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# 1897 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

The 1897 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 5, 6 and 9 February 1897 at the ice rink Crystal Stadium in Montréal, Canada. It was the first World championship outside of Europe. Canada had the honour of organizing this World championship because it was the first non-European member of the International Skating Union.
Jaap Eden was the defending champion, but he stopped with ice skating after the 1896 season and did not defend his title. He started a career as a cyclist.
The Norwegian Alfred Næss won the first distance (500 meters) and the Canadian Jack McCulloch the second distance (5000 meters). At the third distance (1500 meters), Næss and McCulloch dead-heated for the fastest time, meaning a skate-off was needed to decide who was the winner and still able to win three distances.
After McCulloch won the skate-off, he won the 10000 meters, with only three others starting, and became World Champion.
Two days later, officials discovered an error in measuring the 5000 meter course, meaning the competitors had skated 4200 meters: two laps too few.
The results were annulled, and the next morning (9 February), the 5000 meters was re-skated, though some skaters had already left Canada, meaning only four skaters took part. McCulloch won again, and was confirmed as World Champion.

## Allround results

| Place | Athlete | Country | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 1500m Skate-off | 10000m | 5000m Re-skated |
| | Jack McCulloch | Canada | 48.2 (2) | 8:32.8 (1) | 2:42.4 (1) | 2:40.8 (1) | 20:02.4 (1) | 9:25.4 (1) |
| NC2 | John Davidson | Canada | 50.2 (5) | 8:52.6 (3) | 2:47.4 (4) | | 20:43.4 (3) | 10:00.6 (3) |
| NC | Julius Seyler | German Empire | 48.6 (3)* | 8:47.6 (2) | 2:43.2 (3) | | 20:42.2 (2) | |
| NC | C. Greene | Canada | 49.2 (4) | 8:52.8 (4) | 2:48.6 (6) | | 21:23.4 (4) | |
| NC | Alfred Næss | Norway | 46.8 (1) | 9:01.5 (7) | 2:42.4 (1) | 2:41.2 (2) | NS | |
| NC | Martinus Lørdahl | Norway | 50.6 (6)* | 8:55.0 (5) | 2:52.4 (8)* | | NS | 9:39.2 (2) |
| NC | W. Merrit | Canada | 50.8 (7) | 8:57.0 (6) | 2:52.0 (7) | | NS | |
| NC | Tom Moore | Canada | 50.8 (7) | 9:07.4 (8) | 2:48.2 (5) | | NS | |
| NC | A. Lee | Canada | 56.0 (10) | 9:39.2 (10) | 3:08.8 (9) | | NS | NF |
| NC | A. Pilkie | Canada | 53.4 (9) | 9:15.6 (9) | NF | | NS | |
    * = Fell
    NC = Not classified
    NF = Not finished
    NS = Not started
    DQ = Disqualified
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

## Rules

Four distances have to be skated:
* 500m
* 1500m
* 5000m
* 10000m
One could only win the World Championships by winning at least three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won at least three distances.
Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.
# Armenian Mesrobian School

The Armenian Mesrobian School is a K-12 Armenian school located in Pico Rivera, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is the first Armenian American Institution as it started as a Saturday School in the early 1950's.
The School Board includes parents and community members from the school community. Armenian Mesrobian School is directly tied to the Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Montebello. The school serves the Armenian community east of Downtown Los Angeles, including those in Pico Rivera, Montebello, Whittier, Pasadena and Orange County.
Mesrobian offers a comprehensive educational program, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, to students ranging from early childhood education through twelfth grade. The college preparatory high school classes are certified to the University of California, and honors or Advanced Placement classes are offered in Armenian, English, mathematics, science, and social sciences. Nareg keshishian is the school's principal.

## Academics and curriculum

Armenian current events, history, and literature are elements of the classes taught at this school. Current events and history classes are taught in the Armenian language. Even students not of Armenian origins are required to take Armenian classes.

