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List of banking crises

This is a list of banking crises. A banking crisis is a financial crisis that affects banking activity. Banking crises include bank runs, which affect single banks; banking panics, which affect many banks; and systemic banking crises, in which a country experiences many defaults and financial institutions and corporations face great difficulties repaying contracts. A banking crisis is marked by bank runs that lead to the demise of financial institutions, or by the demise of a financial institution that starts a string of similar demises. Bank runs A bank run occurs when many bank customers withdraw their deposits because they believe the bank might fail. There have been many runs on individual banks throughout history; for example, some of the 2008–2009 bank failures in the United States were associated with bank runs. Banking panics and systemic banking crises 18th century Crisis of 1763, started in Amsterdam, begun by the collapse of Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky and Leendert Pieter de Neufville's bank, spread to Germany and Scandinavia Crisis of 1772–1773 in London and Amsterdam, begun by the collapse of the bankers Neal, James, Fordyce and Down. Panic of 1792, New York Panic of 1796–1797, Britain and United States 19th century Panic of 1819, a U.S. recession with bank failures; culmination of U.S.'s first boom-to-bust economic cycle Panic of 1825, a pervasive British recession in which many banks failed, nearly including the Bank of England Panic of 1837, a U.S. recession with bank failures, followed by a 5-year depression Panic of 1847, United Kingdom Panic of 1857, a U.S. recession with bank failures Panic of 1866, Europe Panic of 1873, a U.S. recession with bank failures, followed by a 4-year depression Panic of 1884, United States and Europe Panic of 1890, mainly affecting the United Kingdom and Argentina Panic of 1893, a U.S. recession with bank failures Australian banking crisis of 1893 Panic of 1896, acute U.S. recession 20th century Panic of 1901, a U.S. economic recession that started a fight for financial control of the Northern Pacific Railway Panic of 1907, a U.S. economic recession with bank failures Shōwa Financial Crisis, a 1927 Japanese financial panic that resulted in mass bank failures across the Empire of Japan. Great Depression, the worst systemic banking crisis of the 20th century Secondary banking crisis of 1973–1975 in the UK Japanese asset price bubble (1986–2003) Savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s in the U.S. 1988–92 Norwegian banking crisis Finnish banking crisis of 1990s Swedish banking crisis (1990s) Rhode Island banking crisis Peruvian banking crisis of 1992 Venezuelan banking crisis of 1994 1997 Asian financial crisis Enping financial crisis 1998 collapse of Long-Term Capital Management 1998 Russian financial crisis Argentine economic crisis (1999–2002) 1998–99 Ecuador banking crisis 21st century 2002 Uruguay banking crisis 2003 Myanmar Banking Crisis Late-2000s financial crisis, including: Subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S. starting in 2007 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package 2009 United Kingdom bank rescue package 2008–2009 Belgian financial crisis 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis 2008–2009 Russian financial crisis 2008–2009 Ukrainian financial crisis 2008–2012 Spanish financial crisis 2008–2011 Irish banking crisis Venezuelan banking crisis of 2009–10 Ghana banking crisis 2017-2018 See also List of economic crises List of bank runs References Taylor, Alan M. The great leveraging. NBER 18290 Notes Finance lists Banking-related lists

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Boston Marathon bombing

The Boston Marathon bombing was a domestic terrorist attack that took place during the annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Two terrorists and brothers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs, which detonated 14 seconds and apart at 2:49p.m., near the finish line of the race, killing 3 people and injuring hundreds of others, including 17 who lost limbs. Three days later, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released images of two suspects, who were later identified as Chechen Kyrgyzstani-American brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Following the identification of the suspects, they killed an MIT policeman, kidnapped a man in his car, and had a shootout with the police in nearby Watertown, during which two officers were severely injured (one of whom, DJ Simmonds, died a year later). Tamerlan was shot several times, and his brother Dzhokhar ran him over while escaping in the stolen car; Tamerlan died soon after. An unprecedented manhunt for Dzhokhar ensued on April 19, with thousands of law enforcement officers searching a 20-block area of Watertown; residents of Watertown and surrounding communities were asked to stay indoors, and the transportation system and most businesses and public places closed. Around 6:00p.m., a Watertown resident discovered Dzhokhar hiding in a boat in his backyard. Dzhokhar was shot and wounded by police before being taken into custody. During questioning, Dzhokhar said that he and his brother were motivated by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, that they were self-radicalized and unconnected to any outside terrorist groups, and that he was following his brother's lead. He said they learned to build explosive devices from the online magazine of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He also said they had intended to travel to New York City to bomb Times Square. On April 8, 2015, he was convicted of 30 charges, including use of a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death. Two months later, he was sentenced to death, though in July 2020 this sentence was vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. On March 22, 2021 a writ of certiorari was granted by the Supreme Court of the United States, which is currently considering the questions of whether the lower court erred in vacating the death sentence. This case was argued on October 13, 2021 as United States v. Tsarnaev. Bombing The 117th annual Boston Marathon was run on Patriots' Day, April 15, 2013. At , two bombs detonated about apart at the finish line on Boylston Street near Copley Square. The first exploded outside Marathon Sports at 671–673 Boylston Street at 2:49:43p.m. At the time of the first explosion, the race clock at the finish line showed 04:09:43the elapsed time since the Wave 3 start at 10:40a.m. The second bomb exploded at 2:49:57p.m., 14 seconds later and one block farther west at 755 Boylston Street. The explosions took place nearly three hours after the winning runner crossed the finish line, but with more than 5,700 runners yet to finish. Windows on adjacent buildings were blown out, but there was no structural damage. Runners continued to cross the line until 2:57p.m. Casualties and initial response Rescue workers and medical personnel, on hand as usual for the marathon, gave aid as additional police, fire, and medical units were dispatched, including from surrounding cities as well as private ambulances from all over the state. The explosions killed 3 civilians and injured an estimated 265 others, who were treated at 27 local hospitals. At least 14 people required amputations, with some suffering traumatic amputations as a direct result of the blasts. Police, following emergency plans, diverted all remaining runners to Boston Common and Kenmore Square. The nearby Lenox Hotel and other buildings surrounding the scene were evacuated. Immediately after the bombing occurred and medically injured people were transported, the police closed a 15-block area around the blast site; this was reduced to a 12-block crime scene the next day. Boston police commissioner Edward F. Davis recommended that people stay off the streets. Dropped bags and packages, abandoned as their owners fled from the blasts, increased uncertainty as to the possible presence of more bombs and many false reports were received. Simultaneously an electrical fire at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in nearby Dorchester was initially feared to be a bomb. The airspace over Boston was restricted, and departures halted from Boston's Logan International Airport. Some local transit service was halted as well. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency suggested people trying to contact those in the vicinity use text messaging instead of voice calls because of crowded cellphone lines. Cellphone service in Boston was congested but remained in operation, despite some local media reports stating that cell service was shut down to prevent cell phones from being used as detonators. The American Red Cross helped concerned friends and family receive information about runners and casualties. The Boston Police Department also set up a call helpline for people concerned about relatives or acquaintances to contact and a line for people to provide information. Google Person Finder activated their disaster service under Boston Marathon Explosions to log known information about missing people as a publicly viewable file. Due to the closure of several hotels near the blast zone, a number of visitors were left with nowhere to stay; many Boston-area residents opened their homes to them. Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation led the investigation, assisted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. It was initially believed by some that North Korea was behind the attack after escalating tensions and threats with the U.S. United States government officials stated that there had been no intelligence reports suggesting such an attack. Representative Peter King, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said: "I received two top secret briefings last week on the current threat levels in the United States, and there was no evidence of this at all." After being identified, the father of the two suspects claimed that the FBI had been watching his family. He stated that they visited his sons' home in Cambridge, Massachusetts five times, most recently in 2011, as "preventive work... afraid there might be some explosions on the streets of Boston". Evidence found near the blast sites included bits of metal, nails, ball bearings, black nylon pieces from a backpack, remains of an electronic circuit board, and wiring. A pressure cooker lid was found on a nearby rooftop. Both of the improvised explosive devices were pressure cooker bombs manufactured by the bombers. Authorities confirmed that the brothers used bomb-making instructions found in Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire magazine. After the suspects were identified, The Boston Globe reported that Tamerlan purchased fireworks from a fireworks store in New Hampshire. On April 19, the FBI, West New York Police Department, and Hudson County Sheriff's Department seized computer equipment from the apartment of the Tsarnaevs' sister in West New York, New Jersey. On April 24, investigators reported that they had reconstructed the bombs, and believed that they had been triggered by remote controls used for toy cars. April 18–19 shootings and manhunt Release of suspect photos Jeff Bauman was immediately adjacent to one of the bombs and lost both legs; he wrote while in the hospital: "Bag, saw the guy, looked right at me". He later gave a detailed description of the suspects, which enabled images of them to be identified and circulated quickly. At 5:20p.m. on April 18, the FBI released images of two suspects carrying backpacks, asking the public's help in identifying them. The FBI said that they were doing this in part to limit harm to people wrongly identified by news reports and on social-media. As seen on video, the suspects stayed to observe the chaos after the explosions, then walked away casually. The public sent authorities a deluge of photographs and videos, which were scrutinized by both authorities and online public social networks. MIT shooting and carjacking Around 7:40 pm, a few hours after the photos were released, the Tsarnaev brothers ambushed and shot Sean A. Collier of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department six times in an attempt to steal his Smith & Wesson M&P45 sidearm, which they could not free from his holster because of its security retention system. Collier, aged 27, was seated in his police car near Building 32 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus. He died soon after. The brothers then carjacked a Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV in the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston. Tamerlan took the owner, Chinese national Dun "Danny" Meng (), hostage and told him that he was responsible for the Boston bombing and for killing a police officer. Dzhokhar followed them in their green Honda Civic, later joining them in the Mercedes-Benz. Interrogation later revealed that the brothers "decided spontaneously" that they wanted to go to New York and bomb Times Square. The Tsarnaev brothers forced Meng to use his ATM cards to obtain $800 in cash. They transferred objects to the Mercedes-Benz and one brother followed it in their Civic, for which an all-points bulletin was issued. The Tsarnaev brothers then drove to a Shell gas station to fill up for a long ride to Times Square, New York City to set off more explosives. But while Dzhokhar went inside to pay for junkfood, Meng, fearing that the suspects would harm him during the long drive, escaped from the Mercedes and ran across the street to the Mobil gas station, asking the clerk to call 911. His cell phone remained in the vehicle, allowing the police to focus their search on Watertown. Watertown shootout Shortly after midnight on April 19, Watertown police officer Joseph Reynolds identified the brothers in the Honda and the stolen Mercedes after overhearing radio traffic that the vehicle was "pinged" by Cambridge officers on Dexter Avenue in Watertown. Reynolds followed the vehicle while waiting for additional units to perform a high-risk traffic stop when the suspect vehicles both turned onto Laurel Street and stopped at the intersection of Laurel and Dexter. Tamerlan Tsarnaev stepped out of the Mercedes and immediately opened fire on Officer Reynolds and Sergeant John MacLellan, who both returned fire and requested emergency assistance over their radios. A violent gun battle ensued between Tsarnaev, the aforementioned officers, and subsequent additional police responding to the "shots fired" radio transmissions from Reynolds and MacLellan in the 100 block of Laurel St. An estimated 200 to 300 rounds of ammunition were fired, 56 of which were later determined to have been fired from the suspects, and at least one pressure cooker bomb and several "crude grenades" were thrown. The agencies involved in the nearly 7-minute long shootout included the Watertown Police Department, Cambridge Police Department, Boston Police Department, Massachusetts State Police (MSP), Boston University Police Department, and MBTA Transit Police Department. The majority of the officers involved in the shootout were equipped by their respective agencies with either the Glock 22 or Glock 23 .40 S&W-caliber pistols. MSP troopers were armed with Smith & Wesson M&P45 pistols chambered in .45 ACP; this led investigators to match the 9mm casings and projectiles found at the scene to the suspects' 9mm Ruger P95 pistol. According to Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau, the brothers had an "arsenal of guns". Tamerlan eventually ran out of ammunition and threw his empty Ruger pistol at Watertown PD Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese, who subsequently tackled him with assistance from Sergeant MacLellan. Tamerlan's younger brother Dzhokhar then drove the stolen SUV toward Tamerlan and the police, who unsuccessfully tried to drag Tamerlan out of the car's path and handcuff him; the car ran over Tamerlan and dragged him a short distance down the street, narrowly missing the Watertown officers. Watertown Sgt. MacLellan later stated that the younger brother had thought they were doing CPR on another officer and tried to run them over. Dzhokhar abandoned the car half a mile away and fled on foot. Badly wounded, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was taken into custody, and died at 1:35a.m. at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police Officer Richard H. Donohue Jr. was critically wounded in the leg in crossfire from other officers shooting at the fleeing vehicle, but survived. Boston Police Department officer Dennis Simmonds was injured by a hand grenade and died on April 10, 2014. Fifteen other officers were also injured. A later report by Harvard Kennedy School's Program on Crisis Leadership concluded that lack of coordination among police agencies had put the public at excessive risk during the shootout. Only one firearm was recovered at the scene, Tsarnaev's Ruger P95, which was found to have a defaced serial number. Identification and search for suspects Records on the Honda left at the scene identified the men as two brothers whose family had migrated to the United States seeking political asylum around 2002: 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev and 19-year-old Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev. The FBI released additional photos of the two during the Watertown incident. Early on April 19, Watertown residents received automated calls asking them to stay indoors. That same morning Governor Patrick asked residents of Watertown and adjacent cities and towns to "shelter in place". Somerville residents also received automated calls instructing them to shelter in place. A 20-block area of Watertown was cordoned off and residents were told not to leave their homes or answer the door, as officers scoured the area in tactical gear. Helicopters circled the area and SWAT teams in armored vehicles moved through in formation, with officers going door to door. On the scene were the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Diplomatic Security Service, HSI-ICE, the National Guard, the Boston, Cambridge, Watertown Police departments, and the Massachusetts State Police. The show of force was the first major field test of the interagency task forces created in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The entire public transit network and most Boston taxi services were suspended, as was Amtrak service to and from Boston. Logan International Airport remained open under heightened security. Universities, schools, many businesses, and other facilities were closed as thousands of law enforcement personnel participated in the door-to-door manhunt in Watertown. Others followed up on other leads, including searching the house that the brothers shared in Cambridge, where seven improvised explosive devices were found. The brothers' father spoke from his home in Makhachkala, Dagestan, encouraging Dzhokhar to: "Give up. You have a bright future ahead of you. Come home to Russia." He continued, "If they killed him, then all hell would break loose." On television, Dzhokhar's uncle from Montgomery Village, Maryland pleaded with him to turn himself in. On the evening of April 19, two hours after the shelter-in-place order had been lifted, David Henneberry, a Watertown resident outside the search area, noticed that the tarp was loose on his parked boat. Investigating, he saw a body lying inside the boat in a pool of blood. He contacted the authorities, who surrounded the boat. A police helicopter verified movement through a thermal imaging device. The figure inside started poking at the tarp, prompting police to shoot at the boat. According to Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and Watertown Police Chief Deveau, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was shooting at police from inside the boat, "exchanging fire for an hour". A subsequent report indicated that the firing lasted for a shorter time. Despite this, the suspect was found to have no weapon when he was captured. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arrested at 8:42p.m. and taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head, neck, legs, and hand. Initial reports that the neck wound represented a suicide attempt were contradicted by him being unarmed. The situation was chaotic, according to a police source quoted by The Washington Post, and the firing of weapons occurred during "the fog of war". A subsequent review by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provided this more specific summary: "One officer fired his weapon without appropriate authority in response to perceived movement in the boat, and surrounding officers followed suit in a round of 'contagious fire', assuming they were being fired on by the suspect. Weapons continued to be fired for several seconds until on scene supervisors ordered a ceasefire and regained control of the scene. The unauthorized shots created another dangerous crossfire situation". These confusions were caused in part by a lack of clearly identified and coordinated law enforcement command of the thousands of officers from surrounding communities who self-deployed into the Watertown area during the events. Legal proceedings Interrogation United States Senators Kelly Ayotte, Saxby Chambliss, Lindsey Graham, and John McCain, and Representative Peter T. King suggested that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a U.S. citizen, should be tried as an unlawful enemy combatant rather than as a criminal, potentially preventing him from obtaining legal counsel. Others said that doing so would be illegal, including prominent American legal scholar and lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and would jeopardize the prosecution. The government decided to try Dzhokhar in the federal criminal court system and not as an enemy combatant. Dzhokhar was questioned for 16 hours by investigators but stopped communicating with them on the night of April 22 after Judge Marianne Bowler read him a Miranda warning. Dzhokhar had not previously been given a Miranda warning, as federal law enforcement officials invoked the warning's public safety exception. This raised doubts whether his statements during this investigation would be admissible as evidence and led to a debate surrounding Miranda rights. Charges and detention On April 22, 2013, formal criminal charges were brought against Tsarnaev in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts during a bedside hearing while he was hospitalized. He was charged with use of a weapon of mass destruction and with malicious destruction of property resulting in death. Some of the charges carry potential sentences of life imprisonment or the death penalty. Tsarnaev was judged to be awake, mentally competent, and lucid, and he responded to most questions by nodding. The judge asked him whether he was able to afford an attorney and he said no; he was represented by the Federal Public Defender's office. On April 26, Dzhohkar Tsarnaev was moved from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to the Federal Medical Center at Fort Devens, about from Boston. FMC Devens is a federal prison medical facility at a former Army base where he was held in solitary confinement at a segregated housing unit with 23-hour-per-day lockdown. On July 10, 2013, Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty to 30 charges in his first public court appearance, including a murder charge for MIT police officer Sean Collier. He was back in court for a status hearing on September 23, and his lawyers requested more time to prepare their defense. On October 2, Tsarnaev's attorneys asked the court to lift the special administrative measures (SAMs) imposed by Attorney General Holder in August, saying that the measures had left Tsarnaev unduly isolated from communication with his family and lawyers, and that no evidence suggested that he posed a future threat. Trial and sentencing Jury selection began on January 5, 2015, and was completed on March 3, with a jury consisting of eight men and ten women (including six alternates). The trial began on March 4 with Assistant U.S. Attorney William Weinreb describing the bombing and painting Dzhokhar as "a soldier in a holy war against Americans" whose motive was "reaching paradise". He called the brothers equal participants. Defense attorney Judy Clarke admitted that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had placed the second bomb and was present at the murder of Sean Collier, the carjacking of Dun Meng, and the Watertown shootout, but she emphasized the influence that his older brother had on him, portraying him as a follower. Between March 4 and 30, prosecutors called more than 90 witnesses, including bombing survivors who described losing limbs in the attack, and the government rested its case on March 30. The defense rested as well on March 31, after calling four witnesses. Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 counts on April 8. The sentencing phase of the trial began on April 21, and a further verdict was reached on May 15 in which it was recommended that he be put to death. Tsarnaev was sentenced to death on June 24, after apologizing to the victims. In 2018 Tsarnaev's lawyers appealed on the grounds that a lower-court judge's refusal to move the case to another city not traumatized by the bombings deprived him of a fair trial. On July 30, 2020, Tsarnaev's death sentence was reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which found that, during jury selection, the District Court did not properly screen prospective jurors on how much they had heard of the case. The First Circuit vacated the death sentence and three of the other thirty convictions against Tsarnaev, and ordered a new penalty phase jury trial with fresh jurors, leaving the decision of a new change of venue to the District Court. Tsarnaev's remaining convictions still carried multiple life sentences, assuring that he would remain in prison regardless of the results of the new trial. The United States government appealed this ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, which granted certiorari in the case United States v. Tsarnaev in March 2021, which was argued before the Court on October 13, 2021. Motives and backgrounds of the Tsarnaev brothers Motives According to FBI interrogators, Dzhokhar and his brother were motivated by Islamic beliefs but "were not connected to any known terrorist groups", instead learning to build explosive weapons from an online magazine published by al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen. They further alleged that "Dzhokhar and his brother considered suicide attacks and striking the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on the Fourth of July"; but ultimately decided to use remotely-activated pressure cooker bombs and other IEDs. Fox News reported that the brothers "chose the prestigious race as a 'target of opportunity' ... [after] the building of the bombs came together more quickly than expected". Dzhokhar said that he and his brother wanted to defend Islam from the U.S., accusing the U.S. of conducting the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan against Muslims. A CBS report revealed that Dzhokhar had scrawled a note with a marker on the interior wall of the boat where he was hiding; the note stated that the bombings were "retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq", and called the Boston victims "collateral damage", "in the same way innocent victims have been collateral damage in U.S. wars around the world". Photographs of the note were later used in the trial. Some political science and public policy writers suggest that Islam may have played a secondary role in the attacks. These writers theorize that the primary motives might have been sympathy towards the political aspirations in the Caucasus region and Tamerlan's inability to become fully integrated into American society. According to the Los Angeles Times, a law enforcement official said that Dzhokhar "did not seem as bothered about America's role in the Muslim world" as his brother Tamerlan had been. Dzhokhar identified Tamerlan as the "driving force" behind the bombing, and said that his brother had only recently recruited him to help. Some journalists and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense attorney have suggested that the FBI may have recruited or attempted to recruit Tamerlan Tsarnaev as an informant. Backgrounds Tamerlan Tsarnaev was born in 1986 in the Kalmyk Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, North Caucasus. Dzhokhar was born in 1993 in Kyrgyzstan, although some reports say that his family claims that he was born in Dagestan. The family spent time in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, and in Makhachkala, Dagestan. They are half Chechen through their father Anzor, and half Avar through their mother Zubeidat. They never lived in Chechnya, yet the brothers identified themselves as Chechen. The Tsarnaev family immigrated to the United States in 2002 where they applied for political asylum, settling in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Tamerlan Tsarnaev attended Bunker Hill Community College but dropped out to become a boxer. His goal was to gain a place on the U.S. Olympic boxing team, saying that, "unless his native Chechnya becomes independent", he would "rather compete for the United States than for Russia". He married U.S. citizen Katherine Russell on July 15, 2010, in the Masjid Al Quran Mosque. While initially quoted in a student magazine as saying, "I don't have a single American friend. I don't understand them," a later FBI interview report documents Tamerlan stating it was a misquote, and that most of his friends were American. He had a history of violence, including an arrest in July 2009 for assaulting his girlfriend. The brothers were Muslim; Tamerlan's aunt stated that he had recently become a devout Muslim. Tamerlan became more devout and religious after 2009, and a YouTube channel in his name was linked to Salafist and Islamist videos. The FBI was informed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in 2011 that he was a "follower of radical Islam". In response, the FBI interviewed Tamerlan and his family and searched databases, but they did not find any evidence of "terrorism activity, domestic or foreign". During the 2012 trip to Dagestan, Tamerlan was reportedly a frequent visitor at a mosque on Kotrova Street in Makhachkala, believed by the FSB to be linked with radical Islam. Some believe that "they were motivated by their faith, apparently an anti-American, radical version of Islam" acquired in the U.S., while others believe that the turn happened in Dagestan. At the time of the bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with a major in marine biology. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen on September 11, 2012. Tamerlan's boxing coach reported to NBC that the young brother was greatly affected by Tamerlan and admired him. Tamerlan was previously connected to the triple homicide in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the evening of September 11, 2011, but he was not a suspect at the time. Brendan Mess, Erik Weissman, and Raphael Teken were murdered in Mess's apartment. All had their throats slit from ear to ear with such great force that they were nearly decapitated. The local district attorney said that it appeared that the killer and the victims knew each other, and that the murders were not random. Tamerlan Tsarnaev had previously described murder victim Brendan Mess as his "best friend". After the bombing and subsequent revelations of Tsarnaev's personal life, the Waltham murders case was reexamined in April 2013 with Tsarnaev as a new suspect. Both ABC and The New York Times have reported that there is strong evidence which implicates Tsarnaev in this triple homicide. Some analysts claim that the Tsarnaev's mother Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is a radical extremist and supporter of jihad who influenced her sons' behavior. This prompted the Russian government to warn the U.S. government on two occasions about the family's behavior. Both Tamerlan and his mother were placed on a terrorism watch list about 18 months before the bombing took place. Other arrests, detentions, and prosecutions People detained and released On April 15, several people who were near the scene of the blast were taken into custody and questioned about the bombing, including a Saudi man whom police stopped as he was walking away from the explosion; they detained him when some of his responses made them uncomfortable. Law enforcement searched his residence in a Boston suburb, and the man was found to have no connection to the attack. An unnamed U.S. official said, "he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time". On the night of April 18, two men who were riding in a taxi in the vicinity of the shootout were arrested and released shortly thereafter when police determined that they were not involved in the Marathon attacks. Another man was arrested several blocks from the site of the shootout and was forced to strip naked by police who feared that he might have concealed explosives. He was released that evening after a brief investigation determined that he was an innocent bystander. Ibragim Todashev On May 22, the FBI interrogated Ibragim Todashev in Orlando, Florida, who was a Chechen from Boston. During the interrogation, he was shot and killed by an FBI agent who claimed that Todashev attacked him. The New York Times quoted an unnamed law enforcement official as saying that Todashev had confessed to a triple homicide, and had implicated Tsarnaev as well. Todashev's father claimed his son is innocent and that federal investigators are biased against Chechens and made up their case against him. Dias Kadyrbayev, Azamat Tazhayakov, and Robel Phillipos Personal backgrounds Robel Phillipos (19) was a U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent living in Cambridge who was arrested and faced with charges of knowingly making false statements to police. He graduated from high school in 2011 with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Dias Kadyrbayev (19) and Azamat Tazhayakov (20) were natives of Kazakhstan living in the U.S. They were Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's roommates in an off-campus housing complex in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at which Tsarnaev had sometimes stayed. Phillipos, Kadyrbayev, Tazhayakov, and Tsarnaev entered the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the fall of 2011 and knew each other well. After seeing photos of Tsarnaev on television, the three men traveled to his dorm room where Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov retrieved a backpack and laptop belonging to Tsarnaev, while Phillipos acted as lookout. The backpack was discarded, but police recovered it and its contents in a nearby New Bedford landfill on April 26. During interviews, the men initially denied visiting the dorm room but later admitted their actions. Arrests and legal proceedings Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov were arrested by police at the off-campus housing complex during the night of April 18–19. An unidentified girlfriend of one of the men was also arrested, but all three were soon released. Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov were re-arrested in New Bedford on April 20 and held on immigration-related violations. They appeared before a federal immigration judge on May 1 and were charged with overstaying their student visas. That same day, Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov were charged criminally with: Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov were indicted by a federal grand jury on August 8, 2013, on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice for helping Dzhokhar Tsarnaev dispose of a laptop computer, fireworks, and a backpack after the bombing. Each faced up to 25 years in prison and deportation if convicted. Tazhayakov was convicted of obstruction of justice and conspiracy on July 21, 2014. Kadyrbayev pleaded guilty to obstruction charges on August 22, 2014, but sentencing was delayed pending the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Yates v. United States. Kadyrbayev was sentenced to six years in prison in June 2015. He was deported back to Kazakhstan in October 2018. Tazhayakov pleaded not guilty and went to trial, arguing that "Kadyrbayev was the mastermind behind destroying the evidence and that Tazhayakov only 'attempted obstruction.'" Jurors returned a guilty verdict against him, however, and he was sentenced to 42 months (3 years) in prison in June 2015. U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock gave a lighter sentence to Tazhayakov than to Kadyrbayev, who was viewed as more culpable. Tazhayakov was released in May 2016 and subsequently deported. Phillipos was arrested and faced charges of knowingly making false statements to police. He was released on $100,000 bail and placed under house confinement with an ankle monitor. He was convicted on October 28, 2014, on two charges of lying about being in Tsarnaev's dorm room. He later acknowledged that he had been in the room while two friends removed a backpack containing potential evidence relating to the bombing. Phillipos faced a maximum sentence of eight years' imprisonment on each count. In June 2015, U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock sentenced him to three years in prison. Phillipos filed an appeal, but his sentence was upheld in court on February 28, 2017. Phillipos was released from prison in Philadelphia on February 26, 2018, and began to serve a three year probationary period. Khairullozhon Matanov A federal indictment was unsealed against Khairullozhon Matanov on May 30, 2014, charging him with "one count of destroying, altering, and falsifying records, documents, and tangible objects in a federal investigation, specifically information on his computer, and three counts of making materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements in a federal terrorism investigation". Matanov bought dinner for the two Tsarnaev brothers 40 minutes after the bombing. After the Tsarnaev brothers' photos were released to the public, Matanov viewed the photos on the CNN and FBI websites before attempting to reach Dzhokhar, and then tried to give away his cell phone and delete hundreds of documents from his computer. Prosecutors said that Matanov attempted to mislead investigators about the nature of his relationship with the brothers and to conceal that he shared their philosophy of violence. Matanov was originally from Kyrgyzstan. He came to the U.S. in 2010 on a student visa, and later claimed asylum. He attended Quincy College for two years before dropping out to become a taxicab driver. He was living in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the time of his arrest, and was a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev. In March 2015, Matanov pleaded guilty to all four counts. In June 2015, he was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Victims Deaths Three people were killed as a direct result of the bombings. Krystle Marie Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant manager from Medford, Massachusetts, was killed by the first bomb. Lü Lingzi (), a 23-year-old Chinese national and Boston University statistics graduate student from Shenyang, Liaoning, and 8-year old boy Martin William Richard from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, were both killed by the second bomb. Sean A. Collier, 27 years old, was shot and killed by the bombers as he sat in his patrol car on April 18, at about 10:48p.m. He was an MIT police officer, and had been with the Somerville Auxiliary Police Department from 2006 to 2009. He died from multiple gunshot wounds. Boston Police Department officer Dennis Simmonds died on April 10, 2014, from injuries that he received during the Watertown shootout a year before. Injuries According to the Boston Public Health Commission, 264 civilians were treated at 27 local hospitals. Eleven days later, 29 remained hospitalized, one in critical condition. Many victims had lower leg injuries and shrapnel wounds, which indicated that the devices were low to the ground. At least 16 civilians lost limbs, at the scene or by surgical amputation, and three lost more than one limb. Doctors described removing "ball-bearing type" metallic beads a little larger than BBs and small carpenter-type nails about long. Similar objects were found at the scene. The New York Times cited doctors as saying that the bombs mainly injured legs, ankles, and feet because they were low to the ground, instead of fatally injuring abdomens, chests, shoulders, and heads. Some victims had perforated eardrums. MBTA police officer Richard H. Donohue Jr. (33) was critically wounded during a firefight with the bombers just after midnight on April 19. He lost almost all of his blood, and his heart stopped for 45 minutes, during which time he was kept alive by cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The Boston Globe reported that Donohue may have been accidentally shot by a fellow officer. Marc Fucarile lost his right leg and received severe burns and shrapnel wounds. He was the last victim released from hospital care on July 24, 2013. Courtney Kelleigh who ran for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, suffered hypothermia with no permanent damage. Reactions Law enforcement, local and national politicians, and various heads of state reacted quickly to the bombing, generally condemning the act and expressing sympathies for the victims. Spontaneous, improvised temporary memorials appeared at the sites of the deaths in Boston and Cambridge. Over the next few years, permanent memorials were constructed and dedicated at these locations. Aid to victims The One Fund Boston was established by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston mayor Thomas Menino to make monetary distributions to bombing victims. The Boston Strong concert at the TD Garden in Boston on May 30, 2013, benefitted the One Fund, which ultimately received more than $69.8 million in donations. A week after the bombing, crowd funding websites received more than 23,000 pledges promising more than $2 million for the victims, their families, and others affected by the bombing. The Israel Trauma Coalition for Response and Preparedness sent six psychologists and specialists from Israel to help Boston emergency responders, government administrators, and community people develop post-terrorist attack recovery strategies. Local reactions Numerous sporting events, concerts, and other public entertainment were postponed or cancelled in the days following the bombing. The MBTA public transit system was under heavy National Guard and police presence and it was shut down a second time April 19 during the manhunt. In the days after the bombing, makeshift memorials began to spring up along the cordoned-off area surrounding Boylston Street. The largest was located on Arlington Street, the easternmost edge of the barricades, starting with flowers, tokens, and T-shirts. In June, the Makeshift Memorial located in Copley Square was taken down and the memorial objects located there were moved to the archives in West Roxbury for cleaning, fumigation, and archiving. Five years after the bombing, The Boston Globe reported all of the items from the memorials were being housed in a climate controlled environment, free of charge, by the storage company, Iron Mountain in Northborough, Massachusetts. Some of the items are also being stored in Boston's city archives in West Roxbury. Boston University established a scholarship in honor of Lü Lingzi, a student who died in the bombing. University of Massachusetts Boston did the same in honor of alumna and bombing victim Krystle Campell. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology established a scholarship, and erected a large abstract environmental sculpture outdoors called the Sean Collier Memorial, both in memory of slain MIT Police officer Sean Collier. The open-arched monolithic stone enclosure was proposed, designed, funded, fabricated, and installed on campus in less than two years after the bombing, and formally unveiled on April 29, 2015. One study conducted by the Institute for Public Service at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, recorded the mental health and emotional response of various survivors, for three years following the bombing. In doing so, it reviewed the kinds of aid that were available in local hospitals and offered advice on how a person or community may be healed. This study also mentions that after recognizing the downgraded media coverage of people in the city being killed or injured on a daily basis, the city of Boston "applied for and received a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to be part of their 100 resilient cities network and to develop a cross cutting resilience strategy". However, there was rising anti-Muslim sentiment online and locally in the weeks following the bombing, causing distress in the local Muslim community and making some afraid to leave their homes. Three stone pillars lit by abstract sculptural bronze lighting columns memorializing three victims were installed at the two separate bombing sites on August 19, 2019. Two bronze sidewalk bricks were installed to memorialize police officers killed in the aftermath, and cherry trees were planted nearby to bloom each April. National reactions President Barack Obama addressed the nation after the attack. He said that the perpetrators were still unknown, but that the government would "get to the bottom of this" and that those responsible "will feel the full weight of justice". He ordered flags to half-staff until April 20 on all federal buildings as "a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts". Moments of silence were held at various events across the country, including at the openings of the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and NYMEX on the day after the bombing. Numerous special events were held, including marathons and other runs. Islamic organizations in the United States condemned the attacks. International reactions The bombing was denounced and condolences were offered by many international leaders as well as leading figures from international sport. Security measures were increased worldwide in the wake of the attack. In China, users posted condolence messages on Weibo in response to the death of Lü Lingzi. Chris Buckley of The New York Times said "Ms. Lu's death gave a melancholy face to the attraction that America and its colleges exert over many young Chinese." Laurie Burkitt of The Wall Street Journal said "Ms. Lu's death resonates with many in China" due to the one-child policy. Organizers of the London Marathon, which was held six days after the Boston bombing, reviewed security arrangements for their event. Hundreds of extra police officers were drafted in to provide a greater presence on the streets, and a record 700,000 spectators lined the streets. Runners in London observed a 30-second silence in respect for the victims of Boston shortly before the race began, and many runners wore black ribbons on their vests. Organizers also pledged to donate US$3 to a fund for Boston Marathon victims for every person who finished the race. Organizers of the 2013 Vancouver Sun Run, which was held on April 21, 2013, donated $10 from every late entry for the race to help victims of the bombing at the Boston Marathon. Jamie Pitblado, vice-president of promotions for The Vancouver Sun and The Province, said the money would go to One Fund Boston, an official charity that collected donations for the victims and their families. Sun Run organizers raised anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000. There were over 48,000 participants, many dressed in blue and yellow (Boston colors) with others wearing Boston Red Sox caps. Petr Gandalovic, ambassador of the Czech Republic, released a statement after noticing much confusion on Facebook and Twitter between his nation and the Chechen Republic. "The Czech Republic and Chechnya are two very different entities – the Czech Republic is a Central European country; Chechnya is a part of the Russian Federation." Security was also stepped up in Singapore in response to online threats made on attacking several locations in the city-state and the Singapore Marathon in December. Two suspects were investigated and one was eventually arrested for making false bomb threats. Russian reaction The Russian government said that special attention would be paid to security at upcoming international sports events in Russia, including the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the Russian embassy in the U.S., President Vladimir Putin condemned the bombing as a "barbaric crime" and "stressed that the Russian Federation will be ready, if necessary, to assist in the U.S. authorities' investigation". He urged closer cooperation of security services with Western partners but other Russian authorities and mass media blamed the U.S. authorities for negligence as they warned the U.S. of the Tsarnaevs. Moreover Russian authorities and mass media since the spring of 2014 blame the United States for politically motivated false information about the lack of response from Russian authorities after subsequent U.S. requests. As proof a letter from the Russian FSB was shown to the members of an official U.S. Congressional delegation to Moscow during their visit. This letter with information about Tsarnaev (including his biography details, connections and phone number) had been sent from the FSB to the FBI and CIA during March 2011. Republican U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss and Richard Burr reported that Russian authorities had separately asked both the FBI (at least twice: during March and November 2011) and the CIA (September 2011) to look carefully into Tamerlan Tsarnaev and provide more information about him back to Russia. FSB secretly recorded phone conversations between Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his mother (they vaguely and indirectly discussed jihad) and sent these to the FBI as evidence of possible extremist links within the family. However, while Russia offered US intelligence services warnings that Tsarnaev planned to link up with extremist groups abroad, an FBI investigation yielded no evidence to support those claims at the time. In addition, subsequent U.S. requests for additional information about Tsarnaev went unanswered by the Russians. Chechen reactions On April 19, 2013, the press-secretary of the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, issued a statement that, inter alia, read: "The Boston bombing suspects have nothing to do with Chechnya". On the same day, Kadyrov was reported by The Guardian to have written on Instagram: Any attempt to make a link between Chechnya and the Tsarnaevs, if they are guilty, is in vain. They grew up in the U.S., their views and beliefs were formed there. The roots of evil must be searched for in America. The whole world must battle with terrorism. We know this better than anyone. We wish recover to all the victims and share Americans' feeling of sorrow. Akhmed Zakayev, head of the secular wing of the Chechen separatist movement, now in exile in London, condemned the bombing as "terrorist" and expressed condolences to the families of the victims. Zakayev denied that the bombers were in any way representative of the Chechen people, saying that "the Chechen people never had and can not have any hostile feelings toward the United States and its citizens". The Mujahideen of the Caucasus Emirate Province of Dagestan, the Caucasian Islamist organization in both Chechnya and Dagestan, denied any link to the bombing or the Tsarnaev brothers and stated that it was at war with Russia, not the United States. It also said that it had sworn off violence against civilians since 2012. Criticism of the "shelter-in-place" directive and house-to-house searches During the manhunt for the perpetrators of the bombing, Governor Deval Patrick said "we are asking people to shelter in place". The request was highly effective; most people stayed home, causing Boston, Watertown, and Cambridge to come to a virtual standstill. According to Time magazine, "media described residents complying with a 'lockdown order,' but in reality the governor's security measure was a request". Scott Silliman, emeritus director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke Law School, said that the shelter-in-place request was voluntary. The shelter-in-place directive was criticized by some commentators. Michael Cohen of The Observer said that Americans have little experience with daily terrorism compared to some countries and "are more primed to … assume the absolute worst". Cohen wrote that it was not the first time dangerous murderers have been on the loose in a large American city (citing Christopher Dorner in 2013 and the Beltway sniper attacks in 2002), but noted that "lockdown" measures were not used in those cases. Former congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, criticized what he described as a "military-style takeover of parts of Boston" during the investigation and wrote that "this unprecedented move should frighten us as much or more than the attack itself". Haaretz Chemi Salev wrote that "in terms of cost-benefit analysis, from the evil terrorist's point of view, the Boylston Street bombings and their aftermath can only be viewed as a resounding triumph" since the "relatively amateurish" terrorists managed to intimidate a vast number of people and got a maximum amount of publicity. Responding to Salev in The New York Times, Ross Douthat commented that the massive manhunt operation might deter other amateur terrorists, but not hard-core terrorists such as Mohammed Atta. Douthat argued that out-of-the-ordinary measures can only be used when terrorism itself is out-of-the-ordinary: if attacks started to occur more often, people would not be as willing to comply with shelter-in-place commands, yet once a terrorist has been hunted with such an operation, it is hard to justify why such measures should not be taken the next time. The National Lawyers Guild and some news outlets questioned the constitutionality of the door-to-door searches conducted by law enforcement officers looking for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. One Boston Day On the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings, Mayor Marty Walsh established April 15, the day of the bombings, as an official and permanent holiday called "One Boston Day", dedicated to conducting random acts of kindness and helping others out. Over the past eight years, some examples of acts of kindness being done have been donating blood to the American Red Cross, donating food to the Greater Boston Food Bank, opening free admission in places like the Museum of Science and Museum of Fine Arts, donating shoes to homeless shelters, and donating to military and veteran charities. Conspiracy theories A number of conspiracy theories arose in the immediate wake of the attacks and after more information about the Tsarnaev brothers came to light. This can be common in the aftermath of acts of domestic terrorism, especially the September 11th attacks. In the days following the attacks, some conspiracy theories arose on the internet claiming they were false flag attacks committed by the United States government. As more information about the backgrounds of the Tsarnaev Brothers came to light, further conspiracy theories were disseminated. One claim, made by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense attorney as well as some journalists, was that the FBI had tried to recruit Tamerlan Tsarnaev as an FBI informant in 2011. The FBI denied this claim in a press release, stating that "the Tsarnaev brothers were never sources for the FBI nor did the FBI attempt to recruit them as sources". The FBI is not required to release information on informants, and classified information on sources of intelligence constitutes an exception to the 25-year declassification window established by Executive Order 13526. In 2011, a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev was murdered in Waltham, Massachusetts, along with two others. After the 2013 attacks, the investigation was reopened with Tamerlan Tsarnaev as a new suspect. The failure of the 2011 investigation to identify Tamerlan Tsarnaev as a major suspect led to claims among conspiracy theorists that the investigation of the 2011 Waltham triple murder had been suppressed by the FBI in order to maintain Tsarnaev's informant status. Theorists also cite the fact that the FBI has been criticized for an alleged practice under former director James Comey of encouraging confidential informants to attempt terrorist attacks. This alleged practice, combined with disputed claims of connections between the Tsarnaev brothers and intelligence services, have given rise to a conspiracy theory that the United States government had foreknowledge of the Tsarnaev brothers' plans to commit a terrorist attack, or that the attack was made at the direction of intelligence services. The Tsarnaev brother's uncle, Said-Hussein Tsarnaev and other members of the Tsarnaev family have repeated this theory, as well as claiming neither brother actually committed the attacks. This claim also formed an element of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's legal defense. No evidence or further claims supporting this theory have been confirmed by any US government agencies. Conflicting reports On the afternoon of the bombing, the New York Post reported that a suspect, a Saudi Arabian male, was under guard and being questioned at a Boston hospital. That evening, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said that there had not been an arrest. The Post did not retract its story about the suspect, leading to widespread reports by CBS News, CNN, and other media that a Middle Eastern suspect was in custody. The day after the bombing, a majority of outlets were reporting that the Saudi was a witness, not a suspect. The New York Post on its April 18 front page showed two men, and said they were being sought by the authorities. The two men in question, a 17-year-old boy and his track coach, were not the ones being sought as suspects. The boy, from Revere, Massachusetts, turned himself over to the police immediately and was cleared after a 20-minute interview in which they advised him to deactivate his Facebook account. New York Post editor Col Allan stated, "We stand by our story. The image was emailed to law enforcement agencies yesterday afternoon seeking information about these men, as our story reported. We did not identify them as suspects." The two were implied to be possible suspects via crowdsourcing on the websites Reddit and 4chan. Several other people were mistakenly identified as suspects. Two of those wrongly identified as suspects on Reddit were the 17-year-old track star noted above and Sunil Tripathi, a Brown University student missing since March. Tripathi was found dead on April 23 in the Providence River. On April 17, the FBI released the following statement: The decision to release the photos of the Tsarnaev brothers was made in part to limit damage done to those misidentified on the Internet and by the media, and to address concerns over maintaining control of the manhunt. Film adaptation A film about the bombing and the subsequent manhunt, Patriots Day, was released in December 2016. Another film, Stronger, which chronicles the experience of survivor Jeff Bauman, was released in September 2017. See also 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt, an attempted bombing in New York City using a pressure cooker bomb and other explosive devices 2011 Waltham triple murder, a triple homicide to which Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been connected 2013 Bat Yam bus bombing, the bombing of a public bus in Israel using a pressure cooker bomb Centennial Olympic Park bombing, a 1996 terrorist attack which also targeted a public event List of Islamist terrorist attacks Footnotes References External links Congressional hearings 2013 in Boston 2013 in sports in Massachusetts 2013 murders in the United States April 2013 crimes in the United States April 2013 events in the United States Articles containing video clips Boston Marathon Boston Police Department Copley Square Deaths by firearm in Massachusetts Disasters in Boston Disasters in sports Explosions in 2013 Filmed improvised explosive device bombings History of Boston History of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Improvised explosive device bombings in the United States Islamic terrorism in the United States Islamic terrorist incidents in 2013 Murder in Massachusetts Plots and attacks using pressure cooker bombs Politics and sports Sports-related accidents and incidents Terrorism in the United States Terrorist incidents in Massachusetts Terrorist incidents in the United States in 2013 University and college shootings in the United States Watertown, Massachusetts

