OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Pruning (artificial neural network)

Pruning is the practice of removing parameters (which may entail removing individual parameters, or parameters in groups such as by neurons) from an existing artificial neural networks. The goal of this process is to maintain accuracy of the network while increasing its efficiency. This can be done to reduce the computational resources required to run the neural network. A biological process of synaptic pruning takes place in the brain of mammals during development (see also Neural Darwinism).

## Node (neuron) pruning

A basic algorithm for pruning is as follows:
* Evaluate the importance of each neuron.
* Rank the neurons according to their importance (assuming there is a clearly defined measure for "importance").
* Remove the least important neuron.
* Check a termination condition (to be determined by the user) to see whether to continue pruning.

## Edge (weight) pruning

Most work on neural network pruning focuses on removing weights, namely, setting their values to zero. Early work suggested to also change the values of non-pruned weights.
# Short-track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay

The Women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February at La halle de glace Olympique.

## Results
### Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 20 February. The top two teams in each semifinal qualified for the A final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Country | Athlete | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Canada | Angela Cutrone Sylvie Daigle Nathalie Lambert Annie Perreault | 4:42.10 | QA |
| 2 | United States | Darcie Dohnal Amy Peterson Cathy Turner Nikki Ziegelmeyer | 4:42.56 | QA |
| 3 | Netherlands | Priscilla Ernst Joëlle van Koetsveld van Ankeren Monique Velzeboer Simone Velzeboer | 4:47.21 | QB |
| 4 | Italy | Marinella Canclini Maria Rosa Candido Ketty La Torre Cristina Sciolla | 4:47.31 | QB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Country | Athlete | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Japan | Mie Naito Rie Sato Hiromi Takeuchi Nobuko Yamada | 4:37.08 | QA OR |
| 2 | Unified Team | Yuliya Allagulova Nataliya Isakova Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina Yuliya Vlasova | 4:38.37 | QA |
| 3 | France | Valérie Barizza Sandrine Daudet Murielle Leyssieux Karine Rubini | 4:43.32 | QB |
| – | China | Li Yan Wang Xiulan Zhang Yanmei Li Changxiang | DQ | |

### Finals

The four qualifying teams competed in Final A.

#### Final A

| Rank | Country | Athlete | Result |
| | Canada | Angela Cutrone Sylvie Daigle Nathalie Lambert Annie Perreault | 4:36.62 |
| | United States | Darcie Dohnal Amy Peterson Cathy Turner Nikki Ziegelmeyer | 4:37.85 |
| | Unified Team | Yuliya Allagulova Nataliya Isakova Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina Yuliya Vlasova | 4:42.69 |
| 4 | Japan | Mie Naito Rie Sato Hiromi Takeuchi Nobuko Yamada | 4:44.50 |
# Perumangalam

Perumangalam, also formerly known as Thiruperumangalam, is a village situated 4 km west of Vaitheeswarankoil and to the north-east of Thiruppangur.

## Demographics

From the 2011 census, Perumangalam had 410 households with a total population of 1581.

## History

Perumangalam was established during the Chola Kingdom in the 10th century. Eyarkon Kalikkama Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanars, lived in this village and served its people. This village was described in the Sekizar Puranam written by Sekizar, who was the minister of the second Kulothunga Cholan. Later, Vadukuveli was added to this village. The village has an old temple for Kalikama Nayanmar at the V. Koil. Other temples include Pichaiamman Aalayam, Uthrapadhiyar, Mariamman, a couple of Vinayagar temples, Kaliamman temple, Kanni Koil, and Kambarkoil. Pichaiamman aalayam is old and was damaged 400 years ago. The temple was renovated and the "Maha Kumbabishega pooja" was completed on 4 September 2008. Seven Matrika goddesses are dedicated to this temple. The name of the goddesses are:
* Bramhi – Lord Brama's energy
* Maheswari – Lord Shiva's energy
* Kowmari – Lord Muruga's energy
* Vaishnavi – Lord Vishnu's energy
* Varahi – Lord Yama's energy
* Indhirani – Lord Indira's energy
* Samundi – An aspect of Mother's energy
# Sarai Khas

Sarai-Khas (also known as "Biby Pind" and "Sarawa") is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. The village is situated seven miles from Jalandhar, two miles from Kartarpur, and half a mile south of the Grand Trunk Road.

