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# Yachay
*\'\'\'Yachay\'\'\'* is a special type of phlegm generated by shamans and sorcerers of the Peruvian Amazon Basin which is believed to contain the essence of their power in the form of *italic=yes*, *\[\[tsentsak\]\]*, darts, arrows, or splinters of bone that are believed to be contained in the phlegm. It is believed that these may be fired from the mouth, and that being pierced by *virotes* causes various conditions. These may be removed by a shaman, who sucks them out of the victim\'s body.
## Etymology
is the Quechua word that means knowledge. It is derived from the verb *italic=yes* (know), specifically referring to ritual knowledge. Similarly, the word for shaman is *italic=yes*, or one who knows.
## Mariri
is the traditional name for a nature spirit that is believed to live in the phlegm. It is believed that the spirit is fed with tobacco smoke. Shamans believe that they can regurgitate the spirit at will and pass it on to a disciple. The disciple either receives the *italic=yes* by swallowing the regurgitated substance from the hands of the shaman or by smoking it through a pipe. It is also believed that *italic=yes* can be given to someone from nature spirits, such as the *italic=yes* plant spirit.
For the kokama of the Ucayali region in Peru, in Kokama language *mariri* is a synonym of *ikara* (or *icaro* in Spanish), that are specific magical songs used in ayahuasca rituals.
Shamans use *italic=yes* as a defense and protection in acts of magic, it is also considered a powerful healer
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# SAIS Europe
The **SAIS Europe**, located in Bologna, Italy, is the European campus of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) under Johns Hopkins University. SAIS Europe\'s degree programs emphasize international economics, international relations, European Union policy, and global risk with options to specialize in a broad range of other policy areas and geographic regions.
The Bologna Center, later renamed SAIS Europe in 2013, was founded in 1955 by American academic Charles Grove Haines. In 1961, the school moved to its current location on Via Beniamino Andreatta (formerly named Via Belmeloro), where it was inaugurated by the then university president, Milton S. Eisenhower. A major renovation of its facilities was completed in 2006.
Notable alumni at SAIS have included foreign ministers, ambassadors, corporate board members, journalists, and deans at academic institutions. As of 2020, SAIS Europe has 8000+ alumni from 115 countries.
## Overview
In Foreign Policy (magazine) polls, SAIS is consistently ranked as a top master\'s degree program for those pursuing a career in international relations.
SAIS Europe has an enrollment of about 200 students from 40 countries with a student-faculty ratio of approximately 6 to 1. One of the distinguishing characteristics of the school is its resident faculty complemented by some 40 adjunct professors drawn from top universities, institutes, think tanks, international NGOs, consulting firms, and financial institutions in Europe and beyond. In a typical year, students can choose from more than 70 course offerings.
The rector of SAIS Europe is Renaud Dehousse, a Belgian lawyer, academic, and university administrator. Prior to assuming the rectorate of SAIS Europe in January 2024, Dehousse was president of the European University Institute (EUI) from 2016 to 2024. Dehousse was also a professor at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, where he chaired the Board of Directors from 2013 to 2016.
In 2022, SAIS Europe alumnus \'81 James Anderson and his spouse, Morag Anderson, donated \$100 million to further secure the European campus\' role as a vibrant hub for scholarship, learning, and public policy at a critical juncture in global history.
SAIS Europe is located next to the Brown in Bologna campus by the Brown University Department of Italian Studies, and the University of Bologna campus, the oldest university in Europe. The SAIS Europe campus has previously been featured in popular media: in 2012, HGTV House Hunters International (HHI!) Season 32 Episode 6 \"Hitting the Books in Bologna, Italy\" filmed MAGR candidate Kevin Rejent at the campus.
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# SAIS Europe
## Degree Programs Offered {#degree_programs_offered}
- **Master of Arts in International Relations - MAIR**: The MAIR is a two-year program that explores the links between economics, geopolitics, security, and the environment. The first year is in Bologna and the second year at the SAIS Washington DC campus. Candidates are required to specialize in one functional area and one regional area during their degree.
- **Master of Arts in International Affairs - MAIA**: The MAIA is a two-year research-focused degree where students have the flexibility to pursue a personalized curriculum. Candidates can opt to spend both years in Bologna or spend one of two years at one of the cooperative degree partners, such as the Hopkins Nanjing Center, Sciences Po Lille, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, McGill University, SOAS University of London, Tel Aviv University, Leiden University, and the University of Bologna.
- **Master of International Public Policy - MIPP**: The MIPP is a one-year degree course for experienced professionals with at least seven years of experience, who wish to develop advanced analytical and leadership skills. Candidates can complete the degree full-time in one academic year, or part-time in two to three years through evening courses.
- **Master of Arts in Global Risk - MAGR**: The MAGR program is a one-year, cohort-based program aimed at equipping candidates with the skills, concepts, and analytical techniques necessary to tackle complex political and economic risk analysis. The program is selective and admits around 10 student a year.
- **Master of Arts in European Public Policy - MEPP**: The MEPP is a one-year degree that provides a working knowledge of how Europe functions in a globalized world. It covers issues including climate and sustainability, energy security, public health, data protection and digitization, as well as trade, finance, foreign affairs, and security policy, with a focus on EU decision-making.
- **Dual Degree (with MAIR)**: Candidates can typically complete both degrees up to one year faster. These include MAIR-MBA with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, INSEAD, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business, and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School; MAIR-Master of Law with Tsinghua University; MAIR-MPA with Syracuse University; MAIR-MSPH with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; MAIR-JD with Stanford Law School, and the University of Virginia School of Law; as well as the MAIR-MIEF with the National University of Singapore. Candidates can request to pursue a dual degree with institutions other than the listed partner schools.
- **Exchange Programs**: MAIR candidates entering their third semester can participate in exchange programs with the Hertie School of Governance, National University of Singapore, Tsinghua University, and Sciences Po.
- **Diploma in International Studies**: The SAIS Europe Diploma is a one-year sequence where candidates can pursue a personalized curriculum.
- **Johns Hopkins University BA/MA Program**: The five-year BA/MA program with SAIS in Washington, D.C., allows select undergraduate students to pursue an intensive program in international studies and also obtain a Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR) from SAIS. All students may apply to spend their first year of SAIS at the Bologna campus.
- **Johns Hopkins University Junior Year Study Abroad:** Undergraduate students pursuing the International Studies Program can apply to spend their junior year or one semester at SAIS Europe.
## Research Institutions and Publications {#research_institutions_and_publications}
- **The Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development**: The CCSDD is a joint project of the Bologna Center and the University of Bologna Faculty of Law. It conducts research and training in the field of comparative constitutional law, focusing on countries undergoing a process of democratic transition. Through conferences, workshops, publications, summer schools, study trips, and speaker series, the CCSDD addresses issues of civil society development and legal reform.
- **The Bologna Institute for Policy Research**: The BIPR is the research division of SAIS Europe. The purpose of the institute is to promote problem-centered, interdisciplinary research in international policy by drawing upon the global network of SAIS faculty, students and scholars.
- **The SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs**: The SAIS Europe Journal of International Affairs is a scholarly journal run by the students of SAIS Europe, published by the center yearly since 1997. Its stated purpose is to provide, \'a forum for the discussion and dissemination of ideas about current issues in the field of international relations to a broad audience concerned with foreign relations.\'
- **The Italian Foreign Policy Dialogue**: The Italian Foreign Policy Dialogue is a forum for Italian academics, foreign affairs professionals and think-tanks. It aims to improve communication between these groups and improve the effectiveness of Italian foreign policy
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# Señor Don Gato
\"**Señor Don Gato**\" is a children\'s song about a cat who is sitting on a roof reading a letter from his true love who has agreed to marry him. In his excitement, he falls off and injures himself. The veterinarian is unable to save him and he dies. However, as his funeral procession passes through the market, the scent of fish from the market is so strong that he returns to life.
This English version, by Margaret Marks, is familiar to generations of school-age children in North America due to its inclusion in *Making Music Your Own*, Grade 3 (copyright 1964 by the Silver Burdett Company). The lyrics are loosely translated from the traditional Spanish song \"Estaba el señor Don Gato\", but the melody is from a different song, \"Ahora Que Vamos Despacio\". There is also a French version of \"Estaba el señor Don Gato\" called \"Monsieur le Chat\"
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# Muzaffar Shah of Malacca
**Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad Shah** (died 1459) was the fifth Sultan of Malacca. He ruled from 1446 to 1459. He is the son of Sultan Muhammad Shah. The original name of Sultan Muzaffar Shah is Raja Kassim and known as Sulutan Wudafona Sha (苏丹慕扎法沙) in History of Ming of China.
## Succession to the throne {#succession_to_the_throne}
Raja Kassim, son of Sultan Muhammad Shah and Tun Wati, was installed as the fifth ruler of Malacca after the death of his half-brother Sultan Muhammad Shah. His uncle, Tun Ali was an influential Tamil Muslim leader who allegedly conspired to assassinate the fourth sultan of Malacca, Raja Sri Parameswara Dewa Shah so that his nephew could ascend the throne. After his installation as ruler of Malacca, Raja Kassim titled himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah. Sultan Muzaffar Shah ordered his senior officers to perform all the customs, traditions and prohibitions introduced by his late father. Sultan Muzaffar Shah married the daughter of the Bendahara (Prime Minister) and had a son named Raja Abdullah.
## Relationship with his Prime Ministers {#relationship_with_his_prime_ministers}
When Bendahara Seri Wak Raja I died, the Sultan appointed Tun Perpatih Sedang, the son of the late Bendahara to replace him and gave him the title Seri Melaka Wak Raja (II). However, Sri Wak Raja II took his own life by drinking poison when he mistook the Sultan for being displeased with him. He left behind a daughter, Tun Kudu, and two sons, Tun Perak and Tun Mevlana Hezri. According to tradition, either Tun Perak should take over his later father\'s place. However, the Sultan made his own uncle, Tun Ali the new Bendahara out of gratitude for helping him ascend the throne. Sultan Muzaffar Shah later married Tun Kudu. Meanwhile, Tun Perak, was sent away to Klang and made chieftain there to avoid any political turmoil.
In 1456, during the reign of King Boromo Trilokanat, Siam made plans to attack Malacca by sea. When the Malacca government learned about this plan, it prepared its naval and decided to attack the Siamese in Batu Pahat. The forces were led by Tun Perak and assisted by Tun Hamzah, a warrior called Datuk Bongkok. A fierce battle took place between the two sides, and this became the first military battle of Malacca. However, Malacca had the advantage in terms of skills and knowledge. They successfully drove the Siamese forces to Singapore and forced them back. Malacca\'s victory in this war has injected new vigor in the strategy to expand its influence in the Malay Archipelago. The victory over Siam also led to political stability and strengthened the reputation of Malacca in Southeast Asia.
Tun Perak\'s rise in the political arena created tension between him and Tun Ali. Seeing that the feud between these two powerful leaders can lead to disunity among the people of Malacca, Muzaffar decided to level with Tun Ali, who was a middle-aged widower at the time. Tun Ali agreed to step down as Prime Minister provided he be allowed to marry Tun Kudu, who was one of the Sultan\'s wives. Sultan Muzaffar Shah consented to divorce his wife for the sake of political stability and Tun Kudu also agreed to marry Tun Ali for the well being of the country. The sacrifice of Sultan Muzaffar Shah and Tun Kudu was not in vain. Tun Ali and Tun Perak became close friends and even worked together for the development of Malacca. Soon, Tun Ali himself supported the Sultan\'s decision to appoint Tun Perak as Prime Minister. Thus, Sultan has appointed Tun Perak as the new bendahara and titled him Paduka Raja around 1456
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# Lusso (magazine)
***Lusso*** is a United Kingdom-based quarterly magazine dealing with all aspects of the luxury lifestyle market. It is published by SWR Media (Magazines) Ltd, an independent company based in London. The first issue was published in January 2005
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# Denis Trottier
**Denis Trottier** (born June 8, 1952 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and teacher. He was previously a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Roberval in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, losing to Premier Philippe Couillard in the 2014 general election. He represented the Parti Québécois.
Trottier went to Université Laval where he received a bachelor\'s degree in political science and a certificate in college education. He also did a master\'s degree in regional studies at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Trottier was a lecturer at the UQAC in sociology for 23 years and a teacher at CEGEP de Saint-Félicien in political science and sociology for 18 years. He was also a member of the MRC Maria-Chapdelaine and the mayor of Péribonka from 2001 to 2005. He was also a member of the Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités.
Trottier was elected in the 2007 elections by defeating Liberal incumbent Karl Blackburn
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# Joan Salvat-Papasseit
**Joan Salvat-Papasseit** (`{{IPA|ca|ʒuˈan səlˈβat pəpəˈsɛjt}}`{=mediawiki}; Barcelona, 16 May 1894 -- 7 August 1924) was a Catalan poet, though he also wrote articles, manifestos and other prose of a political and social nature. He wrote primarily in Catalan, although he had an early period of essay-writing in Spanish.
His work is notable for its nonconformity, idealism and foreboding of premature death. His poetry, with both avant-garde and traditional influences, begins with the publication of *Poemes en ondes hertzianes* (Poems in Hertzian Waves) in 1919. The cover illustration for the book was created by Joaquín Torres García. Further works of poetry were \"La gesta dels estels\" (The Exploit of the Stars) in 1922 and the culmination of the poet\'s vital enthusiasm in \"El poema de la rosa als llavis\" (Poem of the Rose in the Lips) in 1923.
The city of Barcelona has honored him with a statue at the Moll de la Fusta wharf by Robert Krier (Luxembourg, 1938), the pedestal of which bears a plaque with his poem, \"Nocturn per a acordió\", referring to the period when the poet was a night watchman there. His poetry has been brought to the public at large, in particular through musical arrangements and recitals by Lluís Llach, Ovidi Montllor, Guillermina Motta, Ramon Muntaner, Xavier Ribalta, Joan Manuel Serrat and Rafel Subirachs, amongst others, as well as Carles Andreu in France
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# Didier Mouron
**Didier Mouron** (born 3 July 1958) is a Swiss artist (naturalized Canadian). He was born in Vevey. Didier Mouron has been called \"The king of the pencil\".
## Selective exhibitions since 1976 {#selective_exhibitions_since_1976}
- *Galerie Henry Meyer*, Lausanne, Switzerland
- *Galerie du Vieux-Port*, Québec, Canada
- *Kristen Richards Gallery (Trump Tower),* New York, US
- *Private exhibition at Donald Trump*, New York, US
- *Mason Art*, New York, US
- *Mandel & Co*, Chicago, US
- *The Bardufi Collection*, Phoenix, US
- *Designer Showcase*, Dallas, US
- *L.I.D. Fine Arts*, Warren (New Jersey), US
- *Galerie du Matterhorn*, Zermatt, Switzerland
- *E.G. Cody*, Miami, US
- *Pacific Design Center*, Los Angeles, US
- *Atelier-galerie Didier Mouron*, Mt-Pèlerin, Switzerland
- *Sitag, Geneva*, Switzerland
- *Galerie Cazanove*, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- *Westin Mont-Royal*, \"Ouvertures\", Montréal, Canada
- *Le Parc*, \"Ouvertures\", Mt Pèlerin, Switzerland
- *S.B.S*, \"Ouvertures\", Montréal, Canada
- *Museum of the Military Aviation*, Payerne, Switzerland
- *Espace Arlaud*, Lausanne, Switzerland
- *Expositions sauvages \"Off-the-Wall\"*, US, Canada
- *Emily Hill*, Singapore
- *Forbidden City*, Beijing, China
- *Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center*, Guangzhou, China
- *\"The dreams of Mouron\"*, Warner Bros, Los Angeles, US
## Important works {#important_works}
- *La Marée Descendante*, 1985, 74 x 38 cm
- *Rencontre avec Déméter*, 1985, 52 x 68 cm
- *Toujours en Vie*, 1992, 50 x 39 cm
- *Le Judgement de Pâris I*, 2005, 84 x 38 cm
- *Jesrad*, 2005, 36 x 27 cm
- *La Chambre*, 2008, 35 x 27 cm
- *Combien étaient-ils ?*, 2011, 70 x 50 cm
## Publications
- *Didier Mouron*, Artal Editions, Switzerland
- *Words, Images*, Primavesi Editions, Canada
## Filmography
- *[Dreams of Mouron](https://www.youtube
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# Southwest International League
The **Southwest International League** was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1951 through 1952. The league was formed through the merger of the Sunset League and Arizona--Texas League in 1951. The league hosted franchises based in Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.
## History
Formed in 1951 by a merger of the Sunset League and Arizona-Texas League, the Southwest International League played two seasons as a Class C level league. In 1951, the Tijuana players went on strike over not being paid on a regular basis. In 1952, the league fielded an all-black team, which was originally supposed to play half of its games in the US and half in Mexico, but eventually settled in Porterville, California as the Porterville Comets. Only 4 of the 6 entries survived the complete 1952 season, before the league permanently folded.
## Cities represented {#cities_represented}
- Bisbee, AZ and Douglas, AZ: Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings 1951
- Ciudad Juarez, MEX: Juarez Indios 1951
- El Centro, CA: El Centro Imperials 1951
- El Paso, TX: El Paso Texans 1951
- Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Wranglers 1951--1952
- Mexicali, MEX: Mexicali Eagles 1951--1952
- Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Senators 1951
- Porterville, CA: Porterville Comets 1952
- Tijuana, MEX: Tijuana Potros 1951--1952
- Tucson, AZ: Tucson Cowboys 1951
- Yuma, AZ: Yuma Panthers 1951--1952
## Standings & statistics {#standings_statistics}
**1951 Southwest International League**\
[schedule](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61072814/1951-southwest-international-league/)\
President: Les Powers
Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
----------------------------- ---- ---- ------ ------ --------- ----------------------------------------
El Paso Texans 88 56 .611 -- 104,061 Art Lilly
Juarez Indios 87 57 .604 1.0 68,000 Victor Manuel Canajes / Red Kress
Phoenix Senators 83 61 .576 5.0 65,320 Wayne Tucker
Mexicali Eagles 81 63 .563 7.0 88,426 Virgilio Arteaga / Dee Moore
Las Vegas Wranglers 72 71 .503 15.5 48,000 Newt Kimball
Tucson Cowboys 68 75 .476 19.5 62,841 Ken Meyers / Bud Dawson
Tijuana Potros 65 79 .451 23.0 55,000 Luis Montes de Oca / Enrique Fernandez
Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings 64 80 .444 24.0 57,786 Syd Cohen
El Centro Imperials 59 85 .410 29.0 23,847 Red Kress / Bud Beringhele
Yuma Panthers 52 92 .361 36.0 50,557 Ray Viers / Don Jameson
Playoff: Mexicali 4 games, Phoenix 1.
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
--------------- ---------------- ------ ------ -- ------------------- ---------- ------ ------------
Raymon Vargas Juarez/El Paso BA .377 Vince Gonzales Juarez W 32
Eduardo Cruz Juarez Runs 135 Memo Luna Tijuana SO 318
Ramon Vargas Juarez/El Paso Hits 229 Memo Luna Tijuana ERA 2.52
Ramon Vargas Juarez/El Paso RBI 149 Manuel Echeverria Mexicali PCT .824 14--3
Herman Lewis Phoenix HR 23 Tony Ponce Phoenix CG 38
: **Player statistics**
**1952 Southwest International League**\
President: Harry Ledell
+---------------------+----+----+------+------+--------+-------------------------------+
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
+=====================+====+====+======+======+========+===============================+
| Tijuana Potros | 80 | 56 | .588 | -- | 45,000 | Fernando Paredes |
+---------------------+----+----+------+------+--------+-------------------------------+
| Mexicali Eagles | 74 | 57 | .565 | 3.5 | 35,239 | Dolf Luque / Virgilio Arteaga |
+---------------------+----+----+------+------+--------+-------------------------------+
| Las Vegas Wranglers | 70 | 66 | .515 | 10.0 | 53,200 | William DeCarlo |
+---------------------+----+----+------+------+--------+-------------------------------+
| Yuma Panthers | 62 | 68 | .477 | 15.0 | 52,280 | Lou Bekeza |
+---------------------+----+----+------+------+--------+-------------------------------+
| Porterville Comets | 39 | 59 | .398 | NA | 32,000 | Chet Brewer |
+---------------------+----+----+------+------+--------+-------------------------------+
| El Centro Imps | 28 | 47 | .373 | NA | 12,000 | Bud Beringhele /\ |
| | | | | | | Frank Gabler / Henry Savin |
+---------------------+----+----+------+------+--------+-------------------------------+
Porterville Franchise started the season as Riverside--Ensenda, became Riverside--Porterville, moved to Porterville April 25, then disbanded August 1.; El Centro disbanded July 13.
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
---------------- ------------- ------ ------ -- -------------------- ---------- ------ -------------
Pete Hughes Tijuana BA .366 Joe Orrell Tijuana W 21
Walter Tyler Porter/Yuma BA .366 Silverio Rodriguez Mexicali SO 209
Joe Clardy Las Vegas Runs 142 Joe Orrell Tijuana ERA 2.01
Joe Clardy Las Vegas RBI 202 Joe Orrell Tijuana Pct
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# Alauddin Riayat Shah of Malacca
**Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Mansur Shah** (died 1488) was a sultan of the Malacca Sultanate from 1477 to 1488.
He was famous for going undercover at night to personally check on the well-being of his people, as well as on the condition of his sultanate itself. On one of these nights he was even reported to have run after a thief himself. However, his position is envied by his brother, Raja Ahmad (the ruler of Pahang, a region under Malaccan rule), because Raja Ahmad believed that the rulership of Malacca was his right.
Sultan Alauddin had many enemies, both within and outside of his court. He had a total of four children, two from each of his two wives, and this has led to his wives squabbling over the heirship to his throne. The sultan\'s second wife is from Indian Muslim descent. During this period, Sultan Alaudin has been facing problems with the *mamak* people, who were beginning to grow in power in comparison to Malays. His new advisor, Bendahara Seri Maharaja (equivalent to the modern-day prime minister) was also of *mamak* blood.
After 11 years on the throne, Sultan Alauddin was reported in history to have died of mysterious causes. Other accounts suggest that he was poisoned in a conspiracy primarily involving Raja Ahmad, Bendahara Seri Maharaja and Tun Senaja, his second wife. His son, Raja Mahmud and his brother-in-law Raja Merlang (Tun Senaja\'s brother) was also thought to be involved.
After his demise, the rulership went to Raja Mahmud, whom he fathered with his Tun Senaja, and denying Raja Munawar, Sultan Alaudin\'s firstborn son with his first wife Raja Fatimah, who was widely thought to be the true successor to the throne. In any case, the *mamak* bloodline finally gained control over the Malaccan Empire. However, it was not long before the Portuguese invasion came in 1511, the aftermath of which ended the Sultanate rule over the Malacca.
Today, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah\'s tomb can be found situated in Pagoh, Johor
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# Arab Academy of Damascus
The **Arab Academy** of Damascus (*مجمع اللغة العربية بدمشق*) is the oldest academy regulating the Arabic language, established in 1918 during the reign of Faisal I of Syria. It is based in al-Adiliyah Madrasa, and is modeled on the language academies of Europe, and founded with an explicit reference to the example of the Académie française.
