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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio%20Romero%20Pizarro

Sergio Romero Pizarro

Sergio Romero Pizarro (born 8 December 1938) is a Chilean politician. In 2019, he was appointed as the Ambassador of Chile in Italy. References External links Chilean National Congress Library Profile 1938 births Living people Chilean people Chilean politicians National Renewal (Chile) politicians Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Presidents of the Senate of Chile

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Burl

Ryan Burl

Ryan Ponsonby Burl (born 15 April 1994) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the national side. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in February 2017. Domestic and T20 career In February 2017, Burl was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year. He made his Twenty20 debut for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017. Burl was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Logan Cup for Rising Stars, with 401 runs in five matches. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Chattogram Challengers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In December 2020, Burl was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup. International career Burl was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his One Day International ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan at the Harare Sports Club on 16 February 2017. In December 2017, Burl was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off Test against South Africa. He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test on 26 December 2017. Burl made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 5 February 2018. In September 2019, during the first match of the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series against Bangladesh, Burl scored the most runs by a Zimbabwe batsman off one over in a T20I match, with 30 against Shakib Al Hasan. References External links 1994 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Zimbabwe Test cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers Mashonaland cricketers Sportspeople from Marondera White Zimbabwean sportspeople Rising Stars cricketers Zimbabwe Select XI cricketers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman%20Ben%20Mohamed

Ayman Ben Mohamed

Ayman Ben Mohamed (arabic: ايمن بن محمد; born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC and the Tunisia national team as a left-back. Club career Born in London to an Irish mother and Tunisian father, Mohamed and his family moved to Dublin at the age of two. In 2013, he signed for UCD while also studying Business, staying with the Students for two years before moving onto Longford Town. In November 2015, it was announced Mohamed would join Bohemians for the 2016 season. After a string of impressive performances for The Gypsies, he attracted international attention, eventually signing for Tunisian side L’Espérance Sportive de Tunis for an undisclosed sum. In 2017 Mohamed suffered a cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for over a year. He returned in 2018 in his new position at left back, helping his side win the 2018 CAF Champions League Final and qualify for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup. A free agent after his ES Tunis contract expired in summer 2019, Mohamed joined Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC in August 2019, agreeing a contract until 2022. He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club vs Grenoble on 23 August 2019, coming on in the 82nd minute and scoring the third goal in a 3–1 win. On 29 January 2021, Mohamed moved to Turkish club Denizlispor, on a loan deal until the end of the season. International career In May 2016, whilst at Bohemians Mohamed earned a surprise call-up to the Tunisia squad for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Djibouti despite never having previously declared for The Eagles of Carthage. On 2 October 2018, he was called up again and earned his first cap in a 2–1 victory over Niger. Career statistics Club Notes International Honours ES Tunis CAF Champions League: 2018, 2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Tunisian Super Cup: 2019 References 1994 births Living people Footballers from Greater London Association footballers from County Dublin Tunisian footballers Tunisia international footballers Republic of Ireland association footballers League of Ireland players University College Dublin A.F.C. players Longford Town F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Le Havre AC players Denizlispor footballers Association football wingers Association football fullbacks Tunisian people of Irish descent Irish people of Tunisian descent English people of Tunisian descent European sportspeople of Tunisian descent English people of Irish descent 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being%20Globally%20Responsible%20Conference

Being Globally Responsible Conference

Being Globally Responsible Conference (BGRC) is an annual, 2-day corporate social responsibility (CSR) event held in May at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China. Activities during the event include keynote speeches, discussion panel and workshops surrounding a designated theme. It was initiated by a CEIBS MBA student Sam Lee back in 2006. Currently, it is the earliest and largest MBA student organized international CSR conference in Asia-Pacific and a flagship event of CEIBS MBA. Past Conferences Evolution of BGRC Since its incubation, BGRC has expanded throughout the years: 1st BGRC (2006)- 3 days conference held in June. All 300 participants reached ‘Shanghai Consensus 2006’, agreeing to terms such as not working for companies that are irresponsible in an environmental or social context. 2nd BGRC (2007)- 3 days conference held in May. Participants included 150 MBA students from over 20 business schools in Asia-Pacific area and over 50 business professional and NGO representatives. 3rd BGRC (2008)- 3 day conference held in June. For the first time, there were students from international schools. Attendees included MBA students from 22 domestic and 17 international schools. 4th BGRC (2009)- 2 day conference held in June. BGRC Invited 46 local and global top business schools to participate. For the first time, it had an exclusive Live Broadcasting media web page reporting the event (by Tencent). There were also added activities such as a student essay competition and interactive gaming. 5th BGRC (2010)- 2 day conference held in May. At this event, Green Campus, a committee geared towards turning CEIBS into an exemplary institution in sustainable and environmental issues, was introduced. Activities also included photographic exhibitions and environment promotion movie shows. Past Themes 2007- Responsible Leaders, Building a Sustainable Future 2008- New horizon, better world, highlighted topics included environmental protection, poverty reduction and social entrepreneurship 2009- Make a Difference, encapsulated the message of how to empower the individual to take measures that are implementable and quantifiable in the area of sustainability 2010- Better City, Better Life, focused on social value of sustainable development. This was tied to 2010 Shanghai EXPO External links (Archived) Related news on BGRC Corporate social responsibility Social ethics Annual events in China

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisha%20Edwards

Trisha Edwards

Trisha Edwards is an Academy Award-nominated set decorator. She was nominated at the 77th Academy Awards in the category of Best Art Direction for her work on the film Finding Neverland. She shared her nomination with Gemma Jackson. Selected filmography Excalibur (1981) The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) Moll Flanders (1996) Iris (2001) Finding Neverland (2004) References External links Living people Set decorators Year of birth missing (living people)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchosciara%20americana

Rhynchosciara americana

Rhynchosciara americana is a species of fly. It has a life cycle of approximately 70 days, and the sibling larvae show a synchronized development. The larvae can reach one inch in length, and the adult fly is about 0.8 inch (20 mm). The larvae groups are usually originated from the same female posture and spin a communal cocoon where the metamorphosis will occur. The fly is scientifically notable for the physiology of its polytene chromosomes and developmentally regulated amplified puffs, first observed by Crodowaldo Pavan. Its ecology is poorly understood, but it is assumed to be a fungus gnat. Until recently, scientists had no success in the laboratory breeding of this fly. Entomologist Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann first described and classified this species in his work Diptera Exotica (1821). He had analyzed Brazilian specimens probably sent to him by colleagues or enthusiasts. European entomologists had difficulty visiting Brazil to collect samples for political reasons at the time. In 1950, during an expedition to collect wild Drosophilidae in the shore, in São Paulo state on the southeast Brazilian coast Crodowaldo Pavan rediscovered the species and named it Rhynchosciara angelae. In 1951 the first publication on this “new” dipteran describes its morphological aspects and some habits. The synonymy was demonstrated in 1969 by Martha Breuer, and R. angelae was corrected to R. americana. Since the early observations the giant polytene chromosomes and its puffs were noticed in several larval tissues. Similar chromosomal structures were described in Chironomus by Balbiani, and became known as "Balbiani Rings", but the incorporation of radioactive thymidine experiments in the chromosomes of Rhynchosciara americana led to the discovery of two types of puff: a transcription-related puff, where the chromatin expands and the transcription events takes place; and an amplification-related one, where the chromatin expands and RNA transcription and DNA replication occur. In fact it was the first biological model where disproportionate DNA replication was detected. Nowadays the amplification phenomena is well-documented in several organisms, as Drosophila melanogaster, but is not totally understood. In Drosophila control elements as enhancers and replication origins were described and related to amplification phenomena, however in the Sciaridaes the puzzle is still far from solved. References Pavan, C. and Breuer, M. E. 1952. Polytene chromosomes in different tissues of Rhynchosciara. Journal of Heredity. vol. 63, p. 151-157. Pavan, C. 1967. Chromosomal changes induced by infective agents Triangle. Sandoz J. Med. Sci. vol. 8, p. 42-48. Pavan, C., Biesele, J., Riess, R. W. and Wertz, A. V. 1971. XIII. Changes in the ultrastructure of Rhynchosciara cells infected by Microsporidia. Studies in Genetics. vol. VI, p. 7103. Pavan, C., Da Cunha, A. B. and Morsoletto, C. 1971. Virus-chromosome relationships in cells of Rhynchosciara (Diptera, Sciaridae). Caryologia. vol. 24, p. 371-389. Sciaridae Diptera of South America Insects described in 1821 Taxa named by Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck%20Yob

Chuck Yob

Chuck Yob (born February 14, 1937) is a former Republican National Committee member from the state of Michigan, having been elected to the post in 1989. He is frequently quoted in the media as an expert on internal Republican politics and is well known for his influence on party convention campaigns. He was a candidate for Congress in Michigan's Upper peninsula in 2000, losing to Democrat Bart Stupak. Yob's political life started in 1970 as the campaign manager for Harry Gast for State Representative. Since then he has held numerous political offices ranging from Co-Chairman of the Michigan Reagan campaign in 1980 to Co-Chairman of the George W. Bush re-election campaign. Yob has also served as a Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, Vice Chairman of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, and Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. In early 2005 he was elected RNC Vice Chairman for the Midwest region. On September 12, 2007, Yob announced that he would not seek re-election to the Republican National Committee. Yob and his wife, Jackalyn, have six children and twelve grandchildren. See also Michigan Republican Party References 1937 births Living people Michigan Republicans Republican National Committee members

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental%20Biology%20and%20Medicine%20%28Karger%20journal%29

Experimental Biology and Medicine (Karger journal)

Experimental Biology and Medicine was a peer-reviewed academic journal of biology and medicine published by Karger Publishers from 1967 to 1987. The publication resumed as Issues in Biomedicine from 1990 to 1991, until its cessation. The journal was indexed in Index Medicus. References Karger academic journals Publications established in 1967 Publications disestablished in 1991 Irregular journals English-language journals

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%20district%20of%20Buninyong

Electoral district of Buninyong

The electoral district of Buninyong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election. It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Ballarat East, covering south and southeast suburbs of Ballarat as well as the rural areas to the south and east of the city. It includes the suburbs of Eureka, Canadian, Sebastopol, Mount Clear, Buninyong and Golden Point. It also includes the rural towns between Linton, Corindhap, Lethbridge, Ballan and Bungaree. Buninyong was first contested at the 2014 election, and was won by the incumbent Labor MP for abolished Ballarat East, Geoff Howard. The seat was abolished by the Electoral Boundaries Commission ahead of the 2022 election and largely replaced by the electoral district of Eureka. Members Election results References External links District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission Buninyong, Electoral district of Ballarat

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

Jubrique

Jubrique is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 38 kilometers from Ronda and 105 km from the Malaga capital. It has a population of approximately 800 residents. The natives in this village are called Jubriqueños. References Municipalities in the Province of Málaga

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leinkauf%20Historic%20District

Leinkauf Historic District

The Leinkauf Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1987. It is roughly bounded by Government, Eslava, Lamar, and Monterey Streets. The district covers and contains 303 contributing buildings. The buildings range in age from the 1820s to early 20th century and cover a variety of 19th- and 20th-century architectural styles. References 1987 establishments in Alabama Historic districts in Mobile, Alabama National Register of Historic Places in Mobile, Alabama Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20L.%20Leuschner%20Jr.

Robert L. Leuschner Jr.

Robert Lee Leuschner Jr. (March 13, 1935 – July 19, 2016) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was Commander of the nuclear-powered carrier from 1983 to 1986. A native of Texas, he was born in Waco, and later moved with his family to San Diego, California, where he graduated from high school. In 1953, he was admitted to Rice Institute in Houston, where he enrolled in the chemical engineering curriculum. He also joined the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC), so that immediately after receiving his bachelor's degree, he was also commissioned as ensign in the U.S. Navy. Early years Leuschner, known as "Skip" by most of his school classmates, attended high school in San Diego, California. He was then admitted to Rice University, then named Rice Institute, where he joined the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC), majored in chemical engineering and graduated with a bachelor's degree in May 1957. He was immediately commissioned as ensign in the U.S. Navy, which would set his life career course. Naval career In September, 1957, he began flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas, becoming designated as a naval aviator in December, 1958. He was then posted to Naval Air Station Miramar, California. Leuschner spent four years based at Miramar flying the Douglas A-1 Skyraider with the Attack Squadron 5-2. As part of this tour, he flew from , in the Western Pacific, and , off South America. In 1963, Leuschner entered the Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland, after which he served for two years as a test pilot and project officer in the Flight Test Division. He then went to the Naval Air Station at Lemoore, California to train on flying the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, before he was deployed in 1967 to Southeast Asia, where he became the squadron safety and weapons officer aboard the . Returning to Lemoore, he trained to fly the A-7B Corsair II, after which he was redeployed to Southeast Asia, with Attack Squadron 2-1-5, aboard USS Enterprise. He returned to Lemoore, where he served as weapons officer, aircraft maintenance officer and operations officer until 1972. During this period, he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for establishing the Pacific Fleet Light Weapons School (LAWS) for postgraduate level air-to-ground weapons training. From 1972 to 1974, Leuschner served aboard the as executive officer and commanding officer of Attack Squadron 1-5-5 (the "Silver Foxes") Leuschner attended the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island in 1975, then was selected for nuclear power training, which he completed in early 1977. In June 1977, he was posted to as a relief operations officer. He was made executive officer on the Nimitz from 1978 until July 1979. After a short tour of duty onshore as a staff officer for Commander Tactical Wings, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, he was named commander of the combat stores ship in July 1980. Reporting to the staff of the Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, in March, 1982, he directed a variety of special projects to improve the combat readiness and material condition of the United States Sixth Fleet aircraft carriers. On June 17, 1983, Leuschner became commander of the USS Enterprise. Relief of command The then-Capt. Robert Leuschner was replaced 27 January 1986 as skipper of the USS Enterprise after the ship struck a barely submerged rock on a seamount (Cortes Bank) 100 miles west of San Diego in November 1985, causing $17 million in damage to the hull. Awards, honors and medals Leuschner's individual awards include the: Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (28 awards). Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star and Combat " V ", Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation Medal, Joint Services Commendation Medal He also received various theater and campaign ribbons. Captain Leuschner has been selected for promotion to the rank of commodore. See also Cortes Bank Notes References 1935 births 2016 deaths People from Waco, Texas Rice University alumni United States Naval Aviators United States Naval Test Pilot School alumni United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Naval War College alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Navy admirals Military personnel from Texas

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantinovo%2C%20Gryazovetsky%20District%2C%20Vologda%20Oblast

Konstantinovo, Gryazovetsky District, Vologda Oblast

Konstantinovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Sidorovskoye Rural Settlement, Gryazovetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2002. Geography Konstantinovo is located 32 km east of Gryazovets (the district's administrative centre) by road. Podolnoye is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Gryazovetsky District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudodaphnella%20tincta

Pseudodaphnella tincta

Pseudodaphnella tincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 12 mm. The longitudinal ribs of the white shell are strong, with revolving riblets reticulating them and with deep interstices. The sinus is broad. The small, solid shell has a fusiform shape. It is white with a series of brown spots below the suture on alternate ribs, and a brown band on the base. The sculpture consists of numerous longitudinal ribs slightly narrower than their intervals, and about 13 in number on the body whorl. These are crossed by spiral cords, narrower than their intervals, of which there are 6 on the body whorl, followed by a costate space, as though a cord had been omitted, and then 4 more beaded, oblique cords on the narrow, lower part of the whorl. The apex is broken off with 4½ whorls remainingt The body whorl shows a thick varix behind the outer lip. The aperture is narrow with two low teeth within the outer lip. The anal sinus is deep and rounded. (described as Clathurella centrosa) Distribution This marine species occurs in the Southwest Pacific and off Japan, the Philippines and Queensland, Australia. References Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. pls 34–40 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1 Schmeltz, J.D.K. 1869. Museum Godeffroy. Catalog 4. Hamburg : Wilhelm Mauke Söhne xxxix 141 pp. Pease, W.H. 1868. Synonymy of Marine Gasteropodae inhabiting Polynesia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 4(3): 103-132 Dunker, G. 1871. Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. Malakozoologische Blätter 18: 150–175 [ Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. Adams, H. 1872. Descriptions of fourteen new species of land and marine shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 12-15; pl. 13 Melvill, J.C. 1917. A revision of the Turridae (Pleurotomidae) occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea as evidenced mostly through the results of dredgings carried out by Mr. F.W. Townsend, 1893-1914. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 12(4-5): 140-201 Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23 Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 External links Brazier, J. 1876. A list of the Pleurotomidae collected during the Chevert expedition, with the description of the new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 151–162 Pilsbry H.A. (1904). New Japanese marine Mollusca: Gastropoda. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 56: 3-32 [10 February], 33-37 Kilburn, R. N. (2009). Genus Kermia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae: Raphitominae) in South African Waters, with Observations on the Identities of Related Extralimital Species. African Invertebrates. 50(2): 217-236 Fedosov A. E. & Puillandre N. (2012) Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Kermia–Pseudodaphnella (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) genus complex: a remarkable radiation via diversification of larval development. Systematics and Biodiversity 10(4): 447-477 Gastropods.com: Pseudodaphnella tincta Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 tincta Gastropods described in 1846

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox%20Clamantis

Vox Clamantis

Vox Clamantis ("the voice of one crying out") is a Latin poem of 10,265 lines in elegiac couplets by John Gower (1330 – October 1408) . The first of the seven books is a dream vision giving a vivid account of the Peasants' Rebellion of 1381. Macaulay described the remaining books: "The general plan of the author is to describe the condition of society and of the various degrees of men, much as in the latter portion of the Speculum Meditantis." Fisher concludes that books II-V were written in the 1370s while the author was writing similar passages in Mirour de l'Omme. Versions Wickert divides the manuscripts into two groups:A-text (=Macaulay initial version= Fisher b-version) and B-text (=Macaulay final version= Fisher c-version). The A-text for Book VI condemns the advisors of a young King Richard; the corresponding B-text condemns "the king's corrupt and corrupting young associates." There is a unique manuscript (MS Laud (Misc) 719 SC10601) which omits the Visio and numbers the books I-VI. Fisher calls this the a-version. Both Wickert and Fisher agree that the existence of this manuscript is strong evidence that the bulk of Vox was written before the Peasants' Revolt. Genre and purpose Book One is a dream-vision. Galloway claims the Gower's use of dream-vision contributed to the demolition of the form. He cites only two instances of dream-vision in the fifteenth century. "Gower's reassessment of the dream-vision form throughout his career progressively and caustically dissolve its claims to revealing suprahuman powers, while using the form to explore the connections between human thought and interpretation and human needs and appetites." Most critics cite the remaining books as an example of estate satire where the author complains about various problems in society. "This universal voice, the voice of the Old Testament prophets, is the mode of perception and expression that distinguishes medieval complaint from classical satire." Wickert disagrees and argues that these books have the form of a medieval sermon described in Luke 3:7-9. Fisher summarizes: "What distinguishes Gower's views from those of many of his contemporaries, and places him among the progressive thinkers of this day, is his emphasis upon legal justice and regal responsibility for all the estates, defined in terms of "le biencoomue," "bonus communi," or "the common good," depending on the language in which be happened to be writing" Wickert asks the rhetorical question: "Did Gower achieve his goal?" Mirour included a call for soul-searching. Vox attempted to explain the signs of the times. The poem did not cause changes in society. "After the removal of the immediate danger, the homilist exhorted deaf ears." Sources Several scholars have remarked on the quantity of quotations and adaptions from other authors in Vox. Macaulay observed "His knowledge of Ovid seems to have been pretty complete, for he borrows from almost every section of his works with the air of one who knows perfectly well where to turn for what he wants". Fisher observes that in Vox the borrowed lines "do not express any experience or sentiment taken from Ovid. ... The quotations come from such a variety of contexts and are so tailored to fit their position that if the passage [in the Vox] has any meaning, it must be that of the immediate author". Most of the borrowings in Vox appear in Visio Anglie. Fisher counted 327 lines borrowed or adapted from a total of 2150 for a ratio of about one in seven. Gower acknowledged one source: "Peter of Riga wrote what I have written in his Aurora, and he will be a true witness and authority in this case. Paul Beichner identified several passages which were taken from the Aurora. Macaulay also found borrowings "from the poem of Alexander Neckam De Vita Monachomm, from the Speculum Stultorum, or from the Pantheon, so that in many places the composition is entirely made up of such borrowed matter variously arranged and combined. This is evidently a thing to be noted, because if the author, when describing (for example) the vices of monasteries, is found to be merely quoting from Alexander Neckam, we cannot attach much value to his account as a picture of the manners of his own time." In addition to the major sources listed above, Pouzet believes other material found in the library of the priory St Mary Overie may have influenced Gower. Gower was familiar with Brunetto Latini's Li Livres dou Trésor. Shrank suggests that portraying the rebels as lower forms was derived from Cicero's claims about civilized societies in De Inventione. Structure and content All books are divided into chapters. Each chapter is preceded by a prose heading which summarizes the chapter. Three books have prologues. Book I Visio Anglie The Visio has 2150 lines describing the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. The horrors of 1381 are described in allegorical form and the rebels are condemned. Gower recounts the events of the revolt in "the form of a personal nightmare". Both Visio and Chronica "represent a thorough re-creation of historical events, reordered and recombined so as to fulfill the poet's own artistic vision and political purpose." Cornelius remarked that "Visio Anglie is distinguished from [other] chronicles, however, by Gower's unbridled fictive imagination, beside which the inventions of Walsingham and Froissart appear tame." Wickert divides Book I into three sections: Beast Vision (Chapters 2-12 ;first week of June) Troy Vision (Chapters 13–15; 13–14 June) Ship Vision and Epilogue (Chapters 16–21; 13–15 June) Prologue Gower provides a traditional prologue by stating the author, subject and purpose. Wickert traced this back to Honorious of Autun's commentary on the Song of Solomon. The author is identified by a cryptogram. Purpose and subject are covered by: For I shall write nothing in order that I might be praised, and my performance does not intend that I should have a care for my future reputation. I shall enter the recent misfortunes that my country has exhibited, for it is a worthy labor to report the deeds of one's native land. Wickert made several comments about the Prologue and Chapter 1. This is followed by a twelve line passage with several references to tears. The passage is emotional but only in the antepenultimate line does the word timor (fear) appear. "Thus Gower establishes an important coupling of sorrow and fear for the entire vision". Chapter One begins with a description of a spring day and seques into darkness where the dream begins. The daylight start is in the literary tradition of early Chaucer and others. In Biblical tradition, bad news tends to arrive at night. Therefore, Gower was obliged to dream by night. Beast Vision (Chapters 2-12 ;first week of June) The revolting peasants are transformed into asses, oxen, swine, dogs, cats, foxes, birds, flies and frogs. The typical model in Chapters 2-6 is that the rabble are transformed into rebellious domestic animals. These animals neglect their normal role of pulling a plow or pursuing a stag. There are usually references to classical animals of that species such as the bulls of Colchis and Minos. There may be one especially fearsome individual such as fire-breathing boar of Chapter 4. The animals have insatiate hunger and terrify people. Exodus 8 supplied the frogs and flies. Chapters 9 and 11 associate specific beasts such as the Jackdaw with leader of the revolt. Chapter 10 predicts universal ruin. The rebellious peasants are equated to the companions of Ulysses who were transformed to beasts by Circe. Isaiah is incorrectly cited as the source of Gog and Magog rather than Ezekiel. The arms borne by the rebels are detailed in Chapter 12. Novak is more sympathetic to the peasants than was Gower. She observes that the revolt was predicted in Book Five, Chapter 9. Some other chroniclers of the Revolt such as Froissart and Henry Knighton gave voice to the rebels. Wat Tyler's "speaks out of character, as an enemy to his own cause" in Chapter 9. "Gower cannot enter into their characters any more than he can write a speech for a pig or a goose." Wickert summarized the Beast Vision: Both the individuality and the limitation of the Gower's talent are shown in the Beast Vision. Describing the Peasants' Revolt as an animal uprising could have a significant artistic achievement. Only the rebelling peasants become animals. The free men do not. For this and other reasons this vision is not a beast allegory. Man without reason sins against the divine and natural order. Thus a social revolution is also a rebellion against a divine institution. The rebels are possessed by demons and thus condemned to eternal damnation. "Gower is not writing a class critique, ... but a harsh condemnation which divinely sanctions every action against the peasantry. This is understandable ... but in no way accords with the attitude that Gower adopts in the following books of the Vox Clamantis and in Mirrour de l'Omne. Troy Vision (Chapters 13-15; 13–14 June) The legend of Britain's founding by Brutus of Troy was known to Gower's readers. Three important people are hidden behind Trojan figures (Queen Mother=Hecuba; Richard II=Priam; Archbishop Simon Sudbury=Helenus). Gower suggests that New Troy (Britain) might share the fate of the historic Troy. Chapter 14 contains an accurate description of the beheading of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Trojan image is abandoned in Chapter 15 which emphasizes the rapacity of the peasants. There is some exaggeration particularly when Gower falsely claims: "in their madness they reckoned a church and a brothel as one and the same.". Ship Vision (Chapters 16-19; 13–15 June) Chapter 17 introduces the ship as a metaphor for the Tower where the royal party had sought refuge. Wickert observed that the prayer to Christ is a substitute for a classical invocation to Neptune when starting a voyage. The ship is not particularly safe as it is beset by violent storms. The description of the storm and the panic of the captain draws heavily upon the account of Ceyx and Alycone told in Ovid's Metamorphoses, A Christian prayer follows which is answered in the next chapter. Chapter 19 describes the bloody end of Wat. In Chapter 20, the drifting ship finally arrives in a harbor which is "more oppressive than Scylla". The dreamer meets an old man who has a rather pessimistic view of lawless, quarrelsome Britain. Wickert offers several reasons for abandoning the Troy metaphor. Most obvious is that Aeneas and his descendant Brutus came to a much better end than did the city of Troy. She supplies other examples of the ship as metaphor for the state especially the poem "Seldom seen is soon forgot" In this poem Edward III and his son steer the ship, the Duke of Lancaster is the hull and the common people provide the mast. Chapter 18 introduces a monster worse than Scylla and Charybdis. The dreamer reflects that his sufferings were caused by his own sin. Wickert observes that this is the Augustinian view of the prodigal son. The City of God Book XI section 28 expresses this view. Wickert observes: "The idea of peace as the unrealized and unrealizable longing of the poet suffuses the entire Visio. It is expressed by pax, concodia, amor. The dreamer yearns for peace but a celestial voice advises him to stoically accept perpetual strife on this world. This yearning for peace cannot be satisfied because for the Christian author the soul can never find peace in this world. Not can he find peace in the sense of John 14:27 and 16:33. What Gower has the heavenly voice say is strikingly inadequate and can in no way stand as a solution to the problem.". Epilogue (Chapter 21) The dreamer awakens, he thanks God and Mary. The revolting oxen of Chapter 3 have returned to their yokes. Further revolts are predicted. The dreamer apologizes for the length of the dream and says he is compelled to write it all down. Book II Prologue Macaulay observes this is a short prologue to the following books. Gower argues that the problems of the day are the result of sin rather than fortune. Man should have faith and accept its divine order. Hodgson observed the complaints presented in Books III through V are not original. Wyclif and others made these complaints about the three estates throughout the 14th century. Chaucer, William Langland and Gower presented stock material in poetic form. Book III Clergymen The conduct of various clergymen especially prelates including the pope is criticized. Priests are also accused of misconduct. Of the 29 chapters only Chapter 27 states that some priests have honour. Fisher made two comments on Book Three. The fact that the shortcomings of the clerics themselves receive such disproportionate attention in the Vox is merely another evidence of its clerical audience. Fisher compared the criticism of Book III with similar passages in Mirour. The tone here is "much more legalistic". The remedy is to subject the clergy to the laws of laymen. Book IV Religious Orders Book IV deals with the failings of various religious orders including monks, Canons regular, nuns, and mendicant friars. Hodgson observes that Chaucer's Friar Huberd in GP 208-269 manages to commit all the sins described by Gower in Chapters 16–23. Chapter 5 begins with the commonplace: "The sea is the proper habitat of a live fish, and the monastery is the right home for a monk." Contrast with description of the Monk in General Prologue 177-81: He yaf not of the text not a pulled hen That saith that hunters been not holy men, Ne that a monk, whan he is reccheless, Is likened til a fish that is waterless (This is to sayn, a monk out of his cloistre); Book V Knights, Peasant & Townsmen Knights, peasants and town-dwellers are discussed here. The first chapter looks back to past when a knight performed his deeds for justice rather than for fame. Several chapters condemn knights who are dominated by love for single women. Condemnation of courtly love which Gower considers adulterous is deferred to Book VII. Chapter 6 begins with a paragraph in praise of good women but segues into a long condemnation of bad women. Chapters 7 and 8 return to praise of the good knight who defends other classes and acts for honor rather than love, money or fame. Agricultural workers are criticized in Chapters 9 and 10 as lazy, greedy and complaining. Stockton notes Gower reworked Genesis 3:19 to obtain "O sinner, the sweat and toil of the world be thine; in them shalt thou eat thy bread." Gower argues for divinely ordained labour as alternative to the popular verse: When Adam delved and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman? Chapter 9 contains the passage which foreshadows the Revolt of 1381. The unruly serf is compared to a weed in a field of grain. "Unless it is struck down first, the peasant race strikes against freemen, no matter what nobility or worth they possess.". Like weeds they should be removed. Wickert observes: "Of course, one does not expect sympathies for the agricultural worker, be he bound or free, in a country squire of the time -- even before the Peasants' Revolt." Subsequent chapters decry the sins of urban workers and money lenders. Novak counted fifty chapters discussing faults of the clergy versus five chapters on workers. Chapter 15 begins with a condemnation of a mayor who "kindles malice amoung his fellow citizens". John Northampton who "was popular with the poorer classes" is the most probable object of Gower's disapprobation. The final chapter censors the talebearer who "utters many slanders in abuse of people". Book VI Lawyers & Advice for a Prince The first three chapters are a condemnation of lawyers. Stockton observed: "Chapter 2, which is written with real feeling, ironically places Gower on the same side as the peasants, who hated lawyers and attacked them in the Great Revolt." Scholars are divided on how Gower obtained his legal knowledge. His translator observed: "The first four chapters of Book VI should effectively dispose of the conjecture that Gower was a lawyer. He condemns them uncompromisingly." Meindl argues that Gower only condemns false lawyers. Fisher observes that Gower "emphasizes legal justice and regal responsibility". What Wickert calls the "Mirror for a Prince" runs from Chapter 7 to Chapter 18. Much of the advice is created from contemporary truisms and thus not need a systematic foundation. The king must govern himself and be governed by law. Much of the advice is a conventional catalog of virtues. The damage to a kingdom which can be inflicted by a wicked leader is discussed in Chapter 7. The pleas for justice lacks conceptual clarity and is permeated with ideas from the Bible and Cicero's De re publica Bad counsel from elders given to the boy king was condemned in the first version. The final version blames youthful comrades instead. Ayers asserts the praise of the Black Prince's foreign exploits in Chapter 13 contradicts the notion of Gower as a pacifist follower of Christ. Fisher takes a more balanced view than Ayers. The account of the earlier English successes on the Continent takes on a heroic ring, but Gower concludes that the Black Prince's real accomplishment was that he kept the peace at home: “The land was quiet under that great prince; no sword terrorized those whom his hand protected” . So, while “there is a time for war and a time for peace” , love is a king's best weapon: “Omnia vincit amor, amor est defensio regis” . The original version (A-text) of Book VI held the boy king blameless for the problems of the kingdom. Gower uses the phrase "high court" which Fisher interprets as a reference to Arundel and the Suffolk. When Chronica Tripertita was added in 1397, the introduction and the conclusion were extensively revised. "The King always had an obdurate heart" is the foundation of the revisions. The king is accused of erratic application of the law. Book VII 1-8 Sundry Sins This sermonizing summary of the preceding five books begins with a reinterpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue (Daniel 2:31-44) comprising gold, brass, iron and clay segments. In Chapter 2 Gower associates the iron of the statue with misers. A rich man who lacks charity is condemned. The Chapter 3 associates clay with lechery. Stockton observes this is the only place where courtly love (a major theme in Confessio) is mentioned in Vox. Chapter 8 introduces an idea which Fisher considers a major theme. Man as a "microcosm whose sin taints the cosmos" can be traced back to fourth Lateran Council. This theme first appears in Mirour. Book VII 9-19 Seven Deadly Sins & Decay of a Corpse Chapters 9-17 associate different aspects of the decay of a corpse with the seven deadly sins. The mediation on death which occurs in chapters 9-19 is unusual in medieval literature. Wickert knows of only one other example. The personal and social benefits of righteousness are discussed in Chapters 21 & 22. Chapter 23 summarizes this treatise on the worldly estates. Book VII 24-25 Patriotic Conclusion Gower's "deep love for England" is displayed in Chapter 24. He laments the nations's decay due to sin. Chapter 25 is the author's apology. The contents are attributed to the "voice of the people" rather than the author's ideas. The A-text ended with: I am worse than all men; but may the founder of the world grant me relief through a priest. Amen The B-text replaces this couplet with a prose transition to Cronica Tripertita. Macaulay observed that conclusion has been altered to be a fitting form of introduction for the Chronica Tripertita which comes in as an appendix added in later years. Chronica Tripertita Chronica Tripertita is a 1,062 line Latin poem in leonine hexameter. It was published in the manuscripts of Wickert's B-text. Fisher summarizes the content as "Lancastrian propaganda under the guise of history. Three parts deal with different historical events. The first part treats the events of 1387-88 (Merciless Parliament). "Instead of calling his historical personages by name, Gower follows the literary convention of using heraldic terms, especially those based upon the names of birds and animals." "the King's party are throughout called greedy, treacherous plotters, and the Appellants model Englishmen." The second part skips to 1397 where Richard exacted his revenge. The final parts describes the events of 1399 when Henry supplanted Richard as king. "Gower ... approaches his material directly, with no allegory in his way." Explication Vox Clamantis in Deserto ("A voice of one crying in the wilderness") alludes to the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of Mark and of the Gospel of John (where the voice is that of John the Baptist), quoting the Book of Isaiah . The account of this sermon in Luke 3:1-14 provided the outline for Gower's original Vox Clamantis (without Visio). Translations verse, Books II-VII omitted prose, includes Chronica Tripertita verse, Book VI only The Norton Anthology Introduction Online Books III-V (abridged) References 14th-century poems Peasants' Revolt 14th-century Latin books