## Demographics

In the 2011 census, the village had 1511 households and 7044 inhabitants, many of whom were farmers.

## Climate

It has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and hot summers. Summers last from April to June and winters from November to February. The climate is dry on the whole, except during the brief southwest monsoon season during July and August. The average annual rainfall is about 70 cm.

## History

Sarai-Khas was founded by Atto Jatt Sarai more than 300 years ago. Sarai had four sons: Uttam (Billa), Ram Ditta (Chela), Bura (Bura) & Bhagari (Bhagari). The village was subsequently divided into four Parts (Patti's) - Billa, Bura, Bhagari and Chela.
The original name of the village was Sarawan, but due to a similarity of names the name became Sarai Khas after

## Communities

The community has many Sarai families, along with Bains, Gill, Kalyan, Mattu, Sandhu and Sanghera families.
Many natives from Sarai Khas settled abroad, notably in the UK, the US, and Canada.
# Roland Simounet

Roland Simounet (born in Guyotville, Algeria, 31 August 1927; died in Paris, 10 February 1996) was a French architect known primarily for his design of the Musée Picasso in Paris and the LaM in Villeneuve d'Ascq.

## Biography

Simounet studied architecture in Paris and then returned to his native Algeria where he opened an office in 1952. His first major work, the emergency cité de transit Djenan el-Hassan (1956-8), reflected his concern with the eradication of slum housing; its cellular construction, with individual vaulted roofs, echoed local vernacular architectural forms. In 1958 he was appointed to plan the new city of Thamugadi, which borders the famous Roman ruins of Timgad. After the War of Independence, Simounet moved to Paris (1963), but many of his works continued to address the problems of design for warm climates through the suitable expression of materials, massing and openings; examples include the student housing (1962–70) for the University of Tananarive, Madagascar, and a series of holiday homes in Corsica.
Simounet became one of the most prolific museum builders in France in the 1970s and 1980s. His new buildings for the Musee de la Prehistoire de l'Ile-de-France (1975-9), Nemours, and the Musee d'Art Moderne du Nord (1978–83), Villeneuve d'Ascq, reveal a careful orchestration of natural lighting and details to enhance the individual display of works of art. He also won the limited competition for the conversion of the 17th-century Hôtel Salé in the Marais district of Paris into the Musée Picasso (1976–85); the austere and luminous quality of the white-washed walls and pristine volumes was generally acknowledged to be the perfect showcase for Picasso's personal collection. In Saint-Denis he designed some low-cost housing (1983) in the shadow of the abbey; arranged around small courtyards, it alluded to the historic fortifications. The same parti was used in the les Fongéres residential complex (1987–91) facing the Parc Citroén in Paris.
Simounet was awarded the Grand Prix National d'Architecture in 1977. Simounet died in Paris in 1996.
# Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Doubles

The Doubles luge competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano was held on 13 February, at Spiral.

## Results

| Rank | Athletes | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
| | Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt | Germany | 50.592 | 50.513 | 1:41.105 |
| | Chris Thorpe Gordy Sheer | United States | 50.634 | 50.493 | 1:41.127 |
| | Mark Grimmette Brian Martin | United States | 50.716 | 50.501 | 1:41.217 |
| 4 | Tobias Schiegl Markus Schiegl | Austria | 50.846 | 50.575 | 1:41.421 |
| 5 | Kurt Brugger Wilfried Huber | Italy | 50.897 | 50.871 | 1:41.768 |
| 6 | Gerhard Plankensteiner Oswald Haselrieder | Italy | 51.084 | 50.833 | 1:41.917 |
| 7 | Ihor Urbanskiy Andriy Mukhin | Ukraine | 51.262 | 50.706 | 1:41.968 |
| 8 | Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller | Germany | 51.408 | 50.816 | 1:42.224 |
| 9 | Danil Chaban Viktor Kneyb | Russia | 51.370 | 51.023 | 1:42.393 |
| 10 | Albert Demchenko Semyon Kolobayev | Russia | 51.515 | 51.041 | 1:42.556 |
| 11 | Oleh Avdieiev Danylo Panchenko | Ukraine | 51.413 | 51.275 | 1:42.688 |
| 12 | Anders Söderberg Bengt Walden | Sweden | 51.725 | 51.137 | 1:42.862 |
| 13 | Roberts Suharevs Dairis Leksis | Latvia | 51.281 | 51.970 | 1:43.251 |
| 14 | Atsushi Sasaki Kei Takahashi | Japan | 51.541 | 51.835 | 1:43.376 |
| 15 | Piotr Orslowski Robert Mieszała | Poland | 52.062 | 51.445 | 1:43.507 |
| 16 | Ion Cristian Stanciu Liviu Cepoi | Romania | 52.289 | 52.986 | 1:45.275 |
| 17 | Juris Vovčoks Māris Lēģeris | Latvia | 53.969 | 52.586 | 1:46.555 |
# The Strange Boys

