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# Merlerault

The Merlerault is a formerly common breed of horse that originated in the canton of Le Merlerault. Bred under the Old Regime, this reputedly elegant half-bred was used to ride and pull tilburys.

## Names

Another common name for these horses is "Merlerautin".
The breed is sometimes erroneously referred to as "Mellerauds", notably by M. Cardini, who also claims (incorrectly) that Merlerault horses were once raised semi-wild in the woods.

## History

The Merlerault is the oldest known breeding cradle of horses in Normandy. A breeding tradition has existed there for centuries, with secular and religious guilds establishing stud farms as early as the Middle Ages. However, according to Jacques Mulliez, the breed of this name is not that old, despite traditions dating back to the Crusades or the Merovingian kings.
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, designated the Le Merlerault region as Normandy's horse production center; this first stud farm was replaced in 1730 by the Haras du Pin.
According to Bernard Denis (2012), Merlerault horses are "probably an artificial breed" created by the nobility from purebred horses. This breed was very popular at the end of the Old Regime. Le Merlerault supplied the nobility with saddle horses in the 17th and 18th centuries.

## Description

The Merlerault is an elegant half-breed of medium size, with a square head on a well-set neck. The shoulder is well defined, the hindquarters short, the legs graceful but sometimes a little spindly. The hocks may lack sharpness, and the animal is lightly built, with broad shoulders, agility, and speed.

## Uses

The Merlerault horse is particularly suited to ride and tilbury pulling.

## Distribution

The breed originated in the Alençon area, particularly in the department of Orne.
In the middle of the 19th century, the Merlerault was the second most numerous horse breed in Normandy after the Cotentin.
# Statue of Billie Holiday

A statue of Billie Holiday is installed at Billie Holiday Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue in the neighborhood of Upton in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

## History and design

Plans for a memorial to Holiday in Baltimore began in 1971; a drug treatment centre and statue were envisioned, but only the statue was eventually built. The statue was part of the planned urban renewal of the surrounding area of Upton. The Royal Theatre, where Holiday performed, originally stood diagonally opposite the statue. Holiday was raised in Baltimore.
The sculptor James Earl Reid was commissioned to design the monument to Holiday in 1977. Disputes over the rising costs of the work led to Reid eventually distancing himself from the piece. Reid had also intended that the statue be placed on a 6-foot (1.8 m) pedestal. It was finally unveiled in 1985, without Reid in attendance at the ceremony. The sculpture cost $113,000 (equivalent to $320,120 in 2023). The statue of Holiday is 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) in height. Holiday is depicted in a strapless evening gown wearing her signature gardenias in her braided hair. The sculpture was completed in 2009 with the addition of bronze relief panels depicting events in the African-American struggle for civil rights. These panels had been rejected as too controversial at the time of the statue's unveiling in 1985, and their creation had been approved with additional funding of $76,000 in 2007. The statue was rededicated in 2009 with a base of granite. At its 2009 unveiling Reid said that "[Holiday] gave such a rich credibility to the experiences of black people and the black artist".
One of the panels depicts a child with its umbilical cord attached, in reference to the lyrics of Holiday's song "God Bless the Child". A second panel depicts the lynching of an African-American man in reference to the 'strange fruit hanging from strange trees' in the lyrics of Holiday's signature song "Strange Fruit". In reference to the Jim Crow laws, a crow is depicted eating a gardenia. It is situated behind Holiday, and above Reid's signature.
# Marie Duplessis

Marie Duplessis (born Alphonsine Rose Plessis; 15 January 1824 – 3 February 1847) was a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the younger, one of Duplessis's lovers. Much of what is known about her has been derived from the literary persona and contemporary legends.