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Tece Creek

Tece Creek is a creek in Mersin Province, Turkey. Its headwaters are around Fındıkpınarı in the Toros Mountains. In upper reaches it is also called Fındık Creek. It flows to Mediterranean Sea at . Tece town (now a neighborhood of Mersin) is by the creek. References Rivers of Turkey Rivers of Mersin Province

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St John's Marlborough

St John's Marlborough (formerly St John's School and Community College) is a mixed secondary school with academy status in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, for students aged 11 to 18. the school has 1,635 students. The school opened in 1975 and is in the south of the town. History The school was formed in 1975 as a new comprehensive school, taking over the buildings and many of the staff of the recently closed Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School and the Marlborough Secondary Modern School on Chopping Knife Lane. The grammar school had been founded in 1550. The school's Savernake building was the former secondary modern school. In 1998 the school was awarded its first specialism in Technology and in 2005 its second in Languages. After the rebuilding of the school on a new site at Granham Hill, the buildings of two former schools were demolished in 2010. The school converted to academy status in September 2012. It is run by the Excalibur Academies Trust, a multi-academy trust which includes several local primary schools and John O'Gaunt School, Hungerford. Buildings After the amalgamation of the grammar and secondary modern schools, the school operated on two separate sites. Building work for a new school started on site in June 2008, at an estimated cost of £26.5M. The new building was brought into use in late 2009 and was officially opened by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in 2010. The new building was designed by Re-Format, formerly Format Milton Architects. The single-site project had been many years in the planning due to delays obtaining planning permission for the development of the other site, and complaints from local residents. Notable alumni Aaron Hicklin – editor of Out magazine Lauren Child – children's author and illustrator Rhys Thornbury – skeleton athlete Dr Phil Hammond – physician, journalist, broadcaster, comedian and commentator References External links Excalibur Academies Trust Secondary schools in Wiltshire Academies in Wiltshire Educational institutions established in 1975 1975 establishments in England Marlborough, Wiltshire

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C6H9NO

{{DISPLAYTITLE:C6H9NO}} The molecular formula C6H9NO may refer to: 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline Carbapenam N-Vinylpyrrolidone Molecular formulas

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Mimesis (magazine)

Mimesis is a quarterly literary magazine based in Norwich that deals predominantly with poetry. The magazine was started in 2007. Issues appear in January, April, July and November. The journal stands out for the number of pages filled purely by poems. An interview with a well-known poet is also featured in each issue. A small number of greyscale artworks appear alongside the writing. References External links Mimesis Poetry web site Literary magazines published in the United Kingdom Quarterly magazines published in the United Kingdom Cultural magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 2007 Mass media in Norwich Poetry literary magazines

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Patricia Reilly Giff

Patricia Reilly Giff (April 26, 1935 – June 22, 2021) was an American author and teacher born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She was educated at Marymount Manhattan College, where she was awarded a B.A. degree, and St. John's University, where she earned an M.A. and Hofstra University, where she was awarded a Professional Diploma in Reading and a Doctorate of Humane Letters. After spending some twenty years as a full-time teacher, she began writing, specializing in children's literature. Giff resided in Trumbull, Connecticut, along with her husband Jim and their three children. Giff's writing workshops have influenced other children's authors such as Tony Abbott and Elise Broach. She was a Newbery Honor, ALA Best Book For Young Adults, and Christopher Award laureate. She died on June 22, 2021. Writing Polk Street School series Giff's series of children's books about the kids from Polk Street School has proven popular and won critical acclaim. The stories revolve around second-grade teacher Ms. Rooney and the students in her class, in particular perpetual troublemaker Richard Best (nicknamed "Beast"), who is good at art but terrible at reading and Emily Arrow, who is good at math but also terrible at reading. Some novels in the series also feature Emily's younger sister Stacy as the central character. Books in the series include: The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room (1984) – Richard "Beast" Best must repeat his second-grade year, and between the teasing from his former classmates and having to take classes with "babies," his new school year is off to a miserable start. Fish Face (1984) – Emily is excited to make friends with Dawna, the new girl from Florida, until a good-luck charm of Emily's is stolen and Emily discovers that Dawn is the thief. Made into a musical by ArtsPower. The Valentine Star (1985) – Emily reports her classmate Sherri for misbehaving in class, and Sherri vows revenge. Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs (1985) – Richard has trouble with a writing assignment, since writing is his worst subject. Snaggle Doodles (1985) – Ms. Rooney assigns her students to groups to come up with inventions, and Emily clashes with Linda, the bossy leader of her group. Purple Climbing Days (1985) – Richard struggles with rope-climbing in physical education class. Say "Cheese" (1985) – Summer vacation is about to begin, but Emily is lonely and depressed because she doesn't have a best friend. Sunny Side Up (1986) – Beast and his friends Emily and Matthew attend summer school. Pickle Puss (1986) – Emily and her friend/rival Dawn compete in a book-reading contest to determine who will get to keep Pickle Puss, the stray cat they found. The Candy Corn Contest (1987) – Mrs. Rooney offers a jar of candy corn as a prize for whoever correctly guesses the number of candies in the jar. In the Dinosaur's Paw (1987) – Richard is convinced that the ruler he found in his desk has magical powers, and is mortified when it disappears December Secrets (1987) – Emily is assigned the irritating class "crybaby," Jiliannel Simon, as a "secret pal" for the month of December. Watch Out! Man-Eating Snake! (1988) – On the first day of school, Stacy tries to make friends with her classmate Jiwon, with disastrous results. All About Stacy (1988) – Stacy tries to think of something special to go in her "About Me Box" project. Fancy Feet (1988) – When Jiwon's pair of gold shoes disappears, the whole class accuses Stacy of stealing the shoes. B-E-S-T Friends (1988) – Annie, the "weird" new girl in class, constantly irritates Stacy, but then Stacy is assigned to be her class partner. Spectacular Stone Soup (1988) – Stacy begins a campaign to be more helpful, beginning with her class's Stone Soup project. Garbage Juice for Breakfast (1989) – Dawn participates in a treasure hunt at summer camp. The Case of the Cool Itch Kid (1989) – When some of Dawn's prized possessions turn up missing at summer camp, she suspects the students from a rival school of being thieves. The Beast and the Halloween Horror (1990) – Beast finds himself in trouble after he fudges a letter-writing assignment. Emily Arrow Promises to Do Better This Year (1990) – Emily makes a New Year's resolution she finds difficult to keep. Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck! (1991) – Beast and his friend Matthew accidentally ruin a prop for the school spring assembly. Look Out, Washington D.C.! (1995) – Ms. Rooney takes her class on a trip to the United States' capital city. Next Stop, New York City! (1997) – Ms. Rooney takes her class on a trip to New York City. Wild Girl Lidie leaves Brazil and she dreams of going to Queens, New York. But she discovers that a new world is a big challenge. Lily's Crossing Awards: Newbery Honor Book 1998 Nory Ryan's Song Awards: ALA Best Book For Young Adults Book 2003 Pictures of Hollis Woods Awards: Newbery Honor Book 2003. Hollis is an abandoned orphan who is searching for a home. Eleven Sam is almost 11 when he discovers a locked box in the attic above his grandfather Mack's room, and a piece of paper that says he was kidnapped. There are many other words, but Sam has always had trouble reading. He's desperate to find out who he is, and if his beloved Mack is really his grandfather. Genevieve's War Awards: Christopher Award 2018. References External links Giff at publisher Random House, with autobiographical greeting Water Street at Wikiquote 1935 births 2021 deaths Writers from Brooklyn American children's writers Newbery Honor winners Hofstra University alumni 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers American women children's writers American women novelists People from Trumbull, Connecticut Novelists from New York (state)

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Barli

Barli may refer to: Barli Vocational Institute for Rural Women in Indore Barlı, Azerbaijan Barli, Vizianagaram, a village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh Barli Inscription

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Condensation particle counter

A condensation particle counter or CPC is a particle counter that detects and counts aerosol particles by first enlarging them by using the particles as nucleation centers to create droplets in a supersaturated gas. Three techniques have been used to produce nucleation: Adiabatic expansion using an expansion chamber. This was the original technique used by John Aitken in 1888. Thermal diffusion. Mixing of hot and cold gases. The most usually used (also the most efficient) method is cooling by thermal diffusion. Most abundantly used working fluid is n-butanol; during last years water is also encountered in this use. Condensation particle counters are able to detect particles with dimensions from 2 nm and larger. This is of special importance because particles sized down from 50 nm are generally undetectable with conventional optical techniques. Usually the supersaturation is ca. 100…200 % in condensation chamber, despite the fact that heterogeneous nucleation (droplet growth on surface of a suspended solid particle) can occur at supersaturation as small as 1 %. The greater vapour content is needed because, according to surface science laws, the vapour pressure over a convex surface is less than over a plane, thus greater content of vapor in air is required to meet actual supersaturation criteria. This amount grows (vapor pressure decreases) along with decrease in particle size, the critical diameter for which condensation can occur at the present saturation level is called Kelvin diameter. The supersaturation level must, however, be small enough to prevent homogeneous nucleation (when liquid molecules collide so often that they form clusters – stable enough to ensure further growth is possible), which will produce false counts. This usually starts at ca. 300 % supersaturation. Operation of a diffusional thermal cooling CPC is depicted on the right. Air passes through a hollow block of porous material in contact with the working liquid, the block being heated to ensure high vapour content. Then the humified air enters the cooler where nucleation occur. Temperature difference between the heater and the cooler determines the supersaturation, which in its turn determines the minimal size of particles that will be detected (the greater the difference, the smaller particles get counted). As proper nucleation conditions occur in the center of the flow, sometimes incoming flow is divided: most of it undergoes filtering and forms the sheath flow, which the rest of flow, still containing particles, is inserted into via a capillary. The more uniform is obtained supersaturation, the sharper is particle minimal size cutoff. During the heterogeneous nucleation process in the nucleation chamber, particles grow up to 10…12 μm large and so are conveniently detected by usual techniques, such as laser nefelometry (measurement of light pulses scattered by the grown-up particles). References Meteorological instrumentation and equipment Counting instruments Particle detectors Aerosols Air pollution Aerosol measurement

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Vasile Pușcașu

Vasile Puşcaşu (born 2 May 1956) is a retired heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Romania. He has competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won two medals: a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984. He also won two silver and four bronze medals at the world and European championships between 1977 and 1987. References External links 1956 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Romania Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Romanian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Conus ventricosus mediterraneus

Conus ventricosus mediterraneus is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 63 mm. The color of the shell is yellowish brown, pink-brown or olivaceous ; sometimes chocolate-brown, very closely nebulously spotted and reticulated ; and sometimes interrupted-lined with chestnut, with a narrow, light band below the middle. The elevated spire is rudely gradate and maculated. The interior of the shell is light chocolate, with a light band. Distribution This subspecies occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, but not in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off Senegal. Synonyms Conus adriaticus Nardo, 1847 Conus alticonica Pallary, 1904 Conus amazonicus Nardo, 1847 Conus ammiralis var. americanus Gmelin, 1791 Conus caffer Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 Conus caillaudi Jay, 1846 Conus chersoideus Nardo, 1847 Conus cinctus Bosc, 1801 Conus cinereus Delle Chiaje & Poli, 1826 Conus clodianus Nardo, 1847 Conus cretheus Nardo, 1847 Conus elpus De Gregorio, 1885 Conus epaphus Nardo, 1847 Conus erosus Renier, 1804 Conus franciscanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus galloprovincialis Locard, 1886 Conus galloprovincialis var. lineolata Locard & Caziot, 1900 Conus galloprovincialis var. minor Locard & Caziot, 1900 Conus glaucescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 Conus grossii Maravigna, 1853 Conus guestieri Lorois, 1860 Conus hanleyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1857 Conus hanley Conus hanley Conus herillus Nardo, 1847 Conus humilis von Salis Marschlins, 1793 Conus ignobilis Olivi, 1792 Conus ignobilis var. rufa Scacchi, 1836 Conus inaequalis Reeve, 1849 Conus intermedius Lamarck, 1810 Conus istriensis Nardo, 1847 Conus jamaicensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus jaspis von Salis Marschlins, 1793 Conus madurensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus mediterraneus f. gaudiosus Nicolay, 1978 Conus mediterraneus var. acuta Requien, 1848 Conus mediterraneus var. alalmus DeGregorio, 1885 Conus mediterraneus var. alba Coen, 1933 Conus mediterraneus var. albina Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 Conus mediterraneus var. alticonica Pallary, 1904 Conus mediterraneus var. amigus DeGregorio, 1885 Conus mediterraneus var. arenaria Monterosato, 1917 Conus mediterraneus var. ater Philippi, 1836 Conus mediterraneus var. caerulescens Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 Conus mediterraneus var. carinata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 Conus mediterraneus var. castanea Coen, 1933 Conus mediterraneus var. debilis Monterosato, 1917 Conus mediterraneus var. elongata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885 Conus mediterraneus var. emisus DeGregorio, 1885 Conus mediterraneus var. fasciata Requien, 1848 Conus mediterraneus var. flammulata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886 Conus mediterraneus var. flavescens Coen, 1933 Conus mediterraneus var. fusca Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1887 Conus mediterraneus var. interrupta Coen, 1933 Conus mediterraneus var. lutea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1888 Conus mediterraneus var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889 Conus mediterraneus var. marmoratus Philippi, 1836 Conus mediterraneus var. minor Monterosato, 1878 Conus mediterraneus var. oblonga Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 Conus mediterraneus var. obtusa Requien, 1848 Conus mediterraneus var. pallida Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891 Conus mediterraneus var. persistens Kobelt, 1906 Conus mediterraneus var. pretunculus Monterosato, 1917 Conus mediterraneus var. rubens Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892 Conus mediterraneus var. rufatra DeGregorio, 1885 Conus mediterraneus var. scalare Dautzenberg, 1911 Conus mediterraneus var. scalaris Pallary, 1912 Conus mediterraneus var. subconcolor Requien, 1848 Conus mediterraneus var. subviridis DeGregorio, 1885 Conus mediterraneus var. vayssierei Kobelt, 1906 Conus olivaceus von Salis Marschlins, 1793 Conus olivaceus Kiener, 1845 Conus pallans Nardo, 1847 Conus phegeus Nardo, 1847 Conus postdiluvianus Risso, 1826 Conus rusticus Poli, 1826 Conus siculus DelleChiaje, 1828 Conus stercutius Nardo, 1847 Conus submediterraneus Locard, 1886 Conus thuscus Nardo, 1847 Conus trunculus Monterosato, 1899 Conus vayssierei var. ossea Monterosato, 1917 Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 Conus ventricosus var. elpus DeGregorio, 1885 Conus ventricosus var. empismus DeGregorio, 1885 Lautoconus noeformis Monterosato, 1923 References Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp. Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition External links The Conus Biodiversity website mediterraneus

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Egg, Switzerland

Egg is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Egg is first mentioned in 775 as Echa. Personalities Hausi A. Muller (born 1955), Professor, Associate Dean Research, University of Victoria Peter Wuffli (born 1957), Manager Brigitte Oertli (born 1962), Skier Uriella (born 1929), Managerin Billy Meier (born 1936), Egger Abfallbärtli Geography Egg has an area of . Of this area, 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 12.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (5.2%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. 12.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The lowest elevation in the municipality is the Greifensee at . The highest point in the municipality is the Pfannenstiel at . Egg is located in the Pfannenstiel region. Districts There are three villages in Egg: Hinteregg (population: 1,500), Egg (population: 4,800) and Esslingen (population: 1,500). There are also smaller settlements (called Aussenwacht): Rällikon, Innervollikon, Usservollikon, Niederesslingen, Rohr, Schaubigen, Eichholz, Neuhaus, and Guldenen. Coat of arms The coat of arms shows two entwined hands in blue, coming out of silver clouds. It was created at the beginning of the 19th century, influenced by the French Revolution. It symbolizes the motto of the Revolution: Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood. Demographics Egg has a population (as of ) of . , 17.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (87.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.5%) and English being third ( 2.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (16.2%), the FDP (15.9%) and the CSP (10.5%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.3%. In Egg about 82% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 3068 households in Egg. Egg has an unemployment rate of 1.85%. , there were 207 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 70 businesses involved in this sector. 567 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 63 businesses in this sector. 1404 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 251 businesses in this sector. 47.9% of the working population were employed full-time, and 52.1% were employed part-time. there were 2349 Catholics and 3412 Protestants in Egg. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 48.8% were some type of Protestant, with 46% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 2.8% belonging to other Protestant churches. 29.2% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 4.6% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.7% did not give a religion, and 14% were atheist or agnostic. The historical population is given in the following table: Transport The town centre of Zürich is connected to Egg with a special tramway — the Forchbahn. Egg is connected by the Autostrasse A52 to Zumikon and Hinwil. See also St. Antonius Church, Egg References External links Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

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Alizée Gaillard

Alizée Gaillard (born 28 April 1985), sometimes credited as Alizée Sorel, is a Haitian-Swiss fashion model. Gaillard began her modeling career in 2005, after winning season one of the French edition of America's Next Top Model. Afterwards, she signed to Elite Model Management. Early years Gaillard was born to a Haitian father and a Swiss mother in Geneva. Gaillard moved to Pétion-Ville in Haiti when she was two months old, and spent her early childhood there until the age of eight, when she moved back to Switzerland with her family. On 15 December 2013, she married American actor Darrin Charles in a ceremony in Los Angeles. Career In 2005, she won the first cycle of France's Next Top Model, promoted by channel M6. Since then, she has worked for Alexander McQueen, L’Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Prada, etc. Gaillard is signed with Elite Model Management. Through her career, she became involved in several charity associations, like Caritas. References External links https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6853471/ 1985 births Living people Haitian female models Haitian people of Swiss descent Next Top Model winners People from Geneva People from Port-au-Prince Swiss female models Swiss people of Haitian descent Naturalized citizens of the United States

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Miltochrista asakurai

Miltochrista asakurai is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1927. It is found in Taiwan. References asakurai Moths described in 1927 Moths of Asia

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Yff center of congruence

In geometry, the Yff center of congruence is a special point associated with a triangle. This special point is a triangle center and Peter Yff initiated the study of this triangle center in 1987. Isoscelizer An isoscelizer of an angle A in a triangle ABC is a line through points P1 and Q1, where P1 lies on AB and Q1 on AC, such that the triangle AP1Q1 is an isosceles triangle. An isoscelizer of angle A is a line perpendicular to the bisector of angle A. Isoscelizers were invented by Peter Yff in 1963. Yff central triangle Let ABC be any triangle. Let P1Q1 be an isoscelizer of angle A, P2Q2 be an isoscelizer of angle B, and P3Q3 be an isoscelizer of angle C. Let A'B'C' be the triangle formed by the three isoscelizers. The four triangles A'P2Q3, Q1B'P3, P1Q2C, and A'B'C' are always similar. There is a unique set of three isoscelizers P1Q1, P2Q2, P3Q3 such that the four triangles A'P2Q3, Q1B'P3, P1Q2C', and A'B'C' are congruent. In this special case the triangle A'B'C' formed by the three isoscelizers is called the Yff central triangle of triangle ABC. The circumcircle of the Yff central triangle is called the Yff central circle''' of the triangle. Yff center of congruence Let ABC be any triangle. Let P1Q1, P2Q2, P3Q3 be the isoscelizers of the angles A, B, C such that the triangle A'B'C' formed by them is the Yff central triangle of triangle ABC. The three isoscelizers P1Q1, P2Q2, P3Q3 are continuously parallel-shifted such that the three triangles A'P2Q3, Q1B'P3, P1Q2C are always congruent to each other until the triangle A'B'C' formed by the intersections of the isoscelizers reduces to a point. The point to which the triangle A'B'C' reduces to is called the Yff center of congruence' of triangle ABC. Properties The trilinear coordinates of the Yff center of congruence are ( sec( A/2 ) : sec ( B/2 ), sec ( C/2 ). Any triangle ABC is the triangle formed by the lines which are externally tangent to the three excircles of the Yff central triangle of triangle ABC. Let I be the incenter of triangle ABC. Let D be the point on side BC such that ∠BID = ∠DIC, E a point on side CA such that ∠CIE = ∠EIA, and F a point on side AB such that ∠AIF = ∠FIB. Then the lines AD. BE, and CF are concurrent at the Yff center of congruence. This fact gives a geometrical construction for locating the Yff center of congruence. A computer assisted search of the properties of the Yff central triangle has generated several interesting results relating to properties of the Yff central triangle. Generalization The geometrical construction for locating the Yff center of congruence has an interesting generalization. The generalisation begins with an arbitrary point P in the plane of a triangle ABC. Then points D, E, F are taken on the sides BC, CA, AB such that ∠BPD = ∠DPC, ∠CPE = ∠EPA, and ∠APF = ∠FPB. The generalization asserts that the lines AD, BE, CF'' are concurrent. See also Congruent isoscelizers point Central triangle References Triangle centers

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The Labyrinth of Solitude

The Labyrinth of Solitude () is a 1950 book-length essay by the Mexican poet Octavio Paz. One of his most famous works, it consists of nine parts: "The Pachuco and other extremes", "Mexican Masks", "The Day of the Dead", "The Sons of La Malinche", "The Conquest and Colonialism", "From Independence to the Revolution", "The Mexican Intelligence", "The Present Day" and "The Dialectic of Solitude". After 1975 some editions included the essay "Post data", which discusses the massacre of hundreds of Mexican students in 1968. (Paz abandoned his position as ambassador in India in reaction to this event.) The essays are predominantly concerned with the theme of Mexican identity and demonstrate how, at the end of the existential labyrinth, there is a profound feeling of solitude. As Paz argues: Paz observes that solitude is responsible for the Mexican's perspective on death, fiesta, and identity. Death is celebrated but at the same time repelled because of the uncertainty behind it. As for the fiestas, they express a sense of communality, crucially emphasizing the idea of not being alone and in doing so, help to bring out the true Mexican that is usually hidden behind a mask of self-denial. This represents the way in which the Mexicans have inherited two distinct cultures, the Spanish and the Indigenous, but by denying one part of their identity, they become stuck in a world of solitude. From the chapter "The Conquest and Colonialism" onwards, Paz makes a detailed analysis of Mexican history beginning with a look at the Pre-Columbian culture and in particular reflecting on the 1910 Revolt. In his analysis, he expresses how the humanists take a primary role as the intellectuals of the country. His major criticism is that to be an intellectual it is necessary to distance oneself from the subject that you are studying so that the argument remains critical yet rational and objective. As the intellectual gets more involved with the political environment, his arguments can often become influenced by other factors such as political motivation and pressure to conform. The critic Harold Bloom listed The Labyrinth of Solitude as one of the artistic works that have been important and influential in Western culture in The Western Canon (1994). See also References 1950 non-fiction books Essay collections Mexican literature Octavio Paz

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les%20Coeurs%20br%C3%BBl%C3%A9s%20%28miniseries%29

Les Coeurs brûlés (miniseries)

Les Coeurs brûlés "Burned Hearts", is a French miniseries in eight 90-minute episodes, produced by Jean Sagols a screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jaubert, Silbert Queen, and Jean-Charles Dudrumet. It was broadcast from 3 July 1992 to 21 August 1992 on TF1. Synopsis Isa Mercier, a cashier in a supermarket is determined to leave her condition. Thanks to her uncle, she was hired as a maid at "La Réserve", one of the most beautiful palaces on the French Riviera, where Hélène Charrière reigns over the hotel. Cast Mireille Darc : Hélène Charrière Amélie Pick : Isa Mercier puis Leroy Pierre Cosso : Christian Leroy Danièle Évenou : Geneviève Mercier Michel Duchaussoy : Arnaud Charrière Alain Doutey : Jean-Philippe Vernier Magali Noel : Julia Bertyl Jacques Serres : Marcel Mercier Pierre Vaneck : Marc Leroy Josy Bernard : Patricia Leroy Patrice-Flora Praxo : Audrey Bertyl Frédéric Deban : Sylvain Roquière Rémy Roggero : Tanguy Mercier Dora Doll : Marie-Thérèse Fromentin Michel Robbe : Stéphane Romanski Cyril Aubin : Tonin Episodes La Blessure The injury Le Court-circuit The short circuit L'Ambition Ambition La Cassure The Break Lutte d'intérêts Fighting interests Quitte ou double Double or quits Anges et démons Angels and Demons L'Amour triomphant Triumphant love Comments Broadcast on TF1 in the summer of 1992, this soap opera was seen by around 10 million spectators every Friday. Its credits are interpreted by Nicole Croisille. The success of this series spawned a sequel in 1994: Les Yeux d'Hélène. In September 2017, following the death of Mireille Darc, the Série Club channel rebroadcasts the series. References External links Générique "Les Cœurs Brûlés" 1990s French television miniseries 1992 French television series debuts 1992 French television series endings Incest in film

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Obra (TV drama)

Obra (Life) (Ɔbra in Akan) was a Ghanaian television drama series which was very popular in Ghana in the 1980s. From Keteke to Obra TV series Some key members of the "Obra Drama Group" first appeared in a situational TV drama series called "Keteke" (Train/Locomotive) on GTV in 1981. The main plot of "Keteke" centred around everyday encounters at a train station, highlighting the challenges of ordinary people as they strive to make a decent living. This explains why "Keteke" had some notable characters: a Station Master who managed the affairs of the train station; a Ghanaman who portrayed the challenges of the ordinary Ghanaian; and Maame Dokono (Madam Kenkey) the resident food vendor of the train station. In the show, the Keteke station naturally becomes a crucial public space for everyday sociality, the hub for local gossip, and the centre for all manner of dealings. Additionally, Keteke highlighted the economic hardship of the time and the moral dilemmas that the characters face in their quest to make a living through fair or foul means. "Keteke" was later transformed into "Obra". History Primetime Sunday evening entertainment in Ghana had been the preserve of the Osofo Dadzie group since 1972. However, cracks began to appear in the unity and cohesion of the Osofo Dadzie Group when they returned from a European tour in the early 1980s. Some key members of the group had surreptitiously obtained visas with the intention of embarking on the tour without the involvement of Jane Ackon, Bea Kissi, Frimpong Manso and other key members. Invariably, the tour turned out to be a disaster, given the omission of these core members. Upon return, the group had also requested for a small raise in their transport and logistic costs from ¢40 to ¢65, in order to reflect the rising cost of living in the country but management of GBC-TV refused to compromise. Consequently, the group refused to perform any new plays until the impasse is resolved. This meant that between October and December 1981, GBC-TV had to broadcast old Osofo Dadzie episodes which gradually lost their public appeal. The new Head of State and leader of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) at the time, Flt Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings became aware of the impasse and therefore invited key members of the production crew; Grace Omaboe (one of the main scriptwriters of Osofo Dadzie) and Nana Bosompra (Producer) to consider the formation of a rival group in order to fill the vacant artistic space whiles a permanent solution is found for the Osofo Dadzie problem. Thus, the two liaised with other notable players in the industry to organise auditions and recruit the cast of the new show. Around this time, Keteke had started the previous year (1981) and gradually gaining public appeal. Grace Omaboe and Nana Bosompra therefore rebranded "Keteke" and converted it into "Obra", a bigger production with a larger cast and more diversified plots. Cast members mostly spoke Twi, Fante and Akuapem. Obra episodes generally addressed the virtues and vices of life such as honesty, integrity, patience, perseverance, gratitude, envy, greed, jealousy, treachery, etc. Two of the older actors, Joe Eyison and Esi Kom were often cast as a married couple. Similarly, Grace Omaboe and David Dontoh were often cast as husband and wife even from the earliest episodes, thus sparking speculations about a possible off-screen romantic relationship between the two. According to the creators of Obra, one of the main points of departure from the rival Osofo Dadzie brand was for cast members not to wear formal attire like suits and tie. Hence, the Obra cast mostly wore local attire like slit and kaba which reflected Ghanaian history and culture. Cast Over time, the cast of Obra became household names in Ghana. The cast were primarily drawn from the Ghana Theatre Club and School of Performing Arts, of which Grace Omaboe was a member. The original cast included David Dontoh (Ghanaman), Grace Omaboe (Maame Dokono) and Joe Eyison (Station Master). Other cast members include Edinam Atatsi, Oklu, Charles Adu Armah, Emily Brown, B.K. Afandoh, Esi Kom, and Amankwaa Ampofo, who worked in the Languages Section of GBC at the time. Jane Ackon of Osofo Dadzie fame was later drafted into Obra by Grace Omaboe. One of the actors who joined the cast of Obra later in 1984 was Belinda Oku (Adwoa Smart). Theme tune The theme tune for the series, also titled Obra (Ɔbra in Twi), was composed and performed by Nana Kwame Ampadu. See also Osofo Dadzie References External links The Famous Akan Drama, Obra is back with a Bang! - ModernGhana.com Akan Drama - Obra Group "Try My Love" - YouTube'' 1980s Ghanaian television series Television shows set in Ghana Ghanaian television series

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NOAAS Bell M. Shimada (R 227)

NOAAS Bell M. Shimada (R 227) is an American fisheries research ship in commission with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2010. She operates along the United States West Coast. The ship was named by students at Marina High School in Marina, California, who won a NOAA vessel-naming contest held as part of an educational outreach program. The ship's namesake, Bell M. Shimada (1922-1958), served with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and was known for his studies of tropical Pacific tuna stocks. Construction and commissioning Bell M. Shimada was laid down by Halter Marine, Inc., at Moss Point, Mississippi, on 15 June 2007 and launched on 26 September 2008. On 21 January 2010, Halter Marine delivered her to NOAA, which commissioned her on 25 August 2010. Characteristics and capabilities Capable of conducting multidisciplinary oceanographic operations in support of biological, chemical, and physical process studies, Bell M. Shimada was commissioned as the fourth of a class of five of the most advanced fisheries research vessels in the world, with a unique capability to conduct both fishing and oceanographic research. She is a stern trawler with fishing capabilities similar to those of commercial fishing vessels. She is rigged for longlining and trap fishing and can conduct trawling operations to depths of 3,500 meters (11,483 feet). Her most advanced feature is the incorporation of United States Navy-type acoustic quieting technology to enable NOAA scientists to monitor fish populations without the ships noise altering the behavior of the fish, including advanced quieting features incorporated into her machinery, equipment, and propeller. Her oceanographic hydrophones are mounted on a retractable centerboard, or drop keel, that lowers scientific transducers away from the region of hull-generated flow noise, enhancing the quality of the data collected. To take full advantage of these advanced data-gathering capabilities, she has the Scientific Sonar System, which can accurately measure the biomass of fish in a survey area. She also has an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler with which to collect data on ocean currents and a multibeam sonar system that provides information on the content of the water column and on the type and topography of the seafloor while she is underway, and she can gather hydrographic data at any speed up to 11 knots (20 km/hr). Bell M. Shimada has an oceanographic winch with a maximum pull weight of 6,800 pounds (3,084 kg) which can deploy up to 5,100 meters (16,732 feet) of 16-mm wire. She also has two hydrographic winches with a maximum pull weight of 2,600 pounds (1,179 kg), each of which can deploy 3,600 meters (11,811 feet) of 9.5-mm wire, two trawl winches with a maximum pull weight of 7,200 pounds (3,266 kg), each of which can deploy 4,300 meters (14,107 feet) of 28.6-mm wire, and a hydraulic third-wire winch which can deploy 4,700 meters (15,420 feet) of 11.4-mm electromechanical cable. She has a 67-foot (20.4-meter) knuckle boom and a 60-foot (18.3-meter) telescopic boom. She has a movable A-frame on her starboard side with a maximum safe working load of 2,979 pounds (1,351 kg) and a large movable A-frame aft with a maximum safe working load of 22,000 pounds (9,979 kg) that serves as a stern gantry. The oceanographic winch and large after A-frame work in conjunction to serve her stern sampling station, while two winches work with the starboard-side A-frame to service her side sampling station, and Bell M. Shimadas configuration allows her to have three scientific packages ready for sequential operations. One of her winches also can deploy lines and equipment over her stern. In addition to trawling, her sampling stations can deploy smaller sampling nets, longlines, and fish traps. Her winches can deploy CTD instruments to measure the electrical conductivity, temperature, and chlorophyll fluorescence of sea water. Bell M. Shimada also can deploy specialized gear such as Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) frames, towed vehicles, dredges, and bottom corers, and she can deploy and recover both floating and bottom-moored sensor arrays. While trawling, Reuben Lasker uses wireless and hard-wired systems to monitor the shape of the trawl net and to work in conjunction with an autotrawl system that sets trawl depth and trawl wire tension and adjusts the net configuration. Bell M. Shimada has a 591-square-foot (sq. ft.) (54.9-square-meter) (m²) wet laboratory, a 206-sq.-ft. (19.1-m²) dry laboratory, a 270-sq.-ft. (25.1-m²) chemistry laboratory, a 474-sq.-ft. (44.0-m²) electronics and computer laboratory, and a 179-sq.-ft. (16.6-m²) hydrographic laboratory. She also has a 61-sq.-ft. (5.7-m²) climate-controlled space, a 402-sq.-ft. (37.3-m²) walk-in scientific freezer, a 9-sq.-ft. (0.8-m²) scientific chest freezer, a 55-sq.-ft. (5.1-m²) scientific refrigerator, and a 65-sq.-ft. (6.0-m²) store room. She has open deck space aft for fishing and scientific operations and another area of open deck space at the side sampling station on her starboard side. All of her discharge pipes empty off her port side so that fluids discharged will not contaminate samples collected at the station on her starboard side. Bell M. Shimada carries a 26-foot 6-inch (8.1-meter) SOLAS-approved rescue boat with a 144-horsepower (122-kilowatt) motor and a capacity of six people. In addition to her crew of 24, Bell M. Shimada can accommodate up to 15 scientists. Service history Officially classified as a "fisheries survey vessel" and with her home port at Newport, Oregon, Bell M. Shimada operates in support of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington, and the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California, both components of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service. She operates along the entire United States West Coast, conducting both oceanographic and fisheries research. She monitors fisheries and protected species including albacore, sharks, salmon, groundfish, sardines, and hake, makes weather observations, conducts habitat assessments, and surveys marine mammal and marine bird populations. When NOAA commissioned the fisheries survey vessel NOAAS Reuben Lasker (R 228) – home-ported at San Diego, California – in May 2014 and assigned her to surveys of fish, marine mammals, and sea turtles off the U.S. West Coast and in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, Bell M. Shimada was freed to focus on high-priority projects that prior to Reuben Laskers arrival had been allocated no dedicated sea time, including studies of the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem between British Columbia and Baja California and of salmon populations all along the U.S. West Coast. Notes External links NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada website Step Aboard America’s Most Advanced Ocean Research Vessel - Wired.com Ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries science Ships built in Moss Point, Mississippi 2008 ships

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1892 Washington Senators season

The 1892 Washington Senators season was a season in American professional baseball. The team, which had played in the now-defunct American Association in 1891 as the Washington Statesmen, was purchased by J. Earl Wagner and moved to the National League for the 1892 season. In a split season schedule, the Senators finished seventh in the first half of the season and last in the second half. Overall, the team had a record of 58–93, 10th-best in the 12-team National League. Regular season Opening Day lineup Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts References External links 1892 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference Washington Senators (1891–1899) seasons Washington Senators season Washington Senators

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Story%20So%20Far%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Best%20Of

The Story So Far – The Best Of

The Story So Far – The Best Of is a compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard. The album has a similar track listing to previous compilations, however it is the first to include tracks from the band's recent studio efforts Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008) and Def Leppard (2015) as well as all three studio tracks from Mirror Ball – Live & More (2011). The album includes all tracks from their first greatest hits album Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) (1995) with the exception of "Miss You in a Heartbeat". Track listing Notes The album was released under two CD configurations, a standard edition which solely consists of disc one and a deluxe edition which consists of both discs. The initial pressings of the vinyl version of the album (the songs from disc one), that were bought online, also included "Personal Jesus" (Remix) b/w "We All Need Christmas" as a bonus vinyl single. "We All Need Christmas" was also released as a stand-alone single for digital purchasing and streaming platforms on 12 October 2018. On Record Store Day 13 April 2019, the band released volume two of the album (disc two of the CD version). Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References External links 2018 greatest hits albums Def Leppard compilation albums