Arabization was the major mission of the academy after a long period of Ottoman domination and use of Ottoman Turkish in major parts of the Arab world. Since its establishment, it has been operated by notable committees of Arabic language professors, scholars and experts who re-spread the use of Arabic in the state\'s institutions and daily life of many Arab countries by adapting widely accepted proceedings and records into Arabic.
The academy has had the following directors:
- Muhammad Kurd Ali (1919--1953)
- Khalil Mardam Bey (1953--1959)
- Prince Mustafa Shahabi (1959--1968)
- Husni Sabh (1968--1986)
- Shaker Al-Fahham (1986--2008)
- Marwan Mahasne (2008--2022)
- Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Sayed (2022--current)
As of 2011, its library contains some 15,000 volumes and 500 manuscripts
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# Pouch Cove
**Pouch Cove** is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The population is 2,063 according to the Canada 2021 Census. It is located on the northeast Avalon Peninsula, 27 kilometres north of St. John\'s, the province\'s capital city.
The origin of Pouch Cove dates back to 1611, when fisherman from British ships, together with carpenters and other artisans, established a settlement. The town was officially incorporated in 1970. The post office was established in 1975. The Town has a Council consisting of a Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and five councillors. The town\'s motto is \"first to see the sun,\" referring to the sunrise in North America.
In 1987 the municipality was amalgamated with the smaller rural settlement of **Shoe Cove**.
Actor and comedian Jonny Harris is from here.
## Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pouch Cove had a population of `{{val|2063|fmt=commas}}`{=mediawiki} living in `{{val|823|fmt=commas}}`{=mediawiki} of its `{{val|872|fmt=commas}}`{=mediawiki} total private dwellings, a change of `{{percentage|{{#expr:2063-2069}}`{=mediawiki}\|2069\|1}} from its 2016 population of `{{val|2069|fmt=commas}}`{=mediawiki}. With a land area of 58.24 km2, it had a population density of `{{Pop density|2063|58.24|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}`{=mediawiki} in 2021.
## Clifton Lodge {#clifton_lodge}
Clifton Lodge (Society of United Fisherman's Lodge #42) was designated as a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2022. The Lodge was founded in 1900 and received its name of "Clifton" after James A. Clift, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge located in St. John's. The original lodge was replaced by the current building, built between 1924 and 1926
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# Lola B98/10
The **Lola B98/10** was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Cars International for use in the International Sports Racing Series, American Le Mans Series, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. It would be the first international sports car built by Lola since they briefly left the sport in 1992 following the Lola T92/10. It would be succeeded in 2000 by the Lola B2K/10.
## Development
Intended as a cheap yet capable prototype, the B98/10 would not have the input of a major manufacturer to back it, so the car was intended from the start to be offered to privateers and to fulfill a variety of roles in various series. While various elements of the design were similar to other prototypes of the time, multiple unique elements were included. Most noticeable was the front end of the car, which featured blunt fenders with headlights mounted on the side due to the extreme curving angle of the fenders. This also allowed for a large splitter to be used across the entire nose. The air intakes for the engines were also unique in that they were placed underneath the rollbar in a fashion similar to an open-wheel race car.
For engines, a wide variety were available to customer teams, but the cars were designed around the use of a Roush-designed Ford 6.0 Litre V8. Many B98/10 chassis used this engine, although others opted for other choices such as a turbocharged Ford V6, a Lotus V8, a Chevrolet V8, a BMW Inline-6, and even a Judd V10. All these engines were able to fit in the small B98/10 chassis, although minor modifications were needed for some engines, such as the turbocharged Ford, needing intakes for the turbo incorporated into the bodywork.
A total of eight B98/10s would be built.
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# Lola B98/10
## Racing history {#racing_history}
Although intended for competition in 1998, the first B98/10 chassis would not be completed until fall of that year when it was tested by Dyson Racing after the inaugural Petit Le Mans meaning the cars were forced to make their debut in 1999. Intersport Racing and Konrad Motorsport were the first customers, with Konrad opting to use a Lotus engine in place of the Ford. Both cars would debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona in the Can-Am class for the United States Road Racing Championship, with both cars failing to finish due to mechanical problems. The two teams would then move to the American Le Mans Series opening round, the 12 Hours of Sebring. Joined by a third B98/10 customer, Team Cascadia running a BMW engine, the B98/10s would improve with Intersport taking a 19th-place finish. The B98/10 field would be further boosted by the additions of Multimatic Motorsports and the Whittington Brothers, while Team Cascadia would improve to a more powerful Chevrolet V8.
Meanwhile, Europe would see the debut of two more B98/10s for the International Sports Racing Series, in the hands of DAMS and Kremer Racing, with DAMS running a Judd GV4 V10. While the American B98/10s struggled against factory teams from Audi, BMW, and Panoz, the European squads saw more success. DAMS would be successful in taking four wins over the season, earning them third in the teams championship. DAMS and Kremer would also be joined by Konrad Motorsport, now using the standard Ford V8 in place of their Lotus V8, for the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans. Unfortunately none of the cars would finish.
For 2000, the B98/10 would be effectively replaced by the B2K/10, which improved on the B98/10s basic design. However B98/10s would continue in competition. Kremer Racing upgraded their car, terming it the B98/K2000, and were able to take a single win the last race of the Sports Racing World Cup. In North America, Intersport Racing and Multimatic Motorsports would run select races in the Grand American Road Racing Championship and American Le Mans Series. Konrad Motorsport on the other hand would run select races on both continents.
In 2001, the only B98/10 still in competition was the car of Kremer Racing, now further upgraded by the team. Running the newly named FIA Sportscar Championship, the B98/10 showed its age by managing points in only two rounds. However 2002 would see a resurrection for the B98/10, when two chassis were purchased for competition. Eventus Motorsport of Germany would run selection FIA Sportscar Championship races, while Bob Berridge Racing had larger plans. Besides running the full FIA Sportscar Championship schedule, Bob Berridge Racing, with the assistance of DAMS, were granted special permission to enter the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the creation of a film about the comic book character Michel Vaillant, with the B98/10 representing the Vaillante, the hero\'s car. The car would carry film equipment for the bulk of the race making it uncompetitive, yet was necessary to allow for realistic racing scenes. A Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S was entered in a similar fashion to portray the Leader, the enemy\'s car.
The B98/10 would make one final appearance at the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Donington round before retiring from competition
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# Miki Maya
is a Japanese actress and former top star of the Takarazuka Revue. Her real name is `{{Nihongo|'''Miki Sato'''|佐藤美季|''Satō Miki''}}`{=mediawiki}. She joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1981. Her debut performance was \"Takarazuka Haru no Odori\" and she became the top star of the Flower Troupe for her role in *East Of Eden*in 1995. She retired in 1998 after her last show \'Speakeasy\', based on the 17 John Gay ballad opera The Beggar\'s Opera, in which she sang the theme song *Kaze no machi no junjō na akutō tachi (風の街の純情な男たち)*.
## Career
She entered the Takarazuka musical school at the age of 15 and joined the Takarazuka Revue Company in 1981.
She debuted in the Flower troupe and soon became a rising star among the Revue fans. She and Mira Anju who was a year ahead of her formed the official YANMIKI combination in 1986 Bow Hall performance \"Goodbye Peppermint Night.\" YANMIKI has been one of the most famous otokoyaku (male role) combinations to date. Maya and Anju reunited on stage in 1997 \"Goodbye Tokyo Takarazuka\", 2004 Takarazuka 90th Anniversary, and 2014 Takarazuka 100th Anniversary.
Without transferring, she became the top star of Flower troupe in 1995 and retired in 1998.
She is the first Takarasienne to have a solo photo book shot by Kishin Shinoyama, called \"Guy\". She is also the only Takarasienne to appear in NHK\'s Top Runner in December 1997. Furthermore, her concert, \"Miki In Budokan\", had a sell-out crowd of 30,000 in just 2 days. Her other talents include Japanese dance and baton work.
Since her retirement, she has enjoyed popularity as a drama, stage and movie actress and has acted in various dramas including \"Himitsu no Hanazono\", \"Kaze no Haruka\" and \"Attention Please\". She has also shot commercials for Wella, Hagen Daz and Kikkoman, among others.
In 2008, she returned to the stage with Chariteau Versailles to commemorate her 10th year after leaving the Tarazuka stage. In the same year, she married ballet dancer, Nishijima Kazuhiro. The wedding ceremony took place in April 2009 at the famous Meiji Jingu Shrine, where she and her husband were surrounded by the press and their fans.
## Commercial actress {#commercial_actress}
Since leaving Takarazuka, Maya has found success appearing in commercials for products such as instant ramen and laxative vegetable juices. In November 2011, Maya was mentioned prominently in media reports surrounding controversy over a brand she promoted, a facial soap called Cha no Shizuku. The soap, produced by Yuuka, since 2009 has produced severe allergic reactions 471 consumers, with 66 of those hospitalized. The media speculated that because Maya had personally recommended the soap, claiming health benefits, she might be one of those potentially held liable for the damages caused to the soap\'s victims
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# Listed buildings in Widnes
Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey where it narrows at Runcorn Gap. The town contains 24 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, 5 are classified at Grade II\*, and the rest are at Grade II; Widnes has no Grade I listed buildings. In the United Kingdom, the term \"listed building\" refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance. Listed buildings are categorised in three grades: Grade I consists of buildings of outstanding architectural or historical interest; Grade II\* includes particularly significant buildings of more than local interest; Grade II consists of buildings of special architectural or historical interest. Buildings in England are listed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on recommendations provided by English Heritage, which also determines the grading.
Before 1847, the area now occupied by the town of Widnes consisted of the hamlets of Farnworth, Cronton, Appleton, and Upton; a few scattered houses; and areas of mostly marshy farmland. In 1833 a canal and a railway reached the area; the Sankey Canal was extended to a point on the River Mersey to the east of Runcorn Gap and the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway established a terminus adjacent to the canal. Widnes Dock, the world\'s first railway dock, was established at the new terminal, and in 1847 John Hutchinson established the first chemical factory nearby. During the second half of the 19th century, more chemical factories were built and the town grew, absorbing the previously separated hamlets. The town became overcrowded and highly polluted with smoke, chemical fumes, and waste.
The town\'s listed buildings reflect its history. The oldest, St Luke\'s Church in the former village of Farnworth, dates from the 12th century. Also built before 1847 are three houses, a bridewell adjacent to St Luke\'s Church, and the lock at the terminus of the Sankey Canal. The buildings from after 1847---four churches and the cemetery chapels, one public building (the town hall), two railway stations, two bridges crossing the River Mersey, and the former power house of the now-demolished transporter bridge---largely reflect the growing population of the town and its increasing transport links. The Tower Building, formerly an office and now a museum, and a sewer vent, relate to the chemical industry. The latest structures to be listed are a war memorial in Victoria Park and the former Widnes Corporation bus depot. Other than the bridges and the lock, the building materials used are brick, local red sandstone, and terracotta. \_\_NOTOC\_\_
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# Listed buildings in Widnes
## Key
Grade Criteria
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align=\"center\" `{{Grade II* colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|II\* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|II Buildings of national importance and special interest
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| Name and location | Photograph | Grade | Date | Description |
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| St Luke\'s Church, Farnworth\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II* colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|A|II*}}`{=mediawiki} | | St Luke\'s is a parish church constructed in red sandstone dating from the late 12th century. Its tower was added in the 14th century. There were later additions and restorations, the final restoration being in 1894--95. The plan consists of a west tower, a five-bay nave with north and south aisles, a chancel, and north and south porches. At the east end of the north aisle is the Bold Chapel, which contains many family monuments, and the transept is known as the Cuerdley Chapel. |
| 53.3844 -2.7273 name=St Luke\'s Church, Farnworth | | | | |
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| Runcorn Railway Bridge\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II* colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|A|II*}}`{=mediawiki} | 1864--68 | Spanning the River Mersey to provide a more direct rail connection between London and Liverpool, the bridge is constructed of three wrought iron girders carried on four sandstone piers. It is approached on each side by viaducts. The structure was designed by William Baker and now carries the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line. |
| 53.3468 -2.7383 name=Runcorn Railway Bridge | | | | |
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| St Michael\'s Church, Ditton\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II* colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|A|II*}}`{=mediawiki} | 1876--79 | St Michael\'s is a Catholic church built for a Jesuit community who had been expelled from Germany in 1872. It is constructed in red sandstone ashlar and has a cruciform plan. At the west end is a tall tower with a saddleback roof. |
| 53.3625 -2.7610 name=St Michael\'s Church, Ditton | | | | |
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| St Mary\'s Church, West Bank\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II* colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|A|II*}}`{=mediawiki} | 1908--10 | St Mary\'s parish church was built to replace an earlier church nearby which had been damaged by subsidence. It is constructed in red sandstone in Perpendicular style. It has a nave, aisles, transepts, chancel and a tower at the west end. |
| 53.3488 -2.7329 name=St Mary\'s Church | | | | |
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| Former power house of the Widnes-Runcorn transporter bridge\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II* colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|A|II*}}`{=mediawiki} | 1901 | This is a small red sandstone rectangular building in three storeys which originally contained the power house to drive the transporter bridge. It has been converted into use as an electrical sub-station. |
| 53.34774 -2.73595 name=Former power house | | | | |
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| Norland\'s House\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | | Norland\'s House is a farmhouse dating from the early 18th century with later alterations and additions. The house is built in brick on a stone plinth. It has two storeys and has been painted white. At the corners are rusticated quoins which have been painted black. |
| 53.39415 -2.74312 name=Norland\'s House | | | | |
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| \ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | | The Hollies is a brick house with two storeys which was built in the 18th century. At the sides of its doorway are Doric fluted columns and over it are a moulded frieze and a fanlight. From 1867 to 1873 it was the home of Ludwig Mond. |
| 53.38107 -2.72874 name=The Hollies | | | | |
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| 103, 105, 107 and 109 Highfield Road\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | | This is a terrace of four brick houses with slate roofs which were built in the early 19th century. They have two storeys with a string course between them. |
| 53.3739 -2.7341 name=Nos. 103, 105, 107 and 109 Highfield Road | | | | |
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| Farnworth bridewell\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1827 | This was originally a bridewell situated adjacent to St Luke\'s churchyard. It is a plain rectangular building in red sandstone with a slate roof. |
| 53.38436 -2.72699 name=Bridewell | | | | |
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| Mersey Lock, Sankey Canal\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1833 | The lock is at Spike Island, the terminus of the Sankey Canal where it joins the River Mersey. There is a difference of 12 ft between the water level in the canal and the river. |
| 53.3525 -2.7317 name=Mersey Lock | | | | |
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| St Bede\'s Church\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1847 | St Bede\'s is a Catholic church built in red sandstone. The west tower is broad and has angle buttresses and gargoyles. The plan of the church consists of a nave with aisles, and a chancel with a tripartite east end. |
| 53.3711 -2.7308 name=St Bede\'s Church | | | | |
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| Tower Building, now part of Catalyst Science Discovery Centre\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | | Tower Building was constructed for the chemical firm of Hutchinson & Co and was later used by Gossage\'s. In 1989 it was converted into a museum; a glass-surrounded observation deck was built on the roof and a glass external lift was added to the east. |
| 53.35184 -2.73364 name=Tower Building | | | | |
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| St Marie\'s Church\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1864 | This was a Catholic church which was designed by E. W. Pugin and has been little altered since. It is built in red brick with sandstone dressings. Its plan consists of a nave and apse with lean-to aisles. The church became redundant in 2006 and was listed the same year. |
| 53.3624 -2.7271 name=St Marie\'s Church | | | | |
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| Hough Green railway station\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1872 | The station was built in brick for the Cheshire Lines Committee. It has an H-shaped plan with gables at each end and a canopy between. |
| 53.37245 -2.77507 name=Hough Green railway station | | | | |
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| Widnes railway station\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1872 | Widnes station was built in brick for the Cheshire Lines Committee. It has an H-shaped plan with gables at each end and a canopy between. It was originally called Farnworth station. |
| 53.37856 -2.73361 name=Widnes railway station | | | | |
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| Former town hall\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1885 | The former Widnes Town Hall is built in brick with terra cotta dressings. It is a symmetrical building in nine bays with an ornate central bay and Dutch gables over the outer bays. |
| 53.36195 -2.73183 name=Former town hall | | | | |
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| Sewer vent\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | | This chimney-like structure is a sewer ventilation shaft, built in decorated brickwork and approximately 30 ft high. It is the last survivor of a system of seven vents whose purpose was to remove the effluent from chemical manufacture. |
| 53.372410 -2.718569 name=Sewer vent | | | | |
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| Cemetery chapels\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1897 | This is a pair of joined gabled chapels that are built in red sandstone. Between the chapels is a tower with an octagonal steeple. Part of the structure has been converted into a crematorium with the steeple used as a chimney. |
| 53.3809 -2.7358 name=Cemetery chapels | | | | |
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| Wayside pulpit, St Mary\'s Church\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | | This sandstone structure is a pulpit which forms part of the boundary wall of the churchyard of St Mary\'s Church. It incorporates a religious text which reads, \"Go out into the highways and compel them to come in that my house may be filled\". |
| 53.348433 -2.732975 name=Wayside pulpit | | | | |
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| War memorial,\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1921 | Listed in 2007, the memorial is built in York and Portland stone. It comprises an obelisk surmounted by a flaming urn which stands on a plinth on a platform. The sculptor was Herbert Tyson Smith. |
| Victoria Park\ | | | | |
| 53.37454 -2.73039 name=War memorial | | | | |
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| Former Widnes Corporation Bus Depot\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1923 | The bus depot was built for Widnes Corporation, and is in orange brick with decoration in orange terracotta, and roofs of steel with sheeting in corrugated metal, asbestos and plastic. It consists of a long rectangular building with a full-height covered garage to the rear, and a lower office and a workshop range. On the front are three vehicle entrances, each under a triangular pediment containing a triangular panel, two with finials. Between them are two-storey office buildings containing windows with terracotta surrounds. At the rear of the yards is a workshop range. |
| 53.36214 -2.73695 name=Bus Depot | | | | |
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| Kingsway Health Centre\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1938--39 | This a rare example of a 1930s comprehensive health centre outside London. It is designed in Moderne style and incorporates Art Deco elements. It was listed in 2009, and the associated walls, gates and railings are included in the listing. |
| 53.3633 -2.7330 name=Kingsway Health Centre | | | | |
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| Silver Jubilee Bridge\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1956--61 | This road bridge crosses the River Mersey and links Runcorn with Widnes, replacing the former Widnes--Runcorn Transporter Bridge. It is a through arch bridge which carries a four-lane carriageway and a cantilevered footway to the east. Its span is 1082 ft and its total length is 1628 ft. |
| 53.3463 -2.7379 name=Silver Jubilee Bridge | | | | |
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| Former Church of St Pius X and attached campanile\ | | align=\"center\" `{{Grade II colour}}`{=mediawiki}\|`{{sort|B|II}}`{=mediawiki} | 1960 | The former Roman Catholic church and the campanile are built in yellow brick with dressings in stone and concrete, and the church has a tile roof. The church has a rectangular plan and consists of a nave and a chancel, with the campanile attached to the southwest. Along the sides of the church are tall pointed windows in bays divided by buttresses. The campanile is 21 m tall, it has a square plan, and contains tall, narrow bell openings. |
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# Southborough High School
**Southborough High School**, commonly known as *Southborough*, is a boys secondary School with a mixed sixth form. Founded in 1962, it has academy status and is in Surbiton, Greater London. It was rated a grade 2 school (Good) in 2017 by Ofsted.
## About Southborough {#about_southborough}
Southborough Boys\' School was built in 1960--1962, at the Ace of Spades (junction) on the A3, principally on the site of the former Ace of Spades Roadhouse, remnants of which can still be seen in the architecture of the buildings to the immediate north of the service station located next to the school. The Roadhouse and swimming pool complex were destroyed by fire in the early 1950s.
Originally categorised as a \'secondary modern school\' when it opened in 1962, Southborough converted to Academy status in March 2012.
Southborough\'s GCSE results have been well above the national average for boys for many years. The school\'s GCSE English Baccalaureate figure is currently`{{when|date=December 2022}}`{=mediawiki} double the national average for boys. The school\'s KS2 -- KS4 Value Added figure (2015) is 1005.7.
Since 2016 football and rugby academies have been included in the school\'s sixth form.
## Identity
The school was originally opened in 1962 as Southborough Boys\' School, being a replacement for Tolworth Boys\' School previously sharing the nearby premises occupied by Tolworth Girls\' School. The first Headmaster was Mr. H. P. Giddy (a former Royal Marine). Southborough has students from across Kingston upon Thames such as Chessington, Surbiton, Tolworth and New Malden. Some of the students travel from far distances such as Battersea and Richmond by train, and the school provides a minibus service which goes from Barnes to the school.
The name \'Southborough\' was believed to originate from the school\'s location in the south of the Royal Borough of Kingston. However, the only other occurrence of the name in that location during the 1960s was a public house on the corner of Hook Road and the main A3 which was later renamed \"The Cap in Hand\", but which at the time the school was built was named \"The Southborough Arms\".
## Accessibility
The school is situated on a main road, Hook Road, Surbiton and off the A3 at the Hook, London Junction. The closest railway stations are Chessington North, Tolworth and Surbiton with frequent trains from Clapham Junction, Vauxhall, Wimbledon, Hinchley Wood, Hampton Court, Guildford, Raynes Park and others. Many local buses also run, including;
- 71 -- Chessington to Kingston via Surbiton.
- 465 -- Dorking to Kingston via Leatherhead, Malden Rushett, Chessington & Surbiton.
- 467 -- Epsom to Hook via Ewell & Chessington\'s Copt Gilders.
- 671 -- Tiffin Girls School to Chessington South & Chessington\'s Copt Gilders.
- K1 -- New Malden to Kingston via Malden Manor & Tolworth.
- K4 -- Mansfield Park, Chessington to Kingston Hospital via Surbiton, Kingston & Norbiton.
## Facilities
The school is sited on the edge of the A3 in a single four storey building. Facilities include the main hall, music suite, two gymnasiums, a fully equipped drama room, three IT suites and two apple mac suites, alongside a library housing over 10,000 books. The school owns a large field close to the school (entrance along Brook Rd), with sports pitches, as well as cricket nets and an astro turf pitch within the school\'s main grounds
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# Álvaro Gil-Robles
**Álvaro Gil-Robles y Gil-Delgado** (born 9 September 1944 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Spanish jurist and human rights activist. He was the 2nd Spanish Ombudsman between 1988 and 1993 and also served as Acting Ombudsman between December 1987 and March 1988.
## Biography
Álvaro Gil-Robles was born in the family of prominent Spanish conservative leader José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones (1898-1980), which was the professor of constitutional law and founder and leader of the CEDA (Spanish Confederation of autonomous rights). His father played a significant role during the final years of the second Republic (1931-1936). He went into exile in Portugal after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). His brother was José María Gil-Robles, President of the European Parliament between 1997 and 1999.
Álvaro Gil-Robles could come to Spain at the beginning of the 1950s, where he got a great humanistic education at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1966) and after that, in seven years, obtained his doctorate at the University with a thesis on the legal role of the defender of the people (1973).
