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

Parau

Parau is an Auckland suburb. Parau is under the local governance of the Waitakere City Council. It is a coastal community close to Titirangi village Parau is made up of Huia Road, one other looping street called Rauhuia Crescent and two cul de sacs, Staley Road and Shirley Road. It also consists of a safe clean beach called Armour Bay where locals can partake in tennis, and swimming in the Manukau Harbour which laps the beach. Parau is close to the site of the 1740s battle between Te Taoū hapū of Ngāti Whātua and Kiwi Tāmaki of Waiohua (now underneath the Lower Nihotupu Reservoir). References External links Photographs of Parau held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. Populated places in the Auckland Region Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area Waitākere Ranges Populated places around the Manukau Harbour

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundara%20Purushan

Sundara Purushan

Sundara Purushan may refer to: Sundara Purushan (1996 film), a 1996 Tamil film Sundara Purushan (2001 film), a 2001 Malayalam language film

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy%20Hill

Windy Hill

Windy Hill may refer to: Places Windy Hill, Essendon, an Australian rules football ground in the Melbourne area Windy Hill Wind Farm, a wind power station near Ravenshoe, Queensland, Australia Windy Hill (Pennines), a hill on the Pennines which marks the border between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, England Windy Hill, Kilmacolm, a house in Scotland Windy Hill, Renfrewshire, Scotland, a hill Windy Hill, Isle of Bute, Scotland Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, a regional park in the San Francisco Bay Area Windy Hills, Kentucky Windy Hill, a mountain in Madison County, Montana Windy Hill Beach, one of four communities merged to form North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Constantine Sneed House, Williamson County, Tennessee, also known as "Windy Hill", on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places Other uses The Windy Hill, a 1921 children's novel by Cornelia Meigs

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982%20World%20Championship%20Tennis%20Finals%20%E2%80%93%20Singles

1982 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 to Ivan Lendl. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. John McEnroe (final) Ivan Lendl (champion) Draw References 1982 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-07) Singles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classes%20Plantarum

Classes Plantarum

Classes Plantarum ('Classes of plants', Leiden, Oct. 1738) is a book that was written by Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, physician, zoologist and naturalist. The Latin-language book is an elaboration of aphorisms 53–77 of his Fundamenta Botanica and a complementary volume to his Species Plantarum, Genera Plantarum, Critica Botanica, and Philosophia Botanica. Bibliographic details Full bibliographic details including exact dates of publication, pagination, editions, facsimiles, brief outline of contents, location of copies, secondary sources, translations, reprints, manuscripts, travelogues, and commentaries are given in Stafleu and Cowan's Taxonomic Literature. See also Systema Naturae References Bibliography Stafleu, Frans A. & Cowan, Richard S. 1981. "Taxonomic Literature. A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications with dates, Commentaries and Types. Vol III: Lh–O." Regnum Vegetabile 105. Linnaeus, Carl 1738. Classes Plantarum. Leiden: Conrad Wishoff. Disponible at Gallica. 1738 books Botanical nomenclature Botany books Carl Linnaeus 1738 in science Biology and natural history in the Dutch Republic 18th-century Latin books

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian%20destroyer%20Leytenant%20Shestakov

Russian destroyer Leytenant Shestakov

Leytenant Shestakov () was a destroyer of the Imperial Russian Navy and the name ship of her class. The ship was built by the Naval Yard, Nikolayev from 1906 to 1909, being launched on 28 July 1908. The ship served in the Russian Black Sea Fleet during the First World War, passing to control of the Bolsheviks following the October Revolution but was scuttled on 18 June 1918 to avoid capture by German troops. Design and construction The was developed to meet a requirement for larger destroyers for the Black Sea Fleet based on experience of the Russo-Japanese War. The basis of the design was the , a German design being built for the Baltic Fleet, but the new ships were larger and had longer range. Leytenant Zatsarenny was long overall, with a beam of and a draft of . Displacement was . Four coal-fired Normand boilers were fitted, feeding two triple expansion steam engines rated at , which gave a design speed of . Two funnels were fitted. The ship was originally designed to have a gun armament of six 75 mm guns, but was completed with one of the guns replaced by a single 120 mm (4.7 in gun). Three 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes were fitted, while 40 mines could be carried. After 1909, another 75 mm gun was replaced by a 120 mm gun, while after 1914, the remaining 75 mm guns were replaced by two 47 mm anti-aircraft guns and the mine load increased to 50. The ship had a crew of 94. Leytenant Shestakov was laid down at the Naval Yard, Nikolayev (now Mykolaiv), Ukraine on 16 September 1906 New Style (NS) (3 September 1906 Old Style (OS)), was launched on 28 July 1907, and entered service with the Black Sea Fleet on 1 October 1909 (NS) (18 September 1909 OS). Service Leytenant Shestakov remained part of the Black Sea fleet during the First World War, although the low speed of the Leytenant Shestakovs limited their usefulness. Operations included raids against Turkish communications and bombardment of the Turkish coast, and blockade operations off Turkey and Romania. Early on 8 January 1916, Leytenant Shestakov and the destroyer sank the collier , on passage to Zonguldak to load coal, off Kirpen island. Later that day, the Turkish battlecruiser Yavûz Sultân Selîm, which had been tasked to cover Carmen as the collier arrived at Zonguldak, spotted the two destroyers and set off in pursuit. The Russian destroyers signalled the presence of Yavûz by radio, and the intercepted Yavûz, resulting in the action of 8 January 1916, in which the two capital ships briefly exchanged fire. From September 1916, Leytenant Shestakov was deployed in support of the left flank of the Russian-Romanian armies during the Romanian Campaign. In December 1918, following the October Revolution, Leytenant Shestakov came under control of the Bolshevik Black Sea Fleet. While an Armistice between Russia and the Central Powers was signed on 15 December 1917, hostilities restarted in February 1918, with the Germans advancing deep into Ukraine. The Black Sea Fleet, including Leytenant Shestakov, evacuated from Sevastopol on 14–15 May 1918, just before the Germans took the city, moving to Novorossiysk. On 18 May, with the Germans threatening to continue their attack if the Black Sea Fleet did not return to Sevastapol and be surrendered to German control, Leytenant Shestakov, along with much of the Black Sea Fleet, was scuttled in accordance with orders from Moscow. The ship was raised on 10 December 1927 and was subsequently scrapped. Notes References Bibliography Leytenant Shestakov-class destroyers Ships of the Imperial Russian Navy 1907 ships

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20State%20Route%2065

New York State Route 65

New York State Route 65 (NY 65) is a north–south state highway located in the western portion of New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) and NY 5 in the Ontario County town of West Bloomfield to a junction with NY 96 in the Monroe County town of Brighton. In between, the route serves the village of Honeoye Falls and passes through the extreme northeastern corner of Livingston County. NY 65 intersects NY 251 in Mendon, NY 252 in Pittsford, and the regionally important NY 31 in Brighton. The southern half of NY 65 passes through mostly rural areas, while its northern section traverses densely populated portions of Monroe County. NY 65 originally began at what is now US 20A in Honeoye when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York; however, it was truncated to its current southern terminus in the late 1930s. No changes have been made to NY 65's alignment since that time; however, ownership and maintenance of the portion of the route north of NY 31 was transferred to Monroe County at some point prior to 1990. This section of NY 65 is co-designated as the unsigned County Route 271 (CR 271). Route description NY 65 begins at an intersection with US 20 and NY 5 in the West Bloomfield hamlet of the same name. It heads to the northwest as Ontario Street, passing through gradually less developed areas as it approaches the Ontario–Monroe county line. Just south of the line, however, the route enters the hamlet of North Bloomfield, a southeastern extension of Honeoye Falls located on the Livingston–Ontario county line. NY 65 passes into Livingston County in the town of Lima upon crossing over Honeoye Creek in the center of the community; however, it remains in the county for just before following Honeoye Creek into Monroe County and the village of Honeoye Falls in the town of Mendon situated on the county's southern edge. The Ontario Street name follows NY 65 northwestward through the southern half of the village, where it crosses back over Honeoye Creek before passing through the village's residential center and entering its business district. Here, NY 65 turns west onto East Street and crosses Honeoye Creek again to reach an intersection with Main and Monroe Streets. Monroe Street, once designated NY 363, is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as NY 940J, an unsigned reference route. NY 65 turns north here, following North Main Street out of the village. Outside of Honeoye Falls, the route becomes Clover Street, a name it retains for the rest of its routing. The highway heads onward through the town of Mendon, leaving the densely populated village and its lightly populated outskirts for the rolling, open areas that dominate much of southern Monroe County. Three miles (5 km) to the north of Honeoye Falls, NY 65 intersects NY 251 by way of a roundabout northeast of the hamlet of Rochester Junction. The community, located on NY 251, marks the point where the Lehigh Valley Railroad spur that went to the railroad's station in downtown Rochester returned to the main line. The route continues onward, passing alongside the western edge of Mendon Ponds Park as it enters the town of Pittsford. At the northern edge of the park, NY 65 curves to the northeast and passes over the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90). North of the Thruway, NY 65 intersects the eastern terminus of NY 253 and Calkins Road (unsigned NY 943C and a former extension of NY 253) at junctions roughly apart. From this point northward, the route heads through much more developed areas, beginning with a series of housing tracts situated in the between Calkins and Jefferson Roads, the latter carrying NY 252. It continues on past NY 252, taking on a more northerly routing as it crosses over the CSX Transportation-owned West Shore Subdivision railroad line and the Erie Canal and passes through densely populated portions of Pittsford and Brighton. Just inside the Brighton town line, NY 65 intersects NY 31 (Monroe Avenue) in a linear commercial district centered on NY 31. At this point, maintenance of NY 65 shifts from NYSDOT to Monroe County, which maintains the route as the unsigned CR 271. The route heads due northward for just under , paralleling I-590 and passing The Harley School before veering to the northeast ahead of an intersection with Elmwood Avenue. Both NY 65 and CR 271 end later at a junction with East Avenue (NY 96). History All of what is now NY 65, including the portion of the route north of modern NY 31, was state-maintained by 1926. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 65 was assigned to an alignment extending from NY 254 (now US 20A) in Honeoye northward to NY 15 (now NY 96) in Brighton. The route followed the northernmost portion of what is now CR 37 from Honeoye to US 20 in West Bloomfield, from where it continued to Brighton on its current alignment. The section of NY 65 south of US 20, which was not state-owned in 1926, was removed from the route . Farther north, ownership and maintenance of the portion of the route north of NY 31 was transferred to Monroe County by 1990. NY 65 originally had an overlap with NY 253 in the town of Pittsford. From the 1930 renumbering to the 1980s, NY 253 turned north onto NY 65 at its present eastern terminus and followed NY 65 north to Calkins Road, where NY 253 turned east and continued to the northeast toward Pittsford, East Rochester and Penfield. In the latter half of the 1980s, NY 253 was truncated to its present eastern terminus at NY 65 and the section of NY 253 from NY 96 north to NY 441 in East Rochester and Penfield was designated NY 153. Major intersections See also List of county routes in Monroe County, New York References External links 065 Transportation in Ontario County, New York Transportation in Livingston County, New York Transportation in Monroe County, New York

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha%20Jung-sok

Cha Jung-sok

Cha Jung-sok () is a North Korean former footballer. He represented North Korea at the 1974 Asian Games. Career statistics International goals Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal. References Date of birth unknown Living people North Korean footballers North Korea international footballers Association footballers not categorized by position Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for North Korea Year of birth missing (living people)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Mexico%20State%20Road%2050

New Mexico State Road 50

State Road 50 (NM 50) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately . NM 50's western terminus is in the village of Glorieta at Interstate 25 (I-25), U.S. Route 84 (US 84) and US 85 and the eastern terminus is in the village of Pecos at NM 63 and NM 223. Major intersections See also References 050 Transportation in San Miguel County, New Mexico Transportation in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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

Sulfoselenide

In chemistry, a sulfoselenide is a compound containing both metal sulfides and metal selenides. Because metal sulfides and metal selenides have similar crystal structures, they exhibit some mutual solubility, forming solid solutions. Since the ionic radius sulfide of (S2−) is however much smaller than that for selenide (Se2−), the solubility ranges can be only limited. For example, pyrite (FeS2) will accept only a few percent of selenium in place of sulfur. A broader range is seen for the solid solution of cadmium sulfide and cadmium selenide. CdS is yellow and CdSe is red. The sulfoselenides of cadmium are orange. They are used as an artist's pigment. References Cadmium compounds Selenides Semiconductor materials Optical materials

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

WMCT

WMCT (1390 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Mountain City, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by Johnson County Broadcasting, Inc. WMCT broadcasts a classic country music format. The station was assigned the WMCT call sign by the Federal Communications Commission. References External links WMCT official website Mountain City, Tennessee MCT Classic country radio stations in the United States Music of Johnson County, Tennessee Radio stations established in 1967 Johnson County, Tennessee

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristoffer%20Madsen

Kristoffer Madsen

Kristoffer Madsen (born 6 June 1996) is a Norwegian racing cyclist. He competed in the men's team time trial event at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships. References External links 1996 births Living people Norwegian male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzi%20Gage

Suzi Gage

Suzanne H. Gage is a British psychologist and epidemiologist who is interested in the nature of associations between lifestyle behaviours and mental health. She is a senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool and has a popular science podcast and accompanying book, Say Why to Drugs, which explores substance use. Education Suzi Gage is from Missenden, Buckinghamshire, where she completed GCE Advanced Levels in Maths, Biology, Music and English at Dr Challoner's High School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2004 and Master of Science degree in cognitive neuropsychology from University College London in 2005. Prior to her PhD, Gage concentrated on language, specifically the impact of early language learning on later ability. Her PhD used the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children to investigate associations between adolescent tobacco and cannabis use, which she completed at the University of Bristol in 2014. Career and research After her PhD, Gage remained in Bristol as a postdoctoral researcher in Marcus Munafo's Integrative Epidemiology Unit investigating causality in the associations between lifestyle behaviours and mental health outcomes. Here Gage taught a short course "Appraising Epidemiological Studies" and delivered lectures on Science Communication to MSc psychologists. Whilst at Bristol, she became a prominent voice in the public debate about recreational drug use. Gage joined the University of Liverpool as a lecturer in 2017. She is a member of the Society for the Study of Addiction. She is Social Media Editor for the journal Addiction. In 2019 Gage was promoted to senior lecturer. Public engagement Gage began writing for The Guardian as a PhD student at the University of Bristol. Since, she has written for The Economist, The Conversation, The Daily Telegraph and The Lancet Psychiatry. In June 2011 she won the science engagement activity I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!. Gage started blogging in 2011, and her blog "Sifting the Evidence", focused on research and ideas in epidemiology and public health. In 2013 she appeared in the Science Grrl calendar, and in 2014 she appeared in their video "She Blinded Me with Science". She is an advocate for creativity within the sciences, and has argued "science and the arts don’t exist in silos". Gage was a keynote speaker at the 2017 March for Science in Bristol. Gage's podcast, Say Why to Drugs, explores the science around substance use. It is on Scoobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Network, and the rapper has co-hosted many of the episodes. The podcast has over 750,000 listeners, and won Gage the 2016 AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science. She has also appeared in the University of Liverpool podcast series. Awards and honours 2016 Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2015 Ockham Award - Best Podcast (The Skeptic Magazine) 2015 Basic Science Network Travel Award (Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco) 2013 Media Fellowship with BBC Science (Competitive Fellowship, British Science Association) 2013 Public Communication Award (British Association for Psychopharmacology) 2012 UK Science Blog Prize (Good Thinking Society) 2012 Convocation Award (University of Bristol Alumni Network) 2011 I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British psychologists British science writers British women psychologists Science bloggers British women podcasters British podcasters Women epidemiologists British epidemiologists Alumni of University College London People educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School British women bloggers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette%20Derricotte

Juliette Derricotte

Juliette Derricotte (April 1, 1897 – November 7, 1931) was an American educator and political activist whose death, caused by being denied treatment after a fatal car accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee, sparked outrage in the African-American community. At the time of her death she was the Dean of Women at Fisk University. Early life She was born in Athens, Georgia, the fifth of nine children of Isaac Derricotte and Laura Derricotte. Her father was a cobbler and a her mother was a seamstress. As a child, her dreams of attending the local Institute were crushed when her mother told her she would be unable attend due to her skin color. This event helped to shape Juliette's perception of the world and her desire to change people's racial prejudices. Education and career Her drive for education helped her to attend Talladega College, where she ended up getting a scholarship for her public speaking. After she graduated in 1918, she enrolled at the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Training School. She then became the YWCA secretary of the National Student Council. Her responsibilities included visiting colleges, planning conferences, and fostering ideas and leadership. She is credited with reestablishing the council in ideology, helping it become more balanced, open, and interracial. In 1924, Derricotte became a member of the World Student Christian Federation and began traveling the world as a delegate representing American colleges. In 1927, she received a master's degree in religious education from Columbia University. She resigned her YWCA position in 1929 to become Dean of Women at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Derricotte was an active member of Delta Sigma Theta, and she was affiliated with the sorority's first graduate chapter in New York City. After her death, Delta established a scholarship fund in her honor; it would be awarded to members of the sorority who are employed in the social work field. Deadly discrimination Derricotte died in a traffic accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1931. The accident occurred when the car she was riding in, driven by a student, collided with the car of a white couple. Both Derricotte and the student were seriously injured. Although both received emergency treatment from white doctors, they were refused admittance to the local hospital because they were black. Instead, they were moved to a local woman's house, where both died by morning. This triggered national outrage and several investigations, one involving the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Legacy In the 1930s, Sue Bailey Thurman who had been inspired by Derricotte's ideas about learning and travel, established a scholarship fund, the Juliette Derricotte Scholarship, which allowed African-American undergraduate women of high academic achievement to study and travel abroad. One of the recipients of her scholarship was Margaret Bush Wilson, who revived the fund decades later. Notes Further reading References Alkalimat, Abdul (2004). The African American Experience in Cyberspace. Pluto Press. . Encyclopedia of World Biography Notable African American Women BlackAtlanta.net External links eBlack Studies American activists Student politics American anti-racism activists Road incident deaths in Tennessee 1897 births 1931 deaths 20th-century African-American activists American women activists 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/812

812

Year 812 (DCCCXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire January 11 – Ex-emperor Staurakios, a son of Nikephoros I, dies of putrefaction in his wounds (see 811) in a monastery. He has reigned only two months and eight days, before being exiled by senior officials in Constantinople. Emperor Michael I re-opens peace negotiations with the Franks, and recognizes Charlemagne as emperor (basileus) of the Frankish Empire. In exchange for this recognition, Venice is returned to the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine–Bulgarian War: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler (khan) of the Bulgarian Empire, launch an invasion against the Byzantines. They capture the fortress cities of Develt and Mesembria, near the Black Sea. Europe Charlemagne conquers Catalonia, as far south as the River Ebro and the Balearic Islands. The counties come under the rule of Bera, count of Barcelona. He signs a three-year peace treaty with the Emirate of Córdoba. Charlemagne issues the Capitulare de villis, concerning the rights of a feudal landholder and the services owed by his dependents. It also contains the names of some 89 plants, of which most are used medically. The Republic of Amalfi sends galleys to support the Byzantine general (strategos) of Sicily, Gregorio, against the Aghlabid invaders. It is one of the earliest evidences of the independence of the city. At the death of king Hemming of Denmark two claimants to the throne, Sigfred and Anulo, meet in battle but are both killed. Harald and Reginfrid, brothers of Anulo, becomes joint kings of Denmark. Britain King Sigered of Essex is reduced to the rank of duke, by his Mercian overlords. Abbasid Caliphate Fourth Fitna: Forces loyal to al-Ma'mun, led by Tahir ibn Husayn, blockade Baghdad, which is loyal to al-Ma'mun's brother, Caliph al-Amin, and begin the year-long Siege of Baghdad. China The Chinese government takes over the issuing of paper bank drafts, the ancestor of paper money. Births Domnall mac Ailpín, king of Scotland (d. 862) Li Rong, prince of the Tang Dynasty (or 813) Sugawara no Koreyoshi, Japanese nobleman (d. 880) Wang Yuankui, general of the Tang Dynasty (d. 854) Wen Tingyun, Chinese poet and lyricist (d. 870) Deaths January 11 – Staurakios, Byzantine emperor Abd al-Malik ibn Salih, Abbasid general (b. 750) Candidus of Fulda, Benedictine scholar Du You, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 735) Flann mac Congalaig, king of Brega (Ireland) Fujiwara no Uchimaro, Japanese nobleman (b. 756) Hemming, king of Denmark Ibrahim I, Muslim emir of the Aghlabids (b. 756) Jeong, king of Balhae (Korea) (approximate date) Li Ning, prince of the Tang Dynasty (b. 793) Nikephoros, son of Constantine V (approximate date) Tian Ji'an, general of the Tang Dynasty William of Gellone, Frankish nobleman (or 814) References

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same%20Sex%20Marriage%20%28Prohibition%29%20Act%202013

Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013

The Act to Make Provisions for the Prohibition of Relationship Between Persons of the Same Sex, Celebration of Marriage by Them, and for Other Matters Connected Therewith, also known as the Same Sex (Prohibition) Act 2006, was a controversial draft bill that was first put before the both houses of the National Assembly of Nigeria in early 2007. Seven years later, another draft was passed into legislation by president Goodluck Jonathan as the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013. History It was first placed to the National Assembly by Justice Minister Bayo Ojo on January 18, 2006, but it wasn't passed during the first reading. On January 18, 2007 the bill was approved by the FEC and resent before the National Assembly. However, it received condemnation from human rights organizations for its restrictions on freedom of speech and organization, potentially placing Nigeria at odds with several international agreements to which the country is signatory; it was also seen in Nigeria as being a last-ditch election-year effort of the Obasanjo administration to appeal to public sentiment, since the second reading of the bill was being pushed after the Senate's defeat of a bill to amend the Constitution's limit on the number of presidential terms. As a result, the bill was not passed by either house before the general election that year. Details The proposed bill calls for five years imprisonment for anyone who undergoes, "performs, witnesses, aids, or abets" a same-sex marriage. It would also prohibit any display of a "same-sex amorous relationship" and adoption of children by gays or lesbians. The bill is expected to receive little or no opposition in Parliament. The same bill would also call for five years imprisonment for involvement in public advocacy or associations supporting the rights of lesbian and gay people. Included in the bill is a proposal to ban any form of relationship with a gay person. The intent of the bill is to ban anything associated with being gay in the country. Reaction Domestic The overwhelming majority of Nigerians were in full support of this legislation as it reflected the desire of the people who do not see it as a fundamental human right issue. Of the few dissenting voices, one of the stiffest domestic opponents of the legislation was Davis Mac-Iyalla, an homosexual Nigerian LGBT rights advocate who heads the Nigerian chapter of Changing Attitude, an Anglican pro-LGBT organization based in the United Kingdom. Mac-Iyalla, who was repeatedly arrested by Nigerian police in pro-LGBT demonstrations in previous years, was already an opponent of Peter Akinola, the current Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. International In February 2006, the United States State Department attacked the proposal. In March 2006, 16 international human rights groups signed a letter condemning the bill, calling it a violation of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly guaranteed by international law as well as by the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and a barrier to the struggle against the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Some sources claim that Nigeria has the world's third-highest population of persons with AIDS: 3.6 million Nigerians are infected with HIV. But the Nigerian governmental organisation in charge of control of HIV/AIDS cater specifically for homosexual patients through the Nigerian Diversities Network (NDN). NDN has a mission of working in partnership with all key stakeholders (including homosexual people) to significantly reduce the HIV/AIDS vulnerability. The NDN works closely with government departments through its offices in the national and state capitals. MassResistance praised the passing of the Nigerian Bill by stating Nigeria is “taking bold steps to fight back” against attempts “to subvert public morality”. Legislation in 2014 Despite international pressure, the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 was signed by President Goodluck Jonathan and dated January 7, 2014. US Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States is "deeply concerned" by a law that "dangerously restricts freedom of assembly, association, and expression for all Nigerians." Former coloniser Britain said, "The U.K. opposes any form of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation." Two months later, the ban on gay marriage in the United Kingdom was lifted. The Nigerian law already had provisions making homosexual sex illegal. The 2013 Act adds to this, "A person who registers, operates or participates in gay clubs, societies or organizations, or directly or indirectly makes public show of same-sex amorous relationship in Nigeria commits an offense and is liable on conviction to a term of 10 years." The bill is widely supported in Nigeria. In a survey of the U.S. Pew Research Center in 2013, 98 percent of the Nigerian respondents said society should not accept homosexuality. In 2018, LGBT activists who have worked extensively in the country on LGBT issues and court cases involving LGBT persons all agree that the law has never been used to convict anyone in any homosexuality-related cases. This, they believe, is because the law itself is incoherent. In addition, many cases involving suspected LGBT persons lack proper evidence and sometimes there’s no evidence at all. That makes it impossible for prosecutors to present a winnable case and prove that any crime has been committed. See also LGBT rights in Nigeria Recognition of same-sex unions in Nigeria References External links Full text of the 2006 proposal Full text of the 2013 Act Human Rights, Homosexuality and the Anglican Communion: Reflections in Light of Nigeria LGBT rights in Nigeria Nigerian law 2007 in Nigeria 2007 in law 2007 in LGBT history de:Homosexualität in Nigeria

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever%20in%20Love%20%28Sylver%20song%29

Forever in Love (Sylver song)

"Forever in Love" is a song recorded by Belgian vocal trance and europop group Sylver. It was released in April 2001 as the third single from their debut album, Chances, reaching the top 10 in Germany and Romania. Track listing "Forever In Love" (radio edit) – 2:43 "Forever In Love" (Green Court radio edit) – 3:40 "Forever In Love" (Green Court remix) – 7:47 "Forever In Love" (original mix) – 4:16 "Forever In Love" (3 Drives club mix) – 7:05 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 2001 singles Sylver songs 2001 songs

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Velvet%20%28play%29

Red Velvet (play)