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titi%20Karvansara

Titi Karvansara

Titi Karvansara (, also Romanized as Tītī Kārvānsarā) is a village in Tutaki Rural District, in the Central District of Siahkal County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 35, in 10 families. References Populated places in Siahkal County

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernaemontana%20parviflora

Tabernaemontana parviflora

Tabernaemontana parviflora is a taxonomic synonym that may refer to: Tabernaemontana parviflora = Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Tabernaemontana parviflora = Tabernaemontana persicariifolia Tabernaemontana parviflora = Tabernaemontana rostrata Tabernaemontana parviflora = Ichnocarpus frutescens References

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxypeptidase%20D

Carboxypeptidase D

Carboxypeptidase D can refer to one of several enzymes. A family of serine carboxypeptidases (i.e. enzymes that use an active site serine residue) includes (, cereal serine carboxypeptidase II, Saccharomyces cerevisiae KEX1 gene product, carboxypeptidase Kex1, gene KEX1 serine carboxypeptidase, KEX1 carboxypeptidase, KEX1 proteinase, KEX1DELTAp, CPDW-II, serine carboxypeptidase, Phaseolus proteinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme has an optimal pH of 4.5-6.0, is inhibited by diisopropyl fluorophosphate, and catalyses the following chemical reaction Preferential release of a C-terminal arginine or lysine residue A completely distinct enzyme has also been named carboxypeptidase D (EC number 3.4.17.22). This second enzyme is a metallocarboxypeptidase (i.e. uses a zinc ion in the active site instead of a serine residue) and is broadly expressed in mammalian tissues. Like the serine carboxypeptidase, the metallocarboxypeptidase D also removes C-terminal arginine or lysine residues from peptides, with an optimal pH range of 5 to 7. Metallocarboxypeptidase D is located in the trans Golgi network where it contributes to the biosynthesis of neuropeptides and peptide hormones (such as insulin) along with carboxypeptidase E. In addition to this role, metallocarboxypeptidase D contributes to the processing of proteins, following the action of furin (an endoprotease located in the trans Golgi network). The duck ortholog of metallocarboxypeptidase D was named gp180 and is a receptor for uptake of duck hepatitis B virus. In fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), carboxypeptidase D is known as the silver mutation, with defects causing altered wing shape. Metallocarboxypeptidase D is generally a membrane-bound protein, although in some organisms a soluble form is generated by either differential RNA splicing or by proteolytic activity. In the scientific literature, most of the published articles using the name "Carboxypeptidase D" in the title refer to metallocarboxypeptidase D and not the serine carboxypeptidase. References External links EC 3.4.16

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olha%20Moroz

Olha Moroz

Olha Moroz (born 16 August 1970) is a Ukrainian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. References 1970 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Ukrainian female sprinters Olympic athletes of Ukraine Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football%20in%20Lesotho

Football in Lesotho

The sport of football in the country of Lesotho is run by the Lesotho Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Premier League. Football is the most popular sport in the country. National Association The Lesotho Football Association was founded in 1932 and renamed, in 1992, as "Lesotho Football Association" (LEFA). In 1964, they joined FIFA and the CAF. The current president is the lawyer Salemane Phafane. Domestic football The Lesotho Premier League was founded in 1970 as the highest national league. At times it bore the names of sponsors. For example, during the 2013/14 season it was called the Vodacom Premier League. Most clubs come from the capital Maseru. Some clubs are associated with institutions such as the army, police and the judiciary. The annual highlight is the cup games for the independence celebrations on 4 October, in which four teams each participate. The 14 clubs of the Lesotho Premier League compete the trophy. Record champions include Maseru's Matlama FC and Lesotho Defense Force and their predecessors from Maseru, each with ten titles (including a title from Matlama in 1969). Lesotho Prison's service / Lesotho Correctional Services has won six league titles, Lioli FC five titles and Arsenal FC, Linare FC and Maseru United / Maseru Brothers three titles each. Lioli FC are also the most successful club in the country not to come from Maseru. National team The national team of Lesotho played their first international match in 1970, a 2-1 victory against Malawi. They have not qualified for a FIFA World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations yet. Their highest position in the FIFA World Ranking was 105th in August 2014. They are currently ranked 139th (as of July 2020). From 2004 to 2006, the German Antoine Hey coached the national side. The ambitious goal was the qualification for the 2010 World Cup in neighbouring South Africa. However, after one and a half years, Hey was dismissed for failing. The successor was the Serb Zavisa Milosavljevic, who was also dismissed in September 2009 and was replaced by Lesotho native Leslie Notši, who was previously the assistant coach of the national team. In 2014 Seephephe "Mochini" Matete trained the team, a former international. Moses Maliehe became the coach in 2016. The biggest success of the national team was reaching the final in the regional competition of the COSAFA Cup 2000. In 2004 they could have, for the first time, qualified for a team for an under 20 national continental championship. The nickname of the national team is Likuena (Sesotho for "the crocodiles"). Women's football The women's national team is ranked 133 in the Women's FIFA rankings (as of July 2016). The top national division is the Lesotho Women's Super League. Stadium and technical centre In the 1980s, the "National Stadium" (Setsoto Stadium) was built in the capital Maseru. The project was originally directed and funded by North Korea. Under pressure from the South African government, the North Koreans had to leave the country. The stadium was finished under a different direction. In 2002, the new Setsoto Stadium was inaugurated by then FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Setsoto is the Sesotho word for "The Wonderful" or "The Amazement". The stadium holds, after a conversion, 20,000 spectators. At the same time, Maseru's "technical centre" was the Bambatha Tsita Sports Arena, which has a football school, a fitness center and two saunas. The cost of the Sports Arena was about $800,000, of which FIFA took over as paid $400,000 as part of the Goal project. Other football fields in Lesotho are often very simple, so there are no spectator stands there. References

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Packe

Robert Packe

Robert Julian Packe (8 July 1913 – 24 October 1935) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire in 1933. He was born in Hounslow and died in Ahmednagar, India. He appeared in three first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. He scored 25 runs with a highest score of 12 and took one wicket with a best performance of one for 31. Packe's two brothers, Charles and Michael, also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire and both captained the side. Packe was a second lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers and died after contracting dysentery on service in India. References 1913 births 1935 deaths English cricketers Leicestershire cricketers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleftina%20Pryakhina

Aleftina Pryakhina

Aleftina Pryakhina (Russian: Алевтина Пряхина) (born 13 June 1972) is a Soviet former artistic gymnast. At the 1987 European Championships, she won a silver medal in the all-around and a bronze medal on floor exercise. She is known for her daring skills which were considered very hard for the time period. These skills include the double twisting double tuck on floor (H), full twisting back tuck on balance beam (F), and the round off full twist mount on the uneven bars (D) Pryakhina was an alternate for the Soviet team at the 1987 World Championships in Rotterdam. She was coached by Mikhail Klimenko. References 1972 births Living people Soviet female artistic gymnasts

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Abu%20Dhabi%20Women%27s%20Tennis%20Open%20%E2%80%93%20Singles

2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles

This was a new tournament in 2021. Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating first-time finalist Veronika Kudermetova in the final, 6–2, 6–2. This was Sabalenka's third consecutive title, and her victory against Kudermetova in the final was her 15th consecutive victory, with both streaks dating back to Ostrava in 2020. Seeds Sofia Kenin (quarterfinals) Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals) Karolína Plíšková (second round) Aryna Sabalenka (champion) Garbiñe Muguruza (third round) Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals) Elise Mertens (withdrew) Markéta Vondroušová (first round) Maria Sakkari (semifinals) Anett Kontaveit (first round) Jennifer Brady (first round) Karolína Muchová (second round, withdrew) Yulia Putintseva (third round) Amanda Anisimova (withdrew) Ons Jabeur (third round) Donna Vekić (first round) Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round) Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier References Main draw Qualifying draw Abu Dhabi Open Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Blake%20%28soldier%29

John Blake (soldier)

John Young Filmore Blake, also known as John Y.F. Blake and J.Y.F. Blake was an Irish-American soldier and writer. He was born October 6, 1856, in Bolivar, Missouri in the United States, and died January 24, 1907, in New York City. Blake served as a foreign volunteer for the Boers of the South African Republic during the Second Boer War. Early life After his birth in 1856, Blake's family soon moved to Denton County, Texas. There he grew up cattle ranching and learned to ride horses. His father sent him to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1871. Soon after graduating, he received an appointment to West Point in 1876. Upon graduating from West Point in June 1880, Blake began his military career, assigned as a 2nd Lieutenant to the 6th U.S. Cavalry stationed in Arizona. He served under General Willcox, General Crook, and General Miles during the Apache Wars. Resigning from the military in 1889, Blake moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to become a businessman, as his wife and family wanted him to settle down. After about five years he soon found out that "'the tricks of the trade', were too deep for me" and giving into his desire for adventure, headed to South Africa as a gold prospector. Boer War While in South Africa he became involved in the Second Boer War on the side of the South African Republic, leading the Chicago Irish-American Corps, known as Blake's Irish Brigade into battle against British forces. He returned to the United States after the war to a hero's welcome and toured on the lecture circuit. He subsequently published a memoir of his experience during the war, A West Pointer With The Boers. Family John's mother Sinclair T. Chitty married his father Thomas Kincaid Blake Jr. at the age of 15. In 1885 John married Katherine Euphrasia Aldrich in Grand Rapids while still in the service. Together they lived in the officers' quarters at Fort Leavenworth, where John's first son Aldrich Blake was born on November 6, 1885. In 1888 Katherine, being pregnant with John's second son, persuaded him to resign from the military and return to Grand Rapids. He agreed, and on September 19, 1889, Ledyard Blake was born. Death Blake was found dead in his home in Harlem, New York City of gas asphyxiation on January 24, 1907. He had previously been tending a sick friend for three days. Some sources said the death was accidental, while others called it suicide. He is buried at West Point, New York. See also Boer Foreign Volunteers Irish commandos References Blake, John Y. F. "A West Pointer with the Boers" http://penandspindle.blogspot.com/search/label/blake%20john%20young%20filmore External links https://web.archive.org/web/20121108171237/http://www.roguery.com/safrica/giorno5.htm https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/01/25/106109897.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/01/28/101723522.pdf 1856 births 1907 deaths People from Bolivar, Missouri United States Military Academy alumni South African military personnel University of Arkansas alumni Boer military personnel of the Second Boer War People from Denton, Texas Military personnel from Texas

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phebalium%20stenophyllum

Phebalium stenophyllum

Phebalium stenophyllum, commonly known as narrow-leaved phebalium, is a species of small shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has scaly branchlets, narrow oblong to more or less cylindrical leaves and yellow flowers in umbels of three to ten. Description Phebalium stenophyllum is a shrub that typically grows to a height of and has silvery to rust-coloured scales on its branchlets. It has narrow oblong leaves with the edges rolled under, appearing more or less cylindrical, long and wide on a short petiole. The upper surface is glabrous on older leaves, the lower surface covered with silvery scales or obscured. The flowers are arranged in sessile umbels of three to ten flowers, each flower on a pedicel long. The calyx is hemispherical, about high and wide and covered with silvery to rust-coloured scales. The petals are yellow, elliptical, long and about wide with silvery and rust-coloured scales on the back. Flowering occurs in spring. Taxonomy This species was first formally described as Phebalium squamulosum var. stenophyllum by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis in 1863. The type specimen was collected by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in "the Grampian Mountains and desert of the Tattiara country towards the Murray river". It was subsequently published as a species in its own right by Joseph Maiden and Ernst Betche in A Census of New South Wales Plants in 1916. Distribution and habitat Narrow-leaved phebelium grows in eucalypt woodland, heath or mallee in disjunct populations in the central and southern tablelands of New South Wales and near the Victorian-South Australian border. It has also been recorded from Mt Zero and Mt Abrupt in the Grampians National Park and from near Blackwood. Use in horticulture Phebalium stenophyllum is cultivated as an ornamental flowering shrub. The species has some frost tolerance and performs best in a well-drained, partially shaded position. Established plants can withstand dry periods. References External links Herbarium specimen at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew stenophyllum Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (Australia) Flora of South Australia Plants described in 1863 Taxa named by George Bentham

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workmania

Workmania

Workmania is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 2012 by Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop. , it contains 2 Asian species. References Zodariidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Asia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars%20Erik%20Eriksen

Lars Erik Eriksen

Lars Erik Eriksen (born 29 December 1954) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in multiple events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and 1978 and 1982 World Championships. He had his best achievements in the 4 × 10 km relay, winning a bronze in 1978, a silver in 1980 and a gold in 1982, and finishing in fourth place at the 1984 Olympic Games. Individually, he performed better in longer distances, winning two medals in the 30 and 50 km at the 1982 World Championships and finishing fourth in the 50 km at the 1980 Olympic Games, though he also won the 1984 World Cup in the 15 km event. Eriksen retired in 1988, and later worked as a skiing coach, with Bjørn Dæhlie among others. Eriksen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1984 (shared with Jacob Vaage and Armin Kogler). Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 silver) World Championships 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) World Cup Season standings Individual podiums 1 victory 4 podiums Team podiums 1 victory 1 podium Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system. References Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file External links 1954 births Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Living people Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic silver medalists for Norway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Espinosa

Paul Espinosa

Paul Allen Espinosa is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 66 since January 12, 2013. Education Espinosa earned his bachelor's degree in Child Services from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Elections 2012: Espinosa was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 763 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,233 votes (59.6%) against Democratic nominee John Maxey. 2014: Espinosa was re-elected to the House with a victory over opponent Daniel Lutz of the Mountain Party, receiving 77.81% of the vote. 2016: Espinosa was once again re-elected, defeating Democratic challenger David Dinges. References External links Official page at the West Virginia Legislature Campaign site Paul Espinosa at Ballotpedia Paul Espinosa at the National Institute on Money in State Politics Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Jefferson County, West Virginia West Virginia Republicans West Virginia University alumni 21st-century American politicians

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%20Bujakera%20Tshiamala

Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala

Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala is a Congolese journalist working for the pan-African magazine Jeune Afrique, correspondent for the British press agency Reuters and since 2017 at Actualite.cd. Early life and career Stanis Bujakera Tshimanala was born on August 21, 1990 and grew up in the city of Kinshasa, son of an electrical engineer and pastor of a Protestant church, Matthieu Ntita Tshiamala, and Odia Mbombo Kalombo. His passion for journalism and communication goes back to his youngest age, holder of a diploma in journalism from the Training School for Journalists and Computer scientists in Kinshasa. He continued his studies in information and communication science at the National Pedagogical University until obtaining another diploma, he went to IFASIC (Institut facultaire des sciences de l'information et de la communication) where, following financial difficulties, he dropped out during his first year of training. He began his journalism career in 2011 in the editorial board of RTVS1 radio after a professional internship. At the same time studying at Cardinal Malula University where he left with a brief. Subsequently, Stanis Bujakera became Desk Reportage Manager for the Politico.cd website until its impromptu closure in 2016, correspondent for the British press agency Reuters and journalist for the pan-African magazine Jeune Afrique. He is a journalist at Actualite.cd since its creation in 2016 by the co-founder of Politico.cd and the director of the radio station Univers FM, the journalist Patient Ligodi. Personal life Stanis Bujakera Tshimanala is a reporter in the political field, particularly Congolese. During his career, he refused to be part of several ministerial cabinets, even more recently to be part of the Presidential press under President Felix Tshisekedi, preferring not to "jeopardize its independence" since he was arrested or threatened several times under the regime of former Congolese president Joseph Kabila. He is the husband of Armelle Mbayi Tshiamala with whom they live between Kinshasa and Washington, D.C., in the United States. References External links Jeune Afrique profile Reuters profile 1990 births Living people People from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo journalists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss%20Institute%20for%20Management%20and%20Hospitality

Swiss Institute for Management and Hospitality

The Swiss Institute for Management and Hospitality (SWISS IM&H) is an English-medium culinary and hospitality management school in Switzerland. Swiss Institute for Management and Hospitality is located in the city of Weggis, a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne. The school offers Culinary Management Courses and bachelor's degree(BBA) & Masters's Degree(MBA) in Hospitality Management. Campus & Facilities SWISS IM&H campus is located in the city of Weggis, a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. In January 2012, SWISS IM&H extended the space and facilities at Kantonstrasse 85, 6353 Weggis to all of level 4 of the building which is situated by the shore of Lake Lucerne. After each semester students are given the opportunity to work for 4–6 months in the hospitality industry. SWISS IM&H offers diplomas up to an MBA to students from the age of 18. Accreditations British Hospitality Association (BHA), American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AH&LA), International and Euro CHRIE, West Coast University (WCU), International University of Business Agriculture and technology (IUBAT) have signed agreements of collaboration with SWISS IM&H in 2012. Furthermore, they are certified by EDUQUA, a Swiss quality label for further education institutions. Academic Programs It offers Undergraduate Programs in Culinary Management and Hospitality Management, and Postgraduate programs in Hospitality Management. References External links Swiss Institute for Management and Hospitality (SWISS IM&H) Business schools in Switzerland

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina%20Holden

Gina Holden

Gina Holden (born March 17, 1975) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Coreen Fennel in Blood Ties, Dale Arden in Flash Gordon and Shea Allen in Harper's Island. Early life Holden was born in the small town of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, and moved often while growing up. With every move, Holden would join whatever community group she could so she could follow her passion for acting. At age 15, she was signed to a modeling contract and moved to Japan. Holden studied the Japanese culture and quickly made it her second home. On returning to North America, she studied Japanese and took acting classes. Acting career She starred as Dale Arden in the Flash Gordon series, as Coreen Fennel in Blood Ties, and as Shea Allen in the CBS thriller series Harper's Island. She has also guest starred in shows including The CW series Life Unexpected. Aside from appearing in Final Destination 3 and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Holden portrayed Joyce Dagen in 2010's Saw 3D. Personal life On 29 August 2017, Holden and her boyfriend James Eiswerth had a son, Max Holden Eiswerth. Filmography Film Television References External links Official website 1975 births Actresses from British Columbia Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people People from Smithers, British Columbia 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian expatriates in Japan Canadian expatriates in the United States

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%20results%20for%20the%20district%20of%20Mulgrave%20%28Victoria%29

Electoral results for the district of Mulgrave (Victoria)

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Mulgrave in Victorian state elections. Members for Mulgrave Election results Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1950s References Victoria (Australia) state electoral results by district

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fongafale

Fongafale

Fongafale (also spelled Fogale or Fagafale) is the largest of Funafuti's islets in Tuvalu. It is a long narrow sliver of land, 12 kilometres long and between 10 and 400 metres wide, with the South Pacific Ocean and reef on the east and the protected lagoon on the west. The north part is the Tengako peninsula, and Funafuti International Airport runs from northeast to southwest on the widest part of the island, with the village and administrative centre of Vaiaku on the lagoon side. On Fongafale, the Funafuti Kaupule is responsible for approval of the construction of houses or extensions to existing buildings on private land, and the Lands Management Committee is the responsible authority in relation to lands leased by government. In 1972, Funafuti was in the path of Cyclone Bebe. Cyclone Bebe knocked down 90% of the houses and trees on Fongafale. The storm surge created a wall of coral rubble along the ocean side of Fongafale and Funafala that was about long, and about to thick at the bottom. Villages on Fongafale Fogafale islet is the location of the main village settlements of Lofeagai, Teone, Fakai Fou, Senala, Alapi, Vaiaku and Kavatoetoe, from the northern to the southern point of the islet respectively which appear as one contiguous urban area. Vaiaku is the most important neighbourhood; it includes the Vaiaku Lagi Hotel (the only hotel of the country; there are also a few guesthouses), some shops, a fuelpump station, the general post office, and the National Bank of Tuvalu, the nation's only commercial bank. The villages have a surface area of more than 0.65 square kilometres and approximately 4,000 inhabitants. Parliament of Tuvalu and government buildings The Parliament of Tuvalu or Palamene o Tuvalu and the house of the Governor General of Tuvalu are located on Fongafale. Buildings include the offices of the government ministries and the government agencies, such as the Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau, the Tuvalu Meteorological Service, the National Bank of Tuvalu, the offices of the Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation, and the Tuvalu National Library and Archives. The Tuvalu Media Department, which operates radio services as Radio Tuvalu, is also located on Fongafale. The police service has its headquarters and the jail on Fongafale. The High Court of Tuvalu is also located on Fongafale. Princess Margaret Hospital, the only hospital in Tuvalu, is located on Fongafale. Other significant buildings located on Fongafale are the Rt Hon Sir Dr Tomasi Puapua Convention Center, Tausoa Maneapa (community hall) and Fetu Ao Lima (Morning Star Church) of the Church of Tuvalu. Transportation Air Tuvalu's only airport, Funafuti International Airport, is located here. All connections are to Suva, Fiji via Fiji Airways. Land There are four taxis, and motorbikes are available for hire. Water Access to the Funafuti Conservation Area is by boat. The Conservation Area is across the lagoon from the main island of Fongafale. There are port facilities on Fongafale. Two passenger/cargo ships, Nivaga II and Manu Folau, provide round-trip visits to the outer islands every three or four weeks, and also travel between Suva, Fiji and Funafuti 3 to 4 times a year. Aquifer salinization of Fongafale The investigation of groundwater dynamics of Fongafale Islet, Funafuti, show that tidal forcing results in salt water contamination of the surficial aquifer during spring tides. The degree of aquifer salinization depends on the specific topographic characteristics and the hydrologic controls in the sub-surface of the atoll. About half of Fongafale islet is reclaimed swamp that contains porous, highly permeable coral blocks that allow the tidal forcing of salt water. During World War II the occupying Japanese conducted extensive swamp reclamation to create an air field. It has been adapted as the Funafuti International Airport. As a consequence of the specific topographic characteristics of Fongafale, unlike other atoll islands of a similar size, Fongafale does not have a thick freshwater lens. The narrow fresh water and brackish water sheets in the sub-surface of Fongafale islet results in the taro swamps and the fresh groundwater resources of the islet being highly vulnerable to salinization resulting from the rising sea level. A survey of the pits that have previously been used to grow Swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii), (known in Tuvalu as Pulaka) established that the pits were either too saline or very marginal for swamp taro production, even though a more salt-tolerant species of taro (Colocasia esculenta) is grown on Fongafale. Over-extraction of groundwater and pollution In addition to the increased risk of salinization by the sea-level rise, the freshwater lens is at risk from over extraction to serve the large population that now occupies Fongafale islet. The effects of the increased extraction can be exacerbated by a decrease of the rainfall recharge rate associated with climate change. Water pollution is a chronic problem, with domestic wastewater identified as the primary pollution source. Approximately 92% of households on Fongafale islet have access to septic tanks and pit toilets. However, these sanitary facilities are not built per the design specifications, or they are not suitable for the geophysical characteristics, which results in seepage into the fresh water lens and run-off into coastal waters. A project involving the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) is constructing composting toilets and improving the treatment of sewage sludge from septic tanks on Fongafale in order to reduce the leakage from septic tanks into groundwater, and the ocean and lagoon. In November 2013 the World Bank announced US$6 million in funding to improve the operational safety of the Funafuti International Airport and associated infrastructure. An 800,000-litre water cistern will be constructed to improve storage of drinking water. Borrow Pits Remediation (BPR) project When the airfield, which is now Funafuti International Airport, was constructed during World War II, the coral base of the atoll was withdrawn to use as fill to create the runway. The resulting borrow pits adversely affected the fresh-water aquifer. In the low areas of Funafuti, the sea water can be seen bubbling up through the porous coral rock to form pools with each high tide. Since 1994 a project has been in development to assess the environmental impact of transporting sand from the lagoon to fill all the borrow pits and low-lying areas on Fongafale. In 2013 a feasibility study was carried out and in 2014 the Tuvalu Borrow Pits Remediation (BPR) project was approved. It will result in all 10 borrow pits being filled, leaving Tafua Pond, which is a natural pond. The New Zealand Government funded the BPR project. The project was carried out in 2015, with 365,000 sqm of sand being dredged from the lagoon to fill the holes and ultimately improve water and living conditions on the island. This project increase the usable land space on Fongafale by eight per cent. Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project Tuvalu has received funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to develop the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) which has the overall objective of reducing the vulnerability of Tuvalu to the impacts of coastal hazards associated with climate change. The TCAP is a plan to construct hard and soft coastal protection infrastructure to reduce inundation and coastal erosion on the islands of Nanumaga, Nanumea and Funafuti. The implementation of the TCAP on Funafuti is proposed to be a land reclamation project, which will start from the northern boundary of the Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) reclamation area and extend to the northern Tausoa Beach Groyne and the development of the Catalina Ramp Harbour. The land reclamation will be approximately 710m in length by 100m wide, giving a total area of approximately 7.1Ha (17.5 acres). It will require approximately 250,000m3 of fill material. An ecological assessment of the TCAP project considers the removal of sand by dredging in Funafuti lagoon, which was the source of the sand in the Borrow Pits Remediation (BPR) project. See also References External sources Islands of Tuvalu Pacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act Funafuti

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Izumi Yukimura

is a Japanese popular singer and actress. Yukimura made her debut with the song in 1953. Her style of singing varied from jazz to rock and roll. She became one of the three most popular female singers in the early postwar Japan, along with Chiemi Eri and Hibari Misora. On her 1974 album Super Generation, she sang Ryoichi Hattori's songs along with four popular musicians: Masataka Matsutoya, Shigeru Suzuki, Tatsuo Hayashi and Haruomi Hosono. Eri, who died in 1982, and Misora, who died in 1989, also recorded songs with Yukimura as a group in the 1950s, but those recordings had not been released for about 50 years because they each belonged to separate record labels. In 2004, their album including those songs was finally released for the first time. Filmography Alice in Wonderland (1951) (theme song for the Japanese release of Disney film) (1955) (1956) Arashi (1956) aka The Princess of Badger Palace (1958) (1958) Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi (1959) {{nihongo|You Can Succeed, Too|君も出世ができる|Kimi mo shusse ga dekiru}} (1964) The Laughing Frog (2002) References External links Japanese women singers Japanese idols Japanese actresses 1937 births Living people Singers from Tokyo

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar%20Ridge%20%28Disputanta%2C%20Virginia%29

Cedar Ridge (Disputanta, Virginia)

Cedar Ridge is a historic home located East of Disputanta, in Surry County, Virginia. The original one-room section was built about 1750, and later enlarged to a 1 1/2-story, three bay, single pile, Colonial frame dwelling. The main house has a later rear addition of an enclosed breezeway connecting to a two-story kitchen and bedchamber addition. The footprint of the house resembles a modified "T" shape. The house was restored, and the chimneys rebuilt, in the late-1970s. Also on the property is a one-story outbuilding that may once have served as slaves' quarters. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Colonial architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1750 National Register of Historic Places in Surry County, Virginia Houses in Surry County, Virginia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian%20R%C4%83du%C8%9B%C4%83

Lucian Răduță

Lucian Dorin Răduţă (born 16 August 1988) is a Romanian former professional football player who made his debut for the Rapid București first team in the 2006–07 season, playing only one league game that season. References External links 1988 births Living people Romanian footballers Liga I players Liga II players FC Rapid București players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players CS Mioveni players Association football forwards

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klamath%20Falls%20Gems%20%28collegiate%20wood%20bat%20baseball%29

Klamath Falls Gems (collegiate wood bat baseball)

The Klamath Falls Gems were a collegiate wood bat baseball team based in Klamath Falls, Oregon. They began as an expansion team in the West Coast League in 2011 and played their home games at Kiger Stadium, which is also the home of the Oregon Tech Owls. They were named after the former Class-D Far West League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies that played from 1948 to 1951. They previously played in the Golden State Collegiate Baseball League from 2016 to 2017 and were members of the Great West League, having joined that league in October 2017 and played during the 2018 season. They were without a league as the GWL suspended operations on October 4, 2018, and have eventually ceased operations themselves without notice. The owner Joe O'Connor is being given until December 31, 2018, to renew the lease or the team will be considered defunct. History The Gems were founded in 2011 by a group of local sports personalities including longtime Oregon Tech Owls men's basketball coach and athletic director Danny Miles, Howard Morris, Don Gresdel and Eric Baker. They named Chuck Heeman as the team's inaugural general manager. They were named for the original Klamath Falls Gems that played in the original Far West League from 1948 to 1951. Front office staff Joe O'Connor - Owner Nick Winstead - Assistant General Manager DJ Harryman - Marketing Intern Broadcasting All games, home and away, were broadcast live on KLAD-AM 960 & FM 99.3 ESPN Radio and streamed live at the station's website. Year-by-year records West Coast League Golden State Collegiate Baseball League Great West League References External links Klamath Falls Gems official website Great West League official website Klamath Falls, Oregon Amateur baseball teams in Oregon 2011 establishments in Oregon Baseball teams established in 2011

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Dorothy Reed Mendenhall

Dorothy Mabel Reed Mendenhall (September 22, 1874–July 31, 1964) was a prominent pediatric physician specializing in cellular pathology. In 1901, she discovered that Hodgkin's disease was not a form of tuberculosis, by noticing the presence of a special cell, the Reed–Sternberg cell which bears her name. Dorothy was one of the first women to graduate from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She was also one of the first professionally trained female physicians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early life Dorothy Mabel Reed was born on September 22, 1874 in Columbus, Ohio, the third child to parents Grace Kimball and William Pratt Reed. A child of privilege, Dorothy lived on a large estate with her parents, brother, sister, aunts, uncles, and several cousins. By the age of thirteen, Dorothy had learned the basics of education, such as reading and writing, despite her lack of schooling. Around this time, Anna C. Gunning, a governess, was hired to help teach and guide Dorothy to success. In 1880, William Reed died of diabetes and tuberculosis, leaving the family with a large sum of money. This money would be how the family could afford to hire Gunning to give Dorothy an education that was characteristic of a well-off family. Education Other than the teaching that she received from Gunning, Mendenhall also enrolled in art classes at Columbus Art School, as well as received tutoring by her grandmother from time to time. In 1891, Dorothy began her college education at Smith College, where she would later graduate in 1895. There, Mendenhall discovered her passion for medicine in a biology class during her sophomore year. After discovering that Johns Hopkins School of Medicine had begun to accept women, Dorothy took the required science courses at MIT and later applied to the school, becoming one of the very few women to attend at this time. This decision was made, in part, to help her family out of the financial burden they were facing due to overspending. While attending MIT, Mendenhall faced many negative attitudes and comments made by male students and professors, which equipped her with the ability to ignore the continued negativity, directed toward women in medicine, while she attended Johns Hopkins. Dorothy graduated fourth in her class in 1900 and was awarded a prestigious internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, serving under William Osler. Originally, Dr. Osler told Dorothy the internship was "not a place for women," although he later said he did not want to be seen as hostile to women entering the medical school. Being accepted as a professional peer was a continual challenge to Reed in the male-dominated field of medicine at that time. Both professors and other students told her they thought that a medical education was "wasted" on a woman, since they thought she would eventually get married, have children, and never practice medicine. After receiving the opportunity from Osler, Paul Woolley, one of Mendenhall's colleagues, threatened to leave the city if she did not hand it over to him. This event would inspire Dorothy and further her drive for the medical profession as a woman. Work Dorothy and her colleagues were more interested in working in medicine than in spearheading a feminist movement, and her diary reflected this, with some entries discussing how some female students were overly sensitive, for which she had little tolerance. Dorothy and her classmates, Margaret Long and Florence Sabin, were viewed as a different kind of female physician—ones who were not especially concerned with the feminist movement. In 1901, she became a Pathology fellow there under the direction of Dr. William Welch. This is where Mendenhall began researching Hodgkin's disease. As she continued her work in pathology, Reed also taught bacteriology and assisted with autopsies. In 1901, when she was only 28, Reed made her most recognized contribution to medical science: the discovery of the Reed-Sternberg cell, which she identified as a diagnostic marker for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Tuberculosis and Hodgkin's disease shared many similarities, so she compared tissue samples from tuberculosis and Hodgkin's patients, observing in Hodgkins patients a large distinctive cell that was not seen in tuberculosis patients. She was able to do this by using infected patients' lymph nodes to treat rabbits. This cell would initially be named the Dorothy Reed cell, before later being named the Reed-Sternberg cell. Reed effectively disproved the then-common belief that Hodgkin's lymphoma was a subtype of tuberculosis. She also determined that men and young adults are among the most vulnerable to the disease. She published her findings in 1902. Welch was very impressed with Dorothy's success, and offered her an extension of her fellowship. She respectfully declined due to the worsening financial burden of her family. She inquired with Welch about assisting him in teaching, but to Dorothy's dismay, he told her that women were not offered teaching positions. After declining the extended fellowship, Reed accepted an internship in pediatrics at the Babies Hospital in New York City, part of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. In January 1903 she became the first resident physician there. She worked under the direction of L. E. Holt, a pioneer of pediatrics and the author of The Care and Feeding of Children. Mendenhall began the second phase of her career in 1914 when she became a lecturer in the Department of Home Economics at the University of Wisconsin. The health issues and deaths of her two children inspired Dorothy to take special interest in maternal and infant health.  She decided to specifically focus on the issues of infant mortality. In 1915, Mendenhall was responsible for establishing Madison, Wisconsin's first infant welfare clinic. This establishment helped Madison to achieve the lowest infant mortality rate among cities in the United States. Dorothy was called upon by the U.S. Children's Bureau during the WWI era. She was a medical officer for the bureau from 1917-1936. She also worked on a nationwide drive to weigh and measure all children under six in order to call attention to the prevalence of malnutrition and develop norms for height and weight from birth through age six. She did studies relating to children in foreign countries such as France, England, and Belgium. Mendenhall focused much of her efforts on child nutrition by taking measurements of children ages six and below. Later on, Mendenhall would go on to visit Denmark to compare the infant mortality rates with that of the U.S. She believed that excessive medical treatment was responsible for the high rates in the U.S. compared to Denmark.  She became an advocate for midwifery due to her research. Personal life While she was going to school in Baltimore, she met her husband, Charles Elwood Mendenhall, and the two were married in 1906 on Valentine's Day. The couple attended Johns Hopkins together and pursued a friendship while they were there. Dorothy wished to start a life with Charles after years of friendship, and she yearned for a sense of normalcy in her life. After their marriage, the couple moved to Madison, Wisconsin where Both Charles and Dorothy would eventually go on to teach at the University of Wisconsin. Dorothy and Charles Mendenhall had four children. Margaret, their first child, died one day after birth due to delivery complications.  Richard, their second child, survived his 1908 birth only to die before his second birthday from a fall off the roof of the family home in 1910. The Mendenhall's had two more boys who grew to be healthy and successful.  John attended Harvard University and became a renowned physician and faculty member at University of Wisconsin Medical School. Thomas attended and became a professor of history at Yale University, and served as the sixth president of Smith College, Dorothy's alma mater. Charles Mendenhall died from prostate cancer in 1935. John, Thomas, and their families remained close to Dorothy after his passing. Dorothy began to travel in places such as Mexico and various parts of Central America. Eventually she ended up in Chester, Connecticut, where she would spend her last few years. In the 1960s her health began to decline. Dorothy Reed Mendenhall lived a full life, and she died at the age of eighty-nine in July 1964. Her cause of death was arteriosclerotic heart disease. Publications Reed published two books, including Milk: The Indispensable Food for Children and What is Happening to Mothers and Babies in the District of Columbia? Aside from her own two publications, she also wrote six chapters Child Care and Child Welfare: Outlines for Study, which was published by the U.S. Children's Bureau. The Bureau published a third contribution of hers entitled Midwifery in Denmark. These publications were based on the research Mendenhall conducted oversees, as well as here in the U.S., in regard to child nutrition and health. References External links Dorothy Reed Mendenhall papers at the Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College Special Collections 1874 births 1964 deaths American pediatricians Women pediatricians Physicians from Ohio Writers from Columbus, Ohio Smith College alumni Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni 20th-century American physicians 20th-century American women physicians

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Matt Moore (baseball)