He is a political figure who then did not exist in the organizational chart of the Spanish public administration, but took part in many public activities: he was a Member of the Spanish Association for human rights, President of the Spanish Commission of help to refugees (CEAR), and Vice-President of the CEAR Foundation, whose Honorary President is the queen Doña Sofia. Between 1995 and 1999 he chaired the Forum for the Social integration of immigrants, an advisory body of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
He started his teaching career in the university in 1967, but from 1978 he taught administrative law. Than he became Professor of the Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Complutense and left alma mater in 1980 to join the newly created Constitutional Court as an attorney.
He was the author of Ombudsman Law of Spain and became a deputy of the Spanish Ombudsman in 1983. In 1988 he was elected as the ombudsman of Spain.
He was Commissioner for Human Rights of Council of Europe from 15 October 1999 to 31 March 2006. He was the first person to occupy this newly created position, and was succeeded by Thomas Hammarberg.
From 2000 to 2005 he visited public organizations in various countries (ee the list below) and showed violations of human rights in his reports to the corresponding governments for their future improvement.
## Chronology of visits {#chronology_of_visits}
- 2000: Georgia and Moldova
- 2001: Andorra, Norway, Slovakia, Finland and Bulgaria
- 2002: Greece, Hungary, Romania and Poland
- 2003: Czech Republic, Slovenia, Portugal, Turkey, Cyprus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Malta
- 2004: Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Croatia, Russia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- 2005: Spain, Italy, Iceland, France and Kosovo
His extensive reports may be found at the [homepage of Commissioner for Human Rights](http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/WCD/docsbyyear_en.asp)
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# Scaly-naped pigeon
The **scaly-naped pigeon** (***Patagioenas squamosa***, syn. ***Columba squamosa***), also known as the **red-necked pigeon**, is a bird belonging to the family Columbidae. The species occurs throughout the Caribbean.
## Description
The scaly-naped pigeon is a large slate grey pigeon (14--16 in), with maroon coloured plumage around the neck. The plumage on the species\' nape appears scaly, explaining both the common and scientific names of the species. There is a bare patch of skin which surrounds the birds red eyes; this patch tends to be reddish in males and more yellow in females. The legs and the base of the bill of the species are red, while the remainder of the bill is light coloured.
## Distribution and habitat {#distribution_and_habitat}
The range of the scaly-naped pigeon includes both the Greater Antilles (except for Jamaica and the Bahamas) and the Lesser Antilles. The species tends to occur in rainforests, however they may also be found in drier lowland woodlands; the species is locally common near human settlements. The biodiversity of the species is threatened due to hunting in regions of the Caribbean, especially considering their high abundance in Puerto Rico. This species has also declined due to hurricanes, affecting the vegetation and environment of their surroundings, leading to a decline in population.
## Behaviour
Scaly-naped pigeons are usually found alone or in small groups. They feed in trees and on the ground and often mix with the Rock dove, Eared dove and the Zenaida dove. Like most doves they are wary and will flee if they feel in danger.
### Reproduction
The scaly-naped pigeon lays one to two eggs in a nest constructed mostly in trees.
### Diet
The species feeds primarily on the fruits and seeds of trees
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# Irish Council for Civil Liberties
The **Irish Council for Civil Liberties** (*An Chomhairle um Chearta Daonna*) is an Irish non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the civil liberties and human rights of people in Ireland.
## History
Founded on `{{Date|Jun 30, 1976}}`{=mediawiki} by future President Mary Robinson, Kader Asmal and others, the organisation\'s primary role is in campaigning for civil rights. It also networks with other civil rights groups nationally and internationally.
During the divorce campaign of the 1980s and 1990s, the ICCL was among others who established the Divorce Action Group which campaigned to support the legalisation of divorce which had previously been prohibited in the Constitution. In 1995, this was successfully passed by referendum.
The ICCL are a member organisation of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH).
The ICCL has repeatedly sought the abolition of the Special Criminal Court, and in 2009 opposed its expansion from a narrow focus on state security-related trials to also include organised crime.
In October 2011, the ICCL said the information provided to voters in advance of polling in two constitutional referendums on the Twenty-ninth Amendment and Thirtieth Amendment was \"tardy and inadequate\". and advocated a \'no\' vote on the proposed Thirtieth Amendment. The Thirtieth Amendment was subsequently rejected by more than 100,000 votes.
In January 2020, the ICCL criticised management at CBS Kilkenny for attempting to implement facial recognition technology to record and process the biometric data of children and staff in the school. The implementation was postponed as a result.
## Freedom of speech {#freedom_of_speech}
In 2023, the ICCL expressed support for the curbing of hate speech in Ireland, but called for definitions of \"hate\" and \"incitement\", to that legislation would be focused on \"only the most extreme forms of hate speech\", so as not to place undue limitations on freedom of expression. The ICCL also called for the freedom of expression defence in the legislation to be strengthened, referring to the precedence set by European courts which stresses that while content may be shocking or offensive, it may not be \"hateful\"
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# Ted Dean
**Theodore Curtis Dean** (born February 25, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings. Dean played college football at Wichita State University.
## Early life and education {#early_life_and_education}
Dean was born on February 25, 1938, in Radnor, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Radnor High School, where he earned all-state honors in football and track and was named to the National High School All-American team.
Dean played college football at Wichita State University, where he received Honorable Mention All American honors and earned All-Missouri Valley Conference accolades following his junior and senior seasons.
## National Football League {#national_football_league}
Dean was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (40th overall) of the 1960 NFL draft. In his rookie season, Dean led the NFL in kickoff returns and kickoff return yards gained. Dean\'s on-field success, which culminated in a game-winning touchdown for the Eagles in the 1960 NFL Championship Game, earned him a place in the 1961 Pro Bowl.
Following the 1960 season, Dean was hailed as an up-and-coming star. According to Ray Didinger, George Halas believed Dean was \"going to become the best ever\". However, Dean\'s football career was shortened by several injuries and his production never matched that of his rookie season. He was traded to the Minnesota Vikings prior to the 1964 NFL season, but only played in two games for the Vikings (his last two in the NFL) before an automobile accident caused further injuries.
## Post-NFL career {#post_nfl_career}
Following his NFL career, Dean became an educator in the Philadelphia area
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# Mustafa al-Shihabi
Prince **Mustafa Al-Shihabi** (*الأمير مصطفى الشهابي*; 1893 -- 1968) was a Syrian agronomist, politician, writer and the third elected director of Arab Academy of Damascus (1959--1968).
## Biography
Al-Shihabi was born in 1893 in Hasbaya in Ottoman Syria, in what is today Lebanon. After getting his degree in agriculture from Paris, France in 1915, he initially resided in Istanbul while working for the Ministry of Agriculture of the Ottoman Government. During World War I, al-Shihabi joined the Arab Revolt in an attempt to free the Levant region from Ottoman Turkish control. In 1928, while serving as the director of the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, al-Shihabi joined the National Bloc in opposition to the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon. He later served as the head of the Syrian Ministry of Education under Prime Minister of Syria Ata al-Ayyubi as well. In 1936, President of Syria Hashim al-Atassi appointed al-Shihabi as the governor of Aleppo, a post al-Shihabi was to hold until 1939.
In January 1943, al-Shihabi was appointed as the head of the Syrian Ministry of Finance by Prime Minister Jamil al-Ulshi, though he stepped down that March due to what he perceived as al-Ulshi\'s pro-French views. When al-Ayyubi took the position of Prime Minister for a second term, al-Shihabi retook his position in the Ministry of Finance. He was appointed as the governor of Latakia by President Shukri al-Quwatli, and was instrumental in the defeat of Sulayman al-Murshid\'s Alawite uprising. Al-Shihabi was promoted to the rank of secretary-general of the Syrian Council of Ministers in addition to second terms as the governor of both Aleppo and Latakia. Unlike other Quwalti-era officials, al-Shihabi remained in favor with Husni al-Za\'im after the latter\'s CIA-supported coup d\'état. After the subsequent coup of Adib Shishakli, al-Shihabi was designated as Syria\'s ambassador to Egypt.
He died in 1968 in Damascus and was buried there.
## Legacy
He exerted strong efforts for Arabization and modernizing the Arabic language by writing many comprehensive modern term indices of science and technology in Arabic. He also has many writings regarding Arab nationalism and the struggle against colonialism.
Al-Shihabi was a critic of Turkification under the Ottoman Empire, viewing the 1908 Ottoman constitution as a blow to the status of Arabic
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# Haderslev County
**Haderslev County** (*Haderslev Amt*) is a former province in Denmark, located on the northernmost part of Southern Jutland. Haderslev County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites. It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged with three other counties to form South Jutland County. Haderslev County corresponded geographically to the former Prussian Kreis Hadersleben except for Hvidding Herred which was transferred to Tønder County. Half of Tyrstrup Herred was transferred from Haderslev County to Vejle County when Denmark surrendered Schleswig to Prussia and the Austrian Empire in 1864, and this region remained Danish
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# Chimera in popular culture
Chimera}} `{{more citations needed|date=August 2018}}`{=mediawiki} Chimera, originally found in Greek mythology, is a monstrous fire-breathing creature composed of the parts of multiple animals. The term, and often the general concept, has since been adopted by various works of popular culture, and *chimeras* of differing description can be found in contemporary works of fantasy and science fiction.
## Television
- In the *Godzilla* episode \"Island of Lost Ships\", Godzilla fought a Chimera that worked for the Sirens.
- The Chimera is adapted as different monsters in the *Super Sentai*/*Power Rangers* franchise:
- In *Choujyu Sentai Liveman*, the Nightmare Brain is the result of Doctor Mazenda using the dream machine to fuse the ghosts of Transmission Brain, Test Brain, Gal Brain, and Meteor Brain into this Chimera-themed monster.
- *Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger* features a Chimera-based monster named Dora Chimera with a lion head and arms, a dragon-like torso and wing, a sentient goat head on the chest and goat legs, and a snake-headed tail. In *Mighty Morphin Power Rangers*, the monster was adapted as Goatan.
- In *Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive*, the Combined Beast Chimera was a Psyma Beast created by Dark King Zylpheeza who combined the crystals associated with Hades Dread Knight Zoodoo, Hades Dread Knight Guuru, and Hades Dread Knight Jiin. This Psyma Beast sports the three faces of the Hades Dread Knights, sporting the face of Zoodoo in the center, the face of Guuru on its left side, and Jiin on its right side as well as the limbs of the different Hades Dread Knights. In *Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue*, the monster was adapted as Troika.
- In *Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger*, the Chimera Org is the result of Ura combining the energy from the jewels associated with GaoElephant, GaoGiraffe, GaoBear, and GaoPolar with a mud puppet. It had the combined appearance of the GaoAnimals in question. In *Power Rangers Wild Force*, the energies of the Power Animal jewels were harnessed by Master Org who combined them to form Quadra Org.
- In *Mahou Sentai Magiranger*, Meemy creates Gestalt Hades Beast Chimera monster by fusing together the spirits of dead Hades Beasts and Hades Beastmen. It sports the parts of past Hades Beasts and Hades Beastmen as well as parts of other creatures. This act is repeated in the series\' American counterpart *Power Rangers: Mystic Force* by Meemy\'s counterpart Imperious who uses a forbidden spell to fuse the spirits of the dead monsters that Leanbow had previously slain to form a Chimera.
- In *Juken Sentai Gekiranger*, the character Suugu is a Chimera who has a combined appearance of a tiger and a white tiger who can also use the abilities of previous monsters Sorisa, Maga, and Niwa. He was the mutated form of Jan Kandou\'s father Dan. In *Power Rangers Jungle Fury*, he was adapted into Whiger who did not display Chimera-based abilities nor turn out to be a mutated human.
- In *Ultraman Taro* Episode 40, the Ultra Brothers fought against a chimera monster named Tyrant, all the older brothers are overpowered until Ace managed to fire an Ultra Sign warning Taro and the earthlings of Tyrant. Taro would eventually defeat this monster with ease when the latter arrives on earth.
- *Chimera* is a 1991 British science fiction miniseries (released in the USA as Monkey Boy).
- In the television series *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* \"Chimera\" was the name of episode 714 in which Odo meets one of \"The Hundred\" changelings sent abroad in the universe by The Founders to learn more about other cultures and eventually return home.
- In *The X-Files*, there is an episode titled \"Chimera\" which takes place in Vermont.
- In *Mon Colle Knights*, the Chimera is depicted as having three heads (a lion head, a goat head, and a lizard head), the body of a lion, and the wings of a dragon.
- There are different Chimeras in the *Yu-Gi-Oh!* franchise:
- The Bandai card of the Chimera depicted it as a lion with the wings and tail of a dragon.
- Little Chimera is a monster that enables all Fire Monsters to get 500 attack points while all Water Monsters lose 400 attack points. It is the counterpart of the fusion monster Fusionist (a fusion of Petite Angel and Mystical Sheep #2).
- Dark Chimera is a fire-breathing monster that lives in the Netherworld.
- Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast is a fusion of Berphomet and Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts.
- Doll Chimera is a doll monster that gains 400 attack points for every Doll Part monsters in the graveyard.
- Scrap Chimera is a Scrap monster that has the head of a lion, the body of a Pegasus, and a snake-headed tail. It is based on the Alchemical Chimera.
- Gladiator Beast Heraklinos is a humanoid Chimera who is the fusion of Gladiator Beast Laquari (a humanoid tiger) and any two Gladiator Beasts. Besides sporting the face, shoulders, and waist armor pieces of Gladiator Beast Laquari, Guardian Beast Heraklion sports the wings and hair of Guardian Beast Alexander (a humanoid winged lion), the lower body, tail, bone fragments, and halbred of Gladiator Beast Spartacus (a humanoid dinosaur), the upper waist armor pierce of Gladiator Beast Murmillo (a humanoid carp), the plates of Guardian Beast Hoplomus (a humanoid rhinoceros) for a shield, the upper body of Gladiator Beast Dimacari (a humanoid African buffalo) with his accessories as leg guards, the chest armor piece and winged armguards of Gladiator Beast Bestiari (a humanoid bird) with the spearhead attached to the halberd, the waist armor piece of Gladiator Beast Secutor (a humanoid lizard) with the cannons mounted on the shield, the upper legs of Gladiator Beast Darius (a humanoid horse), and the armored wings of Gladiator Beast Samnite (a humanoid winged smilodon).
- Chimaera, the Master of Beasts is more accurate to the mythical Chimera where it is a two-headed lion-like creature with different horns on its head, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a snake. It can only be summoned by sacrificing 3 beast-type monsters.
- In *Ben 10*, Kevin Levin is a mutant with the ability to absorb energy and DNA. On several occasions, Kevin has mutated into hybrid forms by absorbing the DNA of several aliens at once.
- In *American Dragon: Jake Long*, Jake and his friends battle a Chimera in a dream realm. It has three heads based on each of its component animals, the body of a humanoid lion, the legs of a goat, and the tail of a snake. The series creators list the Chimera as one of the 13 greatest threats of the magical world.
- In *Kamen Rider Ryuki* (and its adaptation *Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight*), Genocider was the combination of Ouja\'s Venosnaker (Strike\'s Venosnaker), Gai\'s Metalgelas (Thrust\'s Metalgelas), and Raia\'s Evildiver (Sting\' Evildiver).
- In *Digimon Adventure 02*, the Chosen Children face a Digimon called Kimeramon which had Kabuterimon\'s head, Angemon\'s top wings, Airdramon\'s wings, Garurumon\'s hind legs, Monochromon\'s tail, one of Kuwagamon\'s leg arms, SkullGreymon\'s right arm, Devimon\'s arms, Greymon\'s body and jaws, and MetalGreymon\'s hair and eyes.
- The *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* episode \"Bloodlines\" used a Chimera as an allegory for genetic chimerism, a condition from which one person may have two distinct DNA patterns.
- In *MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance*, Chimera was the name of a member of the Chess Pieces.
- In the Japanese series *Bleach*, Tia Harribel\'s Facciones Apache, Mila-Rose, and Sun-Sun can sacrifice their arms as a last resort to create a Chimera-like Hollow enforcer called Ayon (shown with a deer\'s head and legs, a long lion-like mane, and a classic tail with a snake at the end).
- The *NCIS* season 5 episode 6 was titled \"Chimera\" and took place on the USNS Chimera, a top-secret naval research ship sailing in the middle of the ocean. On a related note, Ziva also mentions to Tony about what the mythical Chimera was.
- In the *Fullmetal Alchemist* series, a chimera is any combination of animals that have been alchemically transmuted to form one organism. There is also the occasional Chimeras that are a combination of a human and an animal.
- In *Code Geass* a chimera is in heraldic badge of Holy Empire of Britannia.
- Although there were no affiliation to this creature, *Kamen Rider OOO* has chimera-like motif in the protagonist using \"combos\" with animal-themed \"O Medals\" and in hybrid Yummies.
- In *Once Upon a Time* episode \"Lady of the Lake\", Snow White, Emma and Lancelot have a meal at which Chimera meat is served. The animal is described as \"one part lion, one part serpent, one part goat\".
- In *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*, a chimera appears in the episode \"Somepony to Watch Over Me\", but it was part saber-tooth tiger, part goat, and part snake. The character Discord is also a chimera-like creature called a \"draconequus\" in the show, possessing a goat-like face, a lion paw, and a dragon-like body, among several other animal features.
- In *Beyblade G-Revolution*, the blader, Brooklyn, owns a bey called Zeus. Despite the name, it has more relation to the chimera due to its bit-beast, as the beast resembles a centaur-shaped chimera with a horse\'s body and legs, a raven\'s wings, and the upper torso of a lion with a white mane.
- In *Hunter x Hunter*, there is a species of ant known as the Chimera Ant whose queen possesses the ability to transplant the genetic traits of whatever she devoured into her offspring who become hybrid organisms.
- In *Duel Masters* (and its reimaged counterpart *Kaijudo*), the Chimeras are Darkness Civilization creature that are the creations of the Dark Lords.
- In *Teen Wolf* (season 5), the Dread Doctors \"make\" Chimeras by combining existing supernatural creatures (like a `{{not a typo|werewolf/werecoyote}}`{=mediawiki} hybrid and a werewolf/werejaguar hybrid) in experiments to create their own lethal monsters.
- In the third season of *Star Wars Rebels*, the \"Chimaera\" is used as the name of Grand Admiral Thrawn\'s flagship and as the emblem of the Seventh Fleet. A stylized engraving of the creature can be seen on the underside of the ship\'s hull. The *Chimaera* makes its live-action debut in the live-action follow up series to *Rebels* *Ahsoka*.
- On *General Hospital*, beginning on May 1, 2017, the Chimera is depicted in a drawing in a book Helena Cassadine gave to Elizabeth Weber, regarding her son, Jake\'s, missing 5 years. It is also depicted in a drawing done by Jake on a timeline he has been working on with Franco and on a necklace Alex Devane Marick (portraying her twin sister Anna Devane) is wearing, given to her by Valentin Cassadine during their days with the DVX and WSB respectively. The link bringing all of this together has not yet been discovered.
- In *Stargate SG-1* (season 7), there is an episode titled \'Chimera\' in which Dr. Daniel Jackson is plagued with several dreams involving his past, pushed by Sarah Gardner to reveal the location of the Lost City.
- The Japanese anime *Tokyo Mew Mew* features evil chimera animals that the main characters must fight to save society.
- In Kékéflipnote\'s *L\'odyssée de Klassik* series for Arte, the chimera was replaced as the two bodied mole in the right and the panda on the left with the snake in its leg.
- The 2021 Korean drama series *Chimera* on OCN starring Park Hae-Soo, Claudia Kim, and Lee Hee-Joon tells the story of a serial killer known as \'Chimera\' who uses fire or any tool that can spit fire from various elements in chemistry; it is said that the killer is still unknown even after 35 years.
- In the anime *Spy × Family*, Anya Forger has a pink-green chimera plush toy, although the chimera here is more stylized with the goat parts represented only with horns on the lion\'s head.
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## Film
- Chimera is referenced when describing the shape-shifting guardian creature that follows and protects John Smith in the movie *I Am Number Four*.
- The character Beast from Disney\'s *Beauty and the Beast* is a Chimera-like creature, with the horns of a bison, brows of a gorilla, nose and mane of a lion, the back mane of a hyena, the tusks of a boar, the arms and chest of a bear and the hind legs and tail of a wolf.
- In the second installment of the *Mission: Impossible series*, known as *Mission: Impossible 2* (2000), a pharmaceutical company creates a virus called Chimera to generate a market demand for the antidote it also created called Bellerophon.
- In the film *The Relic*, the Kothoga, the creature derived from the Brazilian relic statue is described to Sizemore\'s character as a Chimera. The Kothoga is a modern incarnation of the mythological Chimera.
- In *Synecdoche, New York* (2008), the character Sammy Barnathan (Tom Noonan), while imitating the main character, Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), says to Hazel (Samantha Morton), \"I want to fuck you until we merge into a chimera, a mythical beast with penis and vagina eternally fused, two pairs of eyes that look only at each other, and lips --- ever touching --- and yet one voice that whispers to itself.\"
- A Chimera appears in the 2012 film *Wrath of the Titans* as the first creature Perseus fights and is presented as a colossal double-headed beast with huge bat wings. Although it still has the body of a lion and a serpent head on its tail, the creature\'s two main heads do not bear any particular resemblance to either a lion or a goat, although the left head does bear a single horn on its forehead. The creature uses its two heads together in order to breathe fire, with the horned head spewing a flammable liquid and the other head producing the spark to ignite the fuel.
- In *Animal Crackers*, the film\'s main villain Horatio P. Huntington ate the spilled animal crackers which turned him into a Chimera. This form has the head of a lion, the horns of a bighorn sheep, the body, legs, and tail of a crocodile, the wings of a bat, and a humanoid Komodo dragon-like arms.
- In the film *My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising*, one of the villains is named Chimera and has a Quirk that gives him the parts of different animals. His default appearance gives him a wolf head, eagle-like claws, and a crocodile tail.
- In Grimes and HANA's *Ac!d Reign Chronicles*, Hana has a song titled \"Chimera\".
- In *Kung Fu Panda 4*, the main antagonist, The Chameleon (voice by Viola Davis), steals the kung-fu of Master Cobra, Master Osprey, Master Scorpion, Master Wolf, General Kai, and Lord Shen and becoming a gigantic Chimera.
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# Chimera in popular culture
## Video games {#video_games}
- In the video game series *Golden Sun*, the Chimera appears numerous times. First as a pair of bosses on Crossbone Isle, then as a normal enemy under the names Chimera Mage. In *Golden Sun: The Lost Age*, the stronger Grand Chimera was a boss. All forms are Mars(Fire) creatures, and have a goat\'s body, a snake for a tail, and the head of a lion and an eagle instead of knees on their forelegs.
- In *Ōkami*, Chimeras appear and turtle-like steam pot beasts who classify as level two out of three in difficulty to defeat.
- In *Rastan Saga* there are some Chimerae during the levels.
- In *SaGa Frontier*, Chimeras are enemies that can be randomly encountered throughout portions of the game. Their appearance consists of many creatures: the torso and head of a bear, a single head of a raptor on the end of each arm, the back legs of a raptor, and the front half of a bull for front legs.
- In *Gauntlet Legends*, the player(s) must face a large Chimera as the boss of the second level, the Castle Stronghold.
- In *Suikoden II* and *Suikoden III*, Chimeras appear as enemies that can be encountered at random. They are monsters that have three heads (a bird, a goat and a lion), bat-like wings and a snake\'s tail.