## Athletics

Mesrobian Varsity teams have been recognized for their athletic prominence. Mesrobian is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and plays in the International League of the CIF Southern Section. Before joining the International League in 1999, Mesrobian played in the Valley League. Mesrobian has won league championships in boys' and girls' basketball, girls' volleyball, and boys' soccer. Mesrobian, the first Armenian High School in the United States, has won dozens of academic and sportsmanship accolades since its opening in 1965. In fall of 2024, Armenian Mesrobian School had their first Varsity Boys' Basketball Game of the Season against Montebello High in the brand new Gymnasium. On January 23, 2025, Mesrobian saw twin brothers get local and national records in a blowout 119–25 win against Pasadena's Waverly High School with Nicholas Khatchikian scoring 102 points from 48/60 shooting before sitting out with two minutes left in the third quarter (a record previously set by former alumnus and current assistant coach, Tigran Gregorian) and Dylan Khatchikian recording a triple-double without scoring a single point with 35 assists, 15 rebounds, and 13 steals.
The school's physical education program includes Armenian folk dance.
# Homi Station

Homi Station (保見駅, Homi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company.

## Lines

Homi Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 26.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Okazaki.

## Station layout

The station has a two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building located underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Aichi Loop Line | For Okazaki |
| 2 | ■ Aichi Loop Line | For Kōzōji |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| Aichi Loop Line |||||
| Kaizu | Kaizu | - | Sasabara | Sasabara |

## Station history

Homi Station was opened on March 1, 1985, initially as Kaizu Station (貝津駅). It was renamed on March 1, 2005 with the opening of the present Kaizu Station. A new station building was completed in 2009.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1218 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Homi Junior High School
# Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare

Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare (d. before 24 June 1428) was an Irish peer. Gerald was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Burghersh.

## Career

Gerald served as Justiciar of Ireland in 1405. In 1407 he defeated the O'Carrol clan at Kilkenny. About 1418 he emerged as a leading opponent of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. Together with Christopher Preston, 2nd Baron Gormanston, he was accused of treasonable correspondence with Thomas Le Boteller, the Prior of the Order of Hospitallers at Kilmainham, imprisoned and threatened with forfeiture of his titles and estates. No plausible evidence of treason was produced against either Kildare or Gormanston, and they were released and restored to their estates. It is unlikely that either of these elderly pillars of the Anglo-Irish establishment were guilty of anything more serious than opposition to Shrewsbury's policies.
He was buried at the Grey Abbey at Kildare.

## Family

Gerald married, firstly, Margaret Rocheford, daughter of Sir John Rocheford. Their children included:
* Thomas FitzGerald, died before his father without issue.
* Lady Joan FitzGerald d. Jul 1452, married James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde , who claimed the Kildare title in right of his wife.
He married secondly, Agnes Darcy, daughter of Philip Darcy, 4th Baron Darcy de Knayth and Elizabeth Gray. Their children included:
* Elizabeth FitzGerald, who married John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Codnor.
He reputedly had one illegitimate son, Richard. He has been identified as Richard FitzGerald of Ballysonan, who married into the Castlemartin family, and was the ancestor of the Baron of Dunsany.
Since his only legitimate son predeceased him the title should have passed to his brother John, de jure 6th Earl, although his son-in-law, the Earl of Ormonde, also claimed the title in right of his wife, Joan. The dispute was eventually resolved in favour of John's son Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare.
# Philip Francis (golfer)

Philip C. Francis is an American professional golfer.
Francis was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was one of the top-ranked junior golfers in the class of 2007, winning more than 140 junior events, to include the 2006 U.S. Junior Amateur. He was ranked number one in junior golf for 65 straight weeks. Francis first picked up a golf club at 18 months old and won for the first time at age four in an eight and under event. He also broke Tiger Woods' record by winning four consecutive Junior World Golf Championships (1999–2002).
Francis played in the 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship, John Deere Classic, and U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, all on the PGA Tour, but failed to make the cut. In July 2008, he made the cut in a PGA Tour event for the first time at the John Deere Classic.
Francis played college golf at UCLA for two years. He transferred to Arizona State University for the fall semester of 2009. In accordance with Pac-10 rules, he red-shirted his junior season and was eligible to play on their golf team for the 2010–2011 season.
Francis turned professional in the summer of 2011.