Matthew Cody Moore (born June 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Moore's family moved to Okinawa when he was seven and Edgewood, New Mexico in 2000. Although he had committed to play college baseball with the University of New Mexico, Moore chose to sign a professional contract with the Rays after they selected him in the 2007 MLB draft. He set multiple strikeout records for the Rays' farm system before making his major league debut in 2011. Moore spent two full seasons with the Rays before Tommy John surgery caused him to miss the 2014 season. He returned in 2015, and was traded to the Giants the following year. Moore struggled with run control in his second season with the Giants, leading the National League in earned runs allowed, and was traded to the Rangers in the 2018 offseason. His earned run average (ERA) stayed high with the Rangers, and he was sent to the bullpen to focus on his technique. In 2019, the Tigers signed Moore to a one-year contract, hoping for a rebound season, but he played only two games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Moore spent one year with the Japan Series-winning Hawks before returning to the US in 2021 to play with the Phillies. Early life Moore was born on June 18, 1989, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, where his father was working on helicopters for the Air Force Special Operations Command. In 2000, Moore and his family moved to Edgewood, New Mexico, where his older brother Bobby was set to begin high school. Both brothers attended Moriarty High School and would practice pitching at home, on a mound in their backyard. Moore experienced a growth spurt between his sophomore and junior year of high school, which caught the attention of college recruiters and professional scouts. During his senior season, he helped take the Moriarty Pintos to a state runner-up title and was named Gatorade Player of the Year. Moore had committed to play college baseball at the University of New Mexico, his brother's alma mater, before he was taken by the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the eighth round of the 2007 MLB Draft. Professional career Minor leagues After being drafted 245th overall, Moore signed a $115,000 contract with the Rays in 2007. He debuted that year with the Rookie Princeton Rays at the age of 18. In his first minor league season, he had a 0–0 win–loss record, a 2.66 earned run average (ERA), and 29 strikeouts in 8 games and innings with the Rays. In 2008, he posted a 2–2 record, 1.66 ERA, and 77 strikeouts in innings. At the end of his first full season in 2008, Moore was named a Baseball America Rookie All-Star. In 2009, Moore was assigned to the Class A Bowling Green Hot Rods for their inaugural season. He was selected to start the first game in Hot Rods history. On June 8, 2009, Moore was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven shutout innings in a 10–2 win over the Asheville Tourists. He went 8–5 for the season with a 3.15 ERA in 26 starts, and led the league with 176 strikeouts in 123 innings. The following year, Moore had a standout season with the Class A-Advanced Charlotte Stone Crabs. His 208 strikeouts in innings were the most in the Florida State League since Michael Cosgrove in 1971. Issues with pitch control, however, led to a 3.36 ERA and a 1.18 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP). Mitch Lukevics, the Rays' director of minor-league operations, told FoxSports.com that, in both 2009 and 2010, Moore was "off to a bad start, and the technique [was] not where it need[ed] to be", but he found his stride over the course of the season. Moore started the 2011 season with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. On June 16, he pitched his first career no-hitter, and the first franchise no-hitter for the Biscuits, in an 8–0 victory against the Mobile BayBears. That July, he pitched an inning at the XM Futures Game, retiring all three batters he faced in 11 pitches that reached up to . Shortly afterwards, on July 22, he was promoted to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. He went 12–3 for the season, with a 1.92 ERA in 155 innings across 27 starts. Moore's 210 strikeouts were the most of any minor league player in Rays history, breaking his own record from the previous season, and made him the first minor league pitcher to record 200 or more strikeouts in back-to-back seasons. Tampa Bay Rays Moore was called up to the Rays on September 11, 2011, and made his MLB debut three days later, giving up a two-run home run to Matt Wieters in the eighth inning of a 6–2 loss against the Baltimore Orioles. His performance recovered in time for his first major league start on September 22, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to pitch 11 strikeouts in five innings or fewer against the New York Yankees. The Rays went on to win 15–8. Moore was given the start in Game 1 of the 2011 American League Division Series (ALDS) against the Texas Rangers, pitching seven shutout innings in a 9–0 victory for the Rays. Moore finished his first major league season with a 1–0 record and a 2.89 ERA in innings. On December 9, 2011, the Rays signed Moore to a guaranteed five-year, $14 million contract. His signing was part of a trend within the Rays organization of offering long-term contracts to young pitchers, but his contract was the largest ever in both guaranteed dollars and potential earnings for any pitcher with less than two years of service time. Moore began with the Rays in 2012 as part of a five-player starting rotation that also included James Shields, David Price, Jeremy Hellickson, and Jeff Niemann. On June 15, Moore combined with relievers Burke Badenhop and Brandon Gomes to pitch a one-hit shutout against the Miami Marlins, winning 11–0 and breaking a three-game losing streak. The Rays gave away a bobblehead figure of Moore on their July 22 game against the Seattle Mariners after the pitcher went 5–1 with a 3.94 ERA in eight starts in June and July. Moore finished the season with an 11–11 record, a 3.81 ERA, and 175 strikeouts in 31 appearances and innings. Returning to the Rays in 2013, Moore became the first left-handed American League (AL) pitcher to begin a season with an 8–0 record at age 23 or younger since Babe Ruth in 1917. After a strong beginning to the season, Moore began to falter, going 0–3 with a 13.86 ERA in his next three starts. He recovered in time to be named to his first ever MLB All-Star Game as a replacement for Yu Darvish, who suffered a strained trapezius. At the time, Moore was tied with Max Scherzer for the most wins in the AL with 13. He pitched for the AL in the fifth inning of the All-Star Game, striking out Carlos González, Yadier Molina, and Troy Tulowitzki in only nine pitches. Moore left a July 28 game against the New York Yankees in the fifth inning with a sore left elbow, and was placed on the 15-day disabled list on July 31. He posted a 17–4 record and a 3.29 ERA that season in 27 appearances and innings. Elbow troubles followed Moore into 2014. He exited the mound in the middle of an April 7 game against the Kansas City Royals, and realized after an afternoon throwing session that he could no longer pitch. Moore underwent Tommy John surgery on April 22, 2014 to replace a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, and was sidelined for the remainder of the season. In the 10 innings that he did pitch that season, Moore was 0–2 and allowed three runs. Moore began the 2015 season on the 60-day disabled list while recovering from surgery. He began pitching in June, making a series of minor-league rehab assignments for Durham. On June 28, 2015, rookie Matt Andriese was optioned to Durham, presumably to make room in the rotation for Moore. He returned to the Rays on July 2, 2015, giving up six hits and four runs in innings against the Cleveland Indians. He struggled in his first six starts, posting an 8.78 ERA and never pitching past the fifth inning, and was optioned to Durham to focus on improvement. There, Moore recorded a 3.57 ERA in innings. On August 23, he struck out 16 Columbus Clippers batters, setting a franchise single-game record. He was called back up to the Rays on September 2, and finished the season with a 3–4 record and a 5.43 ERA in 12 starts and 63 innings. Going into the 2016 MLB season, Moore was given the start for the Rays' exhibition game against the Cuban national team. The Rays won 4–1 in the first visit by an MLB team to Cuba since 1999, and Barack Obama, who was in attendance, was given one of Moore's gloves. He seemed to return to pre-surgery form in the early part of the season, striking out 27.1 percent of the batters he faced in April. His curveball, in particular, resulted in only five hits in 105 pitches. In 21 starts and 130 innings with the Rays in 2016, Moore was 7–7 with a 4.08 ERA. San Francisco Giants On August 1, 2016, the Rays traded Moore to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for third baseman Matt Duffy and prospects Lucius Fox and Michael Santos. After reports emerged that Moore would be wearing 55 with the Giants, a number that had previously belonged to pitcher Tim Lincecum, Moore and the team had to quiet upset fans by saying that he would carry over his No. 45 from the Rays. Moore debuted with the club on August 4, giving up two runs and six walks in six innings. The Giants won 3–2 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th inning. That same month, on August 26, Moore came within one out of a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers, throwing seven strikeouts in innings. Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager hit a single in the bottom of the ninth inning, and reliever Santiago Casilla came in to pitch the final out of the Giants' 4–0 win. It would have been the fifth season in a row that a member of the Giants' pitching rotation threw a no-hitter. In the postseason, Moore pitched eight innings in Game 4 of the 2016 National League Division Series (NLDS). Giants manager Bruce Bochy pulled Moore before the final inning, and the Chicago Cubs overcame a 5–2 deficit to win the game and the series. Moore finished 2016 with a cumulative 13–12 record, 4.08 ERA, and 178 strikeouts in innings. The 2017 season proved to be the worst of Moore's career. He went 6–15 with a career high 5.52 ERA in innings and 31 starts, gave up 27 home runs, and led the National League in earned runs allowed with 107. In addition to having the worst ERA among MLB pitchers with at least 162 innings, left-handed batters hit a .373 batting average against him, the highest in the league, and his allowance of 80 extra-base hits was the second-highest in the NL. Moore attributed some of his troubles to an over-reliance on his cut fastball, which he threw more that season than his other pitches. Texas Rangers On December 15, 2017, the Giants traded Moore to the Texas Rangers in exchange for pitching prospects Sam Wolff and Israel Cruz. After feeling discomfort in his knee during spring training, Moore was placed on the 10-day disabled list on May 19, 2018. At the time, he was 1–5 with a 7.99 ERA in 10 games with the Rangers. He continued to struggle upon his return, carrying a 7.88 ERA by mid-June, and was moved to the bullpen to focus on improving his pitching technique. Prospect Yohander Mendez took Moore's place in the Rangers' starting rotation. He finished the season with a 3–8 record, a 6.79 ERA, and 86 strikeouts in 39 games and 102 innings with the Rangers. Moore's contract lapsed at the end of the 2018 season, leaving him a free agent. Detroit Tigers On December 4, 2018, the Detroit Tigers signed Moore to a one-year, $2.5 million contract in anticipation that he would follow Mike Fiers as a low-risk pitcher heading into a rebound season. On April 6, 2019, however, in only his second start of the season, Moore exited the mound three innings into a game against the Kansas City Royals, having sprained his right knee while attempting to field a bunt from Royals batter Billy Hamilton. He underwent meniscus surgery on April 14, and three days later, Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire announced that Moore would miss the rest of the MLB season. Prior to his injury, Moore pitched ten shutout innings for the Tigers. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks On December 26, 2019, Moore signed a one-year, () contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), who were looking to rebuild their pitching rotation after losing Ariel Miranda and Robert Suárez. He was part of a six-man rotation for the Hawks, who won the Pacific League by 14 games. Moore pitched seven shutout innings, including five strikeouts, in Game 3 of the 2020 Japan Series, and the Hawks came within one out of a combined no-hitter in their 4–0 victory over the Yomiuri Giants. He finished the season with a 2.65 ERA in 15 starts with the Hawks. Because professional baseball returned to play in Japan earlier than in the US, Moore was able to pitch 85 innings in 2020, one more than MLB season leader Lance Lynn. Philadelphia Phillies On February 3, 2021, Moore signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Phillies. He was the first left-handed starting pitcher to begin a season with the Phillies since Cole Hamels in 2015. In his first three starts with the Phillies, Moore pitched to a 9.82 ERA, with nine walks in only 11 innings. His poor performance, coupled with time spent on the COVID-19 protocol list, led to his removal from the starting rotation and replacement with veteran Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez. Back spasms caused Moore to miss over a month of pitching, from May 20 to June 25, at which point he was reactivated to start the second game of a doubleheader against the Mets. On July 16, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins, Moore struck out nine batters in innings; it was the first time that he had fanned that many since 2017, in a game against the Washington Nationals. Despite struggles in recent starts, Phillies manager Joe Girardi gave Moore a start against the Cincinnati Reds on August 11. Moore no-hit the reds through 6 innings, throwing only 76 pitches while walking 2, but was removed in the 7th. The combined no-hit bid ended in the 8th when Archie Bradley gave up a solo homerun to Tyler Stephenson. Moore would however earn the win as the Phillies won the game 6–1. Moore finished the 2021 season with a 2–4 record and a 6.29 ERA. Pitcher profile Early in his career, sports journalists predicted that Moore would become the Rays' ace because of his strong pitch repertoire and velocity. Baseball America and Keith Law of ESPN both ranked Moore second among all 2012 prospects, behind Bryce Harper, while MLB.com placed him in the third slot, behind Harper and Mike Trout. After returning from Tommy John surgery, however, Moore struggled with his pitch velocity and control, giving up large numbers of earned runs as he threw balls at hittable speeds and strike zone locations. His time in the NPB showed an improved performance, and Phillies manager Joe Girardi was keen to sign Moore in the hopes that he would add depth to the back end of the Phillies' starting rotation, serving as a player who has "pitched in tough situations" and could contend with aces Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler. Moore utilizes a four-pitch repertoire consisting of a four-seam fastball, an changeup, an curveball, and an cut fastball. He and Mets pitcher Dellin Betances are known for having a unique grip on their four-seam fastball, in which they tuck their thumb under the ball, which some sports journalists and fellow pitchers believe negatively impacts their pitch control. Moore's most consistent flaw has been his walk total; in 2013, his best season statistically, he walked 76 batters in 150 innings. Personal life In the offseason, Moore lives with his wife Anna, a labor and delivery nurse, and their son Luke in Scottsdale, Arizona. Luke was born in February 2019 in Tampa. Moore is Catholic. He has a tattoo on his left shoulder of Saint Michael, his sponsor saint at his Confirmation. References External links 1989 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Japan American League All-Stars Baseball players from Florida Baseball players from New Mexico Charlotte Stone Crabs players Catholics from Florida Catholics from New Mexico Detroit Tigers players Durham Bulls players Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players Major League Baseball pitchers Montgomery Biscuits players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers People from Fort Walton Beach, Florida People from Edgewood, New Mexico Philadelphia Phillies players Princeton Devil Rays players San Francisco Giants players Tampa Bay Rays players Texas Rangers players

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Mink van der Weerden

Mink Alphons Louis van der Weerden (; born 19 October 1988) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for German club Rot-Weiss Köln and the Dutch national team. He started playing hockey at HCAS and has since also played for Oranje Zwart and Oranje-Rood. He joined Rot-Weiss Köln in the summer of 2020. Van der Weerden made his debut for the national team in 2010 and has since played in two Olympic Games, two World Cups and three European Championships. He studies physiotherapy. Club career Van der Weerden took up field hockey aged 10 in 2000 following his mother at HCAS. Later he moved to Oranje Zwart. After Oranje Zwart merged in 2016 with EMHC he signed a four-year contract for the newly formed club HC Oranje-Rood. On 29 January 2020 it was announced he would join Rot-Weiss Köln at the end of the season. International career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament where the Netherlands won silver. A penalty corner specialist, he was credited with the second victory in group play, over Belgium. He also had a goal in the final against Germany, and ended as the tournament's top scorer with eight goals. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0. Honours Netherlands Olympic Silver Medal: 2012 European Championship: 2015, 2017 Hockey World League: 2012–13 Oranje Zwart Euro Hockey League: 2014–15 Hoofdklasse: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Individual Olympic top goalscorer: 2012 Champions Trophy top goalscorer: 2010, 2014 Hoofdklasse top goalscorer: 2013–14 References External links 1988 births Living people People from Geldrop Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Oranje Zwart players HC Oranje-Rood players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Rot-Weiss Köln players

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Principality of Hà Tiên

The Principality of Hà Tiên (; , Mueang Phutthai Mat) or Hà Tiên Protectorate, was a de facto independent principality in the mouth of Mekong Delta, later a vassal principality of the Siamese Rattanakosin Kingdom and Vietnamese Nguyễn dynasty in the 18th and 19th century before being annexed by the Vietnamese in 1832. The principality was located on what is now the western regions of southern Vietnam. It was ruled by Chinese refugees. The name of the principality was variously spelled as Hexian Zhen (河仙鎮), Nangang (南港), Gangkou (港口), Bendi (本底) or Kundama (昆大嗎) in Chinese, Phutthaimat () or Banthaimat () in Thai, Ponthiamas, Pontheaymas and Pontiano in French, Panthai-mas, Bantaimas, Pontiamas, Pontaimas, Bantay-mas, Banteay M'eas, Pontiamas, Pontiamasse, Po-taimat, Can Cao, Cancar, and infinite other variations. Many of the pronunciations were similar to Banteay Meas, thus confusing Hà Tiên with a nearby town Banteay Meas. History Hà Tiên and its nearby area had been a part of Cambodia for a long time. In 18 century, a Chinese refugee, Mok Kiu (the Vietnamese called him Mạc Cửu), was granted the Khmer title Oknha (, "marquess") by Cambodian king. He was allowed to build a small town in the mouth of Mekong Delta. The colonial town was known as Hà Tiên in Vietnamese sources, while Cambodian called it Peam (). This area had a dual political structure: Mạc Cửu ruled Chinese and Vietnamese; while local Khmers continued to be ruled by a Khmer governor, called Oknha Reacheasetthi (). However, Siamese sources called the Hà Tiên rulers Phraya Rachasethi (), thus confusing them with the Khmer governor. Mạc Cửu switched allegiance to the Nguyễn lords of Vietnam in 1707, just after an invasion by Siam. He received the Vietnamese rank hầu ("marquess") from Nguyễn lords. Since then, the Vietnamese saw Hà Tiên as an independent protectorate of Vietnam. However, as a vassal of Cambodia, Hà Tiên still paid taxes to Cambodian court. Mạc Cửu died in 1736, his son Mạc Thiên Tứ (Mo Shilin) succeeded. A Cambodian army invaded Hà Tiên in 1739 but was utterly defeated. From then on, Cambodia did not try to resume Hà Tiên, Hà Tiên enjoyed full independence from Cambodia thereafter. Mạc Thiên Tứ's reign saw the golden age of Hà Tiên. In 1758, Hà Tiên established Outey II as puppet king of Cambodia. After War of the second fall of Ayutthaya, Mạc Thiên Tứ tried to install Prince Chao Chui (, Chiêu Thúy in Vietnamese) as the new Siamese king, but was defeated by Taksin. Hà Tiên was completely devastated by Siamese troops in 1771, Mạc Thiên Tứ had flee to Trấn Giang (modern Cần Thơ). In there, he was sheltered by Nguyễn lord. Two years later, Siamese army withdrew from Hà Tiên, and Mạc Thiên Tứ retook his principality. After Tây Sơn rebellion broke out, Hà Tiên supported Nguyễn lords. Nguyễn lords' regime was overthrown in 1777, Mạc Thiên Tứ refused to surrender to Tây Sơn rebels, and fled to Siam. He was thrown into prison by Taksin in 1780, his two sons and most of his wife's Vietnamese Kinh family members were executed. His other children were rescued and hid in the Siam countryside where they later assimilated into Hainam Min speaking community. In this situation, a power vacuum developed. After Rama I was crowned the new Siamese king in 1782, a Siamese general Phraya Thatsada (, Thát Xỉ Đa in Vietnamese) was sent to capture Hà Tiên. The town was occupied by rebels but soon was captured by Nguyễn Ánh. However, Ánh had to abandon it because he was attacked by Tây Sơn army. In 1785, a Siamese army under Krom Luang Thepharirak was sent to help Nguyễn Ánh. In the same time, Mạc Tử Sinh was sent back to Hà Tiên by Rama I. When the Siamese fleet landed in Banteay Meas, an army under Mạc Tử Sinh and Phraya Thatsada was to reinforce them. However, Siamese fleet was defeated by Tây Sơn army in Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút. Mạc Tử Sinh and Nguyễn Ánh fled to Siam. Nguyễn Ánh returned to Vietnam and retook Gia Định (present-day Hồ Chí Minh City) in 1787. In the same time, Mạc Tử Sinh was sent back to help Nguyễn Ánh. Chinese researcher Dai Kelai (戴可来) stated that Mạc Tử Sinh was probably a puppet ruler installed by Siam. Not long after Mạc Tử Sinh died, Ngô Ma (吳魔) briefly served as acting ruler. Ngô Ma was probably the same person Thông ngôn A Ma (通言阿摩, lit. "A Ma, the interpreter"), a Siamese who served as a Vietnamese interpreter during Taksin's reign. Maha Sura Singhanat appointed Mạc Công Bính as the new ruler of Hà Tiên in 1789. However, when Mạc Công Bính arrived in Vietnam, Nguyễn Ánh appointed him the governor of Long Xuyên. It made Singhanat very angry, Nguyễn Ánh had to send him back to Hà Tiên. Mạc Công Bính died in 1792; two generals, Trần Hanh (陳亨) and Trần Tô (陳蘇) were appointed acting rulers by Siam. In 1800, Mạc Tử Thiêm was appointed the new ruler by Siam, and sent back to Hà Tiên. Since 1803, Hà Tiên was subjected to the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of Gia Định (Gia Định Thành). Mạc Tử Thiêm went to Bangkok to attend Anurak Devesh's funeral in 1807. During his absence, Mạc Công Du was appointed the acting ruler by Nguyễn Ánh. Mạc Tử Thiêm died in 1809. Since then, Vietnamese Nguyễn dynasty managed to appoint the ruler of Hà Tiên directly. Feared of provoking Siamese, Ngô Y Nghiễm (吳依儼) and Lê Tiến Giảng (黎進講) were appointed quyền lĩnh trấn sự (權領鎮事, "acting governor") instead of trấn thủ (鎮守, "governor"). The Vietnamese managed to eliminate the influence of Mạc family in this area. In 1818, Mạc Công Du was appointed the ruler of Hà Tiên, however, he was only an official under Nguyễn dynasty. Mạc Công Du retired in 1829, his younger brother Mạc Công Tài succeeded. Hà Tiên trấn was disestablished in 1832. Hà Tiên Province was formed in its area. Lê Văn Khôi revolt broke out in 1833, Mạc Công Du, Mạc Công Tài, their sons Mạc Hầu Hy (鄚侯熺) and Mạc Hầu Diệu (鄚侯耀), accepted official posts from rebels. All of them were arrested and taken to Huế. In the same year, Mạc Công Du and Mạc Công Tài died in prison. Later, Mạc Hầu Hy fled to Siam. List of Hà Tiên rulers Notes References States and territories established in 1707 States and territories disestablished in 1832 1707 establishments in Asia 1832 disestablishments in Asia 18th century in Cambodia 19th century in Cambodia 18th century in Vietnam 19th century in Vietnam 18th century in Siam 19th century in Siam Ha Tien Ha Tien Ha Tien Ha Tien Former protectorates Kiên Giang province Kampot province Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia Cambodia–Vietnam relations Thailand–Vietnam relations

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Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River. It continued in use as a fortification until the late 13th century, when its owners, the de Courtenays, became the Earls of Devon. With their new wealth, they redeveloped the castle as a luxurious hunting lodge, building a new deer park that stretched out south from the castle, and constructing fashionable lodgings that exploited the views across the landscape. The de Courtenays prospered and the castle was further expanded to accommodate their growing household. The de Courtenays were heavily involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses and Okehampton Castle was frequently confiscated. By the early 16th century the castle was still in good condition, but after Henry Courtenay was executed by Henry VIII the property was abandoned and left to decay, while the park was rented out by the Crown. Parts of the castle were reused as a bakery in the 17th century, but by the 19th century it was completely ruined and became popular with Picturesque painters, including J. M. W. Turner. Renovation work began properly in the 20th century, first under private ownership and then, more extensively, after the castle was acquired by the state. In the 21st century it is controlled by English Heritage and operated as a tourist attraction. History 1066-1296 Okehampton Castle was built between 1068 and 1086 following the Norman conquest of England by Baldwin FitzGilbert. William the Conqueror defeated the Anglo-Saxon forces at the battle of Hastings in 1066, but violence continued to flare up periodically for several years after the invasion. Baldwin FitzGilbert, a Norman lord, was responsible for putting down a rebellion in Devon in 1068. He was probably given extensive lands in the county at this time, and by the time of Domesday Book in 1086 he was noted as the owner of the Honour of Okehampton and well as the Sheriff of Devon and Constable of Exeter Castle. The Honour of Okehampton was a grouping of around 200 estates across Devon, guarded by several castles, including Baldwin's main castle - or caput - at Okehampton, and those owned by his tenants, including Neroche and Montacute. Baldwin's castle was positioned to protect an important route from Devon into Cornwall, including two fords that formed a crossing point over the West Okement River, and to control the existing town of Ocmundtune. The castle was protected by a castle-guard system, in which lands were given out to Baldwin's tenants in exchange for their contributing to the castle's garrison. Baldwin also established a new town near the castle about away, complete with a market and a mill to grind grain. This town eventually dominated the older Anglo-Saxon settlement and became known as Okehampton. On Baldwin's death the castle was inherited by his daughter, Adeliza, but the family appear to have taken little interest in the property. Okehampton Castle does not seem to have played a part in the civil war from 1139 and 1153 known as the Anarchy. In 1173 Okehampton Castle passed to Renaud de Courtenay in marriage; his son, Robert de Courtenay married the daughter of William de Redvers, the Earl of Devon. The castle continued to have military utility and was requisitioned by Richard I between 1193 and 1194 to assist in the royal defence of Devon. The de Courteneys carried out some building work at the castle, installing new structures in the castle bailey. Robert was followed by his son John de Courtenay and by 1274, when John's son Hugh de Courtenay had inherited the property, the castle was reported to comprise only "an old motte which is worth nothing, and outside the motte a hall, chamber and kitchen poorly built", although this may underestimate the extent and condition of the castle. 1297-1455 The Redvers family line ran out in 1297, and as a result Hugh's son, another Hugh de Courtenay, inherited the Redvers family lands, later being confirmed as the Earl of Devon. Hugh's main seat was at Tiverton Castle, but Hugh and his father redeveloped Okehampton Castle, expanding its facilities and accommodation to enable it be used as a hunting lodge and retreat. Extensive building work turned the property into a luxurious residence. As part of this development, the family created a large, new deer park around the castle, replacing the older, unenclosed hunting grounds. Deer parks were an important status symbol in this period, and many nobles who acquired power and wealth for the first time chose to undertake similar projects. Creating the park, which spread out from the south of the castle to cover , required clearing away the older settlements around the castle and abandoning various fields and pastures. These settlements, comprising long houses built in warmer climate of the 12th and early 13th century, may already have become less sustainable due to the onset of the cooler climate that began to emerge at the end of the 13th. Land near the castle, later called Kennel Field, was used to hold required the packs of dogs for hunting. Once the castle's deer park was established, intensively farmed fallow deer became common on the lands, although wild boar, foxes and hare were also hunted. Like other rural castles, the occupants of Okehampton Castle consumed a relatively large amount of venison, a prestige meat during the period. Some of this would have come from the surrounding deer park, but prime cuts of venison, such as the haunches, were also brought in specially from other locations. Excavations have shown that in addition to fish from large ponds in the park, Okehampton Castle also imported fish from the coast, over away, with hake, herring, plaice and whiting being most commonly eaten. The Courtenays continued to own Okehampton for many years, the property passing through Hugh's son, Hugh, to his grandson Edward and then his great-grandson, another Hugh de Courtnenay. The size of noble households expanded during the period, and by the 1380s, when Edward controlled the castle, his "familiars", or extended household, could be up to 135 strong. In the late 14th and early 15th centuries Okehampton Castle's facilities were extended further, probably to accommodate these increased numbers. 1455-1900 In the 15th century, however, the Courtenays were embroiled in the civil conflict in England known as the Wars of the Roses between the rival alliances of the Lancastrians and the Yorkists. Thomas de Courtenay fought for the Yorkists, but reconciled himself with the Lancastrians. His son, Thomas, died following his capture by the Yorkists at the battle of Towton in 1461. Edward IV confiscated Okehampton Castle, which was later returned to the family by the Lancastrian Henry VI. John Courtenay died fighting for the Lancastrians at the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 and the castle and earldom was again confiscated. When Henry VII took the throne at the end of the conflict in 1485, however, the earldom and Okehampton were returned to Edward Courteney. Edward's son, William, enjoyed a turbulent political career, during which time the castle was again confiscated for a period, and his son, Henry, was executed by Henry VIII in 1539 and his properties confiscated, permanently breaking the link between the Courtenay family and the castle. After his death, a survey praised the castle as having "all manner of houses of offices", but from this time onwards the castle appears to have been abandoned and left to decay, although there is evidence that the lead and some of the stonework was taken for use on other projects. The castle's deer park was rented out by the Crown after Courtenay's execution. Ownership of the castle remained important, however, as from 1623 onwards ownership carried the right to appoint Okehampton's two Members of Parliament. Despite the battle of Sourton Down being fought in 1643 near Okehampton during the English Civil War, the castle played no part in the conflict. A bakehouse was established in the castle in the late-17th century, reusing parts of the western lodgings. The deer park was removed during the 18th century, reverting to farmland. In the 18th century, the castle became a popular topic for painters interested in the then fashionable landscape styles of the Sublime and the Picturesque. Richard Wilson painted the castle in 1771, dramatically silhouetting the keep against the sky, producing what historian Jeremy Black describes as a "calm, entranching and melancholic" effect. Thomas Walmesley's rendition went further, depicting Oakhampton Castle surrounded by an imaginary, Italianate lake in 1810. Thomas Girtin painted the castle in 1797, as did his friend J. M. W. Turner in 1824. Sir Vyell Vyvyan conducted some minor repairs to the castle during the 19th century. 20th-21st centuries In the early 20th century Okehampton Castle was bought by a local man, Sydney Simmons, who between 1911 and 1913 cleared away the vegetation that had grown over the castle and conducted some repairs to the stonework. Simmons passed the castle to the Okehampton Castle Trust in 1917, who carried out limited repairs over the coming decades. The Ministry of Public and Works took over the site in 1967 and extensive restoration work was subsequently carried out. Extensive archaeological investigations were carried out in the 1970s at the site by Robert Higham. In the 21st century, the castle is operated as a tourist attraction by English Heritage. It is protected under law as an ancient monument and as a grade I listed building. Architecture Okehampton Castle was built along a long, thin rocky outcrop, rising up from the surrounding countryside. The stream that runs around the north side of the castle would have been more substantial in the medieval period and provided additional protection on that side, while the south side of the castle would have probably overlooked water-logged fields. The castle was mostly built from local stone, with aplite from nearby Meldon and some beerstone from south-east Devon; the interior and exterior stonework would have originally been rendered with lime plaster. The castle's final design involved a visitor entering from the barbican in the north-east, along a long passageway up the hill, into the bailey. On the south-west side of the bailey lay the motte, mounted by the keep. The castle's structure shows the results of its redesign at the start of the 14th century, using two very different forms of architecture. Seen from the north, where the main road carrying the general public made its way past, the castle had what Oliver Creighton terms a "martial facade" of traditional military defences, with narrow windows and towering defences. Seen from the deer park on the south of the property, however, the castle's lodgings and accommodation were on full display, with low walls and large windows. A similar architectural dichotomy can be seen at Ludlow and Warkworth Castles. The park was effectively fused with the south side of the castle, with the chase running right up to the property. From the two large windows of the eastern lodgings, it would have been possible to gaze out across the parklands and appreciate the extensive views without seeing any trace of rural settlements or the nearby town. The result, as historian Stephen Mileson describes, would have been "stunning". The barbican was built at the beginning of the 14th century and contained a guard-room on the first floor. The barbican contains numerous putlog holes from its construction, although these would have been masked by exterior plasterwork in the medieval period. A passageway led up from the barbican to the gatehouse, probably originally guarded by a drawbridge and containing the accommodation for the castle's constable. The castle bailey contained a number of buildings by the 14th century. On the north side were the Great Hall, the buttery and the castle kitchens, the former lit by a large decorative window and partitioned from the kitchen and buttery by a wooden screen. Above the buttery was a luxurious solar, or apartment. On the south side of the bailey were the western lodgings, well-equipped accommodation for guests, built by in-filling part of the ditch between the motte and the bailey, and later converted into a bakery. A chapel and accommodation for the castle's chaplain lay alongside, and the chapel has remaining plaster work, which shows that the walls were painted with red lines to resemble ashlar cut stone. On the far side of the chapel were the eastern lodgings, whose detailing mirrored those at Tiverton Castle, another de Courtenay property built in the same period. The motte, on the far side of the bailey, is predominantly made up of a natural rock outcrop, strengthened further with earth from the construction of the rest of the castle ditches. It stands up to high and measures by at the top. The motte is separated from the main castle by ditches in a similar way to the motte at Windsor Castle. On top of the motte is the castle keep, originally built in the 11th century, with massive stone walls at least one storey high and possibly as high as three storeys, and then redeveloped as a two-storey structure with a rectangular addition on the western side in the early 14th century. The 11th century parts of the keep make use of granite stone, probably taken from the river bed of the West Okement. The 14th century keep had two sets of lodgings on the upper floor, similar in style to those in the bailey, and a turret containing a staircase, some of which still survives. The keep is unusual both for the period and for Devon as a whole, being a very strong defensive structure, albeit without any independent source of water or facilities to support a garrison in the event of a siege. Other rectangular 11th century keeps in Devon existed, including at Exter and Lydford, and were typically associated with the king or major nobles. Few were built on top of fresh mottes, as at Okehampton, and this may have been made possible in this case because the motte was largely natural and therefore able to support the heavy weight. A folkloristic aspect People tell, that the castle is haunted by the spirit of a Lady Howard, who murdered three of her husbands and two of her children. An old ballad is sung about this ghost, that is haunting the castle: "My Ladye hath a sable coach, with horses two an four. My Ladye hath a gaunt blood-hound, that goeth before. My Ladye’s coach hath nodding plumes, the driver hath no head. My Ladye is an ashen white - as one who is long dead." The lady is told to be of the 17th century. She uses a coach made of the bones of her victims and her hound is only one-eyed. Her curse is to collect grassblades in the castle ruins until the end of time or she will find her peace of mind, when she succeeds in collecting all grass blades of the castle ruins. No historical event or person could be identified as a basis of the story. Building materials The surrounding of the castle is of different but typical underground materials. There are rocks of granite, eruptive materials and the typically devonian rocks. These are metamorphic rocks and furthermore there can be found limestone, beerstone (as a special chemical variancy of limestone) and shale or slater. The oldest part of the castle is made of granite and metamorphic rock. The younger parts of the castle had been built of the different types of limestone found there, shale and granite. For fireplaces granite was used, for roofing works lead and slater had been used. See also Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in England References Notes References Bibliography External links English Heritage page for Okehampton castle Castles in Devon English Heritage sites in Devon Tourist attractions in Devon Ruins in Devon Grade I listed buildings in Devon Grade I listed castles Motte-and-bailey castles Okehampton

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Chris Pringle (politician)

Chris Pringle (born February 25, 1961) is an American real estate agent and Republican politician who represents the 101st district (part of the Mobile, Alabama metropolitan area) in the Alabama House of Representatives. Early and family life Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Pringle graduated from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, receiving a BA degree in communications. He also graduated from the American Campaign Academy in Washington, D.C. Career Pringle is a businessman and real estate agent from Mobile, Alabama, whose clients include Southern Timberlands. He is also a member of the Gulf Coast Conservation Association. He served as finance director or regional director for the political campaigns of Perry Hand, Guy Hunt, Bob Dole, Sonny Callahan and Thomas J. Harrelson, as well as on the congressional staffs of Congressmen Jack Edwards and Sonny Callahan. Pringle first won election in his own right to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1994, from the 101st district. He defeated decade-long incumbent Ken Kvalheim in the Republican primary. In the general election Pringle defeated Mary Zoghby, an incumbent Democrat from the 97th district, whose district had changed after census reapportionment. Pringle won re-election until 2002, when he decided to give up his seat in the Alabama House in order to run for the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's First Congressional District upon Sonny Callahan's retirement. However, Jo Bonner defeated Pringle and five other candidates in the Republican primary and also won the general election. In 2014, after his successor in the 101st district, Jamie Ison, announced she would not seek re-election but instead concentrate on her real estate business and other interests, Pringle resumed his own political career, again winning the seat, and later re-election. Pringle ran for the U.S. Congress again in 2020, but again lost in the Republican primary for the seat held by Bradley Byrne, who chose to run in the Republican primary for the 2020 United States Senate election in Alabama but failed to qualify for the runoff. References 1961 births Alabama Republicans Living people Members of the Alabama House of Representatives Candidates in the 2020 United States elections 21st-century American politicians

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Jeanne Beeckman

Jeanne Augusta Félicienne Beeckman (alias Jeanne-Émile, born 8 December 1891in Buenos Aires, Argentina, deceased 20 April 1963 in Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Belgian doctor, socialist, feminist, and anti-fascist. Early life Beeckman was born in December 1891, to Elise Beeckman, a feminist journalist, and Théophile Beeckman, a jurist. She spent the first four years of her life in Argentina, before her family returned to Belgium, where her parents divorced. Education and medical career She studied medicine in Brussels from 1908 to 1914, specialising in hygiene in 1921. She worked at Saint-Pierre Hospital and then Saint-Jean Hospital until 1923, including a period during World War I where she treated injured soldiers. At the hospital, she met Jean Thysebaert, another doctor, and married him. From 1921 to 1949, she joined the penitentiary anthropology service of Forest, further specialising in neuropsychiatry, social medicine, and criminology. During the 1930s, she also worked for the Le Bon Marché store's medical service. Political career Her political career was marked by socialist and feminist ideals, fighting in favour of human rights and against fascism. As a politician After divorcing Thysebaert, Beeckman married Émile Vandervelde in October 1927. Vandervelde would then introduce her to the Belgian Labour Party. When he became Minister of Public Health in 1936, she served as the head of his cabinet office. In 1938, the same year Vandervelde died, she was also elected to the Brussels City Council. However, she was only able to take up the position in 1944, after the Liberation of Belgium in World War II. During the War, she was a member of the underground Belgian Socialist Party. In 1946, she was elected to the Belgian Senate, a post she would hold until her death in 1963. As an activist During her marriage with Émile Vandervelde, they undertook a number of travels to study carceral systems. She also fought in favour of public education and maternity rights, as well as against the closure of the Hôpital Brugmann when serving on the Commission d'assistance publique. While originally opposed the feminism practiced by her mother, which she saw as placing women as victims, she later grew to become a vocal proponent of feminism, especially from the influence of Marie Derscheid-Delcourt, who founded the Fédération belge des femmes universitaires (FBFU), and from her practice of medicine and socialist activism. In 1919, she joined the Medical Women's International Association, participating in several annual meetings and becoming president of the Conseil national des femmes belges in 1934. She was also a member of the Groupement belge de la Porte ouverte, which fought for women's right to work, taking part in protests against laws that restricted married women from working, in favour of women's right to vote, for greater access for women to take up careers in male-dominated professions, such as the military. After World War II, she became involved in family planning movements. Death and legacy She died in Lausanne on 20 avril 1963, in the middle of an Inter-Parliamentary Union conference which she was attending. She is buried in the Brussels Cemetery in Evere. In 1997, the Fondation Roi Baudouin created a financial support fund for initiatives to help people suffering from sensory disabilities named after her. Awards Beeckman was awarded decorations by the governments of Belgium, Poland, and Italy. Civic Cross 1st class Knight of the Ordre de Léopold II (1958) Knight of the Ordre de la Couronne (1948) Medal of the Armed Resistance (1956) Knight of the Ordre Polonia Restituta Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic References Female resistance members of World War II Belgian resistance members 20th-century physicians Women physicians Parti Socialiste (Belgium) politicians Free University of Brussels (1834–1969) alumni Members of the Senate (Belgium) Belgian feminists Belgian physicians 1891 births 1963 deaths

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Jan van Haelbeck

Jan van Haelbeck or Jan van Haelbeeck (fl 1600 - 1630) was a Flemish engraver. He was mainly active in Paris in the first 30 years of the 17th century and helped introduce copper engraving as a technique in French printing. He worked on various publication projects on religious and worldly subjects and portraits. Life Very little is known about the life of Jan van Haelbeck. It is known he was active in Paris roughly between 1600 and 1630. In Paris, he was part of a group of émigré Flemish engravers who helped transform French engraving practices. The Flemish engravers popularized copper engraving as a technique in French printing. They also introduced certain compositional schemes and subjects such as portraiture familiar to Flemish printmakers into French publishing. Van Haelbeck is known to have had a relationship with the Copenhagen royal court and is sometimes referred to as the court artist of King Christian IV of Denmark. He was one of the principal artists who contributed the illustrations to Italian fencing master Salvator Fabris' Lo Schermo, overo Scienza d’Arme, which was published in 1606 in Copenhagen with royal support. The publication was the first publication made with copperplates in Denmark. It is possible that van Haelbeck was visiting or working in Copenhagen around 1624. Jan van Haelbeck is assumed to have died in Paris around 1630. Jan van Haelbeck was formerly believed to be identical with the painter who is known as the Monogrammist JVH as that artist’s paintings were only signed with the monogram JVH. The Monogrammist JVH was responsible for four religious paintings now in the collection of the Museum Catharijneconvent. It is now clear that the two artists are not identical. Work Jan van Haelbeck worked on many publication projects. Some of these were original creations. Others were re-engravings of popular works published earlier. An example of the latter is the publication Ecclesiae Militantis Triumphi published by Jean Leclerc IV in Paris in the early 1600s. This publication was a reworking in laterally reversed format of a 1585 Jesuit publication, which comprised 32 prints engraved by Giovanni Battista de'Cavalieri depicting in graphic detail the martyrdoms of various saints. It is believed that Jan van Haelbeck made the engravings for the Livre de portraiture d’Annibal Carrache, a study book on portrait drawing by Annibale Carracci which was published in 1667 by François de Poilly in Paris. Jan van Haelbeck engraved a series of prints, which were published in Paris by Jean Leclerc IV around 1615 under the title Énigme joyeuse pour les bons esprits. The images created by van Haelbeck are accompanied by verses in French that are full of double-entendres of an obscene nature. Van Haelbeck’s series was very popular and was regularly reprinted as illustrations in publications of an indelicate sort that were principally marketed to Europe’s university students. Versions of various of the engravings appear, for instance, in a number of tomes by German printmaker Peter Rollos the Elder, published in Germany between 1619 and the late 1630s. Jan van Haelbeck produced a number of portraits including of Henri IV of France and the Venetian doge Leonardo Donato. Principal publications 'Retrato de Leonardo Donato' [print] '', published in Paris by Jean Leclerc IV (ca. 1560-1633). Inverted copy after a similarly titled publication by Jan Sadeler I Di Salvator Fabris, Capo dell'Ordine dei sette Cori., '', Copenhagen, Henrico Walkirch, 1606, in-folio, 2 parti in un volume, 3 ff. nn. 256 pp Jean Riolan, Jan : van Haelbeck, Giovanni Battista Coccini, ''. - Parisiis ex officina Plantiniana, apud Hadrianum Perier, via Iacobaea, 1610 '', Lugduni : Sumptibus Petri Rigaud (ex typis Amedei Polerii) , 1618 '', Published by Jean Leclerc IV in Paris in 1615 '' ' ...', published by Jean Leclerc IV in Paris c. 1600 '', published by François de Poilly in Paris in 1667 '', published by Leclerc IV in Paris in 1613 '', published by Leclerc IV in Paris in 1620. Inverted copy after a similarly titled publication by Jan Sadeler I References External links Flemish engravers 1630 deaths Year of birth uncertain Belgian expatriates in Denmark

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Sait Orahovac

Sait Orahovac (24 May 1909 – 21 November 1992) was a Bosnian author and folklorist. Orahovac was born in Podgorica, Montenegro in 1909. References 1909 births 1992 deaths Writers from Podgorica Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosniaks of Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Yugoslav writers Bosnia and Herzegovina novelists 20th-century novelists Bosnia and Herzegovina people of Montenegrin descent

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Aldershot Military Stadium

Aldershot Military Stadium is a sports complex in Aldershot, England comprising a combined football and athletics stadium and a smaller adjoined rugby stadium. It is the home ground of the British Army's football and rugby teams, Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletic Club and the Army Athletics Association. Location The stadia are located to the north of Aldershot just off the A325, the main road to Farnborough. It is sited in the Military Town, adjoining all the military buildings including married quarters and barracks. Stadia The Military Stadium The Military Stadium has a main stand with a seated capacity of 1,128. Also sited are the changing facilities, VIP lounge and control room. It comprises a fully floodlit eight-lane synthetic athletics track with full field event facilities. During the football season the infield is converted to a football pitch with the throwing disciplines moved outside of the stadium. Rugby Stadium The Rugby Stadium has a smaller 500-seat spectator stand with full changing facilities and is fully floodlit. During the 2022 Challenge Cup, the ground hosted the first Army-Navy interservice derby in the competition, which saw the Navy win in golden point extra time. History The Military Stadium has been the home of Army run football since 1912. Events Every year the stadium plays host to the Army FA Cup Final. See also Army Football Association Army Rugby Union Army Rugby League References Sports venues in Hampshire Military in Aldershot Sport in the British Army Sport in Aldershot Buildings and structures in Aldershot

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Vankanasika Tissa of Anuradhapura

Vankanasika Tissa was the second King of Anuradhapura from the House of Lambakanna I. He ruled from 111 to 113 AD. He was preceded by his father, Vasabha and succeeded by his son, Gajabahu I. External links Kings & Rulers of Sri Lanka Codrington's Short History of Ceylon Year of birth missing Year of death missing Sinhalese kings Monarchs of Anuradhapura House of Lambakanna I 2nd-century Sinhalese monarchs