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Suez Canal Company

The Universal Company of the Maritime Canal of Suez () was the concessionary company that constructed the Suez Canal between 1859 and 1869 and operated it until the Suez Crisis that had occurred in 1956. It was formed by Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1858, and it operated the canal for many years thereafter. Initially, French private investors were the majority of the shareholders, with Egypt also having a significant stake. When Isma'il Pasha became Wāli of Egypt and Sudan in 1863, he refused to adhere to portions of the concessions to the Canal company made by his predecessor Said. The problem was referred during 1864 to the arbitration of Napoleon III, who awarded £3,800,000 (equivalent to £ in ) to the company as compensation for the losses they would incur by the changes to the original grant which Ismail demanded. During 1875, a financial crisis forced Isma'il to sell his shares to the government of the United Kingdom for only £3,976,582 (equivalent to £ in ). The company operated the canal until its nationalization by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1956, which led to the Suez Crisis. In 1962, Egypt made its final payments for the canal to the Suez Canal Company and took full control of the Suez Canal. Today the canal is owned and operated by the Suez Canal Authority. In 1997, the company merged with to form Suez S.A., which was later merged with Gaz de France on 22 July 2008 to form GDF Suez, which became known as Engie in April, 2015. History The original concession (1854) The original concession assembled by Lesseps and granted by Said in 1854 included the following stipulations: 10 percent of the annual profits were reserved for the founders, 15 percent of the annual profits were reserved for the Government of Egypt, and 75 percent of the annual profits were reserved for shareholders. There was no stipulation dictating whether the route of the canal would be direct or indirect (from the Nile). The company was given the right to free quarries and import equipment tax-free. The second concession (1856) Following the granting of the first concession in 1854, Lesseps was in near constant travel to assemble diplomatic approvals perceived as necessary to build the canal from other foreign governments involved. Although the first concession was granted by Egypt, at the time Egypt was an administrative subdivision of the Ottoman Empire, and so Lesseps traveled frequently to the Sublime Porte to make his case to the Grand Vizier of the sultan, Ali Pasha. The Ottoman Empire, although neutral to the idea, were greatly under the influence of the British at that time. Since Britain – through the policy of Lord Palmerston – was largely opposed to the canal project, and its citizens owned a potentially competing project in form of a railroad from Alexandria to Cairo, not to mention various merchant warehouses along the African sea route, Lesseps made several trips to Britain between 1854 and 1858 to persuade Palmerston and the British public. Lesseps also had to fight back against Robert Stephenson's and even Enfantin's expert opinions on the feasibility of the canal. Lesseps formed an organization of international engineers (the International Commission for the piercing of the isthmus of Suez) to again study the canal route in late 1855, and its results were released to the general public. In January 1856, Said granted a second concession to Lesseps' company which replaced the first concession. This concession defined the canal as a direct route, but also stipulated a freshwater canal from the Nile to Lake Timsah. Again, mining and land rights were included along with generous tax exemptions. A majority (ths) of the workers for the company were required to be supplied from Egypt and the skilled workers were required to be paid commensurate with skilled workers on other Egyptian public works projects. An amendment stipulated that work could only commence with the approval of the Ottoman sultan. The board of shareholders would have 32 members, each serving for eight years. The operations office would be headquartered in Alexandria, while administrative offices would be located in Paris. This company was called the Universal Company of the Maritime Canal of Suez. Initial public offering of shares (1858) In late Spring of 1858, the French Academy of Sciences released a public report approving of the engineering plans for the canal. The report noted that in the previous two decades, Europeans had spent 12 billion francs building railroads, and that at a cost of 200 million francs (or £8 million), the canal was affordable. Lesseps pushed ahead without formal British or Ottoman approval. In October 1858, Lesseps notified international press and company agents that 400,000 shares at a price of 500 francs each would be publicly offered beginning 5 November 1858. In the notification, Lesseps estimated an annual revenue of 30 million francs based on freight fees, and a construction period lasting 6 years. In preparation for the offering, shares were sent to brokerage houses across Europe and in the United States. At the close of offering on 30 November 1858, about half of the shares (around 200,000) belonged to French citizens with the next largest block owned by citizens of the Ottoman Empire (Said bought around 60,000). None of the shares reserved for Britain, Russia, Austria, or the United States were bought. Said purchased the remaining unbought shares (for a total of 177,000 shares) in order to ensure that the company reached its necessary capitalization amount (to become a legal entity as defined in the 1856 concession). The average number of shares bought by French investors amounted to nine shares each. Lesseps declared the company as being officially formed on 15 December 1858. Construction (1859–1869) Mobilization and the Corvée (1859–1864) Prior to the existence of the Suez Canal, Port Said and Lake Timsah had few residents, the Great Bitter Lake was a dry basin, and drinking water was difficult to find. In addition to infrastructure challenges, Said would not allow the use of massive corvée labour until 1861, when Napoleon III publicly backed the canal project. In the meantime from 1859 to 1861, the company's Chief Engineer Eugène Mougel and its new superintendent Alphonse Hardon, planned for and built fresh water distilleries along the route, hauled in additional fresh water from the Nile, built housing for workers, gathered stone for the jetty, assembled some aging dredging equipment from the Nile, and looked for workers. Company town establishments arose along the route. In 1860, the company employed 210 Europeans and 544 Egyptians along 11 stations of the route. Employees were provided scrip to buy provisions. Plans were made for an access canal from the Nile to Lake Timsah to provide fresh water. Once the necessary infrastructure was established, the plan was to build an 8 metre-wide access canal from Port Said to Lake Timsah and later from Lake Timsah to the Red Sea with the aid of blasting. After the use of corvée labor was approved in 1861, work proceeded south from Lake Manzala with, at its height, 60,000 fellahin hand digging the canal. Guards were used to watch over the fellahin, although a large number of guards were not required due to the remote location and nearby hostile Bedouins. At the same time, the freshwater canal was being dug easterly to Lake Timsah. At the end of 1862, the access canal connecting Lake Timsah to the Mediterranean Sea was complete. François Philippe Voisin became chief engineer in January 1861 and Hardon's contract expired at the end of 1862. Compared with the later mechanised excavation, a low amount of material was excavated during this phase of construction. The British began to loudly decry the use of corvée labor in 1862. Said's death and political ramifications Said died in mid-January 1863, and in late-January, just before Ismail began the process of establishing himself as the new viceroy of Egypt by Ottoman Sultan Abdul Aziz, Ismail declared that he was establishing reforms in the ways of the creation of a civil service list and the abolishment of corvée labor. Ismail's motives had to do with his own personal projects (cotton farms, whose export from Egypt had been increasing since the beginning of the American Civil War, and other cash crops and public works) within Egypt and with limiting the company's power. Ismail would soon issue a clarification that corvée labor could still be used for public works essential for the common good (though not on the Suez Canal project). The British also commented on the use of forced labor by the company. Ismail issued declarations upholding much of the previous concessions, with exceptions including the labor issue. Aziz favored the end of the use of the corvée and the return of land from the company to Egypt. Arbitration was referred to the Emperor of France. Ismail authorised Boghos Nubar Nubarian to negotiate on behalf of Egypt, and Nubar in turn allied with Emile Ollivier and Morny against Lesseps and the company. It wasn't until July 1864 that Napoleon III released a ruling for the framework for resolution which accepted the 1856 concession as a binding contract, ended the use of corvée labor, placed the land grants back into the hands of the Egyptian government, but called for remuneration of 84 million francs to the Suez Canal Company for violation of the labor and land agreements. Ismail received a loan from the Oppenheim brothers for nearly 100 million francs. Meanwhile, the progress of the canal construction proceeded slowly from 1863–1864. By February 1864, the corvée had finished the access canal from Lake Timsah to the Red Sea. Mechanical Dredging (1864–1869) After Napoleon III's decree in Summer of 1864, the use of corvée labor was restricted. The use of large mechanical dredging machines began to excavate the main canal. In December 1863, Voisin hired Paul Borel and Alexandre Lavalley's company, Borel, Lavalley, and Company, to design, build, and operate the dredging and excavation machines to finish the canal. Borel and Lavalley, like many of the engineers working on the project, were École Polytechnique alumni. These machines were powered by steam from coal in an era before the mass production of machines and machine tools. The men had prior railroad experience and Lavalley, in particular, had customised locomotives, designed lighthouses on the Black Sea, created a tunnel boring machine in Lithuania, and created a machine to dredge ports in Russia. Railroad tracks were laid along the canal route to accommodate some of the machines, whereas others were mounted on barges. The varying soil type necessitated more than a dozen different types of excavation machinery. Nearly 300 of these machines were used in this 5 year dredging period. Their subcontractor excavation price was determined on a price-per-unit basis – francs per cubic meter – which was further varied depending upon the soil type they excavated. Ultimately, Borel, Lavalley and company removed 75% of the 74 million cubic meters excavated from the main canal. And most of that work was done between 1867 and 1869. Another French contractor, Alphonse Couvreux, who is credited with the first documented use of a bucket chain excavator on land, employed seven of his excavators to dig about 8 million cubic yards of material from 1863 to 1868. During this same period, the jetties for Port Said were also constructed by the Dussaud brothers. They created two jetty structures, one at 1.5 miles in length, and the other at 2 miles in length, by dumping 20-ton concrete blocks in the Mediterranean Sea. The blocks were produced in an assembly line with mechanical elevators to pour in cement, lime, and water. After curing for two months in wooden frames, they were lifted on to barges that dropped them into the sea. 30,000 blocks were used in the jetties. In 1867, the company began to develop its fee structure in preparation for opening. During this same year the company had already started to charge fees for transport of goods across the northern almost-completed portion to the separate southern access canal, garnering millions of francs in annual revenue. The company estimated that of the 10 million tons of annual goods shipped around the Cape of Good Hope, half would pass through the canal. After some complaints, a figure of 10 francs per ton and 10 francs per passenger was announced. Politically during this period, company workers experienced a cholera outbreak in 1865 that caused the deaths of several hundred Europeans, including Voisin's wife, and more than 1,500 Arabs and Egyptians. The Ottoman sultan approved of the French reconciliation framework in 1866. By 1866 there were about 8,000 Europeans and 10,000 Arab and Egyptians that had settled in the canal region. By 1867 and 1868 the total population in the canal region would grow to 26,000 and 34,000, respectively. As the diversity and number of settlers in the canal region rose, Ismail directed Nubar to begin his decade-long journey of revising the judicial system from a system of capitulations to a system of mixed tribunals. The company made an appeal at the 1867 Universal Exposition of Art and Industry to attempt to sell an additional 100 million francs (£4 million) worth of debt in the form of bonds – maturing in 50 years – to finish the project. Remaining unsold bonds were sold in lotteries approved by the French government. Two dams prevented the filling of the Great Bitter Lake and thus the completion of the canal, one to the north and one to the south. Rocky terrain was cleared on the Serapeum ridge to the north of the lake for a lake filling ceremony witnessed by Ismail in early 1869. The prince of Wales visited in the Spring of 1869 shortly after the initial lake filling ceremony but while the lake was still filling and toured the canal zone. The prince of Wales stayed in a chalet in Ismailia while in the region. The southern dam in the rocky Chalufa ridge would not connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea until it was broken on 15 August 1869. Prior to that, hand digging was used to remove soil in the remaining 10 miles between Suez and the southern dam. The average final width of the canal was 200 feet – 300 feet at the top with a depth of at least 26 feet. The company and Ismail set aside 1 million francs for the inauguration of the canal on 17 November 1869. One thousand guests were invited for a tour upon opening. The empress Eugénie and Ismail were a major attraction. The multinational flotilla of about 60 ships proceeded south from Port Said to Ismailia, where a large expenses-paid festivity took place including: a riding exhibition, a rifle competition, tight-rope walking, an Armenian with a dancing bear, an Italian with a hurdy-gurdy, Arab sword dancing, glassblowing, flame eating, snake charming, juggling, dancing darvishes, belly dancers, Koran recitations, Arabic poetry recitations, prostitution, food, and drink. On 19 November, the flotilla proceeded south to Suez. In summary, the total construction cost of the canal, according to Lesseps' autobiographical account, was £11,627,000. This cost was more than covered by the initial equity capitalization of £8 million (1858), a legal decision awarding about £4 million (1864 and 1866), and a bond issuance of £4 million (1867). First two decades of operation (1870–1890) Approximately 500 ships carrying around 400,000 tons made passage through the canal in 1870, which was much less than the 5 million tons projected in 1867. Of that tonnage, three-quarters came from Britain. In 1871, more tonnage made the passage, but it was still less than 1 million tons. The ship tonnage for 1872, 1873, and 1874 was 1,439,000, 2,085,000, and 2,424,000, respectively. Toll revenue from the first five years (1870–1874) are as follows: £206,373, £359,747, £656,305, £915,853, and £994,375. In 1873, Ismail borrowed £30 million (more than double the cost of the canal) to continue building other infrastructure in Egypt. By 1875, the Egyptian treasury was £100 million in debt, and no lender would issue Ismail money to pay for the December debt instalment of several million pounds. Société Générale was interested in his shares of the Suez Canal Company in exchange for paying off the debt instalment, however, the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli responded quickly and with permission from parliament and Queen Victoria received a £4 million loan from Lionel de Rothschild to purchase the 177,000 shares from Ismail on behalf of the British government. This offer was slightly greater than the French offer, and Ismail physically delivered his share certificates to the British consulate. By December 1875 Britain became the largest shareholder of the Suez Canal Company, owning 44 percent of the shares. However, the remaining 56% of the company's shares remained under the ownership of French shareholders. In 1876, Ismail again faced government debt payment issues and was forced to join an international commission which would govern Egypt's finances known as Dual Control. As a condition of joining the commission, the khedive's right to 15 percent of the commissions from Suez Canal traffic was sold. The buyer was a French bank and the price was 22 million francs. In 1879, Ismail was deposed by the Ottoman sultan and replaced with Tawfiq. Tawfiq was challenged for leadership during a nationalist uprising in 1880 by Colonel Ahmad Urabi. In response to an anti-European riot in 1882, Britain landed an army, seized the canal, and developed a protectorate over Egypt, placing Lord Cromer as the head governing authority. The 1888 Convention of Constantinople declared the canal a neutral zone under British protection. The agreement went into effect in 1904, the same year as the Entente cordiale between Britain and France. World War I through the 1930s The British assigned more than 100,000 troops to the canal during the first world war. The canal was used to help stage T.E. Lawrence and Faisal's Arab revolt during the war against the Ottomans. Egypt was declared an independent country in 1922, however, Britain still asserted a right to defend the canal and stationed troops there for that purpose into the 1930s. The company's profits rose greatly during the 1920s and 1930s. World War II through the 1990s Britain secured the canal against the Germans and their Afrika Korps during the second world war. Immediately following the end of the second World War, company profits rose greatly due to petroleum shipments and the company reserved much of this income. By 1952, the company held four different reserves accounts: a statutory reserve of 430 million francs, a special reserve of 7 billion francs, a contingency fund of 1.72 billion francs, and a pension fund of 7.81 billion francs. After Jacques Georges-Picot's arrival to the company in the 1940s, the board started to hire investment advisors, and by the late 1940s, the company had investments in Air France, Air Liquide, colonial sugar refineries, coal mining companies, railroad companies, electric companies, the African forest and agriculture Society, and the Lyonnaise de Madagascar. King Farouk of the Muhammad Ali line was overthrown in a military coup in 1952 and Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser eventually emerged as the leader of Egypt. By the mid-1950s, canal traffic reached 122 million tons annually, over half of which was oil shipments. In response to the World Bank denying a loan to build a dam across the Nile at Aswan, Nasser declared on 26 July 1956 that Egypt was nationalizing the canal. In response, Britain, France, and Israel attacked Egypt and destroyed large portions of Port Said. The canal was returned to Egypt after the United States disapproved of the action. For the following ten years, the canal was operated by Egypt who paid an amount to the Suez Canal Company for its use. In 1967, another war with Israel arose and the canal was made impassable with scuttled ships. The canal would not reopen until 1975 after the Camp David Accord. Traffic through the canal began to fall in the early 1980s after petroleum pipelines eroded ship traffic business. After the company became defunct in the late 1990s, the canal was generating $2 billion a year in revenue for Egypt. Disputes The company has been involved in numerous disputes starting with its founding negotiations and continuing to various 20th century wars. These disputes include the first (1854) and second concessions (1856), the use of corvée labor (1863–1866), land rights (1863–1866), general British opposition throughout its conception and construction (1854–1869), Dual Control (1876), British occupation in 1882, the Convention of Constantinople (1888), World War I through World War II British protection (1914–1945), Egyptian nationalization and the Suez Crisis (1956), and the 8-year closure starting with the Six-Day War (1967–1975). In 1938, Benito Mussolini demanded that Italy have a sphere of influence in the Suez Canal, specifically demanding that an Italian representative be placed on the company's board of directors. Italy opposed the French monopoly over the Suez Canal because under French domination of the company all Italian merchant traffic to its colony of Italian East Africa was forced to pay tolls upon entering the canal. On 26 July 1956, the Egyptian government announced it intended to nationalise the Suez Company, owned by the French and the British, and also closed the canal to all Israeli shipping. This resulted in the Suez Crisis. Founders In Lesseps' original concession (1854), founders of the company were to receive 10 percent of the canal's profits. These members included François Barthélemy Arlès-Dufour Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds Richard Cobden Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin Benoît Fould Lesseps and multiple members of his family Eugène Mougel Dutch Consul General Ruyssenaers French Consul General M. Sabatier Sa'id of Egypt and multiple members of his family The Talabot brothers Members of the chambers of commerce of Lyon and Venice Presidents of the Suez Canal Company (1855–1956) Before nationalisation: Ferdinand De Lesseps, (1855 – 7 December 1894) Jules Guichard (17 December 1892 – 17 July 1896) (acting for de Lesseps to 7 December 1894) Auguste-Louis-Albéric, prince d'Arenberg (3 August 1896 – 1913) Charles Jonnart (19 May 1913 – 1927) Louis de Vogüé (4 April 1927 – 1 March 1948) François Charles-Roux (4 April 1948 – 26 July 1956) Administrator of the Suez Canal Company Marie Gabriel Adolphe Peghoux See also 1948 Arab–Israeli War Emancipation reform of 1861 Franco-Prussian War GDF Suez Khedivial Opera House Panic of 1873 Port Said Lighthouse Suez (company, 1997–2008) Suez (company, 2015) Yellow Fleet References Sources External links Statutes of the Company on Google Books, in French English translation of the Statutes Suez corporate web site Sir John Stokes' view of the British acquisition of 40% Transport companies established in 1858 Defunct transport companies of France Company, Suez Canal Company Engie French companies established in 1858 French companies disestablished in 1997

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Money transfer

Money transfer generally refers to one of the following cashless modes of payment or payment systems: Electronic funds transfer, an umbrella term mostly used for bank card-based payments Wire transfer, an international expedited bank-to-bank funds transfer Giro, also known as direct deposit Money order, transfer by postal cheque, money gram or others Postal order, purchased at a post office and is payable at another post office to the named recipient It can also refer to the following cash-based wire transfer systems: al-Barakat, an informal money transfer system originating in the Arab world Hawala (also known as hundi), an informal system primarily used to send money to and from the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal Remittance, a transfer of money by a foreign worker to his or her home country Currency exchange, transfer for of one currency to another See also Transfer payment Cash carrier Foreign exchange company Money transmitter

