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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Martin%20of%20Tours%27%20Church%2C%20West%20Coker

St Martin of Tours' Church, West Coker

St Martin of Tours' Church, West Coker is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in West Coker, Somerset. History The church dates from the 13th century. It was rebuilt between 1863 and 1864 under the supervision of the architect, James Mountford Allen of Crewkerne. The contractor was Robert Bartlett and Son of West Coker. The north and south arcades were rebuilt with the addition of one bay westward on the north side. The chancel arch was rebuilt. The plaster between the rafters of the chancel was stencilled and emblazoned by Mr Stansell of Taunton. The chancel was fitted with oak stalls, and the floor tiled with encaustic tiles from Maw & Co. The reredos was made by A.W. Blacker of Dawlish. The church reopened on 14 October 1864. Organ A new organ was installed in 1885. The gift of Miss Wood, sister-in-law of the Rector, it cost £500 (equivalent to £ in ) and was built by Nicholson and Lord of Walsall. Bells The tower contains a ring of 8 bells. Four dating from 1770, and one of 1779 were cast by Thomas II Bilbie of the Bilbie family. and the remaining three are by Llewellins and James and date from 1911. Parish status The church is in a joint parish with St Mary's Church, East Chinnock St Mary's Church, Hardington Mandeville St Roch's Church, Pendomer All Saints’ Church, Closworth St Michael and All Angels' Church, East Coker All Saints’ Church, Sutton Bingham

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee%20Dee%20Bridgewater%20%281976%20album%29

Dee Dee Bridgewater (1976 album)

Dee Dee Bridgewater is the eponymous second studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. The record was released in 1976 via Atlantic Records label. She also released a self-titled album in 1980 via the Elektra label. Critical reception Reviewer of Dusty Groove noted "The sound here is different than the material Bridgewater started with, but still plenty great from a soul perspective – tightly-crafted, sophisticated work that features both uptempo and mellow cuts – in a mode that's quite similar to the Columbia work of Marlena Shaw – another former jazz vocalist who made a 70s shift to soul." Stacia Proefrock of Allmusic wrote "Dee Dee Bridgewater's self-titled album opens with a song that sounds closer to Gloria Gaynor than Ella Fitzgerald, throwing her jazz fans for a loop. This 1976 release explores R&B and funk territories, while still employing her strong, husky voice. She shows the amazing range and emotional expression that would make her "comeback" albums of the '90s so remarkable, while apparently having a lot of fun. While this album is out of character for her stylistically, it is still a fine addition to any fan's collection." Track listing Personnel Band Dee Dee Bridgewater – primary artist, vocals Barry Beckett – keyboards Harry Bluestone – concertmaster Herb Bushler – bass Pete Carr – guitar Vivian Cherry – backing vocals Merry Clayton – backing vocals Gary Coleman – percussion Henry Davis – bass Wilton Felder – bass Jerry Friedman – guitar Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals Ed Greene – drums Loni Groves – backing vocals Bobbye Hall – congas Roger Hawkins – drums Tom Hensley – keyboards David Hood – bass Augie Johnson – backing vocals Jimmy Johnson – guitar John Lehman – backing vocals Marti McCall – backing vocals Cliff Morris – guitar Linda November – backing vocals Ray Parker Jr. – guitar Dean Parks – guitar Melvin Ragin – guitar Joe Sample – keyboards David T. Walker – guitar Jackie Ward – backing vocals Carolyn Willia – backing vocals Harold Wheeler – horn arrangements, keyboards, string arrangements Gene Orloff – concertmaster Production Bob Defrin – art direction Lewis Hahn – mixing Gregg Hamm – engineer David Hassinger – engineer Jerry Masters – engineer Steve Melton – engineer Billy Page – vocal arrangement Gene Page – arranger, producer Stephen Y. Scheaffer – mixing, producer Paula Scher – art direction Jon Vogel – mastering Jerry Wexler –producer

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karya%20Siddhi%20Hanuman%20Temple

Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple

Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple is a Hindu temple in Frisco, Texas. The temple was opened in 2015 by its founder, Hindu pontiff, Ganapathi Sachchidananda. History Construction on the 34,000 square feet temple started in 2007 and completed its first phase in 2009 and the completition of the main temple in 2015. The main deity of the temple is Hanuman. The temple opened on July 23, 2015, and a week later, on August 1, the tmple was the venue for a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous chanting with over 24 hours of recitation of Hanuman Chalisa. The Chant was led by Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji. Facilities KSH Temple cost $11 million and regularly offers worship services along with classed in Yoga, Carnatic Music, Indian Dancing and Indian Chanting as well as classes on Hinduism. The Temple also offers language learning classes for Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati. The Temple also has a prayer hall, a cafeteria, a dining hall, an auditorium and a stage. The Temple's most notable feature is its 72 foot tall "rajagopuram", a tower designed to allow sunlight to pass through from one end to the other.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marita%20Napier

Marita Napier

Marita Napier (née Jacobs; 16 February 1939 – 10 April 2004) was a South African operatic soprano, known internationally as a performer of music by Strauss and Wagner. She performed in 19 productions of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. In 1989, a recording of Wagner's Die Walküre with her in a Metropolitan Opera production was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. Napier was considered one of the best Turandot, having performed the role for over 70 times including 1989 production by Franco Zeffirelli at the Met. She was the first South African opera singer to perform lead roles in the "Grand Slam" of opera houses – the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, La Scala in Milan, Royal Opera House in London and Vienna State Opera. Early life and education Marita Jacobs was born in Johannesburg, the third of four children in a musical family. Her father played the violin and her mother enjoyed singing. At the age of three, she started taking ballet lessons with her older sister. Later she switched to piano lessons and had her first tuition and music background from Olive Lieberitz. Although she did not participate much in solo singing at school, she and her sister Ena sometimes sang duets in regional art competitions. Napier attended DF Malan High School (then Crosby High School) in the Johannesburg suburb of Crosby. After school she joined the Neerlandia Choir and began performing as a soloist. She continued her singing lessons, first with Margaret Roux and later with Stella Cavalli. Napier made her singing debut in 1963 at the Little Theatre in Pretoria as Romilda in Handel's Serse. Being impressed by a singer's performance at a concert, Napier inquired who her teacher was. It turned out to be Theo Lindenbaum from Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. Napier sent him an audition tape and he immediately accepted her as a student. She saved up for two years while working in an office to be able to go to Germany, which she did in 1965 with a donation from the Ernest Oppenheimer Trust Fund. Career Before leaving for Germany, Napier joined a singing quartet that participated in numerous choral performances of works by Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederic Handel. According to one account, the surnames of other two quartet members were also Jacobs and because she did not intend to build a solo career, but rather expected to remain a member of the quartet, she decided to change her surname to "Napier" in order to avoid confusion. Europe With her departure from South Africa, Napier decided to give her singing career two years: if she did not make a breakthrough, she would return to qualify as a physiotherapist. She studied at the Musikhochschule Detmold with Theo Lindenbaum and in Hamburg. Napier's first European breakthrough was when she sang the soprano part in Orff's Carmina Burana in Dijon, France. At a 1966 festival for young singers, she performed in Verdi's Requiem. She sang, alongside Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Bach's Christmas Oratorio in Bielefeld, which led to auditions at three opera houses. She passed all three and chose Bielefeld to be closer to her music teacher. There she made her stage debut as Venus in Wagner's Tannhäuser. Verdi roles included Abigaile in Nabucco, Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. She also appeared as Brünnhilde in Wagner's Die Walküre. From 1969 to 1973, Napier was a member of the Aalto Theatre in Essen, in 1973/74 at the Staatsoper Hannover. From 1973, she belonged to the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She had guest contracts with the Hamburg State Opera from 1973, and with the Berlin State Opera from 1975. She performed at the Bayreuth Festival first in the choir, then in 1973 as Helmwige in Die Walküre and Third Norne in Götterdämmerung. In 1974, she was Sieglinde in Die Walküre, and in 1975 also Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. In 1974 Napier made her debut in La Scala with Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. U.S. Napier's first appearance in the U.S. was in 1972 as Sieglinde in Wagner's Die Walküre for the San Francisco Opera, with Jess Thomas as Siegmund. Conductor Seiji Ozawa offered her to perform in Mahler's Eighth Symphony which she learnt within four days. Ozawa recommended her to Wolfgang Sawallisch as Sieglinde for a performance at La Scala in Milan. In the late seventies in San Francisco she was named "Voice of America" for her portrayal of Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer. Napier made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on 22 September 1986 as Helmwige in Die Walküre. A 1989 Napier recording at the house received the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. South Africa Napier returned to South Africa in 1976 for her debut in her homeland as Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer in Cape Town's CAPAB. In 1992 she appeared as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore in Cape Town and in 1995 as Giulietta in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann in Pretoria. At the State Theater in Pretoria she also performed as Puccini's Turandot and as Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana. Napier moved permanently to Cape Town in 1994. She participated actively in local productions and as a mentor. In 1993 she headed an Opera Studio for young singers at PACT and in 1994 was a member of the panel of adjudicators at the Transnet/Unisa International Singing Competition in Pretoria. In 1997 she performed in the world premiere of Roelof Temmingh's Sacred Bones at the Nico Theatre (now Artscape Theatre Centre). In a tribute on 6 May 2004, Thys Odendaal wrote in Beeld: "On the way to Cape Town for the debut in her own country... 'Riets', as Ma Skattie called her, spoke to the Johannesburg media, fresh from her first international triumph in Bayreuth, as Sieglinde in Wagner's Die Walküre. As prima donna, she met the press in the VIP lounge in front of flashing cameras and sharp TV lights. She asked for a cigarette, 'preferably Camel', and then a glass of 'gin & tonic'... beautifully dressed in a wide-brimmed hat and leopard-collared tabard. Not very talkative. Wide-eyed, and the smile wide. Smoking and an opera voice do not go together, someone remarked uncertainly. Without hesitation, the dry answer comes: 'Smoking is bad for the voice, but singing is even worse.'" Personal life In 1970 Napier married lyric tenor Wolfram Assmann, but they rarely performed together before his retirement a few years later. Napier eventually settled in Cape Town where she gave singing lessons and sang in local opera productions. Napier died in Cape Town in 2004 from cancer. Operatic repertoire Napier gained her greatest fame as a performer of Strauss and Wagner music. She performed in 19 productions of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: in the Metropolitan, La Scala, Royal Opera House, San Francisco, Bayreuth and the Vienna State Opera. Over the years, she performed among others in: Beethoven: Fidelio and Leonore: Leonore Humperdick: Hänsel und Gretel: Gertrud Mozart Idomeneo: Electra Die Zauberflöte: Second Lady, Queen of the Night Don Giovanni: Donna Anna La clemenza di Tito: Vitellia Puccini Turandot: Turandot Tosca: Tosca La Bohéme: Mimi Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos: Ariadne Elektra: Elektra, Chrysothemis Die Frau ohne Schatten: The Empress Feuersnot: Demut Verdi Aïda: Aïda Il trovatore: Leonora La forza del destino: Leonora Macbeth: Lady Macbeth Nabucco: Abigaille Un ballo in maschera: Amelia Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Senta Lohengrin: Elsa Tannhäuser: Elisabeth Die Walküre: Sieglinde, Helmwige Götterdämmerung: Third Norne In her career, Napier shared the stage with world-famous singers such as Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Plácido Domingo and Leonie Rysanek. She also worked with the most famous conductors such as James Levine, Colin Davis, Pierre Boulez, Karl Böhm, Zubin Mehta and Wolfgang Sawallisch. She sang at major opera festivals in Europe – including Bayreuth, Aix-en-Provence, Verona, Munich, Vienna and Florence, as well as in leading opera houses including Munich, Milan, Paris, Barcelona, Buenos Aires. Vocal appreciation and criticism Marita Napier received both praise and criticism throughout her career. Her soprano was described as dark and dramatic “with a pianissimo to seduce the willing ear”, and the lower register of “rich and liquid quality”. Thomas Willis from Chicago Tribune wrote about Marita Napier’s American debut in the production of Götterdämmerung: “She has a voice with the lyric flexibility for Gutrune and Sieglinde and knows how to use it”. However, Napier's first operatic recital at Dade County Auditorium in April 1975 was criticized for the erratic pitch, noting “it was forced to a pellagrous degree”. Awards and honors 1989 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording (with the rest of the cast): Richard Wagner's Die Walküre, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1989 AA Life Vita Prize for Opera 1990 Nederburg Opera Award in Transvaal for Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos A Medal of Honor from the South African Academy for Science and the Arts. A special award at the KKNK in 2002.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Bywater

Terry Bywater

Terrance Bywater (born 28 February 1983) is a British wheelchair basketball player. He participated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics, where his team came in fourth place; in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he won a bronze medal and was the highest scorer for Great Britain; the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning another bronze medal; and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where his team again came in fourth place. Personal Bywater was born on 28 February 1983 in Dormanstown, England and currently lives in Cleveland, North Yorkshire. , he weighs and is tall. He was born without a tibia and a fibula in his left leg, which was amputated when he was two. He has a son, Benjamin Bywater. Wheelchair basketball Bywater began playing wheelchair basketball at the age of 13 at an open day in Middlesbrough with the Teesside Lions. He later played with them. After playing for a year, he was selected for the Great Britain Under-23 team and began training. He made his debut at the Sydney 2000 Summer Paralympics, and finished fourth. He participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where he won a bronze medal, and was the top Great Britain scorer in the event. He currently plays for the Sheffield Steelers. He once played for C. D. Fundosa in Spain, along with many other European clubs. Bywater returned to England so he could play with the Super League Club Sheffield Steelers throughout the 2011–12 season. He is a 4.5 point player. His first championships were the 2001/2002 European Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished fourth. In 2002 he went to the World Championships in Kitakyushu in Japan, where he finished second (silver). He participated in the 2003 European Championships in Sassari, Italy, and won bronze. He competed in the 2005 European Championships in Paris, France, and won silver. He competed in the 2006 World Championships in Amsterdam and was fifth place, and in 2007 he participated in the European Championships in Wetzlar, Netherlands, and received a silver medal. Two years later, he won bronze in the European Championships of Adana in Turkey. In 2010, for the first time, he participated in the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Birmingham, and was fifth place. He won gold in the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth, Israel. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the wheelchair basketball team lost to the United States, and finished in fourth position, after losing to Canada, missing out of the finals. He said that not winning a medal at the Paralympics was the "worst moment" of his career.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannick%20Leliendal

Yannick Leliendal

Yannick Cereso Frederik Leliendal (born 23 April 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Jong Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie as a full back. Early life Leliendal was born in the Netherlands, but grew up in Belgium. He started at KSK Tongeren before he joined the youth academy of KRC Genk in 2014. Career VVV Following a successful trial period with VVV Venlo he signed a two-year contract on 16 July 2021. On 8 August, 2021 in the first league match of the season against NAC Breda he made his professional debut in a 2-2 draw. Leliendal scored his first goal for VVV on 26 October 2021 against NAC Brada in the KNVB Cup. At the end of January 2022 transfer window he was loaned for the rest of the season to TOP Oss. Leliendal commented that this move was a success and he was able to get playing minutes and was able to develop as a player. Utrecht He signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional season with Jong Utrecht in July 2022 after being released VVV. He scored his first goal in a 4-1 win over NAC Breda on February 20, 2023. International career Leliendal has played for both the Belgian and Dutch national youth teams in age group football. He was part of the Netherlands national under-17 football team that reached the semifinals at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowiny%2C%20Krasnystaw%20County

Nowiny, Krasnystaw County

Nowiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łopiennik Górny, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrophidion%20prolixum

Dendrophidion prolixum

Dendrophidion prolixum is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class%20A%20%28novel%29

Class A (novel)

Class A, published as The Dealer in the United States, and as The Mission for 5000 prints, is the second book in the Robert Muchamore's novel series CHERUB. It continues the story of teenager James Adams and his fellow CHERUB agents as they try to bring down a drug gang led by Keith Moore. The book was originally to be called Drugs, Cars and Guns, but this was changed so as to sound more appropriate for children. It received generally good reviews although not as many awards as its predecessor, The Recruit. It is followed by Maximum Security. It was released in the United Kingdom by Hodder Children's Books on 14 October 2004, and as The Dealer by Simon Pulse in the United States on 23 August 2011. Plot CHERUB agents James, Kerry, Kyle and Nicole are sent on a mission to infiltrate the drug gang KMG, led by criminal Keith Moore. The group attempts to befriend Moore's four children to attempt to gather evidence against KMG. James has the most success, becoming friends with Keith's youngest son Junior and begins delivering cocaine to KMG's customers. Meanwhile, Nicole begins dating Junior and they take a large amount of cocaine, nearly killing Nicole and resulting in her expulsion from CHERUB. Kerry discovers KMG's cocaine processing location, and MI5 set up surveillance on it, resulting in the capture and imprisonment of many of KMG's senior members, but not Keith Moore. Moore invites James and Junior to come with him to Miami, intending to settle his accounts before going into hiding to avoid imprisonment. Before James leaves, he is sent back to campus for a hacking course, where he finds out that Lauren hit instructor Norman Large with a shovel while during basic training. Lauren is forced to wait 3 months until she can restart basic training and is punished with ditch-digging duty in the meantime. In Miami, men from KMG's drug supplier, the Peruvian Lambayeke cartel, attempt to rob Moore. James is forced to kill one of the gunmen to escape and alerts the authorities. Moore is extradited back to the UK to face trial, while the remnants of KMG are also arrested. After the end of the mission, James and Kerry begin dating. Development The book was originally to be titled Class A 'Drugs, Cars & Guns, but Hodder deemed it too inappropriate for a children's book, so Muchamore changed the title to Class A. When the book was published in America, publisher Simon Pulse renamed it The Dealer, due to concern that Americans wouldn't understand the title's reference to the British system of classing drugs. As a further order from a major book club, 5,000 copies were printed with the name The Mission as they didn't like the original title. A graphic novel adaption of the novel was published on 1 June 2017. Audiobook An audiobook version of Class A was released, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. It consisted of three CDs.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Late%20Antiquity

Journal of Late Antiquity

The Journal of Late Antiquity is an academic journal and the first international English-language journal devoted to the Late Antiquity. The journal was founded in 2008 and is published twice a year by the Johns Hopkins University Press. The journal covers methodological, geographical, and chronological facets of Late Antiquity, from the late and post-classical world up to the Carolingian period, and including the late Roman, western European, Byzantine, Sassanid, and Islamic worlds, ca. AD 250–800. The editor in chief is Sabine R. Huebner of the University of Basel (Switzerland).

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

Henneguya

Henneguya is a genus of myxosporean parasites belonging to the family Myxobolidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and America. Species according to GBIF (except H. adherens): Henneguya adherens Azevedo & Matos Henneguya akule Work, Takata, Whipps & Kent, 2008 Henneguya amazonica Rocha, Matos & Azevedo, 1992 Henneguya brachideuteri Kpatcha, Faye, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1997 Henneguya clariae Abolarin, 1971 Henneguya clini Reed, Basson, Van As & Dykova, 2007 Henneguya creplini (Gurley, 1894) Henneguya doori Guilford, 1963 Henneguya friderici Casal, Matos & Azevedo, 2003 Henneguya garavelli Martins & Onaka, 2006 Henneguya joalensis Kpatcha, Faye, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1997 Henneguya kayarensis Kpatcha, Faye, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1997 Henneguya lagodon Hall & Iverson, 1967 Henneguya lateolabracis Yokoyama, Kawakami, Yasuda & Tanaka, 2003 Henneguya lutjani Kpatcha, Faye, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1997 Henneguya maculosus Carriero, Adriano, Silva, Ceccarelli & Maia, 2013 Henneguya mbourensis Kpatcha, Faye, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1997 Henneguya neapolitana Parisi, 1912 Henneguya nuesslini Schuberg & Schröder, 1905 Henneguya nusslini Schuberg & Schröder, 1905 Henneguya ocellata Iverson & Yokel, 1963 Henneguya ouakamensis Kpatcha, Faye, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1997 Henneguya pagri Yokoyama, Itoh & Tanaka, 2005 Henneguya priacanthi Kpatcha, Faye, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1997 Henneguya psorospermica Thélohan, 1892 Henneguya salminicola Ward, 1919 Henneguya salvelini Zandt, 1923 Henneguya sebasta Moser & Love, 1975 Henneguya shackletoni Brickle, Kalavati & MacKenzie, 2006 Henneguya shariffi Molnár, Székely, Mohamed & Shaharom-Harrison, 2006 Henneguya symphodae Lubat, Radujkovic, Marques & Bouix, 1989 Henneguya unitaeniata Úngari, Vieira, da Silva, Santos, de Azevedo & O'Dwyer, 2019 Henneguya vitensis Laird, 1950 Henneguya yoffensis Kpatcha, Faye, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1997 Henneguya zahoori Bhatt & Siddiqui, 1964 Henneguya zschokkei (Gurley, 1894)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Steve

My Steve

My Steve is a biographical account of Terri Irwin's life with her late husband, the zoo owner and television personality Steve Irwin. It was published by Simon & Schuste Australia. Reviewer Bruce Elder wrote: "Terri Irwin tells a simple story with considerable passion and straightforward honesty".

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

Akita

is a Japanese name and may refer to: Places 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan Akita, Kumamoto, a former town Akita Prefecture, Japan Akita (city) Akita-Yake-Yama, a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan People Akita clan, a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū Akita (surname), for people with the surname Art, entertainment, and media Akita (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago "", a folk song of Akita Prefecture, Japan Akita ranga, a Japanese school of painting Companies Akita Asahi Broadcasting, a Japanese broadcast network Akita Bank, a Japanese regional bank Akita Broadcasting System, a Japanese television and radio broadcaster Akita Shoten, a Japanese publishing company Akita Television, a television station in Akita, Japan Education Akita International University, a public university in Akita, Japan Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts, a municipal junior college in Akita, Japan Akita Nutrition Junior College, a private university in Akita, Japan Akita Prefectural University, a Japanese prefectural university in Akita, Japan Akita University, a Japanese national university in Akita, Japan Akita University of Art, a public university in Akita, Japan Akita University of Nursing and Welfare, a private university in Ōdate, Japan Cultural institutions Akita Museum of Art, an art museum in Akita, Japan Akita Museum of Modern Art, a museum in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan Akita Omoriyama Zoo, a municipal zoo in Akita, Japan Akita Prefectural Museum, a prefectural museum in Akita, Japan Akita Senshū Museum of Art, a museum in Akita, Japan Sports Akita Northern Happinets, a Japanese professional basketball Akita Prefectural Baseball Stadium, a baseball stadium in Akita, Japan Akita Prefectural Gymnasium, a stadium in Akita, Japan Blaublitz Akita, a Japanese association football team Transportation Akita Airport, a regional/second class airport in Akita, Japan Akita Expressway, a national expressway in Japan Akita Nairiku Line, a Japanese railway line Akita Relay, a former limited express train service Akita Rinkai Railway Line, a Japanese freight-only railway line Akita Shinkansen, a mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line Akita Station, a railway station in Akita, Japan Akitashirakami Station, a JR East railway station in Happō, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan Port of Akita, a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture in Akita, Japan Other uses Akita (dog), a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan Akita Kantō, a Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan Our Lady of Akita, Marian apparitions

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20Vehicular%20Technology%20Society

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

The IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) was founded in 1949 as the Institute of Radio Engineers' (IRE) Committee on Vehicular and Railroad Radio. The Society's name has changed five times since then and its scope has expanded to include not only the "Radio" of the original name, but all manners of electronics associated with vehicular systems. The Society (then known as the IRE Professional Group on Vehicular Communications) held its first "Meeting" (now Conference) in Detroit in 1950. The Society's first Transactions was published in 1952. Like the Society, the Transactions has carried many names. The Society has approximately 45 local chapters throughout the world. Field of Interest The fields of interest of the Society are the theoretical, experimental and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering in mobile radio, motor vehicles and land transportation. (a) Mobile radio shall include all terrestrial mobile services. (b) Motor vehicles shall include the components and systems and motive power for propulsion and auxiliary functions. (c) Land transportation shall include the components and systems used in both automated and non-automated facets of ground transport technology. Publications The Society sponsors two publications: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and Vehicular Technology Magazine. The Transactions are published monthly, encompassing approximately 12500 pages of peer-reviewed material annually. The Magazine is published quarterly, including both peer-reviewed and general interest features. Conferences The Society's flagship conference, the Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) began in 1950 and was held annually through 1998. In 1999, the Society began holding the VTC semi-annually. The Society also sponsors or co-sponsors a number of other conferences and symposia, including JRC, VPPC, ICCVE, CAVS, and WiVEC.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Ceslovas%20Kudaba

Česlovas Kudaba

Česlovas Kudaba (24 July 1934 – 19 February 1993) was a Lithuanian politician, geographer, born in Kobylnik, Poland. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.

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

Attachie

Attachie is a locality in British Columbia, located at the confluence of the Halfway and Peace Rivers. Name origin The locality is named for a Chief Attachie of the Dane-zaa (Beaver) people, who was a signee of Treaty 8 and a famous hunter who died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 and is buried at Halfway River.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostyantyn%20Pronenko

Kostyantyn Pronenko

Kostyantyn Pronenko (born 26 November 1971) is a Ukrainian rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Froud%20%28actor%29

Brian Froud (actor)

Brian Froud (born December 1, 1973) is an ACTRA Awards winning voice actor and voice director best known for his versatile voice work in animation. His credits include lead roles in Total Drama (Harold & Sam), Jimmy Two-Shoes (Beezy), Detentionaire (Lynch Webber), ToonMarty (The title character) and Zafari (Quincy & Antonio). Brian is the voice director of Chop Chop Ninja, an animated series based on the popular video game series. Filmography Anime Film Television

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%20Norwegian%20Football%20Cup

1973 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1973 Norwegian Football Cup was the 68th edition of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The Cup was won by Strømsgodset after beating Rosenborg in the cup final with the score 1–0. This was Strømsgodset's third Norwegian Cup title. First round |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2nd replay |} Second round |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay |} Third round |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|27 June 1973 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|28 June 1973 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|29 June 1973 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|1 July 1973 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|4 July 1973 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 4 July 1973 |} Fourth round |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|19 August 1973 |} Quarter-finals |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2 September 1973 |} Semi-finals Final Strømsgodset's winning squad: Inge Thun, Per Rune Wøllner, Johnny Vidar Pedersen, Tor Alsaker-Nøstdahl, Svein Dahl Andersen, Odd Arild Amundsen, Finn Aksel Olsen, Bjørn Odmar Andersen, Thorodd Presberg, Steinar Pettersen, Ingar Pettersen, Bjørn Erik Halvorsen, Helge Widemann Karlsen and Runar Larsen.

