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199156 | Viesīte | Viesīte (; ) is a town in the western part of Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia. The population in 2020 was 1,500.
Viesīte is a typical Selonia town located in the hills in the centre of the district. Selonia is cultural and historical district, bordering on Latgale, Zemgale (Semigalia), Vidzeme and Lithuania.
Viesīte town (previously called "Eckengraf", "Eķengrāve", "Azu village") is situated on the crossroads of important trunk roads: Jēkabpils-Nereta, Akniste-Riga. The distance to Jēkabpils is 32 km, to Riga 130 km, and to the Lithuanian border 31 km.
The coat of Arms of Viesīte town depicts five golden acorns on a purple background, symbolising power. On the flag of Viesīte are the colours of Selonia district flag - green, white and red - with the coat of arms of Viesīte in the middle of it.
Viesīte Town and Rural territory Council consists of 9 deputies. The Council Chairman is Janis Dimitrijevs. There are four permanent committees working in the municipality:
The council deputies together with municipality people have organised several committees for problem solving and implementation of separate functions of the council.
The most interesting objects in Viesite are: the little engine, ViesIte Culture Castle, Memorial room and places of Professor Pauls Stradiņš, memorial room of writer Anna Brodele, Viesīte Brīvibas (Freedom) Church, Viesīte museum of local history "Selonia".
Twin towns — sister cities.
Viesīte is twinned with:
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21263797 | Gilowice, Żywiec County | Gilowice is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gilowice. It lies approximately east of Żywiec and south of the regional capital Katowice.
The village has a population of 4,259.
History.
The village was first mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deaconry of the Diocese of Kraków under two names: Gigersdorf or Gerowicz.
Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Oświęcim, formed in 1315 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which was in 1457 purchased to the Polish Crown, but earlier in obscure circumstances the area around Żywiec was excluded from the Duchy of Oświęcim and formed a private latifundium. Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I, fall of Austria-Hungary it became a part of Poland. It was annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II, and afterwards was restored to Poland.
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21627602 | Surf Diva | Surf Diva is a surf company from La Jolla, California, United States. They serve surf clinics at La Jolla Shores and provide clothes and equipment for surfing.
Quoted "The Starbucks of surf schools" by Newsweek Magazine, Surf Diva Surf School is considered the pillar of women's surfing in the action sports industry and offers surfing and standup paddleboard (SUP) lessons year-round for women and men, girls and boys in La Jolla and Costa Rica. Surf Diva is actively involved in charities and outreach to support both the local community and to raise awareness to protect the surrounding environment. Surf Diva has been involved with the Surfrider Foundation, Coastkeeper, Life Rolls On Foundation, Freedom is Not Free, Liquid Nation, and many more. The Surf Diva Boutique received "Best Beachwear" store in San Diego in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 the A-List and is nominated as Women's Retailer of the Year 2010 by SIMA.
History.
Surf Diva was founded in 1996 by twin sisters, Isabelle "Izzy" Tihanyi and Caroline "Coco" Tihanyi. They started the first women's surf school and currently have clinics in San Diego, Los Angeles, and started in Costa Rica in 2003.
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2865549 | Robert D. Bailey Sr. | Robert Darias Bailey Sr. (July 26, 1883 – October 24, 1961), better known as R. D. Bailey or "Judge Bailey," was a Democratic politician in West Virginia.
Bailey was a lawyer who represented timber and railroad companies before he was elected judge, then a part-time position. He presided over the trials of the coal miners involved in the Battle of Matewan, the events of which are depicted in the movie "Matewan". His diaries and notes formed the basis for the movie script.
He was appointed by Governor Matthew M. Neely to serve the remaining two years of Ward Wylie's term in the West Virginia Senate after Wylie resigned to enter military service in World War II. He later served for a time on the West Virginia Board of Education and as chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party. In 1928 and 1948, he ran for governor but lost the primary election on both occasions. He died in 1961.
R. D. Bailey Lake is named for him.
His son, Robert D. Bailey Jr., served as Secretary of State of West Virginia from 1965 to 1969.
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65468930 | Little Runaway (song) | "Little Runaway" is a song by British singer Celeste, released on 25 August 2020 through Both Sides and Polydor Records. The song was written by the singer herself with Gary Go and Jamie Hartman, and also features production from TMS and TommyD.
Background.
Talking about the song, Celeste said, "'Little Runaway' is a song about losing your faith, even if just momentarily, and seeking answers from spirits and ghosts as nothing seems to make sense on this planet. My favourite line in the song is 'good news I could use some' – I believe everyone has a guardian angel, a protector, and this is me talking to mine. The verses actually started as this saxophone sample we were playing around with and eventually it transformed into the melody. I always play the sax back in my head even though it's not in the song."
Music video.
A music video to accompany the release of "Little Runaway" was first released onto YouTube on 25 August 2020. The video was directed by Sophie Jones and shows the singer's image being presented through a series of kaleidoscopic gazes.
Credits and personnel.
Credits adapted from Tidal.
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5734510 | Ochten | Ochten is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 10 km southwest of Wageningen.
Ochten was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was divided into two parts, Echteld and IJzendoorn.
History.
It was first mentioned in the late 9th century as "in uilla Ovtun". The etymology is unclear. Ochten developed along the Waal River. It was an "heerlijkheid" of the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht until 1402 when it changed hands to the Duchy of Gelre. In 1712, it became a possession of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. In 1840, it was home to 820 people.
In September 1944, Ochten became a battleground between the Germans and the Allies. Not a single houses remained undamaged, and more than half of the 400 buildings were damaged beyond repair. The emergency houses would continue to be used until 1973. In 1995, the dike was about the break during high water. The entire village was evacuated and the army was called in to strengthen the dike. The entire embankment was later renewed and strengthened.
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26371272 | Macrostomidae | Macrostomidae is a family of small basal free-living flatworms, and are found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. There are currently about 180 named species in this family.
Description.
Species of the family Macrostomidae are small (~0.5 to 5 mm in length) and generally highly transparent microturbellarians. They are usually round in cross section, and with only the largest forms being dorso-ventrally flattened. They are distinguished from related animals by the possession of a simple pharynx and intestine, a single pair of lateral nerve cords, and by the absence of a statocyst.
Ecology and distribution.
Species of the family Macrostomidae are members of a large range of aquatic faunas, ranging from the meiobenthos, epibenthos, to plankton. Moreover, they occur in marine, brackish, and freshwater habitats, and many forms are particularly abundant in the intertidal meiobenthos, where they can be exposed to highly variable environmental conditions. There are also many sub-tidal and a few deep-sea forms. They can be found in all major bodies of water worldwide, and in the freshwater of all continents, except Antarctica.
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33286534 | Sandwich (2011 film) | Sandwich is a 2011 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by debutant director M. S. Manu, starring Kunchacko Boban, Richa Panai and Ananya in the lead roles. The movie was released on 14 October 2011 to negative response.
Plot.
Sai, a high-profile software engineer who is currently acknowledged as the best in their payrolls of his big MNC. Betrothed to another techie Shruthy, Sai and his friends lead a happy-go lucky life. After a small party on a Friday, Sai rushes home to join his parents for dinner, but on the way happens to hit another car, killing the driver. Very soon Sai realizes that he has actually killed a dreaded criminal of the city who was the main accused in many police cases. The goon's younger brother Murugan now starts to follow Sai in the belief that he is one of the men of their enemy Andipetty Naykkar and has knowingly killed his brother. Naykkar, on the other hand warmly welcomes Sai and starts protecting him and even offers to marry him to his only daughter. Sandwiched between two goons and two girls, Sai plans to escape from the difficult situation is the rest of the story.
Production.
Kunchacko Boban appears in the lead of this debut film by M S Manu, who was an associate to director Shaji Kailas. The film has Richa Panai (of Bhima Jewellery advertisement) as the heroine, along with Ananya.
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40091536 | William Wrigley Jr. Summer Cottage | The William Wrigley Jr. Summer Cottage, or "Mount Ada", is a historic residence located at 76 Wrigley Road in Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island, California. It was the former summer mansion and gardens of William Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932), the founder of the Wrigley Company. It is on a hill, overlooking the town and Avalon Bay.
History.
The house was built in 1919–1921 as a summer retreat for the Wrigleys of Chicago, who owned 99% of Santa Catalina Island, one of the Channel Islands of California. It was designed in the Georgian Colonial Revival style by architect Zachary Taylor Davis, who had also designed Wrigley Field in Chicago, and would return to design Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) in 1925. The Wrigleys used it together until 1932, when Mr. Wrigley died.
Mrs. Wrigley then visited the house until 1947, when she retired to the Wrigley Mansion in Pasadena, California. In its heyday, the Wrigleys entertained Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Warren Harding, and the Prince of Wales at the house.
In the 1970s, it was donated to the University of Southern California, and it was used as a conference center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California in 1985.
There is also a Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix, Arizona.
Hotel.
Since 1985, it has been leased, and was turned into a luxury hotel. It is now known as "The Inn on Mt Ada".
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22590839 | Lewis Ballham | Joseph Lewis Ballham (c.1864 – 1948) was an English footballer. He won the Football Alliance title with Stoke in 1890–91, and also played for Burslem Port Vale. His brother Edgar played a friendly for Port Vale in 1890.
Career.
Ballham played for Stoke Locomotive and Stoke, appearing in the FA Cup in 1886–87 and 1887–88, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1888. However, he was still under contract to Stoke until the end of September that year and so had to wait until October to make his debut. The contract issue did not go away and in December 1888 he was forced to pay the club £20 damages and costs at £1 a week by the Stoke County Court. Despite this, and the regular football he enjoyed at Vale he returned to their rivals in the summer of 1890. He had scored 29 goals in 70 games in all competitions for the Vale. He scored six goals in 20 Football Alliance games in 1890–91, as Stoke won the league title and regained admittance to the Football League. He scored five goals in 18 Football League games in 1891–92, before departing the Victoria Ground.
Career statistics.
Source:
Honours.
Stoke
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9956043 | Lucia Zedner | Lucia Zedner, FBA (born 20 February 1961) is a British legal scholar, who is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Oxford and a senior fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
Biography.
Zedner was born on 20 February 1961 in Kingston, Surrey, England. She studied at the University of York, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. She studied for her doctorate at Nuffield College, Oxford between 1984 and 1989. Her doctoral thesis was titled "The criminality of women and its control in England 1850-1914".
She became a Member of the Centre for Criminology (1988), and a Prize Research Fellow. She later became a lecturer in Law at the London School of Economics where she was, beginning in 1991, assistant director of the Manheim Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice. In 1994, Zedner returned to Oxford to become a Law Fellow at Corpus Christi College and rejoined the Centre for Criminology. She held a two-year British Academy Research Readership from 2003 to 2005. She was awarded the title of reader in 1999 and of Professor of Criminal Justice in 2005. In 2012, she was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).
Publications.
Zedner's teaching and research interests include penal theory, comparative criminology, victims, security, risk and anti-terrorist policy. Some of Zedner's publications, collaborations, with reviews, include:
ResearchGate, the social networking site for scientists and researchers, lists 39 publications by Lucia Zedner.
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12725232 | Saffron Square | Saffron Square (formerly known as Wellesley Square) is a town square and high-rise building in Croydon, United Kingdom. The purple and red Saffron Tower is currently the second-tallest building in Croydon.
Saffron Square is part of the Croydon Vision 2020 regeneration plan for the London Borough of Croydon to add to its goal of being "London's Third City". The area was developed by Berkeley Homes. Planning permission for the tower was given in April 2008, and construction began in 2011, with completion in 2016.
History.
In the mid-2000s, the development of tall buildings was being encouraged in the London Plan, which would lead to the erection of new skyscrapers over the next few years as London went through a high-rise boom.
By 2008, the site, on main Croydon thoroughfare Wellesley Road, had lain fallow for over ten years. The project aimed to start in 2008 with completion in 2012, however, construction started in 2011. By June 2013, the tower's construction was well underway with its final completion expected in 2015. As of early 2014, a large part of the project had been completed. Upon completion, Saffron Square would be the tallest residential tower in Croydon, with 414 private apartments and penthouses.
Saffron Tower was nominated for the 2016 Carbuncle Cup for the ugliest building of the previous 12 months, but the award went to Lincoln Plaza in Docklands.
Plans.
Berkeley Homes' proposals for this key northern gateway site include, but are not limited to:
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53644255 | Hernan Aguilar | Hernan Aguilar is an Argentine film director, writer and producer. He is a prominent figure of cinema in his country, and known for directing "Madraza" (2017) aka "Godmother". Madraza won a Best Film Award at Sitges International Film Festival in 2017.
Life and career.
Aguilar was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He started studying Business Administration, at Di Tella University but dropped out after three years. His debut as director was in 1999, with the short "Cachorros," a S16mm black and white film, starring a 9-year-old boy and a dog. Aguilar traveled to the United States and entered UCLA where he concentrated his studies on Cinematography and Screenwriting.