Red Velvet is a 2012 play by Lolita Chakrabarti, dealing with the biography of the 19th century actor Ira Aldridge and his taking the role of Othello. It premiered at the Tricycle Theatre, London (directed by its new artistic director Indhu Rubasingham) from 11 October to 24 November 2012, with Aldridge played by Adrian Lester. Lester revived his role when the Tricycle Theatre Production collaborated with Kenneth Branagh Company’s season at the West End's Garrick theatre in 2016. It has since been produced by several theatres in the United States. Other productions St. Ann’s Warehouse Theater, Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York City, April 2014 Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA from August 6 through September 13, 2015, with Aldridge played by John Douglas Thompson. The Junction Theatre in Los Angeles, CA from March 26 through April 30, 2016, with Aldridge played by Paul Outlaw San Francisco Playhouse in San Francisco, CA from May 10 through June 25, 2016, with Aldridge played by Carl Lumbly. San Jose Youth Shakespeare at The Historic Hoover Theatre in San Jose, CA from August 12 through August 14, 2016, with Aldridge played by Nathan Sandoval. Directed by Bob Rumsby. Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison, NJ from September 7 through September 25, 2016, with Aldridge played by Lindsay Smiling. Raven Theatre in Chicago, Il from September 28 through November 27, 2016, with Aldridge played by Brandon Greenhouse. Lantern Theatre in Philadelphia, Pa from September 7 through October 8, 2017, with Aldridge played by Forrest McClendon Chicago Shakespeare Theater from December 1, 2017 through January 21, 2018, with Aldridge played by Dion Johnstone. Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, from March 6 through March 31, 2018, with Aldridge played by Ken Early. OWI (Office of War) Bureau of Theatre Boston, MA from May 30 to June 16, 2018 with Aldridge played by Seth Hill Jewel Theatre in Santa Cruz, CA from January 23 through February 17, 2019, with Aldridge played by Aldo Billingslea. Directed by Bob Rumsby. Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT from February 28 through March 7, 2020, with Aldridge played by Gary Robinson Jr. and Malcolm Davis References 2012 plays Plays based on actual events West End plays Plays and musicals based on Othello

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Sabnam Faria

Sabnam Faria is a Bangladeshi film and drama actress and model, who appears in Bengali drama. Personal life Faria was born in Dhaka on 14 March. She graduated with a degree in English from Eastern University. Her ancestral residence was in Mandartoli(Near Nouri Ahmmadia High School) village in North upazila of Matlab, Chandpur. Her father is a doctor and mother is a housewife. Faria was married to Harunur Rashid Apu, the brand manager of Asiatic JWT, on 21 February 2019.The couple separated in 2020. Career Faria started her career with television advertisement Pran Chanachur. In 2013, she made her acting debut in the Bengali drama All Time Dourer Upor. Filmography Selected dramas Web series References External links Sabnam Faria on Facebook Living people People from Chandpur District Bangladeshi actresses Bangladeshi female models 21st-century Bangladeshi actresses Bangladeshi television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Best Supporting Actress Bachsas Award winners

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Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens

Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens is a species of slime-forming, homofermentative, rod-shaped lactic acid bacteria first isolated from kefir grains, hence its name. Its type strain is WT-2B (ATCC 43761). Its genome has been sequenced. References Further reading External links LPSN Type strain of Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Lactobacillaceae Bacteria described in 1988

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin%20Kamil

Amin Kamil

Amin Kamil (1924–2014) was a major voice in Kashmiri poetry and one of the chief exponents of modern ghazal in the language. His influence is widely accepted by his contemporaries and later generations. Kamil, besides being a poet, has also written short stories and a novel and works of literary criticism. He has also written a number of plays and musicals for the radio. His critically edited collection of Sufi poetry (Sufi Shair, 3 vols., 1964–65) remains a definitive text which has been widely acclaimed. He has also edited the collected verse of Nund Reshi, and that of Habba Khatun. Kamil is also known as a scholar of high calibre. Kamil has also given us some memorable poems in the Nazm form. He edited the independent journal Neab for some time. As a critic he has acquired wide recognition. He also helped create the modified alphabet presently used for Kashmiri language. Kamil has also contributed to the field of translation. His translation of Tagore's Dak Ghar, as also the poetry of the Urdu poet Iqbal have been significant additions to the corpus of translated literature available in Kashmiri. Kamil was born at Kaprin, a village in South Kashmir. He graduated in Arts from the Punjab University and took his degree in Law from the Aligarh Muslim University. He joined the Bar in 1947 and continued to practice Law until 1949, when he was appointed a lecturer in Sri Pratap College, Srinagar. He was closely associated with Progressive Writers' Movement of that time and under its influence switched over from Urdu to Kashmiri as his medium of expression. He joined the State Cultural Academy when it was set up in 1958 and was appointed the Convener for the Kashmiri language. He later became Editor for Kashmiri and edited the two journals of the Academy – Sheeraza and Son Adab with distinction for many years. He retired from the service of the Academy in 1979. Fiction Kamil's contribution in the field of fiction adds to his stature. In 1958, Gati Manz Gaash (Light amidst darkness) was published, a novel inspired by the well-known observation of Mahatma Gandhi in the context of the aftermath of the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, that in the midst of darkness prevailing everywhere he had found a ray of light in Kashmir alone. Kamil has attempted to provide this concept with blood and bone which, of course, is a highly exacting task. The heroine Fatima, an educated young Muslim maiden of a distant village, working as a school teacher in Baramulla, the scene of carnage committed by the tribal invaders, prefers to be known as the widow of Ramkrishan, an ugly and illiterate Hindu, who had given his life to protect her honour. It is the only Kashmiri novel that is based on historical events. Kamil's collection of short stories, "Kathi Manz Kath" (Story within Story) published in mid-60s includes his most highly regarded work, "Kokar Jang" (The Cockfight). The Cockfight is considered as the most popular story in the Kashmiri literature. It has been translated into many Indian languages and has appeared in English translation in anthologies such as Indian Short Stories 1900–2000 edited by I. Vi. Ramakrishan; Contemporary Kashmiri Short Stories edited by Hriday Kaul Bharati, Neerja Mattoo; Contemporary Indian Short Stories Vol 3 all published by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. The Cockfight is prescribed in the school and university curriculum in Jammu and Kashmir. It has also appeared in Best Loved Indian Stories of the Century published by Penguin India in 1999. Prof. J L Koul writes about this story that "...perhaps, the comic muse at its subtlest best (though not unmixed with irony) in Kashmiri short story is to be seen in Amin Kamil's Hini Rahman and Kokar Jang, particularly in the latter, in which the foibles and eccentricities of character of the two women neighbors, Jaana Bits and Shah Maal, are expressed through their respective cocks." Kamil has a special talent for blending humour, irony and politics/social comment in his stories as well as poems. As an example of this, in his poems, is "Taay Nama" published in mid-80s. Kamil's poems as well as stories frequently comment on the socio-political situation of Kashmir. In this connection, his story "Sawal Chu Kaluk" Enigma has received much acclaim. Poetry Kamil is a master of the Kashmiri Ghazal and has been instrumental in fashioning it into an entity distinct from its Urdu and Persian counterparts. His poetry is marked by freshness of sensibility, maturity of expression and striking technical innovation which together give him a diction uniquely his own. Kamil employs subtle humour with devastating effect in his poetry. Through it he mirrors contemporary life and makes a social comment on his milieu. It, however, is satire or humour that does not bruise, but heals. Kamil is metaphysical and introspective as well and in some ways represents the continuity of the quintessence of his own literary tradition minus its ponderousness. He has the quality of being simple as well as profound at the same time. This he does in purely Kashmiri tenor. In spite of his erudition he has never fallen prey to the transplantation of an alien metaphor, borrowing of a foreign concept or trend in literature. Amin Kamil has influenced a whole generation of Kashmiri poets, in particular the Ghazal writing poets. Many have tried to approximate his diction, but he stands alone. This is in part due to his poetic concerns that are deeply humanistic, his rich vocabulary which is informed by his upbringing as well as a deep study of tradition, and his literary rectitude. His mastery over prosody and nuanced understanding of his chosen language has also contributed towards this preeminence. Writing in the Encyclopedia of Indian Literature, Ghulam Nabi Gauhar sums up Kamil thus: "He is a master of Kashmiri Ghazal and has to his credit poems of eternal value." Awards and honours Amin Kamil won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967 for his book of poems, Laveh Te Praveh. "What distinguishes this book from the poetry of the sixties is the conversational tone producing intimacy, blending of Persian and Kashmiri words and expressions, aphoristic comments on life, intermingling of satire and pathos, use of musically potent meters, masterly use of simile and image, oblique but esoteric expression, and finally the use of Persian and Indian mythological allusions", to quote Shafi Shouq. The style established in this anthology gets further refinement in Kamil's later collections of poetry, namely, Beyi Suy Paan (Again the Same Self, 1967), Padis Pod Tshay (One Foot Shadowing the Other, 1972) and Yim Myan Sokhan (These, My Words, 2007). Kamil has won many awards for his books and achievement including awards from the Jammu & Kashmir Cultural Academy, the State Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Robes of Honor from many prestigious organisations, Sahitya Akademi Award (1967) International Irfan Foundation Award, Kashmir University's Lifetime Achievement Award, and Padma Shri in the year 2005 (Literature & Education) from the Indian government. Recently, a two-day national seminar on Amin Kamil was held in Aligarh Muslim University in which Kamil was recognised as a writer of national importance, transcending the boundaries of the vernacular literature of Kashmiri. Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages published a special issue of its literary magazine Sheeraza on Amin Kamil's life and works which was released in Srinagar in Summer 2011. Death Amin Kamil died on 30 October 2014, Thursday morning in Jammu. He was 90 years old. Various literarily and political organizations including Adbee Markar Kamraz, Literary Forum Bandipora, ruling party National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party in their separate statements have condoled the demise of Amin Kamil. See also List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kashmiri References External links Kamil's official website Muse India Archive The Cock-fight Kamil as Editor 1924 births Kashmiri poets Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education 2014 deaths 20th-century Indian poets Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University alumni People from Shopian district Indian male poets Poets from Jammu and Kashmir 20th-century Indian male writers

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Sunrise, Minnesota

Sunrise is an unincorporated community in Sunrise Township, Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located east-northeast of North Branch at the junction of Chisago County Road 9 and River Road. The Sunrise River flows through the community. Nearby places include North Branch, Harris, and Almelund. ZIP codes 55056 (North Branch) and 55032 (Harris) meet near Sunrise. History The first settlement was made at Sunrise circa 1853. The name Sunrise is an English translation of the native Ojibwe language name. Sunrise contained a post office from 1856 until 1954. Notable people Jerald C. Anderson, dentist and Minnesota State Senator was born in Sunrise. Frank Orren Lowden, Governor of Illinois, was born in Sunrise. Richard Widmark, actor, was born in Sunrise. References Unincorporated communities in Chisago County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

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1910 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial football team

The 1910 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial football team was an American football team that represented the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) as an independent during the 1910 college football season. In their third year under head coach Clement J. McNaspy, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record. Schedule References Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football seasons

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Angela and Friends

Angela and Friends is a British talk show which was produced by Crackit Productions for Sky1. The show aired at 12pm, Monday to Friday, and was presented by actress Angela Griffin, who was joined by three "friends" in each show to discuss the latest news, celebrity gossip as well as other topical issues. The show was the centrepiece of Sky1's first foray into daytime television and was originally commissioned for 90 episodes – 18 weeks – each of 90 minutes. Viewers were encouraged to contact Angela and her "friends". They could do this by text, email, Facebook or Twitter. Griffin read out these messages during the show. In March 2010, after the show finished for a two-week Easter break, it was announced that the series had been recommissioned for a second series, at the slightly later time of 2.30pm on Monday, 12 April. The duration of the show was reduced to 60 minutes. For the last six weeks of the second series, it was brought forward to the time of 12:00pm. The series ended on 2 July 2010. Friends and Experts Three "friends" join Griffin on the sofa every week. Each friend has a topic that they will be discussing on the show. These friends include: Josie D'Arby, Sarah Cawood, Jeff Brazier, Jeremy Edwards, Zöe Salmon, Lisa Faulkner, Sara Cox, Amanda Lamb, Tara Newley and Marc Bannerman. Angela and Friends also includes a group of experts who appear regularly on the show. The experts are: Sam Mann – Showbiz gossip expert Niki Wibrow – Fitness expert Dean Piper – Showbiz and Entertainment expert Chantal Denny-Harrow – Weight-loss expert Alexandra Heminsley – Book expert Dr Christian Jessen – Health and Medicine expert James King – Entertainment expert Toby Amies – Art and Photography expert Nathalie Eleni – Skincare expert Brix Smith-Start – Fashion expert Andrew Barton – Haircare expert Ratings Angela and Friends premiered amid much publicity in the media, yet only managed to attract an audience figure of 35,000 viewers (or a 0.6% share) for its first episode. However, Griffin remained hopeful, stating that she would not read reviews of the show or worry over how many people viewers it attracts, stating "I'll cope by not reading any reviews. And if people don't watch, I'll go back to acting." References External links Angela and Friends Official Site Sky1 Website Sky UK original programming 2000s British television talk shows 2010s British television talk shows 2009 British television series debuts 2010 British television series endings

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The Empathic Civilization

The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis is a 2010 non-fiction book written by Jeremy Rifkin. It connects the evolution of communication and energy development in civilizations with psychological and economic development in humans. Rifkin considers the latest phase of communication and energy regimes—that of electronic telecommunications and fossil fuel extraction—as bringing people together on the nation-state level based on democratic capitalism, but at the same time creating global problems, like climate change, pandemics, and nuclear proliferation. Rifkin extrapolates the observed trend into the future, predicting that Internet and mobile technology along with small-scale renewable energy commercialization will create an era of distributed capitalism necessary to manage the new energy regime and a heightened global empathy that can help solve global problems. The book was published by Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc. as a hardcover in January 2010. It was noted as being well-researched and covering a significant breadth of academic fields. However, reviews were mixed; several reviewers found that while Rifkin provided a convincing overview of the development of empathy, he did not provide sufficient proof that increased empathy would necessarily bring people together to co-operatively solve global problems. Background Author Jeremy Rifkin had previously written several books that, like The Empathic Civilization, have attempted to extrapolate trends in the economy, technology, and society. For example, his 1995 book The End of Work concerns the changes that tele-commuting would have on the workplace, his 1998 book The Biotech Century concerns the expected impacts of genetic engineering, and his 2002 book The Hydrogen Economy concerns the economic and social effects that will result from the expected replacement of fossil fuels with hydrogen as an energy storage medium. His last book before writing The Empathic Civilization was The European Dream, published in 2004, comparing the American Dream with the values expressed by Europeans in the post-industrial economy. At the time of publication, the 64-year-old Rifkin was working as an advisor to the European Union concerning issues relating to the economy, climate change, and energy security, as well as president of the American non-profit organization the Foundation on Economic Trends. Rifkin argues that the global crisis of 2008 and 2011 marks the end of a particular energy regime—fossil fuels. The new global economy will be based upon renewable energy, like wind power, solar energy, natural gas, etc. He calls this distributed capitalism because these energy sources are dispersed rather than centralized. They are best controlled by individuals or small communities. This will entail a very different power structure from fossil fuel, financial capitalism. This new structure is networked and decentralized, and an inherently much more democratic form of globalization. Synopsis The Empathic Civilization is divided into three parts with an introductory chapter that summarizes the contents and arguments of the book. The first part consists of four chapters and analyses empathy from the perspective of psychology, biology, and philosophy. Rifkin provides a history of empathy in psychology, including how it relates to the works of Freudian psychology, Melanie Klein, Ronald Fairbairn, Heinz Kohut, and Donald Winnicott, leading to John Bowlby and Attachment Theory. As psychological theory has evolved, empathy has played a larger and larger role, especially in the emotional and intellectual development of children. In terms of biology, Rifkin connects the biological function of mirror neurons with the capacity for empathy. Philosophically, Rifkin explores empathy-altruism, the faith versus reason debate, and truth versus reality debate. Rifkin argues in favour of relationalism, that the meaning of existence is to enter into relationships. From the lens of empathy, he deconstructs the concepts of truth, freedom, democracy, equality, mortality. The second part consists of five chapters and focuses on the rise, development, and fall of civilizations. Rifkin connects the qualitative changes in energy regimes and communication techniques with changes in how people understand and organize reality. Hunter-gatherer societies were all oral cultures and thus only existed in geographically-limited small groups and identified themselves symbiotically in terms of that group. Spiritually, these societies believed in local gods who were only known to others through oral tales. The development of writing, as well as hydraulics and irrigation, allowed agricultural societies to better organize themselves so that a larger geographic area and a larger population could be controlled. Hydraulic power was labour-intensive, requiring large populations of subservient people. With scripts, there was a shift from a mythological consciousness to a theological consciousness; individuals thought of themselves less in terms of a small, local group and more with a monotheistic religion which included a personal relationship with a god. Decentralization followed the collapse of the Roman Empire, as each town operated a water or wind mill and the printing press distributed literature, empowering more people. Autobiographies started to be written, more people married for love rather than other arrangements, and the concept of privacy, democracy, and market capitalism was more prevalent. People began to organize themselves more into nation-states. Steam and fossil fuels became the dominant energy regime and electronic communications, like telegraphs, radios, telephones, and television, became the dominant means of communication. With vastly more interaction with other people and cultures, there was more emphasis on studying people and psychology. Personal investments, social exploration, and creativity became highly valued. The third part consists of the remaining five chapters. Rifkin extrapolates the changes in energy regimes to predict a shift in production towards renewable sources like wind and solar power under distributed (i.e. personal) management. Rifkin also extrapolates the changes in communication to predict a proliferation of wireless, mobile personal communication that allows people to be constantly connected to others regardless of distance, language, or other barriers. This will evolve people's sense of empathy to create a biosphere-wide consciousness and a mode of production he calls distributed capitalism. Rifkin believes this new system will allow people to solve more complex issues, such as climate change and pathogenic pandemics, focus more on quality of life (rather than materialistic) issues, and value collaboration over competition. Style and genre The book was noted for its heft, in terms of its actual page numbers, exhaustive research, and dense academic language. The writing does occasionally include illustrative anecdotes and some plain language. Rifkin synthesizes research and material from fields such as literature and the arts, theology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, and communication theory. The book was described as sociobiology. The Empathic Civilization was contrasted to the book Crisis Economics by Nouriel Roubini and Stephen Mihm, as reaching different conclusions but being complementary by offering valid alternative futures different from contemporary belief in social progress. John N. Gray's review in The Guardian described the theme of Rifkin's argument as "a struggle between the polar forces of empathy and entropy" and that "as civilisation has extended the reach of empathy beyond the family and the tribe ... the expanding infrastructure of industry and transport has needed ever larger inputs of energy, increasing entropy and wrecking the planet". Publication The Empathic Civilization was published in January 2010 by Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc., an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), in North America and by Cambridge Polity Press in the United Kingdom. Cambridge Polity Press also published the book in Australia and New Zealand beginning in March 2010. A German translation was published by Campus Verlag and Spanish language version was released by Mexican publisher Paidós Méxicana. Excerpts were published in the Huffington Post and Arianna Huffington named it one of the best books of the year. Reception The book received mixed reviews by critics. Philosopher John N. Gray's review in The Guardian found that Rifkin spent most of the book defending his "view that humans are essentially empathic animals" and ultimately "fails to substantiate its central thesis" that empathy in humans will make them able to deal with a world-wide crisis, like global warming. In The Globe and Mail, the reviewer expressed a similar view that Rifkin "doesn't explain how...empathy can vanquish a physical principle, entropy". The reviewer in the Edmonton Journal admitted the book is well-researched and presents "an immense amount of engaging evidence" on empathy, but ultimately dismisses it as "a shallow intellectual hit" due to its "simple thesis, souped up unnecessarily" and "impression of having been written in a hurry, with a marketing rep scribbling catchphrases over Rifkin's shoulder". Along with the Edmonton Journal review, numerous others noted either the book's eurocentric interpretation of history or selective historiography. Michael Dudly, reviewing for the Winnipeg Free Press, labelled the book "ambitious", "deserving of a wide audience" and "at times fascinating but ultimately underwhelming". Dudley found the book "covers so many topics that few of them are given the depth they deserve" and that "despite the book's considerable length, it is also surprisingly limited in scope". For example, Dudley was disappointed with the few references made to Marshall McLuhan and the lack of reference to the works of Julian Jaynes. Likewise, the reviewer in Journal of Psychohistory was disappointed with the one reference to Lloyd deMause who the reviewer believed would have helped Rifkin's case. The book was reviewed in the journal Integral Leadership Review from a spiral dynamics point-of-view, noting that it speaks more towards people at green and turquoise. References Further reading External links The Empathic Civilization – Homepage Cambridge Polity Press – The Empathic Civilization Technology Entertainment and Design – TED lecture by Jeremy Rifkin 2010 non-fiction books American non-fiction books

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Daduwal

Daduwal () is a village in Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 12 km away from Phagwara, 36 km from Phillaur, 20.2 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 140 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India). Education The village has a Punjabi medium, co-education upper primary with secondary/higher secondary school (GSSS Daduwal). The school provides mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises. The school was founded in 1975. Demography As of 2011, Daduwal has a total number of 635 houses and a population of 3144 of which 1576 are males while 1568 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. Literacy rate of Daduwal is 76.51%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 309 which is 9.83% of the total population of Daduwal, and the child sex ratio is approximately 981, which is higher than the state average of 846. Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 61.77% of the total population in Daduwal. The village does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far. A lot of people associated with this village are settled abroad in Canada, the USA, UK, and other European countries. As per census 2011, 1015 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Daduwal which includes 915 males and 11 females. According to census survey report 2011, 98.33% workers describe their work as main work and 1.67% workers are involved in marginal activity providing a livelihood for less than 6 months. Transport Phagwara Junction railway station is the nearest train station however, Goraya train station is 16 km away from the village. The village is 65.7 km away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 116  km away in Amritsar. References Villages in Jalandhar district

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Um Sereyroth

Um Sereyroth ( born 25 September 1993) is a Cambodian footballer who plays for Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng in the Cambodian Premier League on loan from Tiffy Army and also Cambodia national football team. His older brother Um Vichet is also a footballer who also plays as a goalkeeper. International career Sereyroth was a member of Cambodia's squad at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games football tournament, playing as goalkeeper in all four games. He also played in all three 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification matches. Sereyroth has also played at the senior level in the 2018 World Cup qualification, where he started in both first-round games against Macau as well as a second round 1-0 home defeat to Afghanistan. In 2015, he saved two penalties kicks from Khairul Amri of Singapore in Singapore and from Shinji Okazaki of Japan in Phnom Penh in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round. Honours Club National Defense Ministry Hun Sen Cup: 2016 Individual Cambodian League Golden Gloves: 2016 Hun Sen Cup Golden Gloves: 2016 References 1993 births Living people Cambodian footballers Cambodia international footballers Association football goalkeepers Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilleion%20%28Thessaly%29

Achilleion (Thessaly)

Achilleion is an early Neolithic site in Thessaly, Greece. It was partly excavated by the American archaeologist Marija Gimbutas. Achilleion is a large site that is practically untouched by archaeologists which Gimbutas claims to be filled entirely with Neolithic debris and hundreds of Neolithic mounds. An excavation was planned because the dig was expected to have a high yield of artifacts and if successful would possibly provide proof of an earlier age of European Neolithic settlement then was previously known. Excavation was started because it was expected that they would find significant numbers of preceramic Neolithic remains. The work started by Marija Gimbutas was stopped because the dig failed to yield any significant findings, but Gimbutas claims that the dig was interrupted by the political unrest caused by the Cyprus conflict. Achilleion is located in modern-day Greece, in an area now known as Thessaly. Thessaly lies in northern Greece, just south of Macedonia. Thessaly is best known as a vacation spot, but it was also believed to be filled with artifacts that could give scientists important clues to past civilizations. Excavation The excavation was funded by UCLA in 1973 and 1974 during the months of August and September. The dig was also supported by the National Science Foundation and the Samuel H. Kress foundation. The dig team consisted of Marija Gimbutas leading the excavation along with 40 other students and scholars. While the excavation was still in progress, there were four test pits dug each about 5 meters deep. Some useful things were recovered from the site; samples of preserved fauna, pottery, and 3 houses were discovered. Unfortunately, Gimbutas overlooked important details when reporting on her excavation, “No geologic, geomorphologic, sedimentologic, or pedologic study was carried out- a serious failing” (McPherron). Sources Claude Björk. Early pottery in Greece: a technological and functional analysis of the evidence from neolithic Achilleion, Thessaly. Jonsered, Sweden: P. Åströms V., 1995. Marija Gimbutas, Shan Winn, & Daniel Shimabuku, eds. Achilleion, a Neolithic settlement in Thessaly, Greece, 6400-5600 B.C. Los Angeles, Calif.: Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1989. Marija Gimbutas. “Achilleion: A Neolithic Mound in Thessaly; Preliminary Report on 1973 and 1974 Excavations”, Journal of Field Archaeology 1, no. 3/4 (1974): 277–302. Alan McPherron. Review of Achilleion: A Neolithic Settlement in Thessaly, Greece, 6400-5600 BC by Marija Gimbutas, Shan Winn, Daniel Shimabuku, in American Antiquity 56, no. 3 (Jul 1991): 567–8. Catherine Perlès. The early Neolithic in Greece: the first farming communities in Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. “Thessaly”, Encyclopædia Britannica. Former populated places in Greece Neolithic settlements in Thessaly

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James Sparrow House

The James Sparrow House is an excellent example of a Charleston single house in the late Federal style. It is named for a Charleston butcher who acquired the property at 65 Cannon St. in 1797. Several other butchers owned and lived in the house by 1825 when Christian David Happoldt bought the house. (Charleston County deed book O9, page 366) It remained in his family until 1907. (Charleston County deed book U24, page 538) It is a two and one-half story stuccoed brick house, raised on a basement of the same material. The masonry has an embellished by a dog-tooth cornice, with full return, repeated in the rake of the gable end. Quoins of stuccoed brick articulate the corners and a stringcourse of the same material delineates the floor levels. Two interior chimneys, with Gothic arched hoods, on the east side of the house were reconstructed after the earthquake of 1886. The house was listed in the National Register January 30, 1998. By 1995, the house was in terrible condition. Many of its interior details had been lost, and the exterior had suffered the loss of its piazzas. Robert and Nancy Mikell purchased the house and undertook a restoration. An addition to the rear was designed by Charleston architect Randolph Martz. References National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses in Charleston, South Carolina