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Madre della Consolazione

The Madre della Consolazione (Crete) is an icon depicting the Virgin Mary holding baby Christ. It is believed to have originated during the mid-fifteenth century by Nikolaos Tzafouris. Iconography The iconography of the Madre della Consolazione type is of Western origin. It has clearly been influenced by Italian prototypes from the 14th century. The icon’s Italian title refers to the suffering of Christ, as anticipated by his mother. The type was probably introduced to the Orthodox-Christian world by the famous icon painter Nikolaos Tzafouris in the second half of the 15th century; his oeuvre is typified by combined Byzantine and Italian iconographical types. Our icon is painted in a highly refined style and can be dated in the late 15th century. Attribution Very similar floral punched motifs can be found in the halos of the signed Tzafouris Pietà icon in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and in the halos of the signed Tzafouris Madre della Consolazione icon in a Dutch private collection (currently on loan to the Ikonen-Museum Recklinghausen, Germany). The punching, the specific iconography and the refined style of the painting, all point towards Nikolaos Tzafouris or a painter from his immediate circle. Location The icon was in the collection of Morsink Icon Gallery, Amsterdam till 2016 and then was purchased by a private collector from the Netherlands. References Cretan art Paintings of the Madonna and Child 15th-century paintings Cretan Renaissance paintings

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Tour Swiss Life

The Tour Swiss Life is a skyscraper of offices located in La Part-Dieu quarter, in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. This 82-metre tower was built in 1989 by French architech Charles Delfante. It was the second tallest tower in Lyon before the end of the construction of the Tour Oxygène in 2010, and is now the 4th tallest, with 20 floors. The tower was originally to be about 120 metres, but the City Council was opposed to highrises at the time. It is surrounded by a ditch and has its ground floor at level -1, the entrance is via a gateway. It houses in particular the Swiss Life company. At the MIPIM exhibition in 2009, the Mayor of Lyon, Gérard Collomb confirmed the desire of Swiss Life to raise the tower. The project has since been modified, a new tower has been proposed to be built in place of the current 4-storey-high parking garage of SwissLife tower. References 3rd arrondissement of Lyon Skyscrapers in Lyon Skyscraper office buildings in France Office buildings completed in 1989 Swiss Life

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Round (Theosophy)

A round, in the esoteric cosmology of Theosophy, Anthroposophy and Rosicrucianism, is a cosmic cycle or sequence by which an evolving reincarnating being passes through the various stages of existence as the Earth, the Solar System or the Cosmos comes into and passes out of manifestation. Theosophy In Theosophy, the whole process is very simple. A round is a process in a planetary chain, according to which a life cycle or life-wave of souls or monads begins its evolutionary journey on the first and most subtle or spiritual of the series of seven globes; then finishing its evolution there, proceeds to the next, and so on, to the densest or most manifest globe (usually called globe D), which in our case is the gross, physical Earth. From there it proceeds on the ascending arc, through increasingly more ethereal globes. Each of these globes are in coadunition with the physical Earth, though they are not in consubstantiation with it. Each of these stages is called a round, and during this time the reincarnating life wave has passed through seven Root Races. When the life wave has gone through all seven globes of the planetary chain, it has completed one planetary round or globe manvantara. This is followed by the dissolution of the planetary chain in a nirvana (which is not the same as what Buddhism calls nirvana because it is not permanent); this period between physical manifestation is called pralaya in Hinduism. Finally, a new round begins, in which consciousness is now more developed than in the preceding round. Seven such planetary rounds (or forty-nine globe rounds) represents one kalpa (day of Brahma) or manvantara. This is followed by a higher "nirvana" or pralaya, which is the pralaya of that planetary chain. This lasts until a new planetary chain forms with its various life waves. Seven such planetary chains and their pralayas constitute a solar manvantara, after which the Solar System is dissolved in a cosmic pralaya, before the cycle begins anew. This elaborate cosmology, first formulated by Blavatsky, was also taught by de Purucker, Leadbeater, and Alice Bailey. Anthroposophy Rudolf Steiner retained the basic concept of root races and sevenfold cycles within cycles, but his description is considerably simpler, concentrating only on the seven cycles of the present Solar System. Each of these cycles constitutes a coming into being and passing out of being of the solar system, and each is divided into seven rounds, upon which man passes through seven root races. Each of Steiner's seven rounds is related to a metamorphosis of the Earth: Ancient Saturn During the Ancient Saturn round, the life wave of human beings underwent the mineral stage, endowed only with a physical vehicle. Ancient Sun During the Ancient Sun round, human beings underwent the plant stage, being endowed with a physical and an etheric vehicle. Ancient Moon During the Ancient Moon round, human beings underwent the animal stage, endowed with a physical, an etheric, and an astral vehicle. Meanwhile, the present Angels were undergoing the human stage, while the present Archangels were undergoing the Angel stage, and so on. Earth During the Earth round, human beings undergo the man stage. Jupiter During the Jupiter round, human beings will undergo the soul man stage. Venus During the Venus round, human beings will undergo the higher soul man stage. Vulcan During the Vulcan round, human beings will undergo the spiritual man stage. For Steiner, the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms represent "cast off" elements of the human entity from previous rounds. These teachings have been incorporated into the Anthroposophical Society that Steiner founded. Rosicrucian According to Max Heindel's Rosicrucian writings about the scheme of evolution, in the beginning of a Day of Manifestation a certain collective Great Being, God, limits Himself to a certain portion of space, in which He elects to create a Solar System for the evolution of added self-consciousness. In God there are contained hosts of glorious Hierarchies and lesser beings of every grade of intelligence and stage of consciousness, from omniscience to an unconsciousness deeper than that of the deepest trance condition. During the current period of manifestation these various grades of beings are working to acquire more experience than they possessed at the beginning of this period of existence. Those who, in previous manifestations, have attained to the highest degree of development work on those who have not yet evolved any consciousness. The period of time devoted to the attainment of self-consciousness and to the building of the vehicles through which the spirit in man manifests, is called "Involution". The succeeding period of existence, during which the individual human being develops self-consciousness into divine omniscience, is called "Evolution". Every evolving being has within him a "force" which makes evolution not to be a mere unfoldment of latent germinal possibilities but a process where each individual differs from that of every other. This force, called "Epigenesis" provides the element of originality and gives scope to the creative ability which the evolving being is to cultivate in order that he may become a God. Heindel states that in the Solar System, God's Habitation, there are seven Worlds differentiated by God, within Himself, one after another. These Worlds have each a different "measure" and rate of vibration and are not separated by space or distance, as is the earth from the other planets. They are states of matter, of varying density and vibration (as are the solids, liquids and gases of the physical Earth). These Worlds are not instantaneously created at the beginning of a day of Manifestation, nor do they last until the end. The evolutionary scheme is carried through five of these Worlds in seven great Periods of manifestation, during which the evolving virgin spirit becomes first human and, then, a God. The highest Worlds are created first, and as involution is to slowly carry the life into denser and denser matter for the building of forms, the finer Worlds gradually condense and new Worlds are differentiated within God to furnish the necessary links between Himself and the Worlds which have consolidated. In due time the point of greatest density, the nadir of materiality, is reached. From that point the life begins to ascend into higher Worlds, as evolution proceeds. That leaves the denser Worlds depopulated, one by one. When the purpose has been served for which a particular World was created, God ends its existence, which has become superfluous, by ceasing within Himself the particular activity which brought into being and sustained that World. References Powell, A.E. The Solar System: A Complete Outline of the Theosophical Scheme of Evolution London:1930 The Theosophical Publishing House de Purucker, G, Occult Glossary - a Compendium of Oriental and Theosophical Terms Arthur E. The Causal Body and the Ego Steiner, Rudolph, Occult science – An Outline. Trans. George and Mary Adams. London: Rudolf Steiner Press, 1909, 1969 Heindel, Max, The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, first edition in 1909 () www.rosicrucian.com External links Steiner's Occult Cosmology Esoteric cosmology Theosophical philosophical concepts

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Brian Reid (entrepreneur)

Brian Peter Reid (born 1972) is an entrepreneur who is credited with developing the first digital advertising mirror that is controlled remotely and has the ability to record and report the exact number and duration of consumer engagements in real time. Reid also founded technology firm Mirrus. Education Reid received his B.A. with a focus on sociology from The University of Connecticut in 1994. He was a three-year letter winner on the varsity football team while in college and played under head coach Skip Holtz. Reid was elected team captain his senior year. Career From 1994 to 1999, Reid worked for Republic Mortgage Insurance Company (RMIC) in sales, where he ultimately became the youngest national sales manager. Reid left RMIC and started Athlon Ventures, a venture capital fund that raised capital solely from professional sports athletes and Fortune 500 executives. After 12 months, Reid shut down the fund as a result of the “dot-com bubble burst”. He returned to the financial services industry with SouthStar Funding (SSF), where he was responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives. Mirrus In 2006, Reid founded LuxuryTec LLC to market brand identity services. With a proprietary mirror technology, LuxuryTec LLC formed and began doing business as (dba) Mirrus. Televisions displayed behind two-way mirror glass have been available for roughly 15 years but have been isolated to the hospitality and residential markets. Reid sold a mirror technology for advertising in high consumer traffic areas. Since 2006, Reid served as the president CEO of LuxuryTec LLC and Mirrus located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Personal Reid is the father of five children and is married to wife Gennifer. The family resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Reid is the son of Paul S. Reid, former president and executive vice president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Washington, D.C. References Mutzabaugh, Ben, "Fliers to face sensor-equipped ads at O'Hare bathroom sinks," USA Today (http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/03/chicago-bathroom-ads/146863/1) "Digital mirrors added to Lane Stadium restrooms," WDBJ.com (https://web.archive.org/web/20111230212742/http://www.wdbj7.com/videobeta/82e0813a-3325-406d-9f4c-bc029ee8ad84/Sports/Digital-mirrors-added-to-Lane-Stadium-restrooms) Johnson, Leslie Williams "A+ Employers," Atlanta Business Journal (http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2004/09/20/focus7.html) Chiasson, Gail, "An Interview with Brian Reid of Mirrus," DailyDOOH (http://www.dailydooh.com/archives/60473) Murin, Joseph J.," A Business Transformed by Technology," Money Library, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5246/is_1_60/ai_n28754650/ 1972 births Living people American technology company founders

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Khan (surname)

Khan () is a surname commonly found in South Asia. It is derived from the historic title khan, referring to a military chief or ruler; it originated as a hereditary title among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe during antiquity and was popularized by Turkic dynasties in the rest of Asia as well as in Eastern Europe during the medieval period. The name's earliest discovered usage as a title for chiefs and for monarchs dates back respectively to the Xianbei and the Rourans, two proto-Mongolic societies in Inner Asia during antiquity; in the Pannonian Basin and Carpathian Mountains and their surrounding regions of Central and Southeast Europe, the title was used by the Pannonian Avars and the early Bulgars during the early medieval period before being more widely spread by various Muslim chieftains in a region spanning the empires centred in modern-day Turkey and Crimea to those in the Indian subcontinent. Khan as a surname is occasionally found among people of Turkic and Mongolic descent, but is a far more common name among Muslims in South Asia. In Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, it is most often associated with Iranian peoples such as the Pashtuns, but is also associated with Muslim Rajputs. , Khan is one of the most common surnames worldwide, shared by over 22 million people in Asia and 23 million people worldwide. It is the surname of over 108,674 British Asians, making it the 12th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. People Scholars, intellectuals and academics Ahmed Raza Khan (1856–1921), Sunni Islamic scholar of south Asia Dilwar Khan, Bengali poet Gul Khan Nasir (1914–1983), poet, historian and politician from Balochistan Geoffrey Khan (born 1958), professor of Semitic Languages at the University of Cambridge Muhammad Mojlum Khan, non-fiction writer best known for The Muslim 100 Muhammad Siddiq Khan (1910–1978), Bengali academic from Bangladesh, "father of the Library and Information Science discipline in Bangladesh" M. A. Muqtedar Khan, American Islamic philosopher, Sufi and academic Rukhsana Khan, Pakistani-Canadian children's writer and storyteller Salman "Sal" Khan, Muslim Bengali-American educator, known for the online Khan Academy Sirajul Hossain Khan, editor of Pakistan Times and the Eastern News Agency Wahiduddin Khan, Islamic scholar and peace activist Wasiullah Khan, Pakistani-American educator and founder of East–West University in Chicago Yasmin Khan (b. 1977), Associate Professor of History, Kellogg College, Oxford Politicians and rulers Abdul Majid Khan, former MP for Habiganj-2, Bangladesh Abdul Majid Khan Tarin (1877–1939), senior political figure of the North-West Frontier Province, British India Akram Khan (born 1970), Indian politician Ali Haider Khan (1900–1963), Nawab of Longla Alivardi Khan (1671–1756), Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa Amanullah Khan, Sovereign of Afghanistan 1919-1929 Amir Khan (Pindari) (1768–1834), Pindari leader in the early 19th century, later the Nawab of Tonk Arif Mohammad Khan, Indian politician and current governor of Kerala Asaf Khan, Wazir (Prime Minister) of Emperor Jahangir and Shahjahan Asif Nawaz Khan Janjua (1937–1993), former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army Ataur Rahman Khan (1907–1991), Bengali activist politician, later Chief Minister of East Pakistan Ayub Khan (field marshal), ex army general/dictator and president of Pakistan Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan), former emir of Afghanistan during the Second Anglo-Afghan War Bahlul Khan (died 1488), founder of the Lodi dynasty Bairam Khan (1501–1561), Mughal commander, mentor and guardian of Akbar the Great Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, politician in Afghanistan Bostan Khan Tarin, 19th-century Pashtun clan warrior Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan (1911–1967), Pakistani Federal Minister for Home Affairs 1964–1966 Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan, of the British era Dilal Khan (1585-1666), Muslim ruler of Sandwip Dost Mohammad Khan, Sovereign of the Kingdom of Cabool and Afghanistan during the 19th century Fatali Khan Khoyski, first Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Fateh Naseeb Khan, Chief General of Alwar Armed Forces Feroz Khan Noon (1893–1970), former Prime Minister of Pakistan Franklin Khan, Trinidad and Tobago politician Fuad Khan (born 1955), Trinidad and Tobago politician Ganj Ali Khan, military officer and Governor in Safavid Iran Genghis Khan, Mongol warlord of the 12th century German Khan, Russian oligarch Ghazala Khan, mother of American soldier Humayun Khan Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Khokhar, one of Pakistan's first Federal Ministers Ghulam Jilani Khan (1925–1999), Governor of Punjab 1980 to 1985 Habibullah Khan, Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 to 1919 Hafiz Khan, Fijian Businessman, former Senator, and President of the Muslim League Haydar Khan, 2nd Wazir of Sylhet Hulagu Khan, ruler of Mongolian horde Humayun Khan (soldier), United States Army Captain, died in the Iraq War in 2004 Iftikhar Khan (1909–1949), had been nominated to become the first local Commander in Chief of Pakistan Imran Khan, Pakistan's current Prime Minister Ismail Khan, former Afghan politician and warlord from Herat Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Badshah Khan (1890–1988), Pashtun leader and activist Khan Sahib Shahal Khan Khoso (1909–1956), Baloch leader, MLA West Pakistan Assembly from 1953 to 1956 Khizr Khan, first ruler of Sayyid Dynasty, fourth period of the Delhi Sultanate Khizr Muazzam Khan, father of American soldier Humayun, known for a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention Khudadad Khan (1888–1971), Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross Kublai Khan, king of China and founder of Yuan Dynasty Kutb Khan, commandant of Mahim when it was under Gujarat Sultanate Krum Khan, ruler and founder of Bulgaria Liaquat Ali Khan (1895–1951), 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan M.J. Khan, member of the Houston City Council Malik Umar Hayat Khan (1875–1944), elected member of the Council of State of India Munawar Khan, soldier of INA and later Pakistani Army, known for Operation Gibraltar Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad, popularly known as Teesmaar Khan Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886–1967), 7th Nizam of Kingdom of Hyderabad Mir Lawang Khan, politician of Balochistan and brother of Gul Khan Nasir Mete Khan, ruler and warlord of China in 2nd century BCE Sultan Fetih Mehmet Khan, Ottoman sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Muhammad Hamidullah Khan (1938–2011), Bangladeshi military leader, politician and author General Muhammad Musa Khan Hazara, former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army Muhammed Akbar Khan, the first Muslim to become a General in British Indian Army Mohammad Daoud Khan, former (1909-1978), former Prime Minister and President of Afghanistan Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932–1993), former Prime Minister of Pakistan Murshid Quli Khan ( 1665–1727), founder of the Nawab rulers in Bengal Nauroz Khan (1874-1964), Balochi Independence movement leader Nawab Ali Abbas Khan, Jatiya Party politician and three-time MP for Maulvibazar-2, Bangladesh Nawab Ali Haider Khan, 9th Nawab of Longla, minister and leader of the Independent Muslim Party Nawab Qaim Khan, 14th-century Ameer of the Delhi Sultanate and chief of Qaimkhani clan Nawazish Alam Khan (Hindi: नवाज़िश आलम ख़ान), Indian Baloch politician and member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Nisar Ali Khan (born 1954), Pakistani politician, former cabinet minister and opposition leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan Prince Aly Khan (1911–1960), Pakistani United Nations diplomat Prince Sadruddhin Aga Khan (1933–2003), diplomat, UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 1965 to 1977 Rabina Khan, councillor for Shadwell and former Housing Cabinet member in Tower Hamlets, London Raeesah Khan, former Member of Parliament in Singapore Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan (1913–1978), Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National Army Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, President of AJK Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan (1905–1968), member of the Pakistan Movement Raja Sakhi Daler Khan Mangral, Kashmiri freedom fighter with the Indian National Army Raja Saroop Khan, former Governor of Punjab Rana Khudadad Khan, President of Pakistan Muslim League (Punjab) Rana Afzal Khan (1949–2019), Finance Minister of Pakistan and PML-N Leader Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan (1922–2005), Finance Minister of Pakistan Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Speaker of the Punjab Assembly from 2008 Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan (born 1949), Pakistani former Federal Minister Rana Phool Muhammad Khan, MPA from Bhai Pheru (Phool Nagar) Purnendu Khan, MP from Uluberia Constituency of Bengal Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Saifullah Khan family is a prominent political family of modern-day Pakistan, also known as Khans of Mewat Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (born 1920), Pakistani general and diplomat Sardar Farooq Khan Leghari (1940–2010), first Baloch president of Pakistan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (1915–2003), founder of Azad Jammu Kashmir State Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan (1915–1998), senior political figure and lieutenant of the Quaid-i-Azam in the Punjab Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan (born 1934), former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan (1892–1942), KCSI, Premier of the Punjab Sikandar Khan Ghazi, commander during the Conquest of Gour and the 1st Wazir of Sylhet Shah Mahmud Khan, former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Afghanistan Shah Nawaz Khan (general) (1914–1983), Major General of the Indian National Army, one of the three of the famed Red Fort Trio Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua (1914–1983), Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National Army Shah Nawaz Khan, revolutionary in India of the Janjua Rajput Shaista Khan, Mughal governor of Bengal from 1664 to 1688 Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893–1985), the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan Sulaiman Khan Karrani, Sultan of Bengal Sultan Suleiman Khan (Suleiman the Magnificent) (1494–1566), Ottoman Turkish Sultan Tughral Tughan Khan, 13th-century Mamluk Governor Turram Khan, revolutionary fighter from Hyderabad whose name has become eponym of bravery in many Indian languages Tikka Khan (1915–2002), former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army Wazir Akbar Khan (1816-1847), prince and general in Afghanistan Yulbars Khan Uyghur General of Kuomintang, also known as "Tiger General" for his bravery, provincial Governor of Xinjiang province from 1951 to 1971 Yusaf Khan (Muhammad Yusaf Khan) (born 1948), former Vice Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army Zafar Khan, former general in the Afghan National Army Actors and entertainers Aamir Khan, Indian actor, film producer and director Abdul Karim Khan, Indian classical vocalist Abdul Wahid Khan, Indian musician, mentor of many singers like Muhammad Rafi and Ram Narayan Adil Khan, Norwegian actor of Pashtun and Punjabi descent Adnan Sami Khan, Indian singer, playback singer and music composer Aiman Khan, Pakistani film and television actress, sister of actress Minal Khan Akram Khan (dancer), British dancer of Bangladeshi descent Anik Khan, Bangladesh-born American rapper Ali Akbar Khan, Bangladesh Bengali sarod player Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Indian film producer and fashion designer (Salman Khan's sister and Salim Khan's daughter) Amar Khan, Pakistani director, writer and television actress Amjad Khan, Indian actor and director Apu Islam Khan, Bangladeshi actress and model (former wife of Shakib Khan) Arbaaz Khan, Indian actor, director and film producer (Salman Khan's brother) Asad Amanat Ali Khan (1955–2007), Pakistani vocalist Ayesha Sultana Khan (Sharmila Tagore), actress, model, Central Board of Film Certification chairperson (mother of Saif Ali Khan) Ayub Khan, Indian television and film actor (Nasir Khan's son and Dilip Kumar's nephew) Bat for Lashes, stage name of Natasha Khan, British singer-songwriter and musician Bilal Khan (disambiguation), several people Cassius Khan, Canadian Indian classical musician in New Westminster, known as the Ghazal/Tabla Wizard Chaka Khan, American R&B singer Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan), Indian actor of Pashtun origin Faisal Khan, Indian actor (Aamir Khan's brother) Farah Khan, Indian film director, choreographer, dancer and fashion designer Faraaz Khan, Indian film actor of 1990s and early 2000s Fardeen Khan, Indian actor (son of Feroz Khan) Fawad Khan, Pakistani film actor and singer, also worked in Indian films Feroz Khan, Indian actor, director and film producer (father of Fardeen Khan) Feroze Khan, Pakistani television actor and producer Gauahar Khan, Indian model and actress Gul Khan, Indian television producer Guz Khan (born 1986), English comedian and actor Helen Richardson Khan, Indian actress (wife of Salim Khan) Hina Khan, Indian television actress Imran Khan (Bollywood actor) (born Imran Pal), Indian American actor, works in Bollywood (Aamir Khan's nephew) Imran Khan (singer), Dutch singer of Punjabi descent Irrfan Khan (1967–2020), Indian actor (in Indian films and Hollywood films) Jiah Khan, British-American actress who worked in Indian Bollywood films Junaid Khan, Pakistani film actor, singer and writer Kabir Khan, Indian director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer Kareena Kapoor Khan, Indian actress (wife of Saif Ali Khan, member of Kapoor family, daughter of actor Randhir Kapoor and actress Babita) Khalil Ullah Khan, film and TV actor, 1976 winner of Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor King Khan, real name Arish Khan, Indian/French-Canadian musician Krutika Desai Khan, Indian actress working in film, television and theatre Mahira Khan, Pakistani drama and film actress, also works in Bollywood Mansoor Khan, Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (Nasir Hussain's son, Aamir Khan's cousin) Marco Khan, Iranian actor Mehboob Khan, Indian director, film producer, actor and writer Minal Khan, Pakistani television actress, sister of actress Aiman Khan Nahnatchka Khan, American television writer and producer Nasir Hussain Khan, Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (Aamir Khan's uncle) Nasir Khan, Indian actor (Dilip Kumar's brother) Nazir Ahmed Khan, Indian director, film producer and actor in British India and then Pakistan (brother-in-law of filmmaker K. Asif) Nikhat Khan, Indian film producer (Aamir Khan's sister) Noor Khan, Pakistani television actress and sister of actress Sarah Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani vocalist Parvati Khan, Indo-Trinidadian singer and model who worked in Bollywood Praga Khan, real name Maurice Engelen, Belgian techno musician Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, vocalist Rehan Khan, Bollywood singer from Goa Riyaz Khan, South Indian actor Roy Sætre Khantatat, Norwegian singer, better known as Roy Khan Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Pakistani vocalist Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor (son of Sharmila Tagore, husband of Kareena Kapoor) Sajid Khan, Indian actor and singer Sajid Khan, Indian film director and actor Salim Khan, Indian screenwriter and scriptwriter (father of Salman Khan), part of screenwriting duo Salim–Javed Salman Khan, Indian actor and film producer Sana Khan, Indian model and television actress Sanjay Khan, Indian actor, director and film producer (father of Zayed Khan) Sarah Khan, Pakistani TV actress in Urdu television serials Saroj Khan, Indian choreographer Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor, film producer (known as King Khan) Sahil Khan, Indian actor Shakib Khan, Bangladeshi actor, producer, singer, film organiser and media personality Soha Ali Khan, Indian actress (Saif Ali Khan's sister, daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore) Sohail Khan, Indian actor, director and film producer (brother of Salman Khan) Sudhir, real name Shah Zaman Khan Afridi, actor Tahir Hussain Khan, Indian director and film producer (Aamir Khan's father) Tariq Khan, Indian actor (Aamir Khan's cousin, Nasir Hussain's nephew) Valentino Khan, American DJ, music producer, guitarist, singer, songwriter Zareen Khan, Bollywood actress who has also appeared in Tamil and Punjabi films Zayed Khan, Indian actor (Sanjay Khan's son, Sussanne Khan's brother, brother-in-law of Hrithik Roshan) Sportspeople Khan, former ring name of retired American professional wrestler Dave Bautista Imran Khan, current Prime Minister of Pakistan, politician and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan cricket team Akram Khan (cricketer), former captain of the Bangladeshi Cricket Team Amir Khan (British boxer), British boxer of Pakistani descent Mohsin Khan, former Pakistani cricketer Moin Khan, former Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Essa Khan, former Pakistani footballer Athar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi former cricketer, selector and cricket commentator Carla Khan, Pakistani professional squash player Hajra Khan, Pakistani footballer Kaleemullah Khan, Pakistani footballer Jahangir Khan, former Pakistani professional squash player and World No. 1 Jansher Khan, former Pakistani professional squash player and World No. 1 Mir Sultan Khan, Pakistani chess champion Nafees Iqbal (Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan), Bangladeshi cricketer Nasim Khan, Pakistani cricketer Shahid Khan Afridi, Pakistani cricketer Salman Khan, Indian cricketer Shahrukh Khan, Indian cricketer Junaid Khan, Pakistani cricketer Usman Khan Shinwari, Pakistani cricketer Simon Khan, English golfer Tamim Iqbal (Tamim Iqbal Khan), Bangladeshi cricketer Younus Khan, Pakistani cricketer Sajid Khan, Pakistani cricketer Shadab Khan, Pakistani cricketer Sharjeel Khan, Pakistani cricketer Vitaly Khan, Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer Rocky Khan, All Blacks 7s rugby player Rashid Khan, Afghanistan international cricketer Zahir Khan, Afghanistan international cricketer In science and technology Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani engineer, considered the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme Fazlur Khan, Bengali-American structural engineer and designer of Chicago's Sears Tower and John Hancock Center Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, Pakistani scientist in particle and nuclear physics Munir Ahmad Khan, Pakistani scientist in nuclear physics, credited as the father of Pakistan's Atomic Project Mohammad Islam Khan (1957–2010), Indian glycobiologist, scientist at the National Chemical Laboratory Naeem Ahmad Khan (1928–2013), Pakistani nuclear physicist and university professor of physics K. Ahmed Khan, Indian scientist and businessman who had success in using plastic for road construction Shaukat Hameed Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist Mohammad Ajmal Khan, physician in Delhi, India, one of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia University Muhammad Siddiq Khan (1910–1978), librarian of the Central Library of the University of Dhaka and the founder of the university's Department of Library Science Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Pakistani agricultural scientist, professor of horticulture at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in Pakistan Razib Khan, Bengali-American geneticist Other professions Abul Kashem Khan (1905–1991), jurist, political leader, and industrialist from Bangladesh Alan Khan (born 1971), South African radio presenter Amjad Khan (1940–1992), Indian film producer Baseera Khan, American artist Fazal Khan, Pakistani lawyer and Pashtun human rights activist Gauri Khan (born 1971), Indian interior designer and film producer (wife of Indian star Shahrukh Khan) Hazrat Inayat Khan, (1882–1927), founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International Irene Khan (born 1956), Bangladeshi lawyer, former Secretary General of Amnesty International Kiran Rao Khan (born 1973), Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (wife of Indian star Aamir Khan) The (unknown) 'M Khan', the subject of many gag routines on The Mary Whitehouse Experience because of long-standing graffiti visible from a major London road Mirza Abu Taleb Khan (1752–1805/6), Indian tax-collector and travel-writer Mohammad Sidique Khan (1974–2005), London train suicide bomber Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan (1833–1901) British-Indian administrator and aristocrat Noor Inayat Khan (1914–1944), British spy in occupied France Oghuz Khan, legendary forefather of the Turkic people Peter Khan (born Afghan-Khan), Australian member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith Shahid Khan (born 1950), Pakistan-born American businessman, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C. Sussanne Khan (born 1975), Indian interior fashion designer and entrepreneur Syed Ahmed Khan (1817–1898), Islamic scholar Tariq Ali Khan (born 1943), British-Pakistani writer, intellectual and socialist Tasmin Lucia Khan (born 1980), British Bangladeshi journalist and news presenter for BBC News Tony Khan (born 1982), American businessman; co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C. along with his father Shahid, and CEO of All Elite Wrestling Vilayat Inayat Khan (1916–2004), former head of the Sufi Order International Usman Khan (terrorist) (1991-2019), Islamic terrorist and perpetrator of the 2019 London Bridge stabbing Zia Inayat Khan, the Pir of the Sufi Order International Fictional characters Haman Khan, a prominent Gundam villain in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and the principal antagonist in its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ; and her father Maharaja Khan Kamal Khan, the main villain in the James Bond film Octopussy Kamala Khan, the fourth character to assume the identity of the Marvel Comics superheroine Ms. Marvel Khan, Primus of House Aico game character from Paladins Khan, character from the web-series Corner Shop Show Khan, one of the villains in the Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars computer game Khan, a Chinese-American detective from the Khan! 1975 US television series Manga Khan, a DC Comics character Rizwan Khan, main character in the 2010 Bollywood film My Name Is Khan Dark Khan, the main antagonist of the crossover video game Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe who is the merging between Shao Khan and DC Comics villain Darkseid Shadow Khan, the group of villains in animated series Jackie Chan Adventures Shere Khan, the tiger, in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, also adapted as a cartoon character in a Walt Disney Productions movie in 1967 Shiwan Khan, a recurring enemy of The Shadow The Mandarin archenemy of Iron Man whose real name is Khan also from Marvel Comics Yasmin Khan, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who Khan Noonien Singh, an antagonist in the Star Trek franchise and the titular character of the 1982 film The Wrath of Khan Mr Khan, British Pakistani character on British TV show Citizen Khan See also Khan (title) Farrakhan List of places named Khan References Indian surnames Pakistani names Bangladeshi Muslim names Bengali Muslim surnames Mongolian-language surnames

