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is the Japanese traditional doll.

The doll has a very simple shape;only the head of the globe and the body of the column. A joint of the head and the body was made thin so that a child was easy to grasp it.

History
Kokeshi came to be sold as a souvenir in the Tohoku district from Edo era.

When the Taisho era began, kokeshi turned into the role as the appreciation things of adult rather than the toy of the child.

An all-Japan kokeshi contest is held every year in May. Since 1954, the annual Prime Minister's prize has been awarded to the best work of creative kokeshi makers.

Types of kokeshi
There are 250+ types of kokeshi.

This list is not finished; you can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

, Iwate Prefecture
, Miyagi Prefecture
, Fukushima Prefecture
, Aomori Prefecture

How to get kokeshi
specialized store
folk craft shop
exhibition of specialty goods
order from craftsman of kokeshi directly

and so on

References

Other websites
Other websites

 "32nd Michinoku Kokeshi Festival" at Destination Tohoku 
  "Kokeshi" at Japanya.co.uk

Japanese culture
The Azerbaijan Premier League (), is the top football competition in Azerbaijan.

History
The Azerbaijan Premier League was created in 2007 and replaced the Top Division () which existed between 1992 and 2007. The Azerbaijan Premier League is run by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. The Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan. The creation of the Premier League gave the football clubs more independence.

Since 1992, a total of 8 football clubs have become champions of the top Azerbaijani football competition. Neftchi Baku are the current Azerbaijan Premier League champions.

Statistics
Statistics

Records 
Players in the Premier League compete for the trophy "Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot", awarded to the top goalscorer at the end of each football season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season. During the 1995–96 season he became the first player to score 100 Premier League goals. Since then, 10 other players have reached the 100-goal mark.

Player records
Player records 

All-time top scorer:  Nazim Aliyev (183 goals)
Top scorer in one season: 1992  Nazim Aliyev (39 goals)
Most league titles won:  Mahmud Qurbanov, he has won Azerbaijani championship record 10 times.
Oldest player:  Nadir Shukurov, for Karvan vs Mughan, 42 years, 19 April 2009
Youngest goalscorer:  Ramal Huseynov, for Shahdag vs Kimyachi Sumgayit, 13 years old, 333 days
First appearance and goal scored by foreign player:  Otar Korghalidze (1995)
Most appearances by foreign player:  Georgi Adamia (133 matches by 9 August 2010)
 Highest transfer fee (money) paid:  Oktay Derelioğlu, from Akçaabat Sebatspor to Khazar Lankaran, €200,000, 9 December 2004
 Highest transfer fee (money) received:  Vagif Javadov, from FK Qarabağ to FC Twente, €1,500,000, January 5, 2010

Club records 

Most titles won: Neftchi Baku, 7
Most unbeaten teams: Kəpəz, 30 games, 1997-98
Biggest home win: Neftchi Baku 11–0 Shahdag (1999–00)

Soviet time champions
1928: Progress-2 Baku
1929-33: unknown
1934: Profsoyuz Baku
1935: Stroitel Yuga Baku
1936: Stroitel Yuga Baku
1937: Lokomotiv Baku
1938: Lokomotiv Baku
1939: Lokomotiv Baku
1940: Lokomotiv Baku
1941-43: unknown
1944: Dinamo Baku
1945: Not Played
1946: Lokomotiv Baku
1947: Trudovye Rezervy Baku
1948: KKF Baku
1949: KKF Baku
1950: Iskra Baku

1951: Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1952: Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1953: Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1954: Zavod im. S.M.Budennogo Baku
1955: Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1956: NPU Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1957: NPU Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1958: NPU Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1959: Baku Teams(Spartakiada)
1960: OIK Baku
1961: Spartak  Quba
1962: OIK Baku
1963: Araz Baku
1964: Polad Sumgait
1965: Vostok Baku
1966: Vostok Baku
1967: Araz Baku
1968  OIK Baku
1969  Araz Baku
1970  OIK Baku
1971  Khimik Salyany
1972  Surahanets Baku
1973  Araz Baku
1974  Araz Baku
1975  Araz Baku
1976  Araz Baku
1977  Karabakh Khankendi
1978  SKIF Baku
1979  OIK Baku
1980  Energetik Ali-Bayramly
1981  Gandjlik Baku
1982  Tokhudju Baku
1983  Termist Baku
1984  Termist Baku

1985  Khazar Sumgait
1986  Goyazan Qazakh
1987  Araz Nakhichevan
1988  FK Qarabağ
1989  Stroitel Sabirabad
1990  FK Qarabağ
1991  Khazar Sumgait

Champions and top scorers

Performance by club

Awards

Trophy
The current Azerbaijan Premier League trophy was developed by the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan and the trophy has been awarded to the champion of Azerbaijan since the end of the 2009–10 season, replacing the previous Premier League trophy that had existed for only few years.

Related pages
Football in Azerbaijan
Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan national football team
Azerbaijan Supercup
Azerbaijan Cup

References
References

Other websites 
Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan Official website
Azerbaijani Professional Football League Official website
League at UEFA

Football in Azerbaijan
Football leagues
2007 establishments
2000s establishments in Azerbaijan
The menorah was an ancient lamp that accompanied the Israelites during their wanderings through the desert and later sat in their Temple. It had seven branches (a center branch with three branches on each of its sides), and it was made of gold. Olive oil fed the menorah's flames. God commanded Moses to construct the menorah while Moses and the Israelites were wandering the desert (see Book of Numbers chapter 8). 

