Hard (surname)

Hard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Darlene Hard, American tennis player
  • James Hard, American Civil War soldier
  • Peggy Hård, Swedish clerk

  • Hardcourt

    A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. They are typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic material to seal the surface and mark the playing lines, while providing some cushioning. Historically, hardwood surfaces were also in use in indoor settings, similar to an indoor basketball court, but these are now rare.

    Tennis

    Tennis hard courts are made of synthetic/acrylic layers on top of a concrete or asphalt foundation and can vary in color. These courts tend to play medium-fast to fast because there is little energy absorption by the court, like in grass courts. The ball tends to bounce high and players are able to apply many types of spin during play. Flat balls are favored on hard courts because of the extremely quick play style. Speed of rebound after tennis balls bounce on hard courts is determined by how much sand is in the synthetic/acrylic layer placed on top of the asphalt foundation. More sand will result in a slower bounce due to more friction.

    Complete (complexity)

    In computational complexity theory, a computational problem is complete for a complexity class if it is, in a technical sense, among the "hardest" (or "most expressive") problems in the complexity class.

    More formally, a problem p is called hard for a complexity class C under a given type of reduction, if there exists a reduction (of the given type) from any problem in C to p. If a problem is both hard for the class and a member of the class, it is complete for that class (for that type of reduction).

    A problem that is complete for a class C is said to be C-complete, and the class of all problems complete for C is denoted C-complete. The first complete class to be defined and the most well-known is NP-complete, a class that contains many difficult-to-solve problems that arise in practice. Similarly, a problem hard for a class C is called C-hard, e.g. NP-hard.

    Normally it is assumed that the reduction in question does not have higher computational complexity than the class itself. Therefore it may be said that if a C-complete problem has a "computationally easy" solution, then all problems in "C" have an "easy" solution.

    The Witch (ballet)

    The Witch is a ballet made by John Cranko to Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major (1931). The premiere took place Friday, 18 August 1950 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

    Original Cast

    External links

  • NYCB website
  • Hag

    A hag is a wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel. Hags are often seen as malevolent, but may also be one of the chosen forms of shapeshifting deities, such as the Morrígan or Badb, who are seen as neither wholly beneficent nor malevolent.

    Etymology

    The term appears in Middle English, and was a shortening of hægtesse, an Old English term for witch, similarly the Dutch heks and German Hexe are also shortenings, of the Middle Dutch haghetisse and Old High German hagzusa respectively. All these words derive from the Proto-Germanic *hagatusjon- which is of unknown origin, however the first element may be related to the word "hedge". As a stock character in fairy or folk tale, the hag shares characteristics with the crone, and the two words are sometimes used as if interchangeable.

    Using the word "hag" to translate terms found in non-English (or non-modern English) is contentious, since use of the word is often associated with a misogynistic attitude.

    Araotes lapithis

    The Witch, Araotes lapithis, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

    References

  • Evans, W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
  • Wynter-Blyth, M. A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Heart Hush

    by: Reba McEntire

    His head turned and my heart jumped.
    When I saw that it was him.
    After two long years the love of my life.
    And I just held my breath in.
    Standin' there smiling.
    While his eyes locked on mine.
    He couldn't hear me screamin on the inside.
    CHORUS
    When I said, tear don't you fall.
    He's done let him go.
    Eye's don't look back.
    Down that empty road.
    And lips you may move.
    But don't you say too much.
    Oh and please, please heart hush.
    I said somethin' stupid.
    And reached out my hand.
    After makin' love and movin' earth. We were shakin' hands.
    A million sweet memoriers. Pinballed through my brain.
    The want to hold him one more time. Ran through my veins.
    Repeat CHORUS
    I kept lookin' at my watch like I had somewhere to be.
    Then he stopped talkin' and kissed me tenderly.
    Repeat CHORUS




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