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Humber Limited

Humber Limited was a British manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles, and cars incorporated and listed on the stock exchange in 1887. It took the name "Humber & Co Limited" because of the high reputation of the products of one of the constituent businesses that had belonged to Thomas Humber. A financial reconstruction in 1899 transferred its business to Humber Limited. From an interest in motor vehicles beginning in 1896, the motor division became much more important than the cycle division and the cycle trade marks were sold to Raleigh in 1932. The motorcycles were withdrawn from sale during the depression of the 1930s. Humber is now a dormant marque for automobiles as well as cycles. Following their involvement in Humber through Hillman in 1928 the Rootes brothers acquired 60 per cent of Humber's ordinary capital, sufficient for a controlling interest. The two Rootes brothers joined the Humber board in 1932 and began to make Humber the holding company for vehicle manufacturing members of what became their Rootes Group. By 1960 annual production was around 200,000 vehicles. Previous insistence on Rootes family control, however, may have led to under-capitalisation of the business. Building a brand new car, the Hillman Imp, proved beyond Humber and Rootes Group resources and their businesses were bought by the Chrysler Corporation in 1967. Ownership and control Private investors from incorporation and first listing in 1887 Amalgamation with Hillman 1928, Hillman newly controlled by Rootes brothers Rootes Securities acquires 60 per cent of Humber, Hillman is made a Humber subsidiary 1932 Chrysler Corporation acquires control of Rootes Motors (colloquially "Rootes Group") 1967 Wholly owned operating subsidiaries Commer (Commercial Cars Ltd) 1925 Hillman (merger 1929 — subsidiary 1930) Thrupp & Maberly 1926 — coachbuilders, ex Rootes Securities 1932 Clément-Talbot 1935 renamed Sunbeam-Talbot Sunbeam Motor Car Company 1935 trolleybuses only Karrier Motors 1934 British Light Steel Pressings 1937, merged with Thrupp & Maberly in 1939 Tilling-Stevens 1950 (partly owned until February 1964) Singer Motors 1956 (partly owned until February 1964) History 1887–1918 Cycle industry The cycle industry was consolidating in the late 1880s and partners Thomas Humber and fledgling company promoter T Harrison Lambert sold their Humber Cycles business to investors who added a number of other substantial cycle manufacturers and then floated the new combine on the stock exchange. Such was the public's recognition of Humber products and their high quality and reliability the whole new organisation was named Humber & Co Limited though Humber's was not the largest component. Thomas Humber agreed to manage the whole enterprise with its works in Coventry and Wolverhampton as well as Beeston. He retired in 1892 at the end of his 5-year contract. Humber expanded into Europe and in 1896 their subsidiary, Humber (France), joined with La Société des Vélocipedes Clément and La Société des Cycles Gladiator obtaining stock exchange listings in order to form "one of the largest Cycle monopolies in Europe" and with the intention of improving the position of Humber (France). The directors expressed the greatest interest in the new industry of motor carriages and cycles for which extensive works were to be erected by the monopoly at Levallois Perret. At the time of the flotation prospective investors were told that agencies were already established in all principal towns in France, and the cities: St Petersburg, Copenhagen, Milan, Athens, Brussels, Bucharest, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Buenos Ayres, Santiago, Constantinople, Algiers, Sfax, Tunis, Alexandria, Saigon, Hong Kong, Port Said and throughout the whole of South America. The chairman of the new monopoly was chairman of Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co and another director was the manager of Dunlop (France). Negotiations between the parties were completed by Ernest Terah Hooley. The ambitious new monopoly was not successful, disputes between the partners dragged through the English courts until the turn of the century. A severe economic recession in 1899 then brought about a financial reconstruction and the incorporation of a new company, Humber Limited, to continue the existing business. Motorcycles Humber experimented with motorcycles from their early days, and in 1899 Bert Yates won the first track race for motorcycles in Coventry on a Humber motorcycle. Later models switched to using Minerva engines, but production ceased in 1906 as there was insufficient space at the factory. Motorcycle manufacture resumed in 1908 when the new Stoke factory opened, and the new range were exhibited in 1908 at the annual Stanley show. Humber produced many new models of motorcycle in the pre-war years, but production of motorcycles ceased during the First World War. Motor Tricycles In 1899 Humber produced a motorised tricycle at their Beeston works with a De Dion Bouton engine of 1.75 hp or optionally 2.25 hp. This had electric ignition (early De Dion Bouton engines used hot tube ignition), and was capable of . The price in December 1899 was £84. This tricycle was based on the De Dion-Bouton tricycle and built under licence. First series production cars In 1896 Humber built a prototype and nine production motorcars in their new Coventry premises. In November 1896 a car was exhibited at the Stanley Cycle Show in London. They are claimed to be the first series production cars made in England. At Humber & Company's next general meeting in 1897 the managing director said they had received many letters asking if they would produce a motorised vehicle, and that they had in fact been working on this project for two years, but had delayed production until they found a suitably reliable engine. Having now found an engine they were gearing up for production. The first Humber car was produced in 1898 and was a three-wheeled tricar of the 'sociable' type powered by a single cylinder Turrell engine. Their first conventional four-wheeled car appeared in 1901. Cars went into production in Beeston near Nottingham as well as Stoke, Coventry but to separate designs. Just as with bicycles Beeston Humber products retained their high quality image. The Beeston works closed in 1908 on the opening of the new works at Stoke. Humber's profit went from £16,500 in 1905 to £106,500 the next year and £154,400 in 1907. On 12 March 1908 the new works was officially opened at Stoke, then just outside the city of Coventry. New buildings covered 13.5 acres and allowed for the employment of 5,000 hands. The new works was designed to be capable of producing 150 cars and 1,500 cycles per week. Another financial reconstruction was made in 1909. In 1911 they took over the Centaur Cycle Company. By this time a wide range of cars was produced from the 998cc Humberette to several six-cylinder 6-litre models. In 1913 Humber was second only to Wolseley as the largest manufacturer of cars in the United Kingdom. Revived by the war Humber produced motorcycles and bicycles for the War Office as well as cars. 1919–1939 There were postwar slumps in the early 1920s and in addition the public were moving from pedal cycles to motorcycles as well as to cars. Rover, Singer, Swift, Triumph and Riley all gave up their manufacture of cycles. Humber acquisitions In 1925 Humber moved into the production of commercial vehicles with the purchase of Commer. In the year to 1928 Humber's chairman was obliged to report a loss for the second year running. Commer Cars' turnover was substantially increased but Commer did not return to profit. The bicycle business improved but motorcycles did not. Humber cars, the product being as the chairman put it of a distinctive class, were more influenced by conditions than were mass-produced vehicles. Humber he described as one of the oldest and best known higher grade cars. Before Rootes The chairman, Stanley Brotherhood, told a special meeting of shareholders of the exceedingly good performance of one of the 14-40 cars driven by J W Fitzwilliam and his brother who had just returned from traversing 4,500 miles in central Europe including the worst roads in the Balkans. He then reported the "drastic redesign" of Humber's cars which together with improved appearance and performance and revised prices were expected to improve the products' performance in the marketplace. Mention of the drastic redesign at that special meeting was followed by another meeting to discuss the amalgamation of Humber and its partly-owned subsidiary Hillman Motor Car Company. Hillman, the chairman explained, made one of the most popular medium priced cars and would provide a suitable partner to the distinctive Humber products. Shareholders were unanimous that the amalgamation should go ahead on the proposed terms. In 1929 Hillman, under the control of the Rootes brothers, was amalgamated with Humber—the combine was not under the control of the Rootes brothers—but William Rootes' marketing skills had been immediately brought into play when Rootes Limited had been appointed "World Exporters". In December 1929 reviewing the 1929 year the chairman told shareholders Humber had now introduced three new models named: 16-50, for the 1928 Motor Show, Snipe and a seven-seater Pullman both for the October 1929 Motor Show. For the time being the 9-28 and 20-65 hp models would continue but at a reduced price. After Rootes Later Michael Sedgwick would describe the events of this era as "a levelling process comparable to the fate of Wolseley" ('s 1920s cars). Out, he said, went uncertain braking, the i.o.e. engine and superbly finished coachwork, the new cars were pure Rootes with Bendix brakes, downdraught carburettors, "silent third" gearboxes with central gear lever and hydraulic shock absorbers. The 16 hp car could cope with the Humber Snipe bodywork only with a low final drive ratio. The other cars also became slightly bigger Hillmans with different engines and a longer wheelbase. A Humber Twelve was introduced that looked like a Hillman Minx with a painted spare wheel cover and hinged quarter lights. There was attractive work by independent coachbuilders on the Twelve chassis. The Vogue sports saloon may or may not have been designed by couturier Captain Molyneux. The Twelve's engine was bored out to 75 mm and powered Hillman's Fourteen and even Sunbeam-Talbot's postwar 90. By the outbreak of war in 1939 the quite fast big-engined Super Snipe with hydraulic brakes was selling well and one model became the Army's famous second world war staff car. 1939–1945 The Ryton on Dunsmore plant which closed at the end of 2006 had originated in 1939 as one of the so-called shadow factories: the Ryton plant was originally built to produce aero engines. At Speke, Liverpool, another shadow factory opened in April 1939 assembled bombers. Armoured cars, scout cars and staff cars were made in the existing factories along with much other war material General Montgomery, Commander of the British and Allied forces in Northern Africa during the Desert war of WWII, had two specially built Humber Super Snipe four door open tourers made with larger front wings or guards, mine proof floors, special fittings and long range fuel tanks. Two cars were built for him and used in the Africa campaign against General Rommel, who used a Horch open staff car. Montgomery's Humbers were known as 'Old Faithful' and the 'Victory Car'. Both cars still exist in museums in England and are a testament to the high engineering and manufacturing standards of Humber and Rootes Ltd. The victory car drove Montgomery and Churchill through the streets of London during the VE parades at the end of WWII. Military vehicles Annual vehicle production 1929-30— 9,000 vehicles 1933-34—20,000 1937-39—41,000 1946-47—42,000 1949-50—90,000 1945–1967 In the postwar era, Humber's mainstay products included the four-cylinder Hawk and six-cylinder Super Snipe. Being a choice of businessmen and officialdom alike, Humbers gained a reputation for well appointed interiors and solid quality. The Hawk and the Super Snipe went through various designs, though all had a "transatlantic" influence. Annual output, 200,000 vehicles In 1960 Rootes was the world's twelfth largest motor corporation by volume, its annual output nearly 200,000 cars, vans and trucks. They employed some 20,000 people. The group had six million square feet (557,000m2) of manufacturing space and owned nine assembly plants outside Britain. They were involved in car hire, hire purchase and driving schools and even made air conditioners. There were about one thousand dealers in the UK. The two Rootes brothers remained in control of their group from their adjoining suites of offices in Devonshire House, Piccadilly. The ground floor Rootes showroom on Piccadilly is now an Audi showroom. Imp and Chrysler The success of BMC's Mini made Rootes speed the development of their own small car. A new assembly plant was planned but government was obliging major employers to build new plants where there was surplus labour. Jaguar solved their expansion problem by buying Daimler and its Coventry plant with experienced workforce but Rootes selected a greenfield site by Pressed Steel body works near Glasgow airport in Scotland, at Linwood near Paisley. The new factory was officially opened in May 1963 and the new rear-engined Hillman Imp went on sale the next day but there were difficulties with industrial relations and, soon, the Imp's reliability. The Imp's heavy development expenses and slackening sales to USA brought about losses for the Rootes group in both 1962 and 1963. In February 1964 the owners of the minority holdings in Humber Limited (and Tilling-Stevens and Singer Motors) sold their holdings to Rootes Motors Limited taking in exchange shares in Rootes Motors. Humber and its two subsidiaries now became wholly owned subsidiaries of Rootes Motors Limited. A last major activity of, by then, Lord Rootes, was to open sale negotiations with Chrysler Corporation. He died in December 1964. Chrysler took control in 1967. 1967–1976 The last of the traditional large Humbers, the series VA Super Snipe (fitted with twin Stromberg CD 100 Carburettors) were sold in 1968, when Chrysler ended production. Several V8 models had been in pre-production at this time, but were never publicly sold. Several of these test examples survive today. Humber's and Rootes' last new car was the second generation of Humber Sceptre, a variant of their Rootes Arrow model. The marque was shelved in 1976 when all Hillmans became badged Chryslers. The Hillman Hunter (another Arrow model) badged Chrysler until production ceased in 1979 when Chrysler's European division was sold to Peugeot and the marque renamed Talbot. The Talbot marque was abandoned at the end of 1986 on passenger cars, although it was continued on vans for six years afterwards. After 1976 In 1986, there was a private initiative to rekindle Humber as a manufacturer of upmarket premium vehicles, employing the recently closed truck and tractor manufacturing facility at Bathgate, in Scotland. This factory had been opened by BMC in 1961, to manufacture their light trucks and tractors. The original plan had been to expand their Longbridge plant for this purpose. The trucks were later marketed as Leyland ‘Redline’ The unused company name of Humber, continued to be still maintained and registered by the new owner Peugeot. A different company, the Humber Motor Company Limited, was therefore incorporated and registered as a means of pursuing this manufacturing proposal. This proposal was vetoed by the local Bathgate councillors. They preferred the idea of a huge “Sales Mall” development on the site in Bathgate, rather than support an initiative that would have involved continued manufacturing employment in the area. The new retail idea was itself turned down by Edinburgh and Glasgow councils. Regrettably, all the Bathgate factory buildings were eventually flattened, and the site was ironically, subsequently, used merely as a distribution centre for a number of other automotive manufacturers. Humber Motor Company Limited Limited was registered as a Scottish company in August 1986 then dissolved July 2007; 'Humber Motor Company Limited' was registered in England in June 2007. Four of Humber Motor Company Limited’s registered trademarks (Sceptre, Hawk, Super Snipe, Snipe) were renewed with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The Humber name and logo are also registered trademarks There is a continuing interest in Humber and the vehicles that it produced. There are very active web-pages frequented by the fans of, and owners of, Humber vehicles. Main models Humber 8 1902 Humber 12 1902 Humber 20 1903 Humberette Voiturette 1903-1911 Humber 8/10 1905 Humber 10/12 1905–1907 Humber 30/40 1908–1909 Humberette Cycle Car 1912-1915 Humber 11 1912 1919-1939 Humber 10 1919–1921 Humber 15.9 1919–1925 Humber 11.4 and 12/25 1921–1925 Humber 8/18 1922–1925 Humber 15/40 1924–1928 Humber 9/20 and 9/28 1925–1930 Humber 14/40 1926–1929 Humber 20/55 and 20/65 1926–1929Rootes Brothers Humber 16/50 1928–1932 Humber Snipe 1929–1947+ Humber Pullman 1930–1954+ Humber 16–60 1933–1935 Humber 12 1933–1937 Humber 16 1936–1940 Humber Imperial 1938–1967+ Humber Super Snipe 1938–1967+ 1945-1967 Humber Snipe 1929–1947 Humber Pullman 1930–1954 Humber Super Snipe 1938–1967 Humber Imperial 1938–1967 Humber Hawk 1945–1967 Humber Sceptre 1961–1967,1967–1976 Humber Vogue 1963–1966 (Australia) Surviving cars There is a thriving club, and many of these upmarket cars survive today from before the 1930s. Until 2020, the world's largest collection of the Rootes brothers' Humber cars (built after 1930) could be viewed at the Marshalls Post-Vintage Humber Car Museum in Hull. It included 21 Humber cars dating from 1932 to 1970 on permanent display, plus 24 unrestored cars. The museum has now closed for good and many of the cars have been sold off. Aviation Humber produced a number of aircraft and aero-engines in the years before the First World War. In 1909 the company signed a contract to build 40 copies of the Blériot XI monoplane, powered by their own three-cylinder engine, and four aircraft were exhibited at the Aero Show at Olympia in 1910. During the First World War Humber built the BR1 and BR2 engines designed for Humber by W O Bentley and more engines were built in different factories in Coventry for the Air Ministry during the Second World War.

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Aleksey Repik

Aleksey Evgenievich Repik (; born 27 August 1979) is a Russian businessman and public figure. He is the Chairman of the All-Russian public organization "Business Russia" since October 2019. President of Delovaya Rossiya (2014-2019). Founder of the R-Pharm group of companies. According to Forbes for 2021, is in the list of the richest businessmen in Russia, Alexei Repik ranks 57th with a fortune of $2.6 billion. Over the past year, his fortune has grown by $0.5 billion. On February 8, 2023, against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Repik was included in the UK sanctions list.

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Symposium (novel)

Symposium is a novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark, published in 1990. It was regarded by John Mortimer writing in The Sunday Times as one of the best novels of that year. Plot introduction It is the story of a dinner party and the events leading up to it involving the lives of the five couples attending: Hurley Reed (an American painter) and Chris Donovan (a rich Australian widow), the party hosts Lord and Lady Suzy, who have recently been burgled Ernst and Ella Untzinger, an EU commissioner and his wife, a teacher Margaret and William Damien, newlyweds just returned from a honeymoon in Venice Annabel Treece and Roland Sykes, a TV producer and genealogist, cousins The story includes many flashbacks into the lives of the guests including a convent of Marxist nuns, a burglary ring preying on the guests, a mad Scottish uncle and several unexplained deaths. The dinner party itself ends with the murder of the mother of one of the guests. Reception Symposium was applauded by Time Magazine for the "sinister elegance" of Muriel Spark's "medium of light but lethal comedy." 'Symposium is put together like an intricate jigsaw...It is extremely clever and highly entertaining' - Penelope Lively 'Stiletto-sharp fiction...it is the dialogue that propels this dangerous, devilish book' - Scotland on Sunday

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SCP 06F6

SCP 06F6 is (or was) an astronomical object of unknown type, discovered on 21 February 2006 in the constellation Boötes during a survey of galaxy cluster CL 1432.5+3332.8 with the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys Wide Field Channel. According to research authored by Kyle Barbary of the Supernova Cosmology Project, the object brightened over a period of roughly 100 days, reaching a peak intensity of magnitude 21; it then faded over a similar period. Barbary and colleagues report that the spectrum of light emitted from the object does not match known supernova types, and is dissimilar to any known phenomenon in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey database. The light in the blue region shows broad line features, while the red region shows continuous emission. The spectrum shows a handful of spectral lines, but when astronomers try to trace any one of them to an element the other lines fail to match up with any other known elements. Because of its uncommon spectrum, the team was not able to determine the distance to the object using standard redshift techniques; it is not even known whether the object is within or outside the Milky Way. Furthermore, no Milky Way star or external galaxy has been detected at this location, meaning any source is very faint. The European X-ray satellite XMM Newton made an observation in early August 2006 which appears to show an X-ray glow around SCP 06F6, two orders of magnitude more luminous than that of supernovae. Observations from the Palomar Transient Factory, reported in 2009, indicate a redshift z = 1.189 and a peak magnitude of −23.5 absolute (comparable to SN2005ap), making SCP 06F6 one of the most luminous transient phenomena known as of that date. Possible causes Supernovae reach their maximum brightness in only 20 days, and then take much longer to fade away. Researchers had initially conjectured that SCP 06F6 might be an extremely remote supernova; relativistic time dilation might have caused a 20-day event to stretch out over a period of 100 days. But this explanation now seems unlikely. Other conjectures that have been advanced involve a collision between a white dwarf and an asteroid, or the collision of a white dwarf with a black hole. An analysis by a team from the University of Warwick (Boris Gänsicke et al.) suggests that the light spectrum is "consistent with emission from a cool, carbon-rich atmosphere at a redshift of z~0.14", possibly representing the core collapse and explosion of a carbon star. Gänsicke's group concurs with Barbary and colleagues that SCP 06F6 may represent "a new class" of celestial object. The analysis of Israeli astronomers of Technion suggests four alternative explanations for SCP 06F6, in plausibility order: the tidal destruction of a carbon-oxygen white dwarf by an intermediate-mass black hole, a type Ia supernova exploding inside the dense stellar wind of a carbon star, an asteroid that was swallowed up by a white dwarf or, least likely, a core-collapse supernova. Observations in 2009 indicate that it may be a pair-instability supernova. The event was similar to SN 2005ap, and other unusually bright supernova suggesting that it was a new type of supernova.

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Buang Rural LLG

Buang Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Wards 01. Bugiau 02. Wagau 03. Mambumb 04. Muniau 05. Aiyayok 06. Rari/Bugweb 07. Dawong 08. Lomalom 09. Bulandem 10. Chimburuk 11. Mapos 1 12. Mapos 2 13. Sagaiyo 14. Pepekane 15. Lagis/Tokane 16. Mangga 17. Bayamatu 18. Kwasang 19. Zeri 20. Zamondang/Bayauaga

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Kim A. Wagner

Kim Ati Wagner is a Danish-British historian of colonial India and the British Empire at Queen Mary University of London. He has written a number of books on India, starting with Thuggee: Banditry and the British in early nineteenth-century India in 2007. He followed that up with a source book on Thuggee and has also written on the uprising of 1857 and the Amritsar massacre. A British citizen, Wagner feels an affinity for India. Early life Wagner is of Danish origin and has lived in the United Kingdom for over twenty years. He is named after the leading character from Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim, set in British India, and was taken to India by his parents when he was a baby. Wagner says he has visited Amritsar many times and feels that India is "in [his] blood". Career In 2003, under the supervision of Christopher Bayly, he gained a PhD in South Asian history from the University of Cambridge. He subsequently completed a four-year research fellowship at King's College there, followed by a two-year research associate post at the University of Edinburgh. Wagner then became a lecturer in imperial and World history at the University of Birmingham, before being employed at Queen Mary's in 2012. In 2015 he was granted a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship working with historian Dane Kennedy at George Washington University in the United States, which he finished in 2018. Thuggee His book on thuggees, titled Thuggee: Banditry and the British in early nineteenth-century India, was published in 2007 and was short-listed for the History Today Book of the Year Award in 2008. He followed that up with a source book on thuggees titled Stranglers and Bandits: A Historical Anthology of Thuggee (2009). Skull of Alum Bheg In 2014, he was approached by the owners of the Lord Clyde pub in Kent, who wished to dispose of a skull in their possession. An accompanying note revealed the skull to be that of sepoy Alum Bheg of the Bengal Regiment, who, following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, was executed in 1858 by being blown from a cannon in Sialkot. Wagner had the skull examined at the Natural History Museum in London, who confirmed its likely authenticity. Subsequently, with no known descendants of Bheg and with no official documents mentioning him, Wagner pieced together the story of the skull using letters written by the relatives and friends of Bheg's victims, in addition to other primary material in England and India. The Skull of Alum Bheg: The Life and Death of a Rebel of 1857 was completed and published in 2017. Wagner later expressed a wish for the skull to be repatriated back to India to be "buried in a respectful manner". Amritsar 1919 His book, Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre (2019), describes how the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre was a result of a British fear of another Indian rebellion of 1857. With the book, Wagner aimed to dispel what he saw as myths about the massacre. The book was highly commended by the journalists Sathnam Sanghera and Trevor Grundy. Both Grundy and Ferdinand Mount compared Wagner's book on the massacre with The Amritsar Massacre: The Untold Story of One Fateful Day (2011) by Nick Lloyd and with Nigel Collett's The Butcher of Amritsar (2005). While Wagner emphasised that it was "brutality" in general that was the "driving principle of the Raj" rather than the personality of individuals, Mount argued that Wagner had underplayed the personality of General Dyer. Selected publications Books Thuggee: Banditry and the British in Early Nineteenth-Century India. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2007. , Stranglers and Bandits: A Historical Anthology of Thuggee. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2009. (Editor) Rumours and Rebels: A New History of the Indian Uprising of 1857. Peter Lang, Oxford, 2017. The Skull of Alum Bheg: The Life and Death of a Rebel of 1857. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2018. Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre. Yale University Press, New Haven, 2019. Articles "Expanding Bullets and Savage Warfare", History Workshop Journal, Issue 88 (Autumn 2019), pp. 281–287. "Review of Nicholas Lloyd's The Amritsar Massacre: The Untold Story of One Fateful Day", (review no. 1224).

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East New Market, Maryland

East New Market is a town located in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 400 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code is 21631. Geography East New Market is located at (38.596219, -75.923613). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The town is located approximately six miles northeast of Cambridge, the seat for its home County of Dorchester. It is intersected by state highway routes 14 and 16; and may be found along the hypotenuse of a triangle running from Cambridge to Easton and from Easton to Salisbury, putting East New Market some 22 and 26 miles from those county seats of Talbot and Wicomico counties respectively. It also sits somewhat south of Denton, the county seat of Caroline County. [See any standard Md. issue Highway map for verification.]. This puts the town within relatively easy reach of four county seats in the rural areas where these counties join or are close by. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 400 people, 169 households, and 99 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 197 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 80.5% White and 19.5% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 169 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.4% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.13. The median age in the town was 39.6 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. 2000 census As of the 2000 census, there were 167 people, 75 households, and 44 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 97 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.41% White, 2.40% African American, 1.20% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.40% of the population. There were 75 households, out of which 16.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $50,417, and the median income for a family was $56,429. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,374. None of the families and 2.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.1% of those over 64. History 18th century Long referred to as Newmarket, the town arose from its beginnings in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to be a social and commercial center serving the northern hinterland region of Dorchester County, Maryland into the early 20th century. It was an early locale for education. During the Great Awakening, Methodist preachers generated interest and created a majority of Methodist members in the region. They worked to convince slaveholders to free their slaves, and some did in this region. Changes in agriculture reduced the need for laborers. As a result, this area had one of the state's largest free-black populations per capita. Before the war, Methodists in the North and South split over the issue of slavery. Southern Methodists had come to accept it and believed that Christianity could be applied to a system with paternal values of protection. The church split before the war, as Northern Methodists opposed slavery. The town was active during the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. The granaries of Col. James Sulivane (commissary officer during the American Revolutionary War) and a regiment of militia known as the "New Market Blues" were integral to the County's as well as the colony's/State's efforts in the revolution. The town is notable for an unusually broad span of architectural styles, most dating from the late 18th century through the early 20th century. The town's history spans a period from the pre-Columbian to the modern. Much of the Native American Indian remains are thought to be lost. The town was developed along the Nanticoke Indian path from the Choptank Indian "Fort". It became a center of commercial crossroads of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, located on the main north-south route. The town had boarding houses, hotels and other such facilities to serve travelers and residents. The "Bramble House," the "Old Brick Hotel," and "The Chesadale" are three that served travelers for more than a century. Construction of a rail line increased travelers to the town, who got off at the depot on the east side. The construction of the "Governor Emerson C. Harrington Bridge", linking Easton to Cambridge and on to Salisbury, made the routes through East New Market secondary to the main flow of traffic. The opening of the bridge was attended by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who dedicated the structure. Originally settled by colonists at what had become the juncture of several plantation, the town was named as "New Market", as recorded in a land patent and resurvey granted by patent from the Lord proprietor's land office to James Sulivane in May 1776, just prior to the issuance of the American Declaration of Independence. Some of the older grant names were "York," "Bath," "Westward," "Buckland," "Buckland Regulated," "Debate Enlarged," "Melvill's Meadow," "Sulivane's Meadow," "Hooper's Outlet," and "Anderton's Desire." At this point several of the more prominent families and their homes were located in the midst of what is now the town. Sulivane gained control of some early land grants by purchase, marriage and inheritance over a number of years. With these various parcels, Sulivane created a single tract for which the new survey or re-survey was granted. In one section of the new resurvey, Sulivane changed the course of the road that constitutes the southern portion of the main street from its current intersection (Md. routes 14 and 16 ) to a subsequent bend and now fork in that road. On either side of this section, he platted a series of numbered lots and sold them off as building lots. The vacant lots ran from just south of what is now the intersection of Md. Routes 16 and 14 to a bend of the main street leading out of town and toward Cambridge. The oldest extant structure of European origins may date to the 1690s; it was added on to in the 1790s and became known as "Temperance House", "The Old Brick Hotel", "Mitchell-Daffin House", or "House of the Hinges". "Friendship Hall" and "Buckland" have been dated to the mid-18th century. Early histories have erroneously ascribed all of the great early homes to the Sulivane family. Such works as Jones's History of Dorchester County and "The Laskowski Papers" have errors of attribution. The greater area was the home of Civil War-era and Union-sympathizer Maryland Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks. Hicks served in several different elected offices before being elected Governor of Maryland. He was one of the last nationally prominent Whig office holders. Later, he became a member of the American Nativist Party (sometimes known as the "Know-Nothing Party"), and served as governor and as a United States Senator during the last years of his life. He is considered integral to Maryland's refusal to secede from the Union. The town was established as early as 1783, when the State Legislature authorized the payment for a road "... from the main road from Newmarket to Vienna to the grist-mill of Michael Hall Bonwill, and thence till it intersect the main road from Cambridge to Vienna." (Hanson's Laws of Maryland 1763-1784, Volume 203, Page 361, 1783, CHAP. XIV). (By analogy, Dorchester County marks the year of its organization as 1668, not from a formal creation but from the date on a writ to sheriff of the County of Dorset.) 19th century An 1803 state statute authorizes Newmarket to control certain ranging livestock. While this is not granting a town charter, the wording suggests there was a body of incorporated municipal leadership. In 1805, the state legislature authorized the Levy Court for Dorchester County to appoint a bailiff for "New-Market", specifying qualifications for the office and enumerating powers and jurisdiction. In 1832, the first formal charter incorporating the town is found, incorporated under the name of "East New Market". This by no means that this was the first incorporation but rather the first that can be found. Boundaries for the town were set at ½ mile as measured from an intersection of what was called LeCompte's Tavern. Later, a reincorporation in 1860 reduced the limits to ⅓ of a mile but still measured from "...the tavern house known as " James Lecompte's" or the " frame tavern" each way;..." The idea of tracing the town's incorporation date is not dissimilar from Dorchester County itself, which traces its establishment from 1668 and the issuance of a writ from the Governor's council to the Sheriff of Dorsett. The formal setting-aside of the county has been lost. The appellation "East" had been added in 1803 with the establishment of a post office. The change was made by the United States Postal Service to distinguish it from the town of New Market in Frederick County, and areas of Baltimore, Kent, and Talbot Counties Maryland as well as from several other areas up and down the Atlantic seaboard. Among most longtime residents, the emphasis upon the pronunciation of the town's name is on the word New, perhaps reflecting the pronunciation of the original name. A committed forward-thinking leadership remained active over the expanse of time. By the outbreak of World War I, the town already had its first bank, electric company, water company, and fire brigade. It had its own sanitary sewer system by the 1930s. With a congregation dating back to the period prior to the "Christmas Conference of 1784", what is currently believed to have been the first Methodist meeting house in the town was established in 1810 and known as "Union Chapel". Francis Asbury, 1st Bishop of the American Methodist (Episcopal) Church, held quarterly conferences there and noted in his journal enemy activity locally during the War of 1812. The chapel was built with an adjoining graveyard. A Greek revival structure was built circa 1848 at new location in the town and named "Trinity" replacing "Union Chapel" and with a separate cemetery on the town's outskirts established which some have come to believe was inspired by the "Cemetery Movement" of the period. Members of the Methodist movement had, from early on met in various places ranging from the homes of members to meeting houses provided for their use. From such a congregation, meeting in the home of one "Brother Ayers," the congregation gave rise to the seat of the Dorchester Circuit when it was formally created in 1804. From that circuit various circuits were later carved but records, as was customary church practice, always remained with the church that sat as the seat of the circuit. In this case seat of The Dorchester Circuit was with the congregation in New Market with its place of worship at Union Chapel and its later successor Trinity. Thus it is in effect the "mother circuit" to all others set off from the Dorchester Circuit. Union Chapel is the first known structure of the Methodist congregation in East New Market being built around 1810. It is believed to have been a frame structure with an attendant burial ground and sat on what is known in the 20th century as School or Academy Street, i.e. Md. State Rt. 14 and Creamery Road. This structure served the congregation in the 1840s when a series of events marked a major shift in the church's and the local congregation's status. In 1844, the split within the Methodist Church in the United States took place over the issue over the issue of slavery at its General Conference. Between 1845 and 1848 land was donated by the Hicks family for a new church which resulted in the construction of what became known as Trinity Church (cornerstone bearing date 1848). Trinity Church is a rectangular structure in a modest Greek revival style featuring a prominent oversized corner pilasters and a central pavilion from which a shingled steeple sharply rises. The older "Union Chapel" structure was sold to the existing Episcopalian congregation of what became known as St. Stephan's Church as verified by both the land records of Dorchester County and the short history of St. Stephan's written by one of its rectors Father Robert English. Within the same time frame land was donated to the Trustees of Trinity for the construction of a parsonage. that parcel and subsequent structure were located on the east side of the main street near its southern end remained the parsonage until the early 1960s when a new brick structure adjacent to the church replace it. The original parsonage from the 1840s is still standing as of this writing. At the time of the construction of the new parsonage a dilemma arose over the disposal of the older structure and lot as it was subject to a reversionary clause in its granting deed requiring that the gifted land always be used for the purpose of a parsonage but to revert to the original grantors, their heirs or assignees if the land ceased to be used for that purpose. A lawsuit was required to resolve the issue as no heirs of the original grantors could be found. A third development in the same time period occurred when land for a new cemetery was conveyed to the Trustees of Trinity Methodist Church. The new location was just outside the official town boundaries to the southwest on the main road of what is now known as Maryland Rt. 16. This parcel was part of a farm and was conveyed to the trustees by Thomas K. Smith. Thus the continued use of the older burial ground of their former location at "Union Chapel" was no longer needed; it coincides with a more general trend known the rise of the cemetery movement (for a general discussion of the topic of the cemetery movement see the book Lincoln at Gettysburg by historian Garry Wills) The Greek revival structure was, by oral tradition, greatly altered on the interior when a major wing was added ca. 1912. Supposedly a balcony was removed, new stained glass windows and a wing known as the "Sunday School" wing was added, and coal oil lamps replaced. A pressed tin ceiling and wall covering above beaded tongue and groove wainscoting installed, and a split chancel rail floor plan adopted and choir box added. The original exterior design remained fundamentally unaltered and the new wing continued the Greek revival look of the original. A series of vastly oversized folding panel doors separated the wing from the main sanctuary. However, over time, due to the lack of a solid foundation footing, the great weight of the doors and the settling of the area where the original sanctuary and south wall of the wing met, the doors ceased to be able to open or retract and resulted in their being removed, leaving a large squared arch opening between the sanctuary and the wing. In addition to the Methodist denomination, an Anglican Chapel was known to have been built in 1791 under the auspices of James Sulivane. The original chapel and graveyard established by the Methodist congregation continued to be used by the local Episcopal congregation as its second location until the building of its third and current church, St. Stephen's Church, in 1893 on the northern end of the town's main street. The 'Methodist Protestant Church,' 'Baptist Church' 'German Evangelical and Reformed Church, and 'Lutheran Church, have also served in the community. Various types of schools and academies serve the community and a far wider reach than might be imagined for a town whose core population remained relatively stable for close to two centuries. The earliest school was chartered by the state in 1818, and others, public and private, male and female, white and black followed. The two main schools came about in 1878-80 and in 1912. On February 6, 1819, the New-Market Academy was incorporated. Five days later, the law providing for the free public school system in Dorchester County was passed and naming the commissioners for the same. In 1829, the state legislature provided for an annual payment of $200 to the academy, and the academy was reincorporated in 1830. An additional statute made it clear that the annual allocation for the New Market Academy was not to be considered as part of the funding for the free school system. These respective acts were passed under the governorships of Charles Goldsborough, native to Dorchester County, and Thomas King Carroll, who had strong family ties with the county. In 1850, the Newmarket Academy and the county free schools were joined by the East New Market Female Seminary. In a series of articles published in the weekly newspaper Democrat and News (D. & N.), the basic origins of the third school built in East New Market can be followed. The articles are in effect the minutes of the Dorchester County School Board that were published subsequent to the board's meetings and appear to be reprinted in whole without comment or editing by the newspaper itself. 20th century At the February 14, 1912 meeting of the board (as reported in the minutes published on the 16th in the “D. & N.”), two residents of the town identified in the minutes only as Messers Demott and Clifton appeared complaining of sanitary conditions. They urged the construction of a new school for the “accommodation and comfort” of the community. It appears that at the time the board appointed from the respective communities members of the local citizenry to positions that oversaw the schools within the community in the event there were needs or problems. These appointees were referred to as trustees and reported to the members of the board. It is not entirely clear whether Messers and Demott and Clifton were in fact the referenced trustees. As the Secretary to the board was instructed to interview the trustees and report back, it seems reasonable to infer that they were not. At the same meeting, it is made clear that should a new school be in fact needed that a bond would have to be authorized by the state legislature as the board itself had no independent funds for such an undertaking. By the April 23, 1912 meeting, the state legislature had in fact passed the authorization for a $10,000 bond but the Board had not issued them. “A delegation composed of Messers William E. Johnson, Frederick Wright, Charles Meyers, Samuel J. T. Smith, and Otis Bramble from East New Market was present and requested the Board take action...” which they the proceed to do per the May 3 issue of the “D. & N.” in that very session. The 21 May was set for the deadline for bids. Six bids were received and opened by the building committee as reported in the June 14 issue in the “D. & N.” with bids ranging from a high bid of $12,990.oo from Daniel Harding, Baltimore to a low of $9,996.oo from A. O. German, of Hurlock. The building committee did not award the contracts deciding instead to consult with the project architect one Mr. Charles G. Fisher of Milford, Delaware. Two items appear in the D.& N.’s July 19th report of the July 16 meeting. First, the final award of the contract was announced apparently after some negotiating to A. O. German, the successful bid being some $526.00 less than the original bid reported in the June 14 issue. Second, the school board approved the payment to S. J. T. Smith [Samuel J. T. Smith]' of $150.00 for having Mr. LeRoy Lankford move the old East New Market School. Payment of $150.oo to W. E. Johnson, president of the building committee, to the order of the project architect was also ordered. The late O.W. "Bill Hubbard" recalled in a conversation with local historian Kirk L. Hurley that he had seen a frame structure hauled on a jacked up flatbed with wheels across what was then and remains an open field to the location of what is now St. Stephen Episcopal Church. Hubbard was and remained until death a communicant of that church. A point of confusion arises here per a conversation with the late Reuben Clauser from the 1960s. In that conversation also with Hurley, Mr. Clauser recalled being chased around the old school building in a game of tag during which he ran into the scaffolding surrounding the new brick structure. The question arises as to whether there was a delay in the moving of the school or some other explanation. It remains unanswered at this point but seems likely as the need for a school, pending completion of new construction, would remain. The last public high school in the town ceased operation when it was merged in 1954 with the school population of two other rural high schools (Hurlock High School, and Vienna High School) to form North Dorchester High School under its first Principal, Charles F. Hurley, Sr. The elementary school was merged in the late 1970s with that of the adjoining town of Secretary in that town. It is immediately evident from these recitations that this community was one of prosperity with a forward thinking population. Among the most progressive of these was C. Edwin Bell (Cyrus Edwin Bell) who, after the "great fire" of 1914, persuaded the town to build its own water system. Fresh potable water was and is drawn from aquifers and delivered to each home and business. A system of fire hydrants was also installed. The efforts at the last quarter of the 20th century to revamp the system saw that the pipes had been placed at a death that even modern the road reconstruction of the early 1960s and subsequent traffic had not disturbed them and that provision had been made at the initial installation of the system, off of each major line, for expansion of the system concomitant to the hoped for and expected town's growth in population when it came. The supposition that the retention of such a major number of old buildings in whole or in part dating in some cases as far back as the latter part of the seventeenth century was due wholly or significantly to the lack of financial resources and economic prospects of the community is correct only due to many factors such as the severe and lasting effect of the economic collapse suffered by the United States in general during the Great Depression. The failure of the steam ship lines (which had by the 1920s and 1930s been acquired by the railroads) came at a time when there were insufficient resources, public or private, to maintain them). Subsequently, the decline and loss of profitability by the railroads marked a period in which the entire region of the Eastern Shore of Maryland fell into decline and obscurity. For such a small town to have achieved and maintained so much is truly remarkable. Only the county seat of Cambridge with a population vastly larger by comparison could boast so many municipal achievements so early for so long. In 1880, four years after the nation's centennial, the town's population stood at 242 with no comparable data from the 1870 census. With East New Market and Cambridge as the only two communities set out in the census report, the picture of a rural agrarian and aqua-cultural county is complete. The report notes that the election district had a total population of 2498. This represented an increase in the districts' total population by 151. This is remarkable when noting that a significant portion of the district was lost prior to the census due to the creation of the 14th or Linkwood Election District. Population counts for the town showed 1,267 in 1900 (all statistics per U.S. Census Bureau as reported by minor civil division per respective census.). By comparison the population of the village of Secretary was 410. There were 721 persons in the East New Market election district living outside the town limits. The village of Hurlock, which had by 1900 been made part of the new 15th election district subsequent to the 1890 census, had a population of 280. In 1910 the election district's total population was 2,068 with the town proper showing a decrease in population to 880 and Secretary's at 409. Hurlock had grown to 516. In 1920, the total for the district had reached 2008 without breaking down the totals for the town of East New Market nor the Village of Secretary. By 1930, the entire East New Market Election district had a total population of 1,800 of which 940 are noted as rural farm population. No separate town figures are shown. 21st century This decline in population over the past century reflects the national trends as shown the same respective census reports of declines in family sizes and the shift of the population to a more urbanized society with its concomitant economic offerings and social advantages. That in combination with the effects of a World War, the economic devastation and the resulting isolation of what had been a thriving economic community and other factors saw the decline ensue. The Town of East New Market's total was 153 at the 1990 census, and 167 at the 2000 census. The 2005 population estimate is 245. This estimate is based on the projected relocation of retirees from the northeastern and other sections of the United States for purposes of retirement. In 2007 and 2008, a period of economic decline for the nation and region in general, construction has outstripped any total that has occurred in the combined near half century in total. Historic preservation The town center is included in the East New Market Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Government Town Council Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May): Caroline S. Cline, Mayor (chosen by Council, 2-year term), 2007 - Second woman ever elected to the town council and first woman ever to be selected as Mayor. The first woman to serve on the council was Rebecca "Becky" Moony Blake) David Tolley Marva S. Sampson, 2007 - Third woman ever elected to the town council and the first ever of African-American descent. Shirley Saterfield David Carrier A partial list of prior mayors include in reverse chronological order (with gaps) were: Gordon B. Heck, Charles Francis Hurley, Sr., Dr. Donald McWilliams, M.D., Alpheus Tolley, Jr., T. Hamil Smith, Sr., Lawrence Adshead, Dr. George Perry Jones, M.D. Administration Patty Kiss, clerk/treasurer Prior clerk treasurers include (in no particular order) Evelyn Davidson, Frances Roche, James Hubble, Gary Blackstock, and Howard W. "Butch" Simmons. Notable people William Grason, former Maryland governor Samuel Green, African-American slave jailed in 1857 for possessing a copy of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin'' by Harriet Beecher Stowe Thomas Holliday Hicks, former Maryland governor James Sulivane, Continental Army captain in the American Revolutionary War