The menorah is associated with miracles, such as the miracle of Hanukkah. During First Jewish-Roman War, the Romans destroyed the Temple and took its treasures, including the menorah. They took the menorah to Rome and displayed it throughout the city during a celebration of their victory over the Jewish rebels.

Today, the menorah is featured in the present state of Israel's coat of arms, and some Jewish places of worship contain replicas of the menorah. A nine-branch menorah is used during Hanukkah.

History of Hanukkah
Bulguksa is a temple of Korean Buddhism in Gyeongju in South Korea. It was designated as a historic site number 502 by Korean government. In 1995, Bulguksa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.  It is known as one of the tourist attractions in Korea, where over 2 million people are visiting each year. It includes Dabotap(Korea's national treasure number 20) and Seokgatap(Korea's national treasure number 21), Cheongun-gyo(Blue Cloud Bridge, Korea's national treasure number 23) and Backun-gyo(White Cloud Bridge, Korea's national treasure number 23), and two gilt-bronze statues(Korea's national treasure number 26, 27) of Buddha.
History
The temple was made in the Silla kingdom, the golden age of Buddhist art. According to Samguk yusa (Three Kingdoms of Korea's history book), the temple had begun to be constructed under King Kyeongdeok in 751 and completed in 774. Kim Daeseong, the Prime Minister of Silla, decided to construct this temple in order to cherish the memory of his parents. The name of the temple 'Bulguk' means the country of Buddha. He wanted to his parents live happily in the Buddha's country after they died.

Bulguksa has been reconstructed thoroughout history. Especially in the Japanese colonial era, it was damaged a lot and lost its valuable treasures. After the independence of the Republic of Korea, Korean government started to reconstruct and reorganize the temple.
National Treasures in Bulguksa
Dabotap and Seokgatap (Num 21, 22)
Dabotap is well known for its feminine and sophisticated beauty. Its height is 10.4m and it is representative of Korea's unique pagodas.
Seokgatap is relatively simple and masculine compared to Dabotap. Its height is also 10.4, which makes Dabotap and Seokgatap the twin pagodas in Bulguksa.

Chengun-gyo (Num 23)
At the entrance of Bulguksa is Chengun-gyo. It is said that the bridge links the human world to the world of Buddhist. It is decorated with stones very beautifully and its structure is so solid that it can withstand earthquakes.

References

 KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION  
 
 National treasure of Korea

Other websites

 Official Site of Korea Tourism Org : Bulguksa 

Buddhist temples
Buildings and structures in South Korea
World Heritage Sites in South Korea
8th-century buildings and structures‎
Acarajé  is a type of fritter made from cowpeas. It is the most popular street food in the north eastern state of Brazil, Bahia. The recipe for acarajé was introduced to Bahia by slaves who came from Yorùbáland during the colonial period. In Nigeria acarajé is named Akara, and the women who sell it call out "Akara je", which means "Come and eat Akara" in Yoruba.  So when freed Yorùbá slaves started to sell acarajé on the streets, they used the same technique and Brazilians assumed that they were selling acarajé.

Acarajé is made with black-eyed peas, garlic, ginger and salt, then deep fried in dende - a reddish oil from the palm fruit. When done, they are split in half and filled with vatapá, caruru, fried shrimp, salad and pepper. Brazilians modified the recipe from Nigeria a little and started to fill the acarajé with other afro-Brazilian foods. In Nigeria, none of the Brazilian accompaniments are served; just the bean cake is eaten, fried with palm oil or vegetable oil.
Acarajé are served on the streets by women who call themselves baiana do acarajé. They wear traditional clothes, white flowing dresses, sometimes turbans and colorful necklaces related to the rituals of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. In Nigeria, however, there is no ceremony and the women who sell Akara wear whatever they like. Nowadays, these baianas sell acarajé as a way of life and it’s something that helps to sustain their families.

In 2004, acarajé was declared part of Brazil's heritage culture in the region of Bahia. It's one of the most important symbols of the culture of Bahia and it's enjoyed by all types of tourists. They are delighted by the taste, color and relaxing way of eating acarajé on the streets.
History 
Acarajé was specially made when a person dies at the age of 70 or above. It was usually fried in large quantities and given to every household that was related to the person who died. Acarajé was also to be made in large quantities when warriors won a war. The wives of the warriors were to fry acarajé and give it to all the people in the village.

Acarajé, a recipe taken to Brazil by the slaves from the West African coast. It is called "akara" by the Yoruba people of south-western Nigeria and by the people of Sierra Leone. It is called "kosai" by the Hausa people of Nigeria. It is called "koose" in Ghana. It is eaten with millet or corn pudding. In Nigeria, akara is usually eaten with bread, ogi, which is a type of cornmeal made with fine corn flour.
In Sierra Leone, akara is made up of rice flour, mashed banana, baking powder, and sugar. After mixing the ingredients together, it is dropped in oil by hand, and fried. It is then formed into a ball. Akara is usually made for events like Pulnado (event held due to the birth of a child), a wedding, funeral, or party.