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Gwendolyn Audrey Foster

Gwendolyn Audrey Foster is an experimental filmmaker, artist and author. She is Willa Cather Professor Emerita in Film Studies. Her work has focused on gender, race, ecofeminism, queer sexuality, eco-theory, and class studies. From 1999 through the end of 2014, she was co-editor along with Wheeler Winston Dixon of the Quarterly Review of Film and Video. In 2016, she was named Willa Cather Endowed Professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and took early retirement in 2020. Education Foster received a B.A. Degree in English from Douglass College, Rutgers University in 1983, and earned a master's degree in 1992 and her doctorate (in English) at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, in 1995. Career Foster taught a broad variety of courses that reflect her diverse interests: Experimental Filmmakers, Queer theory and LGBTQ+ film, Apoco-tainment, Eco-Horror and Environmentalism in TV and Film, Italian Postwar Cinema, Challenging, Difficult and Disruptive Films, Spectators as co-authors, Women Filmmakers in Film History, the films of Luis Buñuel, Chantal Akerman, Lucrecia Martel, and Kelly Reichardt, Gender and Film Censorship, Feminist and Marxist Approaches to Film, "Woman's Pictures" and Melodrama, Female Spectatorship, Queer Spectatorship, Race & Post/colonialism in Film, Social Class and Social Mobility in Film, Moms, Maids, & Sex Workers – Redefining Female Heroes in Film, Masculinity in Media, Ozu, Bresson and Dreyer, Japanese and Asian Cinema, Latin American cinema, French Film Directors, Atomic anti-communist hysteria films, screenwriting, and many other courses. She has written about film-related topics such as eco-feminism, underground film, avant garde film, cultural studies, feminist and Marxist critical theory, and women directors. Foster has made films including the 1991 documentary Women Who Made the Movies as well as the 1994 feature film Squatters, and more recently, a number of short films including the Gaia Triptych (2016) a series of short eco-horror and eco-feminist experimental films including Waste, Not, and Want Not. Foster's other short films include such Earth TV, Echo and Narcissus, Tenderness, Eros and Psyche, Pre-Raphaelite Falls, The Passenger, Pop. 1280 For Jim Thompson, Mirror, Amphitrite, and many other titles. Foster publishes in many journals such as Choice, Senses of Cinema, Film International, and Quarterly Review of Film and Video. She writes and publishes extensively on film studies and cultural studies, along with her filmmaking and installation art projects. Foster and Wheeler Winston Dixon are coauthors of the popular film history textbook, A Short History of Film. They are Series Editors of "Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture," a series of books offering fresh perspectives on film and popular culture published by Rutgers University Press; and "New Perspectives on World Cinema Series" a collection of monographs on global studies in international cinema published by Anthem in the UK. Her films have been screened at Outfest LA, Bi+ Arts Festival, The Nederlands Filmmuseum, Rice Museum, Collective for Living Cinema, Swedish Cinemateket, National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC, International Film Festival of Kerala, India, Films de Femmes, Créteil, Women's Film Festival of Madrid, Kyobo Center, Korea, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Université Laval, Quebec, Forum Yokohama, Anthology Film Archives, Amos Eno Gallery, NY, SLA 307 Art Space, NY, Maryland Institute College of Art, NETV, Studio 44 Stockholm, X-12 Festival, UK, and other museums and festivals around the world. In March and April 2018, the BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in Katowice, Poland, presented a month long retrospective of Foster's new video work. In May 2018, she presented a screening of her videos, along with the work of Bill Domonkos and Wheeler Winston Dixon at The Museum of Human Achievement in Austin, Texas. In the summer of 2018, she had a one woman show at Filmhuis Cavia in Amsterdam, and her film Self Portrait [Détournement] was screened as part of NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives on September 11, 2018. Her one woman show, Queer Experimental Films was screened July/August 2018 on Salto Netherlands International TV, and she had a one woman show at The Museum of The Future in Berlin, Germany on October 28, 2017. Personal life Foster's life partner is Wheeler Winston Dixon. Books Disruptive Feminisms: Raced, Gendered, and Classed Bodies in Film (Palgrave Pivot, 2016) Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse (Palgrave Pivot, 2014) 21st Century Hollywood: Movies in the Era of Transformation, co-written with Wheeler Winston Dixon, Rutgers University Press, 2011 A Short History of Film co-written with Wheeler Winston Dixon (Rutgers, 2008) 3rd Edition, March, 2018. Class-Passing: Performing Social Mobility in Film and Popular Culture (Southern Illinois, 2005) Performing Whiteness: Postmodern Re/Constructions (SUNY, 2003) Experimental Cinema: the Film Reader, co-edited with Wheeler Winston Dixon, London: Routledge, 2002 Troping the Body: Etiquette, Conduct and Dialogic Performance (Southern Illinois University Press, 2000) Captive Bodies: Postcolonialism in the Cinema (State University of New York Press, 1999) Women Filmmakers of the African and Asian Diaspora: Decolonizing the Gaze, Locating Subjectivity" (Southern Illinois University Press, 1997) Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1995 Identity and Memory: The Films of Chantal Akerman (Southern Illinois UP, 2003) Filmography References External links Gwendolyn Audrey Foster at Vimeo Gwendolyn Audrey Foster at The Pythians Gwendolyn Audrey Foster at University of Nebraska–Lincoln 1960 births Living people 20th-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers American academics of English literature American women experimental filmmakers American ecologists Women ecologists University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty American women academics

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Huw Edwards (politician)

Huw William Edmund Edwards (born 12 April 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth over two separate terms. Throughout both of his terms, he served on the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. Edwards was first elected as Monmouth's MP at a by-election in May 1991, but lost the seat at the 1992 general election. He won it again in the 1997 and 2001 elections. Edwards lost the seat again in the 2005 election. See also 1991 Monmouth by-election References External links Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University 1953 births Living people Welsh Labour Party MPs UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1997–2001 UK MPs 2001–2005 Alumni of the University of York Monmouth, Wales

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Christian Luyindama

Christian Luyindama Nekadio (born 8 January 1994), is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Arabian club Al Taawoun on loan from Galatasaray. Luyindama is a versatile player who can also play as a defensive midfielder and forward. Club career Early career Luyindama began his career in the Linafoot tournament with DCMP, moving to DCMP as an attacker, and then earning a spot with TP Mazembe with whom he won the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup. Standard Liège On 31 January 2017, Luyindama joined Standard Liège on loan with an option given to the club to sign him permanently. The move was made permanent on 18 May 2017. On 17 March 2018, he played as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 in extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League. Galatasaray On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Luyindama moved to Süper Lig side Galatasaray on loan until the end of the season. The deal included an option for to make the move permanent. In November 2019 it was announced that he would undergo knee surgery. Al Taawoun On 30 January 2022, Galatasaray announced Luyindama's half-year deal with Saudi Arabian side Al Taawoun as on loan. International career Luyindama made his international debut for the DR Congo national football team in a 2–0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017. Honours TP Mazembe CAF Confederation Cup: 2016 Standard Liège Belgian Cup: 2018 Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2018–19 Türkiye Kupası: 2018–19 Süper Kupa: 2019 Career statistics Club International References External links Living people 1994 births Association football defenders Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers TP Mazembe players Standard Liège players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Al-Taawoun FC players Belgian First Division A players Süper Lig players Saudi Professional League players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrell%20Corporation

Tyrell Corporation

Tyrell Corporation may refer to: Fictional company in the film Blade Runner that develops replicants The Tyrrel Corporation, a 1990s English recording group

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20The%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise%20Show%20episodes

List of The Morecambe & Wise Show episodes

'List of The Morecambe & Wise Show'' episodes can refer to: List of The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968 TV series) episodes - List of episodes from the 1968-77 BBC series List of The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978 TV series) episodes - List of episodes from the 1978-83 ITV series

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Nelson P. Boyer Barn

Nelson P. Boyer Barn was a historic barn located at East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1894, and was a 60 feet by 70 feet, wood-frame structure in the Late Gothic Revival style. It was built to stable 100 head of stock for stock breeding. It was known at the turn of the 20th century as the "Showplace of Chester County," and was used by Buffalo Bill as winter quarters and practice. In 1990, the barn was deteriorating rapidly and plans were made to disassemble it and sell it to antique dealer Randy Hilgert of Madison, Connecticut. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and delisted in 1991 after demolition. References Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Chester County, Pennsylvania Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Infrastructure completed in 1894 National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania

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XR

XR or Xr may refer to: Science and technology Computing IOS XR, Cisco router software Cairo (graphics) library, original name Extended reality, VR and AR Vehicles XR, Ford Australia cars Honda XR series motorcycles Other uses in science and technology Extended release medication OpenXR, VR standard iPhone XR, a smartphone released in 2018 Other uses XR, a character in the animated TV series and the pilot episode film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Exchange rate, rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another Extinction Rebellion, environmental movement and advocacy group Extrapolated Runs, a baseball statistic Corendon Airlines Europe, IATA airline code

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacerta%20monticola

Lacerta monticola

Lacerta monticola is a synonymous species name that has been applied to several taxa: Iberolacerta monticola Iberolacerta galani Iberolacerta bonnali Iberolacerta cyreni cyreni

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Kneading

In cooking (and more specifically baking), kneading is a process in the making of bread or dough, used to mix the ingredients and add strength to the final product. Its importance lies in the mixing of flour with water; when these two ingredients are combined and kneaded, the gliadin and glutenin proteins in the flour expand and form strands of gluten, which gives bread its texture. (To aid gluten production, many recipes use bread flour, which is higher in protein than all-purpose flour.) The kneading process warms and stretches these gluten strands, eventually creating a springy and elastic dough. If bread dough is not kneaded enough, it will not be able to hold the tiny pockets of gas (carbon dioxide) created by the leavening agent (such as yeast or baking powder), and will collapse, leaving a heavy and dense loaf. Kneading can be performed by hand (the traditional way), with a mixer equipped with a dough hook, or with a bread machine. In hand kneading, the dough is put on a floured surface, pressed and stretched with the heel of the hand, folded over, and rotated through 90° repeatedly. This process continues until the dough is elastic and smooth. The dough can then be allowed to rise or "prove". Similar to kneading is knocking back or punching down, which is done to the dough after proving. The dough is punched once or twice, after which it is kneaded gently for a short time. The aim of this is to remove any large gas pockets which have formed in the dough, create an even texture in the bread, and redistribute the nutrients for the yeast, thus allowing fermentation to continue. The dough can then be proofed a second time. Another method of knocking back (also known as "folding") is to gently stretch and pat out the proved dough before folding the sides in towards the centre. In bread baking, kneading can be substituted by allowing a relatively wet, low-yeast dough to rise for more than 12 hours; this method is referred to as no-knead bread. See also Dough scraper Proofing (baking technique) Rolling pin Roller docker Footnotes External links Short video of kneading machine in a bakery. Baking Food preparation techniques Articles containing video clips Culinary terminology

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2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the tenth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament. It was held in Reno, Nevada, United States from 12 to 17 August 2015 and played by eight countries. Pools composition Squads Venue Reno Events Center, Reno, Nevada Pool standing procedure Numbers of matches won Match points Points ratio Sets ratio Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser Preliminary round All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00). Pool A |} |} Pool B |} |} Final round All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00). Championship bracket 5th–8th places bracket Quarterfinals |} Classification 5th–8th |} Semifinals |} 7th place match |} 5th place match |} 3rd place match |} Final |} Final standing Awards Best players Most Valuable Player Alan Souza Best Scorer Luis David Adames Best Spiker Stephen Maar Best Blocker Flávio Gualberto Best Server Casey Schouten Best Setter Demián González Best Receiver Rogério Carvalho Filho Best Digger Facundo Santuacci Best Libero Jesús Rangel All–star team Best Setter Demián González Best Outside Spikers Stephen Maar Willner Rivas Best Middle Blockers Flávio Gualberto Mario Frías Best Opposite Spiker Casey Schouten Best Libero Jesús Rangel References External links Official website Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup International volleyball competitions hosted by the United States 2015 in American sports 2015 in volleyball 2015 in sports in Nevada Sports in Reno, Nevada

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed%20Unrest

Blessed Unrest

Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming is a 2007 New York Times bestseller by Paul Hawken. The book is about the many non-profit groups and community organizations, dedicated to many different causes, which Hawken calls the "environmental and social justice movement". Hawken explains that this is a diverse movement with no charismatic leader. The movement follows no unifying ideology, and is not recognized by politicians, the public and the media. But, Hawken argues, it has the potential to benefit the planet. A New York Times reviewer states that Blessed Unrest is "about a movement that no one has noticed, not even the people involved". For this reviewer, the "high point of the book is Hawken's excellent critique of the chemical industry's attack on Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962", at a time when she was fighting cancer. Hawken also tells the stories of other people who have endured hardship and difficulty as they stood up to large corporations. See also Environmental movement Leaderless resistance The Starfish and the Spider Unorganisation Wiser.org References External links Blessed Unrest for a Wiser Earth: John Stauber interviews Paul Hawken Blessed Unrest (film) 2007 non-fiction books 2007 in the environment Environmental non-fiction books Social movements in the United States Community building Organizational structure

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Brousseau

Brousseau is a French surname. It can refer to the following people: Alfred Brousseau (1907 – 1988), American educator, photographer and mathematician Caleb Brousseau (born 1988), Canadian para-alpine skier Gino Brousseau (born 1966), Canadian volleyball player Jean-Baptiste Brousseau (1841 – 1925), Canadian lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec Jean-Docile Brousseau (1825 – 1908), Canadian politician and newspaper owner Joseph Brousseau (1733–1797), French architect Kate Brousseau (1862–1938), American professor and researcher Paul Brousseau (b. 1973), retired professional ice hockey player See also Brosseau French-language surnames

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Hudson

North Hudson

North Hudson is the name of the following places in the United States of America: North Hudson, New Jersey North Hudson, New York North Hudson, Wisconsin

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faime%20Jurno

Faime Jurno

Faime Jurno (also Jürno, born Faime Sprenk; 28 February 1951) is an Estonian actress and model. Biography Early life Jurno was born in West Berlin to an Estonian mother, Meeta Sprenk, and a German father, Hans Prehn. Jurno's mother had married a German soldier while Estonia was under German occupation during World War II. When the Soviets were about to reoccupy Estonia in 1944, Jurno's mother fled the country with her husband and the retreating German troops and settled in Bavaria where she had a daughter; Jurno's half-sister, actress Nady Sprenk-Dorn. She later divorced her husband and moved to West Berlin where she married Jurno's father. Jurno's parents later divorced and her mother returned to Estonia with Jurno, aged six, and her siblings in 1957, and settled in Tallinn, where Jurno attended primary and secondary schools. She graduated from Tallinn 1. Secondary School (now, Gustav Adolf Gymnasium) in 1969. Career Jurno began her career as a model at age fifteen for Tallinn Fashion House (). Jurno was one of the premiere models for the company and modeled for them until 1992 when the company folded. Between 1970s and 1990s, she was frequently seen on the cover and in the fashion magazine Siluett. At large fashion shows in Moscow, she was usually the only representative of the Estonian SSR. In 1970, aged nineteen, Jurno also began a career as an actress. She has appeared in both Estonian language and Russian language films. Filmography 1970: Kolme katku vahel 1972: Verekivi 1974: A Very English Murder 1974: Colas Breugnon 1974: Legend of Siavush 1979: Pilot Pirx's Inquest 1979: Stalker References Living people 1951 births Estonian female models Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses 20th-century Estonian actresses Estonian people of German descent Actresses from Berlin

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Novinka, Volgograd Oblast

Novinka () is a rural locality (a selo) in Alyoshnikovskoye Rural Settlement, Zhirnovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 462 as of 2010. There are 7 streets. Geography Novinka is located in forest steppe of Volga Upland, 54 km northeast of Zhirnovsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pogranichnoye is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Zhirnovsky District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankari%20shrew

Yankari shrew

The Yankari shrew (Crocidura yankariensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. References Hutterer, R. 2004. Crocidura yankariensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007. Crocidura Mammals described in 1980 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence%2C%20Pitkin%20County%2C%20Colorado

Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado

Independence is a ghost town in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located just off State Highway 82 in the eastern corner of Pitkin County, below the Continental Divide. It was the first settlement established in the Roaring Fork Valley, after gold was struck in the vicinity on Independence Day, July 4, 1879, hence its name. In 1973 it was recognized as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Independence and Independence Mill Site, one of two ghost towns in the county so recognized. It has also been known historically by other names—Chipeta, Mammoth City, Mount Hope, Farwell, Sparkill and Hunter's Pass. Like other early settlements in the upper Roaring Fork Valley, it lost population over the course of the decade as Aspen emerged as the ideal location for commerce in the region, and then became the county seat. It was never able to overcome the severe winters that resulted from its location at a high elevation in the mountains, and at the end of the 19th century all but one of the remaining residents abandoned Independence en masse after a particularly heavy snowstorm to settle in Aspen. It has been a ghost town since at least 1912. The remaining structures, all log cabins of various sizes, are now on land partially in White River National Forest. It is one of the few abandoned mining camps in the state where any buildings are left. In the late 20th century they were restored and interpretive materials added. Geography Independence is located east of Aspen along Highway 82, at above sea level in the narrow, steep valley of the headwaters of the Roaring Fork River, a tributary of the Colorado. Highway 82 passes by the townsite on the north wall of the valley. Independence Pass, at the Continental Divide, is four miles (6.4 km) to the east along the highway. The land is open and cleared, with some wooded portions on the comparatively level ground next to the river. The land on the upper part of the slope is owned by the United States Forest Service, and is in the White River National Forest. The valley walls rise steeply to Independence Mountain to the south in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness and Geissler Mountain in the Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness to the north. The portion of Independence closer to the river is on private land owned by the Loughren Trust. The remaining buildings are located in a area along the north slope down to the river, on land owned by the Loughren Trust. A total of 26 remain in some form; of those, eight are intact and standing. All are log cabins of varying sizes, some without roofs. The rest have just left foundations. The two are grouped roughly around two areas: the former townsite, and the former mill, roughly apart. The townsite is an area of with 19 buildings and 9 foundations; the mill has the remaining nine in a area. A network of dirt paths allows visitors to walk around the site. One cabin, towards the west end of the site, has been fully restored into a modern residence. It is called the Intern Cabin, since it housed one who lived at the site during the summers to maintain it and offer interpretive tours to visitors. Another large surviving cabin is believed to have served as one of the settlement's general stores. Further west, just below Highway 82, is the large site of the former Farwell Mill, with some supporting timbers still visible. History In 1879 prospectors began heading west from Leadville over the Divide and into the Roaring Fork Valley, drawn by reports of vast mineral deposits there. On July 4 of that year, miners at a small camp just below the Divide struck gold. They named it the Independence claim after the holiday, and soon a small tent city developed on the site. Reports reached Leadville, where some earlier prospectors had retreated following hostility from the Ute Native American tribe that had led Colorado governor Frederick Pitkin to issue an order barring any European settlers from crossing the Divide. Despite that edict, more settlers came to the growing community, the first European settlement in the valley. The miners worked out a primitive government called a mining district to protect not only their claims but those of others who had retreated to Leadville. By the next year Independence had reached a population of 150, with some permanent buildings beginning to replace the original tents. Two other camps had been established further down the valley—Ute City just above the junction of the Roaring Fork and Castle Creek, and Ashcroft (originally Chloride), 10 miles (16 km) up Castle Creek from the junction. In 1881 a group of investors from Leadville called the Farwell Consolidated Mining Company bought up all the mining claims around the settlement, and established a stamping mill and sawmill. A stage road, the predecessor of Highway 82, was built from Leadville over the Divide. With the trip from that city to the other mining towns further down the valley taking 2–5 days, Independence also did business as an overnight stage stop. Two years after the first gold was struck, Independence was a prosperous mining town of 500. It had seven restaurants, 24 retail establishments, three saloons and the Miner, a local newspaper. Over the next two years Farwell's mines produced $190,000 ($ in modern dollars) worth of gold. Despite this economic supremacy, Independence lost its bid to be the seat of the newly created Pitkin County to the last of the original mining settlements in the valley, Ute City, now renamed Aspen after the abundance of that tree in the area. Independence's growth continued apace. In 1882 it had 1,500 residents, 47 businesses, three post offices, five saloons and two boarding houses. That year would prove to be the peak of Independence's boom times. Gold production dropped to just $2,000 ($ in modern dollars) in 1883 as most of the early veins were worked out. Miners and other residents began leaving Independence for Aspen. The county seat had more economic opportunities, since several mining companies supported by wealthy Eastern investors were in town and its mines produced silver, which the federal government was required to buy under the Sherman Silver Purchase Act to support the dollar. Aspen also had a milder climate—at Independence's high elevation, the town was under heavy snow cover from late October to mid-May every year. (Even today, Highway 82 is closed during that time period, rendering Independence inaccessible by automobile for those months.) By 1888 the town's population had declined to 150 inhabitants. Later that year the first railroads reached Aspen, greatly reducing the stage traffic over the Divide, another pillar of the local economy. Five years later, the end of Aspen's boom, with the Sherman Act's repeal in response to the Panic of 1893, made it even more difficult for Independence to endure. Finally, in winter of 1899, seven severe snowstorms cut the town off from the outside world for long periods of time. Residents ran out of food and other supplies, and when another storm hit, one of the worst in the state's history, all but one decided to evacuate. Tearing the siding planks off their houses, they used them as cross-country skis for the trip down the valley to Aspen. They humorously billed their escape as the "Hunter Pass Tenderfoot Snowshoe Club Race", with an entry fee of one ham sandwich each. They never returned to Independence. Despite a brief resurgence in prospecting in 1907–08, by 1912 the village was completely abandoned. That year the Farwell Stamp Mill caught fire. Most of what remained was taken for use as building materials elsewhere. It and the other buildings were left to deteriorate, although some of the mining claims remained active at least up to the time of its listing on the National Register. In its heavy winters, the site was still vulnerable to avalanches, particularly down the south side of the valley, which had been deforested to open up mines. In the 1930s the Colorado Women's Club organized a program which used Civilian Conservation Corps labor to replant the slopes and end the avalanche danger. It was the first preservation effort at Independence. Later in the century, after its listing on the Register, the Aspen Historical Society and other groups worked with the U.S. Forest Service to restore the log cabins, build the path network, add interpretive plaques and pay for an intern to live there during the summer months. See also Colorado Outline of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Colorado statistical areas Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area List of counties in Colorado Pitkin County, Colorado National Register of Historic Places listings in Pitkin County, Colorado List of places in Colorado List of census-designated places in Colorado List of forts in Colorado List of ghost towns in Colorado List of mountain passes in Colorado List of mountain peaks of Colorado List of municipalities in Colorado List of post offices in Colorado Protected areas of Colorado References External links Independence Ghost Town - Aspen Historical Society Ghost towns in Colorado Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Populated places established in 1879 Populated places disestablished in 1899 White River National Forest Protected areas of Pitkin County, Colorado Former populated places in Pitkin County, Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Pitkin County, Colorado Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado 1879 establishments in Colorado 1899 disestablishments in the United States

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Greg Downs

Gregory Downs (born 13 December 1958) is an English former professional footballer. Originally a centre-forward, he switched to left full-back early in his career. Downs began his career with Norwich City where he was player of the year in 1982, the year they won promotion to the First Division a year after relegation. He remained at Carrow Road until 1985, when moved to Coventry City where he won an FA Cup winner's medal in the 1987 final, where they achieved a surprise 3–2 win over Tottenham Hotspur. He spent five years at Highfield Road, playing 146 league games and scoring four goals. On leaving in 1990, he dropped down to the Third Division to sign for Birmingham City, playing 17 times in the disappointing 1990–91 campaign where the Blues recorded their lowest ever finish of 13th place. He was then signed by Hereford United, who had appointed former Coventry boss John Sillett as manager for the 1991–92 season. Sillett left Edgar Street after one disappointing season in charge, and Downs was appointed player-manager in his place, an arrangement which lasted for two seasons until he was succeeded by John Layton. In three seasons at the Bulls, he played 108 times in the league's basement division, scoring twice. After retiring from professional football in 1995, Downs joined the police. However, he continued playing non-league football into his mid forties. In 2006, he joined Wroxham as assistant to player-manager Damian Hilton. The pair resigned in November 2007; though Hilton had second thoughts and was re-appointed manager, Downs left the club. References External links Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk 1958 births Living people English footballers English football managers Malvern Town F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Raunds Town F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Redditch United F.C. players Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Bridgnorth Town F.C. players Dereham Town F.C. players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Connecticut Bicentennials players Great Yarmouth Town F.C. players British police officers Hereford United F.C. managers People from Carlton, Nottinghamshire Association football defenders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers FA Cup Final players

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Luigi del Riccio

Luigi del Riccio was an acquaintance of Michelangelo who was deeply hurt by the death of his nephew Cecchino Bracci. He gave Michelangelo many gifts so that Michelangelo would keep writing him epitaphs. Michelangelo became irritated by Riccio's gifts and wrote "This piece is said by the trout, and not by me; so if you don't like the verses, don't marinate them any more with pepper." Riccio's friendship with Michelangelo ended when he learned that Riccio had planned to publish all the epitaphs unaltered, and Michelangelo begged him to destroy them. Michelangelo was uncomfortable with the poem's homoeroticism and begged "You certainly have the power to disgrace me." Riccio relented. References Michelangelo Year of birth missing Year of death missing Italian patrons of the arts

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Hamilton%20%28general%29

Alexander Hamilton (general)

Alexander Hamilton (November 15, 1815 – December 10, 1907) was a major general in the New York State Militia during the American Civil War, and was the oldest grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Early life and education Hamilton was born on November 15, 1815. He was the eldest of fourteen children born to John Church Hamilton (1792–1882) and Maria Eliza van den Heuvel Hamilton (1795–1873). Hamilton had 13 younger siblings, Maria Williamson (1817–1822), Charlotte Augusta (1818–1896), John Cornelius Adrian (1820–1879), Schuyler (1822–1903), James (1824–1825), Maria Eliza (1825–1887), Charles Apthorp (1826–1901), Robert P. (1828–1891), Adelaide (1830–1915), Elizabeth (1831–1884), William Gaston (1832–1913), Laurens (1834–1858), and Alice (1838–1905). His paternal grandparents were Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father of the United States, and Elizabeth Schuyler. His maternal grandfather was Baron John Cornelius van den Heuvel, the one-time governor of Dutch Guiana. He graduated from Columbia College, and at a "very early age he had the management of a large amount of real estate for the family and others." Career Hamilton joined the 11th Regiment of the New York Artillery, where he became a second lieutenant. When the Civil War broke out, he became the aide-de-camp to Major General Charles W. Sandford, and took part in active campaigns in Virginia. He was promoted to Major General in the New York Militia for his use of a gas balloon constructed by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe for military observation during the war. He later reported directly to President Abraham Lincoln. He was placed in charge of troops during the New York Draft Riots in 1863. He was the author of a life of Oliver Cromwell, and a book of poetry. His book Dramas and Poems was published in 1887. For his literary work, he added his mother's surname to his own in order to distinguish himself from his similarly named relatives, publishing under the name Alexander Hamilton, of "Heuvel". Personal life He was cited as "remarkable for his cultured mind, speaking a number of languages," and as a "mathematician and penman." He was a Republican, and attended an Episcopal church. In 1890 he was elected a member of the New York Society of the Cincinnati, by virtue of descent from his grandfather Alexander Hamilton. In 1842, Hamilton married Elizabeth Smith Nicoll (1819–1873), a daughter of Henry Woodhull Nicoll. Elizabeth's sister, Mary Louisa Nicoll, was the wife of Gen. Henry Constantine Wayne. Together, they were the parents of five children, three of whom survived to adulthood: Rev. Alexander Hamilton (1847–1928), who married Adele Walton Livermore. Henry Nicoll Hamilton (1849–1914), who married Mary Amelia Fish. James Bowdoin Hamilton (1852–1853), who died in infancy. Marie Elizabeth Hamilton (1855–1897), who married Francis Henderson of Virginia. John Church Hamilton (1859–1865), who died in childhood. His second marriage, in 1878, was to Sarah Elizabeth Bodine. In 1893, he was brought to court to prove his sanity, after threatening to kill his second wife. Hamilton died of influenza on December 10, 1907, at his home in Tarrytown, New York. References Union militia generals 1815 births 1907 deaths Alexander Columbia College (New York) alumni People of New York (state) in the American Civil War