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List of Apple TV+ original programming

Beginning in 2016, Apple Inc. began to produce and distribute its own original content. The first television show produced by Apple was Planet of the Apps, a reality competition series. Their second, released in late 2017, was Carpool Karaoke: The Series based on the popular recurring segment from The Late Late Show with James Corden. Apple also released a short film, Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 in May 2019 prior to the release of Apple TV+. In June 2017, Apple appointed Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg to head their newly formed worldwide video unit. By November, Apple confirmed that it was branching out into original scripted programming when announcing straight-to-series orders for two television shows: a reboot of the anthology series Amazing Stories by Steven Spielberg, and The Morning Show, a drama series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. In 2017, Apple was reportedly planning on spending around $1 billion on original programming over the next year. Later that year, another report projected that they would spend $4.2 billion on original programming by 2022. In August 2019, it was reported that Apple had already spent over $6 billion on original programming. On March 25, 2019, Apple announced their streaming service as Apple TV+, along with the announcement of Apple's slate of original programming. The service launched on November 1, 2019, in over 100 countries through the Apple TV app. On March 13, 2020, Apple suspended active filming on most Apple TV+ shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with production on series being postponed indefinitely; Apple began to resume production on all series by late summer of 2020. Original programming Drama Comedy Kids & family (live-action) Animation Adult animation Kids & family Non-English language scripted Unscripted Docuseries Variety Co-productions These shows have been commissioned by Apple TV+ with a partner network. Upcoming original programming Drama Comedy Family Animation Adult animation Kids & family Non-English language scripted Unscripted Docuseries Reality Variety Continuations In development Notes References External links – official site Apple TV+ Apple TV+ Apple TV+ Apple TV+

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Friedrich Rainer

Friedrich W. Rainer (28 July 1903 – 19 July 1947) was an Austrian Nazi politician, Gauleiter as well as a Reichsstatthalter of Salzburg and Carinthia. He is the only Austrian governor who has ever held the same office in two separate states. Personal background Rainer was a native of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, the son of a German nationalist vocational teacher at a municipal Bürgerschule (secondary school). His father Norbert was a member of the German Democratic Party (Deutsche Demokratische Partei/DDP), and later the Greater German People's Party (Großdeutsche Volkspartei/GDVP). He attended the Realgymnasium in Klagenfurt and, having obtained his Matura degree, studied law at the University of Graz while he earned his living by working in a local banking institution or in general labour. After successfully completing his law examination, Rainer began working in a notary's office and completed his doctorate in 1926. From 1931 he worked as a notary public in Klagenfurt. He married Ada Pflüger on 21 May 1932. The couple had three daughters (born 2 December 1933, 9 May 1939 and 20 August 1942) and two sons (born 29 January 1935 and 31 January 1937). Political involvement Since Rainer was a student in high-school, he engaged as a member of right-wing organizations in Sankt Veit and also participated in the armed Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia. Prior to his graduation from law school in Graz, he joined the Austrian SA in 1923 and joined a Burschenschaft student fraternity. In October 1930, Rainer joined the Nazi Party establishing the local branch in Sankt Veit. A close friend of Odilo Globocnik, he joined the Austrian SS at the end of 1933. In the same year he took up a post at the office of Nazi Gauleiter Hubert Klausner in Klagenfurt. As the Nazi Party had been banned by the Austrian government under Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in 1933, Rainer was in August 1935 sentenced to one year in police custody, presumably for high treason. He was released early for good behaviour the following March, nevertheless like Klausner and his deputy Globocnik he had to step down from his administrative role in the party, transferring sole leadership to the rival Austrian Nazi leader Josef Leopold. As Leopold soon fell out of favour with Adolf Hitler, Rainer was in May 1936 again assigned to the Nazi Party's provincial body in Carinthia. Gauleiter and Reich Governor In the course of the Austrian Anschluss to Nazi Germany on 13 March 1938, Rainer was recruited to serve as the organizational staff leader in the office of Josef Bürckel, the Reichskommissar responsible for the annexation of the Austrian lands. On 22 May 1938, Rainer was personally appointed by Hitler as Gauleiter of the Nazi Party in the Reichsgau Salzburg. Upon the 1938 elections, he also was elected a member of the Reichstag in Berlin. When World War II broke out, Rainer was appointed as Reich Defense Commissioner of Wehrkreis (Military District) XVIII, headquartered in Salzburg, which comprised his Reichsgau along with Reichsgau Carinthia, Reichsgau Styria and Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg. This gave him control of civil defense matters over a very large area. On 15 March 1940, he was additionally appointed as the Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Salzburg, thus uniting under his control the highest party and governmental offices in his jurisdiction. Rainer remained in these offices at Salzburg until 27 November 1941, when he was succeeded by Gustav Adolf Scheel. On 27 November 1941, Rainer was appointed as the Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Reichsgau Carinthia, which also involved ruling over the adjacent occupied Yugoslavian territories in Upper Carniola. On 16 November 1942, Rainer was made Reich Defense Commissioner of Carinthia. On 21 June 1943 he was promoted to SS–Obergruppenführer. After Italy abandoned its German ally on 8 September 1943, Rainer took over the Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral as High Commissioner. This act established him as the chief of the civil administration in the Italian region of Friuli, as well as in Yugoslavian Istria and Inner Carniola. Sentencing and death On 7 May 1945, eight days after Hitler's suicide, Rainer transferred his official functions to an executive board and fled to the mountainous area around the Weißensee lake in Carinthia. After being given leads by the local population, British occupation troops arrested Rainer and transferred him to Nuremberg Prison in October 1945. On 12/13 June 1946 he appeared at the Nuremberg Trials as a defence witness for the former Austrian chancellor Dr Arthur Seyss-Inquart. On 13 March 1947, Rainer was extradited to Yugoslavia. Here he wrote an 80-page work on the Nürnberg Trials for Yugoslav authorities. On 10 July 1947, he was brought before a military court of the Yugoslav 4th Army at Ljubljana. He was found guilty of crimes against the people and sentenced to death by hanging on 19 July 1947. His widow received a death certificate from Yugoslavia after the war, which showed that same date. For decades afterward, the date of his execution was unknown and could only be speculated. In 2010, documentation came to light in the Slovenian National Archives in Ljubljana which may well have answered the question. An entry in the diary of Boris Kraigher, former interior minister in Slovenia, indicates that Dr Rainer was executed with a number of other prisoners in late November 1950. The long delay in Rainer's execution is explained by the fact that Tito's secret police utilized him as an informant. Upwards of 3,000 pages of his words, written from the Summer of 1947 through late 1949, and probably into 1950, have been deposited in Slovenian National Archives. Published works Rainer, Friedrich. On Brecht and Eisenstein, New York: Telos Press, issue 31, 1977. Rainer, Friedrich. My Internment and Testimony at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, Edwin Mellen Press Ltd; illustrated edition, 2006. Awards and decorations Degen (SS), 01.12.1938 Anschluss Medal, c.1938 Golden Party Badge, 30.01.1939 Sudetenland Medal, c.1939 Honour Chevron for the Old Guard SS-Ehrenring, 30.01.1942 War Merit Cross 2nd Class Without Swords War Merit Cross 1st Class Without Swords Nazi Party Long Service Award in Bronze Nazi Party Long Service Award in Silver Order of Civil Merit (Bulgaria) 2nd Class Golden Hitler Youth Badge with Oak Leaves Notes References René Moehrle, Judenverfolgung in Triest während Faschismus und Nationalsozialismus 1922–1945, Berlin 2014 (), S. 305–460. External links Friedrich Rainer and Odilo Globocnik at Holocaust Education Archive & Reserarch Team (H.E.A.R.T) 1903 births 1947 deaths Austrian people executed abroad Executed Austrian Nazis Gauleiters Governors of Carinthia (state) Governors of Salzburg (state) Lawyers in the Nazi Party Members of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany Nazi Party officials Nazi Party politicians Nazis executed by Yugoslavia by hanging People extradited from Germany People extradited to Yugoslavia People from the Duchy of Carinthia People from Sankt Veit an der Glan SS-Obergruppenführer Sturmabteilung officers

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1999 Maldivian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Maldives on 19 November 1999. As there were no political parties at the time, all 127 candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 77.4%. Results References Maldives 1999 in the Maldives Elections in the Maldives Non-partisan elections November 1999 events in Asia Election and referendum articles with incomplete results

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Toxicology in Vitro

Toxicology in Vitro is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering in vitro toxicology. It is published by Elsevier and an official journal of the European Society of Toxicology in Vitro and affiliated with the American Association for Cellular and Computational Toxicology. The editors-in-chief are Daniel Acosta (University of Cincinnati), Frank A. Barile (St. John's University), and Bas J. Blaauboer (Utrecht University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 2.903, ranking it 29th out of 87 journals in the category "Toxicology". References External links Toxicology journals Elsevier academic journals Publications established in 1987 English-language journals Bimonthly journals

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Habib Bank

Habib Bank may refer to: HBL Pakistan, the oldest commercial bank in Pakistan, founded as "Habib Bank Limited" in 1941 Habib Bank Plaza, headquarters of HBL Pakistan Habib Bank Limited cricket team Habib Bank AG Zurich, originally founded as a branch of HBL in 1967 and independent since HBL's 1974 nationalization Habib Bank Zurich (Hong Kong), Hong Kong subsidiary founded in 1979 Habib Bank Zurich plc, British subsidiary founded in 2016 Habib Canadian Bank, Canadian subsidiary founded in 2001 Habib Metropolitan Bank, Pakistani subsidiary founded in 1992 HBZ Bank, South African subsidiary founded in 1995 Bank AL Habib, founded in Pakistan in 1991

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1903–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1903–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1903–04 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was Anthony Chez, coaching his second season with the Bearcats. Schedule |- References Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates (12 February 1940 – 27 March 1991) was an English film and television actor, known for his role in the British sitcom Dear John and the original Poldark drama series. Biography Bates was born in Bristol, England. His parents were both psychiatrists, his mother was French and he was a great-great-grandson of French scientist Louis Pasteur. He held dual-nationality and was bilingual, and was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He read French there, before winning a scholarship to Yale Drama School. The course completed, Bates returned to Ireland to make his stage debut in Shaw's You Never Can Tell at The Gate Theatre, Dublin, in 1963. A career in repertory theatre soon followed and the young actor gained experience in productions ranging from Hedda Gabler to raucous comedies. Later, Bates carved a niche in the world of horror films and played important roles or the lead in several Hammer Horror productions, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire, and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, in which he played a doctor who mistakenly transforms himself into a beautiful siren. He portrayed Caligula in the series The Caesars and alongside Cyd Hayman in a passionate French tale of murder and mystery - Crime of Passion series. After playing Thomas Culpeper in an episode of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), he went on to star in the BBC drama series, Moonbase 3 (1973) and Poldark, in which he played villainous George Warleggan. The series ran for 29 episodes, starting in 1975. He also played communist Paul Vercors in the final season of the drama series Secret Army. Because of his French ancestry and dark looks, he was often chosen to play a Frenchman on television, as for instance in a second series episode of ITV comedy drama Turtle's Progress. Bates also appeared in the television movie Minder on the Orient Express, again as a Frenchman. It looked, for some time, as if he might remain typecast in sinister roles, but he was offered a part in a comedy series by the writer John Sullivan, which saw Bates cast in a more sympathetic role as the newly divorced member of a singles group. Dear John (1986–87), ran for two series, and gave him chance to display a talent for comic roles. Around the same time, he appeared in the Yorkshire Television sitcom Farrington of the F.O. (1986) with Angela Thorne and Joan Sims. Private life Bates was divorced from the actress Joanna Van Gyseghem, and survived by his second wife, actress Virginia Wetherell (married 1973–1991). The couple had one daughter, actress Daisy Bates (b. 1974), and a son William Bates (b. 1977), an actor and musician. Death Bates was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and died in London at age 51 from the disease. The Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is a registered charity, number 1007819. Filmography References External links 1940 births 1991 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from pancreatic cancer English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Bristol Yale School of Drama alumni 20th-century English male actors

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Norman Williams (Australian cricketer)

Norman Leonard Williams (23 September 1899 – 31 May 1947) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for South Australia from 1919/20 to 1928/29. Born in Semaphore, South Australia to Captain Thomas and E.J. Williams, Williams was the brother of Lou, Ethel, Fred, Tom and Jack. Playing for Port Adelaide Cricket Club, Williams developed into a leading leg spin bowler in Adelaide district cricket while still a teenager. There was a public call for Williams to be picked for South Australia, with one supporter stating Williams "is young and full of energy, a brilliant field, and a fair bat if needed, he can bowl all day ... (he) is not tempted to toss them up at all times; and, if he strikes a length, is the type of bowler able to run through any side." Williams made his first-class debut for South Australia aged twenty against New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval on 19 December 1919, scoring 50 and zero and taking 3/138 as South Australia lost by and innings and 330 runs. Described as a "stocky right-arm leg-spinner who gave the ball plenty of air, and who relied on flight and sharp spin in the manner of Arthur Mailey to trap his victims", Williams's best performance with the ball was against Queensland at the Adelaide Oval in December 1923, where he took 6/40 with match figures of 12/195. However, the arrival of Clarrie Grimmett for the 1923/24 season relegated Williams to South Australia's second choice spin bowler and was selected only once in 1924/25 and not at all during the 1925/26 season. In 1926/27, however, Williams had an excellent season for Port Adelaide, ultimately taking 80 wickets at 14.83 for the season, and was recalled to the South Australian side. In his first match back for South Australia, against Victoria at the Adelaide Oval, Williams took match figures of 12/234, compared with Grimmett's 3/227 and Victorian spinner Don Blackie's 10/245. During the season, Williams was called "probably the most improved bowler in Australia, ... his length is now fairly accurate. and he can turn the ball both ways. His "bosey" ball is cunningly concealed, and has proved most troublesome. Williams is one of the most popular players in South Australian cricket and has an ideal temperament for the game. Williams was the biggest wicket taker in first-class cricket in 1926/27, taking 35 wickets at 32, compared to Blackie with 33 at 24.6, Grimmett 30 at 34.3 and Mailey 20 wickets at 42. Williams's improved form saw him selected for "The Rest" against an Australian XI, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting on 18 February 1927, where he took 6/174. In October 1927 Williams became captain of Port Adelaide succeeding Dave Pritchard. He had a poor season in 1927/28, taking only five wickets at 73.00 and while he took 24 wickets at 34.9 in 1928/29, Williams retired from first-class cricket with his final appearance in January 1929, for South Australia against New South Wales, taking 2/95. He continued in district cricket until 1943, taking 894 wickets for Port Adelaide at 18.85. This remains the record number of wickets taken in the Adelaide district competition. Eleven times, and nine in succession, Williams was the leading wicket taker in a district cricket season. Outside of cricket Williams was a dentist and became involved in horse racing as an owner. He owned leading racehorse Ramssare as part of a syndicate and later became the sole owner of Jack Parr, who won an ARC grand national steeple-chase. Williams died suddenly on 31 May 1947, aged 47. In recognition of his district cricket accomplishments, the scoreboard at Port Adelaide's home ground Alberton Oval, was named in Williams's honour. South Australian wicketkeeper and Port Adelaide captain Gordon Inkster paid tribute to Williams, saying that "had he applied himself more seriously he would most certainly have made one of the world's greatest bowlers of his type. On numerous occasions when he could have secured many of the closing wickets, he refrained from so doing, to enable another of the younger bowlers to procure a wicket or two, with the result that he was responsible for the developing of several young bowlers to the advantage of both club and State." References Sources Sando, G. (1997) Grass Roots: 100 Years of Adelaide District Cricket 1897–1997, South Australian Cricket Association: Adelaide. . 1899 births 1947 deaths Australian racehorse owners and breeders South Australia cricketers Australian dentists Australian cricketers 20th-century dentists

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John Bell (musician)

John Farmer Bell (born April 14, 1962) is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and occasional mandolin player for the American rock band Widespread Panic, where he is known for his raspy southern drawl that hits a variety of octaves. He is frequently called JB by fans. For more than 30 years, the voice has fueled 150 concerts a year all over the country and created a road warrior mentality for the band and its fans. Bell grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated from University School in 1980. He attended the University of Georgia and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity where he, Michael Houser, and Dave Schools met while Houser was playing at an open mic night. "Panic," as Houser was nicknamed, began playing with JB and Schools at local Athens, GA clubs, playing mostly cover songs. John Bell is an active philanthropist, most notably as an advocate for SMA (spinal muscular atrophy). Bell has helped raise over $2 million for SMA research, mostly through his involvement with "Hannah's Buddies". The foundation is named for Bell's goddaughter and niece, who lives with SMA. Bell is involved in an annual fundraiser featuring a golf tournament and evening concert by "JB and Friends," featuring John Bell solo, as well as performing with guests. Guest performers at the benefit have included Col. Bruce Hampton, Vic Chesnutt, John Keane, and Bloodkin, as well as Grammy Award winner Robert Randolph and the Family Band and the North Mississippi Allstars, and Nickel and the Polar Bears. He has also performed at various Habitat for Humanity Christmas Jam benefit concerts put on by Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band, Govt Mule) annually in Warren's hometown of Asheville, NC. John Bell has stated that The Cruise on Tues, and The Thursday Drive at 5, a college radio show hosted by Wes Mantooth and Krazy Kliewer was a huge inspiration for a bunch of new songs. Bell has said, "Now that their radio show is over, I have nothing to do but tour. I loved that radio show, those guys should go back to college." Bell resides in Highlands, NC with his wife Laura whom he met while in New Orleans, Louisiana She works in holistic wellness. References External links Widespread Panic Biography 1962 births Living people University of Georgia alumni Musicians from Cleveland Musicians from Athens, Georgia American rock guitarists American male guitarists Widespread Panic members University School alumni People from Dahlonega, Georgia Guitarists from Georgia (U.S. state) Guitarists from Ohio 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Brute (band) members

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsdenia%20cundurango

Marsdenia cundurango

Marsdenia cundurango is a species of plant of the genus Marsdenia with the common name condurango. It is native to Peru and Ecuador in South America. Marsdenia cundurango is known to contain conduritol, a cyclitol or cyclic polyol. It was first isolated in 1908 by K. Kübler from the bark of the vine. References cundurango Flora of South America