Aguilar wrote, directed and produced the film "Madraza", an action black comedy about a housewife that becomes an assassin for money, which was picked up by the Walt Disney Company and distributed by Buena Vista International.
Awards.
Sitges Film Festival
Paraguay International Film Festival
Fantaspoa International Film Festival
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45644375 | Kollam-Paravur Coastal Road | Kollam-Paravur Coastal Road () is one of the important city roads currently under construction in Kollam city in Kerala, India. The road starts at Chinnakada in the north and ends at Paravur town in the south, via Kollam Beach, Mundakkal Beach, Kakkathoppu, Mukkom, Thanni and Pozhikara. Coastal road is considered one of the important roads in Kollam city as it is passing through the suburbs like Kochupilamoodu, Mundakkal, Valathungal and Vadakkumbhagam. It is also known as Eravipuram-Paravur Coastal road.
Importance.
Kollam-Paravur Coastal is one of the scenic roads in the state. 90% of this road is passing through the coastal areas of Kollam. As a city road, Kollam-Paravur Coastal road has its own importance as it is acting as a bypass that helps to divert the traffic on the congested Chinnakada-Kottiyam stretch of National Highway-47 passing through the city. In addition to that, the Harbour Engineering Department (HED) of Kerala is planning to make New port road towards Kollam Port as part of this coastal road. So after completion, the road will serve as a coastal bypass for Kollam city.
The Harbour Engineering Department had completed the renovation works in Pozhikara-Thanni stretch of coastal road and opened for the public in December 2015. Bus services through coastal road, connecting Paravur with Kollam, has been resumed on 8 July 2016, after a gap of 24 years.
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52140501 | Prayer protest | Prayer has a long history as a means of protesting injustices, appealing both to God to intervene and enact justice in the situation, and to political opponents to rise to a superior moral position. Boston declared a day of fasting and prayer in September 1768 as a protest against a British plan to station troops in the city. The Colony of Virginia's House of Burgesses established a day of fasting and prayer to take place on Wednesday, June 1, 1774, to protest the Boston Port Act. Thomas Jefferson found this to remarkably effecting, writing that "the effect of the day through the whole colony was like a shock of electricity," moving the Virginians to choose delegates to establish self-rule.
A. Philip Randolph pioneered the use of prayer protests as a tactic of the civil rights movement. A "pray-in" is now a recognized tactic of nonviolent protest combining the practices of prayer and a sit-in.
More recently, Christian leaders have publicly prayed for corporate executives in an effort to change their decisions regarding employee pay.
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46782211 | Ellyes Skhiri | Ellyes Joris Skhiri (; born 10 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. A dual French-Tunisian national, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
Club career.
Montpellier.
Skhiri is a youth product of Montpellier HSC. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 21 March 2015 against Evian Thonon Gaillard replacing Paul Lasne in extra time in a 1–0 away defeat.
1. FC Köln.
On 29 July 2019, Skhiri joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal. On 28 November 2020, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Borussia Dortmund.
International career.
Skhiri was born and raised in France to Tunisian father and French mother. He was called up to the Tunisia Olympic team several times. Skhiri made his debut for the Tunisia Olympic team in a friendly against the Morocco U23 squad.
Skhiri made his senior debut for the Tunisia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Iran on 23 March 2018.
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He was part of the national team which reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. In November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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40702175 | Pietro Saporetti | Pietro Saporetti (Bagnacavallo, Emilia-Romagna, 1832 – 1893) was an Italian painter.
In Bagnacavallo his father was a teacher of Physics and mathematics at the Lyceum. He took his first lesson in Bagnacavallo, under Antonio Moni. In 1851, he went to study painting in Florence. In 1854, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice under Luigi Ferrari, professor of sculpture. In 1855, he returned to Florence, where he painted "Christ exorcises a demon". Finally he moved to Rome. The political events of 1859 exiled him back to Bagnacavallo, until 1867 he was hired as an instructor of design at the Technical Institute and Academy of Fine Arts of Ravenna.
Among his paintings are: "Lavoro e Carità" (small size); "Un vecchio cacciatore" (life-size and found in the Galleria Rasponi of Ravenna); "Una finita ai carcerati" (life-size and exhibited in 1873 at Vienna); "La buona sorellina" (small size and once in the Galleria Sollian of Trieste); "Un novello Atteone" (1877 exhibited at Naples); "Castelli in aria" (life-size, 1878); "Una emancipata" (life-size and exhibited at Turin in 1880); "Un sequestro nell ' educandato" (half-size); "Preghiera del mattino" (half size); "Pensiero giovanile" (small size and once found in galleria Sollian of Trieste).
He was the father of the painter Edgardo Saporetti.
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58303755 | Follow the Rainbow | Follow the Rainbow is the thirteenth studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1979 through Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 3 on the "Billboard" Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 17 on the "Billboard" Top Soul Albums chart.
Overview.
"Follow the Rainbow" was produced by George Duke. Recording sessions for the album took place at Westlake Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, except for track 8, "Corine", which was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
Duke played various keyboard instruments on "Follow the Rainbow", including Fender Rhodes, Yamaha Electric Grand, Yamaha Grand Piano 9', Hohner D-6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Minimoog, Oberheim, Prophet, Funkosizer, Crumer Strings. The album features contributions from Napoleon Murphy Brock & Lynn Davis on vocals, Roland Bautista & Charles "Icarus" Johnson on guitars, Ricky Lawson & Leon Chancler on drums, Larry Williams, Jerry Hey and Sheila Escovedo among others.
Singles.
"Say That You Will" reached No. 25 on the "Billboard" Hot Soul Singles chart.
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72274485 | Ruai | Ruai is a neighbourhood in the city of east Nairobi. It is approximately east of the central business district along Kangundo Road. It is one of the areas located in the far east of Nairobi after Kamulu.
Location.
Ruai is located approximately northeast of Nairobi's central business district. It was formerly part of the larger defunct Embakasi division. It borders Njiru and Kamulu. Electorally, Ruai county assembly ward, is placed under Kasarani Constituency; however, Ruai forms part of the larger sub-county of Njiru that spans through neighbourhoods as far as the Outer Ring Road to the furthest northeast up to Kamulu Bridge just before Joska.
Overview.
Ruai is largely an informal neighbourhood in Nairobi; though it is mixed-use in its corresponding urban area of Ruai Town. It is one of the least populated neighbourhoods in the city, especially the residential areas. The neighbourhood exhibits characteristics of a low-density suburb, having single-family dwellings as well as having a mix of a few storey buildings. Ruai also is home to the Dandora Estate Sewage Treatment Works, that treats 120,000m3/day, about 80% of wastewater produced in Nairobi.
As per the 2019 census, Ruai had a population of 72,134, with 35,605 of them being male and 36,526 being female. The neighbourhood has a population density of 966/km2 in a land area of 74.7km2.
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4591094 | First Born (TV series) | First Born is a British science fiction television serial produced by the BBC in 1988. Vasco Sabino played the adolescent hybrid, Gor, in episode 3. Other notable cast members included Charles Dance, Jamie Foster, Julie Peasgood, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Madoc, Sharon Duce and Roshan Seth.
Premise.
Charles Dance starred as genetic researcher Edward Forester, whose work leads him to create a man-gorilla hybrid, using sperm from an unknown sperm donor and cells taken from a female gorilla. He then raises the baby as his own son, only to find that there are horrifying consequences for playing God.
Production.
A portion of filming took place in and around the North Wiltshire area, with the Forester family home scenes having been filmed on location in Calne. Woodland scenes from Episode 2 were primarily filmed on location at Savernake Forest near Marlborough, but were subsequently mixed with footage filmed on location in Switzerland. Longleat Safari Park was also used in filming as the setting for the kidnap scenes at the end of Episode 2.
The three-part serial was written by Ted Whitehead and adapted from the novel "Gor Saga" by Maureen Duffy. It was produced by Sally Head and directed by Philip Saville. The theme tune was composed by Hans Zimmer.
2entertain Ltd released the serial on Region 2 DVD in the UK on 17 July 2006.
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66090632 | Soumitra Bannerjee | Soumitra Bannerjee (1954— 8 January 2000) was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Bengali cinema. Some of his notable films are "Amar Prem", "Troyee", "Guru Dakshina", "IndrajIt", "Bhoy", and "Badnam". He is best known for playing villainous roles. He is famous for the quote "Maaltake Garite Tol" from "Nawab".
Biography.
Soumitra Bannerjee was born in an aristocrat Zamindar family (Banerjee family of Damdama at Pandua, Hooghly). He was multitalented from his childhood. He began his career at the age of eight in "Subha O Debotar Grash" in 1964 and eventually appeared in about 150 films. In 1982 he was cast in the lead role in the movie "Troyee" opposite Debashree Roy and Mithun Chakraborty. The movie became a hit and he began to receive offers from directors afterwards. Despite his desire to play the protagonist, he soon became a typecast in negative roles, especially in the role of a spoilt son of a wealthy father. He has worked many successful movies as an antagonist.
Soumitra Banerjee died on 8 January 2000. His last film was "Khelaghar".
Sarod maestro, music director and writer Abanindra Maitra was his nearest friend, they grew up together since childhood. He gave music in many of his films like Debotar Grash, Jeeban Sangra and others.
Abanindra said Soumitra was a highly talented actor and a singer.
Death.
He died in 2000 due to alcoholism. He was survived by his wife.
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22911834 | Matthew Fox (footballer) | Matthew Christopher Fox (born 13 July 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Northampton Town. He played as a centre back.
Fox was born in the Sheldon district of Birmingham. When he left school in 1987, he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee, and turned professional two years later. Fox, described as a "dogged defender, hard in the tackle and quick to cover", made his debut in the Second Division on 25 February 1989, deputising for Vince Overson in the starting eleven for a goalless draw away at West Bromwich Albion. He played twice more in the league that season, and then missed the entire 1989–90 season through injury. He played seven times in the league in 1990, then spent a month on loan at Cheltenham Town of the Conference, but was unable to establish himself in the first team on his return. He joined Division Two (third tier) club Northampton Town towards the end of the 1992–93 season, but played only once before being released. After an unsuccessful trial with Shrewsbury Town, he moved into non-league football with Bridgnorth Town.
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18536939 | Kotō Station | is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines.
Kotō Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 478.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
Station layout.
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station building, which is located underneath the elevated tracks of the Sanyo Shinkansen, is unattended.
History.
Kotō Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line became the San'yō Main Line in 1909. The station name was changed on 1 November 1916. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics.
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 88 passengers daily.
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524825 | Voiced bilabial trill | The voiced bilabial trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the sound is , a small capital version of the Latin letter b, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is codice_1.
Features.
Features of the voiced bilabial trill:
In most instances, it is only found as the trilled release of a prenasalized stop.
Occurrences.
The Knorkator song "[Buchstabe]" (the actual title is a glyph) on the 1999 album "Hasenchartbreaker" uses a similar sound (though linguolabial instead of bilabial) to replace "br" in a number of German words (e.g. for ).
Phonology.
In many of the languages in which the bilabial trill occurs, it occurs only as part of a prenasalized bilabial stop with trilled release, . That developed historically from a prenasalized stop before a relatively high back vowel like . In such instances, the sounds are usually still limited to the environment of a following . However, the trills in Mangbetu may precede any vowel and are sometimes preceded by only a nasal.
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61438897 | Tennessee State Route 328 | State Route 328 (SR 328) is a north–south state highway in Roane and Morgan counties of East Tennessee. It connects the town of Oakdale to the cities of Harriman and Wartburg.
Route description.
SR 328 begins in Roane County in downtown Harriman at an intersection with US 27/SR 61 (Roane Street/SR 29). It goes northwest along Georgia Street and immediately crosses a bridge over some railroad tracks before merging onto Oakdale Road. It passes through neighborhoods before running along the banks of the Emory River and passing through the Emory Gap through Walden Ridge. The highway then enters the Cumberland Plateau and leaves Harriman to cross into Morgan County. SR 328 winds its way north as Old Harriman Highway, running parallel to the Emory River, through rural areas to enter Oakdale and have an intersection with SR 299 just west of downtown. It then leaves Oakdale and the Emory River and winds its way north through mountains and rural areas of the Cumberland Plateau before coming to an end at an intersection with US 27/SR 29.
History.
SR 328 was once designated as State Route 29A (SR 29A).
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64241565 | Charybdis (mountain) | Charybdis is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. Located deep in the backcountry of Kings Canyon National Park, Charybdis sits at the heart of one of the mountain range's least accessible regions. The shortest approach is 16 miles from the Sabrina Lake trailhead, and requires significant cross-country travel over rugged, exposed class 3 terrain. The shortest approach not requiring extensive cross-country travel is 23 miles long, beginning at the South Lake trailhead. Charybdis and its sister peak Scylla flank the Enchanted Gorge at its upper end, rising from the east and west sides of the gorge, respectively.
