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Harry Sköld

Harry Sköld (17 June 1910 – 23 January 1988) was a Swedish rower. He competed in the men's coxed four at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Metasia liophaea

Metasia liophaea is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Adults have fawn forewings with a faint pattern of zigzag lines and spots.

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Australian cricket team in Australia in 1946–47

The 1946–47 Australians defeated the touring England team 3–0 in the 1946–47 Ashes series. First-class cricket had continued in Australia until January 1942 and as grade cricket had continued throughout the war there had been less of an hiatus than in England. Their cricket grounds had not been bombed and compared to austerity Britain, Australia was a land of plenty, which allowed for a more rapid recovery than in the old country, as had happened after the First World War. There was no Sheffield Shield in 1945–46, but the Australian Services XI had played all the states and there had been non-Shield interstate games. However, Australia's main advantage was the encouragement of their younger players, in particular by Bradman. Though overshadowed by the great 1948 Australian team, in 1975 Don Bradman reckoned that it was Australia's strongest post-war home team, with the 1974–75 Australians coming a close second and the 1950–51 Australians third. It was also superior to the pre-war Australian teams, as though they were just as strong in batting they had no fast bowlers and depended heavily on the leg-spin of Clarrie Grimmett and Bill O'Reilly. In 1946–47 Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller emerged as a great new-ball partnership, with quality support from Ernie Toshack, Ian Johnson and Colin McCool. The only area for improvement was in finding another top-order strokemaker, which was soon resolved by the arrival of Neil Harvey. The captain Batsman He was not the most exciting and entertaining of batsmen, but was untouchable when it came to efficiency and all-round batting strength. He had self-confidence that was quite chilling and there was not a bowler he did not feel he could master. There was something of a "Little Dictator" about him at the wicket, and an indication of his legendary run-making skill is that it was considered a failure whenever he missed out on a century. Tom Graveney Donald George Bradman, better known as Don Bradman or The Don, was the greatest batsman of all time, ranked first in ESPN's Legends of Cricket and can be statistically regarded as the greatest sportsman of all, as "no other athlete dominates an international sport to the extent that Bradman does cricket". His unorthodox grip meant he could not cream the ball through the covers like Wally Hammond and purists contend that Jack Hobbs was better on a sticky wicket, but on any pitch that did not make batting a lottery he simply made more runs. He made them fast too, until the 1990s his 3.7 runs per six ball over in Tests was the fastest scoring rate of any batsmen except Gilbert Jessop (4.2). Even if his pre-war career was ignored his feats would make him the greatest batsman of all time; 680 runs (97.14) against England in 1946–47, 715 runs (178.75) against India in 1947–48 and 508 runs (72.57) in England in 1948, with 8 hundreds in his last 15 Tests. Ironically he was bowled by an Eric Hollies googly for a duck in his final Test innings when he was 4 runs short of a batting average of 100.00, he had to settle for 99.94. Health Don Bradman went into a huddle and refused to make any statement concerning his cricket future; it was not until this sagacious colossus had obtained first-hand reports from Perth, and had sampled the bowling at Adelaide and Melbourne then he told the Board of Control he would be available for the opening Test...Bradman is justifiably proud of his marvellous record, and one suggestion is that only consented to play because of his supreme confidence of being able to gather in his full share of runs, and that his health would stand up to any strain imposed on it. Clif Cary Bradman volunteered for the RAAF in 1940, but transferred to the Australian Army as a lieutenant in the Army School of Physical Training. Stress and depression aggravated his fibrositis and he was invalided out of the army in 1941, after which he spent months in poor physical condition and lost the use of his right thumb and forefinger. He resumed stockbroking in 1942 and set up his own firm after his employer was imprisoned for fraud and embezzlement. In 1945 he joined the South Australian Cricket Association and became their representative with the Board of Control and he seriously considered retiring from cricket in order to concentrate on an administrative role. He played a few games in 1945–46, but Richard Whittington thought he was "the ghost of a once great cricketer". The press and public badly wanted to see him play and after a few warm up matches Bradman agreed to captain Australia against the advice of his doctor. In the First Test he played poorly for 28 when he chopped a ball to Jack Ikin in gully. The England players (and Keith Miller from the dressing room) thought he was out, but Bradman was confident that the ball had been jammed into the ground by his bat before it flew up to Ikin and refused to walk. The umpire gave him the benefit of the doubt, but Wally Hammond told Bradman "That's a fine way to start a Test series." Bradman went on to make a match-winning 187 and it was thought if Bradman had been given out he would have retired from cricket. Australian captain To Bradman, even in the first series after so many years of war and suffering, there was apparently no room for carefree cricket in an Anglo-Australian Test. He knew of only one way in which to play this game...In the 1946–47 Tests he was in charge of the stronger side, and for that reason seemed to overshadow Hammond, although he went on the field with an outlook that was vastly different to the Englishman. He appeared as determined in seeking convincing victory as if he had been opposed by a team of Jardines and Larwoods Clif Cary In Don Bradman's time as an Australian batsman before the war England won 13 Ashes Tests to Australia's 10, some of them by huge margins. He made his debut in the First Test of 1928–29, making 18 and 1 as Australia were beaten by a record 675 runs. In their last Test before the war England had made 903/7 – Wally Hammond waiting the Don was unfit to bat before he declared – and Australia lost by an innings and 579 runs, another record. Bradman was not the man to forget such things and now he had the better team he was determined to repay the favour. The First Test of 1946–47 saw Australia win their largest victory over England by an innings and 332 runs, the first time that a Test team had lost and won successive Tests by an innings, albeit with a ten-year gap due to the war. As a captain Bradman had few rivals, tough, shrewd and rarely missing a trick. He liked to play aggressive cricket, racking up huge scores with his batting then bowling the opposition out. While fielding Bradman carefully watched batsmen play, and if he saw a weakness he would call over the bowlers to tell them and reset his field accordingly. In the First Test at Brisbane he even took Ernie Toshack down the pitch, showed him exactly where he wanted him to bowl and make him bowl a practice over alongside the pitch before play, after which the left-armer took 9 of the 15 English wickets to fall that day. He was often criticised for being distant and removed from his team and too conscious of his superiority, "a star with ten extras". However, he built the 1946–47 team from scratch, gave them encouragement, and made them Bradman-minded; "When you get in front, nail 'em into the ground. When you get 'em down, never let up." By 1948 he had moulded them into one of the great teams in cricket history, nicknamed The Invincables [sic] as they won the 1948 Ashes series 4–0 and were undefeated on tour. He retired at the end of the 1948–49 season and is the only Australian to be knighted for his services to cricket. Unbeaten run With typical resilience, Australian youth participated in the restoration of sport to pre-war grade, directly khaki and the blue uniforms were laid aside. every effort had been made by administrators to preserve the framework of competition during the years of strife, and in addition to the services games, club matches in all cities were played every Saturday...We are, perhaps, on the threshold of another Golden Age – but, as, yet, only on the threshold. Clif Cary After the Second World War Australia began a record unbeaten run of games; 14 Tests against England, 26 Tests against all countries and 96 games in all cricket, having lost their last game to England at the Oval in 1938. Their record remained until England played 27 Tests without defeat in 1968–71. 1–0 (1 Test) in New Zealand 1945–46 3–0 (5 Tests) vs England 1946–47. 4–0 (5 Tests) vs India in 1947–48 4–0 (5 Tests) in England in 1948. 4–0 (5 Tests) in South Africa in 1949–50 4–1 (5 Tests) vs England in 1950–51, England winning the Fifth Test at Melbourne by 8 wickets. Batting Opening batsmen It was common knowledge that Arthur Morris, after failing in the first two Tests, was in grave danger of being dropped, and Meuleman was his obvious successor. In the first innings Arthur made 21 and we all thought Ken's chances were sky high. Arthur scored 155 in the second innings and saved his place. Meuleman, twelfth man in the first two Tests...was instantly dropped. And he has never been asked to play since. If ever a man was thrown on the scrap heap it was Ken. Keith Miller Australia had three great openers in this period, Bill Brown, Sid Barnes and Arthur Morris. Brown had been an Australian batsman for most of the 1930s, coming in at number three after Bill Woodfull and Bill Ponsford or opening with Jack Fingleton. He captained Australia on their tour of New Zealand in 1945–46, which unlike other such tours had one of its matches belatedly recognised as a Test. Brown missed the 1946–47 series through injury so Barnes was promoted to open with Morris and soon established themselves as Australia's opening pair. When Brown recovered too he returned to batting at number three. Barnes played one Test before the war – at the Oval in 1938 – so hardly rates as a pre-war player even though he made his first class debut in 1936. He was a back-foot strokeplayer known for his off-side cuts and drives before the war, but so improved his on-side play that Alec Bedser changed his bowling grip so as to avoid bowling in-swingers at his legs. It is as an eccentric that he is best remembered, playing in Don Bradman's testimonial match using a miniature bat, serving drinks in a state match wearing a lounge suit instead of whites and leaping over the turnstiles at the MCG. In the Second Test in 1946–47 he threw away his wicket when he reached 234 so that he would make the same score as his captain. He was dropped from the Australian team because of his antics, and unsuccessfully took the case to court. Barnes made 846 runs (70.50) against England in the 1940s and his opening partner Arthur Morris 1,199 (79.93), but Morris' Test average suffered after facing the powerful England attacks of the 1950s. A stylish left-hander who uniquely made 148 and 111 on his first class debut in 1940–41 Morris had excellent footwork which made him a good player against spin, but was vulnerable to in-swinging balls aimed at his leg-stump. As a result, he was labelled "Bedser's Bunny" in 1950–51 until he made 206 in the Fourth Test. In 1946–47 he made three centuries in a row, 155 in the Third Test at Melbourne and 122 and 124 not out in the Fourth at Adelaide. Only Bradman made more than his 503 runs and in 1948 he made the most runs (696) and topped the averages (87.00), but as E.W. Swanton wrote "what the figures do not say is that few more charming men have played for Australia, and I cannot name one who was more popular with his opponents". Merv Harvey was a middle order strokeplayer who was called up to open with Morris when Sid Barnes was unfit to play in the Fourth Test. He made 12 and 31 and never played for Australia again, though his younger brother Neil became a famous Test batsman. Top order batsmen After Don Bradman in the batting order was his vice-captain Lindsay Hassett, a dimulative (5'6") batsman who had been a great strokemaker before the war and had made his Test debut in England in 1938. He captained the scratch Australian Services cricket team which drew the Victory Tests 2–2 against England in 1945. After the war he took his batting more seriously and was more defensive, though never dull, and he never failed in a series. He had an impish good humour, but this stopped when he walked onto the field and "there is no better team man in Australia". Keith Miller had been a young batsman before the war better known for playing Australian rules football in his native Victoria. In the war he was a Flight Lieutenant in the RAAF, and injured his back crash-landing a de Havilland Mosquito, which affected the rest of his playing career. He was the star of the Victory Tests, having decided that "The people of England wanted an escape from the hellish suffering they had experienced for so many years. Those who turned up to watch cricket deserved something better than grim, unentertaining stonewalling, and I was determined to go for runs every time I went in to bat". He hit a swashbuckling 185 in 165 minutes for the Dominion XI vs England at Lords with seven towering sixes and became a cricketing star. Miller kept to this philosophy throughout his career, becoming one of the world's most entertaining strokemakers and a magnet for the crowds. Although an all-rounder Miller saw himself as a batsman first and batted in the top order throughout his career, though it suffered as he was often spent from bowling. Ron Hamence was the nearly man of the Australian team, he made his Test debut after his career best 145 vs the MCC and was stranded on 30 not out in their first innings collapse to Doug Wright. He played India in 1947–48 and toured England in 1948, but played only two more Tests as he could not force his way into the strong Australian team. Middle order batsmen One of the great strengths of the team was its plentiful all-rounders, apart from Keith Miller, there was Ray Lindwall, Colin McCool, Ian Johnson and the wicketkeeper Don Tallon. Lindwall took to fast bowling after seeing Harold Larwood as a boy, but was a strong striker of the ball and a menace to parked cars in grade cricket. In the Third Test he hit exactly 100 off 90 balls with 14 fours and a six and added 154 in an hour and a half with Tallon, whose 92 off 108 balls with 10 fours was the highest score by an Australian wicketkeeper until Rod Marsh made 132 against New Zealand in 1973–74. Like Tallon Ian Johnson never quite batted as well as expected, but topped the averages in the 1954-55 Ashes series by making 116 runs (58.00). McCool made 95 in the First Test and 104 not out in the Third, when he came in at 188/5 and dominated the strike. He was a good player of spin with wristy cuts and vigorous hooks. Bowling Strange as it may seem when the veteran leg-spinner Bill O'Reilly announced his retirement at the beginning of the season there were fears that Australia's untried bowlers would suffer against the much-vaulted England batting line up of Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton and Wally Hammond. The opposite became true as the English batsmen initially failed and Australia won the First and Second Tests by an innings. Pace bowlers Keith Miller and Ray Lindwall handsomely exemplified the axiom that great fast bowlers win matches. For a decade they were a magnificent bowling combination for Australia, and in the immediate post-war years they were devastating ... Lindwall and Miller took thirty-five wickets in that 1946/7 series and at last Australia had a winning combination. The havoc wrought by Larwood and company a decade earlier still rankled; the nation wanted genuine fast bowlers to repay the humiliation. Bob Willis and Patrick Murphy At the forefront of the bowling attack was Ray Lindwall, who became a fast bowler after watching Harold Larwood in 1932-33. His whose smooth run up and perfect delivery produced swing and control and bouncers at a lethal pace, though he dropped the ball short less than Miller. Neville Cardus later wrote that "He has so many brains it's a wonder why he ever went in for fast bowling" and working hand-in-glove with his captain Don Bradman he would think batsman out and catch them in carefully selected field-placings. A. P. Herbert was moved to poetry to describe his bowling action and Trevor Bailey wrote "Watching him bowl was one of the most satisfying spectacles the game has ever produced". Even so, his arm was thought to be too low (Frank Tyson thought him almost a round-arm bowler) and his long drag could have produced numerous no balls, though he was rarely called for this. His partner Keith Miller had been a batsman, but in the Victory Tests the Australian Services XI were short of bowlers and Hassett used Miller initially as a change bowler and then gave him the new ball. To everyone's surprise he picked up wickets and soon his strength and natural talent made him into a genuine fast bowler. Bradman knew Australia needed this more than another batsman and encouraged Miller to develop his new talent, though his back injury limited him to short spells. Unlike his new-ball partner Miller liked to drop the ball short and lacked consistency, sometimes bowling leg-breaks or off-spin. Bill O'Reilly wrote "The value of Miller's bowling lies wholly and solely in its surprise element. Just when he appears to be well under the control of the batsman he comes to light with a ball that can upset anyone". Together they formed the best fast bowling duo in post-war cricket, perhaps the greatest of any era, and were the spearhead of Australia's success. Ernie Toshack was a left-arm medium pace bowler who bowled with a packed leg-side field and tied up the batsmen when Lindwall and Miller were resting. In the First Test he had the perfect pace to unhinge the English batting on a Brisbane sticky, but failed to understand Bradman's instructions. In the end Bradman took him to the middle, pointed to the spot where he wanted Toshack to bowl, and made him practice alongside the wicket until he understood what was required. Once this was done 9 of the last 15 wickets fell to his bowling and Australia won by an innings. Fred Freer was a steady fast-medium swing bowler who liked to drop the ball short and replaced Ray Lindwall in the Second Test when the fast bowler had chickenpox. Spin bowlers The game was all but decided in an evil hour Hutton, Compton and Hammond himself – the flower of England's batting – went one by one to the high, slow, teasing spin of Colin McCool and Ian Johnson, each giving the ball more and more air as though trying to discover whether there was any parabola they could not describe without impelling the forward step that would have allowed the ball to be met on the full-pitch or the half-volley. E.W. Swanton The England captain Wally Hammond ordered his batsmen to stay within their crease when facing the Australian spinners, whose figures were flattered as a result. In the Second Test Ian Johnson took 6/42 off 241 balls with his off-spin, including one spell of 1/3 off 88 balls, of which 85 were not scored from. Johnson's off spin was a rarity in Australia, where the pitches work better to leg-spin, and was not a big spinner of the ball, but he used flight to deceive the batsmen and could tie down one end. Colin McCool was "a better fieldsman than a batsman, and a better batsman than he was a bowler" But before the MCC team had even landed in Australia he snapped up 35 wickets (28.82) with his flighty leg-spin for Queensland with help from Don Tallon behind the stumps. He dismissed Hammond, Hutton, Washbrook, Compton, Yardley, Edrich and Voce in his 7/106 for an Australian XI against the MCC, 5/109 in the Third Test and 5/44 in the Fifth and "the English batsmen seemed like rabbits fascinated in the presence of a snake". Bruce Dooland was another leg-spinner who was brought into the South Australia side after one club match in 1945. He was not overawed and soon earned a place on the tour of New Zealand. He was not as deadly as McCool and by the end of the tour he suffered as the England batsman became used to his flighted leg-breaks. George Tribe was a rare specialist slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler who took more first class wickets than any other Australian bowler in 1945–46 and 1946–47. He suffered from uneven form, taking 6/49 for Victoria vs the MCC, but costly in the Tests. Fielding Hawk-eyed, swift in action after sure reception, Tallon goes for everything...many of his deeds he has accomplished have been remarkable for sheer speed of thought and execution and his only fault in his early matches was impetuous appealing. Clif Cary Don Tallon first appeared as a wicket-keeper in 1933 and was a shock exclusion for the Ashes tour in 1938. In 1939 he equalled Ted Pooley's record by dismissing 12 batsman in a first class match and another when he held 7 catches in another match. He was 30 when he made his Test debut and proved to be an excellent keeper, but in his eagerness would move in front of the slips, denying them the full view of the ball. Tallon was also "one of the most notorious appealers of all time" and "was often roaring before he had studied facts and it was his over-eagerness that brought about the shocking decision which so greatly affected Washbrook". Tallon had scooped up a ball from the ground which the batsmen and other observers thought touched the ground, but having made the appeal Bradman backed Tallon and Washbrook was given out. However he improved on his performances and Bill O'Reilly wrote "I have never seen a better keeper than Tallon as he was in England in 1948. Otherwise Australia had a fine fielding team which was younger and quicker than their English opponents. Bradman himself has been a good mid-fielder, but was probably restricted by fibrositis and was unable to field in the Second Test due to a pulled leg muscle. Keith Miller "was a captain's dream, because he is alert, sure and fast in no matter what position he is placed". Ian Johnson and Colin McCool were noted slip fielders and Sid Barnes was a good catcher close to the wicket at short-leg. Australian team First Test – Brisbane See Main Article – 1946–47 Ashes series Second Test – Sydney See Main Article – 1946–47 Ashes series Third Test – Melbourne See Main Article – 1946–47 Ashes series Fourth Test – Adelaide See Main Article – 1946–47 Ashes series Fifth Test – Sydney See Main Article – 1946–47 Ashes series

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List of Allsvenskan stadiums

This is a list of Allsvenskan stadiums. Stadiums Stadiums listed in blue indicate that they are the home grounds of teams currently participating in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, while the stadiums listed in red have now been demolished. † For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure. ‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.

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Saffie Osborne

Saffron Rose "Saffie" Osborne (born April 2002, Winchester) is a Group race winning British jockey who competes in flat racing. Background The daughter of equine artist Katie O'Sullivan and trainer and former National Hunt jockey Jamie Osborne, Osborne grew up around horses in Lambourn and attended Cheam School and Bradfield College. She competed in eventing and won six medals at pony, junior and youth European championships, riding Little Indian Feather and Lakantus, both owned by Lord and Lady Blyth. A highlight of her eventing career was winning individual and team gold in the 2018 FEI European Pony Championships at Bishop Burton with Little Indian Feather, a former rescue pony from Ireland. Racing career After leaving school in April 2019, Osborne worked at the yard of Aidan O'Brien for four months and then over the winter spent another four months gaining experience with Gai Waterhouse in Australia. She started out riding as an apprentice jockey in 2020, riding her first winner (Hot scoop trained by her father) at Windsor on 27 July 2020. In October 2020 Osborne was injured in a fall at Windsor, suffering concussion, broken ribs, a punctured lung and a broken arm. In 2021 Osborne came second behind Marco Ghiani in the apprentice championship in spite of having to take two weeks off in July after she sustained a leg injury in the starting stalls at Newmarket, and then having a second operation on her arm in October. In 2022, Osborne was crowned Racing League leading jockey. She achieved her first Group race win in October 2022 while still an apprentice, riding Random Harvest, trained by Ed Walker, in the Group 3 Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani in Italy. In November 2022 she won the November Handicap at Doncaster on Metier, trained by Harry Fry, and later that month rode out her claim with her 95th winner. During her first season as a professional jockey in 2023, Osborne won the Chester Cup on Metier, while Random Harvest provided her with her first British Group race success in the Group 2 Valiant Stakes. Osborne was a member of the winning "Girls" team in the 2023 Shergar Cup, the first time she had participated in the event. Personal life In June 2021, after Osborne was the subject of threats on social media, her father contacted police; this led to a wider debate about online abuse of racing participants. Osborne's boyfriend is jockey David Egan.

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Thomas H. Branch

Thomas H. Branch (December 24, 1856November 24, 1924) was an American Seventh-day Adventist missionary. He worked in a variety of roles for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad before joining the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) and serving as a missionary in Colorado. Branch was selected for service in the British Central Africa Protectorate in 1902 and travelled to Africa with his wife Henrietta and three of their children. En-route he was detained for nine days by the British consul at Chinde, Portuguese Mozambique as the consul was concerned that a black missionary would cause insubordination among Africans in the colony. After his release Branch entered British Central Africa and established a mission station at Cholo in the Shire Highlands. He served as superintendent of the station, with Ethiopianist Joseph Booth running the administration and Branch's wife and daughters working as teachers. Branch was characterised as militant by the local press, though he opposed Booth's radical aims. The SDA agreed to withdraw Booth and Branch after the colonial government raised concerns; Branch's replacement was more politically acceptable to the colonial administration. After a brief period in South Africa the Branch family returned to the United States where he worked with the African American communities in Denver and Philadelphia. Henrietta died in 1913 and Branch afterwards married Lucy Baylor. She left him after Branch refused to follow the teachings of Alonzo T. Jones and he moved to California, where he lived out his final years with his daughter. Early life Thomas H. Branch was born on December 24, 1856, in Jefferson County, Missouri in the United States; his parents were both slaves, though Thomas was born free. He was educated at H. M. Van Slyke's school for freed slaves and afterwards worked as a porter, cook and steward with the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Branch married Henrietta Paterson at Kansas City on December 7, 1876. A daughter, Mabel, was born in Wyandotte County, Kansas on April 1, 1878. Later that year the family moved to Denver, Colorado. Three sons were born there: Thomas in June 1887, Paul in March 1891 and Robert in January 1896. Branch rose to become a brakeman of the railroad's trains and, after negotiating with his employer to have Sundays off work, became a lay preacher. Mabel attended West Denver High School and went on to become the first African American teacher in Colorado. Branch became a missionary with the Seventh-day Adventist church (SDA) and, in 1901, was sent to Pueblo, Colorado as a missionary. He established the first SDA African American congregation in the city. Service in British Central Africa In 1902 the SDA church selected Branch as a missionary to the British Central Africa Protectorate, in what is now Malawi. He was the first African American missionary for the SDA in Africa, and probably the first sent overseas by the church. In preparation for the mission, Henrietta received medical training and Branch was ordained by the church on May 22, 1902. Branch was older than most SDA missionaries but had been recommended for the mission by the church's Colorado Conference. The conference provided financial support to the mission, which was the SDA's first in the Protectorate. Branch, Henrietta, Mabel, Paul and Robert boarded a ship at New York on June 4, 1902, for the United Kingdom. The family arrived in London on June 12 and stayed at Duncombe Hall, which was used at the time by the SDA. The family of Joseph Booth also stayed in the hall. The Booths would accompany the Branch family to Africa and help run the mission there. The missionaries left London on June 27 for Southampton, where they boarded a vessel for Chinde, Portuguese Mozambique. Upon arrival at Chinde Branch was detained for nine days by the British consul. The consul feared that educated African American missionaries would encourage independent thought and insubordination among the Africans of the protectorate and cause political instability. Booth spent three days trying to persuade the consul that Branch posed no threat. The Branches also experienced discrimination from local Adventists who refused to give them room in their houses, forcing them to take residence in a hotel. Branch was eventually granted permission to continue; he and his family left Chinde on August 14 and arrived at Cholo in the Shire Highlands, the site of the mission station, on August 29. In doing so, he became the first African American to visit British Central Africa. The mission station at Cholo had been purchased by the SDA from the Seventh Day Baptists, with whom Booth had previously been affiliated. The station was named Plainfield after Plainfield, New Jersey where the SDA had their headquarters. Branch was appointed superintendent and had responsibility for the religious and educational work, while Booth looked after administrative tasks. Henrietta and Mabel worked as teachers at the mission, which opened a school for 25 students in the first week of operation, with lessons being held initially in the open air. By 1907 the school had expanded to 75 pupils and two outreach schools had been established in nearby villages. By the end of Branch's tenure at the mission, the school had 112 pupils. Branch picked up the local language and was well liked by his congregation; he formally founded the first Adventist Church in the protectorate on July 14, 1906. Withdrawal Branch protested against the mistreatment of Africans in the protectorate, and because of this was characterised as a militant in the local press. He also quickly began to disagree with Booth's Ethiopianist goals. The colonial government's fears were heightened after the 1906 Bambatha Rebellion in South Africa and the SDA, keen to maintain good relations, agreed to withdraw the Booths. Booth was replaced by Joseph H. Watson, but he died soon afterwards, leaving the Branch family to run the mission alone. Despite his opposition to Ethiopianism and his general conservatism, the SDA, keen to reassure the colonial government of their loyalty, replaced Branch with a white American, Joel C. Rogers. Rogers, with experience of missionary work in South Africa and attitudes towards Africans that were more in line with those of Europeans, was considered more acceptable by the government of the protectorate. Branch and his family were in South Africa by September 1907. They found their sons were prevented from attending the Adventist schools in the state, as they were segregated for whites only. The family returned to the United States in 1908 as Henrietta suffered from fevers. Later life Upon his return to the United States, Branch was placed in charge of the SDA's work with African Americans in Denver. He moved to Philadelphia in 1910 where he set up the first African American SDA church in the city. This church developed into the Ebenezer SDA Church and established almost a dozen daughter churches in the city. Branch and Henrietta, together with Dr James Hyatt, lectured and distributed pamphlets across Philadelphia. Henrietta died on April 4, 1913; Branch was badly affected by her death. Branch's sons, unable to pursue an education, had left to join the army and Branch was in poor health, suffering from the aftereffects of malaria. Branch subsequently married Lucy Baylor, who was much younger than him and already had a 5-year-old daughter. Baylor left him shortly afterwards when Branch refused to join her in following the teachings of Alonzo T. Jones. Branch moved to Watts, California as a preacher before the SDA church approved a pension to allow him to retire. The church leadership had recently become dominated by the East Pennsylvania Conference, and it was only reluctantly that they granted Branch his pension. In retirement Branch lived with Mabel's family in Los Angeles where he died on November 24, 1924.

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Dimension (metadata)

In metadata, dimension is a set of equivalent units of measure, where equivalence between two units of measure is determined by the existence of a quantity preserving one-to-one correspondence between values measured in one unit of measure and values measured in the other unit of measure, independent of context, and where characterizing operations are the same. The equivalence defined here forms an equivalence relation on the set of all units of measure. Each equivalence class corresponds to a dimensionality. The units of measure "temperature in degrees Fahrenheit" and "temperature in degrees Celsius" have the same dimensionality, because given a value measured in degrees Fahrenheit there is a value measured in degrees Celsius with the same quantity, and vice versa. Quantity preserving one-to-one correspondences are the well-known equations Cº = (5/9)*(Fº − 32) and Fº = (9/5)*(Cº) + 32. Units of measure are not limited to physical categories. Examples of physical categories are: linear measure, area, volume, mass, velocity, time duration. Examples of non-physical categories are: currency, quality indicator, colour intensity. Quantities may be grouped together into categories of quantities which are mutually comparable. Lengths, diameters, distances, heights, wavelengths and so on would constitute such a category. Mutually comparable quantities have the same dimensionality. ISO 31-0 calls these quantities of the same kind.

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Bancroft Rockhound Gemboree

The Bancroft Rockhound Gemboree is a four-day event in Bancroft, Ontario where mineral collectors and vendors meet to trade rocks and minerals. It has been occurring annually since 1963. Geology of Bancroft The geology around Bancroft is rich in mineral pegmatites, as a result of molten lava being trapped under the Canadian Shield one billion areas ago. The geology of Bancroft is noted for having bodies of quartz surrounded by rare earth minerals, including zircon and uraninite. History The Gemboree was started on 1963 by two dozen people based out of a tent and a room at the local Royal Canadian Legion. The 22nd Gemboree occurred in 1985 and attracted 8,000 attendees. By 1991, the event was being held at the Bancroft's North Hastings Community Centre and The Globe and Mail reported that it was described as "the largest show of its kind in Canada." The 1995 Gemboree attracted mineral vendors from across Canada, the US and South Africa. By 2004, the four-day event had moved into the local hockey arena.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%20of%20Ireland

Lion of Ireland

Lion of Ireland, by the American-Irish author Morgan Llywelyn, is a novel about the life of the Irish hero and High King Brian Boru. Plot summary The story begins with Brian as a child of around 8 or 9 and it ends with him as an 88-year-old man. The book shows his rise to power and his struggle to maintain it. His personal life is an important part of the plot, because Brian's war against Máel Mórda (leader of the Leinstermen) and Sihtric (king of Dublin) was to be inextricably connected with his complicated marital relations, in particular his marriage to Gormlaith, Máel Mórda's sister and Sihtric's mother, who had been in turn the wife of Amlaíb Cuarán, king of Dublin and York, then of Máel Sechnaill. Even though the book is based on a historical figure, most of it is fiction. Film adaptation In 2003, Ireland based RiverFilms proposed a film adaptation of the book as Braveheart and El Cid meet The Vikings. On March 4, 2019, it was announced in Deadline that a new movie adaptation was in the works. The series would be created by Irish author Michael Scott. The article was subsequently picked up the Sunday Times, and Irish Central who listed both Scott and BCDF Pictures as producers.