In Brazil
Acarajé sold on the street in Brazil are made with fried beef, mutton, dried shrimp, pigweed, fufu, osun sauce, and coconut. Today in Bahia, most street vendors who sell acarajé are women. They first started selling acarajé in the 19th century. The money gotten from selling acarajé were used to buy the freedom of enslaved family members until slavery was banned in Brazil in 1888. Selling acarajé served as a source of family income. The city now has more than 500 acarajé vendors.

References

Bahia
Fried foods
Brazilian food
Nigerian culture
Benin
Ghana
Buckner Stith Morris (August 19, 1800 – December 16, 1879) was an American politician. He was the Mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1838 to 1839. He was a member of the Whig Party. He was in jail for 9 months because of war conflicts.

Morris was born on August 19, 1800 in Augusta, Kentucky. Morris was married to Evlina Barker until her death. Then he was married to Elize Stephenson until her death. Then he was married to M. E. Parrish until his death. He had three children. Morris died on December 16, 1879 in Chicago, Illinois from an illness, aged 79.

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1800 births
1879 deaths
Disease-related deaths in Chicago
Burials at Rosehill Cemetery
Whig Party (United States) politicians
Mayors of Chicago
Politicians from Kentucky
Lawyers from Chicago
Chicago City Council members
The Seoul Lantern Festival () is a festival that takes place in Seoul, South Korea. It shows various themes through lanterns. It is hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and is organized by the Seoul Tourism Organization. It has been celebrated every year since 2009. It has officially become an annual event. It is usually held from early in November and lasts 2 weeks. 

In 2012, as 2.57 million people visited the festival, it gets to become the representative festival of Seoul.

Other websites
Official website - with photographs of each theme

Festivals in South Korea
Seoul
2009 establishments in Asia
2000s establishments in South Korea
The vibraslap is made of a cowbell-shaped hollow box (acting as a resonator) and a wooden ball connected by a steel rod. The steel rod is bent in an "L" shape that allows the performer to hold the rod in one hand and strike the ball with the palm of their other hand. The steel rod acts as a sort of spring that vibrates the box on the other end. The box acts as a resonating body for a metal mechanism placed inside with a number of loosely fastened pins or rivets that vibrate and rattle against the box, much like the teeth of the jawbone. The vibraslap is produced in a number of sizes using different materials such as wood, metal or composite materials.

The Vibra-Slap was the first patent granted to the instrument manufacturing company Latin Percussion.
The Vibra-Slap's inventor was Martin Cohen. It is sometimes sold as a "Donkey Call" or "Rattleslap".

Percussion instruments
Mercury poisoning is a health disturbance caused by high levels of exposure to mercury. 

Symptoms of mercury poisoning include pink in the cheeks, fingertips, and toes, swelling, unexplainable sweating, lots of saliva, fast heartbeat, high blood pressure, and hair loss for some people. Mercury exposure happens most often when you eat certain types of fish or via other ways.

Health problems
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is an international non-profit organization. It works with university students who want to change their communities positively and learn practical knowledge to become socially responsible business leaders. Students form teams in their campuses and use business model to make better the quality of life and standard of living for people in need.

History 
SIFE, was established in 1975 in the United States by Robert T. Davis. SIFE was originally a regional leadership training program attended by university students who taught their communities what they had learned. Eventually, these university students competed on the outcomes of their efforts.
Operating system 
More than 1,600 university campuses in 39 countries take part in SIFE's projects. SIFE gives these students the chance to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the knowledge of free enterprise. SIFE Teams teach important concepts including market economics, entrepreneurship, personal and financial success, and business studies, their communities and their countries.
Competitions 
Each year, SIFE competitions are held worldwide, so called World Cup, with thousands of students and business leaders. Teams present their projects to judges who evaluate those projects and determine which teams had the most impact improving the quality of life and standard of living for members of their community.
Every country organizes a national competition to pick up national champion and give him a opportunity to compete at the World Cup. 
The criterion is as follows:
``Considering the relevant economic, social and environmental factors, which SIFE team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living.``

Partners 
SIFE partners include corporations, organizations and individuals' foundations such as HSBC, PepsiCo, Unilever, DELL, Microsoft.
Other websites
SIFE is now called Enactus. Here is the press release link - http://enactus.org/sife-changes-their-name-to-highlight-a-deep-commitment-to-entrepreneurial-action/#.W4mPFvmnGUk 

Previous  (no longer working)
Current Official website

International organizations
Non-profit organizations of the United States
The Chesapeake–Leopard Affair was a naval battle that took place off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia on June 22, 1807. The English warship  attacked and boarded the American . The British were looking for people who had deserted the Royal Navy. The commander of the American ship surrendered his vessel to the British. When he returned home, he was tired, and had to leave the military.

The Chesapeake–Leopard Affair made many Americans angry. Some of them wanted to go to war with Great Britain, but most people did not. President Thomas Jefferson tried to use the anger to diplomatically threaten the British government into settling the matter. The United States Congress backed away from armed conflict when British diplomats showed that they felt they did nothing wrong in the matter. The diplomats also said that impressment would continue. Jefferson's political failure to solve the problem with Great Britain led him towards economic warfare: the Embargo of 1807.
Further reading
Perkins, Bradford. 1968. Embargo: Alternative to War (Chapter 8 from Prologue to War: England and the United States, 1805-1812, University of California Press, 1968) in Essays on the Early Republic 1789-1815. Leonard Levy, Editor. Dryden Press, 1974.