Theodore Solomons gave Charybdis its name in 1895 on an expedition through the area. Its name, together with Scylla's, is a reference to the ancient Greek legend of Scylla and Charybdis. In this legend, Scylla and Charybdis are two sea monsters located very close to each other in the narrow Strait of Messina. It was considered impossible to avoid one of the monsters without getting too close to the other.
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8393722 | Volkswagen Type 147 Kleinlieferwagen | The Volkswagen Type 147 (informally Fridolin) was a panel van produced by the German automaker Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles from 1964 until 1974. The van was mainly built for the purposes of the state-owned "Deutsche Bundespost".
History.
In February 1962 the German Postal Services commissioned Volkswagen to design them a postal van that would suit their needs. To lower costs, VW started off with the Karmann produced Beetle cabriolet (Type 15) as basis for the van due to its strength in build but later turned to the Karmann Ghia (Type 14) for basis as it was wider. The engine, the transmission and axles originated from the VW Beetle Type 1, the headlights from the VW 1500, and the tailgate (scaled-down) from the VW Transporter (Type 2).
It was agreed Franz Knobel & Sohn GmbH (later called Westfalia Werke) would build the vehicles at the behest of VW. Several prototypes were designed until production started in 1964. Most cars were sold to the Deutsche Bundespost, but also to Swiss Post Offices (in an upgraded version with a more powerful 1.3 L engine, disc brakes and a block heater) and to the Lufthansa for apron use.
Its official name was "Volkswagen Type 147 Kleinlieferwagen" (small van) but due to its funny and badly proportioned shape it was affectionately called "Fridolin". From 1964 to July 1974, 6139 were produced, approximately 200 are preserved.
Specifications.
Engine: flat 4, 1192 cc, 34 hp (25 kW)
Length:
Height:
Wheelbase:
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68365808 | Corydoras fulleri | Corydoras fulleri, formerly identified as C116/115 is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae native to South America where it is found in two tributaries of the río Manuripe and a tributary of the río Madre de Dios, rio Madeira basin, Peru. It lives in a tropical climate in water with a temperature range of .
"Corydoras fulleri" is distinctive owing to it having two pores within its supraorbital canal, three series of teeth on the upper tooth plate of the branchial arch, and, a small fleshy flap at the corner of the mouth, ventral to the maxillary barbel. It has a well developed and conical snout which frames a slightly concaved head shape from the tip of the snout to the anterior nares. Males will grow in length up to , while females will reach around .
It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter.
Etymology.
"Corydoras fulleri" is named in honour of Ian Fuller, an aquarist and owner of Corydoras World, a website and knowledge base dedicated to corydoradine catfish.
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60496952 | David Junior (actor) | David Junior (Nova Iguaçu, December 8, 1985) is a Brazilian actor.
Career.
He began to study theater at the age of 22, after small participations in soap operas, in 2016, through tests, obtained the paper of the slave Saviano in the series "Liberdade, Liberdade" of the Rede Globo. His participation in the plot of the eleven caused uproar when performing a scene of sex with Dionísia, represented by Maite Proença, and to appear naked. With this scene, its work reverberated in the social networks and it happened to be recognized to the public, and to gain prominence in the television.
In 2017, interpreted the businessman Dom in the telenovela "Pega Pega". In the plot, he was an executive created in Europe, by his adopted mother Sabine, personage of Irene Ravache and administered the company along with the mother. After the end of the novel, due to the great success of his character, renewed contract for 3 years with the Rede Globo. In 2018, he played the role of the slave Menelau in the telenovela "O Tempo Não Para".
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47963499 | Voortrekker Fort, Elandsfontein | The Voortrekker Fort situated on the farm, Elandsfontein, was constructed by the Voortrekkers under Commandant General A.M. Potgieter in 1842. A commemorative tablet of the former National Monuments Council states that the fort was built "for the protection of families with the view of possible departure of a commando against the British troops from Natal".
History.
According to tradition, this stone fort was built by the Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Hendrik Potgieter. It was presumably erected in 1842 to serve as a shelter for women and children in case the men had to leave for Port Natal to assist the Voortrekkers there against a British invasion.
The fort was built of stone and was about 24 m long and 12 m wide with embrasures at the corners to provide enfilading fire. The walls must have been about 1,5 m high. There are two roads that lead to Fochville from the national road between Johannesburg and Potchefstroom. The more southerly of these roads, the main route from Potchefstroom to Fochville, crosses the farm Elandsfontein where the ruins of this Voortrekker Fort.
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5727272 | Andrés de Tapia Motelchiuh | Don Andrés de Tapia Motelchiuh Huitznahuatlailótlac, also known as Motelchiuhtzin, was the ruler of Tenochtitlan (1525–1530).
After the death of Don Juan Velázquez Tlacotzin in Nochixtlan in 1525, Hernán Cortés chose Don Andrés Motelchiuhtzin as the new ruler of Tenochtitlan.
Motelchiuhtzin was not of the upper classes; he was born as a "macehualli" or working commoner, but he had gained renown as a warrior captain. He was captured together with Cuauhtémoc, and tortured along with him to reveal the location of the Aztecs' gold. Eventually he was freed and he returned to his lands.
Because Tenochtitlan was in ruins, he stayed in Nochixtlan. In the three years of Cortés expeditions, he had been ruling Tenochtitlan as "cuauhtlatoani". He would not be tlatoani, but he would stayed as "cuauhtlatoani" two years more.
During his rule, the Aztec titles and decorations were suppressed by the Spanish rulers.
In 1530, Motelchiuhtzin went with the Spaniards to an expedition to Teocolhuacan, against the Chichimeca and in Aztatlan was wounded by a Chichimecan arrow while he was bathing, and died of the wound. He left a son called Hernando de Tapia.
(Bowditch 1904) identifies this person simply as Motelchiuh, and says he was named for "his godfather, Don Andrés de Tapia Motelchiuh". This presumably refers to the Spanish conquistador Don Andrés de Tapia, and probably should read "his godfather, Don Andrés de Tapia".
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64259527 | Shibuya Scramble Square | Shibuya Scramble Square (Japanese: 渋谷スクランブルスクエア Shibuya Sukuranburu Sukuea) is a mixed-use skyscraper connected to Shibuya Station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
It is part of a redevelopment of the station area. Located above Shibuya Station, the complex consists of three buildings, including an eastern building, Shibuya Scramble Square (229.71 m height), a central building (61 m height) and a western building (76 m height).
Construction of the complex began in 2014 and is due to end in 2027, with an area of 276,000 m2. The eastern building of the complex, the Shibuya Scramble Square skyscraper, was completed in October 2019 and opened on November 1, 2019, with an area of 181,000 m2. Shibuya Scramble Square surpassed the Cerulean Tower in height and became the highest skyscraper in the district of Shibuya. The Shibuya Scramble Square underground floor is directly connected to Shibuya Station. An observation deck, “SHIBUYA SKY”, is located on the roof of the skyscraper. The complex includes shops, offices, an observation deck, and a parking area.
The name "Shibuya Scramble Square" comes from the infamous pedestrian crossing located just few meters from the landmark, "The Scramble". This is the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world as people can walk in every direction, making it quick and accessible to reach every building near by Shibuya station.
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68286240 | Elvira López (actress) | Elvira López Morales (Concepción, Biobío Region, September 13, 1966) is a Chilean film, theater and television actress.
Career.
She made her debut in the successful television series on Canal 13 "Fácil de amar" playing a small role, then emigrated to TVN in the television series "Ámame", which had great success in Chile, where she played the sweet "Carmencita", sister of "J" (Carlos Concha) and friend of "Daniela" (Ángela Contreras). Later, always on the state channel, she played numerous roles in national soap operas, such as "Rojo y Miel", "Rompecorazón", among others.
Elvira returns in glory and majesty for the successful TV series on Channel 13 "Machos", where she played the lost daughter of the "Mercader" family. After her return, she continues to be seen on the screen in unsuccessful teleseries "Hippie", the successful "Brujas" and special appearances in "Disparejas", "Alguien te mira" and "Fortunato" these last 2 in 2007.
In 2009 she appears in the Channel 13 television series; "Cuenta conmigo" where she plays Ximena, Anita's best friend, played by Carolina Arregui.
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26995463 | Stefan Kirmaier | Oberleutnant Stefan Kirmaier (28 July 1889 – 22 November 1916) was a World War I German flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories. Kirmaier would succeed Oswald Boelcke as commander of the famed "Jagdstaffel 2" before being killed in action.
Early life.
Stefan Kirmaier was born in Lachen, the German Empire, on 28 July 1889.
World War I service.
Kirmaier began World War I as an infantryman. After transferring into aviation, he was posted to "Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie)" (Flier Detachment (Artillery)) 203 in 1915 and early 1916. He was then attached to "Kampfeinsitzerkommando" (Combat Single-Seater Command) Jametz, and scored his first three victories during July 1916 while flying a Fokker Eindekker. On 5 October, he was moved up to fly a fighter in "Jagdstaffel 2" (Fighter Squadron 2) under the command of Oswald Boelcke. Kirmaier then scored four wins between 17 and 26 October while flying a reddish-brown Albatros D.II. On 28 October 1916, Boelcke was killed in action, and Kirmaier was entrusted with command of the squadron. While in command, he scored four more victories, all in November. On 22 November, Kirmaier died in action from a bullet through the head fired by either John Oliver Andrews or Kelvin Crawford. Kirmaier was also awarded the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern on the 22nd.
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23556752 | Urtak | Urtak was a free collaborative public opinion website founded in 2008 based in New York City. An urtak survey could be created by any individual for his or her community. The users of an urtak survey can add questions of their own to the survey, as well as answer questions that have been asked by other users. As soon as a question is answered, previous responses to the question by other users were immediately displayed in the form of a pie chart, and users were also able to search for and browse the results of previously answered questions. All questions were fed randomly to participants and have only three options for answering: "yes," "no," and "don't care."
The first urtak to have been created was titled "The General Interest Urtak". Since Urtak was founded in 2008, over 13,000 Urtak surveys have been created, more than 77,000 questions have been asked, and over 22 million responses have been recorded.
On September 16, 2013 Urtak announced the service would be suspended commencing September 20, 2013.
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72751027 | Nurullah Aslan | Nurullah Aslan (born 5 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği on loan from Samsunspor.
Career.
Nurullah Aslan began his career in 2007 as a defender for his local club Termespor, later making the switch to goalkeeper. After playing at amateur levels, he signed his first professional contract with Erbaaspor in 2016. Aslan appeared in a total of 51 matches for Erbaaspor, including matches in the Turkish Cup.
Samsunspor signed Aslan from Erbaaspor in December 2018 and signed a 4.5-year deal with him. Aslan became the first-choice keeper of the club, and helped the club win the TFF Second League title in the 2019-20 season and gain promotion to the TFF First League. Aslan remained as the club's first-choice goalkeeper in the TFF First League and played the full 90 minutes in all of the club's matches in his first season in the TFF First League before suffering a drop of form in his second season and losing his spot. He was loaned out to Süper Lig club Ankaragücü for the 2022-23 season, but his loan deal was terminated in December 2022. He was then loaned out to fellow TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği for the remainder of the season.
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36056796 | Líderes | Líderes (English: "Leaders") is the eighth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. The album was released on July 3, 2012. The album features collaborations of artist like Chris Brown, T-Pain, Jennifer Lopez, O’Neill, Franco "El Gorila" and Alberto Stylee, Timbaland. The album's track listing was confirmed by Universal on June 11, 2012. The album is a mixture of Latin pop, dance-pop, hip-hop, and reggaeton, and won the Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year. It also the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year in 2013.
Reception.
Carlos Quintana from About.com said that "Líderes" "represents a good example of what we can consider a modern Latin Urban music album. This production offers a good balance between the original flavors of Reggaeton and a sound shaped by defined Dance beats that can be heard throughout the whole album -- Overall, "Líderes" is an album that offers a good mix of a little bit of Reggaeton, Dance music and Latin Pop. Considering this mix is what is making Latin Urban music so popular today, "Líderes" does a good job in delivering just what the people want." Although "Billboard" estimated the album will sell between 10 thousand and 15 thousand copies in the first week in the US, it only sold 3,427 copies.
Track listing.
Standard edition
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8787191 | Classic 8 Conference | The Classic 8 Conference, also known as the C8C, is a high school athletic conference made up of 9 teams in southeastern Wisconsin. The Classic 8 Conference is a member of the WIAA. The conference is one of the newer conferences in the WIAA, having been formed in 1997. The conference has schools that participate in such sports as lacrosse, field hockey, alpine skiing, boys ice hockey, girls ice hockey, and cross-country skiing.
Current Member schools.
Current members of the Classic 8 Conference include:
Classic 8 football.
