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# John McCurdy (tennis)

John McCurdy (born 13 May 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

## Career

McCurdy made his first Grand Slam singles appearance at the 1982 Australian Open, where he had an opening round win over Sweden's Henrik Sundström, before being eliminated in the second round by John Sadri.
At the 1983 Wimbledon Championships, the Australian made it as far as the fourth round, with wins over Juan Avendaño, Claudio Panatta and Cássio Motta. He had only entered the main draw due to the withdrawal of American player Jay Turpin.
He lost in the first round of the 1983 US Open, to Eliot Teltscher.
McCurdy defeated John Frawley in the opening round of the 1983 Australian Open and was then beaten by Andy Andrews in the second round.
As a doubles player, he made the third round of the Australian Open in 1982, with Peter Johnston, whom he would partner at four further Grand Slam tournaments. McCurdy and Johnston were finalists at Melbourne's Black and Decker Indoor Championships in 1984.
In the early 1980s, McCurdy played at reserves level for the North Melbourne Football Club.
He became a tennis coach after retiring and spent a period of time as director of Tennis Victoria.

## Grand Prix/WCT career finals
### Doubles: 1 (0–1)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1984 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | Peter Johnston | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | 2–6, 3–6 |

## Challenger titles
### Doubles: (1)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | 1982 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Peter Johnston | John Benson Chris Johnstone | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
# Ariel Germiniani

Ariel Germiniani (born October 20, 1990) is a Brazilian soccer player currently playing for Miami FC in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.

## Career

Ariel signed for Miami FC in 2010 after playing for Desportivo Brasil and for one of Miami FC's sister clubs, Estoril, of Liga Vitalis in Portugal.
He made his debut for Miami on May 15, 2010, in a game against NSC Minnesota Stars, and scored his first goal for the team on June 9, 2010, in a game against Crystal Palace Baltimore, before being released by the team mid-season, having made just eight first-team appearances.
# Ricardinho (footballer, born January 1982)

Ricardo Andrade Alves (born January 12, 1982, in Guarulhos), better known simply as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian footballer.

## Teams

* Ituano 2002
* União Barbarense 2003
* SFC Opava 2004
* Guarani 2005
* Mogi Mirim 2006
* Juventus 2007
* Santa Cruz 2008
* San Martín de Porres 2008
* Audax Italiano 2009
# Arvid Hansen

Arvid Hansen (1 March 1916 – 13 February 1945) was a Norwegian resistance member who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.
He was born in Oslo as the son of Harald and Helga Marie Hansen. He worked in Oslo as an electrician. When Norway was invaded by Germany in 1940, he became involved in the subsequent fighting. He later involved himself in the illegal press, and later in Milorg. He conducted several sabotage missions as a part of the group D.B. He was also a part of the group Aks 13000. His last mission was Aksjon smør, in which Milorg men stole foodstuffs from two warehouses, one in the street Tollbugata belonging to German forces, and one in the street Skippergata belonging to Arbeidstjenesten. The foodstuffs were distributed to Milorg men who hid in the forests surrounding Oslo. This was his 28th sabotage mission.
On 13 February 1945, the day after Aksjon smør, two Gestapo officers by coincidence intercepted a resistance meeting in Storm Weinholdt's home. Storm Weinholdt and Frank Olsen were arrested, and Adolf Bogstad was killed. This kickstarted a crackdown in which several people were arrested. Four Nazis then stormed Hansen's home just before midnight on 13 February 1945. They rang the doorbell, and shot Arvid Hansen's father Harald who answered at the door. Almost immediately they met Arvid Hansen, who was in his bedroom. Hansen managed to fire three shots and kill one of the Nazis, but when firing for a second time, he was himself hit and instantly killed. His fiancée, who had been assisting in the resistance work, was wounded. His mother survived, and fled to Sweden the next week.
Together with eight other resistance members—Adolf Bogstad, Erik Bruun, Henry Gundersen, Ingolf Nordstrøm, Kåre Olafsen, Frank Olsen, Kjell Ramberg and Storm Weinholdt—he is commemorated with a memorial stone at Sarabråten in Østmarka.
# No Bones

No Bones is a novel by Irish author Anna Burns, published in 2001 by Norton. Set in a small, Northern Irish community, it follows a young girl growing up during The Troubles.
The book received positive reviews from critics. It won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the 2002 Women's Prize for Fiction.