## U.S. national team appearances

Amateur
* Junior Ryder Cup: 2006
# Minoru Kawawada

Minoru Kawawada (born 16 January 1952) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for both kata and kumite, and has also won the JKA All-Japan Championships for kata on 2 occasions. He is currently the Vice General Manager of the Japan Karate Association Technical Division, and an instructor at their headquarters dojo, as well as the famous Hoitsugan dojo founded by Masatoshi Nakayama.

## Biography

Minoru Kawawada was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan on 16 January 1952. He studied at Takushoku University. His karate training began during his 1st year of high school.

## Competition

Minoru Kawawada has had considerable success in karate competition.

### Major Tournament Success

* 30th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1987) - Tournament Grand Champion; 1st Place Kata; 3rd Place Kumite
* 29th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1986) - 1st Place Kata
* 1st Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 1985) - 1st Place Kumite; 1st Place Kata
* 28th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1985) - 3rd Place Kumite
# Luis Esteban Palacios

Luis Esteban Palacios W. of Venezuela served as the Chairman of the Inter-American Scout Committee.
In 1974, he was awarded the 89th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. He was also a recipient of the Silver World Award.
# Wisconsin Virtual Academy

Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA) is a virtual school administered as a charter school by the McFarland School District in McFarland, Wisconsin. The school is operated by the for-profit K12 Inc. corporation of Virginia.

## School history

The original WIVA was operated as a charter school of the Northern Ozaukee School District of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin from 2002 until 2009. In a December 2007 ruling, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals found that the operation violated Wisconsin school laws by misapplying the state's open enrollment statute. The issues were resolved with the Department of Public Instruction about the open enrollment statute and a cap on virtual school enrollment under Act 222 was imposed, limiting the number of virtual school students to 5,250.
In late 2008, WIVA changed its name to Wisconsin Virtual Learning (WVL). Beginning in the 2009–2010 school year it changed its curricula providers to Little Lincoln and Calvert for grades K–4. Lincoln Interactive, Calvert, Aventa, and Florida Virtual provide the curriculum for grades 5–12.
McFarland School District in Wisconsin opened a charter school called Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA), supplied by K12 Inc., in the 2009–2010 school year.

## Curriculum and teaching

WIVA has Wisconsin-licensed teachers who help parents and students with their courses through video, phone, or e-mail contact. WIVA students are required to take Wisconsin State testing between October and November. Lessons are on the K12 Online School (OLS). Lessons include online reading followed by offline textbook work and a lesson test, called an assessment. At the end of the school day the parent records what courses their student worked on that day and how much time they spent. Teachers select key course lessons and have the student send the completed lessons to them though K-mail for lesson evaluation. Teachers also have complete access to the student's progress and test results. Teachers schedule classes that the majority of the WIVA students are currently working on, so that students can discuss the lessons together.

## Notable people

* Mark Gundrum's eight children, who were homeschooled through the school
# Jōsui Station

Jōsui Station (浄水駅, Jōsui-eki) is a train station in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

## Lines

Jōsui Station is served by the Meitetsu Toyota Line, and is located 3.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Umetsubo and 11.4 kilometers from Akaike.

## Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms located underground, with the station building constructed above. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Toyota Line | For Toyotashi |
| 2 | ■ Toyota Line | For Fushimi, Kami-Otai |

## Station history

Jōsui Station was opened on July 29, 1979.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 11,461 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Toyota High School
* Jōsui Junior High School
* Jōsui Elementary School
# Chatmohar RCN and BSN High School

Chatmohar Raja Chandra Nath and Babu Shambhu Nath Model Pilot High School and College, also referred to as Chatmohar High School or Chatmohar RCN and BSN Model Pilot High School (Bengali: চাটমোহর রাজা চন্দ্রনাথ ও বাবু শম্ভুনাথ মডেল পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় এন্ড কলেজ), is a private school in Chatmohar Upazila of Pabna District in Bangladesh.
The school, founded in 1861, is one of the oldest educational institutions in Bangladesh. The school offers education for students ranging from sixth grade to twelfth grade.

## Gallery

* Main gate and Academic Building
* Corridor and classrooms
# Sound server

A sound server is software that manages the use of and access to audio devices (usually a sound card). It commonly runs as a background process.