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St. Martin's Church

St. Martin's Church or St. Martin of Tours Church may refer to any one of a number of churches. These are mostly dedicated to Martin of Tours. They include: Belgium , Aalst , Arlon ; see Georges-Jacques Aelsters Saint Martin's Church (Kortrijk) Saint Martin's Church (Ypres), formerly a cathedral Croatia St Martin's Church (Split) Denmark St. Martin's Church (Næstved) Estonia (Saint Martin's Church of Käina), a church in Estonia Valjala church (Saint Martin's Church of Valjala) France Alsace Saint-Martin Church, Colmar Église Saint-Martin, Marmoutier Auvergne St Martin's Church, Chavenon, in the Allier département Église Saint-Martin, in Montluçon in the Allier département Bourgogne Église Saint-Martin, in Murlin Bretagne , Brest Centre Église Saint-Martin d'Amilly, Amilly, Loiret Église Saint-Martin de Beaune-la-Rolande, Beaune-la-Rolande Église Saint-Martin (Mardié), Mardié Église Saint-Martin (Olivet), Olivet, Loiret Midi-Pyrénées Église Saint-Martin d'Arèch, Castelnau-d'Auzan Nouvelle-Aquitaine Église Saint-Martin in Nedde, in the Haute-Vienne département Église Saint-Martin in Oradour-sur-Glane, in the Haute-Vienne département La Réunion , Salazie Germany St. Martin's Chapel, Furtwangen, Baden-Württemberg St. Martin, Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg St. Martin's Parish Church, Bamberg, Bavaria St. Martin's Church, Landshut, Bavaria St. Martin, Moosach, Munich, Bavaria St. Martinus, Hattersheim, Hesse St. Martin, Idstein, Hesse St Martin's Church, Kassel, Hesse Great St. Martin Church, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia St. Martin's Church, Netphen, North Rhine-Westphalia Mainz Cathedral, Rhineland-Palatinate Latvia St. Martin's Church, Riga Malta St Martin's Chapel, Baħrija The Netherlands St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht in Utrecht Martinikerk (disambiguation) Portugal Igreja de São Martinho (Argoncilhe), Santa Maria da Feira Igreja de São Martinho (Padroso), Montalegre Igreja de São Martinho, Funchal, Madeira Igreja Matriz de São Martinho de Candoso, Guimarães Igreja de São Martinho de Cedofeita, Porto Igreja de São Martinho de Lordelo, Porto Igreja de São Martinho de Mouros, Resende Church of São Martinho (Alvaredo), Melgaço, Portugal Slovakia St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava Spain Church of St Martin, Callosa de Segura in Callosa de Segura, Alicante Church of San Martín (Entrena) St Martin's Church, Puig-reig, Barcelona, Catalonia Basilica of San Martin de Mondoñedo, Foz, Galicia Church of St Martin of Tours (San Martín del Rey Aurelio) Switzerland Saint Martin's Church (Olten) United Kingdom St Martin's Church, Allerton Mauleverer, North Yorkshire St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham St Martin's Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire St Martin's Church, Brampton, Cumbria St Martin's Church, Brighton St Martin's Church, Canterbury St Martin's Church, Chipping Ongar, Essex St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury, Wiltshire St Martin's Church, Colchester, Essex St Martin's Church, Gospel Oak, London St Martin's Church, Great Mongeham, Great Mongeham, Kent Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire St Martin le Grand, York, North Yorkshire St Martin of Tours Church, Detling, Kent St Martin's Church, Dorking, Surrey St Martin's Church, East Horsley, East Horsley, Surrey St Michael and St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin, Gloucestershire St Martin's Church, Eglwysbach, Conwy, Wales St Martin of Tours church, Epsom, Surrey St Martin's Church, Knebworth Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester St Martin, Ludgate, London St Martin-in-the-Fields, London St Martin Vintry, London (former church) St Martin Pomary, London (former church) St Martin's Church, Martinhoe, Cornwall St Martin's Church, Oxford St Martin's Church, Preston Gubbals, Shropshire St Martin's Church, Ruislip, Greater London St Martin of Tours' Church, Saundby, Nottinghamshire St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough, North Yorkshire St Martin's Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire St Martin's Church, Waithe, Lincolnshire St Martin's Church, Wareham, Dorset St Martin of Tours' Church, West Coker, Somerset St Martin's Church, Whenby, North Yorkshire St Martin-cum-Gregory's Church, Micklegate, York, North Yorkshire United States St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Los Angeles, California St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church (Louisville, Kentucky) St. Martin's Episcopal Church (Showell, Maryland) St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church (Gaithersburg, Maryland), a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church (St. Martinville, Louisiana), St. Martinville, Louisiana St. Martin's Church (Starkenburg), Starkenburg, Missouri St. Martin of Tours' Church (Bronx, New York) St. Martin's Catholic Church, Cincinnati, Ohio St. Martin's Catholic Church, Valley City, Ohio St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, Omaha, Nebraska St. Martin's Church (Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania) Saint Martin of Tours Parish Roman Catholic Church, Oxford Circle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Saint Martin's Church, Providence, Rhode Island St. Martin's Catholic Church and Grotto, Oelrichs, South Dakota St. Martin's Episcopal Church (Houston), Texas St. Martin's Catholic Church, Tours, Texas

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Nokia 6220 Classic

Nokia 6220 classic is a Symbian OS smartphone announced by Nokia on 11 February 2008. It is notable for featuring a Xenon flash for its 5-megapixel camera, similar to Nokia N82 and often considered as a "budget" version of the N82. Despite its compact size, it offers features comparable to the Nseries lineup, though it lacks Wi-Fi and a 3.5 mm audio jack, probably to cut design and production costs. Features HSDPA-3.6M/10.2M/ WCDMA-900/2100 / DTM EGPRS-850/900/1800/1900 Class 11A/32B GPS navigation with Assisted GPS Symbian OS 9.3 with the S60 interface 3rd Edition. Secondary frontal camera for video phone calls (CIF+ resolution). 2.5 mm headjack for supplied headset. Micro USB connector. Bluetooth version 2.0 with A2DP profile. MicroSD SDHC card slot. Stereo FM radio with support for Visual Radio and RDS. Audio player supporting MP3, M4A, eAAC+, RealAudio 7,8,10, and WMA formats. 5.0-megapixel camera with autofocus, Carl Zeiss lens and Xenon flash. Video recording-VGA 640×480 @ 30 fps. H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.263, RealVideo 7,8,9/10 support. Java MIDP 2.1

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Schoonmaker House

Schoonmaker House is a historic home located at Selkirk in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1860 and is a two-story brick farmhouse in the Italianate style. It consists of a two-story main block with a two-story brick east wing and one-story frame south wing. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Bacteriophage scaffolding proteins

In molecular biology, bacteriophage scaffolding proteins are proteins involved in bacteriophage assembly. The assembly of a macromolecular structure proceeds via a specific pathway of ordered events and involves conformational changes in the proteins as they join the assembly. The assembly process is aided by scaffolding proteins, which act as chaperones. In bacteriophage, scaffolding proteins B and D are responsible for procapsid formation. 240 copies of protein D form the external scaffold, while 60 copies of protein B form the internal scaffold. The role of scaffolding protein D is in the production of viral single-stranded RNA.

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Zoran Vanev

Zoran "Zoki" Vanev (Serbian/Macedonian: Зоран Ванев) is a Macedonian pop-folk singer. He was born in Štip, Macedonia, Yugoslavia and began his career in 1993 with the release of his song "Angela". He enjoyed moderate success in the Macedonian music industry in the 1990s, however his popularity in Macedonia declined by the turn of the century. In 2003, he released his first Serbian album and is enjoying a successful career in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many of his songs are about the city of Belgrade but some also mention cities in Bosnia most notably in his song Banja Luka, Beograd. Some of his hits in Serbian include "Lila", "Monika" and "Južna pruga". He later stopped his music career and moved to Switzerland where he currently lives with his family and works with health insurance. Discography Lila (2003) Momak i Po (2004) Tanga (2005) Banjaluka, Beograd (2007) Unnamed record (2009)

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Wang Shijie (athlete)

Wang Shijie (born 10 November 1963) is a Chinese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Baltimore riot of 1968

The Baltimore riot of 1968 was a period of civil unrest that lasted from April 6 to April 14, 1968, in Baltimore. The uprising included crowds filling the streets, burning and looting local businesses, and confronting the police and national guard. The immediate cause of the riot was the April 4 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, which triggered unrest in over 100 cities across the United States. These events are sometimes described as the Holy Week Uprising. Spiro Agnew, the Governor of Maryland, called out thousands of National Guard troops and 500 Maryland State Police to quell the disturbance. When it was determined that the state forces could not control the rebellion, Agnew requested Federal troops from President Lyndon B. Johnson. Background Between World War II and 1968, Baltimore had changed demographically. The total population remained constant, but the black percentage of the total population had grown, while other populations shrank (a shift of 200,000 people). Black communities had sub-par housing, high rates of infant mortality, and more crime. They also suffered disproportionately from the decline in Baltimore's manufacturing sector. Black unemployment was more than double the national rate, and even higher in especially poor communities. Those who did have jobs were paid less and worked in unsafe conditions. Course of events With the spread of civil disturbances across the nation, Maryland National Guard troops were called up for state duty on April 5, 1968, in anticipation of disturbances in Baltimore or the suburban portions of Maryland bordering Washington, D.C. Black Baltimore was quiet on April 5, despite riots in nearby Washington, D.C. One white student at UMBC reported a quiet scene, with noticeable sadness, but little violence or unrest: April 5, "in many cases, was just another day". Baltimore remained peaceful into the day on April 6. Three hundred people gathered peacefully around noon for a memorial service, which lasted until 2 pm without incident. Street traffic began to increase. A crowd formed on Gay St. in East Baltimore, and by 5 pm some windows on the 400 block had been smashed. Police began to move in. People began to report fires after 6 pm. Soon after, the city declared a 10 pm curfew and called in 6,000 troops from the national guard. Sales of alcohol and firearms were immediately banned. At this point, some reports described about a thousand people in the crowd, which moved north on Gay St. up to Harford Rd. and Greenmount Ave. Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III was unable to respond effectively. Around 8 pm, Governor Agnew declared a state of emergency. Many Black Businesses managed to avoid the destruction by painting the words "Soul Brother" on their doors or windows, and the rioters knew not to attack that business. By the morning of April 7, reports to the White House described five deaths, 300 fires, and 404 arrests. Unrest also broke out on Pennsylvania Ave in West Baltimore. At one point, white counter-rioters assembled near Patterson Park; they dispersed after National Guard troops prevented them from entering a black neighborhood. Violence decreased after April 9, and the Baltimore Orioles played their opening game the next day, though the April 12 James Brown concert remained cancelled. On the afternoon of April 9, federal troops dispersed crowds at a permitted peace rally, apparently unaware that General Gelston had issued a permit for the event. The situation was defused by Major William "Box" Harris, the highest-ranking police officer in the city. Military response When violent protest broke out in Baltimore on April 6, nearly the entire Maryland National Guard, both Army and Air, were called up to deal with the unrest. The notable exceptions were the state's air defense units (which manned surface-to-air missile sites around the state), those units already on duty in the Washington, D.C., area, and a unit positioned in Cambridge, Maryland (the site of race riots in 1963 and 1967). The Adjutant General of Maryland, Major General George M. Gelston, commanded the National Guard force and also was given control of local and state police forces in the city (approximately 1,900 police officers). The combined National Guard and police force proved unable to contain the uprising. On Sunday, April 7, federal troops were requested, and the President invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807. Late that evening, elements of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, began arriving on the scene, while several Marine units from Camp Lejeune were put on standby status. With the intervention of federal forces, the Maryland National Guard was called into federal duty, resulting in a shift from state control (reporting to the Governor of Maryland) to federal control (reporting through the Army chain of command to the President). The federal force, Task Force Baltimore, was organized into three brigades and a reserve. These were (roughly), the XVIII Airborne Corps troops, the Maryland National Guard, and troops from the 197th Infantry Brigade from Fort Benning, Georgia (which arrived two days later). The 1,300 troops of the Maryland Air National Guard were organized in a provisional battalion and used to guard critical infrastructure throughout the city, as well as an ad hoc detention facility at the Baltimore Civic Center. Task Force Baltimore peaked at 11,570 Army and National Guard troops on April 9, of which all but about 500 were committed to riot control duties. Unrest continued for several days as the Task Force sought to reassert control. Early on April 12, federal troops began to depart and by 6 pm that evening responsibility for riot control returned to the National Guard. At midnight Task Force Baltimore ceased to exist and the remainder of federal troops were withdrawn. Maryland National Guard troops remained on duty in the city until April 14, when Agnew declared the emergency over and sent them home. After action reports credited both the National Guard and active Army forces for being extremely disciplined and restrained in dealing with the disturbance, with only four shots fired by National Guard troops and two by active Army troops. These forces had received orders to avoid firing their weapons, as part of an intentional strategy to decrease fatalities. A total of 10,956 troops had been deployed. Organization of Task Force Baltimore Task Force XVIII Abcar 4th Battalion, 39th Artillery Regiment 4th Battalion, 73rd Artillery Regiment 47th Engineer Battalion Task Force 197 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment 5th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment Task Force Oscar Task Force Emergency Headquarters Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, EOH 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment (later detached to TF Abcar) 729th Maintenance Battalion (Now 729th Support Battalion, MDANG) 2nd Battalion, 110th Field Artillery Regiment C Company, 728th Maintenance Battalion (Now 728th Support Battalion, PAANG) 110th Collection, Classification and Salvage Company B Company, 19th Special Forces Group C Company, 103rd Medical Battalion 1204th Transportation Company Task Force Third Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment 121st Engineer Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 115th Military Police Battalion 200th Military Police Company 1229th Transportation Company B Troop, 1st Squadron, 223rd Cavalry C Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion Admin Section, 28th Admin Company Task Force Troops 135th Air Commando Group 175th Tactical Fighter Group 136th Evacuation Hospital D Troop, 1st Squadron, 223rd Cavalry 229th Army Band 29th Military Police Company 2nd Platoon, 28th Military Police Company 2nd Platoon, B Company, 228th Supply and Transportation Battalion 2nd Forward Supply Section, A Company, 228th Supply and Transportation Battalion Other participating forces: 50th Signal Battalion Outcome Damage In the next few days, 6 people died, 700 were injured, and 5,800 were arrested. 1,000 small businesses were damaged or robbed. Property damages, assessed financially, were more severe in DC ($15 million), Baltimore ($12 million), and Chicago ($10 million) than in any other cities. In addition, an active Army soldier died in a traffic accident while redeploying from the city. Rioters set more than 1,200 fires during the disturbance. Damage was estimated at over $12 million (equivalent to $77.5 million today). Of the arrests, 3,488 were for curfew violations, 955 for burglary, 665 for looting, 391 for assault, and 5 for arson. Legacy One of the major outcomes of the uprising was the attention Agnew received when he criticized local black leaders for not doing enough to help stop the disturbance. These statements caught the attention of Richard Nixon, who was looking for someone on his ticket who could counter George Wallace's American Independent Party third party campaign. Agnew became Nixon's vice presidential running mate in 1968. The uprising had broken out mainly in the black neighborhoods of East and West Baltimore in which extensive property damage and looting occurred. Many of the businesses destroyed in the uprising were located along the main commercial avenues of the neighborhoods and were often owned by people of a Jewish background. Media and academic coverage of the events has been thin, partly because the event remains emotional for those involved.

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Estuary Crossing Shuttle

Estuary Crossing Shuttle was a free bus service in Alameda County, California linking BART with the West End neighborhood of the City of Alameda. Service ended on June 30, 2017. Service The commute hour service connected Lake Merritt BART station in Oakland with the island city of Alameda across the Webster and Posey Tubes, vehicle only tunnels separating the cities under a channel known as the Oakland-Alameda Estuary. The nineteen-seater buses carry up to twenty-four passengers. The coaches carry as much as thirteen bicycles, significantly higher than the typical of two passengers per bicycle. Service operates on thirty-minute headways operating runs from 7 AM to 11:30 AM and 3:30 PM to 7 PM Pacific Standard Time. The service is free of charge as it is funded entirely by San Francisco Bay Air Quality Management District grant money. The system began operations on August 15, 2011, with a one-year $236,000 renewable grant. The ECS line also connects the Peralta Community College District campuses of Laney and College of Alameda including the latter's satellite campus on the island's Marina Village.

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Amy Bloom

Amy Beth Bloom (born 1953) is an American writer and psychotherapist. She is professor of creative writing at Wesleyan University, and has been nominated for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Biography Bloom is the daughter of Murray Teigh Bloom (1916–2009), an author, and Sydelle J. Cohen, a psychotherapist. Bloom received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater/Political Science, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Wesleyan University, and a M.S.W. (Master of Social Work) from Smith College. Trained as a social worker, she has practiced psychotherapy. Currently, Bloom is the Kim-Frank Family University Writer in Residence at Wesleyan University (effective July 1, 2010). Previously, she was a senior lecturer of creative writing in the department of English at Yale University, where she taught Advanced Fiction Writing, Writing for Television, and Writing for Children. Bloom has written articles in periodicals including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, Slate, and Salon.com. Her short fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories and several other anthologies, and has won a National Magazine Award. In 1993, Bloom was nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction for Come to Me: Stories and in 2000 was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You. Having undergone training as a clinical social worker at the Smith College School for Social Work, Bloom used her understanding of psychotherapy in creating the 2007 Lifetime Television network TV show, State of Mind, which looked at the professional lives of psychotherapists. She is listed as creator, co-executive producer, and head writer for the series. In August 2012, Bloom published her first children's book, entitled Little Sweet Potato (HarperCollins). According to The New York Times, the story "follows the trials of a 'lumpy, dumpy, bumpy' young tuber who is accidentally expelled from his garden patch and must find a new home. On his journey, he is castigated first by a bunch of xenophobic carrots, then by a menacing gang of vain eggplants." Personal life Bloom currently resides in Connecticut. Though sometimes referred to as a cousin of literary critic Harold Bloom, she says their "cousinhood is entirely artificial and volitional". She has been married to two men, with a relationship with a woman in between. She has three children with her first husband, James Donald Moon. Her sister, Ellen Bloom, is married to physicist Michael Lubell. The assisted death of Amy Bloom’s second husband, Brian Ameche, is the subject of her memoir, In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss. Her father was the freelance writer Murray Teigh Bloom, a founder and former president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Works Fiction Novels Love Invents Us (1997) Away (2007) Lucky Us (2014) White Houses (2018) Short stories Come to Me: Stories (1993) A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You: Stories (2000) The Story (2006) Where the God of Love Hangs Out (2009) Rowing to Eden (2015) Non-fiction Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Cross-dressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude (2002) In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss (2022) Screenplays, teleplays and television shows State of Mind (2007) Wish Dragon (2021)

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Rożental, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Rożental is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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Casey Wright

Casey Wright (born September 1, 1981) is an American horse trainer based in Reagan, Henderson County, Tennessee. Wright became notable for training, riding, and showing the Racking Horse Gold Plated SD, who won a World Grand Championship in 2003. However, he is best known for training and riding the Tennessee Walking Horse I Am Jose, who won three World Grand Championships in consecutive years, 2013 to 2015. Wright was also named Trainer of the Year in 2013. Personal life Wright was born September 1, 1981, and lives in Reagan, Henderson County, Tennessee. He has a brother named Michael, who is also a horse trainer. He and his wife Lindsey have a daughter and son, Emma and Ryder. Career Wright operates a training stable in Reagan, Tennessee, with his brother Michael. Casey Wright trained the Racking Horse Gold Plated SD, who won the Four-Year-Old World Championship in the 2002 Racking Horse World Celebration. The following year Wright and Gold Plated SD won the World Grand Championship. Wright later trained and rode the three-time World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse stallion, I Am Jose. I Am Jose and Wright won the four-year-old stallion World Championship at the 2013 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Wright and the horse's owners, Billy and Debbie Woods of Lexington, Tennessee, made the decision to enter I Am Jose in the open World Grand Championship, which he won on Wright's birthday. I Am Jose, who beat a class of 8 horses to win, also made history by being the first four-year-old to win the World Grand Championship since Shaker's Shocker in 1966. Wright was also named Trainer of the Year by the Walking Horse Trainers' Association. The next year, Wright entered I Am Jose in the World Grand Championship and won again, becoming the first repeat winner since Go Boy's Shadow in 1955 and 1956. The 2014 competition was made somewhat harder on the horses by the fact that it had rained for 5 hours by the time the class was called, making the arena footing slippery. Wright said, "It was a little bit slick, but it was pretty firm up in under it." In 2015, Wright and I Am Jose won their third consecutive World Grand Championship in front of a crowd of 15,000. They are only the second horse and rider team to do so, after The Talk of the Town and his trainer Steve Hill in 1951–1953. In 2016 the Woods put another horse, Pocket Time, in training with Wright. He and Pocket Time won the Two-Year-Old Championship in the National Trainer's Show.

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2016 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 2016 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF (2016 FGF First Division Professional Football Championship), better known as the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho or Gaúcho, was the 96th edition of the top flight football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The season began in January and ends in May. Format The tournament was played in four phases: 1st phase (qualifying): all 14 teams were in a single group (Group A) and in a single shift. The top 8 placed qualified for the 2nd phase and the bottom three were relegated to[2017 Gaucho Football Championship - Access Division. 2nd phase (quarter-finals): contested by the 8 best teams in the 1st phase, in a single game. If the tie persisted at the end of regular time, a penalty shootout would be made to define the semifinalist. 3rd phase (semifinal): contested by the 4 winning teams of the 2nd phase, in round robin matches. If there was a tie at the end of both games, the away home rule would be taken into account. If the tie continued, a penalty shootout would be made to determine the finalist. 4th phase (final): contested by the 2 teams that won the semifinals, in round robin matches. If a tie persisted at the end of the two games, the away goal rule would be taken into account. If the tie persists, a 30-minute overtime would be applied, divided into 2 periods. If the tie continued, a penalty shootout would be made to define the champion. The top three will compete in the Brazil Football Cup 2017. Participating teams First phase League table

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Phosphosilicate glass

Phosphosilicate glass, commonly referred to by the acronym PSG, is a silicate glass commonly used in semiconductor device fabrication for intermetal layers, i.e., insulating layers deposited between succeedingly higher metal or conducting layers, due to its effect in gettering alkali ions. Another common type of phosphosilicate glass is borophosphosilicate glass (BPSG). Soda-lime phosphosilicate glasses also form the basis for bioactive glasses (e.g. Bioglass), a family of materials which chemically convert to mineralised bone (hydroxy-carbonate-apatite) in physiological fluid. Bismuth doped phosphosilicate glasses are being explored for use as the active gain medium in fiber lasers for fiber-optic communication.

