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15609279	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Euph%C3%A9mie-sur-Ouv%C3%A8ze	Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Ouvèze	Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Ouvèze (, literally Sainte-Euphémie on Ouvèze; ) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Population See also Communes of the Drôme department References Communes of Drôme
8392555	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster%20Shield	Ulster Shield	The Ulster Shield is the premier knock-out competition for ladies' hockey teams in the Ulster province of Ireland. It is one of the oldest ladies' hockey competitions in the world, with the first competition being held in 1896. Ireland was the first country to form a national association when the Irish Ladies Hockey Union was formed in 1894. From 1903 until the mid-1980s the winners qualified to represent Ulster in the Irish Senior Cup. The most successful club is Pegasus with 28 wins from 34 final appearances. Performance by club FINALS (Records are incomplete) 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Sources External links Ulster Womens Hockey Union Field hockey competitions in Ulster Women's field hockey competitions in Ireland 1896 establishments in Ireland
48620759	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%20in%20Norwegian%20television	2015 in Norwegian television	This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 2015. Events 5 June - Yvonne Nordvik Sivertsen wins the third series of The Voice – Norges beste stemme. 7 November - Singer Adelén and her partner Benjamin Jayakoddy win the eleventh series of Skal vi danse?, just three days after her 19th birthday. 27 November - 13-year-old guitarist Odin Landbakk wins the seventh series of Norske Talenter. Debuts Television shows 2000s Idol (2003-2007, 2011–present) Skal vi danse? (2006–present) Norske Talenter (2008–present) 2010s The Voice – Norges beste stemme (2012–present) Ending this year Births Deaths See also 2015 in Norway
34535535	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter%20Medal	Carpenter Medal	The Carpenter Medal was awarded by the Senate of the University of London once every three years. The recipient was a former student who had submitted a thesis (resulting in the award of a doctorate) of exceptional distinction in statistical, genetic, comparative or experimental psychology during the three-year period. This could include work on the physiology of the central nervous system and "special senses". It was accompanied by a prize of £20. The medal was named after William Benjamin Carpenter, registrar of the university from 1856 until 1879. The Carpenter Testimonial Committee had allocated money for an annual prize in 1881, but the Carpenter Medal was not instituted until 1910, with the first award for the period ending 31 May 1913. The medal need not be awarded if the Senate did not consider that a sufficiently good thesis had been submitted during the three-year period. Winners of the prize included Francis Aveling, 1912 Nellie Carey References Student awards History of the University of London Awards established in 1910 1910 establishments in England
66614790	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piotr%20Rajkiewicz	Piotr Rajkiewicz	Piotr Rajkiewicz (born 31 December 1967) is a former Polish footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his career with Gwardia Warsaw, spending 9 seasons with the club over three different spells. He made a total of 19 appearances and scored one goal in Poland's top division with Widzew Łódź and Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk. Biography Born in Elbląg, Rajkiewicz started his career playing football with Olimpia Elbląg. Over the winter of 1989 he joined Gwardia Warsaw, who were playing in the II liga at the time. In his first full season with Gwardia he played in a midfield position, playing 33 games and scoring 14 goals, finishing as the leagues top scorer for that season. After this impressive goal scoring season, Rajkiewicz began to play in defence, the position in which he would play for the rest of his career. The following two seasons he would play a further 58 appearances scoring 4 goals as Gwardia went on to suffer relegation. It is not known how many appearances Rajkiewicz made for Gwardia the following season, but it is known that while the team played in the II liga he made a total of 81 appearances and scored 18 goals. In the spring of 1994 he joined I liga side Widzew Łódź, Rajkiewicz made his Widzew and I liga debut on 5 May 1994 against ŁKS Łódź in the Łódź Derby, with the game ending in a 0–0 draw. In total Rajkiewicz would go on to make 4 appearances for Widzew, with all of his appearances coming off the bench. Rajkiewicz spent the following season with Gwardia Warsaw in the III liga, before returning to the top flight of Polish football with Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk in 1996. Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk was a newly created team in the I liga, formed by a merger between Olimpia Poznań and Lechia Gdańsk and playing in Gdańsk. By the time he had joined Olimpia-Lechia, the team were already struggling in the league. Rajkiewicz made his debut on 4 March 1996 in the 2–1 defeat to Stomil Olsztyn. He would go on to made 15 appearances for the Olimpia-Lechia team with his first, and only goal in Poland's top division coming in the 1–0 win against Siarka Tarnobrzeg. Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk ultimately suffered relegation to the II liga, and the Olimpia-Lechia team disbanded. The Lechia Gdańsk team, which had been used as the clubs official 'second team' for the previous season took the clubs place in the II liga instead, while a new Olimpia Poznań team was formed in the lower divisions. Rajkiewicz stayed in Gdańsk during this period and played the following season with Lechia Gdańsk. He made 12 appearances in the league for the club, moving once again during the winter break to return to Gwardia Warsaw. He stayed with Gwardia Warsaw until 2001, during which time, Gwardia won their III liga group, but failed to be promoted to the II liga through the play-offs. Rajkiewicz would not play higher than the III liga again in his career, spending his final seasons playing for KS Łomianki, MGKS Tolkmicko, and Mlexer Elbląg. Retiring from professional football in 2004. Rajkiewicz would return to the club he started his career with in 2013, playing for the Olimpia Elbląg III team. Honours Gwardia Warsaw III liga (Group VII): 1997–98 Individual II liga top goalscorer: 1989–90 - 14 goals References 1967 births Olimpia Elbląg players Gwardia Warsaw players Widzew Łódź players Lechia Gdańsk players Polish footballers Association football defenders Living people
64761292	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael%20Loth	Raphael Loth	Raphael Loth (born 9 November 1996) is a Tanzanian football midfielder who plays for Young Africans. References 1996 births Living people Tanzanian footballers Tanzania international footballers Mbeya City F.C. players Young Africans S.C. players Association football midfielders Tanzanian Premier League players
8423864	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oruanui%20eruption	Oruanui eruption	The Oruanui eruption of New Zealand's Taupo Volcano was the world's most recent supereruption. With a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 8, it is one of the largest eruptions ever to occur in New Zealand. It occurred at about 26,500 BCE in the Late Pleistocene and generated approximately of pyroclastic fall deposits, of pyroclastic density current (PDC) deposits (mostly ignimbrite) and of primary intracaldera material, equivalent to of magma, totaling of total deposits. The eruption is divided into 10 different phases on the basis of nine mappable fall units and a tenth, poorly preserved but volumetrically dominant fall unit. Modern-day Lake Taupo ( in area and deep) partly fills the caldera generated during this eruption. A structural collapse is concealed beneath Lake Taupo, while the lake outline at least partly reflects volcano-tectonic collapse. Early eruption phases saw shifting vent positions; development of the caldera to its maximum extent (indicated by lithic lag breccias) occurred during phase 10. The Oruanui eruption shows many unusual features: its episodic nature, wide range of magma-water interaction, and complex interplay of pyroclastic fall and flow deposits. As the eruption occurred through a lake system overlying the vent, many of the deposits contain volcanic ash aggregates. Tephra from the eruption covered much of the central North Island, with ignimbrite up to deep. Ashfall affected most of New Zealand, with an ash layer as thick as deposited on the Chatham Islands, away. Later erosion and sedimentation had long-lasting effects on the landscape, and may have caused the Waikato River to shift from the Hauraki Plains to its current course through the Waikato to the Tasman Sea. Less than 22,500 years ago, Lake Taupo, having filled to about above its current level, cut through its Oruanui ignimbrite dam at a rate which left no terraces around the lake. About of water was released, leaving boulders of up to at least as far down the Waikato River as Mangakino. See also North Island Volcanic Plateau Taupo volcano Hatepe eruption (The most recent major eruption of the Taupo volcano, dated to around 180 CE) References Pre-Holocene volcanism Pleistocene volcanism Taupo Volcanic Zone Supervolcanoes Events that forced the climate VEI-8 eruptions Volcanic eruptions in New Zealand Plinian eruptions Lake Taupo
11541122	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanghai%20Bus	Huanghai Bus	Huanghai Bus is a bus manufacturer based in Dandong, Liaoning, China, and a subsidiary of SG Automotive. It was founded in 1951. Huanghai has an annual production capacity of around 5,000 buses and 6,000 chassis sets. It produces around 20 bus series and 160 models, with vehicles ranging in length from 8 to over 18 meters. Huanghai manufactures buses based on MAN and IVECO technology. References External links Huanghai Bus official site SG Automotive official site Bus manufacturers of China Companies based in Liaoning Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1951 Chinese brands Chinese companies established in 1951
51864114	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya%20Yamaoka	Tetsuya Yamaoka	is a Japanese footballer who plays for FC Kariya. Club statistics Updated to 23 February 2017. References External links Profile at Kagoshima United FC 1990 births Living people Kokushikan University alumni Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Japanese footballers J3 League players Japan Football League players SP Kyoto FC players Kagoshima United FC players FC Kariya players Association football goalkeepers
24027688	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%20Desjardins	Alice Desjardins	Alice Desjardins is a former judge of the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal, having served from June 29, 1987, to August 11, 2009. In 2013, Desjardins was listed as a NAFTA adjudicator. References Living people Judges of the Federal Court of Appeal (Canada) Canadian women judges Year of birth missing (living people)
59739031	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam%20Gate	Jam Gate	The Jam Gate is a picnic spot in Maheshwar Tehsil of Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is on Mhow-Mandleshwar Road (Now Khargone - Indore state highway no.1). It is approximately 30 km from Mhow, 50 km from Indore, 33 km from Maheshwar and 75 km from district headquarter Khargone. Jam gate is the gateway of Malwa - Nimar. Best Time to Visit The ambient time to visit is usually during the early mornings, when the whole area is fogged up. One can experience mystical views during the time of sunrise. People can climb atop the gate also after a buying a minimal ticket. Even without it, the view is simply mesmerizing. Transport The nearest airport is Indore International Airport which is situated at a distance of roughly 50 KM from the gate. The nearest railway station is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) at a distance of about 30KM. The rest of the distance has to be covered via road transport means. Road To reach there, one has to travel on the SH 1 Indore - Khargone State Highway if the starting point is Indore or MHOW and later on, there a slight detour onto the Mhow-Mandleshwar Marg which later joins back into the main SH 1, further down the Jam Gate. References Indore district Gates in India
53790420	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%20of%20Blood%20and%20Bone	Children of Blood and Bone	Children of Blood and Bone is a 2018 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian-American novelist Tomi Adeyemi. The book, Adeyemi's debut novel and the first book in a planned trilogy, follows heroine Zélie Adebola as she attempts to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha, following the ruling class kosidáns' brutal suppression of the class of magic practitioners Zélie belongs to, the maji. Writing the book over 18 months and 45 drafts, Adeyemi drew inspiration from novels like Harry Potter and An Ember in the Ashes as well as West African mythology and the Yoruba culture and language. The hopelessness she felt at police shootings of black Americans also motivated her to develop the story of Children of Blood and Bone. The book received one of the biggest young adult publishing deals ever, including preemptive sale of film rights to Fox 2000 Pictures. Debuting at number one on The New York Times best-seller list for young adult books, the novel received mostly positive reviews. Critics wrote about its examination of oppression, racism, and slavery, with the kosidán and maji serving as stand-ins for real-world groups. It is also a coming-of-age story as the characters discover their abilities to help shape the world through their actions. Development and inspiration Tomi Adeyemi had worked unsuccessfully on a manuscript for three years before beginning Children of Blood and Bone. The idea for the novel came after a trip to Brazil: "I was in a gift shop there and the African gods and goddesses were depicted in such a beautiful and sacred way ... it really made me think about all the beautiful images we never see featuring black people". Her desire to write an epic tale with roots in West Africa was matched by her desire to respond to police brutality. The spate of police violence against black Americans had a large impact on Adeyemi; she wanted to escape the helplessness and fear she felt: "What is the point if my life ends at the barrel of a police officer’s gun?" In the author's note at the end of the novel, Adeyemi makes a call to emotion, telling the reader that "if [they] cried for Zulaikha ... cry for innocent children like Jordan Edwards, Tamir Rice, and Aiyana Stanley-Jones." Adeyemi drew inspiration from Yoruba culture and Western fantasy fiction like Harry Potter and Avatar: The Last Airbender and from both West African mythology and the Black Lives Matter movement. She has also cited the books Shadowshaper and An Ember in the Ashes as primary inspirations. Finally, Adeyemi was also affected by the backlash against the black characters in the film The Hunger Games: she wanted to write a story so good even racists would want to read it. Adeyemi worked as a creative writing coach while she wrote the novel. While her first draft had major sections of the story omitted, the second draft, which she was ultimately forced to complete in a month to enter it in a writing competition, was where she felt it needed to meet her expectations. For Adeyemi there was no option but for the book to be successful and perfect, given the pressures placed on black creators: "I’m not going to put Zélie’s face on the cover of this book and give you anything less than an incredible story, because for the kids who have never seen themselves, they need to see that, and they need to know that they are beautiful and that they are powerful". She wrote the book while bingeing the television show The Good Wife in the background. She became so exhausted through the non-stop work of the writing that she became disoriented, even at one point thinking she was a lawyer. The entire editing process took eighteen months to complete, going through 45 drafts. As in the J.K. Rowlings' Harry Potter series, Adeyemi wanted to build a complete world, though she did not like when she was called the "black J.K. Rowling", preferring instead phrases like "the new J.K. Rowling". She worked hard to map the distances between cities and the time it would take a horse and lion to travel between them, as well as reasoning through the logical implications of her creative choices, such as having characters ride big cats. She also had to figure out parallels in her imagined world to issues like skin bleaching, which would not exist in a world without white people. She got help from her Nigerian mother at times for things like naming the spells that involved use of the Yoruba language. Publication history Adeyemi entered Pitch Wars, a competition that matches emerging writers with mentor editors and authors to revise their work before submitting them to literary agents. She came to be represented by Alexandra Machinist and Hillary Jacobson of ICM Partners. In 2017, publishing rights to The Children of Blood and Bone sold as a trilogy to include two more books, and rights to the film adaptation sold to Fox 2000. Reportedly these deals came to seven figures, with Deadline describing it as "one of the biggest YA debut novel publishing deals ever." Adeyemi was 23 at the time. Children of Blood and Bone was published on March 6, 2018, by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers after being called "the biggest fantasy debut novel of 2018" and one of the most anticipated books of the year. A sequel, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, was published in December 2019. Plot The novel takes place in the fictional country of Orïsha, which is presumably somewhere in precolonial Nigeria, inhabited by two distinct people: divîners, who have the capability to become magical maji and are marked by white hair, and non-magical kosidán. Eleven years prior to the events of the book, King Saran figured out how to switch off magic and ordered the slaying of many defenseless divîners, including the mother of Zélie Adebola. Since that time, divîners have been severely oppressed. After visiting the capital city, Lagos, to make enough money to pay off an increased tax on divîners, Zélie and her brother Tzain help a noble girl flee the clutches of local guards. This girl, who turns out to be Princess Amari, the daughter of King Saran, has stolen a magical scroll that can restore the magical powers of any divîner who touches it. The reason Amari stole the scroll was that after her servant and best friend, Binta, touched it and her powers came to life, King Saran killed her. Like her mother before her, Zélie is able to awaken her magical powers as a Reaper, giving her the power to command undead spirits. Pursued by a contingent of guards led by Amari's brother Prince Inan and Admiral Kaea, the three travel to the temple of the maji, Chândomblé. The temple's remaining priest, Lekan, tells them that they must use the scroll, the bone dagger (which he gives them), and an artifact called the sunstone to perform a ritual to renew the connection between the maji and the gods, who are the source of all magic. He performs a rite on Zélie so she will be able to complete the connection, and then he sacrifices himself to hold off the guards as the trio escapes. Unknown to anyone else, contact with the scroll has given Prince Inan magical abilities to detect the feelings and memories of others. Kaea catches Inan using these abilities to track the trio and Inan accidentally uses his magic to kill her. The trio finds themselves in Ibeji, where the sunstone is used as a prize for deadly aquatic arena games. They agree to compete and Zélie uses her powers to win the sunstone. Now in possession of all three artifacts, the group continues on their way until Inan catches up to them. In the chaos that follows, Tzain and Amari are captured in the forest by an unknown group. Inan agrees to help Zélie rescue their siblings. During the rescue, they learn that the group is really a settlement of divîners, some of whom have had their powers reawakened when they were exposed to the scroll before it was taken by the King's forces. Upon hearing of the group's mission, the divîners decide to hold a festival for the Sky Mother where the remaining divîners will be able to touch the scroll. By this time, Inan, who has developed romantic feelings for Zélie, has agreed to help restore magic. However, Saran and his guards find and destroy the camp, also capturing Zélie. During the fight between the guards and the divîners, Kwame, a maji able to control fire, uses his magic to self-immolate and takes out guards with him. This display of powerful magic scares Inan, who changes his mind again and wants to repress his magic, knowing that his father would kill him should he ever reveal that he is a maji. Saran tortures Zélie to learn how to destroy the scroll, removing her magical ability in the process. Tzain and Amari assemble a team and break Zélie out of prison. Zélie does not reveal her power loss and they hire a group of mercenaries, commanded by Roen, who allow them to infiltrate the secret island and temple to perform the ceremony. Once inside, however, they are ambushed by Saran and Inan, who are holding Zélie and Tzain's father. Feeling helpless, Zélie agrees to give the artifacts up in exchange for her and her father's life. As Zélie leaves the temple, Saran orders her father killed anyway. The spirit and blood magic of her father reawakens Zélie's magic and she uses her restored powers to attack the kosidán. Inan uses her rage and magic to his advantage, as he provokes an attack that destroys the scroll. Without thinking, Inan then uses his magic to stop an attack on Saran. Saran then attempts to kill his son for being a secret maji, but is instead killed by a furious Amari. Unable to repair the scroll, Zélie uses blood magic and an incantation of her own devising to complete the ritual, which apparently kills her in the process. Zélie is then able to speak with her mother, speaking on behalf of the gods in the afterlife, who praises her and sends her back. The book concludes as Zélie learns that Amari now has magic. Themes The conflict between the kosidán and maji, with the kosidán possessing lighter skin and having enslaved segments of the maji, raises issues of race and class and how these can be used to divide a nation. Class ultimately becomes a stand-in for race in the book. The story does not shy from showing the way that power can be bound up with brutality. Saran feels that the only way to maintain control both personally as well as for his race is through oppression and enslavement of the minority. For Saran it is not enough to control the maji; he must also extinguish their hope and threaten genocide. Throughout the book, the maji respond to this oppression in different ways. Zélie, who has seen her mother killed, her father beaten, and her own freedom jeopardized at the hands of guards, or the police, offers one reaction with her determination to resist and overthrow the social order, offering a model for real life black activists. Inan, as both a maji and kosidán, has a different reaction, instead, wanting to see the two peoples united. The magic of the maji also serves as a connection between humanity and the gods. The novel also tells a more intimate story as children struggle to win their parents' approval. Inan wants to fulfill his duty to his father and kingdom in order to be a good prince, but is also a maji himself and has a personal connection to other maji through Zélie. The complexity of teenagers who are eager to jump into the adult world and adult problems is also present in the novel as adolescents attempt to discover themselves. While they struggle with the weight of these obligations, the point-of-view characters in the book are able to demonstrate wisdom, courage and compassion beyond that of the adults they are seeking to please. Ultimately, it's the female characters who survive trauma and show the way forward. While Zélie initially mistakes Amari as weak, it becomes clear Amari has learned other coping strategies while surviving under her abusive father. There is a great deal of loss in the book, with several characters important to the protagonists dying, but Zélie and Amari continue in their efforts. Reception Children of Blood and Bone has received generally positive reviews, debuting at number one on The New York Times best-seller list for young adult books and receiving praise from the newspaper for how "it storms the boundaries of the imagination. Yet it also confronts the conscience." A starred review from Publishers Weekly lauded the novel for its complex characters and kaleidoscopic narrative. Kirkus, which gave the book a starred review and nominated it for the Kirkus Prize, called it, "Powerful, captivating, and raw." Charisse Jones of USA Today praised the novel, giving it four out of four stars: "While Tomi Adeyemi's Africa-inspired fantasy was written for young adults, readers of all ages will be captivated by this engrossing tale". David Canfield of Entertainment Weekly called the novel a "phenomenon" owing to the success of a first-time author. Author and poet Kiran Millwood Hargrave in The Guardian praised, "the hate-to-love romance [that] comes with high stakes, and the relationship is realistically and passionately realised. All of it is packaged in a tightly plotted, action-packed adventure." Less positively, The A.V. Club said the book failed to live up to its hype, criticising the way magic works in the novel and its length. In 2018, the viewers of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon selected Children of Blood and Bone as the first ever "Tonight Show Summer Read". Adeyemi later appeared as a guest on the Tonight Show on July 24, 2018 to discuss the book. Audiobook An 18-hour audiobook narrated by Bahni Turpin was released in March 2018. The audiobook was well received. It won the 2019 Audie Award for best audiobook and was a runner-up for best Young Adult audiobook. "There's something magical about the timbre of Turpin’s voice that's perfectly tuned to the fantastical nature of this novel. I felt transported into the world of Children of Blood and Bone," said Ron Charles, a judge for the award. In a starred review, Hayley Schommer writing for Booklist complemented how the "pacing of the novel is further complemented by Turpin’s own, appropriate adjustments in pace." Maggie Knapp in School Library Journal wrote of Turpin's ability to provide unique and distinguishable voices for both the main and supporting characters. Publishers Weeklys starred review also praised Turpin's work, "Turpin’s bold reading of Adeyemi’s Afro-futurist fantasy solidifies her reputation as one of the best voice actors working today." AudioFile magazine named it one of the best audiobooks of the year, praising Turpin's voices and her abilities to capture other elements of the novel, such as Yoruba incantations. Film adaptation Prior to publication, Children of Blood and Bone was optioned for a film adaptation produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and Temple Hill Productions. Adeyemi had appreciated the work Fox 2000 and Temple Hill had done in producing Love, Simon and that they were the studios adapting The Hate U Give to film. In February 2019, Rick Famuyiwa was announced as the director. Adeyemi has said her dream cast would have Idris Elba in the role of Saran and Viola Davis playing Mama Agba. However, after Disney acquired a majority of 21st Century Fox, which resulted in shuttering Fox 2000, the project was transferred to Lucasfilm, marking the studio's first original live-action project since its acquisition by Disney in 2012. Kay Oyegun (known for her work on the NBC comedy-drama series, This Is Us) is also attached to write the script for the film. In September 2019, while talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Alan Horn revealed Kathleen Kennedy is in fact working with sister studio 20th Century Fox's chairman Emma Watts in developing the film. In December 2020, Kennedy announced that Lucasfilm would co-produce the film with 20th Century Studios. By January 2022, Paramount Pictures had acquired the rights for a guaranteed exclusive theatrical release, with Temple Hill Entertainment producing alongside Sunswept Entertainment; Adeyemi will write the script and serve as executive producer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Adeyemi had become dissatisfied with the pace of Lucasfilm's adaptation efforts and asked to serve as scriptwriter, a request that Lucasfilm had declined. Since Lucasfilm had wanted to focus on its own intellectual properties Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Willow, it had allowed the film rights to Children of Blood and Bone to lapse in late 2021. References External links Nigerian-American novels Novels set in Nigeria 2018 American novels 2018 fantasy novels American fantasy novels African-American young adult novels American young adult novels Debut fantasy novels American bildungsromans 2018 debut novels Literature by African-American women Nigerian English-language novels Nigerian fantasy novels Andre Norton Award-winning novels 2018 Nigerian novels Young adult fantasy novels
56410541	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Vandenbroucke	Jan Vandenbroucke	Jan Paul Vandenbroucke (born March 8, 1950 in Leuven, Belgium) is a Belgian epidemiologist and physician known for his work in clinical epidemiology. Trained as an internist, he began teaching at Leiden University Medical Center in 1987, and was the head of their Clinical Epidemiology department from then until 1999. He is a member of Academia Europaea and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1996. In 2006, he was named an Academy Professor by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. References External links Faculty page 1950 births Living people Physicians from Leuven Belgian epidemiologists Belgian general practitioners Leiden University faculty Members of Academia Europaea Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
1899603	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares%20del%20Maestrat	Ares del Maestrat	Ares del Maestrat, also known as Ares del Maestre in Spanish or simply Ares, is a municipality in the province of Castelló in the Valencian Country. It is situated near the top of the Mola d'Ares mountain, at an elevation of 1,148 m. As a result of migration to the cities in the 1960s and 1970s, Ares del Maestre is sparsely populated today, yet remains a popular tourist destination. Sites of interest include the gothic town hall, neoclassical parish church, and the remains of the Mola castle. The Tossal d'Orenga mountain, popular among paragliders, is located within the Ares del Maestre municipal term. Demography References External links Ares del Maestre, historia y prehistoria Paco González Ramírez - País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca Institut Valencià d'Estadística Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat Municipalities in the Province of Castellón Maestrazgo
22883961	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisei%20AE%20series%20%282009%29	Keisei AE series (2009)	The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on Skyliner limited express services to and from Narita International Airport in Japan via the Narita Sky Access Line. The first set was delivered in May 2009, and entered service in July 2010, replacing the Keisei AE100 series EMUs previously used on these services. Design Each 8-car set consists of six motored cars and two trailers. The trains are the first Keisei trains to use bolsterless bogies, and the end cars are equipped with active suspension. The train design and styling was overseen by Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto. The musical horn and in-train announcement melody are provided by Casiopea keyboardist and Ongakukan CEO Minoru Mukaiya. The AE series design won the "Good Design Award" in 2010, and in May 2011 was awarded the 2011 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club. Formation , the fleet consists of eight 8-car sets formed as shown below with car 1 at the Narita end. Cars 2, 4, 6, and 8 are each fitted with a single-arm pantograph. The "x" in the individual car numbering corresponds to the set number (1 to 8). Interior All cars are monoclass, with 2+2 abreast rotating/reclining seating. Car 4 has a drink vending machine. Car 5 is equipped with a universal access toilet and also a wheelchair space. History The AE series entered revenue service on Skyliner services from 17 July 2010. Build details The manufacturers and delivery dates for the fleet are as shown below. See also E259 series, trains used on competing JR East Narita Express services References External links Official site Keisei AE series (Japan Railfan Magazine Online) New Skyliner information on Nippon Sharyo website Keisei Electric Railway Electric multiple units of Japan Nippon Sharyo rolling stock Tokyu Car rolling stock Train-related introductions in 2010 1500 V DC multiple units