References

1800s in the United States
Battles
Royal Navy
United States Navy
19th century in the United Kingdom
June events
1807
19th century in Virginia
Hector Tjupuru Burton (about 1937 – 27 February 2017) is an Australian Aboriginal artist. He is a leading artist from Amaṯa, in north-western South Australia. His work has been shown in exhibitions since 2003, in several cities in Australia and other countries. His first solo exhibition was held in 2004, in Melbourne. Examples of his paintings are held in the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and Flinders University.

Burton had paintings chosen as finalists for the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in 2011 and 2012.
Early life
Burton was born some time in the late 1930s. He was born near what is now Pipalyatjara, in north-west South Australia. A member of the Pitjantjatjara people, his childhood was spent living a traditional lifestyle in the bush. When he was still a child, Burton and his parents came out of the desert and settled at Ernabella. As a young man, Burton worked as a ringer at the large cattle station called Curtin Springs. He later moved to Amaṯa where he worked building dams, fences and cattle yards outside the town. He also later worked on a building project in Ernabella.

Burton is a senior custodian of traditional Pitjantjatjara law ( or Dreaming). His father's homeland, to the west of Irrunytju, is closely associated with the  (Caterpillar Dreaming) and the  (Red Kangaroo Dreaming). His mother is from Lake Wilson. These legends are the subjects of many of his paintings.
Painting
Burton started painting in 2002. He paints for Tjala Arts, Amaṯa's community-based art company. When he started, the company was called Minymaku Arts. Painting among Pitjantjatjara was originally done by women only (minymaku means "women's"). Men did not join the women until several years later, because they were afraid of revealing too much spiritual knowledge (which in Western Desert cultures is meant to be kept secret). Burton was one of the first men at Amaṯa to begin painting; the company changed its name to Tjala Arts in 2004, after several other men joined him.
The art community at Amaṯa is still strongly conservative. Only the basics of traditional beliefs are described in their works. To keep the meanings of his paintings hidden, Burton uses dotting and other techniques to disguise sacred figures and ancient symbols. He is a strong supporter of maintaing strict forms of secrecy when it comes to art produced in his community. He is now a board member of Tjala Arts, and often coordinates projects and exhibitions with the other artists.

Burton's early paintings represent legends from his family's Dreaming. They also show strong Christian influences. Burton was taught by Presbyterian missionaries when he was growing up at Ernabella, and he mixed these beliefs with his family's Dreaming. When he was older, he was ordained as a minister, and is now a senior member of the Church on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands.
Since the later part of 2011, Burton and several other men from Amaṯa have led a project to change the subject of their artists' work. Instead of depicting sacred Dreaming knowledge, he and the other board members of Tjala Arts have encouraged their artists to paint about other things (such as the landscape or wildlife). Burton and the other leaders decided that the popularity of Western Desert art had resulted in people asking too many questions about their traditional designs and too much secret knowledge being revealed. The centre's first exhibition under this project was held in March 2012, in Alice Springs. The exhibition was called Punu-Nguru (From the Trees) and its paintings depicted traditional designs of trees from the artists' home countries.

References

1930s births
Indigenous Australian artists
Artists from South Australia
2017 deaths
Australian painters
Pitjantjatjara
Molecular cloning is a type of work in molecular biology. It is used to assemble recombinant DNA molecules, and to direct their replication within host organisms. The use of the word cloning means a DNA molecule from a single living cell is used to make a large population of cells containing identical DNA molecules. Molecular cloning methods are central to many areas of modern biology and medicine.

Molecular cloning generally uses DNA sequences from two different organisms: the species that is the source of the DNA to be cloned, and the species that will serve as the living host for multiplying (replicating) the recombinant DNA.
In a molecular cloning experiment, the DNA to be cloned is got from an organism of interest, then treated with enzymes in the test tube to get smaller DNA fragments. These fragments are then joined with vector DNA to produce recombinant DNA molecules. The recombinant DNA is then introduced into a host organism (typically an easy-to-grow, benign, laboratory strain of E. coli bacteria). This produces a population of organisms in which recombinant DNA molecules are replicated along with the host DNA. Because they contain foreign DNA fragments, these are "transgenic" or genetically-modified microorganisms (GMO).
This process takes advantage of the fact that a single bacterial cell can be induced to take up and replicate a single recombinant DNA molecule. This single cell can then be expanded exponentially to generate a large amount of bacteria, each of which contain copies of the original recombinant molecule. Thus, both the resulting bacterial population, and the recombinant DNA molecule, are commonly referred to as "clones". Strictly speaking, recombinant DNA refers to DNA molecules, while molecular cloning refers to the experimental methods used to assemble them.

History 
The idea of using molecular cloning to produce recombinant DNA was invented by Paul Berg, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 1980, jointly with Walter Gilbert and Fred Sanger.

References 

DNA
Genetic engineering
Genetically modified food (GM food) is food which has been produced using organisms that have been engineered genetically (GM organisms). GM food contains GM organisms. Common examples include maize, soybean, cotton and rapeseed. The first genetically modified food animal approved for sale is salmon. 

Commercial sale of genetically modified food began in 1994, when Calgene first marketed its delayed ripening tomato. Genetically modified foods include: soybean, corn, canola, rice, and cotton seed oil. The features of available and future crops include resistance to herbicides, insects, viruses, fungi, production of extra nutrients, faster growth, or some other beneficial purpose. GM livestock have also been experimentally developed. 