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CTBC Brothers

The CTBC Brothers () or simply Brothers are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. The team was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in 1989. Brother Hotel's chairman Hung Teng-sheng also acted as CPBL's secretary-general from 1987 to 1991. The Brothers are currently owned by CTBC Holding. With its long history from the amateur era plus a successful marketing strategy and management, the team has long been one of the most popular Taiwanese baseball teams, winning the CPBL championship on nine occasions. The team has always worn yellow uniforms. Its current home is in Taichung, with the home field at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. History On March 17, 1990, the Brother Elephants played the first historical CPBL game against the Uni-President Lions in the now-demolished Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium with a full house of 14,350 in attendance. These two teams are also the only two remaining original teams of the CPBL. Despite having the best season-long record for the 2004 season, the Elephants were unable to participate in the Taiwan Series because they had won neither half-season. This resulted in the expansion of the playoffs to three teams beginning in 2005, where the team with the best season-long record among non-champions for the season would gain a wildcard berth, thus preventing a similar occurrence in the future. In mid-2008, general manager Hung Jui-he revealed the possibility of sale or disbanding of the organization if the financial deficit continued after 2009. In the 2009 season, Brother Elephants were triumphant in winning the second half of the season. However, the team was affected deeply by the match fixing scandal which resulted in expulsion of many team players and the coach. In October 2013, the team's president announced attempts to sell the team. The announcement drew interest from seven potential bidders. The team was sold to Hua Yi, a subdivision of CTBC Holding, by December 2013 for a price of NT$400 million. The team's name change reflected their new corporate parent, but it was felt that the branding from their previous owners was strong enough to rename the team Brothers, while retaining the elephant mascot. In 2022, the CTBC Holding officially purchased the team from Hua Yi. Records Regular seasons Playoffs Roster Retired numbers List of managers Brother Elephants (1990–2013) CTBC Brothers (2014–present)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soline%2C%20Dobrinj

Soline, Dobrinj

Soline is a village located on the northeastern part of the Croatian island of Krk. It is part of the municipality of Dobrinj. As of 2021, it had 48 inhabitants. The village has a harbor providing access to the Soline Bay and the Vinodol Channel, of which the first is named after the settlement. The village of Čižići is located on the opposite side of the bay, and the village of Klimno is to the northeast of Soline.

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Tuladha Jejeg

Tuladha Jejeg is a Javanese-script typeface designed by Taco Roorda in 1838 and digitized by R.S. Wihananto. Roorda's design is based on the contemporary handwritten Surakartan-Javanese manuscript. The letters are composed of alternating thick and thin strokes, and some have serifs. The typeface was widely used for over a century during the Dutch East Indies colonial era. Wihananto's Unicode font of the same name is bundled into MediaWiki for use in Javanese-language editions of Wikimedia projects. Wihananto's font is available on SIL's Open Font License. Version 2.0.1 was released on 15 June 2013. It utilizes Graphite to render the complexities of Javanese script. OpenType version of the font without Graphite requirement was published on 30 August 2022 by Fadhl Haqq.

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

Ironing (disambiguation)

Ironing is the use of an iron to remove wrinkles from fabric. Ironing may also refer to: Ironing (metalworking) Breast ironing Extreme ironing

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wescot%20Credit%20Services%20Limited

Wescot Credit Services Limited

Wescot Credit Services Limited (“Wescot”) is a provider of receivables management services in the United Kingdom and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”). Operating from offices located in Glasgow, Hull, Saltcoats and Horwich Wescot provides services across the financial services, telecoms / media, utilities and home retail sectors and is one of the market leaders within the United Kingdom for such services. History Wescot was incorporated in Scotland in 1983, but following expansion the business established a second office in Hull in 1989 to support the development of its English based client base. This was followed in 2002 by the establishment of a third contact centre in Saltcoats on the Ayrshire coast, providing additional capacity to support expansion into the provision of outsourced collections services. In June 2005, the company was acquired by Alchemy Partners Nominees Limited. A new group structure was established headed by Wescot Topco Limited, with debt purchase activity initially moved into a separate legal entity, Wescot SPV Limited, and this business then subsequently disposed of in December 2012. Since that point Wescot has focused solely on its core business of the provision of receivables management services to clients. In August 2012, Wescot extended its data deal with the information services company Experian. According to the terms of the two-year extension, Experian agreed to provide data to Wescot, enabling it to evaluate debtor characteristics and enhance its overall collections performance. Wescot currently employs around 600 individuals across its three offices. The company is led by Paul Jenkins, the Chief Executive Officer, with the board of Executive Directors also comprising Jonathan Graham, Charlotte Allen, and Lynn Cruickshanks.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kul%20Marz

Kul Marz

Kul Marz () may refer to: Kul Marz Olya Kul Marz Sofla

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FK%20Njego%C5%A1%20Lov%C4%87enac

FK Njegoš Lovćenac

Fudbalski klub Njegoš () is a Serbian football club based in the village of Lovćenac, in the Bačka region, Vojvodina. They currently compete in the fifth tier PFL Subotica league. The club was founded by Montenegrin settlers in 1946, and named in honor of Prince-Bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš. History The football club was originally founded as Fudbalski klub Sloga (English: Football Club Unity), by Montenegrin settlers to the village of Lovćenac (previously named Sekić) following World War II. The club playing its first game against a squad representing the neighbouring village of Feketić on May Day, 1946 and was officially registered on October 4, 1946. The club changed its name to Fudbalski klub Lovćen (English: Football Club Lovćen) in 1949 and finally to Fudbalski klub Njegoš (English: Football Club Njegoš) following an administrative takeover by local agricultural cooperative "Njegoš" in 1957. The team competed in the Bačka Topola and Subotica district leagues until achieving promotion to the Vojvodina League for season 1974/75 after a two-leg win over Mladost Apatin. Promotion was short lived though as Njegoš were relegated in their debut season. The club would enter the Vojvodina League on two other occasions for season 1990-91 and 2006-07, only to be relegated on both occasions. In October 2016 Njegoš hosted Red Star Belgrade in a friendly match to mark the 70th anniversary of the club's founding with the game ending in a 4-0 win for the guests. Njegoš were promoted to the fourth tier Vojvodina League North after topping the PFL Subotica table in season 2019-20. Crest and colours The club initially wore a red star (petokraka) on an all white kit during the early Socialist era. Use of the star dissipated over time though the club retained its white kit, with alternating shorts colour's. The team also wore a kit based on the traditional tricolour flags of both SR Serbia and SR Montenegro at the time. During the 90s Njegoš began adopting a primarily all red outfit and a mainly white away kit which it still retains. Since the late 2000s the team image has been inspired by the Montenegro national football team. The crest of Njegoš is a bronze edged shield. The upper portion features the club name ФК ЊЕГОШ (English; FK NJEGOŠ) in bronze Serbian Cyrillic on a white background. The interior of the emblem is crimson in which there is a stylised depiction of the Mausoleum of Njegoš on Mount Lovćen in bronze, whilst ЛОВЋЕНАЦ (English; LOVĆENAC) is written in bronze letters above the mausoleum. Stadium Stadion "FK Njegoš" is the club's home ground. It is located in north-western Lovćenac on the corner of Blažo Orlandić and Đuro Đaković St. The humble facility features a 582 capacity western terrace, club rooms, and unique cliff side topography. Supporters and rivalries Njegoš derives support from the village of Lovćenac, and the broader Montenegrin community in the Bačka region. Traditional rivals include teams from surrounding villages such as FK Egység (Mali Iđoš) and FK Jadran (Feketić). Other club rivalries include OFK Vrbas, FK Crvenka, FK Srbobran and TSC Bačka Topola. Since 2018 Njegoš, alongside neighbouring club FK Jadran have been in official partnership with Serbian SuperLiga club FK Spartak Subotica. Honours PFL Subotica (1): 2019-20 Notable players Božidar Belojević Andrija Kaluđerović Radovan Krivokapić Savo Pavićević Danilo Popivoda Zvezdan Terzić Coaches Momčilo Raičević (2019–2021)

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

Robotino

Robotino is a mobile robot system made by Festo Didactic, and used for educational, training and research purposes. Operation Robotino is based on an omnidirectional drive assembly, which enables the system to roam freely. The robot is controlled by an industry-standard PC system, which is powerful enough to plan routes for fully autonomous driving. Via a WLAN-Link, Robotino can send all sensor readings to an external PC. In the other direction, control commands can be issued by the external PC. This way, control programs can run on the external PC or on Robotino directly. Mixed mode or shared control are also possible. For users with little prior robotics knowledge, Robotino can be readily programmed in its “native” programming environment RobotinoView II. More experienced programmers may find it useful that the robot can also be programmed in C, C++, Java, .NET, Matlab, Simulink, Labview and Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio. Hardware The omnidirectional drive consists of three Mecanum wheels, all of which are individually controllable. These wheels are arranged at angles of 120°. Robotino has a bumper sensor around its circumference, infrared distance sensors, a color camera with VGA resolution, optical wheel encoders, power measurement for the entire system and the various motors, as well as a battery voltage monitor. Moreover, as optional additional sensors, Robotino can be equipped with a precise laser scanner, a gyroscope, and an indoor positioning system (created by Evolution Robotics). For signal input and output Robotino has several interfaces: USB Ethernet 8 digital and 8 analog inputs 8 digital outputs additional motor output for driving high loads additional encoder input Power is supplied by two 12V/5Ah lead-acid batteries or optionally by two 12V/9Ah NiMH batteries.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%20in%20Libya

2011 in Libya

The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Libya. Incumbents President: Muammar al-Gaddafi (until October 20) Prime Minister: Baghdadi Mahmudi (until August 23) Events February February 16 – Fourteen people are hurt in clashes between Libyan protesters and security forces in Benghazi as protests spread. February 17 – 2011 Libyan Civil War 14 anti-government protesters are killed as Libyan protesters seeking to oust president Muammar Gaddafi defy a crackdown and take to the streets in four cities on what they called a "day of rage". Social networking sites mobilize for protests on a "day of anger" in Libya. February 18 – 2011 Libyan Civil War Anti-regime protests continue overnight after yesterday's "Day of Rage". Funerals of those killed due today. Human Rights Watch lists 24 killed and many wounded. Libyans in Benghazi take over a radio station; it broadcasts its message to the world - calling on the international media to cover what "the criminal Gaddafi" is doing - while libya17.com posts videos in English. Libya shuts off access to the Internet, as a result, causing Al Jazeera to have lost its signal to Libya. February 19 - 2011 Libyan Civil War Human Rights Watch claims that Libyan security forces have killed 84 people over the past three days. Libyan exiles claim that the total death toll could be as high as 120 with reports that snipers have fired at funerals in Benghazi. A businessman calls for help from Benghazi, saying hospitals are overwhelmed and blood is running out. February 20 - 2011 Libyan Civil War More than 200 people are killed and 900 other are injured as military troops attack protesters. Members of a Libyan Army unit defect and claim to have "liberated" Benghazi. Shaikh Faraj al Zuway, the head of the Zuwayya tribe in eastern Libya, threatens to cut off oil exports unless the Government of Libya stops the "suppression of protestors". Al Jazeera reports that the protests have spread to the capital Tripoli. February 21 - 2011 Libyan Civil War The Libyan Air Force launches airstrikes on crowds of protesters. Two civilian helicopters carrying French nationals and two Libyan Mirage jets land in Malta. The Libyan pilots claim that they received orders to bomb protesters, and request political asylum. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, warns in a nationally televised address that the protests could develop into a civil war. UAE-based Al Arabiya and Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported earlier that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, head of Libya, has left for Brazil or Venezuela. Libya's representatives to the Arab League, China, India and other countries resign in protest at the violence. Clashes and gunfire are reported in Tripoli for the first time. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an influential Muslim cleric and the spiritual leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, issues a fatwa ordering the death of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Islamic leaders and clerics in Libya urge all Muslims to rebel against Gaddafi. Hillary Clinton calls on Libyan authorities to "stop this unacceptable bloodshed". February 22 – 2011 Libyan Civil War The leader of Libya Muammar Gaddafi appears on state television to disprove claims that he has fled. The runways at Benina International Airport in Benghazi have been destroyed. The United Nations Security Council holds a closed-door meeting in response to the crackdown in Libya. Colonel Gaddafi gives a major speech claiming that he will remain head of the revolution. Abdul Fatah Younis, the Libyan Interior Minister and general in the Libyan Army, defects. The old monarchy-era flag, which has become a popular symbol among anti-government protesters, is hoisted at the Libyan embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Peru suspends diplomatic relations with Libya, becoming the first nation to do so since the unrest, and calls on the United Nations Security Council to introduce a no-fly zone over Libyan airspace to stop Libyan Air Force aircraft attacking civilians. Uncertainty in Libya leads to falls in world stock markets and increases in crude oil prices. Al Jazeera reports Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa stating that Libya is suspended from sessions. February 23 - 2011 Libyan Civil War Italy's foreign minister says as many as 1,000 people have been killed in Libya during the unrest. Anti-government protesters and defectors take control of more cities. The African Union condemns the "excessive use of force" against protesters. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, accuses the United States media of inciting violence. More than 5,700 people have fled Libya for Tunisia in the past couple of days. Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the former Libyan Minister for Justice, claims that Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi personally authorised the Lockerbie bombing. Nations including the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Italy and Greece evacuate their citizens from Libya. Oil prices reach a two-year high due to uncertainty in the Middle East most notably in Libya. February 24 - 2011 Libyan Civil War Libyan workers fleeing to Tunisia claim that anti-Gaddafi forces control the town of Zuwara, 120 km west of Tripoli. More towns and cities closer to Tripoli come under the control of protesters and defectors. At least ten people have been killed and dozens injured following an attack by pro-government forces on the town of Zawiya. Colonel Gaddafi describes himself as a "symbolic leader" similar to Queen Elizabeth II and blames unrest on al-Qaeda. February 25 - '2011 Libyan Civil War Leader Muammar Gaddafi addresses a crowd of supporters in the capital Tripoli. More defections take place with a Libyan envoy to the United Nations changing sides during a meeting at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. The President of the United States, Barack Obama, announces sanctions against the government of Libya as does the European Union. February 26 - 2011 Libyan Civil War Internal and international pressure continues on Muammar Gaddafi to stand down from power. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi tells Al-Arabiya television that the unrest in Libya opens up all options including civil war. Reuters reports that a Libyan interim government led by the former justice minister Mustafa Abdul Jalil has been formed in Benghazi. The United Nations Security Council, after the defected Libyan Ambassador to the UN Abdel Rahman Mohamed Shalgam's appeal to act against Muammar Gaddafi's regime escalating violence, being used to crack down the 2011 Libyan civil war, and following propositions by France, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States, adopts resolution 1970. "All necessary means" enforcement of said resolution, and imposition of a "No-fly zone" over Libya are rejected. These measures will be however included on UNSC resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011. February 27 - 2011 Libyan Civil War The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 1970, imposing sanctions on Muammar Gaddafi's regime. Anti-government forces seize the town of Zawiya, 30 miles west of the capital Tripoli. February 28 - 2011 Libyan Civil War Al Jazeera reports that many African migrant workers in Libya have been victims of violence due to suspicions that they are mercenaries for Muammar Gaddafi's regime. France sends two planeloads of aid to opponents of the Libyan regime in Benghazi. Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi surround the town of Zawiya as part of a general counterattack. David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announces that he is working on a no-fly zone over Libya. The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, announces that the United States will be sending assistance teams to Libya's borders with Algeria and Egypt. Muammar Gaddafi tells the BBC that all of his people love him and refuses to acknowledge that there are protests in Tripoli. The United States freezes $30 billion in Libyan assets. The Justice and Equality Movement in Darfur, western Sudan, asks the United Nations to rescue its leader in Libya, after accusations he was supporting mercenary activities in the country. Opposition forces rescue seven rebels 'buried alive' under concrete in a government compound in Benghazi, while close to 100,000 migrant workers flee Libya. Years of the 21st century in Libya 2010s in Libya Libya Libya

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics%20at%20the%202018%20Commonwealth%20Games%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20vault

Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's vault

The Women's vault gymnastics competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia was held on 8 April 2018 at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. Schedule The schedule is as follows: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00) Results Qualification Qualification for this apparatus final was determined within the team final. Final The results are as follows:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimpohangang-ro

Gimpohangang-ro

The Gimpo Hangang Highway (Korean: 김포한강로; Gimpo Hangang Ro) is a 6-lanes highway in South Korea, connecting Gangseo District, Seoul to Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. Main stopovers Seoul Gaehwa-dong Gyeonggi Province Gimpo (Gochon-eup - Sau-dong - Geolpo-dong - Unyang-dong) Composition

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan%20Baez/5

Joan Baez/5

Joan Baez/5 is the fifth solo album and third studio album by American folk singer Joan Baez, released in October 1964. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart. The single "There But for Fortune" reached number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and became a top-ten single in the UK. History Unlike her prior albums, Joan Baez/5 was divided evenly between contemporary work and traditional folk material. "There But for Fortune" was written by Phil Ochs, and she also included Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" and Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone", as well as a number of traditional English and American folk songs. Director Spike Lee included Baez' recording of Richard Fariña's "Birmingham Sunday" (about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963, in which four young African-American girls lost their lives) in his 1997 documentary 4 Little Girls. Liner notes were written by Langston Hughes. The 2002 Vanguard reissue contains two bonus tracks: "Tramp on the Street" and "Long Black Veil". Reception In his Allmusic review, music critic Bruce Eder noted the variety of genres Baez was now exploring. He wrote the album "was where the singer's music experienced its first major blossoming. Having exhausted most of the best traditional songs in her repertory on her four prior LPs, Baez had to broaden the range of her music, and she opened up some promising new territory in the process." Track listing "There but for Fortune" (Phil Ochs) – 3:11 "Stewball" (Ralph Rinzler, Bob Yellin, John Herald) – 2:57 "It Ain't Me Babe" (Bob Dylan) – 3:16 "The Death of Queen Jane" (Traditional) (Child No. 170) – 3:56 "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) – 6:32 "Go 'Way from My Window" (Traditional, arranged John Jacob Niles) – 2:10 "I Still Miss Someone" (Johnny Cash, Roy Cash Jr.) – 3:10 "When You Hear Them Cuckoos Hollerin'" (Traditional) – 2:45 "Birmingham Sunday" (Richard Fariña) – 3:58 "So We'll Go No More A-Roving" (Richard Dyer-Bennet, Lord Byron) – 1:42 "O' Cangaceiro" ("The Bandit") (Alfredo Ricardo do Nascimento) – 2:18 "The Unquiet Grave" (Traditional) (Child No. 78) – 4:19 Reissue bonus tracks "Tramp on the Street" (Grady and Hazel Cole) – 3:59 "Long Black Veil" (Marijohn Wilkin, Horace Eldred "Danny" Dill) – 2:42 Personnel Joan Baez – vocals, guitar David Soyer – cello Gino Foreman - guitar Chart positions

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StoneGate%20Christian%20Academy

StoneGate Christian Academy

StoneGate Christian Academy (SGCA) is a private Christian school educating students entering high school, elementary and pre-school. It opened as a ministry of the Shady Grove Church in 1976 and became an independent 503(c) organization in April 2005. They are located near Highways 183 and 161 in Irving, Texas.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Yong-dae

Lee Yong-dae

Lee Yong-dae (Hangul: 이용대; Hanja: 李龍大; ; born 11 September 1988) is a professional badminton player from South Korea who had been successful in both men's and mixed doubles. He reached world number 1 ranking with 4 different partners, Jung Jae-sung, Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Yeon-seong in men's doubles, and Lee Hyo-jung in mixed doubles. He won a total of 43 Superseries titles, 37 in the men's doubles, the most of any doubles player in one discipline, and 6 in mixed doubles. He was ranked world number 1 in men's doubles for 117 consecutive weeks with his last partner, Yoo Yeon-seong. After winning the 2016 Korean Superseries with Yoo, Lee announced his retirement from international badminton. He made a comeback to the international stage at the end of 2017, and started a new partnership with Kim Gi-jung in 2018. Early life Lee started playing badminton at his local elementary school at the age of 8, taking up the sport to lose weight. When he first began competing internationally, in 2003, he was a member of the Hwasun Middle School team, then he was with Hwasun Vocational High School until the end of his junior days in 2006, before joining the Samsung Electromechanics team in 2006. He joined the national badminton team of South Korea in 2003, at the age of 15 years. Career 2003 Lee participated in the OCBC/Yonex US Open, where he played in both the singles and doubles category. In both events, he was ousted in the second round. 2004 Lee started off 2004 with the French Open International, where he played in the singles, men's doubles (with Jung Jung-young) and mixed doubles (with Kang Hae-won). In the mixed doubles event, the pair managed to reach the semi-finals, before losing to the Russians. He participated in several other tournaments without any major results. At the Vietnam Satellite, he reached the quarter-finals in the mixed doubles category, partnering Oh Seul-ki. 2005 Still struggling to find the right partner, he played several tournaments without getting any big results. However, he did reach the finals of the Cheers Asian Satellite in the mixed and men's doubles category. He won the gold medals at the Asian Junior Championships in the boys' doubles, mixed doubles and team events. 2006 In July, Lee repeated his achievements at the Asian Junior by capturing three gold medals at the Championships held in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he played a pivotal role to secure the boys' doubles and mixed doubles victories for South Korea and frustrate Malaysia in the mixed team final. In November, Lee made another gold medal hat trick at the World Junior Championships where he led team Korea to their first world junior championship, never dropping a single set in boys' doubles, mixed doubles and mixed team event through the tournament. Lee won two title at the Thailand Open in the men's doubles with Jung Jae-sung and mixed doubles with Ha Jung-eun. At the Asian Games, Lee and Jung became bronze medalist after losing the semi-finals to Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia in the individual men's doubles event. In the team event, South Korea lost to China in the final 2–3, thus gaining Lee a silver medal. 2007 In January, Lee and Jung participated in the Malaysia Open, the first ever BWF Super Series event. There they got through the first round but had to resign from the tournament due to injury. However a week later they blew away competition to take the first prize at the Korea Open. On top of that, Lee also won the mixed doubles with Lee Hyo-jung. Lee and Jung lost to Hwang Ji-man and Lee Jae-jin in the final of the German Open; in mixed doubles Lee and Lee Hyo-jung lost to Zheng Bo and Gao Ling of China in the semi-finals. Zheng and Gao went on to win the tournament. At the Swiss Open, Lee and Lee Hyo-jung took another title, winning the final in three games. For the rest of the year there were no good results in mixed doubles for Lee, mainly because he didn't participate or played with another partner. In men's doubles, he and Jung were eliminated in a disappointing second round. Lee participated in the 2007 Sudirman Cup with the South Korea team. The team lost to China in the semi-finals with a score of 0–3. In July, after a period of disappointing results in men's doubles, Lee became runner-up with Jung at the Thailand Open, losing to Hwang Ji-man and Lee Jae-jin. Not much later, the pair went on to take the silver medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships. They were defeated in the final by Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia, 19–21, 19–21. In mixed doubles, Lee reached the third round with Lee Hyo-jung. There they lost to Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms of England in three games. With Jung Jae-sung, the rest of the year also resulted in quite disappointing achievements, as he failed to pass the quarterfinals in any major events, except in the French Open. Lee and Jung there lost to the eventual winners, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China. 2008 To start 2008, Lee, together with Jung, disappointingly lost to an unseeded pair in the second round of the Malaysia Open. Mixed doubles went better for Lee and Lee Hyo-jung this time, finishing as runners-up. They lost to He Hanbin and Yu Yang of China. In South Korea, things went a bit better in men's doubles, achieving a quarterfinal. Lee and Jung lost to runners-up Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia there, but in mixed doubles Lee and his partner won the title against Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa of Indonesia. More than a month later, Lee and Jung came back with a bang to win the 2008 All England Open, beating Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah in a thrilling semi-final (coming back from a 16–20 deficit in the third game) and Hwang Ji-man and Lee Jae-jin, also from Korea, in the final. In mixed doubles with Lee Hyo-jung, they lost in the quarter-finals to eventual winners Zheng Bo and Gao Ling. A week later, Lee was victorious with Jung in the Swiss Open too. In mixed doubles they lost against He Hanbin and Yu Yang, who went on to the semi-finals. At the Asian Championships Lee and Jung became winners, beating Nova Widianto and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia in the final. Lee and Jung pair were the only ones to score a point for South Korea against China in the Thomas Cup final, which ended in a 3–1 win for China. 2008 Olympics Not having participated in the two Super Series events prior to the Olympics, supposedly because of their preparations for the Summer Olympics, Lee was disappointingly knocked out in the first round in Beijing with Jung. However, Lee and Lee Hyo-jung upset the badminton world and went on to get the gold medal in mixed doubles, becoming the youngest gold medalists in Olympic badminton. 2009 Lee Yong-dae started the year brightly when he and Jung Jae-sung won the Malaysia Open. In the Korea Open Super Series, Lee won the mixed doubles title with Lee Hyo-jung, while he and Jung reached the final. However, as Jung had to join the military service for two months, Lee paired with Shin Baek-cheol for the German Open and claimed the title. In the Swiss Open Super Series, Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung reached the mixed doubles final but failed to capture the trophy as they lost to China's Zheng Bo and Ma Jin. A month later, they subdued teammates Yoo Yeon-seong and Kim Min-jung to clinch the Asian Championships title. In the Sudirman Cup on May 10–17, Lee Yong-dae brought South Korea to the final to meet defending champion China. Lee won in both the men's doubles and mixed doubles events. However, in the final, he and Lee Hyo-jung lost to Zheng Bo and Yu Yang, while a few hours later he and Jung Jae-sung also lost to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng. China then won the cup for the third consecutive time. In June, Lee Yong-dae played in the Singapore Open Super Series, but he did not win the title. In Indonesia a week later, he reached both the finals of men's doubles and mixed doubles event. Again, he and Lee Hyo-jung were defeated by Zheng Bo and Ma Jin, the Chinese pair who beat them in Singapore semi-final. Happily, he took the men's doubles title with Jung Jae-sung, conquering China's top pair Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng. In August, Lee Yong-dae participated in the World Championships in [Hyderabad, India. Unfortunately, in the mixed doubles, he and Lee Hyo-jung, who were the first seeds, lost to Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark in the semi-final, who later became the champions. He had a better run with Jung Jae-sung in the men's doubles, reaching the final, but lost to Chinese pair Cai and Fu. In November, after a two-month absence due to injury, Lee Yong-dae returned to play in Hong Kong Open. Though he and Lee Hyo-jung lost in the first round, he fared better in the men's doubles with Jung Jae-sung. In the final, they defeated Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark. Only a week later, Lee successfully defended his two titles in China Open Super Series. He and Lee Hyo-jung beat Zheng Bo and Ma Jin in the mixed doubles final. With Jung, he defeated Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in men's doubles final. In December, Lee and Jung participated in Superseries Finals in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Unbelievably, they did not drop a single set from the group stage to the final. In the final, they outclassed Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen, whom they had subdued in the group stage. 2010 On January 17, Lee Yong-dae successfully started the 2010 year by winning Korea Open Super Series in Seoul with Jung Jae-sung. In the final, the top seeds defeated Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China 21–11, 14–21, and 21–18. However, in the mixed doubles, Lee who paired with Lee Hyo-jung were subdued 13–21 and 16–21 by Chinese pair Tao Jiaming and Zhang Yawen in the first round. The same pair defeated Lee and Lee in the second round of Malaysia Open a week later without a match. In March's All England Championship, Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung reached the semi-finals, playing Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir. The third seeds lost to the Indonesian pair 16–21, 21–18, and 8–21. With Jung Jae-sung in the men's doubles, Lee only made it to the quarter-finals, defeated 18–21, 10–21 by Xu Chen and Guo Zhendong of China. Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung grabbed their first title of the year in Swiss Open Super Series after subduing compatriots Shin Baek-cheol and Yoo Hyun-young in straight sets, 21–14 and 21–18. Lee Yong-dae was absent from the Thomas Cup due to injury. However, his comeback was successful as he and Jung Jae-sung won the first tournament they played after the injury, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold. The third seeds beat compatriot Cho Gun-woo and Kwon Yi-goo. In the Asian Games in November, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung helped South Korea men's team to reach the final. They beat Chinese Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in the final, yet Korea was failed to win the gold medal as China downed Korea 3–1. For the individual event, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung gained the bronze medal after beaten by Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the last four. 2011 Lee Yong-dae started the 2011 season with a not-so-satisfying result in the 2010 Superseries Finals in Taiwan as he and Jung Jae-sung finished as runner-up. However, their disappointment disappeared after they became the first winner of Korea Open Super Series Premier in January. In the final, they conquered top-seeded Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen easily, 21–6 and 21–13. With the retirement of Lee Hyo-jung, Lee has now paired with Ha Jung-eun in the mixed doubles. They won the US Open Grand Prix Gold in July with a 21–19, 21–13 win over fifth-seeded Chen Hung-ling and Cheng Wen-hsing of Chinese Taipei, also won the men's doubles with Ko Sung-hyun beating Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan of United States in the final. The next week, he participated in the Canada Open at the Richmond Olympic Oval. With Ko, he won the title. However, in the mixed doubles, Lee and his partner, Ha Jung-eun, lost to qualifier Liu Cheng and Luo Ying in the second round. In September, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung won China Masters title after defeating China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21–17, 21–10. Lee also played in Japan Open, pairing with Ko Sung-hyun again, but they lost in the quarter-finals against Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan. In October, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung once again defeated Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–17 to win Denmark Open Super Series Premier. Lee and Jung were again victorious against Cai and Fu in three sets, 14–21 21–15 21–11, to win the French Super Series title. 2012 Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung didn't start off the year so well with a loss in their home game at the 2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier losing to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in three sets, 18–21 21–17 21–19. In German Open, Lee and Jung reached the final but lost to unseeded Chinese pair, Hong Wei and Shen Ye. However, they managed to win against Cai and Fu again in March to win their second All England Open title with a 21–23, 21–9, and 21–14 victory. In June, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung won their second Indonesia Open title after defeating Danish Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 23–21, 19–21, and 21–11. His record against the Danish players was good but unfortunately, in their last meeting in 2012 in the semi-final of 2012 Olympic Games was won by the Danish players in 3 thrilling sets, breaking Koreans' hope to take the gold medals. Instead they had to be satisfied with bronze medals. After the 2012 Olympic Games, South Korean national team coach, Kim Joong-soo, decided to pairing Lee with Ko Sung-hyun focusing in the men's doubles. 2013 Lee Yong-dae started the year with his new partner Ko Sung-hyun winning the Korea Open against Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 19–21, 21–13, 21–10. They then entered the Malaysia Open and placed second losing to Indonesian pairs Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 15–21, 13–21. After the Malaysian Open, the pair failed to perform losing 14–21, 14–21 to Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan of China in the quarter-finals of the German Open. A week later, the pair lost again in round one of the All England Open to unseeded German Pair Ingo Kindervater and Johannes Schoettler 21–23, 18–21. At the India Open in April, the pair lost in the final to Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan of China 20–22, 18–21. After a one-year partnership, Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun split and Lee paired with current world #8 and Ko's former partner Yoo Yeon-Seong. This partnership won two consecutive tournaments 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier and China Open. 2014 In January, Lee Yong-dae and Kim Gi-jung were banned for a year by the BWF from playing any international tournament due to their absence during a drug test. However, after further investigation, the ban was lifted several months later due to lack of evidence and claims that their absence was due to a misunderstanding with the Badminton Association of Korea. Lee immediately returned to the badminton scene in May by contributing to the national squad at the 2014 Thomas Cup. South Korea came in second to Malaysia in the group stage but eventually lost 2–3 to Indonesia in the quarter-finals. In June, Lee and his partner, Yoo Yeon-Seong consecutively won 3 Superseries titles in 3 weeks which were the Japan Open, Indonesian Open and Australian Open. This made the pair go up two spots in the world rankings from No. 4 to No. 2. They are currently ranking No. 1 in the world. In 2014 World Championships men's doubles final, Lee and Yoo Yeon-Seong surprisingly lost to their compatriots Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek-cheol 20–22, 23–21, 18–21. Therefore, Lee won his third silver medal in World Championships. 2015 Lee Yong-dae had a bright year in 2015 despite a slow start to the year. He won a total of 6 Superseries titles, 4 consecutively, namely Australia, Japan, Korea, Denmark, France and Hong Kong with partner Yoo Yeon Seong, and were top seeds for the Dubai Superseries finals, despite losing to Indonesian rivals Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the semi-finals. 2016 Lee Yong-dae and partner Yoo Yeon-seong started off the year at the 2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold and lost to compatriots Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol in the finals. They reached the semi-finals at the 2016 All England Super Series Premier but suffered a shock loss to unseeded Russian pair Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov, who went on to take their first Super Series title. They also reached the semi-finals stage of the 2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier and the 2016 Singapore Super Series, but were knocked out by compatriots Kim Gi-jung and Kim Sa-rang, and Chinese pair Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan, respectively. Both pairs went on to win the tournaments. Lee and Yoo won their first title of 2016 at the China Masters against Kim Gi-jung and Kim Sa-rang, and their second at the Asian Championships against unseeded Chinese pairing of Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen. They then contested the 2016 Thomas Cup representing Korea, and won three out of four matches they played, their only loss coming from eventual finalists, Indonesia's Ahsan and Setiawan. Lee and Yoo then won their first Superseries title of the year, and their third in total, at the Indonesia Open, beating China's fifth seeds Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the final. They represented Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics as the top seeds, but crashed out in the quarter-finals to unseeded Malaysian pair Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong which was their second losses in 9 meetings with the Malaysian pair. Lee announced that he would retire following the 2016 Summer Olympics, with his last tournament being the Korea Open in September in which he won alongside his partner Yoo Yeon-seong against the Chinese Li and Liu pair. 2018 Lee Yong-dae made a comeback in the men's doubles and partnered up with Kim Gi-jung, and won the titles of Spain Masters and Macau Open. 2020 Lee began the 2020 season by winning the Malaysia Masters with Kim Gi-jung. The duo claimed the title after beating third seeded Chinese pair Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the final in two straight games. Personal life Lee's gold medal win at the 2008 Olympics, his first appearance at the Olympic Games, propelled him from relative obscurity to national fame. He has since made several appearances on the sports-themed variety show Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education. Lee start dating actress Byun Soo-mi in 2011 and went public with their relationship in 2012. The two met at a badminton event hosted by Byun's father. On February 8, 2017, Lee announced they were engaged and planned to have a small private wedding ceremony. On April 10, 2017, their daughter Lee Ye-bin was born, and her growth was documented in the new KBS's reality show Pot Stand, as it was named after the books used to put under the hot pots. The couple decided to write a memoir of their private lives and Ye-bin's growth and development. In December 2018 however, they filed for divorce, due to "irreconcilable differences". Achievements Olympic Games Men's doubles Mixed doubles BWF World Championships Men's doubles Mixed doubles Asian Games Men's doubles Asian Championships Men's doubles Mixed doubles Summer Universiade Men's doubles World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Mixed doubles BWF World Tour (3 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. Men's doubles BWF Superseries (43 titles, 18 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year. Men's doubles Mixed doubles BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament BWF Grand Prix (16 titles, 11 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. 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Kōtokuzan Tarō