## Sound server in an operating system

In a Unix-like operating system, a sound server mixes different data streams (usually raw PCM audio) and sends out a single unified audio to an output device. The mixing is usually done by software, or by hardware if there is a supported sound card.

### Layers

The "sound stack" can be visualized as follows, with programs in the upper layers calling elements in the lower layers:
* Applications (e.g. mp3 player, web video)
* Sound server (e.g. aRts, ESD, JACK, PulseAudio)
* Sound subsystem (described as kernel modules or drivers; e.g. OSS, ALSA)
* Operating system kernel (e.g. Linux, Unix)

### Motivation

Sound servers appeared in Unix-like operating systems after limitations in Open Sound System were recognized. OSS is a basic sound interface that was incapable of playing multiple streams simultaneously, dealing with multiple sound cards, or streaming sound over the network.
A sound server can provide these features by running as a daemon. It receives calls from different programs and sound flows, mixes the streams, and sends raw audio out to the audio device.
With a sound server, users can also configure global and per-application sound preferences.

### Diversification and problems

As of 2012 there are multiple sound servers; some focus on providing very low latency, while others concentrate on features suitable for general desktop systems. While diversification allows a user to choose just the features that are important to a particular application, it also forces developers to accommodate these options by necessitating code that is compatible with the various sound servers available. Consequently, this variety has resulted in a desire for a standard API to unify efforts.

## List of sound servers

* aRts
* Enlightened Sound Daemon
* JACK
* Network Audio System
* PipeWire
* PulseAudio
* sndio - OpenBSD audio and MIDI framework

### Streaming

* Icecast
* SHOUTcast
# Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming

Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming is a 2019 massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game developed and published Yoozoo Games. It is based on the television series Game of Thrones. The game was announced in August 2018, during Gamescom, and was released on March 15, 2019, originally as a browser game. The Steam version was released on November 14, 2019, and the mobile port was released on July 21, 2020.

## Gameplay

The player takes the role of a lord or lady of one of the seven kingdoms of Westeros and progresses by training soldiers, recruiting characters and forming an alliance with other players. In the story's timeline, the game starts after Eddard Stark dies, but as if all seven kingdoms had thereupon seceded, not only the North. In the game, a dragon can be obtained as an egg that can be hatched, and the hatchling can be raised through its juvenile stage to being big enough to be useful in battle and air-search.
# Best Friend

Best Friend or Best Friends may refer to:

## Film and television

* Best Friend (film), a 2020 South Korean film
* Best Friends (1982 film), a film starring Goldie Hawn and Burt Reynolds
* Best Friends (1975 film), a film by Noel Nosseck
* Best Friends, a Telugu film by Sunil Kumar Reddy
* Best F(r)iends, a film starring Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero
* "Best Friend" (Peppa Pig), a 2004 episode
* "Best Friends" (Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures), a 2024 episode
* "Best Friends", a Thomas & Friends season 12 episode
* Besty (film)

## Literature

* Best Friends (Martin novel), part of the Main Street book series
* Best Friends (Wilson novel), a children's novel by Jacqueline Wilson
* Best Friends, a 2003 novel by Thomas Berger

## Music
### Albums

* Best Friends (Cleo Laine and John Williams album) (1978)
* Best Friend (Edmond Leung album) (1997)
* Best Friend (Hillsong United album) (2000)
* Best Friends?, a 2010 album by Brad