## Summary

Set in Ardoyne, the narrative follows Amelia, a young girl growing up during The Troubles.

## Reception

No Bones received mostly positive reviews from critics. Kirkus Reviews described the book as "an unforgiving tale of the loss of innocence, for a girl and her country." Publishers Weekly gave a mixed review, praising the book's "early promise" but criticising the second half of the narrative.
In a retrospective review, The Irish Times described Burns' prose as "brilliant".
Booklist also reviewed the novel.

## Awards

No Bones won the 2001 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize.
It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2002.
# Pechersk, Russia

Pechersk (Russian: Печерск), also spelled Pechyorsk (Печёрск), is the name of three rural localities in Smolensk Oblast, Russia:
* Pechersk, Khislavichsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a village in Khislavichsky District, 54°09′11″N 32°15′40″E﻿ / ﻿54.15306°N 32.26111°E﻿ / 54.15306; 32.26111
* Pechersk (selo), Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, a selo in Smolensky District, 54°51′11″N 32°01′55″E﻿ / ﻿54.85306°N 32.03194°E﻿ / 54.85306; 32.03194
* Pechersk (village), Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, a village in Smolensky District
# Eulima philippii

Eulima philippii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Eulima.
# Augusto (footballer, born 1985)

José Augusto Cestari Ramos, known as Augusto (Campinas, February 3, 1985), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense.
# Al-Quwaisat-class landing ship

The Al-Quwaisat class is a series of Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) of the United Arab Emirates Navy (UAE Navy). They were built by the Malaysian company Shin Yang based on the company's 80 m LST design. Two ships have been completed and in service with UAE Navy with one more ordered in 2020.

## Characteristics

The Al-Quwaisat class has a length of 80 metres (262 ft 6 in), a beam of 16.8 metres (55 ft 1 in), and a draught of 4 metres (13 ft 1 in). The ship has a complement of 106. The LSTs have a capacity to carry cargo, marine troops, tanks and helicopters. They have a displacement of 2,046 tonnes and a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) for cruising and 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) for maximum. The ships are armed with light defensive weapons such as 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine guns.

## Service history

The Al-Quwaisat class took part in UAE Navy operations in the Yemen conflict. They were involved in a logistic role to support allied forces in the operation.
On 16 October 2024, Al-Quwaisat participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Indian Navy's INS Shardul during its visit to Port Rashid, Dubai as a part of long range training deployment.

## Ships of the class

| Pennant | Name | Builders | Launched | Commissioned |
| A81 | Al-Quwaisat | Shin Yang, Malaysia | 17/10/2012 | 2/10/2013 |
| A82 | Al-Futaisi | Shin Yang, Malaysia | 29/10/2012 | 2/10/2013 |
| A83 | Al-Taweelah | Shin Yang, Malaysia | 7/7/2020 | 2021 |
# Ellington Jazz Club

The Ellington Jazz Club, known colloquially as the Ellington, is a music venue located in Perth, Western Australia. It has been described as one of the country's "best loved and most highly regarded jazz clubs".
The venue plays host to local jazz musicians, including students of Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. It has also been a venue for the Perth International Jazz Festival, and Perth's Fringe World festival.

## History

The venue was founded by Graham Wood and Bernard Kong in 2009. Wood had been frustrated by the lack of suitable performance venues in Perth, after he had been a professional musician for 20 years. The venue was converted from a disused dye works building. The interior of the venue is described as resembling New York City jazz clubs.
In 2014 the Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts played a surprise performance at the venue, after the cancellation of the band's planned concert due to the death of Mick Jagger's partner. Then-student Harry Mitchell was invited for perform alongside him. The impromptu performance made Perth headlines.
In October 2022 the venue was put up for sale. It was purchased in 2023 by the couple Travis Simmons and Zoe Jay.

## Building

The location of the club is the heritage listed former Chinese Laundry and Dye Works, build in 1896.
# Greta Sebald

Greta Sebald (born 18 November 1965) is a Greek luger. She competed in the women's singles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
# Valentine School (Chicopee, Massachusetts)

The Valentine School is a historic school at Grape and Elm Streets in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Built in 1898 to a design by George P. B. Alderman, it is a prominent local eхample of Renaissance Revival architecture. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and included as part of the Springfield Street Historic District in 1991. The building has been converted to residential use.