50628349	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsters%20%28song%29	Gangsters (song)	"Gangsters" is the first single by the Special A.K.A. (The Specials). Recording and release "Gangsters" was recorded in January 1979 in Studio One of Horizon Studios in Coventry. Horace Panter recalls that the song "had so much bass on it that it had to be recut as the bass blew the needle out of the record's grooves" and that "to compensate for the low end, Jerry [Dammers] overdubbed a treble-heavy piano on". The vocals were created by Terry Hall singing a "bored" vocal and an "angry" vocal, which were then mixed together. Versions of "Nite Klub" and "Too Much Too Young" were also recorded, but it was decided they didn't quite work, so the band then had to find a B-side to "Gangsters". John Bradbury, who had only recently joined the band suggested a instrumental track he had recorded in 1977 with Neol Davies, called "The Kingston Affair". Dammers asked Davies to put a ska rhythm guitar on the song and it was then retitled "The Selecter", becoming the B-side to "Gangsters". A limited 5,000 copies of the track were distributed by the fledgling 2 Tone record label in May 1979, as a double A-side along with "The Selecter", which was credited to the Selecter, who would form properly later that year. The actual wording of the original single is 'The Special A.K.A Gangsters vs. The Selecter', with the 'vs.' being the idea of Dammers, from a poster advertising a sound system battle. It was given a full release two months later, and went on to reach No. 6 in the UK charts for the week of 2-8 September, 1979, becoming both The Specials' and the 2 Tone label's first hit record. The single was first aired on John Peel's Radio 1 show on Monday 7 May, where he was so pleased with it that he played the other side as well. History The song is about an incident that happened to the band while on tour in France with the Clash. They were held responsible for damage in a hotel that another English band (rumoured to be The Damned) had caused, and the hotel manager held one of their guitars as collateral. The situation escalated when the hotel called the local police, and ended with the Specials paying for the damage. The song is a reworking of Prince Buster's 1964 ska classic "Al Capone", sampling the car sound effects that opened that song. The opening line "Al Capone's guns don't argue" was changed to "Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue" as an insult aimed at Bernard Rhodes, who had briefly been the band's manager. Despite being a top 10 hit, the song did not appear on the UK version of any studio album by the band, although it was included on some overseas releases of their first album. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1979 songs 1979 debut singles The Specials songs 2 Tone Records singles Songs written by Jerry Dammers
40578879	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlu%2C%20Hashtrud	Charlu, Hashtrud	Charlu (, also Romanized as Charlū) is a village in Soluk Rural District, in the Central District of Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 191, in 40 families. References Towns and villages in Hashtrud County
16930926	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Shotton	Old Shotton	Old Shotton is a village in the parish of Shotton, County Durham, England, The village once lay on the route of the A19, before its bypass to the west of the village. Although Old Shotton retains its own identity, and its own village sign, it now forms part of the new town of Peterlee. Following the foundation of Peterlee in 1948, the town spread westward, towards the A19, and so by the 1970s this small village had already begun to be encroached on. The village is home to two old pubs, "The Black Bull" and "The Royal George" which were both inns on the old A19. Nearby is Shotton Hall, home of Peterlee town council. Its ballroom is used for both private and public functions. Today, thanks to the redirection of the A19 in the 1970s, Old Shotton is now a quiet cul-de-sac. There are some 30 dwellings, most of which are post 1960s, and only about 10 which pre-date the 1950s. Villages in County Durham Peterlee
24702512	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta%20College%2C%20Inc.	Alta College, Inc.	Alta Colleges, Inc., headquartered in Denver, was a company that owned three for-profit schools—Westwood College, Westwood College Online, and Redstone College. The college was founded in 1953, as Radio and Television Repair Institute and became the Denver Institute of Technology in 1974. Kirk Riedinger and Jamie Turner acquired the company in 1987 and began expanding into technical programs. The school opened its first campus outside of Denver in Los Angeles, California in 1999. Westwood College at one time had 17 campuses across California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Texas and Virginia, as well as an online campus. Westwood College offered 27 degree programs, including in business, design, technology, industrial services, justice and health care. More than 20,000 students graduated from Westwood College. "Over 75 percent of adult Americans don't have bachelor's degrees," Alta College co-founder Kirk Riedinger told the Denver Business Journal in June 2002. "We offer career-focused education to prepare students who are launching a career, changing a career or enhancing a career. Our curriculum is constantly updated based on the industry and the feedback we receive." Westwood College has been the subject of lawsuits alleging that it misleads students and publishes false statistic, among other allegations, brought by several US states and the federal government. 2009 lawsuit settlement On April 20, 2009, the United States Department of Justice announced that Alta Colleges had agreed to pay the U.S. government $7 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that Alta's Texas schools submitted false claims for federal student aid funds. The college admitted no wrongdoing and was not required to change any of its practices. In January 2012 the Illinois attorney general's office announced it would sue Westwood college for misleading students. References Distance education institutions based in the United States Education companies of the United States Former for-profit universities and colleges in the United States Educational institutions established in 1953 1953 establishments in Colorado
23618268	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvin%20Moon	Darvin Moon	Darvin Moon (October 1, 1963 – September 19, 2020) was an American self-employed logger and amateur poker player who was the runner-up of the 2009 World Series of Poker, (WSOP) US$10,000 no-limit Texas hold'em Main Event. It was his first time playing in the World Series of Poker. Moon, who taught himself how to play poker, ran a small logging company in the Maryland Panhandle before earning a 2009 World Series seat by winning a $130 satellite tournament. Moon earned the chip lead early in the tournament, and eventually entered the final table as the chip leader, with about 30 percent of the chips in play. Although Moon briefly lost the lead, he eventually regained it after eliminating veteran players like Steve Begleiter and Phil Ivey. Moon ultimately lost heads up against Joe Cada, earning Moon US$5.18 million for his second-place finish. Although some criticized his playing style and lack of experience, Moon was also praised for his working stiff personality and self-deprecating manner. Moon participated in the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, but lost in the second round to poker professional Annie Duke. He also competed in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, but was eliminated on Day 2. Early life Moon lived in the western Maryland town of Oakland, at the foot of Backbone Mountain. Prior to entering the World Series of Poker, Moon lived in a trailer with his wife, Wendy. Moon owned and operated a small logging company with other family members. Most of his days were spent in pine forests scattered throughout the Maryland Panhandle. Moon taught himself how to play poker, and he first started playing with his grandfather at a young age. He started playing frequently around 2006 and studied the game by watching televised poker. Moon regularly played home games at such places as fire departments, Elks Lodges, and American Legion buildings. In 1988, Moon's long time girlfriend, Cathy Ford went missing from Gormania, West Virginia (near Oakland, Maryland). Even though her body was never found, Grant County deputy sheriff Paul Ferrell was convicted of her abduction and murder based on a large body of other evidence. Critics of Ferrell's conviction explore two alternate theories: one where Cathy Ford was still alive and one where Moon was the culprit in her disappearance. The evidence against Ferrell included that the victim's blood was found in Ferrell's mobile home, her burnt out vehicle was found in his yard, he used his authority as deputy sheriff to prevent searchers from finding the vehicle and had engaged in predatory behavior toward other women. 2009 World Series of Poker Moon earned his seat in the 2009 World Series of Poker no-limit Texas hold'em Main Event by winning a $130 satellite tournament at the Wheeling Island Casino in Wheeling, West Virginia. He lost in two Wheeling Island tournaments before finishing in first place on his third attempt, winning a $10,000 main event seat and $6,000 for expenses. The event marked Moon's first time playing in the WSOP, as well as visiting Las Vegas, Nevada and riding in a commercial plane. Due to the econommic downturn's impact on the logging business, Moon considered keeping the $10,000 instead of entering the tournament, but decided to play after visiting the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino and watching World Series games there. On the first day of the tournament, Moon was dealt pocket aces six times and got three-of-a-kind on the flop three times. He performed well on the first day and continued a successful streak throughout the tournament, although he himself proclaimed it was luck. He eliminated several professional poker players during the tournament, including David Benyamine. He eventually obtained the chip lead and kept it until the seventh day of play. At that time, he fell to tenth place, but won a few big hands to recover and ended the day back in the lead. He eliminated Billy Kopp in one of the biggest hands in the tournament when his led to a higher flush than Kopp's . Moon entered the final table as the chip leader, holding 58.6 million chips, or about 30 percent of the chips in play. During the final table, Moon eliminated Steve Begleiter and seasoned pro Phil Ivey. In both cases, Moon was behind but caught cards to win; Ivey lost with A-K to Moon's A-Q when a queen came up on the flop, and Begleiter's pocket queens lost to Moon's A-Q when he caught an ace on the river. Moon lost the chip lead during the November Nine game, but his elimination of Begleiter brought him back into the chip lead with 63.9 million chips. He made it to the final two players and went heads up against Joe Cada, with Moon at 58.85 million and Cada at 135.95 million. Moon briefly recovered the chip lead from Cada, but lost it during the 79th heads-up hand, where Cada bet 3 million chips with his J-9 on a 10-5-9-10 turn after the flop was checked, Moon check-raised all in with 8-7. Cada called with his remaining 58 million chips, won the hand and regained the chip lead and the momentum for the duration of the match. Commentators later criticized Moon for making such an expensive bluff for a small pot, and Moon seemed visibly disappointed after the game. Storms Reback, of All In Magazine, said the hand was a crucial moment for Moon, and that his fatigue from it may have resulted in a bad call in the final hand of the tournament. After 18 hours of play, Moon ended up finishing second against Cada when his succumbed to Cada's . He won $5,182,601 for his second-place finish. After the tournament ended, Moon was congratulated by professional poker player Phil Hellmuth, who said, "I'm proud of you, Darvin." Some were critical of both Moon and Cada. Mike Matusow, a professional poker player with a reputation for trash-talking, called the heads-up contest between the two "a new low for poker as a skilled game". Storms Reback, of All In Magazine, said Moon was "out of his league" at the tournament, and made a number of questionable calls and bets. As an example, Reback cited a hand in which Moon attempted to bluff by re-raising a bet by Begleiter for 15 million chips, then folding when Begleiter went all in for an additional 6 million, even though Moon was getting better than 7-to-1 odds on his money. Moon said he planned to spend some of his World Series winnings on putting relatives through college and charitable contributions to his home town, including a new youth ball field and recreation center. Moon said of his victory, "We ain't gonna change. The next time you see us, we'll be wearing jeans and everything else, like we always have." Post-WSOP poker career Moon played few major poker games after the 2009 World Series of Poker, preferring instead to play local games among friends in the Oakland area. When asked how he had done in those games, Moon replied, "I've done all right. I've held my own." Moon joined 63 other players in the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. He paid the $20,000 buy-in from his personal funds. Moon was paired against online qualifier William Huntress in the first round of the tournament on March 5. ESPN writer Gary Wise said Huntress stood "as good a chance of toppling an invited player as any qualifier ever has", and questioned why Moon participated in the tournament given Moon's past claims of disinterest in media exposure and sponsorship. However, PokerNews.com writer Mickey Doft predicted Moon would do well in the tournament due to his unpredictable play. Moon defeated Huntress when his held out against Huntress' . The flop was , giving Huntress the better draw, but Moon won with king-high when another club failed to come on the turn or river, advancing Moon to the second round. He lost in that round to Annie Duke, whose three kings bested Moon's two pair of queens and tens. Duke went on to win the tournament. In August 2010, Moon joined Main Event champions Chris Moneymaker and Jonathan Duhamel in hosting the Mega Stack Series XVII, a live poker tournament at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut which drew 2,200 participants and had a total prize pool of more than $1 million. The next month, Moon entered the 2010 World Series of Poker no-limit Texas hold-em Main Event. Early in the tournament, Moon doubled up with pocket kings against a player with pocket jacks. He was eliminated on day two, however, after moving all in with on a flop. His opponent had pocket aces, and Moon received no help with a turn and river. Leaving the poker room, he said to his wife, "At least the pressure's off, honey." In 2011, Moon accepted a deal to become Tour Ambassador for Heartland Poker Tour, wearing the patch of the nationally-televised tour and playing in several HPT events. HPT President Todd Anderson of Moon: "Darvin is our kind of guy. He's worked hard his entire life and now lives the dream that attracts so many to the game." Moon became a fan favorite among HPT's tour regulars when he declined an invitation for the November Nine taping in 2010 to play an HPT stop in Iowa. A last minute replacement for an ill Scotty Nguyen, Moon bonded with HPT's crew and players. Moon said, "I'm very comfortable with the HPT folks. They're like family." Moon died on September 19, 2020, following complications from surgery. He was 56. Personality and style Moon displayed what he described as a humble and self-deprecating manner during the World Series of Poker, acknowledging his lack of poker experience throughout the course of the tournament, and often attributing his success to luck and a high number of strong cards, rather than talent. Moon adopted a phrase, "If I win, I win. If I lose, I lose," which reflected his casual approach to the game. Moon also said one of his philosophies was, "Make the other guy pay to see the cards", a strategy attributed to many re-raises Moon made during the 2009 World Series of Poker despite weak hands. Moon had almost no experience in heads-up poker, which some commentators said factored into his loss against Cada in the final hours of the 2009 World Series. Many fans and commentators praised his working stiff style, with some dubbing him "Darvin Gump", a reference to the underdog protagonist of the 1994 drama film, Forrest Gump. Moon was also bestowed with the nickname the "Luddite Logger" because of his distaste for anything technological, including credit cards and online poker. Moon refused to sign a sponsorship deal with an Internet poker company during the 2009 tournament because he said he did not want to answer to anybody. Moon wore a New Orleans Saints hat throughout the tournament because, "I like cheering for the underdog." Moon was invited as a guest at the Saints games for their entire playoff run in 2010, and was on hand to watch them win Super Bowl XLIV against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami. References External links Bluff Magazine player profile Hendon Mob profile 1963 births 2020 deaths American poker players People from Oakland, Maryland American loggers
64919871	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Freegrove%20Winzer	Charles Freegrove Winzer	Charles Henry D. Freegrove Winzer (1886-1940) was a British painter and lithographer. He lived in Paris, and was interned by Germany in World War I. Afterwards, he worked in Sri Lanka, until retirement to Vienna. He is widely regarded as a leading light in the introduction of modern art to Sri Lanka. Early life Winzer was born in Warsaw in 1886, to Leonie Mary (née Lesser) and Julius Charles Winzer, a British diplomat of German descent, and was educated there and in London. He moved to Paris, where he became a close friend of Matisse. Career From 1909 he exhibited at the in Paris. His "distraught sketches" were exhibited alongside the work of the Camden Town Group at the Carfax Gallery in 1912. He had a solo exhibition at the Ashnur Gallery in 1914. His sister, Alice, married his friend and fellow artist, the German . In 1914, during World War I, Seckendorff was killed in action. Winzer, who at the time was living in Paris and working for the French Red Cross, applied for permission to visit Alice in Germany, which the military authorities there granted. However, he was detained while attempting to leave Germany, and was interned at Ruhleben internment camp. While there, he provided illustrations for the camp magazine. From 1920, he served as Inspector of Art in the Education Department of the Government of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). In 1928, he founded the Ceylon Art Club. In 1930, his paintings were included in the Beling and Keyt Exhibition in Colombo, featuring work by George Keyt and Geoffrey Beling, who were his pupils. After retiring from his role in Ceylon, in 1932, he settled in Venice. During his artistic career, he also worked in Morocco, Spain, India, and Nepal. Death and legacy Winzer died at Warneford Hospital, Oxford, on 19 February 1940. The following year, The Winzer Memorial Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings took place at Colombo Art Gallery. His works are in numerous collections including several lithographs from Ruhleben, now in the Australian War Memorial collection. His 1929 oil painting, Music for Ganesha (or Hymne a Ganesha), is in the National Museum Wales, to whom it was donated by Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar in 1930. Buffaloes and Woman Bathing (1932, lithograph) is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. His portrait in oils of Sir Horace Edmund Avory is owned by Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. Numerous sources credit him as having played a large part in introducing modern art to Ceylon/Sri Lanka, not least through his influence on the "43 Group". Art Ceylon says he "pioneered the development of the modern art movement in Ceylon".; J. F. R. De Fonseka calls him "undoubtedly the father of modern art in Sri Lanka". Shireen Senadhira, writing in Sri Lanka's Sunday Observer, called him "A great contributory factor in the genesis of modern art movement in Sri Lanka... from 1920". Yashodhara Dalmia, in the biography Buddha to Krishna: Life and Times of George Keyt, describes Winzer as "A major contributory factor in the genesis of the modern art movement in Sri Lanka". Works illustrated Books illustrated using Winzer's lithographs include: Notes References 1940 deaths People from London 1886 births 20th-century British painters Red Cross personnel Sri Lankan painters People interned during World War I British expatriates in Sri Lanka British expatriates in France British expatriates in Italy People of British Ceylon 20th-century Sri Lankan painters
22112852	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20Korea%20National%20League	2007 Korea National League	The 2007 Korea National League was the fifth season of the Korea National League. It was divided in two stages, and the winners of each stage qualified for the championship playoff. Regular season First stage Second stage Championship playoff Summary Results Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won 7–1 on aggregate. Awards Main awards Source: Best XI Source: See also 2007 in South Korean football 2007 Korean FA Cup References External links Korea National League seasons K
403264	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice%20and%20Development%20Party%20%28Turkey%29	Justice and Development Party (Turkey)	The Justice and Development Party (, AKP) (), abbreviated officially AK Parti in Turkish, is a conservative and populist political party in Turkey. As of 2021 the party is the largest in Turkey and has been in power almost continuously since 2003, with its leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, prime minister or president during most of this time, and still president as of 2022. The party suffered a setback in the 2019 local elections, losing Istanbul and Ankara and other large cities, in addition to losses attributed to the Turkish economic crisis, accusations of authoritarianism, as well as alleged government inaction on the Syrian refugee crisis. Founded in 2001, the party has a strong base of support among orthodox Muslims and arose from the conservative tradition of Turkey's Ottoman past and its Islamic identity, though the party strongly denies it is Islamist. The party originally worked with the Islamic Gülen movement, positioned itself as a pro-Western, pro-American, pro-liberal market economy, supporting Turkish membership in the European Union. (As of 2021, the US is threatening sanctions against the AKP government for its purchase of Russian missiles. AKP broke with the Gülen movement after the 2013 corruption investigations of officials in the AKP, and the Gülen movement is now classified as a terrorist organization in Turkey.) The party has been credited by many with passing a series of reforms from 2002 to 2011 that increased accessibility to healthcare and housing, distributed food subsidies, increased funding for students, improved infrastructure in poorer districts, privatized state-owned businesses, increased civilian oversight of the powerful military, overcame economic crises and oversaw high rates of growth of GDP and per capita income. The AKP government has also lifted bans on religious and conservative dress (e.g. hijab) in universities and public institutions, helped Islamic schools, brought about tighter regulations on abortion and higher taxes on alcohol consumption. This has brought allegations that it is covertly undermining Turkish constitutional secular principles (the Turkish constitution forbids sharia in the legal code or religious political parties, and courts have banned several parties for violating secular principles) and led to two unsuccessful court cases attempting to close the party in 2002 and 2008. More recently, in 2013, nationwide protests broke out against the alleged authoritarianism of the AKP government, the party's EU accession negotiations have stalled, the AKP government has been accused of crony capitalism, and criticized its plans to centralized power in the Turkish state, and restrictions on civil liberties such as temporarily blocking access to Twitter and YouTube in March 2014. As of 2021, the Justice and Development Party is the fifth largest political party in the world by membership and is the largest political party outside of China, India, or the United States. History Founded in 2001, by members of a number of existing conservative Islamic parties, the original and current party leader is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the incumbent President of Turkey. Formation The AKP was established by a wide range of politicians of various political parties and a number of new politicians in 2001. The core of the party was formed from the reformist faction of the Islamist Virtue Party, including people such as Abdullah Gül and Bülent Arınç, while a second founding group consisted of members of the social conservative Motherland Party who had been close to Turgut Özal, such as Cemil Çiçek and Abdülkadir Aksu. Some members of the True Path Party, such as Hüseyin Çelik and Köksal Toptan, joined the AKP. Some members, such as Kürşad Tüzmen had nationalist or Ertuğrul Günay, had center-left backgrounds while representatives of the nascent 'Muslim left' current were largely excluded. In addition. a large number of people joined a political party for the first time, such as Ali Babacan, Selma Aliye Kavaf, Egemen Bağış and Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Closure cases Controversies over whether the party remains committed to secular principles enshrined in the Turkish constitution have dominated Turkish politics since 2002. Turkey's constitution established the country as a secular state and prohibits any political parties that promote Islamism or shariah law. Since coming to power, the party has brought about tighter regulations on abortion and higher taxes on alcohol consumption, leading to allegations that it is covertly undermining Turkish secularism. Some activists, commentators, opponents and government officials have accused the party of Islamism. The Justice and Development Party has faced two "closure cases" (attempts to officially ban the party, usually for Islamist practices) in 2002 and 2008. Just 10 days before the national elections of 2002, Turkey's chief prosecutor, Sabih Kanadoğlu, asked the Turkish constitutional court to close the Justice and Development Party, which was leading in the polls at that time. The chief prosecutor charged the Justice and Development Party with abusing the law and justice. He based his case on the fact that the party's leader had been banned from political life for reading an Islamist poem, and thus the party had no standing in elections. The European Commission had previously criticized Turkey for banning the party's leader from participating in elections. The party again faced a closure trial in 2008 brought about by the lifting of a long-standing university ban on headscarves. At an international press conference in Spain, Erdoğan answered a question of a journalist by saying, "What if the headscarf is a symbol? Even if it were a political symbol, does that give [one the] right to ban it? Could you bring prohibitions to symbols?" These statements led to a joint proposal of the Justice and Development Party and the far-right Nationalist Movement Party for changing the constitution and the law to lift a ban on women wearing headscarves at state universities. Soon afterwards, Turkey's chief prosecutor, Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya, asked the Constitutional Court of Turkey to close down the party on charges of violating the separation of religion and state in Turkey. The closure request failed by only one vote, as only 6 of the 11 judges ruled in favor, with 7 required; however, 10 out of 11 judges agreed that the Justice and Development Party had become "a center for anti-secular activities", leading to a loss of 50% of the state funding for the party. Merger with People's Voice Party In September 2012, two-year-old conservative-oriented People's Voice Party (HAS Parti) dissolved itself and joined the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) with a majority of its delegates' votes. In July 2012, following long-held speculation that former HSP leader Numan Kurtulmuş was on Prime Minister Erdoğan's mind as his possible successor as party head, Erdoğan personally proposed to Kurtulmuş the idea of merging the parties under the umbrella of the AKP. Elections The party has won pluralities in the six most recent legislative elections, those of 2002, 2007, 2011, June 2015, November 2015, and 2018. The party held a majority of seats for 13 years, but lost it in June 2015, only to regain it in the snap election of November 2015 but then lose it again in 2018. Its past electoral success has been mirrored in the three local elections held since the party's establishment, coming first in 2004, 2009 and 2014 respectively. However, the party lost most of Turkey's biggest cities including Istanbul and Ankara in 2019 local elections, which has been attributed to the Turkish economic crisis, accusations of authoritarianism, as well as alleged government inaction on the Syrian refugee crisis. 2002 general elections The AKP won a sweeping victory in the 2002 elections, which saw every party previously represented in the Grand National Assembly ejected from the chamber. In the process, it won a two-thirds majority of seats, becoming the first Turkish party in 11 years to win an outright majority. Erdoğan, as the leader of the biggest party in parliament, would have been normally given the task to form a cabinet. However, according to the Turkish Constitution Article 109 the Prime Ministers had to be also a representative of the Turkish Parliament. Erdoğan, who was banned from holding any political office after a 1994 incident in which he read a poem deemed pro-Islamist by judges, was therefore not. As a result, Gül became prime minister. It survived the crisis over the 2003 invasion of Iraq despite a massive back bench rebellion where over a hundred AKP MPs joined those of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in parliament to prevent the government from allowing the United States to launch a Northern offensive in Iraq from Turkish territory. Later, Erdoğan's ban was lifted with the help of the CHP and Erdoğan became prime minister by being elected to the parliament after a by-election in Siirt. The AKP has undertaken structural reforms, and during its rule Turkey has seen rapid growth and an end to its three decade long period of high inflation rates. Inflation had fallen to 8.8% by 2004. Influential business publications such as The Economist consider the AKP's government the most successful in Turkey in decades. 2004 local elections In the local elections of 2004, the AKP won 42% of the votes, making inroads against the secular Republican People's Party (CHP) on the South and West Coasts, and against the Social Democratic People's Party, which is supported by some Kurds in the South-East of Turkey. In January 2005, the AKP was admitted as an observer member in the European People's Party (EPP). However, it left the EPP to join the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR) in 2013. 2007 elections On 14 April 2007, an estimated 300,000 people marched in Ankara to protest the possible candidacy of Erdoğan in the 2007 presidential election, afraid that if elected as president, he would alter the secular nature of the Turkish state. Erdoğan announced on 24 April 2007 that the party had decided to nominate Abdullah Gül as the AKP candidate in the presidential election. The protests continued over the next several weeks, with over one million reported at an 29 April rally in Istanbul, tens of thousands reported at separate protests on 4 May in Manisa and Çanakkale, and one million in İzmir on 13 May. Early parliamentary elections were called after the failure of the parties in parliament to agree on the next Turkish president. The opposition parties boycotted the parliamentary vote and deadlocked the election process. At the same time, Erdoğan claimed the failure to elect a president was a failure of the Turkish political system and proposed to modify the constitution. The AKP achieved a significant victory in the rescheduled 22 July 2007 elections with 46.6% of the vote, translating into control of 341 of the 550 available parliamentary seats. Although the AKP received significantly more votes in 2007 than in 2002, the number of parliamentary seats they controlled decreased due to the rules of the Turkish electoral system. However, they retained a comfortable ruling majority. Nationally, the elections of 2007 saw a major advance for the AKP, with the party outpolling the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party in traditional Kurdish strongholds such as Van and Mardin, as well as outpolling the secular-left CHP in traditionally secular areas such as Antalya and Artvin. Overall, the AKP secured a plurality of votes in 68 of Turkey's 81 provinces, with its strongest vote of 71% coming from Bingöl. Its weakest vote, a mere 12%, came from Tunceli, the only Turkish province where the Alevi form a majority. Abdullah Gül was elected as the President in late August with 339 votes in the third round – the first at which a simple majority is required – after deadlock in the first two rounds, in which a two-thirds majority was needed. 