Kōtokuzan Tarō (; born 11 March 1994 as Jasper Kenneth Arboladura Terai) is a Filipino-Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Makati, Philippines. Making his professional debut in September 2009, he reached the top makuuchi division for the first time in March 2022. He has a highest rank of maegashira 16. He wrestles for Arashio stable. Career He was born in Makati but grew up in Santa Rosa. He has two younger sisters. While his Filipino mother worked in Japan he was raised by his grandmother. He was first introduced to sumo by seeing it on TV in the Philippines. At the age of 11, he moved to Japan, joining his mother and his stepfather (he never knew his biological father). He had never learnt the Japanese language before entering school and struggled with reading kanji. Fearing he would not make a good high school student, he took the advice of his stepfather and visited Arashio stable for two days to explore sumo as a possible alternative career path. He was accepted by the stable after graduating from junior high school. Beginning his career at just 15, he was considerably younger than most of his training partners at his stable. He weighed just 103 kg and was 177 cm tall when he made his professional debut in September 2009. After his first tournament he was given the shikona of Kōtokuzan ("Kōto" being a different reading of the "Ara" or 荒 kanji used at his stable and not related to the "Koto" commonly used at Sadogatake stable). He won no championships moving up through the professional sumo divisions and moved between the fourth-tier sandanme and third makushita divisions a number of times before finally establishing himself in makushita in 2017. By this time his weight had increased to 156 kg. He was forced to sit out the January 2021 tournament due to a COVID-19 outbreak at his stable, but in the following tournament a 4–3 record moved him up to Makushita 1. In May 2021 he earned promotion to the sekitori ranks with a 5–2 record. Although his jūryō division debut in July was unsuccessful, a 4–11 score dropping him back to makushita, he returned to jūryō in November and two consecutive winning records in double figures saw him promoted to the top makuuchi division for the March 2022 tournament. He followed his stablemate Wakamotoharu, who had made his top division debut in the previous tournament. Kōtokuzan represents Kanagawa Prefecture, and he is the tenth wrestler from that prefecture to reach makuuchi. Fighting style Kōtokuzan is an oshi-sumo specialist, who prefers pushing and thrusting at his opponents rather than fighting on the mawashi or belt. His most common winning kimarite are hataki komi (slap down) tsuki otoshi (thrust down) and oshi dashi (push out). Career record

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Manasses Chijiokem Okere is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Isikwuato one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.

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This page provides summaries of the 1997 COSAFA Cup, the first edition of the tournament. Qualifying round Final round Individual scorers 4 goals Adelino 3 goals Johannes Hindjou Tico-Tico Jones Nkhwazi 2 goals Edward Kangwa Mwape Miti Frazer Kamwandi Lovemore Fazili

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Ölziit is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 3,353.

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Hôtel de Sens

The Hôtel de Sens () or Hôtel des archevêques de Sens is a 16th-century hôtel particulier, or private mansion, in the Marais, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. It nowadays houses the . History The hôtel was built to serve as a residence for the archbishops of Sens. Before 1622, Paris was not an archdiocese, but rather a diocese suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sens. The archbishop was a prominent figure of power, his residence reflecting his influence within the urban landscape. A first hôtel, at this location, was built for the archbishops of Sens in 1345, which was later used by Charles V, King of France, as a part of his royal residence, the hôtel Saint-Pol. When the Kings settled in the newly built Louvre palace, the building was destroyed, only to be replaced by the current hôtel, built between 1475 and 1519 by Tristian de Salazar and reinstalled as the residence of the archbishops of Sens. As such, it served as the house of many renowned prelates, such as Antoine Duprat, Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme, Louis de Lorraine, Nicolas de Pellevé (who died in the hôtel) or Jacques Davy Duperron. Margaret of Valois also lived there in 1605 and 1606, and her decision to cut down a fig tree (figuier) in front of the building that was impeding her carriage, is said to have inspired the name of the street, rue du Figuier. In 1622, Paris became an archdiocese. The archbishops of Sens lost the major part of their power in the city, and their sojourns in Paris became progressively less frequent. The hôtel, transferred during the 17th century to the archdiocese of Paris, entered a lasting period of progressive decay. During the French Revolution it was confiscated as a bien national, sold in 1797 and privately owned throughout the 19th century, housing, like many hôtels particulier in the Marais at the time, shops, workshops or factories. During the Trois Glorieuses street fights of 1830, a cannonball hit the facade and lodged deep within the wall ; it is visible nowadays above the main entrance, the date engraved beneath. Protected as a heritage site in 1862, the building was acquired by the city of Paris, and thoroughly restored in 1930. The Forney art library was installed in it in 1961.

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Molossoi

Molossoi () is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 241.281 km2. In 2011 its population was 1,646. The seat of the municipality is in Voutsaras. Subdivisions The municipal unit Molossoi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Aetopetra (Aetopetra, Kato Aetopetra) Chinka (Chinka, Laliza, Zorgiani) Despotiko Dovla (Dovla, Fteri) Ekklisochori Foteino (Foteino, Kournorrachi) Giourganista (Agios Christoforos) Grimpovo (Grimpovo, Seltsana) Granitsa Granitsopoula Kalochori Kourenta (Kourenta, Petsali) Polydoro Radovizi (Radovizi, Dichouni) Rizo Vereniki (Vereniki, Venterikos, Kato Vereniki, Palaiochora) Voutsaras Vrosina (Vrosina, Agios Georgios) Vrysoula Zalongo (Zalongo, Kato Zalongo) Population

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Northampton County Prison

Northampton County Prison is a county-level prison located in Easton, Pennsylvania in the United States. The prison is situated adjacent to the Northampton County Courthouse and consists of four inter-connected buildings. It contains 15 separate housing units and a community corrections facility (work release) with a capacity of 913 inmates. History The newly formed Northampton County built its first jailhouse in 1753. The building was located in Easton's Centre Square. The building was constructed from massive stone walls and served two purposes, to detain prisoners and to act as a safe house in the event of an attack from nearby Native American tribes. In 1851 the jail was relocated to Sitgreaves Street. The new building contained 27 cells and was surrounded by high walls. In 1861 the Northampton County courthouse was built on its present site on Washington Street. The jail was too small at this time and offered an inconvenience in transporting prisoners to and from the courthouse. In 1868 work began on a new prison adjacent to the courthouse. The building was completed in 1871 at a cost of $200,000. The building has undergone major renovation due to overcrowding. In 1909 an addition was completed and soon after a wall was erected to contain an outside recreation area to comply with state law. In 1993, two direct supervision units were added, soon followed by the freestanding Community Corrections Facility. In 2004, the Northampton County Council approved a $22.8 million expansion. The new expansion was completed in 2006 and consisted of two towers with three "podular"/direct supervision units, a new intake unit, and connection of the buildings.

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Don Clune

Donald Andrew Clune (born July 31, 1952) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned All-American honors in both football and track. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 1974 NFL Draft. Clune played three seasons in the NFL with the Giants and the Seattle Seahawks. He graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School. 1952 births Living people Players of American football from Philadelphia American football wide receivers Penn Quakers football players New York Giants players Seattle Seahawks players

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Bella

Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. Bella is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, and to the name Belle, meaning beautiful in French. It increased in usage following the publication of the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer. It is also known for being a nickname to Isabella, Annabella or Arabella. Given name People Bella A. Burnasheva (born 1944), Soviet/Russian astronomer Bella Abzug (1920–1998), American politician and prominent figure in the women’s movement Bella Agossou (born 1981), Beninese actress Bella Akhmadulina (1937–2010), Soviet/Russian poet, writer, and translator Bella Alarie (born 1998), American basketball player Bella Alten (1877–1962), Polish operatic soprano Bella Alubo (born 1993), Nigerian musician, singer, and songwriter Bella Andre, American author Bella Angara (born 1939), Filipina politician and former governor of Aurora province Bella Awa Gassama, Gambian actress Bella bat R. Jakob Perlhefter (c. 1650-1709/1710), Czech professional Hebrew letter writer, businesswoman, and music instructor Bella Bayliss (born 1977), Scottish triathlete Bella Bellow (1945–1973), Togolese singer Bella Bixby (born 1995), American soccer player Bella Blue (born 1982), American burlesque dancer and producer Bella Burge (1877–1962), American-born British actress, music hall performer, and boxing promoter Bella Clara Landauer (1874–1960), American collector and writer Bella Clara Ventura, Colombian-Mexican novelist and poet Bella Cortez (born 1944), Cuban actress and dancer Bella Darvi (1928–1971), Polish-born French actress Bella Davidovich (born 1928), Soviet-born American classical pianist Bella Dayne (born 1988), German actress Bella Disu (born 1986), Nigerian businesswoman Bella Dodd (1904–1969), American teacher, lawyer, labor union activist, and communist-turned anti-communist Bella Dorita (1901–2001), Spanish cabaret singer, dancer, and vedette Bella Duffy (1849–1926), 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Bes

Bes (; also spelled as Bisu, ), together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth. Bes later came to be regarded as the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad. According to Donald Mackenzie in 1907, Bes may have been a Middle Kingdom import from Nubia or Somalia, and his cult did not become widespread until the beginning of the New Kingdom, but more recently several Bes-like figurines have been found in deposits from the Naqada period of pre-dynastic Egypt, like the thirteen figurines found at Tell el-Farkha Worship of Bes spread as far north as the area of Syria and as far west as the Balearic Islands (Ibiza) in Spain, and later into the Roman and Achaemenid Empires. Origin People in Upper Egypt started venerating Bes long before people in Lower Egypt. The word “bes” means “cat” in Nubian, suggesting a possible Nubian or southern origin of Bes. Bes originally looked like a cat standing on his hind legs, before becoming more anthropomorphic and usually depicted with a leopard skin around his neck and resembling more a dwarf. Worship Bes was a household protector, becoming responsible – throughout ancient Egyptian history – for such varied tasks as killing snakes, fighting off evil spirits, watching after children, and aiding women in labour by fighting off evil spirits, and thus present with Taweret at births. Images of the deity, quite different from those of the other gods, were kept in homes. Normally Egyptian gods were shown in profile, but instead Bes appeared in full face portrait, ithyphallic, and sometimes in a soldier's tunic, so as to appear ready to launch an attack on any approaching evil. He scared away demons from houses, so his statue was put up as a protector. Since he drove off evil, Bes also came to symbolize the good things in life – music, dance, and sexual pleasure. In the New Kingdom, tattoos of Bes could be found on the thighs of dancers, musicians and servant girls. Many instances of Bes masks and costumes from the New Kingdom and later have been uncovered. These show considerable wear, thought to be too great for occasional use at festivals, and are therefore thought to have been used by professional performers, or given out for rent. Later, in the Ptolemaic period of Egyptian history, chambers were constructed, painted with images of Bes and his wife Beset, thought by Egyptologists to have been for the purpose of curing fertility problems or general healing rituals. Like many Egyptian gods, the worship of Bes or Beset was exported overseas. While the female variant had been more popular in Minoan Crete, the male version would prove popular with the Phoenicians and the ancient Cypriots. The Balearic island of Ibiza derives its name from the god's name, brought along with the first Phoenician settlers in 654 BC. These settlers, amazed at the lack of any sort of venomous creatures on the island, thought it to be the island of Bes (<איבשם> ʔybšm, *ʔibošim, yibbōšīm "dedicated to Bes"). Later the Roman name Ebusus was derived from this designation. At the end of the 6th century BC, images of Bes began to spread across the Achaemenid Empire, which Egypt belonged to at the time. Images of Bes have been found at the Persian capital of Susa, and as far away as central Asia. Over time, the image of Bes became more Persian in style, as he was depicted wearing Persian clothes and headdress. Iconography Modern scholars such as James Romano claim that in its earliest inception Bes was a representation of a lion rearing up on its hind legs. After the Third Intermediate Period, Bes is often seen as just the head or the face, often worn as amulets. Popular culture Bes appears, as part of the delegation of Egyptian gods, in The Sandman: Season of Mists (December 1990 – July 1991), by Neil Gaiman. Bes appears as a trickster in Mummies Alive! (1997) animated series. Bes appears as a character in Otherland: volume 3 Mountain of Black Glass (1999) by Tad Williams. His physical description reflects traditional iconography. Bes is a friend and helper to the heroes in Pyramid Scheme (2001) by Eric Flint and Dave Freer. Bes appears, as a god of love in the Egyptian movie Secret Service Suitor (Aris min geha amneya) (2004). Bes is an important character in the books of the saga The Kane Chronicles (2010–2012) by Rick Riordan. Bes appears in the video game Realm of the Mad God (2011) as a boss of an Egyptian themed dungeon known as the "Tomb of the Ancients", alongside Nut and Geb. Bes appears in “the Nikopol Trilogy” (1980-1992), by Enki Bilal, alongside several of the ancient gods of Egypt, hovering over a dystopian Paris and world. Bibliography The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, Richard H. Wilkinson. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Ian Shaw.

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RAF Ansty

Royal Air Force Ansty, or more simply RAF Ansty, is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Coventry city centre, Warwickshire, England, north-west of Rugby, Warwickshire. The airfield was opened in 1936, and after training many pupils closed in 1953. Station history The airfield was mainly used for schools with taught navigation and flying to new recruits using a varied range of aircraft such as de Havilland Tiger Moths and Avro Ansons. The first school teaching navigation to arrive was No. 4 Civilian Air Navigation School RAF with the Anson between September 1938 and October 1939 before being renamed No. 4 Air Observer Navigation School RAF (AONS) using Blackburn Bothas as an additional aircraft type between September 1939 and July 1940 before moving to another airfield. The other schools were used for flying training with the first school arriving on 6 January 1936 which was the No. 9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF which flew Ansons, Hawker Harts, Hawker Hinds, Tiger Moths and Clouds until 3 September 1939. The school was operated by Air Services Training at RAF Hamble, under contract from the Air Ministry. The school was renamed the No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School RAF on 3 September 1939 days after the Second World War broke out. The school used Moths until 31 March 1944 which provided initial assessment before pupil pilots were sent abroad in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which was operated by Air Service Training. One of the pilots who received his initial training at Ansty was Jack Currie, who, many years after the war, wrote a successful series of books about his air force experiences. After Ansty, Currie's subsequent training was in the United States. A number of maintenance units used the site for a small amount of time like when a sub site of No. 27 Maintenance Unit RAF joined in October 1940 and No. 48 MU which used the airfield for temporary dispersal between 1940 and February 1941. After the Second World War the airfield hosted No. 2 Basic Flying Training School RAF from 21 March 1951 until 31 March 1953. The Coventry Blitz The first bombs of the war dropped in the vicinity of Coventry were when five dropped on RAF Ansty on 25 June 1940. There were no casualties. This was two days before any civilians were killed near Coventry, when the Hillfields area was bombed and 16 people died. Accidents and incidents During life as a RAF training base accidents were not far away with a number of airmen killed during training. Current use Rolls-Royce currently occupies the majority of the site as an engine overhaul and repair facility. The company won a contract overhauling the EJ2000 engine, which is used in the Eurofighter Typhoon with some of the work being performed at Ansty, which will also help to keep 3,000 jobs for the company throughout the country. The northern side has been turned into a business park called Ansty Park, companies on the site include AVL, MTC, Sainsburys, London Taxi Company, HTRC and Fanuc Robotics.

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Memorial museum

Memorial museums are museums dedicated both to educating the public about and commemorating a specific historic event, usually involving mass suffering. The concept gained traction throughout the 20th century as a response to the numerous and well publicized mass atrocities committed during that century. The events commemorated by memorial museums tend to involve mostly civilian victims who died under "morally problematic circumstances" that cannot easily be interpreted as heroic. There are frequently unresolved issues concerning the identity, culpability, and punishment of the perpetrators of these killings and memorial museums often play an active research role aimed at benefiting both the victims and those prosecuting the perpetrators. Today there are numerous memorial museums including the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Toul Sleng Museum of Genocidal Crimes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the District Six Museum in Cape Town, South Africa, and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Although the concept of a memorial museum is largely a product of the 20th century, there are museums of this type that focus on events from other periods, an example being the House of Slaves (Maisons des Esclaves) in Senegal which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 and acts as a museum and memorial to the Atlantic slave trade. Memorial museums differ from traditional history museums in several key ways, most notably in their dual mission to incorporate both a moral framework for and contextual explanations of an event. While traditional history museums tend to be in neutral institutional settings, memorial museums are very often situated at the scene of the atrocity they seek to commemorate. Memorial museums also often have close connections with, and advocate for, a specific clientele who have a special relationship to the event or its victims, such as family members or survivors, and regularly hold politically significant special events. Unlike many traditional history museums, memorial museums almost always have a distinct, overt political and moral message with direct ties to contemporary society. The following mission statement of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is typical in its focus on commemoration, education and advocacy: "The museum's primary mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to preserve the memory of those who suffered; and to encourage its visitors to reflect upon the moral and spiritual questions raised by the events of the Holocaust as well as their own responsibilities as citizens of a democracy."

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2009 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season

The 2009 season is the 114th year in the club's history, the 98th season in Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's football existence, and their 39th in the Brazilian Série A, having never been relegated from the top division. Other information First-team squad As of December, 2010, according to combined sources on the official website. Players with Dual Nationality Juan Transfer In Out Competitions Copa do Brasil First round Second round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Série A Standings Results summary Pld=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; Results by round Matches

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Izel Jenkins

Izel Jenkins, Jr. (born May 27, 1964) is a former professional American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was drafted by the Eagles in the 11th round (288th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

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John Honywode

John Honywode (fl. 1397), of Hythe, Kent, was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Hythe in January 1397. He was the son of Alan Honywode.

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Karaağaç, Hınıs

Karaağaç is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Hınıs, Erzurum Province in Turkey. Its population is 82 (2022).

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Ricky Sings Again

Ricky Sings Again is the third rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in 1959. The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment. Track listing "It's Late" (Dorsey Burnette) - 1:59 "One of These Mornings" (Dorsey Burnette) - 1:54 "Believe What You Say" (Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette) - 2:05 "Lonesome Town" (Baker Knight) - 2:14 "Tryin' to Get to You" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton) - 2:15 "Be True to Me" (James Kirkland, Nat Stuckey) - 2:23 "Old Enough to Love" (Al Jones, Bill Jones, Merle Kilgore) - 2:17 "Never Be Anyone Else But You" (Baker Knight) - 2:16 "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" (Hank Williams) - 2:20 "You Tear Me Up" (Baker Knight) - 2:21 "It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) - 1:58 "Restless Kid" (Johnny Cash) - 1:57

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Water pollution in Canterbury, New Zealand

Water pollution in Canterbury, New Zealand has become a major environmental issue, largely due to pollution from agricultural sources, but also industrial and urban sources. Water resources are under the jurisdiction of the Environment Canterbury under the Resource Management Act (RMA); water abstraction and use for irrigation purposes requires a resource consent. The municipal water supply for Christchurch is sourced from the aquifers beneath the city. Background Due to the rain shadow effect of the Southern Alps the rainfall in Canterbury is lower than many other parts of the country at 500–700 mm per year. Water from melting snow and ice and from rainfall drain into the predominantly braided rivers on the Canterbury Plains. The rivers recharge the aquifers beneath the plains. The Canterbury Region was traditionally arable and livestock farming but there have been a large number of dairy conversions in the region. In recent years there has been a huge expansion in dairy farming throughout the South Island. Dairy farming requires the intensive use of water and it is placing a high demand on water resources in the Canterbury Region. Issues The rivers and groundwater are being polluted with nitrates and E. coli. Nitrate concentrations in the groundwater are above the drinking water standards in around 7% of monitored wells according to 2017 data from Environment Canterbury. According to Environment Canterbury's 2 017 progress report on the Canterbury Water Management Strategy, 71% of the 224 wells sampled in 2015 showed no increasing or decreasing nitrate trend, 25% of wells showed an increase nitrate trend and 4% showed a decreasing nitrate trend. According to the Ministry for the Environment, 77% of Canterbury rivers and lakes are graded excellent or good for swimming and 4% are graded as poor. Inorganic nutrients, an indication of water quality, are considered to be low but increase closer to the coast. For 2000-2001 28% of tested sites were classed as "alert" due to the presence of organic pollutants. Water pollution of the two rivers flowing through the city of Christchurch, the Avon / Ōtākaro and the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote, is of concern. Untreated sewage can flow into the rivers during times of high rainfall. The estuary where the two rivers discharge had received treated water from the sewerage treatment plant that processed the city's sewage. However, a pipeline was constructed to discharge the water into Pegasus Bay. It became operational in 2010. The Central Plains Water scheme is a large-scale proposal for water diversion, damming, reticulation and irrigation over an area of 60,000 ha. A large number of resource consent applications for intensive dairy farming in the Mackenzie Basin attracted opposition due in part to the potential effects on water quality. The resource consents were called in under the RMA by the Minister for the Environment Nick Smith. Cheviot has been on a boil water notice since October 2004. Mitigation The Dairying and Clean Streams Accord was set up by Fonterra and a number of government agencies as a means of reducing nonpoint source pollution. The Accord is criticised for not achieving its goals. In recent years, Environment Canterbury has introduced stricter environmental requirements for farms with most farms now required to have Farm Environment Plans as well as many farms having nutrient discharge limits on nitrogen losses. Farm Environment Plans require farms to plan and demonstrate they are actively managing environmental practices such as nutrient application, erosion risk, irrigation, dairy effluent and waterway protection (through fencing off waterways in intensively stocked areas and riparian planting). Recent assessments of water quality in Canterbury have indicated that the introduction of these new requirements is helping to improve water quality. Nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment and e.coli are all now improving at more monitored sites than are worsening. Turbidity is the only measure which showed more sites worsening. Prosecutions In recent years prosecutions have been made for causing water pollution: 2009 – Philip Curry was fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to discharging effluent onto land that may have resulted in contaminants entering nearby Barry's Bay Stream. 2009 – Corlette Holdings was fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to two charges of discharging effluent from an irrigator resulted in ponding and a second charge of effluent being discharged, which may have resulted in contaminated water. 2010 – A prosecution against Brook Farms and Mosbro Farms in Ashburton was withdrawn after they agreed to mitigate the effects of the effluent discharge. In 2012, Springston dairy farm company, White Gold Ltd, was fined a record $90,000 after illegally discharging 45,000 litres of diluted dairy effluent over a three-day period in 2010. The public reported the dairy effluent flowing into waterways that flowed into Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora.