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Foolad Arena

Foolad Arena (, Fulâd Ârena) is a newly built stadium in Ahvaz, which was opened on 13 November 2018. It hosts the home matches of Foolad since March 2019. The stadium was planned to be completed by November 2013, which was changed to middle of 2018 due to financial problems. The competition for the project was won by Kowsar Company's design. The stadium is being built on the location of Foolad's corporate housings, Divistdastgah Town and next to 5,000 capacity Foolad Khuzestan Stadium which is used by the club's academy, Foolad Novin. Design It will seat 30,655 people for football matches and up to 35,000 people for other events. The arena will be built with cutting-edge technology and will incorporate sustainability projects - mainly concerning the use and reuse of water, electricity, etc. The approximate investment is $40 million. 100% of the investment in the arena comes from the private sector, displaying the capacity for partnership between the club and an innovative company. Building and facilities The stadium is located in the plan Foolad Sports Complex, which is included 27,000 and 5,000 capacity football stadiums, training camp, futsal arena, volleyball and basketball halls and two pools which one of them opened in 2012. The project includes cafeterias, restrooms, including access for the handicapped, a press area, a convention center, and a trophy room. Along the stadium, a hotel was built in 2010 and a hospital will be built until 2015. The Divistdastgah Metro Station of Ahvaz Metro will be opened in 2020. The parking capacity of the complex is 4500 cars. Gallery

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List of atheist authors

This is a list of atheist authors. Mentioned in this list are people whose atheism is relevant to their notable activities or public life, and who have publicly identified themselves as atheists. Authors A–B Jason Aaron (born 1973): American comics writer, known for his work on The Other Side, Scalped, Ghost Rider, Wolverine and PunisherMAX. Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008): American writer, historian, editor, collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan. He was, for over seven decades, one of science fiction's staunchest spokesmen and promoters. Douglas Adams (1952–2001): British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 9 Dushyant (born 1977): Indian poet, lyricist, author Javed Akhtar (born 1945): Indian poet, lyricist and scriptwriter. Adalet Ağaoğlu (1929–2020): Turkish author and activist. Tariq Ali (born 1943): British-Pakistani historian, novelist, filmmaker, political campaigner and commentator. Jorge Amado (1912–2001): Brazilian author. Eric Ambler, OBE (1909–1998): English writer of spy novels who introduced a new realism to the genre. Kingsley Amis (1922–1995): English novelist, poet, critic and teacher, most famous for his novels Lucky Jim and the Booker Prize-winning The Old Devils. Seth Andrews (born 1968): American author and host of The Thinking Atheist radio podcast. He is the author of two books, Deconverted (2012) and Sacred Cows (2015). Philip Appleman (1926–2020): poet, novelist and professor emeritus of English literature. Antonin Artaud (1896–1948): French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director. Known for The Theatre and its Double. Isaac Asimov (1920–1992): Russian-born American author of science fiction and popular science books. Diana Athill (1917–2019): British literary editor, novelist and memoirist who worked with some of the writers of the 20th century. James Baldwin (1924–1987): American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. J. G. Ballard (1930–2009): English novelist, short story writer, and prominent member of the New Wave movement in science fiction. His best-known books are Crash and the semi-autobiographical Empire of the Sun. Iain Banks (1954–2013): Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks. Known especially for a collection of ten science-fiction novels and anthologies called The Culture series. Henri Barbusse (1873–1934): French novelist, journalist and communist politician. Julian Barnes (born 1946): English writer. Barnes won the Man Booker Prize for his book The Sense of an Ending (2011). Dave Barry (born 1954): American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. Barry is the son of a Presbyterian minister, and decided "early on" that he was an atheist. Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986): French feminist writer and existentialist philosopher, who was the author of She Came to Stay and The Mandarins. Gregory Benford (born 1941): American science fiction author and astrophysicist. Toni Bentley: Author of The Surrender and Sisters of Salome. Pierre Berton, CC, O.Ont (1920–2004): Noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist. Annie Besant (1847–1933): British author, orator, and activist who, about her conversion to atheism, She wrote, "The path from Christianity to Atheism is a long one, and its first steps are very rough and very painful." Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922): English poet, writer and diplomat. William Boyd, CBE (born 1952): Scottish novelist and screenwriter. Charles Bradlaugh (1833–1891): British author, orator, and politician who "abandoned Christianity for atheism" to "become the most powerful British propagandist for atheism." Lily Braun (1865–1916): German feminist writer. Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956): German poet, playwright, theatre director, and Marxist. Howard Brenton (born 1942): English playwright, who gained notoriety for his 1980 play The Romans in Britain. André Breton (1896–1966): French writer, poet, artist, and surrealist theorist, best known as the main founder of surrealism. Brigid Brophy, Lady Levey (1929–1995): English novelist, essayist, critic, biographer, and dramatist. Alan Brownjohn (born 1931): English poet and novelist. Charles Bukowski (1920–1994): American author. John Burroughs (1837–1921): American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement. Lawrence Bush (born 1951): Author of several books of Jewish fiction and non-fiction, including Waiting for God: The Spiritual Explorations of a Reluctant Atheist. Mary Butts (1890–1937): English modernist writer. C–D João Cabral de Melo Neto, (1920–1999): Brazilian poet Henry Cadbury (1883–1974): a biblical scholar and Quaker who contributed to the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Italo Calvino (1923–1985): Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952–1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979). John W. Campbell (1910–1971): American science fiction writer and editor. Albert Camus (1913–1960): French philosopher and novelist who has been considered a luminary of existentialism. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. Giosuè Carducci (1835–1907): Italian poet and teacher. In 1906, he became the first Italian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Angela Carter (1940–1992): English novelist and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realism and science fiction works. Anton Chekhov (1860–1904): Russian physician, dramatist, and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. Staceyann Chin, performance artist and poet, who early in her life decided to always tell the truth, and blurted out the essentials of her life story to a housemate, including the declaration: "I'm not a Christian anymore, I don't believe in God." Greta Christina (born 1961): American blogger, speaker, and author. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008): British scientist and science-fiction author. Edward Clodd (1840–1930): English banker, writer and anthropologist, an early populariser of evolution, keen folklorist and chairman of the Rationalist Press Association. J. M. Coetzee (born 1940): South African novelist, essayist, linguist, translator, and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature; now an Australian citizen. Claud Cockburn (1904–1981): Radical British writer and journalist, controversial for his communist sympathies. G. D. H. Cole (1889–1959): English political theorist, economist, writer and historian. Ivy Compton-Burnett DBE (1884–1969): English novelist. Cyril Connolly (1903–1974): English intellectual, literary critic and writer. Joseph Conrad (1857–1924): Polish novelist who wrote in English. Edmund Cooper (1926–1982): English poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction and other genres, published under his own name and several pen names. William Cooper (1910–2002): English novelist. Paul-Louis Couchoud (1879–1959), French philosopher and psychiatrist, a proponent of the Christ myth thesis, author of The Creation of Christ (1937/1939). Jim Crace (born 1946): English writer, winner of numerous awards. Theodore Dalrymple (born 1949): pen name of British writer and retired physician Anthony Daniels. Akshay Kumar Datta (1820–1886): Bengali writer. Rhys Davies (1901–1978): Welsh novelist and short story writer. Frank Dalby Davison (1893–1970): Australian novelist and short story writer, best known for his animal stories and sensitive interpretations of Australian bush life. Richard Dawkins (born 1941): British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science author. He was formerly Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford and a fellow of New College, Oxford. Author of books such as The Selfish Gene (1976), The Blind Watchmaker (1986) and The God Delusion (2006). Alain de Botton (born 1969), author of Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion, 2012. Daniel Dennett (born 1942): American author and philosopher. Marquis de Sade (1740–1814): French aristocrat, revolutionary and writer of philosophy-laden and often violent pornography. Isaac Deutscher (1907–1967): British journalist, historian and biographer. Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008): American science fiction author and poet, winner of several awards. Carlo Dossi (1849–1910): Italian writer and diplomat. Roddy Doyle (born 1958): Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter, winner of the Booker Prize in 1993. Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945): American writer and journalist of the naturalist school. Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955): Award-winning British poet, playwright and freelance writer. Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990): Swiss writer and dramatist. Turan Dursun (1934–1990): Islamic scholar, imam and mufti, and latterly, an outspoken atheist. E–G Terry Eagleton (born 1943): British literary critic, currently Professor of English Literature at the University of Manchester. Umberto Eco (1932–2016): Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist. Ruth Dudley Edwards (born 1944): Irish historian, crime novelist, journalist and broadcaster. Greg Egan (born 1961): Australian computer programmer and science fiction author. Dave Eggers (born 1970): American writer, editor, and publisher. Barbara Ehrenreich (born 1941): American feminist, socialist and political activist. She is a widely read columnist and essayist, and the author of nearly 20 books. Bart D. Ehrman (born 1955): renowned biblical scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who became an atheist after struggling with the philosophical problems of evil and suffering. George Eliot (1819–1890): Mary Ann Evans, the famous novelist, was also a humanist and propounded her views on theism in an essay, "Evangelical Teaching". Harlan Ellison (1934–2018): American science fiction author and screenwriter. F. M. Esfandiary/FM-2030 (1930–2000): Transhumanist writer and author of books such as Identity Card, The Beggar, UpWingers, and Are You a Transhuman. In several of his books, he encouraged readers to "outgrow" religion, and that "God was a crude concept-vengeful wrathful destructive." Dylan Evans (born 1966): British academic and author who has written books on emotion and the placebo effect as well as the theories of Jacques Lacan. Gavin Ewart (1916–1995): British poet. Michel Faber (born 1960): Dutch author who writes in English, wrote the Victorian-set postmodernist novel The Crimson Petal and the White. Oriana Fallaci (1929–2006): Italian journalist, author, and political interviewer. Vardis Fisher (1895–1968): American writer and scholar, author of atheistic Testament of Man series. Tom Flynn (1955–2021): American author and Senior Editor of Free Inquiry magazine. Ken Follett (born 1949): British author of thrillers and historical novels. John Fowles (1926–2005): English novelist and essayist, noted especially for The French Lieutenant's Woman and The Magus. Anatole France (1844–1924): French novelist and journalist, Nobel Prize in Literature (1921). Maureen Freely (born 1952): American journalist, novelist, translator and teacher. James Frey (born 1969): American author, screenwriter and director. Stephen Fry (born 1957): British author, actor and television personality Frederick James Furnivall (1825–1910): English philologist, one of the co-creators of the Oxford English Dictionary. Alex Garland (born 1970): British novelist and screenwriter, author of The Beach and the screenplays for 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Ex Machina, among others. Constance Garnett (1861–1946): English translator, whose translations of nineteenth-century Russian classics first introduced them widely to the English and American public. Nicci Gerrard (born 1958): British author and journalist, who with her husband Sean French writes psychological thrillers under the pen name of Nicci French. Rebecca Goldstein (born 1950): American novelist and professor of philosophy. Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014): South African writer and political activist. Her writing has long dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. She won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1991. Maxim Gorky (1868–1936): Russian and Soviet author who founded Socialist Realism and political activist. Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937): Italian writer, politician, political philosopher, and linguist. Robert Graves (1895–1985): English poet, scholar, translator and novelist, producing more than 140 works including his famous annotations of Greek myths and I, Claudius. Graham Greene OM, CH (1904–1991): English novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter, travel writer and critic. Germaine Greer (born 1939): Australian feminist writer. Greer describes herself as a "Catholic atheist". David Grossman (born 1954): Israeli author of fiction, nonfiction, and youth and children's literature. Jan Guillou (born 1944): Swedish author and journalist. H–K Mark Haddon (born 1962): British author of fiction, notably the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003). Daniel Handler (born 1970): American author better known under the pen name of Lemony Snicket. Declared himself to be 'pretty much an atheist' and a secular humanist. Handler has hinted that the Baudelaires in his children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events might be atheists. Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965): African–American playwright and author of political speeches, letters, and essays. Best known for her work, A Raisin in the Sun. Yip Harburg (1896–1981): American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "April in Paris", and "It's Only a Paper Moon", as well as all of the songs in The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow." He also wrote a book of poetry, criticizing religion, "Rhymes for the Irreverent" Sam Harris (born 1967): American author, researcher in neuroscience, author of The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. Harry Harrison (1925–2012): American science fiction author, anthologist and artist whose short story The Streets of Ashkelon took as its hero an atheist who tries to prevent a Christian missionary from indoctrinating a tribe of irreligious but ingenuous alien beings. Tony Harrison (born 1937): English poet, winner of a number of literary prizes. Zoë Heller (born 1965): British journalist and novelist. Theodor Herzl (1860–1904): Austro-Hungarian journalist and writer who founded modern political Zionism. Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814–1886): French editor and publisher. He is best known for his extraordinarily lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne's novels highly prized by collectors today. Dorothy Hewett (1923–2002): Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist, and playwright. Archie Hind (1928–2008): Scottish writer, author of The Dear Green Place, regarded as one of the greatest Scottish novels of all time. Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011): Author of God Is Not Great, journalist and essayist. R. J. Hollingdale (1930–2001): English biographer and translator of German philosophy and literature, President of The Friedrich Nietzsche Society, and responsible for rehabilitating Nietzsche's reputation in the English-speaking world. Michel Houellebecq (born 1958): French novelist. A. E. Housman (1859–1936): English poet and classical scholar, best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Keri Hulme (1947–2021): New Zealand writer, known for her only novel The Bone People. Stanley Edgar Hyman (1919–1970): American literary critic who wrote primarily about critical methods. Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906): Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre. Howard Jacobson (born 1942): British author, best known for comic novels but also a non-fiction writer and journalist. Prefers not to be called an atheist. Susan Jacoby (born 1945): American author, whose works include the New York Times best seller The Age of American Unreason, about anti-intellectualism. Clive James (1939–2019): Australian author, television presenter and cultural commentator. Robin Jenkins (1912–2005): Scottish writer of about 30 novels, though mainly known for The Cone Gatherers. Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011): British writer. Best known for novels such as Howl's Moving Castle and Dark Lord of Derkholm. Neil Jordan (born 1950): Irish novelist and filmmaker. S. T. Joshi (born 1958): American editor and literary critic. Ismail Kadare (born 1936): Albanian novelist and poet, winner of the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, the Jerusalem Prize, and the inaugural Man Booker International Prize. Franz Kafka (1883–1924), Jewish Czech-born writer. Best known for his short stories such as The Metamorphosis and novels such as The Castle and The Trial. K. Shivaram Karanth (1902–1997): Kannada writer, social activist, environmentalist, Yakshagana artist, film maker and thinker. James Kelman (born 1946): Scottish author, influential and Booker Prize-winning writer of novels, short stories, plays and political essays. Douglas Kennedy (born 1955): American-born novelist, playwright and nonfiction writer. Ludovic Kennedy (1919–2009): British journalist, author, and campaigner against capital punishment and for voluntary euthanasia. Marian Keyes (born 1963): Irish writer, considered to be one of the original progenitors of "chick lit", selling 22 million copies of her books in 30 languages. Danilo Kiš (1935–1989): Serbian and Yugoslavian novelist, short story writer and poet who wrote in Serbo-Croatian. His most famous works include A Tomb for Boris Davidovich and The Encyclopedia of the Dead. Paul Krassner (1932–2019): American founder and editor of the freethought magazine The Realist, and a key figure in the 1960s counterculture. L–M Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974): Swedish author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951. He used religious motifs and figures from the Christian tradition without following the doctrines of the church. Philip Larkin CH, CBE, FRSL (1922–1985): English poet, novelist and jazz critic. Stieg Larsson (1954–2004): Swedish journalist, author of the Millennium Trilogy and the founder of the anti-racist magazine Expo. Marghanita Laski (1915–1988): English journalist and novelist, also writing literary biography, plays and short stories. Rutka Laskier (1929–1943): Polish Jew who was killed at Auschwitz concentration camp at the age of 14. Because of her diary, on display at Israel's Holocaust museum, she has been dubbed the "Polish Anne Frank." Anton Szandor LaVey (1930–1997): founder of LaVeyan Satanism and Church of Satan. Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018): American author. She has written novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Stanisław Lem (1921–2006): Polish science fiction novelist and essayist. Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837): Italian poet, linguist, essayist and philosopher. Leopardi is legendary as an out-and-out nihilist. Primo Levi (1919–1987): Italian novelist and chemist, survivor of Auschwitz concentration camp. Levi is quoted as saying "There is Auschwitz, and so there cannot be God." Michael Lewis (born 1960): American financial journalist and non-fiction author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and The Big Short Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951): American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742–1799): German scientist, satirist, philosopher and anglophile. Known as one of Europe's best authors of aphorisms. Satirized religion using aphorisms like "I thank the Lord a thousand times for having made me become an atheist." Eliza Lynn Linton (1822–1898): Victorian novelist, essayist, and journalist. John W. Loftus (born 1954): Former Evangelical minister. Author of Why I Became an Atheist, The Christian Delusion, The End of Christianity, and The Outsider Test for Faith. Host of the website, Debunking Christianity. Jack London (1876–1916): American author, journalist, and social activist. Pierre Loti (1850–1923): French novelist and travel writer. H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937): American horror writer. Franco Lucentini (1920–2002): Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies. Lucian (125–180): Roman Syrian rhetorician and satirist who wrote in Greek; a religious skeptic and debunker often regarded as an atheist in the modern sense, whose position in the Roman Imperial administration makes it unlikely he professed atheism Norman MacCaig (1910–1996): Scottish poet, whose work is known for its humour, simplicity of language and great popularity. Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) "was [...] a connoisseur of depravity; an atheist who passionately hated the clergy, who thought the institution of the Catholic Church should be dismantled [...]" Colin Mackay (1951–2003): British poet and novelist. David Marcus (1924–2009): Irish Jewish editor and writer, a lifelong advocate and editor of Irish fiction. Roger Martin du Gard (1881–1958): French author, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature. Stephen Massicotte (born 1969): Canadian playwright, screenwriter and actor. Aroj Ali Matubbar (1900–1985): Bengali writer. W. Somerset Maugham CH (1874–1965): English playwright, novelist, and short story writer, one of the most popular authors of his era. Joseph McCabe (1867–1955): English writer, anti-religion campaigner. Mary McCarthy (1912–1989): American writer and critic. James McDonald (born 1953): British writer, whose books include Beyond Belief, 2000 Years Of Bad Faith In The Christian Church Ian McEwan, CBE (born 1948): British author and winner of the Man Booker Prize. Barry McGowan (born 1961): American non-fiction author. China Miéville (born 1972): British science fiction and fantasy author. Arthur Miller (1915–2005): American playwright and essayist, a prominent figure in American literature and cinema for over 61 years, writing a wide variety of plays, including celebrated plays such as The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman, which are widely studied. Christopher Robin Milne (1920–1996): Son of author A. A. Milne who, as a young child, was the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems. David Mills (born 1959): Author who argues in his book Atheist Universe that science and religion cannot be successfully reconciled. Octave Mirbeau (1846–1917): French novelist, playwright, art critic and journalist. Terenci Moix (1942–2003): Spanish writer who wrote in both Spanish and in Catalan. Brian Moore (1921–1999): Irish novelist and screenwriter, awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1975 and the inaugural Sunday Express Book of the Year award in 1987, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. Alberto Moravia (1907–1990): Italian novelist, essayist and journalist. Sir John Mortimer, CBE QC (1923–2009): English barrister, dramatist and author, famous as the creator of Rumpole of the Bailey. Andrew Motion FRSL (born 1952): English poet, novelist and biographer, and Poet Laureate 1999–2009. Clare Mulley (born 1969): Author of The Woman Who Saved the Children (2009), The Spy Who Loved, and The Women Who Flew for Hitler. Dame Iris Murdoch (1919–1999): Dublin-born writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. Douglas Murray (born 1971): British neoconservative writer and commentator. N–R Pablo Neruda (1904–1973): Chilean poet and diplomat. In 1971, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Aziz Nesin (1915–1995): Turkish humorist and author of more than 100 books. Larry Niven (born 1938): American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970). Michael Nugent (born 1961): Irish writer and activist, chairperson of Atheist Ireland. Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938): American author and Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University. Redmond O'Hanlon (born 1947): British author, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. John Oswald (activist) (c.1760–1793): Scottish journalist, poet, social critic and revolutionary. Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968): Norwegian author who in 1933 was tried for blasphemy after giving a speech named "Kristendommen – den tiende landeplage" (Christianity – the tenth plague), but was acquitted. Camille Paglia (born 1947): American post-feminist literary and cultural critic. Robert L. Park (1931–2020): scientist, University of Maryland professor of physics, and author of Voodoo Science and Superstition. Frances Partridge (1900–2004): English member of the Bloomsbury Group and a writer, probably best known for the publication of her diaries. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975): Italian poet, intellectual, film director, and writer. Raj Patel: (born 1972, London) is a British-born American academic, journalist, activist and writer, known for his 2008 book, Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System. His most recent book is The Value of Nothing, which was on The New York Times best-seller list during February 2010. Cesare Pavese (1908–1950): Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator. Edmund Penning-Rowsell (1913–2002): British wine writer, considered the foremost of his generation. Calel Perechodnik (1916–1943): Polish Jewish diarist and Jewish Ghetto policeman at the Warsaw Ghetto. Melissa Holbrook Pierson: American essayist and author of The Perfect Vehicle and other books. Harold Pinter (1930–2008): Nobel Prize-winning English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career spanned more than 50 years. Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936): Italian dramatist, novelist, and short story writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934. Fiona Pitt-Kethley (born 1954): British poet, novelist, travel writer and journalist. Neal Pollack (born 1970): American satirist, novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Terry Pratchett (1948–2015): English fantasy author known for his satirical Discworld series. Marcel Proust (1871–1922): French novelist, critic, and essayist. Best known for his work, In Search of Lost Time. Kate Pullinger (born before 1988): Canadian-born novelist and author of digital fiction. Philip Pullman CBE (born 1946): British author of the His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy for young adults, which has atheism as a major theme, calls himself an atheist, though he also describes himself as technically an agnostic. François Rabelais, ( – 9 April 1553): French novelist sometimes regarded as an atheist but more often as a Christian humanist Craig Raine (born 1944): English poet and critic, the best-known exponent of Martian poetry. Ayn Rand (1905–1982): Russian-born American author and founder of Objectivism. Derek Raymond (1931–1994): English writer, credited with being the founder of English noir. Stan Rice (1942–2006): American poet and artist, Professor of English and Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, and husband of writer Anne Rice. Joseph Ritson, (1752–1803): English author and antiquary, friend of Sir Walter Scott. Michael Rosen (born 1946): English children's novelist, poet and broadcaster, Children's Laureate 2007–2009. Alex Rosenberg (born 1946): Philosopher of science, author of The Atheist's Guide to Reality, Philip Roth (1933–2018): American novelist. Known for his novella, Goodbye, Columbus. Salman Rushdie (born 1947): British Indian author, notable for The Satanic Verses and Midnight's Children. S–Z José Saramago (1922–2010): Portuguese writer, playwright and journalist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998. Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980): French existentialist philosopher and playwright, 1964 Nobel Prize in literature that he refused. His mother was a first cousin of Albert Schweitzer. His lifelong companion was feminist Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986). Dan Savage (born 1964): Author and sex advice columnist. Despite his atheism, Savage considers himself Catholic "in a cultural sense." Bernard Schweizer (born 1962): English professor and critic specializing in literary manifestations of religious rebellion. Schweizer reintroduced the forgotten term misotheism (hatred of God) in his most recent book Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism, Oxford University Press, 2010. Schweizer, who has published several books on literature, is not a misotheist but a secular humanist. Maurice Sendak (1928–2012): American writer and illustrator of children's literature. George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950): Irish playwright and cofounder of the London School of Economics. He is the only person to have won both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Oscar, respectively, for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (1938, adapted from his play of the same name). Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (1878–1916): Irish suffragist, pacifist and writer. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822): English Romantic poet and author of the philosophical essay The Necessity of Atheism. Michael Shermer (born 1954): Science writer and editor of Skeptic magazine. Has stated that he is an atheist, but prefers to be called a skeptic. Claude Simon (1913–2005): French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature. Joan Smith (born 1953): English journalist, human rights activist and novelist. Warren Allen Smith (1921–2017): Author of Who's Who in Hell. Wole Soyinka (born 1934): Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature. David Ramsay Steele (born before 1968): Author of Atheism Explained: From Folly to Philosophy. G. W. Steevens (1869–1900): British journalist and writer. Bruce Sterling (born 1954): American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which helped define the cyberpunk genre. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894): Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, known for his works Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. André Suarès (1868–1948): French poet and critic. Italo Svevo (1861–1928): Italian writer and businessman, author of novels, plays, and short stories. Vladimir Tendryakov (1923–1984): Russian short-story writer and novelist. Tiffany Thayer (1902–1959): American author, advertising copywriter, actor and founder of the Fortean Society. Paul-Henri Thiry (1723–1789): Baron d'Holbach was a French-German author, philosopher, encyclopedist and a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment. James Thomson ('B.V.') (1834–1882): British poet and satirist, famous primarily for the long poem The City of Dreadful Night (1874). Miguel Torga (1907–1995): Portuguese author of poetry, short stories, theatre and a 16 volume diary, one of the greatest Portuguese writers of the 20th century. Sue Townsend (1946–2014): British novelist, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole series of books. Freda Utley (1898–1978): English scholar, best-selling author and political activist. Giovanni Verga (1840–1922): Italian realist (Verismo) writer. Frances Vernon (1963–1991): British novelist. Gore Vidal (1925–2012): American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist. His third novel, The City and the Pillar (1948), outraged mainstream critics as one of the first major American novels to feature unambiguous homosexuality. He also ran for political office twice and was a longtime political critic. Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007): American author, writer of Cat's Cradle, among other books. Vonnegut said "I am an atheist (or at best a Unitarian who winds up in churches quite a lot)." Sarah Vowell (born 1969): American author, journalist, humorist, and commentator, and a regular contributor to the radio program This American Life. Ethel Lilian Voynich (1864–1960): Irish-born novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. Marina Warner CBE, FBA (born 1946): British novelist, short story writer, historian and mythographer, known for her many non-fiction books relating to feminism and myth. Ibn Warraq, known for his books critical of Islam. H.G. Wells (1866–1946): Distanced himself from Christianity, later from theism, and ended an atheist. Edmund White (born 1940): American novelist, short-story writer and critic. Sean Williams (born 1967): Australian science fiction author, a multiple recipient of both the Ditmar and Aurealis Awards. Simon Winchester OBE (born 1944): British author and journalist. Tom Wolfe (1930–2018): Noted author and member of 'New Journalism' school Leonard Woolf (1880–1969): Noted British political theorist, author, publisher, and civil servant, husband of author Virginia Woolf. Virginia Woolf (1882–1941): English author, essayist, publisher, and writer. She is regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. Gao Xingjian (born 1940): Chinese émigré novelist, dramatist, critic, translator, stage director and painter. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2000. David Yallop (1937–2018): British author. British true crime author. Journalists Professional journalists, known to be atheists: A–L David Aaronovitch (born 1954): British journalist, author and broadcaster. Amy Alkon (born 1964): American advice columnist known as the Advice Goddess, author of Ask the Advice Goddess, published in more than 100 newspapers within North America. Lynn Barber (born 1944): British journalist, best known as an interviewer. Paul Barker (1935–2019): English journalist and writer. Richard Boston (1938–2006): English journalist and author, dissenter and pacifist. Anna Blundy (born 1970): British journalist and author. Jason Burke (born 1970): British journalist, chief foreign correspondent of The Observer. Chandler Burr (born 1963): American journalist and author, currently the perfume critic for The New York Times. Michael Bywater (born 1953): British writer and broadcaster. Nick Cohen (born 1961): British journalist, author, and political commentator. Boris Dežulović (1964–): Croatian journalist, writer and columnist, best known as one of the founders of the now defunct satirical magazine Feral Tribune. John Diamond (1953–2001): British broadcaster and journalist, remembered for his column chronicling his fight with cancer. Robert Fisk (1946–2020): British journalist, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, "probably the most famous foreign correspondent in Britain" according to The New York Times. Paul Foot (1937–2004): British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party. Masha Gessen (born 1967): Russian journalist and author. Linda Grant (born 1951): British journalist and novelist. Muriel Gray (born 1958): Scottish journalist, novelist and broadcaster. John Harris (born 1969): British journalist, writer, and critic. Simon Heffer (born 1960): British journalist and writer. Anthony Holden (born 1947): British journalist, broadcaster and writer, especially of biographies. Mick Hume (born 1959): British journalist – columnist for The (London) Times and editor of Spiked. Described himself as "a longstanding atheist", but criticised the 'New Atheism' of Richard Dawkins and co. Tom Humphries (born before 2002): English-born Irish sportswriter and columnist for The Irish Times. Simon Jenkins (born 1943): British journalist, newspaper editor, and author. A former editor of The Times newspaper, he received a knighthood for services to journalism in the 2004 New Year honours. Oliver Kamm (born 1963): British writer and newspaper columnist, a leader writer for The Times. Terry Lane (born 1943): Australian radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist. Dominic Lawson (born 1956): British journalist, former editor of The Spectator magazine. Magnus Linklater (born 1942): Scottish journalist and former newspaper editor. M–Z Padraic McGuinness AO (1938–2008): Australian journalist, activist, and commentator. Gareth McLean (born c.1975): Scottish journalist, writer for The Guardian and Radio Times, shortlisted for the Young Journalist of the Year Award at the British Press Awards in 1997 and 1998. Heather Mallick (born 1959): Canadian columnist, author and lecturer. Andrew Marr (born 1959): Scottish journalist and political commentator. Jules Marshall (born 1962): English-born journalist and editor. Jonathan Meades (born 1947): English writer and broadcaster on food, architecture and culture. H. L. Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956): American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, critic of American life and culture, and a scholar of American English. As a nationally syndicated columnist and book author, he famously spoke out against Christian Science, social stigma, fakery, Christian radicalism, religious belief (and as a fervent nonbeliever the very notion of a Deity), osteopathy, antievolutionism, chiropractic, and the "Booboisie", his word for the ignorant middle classes. Stephanie Merritt (born 1974): British critic and feature writer for a range of newspapers, Deputy Literary Editor at The Observer since 1998. Martin O'Hagan (1950–2001): Northern Irish journalist, the most prominent journalist to be assassinated during the Troubles. Deborah Orr (1962–2019): British journalist and broadcaster. Ruth Picardie (1964–1997): British journalist and editor, noted for her memoir of living with breast cancer, Before I Say Goodbye. Claire Rayner OBE (1931–2010): British journalist best known for her role for many years as an agony aunt. Jay Rayner (born 1966): British journalist, writer and broadcaster. Ron Reagan (born 1958): American magazine journalist, board member of the politically activist Creative Coalition, son of former U. S. President Ronald Reagan. Henric Sanielevici (1875–1951): Romanian journalist and literary critic, also remembered for his work in anthropology, ethnography, sociology and zoology. Ariane Sherine (born 1980): British comedy writer, journalist and creator of the Atheist Bus Campaign. Jill Singer (1957–2017): Australian journalist, columnist and television presenter. Matt Taibbi (born 1970): American journalist and political writer, currently working at Rolling Stone (note: he calls himself an agnostic/atheist). Jeffrey Tayler (born 1970): American author and journalist, the Russia correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. Nicholas Tomalin (1931–1973): British journalist and writer, one of the top 40 journalists of the modern era. Bill Thompson (born 1960): English technology writer, best known for his weekly column in the Technology section of BBC News Online and his appearances on Digital Planet, a radio show on the BBC World Service. Jerzy Urban (born 1933): Polish journalist, commentator, writer and politician, editor-in-chief of the weekly Nie and owner of the company which owns it, Urma. Gene Weingarten (born 1951): American humor writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Francis Wheen (born 1957): British journalist, writer and broadcaster. Peter Wilby (born 1944): British journalist, former editor of The Independent on Sunday and New Statesman. Adrian Wooldridge (born before 1984): British journalist, Washington Bureau Chief and 'Lexington' columnist for The Economist magazine.