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20stabbing

Mass stabbing

A mass stabbing is a single incident in which multiple victims are harmed or killed in a knife-enabled crime. In such attacks, sharp objects are thrust at the victim, piercing through the skin and harming the victim. Examples of sharp instruments used in mass stabbings may include kitchen knives, utility knives, sheath knives, scissors, samurai swords, hammers, screwdrivers, bayonets, axes, machetes and glass bottles. Knife crime poses security threats to many countries around the world. There are many different factors causing mass stabbing. This may include social inequality, abuse of alcohol and drugs, easy access to weapons, social and cultural norms, religious and political reasons, among others. Many actions have been taken to address mass stabbing and knife crime. This may include enacting new legislation, social and education programs, medical interventions, among others. However, mass stabbing and similar terrorist attacks carried out by Islamic extremists have resulted in the rise of Islamophobia. Examples of mass stabbing cases include the 2014 Kunming attack, the 2016 Sagamihara stabbings, the 2017 London Bridge attack, and the 2019 Kawasaki stabbings. Definition A mass stabbing can be defined from a number of different perspectives. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the verb ‘stab’ as an action that propels a pointed weapon with the intention of harm or murder. A mass stabbing is an incident involving the use of pointed weapons to wound or kill multiple people. Mass stabbings can be looked at from the scope of knife crime. Based on a publication by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, ‘knife-enabled crime’ is an incident where harm is threatened or caused with the use of bladed weapons. The media also refers to ‘knife crime’ as a stabbing incident or the illegal possession of knives by a person in the public. From a legal perspective, the phrase mass killing can be used to define a mass stabbing. Based on section 2 of the Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 of the United States of America, which was signed into law and published by the US Congress on 13 January 2013, ‘mass killing’ is an individual occasion with three or more people murdered.Mass stabbings can also be looked at from the perspective of mass murder. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States of America has defined mass murder as an incident where four or more people are killed in a single incident on a continuing basis without any significant time period in between each of the murders. Causes A World Health Organisation (WHO) report states that past victimisation is one of the risk factors causing violence. Children and young people with adverse experience are particularly prone to being perpetrators or victims of violence. Abuse of alcohol is another risk factor that cause people, particularly young people to involve in violence such as knife crime. Research by WHO found that the incidence of violence was higher in countries with greater ease of access to alcohol. Similarly, drug abuse is another possible cause of knife crime. Illicit drug trade has been linked to the increasing incidence of knife crime. Examples of drugs that are particularly linked to acts of violence include tobacco, cocaine and amphetamines. WHO has also stated that there is a strong correlation between violence and social inequality and deprivation. The larger the differences in income between the high-income group and the low-income group, the higher the incidence of homicides. Another factor that may have led to knife crimes and violence among young people is the social and cultural norms in the environment they are exposed to. This may be due to the exposure of young people to violent behaviour of family members, friends or other members of society, which lead them to think that acts of violence are normal and acceptable. This group of people may have been exposed to various contents containing different forms of violence in the mass media which may have affected the behaviour of the young people. Spreading of religious extremism by terrorist groups, such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (IS), may be another cause of mass stabbings. Both terrorist groups used publications such as Dabiq of IS and Inspire of al-Qaeda to propagate the ideologies of the organisations and demonize their opponents, particularly the western democracy and their values. The terrorist organisations have encouraged their followers to launch attacks with knives because it is a cheap and easy method which is difficult to be detected by authorities yet capable of causing great harm to the general public. Political reasons may be another cause of mass stabbings. Various studies have been conducted by scholars and researchers to examine the relationship between political repression and terrorism. In general, there is a lack of consensus on the relationship between repression and violence. Some studies argued that political repression may turn non-violent groups to acts of violence. However, another study showed that there was a positive correlation between repression and violence in the short-run, but the correlation turns negative in the long-run. Reactions to mass stabbings Government and law enforcement The Government of the United Kingdom has announced on 31 January 2019 that they will introduce the Knife Crime Prevention Orders through an amendment to the Offensive Weapons Bill in conjunction with the government’s effort in tackling knife crime. The new preventative order can be placed on any person aged 12 or over, where curfews, geographical restrictions and social media restrictions may be imposed on the targets of the police. Retailers are also forbidden from selling knives to any person aged 18 or below. The law is aimed at reducing knife crimes especially among young people. Criminal prosecution, fines or jail sentences may be applied on any person who breaches the law. Pressure from the public and changes in laws have also mandated tougher sentences from the judiciary on knife crime offences. England and Wales saw 85% of their knife crime offenders jailed for at least three months. The average jail sentence for these offenders was eight months in 2018, an increment of three months from the average a decade ago. In Scotland, there was a threefold increase in average sentence for carrying a knife in 2015 when compared to the data from 10 years ago. Members of the law enforcement community has also lobbied the government for extra funding to tackle crimes. The Government of the United Kingdom has also announced extra funding of £100m to security forces in England and Wales to tackle crimes, specifically knife crimes. Countries like Brazil and Australia have also introduced laws to restrict the sale of alcohol at specific times of a day. Studies in Diadema, Brazil has shown that homicides were reduced by 44% in the course of three years with the introduction of a law that restricts trading hours for alcoholic products. Schools Schools have also taken precautionary measure to prevent knife crime in school compounds. A WHO report states that creating safe learning environment in schools is critical in preventing violence and knife crime among young people. A direct approach taken by some schools in the United States of America was installing weapon detection systems in schools. This is to prevent weapons such as guns and knives from being brought into schools and threaten the safety of the community. Another initiative taken by some schools is the introduction of bully-prevention programs in schools. An example of such programs is the Olweus Program, which is originated from Norway and is currently implemented in Australia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The KiVa program in Finland is another successful anti-bullying program in Europe. Education programs aimed at reducing knife crime has also been introduced. For example, the Be Safe Project in the United Kingdom educates students about the legal, social and health implications of knife crime. Others In Scotland, knife crime is treated as a public health issue and a public funded initiative was launched to address the root cause of knife crimes. The initiative is participated by law enforcement agencies like the police, social services and other organisations. For example, No Knives, Better Lives, an organisation launched in 2009, works with the Scottish police, schools and volunteers to raise awareness among young people on knife crime prevention. Gang members were also invited to a meeting with the police, health professionals, victims and social service workers where they discussed the implications of knife crime and violence. They were offered with assistance in employment, housing and education to help them depart from violence and knife crime. Parenting programs were launched in many countries around the world to improve parenting skills. WHO has stated that interventions in parenting skills can be beneficial to parent-children relationship and prevent violence amongst young people. Examples of parenting programs includes Nurse-Family Partnership, Triple P and The Incredible Years. Rise of Islamophobia Some scholars and experts believe that knife crime, mass stabbing and terrorist attacks have caused a surge in Islamophobia. Based on a report by Tell Mama, there was a 26% increase in anti-Muslim attacks in the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2018. Some experts have attributed the backlash against the Islamic religion and Muslims to the terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom which were carried out by Muslims. Example of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom include Manchester Arena Bombing, London Bridge attack and Westminster attack. All of the attacks happened in the United Kingdom in 2017. Another research from California State University, San Bernardino, has found that there was a 78% rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the United States of America in 2015. Police reports in 2016 also stated that hate crimes and violence against Muslim communities in the United States of America were on the rise. Example of mass stabbing cases 2014 Kunming attack On March 1, 2014, a group of eight male and female attackers wielding knives attacked a railway station at Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, in the southwest of China. 31 people were killed and a further 141 were wounded from the knife attack at the crowded railway station. The attackers were reported to be wearing similar black clothing during the attack. Cleavers, daggers and other knives were among the weapons used by the perpetrators of the attack. Four attackers were shot dead by security forces, and the remaining four assailants, including a woman, were arrested. All of the male attackers were executed in 2015, and the woman was sentenced to life imprisonment. Authorities and the official news service of China, Xinhua, said that the knife attack was an act of terrorism carried out by Uighur separatists from Xinjiang, a province at the far west of China. The attack follows an attack at Tiananmen Square in Beijing in October 2013 which was also blamed on the Uighur separatists by the central government of China. Muslim Uighurs are a minority ethnic group concentrated in Xinjiang, China, many of whom accuse the central government of institutionalised repression against them. They also argue that Han Chinese immigrants from other regions of China have deprived Uighurs of jobs, resources, and opportunities in their homeland. There is a resistance movement of Uighurs against the central government at Xinjiang. The incident is now known as '3-01' in China. It was also called "China's 9-11" by the Global Times, a state-run media in China. Authorities increased security in the Xinjiang region following the attack. 2016 Sagamihara knife attack At 2.20 am on 26 July 2016, a man launched a knife attack at a center for the disabled people at Sagamihara, a town west of Tokyo, Japan. During the knife attack, 19 residents of the care center were killed, including nine men and ten women. An additional 26 people were wounded during the incident. The suspect, Satoshi Uematsu, was a former employee of the care center. He surrendered himself at a police station near the site of the attack shortly after the attack. According to NHK, Satoshi Uematsu has delivered a handwritten letter to a Japanese politician where he threatened to kill 470 severely disabled people. He also advocated for legislation that would allow the disabled people to be euthanized with consents from their family members. He was hospitalized but was subsequently released after two weeks. Charged with murder, the trial against Satoshi Uematsu ended in March 2020. Uematsu was sentenced to death. The care center is set to be demolished by local authorities at Kanagawa Prefecture and new care homes will be constructed. The Sagamihara attack was the worst mass killing case in Japan in decades. Officials have ruled out the involvement of terrorism in the incident. The incident sent a shocking wave across all of Japan, a country with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. 2017 London Bridge attack On 3 June 2017, three men launched an attack in central London shortly before 10 pm. A vehicle was driven into pedestrians on London Bridge before crashing near Barrowboy and Banker pub. The attackers subsequently attacked people around the nearby Borough Market. Eight victims were killed and a further 48 people were injured. Five members of the police force were also injured during the incidence. The attackers were Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane, and Youssef Zaghba. All of them were shot dead by armed police near Wheatsheaf pub. A total of 46 gunshots was fired during the police operation. The attack lasted for less than 10 minutes. The IS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack on the following day. Investigations revealed that the attackers had bought their weapons, which were pink ceramic knives costing £4 each. A court hearing in London revealed that the attackers had taken a large quantities of steroids before launching the attack in London. The steroid was named as dehydroepiandrosterone. The attack came three months after an attacker rammed a vehicle into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in March 2017. Four people were killed and 50 others were injured in this incident. A police officer who was on duty at the nearby Palace of Westminster, the site of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, was fatally stabbed by the knife-wielding attacker. The perpetrator was shot dead near the Parliament by the police. Data from the Home Office of the United Kingdom showed that the incidence of knife crime has been on the rise in England and Wales since 2014. Knives are mostly used in assault and robbery in England and Wales in the year ending September 2018. The incidence of homicides using knives in 2017-2018 was the highest since 1946 based on another set of data released by the Home Office. While Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed the correlation between the police numbers and rise of knife crimes, the Home Office Committee has said that the fall of staff numbers in security forces have pose difficulties to the police in coping with crimes and violence. See also List of stabbings References Violence Mass murder

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A Little Bit of Fluff (1919 film)

A Little Bit of Fluff is a 1919 British silent comedy film directed by Kenelm Foss and Geoffrey H. Malins and starring Ernest Thesiger, Dorothy Minto and Bertie Wright. The film is an adaptation of the popular stage farce of the same name by Walter W. Ellis. Ernest Thesiger reprised his stage success as Bertram Tully, as did Alfred Drayton (Dr. Bigland) and Stanley Lathbury (Nixon Trippet). The play was filmed again in 1928. The 1919 version was made at the Kew Bridge Studios in London. Cast Ernest Thesiger as Bertram Tully Dorothy Minto as Mamie Scott Bertie Wright as John Ayers Kitty Barlow as Pamela Ayers James Lindsay as Aunt Agnes Alfred Drayton as Dr. Bigland Stanley Lathbury as Nixon Tippett Critical reception Amongst contemporary reviews, The Derbyshire Advertiser noted "a riot of extraordinary and mirth-provoking scenes, and during its projection large audiences were continually laughing in the hearty manner that tells of real appreciation and enjoyment. Ernest Thesiger, as Bertram Tully, was the outstanding character of the film, and his facial expressions were truly wonderful achievements”; while Cinema Chat wrote, "It’s a perfect scream from start to finish, and the acting in several of the ludicrous scenes is clever - that’s the very word for it. We believe that this is Ernest Thesiger’s first appearance in the movies.” References Bibliography Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links 1919 films 1919 comedy films British films British silent feature films British comedy films English-language films Films directed by Kenelm Foss British films based on plays Films set in England Films shot at Kew Bridge Studios British black-and-white films

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Butte Creek (Butte County, California)

Butte Creek is tributary to the Sacramento River, joining the river in the vicinity of Colusa, California, United States. About in length, it runs through much of Butte County, California (the county, however, receives its name from the Sutter Buttes in Sutter County, California). It travels through a spectacular mini-Grand Canyon as it reaches the Sacramento Valley floor, where it then flows somewhat south and west of the city of Chico towards the southwestern corner of the county. Recent efforts have brought back Chinook salmon and steelhead runs to the stream. There are several dams in its upper reaches. The PG&E has facilities at Centerville. The Paradise Irrigation District has Paradise Dam impounding Paradise Lake and the smaller Magalia Dam just beneath it on Little Butte Creek. The creek was notable for the Honey Run Covered Bridge, which at 132 years old was the last remaining three-level covered bridge in the United States when it was destroyed on November 8, 2018 by the catastrophic Camp Fire. The Colman Museum, headquartered in Chico, California, is dedicated to preserving the history and beauty of the Butte Creek canyon. Whitewater kayaking on Butte Creek is popular, in part because of the outstanding scenery of the "Little Grand Canyon" section of the creek near Chico. See also List of rivers in California References External links Paradise Irrigation District Friends of the River Honey Run Bridge Colman Museum Rivers of Butte County, California Tributaries of the Sacramento River Geography of the Sacramento Valley Rivers of Northern California

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Emerson Woods

Emerson Woods (born 12 July 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She played junior football in the TAC Cup Girls and the VFL Women's before she was selected with pick 38 in the 2018 AFLW national draft. Woods debuted in round 5 of the 2019 season. Junior career Woods attended Mount Lilydale Mercy College in Melbourne. Originally a basketballer, she first played football in 2016 for Mount Evelyn in the Eastern Region Women's League after playing several matches at her school. In 2017, Woods played for the Eastern Ranges in the first season of the TAC Cup Girls, and was named in the league's team of the year. She also represented Vic Metro at the AFL Women's Under 18 Championships. Woods was named in the AFLW Academy, one of 29 seventeen-year-old prospects. As part of the squad she could train with AFL clubs and attend development camps. In early 2018, Woods was cited alongside Eastern Ranges teammate Georgia Macpherson as the club's likely inaugural draftees. She co-captained the Ranges for the 2018 season and was again named in the competition's team of the year. In June, Woods played seven matches for Hawthorn in the VFL Women's, including their premiership victory over Geelong. She was still in secondary school at the time, completing Year 12. Woods again attended the AFL Women's Under 18 Championships but was limited by a heavy cold. Ahead of the 2018 AFLW national draft, she attended the draft combine, completing the sprint in a record time of 3.129 seconds. Woods also placed second in the endurance yo-yo test, third in the agility test and the time trial, and fifth in the standing vertical jump. AFLW career Woods was selected by Carlton with pick 38 in the 2018 AFLW national draft. She debuted in round 5 against at Ikon Park. Personal life Outside of football, Woods studies criminology and psychology at La Trobe University. Woods has been a Carlton supporter since her childhood. References External links Living people 2000 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Eastern Ranges players Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Eastern Ranges players (NAB League Girls)

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Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial

Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial is a 2018 American stand-up comedy film directed by Steve Paley and written by and starring Iliza Shlesinger, Iliza Shlesinger's fourth stand-up comedy special for Netflix, following War Paint from 2013, Freezing Hot from 2015 and Confirmed Kills from 2016. In Elder Millennial, Iliza talks about life at age 35 and more. It was released on July 24, 2018, on Netflix. References External links 2018 films American films Netflix specials Stand-up comedy concert films Shlesinger, liza: Elder Millennial

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Les Otten

Leslie B. "Les" Otten (born 1949) is the former CEO of the American Skiing Company. Since resigning as chief executive officer in 2001, Otten has been involved in numerous other businesses and industries, including Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox. Early life and career Otten was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he received his early education. He graduated high school from the Hun School of Princeton in Princeton, New Jersey in 1967 and was named an Alumnus of the Year in 1999. Otten received a B.S. in Business Administration from Ithaca College in 1971, after which he worked for Killington and Sunday River ski resorts. In 1980 he purchased Sunday River, and his company, LBO Resort Enterprises, grew by acquiring Sugarbush, Attitash Bear Peak, and Cranmore Ski industry career Otten started his career at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont in 1971. In 1973, at the age of 23, Otten was named ski operation manager of Sunday River in Newry, Maine. In 1980 Otten purchased Sunday River. In 1989, Otten was named Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year, Turnaround Category. In 1995 he formed American Skiing Company by acquiring S-K-I, and this expanded his resorts to include Killington, Mount Snow, Haystack, Waterville Valley, and Sugarloaf/USA. He was forced to divest his interests in Waterville Valley and Cranmore but went on to buy Pico Peak in Vermont. Under Otten, American Skiing Company invested heavily in marketing and infrastructure. While these investments are credited with major turnaround and growth, they overleveraged the company. A later bailout by an investment firm ultimately caused him to leave day-to-day operations while remaining on the Board of Directors. Otten resigned this position on February 26, 2007, effective immediately, to pursue other options. The Boston Globe reported "I leave the board with mixed feelings," Otten said. "It's been a pleasure to serve and help guide the Company and I wish everyone well. I truly enjoyed my tenure with the board, but now it's time to look at other options." In 2009, Otten was inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame. Boston Red Sox From 2002 through 2007, Otten was vice chairman and minority partner of the Boston Red Sox American Major League Baseball franchise. In 2004, the Red Sox won their first World Series Championship since 1918 while Otten was part of the ownership group. Maine Energy Systems In 2008, Otten and two other partners started Maine Energy Systems, whose stated goal is to support a transition to the use of renewable energy for homes and businesses. The company originated from a series of informal seminars organized by Otten in 2007, where he assembled experts in various fields of energy to biweekly meetings. The meetings were broadly focused to allow for highly speculative thinking about Maine's economy and energy usage. The group settled on a strategy that would involve the conversion of a significant proportion of the central home heating systems in Maine from oil to renewable fuel sources. The conversion to renewable fuels is expected to significantly cut long term heating costs in homes and businesses. The production of the fuel from Maine forests would also employ many Maine workers and keep the money spent on home heating in Maine. To implement the solution, Otten, Dutch Dresser, and Bill Strauss formed Maine Energy Systems, LLC. In January 2009, Maine Energy Systems was recognized by Senator Olympia Snowe (R – ME) as a small business that is using technology and innovative thinking to help solve our nation's energy crisis and keep Mainers warm during the lengthy winter. Senator Snowe commented that Maine Energy Systems is at the vanguard of the "green" product revolution, creating a product that is beneficial to the environment, saves consumers money, and produces profits and jobs. Otten is a past President of the Maine Pellet Fuels Association. FutureMetrics Les Otten is an early investor in the consultancy FutureMetrics. FutureMetrics' team are leading experts in the wood pellet manufacturing sector. Other ventures Les Otten is currently involved in a number of ventures including Cartera Commerce (provides online shopping for loyalty programs) and Sports Vision Technologies (produces P3ProSwing, a golf swing analyzer and golf simulator). He is current board chairman for the Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness in Portland, Maine. The Center provides disabilities awareness education in schools, for prospective educators, and in workplaces. Otten is involved in several other businesses in Maine, including the Phoenix House and Well restaurant in Newry, Colony Development Company in Bethel and Sports Vision Technologies in Bethel and Portland. Sports Vision Technologies currently employees nearly a dozen people that live in Maine. Governor's Wood-to-Energy Task Force In 2008, Otten was asked by Maine Governor John Baldacci to chair the Governor's Wood-to-Energy Task Force which was charged with finding ways to reduce the state's reliance on foreign oil and stimulate Maine's economy by developing renewable sources of energy made in Maine, by Maine businesses, for Maine people. The initiative sought to capitalize on opportunities to convert public buildings to wood biomass heat; encourage homeowners to switch from oil heat to heat from renewable energy sources; and, promote Maine-grown alternative energy industries. This Wood-to-Energy Task Force reported that Maine is the most heating oil dependent state in the country with 440,000 households consuming an average of 900 gallons of heating oil a year. At a July 2008 price of $4.64 a gallon that amounts to $4,100 per Maine household. The Task Force concluded that wood-to-energy can lower the cost of home heating approximately 25 to 50% of the cost of No. 2 heating oil. Maine Handicapped Skiing Otten founded Maine Handicapped Skiing with Omar D. "Chip" Crothers, M.D. to ensure access to and participation in the recreational sports that are integral to a well-rounded life for every person. Maine Handicapped Skiing is the largest year-round adaptive recreation program east of the Mississippi for adults and children with physical disabilities. From Veterans No Boundaries to children with cerebral palsy, Maine Handicapped Skiing helps a wide spectrum of Mainers. In 2013 Maine Handicapped Skiing changed its name to Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation. Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness Otten is currently serving as chairman of the Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness, an organization dedicated to ensuring that people with all types of disabilities are afforded the same dignity, inclusion, and respect that every person deserves as a birthright. Otten was honored as the Cromwell Center Person of the Year for 2009. Western Mountains Alliance In 1987, Otten was part of a group of civic-minded individuals from across western Maine who came together to form the Western Mountains Alliance in order to seek a sustainable development strategy for western Maine, a region struggling with long-term economic decline. Otten acted as first chairman of the Western Mountains Alliance. Maine Chamber Alliance In 1990, Otten co-founded and served as the first chairman of the Economic Environmental Council of Maine, which merged with the Maine Chamber to become the Maine Chamber Alliance, where Otten also served as the first chair of that organization. The goal of these organizations was to create an environment where the needs of the paper industry could find middle ground with the environmental concerns of Maine citizens. Portland Museum of Art Otten is past chairman and current Board of Trustees member of the Portland Museum of Art, since the collection put together by his father, the former German steel magnate Albert Otten (in German: Albert Ottenheimer), is hosted there. Al Otten became owner of Albot Industries in New Jersey when he had to emigrate from Germany. Project Opportunity In 1988 Otten started Project Opportunity in Bethel by donating the initial grant and creating its goal of helping late bloomers. Project Opportunity is a unique Grant and Scholarship Program benefitting Telstar Regional High School students. From the generous donations Project Opportunity has received, students have been able to attend colleges throughout the United States as well experience educational trips throughout the World. Political career Otten is a former candidate for Governor of Maine in the 2010 election. On October 19, 2009, Otten formally announced his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial primary in the 2010 election. In his announcement speech, Otten emphasized the need for Maine to create jobs, lower taxes, prepare its students for the global economy and take control of its energy future. On June 22, 2009, after months of speculation, word broke that Otten will announce the formation of an exploratory committee for a potential bid for Governor of Maine on June 29. Otten is running as a Republican. The campaign was criticized by the Maine Democratic Party for allegedly copying President Barack Obama's famous "O" insignia and website layout from the 2008 presidential election cycle. A statement from Otten's website claims that it was actually the Obama campaign who first "copied" the logo from the new Pepsi logo. This claim was too refuted, as the Obama "O" was first used months before Pepsi revamped their logo. Counting among his campaign staff is Christian Potholm, a Maine political consultant that helped Democratic Governor John Baldacci defeat Republican candidate Chandler Woodcock in 2006. Potholm is Professor of Government at Bowdoin College who has authored several books on Maine politics including, Maine: The Dynamics of Political Change, This Splendid Game: Maine Campaigns and Elections, 1940–2002 and An Insider's Guide to Maine Politics:1946–1996. William J. Ryan, Chairman, President and CEO of TD Banknorth Group, Inc. served as Treasurer of the Exploratory Committee for Otten's potential bid for Governor of Maine in 2010. After the official announcement of the formal campaign, Bruce Chalmers, President of Chalmers Insurance Group in Bridgton, Maine took over as Campaign Treasurer. He confirmed in 2020 that he will vote for Joe Biden, even though he is a Republican. Balsams Resort rebuilding On February 28, 2016, The Boston Globe reported that Otten had purchased part of the now-closed Balsams Resort in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. According to the article, Otten plans to spend over $100 million to renovate and rebuild the resort with the goal of turning it into a four seasons destination. When finished, the skiing area would be the largest in New England, with 2,200 acres of skiable terrain. Personal life and family Otten lives in Dixville Notch, NH. He raised three children. References External links Les Otten for Governor (official web site) (2009 archived copy) Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness Maine Energy Systems FutureMetrics Phoenix House and Well The Colony Development Cartera Commerce P3ProSwing 1949 births Living people Boston Red Sox owners Boston Red Sox executives Businesspeople from Maine Hun School of Princeton alumni Ithaca College alumni Maine Republicans People from Greenwood, Maine People from Teaneck, New Jersey

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Vydrino

Vydrino () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Kabansky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 796 as of 2010. There are 8 streets. Geography Vydrino is located 149 km southwest of Kabansk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kedrovaya is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Kabansky District Populated places on Lake Baikal

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Arayidathupalam Junction

Arayidathupalam Junction is the busiest road intersection of Kozhikode city in India. Mavoor Road The western part of Mavoor Road is specifically referred to by that name. The New Bus Station and the KSRTC Bus Station are located in this road. The road has one of the busiest commercial parts of the city. The road ends in Mananchira Square. Medical College Road The eastern road is called Medical College Road but it goes all the way to Mavoor village. Calicut Medical College is located in this road. City suburbs like Kovoor Town, Chevayur, Kottooli and Pottammal are also located in this road. Kannur Road The northern road goes all the way to Kannur and Mangalore. Meenchantha Bypass The southern road crosses the Kalluthan Kadavu bridge and goes all the way to Malappuram and other southern cities of Kerala. Major Organizations in Arayidathupalam Baby Memorial Hospital Vasan Eye Care Hospital Alsalama Eye care Hospital Commonwealth Trust Eye care Hospital District Prison Sarovaram Bio Park Varthaka Bhavan, Stadium Road Taluk Office, Stadium Road Emirates Airlines, Meenchantha Road BEM School, Stadium Road See also Mavoor Road Pottammal Kottooly References Road junctions in India Roads in Kozhikode

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Elm Creek (Nueces River tributary)

See Elm Creek (Rio Grande tributary) for the tributary of the Rio Grande, in Maverick County, Texas. Elm Creek is one of two streams of that name in Kinney County, Texas, and Maverick County, Texas. Elm Creek, considered by some as the upper part of Chacon Creek, with its mouth at the conjunction with Salado Creek, at the head of Chacon Creek, is a tributary of the Nueces River. Its source is in Kinney County, Texas, in the Texas Hill Country northeast of Brackettville. References Tributaries of the Nueces River Bodies of water of Maverick County, Texas Rivers of Kinney County, Texas San Antonio–El Paso Road

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Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute

Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute (Kenner CVI) is the oldest operating public high school in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1952 and is now an accredited International Baccalaureate School. It is named after Peterborough Collegiate Institute's quinquagenary teacher and principal Dr. H.R.H. Kenner, father of literary scholar Hugh Kenner. Courses It offers a wide range of programs including the International Baccalaureate Program and Learning, Life Skills Program, Peer Reading Tutor program, Cooperative Education, Technological Education, and Arts Education. In addition, Kenner CVI offers Specialist High Skills Majors in Construction, Hospitality, Horticulture, and Transportation under the supervision of the Ministry of Education for the Province of Ontario. Campus The Kenner CVI campus facility consists of covering 7.13 hectares. The school is wheelchair accessible with one elevator and ramps. One section of the school is designated for the Intermediate Division. The indoor facility contains a hairstyling studio, greenhouse, industrial kitchen, weight and fitness rooms, and technical (computer, welding, automotive, and carpentry) shops. Architecture Kenner Collegiate was built by Eastwood Construction in 1952 with a small gym nicknamed the "broom closet" and a two-story building containing approximately 16 classrooms. In 1957, another 16 classroom wing, including a sewing room, two laboratories, and a smaller gym attached to the north wing on the south side of the school was constructed. The cafeteria was upgraded and the woodworking and machine shops were added and fully functional. At this time, Kenner was seen to have transitioned to its high school status, rather than an intermediate school. The south wing and the main gym, that could also function as an auditorium, was built in 1966 and 1967. The south wing at the time was only one story, unlike all the other wings, which were two. The final main attachment of the school was built in 1972 and consisted of an auditorium, library, and more classrooms. It was also the area of the commercial classes. In all, the new west wing added a commercial shop, enlarged shops, a second story to the south wing, a library, and an auditorium. This expansion nearly doubled the schools size to accommodate the increasing number of students enrolling at Kenner. In more recent years no new major attachments to the school have been made, except for the many upgrades done within the school. In 2016 Kenner`s library was upgraded to become the Learning Commons complete with personal electronics charging stations, a living room and cafe area, conference rooms and computer labs. The Kenner Foundation In 1993, the funds raised from the alumni reunion of the previous year (the 40th annual) amounting to over 20 000 dollars were used as the initial funding for an organization subsequently named the Kenner Foundation. This foundation's purpose is to provide financial support to students continuing their education in post-secondary programs, in the form of scholarships and bursaries. The primary aim of the Foundation is to propel Kenner Alumni into successful careers in leadership roles. The funding for the Kenner foundation comes from a combination of funds raised at school-based events and reunions, and donations from members of the public and corporate sponsors alike. Since its inception in 1993, the Foundation has provided Kenner Alumni with over 175 000 dollars in scholarships and bursaries into their further education. The Kenner Hall Of Honour The Hall of Honour is a commemorative section of the school's front hallway dedicated to housing the portraits and brief biographies of individuals who have been inducted over the past sixty years since the Hall's inception, and who are deemed worthy of the award by the governing committee of The Kenner Foundation. The portraits hang year round and can be seen by any visitor, member of the staff or student body. In order for an individual to qualify for indoctrination, several criteria must be met for consideration. They must have attended Kenner Collegiate for at least three years, one of these years being their graduation year, implying they are official Kenner Alumni. They must have graduated no less than fifteen years prior to their nomination, and they must be deemed a successful example of a Kenner graduate, serving as a role-model for the current student body, either in their workplace or in their community. In addition, whoever nominates an individual must provide a brief written summary of why their nominee is deserving of the position in the Hall of Honour. Student governance From 1952 to 1954, the Students’ Committee was the unofficial Students’ Council, consisting of school club presidents. These members organized and improved school activities along with raising money for desired equipment. In the spring of 1956, Student Council elections were held. The council consisted of a president, vice-president, councillors, secretary, treasurer and teacher advisors. The purpose of student council was to govern and lead the student body. In 1961-62, a Student Parliament was implemented. Parliament included a Prime Minister, a leader of the opposition and representatives of the parties. Juniors could elect one member and seniors could elect two. In 1962-63, the Kenner Students’ Association (KSA) was introduced, consisting of both the Student Parliament and the Students’ Council. Parliament met biweekly to discuss expenses and matters that applied to the student body. The Students’ Council was the executive branch of KSA consisting of ten members. In the late sixties, the Student Parliament system was removed. Alternatively, class representatives, Boys Athletic Association (BAA) and Girls Athletic Association (GAA) representatives met with the Students’ Council to discuss matters that applied to the student body. In 1969, the house system was implemented at Kenner CVI. In 1974-75, representatives from each school activity and representatives from each of the four houses at Kenner CVI were given a seat on the Students’ Council. In 1975-76, council members were chosen by submitted applications which replaced the previously used open election process. The house system was discontinued at Kenner CVI after the 1988-89 school year. In 1989-90, the Students’ Council was simplified to a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer and councillors. The president and the vice-president were chosen through an open election. This process has remained the same to this day. The other members of council were chosen through submitted applications. The Students’ Council was eventually renamed the Students’ Activity Council. The Students’ Activity Council evolved into the Student Government in the 2015-16 school year. The Student Government system provides further leadership opportunities for students beyond the president and vice-president roles. The Student Government includes a president, a vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, and grade representatives. The Student Government also includes a representative from all four of the newly implemented Student Government Committees. The Student Government meets every Thursday. As of 2019, the Students' Activity Council, usually referred to as Student Council is composed of any students who show up to the weekly meetings. The Students' Government, more commonly called Student Government, is composed of the President and Vice President, who are voted on by the entire school, eight grade representatives (two from each grade), two sports representatives (one male and one female), one design representative, one financial representative, and one secretary. All positions in the Student Government are elected solely by the members of the Student Activity Council after submitting a written application, with the exception of the President and Vice President. Notable alumni Steve Larmer, former professional NHL hockey player Jeff Leal, Member of Provincial Parliament and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bobby Roode, Professional WWE wrestler Gary Stewart, Member of Provincial Parliament Peter Wildman, Actor Mickey Redmond, former professional NHL Hockey Player See also List of high schools in Ontario References External links Kenner CVI School Website Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB School Page Kenner CVI Twitter Feed Kenner CVI Facebook Page Kenner CVI Student Council-run Instagram Page High schools in Peterborough, Ontario International Baccalaureate schools in Ontario Educational institutions established in 1952 1952 establishments in Ontario