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Tilden, Nebraska

Tilden is a city in Antelope and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. The Madison County portion of Tilden is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Tilden was originally called Burnett, and under the latter name was laid out by the railroad in 1880. It was then incorporated as Burnett in 1885, but the U.S. Post Office officially changed the name of the village in 1887, after presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden, due to confusion with Bennet, Nebraska. Tilden was incorporated as a city in 1919. Geography Tilden is located at (42.045297, -97.833599). The city is located mostly within Madison County, with a portion of the city in Antelope County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Tilden was located on the Cowboy Line of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The line was abandoned in 1992, and with it the antique wigwag signal that protected the main crossing in town. The abandoned line has been converted to the Cowboy Trail, running 321 miles from Norfolk to Chadron; when complete, it will be the longest rails-to-trails line in the United States. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 953 people in 403 households, including 262 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 453 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 96.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2%. Of the 403 households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.5% of households were one person, and 18.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 38.3 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. 2000 census At the 2000 census there were 1,078 people in 418 households, including 270 families, in the city. The population density was 1,475.5 people per square mile (570.2/km). There were 470 housing units at an average density of 643.3 per square mile (248.6/km). The racial makup of the city was 95.55% White, 0.09% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 2.13% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.77%. Of the 418 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.3% of households were one person, and 20.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.11. In the city, the population was spread, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.3 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median family income was $42,188. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $19,844 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,663. About 7.0% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 8.456% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Richie Ashburn, former baseball player and Hall of Fame member for the Philadelphia Phillies Walter Brueggemann, Theologian and author L. Ron Hubbard, author and founder of Scientology, was born in Tilden in 1911. References External links Tilden Woman's Club project of local historical remembrance - Nebraska Memories Cities in Antelope County, Nebraska Cities in Madison County, Nebraska Cities in Nebraska Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbu%2C%20Dondu%C8%99eni

Corbu, Dondușeni

Corbu is a village in Dondușeni District, Moldova. References Villages of Dondușeni District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming%20at%20the%201987%20Pan%20American%20Games%20%E2%80%93%20Men%27s%20100%20metre%20freestyle

Swimming at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle

The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on 11 August at the Indiana University Natatorium. The last Pan American Games champion was Rowdy Gaines of US. This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle. Results All times are in minutes and seconds. Heats Final The final was held on August 11. References Swimming at the 1987 Pan American Games

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1ng%20D%C3%A0i

Láng Dài

Láng Dài is a commune (xã) and village in Đất Đỏ District, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, in Vietnam. Populated places in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province Communes of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey%20Q

Stacey Q

Stacey Lynn Swain (born November 30, 1958), known by her stage name Stacey Q, is an American pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Her best-known single, "Two of Hearts", released in 1986, reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten on charts in other countries. Early life Swain was born on November 30, 1958, in the Orange County suburb of Fullerton, California. She is the youngest of three children. Her mother, Joyce, bred Cardigan Welsh Corgis that have appeared in Hollywood films and television. In a 1989 interview, Swain said she was three years old when she asked for dance lessons, but had to wait until she was five, when she did classical ballet. In 1969, she became the youngest member of the Dance Theater of Orange County, a local company that performed at benefit shows in Anaheim. She spent eleven years studying ballet, and also learned flamenco dancing. She performed at multiple Disneyland's Christmas Fantasy on Parade events. She studied at the Community Theatre of Performing Arts and the Wilshire Theatre of Arts. She also performed in costume as the "Dutch Puppet", a name she used as a publishing alias during her early recording career. She went to Loara High School during her sophomore year, but then transferred to Anaheim High School. After graduating from high school in 1976, Swain joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, where she performed as a showgirl in her first year, and as an elephant rider in her second year. Her first singing project was a Los Angeles radio spot where she would introduce and announce programs while impersonating members of The Go-Go's. Career 1981–1984: Q, SSQ and Playback In 1981, Swain was introduced to Jon St. James, the proprietor of Fullerton's Casbah Recording Studio, which hosted recordings for the bands Berlin and Social Distortion. St. James was developing a synthpop group called Q, named after the James Bond character. The band consisted of St. James on guitars, and Dan Van Patten and John Van Tongeren on vocoder and synthesizer. She served as the assistant producer on the band's four tracks for The Q EP when St. James realized they needed a vocalist for their first track "Sushi", which Swain provided as she had previously recorded demos at his studio. She then became the lead singer for Q, although at that time, she still considered herself more of a dancer than a singer. The Q EP received little airplay except on college radio. Its success led St. James and Swain to develop more songs. In 1982, the group added drummer Karl Moet and synth player Rich West, but had to change their name because of copyright issues when producer Quincy Jones reportedly had "established use of the 'Q' moniker". They renamed the band SSQ, which was inspired partly by a fishing endeavor where St. James "was fishing in a lake 'no bigger than a bathtub' and made a joke that the boat was the 'S.S. Q,'" and also that "SS" stood for Stacey Swain. SSQ released their debut album Playback in 1983 under Enigma Records, which featured the single "Synthicide" that was also made into a music video. 1985–1987: Breakthrough, Stacey Q and Better Than Heaven In 1985, Swain signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, an independent label. Using Stacey Q as her moniker for solo works, she released her debut single "Shy Girl". Her eponymous album later was distributed in cassette format to limited release. The album contained an early version of "Two of Hearts", which originally was released and performed by Sue Gatlin. After her singles collectively sold several thousand copies, she signed with Atlantic Records with St. James as manager and the other members of SSQ as backup musicians. She recorded the album Better Than Heaven in three weeks. Its title track was co-written by Berlin, "He Doesn't Understand" was written by Rusty Anderson, and "We Connect" was written by Willie Wilcox of Utopia "Two of Hearts", its lead single, received substantial radio airplay, along with its music video on MTV, in the latter half of 1986. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the top 10 in several other countries. The album reached number 59 on the US album chart, and was certified gold. "Two of Hearts" briefly was considered for a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody, but the songwriters declined. She went on a U.S. and European club tour. The success of "Two of Hearts" led Swain to television appearances on talk shows as well as guest panel appearances on game shows The Gong Show and The New Hollywood Squares She appeared as the character Cinnamon in the episode "Off-Broadway Baby" of the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life where she performed "Two of Hearts". In a follow-up episode, "A Star Is Torn", she performed "We Connect". Cast regular George Clooney made his farewell appearance when his character decides to join Cinnamon as a roadie. 1988–1992: Hard Machine and Nights Like This Swain released Hard Machine, the second Stacey Q album, in 1988. She changed her hair color from blond to red, and adopted a punk rock-influenced appearance. The album had other producers besides St. James, resulting in a different musical direction. The single "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" peaked at number 66 on the US Hot 100, with a remix by Shep Pettibone making the top five on the Hot Dance Chart. The single was featured in the Full House episode "D.J. Tanner's Day Off", where she briefly appeared as Stacey Q. The songs "The River" and "Another Chance" were featured in the cult action film One Man Force, where she also had an appearance. Nights Like This was her third and final album with Atlantic. Released in 1989, it also marked SSQ's last participation. Its first single was "Give You All My Love," and "Heartbeat", its second single, featured backing vocals by Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles. Its title track featured backing vocals by The Weather Girls. The musical style involved more experimenting with instruments such as Kawai keyboards. She promoted the album with another national tour at various clubs. On television, she appeared in an episode of Mama's Family in which she was a member of an all-female band called The Bonecrushers. 1993–1997: Stacey Q's Greatest Hits and Boomerang In 1993, Swain released the single "Too Hot for Love" under the independent label Thump Records. The single was structured toward an early-1990s dance sound and featured sexually suggestive lyrics, representing another change in direction for the artist. Thump also gathered material from her first Atlantic Records album as well as tracks from Q and SSQ that never had been released on CD into a 1995 compilation album, Stacey Q's Greatest Hits. Most of the tracks were either remixed or re-edited entirely from their original versions in an attempt to modernize them. In the mid-1990s, Swain traveled to Tibet, where she was introduced to the monastic dance and song of the Far East. She also lived in Nepal where she studied at monasteries with Buddhist lamas and was trained in the ancient art of cham dance. In 1997, Swain released the album Boomerang, which reflected her experiences in Tibet, as well as her conversion to Buddhism. She also released a cover of a Janis Ian tune called "Tenderness", which reached number 5 on the Jamaican charts. 1998–2008: Other projects and hiatus Swain continued to be involved in various music and acting projects. She appeared in a gay-themed art film called Citizens of Perpetual Indulgence, and had a "special non-sexual appearance" in Playing the Odds. She collaborated with director Geoffrey Karen Dior on the compilation album Porn to Rock and Dior's 2001 album S E X. In 2000, she played the lead female character Yeshe Tsogyal in a production of The Life of Padmasambhava by the San Francisco-based Namsay Dorje Theater Company. In 2002, Swain appeared in the "Identity Parade" round of the VH1 game show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. She provided vocals for "Hear The Feeling", a 2003 single by Divine Frequency (Simply Jeff), that was used for the soundtrack of a documentary on raves. She was the voice of Karin Kikuhara in the English-language version of Stratos 4, a Japanese anime series. She provided vocals on the debut album of the Echo Junkies, a duo of former SSQ bandmates Jon St. James and Skip Hahn. Thump Records released another Stacey Q compilation in 2007. Queen of the 80s contained original versions of many of her solo songs as well as songs by Q and SSQ. In November 2008, she appeared on CBS's The Early Show as part of the show's 1980s flashback segment where she sang "Two of Hearts". 2009–present Swain provided guest vocals for Hydra Productions, a songwriting duo consisting of Shawn Winstian and Shane Condo. Liquid, their debut album, featured appearances by dance-pop artists of the 1980s, including Tiffany and Gioia Bruno of Exposé. Hydra Productions signed her to a solo deal where she released "Trip", her first solo single in 12 years, in 2009. This was followed by the album Color Me Cinnamon in 2010 and the maxi-single "Pandora's Box". The album was produced by Jon St. James, and explored a modernized electro-house sound. In late October, she released the Halloween-themed Going Goth EP, which featured remixes of many songs from Color Me Cinnamon and the "Trick or Treat" maxi-single the following year. Since then, she has participated in various freestyle music festivals. In June 2016, Stacey Q and Scott Larson released three songs on iTunes: "I Need His Voice", "Love Shouldn't Be That Way" and "Just a Little Bit". In November of the same year, a new song titled "You Are Hawaii to Me", a duet with Scott Larson, was released. In October 2017, "Dance, Love, Pray", a duet with Lori St. James, was released on iTunes. On December 10, 2019, Stacey Q released the digital single, “Trippin’ Me Out.” On January 1, 2020, Stacey Q's band, SSQ, released the full-length album, Jet Town Je t’aime featuring “Trippin’ Me Out”. The album was produced by Jon St. James. In February 2022, Swain was hired by the restaurant chain Burger King to promote their 2 for 5 meal deal and sang in the commercials for them with the same instrumentals from her song "Two of Hearts" and the difference of wording was changed from "I Need, I Need You" unto "I Need Two, 2 for 5". Discography Better Than Heaven (1986) Hard Machine (1988) Nights Like This (1989) Boomerang (1997) Color Me Cinnamon (2010) Jet Town Je t’aime (2020) Filmography Notes References External links 1958 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Actresses from Anaheim, California Actresses from Fullerton, California American dance musicians American female dancers American dancers American women pop singers American house musicians American new wave musicians American voice actresses American women in electronic music Women new wave singers Musicians from Anaheim, California Musicians from Fullerton, California Singers from California Tibetan Buddhists from the United States

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Museum%20of%20the%20Civil%20War%20Soldier

National Museum of the Civil War Soldier

The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, part of Pamplin Historical Park, is located in Petersburg, Virginia. A Civil War museum that has won a number of US and international awards and recognition, the museum is Duty Called Me Here as well as The Civil War Store, The Pamplin Board Room, and the Remembrance Wall. Duty Called Me Here is an exhibit that comprises seven galleries to allow to visitors to meet the 3 million soldiers who served during the Civil War using videos, computers and life-size dioramas, including the multi-sensory battlefield simulation, "Trial By Fire," designed originally by award-winning experience designer Bob Rogers (designer) and the design team BRC Imagination Arts. It is a complement to the Remembrance Wall, which contains the names of those who served during the War. The museum does this without delving into the political issues of which side the soldiers were on. The campus, as well as the museum itself, part of the Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield site, where the Union soldiers broke through Confederate lines in 1865. The campus and museum were created as a means of preserving threatened Civil War history and battlefields. A. Wilson Greene helped develop the museum, serving as executive director from its opening until 2017. References External links American Civil War museums in Virginia Museums established in 1999 History museums in Virginia Buildings and structures in Petersburg, Virginia Museums in Petersburg, Virginia Virginia Historic Landmarks 1999 establishments in Virginia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma%20Hinze

Emma Hinze

Emma Hinze (born 17 September 1997) is a German professional racing cyclist. She competed in the 2016 and 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning in individual and team sprint as well as in Keirin. Triple world champion, she was seen as a favourite for the Tokyo Olympics , but ultimately failed to win an individual medal, falling to eventual gold medal winner Kelsey Mitchell in the semi-finals and the losing the bout for the bronze medal against Lee Wai-sze. With her partner Lea Friedrich, she was more successful in the team sprint, winning silver. Major results 2016 3rd Team Sprint, Memorial of Alexander Lesnikov (with Pauline Grabosch) Grand Prix of Tula 3rd Keirin 3rd Team Sprint (with Pauline Grabosch) 2020 World Championships 1st Keirin 1st Team Sprint 1st Sprint 2021 Tokyo Olympics 2nd Team Sprint (with Lea Friedrich) 4th Sprint References External links 1997 births Living people German female cyclists People from Hildesheim German track cyclists UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women) Olympic cyclists of Germany Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in cycling

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard%20Top%20Folk%20Records%20of%201948

Billboard Top Folk Records of 1948

The Billboard Top Folk Records of 1948 is a year-end chart compiled Billboard magazine ranking the year's top folk records based on record sales. In 1948, country music records were included on, and dominated, the Billboard folk records chart. Eddy Arnold led all other artists with nine records on the year-end folk chart. The four top records were all by Arnold: (1) "Bouquet of Roses" with 279 points; (2) "Anytime" with 185 points; (3) "Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)" with 145 points; and (4) "Texarkana Baby" with 134 points. The best selling records by artists other than Arnold were "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" by Jimmy Wakely (106 points) and "Humpty Dumpty Heart" by Hank Thompson (105 points). See also Billboard year-end top singles of 1948 1948 in country music Notes References 1948 record charts Billboard charts

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puya%20gilmartiniae

Puya gilmartiniae

Puya gilmartiniae is a species in the genus Puya. This species is endemic to Chile. References Chilean Bromeliaceae: diversity, distribution and evaluation of conservation status (Published online: 10 March 2009) gilmartiniae Endemic flora of Chile

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram%20Street

Aram Street

Aram Street (), is a street at the central Kentron district of the Armenian capital Yerevan, named after Aram Manukian; the leader of the Van Resistance of 1915 and one of the founders of the First Republic of Armenia. It is one of the oldest streets in modern Yerevan. The street runs from the Khanjyan street at the southeast, to Mashtots Avenue at the northwest, along the Yerevan Vernissage market, the National Gallery of Armenia and Missak Manouchian park. History The street was opened in 1837 and named Tsarskaya Street in the honour of Tsar Nicholas I who visited the city during that period. In 1919, after the death of the first interior minister of the First Republic of Armenia Aram Manukian, the street was officially renamed after him. After the sovietization of Armenia, the communists renamed the street after the bolshevik activist Suren Spandaryan in 1921. With the independence of Armenia in 1991, the name of Aram Manukian was restored and the street was officially renamed as Aram Street (in Armenian: Arami Poghots). Between 1917 and 1919, Aram Manukian lived in the building located at Aram Street 9. The building which belonged to Fadey Kalantaryan, dates back to 1910 and designed by architect Boris Mehrabyan. Aram Street was home to many old and traditional buildings of Yerevan. However, after the independence of Armenia, the majority of the historic buildings on the street were either entirely destroyed or transformed into modern residential buildings through the construction of additional floors. Only few structures were preserved, mainly in the portion that extends from the Abovyan Street to the Mashtots Avenue. "Old Yerevan" project In 2005, the Yerevan City Council proposed a plan to restore the old buildings on Aram Street, within the frames of "Old Yerevan" project. The initial plan had suggested to rebuild the historic buildings on the section located between the Abovyan Street and Mashtots park, at a length of 320 meters. However, the proposed plan was postponed for several years due to lack of financial resources. The budgeted amount for the investment on this project is around US$ 150 million, with a duration of between 3 and 5 years. In April 2013, the project was revived as the reconstruction process of some old buildings was launched. Based on the revised plan, "Old Yerevan" will be implemented in accordance with the master plan of Yerevan. Thus, the rehabilitated territory will recreate an urban environment that features the historical scene of Yerevan, commercially and culturally integrated into the modern life of the city. References External links Old images of Aram street Transport in Yerevan Roads in Armenia Streets in Yerevan

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20McArthur

Daniel McArthur

Daniel McArthur (9 August 1867 – 11 November 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Celtic, Clyde and Scotland. With Celtic, he won the Scottish Football League title in 1895–96 and 1897–98 and the Scottish Cup in 1899 and 1900. References Sources External links London Hearts profile (Scotland) London Hearts profile (Scottish League) 1867 births 1943 deaths Association football goalkeepers Scottish footballers Footballers from Glasgow Scotland international footballers Celtic F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Parkhead F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NG-Gamer

NG-Gamer

Next Generation Gamer, commonly abbreviated as NG-Gamer, is one of the largest gaming websites in the Benelux. It can be accessed via the extensions .eu, .be or .nl, though the latter is the main extension. NG-Gamer is fed entirely by volunteered work by its editors. History The domain for NG-Gamer was reserved back in 2004, though the actual site was founded in 2005, by Christian de Jong and Raoul Wolff. Before the website had even been firmly created, they started a search for people with interests and the needed capacities to supply a website with news and articles. After a search of several months, a crew was assembled. NG-Gamer officially went online in November 2005. The launch of the website went as planned. Though during the course of the first several months online, several members of the crew left the team. However, NG-Gamer acquired several new crewmembers to compensate the loss. These crewmembers have supplied the website with a steady amount of newsposts, articles, screenshots, video's and more, making NG-Gamer what it is today. NG-Gamer as a source NG-Gamer gained some international fame due to its lengthy interview with Randy Pitchford about Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, an interview that was spread out over three articles. Other interviews such as the interview with Miroslaw Dymek, Technical Director of Reality Pump Studios about Two Worlds also gained fame. Though these two are not the only contributions of NG-Gamer that were used as sources or references by other media. NG-Gamer's Martijn Müller was also the first source to mention Sony's release of PlayStation Home. Details were later given by Kotaku with NG-Gamer to finally confirm the rumors. This reporter was also the first source, in 2007, to report on Electronic Arts' interest in a remake or sequel of American McGee's Alice, which was officially announced in 2009. In January 2010, NG-Gamer was the first to confirm the development of Killzone 3, 2 months before it was first officially confirmed. In the Dutch community, NG-Gamer was one of the few outlets to be given a number of multiplayer beta codes to Halo 3. The future of NG-Gamer Though nobody has an actual working crystal ball to foresee the future, intentions are to implements several new functions. Amongst these are: A full members list. The ability to post comments to video's. An update of the forums. Different colors for the menu's depending on the gaming system that is being viewed. A rework of the reputation system. Addition of cheats, walkthroughs, etc. NG-Gamer content Screenshots and videos Screenshots have been a part of the NG-Gamer database ever since the beginning. Video's however were introduced in May 2007. Video's from GameTrailers, iFilm and YouTube can now be seen at their corresponding gamepage. The latest video's appear on the front page and can be accessed there. Articles NG-Gamer is supplied by several kind of articles. These vary from columns to previews to reviews. Columns are always somewhat related to gaming, but are biased opinions of the writers. Previews and reviews however always handle a single subject, whether it's a videogame or a piece of hardware. The authors try to remain as neutral as possible whilst analyzing the subject, though a review is always just another opinion. The articles themselves can be accessed via the appropriate gamepage, though the latest articles appear on the front page with a spotlight and superlight. Not all articles are written by the crewmembers themselves. A system has been implanted to allow users to post their own articles, for which they are awarded full credit. With the allowance of HTML tags, these articles can be supported with pictures to brighten them up and make them more attractive. Reputation system and the community Unlike most communities, NG-Gamer members do not gain fame by posting a lot. Instead they start with a reputation score of 10. Their reactions to newspost, articles, etc. get a score from zero to three, with three being highest. The more good scores you have, the higher your reputation gets, or vice versa. The lowest reputation score is zero whilst thirty is the highest. User's reputation score can be seen next to their username. The reputation system is also connected to a filter. Users have the ability to filter out responses of other members by selecting the minimum score they want to see. Although NG-Gamer has several hundreds of thousands unique visitors each month, few of them actually use the forums. These are mostly used by either the crewmembers themselves, or a group of hardcore visitors. NG-Gamer is working on a strategy to make their forums more attractive and expand their community. One of the strategies used to attract more people to use the forums, etc. is the implementation of the previously mentioned option for users to contribute their own articles. Other options, such as a list of favorite boards, topics, newsposts, etc. are also to contribute to making NG-Gamer more appealing to users. PSP-, PDA- and mobile phone versions NG-Gamer has several versions of its website up and running. All of these versions are custom made so that they can be used in an optimal way with the corresponding platform. The PSP version of NG-Gamer went live on February 27, 2006. The PDA and mobile phone versions went live at launch. The NG-Gamer crew The original crewmembers Christian de Jong : General Manager (left the team October 2007) Raoul Wolff : Communications Manager (left the team early 2006) Alex Klein : Editor (left the team early 2006) Dominique Pijnenburg : Editor Francis van Hulle : Editor (got fired July 2008)) Jalke Peters : Editor (left the team early 2006) Joeri Crauwels : Editor (left the team in April 2012) Kenny Lammers : Editor (left the team early 2007) Michiel Hanswijk : Editor (left the team January 2008) Michel van Zanten : Editor (left the team early 2006) Niels Slotboom : Editor (left the team early 2006) Patrick van der Weide : Editor (left the team early 2006) Ron van de graaf : Editor (left the team early 2006) Tamara van Staalduinen : Editor (left the team June 2007, rejoined April 2008 but quit again early 2009) Additional members Wesley Winterswijk : Editor (joined January 2006, left the team June 2008) Martijn Müller : Editor (joined February 2006) Mattias Vercauteren : Editor (joined February 2006, left the team June 2007) Christof Aerts : Editor (joined March 2006, left the team April 2008) Jurgen Van den Abbeele : Editor (joined July 2006, got fired in August 2007) Christophe Joye : Editor (joined June2007) Rudemir Cousino : Editor (joined June2007) Robert Wittenaar : Editor (joined August 2007) Daniël de Jaeger : Editor (joined August 2007, left April 2008) Daan de Jong : General Manager (joined October 2007) Sander Schetters : General Manager (joined October 2007, left early 2008) Edwin van Dalen : Editor (joined February 2008) Andreeas Firoiu : Editor (joined March 2008, left in september 2010) Patrick de Gussem : Editor (joined July 2008) Leroy van den Broek : Editor (joined July 2008, left September 2008) Daan van Dee : Editor (joined October 2008) David Henry : Editor (joined October 2008) Tim Leegstra : Editor (joined March 2009, left February 2012) General Management, PR-management and Editors in Chief Raoul Wolff and Christian de Jong Along with Christian de Jong, Raoul Wolff was the founding member of NG-Gamer. He left early 2006 due to disagreement with Christian about the policy of NG-Gamer. His function as General Manager would not be succeeded. Christian kept his position as General Manager until his departure in October 2007. Christian no longer had the time or motivation to invest into NG-Gamer. Hence, he sold the website to Daan de Jong and Sander Schetters. Daan de Jong and Sander Schetters Daan de Jong would pick up his function as General Manager in October 2007 when he and Sander Schetters bought NG-Gamer from Christian de Jong. Sander however, left the team in early 2008 due to unknown reasons. Michiel Hanswijk It was clear from the beginning that an Editor in Chief was needed. Therefore, Michiel Hanswijk was assigned this function in January 2006. During the course of the year he would also get assigned the job of PR-contact. He would keep fulfilling these functions until his departure in December 2007. The reason for this was that Michiel no longer saw the possibility to combine his personal life with his function as he simply did not have enough spare time to invest into NG-Gamer. His function would then be assigned to Dominique Pijnenburg. Michiel rejoined the crew though in June 2008. After the departure of Wesley Winterswijk, he would pick up his old function as PR-contact, which he would soon drop once again. This time it's because he has completely lost the time, being sponsored as a skater. Kenny Lammers Kenny Lammers started as PR-contact for NG-Gamer in January 2006. He supplied the website with review copies of games, goodies and games to give away, interviews with developers, etc. Due to his excellent work as PR-contact, he was also assigned the function of Editor in Chief in July 2006. Due to a hectic personal life, Kenny resigned from this function. His PR-contacts were taken over by Editor in Chief Michiel Hanswijk. Joeri Crauwels gained Kenny's function as Editor in Chief. In January 2008, former PR-contact and Editor in Chief Kenny Lammers got into a car accident. While his car ended up a complete wreck, he and his girlfriend got out with a scare and some bruises. According to Kenny, someone above must have been watching over him. The circumstances involving the accident are unknown, but fatigue was certainly amongst the causes. Joeri Crauwels Joeri would pick up Kenny's function as Editor in Chief after his departure in March 2007. Joeri would keep fulfilling this function until his departure in January 2008. However, Joeri rejoined the crew in June 2008. As of September 2008 he would reprise his role as Editor in Chief alongside Dominique Pijnenburg until April 2012. Dominque Pijnenburg Dominique applied for free spot of Editor in Chief after the departure of Michiel. He was assigned this function several weeks later. References and sources Video game news websites Internet properties established in 2005