## Early life

Marie Duplessis was born Alphonsine Rose Plessis in 1824 to Marin Plessis and Marie Plessis (née Deshayes) at Nonant-le-Pin, Normandy, France. At the age of 15, she moved to Paris, where she found work in a dress shop.
As recorded in art of the day Marie Duplessis was evidently an extremely attractive young woman, with a petite figure and an enchanting smile. By the time she was 16, she had become aware that prominent men were willing to give her money in exchange for her company in both private and social settings. She became a courtesan and learned to read and write, and to stay abreast of world events so as to be able to converse on these topics with her clients and at social functions. She also added the faux noble "Du" to her name.

## Life as a courtesan

Duplessis was both a popular courtesan and the hostess of a salon, where politicians, writers, and artists gathered for stimulating conversation and socializing. She rode in the Bois de Boulogne and attended opera performances. She also had her portrait painted by Édouard Viénot.
Duplessis was the mistress of Alexandre Dumas fils from September 1844 to August 1845. Afterward, she is believed to have become the mistress of composer Franz Liszt, who reportedly wished to live with her. In her short life, she gained a reputation as a discreet, intelligent, and witty lover. She remained in the good graces of many of her benefactors even after her relationships with them had ended.
She was briefly married to at least one of her lovers: Count Édouard de Perregaux (1815-1889), a French nobleman.

## Death

Marie Duplessis died of tuberculosis at the age of 23 on 3 February 1847. Her husband, the Comte de Perregaux, and her former lover, the Baltic-German count Gustav Ernst von Stackelberg, were by her side. Within a few weeks of her death, her belongings were auctioned off to pay her debts.
Her funeral in Montmartre Cemetery in Paris was attended by hundreds of people. Her tomb can be visited at the Montmartre cemetery.

## Novel, play, and opera

Dumas's 1848 romantic novel The Lady of the Camellias was based on Duplessis. It appeared within a year of her death. In the book, Dumas became Armand Duval, and Duplessis became Marguerite Gautier. Dumas also adapted his story as a 1852 play, which inspired Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata and various films.
The journalist Romain Vienne was a childhood friend of hers and wrote La Vérité sur la dame aux camélias to correct some of the fictions that had grown up around her.
# Lili Berger

Lili Berger (30 December 1916 – 27 November 1996) was a Yiddish writer, antifascist militant and literary critic.

## Life

Born in the region of Białystok in Poland and raised in an Orthodox Jewish family, Lili Berger was firstly schooled in Hebrew and was later sent to a secular high school in Warsaw. In 1933, she moved to Brussels, where she did studies in pedagogy. Three years later, she settled in Paris where she married Louis Gronowski, an important cadre of the Jewish section of the French Communist Party. During the 1930s, she worked for several Yiddish journals. In the years of the Second World War, she joined the French Resistance against German occupation. In 1949, she went back to Poland and settled in Warsaw. After the 1968 political crisis in Poland and faced with a rising wave of antisemitism, she left the country and resettled once again in France. She developed a rich literary activity in the Yiddish language until her death in 1996.

## Works

* Ekhos fun a vaytn nekhtn, Tel Aviv: Yisroel bukh, 1986.
* Eseyn un skitsn, Warsaw: Yidish bukh, 1965.
* Fun haynt un nekhtn, Warsaw: Yidish bukh, 1965.
* Fun vayt un noent, Paris: L. Berger, 1978.
* Geshtaltn un pasirungen, Paris: L. Berger, 1991.
* In gang fun tsayt, Paris: Berger, 1976.
* In loyf fun tsayt, Paris: Berger, 1988.
* Nisht farendikte bletlekh, Tel Aviv: Yisroel bukh, 1982.
* Nokhn Mabl, Warsaw: Yidish bukh, 1967.
* Oyf di khvalyes fun goyrl, Paris: L. Berger, 1986.
* Opgerisene tsvaygn, Paris: L. Berger, 1970.
# Better Be Good to Me

"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, recorded by singer Tina Turner for her solo studio album Private Dancer (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City that featured co-writer Knight as a member. Turner's version peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and No. 6 on the then-Hot Black Singles charts. At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985, it won Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, one of four Grammys awarded to Turner's Private Dancer album at that ceremony. The song was also included on the Miami Vice soundtrack, and the 2024 Paramount Pictures film IF, during which the main characters sing and dance to the track inside the official music video.
Nicky Chinn is credited as a writer but he was not even in the country when it was composed. Chapman included Chinn's name because of a partnership arrangement the two men had made, even though the partnership was unraveling. Knight was appalled but did not argue with Chapman. Chinn's writing credit gave him one-third of all royalties from the song.