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1st Golden Trailer Awards

The 1st Golden Trailer Awards (GTAs) were held on 21 September 1999 in New York City, to honor the best in film promotion that 1999 had to offer, including film trailers, posters and TV advertisements. Background The Golden Trailers were created by siblings Evelyn Brady-Watters and Monica Brady, in order to properly represent the hard working people who work in film marketing, who are not honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars). List of winners and nominees Winners and names of categories [1] in bold Best Action Trailer - The Matrix · Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace · Blade Most Original Trailer - Run Lola Run · The Blair Witch Project · The Minus Man · The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Best Edit - The Matrix · Blade · Bringing Out The Dead Best Trailer in Show - The Matrix · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me · Bringing Out The Dead Best Trailer of the Decade - Se7en · Pulp Fiction · Dumb and Dumber · Face/Off · Fargo (1996 film) Best Comedy Trailer - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (Trailer #1) · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (Trailer #2) · Analyze This Best Art and Commerce - The Matrix · Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl · Buffalo '66 Best Music - Out of Sight · Run Lola Run · Swing Best Drama Trailer - Good Will Hunting · Tea with Mussolini · Jakob the Liar Trashiest Trailer - Cruel Intentions · Cousin Bette · Detroit Rock City Best Foreign Trailer - Three Seasons · Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl · Lucie Aubrac Best Horror/Thriller Trailer - The Blair Witch Project · A Perfect Murder · I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Best Voiceover - The Blair Witch Project · The Beach · Bringing Out The Dead The Dark and Stormy Night Award - 8mm · Snow Falling on Cedars · The Mask of Zorro Best Trailer with No Budget - Return of the Masterminds · Get Real (film) · Apocalypse II: Revelation Best Animation/Family Trailer - A Bug's Life · Mr. Magoo · Inspector Gadget Golden Fleece Award - 8mm · Armageddon · Jane Austen's Mafia Best Documentary Trailer - Return with Honor · Unmade Beds · Buena Vista Social Club Best Romance Trailer - Great Expectations · Prague Duet · Ever After (film)

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Spring Grove, Wisconsin

Spring Grove is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 861 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Oakley and the ghost towns of Clarence and Tyrone are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.1 km2), all of it land. Spring Grove is home of the Indian Half-Way Tree. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 861 people, 290 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.6 people per square mile (8.3/km2). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile (3.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.63% White, 1.28% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 290 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.21. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,515, and the median income for a family was $45,893. Males had a median income of $30,769 versus $21,522 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,975. About 4.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Notable people Albert M. Ten Eyck, academic Fred Ties, Wisconsin State Representative, lived in the town; Ties served as chairman of the Spring Grove Town Board

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Renegade Ops

Renegade Ops is a top-down vehicular combat video game with role-playing elements developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Sega. It was released on 13 September 2011 for PlayStation 3 and 14 September 2011 for Xbox 360. The Microsoft Windows version of the game was released on 26 October 2011. The Steam version of the game includes Gordon Freeman and the buggy he uses in Half-Life 2 as additional bonus characters and vehicle, and the Antlion from the same game as additional special weapon. Miranda Raison provides the voice of Natasha in the game. Reception The game currently holds an 81 and 80 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on Metacritic, respectively, indicating generally positive reviews. As of 2011, the game sold over 25,000 copies on Xbox Live Arcade.

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Troglocoptes

Troglocoptes is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. Species Troglocoptes longibursatus Fain & Mahunka, 1990 Troglocoptes luciae Fain, 1966

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Kırkgeçit Tunnels

Kırkgeçit Tunnels (, literally "Forty-Passes tunnels") are a series of seven motorway tunnels crossing the Taurus Mountains on the province border of Niğde and Adana, Turkey. The tunnels are located on the Ankara-Tarsus motorway between Kemerhisar and Pozantı connecting the Central Anatolia Region with the Mediterranean Region. Five of the tunnels in the north are in Niğde Province while the remaining two are situated in Adana Province. All the seven tunnels are twin bores and carry three lanes of traffic in each direction. 16 viaducts named Kırkgeçit Viaducts connect the tunnels in series. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnels. The Çakıt Tunnel follows the Kırkgeçit-7 Tunnel in direction Pozantı. The tunnels were constructed as part of the motorway O-21 and were opened to traffic on March 12, 2009. The tunnels allow the travel time of the passage through the mountainous terrain drop from one-and-half hours before to 20 minutes. A saving of 110 million annually is calculated for the national economy. The tunnels enable a through-traffic on motorways from the Bulgarian border Kapıkule to the border crossings to Syria and Iraq.

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Vasuki Ganga

The Vasuki Ganga River flows through Uttarakhand, India. It is a tributary of the Mandakini River. The source of the Vasuki Ganga is the Vasuki Tal, a small glacial lake located in the glacial trough east of Chor Gamak glacier, near Kedarnath. vasuki river in rudraprayag. sonprayag - vasuki + mandakini Overview There is mention of Vasuki river also known as Son river which is a small river and flows in downside of Kedarnath hills. Son is also known as Vasuki Ganga.:- Source:- Aitihasik Sthanavali (A book written by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur and published by Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akadami, Jaipur). Confluence of the rivers Vasuki Ganga and Mandakini is known as Sonprayag/Vasukiprayag is situated at 14 kilometer distance from famous Triyuginarayan temple (site where Lord Shiva and Parvati got married together.). Five kilometer pedestrian distance from here. the place where this Vasukiprayag/Sonprayag is situated is known as Bhilangana region. there are so many prayagas in that area. source- shloka-23, chapter-44, Kedarakhanda, Skandapurana. confluence of two rivers that are called sangam in rest of the India, they are known as prayag in Uttarakhand, India.

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Ghent station (New York Central Railroad)

The Ghent station was a former New York Central Railroad station that served the residents of Ghent, New York. History The station catered to a local community that had a substantial industry during the era of the NYCRR, and, earlier, the New York and Harlem Railroad. Prior to this, however, another railroad laid tracks through the community nearby: specifically, the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad, which was completed in 1846 between Hudson and Chatham It went bankrupt and was reorganized as the Hudson and Boston Railroad in 1855: later acquired by the Boston and Albany Railroad in 1870, which eventually downgraded it to the B&A Hudson Branch. The New York and Harlem laid tracks through Ghent to Chatham in 1852. The line was eventually taken over by the New York Central Railroad (NYCRR), and provided both passenger and freight train service. Ghent was the station that served both the Harlem Division and the former Boston and Albany Railroad Hudson Branch. The station had a tower that coordinated the two railroads from here to Chatham Union Station until 1936. It also included a hotel named The Bartlett House, which was built in 1870 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 8, 2012. However, with the demise of the NYCRR, and its 1968 merger with the Pennsylvania Railroad to form the soon to be bankrupt Penn Central Railroad, passenger services ceased on March 20, 1972. Ghent provided commercial freight-only service, and even became a terminus for freight when Conrail acquired the line in 1976 and eliminated it between here and Millerton station in Dutchess County. The station continued to do so until 1980, when the tracks between here and Chatham Union Station were dismantled. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association plans to extend the trail along the right-of-way in front of the site of the former station.

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Miles v Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

is a UK labour law case, concerning the theory of partial performance and strike action. Its authority has been questioned since. Facts Mr Miles worked a 37-hour week as a births, deaths and marriages registrar. Following the union, National and Local Government Officials, in industrial action he stopped working on Saturday mornings for weddings. He did other work, but refused to do weddings. The council said this amounted to three hours less per week, and deducted three 37ths from his pay. Irvine QC argued for the Council. Sedley QC argued for Mr Miles. In the High Court, Nicholls J said that the pay could be deducted. In the Court of Appeal, Parker LJ and Fox LJ said that unless he was dismissed, the council could not deduct pay. Eveleigh J dissented. Judgment The House of Lords held that pay could be deducted for the whole week. If the work is accepted out of necessity, then it is not contractual wages which are recoverable, but a quantum meruit. Lord Bridge said the following. Lord Brightman said the following. Lord Templeman said that an employee and a government office holder should be treated alike, just as a Dickensian or Thackery example of a person at the Department of Circumlocution and Sealing Wax suggested.

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David Best (sculptor)

David Best (born 1945) is an internationally renowned American sculptor. He is well known for building immense temples out of recycled wood sheets (discarded from making toys and other punch-outs) for the Burning Man festivals, where they are then burnt to the ground in a spectacle of light and heat. Career Best received a master's degree in sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute, where he first took classes at the age of six. His commitment to public art seems rooted in 1960s-era idealism. His works — ceramic sculpture, collages and more — have been shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Oakland Museum, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, the San Jose Museum of Art, di Rosa and elsewhere. Best first began collaborating with others, 20 years ago, when he embarked upon a sideline: stripping down vehicles and giving them total sculptural makeovers, using recycled materials and found objects, often retrieved from dumps and dumpsters. Since then, he has created sculptures from the skeletons of 36 cars and two buses, and worked with more than 10,000 people. Best built his first Burning Man Temple in 2000, The Temple of the Mind. During construction it became a memorial to Michael Hefflin, a member of the crew who died in a motorcycle accident just prior to the event, and as such became a sacred space for remembering others. In 2001, Burning Man helped fund the Temple projects and David, along with Jack Haye who was also responsible for the construction of the Temple of the Mind, built the much larger Temple of Tears. 2001 marked the beginning of a new and profound ritual for the tens of thousands of participants who attend Burning Man each year. After days of writing prayers on the structures, of affixing offerings from one's life such as pictures, paintings, etc., or of leaving the ashes of loved ones, etc. the Temple was burned on Sunday night. In 2002, Best returned with a new project: the Temple of Joy. In 2003, David departed from the wood temples and created the ornate paper Temple of Honor. In 2004, the Temple of Stars was a quarter mile long and almost 120’ high. David took a break in 2005 and 2006 to work on personal projects, including the Hayes Green Temple in San Francisco. Returning in 2007, David, Tim Dawson and the temple crew built the Temple of Forgiveness. Best originally suggested he might create one more temple in 2010 or 2011, however the 2010 Temple of Flux and the 2011 Temple of Transition were designed and built by other artists. Best returned in 2012 to design and coordinate the building of the Temple of Juno. In 2014, Best and crew constructed the Temple of Grace. In January and February 2019 Best traveled to Coral Springs and Parkland, Florida to build “The Temple of Time” in remembrance of the 17 lives lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, from a School Shooting. The temple was unveiled on February 14, 2019, and will remain in place until it is burned in May. In August 2022, Best unveiled "River Arch" in Petaluma, California. The 25-foot metal arch serves as a gateway between downtown Petaluma and the surrounding environment. Projects Burning Man Temple of the Mind (2000) Temple of Tears (aka Temple of Memory) (2001) Temple of Joy (2002) Temple of Honor (2003) Temple of Stars (2004) Temple of Forgiveness (2007) Temple of Juno (2012) Temple of Grace (2014) The Temple (Unnamed Final Contribution) (2016) Other similar projects Chapel of the Laborer (2005) Temple at Hayes Green (2005) Detroit Dream Project Temple (2008) Broad Street Bridge: Bicentennial Towers (2012) Temple of Remembrance - Paradise Ridge Winery & Voight Family Sculpture Foundation (2014) Temple at Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland (2015) Temple at Patricia's Green - Ten Year Anniversary (2015) London1666 - London's Burning festival (2016) Temple of Time - Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School/Coral Springs and Parkland, Florida - (2019) - 1 year anniversary of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 students died River Arch - Lynch Creek Trail in Petaluma, California.

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Low-energy ion scattering

Low-energy ion scattering spectroscopy (LEIS), sometimes referred to simply as ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS), is a surface-sensitive analytical technique used to characterize the chemical and structural makeup of materials. LEIS involves directing a stream of charged particles known as ions at a surface and making observations of the positions, velocities, and energies of the ions that have interacted with the surface. Data that is thus collected can be used to deduce information about the material such as the relative positions of atoms in a surface lattice and the elemental identity of those atoms. LEIS is closely related to both medium-energy ion scattering (MEIS) and high-energy ion scattering (HEIS, known in practice as Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, or RBS), differing primarily in the energy range of the ion beam used to probe the surface. While much of the information collected using LEIS can be obtained using other surface science techniques, LEIS is unique in its sensitivity to both structure and composition of surfaces. Additionally, LEIS is one of a very few surface-sensitive techniques capable of directly observing hydrogen atoms, an aspect that may make it an increasingly more important technique as the hydrogen economy is being explored. Experimental setup LEIS systems consist of the following: Ion Gun, used to direct a beam of ions at a target sample. An electron ionization ion source is typically used to ionize noble gas atoms such as He, Ne or Ar, while heating of wafers containing alkali atoms is used to create an alkali ion beam. The ions thus created hold a positive charge, typically +1, due to the ejection of electrons from the atoms. The range of energies used most often in LEIS is 500 eV to 20 keV. In order to attain good experimental resolution it is important to have a narrow energy spread (ΔE/E < 1%) in the outgoing ion beam. Ion beam manipulator, includes the electrostatic lenses of the ion gun for focusing and beam-chopping. Lenses consist of a series of either plate or cylinder geometries and serve to collimate the beam as well as to selectively filter the beam based on mass and velocity. Beam chopping is performed using a pulsed-wave generator when time-of-flight (TOF) experiments are performed. Ions only pass through the chopper when there is no applied voltage. Sample manipulator, allows an operator to change the position and/or angle of the target in order to perform experiments with varying geometries. Using directional controls, azimuthal (rotational) and incident angle adjustments may be made. Drift tube/drift region, used in TOF setup. TOF measurements are used when analysis of particle velocity is required. By pulsing ions towards the sample with a regular frequency, and observing the time to travel a certain distance after surface impact to a detector, it is possible to calculate the velocity of ions and neutrals coming from the surface. An accelerator may also be used in this setup, prior to the drift tube, in order to achieve separation of ions from neutrals when desired. Detector/electrostatic analyzer, used to detect the velocities and/or energies of scattered particles including ions and, in some cases, neutral species. As opposed to TOF analyzers, electrostatic analyzers achieve ion energy resolution using electrostatic deflectors to direct only ions of a particular energy range into a collector, while all other ions are redirected. This type of analyzer can give good energy resolution (and thus, selectivity) but typically suffers from poor sensitivity due to the fact that it only detects ions of a certain energy range and ignores neutral species altogether. Two types of detectors are used: channel electron multiplier (CEM) and microchannel plate (MCP) detectors. CEMs operate in a similar manner to photomultipliers, displaying a cascade of secondary electron emission processes initiated by ion or fast neutral (energy > 1 keV) impact to give a gain in signal current. In this way it is possible to efficiently detect even small ion or neutral particle fluxes. MCP detectors are essentially 2-dimensional arrays of CEMs, and they allow additional information about particle position to be obtained at the cost of sensitivity at any given position. Vacuum pumps; Studies are performed in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions (< 10−10 torr) in order to prevent unwanted interference with the ion beam and/or sample. Common UHV pumps include turbomolecular and ion pumps, with roughing pumping typically performed using a rotary vane pump. Due to the extreme surface (i.e. first-layer) sensitivity of LEIS, samples also need to be rigorously cleaned prior to analysis. Some common processes used to clean samples include sputtering and annealing. Appropriate equipment for cleaning must be contained within the vacuum chamber. Other analysis tools; in many cases it is desirable to perform multiple types of analysis on a sample within the same UHV system, or even at the same time. Some additional tools may include Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Use of these tools typically requires the presence of additional detectors as well as electron and/or x-ray sources where applicable. Physics of ion-surface interactions Several different types of events may take place as a result of the ion beam impinging on a target surface. Some of these events include electron or photon emission, electron transfer (both ion-surface and surface-ion), scattering, adsorption, and sputtering (i.e. ejection of atoms from the surface). For each system and each interaction there exists an interaction cross-section, and the study of these cross-sections is a field in its own right. As the name suggests, LEIS is primarily concerned with scattering phenomena. Elemental composition and two-body collision model Due to the energy range typically used in ion scattering experiments (> 500 eV), effects of thermal vibrations, phonon oscillations, and interatomic binding are ignored since they are far below this range (~a few eV), and the interaction of particle and surface may be thought of as a classical two-body elastic collision problem. Measuring the energy of ions scattered in this type of interaction can be used to determine the elemental composition of a surface, as is shown in the following: Two-body elastic collisions are governed by the concepts of energy and momentum conservation. Consider a particle with mass mx, velocity v0, and energy given as impacting another particle at rest with mass my. The energies of the particles after collision are and where and thus . Additionally, we know . Using trigonometry we are able to determine Similarly, we know In a well-controlled experiment the energy and mass of the primary ions (E0 and mx, respectively) and the scattering or recoiling geometries are all known, so determination of surface elemental composition is given by the correlation between E1 or E2 and my. Higher energy scattering peaks correspond to heavier atoms and lower energy peaks correspond to lighter atoms. Getting quantitative While obtaining qualitative information about the elemental composition of a surface is relatively straightforward, it is necessary to understand the statistical cross-section of interaction between ion and surface atoms in order to obtain quantitative information. Stated another way, it is easy to find out if a particular species is present, but much more difficult to determine how much of this species is there. The two-body collision model fails to give quantitative results as it ignores the contributions of coulomb repulsion as well as the more complicated effects of charge screening by electrons. This is generally less of a problem in MEIS and RBS experiments but presents issues in LEIS. Coulomb repulsion occurs between positively charged primary ions and the nuclei of surface atoms. The interaction potential is given as: Where and are the atomic numbers of the primary ion and surface atom, respectively, is the elementary charge, is the interatomic distance, and is the screening function. accounts for the interference of the electrons orbiting each nucleus. In the case of MEIS and RBS, this potential can be used to calculate the Rutherford scattering cross section (see Rutherford scattering) : As shown at right, represents a finite region for an incoming particle, while represents the solid scattering angle after the scattering event. However, for LEIS is typically unknown which prevents such a clean analysis. Additionally, when using noble gas ion beams there is a high probability of neutralization on impact (which has strong angular dependence) due to the strong desire of these ions to be in a neutral, closed shell state. This results in poor secondary ion flux. See AISS and TOF-SARS below for approaches to avoiding this problem. Shadowing and blocking Shadowing and blocking are important concepts in almost all types of ion-surface interactions and result from the repulsive nature of the ion-nucleus interaction. As shown at right, when a flux of ions flows in parallel towards a scattering center (nucleus), they are each scattered according to the force of the Coulomb repulsion. This effect is known as shadowing. In a simple Coulomb repulsion model, the resulting region of “forbidden” space behind the scattering center takes the form of a paraboloid with radius at a distance L from the scattering center. The flux density is increased near the edge of the paraboloid. Blocking is closely related to shadowing, and involves the interaction between scattered ions and a neighboring scattering center (as such it inherently requires the presence of at least two scattering centers). As shown, ions scattered from the first nucleus are now on diverging paths as they undergo interaction with the second nucleus. This interaction results in another “shadowing cone” now called a blocking cone where ions scattered from the first nucleus are blocked from exiting at angles below . Focusing effects again result in an increased flux density near . In both shadowing and blocking, the "forbidden" regions are actually accessible to trajectories when the mass of incoming ions is greater than that of the surface atoms (e.g. Ar+ impacting Si or Al). In this case the region will have a finite but depleted flux density. For higher energy ions such as those used in MEIS and RBS the concepts of shadowing and blocking are relatively straightforward since ion-nucleus interactions dominate and electron screening effects are insignificant. However, in the case of LEIS these screening effects do interfere with ion-nucleus interactions and the repulsive potential becomes more complicated. Also, multiple scattering events are very likely which complicates analysis. Importantly, due to the lower energy ions used LEIS is typically characterized by large interaction cross-sections and shadow cone radii. For this reason penetration depth is low and the method has much higher first-layer sensitivity than MEIS or RBS. Overall, these concepts are essential for data analysis in impact collision LEIS experiments (see below). Diffraction does not play a major role The de Broglie wavelength of ions used in LEIS experiments is given as . Using a worst-case value of 500 eV for an 4He+ ion, we see λ is still only 0.006 Å, still well below the typical interatomic spacing of 2-3 Å. Because of this, the effects of diffraction are not significant in a normal LEIS experiment. Variations of technique Depending on the particular experimental setup, LEIS may be used to obtain a variety of information about a sample. The following includes several of these methods. Alkali ion scattering spectroscopy (AISS) uses alkali ions in place of noble gas ions to give a distinctly different type of interaction. The primary difference between AISS and normal ISS is the increase in ion survival probability when using alkali ions. This is due to the relative stability of alkali (+1) ions as opposed to noble gas ions which have a much stronger energetic incentive for abstracting electrons from the sample. Increasing the ion survival probability results in an increase in ion flux and an improvement in sensitivity, which in turn allows for a reduction in primary ion flux to a point where the method is almost non-destructive. A disadvantage of using alkali ions in place of noble gas ions is the increased likelihood of adsorption or deposition to the sample surface. Impact-collision ion scattering spectroscopy (ICISS) takes advantage of shadowing and blocking in order to make precise determinations about interatomic spacing of the first 1-2 layers in a surface. The specific scattering geometry (180 degrees) ensures detection of only those particles which have undergone head-on collisions with surface atoms (thereby avoiding the complications of multiple scattering events). Starting sampling at a relatively high angle of incidence and scanning over varying incidence angles, the intensity of one particular energy peak is monitored. Scattered ions form shadow cones (see above) behind each atom, which prevents any backscattering at low incidence angles. A peak in scattering intensity is observed when the cones line up such that each passes over the adjacent atom. Performing such an analysis on a sample with known interatomic spacing enables determination of the shape of the shadow cone, where as shown at right, and . If the shape of the shadow cone is known, the interatomic spacing between surface atoms as well as the spacing and directionality between surface and subsurface atoms can then be calculated from the resulting peak-and-valley structure in a graph of intensity versus scattering angle. In the graph at right showing scattering intensity from a subsurface (second layer) atom, corresponds to the middle of the "valley" where the atom is being blocked by a surface atom. and correspond to the peaks due to intersection of the shadow cone with the subsurface atom. Interatomic spacing can be directly calculated from these values if the shape of the shadow cone is known. Neutral Impact-collision ion scattering spectroscopy (NICISS) uses detection of backscattered projectiles to determine concentration depth profiles of the elements. The NICISS technique uses noble gas ions (usually He+) of energy 1-5 keV. When the projectile ions are within a few angstrom of the surface they are neutralised, and proceed to penetrate into the surface. The projectiles may be backscattered (at an angle of up to 180°) upon collision with a target atom. This backscattering causes the projectiles to lose energy proportional to the mass of the target and is of the order of a few hundred eV. The final energy of the projectiles is determined via time-of-flight (TOF). Hence by knowing the initial and final energies of the projectile, it is possible to determine the identity of the target atom. The projectiles also experience an additional energy loss while penetrating through the bulk, of the order of a few eV per angstrom. Hence the depth that each target atom was hit can also be determined. From the TOF spectrum it is then possible to gain the concentration depth profiles of the elements present in the sample. NICISS is able to probe to a depth of approximately 20 nm with a resolution of only a few angstrom. Reactive ion scattering (RIS) utilizes a stream of very low-energy (1-100 eV) Cs+ ions to probe molecules adsorbed at the surface of a sample. Upon impact the ions may interact with and chemically bind to species present at the surface. These interactions take place on a rapid (picosecond) timescale and can be used to analyze for the presence of different molecules or molecular fragments by observing spectra of Cs-X+ coming from the surface. Time-of-flight scattering and recoiling spectroscopy (TOF-SARS) uses the TOF analysis setup. Elemental analysis may be performed via observation of in-plane scattering, while structural information may be obtained by following certain spectral peaks while shifting either sample incident or azimuthal angle. Scattering and recoiling imaging spectroscopy (SARIS) takes advantage of blocking cone geometries to focus ions in a manner similar to conventional optics. This gives very large magnifications (~109) when projected onto a 2-d detector and may be used to give element-specific images of the sample surface. The use of a wide 2-d MCP detector greatly reduces sample analysis time as opposed to the TOF geometry with an inherently narrow-angle detector (see drift tube above). J. Wayne Rabalais at the University of Houston is one of the pioneers of this method, and a fine image of the output of a SARIS experiment can be found here. Comparison to other analytical techniques Medium energy ion scattering (MEIS) and Rutherford backscattering (RBS) spectroscopies involve a similar setup to LEIS but use ions in the energy range of ~100 keV (MEIS) and ~1-2 MeV (RBS) to probe surfaces. Surface sensitivity is lost as a result of the use of higher energy particles, so while MEIS and RBS can still provide information about a sample they are incapable of providing true first-layer sensitivity. Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) involves the detection of ionic species ejected from a surface as a result of energetic particle impact. While SIMS is capable of giving depth profiles of the elemental composition of a sample, it is an inherently destructive method and is generally does not give structural information. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is capable of surface elemental analysis, but samples a much more broad region of a sample than LEIS and so is not able to distinguish the first layer from subsurface layers. Since XPS relies on ejection of core-level electrons from atoms it is unable to detect hydrogen or helium atoms in a sample. Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) is often used in combination with LEIS in order to facilitate proper sample alignment. LEED can give detailed structural information about a sample including surface superstructures and alignment of adsorbates. LEED is not element-specific and so cannot be used to determine surface elemental composition. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) involves the detection of electrons emitted as a result of core hole excitation and relaxation processes. Since the process involves core levels it is insensitive to hydrogen and helium atoms. AES results may typically be used to infer information on the chemical environment of particular atoms in a surface.

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Saptapadii

Saptapadii is 2013 Gujarati film produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation starring Manav Gohil and Swaroop Sampat in leading roles. Saptapadii is the story of a contemporary Gujarati (Indian) woman who risks her comfortably settled married life of 20 years to do what she believes in. Saptapadii had been released in theatres across India on 1 February 2013, and had a record-breaking run of 12 weeks. In addition to the financial success, the critical success is also evident from the fact that it has been selected into 7 film festivals in 5 countries, notably winning a Special Mention for the Green Rose at the Jaipur International Film Festival. It is also being described as the turning point in Gujarati Cinema. Plot The story revolves around a couple Siddharth and Swati Sanghvi. Both are in their late 40s. Life takes a turn for the couple during a visit to Saputara, to celebrate their 20th anniversary, where Swati meets a 9-year-old child. Being an expert in treating traumatised kids, she recognises the symptoms in this child. Swati takes the onus of bringing the child out of trauma. Eventually it is revealed that the child is a victim of a terror attack and has lost both his parents in it. The film is about how the child changes the couple’s lives. Cast Manav Gohil as Siddharth Sanghvi Swaroop Sampat as Swati Sanghvi Heet Samani as Mohsin Shailee Shah as Shreya Utkarsh Mazumdar as Dr. Patrawala Homi Wadia as Commissioner of Police, Special Branch Vihaan Choudhary as Rohan The Children of Primary School, Saputara

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Trona High School

Trona High School is a public high school in Trona, California, United States. Football Field Trona's football field is all-dirt and is known as "The Pit". The high school maintenance crew keeps the field free of stones and they regularly drag the field to keep the surface from getting too hard. The field is watered on game day and leveled to ensure that the playing surface is safe for all participants. Until several years ago an annual game was played against Boron High School. Referred to as the Borax Bowl by some, the game was a matchup of two mining towns that are world leaders in producing potash and borax, minerals used in a number of products.

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List of Vice Chancellors of the University of Kashmir

List of Vice Chancellors of the University of Kashmir. The Vice Chancellors are as follows:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke%20P.%20Poland

Luke P. Poland

Luke Potter Poland (November 1, 1815 – July 2, 1887) was an American attorney, politician, and judge from Vermont. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (associate justice 1848 to 1849 and 1857 to 1860, chief justice 1860 to 1865). A native of Westford, Vermont, Poland was educated in the local schools and at Jericho Academy. While still in school, he worked in his father's sawmill and as a store clerk in Waterville. He received his qualification as a teacher, then taught school while studying law with an attorney in Morristown. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and practiced in Morrisville. Poland was an opponent of slavery and became active in politics as Democrat, then gravitated to the Free Soil Party and Republican Party as the abolition movement gained increasing prominence in the 1840s and 1850s. He served in county offices including register of probate and state's attorney before being appointed an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, an office he held from 1848 to 1849 and 1857 to 1860. From 1860 to 1865, he served as the court's chief justice. In October 1865, Poland was appointed to temporarily succeed Jacob Collamer in the United States Senate, and he served from November 21, 1865 to March 3, 1867. In 1866, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, and he served three terms, March 4, 1867 to March 3, 1875. In 1882, he was again elected to the U.S. House and he served one term, March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. Poland died at his summer home in Waterville, Vermont on July 2, 1887. He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury, Vermont Early life Poland was born in Westford, Vermont son of Luther and Nancy Potter Poland. His father was a carpenter, farmer, and sawmill owner who also represented Waterville, Vermont in the Vermont House of Representatives. He attended the common schools of Waterville and the Jericho Academy. Poland worked as a clerk in Waterville, Vermont, worked in his father's sawmill, and taught in the public schools of Morrisville, Vermont. He studied law in the Morristown, Vermont office of attorney Samuel A. Willard and was admitted to the bar in December 1836. Poland was also active in politics as an opponent of slavery, initially as a Democrat, and in 1848 was the party's unsuccessful nominee for lieutenant governor. He later became a member of the Free Soil Party. He became a Republican when the party was founded in the mid-1850s and maintained that affiliation for the rest of his life. Career He practiced in Morrisville. Poland was register of probate from 1839 to 1840 and was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1843. In 1844 and 1845 he was state's attorney of Lamoille County, and in 1848 he succeeded Charles Davis as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a position in which he served until 1849. In 1850, Poland moved to St. Johnsbury, Vermont. From 1850 to 1857, he served as a judge of the Vermont Circuit Court. He served as an associate justice again from 1857 to 1860, succeeding Pierpoint Isham. In 1860, he succeeded Isaac F. Redfield as chief justice; he served until 1865, and was succeeded by John Pierpoint. On October 24, 1865 Poland was to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jacob Collamer, and he served from November 21, 1865 to March 3, 1867. He was then elected to the House of Representatives for the 40th and the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1867 to March 3, 1875. While in the U.S. House, he was chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (40th Congress) and a member of the Committee on Revision of the Laws (40th, 41st, and 43rd Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 44th Congress in 1874. After leaving the House, Poland continued to practice law in St. Johnsbury. In 1878, he was elected to a term in the Vermont House of Representatives, where he was appointed chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Poland was also a trustee of the University of Vermont and president of the First National Bank of St. Johnsbury. In 1882, Poland was again elected to the U.S. House. He served one term (48th Congress, March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884 and resumed practicing law in St. Johnsbury. Death and burial In retirement, Poland resided in Waterville, where he had purchased and renovated the home of his father in law. In 1886, he was elected to represent Waterville in the Vermont House, and was again selected to chair the Judiciary Committee. He died in Waterville on July 2, 1887. Poland was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury. Awards In 1858, the University of Vermont (UVM) awarded Poland the honorary degree of Master of Arts. In 1861, UVM awarded him an honorary LL.D. Family In 1838, Poland married Martha Smith Page and they had three children. Martha died in 1853 and he married her sister, Adelia Henrietta. With his first wife, Poland's children included: Susan E. (1840–1841); Martin Luther (1841–1878), a West Point graduate and captain in the United States Army who died while on duty at Fort Yuma on the California-Arizona border; Mary Frances (1843–1865); and Isabel Emma (1848–1927), the wife of first Andrew E. Rankin, and then Henry O. Cushman.

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Medvezhye, Kalacheyevsky District, Voronezh Oblast

Medvezhye () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Rossypnyanskoye Rural Settlement, Kalacheyevsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. The population was 381 as of 2010. There are 9 streets. Geography Medvezhye is located 41 km northwest of Kalach (the district's administrative centre) by road. Rossypnoye is the nearest rural locality.