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Pape Diouf (artist)

Pape Cheikh Diouf (born 1973) known by his stage name Pape Diouf, is a musical artist from Dakar, Senegal. Career Initially, he was groomed by his uncle to become a plumber but he found his calling in music. At the age of 22, he joined the Lemzo Diamono musical group and became widely recognized with few major singles. He went solo after 1998 and formed La Génération Consciente group after a couple of years. Over the years, he has extensively contributed towards the revival of Dakar's classic Mbalax music. He toured USA and Canada, among other countries, in 2016. Discography Awards

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William González

William González may refer to: William González (fencer) William González (footballer) William Elliott Gonzales, United States ambassador

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Christopher Romulo

Christopher Romulo is an American former professional Muay Thai fighter and a trainer of Filipino descent. Romulo won several amateur and professional championships in the United States and Thailand, and operates a training facility in New York City Personal life Born in New York City, Romulo was the first member of his family to be born in the United States. His father was Carlito Romulo and his mother was Lucita Fernandez Romulo. Christopher Romulo grew up in Queens Village in Queens. He is married to Sarah Romulo, a fitness trainer and boxer The couple has two children. Professional career Romulo began his amateur career 1996 at age 21 . In 2003, Romulo began training under Jason Strout. That same year, they worked together to develop Church Street Boxing Gym's first Muay Thai program. Romulo's amateur career included five titles. As a professional fighter, Romulo's record was 13–3 [10 KOs]. He won the WKA super middleweight North American title in 2010. Romulo won a US National Championship, a North American Championship, and a Bronze medal in Bangkok in the World Cup. Romulo always entered the ring with the Filipino flag wrapped around him like a cape. Romulo retired from active competition at age 37 after 16 years in the sport. Coaching career Romulo built a training center in Rockaway, Queens in 2009. It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy but has since been rebuilt. Romulo owns and operates the training center with his wife Sarah. Community involvement In 2009, Romulo was selected as a spokesperson for the anti-bullying campaign Bullying...We're Kickin’ It. Romulo is also actively involved in the Muaythai Preservation Project which provides support for local children through scholarships to train and learn the sport. Professional record Amateur Muay Thai: 18–3–1 Professional Muay Thai: 13-3 Shootfighting: 2-2

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2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup was the tenth season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Alloa Athletic, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–4 on penalties in the 1999 final. The final was played on 19 November 2000, between Airdrieonians and Livingston at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. Airdrieonians won 3–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after extra time, to win the tournament for the second time after winning it in 1994. Schedule First round Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir received random byes into the second round. Source: Soccerbase Second round Source: Soccerbase Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

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Satureia

Satureia may refer to: Satureia (wasp), a wasp genus in the subfamily Encyrtinae an older spelling of Satureja, a plant genus, when it was in Labiatae rather than Lamiaceae

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Shahriar Shirvand

Shahriar Shirvand (born March 21, 1991) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Shahrdari Ardabil in Azadegan League. Club career Shirvand started his senior career at Sepahan. Club career statistics Assist Goals International Shirvand participated in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship. He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014. Honours Club Sepahan Iran Pro League (1): 2009–10 Runner-up (1): 2007–08 Tractor Sazi Hazfi Cup (1): 2013–14

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Tablo

Daniel Armand Lee (Korean: Lee Seon-woong; Hangul: 이선웅; born July 22, 1980), better known by his stage name Tablo (Hangul: 타블로), is a Korean-Canadian hip hop recording artist, lyricist, composer and record producer. Tablo is best known as the leader and producer of veteran Korean hip-hop group Epik High, and the founder of independent music label HIGHGRND (High Ground), which housed bands Hyukoh and The Black Skirts. Tablo became employed as a lyricist while still in high school. Under the supervision of Tobias Wolff, Tablo graduated from Stanford University with honors in English literature and creative writing. He then moved to Korea, where, in 2001, he formed Epik High alongside DJ Tukutz and Mithra Jin. The group has since released 10 full-length albums and 1 EP, with Tablo having produced and co-written all the songs. His debut solo album, Fever's End, was released in 2011. Outside of Epik High, Tablo is a record producer and songwriter for other artists and involved in collaborative projects such as Borderline, Eternal Morning, and Anyband. His music incorporates numerous styles, ranging from trance, trip hop, to rock. Tablo is also the author of the best-selling book Pieces of You, published in both English and Korean, and Blonote. He made his film debut acting in Nonstop (2005). In 2016, Tablo left his radio show, MBC FM4U's Tablo's Dreaming Radio, after eleven years to focus on YG's music sub-label HIGHGRND. Life and career 1980–2003: Early life and career beginnings Tablo moved to Jakarta, Indonesia in 1980 shortly after his birth. Due to his father's work, he spent around 3 years living in Jakarta before his family relocated again several times to Switzerland and Hong Kong for his father's career until Tablo was six, when they returned to South Korea briefly. His family moved again to Canada when he was eight. Tablo attended St. George's School in Vancouver, British Columbia. He then transferred to Seoul International School. As a coterminal student at Stanford University, Tablo simultaneously attained a Bachelor's Degree in English literature and a Master's Degree in creative writing in four years. Tablo started playing piano at the age of six but later switched to violin, which he played for 10 years. His music teacher, who had been a pupil of Isaac Stern, used to lecture him saying: "Music is communism, but you're playing democracy". Tablo wrote the lyrics to legendary singer Kim Gun-mo's song "Rainy Christmas" when he was sixteen years old, as Kim took an interest in Tablo after reading a poem of his. During his early life, Tablo suffered from bouts of depression. Whenever he faced hardship, hip hop music served as an outlet. However, Tablo's father disapproved of his career choice, so as a teenager, he frequently ran away from home. Ostensibly, Tablo asked a friend to live out his dream, but when that friend died of cancer, it became an impetus for him to re-enter the music industry. Tablo later admitted his family forced him to enroll in Stanford, and even after the release of his second album, was still persuading him to return to the United States to attend Law School. While he was at Stanford, Tablo associated with an underground hip hop group, 4n Objectz. 2003–10: Success with Epik High and Pieces of You Tablo met future bandmates Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz while active in the underground hip-hop scene. The three came together to form Epik High, with Tablo as their leader. Under the tutelage of Movement crew members, especially the trio CB Mass, they attempted to record their first studio album alongside hip-hop duo and close friends TBNY (composed of Yankie and TopBob); however, CB Mass member Curbin allegedly embezzled Epik High and TBNY's funds for the album, effectively causing the disbandment of CB Mass (and the creation of Dynamic Duo without Curbin). Tablo and Epik High were finally signed by Woollim Entertainment, which at the time focused on underground hip hop and modern rock, and the group officially debuted in 2003. The group's first album, Map of the Human Soul, was released on October 21 of that year; however, due to hip hop's lack of popularity in South Korea at the time, the album was a commercial failure. It wasn't until the release of their second album, High Society, that the group started to gain popularity. Epik High's third album, Swan Songs, was originally intended to be their last album; however, upon release, the album reached the top of numerous charts, and swept the year-end hip-hop awards. One of the lead singles from the album, "Fly", was featured on the soundtrack of the video game FIFA 07. Due to the numerous offers to remake "Fly", as well as "Paris", the second single from the album, a CD sampler was released in Japan. In 2007, the group released their fourth studio album, Remapping the Human Soul, and managed to push Epik High to the number one spot for best upcoming artist after selling almost 90,000 copies in the first month of release. The album ended up becoming South Korea's third best-selling album of 2007. However, many songs from the album were banned from several TV channels, and the album buying age was restricted to 19+ due to some songs dealing with issues the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in South Korea deemed inappropriate for younger listeners. The group later went on to release their next album, Pieces, Part One, which was also a commercial success. In late 2008, Tablo published a book entitled Pieces of You. Although the stories were originally written in English, the book was first published in Korean. The Korean translation sold 50,000 copies in its first week of release and topped the bestseller's list in Korea. The original English version was released in February 2009 and also met with moderate success. The book garnered a positive reception from critics, with Tablo's writing praised for a first-time author. After the group's contract with Woolim Entertainment expired in 2008, Tablo, alongside his group members, founded their own independent label, Map the Soul, and went on to release an album of the same name. Through their independent label, the group went on to release two more albums; [e] in 2009, and Epilogue in 2010. In November 2013, Tablo revealed in his interview with HiphopLE that "Map the Soul" was shut down due to one of its executive member embezzling the label's funds. 2010–11: Musical hiatus and Stanford controversy In 2010, it was announced that Epik High would go on hiatus after DJ Tukutz enlisted in his mandatory military service, whilst Tablo and Mithra would be working on solo careers until DJ Tukutz's return. However, in mid-2010, a group of Internet users raised doubts about the academic background of Tablo, who majored in English and Creative Writing at Stanford University. Led by two fan sites, most notably "We Demand the Truth from Tablo" (Hangul: "타블로에게 진실을 요구합니다"; also known as "Tajinyo", Hangul: "타진요"), some netizens claimed that Tablo could not have graduated from Stanford University with both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in English and Creative Writing, respectively, in just three and a half years. It became front-page news in Korea in June 2010 when one of the fansite's managers, who went by the username whatbecomes, claimed that Tablo's academic record was "not making any sense" and showed what he believed to be inconsistencies in Tablo's transcripts. Even though Tablo posted his official transcript and other legal documents online, many netizens refused to believe him, and called for other documents such as his immigration statement and diploma to be released. Tablo visited Stanford University in late August to disprove these allegations by having the university registrar re-print his documents on camera, and many of Tablo's acquaintances and former professors from Stanford attested to the validity of his academic background on camera. The documentary was shown in two parts: "Tablo Goes to Stanford" and "Tablo and South Korea Online", which aired on MBC October 1 and 8. However, despite the documentary and Stanford's administration clearly siding with Tablo, membership at "We Demand the Truth from Tablo" increased to as many as 190,000 within a few days, as numerous netizens refused to believe Tablo or the documentary. Tablo and members of his family received death threats and he became a virtual recluse. Tablo ultimately left Woollim Entertainment during the Tajinyo incident, not wanting to spread harm to the agency or to Infinite, who had only recently debuted when the controversy broke out. On October 9, however, police confirmed that Tablo had indeed graduated from Stanford, having requested information beyond what Tablo had already provided, directly from Stanford University. South Korean police filed an arrest warrant domestically and with Interpol for the arrest of whatbecomes, who was revealed to be a 57-year-old Korean-American named Eungsuk Kim living in the United States. In addition, twenty-two netizens received summons indicating they had been sued by Tablo for criminal defamation. The fansite was shut down soon after by its host site, Naver, following the results of the investigation, which also revealed that whatbecomes had fraudulently used a friend's ID number to create the website, violating Naver's terms of service. However, many members of the fansite joined another community called "We Demand the Truth from Tablo 2" (Hangul: "타블로에게 진실을 요구합니다2", or "타진요 2"; "Tajinyo-i" for short), which has a membership of over 33,000 netizens despite proof provided by both the university and the police that Tablo did indeed graduate from Stanford University. 2011-current: Return, solo career and Epik High comeback On September 27, 2011, YG Entertainment announced that Tablo would be signing a 4-year contract with them and that his first solo album would be released on November 1. Although Tablo signed as a solo singer under YG Entertainment, he indicated that it did not mean that Epik High disbanded, nor that they would necessarily sign with YG as a group. On October 14, 2011, Tablo released the song "Airbag" from his new upcoming album. On October 21, 2011, YG announced that the new album, titled Fever's End (Hangul: 열꽃), had been split into two parts. The first part was released along with the recent announcement, and the second part was released on the planned release date. On September 27, 2012, YG officially announced through yg-life.com that Epik High would have their comeback in October 2012, after a three-year hiatus as a group. Their first single, "춥다" ("It's Cold"), featured SBS's K-pop Star finalist Lee Hi and was released on October 9, while their comeback album, titled 99, was released on the 19th. On December 30, 2012, during the SBS Gayo Daejun, Tablo joined fellow Epik High bandmate Mithra Jin, Dynamic Duo and Simon D for Cypher 2012, a remix of popular hip hop tracks of the year, to much acclaim. In October 2013, Tablo joined KBS variety show The Return of Superman with his daughter Haru. On April 21, 2014, Tablo returned as radio DJ. His show's name is Tablo's Dreaming Radio. He was the DJ for this same program until 2016. In March 2014, Tablo carried out a collaboration with China's top female singer Bibi Zhou. On October 18, 2014, Epik High released their music video for "Born Hater", after the video was delayed by YG due to the Pangyo Techno Valley Festival Tragedy. The track is from their eighth album, SHOEBOX, and features a myriad of hip hop artists including Beenzino, Verbal Jint, Mino of WINNER, along with B.I and Bobby of iKON. On August 31, 2015, Tablo released a teaser clip for a collaboration track with American rapper and co-founder of Pro Era, Joey Badass. Their collaborated song, "Hood," was released September 5, 2015. On January 26, 2017, he collaborated with Gallant and Eric Nam on the single release of "Cave Me In", and music video which was shot in Hong Kong. "Cave Me In" premiered worldwide on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 Radio Show and was trending globally on YouTube and Facebook for over 72 hours upon releasing. In September 2022, he collaborated with Jackson Wang for a new track "Imagine" on the hip-pop competition series, Rap Of China. Personal life Tablo married Korean actress Kang Hye-jung on October 26, 2009. Their daughter, Haru, was born on May 2, 2010. Tablo has an older sister, Lee Sun-joo, who graduated from Cornell University and an older brother, Lee Sun-Min, who graduated from Brown University and Columbia University. Musical style Tablo has been a long-time fan of hip hop music, citing an almost lifelong affair with the culture itself. While listening to hip hop at an early age through artists such as Run-D.M.C. and acquiring Cold Crush tapes, he concurrently gained recognition as a rhymer. His major and enduring love affair with making hip hop music was sparked later in life, however; after hearing Drunken Tiger rapping, the group Epik High was formed in 2000 at an early time in the culture's local evolution. Tablo has since claimed to be the first emcee to have used the "rhyming rifle" technique. With the hip hop scene in Korea and Korean emcees being known for their fickle tendencies, Tablo has through the years kept alive his legacy and career through numerous shows, appearances on influential overseas (American most notably) hip hop artists work, such as EPMD. Writing In 2008, Tablo published a collection of short stories he had written, titled Pieces of You. The English translation was published in 2009. In 2016, his second book "BloNote" was published in Korea with a pink book cover. The English version, translated by Tablo himself and with a black cover, was published on December 21, 2016. Podcast On June 8, 2019, Tablo posted on his personal Instagram posing the question: "What if Tablo had an English-language podcast?". The podcast premiered with the release of three episodes on August 8, 2019. The Tablo Podcast is produced by DIVE Studios. The last episode of The Tablo Podcast aired on September 4, 2020, though two follow-up episodes were released in 2021 to promote the release of Epik High Is Here. Discography Filmography Films Television Music videos Awards

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Alfa Romeo (disambiguation)

Alfa Romeo may refer to: Alfa Romeo, an Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo I, a 2002 yacht Alfa Romeo II, a 2005 yacht Alfa Romeo III, a 2008 yacht

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The Russell Howard Hour

The Russell Howard Hour is a British topical comedy news show, which airs on Sky Max (formerly Sky One) and is hosted by Russell Howard where he gives his thoughts and opinions on current topics as well as featuring special guests and other stand-up comedians. The show is in a similar style to his previous show, Russell Howard's Good News, which aired on BBC Three and then BBC Two from 2009 to 2015. Production On 28 November 2017, it was announced that the show had been recommissioned for a second series, which began on 8 November 2018. Unlike the first series, the second series does not have a stand-up guest. Instead there is a segment titled "Live Forever" where Howard and another comedian test ways to live longer. On 24 January 2019, it was announced that the show had been recommissioned for a third and fourth series. In Series 3, there was a segment called "Play Date" (which replaced "Live Forever") which showed Howard spending time with a celebrity. In spring 2020, shortly after the end of series 3, the fourth series was revealed to be delayed until early Autumn that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Howard created a spin-off series called "Russell Howard's Home Time", featuring a similar format as the original show, except for a shorter 30-minute episode runtime. The programme was filmed at his home in Bath, Somerset due to social distancing measures, and began on 9 April 2020, running for 9 episodes. The fourth series of The Russell Howard Hour began on 10 September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first episode of the series did not have a live audience. From episode two onwards, a live audience returned, albeit split into socially distanced groups. On 17 December 2020, it was announced that the show had been recommissioned for a fifth and sixth series. On 8 September 2022, the first episode of the sixth series was originally going to air, but it got pulled off air following the news of Queen Elizabeth II's death that night. After 2 days of delay, the episode was finally broadcast on Sky Max. With the closure of Sky One, the original channel for The Russell Howard Hour, it was announced that the series would move to Sky Max. With the exception of the Home Time spin-off, all episodes of the programme have been recorded at Television Centre in London. Transmissions Viewing figures Episode viewing figures from BARB's Top 10 Programmes until September 2018 and the Four-screen Dashboard for September 2018 onwards. Series 1 Series 2 In series 2, the stand-up comic segment at the end of each episode was replaced with 'Live Forever.' In the segment, Howard and another comedian try an activity that is purported to improve health. Episode 7 was a Christmas Special. Series 3 In series 3, the 'Live Forever' segment was replaced with 'Play Date.' In the segment, Howard and another comedian try an activity that they have never done before. Russell Howard's Home Time Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, series 4 was delayed until later in the year. This spin-off series filmed from Howard's home in Somerset features chats with celebrity guests, comedians and musical performances using Zoom. During the finale episode, Howard revealed that the regular show would return sometime in September 2020. Series 4 On 7 May 2020, Howard revealed in his spin-off series finale that the fourth series of The Russell Howard Hour would return in September 2020. However, due to the ongoing pandemic situation, this will be the first series to have no audience and only a skeleton crew, due to social distancing requirements. Series 5 Series 6

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Metal-organic compound

Metal-organic compounds (jargon: metalorganics, metallo-organics) are a class of chemical compounds that contain metals and organic ligands, but lacking direct metal-carbon bonds. Metal β-diketonates, metal alkoxides, metal dialkylamides, transition metal carboxylate complexes, metal acetylacetonates, and metal phosphine complexes are representative members of this class. Some of metal-organic compounds confer solubility in organic solvents or volatility. Compounds with these properties find applications in materials science for metal organic vapor deposition (MOCVD) or sol-gel processing. Precise definitions of metal-organic compound may vary, however the term may describe: Organometallic chemistry Metal coordination complexes of organic ligands.

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Shangri-La Leisure Farm

The Shangri-La Leisure Farm () is a tourist attraction farm in Dajin Village, Dongshan Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The resort originated back from a simple fruit orchard. Geology The leisure farm is located about 250 meters above sea level with temperature conditions of four seasons. It overlooks valleys, rivers, plains, farms, islands and ocean. It has several natural ecology such as macaques, tree frogs, firebugs, butterflies and a variety of plants. It spans over an area of 17 hectares. Activities The farm also regularly hosts several activities, such as lantern activity, whirligig activity, matzo ball activity and other do-it-yourself activity. It also houses some accommodation services for overnight stay or venues for business meetings. Transportation The farm is accessible by taxi or bus from Luodong Station of Taiwan Railways.

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United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The United Arab Emirates competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The Emirati delegation consisted of 24 people, of whom eight were competitors: six athletes, one powerlifter and one sport shooter. Other members of the delegation included representatives of the country's Athletes with Special Needs organization, led by Abdul Razak Ahmed al Rasheed. The Emirati team was sponsored by the Abu Dhabi-based Union National Bank. Medallists The country won one medal, a silver. Sports Athletics Men's track Men's field Women's field Powerlifting Shooting

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Betty Jefferson

Betty Jefferson(born 1938) is the elected assessor of New Orleans' Fourth Municipal District; she was first elected on 1998 February 7 and was reelected in 2002 and 2006. Before her political career in New Orleans she lived for a number of years in Chicago. She is an older sister of convicted felon former U.S. Representative William J. Jefferson. In 2009 Betty Jefferson was a defendant in racketeering charges also involving her brother Mose Jefferson, her daughter Angela Coleman, and Renée Gill Pratt. On 2009 June 5 all the defendants pleaded not guilty. At a hearing before U. S. District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle on 2009 June 17, lawyers for Betty Jefferson and Angela Coleman requested a delay from the 2009 August 3 start date for the racketeering trial; at the same hearing, however, lawyers for Gill Pratt and Mose Jefferson requested that the racketeering trial begin as scheduled on August 3. On 2009 July 28, Lemelle delayed the start of the racketeering trial to 2010 January 25. If proved, the charges—raised under provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act—can result in up to 20 years' imprisonment, $250,000 in fines, and stiff penalties of forfeiture. Some of the charges involved fraudulent use of e-mail. In an article starting on the front page and extending for almost the entirety of another page, Laura Maggi analyzed Betty Jefferson's imputed connection with William J. Jefferson's conviction. She died in 2013

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Seltún Hot Springs

Seltún Hot Springs, (also known as Krýsuvík-Seltún Geothermal Hot Springs , Seltúnshverir and Krýsuvíkurhverir ), is a geothermal hot spring system in Krýsuvík volcanic area, in southwest Iceland on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge of the Reykjanes peninsula. Description The hot springs area contains solfataras, bubbling mud pools, fumaroles, hot springs and warm springs. The high sulphur content of the springs give them a characteristic yellow-orange color. Sulfur was mined at this location until the 1880s. An explosion caused by nearby drilling took place in 1999 that opened up a large crater vent. In 2010 and 2019 other explosions took place, spewing hot mud, water and steam over the area. The hot spring water is heated from underground geothermal sources and emerge through deep cracks and vents in the crustal zone. Superheated steam rises from below the surface of a boiling underground reservoir. It condenses and mixes with ground water, and eventually with surface water. Accessibility A boardwalk with viewing platforms has been constructed over the area. Geology The area consists of post-glacial lava fields, hyaloclastites, pillow lava ridges and pillow breccias of upper Quaternary age. The rocks are basaltic in composition. Several volcanic eruptions have occurred in the area, the last one occurring in the 13th century. The kaolinite clay mud pits are high in silica and alumina; some are stained red from iron oxide deposits in the clay. The blue clay mud pits are saturated with pyrite. Water profile The hot spring water emerges from the source at temperatures above 50 °C. The warm springs range in temperature from 34 °C to 50 °C. The fumaroles emit hydrogen sulphide (H2S) which oxidizes to sulphuric acid and native sulphur. Location The hot springs area is located at 63° 53' 42" North, 22° 3' 24" West. Gallery

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything%20Must%20Go%20%28Steely%20Dan%20album%29

Everything Must Go (Steely Dan album)

Everything Must Go is the ninth studio album by American rock group Steely Dan. It was released on June 10, 2003, by Reprise Records, and was the band's second album following their 20-year studio hiatus spanning 1980 through 2000, when they released Two Against Nature. Everything Must Go is the band's most recent studio album and their last with founding member Walter Becker before his death in 2017. Background "Godwhacker" developed from a lyric Fagen wrote a few days after his mother died of Alzheimer's. "It's about an elite squad of assassins whose sole assignment is to find a way into heaven and take out God", he later explained. "If the deity actually existed, what sane person wouldn't consider this to be justifiable homicide?" Reviews Everything Must Go received mixed reviews upon release. During a concert at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre on July 8, 2011, Donald Fagen said that he felt the album was "underrated". Releases Everything Must Go was also released as a DVD-audio disc with a multi-channel mix. A special two-disc edition of Everything Must Go (one CD, one DVD) was released. The DVD, 'Steely Dan Confessions', follows Becker and Fagen touring Las Vegas after hours in a taxi promoting the album in a special version of the cult HBO cable show Taxicab Confessions, hosted by cabbie Rita. Track listing All songs written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Personnel Steely Dan Donald Fagen – lead vocals (all tracks except 5), organ (3, 5–7), synthesizer (5), piano (3), Hohner Clavinet (9), Fender Rhodes (1, 2, 5–7, 9) & Wurlitzer (1, 4, 8), solo synth (4, 6, 8), percussion (6, 9) Walter Becker – bass (all tracks), solo guitar (1–4, 6), lead vocals (5), percussion (9) Additional musicians Ted Baker – piano (1–3, 6, 9), Fender Rhodes (8), Wurlitzer (5) Bill Charlap – piano (7), Fender Rhodes (4) Jon Herington – guitar (all tracks) Hugh McCracken – guitar (all tracks) Keith Carlock – drums (all tracks) Gordon Gottlieb – percussion (2, 3, 5, 7, 8) Ken Hitchcock – clarinet (7) Walt Weiskopf – alto saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (2, 5, 7, 9) Chris Potter – tenor saxophone (8) Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone (1, 7) Tony Kadleck – trumpet (1) Michael Leonhart – trumpet (2, 5, 7, 8) Jim Pugh – trombone (1, 7) Tawatha Agee – background vocals (4, 5, 9) Ada Dyer – background vocals (5) Michael Harvey – background vocals (5, 7, 8) Carolyn Leonhart – background vocals (2, 3, 5, 6), featured background vocal (7) Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (1, 6) Catherine Russell – background vocals (1, 4, 5, 6) Brenda White-King – background vocals (9) Production Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen Engineers: Tom Doherty, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner Assistant engineers: Suzy Barrows, Tom Doherty, Steve Mazur, Keith Nelson, Todd Parker, Matt Scheiner Mixing: Elliot Scheiner Mixing assistant: Joe Peccerillo Mastering: Darcy Proper Editing: Larry Alexander Arrangers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen Horn arrangements: Donald Fagen Technician: Sam Berd Drum technician: Art Smith Piano tuner: Sam Berd Charts

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

Saylla District

Saylla District is one of eight districts of the province Cusco in Peru.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenichi%20Yoshizumi

Kenichi Yoshizumi

is a Japanese politician serving as the current mayor of Shinjuku, one of the special wards of Tokyo, since 2014. Biography Yoshizumi grew up in Shinjuku, attending Okubo Elementary School, Toyama Junior High School, and Hiroo Senior High School. He graduated from the law faculty of Nihon University in 1996, and began his political career as a secretary for Diet member Kaoru Yosano. Yoshizumi was elected to the Shinjuku municipal assembly in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. He was then elected to the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in 2009 and re-elected in 2013. He became mayor of Shinjuku in November 2014. While Yoshizumi is currently not affiliated with a political party in his capacity as mayor, he has been supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, which he officially represented in the municipal and metropolitan assemblies. His LDP supporters include Miki Yamada, Keizo Takemi, Masaharu Nakagawa and Tamayo Marukawa. In 2015, Yoshizumi named Godzilla as the official "tourism ambassador" of Shinjuku in connection with the opening of the new Toho commercial complex in Kabukicho, which features a prominent Godzilla statue. Yoshizumi called the character "the pride of Japan." In 2016, Yoshizumi presided over the introduction of public bicycle rental service in Shinjuku.

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Christopher Nettey

Christopher Nakai Nettey (born 17 July 1998) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a right-back for Great Olympics and the Ghana national football team. Club career Early career Nettey began his career at Division One League side Attram De Visser Soccer Academy, before joining Accra Great Olympics on loan along with 9 players from the club including Godfred Odametey in the 2017 season. On 18 February 2017, Nettey made his debut for Olympics in an away league match Ashanti Gold in the process playing the full 90 minutes as Olympics lost by 3–1 away. Asante Kotoko In December 2019, Asante Kotoko announced that they had signed him from Accra-based club Attram de Visser Soccer Academy on a three-year contract. On 22 December 2019, he won his first trophy with the club, after Asante Kotoko defeated their rivals Hearts of Oak by 2–1 victory in the President's Cup. On 29 December, during the first match of the season, he was handed his debut and a starting-berth in Kotoko's 1–0 victory over Techiman Eleven Wonders. In the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season, Nettey played in all 13 matches in his debut season for the club and won three NASCO man of the match awards before the league came to an abrupt end and was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Great Olympics After much speculation over the previous few month, on 25 January 2023 Nettey signed a contract to return to his previous club, Great Olympics after his contract with Asante Kotoko had expired. International career In November 2020, after Harrison Afful withdrew due to injuries, Nettey received his first call-up to the Ghana national team for a double-header 2021 AFCON qualifiers against Sudan. On 12 November, he made his debut against Sudan in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers Group C match at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium, starting in the right-back position as Ghana won 2–0. Honours Asante Kotoko Ghana Premier League: 2021–22 President's Cup: 2019

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The Legend of the Silver Fir

The Legend of the Silver Fir () is a 1973 Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil. Plot There is a legend that someone who will do something good, will see Silver trees. Young boy Ondra sees such trees on a painting. The painting shows Silver trees, a man falling down and a Watch hanging from a tree One day a Seed Coater Lojzek comes to Ondra's parents. Ondra's father Slávek is an old friend of Lojzek and used to be Seed Coater too. Lojzek moves in a Cabin in the Mountains and invites Slávek to help him coating. Slávek takes Ondra with him. They show the job to Ondra and he wants to do it too. Slávek has to return home and leaves Ondra with Lojzek. Ondra becomes Lojzek's helper. One day Lojzek met an old Gamekeeper who remembers Lojzek's father Cyril who died while coating Seed from a frozen tree. The painting was made to Cyril's memory. Ondra sees frozen Trees and they seem to him as Silver. He climbs up one of them even though Lojzek wants him to come down. Suddenly branches break and Ondra falls. Lojzek manages o catch him but is injured. His father's watch is broken. He gives it to Ondra and tells him to show it to Slávek. Ondra hurries home and shows the watch to Slávek. Slávek realizes that some accident happened. They hurry to Lojzek. Lojzek doesn't say that his injury is Ondra's fault and Slávek assumes that Lojzek fell off tree. Lojzek then leaves but might return next year. The film ends when Ondra finally sees Silver trees. Cast Maroš Kramár as Ondra Július Vašek as Lojzek Hojgr Lubomír Kostelka as Slávek Jana Hliňáková as Jarka Jiří Hálek as the Teacher Ladislav Gzela as the Gamekeeper Reception Accolades

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Syed Sagar

Syed Sagar is an Indian cricketer who generally plays for Jammu and Kashmir. He is a right-handed batsman. He holds the record for the highest T20 individual score when batting at number 9 or lower (74).