## Music video

In the video, Turner is seen performing the song on stage, wearing a black leather jacket and black skin-tight, knee-length leather pants, with leopard print high heels and spikey blonde hair. Towards the end, a man (Cy Curnin lead singer of the Fixx) appears on stage and grabs Turner's arms. She looks him in the eyes and sings the words, "Why can't you be good to me?", then pushes him away. At the end of the video, Turner disappears under the stage in a puff of smoke. Both Curnin and the guitarist in the video, Jamie West-Oram (also of the Fixx), perform on the Private Dancer album.

## Personnel

* Tina Turner – lead vocals, background vocals
* Rupert Hine – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, background vocals
* Jamie West-Oram – guitar
* Trevor Morais – drums
* Cy Curnin – background vocals

## Versions and remixes

* 7-inch edit – 3:43
* Video edit – 4:05
* Album version – 5:10
* Extended 12-inch Remix – 7:47
* Extended 12-inch Remix (early fade on Private Dancer EMI Centenary Remaster) – 7:03
# Don't Just Stand There!

Don't Just Stand There! is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Ron Winston and written by Charles Williams. It is based on the 1966 novel The Wrong Venus by Charles Williams. The film stars Robert Wagner, Mary Tyler Moore, Glynis Johns, Harvey Korman, Barbara Rhoades and Vincent Beck. The film was released on May 1, 1968, by Universal Pictures.

## Plot

A famous author, Sabine Manning, has yet to finish her latest sex-themed novel and is on a European cruise with Merriman Dudley, her manager and lover. Her exasperated publisher Martine Randall, in an exchange of favors, asks adventurer Lawrence Colby to pursue her. Colby discovers that Kendall Flanagan, mistaken for Sabine, has been kidnapped.
Kendall's karate skills help her escape when Colby comes to her rescue. Colby learns that Sabine no longer wants to write about sex, so he urges her to finish the completed novel under a pseudonym. Kendall complicates matters by becoming involved in another gangster's crime, but Colby is ultimately able to get everything settled.

## Cast

* Robert Wagner as Lawrence Colby
* Mary Tyler Moore as Martine Randall
* Glynis Johns as Sabine Manning
* Harvey Korman as Merriman Dudley
* Barbara Rhoades as Kendall Flanagan
* Vincent Beck as Painter
* Joseph V. Perry as Jean-Jacques
* Stuart Margolin as Remy
* Émile Genest as Henri
* David Mauro as Jules
* Penny Santon as Renée
* Joseph Bernard as Police Inspector

## Trivia

Director Ron Winston (1932-1973) worked with star Robert Wagner on the previous year's Universal Pictures release "Banning" (1967).
To date, "Don't Just Stand There!" has never had a legal homevideo release on any format from any country.
# Ohio State Route 362

State Route 362 (SR 362) is a 4.56-mile (7.34 km) north–south state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It serves to connect Lake Loramie State Park with SR 66. Its southern terminus is in Fort Loramie at the intersection of North Main Street (SR 66) and Elm Street. near the northern edge of Fort Loramie. SR 362 then runs about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east, then turns north at its intersection with Fort Loramie–Swanders Road (which continues east). SR 362 then runs northerly along the western edge of Lake Loramie and Lake Loramie State Park before turning northwesterly then westerly and enters Minster and reaches its northern terminus at the intersection of South Main Street (SR 66) and First Street.