- In *Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness* when facing Ortega, he transforms into a chimera. shown as a winged creature with a lion head breathing fire, a snakehead spitting poison and a bird head using a sonic attack.
- The Chimera is a monster in the works of Artix Entertainment:
- The Chimera is featured in *AdventureQuest* where it has the head and front legs of a lion, the head and back legs of a goat, the head of a dragon, and a snake-headed tail. The Chimera is the creation of a deranged sorcerer.
- In *AdventureQuest Worlds*, the Chimera of Vadriel is a dragon-like pet with goat-like horns and a snake-headed tail. The Chimera Familiar is a pet that was associated with a bunch of witches according to its bio. Its character model was used for the Chimera in Northpointe and Void Challenge.
- In the MMORPG game *Wizard101* the Chimera is a winged creature and is a spell of the magic school Balance. Wizard players can use this on their foes. The dragon head uses Myth damage, the lion head does Life damage, and the goat head does Death damage.
- Chimeras appear as random creatures in the *Final Fantasy* series with various descriptions for each one:
- In the original *Final Fantasy*, up to four could be encountered at once. It is shown to have three heads (a lion head, a goat head, a dragon head), the wings of a dragon, and the body of a goat.
- In *Final Fantasy II*, a Chimera serves as a boss and later appears as a random creature encounter. It is shown to have three heads (a lion head, a goat head, and a dragon head), the wings of a dragon, and the body of a lion.
- In *Final Fantasy III*, a Chimera appears as a random encounter in the skies of the surface world.
- In the game *Final Fantasy IV*, Chimera are also random creature encounters in the Tower of Babil. They have three heads (a lion head, a goat head, and a dragon head) and the body of a goat. It attacks with Blaze.
- In *Final Fantasy V*, the Dhorme Chimera is a randomly encountered enemy. Not only does it have the heads of a lion, goat, and dragon, it has the front legs of a lion, the wings of a dragon, the back legs of a goat, and a snake-headed tail.
- In *Final Fantasy VI*, the Chimera is shown to have 5 heads (a lion head, a goat head, a dragon head, an eagle head, a boar head), the wings of a dragon, the front legs of a lion, the back legs of a goat, and a snake-headed tail.
- In *Final Fantasy VII*, the Maximum Chimera is a randomly encountered enemy.
- In *Final Fantasy VIII*, the Chimera is a randomly encountered enemy with four heads (a lion head, a goat head, a hawk head, a lizard head), the body of a lion, the wings of a dragon, and a cobra-headed tail.
- In *Final Fantasy IX*, it is a three-headed demon that is tough to beat.
- In *Final Fantasy X* and *Final Fantasy X-2*, there are random creature encounters that are Chimera. They have a bull head, a wolf head, a griffin head, a snake-headed tail, and have what appears to be somewhat like a bull\'s upright body. To attack, they use a combination of elements (fire, water, lightning).
- In *Final Fantasy XI*, Khimaira is a High Notorious Monster. With a head of a lion and a tail of a serpent, it has the horns of a goat.
- In *Final Fantasy: Stranger of Paradise*, the Chimera appears as a winged lion with a snake for a tail. Once its wings are destroyed, its stumps grow into a dragon head and a goat head, each with a distinct breath weapon.
- In *Dragon Quest*, a feather-shaped item allowing inter-city travel is called Chimera Wing.
- *Gauntlet: Dark Legacy* features a chimera as a boss, with the three heads of a snake, a lion and a bird. The three heads have attacks based on fire, lightning and poison.
- Ravange from *Red Earth* is a chimera with five heads: a lion, a dragon, a goat and an eagle, with the snake forming the tail.
- *Sylphia* has a chimera as the boss of the tower level. It appears as a bat-winged lion with the additional heads of a snake and a goat, and leaps from ledge to ledge trying to catch the player. It is defeated once the player shoots off its two side heads.
- In *GrimGrimoire*, one of the most powerful Alchemy-based units is a Chimera, which takes the form of an enormous spinning spider with a gaping lion\'s head at its center. It can be upgraded into consuming ally units in order to heal itself.
- In *Blue Dragon Plus*, a Chimera appears as the Shadow creature of Nene, one of the game\'s playable characters and the main antagonist of the original *Blue Dragon* game.
- In *Tekken 3*, the final boss, True Ogre, takes on the form of a Chimera-like demon, with the horns of a ram, skin like a dragon, the head of a lion with mandibles, and his right arm with various snakes.
- In *Resident Evil 4*, when first entering the castle stage of the game, there is an obstacle that requires three ornaments to unlock it. After retrieving the three pieces, one of Lion, Goat, and Snake, the puzzle reveals itself as a Chimera.
- The Chimera are the primary antagonists in *Resistance: Fall of Man*, *Resistance 2*, *Resistance: Burning Skies*, and *Resistance: Retribution*. They\'re an \"alien\" race that are trying to eliminate the human race and resembling pale, humanoid creatures with 2-6 yellow eyes and infect humans with the Chimeran Virus. They are finally defeated in *Resistance 3* when the wormhole above New York is closed off after the New York tower is destroyed and they lost their cohesion, allowing humanity to finally defeat the Chimera and rebuild their shattered world.
- In *Act of Aggression*, Chimera is the multinational task force formed by the United Nations, armed with several types of foreign equipment, and which works in secrecy.
- In *Mother 3*, Chimeras are corrupted animals created by Porky\'s \"Pigmask Army\" as a result of either combining them with other species or adding mechanical parts. One of these Chimera named the Ultimate Chimera is indestructible. It has a button on its back which can be used to turn it off only for the bird that rides on it to turn it back on. The Ultimate Chimera appears occasionally in the New Pork City stage in *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*.
- In *Shining Force*, the chimera are very powerful and dangerous enemies near at the end of the game, lion torso and head, the wings of the dragon, goat\'s head and snake tail and the goat head have an ability to breathe the fire can inflict massive damage on their opponent there only weakness is the ice.
- In *Warcraft III* and *World of Warcraft* The Chimaera is seen as a creature with a winged lion body, two dragon heads with goat horns and two tails that seem to have scorpion type stingers on them. In Warcraft III the Night Elves can train them as flying siege beasts from a late game structure.
- In *World of Warcraft* one of the bosses in the Blackwing Descent raid in the Cataclysm expansion is a 2-headed dragon called Chimaeron, named after this mythical creature.
- In *Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms*, in the two last levels, Dreamscape and Palace of the Gods, you play as the Chimera. It is shown to have a snake-like bottom, lion torso, dragon\'s wings, and goat horns. The Chimera form attacks using fists and sonic waves.
- In *Age of Mythology*, the Chimera is a trainable myth unit under the worship of Artemis.
- The Chimeras appear in the *God of War* franchise:
- In *God of War III*, Kratos (the game\'s protagonist) fights the Chimera as a mini boss on Mt. Olympus and later fights many more on the way to Tartarus. It bears a lion\'s face on its \"chest,\" with the three-horned, demonic-looking goat\'s head as the \"normal\" one on top of the lion head, humanoid hands with claws on it, and a snake-headed tail. Kratos must destroy each of these \"heads\" through brief quick time events to defeat the creature.
- In *God of War: Ascension*, the Chimeras that appear have an ice breath attack.
- In *S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat* chimeras are large, orthrus-like dogs with no fur, large bodies, two heads and a broad tail. Chimeras are also known to possess the body and posture of a lion, the roar of a bear, and one face that somewhat bears a visage of a human head with the other one, a cat creature.
- In *Titan Quest*, the Chimera is encountered as a boss in the Temple of Marduk in the Orient (Act III).
- In *Fallout: New Vegas* you encounter dog-like creatures called Night Stalkers that were created by splicing the DNA of dogs and Rattlesnakes together.
- In *Demon\'s Souls* the second boss at the Tower Of Latria is the Maneater, a beast with the body of a humanoid lion, the wings of a bat, and a tail with a snakes head on the end that bites the lion temporarily increasing its power.
- In the space MMO *Eve Online* the carrier class capital ship of the Caldari race is named after the Chimera.
- In *Dragon\'s Dogma*, Chimeras are common boss creatures that the player can find throughout the world. It resembles the traditional Greek depiction with a lion head on the front specialized in melee attacks, a goat head on the back casting elemental spells and a snake-headed tail that can grapple players and spray clouds of poison as hazards.
- The Chimera appears in *Bloody Roar* series as the Zoanthrope of the character Uranus. Uranus appears and stays as a secret character since *Bloody Roar 3*. Uranus is known as the strongest Zoanthrope because of her transformation where he form has the tails of a lion, the horns of a goat.
- In *Borderlands*, the Chimera is a legendary revolver manufactured by the Atlas Corporation that possesses all four elemental weapon effects. It fires explosive rounds by default, but has the chance to fire either incendiary, shock, or corrosive rounds instead.
- Chimera appear in Chapter 12 in *Xenoblade Chronicles X* as the Lifehold\'s internal defensive measure. They appear lizard-like with the ability to breathe fire. The final boss itself also falls into the game\'s Chimeroid category and is more of a visible hybrid than others in the same group and is a mixture of DNA from every lifeform on Earth, showing reptile, bird and human parts with a bear\'s roar.
- *Pokémon Sun and Moon* features two Pokémon, Type: Null and Silvally, which are able to change their typing by holding a memory drive. They were created using the cells of all known Pokémon and are based on a Chimera.
- In the MMORPG *Star Trek Online*, Veteran and lifetime players can obtain a Chimera class Heavy Destroyer. The design, a passed over submission for the flagship Enterprise F, is an escort with elements of a cruiser and science ships without being either, therefore a blending of Tactical, Engineer, and Science orientations.
- In the MMORPG *City of Heroes*, Chimera was the Praetorian world version of Freedom Phalanx hero Manticore.
- In the game *The Last Guardian*, you play as young boy navigating through various puzzles with a creature named Trico. Trico appears to be a Griffin-like Chimera with the head of a cat, with body features and a beak similar to a bird.
- One of the bosses in the game *Rage of the Gladiator* named \'Gargadan\' is based on a Chimera. It is a hybrid of a tiger, snake, and dragon, with three corresponding heads.
- In *Terraria*, the Crimera is an enemy that appears in the Crimson biome. Its name is a portmanteau of \"crimson\" and \"chimera\".
- The 9th expansion for *Tom Clancy\'s Rainbow Six Siege* is named Operation Chimera.
- In *Path of Exile* Chimera is one of four guardians of The Shaper, along with Hydra, Minotaur and Phoenix.
- The setting of the 1992 computer game *Harlequin* is named Chimerica, which is a portmanteau of \"chimera\" and America.
- In *Marvel\'s Avengers*, the name of the Avengers\' Helicarrier is the Chimera.
- In *Kirby and the Forgotten Land*, the boss Fecto Forgo is created by Fecto Elfilis absorbing the members of the Beast Pack to retain a stable form. It appears as a mass of slime with the features of the Beast Pack\'s members.
- In *Devil May Cry 3* the boss Beowulf appears as a form of Chimera, with mismatched parts of different kids of creatures.
## Role-playing {#role_playing}
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# Chimera in popular culture
## Role-playing {#role_playing}
- In the roleplaying game *Dungeons & Dragons*, the chimera is an evil-aligned creature which looks like a lion with leathery wings on its back. To either side of its lion\'s head is the head of a goat and the head of a dragon. The chimera and some variants have appeared since the game\'s earliest editions, as well as in the *Pathfinder Roleplaying Game*. There is also a version of the Chimera called the Gorgimera which is the result of a union between a Chimera and Gorgon with the goat parts replaced with the Gorgon parts.
- *Exalted* Uses the term to refer to people or creatures who have suffered numerous mutations from the Wyld (the uncontrolled chaos beyond the edge of reality). Most commonly; it refers to Lunar Exalted who never received an extensive array of moonsilver tattoos on their bodies, expressly meant to prevent Wyld mutations but also to stop the Lunar\'s own shapeshifting abilities from mutating them. Without the tattoos, they risk gaining a permanent mutation each time they change form and will eventually become an insane, ravening beast resembling an amalgam of about a dozen different creatures.
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# Chimera in popular culture
## Other
- The UTAU voice synthesizer voicebank Kasane Teto is listed with the troll gender Chimera. It is unclear if this is her actual gender, or if it is simply her species.
## Literature
- Chimeras were mentioned in the *Harry Potter* books. In *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*, it is described to have a lion head, a goat body, and dragon tail. The Ministry of Magic classifies them as XXXXX (very dangerous). It is said that Bellerophon (not mentioned by name) was the only one who ever managed to kill a Chimera and shortly after fell to his death from the winged horse due to exhaustion. Also in *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Elphias Doge is said to have encountered Chimeras in Greece.
- In the *Warhammer 40,000* universe, the soldiers of the Imperial Guard use a compact infantry fighting vehicle named the Chimera. Many other vehicles in the Imperial Guard armory are named for mythological creatures from Earth history.
- The Chimera was featured as a story element in *The Tomb of Dracula*. Its first appearance was in issue #26, and it also appears two issues later. CHIMERA - magic power item in three pieces (serpent\'s tail, lion\'s head, goat\'s body), created ?30,000? (20,000 more likely) years ago in Atlantis by C\'Thunda, used against Kull, involved in the times of the Black Death, sought in recent times by Dracula + Doctor Sun + David Eschol, destroyed by Sheila Wittier to prevent either Dracula or Doctor Sun from using it. Apparently, in *The Tomb of Dracula* #26, King Kull appeared or was referenced in a flashback. The cosmic-powered Chimera and a Legion of Doom unlike any other item in creation, that causes havoc for our heroes.
- Conan encounters a Chimera-like beast in the Marvel Comic adaption of *The Flame Winds of Wan Tengri* by Norvell Page.
- In Alan Dean Foster\'s *Mad Amos* short story, \"Witchen Woes\", Amos Malone defeats a \"kitchen witch\" in a cooking contest by making \"chimera chili\". He later commented that the hardest part of the recipe was finding chimera meat.
- In James Patterson\'s novel part of the *Women\'s Murder Club* series *2nd Chance*, the murderer uses a chimera symbol.
- In Laurell K. Hamilton\'s novel *Narcissus in Chains*, part of the *Anita Blake* series, the antagonist is known as Chimera, a panware capable of shifting into several were-animals. Those animals included lion, cobra, leopard, wolf and bear.
- In Timothy Zahn\'s *Thrawn* trilogy, Grand Admiral Thrawn\'s flagship was called the *Chimaera*.
- In Piers Anthony\'s novel *Chthon*, a chimera kills stragglers from a party of travelers. Quote: \"The chimera is the enemy you \*don\'t\* see\".
- In Marjorie Liu\'s *Dirk and Steele* series, in the book *The Fire King*, the main male character Karr is a Chimera, being the offspring of two shapeshifters of different animals. His mother was a dragon and his father was a lion.
- Amazonian warrior women ride Chimera in *Wonder Woman*: *Amazons Attack!*
- In *nthWORD*, chimeras are regularly used to illustrate stories, including \"Me and Sally\" by David Henry Sterry in issue #5 and \"Being Jewish in a Small Town\" by Lyn Lifshin in issue #7.
- In the first installment of the book series *Percy Jackson & the Olympians* titled *The Lightning Thief*, Percy Jackson battles the Chimera and his mother Echidna at the top of Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. It is described as having the head of a lion with a blood-caked mane, the body of a goat, and the tail of a 10 ft. diamondback snake where it sports a venomous bite. After being bitten by the Chimera, Percy Jackson escapes into the Mississippi River. It was mentioned that the Chimera that Bellerophon fought was the size of a woolly mammoth.
- In the series by Laini Taylor *Daughter of Smoke and Bone*, the chimera (spelled chimaera) being these creatures who raised the main protagonist, Karou, from birth.
- Throughout the *Lorien Legacies* series, a chimera named Bernie Kosar (after the football player) is the pet of the main character, John Smith/Number Four. However, chimeras are simply shapeshifters in this series.
- See also *Chimera* for various books with this title.
- In the *Supernatural* novel *Cold Fire*, protagonists Sam and Dean Winchester face off with the mythical Chimera after its blood creates hybrids between people and two different kinds of animals like the Minotaur, a snake woman, an ape man, a lobster man, and other hybrids. The Winchesters kill the Chimera by severing all of its different body parts and then burning them.
- In the fourth installment of the book series *The Seven Fabulous Wonders*, *The Mausoleum Murder*, Alexis brings the creature to life.
- Chimera is the name of the \"alien\" antagonists in *Resistance: The Gathering Storm* and *Resistance: A Hole in the Sky*, both written by American author *William C. Dietz*, based on the video game series *Resistance (video game series)*. Gathering Storm takes place in between the events of *Resistance: Fall of Man* and *Resistance 2*, and A Hole in the Sky takes place in between the events of *Resistance 2* and *Resistance 3*
### Comics
- The DC Comics characters B\'wana Beast and Freedom Beast have the ability to merge animals into Chimeras.
- Marvel Comics has different characters called Chimera with one of them being an adaption of the mythological Chimera
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# Dick Absher
**Richard Alfred \"Dick\" Absher Jr.** (born April 19, 1944) is a former American football linebacker and kicker) in the National Football League. He played for the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the Eagles.
## Biography
Dick Absher was born April 19, 1944, in Washington, DC. He attended Bullis Preparatory High School in Silver Spring, Maryland before going to college at the University of Maryland.
Absher was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in the 5th round of the 1967 NFL Draft. On October 19, 1967, his contract was sold to the NFL\'s Washington Redskins, for whom he played one game before being released on October 30. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on November 1 and played one game that season for that team as well
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# Charles Hudson (American politician)
**Charles Hudson** (November 14, 1795 -- May 4, 1881) was an American minister, writer, historian and politician. Hudson served in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court, on the Massachusetts Governor\'s Council, and as United States Representative from Massachusetts.
## Early life {#early_life}
Hudson was born in Marlborough on November 14, 1795. Hudson was the son of Stephen Hudson, who served during the American Revolutionary War, having been captured and confined by the British in Philadelphia.
## Education
Hudson attended the common schools and later an academy, taught school, served in the War of 1812 and studied theology. Hudson was ordained as a Universalist minister in 1819 and located in Westminster, where he served as pastor for 20 years.
## Public service {#public_service}
Hudson was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he represented the town of Westminster, Massachusetts from 1828 to 1833. From 1833 to 1839 Hudson represented Worcester County in the State Senate. In 1839 he became a member of the Executive Council, and served until 1841. He was a member of the Massachusetts State Board of Education.
Hudson was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Levi Lincoln Jr. Hudson was reelected to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses and served from May 3, 1841, to March 3, 1849.
Hudson was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress, and moved to Lexington. Hudson lived in a large house on the town Common (\"Battle Green\"), about where the driveway of the Hancock Church is today. The house was moved to Belfry Terrace in the early 1900s. Hudson served as a selectman of Lexington from 1868 to 1875, and wrote a comprehensive history of the town, first published 1868. Hudson presided at the centennial celebration of the battle of Lexington in 1875, and delivered an address.
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1844.
From 1849 to 1853 Hudson served as a naval officer of the port of Boston Custom House, edited the Boston Daily Atlas for many years. Hudson was the assessor of Internal Revenue for the Sixth Collection District, 1864--1868. Hudson was reportedly a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln. Hudson was an author of religious textbooks.
## Death and burial {#death_and_burial}
Hudson died in Lexington on May 4, 1881. Interment was in Munroe Cemetery, on Massachusetts Avenue in that town.
## Hudson, Massachusetts {#hudson_massachusetts}
The town of Hudson, Massachusetts is named after Charles Hudson. Though many mistakenly believe that the naming of the town was the result of his gift toward the construction of a public library, in fact, the naming honor was granted prior to his offer. The town was established on March 31, 1866, and after being notified that the town had been named in his honor, Charles Hudson responded in 1867 with an offer to contribute \$500 in matching funds toward the establishment of a new library.
## Publications
- *Letters to Rev. Hosea Ballou* (1827)
- *Reply to Walter Balfour* (1829)
- *History of Westminster* (Boston, 1832)
- *Doubts Concerning the Battle of Bunker Hill* (1857)
- *Historical Address at the Centennial at Westminster* (1859)
- *History of Marlborough* (1862)
- *History of Lexington*, with *Genealogical Register of Lexington Families* (1868)
Hudson prepared congressional reports on the \"Protective Policy,\" legislative reports on \"Capital Punishment,\" \"The Northeastern Boundary,\" and \"The Incompetency of Witnesses on Account of Religious Belief,\" besides articles for periodicals and newspapers
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# Signal Hill, Calgary
**Signal Hill** is a community in Calgary, Alberta. It contains the residential neighbourhoods of Sienna Hills and Signal Ridge. It is bounded by Sarcee Trail to the east, 17th Ave to the north, Stoney Trail to the south and 69th St to the west.
Battalion Park is established on the southern slopes of the hill and the shopping centres at Westhills Towne Centre, Signal Hill Centre, Westmarket Square and Signature Park Plaza serve the community. Located in the Signal Hill Centre area is a public library called Signal Hill, which serves the surrounding community.
The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1956, and Signal Hill was established in 1986. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 6 councillor Richard Pootmans, on a provincial level by Calgary West MLA Mike Ellis, and at federal level by Calgary Signal Hill MP David McKenzie.
## Demographics
In the City of Calgary\'s 2012 municipal census, Signal Hill had a population of `{{nts|13914}}`{=mediawiki} living in `{{nts|5253}}`{=mediawiki} dwellings, a 0.9% increase from its 2011 population of `{{nts|13795}}`{=mediawiki}. With a land area of 5.6 km2, it had a population density of `{{Pop density|13914|5.6|km2|sqmi}}`{=mediawiki} in 2012.
Signal Hill is a wealthy neighbourhood, with the median household income of \$205,844 (2013). The wealthier residents (\$200,000-\$400,000 median household income) live in Upper Signal hill, which is located on the top of the hill, above the first few rows of houses which are located above the famous Signal Hill numbers. The entrance to this area can be found along Signal Hill Drive. As of 2006, 4% of the residents were immigrants.
## Amenities
### Battalion Park {#battalion_park}
Battalion Park, located on the hillside of Signal Hill, overlooks the Sarcee Nation. The area was a military reserve prior to World War I for the Canadian Forces. The hill features 16,000 stones hauled by soldiers and arranged to form four numbers (137, 113, 151 and 51). The numbers correspond to the four battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who trained in that area before leaving to fight in World War 1. Battalion Park officially opened on November 3, 1991.
### Signal Hill Shopping Centre {#signal_hill_shopping_centre}
The Signal Hill area is also home to the Signal Hill Shopping Centre, located West of Sarcee Trail and north of Richmond Road. This shopping area is also located adjacent to the [WestHills Towne Centre](https://westhillstownecentre.com/), located in Stuart Green, in Southwest Calgary. The Signal Hill Shopping Centre houses over 50 unique stores and services, including grocery stores, restaurants, fast food restaurants, and various retail stores. The presence of many stores, as well as the proximity to the more than 40 stores and services located in WestHills Towne Centre make this a popular shopping destination for residents of Southwest Calgary.