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Chulkov

Chulkov () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Chulkova. Notable people with the name include: Anastasia Chulkova (born 1985), Russian racing cyclist Georgy Chulkov (1879–1939), Russian poet, editor, writer and critic Maksim Chulkov (born 1988), Russian acrobatic gymnast Russian-language surnames

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Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura

Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura consists of linear palmar pits and pigmented macules 1 to 4 mm in diameter on the volar and dorsal aspects of the hands and feet, usually inherited in an autosomal-dominant fashion. Genetics This condition is associated with mutations in the a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 10 (ADAM10) gene. This association was first shown in 2013. See also Skin lesion List of cutaneous conditions References External links Disturbances of human pigmentation

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Sounds Incredible

Sounds Incredible is an album by saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1980 and originally released on the short-lived Angelaco label. Reception Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic said "Starting with this LP, Eddie Harris ended his flirtations with the mass market, choosing to record mostly in a straight-ahead, bop-rooted manner for a variety of small American and European labels for the rest of his life. His electronic experimentations did not end, though, and he puts them to marvelously musical use here ... Worth seeking out". Track listing All compositions by Eddie Harris except where noted "Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 8:37 "You Know It's Wrong" – 4:56 "Commotion" – 7:16 "Singing My Cares Away" (Harris, Esmond Edwards) – 9:38 "Remember to Smile" (James Leary) – 6:25 "Photographs of You" (Harris, Edwards) – 5:10 Personnel Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone Smith Dobson – piano James Leary – bass Eddie Marshall – drums References Eddie Harris albums 1980 albums

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterolophia%20bryanti

Pterolophia bryanti

Pterolophia bryanti is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1938. It is known from Borneo. References bryanti Beetles described in 1938

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Henryk Pytel

Henryk Tomasz Pytel (born September 15, 1955) is a former Polish ice hockey player. He played for the Poland men's national ice hockey team at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, and the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. References 1955 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Poland People from Sosnowiec Polish ice hockey left wingers Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship

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Mira, Illinois

Mira (or Myra Station) is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It was formerly a stop on a branch of the Wabash Railroad with a grain elevator, but the elevator was removed in 1986, leaving the name behind but no train station. It was named for a 'prominent resident of [the] vicinity', Myra Silver; one contemporary newspaper article states she was killed by a train at the station. History Myra Station elevator (Section 22, Urbana Township) was built along the Wabash—Norfolk Southern railroad spur running between Urbana and Sidney 1881−1990. The elevator was operated by Jacob G. Holterman until December 1903 when it was taken over by Alfred Edmond Silver as Silver Elevator Company. The concrete elevator at the intersection of Illinois Route 130 and East Windsor Road was demolished in 1986. Myra Station depot on the opposite side of the tracks was named for Myra Silver (1834−1903) who owned a farm south of the depot in Section 26. On 30 November 1903 she was killed by a train approaching from the southeast as she was crossing the tracks to board at the station. The accident was described in some detail by one of the local newspapers. The railroad spur was abandoned and the tracks taken up in the 1990s. The variant spelling Mira first appeared on maps of Champaign County in the early 1900s and has persisted on some maps and highway signs, although it is not justified by local usage. In addition to a memorial to Myra Silver set up by a resident near the intersection, there is a Myra Ridge subdivision nearby. References Unincorporated communities in Champaign County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus%20Keller%20%28ice%20hockey%29

Markus Keller (ice hockey)

Markus Keller (born 19 August 1989) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played for Eisbären Berlin in DEL. Playing career After parts of five seasons in the DEL with Berlin and Augsburg, Keller signed a one-year contract to join EC Kassel Huskies of the DEL2 on April 2, 2015. On April 13, 2018, Keller returned to the DEL with Augsburg after a three-season stint with the Huskies, signing a one-year deal. References External links 1989 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Eisbären Berlin players German ice hockey goaltenders Kassel Huskies players Sportspeople from Augsburg SC Riessersee players

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Lashkenar

Lashkenar or Lash Kenar () may refer to: Lashkenar, Nowshahr Lash Kenar, Nur

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakaria%20Upazila

Chakaria Upazila

Chakaria () is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Geography Chakoria is located at . It has 63671 households and a total area of 643.46 km2. Once there was a mangrove forest named Chakaria Sunderban here. But now it is no more. Demographics According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chakaria had a population of 409, 346. Males constituted 51.87% of the population, and females 48.13%. Chakaria Town Chakaria Town has an area of 2.95 km2. The town is known as " CHIRINGA " . It has a population of 50716; male 52.64%, female 47.36%. The literacy rate among town people is 34.5%. It has three dak bungalows. Administration Chakaria thana was constituted in 1793 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. Chakaria Upazila is divided into Chakaria Municipality and 18 union parishads: Badarkhali, Baraitali, Bheola Manikchar, Bamo Bilchari, Chiringa, Demusia, Dulahazara, Fashiakhali, Harbang, Kaiarbil, Kakhara, Khuntakhali, Konakhali, Lakhyarchar, Paschim Bara Bheola, Purba Bara Bheola, Saharbil, and Surajpur Manikpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 48 mauzas and 212 villages. Chakaria Bazar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 23 mahallas. Archaeological heritage Tomb of Shah Umar, Sat-gumbad Masjid of Fazl Quke at Manikpur (1873), Hasher Dighi, Bir Kamla Dighi, Dolhazara Safari Park, Chawarfari Mangrove Forest. Historical events During the war of liberation in 1971, the Pak army killed 13 villagers by gunshot and burnt more than one hundred houses and shops in different places of the upazila. Marks of War of Liberation Shaheed Abdul Hamid memorial monument. Religious institutions Mosque 500, temple 99, church 3, pagoda 16, mazar 6. Old institutions Educational institutions in the Upazila include: Manikpur Burmese Government Primary School (1828) Harbang Government Primary School (1884) Kaharia Ghona Government Primary School (1914) Pekua Government Primary School (1918) Saharbil Anwarul Ulum Senior Madrasa (1918) Chakaria Government High School (1930) Illishia Jamila Begum High School (1945) Chakaria Government Girls' High School (1968) Chakoria pre cadet grammar School (1998) Quality Computer Chakaria (2000) Computer Tech-IT Solution Malumghat (2016) Chakaria Korak Biddayapith (1990) Chakaria Cambrian School (2011) চিরিংগা ইসলামিয়া এমদাদুল উলুম মুহিউচ্ছুন্নাহ মাদ্রাসা (1975) মারকাজুস সুন্নাহ চকরিয়া । (2018) Chakaria Central high school (1972) Media Weekly Chakori, fortnightly Mehdi. Cultural organizations 52, literary organization 3, women's organization 22, theatre party 2, playground 50. Main Exports Shrimp, salt, tobacco, groundnut, mustard seed, flour, watermelon, timber, coastal Fish. See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh References External links Local Government Engineering Department, Cox's Bazar, Union Parishad List Upazilas of Cox's Bazar District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%20Education%20Savings%20Act

Canada Education Savings Act

The Canada Education Savings Act (CESA) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada. It is intended to provide financial assistance for post-secondary education savings. The first version of the law was assented to on 15 December 2004. Most sections of the act entered into force on 1 July 2005. Content The law organizes the incentives programs provided by the Government of Canada for post-secondary education savings. As of 2020 these programs include: The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) a matching contribution made by the government towards contributions made to a Registered Education Savings Plan ; The Canada Learning Bond (CLB) an additional grant available to low-income families. Legislative history The Canada Education Savings Act was adopted on third reading on 7 December 2004 by a large majority of 273 votes for (from both Liberal, Conservative and Bloc MPs) versus 19 against (the entire NDP caucus). Prior to the passage of the Canada Education Savings Act, dispositions administrating the CESG program were contained in the Department of Human Resources Development Act. CESG remained under the purview of Human Resources Development Canada pursuant to an Order in Council. References External links Canadian federal legislation Canadian administrative law 2004 in Canadian law

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%20IIHF%20World%20U18%20Championship%20Division%20II

2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship. Division II A The Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017. Participants Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. Referees Daniel Bøjle Djordje Fazekaš Joonas Kova Shinichi Takizawa Linesmen Clément Goncalves Paweł Kosidło Tiange Liu David Obwegeser Mikita Paliakou Tobias Schwenk Maximilian Verworner Standings Results All times are local. (Korea Standard Time – UTC+9) Division II B The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017. Australia achieved the unusual distinction of being promoted in consecutive years. Participants Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. Referees Lehel Gergely Milan Novák Andrej Simankov Miroslav Štolc Linesmen Murat Aygun Tibor Fazekaš Martin Jobbágy Artsiom Labzov Thomas Nordberg Pettersen David Perduv Anton Peretyatko Standings Results All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1) References IIHF World U18 Championship Division II 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships 2017 2017 March 2017 sports events in Europe April 2017 sports events in Asia Sport in Gangneung International sports competitions in Belgrade Ice Hockey 2010s in Belgrade

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurabad%2C%20West%20Azerbaijan

Zurabad, West Azerbaijan

Zurabad (, also Romanized as Zūrābād and Zoor Abad; also known as Zuhrābād) is a city and capital of Safayyeh District, Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 917, in 197 families. It was promoted to city status in 2011. References Populated places in Khoy County Cities in West Azerbaijan Province

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani%20Ma%27amin

Ani Ma'amin

Ani Ma'amin (אני מאמין) "I believe" is a prosaic rendition of Maimonides' thirteen-point version of the Jewish principles of faith. It is based on his Mishnah commentary to tractate Sanhedrin. The popular version of Ani Ma'amin is of a later date and has some significant differences with Maimonides' original version. It is of unknown authorship. Both Ani Ma'amin and a poetic version, Yigdal, form part of the prayers of Jews and have inspired varied settings to music. Form The recitation consists of thirteen lines, each beginning with the phrase "Ani ma'amin be-emunah shelemah" ("I believe with full faith"). It follows the same order as Maimonides' enumeration. In prayer Many Jews recite Ani Ma'amin at the conclusion of their morning prayers. The poetic version Yigdal is more commonly recited at the beginning of the prayers. In some communities Yigdal is also recited on the Shabbat and holidays after the evening service. Culture The penultimate line refers to the essential Jewish belief in the coming of the Mashiach. As such, this line has become a popular source of lyrics for Jewish songs. One version of the lyrics, set to a "haunting melody", is attributed to Azriel David Fastag, a Modzitzer Hasid whose compositions were regularly sung in the court of the Modzitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Shaul Yedidya Elazar. He reportedly composed the tune in a cattle car while being taken to Treblinka. Fastag announced that he would give half of his share of the World to Come to whoever would bring the tune to the Modzitzer Rebbe, who had escaped Europe in 1940. Two men took him up on his offer and leaped from the moving train. One died from the fall, but the other survived and eventually brought the tune to the Rebbe's son in Israel, who sent his father the musical score. The tune was sung by dozens of Jews as they marched to the gas chambers in the Nazi death camps. This tune is still frequently sung at Holocaust Remembrance Day services. Some also sing it at the Passover Seder, in memory of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began on the first night of Passover in 1943. Another tune to the words of Ani Ma'amin is used as a positive song included at happy events, mainly weddings. The words are the same, but a much happier tune is used. The popular Chabad-Lubavitch singer Avraham Fried has recorded a version of this song that has gained popularity, reflecting the Chabad-Lubavitch's emphasis on the imminent coming of the Messiah. Ani Ma'amin was sung by the choir during Pope John Paul II's historic visit to the Synagogue of Rome on April 13, 1986. Another popular version of Ani Ma'amin was composed by Shlomo Carlebach. References External links Learn to sing Ani Maamin with midi file, lyrics, translation at www.greatjewishmusic.com. "Moshe Steinerman sings a haunting "Ani Maamin" at the kever (grave) of Shmuel HaNavi" on Facebook Hebrew-language songs Holocaust commemoration Jewish prayer and ritual texts Jewish theology Hebrew words and phrases in Jewish prayers and blessings

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug%20Downey

Doug Downey

Doug Downey is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 2018 general election. He represents the riding of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, and is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Downey was named Parliamentary Assistant to Finance Minister Vic Fedeli shortly after the government was sworn in. He was appointed to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on July 26, 2018, vice-chair of the Select Committee on Financial Transparency on October 3, 2018; deputy government whip on November 5, 2018 and Attorney General on June 20, 2019. Background Raised in Bond Head, Ontario, Downey received a bachelor's degree in political science from Wilfrid Laurier University, an M.A. specializing in judicial administration from Brock University, a law degree from Dalhousie University and a master of laws in municipal and development law through Osgoode Hall Law School. Downey practiced law as a certified specialist in real estate at nearby Orillia and served two terms on Orillia City Council. In 2007, he was appointed chair of the independent panel on the future of the Trent–Severn Waterway. Law-related background In 1994 Downey was a court registrar with the Ontario Court General Division, now the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Before that, he worked in family court administrations during the summers of 1992 and 1993. After attending law school at Dalhousie University, he articled with Crawford, McKenzie, McLean & Wilford at Orillia and was called to the bar in February 1999. He started his own law firm in 2001: Lewis, Downey, Tornosky & Lassaline, now Downey, Tornosky, Lassaline & Timpano Professional Corporation. Downey has been very active in the Ontario Bar Association. He was elected secretary 2009-2010 and treasurer 2010-2014. He served on several committees and remained active up until his election as MPP in 2018. He was chair of communications for the Canadian Bar Association from 2013 to 2015. He attended the Uniform Law Conference of Canada and was part of a working group on commercial leasing until his election as an MPP in 2018. He was a member of the Law Society of Ontario Certified Specialist Board and was active as a mentor and sat on several committees. He was appointed by the provincial minister of government and consumer services as member of the panel on the regulation of home inspectors (2013); the provincial panel on business law reform (2015); and the Business Law Advisory Council (2016). Downey also taught the law of contracts; property; torts; constitutional and Charter law for Laurentian University at Georgian College from 2005 to 2009. Municipal background Downey was elected to the Orillia City Council in 2000. He was re-elected in 2003 and served until 2006. He was elected to the Ontario Small Urban Municipalities Board from 2003 to 2006. He served on several boards and commissions, including finance, Downtown Orillia Management Board, Stephen Leacock Museum and the Orillia Opera House. He was a member of a joint municipal election compliance committee for New Tecumseth, Essa, Adjala–Tosorontio, Innisfil, and Bradford West Gwillimbury from 2010 to 2018. Cabinet positions References Living people Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Ontario municipal councillors People from Orillia Attorneys General of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Lawyers in Ontario 1970 births 21st-century Canadian politicians

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Alessandro Barchiesi

Alessandro Barchiesi (born 1955) is an Italian classicist. A specialist on Latin poetry, he is best known for his work on Horace, Vergil and Ovid. Having spent the majority of his career in Italy and the United States, he has served as a professor Classics at New York University since 2016. Career Until 1987, Barchiesi was based at the Scuola Normale di Pisa, first as a student of Gian Biagio Conte and later as research fellow. He then became an associate professor at the University of Milan in 1987. In 1990, he was appointed to a tenured position at the University of Verona which he held for ten years. In 2000, Barchiesi moved to a professorship at the University of Siena at Arezzo. He held this position in parallel with a Spogli Professorship at the Stanford University. Since 2016, he works as a professor of Classics at NYU. In addition to the above appointments, he has had visiting positions at various institutions, including Oxford, Harvard and Princeton. In 2010–11, he served in the prestigious role of Sather Professor of Classical Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Selected publications Le Fenicie, Venice, 1988. The poet and the prince: Ovid and Augustan discourse, Berkeley, 1997 Ovidian transformations: essays on the Metamorphoses and its reception, ed. with P. Hardie and S. Hinds, Cambridge, 1999 Ovidio: Metamorfosi 1 (Libri I-II), Milan, 2005 Ovidio: Metamorfosi 2 (Libri III-IV), Milan, 2007 Homeric effects in Vergil’s narrative, Princeton, 2015 References Italian philologists 1955 births Living people Italian Latinists Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa alumni

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xigu%20District

Xigu District

Xigu District () is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. It is the westernmost part of the city of Lanzhou proper. Until 1952, Xigu was part of Gaolan County as a township and in 1953 it was established as the fifth district level division of Lanzhou. During this period, as part of China's first five-year plan, the petrochemical industry was developed in the area. Administrative divisions Xigu is divided in 8 subdistricts 5 towns and 1 township (which contain 40 villages in total) and (which are divided in 70 communities). Subdistricts Towns Townships Jingou Township () Economy Xigu District is highly industrialized, and most of Lanzhou's heavy industry is located in the district, including PetroChina's Lanzhou Petrochemical complex, an aluminium smelting plant, power plants, and textile industry. It was also the site of a nuclear enrichment factory, completed in 1958, which provided the material for China's first atomic bomb. The Bapanxia Dam on the Yellow River is located within the district, at . Transport China National Highway 109 China National Highway 213 G2201 Lanzhou Ring Expressway Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway Lanzhou Metro Line 1 Dongchuan Railway Logistics Center, freight train land port with trains to destinations as far as Pakistan and Nepal. References See also List of administrative divisions of Gansu Xigu District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis%20political%20family

Davis political family

The Davis family is an Irish American and British American family, prominent in American politics and government. Their political involvement has revolved around the Whig Party, the Federalist Party, and the Republican Party. Harvard and Yale educations have been frequent among them, and most had gone further on to law school. Some were in clubs at these schools such as the Fox Club at Harvard and has one of the founding members of the Skull and Dagger secret society at Yale and Harvard. The members include the jurist John Davis (1761–1847), who was a lawyer in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and a delegate from Plymouth to the Massachusetts state convention, called to consider adoption of the Federal Constitution. He was three times in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and was a state senator of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Davis was President George Washington's Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States, and Washington then appointed him the United States Attorney for the district of Massachusetts. He was President John Adams' appointed judge of the United States district court for the district of Massachusetts. His probable most noted achievement was his wise handling of the law in regards to commercial mercantile embarrassment of New England at the time of an embargo and the War of 1812 which instilled the community's confidence in the law. He served as president of the Massachusetts Historical Society (1818–1835) and was said to be the first person to refer to the Plymouth colonists as pilgrims in his ode to an anniversary celebration in 1794. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the treasurer (1810) and member of the board of overseers (1827–1836). A different John Davis (1787–1854) was Governor of Massachusetts, United States Senator of Massachusetts, and United States Representative of Massachusetts. Elizabeth Davis Bliss was John Davis's sister who married George Bancroft (1800–1891), who was an American historian, statesman, and who as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and was a U.S. Minister to Britain. His father was Aaron Bancroft (1755–1839) who was an American clergyman, pastor, minuteman, and president of the American Unitarian Association. Then with Gov. Davis' two sons, John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822–1907), who was an American lawyer and diplomat, serving as the 7th, 9th, and 14th Assistant Secretary of State to the President. He was also the ninth reporter of decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. His brother, Horace Davis (1831–1916), was a United States Representative from California, an American author, and president of the University of California, Berkeley. Another great-great-grandson of Governor John Davis is John Davis Lodge (1903–1985), a Governor of Connecticut, an actor, and a U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland. His brother, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902–1985) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts, a U.S. ambassador at large, to the United Nations, South Vietnam(twice), West Germany, and a candidate for Vice President of the United States. These two brothers' uncle was Augustus Peabody Gardner (1865–1918), who was a United States Representative from Massachusetts, captain and assistant adjutant general on the staff of General James Wilson during the Spanish–American War, chairman of the Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions in Congress, and he was colonel in the Adjutant General's Department, and a United States Infantryman, with rank of major. Their grandfather was Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924) who was a United States Senator from Massachusetts, United States Representative of Massachusetts, president pro tempore of the United States Senate, historian, Dean of the United States Senate, chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and first Senator majority leader. Their great-grandfather was Admiral Charles Henry Davis (1807–1877), who was the Superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory, and a board member of the Lighthouse Board and the Naval Observatory in his retirement. Their great-great grandfather was Elijah Hunt Mills (1776–1829), a United States Senior Senator from Massachusetts, and United States Representative of Massachusetts. And their great-great-grandfather was George Cabot (1752–1823), was an American merchant, seaman, he was a United States Senator from Massachusetts, the Presiding Officer of the Hartford Convention, he was a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1775, a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1777, a delegate to the state convention that adopted the United States Constitution in 1787, he was elected (as "Pro-Administration") to the United States Senate (1791–1796), and when he resigned he was appointed to but declined to be the first United States Secretary of the Navy in 1798. Unrelated to the political careers in this family, John Davis Lodge and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.'s father was the American poet George Cabot Lodge (1873–1909), who was married to Mathilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen (Davis) Lodge. Henry Cabot Lodge's wife was Anna Cabot Mills Davis, whose maternal aunt was married to Benjamin Peirce (1809–1880), an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for forty years, instrumental in the development of Harvard's science curriculum, director of the U.S. Coast Survey, and made contributions to celestial mechanics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics. Benjamin's son was Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914), chemist, logician, mathematician, physicist, and acknowledged as the founder of the pragmatic movement in philosophy. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.'s son is George C. Lodge (born 1927), who is the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. Lodge was a top official at the United States Department of Labor, and was a candidate for the United States Senate for Massachusetts, but lost to Edward Kennedy. Contributions and memorials Mount Davis (New Hampshire) List of United States political families United States Naval Academy Bancroft treaties Treaty of Washington Alabama claims Little Women The Scarlet Empress The Little Colonel French Legion of Honor Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike Lodge Committee A species of sea anemone native to the coasts of New England and Nova Scotia, the Rhodactis davisii, is named for Davis. The Peirce Crater Cemeteries of burials Mount Auburn Cemetery Cypress Lawn Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery References American families of English ancestry American families of Irish ancestry Irish-American culture Political families of the United States Harvard University people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%20My%20Life%3A%20Greatest%20Hits

In My Life: Greatest Hits

In My Life: Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American recording R&B singer Stephanie Mills released in 1985. It is Mills first greatest hits album which features her hit charting songs, "What Cha' Gonna Do With My Lovin'", Never Knew Love Like This Before", and the top five R&B hits "Two Hearts" a duet with Teddy Pendergrass and "Sweet Sensation". Track listing Personnel Producer – David "Hawk" Wolinski (tracks: 1, 6) James Mtume (tracks: 2 to 5, 7, 8) Reggie Lucas (tracks: 2 to 5, 7, 8) Tracks & Credits from original liner notes References External links "In My Life: Greatest Hits" - Amazon 1987 compilation albums Stephanie Mills compilation albums Casablanca Records compilation albums Funk compilation albums

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Iamphorina

Iamphorina or Iamphorynna was the capital of the Maedi, a Thracian tribe in ancient Macedonia. It was taken by Philip V of Macedon in 211 BCE. Writing in the 19th century, William Martin Leake placed it at Ivorina (Vrania), in the upper valley of the Morava River. Modern scholars treat it as unlocated. Stephanus of Byzantium, citing Diodorus, has the name as Phorunna or Phorounna (). References Populated places in ancient Macedonia Former populated places in the Balkans Thracian towns Lost ancient cities and towns

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Siamanthus

Siamanthus is a genus of plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It contains only one known species, Siamanthus siliquosus, endemic to Thailand and first described in 1998. References Alpinioideae Endemic flora of Thailand Monotypic Zingiberales genera Zingiberaceae genera

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Jasim Uddin Ahmed

Jasim Uddin Ahmed (born 1 January 1933) is a Bangladeshi language activist, nuclear scientist and writer. He was conferred with Ekushey Padak in 2016 for his contribution to the Language Movement. Biography Ahmed was born on 1 January 1933 at Galiarchar in Daudkandi of Comilla. He took part in the Language Movement while a student at Dhaka University. He took part in protest rallies on 21 February 1952, demonstrations in which the police opened fire on the crowd. Abul Barkat was shot in front of him. Ahmed started his academic career at Dhaka College in 1956 before moving to the United States to attain a PhD. He returned Bangladesh, joining the Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka in 1963. He joined the International Atomic Energy Agency in 1970. Later, he became the head of Nuclear Radiation Security Department of the institution. He retired from the post in 1994. Ahmed has written about 36 books, and received Ekushey Padak in 2016 for his contribution to the Language Movement. He made a special appearance on a television drama titled Noishobdo Joddha which was telecast on 19 February 2016 on ATN Bangla. Ahmed's grandson is a Yale University student and CEO who has seen some public notoriety for his liberal political statements. References 1933 births Living people People from Comilla District Bengali language movement activists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi male writers Bangladeshi male television actors Bangladeshi physicists Dhaka College faculty

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikobo%20No.%202

Tikobo No. 2

Tikobo No.2 is a town in the Western region of Ghana. It is in the Jomoro District. The main occupation of the inhabitants of the town is coconut, rubber and cocoa farming. The town has a sister town called Tikobo No.1. References Populated places in the Western Region (Ghana)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowdy%20Branch