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USS Myrtle (SP-3289)

The third USS Myrtle (SP-3289) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919. Myrtle was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1915 by T. B. Hayman at Elizabeth City, North Carolina. On 26 August 1918, the 5th Naval District inspected her at Norfolk, Virginia, for possible naval service, and on 16 October 1918, the U.S. Navy leased her from her owner, A. S. Rascol of Windsor, North Carolina, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Myrtle (SP-3289). Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Myrtle carried out patrol and dispatch duties in the Norfolk area for the rest of 1918. The Navy returned Myrtle to Rascol on 27 January 1919. References Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Myrtle (Motor Boat, 1915). Served as USS Myrtle (ID # 3289) in 1918-19 NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Myrtle (SP 3289) Patrol vessels of the United States Navy World War I patrol vessels of the United States Ships built in Elizabeth City, North Carolina 1915 ships

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1573 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published Cristóbal de Castillejo, Works of Castillejo Expurgated by the Inquisition, published posthumously in Madrid, Spain Philippe Desportes, Les premières œuvres de Philippe Desportes, which had circulated widely in manuscript form and were largely love poems (in imitation of minor Italian poets), including "Les Amours de Diane", "les Amours d’Hippolyte", "Élégies", France Johann Fischart (writing under the pen name "Hultrich Elloposcleron") and another author, The Flea Hunt, a burlesque; a flea complains to Jupiter about the hard treatment it receives from women; Fischart wrote the second part, in which women reply and are defended; Germany George Gascoigne, A Hundred Sundry Flowers, Great Britain Torquato Tasso, Aminta, pastoral verse drama, Italy Pontus de Tyard, Nouvell'Œuvres poétiques, France Births December 21 – Mathurin Régnier (died 1613), French satirical poet, nephew of Philippe Desportes Also: Thomas Heywood, born about this year (died 1641), English playwright, actor and miscellaneous author Richard Johnson (died 1659), English romance writer, playwright and poet Daniel Naborowski (died 1640), Polish Martin Peerson born sometime from 1571 to this year (died December 1650 or January 1651), English composer, organist and virginalist writing hymns, madrigals and other sacred and secular music Samuel Rowlands, born about this year (died 1630), English author of pamphlets in prose and verse Deaths February – William Lauder (born 1520), Scottish cleric, playwright and poet July – Étienne Jodelle (born 1532), French poet and playwright November – Giovanni Battista Giraldi, who gave himself the nickname "Cinthio", also rendered "Cynthius", "Cintio" or, in Italian, "Cinzio" (born 1504), Italian novelist, writer, poet and playwright Also: Brne Karnarutić (born 1515), Croatian Renaissance poet and writer Andrea Rapicio (born 1533), Italian, Latin-language poet Ján Silván (born 1493), Slovak See also Poetry 16th century in poetry 16th century in literature Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature Elizabethan literature French Renaissance literature Renaissance literature Spanish Renaissance literature Notes 16th-century poetry Poetry

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Nick Van Eede

Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Eede, 14 June 1958) is an English musician, producer and songwriter. He is best known for singing and writing the 1986 No. 1 power ballad, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" for his band Cutting Crew, which saw international success including a top 10 placing on the UK Singles Chart. Career 1978–1981 While working as a hospital orderly in the late 1970s, Van Eede was discovered playing by ex member of the Animals, Chas Chandler, who sent him on a tour of Poland as support for Slade. Van Eede was only 18 when sent on the road. He recalls, "I went with a kazoo and an acoustic guitar and opened for Slade in amphitheatres in front of 18,000 people. I went down as a storm and had the loudest kazoo in Europe, because Slade took their own PA on the road!" His career continued with tours supporting headliners like David Essex, Hot Chocolate and Alan Price. During that time, Van Eede released five solo singles on Barn Records between 1978 and 1980, but none of them charted on the UK Singles Chart. The first three were "Rock 'n' Roll Fool" b/w "Ounce of Sense", "All or Nothing" b/w "Hold on to Your Heart" and "I Only Want to Be Number One" b/w "Dicing". The Drivers (1981–1983) Van Eede formed The Drivers with friends Mac Norman and Steve Boorer. In the early 1980s, they signed with a record label in Canada. They had a couple of hits there with "Tears on Your Anorak" and "Talk All Night", plus an album, Short Cuts. They had a support band called Fast Forward, whose line up included guitarist Kevin MacMichael. Van Eede was so impressed with MacMichael's guitar playing that the former asked MacMichael to form a new band with him; however, MacMichael could not commit at that time. After a final single release with "Things", a Bobby Darin cover, The Drivers split in 1983. Cutting Crew (1985–1992) Whilst Kevin MacMichael was with Fast Forward, the band was involved in a car crash which left all of the members except MacMichael unable to continue touring. Ready to begin working with Van Eede, MacMichael moved from Toronto to London, where the two of them gave themselves one year to sign a recording contract. They recruited drummer Martin "Frosty" Beedle, previously a member of the cabaret band on the QE2, and bass player Colin Farley, a session musician living in Spain. Van Eede came up with the band's name after reading an article in the British rock magazine Sounds, which described the band Queen as a "cutting crew", meaning a band that does not play concerts and instead stays in the studio recording new songs. In 1985, Cutting Crew staged a showcase at a London recording studio for representatives from numerous record labels, and signed a recording contract with Siren Records, part of Virgin Records. The first single to be released by the band was "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" b/w "For the Longest Time", released in the UK in August 1986. After an appearance on the BBC Television show Top of the Pops, with the song being regularly played on the radio and its music video shown on TV, the single shot up to number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and in May 1987 was number 1 in America for two weeks (Virgin's first number one single in America). In total, the song went to No. 1 in nineteen countries. This would be their biggest hit single. Van Eede came up with the title and concept for "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" after making love with his then-girlfriend. "I actually remember saying that," he admitted, and promptly jotted a note on a pad he always kept close at hand. The next single, "I've Been in Love Before" b/w "Life in a Dangerous Time" failed to break the UK in its first release in November 1986 but was quickly released again to reach No. 50 in the charts. The album Broadcast was released shortly, which reached 41 on the UK Albums Chart. Genesis audition (1996) After Cutting Crew's demise, Van Eede went on to write and produce for other artists, including producing the original demo of Cher's hit "Believe". In 1996, he auditioned for the job as the new lead singer of Genesis following Phil Collins's departure, in a process where Kevin Gilbert, future Big Big Train vocalist David Longdon, and former Stiltskin singer Ray Wilson were also seriously considered for the role; which ultimately went to Wilson. 2000s On the 2001 Marillion album Anoraknophobia, Van Eede is credited with co-writing the lyrics to the song "Map of the World" with Marillion frontman Steve Hogarth. A new album originally titled Grinning Souls was released by Cutting Crew in 2005. Van Eede also appeared on the ITV show Hit Me Baby One More Time, on which he performed "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and a cover version of Macy Gray's hit "I Try". He then embarked on tour with his new line-up: Gareth Moulton (guitar), Sam Flynn (keyboards), Dominic Finley (bass) and Tom Arnold (drums). They toured the UK (which included the 'Here & Now 2008 Tour'), Germany, Trinidad and the United States. Recent work In 2015, a new album was released, Add to Favourites. Joining Van Eede on the album included guitarists Gareth Moulton and Joolz Dunkley, bassist Nick Kay, keyboardist Jono Harrison, drummer Martyn Baker and the Blackjack Horns. Throughout 2015–2017, the band toured South America, the U.S., Australasia and Europe. In 2020, Van Eede received a BMI (Broadcast Music Inc) award for 5 million plays on US radio for "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". The track was also used in the hit film The Lego Batman Movie and in a season 3 episode of the Netflix series Stranger Things. Other projects Since 2008, Van Eede has been a member of supergroup Man Doki Soulmates, formed by Hungarian musician Leslie Mándoki. Alongside Van Eede, the band's members in the group have included, amongst others: Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, John Helliwell, Chris Thompson, Bobby Kimball, Ian Anderson, Chaka Khan, Tony Carey and the late Jack Bruce and Greg Lake. Personal life Van Eede married Nikki McFarlane in June 1996. He has a daughter, Lauren (born 13 May 1986), with ex-partner Andrea Hodder. References External links BMI entry for Van Eede 1958 births Living people English male singers English pop rock singers English songwriters English record producers People from East Grinstead English people of Dutch descent British male songwriters

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Josef Finger

Josef Finger (1 January 1841 – 6 May 1925) was an Austrian physicist and mathematician. Biography Joseph Finger was born the son of a baker in Pilsen. He attended high school in Pilsen. He studied mathematics and physics at Charles University in Prague from 1859 to 1862. In 1865 and for financial reason he acquired the qualification to teach mathematics and physics at secondary schools and went into the teaching profession. On 17 March 1875 Finger received his doctorate at the University of Vienna, in 1876 he was qualified for the subject of analytical mechanics. 1897 Finger publishes "On the internal virial of an elastic body". Finger was from 1888 to 1890 the Dean of the Chemical School, and from 1890 to 1891 he was rector of the Technische Hochschule in Vienna. In 1916 Finger was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Technical Sciences. Finger is considered a pioneer of continuum mechanics. References H. Bednarczyk in Österreichische Ingenieur- und Architekten-Zeitschrift (ÖIAZ): "Josef Finger und Gustav Jaumann zwei Pioniere der heutigen Kontinuumsmechanik" 135 Heft10/1990 S. 538–545 External links 1841 births 1925 deaths 19th-century Austrian mathematicians 21st-century Austrian physicists Austro-Hungarian mathematicians

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Anne-Marie Walters

Anne-Marie Walters (born, Switzerland, 16 March 1923 – died, France, 3 October 1998), code name Colette, was a WAAF officer recruited into the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) organization during World War II. SOE agents allied themselves with groups resisting the occupation of their countries by Axis powers. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied countries. The SOE supplied resistance groups with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England. Walters was a courier for the Wheelwright network, working from 3 January 1944 until August 1944 in southwestern France. Twenty-years old when she arrived in France, she was, next to Sonya Butt, the youngest female agent of SOE. Early life Walters was born in Geneva of an English father, F.P. Walters, who was Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations, and a French mother. She pursued her studies in the International School of Geneva, founded in 1924 by officials of the League of Nations and the International Labour Organization, in collaboration with educators from the Institut Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The family left Switzerland for England after the outbreak of World War II and Walters initially joined the WAAF in 1941 (Service Number 2001920.) On 6 July 1943 she was recruited into SOE and during the summer and autumn of that year underwent training as an agent at the SOE Special Training School 23 at Loch Morar, Scotland. World War II In France with SOE SOE's appraisal of Walters after the completion of her training was cautionary. "She is well-educated, intelligent, quick, practical, and cunning...[but] She will not hesitate always to make use of her physical attractiveness in gaining influence over men. In this respect she is likely to have a disturbing effect in any group in which she is a member." Nevertheless, she was approved to be sent to France as an agent of SOE. The first attempt to parachute her into France in December 1943 failed because of bad weather over the drop zone and ended with a return to England and a crash-landing at a diversionary airfield because of widespread fog. She suffered a minor head injury in the landing. In the company of a fellow agent, Claude Arnault (code name Néron, but more commonly called Jean-Claude), she was successfully dropped into the Armagnac area in SW France on the night of 3/4 January 1944, to join George Starr's WHEELWRIGHT network (also called circuit and reseau). Walters acted as a courier for Starr until after D-Day. Yvonne Cormeau was Starr's wireless operator. Arnault, who was the same age as Walters, was an explosives expert. Walter's cover story was that she was a student from Paris recovering from pneumonia who was visiting a farmer friend of her fathers. She stayed with the family in their farmhouse at Mamoulens. Starr's headquarters were distant at Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon. Early in her stay in France, Starr visited her almost every day and she had to interrupt work to chat with him. She said she wished for more independence. In her book Walters never mentions the presence of Cormeau, the efficient wireless operator. As a courier, Walters traveled widely by bus, train, bicycle, and charcoal-powered vehicle around southwestern France. One of her first jobs was to organize the flight to Spain across the Pyrenees of a group of 15 members of the French Resistance who had escaped from a French prison. She also helped convey several suitcases full of explosives to Toulouse to blow up a powder factory. Walters, in the words of local historian Raymond Escholier, was well liked by the resistance fighters, the marquisards. She was regarded as "the true sister of the marquisards." Battle of Castelnau With the Normandy Invasion on 6 June 1944, the maquis of the resistance became bolder and the Germans more aggressive in suppressing any opposition to their occupation of France. Starr collected about 300 men, one-half French and one-half Spanish, and arms at Castelnau sur l'Auvignon, but on 21 June an estimated 2,000 soldiers of the German army attacked Starr's men. During the battle, Walters distributed hand grenades to the maquisards, buried incriminating documents, and collected SOE money and took it with her when she and the maquisards withdrew from the village. Nineteen of the maquisards were killed. After the battle, Starr and his men joined with other factions of the resistance to form the "Armagnac Battalion" commanded by a French officer, Maurice Parisot, which harried the Germany army in the region. Starr wars Walter's appraisal of Starr was unflattering. She later said, "[Starr] is strictly an agent and neither a politician nor a military strategist...the guerrilla action he commanded was most unsuccessful." Starr was even more critical of his youthful courier. Among his complaints about Walters, was that she wore "high Paris fashion," thus violating his principle that couriers should be inconspicuous. He ordered her to leave France. On 31 July 1944, Starr sent a message to SOE headquarters in London explaining his action. "Have had to send Colette [Walters] back because she is undisciplined in spite of my efforts to train her...Most indiscreet. Very man-mad, also disobedient...totally unsuitable." However, he acknowledged her courage and willingness to undertake any mission. She left France approximately 1 August 1944 and traveled through Spain en route to Algiers. In Algiers, Walters met with British military authorities who proposed that she return to France to assist the military personnel involved in Operation Jedburgh. She was agreeable, but SOE vetoed that proposal and ordered her to return to London. When Walters returned to London, she wrote a report (which has not survived) to Maurice Buckmaster, head of the French section of SOE. Later, in another report, she said that while she was in France Starr had ordered her to be thrown into prison, accused her of having an affair with another agent and of spreading stories that he was having an affair with a female SOE agent. Walters praised Starr's courage and abilities, but criticized him severely on other counts. Starr, she said, had a Russian bodyguard named Buresie who "carried out absolutely horrible tortures" on captured French collaborators. She said Starr was under the influence of his bodyguard and cited several examples of tortures. She added, however, that "Had [Starr] not been influenced in all this....I am sure that he would never have started it [the tortures]." On 1 November 1944, Starr, who had returned to London, was interviewed by SOE. He recounted "with relish" an incident of torture, causing consternation in the SOE although the interviewers said that he could not be blamed for the tortures committed by the French Resistance. In February 1945, a court of enquiry with testimony from Starr, Walters, and others took place. The part of the transcript of the enquiry containing Walter's testimony has disappeared from the record. On 28 February, the conclusion of the "rather perfunctory court of enquiry" (in the words of M.R.D. Foot), was that "there is no justification whatever for any imputation against Lt. Col. Starr of inhumanity or cruel treatment to any prisoner at any time under his control or under the control or troops or resistance forces under his immediate command or control." Honours and awards On 17 July 1945, in recognition of her "personal courage and willingness to undergo any danger," Walters was awarded the MBE (Civil list) for her work in occupied France and, from France, the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille de la Reconnaissance française. Later life In 1946, Walters published an account of her experiences in Moondrop to Gascony (Macmillan, 1946; Moho Books, 2009). The book provides a portrait of Starr (Le Patron in the book), although not referring directly to the problems between the two of them, and also of Arnault (Jean-Claude in the book) with whom Walters may have been romantically involved. Moondrop to Gascony won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1947. After the war, she lived in the United States, Spain, and France and was a translator of Spanish, an editor, and owned a literary agency under her married name Anne-Marie Comert. In her later years, she suffered from Alzheimer's disease. She died in France in 1998 at the age of 75. References Female wartime spies Female resistance members of World War II Members of the Order of the British Empire British Special Operations Executive personnel 1923 births 1998 deaths John Llewellyn Rhys Prize winners Women's Auxiliary Air Force officers Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Female recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France) People from Geneva International School of Geneva alumni Swiss emigrants to the United Kingdom British emigrants to France

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Monocyclanthus

Monocyclanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae containing the single species Monocyclanthus vignei. It is native to Ghana and Liberia. It is a rare plant of the understory of wet evergreen forest habitat. Monocyclanthus and Monocyclanthus vignei were first described in 1953 by Keay. Description It is distinguished from plants in the genus, Uvaria, by the single whorl of petals being valvate, and from Isolona, by both the carpels and the petals being free. The flowers are cauliflorous, that is, they flower on the trunk (or major branches). Threats It is threatened by ecosystem conversion and degradation, from mining, quarrying, logging and wood-harvesting. References Annonaceae Endangered plants Flora of Ghana Flora of Liberia Monotypic magnoliid genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Ronald William John Keay

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Kahlúa

Kahlúa () is a brand of coffee liqueur owned by the Pernod Ricard company and produced in Veracruz, Mexico. The drink contains rum, sugar, and arabica coffee. History Pedro Domecq began producing Kahlúa in 1936. It was named Kahlúa, meaning "House of the Acolhua people" in the Veracruz Nahuatl language. Jules Berman was the first importer of the liqueur to the United States, earning him the nickname "Mr. Kahlua". The company merged in 1994 with Allied Lyons to become Allied Domecq. In turn, that company was partially acquired in 2005 by Pernod Ricard, the largest spirits distributor in the world since its merger with the Swedish Vin & Sprit in March 2008. Since 2004, the alcohol content of Kahlúa is 20.0%; earlier versions had 26.5%. In 2002, a more expensive, high-end product called "Kahlúa Especial" became available in the United States, Canada and Australia after previously being offered only in duty-free markets. Made with arabica coffee beans grown in Veracruz, Mexico, Kahlúa Especial has an alcohol content of 36%, has a lower viscosity, and is less sweet than the regular version. In January 2019, the brand launched a new eco-program with an aim to source 100% of its coffee sustainably by the year 2022. Director of sustainable development Billy King plans to "bring positive change to the lives of Mexican coffee farmers and their families". At the time, Kahlua said that social cohesion, gender equality and education within coffee-growing communities were other key focuses for the program. In 2021 Kahlúa introduced a new bottle design. It also reduced the alcohol content to 16% "to address 'evolving' consumer trends towards conscious drinking and lower-alcohol options/" Uses Kahlúa is used to make cocktails or drink neat or on ice. Some people use it when baking desserts, and/or as a topping for ice cream, cakes, and cheesecakes. It is mixed in several ways, often with different combinations of milk, cream, coffee and cocoa. Because Kahlúa is made from coffee beans, it contains caffeine. According to the company, "Kahlúa contains about 100ppm caffeine, which means about 100mg/litre of product. So, for a standard 1.5oz [45ml] drink of Kahlúa there would be about 5mg of caffeine. Just to put it in perspective, a 8oz [240ml] brewed coffee can contain up to about 200mg of caffeine." Kahlúa is a key ingredient in several notable cocktails: Alfonso Xiii Espresso Martini White Russian Black Russian Mind Eraser B-52 Baby Guinness Brave Bull Colorado Bulldog Dirty Mother Kahlúa Sour Moose Milk Mudslide Spanish coffee Awards Kahlúa and Kahlúa Especial have received accolades from international spirit ratings organizations. The San Francisco World Spirits Competition awarded the Kahlúa Especial three silver medals between 2005 and 2007 and a bronze in 2009. The Beverage Testing Institute gave the Especial a score of 85 in 2007. See also List of cocktails List of coffee liqueurs Milk and Alcohol References External links Official product website Coffee liqueurs Mexican alcoholic drinks Mexican brands Pernod Ricard brands Products introduced in 1936 Alcoholic drink brands

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Cheviot Hills

The Cheviot Hills (), or sometimes The Cheviots, are a range of uplands straddling the Anglo-Scottish border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The English section is within the Northumberland National Park. The range includes The Cheviot (the highest hill), plus Hedgehope Hill to the east, Windy Gyle to the west, and Cushat Law and Bloodybush Edge to the south. The hills are sometimes considered a part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland as they adjoin the uplands to the north. Since the Pennine Way runs through the region, the hills are also considered a part of the northern Pennines although they are separated from the Cheviot Hills by the Tyne Gap, part of which lies within the southern extent of the Northumberland National Park. The Cheviot Hills are primarily associated with geological activity from approximately 480 to 360 million years ago, when the continents of Avalonia and Laurentia collided, resulting in extensive volcanic activity (the Caledonian orogeny) which created a granite outcrop surrounded by lava flows. The area enjoys a general right to roam under both the English Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and the Scottish Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The Southern Cheviots include the Otterburn Training Area, the UK's largest firing range, where the Ministry of Defence train up to 30,000 soldiers a year. Description The Cheviot is the highest hill in the range at . Other notable tops are Hedgehope Hill, Windy Gyle, Cushat Law and Bloodybush Edge. Of the hills mentioned, only Windy Gyle has its summit on the border. The rest are all within England. The English section is protected within the Northumberland National Park. Although many of the summits top , most have a relatively low prominence. Only three rise or more above the surrounding terrain: The Cheviot itself, Shillhope Law and Housedon Hill, a small northern outlier (see Marilyn). To the south-west the Cheviots merge into the Kielder Forest group of hills. There is a broad split between the northern and the southern Cheviots. The former encompass most of the high ground and are pierced by five main valleys: College Valley Harthope Breamish Bowmont Heatherhope valley The southern Cheviot hills encompass the slopes running down to the valley of the river Coquet. Geology At the centre of the range is an outcrop of Early Devonian granite, the Cheviot Pluton, which is surrounded by Silurian and Devonian arc andesitic lava flows, tuffs and agglomerates of the Cheviot Volcanic Formation. These are in turn intruded by a swarm of igneous dykes with a predominantly calc-alkaline chemistry arranged radially around the pluton. Both the pluton and the volcanic rocks owe their origin to the northward subduction of the oceanic crust attached to the former micro-continent of Avalonia beneath the Laurentian plate in the course of the Caledonian orogeny during the Ordovician and Silurian periods. The surrounding lower ground is formed from Carboniferous Limestone, though much of it is obscured by superficial deposits of Quaternary age. History To the south of the Cheviot hills was the site of the Battle of Otterburn in 1388, and possibly to a separate bloody battle between English and Scottish forces, after which only 110 people survived, which is described in "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". (Note – the origin of the border skirmishes between Percy, the Earl of Northumberland, and the Scottish Earl of Douglas, may have been a hunt that strayed into Scotland and was interpreted as an invasion.) Two other related battles were the Battle of Homildon Hill, fought within the Cheviots near Wooler in 1402, and the Battle of Hedgeley Moor, fought north of Powburn in 1464. Access Most of the range on the English side is mapped as 'open country' and hence there is a general right to roam over it as prescribed in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. Traditional rights of access in Scotland, bolstered by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, provide for similar access for the public to the north of the border. In addition, a sparse network of public bridleways and footpaths stretches around the area, often providing useful means of access from the lower ground onto the open hills. The northernmost leg of the Pennine Way runs from Byrness in England to Kirk Yetholm in Scotland. It is the longest, and most exposed, on the whole of the national trail. The Way follows the high level Border Ridge (literally the England–Scotland boundary fence) for nearly after the ascent to the ridge from Byrness. The terrain is boggy and remote, and two mountain refuge huts are situated on the Way for those too tired or weather-beaten to continue. The town of Wooler in the Cheviot Fringe (the lowlands bordering the hills to the east) is often cited as the "Gateway to the Cheviots" as it is the largest town in the Cheviot region; the town also has easy access being on the major A697 road. Many walking routes have been established, such as: Breamish Valley Hillfort Trail Three Forts Foray, a 5.5 mile walk that takes roughly 3.5 hours to complete. The walking difficulty has been graded as moderate. Humbleton Hillfort Ring Chesters Round Hethas Hike Hethpool to the Curr, a 11.5 mile walk that takes roughly 7 hours to complete. Graded as strenuous. Barrowburn Family Walk Harthope Valley Walk Yeavering Bell Walk Hethpool Wild Goat Walk Linhope Spout Walk Hethpool Linn and Yeavering Bell Walk Kirknewton Hillfort Trail Dunsdale to West Hill College Valley Walk The Shepherds Cairn Walk Reaveley Farn Family Stroll. Otterburn Army Training Estate The Otterburn Army Training Estate (ATE) covers about of the Southern Cheviots, approximately 23% of the Northumberland National Park. It is owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and used for training some 30,000 soldiers a year. Otterburn is the UK's largest firing range, and is in frequent use — artillery can be clearly heard from Lindisfarne to the north-east and Fontburn Reservoir in the south. Because of this, recreational use of the area is restricted, although it is possible for the public to use some parts of the estate subject to the relevant bylaws. The MoD publishes a booklet, Walks on Ministry of Defence Lands, which offers advice on this matter (see link below). Peaks over 500 metres in the Cheviot Hills The peaks marked with a warning sign () lie within the danger area of the ATE Otterburn artillery range. References External links Walking guides on the Defence Estate, including Otterburn – Ministry of Defence

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meringopus

Meringopus

Meringopus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. Species Species within this genus include: Meringopus armatus Meringopus asymmetricus Meringopus attentorius Meringopus calescens Meringopus coronadoae Meringopus cyanator Meringopus dirus Meringopus eurinus Meringopus fasciatus Meringopus genatus Meringopus melanator Meringopus naitor Meringopus nigerrimus Meringopus nursei Meringopus pacificus Meringopus palmipes Meringopus pamirensis Meringopus persicator Meringopus pilosus Meringopus pseudonymus Meringopus punicus Meringopus relativus Meringopus reverendus Meringopus serraticaudus Meringopus sogdianus Meringopus sovinskii Meringopus suspicabilis Meringopus symmetricus Meringopus tejonensis Meringopus titillator Meringopus turanus Meringopus vancouverensis References Ichneumonidae genera

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Cliff Lok

Cliff Lok, also Koo Lung, Ku Lung, Gam Tung, Chin Tong, Chin Tung, Lung Goon-Ting, Lung Kuan-Ting, Kan Tung, Kam Tung, and Cliff Lok Kam Tung () (born 11 September 1948) is a retired Chinese film actor and martial artist who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong. He began his career at the Peking Opera. He starred in at least 60 films between 1966 and 2001, most of them wuxia/martial arts pictures of the late 1960s and the 1970s. Films include One-Armed Swordsman (1967), Golden Swallow (1968), Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969), The Wandering Swordsman (1970), King Eagle (1971), and The Black Enforcer (1972). References External links Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong martial artists 1948 births Living people

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List of Pinewood Studios productions

Pinewood Studios is a series of major film and television studios, with the primary studio situated approximately 20 miles west of London among the pine trees on what was the estate of Heatherden Hall, near the village of Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. Users can now search an interactive filmography on the Pinewood Studios Group website. Here is a list of Pinewood productions by Year and Studio Location: (Note that these are filming dates and not necessarily year released) Iver Heath Television EastEnders Emmerdale Extras Little Charley Bear The IT Crowd Midsomer Murders UFO (1970) The Persuaders (1970–1971) Space: 1999 (1975–1977) Parallel 9 (1992–1994) Teletubbies (1997-2001) Bob the Builder (1998-2004) My Family (2000-2011) The Weakest Link (2001–2009) Bob the Builder: Project: Build It (2005-2008) La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) (2018) Would I Lie to You? (2009–) 10 O'Clock Live (2011–2013) Sing If You Can (2011) Big School (2013–2014) Through the Keyhole Count Arthur Strong (2013–) 8 Out of 10 Cats (2013–) The National Lottery Draws (2013–) The Voice UK (2013; live shows only) The Taste (2014) Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014–) Birds of a Feather (2014–) Red Dwarf (2015–2020) The Great American Baking Show (2015–) Still Open All Hours (2015–) Debatable (2016–) Taskmaster (2017–) Tenable (2017–) Not Going Out (2017) Black Narcissus (2020) RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (2020-) Andor (2022) Moon Knight (2022) Loki (Season 2) (2022) Atlanta (2013-2020) Toronto It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006) Chloe (2009) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) 388 Arletta Avenue (2011) Dream House (2011) Take This Waltz (2011) The Thing (2011) Cosmopolis (2012) Prometheus (2012) Red Lights (2012) The Vow (2012) Total Recall (2012) Carrie (2013) Kick-Ass 2 (2013) Mama (2013) Pacific Rim (2013) The Best Man Holiday (2013) The Colony (2013) RoboCop (2014) The Captive (2014) Wolves (2014) Crimson Peak (2015) He Never Died (2015) Pixels (2015) Poltergeist (2015) Regression (2015) Room (2015) Spotlight (2015) Special Correspondents (2016) Suicide Squad (2016) Downsizing (2017) Flatliners (2017) It (2017) XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017) The Christmas Chronicles (2018) It Chapter Two (2019) Let It Snow (2019) Shazam! (2019) Television Battle of the Blades (2009–2013) The Listener (2009–2014) Happy Town (2010) Beauty & the Beast (2012–2016) The Strain (2014–2017) Good Witch (2015–2021) Schitt's Creek (2015–2020) Star Trek: Discovery (2017–present) Malaysia (2009-2019) Lost in the Pacific (2015) Television Marco Polo (2014–16) Dominican Republic XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017) 47 Meters Down (2017) If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) Old (2021) The Lost City (2022) Television The I-Land (2019) References Citations External links Pinewood Studios British film studios Films shot in England Lists of British films Culture in Buckinghamshire

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Nicholas Annenkov

General Nicholas Nikolaievich Annenkov (Николай Николаевич Анненков) (December 1799 in Sergachsky Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate – 25 November 1865 in St. Petersburg, Russia) was an influential Russian General of the Infantry, Governor-General of Kiev and Bessarabia, and member of the State Privy Council. He was the brother of prominent Russian poet, Varvara Annenkova. 1799–1830 Born into great wealth as a member of the nobility of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Nicholas Annenkov was the son of Colonel Nicholas Nikanorovich Annenkov (1764–1839). After briefly attending Moscow University, he joined the Army to fight against Napoleon, thereby beginning a military career that would last the rest of his life. By his mid-20s he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia and promoted to Colonel of the Infantry. During the Turkish Campaign of 1828, Annenkov distinguished himself and was awarded the Order of St. Anna. 1831–1850 During the 1831 November Uprising in Poland, Annenkov served as Chief of Staff to General Baron Fabian Gottlieb von Osten-Sacken. During one attack, Annenkov routed an entire enemy division and captured 1,200 combatants. He was awarded the Order of St. George (4th Class) and appointed to Tsar Nicholas I’s personal suite. Owing to his military successes, in 1844 Nicholas Annenkov was promoted to Adjutant General of the Infantry. On November 3, 1848, he was made a member of the State Council. 1851–1865 In 1854 General Annenkov was appointed Interim Governor-General of New Russia and Bessarabia, a posting that coincided with the Crimean War. His actions during the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) and the bombardment of Odessa resulted in further decorations: the silver medal and the light-bronze medal. Annenkov was a co-founder, in 1856, of the Moscow-Saratov Railway with General Semyon Alexeievich Yurievich, Paul von Derwies, and the Privy Councilors M.N. Zhemchuzhnikov and Konstantin I. Arsenyev. The initial line of this railway was opened from Moscow to Kolomna on 20 July (1 August) 1862. It was reorganized as the Moscow-Ryazan Railway in 1863, and an extension to Ryazan was opened on 27 August (8 September) 1864. From 1856 to 1862 Annenkov served as State Comptroller of the Imperial Court. In 1861 Tsar Alexander II of Russia promoted him to Full General, Order of St. Vladimir. His final posting, from 1862 to 1865, was as Governor-General of Kiev and the western provinces; however, illness cut short his service, and he retired to Nice, France, for recuperation. As a final duty to the state, General Annenkov accompanied the body of Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, back to Russia. Even though Annenkov rejoined the State Council upon returning, he died shortly thereafter. Family General Nicholas Annenkov was married to Vera Ivanova Bukharina (1813–1902), daughter of Ivan Bukharin (1772–1858), Governor-General of Kiev (1820–22). They had five children: 1) General Mikhail Annenkov (1835–1899) 2) Elena (1837–1904), married to Ambassador Aleksandr Nelidov and mistress to Russian Minister of Finance Alexander Abaza; 3) Elizabeth (1840–1886), married to Viktor, prince Golytsin, Master of the Horses for the Imperial Household 3a) Viktor, prince Golytsin (1860–77) 3b) Sophie, princess Golytsin 3c) Vera, princess Golytsyn 4) Maria (1844–1889), married to Karl de Struve, diplomat and Imperial Privy Councilor 4a) Boris de Struve 4b) Olga de Struve 4c) Vera de Struve 4d) Elena de Struve 4e) Maria de Struve 5) Alexandra (1849–1914), married Vicomte Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé 5a) Comte Henry de Vogüé 5b) Comte Raymond de Vogüé 5c) Comte Felix de Vogüé Until their marriages, General Annenkov's daughters served as ladies-in-waiting to Empress Maria Alexandrovna. Index 1799 births 1865 deaths People from Sergachsky Uyezd Russian nobility Nicholas Governors-General of Novorossiya Governors-General of Kiev Imperial Russian Army generals Russian people of the November Uprising

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meliola

Meliola

Meliola is a genus of fungi in the family Meliolaceae, first described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1825. Species Species listed by IRMNG (as of January 2022): Meliola clavulata G. Winter, 1886 Meliola ellisii Roum., 1880 Meliola tetradeniae Berk., 1914 Meliola abietis (Cooke) Sacc. accepted as Apiosporium abietis Cooke, 1881 Meliola anacardiacearum (F. Stevens) Hansf., 1955 accepted as Endodothella anacardiacearum F. Stevens, 1923 Meliola galactiae (F. Stevens) Hansf., 1961 Meliola ipomoeae Rehm accepted as Meliola clavulata G. Winter, 1886 Meliola niessleana G. Winter, 1885 accepted as Meliola ellisii Roum., 1880 Meliola orbicularis Berk. & M.A. Curtis, 1868 accepted as Cryptomeliola orbicularis (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) S. Hughes & Piroz., 1997 GBIF lists many more, including Meliola brevispora. References Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Meliolaceae Taxa described in 1825 Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perales%20%28river%29

Perales (river)

The Perales River is a tributary of the Alberche River in Spain. See also List of rivers of Spain References Rivers of Spain Tributaries of the Alberche

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Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The town has a population of 22,862 (1 January 2021), and is an important traffic portal with its ferry connections to Gothenburg in Sweden. The town is well known for fishing and its fishing and industrial harbours. Frederikshavn's oldest building, Fiskerklyngen, is originally from the mid-16th century, but the houses now there are from 18th–19th centuries. History Frederikshavn was originally called Fladstrand (lit. "Flat beach") from its location in Flade parish. Fladstrand The first mention of a settlement is in a letter dated 13 March 1572 found in the Danish chancery letterbooks. It was a fishing village, trading place and crossing point to Norway. The old Fladstrand church was built between 1686 and 1690. On 31 December 1700 a tax of 500 rigsdaler was put on the town which indicates a fair amount of trade. During the Great Nordic War from 1700 to 1721 the town saw a rise in activity as travellers to Norway embarked from here as the route over Sweden was cut. The activity slowly subsided after the war. A royal maritime pilot was stationed at the town from 1733 after King Christian VI was forced to stay in the town due to bad weather on his journey to Norway. In 1735 the town was described as a hamlet which supports itself on fishing and beaching of scows and some farming (fæstebønder). Military history in 17th, 18th and 19th centuries Due to its advantageous proximity to the entrance to the Baltic Sea, Frederikshavn has historically been a naval base of some strategic importance. In 1627 under Kejserkrigen, Melchior von Hatzfeldt troops built a Sconce north of the fishing village. The sconce became known as Nordre Skanse and is preserved to this day. After the war this was manned by Danish troops. In 1675 the fortification was expanded with a sconse south of the harbour. Between 1686 and 1687 the fortification was expanded again with a heavy tower, a wall and a port. It was described as a citadel. The tower is known as Krudttårnet, (lit. "Gunpowder Tower"). In 1891 the wall and port was demolished, but the tower has been preserved. Krudttårnet is incorporated in the municipality's coat-of-arms. During the Great Nordic War from 1700 to 1721 Peter Tordenskjold barricaded himself here in his fights against Sweden. In 1712 the Battle of Fladstrand was fought in the nearby sea between Swedish and Danish naval forces. In 1735, 50 Danish men were stationed at the fortress. From the middle of the 18th century the military importance of the citadel was dwindling and some of the fortifications and building was disposed of. It gained new importance during the Gunboat War from 1807 to 1814, but its value diminished again after the war. The citadel was discontinued in 1864. Market town During the Gunboat War, the town saw increasing trade and activity. The first artificial harbour was constructed from 1808 to 1810 due to the war and after several years of strong promotion of the local merchant Frantz Übersax. Denmarks defeat in the war had a great impact in Fladstrand. The military left and the town largest source of income ceased. Denmark's general economic crisis worsened the situation. The town did not have status as a market town, but trade, craft and other activities exclusive to market towns had happened unlawful in Fladstrand for several decades anyway. A majority of the population had livelihoods based on crafts, services and trade, not production. This was used by the local civil servant as an argument for giving the town market town status (). The harbour directorate () argued that it was a strategic place for a harbour and giving the town market town status and legalising the current activities would help with the upkeep. On 25 September 1818 Frederik VI bestowed the town status as a market town under the name of Frederikshavn. From 1818 During the 1970s the ship yard wanted to expand with a dry dock at the location of Krudttårnet. Between 1974 and 1976 the engineering firm Kampsax and the local contractor Trigon encased the tower in concrete and moved it 270m along teflon rails to its current location. The project was delayed when a storm broke a retaining wall between Christmas and New Year 1975 filling the new dry dock with water and causing the base beneath the tower to collapse. The movement was celebrated 5. August 1976 with the visit from Margrethe II of Denmark and her family. Stena Line operated a ferry service from Frederikshavn to Oslo, Norway from 1979 to March 14 2020. It was served by three different ferries named Stena Saga. From 1979 to 1988 by former M/S Patricia build in 1967. From 1988 to 1994 by later MS Stena Europe. From 1994 to 2020 it was served by MS Stena Saga. It was first closed temporary due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to close it permanently was announced a few days later on March 19. The Oslo route was reopened by DFDS Seaways on June 25, 2020 by the ferries traveling to and from Copenhagen which began stopping in Frederikshavn. There is a single departure and arrival per day. The route is serviced by MS Pearl Seaways and MS Crown Seaways. Economy Companies in the area include MAN/BW Alpha and the Navy Base Frederikshavn (Flådestation Frederikshavn). Frederikshavn, like the rest of North Jutland, was hit with hard unemployment. The town's largest workplace, the shipyard Danyard, closed in the late 1990s. This resulted in more than 2,000 workers being unemployed. Today there is still activity at the large ship building area, with many small companies renting space there. In summer 2008, the unemployment rate, like the rest of Denmark, fell to a minimum low record of approximately 2%. As with many provincial municipalities around the world, some of its young people leave to large urban cities. However, the municipality is currently engaged in many innovative projects which are attracting tourists and aim to retain population. Frederikshavn is currently beginning a transition to make it the first medium-sized city/large town in the world to rely exclusively on renewable energy resources for power, including transportation and cars. The process is expected to be completed by 2030. As of 2010, the city was powered 18% by renewable energy. Martin Professional had a large presence before its closure in 2016. In culture The is used to denote a quality plaice. It is probably the most popular fish eaten in Denmark. The drama television series Norskov (2015–2017) was filmed in and around Frederikshavn. Attractions Bangsbo Museum Frederikshavn Art Museum (Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum) Frederikshavn Shipyard Historical Society (Værftshistorisk Selskab Frederikshavn) Tordenskiold Festival, celebrated since 1998. Lighting Festival, biannual festival. Bangsbo Flower Festival Bangsbo Fort Bangsbo Botanical Garden Sports Frederikshavn White Hawks are the local professional ice hockey team playing in the premier Danish ice hockey league, Metal Ligaen. Infrastructure Transportation Three major roads connect Frederikshavn. E 45 connects to Aalborg in the south. Frederikshavn is the northern end of E 45 in Denmark. The route continues via the ferry in Gothenburg. Danish national road 35 connects Hjørring to the west. Danish national road 40 connects Skagen to the north. A secondary route connects to Brønderslev towards southwest. Frederikshavn is served by Frederikshavn railway station. It is the terminal train station of the Vendsyssel and Skagen railway lines and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, regional train services to Aalborg and local train services to Skagen. Ferry service to Göteborg, in Sweden with StenaLine and Oslo, in Norway with DFDS. There is also a ferry service to the Island of Læsø The nearest airport with scheduled national and international flights is Aalborg Airport 66km away. Port of Frederikshavn Port of Frederikshavn is the largest harbour in Frederikshavn. It is a commercial port owned by Frederikshavn Municipality. It includes a ferry harbour, a cargo harbour and a large service industry. It has historically been dominated by the shipyard industry and fishing. Frederikshavn was in the late 19th century the dominant harbour for large fishing vessels in Denmark. The European shipyard industry was hit with difficulties in the 1980s and Danyard, the largest shipyard in Frederikshavn closed in December 1999. The municipality took over the harbour from the state in 2001. The site of the former Danyard was over the next 20 years transformed into a business park and the activity gradually went from manufacturing to service. 20152020 port expansion In 2015 a large expansion of the port was started. The first of three phases was constructed from 2015 to 2018 by contractor Per Aarsleff. The official delivery from the contractor was on 8 June 2018. The officially inauguration coincided with the towns 200 year anniversary as a merchant town on 25 September 2018. The expansion makes it possible to receive larger ships and offshore installations, handle more bulk material and a flexible area for projects. The first phase added 330.000 square metre hinterland and 600 metre of quay with a water depth 11 metre. Most of the quay and hinterland areas in the first phase have been leased by Louisiana-based Modern American Recycling Services for an 11-year period. In July 2018 they secured a contract to scrap the two platforms from Tyra Field. They are expected to begin the first recycling assignment in 2020 and create more than 200 jobs. Construction of Scandinavia's largest bunkering terminal is underway on the new area. It will consists of 11 storage tanks with a combined capacity of 744000 m3. It is scheduled for completion by the end of 2020. It will be leased to Stena Oil. In November 2018 all the hinterland areas of the first phase have been leased. Five 2000 m2 large warehouses have been constructed on the new area. The planning of the second stage of the expansion was started in June 2017. Construction started in October 2017. It is nearly completed as of December 2019. The second phase will add 170.000 square metre of hinterland and 400 metre of quay. The quay constructed in phase one will be deepened to 14 metres. When the second phase is complete the total area of the harbour will be . A further expansion in third phase is an option if there is demand. Naval Base South of the commercial port is Danish Navy Naval Harbour Frederikshavn. It is home to Danish navy 1st Squadron and Naval Operational Logistic Support Structure, OPLOG FRH. It is also the home location for the training ship Danmark and the royal yacht Dannebrog. It was home to the national icebreakers before their decommission in 2012. The naval harbour was inaugurated on 2 October 1962. Marinas The also town has a number of smaller marinas (listed in order from north to south): Rønner Harbour (Rønnerhavn): pleasureboat, dinghy and fishing harbour Northern Entrenchment Harbour (Nordre Skanse Havn): dinghy harbour Frederikshavn Marina (Frederikshavn Marina): pleasureboat, dinghy and houseboat harbour Neppen's Harbour (Neppens Havn): dinghy harbour Education EUC Nord - a technical school located partly in Frederikshavn. Media Kanal Frederikshavn Notable people Christian Henrik Arendrup (1837–1913), Governor-General of The Danish West Indies 1881–1893 Karl Bovin (1907–1985), painter, key member the Odsherred Painters Elsa Gress (1919–1988), essayist, novelist and dramatist Allan Olsen (born 1956), pop musician Henrik I. Christensen (born 1962), roboticist in San Diego, California Connie Nielsen (born 1965), actress Anja Ringgren Lovén (born 1978), protects children accused of being witches in Nigeria Ditte Ejlerskov (born 1982), contemporary artist Sport Gustaf Nielsen (1910–1973), sports shooter Harald Nielsen (1941–2015), footballer Peter Møller (born 1972), footballer and sports journalist Søren Frederiksen (born 1972) football player and manager Lotte Kiærskou (born 1975), handballer, twice Olympic winner Gitte Aaen (born 1981), handballer Mads Christensen (born 1984), ice hockey player Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (born 1986), badminton player Lise Munk (born 1989), footballer Lucas Bjerregaard (born 1991), golfer Twin towns – sister cities Frederikshavn practices twinning on the municipal level. For the twin towns, see twin towns of Frederikshavn Municipality. Notes References External links Visit Frederikshavn, Official tourism site Municipal seats of the North Jutland Region Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Port cities and towns in Denmark Port cities and towns of the North Sea Frederikshavn Municipality fo:Frederikshavn kommuna