## Description and history

The former Valentine School is located a short way east of downtown Chicopee, at the eastern corner of Grape and Elm Streets. It is a two-story masonry structure, built out of red brick with sandstone trim. Its front, facing Elm Street, consists of a series of stepped projections. Its ground floor is laid in courses that are periodically recessed, giving a rusticated appearance, and is topped by a band of brick corbelling. Windows on that level are set in rectangular openings, with stone sills and lintels. The second floor windows are set in round-arch openings with surrounding sandstone arches. The main entrance is at the center of the facade, recessed with stairs under a large round-arch opening, with a Palladian window on the second floor above. The facade is crowned by a metal cornice with scroll modillions.
The school was built in 1898-99 to a design by George P. B. Alderman, a regionally prominent architect from Holyoke. It was connected by a tunnel to the Robinson Public School on the same lot, which was demolished in the 1950s. It served as a public school until the 1980s, and has since been converted into apartments, with additional apartment blocks added at one corner of the property.
# Tasman Peninsula dusky antechinus

Antechinus vandycki, the Tasman Peninsula dusky antechinus, is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. It was first described in 2015 by Andrew Baker and his group of scientists in southeast Tasmania. In October 2021, only eight specimens were known.

## Description

It is large compared to other members of the genus, measuring 13 centimetres (5.1 in) from head to body, and weighing 90 grams (3.2 oz). Its tail no longer than its torso and head. As for its colouration, it mostly appears with a mix of brown and grey, with some colour variation on its torso and tail.

## Reproduction

Breeding seasons last around two to three weeks, in which the males' testosterone is known to cause excess production of stress hormones; this proves to be lethal, killing the male before any parturition occurs, practically halving the population.

## Distribution, habitat and other information

This marsupial has been found in the region of Tasmania known as the Tasman Peninsula, although it is possible it also resides in the Forestier Peninsula. It is located in forests; its habitat is prone to deforestation. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania describes the habitat of Antechinus vandycki as "eucalypt forest and sclerophyll rainforest".

### Other information

The Tasman Peninsula dusky antechinus' diet consists mainly of invertebrates, such as spiders and insects. It is a threatened species (listed as "vulnerable"), as logging hurts its habitat. It was named in honour of the Senior Curator of Mammals and Birds at Queensland Museum, Steve Van Dyck.
# Odnoin Bakhyt

Odnoin Bakhyt (born 24 February 1954) is a Mongolian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle +100 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
# Simone Osborne

Simone Osborne (born 1987) is a Canadian lyric and operatic soprano. She was one of the youngest-ever winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2008 at age 21.

## Life and career

Osborne was born in 1987 in British Columbia. She studied opera performance at the University of British Columbia and later joined the Canadian Opera Company's Studio Ensemble program. Prior to joining the COC, she busked on the streets of Toronto in order to be able to afford singing lessons.
In the 2010's, she was "considered one of Canada's most sought-after sopranos". She sings with the Canadian Opera Company and has also appeared with ensembles from around the world, including the New York City Opera, the Vancouver Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Her operatic roles have included Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. One of her performances of Pamina, with the Vancouver Opera, required her to learn an English and Musqueam adaptation. She also participated in the Viva Verdi! gala in Zurich in celebration of Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial.
Osborne has received significant critical recognition. F. Paul Driscol of Opera News called her a "lyric soprano with outstanding ability and impressive charm". Marilyn Horne, who Osborne cites as a mentor, said Osborne is "half athlete and half artist...She understands that voices need to be brilliant, dark and bright, all at once". Osborne was the first winner of the Jeunesses Musicales Canada's Maureen Forrester Award Tour, which comprises two seasons of recitals across Canada and a commission from the Canadian Art Song Project. Osborne has also won the Marilyn Horne Foundation Vocal Competition at the Music Academy of the West in 2009, and the International Czech and Slovak Opera Competition.
# Raymond Coulibaly

Raymond Coulibaly (born 25 March 1942) is a Malian judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
# Mathews Punza