### Songs

* "Best Friend" (50 Cent song) (2005)
* "Best Friend" (The Beat song) (1980)
* "Best Friend" (Brandy song) (1994)
* "Best Friend" (Foster the People song) (2014)
* "Best Friend" (Conan Gray song) (2022)
* "Best Friend" (Kana Nishino song) (2010)
* "Best Friend" (Saweetie song) (2021)
* "Best Friend" (Toy-Box song) (1999)
* "Best Friend" (Sofi Tukker song) (2017)
* "Best Friend" (Yelawolf song) (2015)
* "Best Friend" (Young Thug song) (2015)
* "Best Friend", by Toni Braxton from Toni Braxton (1993)
* "Best Friend", by Candlebox from Lucy (1995)
* "Best Friend", by Johnny Cash from Any Old Wind That Blows (1973)
* "Best Friend", by Jason Chen (2011)
* "Best Friend", by the Drums from The Drums (2010)
* "Best Friend", by iKon from Return (2018)
* "Best Friend", by Kiroro (2001)
* "Best Friend", by Madonna from MDNA (2012)
* "Best Friend", by Paul McCartney & Wings from Red Rose Speedway (1973)
* "Best Friend", by Megan Thee Stallion from Megan: Act II (2024)
* "Best Friend", by Helen Reddy from I Don't Know How to Love Him (1971)
* "Best Friend", by Rex Orange County (2017)
* "Best Friend", by Stan Walker from All In (Stan Walker album) (2022)
* "Best Friend (The Unicorn Song)", by Margie Adam from Margie Adam. Songwriter. (1976)
* "Best Friends" (Froggy Fresh song) (2012)
* "Best Friends" (Sophia Grace song) (2014)
* "Best Friends", by 5 Seconds of Summer from 5SOS5 (2022)
* "Best Friends", by Allstars from Allstars (2001)
* "Best Friends", by Ron Sexsmith from Cobblestone Runway (2002)
* "Best Friends", by The Weeknd from Dawn FM (2022)

## Other uses

* Best Friend (play), a 1976 Broadway play by Michael Sawyer
* Best Friends (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling tag team
* Best Friends Animal Society, an animal welfare organization based in the United States
# Witzel Alt Academy

The South County Opportunity for the Purpose of Education (SCOPE) program is an alternative High School program, housed at the Witzel Learning Center in Mehlville, St. Louis County, Missouri. It is part of the Mehlville School District.
# Daniel Gadzhev

Daniel Hristov Gadzhev (Bulgarian: Даниел Христов Гаджев; born 21 June 1985) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian Second League club Yantra Gabrovo

## Career

Gadzhev was out of contract with Belasitsa Petrich when he was signed by Montana on 5 February 2008.
After joining Montana, he became the club captain in August 2009. On 19 March 2012, Gadzhev was sent off against CSKA Sofia in a 2–0 defeat, marking his fourth match during 2011–12 season in which he had been shown a red card. On 25 March he was sent off for fifth time during campaign, in a game against Botev Vratsa. On 23 May 2012, Gadzhev made his 100th league appearance for Montana in a 2–4 home defeat against Chernomorets Burgas.
During the summer of 2012, Gadzhev was transferred to Lokomotiv Sofia.
In January 2017 Gadzhev returned to Montana, signing a 6-month contract. He left the club in June when his contract expired.
In July 2017, Gadzhev joined Botev Vratsa.

## Career statistics

    As of 1 July 2012
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Balkan Botevgrad | 2005–06 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Belasitsa Petrich | 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Belasitsa Petrich | 2006–07 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Belasitsa Petrich | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Montana | 2007–08 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Montana | 2008–09 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Montana | 2009–10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Montana | 2010–11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Montana | 2011–12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 100 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | 121 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 2 |
# Palms Ground

The Palms Ground (Hebrew: מגרש הדקלים) was a football ground in the Florentin neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. The ground was first known as Maccabi Ground and later as Hapoel Ground, but was nicknamed Palms Ground after the palms surrounding it.

## History

The ground was built in the early 1920s for use of Maccabi Tel Aviv, which played in the ground until its lease was over and the club built a new ground in south-east Tel Aviv. In 1929 Hapoel Tel Aviv, recently merged with Allenby football club, moved to play at the ground. However, due to security concerns, arising from the proximity of the ground to Jaffa, Hapoel moved to a new ground in 1941, after which the ground was abandoned and was built over.

## Notable matches

* In 1923 hosted the first Cup competition for Jewish football team, the Magen Shimshon, in which Maccabi Nes Tziona had beaten Maccabi Haifa 2–0.
* In January 1924 the visiting Hakoah Vienna played its first match in Palestine, winning over a Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1. A year later, Hakoah made a second visit to Palestine, this time beating Maccabi 11–2.
* The ground hosted the Palestine Cup finals in 1930, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv had beaten a Northamptonshire Regiment XI 2–1.
* In 1934, the national team hosted its first ever home match on the ground, losing 1–4 against Egypt.