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Barbara Parker (athlete)

Barbara Angela Parker (born 8 November 1982) is an English track and field athlete who competes for Great Britain. She has competed in two Olympic Games and is the former UK record holder in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Personal life Parker was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England and lives in Alabama. She studied a BTEC National Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science at the College of West Anglia from 1999-2001. Career At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Parker represented Great Britain in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She was eliminated in the heats, running 9:51.93. She reached the final of the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu after running 9:38.12 in her heat. In the final, she finished 14th with 9:56.66. In June 2012, Parker broke the UK record in the 3000 m steeplechase with 9:24.24, which was unsurpassed until 2021. She competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games and was eliminated in the heats of both the 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 metres. In the 3000 m steeplechase, she ran 9:32.07, while in the 5000 m, she ran a personal best of 15.12.81. References External links 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from King's Lynn British female long-distance runners English female long-distance runners British female steeplechase runners English female steeplechase runners Olympic female steeplechase runners Olympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain British Athletics Championships winners

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Commissure of inferior colliculus

The commissure of inferior colliculus, also called the commissure of inferior colliculi is a thin white matter structure consisting of myelinated axons of neurons and joining together the paired inferior colliculi. It is evolutionarily one of the most ancient interhemispheric connections. References Inferior colliculus Corpora quadrigemina Tectum Midbrain

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20V.%20Bardeen

Charles V. Bardeen

Charles Valdo Bardeen (September 23, 1850 – March 20, 1903) was an American jurist. Biography Charles V. Bardeen was born in Brookfield, New York on September 23, 1850. He moved to Wisconsin with his family in 1854. He lived briefly in Colorado and then returned to Wisconsin. In 1875, he received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He married Frances Harmina Miller on June 17, 1876, and they had three children. Bardeen was appointed a Wisconsin Circuit Court in 1891 and then to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1898 serving until his death. He died from stomach cancer in Madison on March 20, 1903. Notes People from Brookfield, New York University of Wisconsin Law School alumni Wisconsin state court judges Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 1850 births 1903 deaths 19th-century American judges

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USS Richmond K. Turner

USS Richmond K. Turner (DLG-20 / CG-20) was a destroyer leader in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Admiral Richmond K. Turner, who served during World War II. The keel of Richmond K. Turner was laid on 9 January 1961 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey. She was one of nine Leahy-class "double-ended" guided missile destroyers. Launched 6 April 1963; sponsored by Mrs. Claude V. Ricketts; and commissioned 13 June 1964, Capt. Douglas C. Plate in command. History Initial operations The ship departed Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 10 August 1964 for her homeport of San Diego, California, stopping briefly at Yorktown and Norfolk, Virginia, and then Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She crossed through the Panama Canal, and after a port call in Acapulco, Mexico, arrived in San Diego on 11 September 1964. Richmond K. Turner departed San Diego on 4 June 1965 for her first deployment to the Western Pacific. The vessel joined Task Force 77 in the South China Sea area and served as missile support ship for the aircraft carriers , , and . Vietnam Richmond K. Turner was reassigned to the Search and Rescue Destroyer Unit in the Tonkin Gulf in September 1965. After participating in missions in which eight aviators were rescued, the vessel departed Subic Bay and arrived at San Diego on 18 December. The ship stood out of San Diego on 15 October 1966, bound a second time for Southeast Asian waters, returning to her homeport on 28 March 1967 and making a midshipman training cruise to Pearl Harbor. Richmond K. Turner departed for her third tour off Vietnam on 10 June 1968, and contributed to Fleet readiness in Asian waters until returning to San Diego in December 1968. Richmond K. Turner assumed the duty as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) school ship in the southern California operating areas. In February, she conducted a SecNav guest cruise, and on 1 March, she commenced an extensive updating of her shipboard missile systems at the Naval Station San Diego. She then underwent training and further preparations for her fourth WestPac deployment, which commenced in January 1970. Richmond K. Turner arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, 4 March 1970 and spent two months operating in the Sea of Japan. The warship operated off the coast of Vietnam from June until July 1970 and returned to San Diego in August after stopping at Guam and Pearl Harbor. Refit and Fleet Operations On 22 March 1971, Richmond K. Turner embarked for Bath, Maine and arrived at the Bath Iron Works on 27 April 1971. There, she was decommissioned 5 May, under a Navy-wide program to enhance the anti-air warfare capability of major guided-missile ships. The ship was recommissioned at Bath Iron Works on 27 April 1972. For seven months, Richmond K. Turner engaged in various trials, exercises, and refresher training along the east coast of the United States and in the Caribbean Sea. The vessel returned to Newport, Rhode Island, 22 November 1972 and remained there until 9 January 1973, when the destroyer leader entered Boston Naval Shipyard for a two-month yard period. Leaving Boston in March, she continued normal operations out of Newport along the Atlantic seaboard and in the Caribbean mid-December 1973. In July 1973, Richmond K. Turner departed for a 5-month deployment as the flagship for UNITAS XIV, returning in mid-December 1973. In early 1974, Richmond K. Turners homeport was moved to Norfolk after the Newport Naval Base reassigned most ships there to other locations. After a lengthy stay in Norfolk, Richmond K. Turner deployed on a Mediterranean cruise in November 1974, returning to Norfolk in May 1975. Richmond K. Turner was re-designated CG-20 in July 1975 and participated in Operation 200 which included the International Naval Review in New York City for the United States Bicentennial celebration on 4 July 1976. In September 1978, after an overhaul at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, Richmond K. Turner reported to Fleet Training Center, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) for Refresher Training (REFTRA). The day after arrival Richmond K. Turner was directed to intercept and conduct surveillance of Soviet Naval units operating in the West Indies. With that task completed, the ship was then directed to transit the Panama Canal and conduct surveillance operations off the west coast of Nicaragua. Embarking REFTRA instructors, Richmond K. Turner completed all her training requirements while deployed in an operational status. The ship received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for these operations in March 1979. From March to September 1979, conducted fleet and independent operations with the Sixth Fleet, Richmond K. Turner made port visits to Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, and Valencia, Spain; Civitavecchia (Rome) and Alassio, Italy; Athens, Greece; and Constanta, Romania on the Black Sea. "Turner" was selected to represent the United States in St. Tropez at the 35th Anniversary of the Allied landings in southern France. In July 1986, "Turner" successfully launched a Harpoon missile in the Gulf of Sidra, destroying the target at a range of . This was the first firing of a Harpoon missile from a deployed US Navy ship. In May 1980 Richmond K. Turner participated in Boston's OPSAIL 80 and may have been awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation for conducting two special operations, but this award is not listed in the US Navy Unit award website. Richmond K. Turner completed four highly successful Mediterranean deployments as part of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, prior to an extensive baseline overhaul at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina from January to December 1982. During this overhaul Richmond K. Turner received numerous updates to modernize her combat systems suite. She was also fitted with the Vulcan Phalanx Close in Weapons System (CIWS) for self-defense against cruise missiles. After this overhaul Richmond K. Turner completed two more Mediterranean deployments. The ship received both Navy Expeditionary Medal and Meritorious Unit Commendation during this employment. During the Action in the Gulf of Sidra against the Libyan navy, the Turner disabled a Libyan patrol boat with a Harpoon missile. Persian Gulf Richmond K. Turner also completed a 1988 deployment to the Persian Gulf and was a participant of Operation Earnest Will. Upon her return to the United States, Richmond K. Turner was overhauled in Ingalls Shipyard at Pascagoula, Mississippi, where she received the New Threat Upgrade (NTU) to her Combat Direction System as well as many engineering improvements. In response to the crisis in the Persian Gulf caused by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Richmond K. Turner deployed early as a primary AAW unit in the battle group, which arrived in the theater just before hostilities broke out. During 60 days in the Persian Gulf, Richmond K. Turner provided protection to four carriers and served as an advance picket ship in the mine-infested waters off Kuwait. Following the cease fire, Richmond K. Turner relocated to the Red Sea where she participated in the continuing maritime interception operations in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq. Escorting the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt through the Suez Canal in late April 1991, Richmond K. Turner participated in Operation Provide Comfort, a massive relief effort to help tens of thousands of Kurdish refugees who fled the turmoil of Iraq following that country's defeat in the war. During this time Richmond K. Turner became the Anti-Air Warfare Commander for the Aircraft Carrier Striking Force, U.S. Sixth Fleet. For her operations during Desert Storm and Operation Provide Comfort, the Secretary of the Navy awarded Richmond K. Turner the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Navy Unit Commendation, the National Defense Medal and the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. In January 1993, petty officer 2nd class Joseph Gardner of Richmond K. Turner was the subject of a nationwide manhunt. He was eventually placed on the FBI's 10 most wanted list and was arrested in Philadelphia, October 1994. He was convicted of the 30 December 1993 gang rape and murder of Melissa McLaughlan and was sentenced to death. He was executed in 2008. Bosnia Richmond K. Turner made a final deployment to the Mediterranean as a part of the Theodore Roosevelt battle group and served as an anti-air warfare command during Operation Deny Flight over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Richmond K. Turner received the Armed Forces Service Medal for service relating to Bosnia. Prior to her decommissioning on 31 March 1995, Richmond K. Turner served as the test platform for the Navy's Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile (LEAP) Program, firing the first LEAP shot ever and launching the Navy into the future of missile technology. End of career Richmond K. Turner was decommissioned on 13 April 1995 and struck from the Navy list that same day. On 9 August 1998, ex-Richmond K. Turner was sunk as a target near Puerto Rico. The SINKEX was conducted by the USS Enterprise battle group including the cruiser , destroyers , and Carrier Air Wing 3. The Air Force also dropped three 2,000-pound bombs. Richmond K. Turner sank in nearly of water. Awards Richmond K. Turner earned eight battle stars for Vietnam service. List of awards from Navy unit awards site. Combat Action Ribbon, for 19 February 1991 to 24 February 1991, Desert Storm Joint Meritorious Unit Award, for 5 April 1991 to 16 July 1991 (Awards site says "Fiery", but this may have been for Operation Provide Comfort instead) Navy Unit Commendation, for 20 October 1983 to 3 March 1984, Grenada / Operation Urgent Fury and Lebanon time period Navy Unit Commendation, for 23 March 1986 to 29 March 1986, Libya, Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) Navy Unit Commendation, for 17 January 1991 to 7 February 1991, Desert Storm Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, for service from 12 September 1978 to 22 October 1978 Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, for service from 1 January 1994 to 31 March 1995 Navy E Ribbon, for FY1981, FY1982, CY1992, CY1994 and the 27-month period 1 October 1989 to 31 December 1991 Navy Expeditionary Medal, for Libya during the 20 January 1986 – 27 June 1986 award period, Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star (two awards) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, for three occasions relating to Korea in the 1 October 1966 – 3 June 1974 award period Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, for operations relating to Vietnam in the 1 July 1958 – 3 July 1965 award period Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, for 4 occasions relating to Lebanon in the 1 June 1983 – 1 August 1984 award period Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, for Grenada during the 23 October 1983 – 21 November 1983 award period Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, for the Persian Gulf during the 24 July 1987 – 1 August 1990 award period Vietnam Service Medal, for several time periods between 1965 and 1970 Southwest Asia Service Medal, for 14 January 1991 to 20 April 1991, Desert Storm Armed Forces Service Medal, for two occasions relating to Bosnia in 1993 See also USS Turner was in service at the same time as Richmond K. Turner. Both Commanding Officers complained to the Chief of Naval Operations about mixed up message traffic and repair parts being sent to the wrong ship due to confusion. References External links Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships – USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) navsource.org: USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) hazegray.org: USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) USS Richmond K. Turner (DLG/CG-20) Association Leahy-class cruisers Ships built in Camden, New Jersey 1963 ships Cold War cruisers of the United States Vietnam War cruisers of the United States Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in 1998

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Pisenus humeralis

Pisenus humeralis is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading Tenebrionoidea Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1837

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1997 JEF United Ichihara season

1997 JEF United Ichihara season Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Player statistics † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season. Transfers In: Out: Transfers during the season In Takayuki Sugiyama Arnold Scholten (from Ajax on July) Yuki Abe (JEF United Ichihara youth) Ryohei Nishiwaki (JEF United Ichihara youth) Out Osamu Matsumoto Rade (to Atlético Madrid on September) Awards none References J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997, 1997 J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1998, 1996 J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999, 1999 URAWA REDS OFFICIAL HANDBOOK 2007, 2007, Other pages J. League official site JEF United Ichihara Chiba official web site JEF United Ichihara JEF United Chiba seasons

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Adolphe-Simonis Empis

Adolphe-Dominique Florent Joseph Simonis, known as Empis, (29 March 1795, Paris – 11 December 1868, Paris) was a French dramatist. Biography After studying at the lycée Impérial, Empis became master clerk in a notary's office. It was in this capacity that he happened to be at the home of the composer Spontini, who lived in Paris at that time. In search of inspiration, the musicien consulted Empis and declared himself charmed by his advice. Thus encouraged to launch himself down a new path, Empis wrote two booklets in collaboration, of which the second, Vendôme en Espagne, was set to music in 1823 by Herold and Auber. The following year, Empis began to write for the theatre and at the same time set forth on an administrative career, becoming at various times the secretary to the royal libraries, inspector of the crown house governing service, and ultimately head of the first division to the ministry of the royal house. His dramas and comedies made him worthy of election to the Académie française in 1847, and then to succeed Arsène Houssaye as administrateur général of the Théâtre-Français in 1856. While certain of Empis' plays became fashionable, notably La Mère et la fille, which ran at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in 1830 with Frédérick Lemaître in the principal role, they were mostly attracted a cool critical reception and disdain from the public. After seeing Un Jeune Ménage at the Théâtre-Français in 1838, a theatre critic wrote in L'Artiste : "Nothing distinguishes this new drama from the other plays which Monsieur Empis has given to the theatre. It contains the same kind of intrigue and the same ideas. In a word, it is a work which without being absolutely bad, does not shine either with respect to inventiveness, nor characterization, nor style.. a mediocre work without bearing, which has no purpose but to reproduce scenes of daily life in all their common reality". Empis' plays never regained their popularity. Theatre Sapho, tragédie lyrique en 3 actes, Paris, Académie royale de musique, 12 August 1818 Vendôme en Espagne, drame lyrique en 1 acte, Paris, Académie royale de musique, December 1823 Bothwell, drame historique en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Comédie-Française, 21 June 1824 L'Agiotage, ou le Métier à la mode, comédie en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 25 July 1826 Lambert Simnel, ou le Mannequin politique, comédie en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 24 March 1827 La Mère et la fille, comédie en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 11 October 1830 La Dame et la demoiselle, comédie en 4 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 14 October 1830 Un Changement de ministère, comédie en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 12 March 1831 Une Liaison, comédie en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 21 April 1834 Lord Novart, comédie en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 27 February 1836 Julie, ou Une séparation, comédie en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 2 May 1837 Un Jeune Ménage, drame en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 6 September 1838 Théâtre (2 volumes, 1840) L'Héritière, ou Un coup de partie, comédie en 5 actes et en prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 4 September 1844 L'Ingénue à la cour, comédie en 5 actes, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 20 mars 1846 Les Six Femmes de Henri VIII, scènes historiques (2 volumes, 1854) Online text 1 2 1795 births 1868 deaths Writers from Paris 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Members of the Académie Française Administrators of the Comédie-Française 19th-century French male writers

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HM Prison Castle Huntly

Castle Huntly is a castle in Scotland, now used as a prison under the name HMP Castle Huntly. It is located approximately west of Dundee in the Carse of Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, close to the shore of the Firth of Tay, and can be seen from the main road linking Dundee and Perth. The castle sits on top of a rocky outcrop surrounded by what is now farmland. In ancient times this land was marshy wilderness and the decision to locate the castle on the rock may have been taken with a view to the castle's defensive position in mind. History Lord Gray of Fowlis built Castle Huntly around 1452, under licence from James II of Scotland. The castle changed hands in 1614, when the then Earl of Strathmore acquired it and changed its name to Castle Lyon. Two women — Apollonia Kickius and a Mrs Morris — worked as painters at Castle Lyon in the late 17th century. In the 1770s, the widow of the 7th Earl of Strathmore sold the castle to George Paterson, of the East India Company. He changed the name back to Castle Huntly. The castle left the hands of the Paterson family in 1946, after the death of Colonel Adrian Gordon Paterson, when his wife sold the castle to the government. In 1947, the castle was refurbished and became a borstal, then a young offenders' institution before becoming an open prison for adult male prisoners. It is now known as HMP Castle Huntly and is the only open prison in Scotland. Most prisoners at the establishment are low-risks serving short sentences of up to two years, although some are long-sentence prisoners approaching the end of their sentences. References Castle Huntly Huntly Category A listed buildings in Perth and Kinross Listed castles in Scotland Listed prison buildings in Scotland Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland Government agencies established in 1947 1947 establishments in Scotland

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Gustaf V

Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father, Oscar II, in 1907 to his own death 42 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden and the third-longest rule, after Magnus IV and Carl XVI Gustaf. He was also the last Swedish monarch to exercise his royal prerogatives, which largely died with him, although they were formally abolished only with the remaking of the Swedish constitution in 1974. He was the first Swedish king since the High Middle Ages not to have a coronation and so never wore the king's crown, a practice that has continued ever since. Gustaf's early reign saw the rise of parliamentary rule in Sweden although the leadup to World War I induced his dismissal of Liberal Prime Minister Karl Staaff in 1914, replacing him with his own figurehead, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, the father of Dag Hammarskjöld, for most of the war. However, after the Liberals and Social Democrats secured a parliamentary majority under Staaff's successor, Nils Edén, he allowed Edén to form a new government which de facto stripped the monarchy of virtually all powers and enacted universal and equal suffrage, including for women, by 1919. Bowing fully to the principles of parliamentary democracy, he remained a popular figurehead for the remaining 31 years of his rule, although not completely without influence – during World War II he allegedly urged Per Albin Hansson's coalition government to accept requests from Nazi Germany for logistics support, refusing which might have provoked an invasion. His intervention remains controversial to date, although not in support of fascism or the Nazi regime; his pro-German and anti-Communist stances were more outwardly expressed during World War I and the Russian Civil War, and he vocally criticised violence and persecution against Jews, including intervening vocally against the Holocaust in Hungary in 1944, demanding that Miklos Horthy cease deportations and supporting Raoul Wallenberg's effort. An avid hunter and sportsman, Gustaf presided over the 1912 Olympic Games and chaired the Swedish Association of Sports from 1897 to 1907. Most notably, he represented Sweden (under the alias of Mr G.) as a competitive tennis player, keeping up competitive tennis until his 80s, when his eyesight deteriorated rapidly. He was succeeded by his son, Gustaf VI Adolf. Early life Gustaf V was born in Drottningholm Palace in Ekerö, Stockholm County, the son of Prince Oscar and Princess Sofia of Nassau. At birth Gustaf was created Duke of Värmland. Upon his father's accession to the throne in 1872, Gustaf became crown prince of both Sweden and Norway. On 8 December 1907, he succeeded his father on the Swedish throne. On 20 September 1881 he married Princess Victoria of Baden in Karlsruhe, Germany. Public life When he ascended the throne, Gustaf V was, at least on paper, a near-autocrat. The 1809 Instrument of Government made the king both head of state and head of government, and ministers were solely responsible to him. However, his father had been forced to accept a government chosen by the majority in Parliament in 1905. Since then, prime ministers had been de facto required to have the confidence of the Riksdag to stay in office. Early in his reign, in 1910, Gustaf V refused to grant clemency to the convicted murderer Johan Alfred Ander, who thus became the last person to be executed in Sweden. At first, Gustaf V seemed to be willing to accept parliamentary rule. After the Liberals won a massive landslide in 1911, Gustaf appointed Liberal leader Karl Staaff as Prime Minister. However, during the runup to World War I, the elites objected to Staaff's defence policy. In February 1914, a large crowd of farmers gathered at the royal palace and demanded that the country's defences be strengthened. In his reply, the so-called Courtyard Speech—which was actually written by explorer Sven Hedin, an ardent conservative—Gustaf promised to strengthen the country's defences. Staaff was outraged, telling the king that parliamentary rule called for the Crown to stay out of partisan politics. He was also angered that he had not been consulted in advance of the speech. However, Gustaf retorted that he still had the right to "communicate freely with the Swedish people." The Staaff government resigned in protest, and Gustaf appointed a government of civil servants headed by Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (father of future UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld) in its place. The 1917 elections showed a heavy gain for the Liberals and Social Democrats, who between them held a decisive majority. Despite this, Gustaf initially tried to appoint a Conservative government headed by Johan Widén. However, Widén was unable to attract enough support for a coalition. It was now apparent that Gustaf could no longer appoint a government entirely of his own choosing, nor could he keep a government in office against the will of Parliament. With no choice but to appoint a Liberal as prime minister, he appointed a Liberal-Social Democratic coalition government headed by Staaff's successor as Liberal leader, Nils Edén. The Edén government promptly arrogated most of the king's political powers to itself and enacted numerous reforms, most notably the institution of complete (male and female) universal suffrage in 1918–1919. While Gustaf still formally appointed the ministers, they now had to have the confidence of Parliament. He was now also bound to act on the ministers' advice. Although the provision in the Instrument of Government stating that "the King alone shall govern the realm" remained unchanged, the king was now bound by convention to exercise his powers through the ministers. Thus, for all intents and purposes, the ministers did the actual governing. While ministers were already legally responsible to the Riksdag under the Instrument of government, it was now understood that they were politically responsible to the Riksdag as well. Gustaf accepted his reduced role, and reigned for the rest of his life as a model limited constitutional monarch. Parliamentarianism had become a de facto reality in Sweden, even if it would not be formalized until 1974, when a new Instrument of Government stripped the monarchy of even nominal political power. Gustaf V was considered to have German sympathies during World War I. His political stance during the war was highly influenced by his wife, who felt a strong connection to her German homeland. On 18 December 1914, he sponsored a meeting in Malmö with the other two kings of Scandinavia to demonstrate unity. Another of Gustaf V's objectives was to dispel suspicions that he wanted to bring Sweden into the war on Germany's side. Although effectively stripped of political power, Gustaf was not completely without influence. In 1938, for instance, he personally summoned the German ambassador to Sweden and told him that if Hitler attacked Czechoslovakia over its refusal to give up the Sudetenland, it would trigger a world war that Germany would almost certainly lose. Additionally, his long reign gave him great moral authority as a symbol of the nation's unity. Alleged Nazi sympathies Both the King and his grandson Prince Gustav Adolf socialized with Nazi leaders before World War II, though arguably for diplomatic purposes. Gustaf V attempted to convince Hitler during a visit to Berlin to soften his persecution of the Jews, according to historian Jörgen Weibull. He was also noted for appealing to the leader of Hungary to save its Jews "in the name of humanity." When Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Gustaf V tried to write a private letter to Hitler thanking him for taking care of the "Bolshevik pest" and congratulating him on his "already achieved victories". He was stopped from doing so by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson. During the war, Gustav invited Swedish Nazi leader Sven Olov Lindholm to Stockholm Palace. The Swedish king had friends in Lindholm's movement. Midsummer crisis 1941 According to Prime Minister Hansson, during the Midsummer crisis, the King in a private conversation had threatened to abdicate if the government did not approve a German request to transfer a fighting infantry division, the so-called Engelbrecht Division, through Swedish territory from southern Norway to northern Finland in June 1941, around Midsummer. The accuracy of the claim is debated, and the King's intention, if he really made that threat, is sometimes alleged to be his desire to avoid conflict with Germany. The event has later received considerable attention from Swedish historians and is known as midsommarkrisen, the Midsummer Crisis. Confirmation of the King's action is contained in German Foreign Policy documents captured at the end of the war. On 25 June 1941, the German Minister in Stockholm sent a "Most Urgent-Top Secret" message to Berlin in which he stated that the King had just informed him that the transit of German troops would be allowed. He added: The King's words conveyed the joyful emotion he felt. He had lived through anxious days and had gone far in giving his personal support to the matter. He added confidentially that he had found it necessary to go so far as to mention his abdication. Personal life Gustaf V was thin, and known for his height. He wore pince-nez eyeglasses and sported a pointed mustache for most of his teen years. Gustaf V was a devoted tennis player, appearing under the pseudonym Mr G. As a player and promoter of the sport, he was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980. The King learned the sport during a visit in Britain in 1876 and founded Sweden's first tennis club on his return home. In 1936 he founded the King's Club. During his reign, Gustaf was often seen playing on the Riviera. On a visit to Berlin, Gustaf went straight from a meeting with Hitler to a tennis match with the Jewish player Daniel Prenn. During World War II, he interceded to obtain better treatment for Davis Cup stars Jean Borotra of France and his personal trainer and friend Baron Gottfried von Cramm of Germany, who had been imprisoned by the Nazi Government on the charge of a homosexual relationship with a Jew. Haijby affair Allegations of a love affair between Gustav and Kurt Haijby led to the court paying 170,000 kronor under the threat of the blackmailing Haijby. That led to the so-called Haijby affair and several controversial trials and convictions against Haijby, which spawned considerable controversy about Gustav's alleged homosexuality. In 2021 the alleged events surrounding the Haijby affair were adapted into a fictional miniseries for Sveriges Television called En Kunglig Affär (A Royal Affair), directed by Lisa James Larsson and written by Bengt Braskered. Death After a reign of nearly 43 years, King Gustaf V died in Stockholm of flu complications on 29 October 1950. His 67-year-old son Gustav succeeded him as Gustav VI Adolf. Honours National honours Knight and Commander of the Seraphim, 16 June 1858 Knight of the Order of Charles XIII, 16 June 1858 Commander Grand Cross of the Sword, 16 June 1858 Commander Grand Cross of the Polar Star, 16 June 1858 Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa, 12 July 1886 Honorary Member of the Johanniter Order Foreign military ranks : General à la suite in the Royal Danish Army, 1909 : Admiral à la suite in the Imperial Russian Navy, 1909 : Honorary Admiral in the Royal Navy, 3 november 1908. : General à la suite in the Imperial German Army, 1909 : Admiral à la suite in the Imperial German Navy, 1909 : Admiral à la suite in the Spanish Navy, 1928 : Honorary commander of the third Life Grenadier Regiment "Königin Elisabeth", 1909 Foreign honours Arms Upon his creation as Duke of Värmland, Gustaf V was granted a coat of arms with the Arms of Värmland in base. Upon his accession to the throne, he assumed the Arms of Dominion of Sweden. Issue Swedish author Anders Lundebeck (1900–1976) allegedly was an extramarital son of King Gustaf V, an allegation purported by Lundebeck himself and to some extent supported by existing facts. Ancestry References External links Gustaf V profile at the International Tennis Hall of Fame website |- |- |- |- 1858 births 1950 deaths 20th-century Swedish monarchs People from Ekerö Municipality Dukes of Värmland House of Bernadotte Swedish Lutherans Swedish male tennis players International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Uppsala University alumni World War II political leaders Swedish people of French descent Swedish monarchs of German descent Crown Princes of Sweden Burials at Riddarholmen Church Grand Masters of the Order of Charles XIII Knights of the Order of Charles XIII Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star Grand Crosses of the Order of Vasa Knights of the Order of the Norwegian Lion Recipients of the Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog Grand Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Extra Knights Companion of the Garter Collars of the Order of the White Lion Recipients of the Order of the Netherlands Lion 3 3 3 Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia) Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Recipients of the Order of Propitious Clouds Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 1st Class Grand Crosses with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru Sons of kings Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)

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Ivan Gorbunov (pilot)

Ivan Mikhailovich Gorbunov (; 25 May 1915 – 29 June 1953) was a Soviet flying ace awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II. He remained in the military after the war and went on to fly in the Korean War; however, he did not live to see the end of the war, having been shot down and gunned in his parachute by American fighters. Early life Gorbunov was born on 25 May 1915 to a Russian peasant family in Stuzhen village. After completing secondary school and veterinary technical school he was drafted into the military. Sent to the Yeisk Naval Aviation School on a Komsomol ticket, he graduated from the institution in 1937, after which he worked at the Konotop Military Aviation School as a flight instructor before being promoted flight commander in a fighter squadron associated with the institution. World War II After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Gorbunov began to participate in sorties as part of his flight school's squadron, but it was not until August 1942 that he was formally deployed to the frontlines as a fighter pilot in the 8th Fighter Aviation Regiment, which was honored with the guards designation and renamed as the 42nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment on 8 February 1943. Less than a week before the regiment's official renaming, he gained his first aerial victory - a courier plane over Timashevskaya. The following month during a sortie to attack an enemy airfield, his Yak-1 was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire, but he managed to cross fly his stricken plane into friendly territory to make an emergency landing and extinguish the fire. Throughout the year he rapidly increased his tally of aerial victories, resulting in him being nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union in July 1943. By then, he had reached the rank of senior lieutenant and been promoted to the position of deputy squadron commander. When he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 2 September 1943 his tally then stood at 15 solo plus one shared victory, and he continued to accumulate additional shootdowns until 1944, his last aerial victory being a Bf 109 over Zander on 13 April 1944. When the war ended he was a squadron commander with the rank of captain, having gained 24 solo plus one shared aerial victories. While he piloted both the Yak-1 and Yak-9 in the war, all of his shootdowns took place while piloting the Yak-1. Korean War After the end of the war, Gorbunov remained in the air force and went on to graduate from the Air Force Academy in 1949. Later he was deployed to the warfront of the Korean War in mid 1952 as deputy commander of flight training in the 676th Fighter Aviation Regiment; there, he conducted sorties on the MiG-15, but gained no aerial victories. Last flight and murder On 29 June 1953 Gorbunov, then a lieutenant colonel, participated in a sortie over Korea that resulted in an intense dogfight with American Sabers. During the flight, a young and inexperience pilot from his unit broke away from the squadron, leading to a pair of American Sabers swooping in to attack him. Gorbunov intervened to save him, rushing to the lone MiG and opening fire on the attacking Sabers, but in the end he was shot down. Initially, he managed to survive the shootdown by ejecting from his burning plane and using his parachute, but several Sabers opened fire on him as he descended in his parachute, mortally wounding him as he was defenseless to the horror of onlookers. One of the American pilots involved in shooting Gorbunov in his parachute was Henry Buttelman, who was later awarded the Silver Star by the American government for his actions in the war. Gorbunov's mutilated remains were recovered and buried in the city cemetery of Voroshilov-Ussuriysky. Awards Hero of the Soviet Union (2 September 1943) Order of Lenin (2 September 1943) Three Order of the Red Banner (9 September 1942, 5 April 1943, 15 April 1944) Order of Alexander Nevsky (17 June 1943) Order of the Red Star (15 November 1950) campaign medals References 1915 births 1953 deaths Soviet Air Force officers Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Soviet World War II flying aces Soviet military personnel killed in action Military personnel killed in the Korean War Soviet military personnel of the Korean War