Research is being done on bacteria which would speed up making cheese. Genetically modified yeast could be used to make beer that has fewer calories.
Regulation 
The approaches taken by governments to assess and manage the development and release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) vary from country to country. Some of the most marked differences are between the USA and Europe. 

The US regulatory policy is the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology. The policy has three main principles:  
 UK policy will focus on the product of genetic modification (GM) techniques, not the process itself
 Only regulation grounded in verifiable scientific risks will be tolerated, and 
 GM products are on similar enough to existing products that existing laws are sufficient to review the products. 

European Union have the strictest GMO rules in the world. All GMOs, and irradiated food, are considered "new food" and subject to extensive, case-by-case, science based food evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).  The criteria for authorization has four broad categories: "safety," "freedom of choice," "labelling," and "traceability".
However many scientists think current studies are not good enough to be sure that genetically modified food is safe.

Labelling 
One of the key issues is whether GM products should be labelled. A study into voluntary labelling in South Africa found that 31% of products labelled as GMO-free had a GM content above 1.0%. 

In Canada and the US labelling of GM food is voluntary. In Europe all food (including processed food) or cattle feed which contains greater than 0.9% of approved GMOs must be labelled. 

Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Australia require labelling so people can choose between foods that have genetically modified, ordinary or organic origins.

Examples 

Most vegetable oil used in the US is produced from GM crops.  Vegetable oil is sold directly to consumers as cooking oil, margarine, and shortening, and is used in prepared foods.
As for soybeans, about 95% of the US crop is GM, and about 85% of the world's soybean crop is processed into soybean meal and vegetable oil. The bulk of the soybean crop is grown for oil production, with the high-protein defatted and "toasted" soy meal used as for farm animal food and dog food.  98% of the US soybean crop is used for feeding farm animals. A smaller percentage of soybeans are used directly for human food.

Potato blight 
Researchers have made genetically modified potatoes which are resistant to potato blight. That disease caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s. EU approval is needed before commercial growing of this GM crop can take place.

References

Other sources 
 List of approved genetically modified plants
 Sheldon Krimsky.An Illusory Consensus behind GMO   Health Assessment 

Genetic engineering
Agriculture
Food and drink
A tie clip is an accessory.  It is to keep a necktie near a person's shirt.

Accessories
A phone connector (also called jack plug, stereoplug) is an electrical plug that is used in audio systems. For example, it is used in electric guitar cables to connect the guitar to an amplifier. There are typically three different sizes of phone connectors: 6.3 mm, 3.5 mm and 2.5 mm diameters.

Balanced and unbalanced circuits are possible with stereoplug connector when using monosignal per one stereoplug. Sound quality improves with a balanced circuit because noise signal reduces, especially with microphones where the signal is often weak.

Related pages
XLR connector

Electrical connectors
Audio technology
is a Japanese city in Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.

History

Tokoname has been known for making ceramics since the 12th century.  The city is Japan's top producer of Maneki Neko.

Geography
Tokoname is on the western coast of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture.

Related pages
 Chūbu International Airport

References

Other websites

Tokoname City website 
  "Giant Maneki Neko....Tokoname Japan" at Panoramio 

Cities in Aichi Prefecture
Avellino is a city in southern Italy. It is capital of the province of Avellino.

Museums
 National Gallery of selachoidei (Museum of sharks), Corso Umberto I, 131 and Via F. Petronelli, 8
 Museum of Art - MdAO, Via degli Imbimbo, 47 
 Museum of the Cathedral and the Diocese of Avellino, Via 23 novembre
 Provincial Archaeological Museum, Corso Europa
 Provincial Art Gallery, in the “Carcere Borbonico” 
 Zoological Museum of invertebrates "L. Carbone”, Corso Umberto I, 131

 
Capital cities in Italy
The Museo d'arte is a museum for modern and contemporary art. It is in Avellino, Italy.

The museum was opened on 2 January 1995. It was developed from the private gallery of O. Stefano into a museum open to the public. The design for the museum building was ready in September 1993. It was finished in December 1994.

The museum has a library and a documentary film library. It plays video documentaries and speeches by famous art critics.

Collection 
Currently the museum exhibition presents to the public a few selected works of modern art and contemporary art. The original works include sculptures, drawings, oil paintings, and prints done by etching, lithograph and serigraph.