Current members of the Classic 8 Conference have accounted for a total of 26 state appearances, including 15 WIAA State Champions. Of those fifteen state championships, Muskego has two (2018, 2019), Arrowhead has won six (1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2012, 2013), Kettle Moraine has won two (1988, 2022), Mukwonago has won one (2004), Catholic Memorial has won four (2012, 2016, 2018, 2019) and Waukesha West has won two (2004, 2010). The conference put its football talents on display especially in 2004, when it had two WIAA state champions in Mukwonago (Division 1) and Waukesha West (Division 2), next in 2012 when it had Arrowhead (Division 1) and Catholic Memorial (Division 3), and most recently in 2018, Muskego (Division 1) and Catholic Memorial (Division 3). Since 2000, the conference has sent 18 teams to the state championships in Madison at Camp Randall (9 state runners-up, 9 championships).
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38018195 | Denise Rutkowski | Denise Lynn Rutkowski is a former American professional female bodybuilder.
Bodybuilding career.
Her professional bodybuilding career was brief, and ended shortly after finishing 2nd in the Ms. Olympia contest in 1993. Her sudden retirement shocked the sport, as she was seen as an easy contender for the Ms. Olympia in 1994.
Personal life.
During her bodybuilding career she arrived in San Diego, CA in 1989 from Texas and lived at Mission Beach while training at Gold's Gym Pacific Beach. She lived in San Diego until 1991, when she won the Orange County Muscle Classic and California State Championships, and thereafter moved to Venice, CA to train at Gold's Gym, Venice Beach, California, and had an interest in improving the quality of life for underprivileged children in the neighborhood. She spent time traveling with youth from Venice, California to WWF shows, Disneyland, and sporting events.
In 1994, she went back home to Fort Worth, Texas and she entered Calvary Cathedral International Bible College for two years. By 1996, Rutkowski was going around the country spreading the word of God at various religious revivals. In 2001, Rutkowski started training again, and returned to a better physical condition.
Television appearance.
In 1994, she had a brief appearance on the show "Dream On", in the episode "".
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51972884 | Varvara Melnikova | Varvara Melnikova (born 1980) is a Russian business executive and urban planner.
Career.
She is chief executive officer (CEO) of the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, a non-profit post-graduate institute in the field of urban studies located in Moscow. Melnikova established the Strlka Institute with Rem Koolhaas in 2009. In 2013, it was named one of the world's top 100 architectural schools by Domus magazine. She is a founding partner of KB Strelka, a bureau associated with the Strelka Institute which consults in the fields of architecture, urban planning and cultural programming. Melnikova is also CEO for the Afisha Publishing House, which produces an online guide on culture and entertainment.
She is a member of the Commission on urban areas development of the Russian Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities.
Melnikova contributed to the redesign of Gorky Park in 2011. She was part of the team that prepared the "Fair enough" exhibition in the Russian pavilion at the XIVth Venice Biennale of Architecture; the exhibition received a special prize at the Biennale. In 2013, she was included in the Calvert Journal's list of the 25 Russian women who have had the most influence on Russian culture.
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31542489 | Schreder HP-20 | The Schreder HP-20 is an American, high-wing, T-tail, single seat glider designed by Richard Schreder.
Design and development.
The HP-20 was designed by Schreder for the FAI 15 Metre Class. The HP-20 prototype was just complete when Schreder lost interest in the project and moved on to work on the HP-21 instead. The sole example of the HP-20 was built by Schreder in his workshop in Byran, Ohio and first flew in 1981.
The HP-20 is all-metal with foam wing ribs. The design shares a similar fuselage to the HP-19, but has a different double-tapered wing of smaller area, versus for the HP-19. This gives the HP-20 a higher wing loading and higher best glide speed, although the glide ratio is the same as the HP-19 at 42:1. The airfoil is a Schreder modification of a Wortmann section, designated as "Schreder 3". of water ballast can be carried. The landing gear is a retractable monowheel.
Operational history.
Even though Richard Schreder died in August 2002, in April 2011 the sole HP-20 was still registered to him.
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11453878 | Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) | Ards was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Boundaries.
Ards was a county constituency comprising the town of Newtownards, the Ards peninsula and the town of Donaghadee. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first past the post elections throughout Northern Ireland. Ards was created by the division of Down into eight new constituencies. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.
Politics.
Ards had a unionist majority, and consistently elected Ulster Unionist Party members. It was sometimes contested by members of the Ulster Liberal Party, Northern Ireland Labour Party or Commonwealth Labour Party, who received between 19% and 42% of the votes cast.
Elections.
At the 1933 and 1938 general elections, Henry Mulholland was elected unopposed.
At the 1949 Northern Ireland general election, William May was elected unopposed.
At the 1958 Northern Ireland general election, William May was elected unopposed.
At the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, William Long was elected unopposed.
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30875284 | Michael May (racing driver) | Michael May (born 18 August 1934 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a former racing driver and engineer from Switzerland. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 May 1961. He scored no championship points.
After a crash during practice for the 1961 German Grand Prix, May concentrated on engineering, helping to develop a fuel injection system for Porsche and Ferrari.
May is generally credited with introducing the first manipulated elevated wing onto a racing car - a Porsche 550 Spyder- to produce downforce (or down thrust) for enhanced braking and cornering speeds to reduce lap times. The modified 550 was entered by May and his brother Pierre in the 1956 1000km of Nürburgring. During qualifying, the car lapped the circuit four seconds faster than the Porsche factory team 550s. However, race organizers disqualified the car following a complaint by Porsche racing director Huschke von Hanstein. The wing was removed for the remainder of the car's racing career.
He also worked in designing high-compression engines, improving fuel economy among other things. The most notable example was his reworked 'Fireball' head for the 'high-efficiency' high-compression Jaguar V-12 HE engine.
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35023351 | State Bank of Wisconsin | The State Bank of Wisconsin is a six-story Neoclassical-styled office building built in 1906 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
History.
In 1852 Wisconsin passed a referendum in favor of establishing commercial banks under state charter. With that, the Banking Act of 1852 was enacted. In 1853 Eliphalet Cramer founded the State Bank of Wisconsin under the Act, and in 1855 Charles D. Nash founded the Bank of Milwaukee. These were two of the fifteen "state banks" chartered in Milwaukee.
Cramer's State Bank of Wisconsin building was constructed starting in 1856. Its designer is uncertain, but it was probably George W. Mygatt and Leonhardt A. Schmidtner, given other projects that they did for Cramer. The building was in Italian Renaissance Revival style - four stories on a raised basement, with a wooden framework clad in limestone from near Joliet, Illinois, with corner quoins, a projecting cornice, and a cast iron entablature.
Charles Nash's Bank of Milwaukee was constructed next door in 1858. It was designed by his relative Albert C. Nash very similar to the Bank of Wisconsin next door, but with hoods over the windows. The two buildings shared a common party wall.
In a 1903 project undertaken by Ferry & Clas, the buildings were joined together. After a portion of the building collapsed in 1956, the damaged areas were re-built with limestone that had been salvaged from the wreck and cream-colored brick.
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29214572 | Kakuri | Kakuri is a residential area in Nigeria. It is a suburb of Kaduna and is under the Kaduna South Local Government.
It has a St. Gerard Hospital and a Gwamna Awan General Hospital. A Government Secondary School, a school of psychiatric nursing and St. Anne's Nursery and Primary School as well Victory Academy, 2nd ECWA secondary school and Excel College.
It does not have a railway station. It is the centre of Kaduna's industry. Nigerian-German Chemicals PLC, Prosan Engineering, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria and Chanchangi Motors Ltd. are active in Kakuri. Christ Apostolic Church and St. Paul's Anglican Church are present in Kakuri. is present there, too. Kakuri also has a Government Secondary School. Matthew Kukah, then-Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Kaduna lives in Kakuri and now bishop of Sokoto. former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo has worked in the armed forces in Kakuri. Chief Omadachi Egboche former Chairman Licensed Electrical contractor Association of Nigeria (LECAN Kakuri branch) was a Resident. Areas surrounding Kakuri include the Nassarawa to the north, Trikania to the west, Barnawa to the east and Gonigora to tho south. Kakuri has a Developmental Association for Renewable Energies.
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31454394 | Peter Barry (footballer) | Peter Barry (19 October 1937 – 7 June 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Barry was a key position player, who joined Carlton from Bayswater. He broke into the seniors during the second half of the 1958 VFL season and the following year played 19 of a possible 20 games. After playing the opening two rounds in 1960, Barry struggled with illness and didn't made any more appearances that year.
He played mostly as a full-back and appeared in that position for Carlton in their 1962 finals campaign, for which he is most remembered. With just seconds remaining in the preliminary final replay against Geelong, Carlton were holding onto a five point lead as the ball was kicked in the direction of Barry and his opponent, full-forward Doug Wade. The mark was taken by Wade, just 30 metres out and directly in front of goals, but instead of taking what would have been a shot after the siren to win the game, umpire Jack Irving awarded Barry a free-kick. It was later explained that Irving had seen Wade holding Barry's shorts during the marking contest.
In 1964, having played only couple of reserves games, Barry was granted a clearance to Port Melbourne.
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56700211 | George Percy Churchill | George Percy Churchill CBE FSA (1877–1973) was a British historian and diplomat.
Early life.
He was born in 1877 the son of Henry Adrian Churchill, an archaeological explorer and British diplomat. Three of his four brothers, Harry Lionel, Sidney John Alexander William Algernon were also diplomats.
In 1906 he married Muriel East (d. 1968) with whom he had two sons.
Career.
He was Oriental Secretary at the British Legation in Tehran from 1903. He could read and write in the Persian language and translated "The Constitution granted to Persia, 30 December 1906" and, at a date unknown, wrote "Farhang-i rijāl-i Qājār"
In 1906 he wrote "Biographical Notices of Persian Statesmen and Notables" comprising an index of prominent Qajar statesmen, a collection of notes, genealogical tables, and over 300 seal impressions. Copies are held at the India Office records at the British Library, the Foreign Office records at the National Archives, and in libraries at Bamberg, Cambridge and Canberra.
In 1919 he was employed by the Foreign Office and attached to the English Suite of the Shah of Persia during his Majesty's State visit to England in 1919, and was given the first class of the Order of the Lion and Sun.
In 1924 he was appointed British Consul-General in Algiers, a position to which his father had previously been posted in 1863. In 1927 he wrote "A Historical Sketch of Algeria".
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41336279 | Istanbul Congress Center | Istanbul Congress Center (ICC; ) is a convention center located at Harbiye neighborhood of Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened on October 17, 2009, it is owned by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
Situated adjacent to Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage, it is a multi-level complex, which was built to host the 2009 IMF and World Bank Group Annual Meeting. The building has a foyer at ground level, several meeting halls in different sizes in five underground levels and car park in the lowest two levels.
Facilities.
At the first basement level B1, there are seven meeting halls of a total area and total seating capacity of 488 people. The congress center's biggest meeting space with an area of and 2,192 to 3,705-person seating capacity, the Harbiye Hall, occupies three levels. Its entrance is situated at level B2. The level B2 hosts another eight halls in sizes ranging between with seating capacities from 104 to 1,404. Four of these halls are divisible in two or three smaller spaces by soundproof panels. The basement level B3 holds a total of 90 smaller rooms for workshop meetings in the range of . The levels B4 and B5 are exhibition halls in the sizes of and with ceiling height as well as another bigger one of with .
The levels B6 and B7 are designed as car park capable of 850 vehicles in total. The center is connected with a passage to Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center across the street, which is closed to traffic.
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27756298 | Euschistus ictericus | Euschistus ictericus is a North American species of shield bug. It grows up to long, and lives in damp areas.
Distribution.
In Canada, "E. ictericus" is restricted to Ontario and Quebec. In the United States, its distribution reaches as far south as Texas and Louisiana, and only as far west as Utah, despite previous reports that its range extended from coast to coast.
Description.
"E. ictericus" grows to a length of , and can be distinguished from other members of the "brown stink bug complex" by the lack of black spots in the middle of the ventral side of the abdomen, and by the presence of black rings around the spiracles on the abdomen.
Ecology.
"E. ictericus" lives in damp situations, on "Carex comosa", "Iris versicolor", "Nymphaea odorata", "Saururus cernuus", willows, "Carduus horridulum", "Heracleum maximum", "Cuscuta", "Glycine max", "Vicia faba", "Verbascum thapsus", "Juncus", "Perillus frutescens", "polygonum densiflorum" and "Persicaria punctata". It is attacked by "Euthera tentatrix", "Beskia aelops" and "Cylindromyia euchenor" (Tachinidae) and by the eastern meadowlark, "Sturnella magna". "E. ictericus" is not commercially important as a pest.
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62715103 | Esther Borough Johnson | Esther Harriet Borough Johnson née George (1866–1958) was an English painter.
Personal life.
