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"Khuman Leipaak" () (literally, "Khuman kingdom") was an independent powerful kingdom, ruled by the kings of the Khuman dynasty in Ancient Manipur. The principality grew at the shores of the Loktak lake. Mayang Imphal, the capital city of the kingdom, was at the left bank of the Imphal River, till the middle of the 14th century AD.
The Khuman kingdom was once more extensive and prosperous than that of the Ningthoujas. However, it became dependent on the Ningthouja kingdom by the 12th century AD.

Related pages
 Khuman Kangleirol
 Khuman Khamba
 Khumanlol
 Khuman Pokpa

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Allan Melvin (February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008) was an American actor who was in many television programs. Melvin was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

He was in many shows like The Brady Bunch, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and All in the Family.

Melvin died from cancer on January 17, 2008 in Brentwood, California at the age of 84.

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Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for Swing Shift, a 1984 movie. The first movie she directed was the 1995 short movie Lieberman in Love, she won an Academy Award for the Best Live Action Short Film.

Lahti began on Broadway as a replacement in Loose Ends. She went on to perform in the Broadway plays Present Laughter (1982) and The Heidi Chronicles (1989).

Lahti is an eight-time Golden Globe Award nominee and six-time Emmy Award nominee. She won a Golden Globe Award for the 1989 television movie No Place Like Home. She won a Golden Globe and Emmy in 1998 for her role as Kate Austin in the series Chicago Hope.

Lahti was born in Birmingham, Michigan, a Detroit suburb.

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Petrus Kanisius Yuvenalis Yurnalis Ngayoh (20 August 1942 – 8 February 2021) was an Indonesian politician. He was the Vice Governor of East Kalimantan from 2003 until 2006 and as the Governor of East Kalimantan from 2006 until 2008. Ngayoh was born in Kalimantan, Japanese Dutch East Indies.

Ngayoh died on 8 February 2021 in Samarinda, Indonesia at the age of 78.

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Goran Daničić (; 14 December 1962 – 10 February 2021) was a Serbian actor. He appeared in more than fifty movies. His career began in 1982. He was born in Užice, SFR Yugoslavia. His best known roles were in The Meeting Point, Vukovar, jedna priča, Novogodišnje venčanje, The Robbery of the Third Reich, When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo and Ivko's Feast.

Daničić died on 10 February 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia at the age of 58.

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Lateef Kayode Jakande (23 July 1929 – 11 February 2021) was a Nigerian journalist and politician. He became governor of Lagos State in Nigeria from 1979 to 1983. He was later Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime from 1993 to 1998. Jakande was born in Lagos Island, Nigeria.

Jakande died on 11 February 2021 in Lagos, aged 91.

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Rubén Alfonso Ramírez Enríquez (4 March 1936 – 11 February 2021) was a Guatemalan politician and television presenter. He was the Minister of Education during the Alejandro Maldonado presidency from 2015 to 2016. He was born Chicacao, Guatemala.

Alfonso Ramírez died on 11 February 2021 in Guatemala City, aged 84.

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Maha Egodage Jayalal Rohana (;  1 November 1964 – 11 February 2021), popularly known as Jayalal Rohana, was a Sri Lankan actor and screenwriter. He was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. His best known roles were as Rajasinghe in Tikiri Suwanda (2010), Jasomihira in Sinhawalokanaya (2011) and as James Peiris in Nidahase Piya DS (2018).

Rohana died on 11 February 2021 at a hospital in Colombo, aged 56.

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Leslie Earl Robertson (February 12, 1928 – February 11, 2021) was an American engineer. He was the lead structural engineer of the Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center in New York City. He was the structural engineer on other projects, including the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. Robertson was born in Manhattan Beach, California.

Robertson died on February 11, 2021 in San Mateo, California from blood cancer, one day before his 93rd birthday.

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Dr. Sirikkaththuge Neville Arthur Fernando (9 March 1931 – 4 February 2021) was a Sri Lankan doctor and a politician. He was born in Panadura, Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from 1977 to 1989. Fernando was a member of the United National Party. He founded the Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital.

Fernando died at a hospital in Angoda, Sri Lanka of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka. aged 89.

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Richard Colin Brake (born 30 November 1964) is a Welsh-born American actor. He is known for his roles as Joe Chill in Batman Begins (2005) and as the Night King on the fourth and fifth season of Game of Thrones.