Artists 
Artists in the museum's permanent exhibition include:
Nineteenth century 
Saverio Francesco Altamura (1822-1897): Ritratto di scolaretta a Capri (1893);
Giovanni Battista (1858-1925): Pescatori sulla scogliera (1886), Pescatori a Sorrento (1892);
Pietro Bouvier (1839-1927): La cacciagione (1897); 
Gabriele Carelli (1820-1900): Convento dei Cappuccini, Amalfi (1899);
Giovanni Colmo (1867-1947): Alberi intrecciati (1915); 
Antonio Coppola (1850-1916): Napoli pescatori (1876);
Achille D'Orsi (1845-1829): Scugnizzo: acquaiolo (1915);
Walter Duncan (1848-1932): Fanciulla nel bosco (1898), Venditrice di fiori a St. Martin in the Fields (1919); 
Gaetano Gigante (1770-1840): Assunzione della Vergine (1815); 
Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1949): La guardianella (1930); 
Salvatore Petruolo (1857-1946): Paesaggio innevato (1874); 
Oscar Ricciardi (1864-1935): Costiera Amalfitana (1923); 
Raffaele Tafuri (1857-1929): Angolo di Pedavena (1910), Tetti (1920); 
Vincenzo Volpe (1855-1929): Donna con chitarra (1895)
Twentieth century 
Francesco Cangiullo (1884-1966): In città (1953);
Carlo Carrà (1881-1966): Onde (1924) e Bagnate (1924); 
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978): I fuochi sacri (1929), Gli archeologi (1969), I mobili nella valle (1971); 
Pietro D’Achiardi (1879-1940): Paesaggio di Lorenzana con calesse (1937); 
Pierre Laprade (1875-1931): Amour et Psyché (1925); 
Atanasio Soldati (1896-1953): Composizione (1949);
Ugo Attardi (1926-2006): Il viaggio di Ulisse (1990-2000); 
Antonio Corpora (1909-2004): Il cielo sugli alberi (1994);  
Salvatore Fiume (1915-1997): Natività (1995);
Emilio Greco (1913-1995): Aretusa (1989); 
Renato Guttuso (1911-1987): Natura Morta (1981); 
Michelangelo Pistoletto (1933): Frattale bianco 4155372973840013258495611017395261542 (1999-2000);
Ernesto Treccani (1920-2009): Maternità (1980-1990); 
Ezelino Briante (1901-1971): Porto di Torre del Greco (1965); 
Remo Brindisi (1918-1996): Guerriero (1979); 
Tonino Caputo (1933): Il cortile (1987);
Lucio Cargnel (1903-1998): Paesaggio di periferia (1963); 
Mario Ceroli (1938): Icosaedro (1980-1999); 
Nino D'Amore (1949): Piano di Sorrento (2014);
Gianni Dova (1925-1991): Uccello di Bretagna (1990); 
Carmelo Fodaro (1936): Natura morta (1970-1989); 
Felicita Frai (1909-2010): Fiori modesti (1989); 
Giovan Francesco Gonzaga (1921-2007): I due corsieri (1995), Paesaggio Bergamasco (2000); 
Beppe Guzzi (1902-1982): Ville (1970); 
Bruno Landi (1941): Paesaggio (1987); 
Renzo Vespignani (1924-2002): Marta (1982);
Twenty-first century 
Giancarlo Angeloni (1966): Positano chiesa madre (2013);
Maurizio Delvecchio (1962): Il tramonto e l'attesa (2013); 
Athos Faccincani (1951): Girasoli (2001);  
Alfonso Fratteggiani Bianchi (1952): Colore Blu 23050 (2014); 
Rabarama (1969): Palpit-azione (2010); 
Paola Romano (1951): Luna sospesa bianca (2011).

References

Sources and bibliography 
 (IT) A.A.V.V., "Mdao museo d'arte", in Tra arte e scienza. I musei privati di Avellino, ACO assciazione culturale, Avellino 2012, pp. 6–7.
 (IT) A.A.V.V., "Museo d'arte Mdao", in Musei Avellino 2007, ACO associazione culturale, Avellino 2007, pag.4.
 (IT) CAMPITELLI F., MdAO Museo d'Arte, MdAO, Avellino 2014, pp. 4.

Art museums in Italy
Avellino
1995 establishments in Europe
1990s establishments in Italy
Benjamin Wright Raymond (June 15, 1801 – April 6, 1883) was an American politician who twice served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1839–1840, 1842–1843) for the Whig Party.

Raymond was born on June 15, 1801 in Rome, New York. He studied at St. Lawrence Academy. Raymond was married to Amelia Porter from 1835 until his death in 1883. They had a son, George Lansing. Raymond died on April 6, 1883 in Chicago, Illinois from an illness, aged 81.

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Other websites
 
 1842 Inaugural Address

1801 births
1883 deaths
Whig Party (United States) politicians
Mayors of Chicago
Politicians from New York (state)
Burials at Graceland Cemetery
Alexander Loyd (August 19, 1805 – May 7, 1872) was an American politician. He served one term as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1840 until 1841 for the Democratic Party.

Loyd was born on August 19, 1805 in Orange County, New York. He was raised in Chicago. He was married until her death. They had four children. Loyd died on May 7, 1872 in West Lyons, Illinois from heart failure, aged 66.

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Other websites
 Inaugural Address
 Grave at Rosehill Cemetery

1805 births
1872 deaths
Deaths from heart failure
Burials at Rosehill Cemetery
Mayors of Chicago
Politicians from New York (state)
Democratic Party (United States) politicians
The Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG) is a voluntary association of cities, counties and special districts in central Texas.

It is based in Belton, Texas the Central Texas Council of Governments is a member of the Texas Association of Regional Councils.

Military community
Fort Hood is located in Bell and Coryell Counties and is the largest employer in the CTCOG region. The U.S. Census recognizes Fort Hood as a Census-Designated Place; in 2010 the Fort Hood CDP had 29,589 residents.

References

Other websites
Central Texas Council of Governments - Official site.

Organizations based in Texas
1968 establishments in the United States
1960s establishments in Texas
John Putnam Chapin (April 21, 1810 – July 27, 1864) was an American politician. He was the Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1846–1847). He was a member of the Whig Party.