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Lower Harpton

Lower Harpton is a settlement and civil parish about 2.5 miles of Knighton, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2001, the parish had a population of 33. The parish touches Kington Rural, Knill and Old Radnor in Wales. Lower Harpton shares a parish council with Kington Rural. Landmarks There is 1 listed building in Lower Harpton called Dunfield House which is Grade II listed. History Lower Harpton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hercope. Lower Harpton was formerly a township in the parish of Old Radnor, in 1866 Lower Harpton became a civil parish in its own right. References Villages in Herefordshire Civil parishes in Herefordshire

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

MBG

MBG may refer to: Marble Blast Gold, 2002 3D platform game Medal for Bravery (Gold), rank of the Hong Kong honours system Missouri Botanical Garden (more commonly referred to as MoBot) Money-back guarantee, a simple guarantee

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Sarah Wilson (art historian)

Sarah Wilson is a Professor at the Courtauld Institute, London. In 1997, Wilson was made Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government for services to French art and culture. Selected publications The Visual World of French Theory: Figurations, Yale University Press, 2010. Matisse, Barcelona, Ediciones Poligrafa, 2009. (English and Spanish editions) ‘Pierre Klossowski, epiphanies and secrets’, Pierre Klossowski, ed. Sarah Wilson Whitechapel Art Gallery and Hatje Cantz. ‘Poststructuralism', Companion to Contemporary Art since 1945, ed. Amelia Jones, Oxford, 2005 Blackwell Companions to Art History. See also Women in the art history field References External links Interview with Professor Sarah Wilson, The Courtauld Institute of Art. Followed after Opening of The Exhibition: Dictionary Of An Artist | The Drawings Of Viktor Pivovarov. 18 January 2012. Sarah Wilson's personal website. Living people Academics of the Courtauld Institute of Art Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Oxford Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art Women art historians British art historians British women historians

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%20and%20death

Life and death

Life and death (死活) is a fundamental concept in the game of Go, where the status of a distinct group of stones is determined as either being "alive", where they may remain on the board indefinitely, or "dead," where the group will be lost as "captured". The basic idea can be summarized by: A group must have two eyes (meaning secured internal liberties) to live (meaning to survive through to the end of the game). Explanation The concept of Life and death is a consequence of two basic Go rules. A group of stones with no liberties is captured. A stone may not be played on a position where it will be captured directly, unless it directly captures another group. Because of these rules, some groups can never be captured (alive), while others can't avoid capture (dead). The group at a is not alive, but may become alive, so is unsettled. The group at b is dead. The group at c and d is alive. Examples See the diagram on the right, and suppose white tries to capture the black groups: a: White is not allowed to play a, because a white stone at a would be captured immediately. b: White may play b, because the black group will be captured first. c+d: White can not play c, because the white stone at c would be captured immediately, while the black group still has another freedom at d, so it won't be captured. The same logic holds for playing d. The black group surrounding c and d can never be captured, and is called alive. The group can live because it has two—separated—inner liberties, where white can't play. A group such as b that cannot become alive is called dead. Groups that are neither alive, nor dead, are called unsettled. e and f are eyes, g is a fake eye. Eyes Liberties inside a group are called eyes. In the previous example, a, b, c and d are eyes. An eye may be a single empty intersection, or more of them. In the diagram on the left, the intersections marked e form a single eye, and f forms another eye. The group has two—separated—eye spaces. Even though white can make a move in these eyes, black could eventually capture the white stones, and each eye would thereby be reduced to a single intersection. False eyes An inner liberty where the opponent can still play, by capturing part of the group that encloses this liberty, is called a 'false eye' or 'deficient eye'. In the example on the left, white can play at g, and capture a black stone. The eye is then destroyed, and black has only one eye left. A group with only one eye is not alive. The black group at g is dead, because it can not form two true eyes. Importance Life and death situations and issues occur when an area with a group of stones surrounds a small area (<7 points) so that it may not be possible to form two separate independent "eyes". As the board fills up during the course of the game, certain groups will survive, and others may not. A group with a single eye can normally be captured, in the end, by filling first round the outside. The purpose of making two eyes is to prevent this. Novices sometimes interpret making two eyes in a narrow way, and form 'explicit' eyes one by one. This is often the wrong approach, and it is better to play generally to make a territory inside a group out of which two eyes can surely be made, if and when the opponent attacks it. Groups with seven or more points of territory can usually form two eyes when attacked, unless there are structural weaknesses. Because the loss of a group can mean the loss of the game, and because the efficient use of each move is important, knowing the life and death status of one's own groups (as well as one's opponent's) is an important skill to cultivate, if one is to become a strong player. The correct, accurate plays with which to make a group secure, or to kill the opponent's group, are studied deeply by all strong players. Status of a group The concept of 'status' is discussed in Life and Death by James Davies. Groups of stones are divided into those that are alive, dead or unsettled. Here alive, for example, is an unconditional judgement made, that with best play from both players, the group can survive to the end of the game. That assumes the opponent starts: the alive status means that, whatever the attack made, there is an adequate defensive answer. The unsettled status is therefore most worthy of attention. By playing first, the attacking player can kill such a group. By playing first, the defending player can save such a group. There is an enormous range of formations that are unsettled. A group can be considered "alive", "dead", or "unsettled" based on whether two eyes can be made regardless of how the opponent plays. Naturally, one space is insufficient. Two adjacent spaces are insufficient to make two eyes as well, since putting a stone in will create one eye only. The opponent can simply fill in one of the two spots, threatening to fill in the other, forcing the player to capture that one by playing in the second one. Then, the opponent simply plays there again, killing the group. Usually this will not be done during the game, but at the end, during calculation, the group will be labeled "dead" and removed as prisoners. The only way to actually remove a group from the board is to fill its "eye space" with all but one, forcing it to capture the filling-in group by putting a stone in the last space. If the created group is not alive, then continuing this process will eventually kill the entire group. Status of groups of three Unsettled groups with three empty points There are two possible groups of three, an "r" shape and three in a line. Both of these are unsettled, as whoever plays obtains the desirable result. The person trying to create two eyes can play in the middle spot (the one connected to the other two) and the other two are now eyes. If the opponent plays, he will play in the same spot, followed by an adjacent spot (the other player's piece would be captured were he to play in one of the two open spots), leaving only one empty spot left. This forces the first player to capture, leaving the dead two shape. The critical points are circled in the "Unsettled groups with three empty points" diagram. Status of groups of four <div class="thumb tleft"> Groups with four empty points With four blank spots, there are five unique shapes. Three are alive, one is unsettled, and one is dead. The three alive ones are the straight line, L and Z shape. If the opponent plays in any spot, the first player can live by playing in the adjacent spot in the center two. In the straight line, for example, if the first player goes in either center, threatening to put an unsettled three-space line in, putting one in the other center one will do the trick. In the diagram "Groups with four empty points" black's groups in the upper corners are alive. If the opponent plays any of the circled positions, playing the other circled position will secure the status of the black group. The unsettled shape is the four-stone pyramid, shown in the left bottom corner. Whoever plays in the circled center spot gets the desired result, so the player whose move it is wins. A two-by-two square space is dead: if black plays in the top left corner of the two-by-two square, white can respond by playing in the bottom right corner (see the L-shaped case in the previous section.) On the other hand, if white wants to capture the black group, white only has to play anywhere inside the square, and there will be no way for black to avoid capture. Status of groups with more than four empty points There are no dead shapes with more than four empty points, though there are a couple of unsettled ones. Unsettled groups with five empty points A five stone "plus sign" (the X pentomino) and a "bulky five" (the P pentomino consisting of a square and one point off it, similar shape to a fist with the thumb extended") are the two unsettled ones. Playing in the point that touches the most others (four in the "plus sign" - center point, three in the "bulky five" - the one point in the square touching the outside point) will give the desired result to whoever does so. Unsettled groups with six empty points There are two unsettled six shapes, and the rest are all alive (see also miai). One shape is the "rabbity six" — a square, plus adding the two points touching any one of the corners. (Similar to the plus sign five, but add any of the four taken corner points to get the unsettled six). The opponent playing in the center point threatens to fill all but one spot with a bulky five shape, and there is no defense. The other is the rectangular six in the corner (rectangular six anywhere else is alive). The opponent playing first in the top middle of the rectangle can kill the group. The defender playing first can save it by playing either there, or at the lower middle (denoted a). Any group surrounding more than six points is alive, but it may be necessary to respond correctly if the opponent attacks. Additionally, because of special properties of the corner, a group with more than six points might not be unconditionally alive, as it's possible for the opponent to make an eye or two within its territory. Seki Seki There is a possibility for stones to be alive without eyes. This situation happens when two groups of otherwise dead stones face each other without being able to achieve capture. The figure on the right shows one of the most simple seki. The black and white stones in contact with the circled points don't have any eyes and may seem dead. However, if Black tries to capture white, he needs to fill one of the circled point, which will only lead to its own capture by white. The same applies to White, who cannot fill black liberties without being captured first. Since none of the players can kill the other, the situation is considered settled. The black and white stones are said to be alive in seki. Caveats Groups that are alive may yet die. One reason is that they may be sacrificed, in the course of a ko fight. Another way in which the ko rule enters the discussion is through the complications ko adds to the classification by status. It is quite possible for a group to be alive in ko: that is, the group is conditionally alive, the condition being to be able to win a particular ko fight relating to the control of a key intersection. Dead stones Virtually all games will have at least a few dead stones, which remain on the board at the end of the game, when both players pass. Those dead stones are then removed, in an operation often called 'cleaning', which is a separate phase of the game. The stones removed are treated exactly like other captured stones. Under Chinese rules, which use area counting, stones removed during the cleaning phase are returned to their bowls. It is a novice mistake to carry out the capture of dead stones before it is of tactical importance to do so. Such plays, during the game, waste a turn and may also cost points. Single stones and small groups are often sacrificed. In cases where a group is more than of sacrificial value, that group typically must make life in order for one to have a chance at winning the overall game. Generally each side will have at most 4-5 living groups on the board at the end of the game. There is a go proverb that says that "Five groups may live, but the sixth will die" which in a nutshell describes the need to emphasise connection between developing groups. The struggle for life can be solved by connection. Since each group needs two eyes, (and eyes are sometimes hard to come by) the alternative is to connect out to another group, thereby sharing both liberties and eyes. Aji Even if a group is lost, one can still use one's own dead stones for aji (potential). Ko threats are just one way in which apparently dead stones are put to good use. Expert players use a variety of 'squeezing' tactics, of which semedori, an advanced endgame technique, and shibori are two that have recognised Japanese-language names. See also Tsumego References James Davies, Life and Death: Elementary Go Series, Vol. 4, The Ishi Press, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, 1975. External links Goproblems.com site has over thousands of life and death and other Go puzzles playable in browser using JavaScript. Sensei's Library: Life and death Go strategy and tactics

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Laevilitorina macphersonae

Laevilitorina macphersonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. This species has become a synonym of Macquariella macphersonae Dell, 1964 References Littorinidae Gastropods described in 1964

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenier%20Au%20Tigre%2C%20Louisiana

Chenier Au Tigre, Louisiana

Chenier Au Tigre is an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. Unincorporated communities in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Louisiana

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ship%20launches%20in%201994

List of ship launches in 1994

The list of ship launches in 1994 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1994. See also References 1994 1994 in transport

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Jackie Callura

John Callura (September 14, 1917 – November 4, 1993) was a Canadian featherweight boxer. He was born and died in Hamilton, Ontario. Callura won the national featherweight title in 1931 and was a member of the 1932 Summer Olympics team. In 1932 he was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic flyweight competition after losing his fight to the eventual bronze medalist Louis Salica. He turned professional in 1936 and became the world featherweight champion by defeating Jackie Wilson in 1943. He defended his title twice until losing to Phil Terranova. In 1969, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 1932 Olympic record Below is the record of Jackie Callura, a Canadian flyweight boxer who competed at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics: Round of 16: lost to Louis Salica (United States) by decision References External links CSHOF profile 1917 births 1993 deaths Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Boxing people from Ontario Canadian people of Italian descent Olympic boxers of Canada Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian male boxers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Weinstein%20%28author%29

Alexander Weinstein (author)

Alexander Weinstein is an American short story writer. He is an associate professor of English at Siena Heights University. He is also director of The Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. He is best known for his 2016 work Children of the New World. The Children of the New World was chosen by the New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2016. Biography Weinstein graduated from Naropa University earning a Bachelors in Arts. He then went on to Indiana University earning dual masters in English and Creative Writing-Fiction in 2008. Weinstein was born in Brooklyn, New York. Short Stories “The Apocalypse Tales,” Notre Dame Review “The Cartographers,” Chattahoochee Review “Children of the New World,” Pleiades (journal) “Excerpts from the World Authorized Dictionary,” Cream City Review “The Final Days of Father Troll,” Western Humanities Review “Heartland,” Pleiades (journal) “The Great Flood,” Permafrost “Ice Age,” Natural Bridge (magazine) "Impossible Shapes,” Sou’Wester “Migration,” PRISM International “Rocket Night,” Southern Indiana Review “Shared Love,” Midwestern Gothic Collections Children of the New World: Stories, Picador Universal Love: Stories, Picador Non-Fiction “Towards a Moral Fiction,” Pleiades (journal) “Reincarnations of Space-Men,” Lalitamba References External links Author's Website Living people Indiana University alumni American science fiction writers People from Ann Arbor, Michigan 21st-century American non-fiction writers Naropa University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)

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Cossmannica subcarina

Cossmannica subcarina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Distribution This marine species occurs off the coasts of Queensland, Australia, within the Great Barrier Reef and throughout various marine areas nearby. References External links To World Register of Marine Species Pyramidellidae Gastropods described in 1959

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Pink Panthers

The Pink Panthers are an international jewel thief network responsible for a number of robberies and thefts described as some of the most audacious in the history of organized crime. The organization has roughly 800 core members, many of whom are ex-soldiers with extensive military and paramilitary backgrounds. The organization's membership mostly consists of Serbian, Montenegrin and other former Yugoslavian state citizens, believed to be remnants of the Bosnian War who have made criminal use of their militaristic skills. The organization was named by Interpol after The Pink Panther series of crime comedy films. The Pink Panthers are responsible for what have been termed some of the most "glamorous" heists in history, with one criminologist even describing their crimes as "artistry". They have operated in numerous countries and on several continents, and include Japan's most successful robbery amongst their thefts. A film documentary based upon their thefts, Smash & Grab, was released on 2 July 2013. Some law enforcement agencies suspect that the group is responsible for over US$500 million in robberies of gold and diamonds from the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Japan, France, Liechtenstein, Germany, United States of America, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Spain, Monaco, Austria and Australia, as well as the Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium. Law enforcement authorities suspect their involvement in the heist of the jewellery store Harry Winston in Paris on 9 December 2008. The thieves escaped with more than €80 million worth of jewellery. Raids In 2003, the gang first came to attention and earned the nickname "Pink Panthers" following the theft of a £500,000 diamond from a jewellers in the Mayfair area of London. The thieves hid the diamond in a jar of face cream, mimicking an act seen in the film The Return of the Pink Panther. In May 2005, Graff, a diamond specialist in London, was targeted by Pink Panthers and lost a total of £1 million in jewellery. Three men were suspected of being behind the theft; one was in possession of a firearm. Graff had been targeted in 2002 and lost £23 million on that occasion, £3 million of which was recovered two years later. One of the thieves was sentenced to 15 years in prison in July 2004. In the space of six years during the 21st century, the Pink Panthers robbed 120 stores in 20 different countries. Japan, London, Denmark, Monaco, Paris, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have all been targeted by the gang, with the attention to detail of the heists ensuring a high rate of success. Before robbing a jewellery store in Biarritz, the gang covered a nearby bench in fresh paint to deter anyone from sitting on it and seeing them in action. The gang is suspected of participating in at least two smash-and-grab jewellery robberies in Tokyo's Ginza district. The first, in 2004, netted ¥3.5 million in gems. The second, in June 2007, took jewellery valued at ¥284 million; during the heist, Rifat Hadžiahmetović and Radovan Jelušić sprayed tear gas at three saleswomen before taking a tiara, necklaces, and other jewels and fleeing the store. The gang is also known for its escapes and its attempts to break into their chosen store. The gang robbed a jewellery store in Saint-Tropez in 2005 wearing T-shirts emblazoned with flowery designs, before making their escape on a speedboat. Prior to one 2008 robbery of Graff jewellers in Dubai, eight gang members drove a pair of Audis through a window, taking watches and other items worth a total of £8 million. In a further robbery in December 2008, four gang members dressed themselves up as women before breaking into Harry Winston jewellers in Paris. The gang escaped from the store with items worth over US$100 million (£60 million). Speculation also exists as to certain other robberies having been conducted by the gang; in the August 2009 robbery of Graff Diamonds in London a key element in the speculation being that the robbers made no attempt to hide their faces, suggesting that they had already altered their appearances with prosthetic makeup. In 2013, the gang was suspected to have struck again when a man wearing a baseball cap and a scarf covering his face broke into the Carlton Hotel in Cannes and made off with $136 million worth of jewels and jewellery being stored by the Leviev diamond house for an exhibit. Nice-Matin, a leading newspaper in the region, speculated that this may have been the most costly jewellery theft in history. Arrests and breakouts According to Interpol, a number of the gang's members have been identified and linked through DNA matching. In 2005, three Serbs, two men and one woman were arrested in Belgrade on suspicion of being part of the gang; in October 2007, they were sentenced to jail terms by a court in Serbia for the theft of the Comtesse de Vendome necklace, worth approximately £15 million ($30 million), in March 2004 from a Tokyo jewellery boutique, in what was Japan's biggest ever jewel robbery. The gang leader was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment, while the other two were handed lesser sentences. Three Pink Panthers from Serbia were declared guilty of robberies carried out in Biarritz, Cannes, Courchevel and Saint-Tropez by one court in Chambéry in 2008. Two were given jail terms of six and 10 years. One suspect in a June 2007 Ginza heist, an ethnic Bosniak Montenegrin national named Rifat Hadžiahmetović, who had been travelling on a forged Bulgarian passport, was arrested in March 2009 by Cypriot police at Larnaca International Airport. Hadžiahmetović was due to serve a sentence in Cyprus for travelling on a forged passport before being extradited to Spain. He was extradited from Spain to Japan and, in September 2011, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. His accomplice, Radovan Jelušić, was arrested in Italy in 2010 over a separate crime, then was extradited to Montenegro to stand trial on 18 May 2012. On 20 June 2009, French police in Monte Carlo detained another three members of the gang seen loitering near jewellery shops in Monaco. The gang members drove up outside a casino in Casino Square on 18 June 2009. The men were told to lie down and were then handcuffed before being whisked away from the scene quickly. One of the three arrested, Serbian Dragan Mikić, was of special interest to the police investigation into the gang, having been placed on Interpol's "Most Wanted" list, suspected to be a senior member of the Pink Panthers. Mikić has been on the run since 2005, after breaking out of jail via a ladder whilst other people fired machine guns at the prison. A head figure of the Pink Panthers, Mitar Marjanović, was arrested on 8 March 2012 in Rome, after two of his accomplices in a bank robbery, committed a month earlier, dropped stolen items containing Marjanovic's fingerprints. On 14 March 2012, three more members of the gang were arrested in Athens, Greece. Two of the three were male Serbians, aged 20 and 36, and were arrested while casing a jewellery store. Patrolling police were prompted to question them due to their wearing wigs. The two men fled, the 36 year-old suspect firing at and injuring a police officer during the pursuit that followed. Both were arrested and led police to the arrest of the third person, 43 year-old Serbian female Olivera Vasić Ćirković. On 12 July 2012, Olivera escaped from prison in Athens when a man who entered the prison on the pretext of delivering art supplies knocked out a guard and stole her keys. On 14 May 2013, a member of the gang escaped from the "Bois-Mermet" prison in Lausanne, Switzerland. , he has not yet been caught. He escaped with the help of three outside accomplices who meticulously prepared the operation. Four other prisoners got away at the same time. On 25 July 2013, Milan Poparić, who was serving a sentence of almost seven years for a 2009 robbery at a jewellery store, was the third Pink Panther to escape from a Swiss prison since May 2013. Also escaping was Swiss kidnapper, arsonist and money launderer Adrian Albrecht. They were helped out of the prison at Orbe, in western Switzerland, by accomplices who broke through the perimeter fence and brought ladders for the escapees while keeping the prison guards at bay with fire from AK-47s. On 3 June 2015, six were arrested in Zagreb, Croatia while they were preparing for a heist with munitions and two cars similar to those driven by security forces in Croatia; three of the arrested were Serbs, two Bosnian, and one Montenegrin. Names of the arrested Serbs were Saša Antonić, Aleksandar Tasić and Dejan Kostić. References Further reading Jewel thieves Organized crime groups in Europe Serbian criminals Serbian Mafia

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John Green (Australian footballer)

John Victor Green (2 March 1885 – 27 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links 1885 births 1949 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Essendon Football Club players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo%20Alcerro

Ricardo Alcerro

Ricardo Alcerro (born 11 May 1973) is a Honduran former footballer with over 20 years of professional playing experience throughout various countries. Career Alcerro, nicknamed The Magician as he is best known in soccer, was selected to take part in MLS Combine for the Miami Fusion in 1998. He ended his playing career in the Puerto Rico Soccer League with Guaynabo Fluminense FC as a player/assistant coach in 2008. He was signed as a head coach and general manager with Miami United for the 2012/2013 season. In 2014, he started a United States Soccer Federation former U14-16-18 USYMNT) scouting network. In January 2017, he was named the director of football for the Inter USA Academy. In July 2018, he was named the club's new Manager. He also became the new technical advisor at the Inter USA Academy. References External links Ricardo Alcerro at Stats Crew Ricardo Alcerro casatalentos Hondureno al servicio de Estados unidos “Antes de usar la garra catracha, debemos manejar muy bien los conceptos modernos del fútbol”: Ricky Alcerro "Hondurenos al Miami United" El Fluminense Firmara Juninho y Ricardo Alcerro Battery Deadlocked By Islanders USL First Division Signing Players For 2001 "Champions League 2000" Living people 1973 births Honduran footballers Honduras youth international footballers Association football midfielders Raleigh Flyers players New Orleans Storm players Cincinnati Riverhawks players Puerto Rico Islanders players A-League (1995–2004) players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico Sportspeople from Tegucigalpa

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Intelligent hybrid inverter

An intelligent hybrid inverter or smart grid inverter is a solar power inverter which also connects to battery storage. Intelligent hybrid inverters are usually used in solar power applications using renewable energy for home consumption, especially for solar photovoltaic installations. Electricity from solar panels is generated only during the day, with peak generation around midday. Generation fluctuates and may not be synchronized with a load's electricity consumption. To overcome this gap between what is produced and what is consumed during the evening, when there is no solar electricity production, it is necessary to store energy for later use and manage energy storage and consumption with an intelligent hybrid (smart grid) inverter. Some see this as a new technology, however in some parts of the world the application of such products has been around since the 1990s. With the development of systems that include renewable energy sources and variable electricity prices, private companies and research laboratories have developed smart inverters for synchronizing energy production and consumption. Hybrid inverters can be used for either off-grid or on-grid applications. For on-grid applications the inverter can select between battery, solar or grid power dynamically for running the local loads, and must make decisions about when to charge the battery. Principle The function of a (smart-grid) is enabling selection and orientation of renewable energy, energy from the grid and energy storage based on consumption. Unlike conventional inverters, rather than systematically storing energy in batteries (with significant loss of yield >20%), hybrid inverters store energy only when necessary, e.g. when there is more production than consumption. This system also allows choosing whether electricity from photovoltaic panels should be stored or consumed through an internal intelligent apparatus control unit. This is possible through a technique that adds different energy sources (phase coupling: on-grid or grid-tie techniques) and the management of stored electricity in the battery (off grid technology). Hybrid inverters therefore operate on grid (grid-tie) as well as off-grid, hybrid (both on-grid and off-grid at the same time) and Backup (in case of a black out). According to the E.R.D.F. (French Electric Network) smart inverters are the future of photovoltaic solar panel installations dedicated to energy self-use, or auto-consumption of energy. Hybrid Inverters come in varying styles, ratings, functionalities and build qualities to suit different applications. Knowing the application is vital when selecting a Hybrid or Inverter. The technology is being developed from two directions: Battery based οff-grid inverters being further developed for on-grid connection (sometimes also referred to as multi-mode inverters) Grid tie inverters being further Developed for diverting energy to and from batteries Usage Use in off-grid mode (without network) with the possibility of linking to a generator. The inverter must be connected to a battery bank and must have true off-grid capabilities - not all Hybrid inverters are created equal or can be used in off-grid applications. Use in on-grid or grid-tie (connected to the network) with the possibility of selling energy or excess energy. There is a need to have the norm compliance of protection and decoupling (DIN VDE 0126.1). Use in hybrid mode the inverter functions with a battery bank, but also connected to the grid. This dual functionality is the highlight of hybrid inverters that hence enable energy management (smart grid). Use in Backup mode, or storage mode prevents blackouts by switching from on-grid mode to off-grid mode at the moment of a grid outage, thereby eliminates network cuts. Examples The IMEON hybrid inverter, manufactured by IMEON in France is an example of solar hybrid inverter with Artificial intelligence. The Pika Energy Island, manufactured by Pika Energy is an example of a commercially available intelligent hybrid inverter system. HBD Series Hybrid Inverter, manufactured by Statcon Energiaa is an example of a commercially available Solar Hybrid Inverter with active front end interface See also Synchronverter References Electric power

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WMDC

WMDC may refer to: Windows Mobile Device Center WMDC (FM), a radio station (98.7 FM) licensed to Mayville, Wisconsin, United States Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, a local authority within West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, an organization funded by the Swedish government and led by Hans Blix Wikimedia DC, a local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation

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DEKA (New Zealand)