Esther Harriet George was born on 2 April 1866 at Sutton Maddock, Shifnal, Shropshire. Her father was a clergyman, a curate at the time of her birth and later vicar of Pentney, Norfolk. She had a twin sister Lydia. She married the artist Ernest Borough Johnson (1866–1949) in 1903, and thereafter painted under the name Esther Borough Johnson. She died on 28 October 1958, aged 92, in a nursing home in Worcester Park, Surrey.
Painting career.
Johnson studied at Birmingham School of Art, Chelsea Art School and at Hubert von Herkomer's School of Art in Bushey. During her career she exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London, with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and with the Women's International Art Club. Her works are held in collections including Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries, Bushey Museum and Art Gallery and The Box, Plymouth.
She wrote "The technique of flower painting in oil, water-colour, and pastel", published by Pitman (1931), and the introduction to a 1907 "Drawings of Michael Angelo" published by Newnes.
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2031177 | Bush at War | Bush at War is a 2002 book by "The Washington Post" reporter Bob Woodward recounting President George W. Bush's responses to the September 11 attacks and his administration's handling of the subsequent War in Afghanistan.
Much of the book recounts events in meetings of the United States National Security Council (NSC), with the major players in the story, including the President, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, George Tenet and Condoleezza Rice, developed from NSC meeting notes and Woodward's own interviews with administration officials.
Woodward especially focuses on the administration's decision to go to war in Afghanistan and its strategic and tactical decisions. As one of the first detailed accounts of these decisions, prior to inside accounts like Richard A. Clarke's "Against All Enemies", Woodward's book was widely acclaimed, getting praise from "The Times" and other major papers. The book was criticized by Michael Scheuer, former CIA chief of the Bin Laden station, in his book "Imperial Hubris" for offering a platform for government leaks, which he deemed harmful to national security: "After reading Mr. Woodward's "Bush at War", it seems to me that the U.S. officials who either approved or participated in passing the information—in documents and via interviews—that is the heart of Mr. Woodward's book, gave an untold measure of aid and comfort to the enemy."
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15982077 | Trapped (Colonel Abrams song) | "Trapped" is a song by American musician Colonel Abrams, released in 1985 as the first single from his self-titled debut album. It has since become known as Abrams' signature song and still receives airplay on dance radio stations in the UK and the US.
This song has arguably remained Abrams' biggest hit on both sides of the Atlantic, topping the US Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in September 1985 and peaking at number 20 on the soul chart. Overseas, it went to number three on the UK Singles Chart.
Produced by Richard Burgess in 1984, "Trapped" is widely considered the precursor to house music, and is referred to as a proto-house track and a precursor to garage house.
Mike Stock of Stock Aitken Waterman stated that "Trapped" was a big influence on the 1987 Rick Astley smash hit "Never Gonna Give You Up".
"Trapped" was also remixed by Boards of Canada under their Hell Interface pseudonym. The resulting track, also called "Trapped", was released on Skam Record's "MASK 200".
Legacy.
On the October 9, 2014 episode of BBC television program "Mock the Week", "Trapped" was featured in a section concerning the use of private browsing, in which comedians Dara Ó Briain (hosting) and Ed Byrne (panelist) could not stop laughing during its recording.
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14624477 | Hypochrysops | Hypochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea.
Food sources.
The mistletoe plant is ambiguously claimed to be a food source for at least some species of "Hypochrysops".
This might be so, but raises some questions because most Lycaenidae have parasitic or mutualistic, often highly specific, relationships with various species of ants, and ants have been reported to carry the eggs of the Apollo jewel butterfly ("Hypochrysops apollo apollo") into their colonies inside ant plants of the genus "Myrmecodia". "Myrmecodia" species have certain superficial resemblances to "mistletoes", but are epiphytic, not markedly parasitic, and are not in any parasitic plant family; they are in fact in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It seems likely that "Hypochrysops apollo apollo" at least, might feed exclusively on ant food and ant larvae.
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21514188 | Tattoo the Earth | Tattoo the Earth was a concert tour from 2000 to 2002 in the United States. Scott Alderman, the festival's creator, believed that the tour would help "catch the vibe" between the musical artists and the body artists, saying in a prepared statement, "Nothing represents the counter youth culture like music and body art. It is a statement of purpose and a passport to another way of living. We're simply creating a venue where it can be expressed."
MTV revealed on June 6, 2000 that Slayer and Sepultura recently joined the tour. Metallica, which was originally not part of the tour, officially announced on June 13, 2000 that they would be joining it. The following day, Stone Temple Pilots announced plans to join the tour.
The tour, with part of it taking place during the summer, posed a challenge to Slipknot in particular. The band performed onstage in masks, and even under the best circumstances, they found them uncomfortable. The band's drummer Joey Jordison commented, "Everyone passes out two or three times per tour. It never happens 'til the end of the show. People are like, 'I don't know how you do it with the mask on, let alone one-piece wool coveralls in 110 degree heat.' But it's the music that drives us, and we've built up a tolerance for it."
Alderman announced in 2022 that the tour would return in August that year, with Anthrax headlining.
Bands.
2000:
Select shows:
Tattoo artists.
Forty-two tattoo artists were featured at the tour.
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14538879 | Yom Hillula | A Yom Hillula (, day of festivity) is another word for "yahrzeit" (the anniversary of a death). However, it differs from a regular "yahrzeit" in two respects. It refers specifically to the "yahrzeit" of a great "tzaddik" who taught Kabbalah and/or Chassidus, and unlike a regular "yahrzeit", which is marked with sadness and even fasting, a "Yom Hillula" is commemorated specifically through simcha (joy), and festive celebration. This term is most often used in Hasidic circles to refer to the day of the death of Hasidic Rebbes.
The observation of a hillula in Maghrebi Jewish communities is also widespread, especially in Morocco, with the Hiloula of Rabbi Isaac Ben Walid and the Hiloula of Rabbi Haim Pinto among them, as well as the Baba Sali in the Israeli town of Netivot.
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
The first t"zaddik" whose "Yom Hillula" was celebrated is that of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, on Lag Baomer. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai referred to this day as "Yom Simchato" ("the day of his happiness") and a spiritual wedding. There is thus a very widely observed custom to visit the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron, Israel on Lag Be'Omer, and celebrate with torches, song, and feasting. This celebration was a specific request by Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai of his students.
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3082705 | Wouda pumping station | The ir. D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station () is a pumping station in the Netherlands, and the largest still operational steam-powered pumping station in the world. On October 7, 1920 Queen Wilhelmina opened the pumping station. It was built to pump excess water out of Friesland, a province in the north of the Netherlands. In 1967 the 47 years old coal furnaces were converted to run on heavy fuel oil. It has a pumping capacity of . The pumping station is currently used to supplement the existing pumping capacity of the J.L. Hooglandgemaal in Stavoren in case of exceptionally high water levels in Friesland, which usually happens a few times each year.
-4 tandem compound, reciprocating steam engines, with poppet valves:
-8 horizontal, double suction, fabricated, centrifugal pumps: 500 m³ per minute, 125,000 GPM, 180 MGD:
Since 1998 the ir. D.F. Woudagemaal has been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
The station is open for visitors and tours are given regularly.
Location.
The pumping station is located at Tacozijl just outside Lemmer
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30974356 | Ed Jordan | Ed Jordan (born Edward Paul Jordan, 2 March 1969, Johannesburg) is a South African musician, composer, singer-songwriter, actor, TV and radio presenter. His most recent work was for "Spud" the Movie starring John Cleese, where he wrote and produced the orchestral score and the theme songs as working as music supervisor on the film. Jordan is known in South Africa for his pop rock songs and ballads, presenting the TV show "Deal Or No Deal" and for his Beautiful Creatures children's brand, which he co-founded in 2004.
The Beautiful Creatures Musical is currently on stage at Montecasino. Jordan provided music for two episodes of the "Wild at Heart". He has also released "The Best of Ed Jordan" compilation album for Christmas 2011.
Music.
During the 1990s, Jordan wrote and played keyboard for South African acts, Wendy Oldfield, T.K., the Rasta Rebels and Mango Groove. He has also supported Bryan Ferry, Hootie and the Blowfish, Crowded House and Ronan Keating on their South African tours. Following the success of Jordan's TV program "The Wedding Show", he released his fourth solo album, "For Always" featuring the hit single "Goddess". “Tonight” was Jordan's fifth studio album.
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26919806 | United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia | The United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia. It was established in Resolution 866 (1993) and headquartered in the capital Monrovia.
UNOMIL was created as part of the Cotonou Agreement to support the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996). Its initial mandate was to monitor the implementation of peace agreements between the Liberian parties, investigate ceasefire violations, assist in maintenance of assembly sites and demobilisation of combatants, facilitate humanitarian assistance, investigate violations of human rights and to monitor the electoral process. During its mandate, UNOMIL carried out logistical work while the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group provided security, and undertook public information campaigns with the aim of educating voters.
It was superseded by the United Nations Mission in Liberia, established in September 2003.
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40228792 | Axios (acclamation) | "Axios!" (Greek ἄξιος, "worthy of", "deserving of", "suitable") is an acclamation adopted by the early Oriental Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox church and Byzantine Eastern Catholic churches and made by the faithful at the ordination of bishops, priests and deacons. The acclamation may also be made when a bishop presents an ecclesiastical award to a clergyman during the Divine Liturgy.
Ordination.
The ecclesiastical custom has its origins in the early Christianity, when the clergy were elected by the entire church community, including the laity. This was based upon the precedent set in the Acts of the Apostles (; ). Election and ordination (Greek: "cheirotonia" - χειροτονία, literally, "laying-on of hands") are two separate actions. The election was accomplished by all, the laying-on of hands by the bishops only (). Because of the danger of politicizing the process, and because of electoral corruption, the clergy began to be appointed by the episcopate alone (a priest or deacon is appointed by the ruling bishop; a bishop is elected by a synod). A remnant of the election remains at the beginning of the ordination ceremony when the candidate is brought forward and bows first to the people, then to the clergy, and finally to the ordaining bishop—each of the three classes that would have been involved in the election. As he bows to each, a deacon proclaims: "Command!", inviting not only consent but authorization to proceed with the ordination.
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18159062 | Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 |
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Its data, published by "Billboard" magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical as well as airplay. Throughout a year, "Billboard" will publish an annual list of the 100 most successful songs throughout that year on the Hot 100 chart based on the information. For 2002, the list was published on December 29, calculated with data from December 1, 2001 to November 30, 2002.
There were only nine songs that topped the Hot 100 in 2002, the second lowest number in Billboard history. Eminem's "Lose Yourself" was the longest running #1 of the year, spending 12 weeks at #1 with eight of its weeks in 2002 and another four in 2003. Ashanti's "Foolish" and Nelly's "Dilemma" both spent 10 weeks at #1.
"Lose Yourself" also held the record for the longest rap song to stay at number one; it would eventually be tied with The Black Eyed Peas's "Boom Boom Pow" in 2009 and Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" in 2015. All three of these songs would keep the record until Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" broke it by spending 19 weeks at #1 in 2019.
Nickelback's "How You Remind Me", which spent 4 weeks at #1 between 2001 and 2002, ended up topping the year-end list.
Ja Rule's had multiple songs on this list. Rule earned his first number one hit "Always On Time as a lead artist. And replaced himself on Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" Jennifer Lopez
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11267880 | Margarita Tamargo-Sanchez | Dr. Margarita Tamargo-Sanchez (September 30, 1915 in Havana, Cuba – October 2, 2005 in Miami, Florida) was a prominent pharmacist and bacteriologist in Cuba.
Dr. Tamargo-Sanchez was the daughter of Domingo Tamargo-Bautista (1883–1947) and Gloria Sanchez-del Monte (1888–1963). She never married but had three siblings, Ana Gloria (1910–1996) (wife of Francisco Diaz-Silveira Lopez), Domingo Alberto (1913–2002), and Alberto (1919–1984).
She graduated from University of Havana in 1939, obtaining a doctorate in pharmacy, and became the director of the pharmacy department of the anti-tuberculosis Children's Hospital in Havana. In 1949, she won a scholarship to further studies specialized in bacteriology with Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, becoming the first Cuban woman to obtain this scholarship. She studied under the direction of Dr. Fleming at St. Mary's Hospital in the University of London and, later, Dr. Fleming and his wife visited Tamargo-Sanchez and her family in Cuba, where, at her request, he lectured at the University of Havana.
She came to the United States in 1968 and worked at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, until her retirement in 1980. She then spent her last 22 years in Miami with her family.
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59921499 | To Øl | To Øl (Danish for "Two Beers") is an international craft brewery based in Denmark.
History.
To Øl was founded by Tore Gynther and Tobias Emil Jensen in 2010 as a gypsy brewer, with brewing primarily taking place at De Proefbrouwerij in Belgium. In 2016, To Øl opened the brewpub "BRUS" in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen. It is a combined bar, shop and restaurant with its own brewery. Beers produced at the brewpub are also canned on site and distributed under the brand name "To Øl CPH". A second BRUS bar opened in Oslo, Norway in 2017.