## Education
Signal Hill is home to the Battalion Park School. Operated by the Calgary Board of Education, the school serves students in kindergarten through grade six. In September 2012, it had an enrolment of 694 students drawn from Signal Hill and the nearby Richmond Hill and Springbank Hill communities
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# Spruce Avenue, Edmonton
**Spruce Avenue** is an irregular shaped residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is home to Kingsway Mall, the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, the Norwood Extended Care Hospital, Spruce Avenue Community Center, Spruce Avenue Junior High School, and St. Basil Catholic Junior High School. The neighbourhood takes its name from the former designation of 114 Avenue.
It is bounded on the south by 111 Avenue, on the east by 97 Street and on the south west by Kingsway Avenue. The northeast boundary runs along Princess Elizabeth Avenue to 107 Street before turning north along 107 Street. The north boundary then follows 118 Avenue (Alberta Avenue) until it reaches 97 Street.
Surrounding neighbourhoods are Westwood to the north, Alberta Avenue to the east and north east, McCauley to the south east, Central McDougall to the south, Queen Mary Park to the southwest, and Prince Rupert to the west. To the north west is the Edmonton City Centre Airport.
The community is represented by the Spruce Avenue Community League, established in 1918, which maintains a community hall located at 102 Street and 115 Avenue.
## Demographics
In the City of Edmonton\'s 2012 municipal census, Spruce Avenue had a population of `{{nts|2120}}`{=mediawiki} living in `{{nts|1313}}`{=mediawiki} dwellings, a -1.6% change from its 2009 population of `{{nts|2155}}`{=mediawiki}. With a land area of 1.21 km2, it had a population density of `{{nts|1752.1}}`{=mediawiki} people/km^2^ in 2012.
## Residential development {#residential_development}
Spruce Avenue is an older neighbourhood with just under one residence in three constructed by the end of World War II. Substantially all construction was completed by 1980. While the most common type of residence is the single-family dwelling (63%), there are a significant number of apartments (24%) and row houses (11%). Approximately six out of every ten residences are rented, with the remainder being owner occupied
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# Air Poland
**Air Poland Sp. z o.o.** (formerly **Air Italy Polska Sp. z o.o.**) was a charter airline founded in 2007 and was based in Warsaw, Poland. A former subsidiary of Air Italy, it operated charter flights on behalf of Polish tour operators to a broad range of destinations across the Mediterranean region, the Caribbean and beach resorts in Thailand and India. Most flights departed from either Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, Katowice International Airport or Poznań-Ławica Airport.
Air Poland ceased all operations and filed for bankruptcy in April 2012.
## History
In April 2011 Air Italy Polska rebranded to Air Poland. It was not a part of the Air Italy Group anymore. The last owners were Mariusz Szpikowski and Dariusz Paszke.
## Destinations
Air Poland operated charter flights to leisure destinations in the following countries:
- Summer schedule:
- Turkey
- Greece
- Egypt
- Tunisia
- Spain
- Italy
- Portugal
- Morocco
- Winter schedule:
- Caribbean Islands
- Southeast Asia
- South America
In 2011 FlyCentralEurope announced in-cooperation with Air Italy and Hamilton (ON) airport, it will be offering new service from Hamilton to Budapest, Kraków and Prague, on board Air Italy\'s Boeing 767-200ER aircraft. In addition, the tour operator also chartered Air Italy for 2 weekly Chicago -- Kraków service. The Boeing 767-200ER would have been transferred to Air Italy Polska. These flights never took off and were cancelled as of 19 May 2011.
## Fleet
As of February 2012, the Air Poland fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 5
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# Ocala Symphony Orchestra
The **Ocala Symphony Orchestra**, formerly known as the **Central Florida Symphony Orchestra** and **Ocala Festival Orchestra**, is a professional per-service orchestra in Ocala, Florida, U.S.A.
The orchestra had its beginning in Ocala, Florida in 1975, when a group of dedicated musicians and public-spirited citizens set about to organize a symphonic orchestra for the area. A four-concert season was initiated that has expanded today into over two dozen performances throughout the year. The Symphony was incorporated on February 17, 1976, and was granted 501 (c) 3 status in August 1977. After a variety of performance venues including a period at the Central Florida Community College, and the Ocala Breeder\'s Sales Pavilion, the orchestra led a \$3.5 million fund-raising campaign to renovate the Ocala City Auditorium into the Reilly Arts Center. The Orchestra continues to manage the venue and in 2020 embarked on a \$4.5 million expansion project that will be complete in November 2021.
The Ocala Symphony Orchestra is under the direction of [Maestro Matthew Wardell.](https://www.matthewwardell.com/) Wardell is in his 15th year as a music director and conductor of the OSO and has nearly a decade of experience as an interim director of orchestral studies, visiting lecturer, associate / assistant conductor, adjunct faculty member, and visiting artist at universities and colleges
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# The Chain (1984 film)
***The Chain*** is a 1984 British comedy drama film written by Jack Rosenthal directed by Jack Gold. It stars Maurice Denham, Nigel Hawthorne, Denis Lawson and Leo McKern. The film was produced and distributed by Film Four International. In 1994, a spin-off television series, *Moving Story*, was made for ITV in which Warren Clarke played the part of Bamber.
The theme tune is sung by Barbara Dickson. The opening dialogue is sampled on \"V. Thirteen\" by Big Audio Dynamite; \"Good morning, Sodom and Gomorrah, Good morning, sinners, No, that wasn\'t your radio set on the blink again\".
## Plot
*The Chain* tells the story of seven households which jointly constitutes a circular property chain and various removals employees who are tasked with assisting each household in its move. Through the moving process it follows the trials and tribulations, from trivial to profound, of each household and mover, who are each guilty of one of the seven deadly sins.
Bamber leads his team and lorry for Lasts Removal and Storage and their first job is in Willesden.
The story moves to the first link of the chain: Des in Hackney (representing Lust). He is leaving the room in his Mum\'s house and she has rented the room out but isn't happy with him leaving. His friend Stan packs all his things into an old Mini Traveller. Des is moving in with his girlfriend. He is waiting outside his new home for his girlfriend and a policeman challenges him.
Keith (representing Sloth) in Tufnell Park has a self-drive van and is moving to Willesden as first time buyers with his Indian wife Carrie. He meets Des moving into his old rented flat and warns him of the landlord. En route to pick up the keys at the estate agent they argue about having kids.
Dudley and Alison in Willesden have a young daughter and need a bigger flat. They remember their daughter\'s conception. Paul from Lasts goes to the wrong flat and thoroughly confuses an old lady. Bamber is moving them to Hammersmith. Their military style granddad is trying to organise the move. Granddad (representing Envy) is moving into the granny flat in the new property. However, some punks have squatted in his new home and changed the lock.
In Hammersmith the Mr Thorn (Avarice) insists that the removal men take all door-knobs, light bulbs and ashes from the fireplaces (for the roses). His wife does not appreciate his meanness. They are going to 55 Christchurch Hill in Hampstead. Mr Thorn returns to his old house while Bamber and the Metcalfs are moving in: he is looking for some elastic bands he forgot.
Two basic problems break the chain: the person in Hampstead decides she is not leaving, resulting in the Thorns being homeless, but they have also been conned into losing all their possessions due to passing them to a bogus removal firm.
Bamber persuades the owner, widow Mrs Andreos (Billie Whitelaw), to make her planned move to Holland Park by sitting in her kitchen and letting her tell stories of her late husband and her native Limassol. Not only does Bamber persuade her he also gets an extra job - cash in hand. Mrs Andreos takes a lift in the removal van and starts a singalong of Karma Chameleon. Although Mrs Andreos represents Gluttony, this links to her late husband who was a \"glutton for punishment\".
The family in Holland Park (representing Pride) are moving to Knightsbridge. They are jealous that their neighbour is moving to Belgrave Square in Belgravia. Deidre has bought a new Daimler. They are moving because Holland Park is becoming \"too shabby\".
In Knightsbridge Thomas (representing Wrath) discusses his decisions with his friend, telling him to auction his belongings at Sotheby\'s - he is dying. He keeps only one item: a cheap souvenir plate from Southend-on-Sea which presumably has sentimental value. He asks the chauffeur of his Rolls-Royce to take him to the house where he was brought up, in Quilter Street in Whitechapel, where he is renting the room vacated by Desmond, the first character we see leaving home at the start of the film.
The story ends showing each in their new home then an old homeless lady wrapping herself in newspaper preparing to spend the night in a doorway. She has threaded through the story
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# 1983 NSWRFL season
The **1983 NSWRFL season** was the 76th season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Fourteen teams competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in a replay of the previous year\'s grand final between the Parramatta and Manly-Warringah clubs. During the season, NSWRFL teams also competed for the 1983 KB Cup.
1983 was the final season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for Sydney-based foundation club Newtown Jets, and the first reduction in the number of teams in the competition since Sydney University\'s departure at the end of the 1937 NSWRFL season. It was also the first season that was played with four-point tries.
## Season summary {#season_summary}
For the first time, the number of points awarded for scoring a try was raised from three to four. There was also the introduction of a handover if a team was caught in possession six times, which had the effect of killing the traditional scrum but attracted many new followers to a game that had seen attendances decline by fifty percent since the record year of 1968. To counter a lucrative illegal betting market, legal betting via FootyTAB was introduced and was a regarded as a success.
Twenty-six regular season rounds were played from February till August, resulting in a top five of Manly-Warringah, Parramatta, Canterbury-Bankstown, Balmain and St. George, who battled it out in the finals. Manly-Warringah managed 23 wins from 28 matches in 1983 -- at the time the most wins in a season by a club in NSWRFL premiership history alongside Parramatta\'s 23 in 1982.
The 1983 season\'s Rothmans Medallist was Eastern Suburbs' back, Michael Eden and the Dally M Award went to Western Suburbs' half, Terry Lamb. *Rugby League Week* gave their player of the year award to Manly-Warringah winger, Phil Sigsworth. This season the Coca-Cola Coach-of-the-year award was voted for by the coaches in the League and was awarded to rookie coach Laurie Freier.
This was also the last year in the first-grade competition for foundation club Newtown, who were dropped at the season\'s end.
The Round 2 game between Illawarra and Manly-Warringah at the Wollongong Showground was refereed by French Rugby League Federation referee Julien Rascagnères who had refereed the Ashes series during the 1982 Kangaroo tour.
### Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged from the previous season, with fourteen clubs competing in total, including six Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from greater New South Wales and one from the Australian Capital Territory. It was the last season for the Newtown club.
+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| **Balmain Tigers** 76th season\ | **Canberra Raiders** 2nd season\ | **Canterbury Bulldogs** 48th season\ | **Cronulla Sharks** 17th season\ | **Eastern Suburbs Roosters** 76th season\ | **Illawarra Steelers** 2nd season\ | **Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles** 37th season\ |
| Ground: Leichhardt Oval\ | Ground: Seiffert Oval\ | Ground: Belmore Oval\ | Ground: Endeavour Field\ | Ground: Sydney Sports Ground\ | Ground: Wollongong Stadium\ | Ground: Brookvale Oval\ |
| Coach: Frank Stanton\ | Coach: Don Furner\ | Coach: Ted Glossop\ | Coach: Terry Fearnley\ | Coach: Laurie Freier\ | Coach: Allan Fitzgibbon\ | Coach: Bob Fulton\ |
| Captain: Wayne Pearce | Captain: Allan McMahon | Captain: Chris Anderson | Captain: Gavin Miller | Captain: Royce Ayliffe | Captain: John Dorahy | Captain: Max Krilich |
+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| **Newtown Jets** 76th season\ | **North Sydney Bears** 76th season\ | **Parramatta Eels** 37th season\ | **Penrith Panthers** 17th season\ | **South Sydney Rabbitohs** 76th season\ | **St. George Dragons** 63rd season\ | **Western Suburbs Magpies** 76th season\ |
| Ground: Henson Park, Orana Park\ | Ground: North Sydney Oval\ | Ground: Belmore Oval\ | Ground: Penrith Stadium\ | Ground: Redfern Oval\ | Ground: Kogarah Oval\ | Ground: Lidcombe Oval\ |
| Coach: Brian Moore\ | Coach: John Hayes, Greg Hawick\ | Coach: Jack Gibson\ | Coach: John Peard\ | Coach: Ron Willey\ | Coach: Roy Masters\ | Coach: Len Stacker\ |
| Captain: Ken Wilson, Dean Lance | Captain: Mark Graham, John Adam | Captain: Steve Edge | Captain: Royce Simmons | Captain: Ziggy Niszczot | Captain: Craig Young, John Jansen | Captain: Warren Boland |
+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
### Ladder
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
---- ------------------ ----- ---- --- ---- ----- ----- ------ --------
1 Manly 26 22 0 4 690 361 +329 **44**
2 Parramatta 26 18 0 8 639 293 +346 **36**
3 Canterbury 26 18 0 8 531 409 +122 **36**
4 Balmain 26 17 0 9 525 438 +87 **34**
5 St. George 26 14 1 11 551 450 +101 **29**
6 Eastern Suburbs 26 14 1 11 579 492 +87 **29**
7 North Sydney 26 13 1 12 435 446 -11 **27**
8 South Sydney 26 12 1 13 439 495 -56 **25**
9 Cronulla 26 12 0 14 450 520 -70 **24**
10 Canberra 26 9 0 17 495 614 -119 **18**
11 Penrith 26 9 0 17 476 647 -171 **18**
12 Illawarra 26 8 0 18 451 644 -193 **16**
13 Newtown 26 7 2 17 373 591 -218 **16**
14 Western Suburbs 26 5 2 19 394 628 -234 **12**
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# 1983 NSWRFL season
## Finals
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| Home | Score | Away | Match information |
+=======================+=======+===========================+===================+
| Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| **Playoff** | | | |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| St. George Dragons | 44-16 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 30 August 1983 |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| **Qualifying Finals** | | | |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| Balmain Tigers | 14-17 | St. George Dragons | 3 September 1983 |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| Parramatta Eels | 30-22 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 4 September 1983 |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| **Semi-finals** | | | |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| Canterbury Bulldogs | 26-24 | St. George Dragons | 10 September 1983 |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| Manly Sea Eagles | 19-10 | Parramatta Eels | 11 September 1983 |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| **Preliminary final** | | | |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| Parramatta Eels | 18-4 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 18 September 1983 |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| **Grand final** | | | |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| Manly Sea Eagles | 6-18 | Parramatta Eels | 25 September 1983 |
+-----------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------------------+
### Chart
### Grand final {#grand_final}
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| Manly Sea Eagles | Position | Parramatta Eels |
+=======================+==========+=====================+
| 1. Graham Eadie | FB | 1. Paul Taylor |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 2\. John Ribot | WG | 2\. David Liddiard |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 3\. Chris Close | CE | 3\. Mick Cronin |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 4\. Phil Sigsworth | CE | 4\. Steve Ella |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 5\. Kerry Boustead | WG | 5\. Eric Grothe |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 6\. Alan Thompson (c) | FE | 6\. Brett Kenny |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 7\. Phil Blake | HB | 7\. Peter Sterling |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 8\. Ian Schubert | LK | 8\. Ray Price |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 9\. Noel Cleal | SR | 9\. Steve Sharp |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 10\. Paul Vautin | SR | 10\. Peter Wynn |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 11\. Paul McCabe | PR | 11\. Paul Mares |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 12\. Ray Brown | HK | 12\. Steve Edge (c) |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 13\. Geoff Gerard | PR | 13\. Stan Jurd |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 18\. Glenn Ryan | Reserve | 16\. Chris Phelan |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 20\. Rick Chisolm | Reserve | 20\. Gary Martine |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 25\. Michael Blake | Reserve | 22\. Mark Laurie |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| | Reserve | 23\. Don Duffy |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Jack Gibson |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
| | | |
+-----------------------+----------+---------------------+
Parramatta powered over Manly for the second year straight to claim their third successive title. The 18--6 win saw Brett Kenny claim a unique achievement in scoring two tries in three successive grand finals. Kenny opened the scoring and the Eels raced to a 10--0 lead after 13 minutes when Eric Grothe steamrolled burly Manly fullback Graham Eadie
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# Maeota dichrura
***Maeota dichrura*** is a jumping spider species in the genus *Maeota* that lives in Brazil. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1901
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# Toledo State Airport
**Toledo State Airport** `{{Airport codes|||5S4}}`{=mediawiki} is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Toledo in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States
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# Charles E. Haldeman
**Charles Edgar Haldeman, Jr.** (born October 29, 1948) was the chief executive officer of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, known as Freddie Mac, a publicly traded company that is the second largest source of mortgage financing in the United States. On October 26, 2011, it was announced that Haldeman would retire, but he agreed to stay until a successor was found. Haldeman left Freddie Mac in May 2012. He is the former President, CEO, and chairman of the board of directors, of Putnam Investments, a mutual fund company based in Boston, Massachusetts. He served on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 2004 to 2012.
## Biography
He was born to Betty Jane and Charles Edgar Haldeman, Sr. on October 29, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in economics in 1970. In 1974, he received both a J.D. degree cum laude from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. degree with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. He is also a CFA charter holder. In 2004, he was elected to serve as a charter trustee on the board of trustees at Dartmouth.
Haldeman was a managing partner and director at the investment firm Cooke and Bieler Inc. from 1974 to 1998, President and COO of United Asset Management Corporation from 1998 to 2000, and CEO of Delaware Investments from 2000 to 2002. He then joined Putnam Investments as co-lead of the investment division. In the wake of the Mutual fund scandal of 2003, he was appointed President and CEO of Putnam and has since led the company forward in reorganization, compliance, and enhanced disclosure. Having stabilized the business, Haldeman led an initiative to sell the company. In January 2007, Putnam Investments was sold to Great-West Lifeco for 3.9 billion dollars.
In 2009 Haldeman joined Freddie Mac as its chief executive. In July 2012 he was appointed to the McGraw-Hill\'s board of directors.
Haldeman is recognized in the industry for his high ethical standards. In December 2006, CFA Magazine cited him as \"The Most Influential Person in the Industry\" for 2006. He and his wife Barbara, both Harvard Law alumni, have donated millions of dollars to Dartmouth College. In 2004, a \$10 million gift was made to open the Haldeman Center, home to the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Fannie and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities, and the Ethics Institute. Haldeman serves on numerous other boards and committees, including the Boston Chamber of Commerce and the ICI board of governors, and was previously an \"overseer\" for the Tuck School of Business. In August 2007, Sigma Phi Epsilon awarded Haldeman its Citation award. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Citation is presented to a small, highly select group of alumni who have achieved uncommon success and stature in their particular professions and fields of endeavor, and, by doing so, have brought great honor to themselves and to the Fraternity. From 1965 to August 2007, 241 SigEp members had been honored with the Citation. Haldeman was a member of SigEp\'s New Hampshire Alpha Chapter at Dartmouth College and served as the chapter\'s president from 1969 to 1970.
Haldeman and his wife currently live in Haverford, Pennsylvania. They have three children: Matthew, Charlotte, and Catherine. Matthew is a graduate of Williams College (2002) and Harvard Business School. Charlotte is a graduate of Dartmouth College (2003) and Penn Law School (2008). Catherine graduated from Dartmouth College in 2008
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# Szigetszentmiklós
**Szigetszentmiklós** (`{{IPA|hu|ˈsiɡɛt.sɛntmikloːʃ|lang}}`{=mediawiki}\]; German: *Nigglau*) is a city in Pest County, Hungary, with around 40,000 inhabitants.
## Name
- Sziget -- island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town on Csepel Island
- Szent Miklós -- Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of Szigetszentmiklós
## Location
Szigetszentmiklós is located south of Budapest in the Csepel Island on the Danube in Ráckeve Region.
## History
After the Árpád dynasty was established, the region of today\'s Ráckeve belonged to the Hungarian king. Szigetszentmiklós became a town in January 1986. It mentioned in official document in 1264 the first time.
## Demographics
### Ethnicity
- Hungarian: 91.3%
- German: 0.6%
- Slovak: 0.6%
- Romani: 0.5%
- Bulgarians: 0.2%
- Ukrainian: 0.1%
- Other/Undeclared: 8.5%
### Religious denomination {#religious_denomination}
- Roman Catholic: 35.9%
- Greek Catholic: 2.2%
- Calvinist: 21.4%
- Lutheran: 1.0%
- Other denomination: 2.1%
- Non-religious: 20.7%
- Undeclared: 16.6%
## Twin towns -- sister cities {#twin_towns_sister_cities}
Szigetszentmiklós is twinned with: `{{div col|colwidth=20em}}`{=mediawiki}
- Busko-Zdrój, Poland (2003)
- Gheorgheni, Romania (1996)
- Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria (2004)
- Kočani, North Macedonia (2004)
- Oulu, Finland (1992)
- Specchia, Italy (2003)
- Steinheim, Germany (2003)
- Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia (2004)
- Auce, Latvia (2024)
## Gallery
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## Notable people {#notable_people}
Artist János Nádasdy was born here in 1939
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# John Adams (offensive lineman)
**John William \"Tree\" Adams** (September 22, 1921 -- August 20, 1969) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins from 1945 to 1949. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.
## Early life {#early_life}
Adams was born in Charleston, Arkansas as one of ten children. He was considered normal size until he was 10, but then experienced a growth spurt during which he \"shot up like a tree\". He attended Subiaco Academy in Subiaco, Arkansas, where he played high school football and basketball.
## College career {#college_career}
Adams played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1942 to 1944. In 1943, he was the backup for Ziggy Czarobski on the 1943 championship team and then became the starting tackle in 1944.
## Professional career {#professional_career}
Adams was selected in the third round of the 1945 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins
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# Cat Vs. Rat
**Cat Vs. Rat** is a 1982 Shaw Brothers martial arts-comedy film directed by Lau Kar Leung, starring Alexander Fu, Adam Cheng, Kara Hui, and Hsiao Ho. The plot is loosely based on the 19th century wuxia classic novel *The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants*.
## Plot
Baak Juktong and Zin Ciu were martial arts students of the same *sifu*, Si Daatfu. They quarreled and fought incessantly over who had the most powerful *kungfu*. Baak saved the emperor, traveling in the region in plain clothes, but did not believe his identity when the emperor offered him officialdom. Later, Zin also saved the emperor, who appointed him imperial sword-bearing guard with the title \"Royal Cat\". Jealous and infuriated, especially because his nickname was \"Brocade-Coated Rat\" (rats were known as cat food), Baak and his four sworn brothers --- Zoeng Ping the \"River-Overturning Rat\", Ceoi Hing the \"Mountain-Boring Rat\", Hon Zoeng the \"Earth-Piercing Rat\" and Lou Fong the \"Sky-Penetrating Rat\" --- plotted to steal the imperial jade seal from the emperor to embarrass Zin.
## Cast
: *Note: The characters\' names are in Cantonese (Jyutping) romanisation. Mandarin (Pinyin) romanisation is included in parentheses when helpful
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# Sønderborg County
**Sønderborg County** (*Sønderborg Amt*) is a former province in Denmark, located on the island of Als and the easternmost part of Southern Jutland. As of 2017 its population was 27,000.
## History
Sønderborg was first established in 1256. After Denmark surrendered control over Schleswig to Prussia and the Austrian Empire in 1864, the Schleswig island of Ærø was transferred from Augustenborg County to Svendborg County and the island remained Danish. The rest of Augustenborg County was merged with Sønderborg and became Kreis Sonderburg. Sønderborg County and Aabenraa County merged in 1932, forming Aabenraa-Sønderborg County.