2007 constitutional referendum After the opposition parties deadlocked the 2007 presidential election by boycotting the parliament, the ruling AKP proposed a constitutional reform package. The reform package was first vetoed by President Sezer. Then he applied to the Turkish constitutional court about the reform package, because the president is unable to veto amendments for the second time. The court did not find any problems in the package and 69% of the voters supported the constitutional changes. The reforms consisted of: electing the president by popular vote instead of by parliament; reducing the presidential term from seven years to five; allowing the president to stand for re-election for a second term; holding general elections every four years instead of five; reducing the quorum of lawmakers needed for parliamentary decisions from 367 to 184. 2009 local elections The Turkish local elections of 2009 took place during the financial crisis of 2007–2010. After the success of the AKP in the 2007 general elections, the party saw a decline in the local elections of 2009. In these elections the AKP received 39% of the vote, 3% less than in the local elections of 2004. Still, the AKP remained the dominating party in Turkey. The second party CHP received 23% of the vote and the third party MHP received 16% of the vote. The AKP won in Turkey's largest cities: Ankara and Istanbul. 2010 constitutional referendum Reforming the Constitution was one of the main pledges of the AKP during the 2007 election campaign. The main opposition party CHP was not interested in altering the Constitution on a big scale, making it impossible to form a Constitutional Commission (Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu). The amendments lacked the two-thirds majority needed to instantly become law, but secured 336 votes in the 550 seat parliament – enough to put the proposals to a referendum. The reform package included a number of issues: such as the right of individuals to appeal to the highest court, the creation of the ombudsman's office, the possibility to negotiate a nationwide labour contract, positive exceptions for female citizens, the ability of civilian courts to convict members of the military, the right of civil servants to go on strike, a privacy law, and the structure of the Constitutional Court. The referendum was agreed by a majority of 58%. 2014 elections In the presidential election of 2014, the AKP's long time leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected president. In the party's first extraordinary congress, former foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was unanimously elected unopposed as party leader and took over as Prime Minister on 28 August 2014. Davutoğlu stepped down as Prime Minister on 4 May 2016 following policy disagreements with President Erdoğan. Presidential aide Cemil Ertem said to Turkish TV that the country and its economy would stabilize further "when a prime minister more closely aligned with President Erdoğan takes office". 2015 general election In the general election held on 7 June, the AKP gained 40.87% of the vote and 258 seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, TBMM). Though it still remains the biggest party in Turkey, the AKP lost its status as the majority party and the power to form a single-party government. Until then it had held this majority without interruption for 13 years since it had come to power in 2002. Also, in this election, the AKP was pushing to gain 330 seats in the Grand National Assembly so that it could put a series of constitutional changes to a referendum, one of them was to switch Turkey from the current parliamentary government to an American-style executive presidency government. This pursuit met with a series of oppositions and criticism from the opposition parties and their supporters, fearing the measure would give more unchecked power to the current President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has drawn fierce criticisms both from home and abroad for his active role in the election, abandoning the traditional presidential role of maintaining a more neutral and impartial position in elections by his predecessors in the office. The result of the Kurdish issues-centered Peoples' Democratic Party, HDP, breaking through the 10% threshold to achieve 13.12% out of the total votes cast and gaining 80 seats in the Grand National Assembly in the election, which caused the AKP to lose its parliamentary majority. 2019 local elections In the 2019 local elections, the ruling party AKP lost control of Istanbul and Ankara for the first time in 15 years, as well as 5 of Turkey's 6 largest cities. The loss has been widely attributed to AKP's mismanagement of the Turkish economic crisis, rising authoritarianism as well as alleged government inaction on the Syrian refugee crisis. Soon after the elections, the Turkish government ordered a re-election in Istanbul. The decision led to a downfall on AKP's popularity and it lost the elections again in June with an even greater margin. The result was seen as a huge blow to Erdoğan, who had once said that if his party 'lost Istanbul, we would lose Turkey.' The opposition's landslide was characterized as the 'beginning of the end' for Erdoğan, with international commentators calling the re-run a huge government miscalculation that can lead to a potential İmamoğlu candidacy in the next scheduled presidential election. It is suspected that the scale of the government's defeat could provoke a cabinet reshuffle and early general elections, currently scheduled for June 2023. The AKP throughout 2020 and 2021 lost almost all support from Kurds, largely due to Erdogan's policy on the PKK and increasing Turkish nationalism, The AKP has attempted to regain support by implementing various centralized policies. Ideology and policies Although the party is described as an Islamist party in some media, party officials reject those claims. According to former minister Hüseyin Çelik, "In the Western press, when the AKP administration – the ruling party of the Turkish Republic – is being named, unfortunately most of the time 'Islamic,' 'Islamist,' 'mildly Islamist,' 'Islamic-oriented,' 'Islamic-based' or 'with an Islamic agenda,' and similar language is being used. These characterizations do not reflect the truth, and they sadden us." Çelik added, "The AKP is a conservative democratic party. The AKP's conservatism is limited to moral and social issues." Also in a separate speech made in 2005, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated, "We are not an Islamic party, and we also refuse labels such as Muslim-democrat." Erdoğan went on to say that the AKP's agenda is limited to "conservative democracy". On the other hand, according to at least one observer (Mustafa Akyol), under the AKP government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, starting in 2007, "hundreds of secularist officers and their civilian allies" were jailed, and by 2012 the "old secularist guard" in positions of authority was replaced by members/supporters of the AKP and the Islamic Gülen movement. On 25 April 2016, the Turkish Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman told a conference of Islamic scholars and writers in Istanbul that "secularism would not have a place in a new constitution”, as Turkey is “a Muslim country and so we should have a religious constitution". (One of the duties of Parliament Speaker is to pen a new draft constitution for Turkey.) In recent years, the ideology of the party has shifted more towards Turkish nationalism, causing liberals such as Ali Babacan and some conservatives such as Ahmet Davutoğlu and Abdullah Gül to leave the party. The party's foreign policy has also been widely described as Neo-Ottomanist, an ideology that promotes renewed Turkish political engagement in the former territories of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire. However, the party's leadership has also rejected this label. The party's relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood has drawn allegations of Islamism. The AKP favors a strong centralized leadership, having long advocated for a presidential system of government and significantly reduced the number of elected local government positions in 2013. The party was an observer in the center-right European People's Party between 2005 and 2013 and a member of the Eurosceptic Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) from 2013 to 2018. European affiliation In 2005, the party was granted observer membership in the European People's Party (EPP). In November 2013, the party left the EPP to join the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (now European Conservatives and Reformists Party) instead. This move was attributed to the AKP's disappointment to not to be granted full membership in the EPP, while it was admitted as a full member of the AECR. It drew criticism in both national and European discourses, as the driving force of Turkey's aspirations to become a member of the European Union decided to join a largely eurosceptic alliance, abandoning the more influential pro-European EPP, feeding suspicions that AKP wants to join a watered down, not a closely integrated EU. The AKP withdrew from AECR in 2018. Legislation and positions From 2002 to 2011 the party passed series of reforms to increase accessibility to healthcare and housing, distribute food subsidies, increased funding for students, improved infrastructure in poorer districts, and improved rights for religious and ethnic minorities. AKP is also widely accredited for overcoming the 2001 economic crisis in Turkey by following International Monetary Fund guidelines, as well as successfully weathering the 2008 financial crisis. From 2002 to 2011 the Turkish economy grew on average by 7.5 percent annually, thanks to lower inflation and interest rates. The government under AKP also backed extensive privatization programs. The average income in Turkey rose from $2,800 U.S. in 2001 to around $10,000 U.S. in 2011, higher than income in some of the new EU member states. Other reforms included increasing civilian representation over military in areas of national security, education and media, and grant broadcasting and increased cultural rights to Kurds. On Cyprus, AKP supported unification of Cyprus, something deeply opposed by the Turkish military. Other AKP reforms included lifting bans on religious and conservative dress, such as headscarves, in universities and public institutions. AKP also ended discrimination against students from religious high schools, who previously had to meet additional criteria in areas of education and upon entry to universities. AKP is also accredited for bringing the Turkish military under civilian rule, a paradigm shift for a country that had experienced constant military meddling for almost a century. More recently, nationwide protests broke out against the alleged authoritarianism of the AKP in 2013, with the party's perceived heavy-handed response receiving western condemnation and stalling the party's once championed EU accession negotiations. In addition to its alleged attempts to promote Islamism, the party is accused by some of restricting some civil liberties and internet use in Turkey, having temporarily blocked access to Twitter and YouTube in March 2014. Especially after the government corruption scandal involving several AKP ministers in 2013, the party has been increasingly accused of crony capitalism. The AKP favors a strong centralized leadership, having long advocated for a presidential system of government and significantly reduced the number of elected local government positions in 2013. Criticism Critics have accused the AKP of having a 'hidden agenda' despite their public endorsement of secularism and the party maintains informal relations and support for the Muslim Brotherhood. Both the party's domestic and foreign policy has been perceived to be Pan-Islamist or Neo-Ottoman, advocating a revival of Ottoman culture often at the expense of secular republican principles, while increasing regional presence in former Ottoman territories. The AKP has been criticized for supporting a wide-scale purge of thousands of academics after the failed coup attempt in 2016. Primary, lower secondary and secondary school students were forced to spend the first day of school after the failed coup d'état watching videos about the ‘triumph of democracy’ over the plotters, and listening to speeches equating the civilian counter-coup that aborted the takeover with historic Ottoman victories going back 1000 years. Campaigns have been organised to release higher education personnel and to drop charges against them for peaceful exercise of academic freedom. Imprisonment of political activists continues, while the chair of Amnesty Turkey has been jailed for standing up to the AKP on trumped up "terrorist charges". These charges have drawn condemnation from many western countries, including from the US State Department, the EU, as well as from international and domestic human rights organisations. Party leaders Election results Presidential elections General elections Local elections Referendums Footnotes "AK PARTİ" (in all capital letters) is the self-declared abbreviation of the name of the party, as stated in Article 3 of the party charter, while "AKP" is mostly preferred by its opponents; the supporters prefer "AK PARTİ" since the word "ak" in Turkish means "white", "clean", or "unblemished," lending a positive impression. The Chief Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals initially used "AKP", but after an objection from the party, "AKP" was replaced with "Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi" (without abbreviation) in documents. Literature See also 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) Conservative democracy Fidesz Gezi Park protests Law and Justice Nationalist Movement Party Republican People's Party (Turkey) Justice and Development Party (Morocco) References External links AK Youth AKP Political Academy AK Kanal AK İcraatlar Political parties in Turkey
68208634	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buskia	Buskia	Buskia is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Buskiidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Buskia australis Buskia fowleri Buskia hachti Buskia inexspectata Buskia mogilensis Buskia nigribovis Buskia nitens Buskia repens Buskia seriata Buskia socialis Buskia waiinuensis References Bryozoans
233016	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renal%20sinus	Renal sinus	The renal sinus is a cavity within the kidney which is occupied by the renal pelvis, renal calyces, blood vessels, nerves and fat. The renal hilum extends into a large cavity within the kidney occupied by the renal vessels, minor renal calyces, major renal calyces, renal pelvis and some adipose tissue. Additional Images Kidney anatomy
34193116	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig%2C%20Saskatchewan	Leipzig, Saskatchewan	Leipzig is a hamlet in Reford Rural Municipality No. 379, Saskatchewan, Canada. It previously held the status of a village until February 1, 1984. The hamlet is located 27 km south of the town of Wilkie on highway 657. The village site houses the Leipzig Convent building; originally built as a convent and boarding schooling; the building now houses Prairie Sky Recovery Centre. History Prior to February 1, 1984, Leipzig was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Reford that date. See also St. Joseph's Colony, Saskatchewan List of communities in Saskatchewan Hamlets of Saskatchewan References Reford No. 379, Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Populated places disestablished in 1984 Division No. 13, Saskatchewan
60631463	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling%20at%20the%202020%20Summer%20Olympics%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20freestyle%2062%20kg	Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 62 kg	Women's freestyle 62 kilograms competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place on 3–4 August 2021 at the Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku. Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) Results Legend F — Won by fall R — Retired WO — Won by walkover Final Repechage Final standing References Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics Women's events at the 2020 Summer Olympics 2021 in women's sport wrestling
32577617	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Owen%20Williams%20%28Pedrog%29	John Owen Williams (Pedrog)	John Owen Williams (1853—1932) was a Welsh Congregational minister and poet who served as Archdruid. Pedrog was born in May 1853 in Madryn, near Pwllheli, the youngest son of Owen and Martha Williams, both of whom were in service locally. He had a tragic childhood. At the age of two he was sent to stay with his father’s sister Jane Owen, in Llanbedrog, when his elder brother contracted smallpox. A few years later his mother died in childbirth. His father then decided to go to sea as a ship’s steward but his first voyage seemingly ended in a Melbourne hospital where he died. Pedrog's memories of both his parents were few and hazy. References 1853 births 1932 deaths Chaired bards Welsh Eisteddfod archdruids Welsh-language poets
34055924	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20Boutet%20de%20Monvel	Louis Boutet de Monvel	Louis Boutet de Monvel (22 June 1941 – 25 December 2014) was a French mathematician who worked on functional analysis. He was a student of Laurent Schwartz in Paris and was professor at the Pierre and Marie Curie University. He was married to Anne Boutet de Monvel, also a mathematician. In 2007 he was awarded the Émile Picard Medal of the French Academy of Sciences and in 2003 the Prix fondé par l’État. According to the Mathematics Genealogy Project his Ph.D. students are AbdelAli Attioui (1994), Jean-Marc Delort, Bernard Helffer (1976), Gilles Lebeau (1984), George Marinescu (1994), Philibert Nang (1996), Serge Lukasiewicz (1997), Alexander Rezounenko (1997). Publications References External links Homepage at Paris VI Conference in his honor 2003 Conference in his honor 2016 Louis Boutet de Monvel at Scopus (abstract and citation database) École Normale Supérieure alumni French mathematicians 2014 deaths Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1941 births
39746593	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullwharchar	Mullwharchar	Mullwharchar is a hill in the Dungeon Hills, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Mullwarchar is situated to the north of Loch Enoch, west of Corserine, northeast of Merrick and east of Kirriereoch Hill. There are 3 cliffs on the mountain named The Slock, The Tauchers and The Organ Pipes and some routes on these are occasionally climbed. Mullwharchar's summit is fairly flat and dotted with erratics. Nuclear Waste A planning application was made in January 1978 to Kyle and Carrick District Council by the UKAEA to test drill on Mullwharchar for the purpose of dumping nuclear waste. On 24 October 1978, the Council rejected the application after considerable local protest, which included a petition with 100,000 signatures being sent to the Queen. The appeal against the decision cost £19,700. References Mountains and hills of the Southern Uplands Marilyns of Scotland Grahams Donald mountains Climbing areas of Scotland Mountains and hills of Dumfries and Galloway
20362255	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwiesel%E2%80%93Grafenau%20railway	Zwiesel–Grafenau railway	The building of the Zwiesel–Grafenau railway, today route number 906 in the timetable, was begun in 1884 by the Royal Bavarian State Railways and taken into service on 1 September 1890. With a total length of 32 km it linked the towns of Zwiesel and Grafenau in the Bavarian Forest. At Zwiesel railway station it connects to the Bavarian Forest railway (Bayerische Waldbahn) from Plattling to Bayerisch Eisenstein, built by the Bavarian Ostbahn and opened on 16 September 1877, as well as the line to Bodenmais opened on 3 September 1928. On the line are three stations - Zwiesel, Frauenau and Spiegelau, of which only Zwiesel station is manned - and five small request stops as well as the terminus of Grafenau. History An early plan to extend the line as far as Freyung and the Ilztalbahn with its connexion to Passau was stopped by opposition by the town of Grafenau for a railway route via Riedlhütte and St. Oswald with a station on the Schwaimberg. This promised a higher return as a result of having a station in the vicinity of the town centre. So the line was routed via the town of Grafenau with two halts at Grossarmschlag and Rosenau to the terminus. Subsequent plans to extend the line to Fürstenstein, in order to achieve a connexion to Passau that way, were also dropped. In the beginning two Bavarian D X tank locomotives worked the line. Only two days after the line opened, however, one of these two engines fell down the embankment just before Grafenau; fortunately no-one was injured. From 1930 to 1960 the privately run Zwieselau Forest Railway terminated in Zwieselau station. This large network of 600-mm narrow gauge track was worked by steam and diesel locomotives that transported logs to the standard railway network. Its loading tracks have long since been lifted by the DB. The former log loading station at Klingenbrunn with its extensive trackage and a connexion to the 600 mm Spiegelau Forest Railway (Spiegelauer Waldbahn) has been reduced today to just one track and classified as a halt (Haltepunkt). In 1953 a connexion was temporarily established (until 1956) to Freyung with a road-rail omnibus. In the second half of the 20th century passenger services were provided by Uerdingen railbuses; initially the VT 95 and later the VT 98. In the 1980s discussions again took place about closing the route. Around 1990 the successors to the railbuses, the DB Class V 100s pushed or pulled one or two branch line coaches with driving cars. On 24 May 1993 the Regentalbahn took over timetabled services on the route with their Esslingen railbuses under contract from DB-Regio Bayern. For a short time rebuilt VT 09 and VT 10 diesel railcars (formerly DB Class ETA 150), were used here. Since the beginning of 1997 the link has been worked by modern Regio-Shuttle rakes. Goods traffic came to an end on 1 October 1994. Current Situation After the line had been thoroughly refurbished in 2002 at a cost of 9.6 million euros, a two-hourly timetable was introduced in 2003 with a journey time of 50 minutes. In summer 2007 the 4.7 km long section of the route between Zwiesel and Zwieselau was completely replaced for 2.3 million euros. In October and November 2008 a further 2.9 km between the stations of Frauenau and Spiegelau was renewed. Currently Grafenau station is being worked on. The track layout is being shortened as part of a redesign of the station site. The bus station on the station forecourt is being completely rebuilt and the storage sheds in the immediate vicinity of the station are being torn down. These are no longer required since the cessation of goods services in 1994. On these areas a shopping centre and car park is being built. The town of Grafenau and the rural county of Freyung-Grafenau have invested a total of 1.3 million euros in this conversion, which also includes re-routing the roads. In summer 2008 the construction of a new platform was begun, which is east of the present one at the end of the line opposite the bus stop. This will enable a shorter connexion between bus and railway and a barrier-free access to public transport facilities. Efforts are being made to increase the frequency of rail services to once an hour. Today you can only travel between the times when the train runs on certain buses, in which railway tickets are accepted. In order to enable hourly rail services, however, significant work would be required. The route would have to be upgraded to take faster trains, safety equipment would have to be installed and a crossing point established. The owner of the line, DB Netz AG, has said it is only prepared to do this if the route has permanent safety measures and an order has been secured through the Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft. The idea is to enable trains to cross at Spiegelau station, so that, unlike a crossing at the centre of the line in Klingenbrunn, the journey time can be speeded up by several minutes without extending waiting times for connexions at the hub in Zwiesel. Sources :de:Bahnstrecke Zwiesel–Grafenau External links Zwiesel–Grafenau – Information and photographs of the line Branch lines in Bavaria Bavarian Forest Freyung-Grafenau Regen (district)
19002038	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef%C3%B3w-Wiktor%C3%B3w	Józefów-Wiktorów	Józefów-Wiktorów () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Warta, within Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Warta, north of Sieradz, and west of the regional capital Łódź. References Villages in Sieradz County
50376128	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiko%20Akiyoshi%20Trio%2C%201980%20In%20Rikuzentakata	Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio, 1980 In Rikuzentakata	Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio, 1980 In Rikuzentakata is a live concert album of the Toshiko Akiyoshi trio recorded in June, 1980 in the Shimin Kaikan Dai Hall in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan. Track listing "Long Yellow Road" – 10:34 "Old Devil Moon" (Lane, Harburg) – 8:55 emcee speaks – 3:08 "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington) – 6:49 "Two Bass Hit" (Gillespie, Lewis) – 7:33 "My Elegy" – 7:56 "Autumn Sea" – 12:08 "Notorious Tourist From The East" – 8:58 emcee speaks – 4:21 "Tempus Fugit" (Powell) – 6:30 all songs composed by Akiyoshi except as noted Personnel Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano Bob Bowman – bass Joey Baron – drums References jazzdisco.org amazon.co.jp Toshiko Akiyoshi albums
18666628	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupowo	Kupowo	Kupowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rutka-Tartak, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Rutka-Tartak, north of Suwałki, and north of the regional capital Białystok. References Kupowo
2001454	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Hampshire%20Route%2012	New Hampshire Route 12	New Hampshire Route 12 is a long north-south state highway in southwestern New Hampshire. Its southern terminus is at the Massachusetts state line in Fitzwilliam, where it continues south as Massachusetts Route 12. Its northern terminus is at the Vermont state line in Claremont (a terminus it shares with New Hampshire Route 103), where it continues north as Vermont Route 12. Most of the northern part of NH 12 runs along the Connecticut River. Its number is derived from its original 1922 designation as New England Interstate Route 12 (also known as the "Keene Way"). Present-day Vermont Route 12, New Hampshire Route 12, Massachusetts Route 12 and Connecticut Route 12 still mostly follow the original route. The four-state series of State Route 12s extend from Morrisville, Vermont to Groton, Connecticut. Route description Fitzwilliam to Keene NH 12 begins in Fitzwilliam where it connects to Massachusetts Route 12 at the state line. The highway heads northwest into the town center where it crosses NH 119. NH 12 continues northwest through Troy, then dips into parts of Marlborough and Swanzey before entering the city of Keene. Immediately after crossing into Keene, NH 12 intersects the northern terminus of NH 32 then meets NH 101 near Keene State College. NH 12 turns west along NH 101, then meets NH 10 at a roundabout. NH 10 joins NH 12 and NH 101 west to the next intersection at NH 9. NH 101 ends while NH 10 and NH 12 turn north with NH 9 eastbound in tow. The three routes are multiplexed for as they bypass downtown Keene to the west. NH 9 and NH 10 split off at a trumpet interchange while NH 12 continues northwest. The highway interchanges with NH 12A on its way out of town. Surry to Charlestown NH 12 enters the southwestern corner of Surry, then turns nearly due west, crossing into the town of Westmoreland. It intersects the northern terminus of NH 63 near the Connecticut River, then turns north and enters Walpole. Now paralleling the eastern bank of the river, NH 12 heads north towards the town center. It intersects with NH 123, which connects to U.S. Route 5 in the neighboring town of Westminster, Vermont. NH 123 south joins NH 12 north and the two routes run in a wrong-way concurrency until crossing the Cold River, where NH 123 splits off to the east. NH 12 continues north along the river and crosses into Charlestown where it meets the northern terminus of NH 12A. The highway continues through downtown, then intersects NH 11, which connects to Interstate 91 and US 5 in nearby Springfield, Vermont. NH 11 east joins NH 12 north and the two routes continue north. A second, northern segment of NH 12A splits off to bypass Claremont while NH 11 and NH 12 head towards the downtown area. Claremont In downtown Claremont NH 11 and NH 12 intersect with NH 103 and split after a overlap. Facilitated by a traffic circle, NH 11 joins NH 103 eastbound while NH 12 joins NH 103 westbound. NH 12 and NH 103 cross the Sugar River, then parallel it to the northwest (which they do for the remainder of their lengths) back towards the Connecticut River. Heading west, NH 12 and NH 103 cross NH 12A, then turn northwest and cross the river into Ascutney, Vermont. NH 103 ends at the state line while NH 12 becomes Vermont Route 12. History NH 12 was originally designated in 1922 as part of New England Interstate Route 12, a regional highway stretching from Route 1 (modern U.S. Route 1, which partly runs on Interstate 95) in New London, Connecticut to Derby, Vermont, where it terminated at Route 2 (modern U.S. Route 5) near the border with Quebec. It was known as the "Keene Way," reflecting its route through Keene, New Hampshire. In 1926, the New England road marking system was usurped by the system of United States Numbered Highways and in ca. 1932, Route 12 was redesignated as state highways bearing the number 12 (although a portion of Route 12 in southern Connecticut swapped designations with Route 32 at the same time). In the 1960s, VT 12 was truncated from Derby to its present terminus in Morrisville, with the former highway remaining as parts of VT 14, VT 16 and US 5. The highway as a whole has remained largely unchanged since. Junction list New Hampshire Route 12A New Hampshire Route 12A is a designation held by two state highways which bypass separate sections of NH 12. Although not directly connected, the two segments are linked by an section of NH 12 in Charlestown. Southern segment The southern segment of NH 12A is a loop route of NH 12 which bypasses Westmoreland and Walpole. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with NH 12 in Keene. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with NH 12 in Charlestown. This section of NH 12A begins at an interchange with NH 12 north of downtown Keene. The highway initially heads northeast, then turns north to parallel the Ashuelot River and enters the town of Surry. NH 12A passes through the center of Surry and continues north into Alstead. In Alstead, NH 12A continues north until intersecting with NH 123. NH 12A joins NH 123 and the highway intersects NH 123A before turning west along the Cold River. The road turns north to cross the river, then NH 12A splits from NH 123. NH 12A continues northwest through the town of Langdon before crossing into Charlestown. NH 12A terminates at NH 12 in the southern end of town. Northern segment The northern segment of NH 12A is a long spur route of NH 12 that travels south-to-north along the eastern side of the Connecticut River. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with NH 11 and NH 12 in Charlestown. Its northern terminus is at US 4 and NH 10 in Lebanon. This section of NH 12A starts in northern Charlestown where it splits from NH 11 / NH 12. It runs along the eastern side of the Connecticut River, bypassing downtown Claremont to the west. After crossing the Sugar River, NH 12A crosses NH 12 and NH 103, which cross into Ascutney, Vermont just to the west. Now paralleling its parent route, which has become Vermont Route 12 across the river, NH 12A continues north into the town of Cornish. Bridge Street offers a local connection to VT 12, US 5 and VT 44 in neighboring Windsor, Vermont. NH 12A continues through western Plainfield without any major junctions, then enters the city of Lebanon. NH 12A continues north and interchanges with Interstate 89 before terminating at US 4 / NH 10 in West Lebanon village. Related routes New England Interstate Route 12, the designation carried by NH 12 in the 1920s See also List of state highways in New Hampshire References External links New Hampshire State Route 12 on Flickr New Hampshire State Route 12A on Flickr Old New Hampshire State Route 12A on Flickr 012 Transportation in Sullivan County, New Hampshire Transportation in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Keene, New Hampshire Charlestown, New Hampshire Claremont, New Hampshire