In 2020 production started at its own brewery, known as "To Øl City", in Svinninge, Denmark. The facility spans over 26,000 square metres in an old Beauvais factory, and in addition to housing its own 80 hectolitre brewhouse it has become a hub for other craft beverage producers.
Products and collaborations.
To Øl cooperates with Mikkeller as co-owner of a number of craft beer bars and shops in Denmark, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
To Øl brews a wide range of different craft beers, including an alcohol-free beer, and exports to over 40 countries. The company has taken part in collaborations with other craft brewers including Mikkeller, Põhjala, Lervig, and Brewdog.
The company is reportedly developing a powdered craft beer in cooperation with a German food processing company.
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58966647 | Salinicoccus kunmingensis | Salinicoccus kunmingensis is a standard gram-positive bacteria in the genus Salinicoccus and Staphylococcaceae family. It is moderaly halophilic growing in 0.5-25% NaCl solution, with an optimum at 8-10% NaCl solution.
Genome.
Salinincoccus kunmingensis is partially sequenced and is available at Genebank (accession DQ837380) for YIM Y15 Strain. Has an estimated 1493 base pairs with Guanine and Cytosine content only 46.2%.
Strain YIM Y15.
Salinicoccus kunmingensis strain YIM Y15 was first isolated from a salt mine in Yunnan China. It is approximately 0.8–1.2 mm in diameter, with circular shapes in appearance and yellow pigmented in color.
It is strictly aerobic, with predominant respiratory quinone MK-6 and minimal amounts of MK-7(1.2%). Only moderately halophilic with a growth rate of 0.5%-25% (w/v) NaCl but only occurring with temperature within 4-45°C. Major cellular fatty acids are anteios-C15:0(28.4%) and iso-C15:0(23.1). These differences together results in the ability of hydrolyse aesculin, Tween80, and acid production from D-fructose, D-mannitol and sucrose.
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198420 | USS Gato (SSN-615) | was a "Thresher/Permit"-class nuclear submarine known as the "Goal Keeper" or the "Black Cat." She was the second United States Navy ship named after the gato, a species of small catshark found in waters along the west coast of Mexico.
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation on 9 July 1960 and her keel was laid down on 15 December 1961 at Groton, Connecticut. She was launched 14 May 1964 sponsored by Mrs. Lawson P. Ramage, and was commissioned 25 January 1968 under the command of CDR Albert Baciocco.
On 15 November 1969, "Gato" collided with the Soviet submarine "K-19" in the Barents Sea at a depth of some . The impact completely destroyed the "K-19"s bow sonar systems and mangled the covers of its forward torpedo tubes. "K-19" returned to port for repair but the "Gato" was relatively undamaged and continued her patrol.
She was the first nuclear-powered submarine to completely circumnavigate South America, and the first nuclear-powered submarine to navigate the Strait of Magellan during its 1976 Unitas run under the command of CDR Robert Partlow. It was on this voyage that it became the first nuclear submarine to travel through the Panama Canal.
"Gato" was decommissioned and stricken on 25 April 1996 and disposed of by submarine recycling.
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22704461 | Crofton School | Crofton School is a coeducational secondary school, located in Stubbington, Hampshire, England. The school has around 1200 students aged between 11 and 16 (years 7 to 11). The school accepts pupils from the areas of: Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Peel Common, Gosport and Locks Heath.
Crofton opened in 1974 as a purpose-built mixed comprehensive school. The headteacher is Simon Harrison who was appointed in January 2017. Crofton was awarded Specialist Science Status in 2005 but this has since been revoked.
Crofton has three 'feeder' schools: The Croft, Crofton Hammond Junior School and Crofton Anne Dale Junior School. Attendance at one of these feeder schools is a factor in admission to Crofton School.
As of 2022, the school's most recent judgement by Ofsted is Good, following a short inspection in 2018 which confirmed the previous judgement from a full inspection in 2014.
Previously a foundation school administered by Hampshire County Council, in April 2023 Crofton School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the HISP Multi Academy Trust.
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46246521 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | The Circuito Internacional de Vila Real is a temporary street circuit in Vila Real, Portugal. This circuit was used for car and moto races.
The circuit.
The circuit layout has suffered several changes through the times. Started as a street circuit in 1931, it was later reduced to a version in the 1950s, which lasted until 1991, with small chances in some corner, chicanes introduction and start/finish line being moved forward.
After a deadly accident in 1991, no race would take place in this circuit until 2007, after a length reduction to a long renovated layout. From the original circuit, remains the up and downhill section, from turn 6 (Boque), until turn 19, that drivers used to turn left. This section also gives the track big elevation changes.
It's considered one of the most challenging tracks, due to its corners, high speed and drivers being very close to the barriers.
Lap records.
As of July 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real are listed as:
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63907996 | Tarra Simmons | Tarra Denelle Simmons (born 1977) is an American politician, lawyer, and civil rights activist for criminal justice reform.
In 2011 Simmons was sentenced to 30 months in prison for theft and drug crimes. In 2017, she graduated from Seattle University School of Law with honors. After law school, she was not allowed to sit for the Washington State bar exam due to her status as a former convicted felon, thus she challenged the Washington State Bar Association rules in the Washington State Supreme Court and won; the court unanimously ruled in her favor. She was later sworn in as an attorney in the State of Washington on June 16, 2018.
Simmons is the executive director for a nonprofit focused on assisting those that are formerly incarcerated, known as the Civil Survival Project. She and her husband Eric are the parents of three children.
In 2020, Simmons was elected to the Washington House of Representatives for District 23-Position 1. Her victory is assumed to be the first legislative race to be won by a felon in the state of Washington. Currently, Simmons serves on the committees for Civil Rights and Judiciary, Health Care and Wellness, Public Safety, and Rules. She also serves as the Vice Chair for the Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee.
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17003423 | Nick Wilson (field hockey) | Nicholas Wilson (born 6 August 1990) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays at striker. He currently plays for New Zealand's Hockey National Team, the Black Stick men's team.
Career.
He attended Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School and then on to Palmerston North Boys' High School, where he represented their first eleven team from 2005 to 2007. Wilson spent his final year at Westlake Boys High School in Auckland.
Wilson made his first appearance for 'The Black Sticks' against Korea in New Zealand in November 2007 at the age of 17. He scored his first goal against the number one (at the time) Australian team at Sydney Olympic Park. Known for his attacking style of play, he was touted as one of New Zealand's next field hockey stars.
In 2010, Wilson became the first New Zealander to be nominated for the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Young Player of the Year award. He was also named in the FIH All Stars team of players who "lit up the hockey world over the past year".
He played for New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal. He also played for New Zealand at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
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38589010 | Sarah Stillman | Sarah Stillman is an American professor and journalist focusing on immigration policy and the criminal justice system. She won a 2012 George Polk Award, and 2012 Hillman Prize. In 2016, she was named a MacArthur Fellow.
Life.
Stillman graduated from Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Yale University in 2006. While in college, she founded and edited an interdisciplinary feminist journal, "Manifesta", and co-directed the Student Legal Action Movement, a group devoted to reforming the American prison system.
Stillman was a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University. In 2009, she was embedded with the 116th Military Police Company.
She teaches at New York University and Yale University. She is also a staff writer for the "New Yorker".
Awards.
In 2005, Stillman was awarded the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics.
Stillman also won the 2012 National Magazine Award for Public Interest for her reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan on labor abuses and human trafficking on United States military bases.
She is also the recipient of the Overseas Press Club's Joe and Laurie Dine Award for international human-rights reporting, the Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism, and the Michael Kelly Award.
In 2016, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded Stillman a MacArthur fellowship.
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32726042 | Body 2 Body | "Body 2 Body" is the third official single from rapper Ace Hood from his third album Blood, Sweat & Tears. The hip hop song features R&B singer Chris Brown and was released July 26, 2011.
Critical reception.
David Jeffries praised the track: "Cool pillow-talk tracks like “Body 2 Body” with Chris Brown and the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League come off as crowd-pleasing interludes in an otherwise hungry album that takes the DJ Khaled style of Florida rap from penthouse to pavement." Hip Hop DX panned the song: ""Body 2 Body" is almost a reprieve with its smoother sound, but with lines like “Was that Chanel 5? Very sexy fragrance / Are those your real eyes? Can tell you’re partially Asian,” no one will have cause to press rewind."
Music video.
A music video to accompany the release of "Body 2 Body" was first released onto YouTube on July 27, 2011 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds. It features cameos from DJ Khaled and Rick Ross. As of April 2021 the video has over 20 million views.
Remix.
The official remix features Chris Brown on the chorus, Rick Ross, Wale & DJ Khaled. It was released on November 14, 2011.
Chart performance.
"Body 2 Body" spent thirteen weeks on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 in total, during which it reached a highest position of number 65. The song also peaked at number six on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts, making it Ace Hood's highest charting entry on both listings.
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70129816 | Sami Clark | Sami Clark (; 19 May 1948 – 20 February 2022) was a Lebanese singer, who had his career peak in the 1980s.
Life and career.
Clark began his music career in the late 1960s, a few years after joining the Faculty of Law at the Jesuit University in Beirut without graduating there.
He won several international prizes throughout his lifetime, such as the Menschen und Meer prize in Austria for his song Mori Mori, which granted him international recognition. His songs are characterized by romanticism and his distinct operatic voice. Besides Arabic (Lebanese) and English, Clark sang in Armenian, French, Italian, and Russian. He was famous for performing the score of popular cartoons in the 1980s, most notably for singing the Arabic theme song of the Japanese anime "Grandizer". Clark was also the head of the union of Lebanese artists. He briefly performed as part of a trio called "The Golden Age" with his fellow Lebanese singers, Prince Al Sagheer and Abdo Munzir.
He died on February 20, 2022, at the age of 73.
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69462471 | 215 Azam Corps | The 215 Azam Corps is one of the eight corps of the Islamic Emirate Army established in October 2021 and headquartered in Helmand. The current Chief of Staff is Maulvi Abdul Aziz "Ansari". The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan-era corps it replaced was known as the 215th 'Maiwand' Corps and was a part of Afghan National Army.
215th 'Maiwand' Corps.
The 215th 'Maiwand' Corps was one of the Corps of the Afghan National Army. Its headquarters was at Lashkargah, Helmand province. The Corps was established in 2009 and had strength of around 18,000 soldiers in 2015. The Corps was responsible for the security of south-western part of Afghanistan (Helmand province and Nimruz province). In 2015, the Corps was described as one of the weakest Corps among the six Afghan National Army Corps. One of the reasons cited for the 215th Corps weak performance compared to other corps was the inexperience of the corps commander.
General Sami Sadat was appointed as the commander of the Corps in late November/December 2020. He commanded the Corps during the 2021 Taliban offensive and was later appointed as the commander of Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) on 11 August. No one is reported to have been appointed as the commander of the 215th Corps after Sadat's transfer and the Corps eventually surrendered in Battle of Lashkargah on 13 August 2021.
Formations.
Under the Islamic Republic from 2010-2015, its subordinate formations included:
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51269183 | 1980 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 22 | The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Frankfurt with a prologue individual time trial on 26 June and Stage 11 occurred on 8 July with another individual time trial from Damazan. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 20 July.
Stage 11.
8 July 1980 — Damazan to Laplume, (individual time trial)
Stage 12.
9 July 1980 — Agen to Pau,
Stage 13.
10 July 1980 — Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon,
Stage 14.
11 July 1980 — Lézignan-Corbières to Montpellier,
Stage 15.
12 July 1980 — Montpellier to Martigues,
Stage 16.
13 July 1980 — Trets to Pra-Loup,
Stage 17.
14 July 1980 — Serre Chevalier to Morzine,
Stage 18.
16 July 1980 — Morzine to Prapoutel Les sept Laux,
Stage 19.
17 July 1980 — Voreppe to Saint-Étienne,
Stage 20.
18 July 1980 — Saint-Étienne to Saint-Étienne, (individual time trial)
Stage 21.
19 July 1980 — Auxerre to Fontenay-sous-Bois,
Stage 22.
20 July 1980 — Fontenay-sous-Bois to Paris Champs-Élysées,
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15857505 | Flipside film festival | The Flipside film festival is an international film festival held in Plymouth, England, which focuses on independent and experimental film practice. It is put on by Flipside, a collective which explores participatory modes of film-making and alternatives to the industrial technical obsolescence model. It takes its inspiration and central research methodology from the DIY punk subculture.
History.
The first Flipside Film Festival was conceived and curated by filmmaker Dan Paolantonio in 2008. It ran from 21–31 May 2008, in Plymouth and showcased both feature length and short films. The event featured an open call for film submissions, an "Official Selection" screening, and various thematically relevant film workshops.