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Jaime Cruells

Jaime Cruells (11 April 1906 – 21 July 1968) was a Spanish water polo player. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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List of county governors of Troms

This is a list of the county governors of Troms county in Norway. The office of county governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was (before 1919) and then (after 1919). In 1844, the Troms area were separated from Vardøhus amt to form the new Tromsø amt (county). For the first 22 years, the Tromsø and Vardøhus counties shared an amtmann. It wasn't until 1866 that Tromsø got its own county governor. In 1919, the name was changed to Troms fylke. On 1 July 2006, the Northern Sami language name for the county was granted co-official (parallel) status along with Troms, so the names became or . From 1 January 2019 the county governor offices of Troms and Finnmark were merged in anticipation of the merger of the two counties. From 1844 until 1918, the county was subordinate to the Diocesan Governor of Tromsø who was the civil governor of the Diocese of Tromsø. The county governor is the government's representative in the county. The governor carries out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and government. This is done first by the county governor performing administrative tasks on behalf of the ministries. Secondly, the county governor also monitors the activities of the municipalities and is the appeal body for many types of municipal decisions. Names The name of the county (Tromsø or Troms) and the word for county (amt or fylke) have changed over time. From 1844 until 1918 the title was Amtmann i Tromsø amt. Since 1 Jan 1919, the title was Fylkesmann i Troms fylke. List of county governors Troms county has had the following governors:

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Mickey Virus

Mickey Virus is 2013 Indian comedy thriller film, written & directed by Saurabh Varma. Mickey Virus is produced by DAR Motion Pictures in association with Trilogic Digital Media Limited & Awesome Films Pvt. Ltd. The film features Manish Paul, Elli Avram, Manish Choudhary, Puja Gupta, and Varun Badola as main characters. The film, despite being a box-office failure, received positive reviews from critics. Plot When two Hackers were murdered in Delhi, Delhi Police suspects that the case revolves around hacking, they begin their search to find a computer hacker who can help them crack this case. The head of the police team ACP Siddhanth accompanied by Inspector Bhalla, stumbles across Mickey Arora, a lazy but smart hacker who runs a grocery store in day time and creates viruses for anti-virus companies in the night along with his friends tomboy Chutney, Floppy, Pancho and Professor who assist him in all odd jobs. ACP Siddhanth hires him to hack down the website of a group of cybercriminals known as Bhram Gang. Meanwhile, Mickey falls in love with Kamayani (Elli Avram) an employee of Excalibur Securities. One day in her office Kamayani wrongly transferred a big amount from a client's account but to avoid her from being fired Mickey hacks the company's website to reverse the transaction. Only the next morning does Micky realise that he has unknowingly stolen 1 billion rupees from a Dubai-based don named Anwar Raja and Kamayani has been murdered. Scared of being framed for both the crimes Mickey seeks help from his friends. In the quest to search for the real culprit Mickey traced down 1 billion rupees and finds out that ACP Siddhanth is the mastermind who forced Kamayani to bluff him. Mickey calls ACP and his friends to the parking lot of Nehru Place where ACP tells him that his friends Floppy, Pancho and Professor are the Bhram Gang admins and want to kill him for the money as they did to the two hackers and Kamayani. Surrounded by all the goons Mickey records and telecasts their confession on YouTube. In the end, Inspector Bhalla, along with police force, arrests ACP Siddhanth and the Bhram Gang. Mickey secretly takes one crore from the stolen 1 billion before handing it over to Inspector Bhalla. Credits roll to show few deleted scenes and bloopers and plays call recording of Anwar Raja who orders for killing Mickey Cast Manish Paul as Mickey Arora Elli Avram as Kamayani Manish Choudhary as ACP Siddhanth Chauhan Varun Badola as Inspector Devender Bhalla Puja Gupta as Chutney Nitesh Pandey as Professor Raghav Kakkar as Floppy Vikesh Kumar as Pancho Crew Written and Directed by: Saurabh Varma Screenplay: Saurabh Varma Script Consultant: Kuldeep Ruhil Producers: Arun Rangachari and Vivek Rangachari Co-Producers: Kamlesh Gori, Murad Khetani, Vishal Gurnani, Nailesh Mehta, Dharmesh Shah and Raj Deshpande Associate Producers: Pradeep Nimani and Murli Chhatwani Title Song: Faizan – Agnel Director of Photography: Anshuman Mahalay Executive Producer: Meraj Shaikh Creative Producer: Nikhil Bhat Editor: Archit D. Rastogi Audiography: Subash Sahoo Assistant Director: Raghav Gupta Production The film was shot in New Delhi, including in office complex of Nehru Place. Several Bollywood biggies like Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Karan Johar featured in a promotional video of Mickey Virus. The movie has come under the scanner of Governmental Agencies as it displays techniques of high-profile robbery which might spur reel to real life robbery incidents. Elli Avram is also one of the contestants of Bigg Boss 7. She would be inside the House of Bigg Boss, cut off from the outside world at the time of Movie Release, making it a first of its kind Bollywood Debut. Mickey Virus is made on a budget of Rs. 110 million, which includes publicity and advertising, and it was released in 1,200 screens in India. Chances are that the film will be remade in Tamil and Telugu. Soundtrack The Soundtrack was released on 3 October 2013 on the digital music platform iTunes. The album consists of six tracks and the only one of them by Faizan Hussain & Agnel Roman, Manoj Yadav and Arun Kumar writing the lyrics. Marketing Mickey Virus was promoted by Manish Paul in Bigg Boss on Colors. A promotional clip of Mickey Virus featured Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Remo D'souza, Kapil Sharma, either dishing out funny one-liners or abusing Mickey. Lauren Gottlieb, Drashti Dhami, Jeetendra and Manish's TV friends Vahbbiz Dorabjee, Vivian Dsena attended the special screening of Mickey Virus. Critical reception Mickey Virus received positive to mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3 out of 5 stars, finding the thriller to be engaging for younger viewers. Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave it 2 out of 5 stars, criticizing the length and engagement. Faheem Ruhani of India Today gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars. Tushar Joshi of DNA gave it 2.5 stars. Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave it 2 stars. Sanjukta sharma of Livemint did not give a rating, but found the film to have a weak plot and premise. Anupama Chopra gave it 2 stars. Zee News gave it 3.5 stars. Nikhil Arora of DesiMartini gave it 2 stars. Box office Mickey Virus got a 15–20% opening and collected around nett on first day. It collected nett in its first week and it was declared flop in box office India.

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I Married My Female Friend

is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Shio Usui. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from November 2020 to October 2023. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. Plot Best friends Kurumi and Ruriko made a promise that if they are both single in five years time, they'd get married to each other. Five years on the two keep their promise and get married, with Kurumi writing about the experience for a lifestyle column. The two come to learn what it means for them to be a married couple and consider whether they are well suited for each other to stay married. Publication Written and illustrated by Shio Usui, I Married My Female Friend was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from November 18, 2020, to October 18, 2023. The series has been collected in three tankōbon volumes as of February 2023. The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. Reception Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the first volume and overall 8 rating and the second volume a 9. In her review of volume 2 Friedman noted that “Usui Shio-sensei is best known here for Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, which is an unconventional story about a couple finding affection. This series is similar in the sense that this is not a typical romance, but is about familial bonds and affection. The dynamics of the couple are wholly different, but this too is a series that gives us a chance to see a relationship that is not the typical framework of – dating-romance-partnership. And, in doing so, give us a chance to see partnership as something more than just an outcropping of love and sex.”

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Parc botanique de la Tour Vieille

The Parc botanique de la Tour Vieille is a municipal park with botanical collections, located at the Hôtel de Ville in Alès, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. It is open daily without charge. The park was created by an amateur landscaper, but abandoned for some years before its acquisition by the city in 1973. The city then rehabilitated its grounds, as well as its greenhouse and eponymous old tower, and in 1981 opened it to the public. In 1990 its first botanical inventory identified 200 species and varieties of plants; there are now over 700. The park also contains a miniature golf facility.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marie%20Girault

Jean-Marie Girault

Jean-Marie Girault (9 February 1926 – 1 May 2016) was a French politician and former mayor of Caen.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimbangombe%20College%20of%20Wildlife%2C%20Agriculture%20and%20Conservation%20Management

Dimbangombe College of Wildlife, Agriculture and Conservation Management

Dimbangombe College of Wildlife, Agriculture and Conservation Management is an accredited college by Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Education located just outside Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It is situated on a property. Which is mainly used for research and training. It was established by Allan Savory's Africa Centre for Holistic Management (ACHM) in 1998 and is based at Dimbangombe ranch, near Victoria Falls which is the headquarters of ACHM. The Current College principal is Sunny Moyo. The College: Trains people from the Hwange community, and from elsewhere in the region, as licensed professional guides and hunters, and other tourism- and safari-related vocations where a background in holistic management enhances employment opportunities. Trains people from Non governmental Organizations (NGO’s) throughout the region in the development of holistically managed community-based conservation programs; Trains current or aspiring professionals in wildlife management that integrates the needs and aspirations of the human communities that share their resource base with wildlife. Carries out a research program on community-based ecosystem monitoring, designed and led by faculty and graduate students of Tufts University, was initiated in 2002.

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Norm Winningstad

C. Norman (Norm) Winningstad (November 5, 1925 – November 24, 2010) was an American engineer and businessman in the state of Oregon. A native of California, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II before working at what is now Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. After moving north to Oregon, he started working for Tektronix before starting several companies in what became the Silicon Forest in the Portland metropolitan area. He founded or helped to found Floating Point Systems, Lattice Semiconductor, and Thrustmaster. Winningstad and his wife were also noted philanthropists in the Portland area, with a theater at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts named in his wife Dolores' honor. Early life C. Norman Winningstad was born in Berkeley, California, to Chester and Phyllis Winningstad on November 5, 1925. He grew up in California and then served in the United States Navy during World War II as an electronic technician's mate. After the war Winningstad continued in the electronics field when graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in electrical engineering. He graduated in 1948 as an expert in vacuum tubes, which was the same year Bell Labs developed the transistor. As the transistor would replace vacuum tubes in most applications, Winningstad later joked that he "graduated technically obsolete". He then worked at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in his hometown for a few years. He was married to Dolores, and they had two sons, Richard and Dennis, along with a daughter Joanne. Oregon Winningstad moved north to Oregon in 1958, settling in the Portland metropolitan area. There he worked for technology company Tektronix (Tek), near the city of Beaverton. While with Tek, he was later described as "one of its leading brains during its 1960s heyday". Tek manufactured oscilloscopes, and later diversified into areas such as printers and even television production equipment. Winningstad continued his education with a degree from Portland State University. He left Tektronix in 1970 to help start supercomputer company Floating Point Systems in Beaverton. At his new company, he received assistance from his old company in the way of simulations and early production of prototypes. Winningstad grew the company to 1,600 employees and annual revenues of $127 million, though he left and came back to resurrect the company before Floating Point went bankrupt in the early 1990s. Winningstad continued his entrepreneurial ways by helping to found Lattice Semiconductor in Hillsboro in 1980 and Thrustmaster in 1990, also in Hillsboro. These, Floating Point Systems, and Tek helped create the Silicon Forest, which Lattice trademarked in the 1980s. In 1985, he was a supporter of a proposed sales tax, which ultimately failed. He moved to the Oregon Coast in 1989, settling in Newport. He maintained a home in the Portland area, and flew his helicopter between his homes. His business ventures provided him with the wealth to own the helicopter, and at one time four Ferraris. Later years and death He wrote The Area of Enlightenment: "Don't Confuse Me with the Facts, I've Already Made up my Mind" with ghostwriter Carla Perry, which was published in 2005. Winningstad, as a veteran himself, was a supporter of veterans and would attend memorial services to show his support. He also supported cultural institutions in the Portland area, such as the Washington County Museum, the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, and the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, which includes the Dolores Winningstad Theater, named after his wife. On November 24, 2010, Norm Winningstad died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 85. He killed himself at his home in Newport after suffering from an undisclosed illness that had caused him great physical pain. Winningstad had started a company near his death to develop one of his last technologies. The technology was a product to record police interactions after they pulled someone over.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give%20%27Em%20Hell%2C%20Malone

Give 'Em Hell, Malone

Give 'Em Hell, Malone is a 2009 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames and Elsa Pataky. Plot An ex-private eye turned gun for hire named Malone is hired to retrieve a suitcase from a building full of armed mobsters, but a violent shootout ensues and Malone is eventually left as the only survivor. Suspecting a set-up, he retains the only noteworthy item contained in the case - a small painted animal referred to as "the meaning of love" - for himself, prompting several different parties in the employ of a local gangster - Whitmore - to pursue Malone in attempt to discern the meaning of the case's contents. After a series of violent encounters leaving many dead, Malone eventually confronts Whitmore, who admits he was responsible for hiring Malone and planted the toy - a keepsake belonging to Malone's young son - as a means to trick Malone into exterminating Whitmore's criminal help, allowing Whitmore to become a legitimate businessman without worrying about being tainted by potential loose ends from his criminal past. Malone kills Whitmore and phones his (Malone's) wife and son - previously presumed dead - but does not engage them in conversation. A title-over at the end reads, "To Be Continued...". Cast Thomas Jane as Malone Ving Rhames as "Boulder" Elsa Pataky as Evelyn French Stewart as Frankie "The Crooner" Leland Orser as Murphy Chris Yen as "Mauler" William Abadie as "Pretty Boy" Gregory Harrison as Whitmore Doug Hutchison as "Matchstick" Release The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray January 26, 2010. Critical reception Tyler Foster of DVD Talk gave the film a negative review, calling it "a movie that's groan-worthy when it follows the beaten path and annoying when it tries to subvert it" and unfavorably compared it to Frank Miller's The Spirit. Brian Pisco for Pajiba had similar feelings, stating that the film "sets up asskickery that never comes about.". Sequel A sequel to the film was announced in 2021, with Jane and Hosack returning as actor and screenwriter respectively.

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Zenobia (plant)

Zenobia, called honeycup, is a North American genus of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. Description Zenobia is a hairless shrub, sometimes with a waxy coating on the foliage. The leaves are elliptical or egg-shaped. The plant has numerous white flowers in flat-topped or elongated arrays, each flower has 5 separate sepals and 5 united petals, forming a bell-shaped corolla. Each flower can produce up to 200 egg-shaped seeds in a dry capsule. Fossil record 10 fossil fruits of †Zenobia fasterholtensis have been described from middle Miocene strata of the Fasterholt area near Silkeborg in Central Jutland, Denmark. Species Zenobia cassinefolia (Vent.) Pollard Zenobia pulverulenta (W. Bartram ex Willd.) Pollard Zenobia speciosa (Michx.) D. Don

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmiphora%20variola

Desmiphora variola

Desmiphora variola is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Giesbert in 1998. It is known from Mexico and Guatemala.

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Harold Holliday Sr.

Harold Holliday Sr. (June 28, 1918 - March 21, 1985) was a civil rights activist, economist, army officer, judge, and Democratic politician who served 12 years in the Missouri House of Representatives. Early life Harold Holliday was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1918. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri with his mother Eliza and his sister Isola when he was two years old. He attended Dunbar Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1935. He earned a bachelor's degree from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1939, and a master's degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1941. In 1952, he was the first African-American to receive a law degree from the school which would become the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Career Holliday served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from September 26, 1942, until November 1945, as a second lieutenant in the European theater. He represented the 5th, 14th, and 26th districts in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1964 to 1974. He was known for his passionate oratory skills and his progressive legislations. He founded Freedom, Inc., a black political organization in Jackson County, Missouri. Death Holliday died of prostate cancer in 1985 and was buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

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Bengali nationalism

Bengali nationalism () is a form of nationalism that focuses on Bengalis as a singular nation. The people of Bengali ethnicity speak Bengali language. Bengalis mostly live across Bangladesh and the Indian states of Tripura and West Bengal. Bengali nationalism is one of the four fundamental principles according to the original Constitution of Bangladesh. and was the main driving force behind the creation of the Independent nation state of Bangladesh through the 1971 liberation war. Bengali nationalism during British colonial rule Background Bengali nationalism is rooted in the expression of pride in the history and cultural heritage of Bengal. After the defeat in the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757, and Battle of Buxar in 1764, former Mughal province of Bengal-Bihar came under direct British control in 1772. During British rule, Calcutta served as the capital of British controlled territories in India as well as that of the province of Bengal until 1910. During the period, Calcutta was the center of education. From 1775 to 1941 the emergence of Bengal renaissance (from the birth of Raja Ram Mohan Roy to the death of Rabindranath Tagore) was seen, which has an effect in growing Bengali nationalism. At that time, oriental language started to revive. This time, many of the philosophers did their best among them Fakir Lalon Shah, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Jibanananda Das, Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Mir Mosharraf Hossain are more influential. In what is described as the Bengal Renaissance, the introduction of Western culture, science and education led to a major transformation and development of Bengali society. Bengal became a centre of modern culture, intellectual and scientific activities, politics and education under British Raj. The first social and religious reform movements such as the Brahmo Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission arose in Bengal, as did national leaders and reformers such as Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Sri Aurobindo, Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda. Bengali literature, poetry, religion, science and philosophy underwent a massive expansion with the works of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Debendranath Tagore, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy, Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore, Satyendra Nath Bose, Jagdish Chandra Bose and Kazi Nazrul Islam. The Young Bengal, and Jugantar movements and newspapers like Amrita Bazar Patrika led the intellectual development of India. The Calcutta-based Indian National Association and the British Indian Association were the earliest political organisations in India. Partition of Bengal (1905) The first Bengali nationalist agitation emerged over the 1905 Partition of Bengal by British authorities. Although the partition was supported by Bengali Muslims, a large majority of Bengalis protested the partition and participated in civil disobedience campaigns such as the Swadeshi movement and mass boycott of European goods. Seeking a united Bengal and rejecting British hegemony, Bengalis also spearheaded an emerging revolutionary movement, which assumed a central role in the national independence struggle. It was during this time the Mother Bengal was an immensely popular theme in Bengali patriotic songs and poems and was mentioned in several of them, such as the song ″Dhan Dhanya Pushpa Bhara″ (Filled with wealth and flowers) and ″Banga Amar Janani Amar″ (Our Bengal Our Mother) by Dwijendralal Ray. Rabindranath Tagore wrote Banglar Mati Banglar Jal (Soil of Bengal, water of Bengal) and Amar Sonar Bangla (My golden Bengal), the national anthem of modern Bangladesh as a rallying cry for proponents of annulment of Partition. These songs were meant to rekindle the unified spirit of Bengal, to raise public consciousness against the communal political divide. Bengal became a strong base of the Indian struggle for independence, giving rise to national political leaders such as Bipin Chandra Pal, Khwaja Salimullah, Chittaranjan Das, Maulana Azad, Subhas Chandra Bose, his brother Sarat Chandra Bose, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, A. K. Fazlul Huq, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. Of these, A. K. Fazlul Huq, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy were involved in communal politics; leading to a separate muslim state with Pakistan. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy has been historically attributed the onus for creating and abetting the Great Calcutta Killings in 1946. United Bengal Proposal As the Hindu-Muslim conflict escalated and the demand for a separate Muslim state of Pakistan became popular amongst Indian Muslims, the partition of India on communal lines was deemed inevitable by mid-1947. To prevent the inclusion of Hindu-majority districts of Punjab and Bengal in a Muslim Pakistan, the Indian National Congress and the Hindu Mahasabha sought the partition of these provinces on communal lines. Bengali nationalists such as Sarat Chandra Bose, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Kiran Shankar Roy, and Abul Hashim sought to counter partition proposals with the demand for a united and independent state of Bengal. Ideological visions for a "Greater Bengal" also included the regions of Assam and districts of Bihar. Suhrawardy and Bose sought the formation of a coalition government between Bengali Congress and the Bengal Provincial Muslim League. Proponents of the plan urged the masses to reject communal divisions and uphold the vision of a united Bengal. In a press conference held in Delhi on 27 April 1947 Suhrawardy presented his plan for a united and independent Bengal and Abul Hashim issued a similar statement in Calcutta on 29 April. A few days later, Sarat Chandra Bose put forward his proposals for a "Sovereign Socialist Republic of Bengal." With the support of the British governor of the Bengal province, Frederick Burrows, Bengali leaders issued the formal proposal on 20 May. The Muslim League and the Congress issued statements rejecting the notion of an independent Bengal on 28 May and 1 June respectively. The Hindu Mahasabha also agitated against the inclusion of Hindu-majority areas in a Muslim-majority Bengal, while Bengali Muslim leader Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin and Maulana Akram Khan sought the inclusion of the entire province of Bengal to Muslim Pakistan. Amidst aggravating Hindu-Muslim tensions, on 3 June British viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten announced plans to partition India and consequently Punjab and Bengal on communal lines, burying the demand for an independent Bengal. Partition of Bengal (1947) In 1947, in line with the Partition of India, Bengal was partitioned between the Hindu majority west and Muslim majority East. East Bengal became part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan while West Bengal became part of the Republic of India. Bengali nationalism in East Pakistan (1947–1971) After the 19th century's Bengal Renaissance occurred in Bengal, it then was the four decades long Bengali Nationalist Movement that shook the region which included the Bengali Language Movement, the Bangladesh Liberation War and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. In the course of time, their works influenced the Bengali people to have a sense of separate identity. In 1905, as a result of the partition of Bengal, there were mass movements. During the time, Bangladesh national anthem "Amar Sonar Bangla" was composed. That event gathered Bengali people under same flag to keep Bengal province secure. Then, in 1947 the world saw an emergence of two countries Pakistan and India based on religious lines. The Bengali people accepted this division. After the birth of Pakistan East Bengali people expected that a change in fortunes. However, what they saw that new oppressors emerge in place of the old. Over the 24 years of political and financial exploitation followed, including the suppression of the Bengali Identity. Many protests, often led by students ensued. Some decided to take political action. On 23 June 1949 Awami Muslim League was established the leadership of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. This party, led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman played an influential role to create a new nation, Bangladesh ('The land of the Bengalis') in 1971 as a new country. Factors behind the rise of Bengali nationalism in East Pakistan Language issue Right after the establishment of Pakistan, a controversy arose what would be state language of Pakistan. A movement is started in 1947 few months after the birth of Pakistan. Its main point was Bengali language. In the beginning, it was cultural movement, but gradually it took the form of a political movement. The language movement of 1948–1952, which was divided into two-stage movement. In 1948, it was restricted between educated and intellectual class and their demand was to make Bengali language as the state language. But in 1952 it's not only inadequate to the educated class, but also spread among the entire Bengali nation. At this stage, demand not only restricted to discrimination of language, but also it added in the social, political and cultural discrimination against the Bengalis. As a result, Language Movement brought Bengali nation on a single political platform and became aware of its own rights. In this way, the movement of the non-communal Bengali nationalist sentiment, the creation of new consciousness, the beginning of liberal outlook, the social change, the language movement took Bengalis into the new horizon. Language Movement motivates Bengali people to autonomy movement and motivates them in the struggle for independence to gain sovereign Bangladesh. So, it can be said that due to the language movement, the development of Bengali nationalism was created and helped to add a new country in world map called Bangladesh. Cultural issue Pakistan's two wings were isolated by one thousand miles of enemy territory India. This unique geographical position could pose a grave threat to the integrity of the country. There was nothing common between two wings with the exception of religion. In a word, all the common identity that tie a nation-state, physical bonding, common culture, common language, habits of life was absent in Pakistan. Eastern wing was only one-seventh of the total area of the country but its people surpassed the total residents of all other provinces and states of Western wings. Western wings residents spoke diverse languages such as Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu and Pashtun. On the other hand, for Eastern wings residents, Bangla was the common language. It was also portrait of Bengali nationalism and egotism. The political professional in West wings predominantly came from the landlords. On the other hand, Eastern wings from professionals like lawyers, teachers and retired government officials. The people in the eastern wing were, therefore, more conscious about political matters and well aware of their rights compared to the people in the western wing who had been living in a society dominated by the feudal lords and the tribal chiefs. Education was more widespread in the eastern wing and middle class was strong and assertive. The politician and Government official from East and West wings had inconsistent ideas and objectives and they could not understand properly each other's problems. The Bengali politicians had more secular and democratic outlook which closest to the common peoples’ mood and attitude. The West Pakistani dominated ruling class considered every demand of East Pakistanis as a conspiracy and a threat to the Islamic belief and reliability of the country. Culturally, and possibly mentally, the country was divided long before the 1971. Educational and economic grievance From 1947 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) is derived from their legal rights by Pakistan (West Pakistan). The East Pakistani population was 58% of the total population of the whole of Pakistan. Even this majority were not even allowed to have their language as one of the national languages until after a bloody battle between army and students. From the very inception of Pakistan, west Pakistanis dominated political, social, cultural and economic field of life. Discrimination against East Pakistan started right from the outset in 1947, because, most of the private sector was located in West Pakistan. In addition, East Pakistanis felt that since the central policy making structures were dominated by West Pakistani civil servants, most of the lucrative import licenses were given to West Pakistanis. Moreover, East Pakistan's earnings enabled West Pakistani merchants and traders to enhance manufacturing and infrastructure facilities in West Pakistan and offered a maximum scope to the private sector in industries like cotton textiles, woolen cloth, sugar, food canneries, chemicals, telephones, cement, and fertilizer. Day after day from 1947 educational facilities, qualities were highly reducing in East Pakistan compare to West Pakistan. With the quality of education, number of school was reduced at that period. As we know that education is the key element for any kind of development on any nation or state or province. But the above group indicates that how East Pakistan was discriminated by West Pakistan during 1950–1971. We can clearly see that though the number of primary school in the East Pakistan were higher than the West Pakistan during 1950-1961 but later on it was decreased compare to the west Pakistan. On the other hand, number of primary school in West Pakistan was an upward sloping line. Because, the number of primary school was increased from 1962 to 1971, Though East Pakistan was majority in term of population. Most of the earlier leaders were from West Pakistan: the founder and the first governor general of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah was from Karachi (A West Pakistan's city). Similarly, Bengalis were under-represented in the Pakistan armed forces and bureaucracy, as these areas were dominated by the West Pakistanis. For instance, in the total of 3 lakhs (300,000) of armed forces in 1970 only 40,000 army personnel were from the West Pakistan, while in the Civil services numbers of Bengalis were much less as compare to their proportion of population. Bengalis also were deprived from economic rights. Talking about economic disparities peter says "Although both the wings (East and West Pakistan) produced about the same quantities of food grains, nutritional levels of the Bengalis were lower. East Pakistan received only 25 percent of the economic portion of the aid. Agriculture and service contributed 70% and 10% respectively to East Bengal's GDP, the comparable figures for West Pakistan were 54% and 17% respectively. The East wing had consistently received smaller public expenditure than its western counterparts. Given such disparity in the overall expenditure, it is no surprise that educational expenditure also followed suit. The above group clearly indicates that East Pakistan was neglected by West Pakistan for per capita public expenditure by the provincial governments during 1952–1968. We can see that from the year of 1952 West Pakistan's public expenditure was an increasing way till 1968. On the other hand, per capita public expenditure of East Pakistan was always below compare to the West Pakistan's, though it was more increased from 1962 to 1968. But it was not enough in terms of majority population in the East Pakistan. East Pakistan's people realize that though they got freedom from the British colonialist, but now they are dominated by new colonialist which is West Pakistan. After that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, very popular political leader in the East Pakistan create six point movements including all kind of economic and educational discrimination. But West Pakistan's government didn't care about this movement. Bengali people again realize that they will not get the proper facilities from the West Pakistan. So they need to raise their voice more strongly and actively. Political issue Since 1947 Muslim League was in power. To defeat the Muslim League, was challenging. There was only one way to win the general election and that was to create an alliance among opposing parties of East Pakistan. It was mainly composed of four parties of East Bengal. On the election of 10 March 1954, The United Front won 223 seats out of 309 seats. Muslim League only captured 9 seats. The election result was a signal to the end of the dominance of the national elite in the politics of East Bengal. Towards the history of the independence of East Bengal 1954's election and United, Front formation was a very significant chapter. The oppression of the Muslim League against the Bengali nation, language, and culture and also the six years of tyranny of Pakistani rulers, against them this election was a ballot revolution. Before the election, East Bengal's people were well aware that provincial autonomy is the only way to stop the oppression of West Pakistan. This unity was the reflection of nationalism among the people of East Bengal. They wanted their own identity based on their culture, their language. Though for the deceptive and undemocratic events created by Pakistani rulers did not allow the United Front to stay in power. Although it was failed, the political parties saw that people were supporting them for the country. The effect of this event was extensive in growing nationalism in the future. From the beginning of the formation of Pakistan, the people of East Pakistan were demanding a constitution and constitutional rule but 1956's constitution didn't reflect the expectation of the East Pakistani people. So their reaction was negative on this. It is also true that a couple of demands of the East Pakistani people were fulfilled. Government like the British, parliamentary system, state autonomy, and Bangla as the state language, these demands were fulfilled in this constitution. But it was doubtful whether it would work or not through the deception of the West Pakistani upper class. By the mutual understanding of East Bengal's politicians and West Pakistani politicians, the constitution was adopted. But they changed the name of East Bengal to East Pakistan. As we know, back then out of 69 Million population of Pakistan, 44 Million were from East Pakistan with Bangla as their mother tongue. It was expected by the East Pakistani people that the name of this province would remain the same. But it was also deception of West Pakistani upper-class people. East Pakistan did not get the proper representation in accordance with its huge population, moreover, they started to treat East Pakistan and West Pakistan as distinctive units and treat them differently. After these dissimulations, the constitution was no longer acceptable to East Pakistani people. Awami League was against the constitution. There were strikes against it but because of the differences between A K Fazlul Haque and Hussain Suhrawardy the strikes were not that effective. Before the constitution it was a war for language and after it was a war for their identity. It was clear that West Pakistan had no interest in the culture, language, and emotions of the East Pakistani people. East Pakistani people were deprived of their rights and their very own identity. The theory of nationalism grew stronger among the East Pakistani people. They wanted their own independent nation of the Bengalis as West Pakistan didn't respect and treat them how they wanted to be treated. West Pakistan had no idea that this will backfire in their face. This event leads East Pakistanis one step closer to independence. Six point movement issue Six points movement was one of the most important events that eventually led East Pakistan to a new nation, Bangladesh. It was the result of the growing sense of nationalism in the mind of East Pakistani people. Six points movement was to describe the demands of the people of East Pakistan. The East Bengal nationalism was developed from almost the beginning of the partition of 1947, because of the disparity that we see in East Pakistan's history. The historic six points was the first powerful movement that was taken by the East Pakistani people against the central Pakistani Government. These six points demand of autonomy was declared by Sheikh Mujib. He said these six points are the "Muktir Sanad for the people of East Pakistan". Before the six point's movement, the demands - that East Pakistani people made - were being a part of Pakistan. By these six points East Pakistani people got the identity themselves as a separate nation and claimed full autonomy. These six points represented the claims of mass people of East Pakistan. They collectively supported six points and participated in six point's movement. In 1966, to make East Pakistan free from the colonial rules and oppressions, Sheikh Mujib declared six points movement. These six points were declared in Lahore in a political meeting. Considering the 18 years of struggle of East Pakistani people, the declaration was the supreme demand of autonomy under Pakistan. The Indo-Pak war of 1965 made East Pakistani people more restless and the military arrangements in East Pakistan made the demand of autonomy stronger. Eventually, Sheikh Mujib declared six points. After these six-points declaration people of East Pakistan got excited and they supported this movement whole-heartedly. After 1966 the six point's movement gave East Bengal people the confidence and belief for the autonomous movement, election in 1970, and in the liberation war. In reality, there was no hint in the six point's movement of being separated from Pakistan. Moreover, Sheikh Mujib never mentioned such separation or possibility of the separation. If we look at the depth of the six point's movement, we see that first two points were about the regional autonomy of East Pakistan. The next three points were to remove the disparity between the two wings of Pakistan. The last point was to ensure he defense of East Pakistan. However, these six-points were not accepted by the West Pakistan. After the six point's movement, the history has seen another important event in East Pakistan's history. As the six-points movement got no approval from West Pakistani authority, and moreover, they conspired against the major political leaders of East Pakistan. This case also holds an important meaning in East Pakistan's history, known as Agartala Conspiracy Case. This mass upsurge had objectives of freeing the political leaders and removing the military rulers. This upsurge was one of the landmarks in East Pakistani history. This mass upsurge developed the grown nationalism in the East Pakistani people. People from all over the East Pakistan joined this upsurge. Bengali Language movement (1952) The Language movement was a political and cultural agitation in East Pakistan that centred on the recognition of the Bengali language as an official language of Pakistan and a broader reaffirmation of the ethno-national consciousness of the Bengali people. Discontent against Pakistan's "Urdu-only" policy had spilled into mass agitation since 1948 and reached its climactic strength after police fired upon and killed student demonstrators on 21 February 1952. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the central government under Muhammad Ali Jinnah ordained Urdu to be the sole national language, even though the Bengali-speaking peoples formed a majority of the national population. He did so because Urdu was a neutral language – it was not the mother tongue of any one of Pakistan's ethnicities. The policy, compounded by sectional tensions served as a major provocation of political conflict. Despite protests in 1948, the policy was enshrined into law and reaffirmed by national leaders, including several Bengali politicians. Facing rising tensions, the government in East Pakistan outlawed public meetings and gatherings. Defying this, the students of Dhaka University and other political activists started a procession on 21 February. Near the current Dhaka Medical College Hospital, police fired on the protesters and numerous protesters, including Abdus Salam, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Abul Barkat, and Abdul Jabbar were killed. The deaths of the students served to provoke widespread strikes and protests led mainly by Bengali political parties such as the Awami League (then Awami Muslim League). The central government relented, granting official status for Bengali. The Language movement served as a catalyst for the assertion of the Bengali cultural and national identity within Pakistan. Significance of Language movement Language movement was not only developed for language dignity. In Pakistan, 7.2 percent of the people were Urdu speakers. On the other hand, 54.6 percent of the population did not want to accept that their mother language will be neglected. Most of the people were bengalis so it was rational for bangla to get the status. Along with this, the question of livelihood was also involved. In the beginning, Pakistan established in the center of the capital administration in West Pakistan, in violation of the multiplicity of population in East Pakistan. There is a possibility of further lagging behind in various fields due to choose Urdu as the only state language of Pakistan. It was associated with Western mentality to deprive Bengalis everywhere including politics. Therefore, language movement makes the Bengalis skeptical about the Muslim nationalism of Muslim League and the two-nation theory. They choose Bangla language as the first stage to establish their rights. This Bengali nationalist spirit inspired the movement for anti-dictatorship and autonomy for the sixties and independent wars. Creation of Bangladesh The Language movement and its fallout had created substantial cultural and political animosity between the two wings of Pakistan. Despite constituting a majority of the Pakistani population, Bengalis constituted a small part of Pakistan's military, police and civil services. Ethnic and socio economic discrimination against Bengali people aggravated and agitations arose in East Pakistan over sectional bias, neglect and insufficient allocation of resources and national wealth. Steeped in Perso-Arabic culture, West Pakistanis saw Bengali culture as too closely associated with Hindu culture. One of the first groups demanding the independence of East Pakistan was the Shadhin Bangla Biplobi Porishad (Free Bengal Revolutionary Council). Under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Awami League became more secular in character, changing its name from Awami Muslim League to just Awami League. and launched the Six point movement demanding substantial political, administrative and economic autonomy for East Pakistan. Seeking democracy, a separate currency and balanced sharing of wealth and resources, Mujib also sought the recognition of the term "Bangla-desh" to describe the eastern wing of Pakistan, instead of East Pakistan, thus emphasising the Bengali Identity of the people of East Pakistan. Mujib was arrested by Pakistani forces in 1966 and tried for treason in what became the Agartala Conspiracy Case. Following violent protests and disorder, Mujib was released in 1968. In the elections of 1970, the Awami League won an outright majority in the Parliament of Pakistan. When Pakistan's president Yahya Khan and West Pakistani politician Zulfikar Ali Bhutto resisted Mujib's claim to form the government, sectional hostility escalated significantly. Before his arrest on the night of 25 March 1971, Mujib issued a call for Bengalis to fight for their independence; declaration of independence was proclaimed from Chittagong by members of the Mukti Bahini—the national liberation army formed by Bengali military, paramilitary and civilians. The East Bengal Regiment and the East Pakistan Rifles played a crucial role in the resistance. Led by General M. A. G. Osmani and eleven sector commanders, the Bangladesh Forces waged a mass guerrilla war against the Pakistani military. They liberated numerous towns and cities in the initial months of the conflict. The Pakistan Army regained momentum in the monsoon. Bengali guerrillas carried out widespread sabotage, including Operation Jackpot against the Pakistan Navy. The nascent Bangladesh Air Force flew sorties against Pakistani military bases. By November, the Bangladesh forces restricted the Pakistani military to its barracks during the night. They secured control of most parts of the countryside and the independent state of Bangladesh was officially declared by the Awami League's government-in-exile in Mujibnagar. Mujib's trademark "Joy Bangla" (Victory to Bengal) salute became the rallying cry of Bengali nationalists, who mobilised to form the Mukti Bahini guerrilla force, which received training and equipment from the Indian government. Indian intervention at the height of the liberation war would eventually lead to the surrender of Pakistani forces and the establishment of the Bangladeshi state on 16 December. Bengali nationalism in India Bangladeshi nationalism