The Strange Boys were an American rock band based in Austin, Texas, composed of Ryan Sambol (guitar, lead vocals, harmonica), Philip Sambol (bass), Greg Enlow (guitar), Mike La Franchi (drums), Jenna E. Thornhill DeWitt (saxophone, backing vocals), and Tim Presley (backing vocals). Their music incorporates stylistic elements of garage rock, punk, R&B and country music.

## History

The Strange Boys were formed by Dallas 8th graders Ryan Sambol and Matt Hammer in 2001. Originally a punk duo, they expanded to a trio when Ryan's brother Philip returned to Dallas from college in 2003.
In 2007 the band released their debut Nothing EP on Dusty Medical Records and in 2009 their first full-length album, and Girls Club, via In the Red Records.
In late 2009 the band underwent some line-up changes, with drummer and founding member Matt Hammer being replaced by Seth Densham, originally of Mika Miko (who disbanded in October 2009). Jenna Thornhill-DeWitt, also a former member of Mika Miko, was added as saxophonist and backing vocalist, and Tim Presley, of Darker My Love, also joined to contribute backing vocals. Densham later left the group and Mikey La Franchi joined on drums.
Around the same time, the new line-up signed a deal with UK record label Rough Trade to distribute their material outside the US, and also announced details of their second album, Be Brave. It was released on February 22, 2010 (UK) and February 23, 2010 (US). The album was preceded by a single release of the title track on January 25 (UK) and January 26 (US). This track was used in a 2012 Dell commercial.
The band released their third album, Live Music (Live pronounced [lɪv], rhyming with give), exclusively on Rough Trade in October 2011.
The Strange Boys have toured alongside acts such as Darker My Love, Night Beats, Mika Miko, Fucked Up, Crystal Antlers, Chain and the Gang, Spoon, Deerhunter, and Julian Casablancas.
According to singer Ryan Sambol, The Strange Boys played what was their last show in July 2012 in Canada.
In 2013, the title track from "Be Brave" was used in a commercial for Dell. In 2014, the songs "Doueh" and "Me and You" were featured in the film Awful Nice.
Greg Enlow, a staple of the Austin music scene, died in March 2019.
Sambol has gone on to pursue a solo career, releasing the album Gestalt in 2021.

## Discography

* Nothing EP (Dusty Medical Records, 2007)
* Isn't It Pretty To Think So 7" (In The Red Records, 2008)
* The Strange Boys and Girls Club (In The Red, 2009)
* Be Brave 7" (In The Red/Rough Trade, 2010)
* Be Brave LP (In The Red/Rough Trade, 2010)
* Live Music LP (Rough Trade, 2011)
# Fair Game (1986 film)

Fair Game is a 1986 Australian action thriller film directed by Mario Andreacchio from a screenplay by Rob George. Quentin Tarantino enthuses about the movie in the 2008 documentary Not Quite Hollywood.

## Plot

A young woman (Cassandra Delaney) who runs a wildlife sanctuary in the Outback is menaced by three kangaroo hunters who have entered the sanctuary looking for new game, and decides to take revenge.