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Helmut Reichelt

Helmut Reichelt (born 1939, in Borås) is a German Marxian critic of political economy, sociologist and philosopher. Reichelt is one of the main authors of the “Neue Marx-Lektüre” (new Marx reading) and considered to be one of the most important theorists in the field of Marx's theory of value. Biography Reichelt studied economics, sociology and philosophy in Frankfurt where Theodor W. Adorno supervised his diploma in 1968. In 1970 Reichelt obtained his Ph.D at the Institute for Social Research. In 1971 he became professor of sociology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. One year later he was also appointed as the dean of the philosophy department in Frankfurt. On the initiative of Alfred Sohn-Rethel, Reichelt accepted the Professorship for social theory at the department of Sociology at the University of Bremen in 1978. He remained in Bremen until his retirement in 2005. Reichelt's research interests are the theory of society with special emphasis on the problems of the theory of economic value. Already during his time as a university student he began a long-term cooperation with Hans-Georg Backhaus. Together with Backhaus he considered engaging with economic phenomena and economic theory as fundamental for critical theory. Since 1998 Reichelt and Backhaus contributions have spawned a rich debate on theories of economic value and its relation to critical theory. Reichelt has published widely on Marx, on Adorno's social theory and on economic theory. Reichelt also oversaw an edition of Hegel's Philosophy of Right in the Ullstein Verlag. He is the current chair of the German Marx-Society. Selected publications Main work Reichelt, Helmut: Neue Marx Lektuere - Zur Kritik sozialwissenschaftlicher Logik. Hamburg 2008. Reichelt, Helmut: Zur logischen Struktur des Kapitalbegriffs bei Karl Marx. Freiburg 2001. () Further publications Der Zusammenhang von Werttheorie und ökonomischen Kategorien bei Marx, 1999 - online Die Marxsche Kritik ökonomischer Kategorien. Überlegungen zum Problem der Geltung in der dialektischen Darstellungsmethode im „Kapital“, 2001 - PDF Einige Fragen und Anmerkungen zu Nadjas „Kritik als Substanz des Denkens bei Kant und Marx.“, 2005 - PDF Marx's Critique of Economic Categories: Reflections on the Problem of Validity in the Dialectical Method of Presentation in Capital, in: Historical Materialism, Volume 15, Number 4, 2007, pp. 3–52(50) - abstract

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Lord Chamberlain's Men

The Lord Chamberlain's Men was a company of actors, or a "playing company" (as it then would likely have been described), for which William Shakespeare wrote during most of his career. Richard Burbage played most of the lead roles, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Formed at the end of a period of flux in the theatrical world of London, it had become, by 1603, one of the two leading companies of the city and was subsequently patronized by James I. It was founded during the reign of Elizabeth I of England in 1594 under the patronage of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, then the Lord Chamberlain, who was in charge of court entertainments. After Carey's death on 23 July 1596, the company came under the patronage of his son, George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, for whom it was briefly known as Lord Hunsdon's Men. When George Carey in turn became Lord Chamberlain on 17 March 1597, it reverted to its previous name. The company became the King's Men in 1603 when King James ascended the throne and became the company's patron. The company held exclusive rights to perform Shakespeare's plays. Playhouses From 1594 the players performed at The Theatre, in Shoreditch. Problems with the landlord caused the company to move to the nearby Curtain Theatre in 1597. On the night of 29 December 1598, The Theatre was dismantled by the Burbage brothers, along with William Smith, their financial backer, Peter Street, a carpenter, and ten to twelve workmen. The beams were then carried south of the river to Southwark to form part of their new playhouse, the Globe Theatre. Built in 1599, this theatre was destroyed in a fire on 29 June 1613. The Globe was rebuilt by June 1614 and finally closed in 1642. The company also toured Britain, and visited France and Belgium. A modern reconstruction of the original Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe", was opened in 1997 near the site of the original theatre. Personnel The initial form of the Chamberlain's men arose largely from the departure of Edward Alleyn from Lord Strange's Men and the subsequent death of Lord Strange himself, in the spring of 1594. Yet the ultimate success of the company was largely determined by the Burbage family. James Burbage was the impresario who assembled the company and directed its activities until his death in 1597; his sons Richard and Cuthbert were members of the company, though Cuthbert did not act. This connection with the Burbages makes the Chamberlain's Men the central link in a chain that extends from the beginning of professional theatre (in 1574, James Burbage led the first group of actors to be protected under the 1572 statute against rogues and vagabonds) in Renaissance London to its end (in 1642, the King's Men were among the acting companies whose activities were ended by Parliament's prohibition of the stage.) The Chamberlain's Men comprised a core of eight "sharers", who split profits and debts; perhaps an equal number of hired men who acted minor and doubled parts; and a slightly smaller number of boy players, who were sometimes bound apprentices to an adult actor. The original sharers in the Chamberlain's were eight. Probably the most famous in the 1590s to the 1600s was William Kempe, who had been in the company of the Earl of Leicester in the 1580s, and had later joined the King's Men. As the company's clown, he presumably took the broadest comic role in every play; he is identified with Peter in the quarto of Romeo and Juliet, and probably also originated Dog-berry in Much Ado About Nothing and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Kempe has traditionally been viewed as the object of Hamlet's complaint about extemporising clowns; whether this association is right or wrong, Kempe had left the company by 1601. Another two sharers from Strange's Men had a long-standing association with Kempe. George Bryan had been in Leicester's Men in the 1580s, and at Elsinore with Kempe in 1586; because he is not mentioned in later Chamberlain's or King's Men documents, it is assumed that Bryan retired from the stage in 1597 or 1598. (Bryan lived on for some years; in the reign of James, he is listed as a Groom of the Chamber, with household duties, as late as 1613.) Thomas Pope, another Leicester's veteran, retired in 1600 and died in 1603. Both Bryan and Pope came to the company from Lord Strange's Men. Augustine Phillips also came from Strange's Men. He remained with the troupe until his death in 1605. Two younger actors who came from Strange's, Henry Condell and John Heminges, are most famous now for collecting and editing the plays of Shakespeare's First Folio (1623). Both were relatively young in 1594, and both remained with the company until after the death of King James; their presence provided an element of continuity across decades of changing taste and commercial uncertainty. (Some scholars have theorised that the company maintained its original eight-sharer structure, and that as any man left, through retirement or death, his place as sharer was filled by someone else. So, Bryan was replaced by William Sly, ca. 1597; Kempe was replaced by Robert Armin, ca. 1599; Pope was replaced by Condell, ca. 1600. But this scheme, while possible, is not proven by the available evidence.) The two sharers who would contribute the most to the Chamberlain's Men did not come from Strange's Men. Shakespeare's activities before 1594 have been a matter of considerable inquiry; he may have been with Pembroke's Men and Derby's Men in the early 1590s. As a sharer, he was at first equally important as actor and playwright. At an uncertain but probably early date, his writing became more important, although he continued to act at least until 1603, when he performed in Ben Jonson's Sejanus. No less important was Richard Burbage. He was the lead actor of the Chamberlain's Men, who played Hamlet and Othello, and would go on to play King Lear and Macbeth in the new reign of King James, among many other roles. Though relatively little-known in 1594, he would become one of the most famous of Renaissance actors, achieving a fame and wealth exceeded only by Alleyn's. Among the hired men were some who eventually became sharers. William Sly, who performed occasionally with the Admiral's Men during the 1590s, acted for the Chamberlain's by 1598, and perhaps before; he became a sharer after Phillips's death in 1605. Richard Cowley, identified as Verges by the quarto of Much Ado About Nothing, became a sharer in the King's Men. Nicholas Tooley, at one point apprenticed to Burbage, stayed with the company until his death in 1623. John Sincler (or Sincklo) may have specialised in playing thin characters; he seems to have remained a hired man. John Duke was a hired man who went to Worcester's Men early in James's reign. At least two of the boys had distinguished careers. Alexander Cooke is associated with a number of Shakespeare's female characters, while Christopher Beeston went on to become a wealthy impresario in the seventeenth century. Later sharers The core members of the company changed in both major and minor ways before James's accession. The most famous change is that of Will Kemp, the circumstances of which remain unclear. Kempe was among the stakeholders in the Globe property, and he may have performed in that theatre in its first year. His famous morris dance to Norwich took place during Lent, when the company lay idle; not until the hastily added epilogue to Nine Days' Wonder (his account of the stunt) does he refer to his plan to return to individual performances. He may have had a hand in the bad quartos of Hamlet and The London Prodigal, in which the clown parts are unusually accurate. Whatever the reason for his departure, Kempe was replaced by Robert Armin, formerly of Chandos's Men and an author in his own right. Small and fanciful, Armin offered significantly different options for Shakespeare, and the change is seen in the last Elizabethan and first Jacobean plays. Armin is generally credited with originating such characters as Feste in Twelfth Night, Touchstone in As You Like It, and the fool in King Lear. Thus, by 1603 the core of the troupe was in some respects younger than it had been in 1594. Bryan, Pope, and Kempe, veterans of the 1580s, had left, and the remaining sharers (with the probable exception of Phillips), were roughly within a decade of 40. Repertory and performances Shakespeare's work undoubtedly formed the great bulk of the company's repertory. In their first year of performance, they may have staged such of Shakespeare's older plays as remained in the author's possession, including Henry VI, Part 2, Henry VI, Part 3, as well as Titus Andronicus. A Midsummer Night's Dream may have been the first play Shakespeare wrote for the new company; it was followed over the next two years by a concentrated burst of creativity that resulted in Romeo and Juliet, Love's Labours Lost, The Merchant of Venice, and the plays in the so-called second tetralogy. The extent and nature of the non-Shakespearean repertory in the first is not known; plays such as Locrine, The Troublesome Reign of King John, and Christopher Marlowe's Edward II have somewhat cautiously been advanced as likely candidates. The earliest non-Shakespearean play known to have been performed by the company is Ben Jonson's Every Man in His Humour, which was produced in the middle of 1598; they also staged the thematic sequel, Every Man Out of His Humour, the next year. On the strength of these plays, the company quickly rivalled Alleyn's troupe for preeminence in London; as early as 1595 they gave four performances at court, followed by six the next year and four in 1597. These years were, typically for an Elizabethan company, also fraught with uncertainty. The company suffered along with the others in the summer of 1597, when the uproar over The Isle of Dogs temporarily closed the theatres; records from Dover and Bristol indicate that at least some of the company toured that summer. The character of Falstaff, though immensely popular from the start, aroused the ire of Lord Cobham, who objected to the use of the character's original name (Oldcastle), which derived from a member of Cobham's family. In the last years of the century, the company continued to stage Shakespeare's new plays, including Julius Caesar and Henry V, which may have opened the Globe, and Hamlet, which may well have appeared first at the Curtain. Among non-Shakespearean drama, A Warning for Fair Women was certainly performed, as was the Tudor history Thomas Lord Cromwell, sometimes seen as a salvo in a theatrical feud with the Admiral's Men, whose lost plays on Wolsey date from the same year. In 1601, in addition to their tangential involvement with the Essex rebellion, the company played a role in a less serious conflict, the so-called War of the Theatres. They produced Thomas Dekker's Satiromastix, a satire on Ben Jonson that seems to have ended the dispute. Somewhat uncharacteristically, Jonson does not appear to have held a grudge against the company; in 1603, they staged his Sejanus, with dissatisfying results. They also performed The London Prodigal, The Merry Devil of Edmonton, and The Fair Maid of Bristow, the last a rarity in that it is a Chamberlain's play that has never been attributed in any part to Shakespeare. Controversies The Lord Chamberlain's Men, and its individual members, largely avoided the scandals and turbulence in which other companies and actors sometimes involved themselves. Their most serious difficulty with the government came about as a result of their tangential involvement in the February 1601 insurrection of the Earl of Essex. Some of Essex's supporters had commissioned a special performance of Shakespeare's Richard II in the hope that the spectacle of that king's overthrow might make the public more amenable to the overthrow of Elizabeth (who later remarked, "I am Richard II, know ye not that?"). Augustine Phillips was deposed on the matter by the investigating authorities; he testified that the actors had been offered 40 shillings more than their usual fee, and for that reason alone had performed the play on 7 February, the day before Essex's uprising. The explanation was accepted; the company and its members went unpunished, and even performed for Elizabeth at Whitehall on 24 February, the day before Essex's execution. The following year, 1602, saw Christopher Beeston's rape charge. Probably some of the Lord Chamberlain's Men were among the actors who accompanied Beeston to his pretrial hearing at Bridewell and caused a disturbance there; but little can be said for certain. Audience Theatre-going became an extremely popular activity for many in London in the late 16th and early 17th century because of the constant advertisement seen throughout London playbills. During these years London had a population of approximately 200,000. Within that group of 200,000 over 15,000 men and women attended plays on a weekly basis. The Londoners who attended the theatre also enjoyed cock-fighting, bull-baiting, and bear-baiting. The theatres were in a rough part of London and were surrounded by the vices of drinking, gambling, and prostitution. As Lord Chamberlain’s Men popularity grew, they began to attract more and more theatre goers and became one of the most popular playing companies. But as their popularity grew so did the demand. The audience’s lives were ever changing which led to Lord Chamberlain’s Men having to cater to their audience resulting in the group having to perform six different plays every week. This was extremely strenuous on the actors as they had to memorize lines from many different plays and were given very little time if any for rehearsal. As Lord Chamberlain’s Men continued to prosper, they began to perform at larger venues. In 1599 they began playing at the outdoor Globe Theatre that had a capacity of 3,000 people and in 1609 they began performing at the indoor Blackfriars Theatre that had a capacity limit of 600. The minimum entry price at the Blackfriars was sixpence, six times that of the Globe, with better seats charged at eighteen and thirty pence. This allowed the company to make money year-round from being able to have productions at indoor and outdoor theatres.

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Kevin Malloy

Kevin Malloy (born 1965) is an advertising executive currently based in Auckland, New Zealand but with international roles. He is responsible for Starcom MediaVest Group's (SMG) Coca-Cola assignments globally and is also the VivaKi Country Chair responsible for Starcom, ZenithOptimedia and Razorfish across Australia and New Zealand. Background Malloy is from Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at St Peter's College. As a 21-year-old Malloy left for London, and ended up in the advertising agency DMB&B where he spent nine years, six of which were in the "International Media" operation. In 1994 he was moved to Hong Kong as Regional Media Director and after two years was sent to New York City to be groomed for a role as Worldwide Media Director. Malloy returned home at the end of 2002 after six years in New York and 17 years away. From his Auckland base he still looks after the global assignment for Coca-Cola and oversees Publicis Groupe's media and digital operations across New Zealand and Australia. International management Before the formation of MediaVest, Malloy held the position of Executive Vice President, Worldwide Media Director at D’Arcy. He was a key member of the D’Arcy media team that won the P&G AOR assignment in the U.S. – at the time the biggest advertising assignment in history (US$1.2 billion). He spent a total of six years in New York City. Prior to moving to New York in 1996, Malloy spent two years at D’Arcy’s Hong Kong office as regional media director for Asia-Pacific. Before that, Malloy was based in D’Arcy London for nine years. During that time, he spent three years working in the United Kingdom operation before taking on full European media responsibilities for such multi-national clients as Procter & Gamble (P&G), Budweiser, Mars and Philips. After seventeen years abroad, Malloy relocated back to Auckland, New Zealand in December 2002 where he initially continued to play a key role for Starcom MediaVest Group by maintaining his global role on both P&G and Coca-Cola while overseeing SMG’s operations in Australia and New Zealand. In October 2008 Malloy was asked to take on the newly formed position of VivaKi Chair for Australia and New Zealand. This role encompassed SMG and ZenithOptimedia in these markets and required the launch of Publicis Groupe’s key digital asset Digitas. Malloy has now dropped his role on P&G with the expanded VivaKi requirements but continues to travel extensively as he continues to lead SMG’s global efforts on Coca-Cola. Malloy’s international career has involved numerous speaking engagements and industry recognition. In 1998, he was named one of Advertising Age’s worldwide ‘Media Innovators’ following Media and Marketing Europe’s designation as one of the world’s ‘Top 40 Under 40’ media people in 1997. Malloy has also contributed to such publications as Advertising Age International, A&M Magazine, Media Magazine and The Economist.

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Bilgadi

Bilgadi (; , Bilhədi) is a rural locality (a selo) in Chinarsky Selsoviet, Derbentsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 635 as of 2010. The village has an Azerbaijani-majority. Geography Bilgadi is located 17 km northwest of Derbent (the district's administrative centre) by road. Chinar and Zidyan-Kazmalyar are the nearest rural localities.

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Llanbedr railway station

Llanbedr railway station serves the village of Llanbedr in Gwynedd, Wales. Until 8 May 1978, it was known as Talwrn Bach. The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. This station is close to the popular camping resort of Shell Island. Trains call only on request. From 22 June 2020, trains did not call at the station due to the short platform and the inability to maintain social distancing between passengers and the guard when opening the train door. This meant that, in the Office of Rail and Road's statistics, it became one of Britain's least used stations, recording 0 passengers in the year 2020–21. However, the station has since reopened according to Transport for Wales, the train operator which provides services to and from the station.

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Trewhiddle style

Trewhiddle style is a distinctive style in Anglo-Saxon art that takes its name from the Trewhiddle Hoard, discovered in Trewhiddle, Cornwall in 1770. Trewhiddle ornamentation includes the use of silver, niello inlay, and zoomorphic, plant and geometric designs, often interlaced and intricately carved into small panels. Famous examples include the Pentney Hoard, the Abingdon sword, the Fuller brooch, and the Strickland brooch. History Trewhiddle style is named after the Trewhiddle Hoard found in 1774 near Trewhiddle, Cornwall. The treasure contained a number of objects, including Anglo-Saxon coins, a silver chalice, and other gold and silver pieces. The artefacts can be dated to the ninth century. The animal ornamentation of some of the Trewhiddle Hoard items became a focus of study by Anglo-Saxon art historians and archaeologists in the early twentieth century. Sir Thomas Kendrick was the first historian to illustrate the uninterrupted use of Anglo-Saxon animal ornament, from the last days of Roman Britain to the early Anglo-Saxon period. Danish archaeologist, Johannes Brøndsted, acknowledged the historical importance of the lively decorative elements of the hoard by naming the ninth century style, the "Trewhiddle style". Trewhiddle style is most likely the outcome of evolving Anglo-Saxon art forms. The Animal style decoration and complex patterns that were found in early England, continued to develop over time. According to David M. Wilson, "If we look at the animal ornament on the metalwork of any period between 450 and 950, we can see the same traditions at work. The animal on the Faversham brooch, the animal on the Sutton Hoo clasps, and the animal on the horse trappings of Källby are in a sequence that leads up to Trewhiddle and beyond." Art historians have recognized important similarities between Trewhiddle art and Irish art, yet no historian has proposed that Trewhiddle art was influenced by Irish art. It is most likely that the animal art of the Trewhiddle objects originated in England and to a small degree was influenced by Continental art from the Mediterranean, Francia, or Celtic world. Earlier scholars have theorized that the Trewhiddle style was confined to the ninth century. The style has been difficult to date given the lack of independent dating evidence associated with Trewhiddle finds. It has been suggested, as more Trewhiddle artefacts continue to be found, that the birth of the Trehiddle style may have occurred in the eighth century. It has also been suggested, given more recent excavation of Trewhiddle style artefacts, including those found at Anglo-Saxon sites in Yorkshire in the 1980s and the late 1990s, that the Trewhiddle style continued to be produced in Northern England into the tenth century. Until more information becomes available to Trewhiddle scholars, the style continues to be dated to the ninth century. Style features The Trewhiddle style is recognized for its intricately carved decoration, including animal, plant, interlace and geometric patterns; niello inlays, densely decorated surfaces, and dome-headed rivets. A defining feature is the dividing of the main area of decoration into small panels, typically separated by beaded borders. Panels usually contain a single motif, typically a crouching, backward-looking or biting animal. Speckling of individual motifs was a technique frequently used to create surface texture or movement. The animal forms are many, including variations of mythical birds, snakes and beasts, usually depicted in profile. Plant motifs vary from intricately carved individual leaves to complete plants, often combined with animal forms and interlace. Interlace is more commonly seen combined with zoomorphic and plant motifs, rather than on its own. When used singly, the interlace pattern is typically simple and closed. When used with plant or animal forms, the decoration is generally a more complex design. Metalwork Trewhiddle style was primarily used to decorate metalwork. During the late Anglo-Saxon era, silver was the precious metal most commonly used to create Trewhiddle style jewellery and to decorate weapons. Viking trade and expansion during the ninth and tenth centuries brought new supplies of silver from the Near East to England and Scandinavia. The rapid change from the use of gold to silver in metalwork manufacturing, was due to abundant new supplies of silver that were made available to craftsmen during this time period. Subsequently, gold became the preferred metal to manufacture finger-rings or for gilding and inlay. Weapons Trewhiddle was a commonly used decoration style for late Anglo-Saxon swords. The Abingdon sword, found near the village of Abingdon and now in the Ashmolean Museum, is decorated with silver mounts inlaid with niello. The River Witham sword, has a silver Trewhiddle style hilt is decorated with animal motifs, inlaid with niello. The sword pommel from the Bedale Hoard, is engraved with panels of gold foil inlay, and decorated with carved, intertwined animals and an intricate gold leaf pattern. The Anglo-Saxon weapon can be dated to the late ninth or early tenth century. Three sword hilts, all from the Norwegian areas of Høven, Dolven and Gronneberg, were manufactured in the Trewhiddle style, all composed of niello inlays. The Dolven and Gronnenberg hilts are decorated in a similar manner to the River Witham sword. The Høven hilt is decorated with intertwined bird and animal forms, similar in style to the Fuller Brooch. Jewellery Anglo-Saxon jewellery during the ninth and early tenth century is renowned for its superb craftsmanship and animated, intricately carved designs. Typically cast in silver, open-work disc brooches decorated in the Trewhiddle style are the most recognized examples of late Anglo-Saxon jewellery style. The Pentney Hoard is probably the best known example of Trewhiddle style. The Anglo-Saxon treasure was discovered in a Pentney, Norfolk churchyard in 1978. The six silver open-work disc brooches, date to the early 9th century, and include two non-identical brooch pairs and two singleton brooches. The Æthelwulf and Æthelswith finger-rings are important examples of Trewhiddle style gold metalwork. The rings belonged to Æthelwulf, King of Wessex and his daughter, Æthelswith (838-888 AD). Æthelwulf was the father of Alfred the Great. His rule spanned the years between 836 and 858 AD. Ethelswith reigned as Queen of Mercia from 853 to 874, when her husband King Burgred of Mercia died. The rings are significant in that they both contain unusual images of Christian iconography: the Lamb of God is featured on Æthelswith's ring and two peacocks drinking at the Fountain of Life are the central image on Æthelwulf's ring. The Fuller Brooch, an intricately carved silver and niello inlay brooch, is dated to the late 9th century. The circular brooch illustrates the embodiment of the Five Senses. Belonging to the late Trewhiddle style, and featuring Trewhiddle style animals, birds, plants and humans, the Anglo-Saxon brooch is rare for its use of anthropomorphic motifs. It is considered one of the most famous examples of Anglo-Saxon art. The Strickland Brooch, a mid-ninth century silver and niello inlay disc brooch is similar in design to the Fuller Brooch. Both pieces of jewellery are made from sheet silver and inlaid with niello and gold. The Strickland Brooch's lively open-work design is elaborately carved with collared dog-like beasts and animal heads. Strap-ends Late Anglo-Saxon era strap-ends, accessories used to fasten to the end of a strap or belt to keep it from unraveling, were often decorated in the Trewhiddle style. The eight strap-ends of the Poppleton hoard, discovered near Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, and dating from the late 9th to early 10th century, are excellent examples of Trewhiddle style metalwork.

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Neme

Neme may refer to: Nimis, or Neme, a town and commune in Udine, Italy Néme, or Nima, a village in Mintiu Gherlii Commune, Cluj County, Romania Neme, one of the Nambu languages of Papua New Guinea Laurel Neme, American environmentalist

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Le Temps des cerises (publisher)

Le Temps des cerises is a French publishing house founded in 1993 by 33 writers. Le Temps des cerises publishers The name of the house refers to the song Le Temps des cerises by Jean-Baptiste Clément. It was chosen to "indicate both the attachment to the ideals of the Paris Commune and to a certain tradition of popular poetry, most often obscured". The little "e" of CeRISES (cherries) saying in its own way that this hope maintained is in a time of CRISES...". The catalog of Le Temps des cerises counts more than 700 titles. The house has created numerous series including "101 poèmes", the "Petite bibliothèque de poésie", "Romans des libertés" and "Liberté des romans", the "Petite collection rouge", the "Collection blanche", the series collections "Matière à pensées", "Le Merle moqueur" and "Histoire contemporaine", as well as the "Cahiers Roger Vailland"" and publishes the magazine Commune. Books have been issued in co-publishing with the "Maison de la poésie Rhône-Alpes", the publishing houses and Éditions du Noroît and took over the fund of the Ipomée editions. A series with Les Lettres Françaises and one with have also been created. Some themes Some themes dear to Le Temps des Cerises : Communism, globalization, liberalism, the Paris Commune, the working class, trade unionism, slavery, colonialism, the third world, the status of women, and so on. essays against capitalism, World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, Nicolas Sarkozy, etc. essays on Louise Michel, Jean Jaurès, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Staline, Maurice Thorez, , Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Hugo Chávez, etc. And also: philosophical essays on Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Pierre Bourdieu literary essays on Victor Hugo, George Sand, Jules Verne, Émile Zola, Louis Aragon, Nazım Hikmet, Bernard Noël essays on art (including one on Pierre Soulages) Some authors History Hô Chi Minh, Henri Alleg World Danielle Bleitrach, Politics Rosa Luxemburg, Noam Chomsky, Anicet Le Pors, René-Émile Piquet, Léo Figuères, André Gerin Economy Karl Marx, Samir Amin Society Gracchus, Friedrich Engels, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Danielle Mitterrand, , , Mumia Abu-Jamal Philosophy Louis Althusser Novels and short stories Jack London, Maxim Gorky, César Vallejo, Elsa Triolet, Robert Desnos, Nikolai Ostrovsky, Paul Nizan, Jacques Roumain, Jorge Amado, , , Pierre Courtade, Raymond Jean, René Ballet, Roger Bordier, Jacques Krier, Clément Lépidis, Pierre Gamarra, , , , Luis de Miranda Tales Anton Chekhov Novels, short stories and essays on society and art Roger Vailland, Suzanne Bernard Novels, short stories and poetry Charles Dobzynski Novels and poetry Ernesto Cardenal, Jean Metellus. Political essays and poetry Louis Aragon Essays society and poetry John Berger. Poetry Omar Khayyam, Heinrich Heine, François Coppée, Carl Sandburg, Charles Vildrac, translation by Vladimir Maïakovski, Paul Éluard, Yánnis Rítsos, Jaroslav Seifert, Ilarie Voronca, Pablo Neruda, E.E. Cummings, Nazım Hikmet, Vladimir Pozner, Seamus Heaney, Rafael Alberti, Rouben Melik, Juan Gelman, Henri Deluy Jack Hirschman, Abdellatif Laâbi, , , Salah Al-Hamdani, , , Tahar Djaout, Maram al-Masri, , Jean-Paul Guedj Poetry and theatre Poetry and literary essays , Alain Marc Literary essays Jean Ristat Songs Jean-Baptiste Clément, Eugène Pottier, Gaston Couté,

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Antonio Joseph (politician)

Antonio Joseph (August 25, 1846 – April 19, 1910) was a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Joseph attended Lux's Academy in Taos, Bishop Lamy's School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Webster College in St. Louis County, Missouri, and Bryant and Stratton's Commercial College in St. Louis, Missouri. He then engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was county judge of Taos County, New Mexico from 1878 to 1880. He then moved to Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, in 1880, and served as member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1882. Joseph was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He served in the Territorial senate 1896–1898, serving as president of that body in 1898. He again engaged in the mercantile business and was an owner of hotels and owned extensive real estate holdings. He died in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, April 19, 1910, and was interred in Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sources 1846 births 1910 deaths Bryant and Stratton College alumni Members of the New Mexico Territorial Legislature Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico Territory Neomexicanos 19th-century American politicians New Mexico Democrats

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Knight Rider 2000

Knight Rider 2000 is a 1991 American made-for-television science fiction action film based on the 1982–1986 television series Knight Rider. Overview In the year 2000, conventional handguns have been banned, with law enforcement carrying non-lethal "ultrasound" pistols. Nationwide budget changes have resulted in the adoption of cryonic suspension over standard incarceration for convicted criminals. Following the assassination of a mayor in San Antonio, his replacement demands a solution, which is found in the form of the "Knight 4000", a car that will become the next generation of the Knight Industries' supercar KITT. Plot Thomas J. Watts is released from prison and assassinates the mayor. Police officer Shawn McCormick confronts the masked Watts holding the next mayor at gunpoint. She shoots Watts, who flees. The city's new mayor demands the gunman be found, while his councilmen reprimand him for disarming the police and setting up the cryo-prison where the inmates "sleep away" their sentences and emerge the same people as before. The Knight Foundation, created from a combination of Knight Industries and the Foundation for Law and Government, offers a possible solution – the "Knight 4000". Devon Miles and his partner, Russel Maddock, are green-lit on the idea, but the city wants to see a working prototype. Devon brings in Michael Knight as the test driver. The Knight 4000 has most of KITT's original features, but adds an amphibious mode that allows the car to drive on water, a heads-up display, and a stun device that can remotely incapacitate a human. Watts shoots Shawn after she discovers that some of her colleagues are working with the assassin to rearm criminals so the city will give the police their guns back. Doctors save Shawn by installing a microchip implant into her brain. She recovers, but cannot remember the details of the attack. Michael is furious that KITT has been dismantled and rebuilds KITT's AI unit, which is difficult since Maddock has sold most of KITT's technology to medical research. He reactivates KITT's logic module and installs him in the dashboard of his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Shawn quits the police force after she learns her chief, Daniels, did not want to authorize her brain chip implant nor get involved in her case. She seeks employment with the Foundation, and Michael learns one of KITT's cybernetic chips is in her head. KITT links up with the chip and extracts her missing memories. Shawn remembers that Watts shot her and that her fellow officers were with him, including her partner. Watts learns Shawn is alive and sends the corrupt cops to eliminate her and Michael, who are chased down when they try fleeing in KITT. KITT helps them evade capture by driving off a pier where he quickly sinks. Michael and Shawn are safe, but KITT is damaged when water enters his circuitry. With Watts believing Michael and Shawn dead, he captures Devon and uses mind scanning technology to discover what Devon knows, killing him afterward. Michael and Shawn swim to safety and return to the Foundation, learning of Devon's death. After Devon's funeral, the mayor terminates FLAG's contract. Michael quits, but after Shawn confronts him, he returns and retrofits the Knight 4000 with KITT's AI. Michael and Shawn follow her former partner to a warehouse where guns are stored. Shawn arranges a gun transaction with her former partner. Before he can cooperate with FLAG's investigation, Watts shoots him. Michael saves Shawn from being killed. Maddock sends KITT a copy of the prison release papers for Watts, signed by the murdered mayor. Michael has KITT print more copies, sending one with a fake signature to Daniels using her name, and a similar one to the mayor, this time with his name. Following the mayor's limo, they record a conversation between the mayor and Watts discussing the papers. After ambushing a caravan of corrupt cops, they find no guns. KITT informs Michael there is another group of police cars headed for the local mall. Maddock convinces Daniels to allow KITT to pursue them. Watts has begun a transaction with a gun buyer. When one of the corrupt cops guarding Watts sights Shawn moving in, he shoots her, and the buyer and Watts flee. Michael catches up to Watts and disarms him. A fight ensues between Michael and Watts, Michael only stopping when Watts picks up his handgun. Shawn, only slightly wounded, arrives with the other handgun, instructing Watts to drop his. Michael talks Shawn down from shooting Watts. Watts then draws another gun hidden under his coat but Michael draws out an ultrasound gun and shoots Watts, who falls to his death. After Watts' defeat, the mayor is incarcerated, Michael returns to retirement, and KITT remains at the Knight Foundation with Shawn and Maddock. The trio continue their police work. Cast David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight William Daniels as the Voice of KITT Carmen Argenziano as Russell Maddock/Voice of Knight 4000 Lou Beatty Jr. as Mayor Harold Abbey Chris Bonno as Andrew Megan Butler as Officer Marla Hedges Robert F. Cawley as Prison Guard Eugene Clark as Officer Kurt Miller James Doohan as Himself Francis Guinan as Dr. Jeffrey Glassman Philip Hafer as Charlie (as Phillip Hafer) Christine Healy as Commissioner Ruth Daniels Carolyn G. Jackson as Bag Lady Ron Jackson as Highway Police Officer Stacy Lundgren as Sandy Matthew Menger as Shawn's Father (as Matt Menger) Paul Menzel as Businessman J.W. Moore IV as Medical Technician Edward Mulhare as Devon Miles Edwin Neal as Warehouse Clerk John Cannon Nichols as Lieutenant Justin Strand Susan Norman as Officer Shawn McCormick Marco Perella as Police Sergeant Mitch Pileggi as Thomas J. Watts Ellis Posey as Mayor Frank Cottam Larry Roop as Police Officer Lori Swierski as Lori Cameo Actor James Doohan makes a cameo appearance as an innocent bystander that KITT mistakes for a criminal stealing money from an ATM. KITT stuns the suspect and the man collapses. When Michael and Maddock pick up the man to arrest him, they find Mr. Doohan, delirious (from being stunned), and mumbling various lines from his role of Scotty on Star Trek. Production Development The theme tune, "Knight Rider 2000", by Jan Hammer was released on his 1994 album Drive. The studio was unable to use the real Pontiac Banshee IV concept car for the movie, so instead it hired Jay Ohrberg Star Cars Inc. to customize a 1991 Dodge Stealth for the Knight 4000. After filming wrapped, the custom car was used on other TV productions of the time and can also be seen, albeit briefly, as a stolen supercar in CHiPs '99, a future police vehicle in Power Rangers Time Force, and in an episode of the television series Black Scorpion in 2001. After lying abandoned and unmaintained for 10 years, one of the cars was offered for sale in January 2021 by Bob's Prop Shop in Las Vegas. It was filmed in San Antonio, Texas and features some of the city's landmarks such as the Botanical Gardens, the Tower of the Americas and Shops at Rivercenter (then known as Rivercenter Mall). Because David Hasselhoff was already committed to Baywatch, he wouldn't have been available to play Michael Knight full time had Knight Rider 2000 actually made it to series. Hasselhoff as a compromise, suggested to NBC entertainment chief Brandon Tartikoff to do four Knight Rider movies-of-the-week. NBC ultimately said to Hasselhoff that they were going to make movies-of-the-week for Knight Rider just like he suggested. But as it turned out, NBC ordered Universal to produce just one movie-of-the-week instead of four. Universal replied by saying that they couldn't figure out how to make money unless they make at least two films and produce them back-to-back. When NBC refused to order more than one movie, that effectively ended this particular Knight Rider revival. Reaction Although the ratings for Knight Rider 2000 were excellent, when NBC tested the audience reaction to Susan Norman, who was expected to front-line this proposed new Knight Rider series, she was given a thumbs down. According to David Hasselhoff, Knight Rider 2000 missed the point of the original series and had taken the wrong direction. Instead, the story is about a former cop turned psychotic killer who brings terror to the city of San Antonio in the year 2000. Home media As well as being available as a single DVD, it is included in the Region 1, Region 2 and Region 4 versions of the Knight Rider Season One box set.