## Route description

SR 362 runs for 3.24 miles (5.21 km) in Shelby County and for 1.32 miles (2.12 km) in Auglaize County. The highway is not a part of the National Highway System.
SR 362 begins at the northern edge of the business district in Fort Loramie. After passing the St. Michael's Catholic Church and several houses and business, the highway goes east out of town and enters farmland. After turning north at the intersection with Fort Loramie–Swanders Road, SR 362 passes a picnic area. It then crosses onto Crawford Island where the campgrounds and beach for Lake Loramie State Park are located. After leaving the island, it runs along the western edge of the main portion of Lake Loramie. SR 362 then passes fishing areas on the east side of the road and houses on the west side before turning northwest then west and entering farmland before entering Minster. Once it enters Minster, SR 362 runs west to its northern terminus with South Main Street (SR 66) with houses along the north side of the road and businesses on the south side.

## History

In 1932, an unnumbered state highway following the general route of the modern-day SR 362 was established on the west side of Lake Loramie. This route started at Fort Loramie-Swanders Road (modern-day County Road 27) and traveled north to the intersection of Main Street and First Street in Minster. By 1934, the route had been formally designated SR 362. A second, unconnected segment of SR 362 was designated in 1937 on the southern side of Lake Loramie. This segment ran 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Fort Loramie-Swanders Road north to the vicinity of Filburns Island. Between 1955 and 1957, the discontinuous segment to Filburns Island was removed from the route and the southern terminus was moved to downtown Fort Loramie. Since then, no major changes have occurred to the routing.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations |
| Shelby | Fort Loramie | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 66 (Main Street) |
| Auglaize | Minster | 4.56 | 7.34 | SR 66 (Main Street) |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||
# Ohio State Route 377

State Route 377 (SR 377) is a north–south state highway located in southeastern Ohio, a U.S. state. The southern terminus of State Route 377 is at State Route 550 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Amesville. Its northern terminus is at State Route 78 nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Malta.

## Route description

State Route 377 runs through portions of Athens and Morgan Counties. No part of this highway is incorporated within the National Highway System.

## History

When the former State Route 77 was re-routed to the east of McConnelsville along what is now State Route 60 in 1934, the former stretch of State Route 77 between the former U.S. Route 50N (now State Route 550) northeast of Amesville and State Route 78 southwest of Malta was re-designated as State Route 377. Since that time, there have been no changes of major significance to the routing of this state highway.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Athens | Bern Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 550 / CR 49 (Joy Road) – Marietta, Athens | |
| Morgan | Chesterhill | 4.81 | 7.74 | SR 555 south (Coal Street) – Bartlett | Southern end of SR 555 concurrency |
| Morgan | Chesterhill | 4.97 | 8.00 | SR 555 north (Mill Street) – Ringgold | Northern end of SR 555 concurrency |
| Morgan | Penn Township | 11.27 | 18.14 | SR 266 east – Stockport | Western terminus of SR 266 |
| Morgan | Penn Township | 18.32 | 29.48 | SR 78 – Glouster, McConnelsville | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||
# Ohio State Route 421

State Route 421 (SR 421) is a two-lane east-west state highway in the north-central portion of Ohio. Existing entirely within Medina County, SR 421's endpoints are at opposite ends of the concurrency of U.S. Route 42 (US 42) and US 224, which together form the four-lane bypass of Lodi. SR 421 serves both as a de facto business route for US 42 and US 224 for Lodi, as well as a connector between the two U.S. routes and SR 83, which SR 421 intersects in downtown Lodi.

## Route description

SR 421 begins at a four-ramp parclo interchange in Harrisville Township that also doubles as the western split of the concurrency of US 42 and US 224. The first mile (1.6 km) of SR 421 is predominantly rural, amid a mixed landscape of farmland and woods. In this stretch, the state highway closely parallels the CSX railway that runs to the north of the route. It also crosses the East Fork of the Black River through this area. At SR 421's intersection with Lodi Road, the pre-1959 routing of US 42 southwest of Lodi, the highway briefly turns north to pass underneath the CSX railway and into Lodi, then immediately shifts to the northeast, as the rural landscape gives way to a primarily residential setting. After bending to the east-northeast, SR 421 crossing a second set of railroad tracks, then passes several more houses prior to its junction with SR 83 in downtown Lodi. From here, SR 421 turns to the northeast, and continues through a residential area where it passes numerous side streets through its intersection with Redfield Street. After passing some businesses, the highway meets Highland Drive at a flashing beacon intersection, then enters into a wooded area lined with a few homes upon departing Lodi and re-entering Harrisville Township. SR 421 soon arrives at its endpoint at an interchange that doubles as the eastern split of the US 42/US 224 concurrency.
No portion of SR 421 is included within the National Highway System.