Chapin was born on April 21, 1810 in Bradford, Vermont. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Chapin died on July 27, 1864 in Chicago from a heart attack, aged 54.

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1810 births
1864 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Whig Party (United States) politicians
Mayors of Chicago
Politicians from Vermont
Signs and symptoms are two words that doctors use to describe how a medical problem causes changes in a person's body.

Signs 
A sign is a change in the body that can be heard, seen, felt, or smelled by a doctor.  A sign may also be shown on medical tests like X-rays or blood tests.  For example:
 A doctor can hear changes in breathing sounds when he listens to a person's lungs with a stethoscope.  These changes can be a sign of different breathing problems.
A doctor can see that a person has a bruise or swelling.  These are signs of an injury to the body. 
A doctor can feel that a bone seems crooked or broken.  This may be a sign of a bone fracture (broken bone). 
A doctor can smell that a person's breath smells like fruit.  This can be a sign of very high blood sugar.
A doctor can see on an X-ray that a bone is broken.  This is a sign of a bone fracture.
Symptoms 
A symptom is a change in the body that cannot be seen, heard, felt, or smelled by a doctor.  It also cannot be shown on medical tests.  A symptom is something that only the person having the symptom can see, hear, feel, or smell.  For example:
 Before a migraine headache, a person may see flashing lights that are not really there.  Nobody but that person can see the lights, and they will not show up on any medical tests.  This is called an aura, and it is a symptom of a migraine.
 Sometimes, people will hear a ringing sound, like a phone ringing, in their ears.  This can be a symptom of ear problems or hearing problems.
 Pain is a common symptom.  A doctor cannot see, hear, or feel pain, or see it on tests.  Only the person having the pain can feel it.  If a person is having pain, like a headache or a stomach ache, there is no way for the doctor to know unless the person tells the doctor.
Sometimes, before a person has a seizure, they may smell something that is not really there.  Nobody but that person can smell it.  This can be a symptom of an aura, warning that a seizure is going to happen.
Signs and symptoms often happen together 
Often, medical problems cause both signs and symptoms.  For example:

References
James Machon (born 1848) was a Boy in the United States Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

Medal of Honor citation
Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Stationed in the immediate vicinity of the shell whips which were twice cleared of men by bursting shells, Machon remained steadfast at his post and performed his duties in the powder division throughout the furious action which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.

References

Other websites

1848 births
Year of death unknown
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia, is the capital of East Java. The meaning of Surabaya is combination of sura meaning shark and baya meaning crocodile. There are about 3 million people living in Surabaya and they speak a dialect of Javanese called Suroboyoan. Surabaya is the second largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta. Surabaya is located on the edge of the northern coast of Java Island and dealing with the Madura Strait and Java Sea.

Historical Places 
There are many museums and monuments that represents and shows the history of Surabaya.
House of Sampoerna 
The House of Sampoerna is a museum that exhibits from the story of the founder of Sampoerna, Liem Seeng Tee to history of tobacco making. One part of the museum shows the history of how this place was found. It starts from Seeng Tee moving to Indonesia after the death of his wife until how he found the old building of Dutch-supported orphanage. There are displays of Seeng Tee’s old objects such as his bicycle, motorcycle, and equipment and objects related to tobacco. There is a tobacco plant within the building where 3,500 women are rolling Dji Sam Soe cigarettes.
Gereja Perawan Maria Tak Berdosa 
Gereja Perawan Maria Tak Berdosa is a Catholic church. It is one of the old buildings left from during the Dutch invasion in the 18th century. It is the oldest church in East Java. It has been preserved by the Dutch government in Indonesia. Despite the fact that it is old, the brick stones are undamaged. Without air-conditioning in the hot weather of Indonesia, the temperature inside the church is low and cool. Services were held since 1800s and it still continues today every Sunday in Chinese.
Tugu Pahlawan 
Surabaya is not only the second largest city in Indonesia but it is known as the “city of heroes” because of the role it played in the Battle of Surabaya in November 10, 1945. This monument Tugu Pahlawan, Heroes Monument, is the symbol of Surabaya and is built to respect the heroes who fought for independence. This rocket-like monument points towards the moon 41.15 meters high. Along with the monument, there is a museum where diorama of Surabaya in 1945 is displayed. History of Surabaya at that time could be seen through pictures, clips, and stories. There are other buildings surrounding the monument to depict the struggles Indonesians had to go through.
Health Museum of Dr. Adhyatma 
Health Museum of Dr. Adhyatma was built in 1990s in order to save and maintain nation's cultural heritage. This museum exhibits historical items related to health and items that are used today. In September 14, 2004, Minister of Health changed the name of the museum to "Health Museum of Dr. Adhyatma, MPH - MOH. There is a special library in the museum that displays materials such as books, magazines, tapes, and video recording that provides information about health studies. The museum also has different show rooms that displays different equipments used in the past and genealogy of royal families of Indonesia.

Other websites 
Official Site for Surabaya 
Tourist Information

Cities in Indonesia
East Java
Samul nori is a Korean traditional musical performance, which is performed with four percussion instruments: Jing, Janggu, Buk (the drum in Korean), Kkwaenggwari. The performance includes dancing. Specifically, in Samul, sa means "four", and mul means "object" in Korean, and nori means "to play". Considering the meaning of Samul nori, this is one kind of playful and casual art performance done in public. In the past, Korean people usually play Samul nori when they work in agricultural area to relax after working.