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Queer Sport Split (short: QSS) is a charity organization from Split, Croatia. It has a focus on the sport, culture and leisure of LGBTIQ+ community. It also works in education and research on the sports and LGBTIQ+ topics. It was registered in 2011 and is the longest running local LGBTIQ+ organization in Split and Dalmatia region.

Local activities and relevance 
QSS does periodic activities like: excursions and hiking, bocce, recreational swimming and socializing programs like 'Sport i pivo', 'PlesnjaQ' and 'Domaćinstvo' for LGBTIQ+ community. Screenings and presentations are organized to inform and inspire participants. QSS helps organizing Split Pride and running of LGBT Center Split.

It does art in public space, with international artists like Maria Molteni who writes:
"Since 2011, Queer Sport Split has organized gatherings and interventions with “soft activism”: activism that intervenes in the public space of the city through crocheting and knitting. The first such intervention was during the planning of Split Pride in 2012, where knit flags pointed to the right of all citizens to public space, rights which the LGBTIQ population was denied by the local government. In 2014, Queer Sport Split held the Marathon On Needles, a public knit-in, to promote access to public space, guerrilla activism, and social participation."

In last few years it does ballroom culture and vogue dance events in cooperation with CLUBTURE.

International activities and networks 
In 2012 it was co-organizing an international conference Contesting/Contexting SPORT 2012, with EPAS (part of Council of Europe), EGLSF (European Gay and Lesbian Federation) and qSPORT - Zagreb.

It contributes to large international exhibitions and publications.
In 2018-2019 it was the leading Erasmus+ research project 'Beyond Binaries' with five other LGBTIQ+ sport organizations, in collaboration with institutions, networks and initiatives active in research and sport work. 

'The project aims to create understanding for the highly limiting societal effects that the gender segregation unfolds, especially for and by examining the experiences of members of the LGBTQI+ community.'''In 2019-2021 it is part of Rainbow Youth for Sporting Equity - a research and education project by LEAP Sports Scotland and European University Sport Association and project CEEyouSPORT led by EGLSF.

It is part of regional network ERA and their contact point for Croatia. 

 Bibliography
Bibliography 

 CROATIA - Country report for use in Canadian refugee claims based on persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, 2015 Publisher: University of Toronto, Faculty of Law: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Working Group. 
 INADEQUATE PROTECTION homophobic and transphobic hate crimes in Croatia, 2012 Publisher: Amnesty International.  
 O SUZBIJANJU HOMOFOBIJE I TRANSFOBIJE TE VRŠNJAČKOG NASILJA NAD LGBTIQ UČENICIMA/ICAMA, Priručnik za nastavnike/ice i stručne suradnike/ice'', 2016 Publisher: Lori,  ISBN 978-953-59135-1-1

Other websites
Homepage of QSS
Contesting/Contexting SPORT 2012 
Beyond Binaries Erasmus+ research project 
Administrative info of QSS

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The Field Spaniel is a mid-sized spaniel dog. They were first developed to be show dogs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries because they were not as good at hunting as their cousins the English Springer Spaniels and Cocker Spaniels. Later in the 20th century they were bred to have longer legs and became good gun dogs.

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They are coloured either brown or black and might have white marks on their chest.

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They can make good family pets and are usually good at being around children.

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They are now (2021) thought to be a rare breed but their numbers are starting to grow.

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Clionoidae is a family of molluscs known as "sea angels". They are in the subclass Heterobranchia, class Gastropoda. They are small pelagic gastropods.

Habitat 
Sea angels are pelagic, meaning that they live in the open ocean. They can be found all over the world, but are most common in cold waters, especially around the poles.

Description 
Sea angels are usually around 1-2 centimeters in length, with average sizes varying between species. The largest species, Clione limacina, can reach lengths of up to 8.5 centimeters.

Diet 
Sea angels are carnivores. Their main food source is Thecosomata, or "sea butterflies", a clade of sea snails that are related to sea angels. When sea butterflies are not available, they can survive by feeding on small crustaceans. Clione limacina can survive for a year without food.
Threats 
Carbon dioxide released by human activity reacts with ocean water in such a way that the ocean becomes more acidic. This process is known as ocean acidification. More acidic oceans make it harder for some shell-producing animals to survive. This includes sea butterflies, which are sea snails with very thin shells. Since sea angels are dependent on sea butterflies as a major food source, ocean acidification may impact sea angels as well. 