Sønderborg County was reestablished in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites. It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged with three other counties to form South Jutland County. Sønderborg County corresponded geographically to the former Prussian *de}}*
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# Prostheclina pallida
***Prostheclina pallida*** is a species of spider in the family Salticidae, native to Eastern Australia. It was described by Keyserling in 1882, and remained the only species in the genus until 2007, when six more species were described.
## Description
Males have a body length of around 4.1 mm, females being somewhat longer at around 4.4 mm, with a longer abdomen in relation to the carapace. Both sexes have a yellow cephalothorax, which has stronger orange markings in males. The upper (dorsal) surface of the abdomen is pale yellow with a black pattern. The lower surface of both the cephalothorax and abdomen is yellow. The legs and pedipalps are yellow, except for parts of the first leg, which are orange. The palpal bulb of the male has a simpler set of lobes on the tegulum than other species of *Prostheclina*.
## Taxonomy
*Prostheclina pallida* was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1882; it was the type species for his new genus *Prostheclina*. Considered to be the only species in the genus from 1950 onwards, six more were added in 2007.
## Distribution and habitat {#distribution_and_habitat}
*Prostheclina pallida* is an Australian species, known from southern Queensland, inland Victoria and South Australia, where they are found at lower altitudes on both sides of the Great Dividing Range. The genus is only found in less dry areas, typically where the rainfall exceeds 600 mm a year
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# Nobu McCarthy
**Nobu McCarthy** (*ノブ・マッカーシー*, born **Nobu Atsumi** (渥美 延); November 13, 1934 -- April 6, 2002) was a Canadian actress. She received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the film *The Wash*.
## Early life {#early_life}
McCarthy was born Nobu Atsumi in Ottawa, Ontario, the daughter of Masaji and Yuki Atsumi. Her father was a Japanese fashion designer and diplomatic attaché stationed in Canada at the time. She was raised in Japan, where she studied ballet. A modeling career eventually led to a beauty pageant in which she won the title of \"Miss Tokyo\".
## Career
### Film
While shopping in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles, McCarthy was discovered by talent agent Fred Ishimoto, which led to her film debut in the Jerry Lewis film *The Geisha Boy* (1958). In 1960, she appeared in the comedy film *Wake Me When It\'s Over*. In 1961 she starred alongside Shirley MacLaine and Laurence Harvey in the MGM movie *Two Loves* where she played a young Maori woman. 1963 saw her appear in an uncredited background role in the comedy drama *Love with the Proper Stranger* starring Steve McQueen and Natalie Wood. In the next decade, McCarthy continued acting in a small number of television films and making numerous appearances in television episodes throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She had some minor roles in a handful of movies including *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986).
### Television
She starred with Lloyd Bridges in a 1959 *Sea Hunt* television episode as a Hawaiian woman fighting to protect pearl beds from poachers. She appeared in the 1960 episode \"Princess of Crazy Creek\" of the syndicated western TV series *Pony Express*, starring Grant Sullivan. In 1961, she appeared as Haru in the *Laramie* TV series episode \"Dragon at the Door\". She also appeared in the ABC adventure dramas *Adventures in Paradise* and *The Islanders*. In 1962 she appeared in the television series *Wagon Train* in the episode \"The John Augustus Story\" as Mayleen. She made two guest appearances on *Perry Mason*: in 1959 she played defendant Mitsou Kamuri in \"The Case of the Blushing Pearls,\" and in 1965 she played Sally Choshi in \"The Case of the Wrongful Writ\".
She also guest starred on ABC\'s *The Bing Crosby Show* in the 1964--1965 season. In the final, 1966, season of *Mister Ed*, she played Mei Ling, a Chinese restaurant manager and spy. She starred with Robert Conrad in the final episode of the first season of *The Wild Wild West*, dated April 22, 1966 \"The Night of the Sudden Plague\" as a Chinese woman \"Anna Kirby\", who is the daughter of a mad professor breeding bacteria for a serum that causes temporary paralysis. She also made appearances in *Batman*, *The Man From U.N.C.L.E.*, and *Hawaii Five-O*. In 1973, she appeared in a second-season episode of *Kung Fu*. In 1976, she appeared in an episode of *Barney Miller* as prostitute/robbery victim Dorothy Murakami. She then starred in the television movie *Farewell to Manzanar*, based on the novel of the same title. She made an appearance in an episode of the television sitcoms *Happy Days* and *Diff\'rent Strokes*. She appeared in three episodes of *The Love Boat.* In the 1980s she appeared in episodes of *T.J. Hooker*, *Magnum P.I.*, and *China Beach*.
### Theater and independent film {#theater_and_independent_film}
In 1971, McCarthy joined East West Players, an Asian American theatre group in Los Angeles. In 1986, she had a supporting role opposite Pat Morita in the film *The Karate Kid Part II*.
Her starring role in the indie feature *The Wash*, opposite Mako, earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination in 1989. That same year she replaced Mako as artistic director of East West Players, a position she held until 1993. During this time, McCarthy also taught theatre at California State University, Los Angeles and UCLA. East West Players presented McCarthy with a lifetime achievement award in 1996, and the Visionary Award in 1999. McCarthy also did the voice-overs at the beginning and end of *Picture Bride.*
## Personal life {#personal_life}
In 1955, she married David McCarthy, with whom she had two children. They divorced in 1970. In 1976, she married William Cuthbert, though she kept McCarthy as her stage name.
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# Nobu McCarthy
## Death
On April 6, 2002, McCarthy died at the age of 67 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm while she was on location in Brazil, filming *Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou*
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# Exact category
In mathematics, specifically in category theory, an **exact category** is a category equipped with short exact sequences. The concept is due to Daniel Quillen and is designed to encapsulate the properties of short exact sequences in abelian categories without requiring that morphisms actually possess kernels and cokernels, which is necessary for the usual definition of such a sequence.
## Definition
An exact category **E** is an additive category possessing a class *E* of \"short exact sequences\": triples of objects connected by arrows
: $M' \to M \to M''\$
satisfying the following axioms inspired by the properties of short exact sequences in an abelian category:
- *E* is closed under isomorphisms and contains the canonical (\"split exact\") sequences:
$$M' \to M' \oplus M''\to M'';$$
- Suppose $M \to M''$ occurs as the second arrow of a sequence in *E* (it is an **admissible epimorphism**) and $N \to M''$ is any arrow in **E**. Then their pullback exists and its projection to $N$ is also an admissible epimorphism. Dually, if $M' \to M$ occurs as the first arrow of a sequence in *E* (it is an **admissible monomorphism**) and $M' \to N$ is any arrow, then their pushout exists and its coprojection from $N$ is also an admissible monomorphism. (We say that the admissible epimorphisms are \"stable under pullback\", resp. the admissible monomorphisms are \"stable under pushout\".);
- Admissible monomorphisms are kernels of their corresponding admissible epimorphisms, and dually. The composition of two admissible monomorphisms is admissible (likewise admissible epimorphisms);
- Suppose $M \to M''$ is a map in **E** which admits a kernel in **E**, and suppose $N \to M$ is any map such that the composition $N \to M \to M''$ is an admissible epimorphism. Then so is $M \to M''.$ Dually, if $M' \to M$ admits a cokernel and $M \to N$ is such that $M' \to M \to N$ is an admissible monomorphism, then so is $M' \to M.$
Admissible monomorphisms are generally denoted $\rightarrowtail$ and admissible epimorphisms are denoted $\twoheadrightarrow.$ These axioms are not minimal; in fact, the last one has been shown by `{{Harvard citations|txt=yes|last=Keller|first=Bernhard|year=1990}}`{=mediawiki} to be redundant.
One can speak of an **exact functor** between exact categories exactly as in the case of exact functors of abelian categories: an exact functor $F$ from an exact category **D** to another one **E** is an additive functor such that if
$$M' \rightarrowtail M \twoheadrightarrow M''$$ is exact in **D**, then
$$F(M') \rightarrowtail F(M) \twoheadrightarrow F(M'')$$ is exact in **E**. If **D** is a subcategory of **E**, it is an **exact subcategory** if the inclusion functor is fully faithful and exact.
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# Exact category
## Motivation
Exact categories come from abelian categories in the following way. Suppose **A** is abelian and let **E** be any strictly full additive subcategory which is closed under taking extensions in the sense that given an exact sequence
$$0 \to M' \to M \to M'' \to 0\$$ in **A**, then if $M', M''$ are in **E**, so is $M$. We can take the class *E* to be simply the sequences in **E** which are exact in **A**; that is,
$$M' \to M \to M''\$$ is in *E* iff
$$0 \to M' \to M \to M'' \to 0\$$ is exact in **A**. Then **E** is an exact category in the above sense. We verify the axioms:
- *E* is closed under isomorphisms and contains the split exact sequences: these are true by definition, since in an abelian category, any sequence isomorphic to an exact one is also exact, and since the split sequences are always exact in **A**.
- Admissible epimorphisms (respectively, admissible monomorphisms) are stable under pullbacks (resp. pushouts): given an exact sequence of objects in **E**,
$$0 \to M' \xrightarrow{f} M \to M'' \to 0,\$$
: and a map $N \to M''$ with $N$ in **E**, one verifies that the following sequence is also exact; since **E** is stable under extensions, this means that $M \times_{M''} N$ is in **E**:
$$0 \to M' \xrightarrow{(f,0)} M \times_{M''} N \to N \to 0.\$$
- Every admissible monomorphism is the kernel of its corresponding admissible epimorphism, and vice versa: this is true as morphisms in **A**, and **E** is a full subcategory.
- If $M \to M''$ admits a kernel in **E** and if $N \to M$ is such that $N \to M \to M''$ is an admissible epimorphism, then so is $M \to M''$: See `{{Harvard citations|txt=yes|last=Quillen|year=1972}}`{=mediawiki}.
Conversely, if **E** is any exact category, we can take **A** to be the category of left-exact functors from **E** into the category of abelian groups, which is itself abelian and in which **E** is a natural subcategory (via the Yoneda embedding, since Hom is left exact), stable under extensions, and in which a sequence is in *E* if and only if it is exact in **A**.
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# Exact category
## Examples
- Any abelian category is exact in the obvious way, according to the construction of #Motivation.
- A less trivial example is the category **Ab**~tf~ of torsion-free abelian groups, which is a strictly full subcategory of the (abelian) category **Ab** of all abelian groups. It is closed under extensions: if
$$0 \to A \to B \to C \to 0\$$
: is a short exact sequence of abelian groups in which $A, C$ are torsion-free, then $B$ is seen to be torsion-free by the following argument: if $b$ is a torsion element, then its image in $C$ is zero, since $C$ is torsion-free. Thus $b$ lies in the kernel of the map to $C$, which is $A$, but that is also torsion-free, so $b = 0$. By the construction of #Motivation, **Ab**~tf~ is an exact category; some examples of exact sequences in it are:
$$0 \to \mathbb{Z} \xrightarrow{\left(\begin{smallmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \end{smallmatrix}\right)} \mathbb{Z}^2 \xrightarrow{(-2, 1)} \mathbb{Z} \to 0,$$
$$0 \to d\Omega^0(S^1) \to \Omega^1_c(S^1) \to H^1_{\text{dR}}(S^1) \to 0,$$
: where the last example is inspired by de Rham cohomology ($\Omega^1_c(S^1)$ and $d\Omega^0(S^1)$ are the closed and exact differential forms on the circle group); in particular, it is known that the cohomology group is isomorphic to the real numbers. This category is not abelian.
- The following example is in some sense complementary to the above. Let **Ab**~t~ be the category of abelian groups *with* torsion (and also the zero group). This is additive and a strictly full subcategory of **Ab** again. It is even easier to see that it is stable under extensions: if
$$0 \to A \to B \to C \to 0\$$
: is an exact sequence in which $A, C$ have torsion, then $B$ naturally has all the torsion elements of $A$. Thus it is an exact category
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# Alfred Elwes
**Alfred Elwes** (1819--1888) was a nineteenth-century British author of children\'s literature, academic, philologist, and occasional translator of French, Italian and Portuguese literature into English. He is perhaps best remembered for his translation of the medieval Arthurian romance *Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende; a Tale of the Times of King Arthur*.
## Life and career {#life_and_career}
Elwes was born in 1819 at Woolwich, Kent. In his education Elwes attained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. He studied at Leiden in the Netherlands.
Subsequently Elwes was Professor of English at Leghorn, Tuscany, where his son, Alfred Thomas Elwes, was born about 1841. His earliest known work, *Il Nuovo Vergani* (1845), a grammar in Italian for the study of English, was probably written and published during his tenure in this position, as was, no doubt, his earliest known translation, *A new and complete Italian grammar by Vergani* (1846), which would have performed the same office in English for the study of Italian.
Later, after returning to England, Elwes served as President of the British Literary Society in a term beginning in 1857 and running through 1858. In 1868 he served, along with Samuel Neil, as one of the two vice-presidents of the newly established British Literary Union. In 1870 he held the position of Official Translator of Modern Languages in London.
He died in December 1888 in Kensington.
## Literary works {#literary_works}
Elwes\' interests in Continental languages and travel are reflected in most of his works. He both wrote and translated travel literature, and much of his children\'s fiction details the lives or adventures of young protagonists in European locales.
In addition to his works published in book form, Elwes contributed prose and verse to various periodicals.
Elwes was the compiler of a number of English/Romance dictionaries, as well as Romance language grammars for the use of students learning the languages, all reissued in various editions into the twentieth century
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# Daryl Stephenson
**Daryl Stephenson** (born October 8, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football running back. He was originally drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2008 and played with that franchise for three seasons. Stephenson then played for two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before signing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played collegiately for the University of Windsor Lancers.
## College
A tailback at 230 pounds with 4.7 speed in the 40-yard dash, Stephenson established himself as a leading rusher in Canadian University Football. In his very first game in the CIS and on his very first carry, Stephenson took a hand off 49 yards up the middle and scored a touchdown in the Lancers season opening 30--28 victory over Queen\'s. That year (2004), Stephenson rushed for 1,192 yards to establish a new CIS rookie rushing record and was named the Norm Marshall Trophy winner as the OUA Football Rookie of the Year.
In 2005, Stephenson rushed for 1,306 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to capturing his first CIS Rushing Title. In the process, he was named a first team offense member of the 2005 CIS Football All-Canadian Team and an OUA First Team All-Star.
In 2006, he was awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy as the Canadian University Football Player of the Year. Stephenson also captured his second straight CIS rushing title with 1,140 yards, helping the Lancer Football squad to a 6--2 record and a top ten ranking in Canada. He was also named the OUA Most Outstanding Player, a CIS First Team All-Canadian and an OUA First Team All-Star. He also made history as he became the first player in CIS history to rush for 1,000 yards in 3 straight seasons (2004 to 2006).
After his first four seasons, his 4,402 career rushing yards was an OUA record and placed him third all-time in Canadian University Football history.
In 2007, Stephenson played in parts of only four games due to injuries and still ranked fifth in the province and eighth in the nation with a rushing total of 764 yards. Stephenson scored a total of four touchdowns that season with the Windsor Lancers.
Stephenson topped all the running backs at the 2008 CFL Evaluation Camp with a 37-inch vertical jump.
On September 13, 2008, Stephenson became the all-time leading rusher in CIS history by surpassing Dominic Zagari of the University of Manitoba\'s record of 4738 yards set from 1991 to 1995. He also became the first running back in Canadian University History to rush for over 5,000 yards in a career. His final collegiate total sits at 5,163 rushing yards.
On April 1, 2009, Stephenson had his #24 jersey retired by the University of Windsor in recognition of his outstanding collegiate career.
## Professional career {#professional_career}
### Winnipeg Blue Bombers {#winnipeg_blue_bombers}
Stephenson was drafted in the third round (24th overall) in the 2008 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was released at the end of Winnipeg\'s training camp to play his final year of eligibility with the University of Windsor but on October 21, 2008, quickly re-signed by the Blue Bombers following Windsor\'s elimination from the 2008 CIS football season playoffs. He rejoined the Blue Bombers immediately and made his debut on October 26 against the Montreal Alouettes.
### Hamilton Tiger-Cats {#hamilton_tiger_cats}
Stephenson was signed as a free agent by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on February 17, 2011. On July 6, 2012, he scored his first professional touchdown on a nine-yard screen pass from Henry Burris against the BC Lions. He finished with his highest receiving numbers in his professional career in 2012, recording six catches for 65 yards and two touchdowns. Stephenson avoided free agency by re-signing with the Tiger-Cats on February 6, 2013, but was released following the team\'s first preseason game on June 17, 2013.
### Saskatchewan Roughriders {#saskatchewan_roughriders}
Shortly after his release from the Tiger-Cats, Stephenson signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 19, 2013.
Stephenson was released by the Roughriders on April 25, 2014, after winning the 101st Grey Cup with the team
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# Willie Adams (American football)
**Willie James \"Hawk\" Adams** (December 12, 1941 -- September 28, 2019) was a former American football defensive end and linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
## Biography
### Early years {#early_years}
Willie Adams was born December 12, 1941 at Corpus Christi, Texas. He was nicknamed \"Hawk\" by his brother due to his ability to find errant balls on the golf course. He would play there for the 1968 and 1969 seasons.
### Career
He played college football at New Mexico State University and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1965 NFL draft.
A linebacker and a special teams player, Adams saw action in all 14 games for the Redskins in both the 1965 NFL season and the 1966 NFL season before being consigned to the practice squad in 1967. He was primarily used on special teams during this 1965 rookie year, but did start 4 games for the team at defensive end due to injury in 1967.
Adams was unable to win a place on the Redskins for 1968 and signed instead with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
### Death
He died on September 28, 2019, aged 77. He is survived by his wife Henrietta, children Deborah, Willie, Jr., Cynthia, Mark, Wendell, and Hammond, as well as seventeen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren
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# Kundi Paihama
**Kundi Paihama** (9 December 1944 -- 24 July 2020) was an Angolan politician who served as Angola\'s Minister of Defense from 2002 to 2010. He served subsequently as Minister for War Veterans.
Paihama was the 18th candidate on the national list of the People\'s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the September 2008 parliamentary election. He won a seat in this election, in which the MPLA won an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly.
Kundi Paihama owned 33.15% of the shares of the *Banco Angolano de Negócios e Comércio*.
Paihama died in a private hospital in Luanda.
Paihama was sometimes a controversial figure in Angola\'s ruling party, the MPLA, with a few famous quotes including: \"Não percam tempo a escutar as mensagens de promessas de certos políticos, trabalhem para ser ricos\" *(do not waste your time listening to the promises of certain politicians, work hard and get rich\"* and "Durmo bem, como bem e o que restar no meu prato dou aos meus cães e não aos pobres" *(I sleep and eat well, my leftovers go to my dogs, not the destitute)*
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# Bergern im Dunkelsteinerwald
**Bergern im Dunkelsteinerwald** is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
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# Miller Memorial Airpark
**Miller Memorial Airpark** `{{Airport codes|||S49}}`{=mediawiki} is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Vale in Malheur County, Oregon, USA
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# Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
***Ambitious Kung Fu Girl*** is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Lu Chin Ku, starring Chen Kuan Tai and Michelle Yim.
## Plot
Spoiled and with her head permanently in the clouds, Yuen Si Si (Yim) - naive daughter of an affluent merchant - lives her cosseted life dreaming of a meeting with her idol Qin Ge (Chen Kwan-Tai). Qin Ge is a kung-fu celebrity somewhat out of reach though and Si Si\'s wealthy father decides to marry her of to his friend\'s son, Yang Fan (Tak). Obviously an arranged marriage is anathema to the fiercely independent young woman and she sneaks out of the house with the intention of finding her beloved Qin Ge. What she doesn\'t realise though is that the kung-fu skills she thinks will protect her are merely a pretence, cleverly engineered to boost her ego by her over-protective father. It isn\'t too long into her misadventure that the formerly hermitic Si Si discovers that the world outside is far from being the world of chivalry that she expected and there are people practically lining up to take advantage of her. Not too far behind her is Yang Fan who is keen to save his fiancée more for the reward offered by her father than any feelings of affection for her
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# The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3
***The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3*** is a compilation album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison released on 11 June 2007 in the UK with a digital version released in the U.S. on iTunes Store on 12 June 2007. Manhattan/EMI Music Catalog Marketing released the CD version of the album on 19 June 2007 in the United States. This new two-disc collection of 31 tracks was compiled by Morrison himself. It offers an overview of his large volume of material since the release of *The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two* in 1993. The album\'s thirty-one tracks include previously unreleased collaborations with Tom Jones (\"Cry For Home\") and Bobby Bland (\"Tupelo Honey\") as well as duets with John Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Ray Charles. The 2003 duet with Ray Charles is \"Crazy Love\", a song originally recorded on Morrison\'s 1970 album *Moondance*. \"Blue and Green\" was previously donated to be used on the charity album *Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now*, which raised money for relief efforts intended for Gulf Coast victims devastated by hurricane Katrina. The duet with Tom Jones, \"Cry For Home\", was taken from the same recording sessions that produced the \"Sometimes We Cry\" duet between the two artists, which featured on Jones\' successful album *Reload*. \"Cry for Home\" was released as a single on 4 June 2007 in the UK, and was followed by \"Blue and Green\" on 27 August.
On 18 June 2007 the album was listed as No. 23 on the UK Music Charts on the Official UK Top 75 Albums.
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# The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3
## Track listing {#track_listing}
### Disc one {#disc_one}
1. \"Cry for Home\" (with Tom Jones) (previously unreleased) -- 4:10
2. \"Too Long In Exile\" -- 5:08
3. \"Gloria\" (with John Lee Hooker) -- 5:19
4. \"Help Me\" (with Junior Wells) (Live at the Masonic Auditorium) -- 6:25
5. \"Lonely Avenue/4 O\'Clock in the Morning (Try for Sleep)/Sooner or Later/When Will I Become a Man?/You Give Me Nothing but the Blues/Lonely Avenue\" (with Jimmy Witherspoon, Candy Dulfer & Jim Hunter) (Live at the Masonic Auditorium) -- 7:54
6. \"Days Like This -- 3:14
7. \"Ancient Highway\" -- 8:52
8. \"Raincheck\" -- 5:53
9. \"Moondance\" (Jazz version) -- 4:56
10. \"Centerpiece\" (Live at Ronnie Scott\'s) (with Georgie Fame & Annie Ross) -- 3:16
11. \"That\'s Life\" (Live at The Point) -- 4:30
12. \"Benediction\" (remix) (with Georgie Fame & Ben Sidran) -- 3:01
13. \"The Healing Game\" (remix) -- 5:17
14. \"I Don\'t Want to Go On Without You\" (with Jim Hunter) -- 3:27
### Disc two {#disc_two}
1. \"Shenandoah\" (with The Chieftains) -- 3:53
2. \"Precious Time\" -- 3:08
3. \"Back on Top\" (remix) -- 4:20
4. \"When the Leaves Come Falling Down\" -- 5:38
5. \"Lost John\" (Live at Whitla Hall) -- 2:57
6. \"Tupelo Honey\" (with Bobby \"Blue\" Bland) (previously unreleased) -- 3:37
7. \"Meet Me in the Indian Summer\" (Orchestral Version) (Remix) -- 3:31
8. \"Georgia on My Mind\" -- 5:37
9. \"Hey Mr. DJ\" -- 3:49
10. \"Steal My Heart Away\" -- 4:11
11. \"Crazy Love\" (with Ray Charles) -- 3:43
12. \"Once in a Blue Moon\" -- 3:30
13. \"Little Village\" -- 4:30
14. \"Blue and Green\" -- 5:41
15. \"Sittin\' on Top of the World\" (with Carl Perkins) -- 3:20
16. \"Early in the Morning\" (with B.B. King) -- 4:50
17
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# Furth bei Göttweig
**Furth bei Göttweig** is a town and municipality in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The municipality consists of the following populated places:
- Aigen
- Furth bei Göttweig
- Klein-Wien
- Oberfucha
- Palt
- Steinaweg
- Stift Göttweig
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# John Dryden Kuser
**John Dryden Kuser** also known as **Dryden Kuser** (September 24, 1897 -- March 3, 1964) was a New Jersey politician and a member of an influential New Jersey family. He was the son of Colonel Anthony R. Kuser and grandson of Senator and Prudential Insurance founder John Fairfield Dryden.