The 2008 Official Selection program included:
Related events.
In 2010, the Flipside collective produced a series of microcinema events in the city of Plymouth conceived of by filmmaker Allister Gall. These events explored the potential of translating a DIY punk methodology to participatory microcinema film-making. Each event included an event-specific manifesto, interviews with invited guest speakers, film screenings and details of masterclasses and film training to support the production of films for each project.
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2744312 | Viktor Tolokonsky | Viktor Aleksandrovich Tolokonsky (, born 27 May 1953 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian politician. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
Biography.
He graduated from the Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management with specialist degree in economics in 1974.
In 1993, he was elected as the head of the Novosibirsk administration, and as mayor of the Novosibirsk city when this position was established in 1996.
He served as mayor until 2000, when he was elected as governor of Novosibirsk Oblast. In 2003, he was reelected. On 6 July 2007, Russia's President Vladimir Putin reappointed him for further five-year term. As a governor, he also had a seat on the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation til 2001 when the new law regulating the order of the formation of the Federation Council entered into force.
In 2010, Tolokonsky resigned as governor and was appointed to the Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District. He was in office til 2014 when he became a governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In 2017, he retired from that position voluntary.
He was a member of the Presidium of the State Council from 2002 to 2003, in 2008, and from 2015 to 2016. Also, as a Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District, he was a member of the Security Council of Russia from 2010 to 2014.
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18978715 | Björgvin Páll Gústavsson | Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper.
Background.
Björgvin grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir, and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif, and Helga Lind. Björgvin describes himself as sharing a very special bond with Berglind and often talks about how she inspired him.
Career.
Björgvin started showing interest sports interest at the age of nine. Björgvin and his friend Steinþór Þorsteinsson started in handball with HK, a team from Kópavogur, but they transferred to Víkingur; after two years with Víkingur they returned to HK.
He participated in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a goalkeeper for the Icelandic national handball team. He played a significant role as goalkeeper, making 75 saves in the tournament and aiding in the teams progression to the finals of the tournament. Iceland was defeated by France with a score of 28-23 in the final, finishing the tournament with Iceland's best ever result, a silver medal.
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43288185 | The Last Dragon (soundtrack) | The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album for the 1985 movie "The Last Dragon" starring Taimak, Julius Carry, Vanity and Christopher Murney. The music soundtrack album was supervised by executive producer Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records.
The soundtrack features the DeBarge’s hit song, "Rhythm of the Night", written by Diane Warren. The song reached top five on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles. Also included is new music by singers’ Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and the film's star, Vanity; as well as various artists from the Motown label. The soundtrack also features songwriting from Norman Whitfield, who had left Motown in 1975 and set up his own record company, and returned to Motown in the early 1980s.
Track listing.
US Vinyl LP Album
Credits.
Mastered at Motown / Hitsville USA Recording Studios, Hollywood, California<br>Digitally remastered by Suha Gur at Universal Mastering Studios-East. Researched and supervised by Harry Weinger.
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55854545 | Laura Schroeder | Laura Schroeder (born 7 June 1980) is a Luxembourg writer and film director. She is best known for her 2017 drama film "Barrage" which was Luxembourg's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
Biography.
Schroedar was born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 7 June 1980. She earned an master's degree in film science at the University of Paris - Sorbonne, and later obtained a postgraduate diploma in directing from the National Film and Television School in London. She wrote and directed two short films; "Senteurs" in 2008 and "Double Saut" in 2010. Her other notable films include "Schatzritter" (2012) and "Comeback" (2012). In 2017, she premiered her first feature film "Barrage" at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film later became Luxembourg's entry for the Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film category. She received funding worth €30,000 from the Luxembourg Film Fund for her second feature film "Maret" in 2019.
She named Chantal Akerman's "Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" as her favourite woman-directed film.
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14932573 | Karl Filiga | Karlos Filiga ("né" McNichol; born 16 October 1988 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for Cronulla-Sutherland in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Filiga primarily played at or in
Early life.
Filiga was born in New Zealand. His father is Australian and his mother is Samoan. Filiga changed his last name from McNichol to his mother's maiden name of Filiga.
Playing career.
In 2007, Filiga was labelled by his manager as "the next Sonny Bill Williams".
Cronulla won a bidding war in late 2007 for Filiga, committing to a A$600,000 contract over three years. Filiga, previously a Bulldogs junior playing for the Chester Hill Hornets, didn't make his debut in first-grade in 2007 as he spent most of the season sidelined with chest and foot injuries.
In 2008, the first year of his three-year Cronulla contract, Filiga's NRL appearances were limited by his form. He spent only 11 minutes on the field in the NRL, playing off the bench in a match against Penrith in round 13.
Cronulla Sharks released Filiga on "compassionate grounds" in April 2009. It is estimated that Filiga's 11-minute NRL career cost Cronulla per minute.
Filiga then went to play for the Wentworthville Magpies, who are the feeder club for the Parramatta Eels NRL Side.
As of 2017, Filiga plays for The Cooma Stallions.
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12411666 | Pseudophilautus stictomerus | Pseudophilautus stictomerus (common name: orange-canthal shrub frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was first described by Albert Günther (as "Ixalus stictomerus") based on a single individual collected by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome from 'Ceylon'.
Description.
Male "Pseudophilautus stictomerus" measure about in snout-vent length of and females . They have an elongated body with an obtusely pointed snout. The dorsum is dark brown. There is a narrow yellow stripe on mid-dorsum from tip of snout to vent. There are also bright orange stripes running along the canthal edges, edges of upper eyelids, and supratympanic folds.
Distribution and habitat.
"Pseudophilautus stictomerus" is a low-country wetzone species from south-western Sri Lanka. It is a habitat generalist found in both open (anthropogenic) and closed canopy habitats at elevations of above sea level. They are commonly found on shrubs some 1 metre above ground. The species is potentially threatened by agro-chemical pollution and habitat loss and alteration.
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15265237 | Stylonuroides | Stylonuroides is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid. The genus is classified as a stylonurine but more precise classification has proven difficult, with the genus remaining classified as "incertae sedis" within the suborder. The genus contains two species, "S. dolichopteroides" from the Silurian of Ringerike, Norway and "S. orientalis" from the Devonian of Lake Shunet, Southern Siberia.
Description.
The compound eyes of "Stylonuroides" are comparatively large, though their exact shape is unclear due to poor preservation. The posterior margin of the eyes lie in the middle of the prosoma. "Stylonuroides orientalis" is smaller in size than "S. dolichopteroides", with a prosoma measuring about 12 mm. "S. orientalis" differs from "S. dolichopteroides" in a number of features, including that it preserves processes on the genal angles, a slightly convex posterior margin of the prosoma and slightly more widely set compound eyes.
"S. orientalis" is based on a single specimen, PIN 1220/1 (consisting of parts of a prosoma and five anterior segments of the opisthosoma), which can be placed in the genus based on a combination of features, including its strongly elongated parabolic prosoma, large compound eyes and the broad marginal rim of the prosoma.
Species.
"Stylonuroides" contains two valid species, with other named species now seen as invalid.
Invalid or reassigned species are listed below:
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6517531 | Susquehanna Radio Corporation | The Susquehanna Radio Corporation was a media corporation which operated from 1941 to 2006 that was headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The company was a unit of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, a conglomerate more widely known for the Pfaltzgraff kitchenware line than its broadcasting pursuits.
History.
Some of the early Susquehanna radio properties included top 40 music stations WSBA (910 AM) in York, WARM (590 AM) in Scranton, Pennsylvania, WICE (1290 AM, now WPVD) in Providence, Rhode Island, and WHLO (640 AM) in Akron, Ohio. WQBA (1140 AM), a Spanish-language station in Miami, Florida, was also part of the group, along with news/talk/music station WKIS (740AM) in Orlando, FL. Susquehanna's best-known acquisition was the 1989 purchase of San Francisco's KNBR (680 AM) from NBC (the last radio station owned by the network) and its shepherding of that station into one of the nation's more well known sports talk stations.
Over time, Susquehanna repositioned itself from a company based largely in the Northeast to one based largely in the Southern and Midwestern markets (nevertheless keeping its original stations in York). The company was absorbed into Cumulus Media in 2006 when Louis Appell's children broke up Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff.
Today, the company is still active as a holding subsidiary named "Radio License Holding SRC, LLC".
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2782474 | Fort Capon | Fort Capon or Fort Enoch was a stockade fort erected in 1756 by the Virginia colonial militia located at the confluence of the North River and the Cacapon near present-day Forks of Cacapon in Hampshire County, West Virginia. The site of Fort Capon can be reached off of Gaston Road from WV 29 or WV 127 (Bloomery Pike).
The construction of the original stockade was ordered by George Washington and erected by troops in the Virginia Colonial Militia during the winter of 1756 and had been completed by the spring of 1757. On April 7, 1757, Washington ordered Captain John Mercer to lead his company of the Virginia Regiment to Fort Capon and to send out scouting parties as far as Berkeley Springs to determine if any French or Native Americans were present in the vicinity. On April 18, Captain Mercer engaged in a skirmish with Native Americans near Fort Edwards on the Cacapon River in present-day Capon Bridge where he and sixteen of his men were killed. It is located on the Powell Farm.
Fort Capon was known by a number of names during its use. These names include: Fort Enoch, Enoch's Fort, Fort Capon, and Forks of Capon Stockade.
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102070 | Segeberg | Segeberg (; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Plön, Ostholstein and Stormarn, and the city state of Hamburg.
History.
The history of the district is connected with the history of Holstein. In 1134 the castle of Segeberg was erected as a regional centre from where the reeve of Segeberg ruled. When Schleswig-Holstein became a Prussian province in 1865, the Prussian administration established the district of Segeberg.
Since then the district has considerably grown twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; and in 1970 the city of Norderstedt became part of the district.
Geography.
The district of Segeberg consists of the agricultural plains between the cities of Neumünster and Hamburg. A southwestern portion of the hilly lakeland called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland) belongs to the district, as well as some northern suburbs of Hamburg.
Coat of arms.
The coat of arms displays:
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14289784 | Storyhill | Storyhill is an American folk duo, composed of Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson. The acoustic songwriting duo formed in Bozeman, Montana in 1989 simply as Chris & Johnny. They did not adopt the name Storyhill until 1996. They started performing together in Montana and later Minnesota, creating a strong grass-roots following before surprisingly breaking up in 1997. After this, both Hermanson and Cunningham separately pursued solo and group musical endeavors. Hermanson performed with the band Alva Star and the band The Hopefuls, while Cunningham performed with Sixth Sense and singer-songwriter Justin Roth. Much to their listeners' enjoyment, the pair later happily reunited. After a number of self-produced albums they signed with Red House Records to produce the album "Storyhill" (2007), which received favorable reviews. The album was voted "Best Acoustic Ensemble CD of the year" by the "Indie Acoustic Music Project". The group is a winner of the 2007 Kerrville New Folk Competition.
A documentary film "Storyhill: Parallel Lives", directed by Andrew Zilch, was released in 2008 and is available on DVD.
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35277945 | William Patrick Byrne | Sir William Patrick Byrne (12 February 1859 – 11 June 1935) was a senior member of the British Civil Service.
Early life and education.
The fourth son of John Byrne, of Withington, Manchester, he was educated at Ushaw College and then at St Bede's College, Manchester, from 1876 to 1879, during which time he passed his Civil Service Examinations. He proceeded to study law at London University, gaining his degree in 1881 and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn.
Career.
In 1908, Byrne was elected a Bencher and served as Principal Clerk in the Home Office 1896–1908, he then served as Assistant Undersecretary of State for the Home Department from 1908 to 1914 and was involved in dealing with the suffragettes protest movement. He served as Secretary of the Baronetage 1908-1913.
Between 1913 and 1921, Byrne served as Chairman of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency.
From 1914 to 1916, he was Chairman of the Civilian Internment Camps Committee, organising the internment of enemy aliens on the Isle of Man.
From 1915 to 1916, Byrne served two terms as Treasurer of Gray's Inn and as Undersecretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Honours.
Byrne was appointed CB in the 1902 Coronation Honours and KCVO in the 1911 Coronation Honours.
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61631609 | Methodist Episcopal Church (Bozeman, Montana) | The Methodist Episcopal Church, at 121 S. Willson in Bozeman, Montana, was built in 1873. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Its original Gothic Revival section was started in 1883 during a brief 1882-83 period of prosperity of Bozeman, and was completed in 1884, making it the oldest existing Methodist Church in the state of Montana.
The church was organized by A.M. Hough of Virginia City, Montana in 1866. Before that there had been a Sunday school in a log house on Bozeman's Main Street in 1865. The church then built, in 1866, was the first frame building in town, and was in plan, and had a sawdust floor. In 1869 it acquired the first bell in town.