774712	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann%20Peter%20Eckermann	Johann Peter Eckermann	Johann Peter Eckermann (21 September 1792 – 3 December 1854), German poet and author, is best known for his work Conversations with Goethe, the fruit of his association with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe during the last years of Goethe's life. Biography Eckermann was born at Winsen (Luhe) in Harburg, of humble parentage, and was brought up in penury and privation. After serving as a volunteer in the War of Liberation (1813–1814), he obtained a secretarial appointment under the war department at Hanover. In 1817, although twenty-five years of age, he was enabled to attend the gymnasium of Hanover and afterwards the university of Göttingen, which, however, after one year's residence as a student of law, he left in 1822. His acquaintance with Goethe began in the following year, when Eckermann sent to Goethe the manuscript of Beiträge zur Poesie (1823). Soon afterwards he went to Weimar, where he supported himself as a private tutor. For several years he also instructed the son of the grand duke. In 1830 he travelled in Italy with Goethe's son. In 1838 he was given the title of grand-ducal councillor and appointed librarian to the grand-duchess. Writings Eckermann is chiefly remembered for his important contributions to the knowledge of the great poet contained in his Conversations with Goethe (1836–1848). To Eckermann Goethe entrusted the publication of his Nachgelassene Schriften (posthumous works) (1832–1833). He was also joint-editor with Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer (1774–1845) of the complete edition of Goethe's works in 40 vols (1839–1840). He died at Weimar on 3 December 1854. Eckermann's Gespräche mit Goethe (vols: i. and ii. 1836; vol. iii. 1848; 7th ed., Leipzig, 1899; best edition by Ludwig Geiger, Leipzig, 1902) have been translated into almost all the European languages, (English translations by Margaret Fuller, Boston, 1839, and John Oxenford, London, 1850). Besides this work and the Beiträge zur Poesie, Eckermann published a volume of poems (Gedichte, 1838. See J. P. Eckermanns Nachlaß edited by Friedrich Tewes, vol. i. (1905), and an article by RM Meyer in the Goethe-Jahrbuch, xvii. (1896)). Notes References Attribution External links 1792 births 1854 deaths 19th-century German poets 19th-century German male writers German military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars People from the Electorate of Hanover Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German Lutherans German male poets
41039417	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20ghost%20crab	African ghost crab	Ocypode africana, commonly known as the African ghost crab, is a species of ghost crabs native to the eastern Atlantic coast of western Africa, from Mauritania to Namibia. They are medium-sized ghost crabs reaching carapace width of . They can vary in coloration from pinkish to dark grey. They are one of only two ghost crab species found in the eastern Atlantic (the other being the tufted ghost crabs). However, African ghost crabs can easily be distinguished from tufted ghost crabs by the absence of long tufts of hair on the tip of their eyestalks. Taxonomy Ocypode africana was first described by the Dutch biologist Johannes Govertus de Man in 1881. It is classified under the genus Ocypode of the ghost crab subfamily Ocypodinae in the family Ocypodidae. The specific name is from Latin africana ("African"). They are commonly known as the "African ghost crab" in English, ocypode africain in French, and capuco africano in Spanish. Description African ghost crabs are medium-sized ghost crabs with deep bodies, reaching a maximum carapace width of . The rear part of the carapace is slightly narrower than the front, but it is more or less squarish in shape. The dorsal surface of the carapace is slightly convex. It is densely covered with small low bumps (tubercles), giving it a granular texture. The outer half of the upper edges of the eye socket curve distinctly inward, with the outer angles broadly triangular and directed forward. Their eyestalks are large and elongated, with the cornea occupying most of the bottom surface. But they do not possess the tuft of hair at the tip as in the tufted ghost crabs. Neither do they exhibit exophthalmy, the elongation (style) of the tip exhibited by some other members of the genus. Like other ghost crabs, one of the claw appendages (chelipeds, the first pereiopod pair) of gulf ghost crabs is much bigger than the other. The palm of the larger cheliped is broad with a granular texture on the upper surface and finely serrated on the bottom edge. The inner surface of the palm features stridulating (sound-producing) ridges, which is important for identifying different species within the subfamily Ocypodinae. In gulf ghost crabs, the stridulating ridge is short and composed of a row of 11 to 13 tubercles, spaced more distantly and with striae (thin lines) on the upper half. The smaller cheliped tapers towards a pointed end. The dactyl (tipmost part) of the walking legs lack the dense hair characteristic of tufted ghost crabs. The first gonopod (appendages modified into sexual organs) of the male is crooked sideways with a bulging tip. A thumb-like palp is present. The covering (operculum) of the female genital opening protrudes at the middle with strong rims on the sides. Ecology Like other ghost crabs dig deep burrows on sandy beaches, almost always one individual per burrow. They can dig about five inches into the sand in 15 minutes. Their burrows usually have a supplementary tunnel leading upwards from the main tunnel. This is usually used as a temporary refuge when escaping from danger. This may also prevent the crab from drowning when high tide inundates the burrow. They are generalist scavengers and predators of small animals, usually feeding on decaying plant debris and animal remains. They are primarily nocturnal, but they may emerge during the day. They are capable of morphological color change, being pinkish in hue during the morning hours and a darker grey in the afternoon or during rainy days. The behavior of African ghost crabs and tufted ghost crabs are distinctive from that of other crabs found in the same region. African ghost crabs usually forage for food in the moist sand just above the breaking waves. At the slightest sign of danger (even when the intruder sighted is still more than away), they race in a zigzagging path back to their burrows to hide. As such they are very difficult to catch. However, they can usually be found about deep if their burrows are dug up. When captured, they may assume an inert pose but will revive and race away to find hiding places when the opportunity arises. When their burrows are destroyed, African ghost crabs may mill about confusedly, attempt to enter other burrows (though they are usually evicted immediately by the owner after a brief fight), or disappear into the sea. Distribution African ghost crabs are native to the eastern Atlantic coast of western Africa, from Mauritania to Namibia. They are sympatric with the tufted ghost crab (Ocypode cursor), but are easily distinguishable, as they do not possess the tufts of hair on the tip of the eyestalks that characterize the latter. Their burrows are usually found in the same beaches as tufted ghost crabs. However, they commonly dig their burrows further up from the sea than tufted ghost crabs. Economic importance African ghost crabs are edible, but are too small to be eaten in the usual way. Like tufted ghost crabs, they can be cooked in a crab soup known as potage au tourlourou, but they are rarely caught for human consumption. Conservation The number and density of ghost crab burrows are regarded as valuable ecological indicators for quickly assessing the impact of human disturbance on beach habitats. A 2011 study discovered that the density and number of African ghost crab burrows tend to be higher and with larger diameter burrows in moderately disturbed beaches in comparison to highly disturbed areas (characterized by the presence of seawalls, foot traffic, and inorganic pollutants). See also Heloecius - the semaphore crab References External links Ocypodoidea Crustaceans described in 1881 Taxa named by Johannes Govertus de Man Crabs of the Atlantic Ocean Crustaceans of Africa
7882563	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20MacDougall	Jack MacDougall	Jack MacDougall (born 1953) is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was owner-operator of a taxi business in Saint John, New Brunswick which he sold prior to 1982. In 1982, he led a 1-year, $1 million fundraising campaign to save the Imperial Theatre. He worked for the Liberal Party of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1999. In 2002, he was an unsuccessful candidate for leader of the party. In August 2008, he was hired by the Green Party of Canada as Maritimes Organizer. On September 24, 2009, MacDougall was acclaimed the leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick. In the 2010 general election, the Green Party polled 4.5 per cent of the vote and elected no members. In his own riding of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis, MacDougall finished third with 9.4 per cent of the vote. He resigned as leader on September 12, 2011. He received an award "for breaking the mold" for his work in saving the Imperial Theatre in 2013. See also List of Green party leaders in Canada References Living people Leaders of the Green Party of New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association politicians 1953 births
16909407	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%20It%20Rain%20%28film%29	Let It Rain (film)	Let It Rain is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film produced by and starring Douglas MacLean, directed by Edward F. Cline, and featuring Boris Karloff. Paramount Pictures distributed the film. The film is now lost. Cast Douglas MacLean as 'Let-It-Rain' Riley Shirley Mason as The Girl Wade Boteler as Kelly (a gob) Frank Campeau as Marine Major James Bradbury Jr. as Butch Lincoln Stedman as Bugs Lee Shumway as Marine Captain Jim Mason as Crook (as James Mason) Eddie Sturgis as Crook (as Edwin Sturgis) Ernest Hilliard as Crook Boris Karloff as Crook See also Boris Karloff filmography References External links 1927 films 1927 comedy films American films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward F. Cline Paramount Pictures films Lost American films Military humor in film Films about the United States Marine Corps American comedy films 1927 lost films Lost comedy films
29516402	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarstar%20Peak	Polarstar Peak	Polarstar Peak () is a peak rising above 2,400 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Ulmer in Gromshin Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts the head of Vicha Glacier to the southeast. The peak was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the airplane Polar Star in which Ellsworth made the historic flight. See also Mountains in Antarctica References Mountains of Ellsworth Land
36057873	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karmegham	Karmegham	Karmegham ( English : Black Cloud ) is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by S. P. Rajkumar. The film features Mammootty, Radha Ravi, and Abhirami in lead roles. The film had musical score by Vidyasagar. Plot Karmegham (Mammootty) returns to his village after serving in the army for long. He finds that the villagers still live the shackles of old customs and traditions. They work as slaves to a feudal landlord (Radha Ravi) who exploits them. Maheswari (Abhirami), a doctor, falls in love with Karmegham. Later through his mother (Manorama), Karmegham comes to know that Radha Ravi is his father and then it becomes a father-son conflict. Karmegham stood with the villagers and opposed his father and brother Shakthi. His sister, Mangai, loves a poor villager but Sakthi and his father are against her love. Sakthi kills her sister's lover, his sister goes mad and Karmegham calls the police. His brother escapes but the police shot him in an encounter. Karmegham gets married with Maheswari. His sister and mother die in a bomb blast planned by Karmegham's father. Karmegham kills his father to save at least his village. Cast Mammootty as Karmegham Abhirami as Maheswari Vadivelu as Khanja Radha Ravi as Karmegham's father Manorama as Karmegham's mother Baburaj as Police Officer Ilavarasu as Saguni Thalaivasal Vijay as a District Collector Vinu Chakravarthy C. R. Saraswathi Mayilsamy Singamuthu Halwa Vasu Bonda Mani Muthukaalai Alphonsa as Special appearance Soundtrack The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Vidyasagar. The soundtrack, released in 2002, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by P. Vijay, Yuga Bharathi, Arivumathi and Pazhani Bharathi. Reception Sify described the film as an "Old wine in new bottle" and wrote, "It is an old style tearjerker that lacks any freshness either by way of incidents or narration". References 2002 films Indian films Tamil-language films 2000s Tamil-language films Films scored by Vidyasagar Films directed by S. P. Rajkumar
65743149	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Cucurbitales%20of%20South%20Africa	List of Cucurbitales of South Africa	The Cucurbitales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons with a cosmopolitan distribution, particularly diverse in the tropics. The order includes shrubs and trees, together with many herbs and climbers. One major characteristic of the Cucurbitales is the presence of unisexual flowers, mostly pentacyclic, with thick pointed petals (whenever present). The pollination is usually performed by insects, but wind pollination is also present (in Coriariaceae and Datiscaceae). The order consists of roughly 2600 species in eight families. The largest families are Begoniaceae (begonia family) with around 1500 species and Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) with around 900 species. These two families include the only economically important plants. Specifically, the Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) include some food species, such as squash, pumpkin (both from Cucurbita), watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris), and cucumber and melons (Cucumis). The Begoniaceae are known for their horticultural species, of which there are over 130 with many more varieties. The anthophytes are a grouping of plant taxa bearing flower-like reproductive structures. They were formerly thought to be a clade comprising plants bearing flower-like structures. The group contained the angiosperms - the extant flowering plants, such as roses and grasses - as well as the Gnetales and the extinct Bennettitales. 23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened. Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests. The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)). Two families are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time. Begoniaceae Family: Begoniaceae, Begonia Genus Begonia: Begonia cucullata Willd. not indigenous, naturalised Begonia dregei Otto & A.Dietr. endemic Begonia geranioides Hook.f. endemic Begonia hirtella Link, not indigenous, naturalised Begonia homonyma Steud. endemic Begonia sonderiana Irmsch. indigenous Begonia sonderiana Irmsch. var. transgrediens Irmsch. accepted as Begonia sonderiana Irmsch. present Begonia sutherlandii Hook.f. indigenous Begonia sutherlandii Hook.f. subsp. sutherlandii, indigenous Cucurbitaceae Family: Cucurbitaceae, Acanthosicyos Genus Acanthosicyos: Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f. indigenous Acanthosicyos naudinianus (Sond.) C.Jeffrey, indigenous Citrullus Genus Citrullus: Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. indigenous Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai, indigenous Coccinia Genus Coccinia: Coccinia adoensis (A.Rich.) Cogn. indigenous Coccinia hirtella Cogn. indigenous Coccinia mackenii Naudin ex C.Huber, indigenous Coccinia palmata (Sond.) Cogn. accepted as Coccinia mackenii Naudin ex C.Huber, present Coccinia quinqueloba (Thunb.) Cogn. endemic Coccinia rehmannii Cogn. indigenous Coccinia sessilifolia (Sond.) Cogn. indigenous Coccinia variifolia A.Meeuse, endemic Corallocarpus Genus Corallocarpus: Corallocarpus bainesii (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse, indigenous Corallocarpus dissectus Cogn. indigenous Corallocarpus schinzii Cogn. indigenous Corallocarpus triangularis Cogn. indigenous Ctenolepis Genus Ctenolepis: Ctenolepis cerasiformis (Stocks) Hook.f. indigenous Cucumella Genus Cucumella: Cucumella aspera (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey, accepted as Cucumis asper Cogn. Cucumella bryoniifolia (Merxm.) C.Jeffrey, accepted as Cucumis bryoniifolius (Merxm.) Ghebret. & Thulin, indigenous Cucumella cinerea (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey, accepted as Cucumis cinereus (Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin, indigenous Cucumella clavipetiolata J.H.Kirkbr. accepted as Cucumis clavipetiolatus (J.H.Kirkbr.) Ghebret. & Thulin Cucumis Genus Cucumis: Cucumis africanus L.f. indigenous Cucumis anguria L. indigenous Cucumis anguria L. var. longaculeatus J.H.Kirkbr. indigenous Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich., indigenous Cucumis heptadactylus Naudin, endemic Cucumis hirsutus Sond. indigenous Cucumis humifructus Stent, indigenous Cucumis kalahariensis A.Meeuse, indigenous Cucumis maderaspatanus L. indigenous Cucumis meeusei C.Jeffrey, indigenous Cucumis melo L. indigenous Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo, indigenous Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo, indigenous Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Naudin, indigenous Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin, indigenous Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. leptodermis (Schweick.) C.Jeffrey & P.Halliday, indigenous Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. myriocarpus, indigenous Cucumis oreosyce H.Schaef. indigenous Cucumis prophetarum L., indigenous Cucumis quintanilhae R.Fern. & A.Fern. indigenous Cucumis rigidus E.Mey. ex Sond. indigenous Cucumis sagittatus Peyr. indigenous Cucumis zeyheri Sond. indigenous Diplocyclos Genus Diplocyclos: Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive Gerrardanthus Genus Gerrardanthus: Gerrardanthus macrorhizus Harv. ex Hook.f. indigenous Gerrardanthus tomentosus Hook.f. endemic Kedrostis Genus Kedrostis: Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn. indigenous Kedrostis capensis (Sond.) A.Meeuse, indigenous Kedrostis crassirostrata Bremek. indigenous Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn. indigenous Kedrostis hirtella (Naudin) Cogn. accepted as Kedrostis leloja (Forssk.) C.Jeffrey, indigenous Kedrostis leloja (Forssk.) C.Jeffrey, indigenous Kedrostis limpompensis C.Jeffrey, accepted as Kedrostis limpopoensis C.Jeffrey, present Kedrostis limpopoensis C.Jeffrey, indigenous Kedrostis nana (Lam.) Cogn. indigenous Kedrostis nana (Lam.) Cogn. var. nana, endemic Kedrostis nana (Lam.) Cogn. var. schlechteri (Cogn.) A.Meeuse, endemic Kedrostis nana (Lam.) Cogn. var. zeyheri (Schrad.) A.Meeuse, endemic Kedrostis psammophylla Bruyns, endemic Lagenaria Genus Lagenaria: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. indigenous Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) Naudin, indigenous Momordica Genus Momordica: Momordica balsamina L. indigenous Momordica boivinii Baill. indigenous Momordica cardiospermoides Klotzsch, indigenous Momordica charantia L. not indigenous, naturalised Momordica foetida Schumach. indigenous Momordica repens Bremek. indigenous Mukia Genus Mukia: Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem. accepted as Cucumis maderaspatanus L. indigenous Oreosyce Genus Oreosyce: Oreosyce africana Hook.f. accepted as Cucumis oreosyce H.Schaef. indigenous Peponium Genus Peponium: Peponium caledonicum (Sond.) Engl. indigenous Peponium mackenii (Naudin) Engl. endemic Pilogyne Genus Pilogyne: Pilogyne marlothii (Cogn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, indigenous Pilogyne parvifolia (Cogn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, indigenous Trochomeria Genus Trochomeria: Trochomeria debilis (Sond.) Hook.f. indigenous Trochomeria hookeri Harv. indigenous Trochomeria macrocarpa (Sond.) Hook.f. indigenous Trochomeria macrocarpa (Sond.) Hook.f. subsp. macrocarpa, indigenous Trochomeria sagittata (Harv. ex Sond.) Cogn. indigenous Zehneria Genus Zehneria: Zehneria marlothii (Cogn.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. accepted as Pilogyne marlothii (Cogn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, indigenous Zehneria parvifolia (Cogn.) J.H.Ross, accepted as Pilogyne parvifolia (Cogn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, indigenous Zehneria scabra (L.f.) Sond. subsp. scabra, accepted as Pilogyne scabra (L.f.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, indigenous References South African plant biodiversity lists Cucurbitales
23065715	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji%20Fujimoto	Kenji Fujimoto	is the pen name of a Japanese chef who was the personal sushi chef of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il from 1988 to 2001. Fujimoto published a memoir in 2003 entitled I was Kim Jong-il's Cook, detailing many of his experiences with Kim Jong-il. The veracity of his claims have been doubted by skeptics. However, Fujimoto correctly predicted that Kim Jong-un (who was relatively unknown at that time) would be appointed as his father's successor as Supreme Leader instead of Kim Jong-nam, which was contrary to the prevailing consensus of experts on North Korean politics. Fujimoto's prediction proved true in December 2011. A classified U.S. diplomatic cable from Tokyo, leaked by WikiLeaks, revealed that he was the best and often the sole source of North Korean information for the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. Biography Arrival in North Korea Fujimoto first visited North Korea in 1982. Six years later, he became Kim's personal sushi chef on a salary of £45,000 a year (), and was given two Mercedes cars. Soon after, he became Kim's companion; both men, according to Kenji, went shooting, riding and water-skiing together. He confirmed a widely believed rumour that Kim had a serious fall from his horse in 1992, breaking his collar bone and lying unconscious for several hours. Claims Fujimoto states that Kim Jong-il had a taste for "live fish" and expensive alcohol such as French wines and brandies, particularly Hennessy cognac, while claiming that both Jong-il and his third son, Kim Jong-un, "both like shark fin soup three times a week". According to Fujimoto, he would travel the world for Kim Jong-il, all expenses paid, purchasing Chinese melons, Czech beer, Uzbek caviar, Thai papayas and Danish pork. On one occasion, an envoy was sent to China to retrieve some McDonald's hamburgers. Kim's wine cellar is filled with 10,000 bottles, he said, and the banquets that Kim holds have lasted for four days. Fujimoto also said there is an institute based in Pyongyang staffed by 200 individuals devoted entirely to Kim Jong-il's diet, ensuring he eats the best and most healthy foods. He also spoke of "Kim's Pleasure Squad": young women chosen to dance for, sing for and bathe Kim, who would be instructed to undress but not allowed to be touched by other guests, saying it amounted to "theft". He said that Kim liked disco music, and preferred watching others dance, rather than dancing himself. Fujimoto said he himself later married one of the women at a drunken wedding, where he passed out on cognac and woke to find his pubic hair shaved. He has described Kim Jong-il as having a "violent temper". In an interview on Japanese commercial television, he says that Kim Jong-un, then the heir apparent of Jong-il, "knows how to be angry and how to praise. He has the ability to lead people... also he loves basketball, roller-blading, snowboarding and skiing... I watched him play golf once and he reminded me of a top Japanese professional." Fujimoto says he was handed a photo of Jong-un when he was younger, adding they refused to share recent photos with him. He was told not to make the photo public; however, in February 2009, he released the photo. Jong-il's other son, Kim Jong-chul, was said by Jong-il to be "too feminine and unfit for leadership". In addition to these claims, Fujimoto spoke of a nuclear accident in 1995 at an unnamed plant, where several workers became ill and lost their teeth, and that Kim Jong-il was severely affected by his father's death in 1994, and was even found with a gun at one point. He was also reported to have asked Fujimoto in 1989 what he thought about nuclear weapons. Escape from North Korea Fujimoto has stated that he thought about leaving for Japan on several occasions while in North Korea. On a visit to Japan in 1996, he was arrested after carrying a fake Dominican Republic passport. In March 2001, shortly before he escaped via China to Japan for fear he was being spied upon, he said he presented a videotape to Kim Jong-il of a sea urchin dish from a Japanese television show which he promised he would cook for him. Fujimoto said he would travel to Hokkaido to buy some sea urchin, to which Kim replied "That's a great idea. Go for it!" On travelling to Japan, Fujimoto did not return to North Korea, and started living in hiding, after allegedly being targeted by North Korean agents. He appeared on Japanese television with his face obscured as a "Kim Jong-il expert". After publishing his memoir, I was Kim Jong-il's Cook, he wore a bullet-resistant vest. Return to North Korea In June 2012, Fujimoto received an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and on July 21, 2012, flew to Pyongyang via Beijing. During his visit, he reportedly visited Kim Jong-un and his wife, and mentioned that Pyongyang had changed significantly over the last decade. In 2017, Fujimoto opened a Japanese restaurant in Pyongyang. In June 2019, media reports suggested Fujimoto had been arrested. However, a month later, the British ambassador to North Korea, Colin Crooks, visited Fujimoto at his restaurant. Japanese tourists are refused visits. The reason is unknown. Books Fujimoto has written three books: Kim's Chef, Kim's Private Life and The Honorable General Who Loved Nuclear Weapons and Girls. His 2003 memoir I was Kim Jong-il's Cook (also known as Kim's Chef) was a best-seller in Japan. See also North Korean leader's residences that Kenji Fujimoto witnessed firsthand References External links Fujimoto, Kenji. (2004). I Was Kim Jong Il's Cook. The Atlantic Monthly. 293(1), 108—109. Johnson, Adam. (2013). Dear Leader Dreams of Sushi. GQ July 2013.. 1947 births Living people Japanese chefs Japanese memoirists Japanese writers Pseudonymous writers Japanese expatriates in North Korea
396206	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Cyber%20Games	World Cyber Games	The World Cyber Games (WCG) is an international esports competition with multi-game titles in which hundreds of esports athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions also known as Esports Olympics. WCG events attempt to emulate a traditional sporting tournament, such as the Olympic Games; events included an official opening ceremony, and players from various countries competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals. WCG are held every year in other cities around the world. The WCG 2020 competition received nearly views worldwide. General World Cyber Games is one of the largest global esports tournament, with divisions in various countries. The World Cyber Games, created by International Cyber Marketing CEO Yooseop Oh and backed financially by Samsung, was considered the e-sports Olympics; events included an official opening ceremony, and players from various countries competing for gold, silver and bronze medals. The organization itself had an official mascot, and used an Olympic Games inspired logo. Organizations from each participating country conducted preliminary events at a regional level, before conducting national finals to determine the players best suited to represent them in the main World Cyber Games tournament event. All events had areas for spectators, but the tournament could also be viewed over internet video streams. Besides providing a platform for tournament gaming, the World Cyber Games was used as a marketing tool; sponsors, such as Samsung, using the space around the venue to set up product demonstrations and stalls. In addition, advertisers saw the event as a good means to reach young male audiences, who may not be exposed to traditional advertising streams via television. History In 2000, the World Cyber Games was formed, and an event was held titled "The World Cyber Game Challenge", which began with an opening ceremony on 7 October. The event was sponsored by the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Information and Communications, and Samsung. It brought together teams from 17 countries to compete against each other in PC games including Quake III Arena, FIFA 2000, Age of Empires II, and StarCraft: Brood War. The tournament ended on 15 October 2000. The competition initially had 174 competitors from 17 different countries with a total prize purse of $20,000. In 2001, the World Cyber Games held their first main event, hosted in Seoul, Korea, with a prize pool of $300,000 USD. National preliminaries were held between March and September, with the main tournament running between 5 December to 9 December. The World Cyber Games quoted an attendance of 389,000 competitors in the preliminaries, with 430 players advancing to the final tournament; teams from 24 countries in total were involved in the tournament. In 2002, the World Cyber Games held a larger event in Daejeon, Korea with a prize pool of US$1,300,000; 450,000 competitors took part in the preliminary events, with 450 ultimately making it through to the final tournament. The 2003 tournament, which took place in Seoul again, saw an even bigger prize pool of US$2,000,000, and was the first World Cyber Games tournament to feature a console based competition, with the game Halo: Combat Evolved on the Xbox. In 2004, the World Cyber Games held a tournament in San Francisco, California, United States, the first tournament outside of its home country. At this stage, the prize pool was at US$2,500,000; with 642 players competing in the grand final. The tournament has since been hosted in various countries around the world; including Singapore in 2005 and Monza, Italy in 2006 - at this time Microsoft became a major sponsor to the event, who would provide software and hardware for all the events through to 2008. In addition, all games played at the tournament would be based exclusively on Windows PC's or the Xbox console. In 2006, the prize purse had risen to $462,000, and the event had grown to 9 different competitions and 700 qualified participants from 70 different countries. In 2007, the event was hosted in Seattle, Washington, United States, with a total prize pool of US$4,000,000. In 2008, the tournament was hosted in Cologne, Germany; it was the first World Cyber Games tournament to incorporate a mobile-game based tournament, with Asphalt 4: Elite Racing, In 2009, the tournament was held in Chengdu, China, and featured a special promotion of the game Dungeon & Fighter. The tournament was also coincided to run alongside the World Cyber Games debut reality television show, WCG Ultimate Gamer. Season 2 of WCG Ultimate Gamer was aired between August and October 2010. In 2014 February, the CEO Brad Lee announced the closing of WCG. Several partners described difficulty working with the CEO and the organization. In March 2017, the former Samsung owned WCG Trademark was transferred to Korean Publisher Smilegate. Plans to develop the WCG "into the world's top digital entertainment festival in the future". World Cyber Games 2018 should have been hosted in Bangkok on April 26–29, 2018, but was cancelled subsequently. World Cyber Games 2019 was hosted in Xi'an, China on July 18–21, 2019. The WCG 2020 competition received nearly views worldwide. World Cyber Game tournaments References Video game organizations StarCraft competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2000 Annual sporting events StarCraft II competitions
19135861	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithileshwar%20Mauwahi	Mithileshwar Mauwahi	Mithileshwar Mauwahi is a village development committee in Dhanusa District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,082 persons living in 590 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Dhanusa District Populated places in Dhanusha District
28740042	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305%20Iranian%20Futsal%20Super%20League	2004–05 Iranian Futsal Super League	The 2004–05 Iranian Futsal Super League will be the 2nd season of the Futsal Super League. Play Off Dabiri Chini Hamgam Post Shahrdari Tonekabon League standings Results table Awards Winner: Tam Iran Khodro Runners-up: Eram Kish Third-Place: Shensa Top scorer: Vahid Shamsaei (Eram Kish) (38) References Futsal Planet Futsal News Iranian Futsal Super League seasons 1