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Pierre Bourgeade

Pierre Bourgeade (7 November 1927 – 12 March 2009) was a French man of letters, playwright, poet, writer, director, journalist, literary critic and photographer. A descendant of Jean Racine, he was also the brother-in-law of the writer Paule Constant. Work Prizes 1966: Prix Hermès-ESCP (Les Immortelles, Gallimard) 1976: Prix du Syndicat de la Critique dramatique (Palazzo Mentale) 1979: Prix Max Barthou de l’Académie française (Une ville grise, Gallimard) 1983: Prix Mottart de l’Académie française + sélection Prix Goncourt (Les Serpents, Gallimard) 1990: Prix du public et de la photographie Monte-Carlo (Quartier nègre) 1998: Grand prix Paul-Féval de littérature populaire of the Société des Gens de Lettres (Pitbull, Gallimard) 2009: Prix spécial du jury Sade (Éloge des fétichistes () Selected bibliography Novels 1968: La Rose rose (Gallimard "Le Chemin") 1969: New York Party (Gallimard "Le Chemin") 1973: L'Aurore boréale (Gallimard "Le Chemin") 1977: L'Armoire (Gallimard "Collection Blanche" - rééd. Folio #2446) 1978: Une ville grise (Gallimard "Le Chemin") 1979: Le Camp (Gallimard "Le Chemin") 1981: Le Football, c'est la guerre poursuivie par d'autres moyens (Gallimard) 1981: Le Lac d'Orta (P.Belfond) 1983: Les Serpents (Gallimard "Le Chemin" - rééd. Folio #1704) 1984: La Fin du monde (Denoël "L'Infini") 1985: Mémoires de Judas (Gallimard "Le Chemin") 1987: Sade, Sainte Thérèse (Gallimard "Blanche") 1989: L'Empire des livres (Gallimard "Blanche" - rééd. Folio #2319) 1993: La Nature du roman (Jean-Jacques Pauvert "Terrain vague") 1998: Les Âmes juives (Tristram - rééd. Pocket #10669) 1999: Warum (Tristram - rééd. Pocket #11025) 2001: L'Éternel mirage (Tristram) 2004: Les Comédiens (Tristram) 2009: Le Diable (Tristram) Publication posthume 2014: Venezia (Tristram) Publication posthume Novel under the name Sabine de Surgis 1984: La Femme sans visage (Pygmalion Gérard Watelet) Romans noirs 1986: La Rondelle (Mercure de France, coll. « Crime parfait ») 1998: Pitbull (Gallimard, « Série noire » #2481) 1999 : Téléphone rose (Gallimard, « Série noire » #2528) 2001: En avant les singes ! (suivi de la nouvelle « Cette nuit-là », Gallimard, « Série noire » #2625) 2001: Gab save the Di (Baleine, « Le Poulpe ») 2004: Crashville (Flammarion) 2006: Ramatuelle (Tristram) 2008: Ça n'arrive qu'aux mourants (La Branche, « Suite noire » #26) Collections of short stories 1966: Les Immortelles (Gallimard "Le Chemin" - rééd. Folio #1168) 1995: Éros mécanique (Gallimard "L'Infini" - rééd. Folio #2989) 1997: Cybersex et autres nouvelles (Ed. Blanche) 1998: L'Argent (Gallimard "L'Infini") 2000: L'Autre face, with Marie L. (Arléa) 2003: Les Boxeurs (Tristram) 2007: Rêves de femmes, ill. by Willem (Tristram) 2008: Animamours, ill. by (Éditions HumuS, coll. Eros-Oser) - Theatre 1968: Les Immortelles (Gallimard, series "Le Manteau d'Arlequin"). After the collection of short stories 1973: Deutsches Requiem (Gallimard, "Le Manteau d'Arlequin") 1975: Orden (Gallimard, "Le Manteau d'Arlequin") 1977: Étoiles rouges ( Théâtre issue 604, 15 February 1977) 1980: Le Procès de Charles Baudelaire followed by Palazzo Mentale and Fragments pour Guevara (Jacques-Marie Laffont) 1989: Le Camp (Gallimard, "Le Manteau d'Arlequin"). After the novel 1995: L'Autorisation (= Le Passeport) (L'Avant-scène Théâtre issue 968, 15 April 1995) 1998: Erzébet Bathory (Variable) 2002: Berlin 9 novembre (L'Avant-scène Théâtre « Collection des quatre-vents ») 2004: Charenton. In Les Comédiens (Tristram) Poetry 1972 : A. noir, corset velu (photos by from 2000 photographies du sexe d’une femme, portfolio les Mains libres/Jean Petithory) 1979 : Hanthologie pour Henri Maccheroni (text on 32 photographs by Henri Maccheroni, Roger Borderie publisher) 1984 : Ultimum moriens (dessins de Shirley Carcassonne, series "Deleatur", Dominique Bedou) 1995 : Crânes (la Manière noire) 2004 : Ô, plein de strideurs étranges (photos by Henri Maccheroni de 2000 photographies du sexe d’une femme, Abstème et Bobance) Essays, conversations 1971: Violoncelle qui résiste (Le Terrain Vague) 1972: Bonsoir, Man Ray (Belfond) 1979: La France à l'abattoir (Ramsay) 1988: L'Ordre des ténèbres (with Claude Alexandre - Éditions Denoël) 1991: Chronique du français quotidien (Belfond) 1997: le Mystère Molinier (Pierre Molinier et ses ami(e)s) (voice Richard Meier) 1999: Brigitte Lahaie (with Claude Alexandre - La Musardine) 2003: L'Objet humain (Gallimard "L'Infini") 2003: Le Sang du Toro (with Claude Alexandre - Atlantica) 2009: Éloge des fétichistes (Tristram) Posthumous publication Photographs 2007: Rayographies', text by Jacques Henric, series "Erotica" issue 28 (Chez Higgins) - portfolio faisant suite à l'exposition à la Galerie Christian Arnoux Drawings 2002: Visite à Sade avec Man Ray et Visite à Pierre Molinier, livres de dessins à tirage limité, galerie Alain Oudin Filmography 1986: Léon Blum à l'échelle humaine, telefilm 2003: L'Écrivain et son chien by and Pierre Bourgeade 2005: Médor et Baudelaire by Gala Fur and Pierre Bourgeade Prefaces, postfaces, collaborations Une forêt de symboles : la poésie. Paris, L’Aventurine - les Éd. du Carrousel, 1999, 650 p. . Coll. "Une petite anthologie littéraire". Préf. p. 7-11. Alexandre, Claude. Toros. Portfolio. Chez Higgins, coll. "Témoignages", n°13, 2007. Alexandre, Claude. Corps sacré (textes et postface - with texs by Catherine Robbe-Grillet, Philippe Sollers, Isaure de Saint-Pierre, Michel Nuridsany, etc.). Ed. E-dite, 2009. Autrand, Charles. One way : poèmes. Paris, Librairie Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 1970, 50 p. series "Poètes contemporains". Préf. p. 11-17. Blum, Léon. Le Dernier mois. Paris, Arléa, 2000, 95 p. . Préf. p. 5-9. Boisgel, Valérie. De l’aube à la nuit. Paris, Éd. Blanche, 2004, 139 p. series "Bibliothèque Blanche" #32. . Préf. p. 9-11. Boisgel, Valérie. Captive. Paris, Éd. Blanche, 2005, 138 p. series "Bibliothèque Blanche". . Préf. p. 9 [12]. Réed. J’ai lu, 2008, 93 p. . Préf. p. 7-[9]. Dax-Boyer, Françoise & Lonsdale, Michael. L'Éden avant après. Paris, l’Amandier, 2008, 47 p. Coll. "Le Voir Dit". . Préf. p. 9. Debaille, Lucile. La Petite musique d'Éros. Paris, Ornicar, 2000. . Rééd. le Cercle, 2003, 151 p. Coll. "Le Cercle Poche" n° 36. . Préf. p. 7 8. Foucault, Annick. Françoise maîtresse : récit. Paris, Gallimard, 1994, 188 p. Coll. "Digraphe". . Préf. p. VII-[IX]. France, Anatole. L'île des pingouins. Paris, Messidor, 1990, 380 p. Coll. "Les Grands romans de la liberté" n° 7. . Préf. p. 11–17. Fur, Gala. Séances. Paris, la Musardine, 2002, 140 p. . Préf. p. 7-[10]. Rééd. la Musardine, 2006, 157 p. . Coll. « Lectures amoureuses de Jean-Jacques Pauvert » n° 93. Préf. p. 7-[10]. Gassel, Nathalie. Éros androgyne : journal d’une femme athlétique. Namur, Éd. de l’Acanthe, 2000, 104 p. Coll. "L’Instant". . Préf. p. [9] 11. Rééd. le Cercle, 2001, 92 p. Coll. "Le Cercle Poche" n° 20. . Préf. p. 5-8. Henric, Jacques & Amat, Jorge. Obsessions nocturnes. Paris, E-dite, 2006, 121 p. . Préf. p. 9-12. Holtrop, Medi. Plaisir. Rieux-Volvestre, Orbis Pictus Club, 2008, [152] p. . Préf. p. [3-9]. Ionesco, Irina. Cent photos érotiques. Nyons, Éd. Roger Borderie, 1982, 110 p. Coll. "Images Obliques". Ionesco, Irina. Cent onze photographies érotiques. Nyons, Éd. Roger Borderie, 1981, 111 p. Coll. "Images Obliques" n° 6. Ionesco, Irina. Le Divan, portfolio. Nyons, Éd. Roger Borderie, 1981, 8 p.-12 f. de pl. Préf. p. 3-7. Ionesco, Irina. Passions. Paris : Pink Star éd. ; Nyons : Le Club de livre secret, 1984, 78 p. . Préf. p. 4-5, 6–7. Klasen, Peter. Peter Klasen : oxidezing agent : tableaux objets choisis = chosen paintings objects : 1960 1990, catalogue d’exposition. Paris, Galerie Louis Carré & Cie - Galerie Enrico Navarra, 1991, 96 p. Préf. p. 7. Kuniyoshi, Kaneko. Les Jeux, nouvelle illustrée par l'auteur, traduite du japonais par Pierre Bourgeade. Coéd. Shinchosha (Tokyo) et Galerie À l’Enseigne des Oudin (Paris), 1997, 100 p. L., Marie. Confessée. Castelnau le Lez, Climats, 1996, 157 p. Coll. "Arc en ciel". . Rééd. la Musardine, 2000, 158 p. Coll. "Lectures amoureuses de Jean Jacques Pauvert" n° 34. . Préf. p. 5-12. L., Marie. Noli me tangere : ne me touche pas. Paris, la Musardine, 2001, 87 p. Coll. "Carmina". Le Sage, Patrick. Journal d'un maître. Paris, Flammarion, 2005, 279 p. Coll. "Grands conflits du XX° siècle". . Préf. p. 9-[19]. Lévy-Kuentz, Stéphan. Sur le football. Paris, Méréal, 1998, 66 p. Coll. "Citoyenne". . Préf. p. 9-11. Lévy-Kuentz, Stéphan. Tu me fais mal avec ton coude. Monaco, Éd. du Rocher, 2006, 92 p. . Préf. p. 9-[10]. Maccheroni, Henri. Un après midi chez Pierre Molinier. Bordeaux, Opales-Pleine page éditeurs, 2005, 45 p. Préf. p. 7-11. Marc, Alain. Écrire le cri. Orléans, l’Écarlate, 2000, 182 p. Préf. p. [VII]-XI. Menchior, Rachel. Dessins érotiques de Menchior. Paris, Éd. Éric Losfeld, 1971, 150 p. Molinier, Pierre. Cent photographies érotiques. Nyons, Éd. Roger Borderie et Michel Camus, 1979, 112 p. Coll. "Images obliques" n° 4. Préf. p. 9-15. Rimbaud, Arthur. Les Vingt plus beaux poèmes. Paris, Librairie Gibert Joseph, 1991, 82 p. Coll. "La Substantifique moelle". . Préf. p. 7-8. Ray, Man. Bonsoir, Man Ray. Paris, Maeght, 2002, 131 p. Coll. "Chroniques anachroniques". . Préf. p. 7-11. Siméon, Jean-Pierre. Matière nuit. Bordeaux, le Castor Astral, 1997, 68 p. Coll. "Littératures". . Préf. p. [9]-11. Publications en revues Poetry « Grand ciel de mots, Sade en automne », revue Digraphe, republié en ligne sur Narratives « Chimène chez Lipp », Les Lettres Françaises issue 58, April 2009 Read online Articles Récit « Bourgeade rencontre Genet », revue Variable19 ; republié par et pour Les Lettres Françaises sur le site de L'Humanité Article sur la revue L'Humidité (dir. Jean-François Bory) and Michel Journiac, Les Lettres Françaises, June 2008 read on line « Joyce and Joyce », la Quinzaine littéraire, 15-31 janv. 1967. Chroniques « Bloc-notes », la Revue littéraire issues 1 to 7, Léo Scheer, avr. à oct. 2004 et issue 10, January 2005 On Pierre Bourgeade Articles biographiques « Pierre Bourgeade ». In « Bourgeade (Pierre, Eugène, Henri) ». In Who's Who in France : dictionnaire biographique 2001-2002, 33rd éd. Levallois-Perret, Éd. Jacques Lafitte, October 2001, p. 333. « Bourgeade (Pierre, Eugène, Henri) ». In Balazard, Simone. « Bourgeade Pierre ». In Le Guide du théâtre français contemporain. Paris, Syros alternatives, décembre 1988, p. 141. Coll. "Les Guides culturels Syros". Bourgeade, Pierre. « Bourgeade, Pierre ». In Garcin, Jérôme (dir.). Le Dictionnaire : littérature française contemporaine. Paris, Françoise Bourin, December 1988, p. 75-78. Bourgeade, Pierre. « Bourgeade, Pierre ». In Garcin, Jérôme (dir.). Dictionnaire des écrivains contemporains de langue française par eux-mêmes. Paris, Mille et une nuits, March 2004, p. 64-66. Notice rédigée en 1988 et revue en 2003. Cartano, Tony. « Pierre Bourgeade ». In Bonnefoy Claude, Cartano Tony, Oster Daniel (éd.). Dictionnaire de littérature française contemporaine. Paris, Éd. Jean-Pierre Delarge, September 1977, p. 72-73. Confortès, Claude. « Pierre Bourgeade ». In Confortès, Claude. Répertoire du théâtre contemporain de langue française. Paris, F. Nathan, September 2002, p. 63. Damour, Jean-Pierre. « Bourgeade, Pierre ». In Beaumarchais Jean-Pierre, Couty Daniel, Rey Alain (dir.). Dictionnaire des littératures de langue française, vol. 1 (A-L). Paris, Larousse, octobre 2001, p. 242-243. David, Jean-Marie. « Bourgeade, Pierre ». In . Dumougin, Jacques. « Bourgeade, Pierre ». In Dumougin, Jacques (dir.). Dictionnaire de la littérature française et francophone, volume 1 (A-Eekhoud). Paris, Larousse, October 1987, p. 225. series "Références". Dumougin, Jacques. « Bourgeade, Pierre ». In Dumougin, Jacques (dir.). Dictionnaire historique, thématique et technique des littératures française et étrangères, anciennes et modernes, vol. 1. Paris, Larousse, septembre 1985, p. 229. Réimpr. 12/1989. Morelle, Paul. « Pierre Bourgeade ». Littérature de notre temps, recueil V. Paris, Casterman, 1974, p. 33-35 Piatier, Jacqueline. « Bourgeade, Pierre ». In Beaumarchais Jean-Pierre, Couty Daniel, Rey Alain (dir.). Dictionnaire des littératures de langue française, tome A-D. Paris, Bordas, May 1988, p. 320-321. Rééd. : 03/1994, p. 319-320. . Reprise in L'Avant-scène Théâtre, 15 April 1995, issue 968, p. 29-30. Poirier, Jacques. « Bourgeade Pierre ». In Grente Georges (dir.). Dictionnaire des lettres françaises, volume 6 : le XX, éd. réal. under the leadership of Martine Bercot and André Guyaux. Paris, Librairie Générale Française, May 1998, p. 175. Series "La Pochothèque. Encyclopédies aujourd’hui" #3109. Schmitt, Michel P., « Bourgeade Pierre - (1927-2009) », Encyclopædia Universalis [online], consulté le 20 août 2014. Tulard, Jean. « Bourgeade Pierre ». Dictionnaire du roman policier : 1841-2005. Paris, Librairie Arthème-Fayard, September 2005, p. 92. Magazine issues « Hommage à Pierre Bourgeade » (by Edmonde Charles-Roux, Franck Delorieux, Jean-Michel Devésa, François Eychard, Jean-Hubert Gailliot, Gabriel Matzneff, Jean Ristat, Jean-Pierre Siméon and François Weyergans), Les Lettres Françaises issue 58, April 2009 read online Articles généraux Marc, Alain. « Le Corps caché de Pierre Bourgeade », revue de littératures Contre-Vox issue 7 « Odyssée Corps 2000 », January 2000, p. 72-75 Ristat, Jean, « Mon ami, Pierre Bourgeade », Les Lettres Françaises issue 58, avril 2009 read online (see Numéro de revue) Streiff, Gérard. « Pierre Bourgeade : le Racine de l’érotisme ». Parutions Baleine janvier-février-mars 2001. Paris, Baleine, 2000, p. 25. Weyergans, François, Les livres ne sont pas des cercueils, les Lettres françaises issue 58, April 2009 read online (see Numéro de revue) Articles critiques Banse, Sébastien, que je voie qui est vivant et qui est mort. (sur le roman Le Diable), les Lettres françaises read online Ristat, Jean, « La Passion à Venise » (sur le roman Venezia), les Lettres françaises issue 118, September 2014 read online Articles online Bourgeade, Pierre, « Pierre Bourgeade par lui-même », republished by le Nouvel observateur Jacob, Didier, « Pierre Bourgeade (1927-2009) », blog Rebuts de presse Gilles Heuré, L’armoire à tiroirs de Pierre Bourgeade, l'Humanité References External links Parcours, pièces, adaptations théâtre et livrets de Pierre Bourgeade sur le répertoire de La Chartreuse Pierre Bourgeade on Wikiquote People from Pyrénées-Atlantiques 20th-century French male writers 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists French male short story writers 21st-century French short story writers 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights French directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French poets French literary critics French photographers French erotica writers French crime fiction writers 1927 births 2009 deaths Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery 21st-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers

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Robert Kiptoo Kipkorir

Robert Kiptoo Kipkorir is a Kenyan politician. He was third Keiyo North. He served for two terms spanning for ten years in parliament; 1983–1992. He initiated several projects in the grassroots including schools owing to his background as a school head before joining politics. He joined parliament on his first attempt, and is commonly referred to by Marakwets as Hon. Kasertich the name of his father. His political slogan was a milk gourd which in Marakwet dialect it is Setee. He ails from Embobut area Kartur village, also home to another area MP Mrs. Linah Jebii Kilimo. His time in parliament was at a time when one-party system was dominant in Kenya. KANU was the ruling party and was led by H.E Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Kenya African National Union politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)

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Oran Mor Pipe Band

The Oran Mor Pipe Band was a Grade 1 internationally competitive pipe band based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1992 by Jim Clough, Bill MacNeill, and Donald Lindsay, and was one of the most consistently high-achieving pipe bands in the United States. Consistent success has earned it the title "Champions Supreme" in seven out of the last eight competition seasons with the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA). After competing in Grade 2 for many seasons, the band was officially promoted to Grade 1 by the EUSPBA in December 2007, and by the RSPBA in 2008 after The World Pipe Band Championships. In 2009, the Oran Mor Pipe Band moved to grade 1, and in 2011, Oran Mor qualified for the grade 1 final at the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland. The band was proud to play Dave's Tune Medley in the finals that year. Late in 2013, the band merged with the Stuart Highlanders, a Grade 2 Pipe Band based in Boston, MA, USA. References Grade 1 pipe bands Pipe bands Musical groups established in 1992

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Lead ship

The lead ship, name ship, or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable to naval ships and large civilian vessels. Large ships are very complex and may take as many as five to ten years to build. Improvements based on experience with building and operating the lead ship are likely to be incorporated into the design or construction of later ships in the class, so it is rare to have vessels that are identical. The second and later ships are often started before the first one is completed, launched and tested. Nevertheless, building copies is still more efficient and cost-effective than building prototypes, and the lead ship will usually be followed by copies with some improvements rather than radically different versions. The improvements will sometimes be retrofitted to the lead ship. Occasionally, the lead ship will be launched and commissioned for shakedown testing before following ships are completed, making the lead ship a combination of template and prototype, rather than expending resources on a prototype that will never see actual use. Naming Ship classes are typically named in one of two ways; echoing the name of the lead ship, such as the s, whose lead ship was , or defining a theme by which vessels in the class are named, as in the Royal Navy's s, named after tribes of the world, such as . If a ship class is produced for another navy, the first active unit will become the lead ship for that navy; for example, the s are known as the in Royal Australian Navy service. References External links Example of a lead ship announcement from US Navy USS Pennsylvania BB-38 Ship types

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Bank of China Tower

Bank of China Tower may refer to: Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong) Bank of China Tower, Shanghai See also Bank of China Building (disambiguation)

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Augusta Zadow

Christiane Susanne Augustine "Augusta" Zadow (née Hofmeyer; 27 August 1846 – 7 July 1896) was a German-Australian trade unionist. Early years She was born in Runkel in the Duchy of Nassau, she was educated at the Ladies' Seminary, Biebrich-on-Rhine, and following her studies became a governess. By 1868 she was working as a tailoress in London, England. She met her husband Christian Wilhelm Zadow, a tailor and political refugee from Germany, in London and the pair married in 1871 and travelled to Australia with their young son on the Robert Lees, arriving in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1877. Union activities In Adelaide, Zadow became an advocate for women working in clothing factories. She was a major contributor to the establishment of the Working Women's Trades Union in 1890 and was a delegate to the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia. Mary Lee, David Charleston and Zadow prepared a list of fair wages and prices for use in Adelaide. Zadow spoke in favor of women's suffrage and was a supporter of the Women's Suffrage League and Mary Lee. Following the franchise of women in South Australia in 1894, she was appointed a factory inspector by the government of Charles Kingston. She inspected factories and monitored working conditions for women and minors. Personal life She died of haematemesis following an illness from influenza in 1896 while preparing a report on the Factories Act. She was buried at the West Terrace Cemetery. Recognition The Augusta Zadow Scholarship was formed in her honour in 1994. It is awarded annually to individuals involved in women's health and safety issues in South Australia. See also Agnes Milne References Jones, H. Zadow, Christiane Susanne Augustine (Augusta) (1846–1896), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 604. External links Office for Women Australian Dictionary of Biography The Australian Women's Register SA Memory 1846 births 1896 deaths Australian suffragists Australian trade unionists People from Limburg-Weilburg Burials at West Terrace Cemetery German emigrants to Australia

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Andrzej Szczepkowski

Andrzej Tadeusz Szczepkowski (26 April 1923 – 31 January 1997) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1957 and 1997. Partial filmography Kapelusz pana Anatola (1957) - Gang Member Deszczowy lipiec (1958) - Wacek Kalosze szczescia (1958) - Giddy Actor Zolnierz królowej Madagaskaru (1958) - Wladyslaw Macki Pan Anatol szuka miliona (1959) - Bandit Chief Historia zóltej cizemki (1961) - bandyta 'Czarny Rafal' Wielka, wieksza i najwieksza (1963) - Ojciec Iki Mansarda (1963) - St. Witkiewicz Zacne grzechy (1963) - Przeor Ignacy Panienka z okienka (1964) - Jan Heweliusz Pingwin (1965) - Architect Pawel Baczek, Adas's Father Pieklo i niebo (1966) - Franciszek Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969) - Bishop Lanckoronski Epilog norymberski (1971) The Wedding (1973) - Nose Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne (1973) - Director Puc Nights and Days (1975) - Waclaw Holszanski Obrazki z zycia (1976) - Advocate Sprawa Gorgonowej (1977) - Wozniakowski Pasja (1978) - Wodzicki Sto koni do stu brzegów (1979) Sekret Enigmy (1979) - Col. Gustave Bertrand Jezioro Bodenskie (1986) - Thomson The Young Magician (1987) - Headmaster The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (1988) - Le cardinal / Kardinal Nenni Rajski ptak (1988) - Profesor Dotknieci (1989) - Priest Karol Zycie za zycie. Maksymilian Kolbe (1991) - Górecki Argument About Basia (1995) - Antoni Walicki Towar (2006) References External links 1923 births 1997 deaths Polish male film actors People from Sucha Beskidzka

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1997 in basketball

Championships Professional Men 1997 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Utah Jazz 4-2. MVP: Michael Jordan 1997 NBA Playoffs 1996–97 NBA season 1997 NBA Draft Eurobasket: Yugoslavia 61, Italy 49 Women WNBA Finals: Houston Comets over the New York Liberty. MVP: Cynthia Cooper Eurobasket Women: Lithuania def. Slovakia College Men NCAA Division I: University of Arizona 84, University of Kentucky 79 National Invitation Tournament: University of Michigan def. Florida State University Division II: Cal State Bakersfield 57, Northern Kentucky University 56 Division III: Illinois Wesleyan University 89, Nebraska Wesleyan University 86 NAIA NAIA Division I: Life University (Ga.) 73, Oklahoma Baptist University 64 NAIA Division II: Bethel College (Indiana) (IN) 95, Siena Heights College (MI) 94 NJCAA NJCAA Division I: Indian Hills CC, Ottumwa, Iowa 89, San Jacinto College, (TX) 80 Women NCAA Division I: University of Tennessee 68, Old Dominion University 59 Division II: North Dakota State University 94, University of Southern Indiana 78 Division III New York University 72, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire 70 NAIA NAIA Division I: Southern Nazarene University (OK) 78 Union College (TN) (73) NAIA Division II Northwest Nazarene University (ID) 64, Black Hills State University (SD) 46 NJCAA Division I Trinity Valley CC 79, Central Florida CC 69 Division II Kirkwood CC 76, Carl Sandburg College 67 Division III Anoka-Ramsey CC 80, Monroe CC 57 Preps Bloomington North defeats Delta to win Indiana's last open-class basketball state championship. Awards and honors Professional Men NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Karl Malone NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Allen Iverson NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Dikembe Mutombo NBA Coach of the Year Award: Pat Riley, Miami Heat Women WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Teresa Weatherspoon, New York Liberty Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Zheng Haixia, Los Angeles Sparks WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Van Chancellor, Houston Comets WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets Collegiate Men John R. Wooden Award: Tim Duncan, Wake Forest Naismith College Coach of the Year: Roy Williams, Kansas Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Brevin Knight, Stanford Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Tim Duncan, Wake Forest NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Clem Haskins, Minnesota Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Phog Allen Women Naismith College Player of the Year: Kate Starbird, Stanford Naismith College Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Wade Trophy: DeLisha Milton, Florida Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jennifer Howard, NC State Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Kara Wolters, Connecticut NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Carol Eckman Award: Amy Ruley, North Dakota State University Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1997: Pete Carril Joan Crawford Denise Curry Antonio Díaz-Miguel Alex English Don Haskins Bailey Howell Events WNBA played its first season. Movies Air Bud The Sixth Man Deaths January 8 — Paul Endacott, Hall of Fame player for the Kansas Jayhawks (born 1902) February 2 — Raimundo Saporta, former head of Real Madrid basketball and FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1926) March 6 — Roger Brown, player for Indiana Pacers (born 1942) April 18 — Francis Johnson, American Olympic gold medalist (1936) (born 1910) May 16 — Bones McKinney, former coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and early NBA player (born 1919) May 17 — Tusten Ackerman, All-American college player at Kansas (born 1901) June 5 — Joe Schaaf, All-American college player (Penn) (born 1908) September 7 — Bill Strannigan, American college coach (Colorado State, Iowa State, Wyoming) (born 1918) December 23 — Lester Harrison, Hall of Fame coach of the 1951 NBA Champion Rochester Royals (born 1904) See also Timeline of women's basketball References External links

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Henry John Bear

Henry John Bear is a Native American politician from Maine. In January 2013, he was sworn in as the first elected member of the Maine House of Representatives representing the Maliseet people. He replaced David Slagger, who was appointed to the Maine House. Bear grew up in Lewiston, Maine living in poverty. At 17, he joined the United States Coast Guard, where he met his wife, Violet Dotson. The two have four grown children and eight grandchildren. He and his family live in Houlton, Maine, where they operate a Maliseet respite care facility. He was the Democratic candidate for the 144th district in the 2016 election. In November 2017, he became a member of the Maine Green Independent Party. Bear ran unsuccessfully for Maine's 2nd congressional district in 2018. The Maliseet people opted not to send a delegate to the Maine House of Representatives for the 2019-2020 session. References 21st-century American politicians Living people Maine Democrats Maine Greens Maine Independents Maliseet people Members of the Maine House of Representatives Native American people from Maine Native American state legislators in Maine Green Party of the United States officeholders People from Houlton, Maine Politicians from Lewiston, Maine University of Maine at Presque Isle alumni University of New Brunswick alumni 1956 births

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Appoline Alexander Blair

Appoline Agatha Alexander Blair (September 14, 1828 – Sep. 5, 1908) was an American philanthropist, hospital founder, and wife of Senator (and Civil War general) Francis Preston Blair Jr. Biography Appoline Agatha Alexander was born to Andrew Alexander of Woodford County, Kentucky. She married Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821–1875) on September 8, 1847, and had eight children. In 1878, after losing two children to illness, Blair gathered a group of 20 prominent women and organized the St. Louis Children's Hospital, for which she served as the first president of the Board of Managers. In addition to the St. Louis Children's Hospital, she is sometimes credited with the creation of the St. John's Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, in 1896. She died on September 5, 1908 at the home of her daughter in St. Louis. References External links Blair family papers at Princeton University Library. Special Collections 1828 births 1908 deaths 19th-century American philanthropists

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Olapade Adeniken

Olapade Adeniken (born 19 August 1969 in Osogbo) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres, and is the father of Michael Adeniken. He won the silver medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates Chidi Imoh, Oluyemi Kayode and Davidson Ezinwa. He was the first Nigerian sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres;his personal best time was 9.95 seconds, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso. This ranks him third in Nigeria, only behind Olusoji Fasuba (9.85 s) and Davidson Ezinwa (9.94 s). In 200 metres his personal best time was 20.11 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Austin. This ranks him third in Nigeria, only behind Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong, and fifth in Africa, behind Frankie Fredericks, Obikwelu, Stéphan Buckland and Effiong. Achievements References External links 1969 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Living people Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian male sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Olympic athletes of Nigeria Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Osogbo Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Nigeria Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade

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M. W. Craven

Mike W. Craven (born 1968) is an English crime writer. He is the author of the Washington Poe series and the DI Avison Fluke series. In 2019 his novel The Puppet Show won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award.. Biography Craven was born in Carlisle and grew up in Newcastle. He joined the British Army at the age of 16. After two and a half years' training as an armourer, he spent 10 years travelling the world with the army. In 1995, he left the army and began a degree in social work, specialising in criminology, psychology, and substance misuse, before joining the Cumbria Probation Service in Whitehaven as a probation officer. After 16 years of service, with the rank of assistant chief executive, he accepted redundancy, and became a full-time author. Awards 2013 CWA Debut Dagger shortlist for Born in a Burial Gown. 2019 CWA Gold Dagger winner for The Puppet Show. 2020 CWA Gold Dagger longlist for Black Summer. 2021 CWA Gold Dagger longlist for The Curator. Personal life Craven lives in Carlisle with his wife, Joanne, and his springer spaniel, Bracken. Novels Avison Fluke series Washington Poe series Reception Craven's work has been well received in publications such as The Times, Woman & Home, Female First, Whispering Stories, and What's Good To Read References External links English crime fiction writers 1968 births Living people English thriller writers 21st-century English novelists People from Carlisle, Cumbria 21st-century English male writers British Army soldiers

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Gilatala

Gilatala is a village in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh. References External links Satellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in Pirojpur District