## Early life {#early_life}
Kuser was born September 24, 1897 in Newark, New Jersey, the first of two children, to Colonel Anthony R. Kuser and Susan Fairchild Dryden (1870-1932). and Colonel Anthony R. Kuser (1862--1929).
Kuser\'s father, the past President of the South Jersey Gas and Electric Lighting Company and one of the original investors in Fox Movie Studios, had served on the staffs of three New Jersey governors in the late 19th century, and in 1923, donated his 10500 acre estate to become High Point State Park, the largest public park in New Jersey. His paternal family is of Swiss and Austrian descent.
John Dryden Kuser\'s grandfather, John Fairfield Dryden (1839--1911), was the founder of Prudential Insurance Company and a United States Senator from 1902 to 1907. He graduated from Princeton in 1918, where he was managing editor of *The Daily Princetonian*. During World War I, he served in the Naval Reserve.
## Career
Kuser launched his political career in 1922, at age 25, winning election as a Bernardsville, New Jersey Councilman. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly two years later, and won a seat in the New Jersey Senate in 1929. His wife filed for divorce shortly after the Senate election.
During his six years as State Senator, Kuser\'s top accomplishment was the passage of legislation that designated the eastern goldfinch as New Jersey\'s state bird (in 1916, he presided over the Somerset Hills Bird Club). In 1933, John Kuser was the victim of a kidnapping threat. A man named George Sabol was arrested and confessed.
### Later career {#later_career}
Kuser\'s political career came to an end in 1935, when his wife, Brooke Russell, divorced him amid allegations of abuse and cruelty. Democratic Assemblyman James Bowers captured Kuser\'s State Senate seat that year. Three months later, Kuser remarried again and moved to Reno, Nevada, where he became a newspaper columnist. From 1937 to 1942, he was an insurance agent and real estate broker in Somerville, New Jersey.
Kuser worked as a consultant to the New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development from 1958 until his death in 1964.
## Personal life {#personal_life}
In 1919, Kuser married 17-year-old Brooke Russell, later known as Brooke Astor, the daughter of General John H. Russell. Together, they had one child:
- Anthony Dryden Kuser (1924--2014)
In 1930, Brooke filed for divorce. Kuser remarried that same year, on September 3, Vieva Fisher Banks, the former wife of James Lenox Banks, and a descendant of Connecticut Colonial Governor Thomas Welles. Before their divorce in July 1935, they had one child:
- Suzanne Dryden Kuser
In 1935, he married for the third time to Louise Mattei Farry, daughter of Joseph Mattei, and former wife of Joseph Farry. Louise was his former secretary. Her former husband sued Kuser for \$500,000 on the grounds of \"alienation-of-affections\" after Louise left him, and Kuser married her. They settled out of court in 1936.
In 1958, he married for the fourth and final time to Grace Egglesfield Gibbons, former wife of John J. Gibbons.
Kuser died in 1964, aged 66
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# Highflyer-class cruiser
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# Vernonia Municipal Airport
**Vernonia Municipal Airport** `{{airport codes|||05S}}`{=mediawiki} is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Vernonia, Oregon.
## Facilities and aircraft {#facilities_and_aircraft}
Vernonia Municipal Airport covers an area of 47 acre at an elevation of 647 feet (197 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a turf surface measuring 2,940 by 45 feet (896 x 14 m).
For the 12-month period ending February 12, 2007, the airport had 3,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month. At that time there were 5 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine
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# Heroes Shed No Tears (1980 film)
***Heroes Shed No Tears*** is a 1980 Hong Kong *wuxia* film directed by Chor Yuen and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring Alexander Fu and Derek Yee. It is adapted from the novel *Ying Xiong Wu Lei* by Gu Long.
## Plot
Young swordsman Kao Chien Fei (Alexander Fu Sheng) uses a unique sword with a teardrop fashioned into its blade. Chien Fei is charged with averting an impending crisis in the martial arts world, but the villain, Zhou Tung Lai (Derek Yee Tung-Sing), wishes to become the ruler of the world of martial arts, and launches a scheme to pit the various heroes against one another
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# Gedersdorf
**Gedersdorf** is a municipality in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
## Geography
The municipality consists of seven villages: Altweidling, Brunn im Felde, Donaudorf, Gedersdorf, Schlickendorf, Stratzdorf, and Theiß.
## History
It was formed in 1967 by the merger of three smaller municipalities
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# Nick Hewer
**Nicholas Radbourn Hewer** (born 17 February 1944) is a retired British television presenter, company director (2010) and former public relations consultant from Swindon, England. From 2005 to 2014, he appeared as Alan Sugar\'s adviser in the British television series *The Apprentice*. From 2012 to 2021, he presented the Channel 4 programme *Countdown* with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent.
## Early life {#early_life}
Hewer was born in Swindon on 17 February 1944. His mother was Mary Patricia Hewer (`{{née|Jamison}}`{=mediawiki}; 1918--1999) and his father, John David Radbourn Hewer (1915--2010), was a senior partner of Hewer, Spriggs and Wilson, a veterinary practice in the Old Town area of Swindon. They met when both were university students in Dublin. The family lived in Old Town and Hewer was educated at Clongowes Wood College, a Jesuit boarding school in County Kildare, Ireland. Hewer has two sisters and two brothers.
Hewer\'s grandfather, John Radbourn Hewer, began as a vet in Swindon in 1912. His maternal grandfather, Oswald Jamison, despite being a Roman Catholic,`{{r|srep}}`{=mediawiki} was High Sheriff of Belfast during the 1920s.
He secured a place to study Law at Trinity College, Dublin, but his parents could not afford the fees for him to go there.
## Career
Hewer moved to London in the 1960s, aged 20, to join a public relations (PR) consultancy as a trainee. Within six years, he had joined the board and eventually bought out the owner, becoming the sole shareholder. His PR company was hired by Amstrad to represent them in 1983. He spent 21 years in the Amstrad management group. He sold his PR agency in 1998.
Hewer\'s status as a businessman and public figure has been used in various ways; for example, in 2012, he was one of many celebrities to help promote the change in the UK pension scheme to automatic enrolment. In 2013, he worked with Vista Print on their \"Build Your Small Business\" campaign, and in 2014 worked with Bark.com to promote its services marketplace product.
### Television
Hewer and the ex-Amstrad owner Alan Sugar became friends through their working relationship. He became one of Sugar\'s advisers in *The Apprentice* on BBC Two (later on BBC One). On 18 December 2014, Hewer revealed that he had decided to leave the show after the tenth series, believing it to be \"the appropriate time\".
On 9 January 2012, Hewer became the new host of the Channel 4 game show *Countdown* taking over from the sports presenter Jeff Stelling. On 7 December 2020, Hewer announced that he would be leaving *Countdown* in 2021. His final episode aired on 25 June; he was replaced by Anne Robinson.
In July 2012, Hewer presented a four-part series on BBC Two called *The Farm Fixer*, in which he assisted farmers in Northern Ireland in diversifying.
He also presented two BBC One series, *The Town that Never Retired* and *We All Pay Your Benefits* with Margaret Mountford.
On 28 August 2013, he was the subject of an episode of BBC One\'s *Who Do You Think You Are?*.
In July 2014, Hewer co-presented a BBC One documentary series with Margaret Mountford called *Nick and Margaret: Too many Immigrants?*, which researched the impact of and attitudes towards immigrants in the UK.
In 2015, Hewer presented a BBC Two programme called *Nick and Margaret: The Trouble with our Trains* with Mountford, in which they explore all the problems and insights of Britain\'s Railways.
Hewer has appeared on the panel shows *Would I Lie to You?* (2011), *Ask Rhod Gilbert* (2011), *Have I Got News for You* (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016), *Room 101* (2012) and *Big Star\'s Little Star* (2015).
In December 2015, he appeared, with Mountford, in BBC\'s *Celebrity Antiques Road Trip*.
Hewer was also a contestant in *The Great British Bake Off* for *Stand Up to Cancer* in 2018 in series 1, episode 2.
In 2022, Hewer and a group of six other celebrity contestants took part in BBC series *Pilgrimage*.
In 2023, Hewer appeared on a celebrity edition of *The Weakest Link* and ended up being voted off in the first round.
## Personal life {#personal_life}
Hewer married Margo Spindler in 1973; they had two children and in 1985 were divorced. His son, James, briefly acted as co-director of his father\'s company.
Hewer has been a patron of the charity Pancreatic Cancer Action since 2015 and in 2017 presented the charity\'s BBC Radio 4 charity appeal during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
In July 2008, he took part in the charity driving event, the Mongol Rally, in a Renault 4, driving from London to Ulaanbaatar. He raised over £12,000 for Hope and Homes for Children. He wrote a series of blogs about his journey for the online travel section of *The Daily Telegraph*.
For many years, Hewer was a supporter of the Labour Party. While appearing on *Question Time* in 2017, he said that he had supported the party since Harold Wilson, but was critical of the leaderships of Jeremy Corbyn and Ed Miliband. In January 2019, he said that he would no longer vote for Labour, after his *Countdown* co-presenter Rachel Riley received abuse on social media for speaking out against anti-Semitism within the party.
On 2 November 2012, Hewer received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Kingston University in recognition of his \"outstanding contribution to business and entrepreneurship\".
On 1 April 2019, he became the President of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
Hewer has a collection of hats that represent the national dress of various countries he has visited. His collection includes the hat of a Kazakhstan border guard, which he acquired under mysterious circumstances
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# Wakonda Beach State Airport
**Wakonda Beach State Airport** `{{Airport codes|||R33}}`{=mediawiki} is a public airport located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Waldport, Oregon. The airport is located a short walk from Beachside State Recreation Site
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# Zebra! Zebra!
***Zebra! Zebra!*** is the debut album from Vancouver dance-punk band Fake Shark - Real Zombie! released in Japan on April 25, 2007. Originally meant as an EP, they decided to add a few more songs to make it a full album. The album was released internationally on March 11, 2008.
## Track listing {#track_listing}
1. \"Wolf Is The New The\" -- 1:34
2. \"Panty Party Hand Cramp\" -- 2:27
3. \"Crystal Compass\" -- 3:51
4. \"Shame On You Scabs\" -- 1:59
5. \"Designer Drugs\" -- 2:33
6. \"Eenie Meanie\" -- 1:46
7. \"Shoreditch Vampire (Dialtone)\" -- 1:50
8. \"Dead Diy Die\" -- 1:10
9. \"WTF\" -- 2:04
10. \"Ferrits Beullers Day Off\" -- 2:23
11. \"Pair of Dice\" -- 1:38
12
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# 2007 Pickup Truck Racing
The **2007 Pickup Truck Racing** season was the 11th Pickup Truck Racing season. It was won by Steve Dance with 3 race wins and 12 podiums. Going into the final race, Nic Grindrod was twenty points behind Steve Dance but with a second place for Dance and Grindrod finishing outside of the top ten, Dance secured the championship by 65 points. The Rookie trophy was won by Neil Tressler.
## Race Calendar {#race_calendar}
Round Circuit Date
------- --------- --------------------------- --------------
1 Rockingham Motor Speedway April 29
2
3 Croft Circuit May 20
4
5 Mondello Park June 10
6
7 Rockingham Motor Speedway June 24
8
9 Rockingham Motor Speedway July 22
10
11 Rockingham Motor Speedway August 19
12
13 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit September 2
14
15 Rockingham Motor Speedway September 16
16
17 Pembrey Circuit October 21
18
19 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit November 4
20
August 19 second race did not run due to unscheduled track activity extending beyond track curfew.
## Final Championship Standings {#final_championship_standings}
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| Pos No. Driver ROC CRO MON ROC ROC ROC | |
| ----- ----- ------------------- ----- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- | |
| 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 | |
| 1 16 Steve Dance 6 2 2 2 6 3 5 5 3 2 4 | |
| 2 22 Nic Grindrod 2 3 20 8 9 6 4 2 4 4 3 | |
| 3 54 Gavin Seager 3 4 1 1 4 5 2 11 2 5 1 | |
| 4 9 Pete Wilkinson 9 6 5 21 8 4 10 10 5 3 16 | |
| 5 4 Pete Stevens 13 11 7 4 1 7 14 Ret 16 16 6 | |
| 6 21 Kelly-Jayne Wells 8 5 11 3 Ret 11 7 Ret 10 6 15 | |
| 7 66 Martin Heath 18 7 6 13 3 8 11 6 9 12 12 | |
| 8 63 Phil White Ret 16 13 7 11 13 18 8 14 9 Ret | |
| 9 28 Richard Grindrod Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 6 3 4 8 7 5 | |
| 10 15 Simon Carr 8 5 5 10 9 13 6 Ret 8 | |
| 11 65 Mark Willis 4 Ret 3 6 2 2 6 3 7 8 13 | |
| 12 93 Michael Smith 10 8 14 16 10 16 16 9 15 13 10 | |
| 13 2 Dave Briggs 14 Ret 4 9 7 1 13 7 Ret DNS 9 | |
| 14 37 Neil Tressler 17 14 17 20 16 15 21 16 18 19 Ret | |
| 15 39 Karl Turner 7 10 19 15 15 12 8 12 12 11 7 | |
| 16 74 Paul Poulter 1 1 12 DNS 1 1 1 1 2 | |
| 17 98 Antony Hawkins 11 9 10 11 12 Ret 17 15 11 | |
| 18 26 Paul Saunders 18 19 13 14 19 17 Ret | |
| 19 8 Andy Pyke 12 12 18 18 13 14 | |
| 20 69 Lee Rogers NC 12 15 18 Ret DNS Ret DNS | |
| 21 3 Julian Arnold 15 DNS 20 15 Ret 20 Ret | |
| 22 55 Tony Mumford 16 15 Ret 14 14 17 20 21 Ret | |
| 23 29 Steve Pearce 12 13 Ret 14 Ret 18 14 | |
| 24 18 John Stant Ret Ret 17 Ret 11 10 Ret | |
| 25 14 Damien Carr | |
| 26 24 Richard Novell 5 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS | |
| 27 73 Steve Dobbs Ret Ret 16 17 17 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret | |
| 28 88 Graham France 15 17 Ret Ret | |
| 29 10 Chris Dawkins | |
| 30 44 Mike Doble | |
| 31 6 Rob Butterfield | |
| Pos No. Driver 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 | |
| ROC CRO MON ROC ROC ROC | |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
## Rockingham Oval Championship {#rockingham_oval_championship}
Pickup Truck Racing also includes a sub-championship for races held on the Rockingham oval circuit
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# Gföhl
**Gföhl** (`{{IPA|de|kføːl|-|De-Gföhl.ogg}}`{=mediawiki}) is a town and municipality in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
## Population
## Karl Simlinger controversy {#karl_simlinger_controversy}
The acting mayor of Gföhl, Karl Simlinger, stated at city council meeting that journalists who report on asylum seekers should be hanged
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# Aciculidae
The **Aciculidae** are a family of small land snails that have opercula (an operculum is a little door that closes the shell when the animal retracts into it). In other words, Aciculidae are terrestrial operculate gastropods.
Even though Aciculidae are land snails, they live in rather wet conditions, among mosses and dead leaves and they have sometimes been described as \"winkles come ashore\".
## Taxonomy
Previously this family was placed in the infraorder Littorinimorpha, in the suborder Hypsogastropoda in the order Sorbeoconcha in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Ponder & Lindberg (1997).
The family Aciculidae is in the informal group Architaenioglossa, belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda, (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.
In the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet et al., 2017), it was placed under Cyclophoroidea.
## Genera
Genera within the family Aciculidae include:
- *Acicula* W. Hartmann, 1821 - the needle snail, type genus
- *Menkia* Boeters, E
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# Shaolin Handlock
***Shaolin Handlock*** (十字鎖喉手) is a 1978 Shaw Brothers film directed by Ho Meng Hua, starring Lo Lieh and David Chiang.
## Plot
Li Bai (Dick Wei) is the creator and master of the \'Shi Zi So Hou Shou\' (which basically is a \' Throat Locking Hand\', otherwise known as \'Shaolin Hand Lock\') who passes down the skill to his children Cheng Ying (David Chiang) and Meng Ping (Chen Ping). However, an old friend Fang Yun Biao (Chan Shen) visits Li Bai and manages to kill him by attacking the skills only weakness and unknowingly, also kills his two other students to whom he believed were Li Bai\'s children. After his children find out of the murder, Cheng Ying sets out to avenge his father. Travelling to Thailand to kill Fang and before that, gives him information of who hired him - the rich benevolent Lin Hao (Lo Lieh). In the process, he attracts Lin Hao into accepting him as a bodyguard by stealing and retaining in custody gold that belonged to Lin Hao. While suspected by other guards, Lin Hao remains in a difficult situation to find out if Li Bai\'s siblings are still alive and what Cheng Ying is really there for\..
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# I Am America (And So Can You!)
***I Am America (And So Can You!)*** is a 2007 satirical book by American comedian Stephen Colbert and the writers of *The Colbert Report*. It was released on October 9, 2007, with the audiobook edition released several days earlier. The book is loosely structured around the fictional life story of Stephen Colbert as he appears on *The Colbert Report*. `{{Asof|2008|4|6|df=US}}`{=mediawiki}, the book had been on the *New York Times* Bestseller List in the Hardcover Nonfiction category for twenty-four weeks, ranking number one for fourteen of them.
## Description
*I Am America (And So Can You!)* is described as being a \"pure extension\" of *The Colbert Report*, delving into the views of Colbert\'s \"well-intentioned, poorly informed high status idiot\" character on what he considers to be the most pressing issues facing America. The book is influenced by the literary endeavors of the character\'s pundit models, such as Bill O\'Reilly\'s book, *The O\'Reilly Factor* (2000) and Sean Hannity\'s *Deliver Us From Evil* (2004), which Colbert says he forced himself to read as a reference.
Red margin notes appear throughout the book, providing humorous reactions and counterpoints to Colbert\'s arguments in a style comparable to the *Report*{{\'}}s \"The Wørd\" segment. The cover features a sticker depicting a burning book, declaring *I Am America* to be a nominee for \"The Stephen T. Colbert Award for the Literary Excellence\". A sheet of twelve similar stickers are provided inside, with which readers are provided to nominate other books for the award. A second sheet of stickers containing positive expressions such as \"Hell Yeah!\", \"Nailed It!\" and \"It\'s Morning In Colbert-ica\" is included for readers as bookmarks to remind them \"when you agreed with me most.\"
Colbert, whose character frequently used his show to advertise his own satirical products, frequently promoted *I Am America* at the time of its release, including in a commercial which depicted the book emerging from an erupting volcano in a manner similar to commercials for *Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health*. On October 9, 2007, the day of the book\'s release, Colbert interviewed himself as the show\'s featured guest. On *Meet the Press*, he signaled that his book was testing waters for a Presidential run, much like other politicians.`{{episode|date=September 2012}}`{=mediawiki}
## Audiobook cast and crew {#audiobook_cast_and_crew}
- Stephen Colbert as Himself and as Gil Honeycomb, oldest man in the world (ch. 2, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Amy Sedaris as Dolores Grierson, old maid (ch. 1, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Raymond Whitman as Young Stephen (ch. 2, seven-year-old\'s note)
- Evelyn McGee as Cow #L73NR, a cow (ch. 3, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Paul Gilmartin as God, maker of all that is seen and unseen (ch. 4, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Kevin Dorff as The Guy Sitting Next to You at The Stadium (chs. 5 and 13, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Allison Silverman as Your Soulmate (ch. 6, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Paul Dinello as Austin, a formerly gay man (ch. 7, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Brian Stack as Dr. Bernard Brunner, distinguished professor (ch. 8, Stephen Speaks For Me) and as Thomas Bindlestaff, executive assistant to Mr. Stephen Colbert (ch. 11, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Jon Stewart as Mort Sinclaire, former TV comedy writer and Communist (ch. 9, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Greg Hollimon as Rev. George A. Lewis, ex-civil rights leader (ch. 12, Stephen Speaks For Me)
- Paul Dinello - producer/director responsible for the book\'s abridging
- John McElroy - producer
## Awards
The audiobook was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2009. The award was ultimately won by Al Gore and his book on global warming, the companion book to the film *An Inconvenient Truth*
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# Julius Wilson
**Julius Wilson** (born October 17, 1983) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at UAB.
Wilson has also been a member of the St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Florida Tuskers, and Omaha Nighthawks.
On December 14, 2010, Wilson worked out for the Baltimore Ravens, but was not signed
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# Declan Prendergast
**Declan Prendergast** (born 4 October 1981) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Waterford county team.
Prendergast joined the team during the 2001 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement prior to the 2012 championship. During that time he won three Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. Prendergast ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Prendergast is a dual player with Ardmore.
His brother, Séamus Prendergast, also played inter-county hurling with Waterford.
## Playing career {#playing_career}
### Club
Prendergast plays his club hurling and Gaelic football with Ardmore.
In 2002, he won a county intermediate hurling championship medal following a 2-5 to 0-10 defeat of Clonea.
### Inter-county {#inter_county}
Prendergast made his senior debut for Waterford in a National League game against Tipperary in 2001; however, he remained on the periphery for another two seasons.
By 2004, Prendergast was a regular member of the starting fifteen. That year, Waterford qualified for a third successive Munster final with Cork providing the opposition again. Described as the game with everything, Waterford beat Cork by 3-16 to 1-21 to win one of the greatest hurling games ever played. It was Prendergast\'s first Munster medal. The subsequent All-Ireland semi-final saw Waterford take on a wounded Kilkenny team. Despite this \'the Cats\' were the winners by 3-12 to 0-18.
Three years later, Prendergast added a National Hurling League medal to his collection when Waterford defeated Kilkenny by 0-20 to 0-18 in the final. He later claimed a second Munster medal as Waterford defeated Limerick by 3-17 to 1-14 in the provincial decider. While Waterford were viewed as possibly going on and winning the All-Ireland title for the first time in almost half a century, Limerick ambushed Prendergast\'s side in the All-Ireland semi-final.
2008 began poorly for Waterford as the team lost their opening game to Clare as well as their manager Justin McCarthy. Despite this poor start, Prendergast\'s side reached the All-Ireland final for the first time in forty-five years. Kilkenny provided the opposition and went on to trounce Waterford by 3-30 to 1-13 to claim a third All-Ireland title in a row.