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Clionoidea is a group of molluscs. Clionoidea is a superfamily within the subclass Heterobranchia of the class Gastropoda.

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The Potala Palace (Tibetan: ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏ་ལ་) was a fortress in the city of Lhasa, in Tibet. It was used as the Dalai Lama's winter palace from 1649 to 1959. The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, Avalokiteśvara's home.

The 5th Dalai Lama ordered the construction for this fortress after one of his spiritual advisors showed that the site had good potential and was good as a government building.

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A blue-collar worker is a worker that does jobs that uses a lot of labour. In some blue-collar jobs need skill and some jobs do not need skill. A construction worker is a blue-collar worker.

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Lee Adams (born August 15, 1924) is an American musician who writes the words for songs. Those are called lyrics and he is a "lyricist". He worked with Charles Strouse. Strouse made the music for All in the Family and Adams made they lyrics for the theme in the television program.

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Count Zdeněk Filip Maria Emanuel Jiří Ignatius Sternberg (August 15, 1923 – January 19, 2021) was a descendant of the ancient aristocratic Šternberk family and the owner of Český Šternberk Castle and Březina Castle in the Rokycany region. He was the second child and eldest son of the Count George of Sternberg (December 10, 1888 Prague - July 27, 1965 Bruneck) and his wife (married April 6, 1921 Chotělice) Countess Kunigunde of Mensdorff-Pouilly (January 11, 1899 - November 19, 1989). He died on January 19, 2021. He was a Medal of Merit recipient.

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Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is an American musician who makes music for movies and television programs. He made the music for Annie and Bye Bye Birdie. He also made the music for All in the Family and Lee Adams made the lyrics for the show.

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Miquel Ferrer i Aymamí (28 November 1931 – 2 January 2021) was a Spanish footballer. He played through most of the 1950s. Ferrer played as a midfielder.

Ferrer played for FC Barcelona as an amateur in 1948. From 1949 to 1951, he played for Condal. 

In 1954, Ferrer joined Real Oviedo. He retired following the 1958 season at the age of 26.

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Telly Tjanggulung (1 June 1973 – 5 January 2021) was an Indonesian politician. She was Regent of Southeast Minahasa from 2008 to 2013.

Tjanggulung died on 5 January 2021, aged 47.

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Roland Chassain (5 February 1947 – 9 February 2021) was a French politician. He was born in Aurillac, France. Chassain was a member of the Rally for the Republic. From 2002 to 2007, he was a member of the National Assembly. From 1995 until his death, he was Mayor of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. 

Chassain died on 9 February 2021, aged 74.

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Ibrahim Othman Ibrahim Idris (1961 – February 10, 2021) was a Sudanese criminal. He was formerly held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.

In July 2013, a motion was filed seeking his release because his physical and emotional health had deteriorated to the point where he could be seen as a  threat.

On February 10, 2021, Idris died at age 60 at his mother's home in Port Sudan.

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Kurt Koski (February 7, 1958 – February 11, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Rusty Brooks. He competed in several International World Class Championship Wrestling (IWCCW), Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). 

He also appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the mid-1980s as a preliminary wrestler.

Brooks died on February 11, 2021, aged 63. He had surgery a few weeks before.

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Eliseo "Eli" Fernando Soriano (April 4, 1947 – February 11, 2021), also known as BES (Bro. Eli Soriano), Brother Eli or Kapatid na Eli, was a Filipino televangelist. He was the "Overall Servant" of the Members Church of God International (MCGI) in Pampanga, Philippines. He was the main host of radio and television program Ang Dating Daan, which is thought to be the longest-running religious program in the Philippines. Soriano was born in Pasay, Rizal, Philippines.

Soriano died on February 11, 2021 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil at the age of 73.

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Wiesław Glos (12 September 1936 – 6 January 2021) was a Polish fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kraków, Poland.

Glos died on 6 January 2021 in Kraków, aged 84.

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Khuman Pokpa () or Khuman Apokpa () is the Apokpa (Ancestor God) of the Khuman clan. He is regarded as the founder of the Khuman dynasty. He is one of the three members of the Mangang Luwang Khuman in Meitei mythology and religion. He represents the time of the sunset and the night.