## Cast

* Cassandra Delaney as Jessica
* Peter Ford as Sunny
* David Sandford as Ringo
* Garry Who as Sparks
* Don Barker as Frank
* Carmel Young as Moira
* Tony Clay as Derek
* Adrian Shirley as Victor

## Production

The movie was shot in South Australia with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission. Director Mario Andreacchio later said:
   Fair Game came out of a situation where we were wanting to make a movie that was a B-grade video suspense thriller. I wanted to treat it like comic book violence – it was always like a comic book study of violence. What amazed me and the thing I found quite disappointing was that it started to become a cult film in some parts of the world and people were taking it seriously. And that, for me, became a real turning point. I thought, if people are taking this seriously, then I don't think I can make this sort of material.

## Box office

Fair Game grossed $13,902 at the box office in Australia.
# Tomb Mold

Tomb Mold is a Canadian death metal band from Toronto.
Formed in 2016, the band released their debut studio album Primordial Malignity, the following year. In 2018 they released their second album Manor of Infinite Forms, followed by their Planetary Clairvoyance a year later. The band was relatively inactive for the next few years, releasing no new material until an EP titled Aperture of Body in 2022.
On 11 September 2023, they announced their fourth album The Enduring Spirit, which was released only four days later. The album was met with positive reception upon its release. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.

## Discography
### Albums

* Primordial Malignity (2017)
* Manor of Infinite Forms (2018)
* Planetary Clairvoyance (2019)
* The Enduring Spirit (2023)

### Compilations

* The Bottomless Perdition / The Moulting (2017)

### EPs

* Cerulean Salvation (2018)

### Demos

* The Bottomless Perdition (2016)
* The Moulting (2016)
* Cryptic Transmissions (2017)
* Aperture of Body (2022)

## Members
### Current members

* Derrick Vella – bass (2016, 2022–2023), guitars (2016–present)
* Max Klebanoff – drums, vocals (2016–present)
* Payson Power – guitars (2016–present)
* Kevin Sia – bass (2023–present)

### Former members

* Steve Musgrave – bass (2016–2020)
# Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's singles

The Women's singles luge competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck was held from 4 to 7 February, at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total |
| | Margit Schumann | East Germany | 42.854 | 42.830 | 42.285 | 42.652 | 2:50.621 |
| | Ute Rührold | East Germany | 42.926 | 42.708 | 42.439 | 42.773 | 2:50.846 |
| | Elisabeth Demleitner | West Germany | 43.138 | 42.535 | 42.388 | 42.995 | 2:51.056 |
| 4 | Eva-Maria Wernicke | East Germany | 43.007 | 42.646 | 42.711 | 42.898 | 2:51.262 |
| 5 | Antonia Mayr | Austria | 42.949 | 42.812 | 42.633 | 42.966 | 2:51.360 |
| 6 | Margit Graf | Austria | 43.094 | 42.790 | 42.555 | 43.020 | 2:51.459 |
| 7 | Monika Scheftschik | West Germany | 42.863 | 42.732 | 42.981 | 42.964 | 2:51.540 |
| 8 | Angelika Schafferer | Austria | 43.444 | 43.007 | 42.793 | 43.078 | 2:52.322 |
| 9 | Vera Zozuļa | Soviet Union | 44.179 | 42.973 | 42.651 | 42.858 | 2:52.661 |
| 10 | Dana Beldová-Spálenská | Czechoslovakia | 43.560 | 43.063 | 43.178 | 43.405 | 2:53.206 |
| 11 | Sarah Felder | Italy | 44.056 | 43.118 | 43.075 | 43.374 | 2:53.623 |
| 12 | Teresa Bugajczyk | Poland | 43.621 | 43.701 | 43.157 | 43.450 | 2:53.929 |
| 13 | Barbara Piecha | Poland | 44.060 | 43.722 | 43.378 | 43.800 | 2:54.960 |
| 14 | Halina Kanasz | Poland | 43.967 | 45.138 | 43.499 | 43.731 | 2:56.335 |
| 15 | Veronica Holmsten | Sweden | 44.751 | 44.635 | 44.456 | 44.766 | 2:58.608 |
| 16 | Maria-Luise Rainer | Italy | 44.943 | 44.848 | 44.768 | 44.972 | 2:59.531 |
| 17 | Marie-Thérèse Bonnet | France | 44.947 | 44.966 | 44.888 | 45.009 | 2:59.810 |
| 18 | Agneta Lindskog | Sweden | 46.050 | 44.581 | 44.771 | 44.541 | 2:59.943 |
| 19 | Mieko Ogawa | Japan | 45.341 | 45.263 | 44.907 | 45.219 | 3:00.730 |
| 20 | Teruko Yamada | Japan | 45.482 | 45.155 | 44.943 | 45.228 | 3:00.808 |
| 21 | Kathleen Ann Roberts-Homstad | United States | 45.413 | 45.744 | 44.848 | 45.346 | 3:01.351 |
| 22 | Carole Keyes | Canada | 45.654 | 45.692 | 45.200 | 45.337 | 3:01.883 |
| 23 | Mary Jane Bowie | Canada | 45.804 | 45.719 | 45.352 | 45.466 | 3:02.341 |
| 24 | Karen Roberts | United States | 46.366 | 46.142 | 45.581 | 45.994 | 3:04.083 |
| 25 | Maura Haponski | United States | 46.547 | 45.877 | 45.818 | 46.329 | 3:04.571 |
| 26 | Julie Chase | Canada | 46.529 | 46.570 | 51.633 | 48.790 | 3:13.522 |
# Spadaro Airport

