technology for building and living at sea but rather the severe gaps in cost/performance of contemporary transportation systems when it comes to serving locations in the mid-ocean.
Gothic cowboy or Cowboy goth is a look primarily used around the goth subculture which is heavily influenced from old cowboy movies and the look of a typical cowboy. The gothic cowboy look started around the mid to early 80's with gothic rock bands primary using the image.
One of the first bands to start using the look was Fields of the Nephilim who borrowed heavily from the style and have influenced a lot of bands to date.
The gothic cowboy look is based around the dust and death image heavily using cowboy hats, duster coats, cowboy boots etc.
Bands that use the look in some form or another include Fields of the Nephilim (the band that started the look), The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Cult, Elusive, and NFD.
One of the first bands to start using the look was Fields of the Nephilim who borrowed heavily from the style and have influenced a lot of bands to date.
The gothic cowboy look is based around the dust and death image heavily using cowboy hats, duster coats, cowboy boots etc.
Bands that use the look in some form or another include Fields of the Nephilim (the band that started the look), The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Cult, Elusive, and NFD.
Allahyarov (derived from the Arabic word for God, Allah)
is an Azerbaijani family name. It is believed that this name
carriers (Allahyarly) were settled in the south-eastern Georgia in 10th-11th centuries. In former times that area was known as Borchaly (or Borchali) , nowadays the Georgians call it Kvemo Kartli and Kakheti.
Due its geographic position as a west side of former Borchaly
region, the Allahyarovs were in permanent contact with other ethnic groups living in the neighborhood: with the Georgians, Armenians, Greeks, Russians, Kurds and especially with the Georgian Jews. This had a tremendous impact on the family identity of Allahyarovs. They are open-minded, very guest-caring and multi-lingua. Due to frequent inter-national marriage between the Allahyarovs and other ethnic groups, Allahyarovs are genetically healthy with high life expectancy above 80 years and with only few genetic diseases and disorders much below the average rate for the Caucasus area.
Allahyarov is now a widespread family name due to the migration of the Borchaly descendants to the Azerbaijan Republic (Baku), Russian Federation (Moscow), Germany (Düsseldorf), United States (Cleveland, OH). Allahyarovs mostly are well educated with more affinity to natural sciences. The Family seal and symbol is a Rose devoted to the most recognized and respected family member Rosa Allahyarova-Lezgishvili (a.k.a. Roza khanim, tyotya Roza, Roza khala, Roza mamida, Rosalie).
is an Azerbaijani family name. It is believed that this name
carriers (Allahyarly) were settled in the south-eastern Georgia in 10th-11th centuries. In former times that area was known as Borchaly (or Borchali) , nowadays the Georgians call it Kvemo Kartli and Kakheti.
Due its geographic position as a west side of former Borchaly
region, the Allahyarovs were in permanent contact with other ethnic groups living in the neighborhood: with the Georgians, Armenians, Greeks, Russians, Kurds and especially with the Georgian Jews. This had a tremendous impact on the family identity of Allahyarovs. They are open-minded, very guest-caring and multi-lingua. Due to frequent inter-national marriage between the Allahyarovs and other ethnic groups, Allahyarovs are genetically healthy with high life expectancy above 80 years and with only few genetic diseases and disorders much below the average rate for the Caucasus area.
Allahyarov is now a widespread family name due to the migration of the Borchaly descendants to the Azerbaijan Republic (Baku), Russian Federation (Moscow), Germany (Düsseldorf), United States (Cleveland, OH). Allahyarovs mostly are well educated with more affinity to natural sciences. The Family seal and symbol is a Rose devoted to the most recognized and respected family member Rosa Allahyarova-Lezgishvili (a.k.a. Roza khanim, tyotya Roza, Roza khala, Roza mamida, Rosalie).