DEKA was a nationwide chain of general merchandise stores in New Zealand. It was launched in 1988 by L.D. Nathan, which split its supermarket and general merchandise divisions. In 1992 ownership of DEKA shifted to the Farmers Trading Company, which had until then been a competitor. As a result of unsustainable financial losses, all DEKA stores were either closed or converted to Farmers stores in 2001. Trading history In 1985 L.D. Nathan split their business into two separate divisions; supermarkets and general merchandise after acquiring the McKenzies general merchandise stores. In 1988 L.D Nathan rebranded their General Merchandise business to DEKA, which launched with 90 stores. The launch was supported with a large advertising campaign of print and TV advertising with the "I Feel Good" slogan, using the James Brown I Got You song. DEKA used the "I Feel Good" slogan until 1996. DEKA joined with Farmers Trading Company in 1992 to create Farmers Deka Limited. 1996 saw the launch of DEKA's new slogan "You Know Where" which was later changed to "Better value, every day". By 2001 DEKA store numbers had reduced to 60. Closure On 30 July 2001, the DEKA brand ceased to operate in New Zealand. Its demise was due to fierce competition from The Warehouse and continual trading losses. Seventeen stores were converted to Farmers stores and the remaining 43 were closed. The closure was announced in March 2001 by Farmers Deka Limited and its Australian parent company Foodland Associated Limited (FAL). They announced half-year losses of NZ$3.3m, which were accelerating, and redundancies for 468 full-time and 947 part-time employees. These job losses were partially offset by "almost 400" new roles within Farmers stores (including the 17 rebranded DEKAs). In 2013, local residents of Huntly requested that a DEKA sign that had stood alone for more than a decade since the store's closure stay as a national icon. Locations Closed stores Northland - 4 (Kaitaia, Dargaville, Kaikohe, Whangarei) Auckland - 11 (Downtown (Queen St), Karangahape Rd, Manukau, Onehunga, Orewa, Otahuhu, Pakuranga, Papakura, Pukekohe, Takapuna, Glenfield, Henderson) Waikato - 5 (Cambridge, Hamilton, Morrinsville, Taupo, Te Awamutu, Tokoroa and, Huntly - the tall sign for the Huntly store still stands) Taranaki - 5 (Hāwera, New Plymouth, Stratford) King Country 2 - (Te Kuiti (now a Postie + store), Taumaranui) Bay of Plenty - 3 (Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane) Hawkes Bay - 3 (Dannevirke, Napier, Waipukurau, Wairoa) Manawatu - 3 (Palmerston North, Feilding, Whanganui) Wairarapa/Wellington - 8 (Coastlands (Paraparaumu), Cuba St (Wellington), Lambton Quay (Wellington), Levin, Lower Hutt (two stores), Upper Hutt to 1994, Masterton, Wainuiomata) Nelson/Marlborough - 3 (Blenheim, Richmond, Motueka) Canterbury - 6 (Ashburton, Bush Inn, Northlands Mall, New Brighton, Riccarton, Timaru) Otago - 4 (Balclutha, Dunedin x 2, Oamaru) Southland - 2 (Gore, Invercargill) Alofi, Niue Island Rebranded as Farmers Auckland - 3 (New Lynn, Westgate (now closed), Whangaparaoa) Waikato - 3 (Chartwell (Hamilton),Morrinsville,Matamata, Tokoroa (Now closed)) Bay of Plenty - 2 (Rotorua, Whakatane) Gisborne - 1 (Gisborne) Hawkes Bay - 1 (Hastings) Wellington - 2 (Kilbirnie, Upper Hutt) Nelson - 1 (Nelson) West Coast - 1 (Greymouth (Now closed)) Canterbury - 3 (Hornby, Eastgate (Now Closed), Timaru) See also Woolworths Supermarkets (New Zealand) References External links DEKA web page from Internet Archive Farmers Website Department stores of New Zealand Retail companies established in 1988 Retail companies disestablished in 2001 Defunct retail companies of New Zealand

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Jacques von Bedriaga

Jacques Vladimir von Bedriaga (last name sometimes spelled Bedryagha) (1854 - 1906) was a Russian herpetologist who was a native of Kriniz, a village near Voronezh. In scientific papers Bedriaga would sometimes alter his name to agree with the language of the country in which he was publishing. As a result, the following variations are encountered: Jacob Vladimirovich Bedriaga, Johann von Bedriaga, and Jean de Bedriaga. Biography He studied sciences at Moscow University under the direction of Anatoli Bogdanov (1834-1896), and afterwards moved to Germany, where he studied at the University of Jena with Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) and Carl Gegenbaur (1826-1903). In 1875, he obtained his doctorate with a thesis on the urogenital organs of reptiles. After graduation, Bedriaga continued his research on reptiles with Gegenbaur, and made frequent scientific trips to regions around the Mediterranean. In 1880 he published an important work on Greek herpetology called Die Amphibien und Reptilien Griechenlands. Also, he made occasional visits back to Russia, where he studied collections reported from expeditions to Central Asia, including those of Nikolai Przewalski (1839-1888). In 1881 he moved to Nice for reasons of health, and later lived in Florence, where he died in 1906. Eponyms Bedriaga has a handful of herpetological species named after him, including Bedriaga's rock lizard (Archeolacerta bedriagae), Bedriaga's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus bedriagai), Bedriaga's skink (Chalcides bedriagai), Bedriaga's wonder gecko (Teratoscincus bedriagai), and the Levant water frog (Pelophylax bedriagae). Gallery Selected publications Ueber die Entstehung der Farben bei den Eidechsen (About the emergence of color in lizards), 1874. Die Amphibien und Reptilien Griechenlands (The amphibians and reptiles of Greece), 1880. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Amphibien und Reptilien der Fauna von Corsika (Contributions to the knowledge of the amphibians and reptiles of the fauna of Corsica), 1883. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Lacertiden-Familie. (Lacerta, Algiroides, Tropidosaura, Zerzumia und Bettaia) (Contributions to the knowledge of the family Lacertidae), 1886. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen (Scientific results of the N.M. Przewalski expedition undertaken in Central Asia), 1898. References External links ssarherps.org (biography) Russian zoologists Russian herpetologists 1854 births 1906 deaths Biologists of the Russian Empire

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal%20Karlen

Neal Karlen

Neal Karlen is an American journalist and non-fiction writer currently living in Minneapolis. Early life Karlen grew up in a Jewish family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended St. Louis Park High School. He studied Yiddish at Brown University. Career Karlen has been a contributing author to many well-known magazines, including Newsweek, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone. He is the author of eight books, and he teaches non-fiction writing at the University of Minnesota's Graduate School of Journalism. List of books Take My Life, Please! - Henny Youngman (1991) The Babe in Boyland (1995) Babes in Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band (1995) Jen-X: Jenny McCarthy's Open Book (1997) Slouching Toward Fargo: A Two-Year Saga Of Sinners And St. Paul Saints At The Bottom Of The Bush Leagues With Bill Murray, Darryl Strawberry, Dakota Sadie And Me (1999) Shanda: The Making and Breaking of a Self-loathing Jew (2004) Simon and Schuster. The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews (2009) HarperCollins. Augie's Secrets: The Minneapolis Mob and the King of the Hennepin Strip, (2013) Minnesota Historical Society Press. Awards Neal was the recipient of the CASEY Award in 1999 for his book Slouching Toward Fargo. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American journalists Non-fiction writers about organized crime in the United States Organized crime in Minnesota Organized crime writers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9my%20Ceillier

Rémy Ceillier

Dom Rémy (or Rémi) Ceillier (1688 – 1761) was a Benedictine monk of the Lorraine Congregation of St. Vanne. Ceillier was born in Bar-le-Duc, and was the compiler of an immense Histoire générale des auteurs sacrés et ecclésiastiques (23 vols., Paris, 1729–1763), a history and analysis of the writings of ecclesiastical writers of the first thirteen centuries. A later and improved edition in 14 volumes was produced in Paris in 1858. Ceillier's other work, Apologie de la morale des Pères de l'Église (Paris, 1718), also won fame. The most valuable portion of Ceillier's Histoire généale des auteurs sacrés et ecclésiastiques is that dealing with the Church fathers of the first six centuries. Here the author was able to draw upon the writings of Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont and use the scholarly Benedictine editions of the Church fathers. Charges of Jansenism made against Ceillier in his lifetime and afterwards find no substantiation in his writings, and the treatment accorded to the author and his works by Pope Benedict XIV shows that the pope had no doubts as to his orthodoxy. References 1688 births 1791 deaths People from Bar-le-Duc 18th-century French historians French Benedictines French male non-fiction writers 18th-century French male writers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Camisa%20Negra

La Camisa Negra

"La Camisa Negra" ("The Black Shirt") is a Spanish rock song written by Juanes, inspired by Colombian singer-songwriter Octavio Mesa and recorded by Juanes for his third studio album Mi Sangre. In Latin America, the track was released in 2005 as the third single from Mi Sangre, and in Europe, it was released in 2006 as the album's lead single. It was the summer hit of 2005 in Spain. The song received mixed reviews from critics and generated controversy when it was used to support neo-fascism in Italy. Juanes strongly repudiated the misappropriation of his song for political purposes. The single was very successful in Latin America, topping most record charts. Music and structure "La Camisa Negra" is written in common time in the key of F-sharp minor. The song is carried by a heavy bass guitar and an acoustic guitar strum at a moderate 100 beats per minute, with an accompanying melody on the electric guitar. The lyrics are organized in the common verse-chorus form, and Juanes' range spans around an octave and a half, from C#3 to F#4. Lyrics The lyrics explain that the bitter singer is wearing La Camisa Negra, the black shirt, as a way of mourning a failed love affair or even his own death, presumably singing to the object of his love. Some of the lyrics have double meanings or are structured to suggest more off-color phrases. Several sentences seem ready to end with an obscenity, before gliding into a new sentence that begins with a similar but non-obscene word. The sad lyrics are dissonant with the cheerful melody. Critical reception The song received mixed reviews from critics. Contactmusic.com stated that the track "is a good intro into the world of Juanes as it fully exhibits his guitar style and absorbing voice." MyVillage gave the song two out of five stars, commenting that it "has a certain charm about it, but I certainly won't mind missing the boat on this occasion." IndieLondon called the song "a supremely slick acoustic ballad", stating that "the rolling guitar licks…provide a wonderful accompaniment." OMH gave the song a mixed review, stating that "the powerful chorus has a rather catchy vocal melody to it" but that "it's like being promised a culinary banquet only to be served a few chicken nuggets." Controversy The song was used in Italy in support of neo-fascism because of the association of "black shirt" with the Fascist Blackshirts of Benito Mussolini, and many nightclub attendees from the far right raised an arm in the fascist salute when the song was played. In response, left-wing media network Indymedia called for a boycott of the song. Juanes later stated that "'La Camisa Negra' has got nothing to do with fascism or Mussolini...People can interpret music in all kinds of ways I guess." The song was also banned in the Dominican Republic for its sexual undertones. It was also implicated in controversy at his August 2009 performance in Havana. Chart performance In the United States, the song performed quite well for a Spanish language recording reaching number eighty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100. It performed much better on the Latin charts, topping the Hot Latin Tracks for eight non-consecutive weeks, topping the Latin Pop Airplay, and reaching number two on the Latin Tropical Airplay. Billboard listed the song at number two on the 2005 year-end Hot Latin Songs chart, behind fellow Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira's "La Tortura". The song performed well in Europe, topping the charts in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland and reaching the top twenty in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway. The single was certified gold in Switzerland and it is one of the Top 10 singles in the country's history. As of August 2014, it is the 51st best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 395,000 units sold. Music video A music video for the song was released in 2005. In the video, Juanes arrives in a town, accompanied by two women (played by Colombian actresses Natalia Duran and Norma Nivia) and an older man. The man and women exit the car, and the man begins playing a guitar while the two dance. Various people are shown in realist street scenes. A wave comes out of the guitar, and aside from Juanes, everyone through whom the wave passes is frozen in time, performing the same motion repeatedly in forward and reverse. During the last chorus, the wave reverses direction, and the people of the town disappear. The waves emitted by the guitar are sucked back in to the guitar. It is unexplained the identity of the women and the old man, and their motives, but it is assumed that they are sinister and possibly not even human. The song and video appear in the video games Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 and Dance Dance Revolution X2. Cover versions In 2007, Mexican singer Lucero included a live version with mariachi of this song on her album Lucero En Vivo Auditorio Nacional. In 2009, the University of Rochester Midnight Ramblers recorded a contemporary a cappella version of the song for their 8th studio album, Ca C'est Bon. Fox's 2009 TV Show Glee in episode 3 "Acafellas," a cover version of this song was heard in background. Dutch band 3JS covered the song in 2011 as a B-side for their "Toen Ik Jou Vergat" single. The song was covered by Nuno Resende and Julio Iglesias Jr. as the opening track for the 2014 compilation album Latin Lovers in tribute of Latin music. A music video was also launched. Other language versions There is an Iranian version of the song entitled "Beverley Hills" by group Barobax. There are several Russian cover versions of this song made by different artists including the Yarilov duo (Ярилов Зной), Mark Tisman (Марк Тишман), Igor Presnyakov (Игорь Пресняков) etc. In popular culture Kylie Minogue performed a live cover version in Bogotá during her 2008 KylieX2008 tour. Formats and track listings 12" maxi single (House Remixes) "La Camisa Negra" [Main Mix] "La Camisa Negra" [Duro Mix] "La Camisa Negra" [T.U.&G! Remix] CD single #1 "La Camisa Negra" [Album Version] – 3:36 "La Camisa Negra" [Remix por Toy Hernández] – 4:36 CD single #2 "La Camisa Negra" [Album Version] – 3:36 "La Camisa Negra" [Sonidero Nacional Remix] – 3:36 Maxi single (24 July 2005) "La Camisa Negra" [Album Version] – 3:36 "La Camisa Negra" [Sonidero Nacional Remix] – 3:36 "Fotografía" [feat. Nelly Furtado] – 3:58 "La Camisa Negra" [Video] [Bonus] An Introduction to Juanes [Bonus] Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Certifications References External links "La Camisa Negra" music video 2005 singles 2006 singles Juanes songs Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in the Czech Republic SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in Spain Number-one singles in Switzerland Songs written by Juanes Song recordings produced by Gustavo Santaolalla 2004 songs Spanish-language songs Universal Music Latino singles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn%20Lockie

Bryn Lockie

Bryn Gardner Lockie (born 5 June 1968) is a former Scottish international cricketer who represented the Scottish national side between 1995 and 2000. He played as right-handed opening batsman. Life Lockie was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, and attended Dollar Academy in nearby Dollar. He made his senior debut for Scotland at the 1995 British Isles Championship, against Wales. Playing against Ireland in the 1996 edition of the tournament, he was involved in a match-winning opening stand of 198 runs with Ian Philip, to which he contributed 70 runs. Lockie made his first-class debut later in 1996, also against Ireland. The following year, he was selected in the Scottish squad for the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, and went on to play in six of his team's nine matches. He scored 114 runs at the tournament, with a best of 58 against Italy. At the 1998 Benson & Hedges Cup, Lockie played in all four of his team's games, and scored two half-centuries – 51 against Derbyshire and 54 against Durham. He scored another List A half-century in the 1999 NatWest Trophy, making 58 against the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board. Lockie's last appearances for Scotland came at the 2000 European Cricket Championship. In 2016, Lockie was a teacher at Stewart's Melville College. References External links Player profile and statistics at CricketArchive Player profile and statistics at ESPNcricinfo 1968 births Living people People educated at Dollar Academy People from Alloa Scottish cricketers Sportspeople from Clackmannanshire

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Thadwe

Thadwe or Tadwe is a village in Ann Township, Kyaukpyu District, in the Rakhine State of southwestern Burma. It is located by road south of Ann and south of Sakanmaw. References External links Maplandia World Gazetteer Populated places in Kyaukpyu District Ann Township

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Seb Miller

Sebastian "Seb" Miller is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Mitch Firth. He first appeared on 21 June 2001 and departed on 28 April 2004. Casting Actor Norman Coburn, who played Donald Fisher, was asked to help out during the auditions for Seb. Coburn recalled that Firth seemed to be "very nervous" and when he asked why, Firth told him that he was put off by his presence. After Coburn retreated, Firth went on to secure the part. In 2003, Firth, then 17, was one of almost 500 performers who went on a day's strike following failed negotiations with the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA). Firth said "A single episode is sold to the UK for over $100,000, so there are 48 other countries that we sell to that we don't see any of the money from." Storylines Seb and his mother, Anna (Elizabeth Maywald) arrive in Summer Bay. After Anna is rejected from the local drop-in centre, they hide out at the Caravan Park in a run-down disused van. Kirsty Sutherland (Christie Hayes) discovers them but lets them stay. Seb and Kirsty become friends and begin dating. Anna takes a job working for Jude Lawson (Ben Steel) as an after-hours cleaner at Summer Bay High. One day she collapses and is hospitalized. Anna keeps asking for Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn) but he arrives too late and Anna dies. Seb learns that Donald's son Alan (Simon Kay) is his father, making Donald his grandfather. He then realises the significance of Alan's novel On the Crest of a Wave which Anna has given him and is currently on the syllabus. Jude and his younger brother, Noah (Beau Brady) invite Seb to live with them. Noah discovers Seb's identity and Seb later vandalizes Donald's house and is caught. Donald is about to press charges but Noah tells him Seb is his grandson. He then drops the charges and organises for DNA tests to be conducted. The tests prove that Seb and Donald are related. Seb struggles with dyslexia and Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) organises remedial classes. Seb and Donald grow closer but have a falling out when a picture of a Donald in the 1970s is taken by Nick Smith (Chris Egan), who photocopies it and plasters it all over the school. Donald initially blames Seb until Nick confesses, However Seb decides to leave school. After Seb suffers an accident on a surfboard, Nick saves his life and they become friends. Seb later moves in with Donald and they make plans to go to visit Rebecca (Belinda Emmett), Donald's only surviving child, in Canada and but Donald suffers a heart attack and the trip is cancelled. During this time, Seb falls out with Kirsty who tries to change his image. Kirsty's sister, Dani (Tammin Sursok) mentions that Seb has a similar style to Josh West (Daniel Collopy), who Kirsty recently had a crush on, Seb dumps her. He then begins seeing another girl Lara but realises he still loves Kirsty and kisses her at a party. Lara later dumps Seb. Seb becomes annoyed that nobody remembers the anniversary of Anna's death. Donald organises a memorial service on the beach. Soon after, Seb auditions for a role in the school Rock Eisteddfod and stars opposite Kirsty's twin sister Jade (Kate Garven). This causes tension with Nick who become suspicious of Seb and Jade. The production is cancelled and Seb reveals to Nick he is still in love with Kirsty. Mikey Dunn (Trent Atkinson), an autistic student enrols at the school and Seb is responsible for looking after him. Mikey's behaviour causes many problems such as going missing from the Arcade and then being found naked in the school. Donald plans to retire to the Whitsundays with June Reynolds (Rowena Wallace) and gives Seb the choice of joining him or staying in Summer Bay. Seb opts to stay with his great uncle Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) who is recovering from a brain tumour. Sally's brother Christopher returns for Sally's wedding to Flynn Saunders (Joel McIlroy) and is attracted to Seb and tries to kiss him. Embarrassed by his actions, Chris flees but Seb tells him it is ok to be different. Having reunited with Kirsty, The couple plan to have sex but Kane Phillips (Sam Atwell) returns and Kirsty is still drawn to him and dumps Seb, leaving him devastated. Seb stops eating as a result and begins relentlessly exercising resulting in him collapsing. Jade helps Seb and she dumps Nick to begin a relationship with Seb. Alf's son Duncan (Brendan McKensy) returns to the bay and becomes friendly with his ex, Jade again and influences her into taking drugs. Seb warns Jade of his cousin's behaviour and tries to convince her to keep away from him but she will not listen. When Duncan initiates a drag race, Seb jumps on the bonnet to stop them but Duncan, high, keeps on driving. The car goes over a cliff and Seb and Jade are left injured. Seb is left crippled and using a wheelchair and dumps Jade. Donald returns from the Whitsundays to collect him and they leave. Duncan apologises to Donald at Alf's 60th birthday the following year. Donald returns in 2007 and mentions Seb has set up his own photography business. References Home and Away characters Fictional orphans Television characters introduced in 2001 Male characters in television

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Hagar%20Bigelow

Frank Hagar Bigelow

Frank Hagar Bigelow (August 28, 1851 in Concord, Massachusetts – March 2, 1924) was a United States scientist. Biography His mother took an interest in astronomy, and her involvement caught his interest. He was educated at the primary and high school in Concord, in the Boston Latin School, Harvard College (graduated 1873), and at the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and entered orders. For some years he was assistant astronomer in the Argentine National Observatory in Cordoba. This service (1873–76; 1881–83) was interrupted for his theological studies, and for the short time (1880–81) after entering orders he was a rector in Natick, Massachusetts. Later he was professor of mathematics in Racine College, Wisconsin, assistant in the National Almanac office in Washington, D.C., and in 1891 he became professor of meteorology in the United States Weather Bureau in Washington. He was also an assistant rector of St. John's Church in Washington. Work His name is especially associated with an instrument for the photographic record of the transit of stars and with some novel studies by which the solar corona, the aurora, and terrestrial magnetism are shown to be associated. The theories met with a favorable reception in scientific circles. Writing He edited the Monthly Weather Review (1909–10). He published many articles on the subjects of his work and a monograph on the “Solar Corona,” published by the Smithsonian Institution (1889). His later writings were devoted to an isolated effort to reform meteorology through his publications. This bore little or no fruit. Notes References External links 1851 births 1924 deaths American Episcopal clergy American astronomers American meteorologists Harvard College alumni Boston Latin School alumni

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagonal%20butterflyfish

Diagonal butterflyfish

The diagonal butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus), also known as the Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean. Description The diagonal butterflyfish has a yellow body marked with 11 diagonal stripes. On the head there is a vertical black band through the eye and an incomplete white band on the forehead. The dorsal, anal, and caudal fins are yellow. This species attains a maximum total length of . Distribution The diagonal butterflyfish is found in the northwestern Indian Ocean. It has been recorded from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden south as far as Kenya. Habitat and biology Diagonal butterflyfish are found over and around corals, on which they feed. They have also been observed feeding on gelatinous zooplankton, such as jellyfish (Scyphozoa) and comb jellies (Ctenophora). Systematics The diagonal butterflyfish was first formally described in 1775 by the Swedish speaking Finnish born naturalist Peter Forsskål (1732-1763) with the type locality given as Jeddah. It belongs to the large subgenus Rabdophorus which might warrant recognition as a distinct genus. In this group, its closest relative is probably the very similar common raccoon butterflyfish (C. lunula). Other close relatives appear to be the black butterflyfish (C. flavirostris), Philippine butterflyfish (C. adiergastos), and perhaps also the unusual red-tailed butterflyfish (C. collare). Although the coloration of this group varies quite a lot, they are all largish butterflyfishes with an oval outline, and most have a pattern of ascending oblique stripes on the flanks. Except in the red-tailed butterflyfish, there is at least a vestigial form of the "raccoon" mask, with a white space between the dark crown and eye areas. Footnotes External links diagonal butterflyfish Fish of the Red Sea diagonal butterflyfish

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American Dog Derby

The American Dog Derby is a dogsled race held in Ashton, Idaho, on the third weekend of February. It is the oldest dogsled race in the United States. The first American Dog Derby was held in 1917. It was tremendously popular in the 1920s through the 1950s. Interest waned in the 1960s and the race was discontinued for several years. It was revived in 1993 and continues to grow in popularity. History First American Dog Derby The dog sledding tradition in Ashton owes its existence to Union Pacific Railroad. Ashton was founded and constructed with the coming of railroad in 1906. The construction of the Yellowstone Branch continued from Ashton into the high country of Island Park and completed at West Yellowstone in 1908. A few years later, the Teton Valley Branch, was constructed from Ashton into the Lamont and Teton Valley areas and completed to Victor in 1912. Due to the deep snows, however, these two railroads were closed down in winter and not plowed until spring. This made Ashton the wintertime rail terminus for the entire region. In winter, mail, people, and supplies could only be transported to developments in these high country areas via dog sled. By 1917, mushing, in Ashton, was a serious business with dozens carving out a living training and maintaining dog sled teams that transported mail, people, and supplies to the high country in winter. The idea for the first dog sled race has a traditional history that a popular barber in Ashton, named Jay Ball, dreamed it up after reading about the All-Alaska Sweepstakes in Nome, Alaska and the new Hudson Bay Dog Derby in Las Pas, Manitoba, Canada that began the year before in 1916. Two of the four founders of the American Dog Derby were direct employees of Union Pacific Railroad and that Union Pacific spent tens of thousands of dollars promoting the American Dog Derby over the following decades and made it a wildly popular international event and made several mushers international celebrities. A popular female musher named Lydia Hutchinson even starred in a movie. The rules for the American Dog Derby would be based on those of the Hudson Bay Dog Derby, the course would be the unplowed Yellowstone Branch railroad from West Yellowstone to Ashton, and the date would be Sunday, March 4, 1917. Promoters must have been pleased when 16 teams registered in Ashton between February 25 and March 1 for the first big race. All were local. There were two teams from Harriman’s Railroad Ranch, one team from the Utida Gun Club, one from the Trude Ranch, several from West Yellowstone, one team from Henry’s Lake, one team from Kilgore, one team from Spencer, two from Marysville, one team from the Mesa Hunting Lodge, and several teams from Ashton. It looked to be a grand affair. The heavy snows started falling in Island Park the beginning of March. Between 20 and 40 inches of fresh snow fell by the 3rd. It was deep and soft enough that only four teams were able to make their way through Island Park to the starting point at West Yellowstone. In spite of the elimination of 12 of the 16 entrants, things went well, Sunday morning, for the remaining four teams at the start of this 55-mile run down to Ashton. It was still snowing, however, and at 8 miles, assenting to Rea’s Pass on the Continental Divide, the teams encountered 20 more inches of new light powdery snow. They took turns at breaking trail. At 14 miles and entering Island Park near Big Springs, the winds began to blow and the snow storm became a blizzard. The mushing became even slower and more exhausting but the four teams pushed on through the flat Island Park country all day in the blizzard. With fading daylight, the teams realized that an exciting finish before a cheering crowd was not to be. They finally holed up for the night at a fish hatchery on Warm River at the 40 mile mark. Meanwhile, in Ashton, the spectators waiting for them in the milder climes of the valley were having a pretty good time. It was described as a “large” crowd by the papers but the numbers were tiny when compared to those of following years. They watched or participated in the many other events of the American Dog Derby such as ski races, ski jumping, and a 200-yard boy’s dog sled race. Each “team” in the Boy’s Race consisted of one boy, one sled, and one dog. There were 15 teams, and at one point, it was reported, all 15 dogs were in one big fight with all 15 boys trying to untangle them. It was all great fun and, though going home and not seeing the big race finish, most spectators had a wonderful time and would be back the following year. Next morning, the four stranded teams at the fish hatchery raced down the Warm River grade, into the valley, and ran the final few miles into Ashton. Tud Kent, one of the four original organizers, racing for Harriman’s Railroad Ranch, was the first winner of the American Dog Derby, winning by over 20 minutes. He did this while breaking trail and would go on to win five more Dog Derbies for a total of six. This was more wins than any other musher. The race was promoted and held again the following year but in a figure-eight course in the valley around Ashton where 40 inch snowfalls are less common. By the early 1920s, the American Dog Derby attracted crowds estimated at 10 to 15 thousand and had officially displaced the All-Alaska Sweepstakes as the American Championship race. In fact, the All-Alaska Sweepstakes held its last race in 1919 making the American Dog Derby the oldest surviving American dog sled race. The American Dog Derby became so internationally popular, it would be considered the World Championship in dog sled racing. The prize money growing to $1000 in the 1920s would be equivalent to $130,000 today. With the wild success, the glamour, and the international press coverage of the American Dog Derby, dog sledding was popularized and dozens of other dog sled races soon sprang up across America, Canada, and in Europe making dog sled racing what it is today. See also Carting Dogsled racing Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Klondike 500 List of sled dog races Mushing Pro Sprint Tour Sled dog Yukon Quest References External links Dog sledding races Recurring sporting events established in 1917 Tourist attractions in Fremont County, Idaho 1917 establishments in the United States