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Courtney Love

Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. In 2020, NME named her "one of the most influential singers in alternative culture of the last 30 years." Born to countercultural parents in San Francisco, Love had an itinerant childhood, but was primarily raised in Portland, Oregon, where she played in a series of short-lived bands and was active in the local punk scene. After briefly being in a juvenile hall, she spent a year living in Dublin and Liverpool before returning to the United States and pursuing an acting career. She appeared in supporting roles in the Alex Cox films Sid and Nancy (1986) and Straight to Hell (1987) before forming the band Hole in Los Angeles with guitarist Eric Erlandson. The group received critical acclaim from underground rock press for their 1991 debut album, produced by Kim Gordon, while their second release, Live Through This (1994), was met with critical accolades and multi-platinum sales. In 1995, Love returned to acting, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Althea Leasure in Miloš Forman's The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), which established her as a mainstream actress. The following year, Hole's third album, Celebrity Skin (1998), was nominated for three Grammy Awards. Love continued to work as an actress into the early 2000s, appearing in big-budget pictures such as Man on the Moon (1999) and Trapped (2002), before releasing her first solo album, America's Sweetheart, in 2004. The next several years were marked by publicity surrounding Love's legal troubles and drug relapse, which resulted in a mandatory lockdown rehabilitation sentence in 2005 while she was writing a second solo album. That project became Nobody's Daughter, released in 2010 as a Hole album but without the former Hole lineup. Between 2014 and 2015, Love released two solo singles and returned to acting in the network series Sons of Anarchy and Empire. In 2020, she confirmed she was writing new music. Love has also been active as a writer; she co-created and co-wrote three volumes of a manga, Princess Ai, between 2004 and 2006, and wrote a memoir, Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love (2006). Life and career 1964–1982: Childhood and education Courtney Michelle Harrison was born on July 9, 1964, at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, California, the first child of psychotherapist Linda Carroll (née Risi) and Hank Harrison, a publisher and road manager for the Grateful Dead. Her parents met at a party held for Dizzy Gillespie in 1963. Her mother, who was adopted at birth and raised by an Italian-American family in San Francisco, was the biological daughter of novelist Paula Fox; Love's maternal great-grandmother was screenwriter Elsie Fox. Phil Lesh, the founding bassist of the Grateful Dead, is Love's godfather. According to Love, she was named after Courtney Farrell, the protagonist of Pamela Moore's 1956 novel Chocolates for Breakfast. Love is of Cuban, English, German, Irish, and Welsh descent. Love spent her early years in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, until her parents' 1970 divorce. In a custody hearing, her mother, as well as one of her father's girlfriends, testified that Hank had dosed Courtney with LSD when she was a toddler. Carroll also alleged that Hank threatened to abduct his daughter and flee with her to a foreign country. Though Hank denied these allegations, his custody was revoked. In 1970, Carroll relocated with Love to the rural community of Marcola, Oregon where they lived along the Mohawk River while Carroll completed her psychology degree at the University of Oregon. There, Carroll remarried to Frank Rodríguez, who legally adopted Love. Rodríguez and Carroll had two daughters, and a son who died in infancy of a heart defect when Love was ten; they also adopted a boy. Though Love was raised Roman Catholic, her mother maintained an unconventional home; according to Love, "There were hairy, wangly-ass hippies running around naked [doing] Gestalt therapy", and her mother raised her in a gender-free household with "no dresses, no patent leather shoes, no canopy beds, nothing". Love attended a Montessori school in Eugene, where she struggled academically and socially. At age nine, a psychologist noted that she exhibited signs of autism. In 1972, Love's mother divorced Rodríguez, remarried, and moved the family to Nelson, New Zealand. Love was enrolled at Nelson College for Girls, but soon expelled for misbehavior. In 1973, Carroll sent Love back to Portland, Oregon, to be raised by her former stepfather and other family friends. During this time, her mother gave birth to two of Love's other half-brothers. At age 14, Love was arrested for shoplifting from a Portland department store and remanded at Hillcrest Correctional Facility, a juvenile hall in Salem, Oregon. While at Hillcrest, she became acquainted with records by Patti Smith, the Runaways, and the Pretenders, who later inspired her to start a band. She was intermittently placed in foster care throughout late 1979 until becoming legally emancipated in 1980, after which she remained staunchly estranged from her mother. Shortly after her emancipation, Love spent two months in Japan working as a topless dancer, but was deported after her passport was confiscated. She returned to Portland and began working at the strip club Mary's Club, adopting the surname Love to conceal her identity; she later adopted Love as her surname. She worked odd jobs, including as a DJ at a gay disco. Love said she lacked social skills, and learned them while frequenting gay clubs and spending time with drag queens. During this period, she enrolled at Portland State University, studying English and philosophy. She later commented that, had she not found a passion for music, she would have sought a career working with children. In 1981, Love was granted a small trust fund that had been left by her maternal grandparents, which she used to travel to Dublin, Ireland, where her biological father was living. She audited courses at Trinity College, studying theology for two semesters. She later received honorary patronage from Trinity's University Philosophical Society in 2010. While in Dublin, Love met musician Julian Cope of the Teardrop Explodes at one of the band's concerts. Cope took a liking to Love and offered to let her stay at his Liverpool home in his absence. She traveled to London, where she was met by her friend and future bandmate, Robin Barbur, from Portland. Recalling Cope's offer, Love and Barbur moved into Cope's home with him and several other artists, including Pete de Freitas of Echo & the Bunnymen. De Freitas was initially hesitant to allow the girls to stay, but acquiesced as they were "alarmingly young and obviously had nowhere else to go". Love recalled: "They kind of took me in. I was sort of a mascot; I would get them coffee or tea during rehearsals." Cope writes of Love frequently in his 1994 autobiography, Head-On, in which he refers to her as "the adolescent". In July 1982, Love returned to the United States. In late 1982, she attended a Faith No More concert in San Francisco and convinced the members to let her join as a singer. The group recorded material with Love as a vocalist, but fired her; according to keyboardist Roddy Bottum, who remained Love's friend in the years after, the band wanted a "male energy". Love returned to working abroad as an erotic dancer, briefly in Taiwan, and then at a taxi dance hall in Hong Kong. By Love's account, she first used heroin while working at the Hong Kong dance hall, having mistaken it for cocaine. While still inebriated from the drug, Love was pursued by a wealthy male client who requested that she return with him to the Philippines, and gave her money to purchase new clothes. She used the money to purchase airfare back to the United States. 1983–1987: Early music projects and film At age 19, through her then-boyfriend's mother, film costume designer Bernadene Mann, Love took a short-lived job working at Paramount Studios cleaning out the wardrobe department of vintage pieces that had suffered dry rot or other damage. During this time, Love became interested in vintage fashion. She subsequently returned to Portland, where she formed embryonic musical projects with her friends Ursula Wehr and Robin Barbur (namely Sugar Babylon, later known as Sugar Babydoll), Love formed the Pagan Babies with Kat Bjelland, whom she met at the Satyricon club in Portland in 1984. As Love later reflected, "The best thing that ever happened to me in a way, was Kat." Love asked Bjelland to start a band with her as a guitarist, and the two moved to San Francisco in June 1985, where they recruited bassist Jennifer Finch and drummer Janis Tanaka. According to Bjelland, "[Courtney] didn't play an instrument at the time" aside from keyboards, so Bjelland would transcribe Love's musical ideas on guitar for her. The group played several house shows and recorded one 4-track demo before disbanding in late 1985. After Pagan Babies, Love moved to Minneapolis, where Bjelland had formed the group Babes in Toyland, and briefly worked as a concert promoter before returning to California. Drummer Lori Barbero recalled Love's time in Minneapolis: Deciding to shift her focus to acting, Love enrolled at the San Francisco Art Institute and studied film under experimental director George Kuchar, featuring in one of his short films, Club Vatican. She also took experimental theater courses in Oakland taught by Whoopi Goldberg. In 1985, Love submitted an audition tape for the role of Nancy Spungen in the Sid Vicious biopic Sid and Nancy (1986), and was given a minor supporting role by director Alex Cox. After filming Sid and Nancy in New York City, she worked at a peep show in Times Square and squatted at the ABC No Rio social center and Pyramid Club in the East Village. The same year, Cox cast her in a leading role in his film Straight to Hell (1987), a Spaghetti Western starring Joe Strummer and Grace Jones filmed in Spain in 1986. The film caught the attention of Andy Warhol, who featured Love in an episode of Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes. She also had a part in the 1988 Ramones music video for "I Wanna Be Sedated", appearing as a bride among dozens of party guests. In 1988, Love abandoned acting and returned to the West Coast, citing the "celebutante" fame she had attained as the central reason. She returned to stripping in the small town of McMinnville, Oregon, where she was recognized by customers at the bar. This prompted Love to go into isolation, so she relocated to Anchorage, Alaska, where she lived for three months to "gather her thoughts", supporting herself by working at a strip club frequented by local fishermen. "I decided to move to Alaska because I needed to get my shit together and learn how to work", she said in retrospect. "So I went on this sort of vision quest. I got rid of all my earthly possessions. I had my bad little strip clothes and some big sweaters, and I moved into a trailer with a bunch of other strippers." 1988–1991: Beginnings of Hole At the end of 1988, Love taught herself to play guitar and relocated to Los Angeles, where she placed an ad in a local music zine: "I want to start a band. My influences are Big Black, Sonic Youth, and Fleetwood Mac." By 1989, Love had recruited guitarist Eric Erlandson; bassist Lisa Roberts, her neighbor; and drummer Caroline Rue, whom she met at a Gwar concert. Love named the band Hole after a line from Euripides' Medea ("There is a hole that pierces right through me") and a conversation in which her mother told her that she could not live her life "with a hole running through her". On July 23, 1989, Love married Leaving Trains vocalist James Moreland in Las Vegas; the marriage was annulled the same year. She later said that Moreland was a transvestite and that they had married "as a joke". After forming Hole, Love and Erlandson had a romantic relationship that lasted over a year. In Hole's formative stages, Love continued to work at strip clubs in Hollywood (including Jumbo's Clown Room and the Seventh Veil), saving money to purchase backline equipment and a touring van, while rehearsing at a Hollywood studio loaned to her by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Hole played their first show in November 1989 at Raji's, a rock club in central Hollywood. Their debut single, "Retard Girl", was issued in April 1990 through the Long Beach indie label Sympathy for the Record Industry, and was played by Rodney Bingenheimer on local rock station KROQ. Hole appeared on the cover of Flipside, a Los Angeles-based punk fanzine. In early 1991, they released their second single, "Dicknail", through Sub Pop Records. With no wave, noise rock and grindcore bands being major influences on Love, Hole's first studio album, Pretty on the Inside, captured an abrasive sound and contained disturbing, graphic lyrics, described by Q as "confrontational [and] genuinely uninhibited". The record was released in September 1991 on Caroline Records, produced by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth with assistant production from Gumball's Don Fleming; Love and Gordon had met when Hole opened for Sonic Youth during their promotional tour for Goo at the Whisky a Go Go in November 1990. In early 1991, Love sent Gordon a personal letter asking her to produce the record for the band, to which she agreed. Though Love later said Pretty on the Inside was "unlistenable" and "[un]melodic", the album received generally positive critical reception from indie and punk rock critics and was named one of the 20 best albums of the year by Spin. It gained a following in the United Kingdom, charting at 59 on the UK Albums Chart, and its lead single, "Teenage Whore", entered the UK Indie Chart at number one. The album's feminist slant led many to tag the band as part of the riot grrrl movement, a movement with which Love did not associate. The band toured in support of the record, headlining with Mudhoney in Europe; in the United States, they opened for the Smashing Pumpkins, and performed at CBGB in New York City. During the tour, Love briefly dated Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and then Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. There are varying accounts of how Love and Cobain came to know one another. Journalist Michael Azerrad states that the two met in 1989 at the Satyricon nightclub in Portland, Oregon, though Cobain biographer Charles Cross claimed the date was actually February 12, 1990; Cross said that Cobain playfully wrestled Love to the floor after she said that he looked like Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum. According to Love, she first met Cobain at a Dharma Bums show in Portland, while Love's bandmate Eric Erlandson said that both he and Love were introduced to Cobain in a parking lot after a Butthole Surfers/L7 concert at the Hollywood Palladium on May 17, 1991. Sometime in late 1991, Love and Cobain became re-acquainted through Jennifer Finch, one of Love's longtime friends and former bandmates. Love and Cobain were a couple by 1992. 1992–1995: Marriage to Kurt Cobain, Live Through This and breakthrough Shortly after completing the tour for Pretty on the Inside, Love married Cobain on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 24, 1992. She wore a satin and lace dress once owned by actress Frances Farmer, and Cobain wore plaid pajamas. During Love's pregnancy, Hole recorded a cover of "Over the Edge" for a Wipers tribute album, and recorded their fourth single, "Beautiful Son", which was released in April 1993. On August 18, the couple's only child, a daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, was born in Los Angeles. The couple relocated to Carnation, Washington and then to Seattle. Love's first major media exposure came in a September 1992 profile with Cobain for Vanity Fair by journalist Lynn Hirschberg, entitled "Strange Love". Cobain had become a major public figure following the surprise success of Nirvana's album Nevermind. Love was urged by her manager to participate in the cover story. In the year prior, Love and Cobain had developed a heroin addiction; the profile painted them in an unflattering light, suggesting that Love had been addicted to heroin during her pregnancy. The Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services investigated, and custody of Frances was temporarily awarded to Love's sister, Jaimee. Love claimed she was misquoted by Hirschberg, and asserted that she had immediately quit heroin during her first trimester after she discovered she was pregnant. Love later said the article had serious implications for her marriage and Cobain's mental state, suggesting it was a factor in his suicide two years later. On September 8, 1993, Love and Cobain made their only public performance together at the Rock Against Rape benefit in Hollywood, performing two acoustic duets of "Pennyroyal Tea" and "Where Did You Sleep Last Night". Love also performed electric versions of two new Hole songs, "Doll Parts" and "Miss World", both written for their upcoming second album. In October 1993, Hole recorded their second album, Live Through This, in Atlanta. The album featured a new lineup with bassist Kristen Pfaff and drummer Patty Schemel. Live Through This was released on Geffen's subsidiary label DGC on April 12, 1994, one week after Cobain's death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Seattle home he shared with Love, who was in rehab in Los Angeles at the time. In the following months, Love was rarely seen in public, holing up at her home with friends and family members. Cobain's remains were cremated and his ashes divided into portions by Love, who kept some in a teddy bear and some in an urn. In June 1994, she traveled to the Namgyal Buddhist Monastery in Ithaca, New York and had his ashes ceremonially blessed by Buddhist monks. Another portion was mixed into clay and made into memorial sculptures. On June 16, 1994, Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff died of a heroin overdose in Seattle. For the band's impending tour, Love recruited Canadian bassist Melissa Auf der Maur. Live Through This was a commercial and critical success, hitting platinum RIAA certification in April 1995 and receiving numerous critical accolades. The success of the record combined with Cobain's suicide resulted in a high level of publicity for Love, and she was featured on Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People in 1995. Simultaneously, her erratic onstage behavior and various legal troubles during Hole's 1994–1995 world tour compounded the media coverage of her. Hole's performance on August 26, 1994, at the Reading Festival—Love's first public performance following Cobain's death—was described by MTV as "by turns macabre, frightening and inspirational". John Peel wrote in The Guardian that Love's disheveled appearance "would have drawn whistles of astonishment in Bedlam", and that her performance "verged on the heroic ... Love steered her band through a set which dared you to pity either her recent history or that of the band ... the band teetered on the edge of chaos, generating a tension which I cannot remember having felt before from any stage." The band performed a series of riotous concerts over the following year, with Love frequently appearing hysterical onstage, flashing crowds, stage diving, and getting into fights with audience members. One journalist reported that at the band's show in Boston in December 1994: "Love interrupted the music and talked about her deceased husband Kurt Cobain, and also broke out into Tourette syndrome-like rants. The music was great, but the raving was vulgar and offensive, and prompted some of the audience to shout back at her." In January 1995, Love was arrested in Melbourne for disrupting a Qantas flight after getting into an argument with a stewardess. On July 4, 1995, at the Lollapalooza Festival in George, Washington, Love threw a lit cigarette at musician Kathleen Hanna before punching her in the face, alleging that Hanna had made a joke about her daughter. She pleaded guilty to an assault charge and was sentenced to anger management classes. In November 1995, two male teenagers sued Love for allegedly punching them during a Hole concert in Orlando, Florida in March 1995. The judge dismissed the case on grounds that the teens "weren't exposed to any greater amount of violence than could reasonably be expected at an alternative rock concert". Love later said she had little memory of 1994–1995, as she had been using large quantities of heroin and Rohypnol at the time. 1996–2002: Acting success and Celebrity Skin After Hole's world tour concluded in 1996, Love made a return to acting, first in small roles in the Jean-Michel Basquiat biopic Basquiat and the drama Feeling Minnesota (1996), and then a starring role as Larry Flynt's wife Althea in Miloš Forman's critically acclaimed 1996 film The People vs. Larry Flynt. Love went through rehabilitation and quit using heroin at the insistence of Forman; she was ordered to take multiple urine tests under the supervision of Columbia Pictures while filming, and passed all of them. Despite Columbia Pictures' initial reluctance to hire Love due to her troubled past, her performance received acclaim, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress, and a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critic Roger Ebert called her work in the film "quite a performance; Love proves she is not a rock star pretending to act, but a true actress." She won several other awards from various film critic associations for the film. During this time, Love maintained what the media noted as a more decorous public image, and she appeared in ad campaigns for Versace and in a Vogue Italia spread. Following the release of The People vs. Larry Flynt, she dated her co-star Edward Norton, with whom she remained until 1999. In late 1997, Hole released the compilations My Body, the Hand Grenade and The First Session, both of which featured previously recorded material. Love attracted media attention in May 1998 after punching journalist Belissa Cohen at a party; the suit was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. In September 1998, Hole released their third studio album, Celebrity Skin, which featured a stark power pop sound that contrasted with their earlier punk influences. Love divulged her ambition of making an album where "art meets commerce ... there are no compromises made, it has commercial appeal, and it sticks to [our] original vision." She said she was influenced by Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, and My Bloody Valentine when writing the album. Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan co-wrote several songs. Celebrity Skin was well received by critics; Rolling Stone called it "accessible, fiery and intimate—often at the same time ... a basic guitar record that's anything but basic." Celebrity Skin went multi-platinum, and topped "Best of Year" lists at Spin and The Village Voice. It garnered the Hole's only number-one single on the Modern Rock Tracks chart with "Celebrity Skin". Hole promoted the album through MTV performances and at the 1998 Billboard Music Awards, and were nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 41st Grammy Awards ceremony. Before the release of Celebrity Skin, Love and Fender designed a low-priced Squier brand guitar, the Vista Venus. The instrument featured a shape inspired by Mercury, a little-known independent guitar manufacturer, Stratocaster, and Rickenbacker's solid body guitars and had a single-coil and a humbucker pickup, and was available in 6-string and 12-string versions. In an early 1999 interview, Love said about the Venus: "I wanted a guitar that sounded really warm and pop, but which required just one box to go dirty ... And something that could also be your first band guitar. I didn't want it all teched out. I wanted it real simple, with just one pickup switch." Hole toured with Marilyn Manson on the Beautiful Monsters Tour in 1999, but dropped out after nine performances; Love and Manson disagreed over production costs, and Hole was forced to open for Manson under an agreement with Interscope Records. Hole resumed touring with Imperial Teen. Love later said Hole also abandoned the tour was due to Manson and Korn's (whom they also toured with in Australia) sexualized treatment of teenage female audience members. Love told interviewers at 99X.FM in Atlanta: "What I really don't like—there are certain girls that like us, or like me, who are really messed up ... and they do not need to be—they're very young—and they do not need to be taken and raped, or filmed having enema contests ... going out into the audience and picking up fourteen and fifteen-year-old girls who obviously cut themselves, and then having to see them in the morning ... it's just uncool." In 1999, Love was awarded an Orville H. Gibson award for Best Female Rock Guitarist. During this time, she starred opposite Jim Carrey as his partner Lynne Margulies in the Andy Kaufman biopic Man on the Moon (1999), followed by a role as William S. Burroughs's wife Joan Vollmer in Beat (2000) alongside Kiefer Sutherland. Love was cast as the lead in John Carpenter's sci-fi horror film Ghosts of Mars, but backed out after injuring her foot. She sued the ex-wife of her then-boyfriend, James Barber, whom Love alleged had caused the injury by running over her foot with her Volvo. The following year, she returned to film opposite Lili Taylor in Julie Johnson (2001), in which she played a woman who has a lesbian relationship; Love won an Outstanding Actress award at L.A.'s Outfest. She was then cast in the thriller Trapped (2002), alongside Kevin Bacon and Charlize Theron. The film was a box-office flop. In the interim, Hole had become dormant. In March 2001, Love began a "punk rock femme supergroup", Bastard, enlisting Schemel, Veruca Salt co-frontwoman Louise Post, and bassist Gina Crosley. Post recalled: "[Love] was like, 'Listen, you guys: I've been in my Malibu, manicure, movie-star world for two years, alright? I wanna make a record. And let's leave all that grunge shit behind us, eh? We were being so improvisational, and singing together, and with a trust developing between us. It was the shit." The group recorded a demo tape, but by September 2001, Post and Crosley had left, with Post citing "unhealthy and unprofessional working conditions". In May 2002, Hole announced their breakup amid continuing litigation with Universal Music Group over their record contract. In 1997, Love and former Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl formed a limited liability company, Nirvana LLC, to manage Nirvana's business dealings. In June 2001, Love filed a lawsuit to dissolve it, blocking the release of unreleased Nirvana material and delaying the release of the Nirvana compilation With the Lights Out. Grohl and Novoselic sued Love, calling her "irrational, mercurial, self-centered, unmanageable, inconsistent and unpredictable". She responded with a letter stating that "Kurt Cobain was Nirvana" and that she and his family were the "rightful heirs" to the Nirvana legacy. 2003–2008: Solo work and legal troubles In February 2003, Love was arrested at Heathrow Airport for disrupting a flight and was banned from Virgin Airlines. In October, she was arrested in Los Angeles after breaking several windows of her producer and then-boyfriend James Barber's home, and was charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance; the ordeal resulted in her temporarily losing custody of her daughter. After the breakup of Hole, Love began composing material with songwriter Linda Perry, and in July 2003 signed a contract with Virgin Records. She began recording her debut solo album, America's Sweetheart, in France shortly after. Virgin Records released America's Sweetheart in February 2004; it received mixed reviews. Charles Aaron of Spin called it a "jaw-dropping act of artistic will and a fiery, proper follow-up to 1994's Live Through This" and awarded it eight out of ten, while Amy Phillips of The Village Voice wrote: "[Love is] willing to act out the dream of every teenage brat who ever wanted to have a glamorous, high-profile hissyfit, and she turns those egocentric nervous breakdowns into art. Sure, the art becomes less compelling when you've been pulling the same stunts for a decade. But, honestly, is there anybody out there who fucks up better?" The album sold fewer than 100,000 copies. Love later expressed regret over the record, blaming her drug problems at the time. Shortly after it was released, she told Kurt Loder on TRL: "I cannot exist as a solo artist. It's a joke." On March 17, 2004, Love appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to promote America's Sweetheart. Her appearance drew media coverage when she lifted her shirt multiple times, flashed Letterman, and stood on his desk. The New York Times wrote: "The episode was not altogether surprising for Ms. Love, 39, whose most public moments have veered from extreme pathos—like the time she read the suicide note of her famous husband, Kurt Cobain, on MTV—to angry feminism to catfights to incoherent ranting." Hours later, in the early morning of March 18, Love was arrested in Manhattan for allegedly striking a fan with a microphone stand during a small concert in the East Village. She was released within hours and performed a scheduled concert the following evening at the Bowery Ballroom. Four days later, she called in multiple times to The Howard Stern Show, claiming in broadcast conversations with Stern that the incident had not occurred, and that actress Natasha Lyonne, who was at the concert, was told by the alleged victim that he had been paid $10,000 to file a false claim leading to Love's arrest. On July 9, 2004, her 40th birthday, Love was arrested for failing to make a court appearance for the March 2004 charges, and taken to Bellevue Hospital, allegedly incoherent, where she was placed on a 72-hour watch. According to police, she was believed to be a potential danger to herself, but deemed mentally sound and released to a rehab facility two days later. Amidst public criticism and press coverage, comedian Margaret Cho published an opinion piece, "Courtney Deserves Better from Feminists", arguing that negative associations of Love with her drug and personal problems (including from feminists) overshadowed her music and wellbeing. Love pleaded guilty in October 2004 to disorderly conduct over the incident in East Village. Love's appearance as a roaster on the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson in August 2005, in which she appeared intoxicated and disheveled, attracted further media attention. One review said that Love "acted as if she belonged in an institution". Six days after the broadcast, Love was sentenced to a 28-day lockdown rehab program for being under the influence of a controlled substance, violating her probation. To avoid jail time, she accepted an additional 180-day rehab sentence in September 2005. In November 2005, after completing the program, Love was discharged from the rehab center under the provision that she complete further outpatient rehab. In subsequent interviews, Love said she had been addicted to substances including prescription drugs, cocaine, and crack cocaine. She said had been sober since completing rehabilitation in 2007, and cited her Nichiren Buddhist practice (which she began in 1989) as integral to her sobriety. In the midst of her legal troubles, Love had endeavors in writing and publishing. She co-wrote a semi-autobiographical manga, Princess Ai (Japanese: プリンセス·アイ物語), with Stu Levy, illustrated by Misaho Kujiradou and Ai Yazawa; it was released in three volumes in the United States and Japan between 2004 and 2006. In 2006, Love published a memoir, Dirty Blonde, and began recording her second solo album, How Dirty Girls Get Clean, collaborating again with Perry and Billy Corgan. Love had written several songs, including an anti-cocaine song titled "Loser Dust", during her time in rehab in 2005. She told Billboard: "My hand-eye coordination was so bad [after the drug use], I didn't even know chords anymore. It was like my fingers were frozen. And I wasn't allowed to make noise [in rehab] ... I never thought I would work again." Tracks and demos for the album leaked onlind in 2006, and a documentary, The Return of Courtney Love, detailing the making of the album, aired on the British television network More4 in the fall of that year. A rough acoustic version of "Never Go Hungry Again", recorded during an interview for The Times in November, was also released. Incomplete audio clips of the song "Samantha", originating from an interview with NPR, were distributed on the internet in 2007. 2009–2012: Hole revival and visual art In March 2009, fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir brought a libel suit against Love concerning a defamatory post Love made on her Twitter account, which was eventually settled for $450,000. Several months later, in June 2009, NME published an article detailing Love's plan to reunite Hole and release a new album, Nobody's Daughter. In response, former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson stated in Spin magazine that contractually no reunion could take place without his involvement; therefore Nobody's Daughter would remain Love's solo record, as opposed to a "Hole" record. Love responded to Erlandson's comments in a Twitter post, claiming "he's out of his mind, Hole is my band, my name, and my Trademark". Nobody's Daughter was released worldwide as a Hole album on April 27, 2010. For the new line-up, Love recruited guitarist Micko Larkin, Shawn Dailey (bass guitar), and Stu Fisher (drums, percussion). Nobody's Daughter featured material written and recorded for Love's unfinished solo album, How Dirty Girls Get Clean, including "Pacific Coast Highway", "Letter to God", "Samantha", and "Never Go Hungry", although they were re-produced in the studio with Larkin and engineer Michael Beinhorn. The album's subject matter was largely centered on Love's tumultuous life between 2003 and 2007, and featured a polished folk rock sound, and more acoustic guitar work than previous Hole albums. The first single from Nobody's Daughter was "Skinny Little Bitch", released to promote the album in March 2010. The album received mixed reviews. Robert Sheffield of Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five, saying Love "worked hard on these songs, instead of just babbling a bunch of druggy bullshit and assuming people would buy it, the way she did on her 2004 flop, America's Sweetheart". Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine also gave the album three out of five: "It's Marianne Faithfull's substance-ravaged voice that comes to mind most often while listening to songs like 'Honey' and 'For Once in Your Life'. The latter track is, in fact, one of Love's most raw and vulnerable vocal performances to date ... the song offers a rare glimpse into the mind of a woman who, for the last 15 years, has been as famous for being a rock star as she's been for being a victim." Love and the band toured internationally from 2010 into late 2012 promoting the record, with their pre-release shows in London and at South by Southwest receiving critical acclaim. In 2011, Love participated in Hit So Hard, a documentary chronicling bandmate Schemel's time in Hole. In May 2012, Love debuted an art collection at Fred Torres Collaborations in New York titled "And She's Not Even Pretty", which contained over forty drawings and paintings by Love composed in ink, colored pencil, pastels, and watercolors. Later in the year, she collaborated with Michael Stipe on the track "Rio Grande" for Johnny Depp's sea shanty album Son of Rogues Gallery, and in 2013, co-wrote and contributed vocals on "Rat A Tat" from Fall Out Boy's album Save Rock and Roll, also appearing in the song's music video. 2013–2015: Return to acting; libel lawsuits After dropping the Hole name and performing as a solo artist in late 2012, Love appeared in spring 2013 advertisements for Yves Saint Laurent alongside Kim Gordon and Ariel Pink. Love completed a solo tour of North America in mid-2013, which was purported to be in promotion of an upcoming solo album; however, it was ultimately dubbed a "greatest hits" tour, and featured songs from Love's and Hole's back catalogue. Love told Billboard at the time that she had recorded eight songs in the studio. Love was subject of a second landmark libel lawsuit brought against her in January 2014 by her former attorney Rhonda Holmes, who accused Love of online defamation, seeking $8 million in damages. It was the first case of alleged Twitter-based libel in U.S. history to make it to trial. The jury, however, found in Love's favor. A subsequent defamation lawsuit filed by fashion Simorangkir in February 2014, however, resulted in Love being ordered to pay a further $350,000 in recompense. On April 22, 2014, Love debuted the song "You Know My Name" on BBC Radio 6 to promote her tour of the United Kingdom. It was released as a double A-side single with the song "Wedding Day" on May 4, 2014, on her own label Cherry Forever Records via Kobalt Label Services. The tracks were produced by Michael Beinhorn, and feature Tommy Lee on drums. In an interview with the BBC, Love revealed that she and former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson had reconciled, and had been rehearsing new material together, along with former bassist Melissa Auf der Maur and drummer Patty Schemel, though she did not confirm a reunion of the band. On May 1, 2014, in an interview with Pitchfork, Love commented further on the possibility of Hole reuniting, saying: "I'm not going to commit to it happening, because we want an element of surprise. There's a lot of is to be dotted and ts to be crossed." Love was cast in several television series in supporting parts throughout 2014 including the FX series Sons of Anarchy, Revenge, and Lee Daniels' network series Empire in a recurring guest role as Elle Dallas. The track "Walk Out on Me" featuring Love was included on the Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 album, which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised the track, saying: "The idea of Courtney Love singing a ballad with a group of gospel singers seems faintly terrifying ... the reality is brilliant. Love's voice fits the careworn lyrics, effortlessly summoning the kind of ravaged darkness that Lana Del Rey nearly ruptures herself trying to conjure up." In January 2015, Love starred in a New York City stage production titled Kansas City Choir Boy, a "pop opera" conceived by and co-starring Todd Almond. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times praised her performance, noting a "soft-edged and bewitching" stage presence, adding: "Her voice, never the most supple or rangy of instruments, retains the singular sound that made her an electrifying front woman for the band Hole: a single sustained noted can seem to simultaneously contain a plea, a wound and a threat." The show toured later in the year, with performances in Boston and Los Angeles. Love saw further legal troubles in April 2015 when journalist Anthony Bozza sued her over an alleged contractual violation regarding his co-writing of her memoir. Love subsequently joined Lana Del Rey on her Endless Summer Tour, performing as an opener on the tour's eight West Coast shows in May–June 2015. During her tenure on Del Rey's tour, Love debuted a new single, "Miss Narcissist", released on Wavves' independent label Ghost Ramp. She also was cast in a supporting role in James Franco's film The Long Home, based on William Gay's novel of the same name, marking her first film role in over ten years. 2016–present: Fashion and forthcoming music In January 2016, Love released a clothing line in collaboration with Sophia Amoruso titled "Love, Courtney", featuring eighteen pieces reflecting her personal style. In November 2016, she began filming the pilot for A Midsummer's Nightmare, a Shakespeare anthology series adapted for Lifetime. She then starred as Kitty Menendez in Menendez: Blood Brothers, a biopic television film based on the lives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, which premiered on Lifetime in June 2017. In October 2017, shortly after the Harvey Weinstein scandal first made news, a 2005 video of Love warning young actresses about Weinstein went viral. In the footage, while on the red carpet for the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson, Love was asked by Natasha Leggero if she had any advice for "a young girl moving to Hollywood"; she responded, "If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a private party in the Four Seasons [hotel], don't go". She later tweeted, "Although I wasn't one of his victims, I was eternally banned by [Creative Artists Agency] for speaking out". The same year, she was cast in Justin Kelly's biopic JT LeRoy, portraying a film producer opposite Laura Dern. In March 2018, Love appeared in the music video for Marilyn Manson's "Tattooed in Reverse", which she followed with an April 5, 2018, guest-judge appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race. In December 2018, Love filed and was awarded a restraining order against Sam Lutfi, who had acted as her manager for the previous six years, alleging verbal abuse and harassment. Her daughter, Frances, and sister, Jaimee, were also awarded restraining orders against Lutfi. In January 2019, a Los Angeles County judge extended the three-year duration of the order to a total of five years, citing Lutfi's apparent tendency to "prey upon people". On August 18, 2019, Love performed a solo set at the Yola Día festival in Los Angeles, which also featured performances by Cat Power and Lykke Li. On September 9, Love garnered press attention when she publicly criticized Joss Sackler, an heiress to the Sackler family OxyContin fortune, after she allegedly offered Love $100,000 to attend her fashion show during New York Fashion Week. In the same statement, Love indicated that she had relapsed into opioid addiction in 2018, stating that she had recently celebrated a year of sobriety. In October 2019, Love relocated from Los Angeles to London. On November 21, 2019, Love recorded the song "Mother", written and produced by Lawrence Rothman, as part of the soundtrack for the horror film The Turning (2020). In January 2020, she was honored with the Icon Award at the NME Awards, deemed by the publication as "one of the most influential singers in alternative culture of the last 30 years." The following month, she confirmed she was writing a new record which she described as "really sad ... [I'm] writing in minor chords, and that appeals to my sadness." Love revealed in March 2021 that she had been hospitalized with acute anemia in August 2020, which left her weighing and nearly killed her, though she has since made a full recovery. In June 2021, Love revealed the project Bruises of Roses, a new video series featuring her performing cover versions of her favorite songs. Artistry Influences Love has been candid about her diverse musical influences, the earliest being Patti Smith, The Runaways, and The Pretenders, artists she discovered while in juvenile hall as a young teenager. As a child, her first exposure to music was records that her parents received each month through Columbia Record Club. The first record Love owned was Leonard Cohen's Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967), which she obtained from her mother: "He was so lyric-conscious and morbid, and I was a pretty morbid kid", she recalled. As a teenager, she named Flipper, Kate Bush, Soft Cell, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Lou Reed, and Dead Kennedys among her favorite artists. While in Dublin at age fifteen, Love attended a Virgin Prunes concert, an event she credited as being a pivotal influence: "I had never seen so much sex, snarl, poetry, evil, restraint, grace, filth, raw power and the very essence of rock and roll", she recalled. "[I had seen] U2 [who] gave me lashes of love and inspiration, and a few nights later the Virgin Prunes fuckedmeup." Decades later, in 2009, Love introduced the band's frontman Gavin Friday at a Carnegie Hall event, and performed a song with him. Though often associated with punk music, Love has noted that her most significant musical influences have been post-punk and new wave artists. Commenting in 2021, Love said: Over the years, Love has also named several other new wave and post-punk bands as influences, including The Smiths, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Television, and Bauhaus. Love's diverse genre interests were illustrated in a 1991 interview with Flipside, in which she stated: "There's a part of me that wants to have a grindcore band and another that wants to have a Raspberries-type pop band." Discussing the abrasive sound of Hole's debut album, she said she felt she had to "catch up with all my hip peers who'd gone all indie on me, and who made fun of me for liking R.E.M. and The Smiths." She has also embraced the influence of experimental artists and punk rock groups, including Sonic Youth, Swans, Big Black, Diamanda Galás, the Germs, and The Stooges. While writing Celebrity Skin, she drew influence from Neil Young and My Bloody Valentine. She has also cited her contemporary PJ Harvey as an influence, saying: "The one rock star that makes me know I'm shit is Polly Harvey. I'm nothing next to the purity that she experiences." Literature and poetry have often been a major influence on her songwriting; Love said she had "always wanted to be a poet, but there was no money in it." She has named the works of T.S. Eliot and Charles Baudelaire as influential, and referenced works by Dante Rossetti, William Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling, and Anne Sexton in her lyrics. Musical style and lyrics Musically, Love's work with Hole and her solo efforts have been characterized as alternative rock; Hole's early material, however, was described by critics as being stylistically closer to grindcore and aggressive punk rock. Spins October 1991 review of Hole's first album noted Love's layering of harsh and abrasive riffs buried more sophisticated musical arrangements. In 1998, she stated that Hole had "always been a pop band. We always had a subtext of pop. I always talked about it, if you go back ... what'll sound like some weird Sonic Youth tuning back then to you was sounding like the Raspberries to me, in my demented pop framework." Love's lyrical content is composed from a female's point of view, and her lyrics have been described as "literate and mordant" and noted by scholars for "articulating a third-wave feminist consciousness." Simon Reynolds, in reviewing Hole's debut album, noted: "Ms. Love's songs explore the full spectrum of female emotions, from vulnerability to rage. The songs are fueled by adolescent traumas, feelings of disgust about the body, passionate friendships with women and the desire to escape domesticity. Her lyrical style could be described as emotional nudism." Journalist and critic Kim France, in critiquing Love's lyrics, referred to her as a "dark genius" and likened her work to that of Anne Sexton. Love has remarked that lyrics have always been the most important component of songwriting for her: "The important thing for me ... is it has to look good on the page. I mean, you can love Led Zeppelin and not love their lyrics ... but I made a big effort in my career to have what's on the page mean something." Common themes present in Love's lyrics during her early career included body image, rape, suicide, conformity, pregnancy, prostitution, and death. In a 1991 interview with Everett True, she said: "I try to place [beautiful imagery] next to fucked up imagery, because that's how I view things ... I sometimes feel that no one's taken the time to write about certain things in rock, that there's a certain female point of view that's never been given space." Critics have noted that Love's later musical work is more lyrically introspective. Celebrity Skin and America's Sweetheart are lyrically centered on celebrity life, Hollywood, and drug addiction, while continuing Love's interest in vanity and body image. Nobody's Daughter was lyrically reflective of Love's past relationships and her struggle for sobriety, with the majority of its lyrics written while she was in rehab in 2006. Performance Love has a contralto vocal range. According to Love, she never wanted to be a singer, but rather aspired to be a skilled guitarist: "I'm such a lazy bastard though that I never did that", she said. "I was always the only person with the nerve to sing, and so I got stuck with it." She has been regularly noted by critics for her husky vocals as well as her "banshee [-like]" screaming abilities. Her vocals have been compared to those of Johnny Rotten, and David Fricke of Rolling Stone described them as "lung-busting" and "a corrosive, lunatic wail". Upon the release of Hole's 2010 album, Nobody's Daughter, Amanda Petrusich of Pitchfork compared Love's raspy, unpolished vocals to those of Bob Dylan. She has played a variety of Fender guitars throughout her career, including a Jaguar and a vintage 1965 Jazzmaster; the latter was purchased by the Hard Rock Cafe and is on display in New York City. Between 1989 and 1991, Love primarily played a Rickenbacker 425 because she "preferred the 3/4 neck", but she destroyed the guitar onstage at a 1991 concert opening for the Smashing Pumpkins. In the mid-1990s, she often played a guitar made by Mercury, an obscure company that manufactured custom guitars, as well as a Univox Hi-Flier. Fender's Vista Venus, designed by Love in 1998, was partially inspired by Rickenbacker guitars as well as her Mercury. During tours after the release of Nobody's Daughter (post-2010), Love has played a Rickenbacker 360 onstage. Her setup has included Fender tube gear, Matchless, Ampeg, Silvertone and a solid-state 1976 Randall Commander. Love has referred to herself as "a shit guitar player", further commenting in a 2014 interview: "I can still write a song, but [the guitar playing] sounds like shit ... I used to be a good rhythm player but I am no longer dependable." Throughout her career, she has also garnered a reputation for unpredictable live shows. In the 1990s, her performances with Hole were characterized by confrontational behavior, with Love stage diving, smashing guitars or throwing them into the audience, wandering into the crowd at the end of sets, and engaging in sometimes incoherent rants. Critics and journalists have noted Love for her comical, often stream-of-consciousness-like stage banter. In a review of a live performance published in 2010, it was noted that Love's onstage "one-liners [were] worthy of the Comedy Store." Philanthropy In 1993, Love and husband Kurt Cobain performed an acoustic set together at the Rock Against Rape benefit in Los Angeles, which raised awareness and provided resources for victims of sexual abuse. In 2000, Love publicly advocated for reform of the record industry in a personal letter published by Salon. In the letter, Love said: "It's not piracy when kids swap music over the Internet using Napster or Gnutella or Freenet or iMesh or beaming their CDs into a My.MP3.com or MyPlay.com music locker. It's piracy when those guys that run those companies make side deals with the cartel lawyers and label heads so that they can be 'the label's' friend', and not the artists." In a subsequent interview with Carrie Fisher, she said that she was interested in starting a union for recording artists, and also discussed race relations in the music industry, advocating for record companies to "put money back into the black community [whom] white people have been stealing from for years." Love has been a long-standing supporter of LGBT causes. She has frequently collaborated with Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, taking part in the center's "An Evening with Women" events. The proceeds of the event help provide food and shelter for homeless youth; services for seniors; legal assistance; domestic violence services; health and mental health services, and cultural arts programs. Love participated with Linda Perry for the event in 2012, and performed alongside Aimee Mann and comedian Wanda Sykes. Speaking on her collaboration on the event, Love said: "Seven thousand kids in Los Angeles a year go out on the street, and forty percent of those kids are gay, lesbian, or transgendered. They come out to their parents, and become homeless ... for whatever reason, I don't really know why, but gay men have a lot of foundations—I've played many of them—but the lesbian side of it doesn't have as much money and/or donors, so we're excited that this has grown to cover women and women's affairs." She has also contributed to AIDS organizations, partaking in benefits for amfAR and the RED Campaign. In May 2011, she donated six of her husband Cobain's personal vinyl records for auction at Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation event for victims of child abuse, rape, and domestic violence. She has also supported the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. Influence Love has had an impact on female-fronted alternative acts and performers. She has been cited as influential on young female instrumentalists in particular, having once infamously proclaimed: "I want every girl in the world to pick up a guitar and start screaming ... I strap on that motherfucking guitar and you cannot fuck with me. That's my feeling." In The Electric Guitar: A History of an American Icon, it is noted: With over 3 million records sold in the United States alone, Hole became one of the most successful rock bands of all time fronted by a woman. VH1 ranked Love 69 in their list of The 100 Greatest Women in Music History in 2012. In 2015, the Phoenix New Times declared Love the number one greatest female rock star of all time, writing: "To build a perfect rock star, there are several crucial ingredients: musical talent, physical attractiveness, tumultuous relationships, substance abuse, and public meltdowns, just to name a few. These days, Love seems to have rebounded from her epic tailspin and has leveled out in a slightly more normal manner, but there's no doubt that her life to date is the type of story people wouldn't believe in a novel or a movie." Among the alternative musicians who have cited Love as an influence are Scout Niblett; Brody Dalle of The Distillers; Dee Dee Penny of Dum Dum Girls; and Nine Black Alps. Contemporary female pop artists Lana Del Rey, Avril Lavigne, Tove Lo, and Sky Ferreira have also cited Love as an influence. Love has frequently been recognized as the most high-profile contributor of feminist music during the 1990s, and for "subverting [the] mainstream expectations of how a woman should look, act, and sound." According to music journalist Maria Raha, "Hole was the highest-profile female-fronted band of the '90s to openly and directly sing about feminism." Patti Smith, a major influence of Love's, also praised her, saying: "I hate genderizing things ... [but] when I heard Hole, I was amazed to hear a girl sing like that. Janis Joplin was her own thing; she was into Big Mama Thornton and Bessie Smith. But what Courtney Love does, I'd never heard a girl do that." She has also been a gay icon since the mid-1990s, and has jokingly referred to her fanbase as consisting of "females, gay guys, and a few advanced, evolved heterosexual men." Love's aesthetic image, particularly in the early 1990s, also became influential, and was dubbed "kinderwhore" by critics and media. The subversive fashion mainly consisted of vintage babydoll dresses accompanied by smeared makeup and red lipstick. MTV reporter Kurt Loder described Love as looking like "a debauched rag doll" onstage. Love later said she had been influenced by the fashion of Chrissy Amphlett of the Divinyls. Interviewed in 1994, Love commented "I would like to think–in my heart of hearts–that I'm changing some psychosexual aspects of rock music. Not that I'm so desirable. I didn't do the kinder-whore thing because I thought I was so hot. When I see the look used to make one more appealing, it pisses me off. When I started, it was a What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? thing. My angle was irony." Discography Hole discography Pretty on the Inside (1991) Live Through This (1994) Celebrity Skin (1998) Nobody's Daughter (2010) Solo discography America's Sweetheart (2004) Filmography Sid and Nancy (1986) The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) 200 Cigarettes (1998) Man on the Moon (1999) Julie Johnson (2001) Trapped (2002) Bibliography Awards and nominations Footnotes References Sources External links Works by or about Courtney Love (library search via WorldCat) 1964 births Living people American alternative rock musicians Alternative rock guitarists American women guitarists American punk rock guitarists American women rock singers Alternative rock singers American punk rock singers Women punk rock singers American rock songwriters American women singer-songwriters Hole (band) members Faith No More members Sympathy for the Record Industry artists Feminist musicians Musicians from Portland, Oregon Guitarists from San Francisco Guitarists from Oregon Singer-songwriters from Oregon Singers from San Francisco Songwriters from San Francisco American film actresses Actresses from Portland, Oregon Actresses from San Francisco American women painters American contraltos American feminists American people of Cuban descent American people of English descent American people of Welsh descent American Buddhists Converts to Buddhism from Roman Catholicism People educated at Nelson College for Girls People from Lane County, Oregon Portland State University alumni Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Squatters Writers from San Francisco 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers 20th-century American artists 20th-century American women guitarists 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists 20th-century American writers 21st-century American writers 20th-century American women singers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women guitarists 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American women singers 20th-century American guitarists Converts to Sōka Gakkai American people convicted of assault Singer-songwriters from California People on the autism spectrum

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Hussman

Hussman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Hussman (born 1962), American academic and stock trader Walter E. Hussman, Jr. (born 1947), American journalist and newspaper publisher Institutions The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, named after the Hussman journalism family See also Husmann

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Bernard Smith (New Jersey politician)

Bernard Smith, (July 5, 1776July 16, 1835) was a Representative from New Jersey. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey. After completing preparatory studies he was collector of customs in 1809 and 1810. He was postmaster of New Brunswick 1810-1819. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821). He did not seek renomination in 1820. He was appointed register of the land office at Little Rock, Arkansas in 1821, and settled in that state. He was secretary to the governor of Arkansas 1825-1828; appointed by Governor George Izard as subagent of the Quapaw in 1825, and served until his death in Little Rock on July 16, 1835. He is interred in Mount Holly Cemetery. Notes Information found on public domain website of Bioguide of US Congress. References 1776 births 1835 deaths Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey New Jersey Democratic-Republicans United States Indian agents Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives Burials in New Jersey

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Harvey R. Kingsley

Harvey R. Kingsley (January 8, 1871 – January 8, 1936) was a Vermont politician, judge and attorney who served as President of the Vermont State Senate. Biography Harvey Roberts Kingsley was born in Rutland, Vermont on January 8, 1871. He graduated from Columbia University in 1893 and received his law degree from Columbia University Law School in 1896, and was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity. Kingsley practiced law in Rutland and was also involved in civic projects and programs, including serving as the volunteer coach of the Rutland High School track and field team. A Republican, Kingsley served as chairman of Rutland's Republican Committee, and held local offices including grand juror and school board member. Kingsley was a member of the Vermont National Guard, and attained the rank of Major. From 1910 to 1912 Kingsley served as Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor John A. Mead. In 1918 Kingsley was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served two terms, 1919 to 1923 and was Senate President Pro Tem in his second term. Kingsley was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1922 and served one term, 1923 to 1925. From 1921 until his death Kingsley served as Rutland County Probate Judge. Judge Kingsley died in Rutland on January 8, 1936 and was buried in Rutland's Evergreen Cemetery. References 1871 births 1936 deaths People from Rutland (town), Vermont Columbia Law School alumni Vermont lawyers Vermont Republicans Members of the Vermont House of Representatives Vermont state senators Presidents pro tempore of the Vermont Senate Vermont state court judges Burials in Vermont

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Balu Naik

Nenavath Balu Naik is an Indian politician and former M.L.A from Telangana. He represented the Devarakonda assembly constituency. He belongs to Scheduled Tribe, Lamabadi community. He was elected to AP Legislative Assembly in 2009. References Telangana politicians Indian National Congress politicians Telugu people Living people People from Medak People from Telangana Year of birth missing (living people) Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014

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Don Nottebart

Donald Edward Nottebart (January 23, 1936 – October 4, 2007) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 296 games in Major League Baseball for five teams over nine seasons (1960–1967; 1969). Nottebart pitched the first no-hitter in Houston Colt .45s/Astros history in 1963. He was listed as tall and . Early life Nottebart was born in West Newton, Massachusetts, the second child of Fred and Otta Alice Nottebart. He was a three-sport star at Lexington High School, graduating in 1954. In 1955 he married high school sweetheart Joanne Wilson—they would eventually have four children. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. Career He made his major league debut at age 24 on July 1, 1960 in an 8-7 Braves road loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Nottebart started but had a rough debut, walking the first hitter he faced, Julián Javier, pitching six innings and allowing six earned runs, nine hits and eight walks; however, he was not credited with the loss. After three years with the Braves, Nottebart was traded to Houston on November 30, 1962, along with two other players for veteran first baseman Norm Larker. He threw a 4–1 no-hitter for the Colt .45s against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17, 1963, despite giving up an unearned run. Don Demeter reached base on an error by shortstop J. C. Hartman and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Phillies third baseman Don Hoak. His catcher was John Bateman. That year was the best of his career to date, as he posted a record of 11–8 with a 3.17 earned run average in 31 games (of which he started 27, completing nine). Also in 1963, Nottebart was one of several of baseball players mentioned in a Peanuts comic strip. When Lucy gets a hold of a bubble-gum card of Charlie Brown's (fictional) idol Joe Shlabotnik, he offers to trade dozens of cards, including Nottebart's, for Shlabotnik's, but she refuses. On September 13, 1965 he gave up Willie Mays' 500th home run. After three years with Houston, he was acquired by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1965 Rule 5 draft. In 1966 for the Reds, he went 5-4 with a 3.07 ERA in a career-high 59 games (all but one as a reliever), ending in the National League top 10 in both saves and games pitched. The following year he was 0-3 but with a sterling 1.93 ERA in 47 games, all as a reliever. In 1969 as part of a 30-day conditional purchase, he was acquired from the Reds by the New York Yankees, for whom he pitched four games before being returned to the Reds. One day later, on April 27, 1969, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs, for whom he pitched 16 games. His last major league game played was at age 33 on September 6, 1969. The final hitter he faced was Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. A muscle tear ended both his season and his career. Overall, Nottebart posted a 36–51 record and a 3.65 earned run average. In 296 games, 89 as a starting pitcher, he had 16 complete games and two shutouts, with 21 saves. He allowed 902 hits and 283 bases on balls, with 525 strikeouts, in 928 innings pitched. Later life After his retirement as a player, Nottebart and his wife Joanne lived in southwest Houston for about 25 years, where he had owned a carpet and flooring business and ran a service station. Beginning around 1994, they split time between homes in East Wakefield, New Hampshire, and the Houston area. In 1996 he was a member of the inaugural class of the Lexington High School Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1999 he suffered a stroke after undergoing heart bypass surgery, and his health declined. Don Nottebart died at age 71 on October 4, 2007 while visiting his daughter in Cypress, Texas. He was survived by his wife of nearly 52 years, Joanne; their three sons Ron, Bob and Dan and daughter Donna; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister Elaine and brother Reigh. On May 17, 2013 Joanne Nottebart and family gathered in Houston to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his no-hitter. See also List of Houston Astros no-hitters List of Major League Baseball no-hitters References External links 1936 births 2007 deaths Atlanta Crackers players Baseball players from Massachusetts Chicago Cubs players Cincinnati Reds players Evansville Braves players Hawaii Islanders players Houston Astros players Houston Colt .45s players Lexington High School alumni Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Major League Baseball pitchers Milwaukee Braves players New York Yankees players People from Lexington, Massachusetts People from Wakefield, New Hampshire Quebec Braves players San Antonio Missions players Sportspeople from Carroll County, New Hampshire Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Newton, Massachusetts Tacoma Cubs players Wellsville Braves players Wichita Braves players

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Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek

Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek was a Heavyweight Championship fight for the WBC title. The fight took place at the Stadion Miejski in Wrocław, Lower Silesian, Poland on September 10, 2011, and was televised via HBO World Championship Boxing. As a part of a split-site doubleheader, the broadcast also featured the Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Daniel Ponce de León bout taking place at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. In Poland, the bout was available on Cyfra+ pay-per-view platform, making it the first PPV fight in Polish television history. Background Klitschko, expected to dominate, said he would knock out his opponent, who he said had "only grown into the division by eating like a heavyweight". Fritz Sdunek, Klitschko's coach, said his fighter would retire after two or three more fights. The fight Klitschko dominated the fight winning every round on the three scorecards before referee Massimo Barrovecchio stepped in 2 minutes, 20 seconds into the tenth round. Aftermath Klitschko would make his next defence against Derek Chisora the following February. Undercard Confirmed bouts: Broadcasting References External links Klitschko vs. Adamek Official Fight Card from BoxRec World Boxing Council heavyweight championship matches 2011 in boxing Boxing in Poland Sport in Wrocław 2011 in Polish sport Boxing on HBO Klitschko brothers September 2011 sports events in Europe

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Suterilla climoi

Suterilla climoi is a species of minute operculate snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Assimineidae. Description Distribution References External links Assimineidae Gastropods described in 2006