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Frank B. Fay

Franklin Brigham Fay (January 24, 1821 – March 20, 1904) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as the third Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts and in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature.

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Sibiu International Theatre Festival

The Sibiu International Theatre Festival () is one of the most important theatre and performing arts festivals in the world, and the third biggest, after the Festival d'Avignon and the Edinburgh International Festival. FITS takes place in the city of Sibiu, Romania, in June every year and lasts for ten days. Founded in 1993 by Constantin Chiriac, the festival programme features renowned names of the international stage, offering spectators a broad range of sections, with guests from around 73 countries per edition, performing approximately 550 events. History In March 1993, Constantin Chiriac organized the National Student Theatre Festival. The participants to this first edition of the festival represented no more than two countries (Republic of Moldova and Romania), and in 1994, the number of participating countries rose to eight, while the following two editions had guests from 21, and 24 countries, respectively. In 1994, the National Student Theatre Festival became the International Festival of Young Professional Theatre. Unlike the first three editions, in which the festival lasted for three days, the 1995 edition had a duration of four days, and for the first time proposed street performances, too. In 1997, the International Festival of Young Professional Theatre became the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (FITS), the name it still holds. Starting with the 1999 edition, it was decided that the festival would last for ten days every year. FITS played a decisive role in the city of Sibiu receiving the title European Capital of Culture 2007. Starting with the 8th edition (25 May – 3 June 2001), FITS has been organized yearly by the Radu Stanca National Theatre in Sibiu, the Sibiu City Hall and the Sibiu Local County, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the “Lucian Blaga” University in Sibiu, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Romanian Theatre Union, and the Sibiu County Council, and produced by the Democracy through Culture Foundation. Slogans From the 1995 edition on, each year, FITS has unfolded under the sign of a slogan: 1995 - Tolerance 1996 - Violence 1997 - Cultural Identity 1998 - Links 1999 - Creativity 2000 - Alternative 2001 - Challenges 2002 - Bridges 2003 - Tomorrow 2004 - Legacies 2005 - Signs 2006 - Together ?! 2007 - Next 2008 - Energy 2009 - Innovations 2010 - Questions 2011 - Community 2012 - Crisis. Culture makes a difference 2013 - Dialogue 2014 - Uniqueness in diversity 2015 - Growing Smart - Smart Growing 2016 - Building trust 2017 - Love 2018 - Passion 2019 - The art of giving 2020 - Empowered Sections Theatre From the very first edition of the festival, Sibiu saw the presence of some of the most representative international theatre companies, directors, actors, scenographers, which led to a transformation not only in terms of the community's openness to other mentalities, worlds, and cultures, but also to a professionalization of the Romanian performing arts artists and students invited to Sibiu to perform and participate at workshops, conferences, etc. Throughout its 27 editions, the festival has presented over 1,500 indoor performances (theatre, dance, circus, music, opera, musicals, concerts), of which more than 1,000 theatre shows. Famous world-class or young directors with a huge potential have contributed to the notoriety of the festival: Rimas Tuminas, Andriy Zholdak, Hanoch Levin, Lev Erenburg, Eugenio Barba, Yuri Kordonsky, Pippo Delbono, Eimuntas Nekrošius, Masahiro Yasuda, Levan Tsuladze, Lars Norén, Peter Brook, Armin Petras, Joël Pommerat, Declan Donnellan, Hideki Noda (playwright), Ivan Vyrypaev, Peter Stein, Wajdi Mouawad, Krystian Lupa, Lev Dodin, Angélica Liddell, Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota, Data Tavadze, Kazuyoshi Kushida, Yoshi Oida, Monika Strzepka, Christoph Marthaler, Thomas Ostermeier, Luk Perceval, Jarosław Fret, Alvis Hermanis, Tim Robbins, Tang Shu-wing, Philippe Genty, Akihiro Yamamoto, Jernej Lorenci, Robert Wilson (director), Eric Lacascade, Lisa Peterson, Eirik Stubø, Timofey Kulyabin, and many more. Renowned Romanian directors have participated at the festival every year, throughout various editions: Silviu Purcărete, Victor Ioan Frunză, Cătălina Buzoianu, David Esrig, Alexandru Dabija, Mihai Măniuțiu, Răzvan Mazilu, Alexandru Darie, Alexander Hausvater, Miriam Răducanu, Radu Beligan, Chris Simion, Felix Alexa, Gábor Tompa, Anca Bradu, Alexandra Badea, Radu Afrim, Florin Piersic, Jr., Radu Alexandru Nica, Gavriil Pinte, Vlad Massaci, Cristi Juncu, Andrei Șerban, Theodor Cristian Popescu, Lia Bugnar, Ada Milea, Bobi Pricop, Bogdan Georgescu, Eugen Jebeleanu, Gigi Căciuleanu, Andrei and Andreea Grosu, Eugen Gyemant, Cătălin Ștefănescu, Radu Jude, Vlad Cristache, Botond Nagy, Nona Ciobanu. Dance Although the name of FITS still includes the word “theatre”, from the first editions, it has become a true performing arts festival. The need to bring the audience not only new forms of theatre, but also other art forms, determined the organizers to invite several types of dance performances – contemporary, traditional (flamenco, kathak, kabuki, butoh, noh, dervish, African, Balinese), hip-hop, flexing, etc. Some remarkable contemporary or traditional dance choreographers have left their mark on the history of the festival: Karine Ponties, Amir Kolben, Gigi Căciuleanu, Adi Sha'al, Nicole Mossoux, Patrick Bonté, Lia Rodrigues, Marie Chouinard, Noa Wertheim, Răzvan Mazilu, Thierry Smits, Barak Marshall, Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company, Sasha Waltz, Alain Buffard, Paco Peña, Rocío Molina, Olivier Dubois, Ohad Naharin, María Pagés, Jesus Carmona, Brenda Angiel, Ziya Azazi, Jin Xing, Linda Kapetanea, Aditi Mangaldas, Yamamoto Akihiro, Damien Jalet, Hervé Koubi, Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray, Peter Sellers, Gregory Maqoma, Itzik Galili, Eun-Me Ahn, Michèle Noiret, Luca Silvestrini. Circus and contemporary circus Ever since the first editions, the festival programme comprised outdoor and indoor circus shows, which enjoyed great success. Some of the best-known companies invited to Sibiu are Cirque Baroque, Les Lendemains – from France, Les Parfaits Inconnus, Les 7 Doigts de la Main and Machine de Cirque – from Canada, Circa (contemporary circus) and Gravity and Other Myths, Strut & Fret Production House – from Australia, Lady Cocktail and Cie Carré Curieux, Cirque Vivant! – from Belgium, Compagnia Finzi Pasca, Martin Zimmerman, Compagnia Baccalà and David Dimitri – from Switzerland, Kallo Collective from Finland, Lurrak – from France. Musical FITS has hosted several musical performances, signed both by international directors (Pierre Notte), and by directors from Romania or originating from Romania (Răzvan Mazilu and Cosmin Chivu). Opera The companies that have made up the FITS programme over the years include: Yue Opera from China, Hangzhou Yue Opera Theatre and Shaoxing City Performance CO., or Vuyani Dance Theatre from South Africa. Music Over the 25 editions of FITS, outdoor music concerts, especially those presented in Sibiu's Big Square or Small Square, have brought together the biggest number of non-paying spectators. Some of the national and international artists that have performed on the festival stage are: Misia, Mamselle Ruiz, Vama (band), Holograf, Delia & Band, Imperial Kikiristan, Șuie Paparude, Vunk, Loredana Groza, Smiley (singer), the Brass Band from Cozmești, Voltaj, Vama Veche (band), Iris (Romanian band), Zdob și Zdub, Direcția 5, Cargo, Țapinarii, Irina Sârbu & Trio Puiu Pascu, Antract, Grupul Iza, Klaus Obermaier & Chris Haring, Phoenix (band), Tudor Gheorghe, Professional Folk Ensemble “Cindrelul - Junii Sibiului”, Monica Anghel, Robin and the Backstabbers, Otros Aires, Shukar Collective. In time, the music and concert section of FITS focused more and more on other genres (fado, gospel, jazz, organ concerts) and new band and artist names, such as Kadebostany, De Staat, KillAson, Youngr, Adrian Naidin, Urma (band), Superorganism (band) etc. Concerts in churches and historical sites Through the editions of FITS, the churches in Sibiu and in the surrounding area (Mărginimea Sibiului) have hosted a series of fado, gospel, organ, opera and other types of concerts, held by Romanian and international artists and bands, such as Weinberger Blues Machine, Isabelle Roy, Felix Dima Quarteto, Celina Ramsauer, Max Vandervorst, Cantabile, André Mergenthaler, Ursula Philippi, Orchestra Bibescu, Marius Mihalache, Matthias Anton Quartett, Mariachi Figueroa, Kleztory, Mandinga, Stockholm Lisboa Project, Shaun Davey, Ensemble Renaissance, Grigore Leșe, Francesco Agnello, Grupul Vocal Acapella, IDMC Gospel Choir, Compagnie Lyrique Corse, Llarena “Michito”, Cantabile – The London Quartet, The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices, Maria Berasarte, Sanda Weigl, Howard Gospel Choir, Group TAGO & AtoBIZ Ltd., Kurrende Choir from Tübingen & Sibiu State Philharmonics Orchestra & the Sibiu Bach Choir, SoNoRo, Fado Violado, Ana Sofia Varela, Adrian Naidin Quartet, Jorge Da Rocha, Cristiano de Sousa, Liviu Holender, Fiona Pollak Parvathy Baul. From the 24th edition (9-18 June 2017), the FITS programme also extended to Transylvanian fortified churches, thus adding a new dimension to the festival, by exploiting the Romanian cultural heritage and raising the profile of renovated Transylvanian organs. Church choirs and artists, like Amalia Goje, Noémi Miklós, Jürg Leutert, Erich Türk, Ursula Philippi, Roxana Bârsan, Capella Coronensis & the Black Church Bach Choir, played organ concerts for the communities around Sibiu, in the Evangelical churches in Cisnădie, Gușterița, Cisnădioara, Slimnic, Roșia and in the Criț Fortified Church. Street performances For a quarter of a century, more than 500 street companies have performed in various outdoor spaces in Sibiu. Among the most important names are Teatr Osmego Dnia, Biuro Podróży, Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International, DAH Teater, Teatrul Masca, the Brass Band from Cozmești, Abracadabra Foundation, Osadia, Aktionstheater Pan.Optikum, Generik Vapeur, Compagnie Transe Express, Faber Teater, Compagnie Malabar, Compagnie Carabosse, Compagnie Opposito, Xarxa, Les Goulus, Plasticiens Volants, Aérosculpture, Teatr KTO, Ljud Company, La Salamandre, Carros de Foc, Bash Street Theatre, Sarruga Produccions, International Show Parade, Close-Act Theatre, Bilbobasso, Theater Titanick, David Dimitri, Cirq'ulation Locale, Cie. Faï, Kitonb Project, AAINJAA, Cie. Woest, Muare Experience & Duchamp Pilot, Cie Remue Ménage, Teatro tascabile di Bergamo, Planète Vapeur, Geschwister Weisheit, Teatro dei Venti, Architects of Air. Heritage performances Heritage performances created by the “Radu Stanca” National Theatre, the main organizer of FITS, have a special place in the programme of theatre shows. These performances created in Sibiu throughout the years have been highly appreciated by national and international audiences, as part of them have been included in each edition of FITS: “Metamorphoses”, “Faust”, “Waiting for Godot”, “The Scarlet Princess” (directed by Silviu Purcărete), “A Streetcar Named Popescu” and “The Cioran Temptation” (directed by Gavriil Pinte). Aplauze Magazine The Festival, in collaboration with professors and students from the Schools of Letters and Theatre Studies within the “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, the “Babeș-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca and the Bucharest National University of Theatre and Film, as well as students from universities outside Romania, print the Aplauze Magazine every day of each edition of FITS. At the beginning, the publication was coordinated by Doru Moțoc, and starting 2005, by Ion M. Tomuș. This magazine aims to function as a performing arts review laboratory (performance reviews, interviews, cultural journal, event reports, presentations), to contribute to the festival's artistic dialogue platform, and to strengthen the celebratory atmosphere in the community of Sibiu. Aplauze Magazine is distributed free of charge in several festival venues, from the ticketing agency to the Sibiu Tourist Information Centre. It is also available for viewing and downloading on the festival website. Special events Every year, FITS disseminates artistic creation through the special events it schedules and which can be accessed by the general audience free of charge. The audience thus have the opportunity to develop formally and informally by attending conferences and seminars, book launches, talks around performances, play-readings, and films, as well as around the International Platform of Doctoral Research in the Fields of Performing Arts and Cultural Management. Conferences and seminars The artists who come to FITS are invited to have talks with performing arts critics and experts, such as George Banu, Octavian Saiu or Cătălin Ștefănescu, on the role of their art or of performing arts and cultural management in society. Throughout the festival history, several figures of the Romanian and international stage have talked to the festival audiences: ]Jonathan Mills, Pawel Potoroczyn, Mircea Dinescu, Sorin Alexandrescu, Jan Klata, Krystian Lupa, Neil LaBute, Peter Stein, Pippo Delbono, Wajdi Mouawad, Roman Dolzhansky, Tim Robbins, Eugenio Barba, Yevgeny Mironov, Jaroslaw Fret, Luk Perceval, Thomas Ostermeier, Vincent Baudriller, Irina Margareta Nistor, Ioan Holender, Akihiro Yamamoto, Christophe Sermet, Marcel Iureș, Rimas Tuminas, Robert Wilson, Vasile Șirli, Ada Solomon, David Baile, Ohad Naharin, Radu Jude, Alexandru Dabija, Tang Shu Wing, Cristian Mungiu, Isabelle Huppert, Eugenio Barba, Nicola Savarese, Ioan-Aurel Pop, Jean-Michel Ribes, Sever Voinescu, Denis O'Hare, Stan Lai. Book launches For 27 years, the FITS collection has launched over 50 publications, including studies, essays, albums, and anthologies on artists, performing arts history, arts, management, contemporary theatre plays, marketing and cultural management, etc. As part of the studies and essays, the festival has published a series of books by authors such as: George Banu, Eugenio Barba, Augusto Boal, Luc Bondy, Michael Chekhov, John Russell Brown, Marina Davydova, Pippo Delbono, Maria M. Delgado, Nikolai Mihailovici Gorceakov, Thomas Ostermeier, Iulia Popovici, Olivier Py, Cristian Radu, Dan Rebellato, Nicola Savarese, Bruno Tackels, Matei Vișniec, Noel Witts. On the occasion of the 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th anniversaries of FITS, the festival published photo albums with pictures of representative performances presented over the course of its history; moreover, in 2008, the “Faust” album was published, with photographs by Mihaela Marin. Every year starting 1996, FITS has also published an anthology of texts on the theme of each edition. Play-readings and radiophonic theatre Since the 1997 edition, FITS has also been editing the Anthology of plays presented in the Play-Reading section. Contemporary plays by Romanian and international playwrights are published in both an international language, and Romanian. Most of these plays are presented as play-readings or even full-fledged performances. At the end of each play-reading, spectators and listeners of Radio România Cultural can talk to the moderator of this section, Cătălin Ștefănescu, as well as the actors, directors, authors, and translators of these plays. Film The film section has been established for a better dissemination of the works of the artists no longer active in performing arts, such as Jerzy Grotowski, Tadeusz Kantor or Liviu Ciulei, as well as to discover, through documentaries, the works and lives of directors and choreographers who left a mark on the contemporary destiny of performing arts, such as Peter Brook, Ariane Mnouchkine, Pippo Delbono, Robert Wilson, Ohad Naharin. Many artists present in the festival, whose careers touch on the world of film, have been in dialogue with the audience, before or after the festival showed films directed, written, adapted after their plays or in which they perform. They include: Silviu Purcărete (“Somewhere in Palilula”), Jan Lauwers (“Goldfish”), Ivan Vyrypaev (“Delhi Dance”), Alexa Visarion (“Ana”), Wajdi Mouawad (“Incendies”), Neil LaBute (“Some Velvet Morning”), Pippo Delbono (“Amore e carne”, “Vangelo”), Radu Jude (“Aferim!”, “Scarred Hearts”), Olivier Py (“Mediteranées”), Klaus Maria Brandauer (“Mephisto”), Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota (“The Rhinoceros”), Yoshi Oida (“Have You Seen the Moon?”), Victor Rebengiuc (“Moromeții”), Tim Robbins (“The Shawshank Redemption”), Mikhail Baryshnikov (“White Nights”), Marcel Iureș (“The Phantom Father”), Isabelle Huppert (“Elle”), Eugenio Barba (“The Art of the Impossible”). Specialized workshops Part of the non-formal training and formal education offered by FITS comes from the possibility to take part in the festival's specialized workshops. These workshops focus on dramatic writing methods (Paul Godfrey, Neil LaBute), commedia dell'arte (Dean Gilmour), noh and kabuki theatre (Fujita Asaya, Yasuda Masahiro), movement and pantomime (Stichting Clown & Comedie), directing (Irina Solomon), scenography (Dragoș Buhagiar), choreography, improvisations Ezzeddine Gannoun), voice and speaking (Janet B. Rodgers, Thom Jones), integrated voice (Liz Eckert), devising theatre (Benjamin May), mask technique, adapting a space to the present-day theatrical process (Jean Guy-Lecat), theatre criticism (Ilinca Todoruț, Alexandra Pâzgu), solving movement in the stage space (Gelabert Azzopardi, Aditi Mangaldas, Amir Kolben, Nelson Fernandez), creating a one-man show (Adam Lazarus), Meyerhold's biomechanics (Elena Kuzina), Argentinian tango (Eugenia Usandivara and Leo Calvelli), unconventional acting (Kym Moore), Stanislavskian theatre (Andreas Manolikakis), Michael Chekhov's character development method (Elena Kuzina), backstage of fiction (Eugenio Barba), principles of the Japanese noh classic theatre (Akihiro Yamamoto). During the 2017 edition, in collaboration with the LBUS Department of Drama and Theatre Studies and The Market, an architecture workshop entitled “Simplicity is Very Sophisticated” was organized, coordinated by scenographer Jean-Guy Lecat. Exhibitions and the visual art platform As with the film and documentary section, certain performing arts artists (such as Roswitha Hecke, Tadeusz Kantor, Jerzy Grotowski, Doina Levintza, Dragoș Buhagiar, Lia Manțoc, Silviu Purcărete, Radu Afrim, Kazuyoshi Kushida, Nic Ularu) are also present through exhibitions of photography, set design elements and so on. Moreover, we organize exhibitions by local, national, and international plastic artists, such as Roswitha Hecke, Elke Traue, Mihai Tymoshenko, Neculai Păduraru, Krzysztof Dydo, Lina Herschel, Lucien Samaha, Marcel Chirnoagă, Ștefan Câlția, Ulyana Tymoshenko, Asghar Khatibzadeh, H.R. Giger. In 2013, FITS and the “Radu Stanca” National Theatre proposed that artist Dan Perjovschi created and coordinated a Vertical Newspaper on the wall of the national theatre, which has reached the sixth edition. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the festival and of the Centenary of modern Romania, Dan Perjovschi, the “Radu Stanca” National Theatre and FITS continued this collaboration through an artistic installation made of magnets. Book fair Ever since the 2012 edition, FITS, in collaboration with the Sibiu Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, has organized a book fair in Sibiu, in which relevant publishers in Romania present over 4,000 books per edition. Associated structures Sibiu Walk of Fame In 2013, the management of FITS and of the “Radu Stanca” National Theatre proposed to the City Hall and the Sibiu Local Council the creation of a Walk of Fame in Cetății Park, an alley located between the oldest theatre in Romania (Thalia Hall in Sibiu) and the “Radu Stanca” National Theatre in Sibiu. The first figures to receive a star during the 20th edition (7 16 June 2013) were Ariane Mnouchkine, Declan Donnellan, Eugenio Barba, Silviu Purcărete, George Banu, Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII. In the next editions (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019), they were followed by: Lev Dodin, Peter Brook, Peter Stein, Krystian Lupa, Gigi Căciuleanu, Radu Stanca, Martin Hochmeister, Eimuntas Nekrošius, Joël Pommerat, Kazuyoshi Kushida, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Neil LaBute, Tim Robbins, Alvis Hermanis, Christoph Marthaler, Yevgeny Mironov, Luk Perceval, Victor Rebengiuc, Thomas Ostermeier, Philippe Genty, Rimas Tuminas, Ohad Naharin, Vasile Șirli, Marcel Iureș, Robert Wilson, Peter Sellers, Hideki Noda, Wajdi Mouawad, Ioan Holender, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota, Maia Morgenstern, Michael Thalheimer, Pippo Delbono, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and Stan Lai. The event takes place in Cetății Park, on the penultimate day of the festival; the unveiling ceremony on the Walk of Fame is followed by the Celebrity Gala, during which models of the stars on the Walk of Fame are awarded, alongside special prizes, such as the Virgil Flonda Prize for exceptional contribution to performing arts, and the Iulian Vișa Prize dedicated to artists of the new generation. Sibiu Performing Arts Market Sibiu Performing Arts Market is a structure associated to FITS, that aims to offer a chance to all artists, cultural operators, performing arts institutions or cultural networks to meet relevant world producers. Since the first edition organized in 1997, the Sibiu Performing Arts Market developed into a cultural network connecting festivals and artists, independent companies or state institutions in the field of performing arts. Every year, more than 300 participants all over the world, representing various cultural organizations (arts management agencies, NGOs, public institutions, independent companies, etc.), meet in Sibiu to establish connections and start possible future partnerships. The special events organized in the framework of The Market, topical subjects of cultural sectors and creative industries are discussed, while also presenting opportunities for collaboration. The workshops place an accent on sharing experiences and continuous learning. Alongside the new events specific to each edition and adapted to national and international cultural realities, the programme also includes the successful conferences, workshops and meetings of the previous editions, as well as the seminar dedicated to festival management. The Volunteer Programme The FITS Volunteer Programme is perhaps the biggest educational programme based on selection, volunteering, and training in the field of performing arts and cultural management. Each year, about 500 volunteers from all over the world, trained and distributed according to their personal and professional preferences, are involved in the organization and unfolding of FITS. Besides the local and national volunteer selection, every year, the Volunteer Programme also includes international volunteers. This international endeavour began in 2005, thus creating a community of over 200 volunteers from countries such as: Bulgaria, Canada, South Korea, Iran, Japan, France, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, and Hungary. To recruit them, FITS collaborates with a series of partners, such as European Capitals of Culture or Eu-Japan Fest. Through the latter, over the ten years of partnership, more than 130 Japanese youngsters have come to Sibiu and contributed to the organization of the festival. Therme Forum – Theatre and Architecture Since the 25th anniversary edition (8-17 June 2018), the FITS organizers thought it useful to set up a section dedicated to a forum on the needs of the community and of the built and urban environment in relation to the new requirements of the world of performing arts. For three days, representatives of important performing arts international institutions (Joe Melillo – Brooklyn Academy of Arts, Andrzej Kosendiak – National Forum of Music, Annette Mees – Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Constantin Chiriac – FITS), as well as world-class architects (Nils Fischer – Zaha Hadid Architects, Andrew Bromberg – Aedas International, Maximilian and Daniel Zielinski – Foster and Partners, Jean-Guy Lecat – Studio JG Lecat, Kengo Kuma – Kuma and Associates, Louis Becker – Henning Larsen, Eric Bunge – nArchitects, Jason Flanagan – Flanagan Lawrence I Architects), discussed the theatre experience of the future from the perspective of architecture, programming, technology, and the evolution of the communities. At the same time, the topics approached were aimed at disseminating the role of iconic architecture, of brand identity in relation to the community, of the future influencing the flexibility, the permeability and the relationship to the community, as well as the role of the built environment in shaping visitor experience. International Platform of Doctoral Research in the Fields of Performing Arts and Cultural Management Before the beginning of the 2015-2016 university year, when the Performing Arts and Cultural Management Doctoral School was established, as part of its 22nd edition (12-21 June 2015), alongside the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies at the “Lucian Blaga” University, FITS organized the first Platform of Doctoral Research in Romania. Since the 2017 edition, the platform has been scheduled two days before the beginning of each edition of the festival, and is organized by the Drama and Arts Management Universities Convention. This platform's main objective is to promote, through the festival and by presenting the best doctoral papers in performing arts, an inter-institutional collaboration with the 19 partner universities in Europe, Asia, the United States of America (University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 in France, Brown University, Suffolk Community College and Pace University of the United States of America, Japan Women's University, Nagoya City University, Nihon University and Waseda University in Japan, Leeds Beckett University and York St. John University in the United Kingdom, Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany, National Theatre School of Canada and Université de Moncton in Canada, Central Academy of Drama, Education University of Hong Kong, Beijing Dance Academy and Shanghai Theatre Academy in China, Moscow State University of Culture and Arts in Russia and the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova). The Drama and Arts Management Universities Convention The section entitled Meeting of Theatre Schools and Academies, which, in 2017, became the Drama and Arts Management Universities Convention, was created in 1996, the same year as the play-reading section. Over time, relevant theatre universities and schools in Romania and abroad have taken part in it, such as: “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Pace University in New York, Freiburger Schauspielschule, the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, the Academy of Arts, Leeds Beckett University, “Babeș-Bolyai” University, the Academy of Arts in Osijek, the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Bucharest National University of Theatre and Film “I.L. Caragiale”, Târgu Mureș Arts University. Just like the Sibiu Performing Arts Market became a structure associated to FITS, due to the need to be connected to contemporary performing arts, the events in the section dedicated to students and pupils had to be organized as part of an independent structure associated to the festival. The aim is that, after 25 years in which over 150 student performances were organized by FITS, those responsible for this section, alongside the management and the teaching staff of the “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, create their own identity, by presenting student performances and organizing workshops, conferences and the Platform of Doctoral Research in the Fields of Performing Arts and Cultural Management dedicated to students and professors. This Drama and Arts Management Convention allowed Romanian and international universities that include schools or departments of performing arts (theatre, dance, choreography, directing, etc.), theatre studies and cultural management to send dozens of students to Sibiu year after year to represent their universities through performances, but most especially to have the chance to take part in active training, by seeing high quality shows from the six continents (Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia) free of charge, volunteering, being involved in workshops, conferences, seminars. Popularity According to the figures related to the 2019 edition, FITS brought together about 3,300 artists from 73 countries, who presented over 500 events in 75 venues (conventional spaces, like performance halls, university halls, as well as unconventional settings, such as churches, book shops, fortified churches, former factories, high school, cafes, pubs, pedestrian areas, squares, parks, parking lots, and hotels), reaching an audience of over 68,000 spectators per day. 2020 Edition Because of the restrictions imposed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, FITS had to redesign its format altogether, to avoid having to make the choice shared by other big similar festivals, which had to suspend the editions planned for 2020. By taking advantage of the recent rise of the virtual environment which has contributed to the dissemination of performing arts products, the management of FITS decided for this year's edition, themed “Puterea de a crede / Empowered”, to take place exclusively online. Thus, in 12–21 June 2020, the FITS programme offered worldwide audiences free access to digital performances and conferences by renowned creators. Some of the highlights of the 2020 edition included: “Brothers and Sisters”, directed by Lev Dodin, “After the Battle”, directed by Pippo Delbono, “Masquerade”, directed by Rimas Tuminas, “Three Sisters”, directed by Peter Stein, “Measure for Measure”, directed by Declan Donnellan, “Messiah”, directed by Robert Wilson, “Körper”, choreography by Sasha Waltz, “Alone in Berlin”, directed by Luk Perceval, “Richard III”, directed by Silviu Purcărete, “White Noise”, choreography by Noa Wertheim, “Characters”, directed by Hideki Noda, “Miss Julie”, directed by Thomas Ostermeier, “Dunes”, choreography by María Pagés and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

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List of Harvey Girls Forever! episodes

This is a list of episodes of Harvey Girls Forever!, an American animated web television series produced by DreamWorks Animation that premiered on Netflix on June 29, 2018. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2018) Season 2 (2019) Season 3 (2019) Season 4 (2020)

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Vladimir Alterman

Vladimir Isaakovich Alterman (; born March 27, 1942) is an Israeli chess player who won the Moldovan Chess Championship in 1979 (and took a second place in 1978). FIDE International Master (1994). Originally from Moldova, in the 1960-1970s he lived in Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR, and worked as a chess coach (he was a trainer of Lea Nudelman, among others); he then moved to Chișinău and in 1985 immigrated to Israel. He plays for the Netanya Chess Club. While in the USSR, he became Odessa champion in 1964, participated in two Soviet Army Chess Championships (1965, 1967), and USSR Chess Championship (1967). He was third in the Spartak Society Championship in 1972, and played in the finals of the Third and Seventh Spartakiads of Peoples of the USSR (1963, 1979) for Moldovan chess team. After immigration to Israel, he participated in four Israeli Chess Championships (1986, 1990, 1999, 2003), was a winner of the Kőbánya Open Tournament (1988), and played in the 9th European Seniors Chess Championship (Dresden, 2007). Literature Игорь Бердичевский. Шахматная еврейская энциклопедия. Russian Chess House, 2016; p. 18.