Nowadays, some Korean people who play Korean traditional music try to boost Samul nori. Famous samul-nori performances are Kim duk soo Samul nori and Namsadang nori. Namsadang Nori was chosen as a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In addition, some Koreans are trying to transform Samul nori to modern styles by mixing this with other modern performances. For example, there were TV shows where Samul nori performers were dancing with pop singers or DJs.
Furthermore, other than mixing Samul nori with modern performances, some Korean people try to create new performance inspired by Samul nori. For example, Nanta, a performance of sounds made by hitting everyday objects, is inspired by Samul nori. Also, there is Nori dan, social enterprise in Korea, which play recycled garbage as musical instruments by hitting them.

Korean music
63 Building is a skyscraper on Yeouido (island) in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul in South Korea. Despite its name, it actually has 66 floors – 63 floors above ground and 3 floors underground. Construction started in February 1980, and was completed in May 1985. At that time, the name of the building was “Daehanlife 63 Building”, but the name of this has changed to “63 City.” It was the highest building in Asia at the moment of being built. It is now the 5th highest building in even Korea – the highest building in Korea is Northeast Asia Trade Tower in Incheon. But from now on, 63 Building is known as the most famous landmark in Korea.

Before it was built, South Korea was in the period of development. Therefore, it was decided to build the highest building in Asia to beat Sunshine 60 in Tokyo, Japan. There were also no buildings which were higher than 31 floors in South Korea. The process of building was chosen very fast.
63 building is actually a building for Hanhwa Group but it also has some cultural areas for visitors. Except for the top 3 floors, visitors can enjoy all of the building. There is an aquarium named “63 Sea World”, IMAX theater, and observatory with museum named “63 Sky-art.” There are also many areas like food courts and restaurants.

63 Sea World was opened at July 27th, 1985, and has over 400 species and 20,000 marine lives in there. It also has a coelcanth and oarfish. The theater in 63 Building is the first IMAX theater in Korea. The “63 Buffet Pavilion” is known as one of the greatest restaurants in Seoul.

There are six elevators which were made by Mitsubishi in 63 Building, and their speed is about 540 meters per minute. It is the fastest elevator in Korea. For subway, there are two stations, Noryangjin station in Line 1 and Line 9.

Other websites
Official English-language website 

Skyscrapers in Asia
Buildings and structures in Seoul
Busker Busker () is a Korean indie band which got their popularity in Superstar K, one of the most famous audition programs in South Korea. The band is composed of three members now: Jang Bum-jun (guitarist and vocalist), Kim Hyung-tae (bassist), and Bradely Ray Moore (drummer). They won the second prize in Superstar K season 3, and then they officially released their own debut album on 29 March 2012.
History 
The three members were in the same university; Jang and Kim were students of Animation Art and Brad was an English professor in Sang-myung University located in Cheonan. They named the band as Busker Busker because they performed on the street to the public in Cheonan. They went to Seoul in order to share their music talents with more people, especially in Hong-dae which is a favorite place for many indie musicians in Korea. As they got popular among people, they participated in Superstar K of M-net on April, 2011. Actually there were more members in the band but composition was somewhat unsettled. As the three of them could adjust their schedules and started to be aired on TV, Busker Busker has been fixed as trio band.
Busker Busker has released their first regular album, Busker Busker 1st album, on March 29th, 2012. The songs in the album, which were all written by their own, hit all kinds of K-pop chart including "Cherry blossom Ending", "First Love", and "Yeosu Night Sea". The album sold over a million, and the next album Busker Busker 1st Finale has also been loved since it was released on June 21st. They ended their first promotional activities for the albums after finishing their first concert, Youth Bus, on June 22nd and 23rd.

South Korean musical groups
Indie bands
Reality television participants
2011 establishments in Asia
2010s establishments in South Korea
The Hanukkah menorah, or hanukiah, is a nine-branched lamp or candleholder used on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. It is used to celebrate, remember, and honor the historical miracle of Hanukkah. 

Its shape is an upright stand with eight equal branches to hold a candle or oil with a wick. A ninth branch, at the center or to one side and usually taller, is the shamash (). The shamash is lit first, then used to light the others, while a prayer is recited. One of the branches is lit on the first night, two on the second, etc., which lasts eight nights.

References

Hanukkah
Religious symbols
Menorah may refer to:

Menorah (Temple) – the ancient seven-branch lamp that traveled with the Israelites through the desert and later sat in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Menorah (Hanukkah) – the nine-branch lamp used during Hanukkah.
Suspension of disbelief is the willingness for a person to accept fantasy as it is presented to them in any form of media.

Reality and fantasy 
Reality is the world around us. Fantasy is a world that only is in our minds, or recorded in some way onto or into something that can be passed along from one form to another. Fantasy cannot exist as something real, something that we can touch or see as it is. 

An example of something from fantasy is the White Rabbit from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". Because of our experience, that is, how we have lived our lives, it has not been proven that it can possibly be real. The White Rabbit is an animal which stands on two legs (in some stories), wears human clothing, and acts and speaks like a human. For us as humans, a normal rabbit does not speak, nor does it act or speak like a human. Because of that, we think of the White Rabbit as fantasy, it only can be living in a not-real world.