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Captive (2015 film)

Captive is a 2015 American crime-drama thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson and written by Brian Bird and Reinhard Denke, based on the non-fiction book Unlikely Angel by Ashley Smith. A true story about Brian Nichols, who escapes from the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta on March 11, 2005 and holds Ashley Smith as a hostage, the film stars David Oyelowo as Nichols and Kate Mara as Smith. Filming began in October 2013 in North Carolina. The film was released worldwide on September 18, 2015 by Paramount Pictures. Plot On March 11, 2005, Brian Nichols escapes from the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, during his trial involving a rape case. In the process of the escape he murders the judge presiding over his trial, Rowland Barnes, as well as court reporter Julie Brandau. He also shoots Sergeant Hoyt Teasley while escaping from the courthouse, and then later kills ICE Special Agent David G. Wilhelm, who was off-duty at his home. Nichols becomes the subject of a citywide manhunt. His frantic escape brings him to the apartment of Ashley Smith, a single mother and recovering methamphetamine addict, whom he holds hostage. Smith gets through the time by being inspired by Rick Warren's best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life while Nichols searches for redemption. As she reads aloud, Smith and her would-be killer come to a crossroads. Cast David Oyelowo as Brian Nichols Kate Mara as Ashley Smith Michael K. Williams as Detective John Chestnut Leonor Varela as Detective Carmen Sanchez Jessica Oyelowo as Meredith MacKenzie Mimi Rogers as Kim Rogers Matt Lowe as Randy E. Roger Mitchell as Sergeant Teasley Bill Bennett as Sheriff Walters Scott Parks as Officer Henderson J. Karen Thomas as Mrs. Nichols Fred Galle as Atlanta Police Officer Boltbee Elle Graham as Paige Johanna Jowett as Cameron Sampson Claudia Church as Melissa Michael Harding as Commander Bradley Simpson William Boyer as Sniper Sydelle Noel as Lynn Campbell Production Development On October 15, 2013, David Oyelowo and Kate Mara joined the thriller Captive based on the true story of Brian Nichols, who escapes from the courthouse in Atlanta on March 11, 2005, murdering the judge, a court reporter, a sheriff's deputy, and an off-duty federal agent. Later, he takes Ashley Smith hostage at her own house. BN Films set Jerry Jameson to direct the film, which was adapted by Brian Bird and Reinhard Denke, based on the Smith's non-fiction Unlikely Angel. Alex Garcia, Lucas Akoskin, Terry Botwick, Oyelowo and Ken Wales would be producing the film through Brightside Entertainment, 1019 Entertainment and Yoruba Saxon Productions. Oyelowo was set to play Nichols, Mara to play Smith, while Leonor Varela and Mimi Rogers were also in the cast. Michael K. Williams joined the film's cast on October 24, 2013 to play Detective John Chestnut. Jessica Oyelowo's involvement was confirmed on March 16, 2015, along with Jameson and Katrina Wolfe as producers. Filming Principal photography on the film began in October 2013 in North Carolina. Release On March 16, 2015, Paramount Pictures acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the film and set the film for a September 18, 2015 release date. On June 16, 2015, the first trailer for the film was released. Reception Captive has received generally negative reviews from critics, although praise was given towards the lead actors' chemistry. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 27%, based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10. The site's consensus reads, "Captive undermines committed performances from Kate Mara and David Oyelowo – and the real-life story they're dramatizing – with a thin script doubling as an ad for a self-help book." James Rocchi of The Wrap called it "A Lifetime movie shoved into a cage and fattened with sermons and platitudes until it is ready to be served up cold and bland." But Linda Cook of the Quad City Times called it "a top-notch, captivating film." Michael Foust of The Christian Post labeled it "one of the most inspiring movies I've ever seen" and added it was "not the typical Christian movie." Foust wrote, "I suspect the movie ... succeeds because we can see a bit of ourselves in Smith or even Oyelowo, two broken people whose lives intersect on a tragic day in which the power of God's Word triumphed." On Metacritic the film has a score of 36 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Inaccuracies In the film, Nichols is depicted shooting Judge Barnes from the front when in real life, Nichols snuck into the courtroom from the back and shot Barnes from behind. He is also shown killing Deputy Teasley inside the courthouse, when Nichols actually killed Teasley after he ran outside. Also, Nichols shot Teasley five times, while in the movie, he shoots him only twice. Nichols took four hostages before the killings but in the film, he doesn't take any hostages aside from Smith. References External links 2015 films American films English-language films 2015 crime drama films 2015 crime thriller films 2010s prison films American crime drama films American crime thriller films American thriller drama films Biographical films about criminals Crime films based on actual events Drama films based on actual events Films about kidnapping Films about domestic violence Films about rape Films about drugs Films about Christianity Films about religion Films based on non-fiction books Films directed by Jerry Jameson Films scored by Lorne Balfe Films set in Atlanta Films set in 2005 Films set in the 21st century Films shot in North Carolina Films about hostage takings American prison drama films Thriller films based on actual events

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Totnes

Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about west of Paignton, about west-southwest of Torquay and about east-northeast of Plymouth. It is the administrative centre of the South Hams District Council. Totnes has a long recorded history, dating back to 907, when its first castle was built. By the twelfth century it was already an important market town, and its former wealth and importance may be seen from the number of merchants' houses built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Today, the town is a thriving centre for music, art, theatre and natural health. It has a sizeable alternative and "New Age" community, and is known as a place where one can live a bohemian lifestyle. Two electoral wards mention Totnes (Bridgetown and Town). Their combined populations at the 2011 UK Census was 8,076. History Ancient and medieval history According to the Historia Regum Britanniae written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in around 1136, "the coast of Totnes" was where Brutus of Troy, the mythical founder of Britain, first came ashore on the island. Set into the pavement of Fore Street is the 'Brutus Stone', a small granite boulder onto which, according to local legend, Brutus first stepped from his ship. As he did so, he was supposed to have declaimed:Here I stand and here I rest. And this town shall be called Totnes. The stone is far above the highest tides and the tradition is not likely to be of great antiquity, being first mentioned in John Prince's Worthies of Devon in 1697. It is possible that the stone was originally the one from which the town crier, or bruiter called his bruit or news; or it may be le Brodestone, a boundary stone mentioned in several 15th century disputes: its last-known position in 1471 was below the East Gate. Also according to the Historia, Aurelius Ambrosius and his brother Uther Pendragon landed at Totnes to win back the throne of Britain from the usurper Vortigern. Despite this legendary history, the first authenticated history of Totnes is in AD 907, when it was fortified by King Edward the Elder as part of the defensive ring of burhs built around Devon, replacing one built a few years earlier at nearby Halwell. The site was chosen because it was on an ancient trackway which forded the river at low tide. Between the reigns of Edgar and William II (959–1100) Totnes intermittently minted coins. Some time between the Norman Conquest and the compilation of the Domesday Book, William the Conqueror granted the burh to Juhel of Totnes, who was probably responsible for the first construction of the castle. Juhel did not retain his lordship for long, however, as he was deprived of his lands in 1088 or 1089, for rebelling against William II. The name Totnes (first recorded in AD 979) comes from the Old English personal name Totta and ness or headland. Before reclamation and development, the low-lying areas around this hill were largely marsh or tidal wetland, giving the hill much more the appearance of a "ness" than today. By the 12th century, Totnes was already an important market town, due to its position on one of the main roads of the South West, in conjunction with its easy access to its hinterland and the easy navigation of the River Dart. Modern history By 1523, according to a tax assessment, Totnes was the second-richest town in Devon, and the sixteenth-richest in England, ahead of Worcester, Gloucester and Lincoln. In 1553, King Edward VI granted Totnes a charter allowing a former Benedictine priory building that had been founded in 1088 to be used as Totnes Guildhall and a school. In 1624, the Guildhall was converted to be a magistrates' court. Soldiers were billeted here during the English Civil War and Oliver Cromwell visited for discussions with the general and parliamentary commander-in-chief Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron in 1646. Until 1887, the Guildhall was also used as the town prison with the addition of prison cells. It remained a magistrates' court until 1974. In 2006 Totnes become the first transition town of the transition initiative. Permaculture designer Rob Hopkins developed this idea with his students and later with Naresh Giangrande developed the transition model in his home town of Totnes, which has since featured in many articles and films showing this concept. Totnes has adopted an Energy Descent Plan, as a response in answer to the twin problems of greenhouse gas emissions and peak oil. As a result of a series of large, well attended public gatherings with key experts from around the world, and the organisation of a number of special interest groups, the community has come together with lecturers and trainers shared with Schumacher College, through a process of participative strategic planning, to hone their skills in project development. As a result of the initiatives in Totnes, a large number of other communities have started "Transition Town" projects, and there are now more than 400 around the world, ranging from small communities to whole cities (e.g. Berlin). Governance Totnes' borough charter was granted by King John, probably around 1206; at any rate, the 800th anniversary of the charter was celebrated in 2006, although Totnes lost its borough status in local government reorganisation in 1974. Totnes was served by Totnes electoral borough from 1295 until the reform act of 1867, but was restored by the 1884 Franchise Act. The constituency of Totnes was abolished a second time in 1983, and formed part of the South Hams constituency until 1997, when it was restored as the Totnes county constituency: as such it returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to Parliament. In August 2009, Totnes became the first constituency to select the Conservative's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate through an open primary that was organised by the local Conservative Association. Dr Sarah Wollaston won the Totnes primary in August 2009, and went on to be elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election. In 2019, she moved to Change UK, and then to the Liberal Democrats, for whom she contested Totnes in the 2019 general election, coming second when the seat reverted to the Conservatives. In 2009, Totnes Rural was the only county division in Devon to elect a Green councillor. Totnes has a mayor who is elected by the sixteen town councillors each year. Follaton House, on the outskirts of the town, is the headquarters of the South Hams District Council. The town is twinned with the French town of Vire, after which Vire Island on the River Dart near the "Plains" is named. There is also a local longstanding joke that Totnes is twinned with the fantasy land of Narnia. Geography The town is built on a hill rising from the west bank of the River Dart, which separates Totnes from the suburb of Bridgetown. It is at the lowest bridging point of the river which here is tidal and forms a winding estuary down to the sea at Dartmouth. The river continues to be tidal for about above the town, until it meets Totnes Weir, built in the 17th century. Today there are two road bridges, a railway bridge and a footbridge over the river in the town. Totnes Bridge is the nearest bridge to the sea and is a road bridge built in 1826–28 by Charles Fowler. At low tide the foundations of the previous stone bridge are visible just upstream—it was probably built in the early 13th century and widened in 1692. Before the first stone bridge was built there was almost certainly a wooden bridge here, and a tidal ford for heavy vehicles was just downstream. In 1982 a new concrete bridge was built about upstream as part of the Totnes inner relief road. Its name, Brutus Bridge, was chosen by the local residents. A further upstream, the railway bridge carries the National Rail Exeter to Plymouth line over the river. Immediately upstream of the railway bridge is a footbridge, built in 1993 to provide access to the terminus of the South Devon Railway. Economy Totnes has attracted a sizeable "alternative" community, and the town is known as a place where one can live a "New Age" lifestyle. There are a number of facilities for artists, painters and musicians, and there is a twice-weekly market offering antiques, musical instruments, second-hand books, handmade clothing from across the world, and local organically produced products. In 2007, Time magazine declared Totnes the capital of new age chic. In 2005, Highlife, the British Airways magazine, declared it one of the world's Top 10 Funky Towns. In March 2007 Totnes was the first town in Britain to introduce its own local alternative currency, the Totnes pound, to support the local economy of the town. Fourteen months later, 70 businesses within the town were trading in the "Totnes Pound," accepting them as payment and offering them to shoppers as change from their purchases. The initiative is part of the transition town concept, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins, who had recently moved to Totnes. Emphasising the town's continuing history of boatbuilding, between 1998 and 2001 Pete Goss built his revolutionary but ill-fated 120-foot Team Philips catamaran there. Loss of revenue from Dartington College of Arts which moved to Falmouth in 2010 was partially offset by increased tourism due to interest in Totnes's status as a transition town. Landmarks Totnes is said to have more listed buildings per head than any other town. The Norman motte-and-bailey Totnes Castle, now owned by English Heritage, was built during the reign of William I, probably by Juhel of Totnes. The late medieval church of St Mary with its high west tower, visible from afar, is built of rich red Devonian sandstone. A prominent feature of the town is the Eastgate—an arch spanning the middle of the main street. This Elizabethan entrance to the walled town was destroyed in a fire in September 1990, but was rebuilt. The ancient Leechwell, so named because of the supposed medicinal properties of its water, and apparently where lepers once came to wash, still provides fresh water. The Butterwalk is a Tudor covered walkway that was built to protect the dairy products once sold here from the sun and rain. Totnes Elizabethan House Museum is in one of the many authentic Elizabethan merchant's houses in the town, built around 1575. Transport The A38 passes about to the west of Totnes, connected to the town by the A384 from Buckfastleigh and the A385 which continues to Paignton. The town also lies on the A381 between Newton Abbot and Salcombe. Totnes railway station is situated on the Exeter to Plymouth line, and has trains direct to London Paddington, Plymouth and Penzance, and as far north as Aberdeen. Nearby, Totnes (Riverside) railway station is at the southern end of the South Devon Railway Trust which runs tourist steam locomotives along the line that follows the River Dart up to Buckfastleigh. Since the River Dart is navigable to seagoing boats as far as Totnes, the estuary was used for the import and export of goods from the town until 1995. Education King Edward VI Community College more popularly known as KEVICC, is the local secondary school which shares its name with the former grammar school set up by King Edward VI over 450 years ago. At the western edge of the town is the Dartington Hall Estate, which includes the Schumacher College and, until July 2010, included Dartington College of Arts. There are also a number of alternative private schools in the Totnes area, providing primary and secondary education. Notable people Notable people from Totnes include: Pegaret Anthony, World War II artist, was born in the town in 1915 Charles Babbage had a strong family connection with the town and returned to attend the King Edward VI Grammar School for a period before going up to Cambridge. The novelist Desmond Bagley lived in Totnes from 1966 to 1976. William Brockedon, Artist and inventor, 1787–1854. Son of Philip Brockedon, Clockmaker. James Brooke, the first Rajah of Sarawak, spent his final years in nearby Burrator, and Brooke's biographer claims "there is little doubt ... he was carnally involved with the rough trade of Totnes." Richard Burthogge, physician, magistrate and philosopher (1637/38–1705) Actor and dancer Emrhys Cooper grew up in Totnes. Sophie Dix, actress, born in Totnes. Sir William Elford, 1st Baronet, Recorder of the borough and artist Historian James Anthony Froude, author of History of England From the fall of cardinal Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, was born in Totnes. His brother Richard Hurrell Froude was a theologian; he belonged to a group of Anglicans who initiated the Oxford Movement in 1833. Television screenwriter and author David Gilman lives in Totnes. Humorous poet Matt Harvey is a resident. Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement. Folk singer-songwriter Ben Howard was brought up and lives in Totnes. Singer-songwriter and filmmaker Cosmo Jarvis was raised in Totnes. Comic-book artists Jock and Dom Reardon live and work in Totnes. Hebrew scholar, Benjamin Kennicott was also born in Totnes. Keith Law, Songwriter for Velvett Fogg lives in Totnes Linguist Edward Lye, who wrote the first dictionary of Anglo-Saxon, was born in Totnes. Rik Mayall previously lived in Totnes, buried on family estate, Hutcherleigh. Admiral Sir Frederick Thomas Michell KCB (1788–1873) mayor of Totnes 1855 to 1858. Captain Reynell Michell (1732-1802) Lord Mayor of Totnes from 1784 to 1802 Mike Edwards, former cellist with the Electric Light Orchestra from 1972 to 1975, lived in Totnes in the later years of his life until his death in 2010. Joseph Mount, a musician who records under the name Metronomy, lived in Totnes for a while. Playwright Seán O'Casey lived in the town from 1938 to 1954. John Prince was vicar of Totnes in the late 17th century, was author of The Worthies of Devon, a major biographical work. He was also involved in a scandal, the court records of which were made into a book and stage play in the early 2000s. William Reeve, composer, musician and actor, was organist of the church from 1781 to 1783 before moving to London to compose for Sadler's Wells and the Lyceum Theatre Sam Richards, musician and music teacher lives in Totnes Matt Roper, a character stand-up comic. Oliver St John represented the town in both the Short and the Long parliaments. One of the outstanding political leaders of the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. His reputation was made when he acted as lead counsel for John Hampden in the Ship Money case. William Stumbels, a clockmaker lived and worked in Totnes in the 18th century. (His workshop was possibly at No. 4 Castle Street, within the town walls.) Two of his clocks, a longcase (grandfather) and a turret clock, are displayed in Totnes Museum. Christopher Titmuss, an Insight Meditation meditation instructor and an author of books on Dharma Novelist Mary Wesley, author of The Camomile Lawn, spent her final years in Totnes. The explorer William John Wills of Burke and Wills expedition fame was born in Totnes. A memorial to Wills was erected using money from public subscriptions in 1864. It can still be seen on the Plains. There were originally two gas lamps attached to the monument, but both have since been removed. Film-score composer and mystery writer Bruce Montgomery (penname Edmund Crispin) lived in Totnes in the 1950s–60s. The poet and writer John Lancaster lives in Totnes. Arms See also Totnes Museum Totnes Costume Museum Totnes Castle Totnes Community Hospital References External links Battle to save celebrated cradle of cutting edge art (The Guardian) Transition Town Totnes organisation Towns in Devon Civil parishes in South Hams

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Peter Brötzmann

Peter Brötzmann (born 6 March 1941) is a German free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Early life Brötzmann was born in Remscheid, Germany. Brötzmann studied painting in Wuppertal and was involved with the Fluxus movement but grew dissatisfied with art galleries and exhibitions. He experienced his first jazz concert when he saw American jazz musician Sidney Bechet while still in school at Wuppertal, and it made a lasting impression. He has not abandoned his art training. Brötzmann has designed most of his album covers. He taught himself to play clarinets, then saxophones; he is also known for playing the tárogató. Among his first musical partnerships was with double bassist Peter Kowald. For Adolphe Sax, Brötzmann's first recording, was released in 1967 and featured Kowald and drummer Sven-Åke Johansson. In 1968 Machine Gun, an octet recording, was released. The album was self-produced under his BRO record label imprint and sold at concerts, but it was later marketed by FMP. In 2007 Atavistic reissued Machine Gun. Career The album Nipples was recorded in 1969 with many of the Machine Gun musicians, including drummer Han Bennink, pianist Fred Van Hove, and tenor saxophonist Evan Parker, plus British guitarist Derek Bailey. The second set of takes from these sessions, called More Nipples, is more raucous. Fuck De Boere (Dedicated to Johnny Dyani) is a live album of free sessions from these early years, containing two long improvisations, a 1968 recording of "Machine Gun" live (earlier than the studio version) and a longer jam from 1970. Brötzmann was a member of Bennink's Instant Composers Pool, a collective of musicians who released their own records and that grew into a 10-piece orchestra. The logistics of touring with the ICP tentet or his octet resulted in Brötzmann reducing the group to a trio with Han Bennink and Fred Van Hove. Bennink was a partner in Schwarzwaldfahrt, an album of duets recorded outside in the Black Forest in 1977 with Bennink drumming on trees and other objects found in the woods. In 1981, Brötzmann made a radio broadcast with Frank Wright and Willem Breuker (saxes), Toshinori Kondo (trumpet), Hannes Bauer and Alan Tomlinson (trombones), Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano), Louis Moholo (drums), Harry Miller (bass). This was released as the album Alarm. In the 1980s, Brötzmann flirted with heavy metal and noise rock, recording with Last Exit and the band's bass guitarist and producer Bill Laswell. Brötzmann has released over fifty albums as a bandleader and has appeared on dozens more. His "Die Like a Dog Quartet" (with Toshinori Kondo, William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake) is loosely inspired by saxophonist Albert Ayler, a prime influence on Brötzmann's music. Since 1997, he has toured and recorded regularly with the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (initially an octet) which he disbanded after an ensemble performance in November 2012 in Strasbourg, France. Brötzmann has also recorded or performed with Cecil Taylor, Keiji Haino, Willem van Manen, Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark, Conny Bauer, Joe McPhee, Paal Nilssen-Love and Brötzmann's son, Caspar Brötzmann. Discography As leader For Adolphe Sax (Brö, 1967) Machine Gun (Brö, 1968) Nipples (Calig, 1969) Solo (FMP, 1976) 3 Points and a Mountain with Misha Mengelberg (FMP, 1979) Alarm (FMP, 1983) Pica Pica (FMP, 1984) Berlin Djungle (FMP, 1987) Go-No-Go (FMP, 1987) Low Life (Celluloid, 1987) In a State of Undress with Jay Oliver (FMP, 1989) Reserve with Günter Sommer (FMP, 1989) No Nothing (FMP, 1991) The Marz Combo Live in Wuppertal (FMP, 1993) Songlines with Fred Hopkins (FMP, 1994) Die Like a Dog with Toshinori Kondo (FMP, 1994) Sacred Scrape with Gregg Bendian (Rastascan, 1994) Nothing to Say (FMP, 1996) Exhilaration with Borah Bergman (Soul Note, 1997) Eight by Three with Borah Bergman (Mixtery, 1997) 1/2/3 (Okka Disk, 1998) Stone & Water (Okka Disk, 2000) The Atlanta Concert with Fred Hopkins (Okka Disk, 2001) Right as Rain (FMP, 2001) Fuck de Boere (Atavista, 2001) Organized Chaos with Nicky Skopelitis (Konnex, 2002) Short Visit to Nowhere (Okka Disk, 2002) Usable Past (Olof Bright, 2002) Broken English (Okka Disk, 2002) The Ink Is Gone with Walter Perkins (Brö, 2003) The Inexplicable Flyswatter (Atavistic, 2003) More Nipples (Atavistic, 2003) Petroglyphs (Long Arms, 2004) Live at Spruce Street Forum with Lisle Ellis (Botticelli 2004) Tales Out of Time (HatHut, 2004) Signs (Okka Disk, 2004) Images (Okka Disk, 2004) Be Music Night (Okka Disk, 2005) Live at the 'Bottle' Fest 2005 (Brö, 2005) American Landscapes 1 (Okka Disk, 2007) American Landscapes 2 (Okka Disk, 2007) The Fat Is Gone with Paal Nilssen-Love (Smalltown Superjazzz, 2007) SweetSweat with Paal Nilssen-Love (Smalltown Superjazzz, 2008) At Molde 2007 (Okka Disk, 2008) Hairy Bones with Toshinori Kondo (Okka Disk, 2009) Lost & Found (FMP, 2009) Goosetalks with Johannes Bauer (Kilogram, 2010) Mayday (Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2010) Woodcuts (Smalltown Superjazzz, 2010) Live in Wiesbaden with Jörg Fischer (Not Two, 2011) Yatagarasu with Masahiko Satoh (Not Two, 2012) Going All Fancy with Jason Adasiewicz (Brö, 2012) Walk, Love, Sleep (Smalltown Superjazzz, 2012) The Worse the Better (Otoroku, 2012) Solo at Dobialab (Dobialabel 2012) Solo & Trio Roma (Victo, 2012) China Live 2011 (Jazzhus 2012) Solid and Spirit (Nero's Neptune 2013) Peter Brotzmann Alexander Von Schlippenbach Achim Trampenau (Carbon Edition, 2013) Mollie's in the Mood with Jason Adasiewicz (Brö, 2014) Whatthefuckdoyouwant with Sonny Sharrock (Trost, 2014) Mental Shake (Otoroku, 2014) Munster Bern (Cubus, 2015) Beautiful Lies (Neos, 2016) Machine Gun Alternate Takes (Cien Fuegos, 2018) I Surrender Dear (Trost, 2019) Karacho! (Euphorium, 2019) No Nothing Alternate Takes (FMP, 2020) Philosophy of Sound (Toshinori Kondo 2020) With Han Bennink Ein Halber Hund Kann Nicht Pinkeln (FMP, 1977) Schwarzwaldfahrt (FMP, 1977) Atsugi Concert (Gua Bungue 1980) Still Quite Popular After All Those Years (Brö, 2004) Total Music Meeting 1977 Berlin (Brö, 2006) In Amherst 2006 (Brö, 2008) With Die Like a Dog Quartet Little Birds Have Fast Hearts (FMP, 1998) From Valley to Valley (Eremite, 1999) Aoyama Crows (FMP, 2002) Close Up (FMP, 2011) With Hamid Drake The Dried Rat-Dog (Okka Disk, 1995) Live at the Empty Bottle (Okka Disk, 1999) Brotzmann & Drake (Brö, 2010) With Fred Lonberg-Holm The Brain of the Dog in Section (Atavistic, 2008) Ouroboros (Astral Spirits, 2018) Memories of a Tunicate (Relative Pitch, 2020) With Last Exit Last Exit (Enemy, 1986) The Noise of Trouble (Enemy, 1986) Cassette Recordings '87 (Enemy, 1987) Iron Path (Virgin, 1988) Köln (ITM, 1990) Headfirst into the Flames (MuWorks, 1993) With Harry Miller The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat (FMP, 1979) Opened, But Hardly Touched (FMP, 1981) Brotzmann & Miller (Corbett Vs. Dempsey 2007) With William Parker Nothung In (Tone Music 2002) Never Too Late But Always Too Early (Eremite, 2003) Song Sentimentale (Otoroku, 2016) With Steve Swell Krakow Nights (Not Two, 2015) Live in Copenhagen (Not Two, 2016) Live in Tel Aviv (Not Two, 2017) With Fred Van Hove Balls (FMP, 1970) The End (FMP, 1971) Elements (FMP, 1971) Brotzmann/Van Hove/Bennink (FMP, 1973) Free Jazz Und Kinder (FMP, 1973) Tschus (FMP, 1975) Outspan No 1 (FMP, 1975) Outspan No 2 (FMP, 1975) 1971 (Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2015) Couscouss De La Mauresque (FMP, 2017) With Wild Man's Band The Wild Mans Band (Ninth World Music, 1998) Three Rocks and a Pine (Ninth World Music, 1999) The Darkest River (Ninth World Music, 2001) Flower Head (Ninth World Music, 2007) Fredensborg (Ninth World Music, 2015) Live Kobenhavn 2009 (Ninth World Music, 2015) With Sakari Luoma & Nikolai Yudanov Fryed Fruit (Red Toucan Records, 2001) As sideman With Frode Gjerstad Invisible Touch (Cadence, 1999) Sharp Knives Cut Deeper (Splasc(H), 2003) Soria Moria (FMR, 2003) Live at the Empty Bottle (Circulasione Totale 2019) With Globe Unity Orchestra Live in Wuppertal (FMP, 1973) Der Alte Mann Bricht ... Sein Schweigen (FMP, 1974) Bavarian Calypso & Good Bye (FMP, 1975) Jahrmarkt/Local Fair (Po Torch, 1977) Pearls (FMP, 1977) Improvisations (Japo, 1978) Hamburg '74 (FMP, 1979) Globe Unity 2002 (Intakt, 2003) Baden-Baden '75 (FMP, 2011) With others Derek Bailey, Live in Okayama 1987 (Improvised, 2000) Ginger Baker, No Material (ITM, 1989) Ginger Baker, Live in Munich Germany 1987 (Voiceprint, 2010) Johannes Bauer, Blue City (Trost, 2017) Thomas Borgmann, Stalker Songs (CIMP, 1998) Caspar Brotzmann, Last Home (Pathological, 1990) Don Cherry, Actions (Philips, 1971) Marilyn Crispell, Hyperion (Music & Art, 1995) Andrew Cyrille, Andrew Cyrille Meets Brötzmann in Berlin (FMP, 1983) Hanns Eisler, Einheitsfrontlied (FMP, 1973) Heiner Goebbels, Horstucke (ECM, 1994) Charles Hayward, Double Agent(s) Live in Japan Vol. Two (Locus Solus, 1998) Haino Keiji, Two City Blues (Trost, 2015) Peter Kowald, Duos Europa (FMP, 1991) London Jazz Composers Orchestra, Stringer (FMP, 1983) London Jazz Composers Orchestra, That Time (Not Two, 2020) Joe McPhee, Guts (Okka Disk, 2006) Joe McPhee, The Damage Is Done (Not Two, 2009) Misha Mengelberg, Groupcomposing (Instant Composers Pool, 1978) Misha Mengelberg, Japan Japon (Instant Composers Pool, 1982) Phil Minton, The Berlin Station (FMP, 1988) Evan Parker, The Bishop's Move (Victo, 2004) Manfred Schoof, European Echoes (FMP, 1969) Cecil Taylor, Alms/Tiergarten (Spree) (FMP, 1989) Cecil Taylor, Olu Iwa (Soul Note, 1994) Fred Van Hove, Front to Front (Dropa Disc 2020) Alexander von Schlippenbach, Globe Unity (SABA, 1967) Alexander von Schlippenbach, The Living Music (Quasar, 1969) Films RAGE!, by Bernard Josse (F 2011) BRÖTZMANN, Filmproduktion Siegersbusch, documentary film by René Jeuckens, Thomas Mau and Grischa Windus (Cinema, DVD, D/UK 2011) Further reading Peter Brötzmann, We thought we could change the world. Conversations with Gérard Rouy. Wolke Verlag, Hofheim 2014. . References External links Official website Interviews, discographies and photographs Projects, releases and photographs 1941 births Living people Avant-garde jazz musicians German jazz saxophonists Male saxophonists Last Exit (free jazz band) members People from Remscheid People from the Rhine Province CIMP artists 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century German male musicians German male jazz musicians Globe Unity Orchestra members ICP Orchestra members Atavistic Records artists FMP/Free Music Production artists