22698515	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny%20Chapman	Johnny Chapman	Johnny Chapman (born December 14, 1967) is an American stock car racing driver. Racing career Chapman has won 40 races in NASCAR's Late Model Stock Division as well as being a two-time Goody's Dash Series Champion on his way up the rankings in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1997, after running a few one-off races he signed a contract to run the No. 89 Sherwin-Williams Ford in the NASCAR Busch Series. He had three top fifteen finishes that year, including his best major NASCAR finish of 11th in the Winston Motorsports 300 on June 13. His career died down for a while as he ran a handful of races in the next few years in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Chapman has run one NASCAR Sprint Cup race, which came in 1993 in the No. 64 Bahre Racing Pontiac. He finished 36th. In 2008 and 2009, he drove full-time in the No. 90 Chevrolet for MSRP Motorsports, a start and park team in the Nationwide Series. He also started and parked for Gunbroker Racing, Wyler Racing, and SS-Green Light Racing in select Camping World Truck Series races. For 2010, Chapman has been tabbed by K-Automotive Motorsports to drive their No. 92 Dodge in the Nationwide Series. Along with Dennis Setzer in the No. 96, he started and parked to help fund the No. 26 of Brian Keselowski. After briefly driving Morgan Shepherd's No. 89 Chevrolet in 2010, he raced for Fleur-de-lis Motorsports at Texas. In 2011 he drove a Nationwide car for Rick Ware Racing as a start and park operation to support Ware's other Nationwide cars. He also drove a few races for SS-Green Light Racing in the No. 07 truck. Chapman primarily made his living as a start-and-park driver for underfunded and unsponsored teams and last ran a NASCAR-sanctioned race in 2013. Personal life Chapman is married and has two children. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Winston Cup Series Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Ineligible for series points ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) References External links Driver Profile Yahoo Driver Page Living people 1967 births People from Statesville, North Carolina Racing drivers from North Carolina NASCAR drivers ISCARS Dash Touring Series drivers Michael Waltrip Racing drivers
10543457	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%20Boys%20F.C.	Ocean Boys F.C.	Ocean Boys Football Club were a Nigerian football club based in Brass, Bayelsa State. History Ocean Boys F.C. was founded in 2002 by Sylva Nathaniel Ngo, the chairman of Brass Local Government. Sylva formed the team to help curb the restiveness among youths in the Niger Delta and "keep the youths away from vices by channelling their energies into worthy endeavours." They were promoted to the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League within three years and were the 2006 league champions in their first season. They won the 2008 FA Cup, the third straight title for the Niger Delta. Their home stadium was Yenagoa Township Stadium but for the 2009-10 season played some home games at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. In December 2010 the team was left in shock by the death of defender Emmanuel Ogoli, who collapsed during a game, and a horrendous car crash in which defender Okechukwu Akabogu and third choice keeper Austino Egbe sustained severe injuries. They were disqualified from the Premier League and relegated in 2012 for not fulfilling their fixtures. All games involving them were thrown out and the league table recalculated. They were admitted after debate into the National League and changed their name to Divine Warriors F.C. However, after nine games (and just two wins) manager Ada Gwegwe resigned, and due to finances the team sold their slot in the league to Fountain F.C. before going on hiatus. Achievements Nigerian Premier League: 1 2006. Nigerian FA Cup: 1 2008. Nigerian Super Cup: 1 2006. Performance in CAF competitions CAF Champions League: 1 appearance 2007 - Preliminary Round CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance 2009 - First Round Staff Manager TBA Media Officer Eddy Ohis Asein Head Coach Larry Eteli Former coaches Maurice Cooreman (2006) Tunde Disu (2007) Lucky Igadi (????) Evans Ogenyi (2008–09) Lawrence Akpokona (2009) Emmanuel Amuneke (2009–??) Samson Unuanuel (2011–12) Ada Gwegwe (2012–13) References Football clubs in Nigeria Football clubs in Bayelsa State Association football clubs established in 2002 2002 establishments in Nigeria Defunct football clubs in Nigeria Sports clubs in Nigeria
23560879	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuderia%20Playteam	Scuderia Playteam	Scuderia Playteam (also known as Scuderia Playteam Sarafree) was an Italian racing team owned by Giambattista Giannoccaro. History They have competed in several series. In the 2007 FIA GT Championship season the team finished 2nd overall using a Maserati MC12. They were allowed to enter the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans because of this but the entry was not taken. In the 2008 Superleague Formula season they operated the A.C. Milan and Galatasaray S.K. teams. They gained 8 podiums overall, and ex Formula One driver Robert Doornbos won 2 races. They did not return for the 2009 Superleague Formula season. List of drivers The following drivers made at least one race start for Scuderia Playteam: List is incomplete Andrea Bertolini Andrea Piccini Alessandro Pier Guidi Fabrizio de Simone Giambattista Giannoccaro Max Busnelli Alex Müller Yves Lambert Andrea Montermini Toni Vilander Robert Doornbos Results Superleague Formula References External links Italian auto racing teams Auto racing teams established in 2003 2003 establishments in Italy FIA GT Championship teams Superleague Formula teams International GT Open teams
46327736	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedges%20Creek	Wedges Creek	Wedges Creek is a stream in Clark County, Wisconsin, in the United States. History Wedges Creek derives its name from John D. Wage, a lumberman. See also List of rivers of Wisconsin References Rivers of Clark County, Wisconsin Rivers of Wisconsin
18554855	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingcheng%20District	Lingcheng District	Lingcheng District, formerly Ling County or Lingxian, is a district of the city of Dezhou, Shandong province, China. On 29 October 2014, the State Council approved the conversion of the former Ling County to Lingcheng District. Administrative divisions As 2012, this District is divided to 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 townships. Subdistricts Ande Subdistrict () Linji Subdistrict () Towns Townships Yuji Township () References External links County-level divisions of Shandong
56851184	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn%20Down	Torn Down	Torn Down is a 2018 remix album by British alternative rock band The Cure, and a sequel to the 1990 remix album Mixed Up. It was released on Record Store Day 2018 (21 April, Robert Smith's 59th birthday), as was a remastered version of Mixed Up. A three-disc deluxe edition also includes Mixed Up Extras 2018: Remixes 1982–1990 on disc 2, featuring additional remastered material. The project was first originally announced in 2009, with Robert Smith saying in 2012 that the double album would consist of "our favourite bands remixing Cure songs", but the final product instead features sixteen new mixes done by Smith himself, selecting one song from each album in chronological order. On 13 April 2018, the "Time Mix" of Want was debuted on BBC Radio 6. The interview confirms that Torn Down is the last disc in a 3-CD set, with the first being the newly remastered Mixed Up, followed by a "collection of rare 12 inches from '82 til 1990". Robert Smith states that he "just fancied doing some remixes", with the desire to create one from each album and "remix Cure songs that wouldn't normally be chosen for remixing, songs like "The Drowning Man" — the more sort of esoteric Cure songs." The interview also confirms that this release marks the continuation of The Cure's deluxe edition re-release campaign, and that the deluxe edition of Wish has been completed and will presumably follow. Track listing All songs remixed by Robert Smith. Personnel Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, six-string bass, keyboards Simon Gallup – bass References 2018 remix albums The Cure remix albums Record Store Day releases
37906201	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amastus%20collaris	Amastus collaris	Amastus collaris is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Subspecies Amastus collaris collaris (Venezuela) Amastus collaris inconspicuus Strand, 1919 (Colombia) References Moths described in 1853 collaris Moths of South America
8193357	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude%20Mal%C3%A9part	Jean-Claude Malépart	Jean-Claude Malépart (3 December 1938 – 16 November 1989) was a French Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Charles-Auguste Malépart and Germaine Mérineau, Malépart was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the riding of Sainte-Marie in the 1973 election, after losing the 1970 election. He was defeated in the 1976 election. A member of the House of Commons of Canada representing the ridings of Sainte-Marie (later Montreal—Sainte-Marie), and Laurier—Sainte-Marie, he was elected in the 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988 federal elections. A Liberal, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works from 1982 to 1984. His daughter Nathalie Malépart ran as the Liberal Party of Quebec candidate in a 2006 by-election in the riding of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques. She lost to the Parti Québécois candidate, Martin Lemay. Malépart died in Montreal in 1989 and is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. Electoral record (partial) References 1938 births 1989 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montreal Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
36255502	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933%20Oklahoma%20A%26M%20Cowboys%20football%20team	1933 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team	The 1933 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1933 college football season. This was the 33rd year of football at A&M and the fifth under Pappy Waldorf. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 6–2–1, 2–0 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Schedule References Oklahoma AandM Oklahoma State Cowboys football seasons Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons Oklahoma AandM
51905389	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam%20Open%20%28tennis%29	Vietnam Open (tennis)	The Vietnam Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, since 2015. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts. For sponsorship reasons, the tournament was called Vietnam Open presented by Bia Saigon Special in 2015 and Vietnam Open presented by Vietravel in 2016. In 2017 the tournament was sponsored by local real estate developer Hung Thinh Corporation. In January 2019, the Vietnam Open will be hosted for the first time in Da Nang City. The tournament is managed by Sports Marketing Company STREAM Vietnam and directed by International Sports Agent Mr Longy Le Hoang. Past finals Singles Doubles External links ITF Search
28559277	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonggol	Jonggol	Jonggol is a district (Indonesian: Kecamatan) in the Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It is located 40 km to the southeast of Jakarta and is part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. The area was one of the areas considered for new central administration (capital) of the Republic of Indonesia. Toll Road Access References Districts of Bogor Regency
2304983	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society%20for%20German%20Colonization	Society for German Colonization	The Society for German Colonization (, GfdK) was founded on 28 March 1884 in Berlin by Carl Peters. Its goal was to accumulate capital for the acquisition of German colonial territories in overseas countries. History Peters had just returned from London, where he lived with his well-off uncle Carl Engel and studied the principles of European colonialism. In the autumn of 1884 he proceeded, together with his friends Karl Ludwig Jühlke and Count Joachim von Pfeil, to the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Peters had initially planned to prospect for gold in Southern African Mashonaland (in present-day Zimbabwe) but discovered that the territory had already been claimed by the British. Peters' Zanzibar expedition was a nuisance to the German government of Chancellor Bismarck, focused on good relations with both Sultan Barghash bin Said and the British Empire, and the German consul Gerhard Rohlfs made that clear to him. Peters, Jühlke and von Pfeil, suspiciously eyed by the British envoy John Kirk, thereupon embarked to the East African Tanganyika mainland. During their journey in November and December 1884, Peters concluded several "treaties of protection" (Schutzverträge) with tribal chiefs in the Useguha, Ussagara, Nguru, and Ukami regions as a "Representative of German Colonization". The provisions, issued in German, conferred all rights to exploit the territories on the Gesellschaft für Deutsche Kolonisation in exchange for some inexpensive gifts. Returning to Germany in February 1885, Peters demanded the implementation of an official protection status for the areas. Bismarck meanwhile had developed his own colonial strategies and from 15 November 1884 hosted the Berlin Conference that fuelled the "Scramble for Africa". Though the chancellor still expressed serious doubts regarding Peters' land acquisitions, he finally gave in with respect to the expansion of the Belgian colonial empire in Congo while the British were occupied with Mahdist War in Sudan. One day after the end of the Berlin Conference, on 27 February 1885, the GfdK obtained an imperial charter issued by Emperor Wilhelm I. On 2 April 1885 Peters formed the German East Africa Company (Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft, DOAG), modelled on the East India Company. He was aware that the imperial charter marked the beginning of a large-scale seizure of land to create reality, which soon resulted in an official note of protest by Sultan Barghash bin Said. Bismarck found himself constrained to send a squadron of Imperial Navy gunboats under Admiral Eduard von Knorr to the port of Zanzibar, whereafter the sultan relented and on 20 December 1885 signed a "treaty of friendship" recognising the acquisitions of German East Africa. However, Peters' ongoing impetuous advance caused further unrest, culminating in the Abushiri Revolt of 1888/89. The DOAG superseded the Gesellschaft für Deutsche Kolonisation which was merged in 1887 with the into the German Colonial Society (Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft). See also German East Africa German colonial empire Bibliography External links Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920) Deutsch-Ostafrika Chartered companies History of German East Africa Organizations of the German Empire 1884 establishments in Germany 1880s establishments in German East Africa Defunct organisations based in Germany de:Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft fr:Société pour la colonisation allemande pl:Niemiecka Spółka Wschodnioafrykańska
1816594	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic%20Blue%20Airlines	Magic Blue Airlines	Magic Blue Airlines was a charter passenger airline based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was previously an all-freight operator and intended to operate charter services from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Mediterranean holiday destinations starting later in 2005 using BAe ATP aircraft. In December 2005 the airline filed for bankruptcy. Code data ICAO Code: MJB Callsign: MAGIC BLUE History The airline was established as Farnair Europe in 1995 and renamed to Farnair Netherlands in 2000. It was wholly owned by FN Holding and in January 2004 was renamed once again as Magic Blue Airlines. In March 2005 it was planning to use two Boeing 757-200s to start charter operations later that year instead of Airbus A300B4-200s as it had previously announced. In May 2005 two ex-Air Europa BAe ATP freighters were shortly to be added to the fleet. In November 2005 the airline wet leased two McDonnell Douglas MD-83s from Fly Air. In December 2005 Magic Blue Airlines filed for bankruptcy, never having started commercial operations. In May 2006, Magic Bird the successor to Magic Blue Airlines finally started operations with a single BAe ATP freighter. Fleet The Magic Blue Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at July 2005): 2 BAe ATP (freighters) 3 BAe ATP (passenger configured) All aircraft were leased from BAE Systems. References Defunct airlines of the Netherlands Airlines established in 2004 Airlines disestablished in 2005
1209900	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef%20Keil	Josef Keil	Josef Keil (13 October 1878 – 13 December 1963) was an Austrian historian, epigrapher and an archaeologist. Keil was born on 13 October 1878 in Reichenberg, northern Bohemia (now Czech Republic). He studied classical literature, epigraphy and archaeology at the University of Vienna, and received his doctorate there. He began his career in 1904 as a scientific secretary at the Austrian archaeological institute in Smyrna (now İzmir, Turkey). He excavated archaeological sites in Asia Minor, particularly in Lydia. He led the excavations in Ephesus. He was a professor of ancient history at the University of Greifswald from 1927 to 1936, and at the University of Vienna from 1936 to 1951. From 1945 until 1949, he was the Secretary General of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. From 1949 to 1956, he was the director of the Austrian Archaeological Institute with Otto Walter and Fritz Eichler. He died in Vienna on 13 December 1963. Works Numerous publications of inscriptions from Ephesus especially in Jahresheften des Österreichischen Archäologischen Instituts. Ephesos. Ein Führer durch die Ruinenstätte und ihre Geschichte, Vienna, 1915 Drei Berichte über Reisen in Lydien und weiteren Gebieten, Three reports over journeys in Lydia and other areas (with Anton von Premerstein), Vienna, 1908, 1911, 1914 Decorations and awards 1959: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art 1962: City of Vienna Prize for Humanities References G. Wlach, 100 Jahre Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut 1898–1998, Vienna 1998, p. 111. 1878 births 1963 deaths Writers from Liberec Austrian archaeologists Austrian historians Epigraphers University of Greifswald faculty Austrian expatriates in Germany German Bohemian people Austrian people of German Bohemian descent Recipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy
4636583	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%C5%A1an%20Rapo%C5%A1	Dušan Rapoš	Dušan Rapoš (born 20 June 1953) is a Slovak film director, screenwriter, and composer who works under the name Sui Generis. He began his career as a journalist and radio editor. The founder of the production company Welcome Film, he is best known for his Fontána pre Zuzanu trilogy. Biography Rapoš was born in Moravany in the former Czechoslovakia, to publicist Vladimír Rapoš. He is the grandson of architect Miloš Rapoš. He graduated from the Department of Journalism at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava in 1975 and went on to study film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, graduating in 1982. During his studies, he worked as a journalist and radio editor. From 1982, he worked in news, film, and publishing. He is also a composer, writing music mainly for theatre productions. In 1992, he founded the production company Welcome Film. Rapoš is married to Czech actress Eva Vejmělková. They have two daughters together. He also has two daughters from his previous marriage. Selected filmography Smetiarska etuda krátky film (1979) Falošný princ (1984) Fontána pre Zuzanu (1985) Utekajme, už ide! (1986) F.T. (Future Terrestrial) (1988) Rabaka (1989) Dido televízna trilógia (1991) Fontána pre Zuzanu 2 (1993) Karel Kryl - Kdo jsem...? (1993) Suzanne (1996) Fontána pre Zuzanu 3 (1999) Cinka Panna (2008) Muzzikanti (2017) Keď draka bolí hlava (2018) Awards and recognition 2008 – Crystal Wing Award in the category of journalism and literature, shared with Ľuboš Jurík and Jozef Šuhajd, for the book Slovenský bigbít'', which includes 3 DVDs containing the ten-part television series. References External links Living people Slovak film directors Slovak composers 1953 births
19007833	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Storm%20Julio%20%282008%29	Tropical Storm Julio (2008)	Tropical Storm Julio was a tropical storm that made landfall on the southern tip of Baja California Sur in August 2008. The tenth named storm of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season, it developed from a tropical wave on August 23 off the coast of Mexico. It moved parallel to the coast, reaching peak winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) before moving ashore and weakening. On August 26 it dissipated in the Gulf of California. Julio was the third tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Pacific Ocean basin during the season, after Tropical Storm Alma, which struck Nicaragua in May, and Tropical Depression Five-E, which moved ashore along southwestern Mexico in July. The storm brought locally heavy rainfall to southern Baja California, killing one person and leaving several towns isolated. Moisture from Julio reached Arizona, producing thunderstorms, including one which damaged ten small planes in Chandler. Meteorological history On August 20, a tropical wave became discernible about 800 miles (1300 km) off the coast of Mexico, which in the next day developed a large area of convection, or thunderstorms. Initially, conditions were unfavorable for development, due to strong upper-level wind shear. Tracking northwestward parallel to the Mexican coast, the system became better organized on August 22, though later that day its structure deteriorated. On August 23, a strong area of convection developed and persisted near a circulation center, despite strong wind shear. With banding features becoming more prominent, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) classified the system as Tropical Depression Eleven-E about 345 miles (555 km) south-southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. The tropical depression initially moved northwestward around the southwestern periphery of a ridge over Mexico. Convection continued to develop to the west of the center, and late on August 23, a ship report confirmed the depression intensified Tropical Storm Julio. Initially, the persistent shear left the center partially exposed from the thunderstorm activity, though upper level conditions gradually became more favorable for strengthening. On August 24, Tropical Storm Julio attained peak winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) as intense convection developed near the center. Shortly thereafter, the center became difficult to locate, and late on August 24 the storm moved ashore along the southwestern coast of the Baja California Peninsula. Tropical Storm Julio quickly weakened over land, although it initially maintained strong convection near its center. By early on August 26, however, the low-level and upper-level circulations separated, with the upper-circulation continuing quickly northeastward into mainland Mexico; the low-level circulation slowed as it entered the Gulf of California, after having been separated from its deep convection. Later in the day, the NHC discontinued advisories after the storm failed to maintain enough organized convection to be considered a tropical cyclone. The remnants of Julio were absorbed by a thermal low over the Mojave Desert on August 27. Preparations and impact Shortly before it was named, the government of Mexico issued a tropical storm watch in the state of Baja California Sur, from Santa Fe on the Pacific coast around the peninsula to Buenavista along the Gulf of California. About 24 hours prior to landfall, the watch was replaced with a warning from Santa Fe to San Evaristo, and the tropical storm watch was extended along both sides of the peninsula. Prior to it making landfall, more than 2,500 families in susceptible areas left their homes. Officials opened several shelters in the area where the storm struck. As Julio made landfall, it produced lightning and locally heavy rainfall, which left more than a dozen communities isolated due to flooding. The flooding damaged several houses and killed two people. Winds were generally light, although strong enough to damage a few electrical poles and small buildings. In nearby Sinaloa, rainfall from the storm led to an emergency evacuation of 500 residents. Moisture from Julio developed thunderstorms across Arizona, including one near Chandler which produced winds of 75 mph (120 km/h); the storm damaged ten small planes at Chandler Municipal Airport, as well as a hangar. The damages at the airport were estimated at $1 million (USD). The storms also dropped heavy rainfall, reaching over 1 inch (25 mm) in Gilbert, which caused flooding on Interstate 17. On August 25, 2008, moisture from the remnants of Julio caused minor flooding in parts of the south-western region of the United States. See also List of Pacific hurricanes Other tropical cyclones named Julio Timeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season References Julio Julio (2008) 2008 in Mexico Julio Julio
41357387	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%20College%20Football%20All-America%20Team	2013 College Football All-America Team	The 2013 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp. In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports. The 2013 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!). Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. In 2013, there were 10 unanimous All-Americans. Offense Quarterback A. J. McCarron, Alabama (AFCA, WCFF) Jameis Winston, Florida State -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Running back Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Tre Mason, Auburn (TSN) Andre Williams, Boston College -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, Florida State (SI) Brandin Cooks, Oregon State -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Mike Evans, Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, FOX) Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt (USAT, Athlon) Allen Robinson, Penn State (TSN, CBS) Sammy Watkins, Clemson (AFCA) Tight end Jace Amaro, Texas Tech -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, CBS, SI, USAT, Athlon, FOX) Eric Ebron, North Carolina (ESPN) Offensive line Cameron Erving, Florida State (TSN, SI, USAT) Hroniss Grasu, Oregon (SI, Athlon) Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, WCFF, CBS, FOX) Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, AP, CBS, Athlon) Taylor Lewan, Michigan (TSN, FOX) Jake Matthews, Texas A&M -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Jack Mewhort, Ohio State (ESPN) Cyril Richardson, Baylor -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Bryan Stork, Florida State -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, ESPN) Travis Swanson, Arkansas (USAT) David Yankey, Stanford -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Defense Defensive line Vic Beasley, Clemson -- CONSENSUS -- (TSN, WCFF, CBS, SI, USAT, Athlon) Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (AFCA) Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, WCFF, AP, FOX) Timmy Jernigan, Florida State (ESPN, Athlon) Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina (TSN) Michael Sam, Missouri -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Marcus Smith, Louisville (FWAA) Will Sutton, Arizona State (AP, CBS, USAT, FOX) Leonard Williams, USC (ESPN) Linebacker Anthony Barr, UCLA -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, TSN, WCFF, AP, CBS, SI, USAT, Athlon, FOX) Chris Borland, Wisconsin (FWAA) Khalil Mack, Buffalo (FWAA, CBS, SI) C. J. Mosley, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, Athlon, FOX) Trent Murphy, Stanford -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, SI, FOX) Ryan Shazier, Ohio State (AP, USAT, ESPN, SI, Athlon) Defensive back Terrence Brooks, Florida State (CBS) Deone Bucannon, Washington State (AP, Athlon) Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, ESPN, FOX) Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon, FOX) Ahmad Dixon, Baylor (AFCA, TSN) Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon (ESPN, FOX) Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA, WCFF, CBS) Anthony Harris, Virginia (SI) Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, ESPN, SI, Athlon) Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss (AP, USAT) Ed Reynolds, Stanford (CBS, Athlon) Jason Verrett, TCU (WCFF) Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois (SI, USAT) Special teams Kicker Roberto Aguayo, Florida State (WCFF, AP, CBS, SI, USAT, Athlon) Jeff Budzien, Northwestern (TSN) Anthony Fera, Texas -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF) Nate Freese, Boston College (ESPN) Punter Tom Hornsey, Memphis -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, USAT, Athlon) Drew Kaser, Texas A&M (TSN, SI) Austin Rehkow, Idaho (WCFF) Mike Sadler, Michigan State (CBS, ESPN) All-purpose / return specialist Antonio Andrews, Western Kentucky (SI) Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (FWAA, CBS) Chris Davis, Auburn (TSN, CBS) Myles Jack, UCLA (Athlon, FOX) Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois (AP) Ty Montgomery, Stanford -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, SI, USAT, Athlon, FOX) Ryan Switzer, North Carolina (FWAA, ESPN, Athlon) See also 2013 All-Big 12 Conference football team 2013 All-Big Ten Conference football team 2013 All-Pac-12 Conference football team 2013 All-SEC football team Notes References American Football Coaches Association All-America team Football Writers Association of America All-America team CBS All-America team. Archived from the original. ESPN All-America team Sporting News All-America team USA Today All-America team Walter Camp All-America team Athlon Sports All-America team Associated Press All-America Team Sports Illustrated All-America Team. Archived from the original. NCAA Consensus All-America team Fox Sports All-America team All-America Team College Football All-America Teams
22731268	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A5nger	Hånger	Hånger is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with around 301 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Jönköping County Populated places in Värnamo Municipality Finnveden
53315570	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Whitehead%20%28cricketer%2C%20born%201890%29	James Whitehead (cricketer, born 1890)	James Hugh Edendale Whitehead (8 July 1890 – 13 March 1919) was an English first-class cricketer active 1912 who played in a single match for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He played Second XI cricket for Kent. He was the brother of George Whitehead. References 1890 births 1919 deaths English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
45073466	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe%20cinnamomea	Psilocybe cinnamomea	Psilocybe cinnamomea is a species of psilocybin mushroom that was described as new to science in 2014 from collections made in southern China. The specific epithet cinnamomea refers to the cinnamon-like coloration of young fruitbodies. Systematics Molecular analysis of nucleic acid sequences from the internal transcribed spacer region indicates that genetically close relatives of P. cinnamomea include P. subcaerulipes, P. zapotecorum, P. zapotecoantillarum, and P. antioquiensis. The authors suggest that P. cinnamomea should be classified in the section Zapotecorum of the genus Psilocybe, based on its bluing reaction, and ellipsoid, thin-walled spores. Description Fruitbodies have bell-shaped to convex caps measuring in diameter. The cap surface is smooth, and bears a small papilla. Its color, initially cinnamon, later becomes cream to light orange, or yellowish brown when dried. The closely crowded gills have a somewhat adnate to sinuate attachment to the stipe. They have a greenish-white to pale green tint. The flesh bruises blue when injured or with age—a characteristic feature of Psilocybe fungi. Spores are ellipsoid to more or less ovoid, smooth with thin walls (0.3–0.5 µm thick), and typically measure 6.5–7.5 by 4–4.5 µm. Basidia (spore-bearing cells) are club-shaped, four-spored, and have dimensions of 7–13.5 by 3–6 µm. The cystidia are highly variable in shape and size depending on the age of the specimen. Similar species Other Psilocybe species with a similar morphology include the Caribbean P. guilartensis, and the Mexican P. moseri. In addition to geographical distribution, these species can be distinguished from P. cinnamomea by microscopic differences: P. moseri has smaller spores, while P. guilartensis has thick-walled, rhomboid-shapes spores and longer basidia. Habitat and distribution The fungus is found in Yangdongshan Shierdushi Nature Reserve, in Guangdong Province (southern China), in subtropical evergreen forest. It fruits in groups or clusters on rotten wood, or on nutrient-rich soils. See also List of psilocybin mushrooms List of Psilocybe species References Fungi described in 2014 Fungi of China Psychoactive fungi cinnamomea
20263788	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kante	Kante	Kante may refer to: Kante (surname), a surname of African origin Kante, Nepal Kante, Tajikistan See also Kanté, a surname Kaante, a 2002 Indian Hindi-language film