Name 
The name "Khuman Pokpa" is made up of two words, "Khuman" and "Pokpa". In Meitei language (Manipuri language), "Pokpa" means "to beget (be the father of) or to give birth to". The word "Apokpa" comes from "Pokpa". Apokpas are the dead male members of a family for the last three generations. They can be the father, grandfather, or great grandfather of any living person. They looked after the family in the past. So, "Khuman Pokpa" or "Khuman Apokpa" means "The one who gave birth to the Khumans".
Description 
Meitei people worship fire in the fireplace called Phunga Mei (lit. hearth fire) at home. In the fireplace, there are three stones kept. One stone is in the right west, another in the north east and another in the south east. This forms a triangle. These three stones represent the three great times of a day. The northeastern stone represents the Mangang. The southeastern stone represents the Luwang. The western stone represents the Khuman. Here, Khuman represents the time of the sunset and the night. The remaining Mangang and Luwang represent the sunrise and the noon respectively. The Meiteis addressed the hearth fire (phunga mei) as "Meitreng Arabana Yoimayai Mahut Sinna Mei". The English translation of this Meitei language (Manipuri language) passage is "The burning fire in the hearth place substitutes the Sun". Thus, the Sun is worshipped in the Meetei Phunga.
Cults and pantheons 
Among many, one of the most important pantheons of God Khuman Pokpa is in Mayang Imphal. Mayang Imphal is the ancient capital of the Khuman kingdom.

Worship 
In ancient times, God Khuman Pokpa was worshipped for good health and prosperity. According to the beliefs of the fishermen of the Karang Island, diseases with unexplainable causes are caused by gods and goddesses. According to their beliefs, the danger of natural calamities, epidemics, diseases and other miseries are all due to the getting angry of gods and goddesses. The reasons for their anger are usually because of not performing rites and rituals.

Festival 
The religious festival of Lai Haraoba is celebrated in honor of God Khuman Pokpa in the Karang Islands. The celebration lasts for ten consecutive days during the month of September. In modern days, the celebration draws attention to a large number of tourists.

Related pages 
 Khuman Kangleirol

References
References

Bibliography 
 An ethnographical survey of totemism (cont.) - Page 327 - Sir James George Frazer · 1910
 History of Manipur - Page 174 - Jyotirmoy Roy · 1973
 Khamba and Thoibi: The Unscaled Height of Love - Page 189 - N. Tombi Singh · 1976
 Manipur: Law, customs, hill-men, language and religion - Page 673 - Naorem Sanajaoba · 2003
 Out of Isolation: Exploring a Forgotten World, Uncovering a Culture in Conflict - Page 492 - Frans Welman · 2007
 Proceedings of North East India History Association - Page 115 - North East India History Association. Session · 1983
 The Meitheis - Page 99 - Thomas Callan Hodson · 1908

Other websites 
 INTERNET ARCHIVE, Khuman Pokpa

Meitei gods and goddesses
"Moirang Ningthourol Lambuba" () is a historical document (puya), which served as the court chronicle of the rulers of the kingdom in Ancient Moirang. It records the genealogy of the kings of the Moirang dynasty.

The chronicle also slightly mentioned about the history of the Zeliangrong people.

Bibliography
 Moirang Ningthourol Lambuba : Bhogeshwar, Oinam : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
 https://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/index.php/thesesrequest?id=266574

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Otto Geisert (18 November 1939 – 8 January 2021) was a German footballer. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with Karlsruher SC and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He was born in Nordhorn, Germany.

Geisert died, aged 81, in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

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Michael Dennis Henry (August 15, 1936 – January 8, 2021) was an American football linebacker and actor. He was best known for his role as Tarzan in the 1960s trilogy and as Junior in the Smokey and the Bandit movie series. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams. His playing career lasted from 1959 to 1964. Henry was born in Los Angeles.

Henry died on January 8, 2021 in Burbank, California from Parkinson's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. He was 84.

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Louis-Pierre Bougie (16 August 1946 – 10 January 2021) was a Canadian painter and printmaker. His works focused in engraving and etching. His work is regularly shown in Canadian, American, and European galleries.

Bougie died from pneumonia on 10 January 2021, aged 74.

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Thomas P. Gannon (April 5, 1943 – January 10, 2021) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1979 to 2006. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Gannon died on January 10, 2021 in Upland, Pennsylvania at the age of 77.

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Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. 3,239 people lived here at the 2010 census.

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Kenneth S. Halverson (July 24, 1933 – January 21, 2021) was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968 and again from 1969 to 1980. Halverson was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

Halverson died on January 21, 2021 in Somerset, aged 87.