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Demush Mavraj Stadium

Demush Mavraj Stadium is a stadium in Istog and is the home ground of KF Istogu of the Kosovar Superliga. It has a seating capacity of 6,000. Football venues in Kosovo

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Hitas

Hitas is a system for regulating the price and quality of apartments in Helsinki, Finland. The system is intended to provide affordable owned apartments to Helsinkians. Apartments within the Hitas system are set a maximum selling price already when the lot is signed over for construction, and this maximum selling price may not be exceeded even when selling the apartment afterwards. The system includes approximately 18 000 apartments, all of them in Helsinki. Hitas regulated apartments are generally a little less expensive than those on the free market, depending on the location and date of building. All Hitas apartments are situated on lots rented from the city. Formation of the maximum selling price The current market index was taken into use on 1 March 2004. Before this, the Hitas maximum price was calculated by a specific Hitas price index. However, the index change had a negative effect on the price of apartments built from 1988 to 1990, and so a complaint was made about this to the city council and the legal warden of the Parliament of Finland. The city council decided on 29 March 2005 to extend the use of the old Hitas index parallel to the market index longer than originally planned, and make changes to the calculations according to voiced complaints. Exceeding the maximum selling price can result in compulsory purchase of the apartment, to the loss of the buyer. Such action is taken a couple of times per year. The owner of a Hitas apartment is entitled to sell furniture at a decent price, but the price of the furniture may not exceed its real value. Also renovations and improvements to the apartment, such as a glassed terrace, might increase the Hitas price. The owner must provide a written record of the improvements. Repairs to the apartment can also increase the Hitas price. According to the new price index, the value of the repairs must be at least 100 € per square metre for them to have an effect on the price. Any possible corporate loan left over is deducted from the maximum selling price, if it has not been paid yet for the apartment. The seller of the apartment must provide a premade and confirmed calculation of the Hitas maximum selling price to the buyer on demand. Queueing for Hitas apartments The selling of the Hitas apartments has been criticised as old-fashioned. In April 2010, the city of Helsinki sold one hundred new apartments in three corporations in Hermanni for about 3000 € per square metre, 400 € below the average price of old apartments in the neighbourhood. The apartments were only available for sale in the housing cooperative premises in Pasila, in a queueing order of buyers having come to the premises. Some people even spent several days in front of the premises queuing for new apartments. This was the last new Hitas building where buyers queued in front of the premises in Pasila. Further apartments were dealt by random. Criticism Professor Ari Hyytinen says the Hitas system favours those who have the time and possibility to queue outside, and as such is unfavourable towards families with children, single parents, people with long-time illnesses, and the elderly. He also claims that artificially low prices attract over-demand, along with its problems. According to professor Niko Määttänen the Hitas system makes no sense, because of the following reasons: The apartments are targeted inefficiently A greater problem than the queuing is that the system causes apartments to be targeted poorly to different kinds of people. Because of the low prices, the apartments end up in the hands of those who happen to buy them, not those who might have use for them. As well as this, it is inefficient for the people to move out of their cheap apartments even when their housing needs change. Other apartments become more expensive Because of the inefficient targeting of the apartments, the shortage of apartments worsens, and the prices of non-Hitas apartments rise. The system is expensive The city loses money renting out or selling lots below the market price. This support is targeted to middle-class individuals instead of equally among citizens, which Määttänen claims is unfair. According to Määttänen, the effect on segregation is weakened by people renting out Hitas apartments to well-off tenants. See also Price ceiling References External links Hitas information at the city of Helsinki Taloussanomat 9 April 2010: Helsinkiläiset jonottavat myyntiin tulevia Hermannin hitas-asuntoja Politics of Helsinki Housing

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Ruth Hausmeister

Ruth Hausmeister (5 June 1912 – 1 February 2012) was a German actress whose career, centered primarily in theater, spanned decades. She also had more than eighty credits in German film and television as well. Her film credits included The Longest Day and Die Brücke. Her television credits included Der Kommissar and Stahlnetz, a detective series. Her last television role was in the 1990s ZDF television series, Zwei Brüder, in which she played the mother of actors Fritz Wepper and Elmar Wepper. Hausmeister died on 1 February 2012 in Munich at the age of 99. Selected filmography Girls Behind Bars (1949) - Ilse Heidenreich, 'Heidin' Karriere in Paris (1952) - Gräfin Beauséant The Flying Classroom (1954) - Martins Mutter Rosemary (1958) - Frau Hartog The Man Who Sold Himself (1959) - Sekretärin von Sending The Bridge (1959) - Mrs. Mutz Tomorrow Is My Turn (1960) - Frau Keßler The Green Archer (1961) - (uncredited) The Longest Day (1962) - Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited) The Pedestrian (1973) - Inge Marie Giese References External links Notice of death 1912 births 2012 deaths German stage actresses German film actresses German television actresses Actresses from Stuttgart 20th-century German actresses

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Bill Sirs

William Sirs (6 January 1920 – 16 June 2015) was a British trade unionist, who served as general secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) from 1975 to 1985. Bill Sirs was born and raised in Hartlepool, one of 10 children. He left school at 14 and became a crane operator in the iron and steel industry, becoming active in forerunners of the ISTC. He remained in north-east England until he moved south with his two children and his wife Joan. Sirs is best remembered for his involvement in the steelworkers' strike of 1980. During the action, Sirs came into conflict with Ian MacGregor, the man appointed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to slim down British Steel Corporation, then a nationalised industry. Sirs was quoted as saying, "We are being looked upon as the worst producing steel nation in Europe". Sirs subsequently incurred the wrath of other trade unionists by his intervention in the miners' strike of 1984. Sirs was a member of the St Ermin's group, an organised group of right-wing trade unionists meeting at the St Ermin's Hotel with the aim of preventing the Bennite left taking over the Labour Party. Works Hard Labour. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985. References 1920 births 2015 deaths People from Hartlepool General Secretaries of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress Labour Party (UK) people

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Københavns Møllestensfabrik og Møllebyggeri

Københavns Møllestensfabrik og Møllebyggeri was a company specializing in construction of windmills and watermills as well as the manufacturing of mill stones. History Københavns Møllestensfabrik was founded by Ferdinand Jensen (1844-1898) on 10 November 1868. The company was located on Toldbodvej (now Esplanaden). Jensen had recently returned from Germany and France where he had worked for some of the leading manufacturers of mill stones. The French mill stones were very sought after in Denmark at the time. The company was represented and won medals at a number of international exhibitions: 1879 (Berlin), 1880 (Malmø), 1888 (København), 1896 (Malmø), 1897 (Stockholm). The growing company soon relocated to new and larger premises on Norgesgade (now Bredgade). It also started an import of Rheinich mill stones and later established a production of artificial mill stones. In 1775, Jensen established a sister company in Malmö. When the company's factory in Norgesgade also became too small, it relocated to a new site at Vodroffsvej 61 in Frederiksberg. A new factory was built in 1890. The ground floor contained the workshop. The first floor was used for offices and design studio. Hensen's father lived in an apartment on the second floor. Gerdinand Jensen lived with his family on the other side of the street in No. 56. Ferdinand Jensen died from a stroke on 19 November 1898 The company was then continued by his widow Agnes Elisabeth Jensen (mée Grønberg) until 1916 in a partnership with Carl Hemmerth who served as managin director. The company received more medals on international exhibitions in 1901 (Gefle), 1903 (Helsingborg), 1906 (Norköbing) and 1907 (Lund). It was converted into a limited company () in 1921. On 17 May 1922, it was merged with N. Nielsen & Co., a company founded on 13 July 1871 by Niels Nielsen. The company was now located at Rentemestervej. Engineer Fritz Bülow-Nielsen was managing director of the company from 1932. He died in 1936 and was succeeded by Erik Wintermark (born 1915). Publications The company published "Ferdinand Jensen's Handbook for the Mill Industry" ("Ferd. Jensens Haandbog i Mølleindustrien",) in 1893. In 1994, Jesen published a 75-page, bilingual (Danish and Swedish) "Illustreret Katalog over Maskiner og Artikler til Møllebrug fra Kjøbenhavns Møllestensfabrik og Malmø franska Qvarnstensfabrik". References Further reading Andersen, Lise: Træk af dansk møllebyggeris historie (2011) External links Defunct manufacturing companies of Denmark Manufacturing companies based in Copenhagen Danish companies established in 1867

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Listerhill, Alabama

Listerhill is an unincorporated community in Colbert County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. Listerhill contains a large aluminum plant. The community was named in honor of J. Lister Hill, a United States Senator from Alabama who was instrumental in the construction of the plant. References Unincorporated communities in Colbert County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama

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Brodie family

The Brodie family are a fictional family from the soap opera River City that appeared on-screen from 2010 onwards. Creation On 1 September 2010, ATV News Network announced that a new mixed-race family would join River City. The family were collectively introduced by the show’s executive producer Gaynor Holmes, and debuted on-screen throughout October and November. The family consists of patriarch Michael Brodie (Andy Clark); his son and daughter, Conor (Rian John Gordon) and Nicole (Holly Jack); his wife Leyla (Maryam Hamidi); her son Adeeb (Taryam Boyd); and Michael’s brothers Gabriel (Garry Sweeney) and Leo (Nick Rhys). Speaking of the family, Holmes stated: "We're absolutely delighted to be welcoming Andy Clark, Garry Sweeney, Nick Rhys and Maryam Hamidi to River City. They're certainly going to shake things up in Shieldinch with some exciting upcoming stories. It is a real testament to the show’s popularity that it continues to attract such strong acting talent." Gabriel Brodie Gabriel Brodie, played by Garry Sweeney, is Michael and Leo's brother. He made his first on-screen appearance on 5 October 2010. Sweeney spoke on his casting: "It’s a joy to be part of the cast and to play such a larger-than-life character like Gabriel. He is so much fun to play – always ducking and diving – but also seems to have a real heart of gold." Gabriel arrives in Shieldinch and breaks into 11 Montego Street to leave a post-it note in the fridge with "found you" written on it. Later, he sets up a stall outside Versus, annoying prospective tenant Fraser Crozier. He breaks into the premises to move his stock in and calls the letting agents. Gabriel later asks Stella Walker (Keira Lucchesi) to lock herself in so he can meet with the estate agent. When he meets the agent, the agent refuses to let him on the premises. After another disagreement, Fraser calls the police and reports Gabriel for selling stolen goods, but when the police search, they find Fraser's goods have already been reported as stolen and Gabriel's are legitimate. Gabriel gives the agent the deposit for Versus. He officially departed in late 2015 before returning for Malcolm Hamilton's funeral in March 2016. He left in April but returned again in the summer to help Stevie Burns, before remaining as a regular in July as Kelly Marie-Adams announces she is pregnant with his child. Gabriel is attacked by Alex Murdoch, but survives. In 2019, Gabriel dies after being shot by Dougie Patterso. Years later, Gabriel returns as an angel after Stevie O'Hara attempts to kill himself. Michael Brodie Michael "Mike" Brodie, played by Andy Clark, is Leyla's husband and Conor and Nicole's father. He made his first on-screen appearance on 5 October 2010, and becomes the soap's resident general practitioner. The character's profile on the official River City website describes him as "uptight and regimented". Clark spoke on his casting, "I'm delighted to be joining the cast of River City. It's great to be playing a good guy for once, as I’ve played a lot of baddies in my time. Michael is a real family guy, and it'll be interesting to see how his character develops." Michael arrives in Shieldinch and inspects 11 Montego Street, which he bought. He tells Gabriel that he does not want any trouble as the family is making a fresh start, and returns home to pack up the rest of the family's belongings. Michael receives a phone call from his ex-wife Chloe and goes to see her; she tells him that she is moving to Canada and that Conor and Nicole will have to stay with him. Michael later learns that Nicole has been seeing Charlie Bowie, and he angrily confronts him before Nicole admits that Charlie refuses to see her after he discovered her age. Michael diagnoses Scarlett Mullen with ovarian cancer. When Scarlett does not tell her family, Michael drops her medical records on the surgical theatre's floor and asks her mother, Molly O'Hara, to clean it. Molly finds the medical records and reads them. Michael helps Scarlett when she becomes ill and goes to the hospital with her. Leyla Brodie Leyla Brodie, played by Maryam Hamidi, is Michael's wife and Adeeb's mother. She made her first on-screen appearance on 12 October 2010. ATV describes her as a "modern Muslim", and has also been described as "pushy". When asked about her casting, Hamidi said, "Family set-ups are never that simple in our society and hopefully the journey our new family is going on will be one a lot of modern and multi-cultural families can relate to. I really enjoy the verve and spirit of River City, but hope the Brodies are going to offer Shieldinch a little class and sophistication." Leyla arrives in Shieldinch with Michael and Adeeb. She tells Michael she is fine with leaving university to become his receptionist at The Health Centre. Leyla clashes with Molly when she mistakes her for a doctor and explains she does not have a problem with her ethnic background. She is horrified to see Gabriel and tells Michael that he is dependent on him. Leyla struggles to work at the clinic and drops a pile of patients' files on the floor. Whilst picking them up, she misses the note which nurse Ruth Carroll had written in regards to flu injection-related allergies. When Mr. Stewart, a patient, falls ill from the injection, Ruth’s professionalism is questioned and she is sent home by Michael. Leyla finds the note on the floor but hides it. When Ruth and Leyla help Grayson who has collapsed in the street, Ruth panics as she is trying to help him. She tells Leyla she is worried she will make another mistake, but Leyla tells her that Mr. Stewart's collapsing was not her fault. Ruth asks Leyla why the incident was not her fault and Leyla admits that she found the note from the file, but did not tell Michael. She also tells Michael that the incident was not Ruth's fault. Adeeb Brodie Adeeb Brodie, played by Taryam Boyd, is Leyla's son. He made his first on-screen appearance on 12 October 2010. ATV describes him as an "intelligent kid" who takes his biological father's Iraqi heritage seriously. Adeeb arrives in Shieldinch with Leyla and Michael. When he spends more time on his laptop, Leyla assumes that he is watching pornography. Adeeb explains to Michael that he wants to move to Iraq because he feels he does not belong in Scotland. Michael tells Leyla and she agrees to take Adeeb to Iraq for a holiday. Nicole Brodie Nicole Brodie, played by Holly Jack, Michael's daughter and Conor's sister. She made her first on-screen appearance on 12 October 2010. ATV describes her as "14 going on 40". Speaking of her casting, Jack said, "I think they [her parents] were happier than me when I got the part. My mum was screaming down the phone. I think she nearly had a heart attack." Nicole is shopping at the Hola boutique where she meets Charlie, who thinks she is older than she really is. She flirts with him and gives him her phone number. She later truants from school and visits Charlie, arranging a date with him, before telling Michael she feels too ill to go to school. When Nicole kisses Charlie, Annie Sobacz stops her and tells Charlie that Nicole is a schoolgirl. Nicole turns up at Charlie’s flat and he tells her that he knows she is still at school. She tells Charlie that they can have a secret relationship and that age is not important. After Michael asks her if she is in a relationship with someone, Nicole tells him that she was seeing Charlie. Michael angrily confronts Charlie, thinking he is a pervert, but Charlie tells him he thought Nicole was a college student. When Michael asks for the truth, Nicole admits that Charlie refused to see her after he discovered her age. Nicole then falls for schoolmate Sean, but her friend Carmen also likes him. When Nicole embarrasses Carmen in front of Sean, Carmen bullies her. Vulnerable, frightened and lonely, Nicole turns to Councillor Nick Morrison for emotional support. Her affection for Nick begins to grow and turns to love after he saves her from a physical attack at the hands of the school bullies. Mistaking his gentle care for requited feelings of love, Nicole tries to kiss Nick and he pushes her away. Michael and Layla eventually find out about the two of them and become angry, which pushes Nicole further away from the family, annoyed that her father still treats her like a child and disapproving of any boy she intends on seeing. Eventually, Nicole finds out about her stepmother's affair with her uncle Gabriel, and she runs away. She joins a bad crowd with a guy named Cammie, who lures and grooms her to sell to wealthy clients, and threatens and blackmail her friend Christina. Nicole is helped by one of Cammie's girls, who advises her to get out. Nicole escapes and makes her way home. She tells Michael the truth about why she ran away, which prompts Michael to have an argument with Leyla and disown Gabriel. In 2013, Nicole gives birth to a daughter called Grace. She struggles to be a young single mum and considers putting her child up for adoption when she gets a place in a college in Aberdeen. When Grace develops meningitis, Nicole takes her when she leaves Shieldinch. Conor Brodie Conor Brodie, played by Rian John Gordon, is Michael's son and Nicole's brother. He made his first on-screen appearance on 12 October 2010. ATV describes him as a "typical teenage boy". Conor arrives in Shieldinch with Nicole. After Leo asks Conor if Leyla had something to do with Michael quitting the army, he questions Michael asking him why he never talks about his former job. Conor shows Leo Michael's cadet uniform, but Michael sees and asks him if he had permission. Conor tells Michael that he forged his signature on the consent form. Michael disapproves, and tells Conor he is not joining cadets, but Leo says that he is proud of him. Leo Brodie Leo Brodie, played by Nick Rhys, is Michael and Gabriel's younger brother. He made his first on-screen appearance on 2 November 2010. ATV describes him as "young man about the town". Rhys said in regards to his casting, "Being a young man about the town, there will definitely be someone Leo takes a shine to, who that may be you will have to wait and see." Rhys later commented that Leo was not a one-dimensional character, calling him "complicated". Leo arrives in Shieldinch and meets Hayley McCrone (Pamela Byrne) and overhears that she will not wear a Remembrance Day poppy because she does not want to put a hole in her cardigan. He asks her if it matters and she tells him that handing over her money is the main issue before walking away. Leo later asks Conor if he thinks whether Leyla had something to do with Michael quitting the army. Before Leo returns to Afghanistan, Hayley kisses him, but she pulls away admitting it was wrong. Michael receives a phone call from the army, who tell him that Leo has been injured. Reception Andrea Mullaney of The Scotsman said that it was a "strange novelty" to see the Brodie family move into an empty house with their belongings, rather than using the previous inhabitants' belongings. She commented: "[I]t was actually mildly refreshing to see the new family in River City walk around their new, empty house, pondering where to put their belongings when the removal van got there." References External links River City characters – Gabriel Brodie on the BBC website River City characters – Michael Brodie on the BBC website Television characters introduced in 2010 Soap opera families River City

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Ibeyi

Ibeyi is an Afro-French Cuban musical duo consisting of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. The duo sings in English, French, Spanish and Yoruba, a language spoken by their ancestors before being taken to Cuba as slaves in the 1700s. In Yoruba, Ibeyi (Ìbejì) means "twins". Their music has elements of Yoruba, French and Afro-Cuban, and fuses jazz with beats, samples with traditional instruments., Lisa, the lead singer, plays the piano; Naomi plays the traditional Peruvian/Cuban percussion instruments cajón and Batá drum. Early life and career The fraternal twins (born 13 December 1994 in Paris) lived in Havana for the first two years of their lives, then moved to Paris, where they were educated. They visited Cuba yearly on holiday, but were primarily raised in Paris, where they currently reside. Their father was the famed Cuban percussionist Anga Díaz, who has received a Grammy award for his work with the Latin jazz band Irakere, and was also a member of Buena Vista Social Club ensemble, playing with Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González and Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz aka Compay Segundo. On his death in 2006, Naomi, then aged 11, learned to play his signature instrument, the cajón. Together the sisters studied Yoruba folk songs. Their mother is French-Venezuelan singer Maya Dagnino, who serves as their manager and encouraged Lisa-Kainde's songwriting. In 2013, they signed to the record label, XL Recordings. Label owner Richard Russell is the only other contributor to their self-titled debut album, released in 2015. Released when they were 20, the album pays tribute to their deceased father and the track Yanira immortalizes the duo's older sister, who died in 2013. The song ends with a synth that sounds like a life-support monitor. In 2014, they received attention for the video for their album's second single, "River". The twins appear in a closeup shot throughout, taking turns having their heads forced underwater while the other sings. In 2016, the twins appeared in the short film for Beyoncé's album Lemonade as members of Beyonce's farm utopia that offers a safe space for black women. In May 2016, Ibeyi returned to Havana for live performances at the CHANEL 2016 Cruise collection in Cuba and the international music festival MUSICABANA. Their 2017 album Ash was nominated for IMPALA's European Album of the Year Award. Influences As well as their father Anga Díaz, the duo claims Frank Ocean, James Blake, and King Krule among their influences. In live shows, they have covered rapper Jay Electronica’s Better in Tune with the Infinite and others. Their recordings also show a strong and spiritual connection to their Yoruba roots, as do the name and themes. They also pay tribute to Santería, a syncretism practiced by many Afro-Cubans. Discography Albums EPs Singles References External links XLRecordings – Ibeyi page UK Talent Agency Profile French Talent Agency Profile Cuban electronic music groups French electronic music groups Cuban contemporary R&B musical groups French contemporary R&B musical groups Cuban soul musical groups French soul musical groups French musical duos Yoruba-language singers English-language singers from France Twin people from Cuba Twin people from France Cuban people of Yoruba descent Cuban emigrants to France French people of Cuban descent French people of Yoruba descent 21st-century French musicians Yoruba women musicians 21st-century French women musicians Twin musical duos Female musical duos French women in electronic music Cuban musical duos

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2018 US Open of Curling

The 2018 US Open of Curling was held from December 31, 2017 to January 2, 2018. Men Teams Playoffs Women Teams Knockout brackets A Event B Event C Event Playoffs References External links US Open Curling in Minnesota Curling US Open Curling competitions in the United States

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John W. Yolton

John W. Yolton (1921–2005) was an American historian of philosophy. He taught at Rutgers University from 1978 to 1992, and was a dean from 1978 to 1985. He authored or edited 15 books, several of which were about John Locke. Early life Yolton was born in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati, a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a DPhil from Balliol College, Oxford. Career Yolton taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Baltimore, Princeton University, Kenyon College, the University of Maryland, and York University. He was a professor in the Philosophy department at Rutgers University from 1978 to 1992, and a dean from 1978 to 1985. Yolton was the author or editor of 15 books, several of which were about John Locke. Personal life and death Yolton had a wife, Jean. He died on November 3, 2005 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Selected works References 1921 births 2005 deaths Writers from Birmingham, Alabama University of Cincinnati alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Rutgers University faculty American historians of philosophy 20th-century American philosophers American university and college faculty deans Presidents of the Canadian Philosophical Association