Spadaro Airport (FAA LID: 1N2) was a privately owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of East Moriches, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a reliever airport.
Spadaro was connected to Lufker Airport via a taxiway and aircraft are able to taxi from one airport to the other.
It was named for Bartholomew Spadaro, who originally owned the airport.

## Facilities and aircraft

Spadaro Airport covered an area of 50 acres (20 ha) at an elevation of 50 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,400 by 25 feet (732 x 8 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 8, 2010, the airport had 6,100 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 29 aircraft based at this airport: 52% ultralight, 41% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, and 3% helicopter.
Bart Spadaro (founder of the airport) died October 5, 2013, at which time Susan Spadaro (Bart's daughter) had assumed control of the airport. Since then, aviation services such as aircraft maintenance, aircraft repair, aircraft inspections, aircraft rentals, flight instruction, sightseeing, etc. were no longer available at this facility. Skydiving operations continued at the airport and were provided by an independent operator. Airport maintenance was the removal of debris around the perimeter of the airport as well as removal of abandoned vehicles and hangars. The dirt taxiway was not very well maintained. The segmented circle was typically overgrown with weeds and was not visible during warmer months. There were no wind sock, flags or any other devices on the field to indicate wind direction or wind speed. The asphalt runway surface was in generally good condition although there was a pothole near the beginning of runway 18 on the right side. Markings for runway 18 were faded to the point of no longer being visible. Adjacent to the runway was mostly bare sandy ground that was prone to creating dust clouds and flung gravel in the presence of propeller blast. Susan Spadaro is not known to hold any credentials in the field of aviation. As of 2016, the airport is closed to operations. The town of Brookhaven decided to shut down the airport, due to failure of pilots to action the noise abatement procedures established by the town, bringing a series of complaints that led to its closure, as well as the closure of Lufker Airport for three months. In 2018, the airport and the land were listed for sale, the listing price, 2,900,000 USD.
# Ludwig (surname)

Ludwig is a surname of German origin. It is derived from the Old High German given name Ludwig, which means "famous warrior". As a surname, Ludwig may refer to:

## People

* Albert Ludwig (1919–2019), Canadian politician
* Alexander Ludwig (born 1992), Canadian actor
* Alice Ludwig (1910–1973), German film editor
* Andy Ludwig (born 1964), American football coach
* Bob Ludwig (born 1945), American sound engineer
* Brandon Ludwig (born 1985), Canadian actor
* Carl Ludwig (1816–1895), German physiologist
* Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (born 1995), Danish cyclist
* Christa Ludwig (1928–2021), German singer
* Christa Ludwig (writer) (born 1949) German writer
* Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709–1773), German botanist
* Craig Ludwig (born 1961), American ice hockey player
* Daniela Ludwig (born 1975), German politician
* Daniel K. Ludwig (1897–1992), American businessman
* David Ludwig (composer) (born 1974), American composer
* Duane Ludwig (born 1978), American mixed martial artist
* Edmund V. Ludwig (1928–2016), American judge
* Edward Ludwig (1899–1982), American film director
* Elmar Ludwig (born 1935), German photographer
* Emil Ludwig (1881–1948), Swiss writer
* Eugene Ludwig (born 1946), American banker
* Florian Ludwig (born 1970), German conductor
* Franz Ludwig (1876–1927), German actor
* Friedrich Ludwig (painter) (1895–1970), German painter
* Friedrich Ludwig (botanist) (1851–1918), German botanist
* Friedrich Ludwig (musicologist) (1872–1930), German historian, musicologist, and college instructor
* Geeske Ludwig (born 1967), Dutch cricketer
* Hanna Ludwig (1918–2014), contralto and mezzo-soprano, and academic voice teacher
* Jeanne Ludwig (1867–1898), French actress
* Jens Ludwig (born 1977), German musician
* Jens Ludwig (economist) (born 1968), American economist
* Joe Ludwig (born 1959), Australian politician
* Johanna Ludwig (1937–2013), German journalist
* Karen Ludwig (politician) (born 1964), Canadian politician
* Karen Ludwig (actress) (born 1942), American actress and director
* Ken Ludwig (born 1950), American playwright
* Klaus Ludwig (born 1949), German race driver
* Klaus Uwe Ludwig (1943–2019), German church musician, concert organist and composer
* Matt Ludwig (born 1996), American pole vaulter
* Max Ludwig (1896 –1957), German bobsledder
* Max Ludwig (general) (1871–1961), German general
* Mirko Ludwig (born 1961), German tenor
* Laura Ludwig (born 1986), German beach volleyball player
* Martha L. Ludwig (1931–2006), American scientist
* Myrta Ludwig (1928–2003), Swiss chess master
* Olaf Ludwig (born 1960), German cyclist
* Otto Ludwig (writer) (1813–1865), German writer
* Salem Ludwig (1915–2007), American actor
* Saskia Ludwig (born 1968), German politician
* Spencer Ludwig (born 1990), American trumpeter
* Vera Ludwig (born 1978), German poet
* William Ludwig (screenwriter) (1912–1999), American writer
* Wilhelm Ludwig (1901–1959), German zoologist and geneticist
# Amongst the Madness

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Amongst the Madness is the debut album by the British rap duo the Nextmen. It was released by 75 Ark in 2000. The track "Amongst the Madness" was featured on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soundtrack.

## Track listing

* "Amongst the Madness" - 3:57
* "Break the Mould" - 4:43
* "File Under Truth" - 3:44
* "We Originate" - 2:41
* "Step Below the Surface" - 4:00
* "My Way" - 3:51
* "Thinking Man's Session" - 4:58
* "We Got" - 4:35
* "Buck Foolish" - 4:27
* "Clarity" - 6:11
* "Shine On" - 4:46
* "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" - 3:39
* "Mental Alchemy" - 4:13
* "Turn It Up a Little" - 3:23
* "EBS" - 5:36
* "Revitalise" - 5:00
* "Simple and Plain" - 3:57 (CD only bonus track)
# Ronald Gerard Connors

Ronald Gerard Connors (November 1, 1915 – November 27, 2002) was an American bishop in the Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic from 1977 to 1991.

## Biography

Connors was born in Brooklyn, New York. He professed religious vows in the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, more commonly known as the Redemptorists, and was ordained a priest on June 22, 1941.
Pope Paul VI appointed Connors as Titular Bishop of Equizetum and Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana on April 24, 1976. He was consecrated as a bishop on July 20, 1976, by Cardinal Octavio Beras Rojas, Archbishop of Santo Domingo. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Tomás Francisco Reilly of San Juan de la Maguana and Edwin Broderick of Albany, New York.
He succeeded to the See of San Juan de la Maguana on July 20, 1977, and served the diocese for a total of 15 years. His resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on February 20, 1991. Connors died at the age of 87 in 2002.