## History

With the completion of the Lodi Bypass in 1959, US 42 and US 224, which were both formerly routed into Lodi, were routed onto the new four-lane expressway. The SR 421 designation came into being that year, being applied to the former US 224 from the new bypass to the west of the village to the former southwestern junction with US 42, the former concurrency of US 42 and US 224 into downtown Lodi, and the former US 42 from the northeastern junction with US 224 in downtown Lodi to the new bypass northeast of the village. No major changes have been made to the routing of SR 421 since its designation.

## Major intersections

The entire route is in Medina County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Harrisville Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 42 / US 224 (Greenwich Road) – Findlay, Ashland | Interchange |
| Lodi | 2.18 | 3.51 | SR 83 (Wooster Street / Elyria Street) | |
| Harrisville Township | 3.37 | 5.42 | US 42 (Lafayette Road) / US 224 – Akron, Medina | Interchange |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||
# Bhagavan (2009 film)

Bhagavan (transl. God) is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language medical drama film written and directed by Prasanth Mambully, starring Mohanlal and Daniel Balaji. The story is about Dr. Balagopal who fights a terrorist group led by Saifudeen who attacks his hospital. The entire film was shot in 19 hours aiming the Guinness World Records, but citing technical issues it did not receive the record. The film was shot simultaneously at six different locations. Seven cameras were used for filming. The film was originally planned to be shot within 12 hours, but unexpected rain delayed the shooting.
Bhagavan was released on 1 May 2009. Even though the film received mixed reviews, the film recovered its cost and made some profit as it was made on a low cost and filmed on a single day.

## Plot

Months after the dreaded 2008 Mumbai attacks, a terrorist group led by Saifudeen planned bomb blasts at five locations in Cochin. At the same time, Zachariah Thomas, the Home Minister of Kerala, arrived at the hospital for his wife's delivery. Meanwhile, the terrorist group was planning to kidnap the Home Minister and his newborn baby. Saifudeen kidnapped three neonates and Dr. Balagopal came looking for them. Meanwhile, the Home Minister is kidnapped by Saifudeen's men. In the end, Balagopal kills Saifudeen and saves the Home Minister and the infants.

## Cast

* Mohanlal as Dr. Balagopal
* Daniel Balaji as Saifudeen
* Shivaji Guruvayoor as Zachariah Thomas, Home Minister of Kerala
* Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Priya Balagopal
* Lena as Head Nurse Maria
* Ibrahim Kutty as Doctor
* Sreejith Ravi as Sadhashivan, Zachariah's PA
* Sudheesh as Attender Dineshan
* Shalat

## Filming

Bhagavan was made targeting the Guinness World Records for a feature film shot in the quickest time, but did not receive the record due to technical issues. The entire film was shot in 19 hours. Filming took place on 8 December 2008 at a hospital in Guruvayur-Kunnamkulam road. The shoot was originally intended to complete in 12 hours but poor weather effected the plan. Film contains a total of 64 scenes. It was a record in the Indian film industry at that time.

## Reception

Paresh C Palicha from Rediff.com wrote "Mohanlal looks jaded in the film. Maybe, the pressure of finishing the work in a few hours had taken its toll. No other actor has got any prominence to be mentioned here. All in all, Bhagavan has nothing going for it except for the record breaking effort gone into making it" Sify.com wrote "particularly annoying film because the plot and presentation is amateurish and practically impossible to digest with no logic or even continuity. When you come out after watching the film, you'll feel like you've escaped from prison"