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Kibu.com

Kibu.com was an American website for teenage girls that was created in 1999 and launched in 2000. The website was founded as an online community for girls to discuss and exchange advice. Kibu.com secured a US$22 million investment from high-profile figures in the tech industry, including Jim Clark. However, following the dot-com bubble burst, Kibu.com shut down on October 2, 2000, in only 46 days after launch. The company's leaders disclosed that the decision to shut down Kibu.com was made because of concerns in securing revenue in the future. History Kibu.com was created in April 1999 as an online community for teenage girls. The name "Kibu" was derived from the Japanese word for "foundation" (). Judy Macdonald, the founder of the art CD-ROM PrintPak, was brought into staff as its CEO in September 1999. Molly Lynch, a former employee of @Home Network was also added as a staff member. In February 2000, Kibu.com received an investment of US$22 million from high-profile figures in Silicon Valley, such as Netscape co-founder Jim Clark, former @Home Network chairman Tom Jermoluk, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and CNET chairman Shelby Bonnie. Unlike other websites struggling from the dot-com bubble burst, the investors believed Kibu.com had the advantage in its demographic, as there had been a growth in teenage users online. Kibu.com predicted the investment would sustain the website up to Q2 2001 and hoped to make a profit by late 2001, with plans to have their own branded retail products and its own center in Ghirardelli Square located in San Francisco, California. In addition, ChickClick founder Heidi Swanson and her sister, Heather, were hired to work on the website. Kibu.com went online on May 1, 2000. The website ran on revenue from sponsorship deals with Skechers, Barnes & Noble, and The Princeton Review, as well as attracting advertisements from Kmart. Unlike other websites, which used banner ads, Kibu.com offered product samples from its sponsors every month to 10,000 girls who completed their surveys. Kibu.com was also advertised by schoolgirls patronizing school clubs, gyms, and malls with the product samples, one example being lip gloss. Kibu.com officially celebrated its launch on August 17, 2000, with a dot-com party. On October 2, 2000, Kibu.com shut down, laying off all of its 65 staff members. The website had only been open for 46 days at the time of closure. Jim Clark cited the dot-com bubble burst as its reason, stating that the timing of the website launch had occurred when financial markets were doing poorly. Vice president of marketing Katherine Phillips clarified that Kibu.com did not run out of funds, but she stated that the leaders of the company felt that Kibu.com would have trouble raising money in the near future. Furthermore, the market at the time lacked interest in websites with advertising-based business models. The money from the investors was returned. Afterwards, the staff members launched Kibupeople.com to post their resumes. Aftermath Following Kibu.com's closure, former editor-in-chief Lori Gottlieb co-authored the book Inside the Cult of Kibu: And Other Tales of the Millenial Gold Rush, with Jesse Jacobs, the former head of iFilm.com. In the book, Gottlieb discussed her experiences with working on Kibu.com. Content Kibu.com had offered an online chat room and tips on fashion, beauty, and romance. The staff worked with 20 different channels to produce content for its topics. The sections were represented by "faces", a term referring to mentors consisting of women around 20 years old. Analysis In a study conducted by Media Metrix and Jupiter Communications in 2000, there was a 125% growth of girls aged 12-17 years old using the Internet, which was partially credited to Kibu.com. Several reviewers have suggested Kibu.com was unable to find an audience because they failed to understand their target demographic. Anita Hamilton from Time interviewed several female high school students in Manhattan, New York, about Kibu.com; she noted that girls loved the name of the website and some of the articles, but found the website's format and the design "dull". Other girls found several of the articles and interviews boring and unnecessary. Several editors at Salon.com also criticized Kibu.com's marketing strategy, with some suggesting them to research what girls like or employ them as interns. Ranjay Gulati, Anthony Mayo, and Nitin Nohria suggested that Kibu.com's failure is attributed to having no viable revenues.

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Sam Petrucci

Sam Petrucci (December 22, 1926 – September 27, 2013) was an American artist who is known for his uncredited box art for the original G.I. Joe figures. He also created The Land of Ta stickers for Dennison. Personal life Sam Petrucci was born in Medford Massachusetts on December 22, 1926, to Salvatore and Mary Petrucci (née Dunn). He worked as a bellhop at the Ritz Carlton as a teenager. Petrucci joined the Navy at the age of 16; he became a radio operator on the USS Willard Keith. After World War II, he studied art at Vesper George School of Art. He married Leona Petrucci and together they had five children: Maureen, Ken, Lisa, Linda, and Steven. Leona Petrucci died in 2008. Career Sam Petrucci's career as an artist began in the 1960s. His early work was for the Hassenfeld Brothers Toy Company (Hasbro) where he illustrated board games for Superman, The Mighty Hercules, and The Banana Splits. He also illustrated the packaging for Mr. Potato Head. A 1978 Lassie lunchbox he designed for Thermos is displayed at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution. He did design work on the team yearbooks for the Red Sox and Boston Bruins in the 1960s and 1970s. Sam Petrucci founded two design studios: Thresher & Petrucci followed by Sam Petrucci & Associates. He later worked for Gunn Associates in Boston where he designed packaging and company logos for at least 25 years. In 1981, Petrucci did the artwork for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rub-down transfers produced by FNR International Corp. He retired in 1994. G.I. Joe Sam Petrucci designed the original logo and box art for Hasbro's G.I. Joe action figure toy line in 1964. According to his Gunn Associates colleague John Filosi, Petrucci turned down Hasbro stock and accepted a flat payment for his art. Petrucci was a regular guest at G.I. Joe conventions. He attended GIJoeCon in 2009 and 2011. In 2002, he appeared in G.I. Joe Documentary: The Story Of America's Movable Fighting Man and created the original cover art for the documentary. Design and logos Sam Petrucci designed packaging and logos for numerous companies, including Charleston Chew, Ocean Spray, Veryfine, Gillette, Newport, Titleist, Marshmallow Fluff, Converse, Polaroid, TJ Maxx, Prince Spaghetti, Salada tea, Bose, BASF, the World Wildlife Fund, Friendly's, Poland Spring, Smokey Bear, Sunkist, Dunkin' Donuts, Gorton's Fishsticks, the Massachusetts Lottery, Venus Crackers, Jose Cuervo, Boston College, Harvard, Liberty Mutual, and Hewlett-Packard The Land of Ta Petrucci did regular artwork for stickers produced by the Dennison Manufacturing Company. This included sticker sheets for spaceships, cartoon baby animals, holiday stickers. One of these was The Land of Ta, a short-lived series of fantasy stickers produced by Dennison in 1981 to 1982. The first two sticker sheets titled The Land of Ta (1981) were illustrated and painted by Sam Petrucci, who was not credited. Sheet #80-218 featured original characters named Zoltan, Harry, Iggy, Tokar, Geedis, and Erik. Sheet #80-219 featured six more original characters: Hermann, Eris, Uno, Shimra, Radon, and Stefan. An unknown artist illustrated the third sticker sheet (#80-224) titled Women of Ta (1982); it featured female characters named Cecily, Astrid, Sybil, Amneris, Ursula, and Rimelda. In 1990, Dennison merged with Avery International Corporation and became Avery Dennison. In 2014, the Framingham History Center in Framingham, Massachusetts opened an exhibition about Dennison after receiving the archives from Avery Dennison This included The Land of Ta sticker sheets. Geedis Geedis is a bear-like creature with a pig nose, horns, and yellow eyes included on the first Land of Ta sticker sheet. Geedis became an Internet meme in 2017 when comedian Nate Fernald discovered an enamel pin of the character on eBay and tweeted on June 21: On August 1, a scan of The Land of Ta sticker sheet that included Geedis was rediscovered on a Flickr page. Speculation about the pins and stickers being merchandise for a wider media franchise grew but no further information about The Land of Ta or the identity of the artist was available on the Internet. Fernald bought upwards of 80 Geedis pins from the eBay seller and posted a video of his pin collection to his Facebook page on December 1, 2017. On Reddit, the subreddit r/Geedis was created on September 4, 2017, and became dedicated to solving the origins of Geedis. A June 3, 2019 post on r/UnresolvedMysteries and a subsequent June 8 comment on an r/AskReddit thread caused the r/Geedis subreddit to increase from 250 subscribers to over 15,000 subscribers. The Reddit-focused WBUR-FM podcast Endless Thread discovered the Geedis mystery from the growing r/Geedis subreddit. In their August 23 episode "Geedis: An Internet Mystery For The Ages... Gets Solved!", co-hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson interviewed Nate Fernald, r/Geedis Redditors, Framingham History Center staff, and former Dennison staff. The duo contacted former Dennison Art Director Tom Manguso and his son Bill recognized the Land of Ta stickers as the work of Sam Petrucci. Petrucci was a coworker of Bill Manguso at Gunn Associates and a peer of Tom Manguso at school. Tom Manguso was the one who brought in Petrucci to work for Dennison. Sivertson and Johnson discovered the 2013 obituary for Sam Petrucci and successfully contacted all five of his children. They met with Linda Petrucci in New Hampshire at the family lake house that was designed by her father. There they saw much of his original artwork, including the pencil sketches titled The Fantasy Land and the final mounted artwork for The Land of Ta, which included his signature. In the interview, former Dennison General Manager Lou D'Amaro recalled a coworker regularly used the term "geetus" as slang for money, giving a possible origin to the name "Geedis". Former staff members on a Dennison Alumni Facebook page claimed Dennison never produced enamel pins. The creator of the Geedis pins remains unknown. Death Sam Petrucci died of natural causes on September 27, 2013, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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Margaret Tu Chuan

Margaret Tu Chuan (; January 1, 1942 - November 30, 1969, aged 27) was a Hong Kong actress. Career She made her first film, The Magic Touch, in 1958. The film was directed by Li Han Hsiang who discovered her at age seventeen. She starred in movies such as When The Peach Blossoms Bloom (1959), The Kingdom And The Beauty (1959) and Madam White Snake (1962) with Betty Loh Ti and Lin Dai before her death in 1969. Diary Of A Lady-Killer (1969) was the last role she starred in before committing suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills with a female lover after a failed marriage. Filmography Diary of a Lady-Killer (1969) Yan yang tian (1967) .... Hong Ling The Black Falcon (1967) .... Hu Mei Te jing 009 (1964) Bian cheng san xia (1966) .... Chieh Ying Hu xia jian chou (1966) .... Hsiao Ching Shan ge yin yuan (1965) .... Sung Yu-lan The Black Forest (1964) .... Meidana Between Tears and Smiles (1964) Di er chun (1963) Her Sister's Keeper (Hong Kong: English title) Miao ren miao shi (1962) Madame White Snake (1962) (as Tu Chuan) .... Qingqing The Dream of the Red Chamber (1962) Shou qiang (1961) Shen xian lao hu gou (1961) .... Sun Man-li Ge qiang yan shi(1961) Mang mu de ai qing (1961) .... Lu Lu-chi Oh Boys! Oh Girls! (1961)) Jie da huan xi (1961) When the Peach Blossoms Bloom (1960) (as Juan Du) The Secret of Miss Pai (1960) How to Marry a Millionaire (1960) (Hong Kong: English title) The Malayan Affair (1960) Twilight Hours (1960) Spring Song (1959) (as Xiaoping Peng) Hou men (1959) Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) .... Village Girl Miao shou hui chun (1958)

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Peruvian Agrarian Reform

The Agrarian Reform in Peru was a process of land reform redistribution initiated in the 1960s by struggles of rural workers (campesinos) for their land in the Cusco Region, and legally implemented under General Juan Velasco Alvarado in 1969 through three distinct laws. These land reform laws sought to redistribute large amounts of land that had once been owned by indigenous populations to the rural populations that lived and worked in the lands. The proposed laws promulgated in 1969 would attempt to change Peru´s agrarian infrastructure from being a system dominated by haciendas. Which was characterized by the semi-feudal relationships between haciendas owned by private Spanish patrones which employed peones, a large indigenous group, large cooperatives controlled by the Peruvian state, and areas of land owned indigenous communities (comunidades campesinas) that were recognized by the Peruvian government. The land reform was predominately focused on redistributing land from private haciendas to rural communities. For the former hacendados, the government of Peru issued agrarian bonds as compensation for land expropriation. Agrarian society before 1969 Agrarian society, in most rural areas, prior to the reform consisted of an extensive network of haciendas, which were a result of extreme land concentration from colonial times where Spanish landlords were assigned large pieces of land that previously belonged to indigenous groups. The indigenous groups that previously owned and cultivated the lands became workers at these newly founded haciendas. Indigenous workers were unpaid or underpaid, some hacienda workers were given housing and food in exchange for their labor, and others were paid small wages and charged rent for their housing. After the independence of Peru, the few restrictions for landowners to protect the indigenous peasants were lifted, and the haciendas expanded largely at cost of the indigenous communities. In the years between 1900 and 1918, the sugar cane haciendas in Chicama Valley in the Department of La Libertad were acquired by three industrial giants: the Larco brothers (related to the family of José A. Larco), Graham Rowe and Co (British export company) and the Gildemeister family (merchants from Bremen). In the Peruvian constitution enacted in 1920 under Augusto B. Leguía, indigenous communities were recognized as legal entities for the first time in Peruvian history, which gave them the right to land property and legal protection against expropriation by the haciendas. However, in the 1920s there was an uprising of Quechua peasants in the province of Anta against the landlords which was repressed by security forces. In 1936, the rights of the indigenous communities were also included in the Civil Code (Código Civil). The indigenous communities that could prove their historical existence as legal entities got land titles, which gave them legal protection against expropriation by the haciendas. By the year of 2000, 5660 communities were recognized. Preceding agrarian reforms in Peru In November 1962, the military government of Ricardo Pérez Godoy enacted the Agrarian Reform Law D.L. N° 14328. In 1963, the military government of Nicolás Lindley decreed the Agrarian Reform Law (Decreto Ley No 14444) creating the Institute of Agrarian Reform and Colonization (IRAC, Instituto de Reforma Agraria y Colonización) and started a process of Agrarian Reform in La Convención Province and Lares Valley (Department of Cuzco), reacting to land occupations by peasants organized in the CCP (Confederación Campesina del Perú) under the leadership of Hugo Blanco Galdós who were organizing a regional agrarian reform on the own, expelling the hacendados. The third agrarian reform law was adopted by the Peruvian Congress in 1964 when Fernando Belaúnde Terry was president (Ley de Reforma Agraria N° 15037). This reform did not include the large estates on the northern coast, and its application was blocked by a Congress majority of APRA and the right-wing Unión Nacional Odriista. Up to 300.000 peasants in the Andes marched in protest for a real agrarian reform. In 1969, there were an estimated 700,000 families that did not own any land. Many of these families were indigenous and or low-income, worked in haciendas, and were predominately located in rural regions of Peru. The Agrarian Reform by Juan Velasco Alvarado A program of agrarian reform was resumed by the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru of general Juan Velasco Alvarado who overthrew Belaúnde's government on 3 October 1968. On 24 June 1969, the Agrarian Reform Law (Decreto Ley N° 17716 de Ley de Reforma Agraria) was promulgated. The government declared the following objectives of the reform: Elimination of large estates (haciendas: latifundios) and smallholding (minifundios) Formation of production cooperatives owned by peasants Restructuring of traditional peasant communities Formation of agriculture based on the common effort of the peasants Creation of new markets by just distribution of entry which improves the acquisition power of marginalized populations Parallel development of primary transformation industries in the field The agro-industrial complexes on the coast were the first to be expropriated. On 26 June 1969, two days after promulgation of the law, armed soldiers entered the sugar haciendas of the northern coast to take the installations and expel their owners. In contrast to Belaúnde's reform, no exemptions for owners of large estates were allowed. Between June 1969 and June 1979, more than 9 million hectares of land representing 15,826 lots were expropriated, benefitting some 370,000 families, much more than the approximately 1 million hectares from 546 haciendas in the time of Belaúnde's government. In the beginning, the expropriated estates were not distributed, but were left intact, concentrated and collectivized. 15,000 expropriated estates were transformed into 1,708 cooperatives. The expropriated landowners had to accept agrarian bonds within 20 to 30 years at an interest rate of 4 to 6% p.a. as compensation. Two types of cooperatives were formed: Agrarian Production Cooperatives (Cooperativas Agrarias de Producción, CAP) and Agrarian Societies of Social Interest (Sociedades Agrícolas de Interés Social, SAIS). The CAPs were formed mainly in the coastal haciendas producing cash crops such as sugar cane, cotton and rice for the external as well as for the internal market, but also in the Andean region of Cuzco, among them the CAP José Zúñiga Letona at the former hacienda Huarán in the Calca District, where the film Kuntur Wachana was made, the cooperative of Ninamarca, whose first director was the famous peasant leader Saturnino Huillca Quispe, and the huge CAP Tupac Amaru II in Anta Province, which produced for the internal market. These cooperatives were owned by the agricultural workers in form of collective ownership. The SAIS were organized as cattle-holding cooperatives owned by agricultural workers grazing livestock and associated with traditional neighboring peasant communities. On 9 May 1972, Law Nº 19400 was promulgated, which dissolved the organizations of the hacendados: the National Agrarian Society (Sociedad Nacional Agraria, SNA), the Association of Stockbreeders (Asociación de Ganaderos) and the Association of Rice Producers (Asociación de Productores de Arroz). Instead, the organization of the beneficiaries of the agrarian reform, the National Agrarian Confederation of Peru (Confederación Nacional Agraria, CNA), was founded on 3 October 1974. The ascription of the former haciendas to cooperatives controlled by bureaucrats and engineers led to great dissatisfaction among the indigenous peasants and the traditional peasant communities who wanted to get back their lands taken from them by the hacendados. Land occupations of cooperative lands started as early as 1973 in the huge cooperative “Tupac Amaru II” also called Machu Asnu (“Old Donkey”) in Anta Province (department of Cuzco), formed out of 105 former haciendas expropriated between 1971 and 1973. The leadership of the cooperative did not even speak the language of the peasants, Cuzco Quechua. The land occupations were organized by the oppositional peasant organization CCP, which had already occupied lands in the 1960s. In the following years, the lands of the cooperative were distributed among the indigenous communities, and in 1980, it was dissolved. Other land occupations took place in the department of Apurimac where the authorities had not even started expropriations of landlords. The Downfall of Peruvian Agrarian Reform The agrarian reform, initiated by Juan Velasco Alvarado, occurred from 1969 to 1978. The reform efforts were successful in redistributing land to indigenous communities, campesino communities, individual families, and to agricultural businesses and some corporate structures. The reform benefited approximately 334,108 of the around 700,000 families that did not own land in Peru prior to the reform. The start of the downfall of Peruvian Agrarian Reform was when Peru began to experience a severe economic depression around the mid 1970s which continued through the 1980s. This economic crisis resulted in high levels unemployment, inflation, and food shortages, and was in part caused by the economically protectionist policies and high spending of the Velasco regime and the increasing resistance to state actions from political opposition and business elites in Peru. With the Peruvian state on the verge of economic catastrophe, Velasco lost support from his former military allies resulting in the end of his regime and large scale reductions to land reform attempts. In 1975, Juan Velasco Alvarado was removed from power in a bloodless coup staged by Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Velasco's former Prime Minister and Minister of War. Morales was considered a political moderate by military leaders in Peru, who were looking to reduce the scope of the revolutionary actions of Velasco without entirely abandoning the revolutionary government. Francisco Morales Bermúdez undid many of the left-wing policies from the Velasco administration, and became a part of Operation Condor. Under Morales political regime, the expropriations of land (initiated by Velasco) continued, although in different areas, and the scope of the operation of seizing and redistributing land was greatly reduced. Morales was primarily focused on trying to resolve Peru's economic issues without losing the support of left-leaning Peruvians that supported the revolution. The Morales administration took out additional loans from the International Monetary Fund, and maintained a greatly reduced version of formal land reform programs until 1978 when economic issues and civil unrest made it impossible to continue the operation, marking the end of attempts at agrarian reform in Peru. Second government of Belaúnde Terry and government of Alan García In 1980, the revolutionary government of Peru and Morales' Administration was unable to continue, and reinstated constitutional rule in Peru. Belaúnde, the president who was originally ousted by Velasco, won the first election in the newly established electoral system. According to Enrique Mayer, Fernando Belaúnde Terry “did his best to derail the agrarian reform”. Properties redistributed under Velasco and Morales were not returned to the oligarchies, but work-led cooperatives were converted into independent enterprises that could be easily dissolved by their members. In the following years, most of the cooperative land in the Andes was distributed among indigenous communities and smallholders, resulting in a radical restructuring of land distribution in Peru. Peasants in the Andes, mostly organized in the CCP, recuperated lands by massive occupations, the last of which were the spectacular land occupations in the Department of Puno between 1987 and 1989. By the end of the 1980s, according to Enrique Mayer, the indigenous communities (peasant communities) got most of the land in the Andes, and only partly the cooperatives had been a phase in between, for in many cases, the indigenous peasants of the former haciendas simply refused to turn them into cooperatives, and after that they got the land as a community directly. According to him, “the landowning class was totally eliminated from the countryside” in the highlands. Few cooperatives remained, such as the sheep-holding SAIS Tupac Amaru N° 1 located in Pachacayo (Junín) with more than 200,000 hectares of land as of 2012, still active in 2021 with 30,000 peasants and 16 associated communities. Some cooperatives were destroyed by actions of the Maoist Shining Path during the internal conflict in Peru in the 1980s and 1990s, especially in the regions of Ayacucho and Junín. This was the case with the sheep-holding SAIS “Cahuide” in Junín, which was later distributed among peasant communities and smallholders. Alberto Fujimori Under Alberto Fujimori, Absalón Vásquez, the son of an agricultural worker at the sugar cooperative (CAP) of Casa Grande in Chicama Valley, became agricultural minister. He privatized the remaining sugar cooperatives in this traditional region of sugar production, which by then had been severely indebted to banks, and sold them to the agricultural corporations Gloria (Rodríguez Banda family), Wong and Oviedo at the end of the 1990s.

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Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat Mere Mehboob Na Maang

"Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat Mere Mehboob Na Maang" (translated as "My love, don’t ask me for the love I once gave you") is an Urdu nazm by Faiz Ahmad Faiz. The song is popular through its rendition by singer Noor Jehan and has been notably performed by many others. According to Faiz, the nazm also marks his transition from romantic work of his earlier years to mature works of his later years. History The poem appeared in his first collection of poetry Naqsh-e-Fariyadi, published in 1943. Faiz belonged to the Progressive Writers’ Movement and "Mujhe Se Pehli Si Mohabbat Mere Mehboob Na Maang" marks his transition from ‘traditional Urdu poetry, to poetry with purpose’. Themes The poet entreats his beloved not to ask of him the love that he once had for her because he has witnessed oppression, violence and death. He tells her that while she still enchants him, he can no longer love her with the same intensity as he cannot turn his gaze away from the brutal realities of society built on inequality and injustice. The poem contrasts and maintains a tension between the disembodied love of beauty and the ugly reality of social disparity and oppression. However, it has been noted that the poetic subject remains a reluctant revolutionary who merely views the scenes of social oppression, immobilized by his beloved’s gaze. The poem signals Faiz’s evolution from romantic poetry towards poems that deal with social concerns. Faiz himself described it as 'the boundary' between his early romantic work and the mature works of his later years. In popular culture The nazm was originally set to music and sung by Noor Jehan at the request of Faiz himself at a gathering held to celebrate his release from prison. It was also set to music for the film Qaidi in 1962. Noor Jehan’s rendition of the poem became famous and Faiz is said to have remarked that the poem no longer belonged to him but to Noor Jehan. The poem was parodied by Khalid Akhtar in his novel Bees Sau Gyarah (1950). A line from the poem, "Teri aankhon ke siva duniya mein rakha kya hai", was used by Majrooh Sultanpuri as the opening verse of a song in the Hindi film Chirag (1969). Sahir Ludhianvi’s song "Tum mujhe bhool bhi jaao to yeh haq hai tumko" (1959 Bollywood film Didi) is noted for its similarity of theme with this poem. The song featured in Episode 03 of Season 10 of Coke Studio Pakistan and was sung by Humaira Channa and Nabeel Shaukat Ali as a tribute Noor Jehan. Zohra Sehgal’s reading of it for the 2012 documentary Zohra Sehgal: An Interview by M. K. Raina went viral on the internet. The 2016 Hindi film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil featured an extract from the nazm. English translation Oh my love, don't ask me for the love I once gave you I thought that life will shine eternally only if I had you I had your sorrows then the sorrow fights of this world mean nothing to me Spring becomes long lasting in this world only because of your face Except your eyes, nothing is there in this world to see If I found you, my fate would bow before me This was not how I wanted, wished to happen Not only grief of love, the world is full of other sorrows, heartaches There is happiness other than the joy of union The dark magic of uncountable dark years Woven in satin, silk and brocade In every lane, bodies flesh is sold in market Covered in dust, bathed in blood Bodies retrieved from the furnace of diseases Pus discharge flowing from their rotten ulcers What can I do sometimes my eyes look in that direction also Even now your beauty is magical tantalizing but what can be done Not only grief of love, the world is full of other sorrows, heartaches There is happiness other than the joy of union Oh my love, don't ask me for the love I once gave you

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List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals

The Final of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the ultimate match in the annual hurling competition organised since 1887 by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Contested by the top hurling teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year, except in 1888, when the competition was not played due to a tour of the United States by would-be competitors. In 2012 the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was listed in second place by CNN in its "10 sporting events you have to see live", after the Olympic Games and ahead of both the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championship. The most recent All-Ireland Hurling Final was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 23 July 2023 and saw Limerick beat Kilkenny by 9 points (final score: Limerick 0-30 to Kilkenny: 2-15). The final, held in the middle of August since the introduction of the new format in 2018, except for 2022 when it was held in the middle of July, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which county's team receives the Liam MacCarthy Cup. The Championship was initially a straight knockout competition open only to the champions of each of the four provinces of Ireland. During the 1990s the competition was expanded, firstly incorporating a "back-door system" and later a round-robin group phase involving more games. The Championship currently consists of several stages. In the present format, it begins in late May with provincial championships held in Leinster and Munster. Once a team is defeated in the provincial stage they are granted one more chance to compete for the title. The Munster and Leinster champions gain automatic admission to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals, where they are joined by the two winners of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers via two lone quarter-finals. Thirteen teams currently participate in the Championship, the most dominant teams coming from the provinces of Leinster and Munster. Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary are considered "the big three" of hurling. Between them, these teams have won 94 out of 136 (69%) championships completed during its history. The title has been won by 13 different teams, 10 of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Kilkenny, who won their 36th title in 2015. The current champions are Limerick. List of finals Footnotes a. Limerick refused to play in Thurles after the original fixture on 18 February 1911 in Cork was postponed owing to the state of pitch. Kilkenny were awarded the All-Ireland title. Tipperary were nominated to play in the All-Ireland final in their absence.b. A refixture of the All-Ireland Final was needed following an objection and a counter-objection.c. The 1899 final was left unfinished with Tipperary being awarded the title.d. Dublin withdrew from the field with ten minutes remaining. after Cork were awarded a disputed goal. Cork were awarded the title.e. Cork withdrew from the field in protest at rough play by the Wexford team. Cork were awarded the title.f. The 1888 Championship was unfinished owing to a tour of the United States by hurlers, footballers and athletes. 1997 was the first All-Ireland Hurling Final where the two competing teams came from the same province. 1975 was the first 70-minute All-Ireland Hurling Final. 1970 was the first 80-minute All-Ireland Hurling Final. A refixture of the All-Ireland Final was needed following an objection and a counter objection. The 1892 final was left unfinished with Cork being awarded the title. The 1890 final was left unfinished with Cork being awarded the title.