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Lothar Metz (16 January 1939 – 23 January 2021) was a German wrestler. He won an Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1960, and a bronze medal in 1964. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1968, competing for East Germany. He was born in Meerane, Germany.

Metz died on 23 January 2021 in Rostock, Germany at the age of 81.

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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 American western movie directed by John Huston (who also stars) and starring Paul Newman, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowall, Jacqueline Bisset, Victoria Principal, Ava Gardner, Stacy Keach, Dick Farnsworth, Bill McKinney, Anthony Zerbe. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1973.

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Margaret C. "Peg" Snyder (January 30, 1929 – January 26, 2021) was an American social scientist. Her work focused on women and economic development, particularly in Africa. 

She was the founding director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), whose name was changed to UN Women in 2011. She was also a co-founder of Women's World Banking and of the African Training and Research Centre for Women.

Snyder died on January 26, 2021 in New York City from cardiac arrest, aged 91.

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John L. Behan (November 11, 1944 – January 28, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1995. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Behan died on January 28, 2021 in Montauk, New York at the age of 76.

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Alberto Jorge Rodrigues de Matos (6 June 1944 – 28 January 2021) was a Portuguese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal.

Matos died on 28 January 2021 in Lisbon, aged 76.

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Puttershoek is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located on the banks of the Oude Maas, on the island Hoeksche Waard, in the province of South Holland.

Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the new municipality Hoeksche Waard.

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Albertus “Bert” Schreuder (4 May 1929 – 30 January 2021) was a Dutch politician. He was mayor of Puttershoek from 1963 to 1971, Gorinchem from 1971 to 1982 and of Amersfoort from 1982 to 1994. He was a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA). Schreuder was born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Schreuder died on 30 January 2021 in Amersfoort, Netherlands at the age of 91.

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Danute "Bunki" Bankaitis-Davis (January 2, 1958 – January 29, 2021) was an American road racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 1992 UCI Road World Championships in the team time trial. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's road race finishing 14th.

Bankaitis-Davis died on January 29, 2021 at the age of 63.

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Khoriphaba () is a God in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur). He is the son of Sky God Salailen. He came down from heaven to earth to search for his mother and then for a bride. He is best known for wrestling with Loyalakpa in the Lai Haraoba festival. He is also a polo playing God.

Description 
God Khoriphaba is a Lainingthou. In Ancient Meitei language, "Lai" means God or Deity and "Ningthou" means King or Ruler. However, the term "Lainingthou" carries many meanings. It may refer to "king of gods", "godly king" or "kingly god". Since Khoriphaba is not the king of gods, he is a kingly god.

Khoriphaba is a sportsman. He participated in polo as well as wrestling championships. 
Among the deities, God Khoriphaba and God Loyalakpa possess the epithets of being the best wrestlers. The two powerful gods wrestled during the Lai Haraoba festival.
Mythology 
God Khoriphaba was born with the divine union of God Salailen (alias Soraren) and Goddess Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi at Heaven. When Khoriphaba was three months old (or three years old), his parents got separated. His mother was abandoned from entering into Heaven. So, little Khoriphaba was looked after by the 1000 queens of heaven. But he cried for his mother. Salailen tried to pacify the baby's cry but in vain. He gave him milk but it was of no use. He summoned his nobles and subjects. He asked them to make his son stop crying. Thousands of gods and goddesses tried but all of them failed to stop the boy's cry. Finally, Chingkheirel Apamba tried his luck. He sang hymns in praise of the baby God. Suddenly, the boy stopped crying. At this, Salailen named his son Khoiriphaba.
One day, Angoupalba Yaibirel Sidaba found Khoiriphaba crying near a tree. He brought the boy to his home. He asked his family to take care of the boy. The clan members looked after the child like their own child. They named him Puthiba.  

One day, Khoiriphaba heard some women talking about him. They said, "Look how cute the child is! We love him so much! His mother would have loved him many times than we love him. How much his mother would have suffered for the loss of the child." Khoiriphaba immediately asked them about his mother. But none knew the answer to his question. So, he decided to search for his mother by himself. 