Bricks were manufactured by W.H. Tracy. There was a freestanding bell tower behind the church. In 1905 a three-story square belltower with a pyramidal roof surmounted by a decorative finial was added. In 1905-06 a two-story flat-roofed addition was added. A further addition of a one-story flat-roofed brick section for offices was added much later, probably during remodelling in the 1950s, which also covered the original brick building with stucco.
Presumably it belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church denomination.
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68267340 | 2001 Craigavon Borough Council election | Elections to Craigavon Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 26 councillors.
Districts summary.
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District results.
Craigavon Central.
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Alliance
Loughside.
1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Lurgan.
1997: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Portadown.
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP, Sinn Féin and Independent gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist (two seats)
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40228550 | Sunil Alagh | Sunil Alagh is an Indian businessman. He regularly appears on Indian television and is on the board of multiple companies, including Prasar Bharati India and United Breweries.
He is a former managing director and chief executive officer of Britannia Industries, an Indian food corporation. He joined Britannia in December 1974 and was the company's managing director for over a decade.
After his exit from Britannia, Alagh founded a consulting firm, SKA Advisors, which advises clients on marketing strategies. He was appointed as the President of the All India Management Association (AIMA) in 2004. He was also the host of The Job Show on CNBC India, the first televised job hunt on Indian television.
In 2020, he was appointed as advisory board chief at Vikas Multicorp.
Personal life.
Alagh is married to Maya Alagh, an actress. Their daughter, Anjori Alagh is also an actress and his son-in-law, Sameer Nair, is a senior media executive and CEO of Applause Entertainment.
Alagh is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
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35732089 | Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre | Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre (BARS) is an international film festival devoted to the genres of science fiction, horror and fantasy. It began in 2000 with a focus on independent films in those genres, and since 2004 in the form of a competitive festival, Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre is well attended with over 200 films shown and 12.000 public and industry admissions each year. BARS is declared of national interest by the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts, sponsored by the Film Museum of the City of Buenos Aires and declared of cultural interest by the legislature of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.
Editions.
Since edition nr5, the festival has given out awards to short and feature films.
BARS 2004.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
SHORT FILM SECTION
BARS 2005.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
NATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
SHORT FILM SECTION
BARS 2006.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
SHORT FILM SECTION
SPECIAL MENTION
BARS 2007.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
NATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
SHORT FILM SECTION
AUDIENCE AWARD
BARS 2008.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
SPECIAL MENTION
SHORT FILM SECTION
SPECIAL MENTION
BARS 2009.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
MENTION
SHORT FILM SECTION
BARS 2010.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
SPECIAL MENTION
SHORT FILM SECTION
SPECIAL MENTION
BARS 2011.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
SIDE AWARDS
SHORT FILMS
SPECIAL MENTION
BARS 2021.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SECTION
SIDE AWARDS
SHORT FILMS
SPECIAL MENTION
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51408654 | Ksenia Polikarpova | Ksenia Olegovna Polikarpova (, ; born 11 March 1990) is Russian-Israeli Olympic badminton player.
In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Milan, Italy. She also won bronze medals at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 2011, 2013, and 2015 with Russian national badminton team.
Polikarpova became an Israeli citizen in May 2017, and won a gold medal in 2017 Maccabiah Games. She competed at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, competing in women's singles, coming in 15th. At the 2022 Maccabiah Games, she won a gold medal in women's doubles and a silver medal in women's singles.
Achievements.
European Junior Championships.
"Girls' doubles"
BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-up).
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
"Women's singles"
"Women's doubles"
BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 8 runners-up).
"Women's singles"
"Women's doubles"
"Mixed doubles"
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57487122 | Media and Entertainment International | The Media and Entertainment International (MEI) was a global union federation representing workers in the arts.
The federation was founded in 1993 with the merger of the International Secretariat of Arts, Communications, Media and Entertainment Trade Unions and the International Federation of Trade Unions of Audio-Visual Workers. Originally named the International Secretariat for Arts, Mass Media and Entertainment Trade Unions (ISAMMETU), in 1995 it renamed itself as the "Media and Entertainment International".
The federation campaigned in support of public service broadcasting, and in support of minimum working conditions for freelance film and theatre workers. The federation failed to agree a common policy on whether governments should mandate that a particular percentage of media should be produced locally.
On 1 January 2000, the federation merged with the International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees, International Graphical Federation and Communications International, to form the Union Network International.
Throughout its existence the federation was led by general secretary Jim Wilson and president Tony Lennon.
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37710580 | NOWSA | The NOWSA (Network Of Women Students Australia) is an Australian feminist student organisation founded on ideals of creating a grassroots, autonomous network concerned with issues that impact women and women students.
Established in 1987, NOWSA provides a platform for women's organising across universities and in the wider community through resource, skill and knowledge sharing both in conference and through web branches of the network. The network continues to shift, grow and change, but constantly places feminist agenda at the forefront. Women of all ages, sexualities, abilities, and experiences have the opportunity to be involved.
The annual NOWSA conference is organised by a collective of women students and hosted by a different university in Australia each year.
The NOWSA conference usually runs for 5 days, giving voice to women students and allowing them to engage with personal, political, social, and cultural issues that are relevant to women. NOWSA is now an annual conference, held from year to year at different universities, and encourages networks to be developed with women from across Australia.
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66496654 | On Earth, and in Heaven | On Earth, and in Heaven is the eighth studio album by American singer Robin Thicke. The album was released on February 12, 2021, on Lucky Music and Empire.
Background.
The single "That's What Love Can Do" reached number 1 on the "Billboard" Adult R&B Songs chart in 2019. On January 4, 2021, Thicke announced the upcoming release of his first full-length album in six years, following 2014's "Paula". "On Earth, and in Heaven" includes songs Thicke wrote about his father, Alan Thicke, who died in 2016, and Andre Harrell, who died in 2020. Thicke explained the album's inspiration: "I feel like I'm finally the person I set out to be. I'm able to laugh at anything, which I've realized is the greatest superpower. I've fully embraced it, and nothing has been better for my soul. When I saw the phrase 'On Earth, and in Heaven', I realized that's what I'm singing about: the people who aren't here and the people who are here that made me who I am. This music is the sunshine coming out after the rain".
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64715501 | Charles Kruger (politician) | Charles Kruger (born July 2, 1950) is an American politician, businessman, and former musician who served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 48th district from 2008 to 2016.
Early life and education.
Kruger was born in Morristown, New Jersey. He attended boarding school in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he became interested in music. After graduating from high school, he moved to New York City and performed as a member of several bands. He established his own band while attending Nasson College in Springvale, Maine, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education.
Career.
After graduating from college, Kruger remained in Maine and began to work as a booking agent around New England. During his career, Kruger booked Chubby Checker, Dixie Chicks, Dwight Yoakam, Clint Black, and The Outlaws. Kruger also organized the Maine Lobster Festival for 32 years. Before retiring from live performance in 1990, Kruger collaborated with Vaughn Meader and Tim Sample.
Kruger became active in politics and raised funds for George J. Mitchell. Kruger was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2008 and served until 2016. A resident of Thomaston, he was succeeded in the House by Sara Gideon of Freeport. The district numbers changed due to redistricting.
Personal life.
Kruger is married to Linda Kruger, a former postal employee. They have one son.
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11661976 | Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study | The Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) is a long-term oceanographic study by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS). Based on regular (monthly or better) research cruises, it samples an area of the western Atlantic Ocean nominally at the coordinates . The cruise programme routinely samples physical properties such as ocean temperature and salinity, but focuses on variables of biological or biogeochemical interest including: nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and silicic acid), dissolved inorganic carbon, oxygen, HPLC of pigments, primary production and sediment trap flux. The BATS cruises began in 1988 but are supplemented by biweekly Hydrostation "S" cruises to a neighbouring location () that began in 1954. The data collected by these cruises are available online.
Scientific Findings.
Between 1998 and 2013, research conducted at BATS has generated over 450 peer-reviewed articles. Among the findings are measurements showing the gradual acidification of the surface ocean, where surface water pH, carbonate ion concentration, and the saturation state for calcium carbonate minerals, such as aragonite, have all decreased since 1998. Additionally, studies at BATS have shown changes in the Revelle factor, suggesting that the capacity of North Atlantic Ocean surface waters to absorb carbon dioxide has diminished, even as seawater pCO2 has kept pace with increasing atmospheric pCO2.
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31509995 | Marcel Colomb First Nation | Marcel Colomb First Nation (MCFN) (), Band #328, is a First Nations Band of approximately 449 Registered Swampy Cree (Maškēkowak / nēhinawak) and Rocky Cree (Asinīskāwiyiniwak) located in the area of Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada. Marcel Colomb First Nation is affiliated with the Swampy Cree Tribal Council.
The reserve of the MCFN is called Black Sturgeon Reserve, also referred to as "Mile 21" or "the Promised Land" by its members. The reserve is located on Hughes Lake, approximately east of the town of Lynn Lake. Only 81 band members live on this reserve.
The Rock Cree people of the Black Sturgeon Falls Reserve are ancestral descendants of indigenous peoples originally from Pukatawagan and other areas within the Nickel Belt. These Indigenous people have populated the Canadian Shield region of northern and central Canada since the retreat of the glaciers about 10,000 years ago.
Located within the reserve is a day care centre, water treatment plant, 14 houses, band office, and many other infrastructure projects under development. Ten additional family homes are under construction at the Black Sturgeon Falls Reserve.
Cell or mobile phone services may be available within the LGD of Lynn Lake, however were not present at this time.
Band administration.
Chief: Priscilla Colomb - elected: 01/02/2016 to 01/01/2020 (took leave of absence Nov. 2019 and Evelyn Sinclair is presently acting as Vice-Chief)
Councillors:
List of previous chiefs:
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149930 | George Linnaeus Banks | George Linnaeus Banks (2 March 1821 – 3 May 1881) was a British journalist, editor, poet, playwright, amateur actor, orator, and Methodist. His wife was the author Isabella Banks.
George was born in Birmingham, the son of a seedsman familiar with the plant nomenclature of Linnaeus.
Career.
After a brief experience in a variety of trades, in his late teens George Banks became a contributor to various newspapers, and subsequently a playwright, being the author of plays, burlesques and lyrics. Between 1848 and 1864 he edited in succession a variety of newspapers, including the "Birmingham Mercury" and the "Daily Express" of Dublin.
George Banks' plays included "The Slave King", written for the black actor Ira Aldridge, and "The Swiss Father"; his popular songs included The Minstrel King, Warwickshire Will, and Dandy Jim of Caroline, based on a negro melody; and his poetry included "Daisies in the Grass" (1865). Some of his more popular lines were frequently used by platform and pulpit orators, notably his lyrical What I Live For:
Personal life.
George Banks died of cancer and pneumonia in Dalston, Hackney, close to London, and is buried nearby at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, with his wife, the author Isabella Banks.
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11881672 | Cold Cold Heart (band) | Cold Cold Heart is the name of an alternative country band from Massachusetts. Their first CD, "Prides Crossing", was released in 1997 with a follow-up, "Blue Collar Attitude", released in 2007. They are named in tribute to the Hank Williams song "Cold, Cold Heart".
History.
Cold Cold Heart was formed in 1996 by Joe Hannigan (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Carl Bergman (Drums), Charlie Ortolani (Guitar, Vocals) and John Tate (Bass, Vocals). The band chose “Cold Cold Heart” as a tribute to Hank Williams and his hit song of the same name. Their first CD "Prides Crossing" was recorded and released on the independent Black Rose Record Label in 1997.
Piano player Sammy Brown joined the group in 2006. The songwriting team of Hannigan, Tate and Brown went to work on the band's second album "Blue Collar Attitude". It was recorded at Solitaire Studios and released on the independent Jack Sauce Label in 2007.
Cold Cold Heart have collectively performed as openers for Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Leon Russell, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Sleepy LaBeef.
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30624064 | Perizoma affinitata | Perizoma affinitata, the rivulet, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1831 and it is found in most of Europe.
Its wingspan is 24–30 mm and is characterized by the narrow white postmedian band of the forewing and especially by the dark hindwing, with only a narrow, divided white or whitish band. Northern and western Germany, and rather less extreme from England and according to Otto Staudinger it is distributed in central and northern Europe and Romania. - "rivinata" Fisch.-Rossl. has the white on the forewing much extended and the hindwing broadly or almost wholly white. It belongs chiefly to northern or mountain districts, but sometimes occurs as an aberration with the type England, N. Norway, the Alps, Carpathians. - "magistraria" Trti. and Verity is larger, the forewing grey, not brown, but darker than in "hydrata" and with broader white band; hindwing greyish with double whitish band; underside like that of "rivinata". Terme di Valdieri, Maritime Alps.
The larva is rather powerful, pale pink with a dark head capsule and the dorsal side of the first body joint.
The species is found in forest edges, hedges and on flower meadows.
The larvae feed on "Silene" species, including "Silene dioica". The larvae can be found from June to September. The species overwinters as a pupa.
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