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Jan Hammer discography

The discography of Czech-American musician Jan Hammer consists of 25 albums with Hammer as the lead artist, as well as several singles and a large number of collaborations with jazz and rock musicians, such as John McLaughlin, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Mick Jagger, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Tommy Bolin, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, and Elvin Jones among many others. He has composed and produced at least 14 original motion picture soundtracks, the music for 90 episodes of Miami Vice and 20 episodes of the popular British television series Chancer. As leader Charting singles As sideman With the Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia): The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) Birds of Fire (1973) Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973) The Best of The Mahavishnu Orchestra (1980) The Lost Trident Sessions (recorded 1973, released 1999) Unreleased Tracks from Between Nothingness & Eternity (recorded 1973, released 2011 in box set) With Jeff Beck (Epic): Wired (1976) Jeff Beck With the Jan Hammer Group Live (1977) There & Back (1980) Flash (1985) Beckology (1991) The Best of Beck (1995) Who Else! (1999) With Al Di Meola (Columbia): Elegant Gypsy (1977) Splendido Hotel (1980) Electric Rendezvous (1982) Tour De Force – Live (1982) Scenario (1984) The Electric Anthology (1995) This Is Jazz Volume 31 (1997) Anthology (2000) With Frank Foster The Loud Minority (Mainstream, 1972) With Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin (Columbia): Love Devotion Surrender (1973) – Hammond organ, drums, percussion With Billy Cobham (Atlantic): Spectrum (1973) – keyboards With Stanley Clarke (Nemperor): Stanley Clarke (1974) – keyboards With Harvey Mason (Arista): Earth Mover (1975) – keyboards (Mini Moog) With Lenny White (Nemperor): Big City (1977) – keyboards With John Abercrombie (ECM): Timeless (recorded 1974, released 1975) – organ, synth, piano Night (1984) – keyboards With The Freelance Hellraiser (Sony/BMG): Waiting for Clearance (2006) – keyboards With Tommy Bolin (Atlantic): Teaser (1975) – keyboards, drums From the Archives Vol. 1 (1996) – keyboards With Elvin Jones Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note, 1971) – piano Mr. Jones (Blue Note, 1972) – piano The Prime Element (Blue Note, 1973) – keyboards Elvin Jones is "On the Mountain" (PM, 1975) – keyboards With Jeremy Steig Energy (Capitol, 1971) Fusion (Groove Merchant, 1972) With Glen Moore (Elektra): Introducing Glen Moore (1978) – drums (with Glen Moore - double bass & piano, David Darling - cello, Zbigniew Seifert - violin) With Steve Grossman (PM Records): Some Shapes to Come (1974) – Electric piano and moog synthesizer Terra Firma (1977) - Electric piano and moog synthesizer With Joni Mitchell (Asylum): Mingus (1979) – Mini Moog With Tony Williams (Columbia): The Joy of Flying (1979) – keyboards With Mick Jagger (Columbia): She's the Boss (1985) – keyboards With James Young (Passport): City Slicker (1985) – keyboards, drums With Clarence Clemons (Columbia): An Evening With Mr. C (1989) – keyboards, drums With Steve Lukather (Columbia): Lukather (1989) – keyboards With Charlie Mariano (MPS): Helen 12 Trees (1976) – keyboards (with Charlie Mariano - saxes & nagaswaram, Zbigniew Seifert - violin, John Marshall - drums, Jack Bruce - bass) With Yoshiaki Masuo (Electric Bird/King): Finger Dancing / Yoshiaki Masuo with Jan Hammer (Recorded 1980) – Oberheim, Mini Moog, YAMAHA CP70

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Revue d'Égyptologie

The Revue d'Égyptologie (RdE) is a scholarly journal published annually by the with the support of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Centre national du livre. The Revue d'Égyptologie publishes articles on the history, archaeology, and art history of the cultures who lived along the river Nile, from prehistory up to the Coptic period in French and English, German and Italian. Journal History The journal is the successor of Recueil des Travaux relatifs à la philologie et à l'archéologie égyptiennes et assyriennes which appeared from 1879 to 1923. The Revue d'Égyptologie is thus the eldest French Egyptological journal concerned with the different aspects of the cultures who lived along the river Nile, from prehistory up to the Coptic period (although the Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale has been published for longer under the same title). Abstracting and Indexing The Revue d'Égyptologie is abstracted and indexed in Online Egyptological Bibliography; L'Année Philologique; International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences/ IBZ online; ATLA Religion Database; Bibliographie linguistique / Linguistic Bibliography; Scopus; INIST/CNRS; ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences); CrossRef; Thomson Scientific Links.

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Energy in Senegal

, the energy sector in Senegal has an installed capacity of 1431 megawatts (MW). Energy is produced by private operators and sold to the Senelec energy corporation. According to a 2020 report by the International Energy Agency, Senegal had nearly 70% of the country connected to the national grid. Current government strategies for electrification include investments in off-grid solar and connection to the grid. Most of the energy production is from fossil fuels, mostly diesel and gas (733 of 864 MW). An increasing amount of the energy production comes from sustainable sources, such as Manantali Dam in Mali and a new wind farm in Thiès opened in 2020—however, it is still a small portion of the total production. Despite increases in production in the 2010s, the economy is frequently hindered by energy shortages compared to demand. Electricity sector Following institutional reform in 1998, Senegal's electricity sector was split into three entities: Senelec, the national utility, the Agency for Rural Electrification (Agence Sénégalaise d'Electrification Rurale, ASER) and the Electricity Regulatory Board (Commission de Régulation au Secteur de l'Electricité, CRSE). Electricity generation, mainly on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis, is open to the private sector. Senelec, the sole buyer, signs power purchase contracts with independent power producers (IPPs). Electricity production Senegal's major source of electricity is diesel. The rest is mostly coal and hydroelectricity. Renewables should make up 30% of the country's energy mix and Taïba Ndiaye will supply half. The planned energy mix aims to help Senegal move away from oil dependence, although newly discovered gas reserves offshore are expected to be used domestically to replace diesel and coal. Fossil fuel energy production Senegal has remained only a marginal natural gas producer and most of its thermal electricity comes from diesel and heavy fuel oil (HFO). The General Electric/GTI Dakar IPP, which supplies approximately 20 percent of Senelec's electrical needs, was commissioned in 1998. It has an installed capacity of 56 MW. GTI Dakar was developed by American company CC Hinckley Co. (www.cchinckley.com) On-line since January 2008, the second IPP Kounoune 1 – 67.5 MW – was partially funded by the International Finance Corporation, with Mitsubishi and Matelec S.A.L, a division of the Doumet group from Lebanon, as strategic partners. In 2016 another IPP operator, ContourGlobal commissioned an 88 MW diesel power plant with Wartsila engines and a steam turbine at Cap des Biches. Several additional thermal power stations were under-construction in 2022, including the 130 MW Malicounda plant financed by Africa50, and the 300 MW Cap des Biches plant of West African Energy. The government's ambition is to be able to feed most existing and future thermal stations with domestic natural gas from offshore fields discovered by bp and Kosmos Energy. Sustainable energy production Hydropower Some hydroelectricity generated from the Manantali Dam in Mali is split between Senegal, Mali, and Mauritania. Manantali has an installed capacity of 200 MW dispatched as follows: 52% for Mali, 15% for Mauritania and 33% for Senegal (66 MW). Solar energy As of 2019, Five solar plants have been opened in Senegal: Senergy (30 MW), Ten Merina (30 MW), Malicounda (22 MW) and two 20 MW capacity plants operated by Engie. Two new solar photovoltaic plants will be built: the 25 megawatt peak (MWp) Kael solar park in the Touba region in western Senegal and the 35 MWp Kahone solar park in the Kaolack region in central western Senegal. Wind energy Taiba NDiaye wind farm was completed in January 2020. It is the largest wind farm in West Africa and when its 46 wind turbines are completed in June, it will provide 158 megawatts of electricity, or up to 15% of Sinelec's total supply. Construction cost 200 billion CFA francs (€342 million). The wind farm is located in Thiès (86 km north of Dakar), swept by the harmattan and the Atlantic winds. The turbines will provide two million people with electricity. Opposition to the project has centered on questions of low compensation for land and trees that were uprooted. Electricity demand and supply gaps Senelec is dealing with a chronic electricity production gap, which has worsened due to growing demand for electricity. The average demand increase during 2005-2009 is estimated at 7%, representing an electricity consumption of 1.933 TWh in 2005 to an estimated 2.66 TWh in 2009. The company is experiencing declining reliability of aging power plants. Senegal's GDP growth was hindered in 2007 by frequent electricity outages, which caused a slowdown of the economic and manufacturing activities. The GDP growth rate decreased to 2.1% in 2006 from 5.5% in 2005. According to local reports, the outages have contributed to the closure of many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food processing, textile, and tourism sectors. Larger companies are reporting declines in output averaging 30%. Future development Senegal is committed to shifting from a diesel-based power generation to cheaper energy sources. Senegal has thus put an option on the coal technology. The recent bid to build-own and operate a 125 MW coal-fired Sendou power station was awarded to a consortium of companies headed by the Swedish operator Nykomb Synergetics. In addition, Senegal has embarked on an aggressive effort to produce significant quantities of biofuels, initially to run electricity generation units, and has a pilot project using sugarcane-based ethanol.

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Joseph W. Fordney

Joseph Warren Fordney (November 5, 1853 – January 8, 1932) was an American Republican politician from Saginaw, Michigan. He represented Saginaw County and the surrounding area of Central Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-four years. Biography Fordney was born on a farm near Hartford City, Indiana, where he attended the common schools. He moved to Saginaw, Michigan, in June 1869 and engaged in the lumber industry. Afterward became the owner of extensive lumber enterprises and the vice president of the Saginaw Board of Trade. He was also a member of the Saginaw Board of Aldermen from 1896 to 1900. In November 1898, Fordney defeated incumbent Democrat Ferdinand Brucker to be elected as a Republican from Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 56th United States Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1923. The November 1903 Congressional Directory notes that Fordney "is also interested in an artificial-ice plant at Hartford City, Ind." Fordney served as the chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy in the 59th Congress; and of the Committee on Ways and Means in the 66th and 67th Congresses. He co-sponsored the 1922 Fordney–McCumber Tariff. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922. He was also a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1908, 1924, and 1928. After leaving Congress, Fordney returned to the lumber business in Saginaw and was also interested in banking and agricultural pursuits. He died in Saginaw and is interred there in St. Andrew’s Cemetery. Bibliography Russell, John A. Joseph Warren Fordney: An American Legislator. Boston: The Stratford Co., 1928.

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Dollis Hill tube station

Dollis Hill is a London Underground station at Dollis Hill near to Willesden and Gladstone Park of the London Borough of Brent. It is on the Jubilee line, between Neasden and Willesden Green stations and is in Travelcard Zone 3. Metropolitan line trains pass through the station without stopping here. The station has no surface buildings. History The station opened on 1 October 1909 as part of the Metropolitan line. From 20 November 1939 it was on the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line and was transferred to the Jubilee line in 1979. It has two exits. In 1995 four sets of enamel panels designed by Amanda Duncan were installed in the subway between the north and south exits. The panels show maps of the Dollis Hill area at different dates from the 16th to the 20th century, juxtaposed with interpretations of classical star maps. The station was refurbished in 2007 with the addition of new lighting, tiling and additional security cameras. The station was also repainted. Services and connections Train frequencies vary throughout the day but generally operate every 3–6 minutes between 05:56 and 00:30 in both directions. London Bus routes 6, 52, 98, 226, 260, 266, 297, 302 and 460, and night route N98 serve the station. Furthermore, routes 6, 52, 266 and 297 are 24-hour services. Trivia Dollis Hill was frequently mentioned in the humorous game Mornington Crescent, featured on the radio comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Traditionally, the playing of Dollis Hill starts a "Dollis Hill Loop", meaning that every subsequent move made by any player must be to Dollis Hill. Various ingenious ways to break the loop have been invented by Mornington Crescent players in the past.

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Heidelberg Football Club

The Heidelberg Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Heidelberg, Victoria, currently competing in the Northern Football League. The club also has a junior side, known as the Heidelberg Junior Football Club, which competes in the Yarra Junior Football League. History Established in 1876, Heidelberg Football Club is one of the oldest Australian rules football clubs in the country. The club initially competed in the Melbourne Football League against other suburban clubs such as Northcote, Waverley, South Melbourne and Sandridge. Heidelberg's original guernsey was blue and white until adopting the current strip of yellow and black during the 1880s. Heidelberg has competed in many different football leagues during its history. Commencing in the Melbourne Football League, the club was a founding member of Bourke-Evelyn Football League in 1890. In 1903, Heidelberg transferred to the Northern Suburban Football League. The club was a founding member of Heidelberg District Football League in 1909 before transferring to the fledgling Diamond Valley Football League in 1923. Heidelberg's dominance of the DVFL led to the club moving temporarily to VFL Sub-Districts League in 1925 whilst still successfully fielding a second team in the DVFL (known as Heidelberg Juniors at the time). The club returned exclusively to the DVFL in 1930 and has remained in this league since with considerable success. The junior club now resides in the YJFL. The club has won a total 27 senior premierships including a record 19 in the Northern Football League, the first being in 1890, and the most recent in 2009. The original home ground was at Heidelberg Park, but after a recess during the World War 2, the club moved across Beverley Road to the current address at Warringal Park. At the end of the 1980 season the bottom four clubs were to be relegated to a newly formed Second Division in 1981 so Heidelberg having finished 13th (third last) was relegated. After three seasons in Division Two the club earned promotion with a breakthrough Grand Final victory over Northcote Park in 1983. After two respectable years in 1984/85 the club then went on to achieve Division one success in 1986 and then again in 1990. Heidelberg became the inaugural Northern Football League Premier and Champion in 2007, going through the season undefeated. Heidelberg were the last Diamond Valley Football League Premier in 2006 after a formal audit by Football Victoria forced the league to change its name, this was initially caused by concerns expressed by the club while attempting to transfer to the Eastern FL. In 2009 Heidelberg completed a four peat of Premierships defeating Bundoora in the Grand Final, (equaling the League record of 4 in a row) and making it five wins from the past six Grand Finals. Heidelberg defeated Macleod to win the 2016 premiership. Their first premiership since 2009. Heidelberg holds the record for the longest winning sequence in DVFL/NFL history with 48 wins in a row (round 3 2008 to round 10 2010) Heidelberg first entered a women's side into the Northern Football Netball League for the start of the 2019 season, winning its first competitive game 162 to 0 over Hurstbridge. Premierships Northern Football League (Formerly Diamond Valley Football League) Division 1 Seniors: (20) 1923, 1928, 1929, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1986, 1990, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2022 Reserves: (13) 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1967, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2016. Thirds: (2) 1980, 2018 Division 2 Seniors: (1) 1983 Reserves: (1) 1981 Bourke-Evelyn Football League Seniors: (1) 1890 Northern Suburban Football League Seniors: (2) 1905, 1908 Heidelberg District Football League Seniors: (5) 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1920 Notable players Fred Clarke (Richmond) John Murphy (Fitzroy, North Melbourne & South Melbourne) Brian Wilson (Footscray, North Melbourne, Melbourne & St Kilda) Jim Edmond (Footscray, Sydney & Brisbane Bears) Geoff Austen (Fitzroy & Collingwood) Bill Twomey Sr. (Collingwood) Pat Twomey (Collingwood) Shane Kerrison (Collingwood) John Wise (Collingwood) Pasi Schwalger (Samoan National Soccer Player) Ty Zantuck (Richmond & Essendon) Jess Sinclair (Fremantle & North Melbourne) Justin Murphy (Richmond, Carlton, Geelong & Essendon) Brad Miller (Melbourne & Richmond) Anthony Franchina (Carlton) Renato Serafini (Fitzroy & Carlton) Blair McDonough Television personality Michael Brunelli Television personality

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Elliott Cresson Medal

The Elliott Cresson Medal, also known as the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, was the highest award given by the Franklin Institute. The award was established by Elliott Cresson, life member of the Franklin Institute, with $1,000 granted in 1848. The endowed award was to be "for some discovery in the Arts and Sciences, or for the invention or improvement of some useful machine, or for some new process or combination of materials in manufactures, or for ingenuity skill or perfection in workmanship." The medal was first awarded in 1875, 21 years after Cresson's death. The Franklin Institute continued awarding the medal on an occasional basis until 1998 when they reorganized their endowed awards under one umbrella, The Benjamin Franklin Awards. List of recipients A total of 268 Elliott Cresson Medals were given out during the award's lifetime.

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Uğur Taner

Mehmet Uğur Taner (born June 20, 1974) is a retired Turkish-born American swimmer. Taner was born in Istanbul, Turkey, the son of Erol and Gulcin Taner, who moved to the United States one year later. He attended high school at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington, where he excelled in swimming. The summer after his senior year, he swam for Turkey in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He swam for University of California, Berkeley and was on the US national team from 1993 to 2000, winning nine national individual titles as well as 1994 world champion in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. In 2000, Taner married another internationally recognized swimmer, Liesl Kolbisen, and began to work at her family's swim school, La Petite Baleen. Taner and Kolbisen have 7 children together. A son, Brooks, was born in 2001; daughter Channing followed in 2003; son Vaughn in 2006; daughter Charis in 2008; son Grey in 2010; son Canaan in 2013; and daughter Sevilen in 2017. Since January 2006, Taner has been playing guitar with the Matt Nightingale Band as well as numerous churches including Mount Hermon.

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Marsala wine

Marsala is a fortified wine, dry or sweet, produced in the region surrounding the Italian city of Marsala in Sicily. Marsala first received Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status in 1969. The European Union grants Protected designation of origin (PDO) status to Marsala and most other countries limit the use of the term Marsala to products from the Marsala area. While unfortified wine is also produced in the Marsala region, it does not qualify for the Marsala DOC. History Marsala fortified wine was probably first popularized outside Sicily by the English trader John Woodhouse. In 1773, he landed at the port of Marsala and discovered the local wine produced in the region, which was aged in wooden casks and tasted similar to Spanish and Portuguese fortified wines then popular in England. Fortified Marsala was, and is, made using a process called in perpetuum, which is similar to the solera system used to produce Sherry in Jerez, Spain. Woodhouse recognized that the in perpetuum process raised the alcohol level and alcoholic taste of this wine while also preserving these characteristics during long-distance sea travel. Woodhouse further believed that fortified Marsala would be popular in England. Marsala indeed proved so successful that Woodhouse returned to Sicily and, in 1796, began its mass production and commercialization. In 1806, it was Benjamin Ingham (1784–1861), arriving in Sicily from Leeds, who opened new markets for Marsala in Europe and the Americas. Founded by Benjamin Ingham and later run by Joseph Whitaker and William Ingham Whitaker. Joseph and his brother William Ingham Whitaker inherited vast vineyards and his great grandfather Ingham's banking empire. In 1833, the entrepreneur Vincenzo Florio, a Calabrese by birth and Palermitano by adoption, bought up great swathes of land between the two largest established Marsala producers and set to making his own vintage with even more exclusive range of grape. Florio purchased Woodhouse's firm, among others, in the late nineteenth century and consolidated the Marsala wine industry. Florio and Pellegrino remain the leading producers of Marsala today. Characteristics and types Marsala is produced using the Grillo, Inzolia, Catarratto and Damaschino white grape varietals, among others. Marsala contains about 15–20% alcohol by volume. Different Marsala wines are classified according to their color, sweetness, and duration of their ageing. The three levels of sweetness are secco (with a maximum of 40 grams of residual sugar per liter), semisecco (41–100 g/L), and sweet (over 100 g/L). The color and ageing classifications are as follows: Ambra has an amber colour. The coloring comes from the mosto cotto sweetener added to the wine Fine is aged at least one year Oro has a golden colour Rubino has a ruby colour, made from red grape varieties such as Perricone, Nero d'Avola and Nerello Mascalese Superiore is aged at least two years Superiore Riserva is aged at least four years Vergine and/or Soleras is aged at least five years Vergine and/or Soleras Stravecchio and Vergine and/or Soleras Riserva is aged at least ten years Marsala wine was traditionally served as an aperitif between the first and second courses of a meal. Contemporary diners will serve its drier versions chilled with Parmesan (stravecchio), Gorgonzola, Roquefort, and other spicy cheeses, with fruits or pastries, and the sweeter at room temperature as a dessert wine. Marsala is sometimes discussed with another Sicilian wine, Passito di Pantelleria (Pantelleria Island's raisin wine). In cooking Marsala wine is frequently used in cooking, and is especially prevalent in dishes served in Italian restaurants in the United States. Dry Marsala wine is used in savory cooking. A typical savory Marsala sauce, for example, involves reducing the wine almost to a syrup with onions or shallots, then adding mushrooms and herbs. One of the most popular Marsala recipes is chicken marsala, in which flour-coated pounded chicken breast halves are braised in a mixture of Marsala, butter, olive oil, mushrooms, and spices. Marsala is also used in some risotto recipes. Sweet Marsala wine is used to produce rich Italian desserts such as zabaione and shortcake.

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Dąbrowice, Masovian Voivodeship

Dąbrowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żuromin, within Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw.

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Sanjeev Tyagi

Sanjeev Tyagi (born 29 June 1971), also credited as Sanjeev Tyaagi, is an Indian television and film actor, known for his role as police inspector in Crime Patrol at Sony TV. He appeared in most of the Crime Patrol's episodes. He appeared in Akshay Kumar's Baby and played the role of D. Mishra in Hanak, a movie based on Vikas Dubey's life. He is joined for women and child safety. Career Tyagi started his career with DD National Shows. From 2011 through 2021, and starting again in 2022, he played Abhimanyu Jindal, an angry police inspector in Crime Patrol. Filmography Films Television Web series Theatre

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2014 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2014 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 48th in the club's history. New Signings Blake Ayshford from Wests Tigers Matt Prior from St George Illawarra Dragons Daniel Holdsworth from Hull F.C. Eric Grothe from Out of Retirement Siosaia Vave from Melbourne Storm Tinirau Arona from Sydney Roosters Jacob Gagan from Manly Sea Eagles NRL Ladder Results Round 1 - Cronulla Sharks vs Gold Coast Titans (12 - 18) Tries: Tinirau Arona, Wade Graham Round 2 - Canterbury Bulldogs vs Cronulla Sharks (42 - 4) Tries: Jonathan Wright Round 3 - Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons (12 - 14) Tries: John Morris (2) Round 4 - Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks (30 - 0) Tries: No tries Round 5 - Cronulla Sharks vs New Zealand Warriors (37 - 6) Tries: Nathan Stapleton (4), Tinirau Arona, Sam Tagataese, Blake Ayshford Round 6 - Manly Sea Eagles vs Cronulla Sharks (24 - 4) Tries: Wade Graham Round 7 - Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters (18 - 24) Tries: Ricky Leutele, Wade Graham, Sosaia Feki Round 8 - Cronulla Sharks vs Penrith Panthers (24 - 20) Tries: Todd Carney, Ricky Leutele, Michael Gordon, Jeff Robson Round 9 - Parramatta Eels vs Cronulla Sharks (42 - 24) Tries: Sosaia Feki, Wade Graham, Isaac De Gois, Michael Gordon Round 10 - Cronulla Sharks vs Wests Tigers (20 - 22) Tries: Sam Tagataese, Paul Gallen, Michael Gordon Round 11 - Cronulla Sharks vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (0 - 18) Tries: No tries Round 13 - St George Illawarra Dragons vs Cronulla Sharks (0 - 30) Tries: No tries Round 15 - Cronulla Sharks vs Manly Sea Eagles (0 - 26) Tries: No tries Round 16 - Brisbane Broncos vs Cronulla Sharks (22 - 24) Tries: Jacob Gagan, Paul Gallen, Todd Carney, Sosaia Feki Round 17 - Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks (28 - 30) Tries: Jacob Gagan (2), Wade Graham, Sosaia Feki, Jeff Robson Round 18 - Cronulla Sharks vs Newcastle Knights (18 - 31) Tries: Jeff Robson, Michael Gordon, Sosaia Feki Round 19 - Cronulla Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys (18 - 36) Tries: Jonathan Wright, Luke Lewis, Michael Gordon Round 20 - Penrith Panthers vs Cronulla Sharks (16 - 18) Tries: Jacob Gagan (2), Michael Gordon, Sam Tagataese Round 21 - Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels (12 - 32) Tries: Fa'amanu Brown, Jeff Robson Round 22 - New Zealand Warriors vs Cronulla Sharks (16 - 12) Tries: Tinirau Arona, Sosaia Feki Round 23 - Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla Sharks (48 - 6) Tries: Valentine Holmes Round 24 - Cronulla Sharks vs Canberra Raiders (12-22) Tries: Sosaia Feki, Tim Robinson Round 25 - North Queensland Cowboys vs Cronulla Sharks (20 - 19) Tries: Sosaia Feki (2), Pat Politoni Field Goal: Daniel Holdsworth Round 26 - Wests Tigers vs Cronulla Sharks (26-10) Tries: Valentine Holmes (2)

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Peter of Capua

Peter of Capua, Pietro Capuano and Petrus Capuanus may refer to: Peter of Capua the Elder (died 1214), author and apostolic legate on the Fourth Crusade, cardinal-priest of San Marcello al Corso, uncle of the younger man Peter of Capua the Younger (died 1236), cardinal-deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro, patriarchate-designate of Antioch in 1219, nephew of the older man

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Jo-Annie Fortin

Jo-Annie Fortin (born October 25, 1990) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and Olympian. Career Fortin was a member of Canada's national synchronized swimming team. Competing in the team events she would win bronze medals at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games, finishing fourth. She retired from the sport after the 2012 games. Honours In 2012 Fortin was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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Keith Gill

Keith Patrick Gill (born 1986) is an American financial analyst and investor known for his posts on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets. His analyses of GameStop stock, and details of his resulting investment gains—posted on Reddit under the username DeepFuckingValue (DFV) and on YouTube and Twitter as Roaring Kitty—were cited as a driving factor in the GameStop short squeeze of January 2021, and as a spark for the subsequent trading frenzy in retail stocks. The rising stock value allowed Gill to turn a investment into one worth close to $50 million ( Gill's posts were described as "forthright, spreadsheet-laden content". His Reddit username derives from the investing term deep value, as Gill claims to be a proponent of value investing. Reuters revealed his identity to the public on January 28, 2021, after an investigation of public records and social-media posts. Gill gave testimony as part of a virtual hearing held by the US House Financial Services Committee on February 18, 2021 as part of a discussion about when "short sellers, social media, and retail investors collide". Gill testified he "did not solicit anyone to buy or sell the stock for [his] own profit." Early life and career Keith Gill was born on June 8, 1986, to Steven and Elaine Gill, and was raised in Brockton, Massachusetts. He had two siblings; his sister died in 2020. He graduated from Stonehill College in 2009 and holds several school records in track and field. Gill was named the indoor athlete of the year in 2008 by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after he won the 1,000-meter race at the New England Championships with a time of 2:24.73, and recorded a personal best time of 4:03 in the mile that year. He married his wife, Caroline, in 2016; they have one child. Gill is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. He was a licensed securities broker registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from July 2012 with no disclosed regulatory infractions. As of February 26, 2021, Gill was no longer a registered financial broker; January 28 was his last day of employment with MassMutual and a FINRA spokeswoman said, "a person’s registration is terminated when he or she is no longer employed by a registered firm." Between 2010 and 2014 he worked for a family friend at a start-up in New Hampshire, working on a software program to help investors analyze stocks. He worked for LexShares until March 2017. Gill was employed at MassMutual from April 2019 until his resignation on January 28, 2021. Position on GameStop In September 2019, Gill, under the username "u/DeepFuckingValue", posted on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets a screenshot of a trade consisting of a roughly $53,000 long position in GameStop; Gill's Reddit posts and YouTube videos argued (through both fundamental and technical analysis) that the stock was undervalued. The position was 50,000 shares and 500 call options. In a YouTube video, he noted that his argument did not constitute financial advice, saying "I don't provide personal investment advice or stock recommendations during the stream." Nonetheless, his argument "helped attract a flood of retail cash into GameStop." During the first days of the valuation spike in late January 2021, hundreds of thousands of people downloaded investment apps like Robinhood to "join the action". Ultimately, Gill's investment in the stock of GameStop (which began in June 2019, when the stock was $5 per share) inspired other posters and readers to invest. Subsequent investment in the stock (and other "meme stocks" such as AMC, BlackBerry, and Nokia) would result in controversy; the 2021 GameStop short squeeze would result in several hedge funds and other institutional investors experiencing significant financial difficulty, as well as many retail investors (and other institutional investors) seeing significant gains. By January 27, according to screenshots he posted on Reddit, Gill's original investment was worth nearly $48 million. However, the value of the stock continued to fluctuate wildly; he lost $15 million in one day, and when markets closed on January 29, The Wall Street Journal confirmed that his brokerage accounts held $33 million. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Gill said he "wasn't a rabble-rouser out to take on the establishment, just someone who believes investors can find value in unloved stocks." After a two week break from posting regular updates on his position, Gill posted a new screenshot to r/wallstreetbets on February 19, 2021, showing that he had doubled the number of shares of GameStop he held (raising the total to 100,000). On April 16, 2021, he exercised all of his 500 call options with a strike price of $12, which were to expire that same day, and purchased an additional 50,000 shares, increasing his ownership to 200,000 GameStop shares. Regulatory issues On February 4, 2021, it was announced that William Galvin, the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, wrote to Gill's previous employer MassMutual to investigate whether or not Gill or the company broke any rules related to his activities in promoting the GameStop stock. A week earlier, Galvin had called for a 30-day suspension of trading in GameStop securities and insisted that the share price was "irrational". Gill testified to the House Financial Services Committee on February 18, 2021, saying: "I did not solicit anyone to buy or sell the stock for my own profit", and "I like the stock." In September 2021, MassMutual was fined $4 million by Massachusetts regulators for failing to supervise Gill's trading and online activity. The consent order entered by Secretary Galvin's office against MassMutual alleged that Gill had executed approximately 1,700 trades on behalf of three other individuals, and appeared to suggest that Gill had engaged in manipulation of GameStop's share price. However, an attorney for Gill said that those trades were executed for "three family members" and that "[l]ess than 5 percent of the trades in those accounts were in GME"—raising speculation that Secretary Galvin's office had selectively omitted detail of Gill's conduct to fit a narrative consistent with the statements he had made in January. In October 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission released a 45-page report that acknowledged that "People may disagree about the prospects of GameStop and the other meme stocks" and did not indicate that any market manipulation had occurred. In popular culture Gill is portrayed by Paul Dano in the 2023 film Dumb Money, a biographical drama about the short squeeze.