38669766	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese%20Iraqis	Sudanese Iraqis	Sudanese Iraqis came to Iraq in the 20th century as workers, as the Sudanese had to various countries of the Persian Gulf. Research in the 1980s indicated that "almost all" the Sudanese in Iraq identified themselves as "skilled labourers, mechanics, electricians, welders, carpenters, etc",. while other researchers note that towards the end of the 1980s there were 250,000-300,000 Sudanese in Iraq, 3,000 of them in the Iraqi Army. During the 2003 Iraq invasion, Sudanese Iraqis were among the many "third country refugees" who fled Iraq to refugee camps in Jordan. Human Rights Watch later criticised the International Organisation for Migration for allowing Sudanese diplomats from Amman to enter the camps and speak with Sudanese-origin persons, stating such was a breach of international refugee law, particularly as some of these same refugees may previously have fled Sudan. See also Iraq–Sudan relations References Ethnic groups in Iraq Iraqi people of African descent Iraqi people of Arab descent Sudanese diaspora
29332303	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWO%20Berlin	KWO Berlin	KWO Berlin was a German association football club from the city of Berlin. The club was active in the separate East German football competition that emerged in the Soviet-occupied eastern half of the country after World War II. It was established in 1949 as the factory club, or Betriebssportgemeinschaft, for VEB Kabelwerk Oberspree, a major state-owned industrial firm specializing in the manufacture of electrical cable and wire. History In 1951, the club was renamed BSG Motor Oberspree Berlin and on 1 September 1957 joined TSC Obenchöneweide to play briefly as TSC Obenchöneweide/Oberspree before disappearing within TSC in December of that year, and playing as TSC Obenchöneweide III until 1959. A separate KWO side was re-established in 1975 with the ambitious support and significant financial resources of the factory. By 1979, the team had risen out of lower level Kreisklasse competition into the Bezirksliga Berlin (III). They captured the city championship by a narrow margin over BSG EAB Lichtenberg 47 and advanced to play in the DDR-Liga (II). In their second season there KWO finished behind 1. FC Union Berlin before fading over the next two years and slipping back into Bezirksliga competition in 1983. Manager Dieter Fietz had a friendly relationship Soviet forces stationed in the area and was able to augment his club with experienced Russian players. While this helped KWO in capturing a string of Berlin-Pokal (East Berlin Cups) and FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup) district titles in the late 1980s, the team was unable to immediately win its way back to second division play. The club finally won promotion in 1988 just before German reunification in 1990 for two seasons. Between 1981 and 1990, KWO made frequent appearances in FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup) play where they typically were put out in the opening two rounds. Their furthest advance was in 1982 when they contested an eighth-final match Dynamo Dresden which they lost 0:2. The club disappeared with German reunification in 1990, becoming part of 1. FC Union Berlin. Honours East Berlin Cup champions: 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 FDGB district champions (East Berlin): 1986, 1987 Stadium The team played its home fixtures in the KWO-Sportanlage an der Wuhlheide, which also served other sports departments of the larger club. The facility had a capacity of 5,000 and was demolished in 2001. References Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables Football clubs in Germany Defunct football clubs in Germany Kwo Football clubs in East Germany Association football clubs established in 1949 Association football clubs disestablished in 1990 1949 establishments in Germany 1990 disestablishments in Germany
1098256	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon%20Hill%2C%20Seattle	Beacon Hill, Seattle	Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle, Washington. It is roughly bounded on the west by Interstate 5, on the north by Interstate 90, on the east by Rainier Avenue South, Cheasty Boulevard South, and Martin Luther King Junior Way South, and on the south by the Seattle city boundary. It is part of Seattle's South End. The neighborhood has a major population of Asian Americans and African Americans and is among the most racially diverse in Seattle. It was formerly home to the world headquarters of Amazon (at the Pacific Tower) and present home to the Seattle Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Puget Sound Health Care System. Geography Beacon Hill offers views of downtown, the Industrial District, Elliott Bay, First Hill, Rainier Valley, and, when the weather is good, Mount Rainier and the Olympic Mountains. It is roughly bounded on the west by Interstate 5, on the north by Interstate 90, on the east by Rainier Avenue South, Cheasty Boulevard South, and Martin Luther King Junior Way South, and on the south by the Seattle city boundary. It is part of Seattle's South End. The municipal government subdivides it into North Beacon Hill, Mid-Beacon Hill, Holly Park, and South Beacon Hill, though most people who live there simply call it "Beacon Hill." Homes on the northern part of the hill were mostly built in the early 1900s; thus, North Beacon Hill contains many examples of Craftsman bungalows and Seattle box houses, a local variant of the Foursquare style. Nearby neighborhoods Columbia City Georgetown Industrial District (see also SoDo) International District/Chinatown Judkins Park Mount Baker Rainier Valley Rainier Beach SoDo History and demographics The Duwamish call the hill "Greenish-Yellow Spine" (Lushootseed: qWátSéécH, pronounced QWAH-tseech), probably referring to the color of the deciduous trees that once grew thickly on the hill. Early settlers named it Holgate and Hanford Hill after two early settlers, John Holgate and Edward Hanford, who settled in the area in the 1850s and are commemorated to this day by South Holgate and Hanford Streets on North Beacon Hill. A later arrival, M. Harwood Young, named the hill after the Beacon Hill in his hometown, Boston, Massachusetts. Beacon Hill was nicknamed "Boeing Hill" in the 1950s and 60s due to the number of residents who worked in the nearby Boeing airplane factory. The term fell out of use when many Boeing employees joined the general exodus to the suburbs, and Asian immigrants took their place. Today the neighborhood is majority Asian, as can be seen by the many Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino businesses along Beacon Avenue South. However, the area remains racially diverse, as shown by the 2000 United States census: 51% Asian, 20% white, 13% black, 9% Hispanic/Latino and 7% other. The census also showed the total Beacon Hill population to be 22,300. Neighboring Rainier Valley also shows a similar diversity. Landmarks and institutions Pacific Medical Center (PacMed) located at the northern tip of Beacon Hill. Formerly a marine hospital, the building served as headquarters to Amazon for ten years. Jefferson Park: Golf, lawn bowling, skate park, Beacon Mountain Playground, tennis courts, open space and more. Golf professional Fred Couples was raised in the neighborhood and Jefferson Park was his home course as a teen. Beacon Food Forest is one of the nation's largest food forest projects and is located on the west side of Jefferson Park. Comet Lodge Cemetery (1895) Dr. Jose Rizal Park: views to the west overlooking downtown, Elliott Bay and Olympic Mountains; start of bike path to I-90 bridge, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Eastgate El Centro de la Raza, a civil rights and community service organization, in the former Beacon Hill School built in 1904 Beacon Hill First Baptist Church a historic landmark Tudor Revival building built in 1910, designed by notable architect Ellsworth Storey The Frank D. Black property a designated landmark with river rock structures built in 1914 Cheasty Greenbelt/Cheasty Boulevard Trail Beacon Hill Station of Sound Transit Light Rail, located at Beacon Avenue South and South Lander Street Beacon Hill branch of the Seattle Public Library, reopened in a new building and location in 2005 Beacon Hill International Elementary School, a K-5 school that offers bilingual and diverse programs Awards and honors In 2012, the American Planning Association named Beacon Hill as one of the 30 Great Places in America. Culture The Beacon Hill neighborhood prides itself on many fine foods and restaurants, a highly rated hair salon, the best live music venue, and a place for kids activities, all voted for as some of the "Best of 2012" by Seattle Magazine (online version not currently available). The City of Seattle, in partnership with Beacon BIKES, created the Beacon Hill Family Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan, a ten-year plan to increase pedestrian bicycle networks serving highly used greenways, intersections, and cycle tracts within the neighborhood as a measure to increase safety for all users. The plan was awarded the 2012 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council. Beacon Hill is home to the "Beacon Rocks!" performance series, beginning its 5th season in 2014 on the last Sunday of June, July and August. This event featuring a variety of types of performances is held on the Roberto Maestas Festival Street and produced by Beacon Hill's neighborhood community arts group "ROCKiT Community Arts". Beacon Hill has recently become known for their Food Forest, a new project that has created neighborhood urban farming west of Jefferson Park. The Beacon Food Forest has gained national attention in the news, receiving recognition from the Associated Press, CBS, Gawker, and HLN, to name a few. A 2012 article in Seattle Weekly stated that Beacon Hill was soon to "boast the biggest public food forest in the country" with seven lush acres containing a community park and an edible landscape, including such plantings as walnuts, chestnuts, berry shrubs and vegetables. The idea started with a community-led group that secured $22,000 in Neighborhood Matching Funds from the Department of Neighborhoods. Further reading Merrell, Frederica and Mira Latoszek (2004). Seattle's Beacon Hill (Images of America). Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. . References External links North Beacon Hill Neighborhood Council Seattle City Neighborhood Map of Beacon Hill South Beacon Hill Neighborhood Council
9511808	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/152d%20Air%20Operations%20Group	152d Air Operations Group	The 152d Air Operations Group (152 AOG) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York. If called into active federal service, the group is gained by United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). Mission The 152d Air Operations Group's primary day-to-day mission is to augment and support the 603d Air Operations Center, located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, a part of United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). The 603d AOC and 152d AOG work together to set up and run an AN/USQ-163 "Falconer" weapons system, for the European and African theater of operations. Squadrons 152 Combat Operations Squadron - Commander, Col Patrick Cox------------------------------ Superintendent, CMSgt Toby French 152 Air Communication Squadron - Commander, Lt Col Doug Schafer----------------------------------------- Superintendent, CMSgt Ronald Arbour 152 Air Intelligence Squadron - Commander, Col John Meili, ----------------------------------------------- Superintendent, SMSgt Daniel Lasky Components The Air Operations Center (AOC) is the senior element of the Theater Air Control System. In the event of hostilities, the Joint Force Commander assigns a Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) to lead the AOC weapon system. Quite often the Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) is assigned the JFACC position for planning and executing theater-wide air and space forces. When there is more than one service working in the AOC it is called the Joint Air and Space Operations Center. In cases of Allied or Coalition (multinational) operations, the AOC is called a Combined Air and Space Operations Center. There are usually five divisions in the AOC. These separate, but distinct, organizations fuse information that eventually becomes the Air Tasking Order. The divisions are the Strategy Division, the Combat Plans Division, the Combat Operations Division, the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Division and the Air Mobility Division. The Air Communications Squadron supports all aspects of the mission systems and ensures they have the tools needed to generate the Air Tasking Order and execute Air power. The AN/USQ-163 Falconer is the weapons systems used by the JFACC and within Air Operations Centers by the United States Air Force combat forces to plan and execute military missions utilizing airborne resources. It is used to generate the Air Tasking Order and execute Air power. History The 152d Air Operations Group was initially established at Fort Clayton in the Signal Corps during 1939 as the Signal Aircraft Warning Company, Panama. In 1942 the company expanded to battalion size. It provided air defense of the Panama Canal Zone until December 1942, when it was inactivated. The battalion, now the 558th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion was activated again in the China Burma India Theater in 1944. The 558th served in combat until the surrender of Japan and remained in theater until January 1946, when it returned to the United States and was inactivated. In March 1946, the battalion was transferred to the Air Corps, redesignated the 152d Aircraft Warning and Control Group and allotted to the National Guard. In March 1948, the group was activated and federally recognized in the New York Air National Guard at Westchester County Airport as the air control element of the 52d Fighter Wing. It was assigned three aircraft warning and control squadrons in New York and New Jersey, and an aircraft control squadron stationed with the group headquarters. In August 1951 the group and its squadrons were called to active duty in the expansion of the United States Air Force during the Korean War and moved to Grenier Air Force Base, New Hampshire as part of Air Defense Command (ADC). The unit did not deploy to Korea, instead it moved to Canada where it operated new radar sites being constructed for Northeast Air Command. In December the group was inactivated and returned to state control. The unit was moved to the White Plains Armory and eventually to Roslyn Air National Guard Station on Long Island. The mobilization command for the group changed from ADC to Tactical Air Command (TAC). In 1954, the unit was redesignated the 152d Tactical Control Group and changed its mission from air defense to control of tactical aircraft in both offensive and defensive combat. The group was called to active duty during the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and deployed to Germany, where it operated a network of radar sites until being once again returned to state control in 1962. In 1984 the 152d moved to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, near Syracuse. It became the 152d Air Control Group in 1992 as the Air Force dropped the terms "Tactical" and "Strategic" from its units names with the inactivation of TAC and Strategic Air Command. Air Combat Command became the new mobilization command for the 152d. In 2000, the unit's federal mission was changed to augment the Air Operations Center at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, for the United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). The Air Operations Center provides planning, direction, and control of assigned Air Forces. They also direct activities of forces and monitor actions of both enemy and friendly forces. Lineage Activated in December 1939 as the Signal Aircraft Warning Company, Panama Redesignated 558th Signal Battalion, Aircraft Warning on 15 January 1942 Inactivated on 1 December 1942 Redesignated 558th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion and activated on 10 August 1944 Inactivated on 11 January 1946 Converted, redesignated 152d Aircraft Warning & Control Group on 24 May 1946 and allotted to the National Guard Extended federal recognition and activated on 15 Mar 1948 Called to active duty on 1 August 1951 Inactivated on 20 Dec 1952 and returned to the National Guard Extended federal recognition and activated on 20 Dec 1952 Redesignated 152d Tactical Control Group on 1 December 1954 Federalized and placed on active duty in Oct 1961 Released from active duty and returned to New York state control c 1 Nov 1962 Redesignated 152d Air Control Group c. 16 June 1992 Redesignated 152d Air Operations Group on 1 August 1996 Federalized and placed on active duty in December 2001 Released from active duty and returned to New York state control Federalized and placed on active duty in January 2003 Released from active duty and returned to New York state control in February 2003 Assignments Panama Canal Department, December 1939 Signal Aircraft Warning Service, XXVI Fighter Command c. 9 June 1942 - 1 December 1942 Tenth Air Force, 10 August 1944 33d Fighter Group, October 1944 North Burma Task Force, c. April 1945 Tenth Air Force, 1945 - 11 January 1946 52d Fighter Wing, 15 March 1948 New York Air National Guard, 1 November 1950 First Air Force, 1 August 1951 Eastern Air Defense Force, August 1951 32d Air Division, 6 February 1952 Northeast Air Command, April 1952 New York Air National Guard, 10 December 1952 Ninth Air Force, 1 October 1961 United States Air Forces Europe, October 1961 New York Air National Guard, 1 November 1962 New York Air National Guard, 1 December 2001-Undetermined; 1 January 2003-Undetermined; 1 February 2003 – Present Stations Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone, December 1939 Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone, by July 1942 - 1 December 1942 Dinjan, India, 10 August 1944, Myitkyina, Burma, ca. April 1945 Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, January 1946 - 11 January 1946 Westchester County Airport, New York, 15 March 1948 Grenier Air Force Base, New Hampshire, August 1951 Pepperrell Air Force Base Labrador, April 1952 - 10 December 1952 Westchester County Airport, New York 10 December 1952 - ca. 1953 White Plains State Armory, New York, c. 1954 Roslyn Air National Guard Station, New York, c. 1959 Mannheim Air Station, Germany October 1961 Roslyn Air National Guard Station, New York, 1 November 1962 Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York, May 1983 Ramstein Air Base, December 2001 Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York, unknown Unknown - January 2003 Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York, February 2003 – present Weapons Systems Operated AN/USQ-163 Falconer See also References Gross, Charles J (1996), The Air National Guard and the American Military Tradition, United States Dept. of Defense, External links New York Air National Guard website 152d Air Operations Group 152d AOS History and Lineage Air Operations 0152 Military operations in Syracuse, New York
30809114	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawlinson%20Bridge%20railway%20station	Rawlinson Bridge railway station	Rawlinson Bridge was the first railway station in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. The station was located in the village of Heath Charnock and was situated on the Bolton to Preston Railway. The station opened on 15 June 1837 by act of Parliament, the Bolton and Preston Railway Company had constructed a link with the Manchester line comprising nine and a half miles of railway to a station which was to be a temporary terminus as the railway continued to be built towards Chorley. Four years later in December 1841 the line had reached Chorley and was superseded by more centralised stations at Chorley and Adlington. No traces of the former terminus remain although after closure the site became home of the junction linking the mineral railway which served Ellerbeck Colliery to the main line. This line and the colliery closed in the 1960s. Disused railway stations in Chorley Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1837 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1841
27874856	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia%20texana	Salvia texana	Salvia texana, commonly called Texas sage, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in northern Mexico, and in the U.S. states of Texas and New Mexico. Its natural habitat is dry areas on limestone soils, in prairies or over rock outcrops. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows tall. It has with hairy lanceolate-oblanceolate leaves. The flowers are purple-blue. It resembles Salvia engelmannii in appearance, but has a longer bloom period, smaller and darker flowers, and unopened green buds at the top of the plant. References texana Flora of Texas Flora of New Mexico Flora of Mexico
14234335	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionicio%20Rodriguez	Dionicio Rodriguez	Dionicio Rodriguez (1891–1955) was a Mexican-born artist and architect whose work can be seen in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as Washington, D.C. and Mexico City. Dionicio Rodríguez died in San Antonio on December 16, 1955, and was buried in San Fernando Archdiocesan Cemetery; he had no immediate survivors. His work is noted for its unique style of concrete construction that imitates wood, known as Faux Bois (French for false wood). Gates, benches and artificial rock formations were created by the artist to invite visitors to rest or explore the landscape. The National Register listing of "The Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas," which includes Woodlawn Garden of Memories, is the result of ten years' research into the life and work of the artisan, by San Antonio historians Maria Watson Pfeiffer and Patsy Pittman Light. Woodlawn is the only known extant cemetery work in Texas by Rodriguez. Many of his major works of art are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Biography Rodriguez was born on April 11, 1891 in Toluca, State of Mexico, in Mexico to Catarino Rodriguez and Luz Alegria de Rodriguez. His family moved to Mexico City, D.F., when he was young. When he was older, he worked with his father and brother as a bricklayer. At one time he worked with Pedro Ximénez, whose wife, Beatrice, would go on to become a cement sculptor of note herself. Works Japanese Tea Gardens For the Japanese Tea Gardens in San Antonio, Texas he replicated a Japanese Torii gate at the entrance to the gardens. This piece was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 With the rise of anti-Japanese sentiment of World War II in the 1940s, the gardens were renamed the Chinese Tea Gardens. In 1984, the city restored the original "Japanese Tea Garden" designation in a ceremony. At least eight of his other sculptures in San Antonio, the Buckeye Park Gate, the bridge in Brackenridge Park, the Fence at Alamo Cement Company, the Fountain at Alamo Cement Company, the Jacala Restaurant, locations in Miraflores Park, the Stations of the Cross and Grotto at the Shrine of St. Anthony de Padua, and the Trolley Stop in Alamo Heights were also added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 and 2005 Memorial Park Cemetery In 1935 Rodriguez was hired to beautify the Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee with sculptures. Annie Laurie's Wishing Chair, Broken Tree Bench, Abrahams Oak, Pool of Hebron and Cave of Machpelah are some of the most important sculptures that can be found throughout the cemetery. Cedar Hill Cemetery Working in Cedar Hill Cemetery just outside Washington, D.C. in suburban Suitland, Maryland in 1936 and 1937, Rodriguez built numerous sculptural pieces, including a fallen tree bench, a tiled block bench, two bridges with branch railings and log decks, a tree shelter, and an Annie Laurie wishing chair. Gallery of works at Cedar Hill Cemetery Crystal Shrine Grotto Construction of the Crystal Shrine Grotto began in 1938. The grotto is a 60-foot (18.3-meter) deep, hand-built cave in a hillside near the center of the cemetery, filled with five tons (4.5 metric tons) of quartz crystal, hence the name Crystal Shrine Grotto. The shrines in the grotto illustrate the stages of "Christ's Journey on the Earth from Birth to Resurrection". Rodriguez' sculptures and the Crystal Shrine Grotto in the Memorial Park Cemetery are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Other works Aviary at the Houston Zoo, 1513 N. McGregor Houston, TX, NRHP-listed Buckeye Park Gate, 1600 W. Wildwood San Antonio, TX, NRHP-listed Chinese Sunken Garden Gate, Brackenridge Park, 400 N. St. Mary's St. San Antonio, TX, NRHP-listed Couchwood, 601 Couchwood Rd., Shorewood Hills, AR, NRHP-listed Crestview Park, Crestview and Cherry Hill Drives, North Little Rock, AR, NRHP-listed Dionicio Rodriguez Bridge in Brackenridge Park, 400 N. St. Mary's St. San Antonio, TX, NRHP-listed Eddingston Court, 3300 Proctor St. Port Arthur, TX, NRHP-listed Elmwood Cemetery, 600 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Birmingham, AL Fence at Alamo Cement Company, 7300 Jones Maltsberger Rd. San Antonio, TX, NRHP-listed Fountain at Alamo Cement Company, 7300 Jones Maltsberger Rd. San Antonio, TX, NRHP-listed Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez, 320 Oak St. Clayton, NM, NRHP-listed Gazebo for Albert Steves, 105 FM 473, at east portion of property Comfort, TX, NRHP-listed Gazebo for James Richard Marmion, 1214 County Rd. Sweeny, TX, NRHP-listed Jacala Restaurant, 2702 N. St. Mary's St. San Antonio, TX, NRHP-listed Lakewood Park, Address Restricted North Little Rock, AR, NRHP-listed Little Switzerland, Address Restricted Shorewood Hills, AR, NRHP-listed Miraflores Park (seven works), 1184 E Hildebrand Ave. San Antonio, TX, NRHP-listed Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion, 1214 County Rd. Sweeny, TX, NRHP-listed T. R. Pugh Memorial Park, 3800 Lakeshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR, NRHP-listed Sculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez at Memorial Park Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN, NRHP-listed Stations of the Cross and Grotto at the Shrine of St. Anthony de Padua (grotto and 14 stations), 100 Peter Baque Rd. San Antonio, TX, NRHP-listed Trolley Stop in Alamo Heights, 4900 blk of Broadway Alamo Heights, TX, NRHP-listed Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery, 1101 Antoine Houston, TX, NRHP-listed Further reading See also References External links http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=503 EncyclopediaOfArkansas.net Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez, a book about Rodriguez's work Studio Cortes, the professional website of Carlos Cortes, great-nephew of Dionicio Rodriguez, who is carrying on the family artistic tradition Mexican sculptors Male sculptors Mexican architects Concrete sculptures 1891 births 1955 deaths People from Toluca Mexican emigrants to the United States 20th-century sculptors
22915315	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Auto%20Lola%20B08/70	Proto-Auto Lola B08/70	The Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 is a Daytona Prototype sports car built in 2008 by Lola Cars and sold by Proto-Auto LLC. It was débuted by Krohn Racing at the GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami, the second round of the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season, after Krohn Racing has used the previous year's Riley at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Originally powered by a Pontiac 5.0 litre V8 engine, it received a new Ford "Cammer" for 2009, producing . The car scored its first win at the 2009 Verizon Wireless 250 at the Thunderbolt Raceway, with Niclas Jönsson and Ricardo Zonta at the wheel. References External links PDF Specs Sports prototypes
10613019	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reich%20Party%20of%20the%20German%20Middle%20Class	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	The Reich Party of the German Middle Class (), known from 1920 to 1925 as the Economic Party of the German Middle Classes (), was a conservative German political party during the Weimar Republic. It was commonly known as the Wirtschaftspartei or WP. Development Following the establishment of the Weimar Republic the German National People's Party (DNVP), which emerged as the main conservative party, hoped to include Germany's established bourgeoisie as a natural part of its own support base. This however was not to the case, as the party quickly became associated with general rural interests as well as those of big business and as a result the WP was formed in 1920 to be the party of these Mittelstand views. In order to reflect the views of this group, the WP called for a reduction in government economic involvement, a freer hand for business and lower tax. Close to the Central Association of House and Property Owners, it was particularly opposed to revaluation, which it considered an attack on the rights of property owners. The WP did not dominate as the middle class vote, as some did go with either the DNVP or one of the two liberal parties, whilst others preferred more radical right alternatives, but generally the WP emerged as the main group to specifically target the middle classes for its support. Its first representation was in the Landtag of Prussia in 1921 and it appeared in the Reichstag in 1924. Its best performance in a national election came in 1930 when it won 23 seats. This total reduced to two only two years later by which time it had lost most of its support to the Nazi Party. Saxony The party enjoyed its strongest following in Saxony during the 1920s and when it first contested the Landtag of Saxony elections in 1924 it received 7.9% of the vote in Chemnitz-Zwickau, the only district in which it stood. In 1926 the party co-operated with the German People's Party, DNVP and the Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation in a pact against "red parties" in Saxony, arguing that the left was using that state to launch its assault on the Weimar Republic in order to establish communism in Germany. The pact was not a success however as a Social Democratic Party of Germany government took office in the state and before the WP was squabbling with their Reich Party allies over the issue of property revaluation (which WP opposed and the Reich Party supported). Nonetheless, their support in Saxony was reflected in the 1928 Reichstag election, where the party's 8.5% vote share was by some distance their highest in the country. This fell to 7.3% in 1930 and to as low as 1% in July 1932 by which the WP, which had flirted with anti-parliamentary rhetoric and corporatism, saw its support transfer to the Nazi Party in Saxony as was the case elsewhere. References Political parties in the Weimar Republic Conservative parties in Germany Anti-communist parties
26217625	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20Federer%20junior%20years	Roger Federer junior years	Swiss tennis player Roger Federer's main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon, where, in 1998, he won both the singles tournament over Irakli Labadze, in straight sets, and the doubles with Olivier Rochus, over the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram, also in straight sets. In addition, Federer was a runner-up at the US Open Junior tournament in 1998, losing the final to David Nalbandian. Federer would go on to win four other junior singles tournaments in his career. As a junior, Federer was also known as a "hot head" on court which is distinct from his adult image of cool and calm, and being a great on-court role model. Junior career 1993-1998 Federer was almost four years old when Boris Becker, his childhood idol, won his first Wimbledon title in 1985. From then on, Federer watched "tennis matches on television for hours on end." Reflecting on his childhood, he said, "I liked tennis the best of all sports. It was always exciting and winning or losing was always in my hands." Soon after enrolling in school at the age of six, Federer became the best in his age group and trained three times a week in and around Basel. It was at these sessions that he became friends with Marco Chiudinelli, a "talented" boy a month younger than Federer. The boys often played squash, table tennis, and soccer together. A region-wide top tennis group was formed when the pair was eight years old; despite playing for different clubs, they became members. They first played each other at an official event called The Bambino Cup in Arlesheim when both were eight. "Back then we only played one long set of up to nine games," Chiudinelli recollects. "Things weren't going well for me at the beginning. I was behind 2–5 and I started to cry. We cried a lot back then even during the matches. Roger came up to me and tried to comfort me when we switched sides. He told me everything would be alright, and in fact, things got better. I took the lead 7–6 and noticed that the tide had turned. Then he began to cry and I ran up to him and give him encouragement and things went better for him. It was the only time I could beat him." When he was 10, Federer began weekly private coaching with Adolf Kacovsky, a tennis coach at The Old Boys Tennis Club. "I noticed right away that this guy was a natural talent," said Kacovsky. "He was born with a racquet in his hand." At first, Federer received lessons only while part of a group, although "the club and I quickly noticed he was enormously talented. We began giving him private lessons that were partly funded by the club. Roger was a quick learner. When you wanted to teach him something new, he was able to pick it up after three or four tries, while others in the group needed weeks." A "star pupil", the Swiss youngster always wanted to become the best in the world. "People laughed at him, including me," recollects Kacovsky. "I thought that he would perhaps become the best player in Switzerland or Europe but not the best in the world. He had it in his head and he worked at it." He played soccer until the age of twelve, when he decided to focus solely on tennis. At fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Écublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996. In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion of the year. He also won the under 18s category at the prestigious Orange Bowl. ITF Junior Circuit finals Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up) Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) All matches See also Roger Federer Roger Federer career statistics References External links Federer ITF Juniors 1995-1998 Junior tennis 1996 in tennis 1997 in tennis 1998 in tennis 1990s in Swiss tennis 1990s in Swiss sport