Rowdy Branch

Rowdy Branch is a stream located entirely within Perry County, Kentucky. According to tradition, Rowdy Branch was so named on account of the "rowdy" settlers who lived near it. See also List of rivers of Kentucky References Rivers of Perry County, Kentucky Rivers of Kentucky

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Oxford University Invariant Society

The Oxford University Invariant Society, or 'The Invariants', is a university society open to members of the University of Oxford, dedicated to promotion of interest in mathematics. The society regularly hosts talks from professional mathematicians on topics both technical and more popular, from the mathematics of juggling to the history of mathematics. Many prominent British mathematicians were members of the society during their time at Oxford. History The Society was founded in 1936 by J. H. C. Whitehead together with two of his students at Balliol College, Graham Higman and Jack de Wet. The name of the society was chosen at random by Higman from the titles of the books on Whitehead's shelf; in this case, Oswald Veblen's Invariants of Quadratic Differential Forms. The opening lecture was given by G. H. Hardy in Hilary Term 1936, with the title 'Round Numbers'. Though many members joined the armed forces during the war, meetings continued, including lectures by Douglas Hartree and Max Newman, as well as debates - 'Is Mathematics an end in itself?' - and mathematical films. The society has hosted hundreds of prominent mathematicians, including lectures by Benoit Mandelbrot, Sir Roger Penrose, and Simon Singh. Since 1961, the Society has published a magazine entitled The Invariant. References External links Official website Archive of old termcards and committee lists 1936 establishments in England Clubs and societies of the University of Oxford Mathematics education in the United Kingdom Student organizations established in 1936

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The Man in the Maze

The Man in the Maze may refer to: The Man in the Maze (novel), a 1969 novel by Robert Silverberg The Man in the Maze (film), a 2011 film See also I'itoi or Man in the Maze, a mischievous creator god in the tradition of the O'odham people

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The Bill (series 24)

The 24th series of The Bill, a British television drama, was the antepenultimate series of the programme. This series was the last to feature the killing of an officer, PC Emma Keane. The death on-screen led to the resignation of the longest serving character, PC Reg Hollis, his controversial exit off-screen after actor Jeff Stewart attempted suicide on set, after being axed by producers following 24 years on the show. Another long-term character, Inspector Gina Gold, left the show after six years as part of the aftermath of the storyline, Gold retiring after becoming increasingly terrified at the thought of losing another officer. In the autumn, The Bill celebrated its 25th anniversary with scenes aired in Germany as part of a crossover with Leipzig Homicide to investigate the abduction of a German national in London. There was also a special documentary hosted by Martin Kemp, “The Bill Made Me Famous”, featuring interviews with the most famous guest stars to have featured on the show including Roger Daltrey, Lynda Bellingham and Les Dennis, along with a number of past and present characters from the show. As part of several multi-part storylines throughout the year, the longest in the show's history aired with the eight-part Witness storyline exploring gang culture after the death of a young mother, Carly Samuels, a character introduced in series 23 that bonded with Sergeant Dale Smith. The show also had a two-parter inspired by Moors murderer Myra Hyndley; Katy Cavanagh portrayed a jailed serial killer, Linda Johnson, who assisted DI Neil Manson tracking down a boy abducted by one of her victims. Other major storylines included new character DC Stevie Moss taking centre stage in the Too Hot to Handle three-part storyline, Moss going undercover with an ex-boyfriend, portrayed by Bill Ward. Sergeant Dale Smith also went undercover in the five-part Gun Runner storyline. On 2 April 2014, The Bill Series 24 Part 1 & 2 and The Bill Series 24 Part 3 & 4 DVD sets were released (in Australia). Cast changes Arrivals DC Stevie Moss (The Deadly Game-) CSE Eddie Olosunje (Deadly Cocktail-) DC Jacob Banks (R.I.P.P.I-) PC Leon Taylor (New Blood-) PC Millie Brown (New Blood-) PC Arun Ghir (New Blood-) PC Mel Ryder (Gun Runner: Trigger Happy-) Sgt Rachel Weston (Street Kid-) Departures Leanne Samuels - Makes final regular appearance after the trial for her daughter Carly's murder concludes PC Diane Noble – transfers to county forces to spend time with her son PC Emma Keane – killed in bomb blast PC Reg Hollis – resigns after the death of Emma Keane Sgt Nikki Wright – resigns after not being able to balance work and family life Insp Gina Gold – resigns and retires after nearly losing several officers and the death of Emma Keane Episodes References 2008 British television seasons The Bill series

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chega%20de%20Saudade

Chega de Saudade

"Chega de Saudade" (), also known as "No More Blues", is a bossa nova jazz standard. It is often considered to be the first bossa nova song to be recorded. Like "The Girl from Ipanema", the music for "Chega de Saudade" was composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes. João Gilberto's recording is the best known. Overview The song was first recorded in 1957 by Brazilian singer Elizete Cardoso and released on her 1958 album, Canção Do Amor Demais. However, people took little notice of her release of the song. João Gilberto included the second recorded version in 1958. Released as a single, the song became a hit and would consolidate bossa nova as a permanent genre in the Latin music lexicon. The song also appeared on Gilberto's first album Chega De Saudade. The title can be translated roughly as "enough longing", though the Portuguese word, saudade, carries a far more complex meaning. The word implies an intensity of heartfelt connection that is yearned for passionately, not unlike feeling withdrawal symptoms from a drug that makes one feel good. Another good analogy might be an intense homesickness. Chega, in this case, means no more, enough. The song form is 68 measures long. The first 32 measures are in a minor key, followed by 36 measures in a major key. The key of the original recording by Elizete Cardoso went from D minor to D major. Covers and versions It has been recorded by jazz and rock performers, with the English language title "No More Blues". English lyrics were written by Jon Hendricks and "Jessie Cavanaugh" (actually a pseudonym for music publisher Howard S. Richmond) Quincy Jones recorded a version for his "Big Band Bossa Nova" album in 1962. In 2000, the João Gilberto version was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame. A year later, Gilberto's album Chega De Saudade was inducted to the first Latin Grammy Hall of Fame. The song was recorded by the cellist, Yo-Yo Ma for his album Obrigado Brazil. American jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton also recorded the composition for his 1966 album The Time Machine and his solo album Alone at Last (Atlantic, 1971). In 1984, under the English-language title "No More Blues", it was the opening track on singer Roseanna Vitro's debut LP, Listen Here. Rosa Passos, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Toninho Horta, Joe Henderson, The Hi-Lo's, Carmen McRae, and César Camargo Mariano are among other who covered the song. Eliane Elias included the song in her 1992 album Fantasia and in her 1996 album The Three Americas. The song was performed by Brazilian metal band Angra at a live acoustic set at the auditorium of the Paris FNAC Forum in 1995. The recording was later featured on their EP "Live Acoustic at FNAC" in 1998. The Game Boy Color version of Grand Theft Auto 2 has a chiptune arrangement of the song as its character selection music, composed by Anthony Paton. Also recorded by Caroll Vanwelden on Portraits of Brazil (2016). Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp covered the song on their album Songs of the Latin Skies (2017). Zule Guerra recorded it for her EP Tres de tres: Brazilian. A version of the song was recorded by Geoff Knorr for the soundtrack of Civilization V as the musical theme for the Brazilian civilization. Persona 5 Royal's No More What Ifs melody would bear a resemblance to the song and is sung by Lyn Inaizumi, composed by Shoji Meguro (2020). Recognition The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone as the 6th greatest Brazilian song. References Bossa nova songs Brazilian songs 1958 songs Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Portuguese-language songs Songs with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim Songs with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes

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Venetia Newall

Venetia Newall (1935-2017) was an English-American folklorist who was elected president of the Folklore Society and fellow of the American Folklore Society. Education Venetia Newall was born in London in 1935, to an American father and English mother. During the Second World War she stayed with her paternal grandfather in the United States. In 1953 she went to the University of St Andrews to read English Language and Literature. She would later gain a doctorate from the University for her work on Folklore. Career Newall’s practical interest in Folklore developed from travels in central Europe with her husband.  In 1960, she observed peasant women selling elaborately decorated eggs at market stalls. Newall became a collector of such eggs, and explored customs surrounding them in her extensive study, An Egg at Easter (1971), which won the American Folklore Society's Chicago Folklore Prize in its year of publication. A member of the British Folklore Society from the early 1960s, she served as Secretary of the Society from 1967 to 1980.  She was particularly noted for her networking skills, drawing in scholars from overseas to lecture at meetings of the Folklore Society.  During this period she also organized two large-scale events for the Society: the Anglo-American Folklore Conference at Ditchley Park in 1969 and the Folklore Society Centenary Conference at Royal Holloway College in 1978. Newall would serve as President of the Folklore Society from 1985 to 1987. In the 1970s Newall became a research fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. She was later a visiting professor at Berkeley. Newall was an active editor of folklore publications: from 1973 to 1978, she was General Editor of The Folklore of the British Isles series of books published by Batsford and in 1981, she founded and edited the International Folklore Review, a journal which ran for eight years and contributed to the development of younger folklorists. Selected works References 1935 births 2017 deaths Presidents of the Folklore Society 20th-century English women writers 20th-century English writers English folklorists Women folklorists English people of American descent Writers from London American folklorists 20th-century American writers American people of English descent Alumni of the University of St Andrews

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Scold's bridle

A scold's bridle, sometimes called a witch's bridle, a gossip's bridle, a brank's bridle, or simply branks, was an instrument of punishment, as a form of public humiliation. It was an iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head (although some bridles were masks that depicted suffering). A bridle-bit (or curb-plate), about in size, was slid into the mouth and pressed down on top of the tongue, often with a spike on the tongue, as a compress. It functioned to silence the wearer from speaking entirely, and caused extreme pain and physiological trauma to scare and intimidate the wearer into submission. The scold's bridle was overwhelmingly used on women, and was often done so upon request from husbands or other family members. This prevented speaking and resulted in many unpleasant side effects for the wearer, including excessive salivation and fatigue in the mouth. Origin and purpose England and Scotland First recorded in Scotland in 1567, the branks were also used in England and its colonies. The kirk-sessions and barony courts in Scotland inflicted the contraption mostly on female transgressors and women considered to be rude, nags or common scolds. Branking (in Scotland and the North of England) was designed as a mirror punishment for shrews or scolds; women of the lower classes whose speech was deemed "riotous" or "troublesome"—often women suspected of witchcraft—by preventing such "gossips or scolds" from speaking. This also gives it its other name, 'The Gossip's Bridle'. It was also used as corporal punishment for other offences, notably on female workhouse inmates. The person to be punished was placed in a public place for additional humiliation and sometimes beaten. The Lanark Burgh Records record a typical example of the punishment being used: " Iff evir the said Elizabeth salbe fund [shall be found] scolding or railling… scho salbe sett [she shall sit] upone the trone in the brankis and be banishit [banished of] the toun thaireftir [thereafter]" (1653 Lanark B. Rec. 151). Though primarily used on women, the Burgh Records of Scotland's major towns reveal that the branks were at times used on men as well: "Patrick Pratt sall sit … bound to the croce [cross] of this burgh, in the brankis lockit [branks lockèd]" (1591 Aberd. B Rec. II. 71) / "He shall be put in the branks be the space of xxiiij houres thairafter" (1559 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 19). When the branks was placed on the "gossiper's" head, they could be led through town to show that they had committed an offence or scolded too often. This was intended to humiliate them into "repenting" their "riotous" actions. A spike inside the gag prevented any talking since any movement of the mouth could cause a severe piercing of the tongue. When wearing the device, it was impossible for the person either to eat or speak. Other branks included an adjustable gag with a sharp edge, causing any movement of the mouth to result in laceration of the tongue. In Scotland, branks could also be permanently displayed in public by attaching them, for example, to the town cross, tron or tolbooth. Then, the ritual humiliation would take place, with the miscreant on public show. Displaying the branks in public was intended to remind the populace of the consequences of any rash action or slander. Whether the person was paraded or simply taken to the point of punishment, the process of humiliation and expected repentance was the same. Time spent in the bridle was normally allocated by the kirk session, in Scotland, or a local magistrate. Quaker women were sometimes punished with the branks by the non-Quaker authorities for preaching their religious doctrine in public places. Jougs were similar in their effect to a pillory, but did not restrain the sufferer from speaking. They were generally used in both England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. The New World The scold's bridle did not see much use in the New World, though Olaudah Equiano recorded that it was commonly used to control Virginia slaves in the mid-18th century. Escrava Anastacia ("Anastacia the female slave") is a Brazilian folk saint said to have died from wearing a punitive iron muzzle. Historical examples Scotland In 1567, Bessie Tailiefeir (pronounced Telfer) allegedly slandered Baillie Thomas Hunter in Edinburgh, saying that he was using false measures. She was sentenced to be "brankit" and fixed to the cross for one hour. England Two bridles were bought for use by the magistrates of Walsall in the 17th century, but it is not clear what happened to them or even whether they were ever used. In Walton on Thames, Surrey, a replica of a scold's bridle that was stolen in 1965, dated to 1633, is in a dedicated cabinet in the vestry of the church, with the inscription "Chester presents Walton with a bridle, To curb women's tongues that talk too idle." Oral tradition is this Chester lost a fortune due to a woman's gossip, and presented the instrument of restraint or torture out of anger and spite. The church states it came to the parish in 1723 from Chester. As well as the two above in which the simple Walton example was drawn Mediæval London (1906) named six instances "of branks preserved, I believe, to this day...at Worcester, Ludlow, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Oxford, Shrewsbury...Lichfield...and many other places". As late as 1856 such an item was used at Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire. In sexual fetishism Branks are used in some instances of fetishistic bondage play. Photographer Irving Klaw took pictures of model Bettie Page wearing one. In fiction The Scold's Bridle is the title of a novel by Minette Walters, where a scold's bridle is a key element in the plot. See also Gag (BDSM) Jougs Shrew's fiddle Stool of Repentance Slave iron bit References External links Bygone Punishments of Scotland by William Andrews 1899 on electricscotland Modern instruments of torture Physical restraint European instruments of torture Violence against women Punitive masks Masks in Europe Torture in Scotland Torture in England Women in Scotland Women in England Iron objects

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

Nannopetersius

Nannopetersius is a genus of African tetras that occurs in Middle Africa. There are currently two described species. Species Nannopetersius lamberti Poll, 1967 Nannopetersius mutambuei Lunkayilakio & Vreven, 2008 References Alestidae

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Colleen Corby

Colleen Corby (born August 3, 1947) is an American retired model. She is best known for her work as a teen in the 1960s, as well as for her modeling work in department store catalogs from the 1960s and 1970s, including those of Sears, JC Penney, Montgomery Ward, and others. Corby's modeling career began in 1959 when she was eleven years old. Early career Two weeks after walking into Eileen Ford's modeling agency (ostensibly to look for a summer job), Corby was sent on her first modeling assignment. By the end of that first summer, she was steadily booking assignments and her parents enrolled her in Manhattan's Professional Children's School, which allows for the irregular schedules of actors and models. By her last year of high school, she was so busy she hardly ever attended classes. Corby in the 1960s By the mid-1960s, Corby's popularity was at its peak. In 1963, she signed a multi-year movie contract with Universal Pictures, and had every intention of making acting her new career. However, her acting career never got off the ground. Her popularity as a model, however, was still strong; she appeared in TV commercials, magazines and catalogs. Corby was most closely associated with Seventeen magazine, appearing on an unprecedented 15 covers in the 1960s (five times in 1964 alone) and in the magazine's fashion spreads almost every month. 1970s career By the 1970s, Corby's teen market was gone, but she continued to appear in magazines like Glamour and Mademoiselle and was a fixture in the catalogs of major retailers like Sears and JCPenney. She initially retired from modeling in 1979, when she married businessman Peter Bernuth. Corby briefly returned to modeling in the early 1980s, but after her second child was born she left New York and the fashion world for good. She currently lives in Florida (where her husband's business was located). Her last public appearance was on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Currently, Corby works in Alumni Relations and Development at the University of Miami School of Business in Coral Gables, Florida. Notes 1947 births Female models from Pennsylvania Living people People from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 21st-century American women

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Township%2C%20Indiana

Lake Township, Indiana

Lake Township is the name of three townships in the U.S. state of Indiana: Lake Township, Allen County, Indiana Lake Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana Lake Township, Newton County, Indiana See also Lake Township (disambiguation) Indiana township disambiguation pages

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purity%20and%20Danger

Purity and Danger

Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo is a 1966 book by the anthropologist and cultural theorist Mary Douglas. It is her best known work. In 1991 the Times Literary Supplement listed it as one of the hundred most influential non-fiction books published since 1945. It has gone through numerous reprints and re-editions (1969, 1970, 1978, 1984, 1991, 2002). In 2003 a further edition was brought out as volume 2 in Mary Douglas: Collected Works (). Summary The line of inquiry in Purity and Danger traces the words and meaning of dirt in different contexts. What is regarded as dirt in a given society is any matter considered out of place. (Douglas took that lead from William James.) She attempted to clarify the differences between the sacred, the clean and the unclean in different societies and times, but that did not entail judging religions as pessimistic or optimistic in their understanding of purity or dirt, such as dirt-affirming or otherwise. Through a complex and sophisticated reading of ritual, religion and lifestyle, Douglas challenged Western ideas of pollution and clarified how context and social history are essential. As an example of that approach, Douglas first proposed that the kosher laws were not, as many believed, either primitive health regulations or randomly-chosen tests of the Israelites' commitment to God. Instead, Douglas argued that the laws were about symbolic boundary-maintenance. Prohibited foods were those that did not seem to fall neatly into any category. For example, the place of pigs in the natural order was ambiguous because they shared the cloven hoof of the ungulates but did not chew cud. Later, in a 2002 preface to Purity and Danger, Douglas went on to retract this explanation of the kosher rules and said that it had been "a major mistake". Instead, she proposed that "the dietary laws intricately model the body and the altar upon one another". For instance, among land animals, Israelites were allowed to eat animals only if they were allowed to be sacrificed as well: animals that depend on herdsmen. Douglas concluded from that that animals that are abominable to eat are not in fact impure but that "it is abominable to harm them". She claimed that later interpreters (even later Biblical authors) had misunderstood this. Influence A historian of Late Antiquity, Peter Brown, stated that Purity and Danger was a major influence in his important 1971 article "The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity", which is considered to be one of the bases for all subsequent study of early Christian asceticism. In Powers of Horror (1980), Julia Kristeva elaborates her theory of abjection and recognises the influence of Douglas's "fundamental work" but criticises certain aspects of her approach. Reviews Edwin Ardener in Man, New Series, 2:1 (1967), p. 139. Melford Spiro in American Anthropologist, New Series, 70:2 (1968), pp. 391–393. William McCormack in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 6:2 (1967), pp. 313–314. Joseph B. Tamney in Sociological Analysis, 28:1 (1967), pp. 56–57. Phillip R. Kunz in Review of Religious Research, 10:2 (1969), pp. 114–115. Albert James Bergesen, review essay in American Journal of Sociology, 83:4 (1978), pp. 1012–1021 (also dealing with Douglas's later book, Natural Symbols). P. H. Gulliver in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 30:2, Fiftieth Anniversary Volume (1967), pp. 462–464. See also Sacred contagion References Bibliography Richard Fardon, Mary Douglas: An Intellectual Biography (London: Routledge, 1999), ch. 4. External links 2002 edition on google books Leonore Davidoff, "Speaking Volumes: Purity and Danger", Times Higher Education Supplement 19 May 1995. Accessed 22 March 2010. 1966 non-fiction books Anthropology books Books about social constructionism Books by Mary Douglas English-language books

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulette%20Guinchard-Kunstler

Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler

Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler (3 October 1949 – 4 March 2021) was a French politician. She served on the National Assembly representing Doubs's 2nd constituency as a member of the Socialist Party. Biography In 1983, Guinchard-Kunstler was appointed Deputy Mayor of Besançon by , a position she held until 1995, when she was elected to the municipal council. In 1997, she was elected to the National Assembly, serving in Doubs's 2nd constituency. In 2001, she left the National Assembly following her appointment as Secretary of State for the Elderly by Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. That year, Robert Schwint announced his retirement as Mayor of Besançon. Guinchard-Kunstler's name was floated as a possibility, but Jean-Louis Fousseret obtained the Socialist Party nomination and eventually the seat. In 2002, Guinchard-Kunstler returned to the National Assembly and became a vice president, alongside Hélène Mignon. On International Women's Day in 2005, she presided over the National Assembly and answered questions on television for one hour. In 2007, she became a part of the think tank , which was run by the Socialist Party. She decided not to seek reelection in the 2007 French legislative election. In 2013, Guinchard-Kunstler became head of the Fondation de gérontologie. She then launched with the Appel pour l'équité en faveur des aidants. The goal was to provide France's 10 million caregivers support and health protections. She achieved the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour on 14 April 2017. Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler died of assisted suicide in Switzerland on 4 March 2021 at the age of 71. References 1949 births 2021 deaths 20th-century French women politicians 21st-century French women politicians Socialist Party (France) politicians Franche-Comté Regional Councillors Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic People from Doubs Secretaries of State of France Deaths by euthanasia Officiers of the Légion d'honneur

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Chapman Farmhouse

Chapman Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1832 and is a -story, five-bay frame building on a slightly raised stone foundation in a late-Federal / early-Greek Revival style. It features a gable roof with cornice returns, a wide frieze, narrow corner boards, and clapboard siding. Also on the property is a contributing barn. The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses in Schenectady County, New York Federal architecture in New York (state) Greek Revival houses in New York (state) Houses completed in 1832 National Register of Historic Places in Schenectady County, New York

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

Kirikongo

Kirikongo is an archaeological site located in the Mouhoun Bend region of Burkina Faso. The importance of Kirikongo and investigations of other sites in the Mouhoun River drainage system is that the system remains relatively unexplored and was inhabited by the ancestors of the Bwa. Additionally, the area represents a zone of punctuated assimilation and adoption of animal husbandry and agriculture during the occupations at Kirikongo. The site consists of several mounds that each represented a household. Archaeology of the Mouhoun Bend The Mouhoun Bend is important archaeologically for its presence along the transition between Holocene forest and the margins of the savanna throughout time. From an agricultural perspective, this region is located along an area with intensive use of tubers in the forests to the south and west and cereals in the savanna margins to the north and east. Major occupations in the Mouhoun Bend range from 700 BC to AD 1600. From a cultural perspective, Later Stone Age and Early Iron Age occupations in the Mouhoun Bend are associated with the Kintampo Complex to the south As a product of historical seclusion from state-level societies that developed in western Africa during the Late Iron Age and a lack of contemporary interest by archaeologists, archaeological sites in the Mouhoun Bend have remained greatly underinvestigated. Archaeological investigations that have taken place, though, have focused almost entirely on creating chronological timelines and basic economic transitions. Archaeological deposits at Kirikongo and interpretations The village site of Kirikongo was occupied during the Iron Age, from around AD 100 to 1700. The site consists of thirteen mounds interspersed over a thirty-seven hectare area. The majority of the mounds are centered in a village center, with the remainder clustered in a greater spread. Characteristic of other Iron Age sites, archaeological deposits at Kirikongo are indicative of iron smelting and production of ground stone for agricultural processing. Kirikongo may represent one of many dispersed household clusters throughout the Upper Volta river system. The earliest occupations at Kirikongo have been dated to around AD 100 and consist of a single household. By AD 500, there were several households present at the site—indicative of population increase and cultural continuity. These households were constructed out of earthen materials with clay floors. The households were generally equal in status in AD 500, but over the years, the society stratified based on family lineage demonstrated by differences in settlement organization. During this period, housing structures changed from a construction from earthen materials to the use of brick architecture. Around AD 1100 a more complex structure, with status based on a mix of lineage, heads of households, and skilled professionals emerged. The presence of cattle at Kirikongo provides data that supports cultural developments at Jenne-Jeno as part of a migration of ancestral Bwa peoples. Architectural features of note at Kirikongo include ritualized architecture indicative of an ancestor house where goods were collected and stored and ritual animal sacrifice occurred—evidenced by faunal remains. Another unique aspect of Kirikongo is evidence for a shift in the production of ceramics. Around AD 1100, ceramic production seems to have shifted from an unspecialized to a specialized sequence based on a loss of high localized variability. In addition to ceramic and architectural data, bioarchaeological analysis has provided strong indications in transitions towards social inequality by AD 1100. The most significant evidence is the presence of a system of restricted access and practice of burial actions. Subsistence remains demonstrate an economy that emphasized localized opportunistic hunting, presence of certain domesticates, and cultivation of plants. Significance of Kirikongo In comparison to other archaeologically-known settlements in western Africa, Kirikongo has scant evidence for long-distance trade. This evidence contrasts with that from northern Burkina Faso and the known trade interactions with Saharan and coastal populations. Cattle adoption at Kirikongo is argued to have occurred relatively early and perhaps demonstrates a trend of adoption across sub-Saharan western Africa around the same time. Additionally, ceramic assemblages at Kirikongo are indicative of the potential for regional interaction with the Kintampo Complex and cultural development out of pre-existing populations. In fact, Kirikongo may represent merely one of many homestead farming settlements located throughout the Mouhoun Bend and surrounding region during the late Iron Age. Changes in homestead structure from reciprocal to group formalized in intergroup dynamics characterize the region's occupations post-AD 500. See also Iron Age History of Burkina Faso Bura culture References Archaeological sites in Burkina Faso

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%20Mengxi

Wei Mengxi

Wei Mengxi is a Chinese sailor. She will compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics. References 1994 births Living people Chinese female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of China Asian Games medalists in sailing Sailors at the 2010 Asian Games Sailors at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China People from Taizhou, Zhejiang Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.%20Michael%20Armstrong

C. Michael Armstrong

C Michael Armstrong (born October 18, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American business executive and former AT&T chairman and CEO. He was hired after Kenneth Lay turned down the job to continue managing Enron. He tried to reestablish AT&T as an end-to-end carrier but, due to the dot-com bust and various other issues, he was forced to break the group up in 2001. He resigned in 2002 and was succeeded by AT&T President David Dorman. He is also the former CEO of Hughes Electronics, and Comcast Corporation. He worked for IBM from 1961 to 1992. He served as a Director of Citigroup from 1989 to 2010. Armstrong is a member of the Alfalfa Club and the Council on Foreign Relations. He received his BS in Business at Miami University in 1961. In 2000 he was a board member of Citigroup and voted to oust former Citicorp CEO, John S. Reed, in favor of Sandy Weill who was co-CEO with Reed at the time. Influential analyst Jack Grubman wrote an upgraded favorable opinion of AT&T which was a reversal of Grubman's opinion just prior to that time. References External links C Michael Armstrong Bio at Reference for Business http://www.businessweek.com/2001/01_06/b3718151.htm https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61P45Z20100226 IBM employees AT&T people People Miami University alumni Dartmouth College alumni missing graduation year Businesspeople from Detroit 1938 births Living people American chairpersons of corporations American technology chief executives American corporate directors Businesspeople in telecommunications Tuck School of Business alumni 20th-century American businesspeople