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Raymond Teague Cowern

Raymond Teague Cowern (12 July 1913 – 1986) was a British painter and illustrator who was an accomplished draughtsman and was elected a full member of the Royal Academy in 1968. Biography Cowern was born and educated in Birmingham. He attended the Birmingham Central School of Arts and Crafts between 1929 and 1931 and then at the Royal College of Art until 1935. From 1937 to 1939 Cowern was the Rome Scholar in Engineering at the British School in Rome. He also worked as a draughtsman for an archaeological expedition, organised by the Oriental Institute of Chicago to Sakkarah in Egypt during the early 1930s. At the start of World War Two, Cowern joined the British Army and, after training in Norwich and at Farnham, served as an intelligence officer and then as a Field Security Officer with the 52nd Division in the Netherlands. Throughout his Army service, Cowern made numerous drawings of his experiences during training and in the Netherlands and Belgium. Several of these works were purchased by the War Artists' Advisory Committee and are now held by the Imperial War Museum in London. Cowern also worked for the Recording Britain project during the War in 1940. For Recording Britain, he painted and etched images of historic buildings at risk of destruction in Suffolk, Worcestershire and Herefordshire. A number of these drawings are now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. After the war, Cowern worked continually as a painter and illustrator and for many years he lived in Brighton. In 1947 he became a member of the Royal Watercolour Society. He was elected an Associate member of the Royal Academy in 1957 and became a full member of the Academy in 1968. The Royal Academy hosted an exhibition of his work in 2004.

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Willimantic, Maine

Willimantic is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 134 according to the 2020 census. Name The town was originally named Howard; after the Willimantic Linen Company erected a woodworking factory in 1879 to produce spools for thread, it was renamed in 1881 to Willimantic, after Willimantic, Connecticut. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 150 people, 69 households, and 43 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 298 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% White, 1.3% Native American, and 0.7% from two or more races. There were 69 households, of which 15.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age in the town was 52 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 12.7% were from 25 to 44; 42.7% were from 45 to 64; and 22.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 135 people, 55 households, and 39 families living in the town. The population density was 3.1 people per square mile (1.2/km). There were 225 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 91.11% White, 3.70% Native American, 1.48% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population. There were 55 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $33,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,206. There were 20.0% of families and 26.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 39.3% of under eighteens and 57.1% of those over 64.

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Lohgarh, Phillaur

Lohgarh is a medium size village in the Phillaur tehsil administrative region of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located away from postal head office Apra. The village is away from Phillaur, from Jalandhar, and from the state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per the Panchayati raj (India) local government system. Caste The village has population of 770 and in the village most of the villagers are from schedule caste (SC) which has constitutes 51.30% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population. Education The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational primary school (Pri Lohgarh School). The school provides a mid-day meal and it was founded in 1954. The nearest government high school is located in Apra. Transport Rail The nearest train station is situated away in Goraya and Ludhiana Jn Railway Station is away from the village. Air The nearest domestic airport is away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is away in Amritsar. The other nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh.

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North Watford

North Watford is an area in the town of Watford, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is now primarily a residential area which developed as a result of expansion from the town during the 19th century. Location North Watford is situated between Watford town centre and Garston. The area of North Watford is not officially defined, but is generally understood as the area north of Watford Junction railway station. North Watford roughly corresponds to the boundaries of three electoral wards in Watford, Leggatts, Callowland and Tudor Wards. Together, they form a triangular area bounded to the south west by the West Coast Main Line, to the north by the A41 road (North Western Avenue) and to the south east by the River Colne, with the southern edge running along Colne Way and across the industrial areas north of Watford Junction station. History The earliest record for the town of Watford documents a charter granted by King Henry I to hold a market in Watford. Until the 19th century, Watford was a small town and the area to the north Watford was little more than farmland and manorial estates, owned by the Earls of Essex and the Earls of Clarendon. Census documents from the 1880s show that much of the farmland belonged to Callowland Farm and Bushey Hall Farm. In 1833 the London and Birmingham Railway began to construct its new long-distance railway line through Watford which opened in 1838 between and . The advent of the railway improved links to London and other cities and made Watford attractive to industry; as a result, the need for more housing increased and the land usage in North Watford was given over to house building. In 1881 Callowland was purchased by the Earl of Essex from the Master and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford, and housing development began in the 1890s. The area was given the name of Watford New Town and later took the name of Callowland, but in 1916 the area was renamed North Watford. Today, North Watford is mostly residential and is mainly characterised by red brick terraced houses of the late 19th century. Among the industries setting up in the area was Wells Watford Brewery Ltd. Founded in 1890 by Lincolnshire farmer Ralph Thorpe, the brewery built up a large operation on St Albans Road with its premises linked to the St Albans branch line via a short railway line for transporting beer into London. The company was taken over in 1951 by another Watford brewery, Benskins Brewery and eventually wound up in 1955. Thorpe was a prominent local figure who was one of the founders of Watford Football Club and served as mayor of the town 1923–25. A large chocolate factory of Dr. Tibbles' Vi-Cocoa Company opened in North Watford in 1899. The company produced a range of cocoa products, including Dr. Tibbles' Vi-Cocoa, Dr. Tibbles' Coca tablets, Dr. Tibbles' Brain Feeder and Dr. Tibbles' Child's Restorer. The company's advertising claimed that these products offered numerous health benefits and revitalising effects; as well as extracts of cocoa and kola, some also reputedly contained an amount of cocaine in their ingredients. In February 1903, a fire broke out at Dr. Tibbles' factory, consuming the building in the largest fire that had ever occurred in Watford. The factory was closed and rebuilt. Trading as The Watford Manufacturing Company, the company produced supplies for frontline troops in World War I, but after expanding the premises after the war, the company went bankrupt in 1922. In 1951, the British furniture manufacturer Hille moved from its premises in Hainault to the former Wells Brewery building. The company, founded in 1906 in the East End of London by a Russian immigrant, Salamon Hille, specialised in modern design furniture, most notably the polypropylene stacking chair designed by Robin Day while he worked at Hille in Watford. The Polyprop went on to become the world's best-selling chair. The company's success grew and in 1961 it opened a new showroom and office building on the St Albans Road, Hille House. Landmarks The most prominent landmark building in North Watford is the former printworks of Odhams Press, a large brick and concrete structure which was built in 1954 to the designs of Yates, Cook & Darbyshire architects and modelled on the design of Stockholm City Hall. This building was an extension to an older printworks which had been built in 1937 by Sir Owen Williams. This locally listed building stands on the A41 North Western Avenue with its prominent clock tower overlooking the Dome Roundabout and it is still in use today as a print works. Its prominent clock tower houses a tank for holding water used during the printing process. Another locally listed building in North Watford is Christ Church, an Anglican church on St Albans Road. This distinctive red brick structure was designed in a semi-Italian Romanesque style by the architects John Hudson and John Hunt and is noted for its semicircular brick apse. The foundation stone for the Church was laid in 1904 by Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Opposite this church, at 124-132 St Albans Road, stands Hille House, the former offices of the furniture design firm Hille. This 1959 concrete office block has been locally listed as it is the work of the noted architect Ernő Goldfinger and an example of Brutalist architecture. The front of the building features a cantilevered concrete box glazed with brightly coloured glass, a signature of Goldfinger's design and the first of his buildings to have this feature. Behind this stands the former Wells Brewery (1890–1901). This was the premises of Wells Watford Brewery Ltd, a local beer brewing company. The brewery was taken over by Benskins Brewery in 1951 and closed in 1955. North Watford's connection with railway history can be seen in the Grade-II-listed Old Station House at 147A St Albans Road. This small, single-storey red-brick building was built 1836-7 as the original Watford Station when the first section of the London-Birmingham railway was opened, a rare surviving example of architecture from the beginning of the railway age. In the short period when the Dowager Queen Adelaide was resident at Cassiobury House (c. 1846–49), this station was remodelled to provide her with a royal waiting room. It was also reportedly used by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on a trip to visit Sir Robert Peel in November 1843, when they travelled by road from Windsor Castle to take a train from Watford to . It closed in 1858 when it was replaced by the new station at Watford Junction and today the building is occupied by a second-hand car dealership. The railway tunnel built under North Watford in 1837 is also a significant example of railway architecture, and the neoclassical stone entrance to the original western tunnel of the London & Birmingham Railway has been awarded Grade II listing Transport Railway stations North Watford is served by Watford North railway station, a small halt on the suburban St Albans Branch Line between and Watford. The station was originally opened in 1910 as Callowland station, and was renamed Watford North in 1927. West Midlands Trains operates a local train service on this route today, operating as London Northwestern Railway. The North Watford area is also served at its southern end by Watford Junction railway station, which provides local and InterCity rail links on the West Coast Main Line including a frequent service into London Euston. Mainline train services are operated by Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains. The station is also served by London Overground services on the Watford DC Line and Southern services on the cross-London route to and . London Underground Metropolitan line services are due to commence operation out of Watford Junction in 2018/9. It has also been proposed that the Crossrail line could be extended via Watford Junction in future. Bus routes The main bus routes which serve Watford and the surrounding area all pass down St Albans Road to get to the town centre from Garston bus garage. This means the area has very good bus links, including those from other towns such as St Albans by the 724, 321, 621, 622 and 320. There are also local bus routes 1, 8, 10 and bus W19 which serves the local housing estate. There is also the R8, 319 and R16 buses which serve Asda and Sainsbury's superstore. All this will change in 2018 when Garston bus garage closes down to make way for development. Road Watford's links to the motorway network run through North Watford. The main thoroughfare through North Watford is the St Albans Road (A412) which runs northwards through the area from Watford town centre. At its northern end it joins the Dome Roundabout which links Watford to the A41 towards Hemel Hempstead, the North Orbital Road (A405) towards St Albans, and to the M1 and M25 motorways. National Cycle Route 6 runs along the eastern boundary of North Watford, partly along the banks of the River Colne. This long-distance cycle path provides connections to Watford town centre, Rickmansworth, St Albans and beyond. Shops St Albans Road and its environs house a wide variety of retail and leisure outlets. These include: newsagents, public houses, restaurants and a post office.

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Climate Clock

The Climate Clock is a graphic to demonstrate how quickly the planet is approaching 1.5 °C of global warming, given current emissions trends. It also shows the amount of CO2 already emitted, and the global warming to date. The Climate Clock was launched in 2015 to provide a measuring stick against which viewers can track climate change mitigation progress. The date shown when humanity reaches 1.5°C will move closer as emissions rise, and further away as emissions decrease. An alternative view projects the time remaining to 2.0°C of warming. The clock is updated every year to reflect the latest global CO2 emissions trend and rate of climate warming. As of June 2022, the clock counts down towards late July 2029. On September 20, 2021, the clock was delayed to July 28, 2028, likely because of the COP26 Conference and the land protection by indigenous peoples. The clock is hosted by Human Impact Lab, itself part of Concordia University. Organisations supporting the climate clock include Concordia University, the David Suzuki Foundation, Future Earth, and the Climate Reality Project. Relevance 1.5 °C is an important threshold for many climate impacts, as shown by the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C. Every increment to global temperature is expected to increase weather extremes, such as heat waves and extreme precipitation events. There is also the risk of irreversible ice sheet loss. Consequent sea level rise also increases sharply between 1.5 °C and 2 °C, and virtually all corals could be wiped out at 2 °C warming. The New York Climate Clock In late September 2020, artists and activists, Gan Golan, Katie Peyton Hofstadter, Adrian Carpenter and Andrew Boyd repurposed the Metronome in Union Square in New York City to show the Climate Clock. The goal was to "remind the world every day just how perilously close we are to the brink." This is in juxtaposition to the Doomsday Clock, which measures a variety of factors that could lead to "destroying the world" using "dangerous technologies of our making," with climate change being one of the smaller factors. This specific installation is expected to be one of many in cities around the world. At the time of installation, the clock read 7 years and 102 days. Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist, was involved in the project early on, and reportedly received a hand-held version of the climate clock. Since its inception, the New York Climate Clock has added a second set of numbers for the percentage of the world's energy use that comes from renewable energy sources.

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Against Leptines

"Against Leptines" was a speech given by Demosthenes in which he called for the repeal of a law sponsored by Leptines, which denied anyone a special exemption from paying public charges (leitourgiai). Leptines had proposed the law around the years 355-54 BC. Although the name of the speech highlights Leptines, the content focuses on the unconstitutional nature of the law, rather than the fact that Leptines was the one who proposed it. During the time of the speech, it was understood that enough time had passed in which Leptines was no longer in the legal limit to be held accountable for the passing of the law. For that reason, Leptines was not personally attacked in the speech. Rather, the speech exhibits peaceful, stylistic choices that were unique for the time because of the lack of personal attacks against Leptines. Though Demosthenes wrote the speech for Ctesippus, the son of Chabrias, he delivered it himself. It is thus the first speech which Demosthenes delivered in a public case. History This law had been proposed by a man named Leptines, so the speech came to be known as "Against Leptines". The law was proposed as a way to tax Athenians like Ctesippus whose father was a General, making him exempt from liturgies. Due to the Social War Athens was experiencing an economic downturn, making liturgies essential. Although Dio Chrysostom (31.128-9) says that Demosthenes won the case, his account has been dismissed as inaccurate. West says that "we do not know the verdict". An inscription shows that Ctesippus, son of Chabrias (whose inheritable exemption Demosthenes was arguing to preserve), performed a liturgy that "is unlikely to have been voluntary," and there is no evidence of any grants of exemption after the trial. Background During the Social War, a number of measures were passed in Athens to increase public revenue, including a law proposed by Leptines in 356 which abolished exemptions from liturgies. The law made it illegal both for the people of Athens to grant exceptions to liturgies, and for anybody to request an exception. The law was challenged by an Athenian called Bathippus, but he died before the case came to court; later, this case was taken up by his son, Apsephion. Apsephion proposed that Leptines' law should be repealed, and that it should be replaced by a law that provided for a procedure to remove an illegally-obtained exemption from liturgies. The case came to court in 355–54 BC.

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Freerslev Church

Freerslev Church () is located in the Danish Diocese of Roskilde, Faxe Municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. Parts of the original Romanesque church subsist today although there have been substantial Gothic additions. Primitive 14th-century frescos have been uncovered in the arch of an old window on the north wall. History The Romanesque sections of the church probably date from the beginning of the 13th century but the first documented reference is in the Bishop of Roskilde's Taxation Book (Roskildebispens Jordebog) c. 1370. In 1672 Hans Schack, who had bought the nearby Gisselfeld estate the year before, was granted jus patronatus ownership. In 1762, the church was sold to the statesman Adam Gottlob Moltke (1710-1792) of Bregentved. It gained its independence in 1911. Architecture Located south of the village of Freerslev on a hilltop between Haslev and the E47 motorway, Freerslev Church dates back to c. 1200. Of the original Romanesque church, the north and south walls of the nave, built of Faxe limestone, still remain. At the centre of the north wall, a window from the original building was reopened in 1914. Probably as far back as the 13th century, the nave was lengthened towards the west, the lateral walls being constructed of chalk and fieldstone while the gable was brick. In the 14th century, the tower was added, only two storeys high, decorated with belts of brick and chalk. The outer walls are decorated with nine vertical blank windows. The porch was originally built of brick in the late Middle Ages but was later heightened while new doors and windows were added. In 1886–87, the old chancel was demolished. An old grave containing two skeletons was discovered, possibly dating from a former wooden church. The chancel was rebuilt in yellow brick with a semi-circular apse. Interior The granite font in the Romanesque style has rope-like framing around 11 rounded segments and a thicker rope decoration just above the base. The decorated baptismal bowl from c. 1550 was created at the Nuremberg workshop. The high Renaissance altarpiece from c. 1600 is in fir, its wing decorations flanking the text of the Lord's Prayer. The more recent headpiece contains a picture of the Resurrection. The Renaissance pulpit and its canopy are the work of artists from Næstved. The chancel was fully restored and repainted in 1989. The Marcussen organ with seven registers was installed in 1960. Frescoes The arch of the Romanesque window at the centre of the north wall is decorated with 14th-century russet-brown frescos which were rediscovered in 1914 after being limewashed at the time of the Reformation. They depict a stylized tree with triangular leaves flanked by two crosses and a bird perched on a lily.

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Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Sarah Pulliam Bailey is an American journalist who serves as a religion reporter for The Washington Post. Biography Bailey is the great-granddaughter of Eugene C. Pulliam and the granddaughter of Eugene S. Pulliam. She earned a degree in communication from Wheaton College, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Wheaton Record campus newspaper. From 2008 to 2012 she was an online editor for Christianity Today, in which role she interviewed such prominent figures as Barack Obama and Billy Graham. Her work received three awards from the Evangelical Press Association and was nominated for various awards from the Religion Newswriters Association. In June 2013, she became a national correspondent at Religion News Service. One of her first interviews in that position was with Desmond Tutu. In 2014, she was the first to break the news that Mark Driscoll had resigned from the church he founded.

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2018 U Sports University Cup

The 2018 U Sports Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (56th Annual) was held March 15–18, 2018 in Fredericton, New Brunswick and played at the Aitken Centre on UNB's Fredericton campus. This event marked the second year of a successful two-year bid to host the 2017 and 2018 USports University Cup. This is the 3rd time UNB has hosted the University Cup - they first hosted a two-year bid in 2003 & 2004 and again in 2011 & 2012. UNB is the first program to host the event 3 times since the expanded format was introduced in 1998. The Alberta Golden Bears won their 16th title over the St. Francis Xavier X-Men. Alberta last won the University Cup in 2015. St. F.X. was last in the final in 2016 when they lost to UNB Varsity Reds in the finals. It was announced a month prior to the tournament, that the next two tournaments would be 'singles', first hosted by Lethbridge Pronghorns (2019/UCup57 - ENMAX Centre) followed by Acadia Axemen (2020/UCup58 - Scotiabank Centre). The tournament format would remain unchanged for both years. Road to the Cup AUS playoffs OUA playoffs Note 1: UQTR forfeit their first 13 games due to an ineligible player, resulting in the loss of eight(8) wins. Their record of 15-6-1, at the time of the January announcement, was correct to 7-14-1. They finished with a record of 8-19-1 (17pts for 10th). Note 2: The Queen's Cup championship game must be held in Ontario (part of the arrangement when the RSEQ hockey league merged with the OUA). When a Quebec-based OUA-East representative is the higher seed and should 'host' the game - the game shall be hosted by the OUA-West team instead, but the OUA-East team shall be the 'home' team and have last change. Canada West playoffs University Cup tournament The eight teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The three(3) conference champions must be seeded 1-3 based on the pre-tournament Top 10 Rankings followed by the OUA Runner-up (seed #4). The remaining four seeds are for the AUS Finalist, Canada West Finalist, OUA Third-place and host. Their seedings are based on the pre-tournament rankings. Since UNB advancing as the AUS Champion, Acadia - as the AUS 3rd-place finisher (AUS Bronze), would take the place of the 'host'. To avoid a first round all-conference matchup between UNB and Acadia, Acadia #8 and Concordia #7 swapped seeds. Tournament format The tournament is a traditional 8 team, single elimination ladder with bronze medal game between the two semi-final losers. Games that are tied after regulation play a 10-minute overtime period following the 3rd period. If there is no score after the first overtime, the ice is cleaned and they would play 20 minute periods (with ice cleaned between periods) until there is a winner. The higher seed is the 'Home' team for each game (the home team must wear their 'white' jerseys and will get the last change during stoppages of play). Tournament All-Stars Stephan Legault, from the Alberta Golden Bears, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for U Sports University Cup MVP. Stephan had 2 goals and 5 assist for 7 points in 3 games. Joining Legault on the tournament all-star team were: Forward: Mark Simpson (UNB Varsity Reds) Forward: Michael Clarke (St. Francis Xavier X-Men) Defenseman: Jagger Dirk (St. Francis Xavier X-Men) Defenseman: Kendall McFaull (Saskatchewan Huskies) Goalie: Zach Sawchenko (Alberta Golden Bears)

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Kularts, Inc.

Kularts (Kulintang Arts Inc.) is a San Francisco, California,-based non-profit organization founded in 1985. It presents contemporary and tribal Filipino arts. Its mission is to expand the understanding of American Filipino culture, through sponsoring productions and presentations in the United States. Through its programs of performances, visual arts, community dialogues, and festivals, the organization hopes to advance the spirit and integrity of ancestral Filipino art and cultures. History In 1985, musician Robert L. Henry, dancer Marcella Pabros, and choreographer/director Alleluia Panis founded Kulintang Arts, Inc., now known as Kularts. They chose "kulintang" in honor of the ancient music tradition of Mindanao, Philippines. Its first office and rehearsal space was in the South of Market Cultural Center in San Francisco. Kulintang Arts's primary program was the work of Kulintang Arts Ensemble (KAE), a ten-member music and dance ensemble which presented contemporary work rooted in the indigenous Filipino traditions. Danongan Kalanduyan, a musician from the Southern Philippines, was KAE's resident artist and kulintang music director/instructor (1985-88). KAE members included Musiban Guiabar, Frank Holder, Joey Maliga, Dana Nuñez, Anna Sun Foo, Frances Cachapero, Ric Serrano, Joshua Francisco, Daniel Giray, Sharon Sato, Jesse Bie, among others. Panis choreographed full-evening works: Ancient Rhythms/Urban Sounds (1988); Lm' Ehek: at the heART of the sharpenINg stONE (1989); Cycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons (1990); and Diwata (1993). KAE performed at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival from 1985 to 1990 and toured nationally and internationally; including the Dance Theater Workshop, New York; Lincoln Center, New York City; the Kennedy Center; the Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle; the Verona Jazz Festival, Italy; the Baguio Arts Festival, the Philippines; and the Asian Arts Festival, Singapore. KAE Music recordings include Fred Ho's 1988 album A Song For Manong, originally released by Asian Improv. Recordings released by Kulintang Arts Inc. include Ancient Rhythms/Urban Sounds; Kulintang Arts Live! In Concert with Jon Jang; and Cycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons. By early 1992, serious stresses were beginning to affect the performing ensemble. The artists were suffering from burnout as a result of the grueling pace of creating, performing, and touring new works year after year. These stresses forced the leadership to reexamine the mix of Kulintang Arts's program activities, which, up until that time, focused on the KAE dance and music works. Kulintang Arts shifted it activities to presentations and project commissions. After 10 years of performances, creation of major works, national and international tours, KAE officially disbanded in 1995 and the organization Kulintang Arts Inc. took a different route, to become an organization for the commissioning and presentation of works by American Filipino and Philippine-based artists. Through this organizational restructuring, Kularts has developed emerging and established artists. Kulintang Arts Inc. took on the name Kularts to reflect the expansion of its program activities. Kularts is currently directed by Alleluia Panis at Bayanihan Community Center in San Francisco's SoMa Pilipinas. Programming Kularts Presents Presentations of commissioned works of Filipino-American and international artists to showcase contemporary and tribal Filipino performing arts. Partial list of commissioned works Philippine dance master Jay Loyola: Huni Ng Tandikan - Pala'uan Bird Call (2011); Maség -Typhoon (2014); Ba-e Makiling, Diwata of the Mountain (2016). Composer Florante Aguilar: Aswang (2011); Maség - Typhoon (2014); Ba-e Makiling, Diwata of the Mountain (2016). Alleluia Panis: Diwata (1992); The Warrior Project with Giron Escrima Bahala Na and KontraGapi (2000); Heroes (2004); Mutya (2005); Ibig-Pulse of Desire (2009). Partial list of notable presentations The Post-Modern American Pilipino Performance Project (POMO) (1998–2009) was a curated annual concert of cutting edge works highlighting the experiences of the Filipino diaspora. Partial list of artists presented Tongue in a Mood Jesse Bie Sean San Jose Dwayne Calizo Kennedy Kabasares Gigi Otalvaro-Hormilosa Somei Yashino Taiko Touchblue w/ Rene Gube Jaymar Cabebe Francis Lansang & Abraham Cajudo Rex Navarette Anthem Salgado 8th Wonder Krishtine De Leon Jimmy Biala Simeon Den Alison dela Cruz Lot 24 Kulintronica Melinda Corazon Foley Allan Manalo Kevin Camia Philippine Master Artist In Residency (PMAIR) Edru Abraham & Kontragapi (1999–2000) Sunnie Noel & Sining Kambayoka (2002) Helobong Cultural Troupe w/Maria Todi, Danilo Kasaw, & Rose Sula (2003) Magui Master Artists of Cotabato w/ Faisal Monal, Teng Mangansakan, Datuan Kalanduyan, Abraham Abdullah, Akmad Siao, Teng Emba (2005, 2006) Ifugao Music & Dance Ensemble of Banaue (2007) Bai Liza Saway, Talaandig culture bearer (2009) Datu Rodelio Waway Saway, Talaandig musician/visual artist (2011) Kidlat Tahimik, 'grandfather' of new Filipino cinema (2013) Community engagement program Kularts creates participatory arts events that provide connections to Filipino culture and history. Annual Parol Lantern Festival & Parade – a project of the Filipino American Development Foundation, Kularts has been its producing partner since 2008. Dialogue on Philippine Dance & Culture in the Diaspora (2016) Ma'artes Pinoy Arts Festival (2015) Philippine Tribal Tour (since 2002) – a biennial immersion tour of the Philippines' indigenous communities designed for U.S.-based artists and cultural workers. 12 days of hands-on activities and interaction with contemporary indigenous artists and culture bearers of Maguindanao, Tiboli, Maranao, and Talaandig people in Mindanao, Philippines. Tribung Kawayan Summer Program Grades 1-8 (2008–2010) – Fides Enriquez (dance), Lisa Juachon (eco arts), Toni Sideco (voice). Young Soma Voices (2010) – with artists RJ Lozada (media), Dianne Que (design), and Patty Cachapero (creative writing). Sons: Young Pilipino Men Speak (2005) – with master writers Jaime Jacinto and Joel Barraquiel Tan. Visual arts program Kularts began the visual arts program in 2009. Its first project, which was created through a community effort led by James "Ganyan" Garcia and Christopher de Leon, was at the Filipino Community Center in the Excelsior district. Visual arts commissioned projects Untitled (2009) 3 x 5 ft mural by James "Ganyan" Garcia and Christopher de Leon Filipino Community Center, San Francisco (SF), California (CA) Tuloy Po Kayo (2011) 20 x 80 ft mural by Cece Carpio & Trust Your Struggle Bessie Carmichael Middle School, SF, CA Bayanihan (2012) mural by Cece Carpio Bayanihan Community Center, SF, CA Kodakan: Filipinos in the City (2013) photo and media exhibition – in partnership with the SF Main Library and the SF chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society, by art director Wilfred Galila, with Peggy Peralta and Cece Carpio – Changing expressions of Filipino cultural identity by using a series of photographs and video images – both in posed and casual settings – contrasting between the then and now, exhibited at the SF Main Library, I-Hotel. Manilatown Center, ACT Strand Theater, and Bayanihan Center Galleon, Art Installation (2013) by Kidlat Tahimik, Luggage Gallery Make Your Own Revolution (2012, 2013) chalk art by Paolo Salazar Kwentohan, Splendor of Wound (2015) comic book by Trinidad Escobar Clan of Saints Bay (2016) comic book & poster art by Don Aguillo and Rafael Salazar Additional details of recent notable works/programming by Kularts Maség: Typhoon Set in pre-colonial 1400's, Maség takes place on Pulo, a fictitious typhoon-battered island in Palawan, Philippines where a once powerful tribal shaman has been banished with his daughter. In plotting his revenge, he manipulates and enslaves spirit deities into conjuring powerful typhoons to sink his enemy's ships off the island. Once shipwrecked, his enemies are separated throughout the island. The chieftain then places a spell on his daughter to seduce his enemy's son. This piece was created in 2014 by choreographer Jay Loyola and creative director/producer Alleluia Panis. Maség is a reinterpretation of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Music was provided by Florante Aguilar, who played each of 17 instruments: guitar, kulintang, sarunai, hegelung, kagul, bungkaka, kubing, , bamboo flute, gambal, cajon, taiko, celesta, African shakers, Brazilian drums, and Logic Pro. Maség: Typhoon premiered at the Brava Theater in San Francisco on November 15 and 16, 2014, and returned for an outdoor showing at the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco on May 23, 2015, as part of the 1st Annual Ma'ARTES Festival and the 15th Annual Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. Tribal tour Since 2002, Kularts has provided a tribal tour, giving participants opportunities to explore and discover indigenous Filipino cultures of Mindanao. During the 12-day trip, participants engage in interactions with T'boli, B'laan, Maguindanaon, and Manobo tribal leaders, shamans, healers, and master artists in their ancestral homes. This trip takes participants to Davao del Sur, Sunggani, South Cotabato, and in Maguindanao. This experience allows for hands-on experience in the following subjects: myths and ancient ways of knowing from the Southern Philippines traditional rituals led by tribal shamans and ritualists sacred and secular dances craft-making through natural dyes, "dream weaving" of the t'nalak fabric, and "lost wax" gong-making techniques a sampling of various Mindanaoan cuisines throughout the Southern Philippines She, Who Can See She, Who Can See tells the story of a 4th-generation Filipina American whose family comes from a shamanic past and her struggles as she deals with her extraordinary abilities. Ancestral deities begin to appear in her dreams and throughout her life, turning her world upside down as she tries to live the life of a normal working-class Filipina woman. Alleluia Panis created this piece in 2015; it premiered at Bindlestiff Studios in the South of Market district of San Francisco as part of the inaugural Ma'ARTES Festival. Florante Aguilar composed the musical score for the piece, using traditional Philippine instruments and other instruments found across the globe. June Arellano created the costumes, combining cultural outfits into a modern interpretation of the Pilipino experience. Wilfred Galila served as the videographer. Ma'ARTES Festival In May 2015, Kularts, in partnership with the Filipino American Development Foundation and the API Cultural Center, created the Ma'ARTES Festival to promote Filipino artists throughout the Bay Area. The festival was inspired by the traditional festivals of the Philippines which celebrated the first of the monsoon rains – a symbol of life and promise of the future. The festival hosted various forms of art, to celebrate and honor Filipino creativity, throughout the month of May. Events were hosted at five historically Filipino-American spaces: International Hotel's Manilatown Center; Bindlestiff Studio; Bayanihan Center; Yerba Buena Garden; and Gene Friend Rec & Park.