Mathews Punza (born 27 April 1988) is a Zambian judoka. He participated in the 2010 World Judo Championships and later championships.
Punza began studying judo at the age of six, attending classes at Lilayi Police College. As an adult, he became an officer in the police service.
In 2015, Punza and fellow Zambian judoka Boas Munyonga traveled to Uzbekistan to study judo, under a scholarship program from the International Judo Federation. Punza and Munyoga were unable to compete in the 2016 European Open Championship, as a result of visa difficulties with the government of the Czech Republic. In spite of this, Punza was able to qualify to compete in the Olympics by scoring enough points in competition to meet the continental qualification quota.
Punza competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he was Zambia's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. In the men's 66 kg class, he defeated Golan Pollack of Israel in the second round, but lost to Adrian Gomboč of Slovenia in the third round.
# Frederick Harris (judoka)

Frederick Harris (born 7 December 1984) is a judoka from Sierra Leone.
He was selected to compete in the Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg. He was the flag bearer for Sierra Leone at the opening ceremony in Tokyo. However, Harris did not compete after being disqualified for being overweight.
# Samuel Kibamba

Samuel Kibamba (born 15 December 1949) is a former Congolese cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and the team time trial events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
# Mathurin Cherpitel

Mathurin Cherpitel (14 December 1736, Paris – 13 November 1809, Paris) was a French architect, whose notable buildings include the Hôtel du Châtelet.

## Biography

Mathurin Cherpitel was the son of a master carpenter who helped to build the Rue de Bourgogne in Paris. Cherpitel followed the teachings of Jacques Francois Blondel, and spent three years working as a draftsman for Ange-Jacques Gabriel, before winning the Prix de Rome in 1758.
When he returned to Paris, he had difficulty finding work, but his father, who was employed in several projects in the Faubourg Saint-Germain, managed to find him employment. Around 1765, he was employed by François Dominique Barreau de Chefdeville, working on the Palais Bourbon. During this time, he also drafted plans for a reconstruction of the Hotel Locmaria on the Rue de l'Université for the Duke of Harcourt. In 1766, he participated in the competition for the reconstruction of the Hotel d'Uzes, on the Rue Montmartre, which was won by Claude Nicolas Ledoux. In 1768, he received his first commission: the Lieutenant General of Police, Antoine de Sartine, instructed him to build a nurses' bureau, on the Rue de Gramont.
By 1770, he had become a famous architect. He built the Hotel du Chatelet on the Rue de Grenelle, and his most notable hôtels, the Hotel de Damas d'Antigny and the Hotel de Rochechouart.
His most important public building was the Église Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou [fr], built in 1775, but destroyed in 1798 and later replaced with a new design. He was received as a member of the Académie Royale d'Architecture in 1776.
# Whip zoom

A whip zoom (also referred to as a snap zoom or crash zoom) is a type of camera shot in which the camera zooms in or out quickly, allowing the viewer to focus on the subject. Another use of the whip zoom is to enable the shot to be edited as a cut from a long shot to a close up, or vice versa.
This technique is used by several directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Kevin Smith and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Examples can be seen in 1970s kung fu film and in the movies Kill Bill: Volume 2, Goodfellas, Tusk, Kundo: Age of the Rampant, Man of Steel and Eight Hours Don't Make a Day. Horror genre examples can be found in The Shining and The Exorcist III.
# Rauf Yekta

Rauf Yekta Bey (27 March 1871 – 8 January 1935) was a Turkish musician, musicologist and writer on music.

## Biography

Rauf Yekta was born on 27 March 1871, in the Aksaray area of Istanbul, Turkey to his father Ahmed Arif Bey. He was named Mehmed Rauf but adopted Rauf Yekta as a pen name. Rauf Yekta spoke 3 languages: French, Arabic and Persian. He was a government official. Zeliha Han married Rauf Yekta Bey and they had two sons and two daughters.

## Contribution to the theory of Turkish classical music

Yekta wrote the first modern account of Turkish classical music available in a Western language (Raouf Yekta Bey, "La musique turque", in Encyclopedie de la musique et dictionnaire du Conservatoire, edited by Albert Lavignac, Première partie, Volume V, pp. 2945–3064. Paris, 1922). His emphasis in this encyclopedia article was on intervals, modes and rhythms, quoting some 73 musical examples.
In the article he introduced a modified European notation. Yekta's system used a variety of accidentals to express the microtonal inflections necessary for the Turkish modal system. This notational system was the one used for the official publications of the Istanbul Conservatory during the 1920s and 1930s.
The present-day theory of Turkish classical music is the result of collaboration by Yekta with Dr. Suphi Ezgi (1869–1962) and H. Sadettin Arel (1880–1955).