Prendergast lined up in another Munster final in 2010, with Cork providing the opposition. A 2-15 apiece draw was the result on that occasion. However, Waterford won the replay after an extra-time goal by Dan Shanahan. It was the third Munster winners\' medal for Prendergast.
In April 2012, Prendergast announced his retirement from inter-county hurling saying \"I just feel I have enough done at this stage, I\'m involved for 12 years and feel that that\'s probably enough\".
Prendergast joined the Waterford junior football team in 2012 despite his hurling retirement.
### Inter-provincial {#inter_provincial}
Prendergast also lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial series of games
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# Stephen Parker (American football)
**Stephen Parker** (born August 2, 1984) was an American football offensive guard who was a free agent in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played collegiately at Arkansas, where he garnered \"All American\" honors in 2006 from The Sporting News. He played high school football at St. Paul\'s Catholic High School in Covington, Louisiana.
Stephen served as an offensive graduate assistant at Oklahoma State from 2010 to 2011. He worked as the offensive coordinator at New Mexico Highlands University in 2012 and 2014. In March 2014, he became the offensive coordinator of the Munich Cowboys in the German Football League. With his offense, the team made the playoffs, where they lost 28--69 in the quarterfinal to the later champion New Yorker Lions. However, those 28 points were 17 above average of what the Lions\' defense had allowed against other teams that year. In November 2014, he left Germany\'s south for the north and took over the head coach position of the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes. In October 2015, he also left the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes after a playoff loss against the Allgäu Comets
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# Benge
**Benge** is the \'Poison Oracle\' used by the Azande of Central Africa, mainly in Southern Sudan, in which a decision is determined by whether or not a fowl survives being administered a poison. The outcome of the oracle can be taken as law in certain circumstances when a Zande Chief is present. The practice is increasingly rare since colonial times.
The Azande Tribe believed that witchcraft was inherited and grew with age. To tribe members, everyday ailments or events could be explained by witchcraft. If someone was ill, they would go to an oracle who would feed poison to a chicken. If the chicken died after the name of a certain tribe member was called, then that person was considered the witch. Azande believed people could be witches without knowing it, and once the tribe member learned he or she was a witch they would stop unknowingly cursing the other members of their tribe with bad thoughts
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# Mkristo Bruce
**Mkristo Eugene Bruce** (born October 16, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
Bruce has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders, Arizona Rattlers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Florida Tuskers.
## Early life {#early_life}
Bruce graduated from Liberty Senior High School in 2002 where he earned eight letters competing in basketball and track, along with football. As a junior, he started at quarterback and linebacker, where he was named honorable mention All-Kingco, His senior year, he was named a Seattle Times Red Chip prospect as the team finished 4-5 overall and 4-5 in the Kingco Conference. He was a First-team All-league pick as a linebacker and the second-team quarterback after passed for 718 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 602 yards and six touchdowns.
## College career {#college_career}
Bruce was a four-year letterman at Washington State and played in 47 career contests, including34 starts, all coming over his final three seasons. He totaled 203 tackles, 45.5 stops for loss, 29.5 sacks and an interception. As a senior, he had 11 sacks and 16 tackles for losses to go with his 57 tackles and First-team All-Pac-10 selection. In 2005, as a junior, he played in and started 11 games finished the season 67 tackles and 15 TFL, 10 sacks and two fumbles recovered and three forced fumbles for which he was named Second-team Pacific-10 Conference second-team and ESPN.com First-team All-Pac-10 first-team. He started all 11 games in 2004 and recorded 60 tackles (12.5 for losses) and 6.5 sacks). In 2003, he played in 13 games with no starts and made 9 tackles (2 for losses) and 2 sacks. In 2002, he redshirted.
## Professional career {#professional_career}
### Pre-draft {#pre_draft}
Bruce measured a height of 6 ft and a weight of 260 lb at his Pro Day. He ran the 40 yd dash in 4.98 seconds and 4.89 seconds, the short shuttle in 4.52 seconds and the 3-cone drill in 7.47 seconds. He measured a 33 in vertical jump and an 8 ft broad jump.
### Miami Dolphins {#miami_dolphins}
After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft, Bruce was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on September 1 during final cuts.
### Oakland Raiders {#oakland_raiders}
Bruce was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad on October 10, 2007.
### Arizona Rattlers {#arizona_rattlers}
Bruce played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League in 2008, recording eight tackles (three solo) and a pass breakup.
### Jacksonville Jaguars {#jacksonville_jaguars}
On June 25, 2008 Bruce signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars because the Jaguars had not yet signed Derrick Harvey. During a pre-season game against the Atlanta Falcons, Mkristo, had 3 sacks. He was promoted to the active roster on December 4 after cornerback Rashean Mathis was placed on injured reserve. He was later released on June 17, 2009.
### Florida Tuskers {#florida_tuskers}
Bruce was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 25, 2009. He was released before the season began.
### Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz {#oklahoma_city_yard_dawgz}
Bruce returned to the AFL in 2010 when he signed with the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. Bruce recording 8 tackles, 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble
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# Johannes Gandil
**Johannes Gandil** (21 May 1873 -- 7 March 1956) was a Danish amateur footballer who played one game as a striker for the Denmark national team, winning a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, as a track and field athlete.
## Early life {#early_life}
He was born in Ringe.
## Career
During his footballing career, Gandil represented the Copenhagen clubs ØB, KB and B 93, in fact he was the main person to introduce football to B 93 as it was originally at cricket club, he also went on to score 81 goals in 82 games and sat on the board for 49 years.
He played his only Danish national team game in the semi-final of the 1908 Summer Olympics, as Denmark beat France 17--1 on 22 October 1908. The game was the second official game ever recorded by the Danish national team, and Gandil\'s age of 35 years and 154 days made him the then oldest Danish debutant. Gandil kept the record for almost 93 years, until goalkeeper Peter Kjær made his debut in April 2001, only 17 days older than Gandil had been, but unfortunately for Gandil a knee injury put paid to anymore appearances.
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, Gandil competed in the 100 metres event, but was eliminated in the first round (quarterfinals) after placing third in his heat, he later became the Danish national champion at the 100 metres in 1902.
Gandil was the editor of the 719-page *Dansk Fodbold*, a tome on Danish football history from the earliest stages to 1939, published at the 50th anniversary of the Danish Football Association.
He died in Ordrup
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# Hadersdorf-Kammern
**Hadersdorf-Kammern** is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
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# John Badaczewski
**John Walter \"Baddie\" Badaczewski** (January 27, 1922 -- December 12, 1999) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston Yanks, Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins, and the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Western Reserve University (now known as Case Western Reserve University). He sacked opposing quarterbacks 22 times in the year 1946 alone
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# Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen)
**Alexander Gordon** (died 1518) was a late medieval Scottish churchman. He was member of the kindred of the Earl of Huntly, being cousin to the reigning earl. He was the third son of James Gordon, Laird of Haddo.
## Career
From at least 1504, probably earlier, until 1516, he was Precentor (chanter) of the diocese of Moray.
From 1507 until he became Bishop of Aberdeen in 1514 he was the Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland.
After the death of William Elphinstone (d. 24 October 1514), the canons of Aberdeen prepared to elect a successor. According to later tradition, Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly, arrived and pressured the canons to elect his own cousin, the Precentor of Moray.
Meanwhile, at Rome Pope Leo X had provided Robert Forman, dean of Glasgow, to the vacant see, while at the same time the Duke of Albany had nominated one James Ogilvie, who quickly became Abbot of Dryburgh instead. Forman was persuaded by his brother Andrew Forman, Archbishop of St Andrews, to yield his claim to Gordon upon the promise of the next vacancy.
## Death
He died on 30 June 1518. It is possible that he eventually received the ritual of consecration, though it is not very likely, although he was clearly ruling bishop for 3 years or over
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# Statistical interference
When two probability distributions overlap, **statistical interference** exists. Knowledge of the distributions can be used to determine the likelihood that one parameter exceeds another, and by how much.
This technique can be used for geometric dimensioning of mechanical parts, determining when an applied load exceeds the strength of a structure, and in many other situations. This type of analysis can also be used to estimate the *probability of failure* or the *failure rate*.
## Dimensional interference {#dimensional_interference}
Mechanical parts are usually designed to fit precisely together. For example, if a shaft is designed to have a \"sliding fit\" in a hole, the shaft must be a little smaller than the hole. (Traditional tolerances may suggest that all dimensions fall within those intended tolerances. A process capability study of actual production, however, may reveal normal distributions with long tails.) Both the shaft and hole sizes will usually form normal distributions with some average (arithmetic mean) and standard deviation.
With two such normal distributions, a distribution of interference can be calculated. The derived distribution will also be normal, and its average will be equal to the difference between the means of the two base distributions. The variance of the derived distribution will be the sum of the variances of the two base distributions.
This derived distribution can be used to determine how often the difference in dimensions will be less than zero (i.e., the shaft cannot fit in the hole), how often the difference will be less than the required sliding gap (the shaft fits, but too tightly), and how often the difference will be greater than the maximum acceptable gap (the shaft fits, but not tightly enough).
## Physical property interference {#physical_property_interference}
Physical properties and the conditions of use are also inherently variable. For example, the applied load (stress) on a mechanical part may vary. The measured strength of that part (tensile strength, etc.) may also be variable. The part will break when the stress exceeds the strength.
With two normal distributions, the statistical interference may be calculated as above. (This problem is also workable for transformed units such as the log-normal distribution). With other distributions, or combinations of different distributions, a Monte Carlo method or simulation is often the most practical way to quantify the effects of statistical interference
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# Jaidhof
**Jaidhof** is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
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# Benjamin Karney
**Benjamin Karney** (born 1968) is an American professor of social psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles and an adjunct behavioral scientist at the Rand Corporation. His research is on interpersonal relationships and marriage, examining the effects of stress on marital processes, divorce rates in military marriages, intimate relationships among youth and young adults, and marriage in low-income populations.
## Early life and education {#early_life_and_education}
Karney was born in 1968 in Los Angeles, to German and Israeli immigrants. Karney attended Mirman School for the Gifted and Harvard High School.
Karney attended Harvard University, where he was a tenor in The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones and did theater; Karney played Tommy Judd in a production of *Another Country*. He graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a degree in psychology in 1990. His most influential teacher at Harvard was Roger Brown, who inspired Karney to apply to the University of California, Los Angeles, social psychology program. He was also influenced by the work of Kurt Lewin and Stanley Milgram. Karney received the American Psychological Association (APA) dissertation award for his work on how marriages changes: theoretical, methodological, and empirical considerations.
## Career
Karney achieved his Ph.D. in social psychology from in June 1997, working with Thomas Bradbury. The same year, he accepted a position as an assistant professor of social psychology at the University of Florida (UF). Karney has been honored by the professional community and received several awards, including the New Scholar Award from the International Network on Personal Relationships and, in 1996 and 1998, the Reuben Hill Research and Theory Award from the National Council on Family Relations. During his tenure at UF, he was given the Gerald R. Miller Award for Early Career Achievement by the International Association for Relationship Research and the Early Career Award by the Relationship Researchers Interest Group of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Karney was also recognized by UF\'s Department of Psychology as a distinguished teacher. In 2004, Karney returned to Los Angeles, and since 2007 has been a professor of Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of California (UCLA). With Thomas Bradbury, Karney co-directs the Relationship Institute at UCLA. Karney currently serves on several editorial boards and reviews grants for the National Institute of Mental Health.
Karney has received grant support from the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health, Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Defense, and the Fetzer Institute.
## Books
Bradbury, T. N. & Karney, B. R. (2010). Intimate Relationships. New York: W. W. Norton.
## Personal life {#personal_life}
At UCLA, he was the faculty sponsor for the Scattertones a cappella group
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# Krumau am Kamp
**Krumau am Kamp** is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
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# Pommes soufflées
**Pommes soufflées** are a variety of French fried potato. Slices of potato are fried twice, once at 150 C and a second time after being cooled, at 190 C. The potato slices puff up into little pillows during the second frying and turn golden brown.
Pommes soufflées were, according to a famous legend, discovered by chance on 24 August 1837, when Queen Marie-Amélie and other notables were delayed in their arrival for a meal at the Pavillon Henri IV in Yvelines after inaugurating the first passenger steam-powered railway in Paris, France. Chef Jean-Louis-François Collinet, reputedly also the inventor of sauce béarnaise, removed the potatoes from the fryer half cooked. After the royal party had arrived, during serving time, he observed the potatoes expand when they were returned to the oil. This story has been disputed on a number of grounds
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# Treasure Hunters (1981 film)
***Treasure Hunters**\'\' (`{{zh|t=龍虎小英雄}}`{=mediawiki}), also known as***Master of Disaster**\'\', is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Lau Kar Wing, starring Alexander Fu Sheng and Gordon Liu. It was released in 1981.
## Plot
## Cast
- Alexander Fu Sheng as Chut Do Bo
- Gordon Liu as Mo Seung
- Chang Chan Peng as Jue Gow
- Wang Lung Wei as Lord Mok
- Wilson Tong as Cho Hung
## Reception
In a review for fareastfilms.com, reviewer Andrew Saroch wrote, \"This is importantly a kung fu comedy and within this sub-genre, it could certainly be considered a solid hit. The infectious quality of the film's comedy is well coupled with the blistering scenes of martial arts mayhem. With this in mind, \'Treasure Hunters\' never has a dull moment and from the opening credits to the very last kicks of the finale this is a top-notch Shaw Brothers\' \[sic\] film. The humour may be a bit too broad for some and perhaps too pervasive, but it\'s very hard not to be swept along by the sheer exuberance of the production
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# Rick Badanjek
**Richard Alan Badanjek** (born April 25, 1962) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons. Having grown up the son of interracial parents, he was a 1981 graduate of Chalker High School in the tiny rural town of Southington, Ohio, where he led the Wildcats to their best season in school history his senior year at 9--1, winning Team MVP. He ran for 5,336 yards throughout his four years at the prep level, including over 2,000 yards and winning the OHSAA Class A Offensive Back of the Year his senior season. In a game against Ledgemont High School in 1980, Badanjek rushed for around 475 yards, en route to a 45--8 victory.
He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders). He played in Washington for one season before being traded to the Atlanta Falcons, where he started two games during the NFLPA strike of 1987. That year, he rushed for 87 yards on 29 carries and caught 6 passes for 35 yards, while running for a three-yard touchdown in Week 5 against the San Francisco 49ers.
## College career {#college_career}
Graduating from Chalker High School, after an illustrious career at the small school, Badanjek committed to the University of Maryland.
### College statistics {#college_statistics}
Year School Conference Rushing
-------- ---------- ------------ --------- -----
Pos G Att Yds Avg
1982 Maryland ACC RB 11
1983 Maryland ACC RB 11
1984 Maryland ACC RB 11
1985 Maryland ACC RB 11
Career
## Professional career {#professional_career}
Badanjeck was drafted 186th in the seventh round in the 1986 NFL draft by Washington.
### Professional statistics {#professional_statistics}
Season Age Team Rushing
-------- ----- ------ --------- -----
Pos No
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# Dance Tonight
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# Langenlois
**Langenlois** (`{{IPA|de|ˈlaŋənlɔʏs}}`{=mediawiki}) is a town at the Kamp river in the Kamptal, district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Famous for its wine production, it is also home to the Loisium, a centre celebrating and advertising the local wine and built by the American deconstructionist architect Steven Holl
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# Marchal
**Marchal** is a French surname
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# Ravin Caldwell
**Ravin V. Caldwell Jr.** (born August 4, 1963) is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins from 1987 to 1992, playing on the teams that won the Super Bowl following the 1987 and 1991 seasons. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and was selected in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL draft.
Caldwell is married to DeAnna Parson Caldwell (June 25, 2000). Together they have two children, a son Ashton Caldwell, born December 4, 1989, and a daughter, Ravyn Caldwell, born August 24, 2001. He also has a daughter from his relationship with former actress Teal Marchande, Talia Caldwell, who played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley. Caldwell resides in Ashburn, Virginia
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# The Sentimental Swordsman
***The Sentimental Swordsman*** is a 1977 Hong Kong wuxia film written and directed by Chor Yuen and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. It stars Ti Lung, Derek Yee, Ching Li, Yueh Hua, Fan Mei-sheng and Ku Feng. The film is based on *Duoqing Jianke Wuqing Jian* of Gu Long\'s *Xiaoli Feidao Series* of novels.
It was one of Shaw Brothers\' highest grossing films in the studio\'s history, and it was followed by a sequel, *Return of the Sentimental Swordsman*, in 1981. An in-name-only \"sequel\", *Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman*, was released in 1982, with no relation to the main character of Little Flying Dagger Li, being based instead in the *Lu Xiaofeng* novel series (also by Gu Long), and its previous film adaptations.
## Synopsis
Due to his own extreme ideals, famed swordsman Li has lost everyone dear to him. After his life is saved by a rival swordsman, Li\'s overwhelming pride makes him forsake the woman he loves and lets her marry his saviour. Now resigned to traveling the country with his loyal aide, Li\'s only comfort is alcohol and the simple life he has now accepted. On one such journey, the lonely swordsman befriends the exceptionally skilled, yet secretive Fei who has his own pressures to contend with. Li then finds himself embroiled in a battle to own the highly prized \'gold armour shirt\' --- a protective vest that can withstand any blow.
As he discovers that many of the people he meets have a hidden agenda, Li realizes that Fei is the only man he can truly trust. This new friendship is put under a test when the \'sentimental swordsman\' is hunted down by numerous hired killers and framed for a series of crimes he didn\'t commit. The person behind Li\'s troubles proves to be elusive, though all the clues seem to point to the legendary \'Plum Blossom Bandit\', a disguised figure whose identity has long proved elusive to the martial world
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# WCF Data Services
**WCF Data Services** (formerly **ADO.NET Data Services**, codename **\"Astoria\"**) is a platform for what Microsoft calls *Data Services*. It is actually a combination of the runtime and a web service through which the services are exposed. It also includes the **Data Services Toolkit** which lets Astoria Data Services be created from within ASP.NET itself. The Astoria project was announced at MIX 2007, and the first developer preview was made available on April 30, 2007. The first CTP was made available as a part of the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview. The final version was released as part of Service Pack 1 of the .NET Framework 3.5 on August 11, 2008. The name change from ADO.NET Data Services to WCF data Services was announced at the 2009 PDC.
## Overview
WCF Data Services exposes data, represented as Entity Data Model (EDM) objects, via web services accessed over HTTP. The data can be addressed using a REST-like URI. The data service, when accessed via the HTTP GET method with such a URI, will return the data. The web service can be configured to return the data in either plain XML, JSON or RDF+XML. In the initial release, formats like RSS and ATOM are not supported, though they may be in the future. In addition, using other HTTP methods like PUT, POST or DELETE, the data can be updated as well. POST can be used to create new entities, PUT for updating an entity, and DELETE for deleting an entity.
## Description
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) comes to the rescue when we find ourselves not able to achieve what we want to achieve using web services, i.e., other protocols support and even duplex communication. With WCF, we can define our service once and then configure it in such a way that it can be used via HTTP, TCP, IPC, and even Message Queues. We can consume Web Services using server side scripts (ASP.NET), JavaScript Object Notations (JSON), and even REST (Representational State Transfer).
**Understanding the basics**
When we say that a WCF service can be used to communicate using different protocols and from different kinds of applications, we will need to understand how we can achieve this. If we want to use a WCF service from an application, then we have three major questions:
**1.**Where is the WCF service located from a client\'s perspective? **2.**How can a client access the service, i.e., protocols and message formats? **3.**What is the functionality that a service is providing to the clients?
Once we have the answer to these three questions, then creating and consuming the WCF service will be a lot easier for us. The WCF service has the concept of endpoints. A WCF service provides endpoints which client applications can use to communicate with the WCF service. The answer to these above questions is what is known as the ABC of WCF services and in fact are the main components of a WCF service. So let\'s tackle each question one by one.
**Address:** Like a webservice, a WCF service also provides a URI which can be used by clients to get to the WCF service. This URI is called as the Address of the WCF service. This will solve the first problem of \"where to locate the WCF service?\" for us.
**Binding:** Once we are able to locate the WCF service, one should think about how to communicate with the service (protocol wise). The binding is what defines how the WCF service handles the communication. It could also define other communication parameters like message encoding, etc. This will solve the second problem of \"how to communicate with the WCF service?\" for us.
**Contract:** Now the only question one is left with is about the functionalities that a WCF service provides. The contract is what defines the public data and interfaces that WCF service provides to the clients.
The URIs representing the data will contain the physical location of the service, as well as the service name. It will also need to specify an EDM Entity-Set or a specific entity instance, as in respectively
`http://dataserver/service.svc/MusicCollection`
or
`http://dataserver/service.svc/MusicCollection[SomeArtist]`
The former will list all entities in the *Collection* set whereas the latter will list only for the entity which is indexed by *SomeArtist*.
The URIs can also specify a traversal of a relationship in the Entity Data Model. For example,
`http://dataserver/service.svc/MusicCollection[SomeSong]/Genre`
traverses the relationship *Genre* (in SQL parlance, joins with the *Genre* table) and retrieves all instances of *Genre* that are associated with the entity *SomeSong*. Simple predicates can also be specified in the URI, like
`http://dataserver/service.svc/MusicCollection[SomeArtist]/ReleaseDate[Year eq 2006]`
will fetch the items that are indexed by *SomeArtist* and had their *release* in *2006*. Filtering and partition information can also be encoded in the URL as
`http://dataserver/service.svc/MusicCollection?$orderby=ReleaseDate&$skip=100&$top=50`
Although the presence of *skip* and *top* keywords indicates paging support, in Data Services version 1 there is no method of determining the number of records available and thus impossible to determine how many pages there may be. The OData 2.0 spec adds support for the **\$count** path segment (to return just a count of entities) and **\$inlineCount** (to retrieve a page worth of entities and a total count without a separate round-trip\....)
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# World Sports Competition
***World Sports Competition*** is a sports video game developed by Make Software and published by Hudson Soft for the PC-Engine in 1992 and released on the TurboGrafx-16 in 1993. It has also been released on the PlayStation Network in Japan and North America and on the Virtual Console in Europe and North America. The game has a Summer Olympics theme and features several events, including archery, rowing, shooting, swimming, and track and field.
The game is known in Japan as ***Power Sports*** which was part of the *Power Sports Series*, a series of sports games released between 1988 and 1998
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# Yaonáhuac
**Yaonáhuac** is the municipal seat of Yaonáhuac Municipality, in the Mexican state of Puebla.
## Nomenclature
Two translations exist for \"Yaonáhuac\":
- It may come from *huey*, \"great\"; *atl* \"water\"; *ohtli*, and *náhuac*, \"way\" and *via* \"together, close\". Hence \"next to the great waterway\".
- Or it may come from *yau*, \"to go\" or \"to walk\" and *náhuac*, \"together\", \"they go together\", referring to two small rivers that are united later to form the Puxtla river
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# Tanzania Commission for AIDS
The **Tanzania Commission for AIDS** (**TACAIDS**) is the Tanzanian government organization assigned with the task of coordinating Tanzania\'s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
TACAIDS was established on 1 December 2000 in an announcement by President Benjamin Mkapa.
Reginald Mengi is a former commissioner of TACAIDS
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