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List of top 10 singles for 2010 in Australia

This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the ARIA Charts in 2010. Top-ten singles Key 2009 peaks 2011 peaks Entries by artist The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2010, including songs that reached their peak in 2009 and 2011. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2010 is also shown.

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Avaricum

Avaricum was an oppidum in ancient Gaul, near what is now the city of Bourges. Avaricum, situated in the lands of the Bituriges Cubi, was the largest and best-fortified town within their territory, situated on very fertile lands. The terrain favored the oppidum, as it was flanked by a river and marshland, with only a single narrow entrance. By the time of the Roman conquest in 52 BC the city according to Julius Caesar had a population of 40,000 people who were then almost all killed. Siege of Avaricum Julius Caesar, after a series of victories at Vellaunodunum, Genabum, and Noviodunum Biturigum, had arrived at Avaricum in the winter of 52 BC, intent on denying its grain and steel to the rebellious Gauls. Vercingetorix, aware that he had already been bested three times, decided to change strategy. Calling together a council of the tribes in rebellion against Rome, he convinced them to adopt the Fabian strategy of not offering combat with Caesar's forces but denying them supplies by the scorched earth tactic. All the towns within range of Caesar's foraging parties were destroyed, the land stripped bare and all grain removed or burned. However, Avaricum was spared that fate since the Bituriges argued the town was impossible to take and begged for their largest city not to be destroyed. Vercingetorix agreed to make the town an exception. However, upon Caesar's appearance at the gates of Avaricum, Vercingetorix moved his army to a distance 15 miles outside town, perfectly situated so that Caesar could not leave without a battle nor could he forage at will. To add to his woes, Caesar's allies, the Aedui and the Boii, were unable to supply him, the former because they had quietly joined Vercingetorix in his rebellion, the latter because they simply did not have any food to spare. The shortage of grain was so acute that the men ate only meat, which was rare for a Roman field army. Contented, Caesar designed and began to engineer an impressive siege apparatus. Starting from high ground, he built a siege terrace of sorts. Two flanking walls were made, along with two towers to be advanced fully made. Another wall was built between the flanking walls to connect them and open the front for the battle. As construction on Caesar's siege terrace continued, Vercingetorix moved his cavalry into a camp closer to Caesar's, intent on ambushing Caesar's foraging troops. Caesar discovered that and countered by marching in the dead of night and threatening Vercingetorix's main camp. Vercingetorix then drew back to his main camp, rushing to its aid. Caesar then withdrew, since his aim had been accomplished. After 25 grueling days of construction and contending with Gallic raids and attempts to set the whole siege terrace on fire, Caesar's apparatus was completed. Caesar ordered the towers advanced; much to his good fortune, a fierce storm struck, driving the Gallic sentries to seek cover, rather than stand watch. Taking advantage of the lack of discipline, Caesar stealthily moved his soldiers into the towers and the wall, and launched a brutal strike. The walls fell quickly, and the surviving Gauls retreated to the town centre, formed a wedge formation and were determined to fight to the end. However, the Roman legionaries failed to descend from the walls. Instead, they simply stood at ease and watched the Gauls. Panic struck the Gallic defenders, all of whom fled for wherever they thought there was an avenue of escape. Caesar's legions were in no mood to spare any of the 40,000 Gauls within Avaricum, especially after 25 days of short rations and great frustration. Only 800 managed to escape the massacre that followed. After feeding and resting his men at Avaricum until early June, Caesar moved on Gergovia, determined to draw Vercingetorix into battle in a campaign that would eventually culminate in the Battle of Alesia.

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Balıklıova

Balıklıova (Balikliova) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Urla, İzmir Province, Turkey. As of 2022, it has a population of 1,199. The majority of households are summer houses and summer sites, so during the summer season Balıklıova's population is higher. It lies between Urla and Karaburun. The name Balıklıova derives from the turkish words balık, "fish" and ova, "valley", meaning "a valley full of fish". Fishing and agriculture is of big importance in the economy of the village. Olives, Narcissus and artichokes are mainly harvested in the area.

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Alex Vesia

Alexander Victor Vesia (born April 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in 2020. Early life Vesia was born in Alpine, California, to Bob and Cindy. He attended Steele Canyon High School in Spring Valley, California, where he played baseball. In 2014, his senior year, he earned All-East County honors. Undrafted in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at California State University, East Bay, where he played college baseball. College career In 2015, Vesia's freshman season at Cal State East Bay, he started 12 games in which he went 5–4 with a 2.18 ERA over innings, earning California Collegiate Athletic Association Freshman of the Year honors. As a sophomore in 2016, he made 15 starts, going 7–5 with a 3.30 ERA, striking out 64 batters in innings, earning All-CCAA Second Team honors. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Mankato MoonDogs. In 2017, Vesia's junior year, he appeared in 14 games (nine starts), pitching to a 4–6 record with a 4.82 ERA. Following the season, he played in the Alaska Baseball League for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks. As a senior at Cal State East Bay in 2018, he pitched in 14 games (making seven starts) while going 8–2 with a 1.94 ERA and was named to the All-CCAA First Team. After his senior season, he was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 17th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Professional career Miami Marlins Vesia signed with Miami, making his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Marlins before earning a promotion to the Batavia Muckdogs. Over relief innings pitched with the two clubs, he went 4–0 with a 1.35 ERA and 38 strikeouts. In 2018, Vesia began the year with the Clinton LumberKings before earning a promotion to the Jupiter Hammerheads in June and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in August. Over relief innings pitched between the three clubs, he went 7–2 with a 1.76 ERA and 100 strikeouts. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters following the season and was named a Fall League All-Star. On July 22, 2020, it was announced that Vesia had made Miami's 2020 Opening Day roster. He made his MLB debut on July 25 against the Philadelphia Phillies. He was placed on the 10-day injured list on August 2 and missed the rest of the season. He pitched a total of innings for the Marlins in 2020 in which he gave up nine earned runs and seven walks while striking out five. Los Angeles Dodgers On February 12, 2021, the Marlins traded Vesia and Kyle Hurt to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dylan Floro. On July 31, 2021, Vesia recorded his first career MLB win against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On September 21, 2021, Vesia recorded his first MLB save against the Colorado Rockies. He spent a majority of the 2021 season in the major leagues with the Dodgers with whom he pitched a total of forty innings over 41 games with a 3-1 record, a 3.86 ERA, and 54 strikeouts during the season. Vesia pitched in two games of the 2021 NLDS and five of the six games of the 2021 NLCS, allowing only one run on five hits and three walks while striking out seven in innings. He pitched a total of nine innings with the Oklahoma City Dodgers when not with Los Angeles. In 2022, Vesia pitched in 63 games, for a 5–0 record and 2.15 ERA. He followed that up in 2023, with a 2–5 record and 4.35 ERA in 56 games.

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Prabhu Tare Pagathiye

Prabhu Tare Pagathiye is the first audio album of Omkar Dave and Mauli Dave. This CD contains most of the Bhajans in Gujarati with one Bhajan in Hindi. The CD starts with Shloka for Lord Shiva and ends with "Vaishnavajan To Tene Re Kahiye" the well known Bhajan by Narasinh Mehta. The music has been composed by Omkar. Music arrangement is also by Omkar. Mauli, Omkar, and Hemant have provided the vocals. The chorus is provided by Sanvari, Jalaj, and Kajari. The producer is Dipti Dave. The audio CD was recorded in June, 2006 at Mrudang Studio, Ahmedabad and published in September 2006. Track listing Shiv Stuti Khap Khap MaakhaN Chor Karjo Karjo Naiyaa Paar Jay Raghunandan Jay Siyaaraam Prabhu Taare Pagathiye Kaanji Taari Maa O Bhai Raamdoot Shri Jay Hanumaan Bhaj Govind VaishNavjan To 2006 albums

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Transferable skill

A transferable skill is an ability or expertise which may be used in a variety of roles or occupations. Examples include communication, problem-solving and self-control. A Confederation of British Industry report of 2014 identified 18 transferable competencies applicable to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), leading the list with critical thinking, analysis and data collection.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona%20Ewing

Fiona Ewing

Fiona Ewing (born 23 April 1994) is an Australian representative rower. She won three Australian national championship titles in 2019 and a bronze medal at a 2019 World Rowing Cup. Club and state rowing Ewing grew up in north of Sydney at Terrigal, New South Wales and her senior club rowing has been from the Sydney University Boat Club. Ewing's first state selection for New South Wales was in 2016 in the women's eight contesting the Queen's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. She rowed again in the New South Wales senior women's eight in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and rowed to a Queen's Cup victory in 2019. Ewing raced in SUBC colours in NSW composite eights contesting the women's eight event at the 2017 and the 2018 Australian Rowing Championships. In 2017 she also contested the women's single and double sculls. In 2018 she contested the single sculls title and placed eighth. In 2019 she placed fourth in the Australian women's single scull championship, won the women's double scull with Cara Grzeskowiak and won the women's eight title in a composite selection crew. International representative rowing Ewing made her Australian representative debut at the 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships in Rotterdam where she rowed in the three seat of the Australian women's U23 eight to a fifth placing. In 2019 Ewing was selected in the Australian senior women's quad scull with Katrina Bateman, Rowena Meredith and Cara Grzeskowiak. They rowed to a fourth place at the World Rowing Cup II in Poznan and then to a bronze medal win at WRC III in Rotterdam. In that same crew Ewing was selected to race Australia's quad scull at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria. The quad were looking for a top eight finish at the 2019 World Championships to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. They placed fourth in the B-final for an overall tenth-place finish and failed to qualify the boat for Tokyo 2020.

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Reg Presley

Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band the Troggs, whose hits included "Wild Thing" (#1 on the Hot 100 on 30 July – 6 August 1966) and "With a Girl Like You" (#1 on the UK Official Singles Chart on 4–11 August 1966). He wrote the song "Love Is All Around", which was featured in the films Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually. Career Presley, whose stage name was given to him in 1965 by the New Musical Express journalist and publicist Keith Altham, was born in Andover, Hampshire. He joined the building trade on leaving school and became a bricklayer. He kept at this occupation until "Wild Thing" reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966. It reached No. 2 in the UK, and No. 1 in the US, selling five million copies. Presley wrote the hits "With a Girl Like You", "I Can't Control Myself" and "Love Is All Around". Wet Wet Wet's 1994 cover of the latter song stayed at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for fifteen weeks. Presley used his royalties from that cover to fund research on subjects such as alien spacecraft, lost civilisations, alchemy, and crop circles, and outlined his findings in the book Wild Things They Don't Tell Us, published in October 2002. Health problems and death In December 2011, Presley was hospitalised in Winchester, Hampshire, with what was suspected to be a stroke. He was also suffering from pneumonia and fluid around the heart. Presley had suffered a major stroke about a year before. His wife said he first began to feel ill while performing in Germany on 3 December 2011 and had got progressively worse. "Doctors think he has had another stroke. He's not very well and I have no idea how long he'll be in hospital", she said. The following month, Presley announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and therefore decided to retire from the music industry. Just over a year later, on 4 February 2013, Presley died from this cancer and, according to Altham, "a succession of recent strokes". Presley was cremated at Basingstoke Crematorium, Hampshire. A blue plaque in his memory was unveiled in Andover High Street on 31 July 2016, marking where The Troggs used to practice. Influence and legacy Presley's music has influenced Iggy Pop and won praise from Bob Dylan. The rock critic Lester Bangs called the Troggs the "godfathers of punk" and compared Presley to Marcel Proust. Presley appears as a character in Steve Erickson's novel These Dreams of You (2012).

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20assets%20owned%20by%20Recipe%20Unlimited

List of assets owned by Recipe Unlimited

The following is a list of assets owned by Recipe Unlimited Corporation: Restaurants Fresh Restaurants Bier Markt Burger's Priest Casey's East Side Mario's Elephant & Castle Harvey's The Keg Kelseys Original Roadhouse Landing Restaurant Group Montana's BBQ & Bar New York Fries Original Joe's Pickle Barrel State & Main Swiss Chalet St-Hubert Former businesses Summit Food Service Distributors Inc. (sold to an investment group and no longer part of Cara as of January 8, 2007) Second Cup (sold to Dinecorp Hospitality on November 16, 2006) Cara Airport Services Division (sold to Gate Gourmet in 2010) Milestones Restaurants Inc. (sold to Foodtastic in 2021) Prime Pubs (sold to Foodtastic in 2022)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel%20Schmuck

Karel Schmuck

Karel Schmuck (born 29 December 1913, date of death unknown) was a Czech water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Boston%2C%20Juneau

New Boston, Juneau

New Boston (or Union City) was a historical populated place in Juneau, Alaska. It was located one mile west of the city of Juneau, on Douglas Island; according to R. N. DeArmond, it was a short-lived town.

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Pontiac Club de Mer

The Pontiac Club de Mer was a purpose-built, experimental car that was built by Pontiac for the General Motors Motorama in 1956 to celebrate General Motors' commitment to futuristic design. The brainchild of GM engineer-designer, Harley Earl (Paul Gillian was also involved being the Pontiac Studio head at the time), the "de Mer", or French for "of the sea", was a two-door sport Roadster that incorporated innovative breakthrough styling like a sleek, low-profile body encasing a large powerplant, a design trend used widely in LSR (land speed record) trials at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah during the 1950s. One Club de Mer prototype was constructed and unveiled, along with another ¼-scale model, in Miami, Florida. As per GM's "kill order", it was reportedly scrapped in 1958. Only the model exists today, which was owned by Joseph Bortz of Highland Park, IL. until it was sold to noted car collector Ron Pratt at the 2007 Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction for $75,000. A running replica based on a 1959 Pontiac chassis was also built by Marty Martino. Taking three years to complete, it sold for $110,000 at the 2009 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Arizona. Design Exterior The design of the "de Mer" drew its visual impetus from contemporary aircraft construction of its day, employing a stainless steel monocoque, individual wind screens similar to those on the 1955 Lincoln Futura (later TV's Batmobile), aerodynamically fashioned fascia that flowed down from the hood skin to cover most of the grill, concealed headlights, and a single rear-deck dorsal fin. Also featured were twin "silver-streaks" that flowed into low-profile hood scoops, a carry-over from Pontiac's Bonneville Special two years prior. The overall styling of the body was a smooth, non-undulating profile, similar to an American supersonic jet fighter, with virtually no protrusions or recesses of any kind save for the out-vents on the leading edge of both doors, and the fin. The vehicle had no bumpers, a common feature on most concepts, and the door handles were quite small. On a human scale, its most alarming feature was that it had a very low profile at just under . Interior The interior styling in the "de Mer" had a barebones functionality to it, more in keeping with its speed trial “airs” than the flashier production vehicles available in showrooms at the time. Instruments were low key, with triangularly configured gauges mounted well behind a three spoke, GT-style steering wheel, around the steering column. The speedometer was positioned on top, and a smaller gauge on either side, each enclosed in its own pod. The interior was finished in red, while passengers gained entry through conventional doors. Design legacy The design of the aerodynamic wind screens was carried over to the 1955 and 1956 Corvette race cars. In the years that followed, the model kit maker Revell made a 1/25 scale Club de Mer that actually came with 1950s-clad driver and passenger. Powertrain Under the hood lay Pontiac's brand new V-8 engine, the 287 OHV, which was unveiled the year prior. Called the Strato Streak, it was GM's most powerful engine by 1955 and ushered in Pontiac's high-performance image with the Bonneville, Grand Prix and GTO. This high-output power plant was modified with a high-lift cam and fitted with two four-barrel carburetors to coax power up to a mighty . The rear wheels were driven by a rear-mounted transaxle, used later in Pontiac's new compact, the 1961 Tempest, on a DiDion Type rigid rear axle with independent suspension.

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American Music Awards of 2015

The 43rd Annual American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on November 22, 2015. It was broadcast on ABC and hosted by Jennifer Lopez. With three awards, Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night. Jared Leto presented a eulogy mourning the November 2015 Paris attacks prior to presenting Celine Dion for her tributing performance. The show also marked Prince's last public award show appearance before his death in April 2016. The telecast garnered 10.98 million viewers in the United States. Performances Presenters Rebecca Black Paula Abdul Kelsea Ballerini Ashley Benson Betty Cantrell Nicki Minaj Ciara Terry Crews Hannah Davis DNCE Florida Georgia Line Tyrese Gibson Ellie Goulding Gigi Hadid Fifth Harmony Julianne Hough Kylie Jenner Wiz Khalifa Taylor Lautner Jared Leto Prince Little Big Town Tove Lo Jenny McCarthy Shawn Mendes Chloë Grace Moretz Kevin O'Leary Norman Reedus Jeremy Renner Nick Robinson Alicia Silverstone Jeremy Sisto Hailee Steinfeld Wilmer Valderrama Donnie Wahlberg Zendaya Source: Winners and nominees Charlie Puth and Joe Jonas announced the nominations on October 13, 2015.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutz%20Pfannenstiel

Lutz Pfannenstiel

Lutz Pfannenstiel (born 12 May 1973) is a German former professional football goalkeeper, coach, scout, TV analyst, and the current sporting director for St. Louis City SC. He holds the record for the only footballer to play professionally in each of the six recognized continental associations. Since 2010, he has been a soccer analyst on various television networks – including ZDF, BBC, CNN, ORF, SRF, DAZN, Eurosport, and ESPN, where he currently covers the Bundesliga with Derek Rae. Pfannenstiel was appointed sporting director for MLS side St. Louis City SC ahead of their entry to the league in 2023. Early life Pfannenstiel was born in Zwiesel, Bavaria. Club career Pfannenstiel played for 25 different clubs all around the world during his career, including stints in Germany, Malaysia, England, New Zealand, Singapore, United States, Brazil, South Africa, Finland, Canada, Namibia, Norway, Armenia and Albania. Pfannenstiel showed immense promise as a youngster and represented Germany's under-17s. By the time he was 19, Bayern Munich had come knocking, but Pfannenstiel turned them down, knowing he would never be their No. 1 keeper, choosing instead to play for smaller clubs. After signing for Hermann Aichinger in Brazil, he became the first (and only) professional to have played in all six FIFA confederations. Throughout his career, Pfannenstiel played in over 500 professional games. International career Pfannenstiel is a former member of the Germany U-17 team. Coaching career In April 2008, Pfannenstiel became the Assistant Coach for Reinhold Fanz coaching the Cuba national football team and signed a contract in January 2009 to be the player-goalkeeper coach for Manglerud Star. In September 2009, Pfannenstiel left Norway and Europe to sign for Namibian club Ramblers who signed a contract as Player-Coach and Sport director besides working as goalkeeping coach of the Namibia national football team. From February 2011 to 2018, he was the Head Director of International Relations & Scouting for the Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim From 2018–2020, he worked with Fortuna Düsseldorf as their "managing director sports", and since 2020 he has worked at St Louis City SC in the United States as their sporting director. Post-retirement Pfannenstiel is the first, and so far only, football player to have played professionally in all six FIFA confederations. Since his retirement from active footballing he has worked for German side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, while also pursuing television and writing. He wrote his biography Unhaltbar – Meine Abenteuer als Welttorhüter; the book was released on 1 October 2009. and the UK bestseller The unstoppable keeper released in August 2014. During the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, Pfannenstiel worked as a pundit for the German television station ZDF, alongside fellow goalkeeper Oliver Kahn. He works as an expert for BBC World and CNN as well as Eurosport. He also works as a coaching instructor for FIFA and the German Football association (DFB) to educate coaches all over the world. In 2011, Pfannenstiel also founded Global United FC, an international, non-profit, registered association in Germany dedicated to protecting the environment and raising awareness for climate change issues. Legal and health issues While playing football in Singapore, Pfannenstiel was accused of match-fixing and jailed for 101 days. He was later cleared of the charges. Pfannenstiel stopped breathing three times after a collision with Clayton Donaldson while playing for Bradford Park Avenue against Harrogate Town in a Northern Premier League match on 26 December 2002. The injury was so serious that the referee, Jon Moss, abandoned the match. Bradford Park Avenue were leading 2–1 at the time of the incident.

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Ziyuan National Geopark

Ziyuan National Geopark is a park in Ziyuan County, Guangxi, China. The park's entrance is at the Tianmenshan Scenic Spot which is situated at the middle part of the Geopark, the end of Zijiang driftage route, covering an area of about 5 km in diameter. Steep mountains, magic rocks, caves and streams characterize the park, where there are 38 major rock formations: 19 caves, 2 ponds, 6 springs 8 stone sculptures and so on. The Danxia topography is mainly characterized by dense deep gorges and valleys, and with many ridges and canyons. There are water eroding patterns with snake-like stone girders, as well as grand colluvial caves. The main peak, "Sanniang (the third girl) Stone" is a column that is said to hold up the sky. Here in the Ziyuan National Geopark is "The greatest Chinese medicine valley" which absorbs almost all the kinds of Chinese herbs used in Chinese medicine. The 16.3 m high sculpture of the Chinese medicine ancestor named "Shennong" honors this valley. There is 50 km2 of virgin forest on top of Shenxianzhai at 630m elevation, which can rarely be found in China. From east to west, where the sky is presenting the line you can see the Heavens Ridge, Peachblossom Island, Shenxianzhai, Sanniang Stone etc. The presentation of Danxia topography includes the fresco showing "the General Riding on a horse to Heavens Gate". The Wangyou Spring is known for to make you forget all the unhappy times in your life.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Est%C3%A1dio%20Doutor%20Jorge%20Ismael%20de%20Biasi

Estádio Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi

Estádio Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi, sometimes known as Jorjão, is a multi-use stadium in Novo Horizonte, São Paulo, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches, and has a maximum capacity of 14,096 people. Inaugurated on 22 March 1987 in a match between Novorizontino and Internacional de Limeira, the stadium was named after Jorge Ismael de Biasi, the man that build the stadium with his own resources. In March 2020, the club inaugurated a new facade and honoured Dr. de Biasi with a statue.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla%20San%20Marcos%20Airstrip

Isla San Marcos Airstrip

Isla San Marcos Airstrip is a private-use dirt airstrip located on the South coast of Isla San Marcos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, an island located in the Gulf of California. It is located 10 miles southeast of Santa Rosalía, Municipality of Mulegé. The airstrip is handled by "Compañía Occidental Mexicana S.A de C.V.", a mining company that exploits the gypsum deposits that exist on the island. The airstrip handles national air traffic for the town of San Marcos, the community where the mining company workers and their families live. The airstrip is private-use only, so permission is needed before landing.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C4%85dowy%20M%C5%82yn

Grądowy Młyn

Grądowy Młyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Rychliki, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Rychliki, south-east of Elbląg, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Bernal%20%28artist%29

José Bernal (artist)

José Bernal Romero (January 8, 1925 – April 19, 2010) was a Cuban-American artist, born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in the former province of Las Villas (now Villa Clara). He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1980. Bernal's aesthetics stemmed from his Cuban birth and the experience of exile and renewal. His art has been described as modernist, abstract, and expressionist. The term postmodernist also may be applied to Bernal's diverse and complex body of work, specifically as he rejected the notion of the new in art, a characteristic imbued in postmodern theory. Biography Life in Cuba A a child, Bernal was privately tutored in art and music. He graduated from Normal Teachers College in 1945 and began teaching at a series of public and private schools in the province of Las Villas. Simultaneously, he enrolled in the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Leopoldo Romañach where he earned his MFA. His musical and visual creations were performed and exhibited in Santa Clara and Havana. In 1961, during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Bernal was among the throngs of Cubans arrested for unpatriotic behavior, and was confined for eleven days in the gymnasium of the Marta Abreu University in Santa Clara. Bernal's offense was refusal to work in the fields cutting sugar cane. After his release, the threat of execution haunted him and his wife, and they cautiously initiated plans to leave the country with their three young children. It took more than a year to obtain visas. With the help of the Methodist Church, the Bernals were able to board a Pan Am flight for the United States of America in June 1962. Life in the United States The Bernal family entered the United States at Miami, Florida. Their stay in the state was brief – a few months, on account of the scarcity of employment. Subsequently, in autumn of 1962 they relocated to Chicago, Illinois. Bernal confronted the need to support his family and, because of language barriers, became employed in a factory designing artistic materials for commercial purposes. Meanwhile, he continued to produce personal art. Critics observed that his work during this period revealed a transformation affected by the change in geographical environment. While in Cuba his palette did not reflect the brilliant, intense colors of his native land; but in Chicago he began to incorporate the tropical hues of his Caribbean homeland into his art. In 1964, Bernal's art portfolio was reviewed by an executive at Marshall Field's and he was offered a position as Senior Designer. There, the director of Field's fine arts gallery persuaded Bernal to exhibit his impressionist portraits, landscapes and still lifes. Shortly thereafter, Betty Parsons, art dealer, artist, and collector, discovered Bernal's work and began a series of orders to show and sell his paintings at Dayton's art galleries in Minneapolis. The lucrative connection made it possible for Bernal to give up his job at Marshall Field's and return to school where he could pursue his dual dream of teaching and painting." After being granted an MFA evaluation by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1970, Bernal returned to teaching art while continuing to create and exhibit his works. Lydia Murman, art critic of the New Art Examiner, wrote about Bernal's 1981 solo exhibition of collage and assemblage: "Bernal's works involve the viewer because they resurrect the concern for art as a communicative force. The viewer reacts to the classical arrangement, in which found objects are manipulated with a respect for their physical properties and for their potential symbolic value. While warm wood, old newspaper print, tarnished metal, and antique objects produce an aura that absorbs the viewer and stirs archetypal images within his subconscious, some works, such as "Balancing the Unbalanced," in which a faucet is perceived as a faucet, invite the viewer to open the dialogue concerning substance and illusion, art and reality." Although Bernal and his family didn't realize it, the first signs of Parkinson's disease began to appear during the 1980s, and he was eventually diagnosed in 1993. He continued to work, to move forward and fight back against the ravages of the disease. In 2004, Bernal donated a number of his paintings to the National Parkinson Foundation in Miami, Florida, which auctioned them off to benefit the foundation. Bernal's tremendous contribution eventually expanded to some 300 works of art." Bernal's work is annotated in two books by Dorothy Chaplik on Latin American art: Latin American Arts and Cultures and Defining Latin American Art/Hacia una definición del arte latinoamericano. In her essay The Art of José Bernal she discusses Bernal's oeuvre, and describes his artistic process as he traversed life's challenges, including political unrest in Cuba, his personal battle with Parkinson's disease, and his passion for his art. Bernal died of complications from Parkinson's disease on April 19, 2010, at his home in Skokie, Illinois. Documents on his life and art are archived in the Institute for Latino Studies of the Julian Samora Library at the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Museum collections Bernal has artwork in a number of permanent collections, including: San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, Tucson, Arizona Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, North Carolina McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, Illinois The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Institute for Latino Studies/University of Notre Dame, Indiana Art Museum of the Americas, OAS, Washington, D.C. El Museo del Barrio, New York City DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, Illinois Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, Illinois Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain Retrospectives of Bernal's work include those at: Cameron Art Museum

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

Coliban

Coliban is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ion Coliban (born 1925, date of death unknown), Romanian skier Sorin Coliban (born 1976), Romanian opera singer Romanian-language surnames

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville%20Ryles

Granville Ryles

Granville Ryles (1831 - 1909) was a minister, farmer, and state legislator in Arkansas. In 1883 he represented Pulaski County in the Arkansas House of Representatives. He was part of the A.M.E. Church. He was an official at the 1880 Arkansas Colored Convention. He was involved in a legal dispute over a farmed land area he leased in former Indian Territory.