1468067	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert%20de%20Burgh-Canning%2C%202nd%20Marquess%20of%20Clanricarde	Hubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde	Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (; ; ; ; 30 November 1832 – 12 April 1916), styled Lord Hubert de Burgh until 1862 and Lord Hubert de Burgh-Canning until 1874, was an Anglo-Irish ascendancy nobleman, millionaire, and politician who was the grandson of British Prime Minister George Canning. Early life He was the son of Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde and his wife, Harriet, daughter of British Prime Minister George Canning. He assumed the surname Canning after inheriting the estates of his uncle, Earl Canning. After the death of his elder brother, Lord Dunkellin, who had been Liberal MP for Galway County from 1865 until his death in 1867, Hubert succeeded in becoming heir to both the Marquessate and also to his brother's seat. He was elected as the Liberal MP for Galway County in 1867, reelected in 1868, and retired in 1871. Career Hubert de Burgh-Canning was unmourned in Ireland, where he had a reputation as one of the worst and most repressive absentee landlords in the country. His estate centred on Portumna, County Galway spanned a mainly agricultural (81 sq mi) (about 3.5% of this second-largest county), yielding about an average of £25,000 () during his lifetime yearly in rents paid by 1,900 largely poorly agriculturally equipped and housed tenants, and was a main target during the 1887 Plan of Campaign fought for fair rents by the Irish Parliamentary Party. Clanricarde's opposition to the plan was so obdurate (strong) that an Irish minister commented: "... what right has Clanricarde to be treated better than a lunatic or an orphan?" His land agent John Henry Blake was murdered in 1882. In 1888 the Earl wrote to Chief Secretary Balfour "the western Irish cannot be kept up to their contracts without the threat of eviction." Upon the suggestion of Arthur Balfour, the Irish members of parliament submitted a bill to parliament for expropriation of his estates. The Prime Minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman approved the bill and denounced Clanricarde in parliament in a way described as 'scathing'. Never had Clanicarde visited his estates, despite the many thousands of families that had been evicted from them during that time, resulting in mass destitution. "So universal is the execration in which this particular nobleman is held by people of every political party that when the question of this bill was put to the vote by the speaker, liberals, liberal unionists and conservatives all voted with the Irish party, only three of the nearly 700 members of the house of Commons opposing the vote, which would otherwise have been unanimous." From 1891 onwards the Congested Districts Board attempted to compulsorily purchase the estate but were not successful until 1915. Death He died in 1916, aged 83, a resident of 13 Hanover Square, London, and was buried on the west side of Highgate Cemetery, London. His probate was sworn in that year at . At his death, his vast fortune devolved upon his sister's grandson, Henry, Viscount Lascelles, who in 1919 went on to marry Mary, Princess Royal. Upon his death his peerages became extinct, save the second creation of the earldom of Clanricarde, which passed by special remainder to the 6th Marquess of Sligo. Arms Ancestry References \|- 1832 births 1916 deaths 19th-century Anglo-Irish people Irish Anglicans Burgh-Canning, Hubert de Burgh-Canning, Hubert de Burgh-Canning, Hubert de UK MPs who inherited peerages Politicians from County Galway Hubert Burials at Highgate Cemetery Marquesses of Clanricarde British landlords
54359722	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric%20Barbier%20%28politician%29	Frédéric Barbier (politician)	Frédéric Barbier (born 30 August 1960) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2015, representing the department of Doubs. Political career Having previously been affiliated with the Socialist Party, Barbier joined LREM in 2016. In parliament, Barbier serves as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-German Parliamentary Friendship Group. Political positions In October 2017, Barbier was the only LREM member to vote against the reform of the solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) and against the increase in the general social contribution (CSG) for pensioners. In July 2019, Barbier decided not to align with his parliamentary group’s majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada. See also 2017 French legislative election References 1960 births Living people Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic La République En Marche! politicians Place of birth missing (living people)
38884941	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geno%20DeNobile	Geno DeNobile	Geno DeNobile (March 6, 1933 – May 5, 1995) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian football player, playing from 1956 to 1964 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. DeNobile was truly a hometown boy. Born in Hamilton, he came up through the ranks with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Junior B team. He was an unsung hero of the great Tiger-Cat teams. Though he was never an all-star during his 9-year career, he played in seven Grey Cup games, winning two of them in 1957 and 1963. He died on May 5, 1995. References 1933 births 1995 deaths Canadian football guards Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario
8502755	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus-Rol	Jus-Rol	Jus-Rol is a manufacturer of frozen pastry and related products, such as vol-au-vents. The company is owned by General Mills. The company began in 1954 in Coldstream, Scotland, when local baker, Mr Tom Forsythe, started selling "Just Roll" puff pastry to his customers. Jus-Rol used to have more than one factory – the other was located in Amble but was sold in the mid-to-late 1990s. In 1975 the business was sold to the food giant Fitch Lovell, before being sold off by Booker Group (the new owners of Fitch Lovell) in 1990 to Grand Metropolitan. In early 2007, the parent company of Jus-Rol, General Mills, acquired the Northamptonshire frozen pastry and pork pie company Saxby Bros Ltd, in a takeover bid. All frozen pastry production was transferred from the Wellingborough Saxby's site to Berwick-upon-Tweed in 2008, terminating the Saxby brand. In 2016 the Berwick site closed as General Mills moved production outside the UK. British Pie Week In 2007, Jus-Rol launched an annual celebration British Pie Week on 4 March. External links Bakeries of the United Kingdom General Mills brands
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31302018	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Brandon	Elizabeth Brandon	Elizabeth Brandon may refer to: Elizabeth Grey, Viscountess Lisle, married name Brandon (1505–1519), English noblewoman Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon (1916–2008)
53692350	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis%20G%C3%B3mez%20%28tennis%29	Luis Gómez (tennis)	Luis Gómez (born 18 December 1992) is a Panamanian tennis player. Gómez makes appearances at the Visit Panamá Cup. Gómez represents Panama at the Davis Cup where he has a singles W/L record of 2–3, and a doubles W/L of 4–8. The Group III Americas event took place 17th to 22nd June 2019 at the Escazu Country Club in Costa Rica on hard court, and Gómez participated in both singles and doubles. The Panama team beat the Honduras, Bermuda, and Trinidad & Tobago teams 2–1 but lost to the Jamaica and Cuba teams 1–2. References External links 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Panama City Panamanian male tennis players
62618484	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilok%20Singh%20Chitarkar	Trilok Singh Chitarkar	Trilok Singh Chitarkar (1914–1990) was a versatile Indian painter. He has unique style of presenting himself through variety of themes – Sikh religion, history, culture, folk lore, love legends, portraits, social evils, nature, illustration of Gurbani, Shabads, visuals in Punjabi Encyclopedia and books. He was well versed with deep knowledge of Gurbani, history and religion. He knew many languages i.e. Gurmukhi, Punjabi, Hindi, English, Urdu, Persian, Assamese and Bengali. He translated articles from Bengali to Punjabi and published these in the book titled Bangla De Daab in 1974. The Artist was honoured in 1973 by the Chief Minister, Punjab, India Giani Zail Singh at a state level function organised at his residence, Chitralok, Patiala. Language department, Punjab published a book in Punjabi-Chitralok's Contribution to Art and released on the 70th birthday of the artist, December 10, 1984 at a special function organised in Central Library at Patiala for his contribution to Art. He is the first Punjabi Artist on whose works Ph.D. degree Art of Trilok Singh was awarded by Punjabi University, Patiala. A Gold medal has been established in the name of the artist and it is awarded to the topper of M.A. Fine Arts. He was appointed as a State Artist in erstwhile PEPSU state of Punjab in 1948 and later worked as Artist in Department of Languages, Punjab. He lived and worked all over India and spent last years of his life in Patiala town in Punjab state in India. Biography Early life Trilok Singh was born in village Jartauli, District Ludhiana to father Gurdit Singh and mother Daya Kaur. He was married to Harbans Kaur and has one daughter and three sons. His father was a civil engineer by profession, who worked in the Uganda Railway, Cape Government Railways, South African Republic and then in East Bengal Railways at Assam. His mother passed away during his childhood and he spent his childhood in Jartauli under the supervision of his grandfather Baba Daya Singh. His grandfather's knowledge of Gurbani was a boon and blessing for him beyond limits. The artist always felt that his success in life and art is only due to good training, blessing, motivation of his grandfather. He was studying in 10th class in a school at Kila Raipur, District Ludhiana when his grandfather died. Education and training In 1930, his father took him to Assam and gave him the responsibility to prepare land for agriculture purpose. He lived in Punjabi Basti in Lanka, District Nawgong, Assam. The natural beauty of Assam attracted him. In his free time he enjoyed drawing the nature. His creative genius arose from within and he start drawing and painting. His father thought of famous Artist S.G. Thakur Singh who was in Calcutta at that time. His father sent drawings to the artist to know whether his son would be successful in the field of art. On getting positive response. His father sent him to Calcutta in 1931 to take further professional guidance in art. He started working hard to learn. Once when Artist S.G. Thakur Singh came to know that his father has sent him money, he scolded him and advised him saying he has no right to ask for money from his father, rather he should earn money and send to his father. Painting career In 1932, the artist set up Trilok Studio Arts (TSA) and named it Trilok Shilpa Asthan and on other side a car paint workshop situated at 7, Ashutosh Mukherjee Road in Calcutta. Shortly, it became very popular. He often spent time with Punjabi poets, writers and Bengali artists. The first biographical detail of Trilok Singh was published in 1932 in a monthly Punjabi magazine of Calcutta Pulwari by the editor Heera Singh Dard. He got silver medal for his painting in All India Ramgharia Federation, Kharagpur, Bengal in 1932. Next year, he participated in an exhibition of All India Fine Arts Association held in Calcutta. Picture of two famous Sikh artists Trilok Singh and S.G. Thakur Singh was published in special edition of Punjabi newspaper Desh Darpan, Calcutta on January 11, 1935, page 36. In 1937, the artist with his family had to shift to Assam to look after his agricultural land as his father was very sick. There he designed an appliance attached to cart for automatic rice plantation which was pulled with a pair of bulls. It was known as 'Dhan Roopa Kala'. He helped his father in agriculture and also opened Art Studio Navrang in Nowgong. In 1938, two paintings -Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose – were prepared and sent to Congress session at Haripur in Assam. He welcomed Jawaharlal Nehru at Chhaparmukh railway station, Assam and garlanded him. Next day, he attended the session and presented Pt. Nehru his painting on patriotism. While receiving it, Nehru said you are very useful artist to our country. In 1938, Sh. Gopinath Bordoloi formed the government in Assam. In 1939, the artist completed the painting ‘Mother India with flambeau’ showing his patriotic feelings. After the death of his father, the responsibility of agricultural land and his profession fell on his shoulders. Suddenly, his son Surjit Singh fell sick and he took his son to Shillong for a change of climate. It was a very hard time for Trilok Singh. The health of his son was deteriorating day by day. He got his son admitted in The Hills Welsh Mission Hospital (Dr. H. Gordon Roberts Hospital, Shillong). To meet medical expenses, he started going to military base, prepared pencil sketches, portraits of soldiers, took photographs & developed in box camera fitted on his bicycle. He prepared a painting of Jesus Christ blessing the hospital and gifted it to the hospital on Christmas when his son recovered. Dr. Hughes Gordon Robert, Welsh Presbyterian Mission and founder of the hospital thanked the artist for the beautiful gift vide his letter Ref.no 239 dated December 29, 1941. As a mark of blessings of Almighty, he started study of Guru Nanak's life and preparing it on canvas. He ran Art and Photography studio 'Navrang' in Shillong for two years. He was blessed with second child, a daughter 'Jagdish Kaur'. Return to the Punjab In 1944, he shifted back to his native village Jartaulli in Punjab. He came in contact with Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh who lived in Village Narangwal about 2 km from his residence. He prepared painting of Bhai Randhir Singh who stood before him.Bhai Randhir Singh himself honoured him with Siropa, Rs125/- as token of love. Bhai Sahib advised him to prepare painting of Guru Gobind Singh. To make the painting, he travelled to Anandpur Sahib, Privar Vichora, Bhatha Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, Machhiwara, Alamgir on his bicycle to understand the nature of that area. Bhai Sahib happily received the painting of Guru Gobind Singh. He met S. Hardarshan Singh Jeji in 1945 in Patiala and handed over Bhai Sahib's letter. He also met Maharaja of Patiala with the painting. He also visited Delhi on April 14, 1946, and met Congress leaders Pandit Nehru, Asif Ali and others. With due advise from Bhai Sahib, he joined as instructor in paint workshop at 117 E.T.C. military training center, Meerut cantonment Meerut. He worked there for two years. India got independence in 1947. Later career Trilok Singh was adjudged the best in painting competition held for the post of State Artist in Patiala & East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) and offered him the job. He joined on 8-06-1948. During this tenure, he was associated with art work of Rikanjat Secretariat, Punjabi and Archives department, Museum, Darbar Hall (Qilla Mubark). Rai Sahib Ganga Singh, State Artist (PEPSU), Specialist in Drawing and Painting ( University College London) wrote about Trilok Singh on 29-03-1951 :- I have had the opportunity to examine his work several times, I always found that he is up to the mark. He is very strong in perspective drawing and making original designs, which infact is the key of success in Fine Arts. His work that he has done in Darbar Hall (Qilla Mubark) during this period would speak the efficiency itself. ( original letter is with Jotinder Singh, Chitralok, Patiala). He worked on this post up to 31-03-1951. In 1951, Trilok Singh joined Punjabi Mehkma (PEPSU) as artist (Chitarkar). Dr. Ganda Singh was holding the charge as director of the department at that time. The artist was member of decoration committee of Assembly Hall, PEPSU. He designed illustrations of publications, portraits and preparation of four volumes of Mahankosh (Punjabi Encyclopedia) into one book. Till 1956, Punjabi Mehkma status was temporary one, the artist and Inder Singh Chakarvarti were instrumental in getting Punjabi Mehkma status as permanent from Raja Surendra Singh of Nalagarh State, finance minister, PEPSU. After the merger of PEPSU in Punjab on November 1, 1956, it became Language department, Punjab. He was member of Arts Study Center, Punjabi University, Patiala 1962–64. He was the life member of Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar and Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi. His retirement was due in 1972 but Punjab Govt. gave him extension of two years. After retirement, he devoted his time to art and illustrated the messages of Gurbani though his paintings. Last days at Patiala Jotinder Singh youngest son of the artist, was living and looking after them. Wife of the artist left for heavenly abode on June 6, 1990. The Artist wrote his will on July 13, 1990, that he will continue to dedicate himself to art work and his son Jotinder Singh will be the owner of all his works thereafter. He also wrote in the Will that his son looked after them like Gurdev Mata and Gurdev Pita and takes care of his works with love and devotion. He completed his last painting a day before his death. He was honoured for his contribution to art at Ludhiana two days before his death i.e. December 9, 1990. Last day. On December 11, 1990, he got ready in morning as usual and asked his son to take his photograph before leaving for Delhi. Then he went to Municipal committee for street work and became unconscious sitting with executive officer. They immediately took him to Rajindra Hospital. Doctors declared him dead. Harpal Kaur w/o Jotinder Singh went to the hospital and brought his body. The last day photograph has been fixed on title page of PhD research thesis – Art of Trilok Singh. The artist always felt that life is too short, there is still lot is to be done. He devoted 58 years of his life in the field of art. Awards and honors Then Chief Minister of Punjab Giani Zail Singh had inaugurated his Art Gallery Chitralok, Patiala in year 1973 and also named a street as Chitra-Lok Marg after him. Punjabi University has instituted an award Sardar Trilok Singh Chitarkar Gold Medal in the memory of painter, which is conferred annually to university topper of M.A. Fine Art. One researcher has been awarded Ph.D. degree by Punjabi University on critical work of this single painter's work. He was mentioned in various research articles, theses and books about Painters of Punjab. One book titled Chitralok's contribution to Art has been published in Punjabi language by Department of Languages, Punjab in year 1984. Many Punjabi newspapers share stories about the inspiring works of this artist. The painting exhibitions of this painter have been held frequently all around the Punjab. Paintings Being a very religious person, his knowledge about sikh religion is reflected in all his paintings. During initial days of his career, his works mostly focused towards freedom struggle of India and Patriotism. Later on his works represented teachings of Guru Granth Sahib. He also prepared illustrations of many books including Guru Gobind Singh Marg, while working with Punjab Language deptt. These original paintings by Trilok Singh Chitarkar are on display in Chitralok Art Gallery, Patiala. Pre Independence works (1933 to 1947) Post Independence works (1948 to 1990) He worked on variety of themes. Some of his works are presented in following categories:- Love legends- Womenhood Landscape Punjabi Encyclopedia – Trilok Singh is the only Artist who made illustrations for Punjabi encyclopedia and published by Languages department, Punjab Punjabi Culture- Development of Gurmukhi (Punjabi) script from 375 AD Poetry Paintings based on Gurbani- Portraits Historical- Punjabi alphabets – comparative Hindi and Bengali alphabets Contribution to Hindi Legacy The Artist left for heavenly abode on December 11, 1990. His youngest son Jotinder Singh and his family was living with his father and took care of him. He was looking after the Artist's paintings and other works with very much care and love. Jotinder Singh did the last rites of his father. As per the registered Will executed by the Artist, Jotinder Singh became the sole owner of his father's works. Both brothers went to court that the registered Will is false but the court ordered that the registered Will is the genuine one. Jotinder Singh is maintaining and preserving the works of his father with due care. 1991- On-the- spot competition started in 1991 every year in the month of May for school children of Patiala. Children are being provided with awards in the memory of Artist Trilok Singh. 1992- Art section of 52nd All India Sikh Educational Conference held at Patiala in 1992 was dedicated to late S. Trilok Singh Artist. The works of the Artist were exhibited for 3 days. This exhibition was inaugurated by S. Gurcharan Singh Tohra, president, SGPC, Amritsar and Principal S. Satbir Singh. 1994- Painting Exhibition of the Artist was held in Yamunanagar ( HR ) in 1994. The Exhibition was inaugurated by the minister of educations, Haryana. They honoured the Artist's son Jotinder Singh. 1995- North Zone Cultural Center, Government of India, Patiala made a documentary film ‘ Great master of North Zone - S. Trilok Singh Chitarkar’. 2001- Research work was done on the works of the Artist named ‘ Art of Trilok Singh’ for Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts by Saroj Kumari Sharma, director, Museum and Art Gallery, Department of Fine Arts, Punjabi University, Patiala under the guidance of Dr Saroj Chaman. 2004- A Gold medal in the name of S. Trilok Singh Artist set up for the topper of M.A Fine Arts. On this occasion S. Swarn Singh Boparai, Kirti Chakra Padma Shri, vice chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala and Er. Jotinder Singh son of the Artist and other dignitaries were present. 2005- Painting exhibition was held at Bathinda in December 2005 and dedicated to S. Trilok Singh Artist. 2006- A SPIRITUAL GLOW an exhibition of paintings based on the verses of Gurbani by late S. Trilok Singh Artist was held in Museum and Art Gallery, Punjabi University, Patiala. It was inaugurated by S. Swaran Singh Boparai, Kirti Chakra, Padam Shree (Awardee), vice chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab. This exhibition remained open from December 19 to December 22, 2006. 10-12-2014- on 100th birthday of the Artist, Jotinder Singh with his wife visited Sri Harmandar Sahib, Amritsar. With the blessing of Almighty, web www.triloksinghartist.com was launched. 2017- work prepared by the Artist was published by Bihar government in Coffee books in Punjabi and English on 350th. Prakash Purv celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh. it is also printed courtesy – Jotinder Singh Engr-in Chief/Retd., Chitralok, Patiala ( www.triloksinghartist.com). 2019- Painting exhibition on the verses of Guru Nanak by Trilok Singh Artist was arranged by Punjabi University, Patiala on 550th. Prakash Purv of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Punjabi University published and released a catalogue in honour of S. Trilok Singh Artist on 13th. August 2019 in Senate hall by Vice Chancellor Dr. BS Ghuman. The exhibition was held in Museum and Art Gallery, Punjabi University, Patiala from August 13- August 20, 2019. Prominent personalities were present at the time of inauguration Dr. Gurmit Singh Sidhu, Prof. & Head, Guru Gobind Singh Chair, Punjabi University, Dr. Balkar Singh, director, World Punjabi Center, S. Ujagar Singh ex DPRO, S. Jagjit Singh Dardi Chairman, Chardikala group. S. Badungar former president – SGPC, Amritsar. 2020- A book -Guru Gobind Singh Marg As Visualised By Artist Trilok Singh- was published. This book is having Guru Gobind Singh Marg prepared by S. Trilok Singh from Anandpur Sahib to Talwandi Sabo. The paintings of the Artist related to the Marg are also included in the book.<ref> References External links Detailed biography Facebook Review about Artist and Life Sketch of Trilok Singh Artist Indian Sikhs 1914 births 1990 deaths People from Patiala Punjabi people 20th-century Indian painters Indian male painters Painters from Punjab, India Ramgarhia people
47519820	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multyfarnham%20%28disambiguation%29	Multyfarnham (disambiguation)	Multyfarnham is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. Multyfarnham may also refer to: Places Republic of Ireland Multyfarnham (civil parish), a civil parish in the barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath Multyfarnham or Fearbranagh, a townland spanning Stonehall and Tyfarnham civil parishes, barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath Multyfarnham (townland), a townland in Multyfarnham civil parish, barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath See also Multyfarnham Friary
43818914	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani%20Torres%20%28Colombian%20footballer%29	Dani Torres (Colombian footballer)	Daniel Alejandro "Dani" Torres Rojas (born 15 November 1989) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Club career Santa Fe Born in Cáqueza, Cundinamarca, Torres joined Independiente Santa Fe's youth setup in 2005 at the age of 15. He made his senior debut on 8 June 2008, starting in a 0–3 away loss against América de Cali. On 8 July 2011, Torres was loaned to fellow league team Atlético Nacional until the end of the year, with a buyout clause. However, he only appeared sparingly for the club, being released in the end of the year mainly due to disciplinary problems (some of them related to alcoholism). Upon returning to Santa Fe, Torres established himself as a regular starter and helped the side in their 2012 and 2014 successful campaigns. He scored his first professional goal on 9 August of the latter year, netting the second in a 2–1 home win against Independiente Medellín. Independiente Medellín On 5 July 2015, Torres and fellow Santa Fe teammate Luis Carlos Arias were transferred to Independiente Medellín. He featured regularly for the side during his spell, scoring two goals in the 2015 season. Alavés On 19 July 2016, Torres signed a four-year contract with Deportivo Alavés, newly promoted to La Liga. He made his debut in the category on 21 August, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid. Albacete (loan) On 31 January 2019, after featuring rarely during the first half of the campaign, Torres was loaned to Segunda División side Albacete Balompié, for six months. Zaragoza On 31 January 2020, Torres joined Real Zaragoza in the second division until the end of the season, after terminating his contract with Alavés. Albacete return On 7 February 2021, free agent Torres returned to Albacete on a contract until the end of the campaign. International career On 6 November 2015, Torres was called up by Colombia national team manager José Pékerman for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Argentina. He made his full international debut six days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against the former. Torres was also included in Pékerman's final 23-man list for the Copa América Centenario, featuring regularly as his side finished third. Personal life In October 2016, Torres produced a video urging Colombians against supporting the peace deal with FARC. Torres is a devout Christian, who cited his opposition to then president Juan Manuel Santos as that Santos did not put Jesus at the center of his politics. Career statistics Club Notes Honours Club Santa Fe Categoría Primera A: 2012-I, 2014-II Copa Colombia: 2009 Superliga Colombiana: 2013, 2015 International Colombia Copa América: Third place 2016 References External links 1989 births Living people People from Cundinamarca Department Colombian footballers Association football midfielders Categoría Primera A players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Independiente Medellín footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Deportivo Alavés players Albacete Balompié players Copa América Centenario players Colombia international footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Colombian Christians
12386984	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20C.%20Saville	Paul C. Saville	Paul C. Saville (born 1956) is an American businessman, and President and CEO of NVR, Inc. Education In 1977 he received bachelor of arts degree in business administration (BBA) from the College of William and Mary. He received a master of business administration (MBA) from the University of Pittsburgh. Career After receiving his M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, Saville joined Rockwell International in their Automotive Operations. In 1989, Saville joined Ryan Homes, predecessor of NVR, working in various financial positions within the company. His backgrounds in finance and strategic planning/oversight prepared him to serve as Vice President of Business Planning, then CFO and effectively chief operating officer. He advanced within the company and in 2015 was appointed to his current position as President and CEO. According to Forbes.com, Saville earned more than $30 million in 2010 and owns about 300,000 shares of NVR stock. He has a net worth $230 million. References 1956 births Living people 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople American chief executives American real estate businesspeople College of William & Mary alumni Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business alumni
6136701	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Doolittle	Charles Doolittle	Charles Camp Doolittle (March 16, 1832 – February 20, 1903) was a store clerk, general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a bank cashier. Biography Doolittle was born in Burlington, Vermont, the son of Matthew Doolittle. He attended school in Montreal, Quebec, and moved to New York City in 1847, finally settling in Hillsdale, Michigan, where he was a store clerk. He was commissioned first lieutenant in Company E, 4th Michigan Infantry on June 20, 1861, and promoted to captain of Company H on August 20, 1861. His regiment participated in the Peninsula Campaign, where he was wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mill on June 28, 1862. He was promoted to colonel and assumed command of the 18th Michigan Infantry on August 13, 1862. Doolittle and his regiment served in the Western Theater for the duration of the war, with various assignments in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. His troops helped defend Athens, Alabama, against Confederate cavalry under Joseph Wheeler and Decatur, Alabama, against John Bell Hood. On April 22, 1865, President Andrew Johnson appointed Doolittle brigadier general of volunteers to rank from January 27, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln had nominated Doolittle for the appointment on January 30, 1865 and the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination on February 14, 1865 but Lincoln was unable to make the formal appointment before he was assassinated. Doolittle was mustered out of the volunteer service on November 30, 1865. On February 24, 1866, President Johnson nominated Doolittle for appointment to the brevet grade of major general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on May 4, 1866. After the war he was a cashier at Merchant's National Bank in Toledo, Ohio. He is buried in Toledo's Woodlawn Cemetery. See also List of American Civil War generals (Union) Notes References Boatner, Mark M., The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay Co., 1959. Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Johnson, Rossiter, ed., Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Volumes I-X. Boston, MA: The Biographical Society, 1904. Sifakis, Stewart, Who Was Who in the Union. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1988. Warner, Ezra, Generals In Blue. Louisiana State University Press, 1964. 1832 births 1903 deaths Union Army generals People of Vermont in the American Civil War People from Burlington, Vermont People from Hillsdale, Michigan Military personnel from Michigan