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameera%20Dissanayake

Chameera Dissanayake

Chameera Dissanayake (born 10 December 1995) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Burgher Recreation Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 1 March 2018. He made his List A debut for Burgher Recreation Club in the 2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 4 March 2019. References External links 1995 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Burgher Recreation Club cricketers Kalutara Town Club cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic%20Action%20League

Civic Action League

The Civic Action League () was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1951 to 1961. Origins It was established in January 1951 by good government activists who were known as the Public Morality Committee. Accomplishments The party managed to elect a plurality of the city councillors in 1954 and its candidate Jean Drapeau became Mayor. However the majority of the City Council was made up of Independents and often blocked legislation proposed by the League. Nonetheless, the League introduced party politics in Montreal's city government and abolished council seats reserved for businesses, city associations and agencies. Decline Drapeau lost his bid for re-election in 1957. In the subsequent years, the party was plagued by conflicts between Drapeau and former Executive Committee Chairman Pierre DesMarais. In September 1960, Drapeau led 17 of the League's 33 councillors into the Civic Party of Montreal. By October 1960, the League was wiped off the political map. Mayoral Candidates Victories are indicated with bold fonts. Footnotes Municipal political parties in Montreal

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu%20Manchu%20moustache

Fu Manchu moustache

A Fu Manchu moustache or simply Fu Manchu, is a full, straight moustache extending from under the nose past the corners of the mouth and growing downward past the clean-shaven lips and chin in two tapered "tendrils", often extending past the jawline. An expansion of the Fu Manchu sometimes includes a third long "tendril" descending from a small patch on the chin. The Fu Manchu moustache derives its name from Fu Manchu, a fictional character created by British/Irish author Sax Rohmer, who is shown wearing such a moustache in film adaptations of Rohmer's stories. The literary Fu Manchu did not wear a moustache. The famous facial hair first appeared in the British serial The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu (1923); the Fu Manchu moustache then became integral to cinematic and television stereotypical depictions of Chinese villains. The Fu Manchu is a category of competition in the World Beard and Moustache Championships. The facial hair style is often used to stereotype Asian, more specifically Chinese, ethnicity. Many caricatures of Chinese in the 19th and early 20th century depict Chinese with such facial hair. Confusion with horseshoe moustache The Fu Manchu is similar to (and commonly confused with) the horseshoe (or "biker") moustache; the difference between the two types is that the Fu Manchu is grown exclusively from the corners of the upper lip, creating two long "tendrils" that hang down past the clean-shaven mouth and chin area. The horseshoe simply involves growing the hair on either side of the lips and chin along with the mustache, thus creating the inverted-U or horseshoe shape, with none of the hair hanging over the jawline. A true Fu Manchu is considerably more difficult and time-consuming to produce as compared to the horseshoe; one mustache-centered publication declares "You probably don't know anybody who has a [real] Fu Manchu." See also List of moustache styles References External links Stereotypes of East Asians Moustache styles Fu Manchu

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319%20Connacht%20Rugby%20season

2018–19 Connacht Rugby season

The 2018–19 season was Irish provincial rugby union side Connacht Rugby's eighteenth season competing in the Pro14, and the team's twenty-third season as a professional side. It was Andy Friend's first season in charge of the side. In the regular season, Connacht were in Conference A of the Pro14. The team finished third in their conference, qualifying for the play-offs for the first time since the 2015–16 season where they were beaten by Ulster in the quarter-final. As well as playing in the Pro14, the team competed in the Challenge Cup in Europe. They qualified as one of the best runners up from a pool including Bordeaux, Perpignan and Sale Sharks to reach the quarter-finals, where they again met Sale. A 20–10 defeat saw the team eliminated in the last eight. In addition to the league and European competitions, the Connacht Eagles development side competed in two new competitions. The first was the Celtic Cup, which saw them play against other Irish provinces' development teams and sides from Wales. The Eagles finished bottom of the Irish conference the inaugural edition of this tournament. The second competition was the Cara Cup, which involved the Irish provinces and the New England Free Jacks, a newly established Major League Rugby side. The Eagles won both of their games, beating Ulster and the Free Jacks. Background Following the removal of head coach Kieran Keane one year into a three-year deal, Andy Friend was hired as his replacement. The team also had a new captain for the season, following the retirement of John Muldoon, the province's most-capped player. In August 2018, Jarrad Butler was named as his replacement. Coaching and management team Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Individuals may hold more than one non-WR nationality. Players Senior playing squad The Connacht senior squad for 2018–19 was: Senior 15's internationally capped players in bold Players qualified to play for on dual nationality or residency grounds* Irish Provinces are currently limited to four non-Irish eligible (NIE) players and one non-Irish qualified player (NIQ or "Project Player"). Connacht is exempted from this under a separate development arrangement. Notes: Academy squad The Connacht academy squad for 2018–19 was: Senior team transfers Players in HK Jonny Murphy from Rotherham Titans PR Conán O'Donnell promoted from Academy LK Peter Claffey promoted from Academy LK Joe Maksymiw from Leicester Tigers BR Robin Copeland from Munster BR Colby Fainga'a from Melbourne Rebels BR Cillian Gallagher promoted from Academy SH Angus Lloyd from Clontarf FH David Horwitz from Melbourne Rebels CE Tom Daly from Leinster (loan) CE Kyle Godwin from Brumbies WG Stephen Fitzgerald from Munster (loan) Players out HK Pat O'Toole to San Diego Legion PR JP Cooney retired PR Denis Coulson to Lansdowne LK Andrew Browne retired BR Naulia Dawai to Otago BR Jake Heenan to Bristol Bears BR John Muldoon retired FH Steve Crosbie to Old Belvedere FH Andrew Deegan to Western Force CE Pita Ahki to Toulouse WG Cormac Brennan released WG Stacey Ili to Hawke's Bay WG Rory Scholes to Brive Player's name in italics indicates a transfer that took place during the course of the season Results Pro14 Regular season Play-offs Challenge Cup Pool 3 Pool winners and runners-up rankings Quarter-finals References Connacht Rugby seasons

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation%20unit%20%28programming%29

Translation unit (programming)

In C and C++ programming language terminology, a translation unit (or more casually a compilation unit) is the ultimate input to a C or C++ compiler from which an object file is generated. A translation unit roughly consists of a source file after it has been processed by the C preprocessor, meaning that header files listed in #include directives are literally included, sections of code within #ifndef may be included, and macros have been expanded. Context A C program consists of units called source files (or preprocessing files), which, in addition to source code, includes directives for the C preprocessor. A translation unit is the output of the C preprocessor – a source file after it has been preprocessed. Preprocessing notably consists of expanding a source file to recursively replace all #include directives with the literal file declared in the directive (usually header files, but possibly other source files); the result of this step is a preprocessing translation unit. Further steps include macro expansion of #define directives, and conditional compilation of #ifdef directives, among others; this translates the preprocessing translation unit into a translation unit. From a translation unit, the compiler generates an object file, which can be further processed and linked (possibly with other object files) to form an executable program. Note that the preprocessor is in principle language agnostic, and is a lexical preprocessor, working at the lexical analysis level – it does not do parsing, and thus is unable to do any processing specific to C syntax. The input to the compiler is the translation unit, and thus it does not see any preprocessor directives, which have all been processed before compiling starts. While a given translation unit is fundamentally based on a file, the actual source code fed into the compiler may appear substantially different than the source file that the programmer views, particularly due to the recursive inclusion of headers. Scope Translation units define a scope, roughly file scope, and functioning similarly to module scope; in C terminology this is referred to as internal linkage, which is one of the two forms of linkage in C. Names (functions and variables) declared outside of a function block may be visible either only within a given translation unit, in which case they are said to have internal linkage – they are not visible to the linker – or may be visible to other object files, in which case they are said to have external linkage, and are visible to the linker. C does not have a notion of modules. However, separate object files (and hence also the translation units used to produce object files) function similarly to separate modules, and if a source file does not include other source files, internal linkage (translation unit scope) may be thought of as "file scope, including all header files". Code organization The bulk of a project's code is typically held in files with a .c suffix (or .cpp, .cxx or .cc for C++, of which .cpp is used most conventionally). Files intended to be included typically have a .h suffix ( .hpp or .hh are also used for C++, but .h is the most common even for C++), and generally do not contain function or variable definitions to avoid name conflicts when headers are included in multiple source files, as is often the case. Header files can be, and often are, included in other header files. It is standard practice for all .c files in a project to include at least one .h file. See also Single Compilation Unit References C (programming language) Compiler construction

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bereskletovskogo%20Khozyaystva

Bereskletovskogo Khozyaystva

Bereskletovskogo Khozyaystva () is a rural locality (a village) in Verkhnebishindinsky Selsoviet, Tuymazinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 15 as of 2010. There is 1 street. Geography Bereskletovskogo Khozyaystva is located 26 km south of Tuymazy (the district's administrative centre) by road. Imangulovo is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Tuymazinsky District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagssugtoqidian%20orogeny

Nagssugtoqidian orogeny

The Nagssugtoqidian orogeny was a late Paleoproterozoic mountain-building event that affected Greenland during the period 1.91 to 1.77 Ga. The orogenic belt formed during this event marks the northern boundary of the mainly Archaean North Atlantic Craton. It was first recognised by Ramberg in 1949, based on its effect on the Kangaamiut dike swarm. The subsequent recognition of magmatic terranes representing past island arcs and two potential sutures representing now vanished subduction zones within the belt, have enabled its interpretation in terms of plate tectonics. References Orogenies of North America Proterozoic North America Geology of Greenland Paleoproterozoic orogenies

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

Libbey

Libbey may refer to: Libbey Incorporated, a glass product manufacturer in Toledo, Ohio Libbey High School, a public high school in Toledo, Ohio Libbey-Owens-Ford, an American glass company Edward D. Libbey House, a National Historic Landmark in Toledo, Ohio Surname Edward Drummond Libbey, the founder of Libbey Glass Company Harry Libbey, U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1883-1887 J. Aldrich Libbey, an American vaudeville performer, actor, singer and songwriter Laura Jean Libbey, an American writer Neil Libbey, an author and historian in Nova Scotia William Libbey, an American professor of physical geography Given name Joseph Libbey Folsom, founder of the city of Folsom, California See also Libby (disambiguation)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure%20Coast%20Square

Treasure Coast Square

Treasure Coast Square is a shopping mall in Martin County, Florida, United States. It comprises 115 stores, including anchor stores Dillard's, JCPenney, and Macy's, as well as a food court and Regal 16-screen movie theater. The mall is managed by Simon Property Group, and opened in 1987. History Developed by Edward J. DeBartolo, the mall opened in 1987 with original anchor tenants J. C. Penney, Jordan Marsh, and Lord & Taylor. The mall's opening caused the decline of the existing Martin Square Mall in nearby Stuart, from which J. C. Penney relocated, and Boca Mall (now known as Mizner Park) in Boca Raton. At the time of opening, the latter two stores included the only escalators in Martin County. A 1989 expansion brought Sears, while a second expansion in 1993 added a Dillard's department store. When Lord & Taylor closed its location at the mall in 1990, its space became Mervyns. The Mervyns store closed in 1997 and, although Simon Property Group was initially in talks to convert the space to Bed Bath & Beyond, the space instead became a Borders Books & Music. Also, the Jordan Marsh converted to Burdines and then to Macy's. After Borders went out of business in 2011, the space became an hhgregg electronics store which closed in 2017. The opening of the mall attracted nearly 800,000 square feet of new retail development in its area in the first ten years of opening. On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Sears will be closing this location in early 2019 as part of a plan to close 40 stores. References External links Treasure Coast Square Mall home page Simon Property Group Shopping malls in Florida Buildings and structures in Martin County, Florida Tourist attractions in Martin County, Florida Shopping malls established in 1987

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy%20Grady

Amy Grady

Amy Nichole Grady (born October 15, 1979) is an American teacher and politician who has served as the junior West Virginia State Senator from the 4th district since 2020. Grady is a Republican. Early Life, education, and career Grady is the daughter of Addie Roberts. She received her Bachelor of Education degree from Marietta College and West Virginia University and served as a teacher before running for office. Elections Grady, a teacher, was inspired to run for office after participating in the 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike. Her later opponent in the primary, Lt. Governor and President of the West Virginia Senate, Mitch Carmichael, had opposed pay raises for teachers and supported charter schools. Her role in the strike led her to seek the office. On her website, Grady described herself as a "Pro-life, Pro-2nd Amendment conservative teacher who is fed up with self-serving elected officials." Her campaign was self-funded and Carmichael outraised her by more than 50:1 in the primary. Grady won the three-way primary election with 39.12% of the vote, defeating Carmichael by a margin of fewer than 1000 votes. Carmichael conceded the evening of the election and agreed to support Grady in the general. Grady defeated Democrat Bruce Ashworth in the 2020 general election with 70.69% of the vote. Tenure Committee assignments Health and Human Resources (Vice Chair) Agriculture and Rural Development Education Judiciary Military Natural Resources Education Grady spoke in support of and voted for House Bill 2013, a bill that would allow more public funds to be used by parents sending their children to private schools. Grady voted for Senate Bill 680, a bill that would make it harder for school staff to be given raises. Transgender rights As a member of the education committee, Grady was the lead sponsor of Senate Bill 341, a bill that would require transgender athletes to compete in sports associated with their biological sex. DC statehood With many of her fellow Senators, Grady signed onto a resolution requesting West Virginia Senators and Congresspeople to oppose bills that would allow statehood for the District of Columbia. Personal life Grady is married to Jack L. Grady and has three children. She is a Christian. References 1979 births 21st-century American politicians Living people West Virginia Republicans West Virginia state senators Marietta College alumni

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manciano%20%28disambiguation%29

Manciano (disambiguation)

Manciano may refer to several places in Italy: Manciano, a comune in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany Manciano (Trevi), a frazione of Trevi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria Manciano, a locality of Morlupo in the Province of Rome, Lazio Manciano La Misericordia, a frazione of Castiglion Fiorentino in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%20of%20the%20Forest

Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest may refer to: Man of the Forest (1921 film), an American film Man of the Forest (1926 film), an American Western silent film Man of the Forest (1933 film), an American pre-Code film "Man of the Forest" (story), a story by Mikheil Javakhishvili Men of the Forest, a 1952 documentary film

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha%20XT225

Yamaha XT225

The Yamaha XT225, or known in some markets as the Yamaha Serow, was a dual-sport motorcycle produced by Yamaha from 1986 to 2007. The XT225 was preceded and superseded by the XT250. Power is supplied by a 223cc single-cylinder, air-cooled four-stroke engine featuring a SOHC and 2 valves. The engine produces 15 kW of power and 19Nm of torque. The XT225 has a reputation for being a lightweight dual-purpose motorcycle which is suited to many applications. (For the origin of the name, see serow.) External links http://global.yamaha-motor.com/showroom/cp/collection/serow225_xt225/ References XT225 Dual-sport motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 1986

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

Storavatnet

Storavatnet is a lake just southwest of the village of Loddefjord in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The long lake is located in the borough of Laksevåg, west of the city center of Bergen. There is a small man-made dam on the southwest coast, regulating the one natural outlet for the lake. The major highway junction of Norwegian County Road 562 and Norwegian National Road 555 lies on the northern shore of the lake. Route 562 heads north to the Askøy Bridge going to the island of Askøy. Route 555 heads west to the Sotra Bridge which goes to the island of Sotra. The terminal in Loddefjord, near the lake is the proposed end of the new Loddefjord branch of the Bergen Light Rail system. See also List of lakes in Norway References Geography of Bergen Lakes of Vestland Reservoirs in Norway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald%20Leeper

Reginald Leeper

Sir Reginald "Rex" Wildig Allen Leeper (25 March 1888 – 2 February 1968) was a British civil servant and diplomat. He was the founder of the British Council. Born in Sydney, Australia, Leeper was educated at Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne's Trinity College, and New College, Oxford. Leeper was the son of Dr Alexander Leeper, the first Warden of Trinity College, the University of Melbourne, and his wife Adeline (née Allen). His half-sister Valentine Leeper (1900–2001), maintained a lifelong correspondence with him. Leeper began his government career at the Intelligence Bureau of the Department of Information in the First World War and served briefly at the Political Intelligence Department. He contributed to the weekly review The New Europe under the pseudonym Rurik. He served as the chief of the news department of the Foreign Office, which via such organs as the British Council, the British Library of Information, the Travel Association and the foreign language broadcasts of the BBC sought to influence public opinion abroad. Leeper was appointed assistant undersecretary of state with a special brief for propaganda in early 1938. Much of his time was taken up with preparations for the British exhibition for the 1939 World's Fair in New York. A major problem with propaganda in the United States in 1938 was the work of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUAC) headed by a xenophobic congressman from Texas, Martin Dies, which in 1938 started an investigation into allegations of British propaganda. In June 1938, Lord Lloyd of the British Council suggested sending British professors to American universities with the aim of influencing American undergraduates, a plan supported by Leeper and Sir Robert Vansittart, the Special Adviser on Foreign Policy. The ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Lindsay, fearing the HCUAC, vetoed this plan, writing in a letter to Leeper on 10 July 1938 that the possibility of Dies discovering the plan was too much and asked Leeper "what they were at". In an attempt to circumvent Lindsay, Leeper called a meeting in London to discuss how to engage in propaganda in the United States. Besides for Leeper, the meeting was attended by Lord Lothian, the secretary of the Rhodes Trust; Angus Fletcher of the British Library of Information; the Labour MP Josiah Wedgewood; and Frank Darvall of the English-Speaking Union. He became head of Britain's Political Intelligence Department when it reformed in 1939. Leeper was the British ambassador to the Greek government 1943–46 (in exile in Cairo until October 1944). He played a critical role in Greek political developments of 1944, especially in support of the Greek monarchy in the person of King George II of Greece. After Greece's liberation, Leeper continued to be one of the major power brokers during his tenure, which included the early stages of the Greek Civil War. Leeper was then British ambassador to Argentina from 1946 to 1948. In February 1948 he and a UK trade mission led by Clive Baillieu secured a new trade agreement with Argentina. It was signed on 7 February in the Port of Buenos Aires at a reception aboard the Royal Mail Lines flagship . His brother, Alexander Wigram Allen Leeper, was also a distinguished British diplomat. References Books and articles 1888 births 1968 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Argentina Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Greece Foreign Office personnel of World War II Greece in World War II Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%20Graham-Montgomery

Graham Graham-Montgomery

Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet Stanhope (9 July 1823 – 2 June 1901) was a Scottish baronet and member of the British House of Commons. He entered the House in 1852 as a member for Peeblesshire, and held this seat until 1868, when it was united with that of Selkirk. He was returned for the newly unified constituency, and held it through 1880. He was a junior Lord of the Treasury from 1866 until 1868. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire from 1854 until his death in 1901. He lived in Kinross House and is buried east of the house on the edge of Loch Leven. His family lie with him. References 1823 births 1901 deaths Lord-Lieutenants of Kinross-shire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebohang%20Kukame

Lebohang Kukame

Lebohang Kukame (born 4 June 1978) is a South African former professional soccer player who played as a centre forward. He was capped 7 times by South Africa and scored once. He previously represented South Africa at under-23 level and was a standby player for their 2000 Summer Olympics squad. References 1978 births Living people South African soccer players Sportspeople from Germiston Association football forwards Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Manning Rangers F.C. players Santos F.C. (South Africa) players Maritzburg United F.C. players Roses United F.C. players South African Premier Division players South Africa international soccer players South Africa youth international soccer players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come%20Up%20Smiling

Come Up Smiling

Come Up Smiling (also known as Ants in His Pants) is a 1939 Australian comedy film starring popular American stage comedian Will Mahoney and his wife Evie Hayes. It was the only feature from Cinesound Productions not directed by Ken G. Hall. Synopsis Barney O'Hara is a performer in a touring carnival. He runs a sideshow act with his daughter, Pat, and ex-Shakespearean actor, Horace Worthington Howard, which is struggling to make money. One of the main attractions is Pat's voice. One day Pat is invited to sing at a party held by Colonel Cameron and his daughter Eve, but her voice fails her. A specialist tells Barney that Pat requires an expensive operation. To raise the money, Barney agrees to fight a boxer known as 'The Killer'. He is helped in his training by dancer Kitty Katkin. On the day of the fight, ants are slipped into Barney's shorts, causing him to defeat the Killer. He wins the money to enable Pat to have her operation. Cast Production The film was developed as a star vehicle for popular comedian Will Mahoney, an American vaudevillian who toured Australia successfully in 1938. Ken G. Hall also hired Mahoney's regular co-stars, his wife Evie Hayes and manager, Bob Geraghty. Hall hoped that Mahoney's appeal would help the film outside Australia: This is the most important contract that has been signed at Cinesound as Mahoney is the highest paid star we have ever signed up. In fact, I think he's the highest paid stage artist ever to have toured Australia. It is only the improved conditions of the Australian film industry, due to recent legislation, that has made it possible for us to enlarge our production budget. If any artist can carry an Australian film to overseas markets, it's Will Mahoney. Mahoney later said, "I think I'll be a big success in this film, but don't get me wrong. It's only because I'm playing myself and I feel I know me pretty well." It was the only film from Cinesound Productions not directed by Hall. The writer-director, William Freshman, was born in Australia but had been working in the British film industry. Freshman was hired along with his wife, scriptwriter Lydia Hayward, to give Hall time to prepare for other projects. "We are now planning bigger things, as we are well able to do, by reason of the additional time at my disposal", said Hall at the time. "Opportunity will be taken to find big subjects from which to make big pictures — like Robbery Under Arms, which I expect to direct personally, Overland Telegraph, Eureka Stockade, and others of that calibre, though not all necessarily historic." (None of these movies ended up being made.) The Freshmans arrived in Australia in April 1939 and the script was ready by June. Hall later wrote that Freshman "seemed to lack the vital comedy sense we needed, but he was a good constructor in a general way of screenplay writing. The boxing ring sequence was, I think, one of the funniest things we did at Cinesound." The romantic leads were played by Cinesound regular Shirley Ann Richards and John Fleeting. Fleeting had previously appeared in Gone to the Dogs (1939). Singing star Jean Hatton appeared in her second movie, after Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1938). The film was the first starring future Australian filmstar Chips Rafferty (as an uncredited extra). Shooting The movie was mostly shot at Cinesound's Bondi studios, with carnival scenes filmed at the Sydney Showground. An estimated 16,000 extras were used. During filming, Jean Hatton was injured falling down two flights of stairs but managed to recover. Adolph Zukor of Paramount visited the set during filming. He had seen Dad and Dave Come to Town on the boat out to Australia and was so impressed by its quality that he asked to visit Cinesound. Zukor watched Hall direct a sequence of Come Up Smiling and told reporters, "I watched that director at work and he certainly seems to be fully conversant with film technique. I've been pleasantly surprised with what I have seen to-day. I didn't expect to find anything like the facilities that this studio possesses. I would say that Clnesound is just as good as anything we have to Hollywood." Reception The film was not an immediate success at the box office so Hall had it re-cut and re-released as Ants in His Pants, adding a new song to explain the title. The movie performed much better on re-release. Reviews were mediocre. References External links Come Up Smiling at Oz Movies Come Up Smiling at AustLit 1939 films Australian films Films directed by Ken G. Hall Australian black-and-white films Australian musical comedy films 1939 musical comedy films 1930s English-language films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zdzi%C4%99tawy

Zdziętawy

Zdziętawy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylin, within Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Kobylin, west of Krotoszyn, and south of the regional capital Poznań. References Villages in Krotoszyn County

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Perfection of Christ

The perfection of Christ is a principle in Christology which asserts that Christ's human attributes exemplified perfection in every possible sense. Another perspective characterizes Christ's perfection as purely spiritual and moral, while his humanistic traits are subject to flaw, potential, and improvement as part of the current human condition. Apostle Paul's perspective on Christ as the "perfect man" considered him the "second Adam" who brought forth life, while Adam left a legacy of sin, e.g. in 1 Corinthians 15:22 (NIV) and Romans 5:12 (NIV) In Ephesians 4:13, the Christian community is called to the "unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ," hence reaching its perfection in the perfection of Christ himself. In the 2nd century, Saint Irenaeus of Lyons based his concept of the perfection of Christ on the Gospel of John (as well as the other Synoptic Gospels) rather than on the Pauline Epistles. For Irenaeus the perfection of Christ originates from his being "The Word", i.e. the Logos which pre-existed as Christ in perfect form, untouched by sin: because he was the first, he could achieve perfection. In the 3rd century, Tertullian emphasized the perfection of Christ as a key consequence of the Incarnation of the Logos in Christ. In Tertullian's view to suggest that anything could be added to improve Christ would be to deny the Gospels. In the Middle Ages a key focus of Christological studies on the knowledge of Christ was his perfection as in John 1:14 (NIV) which states "full of grace and truth". In the 13th century, the perfection of Christ was subject to detailed theological analysis by Saint Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologiae. John Calvin considered the perfection of Christ as a source of grace which covered the blemishes of sin in others. In its document Gaudium et Spes, the Second Vatican Council teaches thatAdam, the first man, was a figure of Him Who was to come, namely Christ the Lord. Christ, the final Adam, by the revelation of the mystery of the Father and His love, fully reveals man to man himself and makes his supreme calling clear. It is not surprising, then, that in Him all the aforementioned truths find their root and attain their crown.The Council goes on to explain the concept of Christ's human perfection, which is based in the union between his human and divine nature:He Who is "the image of the invisible God" (Col. 1:15, cf. 2 Cor. 4:4), is Himself the perfect man. To the sons of Adam He restores the divine likeness which had been disfigured from the first sin onward. Since human nature as He assumed it was not annulled, by that very fact it has been raised up to a divine dignity in our respect too. For by His incarnation the Son of God has united Himself in some fashion with every man. He worked with human hands, He thought with a human mind, acted by human choice and loved with a human heart. Born of the Virgin Mary, He has truly been made one of us, like us in all things except sin (cf. Hebr. 4:15).The Council resumes this idea in a later section when emphasizing the culmination of history in God's love, in which human perfection is found:For God's Word, through Whom all things were made, was Himself made flesh and dwelt on the earth of men. Thus He entered the world's history as a perfect man, taking that history up into Himself and summarizing it. He Himself revealed to us that "God is love" (1 John 4:8) and at the same time taught us that the new command of love was the basic law of human perfection and hence of the world’s transformation. See also Active obedience of Christ Christology Exorcism of the Syrophoenician woman's daughter Imparted righteousness Knowledge of Christ Person of Christ Intercession of Christ Ismah References Further reading Christology Catholic theology and doctrine Christian terminology