God Khoriphaba descended from sky down to earth in search for his lost mother Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi. 
He came to Moirang near Khoiri Keithel. The sun already set when he was there. Not knowing what to do, he started crying. God Thangjing and his consort Koiren Leima came to him. They came to know about the identity of the boy. The divine couple took care of Khoiriphaba.
Under the guardianship of God Thangjing, Khoiriphaba grew up. He made many friends. He was nine years old. He started wrestling (), race, and so on. He was always the champion of all the competitions. This made his friends fell jealous of him. So, one of his friends told him about how he grew up under the care of Thangjing. Khoriphaba was told that they would not allow him to play with them because he was an inferior God. Khoriphaba felt dejected for many days. Thangjing noticed it and asked him. Khoiriphaba narrated him the incident. So, Thangjing decided that Khoiriphaba should be sent to his mother without further delaying. He summoned all the 27 friends of Khoiriphaba. He asked them to challenge Khoiriphaba for wrestling and race championships. None were ready for the challenge. Then Thangjing asked them about a tug of war in which all of them would stand together at one side and Khoiriphaba alone at another side. There was a condition. If they won, they would be the winner
. But if Khoiriphaba won, they should send Khoiriphaba off to his mother's place at Haorok Konthou, carrying him on a palanquin. The 27 friends accepted the challenge. But all of them got defeated in the hands of Khoiriphaba.
On the next day, the 27 friends proceeded for the journey with Khoiriphaba on a palanquin towards Haorok Konthou. They came from a long distance from Moirang. On the way, they came across a beautiful place. They could not control themselves to rest at the beautiful place for a while. They requested Khoiriphaba who agreed. The beautiful place where they rested was named "Toubul" (). Some friends were waiting for the resting friends at another place. The place where they waited was named "Ngaikhong". After some time, little by little, all of his friends left Khoiriphaba alone. So, Khoiriphaba continued his journey alone. On the way, he came across a river. On the river, many women were fishing using nets. Since morning, they could not catch a single fish. He was helped by a woman to cross the river.
Finally, he reached Haorok Konthou. The people of the place were greatly awed to see him. They have heard of his quest. But Goddess Tampha was not at the place. Due to the fear of Salailen, the villagers sent her off to another place. She was looked after by the Kabui tribes in the hills. So, Khoriphaba set off for the next journey riding on his mare Ngangrubi.

On reaching the village of the Kabui tribes in the hills, he was warmly welcomed by the tribesmen. He finally met his long departed mother. He proposed her to return home back to heaven. But she did not agree because she was abandoned by her husband. So, he sadly left his mother. 

There are also legends about God Khoriphaba looking for a bride. He veiled his face and hold a polo-stick over his shoulder. While searching for a lover, he was riding on a mare.
Worship 
During the Lai Haraoba festival, there is a special ritual named Kanglei Thokpa dedicated to God Khoriphaba. In this ritual, a group of maibis sing a song depicting Khoriphaba's search for a bride. 
"The goddess of the hills, my beloved
The jewel, which I am unable to part with
On such a day, I follow your footprints
I fail to find you... 
Sweet one, have you gone to another village? 
Or have you gone to fetch fire from your neighbour? 
Or have you gone to wash your hair at the riverbank? 
Or are you combing your beautiful hair in the huge house of your father? 
Perhaps, you have gone to a kang game and seated between two village brothers as a piece of decoration, radiating... 
Perhaps, a cloth is tied around your shoulder and slender waist and you are pounding rice. 
My friend, I have not seen my beloved for a long time. 
Please tell me where she is?"
This song of love and associated gesture evolve into dancing. The dance enacts the horse polo game. During this ritual ceremony, a maibi will cover her face with a veil. She will hold a kangjei (English: polo-stick or hockey-stick). She will hook a girl from amidst the crowd with the hooked end of the stick. This is called Lai Nupi Thiba (lit. Predilection of bride).
During his worship, cooked foods could be offered but devotees are not allowed to offer fish.

Texts 
The Khoriphaba Naothemlon text describes song to stop little Khoriphaba from crying.

Namesakes

Art and culture association 
The Khoriphaba Artistes Association is a non commercial artistes association. It was established in 1971 in Imphal.

Bodybuilding event 
The Mr. Khoriphaba Body Building Championship is an annual bodybuilding event. It includes both men's as well as women's classes. The first championship took place in the year 2019.

Related pages
 Nongda Lairen Pakhangba
 Pureiromba

References

Bibliography 
 Kege Hareppa Ngangoi Leishemba by Shitalchandra Singh, Thingbaijam
 Khoriphābā: mamā nūṃśibā khonā phabā nūpāmacā amā - Raghu Laiśaṃthem - Rindā Pablikeśans, 2013
 Philosophy On Lai Haraoba by Tamphajao, Yumnam

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