60271711	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertruida%20van%20Veen	Gertruida van Veen	Gertruida van Veen (June 4, 1602 – June 30, 1643) was a painter from the Southern Netherlands. She was born in Antwerp as the daughter of the painter Otto van Veen. She is best known for her portrait of her father, which is held in the Brussels Museum. Her own portrait was engraved by Lucas Vorsterman. She married Ludovicus Malo and is buried in the St. James' Church, Antwerp. References 1602 births 1643 deaths Artists from Antwerp Belgian women painters 17th-century painters
2871704	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush%20Bucks%20F.C.	Bush Bucks F.C.	Bush Bucks is a South African association football club. The club was founded in 1957 and originally based in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. In 2001, the team moved to East London. It was nicknamed Imbabala (The Bucks). History The club was formed by a former official of the Bush Bucks club from Durban who had moved to the area. It was named Umtata Bush Bucks and played at the South African top level (NSL) from 1976 to 1994, managing to win the league in 1985, 4 finishes in the top-7, They won two Telkom Cups (in 1993 and 1996). They remained at the top level (renamed PSL), moving to East London (outside of the former homeland of Transkei) in 2001, until suffering relegation at the end of the 2002/03 season. They returned after only one season, but were relegated again at the end of 2005/06 season. Since 2007 sole owner is Sturu Pasiya when he purchased a license to participate in the Vodacom League from Lion City FC. The club plays in the SAFA Second Division Eastern Cape division. Major Honours PSL(formerly NSL) winners 1985 Telkom Knockout Winners 1993, 1996 References Association football clubs established in 1957 Defunct soccer clubs in South Africa Former Premier Soccer League clubs Former National First Division clubs Soccer clubs in the Eastern Cape 1957 establishments in South Africa East London, Eastern Cape
610528	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC%20Network	ABC Network	ABC Network may refer to any of the following: American Broadcasting Company, a private television network in the United States Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, regional radio and television broadcaster in Japan Associated Broadcasting Company, a television network in the Philippines Associated British Corporation, a former broadcaster in the United Kingdom Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's public broadcaster
23699054	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli%20District%2C%20Libya	Tripoli District, Libya	Tripoli District (, Aros Al baher Ṭarābulus) is one of the 22 first level subdivisions (بلدية) of Libya. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli, the national capital. Tripoli District is in the Tripolitania region of northwestern Libya. The district has a shoreline along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north (Gulf of Tripoli), Zawiya in the west, Jafara in the southwest, Jabal al Gharbi in the south and Murqub in the east. Per the census estimates of 2012, the total population in the region was 157,747 with 150,353 Libyans. The average size of the household in the country was 6.9, while the average household size of non-Libyans being 3.7. There were totally 22,713 households in the district, with 20,907 Libyan ones. The population density of the district was 1,126 persons per sq. km. Geography The district has a shoreline along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north (Gulf of Tripoli). On land it borders the following districts, namely, Zawiya in the west, Jafara in the southwest, Jabal al Gharbi in the south and Murqub in the east. Tripoli district is a part of Triplotania geographical region of Libya that runs from north to south and has set of coastal oases, plains and limestone plateaus having an elevation of to . The region receives an annual rainfall of . There are no perennial rivers in the region, but the region is abundant with groundwater aquifers. Libya has mostly a flat undulating plain and occasional plateau, with an average elevation of around . Around 91 per cent of the land is covered by desert, with only 8.8 per cent agricultural land (with only 1% arable lands) and 0.1 per cent of forests. Along the coastal regions, the climate is Mediterranean, while it is desert climate in all other parts. Dust storms lasting four to eight days is pretty common during Spring. Triplotania is the northwest region, while it is Cyrenacia in the east and Fezzen in southwest. Demographics Per the census estimates of 2012, the total population in the region was estimated to be 157,747 with 150,353 Libyans. The average size of the household in the country was 6.9, while the average household size of non-Libyans being 3.7. There were totally 22,713 households in the district, with 20,907 Libyan ones. The population density of the district was 1,126 persons per sq. km. Per 2006 census, there were totally 368,839 economically active people in the district. There were 139,656 government employees, 38,984 employers, 112,950 first level workers and 528 second level workers. There were 59,533 workers in state administration, 28,054 in agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry, 29,126 in agriculture & hunting, 59,328 in education, 43,820 in private enterprises, 12,548 in health & social work, 26,258 in production, 77,831 in technical work and 2,362 service workers. The total enrollment in schools was 323,733 and the number of people above secondary stage and less than graduation was 21,876. As per the report from World Health Organization (WHO), there were one communicable disease centres, 124 dental clinics, four general clinics, 27 in-patient clinics, 126 out-patient clinics, 426 pharmacies, 96 PHC centres, 11 polyclinics, no rural clinics and 9 specialized clinics. Administration From 2001 to 2007 the Tripoli District shabiya was smaller than formerly, including only the city of Tripoli and its immediate surroundings. In the 2007 administrative reorganization of Libya the earlier borders of the former Tripoli baladiya (1983–1995) were restored. The most populated places in the district are Castelverde, Qasr bin Ghashir and Tripoli. Libya became independent in 1951 from the colonial empire and generally known for its oil rich resources. As a part of decentralization in 2012, the country is administratively split into 13 regions from the original 25 municipalities, which were further divided in 1,500 communes. As of 2016, there were 22 administrative divisions in the country in the form of districts. References Tripoli Tripoli District, Libya +
94287	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action%20%28firearms%29	Action (firearms)	In firearms terminology, an action is the functional mechanism of a breech-loading firearm that handles (loads, locks, fires, extracts and ejects) the ammunition cartridges, or the method by which that mechanism works. Actions are technically not present on muzzleloaders, as all those are single-shot firearms with a closed off breech with the powder and projectile manually loaded from the muzzle. Instead, the muzzleloader ignition mechanism is referred to as the lock (e.g. matchlock, flintlock, caplock). Actions can be categorized in several ways, including single action versus double action, break action versus bolt action, and others. The term action can also include short, long, and magnum if it is in reference to the length of the rifle's receiver and the length of the bolt. The short action rifle usually can accommodate a cartridge length of or smaller. The long action rifle can accommodate a cartridge of , and the magnum action rifle can accommodate cartridges of . Single-shot actions Single-shot actions operate only to ignite a cartridge that is separately set up ("in battery") for firing, and are incapable of moving the cartridge by itself. As the name implies, all single-shot long and short arms (unless multi-barreled) can only hold one round of ammunition and need to be manually reloaded after every firing. Historically, these are the earliest cartridge firearm actions to be invented. Breechblock Dropping block The dropping block are actions wherein the breechblock lowers or "drops" into the receiver to open the breech, usually actuated by an underlever. There are two principal types of dropping block: the tilting block and the falling block. Tilting block In a tilting block or pivoting block action, the breechblock is hinged on a pin mounted at the rear. When the lever is operated, the block tilts down and forward, exposing the chamber. The best-known pivoting block designs are the Peabody, the Peabody–Martini, and Ballard actions. The original Peabody rifles, manufactured by the Providence Tool Company, used a manually cocked side-hammer. Swiss gunsmith Friedrich Martini developed a pivoting block action by modifying the Peabody, that incorporated a hammerless striker which was cocked by the operating lever with the same single, efficient motion that also pivoted the block. The 1871 Martini–Henry which replaced the "trapdoor" Snider–Enfield was the standard British Army rifle of the later Victorian era, and the Martini is also a popular action for civilian rifles. Charles H. Ballard's self-cocking tilting-block action was produced by the Marlin Firearms Company from 1875, and earned a superlative reputation among long-range "Creedmoor" target shooters. Surviving Marlin Ballards are today highly prized by collectors, especially those mounted in the elaborate Swiss-style Schützen stocks of the day. Falling block A falling block action (also known as a sliding block action) is a single-shot firearm action in which a solid metal breechblock slides vertically in grooves cut into the breech of the firearm and actuated by a lever. Examples of firearms using the falling block action are the Sharps rifle and Ruger No. 1. Rolling block In a rolling block action the breechblock takes the form of a part-cylinder, with a pivot pin through its axis. The operator rotates or "rolls" the block to open and close the breech; it is a simple, rugged and reliable design. Rolling blocks are most often associated with firearms made by Remington in the later 19th century; in the Remington action the hammer serves to lock the breech closed at the moment of firing, and the block in turn prevents the hammer from falling with the breech open. Hinged block The hinged block used in the earliest metallic-cartridge breechloaders designed for general military issue began as conversions of muzzle-loading rifle-muskets. The upper rear portion of the barrel was filed or milled away and replaced by a hinged breechblock which opened upward to permit loading. An internal angled firing pin allowed the re-use of the rifle's existing side-hammer. The Allin action made by Springfield Arsenal in the US hinged forward; the Snider–Enfield used by the British opened to the side. Whereas the British quickly replaced the Snider with a dropping-block Peabody-style Martini action, the US Army felt the trapdoor action to be adequate and followed its muzzleloader conversions with the new-production Springfield Model 1873, which was the principal longarm used as a weapon in the Indian Wars and was still in service with some units in the Spanish–American War. Break-action A break action is a type of firearm where the barrel(s) are hinged and can be "broken open" to expose the breech. Multi-barrel break action firearms are usually subdivided into over-and-under or side-by-side configurations for two barrel configurations or "combination gun" when mixed rifle and shotgun barrels are used. Bolt action Although bolt-action guns are usually associated with fixed or detachable box magazines, in fact the first general-issue military breechloader was a single-shot bolt action: the paper-cartridge Prussian needle gun of 1841. France countered in 1866 with its superior Chassepot rifle, also a paper-cartridge bolt action. The first metallic-cartridge bolt actions in general military service were the Berdan Type II introduced by Russia in 1870, the Mauser Model 1871, and a modified Chassepot, the Gras rifle of 1874; all these were single-shots. Today most top-level smallbore match rifles are single-shot bolt actions. Single-shot bolt actions in .22 caliber were also widely manufactured as inexpensive "boys' guns" in the earlier 20th century; and there have been a few single-shot bolt-action shotguns, usually in .410 bore. Eccentric screw action The eccentric screw action first seen on the M1867 Werndl–Holub and later on the Magnum Research Lone Eagle pistol, the breech closure is a rotating drum with the same axis, but offset from the bore. When locked, a firing pin aligns with the primer and the breech is otherwise solid. When rotated open, a slot in the drum is exposed for extraction and feeding of a new round. Though first used on the Werndl-Holub, this action is commonly known as a cannon breech due to its association with the French 75mm Model of 1897 cannon. The French M1897 was, itself, based on William Hubbell's . Other actions The Ferguson rifle: British Major Patrick Ferguson designed his rifle, considered to be the first military breechloader, in the 1770s. A plug-shaped breechblock was screw-threaded so that rotating the handle underneath would lower and raise it for loading with ball and loose powder; the flintlock action still required conventional priming. The Hall rifle: First U.S. cavalry breechloader, originally made in flint but later made-in and converted-to percussion in 1830s–1840s. The breech section tilts up to accept a paper cartridge. Excellent machine-made construction, but still tended to leak gas at the breech. The Kammerlader: A crank-operated Norwegian firearm produced around the time of the Prussian Needle-gun. Originally used a paper cartridge. Later many were converted to rimfire; this was the first Norwegian breechloader. The Tarpley carbine: This is categorized into falling block action, but the breech block is hinged, unlike the others. The Morse Carbine: This mostly brass action is somewhat like the Hall rifle, except it was designed to take a special centerfire cartridge. Very few of these were actually made; all were constructed in the late 1850s. The Joslyn rifle: Rising Breech Carbine: Repeating actions Repeating actions are characterized by reciprocating/rotating components that can move cartridges in and out of battery from an ammunition-holding device (magazine, cylinder or belt), which allows the gun to hold multiple rounds and shoot repeatedly before needing a manual ammunition reload. Manual operation Revolver A revolver is a multi-chamber (but single-barrelled) firearm that houses cartridges in a rotary cylinder which indexes each round into alignment with the bore (with the help of a forcing cone) prior to each shot. Revolvers are most often handguns; however, examples of revolving rifles, shotguns and cannons have been made. The cylinder is most often rotated via linkage to a manually manipulated external hammer, although some revolvers are "double-action" and can use the manual pull of the trigger to drive both the cylinder rotation and hammer cocking. Bolt action In bolt-action firearms, the opening and closing of the breech is operated by direct manual manipulation of the bolt via a protruding bolt handle. Most bolt-actions utilize a rotating bolt ("turn-pull") design, where the bolt handle must be rotated upwards for unlocking before the bolt can be pulled back to opening the breech and eject any spent cartridge, and must be rotated back down for locking after the bolt closes the breech. The three predominant rotating bolt-action systems are the Mauser, Lee–Enfield and Mosin–Nagant systems, with the Mauser system emerging as the modern mainstream. There are also straight-pull bolt-action systems that uses complex bolt head designs to facilitate locking instead of needing to rotate the bolt handle every time. Straight-pull action In the Mauser-style turn-bolt action, the bolt handle must be rotated upward, pull rearward, pushed forward, and finally rotated back downward into lock. In a straight-pull action, the bolt can be cycled without rotating, hence reducing the required range of motion by the shooter from four movements to two, with the goal of increasing the rate of fire. The Ross and Schmidt–Rubin rifles load via stripper clips, albeit of an unusual paperboard and steel design in the Schmidt–Rubin rifle, while the Mannlicher uses en-bloc clips. The Schmidt–Rubin series, which culminated in the K31, are also known for being among the most accurate military service rifles ever made. Yet another variant of the straight-pull bolt action, of which the M1895 Lee Navy is an example, is a camming action in which pulling the bolt handle causes the bolt to rock, freeing a stud from the receiver and unlocking the bolt. In 1993 the German Blaser company introduced the Blaser R93, a new straight-pull action where locking is achieved by a series of concentric "claws" that protrude/retract from the bolthead, a design that is referred to as Radialbundverschluss ("radial connection"). As of 2017 the Rifle Shooter magazine listed its successor Blaser R8 as one of the three most popular straight pull rifles together with Merkel Helix and Browning Maral. Some other notable modern straight pull rifles are made by Chapuis, Heym, Lynx, Rößler, Strasser, and Steel Action. In the sport of biathlon, because shooting speed is an important performance factor and semi-automatic guns are illegal for race use, straight-pull actions are quite common, and are used almost exclusively on the Biathlon World Cup. The first company to make the straight-pull action for .22 caliber was J. G. Anschütz; the action is specifically the straight-pull ball bearing-lock action, which features spring-loaded ball bearings on the side of the bolt which lock into a groove inside the bolt's housing. With the new design came a new dry-fire method; instead of the bolt being turned up slightly, the action is locked back to catch the firing pin. Pump-action In pump action or slide action firearms, a sliding grip at the fore-end beneath the barrel is manually operated by the user to eject and chamber a new round. Pump actions are predominantly found in shotguns. An example of firearms using the pump action are the Remington 870 and Winchester Model 1897. Lever-action The lever-action firearms use a linked lever to eject and chamber cartridges. An example of firearms using lever action are the Winchester Repeating Rifle, the Henry rifle and the Marlin Model 1894. Bolt release The bolt release or lever release action is a hybrid repeating action that uses the physical manipulation of a bolt release lever/button to complete the cartridge chambering process. However, unlike the lever action (which demands the shooter's hand to actually provide the force needed for cycling the action), bolt release firearms eject the used cartridge automatically without involving the lever, usually via blowback or gas operation, and often uses a spring-assisted mechanism to chamber the next round. However, after moving rearwards the bolt is stopped by a bolt catch and will not move back into battery position and chamber the new round, until the user manually disengage the catch by depressing a release lever/button. Due to the fact that the action cannot complete its loading cycle without manual input from the user, it is technically a manually operated action rather than a self-loading one. Whilst the basic principle can be traced back to other self-ejecting rifles, such as the single-shot Harrington & Richardson Model 755 rifle, this action has since been popularized in the United Kingdom by Southern Gun Company, who manufacture with "Manually Actuated Release System" (MARS) action rifles/pistol-caliber carbines in .223, .308, 9mm and .45 ACP calibers, as the interrupted mechanism complies with The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 which bans possession of self-loading centrefire rifles. The French company Verney-Carron makes and exports the Speedline hunting rifle and the Véloce shotgun, which has caused some moral concern in the mainstream media in Australia due to lobbying by the Greens and anti-gun groups such as Gun Control Australia, with David Shoebridge quoting the term "semi-semi-automatic". Similarly, Savage Arms has introduced the A17R and A22R rimfire rifles (both modified from its new A-series rifles, with a bolt release lever in front of the trigger guard), aiming at the Australian market, but law enforcement agencies such as the Northern Territory Police has attempted to unilaterally defining these rifles as "linear repeating firearms with assisted ejection" and reclassify them as semi-automatic, and hence prohibited without at least a Category C license, which is off-limit to most urban and rural residents who do not own farms. In 2020, CZ also introduced CZ 515, a bolt-release modified version of the CZ 512, to the Australian market via its importer Winchester Australia. The Turkish manufacturer Pardus Arms also produces the 12 gauge-caliber BRS17 shotgun, which uses a bolt release button on the back of the receiver to chamber rounds before firing. Other actions Rotary cannon: Gatling gun, M134 Minigun Chain gun: Hughes Chain Gun, Guycot Chain Rifle, Treeby chain gun Kalthoff repeater Cookson repeater Belton flintlock The Jennings Magazine Rifle Meigs Sliding Guard Action Repeater Roper repeater The Orvill Robinson Model 2 rifle: Orvill Robinson, a New York-based firearms designer, developed two rifles. His first, patented in 1870 and commonly referred to by collectors as the "Model 1" though it has no official designation, was a precursor to straight-pull bolt actions like the Mannlicher M1886. The second rifle designed by Robinson, patented in 1872, was very different, employing a double hinged action that folded upward from the receiver to remove the spent casing and back down and forward to chamber a new round. Though hammer-fired, it is recognizable as a manually actuated ancestor of the toggle action found in firearms such as the Luger Parabellum 1908 pistol or Pedersen Rifle. Krag-Petersson Rifle Though frequently classified as only single-shot firearms, one tilting block rifle usually falls under the category of repeating firearms. The user, upon ejecting a round from the chamber, would load a round from the underbarrel magazine onto the loading surface of the tilting block, then raise it to the mouth of the chamber where the user could then easily push it forward into the chamber. Though this would not meet most standards of "repeating" for most modern users, the classification has been in use historically. Remington-Rider Magazine Pistol has a manually-actuated rolling block action to pull a cartridge from a tubular magazine set below the barrel and simultaneously cock the firearm. The block was rolled back into battery, loading the cartridge into the chamber, by spring pressure while the hammer remained in the cocked position. Autoloading operation Blowback operation The blowback operation is a system in which semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms operate through the energy created by combustion in the chamber and bore acting directly on the bolt face through the cartridge. In blowback operation the bolt is not locked to the chamber, relying only on spring pressure and inertia from the weight of the bolt to keep the action from opening too quickly. Blowback operation is used for low-powered cartridges due to the weight of the bolt required. Delayed blowback actions use some mechanism to slow down rearward travel of the bolt, allowing this action to handle more powerful ammunition and/or reduced weight of the bolt. Examples of blowback operation Simple blowback: Halcón M-1943, Uzi submachine gun, Varan PMX-80 Lever-delayed blowback: FAMAS, Sterling 7.62, AA-52, 2B-A-40, TKB-517 Roller-delayed blowback: SIG 510, HK MP5, HK P9, HK G3 Gas-delayed blowback: Volkssturmgewehr 1-5, HK P7, Steyr GB Toggle-delayed blowback: Schwarzlose MG M.07/12, Luger rifle and Pedersen rifle Blish Lock: early Thompson submachine guns Hesitation locked: Remington Model 51 and R51 pistols Chamber-ring delayed blowback: Seecamp pistol Blow-forward operation The blow-forward operation uses a fixed breech and moving barrel that is forced forward relative to the breech by the friction of the projectile against the bore as well as the breech recoiling away from the barrel. The barrel is spring loaded and returns automatically to chamber a fresh round from the magazine. Examples of this action are the Steyr Mannlicher M1894, Hino Komuro M1908 Pistol and the Schwarzlose Model 1908. Recoil operation The recoil operation is a type of locked-breech action used in semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms. It also uses energy from the combustion in the chamber acting directly on the bolt through the cartridge head, but in this case the firearm has a reciprocating barrel and breech assembly, combined with a bolt that locks to the breech. The breech remains locked as the bolt and barrel travel rearward together for some distance, allowing pressure in the chamber to drop to a safe level before the breech is opened. Examples of recoil operation Short-recoil: Colt M1911, MAB PA-15, Browning Hi-Power, HK USP, Glock, Mamba Pistol, M2 Browning machine gun, MG42, Vz 52 pistol, M82 Long-recoil: Browning Auto 5, Femaru STOP Pistol, Mars Automatic Pistol, Chauchat Inertia: Sjögren Inertial, certain Benelli shotguns Gas operation The gas operation is a system of operation mechanism used to provide energy to semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms. In gas-operation, a portion of high pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is tapped through a hole in the barrel and diverted to operate the action. There are three basic types: long stroke gas piston (where the gas piston goes the same distance as the operating stroke of the action parts, and is often attached to the action parts), short stroke gas piston (where the gas piston travels a shorter distance than the operating stroke of the action parts), and direct impingement (AKA "direct gas", "gas impingement", where there is no piston, and the gas acts directly on the action parts). A fourth type, now considered obsolete and ineffective, are those systems based on the Bang rifle that utilize a muzzle cap to capture gas after the bullet has left the barrel. While this system is successful in boosting the operating power of recoil operated guns, it is insufficient and too susceptible to fouling for use as the primary operating system. Examples of gas operation Short-stroke gas piston: FN FAL, SAR-87, HK G36 Long-stroke gas piston: M1 Garand, AK-47, FN FNC Direct impingement: MAS 49, M16, AG-42 Gas trap: Gewehr 41, Bang M1922 rifle See also Locked-breech Lock (firearm) Matchlock Wheellock Flintlock Caplock Trigger References External links How Does It Work: Toggle Actions Forgotten Weapons Firearm terminology
6586103	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Herridge	Robert Herridge	Robert Herridge (January 12, 1914 - August 14, 1981), was a television producer and writer who created the CBS television program Camera Three, among more than 1,700 hours of TV programming, beginning in 1950. Herridge also served as a writer for the Studio One television series in 1948. He produced one of the first American network television shows specifically about jazz, the one-hour "The Sound of Jazz", a December 8, 1957 edition of the CBS television series The Seven Lively Arts. "The Sound of Jazz" was essentially a broadcast jam session including many luminaries of jazz, such as Miles Davis, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Thelonious Monk, Milt Hinton, and Billie Holiday. Herridge produced and hosted The Robert Herridge Theater, a half-hour dramatic anthology that ran in syndication circa 1959-1960 or in 1961 (sources vary), primarily on educational television stations. One edition, "The Sound of Miles Davis", which Herridge referred to onscreen as "a story told in the language of music", consisted of an April 2, 1959, jazz concert by Davis, John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and the Gil Evans Orchestra at CBS TV's Studio 61. It aired July 21, 1960. Herridge's professional interests extended beyond the world of Jazz as well. In the realm of classical music, he also produced the prime-time special Spring Festival of Music for CBS Television in 1960. The program was created at CBS in collaboration with the director Roger Englander. It showcased performances by several leading American musicians and orchestral ensembles including: Alfredo Antonini, John Browning, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/televisionperfor00rose/page/104 Television and the Performing Arts]. Brian G. Rose. Greenwood Press, New York 1986 p. 104 "Spring Festival of Music" Alfredo Antonini, Symphony of the Air, Robert Herridge and John Browning collaborating on books.google</ref> During the course of his career, Robert Herridge was the recipient of several professional awards including the George Foster Peabody Award and three Emmy Awards. Herridge died of a heart attack at his home in Woodstock, New York. Footnotes Further reading Herridge, Robert. "Vision with Commentary". Poetry Magazine. May 1939. pp. 84–85 TV Key staff. "TV Key: "Steinbeck Story on 'Studio One'". The Milwaukee Sentinel. June 11, 1956. United Press. "Jazz Featured Tomorrow in 'Lively Arts' TV Series". The Oxnard Press-Courier. December 7, 1957. Crosby, John. "Robert Herridge, Man With Ideas". The Charleston News and Courier. March 3, 1959. Dube, Bernard. "Dial Turns: Herridge Theatre Play Provokes Complaints". The Montreal Gazette. July 26, 1960. "Herridge Produces Workshop". The Montreal Gazette. November 19, 1960. Hughes, Alice. "A Woman's New York". The Reading Eagle. December 23, 1960 Hentoff, Nat. "Huckleberry Dracula Jazz, And Public TV: A familiar of Miles Davis and Dostoevski, Robert Herridge was a true television original; is there a place for him now?". The Village Voice''. July 31, 1978. External links Williams, Kam. African American Literature Book Club: "Rare Classic Footage Resurfaces of Miles Davis from the Fifties" "The Sound of Miles Davis" at Crackle.com American television producers 1981 deaths 1914 births 20th-century American businesspeople
41495126	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafton%20Airport%20%28Massachusetts%29	Grafton Airport (Massachusetts)	Grafton Airport was a private airfield that was operational during the mid-20th century in Grafton, Massachusetts. References Defunct airports in Massachusetts Airports in Worcester County, Massachusetts Grafton, Massachusetts
21161516	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe%20Zimmermann	Uwe Zimmermann	Uwe 'Zimbo' Zimmermann (born 11 February 1962 in Kronau) is a German football coach and a former player. His son Simon Zimmermann is a professional footballer in the lower level German leagues. Honours Club VfL Wolfsburg DFB-Pokal finalist: 1994–95 Individual Most ever Bundesliga games for SV Waldhof Mannheim: 215 References External links 1962 births Living people People from Karlsruhe (district) Footballers from Baden-Württemberg German footballers German football managers Germany under-21 international footballers Association football goalkeepers SV Waldhof Mannheim players SC Fortuna Köln players VfL Wolfsburg players Eintracht Braunschweig players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players
1358836	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsoukalaiika%2C%20Achaea	Tsoukalaiika, Achaea	Tsoukalaiika () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vrachnaiika in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. It is on the southwestern edge of the metropolitan area of Patras, on the Gulf of Patras, 13 km southwest of Patras city centre. It is located on the Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Pylos) and the railway from Patras to Pyrgos. Historical population See also List of settlements in Achaea References Populated places in Achaea Vrachnaiika
36019554	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C5%A1tica%2C%20Herceg%20Novi	Luštica, Herceg Novi	Luštica () is a village in the municipality of Herceg Novi, Montenegro. It is located in the eponymous peninsula, on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. The settlement consists of hamlets of Rose, Klinci, Mrkovi, Zabrđe, Radovanovići, Brguli and Mardari. Demographics According to 2003 census, it had a population of 338. According to the 2011 census, its population was 311. References Populated places in Herceg Novi Municipality Coastal towns in Montenegro Serb communities in Montenegro
40872001	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahimabad%2C%20Urmia	Rahimabad, Urmia	Rahimabad (, also Romanized as Raḩīmābād; also known as Sheyţānābād) is a village in Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 145, in 25 families. References Populated places in Urmia County

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