## Career as a performer

Yekta performed often at Mevlevi ceremonies.
# François Albert-Buisson

François Albert-Buisson (French pronunciation:; 3 May 1881, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme – 21 May 1961, Aix-en-Provence) was a French entrepreneur, industrialist, consular magistrate, economist, politician, and historian.

## Background

François Albert-Buisson was born in 1881 to Pierre Buisson and Marie Boste. A prolific businessperson, his many roles ranged from pharmacist and founder of the pharmaceutical company Theraplix to banker and literary figure. François Albert-Buisson is noted for being the fourteenth member elected to occupy seat two of the Académie Française in 1955.
# Chen Shu-hui

Chen Shu-hui (traditional Chinese: 陳淑慧; simplified Chinese: 陈淑慧; pinyin: Chén Shúhuì; Wade–Giles: Ch'en$^2$ Shu$^2$-hui$^4$) is a member of the Kuomintang and a former member of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.
# Buddhism in Wales

Buddhism in Wales is followed by 0.3% of the Welsh population, according to the 2021 Census. Buddhism has a relatively short history, having only really established a presence in the country in the 20th Century. 10,075 people in Wales declared themselves Buddhist in the 2021 Census, representing a number of Buddhist traditions.

## Denominations

Tibetan Buddhism is particularly well represented with branches of several different traditions and lineages, notably Lama Shenpen Hookham's Awakened Heart Sangha, based in North Wales. Zen Buddhism has several groups in Wales and three Soto Zen masters are currently resident and actively teaching. The Samatha Trust, a lay Theravada group, have their headquarters in Wales as does the Tibetan group, Awakened Heart Sangha. The Triratna Buddhist Community have a number of groups and a large Cardiff Buddhist Centre. A student of B. Alan Wallace, David Johnson's Samadhi community is active in South West Wales and across the UK. David is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation. The Nyingma Aro gTér Lineage has been active in Wales since 1981. The Aro gTér Lineage Holders, Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen, are resident in Wales and have written many publications about Vajrayana Buddhist practice (see Aro Books worldwide and Aro Books Inc). Another Welsh author of this lineage is Ngakma Nor’dzin Pamo who is a teacher at Aro Ling Cardiff.

## Buddhist Council of Wales

The Buddhist Council of Wales had a number of Buddhist organisations and groups listed on their website. Owing to insufficient members being able to fulfill the terms of its Constitution, The Buddhist Council of Wales was dissolved on the 3rd November 2019 and no longer exists.

## Notable Buddhists

* Ricky Evans- former rugby star who converted to Buddhism.
# Jan Roth

Jan Roth (10 November 1899 – 4 October 1972) was a Czech cinematographer. During World War I he served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Roth started his career as a lighting technician at the New German theatre in Prague. In 1926 he became a chief lighting technician at Karel Lamač's Kavalírka film studio. Roth later served as Otto Heller's assistant on Lamač's films. In 1934 he started to work as a cameraman. He soon became of the most prolific cinematographers of the Czechoslovak cinema. Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 he continued to work for both Czech and German productions at Barrandov Studios. Roth often collaborated with directors Otakar Vávra and Martin Frič. He was noted for his ability to create Chiaroscuro effects.

## Selected filmography

* Three Men in the Snow (1936)
* Irca's Romance (1936)
* Escape to the Adriatic (1937)
* Lojzička (1936)
* Děvče za výkladem (1937)
* Battalion (1937)
* Virginity (1937)
* Blackmailer (1937)
* The Magic House (1939)
* Arthur and Leontine (1940)
* Ladies in Waiting (1940)
* Goodbye, Franziska (1941)
* We Make Music (1942)
* Beloved Darling (1943)
* The Second Shot (1942)
* Love Premiere (1943)
* Experiment (1943)
* A Kiss from the Stadium (1948)
* The Proud Princess (1952)
* The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
* Nejlepší ženská mého života (1968)